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. …

Applications are now open for Crawley Borough Council’s relaunched Neighbourhood Improvement Fund, which uses money collected from developers through the planning system. Community organisations can now bid for funding by submitting applications through the Crawley Borough Council website. The funding scheme…

More than 2,000 water-saving devices have now been fitted to council homes, helping Crawley Borough Council build new properties. The council is working in partnership with Cenergist to roll out an installation programme of Control Flow, which improves the water efficiency of its existing housing stock across the…

Crawley Borough Council wants to hear your views on a proposed new Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) to tackle anti-social behaviour and nuisance within the council’s town centre multi-storey car parks. Residents and businesses have raised concerns regarding safety and anti-social behaviour within the car parks…

More and more wildflower areas have been created across Crawley following positive feedback from residents. Crawley Borough Council has now given over 27 grassed areas to wildflowers, with seven more planned to be created. The council has installed signs at some of the areas so that residents can see that the…

Members of the council’s cabinet have been to see the first assets purchased under a £4.5 million agreement with Crawley College. The Invest In Skills for Crawley project will improve job skills training using part of the £21.1 million allocated from the Government’s Towns Fund. They saw an immersive classroom…

Three companies have been selected to provide specialist services across Crawley Borough Council’s multi-million regeneration and housing programme. The partnership agreements made with Keegans, Project Centre and Horley-based Oander allow for deployment of their surveyors, construction designers, clerks of works,…