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Welcome to your October/November issue of Crawley Live.In this issue we take a closer look at the changes being made to Council Tax Benefit and ask for your views on page seven.Over the page, on page eight, we find out the latest on the restoration of Worth Park and on pages nine to 11 we look back at the local Olympic and Paralympic events and show how you can get involved in sports locally.October is the month for both Big Draw (page 14) and Black History Month (pages 18 and 19) so turn to these pages and find out what’s on.And if you’re looking for something to keep the children occupied during half-term, or the venue for a children’s party, have a look at pages 12 and 13.

If you, or someone you know, would like Crawley Live in a different format such as large print, Braille or tape, or in a different language, please contact Allan Hambly on 01293 438781 or email allan.hambly@crawley.gov.uk

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News from across the town

COMMUNITY

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06 Elections Voting at the Police and Crime Commissioner elections

07 More in bloom gold Crawley wins another award at South and South East in Bloom

08 Worth Park Get the latest on the restoration of this Victorian gem

09 Photo special Images from our Olympic and Paralympic summer

10 Inspired by the Olympics and Paralympics? Try out sports you’ve seen on the TV!12 Holiday Play Care

It’s back for half-term!14 Big Draw

Your guide to artistic events in October15 Community safety

Latest crime figures and an update on crime reduction work16 60-second interview

Councillor Bob Lanzer explains his role as Leader of the Council18 Black History Month

Listings of events during October20 Crawley Wellbeing

Chair-based exercises, street dance and disabled sport22 CCVS Membership

Find out the benefits of joining CCVS

17 Community Noticeboard Community events, clubs and societies

24 Dear diary Musical training, comedy, toy fair, music and more…

Design: Tileywoodman Creative 01737 221199 Printing: Belmont Press Ltd Published by: Crawley Borough Council, Town Hall, The Boulevard, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 1UZ. Telephone: 01293 438000

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23 Council contacts Get in touch with the council

For more advice on how to beat car crimevisit www.crawley.gov.uk/communitysafetyor www.sussex.police.uk

Community Wardens at Crawley Borough Council have attained the Warden Charter Award for their quality service to the community.

The council’s wardens are the ‘eyes and ears’ of the community with the main priorities of reducing anti-social behaviour and litter.

The team was awarded the charter in July after it was assessed by the London Training and Resource Centre as strong in many areas including tackling anti-social behaviour, graffiti removal, removing abandoned vehicles and working with local volunteers and community groups.

Community wardens patrol the streets from 7.30am to 10pm, seven days a week, 365 days a year and act as a friendly and approachable point of contact for residents while providing a uniformed presence on the streets.

For more information about the wardens log on to www.crawley.gov.uk/wardensTo report anti-social behaviour in office hours call 0800 5875 888 or 07884 492324 for an emergency response.

Wardens gain Charter award

Crawley Borough Council is cracking down on fly-tipping and will start a targeted campaign from 8-14 October.

Some anti-social residents are fly-tipping household rubbish, garden waste and furniture instead of disposing of it properly at a Household Waste Recycling Site.

The campaign begins in Broadfield and will extend into other neighbourhoods afterwards.

Fly-tipping is a crime, it’s illegal and ruins the appearance of your neighbourhood. It also encourages fly-tipping by others.

If you see someone fly-tipping call the Community Wardens on 07884 492324. You can also report litter and fly-tipping online at www.crawley.gov.uk/flytip or by calling 0800 5875888.

Fly-tipping campaignCrawley Borough Council offers renovation repair loans to help owner/occupiers on a low income or means tested benefit to carry out essential repairs.

If you need financial help with the cost of essential repairs like boiler

replacement, electrical rewiring or roofing repairs contact Becky Gostick at Crawley Borough Council on 01293 438939 or email rebecca.gostick@crawley.gov.uk for more information.

Renovation repair loans

On 21 October Crawley Scouts will be walking or cycling the Greenway to raise funds – and want you to join them!

The Greenway is a 15 mile circular route. Its green and quiet pathway passes through most neighbourhoods, taking in the best of rural Crawley and passing by urban and industrial areas.

You can join in the walk or ride at any point and leave at any point, walking or cycling for as long as you want. There will be rest and refreshment stations every two or three miles.

Just turn up on the day and start walking or cycling. Follow the signs to your nearest checkpoint and sign up there.

The Scouts is the Mayor’s charity for 2012/13.

Rediscover the Greenway

Keen cyclists wanting an alternative route to Paris can now pedal along the new Avenue Verte, which runs through Crawley from London.

Starting at the London Eye and ending at Notre Dame 250 miles away, the route passes through Surrey, West Sussex and East Sussex before reaching Newhaven where cyclists catch the ferry to Dieppe.

The Avenue Verte is mostly traffic-free in both England and France and leaves/enters Crawley from

the Worth Way, passing through Maidenbower, Furnace Green, Three Bridges and Manor Royal.

The project has involved East Sussex, West Sussex and Surrey County councils, Transport for London (TfL) and Sustrans, in partnership with Le Departement Seine-Maritime in France.

A guide book to the route will be available through Sustrans soon. For more information visit www.crawley.gov.uk/cycling

Bon voyage on the avenue verte

Thirty empty properties in West Sussex will be brought back into use to provide affordable housing for almost 100 young homeless people.

Sussex Central YMCA has been awarded a grant of £900,000 to bring 30 unoccupied homes back onto the rental market in Crawley, Horsham and Mid Sussex.

The charity will work in partnership with the council to identify empty

properties and the money will be used to redevelop these properties and make them suitable for letting to young people in housing need.

If you own a property that has been empty for more than six months and would be interested in leasing it to Sussex Central YMCA call 01273 222550 or email emptyhomes@ sussexcentralymca.org.uk

Empty homes

With summer a distant memory, it’s time to start thinking about plans for Christmas!

We have a whole host of exciting activities planned in the town this year including a Christmas parade and grotto on 24 November, a brand new lights display and, of course, late night shopping.

Visit our website at www.crawley.gov.uk for up-to-date announcements about further events or watch out for the latest updates via social media at www.facebook.com/crawleycouncil or http://twitter.com/crawleybc

Christmas 2012

Crawley Town FC are heading up through the leagues – but this means more supporters and more vehicles around the Broadfield Stadium on match days.

