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Marzia Nicodemi-EhikioyaEditor, linguist, outspoken campaigner
on local and national issues. Loves opera,books and libraries.
Russell ElliottPassionate believer and advocate ofalternative - Just ‘cos something hasalways been done a particular way
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Andrew PellingFormer Shirley resident, Councillor,London Assembly Member & MP.Investment Banker & commentator
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ContentsShirley Life 5Causes: Croydon Community against Trafficking 9Sketch by Andrew Pelling 11Tongue Control, a religious page 17Human Rights Act 1988 18Cherry Orchard Arts Fest 26No Incinerator near People 28Share a Book: Never let me go by Editor 34Shirley Community Centre 38Tabula Rasa Project at SCC 40Save the David Lean Cinema Campaign: September Film Season 42About Andrew Dunsmore of Picture Partnership 43Shirley Library: September Activities 46The Green Triangle Appeal by MORA and Editor 48Matthews Yard by Marzia 50Barclays Bank Film Society 54Goodbye Fish Frames by Marzia 56
Front Cover: Shirley Life Poster
Editorial TeamTom Dunsmore, Jill Latter, Marzia Nicodemi-Ehikioya (Editor), AndrewPelling, Russell Elliott (Advertising Consultant), Robert Dil (Graphic DesignConsultant) and Nadia Nazir (Website Administrator).
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Twitter is a strange arena whereyou meet people with differingviews and with whom you can
engage on a sensible level. You canalso encounter people who do notknow what they are saying but justrepeat what they read in #DailyFail,as a close friend calls the verypopular rag paper in Twitter-speak.I got a bee in my bonnet when I read
a comment regarding the Human Rights Act. It clearly showed that thefemale had never read it. I promised to help her and I hope she will read asynopsis on page 22. I tried to be as clear as possible.
Events at the Shirley Community CentreThe Save David Lean Cinema Campaign and Shirley Community Centrepresent the screening of “Dream Child” on 6 October 2012.Tabula Rasa Project is working towards an event on 27 October 2012.There will be a “Halloween workshop” for young people.Full details will appear shortly on the Shirley Community Centre website.
No Incinerator near peopleIt is time we sent our objections to the Planning Department ofSutton Council. The deadline is 18 September 2012 but wehave been reassured that the Planners will receive objectionsafter that date. Please read more about it on page 32.
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Food buckets, foxes and stenchMy friend phoned me. She was almost screaming. Why? Because herfood bucket was full of wriggling creatures. We share the bucket so Itook a picture when I went to deliver my small bag of food waste. Youcan laugh as much as you like and make flippant comments, but I hadnever seen anything like that in my life. The stench was unbearable.Moreover, her bucket was new as it had just been replaced: foxes had“opened” the previous one. The closing handle had probably got slackwith use so they could open it easily. Now they have started gnawingthe bucket! Ingenious.Why would people want to put upwith weekly and fortnightlycollections? Can they notunderstand the danger to health ofrotting food in the heat? Or are theysimply unable to change theirhabits? It beggars belief.
Food for thoughtI liked an article that I read in a publication received from the ColumbanFathers. You can read it on page 17. Warning: it contains religiousthemes so please do not read it if you think it may offend you.
Compulsory ConsultationShirley Life will attend a Focus Group on 29 September. The Council willgive away a “small goodie bag” to all attendees! More next month.
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Assembly Sketch by Andrew PellingMayor Boris Johnson has serious concerns about Croydon.These are not the idle concerns of a media speculating that Boriswill replace Richard Ottaway, when perhaps ennobled as LordBletchingly (Ottaway's Surrey home), as Croydon South's MP.Indeed there are many bridges to cross before that happensincluding reminding Ottaway that he promised not to run againafter his local Tory members took a dislike to his bedding
expenses. Even our own MP Gavin Barwell insists that Ottaway promised no such thing.No, Boris is very concerned about Croydon, having already stated that his second termof office should be judged on his success of improving Croydon's fortunes and gettingserious regeneration underway.At this Assembly meeting, in response to a question from our local ConservativeAssembly Member Steve O'Connell, Mayor Johnson was keen to underline his acuteworry about crime and policing in Croydon.As regards crime figures which show recorded crime down in London it was the “theonly Borough to show the wrong direction” the Mayor asserted despite some heckled,probably cautionary, briefing from his ex-Deputy Mayor for policing Kit Malthouse.“There are issues in Croydon”, Johnson said. He felt that Croydon has “fantasticpotential” but that “we need to ensure that policing issues are properly sorted out.” Allgrist to the mill of those in Croydon who think that something is awry with law and orderin our town.O'Connell wasn't blamed by Johnson for Croydon's troubles being credited by theMayor for being a keen lobbyist on policing in Croydon.Indeed the relationship between Johnson and O'Connell is one of deference andcondescending praise. Self-deprecation works well when played at by a man full oftalent like the Mayor, even if his Latin is occasionally of a questionable quality. Whenemployed by our local member his well-meaning and worthy attempts at diminishing hisachievements seem all too believable when he says that his main task during twenty-eight years of service at Barclays was to make tea for the cashiers. Like many of ussadly, O'Connell looks and acts very much lower middle management.In the presence of the great man it is easy to fluff your lines and get your numeracymucked up just as O'Connell did. Our local man talked of having two concerns andthen said his “only concern” about an LSE-Guardian report on the riots called “Readingthe Riots” was, peculiarly, that it would raise fear of crime, the report being launchedbefore the first anniversary of the riots. Johnson's remarks about crime in Croydonsuggested that the Mayor felt that Croydon people have plenty to be afeared of. One
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doubts also that LSE research papers come ahead of “The Sun”" or “The Daily Mail” forreadership in Croydon. "The Guardian" is definitely not a big read in our Borough.Our Assembly Member O'Connell was brave in stepping in to defend the bankers as aBarclays veteran and talked of “disgraceful comments” “in this town” (nerves clearly putCroydon Councilor O'Connell back in Croydon rather than the city that is GreaterLondon) when other Assembly Members expressed concern about Boris Bikes carryingthe logo of a bank linked to manipulation of the City's main money market.Unusually the Mayor did show some inconsistency under questioning as well.Responding to concerns about the session previously reported in Shirley Life where thenew deputy to the Mayor responsible for oversight of London's policing had been unableto answer questions about key policing matters after he had decided to deny theAssembly direct access to the professional Met Commissioner; Boris said he would notcomment on conversations with his deputies when pressed on whether his deputy hadpre-informed him of what turned out to be an embarrassing wheeze. Then Johnsonsaid he couldn't remember, that he may have been informed and that it was probablethat he was not informed. You wouldn't want Boris to be a friendly witness in a courtcase.Boris must dream sometimes that he'd be back in the Commons. 150 minutesdiscussing worthy subjects like cycling and pedestrian guard rails seem to grate with himsometimes.The Assembly's first priority though was to question the Mayor about London Pride, assome members mistakenly called it. That's not the beer but when scribed correctly asPride London is a Trafalgar Square party of 25,000 people celebrating the diversity ofLesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual and Transgender communities. Worthy again but I doubt that this is the first priority of our readers.Almost as important to members was etiquette. Conservatives were especially keen toraise this.Bromley and Bexley's James Cleverly felt that new members should learn not tointerrupt. He made the point as he slouched with his hand in his pocket. TheConservatives, when they had the colourful Brian Coleman on board were the worstoffenders when it came to heckling. Jennette Arnold, who chairs the Assemblymeetings, had a good put down when she said to Cleverly that Assembly Memberscould follow “your fine example.”Andrew Boff, who long ago took the view that to be credible Conservatives should notwear a tie, was worried that Lib-Dem members could mislead when providing live tweetreports of Assembly meetings.Boff was pretending to be a naïf. He knows that Liberal Democrats do occasionallymislead and that it's the reporters of meetings, not the actual participants, who wield thereal power.
