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The public toilet block in King Street East Grinstead is looking smarter now after a joint initiative by East Grinstead Town Council and Mid Sussex District Council to tidy the areas to the front and side.

 

Grant funding from section 106 contributions allowed for attractive resurfacing of the raised brick seating, improved hard landscaping and a large planter. East Grinstead Town Council funded the wooden surround for the planter, plants and undertook the works to complete the project.

The Town Council’s outdoor services team prepared and regenerated the raised beds, the handyman re-painted and improved the appearance of the base of the CCTV camera post and the head gardener planted and mulched all beds and planter.

Hanging baskets which will be replanted to remain in place during the autumn and winter complete the transformation which has already garnered praise from traders in King Street and local residents.

 

Under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, contributions can be sought from developers towards the costs of providing community and social infrastructure. This funding is commonly known as ‘Section 106’.

East Grinstead Town Council and Mid Sussex District Council have teamed up with local charity Albion in the Community to offer the following activity sessions:

• Dates:  Wednesday 20^th & 27^th September & Wednesday 4^th October 2017.
• Time:  10.00am – 11.00am.
• Location:  Outdoor Gym, Hollands Way, Stone Quarry Estate.

• Dates:  Wednesday 11^th, 18^th & 25^th October 2017.
• Time:  10.00am – 11.00am.
• Location:  Outdoor Gym, Mount Noddy Recreation Ground.

• Dates:  Wednesday 8^th, 15^th & 22^nd November 2017.
• Time:  10.00am – 11.00am.
• Location:  Outdoor Gym, King Georges Field.

All sessions are £1.00 per session and targeted at beginners and those wishing to increase their activity levels.  Suitable clothing and footwear for exercise should be worn. Please bring your own water.

For further details please contact: backtoexercise@albioninthecommunity.org.uk or call: 07876 898045

The Mid Sussex Wellbeing team is inviting older residents to come along to Chequer Mead, East Grinstead on Friday 20th October 10am-3pm to get some advice and information on staying fit and well in later life.

The event will feature free exercise sessions that are specifically tailored to meet the needs of people over the age of 50. There will be the opportunity to try Tai Chi, strength and balance sessions, Zumba Gold or practice relaxation and breathing techniques that help to improve mindfulness.

Charities, voluntary groups and local organisations will be on hand to offer advice on topics such as developing a healthy lifestyle and keeping warm. Charities and voluntary groups are always looking for the sort of life experience and professional skills that many older people can provide so this event is also a great opportunity to find out more about volunteering.

Trained health professionals will be there to provide free NHS Health Checks to help people spot potential health problems at an early stage. The checks take just 30 minutes and include a blood pressure check, a cholesterol measurement, and a BMI (Body Mass Index) reading that is calculated by measuring height and weight. After the health check there will be an opportunity to discuss the results with a trained health adviser, who will provide personalised advice on how to lower the risk of future problems and maintain a healthy lifestyle. Although walk in appointments are avalible, to avoid disappointment call the Mid Sussex Wellbeing Team on 01444 477191 to book.

The event is all about helping older people enjoy later life by bringing people together and introducing support organisations that can help them to continue living independent lives. Every attendee will receive a free goodie bag and complimentary tea, coffee and cake.

“We want to ensure that older people have all the support they need to live a healthy and happy life,” said Councillor Norman Webster, Cabinet Member for Community. “This East Grinstead Health & Wellbeing Event will promote the many different opportunities available to senior members of the community and will provide lots of information on activities, groups and support in the area.”

For more information please contact the Mid Sussex Wellbeing team on 01444 477191 or email info@midsussexwelbeing.org.uk.

ACE brought another of their signature feel-good shows to Chequer Mead this week with a stage production of Hi-de-Hi! adapted by Paul Carpenter and Ian Gower from the hugely successful TV series originally written by comedy giants Jimmy Perry and David Croft.

Even at the height of its eighties popularity, the TV show harked back to a gentler age when post-war Britain was learning to enjoy life again at fifties holiday camps, and mined the nation’s nostalgia for donkey rides, knobbly knees competitions and the faux sophistication of ballroom dancing as a high art.

And it was good to see all the familiar characters back in action, not least Megan Frazer’s excellent performance as Peggy Ollerenshaw, the chalet maid who dreams of stardom via the acquisition of a coveted Yellow Coat.

Megan delightfully captured all Peggy’s good-hearted yearning for a chance to throw off her humble Lancashire roots – and the demands of her unseen nemesis Miss Cathcart.

And there was real pathos in her joy at succeeding in her ambitions, only to have the prize snatched from her grasp by a (topical) tropical storm in the Caribbean.

Christine Linden Smith made a simmering Gladys Pugh, the Welsh siren tormented by lustful longing for her boss, and showed she had mastered both the xylophone, and an impressively snitty flounce which said nothing, but nevertheless spoke volumes.

Jeffrey Fairbrother is a man out of his social milieu as the former Cambridge Professor, disillusioned by academia and longing to connect with his fellow man as Maplins’ new entertainments manager.

And Steve Gray captured all his dithering inadequacy, and distaste for the more vulgar aspects of camp life while remaining stoically immune to the romantic aspirations of the lovelorn Gladys.

David Burton’s entrance as the crudely humorous camp host Ted Bovis won him an immediate round of applause for his resemblance to the late Paul Shane, who created the role on TV.

Peter Jones as riding instructor Fred Quilly was another welcome and familiar face, while Colin White gave an admirably tetchy performance as Mr Partridge,  the grumpy Punch and Judy man.

At the other end of the social scale – at least in their own eyes – were the delightfully snobbish Yvonne and Barry Stuart-Hargreaves. Played by Lynne Fallowell and Richard Seagroatt, the ballroom dancers were reduced to giving dancing demos to the campers and hated every minute of it – and each other.

The Yellow Coats, ably led by aspiring comic Spike (Keiran Gladman) and Lisa Frazer as sexy Sylvia, added to an evening of plain old-fashioned fun, which saw Ted’s feisty wife Hilary, played by Chrissie White, eventually get her alimony.

Sylvia on the other hand didn’t get to the Caribbean, Peggy didn’t get her coveted coat, and Gladys didn’t get her man.

But the audience left the theatre knowing that none of the three was going to give up on their dreams.

Hi-de-Hi!

East Grinstead Town Council

Please see below the official notice advising of the election in Imberhorne ward:

http://www.midsussex.gov.uk/media/79931/notice-of-vacancy-egtc-5-sep-2017.pdf

Mid Sussex District Council

A casual vacancy exists in the Office of Councillor for the Mid Sussex District Council in the East Grinstead Imberhorne ward.

http://www.midsussex.gov.uk/media/79932/notice-of-vacancy-msdc-5-sep-2017.pdf