Effingham Residents Association
Effingham Residents Association (EFFRA)
The Effingham Gentlemans Club is celebrating its first birthday and will hold its AGM on Thursday 22nd January at 10am at the KGV Hall Village Room. The AGM will be followed by a talk entitled “Anecdotes from a Retired Firearms Continue Reading
About one hundred residents of Clandon, Effingham, Horsley and Ockham attended the Community Safety Forum public meeting on Thursday 8 January and raised their concerns with the Surrey Police Borough Commander, the Assistant Director of Planning at Guildford Council and Continue Reading
Residents of Clandon, Effingham, Horsley and Ockham are invited to attend a Community Safety Forum being held on Thursday 8 January 2026, from 7.00pm to 9.00pm, at East Horsley Village Hall.The meeting has been organised by the Safer Guildford Partnership Continue Reading
Guildford Borough Council has announced changes to bin collection days over the Christmas and New Year period 2025 to 2026. For Effingham residents whose usual collection days would be Thursday 25th December and 1st January the changed collection days are Continue Reading
Aster Group, in conjunction with Thakeham Homes, is proposing to build around 37 houses on a field which is owned by Orestan Developments Ltd. north of Orestan Lane next to the Plough public house. The field is in the Green Continue Reading
At the 2 May local elections Guildford residents will be voting for the Police and Crime Commissioner for the Surrey Police area as elections for borough councillors were held in 2023. There are four candidates standing for election. For information Continue Reading
Following our Big Help Out litter pick as part of the Coronation celebrations, please come and help keep Effingham spruced up by joining the Effingham Litter Pick on Saturday 29 July. Our village litter picks are organised by EFFRA with Continue Reading
The national consultation on “Proposals to update the railway for how passengers use it today” is open for comments until 26th July. The main proposal is the closure of many station ticket offices with the redeployment of staff on stations. Continue Reading
Yesterday evening the Guildford Borough Council Planning Committee unanimously agreed with the Council’s Planning Officer’s recommendation to refuse the planning application by Taylor Wimpey for over 1,700 dwellings at the former Wisley Airfield. Concerns included the impact on wildlife and Continue Reading
Critten Lane will be closed above St Teresas on Monday 10 July from 10am to 3.30pm for tree works. Whitedown Lane will be closed from Monday 10 July to Wednesday 12 July to enable Surrey County Council to surface dress Continue Reading