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Human Rights Act 1998Your reference:http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/governmentcitizensandrights/yourrightsandresponsibilities/dg_4002951http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/42/contents
Facts:Anyone who is in the UK for any reason has fundamental human rightswhich the government and public authorities are legally obliged torespect. These became law as part of the Human Rights Act 1998.
The Human Rights Act 1998 (also known as the Act or the HRA) cameinto force in the United Kingdom in October 2000. It is composed of aseries of sections that have the effect of codifying the protections in theEuropean Convention on Human Rights into UK law.
All public bodies (such as courts, police, local governments, hospitals,publicly funded schools, and others) and other bodies carrying out publicfunctions have to comply with the Convention rights.
This means, among other things, that individuals can take human rightscases in domestic courts; they no longer have to go to Strasbourg toargue their case in the European Court of Human Rights.
The Act sets out the fundamental rights and freedoms thatindividuals in the UK have access to. They include:
• the right to life• freedom from torture and inhuman or degrading treatment• freedom from slavery and forced labour• the right to liberty and security• the right to a fair trial• respect for your private and family life, home and correspondence• the right to respect for private and family life• freedom of thought, conscience and religion, and freedom to expressyour beliefs
• freedom of expression• freedom of assembly and association• the right to marry and to start a family• the right not to be discriminated against in respect of these rights and freedoms
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• the right to peaceful enjoyment of your property• the right to an education• the right to participate in free elections• the right not to be subjected to the death penalty
If any of these rights and freedoms are breached, you have a right to aneffective solution in law, even if the breach was by someone in authority,such as, for example, a police officer.
Exercising your human rights ...see if the problem can be resolvedwithout going to court. If you are in a situation in which you believe thatyour human rights are being violated, it's advisable to see if the problemcan be resolved without going to court by using mediation or an internalcomplaints body.Where you believe your rights have not been respected and you cannotresolve the problem outside court, you are entitled to bring a case beforethe appropriate court or tribunal in the UK. The court or tribunal will thenconsider your case.
MythsHowever, there are many myths and misconceptions about Act. It doesnot protect an endless catalogue of rights. It only protects fundamentalrights and freedoms. In fact the rights contained in the Human RightsAct are so fundamental that no modern democracy has scrapped eitherthe Human Rights Act or the equivalent legislation. For Britain to scrapthe Human Rights Act would be the same as the USA scrapping its Billof Rights.
The Human Rights Act seems to be under sustained attack becauseDavid Cameron has made clear his preference to abolish the Act andreplace it with a “British Bill of Rights”. It is entirely unclear what thedifference would be and, if the Tories are saying that there would be nochange in practice, why scrap the Human Rights Act to start with?
Many of the statements one hears about the HRA, often uttered bypeople who have never read it, are analysed in the Liberty website:
There has been very little public education about the rights and freedomscontained in the Human Rights Act and how it works. As a result, manymyths and misunderstandings have sprung up about the HRA –including who it does and doesn’t protect and what values it contains.
Exploding these myths is a crucial part of our Common Valuescampaign. Here are some of the most common false accusationsagainst the Act.
The Human Rights Act does nothing for ordinary peopleThe Human Rights Act protects everyone’s human rights; young andold, rich and poor, yours and mine. Anybody’s privacy could be breachedby the prying eyes of the state, anybody can be wrongly accused of acrime, and anybody could fall foul of careless and insensitive decision-making by public authorities. Hopefully this won’t happen to you but if itdid, you might find you need to rely on the Human Rights Act to help you.
People now have a ‘human right’ to anythingThe Human Rights Act doesn’t protect an endless catalogue of rights.Indeed, it only protects 15 well-established fundamental rights andfreedoms, like the right to life and free speech. Unfortunately however,myths abound about claims that have been upheld using the Act.Many other democracies protect a far broader range of rights. In factthe rights contained in the Human Rights Act are so fundamental that noother modern democracy has scrapped their equivalent human rightslegislation. Just as the USA would not scrap its Bill of Rights we shouldnot scrap ours.
The HRA is a charter for criminals and terrorists – it doesnothing for victimsThe HRA protects the rights of everyone. The protection of victims ofcrime and human rights abuses lies at the heart of human rights law.Indeed many of the rights protected under the HRA can be limited in theinterests of public safety, in order to protect national security or to preventan offence being committed. The Human Rights Act also puts positiveobligations on the State to protect victims. The HRA requires serious offences like murder, terrorism and rape to beinvestigated by the police, and requires the State to take practical stepsto protect people whose rights are threatened by others. The Actspecifically states that those suspected of or convicted of crimes canbe deprived of their liberty. Human rights law has given bereaved relativesthe right to an independent public investigation into the circumstancessurrounding the death of their loved ones, and the right to be involved inthe investigation.
The Human Rights Act has made us all less safe. It needsamending so that the courts are required to balance ourrights to safety and securityThe Human Rights Act already requires the courts to balance humanrights against the interests of public safety. There are some rights that areabsolute and can never be limited, for example the right not to betortured or enslaved. However most of our rights and freedoms can belimited where necessary and proportionate. For example, the Act allowsthe right to freedom, speech, protest and privacy to be restricted wherethis is necessary to protect public safety or national security. The Actspecifically says those suspected of or convicted of crimes can bedeprived of their liberty. Human rights law also requires the state toprotect our safety and security.Human rights legislation was drafted after the horrors of the SecondWorld War. Thankfully, countries like the UK that have remainedcommitted to protecting human rights have not seen a repeat of suchatrocities. Sadly, war and civil unrest is still rife in countries where humanrights violations remain a tragic reality. We cannot call for an end to rightsabuses elsewhere in the world unless we show a commitment toprotecting rights at home as well.
The Human Rights Act has cost the British tax payer millionsof pounds and has been a goldmine for lawyersOne of the main reasons for the Act was the cost and delay caused bythe fact that people could only enforce their human rights by takingcases to a court in Strasbourg. People’s rights can now be protected byBritish courts, which is far more efficient and cost-effective. But theHuman Rights Act is not just about lawyers and courts. It has helpedthousands of people protect their human rights without the need forcostly court cases. Local authorities have reviewed their policies to makesure they treat the vulnerable with dignity and respect and users of awide range of public services have used the Act as a tool to argue forbetter and fairer services.
