Working for the whole of Esher Ward
We are incredibly pleased to see that the crass, inappropriate proposals for Esher Place House have been roundly rejected by His Majesty’s Inspectors. His, often quite scathing, decision can be found on the Elmbridge Planning portal under application number 2020/0437. The key point made by the inspector reads: “The proposal would result in very considerable harm to the significance of
Read moreThis beautifully designed and immensely touching exhibition will close on November 15th. Please contact lucy.roshier@killik.com if you’d like to visit it at Killik & Co’s premises on Esher High Street. It is a Riverhouse Barn Arts Centre Project, designed by Andrew Crummy and described on his website as follows: “This beautiful community tapestry tells the story the ANZAC hospital at
Read moreSet up more than 60 years ago, CHEER is a local charity that provides a befriending service, hosts events and helps with benefits advice and signposting to other services for over 65s in the borough. As the cost of living bites hard, their services are increasingly being sought are and the number of referrals to their help from other agencies
Read moreThe Esher Residents Association’s Quiz and Fish & Chip Supper is becoming a ‘must attend’ event. This year’s Quiz was, as ever, organised by Joan Leifer and her husband, our Chairman, Simon Leifer. It’s very challenging and was won this year by the team that won the wooden spoon last year, to prove that there’s hope for us all! The
Read moreGreen Elmbridge, together with Riverhouse Barn Arts Centre, will be hosting the Green Elmbridge Sustainability Fair this autumn, held here at Riverhouse in Walton-on-Thames, on Saturday 8 October, from 12noon onwards. Green Elmbridge’s fair will feature free to attend talks and demonstrations, involving a wide range of speakers and representatives from the local community, including Elmbridge Borough / County Councils,
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At last, Esher has its won Farmers Market. The first one is on Saturday 15th October for 10am to 2pm. Do come along (at the Costa end of the High Street) and enjoy the many stalls. Don’t forget to meet the team from Elmbridge BC who will be there to talk about Design Codes for your neighbourhood – a vital
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As part of the new Local Plan, ElmbridgeBC is creating a series of design codes for each neighbourhood. These will inform developers and architects as they plan new buildings and will help them reflect local character and design. We’ve all seen incongruous, inappropriate developments on our doorsteps and we wholly support the creation of these codes which should go a
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Save the date: Saturday 22nd October at Claygate Village Hall. 7.00 for 7.30 pm. Our Quiz Inquisitor, the incomparable Joan Leifer, is already hard at work putting together a clever and challenging set of questions. Do Join us and bring your friends. Tickets are £20 per person. Suggested table of 8 people. Singles and Couples welcome. We can make up
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Esher Residents’ Association offers sincere condolences to the Royal Family on the death of Her Majesty The Queen. Her dedication to duty and public service over such a long reign is remarkable. Her Majesty oversaw the United Kingdom through decades of dramatic change, from the post-war years right through to the modern, inclusive 21st Century nation that we are today.
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Regulation 19: Draft Elmbridge Local Plan 2037 Over the past few years, some of you would have received invitations to view, or may have accessed online and commented upon, EBCs ‘Draft Local Plan’. You may even hopefully have read about it in the ERA Spring 2022 Newsletter (issue number 104 on page 8 and also available online via esher-residents.com). This is the
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