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Fantastic Thames Ditton in Bloom planting day
Cllr Nick Darby - Opposition leader at Surrey
RA success in Elmbridge Council elections
The People’s Path, Weston Green
RA Chairman's annual report
Decision delayed on Jolly Boatman development
Refill scheme launches in Thames Ditton
Surrey Police's response to Stanwell attack
Surrey Fire & Rescue Service - Consultation
Children’s Centre & consultation update
SWR reps grilled at RA's Open Meeting
Sandown Park - Opposition to development
News Highlights
Fantastic Thames Ditton in Bloom planting day
Volunteers of all ages got together on 13 May to plant out the 23 wooden planters and 13 wheelbarrows.
They also planted out a long flower bed, worked on a wildflower meadow established last year, and unveiled a fabulous new art installation celebrating biodiversity in the quest to make Thames Ditton Station even more inviting to bees and other insects. This was created by a group of talented local artists in collaboration with the Men In Sheds community wood-working group.
Volunteers a...
Cllr Nick Darby - Opposition leader at Surrey
There have been two Surrey County Council by-elections in recent months, both of which were won by Residents' Association (RA) candidates. This increases RA Councillor numbers to 11, while the Liberal Democrats have 9. As the largest opposition party, the RA Group is now the official opposition in Surrey County Council, and Nick Darby, our Dittons County Councillor, has just been elected as Leader of the RA Group at County Hall.
Nick said “I am thrilled to have this opportunity to continue my...
RA success in Elmbridge Council elections
Thames Ditton ward and Hinchley Wood & Weston Green ward councillors both strongly retained their seats in Thursday's borough council elections.
For Thames Ditton, Cllr Karen Randolph polled 67.1% of the votes against three other candidates (Lib. Dem., Conservative & Labour).
In Hinchley Wood & Weston Green ward, Cllr Janet Turner polled 73.4% of the votes against two other candidates (Lib. Dem. & Conservative). Our congratulations to them on their g...
The People’s Path, Weston Green
Work is almost complete on The People’s Path at All Saints Weston Green!
We first reported on this initiative in Thames Ditton Today, Winter 2017 edition and now nearly 200 bricks have been inscribed with names and messages from people within the community to form a path running along the pond side of the church.
On Sunday 14th April 2019, the Bishop of Dorking The Rt Revd Jo Wells who is presiding at the Palm Sunday services at All Saints, will bless The People’s Path and declare ...
RA Chairman's annual report
At the TD & WG Residents' Association AGM on 26 March, RA Chairman, Graham Cooke, presented his Annual Report:
It is once again thanks to the support of so many local residents that I am able to report on another successful year for the Thames Ditton and Weston Green Residents’ Association.
The year started with highly successful election results in both Thames Ditton and Hinchley Wood & Weston Green when Caroline James and Nigel Haig-Brown were, respectively, elect...
Decision delayed on Jolly Boatman development
The Special Planning Committee meeting scheduled for 4th April 2019, to review Application 2018/3810: Jolly Boatman / Hampton Court Redevelopment, has been cancelled.
Elmbridge Borough Council's Planning Department has advised that :-
The determination of the application has been delayed as the consultation response from the Environment Agency is still outstanding. The applicant had to update the modelling used on their original submission and the Environment Ag...
Refill scheme launches in Thames Ditton
Thames Ditton is taking the lead in Elmbridge to eliminate the need for single-use plastic water bottles. As Local Champion for Refill, the Campaign designed to cut plastic waste at source, RA Cllr Tricia W. Bland, who is also Chairman of the Energy & Sustainability Working Group at Elmbridge Borough Council, has signed up eight businesses in the High Street plus Café Noir at Thames Ditton Station as Refill Stations – all now proudly displaying the Refill sticker in their window alerting pas...
Surrey Police's response to Stanwell attack
Surrey Police have issued the following advisory notice following the terrorist attack in Stanwell on 16th March.
You will now be aware of an incident that took place in Stanwell on Saturday night (16 March) which was declared as terror-related and is being led by our colleagues at Counter Terrorism Policing South East with our support as required.
The incident
A 50-year-old man was arrested on Saturday evening by Surrey Police officers after they were called to Viola Avenue, Stanwell...
Surrey Fire & Rescue Service - Consultation
Surrey County Council have announced a new consultation (below) on changes proposed for the Surrey Fire & Rescue Service.
Today (4 March 2019) marks the start of a 12-week public consultation about Surrey’s fire and rescue service. Outlined in the Fire Authority’s ‘Making Surrey Safer plan’, are the following three proposals for change:
Spending more time on community and business safety to help prevent emergencies occurring in the first place. When firefighters and fire engine...
Children’s Centre & consultation update
From our Surrey County Councillor, Nick Darby :
Children’s Centre & Consultation Update
As you may know by now, Surrey County Council voted last week to close many of our Children's Centres as part of an overall cut in services. Our local Children's Centre, held at the Thames Ditton Centre in Mercer Close, is one of them. I spoke against the closures at the Council meeting, at the same time putting forward suggestions on funding. I and other members of our Residents' Associatio...
SWR reps grilled at RA's Open Meeting
South Western Railway representatives attending the RA's Open Meeting on 29 January were left in no doubt about the frustrations of many commuters using the Hampton Court line, and their dissatisfaction with the performance of SWR. Around a hundred were at the meeting.
SWR was represented by their Regional Development Manager, David Wilby; Regional Manager Central (includes the HC line), Mark Franklin; and the local Station Manager, Scott Cooper.
Numerous questions were put t...
Sandown Park - Opposition to development
Esher residents have established Save Esher Greenbelt, to oppose to the Jockey Club's planned development in Sandown Park (see their leaflet below). They have set up an online petition - go to their facebook page at: www.facebook.com/SaveEsherGreenbelt and click 'Learn more'. They can be contacted at: SaveEsherGreenbelt@gmail.com.
The TD & WG Residents' Association has always opposed development in our Green Belt, as spelt out in the Association's 2017 subm...
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