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🌞Weather
🗓️ NEW - Upcoming Events
2nd May
The Kiosk open 9am to 2pm The Kiosk Linktree
YA+ Reading Group - Aged 17-25 - Croydon Central Library 3-4pm
St Peter’s Church Mini Market - 10am - 12:30 (Ledbury Road, CR01EP)
4th May
The David Prowse Gym in Ashburton Park
9th May
The Kiosk open 9am to 2pm The Kiosk Linktree
💓MORNING PULSE
🗳️NINE DAYS TO GO - MAYORAL RACE STILL TOO CLOSE TO CALL
The latest polling still shows fewer than 100 votes separating Jason Perry and Labour's Chris Davis. With the election on Thursday 7 May, this is shaping up to be the tightest mayoral contest in Croydon's history. Every single vote counts - make sure yours does.
Source: Inside Croydon
🚦NOTORIOUS YELLOW BOX JUNCTION CUT IN HALF
The East Croydon yellow box junction that raked in nearly £2 million in fines - despite a tribunal ruling part of it was unlawful - has finally been scaled back. Croydon Council has reduced the size of the junction following the legal challenge. Drivers who were fined may be eligible for refunds. If you got caught, it's worth checking.
Source: Yahoo News UK / My London
💧FIRE BRIGADE ISSUES URGENT WATER SAFETY WARNING
Following a series of recent deaths, the London Fire Brigade has launched a "Be Water Aware" campaign. Between 2021 and 2025, the Brigade attended 10 water-related incidents in Croydon alone. With warmer weather arriving, please keep this in mind near open water - rivers, lakes, and reservoirs are far more dangerous than they look.
Source: Inside Croydon
🎬DAVID LEAN CINEMA ANNOUNCES MAY SCREENINGS
The beloved 68-seat arts cinema inside the Croydon Clocktower has released its May programme. Run entirely by volunteers as a Community Interest Company, the David Lean Cinema screens films every Tuesday and Thursday. May bookings are now open - a proper local gem worth supporting.
Source: Inside Croydon | Book: davidleancinema.org.uk
💚 HEARTBEAT. The Human Story.
The café that just keeps growing
Grumpy Goose Café in East Croydon has been quietly building one of the most loyal followings of any independent in the borough. What started as a small neighbourhood spot has expanded its hours and menu this spring, responding to demand from regulars who clearly can't get enough. The name might suggest grumpiness - the vibe is anything but. Strong coffee, proper food, and the kind of welcome that makes you want to come back. This is exactly the sort of place that makes Croydon worth living in.
Find them near East Croydon station - worth the detour.
💎 Business Spotlight Wenesday
Croydon has more history than it gets credit for. Today we're shining a light on the borough's past.
This week's heritage highlights:
Whistlejacket lecture tonight— Croydon's forgotten racing history, Town Hall, 6:15pm (see Heartbeat above)
Creative Writing: Fiction from Life— workshop with Karen McLeod, 7:30pm tonight. A great one for aspiring local writers
South Croydon Action Day— community engagement event happening today across South Croydon
Croydonist 10th Anniversary Exhibition— opens 5 May at Click Clock Art Gallery, Clocktower Café. Free, runs until 29 May →Croydon BID
🪿 BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: GRUMPY GOOSE CAFÉ
4 Dingwall Road, East Croydon
Croydon's most characterful new café just levelled up. Grumpy Goose — already a firm favourite in Coulsdon opened its East Croydon doors back in March and hasn't looked back. Proper food, brilliant coffee, fresh local produce, and a brand personality that makes you smile before you've even ordered.
They've just updated to 7-days-a-week, all-day food service for spring so whether you're grabbing a pre-commute flat white or a lazy Tuesday brunch, they've got you covered.
"Your local flock point for damn good food and great company."
› grumpygoosecafe.com | 4 Dingwall Road, East Croydon
⚡ PULSE POINTS
Election Day: Thursday 7 May - Don't forget your photo ID. No ID = no vote. Check what's accepted at gov.uk/voter-id
David Lean Cinema - May screenings now bookable at davidleancinema.org.uk or call 020 3740 5740
Open water warning - London Fire Brigade urging caution near rivers, lakes and reservoirs as temperatures rise
New rental licensing from September — two new private sector property licensing schemes launching across the borough → Council Newsroom
IKEA x Decathlon, Purley Way - Still pulling crowds. World-first retail collab, open now
£17.5m highways investment — roads, footways, bridges and flood management across Croydon in 2026/27 → Council Newsroom
Croydon Symphonic Band at Fairfield Halls — tickets on sale now for their 53rd annual summer concert → Fairfield Halls
🧠 PERSONALITY BLOCK
Did You Know?
The David Lean Cinema is named after the legendary British film director Sir David Lean - director of Lawrence of Arabia, The Bridge on the River Kwai, and Brief Encounter. Lean was born in Croydon in 1908. The cinema bearing his name has been running for over 30 years, entirely on volunteer power. Not bad for a borough that gets written off.
🏢 ONLY IN CROYDON
could you have a yellow box junction that a tribunal ruled was partly unlawful, that raked in £2 million in fines anyway, and that only got scaled back years later. Only in Croydon. (Check if you're owed a refund.)
👋 OUTRO
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