Due to circumstances beyond the committee’s control, Croydon Lions Club has cancelled the Addiscombe Festival 2018 in Ashburton Park on 27th May.
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Save the date! Addiscombe Carnival, 27 May 2018
Back for another year!
This is a family fun day with music stalls, food and displays.
Website: www.croydonlions.org.uk
Addiscombe Carnival, 28 May 2017
Croydon Lions are particularly keen to enlist volunteers for the Addiscombe Carnival, which they have run for the past six years, after an approach to do so by Croydon Council.
This is a family Fun Day with music stalls, food and displays.
The organisers are looking for local businesses, groups and individuals to either donate, sponsor or take part in the stage and arena displays.
For details see: www.croydonlions.org.uk, the Addiscombe Carnival website and the poster below.
To book a pitch for 2017, complete the form: Festival Pitch Booking 2017 and return it as soon as possible to secure your place!
Addiscombe Carnival, 29 May 2016, with the Big Dance Bus!
The Big Dance Bus will be at Addiscombe Carnival this year!
This is a family Fun Day with music, stalls, food and displays and a fun fair.
Croydon Lions are particularly keen to enlist volunteers for the Addiscombe Carnival, which they have run for the past six years, after an approach to do so by Croydon Council. They are looking for local businesses, groups and individuals to either donate, sponsor or take part in the stage and arena displays.
If you can help, please call Jon on 020 8333 9292 or Keith on 020 8656 2181 For details see:
www.croydonlions.org.uk, the Addiscombe Carnival website
Addiscombe Carnival, 29 May 2016 – Can you help?
Croydon Lions are particularly keen to enlist volunteers for the Addiscombe Carnival, which they have run for the past six years, after an approach to do so by Croydon Council.
This is a family Fun Day with music stalls, food and displays.
The organisers are looking for local businesses, groups and individuals to either donate, sponsor or take part in the stage and arena displays.
If you can help, please call Jon on 020 8333 9292 or Keith on 020 8656 2181 For details see:
For details see: www.croydonlions.org.uk, the Addiscombe Carnival website and the poster below.
Addiscombe Carnival – 24 May 2015
Croydon Lions are particularly keen to enlist volunteers for the Addiscombe Carnival, which they have run for the past 5 years after an approach to do so by Croydon Council.
This is a family Fun Day with music stalls, food and displays.
Organisers are looking for local businesses, groups and individuals to either donate, sponsor or take part in the stage and arena displays.
If you can help, please call Jon on 020 8333 9292 or Keith on 020 8656 2181 For details see:
For details see: www.croydonlions.org.uk, the Addiscombe Carnival website and the poster below.
The Croydon Lions hold meetings throughout the year in a room at Sainsbury’s, West Croydon (formally Ship of Fools Pub) every second Tuesday of the month, 7.30 for 8pm start. All welcome.
Notes of meeting – Sanderstead – Oct 2014 – & Updates
Thanks to everyone who attended our meeting in Sanderstead and to the organisations and individuals who helped us advertise the event. This was the last public meeting before our AGM.
Notes of Meeting
The notices from the meeting were put on the website after the meeting and the the notes of the meeting were agreed by those attending.
Follow up from this and other meetings
There were several points raised at this meeting, which Cllr Yvette Hopley fed back on extremely promptly. Please see:
New bus routes
Proposed new bus route, including Purley Downs Road,
followed by our post on the proposed routes and consultation exercise, when they went live.
And,
Green belt / Riddlesdown
Update on land opposite entrance to Riddlesdown Collegiate, Purley
Is 20 plenty?
Another issue raised at this meeting was the debate on the introduction of 20 MPH zones in Croydon. CCC do not take a position on this but are happy to provide links to any information, and to the official council consultation, when available.
The for argument, put forward by Croydon Cyclists Campaign, can be found here, and we will add any posts and comments offered, as long as they are not party political.
Community Representation
Another issue raised was the Council’s proposal to form a Stronger Communities Partnership. CCC were not alone in not receiving details. A quadrant approach was proposed at the meeting, to better represent Residents’ Associations and community groups, as only four places are proposed as part of this to represent the whole borough.
