Simon Cox
Simon Cox
Simon Cox
Hello – this is my personal website. I bring you a smattering of articles to read, images to soak in while you wander about the web and a few thoughts to ponder on while you drink your tea in the short articles section.
Latest Posts
The council have promised residents that there will be lots more parking bays put into the streets. Please let us know if you see any new parking bays - or indeed any parking bays disappearing because of lowered pavements or bays...
For those of the family looking for news on this years Pittock Reunion, I will be putting a new section up on the site shortly especially for this years event in June. Hopefully Mum and Dad will provide some copy for me to use although...
We have not had any snow or ice yet and only a very little frost. The garden is getting ready for a cold Jan and Feb. I have moved a few delicate plants under cover and Paula has been planting some evergreen clematis up near the elder....
The Central Zone restrictions are now in force and we immediately noticed a rise in the number of cars - most without permits - parking in our street. This is people in the Central zone being displaced. It really is not fair on any of...
Hopefully this year will bring lots of happiness to everyone. We started off in good style by attending Mike and Nancy’s 1950’s News Years Eve cocktail party which was great fun - thanks you very much Mike and Nancy! I still think there...
At tonight's council meeting there was an emergency debate to pass a motion to individually consult with every central zone resident whether they were for or against the changes to the CPZ. Sadly the councillors towed the party line and...
Just sent an e-mail to Christian on the XFM breakfast show who is looking for unusual advertising spots. He read it out on air so I am expecting a 20ft XFM advertising hoarding to turn up in the next few days to put over the garden pond....
The next meeting of the Full Council is on Monday 14th October 2002 in the early evening.
A huge number of residents turned out for the Croydon Council Traffic Management Cabinet Meeting tonight. Our lobbying has had a major impact on the Council's plans. Such was the effect that the first motions that were passed in the...
After the residents and businesses of Croydon successfully fought the first proposals to change the parking restrictions, Croydon Council are now trying to push through dramatic changes to the existing zoned parking arrangements for...
We have now built a page for the action against the parking plans. Update Should have mentioned where the new page was and what it was about but I did not. We did build a new website though.
Croydon council have decided to put up the cost of residents permits and, rather more importantly to extend the parking restriction times from 9am-5pm to 7am-7pm inclusive of Sundays. Allegedly this is in line with the Mayors public...
I have got my act together at last and started shifting content to a dedicated web space. Previously it has been kept in three different locations. If the look is familiar then you are working on a certain lizardy project - thing is this...
Had a bit of an exciting weekend. Went to our friends FB and Lou's for Lou's birthday party in the very large, very old barn to the side of their cottage. A most excellent party eschewed. We rescued some poor lass from the clutches of...
We went to Coolings Garden Centre at Knockholt in Kent last Friday. They are truly worth a visit for the quality and diversity of the plants (and the scrummy cake in the tea shop!). We were thrilled to find a small leaved bamboo with...