Music at the Bandstand is back in Memorial Gardens this summer with a fantastic line-up of local bands and artists from 12 noon to 3 pm on selected Thursdays and Saturdays throughout July and August. Visit our events page for more information.You can enjoy free live music on Saturday 12, Thursday 17, Saturday 26 and…

The Tamil Learning Centre Crawley (TLCC) has been formally recognised with the prestigious King’s Award for Voluntary Service, the highest honour bestowed upon volunteer groups in the UK.This award acknowledged TLCC’s outstanding contributions to education, inclusion and community pride since its founding in 2006…

Crawley Borough Council is delighted that Worth Park has been recognised by Plant Heritage for its National Plant Collection® of Achillea filipendulina and Achillea millefolium cultivars holding an impressive 64 taxa (distinct types of plants) which is the biggest collection of its kind in the UK.The Achillea…

Crawley Borough Council has won the prestigious South East Planning Authority of the year award from the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI). The awards were held in Oxford on the evening of 3 July 2025. The judges commented on the exceptional results from Crawley's small planning team in overcoming an…

This year’s Crawley Borough Council Armed Forces Day took place on Saturday 28 June. The Surrey and Sussex Drum and Bugle Corps led a procession of standard bearers, veterans, and cadets from Memorial Gardens, down Queensway through Queens Square and the Martlets before returning to Memorial Gardens.&nbsp…

Crawley Borough Council’s much-loved Nature Centre at Tilgate Park has had a makeover into the newly rebranded Tilgate Zoo.Home to more than 100 amazing animals, from wise owls and cheeky meerkats to tapirs, tortoises, and the fabulous leopard cats Aphrodite, Artemis, and Athena, there’s something for families,…

Crawley Borough Council has refurbished and reopened Plantain Crescent play area in Broadfield as part of a wider programme to revitalise unsupervised playgrounds across Crawley.The work consisted of reconstruction of a bark pit, realignment of the boundary fencing and installation of new gates and entrance ways, as…

Crawley Borough Council is aware of ongoing incidents where premises and personal licence holders have been telephoned, advising them that their licence has expired, and that they need to make immediate payment to reinstate it.Personal licences – these no longer expire, so you are not required to pay a renewal fee…

Today, we have received a letter from the Minister for Local Government informing us that our joint proposal with Reigate & Banstead for Local Government Reorganisation will not move forward to the consultation phase. We are disappointed by this decision.We are also perplexed. This decision is not based upon the…

Crawley Borough Council is delighted that the solar carport installation within its K2 Crawley Leisure Centre car park has been completed and is already generating electricity as well as helping with the ongoing rise in energy costs.  The carport, which will decrease the centre’s reliance on the National Grid,…