MP SLAMS GOVERNMENT OVER GRENFELL BLAZE DISASTER: Government’s main objective throughout all this seems to have been to absolve themselves of blame, not to right the wrongs for which they are responsible….they have never fully accepted their responsibility for failings in the building fire safety regulations – Steve Reed

MP Steve Reed has slammed the Government in the House of Commons as members considered the report from the Grenfell Tower inquiry. Mr Reed, shadow minister for education / children and families said the Government’s "main objective throughout all this seems to have been to absolve themselves of blame, not to right the wrongs for …

CRYSTAL PALACE SUBWAY TO GET £2.3 MILLION GRANT TOWARDS RESTORATION?

The historic Crystal Palace subway underneath Crystal Palace Parade is set to receive a grant of £2.3 million towards its restoration.  The subway, built to link the now-demolished Crystal Palace high level station with the Crystal Palace before its destruction by fire in 1936,  has a dedicated Friends group and is one of the most …

NEW PETITION CALLS FOR REMOVAL OF COUNCIL’S CAMERA CAR FROM SALTERS HILL – More than 8,000 penalty notices on road dished out in just two years

More than 400 people have signed a petition on change.org calling for the removal of the Lambeth council camera car from Salters Hill. The petition comes as Lambeth council have revealed in a Freedom of Information request there have been more than 8,000 penalty notices served on motorists using Salters Hill in just two years. …

YOUTH WORKERS IN HOSPITAL’S A and E WILL WORK WITH KIDS CAUGHT UP IN VIOLENT CRIME

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust are to introduce youth workers to its A&E department at Croydon University hospital to work with young people caught up in violent crime. The initiative, which will launch in Croydon for the first time ever, allows youth workers to intervene much earlier and engage with young people when they arrive …

Here in Crystal Palace we have our cinema. But South Norwood are in danger of losing theirs…..

Screen25 needs you! From the Screen 25 team: We started Screen25 in order to bring film to an area that had been deprived of cinema for 45 years, and we’ve spent the past four years curating and providing the South Norwood community with a carefully thought out programme for all. With an average of 10 …

COMING UP AT SCREEN 25: HITSVILLE: THE MAKING OF MOTOWN; MATT BUSBY; IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE – and lots more…..

OCT 30 7:00 PM SCREAM25 PRESENTS: THE THING + 80S THEMED PARTY Wednesday, 30 October 2019 7:00 pm  11:00 pm Join us for a rare screening of John Carpenter’s horror masterpiece and channel your inner Kurt Russell at our 80s themed horror party. Dir. John Carpenter • 1982 • Cert 18 VIEW EVENT → OCT 31 …

….AND WOMEN AND COCAINE AT THE CINEMA MUSEUM

Dead of Night (1945) Oct 29th  Christopher Strong (1933) Oct 30th Cantar La Misa Con Chabuca (2018) Oct 31st Senora De Nadie (1982) Nov 1st After an extended hiatus, we’re delighted to announce the return of Film School to Time Out’s Most Loved Local Culture Spot 2018, The Cinema Museum! To do this atmospheric space justice, …

LET’S REVITALISE THE CRYSTAL PALACE TRIANGLE!

Let's revitalise the Crystal Palace Triangle - that was the message from a meeting held in Upper Norwood library on Friday. The meeting - organised by Croydon North MP Steve Reed - heard that a new umbrella group for Crystal Palace involving residents, ward councillors, and traders had already held an informal meeting. At Friday's …

MP SET TO NAME AND SHAME LANDLORDS ASKING TOO-HIGH RENTS ON TRIANGLE

Croydon North MP Steve Reed says he will 'name and shame' landlords on the Crystal Palace Triangle asking too high rents in the House of Commons. His comment came at a meeting made up primarily of Triangle traders held in Upper Norwood library on Friday after one trader in the same parade as the planned …

UPPER NORWOOD LIBRARY HUB THIS WEEK

.Events this week include Wriggle and Rhyme for kids, Swing Patrol, life modelling, Pilates and Palace Acappella