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Croydon is brewing fresh ideas, filling the diary and backing home-grown businesses this Tuesday 15/09/2026. From coffee roasting and creative learning to live music, community markets and a buzzing weekend radar, here is your local heartbeat.
☕ BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: 80 STONE COFFEE ROASTERS, BREWING COMMUNITY IN CROYDON
80 Stone Coffee Roasters is a specialist Croydon roastery founded by Simone and Roberto, who met in London in 2006 and both bring deep coffee experience to the business.
Roberto grew up in his family’s coffee shop in Italy, while Simone has worked across barista training, roasting and exporting, including time in Guatemala.
Their first café opened in Fulham in 2012, followed by a second in Elephant and Castle in 2017, before the roasting production moved to Croydon for more space, better equipment and a dedicated barista training area.
Today, 80 Stone supplies fresh coffee for home brewers, cafés and wholesale partners, with barista training, La Marzocco equipment and beans available whole or ground for espresso, filter, Aeropress, French press or cold brew.
Their flagship Heavy Bag Espresso comes through a special relationship with the Cosagual Cooperative in Honduras, bringing a strong international story into a home-grown Croydon operation.
The local touch matters too: Roberto has offered Croydon Local Pulse as many spare jute coffee sacks as we need, free, for our community project. That is the kind of neighbourly support that keeps the borough moving.
📍 Unit 19, Silver Wing Industrial Estate, Horatius Way, Croydon CR0 4RU
☎️ 020 3417 5360
🕘 Monday to Friday, 09:00 to 17:00, according to public listings
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🗓️ TODAY’S TUESDAY TREATS
🧶 Knit and Knatter, 10:30 to 12:00 at Ashburton Library, brings friendly conversation and creative company to your morning. View the listing
📖 Shared Reading Group, 14:00 to 15:00 at New Addington Library, offers a calm afternoon of stories and shared discussion. View the listing
🎲 Dungeons and Dragons and RPG evening, from 19:00 at The Ludoquist, welcomes newcomers and experienced players, with games prepared for the table. Check the Meetup listing
💃 Fanbox: Rumba Latina, 19:00 at BOXPARK Croydon, brings live Latin entertainment to 99 George Street, Croydon CR0 1LD. View the event
🎻 London Schools Symphony Orchestra: Voyages and Visions, 19:30 at Fairfield Halls, sets sail through music by Ethel Smyth, John Pickard, Anna Clyne and Rimsky-Korsakov. See Fairfield Halls
✍️ Croydon Emerging Writers, 19:30 at Stanley Arts, keeps the borough’s creative voices connected through free community activity. Explore Stanley Arts community programmes
🎵 Tuesday Club Night, 20:30 at South Croydon United Church. Check the venue’s latest listing for details before travelling.
🏗️ COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE: WHAT CHANGES ARE PROPOSED?
Croydon Council is moving forward with a proposed updated Community Infrastructure Levy Charging Schedule. The levy requires developer contributions towards the infrastructure and community facilities needed to support growth across the borough.
The proposed changes would introduce new rates in Croydon Metropolitan Centre for residential developments, student accommodation and care homes. Across the rest of the borough, proposed new rates cover student accommodation, industrial and warehousing developments, business uses and care homes. Residential rates would also increase for developments of ten or more homes and for smaller residential schemes. Individual self-build homes would not be affected.
The proposal follows public consultation from 30/04/2025 to 11/06/2025, independent examination in 11/2025 and a hearing in 02/2026. It is due before councillors at Scrutiny on Tuesday 15/09/2026, before Cabinet on 23/09/2026 and Full Council on 21/10/2026. The schedule has not yet been finally adopted.
Save this explainer and read the council's full details before the Scrutiny meeting. Read the official council story or view the Scrutiny agenda.
🚨 URGENT COMMUNITY LEARNING
Creative Croydon tutor Dr Catherine Pestano needs more learners by Wednesday 16/09/2026 at 09:00 for two three week Wednesday courses beginning on 30/09/2026 at CALAT Central Croydon.
Choose Menopause: Paths to Wellbeing, £30, or Songs from Diverse African Traditions, £30.
Book a CALAT course or contact the Creative Arts team before Wednesday 16/09/2026 at 09:00. Book through CALAT or email [email protected].
🌟 WEDNESDAY’S CULTURAL CURRENT
🎨 The Essex House Tapestries: The Life of Julie Cope opens on Wednesday 16/09/2026 at Museum of Croydon, open 10:00 to 16:30. View the exhibition listing
🎉 Exhibition Closing Party, 19:00 to 21:00 on Wednesday 16/09/2026 at Museum of Croydon, offers free creative workshops, music, tarot, fashion portraits and comic drawing, with no booking required. See the event details
💼 London Jobs Fair, listed for Wednesday 16/09/2026 from 10:00 to 13:00 at Selhurst Park Stadium. Check the organiser's current listing before travelling. Check the organiser page
🎭 THURSDAY AND FRIDAY PREVIEWS
🎭 Live Storytelling Night with Storytime London, Thursday 17/09/2026, 19:30 to 21:30 at Museum of Croydon, brings stories, poetry, music and an open mic inspired by the Julie Cope tapestries. Book and check details
🎬 The People’s Emergency Briefing, Friday 18/09/2026, 19:30 to 21:30 at Ruskin House, 23 Coombe Road, Croydon CR0 1BD, is a free screening and discussion about climate change, nature loss and local action. View the Eventbrite listing
🌿 WEEKEND SAVE THE DATES
🛍️ Community Market at Regans, Saturday 19/09/2026, 10:00 to 16:00 at Units 9 to 11, Royal Oak Centre, Brighton Road, Purley CR8 2PG. Entry is free, with children and dogs welcome. Source: supplied Community Market flyer.
🌱 Eco Living Fest, Saturday 19/09/2026, 13:00 to 16:00 at Holy Innocents Church Hall, 192A Selhurst Road, South Norwood. Check the community listing
🌻 Arcadia Festival, Saturday 19/09/2026, 10:30 to 17:30 at Stanley Arts, explores greener living through performance, nature, creativity and family activity. Explore Arcadia Festival
⚽ AFC Croydon Athletic v Ashford United, Saturday 19/09/2026, 15:00 kick off at Mayfield Stadium. Back the local side and bring the borough energy. Check the football listing
🤖 Croydon AI Summit 2026: Innovation, Inclusion, Impact, Tuesday 27/10/2026, 10:00 to 16:00 at Hilton London Croydon, 101 Purley Way, Croydon CR0 4QA, is listed at £25 including lunch, tea and coffee. View the summit listing
💡 DID YOU KNOW?
80 Stone’s Heavy Bag Espresso is built through a special relationship with the Cosagual Cooperative in Honduras, linking Croydon coffee drinkers with growers overseas. Explore 80 Stone Coffee Roasters
🏫 SCHOOL CORNER & PTA NOTICEBOARD
Primary schools and PTAs across Croydon can submit fairs, bake sales, fundraiser discos and community notices for free.
Share your notice through the Croydon Local Pulse website, then tell your school community to subscribe and share.
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Building a Stronger Croydon, Together
The Croydon Local Pulse Team