Surrey residents can once again apply for cash grants to improve their local area through the Your Councillor Community Fund via Surrey County Council councillors.
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An organisation that helps hundreds of families across Surrey and the South East, we caught up with charity CEO Gen Dearman to talk about the transformative work of Challengers.
Thirteen new electric buses will be out and about on Surrey’s roads this spring. The new, fully accessible, electric vehicles offer a smooth, quiet ride and include free Wi-Fi, charging points, two wheelchair and pushchair bays, improved lighting and on-board information screens.
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A major Surrey County Council programme supporting people with care needs to live more independently has reached its final milestone with the opening of a third supported independent living development in Cobham.
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As Guildford Shakespeare Company celebrate 20 years of creating bold and accessible theatre, they mark this important milestone by shining a light on their long-standing commitment to community and education work. At the forefront of this is Put Up Your Swords, GSC’s flagship knife crime awareness programme for young people, that was a project born not from strategy, but from lived experience in the local community.
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Following the final Your Fund Surrey Advisory Panel (for Large Community Projects) meeting held in January, seven community projects across Surrey have been awarded a combined £537,533 to enhance local facilities, expand opportunities for young people, and improve access to inclusive community spaces.
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An economic boost worth millions, scores of new jobs and hundreds of local job opportunities will be delivered thanks to funding awarded to dozens of businesses by Surrey County Council.
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19,000 young people aged 20 and under are now benefitting from half price bus journeys across Surrey.
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A show garden created by Surrey County Council has won a silver medal at this year’s RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival for showing how parking spaces can be converted into vibrant green spaces.
