Local athlete Zara Munday has been selected for the South East Trampoline Team as well as being individually selected for the English championships.
Following the South East Regional Team trials on Sunday (2nd October), Zara (left), who lives in Bletchingley, qualified in third place for the Gold ladies 17-18 years group.
She and her synchro partner Megan Finney have also been selected for Ladies Gold Synchro 19 plus qualifying in first place.
Peter Andre and his wife Emily MacDonagh are adding their voices to support an NHS campaign promoting the flu jab for pregnant women.
The couple, who live near Gatwick, are expecting their second child.
Emily is a junior doctor and has herself recently had the flu jab, which is free on the NHS to pregnant women. She and Peter agree having it is a really good idea.
Last year over 50% of pregnant women did not have the jab.
Fifty seven volunteers from across the borough have been recognised for their dedication to the community by the Mayor of Reigate & Banstead, Cllr David Powell.
The Mayor’s Volunteer awards ceremony took place at the Town Hall on Friday 23 September 2016.
Some of the volunteers receiving awards have given over 70 years’ service to their community and together they have volunteered for over 300 years!
The annual awards scheme is organised by the Council in partnership with Voluntary Action Reigate & Banstead.
Full list of Mayor’s Volunteer Award winners 2016
Young Volunteer Award
Individual Volunteer Awards
Volunteer Team Awards
Trustee Award
Trustee Team Award
Business Award
For further information about the award winners and their volunteering activities or individual photos please email communications@reigate-banstead.gov.uk or contact Claire Lapping, Communications Officer on 01737 276016.
For further information please email communications@reigate-banstead.gov.uk or contact Claire Lapping, Communications Officer on 01737 276016.
Gatton Park in Reigate has received over £50,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund for a new project encouraging people to get more involved in their local heritage.
They’re also aiming to reinstate ‘Capability’ Brown’s designed viewpoints and tree plantings across the landscape
The start of the project is well timed to link with this year’s celebration of the 300th anniversary of Brown’s birth.
As well as clearing areas to expose the original views and now mature trees, the project will plant new tree clumps and restore the character of the Park to Brown’s original vision.
There’ll also be new interpretation boards and leaflets to help visitors better find their way around Gatton Park.
By exploring the landscape with local community groups, ideas will be generated for pop up art installations to be created by local artists from natural materials from the landscape. Using outdoor adventures and indoor crafts a new family learning course for parents and children – Wow What a View! – will help children and parents discover the landscape of Gatton and how to explore designed and natural environments elsewhere. New volunteer tour guides will be trained to provide regular tours of the whole landscape for both individuals and groups. It is also planned to highlight the Wray Lane entrance to the Park by the installation of new railings and gate. The grant will also be used to provide parkland railings to replace old damaged fencing which will improve management of the landscape.
The National Trust and the Gatton Trust have already restored many of Brown’s features and this project will build on previous clearing and planting works to ensure that future generations can enjoy this wonderful landscape. Of the approximately 250 gardens attributed to Brown, there were three or four others in Surrey, but Gatton Park is the only one within the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
A Horley man’s been fined after pleading guilty to fly tipping.
On September 20th at Redhill Magistrates’ court, Jordan Gibson from Shipley Bridge admitted dumping waste, not being a registered carrier and failing to provide a written description of the waste.
In total he was fined £650 with costs of £384.
The waste was found in Smallfield and after examination of its contents, it was found to have come from a property in Littlehampton.
In mitigation, Gibson claimed to have given the waste to someone else to get rid of.
But people are being reminded to ensure that anyone disposing of waste for them is a registered waste carrier as they could be held responsible if the waste ends up illegally dumped.