In partnership with
The World's Best Choose IM8. Here's Why.
David Beckham. Giannis Antetokounmpo. Aryna Sabalenka. Inter Miami CF. The world's best choose IM8 because performance starts with what you do every day.
Daily Ultimate Essentials Pro delivers a complete, clinically formulated system for energy, digestion, sleep, focus and healthy aging. In a 12-week randomized controlled trial, 95% felt a boost in daily energy, 85% felt less bloated with better digestion, 80% reported better sleep and 75% reported sharper focus and mental clarity.
IM8 is NSF Certified for Sport, tested against 280+ banned substances and recommended by 300+ clinicians. With 50 million servings sold across 46 countries, discover the IM8 routine trusted at the highest levels of sport—and built for everyday life. See the clinical results.
Preview: Croydon Harvest is four days away, a new retail work route opens for young Croydonians, carers have a support event in Shirley today, and a full autumn week of community life is ready to unfold.
🌰 FOUR DAYS TO CROYDON HARVEST AND THE WALNUT FAIR
Croydon’s biggest autumn weekend arrives on Saturday 03/10/2026 and Sunday 04/10/2026, from 12:00 to 17:00 each day, with free entry and family friendly fun across the town centre.
The programme fills The Queen’s Gardens, Katharine Street, the High Street, Croydon Clocktower, David Lean Cinema and Surrey Street with live folk music and dance, Farm Yard Circus, Vauxhall City Farm animal encounters, carving, craft workshops, historic pub tours and family film screenings, inspired by the historic Walnut Fair, which dates back to 1314.
Save the weekend of 03/10 and plan your route into town.
Source: Culture Croydon and Croydon Council
💼 OPENING SHIFT: A ROUTE INTO RETAIL WORK FOR YOUNG CROYDONIANS
Opening Shift is a new work experience programme for 18 to 24 year olds in Croydon who are not in employment, education or training.
Run by the Department for Work and Pensions with the British Retail Consortium, it offers two to four week placements at more than 40 retailers, including Tesco, M&S and John Lewis, working 16 to 35 hours a week. Participants get mentoring and a guaranteed interview, and Universal Credit continues while they take part.
It sits within a wider ambition to create 100,000 retail jobs by 2029.
Referrals are made through Jobcentres. Anyone interested should ask their work coach about Opening Shift. Source: GOV.UK
Save this and ask your Jobcentre work coach about Opening Shift.
🚆 LATE NIGHT TRAINS: CHECK BEFORE YOU TRAVEL
Southern services through Croydon are subject to changes and cancellations as September ends, following overnight engineering work between East Croydon, Oxted and East Grinstead and diversions in the Sutton area.
If you are travelling late or at the weekend, check the Southern service updates page before you set out and allow extra time.
🏆 COMMUNITY CHAMPION OF THE WEEK
This week we are celebrating the volunteers behind Friends of Norbury Brook and Thames21, who gave up their Saturday to clear litter and improve the brook for wildlife in Thornton Heath.
Source: Inside Croydon
Pass their story to anyone who would back them.
You have your own link, and sharing it helps the Pulse reach more of the borough.
📅 TODAY: TUESDAY 29/09/2026
TIME | EVENT |
|---|---|
10:00 to 16:00 | 🧑🏫 Understanding Young People: Substance Misuse, Risk and Contexts, day one of a two day course for professionals at Croydon Town Hall, Katharine Street, Croydon CR0 1XW. Free to attend, with booking through the Croydon Safeguarding Children Partnership. Source: Croydon Safeguarding Children Partnership |
11:00 to 12:30 | 🧠 The Impact of Generational Traumas and Cultural Stigmas on Mental Health, a free online learning session from the Croydon Voluntary Action calendar. Source: Croydon Voluntary Action |
12:00 to 13:00 | 💼 Making Strategy Simple: Practical Tools for Busy Charity Leaders, a free virtual lunch and learn with Link Up London for voluntary sector leaders. Source: Croydon Voluntary Action |
12:30 to 15:30 | 🚌 Croydon Drop In Talkbus at Tesco Extra, Purley, offering friendly, informal support for young people with no appointment needed. Source: Purley BID |
14:00 to 15:00 | 📚 Shared Reading Group at New Addington Library, a relaxed session that is free to join. Source: Oazis |
14:00 | 🫂 Carers Event at Shirley Community Library, run with Hartland Way Surgery, offering practical information and support for unpaid carers. Source: Hartland Way Surgery |
16:00 to 17:00 | 📖 Book Buddies at Ashburton Library, with storytime and craft for children aged 4 to 8. Source: Oazis |
The ELSA Supervision session for school staff at the Croydon Education Partnership runs from 13:30 to 15:30 and is aimed at education professionals rather than the general public. Source: Croydon Education Partnership
Times can change, so please check each organiser’s listing before you travel.
