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

A new Mayor for Spelthorne Councillor Euan (John) O’Hara was elected as the Mayor of Spelthorne for 2010/11.

Other news

Dettmar sprints home to win 10K for second year running
Spelthorne Sports Awards 2010 – we need your nominations
Spelthorne Youth Awards 2010

6-a-side Football Are you aged 12-15? Are you part of the best 6-a-side football team? Have you got the skills of Messi and the determination of Rooney? Then why not take part in a new 6-a-side football tournament in Sunbury? It takes place every Friday from 11 June until Friday 9 July from 4-5pm.

Register your team now and you will receive a five-week fixture list, a 20 minute match each week and an experienced instructor to referee each game. The entry fee is £45 per team (the equivalent of £1.50 per player per week). School vouchers are accepted.

Limited spaces are available. Call Sunbury Leisure Centre on 01932 772287  or e-mail sunburyinfo@everyoneactive.com

Summer Events Leaflet 2010 Pick up your free copy of the Spelthorne Summer Events leaflet. It is full of activities for all the family - many of which are free and others at minimal cost.

The leaflet is available from leisure centres, libraries, medical centres, the council offices and can be downloaded from our website (PDF 668kb)

Alternatively you can request a copy by calling 01784 446433 or e-mailing leisure@spelthorne.gov.uk

Rubbish collection – bank holiday Monday Rubbish collections on bank holiday Monday, 31 May, will go ahead as normal. Please place your bin kerbside by 6am. Rubbish and recycling collection calendar We will be including a new rubbish and recycling collection calendar in the June edition of the Council’s Bulletin magazine. Please cut out and keep the calendar, we will now publish all future collection calendars in the Bulletin. You can also find out when your next collection will be by visiting My Spelthorne.
Need a garden waste wheelie bin? Keep having to mow your lawn? Fed up with those trips to the dump to get rid of the cuttings? It’s not too late to sign up for our garden waste collection service. For more information please visit our garden waste page.
The Greeno Day Centre turns 21! Come and help us celebrate the Greeno Day Centre’s 21st birthday with 21 days of free tea and coffee from 7-30 June. We will be holding a prize draw to win a free activity of your choice. You can choose anything from line dancing to a physiotherapy session. We look forward to welcoming you.

For further information please call the Greeno Day Centre, Shepperton on 01932 246173.


Where do you think you live?

Spelthorne Archaeology and local history groups are holding a local history event called ‘where do you think you live?’ on Saturday 5 June at Staines Methodist Church, Thames Street (next to the riverside car park) from 10-4pm.

Two Lagonda cars which were manufactured at the old Lagonda factory in Egham Hythe will be on show in the riverside car park and the new Spelthorne Book will be launched at 1.30pm.

Have Your Say

Have Your Say meetings are being held in Stanwell on Tuesday 25 May and Sunbury Common on Thursday 10 June.

You can view full details about these and later Have Your Say meetings on-line or call Joanne Jones on 01784 446421.


How to contact your MP

Kwasi Kwarteng was elected as MP for Spelthorne at the recent parliamentary elections. He can be contacted in the following ways:
e-mail: kwasi@spelthorneconservatives.com
website: www.kwart2010.com
Telephone: 07743 842 768
Constituency office address: The Spelthorne Conservative Association, 55 Cherry Orchard, Staines, Middlesex, TW18 2SQ.


Spelthorne Civic Pride Volunteers

Spelthorne Civic Pride Volunteers were formed in 1989 and are a group committed to improving the local environment using stout boots and plenty of energy. You don’t need any experience to get involved and everyone is welcome. Workdays are carried out generally once a fortnight.

Come and take part in these events this weekend:

Laleham Pond Open day
Ashford Road, Laleham, Opposite Bella Vista Restaurant
Saturday 22 May: 11am – 4pm
Free pond dipping and a mini nature trail. You might even see our resident Kingfishers or Newts. Children welcome.

Millennium Wood – guided walk
Gaston Bridge Road, Shepperton.
Sunday 23 May: 11am
Celebrating its 10th Birthday during ‘walk in the woods month’. Guided walk round the wood which volunteers planted in 1999. Learn about the new wildlife. Children welcome.

For more details call Jill Stephens, Chairman of SCPV on 01932 564543.


Twentieth anniversary of twinning with Melun

This year marks the 20^th anniversary of Spelthorne’s twinning with Melun in France. To celebrate, the Chief Executive, Mayor, Leader of the Council, councillors and local business representatives travelled to Melun on 7 May to take part in a variety of celebratory events.

These were followed by a visit to the European Parliament in Brussels on 9 May where a Charter was signed to commemorate the 20^th anniversary. Everyone who took part in the trip contributed towards the costs.

Thanks to generous donations by our sponsors, BP, Lotus Landscapes, Steria and Myers Catering, a special conference will also be hosted in Spelthorne in July. The event will cover economic development and regeneration, offering further opportunities for the development of business links.  There will be representatives from the Japan Local Government and our other twin town, Grand Port Savanne in Mauritius.


Stop adult abuse

Surrey County Council and the Safeguarding Adults Board are holding an awareness week from 7-11 June to raise the issue of adult abuse and various talks and workshops are being held at the Spelthorne Day Centres throughout the week. Contact your local centre for more information:

Churchill Hall, Sunbury – 01932 784232
Fordbridge Centre, Ashford – 01784 243880
Greeno Centre, Shepperton – 01932 246173
Lord Knyvett’s Hall, Stanwell – 01784 258654
Staines Community Centre – 01784 463073

Raising the roof The 7th Ashford Scout Group can put a new roof on their leaky hall, thanks to a grant funded by Heathrow Community and Environment Awards in partnership with Groundwork Thames Valley. The grant means the work will get underway in August when the thriving group of Beavers, Cubs and Scouts are on holiday.

The work was prompted by the fact that patch-up repairs were failing to stop the asbestos roof leaking. The extreme winter weather meant the end for the ageing roof and funds were desperately needed to replace the roof before the next winter.

The roof was part of the original ‘Dunford Hall’, which was opened on 23 January 1971. Emma Clare, Committee member for the group said: “This grant is fantastic news for not only the Scout group but also the wider community who use the hall.  We can now positively plan for our future”.

The Heathrow Community and Environment Awards are a source of support for schools, voluntary organisations, community groups and local authorities. Grants will be made to local community projects focusing on five themes, ‘reduce, re-use, recycle; climate change and energy; protecting and enhancing our environment; bringing communities together and developing skills’. For further information please contact tv@groundwork.org.uk


'My Spelthorne'

My Spelthorne allows you to find out about the services and facilities in our Borough.  Simply set a location and use the My House, My Nearest or My Maps tabs to access a wealth of local information.

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

Calendar of Council Meetings

View the Calendar of Council Meetings

Publications

Borough Bulletin
Rubbish and recycling calendar

Follow us on Twitter

You can now follow us on Twitter, visit http://twitter.com/spelthornebc (external website)

Find us on Facebook

You can now find us on Facebook - visit www.facebook.com (external website) and search for 'Spelthorne Council'.

Roadworks in Spelthorne

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

Useful contacts for those having difficulty in the downturn

Money worries information page
Age Concern (external website) - 0800 009966
Citizens Advice Bureau (external website) - 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 (external website)
DirectGov (external website)
Spelthorne Together
Surrey County Council (external website)
Surrey Alert (external website)
Surrey Police (external website)
Surrey PCT (external website)

Media links

Radio Jackie (external website)
Star FM (external website)
BBC Sussex and Surrey (external website)
Eagle Radio (external website)
Radio Wey (external website)
Staines and Ashford News (external website)