The HRA has been imposed on us by the EUThe HRA was independently passed by the UK Parliament in 1998. Itincorporates the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights andFundamental Freedoms. The Convention was adopted by the Councilof Europe in 1950 – a body set up after WWII to promote democracy,
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human rights and the rule of law in Europe. This body is completelyseparate to the EU. The UK played a major role in the negotiations anddrafting of the Convention which it voluntarily adopted in 1951.
British common law and Magna Carta protected our rightslong before the HRAThe UK has a long and proud history in leading the development andrecognition of fundamental rights and freedoms. In fact, many of therights in the HRA had their genesis in principles that emerged fromMagna Carta, the 1689 Bill of Rights, the Habeas Corpus Acts and thecommon law. However, the common law is liable to be overridden at anytime by statute and provides no possible recourse when rights areundermined. There is also nothing in Magna Carta or other historiclegislation that protects free speech, personal privacy, the right toprotest, non-discrimination etc.
Many of the rights we have long taken for granted found no protectionin domestic law until the HRA gave effect to them.
Until the advent of the HRA British residents had to rely solely on thegood-will of government for protection or take the long and costly routeto the European Court of Human Rights. While the freedom of a personto do anything that is not prohibited by law is an important part of ourconstitution this principle gives no protection to individuals from misuseof power by the state or public bodies.
The HRA is all about rights and not about responsibilitiesHuman rights and responsibilities are inextricably bound together. Rightsmean little if others do not take responsibility to protect them. And mostrights are not absolute – instead they can be limited if necessary toprotect the rights of others. So, for example, the right to free speechexplicitly carries with it duties and responsibilities, such as not to inciteviolence or wilfully defame others. The HRA also explicitly states that none of the rights can be interpretedas implying that anyone has the right to intentionally destroy otherpeople’s human rights or limit them more than is allowable under theHRA. While many rights come with responsibilities rights are alsouniversal and inalienable in nature. Self-evidently a person could not, forexample, be denied a right to a fair trial because they are suspected ofhaving committed a crime.
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The HRA prevents us from deporting foreignersThere is no general prohibition in the HRA on the deportation of non-nationals. If the Government decides that a citizen of another countrywho has limited ties to the UK should no longer be permitted to stay andcan be safely sent back to their country of origin there is nothing in theHRA to prevent this. However, under international human rights law theabsolute prohibition on torture prevents countries from sending a personanywhere where there is a substantial risk that the person will betortured. This is entirely logical. If we abhor torture we must also abhorthe outsourcing of torture – if governments were only prohibited fromtorturing their own citizens but permitted to send people to places oftorture, there would be little distinction between deportation andextraordinary rendition. Even before the HRA was enacted theConvention Against Torture, the European Convention on Human Rightsand the International Convention on Civil and Political Rights prohibitedthe UK from deporting people to places of torture. Depending on the facts of each individual case a person’s right to afamily life may be interfered with in some cases if deported. Home Officepolicy is to consider the facts of each case, including the reason for thedeportation (i.e. whether a serious or minor offence has beencommitted), the length of time the person has been in the UK andwhether the person has young children born in the UK or a Britishspouse etc. This is the type of balancing exercise that would as a matterof policy be carried out by the Home Office regardless of the HRA, butthe HRA has provided greater transparency, accountability and oversightof Home Office decisions in this area.
The HRA has created a compensation cultureThe remedies available under the HRA are focused on bringing anyinfringement of human rights to an end. A claim based on breach ofhuman rights is not the same as a case brought under the law ofnegligence, where the purpose of the claim is to obtain damages. Inhuman rights claims compensation is a secondary consideration andoften not awarded at all. The HRA provides that compensation can onlybe awarded once all the circumstances of the case are taken intoaccount, including what other relief is available. There is no right tocompensation – it is only awarded when it is necessary to ensure ‘justsatisfaction’. The courts will also consider the behaviour of an applicant
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before awarding damages. Very few human rights cases involve awardsof damages. Because of the HRA public bodies are frightened of makingthe wrong decision and criminals end up being released earlyIn November 2004 sex offender Anthony Rice was released from prisonon parole after having served 16 years of a life sentence for a violentattempted rape. He had previous convictions for rape and indecentassault. In August 2005 he raped and murdered Naomi Bryant while onrelease on licence. The following year a review carried out in relation tothe Parole Board’s decision to release concluded that part of the reasonfor the early release was based on a misunderstanding of human rightsconsiderations. Following this it was widely reported that Rice was freed‘because of his human rights’. In reality, there is no evidence the ParoleBoard even considered human rights. Rice was freed because of a seriesof mistakes, including that relevant information about Rice’s past crimes– including a serious assault on a five year old – was not made availableto the Parole Board. The Joint Committee on Human Rights hasconcluded that Rice was not released because of human rightsconsiderations – a finding that the author of the 2006 review has himselfendorsed. There is no human rights objection to continued incarcerationof a convicted dangerous offender who had not yet served his fullsentence. In fact, the right to life under Article 2 of the HRA requires theState to take steps to protect life. It is because of the right to life thatNaomi Bryant’s mother has been able to secure an inquest into thecircumstances leading to the death of her daughter. There is no evidencethat any criminal has been released from prison early on the mistakenbelief that this was required by the HRA.
The HRA prevents rapists and paedophiles from registeringtheir details (including their online identities) on the sexoffenders registerThere is nothing in the HRA that prevents convicted sex offenders frombeing required to register on the sex offenders register. The right toprivacy under Article 8 of the HRA can be limited if it is necessary andproportionate to protect public safety. The courts have held thatregistration on the sex offenders register does not breach human rightslaw. In 2010 it was, however, wrongly reported that plans to require sexoffenders to disclose email addresses and online identities (for example,
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on Facebook) had been shelved because it would breach offenders’human rights. Instead the European Court of Human Rights has heldthat the requirement to provide information to the police for inclusion onthe sex offenders register is proportionate given the gravity of the harmwhich may be caused to the victims of sexual offences if an offenderwere to reoffend. Our Supreme Court has held that while life-longregistration on the register can be justified, there should be a mechanismto provide simply for a review of the requirement to remain on the registerlong-term. A review would consider an individual’s circumstances andmay well lead to a decision to continue to require registration.
The HRA is not sufficiently ‘British’ so the UK doesn’t benefitfrom the ‘margin of appreciation’ before the European Courtof Human RightThe European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) gives a margin ofappreciation to member states to allow for political and cultural variationsbetween the 47 different countries that have signed up to the Conventionon Human Rights. It will also be applied where the ECtHR considersnational authorities are better placed to make assessments ofproportionality about rights protection. How much emphasis is placed onthe margin of appreciation will depend on the nature of the human rightat issue (for example, religious freedom might attract the principlewhereas torture will not); the reason why the State has limited the right;and whether there are differing approaches to the issue within memberstates or if a country is alone in limiting the right in that way. Somecommentators have suggested that only a clear and codified ‘British Billof Rights’ would lead the ECtHR to give the UK the benefit of our home-grown values – that it requires a constitutional document like the GermanBasic Law before the ECtHR will defer to domestic practice. This is nothow the margin of appreciation has been applied by the ECtHR (themargin of appreciation is solely an international doctrine and is notavailable to UK courts). The adoption of a differently named ‘British Billof Rights’ or indeed a written constitution would have no added effect inensuring the ECtHR applied a greater margin of appreciation to the UK.
