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Available across both residential and nursing care at Pembroke House To find out more about how Signature at Pembroke House can provide total peace of mind for you and your loved ones, please contact Tony today. 01276 861 952 | [email protected] | signature-care-homes.co.uk Leader’s Message No-one needs to be told how While online can sometimes difficult the last 16 months have feel like a more convenient been for individuals, families, option than bricks and mortar businesses and organisations. shops, how much of shopping But, during the deepest of is a leisure activity that gives lockdowns, the people suffering pleasure in its own right, and the worst saw the very gives us an excuse to meet best of their friends, family, friends and stop for a bite neighbours, organisations and to eat? even strangers. Reduced traffic, fewer flights, As we start to look forward, we less construction – this has can be certain that when the led to improved air quality and chips are down, we have each lower energy consumption. The Cllr Alan McClafferty other’s backs. environment must be given the Looking forward is exactly what priority it deserves, and we can’t this Council is doing. We are waste this opportunity to take planning to meet the challenges decisive action. Follow us on thrown up by the key question: What is going to be the As we plan for the ‘new social media ‘new normal’? norm’ in Surrey Heath, we Protecting our health and are prioritising the health and wellbeing has come to the fore, wellbeing of our residents and surreyheath with more understanding and viewing every decision we make focus on our mental health. Jabs through the prism of climate may get us out, but green spaces change. We will be investing @surreyheath and safe streets get us better. in our main shopping areas, How much will working from encouraging flexible working spaces and building back better. Surrey Heath home, flexible working and Borough Council virtual meetings replace sitting in traffic or on overcrowded trains? How do we balance SurreyHeathBC convenient virtual meetings with the essential personal Cllr Alan McClafferty interactions of teamwork? Leader, SHBC Cover photo: Red admiral butterfly in Mytchett. Credit: Stella Fagg, Windlesham and Camberley Camera Club. Copywriting by Kate Noviss and Joanne Atkinson, Surrey Heath Borough Council. Designed by Russell Jenkins, Surrey Heath Borough Council. Printed by Frontline, Nursery Down House, Knights Garden, Hailsham, East Sussex BN27 3JR. Published by Surrey Heath Borough Council, Email [email protected] Tel: 01276 707100. If you require this magazine in a different format, please call the marketing and communications team on01276 707312. Copyright © Surrey Heath Borough Council. Surrey Heath Borough Council does not accept responsibility for the views expressed by advertisers in this magazine, nor does it necessarily endorse products or services advertised. Promote your business with Surrey Heath Borough Council Would you like the opportunity to promote your business to more than 39,000 households and businesses in Surrey Heath? Surrey Heath Borough Council offers advertising space at competitive rates in Heathscene magazine, distributed to every household in the borough. For further information contact Frontline on 01342 312570 or email [email protected] surreyheath.gov.uk | Heathscene | 3 Covid-19 guidance You need two doses for maximum protection. We’ll let you know when your Covid-19 vaccine is ready for you. EVERY VACCINATION GIVES US Get tested If you show any symptoms of Covid-19 including: ■ a high temperature ■ a new, continuous cough ■ you’ve lost your sense of smell or taste or it’s changed you should stay at home and organise a free PCR test. If you do not have Covid-19 symptoms, regular rapid lateral flow tests are also available for free. About 1 in 3 people with Covid-19 do not have symptoms but can still infect others. Getting tested regularly is the only way to know if you have the virus, and help stop its spread. For up-to-date information on Rapid tests are available via pharmacies, some the latest steps in the Government's NHS Test & Trace sites, secondary schools and Covid-19 roadmap, and related guidance, colleges, some workplaces, or for home delivery. visit gov.uk/coronavirus More info: gov.uk/get-coronavirus-test For Covid-19 health advice go to or call 119. nhs.uk/coronavirus 4 | Heathscene | surreyheath.gov.uk/coronavirus Covid Community support To help keep people acrossChampions the Borough up to date with local Covid-19 information, SHBC partnered with Voluntary Support North Surrey to recruit a group of organisations and individuals with strong links to their communities. These ‘Covid