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

[Guineveretoo]

A group of families and friends of young people lost to knife crime have started an awareness campaign in Croydon with blue ribbons tied to fences, trees and sign posts. Look out for them.

Also, if you’re willing to put up a few blue ribbons go to the Stop Knife Crime Facebook page and they’ll give you some.

The South Norwood Woodcraft Folk put some up at South Norwood Lake the other day.

 

[ska invita]

Whats this latest eye of sauron tower going up in Croydon? You can see it from Bromley ffs

 

[Maggot]

There's a festival tomorrow. It appears to be in an office block.

https://www.crocroland.co.uk/festival

 

[Guineveretoo]

Whats this latest eye of sauron tower going up in Croydon? You can see it from Bromley ffs

I think you mean the "tall, tall tower with the crane on top", as my granddaughter calls it

 

[Guineveretoo]

There's a festival tomorrow. It appears to be in an office block.

https://www.crocroland.co.uk/festival

It is the hotel opposite the Whitgift Centre. How odd - it sounds like it is a huge festival with lots of stages across a wide area, but that is just the corner of a hotel on that busy road you can't cross except by going in the subway.

 

[ska invita]

I think you mean the "tall, tall tower with the crane on top", as my granddaughter calls it

i did google that but nothing came up

 

[Treacle Toes]

It is the hotel opposite the Whitgift Centre. How odd - it sounds like it is a huge festival with lots of stages across a wide area, but that is just the corner of a hotel on that busy road you can't cross except by going in the subway.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

I'm sad I wasn't asked to play. The only band I'm interested in is the lovely eggs, so I shall not be bothering.

 

[colacubes]

I'm sad I wasn't asked to play. The only band I'm interested in is the lovely eggs, so I shall not be bothering.

Yeah I had a look at ticket prices as they were playing, but the bill as a whole didn't feel worth it for the price. I might have gone if I'd got an earlybird ticket.

 

[Guineveretoo]

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Not sure why you pointed that out to me? It implies that it is a huge venue with room for several stages, but it is just a corner of a hotel... which is what I said...

 

[Maggot]

Croydon’s cool and creative new event hub, Urban Xchange, part of Lansdowne Hotel,

Being part of a hotel doesn't sound very cool and creative to me.

 

[Leafster]

Being part of a hotel doesn't sound very cool and creative to me.

I'm pretty sure I've been to accountancy seminars there so I can assure you it's anything but cool.

 

[oryx]

When I worked in Croydon we sometimes used to go for Friday team lunches at The Lansdowne's somewhat canteen-like dining room. It had a pretty good baked potato waggon IIRC.

Yup, it's the last place I can imagine being cool and creative, but good luck to them!

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Yeah I had a look at ticket prices as they were playing, but the bill as a whole didn't feel worth it for the price. I might have gone if I'd got an earlybird ticket.

What price are they now? When I looked they were about £18. I wasn't keen on paying that for the eggs, but if there had been two decent bands and I wasn't packing for a holiday. . . Maybe.

 

[colacubes]

What price are they now? When I looked they were about £18. I wasn't keen on paying that for the eggs, but if there had been two decent bands and I wasn't packing for a holiday. . . Maybe.

I think it was about £24 when I saw it advertised during the week (although it may well have ended up a few quid more after booming fees nonsense). I think early bird were £16 but were sold out.

 

[Dan U]

A group of families and friends of young people lost to knife crime have started an awareness campaign in Croydon with blue ribbons tied to fences, trees and sign posts. Look out for them.

Also, if you’re willing to put up a few blue ribbons go to the Stop Knife Crime Facebook page and they’ll give you some.

The South Norwood Woodcraft Folk put some up at South Norwood Lake the other day.

I have been wondering what that was about, they are all over the Borough.

 

[Dan U]

Whats this latest eye of sauron tower going up in Croydon? You can see it from Bromley ffs

it's this, it's actually quite interesting from a construction point of view, as it is a modular build - the tallest in the world. It sure is going up quick now the core is up.

Croydon towers ready for module fitting to begin

sorry for bumping old posts but i hadn't checked this thread for a month for some reason.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

it's this, it's actually quite interesting from a construction point of view, as it is a modular build - the tallest in the world. It sure is going up quick now the core is up.

Croydon towers ready for module fitting to begin

sorry for bumping old posts but i hadn't checked this thread for a month for some reason.

I sure hope they give that pavement back when they are done. It's a pain in the arse.

 

[Miss-Shelf]

I have been wondering what that was about, they are all over the Borough.

They have an action this Friday st YouTube head office "ref"%3A"3"%2C"action_history"%3A"null"%7D&aref=3

 

[Maggot]

They have an action this Friday st YouTube head office "ref"%3A"3"%2C"action_history"%3A"null"%7D&aref=3

I don't know much about this. Are these videos a cause of gang violence or a symptom?

 

[GarveyLives]

The protest is covered here:

OperationShutdown: Anti-knife crime protest outside YouTube HQ

There is coverage of an earlier, major protest held on 17 April 2019 here:

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[Miss-Shelf]

The protest is covered here:

OperationShutdown: Anti-knife crime protest outside YouTube HQ

There is coverage of an earlier, major protest held on 17 April 2019 here:

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The link to the second video isn't working for me. Here us another link to the action yesterday

 

[Puddy_Tat]

*waves hello in direction of teh croydon*

LCC Municipal on Tweeter is having a spate of posting views of the 'new' croydon of the 1960s - 80s. one of today's -

 

[Dan U]

Some great old shots on there! The view across the fly over looks very different now indeed!

 

[oryx]

That's a good Twitter account. I like the postcard of 'Old and New Croydon' - can't believe the lack of traffic on Wellesley Road!

 

[Poi E]

So they covered up the Whitgift centre?

 

[hash tag]

This has just shown up on the hotel television. Pregnant woman stabbed and murdered. Just horrible and sad.

Pregnant woman killed and baby critically-ill after knife attack

 

[Dan U]

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Croydon Get Involved

Hey fill in this survey about green spaces and parks near you in Croydon. Don't let the council think they have a reason to take them away.
I use so many of them all the time, the green spaces in Croydon are perhaps what I love about it most.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

*waves hello in direction of teh croydon*

LCC Municipal on Tweeter is having a spate of posting views of the 'new' croydon of the 1960s - 80s. one of today's -

Ooh it's so Terry and June