Effingham Residents Association
Effingham Residents Association (EFFRA)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
This past week (June 1 to 7) has been the UK’s Volunteers’ Week, a time to celebrate the achievements of people who give their time freely, and to thank them. Read the article in the Guildford Dragon about some of Continue Reading
Effingham Residents Association has formally objected to the proposed development of Orchard Walls, Beech Avenue. Planning application 20/P/00737 for the demolition of the existing property and erection of 8 dwellings with a new access provided onto Beech Close. Details of Continue Reading
Today, 28 May 2020, Berkeley Homes has secured the Effingham Lodge Farm site off Lower Road, by placing large concrete blocks at the entrance, after the Travellers vacated the site yesterday. The Police had earlier issued them with a notice Continue Reading