Council action plan for Croydon
An ambitious set of priorities to deliver further improvements for Croydon’s residents and businesses until 2022 is set to be discussed at the cabinet meeting on Monday 11 June.
June 2018
January 2018
Croydon’s cultural future discussed at inaugural congress
The future of culture in Croydon was the focus of over 200 delegates who yesterday attended the borough’s inaugural Congress on Culture.
As Croydon awaits the outcome of its bid to be crowned London’s first Borough of Culture […]
November 2017
Getting ready to bid for London Borough of Culture 2019
Croydon’s bid to be named London Borough of Culture for 2019 will be submitted to the Mayor of London at the start of December.
If successful, the council will receive more than £1m to boost the borough’s cultural […]
September 2017
Fairfield Halls to open its doors as part of Open House London
Croydon’s Fairfield Halls is to open its doors next weekend to give the public a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the refurbishment for the first time since its £30m transformation began.
Fans of the iconic and much-cherished Croydon theatre can join […]
April 2017
New Fairfield Halls operator to be announced soon
The future of Fairfield Halls came a step closer this week as the council published a notice in advance of the formal announcement of the new operator for the soon-to-be-refurbished venue.
Over the last few months proposals from […]
February 2017
Plans for Fairfield and College Green go to committee
The plans for Croydon’s new cultural quarter – including the refurbishment of Fairfield Halls – go before the council’s planning committee next week (Thursday 23 February).
Enabling works for the ambitious project, which is being delivered by the […]
Huge vote of confidence in council’s Fairfield scheme
Plans for a stunning new cultural quarter in the heart of Croydon have been awarded a Government cash boost for their contribution to growth in the region.
Croydon Council has successfully bid for £14.2million Coast to Capital Partnership […]
September 2016
London’s Mayor hails Croydon as one of the capital’s “hidden gems”
Sadiq Khan has praised the “exciting” regeneration of Croydon and the council’s leading role in it during his first visit to the borough since becoming the Mayor of London.
From the Fairfield Halls revamp to the growing TMRW […]
July 2016
Fairfield plans scoop London architecture award
Plans for the council’s redevelopment of the Fairfield Halls and College Green have received top-level recognition with a New London Architecture (NLA) Award.
Lead architects Rick Mather received the accolade for their work on the project in the […]
June 2016
Edge City Croydon – a National Trust exploration of post-war politics, placemaking and pride
This July, a series of tours by the National Trust will delve into the contemporary heritage of Croydon and shine a spotlight on the borough as one of the most important examples of the post-war ambition to […]