Editor: Steve Bax | Email: [email protected] | Web: www.moleseyconservatives.com | Twitter: @MoleseySteve ADVERTISE WITH US Here at The Molesey News we want local businesses to thrive. Our advertising rates are very reasonable and will The Molesey News allow your message to be seen by thousands of people Voice of the Molesey Conservative Residents Summer 2013 locally. Email MoleseySteve@ gmail.com for details. Hello and welcome to this Sum- Surrey County Council Election results 2013 win is disappointing, but the mer edition of The Molesey News. EAST MOLESEY & ESHER WARD WEST MOLESEY WARD Molesey Conservative Residents, I am Steve Bax, and I write and S. Selleck - Molesey & Esher E. Mallett - Molesey Residents after very near misses in the last publish this newsletter on behalf Residents Associations: 1134 (elected) Association: 1947 (elected) two polls is now upon the heels of the Molesey Conservative Steve Bax - Molesey Conservative S. Clements - UKIP: 353 of our well established politi- Residents: 1110 Christine Elmer - Molesey Residents political group, which T. Marshall - UKIP: 291 Conservative Residents: 265 cal rival the Molesey Residents I chair. Please cast your eye I. Threlkeld - Labour: 107 A. Sturgis - Liberal Democrat: 73 Association and, this contest over the articles here, as there is P. Nagle - Liberal Democrat: 63 M. Willey - Labour: 57 being good for the town’s politi- important information about our "Chinners" - Loony Party: 34 "C. Dave" - Loony Party: 41 cal health we believe, we look community: Molesey & Esher Ward was doubt as frustrating to our sup- forward to the next test with closely contested and this was porters as to me personally. growing optimism. I would like to offer my grati- reflected in the figures on polling But I extend my congratula- We hope you will join us in this tude to all those who voted for night (see the table above). This tions to Councillor Selleck and task in ensuring that Molesey us in this year’s Surrey County time the Molesey Conservative wish him well for the next four is well governed at Borough & Council elections in both East & Residents fell short by a mere years representing Molesey at County levels. West Molesey. 25 votes - about 12 houses! - an Kingston County Hall. Enjoy the summer sun and see The campaign in the East agonisingly close result and no To come so close and not to you in the Autumn! Love your library day Boatman clears final hurdle LADEDALE has cleared the final ob- stacle preventing it from building on Gthe Jolly Boatman site and adjacent land at Hampton Court Station. The developer had to meet 56 planning condi- tions before June 16th when its planning permis- sion would have expired. Elmbridge Council’s North Area Planning Sub- Committee (NAPSC) rejected only one of the conditions, involving an aspect of Gladedale’s proposed road scheme, but the company appealed THE Friends of Molesey and a planning inspector ruled in its favour with Library are arranging a ‘Love just days to go until the deadline. Your Library Day’ on Satur- This means that Gladedale is now free to push day September 14th to encour- ahead with this project which is an over-devel- age people through the door. opment in Molesey and upon the doorstep of It is in response to warnings Hampton Court Palace, a world heritage site. from Surrey County Council Association councillors, with a Residents’ Chair- be sold. If so I hope that a new owner will look that borrower numbers are A done deal? man holding the decisive casting vote. afresh at the whole project. down 29% on last year. To make matters worse it has just been an- Molesey Residents Association Cllrs. Popham, Gladedale’s partner, Network Rail, may yet be The library day will show- nounced the Elmbridge Council may have to pay Eldridge & Donaldson and their allies could have persuaded to pull out if Hampton Court Station case services on offer - from Gladedale as much as £100,000 in compensation kicked out all of the Gladedale conditions, but it is included in the new Crossrail 2 service to Hea- free internet to children’s sto- for its legal costs, following the planning inspec- failed to do so. throw and its car park is required to cope with an rytime, and will seek to recruit tor’s decision.This is a bad result for tax payers if It’s hard to avoid the feeling that the Jolly Boat- influx of additional passengers. a small army of volunteers. this comes to pass. man saga has been blighted by poor handling However as things stand now the developer Conservative councillors on the committee from the start to finish, and Molesey needs better would appear to have