Tag: Leatherhead

The Grange Heritage Open Day

Uncover the rich tapestry of our past at The Grange Centre’s Heritage Day celebration! Join us for a journey through time as we reveal those who forged the path for our charity. Embark on guided tours that weave together the narratives of those who shaped our historic site and the enduring legacy of our charitable endeavours. Don’t miss this opportunity to explore the house and grounds, and discover how it has evolved from farm shacks to country house, to The School of Stitchery and Lace and today’s home for people with learning disabilities.

Walk and Talk Tours, lasting 45 mins will take place at 10am; 11am; 1pm and 2pm – meet at our Reception.

We have an onsite gift shop selling produce and items designed by The People we Support and a café where food is prepared and served also by The People We Support.

Entry is free.

We welcome donations

 

Bring Your Baby Pub Quiz

From the award-winning creator of ‘Bring Your Baby Guided London Walks’, ‘Bring Your Baby Pub Quizzes’ are fun, brain-stimulating daytime parent socials, which take place all over London and the South East.

Team size is 6 maximum to make it fair on everyone.

Quizzes take a slower pace than traditional ones. We are parents ourselves, and understand juggling a ‘baby brain’ with baby distractions!

Baby change is available, including our legendary luxury mobile baby change which means you don’t need to leave the quiz to change baby!

Epsom Social is a large licensed bar and food hall. It has a variety of food vendors to choose from – vegan and gluten-free options are available. Please note that food and drink is not included in ticket.

Younger children are welcome, but are the parent or carer’s responsibility. Please bring suitable toys and games to entertain them while you quiz.

We take two breaks to feed, change and chat, and questions are always repeated.

Settle in with the picture round from 12pm, with a further five quiz rounds (including general knowledge, music, connection and themed) starting at 12.30pm until 2.30pm. Don’t panic if you’re a bit late – we repeat questions.

A number of high chairs are also available.

Prizes for 1st, 2nd & 3rd places include items such as Prosecco, beauty boxes and luxury chocolate boxes.

New Partnership to Provide Leisure Services

New Partnership to Provide Leisure Service for Residents in Dorking and Leatherhead. Mole Valley District Council (MVDC) has signed a new, 15-year contract with Greenwich Leisure Limited (GLL) for the management and operation of leisure centres in Dorking and Leatherhead.

The new partnership between MVDC and GLL means customers and staff at Dorking Sports Centre and Leatherhead Leisure Centre will transfer to the new provider later this year; on 26th November for Dorking Sports Centre and 1st December for Leatherhead Leisure Centre.

Councillor Nick Wright, Cabinet Member for Leisure and Tourism, said: “We are excited to see this new partnership emerging and look forward to working with GLL on the provision of leisure services in Mole Valley. We want our leisure centres to not only be places for exercise, but also hubs for fostering health, friendships and shared experiences for all.

“GLL, a Charitable Social Enterprise operating under the brand ‘Better’, are a trusted national leisure services operator that has great experience in delivering activities in an affordable and accessible way. This new partnership will see significant investment in the look and feel of the centres, create new opportunities and improve customers’ experience.

”I would also like to take this opportunity and thank our current providers Places Leisure in Dorking and Fusion Lifestyle in Leatherhead for keeping our leisure centres running for the past 10 and 15 years respectively, and sharing our commitment to the well-being of our residents.”

GLL is the UK’s largest staff-owned co-op that provides leisure services and exists to prioritise health and wellbeing. It operates over 250 leisure facilities – including leisure centres, pools, adventure play, courts and pitches – and the UK’s largest independent athlete support programme – the GLL Sport Foundation.

Peter Bundey, CEO of GLL said: “We are looking forward to an exciting partnership with Mole Valley District Council and to welcome the staff and customers of the two leisure centres into the ‘GLL family’, boosting the presence of our services in the region.

“GLL’s charitable social enterprise model offers huge benefits to public services.  We don’t have shareholders to pay and can invest back into grass roots programmes and facilities for the benefit of customers. Our employee-owned business offers great training and career opportunities locally and across the UK.

“Our goal is to build upon work achieved to date and make a real difference to the health and wellbeing of the community for many years to come.”

There is much to look forward to, with exciting plans for both centres. Customers will initially notice ‘Better’ branding appearing in both locations, and this is just the start. Further details of the transfer will be communicated with customers and staff in due course.