Martin Saunders

I'm Martin Saunders. I'm chairman of Hawley Town Council and I'm town mayor. It's a wonderful event. Hawley has some fantastic community groups. We have lots of volunteers that like to get the community together and do fun things. And Hawley and Bloom is a really lovely example of it. It's great to encourage our residents to do wonderful things in their gardens and in the front.

I'm Martin Saunders. I'm chairman of Hawley Town Council and I'm town mayor. It's a wonderful event. Hawley has some fantastic community groups. We have lots of volunteers that like to get the community together and do fun things. And Hawley and Bloom is a really lovely example of it. It's great to encourage our residents to do wonderful things in their gardens and in the front.

It's obviously wonderful for them. It's great for mental health. It's great for the environment because of insects and everything else they enjoy. And it's wonderful for other people to be able to see it as well. It's a really lovely event and it's great for us to be able to give something back. and give some awards. So very proud people here.

It's obviously wonderful for them. It's great for mental health. It's great for the environment because of insects and everything else they enjoy. And it's wonderful for other people to be able to see it as well. It's a really lovely event and it's great for us to be able to give something back. and give some awards. So very proud people here.

At the town council, we've said for a while that our dream is to be able to drive into Hawley and have a kind of sea of flowers and wildflowers and pots and gardens. It just makes everywhere look so much more pretty, even on the kind of darkest, rainiest of Surrey afternoons and evenings. It all helps.

At the town council, we've said for a while that our dream is to be able to drive into Hawley and have a kind of sea of flowers and wildflowers and pots and gardens. It just makes everywhere look so much more pretty, even on the kind of darkest, rainiest of Surrey afternoons and evenings. It all helps.

And it's not the most expensive thing to do, but it helps if you have volunteers that do something like this. So yeah, it's a lovely thing to do. Being mayor also, it's great to be able to see events like this, and Hawley has a lot of them. There's a lot going on in Hawley, isn't there?

And it's not the most expensive thing to do, but it helps if you have volunteers that do something like this. So yeah, it's a lovely thing to do. Being mayor also, it's great to be able to see events like this, and Hawley has a lot of them. There's a lot going on in Hawley, isn't there?

Yeah. I work full-time and I've got three teenage boys as well. If I go to every single thing that I'm invited to, I don't think I would see either my work or my family, so I have to balance it. I do my best to try and do everything that happens in Hawley. And if I can support the borough, I'll try and do that. And we've got Christmas not that far away. It seems a bit early to say that.

Yeah. I work full-time and I've got three teenage boys as well. If I go to every single thing that I'm invited to, I don't think I would see either my work or my family, so I have to balance it. I do my best to try and do everything that happens in Hawley. And if I can support the borough, I'll try and do that. And we've got Christmas not that far away. It seems a bit early to say that.

We've got some great community events coming up, Remembrance Service. It's always really, really well attended. Sometimes the weather is also good as well. And that's a parade through the town centre over to then the World Memorial and the lovely service there. As we go into Christmas, we then have things like the Christmas Tree Festival in the Holy Methodist Church, a councillor's reception.

We've got some great community events coming up, Remembrance Service. It's always really, really well attended. Sometimes the weather is also good as well. And that's a parade through the town centre over to then the World Memorial and the lovely service there. As we go into Christmas, we then have things like the Christmas Tree Festival in the Holy Methodist Church, a councillor's reception.

We have the Christmas Tree and we have carol services there. And obviously Hawley Lions do a great job of running their events. So we've got the fireworks coming up and they also then have the Santa sleigh going around the town raising funds for local charities. So yeah, always come to Hawley and you'll find something fun to do.

We have the Christmas Tree and we have carol services there. And obviously Hawley Lions do a great job of running their events. So we've got the fireworks coming up and they also then have the Santa sleigh going around the town raising funds for local charities. So yeah, always come to Hawley and you'll find something fun to do.

Yeah, unfortunately, we don't always get the sunshine we want in the middle of British summer. But everyone seems to be quite happy. It's just a lovely event to have. And so many people put so much effort in. It's one of the things I think in Hawley we do really well. We've got a really strong community of volunteers.

Yeah, unfortunately, we don't always get the sunshine we want in the middle of British summer. But everyone seems to be quite happy. It's just a lovely event to have. And so many people put so much effort in. It's one of the things I think in Hawley we do really well. We've got a really strong community of volunteers.

We love to do this kind of thing and get out and, you know, show what the town can do. So it's great to be part of it. I don't know what it is about Hawley, but there's something about the community. There's a very strong volunteer group here. People want to get involved. And when one group gets involved, more get involved in it, kind of. snowballs in a very positive way.

We love to do this kind of thing and get out and, you know, show what the town can do. So it's great to be part of it. I don't know what it is about Hawley, but there's something about the community. There's a very strong volunteer group here. People want to get involved. And when one group gets involved, more get involved in it, kind of. snowballs in a very positive way.

So, yeah, despite the weather, we are going to have a wonderful time.

So, yeah, despite the weather, we are going to have a wonderful time.