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Paralympic inspired art marks 100 day countdown
21/05/2012 12:07
Artwork to celebrate the Paralympic Games has been unveiled to mark 100 days to go until the opening ceremony. The art, inspired by the winner’s podium and the Surrey countryside, was created by 46-year-old Guildford artist, Jane Corpes, who attends a Surrey County Council day centre. Miss Corpes, who has a learning disability, said: “I … Continue reading »
More views sought on libraries volunteer training
21/05/2012 11:35
Users of the 10 Surrey libraries proposed as community partnerships are being asked about how volunteers should be trained to help, in particular, the young, the elderly and people with special needs. Surrey County Council’s Cabinet will again consider plans to allow communities to run 10 libraries at a meeting in July, when councillors will … Continue reading »
Group set up to look into transport issues
21/05/2012 10:58
Surrey County Council and the Chairman of Waverley Local Committee have decided not to pursue proposals to introduce new on-street parking controls and charges in Haslemere, after listening to the concerns of local people. Instead, a working group will now be set up to look at transport issues in the town with a view to … Continue reading »
Cabinet member speaks at parliamentary event on elderly care
18/05/2012 17:08
Cabinet member Michael Gosling set out Surrey County Council’s work to help people stay longer in their own homes and communities at an event hosted by a parliamentary group. Mr Gosling participated in the Local Government All Party Parliamentary Group’s round table discussion about the future of elderly care alongside the council’s Strategic Director for … Continue reading »
Get Surrey features video of council’s Olympic read event
18/05/2012 16:15
Check out Get Surrey’s take on Surrey County Council’s Big Read for Small Children event held at Alice Holt Forest in Farnham, Surrey, on 16 May. Video courtesy of www.getsurrey.co.uk Filed under: Children's, Education, Olympics Tagged: Alice Holt Forest, Big Reafor Small Children, get surrey, London 2012, surrey county council, Tim Hall
BBC Surrey interview about Olympic read for under fives
17/05/2012 12:18
Surrey County Council’s Felicity Wright was interviewed by BBC Surrey’s Nick Wallis about the Big Read for Small Children event which helped hundreds of children under five discover the joy of reading. Courtesy of BBC Surrey. Filed under: Children's, Education, Libraries, Olympics Tagged: BBC Surrey, Big Read for Small Children, Felicity Wright, LOCOG, London 2012, … Continue reading »
Puttenham Parish Council to manage Hogs Back community area
17/05/2012 11:01
Puttenham residents are preparing to take responsibility for the management of an area between the A31Hogs Back and Puttenham Village. The initiative has been led by Puttenham Parish Council, whose members recognised that this area should be looked after as a local facility, with the surrounding community better placed to respond to local issues than … Continue reading »
More than a thousand people take part in Olympic read in fairytale forest
17/05/2012 09:19
A group of 1,400 children under five and their families saw the pages of their favourite books come to life in a fairytale forest setting yesterday (16 May) to mark London 2012’s UK Inspire Day. Surrey County Council organised The Big Read for Small Children event at the Forestry Commission’s Alice Holt Forest in Farnham, Surrey, to … Continue reading »
Hundreds join council to help shape care services
16/05/2012 18:03
Hundreds of people took up Surrey County Council’s offer to get involved in shaping services that help them live in their own homes and communities. The elderly, disabled people, those with mental health problems and carers linked up with the council to look at how services can give them more choice and independence. They were … Continue reading »
Welcome for longer trains
16/05/2012 10:18
Surrey County Council has welcomed an announcement by South West trains that extra carriages will be added to rail services in Surrey. The news comes just weeks after the county council urged the Government to help address an urgent need for longer trains, faster journeys and more platforms in Surrey, to reduce overcrowding and boost … Continue reading »