People across Surrey and Sussex gathered yesterday to remember those who had fallen through conflict in the annual Remembrance Day services.
Thousands of veterans and civilians laid wreaths at local war memorials by organisations including Tandridge District Council and 1st Godstone Scouts.
At 11am as Big Ben struck, the traditional two-minute silence was then observed.
London Gatwick has recently contributed nearly fourteen thousand pounds to support families in financial hardship through its partnership with the charity FreeShop Crawley.
FreeShop helps to provide essential services to over 600 people every week by offering food, mental health support, professional services and more.
During the recent October half-term, London Gatwick welcomed 13 families who use FreeShop to its Science Technology Engineering and Maths centre, where colleagues led STEM-related activities for children and engaged with parents about the career opportunities available at the airport.
Tandridge Access Group is a charity that helps to provide the local district more accessible and inclusive areas and are currently on the lookout for more volunteers.
The group work to improve access for people with disabilities and also raise awareness of challenges across the district.
Recently, they improved a popular footpath in Oxted making it now accessible for anyone with a mobility scooter, including new gates with a special RADAR key access for everyone to enjoy the Glebe open space.
The group meet at the council offices in Oxted every two months, so for anyone who has some spare time and would like to help, you can email the organisation on tandridgeaccessgroup@gmail.com
Crawley Police has teamed up with a forensic firm to help in the fight against burglary.
The Neighbourhood Policing Team will distribute DNA marking kits to residents from identified locations across the borough. Marking property with a DNA identifier proves who the item belongs to and links criminals to the crimes they commit. Each kit comes in a pot of adhesive solution and can be used to mark up to 50 items.
Posters will be displayed in the areas where the DNA marking kits will be used – to deter potential offenders.
A Surrey based hospice turned up the heat on Bonfire Night! St Raphael’s hosted a firewalking event to raise funds to help run the care facility and asked people to brave their fears and take the challenge. Susy Radio’s newsreader David Walker was one of 28 fundraisers who took part in the event facing burning temperatures of over 360 degrees Celsius:
Cliff Mann who runs firewalking activities from the organisation Time 4 Change spoke to the firewalkers as the the last participants completed the challenge:
The hospice was hoping to raise eight thousand pounds on the night but by the start of the evening they had already reached eleven thousand pounds. Samantha Bourne is Events Fundraising Manager at St Raphael’s:
And you can find out more about what the hospice does for the community at straphaels.org.uk.
You can listen to David Walker’s full report here:
Photo: Susy Radio news reader, David Walker