This seems a sensible approach as it would mean all areas were represented. It has the added advantage that it would lead to greater engagement within and across communities, and allow local community groups and Residents’ Associations to share information and expertise. It would build communities. See Quadrants proposed as the way forward for details, or to comment.
Are you aware of the meeting on this tomorrow evening?
Policing update
Police presence was sought, and agreed, to provide notice of issues relevant to the area and the wider community, and for the officer to take questions from the floor. We do not know at this time why an officer from Sanderstead policing team did not attend the meeting, as agreed.
We have asked for an update, but received no reply, to date. If a reply is received, this will be posted.
Points raised at other meetings
CCC and individuals from our other meetings continue to pursue answers to questions raised at previous meetings and the outcome of these will be posted on our website, when known.
Committee Update
We were pleased to be supported at this meeting by Mark Johnson, who was a founding member of CCC.
The committee were delighted to welcome Mark onto the CCC committee at the committee meeting following this meeting. Mark has attended several of our public and committee meetings, and also offered the CCC committee a great deal of support in sorting out access to the CCC bank account when difficulties arose.
A brief statement, referred to in the notes of meeting, was read to this meeting at the outset.
In order to ensure the ongoing work of CCC, our Vice Chair, Clive Locke, took the decision to stand down from CCC, as, had he not done so, our small grants funding would have been removed by the council.
CCC appreciate this act and are committed to work with Broad Green Business Forum and other individuals and community groups to resolve the matter.
As we do not have full details, we trust all will appreciate that it would not be appropriate for us to make comment further, without the full facts.
If you have any feedback on this meeting or our activities we’d welcome hearing from you.
Next public meeting
Our next public meeting is our AGM Event on Monday 24 November 2014.
As with all our events, everyone is very welcome to attend.Booking via Eventbrite is appreciated to help us cater for numbers. This is particularly important for the AGM Event. We need to set up rooms for numbers attending, refreshments need to be ordered in for this event at considerable cost as a condition of booking, and we need to print adequate papers for the meeting.
Manual registration on the night takes time, which may also delay the start of the AGM and meeting. This is something we’d like to avoid.
We are looking for people who are willing to take an active role on committee. If you are interested, please get in touch by Friday 7 November.
Notices from Sanderstead Meeting 16/10/14
Thank you to all who made it along to our meeting in Sanderstead on 16 October, 2014.
The notes of meeting will be circulated to all attendees for checking and comment, before being uploaded on our website.
The initial notices given on the evening, with links are:
Streetpin, an online noticeboard, fully integrated with other platforms, has launched a crowdfunding exercise. If you’d like to know more or to back the project, which offers a variety of rewards for support, see Streetpin.
The concept of Streetpin was shared at one of our earlier meetings by the developers to gain feedback on plans. This notice is not an endorsement, but shared to raise awareness of a new platform for community engagement, as was done for Just Croydon, who sounded out names for the site at one of our meetings too.
There is an Autumn Health Fair at Purley Memorial Hospital this Saturday, 18 October, from 11am to 4pm. Full details on our website at https://croydoncc.wordpress.com/2014/10/14/purley-war-memorial-hospital-autumn-health-fair-sat-18-october-2014/
Croydon Nightwatch is a charity caring for the homeless. They have an appeal running at the moment for donations of goods and financial donation to support their work. Collections every Sunday in October. See https://croydoncc.wordpress.com/2014/10/02/nightwatch-harvest-festival-appeal-running-throughout-october-2014/
October in Black History month, and there are a variety of activities being held across the borough. Links to the information is listed on our website, including special screenings at the David Lean Cinema.
CCC are still chasing details of how to book the film not put on by the Save the David Lean group, (stated as bookable via Eventbrite) and will share details if they become available but an initial email indicated that tickets can be bought on the door.
Croydon Lions are keen to enlist new members and volunteers to help organise the Addiscombe Carnival on 24 May 2014. Rutherford’s School, based in South Croydon, will be the beneficiary of the funds this time. See Croydon Lions website and posts on our website for further details.
