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Following the release of A level results yesterday (15 August), Surrey County Council’s Cabinet Member for Children and Learning Linda Kemeny said: “Surrey has some of the best state schools in the country and yet again students have pulled out all the stops to secure top marks. Many congratulations to all those students who got … Continue reading
Community groups could win up to £150,000 each following Surrey County Council’s involvement in the successful inaugural Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 100 cycling event. Thousands of spectators lined the county’s streets on 4 August to watch elite cyclists join around 16,000 amateur riders on a 100-mile course through London and Surrey. Now Surrey County Council is calling … Continue reading
Surrey cyclists hoping to join next year’s Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 100 event are being urged to sign up before the ballot closes. Following the success of the inaugural race through London and Surrey on 4 August, around 50,000 people have already signed up to the 2014 Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 100 since the ballot opened on Monday (12 … Continue reading
Paralympic gold medallist Rachel Morris will be the star turn this Sunday (18 Aug) as the Guildford Cycle Festival returns following the success of last year’s event. Visitors will have the opportunity to take part in a host of events designed for riders of all ages and abilities, including guided bike rides around scenic routes … Continue reading
Budding young computer programmers this week took up the challenge to create websites as Surrey County Council took part in the Festival of Code, a nationwide project to inspire young people to come up with innovative ways to solve everyday problems. gh
Contracts worth £1.5 million have been clinched by firms from a new online initiative spearheaded by Surrey County Council. Local businesses have won 31 contracts totalling almost £1.57m just six months after the BuildSurrey website’s launch. Surrey created the site to help firms secure work as part of a pledge to ensure 60% of its … Continue reading
An art gallery, a gardening company and a firm of accountants were among the businesses flocking to an event aimed at improving young people’s career opportunities. The event attracted around 50 firms looking to hire young people, provide trial placements or offer work experience. It was organised by Surrey County Council as part of its … Continue reading
Picture caption: Leader David Hodge was among the first to try out a newly opened outdoor gym near Stoneleigh after the Friends of Shadbolt Park were awarded £18,000 from Surrey County Council’s Community Improvements Fund. Quote: Surrey County Council leader David Hodge said: “This gym will encourage people of all ages, abilities and fitness levels … Continue reading
Access to websites offering payday loans has been blocked from Surrey County Council computers. The sites of 80 firms offering ‘quick fix’ short-term loans at high rates of interest have been barred from all staff screens. It coincides with Citizens Advice research revealing that more than three-quarters of its clients struggling with payday loans had … Continue reading
Boris Johnson has praised Surrey County Council for the success of yesterday’s Prudential RideLondon-Surrey events. Writing in the Daily Telegraph today, the Mayor of London said the events were “a triumph of organisation”. He also highlighted the “astonishing beauty” of Surrey’s countryside. Surrey and London hosted the Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 100 that saw around 16,000 amateurs before 150 … Continue reading
Following the success of the RideLondon-Surrey cycle races Surrey County Council’s Leader David Hodge said: “From Big Ben to Box Hill, this was an extraordinary spectacle. It was wonderful to see cyclists both young and old conquering climbs and winding their way through Surrey’s beautiful countryside while being urged on by many thousands of people … Continue reading
Surrey County Council leader David Hodge will start the Prudential RideLondon race for the world’s best cyclists on Sunday. He will set the riders, including Tour de France star Peter Sagan, on their way from Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park at 12.45pm before they head through east London and race towards the hills of Surrey. For … Continue reading
Next year’s Prudential RideLondon festival of cycling will take place on Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 August. The exact routes and timings for the 2014 events will be confirmed later this year after a review of this year’s action. A press release is on the Prudential RideLondon website. The BBC will broadcast extensive coverage of … Continue reading
Mayor of London Boris Johnson talks through his training sessions on Surrey’s roads in preparation for Sunday’s Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 100 cycling event, which forms part of a two-day celebration of pedal power. The event starts and finishes in the capital and also heads through parts of Surrey, taking in the climbs of Box Hill and … Continue reading
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