Effingham Residents Association
Effingham Residents Association (EFFRA)
Bookham Open Gardens is on Sunday 25 June from 10am to 5pm. Tickets on sale £7 in advance, £8 on the day, from the Old Barn Hall, Bookham KT23 3PQ (open Mon, Weds, Fri 9.30am-12.00pm), The Vineries Garden Centre, Lower Continue Reading
This Sunday, 11 June, ten gardens will be open to the public from 12 noon to 5pm, Tickets £8 available from the Jubilee Gardens, opposite St Lawrence Church. There is also a classic car and vintage car show in St Continue Reading
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
Guildford Borough Council (GBC) has recieved a letter from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, stating there were significant concerns about their poor performance. A similar letter was also sent to Waverley Borough Counci and Epsom and Ewell 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 bank holiday following the Coronation, has been designated as the Big Help Day as part of the Coronation celebrations. As part of Effingham’s contribution, we are co-ordinating with St Lawrence Church to run a Litter Pick. Please help spruce Continue Reading