Working for the whole of Esher Ward
SurreyCC. reviewing ‘alleged public footpath from Hawkshill Way, along Park Close to join Public Footpath 43 (Esher)’. After five years of waiting, former ERA Committee member, Doug Fryer’s campaign to reinstate footpath gets a review. Surrey County Council’s Countryside Access Team has just issued the following letter: Countryside AccessSurrey County CouncilMerrow DepotMerrow LaneGuildfordGU4 7BQ 18 June 2025 Alleged public footpath
Read more
High Street Post Office will close too, unless someone comes forward willing to take it on. News has been confirmed that the former McColls, now Morrisons Daily, on Esher High Street will close with the loss of the store and of the Post Office. An email from the Post Office says: ”We understand that Post Office services are important to
Read more
Save the date: Thursday, 19 June, from 2:00pm to 8:00pm at Esher Theatre. The ERA has always been fully committed to protecting our Green Belt, however, the Government is pushing hard for Green Belt release to hit their very ambitious housing targets. It’s why we are receiving a lot of emails concerning the potential development of this site which, of
Read more
MeetUpMondays™ was started by Mick Dore of The Alexandra pub in Wimbledon in January 2018. Mick was fed up with reading about loneliness and decided to ‘do something’. His pub has consistently won awards for its commitment to the community – notably its free Christmas dinner for anyone who would usually be alone on Christmas Day. So what did he do? Well,
Read moreOur own, Cllr Simon Waugh (Deputy Leader) and Cllr. Mike Rollins (Leader) invite you to find out about the things that matter in your area. Book your place at one of these meetings here…
Read moreLocal playwright, R C Sherriff is memorialised in Lower Green’s Sherriff Close, but what is Rosebriars? Sherriff Close and Rosebriars are both named for Sherriff, but for different reasons. “Sherriff Close” is an obvious naming but what is his connection to “Rosebriars”? “Rosebriars” was the name of Sherriff’s family home in Esher Park Avenue and, when he died in 1975,
Read moreAs ever, Joan and Simon Leifer treated the 60+ participants with a brilliantly challenging quiz. Won by the ‘New Roaders’ team, aka Paul Fielding and Friends by a small margin from the ‘Onwards & Upwards’ team including the current Elmbridge Mayor and Mayoress. The raffle raised over £500 for the Mayor’s wonderful charity Oasis. The fish & chips were excellent,
Read more
Large housebuilder, Countryside Partnerships, is proposing to develop a part of Hersham Golf Course to create 221 homes. This land lies in the Hersham Village ward, but is near to the Hersham Riverside part of the Esher ward and will, if built, have an effect on the lives of our residents. It should also be noted that it is on
Read moreImages courtesy of Angela Stockbridge
Read moreSunday 8th October 10-12.30pm at Riverhouse Barn Walton Green Elmbridge is also holding a ‘Climate Cafe’ on the same day from 13.30 to 14.30. This session is open to the general public and will feature a ‘Take the Jump – Less Stuff, More Joy’ Talk by Diana Thornton. The Climate Cafe will be on the Barn’s box office listing. See
Read more
Esher Residents Association 