Eight Surrey charities and organisations have received a special tree from The Queen’s Green Canopy (QGC) ‘Tree of Trees’ to thank them for the valuable and tireless work they undertake for the benefit of their communities. Part of the ‘Tree of Trees’ sculpture – created by designer Thomas Heatherwick to be a centrepiece of…
On Friday 25 November Tracey Crouch, MP for Chatham and Aylesford, attended the Rochester headquarters of Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex (KSS) to present the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Medals to front line staff from the life-saving charity. KSS invited Tracey Crouch to present the medals in recognition of the exceptional role she played,…
Opening at Watts Gallery in March 2023, Halima Cassell: From the Earth celebrates the career of one of Britain’s leading contemporary sculptors. The exhibition brings together objects from the artist’s own collection – a number of which are rarely on public display – with new work inspired by Watts Gallery’s founding artists, George Frederic…
A new digital tour launching at West Horsley Place this week will give visitors a unique opportunity to discover more about the fascinating history of the Grade I listed Manor House. The tour, which will be available from Sunday 20 November on the free app Smartify – for visitors to West Horsley Place along…
With over 27,000 people killed or seriously injured on Britain’s roads last year[1], Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex (KSS) is taking part in this year’s Road Safety Week (14-20 November 2022) to raise awareness of the steps we can all take to make our roads safer. Led by charity BRAKE, the 2022 Road…
Launching this November, Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex (KSS) is asking residents of Kent, Surrey and Sussex to Host a Roast and help the life-saving charity raise vital funds. With the prospect of days getting colder and nights drawing in, KSS is inviting people to come together with friends, family or colleagues to…
From spooky storytelling to the Surrey Hills Christmas Fair, there are activities galore to be enjoyed a West Horsley Place in the coming months! Halloween Storytelling Storyteller extraordinaire, Olivia Armstrong, will take visitors on a magical tour of the secret corridors and enchanted corners of Grade I listed West Horsley Place in a special…
Amazing Grace, the world’s most recorded hymn, will celebrate its 250th anniversary on 1 January 2023. First sung in Olney, Buckinghamshire, the Reverend John Newton (1725-1807) wrote the hymn to accompany the sermon for the New Year’s Day service in 1773 at his parish church of St Peter and St Paul. Amazing Grace…
Over a third (36%) of UK adults do not have CPR life-saving skills to save a life in an emergency, and just under half (43%) would not feel confident performing chest compressions if they were to witness someone having a cardiac arrest. A survey by Warwick University of over 4,000 adults on attitudes towards…
Watts Contemporary Gallery, part of Watts Gallery – Artists’ Village in Compton, Surrey, today announces its winter exhibition programme for the period November 2022 – March 2023. The Gallery offers a frequently-changing and varied programme of art and crafts, presenting work by established and emerging artists, giving visitors an opportunity to see and buy…