Agenda for Meeting on Monday, 7th February at 7.30 pm in the Letherhead Institute

1. Apologies for Absence

2. Minutes of meeting on 10th January

3. Matters Arising from the Minutes

4. Police report by PCs Gaynor Grout & Chris Lewis

5. "Accident Reduction" -
   presentation by PC Tom Arthur, Mole Valley Casualty Reduction Officer

6. Report on outcome of the Sainsbury's negotiations

7. Town Centre Plan Exhibition

8. Localism and the Vanguard Project

9. Reports from sub Groups
   a) Membership
   b) Planning
   c) Highways

10. Newsletter and AGM

11. Any Other Business

Surrey Police: Crime Prevention Advice - DNA Property Marking

THEFT from residential properties in three areas of Surrey has dropped dramatically following the use of forensic property marking solution SelectaDNA by householders.

Burglaries from homes in Guildford, Elmbridge, and Epsom and Ewell, fell on average by 66% in the six months following the launch of the project and 58% when compared to the same time period the previous year.

Following the success of the initiative, part of Surrey Police’s Beat the Burglar campaign, all residents in the county are now being offered the chance to buy a SelectaDNA home property marking kit at a reduced price. 

SelectaDNA is a uniquely coded, non-toxic liquid enabling homeowners to ‘forensically mark’ valuable posessions such as laptops, games consoles, jewellery, electrical items and tools.  It can also be used to mark property stored outside the home, including garden equipment, pedal cycles etc.  Barely visible to the naked eye and almost impossible to remove, the solution glows under ultraviolet (UV) light making it easy for police to detect and return property to the rightful owner,  if stolen.

Mole Valley Crime Reduction Advisor, PC Mike Bessent, has been involved in working in our community and demonstrating the benefits of using this product and would recommends its to residents and businesses.

Householders can buy the SelectaDNA home property marking kit at 40% discount until the end of April 2011. Call 01689 860757 or visit www.selectadna.co.uk/surrey-police.html

Surrey Police
Tel: 0845 125 2222

Here we go again....

Once more because of thoughtless and inconsiderate parking, the bin lorry was unable to access the the higher part of Oaks Close. Once more we have space left only for a car to pass between the parked cars - forget about lorries or larger vehicles.


Long gone is the time when cars did not park on corners, opposite T-junctions and in other places where they were obviously likely to cause obstruction. Now, if there is not a double-yellow line, motorists will park there - to hell with anyone else.

For Surrey County Council to introduce parking restrictions on neighbouring roads in 2009 and do nothing about the road nearest to the station is, in my opinion, crass negligence. For years, cars parked only on one side of this road; it was so obvious that parking on both sides would block the roadway. Then about four or five years ago, as parking got more difficult, they began parking on both sides.

It is so patently obvious that double yellow lines should have been extended at least up to the turning circle on one side of the road. I have spoken with local police and with people from MVDC and everyone seems to be of much the same opinion. So why wasn't it done? Why hasn't it been done?

Do we have to resort again to making our own unauthorized notice asking cars not to part on one side so that the bin lorry can get through? Do we have persuade the local press to highlight our case again?

Children’s Book Festival - 19 February - 12 March 2011

Received from Surrey CC .....

The second Surrey libraries’ Children’s Book Festival begins on Saturday 19 February and continues for 3 fun-filled weeks. 

An exciting programme of events for children of all ages will be taking place in libraries throughout Epsom and Ewell, Mole Valley, Reigate and Banstead and Tandridge.

There is a fantastic opportunity to meet Darren Shan, the master of horror, at Bourne Hall, Ewell, on Friday 25 February.

Tony de Saulles, illustrator of the popular Horrible Science books, will be running Horrible Science drawing workshops, and manga fans will be able to develop their technique at our manga workshops run by best-selling cartoonist James Parsons.

Children will also be able to make pop-up books, write ghost stories, create their own monsters, join a Roald Dahl workshop, meet Elmer the Elephant and the Gruffalo, and much, much more.

To see the full programme, and to book tickets, visit www.surreycc.gov.uk/childrensbookfestival. Tickets can also be bought at participating libraries or by calling 01483 543599.

To avoid disappointment, please book your tickets in advance.

We look forward to seeing you at our festival events.

Surrey libraries - inspiring a lifelong love of reading.

Press release on the future of Leatherhead town centre

Received from Mole Valley District Council ....

Exhibition Explores Future of Leatherhead Town Centre

Mole Valley District Council and Surrey County Council are working together to make improvements to Leatherhead town centre. Last year they began a consultation on what changes should be made. On Friday 28 and Saturday 29 January the results of the consultation will be explored at an exhibition in Leatherhead.

