I will normally place links to other sites in context on individual pages. However there are some sites of possible interest that perhaps might not otherwise be linked to in this way and those will be featured here.
Unlike certain councils I could mention, Croydon seem to have their act together with their websites. The content isn't necessarily as useful as it could be but they do at least seem to understand the technology. As well as their main website they also have a community website called Croydon Online which is rather more patchy but is a nice idea.
Talking of Croydon Council, Maria Garcia is one of the three councillors for Addiscombe ward and she has a website which includes news and a forum and where she can be contacted.
The Canning & Clyde Road Residents Association seem to be the driving force behind a number of local websites as well as the two local history books, The Book of Addiscombe and The Book of Addiscombe Volume II. Inconsistent use of frames and some inconsistent and broken URLs are perhaps the inevitable result of early visions not really coming to fruition, initial enthusiasms waning over time, and good intentions being bitten into by reality. However there is some good stuff to be found in there.
With regard to the books themselves, I can't fault the research and effort that has gone into them, and they probably contain an unrivalled amount of information, but they just don't work for me. If you are interested in the history of Addiscombe you really do want to have them on your bookshelf though, or at least have a read of them.
When you go to a local newspaper's website you half expect to end up on a not terribly well localized version of a group wide site so it is a relief that when you go to the Croydon Guardian's site you actually end up with local news on the front page. The Croydon Advertiser goes one better and you can even pick out the headlines for 'Addiscombe & Shirley' from a menu (following a rebranding of the website as thisiscroydontoday.co.uk that menu is a mouse click away but they do have a clickable map on the front page instead).
The Croydon Guardian is arguably the better of the two local freesheets as The Post has the really annoying characteristic of referring readers to its sister paper, the Croydon Advertiser, which is not free.
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and The Book of Addiscombe Volume II
. Inconsistent use of frames and some inconsistent and broken URLs are perhaps the inevitable result of early visions not really coming to fruition, initial enthusiasms waning over time, and good intentions being bitten into by reality. However there is some good stuff to be found in there.