Free swimming returns to Croydon this summer – with added benefits for those signing up
Croydon residents aged 16 and under can remain active over the summer holidays as free swimming sessions return for the seventh consecutive year.
July 2019
Exhibition opens for council housing centenary celebration
The past 100 years of council homes in the borough will be celebrated next week at the launch of a month-long exhibition hosted by the Museum of Croydon.
Cycle lane will make greener journeys easier across Croydon
A new cycle lane and signalling improvements will make it easier than ever before for cyclists to access central Croydon.
Gig Buddies is back!
A project that helps people with learning disabilities who love live music, going out and making friends, is holding a relaunch event next week.
Woodland nature group named best in London
A community group supporting biodiversity and helping people reconnect with nature in one of Croydon Council’s woodlands has been hailed as the best project of its kind in London.
Tell us about your favourite local green space – and help give them even more protection
Residents have until Sunday to tell us about the importance of their local parks and open green spaces by taking part in a council survey.
Discounted parking permits for environmentally friendly vehicles as Croydon drives green agenda
Croydon is set to take major strides in its journey to become London’s greenest borough with new proposals encouraging motorists to switch to environmentally-friendly vehicles.
School Streets could give hundreds of pupils safer journeys
Hundreds of pupils could have safer journeys to school under plans to expand Croydon’s innovative School Streets programme into one of London’s largest schemes.
Market day reaps healthy rewards for schools
Fruit, veg, jams, herbs and more were snapped up by hundreds of keen shoppers at the annual one-day schools’ marketplace
Deadline approaches for Croydon’s first community-led homes
Croydon community groups wanting to build their own affordable homes on council-owned land have just over two weeks left to apply.