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All five ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ parks have retained their Green Flag Awards, with Tilgate Park achieving the status for 20 consecutive years. Tilgate Park, Goffs Park, Memorial Gardens, Worth Park and Ifield Mill Pond all kept their Green Flag Awards for 2022. The Green Flag Award is the international quality mark for parks…

ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ Borough Council teamed up with West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service (WSFRS) to offer safety advice to residents of Milton Mount recently. The large block of flats was the site of a fire last month. While it was contained to one flat and there were no injuries, the council and WSFRS agreed to join forces to…

Tilgate Nature Centre has contributed to a new turtle and tortoise study published in the journal Science challenging evolutionary theories of aging. In the study, researchers used data contributed by Tilgate Nature Centre in collaboration with other zoos and aquariums to examine 52 species of turtles and tortoises…

Hundreds of school and ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ students in ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ have been involved in the new Town Hall and District Heat Network project. Kier, ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ Borough Council’s contractor for the development, has worked with ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ College and schools in the town to ensure that students benefit from the huge project. The council…

A poster campaign signposting residents to help with the cost of living crisis has been launched by ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ Borough Council. The posters direct residents to the council’s online money worries guide at crawley.gov.uk/moneyworries The dedicated page provides guidance on maximising your income, housing and…

A fantastic summer of fun is being offered by ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ Play Service. The team will hold sessions across ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ during the summer holidays, starting with Southgate Playing Fields and Dobbins Den, Ifield on Monday 25 July. The fun will include arts and crafts, basketball, board games, chalking, cricket, football,…

A garden created to celebrate ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ New Town’s 50th anniversary has been redeveloped to mark its 75th. The Anniversary Gardens in West Green Park were created in 1997 by ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ Borough Council to celebrate the golden jubilee of the New Town. Now, 25 years later the gardens have been given a new lease of life…

The Safer ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ Partnership has installed its recently purchased mobile CCTV and ANPR (automatic number plate recognition) camera in Church Walk, ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾. Church Walk is the first deployment of the camera. The dogleg in the footpath means that you can’t see from one end to the other. The presence of the camera…

More than 150 ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ residents came face-to-face with businesses offering ‘earn while you learn’ opportunities at the Employ ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ Apprenticeship Fair on Wednesday (29 June). The fair, held at ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ Library, brought together a wide range of employers including ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ College, Sussex Police, West Sussex County…

The areas in Tilgate Park where dog walkers will have to walk their pets on a lead will be agreed next month. The decision, which will be taken by Full Council at its meeting on Wednesday 20 July, relates to the creation of a Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) under Section 67 of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime…