Tilgate Nature Centre was delighted to receive a silver award for its Tilgate Bites Home Education programme from the British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums (BIAZA). Throughout the first and third coronavirus lockdown, Tilgate Nature Centre created daily home education activities to deliver and support…

Crawley Borough Council can confirm that the Crawley adult parkruns will recommence from this weekend. In addition, the Tilgate junior parkrun will return to normal age categories from this weekend, once again welcoming children from ages 4-14. The council has been working with the local event directors to ensure that…

In line with the government’s roadmap out of lockdown, most legal COVID-19 restrictions will be lifted on Monday 19 July enabling additional Crawley Borough Council facilities to reopen. The fountains in Queens Square will be turned back on from Friday 23 July. At K2 Crawley, in most cases, activities and…

More than 100 independent retailers in Crawley can take advantage of a free training programme, thanks to a project between borough and district councils in West Sussex. The West Sussex Retail Hub has been developed by Digital Islands and has been paid for thanks to a joint bid to the West Sussex Business Rates…

Residents, businesses and stakeholders are being asked for their views on the draft Crawley Economic Recovery Plan. The plan provides a clear vision for Crawley’s future socio-economic prosperity, a clear path for recovery from the pandemic and a marker to Crawley’s formidable reputation for economic productivity. …

Ten businesses have been awarded a total of £32,380 funding from Crawley Borough Council’s Small Business Grant Scheme. The funding comes from a county-wide pot and is separate from funding sent out in response to the pandemic.  The council’s successful small business grant scheme was created to help start…

District Heat Network celebrates halfway milestone Construction of the new District Heat Network (DHN) energy centre has now passed the halfway milestone with good progress made during the pandemic.  Once completed, the DHN will supply affordable heat and hot water for connected residents and businesses at…

Crawley Borough Council has reached a major milestone in plans to bring cheaper, greener energy to the town centre. Construction has begun on the new energy centre and is due for completion in February 2022. This forms phase one of the project and will consist of a combined heat and power (CHP) plant, which…

Crawley Borough Council is supporting Love Local Jobs’ Dare to Dream programme, helping hundreds of students from five schools. Dare to Dream is an inspirational programme created by the LoveLocalJobs Foundation, a community interest company (CIC), which aims to support the self-awareness, resilience, employability…

Councillor Raj Sharma, former Mayor of Crawley and Governor at Manor Green College, sadly passed away in January. He had been an ardent fundraiser and supporter of Manor Green for many years and the college was his chosen charity while he was Mayor of Crawley in 2019/20. Following his death, Raj’s family very…