There will be a book signing at Yeha Noha Café this Friday.

Acklima Akbar draws on her past experiences as a manager in the NHS and looks at the decision making that goes on in the NHS.

The book is fictional and is described as a satirical expose on crisis management in hospitals.

Yeha Noha Café, South Norwood, Station Road, July 5.

 

A new Croydon Radio show is being aired this week.

The Planet Croydon radio show is a weekly show bringing the latest information on Croydon’s music scene.

For the first time, the show is starting a new regular showcase at Scream Lounge, which takes place on the first Friday at each month.

Splinter Group, Frauds and The Android Angel are the bands taking part in the event.

Planet Croydon, Scream Lounge, South End, Croydon, July 5, 7.45pm, visit screamlounge.com for more information.

 

A Croydon Pub is hosting a charity metal weekend.

The Green Dragon are having two nights of music on Friday July 5 and Saturday July 6.

There are a host of live bands playing, as well as a raffle which could see you win some vouchers donated by Steel Point Tattoos and Time Bomb.

The Green Dragon, High Street, July 5 and 6, 8pm, £3 on the door.

 

 

American singer-songwriters Cathryn Craig and Brian Willoughby iare performing in Croydon next Monday.

 

The pair’s Alice’s Song was a Highlight of the Year on Aled Jones’ BBC Radio 2 show. Craig was also a guest on Simon Mayo’s show on Radio 2.

Their new album Real World was released in April 2013.

Craig and Willoughby, Ruskin House, Coombe Road, July 8, 8pm, call 02086605919 for more information and for tickets.

 

It is the Riddlesdown Collegiate summer festival next weekend.

This year the popular event features fairground rides, beat the keeper, inflatable assault course, food, free parking onsite plus other rides and attractions.

They will also be joined by two Crystal Palace stars on the day.

Riddlesdown Collegiate Summer Festival, July 6, 12pm-5pm, Honister Heights Purley

 

It’s time to get your ho-downs ready for the Benson School Summer Fair.

The primary school are having an American themed fair this year.

There will be games, live music, a bucking bronco, BBQ, bar and tea shop, inflatables and lots of other stalls.

Benson School Fair, West Way, Shirley, Croydon Surrey CR0 8RQ, July 6, 12pm-3pm.

 

Cider fans will be able to enjoy a range of draught ciders from around the British Isles at a borough wide cider festival this month.

Ten Wetherspoons pubs in Croydon will be showcasing a range of ciders from July 10 to July 28. The pubs will each offer 16 draught ciders over the 19 days.

 

Guided tours of the Crystal Palace Museum will be taking place this Sunday.

As well as seeing many relics of the site’s industrial and social heritage, the tour will include the gruesome tale which led to the railway tunnel under the museum to be haunted.

Crystal Palace Museum Tour, Anerley Hill , July 7, 12pm, £2.50-£3.50, call 02084670700 or email info@crystalpalacemuseum.org.uk.

 

It will be zombie mayhem at the BRIT School next Monday.

The school are inviting Selhurst residents to their free theatrical cinema event, which is based around the comedy Shaun of the Dead.

There will be a screening of the film with a number of students dressing up as zombies.

Shaun of the Dead, BRIT School, The Crescent, Croydon, July 8, 6.30pm, go to eepurl.com/Bn9-X for tickets.