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🌦️ CROYDON DAILY WEATHER
☂️ BROLLY ALERT, today, Tuesday 13/10/2026: light rain is likely from about 10am, with a heavier shower around 11am, easing by noon. After that it turns bright and sunny, reaching around 21°C (feeling nearer 17°C), with gusts up to about 31mph around midday.
☀️ Wednesday 14/10/2026: Dry and sunny, around 19°C, with only a slim chance of rain and gusts up to about 23mph in the afternoon.
🌤️ Thursday 15/10/2026: Sunny intervals and warm at around 21°C, feeling nearer 19°C, with gusts up to about 27mph.
Source: Met Office. Forecasts can change, so check before you head out.
🏛️ THE HEARTBEAT: FIVE PARKING PERMITS A HOME? WHAT CABINET DECIDES ON WEDNESDAY
Croydon households could be allowed five resident parking permits instead of three, under plans going to the Executive Mayor and Cabinet on Wednesday 14/10/2026. Cabinet is being asked to approve a Transport and Parking Strategic Direction for the borough, and to hand the review of the council's 2024 Parking Policy to the Corporate Director of Place. The lead member is Cllr Alasdair Stewart, Cabinet Member for Streets and Enforcement.
Here is what the review would look at:
🚗 Permits: raising the number of resident permits per household from three to five, and removing existing limits on permit availability "where appropriate". A third car already carries a £171 surcharge on renewal, according to Croydon Today.
🌳 Parks: new parking controls at parks and recreation grounds, with three hours free at country parks and recreation grounds.
♿ Blue Badges: a new annual Blue Badge permit for council car parks only. On-street Blue Badge concessions would not change, and the report says the aim is to tackle misuse and fraud.
🍽️ Evenings out: the strategy asks the council to explore up to three hours of free or discounted parking in council car parks near restaurants, evening venues, district centres and shopping parades. “Croydon Local Pulse supports this plan”
🛣️ 20mph limits: nothing changes on Wednesday. An evidence review runs from October to December 2026, and consultation on removing 20mph limits where the evidence supports it is pencilled in for July to September 2027.
The strategy also promises a Motorists' Forum, dedicated pothole patrols and a full Croydon Transport Strategy, drafted by June 2027.
What it means for you: nothing changes on the street straight away. The report does not name which streets, schools or parks would get new controls, and it gives no new prices. The money detail is due in later reports, including a fees and charges report in December. Price-only changes can be made by public notice, while new controls, permit rules or paid hours need a traffic order change with a 21-day statutory consultation, so those are the ones you can respond to.
Sources: Croydon Today, citing the council's Cabinet report
📅 TODAY: TUESDAY 13/10/2026
🥕 Surrey Street Market trades seven days a week, according to Croydon Council. Source: Croydon Council
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Times can change, so please check each organiser's listing before you travel.
🤖 LONDON AI TECH SUMMIT 2.0 COMES TO CROYDON, WITH THE CROYDON BUSINESS ASSOCIATION
The Croydon Business Association (CBA) is bringing the London AI Tech Summit 2.0 to Croydon, billing the borough as a rising hub for tech and AI. It is a full day on Artificial Intelligence, business transformation, future tech, digital growth, startups and SMEs.
🎟️ Early-bird offer: 50% off, just £25 per person.
📅 Tuesday 27/10/2026, 10am to 4pm
📍 London Hilton Croydon, 101 Waddon Way, Purley Way, Croydon CR9 4HH
What to expect:
✅ Networking with 100+ people, including experts, business leaders, decision makers and innovators
✅ Practical advice on AI tools to save time, cut costs and grow revenue
✅ All-day tea and coffee, plus a light lunch, included
Contact: Tamkin and the CBA team, [email protected], [email protected], 07595 320 985
Source: Croydon Business Association
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🗓️ WEEK AHEAD: SAVE THE DATE
🏗️ Whitgift plans drop-ins: Wednesday 14/10/2026, 4pm to 6pm, East Croydon station, and Thursday 15/10/2026, 1pm to 3pm, North End. Source: East Croydon Community Organisation
🧠 EMHIP Mental Health Conference, 'Roots of Resilience', Wednesday 14/10/2026, noon to 5pm, St Mary's Church, CR0 2AR. Free, hot meal included. Part of Croydon's Black History Month programme. Source: Croydon Today
🚌 Grand Opening of 'Once Upon a Bus!', Friday 16/10/2026, 3:45pm, St John's CE Primary School, 38 Markfield Road, Caterham CR3 6RP (map). Ribbon cutting for the school's brand new library, and the school community is invited to celebrate. Source: St John's CE Primary PTA on Instagram
🧸 Pollock's Toy Museum Croydon pop-up, Saturday 17/10/2026, 11am to 4pm, Unit 49, Whitgift Centre. Free drop-in, with a toy theatre performance of Dick Whittington at 12pm and 2pm. Source: Croydon BID
🎷 South Norwood Jazz Club: Kitty Whitelaw, Wednesday 21/10/2026, 7.30pm to 9.15pm, Stanley Arts, £12.32, doors 7pm. The Scottish singer with an organ and drums trio. Source: Stanley Arts
🐕 The Hound of the Baskervilles, Thursday 22/10/2026, 7.30pm, The Spread Eagle, 39-41 Katharine Street, £15. An evening of Victorian mystery at the pub, and you need to be seated by 7pm. Tickets from the bar or on 020 8781 1135. Source: Croydon BID
✊🏾 Croydon Roots, Friday 23/10/2026 to Sunday 25/10/2026, 62 George Street, CR0 1PD. A three-day celebration of the borough's Black heritage, with live performances, heritage workshops, film screenings and intergenerational activities. Price not stated, so check with the organiser. Source: Croydon Today, citing the Croydon BME Forum
🧡 COMMUNITY WATCH: BLACK HISTORY MONTH EVENTS STILL TO COME
Croydon's Black History Month programme, run by the Croydon BME Forum under the theme Honouring Our Communities, still has plenty to come this month, and several events are free. Here are the ones coming up soonest:
👩🏾⚕️ Women's Health and Wellbeing, Sunday 18/10/2026, 1pm to 3pm, The Wellness Centre, first floor, Whitgift Centre. For Black and ethnic minority women aged 40 to 55, with free health checks.