Champions’ have kept their contacts and networks informed about the latest news on the Covid-19 case numbers locally, testing information, vaccine updates and advice. Sending regular updates to key local people has helped accurate, relevant and trustworthy information to reach as many sectors of our community as possible, and support the fight against Covid-19. Our Covid Champions receive a weekly email update and attend a fortnightly video webinar, both of which have input from NHS Frimley CCG, Frimley Health and Care ICS, Surrey County Council, and Public Health England. We’d like to thank all of our Covid Champions who have supported their communities so brilliantly. For any questions about the scheme, contact [email protected]. Covid Marshals and Ambassadors Supporting our businesses and keeping our shopping centres safe The Surrey Heath Covid have seen our friendly Covid Marshals work with SHBC’s Ambassador team in their Environmental Health team, blue tabards. ensuring businesses throughout Their role is to provide the Borough are complying with Covid-19 regulations a reassuring presence in and government guidance, Camberley town centre during by engaging, explaining, and busy times, and help to ensure providing advice and support. the town is a Covid safe place. For example, they’ve been They’ve been handing out face visiting hospitality businesses, coverings to shoppers who ensuring they are recording have forgotten to put one their customers’ details on, advising people on social and not seating them on distancing, and ensuring no large tables larger than current government guidance. groups gather. The Marshals report any Any non-compliance with Covid areas of concern back to the regulations are reported to Environmental Health team for If you’ve visited Camberley town the police and Environmental follow up. centre recently you’ll probably Health as appropriate. surreyheath.gov.uk | Heathscene | 5 Council NewCouncillor Sarah Jane CrokeMayor was chosen as the 49th Mayor of Surrey Heath in May. elected At the Mayor-making ceremony, Cllr Croke said: “It is an absolute Sarah Jane helped set up the Cllr Croke was sworn in as honour and a huge privilege to Frimley Business Association Mayor of Surrey Heath for the be elected as the 49th Mayor to to support and encourage forthcoming year, receiving the represent our amazing Borough, other small local businesses, Mayoral chain of office. and I look forward to meeting and this desire to help her local and greeting our community Cllr Croke succeeds the previous community led to Sarah Jane now that we are coming out the Surrey Heath Mayor, Cllr Pat becoming a Borough Councillor other side of Covid. Tedder. for Frimley ward in 2019. “I believe Surrey Heath has During her Mayoral year, Cllr Cllr Croke also runs Frimley Croke would like to thank become a closer and stronger Community Matters, a group all the incredible community community because of Covid, set up at the beginning of organisations that stepped up and this is one good thing to to support our Borough come out of it. This needs to lockdown in March 2020. Local through the extremely be recognised, celebrated, residents came together to difficult year we have and supported going volunteer their time to support all faced. forward.” the Frimley community through She is keen to reach Originally from the pandemic, wherever it was out to all sectors Newcastle upon needed. Tyne, Sarah Jane of the community Cllr Croke has chosen three moved to Frimley 10 and emphasise how years ago with her family. charities to support during the proud we are of our She started her own award- year: Borough, and all the winning wedding & ■ Crossroads Care Surrey people that live and events business work in it. ■ NSPCC – Surrey Branch from a small shop on ■ Emerge Advocacy Frimley High Street. Photography: Laura Woodrow Laura Photography: Cllr Helen Whitcroft, who represents Mytchett and Deepcut ward, was elected Deputy Mayor. 6 | Heathscene | surreyheath.gov.uk/mayor Leisure PlaygroundsNew playground refurbishments are planned at: update ■ London Road Recreation Ground, St Michaels, Frimley Camberley Lodge ■ Chobham Road Recreation Ground, Frimley wheelchair ■ Orchard Way, Watchetts, swing Camberley A wheelchair swing is Public consultations on the play being installed at Frimley area designs have either taken Lodge Park this month. place or are underway on these This will improve the schemes, with installation of the accessibility of the chosen designs expected before playground, which already the autumn. has a wheelchair accessible Check our website and social roundabout, along with A wheelchair swing of the type being media for more information sensory eco wheel and installed at Frimley Lodge Park and updates.