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Electioneering and the Green Belt
The usual suspects are at it again.
TD&WG Residents' Association does not get involved in General Elections - we do not favour any particular national political party, and so we do not tell residents how to vote. Our role is simply to promote and defend residents' local interests.
However, we must correct the current electioneering misrepresentations made about Residents-led Elmbridge Borough Council's position on Green Belt development.
Claims that the administration s...
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Road maintenance survey - views needed
Highways Future Services Survey
Surrey County Council have put out the following notice:
We are seeking your views to help us decide the future of the services provided by Highways and Transport.
We are considering our next contract arrangements as several come to the end of their terms over the next few years. Our future provider, and new contract, will work with us to achieve our Community vision for Surrey in 2030.
Your feedback will help us shape both the future direction of ou...
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Rubbish-collection strike cancelled
UPDATE: Elmbridge Borough Council now advise that the strikes detailed below have been cancelled, and that normal collections will continue on those days.
Click here for more details.
Elmbridge Borough Council have advised of the following disruption of our waste collection service:
We have been informed of strike action by Amey employees working on the waste collection service in Elmbridge. Amey is the contractor for Joint Waste Solutions (JWS) which manages waste...
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Cllr Nick Darby - on 'Area 58' greenbelt
The latest Surrey Advertiser features an article on 'Area 58' greenbelt, based on an interview with RA County Councillor, Nick Darby. It is reproduced below.
Long Ditton green belt land at risk of turning into 'London Borough of Elmbridge'
By Rebecca Curley, Local Democracy Reporter, Surrey Advertiser
11 October 2019
Residents are fighting to get village green status for the land known as "Area 58"
It's known as Area 58 in council documents.
But the open space in Long Ditton ...
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Plant more trees: Your help needed
WE NEED YOUR HELP TO PLANT MORE TREES!
Thames Ditton In Bloom is looking to implement another project to help make our villages greener and more sustainable and organiser Tricia Bland would be very grateful if residents could let her know if they would be interested in participating.
In the light of the latest report by the Committee on Climate Change which estimates 3 billion more trees need to be planted to achieve the government’s target of zero carbon emissions by 2050, TDI...
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Local Plan Consultation - TDWGRA's response
Local Plan Consultation - TDWGRA's response to Elmbridge Borough Council
After careful review and discussion with our members, TD & WG Residents' Association submitted it's response (below) to the Consultation, following the structure of the online questionnaire.
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1. Have you read the Options Consultation document?
Yes
No
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Plant more trees & wildflowers project
PLANT MORE TREES AND WILDFLOWERS PROJECT
Thames Ditton In Bloom is looking for planting projects in Thames Ditton and Weston Green. We would welcome your suggestions for areas, e.g. :-
neglected open spaces
verges which would benefit from wild flower planting
roads/streets which can be planted with trees/hedging
other planting for carbon capture
The latest report by the Committee on Climate Change estimates 3 billion more trees need to be planted to achieve the...
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Thames Ditton Triumphs Again
THAMES DITTON TRIUMPHS AGAIN IN THE 2019 ELMBRIDGE RETAILER OF THE YEAR AWARDS
Thames Ditton independent shops and businesses have triumphed again, winning FOUR out of the SEVEN categories in this year’s Elmbridge Independent Retailer of the Year Awards.
Thames Ditton High Street shops and businesses scooped THREE of the Awards with:
Paull’s Fruit & Veg winning Best Deli or Grocer for the SIXTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR, an incredible achievement.
CycleLink won Best Speciality Retaile...
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Heathrow Expansion Consultation
Heathrow Expansion Consultation
You may have received this leaflet through your front door back in June. This new consultation relates to Heathrow's planned third runway - its construction and the subsequent expansion in the number of flights.
Click here to go to the website for more details, and to take part in the survey.
As in the earlier consultation, there will be a number of consultation events during July and August at numerous locations. Those closest to us are:-
Tue 23 July, ...
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It takes a village
It takes a village
(From Sunday Express S Magazine, 16 June 2019)
Keen to do her bit to reduce plastic waste, Tricia Welch Bland and the residents of Thames Ditton took to their sewing machines. Here, she tells how one idea snowballed...
We were all glued to our TV sets watching David Attenborough’s Blue Planet II when we heard the following, “By 2050 there will be more plastic in the sea than fish.” The figures speak for themselves. More than 300 million tons of plastic are produced every ...
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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...
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