Nearly 350 people responded to the questionnaire. Questions covered issues such as access and parking in the High Street, the visual appearance of key streets and the allocation of space for events such as the town market.

The exhibition will explore the results of the consultation and look at how the councils’ spending plans can respond to its findings. It is also a chance for residents, visitors and those who work in the town to make suggestions about the key issues surrounding its future and to comment on how the proposals could impact on them.

The exhibition will take place on both days from 10.00am to 4.00pm. On Friday it will reopen in the evening from 6.00pm to 8.00pm. It will be located at 36 Church Street, close to the Church Street car park entrance.

Councillor Chris Hunt, Portfolio Holder for Partnerships at Mole Valley District Council, said:

“We are grateful to everyone who took part in the consultation. The results provide a helpful pointer as to where our priorities should lie. The exhibition allows us to feed back results to the community and encourage further, detailed discussion on how projects that will benefit the town can be designed.”

Tim Hall, Surrey County Council Cabinet Member for Change and Efficiency, said: “It's important that residents are involved in helping us shape the future of Leatherhead town centre. Local people's views are vital because they know the area better then anyone so I would urge them to come along to the exhibition and let us know their thoughts. If we all work together we can ensure Leatherhead continues to thrive for many years to come."

Ends

Media contact for further information:                 

Sally Horsburgh

Communications & Marketing Officer

Customer Services & Partnerships

Tel:  01306 879269

Email:  sally.horsburgh@molevalley.gov.uk

Agenda for Meeting on Monday, 10th January at 7.30 pm in the Letherhead Institute

1. Apologies for Absence

2. Minutes of meeting on 1st November 2010

3. Matters Arising from the Minutes

4. "Transition Towns: different flavours of Bookham, Ashtead & Dorking, and why we like living in the Mole Valley"
- presentation by Flip Cargill

5. Reports from sub Groups

   a) Membership

   b) Planning

   c) Highways.

6. Any Other Business

Communicating with Mole Valley

Dear All

 

Further to my email in September regarding 'Communicating with Mole Valley' I am contacting you because we are in the process of putting together a new look version of our magazine Mole Valley news for the March edition.

 

In it, I would like to run a small amount of local news. I am therefore looking for small articles - no more than 100 words and preferably less, for inclusion. We are intending to run 4 half pages under the following geographical split:

 

Ashtead/Leatherhead

Bookham/Fetcham

Dorking

Rural (Beare Green, Brockham, Betchworth, Buckland, Headley and Boxhill, Capel/Leigh, Newdigate, Charlwood, Okewood)

 

We do of course have some updates/information to include ourselves, so any submissions would need to be on the understanding that we will include them if there is space but it would be really useful to include some 'Community News' in our magazine so if you do have any items to offer, please let me have it, and any photos would be lovely too please. Please bear in mind that this will hit doorsteps in March so we need to think ahead!

I am sorry for the short notice but look forward to hearing from you. Please may I have any articles by Friday 17 December.

Thank you

Kind regards

Louise

 

Louise Bircher
Customer Service and Communications Manager
Mole Valley District Council
Tel: 01306 879155
Email: louise.bircher@molevalley.gov.uk

PUBLIC CONSULTATION NOTICE – PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT 40, 44 & 48 CHURCH STREET, LEATHERHEAD

Hague Investments hereby advise that we are holding a Public Consultation to review a new supermarket unit at the above location. The date of the consultation will be Wednesday 15^th December between 12.00 pm and 8.00pm. The consultation will be held in the double vacant units (40-44) on Church Street. We will have our team present on the day to answer any queries or concerns that you may have.

We look forward to seeing you at the venue.

HAGUE INVESTMENTS LTD

LRA Christmas Social

The next meeting of the Association is on Monday, 6th December.

As in previous years, this meeting will be a social evening at which members may meet other members, LRA committee members and local Councillors and chat over mince pies, mulled wine and other Christmas fare. Members of local neighbourhood police will, we understand, also drop in when they can.

All members are cordially invited.


Advance notice:
the first meeting of 2011 will be on Monday 10th January (the 3rd is a public holiday).

M25 Improvements Junction 9-10 Update

Following on from this post http://lrassociation.blogspot.com/2010/08/highways-agency-m25-motorway-junctions.html the Highways Agency has updated the HA Website with this information.http://www.highways.gov.uk/roads/projects/23473.aspx. 
In summary:

: As part of the scheme, existing electronic lane control signing will be upgraded and replaced with more modern information signs and variable mandatory speed limit signs.  Many of the existing gantries will be adapted to accommodate the new equipment and some new gantries installed to provide better visibility of the speed limits when they are displayed.  This project will extend the current variable speed limit control operating between J10 and J16 and will be installed on both carriageways.  When the scheme is finished, drivers will benefit from improved journey reliability, safer driving conditions and reduced driver stress.  The system is also beneficial to the environment with recuced levels of vehicle emissions. Estimated completion is for the end of 2011.