So Crawley Borough Council has launched a Scrutiny Panel aimed at addressing match day parking and wants people affected to get in touch and let us know of any issues they have.

The next meetings of the Crawley Town FC Partnership Travel Scrutiny Panel takes place at Broadfield Youth and Community Centre, Broadfield Barton, on

Tuesday 27 November and Tilgate Community Centre, Shackleton Road on Tuesday 24 January. Both start at 7pm.

Part of the meetings will be reserved for interested parties to address the councillors on the panel.

A short questionnaire where residents can give us their feedback is online at www.crawley.gov.uk/scrutiny Comments about match day parking can also be emailed to scrutiny@crawley.gov.uk or given over the phone by calling 01293 438549.

Have your say on match day parking

Three of Crawley’s attractive parks have again been awarded the prestigious Green Flag.

Tilgate Park has received the award for the eleventh consecutive year while Goffs Park, in Southgate, and the Memorial Gardens in the town centre have picked up their fifth Green Flags – the national standard for quality parks and green spaces.

Tilgate Park boasts a nature centre, golf course, lakes, lawns and gardens, woodland walks, play facilities, cafe, craft units and more.

Goffs Park has a lake, 18-hole pitch and putt course, miniature steam railway and state-of-the-art play facilities.

Memorial Gardens are an oasis of calm in the bustling town centre, with lunching office workers and sunbathers enjoying the lush lawns and vibrant plants.

The Green Flag Award is sponsored by the Department for Communities and Local Government, English Heritage and Natural England.

For more details on Crawley’s parks visit www.crawley.gov.uk/parks

another Green Flag hat-trick for Crawley The new venue for Crawley

Museum Society’s talks is the Horticultural Hall on Ifield Avenue, West Green.

Talks take place on:

• October 30 at 7.30pm: Post War Britain 1942-1952 by Gillian Pitt.

• November 27 at 7.30pm: after the AGM, a progress report by the Curator, Helen Poole, on the project, supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund and Crawley Borough Council, to transfer Crawley Museum to The Tree.

Refreshments and discussion follow the talks. All visitors are welcome (cost for non-members £2). For more information call Crawley Museum on 01293 539088.

Crawley Museum society talks

More than 2,500 fruit smoothies have been made since Crawley Wellbeing invested in pedal power to increase fitness – and a healthy diet.

The two smoothie bikes – one for children, one for teenagers and adults – are similar to exercise bikes, except the rotation of the rear wheel powers a blender, turning all sorts of fruit into delicious drinks.

They have been taken to schools, community groups, events and businesses and are a fun way to promote physical activity and healthy eating.

Crawley Wellbeing have taken the bikes to many primary and secondary schools, Central Sussex College, Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Guide groups as well as big events like the Big Jubilee Lunch and Sport Relief.

schools love the smoothie bike

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Crawley has won another gold at the South and South East in Bloom awards.Crawley picked up the gold award in the small city category, up against Canterbury, Fareham and Gosport, on 13 September. Fareham was the category winner.

This latest award adds to the town’s incredible in Bloom success over the past few years – and it could get even better next week.

Crawley has also been selected to represent the south east in the small city category at the Britain in Bloom awards on 6 October and is up against Gosport, Harrogate, Loughborough and Taunton.

The judges scored Crawley’s entry highly in all three categories – parks and streetscene, environmental responsibility and community participation.

The judges were particularly complimentary about the thriving Let’s FaCE it! community volunteering campaign, attractive planting schemes in the town centre, recent improvement works in Tilgate Park, our recycling programme and involving residents in snow clearance.

For more information, visit www.sseib.com

The first ever Police and Crime Commissioner elections take place in November.

Register to vote

Only people registered to vote can have their say. Crawley residents received voter registration

forms in July and canvassers are out now to collect unreturned forms. The deadline to register

is 10 October.

The register needs to be updated every year and Crawley Borough Council sends out new forms

to every home each time. Failing to register means the council will assume you no longer live

at the address and you will lose your right to vote. This could mean you can’t open a bank

account, get a loan, mortgage or credit card.

To register to vote, call 0800 025 3140, text 020 3137 9094 or email www.register-online.co.uk

if there are no changes. Alternatively if you have any new details complete and return

the registration form to the Town Hall.

For more information contact Andrew Oakley, Electoral Services Manager, on 01293 438346

or andrew.oakley@crawley.gov.uk

How to voteAlways read the instructions for filling in the ballot paper carefully, even if you have voted

before. The ballot paper lists the name of each candidate along with their party name,

party logo and address.There are two columns next to each name. You should put an X (a cross) in the left-hand column

next to your first preference and an X in the right-hand column next to your second preference.

If you make a mistake then you can ask the polling staff to give you another ballot paper.

The first preferences are counted, and if a candidate has received more than 50 per cent

of the votes cast they are elected.If no candidate has more than 50 per cent of the vote, all candidates, apart from those in the first

and second place, are eliminated. The votes showing a first preference for one of the eliminated

candidates are checked for their second preference. Any second preference votes for the

two remaining candidates are then added to their first preference votes and the

candidate with the most votes wins.

PoLICE & CRIMECoMMIssIonERs

The new Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) will be accountable for the way crime is tackled in their police force areas, acting as the people’s voice and making the police answerable to the communities they serve.The move follows the passing of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility act 2011 and 15 November will see 41 PCCs elected in England and Wales.

aNOTHER IN BLOOM

In the past three years Crawley has won:• Gold at the 2012 South and South East in Bloom awards (large town/small city)• The 2011 South and South East in Bloom Champion of Champions award, achieving High Gold standard• Silver Gilt and Category Winner (large town/small city) accolades at the 2010 Britain in Bloom awards• The Britain in Bloom 2010 Community Award for Let’s FaCE it!

• Gold and category winner prizes (large town/small city) at the 2010 South and South East in Bloom awards• Gold and category winner prizes (town centre and large town/small city) at the 2009 South and South East in Bloom awards.

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Landscaping work at Worth

Park is due to start shortly

marking the first steps towards

restoring the park to its former

Victorian glory.

