Croydon - nightlife, accommodation, things to do and general chat

[Dan U]

So this was a fairly random twitter thread I saw retweeted

Stick with it, it's relevant to Croydon in about 3 tweets

Check out @Feargal_Sharkey’s Tweet:

 

[Callie]

He covers a lot of the wandle walk I do but obviously veers off around Hackbridge, probably around and through the nature reserve.

 

[Maggot]

Is it really Feargal Sharkey?

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Is it really Feargal Sharkey?

I hope so. I like the idea of him tottering past the local area. That first part of the journey must have been a bit of a letdown.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

I might give the rest of the walk a go. Never thought of following the river wandle.

 

[Poi E]

So this was a fairly random twitter thread I saw retweeted

Stick with it, it's relevant to Croydon in about 3 tweets

Check out @Feargal_Sharkey’s Tweet:

A good start wasn't hard to find.

 

[hash tag]

Is it really Feargal Sharkey?

I never go near twitter but am told that if it is he real person they normally get a blue tick by their name
Anyone can now get Twitter's prestigious blue tick

 

[Dan U]

Is it really Feargal Sharkey?

it does appear to be by scrolling through his twitter feed.

for example

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

it does appear to be by scrolling through his twitter feed.

for example

He's looking quite good. I was recently working with one of the O'neil brothers (wrote teenage kicks) sons, and he was 35 or something.

 

[pbsmooth]

Croydon FC burgled and trying to raise money
Croydon Football Club 'ransacked and burgled' overnight
Click here to support Croydon Football Club Facilities Rebuild organised by James Fotheringham

 

[co-op]

I might give the rest of the walk a go. Never thought of following the river wandle.

I've walked all the tributaries of the Thames in London, including the buried ones (they pop up to the surface here and there) and I can fully recommend the Wandle walk. The Brent's my other favourite.

 

[D'wards]

There's been a stand off in Addiscombe between the police and a guy in a car claiming to have a gun.
Lots of roads closed.
Armed police in Croydon stand-off with 'gunman making threats to kill'

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

There's been a stand off in Addiscombe between the police and a guy in a car claiming to have a gun.
Lots of roads closed.
Armed police in Croydon stand-off with 'gunman making threats to kill'

Ooh so close to home. Good job I went in the opposite direction. Bit disappointed my daughters school didn't put out a note about bus disruption.

 

[editor]

There's been a stand off in Addiscombe between the police and a guy in a car claiming to have a gun.
Lots of roads closed.
Armed police in Croydon stand-off with 'gunman making threats to kill'

All sounds a bit half arsed.

"What is going to happen if the guy [the alleged gunman] gets out of the car and starts pointing the gun? You would assume police would shoot him as they don’t want him shooting officers or members of the public.

"But what’s the point of armed police being there is they are not going to do anything. It’s a joke.

"I know they have to do the right thing as they don’t want anybody to be shot but it shouldn’t take this long."

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

All sounds a bit half arsed.

I can only assume there is more to it than that. They have armed gunmen with rifles on roofs. I don't think the locals saying stuff like "they could have at least shot him in the leg" etc is very helpful. I'll give them the benefit of the doubt for now.
Its a very quiet and villagey part of Croydon. I usually go jogging up past there (through the park by pagehurst road and then on to the south norwood park). I know it's gruesome but I feel like I have missed out on a little action.

 

[Guineveretoo]

I am glad that the police didn't take the advice of that wanker who was watching, and just shoot the guy because they could! We are a bit more civilised than that, thankfully. (not to mention the times when the police have shot someone they thought had a gun who turned out to be unarmed....)

There are enough armed police there that, if it looks he is going to open fire, he will be shot.

I was going to go to Ashburton Park this afternoon with the granddaughter - went to Wandle Park instead. Squirrels are not as overfed in Wandle Park, I discovered. But the cafe was closed.

 

[D'wards]

Still going on. They have set up floodlights.

Wonder where he goes for a wee...

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

I am glad that the police didn't take the advice of that wanker who was watching, and just shoot the guy because they could! We are a bit more civilised than that, thankfully. (not to mention the times when the police have shot someone they thought had a gun who turned out to be unarmed....)

There are enough armed police there that, if it looks he is going to open fire, he will be shot.

I was going to go to Ashburton Park this afternoon with the granddaughter - went to Wandle Park instead. Squirrels are not as overfed in Wandle Park, I discovered. But the cafe was closed.

Yes, that guy sounded a bit like "this is a massive inconvenience, why don't they just shoot him and get it over with?"
I think by the sounds of what was over heard he could be threatening suicide, but only time will tell.
Locals can't get back to their homes. 70 people with nowhere to go home tonight.

 

[Guineveretoo]

I am trying not to get drawn into the speculation - I just hope it is resolved soon and properly, and that the guy gets the help he needs.

The council have set up shelters, apparently, and the local MP is around, updating via social media.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Just saw a police van race off down there as I was taking my daughter home from judo.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Seems the van I saw was to take the man away. The incident has concluded peacefully apparently.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Seems he had called the police on himself.

 

[Guineveretoo]

Seems he had called the police on himself.

That was reported in the first news report I heard in the morning!

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

That was reported in the first news report I heard in the morning!

Oh I didn't see that.

 

[Guineveretoo]

Oh I didn't see that.

That's why people were speculating that it was a suicide bid... or a cry for help by a potential suicide. At least, that was my understanding of what was going on.

 

[Maggot]

The Robert Elms show today is all about Croydon.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

The Robert Elms show today is all about Croydon.

Is there a stream of this? I can't find it.

 

[Maggot]

Is there a stream of this? I can't find it.

BBC Radio London - Robert Elms, Tribe Of The Good

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

BBC Radio London - Robert Elms, Tribe Of The Good

Ah thanks.