Daily Archives: May 5, 2014

Exclusive first pics – Milli is crowned May Queen

TOWN Mayor Margaret Belsey crowned 13-year-old Milli McQuade as East Grinstead’s May Queen earlier today. It was one of Margaret’s final duties before she steps down as the town’s first citizen at next week’s mayor making. Pictures: Simon Kerr  

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Fireworks warning for East Court estate

  A COUNCIL spokesman has issued a warning about the dangers of fireworks after empty boxes were left strewn across the award-winning East Court estate this weekend. He said: “The law is quite clear on this – you must not set … Continue reading

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Budding Banksys transform underpass

TEENAGE artists from Sackville school have transformed the dirty and neglected A22 underpass from eye-sore to eye-catching in an innovative project to improve one of the town’s most neglected corners. The youngsters worked with a team of artists to produce … Continue reading

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Once in a lifetime trip to Ethiopia for Sackville students

SACKVILLE students are now back from their two-week trip to Ethiopia with World Challenge. A highlight for the 21 students and 4 staff was a visit to the ancient city of Gonder where they faced two challenges – constructing a water … Continue reading

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Send us your May Day photos

The annual Lions May Day fair in town is upon us this bank holiday Monday and we would really love to see your pictures from the day. So capture the May Queen being crowned, a snap of Sackville College, a … Continue reading

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Maypoles and Morris dancing…Today!

  THE Wild Hunt Bedlam Morris Dancers will be putting on a Maytime Morris and Maypole show from 1 to 4pm today at Standen. No-one is entirely sure about the origins of either, but both are traditions going back centuries. In … Continue reading

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Worldwide welcome for East Grinstead Online

EAST Grinstead’s first-ever community digital news site has already been warmly welcomed by the many town residents who have found us ahead of today’s official launch. We went live last week to test that the technology worked, and we have already … Continue reading

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Nicholas Soames backs East Grinstead Online

EAST Grinstead MP Nicholas Soames has sent a message of personal congratulations to the team behind today’s official launch of East Grinstead Online in which he spoke of his great enthusiasm for the project. In a separate statement applauding the arrival … Continue reading

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Sackville College open today

REMINDER: Sackville College will be open for the Lions May Fair today from 11am until 4pm. Adults £3/children free.    

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Crying out for a Town Crier?

THE May Fair in East Grinstead is one of the most popular family events of the year, to which the town’s historic buildings provide an enviably unique backdrop. But for town resident Alex Eichner there is one thing missing from … Continue reading

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