If you wish to know more, please click on http://www.liberty-human-rights.org.uk/human-rights/human-rights/the-human-rights-act/what-the-rights-mean/index.php
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NO INCINERATOR NEAR PEOPLEPlanning Objection: together we can win!It is now time we stood up to Viridor
Please do not be intimidated by the list of documents above. The Planningapplication is in and was validated by Sutton Council PlanningDepartment. Viridor presented it in the middle of summer like alldevelopers seem to do, in the hope that people are away on holiday orin “holiday mode”. We are not and we need to stick together in ouropposition against this ill-thought plan to destroy nature and our health.
You can find detail of the Planning Application clicking on
http://213.122.180.105/FASTWEB/detail.asp?AltRef=D2012/66220&ApplicationNumber=66220&AddressPrefix=&submit1=Go
Please note• It is best to send your objection by email:• You are perfectly entitled to object to the application to Sutton Councileven if you live in Croydon;
• According to Sutton Council’s Planning Department, you can object on thegrounds of “Undue loss of privacy; loss of sunlight/daylight; effect on trees;access or traffic problems; need for car parking; unacceptable orincompatible use, noise; fumes; storage of hazardous substances;
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excessive height or bulk of buildings; inappropriate design/layout;inadequate landscaping/means of enclosure”;
• You can send an individual email for each objection point. It is importantto lodge as many objections as possible.
• We have until 18 September 2012 to object but we were reassured bySutton’s planning officers that residents will be able to submitobjections until the plan goes before Sutton’s planning committee,probably in January next year. Please object NOW.
How to objectBelow is a possible template for your objection, to be sent by email to :[email protected] Sir/MadamRef. Planning Application D2012/66220/FULI would like to submit my objection to the energy recovery facility because................................................................................... (Your reason here)I would ask that you seriously consider your decision on whether to grant orrefuse planning permission for the Beddington Lane energy recovery facilitytaking into consideration this point and others that I am sure will besubmitted.Regards,(Your name and address)
Suggested Objections:1 There will be an increase in overall traffic. Viridor claim that there will be noincrease in traffic, but they have stated that this will only be the casebecause of the use of larger vehicles. Beddington Lane is a very narrowand over-used road, not designed for large vehicles. It is already very busythroughout the day because there is a high concentration of businessesin the area. Furthermore, it is also a residential area with high density.
2 There will be an increase in traffic and general disturbance during thedevelopment of the site.
3 The latest changes to the design of the buildings will result in an ugly "bloton the landscape" of what is supposed to be a wildlife haven and countrypark.
4 The 85m high chimney will be an ugly "blot on the landscape" that will bevisible from a considerable distance. The Ikea towers are iconic and can
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be seen from miles around, but I doubt that people will relish the thoughtseeing an incinerator chimney. The vision will add to the perception of fearof what may escape from this chimney. The mental health of residentsshould be taken into account by a caring Council.
5 25% of the material burnt in the incinerator, some 75,000 tons of waste,will have to be removed from the site. A proportion of this will be fly ash,treated as hazardous waste. I do not believe that residents should beexposed to the dangers posed by the transportation of such waste.Accidents can and do happen and hazardous waste will be driven througha very highly populated area.
6 I believe that the proposed site includes a portion of Metropolitan landwhich I do not believe should be used for this purpose.
Snippets from www.StopTheIncinerator.co.uk:
• Very recently (July 20th 2012) an incinerator application was refused byEric Pickles for the following reasons:
The Secretary of State agreed with the Inspector that “there is likely to be anoversupply of such facilities compared to the amount of residual wasteavailable for treatment within the county” and that “due to its scale, heightand industrial character, the proposal would have a substantially significantlandscape and visual impact within Midpoint 18 and on the countrysidearound up to 30km distant”, and followed his Inspector’s recommendationto refuse planning permission for a 370ktpa incinerator in Middlewich,Cheshire. According to the decision letter:
“The Secretary of State also considers that the proposal would conflict withthe policy aims of Annex E of PPS10 in terms of visual intrusion, natureconservation, traffic and access, and air emissions (as they apply totraffic); as well as concluding that the economic benefits of the appealproposals have been overstated.”
It obviously helps if the Chancellor of the Exchequer is one of your local MPs,but this maybe gives a flavour of the type of objections that we can raise.
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• The consultation is not restricted to residents of Sutton, so please submitat least one objection and as many as you think relevant. Please submityour objections separately to maximize the impact. In Newhaven they hadmore than 12,000 objections, which is more than the total population ofthe town!
• Our best chance of preventing this development is to launch a legalchallenge. We have people ready to apply for Legal Aid but even so wewould need to raise at least £5,000.00. As such, we are launching afundraising campaign. We have received assurances that this will appearin the local papers (Croydon Advertiser, Croydon & Sutton Guardian). Ifyou have any ideas for fundraising please let us know.
From Paul Pickering, Chair of the Stop The Incinerator Campaign:The fight against the construction of a waste incinerator continues asthe planning application has now been submitted by Viridor and checkedand accepted by Sutton council. Officially, residents have until 18th
Please alsoconsider thefund-raisingpledge form onpage 64
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September to submit their objections to the plans. Unsurprisingly, thedocumentation is huge comprising 37 PDF files totalling over 350Mb ofdownloaded data. Quite how anyone is expected to absorb that amountof highly technical information in such a short period of time, right in themiddle of the main holiday period, I really do not know. But, then again,can that be merely a coincidence? We have provided a suggested email template and a number of issuesthat can be submitted on the Stop The Incinerator website(www.StopTheIncinerator.co.uk). We really need 100s if not 1,000s ofobjections to be submitted to make any real impact.Whatever the outcome of the planning application it is almost certainthat a legal challenge will be the only feasible means of preventing theconstruction. To launch this challenge our legal teams have confirmedthat the group will need at least £5,000.00, even if we are able to secureLegal Aid. As such, we have launched an appeal to raise this sum. Ourappeal is going well at present with over £800.00 having been donatedor pledged in the first 2 weeks. We are happy to accept pledges whichwould only be called upon should we reach our target amount and if alegal challenge is initiated. If you would like to donate or pledge fundsplease visit our website where you will find further details.They don’t care that there won’t be enough rubbish to feed theincinerator and, as such, it will have to be imported, because they areputting wealth before health. Their claims that the incinerator will produce green energy are untrue. Itwill increase heavy traffic by at least 10%, produce more CO2 than afossil fuelled power station and use over 33 million litres of water a year.
That is not being green.
