Effingham Residents Association
Effingham Residents Association (EFFRA)
Guildford planning officials have recommended that the planning application for the Church Street site should be approved. Because 49 letters of objections, including strong objections from EFFRA and the Parish Council, and 32 letters of support were received, the planning Continue Reading
Berkeley Homes have announced that they want to build an extra 110 houses on land in the Green Belt, and adjacent to the Effingham Lodge Farm site that has already has building approval for 159 houses and the Howard of Continue Reading
Crocknorth Road will be closed for approximately one day to enable Kelly Group to carry out poling and/or cabling works from the south-eastern property boundary of “Octagon Lodge”, north-westwards for a distance of 400m. These works are anticipated to be Continue Reading
Please help keep Effingham free of litter during the lockdown. Organised litter picks are not possible under the restrictions but some residents are doing litter picking in their roads during their daily exercise. When restrictions ease EFFRA hopes organised litter Continue Reading
Charities, community and voluntary organisations can now apply for grants of up to £5,000, through the new Aspire Voluntary Grants Scheme. The grants are to help fund projects that support older, more vulnerable and less advantaged residents. Cllr Julia McShane, Continue Reading
Congratulations to Jon Budd and the team at Effingham Golf Club have won the prestigious Syngenta Operation Pollinator Award at this year’s Golf Environment Awards 2021. The award was held on-line on 16 December 2020. The club worked with local Continue Reading
Residents can save money on their energy bills with a new ‘Green Jump Surrey’ grant of up to £15,000. The Green Homes Grant, provided by central government and Surrey County Council, helps eligible owner-occupied households to improve the energy efficiency Continue Reading
A new improved edition of the Tradesmen’s Register, which residents to use to find a local tradesman, will be published and delivered to over 1,000 homes in Effingham in February. Tradesmen are invited to join the Tradesmen’s Register, available here Continue Reading
For those in food poverty, there is free food available in Bookham. This relates to the Meeting Place Community Fridge in Bookham, originally set up to reduce food waste but now also doing 150 bags a week to people in Continue Reading
Due to Covid-19 Tier 4 restrictions, shops have revised their opening times. The Plough, Headliners and The Vineries Coffee Shop are closed until further notice, and Loolabells now offering a takeaway service only. Parker & Son 9am to 4pm Monday Continue Reading