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Crawley choir ready to bounce back after testing year A choral society member has spoken of the many difficulties she and her choir has faced during the coronavirus pandemic. Monday, 26th April 2021, 6:46 pm Chris Ollis, who is part of the Phoenix Choir of Crawley, has faced many obstacles, like so many of us, during these unprecedented times. Her choir has been unable to meet up in person to practice, let alone perform, since March of last year. And Chris also faced a personal loss during the pandemic. The Phoenix Choir of Crawley at the Bandstand in 2018. Picture courtesy of Angela Finn

Bleak future for Crawley a year after first Covid lockdown Richard Partington Economics correspondent © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Andy Hall/The Observer The differences with the early stage of the Covid-19 pandemic are stark in Crawley. Plenty of people are milling around Queens Square in the town centre, enjoying the early spring sun, even though most of the shops remain closed; some permanently. In the West Sussex town close to Gatwick airport, hopes are rising that the worst days of the pandemic have finally passed. But with global air travel still grounded, w...