Thursday 9 December 2010

Communicating with Mole Valley

Dear All
 
Further to my email in September regarding 'Communicating with Mole Valley' I am contacting you because we are in the process of putting together a new look version of our magazine Mole Valley news for the March edition.
 
In it, I would like to run a small amount of local news. I am therefore looking for small articles - no more than 100 words and preferably less, for inclusion. We are intending to run 4 half pages under the following geographical split:
 
Ashtead/Leatherhead
Bookham/Fetcham
Dorking
Rural (Beare Green, Brockham, Betchworth, Buckland, Headley and Boxhill, Capel/Leigh, Newdigate, Charlwood, Okewood)
 
We do of course have some updates/information to include ourselves, so any submissions would need to be on the understanding that we will include them if there is space but it would be really useful to include some 'Community News' in our magazine so if you do have any items to offer, please let me have it, and any photos would be lovely too please. Please bear in mind that this will hit doorsteps in March so we need to think ahead!
I am sorry for the short notice but look forward to hearing from you. Please may I have any articles by Friday 17 December.
Thank you
Kind regards
Louise
 
Louise Bircher
Customer Service and Communications Manager
Mole Valley District Council

Tel: 01306 879155
Email: louise.bircher@molevalley.gov.uk

Wednesday 8 December 2010

PUBLIC CONSULTATION NOTICE – PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT 40, 44 & 48 CHURCH STREET, LEATHERHEAD

Hague Investments hereby advise that we are holding a Public Consultation to review a new supermarket unit at the above location. The date of the consultation will be Wednesday 15th December between 12.00 pm and 8.00pm. The consultation will be held in the double vacant units (40-44) on Church Street. We will have our team present on the day to answer any queries or concerns that you may have.

We look forward to seeing you at the venue.

HAGUE INVESTMENTS LTD

Sunday 28 November 2010

LRA Christmas Social



The next meeting of the Association is on Monday, 6th December.

As in previous years, this meeting will be a social evening at which members may meet other members, LRA committee members and local Councillors and chat over mince pies, mulled wine and other Christmas fare. Members of local neighbourhood police will, we understand, also drop in when they can.

All members are cordially invited.


Advance notice:
the first meeting of 2011 will be on Monday 10th January (the 3rd is a public holiday).

Friday 19 November 2010

M25 Improvements Junction 9-10 Update

Following on from this post http://lrassociation.blogspot.com/2010/08/highways-agency-m25-motorway-junctions.html the Highways Agency has updated the HA Website with this information.http://www.highways.gov.uk/roads/projects/23473.aspx. 
In summary:
: As part of the scheme, existing electronic lane control signing will be upgraded and replaced with more modern information signs and variable mandatory speed limit signs.  Many of the existing gantries will be adapted to accommodate the new equipment and some new gantries installed to provide better visibility of the speed limits when they are displayed.  This project will extend the current variable speed limit control operating between J10 and J16 and will be installed on both carriageways.  When the scheme is finished, drivers will benefit from improved journey reliability, safer driving conditions and reduced driver stress.  The system is also beneficial to the environment with recuced levels of vehicle emissions. Estimated completion is for the end of 2011.

Wednesday 17 November 2010

Repairs to Footbridge from Ashtead to Leatherhead over M25 & A24

From Surrey County Council:

Regarding providing illumination for the footbridge above the Leatherhead-by-pass, we are not in a position to install new lighting due to restrained budget at present. Further information will be available in the next couple of weeks on our website concerning additional street lights. Please visit:

http://www.surreycc.gov.uk/sccwebsite/sccwspages.nsf/LookupWebPagesByTITLE_RTF/Street+lights?opendocument


We notice surface conditions of the footbridge is deteriorating. Repair has been scheduled on 2 December between 7p.m. until 6 a.m. the following day. Please be aware the footbridge will be closed during operation.

Monday 8 November 2010

Message from Mole Valley Neighbourhood Inspector, Terri Poulton


Dear All,

I would like to let you know that there will be some staff moves within the Mole Valley Safer Neighbourhood Team in the New Year. Continuity is very important and the officers moving have all been in their posts for several years. I have to balance continuity with individual officers wishes to develop either by taking on the challenges of a new area or towards promotion. I feel it is important to explain that these moves are not management led but are taking place in order that I can retain all three officers who are, in my view excellent NSOs and assests to Mole Valley whilst satisfying some of their needs in relation to career development.

