The Charles Russell Speechlys Community Fund has made its largest single donation to date – a grant of £3,816 to youth homelessness charity, Step by Step to support the charity’s counselling service. The grant will provide 90 free mental health and wellbeing sessions for young people in Surrey. The Charles Russell Speechlys Community Fund, administered…
For immediate release: ART FOR ALL SEASON AT WATTS GALLERY – ARTISTS’ VILLAGE Watts Gallery – Artists’ Village (WGAV) has launched a series of activities to celebrate its Art for All Community learning programme. Inspired by the charity’s founders – the great Victorian artist George Frederic Watts OM RA (1817-1904) and his wife, the artist…
Muinmos’ proprietary regulatory compliance engine has been voted Best RegTech Reporting Solution in the Global Forex Awards 2020. The Global Forex Awards 2020 – B2B are a celebration of businesses from around the world pushing the boundaries of innovation in B2B forex trading solutions. They champion the best performing providers of the B2B forex trading eco-system.…
Duncan Elson, Partner and Head of the Guildford office at Charles Russell Speechlys has been named in Citywealth’s Top 100 trust litigators and polymaths 2020, a list which recognises the best litigators worldwide according to industry peers. The list is a result of an extensive programme of peer recommendation and verification, conducted over several months.…
As the nation marked the 75th anniversary of VE Day, a significant discovery was made at West Horsley Place. Whilst sorting through old papers, a member of the West Horsley Place team came across an envelope containing 18 thank you letters from children evacuated to the manor house in 1939, thanking Lord and Lady Crewe…
The Air Ambulance Kent Surrey Sussex (KSS) Coronavirus Emergency Appeal has now raised more than £250,000 – nearing the halfway mark of its initial fundraising target. Launched in April, the KSS Coronavirus Emergency Appeal needs to raise at least £535,000. The funds will help KSS to continue providing its vital life-saving services, alongside its…
In addition to virtual visits of the world’s most famous museums, it is now possible to explore online the studios of a number of Europe’s greatest artists. From Dali to Rodin, Monet to Munnings, the Artist’s Studio Museum Network – www.artiststudiomuseum.org – is collating the digital programmes of its 150+ members across Europe whose…
Congratulations to children’s author, Adam Baron, who has won the Awesome Book Award 2020 for his novel, Boy Under Water. His Award was announced today via a special online event “I am delighted and honoured to have won with such an amazing shortlist. These events mean so much to authors and I am always stunned at the…
Watts Gallery – Artists’ Village has extended its online programme of exhibitions, activities and events to entertain and educate diverse audiences whilst the Artists’ Village is temporarily closed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Through its website, social media channels and via the free art app Smartify, Watts Gallery – Artists’ Village is making its collections, exhibitions, heritage, history…
Surrey’s Investec International Music Festival (IIMF) is delighted to share details of a series of online resources it has curated to enable classical music lovers everywhere to enjoy their own Virtual Festival at home. Featuring specially commissioned short films by celebrated broadcaster and musician, Sandy Burnett, new playlists, extended programme notes and more, IIMF…