Summer’s here and there’s never a better time of the year to enjoy the great outdoors and the extended daylight hours to make use of Crawley’s outdoor gym facilities. Working out doesn’t just have to mean being confined to an indoor gym. There is a plentiful supply of gym equipment at Tilgate Park and Goffs Park…

Two new cash payment machines are operational for customers in Crawley Borough Council’s Town Hall reception.Previously, while the council was still able to accept cash payments, it could not do so in the building itself while its income management system was being upgraded and customers were asked to use PayPoint or…

The Create Building has its first commercial tenant. A company has signed a lease for half of the sixth floor and will move into the building, on The Boulevard in Crawley town centre, in October 2023. The Create Building is a nine-storey building with 5.5 floors of Grade A commercial office space. It’s owned by…

A Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) prohibiting the anti-social use of vehicles remains in force in Crawley. The PSPO was introduced by Crawley Borough Council in 2019 and extended in March 2022 because businesses and residents had been affected by vehicles gathering in large groups and drivers engaging in anti…

There’s a fantastic feast of fun and entertainment coming to Crawley’s parks this summer with something for everyone to enjoy. The town is blessed with a range of excellent outdoor facilities, managed by Crawley Borough Council, ready-made for a range of events including a summer fayre, fun fair, circus, cross…

A new Changing Places toilet – the second in Crawley – has opened at The Hawth. Crawley Borough Council was awarded a grant of £97,000 from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) to install Changing Places toilets at The Hawth theatre and K2 Crawley leisure centre. Changing Places…

They say golf can be a ‘long walk spoiled’ but whatever happens with your putting at Tilgate Park this summer, you’re guaranteed a breath-taking whirlwind ‘trip’ around the world’s most famous sights. Nine holes around the Walled Garden promise a fun global adventure, taking you from the Great Wall of China to the…

Gatwick Airport Limited (GAL) wants to bring its northern ‘standby’ runway into routine operational use. The runway is currently only used for emergency purposes or when the main runway is closed for maintenance. The proposal would bring about a significant increase in both air traffic and the number of…

This year’s Armed Forces Day event takes place between 10am and 2pm on Saturday 24 June in Memorial Gardens. The Surrey and Sussex Bugle Pipe Band will lead a procession through Memorial Gardens and the town centre from 10.30am. This will be followed by entertainment on the bandstand from 11am, including live music…

As the dry, hot weather continues, Crawley Borough Council is reminding visitors to its parks that barbecues are not allowed. Thousands of people flock to Crawley’s beautiful parks and gardens every week so the council is reiterating the ‘no BBQ’ message to protect its green spaces, woodlands and wildlife. The…