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5 November 2026
If you’re a town centre local, you probably already know that Surrey Street Market turned 750 this year, as 1276 was the year the then Archbishop of Canterbury, Robert Kilwardby, granted a charter allowing...
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29 October 2026
The SoCro Art Fair returns next weekend, on Sunday 8 November, at Coombe Wood School in South Croydon. The fair has been on my radar for a couple of years, but alas, diary dates...
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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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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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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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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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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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23 April 2026
It’s always a pleasure visiting Croydon Art Space, the gallery that’s tucked behind a bright blue shop front on Lower Addiscombe Road, just five minutes walk north of East Croydon Station. On Wednesday I...
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9 April 2026
Get out the party hats and light those candles, because this May we’re celebrating ten years of championing our borough’s cultural, quirky and creative life (yes, a whole decade of the Croydonist). To mark...
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5 March 2026
Over the last month you may have walked past the ‘Art On Your Doorstep’ hoarding opposite Grants on the High Street, which on one side promotes the new Museum of Croydon exhibition ‘Croydon Art...
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19 February 2026
This year’s International Women’s Day, celebrated annually on 8 March, is just a couple of weeks away. Here in the Cronx, Culture Croydon has partnered with Idle Women – an arts, environment and social...
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29 January 2026
This week we caught up with local illustrator and surface pattern designer Diana Phiri-Witty. Diana’s designs are inspired by architecture and place, and by her Southern African heritage. With a collaborative approach rooted in...
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22 January 2026
As you’ll probably know by now, we, at the Croydonist, are rather big fans of public art. So we’re particularly excited about what’s coming around the corner, as soon, Croydon will be hosting national...
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15 January 2026
Last week we had the pleasure of meeting Angela and Ellie – two of the team members who are behind the Billinton Hill mural project – for a tour of the work-in-progress artwork currently...
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6 November 2025
Have you looked up while you’ve been walking around the town centre this week? The fourth edition of the Creative Croydon exhibition hit our streets on Sunday. In case you’re new to Croydon, this...
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4 September 2025
In case you missed it, earlier this week we launched a competition to find local artists for the fourth instalment of the Creative Croydon outdoor exhibition. Partnering with Croydon BID and our alter ego...
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21 August 2025
Romantic? Croydon? It’s not a combination of words we usually (ever?) put together. We all know Croydon has a reputation; let’s not waste time on the same old tropes. Instead, what if I said...
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