The Crawley Museum Is Celebrating British Caledonian Airways (BCal)

The Crawley Museum is delighted to celebrate the story of British Caledonian Airways (BCal), one of the most recognisable names in British aviation and an airline closely linked to the local area. Founded in 1961, BCal grew to become the UK’s leading independent airline, connecting Britain with destinations across Europe, Africa, the Middle East and North America. For many local people, BCal was not just an airline but a major employer and a proud part of Crawley’s aviation heritage.

Martin Stone from the Crawley Museum joins Clive Hilton to explain how this celebration explores the people, aircraft and identity that made BCal such a fond memory for so many. From its famous Lion Rampant logo and tartan-inspired branding to its reputation for high-quality customer service, BCal left a lasting mark on British aviation before becoming part of British Airways in 1988.

The exhibition has already attracted significant interest and runs till the 28th March and is open Thursday to Saturday 10.30am to 4pm at the Crawley Museum.

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Gentle Parenting: Are We Raising Resilient Kids?
A lively, honest debate on gentle parenting — what it gets right, where it falls short, and how to balance empathy with boundaries. The panel tackles discipline, the evolving role of parents, and how to prepare kids for a tough adult world where not everyone wins. Thought-provoking, fun, relatable, and real.
 
Highlights also air on local community radio stations (SUSY 103.4).

Roundtable featuring: Georgie, James Tidy, Iqbal Khan, Micaela Leal and Aga Es, hosted by Clive Hilton.

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A brilliant community initiative for people to meet, chat and enjoy refreshments whilst getting their household items fixed and working again! It’s completely FREE and run by volunteers every 3rd Saturday of the month at Handcross Hardware and Craft, High Street, Handcross. RH17 6BL.

Clive Hilton went along to find out more. Initially understanding how Repair Cafe got started 2yrs ago from Claudia and Phil, followed by speaking with the packed room with visitors from across Sussex & Surrey getting vacuum cleaners, watches, printers, baby cams and clocks fixed by the magical volunteer 'fixers' Cliff, Chris and Dimitri. 

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Our roundtable explores two big topics for Sussex and Surrey - Isolation in the community followed by immigration (a starter for ten, with more to come next week), plus some ideas for next Saturdays Valentine’s Day! 

Featuring: Georgie, James Tidy, Iqbal Khan, Aga Es and Micaela Leal, sharing diverse perspectives & hosted by Clive Hilton. Many thanks to the team at Prezzo, Crawley for their hospitality with this episode.

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Thank you for checking out this first episode with Georgie, Stephen, Aga & James.

We reflect on January and some of the topics that matter across Sussex & Surrey.

As it's our first group discussion we picked an easier topic - painful potholes and the infamous Godstone sinkhole that’s almost a year old!

In the future we will tackle more challenging matters shaping Sussex & Surrey  - immigration, cost of living, healthcare, local elections, the high street, crime, mental health, housing development, council tax, social media for under 16s etc..

Enjoy & Thank you!

As always we would love to hear your thoughts on this episode and ideas for future topics - please leave a comment & subscribe. Thank you for your interest! Clive.