We have received notification from residents who have received phone calls supposedly from East Grinstead Town Council to discuss “an accident you were involved in as part of an NHS Survey”. This is bogus. EGTC are not and would not be calling you for a phone interview/survey.
If you get such a call please do not give any information and then call 101 and report to the police. Please advise any vulnerable friends and neighbours who may not be aware of this.
The Town Council is responsible for the War Memorial flower beds in the High Street, and each year look to commemorate some of the important annual anniversaries. This year’s theme, celebrated with the plantings in the High Street flower beds, will be ‘Friendship and Tolerance’
We will be marking the occasion of Her Majesty the Queen’s 90th Birthday, The Royal Sussex Regiment and the ‘Day Sussex Died’ (a fearsome battle in WW1 that took place in 1916), the 50th anniversary of Twinning Association, 75th anniversary of Guinea Pigs and the 460th Anniversary of the three East Grinstead Martyrs. Children from the primary schools and Brownie packs of East Grinstead are creating Friendship bracelets to be incorporated into the design.
| Road | Parish | Description | Traffic management | Start Date | End Date | Contractor |
| Beeching Way | East Grinstead | Install and remove temporary parapets to enable replacement. | Overnight Road Closure. | 06-May-2016 | 07-May-2016 | West Sussex Highways |
| Birches Industrial Estate | East Grinstead | Maintenace on T-Mobile mast. | Stop/Go Boards. | 04-May-2016 | 06-May-2016 | T-Mobile (UK) Limited |
| College Lane | East Grinstead | Install and remove temporary parapets to enable replacement. | Two-Way Signals. | 29-Mar-2016 | 06-May-2016 | West Sussex Highways |
| Lewes Road | East Grinstead | Gas escape in progress. | Two-Way Signals. | 26-Apr-2016 | 05-May-2016 | SGN |
| London Road | East Grinstead | Gully repair works. | Multi-Way Signals. | 27-Apr-2016 | 27-Apr-2016 | West Sussex Highways |
| London Road | East Grinstead | Carriageway Patching (between county border and Lingfield Road). | Multi-Way Signals. | 11-May-2016 | 13-May-2016 | West Sussex Highways |
| London Road | East Grinstead | New connection to water main. | Lane Closure. | 25-Apr-2016 | 29-Apr-2016 | South East Water |
Many East Grinstead youngsters spent the Easter holidays learning a little more about their town by completing the Town Promotions team’s challenge. The EG4KIDZ competition asked children to look in the windows of some of the local shops and attractions to spot leopards hidden there. Each leopard had a child friendly historical fact about East Grinstead. Did you know why the leopard was chosen as the mascot for EG4KIDZ for example? Come to ask Dawn or Roger at the Tourist information desk in the library if you want to know!
The three lucky winners, Ewan, Myah and Megan received their prizes from Town Mayor Cllr Sweatman at a special ceremony at East Court on Tuesday 26th April. The prizes were donated by Deers Leap Park, Scotts Cinema and the Easter Bunny and thanks go to them.
Look out for future EG4KIDZ challenges as the year goes by.
A leaflet listing the major events in the Town over the coming months is available from the Tourist Information in East Grinstead’s library and can be downloaded here.
Crowds gathered at East Court on Thursday 21st April, to celebrate the special birthday of Her Majesty the Queen. The Town Council hosted a beacon lighting ceremony in the evening . East Grinstead being one of the thousand communities which joined together to mark this commemoration. Hundreds of residents gathered at the beacon as it was lit at 7.30pm by the Town Mayor after he had read out a message from HRH The Prince of Wales.
Following the lighting ceremony the crowd was treated to a performance by Choirpower, who sang a number of songs from the nine decades of the Queen’s long life, followed by a rousing chorus of Happy Birthday. Everyone stood to sing two verses of the National Anthem. Cake (of a very special regal variety) and refreshments were then served in the mansion’s main hall.
A card, prepared by the Town Promotions Team, and signed by all the town’s primary school children was on show, and a continuous stream of people queued to add their names and special messages for the Queen. The card will be sent to the palace and should a reply be received it will be on show in the library and copies will be presented to each of the schools.
Town Promotions Manager Dawn Spalding commented that “ It was a fitting way to celebrate the Queen’s long life and we were delighted that so many people chose to celebrate her birthday together at this special, memorable event”.
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| Road | Parish | Description | Traffic management | Start Date | End Date | Contractor |
| Beeching Way | East Grinstead | Install and remove temporary parapets to enable replacement. | Overnight Road Closure. | 19-Apr-2016 | 21-Apr-2016 | West Sussex Highways |
| College Lane | East Grinstead | Install and remove temporary parapets to enable replacement. | Two-Way Signals. | 29-Mar-2016 | 06-May-2016 | West Sussex Highways |
| London Road | East Grinstead | Gully repair works. | Multi-Way Signals. | 27-Apr-2016 | 27-Apr-2016 | West Sussex Highways |
| London Road | East Grinstead | New connection to water main. | Lane Closure. | 25-Apr-2016 | 29-Apr-2016 | South East Water |
| Saint Hill Road | East Grinstead | Install gullies and new pipe in carriageway. | Road Closure. | 25-Apr-2016 | 26-Apr-2016 | West Sussex Highways |
Jonathan Ansley our Outdoor Services Supervisor, will be stepping out from his regular role helping taking care of much of the Town Council’s outdoor facilities, to take part in the Royal Marsden’s South Downs Trekathon – on 21st May.
Jonathan is raising funds as a tribute to the work of the Royal Marsden after his grandson, Sebastian suffered from an extremely rare from of bladder cancer and has been receiving specialist treatment since October last year. Now the prognosis is excellent, and fingers crossed, he will soon be completely free of this dreadful disease.
In recognition of this, Jonathan and best mate, James Averell, will be taking part in this years South Downs Trekathon, to raise money for this most fantastic of causes. The Trek is on the 21st May 2016 (less than 5 weeks from now ), and starts in Lewes. Then, it’s simply a gentle stroll over 26 miles of some of the most arduous terrain in the South of England, finally finishing at Beachy Head. Training has already begun in earnest, and now all he needs is your kind support!
So, if you would like to give ( whatever you can, no amount is too small ), please do so by visiting our fund raising website at: www.justgiving.com/jonathan-ansley
Mid Sussex District Council’s dedicated website for Council Tax, Business Rates (NNDR), Benefits and Benefit Fraud information is moving to a new address.
From Monday 18 April, www.midsussex.gov.uk/revsandbens will be the place for Mid Sussex residents to find specialised information on Council Tax and Benefits payments. The site will be hosted by Mid Sussex District Council but it will serve everyone in Adur, Horsham and Mid Sussex.
Adur, Horsham and Mid Sussex District Councils work together in partnership to provide local people with a shared Council Tax and Benefits service. The website address is changing to ensure the partnership complies with all the latest Central Government policies on shared council services.
Some council email addresses will also change from the old ‘centralsussex.gov.uk’ format to new ‘midsussex.gov.uk’ addresses. For example, Council Tax, Business Rates (Revenues) and Benefits email addresses will now be revenue@midsussex.gov.uk and benefit@midsussex.gov.uk.
Customers that use a self-service account to access their specific Council Tax and Benefit information online will now need to log-in at:
Full details can be found on the new website at www.midsussex.gov.uk/revsandbens