Adviser to Pope blesses Epsom Heritage Project
Baroness Sheila Hollins has joined Freemen of the Borough, the local MP and others in their Patronage of The Friends of Horton Cemetery. Baroness Hollins is a leading figure nationally … Read More
Category: Community
Foodbank feeding thoughts…
Gillian Nichols of Epsom and Ewell Foodbank writes: What price do you put on mental health? Among the people that visit foodbanks, many have severe mental health issues due to … Read More
Reaching recyclables others cannot reach …..
Ro Stretton from Epsom has signed up to the Baylis & Harding Free Recycling Programme offered by recycling experts TerraCycle. By sending waste to TerraCycle, Ro also raises money for … Read More
Queen fit hats raise £9K for brain charity
An online auction of a collection of 15 hats created for the Platinum Jubilee by some of the UK’s leading milliners has raised close to £9,000 for Brain Tumour Research. … Read More
Council Pride in Not Uncommon Green Flag
Epsom and Ewell Borough Council is pleased to have received a Green Flag Award for Epsom Common Local Nature Reserve, one of 2208 UK winners. The award is the international … Read More
Flagging Up Epsom Common
28th July David King and Cynthea Blunden of the Epsom Common Association (ECA) represented Epsom & Ewell at the Green Flag Award ceremony in Lambeth Community Hall. This marked the … Read More
Epsom Hospital bucks Brexit staff bottleneck
Epsom and St Helier NHS Trust bucks the national trend in maintaining its level of recruitment of UK qualified medical staff between 2015 and 2021. Nationally the picture is different. … Read More
Epsom’s Summer school sanctuary for refugees
The Epsom Refugee Network has succeeded in securing for 75 students of all young ages a six-week Summer school at St Johns in Leatherhead. With the generous support of the … Read More
Bringing to life the dead in Epsom’s forgotten cemetery – Historic England awards local charity.
Historic England has announced £9,988.00 in funding to the Friends of Horton Cemetery Charity in Epsom and Ewell as part of its ‘Everyday Heritage Grants: Celebrating Working Class History.’ [Photo: … Read More
Another consultation during the holiday month….
Epsom and St Helier and St George’s Hospital are holding a series of workshops starting this week and next for patients and the public to attend. The workshop will involve shaping … Read More
Blues on a bandura blow minds in Epsom
Ukrainian refugee musicians delighted a packed audience in the Epsom Methodist Church Saturday 30th July. On behalf of the local community Mayor of Epsom and Ewell Cllr Clive Woodbridge extended … Read More
Surrey Police shines spotlight on anti-social behaviour in Epsom and the County
Last week, as part of a national ASB Awareness Week, Surrey Police‘s safer neighbourhood teams (SNTs) joined forces with partners to shine a spotlight on anti-social behaviour (ASB) across Surrey … Read More
A Greener Future in Partial Sight As Verges To Be Left Unmown
Roadside verges in Surrey will be cut less frequently to foster biodiversity, according to Highway Authority, Surrey County Council. In a move to ease the pressure on native nature from … Read More
New plan to transform dementia care in Surrey
A five-point plan sets out to improve the lives of Surrey residents with dementia and their families. A joint health and social care dementia strategy of Surrey County Council and Surrey … Read More