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Talking of pubs, Croydon has got a new one in the Portland Arms. It opened this evening. On Portland Road near the swimming pool.
 
IMG_2640.JPG Also, Croydon's main cultural space is having a Christmas thing on Saturday. Stanley Halls, innit.

There are still tickets available for the evening showing of the Muppets Christmas Carol! And note the discount on the flyer.
 
What are people doing about the train strike this week? I could get a train to blackfrairs but I assume everyone will be doing that and it will be a nightmare. To tickets work on the tube from West Croydon?

West Croydon was fine this morning. I even got a seat, that was at 9.03
 
Yes.

Apparently, it spent its first 100 or so years as a traditional pub and was a fabulous Irish pub before it became Oceans Apart. Never really worked as Oceans Apart.

I hope it works as The Portland Arms.
I can't think of any other pubs down that end of S Norwood, so at least it doesn't suffer from a surfeit of competitors in the immediate neighbourhood.
 
Four seat table to myself. I did however plump for a train ten minutes later than usual as I was nervous of (the non existent) crowds. They still made me zig zag through the empty crowd control barriers though. Mildly amusing.
 
A teenager accused of murdering 20-year-old Mujaahid Wilson is to stand trial in December.

A 17-year-old, who cannot be named because of his age, appeared at the Old Bailey today charged with killing 20-year-old Mujaahid in Thornton Heath High Street on March 14.

The teenager is set to appear in court to enter a plea on 25 August 2016 before the trial starts on 5 December 2016.

Mujaahid, known by friends as Tiny Sneaky, died of a single stab wound to the heart following a fight outside a pizza takeaway.

On 21 December 2016, 18 year-old Ashley Newman of Castland Street, Leatherhead, was found not guilty of the murder of Mujaahid Wilson following trial at the Old Bailey.

Newman, who was wearing a black hooded puffer jacket and had a scarf across his face at the time of the incident accepted inflicting the fatal blow, but insisted he did not mean to kill or seriously injure Wilson.

He denied murder and manslaughter and was cleared of both charges.

They were caught on the CCTV outside Mama's Pizza's on Thornton Heath High Street squaring up to each other, before Wilson threw the first punch, the jury was told.

Although he missed, the two boys started grappling and Newman took a knife from his waistband and stabbed Wilson once to the chest.

The stab wound pierced Wilson's heart and he died a few minutes later.

A small black blade, believed to belong to Wilson, was found at the scene, the court heard.

Newman claimed he did not realise he had stabbed Wilson until Wilson started to run away towards the pizza shop while clutching his chest.
 
Anyone know how to arrange parking for a lorry in Croydon? Can't find anything about it on the council website

What a HGV or a 7.5t? Surely you can just park the latter up somewhere quiet over night.

When I drove one - admittedly 20 years ago - I parked it outside my mums regularly. No idea if that was legal though.
 
What a HGV or a 7.5t? Surely you can just park the latter up somewhere quiet over night.

When I drove one - admittedly 20 years ago - I parked it outside my mums regularly. No idea if that was legal though.
It really needs to park outside my house, but the parking bays can be used by anyone. There might not be two spaces (or however many are needed) together anywhere near my place.
When I moved in I booked a spot for a tenner, but I can't find a way to do that anymore.
 
The Stanleys Film Club, which is a little club which shows films in Stanley Halls, and which is open to anyone, is showing I, Daniel Blake tomorrow.

Because of more demand than usual, and because the hall is available, it is being shown in the main hall rather than on the balcony.

Before it is shown, food will be on sale provided by a social enterprise called Mums The Word, and there will be a collection for the local food bank. There is also a bar.

Tickets are £8 each.

I think details will be on this facebook link, if it works.

Stanley's Film Club | Facebook

Or, if not, here is their website

Stanley's Film Club

I am going (with another Urbanite, as it happens) because I missed this film several times recently, so have not yet seen it.
 
Anyone have a view on the various butchers and fishmongers round Church Street?

Is there a particularly good one of either. Murrays butchers looks pretty good?

Looks like I will be working here rest of the calendar year now so want to get more involved in local shops
 
Anyone have a view on the various butchers and fishmongers round Church Street?

Is there a particularly good one of either. Murrays butchers looks pretty good?

Looks like I will be working here rest of the calendar year now so want to get more involved in local shops
Can't help because I don't eat meat or fish but just wanted to be friendly and reply to your post. :)
 
Anyone have a view on the various butchers and fishmongers round Church Street?

Is there a particularly good one of either. Murrays butchers looks pretty good?

Looks like I will be working here rest of the calendar year now so want to get more involved in local shops
I personally don't like the look of them. I use the ones in Addiscombe, but that's not too far for me. I did use that fishmongers off Surrey street on the way down to forbidden planet, but it was a bit smelly. The fish was ok I think but I've not been back.
 
I personally don't like the look of them. I use the ones in Addiscombe, but that's not too far for me. I did use that fishmongers off Surrey street on the way down to forbidden planet, but it was a bit smelly. The fish was ok I think but I've not been back.

fishmonger in being smelly shocker :D

will report back whenever i try any, Addiscombe is too far for lunchtime, but know where you mean.
 
fishmonger in being smelly shocker :D

will report back whenever i try any, Addiscombe is too far for lunchtime, but know where you mean.
Well that's the thing. Fresh fish doesn't long. Pawnbrokers was never smelly. I have to say though this year it has began to take on a fish smell.
But hell, don't buy your veg from Addiscombe, blimey, they charge a fortune.

Sadly I don't really do the market now as lidl is a bit too competitive. . . Or not to much more and a one stop shop. Not that little one past Surrey street though, the big West Croydon one. Love it!
 
I think Croydon needs a decent large venue for music, shows, comedy etc. Fairfield should fit the bill but they just don't seem to have had much on that people would want to go to. Which is a real shame. And I'm not sure why? Maybe the capacity is too much si they can only hold events for much bigger crowds?

I hear that place in Mathews yard is putting stuff on. Comedy, Music, fringe theater of sorts.
My band appear to have a gig there, so I don't think they are ready for the big guns just yet. It is a shame that a place as big as croydon does not have much live music, comedy and theater going on.
 
I hear that place in Mathews yard is putting stuff on. Comedy, Music, fringe theater of sorts.
My band appear to have a gig there, so I don't think they are ready for the big guns just yet. It is a shame that a place as big as croydon does not have much live music, comedy and theater going on.
And don't forget Stanley Halls, which is starting to put on different events.

ETA in case anyone didn't realise - Fairfield Halls is closed for at least the next 2 years I believe, while they rebuild it.
 
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