APPEALUPDATEon 26/8/2012
£ 2,300.00
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Share a Book “Your lives are set out for you” Never Let Me Go is narratedretrospectively by Kathy H., who isthirty-one years old and introducesherself as a ‘carer’ who works with‘donors’. Her story begins when shewas a student at an institution calledHailsham, and the first chapters detailher friendships with Ruth and Tommy,who is often teased by the otherstudents.It is 20th century England. Hailshamseems a boarding school, but there issomething inexplicable about it. Thestudents never leave the school orspeak of having families, and they aresometimes visited by a woman known
only as Madame, who chooses some of children’s artwork for her‘gallery’. Then one day, a teacher breaks down and reveals to thestudents what sets them apart from other people. They are in fact cloneswho have been created in order to provide donor organs. Once theyhave grown up, they will begin to donate their vital organs, andconsequently they will all die young.In spite of this revelation, the students continue their lives without toomuch upheaval. When they reach the age of sixteen they leave Hailshamand go to live with older students in a run down establishment called theCottages where they are trained to become carers. They are now freeto travel in the outside world, and have greater independence. ThereRuth and Tommy enter a sexual relationship.Kathy leaves the Cottages to become a carer, providing support todonors as they give up their organs. It is assumed that she will soon
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become a donor herself, but she continues to be a carer for longer thanmost of her peers. Consequently, she is able to care for both Ruth andTommy through their donations.Before her final donation and her ‘completion’, Ruth suggests that Kathybecomes Tommy’s carer. She also advises her to form a relationshipwith Tommy, saying that she always thought they should have beentogether, and adding that if they are in love then there is a possibilitythey may be granted a deferral in their donations.Kathy begins to care for Tommy and a relationship develops. By chance,Kathy sees Madame and discovers where she lives. When she tellsTommy about the possibility of a deferral they decide to visit Madameand request it from her. They travel to Madame’s house and find herwith the Hailsham headmistress, Miss Emily.But when they ask about the deferral, they are told by Miss Emily thatthere is no such thing. She also explains that Hailsham was intended asa place where the clones could be educated and cultured; some hadeven tried to prove with exhibitions of the donor children's art that theywere 'fully human' and should not be treated as medical resources.However, places like Hailsham no longer exist and cloned organ donorsnow have soulless existences in ‘vast government homes’. Shortly after this meeting, Tommy completes his donations and Kathyprepares to become a donor herself. This novel intrigued and repelled me at the same time. Never Let MeGo is a haunting and brutally real story that has left a bruise on my mind.I keep thinking about Hailsham and the vast government homes wherethe donors are reared as animals could be reared. There is no humanityin this and there is a denial of God.When Ishiguro discusses his book, he says that his theme is very simpleand eternal: our lifespan. He adds that, after all, we all live a finite lifeand our bodies are designed to last only so long. We try to push thisthought at the back of our mind. The students live through all the bigcrises and questions that we go through, only in a shorter period of time.Ishiguro says that the book is about facing the reality of death when werealize that we have not got much longer to live. It is important to finish
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properly. Well, he wrote the book but, quite honestly, I saw a differentmessage. (http://youtube/-SmuYqKeTTs)The book starts with: “My name is Kathy H. I’m thirty-one years old, andI’ve been a carer now for over eleven years. That sounds long enough,I know, but actually they want me to go on for another eight months, untilthe end of this year.” Kathy is very observant, her point of view is veryobjective, with very little emotion. She rarely gets angry, and, when sheis hurt, she analyses why and moves on. There is something infuriating, to me, in her subservient acceptance of“donations”. You do not need artwork to prove that the students hadsouls. The students talk amongst themselves of a deferral programme;the authorities are aware of the rumors and have let them pass becausethey give some people a small fantasy of hope. It is incredibly cruel.Tommy is puzzled as to why it should have to be proven that they hadsouls. Miss Emily explains that Hailsham was a kind of experimentcreated by people like Madame and herself who advocated for a morehumane and civilized treatment of clones.The artwork was a way todemonstrate that clones were human. In the end, society did not wantto face the matter: “For a long time, people preferred to believe theseorgans appeared from nowhere, or at most that they grew in a kind ofvacuum. Yes, there were arguments. But by the time people becameconcerned about… about students, by the time they came to considerjust how you were reared, whether you should have been brought intoexistence at all, well by then it was too late. There was no way to reversethe process. How can you ask a world that has come to regard canceras curable, how can you ask such a world to put away that cure, to goback to the dark days?”The story is subtle and there are so many ethical questions: how farshould society go to cure disease and extend life? How is it possible tobreed people for the sole purpose of farming their organs and curingterminal illnesses?There is the haunting thought that society might even move down thisslippery slope in the not-too-distant future. After all, the sale of organsis already happening in poor countries. Editor
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Care Direct UK run its services for Older Adults in the south end partof the Centre. You can contact them 8776 2562 or 07590 202547 forfurther details.
ACTIVITIES at the CentreDay AM PMMonday FOR HIRE Youth Activities 7.30 - 10pmTuesday FOR HIRE FOR HIRE 5 - 7pm
Tenshin Tsunami Ryu 7 - 9pmBible Study Group 7.30 - 8.30pm
Wednesday FOR HIRE Racquet Club 4 - 5pm Shirley Table Tennis Club 7.45 - 9.45pm
Thursday FOR HIRE FOR HIRE 2 -3pmRacquet Club 4 - 5pmFOR HIRE 6 - 7pmFOR HIRE 7 - 8pmRoad Cycling Club 8 - 10pm
Friday FOR HIRE Friday Club 2 - 5pmGKR Karate 6 - 9pm
Saturday FOR HIRE FOR HIRE
Sunday SCF FOR HIRE
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What the Centre offers...The main hall is complemented by a well equipped kitchen; there is apool room and there are two other rooms suited to smaller committeemeetings. The Centre is open for viewing from Monday to Friday,between 9 and 11am and 2 to 5pm on Fridays only.
Where to find us...We are at 28 Shrublands Avenue, Shirley CR0 8JA.These premises are ideally placed in a residential area and are wellserved by two bus routes, 194 and 198.There is some on-site parking.
Availability...The Centre is available most mornings, the early part of each afternoonand some evenings. It is also very popular for private parties atweekends.
To hire the Centre, please contact 020 8777 4298 or [email protected].
For any other purpose, please email [email protected].
There is also a website, www.shirleycca.com, to keep you abreast ofevents.
Charges...Midweek charges are:£10 per hour until 5pm and £12.50 thereafter (£40 for a whole morningor afternoon, £50 for a whole evening)
Private Parties£250 on a Saturday or £350 on a Sunday or Bank HolidayChildren Parties on Saturdays £70 + caretaker’s servicesThe cost of hiring the Committee Rooms is £5 per hour at any time. Theyare ideal for small business or committee meetings.
