Effingham Local History Group website
Effingham Local History Group (ELHG) has launched its new website, which can be viewed at https://elhg.org.uk/, where you can find out more about the group.
Category: Local Interest
Press reports on the cost of fire at the Village Supermarket
The Guildford Dragon has reports on the Village Supermarket and Butcher Count Costs of Mystery Midday Fire. Their article can be read here There is also an article in GetSurrey reporting that Effingham butchers “devastated” after fire contaiminates stock and Continue Reading
Bevans Butchers closes
Devastating news following the major fire at the Village Supermarket yesterday. An assessment of the damage has revealed the building is structural unsafe at the rear and will need to be demolished. Bevans Butches has suffered extensive fire and heat Continue Reading
Bevans Butchers temporally closed
Bevans Butchers in Effingham are temporally closed whilst they salvage what they can following the major fire yesterday at the Village Supermarket. They are working on a plan to get up and running as soon as they can, and will Continue Reading
Donations for full face visor manufacture required
The Churches of St Lawrence, Effingham and All Saints, Little Bookham, are appealing for donations to help make full face visors, via their Facebook page here, which is reproduced below. “A member of our congregation, Effingham resident Louise Hallam, has Continue Reading
Major fire at Effingham Village Supermarket
Late this morning (Tuesday 21 April), a fire started at the back of the Village Supermarket. At this stage it too early to speculate on the cause. The fire was attended by seven Fire Brigade appliances which managed to bring Continue Reading
SCC asks help for PPE
Surrey County Council (SCC) has issued the press release below, and is asking for help in supplying Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for SCC care workers. For details email ppe.donations@surreycc.gov.uk Following the government announcement yesterday (17 April 2020) that there is Continue Reading
Covid 19 help and advice
Surrey County Council has information and advice regarding Coronavirus which is available at https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/people-and-community/emergency-planning-and-community-safety/coronavirus Telephone 0300 200 1008 Mon-Fri 8am to 6pm Sat-Sun 10am to 2pm. Easter opening times Good Friday and Easter Monday – 10am – 4pm Saturday & Continue Reading
Effingham Shop update 4
Effingham Parish Council has provided an update of the businesses that are trading, which can be read here. Appologies for our previous updates regarding shops that are open in “The Laurels” which has caused some confusion. The row of shops Continue Reading
408 Bus Service – not serving Effingham
As of 6 April 2020, Falcon Buses have taken over the running of the 408 – Epsom – Leatherhead – Cobham / Effingham bus service from Quality Line. Falcon Buses will be running a revised timetable during the current emergency, Continue Reading