The following press release was issued by Waverley Borough Council on 15 September 2006
Following residents’ concerns over traffic congestion at the public waste amenity site in Witley, Waverley Borough Council is looking at providing an additional green waste recycling facility in the Godalming / Milford area.
Following residents’ concerns over traffic congestion at the public waste amenity site in Witley, Waverley Borough Council is looking at providing an additional green waste recycling facility in the Godalming / Milford area. Aiming to mirror the increasingly popular and similar facility that has recently been introduced in the Fairground car park, Haslemere, Waverley would provide a refuse vehicle to which householders could bring their garden waste.
Councillor Victor Scrivens, portfolio holder for the Environment says: “We have listened to the issues raised by the community, and believe that an additional facility would be one way to ease the burden on the Witley tip, and ease some of the local traffic congestion. We are actively investigating potential sites; this would be a great opportunity that would support the environment by increasing the recycling of garden waste that will be taken and turned into compost and would assist residents with their waste management.”
28 September 2006
MP demands crunch talks on Milford Hospital
Haslemere Herald, 22 September 2005
The long-running battle to save Milford Hospital looks set to be re-ignited as South West MP Jeremy Hunt has demanded showdown talks with the area’s new health chiefs.
>> > See original article here
The long-running battle to save Milford Hospital looks set to be re-ignited as South West MP Jeremy Hunt has demanded showdown talks with the area’s new health chiefs.
>> > See original article here
Waverley bows to pressure over Witley tip traffic chaos
Haslemere Herald, 22 September, 2oo6
DANGEROUS levels of traffic outside Witley tip have prompted Waverley Borough Council to introduce extra green waste collection points in the area.
>> Read full article here
DANGEROUS levels of traffic outside Witley tip have prompted Waverley Borough Council to introduce extra green waste collection points in the area.
>> Read full article here
24 September 2006
Guildford and Waverley Primary Care Trust
Guildford and Waverley PCT
Broadmede House
Farnham Business Park
Weydon Lane
Farnham
Surrey
GU9 8QT
Telephone 01252 305700
Web: www.guildford.nhs.uk
>>> See their Annual Report and Accounts 2004/05
Editors's note: From October 1st 2006 the five existing PCTs across Surrey will become part of the new Surrey PCT. For more information about the transition to the new PCT visit Surrey Primary Care Trust website.
Broadmede House
Farnham Business Park
Weydon Lane
Farnham
Surrey
GU9 8QT
Telephone 01252 305700
Web: www.guildford.nhs.uk
>>> See their Annual Report and Accounts 2004/05
Editors's note: From October 1st 2006 the five existing PCTs across Surrey will become part of the new Surrey PCT. For more information about the transition to the new PCT visit Surrey Primary Care Trust website.
Jeremy Hunt MP -Ten Ideas For South West Surrey
South West Surrey MP Jeremy Hunt wants to find out what you think his main priorities should be. So please look through these ideas, add your comments and click here to let him know what you think about the main issues in our area.
(Editor's note: this consultation deals with local issues only)
(Editor's note: this consultation deals with local issues only)
21 September 2006
Planning application WA/2006/2149
Dorlcote Site, Roke Lane,Witley GU8 5NN
A planning application has been submitted for:
Erection of 20 new mixed occupancy affordable dwellings with associated parking with access from Middlemarch and Roke Lane.
Applicant
Thames Valley Housing Association
Premier House
52 London Road
Twickenham TW1 3RP
Tel 020 8607 0607
Fax 020 8607 9923
Email info@tvha.co.uk
Web www.tvha.co.uk/
Agent
FM Modern Design
>> Click here to see application
>> Click here to make a comment to the planning department
A planning application has been submitted for:
Erection of 20 new mixed occupancy affordable dwellings with associated parking with access from Middlemarch and Roke Lane.
Applicant
Thames Valley Housing Association
Premier House
52 London Road
Twickenham TW1 3RP
Tel 020 8607 0607
Fax 020 8607 9923
Email info@tvha.co.uk
Web www.tvha.co.uk/
Agent
FM Modern Design
>> Click here to see application
>> Click here to make a comment to the planning department
20 September 2006
Angry protests after maggots found in bins
Haslemere Herald, 12 September 2006
MAGGOT-FILLED bins, fly-tipping and dangerous traffic levels on a busy Witley road have emerged as shocking side-effects of Waverley Borough Council’s fortnightly rubbish collections. The revelations came during the public question time at the executive meeting, when councillors were handed a 1,000-signature petition signed by Milford and Witley residents asking for weekly collections to be reinstated.