Repairs to Footbridge from Ashtead to Leatherhead over M25 & A24

From Surrey County Council:

Regarding providing illumination for the footbridge above the Leatherhead-by-pass, we are not in a position to install new lighting due to restrained budget at present. Further information will be available in the next couple of weeks on our website concerning additional street lights. Please visit:

http://www.surreycc.gov.uk/sccwebsite/sccwspages.nsf/LookupWebPagesByTITLE_RTF/Street+lights?opendocument


We notice surface conditions of the footbridge is deteriorating. Repair has been scheduled on 2 December between 7p.m. until 6 a.m. the following day. Please be aware the footbridge will be closed during operation.

Message from Mole Valley Neighbourhood Inspector, Terri Poulton

Dear All,

I would like to let you know that there will be some staff moves within the Mole Valley Safer Neighbourhood Team in the New Year. Continuity is very important and the officers moving have all been in their posts for several years. I have to balance continuity with individual officers wishes to develop either by taking on the challenges of a new area or towards promotion. I feel it is important to explain that these moves are not management led but are taking place in order that I can retain all three officers who are, in my view excellent NSOs and assests to Mole Valley whilst satisfying some of their needs in relation to career development.

PC 2188 Chris Lewis will be moving to the Leatherhead town to work alongside PC 2056 Gaynor Grout.

PC 2175 Jason Woods will be moving to cover the Goodwyns,Chartdowns and North Holmwood area.

PC 3239 Fran Davey will be moving to Ashtead

There will be handover periods, the officers are already attending adhoc key meetings on their new areas and Fran will work alongside Jason and then Jason alongside Chris for one month. Finally Chris will join Gaynor in Leatherhead. It is anticipated that the moves will be completed by March 2011.

Sadly we will be loosing PCSO Pete Yard from Goodwyns. Pete has an injury which necessitates him being redeployed to a role which means less walking. I am extremely proud of Pete's achievements within the community and we will be very sad to see him go. In the short term he remains with the team supporting Chris, Lisa and his area from the office. I am working closely with the Force PCSO Manager to secure a suitable replacement.

PCSO Aimee Lucas from the Dorking rural East team is expecting a baby and remains on protected duties until March when she will go onto maternity leave. Aimee continues to support Dom and Ivor from the office and also at engagement events and panel meetings.

Unfortunately PCSO Clive Hudson from the Dorking town team remains on long term sick leave, I know that Clive is missing work and keen to get back. I don't expect to have Clive back and on full duties for some months to come.

PC 2987 Jo Dootson from the Dorking Rural West team will return from maternity leave in January 2011.

PS Rundle and I are very aware that PCSO visibility and resilience is challenging for the teams that work from Dorking although across Mole Valley we are well staffed and where a need arises we will pull resources from other areas to assist.

If you have any questions or concerns please do contact me,

Kind Regards

Terri

Agenda for Meeting on Monday, 1st November at 7.30 pm in the Letherhead Institute

1. Apologies for Absence

2. Minutes of meeting on 4th October

3. Matters Arising from the Minutes which will not be dealt with on the agenda

4. Police Report from PC Fran Davey

5. Address by special guest PC Tom Arthur, Casualty Reduction Officer

6. Reports from sub Groups:
     a). Membership
     b). Planning
     c). Highway

7. Any Other Business

Hidden History Update

Following a comment added to the Hidden History post ...

The Hawthorn Leslie 3837 Preservation society has just purchased 3837 from Mole Valley District Council where she has been standing on display for over 25 years behind Leatherhead Leisure Centre. We are now in the process of moving her to her new home where she will be fully overhauled into full working order.
For more infomation go to www.3837.pvsonline.com

Topaz Musical Theatre performs at Fetcham

Upcoming musical presentation of the works of songwriters Cole Porter,George Gershwin,Jerome Kern and Noel Coward.

The show is 'S'Wonderful' at Fetcham Village Hall on Saturday 6 November at 7.30pm and Saturday 13 November at 7.30pm at Cobham Village Hall. Tickets from 01372 458163 at £9.50 including light refreshments.

Proceeds are in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.

