Between July 2025 and June 2026, East Croydon Community Organisation (ECCO) organised and/or lobbied for the following :

Community clean-up & gardening 

• Bisenden Bed restoration
• Leslie Grove & Alpha Road alleyway clean‑up

Public realm improvements

• Oval Road pedestrian crossing (Healthy Streets Initiative)
• Pedestrian crossing & pavement upgrades — Billinton Hill 
• Billinton Hill mural 
• Investigated public art opportunities on the site of the former Post Office Sorting Office and Cherryfields sites 

Safety & crime prevention

• Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) extension 
• Ongoing review of local safety issues

Transport & accessibility

• Improved cycle storage on Billinton Hill
• Opening the pedestrian bridge at East Croydon station
• Leslie Arms Junction Improvement Scheme (LAJIS)

Historical activities

• East Croydon history walk,  September 2025
• New web pages about the history of the ECCO area

Community events 

• Halloween events in Lebanon Road and Heron Road, October 2025
• Leslie Grove BBQ,  July 2025
• Bonfire gatherings in Leslie Grove, November 2025
• Lebanon Road and Leslie Grove Big Lunches June 2026

Communications

• Annual General Meeting July 2025 attended by Natasha Irons MP, Addiscombe West ward councillors and officers from Network Rail
• Website listing local organisations, businesses & events – promoting them through email subscriptions, Facebook, Bluesky and Instagram

Click here for the full report https://eastcroydon.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/ecco-annual-report-2025-26.pdf