The park will undergo huge

transformation over the next

five years thanks to a massive

£2.4m grant from the Heritage

Lottery Fund. Crawley Council

is also contributing £975,000

towards the project.

The money, from the HLF’s Parks

for People programme, will be

used to restore and enhance

the area, making it more

attractive to visitors and allowing

them to enjoy its history.

Worth Park was originally a

medieval deer park and formed

part of the Forest of Worth, which

stretched from Slaugham in the

south to Worth in the north.

The Worth Park Estate was

purchased by Sir Joseph Montefiore

in 1850. Joseph died in 1880

and the house and garden was

remodelled by his son Francis

Abraham Montefiore.

The park was turned into a high

status, late Victorian pleasure

garden and landscape, constructed

by James Pulham and Son, who

also designed features for the

gardens of Buckingham Palace

and Sandringham House.

Workstartsat Worth Park

2012 timeline:

May July augustJune September October November

Listed building consent was granted at the end of May for repairs to the Pulhamite stonework.

architects Kaner Olette and landscape architects allen Scott appointed.

Planning permission granted on 3 September for the restoration work and improvements to community facilities at Ridley’s Court.

Landscaping work starts later this month.

Bring Joy

a Torch and a

FL MECrawley was honoured to host the Olympic Torch Relay

and a piece of England’s Paralympic Flame in July and august.

Day 60 of the Olympic Torch Relay passed through Crawley

in July, watched by more than 35,000 people along the route.

The Paralympic Flame lantern was paraded in Queens Square in august

before cyclists and para-cyclists collected it the following morning

and headed to Horsham for the Paralympic Flame Celebration.

Thank you to everyone who came to watch these events and

helped make them so special. Here are just a few photos of both

events to remind you of this special summer.

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Fencing

En garde! Crawley Sword Club meets on Monday and Wednesday evenings at K2 Crawley www.crawleyswordclub.co.uk

Football

There are 3G pitches in Broadfield and Maidenbower. Clare Underwood, 01293 585309 (Broadfield) or Crawley Borough Council, 01293 438222 (Maidenbower).

Crawley is also home to a disabled football club, Forest Flyers FC. Richard James, 07400 818511 or thebutterflyprojecthorsham@yahoo.co.uk

Judo

Has Gemma Gibbons got you interested in judo? Kin Ryu Judo Club meets at K2 Crawley on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays for all abilities www.kinryu.org.uk

Mountain biking

Dynamic Adventures at Tilgate Park operate a mountain bike club on alternate Saturdays for beginners (9-10.30am) or improvers (11am-12.30pm). It costs £5 with your own bike or £7 if you hire one. Meet at Hut 13, Tilgate Forest Recreation Centre. 01293 552222 or tilgate@dynamicadventures.co.uk

Swimming

Are you the next Rebecca Adlington? Crawley Swimming Club trains every day at K2 Crawley. If the 6am start is too early there are evening sessions too. Liz Smith, 01293 883570

Swimming lessons are available at K2 Crawley for able-bodied and disabled people. Lorraine Moore, 01293 585310

Crawley Flamingoes swimming group for the physically disabled meets every Tuesday from 7.45-8.45pm at K2 Crawley in shallow water in the 25m pool. Kevin Ford, 01293 832148

Table Tennis

Crawley Table Tennis Club plays in the sports centre at Holy Trinity School in Buckswood Drive, Gossops Green www.crawleytabletennisclub.co.uk

Crawley and Horsham Table Tennis League plays every Thursday from September to April. Play for fun or join a league. Alison East, 01293 537864 or a.easthairdo@yahoo.co.uk

Trampolining

Flitecrew Trampoline Club is a competitive club for experienced bouncing. See the noticeboard outside K2 Crawley’s main hall for more details.

Triathlon

Crawley has its own Triathlon Club where budding Brownlees meet at 7.30am every Sunday at K2 Crawley. The club makes use of the 50m pool before using Tilgate Forest for runs and mountain biking www.crawleytriclub.co.uk

Water polo

Crawley Swimming Club’s water polo team trains at K2 Crawley. The club’s best players have represented Sussex www.crawleysc.co.uk/polo

Volleyball

Crawley Volleyball Club plays every Monday at K2 Crawley. Mawaz Khan, 07721 370193

You can try out many of the Olympic and Paralympic sports you have seen at the London 2012 Games right here in Crawley. We’ve compiled this list of clubs and groups but it’s not possible to include everyone, so visit www.crawley.gov.uk/communitydirectory for a fuller list.

athletics

Inspired by Mo Farah and Jessica Ennis? Crawley Athletics Club (AC) is based at K2 Crawley and has more than 300 members aged 10+. The club provides coaching and competition for all (regardless of ability) in track and field, road running, cross country, joggers and fun runners http://crawleyac.org.uk

If you’re under 10 try the Panther Club, a 10-week programme to try events before committing to joining Crawley AC. Matt Laird, 01293 585350

Badminton

Crawley Badminton Club meets every Wednesday at 8pm at K2 Crawley. The first session is free. If you would like to get your badminton skills up to speed before joining, a more relaxed session is played at K2 Crawley on Thursday evenings www.crawleybadminton.co.uk

Basketball

Crawley Basketball Club was established in March 2010 and the team’s home court is at St Wilfrid’s School in Southgate www.crawley-bbclub.co.uk

Cycling – BMX

Become the next Shanaze Reade and try out your skills at the BMX track at Cherry Lane, Langley Green (behind the adventure playground). It’s an open access track so bring your bike and safety kit and have a go.

Inclusive cycling sessions

Crawley BMX track has facilities for wheelchair users. Qualified leaders offer guidance and support at Wheels for Wellbeing sessions on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of the month. Specially-adapted cycles and helmets are provided. £4 per hour. Alan Heaton, 01293 585355 or alan.heaton@crawley.gov.uk

Canoeing

Dynamic Adventures hires rowing boats, canoes, kayaks and topper dinghies at Tilgate Lake. Instructor-led sessions are available to try for the first time or improve your skills. 01293 552222 or tilgate@dynamicadventures.co.uk

Disability clubs

Fun days for people with disabilities aged between five and 18 feature football, boccia, archery and indoor climbing. Dave Downey, 07925 750852

Gateway Disability Club offers sports and social interaction for adults every Tuesday from 7-8pm. Phil Hayes, 01293 516703

Moving Barriers is a sports and social interaction club for physically disabled people aged between eight and 25. It meets at K2 Crawley every Friday from 5.30pm. Matt Laird, 01293 585350

Diving

If you want to follow in Tom Daley’s footsteps, Crawley Diving Club has sessions at K2 Crawley every Tuesday and Thursday. K2 Crawley runs its own diving lessons on Friday evenings and during school holidays. Brenda McAdam, 01293 410944 or Brenda@crawleydivingclub.com

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Many of the Olympic sports you will see at this summer’s London 2012 Games you can try out for yourself right here.