Contact Alan Berridge 01737 761168

Agenda for Meeting on Monday, 4th October at 7.30 pm in the Letherhead Institute

1. Apologies for Absence

2. Minutes of meeting on 6th September

3. Matters Arising from the Minutes which will not be dealt with on the agenda


4. Anecdotes from a
  One-Time Planning Inspector -
  presentation by Hubert Carr

5. Reports from sub Groups:
   a). Membership
   b). Planning
   c). Highway

6. Autumn Newsletter

7. Any Other Business

Agenda for Meetings on Monday, 6th September, at 7.30 in the Letherhead Institute

Special General Meeting:

To amend Clause 7 of the Constitution so that it reads:

"The Executive Committee of the Association, referred to above and hereinafter as “the Committee,” to whom the general management of the Association’s affairs shall be entrusted, shall consist of the Officers and not less than FIVE other members of the Association"

(This is explained in the Summer Newsletter; please make an effort to attend as we need to be quorate in order to pass this motion.)

Open General Meeting
1. Apologies for Absence
2. Minutes of meeting on 2nd August
3. Matters Arising from the Minutes which will not be dealt with on the agenda
4. Special Guests: PC Fran Davey & PS Simon Cox of Surrey Police

• Recent Crime Statistics
• Safety Tips
• Open Question Time
• Selection of Topic for Special Police Attention

5. Reports from sub Groups:

• a). Membership
• b). Planning
• c). Highway

6. Any Other Business

One Chuch Road - demolition begins - including public road sign

Looks like the removal of name plate for Church Road was the first inconvenience for local residents. Lets hope that the Demolition Contractors reinstate this as soon as possible to allow delivery vehicles a chance of finding Church Road. Planning Enforcement officers were not interested. Are all these advertising hoardings really necessary in a Conservation area ?

Today a delivery lorry -tomorrow an ambulance?

Here are two photographs I took earlier this afternoon as the latest 'victim' to be denied access to Oaks Close gets stuck.

      

A bit stuck there on the left! Any better on the right? Well, no! It's stuck there as well. A bit frustrating though, after loading up and bringing the stuff from Sutton.

Wasting people's time loading and trying to deliver undeliverable loads and keeping people waiting at the other end as they wait for supplies to continue work is one thing. But supposing the vehicle had been an ambulance; the delay while the vehicle is abandoned and paramedics have to make their way on foot could be the difference between someone's life and death!

Doesn't Surrey County Council Care? Could not the Councillors and officers have worked out that if they introduced parking restrictions in neighbouring roads but did nothing in the road nearest the Station it would only exacerbate the already existing problems in that road? Couldn't they?

The cynics say they knew exactly what they were doing. Being piqued because not everyone was happy with their proposed simplistic 'solution', they will let us stew in our own juice so that we will willingly accept whatever they want to impose on us.

My own feeling is that having given up on their proposed solution they simply could not be bothered and let the thing fall by default. In other words it was thoughtlessness and negligence.

Mole Valley District Council, to its credit, is doing what it can about bin collection. MVDC Environment Department are advising cars & vans on Tuesday afternoon that vehicles preventing bin collection on Wednesday will be ticketed by Surrey Police and possibly removed; and the Department is monitoring the situation on Wednesdays. Also if, despite these efforts, no bin lorry is able to get through on a Wednesday, they will send out a lorry on the following Saturday. This use of personnel on Tuesday afternoon & Wednesday morning must cost money and, of course, if a bin lorry has to be sent out on a Saturday even more expense will be involved - extra cost to MVDC thanks to the ineptness of SCC.

We appreciate the efforts of our MVDC Ward Councillor, Bridget Lewis-Carr, in helping to find a solution to the bin problem. How about our SCC Councillor helping resolve the access problem?

