Brisca F1 Stock Cars will be at the NEC in January. Our presenter Annie Whitmore spoke to Surrey-based driver Murray Jones about why these cars are so unique and how he and 11 other drivers will be representing The British Stock Car Drivers Association by demonstrating the F1s in the Live Action Arena as part of the Autosport Show next year.
Listen to the full interview here and if you want to go and see Murray and the Brisca F1s in the Live Action Arena at the NEC, you can buy tickets online at here (www.autosportinternational.com)
More than 600 local people came together to remember someone special at St Catherine’s Hospice annual Tree of Light service at the K2 Leisure Centre, Crawley, on Sunday 4 December. The service, open to all, offered members of the local community a chance to remember loved ones at the start of the festive season.
The non-religious service gave people of all ages the chance to reflect and acknowledge the much loved family members and friends who could not be with them. The service included carols, and readings and everyone was invited to write a personalised message on special silver stars before hanging them on one of the twinkling trees in return for a donation to St Catherine’s. There was also a Book of Remembrance featuring the names of loved ones being remembered available for people to look at.
Readers at the service included Jo Cater, who shared her experience of the care that her mother-in-law, Evelyn received from St Catherine’s, and the way her whole family was supported by the hospice. St Catherine’s Deputy Ward Manager, Mary Price, and Community Staff Nurse, Michael O’Connor carried the book of remembrance forward, and as the moving event came to a close, the Surrey Advanced Brass band played people out as they gathered to enjoy hot drinks and mince pies.
Christmas is often a time when people come together with family and friends, but for many people who have lost someone close, it can also be a time of sadness. St Catherine’s recognises this and is here to help. Bereaved friends and relatives are helped by the hospice and expert support is also given to people in the wider community through local bereavement groups in Crawley, Oxted and Dorking. These groups are open to all, regardless of whether they have a connection to St Catherine’s.
Every year, St Catherine’s needs to raise £6 million in voluntary income to fund all its running costs. Donations from the Tree of Light service help towards funding crucial end of life care for local people, which includes community nursing services, day hospice sessions and inpatient care.
Reverend Lisa Rainer, Spiritual Care Lead at St Catherine’s, said: “It was a privilege to be a part of the Tree of Light service and we hope it provided comfort to those who attended to remember their loved ones.”
St Catherine’s Hospice Tree of Light Service, K2 Crawley – 4th December 2016
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St Catherine’s nurses put stars on to a christmas tree.
St Catherine’s Hospice Tree of Light Service, K2 Crawley – 4th December 2016
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St Catherine’s nurses put stars on to a christmas tree.
St Catherine’s Hospice Tree of Light Service, K2 Crawley – 4th December 2016
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Trees were decorated with stars to celebrate and remember the lives of people who are no longer with us.
St Catherine’s Hospice Tree of Light Service, K2 Crawley – 4th December 2016
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Trees were decorated with stars to celebrate and remember the lives of people who are no longer with us.
St Catherine’s Hospice Tree of Light Service, K2 Crawley – 4th December 2016
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Trees were decorated with stars to celebrate and remember the lives of people who are no longer with us.
St Catherine’s Hospice Tree of Light Service, K2 Crawley – 4th December 2016
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Trees were decorated with stars to celebrate and remember the lives of people who are no longer with us.
St Catherine’s Hospice Tree of Light Service, K2 Crawley – 4th December 2016
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The Surrey Advanced Brass Ensemble played during the event.
St Catherine’s Hospice Tree of Light Service, K2 Crawley – 4th December 2016
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Peter White performs ‘Somewhere over the Rainbow’
St Catherine’s Hospice Tree of Light Service, K2 Crawley – 4th December 2016
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Peter White performs ‘Somewhere over the Rainbow’
St Catherine’s Hospice Tree of Light Service, K2 Crawley – 4th December 2016
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Jo Cater and her daughter switch on the tree lights.
St Catherine’s Hospice Tree of Light Service, K2 Crawley – 4th December 2016
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Michael O’Connor, Staff Nurse Community Care and Mary Price, Deputy Ward Manager with the Book Of Remembrance.
St Catherine’s Hospice Tree of Light Service, K2 Crawley – 4th December 2016
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Michael O’Connor, Staff Nurse Community Care and Mary Price, Deputy Ward Manager carry the Book Of Remembrance.
St Catherine’s Hospice Tree of Light Service, K2 Crawley – 4th December 2016
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The Surrey Advanced Brass Ensemble played during the event.
If you missed the Tree of Light service at the K2 Crawley there are local services on the 11th December 2016 – you can find a list here (everyday hero.co.uk)
For more information check out their website (www.stch.org.uk)
Brand new prime-time TV series – nationwide search for ex-couples to take part
Twofour Broadcast is producing a new TV series and casting nationwide to find ex-couples to reunite and talk about their relationship and where it went wrong – the aim is to apologise, get closure or maybe even re-kindle that lost romance.
Laura Carter is a local children’s author whose second book “Captain Wobbly and the invasion from Erm” is published this week. She spoke to Tess Lewsey about the book and the forthcoming book launch on Sunday 4 December.
