16th Purley Scout Group's Gruffy Fair will be held this year on Saturday 29th June. This has been going for over fifty years so it's a Sanderstead tradition! Come along and watch local cub packs play a football tournament - two teams from 16th Purley, 18th Purley, and 19th Purley. Lots of traditional stalls, bouncy … Continue reading Gruffy Fair – Saturday 29th June – 12.30 to 5pm
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Sanderstead Horticultural Society Summer Show – Saturday 22nd June – 2-5pm
Come along to this popular annual event in Wettern Tree Garden, off Purley Oaks Road. The Friends of Wettern Tree Garden will be there with a stall as will SRA. Please do come along and see us.
May report from our SNT on the police pages
We update the police pages regularly with newsletters from Sanderstead SNT Neighbourhood Watch and Croydon Trading Standards. See the latest SNT report on the link below. May 2024 Cuppa with a Copper will take place at Costa's on Limspfield Road on Sunday 16th June between 4 and 5pm.
COVID and MMR Vaccinations available at Sanderstead Library on Wednesday mornings until 26th June
If you are eligible you can go to Sanderstead Library on Wednesdays between 10am and noon and have your Spring COVID vaccination. This service will run until 26th June. Also available are MMR vaccinations for those under 25 who have not been immunised.
Home Safety Tips for the Summer from Neighbourhood Watch
You may find these tips useful during the summer months when your house is often empty.
Friday afternoon Knit, Craft or Colour In Time at Sanderstead Library
Every Friday afternoon from 2pm you can join a friendly group who get together to knit, craft or colour in around the large table in the library. Refreshments are available too.
Half Term events at Sanderstead Library
There will be craft activities at Sanderstead Library during half term, on Wednesday 29th from 11am to 1pm and Friday 31st May between 2 and 4pm. The theme is recycling so come along and make a collage or piece of art from pre punched shapes. Open to all ages.
Hive Design Studio coming to the Priscilla’s site in the recreation ground
Croydon Council have just finalised the sale of the Priscilla's cafe site and it is going to be a design studio opening in the summer. Here's a message from the owners: Hello Sanderstead.... Welcome to The Hive Design Studio, a new studio space that will host creative sessions and workshops, bringing together the very best … Continue reading Hive Design Studio coming to the Priscilla’s site in the recreation ground
Hamsey Green Scouts Big Help Out – Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd June
Please come and help Hamsey Green Scouts at the hut in Kingswalk, CR2 9BS from 9.30am to 4pm, in the Big Help Out weekend. They need help to empty and knock down a shed in their grounds, to empty a room in the hall and have a general clear up of the site. Please wear … Continue reading Hamsey Green Scouts Big Help Out – Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd June
Riddlesdown Collegiate – Proposed Healthy School Streets Zone Consultation – ends May 28th
Riddlesdown Residents' Association have informed us that they have been advised that Croydon Council will be starting an informal consultation, which will run from Monday 6th May until Sunday 26th May 2024 about a proposal to install a healthy School Street Zone for streets in and near to Riddlesdown Collegiate. The streets included in the … Continue reading Riddlesdown Collegiate – Proposed Healthy School Streets Zone Consultation – ends May 28th
Sanderstead Residents' Association 