http://www.ashteadresidents.org.uk/blog/ The latest Blog feeds from www.ashteadresidents.org.uk en-us Thu, 09 Jul 2026 12:07:20 +0100 Rocketspark http://www.ashteadresidents.org.uk/blog/post/26766/sensory-services-by-sight-for-surrey-opens-in-ashtead/ Sensory Services by Sight for Surrey officially opened its new centre in Ashtead, on Thursday 2nd July 2026, marking an important milestone in the charity’s mission to enable and empower children and adults who are blind, partially sighted, Deaf, hard of hearing, and deafblind across Surrey.The new centre was officially opened by Christine Wilmshurst, Chair of Trustees, and Tim Hall, Chair of Surrey County Council (SCC), at a special event attended by supporters, staff, volunteers, and communi... Thu, 09 Jul 2026 08:12:16 +0100 http://www.ashteadresidents.org.uk/blog/#post26766 http://www.ashteadresidents.org.uk/blog/post/26746/youre-invited-to-help-shape-new-east-surrey-council-brand/ Residents from across Surrey are invited to get involved to help shape the brand identities of the new East and West Surrey councils. These councils will need to create their own distinct brand identities, to help everyone recognise who is delivering local services from April 2027. The new brands will be created at no cost by designers working in councils across Surrey. To help inform these d... Tue, 07 Jul 2026 17:23:37 +0100 http://www.ashteadresidents.org.uk/blog/#post26746 http://www.ashteadresidents.org.uk/blog/post/26734/love-parks-week-2026/ A number of parks in the district will be a hive of activity over the duration of the Love Parks celebration, boosted by a jam-packed programme of already confirmed FREE summer holiday activities. Ranging from taster rugby sessions (contact and non-contact) taking place at the Big Field in Brockham to Golf in the Park at Meadowbank Park in Dorking, there will be no shortage of options for all ages to enjoy. Keep checking www.molevalley.gov.uk/love-parks-2026, a... Sun, 05 Jul 2026 18:23:25 +0100 http://www.ashteadresidents.org.uk/blog/#post26734 http://www.ashteadresidents.org.uk/blog/post/26599/permanent-site-for-banking-hub-in-dorking-to-open-soon/ Having seen all bank branches in Dorking close in recent times, Mole Valley have been calling for improved banking services in Dorking and Leatherhead. Despite a concerted effort by MVDC, the outcome of an appeal in 2025 supported LINK’s view that Leatherhead does not currently meet the criteria for a banking hub. An automated deposit service was installed on North Street instead. While the search for a permanent home was ongoing, a temporary hub has been available for customers of the ma... Tue, 09 Jun 2026 16:04:25 +0100 http://www.ashteadresidents.org.uk/blog/#post26599 http://www.ashteadresidents.org.uk/blog/post/26544/2026-27-climate-change-action-plan-to-be-recommended-to-mole-valley-district-council-cabinet/ Officer proposals on Mole Valley's Climate Change Strategy will be considered by the Scrutiny and Cabinet meetings on 2 June and 16 June 2026 respectively. MVDC is committed to an ambitious programme of carbon emission reduction, with the aim of becoming carbon neutral by 2030. The MVDC Climate Change Strategy outlines steps required to build a greener, more sustainable future, with a significant reduction in carbon footprint.The Committee and Cabinet are recommended to note progress from t... Wed, 27 May 2026 16:47:28 +0100 http://www.ashteadresidents.org.uk/blog/#post26544 http://www.ashteadresidents.org.uk/blog/post/26476/major-play-area-investment-and-refurbishment-programme--ashtead-rec/ Mole Valley District Council (MVDC) has appointed Proludic to deliver its major Play Area Investment and Refurbishment Programme, marking a key milestone in MVDC's commitment to improving playgrounds and open spaces across the district. The decision to appoint Proludic, a leading designer and provider of playground equipment, has been approved by Cabinet, following a robust and competitive procurement process. The Cabinet decision was accomp... Thu, 14 May 2026 15:13:41 +0100 http://www.ashteadresidents.org.uk/blog/#post26476 http://www.ashteadresidents.org.uk/blog/post/26467/registrations-are-now-open-for-free-summer-holiday-activities-for-0-16s/ Mole Valley District Council (MVDC) is delighted to be partnering with local sport and leisure providers this summer to offer a wide range of free, fun and inclusive indoor and outdoor activities for children. These fantastic activities for all ages range from soft play and swimming to yoga, golf, dance, Pickleball, and so much more! Registrations have now opened, and booking early is strongly encouraged.The programme is designed to help children stay active, try new activities and make friends ... Wed, 13 May 2026 13:21:03 +0100 http://www.ashteadresidents.org.uk/blog/#post26467 http://www.ashteadresidents.org.uk/blog/post/14674/planning-applications-for-ashtead/ Mole Valley District Council publishes details of every planning application on their web site. To search for an application got to the following site:-https://planning.agileapplications.co.uk/mole/search-applications/As an alternative, you can sign-up to receive notification of applications local to you by going to MyAlerts at MVDC. You can if you want also receive a weekly list of all planning applications in Mole Valley.... Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.ashteadresidents.org.uk/blog/#post14674 http://www.ashteadresidents.org.uk/blog/post/26301/bus-survey-2026/ Surrey County Council is continuing its work with Transport Focus to better understand how bus services are working for residents. Following the launch of the Your Bus Journey survey in 2023, we’re now running our own year-long bus user survey to gather even more local insight.Hearing directly from people who use buses, as well as those who don’t, helps us understand what’s working well and where improvements are needed. This feedback plays a vital role in shaping how we work with bus oper... Sun, 12 Apr 2026 11:27:19 +0100 http://www.ashteadresidents.org.uk/blog/#post26301 http://www.ashteadresidents.org.uk/blog/post/26277/after-40-years-with-the-residents-association-larry-unthank-is-retiring/ It is well-known that the money markets don’t like shocks:  it unsettles them.  Indeed, I suppose that most of us don’t like shock news.With this in mind, may I tell you a story that will explain all.It was that slack water time, between Christmas and New Year last year, when my wife & I had retired to the sitting room after an evening meal, and we looked, in vain, for ‘something’ to watch on the television – a hopeless task – so we decided to chat amongst ourselves ins... Sun, 05 Apr 2026 15:05:19 +0100 http://www.ashteadresidents.org.uk/blog/#post26277