PC 2188 Chris Lewis will be moving to the Leatherhead town to work alongside PC 2056 Gaynor Grout.

PC 2175 Jason Woods will be moving to cover the Goodwyns,Chartdowns and North Holmwood area.

PC 3239 Fran Davey will be moving to Ashtead

There will be handover periods, the officers are already attending adhoc key meetings on their new areas and Fran will work alongside Jason and then Jason alongside Chris for one month. Finally Chris will join Gaynor in Leatherhead. It is anticipated that the moves will be completed by March 2011.

Sadly we will be loosing PCSO Pete Yard from Goodwyns. Pete has an injury which necessitates him being redeployed to a role which means less walking. I am extremely proud of Pete's achievements within the community and we will be very sad to see him go. In the short term he remains with the team supporting Chris, Lisa and his area from the office. I am working closely with the Force PCSO Manager to secure a suitable replacement.

PCSO Aimee Lucas from the Dorking rural East team is expecting a baby and remains on protected duties until March when she will go onto maternity leave. Aimee continues to support Dom and Ivor from the office and also at engagement events and panel meetings.

Unfortunately PCSO Clive Hudson from the Dorking town team remains on long term sick leave, I know that Clive is missing work and keen to get back. I don't expect to have Clive back and on full duties for some months to come.

PC 2987 Jo Dootson from the Dorking Rural West team will return from maternity leave in January 2011.

PS Rundle and I are very aware that PCSO visibility and resilience is challenging for the teams that work from Dorking although across Mole Valley we are well staffed and where a need arises we will pull resources from other areas to assist.

If you have any questions or concerns please do contact me,

Kind Regards

Terri

Wednesday 27 October 2010

Agenda for Meeting on Monday, 1st November at 7.30 pm in the Letherhead Institute

1. Apologies for Absence

2. Minutes of meeting on 4th October

3. Matters Arising from the Minutes which will not be dealt with on the agenda

4. Police Report from PC Fran Davey

5. Address by special guest PC Tom Arthur, Casualty Reduction Officer

6. Reports from sub Groups:
     a). Membership
     b). Planning
     c). Highway

7. Any Other Business

Monday 25 October 2010

Hidden History Update

Following a comment added to the Hidden History post ...

The Hawthorn Leslie 3837 Preservation society has just purchased 3837 from Mole Valley District Council where she has been standing on display for over 25 years behind Leatherhead Leisure Centre. We are now in the process of moving her to her new home where she will be fully overhauled into full working order.
For more infomation go to www.3837.pvsonline.com

Topaz Musical Theatre performs at Fetcham

Upcoming musical presentation of the works of songwriters Cole Porter,George Gershwin,Jerome Kern and Noel Coward.

The show is 'S'Wonderful' at Fetcham Village Hall on Saturday 6 November at 7.30pm and Saturday 13 November at 7.30pm at Cobham Village Hall. Tickets from 01372 458163 at £9.50 including light refreshments.

Proceeds are in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.

Contact Alan Berridge 01737 761168

Monday 27 September 2010

Agenda for Meeting on Monday, 4th October at 7.30 pm in the Letherhead Institute

1. Apologies for Absence

2. Minutes of meeting on 6th September

3. Matters Arising from the Minutes which will not be dealt with on the agenda


4. Anecdotes from a
  One-Time Planning Inspector -
  presentation by Hubert Carr

5. Reports from sub Groups:
   a). Membership
   b). Planning
   c). Highway

6. Autumn Newsletter

7. Any Other Business

Monday 30 August 2010

Agenda for Meetings on Monday, 6th September, at 7.30 in the Letherhead Institute

Special General Meeting:
To amend Clause 7 of the Constitution so that it reads:
"The Executive Committee of the Association, referred to above and hereinafter as “the Committee,” to whom the general management of the Association’s affairs shall be entrusted, shall consist of the Officers and not less than FIVE other members of the Association"
(This is explained in the Summer Newsletter; please make an effort to attend as we need to be quorate in order to pass this motion.)

