Come and hear what’s going on and take part in your community!

There are also some roadshows that the Council has organised. These events will be an opportunity for local residents to see an exhibition about the new services, see the new containers that we will be supplying and talk to officers face to face about how the changes will affect them. Please feel free to advertise these events through your local networks.

Here is the information from Guildford Borough Council: Changes to Recycling & Refuse collection November 2009

Here is the list of Roadshows you can attend: Roadshows

Read all about it by clicking on AGM 2009 on the right.

Please do your best to attend the meeting to declare your preferences about things.  The Committee need your guidance to respond and negotiate in the way you want it to.

a. view the details of the proposal on the SCC website (www.surreycc.gov.uk/roadsandtransportconsultations and follow the links)

b. attend exhibitions on the 11th and 13th December

c. complete a Questionnaire.

You can also write or e-mail SCC at wah@surreycc.gov.uk.

The topic is not as straightforward as SCC would like you to think, and although QEPRA are not telling you what to do, you might like to consider the following points in your reply;

a. The shortness of the consultation period (it closes on 19 Dec 08).

b. The inadequacy of the briefing and lack of other options to consider.

c. The biased nature of the questionnaire.

d. The scale of the proposed Option 2 solution in relation to the problem.

e. The impact of 80+ buses plus all the other diverted traffic will have each day, especially in Railton Road, Tylehost at the Tylehost/Forster Road junction. Both bus routes are proposed for diversion, unlike the single diversion during the roadworks.

f. The detrimental effect on Budgens which was significant during the gas main work.

g. Why no other options are being considered.

What should you do? It is important that as many people as possible take part in the survey so that it is more representative of the area. Don’t forget that everyone in your household can take part.

Whatever you decide to say, a copy to QEPRA, qep.residents.sec@ntlworld.com would be appreciated.

What do you need to do?
If, this week, you see a numbered street lighting column that isn’t working, please tell us. (Lighting columns that are not numbered are the responsibility of the Management Company and should be reported to Hazelvine).
If there is a noisy drain cover near you, please tell us now and give the address of the nearest house so Laing can locate them. This is our last chance to get them silenced.
If you know of any other problems with the roads, please tell us now.

Monocouche (white) rendering – Laing houses
If you have a Laing house and there are cracks in the white rendering, now is the time to get it put right. Laing has started to repair the houses they are aware of. If you want to be sure your house is on Laing’s list, and haven’t already have confirmation from them, tell them now. If you wish, tell us also, and we will pass your address on to Laing’s site manager.

Mains pressure hot water cylinders
Some hot water cylinders need annual maintenance and we know of leaks because maintenance has not been carried out. The instances we have heard of so far have been in Laing houses having cylinders fitted with sacrificial anodes.
We suggest you check your cylinder’s instruction/log books (or a label on the cylinder itself) to see whether annual maintenance is necessary (the warning label may be on the back of the cylinder. If you have a water softener fitted this is particularly important as the softening process reduces the life of the anode.

Garden Maintenance
We asked for your comments on the gardening a month or so ago and these have been noted. Weeds grow and plants die so this is an ongoing item. Please report any problems to Hazelvine, but continue to let us know if you are unhappy with the planting or maintenance of your gardens, so that we can monitor the overall situation.
We will be meeting Hazelvine next week – any comments will be gratefully received

The Gardening Committee are looking for new volunteers. If you are interested, please get in touch.

Graffiti and Vandalism
Many of you will be aware that the development suffered an attack of graffiti on Saturday 5th April; it may be little consolation but QEP wasn’t the specific target. The taggers left their mark on a route from the Wooden Bridge to Aldershot Road via QEP. The police have been very supportive in getting the mess cleaned up, and have some actions in place which they hope will eventually reveal the identity of the culprit. The police also invited QEPRA to send observers on two of their Friday and Saturday night patrols; Robin Clinch and Ritch Ames went and found it very interesting. Whilst we often complain about the (lack of) action by the police, the patrols showed how difficult and time consuming their work can be.

Remember: Report any non-urgent incidents on QEP to the police by calling 0845 125 2222 and mention Crime Reference No C/07/12095 which relates to QEP. Ask for a crime number for your incident.

Graffiti: If you see any graffiti report it to GBC’s Cleansing Department: cleansinghotline@guildford.gov.uk

It would also be useful if you could let Robin Clinch know through the Contact Form.

Long term, funds have been made available via Cllr Pauline Searle and SCC to fund a feasibility study to advise upon a permanent solution. The study will focus on Grange Road only and will not be the Stoughton-wide study that Stoughton Community Association has been seeking.

The study is funded in to take place in 2008/9 and we expect to have some input. We need your thoughts on how you think the Grange Road traffic problems can be resolved!

The 2007 AGM for the Residents’ Association will take place at 7.30pm on 29th November at the Stoughton Social Club. Look out for details through your letterbox.