a free hand to proceed. Redesign which examined the 56 planning conditions have governance in such matters than it’s currently The Molesey-based Hampton Court Rescue The Mayor of Elmbridge been accused of having a bias in favour of the getting from its elected representatives. Campaign has put up a sterling fight on this issue and MP Dominic Raab will be builder. One glimmer of hope is that work has yet to over an extended period, and it’s regrettable that guests of honour as a picture The truth of the matter is that this Committee start on the site and this has provoked specula- its admirable community spirited labours haven’t hanging system, complete with comprises five Conservatives and five Residents tion that the scheme (or Gladedale itself) could been rewarded with a better outcome this time. locally produced work by the Molesey Art Society is un- We need you! veiled as a new attraction. CAN you spare an hour or two ‘A secondary school for Molesey’ Visitors will also be able see A CAMPAIGN for Molesey to the results of a redesign, as every 2-3 months to help us de- liver the Molesey News? have its own secondary school is library staff will shortly be gathering momentum in the town. weeding out less popular stock We can’t offer financial reward, but we do have opportunities for Some 443 people signed an online in order to improve the layout petition started by West Molesey make it easier for users find some good healthy exercise! You could deliver your street mum Rebecca King and the issue the books that interest them. made the front page of the Elm- For more about Love Your plus a neighbouring street. All help is grately received. bridge Guardian paper in June. Library Day visit www.friend- Around 240 pupils currently leave sofmoleseylibrary.co.uk Please email MoleseySteve@ gmail.com if you can help. Molesey’s four primary schools each year and have to travel to neighbouring Esher High or Rydens Academy in Walton (or further). This adds to the congestion on the roads whereas a school in Molesey would be in walking or cycling dis- tance and be a healthier option. senior school again, after a 30 year that it believes it can address the This is also an issue about Mole- gap since its last one was closed. demand by expanding existing sey, a not insubstantial town, being The initial issues for debate are schools and does “not feel there is a able to ‘stand on its own two feet’ where a school might it be sited and basic need for additional secondary by providing for its own children how it would be funded. school places in the Moleseys”. rather than having to bus them out I raised the matter with Cllr. Linda So the way forward may be for to neighbouring districts. Kemeny, who is responsible for local campaigners to appeal over Rising birthrates have sent the de- schools’ policy at Surrey County the heads of Surrey, and seek funds mand for school places soaring, and Council. She said the council is from the Government in order to Surrey County Council is respond- already providing 870 places in four open a Free School. ing by spending at least £261million Elmbridge secondary schools. The Molesey News will keep you to expand provision. It forecasts the demand to reach a updated on any progress, and you I am of the view that it is time for high point of 891 in 2015 but then can support the campaign by search- a serious consideration of whether fall to around 837 in 2019. ing for the Secondary School for Molesey should have a high quality The official line from Surrey is Molesey page on Facebook. MP Dominic Raab will be holding a public meeting at St Peter’s Church Hall, West Molesey on COMMUNITY Thursday September 26th, 7pm. Come and ask a question about any local or national issue. NEWS A FARMERS Market is to be held in Molesey town centre once a month from August Action at last on local roads until December. Stalls will be set up in Walton ESIDENTS of some of Molesey’s most Road between Tesco and the potholed and worn-out streets can Averna restaurant with the have some good news at last. R first event on Tuesday August Surrey County Council is spending £100 mil- 20th, 9am to 2pm. lion to overhaul and repair the roads network, David Jupp, of the Molesey and has announced that Molesey is to receive Business Association, said: substantial attention in this programme over the “This will be for a trial period next two years. and next year’s dates will be As part of the ‘Operation Horizon’ project of dependent upon its success.” road-works, Hurst Road, Hurst Lane, Bedster Please support the market Gardens, Bridge Road and Seymour Road are and spread the word.