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Welcome to the latest electronic newsletter. If you have any questions or comments regarding the newsletter please e-mail us at news@spelthorne.gov.uk |
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Garden waste bins - price lowered From 1 September, brown garden waste bins will cost £25 rather than £45. This will cover the service until 31 March 2011. We can take your orders now, please call Customer Services on 01784 451499 or send us an e-mail. |
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Eco Park for Charlton Lane Surrey Waste Management (a wholly owned subsidiary of SITA UK) is working on behalf of Surrey County Council to develop an Eco Park at Charlton Lane, Shepperton. It will incorporate a range of waste treatment facilities; an innovation centre to look at the latest technologies, research and development and an education centre which will be open to all. Among the features will be:
The Eco Park will be energy self sufficient using surplus heat from the processes and electricity generated from the digester and gasification processes. A planning application is likely to be submitted by the end of October and, if granted, the Eco Park could open in early 2013. For further information please contact Surrey County Council on 03456 009 009 or visit Surrey County Council’s website (external website). View Surrey County Council's most recent press release about the Eco Park (external website) *anaerobic digestion systems use natural processes to break down food waste in the absence of oxygen to produce methane gas which can be used as a fuel for the production of electricity. ** In a gasifier, waste is heated to produce a gas, which can then be burned cleanly at high temperatures to provide energy in a similar way to natural gas, but with the added benefit of creating electricity and heat for use on the site or in the case of electricity, exporting any excess to the grid. |
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Making Spelthorne Safer and Stronger – Have Your Say Come to the first ever Safer, Stronger Partnership ‘Question Time’ style event to be held on Wednesday 8 September from 7-9pm at the Salvation Army HQ, Woodthorpe Road, Ashford, TW15 3JY. Meet a panel of senior representatives from the Partnership including the Police, Health and Fire and Rescue Services and the Borough and County Councils. Come along, find out what we have been doing to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour, our future plans and question the panel. Questions can be submitted by email to community.safety@spelthorne.gov.uk or by post to: Community Safety, Spelthorne Borough Council , Knowle Green, Staines, TW18 1XB up to a week before the event. Questions can also be asked direct on the evening. For further information about the Partnership is available on our website. We look forward to seeing you. |
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New Police powers Surrey Police have obtained a special dispersal order under Section 30 of the Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003, which gives officers the right to disperse groups and take individuals under 16 back to their homes. The order covers the Two Rivers retail park, Staines High Street, the Elmsleigh Shopping Centre and Staines Bus Station. To read more visit the Police website (external website) |
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Saturday Craft Club From Saturday 11 September until 16 October, the Saturday Craft Club takes place at the Resource Centre in Staines Park on Commercial Road. The session for children aged 5-7years takes place between 10-11am and from 11.30am-12.30pm for children 8-11years. The cost is £28.80 for the term. Come along and make exciting art and crafts to take home. Places are limited. Please call 01784 451499 to apply for a space or call 01784 446433 for more information. |
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Music in Parks - free concert The Band with No Name will be appearing at the Walled Garden in Sunbury on Sunday 15 August from 3-5pm. This talented duo made their debut at the garden last year and their varied repertoire was very well received. These free concerts are very popular - you can bring your own chairs if you wish although deckchairs are available. There is a lovely café offering tea, coffee and homemade cakes and the garden is also home to the Sunbury Embroidery Gallery. |
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Spelthorne Youth Theatre Spelthorne Youth Theatre raises the curtain for more drama, comedy and theatrical skills and runs from Monday 13 September until 6 December (excluding 25 October) at Stanwell Youth Centre, Hadrian Way, Stanwell. The session for young people aged 8-11years takes place between 6-7.30pm and from 7.30-9pm for 12-15 year olds. The cost is £42 for the ten weeks. Places are limited. Please call 01784 446433 for an application form and payment slip or for more information. |
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Local history talks The Spelthorne Archaeology and Local History Group are holding the following talks at Staines Methodist Church on Thames Street:- Spelthorne in Old Newsreels by Nick Pollard - 9 September Working Palace Excavations by Rob Poulton - 7 October Two Local Artists - Mary Stella Edwards and Judith Ackland by Alice Eden - 4 November The Thames Discovery Project by Gustav Milne - 6 January 2011 History of British Airways by Keith Hayward - 3 February 2011 The London Archaeological Archive & Research Centre by Roy Stephenson - 3 March 2011 The History of Lagonda, Staines by Peter Maynard - 7 April 2001 (time to be advised) All the talks take place at 8pm unless indicated otherwise and are free for members or £1 for non members. For more details or contact Nick Pollard on 01932 564585 or e-mail nick.pollard@o2.co.uk. |
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Energy Efficiciency projects at Spelthorne Council Spelthorne Council has recently taken a number of steps to help save energy and reduce costs in Council owned buildings. The Council is working with Salix Finance, a government funded company that helps public sector bodies to become more energy efficient, to finance the projects. At the offices in Knowle Green, the loft and walls have been insulated to prevent heat loss and reduce heating costs. Energy efficient lighting, a voltage optimiser and switch off control panels for all computers and printers have also been introduced to reduce electricity usage at both the Knowle Green Offices and the White House Depot in Staines. At the Tothill multi-storey car park in Staines, re-wiring and lighting upgrades have taken place and a more robust lighting system has been installed to reduce the occurrence of faults and reduce maintenance costs. At the Greeno Day Centre in Shepperton, energy efficiency lighting and heating controls are currently being installed. Possible future projects include draught proofing of the Knowle Green Offices and lighting upgrades at the Elmsleigh multi-storey and Bridge Street car parks. We are currently gathering data for all the energy saving initiatives and will be able to publish details of the savings in the coming months. |
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Mayor's Engagements The Mayor will be undertaking the following official engagements from 13 August 2010:-
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St Saviours Course St Saviours has a shop at the Sunbury Cross Parade which offers practical skills based courses for anyone in the community (such as jobseeking skills, money management clinic and internet courses), as well as a toy library and pregnancy crisis centre. |
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