Category Archives: Environment & Recycling
Sign the petition against the closure of Cherry Orchard Garden Centre, 171 St James Road
Cherry Orchard Garden centre is the only one within walking distance of the ECCO area. Staffed largely by people with learning disabilities on a voluntary basis, it is open 9.30am […]
GoodGym Croydon & local volunteers removed 46 bags of litter and leaves from The Boulevard on 15 November
Eight GoodGym volunteers were joined by four local residents (Ann Douthwaite, Steve Thompson, Angela Vanegas and me). 46 bags were filled with litter, weeds and overgrowth from the planted area […]
Sponsor new street trees with Trees for Streets
In October, Sally Anne Cook and I, on behalf of ECCO, attended an online information session organised by the Trees for Streets, a national charity. The charity is funded by […]
Come and help tidy up The Boulevard, Addiscombe Road with GoodGym TONIGHT, 7.20 pm – 8.10pm Tuesday 15 November
The Boulevard was the early 20th century name for the stretch of the Addiscombe Road running from Bisenden Road to East Croydon Station. The planted areas and trees to the […]
Volunteer in Park Hill walled garden, 11 am – 1pm, Sunday 13 November
Everyone is welcome to join volunteers split plants and get the garden ready for autumn. All the tools and plants are provided. They have children’s garden tools so they can […]
Addiscombe Railway Park volunteer day, 1 – 4 pm Sunday, 13 November
Everyone welcome, you do not have to work, you can just come along for a chat. Suggested tasks include:– Starting repairs on the community garden pond.– Cutting back buddliea.– Clearing […]
Help GoodGym tidy-up The Boulevard on Addiscombe Road, 7.20 – 8.10 pm Tuesday, 15 November
Meeting point – corner of Bisenden Road and Addiscombe Road The fourth and final community tidy-up of the year is upon us. The generous GoodGym volunteers return yet again on […]
Have your say about the ECCO environment – walk about with Ward Councillor Patricia Hay-Justice 11am, Saturday 22 October
Meet at the corner of Cherry Orchard Road and Addiscombe Road, outside Knolly’s House. We will walk along the streets within the area enclosed by the red line on the […]
Apple Day in Addiscombe Railway Park, 2-5pm Saturday 1 October
The event will be held next to the Community Garden, near the entrance from East India Way. There will be outdoor games and apples as usual – a FREE activity […]
East Croydon Community Organisation 