10 September 2026
On Wednesday evening we popped along to the launch of the new exhibition at the Museum of Croydon, which opens to coincide with this weekend’s Open House Festival. Yes, goodbye Creative Health and hello...
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3 September 2026
This week we chat with our social media cover artist Sharlene Moodley. Sharlene is a graphic designer, illustrator and mixed media artist of South African and Indian heritage. Inspired by comic art, graphic novels,...
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27 August 2026
Yes, it’s coming to the end of the summer holidays, and schools are reopening their doors over the next week or so, contributing to that faux autumn vibe. Memories of beach trips – either...
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20 August 2026
At the end of July we headed to The Treehouse Croydon for the launch of a new monthly club night, The Loft Sessions (it aptly takes place in the loft space at The Treehouse,...
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13 August 2026
It was a row of trees wrapped in vibrant purple knitted covers that first caught my attention during an evening walk around Purley with my husband and our little daughter. Curiosity got the better...
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6 August 2026
Summer is the perfect time to enjoy Croydon’s green spaces, whether you’re spreading out a picnic blanket in the sunshine or escaping into the cool of a shady woodland. We’ve by no means explored...
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30 July 2026
In 2022, hundreds of thousands of people queued through the streets of London to pay their respects during the Lying-in-State of Queen Elizabeth II. Four years later, a new exhibition at the Houses of...
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20 July 2026
Have you looked up while walking through Croydon town centre recently? The fifth edition of the Creative Croydon exhibition is now on display, with more than 40 lamppost banners showcasing the work of three...
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16 July 2026
Okay, it’s official: schools are out – or very nearly – and is anyone else wondering how to fill the next seven weeks of disrupted schedules? Whether you have primary or secondary-age children to...
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9 July 2026
This week we catch up with Croydon-based musician Angela Martin from electro-pop band Bugeye (and yes – the other half of the Croydonist) to hear about the band’s latest album, ‘The Shape of Things’,...
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3 July 2026
This week we hear from guest writer Anna Pappachan Kakkassery about her visit to a hidden garden just beyond the Croydon border, opened to visitors through the National Garden Scheme. If you haven’t heard...
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25 June 2026
This week we catch up with Sam Clark – chair of everyone’s favourite indie cinema, the David Lean – about their summer collaboration with Croydon Pride. They have programmed a selection of queer screenings...
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18 June 2026
Today sees the opening of a new exhibition at the Museum of Croydon called ‘Creative Health’, which explores how we use arts, culture and creativity to support our health and wellbeing. Of course, us...
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11 June 2026
This week we chat with artist and Croydon resident Sara Hayfa, to find out more about her new exhibition ‘The Hidden Collection’ that’s been hidden away for more than a decade, and is now...
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3 June 2026
This week we chat with actor and theatre maker (and we all know her as a Croydonites co-director) Katie Hurley, about her new play created with Sarah Hehir, as they prepare to take it...
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28 May 2026
Earlier this week we launched the fifth edition of our Creative Croydon outdoor exhibition again teaming up with Croydon BID and local design studio 31% Wool (er, our day job) – this year with...
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21 May 2026
In which Croydon corners might you conceivably expect to find a marvellous micro-bakery? Sprawling, well-to-do Sanderstead perhaps? Somewhere around Thornton Heath? Maybe amid ever-trendier South Norwood, accompanying its craft-beer bar and indie cafes. But,...
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14 May 2026
We are entering that ‘festival season’ time of year when we can enjoy the arts outdoors on our streets and in our green spaces in (hopefully) the warmer weather. I always rather love a...
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7 May 2026
On Tuesday we marked our 10th birthday with the launch of our exhibition ‘Concrete Creativity – ten years of Croydonist artists’ where we had a small gathering with the exhibiting artists and friends to celebrate....
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30 April 2026
Earlier this week, I headed to the Town Hall, with all its ornate Victorian grandeur, to hear the final lecture in the series exploring the hidden histories behind masterpieces from The National Gallery. This...
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