Residents from Black African and Black Caribbean communities can sign up to a free weight management programme specifically tailored to meet cultural food preferences and lifestyles.
Hundreds of young people at risk of becoming involved in violence will benefit from targeted support to guide them away from crime - including one-to-one mentoring, group work, sports activities and help into education, training and jobs.
More than 120 street parties were held as part of the Coronation’s Big Lunch.
A packed week of events is planned for Dementia Action Week to help raise awareness, support people living with the condition and celebrate Croydon’s efforts to become a dementia-friendly borough.
It is just over a year since the people of Croydon elected me as their first Executive Mayor.
The Purley event is part of a series of borough-wide events hosted by the Mayor.
Rockmount Primary schoolchildren have been instrumental in creating a new interactive storybook and song with Croydon Council to help boost the mental health of all young children in the borough.
Its great to see the preparations for the King’s Coronation under way all over Croydon.
As one of the Mayor’s priorities and in response to feedback from residents, the council has returned to a more regular grass-cutting programme this year, cutting over a four-to-six-week cycle.
Croydon Council has introduced a new Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) in the town centre to tackle antisocial behaviour.