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Football: Play Offs for Crawley Town, Horsham FC & Three Bridges FC

Photos credit:  Paul Franklin

Crawley Town’s 2-0 win over Grimsby Town, together with other match results going their way, meant the Reds have secured their place in the League 2 play offs.  Manager Scott Lindsey spoke to Gary Smith from BBC Radio Sussex:

Meanwhile Sutton United finished second from bottom in League 2 and are relegated to the National League.

Horsham FC have reached their first ever Isthmian Premier Division play offs following their victory over Concord Rangers at the weekend; Horsham travel to Chatham Town for the play off on Wednesday.

Three Bridges finished the season in fourth place in the Isthmian South East and secured their place in the semi final play off tomorrow evening away to Sittingbourne FC.

 

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Redhill: Potential Closure of Marks and Spencer’s Belfry Store

Photos credit:  Belfry Shopping Centre

Marks and Spencer has started a consultation with its Redhill staff regarding the potential closure of its store in the Belfry Shopping Centre.

In October 2022, M&S announced it was restructuring its business to focus on its food-only stores as part of a plan to close over 100 sites. 

Manager of The Belfry, Andy Nash, said the Redhill store has been “much loved” by customers for the past 33 years and wished “all of the Redhill M&S staff well during the consultation process and beyond”. 

Last month, Marks and Spencer announced the closure of their Crawley store located in Queensway.

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Surrey Fire and Rescue Service: Upgrade to Wray Park Facilities

Surrey Fire and Rescue Service’s training facilities at Wray Park in Reigate will be upgraded. 

The investment, which was approved by Surrey County Council’s Cabinet, will include improvements to the firehouse and training facilities in critical areas such as working at height, live fire behaviour and use of breathing apparatus. 

The upgrade at Wray Park is part of a wider initiative to modernise Surrey’s fire stations, with redevelopment projects planned for Lingfield and Reigate. 

A public consultation event will be held in May for local residents to find out more about the proposals.

 

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East Grinstead Bus Running Day

It’s the 28th year of The East Grinstead Bus Running Day – a lot of dun and happening all day today (Sunday 21st April).

The event brings together over 25 classic buses representing types that used to operate in and around East Grinstead. Destinations reached include Turners Hill, Crawley Down, Lingfield, Godstone, Oxted and Edenbridge. There are also tours up to the Ashdown Forest and of the town.

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Horley & Crawley Celebrate St. George’s Day

St. George’s day is officially this coming Tuesday 23rd April.

In the 15th century St. George’s day was a major feast and national holiday in England on a par with Christmas! The tradition of celebration faded by the end of the 18th century after the union of England and Scotland.

Nevertheless, St. George’s day was celebrated in style today. Click below to hear more from the High Street, Horley and Queen Square, Crawley.