Letter from the Chairman Dear Villagers, By the time this edition of the magazine reaches you, we may have had snow – perhaps better than the relentless rain of early December. And I hope that you will be enjoying a wonderful Christmas holiday. To make […]
What’s next in Local Government Restructuring? Hopefully you read in this column and elsewhere that the Government has chosen to create two new Councils in Surrey – East Surrey Council and West Surrey Council – to replace all the 12 existing Borough and District Councils […]
Letter from the Chairman Dear Villagers, As I write, we are in November, and remembrance Sunday has sobered our thoughts as we are reminded of those that gave their lives for our freedom, even as so many around the world continue to fight for theirs. […]
Where is the local in local government and will East Surrey have to suffer due to Woking’s debt? The news is out. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has completed its review of all proposals and Minister Steve Reed, who replaced Angela Rayner […]
Government decides on two unitary councils for Surrey Local Government Reorganisation The government has made its decision on local government reorganisation. Surrey’s current two tier system will be replaced by two new unitary councils, East Surrey Council and West Surrey Council. As well as Tandridge, […]
Notice from Surrey County Council Lunghurst Road (D1361) Woldingham – Temporary Prohibition of Traffic Order 2025 Surrey County Council propose to make the above mentioned Temporary Traffic Order under Section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, the effect of which will be to […]
Letter from the Chairman Dear Villagers, It is early October as I write this. After a long and lovely summer that seemed to stretch through much of September, we have finally reached true autumn. As we await the passage to winter, we also await decisions […]
Local Government Reorganisation and Neighbourhood Area Committees Local Government Reorganisation in Surrey means the County Council and all 11 District and Brough Councils will be dissolved and merged into two or three Unitary Councils across the County, which encompass all the responsibilities of the former […]
I hope you all had a fantastic October. I visited Manchester at the start of the month for the Conservative Party Conference. We announced a flurry of policies, including commitments to abolishing stamp duty and business rates for high street shops if we were to […]
Fund-Raising Coffee Morning Come and join us and help us raise funds for this charity 10am-1pm, Saturday 18th October 2025 at St Paul’s Church Room Coffee and Cake – what’s not to like!