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‘Stay and Play’ group for babies and toddlers at Horley Old School

The Stay and Play group is continuing but moving to Friday mornings- see below for latest dates.

Email: babygroup@ironstonebenefice.org for more information.

Gigaclear roadworks

Gigaclear have provided the following dates for road works in the village (some of which are already underway). They have said that the work will be between the dates below but may not take the whole time.

Village Litter Pick – Saturday 15th March at 10am

The annual village litter pick will take place on Saturday 15th March.

If you can spare half an hour or so to help out, please gather in front of the Old Post Office on the corner of Banbury Lane at 10:00 on 15th March.  Litter pickers, protective gloves and rubbish and recycling bags will be provided by CDC.  Please wear gloves (your own or those provided by CDC) to protect yourself against any risk of infection, and take care to wash your hands thoroughly after the Litter Pick has been completed.

Let’s keep Horley looking fabulous!

Horley Parish Council Vacancy

The Horley Parish Council has a vacancy and is inviting applications from interested persons to sit on the Village Parish Council as a voluntary co-opted member until the elections in May 2026.

The Parish Council meets 5 times a year in the evening (normally a Thursday). Other meetings may be called if and when required. Between meetings communication is done mainly by email. The next meeting is on April 24th 2025.

The position holds full voting rights on issues relating to the village and its residents.

To qualify the person should be

  •  A British citizen, a Commonwealth citizen or a citizen of a European Union Country
  • Aged 18 or over
  • On the Parish electoral register or lived either in the parish or within three miles of its boundary for at least a year on April 24th 2025.
  • Not be the subject of a bankruptcy restrictions order or interim order.

If you wish to be involved in the running of the village and its interests or require further details, please contact either Chair of the Council Graham Curd curds64@btinternet.com or Parish Clerk David Beck horleypc@gmail.com.

                                          

Coffee Morning for Cancer Research – Thank You!

Huge thank you to everyone who supported the coffee morning last Saturday in aid of Cancer Research UK

The total raised was £762.43!

‘Knit and Stitch’ restarts on Thursday 13th Feb

Knit and stitch restarts on Thursday 13th February in the Old School, from 7pm till 9pm.

The second meeting will be on Thursday 27th February.

After this, meetings are always held on the second and fourth Thursday of the month. Anyone is welcome to join us for any of the meetings, even if its just for a cuppa and a chat.

Why not come and see what we do? Any questions contact Caroline on 07946645175.

Horley Big Breakfast – Sunday 4th May

Save the date for the ever popular Horley Big Breakfast hosted by The Michael Harding Trust.

Sunday 4th May

There will be two sittings to make sure we accommodate everyone – so you don’t even have to get up too early as it’s the bank holiday weekend!

More details to follow.