Who We Are
This is Croydon – London Borough of Croydon 2023 has been developed using a grassroots model. Empowering and emboldening the cultural sector creating a framework and structure of support and collaboration.
This is Croydon
Our unique delivery structure is made up of a partnership between Croydon Council staff, community producers based at key Culture Hubs and the leadership of the Croydon Culture Steering Group.
The Croydon Culture Steering Group is made up of a diverse range of organisations and individuals drawn from across the borough’s cultural landscape. The steering group works in partnership with the council to develop the overall cultural strategy, while individual steering group members also support the practical delivery of multiple aspects of the programme.
The steering group is supported by six additional advisory groups focused on access, amateur arts, music, queer arts, youth arts and evaluation, representing nearly 100 Croydon-based organisations and individuals. All our advisory groups welcome new members so if you are interested in joining anyone of them just email Dan, our chair, at the email below.
Mirfat Abraham
Community Producer.
Fairfield Halls
Anusha Subramanyam
Beeja Dance
Chris Williams
Drunken Chorus
Flo O’Mahony
ZooCo
Dominique Stagg
Centrale Shopping Centre
Lizzie Lambie
Fashion Meets Music
Bishop Rosemarie Mallett
Church of England
Lata Desai
Subrang Arts
Youth Advisory Group
Queer Arts Advisory Group
Claudia Coelho – Queer Arts Advisory Group Lead
Queer Croydon
Daniel Conway
Academic & Curator
Hakeem Kazeem
Batty Mama
Amy-Rose Edlyn
Bold Mellon Collective
Emilia Nurmukhametova
Bold Mellon Collective
Paula Goodwin
Croydon Pride
Ria Patel
Croydon Pride
SJ Wyatt
Crisis
Tiana Biscuit
Drag Queen
Asifa Lahore
Drag Queen
Star McKenzie
Matthew’s Yard
Andrew Evans
Metro Charity
Jessica Woolf
Museum of Croydon
Norman Mine
Norwood JunkAction
Esther Sutton
The Oval Tavern
Lukasz Izdebski
Photographer
Marie Solange
Promoter
Yi Wang
Queer East Film Festival
Lucy Hayhoe
Raze Collective
Fraser Buchanan
Raze Collective
Tim Other
Raze Collective
Rainbows Across Borders
Refugee Support Group
Daniel Winder
Stanley Arts
Malakai Sargeant
Talawa Theatre Company
Patricia Curtis
Trans Pals
Mark Goldby
Visual Artist
Roxanna Halls
Visual Artist
Mary Jane Holland
Cabaret Performer
Music Advisory Group
Kiarn Eslami – Music Advisory Group Chair
Live Nation
Marcus Harris-Noble
Croydon Enterprize Zone/Music City
Anthony Brown
Creative Artists Agency
Tony Nwachukwu
Creative Define Release/Attica Blues
Esther Sutton
The Oval Tavern
Graeme Miall
Tomorrow’s Warriors
Lizzie Lambie
Fashion Meets Music
Evaluation Advisory Group
Daniel Winder – Evaluation Group Lead
Stanley Arts
Penny Mills
The Audience Agency
Ian Anantharajah
Beats & Eats
Kevin Quilty
Croydon Council
Ellie Claughton
Boundless Theatre
Jon Pelluet
The BRIT School
Caterina Loriggio
Croydon Council
Graeme Smith
Croydon Music & Arts
Jacinth Martin
Croydon Supplementary Education Project
Angela Farrance
GLA
Sagar Shah
GLA
Joanna Goodey
London Southbank University
Sheree Vickers
SAVVY Theatre Company
Shuba Rao
The Shift Collective
Surinder Sahota
SGSS Croydon Sikh Gurdwara
Carolyn ML Forsyth
Talawa Theatre Company
Chantel Bell
Talawa Theatre Company
Amateur Arts Advisory Group
Paula Goodwin – Amateur Arts Advisory Group Lead
Croydon Brass Band
Robin Mason
All Saints Concert Band
Christopher Braime
Choir on the Hill
Rob Cook
Croydon Brass
Peter Gillman
Croydon Philharmonic Choir & Croydon Male Voice Choir
Sarah H Gordon
Croydon Philharmonic Choir & Croydon Operatic & Dramatic Association
Michael Hall
Croydon Operatic & Dramatic Association
Sue Reeves
Croydon Symphonic Band
Marlon Hibbert
Endurance Steel Orchestra
Evadne Bygrave
Sing A Book CIC
Margaret Hawkins
South London Sinfonia
Michael Fuller
Sing A Book CIC
Access Advisory Group
Flo O’Mahony – Access Advisory Group Lead
ZooCo
Dr. Yusuf Osman
Access Consultant
Vipul Sangoi
Beeja Dance
Oliver Tipper
Club Soda
Katie Hurley
Croydonites
Sheena Holiday
Drunken Chorus
Chris Williams
Drunken Chorus
Chez Yeates
Gig Buddies/Club Soda
Loraine O’Shaughnessy
Gig Buddies/Club Soda
Gemma Coldicott
SLiDE Dance
Paul Connolly
One Croydon
Alyson Frazier
Play for Progress
Alice Rayman
SAVVY Theatre Company
Sheree Vickets
SAVVY Theatre Company
A’lshah Waheed
Talawa Theatre Company
Sky Baker
Turf Projects
Beatrix Finch
Turf Projects
Jill Finch
Turf Projects
Jhinuk Sarkar
Turf Projects
Fleur Rooth
ZooCo
Under 18s Jobs & Training
The BRIT School
Deaf & Disabled Sector Development
SAVVY Theatre Company
Queer Arts Sector Development
Stanley Arts
Youth Sector Development
ZooCo and Croydon Music & Arts
Global Majority Sector Development
Apsara Arts, Beeja, Subrang & Talawa Theatre Company
Music Sector Development
The BRIT School