Letter: Effingham Must Wake Up On the Issue of Playing Field Funding
Simon Bisson has written an interesting letter to the Guildford Dragon about the state of the KGV Playing field funding. Read the full letter here
Letter: Most Effingham Residents Do Use the KGV Playing Fields
Liz Hogger, Trustee for Effingham Village Recreation Trust (EVRT), Borough and Parish Councillor, has written a letter to the Guildford Dragon, about the usage of the KGV fields and Hall by Effingham Residents. The full letter can be read here
KGV Toddlers’ Playground Appeal
Work is underway on replacing the broken tower play equipment in the playground, but the Appeal needs to raise at least £18,000 to completely refurbish the playground and make it the playground our local toddlers deserve to play in. The Continue Reading
Berkley Homes Appeal decision delayed until 22 March
The Secretary of State for the Department for Communities and Local Government has announced that the decision on the Appeal, APP/Y3615/W/16/3151098 by Berkley Homes & Howard of Effingham into refusal of planning application 14/P/02109, previously expected by 22 February, has Continue Reading
Double rainbow over KGV playing Fields
Showers today (25 January 2018) resulted in a rare double rainbow being seen over the KGV Playing Fields.
January edition of EFFRA’s Newsletter
The January edition of EFFRA’s Newsletter has now been printed and is being delivered to all residents. It contains an update on the KGV Toddlers’ Playground Appeal launched in late 2017 to raise money to refurbish the toddlers’ playground constructed Continue Reading
Surrey County Council propose Council Tax increase
David Hodge, leader of Surrey County Council, in a video message, explains that the proposed County Council Tax increase will be presented to the Cabinet next week (w/c 28 January 2018), and to the full Council on Tuesday 6 February. Continue Reading
Commons cooks aim for Michelin star
The main article on page 3 of The Times on 15 January 2018, is titled “Commons cooks aim for Michelin star” but is mainly about the work of our MP, Sir Paul Beresford, as chairman of the Commons administration committee. Continue Reading
Effingham Eye: Parish Council Responds To Questions On Additional Charity Funding
Chris Dick of the Guildford Dragon provides a report of the recent Parish Meeting, where the state of the finances of Effingham Village Recreation Trust (EVRT) were discussed, following questions raised by Effingham resident, Simon Bisson. Future funding beyond 2018 Continue Reading
Effingham Neighbourhood Plan Referendum date set for 22 Feb. 2018
Guildford Borough Council (GBC) has issued the following statement regarding the Effingham Neighbourhood Plan: The neighbourhood plan was examined by an independent examiner in the summer of 2017. The Council is required to decide what action to take in response Continue Reading