☀️ Today (Wednesday): dry all day, with early mist clearing to sunny spells. A cool start around 9°C, rising to a high of 19°C. Thursday: sunny intervals and a mild 20°C, with cloud building and rain chances rising late in the evening. Friday: a few showers possible overnight, then sunny spells and a cooler 15°C. Source: Met Office

Westfield's latest public consultation on "The Croydon Project" opened on 8 October, and there is a drop-in today at East Croydon station from 4pm to 6pm. According to Inside Croydon, the outline proposals cover roughly 3,000 to 4,000 new homes on the Whitgift Centre site, in towers of up to 45 storeys along Wellesley Road, plus a new green space and a 2,000-capacity open-air events area. The plans also leave room for wider uses, including a possible data centre. The full planning application is not expected until early 2027.

It lands as the Whitgift Centre empties further: TG Jones, the shop on North End that traded as WH Smith until last summer, has announced it is closing.

Have your say: The Croydon Project consultation. Sources: Inside Croydon and Inside Croydon on TG Jones

🏗️ Whitgift plans drop-in, 4pm to 6pm, East Croydon station. Source: East Croydon Community Organisation

🧵 Introduction to Bobbin Lacemaking, 6pm to 9pm, Museum of Croydon, £10 (£15 for two), booking required. Source: Museum of Croydon

🏛️ Executive Mayor and Cabinet meeting, 6:30pm, Council Chamber, Town Hall. Source: Croydon Council

Times can change, so please check each organiser's listing before you travel.

🕊️ Faiths Together in Croydon Against Hate Crime, Thursday 15/10/2026, 6:30pm, Braithwaite Hall, Croydon Clocktower, Katharine Street. Source: East Croydon Community Organisation

🎶 Croydon Male Voice Choir open evening, Thursday 15/10/2026, 7:30pm, Sandilands Club, Sandilands. Source: East Croydon Community Organisation

🚌 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

🚋 New Addington tram closure, Saturday 17 to Sunday 18/10/2026. No trams between Sandilands and New Addington, and no replacement buses. Trams still run between Wimbledon and Beckenham Junction or Elmers End, and normal service resumes on Monday 19/10. Longer track works on half the network are planned from 24/10 to 6/11. Source: Inside Croydon

🌊 Flood Action Week: with forecasters and the government warning of a wetter, stormier winter, the Environment Agency is urging households to check their flood risk, make a flood plan and sign up for flood warnings. Low-lying parts of Purley and Kenley have seen localised flooding in recent years. Sign up for flood warnings. Source: Inside Croydon

🧒 Children's home contract row: inspectors have rated a council-owned children's home in Croydon "Good", a finding Inside Croydon reports is hard to square with the council's own critical report, which led to an £8.6m, seven-year management contract being cancelled. The paper adds that the council could now face a legal challenge. Source: Inside Croydon

🏭 The Works, Factory Lane: building work has finished on a £25m urban logistics development on the former Croydon Gas Works site, which could provide around 150 jobs. Source: Inside Croydon

💡 When the Whitgift Centre opened almost 60 years ago, WH Smith was one of its first tenants and started out with two stores there. The brand traded on North End until last summer, before the shop became TG Jones. Source: Inside Croydon

Does your child love to dance? The Sandra Randall School of Dancing runs ballet and tap classes for children from age 2 up to 18, and for adults too. Sandra says her classes are especially welcoming for anyone with SEN or neurodiversity, and that one of her pupils has gone on to lead roles in the West End in Tina Turner and Moulin Rouge.

📍 Fridays at St Oswald's Church Hall, St Oswald's Road, Norbury SW16 3SB
🩰 4:45pm for little ones, 5:30pm for bigger kids
💷 £11 per class
📞 07809 582225

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