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Surrey Council Consultation on Services
Travellers - 3-year injunction awarded
'Men In Sheds' win Grassroots funding
Ditton Common path now all-weather
RA Surrey Councillor pursues SWR
SWR's reply to RA protest letter
RA protests to SWR over train cancellations
Train services cancelled, 23-27 Oct.
Esher Gas Roadworks Update
TD in Bloom - Autumn station planting
Thames Ditton In Bloom needs you!
Milbourne Pond Restored
News Highlights
Surrey Council Consultation on Services
Surrey County Council has announced a consultation (below) on a range of its services.
Our RA County Councillor, Nick Darby, says: 'I would really encourage everyone to look at these, especially the Children’s Centres and Library consultations, and that for concessionary bus travel. There is a clear threat to Children’s Services at Mercer Close, and in Claygate. Please contact me (nick.darby@surreycc.gov.uk) where there are concerns, as inevitably there will be.'
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Travellers - 3-year injunction awarded
ELMBRIDGE BOROUGH COUNCIL ANNOUNCE A 3-YEAR HIGH COURT INJUNCTION HAS BEEN GRANTED AGAINST THE SETTING UP OF UNAUTHORISED ENCAMPMENTS ON ALL OF ELMBRIDGE'S PUBLIC LAND.
This follows on from the 3-month injunction that the council was awarded back in August. The awarding of both these injunctions was not a foregone conclusion. The High Court required a lot of documentary evidence of the negative impact to the community and the excessive cost to the council for removal, ...
'Men In Sheds' win Grassroots funding
CONGRATULATIONS TO ELMBRIDGE MEN IN SHEDS WHO HAVE BEEN AWARDED £500 IN SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY'S GRASSROOTS GIVING PROGRAMME.
The awards are given to community groups throughout the country, based on the number of votes they receive. So a huge thank you to all who voted for Men in Sheds. Click here to see all the 2018 winners and details of the Grassroots Giving programme
If you've not heard of it before, Men in Sheds is a project aimed at helping older men to l...
Ditton Common path now all-weather
Commuters' access to and from Esher station has now been made that much better.
The path by Station Road, from Esher station to the Weston Green Road junction, has now been given an all-weather mesh surface. This will keep users' shoes out of the mud in wet weather, but still allow grass to grow, as appropriate for a common.
A path was first cleared in 2017 following a request made by a resident at one of the Association's open meetings. He had asked why the pavement along the eastern side o...
RA Surrey Councillor pursues SWR
Following the exchange between our Chairman and Southwestern Railway, the RA's Surrey Councillor, Nick Darby, has further challenged SWR on their poor strike-day treatment of Thames Ditton commuters. A copy of his letter, and the SWR reply, is shown below.
Sent: 24 October 2018 10:18To: Andy Mellors <andy.mellors@swrailway.com>Subject: Cancellation of services to Thames Ditton and Hampton Court
Dear Mr Mellors,
While your reply to Graham (Cooke) was timely, I fear it doesn...
SWR's reply to RA protest letter
SWR's Managing Director, Andy Mellors has replied to RA Chairman Graham Cooke's letter protesting about the non-existent service provided for Thames Ditton commuters on strike days. His letter is shown below. It is entirely unsatisfactory and we will be responding to it.
If you wish to complain to SWR, Andy Mellors' email address is at the bottom
Sent: Tue, 23 Oct 2018 23:57Subject: RE: Cancellation of services to Thames Ditton and Hampton Court
Dear Mr Cooke,
Tha...
RA protests to SWR over train cancellations
The Residents'Association Chairman, Graham Cooke, has written to South Western Railway CEO, Andy Mellors, to protest at the non-existent strike-day train service for the Hampton Court - Waterloo line. A copy of his letter is shown below.
To: Andy Mellors <andy.mellors@swrailway.com>Sent: Tue, 23 Oct 2018 10:42Subject: Cancellation of services to Thames Ditton and Hampton Court
Dear Mr Mellors,
As the organisation representing over 5,000 households in the Thames...
Train services cancelled, 23-27 Oct.
TRAIN SERVICES ON THE HAMPTON COURT - WATERLOO LINE WILL BE CANCELLED DURING THE RMT STRIKE DAYS, WITH NO REPLACEMENT BUS SERVICE PROVIDED BY SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY
RMT strikes are set to disrupt SWR train services for five consecutive days, Tuesday-Saturday 23-27 October, and then on Saturdays 3, 10, 17 & 24 November.
For commuters using Thames Ditton and Hampton Court stations there will be no train or replacement bus service on these days, in contrast to what SWR is provi...
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 ...
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...
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...
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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