Parish News Issue Four 2012
Chairman’s Report
Are you as disappointed as I am when you see litter and other rubbish abandoned in our Parish? Have you ever wondered just how much it costs the local taxpayer to clear up rubbish within the Guildford Borough area?
For the current financial year there is a street cleaning budget of 1.975 million pounds. Just think how much this budget could be reduced if people were considerate and took their rubbish home or disposed of unwanted items in a legal and environmentally friendly way?
The core duties untaken by the cleansing department includes:
• Removing litter from the public highway, some 640 miles of carriageway (the same distance from London to Salzburg in Austria), in an area of 106 square miles.
• Emptying approximately 670 litter bins and 360 “Dog” bins on a reg- ular basis.
• Removing fly tips: In 2011-2012 there were 1084 reported Fly tips cleared; that is 20 a week!
• Graffiti and chewing gum removal.
Last year over 2,475 tonnes of litter, fly tips, sweepings, bin contents and leaves were collected. This is the equivalent weight of 618 adult Indian elephants!
It is worrying to see just what it costs to keep our environment clean and tidy. The cleansing team are not perfect, but given the circumstances they do a terrific job. If we all remember to take our litter home and dispose of it correctly, we would be helping our cleansing crews, we would be living in an even tidier environment and more importantly it would help to reduce Council tax and so save us money. Nigel Manning Chairman Ash Parish Council
South and South East in Bloom
For the fourth year running Ash Parish Council have been awarded a Silver Certificate in South and South East in Bloom with our entry obtaining 131 marks out of a possible 200. This mark was only 8 marks short of a Silver Gilt certificate. The judges who visited the Parish at the end of July, made specific comments relating to the overall condition of the Harpers Road Allotment site and also the way that Ash Grange Primary School involve its pupils in gardening activities, with the blue plants pots in the Jubilee colours of red, white and blue at the entrance to the school being particularly attractive.
Ash Parish Council would like to thank everyone who met with the judges during this years South and South East in Bloom.
Christmas Fantasia 2012
Saturday 1st December 2012 From 2:00pm At the Ash Centre, Ash Hill Road, Ash, Surrey
With Stalls, Tombolas, Games and Raffles. Refreshments will be available during the afternoon with mulled wine and mince pies after the light switching on ceremony.
Community Carol singing accompanied by the Ash Vale Ensemble on Ash Wharf from 4:30pm
Christmas Tree 2011 Santa’s Band of Helpers 2011
Ash Grange Primary School Choir at Fantasia 2011 Duffy’s Budgens fantastic display of bread at Fantasia 2011
Father Christmas, who will be accompanied by a small band of helpers and friends, will switch on the Christmas Tree Lights on Ash Wharf at 5:00pm.
Everyone is welcome to come along and join in this year’s Christmas Festivities in the Parish of Ash.
2 Visit the Ash Parish Council website at www.ashpcsurrey.gov.uk Ash in Bloom 2012
ASH in Bloom 2012 gave residents a very difficult challenge due to the vagaries of the Great British weather! Not withstanding this, the residents of Ash came up trumps. All the lucky winners were invited to an ASH in Bloom awards ceremony held at the Ash Centre on Friday 21st September. Over 75 people were invited to the event to receive their certificates and prizes which, once again, were kindly sponsored by Mike and Jane Duffy of Duffy’s Budgens.
The certificates were presented to the winners by Mrs Jane Duffy. The actual judging took place during July, by secret visit, and the judges were looking for the quality of plants, diversity of plants, good use of colour, sustainability and also the overall impression.
