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HM The Queen Condolence and Tributes
Books of Condolence
You can leave a message of condolence and sign the official Royal eBook of Condolence.
Croydon’s Book of Condolence is open at Braithwaite Hall, Croydon Town Hall, Katharine Street for residents to leave messages:
Monday to Friday – 8am to 8pm
Saturday 10 September – 9am to 6pm
Sunday 11 September – 9am to 6pm
Saturdays and Sundays – 9am to 6pm
Katharine Street is closed to motor traffic so that people can lay floral tributes and sign the Book of Condolence safely.
Residents can also visit libraries to leave messages to be added to the book. You can find your local library and its opening times on the Croydon Council libraries pages.
Floral tributes
You can lay floral tributes at:
- The flagpole outside the Town Hall, Katharine Street, CR0 1NX
- Coulsdon Memorial Ground in Marlpit Lane, CR5 2HA
- Norwood Grove Recreation Ground, Crescent Way, SW16 3AL
- St Edward King & Confessor C of E Church, New Addington
- Wandle Park, Cornwall Road, CR0 3RD.
These areas will be signposted and volunteers will be on hand to guide visitors.
Safer Neighbourhood Team Crime Report – August 2022
The Shirley North Safer Neighbourhood Team has an update with the crime report for August 2022.
The Safer Neighbourhood Team will continue to patrol the ward as usual. In case of an emergency, please do not hesitate to call 999.
Let’s try and be vigilant and lookout for each other.
Report crime by calling 101 or in an emergency call 999.
Remember, you can also report crime online on our website: https://www.met.police.uk/
How to Cope with the Cost of Living Crisis
Sarah Jones, Croydon Central’s Labour MP, has begun a series of advice sessions to try to help her constituents through the cost of living crisis.
The MP is holding advice sessions in locations across her constituency, where she will be joined by staff from Citizens Advice and volunteers from the Food Stop.
At each session, residents will be able to get one-to-one advice to access support with the cost of living, to ensure that they have applied for the right benefits and be offered information about additional help and support schemes.
The cost of living is rising at the fastest rate for 40 years, with the Bank of England forecasting inflation to reach 13per cent in the last quarter of this year. With energy bills expected to be subject to massive increases again in October, it is low-income households who are hardest hit.
The Croydon Central MP’s advice sessions are as follows:
- Thursday 13th October, Shirley Community Centre, Shrublands, CR0 8JA 10.30am–1pm
- Friday 14th October, Sarah Jones MP’s office, 43 Blackhorse Lane, CR0 6RT 2pm-4.30pm
- Friday 21st October, Forestdale Forum, Bardolph Avenue, CR0 9BG 10.30am-1pm