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Arts and History
Care for the Community
Care for the Environment
Charities
Church Information
Adult Education
Halls for Letting
Health
Libraries
Music
Social
Sport and Games
Support groups
Youth Organisations
Arts and History
| Bourne Society | Hon Membership Secretary, Mrs J Hurrion |
01883 349287 |
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| The Arts Society - Croydon Area | All Saints' Church Hall, Onslow Gardens, CR2 9AB |
Meets on the 2nd Thursday of the month at 10.15 am |
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Contact [email protected] |
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0208 657 2496 |
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| Croydon Open Group - Literature, Music and Art | Secretary, Mrs Anne Slatford |
020 8660 4378 |
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| The Mitre Players | Membership, Julia Ascott |
| Parlour Players | Sanderstead URC, Sanderstead Hill |
| Purley Literary Society | Purley United Reformed Church, 906, Brighton Road, Purley |
| Sanderstead Decorative and Fine Arts Society | Lecture and Study Day Meetings in Sanderstead URC Hall |
| Sanderstead Dramatic Club | Chairman, Mr John Desbottes |
| 01883 625656 |
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| Sanderstead Literary Society | Sanderstead URC Church Hall |
Alternative Wednesdays 8pm October - March. |
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Hon Secretary Mr Charles Murdoch. |
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020 8651 4831 |
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| Sanderstead Local History Group | All Saints Church Hall |
Last Wednesday at 2 - 4 pm |
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| Selsdon Book Club | Selsdon Centre near the Library |
Meets on the third Thursday of the month, 2.45 - 4.30 |
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Contact Maureen |
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020 8651 2336 |
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| Selsdon Camera Club | Hon Secretary, Linda Nitsche |
020 8651 4048 |
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| Younger Generation Theatre Group | An opportunity for 9-18's to appear on the professional stage |
| www.youngergeneration.co.uk |
Care for the Community
| Sanderstead Neighbourhood Care | Co-ordinator, Mrs Debbie Clarke |
All Saints' Church Hall, Onslow Gardens, CR2 9AB |
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10 - 12.30 am weekdays, at other times answerphone available |
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020 8657 8289 |
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| Sanderstead Safer Neighbourhood Team | |
020 8721 2470 or 101 |
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| St Edmund's Caring Group | 020 8651 9442 |
Care for the Environment
| Friends of Croham Hurst Woods | Chair, Councillor Maria Gatland |
33 Whitmead Close, South Croydon CR2 7AS |
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020 8407 1327 |
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| Friends of King's Wood | |
Secretary, Mrs Jenny Vereycken |
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020 8567 6302 |
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| Friends of Purley Beeches | Contact, Stan Lowy |
020 8657 3684 |
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| Friends of the Wettern Tree Garden | Co-ordinator, Joy Gadsby |
020 8657 0831 |
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| Sanderstead Horticultural Club | Hon Secretary, Mrs Brenda Bateman |
020 8657 5280 |
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Membership Secretary, Mrs Valerie Burley |
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020 8651 5837 |
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| South Croydon Allotment Society | Secretary, David Coram |
01883 380665 |
Charities
| RNLI | Hon Treasurer, Mr Mike Black |
020 8660 3956 |
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| RSPCA | Purley, Caterham and District Inspectorate |
Control Emergency Centre (24 hours) |
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0800 1234999 |
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| Sanderstead Mothers' Union | Meetings monthly at one of our churches |
Contact, Mrs Rosemary Kempsell |
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020 8657 6482 |
Churches
| All Saints Parish Church - AD 1230 | Team Rector, Rev'd Canon Martin Greenfield |
020 8657 1366 |
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Assistant Priest, Rev'd Jeremy Groombridge |
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020 8668 7795 |
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Parish Secretary, Paul Shipley |
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020 8657 0665 |
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| St Antony's Church | Wentworth Way, Hamsey Green, CR2 9EW |
Team Vicar, Rev'd Susan Atkinson Jones |
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020 8657 5505 |
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| St Edmund's Church | Michley Avenue, Sanderstead, CR2 9HL |
Team Vicar, Rev'd Susan Atkinson Jones |
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020 8657 5505 |
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| St Mary's Church | Purley Oaks Road, CR2 0NR |
Team Vicar, Rev'd Grant Cohen |
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020 8657 1725 |
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| Church of the Holy Family | Limpsfield Road, Sanderstead |