🗓️ WEEK AHEAD: WHAT IS ON
✈️ WEDNESDAY 30/09/2026
Amelia Earhart: 20 Minutes and 40 Miles lands at Historic Croydon Airport from 19:00 to 20:00, with an illustrated talk by Chris Denchfield. Tickets are £5 for Friends and £7.50 for non members. Source: Historic Croydon Airport
🎨 Dementia, Art and Joy, the Museum of Croydon programme for people living with dementia and their carers, usually from 10:30. Sessions run on selected Wednesdays, so check the museum's listing for the next confirmed date before travelling. Source: Museum of Croydon
🎬 THURSDAY 01/10/2026
TONY screens at the David Lean Cinema at 14:30 and 19:30. Check the cinema listing for current ticket information. Source: David Lean Cinema
The Memory Tree Café meets in Selsdon from 13:30 to 15:30, welcoming people living with mild to moderate dementia and their carers. Source: Age UK Croydon
Bid to Win runs every Thursday at Croydon Smile Hub, 159 London Road, Broad Green, Croydon CR0 2RJ, from 16:30 to 18:30. The free weekly workshops from Simple Bid are for SMEs, CICs, charities, social enterprises and community organisations. Everyone is welcome. Source: Simple Bid workshop flyer supplied by the organiser.
Honouring Our Communities, the Croydon Black History Month 2026 launch, runs from 18:00 to 20:00, with awards, recognition and community celebration. Check the Eventbrite listing for ticketing information. Source: Eventbrite
🎤 FRIDAY 02/10/2026
Friday Feelings starts at BOXPARK Croydon from 17:00, bringing two rooms of music to the town centre. Source: BOXPARK Croydon
Hip Hop Karaoke follows at BOXPARK Croydon from 18:00 to 22:00, giving local voices a chance to take the mic. Source: BOXPARK Croydon
🍯 SATURDAY 03/10/2026
The 2026 Croydon Honey Show runs from 10:00 to 16:30 at Selsdon Community Centre, 132 Addington Road, Selsdon CR2 8LA, in the hall on the lower floor next to the coffee shop. Source: Croydon Beekeepers Association
🌰 Croydon Harvest featuring the Walnut Fair runs across the town centre again today from 12:00 to 17:00, free entry, with the full programme of music, circus, farmyard animals, workshops and family film screenings.
Rumble Wrestling arrives at Selsdon Hall, 132 Addington Road, South Croydon CR2 8LA, from 19:30 until about 21:45, with tickets from £12. Source: Ticket Tailor
Pollock’s Toy Museum Croydon pop up opens at Unit 49 Whitgift Centre from 11:00 to 16:00, with displays, a small shop and toy theatre performances listed for 12:00 and 14:00. Entry is free, with no booking needed. Source: Pollock’s Toy Museum
✈️ SUNDAY 04/10/2026
The Historic Croydon Airport Open Day takes place at Airport House, Croydon CR0 0XZ, with guided tours from 13:00. Pre booking is required. Source: Historic Croydon Airport Trust
RAVERTOTS Croydon brings a family friendly dance party to BOXPARK Croydon from 14:00 to 16:00. Source: BOXPARK Croydon
🎤 K-Pop vs Pop Queens, a family show at BOXPARK Croydon. Check the venue listing for confirmed times and ticket details. Source: BOXPARK Croydon
🎷 Sunday Jazz with vocalist Karen Lane at Manuel's Restaurant and Bar, 18:30 to 20:30, with Dominic Ashworth on guitar and Andrea Trillo on percussion, performing swinging standards and Brazilian music. Source: AllEvents
🚴 Also save Saturday 10/10/2026 for the 10k Fun-draising Cycle with Pure in Motion, starting and finishing at Wandle Park Café, Cornwall Road, Croydon CR0 3RD, from about 09:30 to 13:30. It is a beginner friendly, female forward charity ride along the paved River Wandle corridor to Colliers Wood and back, supporting Donate a Wig, CESO and the Music Relief Foundation. Children aged 10 and over are welcome, and under 18s must be accompanied by an adult. Check the booking page for the latest ticket price before booking. Source: Cycling UK
💡 DID YOU KNOW? NINE LIBRARIES AND A HOME SERVICE
Croydon's library service currently runs nine static branches across the borough, alongside a home library service for residents who cannot get to a branch and a digital offer available around the clock.
Four former libraries, at Bradmore Green, Broad Green, Sanderstead and Shirley, moved to community run arrangements under the library service review. Source: Croydon Council
🏗️ PLANNING WATCH: HOMES AND A NEW GYM
Croydon Council has received three notable planning applications in the latest round:
A three storey block of nine flats on Green Lane, Purley, replacing a detached house.
Five new homes at 77 and land to the rear of 75 Woodmere Avenue, replacing an existing dwelling.
A change of use converting a warehouse at 113 to 115 Canterbury Road into a gym.
Planning applications are proposals at this stage, not decisions. Details and comments are handled through the council's planning portal. Source: Your Local Guardian
🏫 SCHOOL CORNER AND PTA NOTICEBOARD
Croydon schools and PTAs can share verified fairs, bake sales and fundraiser notices with the Pulse for free. Submit your future school event through the 📅 Submit Your Future Event form.
⭐ ENJOYING THE PULSE? TELL US
Enjoying your local briefing? Leave a quick review and help more Croydon neighbours find their daily community heartbeat.
Building a Stronger Croydon, Together
The Croydon Local Pulse Team