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Holiday Play Care at Cherry Lane adventure Playground

in Langley Green was so successful this summer that

we’re rolling out the scheme to Waterlea in Furnace Green

for the autumn half-term holiday.

If you’re looking for holiday childcare this autumn, your children can now

choose between two of our four adventure playgrounds to have fun while

school is out! Your children receive dedicated care while they make friends and

play in a safe environment with trained, experienced Crawley Play Service staff.

The scheme, which runs from 8.30am until 5.30pm during the school

holidays, for children over six years old, will continue to offer the summer

promotional rate of only £15 per day. There are 24 places at both Waterlea

and Cherry Lane adventure playgrounds. Autumn half-term dates are

Monday 29 October until Friday 3 November.

Word is spreading fast and places are filling. To book a place for your child,

call James Kelly (Cherry Lane) on 01293 516163 or email

james.kelly@crawley.gov.uk or Tom Frances (Waterlea) on 01293 530035

or email thomas.frances@crawley.gov.uk

Ask about the sibling discount when you call! For a booking and registration

form or general information, including recommendations from parents and

children, visit www.crawley.gov.uk/playcare

“My two daughters only came for one

day as they go to after school club

in Horsham. They were keen to try

Crawley Play Service and absolutely

loved it! The staff were excellent and

the girls said there was a wide range

of activities. They would definitely like

to go another time. Many thanks to

all the staff involved.”

Allison Marchant, parent

“My daughter (aged 12) really enjoyed herself. She enjoyed it so much, she could not wait to get back. The staff are all so welcoming. She would attend everyday if she could!” Alison Sinclair, parent

“I love play care because the

staff are

really nice and there’s lots of

things to

do and you get to make lots of frie

nds!”

Rebecca (aged eight)

“I feel confident that Rebecca is in a safe, fun environment. She always has a great time and sleeps very well after spending time in play care. The staff are very friendly and I go to work knowing that Rebecca is in safe hands.”” Emma (parent of Rebecca)

Here are just a few quotes from children or their parents who have visited our adventure playgrounds recently.

Happy children(and pare

nts)!

Back to school and party season is in full

swing again! Crawley’s four adventure

playgrounds are great venues for children’s

parties, catering for up to 100 children. Book

a two-hour party at set times during

weekends and you have exclusive use of the

adventure playground. Invitations, a member

of play staff and 45 minutes extra setting up

time are included in the price of £120.

For more details on parties and group hire visit

www.crawley.gov.uk/parties

For information on Crawley Play Service, visit

www.crawley.gov.uk/play

Activities throughout the year are added to the

council’s events directory.

Visit www.crawley.gov.uk/events for details.

Children’s

PartiesFor general enquiries about Crawley Play Service please call 01293 438708

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“Cherry Lane is the best place ever. Can I please, please come back tomorrow? I will give you my pocket money if I can come back to Cherry Lane Play Care!”

Crawley

Play ServiceLaunch At Waterlea

HolidayPlay Care

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The three per cent overall increase in crime in Crawley was due mainly to an increase in cases of theft, particularly shoplifting, and may be linked to the current economic recession.

In bringing about these significant reductions, the Safer Crawley Partnership worked with many local organisations including Crawley ShopWatch, PubWatch and Neighbourhood Watch.

During the year, the partnership worked with the council’s new Nuisance and Anti-Social Behaviour Team and is working with them on ways to prevent anti-social behaviour occurring in the first place and intervening earlier to stop it escalating.

Crawley has again seen major reductions in crimes over the past year.Domestic burglary was down 20 per cent to 263 offences, criminal damage was down 11 per cent to 1,218 offences, vehicle crime was down four per cent to 754 offences and public place violent crime was down four per cent to 1,129 offences.

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Working closely with Addaction and Crawley Open House, the partnership launched an adult outreach street drinker and problem drug misusers’ project in the town centre and in hot spot neighbourhood locations. It also launched a campaign to reduce the menace of mini motos, expanded its use of Twitter and Facebook and undertook winter and summer anti-burglary campaigns.

It provided drug and alcohol harm reduction information to prisoners in police custody, recognising that drug and alcohol misuse are major drivers of crime in Crawley, particularly violent crime and criminal damage. It launched a new service to support high risk victims of hate crime and funded and

supported the domestic violence drop-in for victims of domestic and sexual violence.

The partnership was successful in reducing the rate of reoffending of those leaving prison. It expanded its CCTV coverage on neighbourhood parades and saw the roll-out of the programme to replace 80 per cent of all street lighting in residential areas.

The partnership also saw the launch of a new Neighbourhood Policing Team newsletter, secured funding for a major upgrade of security on the Manor Royal Business District and expanded its Automatic Number Plate Recognition system on the Sussex and Surrey border.

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0800 555 111

COMMUNITYSaFETY@CRaWLEY.CO.UK

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While K2 Crawley hosts the Sussex Gymnastics Championships

in the main hall and Crawley Swimming Club Gala in the pool,

a Big Draw event will take place in one of the squash courts, moving

out of the court, along the corridors and towards the athletics track

as more people get involved.

This isn’t the first time a squash court has been used for the arts! Local

artists ran a successful Action Figures event in November 2011 where

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Promoting creativity, emotional wellbeing and outdoor exploration, the activities are accessible to all ages and abilities encouraging participants to explore their surroundings at the venues.

Artists will lead drawing activities based on this year’s Campaign for Drawing theme 2012 in lines, inspired by Paul Klee’s idea of ‘taking a line for a walk’. Events will be held at K2 Crawley, Tilgate Park and Queens Square.