🤝 Intergenerational Care Event, Wednesday 21/10/2026, 10am to 2.30pm, John Ruskin College, Selsdon Park Road. Free treatments. The forum asked for registration by 1 October, so if you missed that, email [email protected].
💃 Same Street: New Skwod, Sunday 25/10/2026. A free dance workshop at noon and a music video shoot at 1.30pm under the Surrey Street Market archway, by Scarbrook Road.
🎶 With Love, From South, Thursday 29/10/2026, 6pm to 11pm, The Village Table, 40 Park Lane. A look at Croydon's Black music communities, from sound-system roots to jazz, soul and reggae.
Where no price is listed, check with the organiser before you go. You can reach the Croydon BME Forum on 020 8684 3719 or [email protected].
Source: Croydon Today, citing the Croydon BME Forum programme
📰 NEWS AND NOTES
🚋 More tram closures: there will be no trams between Sandilands and New Addington on Saturday 17/10/2026 and Sunday 18/10/2026. Then there are none east of East Croydon from Saturday 24/10/2026 to Thursday 5/11/2026, which covers half term. Replacement buses T2 (to Beckenham) and T3 (to New Addington) start from Wellesley Road. TfL has not said what the work is, and has moved closure dates at short notice before, so check live status before you set off. Sources: Croydon Today, Inside Croydon
📦 The Works opens on Factory Lane: a £25m development of 15 units for small and medium-sized businesses has completed on the former Croydon Gas Works site, where gas holders first stood in 1895. Developers Chancerygate and CBRE Investment Management say it is Croydon's first new multi-unit urban logistics scheme to complete in a decade. Inside Croydon reports it could provide around 150 jobs, at least 100 fewer than estimated when planning consent was granted. Source: Inside Croydon
⚖️ Right to work checks: five Croydon businesses appear on the Home Office's latest list of employers fined for illegal working, with penalties totalling £260,000, from £80,000 against a trader at Surrey Street Market to £40,000. The list covers 1 January to 31 March 2026 and records civil penalties, not criminal convictions. If you employ anyone, including casual or weekend staff, you must check their right to work before they start. Source: Croydon Today, citing the Home Office
💡 DID YOU KNOW? A MINSTER ALTAR FRONTAL STILL KEEPS ITS SECRETS
Croydon Minster has an ornate altar frontal, and a search for its history has turned up a surprising trail: a tale from Shanghai, an ARP warden in the Second World War, freemasonry, a men's outfitters on Croydon High Street and a nurseryman. Local historian David Morgan, writing in Inside Croydon's Croydon Chronicles series, says the piece still retains its mysteries.
Source: Inside Croydon
🏫 SCHOOL CORNER AND PTA NOTICEBOARD
🧸 Half term runs 26/10/2026 to 30/10/2026. Early planning for the little ones:
🎭 Flotsam: a new opera for young children, Friday 30/10/2026, 11am and 2pm, Stanley Arts, £11. An OperaUpClose production of David Wiesner's picture book, 35 minutes long, recommended for ages two to six. Source: Stanley Arts
🎃 Family Craft: Pumpkin Carving, Saturday 31/10/2026, 11am to 3pm, Stanley Arts, £6.50. Pumpkins are provided and carving is supervised, so arrive by 2pm. The Halloween Family Disco follows from 2pm to 5pm, from £4, all ages, with fancy dress and a bar. Source: Stanley Arts
🎨 The Kids' Table at BOXPARK Croydon runs arts, crafts and table-top fun every Sunday from 12pm to 4pm. It is free to BOXPARK customers, for ages over three, first come, first served. Source: Croydon BID
Croydon schools and PTAs can share verified fairs, bake sales, fundraiser discos and community notices with the Pulse for free. Submit your future event details through the Submit Your Future Event form.
🧺 BUSINESS SHOUTOUT: LAUNDRY HOUSE EXPRESS
No more trips to the launderette or the dry cleaners. Laundry House Express is an on-demand, door-to-door laundry and dry cleaning service: they collect your washing, clean it and bring it back, so you can spend the time on something you enjoy. Their motto says it all: We Wash, You Relax.
They also run a Wash Club subscription. Sign up, choose your collection and drop-off times, and your laundry runs on auto for as long as you want, with no need to rebook each week. Check their website to confirm they cover your postcode.
📞 020 8488 5609
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