What's On and Things To Do Around Croydon

South East Cancer Help Centre presents their 2018 Fashion Show. Enjoy a complimentary glass of wine, a sleek and stylish fashion show, then take the opportunity to try and buy some of the fabulous, discounted high street fashion on offer.

Line dance class for intermediate level line dancers. Fun, friendly group. We dance the latest chart dances as well as older classic line dances. We also hold regular social events and weekend breaks.

We enjoy modern line dancing, which means we dance to a variety of music genres, including pop, rock, Latin, Irish, country and more. This class is for new beginners. No experience is required, just a good sense of humour! Easy to follow instruction. Good exercise and great fun.

Enter our short story competition for all ages. The theme is ’Plastic pollution’. The deadline is 26th May. Entries can be handed in at the library, posted through the library door or emailed in to sandersteadlibrary@croydon.gov.

Whitgift School has a series of award-winning gardens within the extensive historic grounds of the School. Popular features include a maze, a collection of bonsai, a family of wallabies and a range of exotic birds, including peacocks and flamingos.

Set in a of an acre and designed by Chris Beardshaw, the garden has a heavy clay soil. Divided into separate spaces by pleached lime trees, yew and beech hedges. Mixed borders with dense herbaceous perennials, climbing and shrub roses. A formal pond. Productive fruit and veg patch with raised beds and greenhouse.

This line dance social night is suitable for everyone including absolute beginners and beginners. You don’t need any previous experience, just a sense of humour. We will give instruction for beginner level line dances. Everyone is friendly and you will have a fun time. Bring your own drinks and nibbles.

Suitable for children/young people with PMLD, ASD, ADHD, Down’s, Complex Health Needs, SLD, MLD, ABI, neurodevelopmental disorders Head2Head Theatre presents PETER PAN IN A PICKLE, bringing siblings together in age appropriate FUN FOR ALL THE FAMILY. Approx. 60 minute walkabout, interactive performance.

Suitable for children/young people with Autism and/or anxiety issues. Head2Head offers a small group session for children with Autism and their families. Relax in a safe and secure environment while your children explore our sensory tent and have fun with games and craft activities.

The woods near Croydon are plentiful in wild food; in fact we think they are some of the best woods we have ever been foraging in. There are a huge variety of edible plants in the south east most of which can be found around the area. We will meet in Farleigh Common at the Harrow Inn at 12pm.

Come and skate with the UK’s biggest roller disco provider in Leatherhead L/C and Westcroft L/C.

What materials could you gather in the shopping centre, and how could you make them useful in a new way? Could you use make-up to draw a map? A water pistol to send messages? Using the shopping centre for inspiration, families will design and create their own toolkit for an imagined future.

Early 18th-century landscape of at least two phases, with a lake and garden buildings including a grotto-hermitage and a water tower containing an orangery and a plunge bath. Water tower open. Guided walks.

Recital on the internationally renowned Father Willis organ by Marco Lo Muscio from Rome, Italy

Recital on the internationally renowned Father Willis organ by Thomas Deserranno from Fraipont, Liege, Belgium

Recital on the internationally renowned Father Willis organ by James Orford from St Paul’s Cathedral, London

Recital on the internationally renowned Father Willis organ by Benjamin Righetti from Church of Saint-Francois, Lausanne

Choral music sung by St Cecilia Chorus (Banstead Muscial Society) celebrating the supernatural world. Angels, nymphs, goddesses and the odd devil! Accompanied by Ian le Grice and conducted by James Dixon.

Caterham Comedy is on the first Friday each month and starts at 8:00pm. Doors open at 7:15pm with a mobile licensed bar at less than club prices.

Banstead Village Indoor Market Every 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month Small indoor market featuring stalls selling, Handmade Jewellery Designs,Local Photography Gifts, Jewellers,Watch batteries and repairs,Cds/Dvds, Books,,Greeting Cards,Antiques, Vintage, Model cars, Collectables,Wonderful homemade cakes and

An interesting cottage garden of curvaceous beds with layered plantings of small trees, shrubs, perennials, bulbs and grasses to give a succession of highlights. Enter through a rose covered arch to be inspired. If you have a garden and want to take away some ideas, you are welcome.

The Utopians Unlimited tell the story of these 2 giants of British musical history through songs, choruses and sketches.

A fantastic way to buy and sell a whole host of preloved quality items for your bumps, babies and beyond. **SELLING** Our sales are friendly, fun and a fantastic way to sell all your pre-loved maternity wear, baby equipment, toys, children’s clothes (0-6yrs) cots, pushchairs and more!!

Our second golf day will take place at The Addington, Croydon on Friday 22 June 2018. Join us to play one of the finest courses in South East England. Team of four - £540 Includes: coffee and bacon rolls on arrival, 18 holes, two-course meal with wine and prize giving.

7th Banstead Scout Group are holding a Jumble and Furniture Sale in aid of Group funds at 7.00pm on Friday 22nd June 2018. Lots of bargains, books, bric-a-brac and clothes. Any donations of good quality jumble or furniture (excluding sofas, beds and mattresses) may be brought up to the Scout HQ between 5.

A contemporary garden designed by RHS Chelsea Gold Medal Winner, Marcus Barnett. Four levels divided into rooms by beech hedging and columns; formal entertaining area, lawn and wildflower meadow. Over 100 hostas hug the house.

