Day 2 of the Jubilee celebrations in Croydon and there have been a lot of events taking place all over the borough, with residents and faith and community groups coming together to celebrate.

One thing that was very noticeable was that the local police have been out and about attending events making sure that things go smoothly but also using the informal opportunity to meet people and find out more about what people in Croydon think about crime prevention and community policing. At the Faiths Together in Croydon gathering in Park Hill, attendees were astonished when St James Edwards took out his violin and gave a very impressive rendition of God Save the Queen to the crowd.

Kingscote Road in Addiscombe was preparing for their street party when the CRO came by. There was bunting up, balloons and chairs and tables had been lined up in the road so that residents could sit down to lunch together.

The CRO spoke with one of the organisers, John, who said ‘ we have been looking forward to this for a while, there is still a few things to do to get things completely ready, but what with the bunting, flags and our Union Jack table cloths, it’s going to look great. I think it’s a great idea for everyone in the street to get together like this.’

When the CRO popped by a bit earlier, the party seemed to be going very well, despite a bit of rain. So well in fact, that the police had arrived – to play football with a young man who did not want to miss out on the opportunity for a bit of practice.

There are more events and street parties promised over the next couple of days and hopefully we will see more of these bobbies on the beat in Croydon.

Some more pictures of the day below