South Norwood Tourist Board

South Norwood Tourist Board are delighted to announce the launch of South Norwood Ramblers by Jason Casey.

In the land of the Great North Wood there now stands a collection of memories; of World Cup heroes and villains; of singers and storytellers; of inventors and innovators; Canals turned into railways. Fields turned into brick works and back into fields again. Reclaimed by nature; reclaimed by community activists; out there making their own history. Right now, in this moment.

South Norwood Ramblers takes the intrepid adventurer around over 11 miles of South Norwood’s finest – along with a few cross border excursions. From the heights of the Norwood Ridge to the old flooded moats of the 13th Century. It is all here. Awaiting your discovery.

We have always said that a book like this is just what South Norwood needs – and thanks to Jason’s hard work we now have one. Great work Jason!

The project was born out of adversity. When the lockdown was first being eased Jason and his collaborator Richard Graham headed off on a 4-hour ramble around the streets of South Norwood, taking pictures of the sights they saw as they went. They were then struck with the idea of turning it into a book so that everyone could share in it.

We at SNTB have always said that this is just what South Norwood needs – indeed we had been planning to do something ourselves – but seeing as Jason had actually got up and done it we were happy to help him bring his idea to fruition. For an added bit of fun (or maybe just tired eyes), we have left in a few typos. There’s no prize for spotting them but if you’re the sort of person who gets a warm sense of superiority from spotting these things, please feel free to look.

The book costs £2 with any profits going to South Norwood Community Kitchen. It is available from Jason at Croydon FC. Others have been deposited around the area for you to peruse. An online copy will be available later in the year.

Jason can be contacted at jcaseyenterprises@yahoo.co.uk