Parish Priest, Rev'd Gus Kinnane |
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020 8657 1728 |
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| Sanderstead Methodist Church | 102 Limpsfield Road, CR2 9EE |
Rev'd Faith Nyota |
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Church Secretary, Mrs Marjorie Dear |
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020 8409 0314 |
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| Sanderstead United Reformed Church | Sanderstead Hill |
Rev'd Martin Ferris |
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Contact, Mrs Jenny Russell |
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020 8657 6509 |
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| Sanderstead Evangelical Church | 82 Limpsfield Road, CR2 9EB |
Minister, Stephen Ridgeway |
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020 8657 9502 |
Education
| Workers Educational Association (Sanderstead and Selsdon Branch) | |
Acting Chair, Mrs Jane Bishop |
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020 8763 2750 |
Halls for Letting
| All Saints' Church Halls | Onslow Gardens, CR2 9AB |
Parish Administrator, Paul Shipley |
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020 8657 0665 |
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| St Antony's Hall | Wentworth Way, Hamsey Green |
Parish Administrator, Paul Shipley |
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020 8657 0665 |
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| St Mary's Church Hall | Purley Oaks Road |
020 8657 9232 |
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| Sanderstead Memorial Hall | Purley Oaks Road |
Booking Secretary, Mrs Caroline Hubbard |
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020 8668 2783 or 07775 680087 |
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| Sanderstead Methodist Church | Limpsfield Road |
Booking Secretary, Mrs Joyce Stephens |
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020 8657 3822 |
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| Sanderstead United Reformed Church Hall | Sanderstead Hill |
Booking Secretary, Mrs Linda Currion |
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020 8657 3020 |
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| St John's Community Hall | Upper Selsdon Road |
Bookings, Jennifer Mattocks |
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| Trinity Sanderstead Sports and Social Club | Lime Meadow Avenue, CR2 9AS |
Booking Secretary, Anna Warnock |
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07582 910094 |
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| [email protected] |
Health
| South East Cancer Help Centre | 2 Purley Road, Purley, CR8 2HA |
020 8668 0974 |
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| www.sechc.org.uk |
Libraries
| Sanderstead Library | Farm Fields, Sanderstead, CR2 0HL |
www.croydon.gov.uk/leisure/libraries/find-your-library/sanderstead-library |
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020 3700 1015 |
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Music
| Cantilena Singers (Ladies' Choir) | Methodist Church, Wednesdays 7.30 - 9 pm |
Contact Jill, tel 020 8660 2924 or 07957 6270783 |
Social
| Horizons Social Group | Sanderstead Methodist Church |
Tuesdays 8 pm fortnightly |
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Chair, Jeanne Revnell |
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020 8668 3921 |
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| Probus Club of Croydon South | Secretary, John Barker |
020 8657 2093 |
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| Probus Club of Sanderstead and Purley Oaks | Secretary, Mr Peter Atkinson |
020 8657 4188 |
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| Probus Club of Sanderstead and Riddlesdown | Hon Sec, Chris Babbs |
020 8668 2775 |
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| Rotary Club of Croydon Jubilee | Hon Secretary, Mr David Gooch |
020 8668 0207 |
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| Rotary Club of Croydon South | Hon Secretary Dr Vivien Beal |
020 8405 9609 |
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| Sanderstead and Selsdon Trefoil Guild | Chair Mrs Jacklyn Sanderson |
01689 846184 |
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| Sanderstead Evening Townswomen's Guild | Secretary, Mrs Doreen NIcholls |
Methodist Church Hall, 3rd Monday at 7.30pm |
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020 8657 2072 |
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| Sanderstead Village WI (evenings) | First Monday of the month, 7.30 pm |
Sanderstead Methodist Church |
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Hon Secretary, Mrs Sheila Wilkie |
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020 8651 2388 |
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| Sanderstead WI (afternoon) | First Wednesday of the month |
Hon Secretary, Mrs Dee Poulton |
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020 8657 2388 |
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| Trinity Mid-Whitgiftian Association | Lime Meadow Avenue, CR2 9AS |
General Manager, Nick Trend |
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07979 421677 |
Sport and Games
| Arkwright Badminton Club | All Saints Halls, Onslow Gardens. |
Every Monday at 8 pm |
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Club Secretary, Ian Mercer |
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| 07939 530622 | |
