One of the strongest and longest-established Residents' Associations in England. If you have recently arrived in either the Thames Ditton or Weston Green wards, we offer you a warm welcome and invite you to view or print off our welcome letter. Please Subscribe - it's only £5 and helps to keep this going as well as the community magazine. Click here to learn more about us.

Our next OPEN MEETING is on Tuesday 06th Nov 2018 - 8pm (Vera Fletcher Hall, Thames Ditton, KT7 0LQ). All who live or work in Thames Ditton and Weston Green are welcome. Click here for our Open meeting dates

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Esher Gas Roadworks Update

SGN, the gas network management company, has given the following update for major gas roadworks, now in Ember Lane.     Major Gas Works update for ESHER  You may be aware that we have recently been carrying out some upgrades to our network in The Drive area of Esher. This essential work involves the replacement of old metal gas mains with new plastic pipe to ensure we continue to provide a safe and reliable gas supply to the local area. Our contractor Essex Utilities is ...

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TD in Bloom - Autumn station planting

RECORD NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS PLANT OUT THAMES DITTON STATION    Despite the pouring rain, the Thames Ditton In Bloom team were out in force with sunny smiles and trowels on Sunday for the Autumn/Winter planting of Thames Ditton Station. ‘We actually got over 40 - a record number of volunteers,’ says organiser, RA Cllr Tricia Bland, ‘who took to the task of planting out the 23 wooden planters and 13 wheelbarrows on platforms 1 and 2 with enthusiasm, no doubt energised by Alaa Habboob...

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Thames Ditton In Bloom needs you!

JOIN US TO PLANT THAMES DITTON STATION SUNDAY 14 OCTOBER   If you have a couple of hours to spare on Sunday 14 October, 10am – 12noon, we will be delighted to welcome you to the Thames Ditton In Bloom volunteer team to plant out the 23 wooden planters and 13 wheelbarrows on Thames Ditton Station. All ages are welcome; simply bring your own trowel and gardening gloves and we will soon have the station refreshed and blooming with new planting for Autumn/Winter 2018 and on to Spring 20...

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Milbourne Pond Restored

Milbourne Pond now has year-round water following the re-profiling work carried out over the past week. This long-term project has been spearheaded by the Residents' Association's Highways & Drainage Convenor, Andrew Roberts, and actively supported by RA Councillor Tannia Shipley. It began back in 2012 with a hydrogeological study of the area to evaluate the restoration options available. This was then followed by drilling several boreholes around the pond to monitor the water table in th...

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Milbourne Pond restoration works

MILBOURNE POND – RESTORATION WORKS  Contractor on-site, week commencing 17th September     After a lengthy period monitoring the Milbourne Pond water table, we are now in a position to commence the re-profiling work. This commenced today (Monday) and will take 7-10 days. This is a Thames Ditton & Weston Green Residents' Association initiative, funded by C.I.L. money (Community Infrastructure Levy money through Elmbridge Borough Council) and a long-standing fund-r...

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TD Village Sign - Inauguration

THAMES DITTON VILLAGE SIGN - INAUGURATION  Thames Ditton residents celebrated the inauguration of their new village sign on Saturday 8th September when former Surrey County Councillor Peter Hickman cut the ribbon and declared it open. Thames Ditton & Weston Green Residents' Association commissioned the village sign as an enhancement to the identity of the village and in recognition of Peter Hickman's service to the community as our County Councillor for 12 years and to Thames Ditton...

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Men in Sheds - Vote for them

ELMBRIDGE MEN IN SHEDS IN THAMES DITTON NEEDS YOUR VOTE!     Men in Sheds is a project aimed at helping older men to learn new skills in retirement while also building social connections and overcoming loneliness. It greatly benefits the wider community, too, as most of the items created by the team, mainly from wood, are passed on to local charities or community groups.  We work at the Community Centre in Mercer Close and have made many items, some of which you ma...

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Thames Ditton Christmas Fair 2018

DATE SET FOR SUNDAY 2nd DECEMBER 2018   Yes, Yes, you might give out a little groan at the thought of Christmas already...  But it takes quite a while to get the amazing Thames Ditton Christmas Fair planned, so we wanted to let you know that the date has been set! As with previous years, the event promises to be a spectacular gathering with lots of fun and exciting things going on. As our loyal locals and visitors have come to expect, our fantastic independent shops...

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Elmbridge Retailer Awards 2018

    THAMES DITTON TRIUMPHS AGAIN IN 2018 ELMBRIDGE RETAILER OF THE YEAR AWARDS    For the second year running, Thames Ditton independent shops and businesses have triumphed again, winning FOUR out of the SIX categories in this year’s Elmbridge Independent Retailer of the Year Awards.   Says Cllr Tricia W. Bland, founder of the Thames Ditton High Street Retailers’ Association,  “we are thrilled that our Thames Ditton shops and businesses continue t...

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TD Farmers' Market - Can You Help

  We are losing a few key members of our Thames Ditton Farmers' Market Organising Committee. We need to find replacements for these key roles, or we will struggle to keep it going long term. The Thames Ditton Farmers' Market is probably the most important monthly event in the village. Being integral to this much loved community venture, as part of the volunteer organising committee, is rewarding in so many ways. New members would be central to this and play...

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Parking Restrictions Map for Surrey

Surrey County Council have created an interactive map showing parking restrictions across the whole county.   Here's their announcement below :- Over the past year or so the parking team have been working with the Asset GIS Team to create online webmaps of our parking restrictions across the county. We are pleased to say that we have now completed this work. You can find this info on the public website, at: https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/roads-and-transport/parking/restrictions-and-contro...

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Rail Consultation - Result

  South Western Railway has published the outcome of the public consultation into timetable changes from 9 December 2018.     Following your Residents‘ Association’s campaign for improvements to the timetable for the Hampton Court branch, South Western Railway has agreed to include the 19:23 fast evening service from Waterloo to Thames Ditton and Hampton Court into its proposal.    If you responded to the consultation - Thank you for your participat...

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We welcome your support - The Residents' Association is for all residents and those who work in the borough wards of Thames Ditton and Weston Green regardless of party or creed. If you wish to contribute your skills and experience to support the Association in some capacity; if you have articles or photographs that you would like to submit for publication here or in our magazine; or if you would simply like to subscribe to our non profit-making Association, please contact us.

Please vote for Residents' Association candidates in local elections - We should be delighted to receive your support at election times. If you want us to bat for you, you must put us in!  Click here to find out more about why you should consider voting for us.