Effingham Residents Association
Effingham Residents Association (EFFRA)
Today (6 August 2020), following eviction of a large traveller encampment in Reigate, two Traveller caravans have parked in a site off Browns Lane. Police are aware. As a precautionary measure, the KGV Car Park has been closed.
Millgate has submitted revised plans to Guildford Borough Council for the Land at Church Street, Effingham. For the proposed erection of 17 dwellings including access, parking and landscaping (amended plans received 05/08/2020 with loss of 3 dwellings, changes to the Continue Reading
Planning application 20/P/01128 for the Sir Douglas Haig pub has been submitted to Guildford Borough Council for the Refurbishment and extension to existing public house (A4) and conversion of 7no. room hotel (C1) to 2no. short let apartments (C1) and Continue Reading
Howard Manton, chairman of the Effingham Village Recreation Trust (EVRT), has written a letter to the Guildford Dragon in response to Chris Dick’s article in the Guildford Dragon regarding the cutting of the chains that kept Effingham’s KGV car park Continue Reading
Regretfully, Effingham Community Store will close on Monday 3rd August at 2pm. Since moving to the Sir Douglas Haig Pub, there has been a reduction in customers visiting the store, and more volunteers are now returning to other work or Continue Reading
Effingham Village Market has proved to be very popular with a steady stream of people arriving, and later departing with full shopping bags. There was a good selection of stalls providing something for everyone The next Village Market is on Continue Reading
Effingham Village Market will be held tomorrow, Saturday 25th July, in the Garden of St Lawrence Church Hall, Browns Lane, from 10am to 2pm. Caroline Hill has done a lot of work in finding stall holders. There will be fantastic Continue Reading
The criminal damage that has occurred at the KGV car park is utterly disgraceful. Not only were the chain and gate catch damaged, but also paint sprayed on the ground was “Opened by James Nicholls“. This is going to cost Continue Reading
The trustees do recognise the inconvenience to the residents of Effingham caused by the prolonged closure of the car park. This has been due to government guidelines, the threat of traveller incursion and planned additional security work to the gates Continue Reading
The gates to the KGV car park have now been opened, and cars are now parking in the car park instead of Browns Lane. This is good news, as on Saturday 25 July is the Effingham Village Market, which is Continue Reading