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Epsom and Ewell Talking Newspaper local news section for the two weeks ending 29th October 2022, begins with an announcement from Royal Mail, good news from the Council and heartwarming Community news and Youth Music award winners.
Royal Mail
We have an announcement from Royal Mail about how to use or return you postage stamps before they become unusable, when all stamps will need a barcode.
Epsom and Ewell Borough Council News
We have news of the Mayor’s officially unveiling of the first phase of a programme of improvements on Epsom and Walton Downs to enhance the visitor experience. The work has been funded by a pre-Brexit grant to Epsom and Ewell borough council from the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and has been boosted by The Jockey Club and Epsom and Walton Downs Conservators.
Local Community News
Sustainable Epsom and Ewell is an environmental, volunteer led and A-political group, founded in 2019, who want to share their resources and local knowledge with residents. They run events and work and have an ambition to encourage the council to be more sustainable and environmentally friendly.
Membership of Epsom Pantry has grown rapidly since it was opened by Good Company Surrey in July 2022, it is a member led community hub and food shop that provides affordable groceries and helps to reduce dependency on foodbanks. They also run free cooking classes and other community activities, providing a welcoming safe space.
Epsom Methodist Church has launched Warm Wednesdays running from 2nd November to the end of February 2023 providing complimentary drinks, soup or cakes at different times of the day. They will also be running a family friendly After School Club providing a free meal to attendees.
Youth Music Awards
Surrey Arts and Inclusion music teacher Raghad Haddad has won the Inspirational Music Leader Award at the Youth Music Awards 2022. Raghad is a viola player with a refugee background who is from a small town near Damascus, Syria. Since being granted asylum in the UK in 2018, Raghad has worked on many projects involving vulnerable children and performed at numerous charity events.
Kavyan Hajirostami, who is from Iran, has also been nominated for the Young Leader Award for their work with the Big Leaf Foundation .The Big Leaf Foundation support Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children (UASC) across Surrey and work closely with Surrey Arts on a range of music and arts projects
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More Contact Information for this week’s news stories
Community Contact Information
For information on environmental resources visit Sustainable Epsom and Ewell or email sustainable.epsom.ewell@gmail.com
For membership details and opening times visit Epsom Pantry
For details, visit Epsom Methodist Church Warm Wednesdays
Local Entertainment
For more information and to book tickets visit The Horton What’s On
For full details of the autumn programme visit Epsom Jazz Club
Sources
The local news is just one of three sections of the Epsom and Ewell as described on the About Us page.
This week’s news articles come from the Epsom and Ewell Times and BBC Local Democracy Reporting Service and the Surrey Comet and Surrey Live.
the featured poster is from Epsom Jazz Club
Community information is available from the websites: Surrey County Council, Epsom and Ewell Borough Council and Epsom and Ewell Families.