The Shirley Community Centreis under used. Consider holdingyour meetings or activities in theCentre. Come and see us.SOS
Tabula Rasa Youth Project at TheShirley Community Centre
The Tabula Rasa Youth Project, a youngpeople’s project for young people aged 11-19 based at the Samuel Coleridge TaylorCentre, 194 Selhurst Road, SE25 6XX inSouth Norwood, came to the ShirleyCommunity Centre on 18 August. It is aspecial project because it is run by youngpeople (all under the age of 24) who areaiming to be the middle link between youngpeople and big companies andorganisations. They provide a more personallevel of support during young people’s crucial
points of transition in their lives. (See May Shirley Life for further details)
It was the hottest day in the summer and the day the football seasonstarted but the three young women worked very hard and put up a goodexhibition. A mini documentary created by the media mentor MenelikSimpson was shown. Particularly impressive was their Fashion Show onthe red carpet. The clothes shown in the fashion show were customisedand designed by the young people who attend TRP on Thursdayevenings. There was a raffle and the first prize were four tickets for thepantomime “Jack and the Beanstalk” in December at the Ashcroft Theatre.Tabula Rasa will come back to Shirley on 27 October and they areplanning a “Halloween” workshop for young people. We hope that thepeople of Shirley will give them lots of support because the mostappealing thing to young people in regards to TRP is the idea of themhaving choice in the workshops they can take part in. This may thereforebe a future objective for TRP to discuss and takeon. Young people have frequently requested forTRP workshops to be extended to extra days andon weekends. The Shirley Community Centre would happily hostweekend activities where local youths couldengage and learn new skills whilst enjoyingthemselves.
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September Film Season at the Spread EagleTuesday 4 September at 2.30 and 8.00pmDELICACY (12A) 2011 France 108 minsDirectors: David and Stephane FoenkinosStars: Audrey Tautou, Francois Damiens, Bruno TodeschiniA offbeat romantic comedy about love, loss and renewal. Nathalie (Tautou) is a youngwidow who has thrown all her energies into her career at the expense of her personal life.One day, she impulsively kisses an apparently unsuitable co-worker, and an unlikelycourtship ensues. English subtitles.
Wednesday 12 September at 2.30 and 8.00pmIN DARKNESS (15) 2011 Poland/Germany/Canada 145 minsDirector: Agnieszka HollandStars: Robert Wieckiewicz, Benno Fürmann, Agnieszka Grochowska‘In Darkness’ tells the true story of Leopold Soha who risks his own life to save others fromcertain death. Initially only interested in his own good, the thief and burglar hides Jewishrefugees for 14 months in the sewers of the Nazi-occupied town of Lvov (former Poland).English Subtitles.
Tuesday 18 September at 2.30 and 8.00pm MOONRISE KINGDOM (12A) 2012 USA 94 minsDirector: Wes AndersonStars: Bruce Willis, Tilda Swinton, Bill Murray, Edward NortonBeautifully directed by Wes Anderson, this gentle comedy-drama is set in New England inthe 1960s, as two 12 year olds fall in love and run away into the wilderness. The townsearch for them and is turned upside down as relationships become strained and truthstold – which might not be such a bad thing.
Tuesday 25 September at 2.30 and 8.00pmTHE ANGELS’ SHARE (15) 2012 UK 101 minsDirector: Ken LoachStars: Paul Brannigan, John Henshaw, Siobhan Reilly, Roger AllamYoung offender Robbie (Brannigan) vows to turn his life around after becoming a father, butfinds legitimate work hard to come by with a criminal record. When his social workerofficer (Henshaw) discovers his talent for whisky-tasting, Robbie hatches a dubious get-rich-quick plan – and Loach mixes his familiar social realism with a lighter comic touch.
The Spread Eagle is in Katherine Street, in-between the Clocktower and CroydonHigh Street. All screenings are FREE, you only have to order drinks/food before.
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About Andrew Dunsmore of Picture Partnership, Shirley
For all your help during this year’s Olympics:Thank you.
What a great Summer Sports Extravaganza.In my opinion the Bronze medal went to the Opening Ceremony at theOlympics.The Silver went to ALL the athletes who took part.The Gold went to the 70,000 Volunteers, who I never once heard or sawa bad moment from.As they were volunteers and had only their uniform to show for it, and atravel card for when they were working, I suggested to the Team atPicture Partnership that we could do our bit to reward them and helpthe legacy of the Games live on for them.We would photograph any Olympic Volunteer who arrived at our ShirleyStudio as long as they had their Olympic ID and wore their uniform. Theywould choose their favourite image and we would print it free of chargefor them to take away as a memento to share with family and friends notjust for 2012, but for years to come. It would be a tangible, visual lastingmemory they could share with their children and grandchildren.The event was so successful on the first Saturday after the closingCeremony that we are repeating it on Saturday 15th September, the firstSaturday after the closing ceremony of the Para-Olympics. Other local businesses have contributed with discount vouchers as partof a 'Goody Bag' the Olympic stars will be able to take away with theirfree picture.Whether you stand in your uniform, do the 'Mo' or the 'Bolt', yourcontribution to the games is being celebrated.Well Done to ALL the volunteers, and 'Thank-you' for making the GamesGreat!Hope to see more of you on Saturday 15th September.PS: You can ring 020 8656 4024 to book your appointment or just turnup and queue.
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September 2012Teen Reading Group The first group will meet on 27 September from 4.30to 5.30pm. If you would like to join this fun and exciting group, come in andcomplete a form.
Rhymetime Singing for babies and their parents and carers on Fridays: 7, 14, 21 and 28 at10amWiggle and Jiggle stopped and no longer runsStorytime Stories and crafts for 3-7 year olds on Thursdays: 6, 13, 20 and 27 at 2.15pm.Once upon a Rhyme A mix of rhyme, stories and a colouring sheet on Saturdays: 7 and 21 at 10amStories and Craft Sessions For 4-9 year olds and their parents and carers on Saturday: 14 from2.30 to 3.30pmChatterbooks is a fun, monthly reading group for Years 3 to 6. Make new friends and chat aboutthe books you have read as well as taking part in games and quizzes. Thursday 12 4 to 5pm. Games Club Tuesday 4 from 2.30 to 4.30. Our games include Scrabble, Monopoly, cards andchess and Battleship. They are kept at the library so come in and play any time!Craft Workshops: Card Making on Tuesday 11 from 2.30 to 4.30pmStitch, Knit and Natter Get together with other knitters for a cup of tea and a chat. Beginnerswelcome. Fridays 7 and 21 from 2.30 to 4.30pmAncestry Library Edition for beginners One off, one to one sessions will be offered on Thursdaymornings 9.30-10.30am. Please contact the library to reserve your place.Computer sessions for beginners Learn to set up an email account, use Facebook, shoponline, use Word, Excel and Powerpoint or improve your typing skills on Monday, Tuesday andSaturday mornings. Please contact the library for further details.
Our display boards are available for use free of charge to advertise your club or society.Please contact Fiona or Irene at Shirley Library on 020 8726 6900 x14300 or [email protected]
Craft Sale from 10am and Afternoon Tea from 2.15pm – Ion Tuesday 25 September, in aid of MacMillan Cancer Care
East Surrey Family History Society – Sylvia Dibbs will give a free talk based aroundcensuses from the Shirley area, especially the census from 1911 on Monday 10 from2.15 to 3.30pm.Adult Reading Group – The group will discuss Purple Hibiscus by CN Adichie onTuesday 10 at 7pm.Monthly Author Talk – Nicholas Owen will visit Shirley Library on Monday 1 October togive a talk and will also sign copies of his book Days Like These. He will lead Q&Aafterwards.