The Prize Winners were:
Best Overall Entry in the Competition - Gordon & June Haigh
Best Front Garden Best Kept Allotment Gold - Gordon & June Haigh Gold - Michael & Joan Cheesman Silver - David & Anne Stewart Gold - Colin & Margaret Kyte Silver - Olive Jones Gold - Cesare Deninis Bronze - Joan Brooks Gold - Richard Stevens Bronze - Brian & Janet Lunn Gold - John Harbour Bronze - Lyn Worswick Silver - Gordon & Sheila Rendell Bronze - Ian & Valerie Caie Silver - Roger Berry Silver - John Boxall Best Hanging Basket Silver - John Tyler Silver - The Victoria Hall Bronze - Ruth Levers Silver - William & Dorothy Dunstan Bronze - Peter Mulcaster Silver - Richard O’Sullivan Bronze - Rosemary Robinson Silver - Raymond Dunstan Bronze - Diane Leslie Bronze - John & Eileen Jones Bronze - Paul Moss Bronze - Malcolm & Rosemary Hammond Bronze - Geoffrey Ace Bronze - Patricia Maple Bronze - Robert Anderson Bronze - Vernon & Sandra Hawes
Best Tub Container Bronze - Ash Grange Primary School Best Garden Border Bronze - Sheila Buss Bronze - William & Dorothy Dunstan Bronze - Norah Charman
Best Overall entry Ash Grange Primary School tubs
Visit the Ash Parish Council website at www.ashpcsurrey.gov.uk 3 Remembrance Day Parade and Service
The 2012 Ash Parish Remembrance Day Parade and Service will be on Sunday 11th November. The Parade will be led as usual by a lone piper and representatives from the Girl Guides will carry the Union Flag. The Parade will include Ash Parish Councillors, local uniformed organisations and representatives from various Veteran Associations and, although subject to final confirmation, our local MP The Right Honourable Michael Gove will also be attending.
The Parade will leave the Ash Centre for the War Memorial in Ash Hill Road at 10:35am. There will be a inter denominational Service of Remembrance led by members of the clergy from all of the churches within the Parish. The North East Hampshire Area School Band will play the accompanying music together with the traditional Last Post.
The Parade will return to the Ash Centre for a formal salute and dismissal. Following which tea and coffee will be served by members of the Mothers Union from St. Peter’s Church.
We would like to remind all residents that Ash Hill Road will be closed from 10:15am until approximately 12:15pm. If you would like more information relating to the Remembrance Day Parade and Service or the road closure, please contact Ash parish Council on 01252 328287 or e-mail on [email protected]
Crime Stoppers
Did you know that if you have information about a crime but do not want anyone to know who you are then you can call Crimestoppers? Crimestoppers go to great lengths to ensure that callers to the telephone number are NOT identified. They do not trace the call and do not have caller ID on their lines. They also do NOT record their calls and only take infor- mation about the crime that you give them and absolutely nothing else.
If you contact them on line, your IP address is scrambled around the world, so that no one can find out where the information came from, not even Crimestoppers knows who you are!
Next year Crimestoppers will have been offering this guarantee of anonymity for 25 years! So if you do not want to call Surrey Police on 101 then call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or use their online secure form at www.crimestoppers-uk.org.
Another way that you can help is by visiting http://wanted.crimestoppers- uk.org. This page features people wanted by Surrey Police and allows residents to leave, once again, totally anonymously, information regarding the most wanted people in the country.
Crimestoppers are always looking to recruit volunteers to help with their ever increasing workload of promoting Crimestoppers in Surrey and if you are interested in this type of work please contact Angela Hollingshead, Area Coordinator of Surrey Crimestoppers on 01483 472739 or e-mail [email protected]
4 Visit the Ash Parish Council website at www.ashpcsurrey.gov.uk Willow Park Fisheries
Ash Parish Council would like to thank Willow Park Fisheries of Youngs Drive, Ash Vale for their kind assistance in allowing the Council to use water from their sustainable water supply during the drought restrictions to water the Council Hanging Baskets.
Willow Park Fisheries is a family run business by Bob, Sarah and Edd Orford and is a 22 acre, day ticket fishery and is a must if you are looking for matches, carping or just a peaceful days fishing in picturesque surroundings.
There are four lakes, namely Big Lake, Middle Lake, Small Lake and Stock Pond. The Big Lake comprises 10 acres with 82 platformed swims and has a depth of 4 to 8 feet. It is home to specimen carp, crucians, bream and silver fish and sees regular action as a match venue.
The Middle Lake is 2 acres and 4 to 5 feet deep and has 27 platformed swims, including some doubles for families. It is packed with carp, tench, roach, perch and bream.
