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Latest news from Spelthorne Council - 17 July 2009
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Summer in Spelthorne

Take the heat off this summer with some cool leisure activities in Spelthorne. Leisure Services have been working very hard to organise loads of fun sport, arts, craft and play activities for you take part in over the Summer holidays. Whether you are 1 or 60 years old there is something that everyone will enjoy!

 Summer Activities 2009

Staines Parochial Charity
Other news stories

Swine flu latest news

If you have flu-like symptoms and are concerned that you may have swine flu you can use the NHS Direct swine flu symptom checker.  For more information visit the NHS website.

Airtrack

Airtrack is a proposal by BAA to provide new rail services to Heathrow from the south and west of London.

They will be submitting their scheme to the Secretary of State for Transport on Friday 24 July 2009. An eight week consultation period will then run until Friday 18 September .

The scheme involves new rail services from Waterloo, Reading and Guildford to Heathrow Terminal 5 and an extension of Heathrow Express services from Heathrow to Staines. It is being submitted under Transport and Works Act powers and seeks approval for the proposed rail project as well as compulsory purchase powers and a direction for planning permission.

New sections of track are needed in Staines town centre (you may have heard this described as the Staines chord) and northward from the Windsor line adjacent to the M25 up to Terminal 5.. A new platform is required at Staines Station involving extensive rebuilding of the existing station. There are other works required as part of the scheme which include:
  • highways,
  • other rights of way
  • structures arising from the building work and
  • the need to compensate for some common land, public open space and and areas of special scientific interest that are required.
All the submission documents and plans will be available from 24 July on the Airtrack web site www.heathrowairport.com/airtrack. Paper copies of the documents are also being 'deposited' by BAA at the Council Offices at Knowle Green, Staines and at Staines and Stanwell libraries.

The Council is to be formally consulted on the scheme by the Secretary of State and will carefully consider what is submitted before making a detailed response.

Spelthorne Safer Stronger Partnership ... what have we been up to

Find out about the work the Spelthorne Safer Stronger Partnership have been doing with Spelthorne Junior Citizen, Safer Schools Award and read the anti-social behaviour case studies.

Have Your Say meeting

The next Have Your Say meeting will take place on the following date:-

Staines Wednesday 29 July, 7-9pm Staines Methodist Hall

Keeping your wheelie bins clean

Advice and information on how to keep your wheelie bins clean.

Last chance to buy a bargain compost bin

In addition to the massive increase in recycling rates this year Spelthorne Council is encouraging residents to reduce the food they throw out. It is offering compost bins and food digesters at bargain prices – but hurry, the offer ends on 30 September. You can order your bin from Recycle Now website.
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Compost bins take kitchen waste (egg shells, kitchen paper, fruit and vegetable peelings, tea bags and even shredded paper) as well as garden waste (grass cuttings, prunings and twigs) and are available from as little as £10 (plus £5 delivery).  Food digesters process waste such as out-of-date meat, cheese and yoghurt, leftovers and even chicken carcases and are available from only £15 (plus £9.95 delivery).

In addition if you would like to join the second phase of the garden waste scheme which will be starting in spring 2010 please register your interest by calling Customer Services on 01784 451499 or by e-mail.

Food digesters process waste such as out-of-date meat, cheese and yoghurt, leftovers and even chicken carcases and are available from only £15 (plus £9.95 delivery).

Every day thousands of tonnes of this type waste is sent to landfill. Instead why not use a compost bin or a food digester which will have the added benefit of providing you with high-quality, free compost to use in your garden.

So hurry and order your compost bin and/or food digester today and make the most of this fantastic offer.  Contact the Customer Services at Spelthorne Council to order on 01784 451499.

Recent planning applications

The provides a list of all the planning applications either validated or decided by us each week - View the planning applications

Job vacancies

Current job vacancies

Events

View the calendar of local events for June
Have your say meeting dates

Calendar of Council Meetings

View the Calendar of Council Meetings

Publications

Borough Bulletin

Roadworks in Spelthorne

Surrey County Council's website provides information on roadworks in Spelthorne.

Useful contacts for those having difficulty in the downturn

Spelthorne's money worries information page
Age Concern - 0800 009966
Citizens Advice Bureau - 01784 444220 or 01932 765041
Revenues Team (Council Tax and Business Rates) - 01784 446490
Housing Section - 01784 446380
Housing Benefits - 01784 446374

Partner links

Community web
DirectGov
Spelthorne Together
Surrey County Council
Surrey Alert
Surrey Police
Surrey PCT

Media links

Radio Jackie
Star FM
BBC Sussex and Surrey
Eagle Radio
Radio Wey
Staines and Ashford News