Four-time Olympian set to receive Freedom of Croydon Borough
A dedicated sprinter who represented team Great Britain at four Olympic Games and now works to help improve equality in athletics is being given the Freedom of Croydon Borough.
October 2018
Seeking help against domestic abuse
October is National Domestic Violence Awareness month and Croydon is marking this by encouraging more people to seek help and support.
Call for over-55s to be part of a new Croydon sports team for Club Games competition
Over-55s are wanted to be part of Croydon’s first team to take part at an annual sporting festival in the Olympic Park’s Copper Box Arena and Aquatics Centre.
Croydon will be taking part in GLL’s annual Better Club […]
Competition celebrates Croydon’s Windrush history
Black History Month sees the launch of an exciting new competition for Croydon’s pupils to celebrate the Windrush generation.
London’s leading contemporary dance festival comes to Croydon
More than 200 women from across the capital will perform at Boxpark Croydon this weekend, when the borough hosts an exciting, free, large-scale dance performance as part of Dance Umbrella's 2018 festival.
So you think I’m crazy? Free Croydon arts showcase for World Mental Health Day
A showcase of hard-hitting and emotive portrayals of mental health issues in the UK today will be shown in Croydon to mark this year’s World Mental Health Day.
New £100k youth arts fund launched
A new £100k youth arts fund has been launched by the council to support more creative projects, programmes and events by and for young people in Croydon.
Follow in the footsteps of top British athletes by representing Croydon in the London Youth Games
Team Croydon are recruiting athletes to represent the borough at Europe’s largest youth sports festival.
Higher standards for Croydon tenants
New Government rules on minimum room sizes for households in private shared houses will not affect existing higher standards set out by Croydon Council.
Using arts to help stop violence and abuse
An arts education charity has started working in four Croydon schools to help promote healthy relationships and prevent youth violence and domestic abuse.