Turning Point are a charity that run our drug and alcohol service in Croydon. Soon we will have the option to extend their current contract by a further 2 years. To help us decide this, we are asking for your feedback on the service to ensure it is meeting the outcomes it was designed to achieve. 

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New Date 17th March

If you're up for a challenge, the 2018 Virgin Money Giving Mini London Marathon is your chance to compete against the best new talent in British road running.

#TeamCroydon are looking for young athletes to compete in the Virgin Money Giving Mini London Marathon on Sunday 22 April 2018. This is an event that's enjoyed by the thousands of young people who take part. You will be part of a team of 36 runners and run the final three miles of the London Marathon course.

To be eligible to represent Croydon, you must live*, go to school or were born in the London Borough of Croydon, and be between the ages of 11 – 17 on the day the race (born between 1 September 2000 and 22 April 2007). There are three age groups for boys and girls. 

Boys and Girls – Under 13
(Must be at least 11 years old on 22 April 2018)

Born between 1 September 2004 and 22 April 2007

Boys and Girls – Under 15
Born between 1 September 2002 and 31 August 2004

Boys and Girls – Under 17
Born between 1 September 2000 and 31 August 2002

* If an athlete is eligible to run for one or more London boroughs, and is selected for more than one borough, the athlete should run for the borough they live in, which will take priority over school, and birth place.

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Croydon’s draft sport and physical activity facilities strategy sets out Croydon’s ambitions for indoor and outdoor sports and physical activity facilities over the next five years.

Through two recent studies, we have independently assessed both our indoor and outdoor sports facilities to understand the strengths and weaknesses of the sport and physical activity facility offer and where we need to make improvements.

To view and find out how you can share your views on the strategy click here

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Following the collapse of Carillion, the council has taken Croydon libraries back in-house, securing the long-term future of the library service and guaranteeing the jobs of all library staff.

We are making some immediate improvements to the way libraries are run, such as improving cleaning standards and ensuring that books and other resources are chosen locally by our customers and staff in order to better meet local need.

 The Upper Norwood Library Hub is run through a different arrangement to the rest of the libraries in Croydon and was not included in the outsourced arrangement with Carillion. The library service in the hub is jointly-funded by Lambeth Council and Croydon Council and the library service is provided by Lambeth. The building is occupied by the Upper Norwood Library Trust, a charitable organisation supported by Croydon and Lambeth Councils. There are no plans to change this arrangement.

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Thank you to everyone who completed the air quality survey during the summer 2017.

All the feedback from the survey has been collated and added to the final draft action plan.

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A report from the Admissions Service was presented to the Schools Forum on 7 March 2016 demonstrating the impact on service delivery of the additional £100K the Forum agreed to fund the service.  The report recommendation was for the Admissions Service to undertake a survey with schools to assess performance which was accepted by the Forum.

The survey was published in the 2016 summer term with schools given until the end of term to complete it.

The survey results were presented at the Schools Forum on 2nd September 2016 with recommendations that a further survey take place the following year once some improvements had been established.

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Evening and night time leisure plays a vital role in growing a vibrant and diverse local economy. Your views will help to inform our review of the current status of Croydon's evening and night time economy and how it could be improved in the future. 

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In 2019, South Norwood library is moving to a new central location, 24 Station Road, providing an opportunity to deliver a ‘library for the future’ in a purpose-built space. In this building, the new library will be all on one floor and users will have access to the same number of books as now as well as more computer and study spaces. This is part of Croydon’s wider plans to develop the service by equipping our libraries with the latest digital technology, in fit-for-purpose buildings, so that more people can benefit from what is on offer.

Why move the library?

The  move  follows a building survey on the existing library that estimates it requires some £420,000 of modernisation and repairs to keep it operational for the next 20 years. 

The current building, which operates on five levels, has never been accessible for all visitors and ongoing issues with the lift have restricted access for some people to parts of the library. The multilevel layout does not provide opportunities to make changes that would support the development of an enhanced range of library services.

What will change?

The new flexible, attractive design will provide opportunities for much-needed alternative use outside of existing library hours, such as community events and adult learning classes, at a cost of £500k.

The existing building will still belong to the council and its future use will be considered as part of the wider improvements to the area. 

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This survey is being undertaken to support a review of Croydon's health visiting service.

We would like to know about your experiences of Croydon’s health visiting service so that we can improve and develop the services we offer. 

If you have received the survey by email it is because you are registered with our Best Start Services in Croydon and we understand you have one or more children under the age of five.

We would very much appreciate it if you could take five minutes to complete the attached short survey about your experiences of the health visiting services in Croydon. The responses are anonymous and we cannot identify anyone from the answers.

Health visitors are the staff who see mothers and babies / children up to the age of 5. Someone from the health visiting team will usually visit you at home in the first two weeks after your baby is born.  You may also have seen them shortly before your baby was born.  The health visiting team will then often see you and your child, at home or in a clinic, until your child is four years old.

Your feedback would be invaluable to us in understanding how the service is supporting parents in Croydon.  We will let you know the results of the survey in the new year by sending you an email about our findings.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us on kayleigh.bourne@croydon.gov.uk

Many thanks in advance for your help

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The recent changes to the ward boundaries will come into effect at the next local elections. This means the location of some of our existing polling stations may change.

A review of the borough’s polling districts and polling places has now begun. We're reviewing the new arrangements, so all electors have reasonable facilities for voting. 

The review runs from Friday 8 December to Friday 29 December. All representations must be received by 5pm on Friday 29 December

To obtain more information and find out how you can have your say  click here

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