| Bridge Thursday Club, Sanderstead | Memorial Hall, Purley Oaks Road. |
020 8657 4082 |
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| Croham Hurst Golf Club | Croham Road, South Croydon, CR2 7HJ |
Secretary, Steve Mackinson. |
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020 8657 5581 |
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| Old Mid-Whitgiftian Rugby Football Club | Lime Meadow Avenue, CR2 9AS |
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| Purley Bury Bowling Club | 53, Purley Bury Avenue, CR8 1JF |
Hon Secretary, John Tucker |
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020 8407 0664 |
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| Purley Downs Golf Club | 106 Purley Downs Road |
020 8657 8347 |
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| Purley Oaks Short Mat Bowling Club | St Mary's Church Hall, Purley Oaks Road |
Secretary, Mr Brian Grubb |
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020 8657 4412 |
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| Sanderstead Cricket Club (youth) | Hon Secretary, Tom Palfrey |
07872 346 932 |
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| Sanderstead Hall Badminton Club | Chair, David Hills |
020 8657 8628 |
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| Sanderstead Hockey Club | |
| Sanderstead Lawn Tennis and Social Club | Penwortham Road, Sanderstead |
Hon Secretary, Mrs Charlotte Trazcinska |
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020 8668 2113 |
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| Sanderstead URC Tennis Club | Hon Secretary, Mrs Sue Fairchild |
020 8657 3761 |
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| Sanderstead Village Lawn Tennis Club | 26a Sanderstead Court Avenue |
Hon Secretary, Jenny Beal |
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01883 620730 |
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| Scottish Country Dancing | Tuesdays, 8pm. Social Dancing, beginners welcome |
Sanderstead URC Hall |
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Hon Secretary, Mrs Madelaine Reeve |
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@TheOldMids Support Groups
| Croydon Alzheimer's Society | Heavers Resource Centre, 122 Selhurst Road, South Norwood, SE25 6LL |
020 8916 3587 |
Youth Organisations
| Sanderstead Children's Centre | Atwood Primary School, Limpsfield Rd, CR2 9EE |
020 657 7374 |
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| Younger Generation Theatre Group | An opportunity for 9-18's to appear on the professional stage |
| www.youngergeneration.co.uk |
Scouts and Beavers
| 8th Purley (St Mary's) | Scout Hut HQ, St Mary's Church, 85 Purley Oaks Road, CR2 0NY |
Group Scout Leader, Yvonne Lamont |
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020 8763 2933 |
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| 16th Purley (All Saints Church) | Scout HQ, Cranleigh Close, Cranleigh Gardens, CR2 9LD |
Group Scout Leader, Trevor Lowe |
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0183 626038 |
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| 18th Purley (URC) | Scout HQ, Farm Fields, CR2 0HQ |
Group Scout Leader, Robert Croft |
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020 660 6569 |
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| 2nd Hamsey Green (St Antony's) | King's Walk, off Cherry Tree Green |
Group Scout Leader, Janice Simpson |
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07941 640302 |
Guides, Brownies and Rainbows
Official Contact details, www.girlguiding.org.uk/interested
| St Mary's Church | 2nd Sanderstead Rainbows, Wednesdays |
3rd Sandersteaad Brownies, Wednesdays |
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| United Reformed Church | 1st Sanderstead Rainbows, Wednesdays |
8th Sanderstead Guides, Fridays |
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Sanderstead Rangers Unit, Wednesdays |
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8th Sanderstead Brownies, Fridays |
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| All Saints Church | 7th Sanderstead Brownies, Fridays |
9th Sanderstead Brownies. Tuesdays |
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7th/9th Sanderstead Guides, Fridays |
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| St Edmund's Church | 3rd Sanderstead Rainbows, Tuesdays |
| Methodist Church | 11th Sanderstead Brownies, Wednesday |
Youth Sports
| Selsdon Little League Football | Boys and Girls, all abilities, 8 - 13 years |
Sanderstead Recreation Ground |
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| Hamsey Rangers Football Club | Children, boys and girls, under 7s to seniors |
John Fisher Sports Ground, Limpsfield Road |
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Secretary, Lisa Courtney |
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020 8651 1780 |
For Younger Children
| Sanderstead Library | Farm Fields, Sanderstead CR2 0HL |
020 8726 6900 |
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For Under 5s
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| Sanderstead Toddler Group | United Reformed Church Hall |
Mondays at 9.30 am |
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Parents and Carers with babies and toddlers welcome |
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| Parent and Child Group | Sanderstead Methodist Church, Limpsfield Road, CR2 9LD |
Wednesdays at 9.30 and Thursdays at 10 am |
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020 8668 3921 |
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