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The Monks Orchard Residents’ Association was founded in 1923 and represents approximately 2,000 residents. Working to protect the interests of the community
MONKS ORCHARD RESIDENTS’ASSOCIATION www.monks-orchard-web.org.uk
Email: [email protected] (Non Party) (Independent)
URGENT – Appeal against Council Refusal Planning Application 11/01999/P
11/01999/P: Outline Planning Permission … Location: Triangular Land r/o 2-26 Shirley Avenue, r/o 9-33 Valley Walk Shirley Road, and land adjacent and r/o 179-189 Shirley Road, Croydon, London, CR0 Proposal: Erection of buildings to provide up to 50 assisted living sheltered apartments for the elderly with associated landscaping and parking Appeal Reference: APP/L5240/A/12/2178438/NWF Dear Resident The developer for the above mentioned request for Outline Planning Permission has appealed to the Secretary of State against the council’s refusal of the planning application. The Secretary of State has decided to determine the appeal at a Hearing with the parties concerned.. MORA is informing local residents who may be affected or have a view about the application and may wish to make representations to the Inspectorate or attend the hearing. You may inspect the Appellant's grounds of appeal at the Planning Reception desk on the ground floor of Taberner House, Park Lane, Croydon between 8.30am and 4.45pm on Mondays to Fridays (except public holidays). Or on the Councils Planning Website:. http://publicaccess.croydon.gov.uk/online-applications/ The Hearing is likely to be held at the Town Hall and the venue and date will be confirmed and advised later. It would be advantageous to have a high turn-out of public at the Appeal Hearing. The Planning Inspectorate has introduced an online appeals service that you can use to submit comments or withdraw or change your earlier comments on this appeal. You can find the service through the Appeals area of the Planning Portal – see www.planningportal.gov.uk/pcs Please ensure that you only provide information, including personal information belonging to you, that you are happy will be made available for others to see. More detailed information about data protection and privacy matters is available on the Planning Portal. You can also write direct to Ruth Howell, Case Officer - The Planning Inspectorate, 3/06a Kite Wing, Temple Quay House, 2 The Square, Temple Quay, Bristol, BS1 6PN, quoting the appeal reference number given above. You must send 3 copies. Please ensure that any comments that you wish to make on this appeal are received by the Planning Inspectorate by 19/09/2012 otherwise they will not normally be seen by the Inspector and will be returned. Individual letters are more effective; petitions only count as one letter. The more letters sent the better our case. If you would like MORA to make a representation, please send your comments to: [email protected] or telephone MORA Planning Officer Ian Fraser on 8 654 5787.
If you are not a member of MORA and would like to become a member please contact our Membership Secretary:
Diane McInerney at 11 Gladeside. Tel: 8654 6985
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Shirley Life is happy to support Monks Orchard Residents’Association against the Appeal that followed Croydon Councilrefusal of Planning Application N. 11/01999/P
Shirley Life objected to anOutline Planning Permissionwhich meant that there wereno plans available. We safelypresumed that the developerwould want to exploit the areato the maximum and we mightget a high building that woulddominate the residential properties in thearea. A building capable of housing 50 to 100individuals, plus common areas and parking for staffand visitors cannot be compatible with the local residential buildings.Parking problems would be exacerbated as overflow parking isalready being absorbed in Shirley Avenue and surrounding roads.Residents are often unable to park outside their own properties.
Shirley Life believes that, once more, greed is raising its ugly headand lust for profit is driving developers to destroy another green lungin Shirley. We are already an over-developed area without thenecessary infrastructures. It is not about nymbism but about ourphysical and mental health
This level accommodation implies a high level of support.Accommodation would probably be suitable for couples as well assingle people. It is therefore possible that up to 100 individuals maybe housed there, reliant on ambulances and other large deliveryvehicles. Appropriate access with safe entry and exit to the site is animportant factor relating to the sustainability of the site, services, andproperties. There is none. The area near the Green Triangle is heavilycongested. Shirley Road is a red route, there is a large roundaboutthat buses from and to Croydon and Addiscombe have to negotiate.There is a large secondary school and school traffic is heavy. However,there no is direct access to Shirley Oaks Hospital from Shirley Avenue.
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Matthews YardI had read about it in Inside Croydon earlier in March this year(http://insidecroydon.com/2012/03/17/matthews-yard-offers-thousands-in-discounts-ahead-of-opening/) but I had never visitedthe place. Founder Saif Bonar was very welcoming and took mycomments on the espresso on the chin and graciously. I am Italian
and very demanding regarding my coffee.I was truly impressed because the place,whilst in the heart of Croydon’s Old Town,was so London, contemporary andshabby chic.The location is fantastic: the first thing yousee when walking down Matthews Yard isthe Surrey Street Pumping Station which,cleaned up, is spectacular. The Coffee Shop and Workspace, arenow open. The Canteen and the Loungewill soon open.Matthews Yard offers high quality, freshcoffee, a selection of sweet and savourysnacks and affordable workspace forsmall businesses and freelance workers.It is open from 9am to 8pm every day.
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The following packages are offered: Social, £15.00 for 1 year; Club,1day per month, £50.00 for 1 year; Casual, 4 days per month, £275.00for 1 year; Regular, 12 days per month, £650.00 for 1 year; Part Time,8 days per month £475.00 for 1 year; Workaholic, Unlimited Access,£1000.00 per year.
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Saif said: “Our members are individuals, entrepreneurs and companiesfrom Croydon and further afield who want to work in a professionalenvironment whilst also having the opportunity to network with thosearound them. Matthews Yard aims to bring together Croydon's freelance, creativeand technical talent, enabling you to communicate, collaborate andwork together. If you would like to book a tour of the premises pleasecontact us and a member of our team will be pleased to schedule afree, no obligation tour and answer any questions you might have.”
Croydon Radio, the internet radio for the LB of Croydon, is based atMatthews Yard. We will interview Bieneosa Ebite soon.Temi Odesanya, Community Manager of Matthews Yard said: “Basedin the Old Town of Croydon, Matthews Yard is the first venue of itskind in the area. The affordable co-working space offers freelancersand small businesses an exceptional place to work with high speedinternet, the cafe serves high quality, freshly brewed coffee and thesoon to open Lounge and Canteen will make Matthews Yard a mustattend event and dining venue for anyone looking for somethingdifferent in Croydon.” Bring in a copy of this page of Shirley Life and get 20% of Casual,Part Time, Regular and Workaholic Membership Plans inSeptember.”
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Barclays Bank Film SocietyThe Barclay Bank Film Society shows films at Twentieth Century FoxPreview Theatre. Staff and public alike, irrespective of whether they areBarclays’ customers, are welcome. Annual subscription of £8 includesadmission to all eight 35 mm films. Please note you are not obliged to bea member and you may come to the films that appeal, or whenever youhappen to be in the vicinity. Admission is just £2 each, payable at thedoor, and you are encouraged to bring along guests.Films start promptly at 6.00 pm and seldom go over 2 hours. Twentieth Century Fox Preview Theatre’s 72-seater auditorium is at 31/32Soho Square, London W1. It offers inviting premises, welcoming staff,Dolby sound, excellent acoustics, wide screen, comfortable seating andample leg room. The 2012/2013 film season starts on Monday, 17 September 2012 andends on Tuesday, 9 July 2013.
