Residents are being urged to buy local this Christmas and ‘keep it in Crawley’. Spending money in Crawley instead of online or out of town helps the local economy and keeps the town centre and neighbourhood parades vibrant. Keeping it local also helps to create and retain jobs, pumps money back into the Crawley…

A new, fully accessible Changing Places toilet has been installed and opened at K2 Crawley helping increase the ability of people with complex needs to use local facilities. Changing Places toilets (CPTs) are specially equipped for people with significant learning and physical disabilities, and their carers, to use…

Voluntary and community organisations working in Crawley can now apply online for strategic grants of £5,000 or more from Crawley Borough Council. This funding programme aims to support local voluntary and community groups. Projects and services must meet the council’s priorities for funding. The council awards…

A colourful banner representing the multitude of nationalities in Crawley has been unveiled at the Town Hall. Diverse Crawley commissioned local artist Sam Murray to create the 2m by 1m fabric banner to mark the 75th anniversary of Crawley becoming a new town in 2022. It was displayed at festivals and events during…

Christmas in Crawley starts on Friday 17 November with a series of events and entertainments which culminate with the Christmas tree lights switch-on the following day. Crawley Borough Council and the Town Centre Business Improvement District (BID) are collaborating to bring Santa, singers, silent disco, fire…

A much-needed housing development named after the late Raj Sharma, who was twice Mayor of Crawley, has been officially opened with an on-site ceremony. The building, on Brighton Road in Southgate, was named in honour of Raj, who was elected to represent Southgate in 2014 and was Mayor of Crawley in 2016 to 2017 and…

Six charities and community groups have been awarded a total of £7,875 in the latest round of Crawley Borough Council’s small grants. Grants of between £50 and £2,500 are paid out to groups who aim to foster greater levels of community activity through their projects and events for Crawley residents and visitors to…

November 6 marked the start of Talk Money Week, which suggests that we each do one thing each day to improve our financial situation, either by reducing outgoings or maximising the money coming in. Our Financial Inclusion team helps Crawley Homes tenants carry out benefit checks, apply for benefit, fill in forms,…

One lucky resident will win their Council Tax paid for a year (the prize will be up to the equivalent of band D Council Tax for 2024 to 2025), thanks to Crawley Borough Council’s amazing prize draw. Anyone who signs up for electronic billing – including residents who have already signed up – will be entered into a…

Nearly 500 trees were planted at Tilgate Park recently when Crawley Borough Council ran a planting event open to the public.  Dozens of people joined council staff and politicians, plus Sussex Police officers, to add some colour and diversity to a patch of land that was previously used for animal grazing. …