Astronomer Jane Green talked about some of the delights to be found in the Summer night sky including the Perseid meteor showers, a little interaction between the Moon and Saturn along with the Jupiter and Mars conjunction.
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Long Service Awards For Volunteers in Reigate & Banstead
Photo above: Redhill Corps of Drums and Band members receiving their awards. They are pictured with presenter Nicholas Owen, and Mayor of Reigate and Banstead Cllr Eddy Humphreys.
Reigate and Banstead Borough Council presented some long service awards to volunteers earlier this month.
As part of the annual Reigate and Banstead Volunteer Awards, the Long Service Award was introduced this year to coincide with the Council’s 50th anniversary.
The Mayor of Reigate and Banstead, Councillor Eddy Humphreys, gave the winners their certificates and thanked them for their dedication and hard work.
The awards were presented by Nicholas Owen who was also honoured for his voluntary work with the Children’s Trust and St Catherine’s Hospice. A team award was presented to volunteers from the Redhill Corps of Drums and Band; four of whom have been with the band for over 30 years.
Photo credit: Reigate and Banstead BC. Awards host Nicholas Owen was also honoured for his voluntary work with the Children’s Trust and St Catherine’s Hospice
Photo credit: Reigate & Banstead BC. Recipients of the Long Service Award pausing for a group photo with the Mayor and Mayoress of Reigate & Banstead at the Town Hall
Injunction Prohibits Environmental Protestors At Gatwick
Photo: Gatwick Airport Media
Gatwick Airport has been granted a High Court injunction to prohibit environmental protestors.
The injunction prevents anyone from entering, occupying or remaining on the airport in connection with Just Stop Oil or any other environmental campaign group without the permission of Gatwick Airport Limited.
Anyone breaching the injunction could be imprisoned for up to two years, fined or have their assets seized for contempt of court.
Box Hill Steps Refurbished
Photos credit: Surrey County Council
Three hundred steps at Box Hill have been refurbished to encourage better sustainable access.
The steps which cross the steep hillside linking the Stepping Stones path to the summit have been excavated and rebuilt thanks to over £53,000 of funding. The steps were originally installed by volunteers in the 1980s but had become eroded.
The new steps have been constructed using around 15 tons of recycled plastic which has been manufactured from 7,731,360 million milk bottle tops.
The work took three months with much of the construction being done by hand rather than machinery due to the challenging location of the steps.
Around The Lake Festival
The Around-The-Lake-Festival took place at Tilgate Park across the weekend of 13 & 14th July 2024.
A phenomenal weekend of FREE live performances, art installations around the lake and creative drop-in sessions for the whole family.
The amazing ‘Crossings’ by Luke Jerram is running until Wednesday 17th July with 9 incredibly painted row boats available to the public to take for a gentle row across the water, whilst listening to a choice of incredible stories.
Well done to the team at Crawley’s Creative Playground for producing the event.
Listen below to Clive on SUSY Sunday Brunch talking to Becky (Community Producer) and Luke (Artist) and click through to Creative Playground to watch a short clip of Day 1.
