A play about mental health by a former social worker will have a one-off performance in Croydon this weekend.
The performance of So U Think I’m Crazy?, written by Ekanem…
Every year in October, Croydon joins the rest of the UK in celebrating black history month.Croydon BME Forum are working with Croydon Council and PALACE FOR LIFE FOUNDATION to create…
Over 200 young people attended Croydon Youth Summit on Saturday 21st July 2018 to share their views on knife crime.
The speakers included Metropolitan Police’s Assistant Commissioner Martin Hewitt, who praised Croydon for its partnership…
Those arriving in the UK between 1948 and 1971 from Caribbean countries have been labelled the Windrush generation. It is unclear how many people belong to the Windrush generation, since…
The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has given tens of thousands of pounds to Croydon organisations to tackle knife crime in the borough.
Croydon BME Forum, Lions society, Another Night…
Nine community and grassroots anti-knife initiatives across London have received a share of £250,000 from City Hall as part of the Mayor’s comprehensive strategy to tackle violence and knife crime…
An advertising campaign to reduce knife crime among young people featuring real cases has been launched in England and Wales amid warnings of a stabbing epidemic in London.
The £1.35m…
Croydon BME Forum held an event to discuss the key issues around social isolation and BME older people in Croydon. The issue (and possible solutions) were summarised in a report…
Croydon’s young people have elected William Awomoyi to be the borough’s first ever Young Mayor and a new voice for London’s largest youth population.
William, 14, a pupil at The…
A group of more than 40 charities, campaign groups and academics have written to the government to warn that plans to trial compulsory voter ID at the local elections in…
Youth projects and community groups that work to help young people make positive choices are to benefit from a boost of a quarter of a million pounds.
The funding was…
Young Londoners at risk of getting caught up in crime will be supported by a new £45 million fund created by Mayor Sadiq Khan to counter government cuts and “end the scandal…