All start at 10am from where Orchard Road, Sanderstead enters the woodland returning around 12pm. Children are welcome but regret no dogs. Harvest in the Wood - Sunday 24th September - Fruitfulness, fungi and firewood. How the woodland was managed in the past to provide the needs of the parish. Leaf Colour - Sunday 22nd … Continue reading Friends of King’s Wood Guided Walks this Autumn
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Can you help? Library garden work-party on Friday 29th September, 10am
The Friends of Sanderstead Library have set a date for the next tidy up of the library garden. There is debris to be picked up from under the beech tree and weeding of the pathways but our main task is to clear the large bed under the retaining wall and plant some drought resistant shrubs … Continue reading Can you help? Library garden work-party on Friday 29th September, 10am
RNLI Open Garden Afternoon with Permanent 0-gauge model railway, Saturday 26th August from 2-5pm
Venue - 8 The Ridge Way, CR2 0LE. Please come and support this worthwhile cause. Entrance £3.00, children 50 pence Cake stall/face painting/bottle tombola/ RNLI souvenirs
Purley Community Festival, 9-10 September
Purley Festival returns after 6 years to the Rotary Field on the weekend of 9-10 September 2023. The Purley Community Festival has something for everyone. From live music to food & drink, local arts & crafts and loads of children’s activities. Purley BID has put together a fun-filled day of activities. So come on down … Continue reading Purley Community Festival, 9-10 September
Croydon Council Trading Standards information network bulletin
Please see the latest information sheet from Croydon Council's Trading Standards team which highlights current scams both online and by telephone. Information network Bulletin
Date extended to 23.59 Friday 1st September for consultation on proposed closure of railway ticket offices
If you have not already done so, make your views known about the closure of Purley Oaks and Sanderstead ticket offices. A member went to travel last Wednesday and unusually the ticket office was not open. They were not able to purchase the ticket they needed from the machine and the employee manning the gates … Continue reading Date extended to 23.59 Friday 1st September for consultation on proposed closure of railway ticket offices
Key Stage 2 drama workshop with Cat and Hutch at Sanderstead Library on Friday 25th August at 3pm
To book a free place email sandersteadlibrary@croydon.gov.uk Breakfast Club Adventures Have you ever kicked a ball over a fence that's never come back and wondered where it's gone? Well it's time to investigate! Join Cat and Hutch in this one hour drama workshop using drama games and storytelling to bring this foot-tastic story to life. … Continue reading Key Stage 2 drama workshop with Cat and Hutch at Sanderstead Library on Friday 25th August at 3pm
Key Stage 1 drama workshop with Cat and Hutch at Sanderstead Library on Wednesday 2nd August at 3pm
To book a free place email croydoncentrallibrary@croydon.gov.uk Karate Kids! Do you have what it takes to be a karate kid? Join Cat and Hutch in this one hour drama workshop and learn what it means to be a karate kid. Inspired by 'Karate Kids' by Holly Sterling. Suitable for children aged 4-7 years.
New Method of Car Theft
Please see below a message from Croydon Neighbourhood Watch about a new method of stealing cars. Good evening, The following information has come from a co-ordinator who had CCTV footage of the following car theft….. Sadly I need to warn you about a new (to me) method of car crime that is happening in our … Continue reading New Method of Car Theft
Abbeyfield House Sanderstead Garden Party, Saturday 22nd July
2pm to 4.30pm at 2 Beechwood Road, CR2 0AA. There will be refreshments, a cake stall, plants and card sales hand-made by residents, bric-a-brac and a raffle. There will be singing by Songsation with music from West End shows by Andrew Lloyd Webber and well-known songs by popular groups such as Abba.