A contemporary garden designed by RHS Chelsea Gold Medal Winner, Marcus Barnett. Four levels divided into rooms by beech hedging and columns; formal entertaining area, lawn and wildflower meadow. Over 100 hostas hug the house.

One acre garden restored to its original 1920s design. Formal front garden with island beds and shrub border. Unusual large rock garden and mixed borders with collection of beautiful slug free hostas and uncommon perennials.

Weekly market selling Crafts, Collectables, Italian Ladies Fashion, Greeting cards, Very collectable Dinky models, Handbags and much more. Light refreshments, Very yummy homemade cakes. Supporting SE Cancer Help Centre.

Stay late in the park on this bank holiday weekend with 20% off everything in the Garden Centre. Come and enjoy the longer evenings at Morden Hall Park. Visit the caf and garden centre and just stroll in the park. Booking Not Needed. Children are welcome if accompanied by an adult. Dogs on leads welcome.

Join our knowledgeable tour guides for a leisurely stroll around Morden Hall Park. You’ll learn all about the history of the park, from its origins as an agricultural estate, to its time as a hospital. Our walks take about 45 minutes and are open to all. Booking Not Needed.

Get ready for the Morden Hall Park BioBlitz by doing your own mini survey of the park. Please note: our car park can get very busy during half-term, please consider taking public transport if possible. Booking Not Needed. This event is suitable for children of all ages. Dogs on leads welcome.

Help get our BioBlitz species count off to a flying start as we trap moths and walk the wetland boardwalk in search of newts, frogs and toads. Join our moth trapping and torchlight survey for amphibians from our boardwalk through the wetlands. Suitable for adults and families with children aged 7 and over.

Come and get involved in a race against time to find all the wildlife we can. Become a wildlife explorer for the day and discover what’s living on your doorstep. There’s something for everyone, from adults and children to experts and beginners.

How many moths and bats will you see' As part of our BioBlitz, discover winged wonders of the night as we set moth traps and go out on a bat walk around the park, including our wetland boardwalk. FREE Suitable for adults and families. Booking Advisable. Phone: 0344 249 1895.

Perfect for 2-5 year olds, Park Explorers is a way for parents and children to learn about the world around them. Sessions are 5 each and focus on a different outdoors theme each week. Please arrive from 9:15 to sign in, sessions start at 10am.

Join us this summer for an exciting movie experience in the park. Bring along a blanket and settle down amongst the trees for an evening of film under the stars. Thursday 7 June - "Dunkirk" Friday 8 June - "Mean Girls" Saturday 9 June - "Grease" Doors open 7.

The park will be blooming with the best of our roses from the garden centre. Pick up something new, ask our experts for advice and book your place for a tour of our historic rose garden. Try a delicious floral creation in one of our cafes.

Morden Park House is hosting Merton’s first Sausage and Cider festival. It is a family friendly event with a selection of 30 ciders and sausages from English countryside to Eastern Europe For those of you who don’t drink cider, there will be prosecco, Pimms and a coffee van.

The festival will take place all around the Crystal Palace area on 11–17 June 2018 with a week long programme of guest events organised by the local community. The free Crystal Palace Park event on Saturday 16 June 2018 is produced and delivered by the festival organisation.

On Friday 10 May 1940, the Germans had started their attack on Belgium and the Netherlands using soldiers dropped by parachutes. British troops in mainland Europe were pushed back to the Channel ports. Many people feared that the Germans would soon invade Britain.

CURIOUS CREATURES HAVE ROAMED OUR LAND OF MILLIONS OF YEARS. Be inspired by them! Create a Curious Creature sculpture workshop 9.45 -11.15 am and 1.45-3.15 Learn to draw Pokémon And design your own curious creature 11.30 -1pm Each session is £7.

This year is the 400th anniversary of the Discovery of Epsom Salts Find out how it was discovered with the help of a cow! This made the name Epsom known around the world and would lead to the Derby, a battle and England’s first Spa town.

Once-private gardens, then a rather neglected public park in Penge, now transformed by local volunteers, the Friends of Winsford Gardens, into a safe and welcoming environment for the whole community to enjoy.

Getting international prize-winning Korean pianist Yoon Seok Shin to perform in Epsom’s series of free Saturday afternoon recitals is something of a coup.

Epsom is extremely proud to be the home of the world’s greatest flat race, The Derby. As part of the Epsom Derby Festival Week which runs in the town from 25 May until 2 June (Derby Day), The Ashley Centre will be displaying the must haves for the season and showcasing ideas of what to wear to the races.

Come and enjoy race themed events for children in The Ashley Centre - all free!

Look beneath Epsom’s respectable surface whilst you stroll around its ancient town centre. Discover dark deeds, wrongdoings and ghosts who won’t rest in peace. Hear tales of Epsom’s own highwayman and the life of the evil Lord Rochester, together with the even more wicked Lord Lyttleton.

On his journey from Brooklyn to Britain - via Hollywood - Michael Brandon has taken many off-ramps on the way. In this brilliant, funny and engaging show, he tells how he gave himself two years to star in a Hollywood movie.

Macmillan Cancer Support’s mobile service will be visiting Epsom, Leatherhead and Horley Carnival with cancer information specialists on hand to answer questions and offer information.