Lest we forget. In August 1914, Winston Churchill when he was First Lord of the Admiralty, he formed a new fighting division call the Royal Navy Division (R.N.D). The division was created to bring together existing reserves. The whole grounds of Crystal Palace was taken over by the Admiralty to become a “Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve” … More Lest We Forget – HMS Crystal Palace
We are the World Cup Champions of South London Parks! Crystal Palace Park is South London’s favourite park in the Cup of Parks tournament, after WEEKS of heats involving 32 parks and quarter finals and semi finals… Crystal Palace Park won the World Cup Finals on August 8th against Tooting Common! MORE THAN 10,000 VOTED … More Crystal Palace Park voted World Cup Champions of South London 2020!
A new local area initiative wants to hear from YOU! The Crystal Palace Town Team is a voluntary group of local traders, community groups, residents and local authority councilors that aims to promote and improve the social, economic and environmental well-being of the neighbourhood area of Crystal Palace / Upper Norwood. It is vital that … More Time for change
The Crystal Palace area is cross border with FIVE boroughs (Croydon, Lambeth, Bromley, Southwark and Lewisham), and it borders multiple support and Mutual Aid groups for Covid19 help. Please see this link for access to National, Borough and local support for around this area: COVID-19 Support Local for Crystal Palace Area
Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood has an amazing rich and diverse heritage. On this interactive map (click here), you can explore Nationally listed assets (by Historic England) and Locally Listed (by each of the 5 boroughs) marked with Blue and Yellow Icons. Shown too are the many commemorative plaques (eg famous people or historic boundary … More Heritage Map in and around Crystal Palace
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