Out of Silence in under 60 seconds. Poems on posters, poems in luminescent sand, poems read live, poetry on film, poetry exhibited, poetry on the page, poetry heard from mythophone. Catch it all while you can. Exhibit until 31 Aug Mythophones until 17 Aug 📸 🌱 Ameena 🌜

12 days until the deadline. Get those applications in! See our website for details of how to apply.

- Write your own poem to hang on the poetry tree in Croydon Central Library - Walk on over to Croydon Urban Room to see more #OutofSilence poems and hear 10 more poems on another mythophone (2/3)

Saturday only - If you're around Thornton Heath, check the #OutofSilence windows & listen to other poems on a mythophone at Thornton Heath Library - If you're around Coulsdon, listen to the final set of 10 poems on the final mythophone in Coulsdon Library (3/3)

It’s the middle of August and it feels like we’ve got weeks and weeks of lazy summer days… 😎 But in reality September is just over 2 weeks away, so we are already looking ahead 👉 Purley Festival returns for 2 days of music and more on 7 and 8 Sept🤩 👉 croydonist.co.uk/purley-festiva…

NEWS // C20 has given support in principal for new plans to convert No 1 Croydon (the former NLA Tower, commonly known as the '50p' or 'Thruppeny Bit' building) from office to residential use, while also submitting a renewed listing application for the building, 12 years on from

Croydon, your September film flyer is out now, and can be found in all your favourite hangouts, like Crushed Bean, Filtr, Ludoquist, Art & Craft, and even London South Bank University - LSBU's Croydon campus. There's lots in store for you next month: davidleancinema.org.uk/listings/

Looking for free local things to do to kick off the bank holiday weekend? 🌺 Well look no further than the Queen’s Gardens Party this Friday and Saturday, 23 and 24 August 🌺 there will be many ‘flowery’ activities and happenings for all ages 🌺👉 croydonist.co.uk/queens-gardens…

We are looking for a Volunteer Environmental Officer! We are committed to addressing our impact on the environment and our community, so we're looking for an enthusiastic and determined volunteer to help us meet our green objectives. If that sounds like you, get in touch!

Working with a Caribbean Elders group was a must for Out of Silence, as there is a large Caribbean population in Croydon, so it was a blessing to be introduced to The Association of Jamaicans (UK) Trust (AOJUK), who were the final group to participate in the project.

This week we chat with our current social media artist Mirri Rowland who runs #drawntonature 👉 A watercolour artist who specialises in illustrated prints, enamel pins and stationery, Mirri talks about how the natural world inspires her. 🐙 🌺 🎨 👉 croydonist.co.uk/mirri-rowland/

Our August newsletter is now out. 🙌We chatted about parties (an upcoming one and a right royal bank holiday one), talked to creatives (Croydon’s Poet Laureate and our social media artist) as well as visited a ‘car park’ beach. 🏖️Subscribe for more 💌 ➡️ eepurl.com/djdJ81

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🌟 New case study 🌟 Over the last six months we’ve had the pleasure of working with Shaniqua Benjamin – Croydon’s first Poet Laureate – to help bring to life her final project, Out of Silence. 👉 Read the full case study 👉 31percentwool.com/projects/out-o…

Open House is coming soon. 🙌 The London-wide festival takes place between 14 & 22 Sept. Croydon’s programme is largely centred around the 1st weekend with some cool offerings including an exhibition by Rachel Adams with words by John Grindrod 🤩 🏢⛪️🏠🏛️ 👉 croydonist.co.uk/open-house-24/

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