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Pupils and young people in Surrey are set to benefit from nearly £3m for music education. Surrey County Council has been awarded £2.9 million by the Arts Council England to create a new music hub. It will bring together the council’s Surrey Arts music service, schools and other organisations including Surrey’s district and borough councils* … Continue reading
Surrey school children have been set the challenge of designing the Škoda King of the Mountains jersey for this year’s Tour of Britain. The ‘polka dot jersey’, as it’s often referred to, is awarded to the best climber in the race. It follows the announcement that Surrey will host the final stage of the national … Continue reading
Surrey’s plans for community libraries will go back to the county council’s Cabinet after a judge today revoked a decision taken last year. Earlier this month, Mr Justice Wilkie upheld a technical challenge over a decision to create 10 community-run libraries staffed by volunteers, although he did not criticise the policy itself. Last month, the … Continue reading
The Deputy Chief of LOCOG Sir Keith Mills described how he has been hugely impressed with Surrey’s Olympic preparations. He said: “Surrey is one of the best counties in the country. It gets the big tick on pretty much every front, such as engagement in schools. Companies here have probably got more contracts than any … Continue reading
Helyn Clack, Cabinet Member for Community Services and the 2012 Games at Surrey County Council, was interviewed by BBC Surrey’s Nick Wallis about a planning application for giant Olympic rings to be placed on Box Hill. Audio courtesy of BBC Surrey.
Surrey County Council will take a decision on its libraries plans again, following a judicial review. Earlier this month, Mr Justice Wilkie upheld a technical challenge over a decision to create 10 community-run libraries staffed by volunteers, although he did not criticise the policy itself. With that in mind, the council has decided to bring … Continue reading
Surrey will host the final stage of the Tour of Britain when the national race takes place in September. Surrey County Council has captured the last stage of the 840-mile event after bringing the men’s and women’s Olympic cycle road races and time trials to the county. It takes place on Sunday 16 September, starting … Continue reading
A giant human London Olympic logo was created by 2,012 school children today (24 April). The spectacle covered a whopping 1,800 square metres at Collingwood College in Camberley, Surrey. Surrey County Council organised the event to celebrate the P&G Surrey School Games which encourages kids to take part in sport. The youngsters were joined by … Continue reading
Surrey County Council’s plans to support communities in running 10 libraries was featured on the BBC’s Sunday Politics. On the programme, Surrey’s Cabinet Member for Community Services and the 2012 Games Helyn Clack explained the aim of the plans was to “keep all 52 libraries open” while elsewhere in the country branches are closing. The story … Continue reading
US cyclist Janel Holcomb says Surrey’s Box Hill climb will prove the decisive point of the women’s Olympic road race as the 100 day countdown to the 2012 Games begins (18 April). The Olympic hopeful described the course as “challenging from start to finish” after checking out the course last week (April 10) with fellow … Continue reading
USA Olympic cycling road race hopefuls Kristin McGrath and Janel Holcomb talk about the course in Surrey. The pair checked out the Olympic road race route last week (10 April) with Surrey County Council’s Alan Flaherty, who helped event organisers design the course. Kristin McGrath What have the roads been like? The roads … Continue reading
Surrey students have been handed an Olympic challenge with a difference, going for gold in art and creative writing competitions. Students have until the end of April to enter their 2012 Games inspired illustrations, collages, poetry, short stories or song lyrics. Artwork can be in any form that is two-dimensional and creative writing entries can … Continue reading
Surrey County Council’s Cabinet Member for Community Services and the 2012 Games Helyn Clack was interviewed by BBC South Today television news about the judicial review into the county’s libraries plans. You can watch the story on the BBC’s iplayer until 6pm tonight <April 4>. The libraries story starts four minutes and 50 seconds into … Continue reading
Surrey County Council’s Cabinet Member for Community Services and the 2012 Games Helyn Clack was interviewed by BBC Radio 5 Live’s Shelagh Fogarty about the judicial review into the county’s library plans. You can listen to the interview on the BBC’s iplayer. The interview starts one hour, six minutes and 30 seconds into the programme. … Continue reading
Surrey County Council today said it was pleased that a High Court judge had not criticised its libraries plans meaning the proposals could still go ahead. Mr Justice Wilkie upheld a technical challenge brought by protesters over plans to support communities to run 10 libraries in Surrey. But the judgement simply said the Cabinet should … Continue reading
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