Photos courtesy of St Catherine’s Hospice

St Catherine’s Hospice celebrated its 40th anniversary last Tuesday, marking 40 years since the charity first opened its doors to patients in Malthouse Road in Crawley.  

The anniversary celebrations came in the middle of the Hospice’s open week where the local community were invited to say farewell to the Malthouse Road site. 

The Hospice will move to its new purpose built building at Pease Pottage in November, where it will continue to provide expert end of life care and support to terminally ill people and their families across West Sussex and East Surrey.

Photo credit:  The Harlequin Theatre

The Harlequin Theatre in Redhill will remain closed until 20th October following the discovery of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC). 

The Theatre and Library were closed as a precaution last Tuesday. The Library has since reopened after structural engineers completed their investigations there.  Specialist survey work continues at the Theatre. 

Shows and events due to take place in the next few weeks, have been postponed.  Customers who have tickets for performances up until 20th October will be contacted directly.

Susy Radio has been shortlisted in the 2023 Community Radio Awards.

The station has made the shortlist, which was whittled down from entries from stations from every corner of the UK.

Susy Radio has picked up a nomination in the Special Category, “HM Queen Elizabeth II – Her life, Her Reign, and her Passing”, with special local news bulletin which was produced and presented by Tracey Franklin.

The Local News Special was broadcast on Monday 12th September, four days after the Queen passed away.

Tracey Franklin, who prepares and presents the Monday editions of Susy Radio local news, had collected both new and archive material over days prior to the broadcast, to bring to the listeners a special news bulletin from a local angle showing the Queen’s connection to East Surrey and North Sussex.

This year Tracey is celebrating 40 years since she first started in radio (at a very young age, she says!), and although she had a break from radio for around 20 years during that time, is pleased to have found radio again and has been a member of the Susy Radio local news team for 8 years.

The winners will be revealed in a ceremony in Newcastle-upon-Tyne on 4th November.

The team at Susy Radio is delighted to have been recognised among a large number of other stations doing great work across the UK.

Martin Steers, awards chair, said: “Every year we are constantly surprised and delighted by the breadth and depth of the output of community radio, both on air and in their local communities.

“We wish Tracey Franklin and Susy Radio good luck and can’t wait to host the ceremony in Newcastle in November.”

The Susy Radio news bulletins are complemented with a written story for the website; the website article,  and audio used in the award entry can be found here:

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