Please help water our new street trees @yourcroydon
Croydon Council have planted new street trees near If you live close to one of the trees, please can you water it through its feeding hose. This year we have […]
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Volunteers needed to help GoodGym tidy The Boulevard, 7.20 – 8.10pm, Tuesday 7 March, meet at the corner of Bisenden Road & Addiscombe Road @GGCroydon @Addiscombe Park @ParkHillFriends @LloydParkCRO
GoodGym return on 7 March for their first community tidy-up of the year. GoodGym is a charity which combines community service with keeping fit. For several years, their members have […]
Volunteers needed 1 – 4pm, Sunday 12 February at Addiscombe Railway Park
There is a lot to get done. Email: parkfriends@addiscombe.netWeb: http://park.addiscombe.net
Help save Matthew’s Yard from closure
Matthew’s Yard has been struggling to survive the effects of the pandemic and the cost of living crisis. You can help save it by
Volunteer Day, 11 am – 4 pm, Sunday 11 December in Addiscombe Railway Park @AddiscombePark
Everyone welcome, you do not have to work, you can just go along for a chat. Suggested tasks include:– Repairs on the community garden pond– Cutting back buddliea.– Clearing around […]
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 […]
East Croydon Community Organisation 