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Wondering what our local community is doing to support the NHS? Or, how you can lend a helping hand?

Satisfied Eye International Film Festival is launching a Local Photographer of the Year competition right here in Epsom & Ewell.

Run out of boxsets? Read all your books? Then it’s time to give your eyes a rest and open your ears. We’ve found four fantastic podcasts that have been put together right here on your doorstep.

The Satisfied Eye International Film Festival is due to return to Epsom this year, bigger, better and – now rated in the top 100 film festivals globally. We spoke to founder and Artistic Director Chris Hastings.

Did you know that charity shops helped boost retail last year? As customers’ appetites grew for pre-loved and upcycled second-hand goods, the climate-crisis, the slow-fashion movement and plastic pollution have all raised awareness on how a more sustainable and less wasteful lifestyle is the way forward.

In a new approach to education, Downsend School is sparking imagination through problem-solving play, and building children’s resilience for the future.

Year 1 Graphic Design students were put into groups and took on the ambitious task of designing an 8-page mini magazine, with the winning group’s work being printed in this edition of OUT.

If the idea of spending weeks self-isolating at home is sending you stir-crazy already, immerse yourself in some literature where the main protagonists, in real-life or fiction, are cut-off from society for years…

With most people surveyed in Epsom & Ewell recently claiming a ‘vibrant and creative’ borough was an important part of their ideal future, we thought this issue should be dedicated to Creativity.

We have rounded up some alternative activities that might keep your attention locked in, no matter what your peccadilloes…

Little (and local) ways you can incorporate health and wellbeing into your every day …