Edited Bulletin from Surrey County Council

WORKS IN PROGRESS THIS WEEK commencing Monday 9th August 2010

Location	Description	Project Officer	Expected start date	Expected completion date
Roads throughout District	H S I C/way repairs	Paul G Manwaring		Ongoing
P1 and P2 roads throughout District	H S I C/way repairs			Ongoing
	Schemes	Shane Edwards
Church Road Leatherhead	Micro Asphalt C / way Surfacing		9th August
Mole Valley Schedule	Gully Cleansing	Paul G Manwaring		Ongoing
Various sites in Leatherhead / Ahtead	Cutting back epicormic growth obstructing footways	Paul G Manwaring	Start date 26thTH July	Ongoing
Garlands Road
Linden Gardens
Kingston Avenue
Park Rise
St John Avenue
COMMUNITY GANG 1 VEGETATION		Paul G Manwaring	Mon 2nd August	Ongoing
Station Road Leatherhead	Cut back epicormic growth & vegetation
By pass road Leatherhead	Cut back epicormic growth & vegetation
Green Lane Leatherhead	Cut Back vegetation
Epson Road Leatherhead nr Linden Court	Cut Back vegetation
Highlands Road Leatherhead. Each side of St Nicholas hill and raised footway up to 50	Cut Back vegetation
Additional resource. COMMUNITY GANG 2 (local allocation)		Paul G Manwaring	Mon 2nd August	Ongoing
Barnettwood Lane under M25 bridge	Replace wooden posts in f/way
Recently completed works
Kigston Road Latherhead. Nr Tesco Entrance.	Cut back vegetation			Completed
Randalls Road at juct Cleeve Road Leatherhead	Cut back vegetation			Completed
o/s Spinneybank St Nicholas Hill Leatherhead	Raise kerbs to prevent flooding issue			Completed
Kingston Road jct with Teazlewood Park	Repair radius kerbs and footway			Completed
Kings croft Leatherhead	Crossover repairs			Completed
Levett Road Leatherhead	Excavate, investigate and fill void in C/way			Completed
Epsom Road Leatherhead	Cut Back Vegetation			Completed
Mole Valley schedule	Rural Grass cut (including ‘A’ roads with T/M)			Completed
Epsom Road Leatherhead	Surfacing remedial works			Completed
Various sites. Drainage problem areas.	Jetting and drain clearing (2 days)			Completed
A243 By Pass Road Leatherhead	Remove damaged fencing			Completed
Epsom Road Leatherhead	Remove old tourist signs (3 locations)			Completed
Randalls Road Leathehead	Reinstate white lines following Surface dressing			Complete
Randalls Road Leatherhead	Surface Dressing			Completed
A245 Leret Way Leatherhead	Surface Dressing			Completed
Reigate Road Leatherhead	Surface Dressing			Completed
Leatherhead one way system	Surface Dressing			Completed
Kings croft Leatherhead (part)	Carriageway resurfacing			Completed

ROAD CLOSURES

Location	Description	Project Officer
Cleeve Road Leatherhead Randalls Crescent to Kingston Road	25th July for 6 weeks 0700-1900 Gas main works	Terry Upton

STREETWORKS BY UTILITY COMPANIES

Work Location	Road	Locality	Utility Company	Start Date	End Date
Whole Road in Carriageway / Footway	LONG SHAW	LEATHERHEAD	ASHFORD E726 (REPLACEMENT WORKS)	17/06/2010 00:00:00	11/08/2010 00:00:00
Jun Long Shaw to Jun Gaveston Road in carriageway / footway	RANDALLS PARK AVENUE	LEATHERHEAD	ASHFORD E726 (REPLACEMENT WORKS)	17/06/2010 00:00:00	18/08/2010 00:00:00
Jun Grange Road in carriageway/ footway	LEATHERHEAD ROAD	LEATHERHEAD	ASHFORD E726 (REPLACEMENT WORKS)	30/07/2010 00:00:00	13/08/2010 00:00:00
From outside Cleve Court to Kingston Road	CLEEVE ROAD	LEATHERHEAD	ASHFORD E726 (REPLACEMENT WORKS)	09/08/2010 00:00:00	01/11/2010 00:00:00
From junction of Dilston Road to the junction of Rye Brook Road	KINGSTON ROAD	LEATHERHEAD	ASHFORD E726 (REPLACEMENT WORKS)	09/08/2010 00:00:00	29/11/2010 00:00:00
o/s 6	LEACH GROVE	LEATHERHEAD	NATIONAL NOTICING DEPARTMENT	11/08/2010 00:00:00	13/08/2010 00:00:00
O/S 172A, KINGSTON ROAD	KINGSTON ROAD	LEATHERHEAD	SURREY (CONNECTIONS WORKS)	11/08/2010 00:00:00	17/08/2010 00:00:00
OUTSIDE BREAKERS YARD	D'ABERNON CHASE (Private)	LEATHERHEAD	SUTTON AND EAST SURREY WATER	10/08/2010 00:00:00	12/08/2010 00:00:00
OUTSIDE BREAKERS YARD	D'ABERNON CHASE (Private)	LEATHERHEAD	SUTTON AND EAST SURREY WATER	11/08/2010 00:00:00	13/08/2010 00:00:00
O/S SOUTHWOOD	PACHESHAM DRIVE (Private)	LEATHERHEAD	SUTTON AND EAST SURREY WATER	09/08/2010 00:00:00	11/08/2010 00:00:00
32	RANDALLS CRESCENT	LEATHERHEAD	SUTTON AND EAST SURREY WATER	09/08/2010 00:00:00	11/08/2010 00:00:00