The Small Lake is 1.5 acres 4 to 5 feet deep with 30 platformed swims and is also full of carp, crucians, tench, roach, perch and bream. The Stock Pond is an ideal pond for beginners and small children. The Pond covers 0.6 acres and is 3 feet deep. It is also next door to the reception and cafe.
On site there is a fully stocked shop that has everything Willow Park Fisheries that you would need for a days fishing from tackle to bait. They stock Drennan ESP, Kryston, Avid Carp, Preston, Korum, plus many more.
The on-site cafe is open 7 days a week and serves hot and cold snacks, sandwiches, drinks and confectionary to eat in or take away. BBQ’s and buffets can be arranged for Corporate Days and special events. The Cafe is open to all not just anglers.
The site also has 24 hour toilet facilities including a disabled facility, and a shower that is open when the shop is open. There is also plenty of free parking close to each lake. The fully stocked shop For a full price list and a copy of the rules relating to the Fishery please visit http://www.willowparkfishery.co.uk/index.php? webpage=prices_rules.html.
For more information, including the opening hours, please contact the Fisheries on 01252 325867 or e-mail willowpark- [email protected].
Bob, Sarah and Edd
Visit the Ash Parish Council website at www.ashpcsurrey.gov.uk 5 Did you know?
This summer Surrey residents threw away enough salad to fill an Olympic Size swimming pool; or That every day Surrey residents throw away enough bread to fill a double decker bus; or This summer Surrey residents threw away enough potatoes to cover 6 football pitches.
So the message is “Cut what you can, and use your caddy for what you can’t”.
As food prices continue to rise around the world, it is a sobering thought to know that many families waste up to £50 a month throwing away uneaten food. Cutting down on food waste can be a challenge, especially when time is short and kids don’t always want to eat what’s been cooked for them. So to help residents, Surrey County Council’s Love Food Surrey Campaign provides helpful tips on how to save more and waste less.
For the food waste that you cannot avoid you should use your kerbside food waste collection service. By collecting food separately from the general waste it can be processed in a more environmentally friendly way and turned into fertiliser for use on farms.
It pays to plan before you do your next big shop. Check what you have left, be creative and make a meal planner for the week so that you only buy what you need.
If you have cooked too much, cool your leftovers as soon as possible, store in the fridge and eat within 2 days, or freeze them for another time. You can use left overs for another meal, take a look at what you already have in your kitchen to help.
Store food properly because correct storage means your food could live for extra days, weeks or even months. Keep the fridge below 5 degrees centigrade and chilled food will stay fresh for longer.
“Use by” dates are for safety and must be followed correctly, do not use any food after the end of the “use by date” even if it looks and smells fine. This is because using it after this date could put your health at risk. To extend the life of food beyond this date, freeze it before the date, defrost when needed and use within 24 hours.
“Best before” dates refer to the quality not to food safety; foods with a “best before” date should be safe to eat after this date (except for eggs) but they may no longer be at their best.
For advice on planning your shopping, portion control, recipe ideas and more, visit www.lovefoodsurrey.com where you can also sign up for a regular e-newsletter.
6 Visit the Ash Parish Council website at www.ashpcsurrey.gov.uk The Ashes Good Neighbours
The Ashes Good Neighbours are a group of volunteers who wish to offer their time to assist residents in Ash and Ash Vale who have difficulty with transport to doctors or the hospital, shopping or who can also pop in for a cup of tea and a chat.
Through the success of their last three coffee mornings they now have the minimum number of volunteers to be able to launch the scheme in early November. There is still some work to be done but they hope to be leafleting throughout Ash and Ash Vale during November.
If you are interested in finding out more about the scheme or know someone who could benefit from their assistance please contact Sandra or Julie on 07790 457632 or e-mail ashes- [email protected].
Ash Floral Club
Ash Floral Club meet on the second Monday of each month, at the Victoria Hall, Ash Hill Road, Ash. They have expert and entertaining visiting demonstrators, and a chance to win one of their beautiful floral arrangements at the end of the evening.
If you are new to flower arranging, you may be interested in joining some of their workshops, held at the Victoria Hall, which they run from time to time on Saturday mornings. These are suitable for both beginners and the more advanced arranger. These have proved very popular, and the participants are warmly encouraged to become members of the club. The annual subscription is £26 (concessions £24.)