This season’s films are:Monday, 17 September: Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Cert 12A(Running Time 124 mins)British retirees travel to India to take up residence in what they believe isa newly restored hotel. Less luxurious than its advertisements, theMarigold Hotel nevertheless slowly begins to charm in unexpected ways.Stars: Judi Dench, Bill Nighy, Maggie Smith, Penelope WiltonTuesday, 23 October: Hugo Cert U (Running Time 126 mins)Set in 1930s Paris, an orphan who lives in the walls of a train station iswrapped up in a mystery involving his late father and an automaton. Stars: Ben Kingsley, Jude Law, Sacha Baron Cohen, Asa Butterfield, Ray WinstoneWednesday, 21 November: Salmon Fishing In The Yemen Cert 12a(Running Time 107 mins)A fisheries expert is approached by a consultant to help realize a sheik'svision of bringing the sport of fly-fishing to the desert and embarks on anupstream journey of faith and fish to prove the impossible possible. Stars: Emily Blunt, Ewan McGregor, Kristin Scott Thomas, Amr WakedMonday, 18 March 2013: Valkyrie Cert 12a (Running Time 121 mins)Based on actual events, a plot to assassinate Hitler is unfurled during theheight of WWII. Stars: Tom Cruise, Kenneth Branagh, Carice van Houten, Terence Stamp
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Tuesday 16 April: Albert Nobbs Cert 15 (Running Time 113 mins)Albert Nobbs struggles to survive in late 19th century Ireland, wherewomen aren't encouraged to be independent. Posing as a man, so shecan work as a butler in Dublin's most posh hotel, Albert meets ahandsome painter and looks to escape the lie she has been living. Stars: Glenn Close, Pauline Collins, Antonia Campbell-Hughes, MarkWilliamsWednesday, 22 May: The Descendants Cert 15 (Running Time 115 mins)A land baron tries to re-connect with his two daughters after his wife isseriously injured in a boating accident. Stars: George Clooney, Beau Bridges, Shailene Woodley, Amara MillerMonday, 17 June: Black Swan Cert 15 (Running Time 108 mins)A ballet dancer wins the lead in “Swan Lake” and is perfect for the role ofthe delicate White Swan, Princess Odette, but slowly loses her mind asshe becomes more and more like Odile, the Black Swan. Stars: Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Barbara Hershey, Winona Ryder,Benjamin MillepiedTuesday, 9 July: Midnight In Paris Cert 12A (Running Time 94 mins)A family travel to the French capital for business. The party includes ayoung engaged couple who are forced to confront their differing views ofa perfect life. Stars: Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Michael Sheen, Carla Bruni, YvesHeck, Alison Pill, Corey Stoll
Please write your own mandate for your bank and return itcompleted to: The Secretary, Barclays Film Society, 23 PaulGardens, Croydon, Surrey CR0 5QL
The Manager Address: .............................................................................................. Please pay now and on 1st June annually hereafter to Barclays Bank PLC,Holborn & Chancery Lane Business Centre, 147 Holborn, London EC1N2NU (20-41-41) for the account of Barclays Bank Film Society (70132764)the sum of £8 (eight pounds) being my subscription as a member.Account No: …………………… Sorting Code: 20 - - Branch..............................Signature:…………………….............………Name, Home Address and Date in block letters, please.
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Fish FramesIt seems only yesterday when I wentto say goodbye to Simon Barren ofBarren & Barren and hello to LynnMacAskill.I was one of Simon’s clients and Ifeared I had to go back to ClaphamCommon to have my picturesframed. I did not have to goanywhere because Lynn was afantastic bespoke picture framer withattention to detail and artistic flair.Fish Frames brought a breath of freshair to Shirley and it is sad to see sucha lively and thriving shop close down.She continued the use of the shop as
a framing and art gallery and would love to pass it on to somebodywho could carry on a 22 years tradition. Is there anybody out therewilling to do so?The official closing date is on 1 September but the shop will remainopen for collections until 8 September.Lynn said: “The last seven years have been fantastic. The customersbrought in weird and wonderful things. I enjoyed every minute of myjob. I am going because we are going into the next stage and we willbe travelling. First stop will be in Nepal.”
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Lynn framed Shirley Life’sPoppy Fairy and even rana small local exhibition ofCicely Mary Barker’sbooks, pictures and tea-towels.Rotarian Lynn happilyengaged with thecommunity and supportedlocal events generously.She is a zesty woman witha myriad of interests and asocial conscience. Shewas with us at the marchagainst the incinerator andhas already sent in herobjection! We also sharedlots of good Causes inFacebook!I hope she and herhusband will have awonderful time around theworld. We might meet inAustralia next year.Buon viaggio, Lynn.
Where is Heathfield? Heathfield is close to the centre of Croydon at the junction of Coombe Lane (A212), Ballards Way and Gravel Hill. The nearest tram stop is Coombe Lane, about 5 minutes easy walk from Heathfield. Entrance for pedestrians and the disabled is in Ballards Way, near the red post box. Disabled parking available in front of Heathfield House. Other car parking is available in our top carpark in Riesco Drive, 1st left off Ballards Way.
Information? Tel: 07919 652 723 or 020 8657 0954 or 020 8680 3716
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Enjoy a baked jacket potato or a bowl of delicious home-made organic pumpkin soup & a buttered roll for lunch in our Heathfield Pantry Café. Treat yourself to our traditional Old English Cream Tea in the afternoon. Heathfield organic jams, jellies, chutneys, honey, herbs, chocolates and fudge are for sale on our produce stand. All profits from our lunches, teas & produce sales go directly to our Wildlife Rescue & Animal Welfare Fund. Visit the Ecology Centre’s Wildlife Sanctuary and its Organic Old Varieties’ Orchard. Meet our sheep, Wilfred and Sam. Watch the skill of a local spinner at work, using a traditional spinning wheel. Walk the Heathfield Tree Trail with A Heathfield botanist.
Meet nature conservationists, animal & wildlife welfare groups, local artists Pat Mear & Jed Crockett and other green, traditional craft groups from across the borough and surrounding areas. If you have ever thought about volunteering they will be very happy to hear from you. Demonstrations of conservation techniques & other traditional crafts.
Where is Heathfield? Heathfield is close to the centre of Croydon at the junction of Coombe Lane, Ballards Way and Gravel Hill. The nearest tram stop is Coombe Lane, about 5 minutes easy walk from Heathfield. Entrance for pedestrians and the disabled is in Ballards Way, near the red post box. Disabled parking available in front of Heathfield House. Other car parking is available in our top carpark in Riesco Drive, 1st. left off Ballards Way. Buses 130 & 466 stop near the top end of Shirley Hills Road, close to Heathfield.
More information? Tel: 07919 652 723, 020 8657 0954 or 01293 535027
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Admission free! All welcome!
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