In the news...London Riots

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This week our thoughts turned towards the terrible scenes in London and the surrounding areas, especially Croydon. It was almost like watching another country on the news; it was hard to believe we were watching scenes from our capital city.

Three members of our Storrington Office have friends and family in the area and it was a real shock to see the level of unrest and destruction caused, to say nothing of the worry until we knew everyone was safe.

Marion was born in Croydon, Michelle’s brother, dad and friends live in the area whilst I worked in Croydon for many years and still have friends there. We are saddened to see friends and colleagues businesses in ruins following all the unrest.

I moved out of Surrey over 10 years ago and have settled in to a new way of life in the slightly more rural surroundings of Storrington. As much as you would never want to tempt fate it does make you grateful to be living in such a quiet and peaceful area. I still visit London on a regular basis to see friends and frequent theatres and restaurants but I'm always glad to get back to Storrington at the end of the day. It's a great place to live and work and a community that I'm pleased to be part of, long may it last.

Sussex police released a statement this morning thanking the public, partner organisations and businesses across the county for their cooperation and help in maintaining a virtually trouble free night in Sussex– we hope this spirit continues in our community.

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