Open General Meeting
1. Apologies for Absence
2. Minutes of meeting on 2nd August
3. Matters Arising from the Minutes which will not be dealt with on the agenda
4. Special Guests: PC Fran Davey & PS Simon Cox of Surrey Police
  • Recent Crime Statistics
  • Safety Tips
  • Open Question Time
  • Selection of Topic for Special Police Attention
5. Reports from sub Groups:
  • a). Membership
  • b). Planning
  • c). Highway
6. Any Other Business

Monday 23 August 2010

One Chuch Road - demolition begins - including public road sign


Looks like the removal of name plate for Church Road was the first inconvenience for local residents. Lets hope that the Demolition Contractors reinstate this as soon as possible to allow delivery vehicles a chance of finding Church Road. Planning Enforcement officers were not interested. Are all these advertising hoardings really necessary in a Conservation area ?

Monday 16 August 2010

Today a delivery lorry -
tomorrow an ambulance?

Here are two photographs I took earlier this afternoon as the latest 'victim' to be denied access to Oaks Close gets stuck.

      

A bit stuck there on the left! Any better on the right? Well, no! It's stuck there as well. A bit frustrating though, after loading up and bringing the stuff from Sutton.

Wasting people's time loading and trying to deliver undeliverable loads and keeping people waiting at the other end as they wait for supplies to continue work is one thing. But supposing the vehicle had been an ambulance; the delay while the vehicle is abandoned and paramedics have to make their way on foot could be the difference between someone's life and death!

Doesn't Surrey County Council Care? Could not the Councillors and officers have worked out that if they introduced parking restrictions in neighbouring roads but did nothing in the road nearest the Station it would only exacerbate the already existing problems in that road? Couldn't they?

The cynics say they knew exactly what they were doing. Being piqued because not everyone was happy with their proposed simplistic 'solution', they will let us stew in our own juice so that we will willingly accept whatever they want to impose on us.

My own feeling is that having given up on their proposed solution they simply could not be bothered and let the thing fall by default. In other words it was thoughtlessness and negligence.

Mole Valley District Council, to its credit, is doing what it can about bin collection. MVDC Environment Department are advising cars & vans on Tuesday afternoon that vehicles preventing bin collection on Wednesday will be ticketed by Surrey Police and possibly removed; and the Department is monitoring the situation on Wednesdays. Also if, despite these efforts, no bin lorry is able to get through on a Wednesday, they will send out a lorry on the following Saturday. This use of personnel on Tuesday afternoon & Wednesday morning must cost money and, of course, if a bin lorry has to be sent out on a Saturday even more expense will be involved - extra cost to MVDC thanks to the ineptness of SCC.

We appreciate the efforts of our MVDC Ward Councillor, Bridget Lewis-Carr, in helping to find a solution to the bin problem. How about our SCC Councillor helping resolve the access problem?

Wednesday 11 August 2010

Edited Bulletin from Surrey County Council

WORKS IN PROGRESS THIS WEEK commencing Monday 9th August 2010

Location

Description

Project Officer

Expected start date

Expected completion date

Roads throughout District

H S I C/way repairs

Paul G Manwaring

Ongoing

P1 and P2 roads throughout District

H S I C/way repairs

Ongoing

Schemes

Shane Edwards

Church Road Leatherhead

Micro Asphalt

C / way Surfacing

9th August

Mole Valley Schedule

Gully Cleansing

Paul G Manwaring

Ongoing

Various sites in Leatherhead / Ahtead

Cutting back epicormic growth obstructing footways

Paul G Manwaring

Start date 26thTH July

Ongoing

Garlands Road

Linden Gardens

Kingston Avenue

Park Rise

St John Avenue

COMMUNITY GANG 1

VEGETATION

Paul G Manwaring

Mon 2nd August

Ongoing

Station Road Leatherhead

Cut back epicormic growth & vegetation

By pass road Leatherhead

Cut back epicormic growth & vegetation

Green Lane Leatherhead

Cut Back vegetation

Epson Road Leatherhead nr Linden Court

Cut Back vegetation

Highlands Road Leatherhead. Each side of St Nicholas hill and raised footway up to 50

Cut Back vegetation

Additional resource.

