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Greetings from Crawley New Town

Greetings from Crawley New Town
LAMBS inspects a vision of the future,

The provision of small socially mixed residential areas, each with its own individuality and its own centre, in order to promote neighbourliness and the social development of the town. Practically all homes are within one-third of a mile of their neighbourhood shops and within one and a quarter miles of the town centre. The character of the individual neighbourhood centres will vary and the design will spring from the natural features of the area, local place names have been retained for the neighbourhoods in all cases and the affix ‘Green’ .. has suggested the creation of a typical English Green at the centre of each neighbourhood.

from sixty five years ago. Well worth a read.

A change in the way you call local numbers

dialAs we noted a month ago, Ofcom is making a change to the way people in the Brighton area dial local numbers. From 1 October 2014, you’ll need to add the 01273 area code before you call any local number from your home phone (just like you already do with national and other numbers or when you use your mobile).

It will still cost exactly the same to make a local call.

What you need to do

If you have any local numbers stored in your home phone, make sure you change them to include 01273 before 1 October. And don’t forget to check any other equipment, such as personal or home alarm systems, that might connect to a local number.

Also, if you have elderly family members, friends or neighbours, you might want to check to make sure they know it’s happening, too – particularly if they rely on Carelines or pendants (telecare type services) for help.

After the switch, if you forget to add 01273 you’ll get a free recorded message to remind you.

Any questions?

Visit ofcom.org.uk/dialthecode email dialthecode@ofcom.org.uk or call 0300 123 3333 (it costs the same as an 01 or 02 call).

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[Amended 16:30 2-9-14.]

The Big Picnic

Steyning Downland Scheme picnic
The Steyning Downland Scheme is hosting its annual picnic on Sunday 7th September from 12:30pm–3:30pm at the Old Rifle Range off Mouse Lane, Steyning, parking at the Cuthman Centre. Attractions will include tractor rides, games, face-painting, bushcraft, walks and free bacon butties. Free event, no need to book, just show up with a picnic, a rug and (possibly) an umbrella.

Shoreham Airshow: traffic

Shoreham Airshow 2014 traffic
Since one has to purchase tickets in advance in order to attend, it seems plausible to suppose that the airport authorities actually do know how many people are likely to attend this weekend. In any event, a spokesman has warned readers of the Worthing Herald:

We are expecting very large crowds at this week’s RAFA Shoreham Airshow. This will inevitably cause delays on routes around Shoreham, notably the A27, A259 and A283. .. Car parking is available at Shoreham Airport and Adur Recreational Ground. On leaving the airshow, our staff will be trying to get everybody out of the airfield as quickly as possible but .. there will be delays at peak times. If possible, please stagger your journey home and enjoy the trade stands and attractions which will be open after the show.