Saturday 27 October

Queens Square – 12 noon until 4pm

An Italian food market will be held in the square, surrounding the

Big Draw event which takes place in the Bandstand, stretching out

into the paved areas as the day progresses. Savour the flavour of

Italian produce and take influence from the stalls as you draw.

For more information on Big Draw 2012 call Carolyn Murphy at Crawley Borough Council on 01293 438152, email carolyn.murphy@crawley.gov.uk or visit www.crawley.gov.uk/artsdevelopment

For more information on outdoor health call Greg Cooper at Crawley Wellbeing on 01293 585318, email greg.cooper@crawley.gov.uk or visit www.crawley.gov.uk/wellbeing

Saturday 20 October Tilgate Park – 10am until 2pmEvery Saturday, a parkrun takes place at Tilgate Park at 9am. This week we see the addition of a Big Draw event outside the Smith and Western restaurant and down towards the lake. Take part in the parkrun, enjoy refreshments at the restaurant and take a line for a walk to the lake. More details are on the parkrun website at www.parkrun.org.uk/tilgate/home

While in the park visit Tilgate Nature Centre, where two fun and interactive Big Draw Wild Art sessions take place between 11am and 4pm.Scrawl on the Wall provides an opportunity for the whole family to take part in a large scale chalk drawing, covering a wall in the garden. Free to take part in, located in the Walled Garden.If you fancy getting up close and personal with some of the wildlife and animals at the Nature Centre, Wild Out is your chance to draw, paint or colour in your favourite wildlife. Free with admission to the Nature Centre, located in the classroom.Visit www.tilgatenaturecentre.co.uk for more information and the latest Nature Centre updates.

”“60-second interview Bob Lanzer

Councillor Bob Lanzer is the Leader of Crawley Borough Council and Chair of the Cabinet. His responsibilities include the general direction of policy, community leadership, communications, emergency planning, property and construction, and finance.Here, Bob explains what his role involves.

I provide political leadership for the council. The role of leader is extremely varied and regularly brings with it new opportunities and challenges. Crawley is a vibrant community and there is always something new happening here.

My six colleagues on the Cabinet lead on particular areas but my policy role is quite large because I chair the Cabinet, one of the major decision-making committees.

I work with the Cabinet members on many initiatives and as leader get involved in all aspects of the council’s work. At the moment, some of the biggest challenges are changes to Council Tax Benefit, welfare reform and generally doing more with less. On a brighter note we are moving forward with major town centre regeneration.

We have just embarked on a consultation to find out what residents think about changes to Council Tax Benefit. From April 2013 the

Government will no longer pay the full cost for support with Council Tax bills.

We’ve drafted a new scheme which aims to be fair and is designed to help some of the most vulnerable people in our community while encouraging people back to work. For more information, and to tell us what you think, turn to page seven.

One of the council’s priorities is to promote economic growth in places like the town centre and Manor Royal. Town Centre North, a large-scale development, will see a step change in Crawley’s retail offer as well as providing a hotel, supermarket, cafes and restaurants.

Building work on the first phase of Town Centre North, on the former Sussex House site, will begin soon. This is extremely exciting and promises to build on Crawley’s reputation as a regional shopping location.

As well as policy matters, I attend many meetings and events as leader. These can be anything from a public meeting on a contentious topic to greeting High Commissioners, which I was fortunate enough to be able to do when the Olympic Torch Relay reached Crawley in July.

Bob can be contacted by calling 01293 884789 or emailing bob.lanzer@crawley.gov.uk

Uniformed Youth GroupsBeavers, Cubs and Scouts meet throughout the town offering

adventure and activities to boys and girls aged 6-18. To join

as a child, young person or adult Scout Leader call 07907 792522

or www.crawleydistrictscouts.org.uk

7th Crawley (Furnace Green) Scout Group, Beavers (6-8 years)

and Cubs (8-10 ½ years) on Tuesdays, Scouts (10 ½-14 years)

on Fridays. Paul Masters 7thcrawleygsl@fsmail.net

Guardsman Colour Guard meets at Hazelwick School, Three

Bridges, on Thursday nights and has groups for children aged

four to young adults. queen.jane@live.com

Guiding in Crawley (including Rainbows and Brownies).

Sandra Corcoran 01293 427076

3rd Langley Green Brownies (7-10 years) Mondays

from 6-7.15pm at Langley Green Community Centre.

Olwen Capper 01293 411973

1st Northgate (St Paul’s) Scout Group for boys and girls.

Beavers aged 6-8, Mondays, Cubs aged 8-10 ½ Tuesdays

and Scouts 10 ½-14 years Fridays (meet in Three Bridges).

Helen Ives 01293 404224

TS Glorious NTC, for children aged 8-17 and adults, meets

every Tuesday at Tilgate Community Centre, Shackleton Road,

from 6.45pm. Christine Waller 01293 612561

SportCrawley aikido Club meets at K2 Crawley every Friday, 7pm.

Barry 01342 321429 or www.crawleyaikidoclub.com

Crawley Bridge Club meets every Wednesday and Friday at Grattons Bowls Club, Grattons Drive, Pound Hill.

Betty Lecky-Thompson 01293 547030

Crawley Croquet Club plays at Worth Park Gardens from mid-April

to late September. Free trial games. Anne Jenkinson 01293 884469

Crawley Hockey Club meets at Hazelwick School on Wednesdays.

Ladies 8pm, men 9pm, juniors Saturday 9am. Ian Anguige

07801 578890 or ianguige@btinternet.com

Crawley Judo Club meets at Hut 17, Tilgate Forest Recreational

Centre, every Monday and Wednesday, 6.30-8pm (juniors)

and 8-9.30pm (seniors). Simon Mitchell 01293 571998

or www.crawleyjudo.co.uk

Crawley Tai Chi holds classes for 16+ at Northgate Community

Centre, Thursdays, 7-8pm and 8.15-9.15pm. 01293 882990

or www.taichi-europe.com

Crawley Town Life Saving Club meets at K2 Crawley, Tuesdays,

8pm. chair@CrawleyTownLSC.com or www.CrawleyTownLSC.com

Crawley Tri Club meets at K2 Crawley every Sunday for swimming,

running and cycling. www.crawleytriclub.co.uk

Crawley Women-only Swimming Club, K2 Crawley,

Sundays, 7pm. Fatima 01293 438658

Dynamic adventures offers mountain biking, kayaking,

canoeing and raft building for all ages in Tilgate Park.

