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KICC Pentecostal Church faces action if it breaches Planning Laws says council

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November 14, 2011
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The KICC pentecostal church which has been carrying out major works on a former cinema in Crystal Palace faces enforcement action if it breaches planning laws, says a report to a Bromley council sub-committee. The report says that if the old cinema at 25 Church Road is brought into an unlawful use then the council can take enforcement action. “But...
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Background to Croydon’s ‘takeover’ of Upper Norwood Library

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November 9, 2011
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The background to the row is over who sits on the Upper Norwood library joint committee. The agreement states that there should be four councillors from each council. In February 2006 the library joint committee adopted a resolution that it should consist of at least two members from each side who represent the Upper Norwood area...
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Croydon’s Actions over Library :’Wrong in Law’ say Lambeth

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November 8, 2011
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Croydon Council’s ‘takeover’ of Upper Norwood joint library has been slammed as “not only unreasonable but wrong in law” by the boss of Lambeth council. In a seven-page letter to Croydon, Lambeth’s chief executive Derrick Anderson CBE challenges Croydon to set out its legal position The letter confirms what many people have suspected – that Croydon and...
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Crystal Palace locals spruce up Westow Park

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November 8, 2011
Locals planting bulbs in Westow Park: Sofia de Oliveira, Chana de Oliveira, James Alexander and Paul Church. By: Will Baker

Volunteers came together on Sunday (6th November 2011) to plant 1,500 wildlife bulbs and five mature trees in Westow Park, Crystal Palace. Five alders and one foxglove tree were planted in the playground to provide shade and autumn/winter colour. The foxglove tree is a fast-growing variety so it is hoped will provide some shade...
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The Great Crystal Palace Fire of 1936

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November 6, 2011

To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the destruction of the Crystal Palace by fire on the 30th November 1936,...
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The Crystal Palace fire

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December 1, 2010

The Crystal Palace Fire: The End of an Era The Crystal Palace fire occurred on 30 Nov 1936. The “people’s...
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IN REMEMBRANCE

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November 11, 2010

On April 29th 1922 three young children – the eldest not more than seven years old – moved through...
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The Silver screens of Crystal Palace

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October 9, 2010

The area's first cinema was the Photodrome, which opened around 1909. Situated off Ranger Road - now Jasper Road...
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HMS Crystal Palace

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September 16, 2010

In October 1914 the Crystal Palace was taken over by His Majesty’s Admiralty as a training depot. Its official...
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