Croydon News November 2020 Edition
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
CROYDON INWARD INVESTMENT NEWSPAPERNEWS PUBLISHED IN CONJUNCTION WITH DEVELOP CROYDON NOVEMBER 2020 HOME COMFORTS Croydon is the SKY-HIGH RANKING go-to logistics Delivering New wave of civil servants to arrive as for the online A new report highlight’s Croydon key GPA seals deal for Two Ruskin Square location for revolution role as a prime satellite location SEE PAGE 2 the south-east SEE PAGE 9 SEE PAGE 11 A FRESH SPARK FOR OUR YOUNG PEOPLE Electric House will add to Croydon’s university offer ROYDON’S 93,000 College’s chief executive and young people principal Caireen Mitchell will be able to said: “We are delighted to be go to university partnering with University of without leaving Roehampton, one of the top ten their home borough from universities in London. next September thanks to two “We are delighted to be prestigiousC new partnerships. partnering with University of London South Bank University Roehampton, one of the top ten (LSBU)’s new campus at Electric universities in London. We have House will add to the provision a long-established relationship at Croydon College, where with them with many of University of Roehampton our students moving to the degrees will be offered for the university following their studies first time. at Croydon College, so to now The partnership with work in partnership with them is University Centre Croydon a great addition to our offer. will see the University of “Health and Social Care is a Roehampton’s BSc Adult very important subject area Nursing degree taught from for us and with a 25% increase a new £1million state-of-the- on enrolments from last year Electric dreams: Croydon College (above) and Electric art nursing suite at Croydon we are very pleased to be able House (right) will inspire the next generation of students College from September 2021. to expand our subjects to now include BSc in Adult Nursing, where LSBU has signed a and business leaders and set Students will also be 15-year lease to convert the graduates up for successful able to study University of enabling our students to take the next steps in their career.” 56,000 sq ft office building into careers by preparing them to Roehampton-validated a campus for students studying hit the ground running.” degrees at the centre, including University of Roehampton health, social care, business SHW advised on the LSBU deal, Business and Management, vice-chancellor Professor and finance. Criminology, Psychology and Jean-Noël Ezingeard said: from marketing the building Croydon Council approved Social Justice, Early Childhood “Our strategic partnership with through to negotiating fit-out plans earlier this year to Studies, Public Health and Croydon College will allow works and overseeing the convert the four-storey, Grade Social Care. Applications for the us to harness our respective planning applications. II listed, building into university courses are now open. strengths to educate the next Richard Plant, head of South accommodation, including a generation of healthcare London, Surrey & Kent at SHW In recognition of the need lecture theatre, classrooms professionals. and chairman of Develop for a safe, local place to learn and a café. It will also include Croydon, said: “This will help to during the current COVID-19 “We are excited to work in nursing skills suites that establish the borough as a pandemic, a new University of partnership with Croydon replicate hospital wards, while hub for higher education in Roehampton Study Centre has College and healthcare a ground floor business hub will south London. already opened at Croydon providers, including Croydon provide shared public facilities. “The new creative campus College, allowing college University Hospital, to offer this Professor Patrick Bailey, LSBU will provide excellent education graduates enrolled in degrees innovative programme to a provost, said: “Croydon is the and career opportunities for at Roehampton an option to wider audience.” perfect location for our new Croydon’s growing population study in an educational setting Just a short walk away, work university campus to train and more local jobs.” closer to home. Croydon is underway at Electric House, the next generation of nurses 2 3 BROUGHT TO YOU BY LATEST NEWS BROUGHT TO YOU BY LATEST NEWS CROYDON NEWS University courses add to opportunities THIS newspaper has been Croydon is a great place BY COUNCILLOR employment opportunities developed and produced by to live, work and raise a ALISA FLEMMING for Croydon residents with it. the Develop Croydon Forum, family; one key reason is the Cabinet member for Having more university Home comforts at Ruskin Square a not-for-profit organisation education provided through children, young people courses to choose from Community Interest our superb local schools will give Croydon’s young and learning, lanning permission manager for Schroders and three residential Company which promotes and colleges. people more options when Croydon Council has been granted said: “Ruskin Square has buildings in the pipeline, Croydon as a