Selhurst Road to close for about four weeks
Network Rail is replacing a 165-year-old railway bridge, which means the A213 Selhurst Road between Croydon and South Norwood will be shut for roughly a month. The closure is expected to overlap several Crystal Palace home games, so allow extra time if you are heading that way. Exact start and end dates have not been confirmed yet, so check before you travel. Read the original report on Inside Croydon.
Quick hits
Muffin Break is open. The new café at 128-130 North End welcomed its first customers a week ahead of plan, a roughly £300,000 investment that is expected to create up to 15 jobs. Croydon BID
Council Tax Support consultation. More than 2,000 people have already had their say, and it closes on Tuesday 10 November. Croydon Council
Charity Nightwatch turns 50. Its anniversary programme includes a film screening at the David Lean Cinema on Thursday 12 November. Inside Croydon
Hawks vs pigeons. Three trained hawks called Dracula, Morgan and Drusilla are now patrolling Longheath Gardens in a 12-month council pilot to scare off nuisance pigeons, not catch them. If it works, other estates could be next. Croydon Council
Weather and travel today. [CHECK: add Thursday's Croydon forecast.] We found no planned tram or train disruption, but do check TfL before you set off.
On this week
Thursday 5 Nov, 4:30pm: Sanderstead Fireworks Display at Atwood Primary School, with tickets from £7 for children and £9 for adults. Details
Thursday 5 Nov, 7:30pm: Steeleye Span at Fairfield Halls, Ashcroft Theatre, tickets from £33.25. Details
Monday 9 Nov, 6:30pm: Monday Night Games at The Ludoquist, Croydon, £8. Details
Weekend Radar
Friday 6 Nov: Chuckl. Croydon brings a night of stand-up to the Ashcroft Theatre at 7:45pm (£25.50), while pianist Luís Caeiro plays the Fairfield Halls Concert Hall at 7:30pm.
Saturday 7 Nov: A free Pollock's Toy Museum pop-up is in the Whitgift Centre from 11am, and BOXPARK hosts both a trading card convention and a Crystal Palace v Liverpool fan park from 11am. Later, Caterham Round Table's fireworks start at 6pm at St John's School, and Stanley Arts in South Norwood stages Dick's Picks Comedy Night at 7:30pm as part of the Croydonites festival.
Sunday 8 Nov: Families can head to BOXPARK for the free Kids' Table at noon, browse the free SoCro Art Fair at Coombe Wood School from 10am, or catch the Family Fireworks Show at St Francis Church, Selsdon, at 5:30pm (£5).
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