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Village Hall Booking Information
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Felbridge up to date news
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Tandridge Befriending Scheme
This scheme does a valuable job matching befriending volunteers to lonely or isolated members of the community. They are always short of volunteers to visit their vulnerable clients. Please click here for more information and contact details.
East Grinstead Council for Voluntary Service
Do you need volunteers ? Would you like to be a volunteer? Click here for more info
Travel and Traffic News
Live traffic Information Click here
Local Weather
Graffiti Removal Kit
Felbridge Parish Council have a graffiti removal kit, contact Ros White Email for more info.
Mobile Library Felbridge
Fortnightly Tues and Wed. Click here
Felbridge Bus Routes
Timetables can be found here Click here
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SNOW???
Any enquiries about gritting and snow clearance should be made to Surrey County
Council on 0300 200 1003, or e-mail contact.centre@surreycc.gov.uk. You can get
details of the salting routes in Tandridge on Surrey?s website
www.surreycc.gov.uk.
New recycling and waste service gets the go-ahead 23 Jan 2012
Council meeting gave the go-ahead to a new recycling and waste service for the
district, which will enable residents to recycle more materials conveniently
from home. From 1 October 2012, an improved recycling and waste service will
include:
- Weekly collections of food waste from an animal proof
container at the boundary of the property.
- Alternate week collections of
mixed recycling from a wheeled bin at the boundary of the property.
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Alternate week collections of residual waste from the rear of
properties.
for more info
East Grinstead Beekeepers Association - Beginners Course Jan and Feb 12 11/01/12
The EG Beekeepers Association is a non-profit making body affiliated to the British Beekeeping Association and represent Beekeepers throughout East Grinstead and the surrounding areas, including Felbridge. Part of their responsibility is to provide education for new and aspiring Beekeepers and to this end, they are offering a beginners course at St John's Church Hall in 2012. For more information and contact details Click here
Text Alerts introduced by Local Bus Service 06/12/11
Southdown PSV have introduced a new text alert service whereby passengers can be alerted by text regarding any delays caused by accidents, road closures, diversions, bad weather etc. For more information and how to register for the service click here
Do you have any information on Harold E Palmer ? Update 28/11/11
Further to a request from a reader in Russia looking for any information on Harold E Palmer the distinguished linguist, we have had a response from a Dr B Collins in the Netherlands who is currently working on a book to include Harold Palmer and she confirms he lived in Felbridge until his death in 1949 Great use of the website!
Proposed Felbridge Country Show to celebrate Queen's Diamond Jubilee 16th June 2012 28/11/11
Click here for more details .
Interested in growing your own fruit and veg? 15/11/11
A new Allotment Site for Felbridge Village is being developed . If you are interested in learning more please click here
Olympic torch is coming to Felbridge ! 08/11/11
On day 60 -17th July 2012 - the torch will pass through Felbridge on it's way from Brighton to Hastings so book your viewing position now! . For more details of the full route click here
Councils' extreme weather preparation 08/11/11
Tandridge District Council and Surrey County Council have been working together to see how they can improve communications and services during extreme weather. For full details click here
Citizen of the Year Award 31/10/11
At the Full Council Meeting on Thursday 3 November, Chairman of TDC, Councillor Brian Perkins, will launch the Tandridge Citizen of the Year Awards for those who have made a significant or outstanding contribution to the community. If you want to know more or wish to nominate somebody please click here
Resident Emergency email list 12/10/11
Our District Councillor Ken Harwood has set up a number of communication hubs through which information can very quickly be passed around the village . There are currently hubs in Wiremill, Wembley Park, Crawley Down Road and Mill Lane . Ken is still looking for help in Warren Close McIver Close and Wheelers Way in particular. For more information and to contact Ken Click here
History of Wards Farm wanted !17/08/11
Can you help Elaine who is trying to trace her family connections to Ward s Farm in Felbridge ? Please do email us if you can help her with any information no matter how small. Click here for more details from Elaine
East Surrey Community Mediation 1/7/2011
ESCM assist neighbours who are having difficulties and are in dispute. They accept referrals directly from residents as well as Tandridge DC Housing and Community Safety or the Police. To contact them tel:01737 248 559 or email enquiries@escm.org.uk or visit their website www.escm.org.uk
I.C.E.20/06/11
Message from the Ambulance Service
In Case
of Emergency we all carry our mobile phones with names/numbers stored in its memory. If we were to be involved
in an accident or were taken ill, the people attending us would have our mobile
phone, but wouldn't know who to call. Yes, there are hundreds of numbers stored,
but which one is the contact person in case of an emergency? (more)
Felbridge Village Hall Committee needs you! 31/05/11
Felbridge Village Hall Committee are looking for new blood!. The committee meets about 6 times per year at the Village Hall plus there is usually a yearly work party. So not exactly arduous! If you are interested please call either Linda Hainge 0n 01342 323304 or Val Wikendon on 01342 327660 or go along to their AGM on Thurs Jul 4th 7.30pm at the Village Hall . All welcome to attend the meeting .
Furnistore Appeal 31/05/11
Furnistore, a registered charity , is East Surrey's local furniture re-use organization. It's main aim is to provide people on' low income' with good usable furniture. In doing so they also help environmentally by preventing unwanted furniture from going to landfill sites. For more information please visit their website
Inaugural Surrey Spring Horse Show a Great Success 23/05/11
With over 370 entries the show was a huge success and very well supported by the local equestrian community although a number of entries came from Berkshire, Hampshire and Kent. So far a staggering £14,545.94 has been raised for The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity and St Catherine’s Hospice. Well done to all involved ! For full report and a link to their website click here .
The wedding of the year in Felbridge 02/05/11
We have evidence that at least 3 parties took place on Friday! Two closes combined to have a royal “knees up” street party to celebrate Will and Kate’s wedding. Over 60 people joined in games and a disco. A small group of residents celebrated with a low key BBQ and Champagne and the 3rd with a proper sit down lunch in a marquee. What did you do ? Please do email us your photos and we will add them to the page!
Beware of Back door development in Felbridge 06/04/11
Be aware that, in common with a number of locations across the SE Districts, landowners are canvassing their property with various Housing Associations to get Rural Exception housing sites next to villages. SCC has a Core Strategy Policy, which seeks to enable such small-scale schemes on suitable sites and Felbridge is no exception.! Click here for full report .If you are concerned then please lobby both TDC and SCC
East Grinstead Amenity site closed for redevelopment 30/03/11
The site at East Grinstead is now closed for redevelopment until Autumn 2011.A weekend household waste ONLY service will be available on Saturday and Sunday between 10am and 3pm. This service will not accept materials for recycling. Alternative sites that offer a full recycling service are Crawley and Burgess Hill. For full details see WSCC leaflet (pdf 387kb) Update from Ken Harwood :Click here
Street Lighting Improvements Update 30/03/11
Some local residents may have received a leaflet from Surrey County Council informing them of forthcoming street lighting improvements in the area. If you are pleased -- or like a majority of residents worried about light pollution --- then do voice your opinion and email SSC or visit SCC website for more information. Click here for summary of works
The Big Society at work in Felbridge 07/03/11
For countless months FPC have been asking S.C.C to repair the fence alongside the spillway at Hedgcourt Lake
where Mill Lane goes over the bridge near the spillway.
SCC sent an officer to look at it, but it was
decided that it wasn't that dangerous and didn't meet the criteria to spend
money repairing it. So Local Councillor Ken Harwood
put David Cameron's 'Big Society' to the test and repaired the fence himself. Full report
Click here!