Visitors are most welcome (£4 per meeting), so if you would like to go along to either the November or December meetings (for full details see below), please take a copy of this article for FREE entry. Doors open at 7.00 pm for 7:30pm. For further information contact, Sharron Hornsby on 01252 794387.
Ash Floral Club is affiliated to Surrey Area of the National Association of Flower Arrangement Societies (NAFAS).
Floral Demonstrations:
12th November 2012 - ”Florabunda” by Nel De Jong Smith
10th December 2012 - “The Night Before Christmas” by Cherie Mendis
Do not forget to take a copy of this article to gain FREE entry to either of these demonstrations.
Visit the Ash Parish Council website at www.ashpcsurrey.gov.uk 7 Ash Parish Council Contact Details Contact Numbers Mrs Carole Olive Clerk to Ash Parish Council Ash Centre, Ash Hill Road 999 or 112 - For all emergencies Ash, Surrey. GU12 5DP 101 - Report a non emergency crime to Surrey Police Telephone: 01252 328287 Fax: 01252 319338 E-mail: [email protected] Neighbourhood Panel Meetings Website: www.ashpcsurrey.gov.uk The next Police Neighbourhood Panel meetings for:
Community Safety Wardens Ash Wharf will take place at the Ash Centre, Ash Hill Road, Ash on Tuesday, 13th November 2012 07901 513652 - CSW Jo Packman commencing at 7:30pm; 07769 642053 - CSW Lesley Telford-Gillies Ash South & Tongham will take place at St. Pauls Dates for your Diary Church of England School, Eastside, Tongham. Please remember to enter these dates in your diary: The next meeting date to be confirmed;
Remembrance Day Ash Vale will take place at St. Mary’s Church, Sunday, 11th November 2012 Vale Road, Ash Vale on Wednesday 28th Christmas Fantasia November 2012 commencing at 7:30pm. Saturday, 1st December 2012
Recycling Sites Recycling in Ash Parish is handled by Guildford Borough Council. There is an extensive section on recycling on the following webpage: http://www.guildford.gov.uk/guildfordweb/environment/recycling. Community Recycling sites in Ash and Ash Vale are located at: Ash Football Club Green, Brown and Clear Glass. Shawfield Road
Carrington Recreation Ground Green, Brown, Clear Glass, Newspapers, Lysons Avenue Magazines, Cans, Plastic Bottles, Textiles, Shoes.
Coronation Gardens Green, Brown, Clear Glass, Newspapers, Magazines, Cans, Plastic Ash Hill Road Bottles, Cardboard, Books, Textiles and Shoes, Liquid Food and Drink cartons.
If you would like to place an article or advertisement about a community event in a future issue of this newsletter or website, please contact The Parish Office by telephone on: 01252 328287 or e-mail [email protected]
Ash Parish Councillors Telephone No. E-mail Ward Cllr Mrs Ann Graham (01252) 329670 [email protected] (Ash South Ward) Cllr Mrs Jo Randall (01252) 344929 [email protected] (Ash South Ward) Cllr Douglas Richards (01252) 658367 [email protected] (Ash South Ward) Cllr Paul Spooner (01252) 338585 [email protected] (Ash South Ward) Cllr Laurence Armes (01252) 662956 [email protected] (Ash Vale Ward) Cllr Nigel Manning (01252) 665999 [email protected] (Ash Vale Ward) Cllr Mrs Marsha Moseley (01252) 665999 [email protected] (Ash Vale Ward) Cllr Mrs Annie Norgrove (01252) 312885 [email protected] (Ash Vale Ward) Cllr Bob Bonilla (01252) 345212 [email protected] (Ash Wharf Ward) Cllr Bill Cole (01252) 664675 [email protected] (Ash Wharf Ward) Cllr Mrs Jayne Hewlett (01252) 345212 [email protected] (Ash Wharf Ward) Cllr Mrs Pat Scott (01252) 324941 [email protected] (Ash Wharf Ward)
8 Visit the Ash Parish Council website at www.ashpcsurrey.gov.uk