RAW MILK BACK ON SALE AT THE FOOD MARKET

Saturday 1 February Veg, fruit, bread, cheese, meat, fish, cakes, pastries, vegan, free from, eggs, juice, preserves, smokery, charcuterie, olives, store cupboard refills (nuts, grains, seeds, freshly ground coffee, teas, spices & more), cleaning & washing refills, eco store, children’s upcycled clothes, original images, framing service, lunch, coffee and more. Excellent news from Hook & …

TOD SLAUGHTER DOUBLE BILL AT THE CINEMA MUSEUM – plus the Bingo Long Travelling All-stars and Motor-Kings

A Slaughterous Afternoon With Tod, Saturday February 1st @ 2:30pm Jasper Sharp presents a 35mm double-bill of Tod Slaughter’s Crimes at the Dark House (1940) and The Face at the Window (1939). 14.00 Doors open 14.30 Introduction by Jasper Sharp 14.45 Screening of Crimes at the Dark House (1940) 16.00 Introduction by Kip Xool 16.15 Screening of The Face at the Window (1939) Hemlock …

EVENTS: LAMBETH LGBTQ+ HISTORY MONTH

Photo HCA-Chesterman courtesy of LSE Lambeth Libraries have co-ordinated a month-long LGBT+ history programme with theatre, readings and interactive events "reflecting Lambeth’s vibrancy and equality." Cllr Sonia Winifred, Lambeth's cabinet member for equalities and culture, said “I am delighted to invite you to this year’s LGBT+ History Month. "The theme for February 2020 is: Poetry, …

EVENTS: Comedy at the Sparrowhawk…Menopause cafe at the Paxton centre…

Triangular Comedy Club is back at The Sparrowhawk on February 5th. Free Entry. As always, expect established acts trying new things for the Edinburgh Fringe. We are a bit more alternative that your usual stand up night. Come along. Expect stand up, character acts, sketch, oddballs and more. https://www.facebook.com/events/2802593349779357/ Reserve a free seat here: https://billetto.co.uk/e/triangular-comedy-club-free-entry-tickets-408107 We …

EVENTS: An evening of Beethoven and Mozart in Sydenham…Comedy in the library hub….Moving with Parkinson’s…

  Saturday 1 February 7.30pm (Doors 6.45pm) St Bartholomew’s Church SE26 6QR Join Sydenham Arts and enSEmble26 for their next concert of music by Beethoven & Mozart.  Featuring Eleanor Meynell (piano) Ellie Fagg & Tom Norris (Violin) and guests.  With a very special World Premiere of Local Composer, David Braid’s Three Moments in a Life. …

EVENTS: Food choices at the orphanage

What happens if you take a group of very young orphans and allow them to choose exactly what they want to eat, without any adult interference? This experiment was actually carried out by paediatrician Clara Davis in Chicago in 1926. What happened was amazing, and has influenced the way we think about child nutrition ever …

COURT OF APPEAL TRAVELLERS RULING PROMPTS WIDELY DIFFERING REACTIONS

A Court of Appeal decision not to grant an illegal encampment injunction has seen two completely different reactions - one from Bromley council, which sought the injunction; the other from the London Gypsies and Travellers organisation whose website says it "challenges social exclusion and discrimination." Bromley's statement said land owners and local authorities continue to …

JUST PURRFECT! COUNCIL NOW RECYCLING PET FOOD SACHETS – Pilot scheme could be rolled out across borough

Archie Pet food sachets can now be sent off for recycling after Croydon council worked with Croydon and Sutton Friends of the Earth to launch a pilot scheme in Waddon. Used sachets can now be deposited in a new recycling bin at Morrisons supermarket on Fiveways. The waste will then be sent to Terracycle, a …

Landlords to pay almost £15,000 over unlicensed fatal fire home

A judge has ordered two private landlords to pay a total of £14,858 for illegally renting out an unlicensed house without working smoke alarms to tenants whose teenage son died after it caught fire. When fire broke out at the family home in Thornton Heath on 25 March 2019, the illegally-let house did not have …

Croydon introduce tougher planning rules on house conversions

Croydon council have confirmed new rules to ensure that planning permission must be applied for before a family home can be converted into shared housing. Until now, owners wanting to turn properties into small houses of multiple occupation (HMOs) with six rooms or fewer have been able to do so without planning permission under the …