The Croydon Facelift

04/02/2021

I don't know about you but i'm saving a fair whack by working from home and not buying a daily coffee on the way in to the office. If you're doing the same, please consider donating that spare cash to Matthews Yard and help our local kids stay nourished ❤

24/10/2020

Thank you Matthews Yard 💗

Beautiful painting by Bev Jones currently on display at Matthews Yard amongst tonnes of other stunning Croydon landscapes. Guess where this is 👀

All art is for sale, and some are also available as prints. We are all about our Croydon artists - and times like these we need to support them so tag your favourite local creatives and why! 👇

24/04/2019

Bridget Riley in her London studio in 1980 by Bill Warhurst.

Replace the paint pots with coffee mugs and this scene is an accurate representation of my kitchen right now. Happy 87th birthday Bridget.

25/02/2019

"The term 'Croydon Facelift' will be outlawed as part of the council's rebranding masterplan - a 4000-page document which contains the word 'hub' 697 times"

Brilliant satire from Louise Ashcroft in her Fungus residency. Catch 'Whose Croytopia?' in and around Croydon for Turf Projects - on until 2 April.

11/02/2019

Saturday Turf Projects family art fun day. Playing with light and mirrors: making and becoming installations with the brilliant as part of his very excellent exhibition. Special thanks to Sophie for your grace and patience with three kids let loose with cameras...and for letting one of us try on the merch 🙈

The exhibition also features a clip from American Assassin 👆 filmed in Croydon. The very film that was given the Richard DeDomenici treatment with his incredible redux at last years 👌 @ Croydon, United Kingdom

19/07/2018

So we've been on a bit of a hiatus but couldn't not share the news about the opening of the brilliant today.

A beautifully-styled shop with clothes, shoes, bags, books and fresh coffee - this is such a fantastic asset for Croydon from

Shop and do your bit for the homeless crisis in our borough at the same time - what's not to love? Just look at that skirt - I can't lie, I am just a little bit giddy right now.

01/04/2018

The building Matthews Yard is based in is at risk of demolition. Help us save a creative space in the heart of Croydon town centre.

16/03/2018

An inset day with the eldest meant finally getting to the 'A Journey Through Brutalism' exhibition today.

Seeing this beauty hanging on the wall and then seeking her out on the side of a building on Katherine Street pretty much blew my 5 year old sons mind. If you haven't made it down yet, make sure you do before the end of March.

13/03/2018

Croydon doesn't need another exclusive housing development. Croydon needs Matthews Yard. Please sign, share and shout about this petition to keep it where it belongs.

Save Matthews Yard

12/03/2018

We may not have won Borough of Culture, but these ground murals are another example of the creativity in and around Croydon right now

22/02/2018

No question, the performance of the night.

06/02/2018

Tomorrow evening Croydon Bicycle Theatre hosts a free event at Croydon's David Lean Cinema as part of the Women's Suffrage Centenary celebrations. Discover the incredible story of Rosa May Billinghurst. There will also be a double-bill screening of BBC2's suffragette themed comedy 'Up The Women' along with guest speakers from Wheels for Wellbeing, Ash magazine, author Miranda Roszkowski, comedian Rosie Jones and the Suffragette City team.

Join us on February 7th for a special event as part of the capital's Women's Suffrage Centenary celebrations. We will be remembering Rosa May Billinghurst, an incredible suffragette who attended rallies in her adapted handcycle, only to have it turned over, robbed of valves and the tyres slashed by....