Effingham Residents Association
Effingham Residents Association (EFFRA)
Hundreds of England’s ancient villages are vanishing — swept away by a surge of housing development that is seeing historic communities engulfed into larger towns and losing their identities forever. About 1,300 villages vanished under such rural sprawl between 2001 Continue Reading
Surrey Police is appealing for the public’s help in identifying the man in an e-fit following an indecent assault on a woman in her late teens in Bookham. The incident occurred at around 5.20pm on Thursday, 2 November as the Continue Reading
The consultation on improvements to the M25 junction 10/A3 Wisley interchange will run from Monday 5 December 2016 until Monday 6 February 2017. Full information on the proposals will be available on the Highways England webpage from 5 December, along Continue Reading
Effingham Local History Group has been working on an Exhibition of the people of Effingham during World War I in one form or another for at least a couple of years, and represents a huge investment of time and personal resources Continue Reading
In an earlier article (Hello and Goodbye) about the closure of the Effingham Royal British Legion Club in Lower Road, one reader, Des Tanner commented: “It will probably suit a few NIMBY councillors and residents. No village day. No fireworks. Continue Reading
Katie Britcliffe has hidden keyrings bearing messages around Surrey and even overseas to help cope with the death of her mother Little “pockets of happiness” are being discovered around the world as one woman who lost her mother to motor Continue Reading
Remembrance Services took place in Effingham on Sunday 13 November, as they did around the country, to honour those who died in conflict and to remember those who suffered in war. Many residents gathered around the War Memorial at St Continue Reading
Lower Road 1 offence of violence and sexual offences Orestan Lane 1 offence of violence and sexual offences 1 offence of possession of weapons Middle Farm Place 1 offence of violence and sexual offences Church Street 1 offence of anti-social Continue Reading
Surrey Police are asking for witnesses to an assault which occurred at around 5.20pm on Wednesday, 2 November as a woman walked along Guildford Road near Dobbies Garden Centre. The offender is described as aged in his 20s, around 6ft Continue Reading
By Chris Dick This column is intended to be about Effingham affairs (not necessarily extra-marital but feel free to write in). However, I want to write about my canoeing experiences and associated stuff: swan attacks, ancient ruins, the Magna Carta, Continue Reading