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Our next OPEN MEETING is on Tuesday 30th Jan 2024 - 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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TD Christmas Fair - Sunday 3 December

Thames Ditton's Christmas Fair is back! Sunday 3rd December, 3-6pm    After a four-year gap we're thrilled to see the return of our popular High Street Christmas Fair, organised by Thames Ditton & Weston Green Residents' Association. Shops will be open to welcome you with their Christmas gift ideas, and in addition there'll be a selection of stallholders offering bundles of Christmas treats.  Community groups will also have their stalls set up. There'll be...

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TD Centre Petition - The RA's View

Petition - 'Save our Thames Ditton Community Centre'The TD & WG Residents' Association View  The RA recognises local concern over the current state of the Community Centre, and would like to see improvements. We are open minded about how these could be achieved, and think it is beneficial to explore different options for this rather than insisting on maintaining the current Elmbridge Borough Council (EBC) management model. Some residents will feel there is value in a petition, howev...

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RA Open Meeting - Tuesday 28 November

Tuesday, 28 November 2023, 8.00pm Vera Fletcher Hall 4 Embercourt RoadThames Ditton, KT7 0LQ   Any Questions, Comments or Problems? This is your opportunity to discuss issues of concernwith your Elmbridge and Surrey County CouncilResidents’ Association Councillors All Thames Ditton and Weston Greenresidents are welcome  

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A right stink in TD High Street

Thames Water refuses to repair broken main sewer It's not a nice subject, but it's a serious concern for residents and businesses in Thames Ditton High Street. We are talking POO! Video evidence sent to Thames Water shows that the main sewer is broken in several places. This has led to debris forming around the cracks and it is 80% blocked. With even moderate rainfall the system cannot cope leading to residents with sewage backing up into their properties. Thames Water Engineers visited the...

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Milbourne Pond - biennial cut-back

Residents help to cut back the excessive vegetation around Milbourne Pond in Weston Green.  Last Sunday morning, 22 October, following a rain delay the day before, many residents turned out for the RA-organised cut-back of the vegetation around Milbourne Pond.  This was last done in 2021, but since then the brambles and pussy willow have grown back vigorously, especially during the past Summer, and were limiting accessibility to the area.  We are grateful to all those, adults ...

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Thames Ditton Centre - Update

A statement presented by Cllr Gill Coates, TD&WGRA Councillor for Hinchley Wood and Weston Green and Portfolio Holder for Community Care in Elmbridge Borough Council   There is still a huge amount of misinformation circulating about the Thames Ditton Centre. I’m aware that just a few days ago someone was on the About Thames Ditton Facebook page repeating the claim that the Council has plans to sell the site for luxury housing. Well I cannot say this loudly enough or often enoug...

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TDWGRA's response to the Boundary Commission

TD & WG Residents' Association's response to the Boundary Commission consultation on its proposal to break up The Dittons electoral division  The Residents' Association's response is shown below.  The RA urges all residents opposed to this damaging boundary change to respond to the consultation.  Ideally submissions should list the reasons for opposition, but if your time is limited you can simply say you support the views of the Thames Ditton & Weston Green R...

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Weston Green horse chestnut demise

Council felling of the large horse chestnut tree in Weston Green  RA Councillor Gill Coates has informed us of what's behind the felling of this prominent tree: Weston Green residents may have noticed the disappearance of the large horse chestnut tree that stood outside Sexton's pub. Unfortunately a large branch recently dropped off the tree and when the Council's Countryside Officer and Tree Officer inspected it they found significant rot in the crown where rainwater had been pooling ...

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Boundary Change - Nick Darby's comments

Our County Councillor, Nick Darby, has given his comments below on the proposed break-up of The Dittons Division, particularly as regards the relationship between Thames Ditton and Long Ditton.  See our accompanying article for further details on the proposal, including how to contact the Boundary Commission. The DittonsThames Ditton and Long Ditton are closely linked, the name itself being a good indication. They are mentioned in the Domesday Book. The intention to split them is artifi...

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TD & WG electoral boundary carve-up

Boundary Commission proposes carve-up of Thames Ditton & Weston Green  Proposals by the Boundary Commission for new Surrey County Council Divisions mean that Weston Green residents will move to a different Division, divorcing them from the Thames Ditton parish and community of which they have been a part since 1100 AD. The central Thames Ditton section of the existing Division would be carved out and joined to East Molesey, while Weston Green and Long Ditton would be tenuously connec...

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N&CF - Photo Competition Winners

TD & WG Residents' Association  Nature & Climate Festival Photography Competition Winners   Let’s celebrate our wonderful local environment by capturing it on camera! Competition categories were: Local animal life Local plant life Local surroundings Open (open to non-residents and for photos beyond our borders taken by residents) Under 18 (any category) People’s choice (chosen at the exhibition) And the winners are (click on images to enlarge): L...

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Elmbridge Draft Local Plan submitted

Elmbridge Borough Council have announced the following:   The draft Elmbridge Local Plan was submitted to the Secretary of State for examination on 10 August 2023. We have a new dedicated website for the examination, where you can view the submitted Elmbridge Local Plan and the supporting evidence base documents required for submission. It will be updated as we progress through the examination process, and will include the dates and documents for each hearing session. Kim Tagliari...

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