COMMUNITY GANG 2 (local allocation)

Paul G Manwaring

Mon 2nd August

Ongoing

Barnettwood Lane under M25 bridge

Replace wooden posts in f/way

Recently completed works

Kigston Road Latherhead. Nr Tesco Entrance.

Cut back vegetation

Completed

Randalls Road at juct Cleeve Road Leatherhead

Cut back vegetation

Completed

o/s Spinneybank St Nicholas Hill Leatherhead

Raise kerbs to prevent flooding issue

Completed

Kingston Road jct with Teazlewood Park

Repair radius kerbs and footway

Completed

Kings croft Leatherhead

Crossover repairs

Completed

Levett Road Leatherhead

Excavate, investigate and fill void in C/way

Completed

Epsom Road Leatherhead

Cut Back Vegetation

Completed

Mole Valley schedule

Rural Grass cut (including ‘A’ roads with T/M)

Completed

Epsom Road Leatherhead

Surfacing remedial works

Completed

Various sites. Drainage problem areas.

Jetting and drain clearing (2 days)

Completed

A243 By Pass Road Leatherhead

Remove damaged fencing

Completed

Epsom Road Leatherhead

Remove old tourist signs (3 locations)

Completed

Randalls Road Leathehead

Reinstate white lines following Surface dressing

Complete

Randalls Road Leatherhead

Surface Dressing

Completed

A245 Leret Way Leatherhead

Surface Dressing

Completed

Reigate Road Leatherhead

Surface Dressing

Completed

Leatherhead one way system

Surface Dressing

Completed

Kings croft Leatherhead (part)

Carriageway resurfacing

Completed

ROAD CLOSURES

Location

Description

Project Officer

Cleeve Road Leatherhead

Randalls Crescent to Kingston Road

25th July for 6 weeks 0700-1900

Gas main works

Terry Upton

STREETWORKS BY UTILITY COMPANIES

Work Location

Road

Locality

Utility Company

Start Date

End Date

Whole Road in Carriageway / Footway

LONG SHAW

LEATHERHEAD

ASHFORD E726 (REPLACEMENT WORKS)

17/06/2010 00:00:00

11/08/2010 00:00:00

Jun Long Shaw to Jun Gaveston Road in carriageway / footway

RANDALLS PARK AVENUE

LEATHERHEAD

ASHFORD E726 (REPLACEMENT WORKS)

17/06/2010 00:00:00

18/08/2010 00:00:00

Jun Grange Road in carriageway/ footway

LEATHERHEAD ROAD

LEATHERHEAD

ASHFORD E726 (REPLACEMENT WORKS)

30/07/2010 00:00:00

13/08/2010 00:00:00

From outside Cleve Court to Kingston Road

CLEEVE ROAD

LEATHERHEAD

ASHFORD E726 (REPLACEMENT WORKS)

09/08/2010 00:00:00

01/11/2010 00:00:00

From junction of Dilston Road to the junction of Rye Brook Road

KINGSTON ROAD

LEATHERHEAD

ASHFORD E726 (REPLACEMENT WORKS)

09/08/2010 00:00:00

29/11/2010 00:00:00

o/s 6

LEACH GROVE

LEATHERHEAD

NATIONAL NOTICING DEPARTMENT

11/08/2010 00:00:00

13/08/2010 00:00:00

O/S 172A, KINGSTON ROAD

KINGSTON ROAD

LEATHERHEAD

SURREY (CONNECTIONS WORKS)

11/08/2010 00:00:00

17/08/2010 00:00:00

OUTSIDE BREAKERS YARD

D'ABERNON CHASE (Private)

LEATHERHEAD

SUTTON AND EAST SURREY WATER

10/08/2010 00:00:00

12/08/2010 00:00:00

OUTSIDE BREAKERS YARD

D'ABERNON CHASE (Private)

LEATHERHEAD

SUTTON AND EAST SURREY WATER

11/08/2010 00:00:00

13/08/2010 00:00:00

O/S SOUTHWOOD

PACHESHAM DRIVE (Private)

LEATHERHEAD

SUTTON AND EAST SURREY WATER

09/08/2010 00:00:00

11/08/2010 00:00:00

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RANDALLS CRESCENT

LEATHERHEAD

SUTTON AND EAST SURREY WATER

09/08/2010 00:00:00

11/08/2010 00:00:00