That's 200 quid then...

These are the poster drums that are outside Fairfield. Sadly we came in this morning to find they'd been in receipt of a damned good kicking last night. The three acrylic sheets will cost 68 pounds each to replace (plus VAT).

Fairfield is a registered charity in receipt of very little public funding. Therefore every penny counts and everyone here has put in a lot effort to make sure Croydon still has a world class venue on its doorstep. Unfortunately these sorts of sums can't be claimed back on insurance.

 So, whilst we wish whoever did it no permanent ill-will, we do hope that the sharp edges they created may have caused at least a little blood loss around the ankles.

If you know of anyone that returned home late last night with either blood-stained socks, or preferably their foot hanging off, please let us know and I'm sure we can rustle up a reward of some sort.

LazyTown Live Launch


As well as having our panto launch here yesterday one of us also attended a reception at the Icelandic Ambassador's residence in Park Lane to celebrate the launch of LazyTown Live. For those of you that don't have small children (they that hog the telly and even go as far as sneakily hiding the remote control so you can't change the channel while they go down to the park), LazyTown is the fastest selling kid's TV show ever and is currently on TV in 48 countries around the world. The creator of the show is Icelander Magnus Scheving who also plays the show's main character, Sporticus, on TV.

The show is now being transferred to the stage and is already selling extremely well in Croydon (..and we don't have it until July next year!). Magnus was at the launch and gave us a very animated speech, as one would expect of Sporticus, about his healthy living message for children. It promises to be a great event. The Icelandic Ambassador was there too, although he didn't have anyone handing out the Ferrero Rochers.

Panto Launched!!

Our panto this year, Dick Whiitington, was officially launched to the
assembled ranks of the press today. As Croydon basked in some late summer
sun we took advantage of the weather by having the photo-shoot take place in
the Queen's Gardens opposite Fairfield. Pictured is Lucy Benjamin and our
Dame, Malcolm Lord having their pictures taken. Watch the press for the
pics. The lady in the immediate foreground didn't know where the camera was.
Someone should have told her "It's behind you".

People of The Book

A new art exhibition starts today on Fairfield's Sun Lounge (10th - 15th
Sept). Called 'People of the Book' it's a display of artisitic depictions of
famous characters from the Bible. The oil paintings are all done by local
artist Joy Perkins. For further info see
 http://www.thepeopleofthebook.co.uk

McFly

As the hastily-erected banner says, McFly are coming here at short notice on
the 3rd Oct. Tickets are in short supply but there's a few left. Tickets
won't be there forever so, as Fred Pontin used to say,..'Book Early'. Who
was Fred Pontin?...don't remember or not old enough then see here...
http://www.butlinsmemories.com/2/id182.htm

I'm sure Freddy also used to say 'Relax', or was that Frankie?