Archive for July 20th, 2010

It was no emergency, it was a great show!

Tuesday, July 20th, 2010

On Saturday 17th July the Fire Station opened it’s doors for the third time to show off all the emergency services under one roof.

On it’s third anniversary, the Emergency Services Open Day was a bigger success than last year with hundreds of people coming along to experience all the great demostrations, gadgets and fun things to do. This year the road was closed to make it a bigger area for the public to roam around in. Demonstrations included the rescue of a car crash victim, a rescue of a man who climbed down a building to get his balloon and ended up being stuck, a home fire awareness demonstration and of course, the exciting dog demonstration.

We were fortunate enough to bump into Mayor Lee Burke and Mayoress Ali Burke who spoke to us about the importance of awareness and educating the public on the hazards of fire and many other dangerous causes of risk. We also got to speak to Andrew Huntley who worked tirelessly to organise this event in conjunction with the other emergency services. We also met Darren Seymour, a firefighter from Worthing who came along to promote their football awareness campaign which they hold in the schools. We spoke to lots of wonderful people so please watch the videos to see what they had to say and there is plenty more for you to view. Enjoy! (May we add the videos are not the greatest, but we are striving to make it alot better for you. We ask for your patience while getting it just right).

We here at Crawley Happy Times would like to thank Andrew Huntley for the kind invitation and to congratulate everyone involved for putting on yet another superb community event. We look forward to next year.

 

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Foreign policy debate

Tuesday, July 20th, 2010

Foreign policy debate

Young Crawley residents had the chance to question a senior Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) diplomat at The Hawth last week (Friday July 9).

(l-r): Pravin Sanasy, Crawley Young Person's Council; Councillor Bob Lanzer, Leader of Crawley Borough Council; Gemma Thomson, FCO; Jimmy Javed, British Muslim Integration Trust; Sir Vincent Fean, FCO; Phil Rogers, Director of Community Services, Crawley Borough Council; Zeba Khan, Amma's Centre of Excellence (ACE); Cath Falvey and Humera Mirza, both Crawley Borough Council; Henry Smith MP

Sir Vincent Fean, former Ambassador to Libya, visited the town’s theatre and spoke to an invited audience of under 30s as part of the FCO’s outreach programme.

Sir Vincent shared his experiences and gave an outline of the FCO’s role and the work its staff undertake overseas before hearing the UK foreign policy concerns of local young people.

Issues raised included Gaza and the Government’s response, the ‘special relationship’ between the UK and the USA and how it has changed and Iranian nuclear development.

Councillor Nigel Boxall, Cabinet member for Community Engagement, said:

“Crawley has always been committed to developing a community that is safe, strong and cohesive.

“We have long recognised the importance of good communications, providing a range of opportunities to bring people together to ‘talk issues through’.

Through speaking and debating any concerns openly, we are able to work together towards solutions.

“This event has allowed young people to hear what the Foreign and Commonwealth Office does as well as giving them an opportunity to discuss their concerns with a high-ranking diplomat.”

Sir Vincent has had a distinguished diplomatic career since joining the FCO in 1975. He has held numerous posts including that of First Secretary in Damascus and UK Representative for Brussels as well as serving as Counsellor for Paris from 1992-96. He was also the Director of Asia Pacific in the International Group of Trade Partners UK in 1999-2002 and High Commissioner in Valletta, Malta from 2002-06.

His most recent posting was as Ambassador to Libya, from May 2006 until leaving his post in May this year. He is currently awaiting the formal announcement of his new posting later this year.

For more information, or if you are interested in attending similar events in the future, contact Cath Falvey on 01293 438506 or email catherine.falvey@crawley.gov.uk

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Art In Motion

Tuesday, July 20th, 2010

Art In Motion

Crawley Open Art Competition


Art In Motion is an exciting, new open art competition for Crawley. Running each year from 2010 to 2012, the winners’ artworks will contribute to a new permanent art exhibition at K2 Crawley, celebrating sport and physical activity in Crawley. We want entrants to capture the excitement of competitive sport, the thrill of a win, the anguish of defeat and the joy of being part of a team! This is the perfect opportunity for people to express their creativity and get their work seen!

Amateur and professional artists of all ages are invited to submit artworks. The image depicted could be any sporting competition – athletics, football match or gymnastics competition or a more informal physical activity like jogging, skateboarding or a kickabout in the park. The subject just has to be participating in something that requires physical effort, which took place within Crawley, in the year preceding the submission date.

Any type of artwork can be submitted, including photography, drawings in pencil, charcoal or pastel, painting, printmaking, textiles, computer-aided design, collage and montage – the choice is entirely up to you!

The first year’s submission deadline is Tuesday 28 September 2010.

For more information or to enter, email hazel.ellis@crawley.gov.uk

or call 01293 438110 to request an application form (full competition guidelines will be sent with the application form).

Get creative and put your art in motion!


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