Picture credit: Reigate & Banstead Borough Council.
Local books of condolence will be opened at:
Opening hours of the books in Town Hall and The Harlequin Theatre are:
Saturday 10 September and Saturday 17, 9am to 6pm
Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm (from Monday 12 September)
Opening hours of the books in Banstead and Horley Community Centres are:
Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm (from Monday 12 September)
Please be aware that security checks may be in operation.
The nearest parking for the Town Hall is Bancroft Road multi-storey car park. On-site parking is available for blue badge holders only.
You can also deliver your written tribute by hand to a special post box at the Town Hall for inclusion into the loose-leaf books.
An online Book of Condolence can be found at https://www.royal.uk/send-message-condolence
Letters to The King sending condolences should be sent to:
FAO The King’s Private Secretary,
Buckingham Palace,
London,
SW1A 1AA
Donations and flowers
Rather than laying flowers, mementoes or tributes please consider donating to a charity in the name of Her Majesty The Queen to either a cause she closely identified with or a charity of your own choice. Details of these can be found on the Royal Family website at www.royal.uk/charities-and-patronages.
If you wish to lay flowers, designated areas for floral tributes are at the flag poles at:
Please remember to remove all packaging first, including plastic wrapping. This is because, at the appropriate time, flowers will be taken for composting.
In Crawley, a book of condolence is available to sign in the Town Hall foyer from 10am until 4pm on Friday 9 September and then from 9am to 4pm during the period of national mourning, excluding the weekends.
Additional books of condolence will be available to sign at K2 Crawley leisure centre and The Hawth from the afternoon of 9 September.
Floral tributes can be left at the bandstand in Memorial Gardens. Please do not leave any candles or lanterns. Flowers will be cleared away the day after Her Majesty the Queen’s funeral. All notes on the tributes will be retained, digitised and stored in the Town Hall.
In Horsham, Books of Condolence are open at public sites to enable residents and visitors to express their sympathy.
Books are available at:
- The Council offices at Parkside (open weekdays 9am – 5pm)
- The Capitol Horsham (open Mondays to Saturdays 1.30pm – 8pm, Sundays 1.30pm to 5pm)
- Horsham Museum (open Tuesdays to Saturdays 10am – 4pm)
Members of the public are welcomed to lay floral tributes as a mark of respect in the Garden of Remembrance at St Mary’s Church in the Causeway, Horsham. A steward will receive floral tributes at the front of the church and place them on behalf of the public.