Andy Whitelock 01293 552222

Grattons Indoor Bowls Club at Grattons Drive, Pound Hill

offers coaching on Saturday and Sunday mornings by arrangement.

Ken Baker 01444 454255

Horsham and Crawley CTC cycles every Sunday on quiet

country roads. Barbara on 07710141374Ifield Tennis Club has two courts behind Ifield Community Centre. Beginners and experienced players welcome. Sessions are Sundays from 10.30am and Wednesdays and Fridays from 6pm. Paul Bending 01293 531004Tiny Tees Golf for children aged 3-6, K2 Crawley, Thursdays, 2pm. Julie Rand 01273 835945 or www.tinyteesgolf.co.uk

DanceCrawley Dance academy (ballroom and Latin American) meets every Wednesday at St Paul’s Methodist Church Hall, Northgate at 8pm. Eamon 01293 612538Crawley Folk and Square Dance club meets on alternate Tuesdays at Three Bridges Community Centre at 8pm. Bob 01293 536887Crawley Modern Sequence Dance Club meets every Thursday at St Bernadette’s Hall, Tilgate from 8pm. Joy Oake 01293 531692Crawley Scottish Country Dance Club meets every Thursday at 8pm at Milton Mount Community Centre, Pound Hill. Pip Graham 01293 882173Divas Dance Club for children aged 6-12 meets every Sunday at 2pm at Langley Green Community Centre. Shobna Nayee 07768 824736Euphoric Dance Company holds classes for over fives on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays at Ditchling Hill, Southgate. £2.50-£5. Lindsay-Marie 07834 704541 or euphoricdancecompanyinfo@gmail.comHot Taps meets at Furnace Green Community Centre every Tuesday from 2pm. Wendy Galleymore 01903 821381Jendreen Social Dance Club meets every Tuesday at 1.30pm at Northgate Community Centre for easy sequence dancing. Joy Oake 01293 531692Mullins School of Irish Dance has classes for children aged 3+ across the town every day except Saturday. 01293 511069 or 07979 277340Pound Hill Ballroom Dancing Club meets at Pound Hill Community Centre on Wednesday evenings and Saturday mornings. 01293 514034

DramaCrawley Operatic Society meets every Monday at Broadfield Community Centre at 7.45pm. Christine Potter 01444 882283Ifield Barn Theatre Society holds productions in March, May, July, October, and December. 01293 522763 or www.ifieldbarn.co.ukIfield Barn Youth Group for 12-16 year olds meets on Tuesdays during term time at 7pm. 01293 525030

We can only include a selection of clubs and groups in these pages but many more are on our website at www.crawley.gov.uk/communitydirectoryTo be included on the website email webmaster@crawley.gov.uk

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The Olympic-inspired theme for Crawley Black History 2012 is One World and there are exciting, open and welcoming events throughout the town for all ages.The celebrations were launched Caribbean-style with King Tafari Love Muzic Sound System in Queens Square on Saturday 22 September.

Last Saturday (29 September) saw an intimate event at Maureen’s Hair and Beauty Salon in West Green. afro-Caribbean hair stylists and make-up artists gave demonstrations - look out for photos displayed around the town.Exhibitions include Kufamba-Rastor, Crawley Black History Highlights and the work of local artists at The Hawth, Crawley Library and Connexions.Crawley Library is also hosting films and talks, including a talk by local author Tchandela.Children will be catered for during Black History Month, mainly at Crawley Library with storytelling, hair beading and hair braiding workshops.The fabulous One World Celebration Night at The Hawth on 13 October promises to be another party night with soca music, gumboot dancing and Mr Will Music Band.

Mr Will Music Band features artists from Uganda

and Guinea but also plays music influenced from Mali, Congo, Gambia and the UK.With each member bringing their own traditional culture, this blend and cultural mash-up creates something that is familiar and progressive at the same time and, more importantly, will get everyone up and dancing.

Tickets cost £7 (discounts £5) with a family of four costing £16. all tickets are subject to a £1 per ticket booking fee (maximum £6).Tickets are available from The Hawth box office on 01293 553636 or by visiting www.hawth.co.ukMore information is available from featured venues. Visit www.crawleyblackhistory.co.uk and Crawley Black History on Facebook for more details.

MONTH

1st Oct – 31st Oct

HISTORYBLaCK

To get your tickets call 01293 553636 or visit www.hawth.co.uk

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as part of Crawley Wellbeing’s falls

prevention programme, gentle exercise is

now more accessible for everyone.

The team is putting on gentle seated

exercise classes in various community

venues across the town so you don’t

have far to travel.These classes are open to all Crawley residents who feel they

would benefit from this activity or are at risk from falling.

It’s a gentle workout that although seated can improve

circulation and strengthen your whole body. The benefits

of being active are:

Some residents who have taken part are already benefiting

from these sessions, with many showing a significant

improvement in their movement and everyday lives.

Come along to any of the classes taking place across the

town. Wellbeing sessions cost £2 each. Details of all sessions

are in the table below.

New classes will be added over the next few months.

Call 01293 585317 or visit www.crawleywellbeing.org.uk

for updates.

age UK sessionsChair-based exercise sessions are also run by Age UK

at the following venues:

• Gossops Green: St Alban’s Church,

Mondays from 9.45-10.45am

• Southgate West: Southgate Medical Group,

Wednesdays from 10.15-11.15am

• Tilgate: Silver Birch Centre,

Mondays from 11.45am-12.30pm

For more information on these classes and the costs

call Age UK on 01293 544144.

• Improved general fitness

• Keep your heart fit

• Improved muscle strength

• Help to keep your joints moving

• Less likely to have a fall

• Keep your weight in check

• Stimulate the mind

• Have a laugh and socialise!

Street dance Ever wanted to dance like your favourite artist on TV? Now’s your chance to learn the latest street dance moves with Keira’s Angels Dance School.The street dance sessions are for children aged five to 16 years old and take place from 4.30-5.15pm (five to eight years old) and 5.15-6.15pm (eight to 16 years old) at the Bewbush Centre.Each session costs £2. For more information call 01293 585350 or visit www.crawley.gov.uk/activekids

Online Social Cycle Group

Looking to meet new people, bored of cycling on your own

or wishing to discover new or better cycling routes locally?

