MANY of us will be giving up everything from chocolate to alcohol, as we look to make a sacrifice for Lent.
But what could Croydon do without for 40 days and 40 nights? Here's seven suggestions of things we'd like to see Croydon give up for Lent.
The word 'ambitious'
Yes, yes - we know you're 'ambitious' for Croydon, 'ambitious' for culture, 'ambitious' for education. You've even named the town's new summer festival sodding 'Ambition'. But here's a really ambitious idea Croydon Council - why not stop using the word 'ambitious' for a while. Or is that too ambitious?
Fly-tipping
As has been established by now, too many people are messing with Croydon. Maybe the council needs a campaign or something, to stop people messing with Croydon....
Anyhow, on a serious note, this borough continues to be blighted by fly-tippers and people who refuse to take responsibility for their surroundings. Let's stop tipping and keep Croydon tidy for a while, eh?
Politicians and political types on Twitter
Is there anything more tedious than watching Croydon's political class perform the social media equivalent of two bald men fighting over a comb? The Twitter battles surrounding Croydon politics are almost always utterly tedious, repetitive and have all the debating quality and gravitas of a game of top trumps. Worse still, it's a huge turn off to a general public already disenfranchised with the political process. Enough!
All forms of transport apart from trams
Croydon's trams are really, really great. We all know this. So, why not sack off the trains, park up the cars, deroute the buses and create one giant land of trams.
Kate Moss
As tabloid newspapers are forever telling us, Kate Moss is from Croydon. But when have you ever seen her speak about her home town, with any degree of pride and affection? Is she an ambassador for Croydon - or just someone who happens to come from here but wishes she didn't? If you don't care about us Kate, it's time we gave up on you for a while.
Holmesdale Fanatics' banners
The HF's support of Crystal Palace has won widespread acclaim across the football world - a throwback to the days when supporters actually used to sing at games, rather than take selfies and eat Haribo Starmix. But perhaps we could give the banners a rest for a month lads, especially those carrying that self-righteous 'we hate modern football' nonsense.
Fear and self-loathing in Croydon
If you believe social media and most correspondence received by the Advertiser, people in Croydon don't like Croydon very much. It's goes beyond gallows humour - rather the vitriol and level of self-loathing towards our town is, frankly, depressing. Much is said about changing the perception of Croydon from the outside, but let's start loving ourselves first, shall we?
