Category Archives: Community
**Public Meeting** – Croydon UNJL Consultation
Croydon council have announced that they will hold a public meeting at 7:30pm on Wednesday 16th May at the Salvation Army Halls on Westow Street. This is where the public meeting was held last year that attracted hundreds of Upper … Continue reading
Filed under Community, Education, Leisure Services
Work to Start on West Norwood Swimming Pool & Leisure Centre
Work will start in the next few weeks to deliver a swimming pool, gym, health & leisure centre opposite West Norwood station. Labour councillors for West Norwood have been working closely with the local community for several years to get … Continue reading
Filed under Community, Leisure Services, Youth Issues
Croydon’s Consultation on the UNJL
For the past two years we’ve been working with the community to fight for the Upper Norwood Library – where Croydon have threatened to withdraw funding or to try to sell the building, we’ve stood with staff and users in … Continue reading
Filed under Community, Education, Leisure Services, Youth Issues
The Feast is Back!
The Norwood Feast returns to SE27 this Sunday 1st April after its winter break. The monthly market has food stalls at St Luke’s gardens, Vintage & retro stalls outside Rosebury’s on Knight’s Hill, Gardening, fruit & veg opposite Beamish & … Continue reading
Filed under Community, Leisure Services
West Norwood Temporary Library Relocation
West Norwood Library has been housed in temporary accommodation at the Lambeth Resource Centre on Park Hall/Robson Road since the building had to be closed after the roof was stolen by metal thieves. This location has not been suitable, being … Continue reading
Filed under Community, Education, Youth Issues
Save Our Library!
Over the past few months we’ve been working hard to save our library in Upper Norwood. For over 111 years this library has served the local community and sits at the heart of Upper Norwood. Since the election in May … Continue reading
Filed under Community, Education, Leisure Services, Youth Issues
Ranger Mansions Squat
Two weeks ago the issue of the squat at Ranger Mansions on Jasper Road, SE19 was raised on the Virtual Norwood website. The squat was holding regular raves at weekends which were carrying on into the morning and making life … Continue reading
Soaring Fares, Poor Service
One of the issues that we have increasingly picked up on the doorstep is about the [un]reliability of bus services in our ward. It’s fair to say that we’re not that well served by buses unless you live right up … Continue reading
Support the Cinema Campaign: 25 Church Road Planning Application
Residents in Upper Norwood will be well aware of the long-running and hugely popular Picture Palace Campaign for a cinema in Crystal Palace. Some 18 months ago local residents wrote in their thousands to oppose an application to change 25 … Continue reading
Filed under Community, Leisure Services
Recent Crime & Anti-Social Behaviour in the Woodland Road Area
Over the summer we received a number of complaints about an increase in Anti-Social Behaviour and crime around the Woodland Road area. As the local councillors we immediately contacted Gipsy Hill’s Safer Neighbourhood Police Team and the relevant department in … Continue reading
Filed under Community, Crime, Youth Issues
