Weybridge Society Your Residents’ Association – Working to keep Weybridge a green and pleasant place to live Autumn 2010 Hon. Patron - Michael Aspel, OBE Would you like to join To Join the Weybridge Society? By joining us you will be able to add your voice and weight to our campaigns. The Society has been going for over 50 years and during that time has gained the respect of borough and county councillors. We support new initiatives and guard against inappropriate development. We also work closely with Neighbourhood Watch and the police to ensure a safe and secure environment for all who live and work in Weybridge. Please contact any member listed on Page 2 for details Mr Philip Hammond Councillor John Margaret Hicks, Chair The Next Meeting of the Weybridge Society MP, Secretary of State O'Reilly, Leader Elmbridge Local will be held on for Transport Elmbridge Council Committee WEDNESDAY, 13 OCTOBER, 2010 Transport Panel meet at 8 p.m. in the hall of the Catholic Church Christ The Prince with MP and councillors of Peace, N FRIDAY 23rd July and the Transport and Planning Portmore Park Road, 2010, Committee Panels. Weybridge members of the We discussed the long term needs (please note the different venue Weybridge Society for the town's transport infrastruc- compared to recent meetings) met with our elected ture, based on the Society Transport representatives and officers from Panel presentation to the AGM. All The Speaker will be OSurrey and Elmbridge to discuss the recognised that current financial INSPECTOR STEVE Society's views on a the need for a constraints will restrict expenditure transport infrastructure vision for the in the short term but that economic CHEESEMAN next 20 years, against which shorter conditions will change and we need of Surrey Police term strategies such as the Local to know what we want for the town Development Plan and Local in the medium to longer term. who will give an illustrated talk about the Transport Plan can be considered. Together we agreed that we would Surrey Police Air We were honoured that, with our work together to: County Councillor and Borough 1. Develop and maintain a vision, a Operations Unit Councillors representing all shared set of aspirations, for our Members free – Guests £1.00 Weybridge wards, attendees transport infrastructure, and included Mr Philip Hammond MP, 2. Promote and jointly publicise a Secretary of State for Transport, stream of regular successes that will Councillor John O'Reilly, Leader encourage continued engagement. Elmbridge Council, County It was also agreed that the Society Weybridge Thames-side Festival, Councillor Margaret Hicks, Chair would collate all ideas, from all Elmbridge Local Committee, Rob local elected representatives and Saturday 4th September 2010 Moran, Chief Executive Elmbridge the Weybridge Society, about how in support of Sam Beare Hospice and other Weybridge Charities Borough Council and James Painter, to deliver the above objectives Area Director Surrey County and would circulate a prioritised l FREE boat trips l FREE music, Council. All attendees generously action plan. gave their time and support for this Members are invited to send any dance, canoeing, rowing, sailing, event. Society attendees comprised ideas to the Transport Panel on: members of the Main Committee transport @weybridgesociety.org.uk narrowboats, riverboats, model Core Strategy Inquiry Delayed boats, food, stalls, car parking FOLLOWING the recent Government decision to revoke Regional Spatial Policies and revise certain other National Planning Guidance, the planned Inquiry into Elmbridge's Core Strategy (submitted to the Secretary of State in March) has been deferred to allow a new public consultation to be carried out. This will allow the new changes to be taken into account in the www.weybridgesociety.org.uk Core Strategy. or write to us at: The new consultation is expected to take place during September, and the Pre-Hearing meeting is likely to take place in January 2011, Weybridge Society, PO Box 492, followed a few weeks later by the main Inquiry. Weybridge, Surrey KT13 8WX 2 The Weybridge Society Newsletter - Autumn 2010 Walton & Weybridge Weybridge open The sixth Elmbridge Local History Society gardens weekend Literary Competition ORIGINALLY named the Walton and ORGANISED by Jackie Roberts of the HIS year stories and poems at Weybridge Historical and Elmbridge's Friends of Weybridge Hospital. Riverhouse Arts Centre, Preservation Society, it Literary Walton-on-Thames, in was formed in 1964, This year the event was shared with the Sam Competition November 2010. following requests made Beare Hospice. On the Sunday, Friends of will be linked The best entries will be by members of the public into The Elmbridge for a history society to Weybridge Hospital provided the teas and on published on the RCS and THundred project. the Hon. curator of EBC websites. the Saturday they were provided by Sam Weybridge Museum, Contestants will be To learn more about Beare Hospice supporters. asked to choose