Whether you’re new to cycling, ride on a regular basis or looking

for a commuter buddy, Go Sky Ride helps you to find a cycling

buddy in your area, social group or ride.

For more information visit

www.goskyride.com/social-cycling-groups

Dementia care Do you care for someone with dementia? We Care

is a friendly group of people who care for a friend or loved

one with dementia.

The group meets once a month to take a break, meet

up and chat, talk about problems, share ideas and support

each other though a common bond.

We Care meets every second Tuesday of each month

at Maidenbower Day Care Centre, Harvest Road, Crawley

from 2-4pm.

Just turn up, you will be welcome! For more information

call Beverly on 01293 427067 on weekday evenings.

SIT

Day area VenueTimeMonday Furnace Green 26 Feroners Court, communal lounge 2-3pm Town centre Friary Hall, next to the bus station 11.45am-12.45pmTuesday Broadfield Attlee House, communal lounge, Lansbury Road 10-11am Pound Hill Wakehams Green Community Centre 2-3pm West Green WRVS Centre, opposite Crawley Hospital 10-11amWednesday Three Bridges Fairlawn House, community hall, Wassand Close 2-3pm Ifield West Ifield West Community Centre, Dobbins Place 12.30-1.30pmThursday Northgate St Paul's Church, Woodfield Road 10.30-11.30am Southgate St Mary's Church, Wakehurst Drive 10-11am Langley Green Langley Green Community Centre, opp. Langley Parade 2-3pmFriday Pound Hill St Barnabas Church pastoral centre, Worth Road 10.30-11.30amBewbush Bewbush Centre, sports hall, Dorsten Square 2-3pm

KEEP FITWHILE YOU

Fun days for disabled childrenK2 Crawley’s fun days for disabled children are back.Come and take part in a range of activities including football,

tri-golf, table tennis, new age kurling, boccia, cricket, wheelchair

basketball, dance, archery, wheels for all cycling and indoor climbing.

All activities are fully supervised by qualified and experienced instructors.The sessions are for five to 18-year-olds and take place

on Sunday 21 October, Sunday 13 January 2013 and Sunday 10 March 2013 from 10am-3.30pm.

Sessions cost £20 per participant (includes sibling and/or

carer attendance and lunch). Registration is at 9.30am.

A half-day option is available.Advanced booking is essential as places are limited. To register

your interest call 07925 750852 (answer phone) or download

a registration form from www.freedom-leisure.co.uk

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BewbushMarion Ayling – 07886 920815marion.ayling@crawley.gov.ukChris Cheshire – 01293 542359chris.cheshire@crawley.gov.ukMichael Jones – 07944 578872michael.jones@crawley.gov.uk

Broadfield NorthIan Irvine – 01293 439503ian.irvine@crawley.gov.ukBrian Quinn – 01293 512650brian.quinn@crawley.gov.uk

Broadfield SouthColin Moffatt – 01293 530585colin.moffatt@crawley.gov.ukAlan Quirk – 01293 413853alan.quirk@crawley.gov.uk

Furnace GreenDuncan Crow – 01293 888564duncan.crow@crawley.gov.ukCarol Eade – 01293 614216carol.eade@crawley.gov.uk

Gossops GreenKeith Blake – 01293 435373keith.blake@crawley.gov.ukChris Mullins– 01293 511069chris.mullins@crawley.gov.uk

IfieldJohn Denman – 01293 544442 john.denman@crawley.gov.uk Chris Oxlade – 07710 900813 chris.oxlade@crawley.gov.uk Peter Smith – 07703 502430 peter.smith@crawley.gov.uk

Langley GreenStephen Joyce – 01293 409242stephen.joyce@crawley.gov.ukDavid Shreeves – 07752 249984david.shreeves@crawley.gov.ukBrenda Smith – 01293 542535brenda.smith@crawley.gov.uk

MaidenbowerDuncan Peck – 07503 633926duncan.peck@crawley.gov.ukKen Trussell – 01293 883780ken.trussell@crawley.gov.ukLenny Walker – 01293 438625lenny.walker@crawley.gov.uk

NorthgatePeter Lamb –07729 167084peter.lamb@crawley.gov.ukGeraint Thomas – 07950 926123geraint.thomas@crawley.gov.uk

Pound Hill NorthSally Blake – 01293 435373sally.blake@crawley.gov.ukKeith Brockwell – 01293 883205keith.brockwell@crawley.gov.ukRichard Burrett – 01293 522338richard.burrett@crawley.gov.uk

Pound Hill South and WorthLee Burke – 01293 400230lee.burke@crawley.gov.ukClaire Denman – 01293 544442claire.denman@crawley.gov.ukBob Lanzer – 01293 884789bob.lanzer@crawley.gov.uk

SouthgateHoward Bloom – 01293 863771howard.bloom@crawley.gov.ukLiam Marshall-Ascough – 07966 070994liam.marshall-ascough@crawley.gov.ukKarl Williamson – 07872 558223karl.williamson@crawley.gov.uk

Three BridgesBob Burgess – 01293 441204bob.burgess@crawley.gov.ukBrenda Burgess – 01293 441204brenda.burgess@crawley.gov.uk

TilgateNigel Boxall – 07921 122205nigel.boxall@crawley.gov.ukColin Lloyd – 01293 527843colin.lloyd@crawley.gov.uk

West GreenVanessa Cumper – 01293 770100vanessa.cumper@crawley.gov.ukBill Ward – 01293 517053bill.ward@crawley.gov.uk

Henry Smith MP01293 934554 or 020 7219 7043henry.smith.mp@parliament.uk

To make an appointment to see Henry Smith MP please contact him on 01293 934554 or email henry.smith.mp@parliament.uk

