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Thursday 19 May 2022
Vanguard Way to launch Photoguide app
The popular 66 mile Vanguard Way walking route from Croydon to Newhaven will be relaunched on Saturday 28th May with a presentation of its new photoguide app – a route description for smartphones.

Tuesday 10 May 2022
Disruptive Cleaning App Launches in Croydon
MAK.today have recently announced they are excited to be officially launching their app, dubbed the ‘Check-a-Trade for cleaning professionals.’

Tuesday 03 May 2022
Croydon’s first Masters in Business and Management with Bath Spa University
Fairfield School of Business (FSB) is launching Croydon’s first Master’s degree in Business and Management with Bath Spa University.

Thursday 28 April 2022
Trinity Boys Choir perform music for the Solstice
The world-renowned Trinity Boys Choir presents music for the Solstice: the shortest and longest days of the year.

Thursday 28 April 2022
Croydon u3a Celebrates 35 years with a picnic and walk
The sun shone on Croydon u3a when we met at Lloyds Park on Sunday, April 24th to celebrate our 35th anniversary with a picnic and walk.

Thursday 14 April 2022
PARKBATHE: Forest Bathing for the community
ParkBathe has launched new Spring walks in Crystal Palace park starting on April 22nd until June.

Wednesday 13 April 2022
Fairfield Halls announces its new General Manager
Jonathan Higgins is the new General Manager of Fairfield Halls.

Wednesday 13 April 2022
Streatham's Obi Ejikeme directs supernatural short 'The Washerwoman'
South London based film-maker Obi Ejikeme has a new movie doing the rounds at film festivals and award ceremonies around the world.

Monday 11 April 2022
CODA to return to CryerArts Centre with hilarious and touching play Steel Magnolias
The Croydon Operatic and Dramatic Association ("CODA") are proud to present their new production of Robert Harling’s bittersweet comedy drama Steel Magnolias at the CryerArts Centre in Carshalton this April.

Tuesday 05 April 2022
Missing Defibrillator at Waitrose Coulsdon
This is an appeal for the return of the community defibrillator at Waitrose, Coulsdon which has gone missing.

Monday 04 April 2022
Local Pet Business wins Pet Sitting Service of the Year!
Simply the Pets has been announced as Prestige Awards winner in the category of Pet Sitting Service of the Year - London & South East.

Friday 25 March 2022
Croydon charity gives aid to Ukrainian refugees in Poland
Volunteers from a leading UK Muslim charity are distributing food and supplies to Ukrainian refugees who have fled to Poland.

Wednesday 16 March 2022
The Unseen Veil - a Croydon woman's struggle to break away from all that makes her feel defined, labelled and silenced
Jasmine Beverley, a 26-year-old, Maths teacher, author and Christian from Croydon has had a whirlwind of a lockdown which changed the course of her whole life.

Monday 14 March 2022
Over 50 young people secure jobs on the spot in Croydon
More than 150 jobseekers attended a recent jobs fair in Croydon with 55 offered a job on the spot.

Friday 11 March 2022
50 mums to be offered £995 worth of career coaching for free this spring
Successful Mums, the training company founded by Jane Knight, has announced 50 mums in parts of Surrey and parts of London can take part in career coaching for free this spring.

Friday 11 March 2022
FREE arts from Creative Croydon
Creative Croydon singing, music & arts.

Sunday 06 March 2022
Phoenix Retirement Association Meeting Programme 2022
The Phoenix Retirement Association offers high quality talks, social meetings, congenial company and tea and biscuits! New members over fifty or retired are welcome.

Friday 18 February 2022
Local nursery group committed to fighting climate change
The Butterfly Patch, a nursery group based in six locations across South London and Surrey is committed to reducing its carbon footprint in 2022.

Thursday 17 February 2022
Levi Roots and Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones team up with Pamper Indulge and Give
Pamper Indulge and Give (P.I.G) are a charitable organisation in Croydon who teach children aged 5 – 11 years old about health, wellbeing and fitness.

Friday 11 February 2022
London Trams (Feb 12-20)
From Saturday 12 until Sunday 20 February, there will be no service between Wandle Park and East Croydon. This is due to planned engineering works.

Monday 22 November 2021
Turtle Bay returns to Croydon this week and you can be part of the opening celebrations!
Now Croydon has teamed up with the Caribbean restaurant and bar for the chance to win food and drinks for four people at the VIP launch night on Thursday 25th November.

Monday 22 November 2021
Wire Fence donates day of profits to local charity MHA The Wilderness
Wire Fence donated 100% of their profits made on National Pumpkin Day to a local gardening charity.

Wednesday 10 November 2021
Addiscombe film-maker Carlo Bath directs The Wrong
The Wrong by FILM IT VFX STUDIOS is a psychological horror movie about a killer who targets teenagers.

Wednesday 10 November 2021
Turtle Bay Croydon Announces Reopening Date
Turtle Bay Croydon is back, better than ever and will be opening its doors again to the local community on Friday 26th November.

Wednesday 10 November 2021
Purley voice actor wins prestigious award
Local resident and small business owner Margaret Ashley won one of the biggest awards in the UK voice industry at the weekend.

Wednesday 26 May 2021
Croydon Jazz Orchestra Seeks New Recruits
Can you blow your own trumpet? How about trombone, then? - or saxophone?

Wednesday 19 May 2021
South Norwood High Street awarded funding for three year cultural programme
Stanley Arts is delighted to reveal we have been awarded a grant from Historic England, as part of the High Streets Heritage Action Zone (HSHAZ), to lead the delivery of a community-led cultural programme for the high street over the next three years.

Wednesday 12 May 2021
Helping Hands Croydon are hiring!
Please join us if you wish to pursue a career in care where you can make a difference to people's lives every day.

Wednesday 14 April 2021
Croydon tech biz Hozah raises seven-figure investment in innovative parking solution
Croydon technology company Hozah has raised a seven-figure investment in its innovative touch-less solution for car parking payments.