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☀️ Good morning, Croydon!
☀️ Morning Pulse
🏆 Arsenal Lift the Premier League Trophy at Selhurst Park -- This Sunday
It's official. Arsenal are Premier League champions for the first time since the Invincibles in 2004, and they'll be lifting the trophy right here in Croydon at Selhurst Park on Sunday (May 24, 4pm). Boxes are going for £31k at auction. Away tickets on resale? £45,000. The whole of football is looking at SE25 this weekend.
⚖️ Four in Court Over Croydon Labour Vote Rigging Scandal
Four people linked to the Labour Party appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Tuesday charged with conspiracy and computer misuse. Joel Bodmer, Shila Bodmer, Carole Bonner and Gabriel Leroy are accused of manipulating a Labour Party database to rig the candidate selection for Croydon East ahead of the 2024 general election -- allegedly changing phone numbers and email addresses of 600 members to block rival candidates. They're next due at Southwark Crown Court on June 16.
🥫 EasyJet Founder Stelios Donates 550,000 Tins of Soup to Croydon Foodbank
Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, founder of the easyJet empire, has donated over half a million tins of soup to the Lambeth and Croydon Foodbank via the Trussell Trust -- part of his Stelios Foundation's "Food From the Heart" programme, now expanding to the UK for the first time after 12 years operating in Greece and Cyprus. The foodbank, which supports people "living in sheds," is currently in urgent need of tinned soup.
🏗️ Roche Axed, Perry Reshuffles Cabinet for Second Term
Conservative councillor Scott Roche has finally been sacked from Mayor Jason Perry's cabinet -- described as "work-shy" after pocketing £40,000 a year while being one of the council's least active members. Perry's second-term reshuffle is otherwise minimal, with a 76-year-old pensioner getting a surprise call-up.
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💛 The Heartbeat
🥚 Hidden for a Decade: Croydon Artist Finally Shares Her Eggshell Masterpieces
In 2014, Croydon resident Sara Hayfa created a series of intricate artworks made entirely from eggshells while living in Morocco. For over a decade, they stayed hidden -- no gallery, no audience, just a passion kept quietly alive. This June, that changes. Sara is bringing her collection to Turf Projects at the Whitgift Centre for a completely free exhibition running June 3-27 (Wed-Sat, 11am-5pm). "This isn't a commercial sale," she says. "It is simply about finally sharing a passion that has travelled across borders and survived years of waiting." Sometimes the best things are worth the wait. 🙌
🌟 BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT -- Creative Croydon CIC
Music, nature and creativity for wellbeing -- right here in South Norwood
Creative Croydon CIC is a community interest company run by Catherine Pestano, a retired mental health social worker, offering music and creative arts for wellbeing with a strong nature connection. This week they're part of the London Walking Festival with their Sing & Stroll project -- free singing sessions in Croydon's green spaces, funded by TfL and the London Marathon. Sessions welcome everyone, no experience needed.
📍 Waterside House, 26 Avenue Road, South Norwood, SE25 4DX
📱 Insta: @creativecroydonCIC
Have you been to a Creative Croydon session? Drop a comment and let us know 👇
🎉 FRIDAY FEEL-GOOD
What's On This Weekend
This weekend in Croydon -- here's what's on:
🏙️ CPFC Fan Park -- Crystal Palace v Arsenal | Sun 24 May, 4pm | BOXPARK Croydon, 99 George St | Watch the trophy lift with fellow Palace fans. Pre- and post-match food, drinks and entertainment all day.
🎭 CODA Presents Cabaret | Tonight (Fri 22) and Sat 23 May | Selsdon Hall | Community theatre at its best -- Croydon's own CODA group takes on the classic musical.
🤝 BWC Community Pop-Up | Sat 23 May | Croydon Smile Hub, Broad Green | Free community event -- drop in and connect with local organisations and services.
🎵 ABSO DnB Bassdrop | Sun 24 May, 6pm-1am | Regans, Brighton Road, Purley | Two rooms of DnB, Jungle, UKG, Oldskool and House. Free parking. 18+.
⚡ PULSE POINTS
🧠 Dementia Action Week
Croydon Council is raising awareness of dementia prevention and carer support across the borough this week. One in three people born in the UK today will develop dementia.
🏪 KCS Cash & Carry Opens New 30,000 sq ft Depot
Opened May 18 at Segro Park, Redhouse Road. 8,000 product lines, strong focus on world foods and wholesale supplies for local businesses.
🧗 Clip 'n Climb Coming to Croydon
A new climbing centre with 24 challenges, soft play and a café is opening in Croydon as part of a national franchise expansion.
🏆 Palace in Europe -- Conference League Final Viewing Party
Crystal Palace face Rayo Vallecano in their first-ever European final on Wed 27 May (8pm, Leipzig). Selhurst Park hosts a viewing party. History in the making for SE25.
💡 Did You Know?
Punk rock was born in a Croydon toilet.
Captain Sensible -- real name Raymond Burns, co-founder of The Damned -- grew up in Croydon and attended Stanley Technical School for Boys in South Norwood. Before punk changed everything, he and bandmate Rat Scabies were cleaning toilets together at Fairfield Halls. In 1976, Rat told him about a new band forming in London. Captain Sensible quit the mop, got the obligatory short haircut, and the rest is punk history.
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👋 Until Tomorrow
What a weekend to be in Croydon. Trophy lifts, community pop-ups, live music, and a European final on the horizon -- the borough is buzzing. Enjoy every second of it.
This, improbably, is Croydon. And it is, against all available evidence, rather wonderful.
Don't panic. We'll be back tomorrow. 🙌
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See you tomorrow, Croydon. 🌍
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