There is a MOPAC roadshow being held in Croydon on 4 November. Details and link to book a place can be found here.
Other notices:
CCC are seeking a Secretary, or Minutes Secretary. The role could be shared. Anyone interested, please get in touch by emailing CroydonNeighbourhoods@gmail.com.
Libraries For those interested in libraries, a subject that has come up at several of our meetings to date, there is a conference in central London on November 22, hosted by Speak up for Libraries.
The main parties have been invited to send representation and the Conference offers the opportunity to hear the panel debate and question parties on their policies prior to the general election next year. There will also be workshop sessions and updates on the Sieghart and Welsh Libraries Reviews. Details and booking link at http://speakupforlibraries.org/sufl-conference/booking-opens-for-speak-up-for-libraries-conference-2014/
Policing update
CCC will contact the Sanderstead Safer Neighbourhoods team as a PC was due to speak and take questions but was unable to join the meeting. If an update on policing matters is received, the update will be posted on our website.
Thank you to all who attended to contribute to discussions and to the councillors who attended to support the local community and provide valuable information and updates on topics raised.
Cllr Yvette Hopley has already responded with information on several points raised last night, and these will be added shortly.
CCC AGM is on 24 November and booking are open. Places are free and the committee encourage prior booking to allow us to cater adequately for numbers. Places are free and everyone is very welcome to attend any of our meetings. See : CCC AGM for details and booking.
Notes of meeting – Addiscombe – September 2014
Thanks to everyone who attended our meeting in Addiscombe and to the organisations and individuals who helped us advertise the event.
Notes of Meeting
Here are the notes of the meeting held: Notes of Addiscombe 16 Sept 14
There are several points raised at this meeting being pursued and the outcome of the actions noted will be posted here, when known.
Next public meeting
Our next event is in October in Sanderstead.
As with all our events everyone is very welcome to attend. Booking via Eventbrite is appreciated to help us cater for numbers.
If you have any feedback on this meeting or our activities we’d welcome hearing from you.
Croydon Lions Invites the Community to Join and Make a Difference
The Croydon Lions Club is seeking civic-minded men and women to join them in making a difference in the community. The club is hosting an information session on Every 2nd Tuesday off the month for people who want to learn more about the club and its work.
“Our club gives members an opportunity to advance worthy causes, serve with friends, and become leaders in the community. This club means a lot to our Lions, but it means so much more to the people we serve,” said Derek Withers.
The information session will be held at Sainsbury’s Meeting Rooms in West Croydon (Opposite West Croydon Train Station), on the 2nd Tuesday in each month at 7:30 p.m (Formally Known as the Old Ship of Fools Pub). Derek Withers encourages the public to come out and learn more about the club’s work.
“We want to share the great things we’re doing in the community, and let others know how they can help,” said Derek Withers.
The Lions’ motto is “We Serve,” and the Croydon Lions has lived up to it. For 50 years, the clubs has helped:
- Mayday Hospital – Well Woman and KIM (Kids in Mayday) appeals
- Heartbeat Appeal
- 20 nebulisers for the Chest Clinic
- Pulse Oxymeters for Croydon ambulances
- A counselling lounge for Macmillan Nurses.
To learn more about the information session, the Croydon Lions or its service projects, contact Jon Bonner 020 8333 9292.
Find the Croydon Lions on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/130558740473381/
Lions Clubs International is the largest service club organisation in the world. Its 1.35 million members in more than 46,000 clubs are serving communities in 207 countries and geographical areas around the globe. Since 1917, Lions clubs have aided the blind and visually impaired, championed youth initiatives and strengthened local communities through hands-on service and humanitarian projects. For more information about Lions Clubs International, visit lionsclubs.org.
For More Information:
Lion Jon Bonner
Croydon Lions
0845 833 9523
And the Croydon Lions are looking for help to hold the next Addiscombe carnival, in May 2015. Plans are already being made but the more hands to help plan or on the day the better. See full details here: Help wanted for Addiscombe Carnival
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