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Category: Local Interest

The Guildford Dragon News

Effingham Eye: Café’s Facelift, New Home For Community Store, Farmers’ Market Coming Soon

Posted on17 July 202017 July 2020AuthorHarry2 Comments

Chris Dick offers some insight on local matters; at last the much-awaited farmers’ market is to open, Layla’s gets a facelift, the community shop finds a new home, a councillor resigns and a set of badgers surprises a young family. Continue Reading

CategoriesLocal Interest

Effingham Community Store in Sir Douglas Haig pub

Posted on13 July 202015 July 2020AuthorHarry1 Comment

Today, Monday 13 July, the Effingham Community Store opened its doors to customers in its new premises in the Sir Douglas Haig Pub. A lot of hard work has gone into moving the store from Laylas by volunteers in moving Continue Reading

CategoriesLocal Interest, What's on?

Ecology in Full Swing at Surrey’s ‘Nature Reserve’ Golf Club

Posted on12 July 202013 July 2020AuthorHarryLeave a comment

Chris Dick reports on some excellent news about Effingham Golf Course. They are in the finals for their work in encouraging nature. Read the details in Chris’ article in the Guildford Dragon here

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Effingham Residents Association (EFFRA)

Effingham Community Store moving

Posted on10 July 202010 July 2020AuthorHarryLeave a comment

On Monday 13 July, Effingham Commuity Store is moving from Layla’s Cafe to the Sir Douglas Haig Pub down the road. This is to allow Layla’s Cafe to reopen later on in the week. The Community Store is open Monday Continue Reading

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Effingham Village Recreation Trust

New EVRT Trustee appointed

Posted on7 July 20207 July 2020AuthorHarryLeave a comment

Rob Hope has been appointed as a new Trustee for the Effingham Village Recreation Trust (EVRT), who are responsible for the KGV Hall and Playing Fields. A statement from Rob: “I am excited to joining the Effingham Village Recreation Trust. Continue Reading

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Sir Barnes Wallis book reviewed

Posted on3 July 202025 July 2020AuthorHarryLeave a comment

Vivien Whites’s book on Sir Barnes Wallis – A Commemoration of his Life and Career has been reviewed by Paul Bailey in the latest edition (July-August 2020) of the Brooklands Bulletin. He concludes that it is a “good balance between Continue Reading

CategoriesLocal Interest

Phased reopening of the Plough

Posted on1 July 20201 July 2020AuthorHarryLeave a comment

On Friday 3 July, and Saturday 4 July, the Plough will be providing a takeway service between 5:30pm to 9pm, with a minimum order of £20. On Thursday 9 July evening, the pub will be open at 5pm, and serving Continue Reading

CategoriesLocal Interest, What's on?

Effingham Residents Association (EFFRA)

EFFRA provides free advertising until end of year

Posted on26 June 202026 June 2020AuthorHarryLeave a comment

Effingham Residents Association (EFFRA) decided at its first meeting after the AGM (held virtually),  to provide free advertising to its existing advertisers and tradesmen until the end of the year. During these unprecedented times of the Covid-19 emergency, all businesses Continue Reading

CategoriesLocal Interest, Meeting Minutes

The Guildford Dragon News

Effingham Eye: Normality Creeps Back, Together With Its Problems

Posted on12 June 202012 June 2020AuthorHarryLeave a comment

Chris Dick provides an update of events in and around Effingham in his latest article in the Guildford Dragon. He reports on the Traveller invasion on 17 May, A Zoom meeting on 31 May bringing people together from Malta, Margate Continue Reading

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Beware of Scammers

Posted on10 June 202010 June 2020AuthorHarryLeave a comment

Several Effingham residents have been targetted recently by scammers, or better known as criminals. They will ask you for your personal details, and then ask you to transfer money from your account to thiers. Of course, they use a number Continue Reading

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