Thornton Heath Community Action Team

@THCAT1 invites all locals to hustings to meet candidates before local elections on May 7th: Thurs 16 April - candidates for councillor roles; Thurs 30 April - mayoral candidates. Both 7.00-8.30pm, St Andrew's Church Hall, entrance in Quadrant Road CR7 7DA @WeThorntonHeath

Don’t forget to look up 👀☝️ Can you hear the busy 🐝🐝🐝?

The UK uses around 8.7 billion rolls of loo roll every year – about 7 million trees are felled annually just for toilet paper. Bamboo loo rolls like these are a more sustainable option – & are also plastic free, helping to reduce ocean plastic waste. See: littlegreenspace.org.uk/reviews/bumboo…

Make sure you’re registered to vote ahead of the local elections in London. The deadline to register is Monday, 20 April 2026: gov.uk/register-to-vo… Election day is Thursday, 7 May 2026. @LDN_gov #LDW2026 #NoVoteNoVoice

Five things to avoid if you want to help nature: 🐞 Plastic grass 🐞 Peat 🐞 Pesticides 🐞 Weedkiller 🐞 Being too tidy More: littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/what-… #biodiversity #wildlifegarden

Do you know what brings communities together? ✨Trees ✨ We've seen it happen many times - like Croydon residents Sajid and Donna, who helped sponsor trees on their highstreet. They've united over greening their neighbourhood, and feel more connected to where they live 💚

The clearing of waste on private land is the landowner's responsibility, not the Council’s. When we hear about eyesores like this one in Thornton Heath, our teams get in touch with landowners to get it cleared 🚯 Report dumped rubbish via Love Clean Streets 📱 #CleanerCroydon

@THCAT1 intrepid volunteers will be looking after the plants & tidying up again opposite the station this Saturday 7th March from 1-3pm. Why not come along and admire all the daffodils we planted (kindly donated by @Tesco )?

Another resident has been fined £250 after being caught dumping rubbish in Norbury. Love where you live - if something doesn't fit in your bin, it's up to you to get rid of it in the right way. Report fly-tipping on Love Clean Streets📱 #CleanerCroydon

🎨 Trumble Gardens playground refurbishment – community activity 🎨 Kompan, the company delivering the new playground, are inviting local residents and children to help paint pebbles for the new sensory pathway. 📅 Fri 20 Feb ⏰ 3–4pm 📍 Trumble Gardens, Brigstock Road CR7.

Could this be the first tree in blossom in our area? @WeThorntonHeath

@THCAT1 wonders if you're aware of The National Gallery's amazing, free "Art on your Doorstep" project with Croydon Council? 30 paintings around the borough including this one in our local Trumble Gardens? Maps available in the library! @PegasusAcademy @WeThorntonHeath

Our first daffodil of the year in the planters maintained by @THCAT1 with thanks again to @Tesco for donating lots of bulbs!

Did you plant some daffodil bulbs in your front garden or organisation/business frontage in Thornton Heath? If so, there's still time to support & enter @THCAT1 's competition - up to midnight on 31.1.26 @WeThorntonHeath

Update: I’ve now formally raised the issues behind the Stop Pavement Dumping in Croydon petition with the Council, including the relevant legal framework. If you agree pavements shouldn’t be used as bin stores, please sign or share: #cleanstreets change.org/StopPavementDu…

Did you recycle your Christmas tree this year? 🌲Here's what happens to it after its collected and taken to an in-vessel composting facility! From festive centrepiece to nutrient-rich fertiliser, watch the journey.

A whopping £25,000 was raised just from your season & match ticket donations last season 🎫 Thank you @CPFC fans - every pound helps create more opportunities for young South Londoners all year round💙❤️

Plant a wildlife hedge instead of building a fence! It could help hedgehogs, bumblebees, blue tits, small mammals, insects, robins, frogs, fieldfares, bats, toads, butterflies, moths, blackbirds, solitary bees, wrens, hoverflies...

Almost two billion items of plastic packaging are thrown away in the UK each week. Shampoo, body wash and liquid hand wash add to this plastic pile-up - so switching from bottles to bars is better for the environment. Eight plastic-free soap bars to try: littlegreenspace.org.uk/reviews/Natura…

Plans are being explored to welcome a beaver family to South Norwood Country Park as part of a rewilding project 🦫 We’ll be consulting in Feb, so you can lodge your views and have a dam good say! Find out more: orlo.uk/eKHD1