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07 August 2024 Kingston celebrates a summer of sport and fun with the launch of free ParkPlay Kingston Council is launching its first weekly ParkPlay on Saturday 17 August at the Sunray Community Centre in Tolworth. ParkPlay is two hours of FREE active community games for people of all ages.
30 July 2024 Kingston celebrates internationally recognised awards for two local green spaces Canbury Gardens and Churchfields Recreation Ground awarded coveted Green Flag Awards as they are officially recognised as two of the country’s best parks.
24 July 2023 Kingston Council celebrates internationally recognised award for Canbury Gardens Canbury Gardens has been awarded the coveted Green Flag Award as it is officially recognised as one of the country’s best parks.
29 March 2023 Kingston secures £250k libraries grant to improve the Hook Centre facilities and boost community creativity Kingston Council has landed a grant of over a quarter of a million pounds to improve library and community services in the south of the borough.
18 August 2021 The Power of Storytelling: Giving communities a voice Kingston Council's Library Service has been awarded an Arts Council grant of more than £40,000 to create community connections, develop story exchange skills and produce exhibitions and books.
22 July 2021 Kingston Libraries shortlisted for The MJ Achievement Awards 2021 Kingston’s Library Service has been announced as a finalist in the Digital Transformation category for their work to engage a wider audience through a new digital library offer.
18 May 2021 Open for Fitness The Royal Borough of Kingston, along with Places Leisure, are delighted that The Malden Centre, Tolworth Recreation Centre, and Weir Archer Athletics and Fitness Centre have now reopened.
16 March 2021 Beyond Shelves: How a pandemic is challenging libraries to reach out to new audiences Kingston Libraries, working with Libraries Connected and second year students from Kingston School of Art, have created a programme of events entitled “Beyond Shelves”.
09 March 2021 Council secures £320k funding towards supporting our leisure operator during COVID-19 Kingston Council has successfully secured £320,000 of funding to help with the ongoing financial support for our leisure operator.
16 February 2021 Putting libraries at the heart of Kingston communities The second phase of Reimagining Kingston Libraries - a transformational review which aims to place libraries at the heart of the community - begins after approval at committee.