location to However the borough deciding their training and for work to get paved the way in Croydon Ruskin Square is sure to invest, work and live. has also long needed a fast becoming a university career paths – particularly underway on the for attractive, high quality continue to be a focal point Up-to-date news on university campus to boost hub for south London. those who may have never latest government office and residential space, of Croydon’s reputation as a Croydon’s regeneration both Croydon’s economy From next September, considered university but hub in Croydon, with civil conveniently located and thriving London hub.” as well as the latest and the career prospects Croydon will have a new might do so now. I am servants from the Home fit-for-purpose. information on the Forum, its of our 93,500 young people range of university courses excited about championing Steven Boyd, chief OfficeP expected to move in “Three years after we executive of the Government independent board and its – the most under-18s in – at London South Bank more of our care- by late 2023. members can be found at London - providing more University’s new LSBU experienced young people welcomed HMRC to Ruskin Property Agency, said after www.developcroydon.com opportunities for our young Croydon campus and, to consider this opportunity. The Government Property Square, we are delighted the planning permission had Agency (GPA) has secured a scheme is still ticking all the been secured: “The GPA If you would like to contact people to choose their further along Wellesley These new courses 25-year lease for the site at right boxes for employers is at the heart of creating us, please email us at: futures and access more Road, University of promise to further improve Two Ruskin Square – a move and visitors, as well as those great places to work for [email protected] undergraduate courses on Roehampton degrees at the good-quality education which will save the taxpayer residents who have made it civil servants and the news their doorstep. Croydon College. available in the borough, This newspaper was more than £8million a year. their home in the first phase today reflects the great produced by White Label Now, thanks to two higher Despite coronavirus, and I am especially looking The 10-storey building of apartments. progress we are making. Creative on behalf of education institutions these developments forward to hearing about is being developed by “The town continues “The government hubs Develop Croydon Forum CIC. expanding to offer degrees underline how Croydon is Croydon young people ranging from nursing to still attracting major inward taking advantage of these Schroders and Stanhope to attract occupiers to programme is creating The opinions, beliefs and and will be the second its wealth of community strong regional centres accountancy, Croydon is investment and bringing opportunities. Councillor Alisa Flemming viewpoints represented Brighter futures: Grade A office building to amenities, enviable where civil servants can in the articles published be completed at the nine- transport connections and build their careers in modern in this newspaper do not acre scheme, following the growing workforce thanks to state-of-the-art shared necessarily represent letting on One Ruskin Square its increasingly favourable workspaces, enabling the opinions, beliefs and to Her Majesty’s Revenue & reputation among efficient, collaborative and viewpoints of the Develop Customs (HMRC) in 2017. homeowners seeking more flexible working, driving Croydon Forum or White Croydon Council under new leadership affordable alternatives to engagement and improving The new hub will provide Gateway development: How the new offices at Ruskin Square will look Label Creative. flexible workspace, allowing central London living and productivity and wellbeing. recent commitments from ouncillor Councillor Tony Newman the lessons from working “This will also reduce university teaching space. Hamida Ali last month. Cllr Ali said: from home over the recent government operating has been “Croydon is the most months to be incorporated. “The potential of Croydon costs as we dispose of elected as the exciting and vibrant borough The development of was central to the fund’s unnecessary office space RUSKIN SQUARE. new leader of in London and I am deeply 330,000 sq ft will include decision to invest when we and streamline our estate. Croydon Council. honoured to have been ground level retail units and did – in line with our strategy “We will continue to NINE ACRES OF SPECTACULAR. of selective investment in Having first become a elected to lead the council work is due to start on site work with government C at this crucial point in time. before the end of this year, winning locations where departments, local DEVELOPMENT, BALANCING ward member for Woodside fundamentals set the in 2014, she has held the “This is a time of with the build of the main authorities, investors and scene for future value and LIFE, WORK, LEARNING AND position of cabinet member unprecedented challenge superstructure beginning in developers across the UK to April 2021.