CRaWLEy BoRouGH CounCILLoRs

Council contacts

WEst sussExCounty CounCILLoRs

Bewbush and Ifield WestChris Oxlade 01293 565779chris.oxlade@westsussex.gov.ukBroadfieldAlan Quirk 01293 413853alan.quirk@westsussex.gov.ukGossops Green and Ifield EastKeith Blake 01293 435373keith.blake@westsussex.gov.ukLangley Green and West GreenBrenda Smith 01293 542535brenda.smith@westsussex.gov.ukMaidenbowerBob Lanzer 01293 884789bob.lanzer@westsussex.gov.ukNorthgate and Three BridgesBob Burgess 01293 441204bob.burgess@westsussex.gov.ukPound Hill and WorthRichard Burrett 01293 522338richard.burrett@westsussex.gov.ukSouthgate and Crawley CentralHoward Bloom 01293 863771howard.bloom@westsussex.gov.ukTilgate and Furnace GreenDuncan Crow 01293 888564duncan.crow@westsussex.gov.uk

In an EMERGEnCy

Residents can attend meetings held in public at the Town Hall. Questions can be asked at the beginning of Full Council, Cabinet and Overview and Scrutiny. There are special rules for people who want to speak at Development Control – call 01293 438311 for more information.

For more details of the meetings visit the council’s website at www.crawley.gov.uk or call 01293 438549. Meetings start at 7.30pm unless otherwise stated.

audit and Governance 26 September (6.30pm)Cabinet 10 October, 7, 28 NovemberCouncil 24 OctoberDevelopment Control 15, 29 October, 19 NovemberGeneral Purposes 21 November (7pm)Licensing 12 NovemberOverview and Scrutiny Commission 8 October, 5, 26 November (7pm)Performance Monitoring Scrutiny Panel 14 November (6.30pm)

CounCILLoRs’ suRGERIEs

youR MP

If there is an emergency, the Government’s advice is to ‘go in, stay in and tune in’. These are the frequencies of local radio stations:

BBC Sussex Radio 104.8 and 95.3 FM

Heart Sussex 102.4 and 103.5 FM

are you involved in a local charity or voluntary group that requires help in raising funds, getting volunteers or resolving issues which impact on achieving your aims?

If so are you aware of the services that are available to help your group through Crawley Community and Voluntary Service (CCVS)?So far this year, CCVS has provided information, advice and guidance to more than 100 charity and voluntary groups, placed more than 100 volunteers and hosted more than 20 forum meetings to discuss homelessness, children and young people, older people and mental health, which have brought together statutory and voluntary organisations representing all parts of the community.

CCVS has also reached in excess of 700 people with the latest voluntary sector information through its newsletter, website and regular e-bulletins, and has worked to ensure that frontline services like your own are given a voice in decision making at borough, county and national levels.

For the annual subscription of £10, CCVS members will receive membership benefits, which include:

• Access to our Development Team to advise on any issues impacting on your group

• 10 per cent discount on room hire, equipment hire and photocopying charges

• 10 per cent discount from Streets Ahead and Kingfisher Design, two local companies offering a complete design and website service

• A free IT strategy review from Future Systems, one of the most established providers of IT support and services to charities in and around the Crawley area

• Personal contact from CCVS on a six-monthly basis to remind members of the services available to them and to find out if CCVS can offer further support or help

• An organisational health check within six months of joining CCVS. Although this service is available to all voluntary and community organisations, we will contact CCVS members and fast-track you through the system

• Additional publicity with a regular member’s hotspot in the CCVS newsletter

• Right to vote at the CCVS AGM

• The right to nominate group members to the CCVS board, giving you the unique opportunity to contribute to and influence voluntary and community action in Crawley

• The opportunity to input exclusively to the annual CCVS customer satisfaction survey.

To join, call Sarah Elliston at CCVS on 01293 657005, or email sarah.elliston@crawleycvs.org

www.crawleycvs.org

You can contact the council in a number of ways: Call: 01293 438000 during office hours and 01293 551636 for out of hours emergencies. Minicom: 01293 405202 for the deaf, hard of hearing or speech impaired Fax: 01293 511803 Email: comments@crawley.gov.uk Website: www.crawley.gov.uk

CCVS Membership Benefits

Three BridgesCouncillor Bob Burgess or Councillor Brenda Burgess hold a surgery at St Richard’s Church, Crossways, from 10.30am on the first Tuesday of every month.

CounCIL MEEtInGs

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For a more extensive list of things to do visit www.crawley.gov.uk/events

Following last year’s

sell-out tour, Paul returns

to The Hawth with a brand new show to delight

and amuse. Expect the unexpected from the man

described as ‘sublime, original and brilliant’. Suitable

for ages 14 and over. For more information call

01293 553636 or visit www.hawth.co.uk

Paul Foot

This fair returns to K2 Crawley with more than

90 stalls selling toys from the past 100 years,

including Corgi, Dinky, Hornby, Matchbox, Meccano,

Scalextric, boats, planes, figurines and dolls. For more

details call Jeff Martin on 020 8690 6229.

Toy Fair

The Hawth hosts a stunning night of

sophisticated and wonderful comedy,

magic and music featuring some

of the finest cabaret and burlesque

artists. This promises to be a fun-filled

evening of burlesque. Suitable for ages

16 and over. For more information call

01293 553636 or visit www.hawth.co.uk

The Burlesque Show

With a back catalogue of hits including

How Long, Tempted and The Living Years,

the legendary songwriter and former

frontman of Ace, Squeeze and Mike and

The Mechanics returns to The Hawth.

For more information call 01293 553636

or visit www.hawth.co.uk

Paul Carrack

Nov 37.45pm

Jan 3 - 6Various Times

Oct 3 - 6

8pm

Nov 10

10am - 4pm

Nov 167.30pm

Don’t miss everyone’s favourite brother and sister, Charlie

and Lola, in their wonderful stage show at The Hawth!

The stars of the hit BBC TV series and books by Lauren

Child are brought to life by a magical mix of puppets,

live action and music. For more information call

01293 553636 or visit www.hawth.co.uk

Charlie and Lolas

Best Bestest Play

Nov 22

7.30pm

Enchanted AprilIfield Barn Theatre hosts this dramatisation of Elizabeth Arim’s novel set in the 1920s. Four women leave damp and rainy England to go on holiday to a secluded Italian castle after reading an advert in a newspaper. For more information call 01293 522763 or visit www.ifieldbarn.co.uk