Old Palace parents cancel protest in respect for murdered girl
A campaign launched less than a week ago to fight for the future of Old Palace School has cancelled plans to stage a protest tonight, out of respect for the schoolgirl murdered in Croydon yesterday....
View ArticleParents take their fight to school gates to save Old Palace
Parents of pupils at Old Palace – from nursery, through primary and into secondary – turned out in Shirley yesterday morning to protest at what they see as the arbitrary unfairness of the plans to...
View ArticleOld Palace parents threaten legal action over school closure
CROYDON IN CRISIS: With accusations of ‘sexist and misogynistic behaviour’ and even a claim of ‘fraud’ against the financially troubled property developers at the Whitgift Foundation, the fight to save...
View ArticleFoundation abandoned new school plan after taking £70m loan
CROYDON IN CRISIS: The decision to close Old Palace marked a rapid U-turn on all previous policy at the property-owning charity, according to documents obtained by this website. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN...
View ArticleCelebrity Piano Concerts, Trinity School, Jan 30-Mar 15
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View ArticleAt 91 years old, there’s no stopping marathon man Picksley
David Picksley was probably already a bit of a London Marathon hero, but after his unstoppable performance in this year’s race on Sunday, he’s probably worthy of inclusion in the annals of the event’s...
View ArticleTrinity sixth former Karpal is more than pulling her own weight
Hannah Karpal, a Trinity School sixth former, broke a national record as she finished second in the British junior powerlifting championships staged at Solihull last month. The performance has seen her...
View ArticleCharity Commission alerted to problems at Whitgift Foundation
CROYDON IN CRISIS: No chief exec in place for 12 months, accounts later than usual to be filed, and £50m wiped off its funds in five years. Now the borough’s biggest landowners are subject to a formal...
View ArticleCrumbling finances see troubled Foundation lose millions more
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Official figures show that the borough’s biggest landowners saw their funds fall by 5.5% in the latest trading year – and that was before incurring any costs from closing Old Palace...
View ArticleCharity fails to rule-out co-ed future for Trinity boys’ school
CROYDON IN CRISIS: After losses of £55m in just six years, the financial problems at the Whitgift Foundation could see bursaries axed for its world-famous boys’ choir. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES...
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