November 2020 Many of us will be thinking what has happened to 2020. Here we are about to be celebrating Christmas. With the development of several different Covid vaccines, 2021 will surely...
Lockdown re-imposed We have re-entered Lockdown; a place none of us wanted to be in and all worked so hard, locally, to avoid. These will come in to force at 00:01...
Winter flu The winter flu season is upon us and government has launched the most comprehensive flu vaccination programme in the UK’s history. Please ensure you and your staff are winter...
August 2020 Norman’s Notes It has been a few months since I have written Norman’s Notes, but as we recover from Covid-19 this seems a good time to share some useful, and...
Business Support Grants MSDC have paid £24.5m to 1,912 businesses under the first grant scheme for small businesses and those in the leisure, retail and hospitality sectors. Last week, we launched the...
How the world has changed since I wrote the last Norman’s Notes at the end of February. Sadly, many people have lost their lives in what has proven to be a...
Mims Davies, MP Since her election as Member of Parliament for Mid Sussex, Mims Davies has visited East Grinstead a number of times. Her visits have included: Visiting the Queen Victoria Hospital,...
January 2020 Open4Business – 26 March 2020 This year Open4Business takes place at the South of England Showground from 3pm until 7pm. You can: Take an exhibition stand to showcase your business to...
November 2019 Norman’s Notes East Grinstead’s Big Reveal More and more local businesses seem to join this initiative each year. Please do support local traders this Christmas. It is a sad fact that...
October 2019 Mid Sussex Applauds – Celebrating our community Chairman of Mid Sussex District Council, Cllr Colin Trumble hosted the new community recognition awards on 13th October in East Court’s Meridian Hall....
September 2019 Norman’s Notes Draft Site Allocation Development Plan out for consultation The above document considered by the Council's Scrutiny Committee for Housing, Planning and Community and by Full Council. Following approval, the...
August 2019 Norman’s Notes MSDC Cabinet Visit Cllr John Belsey and I were very pleased to welcome Mid Sussex District Council Cabinet colleagues to East Grinstead during the month. The town centre was...