People
15 April 2026
You may remember the Routes to Roots exhibition that took place at the Museum of Croydon in 2024, which documented the stories of Anglo-Indian and South Asian communities’ who migrated to the UK (and...
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12 March 2026
I’m sure for lots of our readers John Grindrod needs no introduction. But for those of you who have yet to come across his name, the New Addington-raised author calls himself a social historian...
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6 February 2026
We love South Norwood Country Park – a perfect mix of wild and wonder for adults and kids alike. It is also one of the few Croydon green spaces with a lake – an...
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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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5 January 2026
And we’re in 2026! We’d like to say a happy new year to all our readers. If you’re a regular here you’ll know we start every January with a group feature on thoughts for...
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11 December 2025
This week we chat with South Croydon photographer, Phil Lewis to find out more about his upcoming exhibition at Croydon Clocktower’s Click Clock gallery, which opens on 5 January. As a photo journalist, Phil...
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4 December 2025
We last spoke to local musician Tim Eveleigh about his music back in 2020, after the release of his EP In Kilnsea. Five years on, Tim has now just released his second album, ‘Life...
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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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30 October 2025
A couple of weeks ago a new gallery opened at the Museum of Croydon, which doubles the museum’s public area on level 1 of the Clocktower. It’s lovely to see this newly renovated space...
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9 October 2025
Since 2019 we have been running a series of features on the climate, where we chat with different Croydon businesses and individuals about the ways in which they combat the climate crisis. This time...
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31 July 2025
This August, a season of cultural events launches to celebrate 150 years since the birth of Croydon’s very own Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (born on 15 August 1875). There’s probably not many of our regular readers...
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24 July 2025
This week we chat with local artist Stathis Dimitriadis about his artistic practice as well as his upcoming group exhibition Clay in vivo, which celebrates the transformative power of unfired clay. Clay in vivo...
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3 July 2025
Earlier this year poet and Croydon local, Kevin Morris, suffered a number of seizures which led to him being diagnosed with a brain abscess. Whilst recovering from the resulting operation, Kevin composed many poems...
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26 June 2025
If you are a regular reader, you’ll know that we do occasionally cross the border to feature interesting events or places just outside of Croydon. This week we heard about TEDxBeckenham that is taking...
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22 May 2025
In the heart of Addiscombe, a moment’s walk from the tram stop, is a dry cleaners, and hidden above it is the Blue Door Gallery Space. Georgie, a local artist, has her gallery and...
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27 March 2025
Calling all those small business owners and solopreneurs in Croydon. Wouldn’t it be great to get together with other small business owners and solopreneurs to exchange tales of terrible clients and slippery suppliers, whilst...
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20 February 2025
This year’s International Women’s Day is just a couple of week’s away, on Saturday 8 March. The 2025 theme is #AccelerateAction for gender equality. Depressingly, stats show that at the current rate of progress,...
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13 February 2025
The Shop for Mortals and Fools opens today at Stanley Arts. This is no ordinary shop however, as this shop is a site-responsive and immersive physical theatre experience, by artist and local Vinicius Salles....
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6 February 2025
Wiggle Wonderland is coming to the Whitgift Centre… ‘What are all these ‘W’ words’ I hear you cry. Co-founders Lucy Grainge and Beau McCarthy describe Wiggle Wonderland as ‘a timber-framed, open-air gallery that can...
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23 January 2025
An exciting new exhibition comes to Croydon next month to celebrate LGBT+ History Month which takes place across the UK each February. With my graphic design hat on, I’ve had the pleasure of working...
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