A star-studded cast indeed on the evening of Tuesday 5^th December at G-Live in Guildford, hosted by Marcus Buckland, an award-winning sports presenter. 12 awards were given to Surrey County Council staff and volunteers and residents within Surrey in the second year of Stars in Surrey, with a growing number of nominations and awards, which included Community Hero Awards, the Greener Future Champion Award and Frontline Worker of the Year Award. Joanna Killian, Chief Executive of Surrey County Council said ‘ …these awards … are a wonderful opportunity for us all to stop and reflect upon some of the many amazing individuals, teams, workers, volunteers and residents in Surrey who go above and beyond in their daily lives to make a difference.’

The Hale Community Centre’s proud team were there as one of 38 shortlisted finalists out of hundreds of nominations for one or other of the awards. The Centre was selected for the ‘award for outstanding customer service’ – an award that ‘seeks to recognise those who care for their customers and ensure their needs are always met’. Also nominated for this award were HOPE, Guildford – a mutli-agency service for young people aged 11-18 – and Horley Library Services, with HOPE ending up as the winner.

 Along with enjoying a delicious meal, all were entertained by Fiaa Hamilton’s singing and Magician Ben Williams amazing magic tricks.

We've been shortlisted - Stars in Surrey 2023

Hale Community Centre are one of three finalists to be shortlisted for The Team Award for Outstanding Customer Service, to be announced at the Stars in Surrey Awards ceremony on Tuesday 5 December at G Live, Guildford, the second edition of this Surrey-wide recognition awards.  Congratulations to our amazing Team! 

Newsletter - November 23

The Spooky Pumpkin Cooking classes cooked up a storm. We were awarded funding from Hubbub to show people how to use their pumpkins as food and not just as Halloween decorations.

Coral lead 3 sessions for local families. Together they magicked up pumpkin soup and tasty cupcakes with Halloween sprinkles.  There was also fun spooky crafts for the children to make including mini pumpkins, spiders and a spooktacular lantern. All the families also received a cookbook with lots of other pumpkin recipes ready for the 31st.

Read the Event Press Release here