Category: Local Interest

High Barn Road will be closed to through traffic from Wednesday 7 June to Monday 12 June to allow Surrey County Council to carry out surface dressing works. See the map below for the extent of the works.

Horsley Road between Effingham Junction and Downside will be closed to through traffic from Wednesday 31 May to Saturday 3 June, whilst UK Power Networks install a new power connection. Diversions will be in place via Old Lane and Chilbrook Continue Reading

The Grange at Bookham is a local charity supporting people with disabilities. They have planning permission to build a brand-new learning facility and community centre. This will extend a warm welcome to the public and be fully accessible to people Continue Reading

A new and improved edition of the popular, short book written in 2019 by local Effingham historian Vivien White about Sir Barnes Wallis is being published to mark the 80th anniversary of the Dambusters’ Raid. The original book was written Continue Reading

Thanks to everyone who helped with the Litter Pick on Monday 8 May. It was our biggest Pick ever with 37 families attending and around 40 bags of litter, plus 2 traffic cones, 2 buckets, a chair and a load Continue Reading

The results of the May 2023 Elections for Guildford Borough Councillor for the Effingham Ward have been announced, with: Merel Astrid Rehorst-Smith (Lib Dem) – 521 votes Lulu Boder (CON) – 240 votes Shek Shahanoor Rahman (LAB) – 43 votes Continue Reading

The roadworks in Effingham around the mini-roundabouts and outside St Lawrence Primary School are due to finish on Saturday 22 April. 24 to 26 April – Traffic lights will be installed in Horsely Road between the junctions of Effingham Common Continue Reading

Effingham Post Office will be closing temporarily on Thursday 27 April 2023 at 19:00. See Branch Closure letter . Alternative Post Offices are available at: Great Bookham Post Office, 15 Church Road, Leatherhead, KT23 3PF Station Road Post Office, 12 Continue Reading