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More dates added to Local Transport Plan roadshows

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

More dates added to Local Transport Plan roadshows

Further dates have been added to a series of roadshows being held to gather people’s views on transport in West Sussex.

West Sussex County Council has drawn up a blueprint for transport in the county from 2011- 2026 and the roadshows are being held to find out what people think about it.

The Local Transport Plan looks at issues such as roads, bus services, cycling and walking.

It will set out the County Council’s transport policy, what improvements are planned and how they will be funded.

Several roadshows have already been held and now further dates have been added.

Lionel Barnard, Deputy Leader of the County Council who has responsibility for Highway and Transport issues, said: “We have had a good response to the roadshows so far and have received some valuable feedback.

“It really is important to us that we hear from as many people as possible so we can do our best to give people the services they want and need.”

The roadshows will give people an opportunity to talk to County Council Highways experts and fill in a questionnaire with their views and opinions.

The extra dates have been arranged in the following areas:

• Horsham – Wednesday August 4 – 10am-6pm – County Hall North, Parkside, Chart Way. (There will also be an opportunity for people to ask questions about proposed transport improvements at Horsham Railway Station at this event. A separate exhibition on the Railway Station improvements is being held at County Hall North from August 4-27.)

• East Grinstead – Friday August 6 – 10am-6pm – Chequer Mead Community Arts Centre, De La Warr Road. (There will also be an opportunity for people to ask questions about proposed transport improvements at East Grinstead Railway Station at this event. A separate exhibition on the Railway Station improvements is being held at Chequer Mead Community Arts Centre until August 9 before it moves to East Grinstead Library where it will remain until September 3.)

• Burgess Hill – Thursday August 19 – 9am-5pm – Council Chamber, Burgess Hill Town Council, Church Walk, Burgess Hill.

• Crawley – Tuesday August 24 – 9am-5pm – County Mall shopping centre.

• Worthing – Thursday September 2 – 9am-5pm – Richmond Room, Assembly Hall complex, Stoke Abbott Road, Worthing.

A further date is still to be arranged for Bognor Regis.

People can also find out more and view the plan online by visiting: www.westsussex.gov.uk/haveyoursay

Comments can also be made by emailing ltp@westsussex.gov.uk

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Green Flag hat-trick for Crawley

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

Green Flag hat-trick for Crawley


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

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

Tilgate Park, set in 400 acres, scooped its first Green Flag in 2002.

Winners are judged to be welcoming, safe and well maintained and involve the local community.

Tilgate Park boasts a nature centre, golf course, lakes, lawns and gardens, woodland walks and bridleways.

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

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

Councillor Lenny Walker, Cabinet member for Leisure and Cultural Services,

said: “This is a fantastic achievement and we are delighted to have won these awards.

“It demonstrates the commitment of the council and its dedicated staff to keeping these great parks and open spaces so special. It is also just reward for a huge contribution from the Friends of Goffs Park.”

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. For more details on Green Flag Awards visit www.greenflagaward.org.uk

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Sports award helps promote new East Grinstead 10k event

Monday, July 26th, 2010

Sports award helps promote new East Grinstead 10k event


EDF Energy Networks has stepped in to help an athletics club promote the first East Grinstead 10k event by providing funds for new running vests and T-shirts.

The £250 grant means that East Grinstead Athletic Club won’t have to spend its own money on the new kit which in turn will free up funds to promote the race in September. Members hope the event will help to put their club in the spotlight and encourage more people to become members.

EDF Energy Networks employee Kerry Day applied for the money under their Team Sports Awards scheme which provides grants of up to £250 for sports and community organisations. Kerry is acting as the treasurer for the East Grinstead 10k and her husband Colin is on the club committee, also heading up the committee formed to organise the 10k race.

Kerry, a management accountant based in one of EDF Energy’s Crawley offices, said: “We’re a relatively small club which means that we have a tight budget. Funding new innovations is difficult without proper finance so this grant will make a lot of difference.

“We’d like to increase our membership and, since East Grinstead didn’t have its own 10k event, we thought it was a good idea to launch one. Hopefully it will get us more attention and ultimately more members.”

East Grinstead Athletic Club was founded in 1978 and has about 140 members of all ages and abilities. The club is keen to grow – particularly the road-running section which is looking for fresh runners to join their ranks.

The club meets at Imberhorne School in East Grinstead where they have access to a grass running track and a floodlit six-lane straight, as well as an area for field events. The road runners meet on a Tuesday and Thursday evening, running various routes around the town and tracks.

Colin Day, who is organising the race, said: “We’re really grateful to EDF Energy Networks and without their contribution for this year’s shirts we would have found it difficult to fund the 10k from this year’s club budget.”

EDF Energy Networks’ Team Sport Awards allow staff to apply for a £250 grant for projects that involve the local community. The awards are designed to encourage staff to volunteer in the community and are aimed at promoting healthy living, teamwork and development of sporting opportunities.

A total of more than £75,000 has been donated to hundreds of community and sports groups in the South East, London and the East of England in the last five years. So far this year, cash awards have been made to dozens of clubs and charities that our staff are involved with.

As the first sustainability partner of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games EDF Energy will help ensure London 2012 will be a truly sustainable games, uniting people to address climate changes and leaving a lasting legacy, not just in sport, but through environmental benefits.

The first East Grinstead 10k is on Sunday, September 26. More information is available on the website – www.EG10k.com .

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