ATOMIC SUPLEX
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Flipping heck, I'd take Lidl over Tesco anyday. Tesco is more expensive and their food is generally pretty horrible. Might try the selhust one for some variation/excitement.
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Maggot
The Cake of Liberty
One dead and several injured in 5 separate stabbing incidents in the Croydon area.
Croydon stabbings: One killed and 10 injured in spate of attacks
Police are called to five reports of stabbings in Croydon, Chislehurst and Wandsworth within 24 hours.
www.bbc.co.uk
GarveyLives
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One dead and several injured in 5 separate stabbing incidents in the Croydon area.
Croydon stabbings: One killed and 10 injured in spate of attacks
Police are called to five reports of stabbings in Croydon, Chislehurst and Wandsworth within 24 hours.www.bbc.co.uk
Lavaun Witter was killed on the Selhurst Estate:
Lavaun Witter: 22-year-old ‘destined for greatness’ named as Croydon stab victim
GarveyLives
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Guineveretoo
Mostly bewildered
I am looking for other disabled people living in Croydon.
I have a blue badge, and applied a few months ago for a disabled parking bay in front of my house, but Croydon Council has recently been declared bankrupt so they replied to say that they were not providing these anymore, because they are not a statutory service.
I am not a lawyer, but I know several people who are, and have recently been told that this may be in breach of the Human Rights Act and/or the Equality Act.
I don't think I am a very good candidate for taking this on, as I am not sure that I would qualify for a disabled parking bay even if they were providing them. I applied on the off chance, really, because my street is very busy, and I sometimes have to park some distance away, which is difficult for me, but not impossible. This has been much worse since the pandemic.
If there are other people in Croydon affected by the same thing, we could try a collective/group case.
I have a blue badge, and applied a few months ago for a disabled parking bay in front of my house, but Croydon Council has recently been declared bankrupt so they replied to say that they were not providing these anymore, because they are not a statutory service.
I am not a lawyer, but I know several people who are, and have recently been told that this may be in breach of the Human Rights Act and/or the Equality Act.
I don't think I am a very good candidate for taking this on, as I am not sure that I would qualify for a disabled parking bay even if they were providing them. I applied on the off chance, really, because my street is very busy, and I sometimes have to park some distance away, which is difficult for me, but not impossible. This has been much worse since the pandemic.
If there are other people in Croydon affected by the same thing, we could try a collective/group case.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
I don't personally know any disabled people but there is a family opposite me who have a disabled parking space. I assume this wouldn't affect them as they already have one. Are you looking for disabled people who are specifically looking to apply for new car parking spaces in Croydon?
Maybe a disability rights group would know where to start?
Guidance & Resources | Disability Rights UK
www.disabilityrightsuk.org
Home | Disability Croydon
Maybe contacting the councils disability office and not parking one? Specific needs and disabilities | Croydon council
Disclaimer Obviously, I don't know how far you have already looked down these routes.
Guineveretoo
Mostly bewildered
I don't personally know any disabled people but there is a family opposite me who have a disabled parking space. I assume this wouldn't affect them as they already have one. Are you looking for disabled people who are specifically looking to apply for new car parking spaces in Croydon?
Maybe a disability rights group would know where to start?
Guidance & Resources | Disability Rights UK
Could be something the council have not really thought through when cutting all budgets.Home | Disability Croydon
www.disabilitycroydon.org.uk
Maybe contacting the councils disability office and not parking one? Specific needs and disabilities | Croydon council
Disclaimer Obviously, I don't know how far you have already looked down these routes.
Thanks for these thoughts/links.
I have been reaching out to the disability rights groups, but not getting very far, so far.
It was that section of the Council which wrote to me to say they were not allowed to provide these spaces anymore. They are clearly pissed off as well.
It is not about taking away any disabled parking spaces that are already there. The ruling is that they will not be providing any more because of the cuts.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
Just paint in your own, they won't have the money to remove it.Thanks for these thoughts/links.
I have been reaching out to the disability rights groups, but not getting very far, so far.
It was that section of the Council which wrote to me to say they were not allowed to provide these spaces anymore. They are clearly pissed off as well.
It is not about taking away any disabled parking spaces that are already there. The ruling is that they will not be providing any more because of the cuts.
Guineveretoo
Mostly bewildered
Interesting thought. That hadn't even crossed my mind
brogdale
Coming to terms with late onset Anarchism
Amazing how much looks the same today!
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
But seriously, that is fab footage.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
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"the old canal"
Where is that?
Where is that?
oryx
Sitting on the bok of the day
AFAIK it's South Norwood Lake, which is part of the old canal, I think.
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
did you dream a dream there?
seriously, this might help
Maggot
The Cake of Liberty
It's Betts Park in Anerley.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
Was just checking it out last night. No idea why I've never been there. Somewhere new to check out.
Really interesting video. I wish I could jog around old Croydon (and London). I love checking out the old maps.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
Well that's why I thought it was weird. I know Norwood lake but have never seen the canal bit or betts park before. . . I also used to live in an old canal cottage so was interested in the canal history. Surprised I missed betts park.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
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brogdale
Coming to terms with late onset Anarchism
From the point that I found out that West Croydon station was built in the old canal basin terminus I never looked at it quite the same again.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
My old house was a bank of five canal side cottages alone in a nice big field . . . of course by the time I lived there it was on an industrial estate by a railway line.
D'wards
IT'S YOUR DECISION DANIEL
Love this. It drives down Radcliffe Road and I can see my old flats Bishops Court being built.
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
not sure i've linked to it on this thread, but have you met the national library of scotland's OS map collection?
1895 OS map here (i've centred it on w croydon station) - there are other eras (although nothing old enough to show the canal) and the 'change transparency of overlay' thing fades current satellite view (or map if so inclined) in and out.
Maggot
The Cake of Liberty
It looks like the Royal Mail building by East Croydon station (now derelict) was being built then too.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
Not sure about this thread but I have definitely been shown it before, maybe when talking about the old train line? Or queen's gardens. Anyway it's a fab resource. Love it.
On the subject of Queens gardens, I have been running past it quite regularly. They totally leveled it, but now appear to be building it up again in exactly the same way it was before.
GarveyLives
Well-Known Member
NHS nurse who inspired four of her children to be nurses
Croydon community raises thousands for nurse lost to Covid
"When she emigrated from Nigeria to the UK, ever since she came here, all she has done is care work. All she has done is care for people"
A remarkable woman.
Croydon community raises thousands for nurse lost to Covid
"When she emigrated from Nigeria to the UK, ever since she came here, all she has done is care work. All she has done is care for people"
A remarkable woman.
brogdale
Coming to terms with late onset Anarchism
Agree about that old OS map with slider, but when tracing the route of the old canal I found this google map useful:
croydon canal c.1816 – Google My Maps
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
I went past last Saturday at about 8am and then half past when I got out of Lidl and it didn't seem too busy. I've been avoiding it for a year but for the first time I thought it didn't look like a no mask scrum .
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