Living in Croydon

People, and especially the media, make out Croydon is a terrible place to live but there are loads of good reasons to live there. Of course it can be an uphill battle at times!

We lived near the centre of Croydon for 20 years before moving out into the countryside, a move prompted by the last of our cats passing away and we felt it was time for a change. These posts are about the time we had in Croydon and do tend to focus on the epic battle we had with the council about parking.

Posts about Living in Croydon

• Private Ryan beats the retreat

  on Fri, Apr 25, 2003 ~ Shorticles | Croydon
  Ryan has had to do a major U Turn on the parking policy as Croydon’s retailers are losing money

• Croydon Council Tax and Revenue Budget 2003-04

  on Sat, Feb 22, 2003 ~ Shorticles | Croydon
  Heard a report on the radio today that Croydon is raising Council Tax by 27.5% - the second highest in the country.

• Bay Watch

  on Thu, Jan 30, 2003 ~ Shorticles | Croydon
  The council have promised residents that there will be lots more parking bays put into the streets.

• Problems getting worse

  on Fri, Jan 3, 2003 ~ Shorticles | Croydon
  The Central Zone restrictions are now in force and we immediately noticed a rise in the number of cars - most without permits - parking in our street.

• Saving Ryans Privates

  on Tue, Oct 15, 2002 ~ Shorticles | Croydon
  At tonights council meeting there was an emergency debate to pass a motion to individually consult with every central zone resident whether they were for or against the changes to the CPZ.

• Next Council Meeting

  on Mon, Sep 23, 2002 ~ Shorticles | Croydon
  The next meeting of the Full Council is on Monday 14th October 2002 in the early evening…

• Superb victory for residents spoilt by one amendment…

  on Tue, Sep 3, 2002 ~ Shorticles | Croydon
  A huge number of residents turned out for the Croydon Council Traffic Management Cabinet Meeting tonight. Our lobbying has had a major impact on the Council's plans.

• Proposed changes to parking controls in Croydon

  on Sun, Aug 11, 2002 ~ Shorticles | Croydon
  After the residents and businesses of Croydon successfully fought the first proposals to change the parking restrictions, Croydon Council are now trying to push through dramatic changes to the existing zoned parking.

• New page on parking

  on Sun, Aug 11, 2002 ~ Shorticles | Croydon
  We have now built a page for the action against the parking plans.

• Croydon parking - Council are barking

  on Wed, Aug 7, 2002 ~ Shorticles | Croydon
  Croydon council have decided to put up the cost of residents permits and, rather more importantly to extend the parking restriction times from 9am-5pm to 7am-7pm inclusive of Sundays.

• Living in Croydon

  on Sat, Jan 1, 2000 ~ Croydon
  People make out Croydon is a terrible place to live but there are loads of good reasons to live there. Of course it can be an uphill battle at times!