Effingham Residents Association
Effingham Residents Association (EFFRA)
Some more pictures of how VE day was celebrated. In Lower Farm Road scarecrows were the order of the day. As one resident comented “It was a really good day greatly assisted by the glorious weather. …. The social distancing Continue Reading
The Guildford Dragon reports on the 75th anniversary of VE Day, which was commemorated on Friday (May 8) by people as best they could during the coronavirus lockdown. Chris Dick reports on the day was commemorated in Effingham Read the Continue Reading
Effingham Parish Council will review an application by Effingham & Little Bookham Church Council to set-up a Temporary Village Supermarket in Lyla’s Cafe in the Street, at an Extraordinary Council meeting on 14 May at 8pm. The virtual meeting will Continue Reading
Following the devstating fire, Effingham is now left with only two shops open, The Bakery and Parkers The Bakery, The Street, Effingham Open 07:00 to 14:00 hours Monday to Saturday – also supplying flour, sugar and eggs. Two customers allowed Continue Reading
Elizabeth Bairstow has kindly offered to be our Effingham collection point for “Let’s Treat the NHS”. If you’ve not heard of this we have set up a group to provide lip balms, hand creams, face creams for the NHS staff Continue Reading
A local group based in Effingham and Little Bookham need more funds, so they can buy materials feo enable manufacture of visors for health workers. Donations to www.crowdfunder.co.uk/keepthemsafesurrey Louise Hallam reports on the Crowfunder page that in the last two Continue Reading
Surrey County Council has anounced that there will be a phased reopening of most of Surrey’s community recycling centres (CRC) from Monday 11 May. Restrictions will be in place to make sure that each facility can operate in line with Continue Reading
Chris Dick Effingham Eye article in the Guildford Dragon includes alternative places to buy food, following the devastating fire of two shops in the Street. And a report of the Parish Councils meeting conducted via Zoom. There is also a Continue Reading
Effingham is now left with only one shop open, The Bakery. Following a suspect Covid19 case, Parkers has taken the precautionary step of closing. The Bakery, The Street, Effingham Open 07:00 to 14:00 hours Monday to Saturday – also supplying Continue Reading
EFFRA is sad to report the death of local resident, Francis Helps who died at the age of 99 just a few days before what would have been his 100th birthday on 10th May. Francis died at Epsom Hospital on Continue Reading