one or Mr. Tony Martin, and the The Elmbridge Hundred District Librarian of The event raised two thousand pounds and more of the 100 personali- project and to choose Walton and Weybridge these proceeds were shared equally by both ties and write themselves characters for your story, Mr. G E Mawson. into their story. The first general meet- organisations. go to www.elmbridge Join them as they lived, hundred.com. ing was held on April 11, at Weybridge Museum loved, or journeyed The application form News of our Patron through Elmbridge, (then situated in the for- may be downloaded or mer Weybridge UDC AFTER his successful Christmas pinpointing their place in hard copy requested from offices in Aberdeen House pantomime role as Baron Hardup, our our history and marking lhowells@rcsherrifftrust. (where Baker Street Patron, Michael Aspel is taking to the their time in our lives. org.uk, or simply call: meets Church Street). The competition, Mr Martin agreed to boards again! This time he is to be the 01932 229 996 for more promoted by Elmbridge details. act as Chairman and Mrs Grenside, local historian narrator in Woking’s New Victoria Borough Council and the There are four age and Hon Curator of the Theatre’s, Rocky Horror Show from 1 to 4 RC Sherriff Trust, will be categories: 5 to 8, 9 to 13, Museum for many years, September. Box Office 0844 871 7645, or judged by a panel of 14 to 18 and 19 plus. accepted the invitation to www.ambassadortickets.com/woking. professional authors. Closing date is on be the Society’s first Quite a change from drawing the raffle at Winners will receive book November 1, 2010. President. The main l objective of the Society the Weybridge Society’s Summer Party! tokens and certificates, See Page 5 for more which will be presented at details of The Elmbridge was to research, write and record the history of public readings of their Hundred Walton and Weybridge. Committee list Several special groups Chairman: Barry Judd Summer party – Splash, were formed within the 13 Barham Close KT13 9PR 853895 Society to look at chairman@weybridgesociety .org.uk particular subject areas. Vice Chair & Education: Derek Lindfield at Wey Meadows Tony Martin took photo- 17 Marlborough Drive KT13 8PA 849020 IT COULD not have been Barton, graphs of the Society's [email protected] a better setting than that Devon; activities in 1960s. Treasurer: Andrew Davis enjoyed by the over 90 Scarlets, A Junior Section was 20 Holstein Avenue KT13 8NX 840888 members and friends who Baker started, led by Mrs. Le [email protected] joined together with our Street; Plantation, Fevre, with support from Secretary: Carolyn Pennycook Patron, Michael Aspel and Woburn Hill; local schools. This section Redstairs Brooklands Rd KT13 0QZ 848244 his partner, for the Society's Obsessions, Church Street; continued until 1970. [email protected] The Society still annual summer party on Lequest, Baker Street; Membership: Maggie Alderman holds regular meetings on June 27. Constant sun- Browns Beauticians; 8 Melrose Road KT13 8UP 843344 Saturday afternoons [email protected] shine, and the delightful Waitrose; The Kitchen alternating between Distribution: Anne Lindsay surroundings of our Shop; The Ship Hotel; Weybridge and Walton, Splash Wey Meadows KT13 8XY 854204 Committee Member Anne Hill House Interiors, with outside speakers lec- [email protected] Lindsay and her husband Baker Street; The Linen turing on a wide range of Planning: Raymond Spary Ray’s lovely garden, Splash, Shop, Baker Street; historical subjects relating Shambles Round Oak Rd KT13 8HT 888214 at Wey Meadows, and Weybridge Arts and to this area. Lately we [email protected] music from a jazz band too! Frames; Fleurs have heard about Prince Footpaths: Richard Marshall Annette Davies and her Amanda; Dandini Florist; Frederick and his family 12 Churchfields Avenue KT13 9YA 849513 team of helpers put on an Maurice Jones, at Kew, Timber-framed [email protected] excellent spread. The raffle Butcher, Oatlands; buildings in Surrey, and Events : Annette Davies and profit from the event is Pollingtons, Oatlands; a Victorian Bobby’s 11 Churchill Drive KT13 9HE 844664 hoped to result in approxi- Not Just Silver, notebook. [email protected] mately £700 being donat- Oatlands; Church Research has been Minutes: Trevor Tarring ed to Sam Beare Hospice, Pharmacy, Oatlands; undertaken by members Robin Hill Brooks Close KT13 0LX 843428 the Weybridge Society's Treasures, High and published in the [email protected] chosen charity for this year. Street; Weybridge quarterly Dial Stone, or Transport: Joe Hall published as Monographs Our thanks go to the Books, Church Street - 242 Brooklands Road KT13 ORD 859595 or books. If you would generous businesses in and last but not least [email protected] like to know more about Newsletter: Guest Editor, Kevin Walker Weybridge (and beyond) Helen Mills, for her the Society, call the 07768 930001 [email protected] that so kindly donated to lovely painting of Chairman, Jean Smith the raffle:- Westcott Weybridge.