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New attractions, events and improvements are coming to Goffs Park, the oldest park in º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø.Visitors to the park will be able to take advantage of a tree trail, sensory garden and blossom trail, the reopening of the light railway, plus a wide variety of events, in the coming months.The 2024 opening of the Goffs Park…

Kingsway Care has won the Business of the Year (up to £1 million), sponsored by º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø Borough Council, at the 16th Gatwick Diamond Business Awards last week (Thursday 21 March).The Hove-based firm was selected as winners by Gatwick Diamond Business judges. The award was presented to Olly Carter, Founder, and Vicky…

A proposal to build housing on parking spaces in Bristol Close, Pound Hill, has been cancelled by º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø Borough Council.A recent consultation gave residents the chance to give their views on the proposals for eight affordable homes – four maisonettes and four apartments – in a three-storey block.Following residents’…

The new programme of cycling sessions provided by º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø Wellbeing and Out There has begun on the BMX track at Cherry Lane in Langley Green. Members of º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø Borough Council’s Cabinet joined the Wheels for Wellbeing team which provides a range of adapted bikes for both adults and young people with disabilities…

The new names for º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø Borough Council’s fleet of bin collecting lorries have been confirmed.Sir David Attenborough, Vin Diesel and comedian Romesh Ranganathan are among the celebrities to have their names recycled for the lorry monikers.They were selected by a combination of personnel from Biffa, the council’s…

Seven organisations have benefited from a share of £12,693 from º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø Borough Council’s small grants pot.The recipients are:Melting Pot Project – £2,496 for English language support to groups in needMenshare Listening Group – £2,316 for listening circlesº¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø Town Lifesaving Club – £2,000 towards pool hireGatwick…

Fourteen not-for-profit organisations have been awarded new strategic grants totalling more than £255,000 from º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø Borough Council.A range of community grants have been awarded for new and existing activity that will benefit º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø residents and visitors.These grants include:£50,000 for º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø Open House’s…

Many more people in º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø will be able to benefit from a change to eligibility rules for the Home Upgrade Grant which provides funding for solar panels, insulation and air source heat pumps.The maximum annual income threshold for receiving a grant is now £36,000, previously £31,000, increasing the eligible pool of…

º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø Borough Council is supporting more than 1,100 students from five º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø schools as part of Love Local Jobs Foundation’s Dare to Dream programme.Dare to Dream is an inspirational programme created by the Love Local Jobs Foundation, a charity which supports the self-awareness, resilience, employability skills…

The Queens Square fountains were switched back on at the Spring Fun event on Saturday (16 March), bringing joy to hundreds of children.The fountains were switched back on by the Mayor of º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø, Councillor Jilly Hart, following a countdown, which was joined in by hundreds of visitors.Within seconds of the fountains…