>>> See the article on the Haslemere Herald website here
MAGGOT-FILLED bins, fly-tipping and dangerous traffic levels on a busy Witley road have emerged as shocking side-effects of Waverley Borough Council’s fortnightly rubbish collections. The revelations came during the public question time at the executive meeting, when councillors were handed a 1,000-signature petition signed by Milford and Witley residents asking for weekly collections to be reinstated.
>>> See the article on the Haslemere Herald website here
18 September 2006
Surrey Local Government Association
The Surrey Local Government Association (SLGA), made up of the district and borough Councils of Surrey and the Surrey County Council have been working together to produce a Joint Municipal Waste Management Strategy (JMWMS) that will improve and strengthen the management of waste in Surrey.
See their current strategy documents here:
>>>>> Surrey Joint Municipal Waste Management Strategy
See their current strategy documents here:
>>>>> Surrey Joint Municipal Waste Management Strategy
17 September 2006
Freedom of Information Act 2000
Freedom of Information Act 2000
This Act outlines the processes of applying for public information, and the possible costs for doing so.
This Act outlines the processes of applying for public information, and the possible costs for doing so.
Waste Private Finance Initiative (PFI)
Waste Private Finance Initiative (PFI) sits within Local Authority Funding, together with the National Waste Minimisation and Recycling Fund.
In the Spending Review (SR) 2002 (covering the period 2003/04 to 2005/06) Defra was allocated £355m towards the funding of waste PFI projects. The SR 2004 (covering the period 2006/7 to 2008/9) allocated an additional £275m of PFI credits for waste PFI projects, over and above the £355m available from the 2002 Spending Review.
Waste PFI had traditionally been viewed as a funding route for the construction of large-scale incinerators, but the introduction of a new set of criteria in September 2000 changed that and ensured that attention focused on recycling-led solutions and sustainable solutions that is in keeping with the waste hierarchy.
Surrey has £85.5 miullion of PFI funded credits
>> See more on this topic at the DEFRA website
In the Spending Review (SR) 2002 (covering the period 2003/04 to 2005/06) Defra was allocated £355m towards the funding of waste PFI projects. The SR 2004 (covering the period 2006/7 to 2008/9) allocated an additional £275m of PFI credits for waste PFI projects, over and above the £355m available from the 2002 Spending Review.
Waste PFI had traditionally been viewed as a funding route for the construction of large-scale incinerators, but the introduction of a new set of criteria in September 2000 changed that and ensured that attention focused on recycling-led solutions and sustainable solutions that is in keeping with the waste hierarchy.
Surrey has £85.5 miullion of PFI funded credits
>> See more on this topic at the DEFRA website
15 September 2006
Surrey County Council
Surrey County Council is responsible for both managing how and planning where we will dispose of waste in the county. You can find more information at the website below.
>>>> All about waste in Surrey
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Below is a list of all Surrey’s recycling sites, and their associated recycling rates:
Charlton Lane, Sunbury 28%
Epsom 16%
Leatherhead 52%
Slyfield, Guildford 67%
Bond Road, Warlingham 19%
Bourne Mill, Farnham 52%
Chaldon Rd, Caterham 23%
Earlswood, Redhill 36%
Lyne Lane, Chertsey 34%
Martyrs Lane, Woking 46%
Nanhurst, Cranleigh 48%
Ranmore Road, Dorking 42%
Swift Lane, Bagshot 46%
Wilton Road, Camberley 40%
Petworth Rd, Witley 53%
Editor's note:
The Witely Civic Amenity Site staff are to be congratulated for achieving such a high rate of recycling.
Surrey are making plans for improving recycling. You can read about them below.
>>> See Surrey's recycling improvements
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Surrey County Council has been awarded Private Finance Initiative funding of £100m for its integrated waste management contract awarded in 1999. The contract is for one billion pounds over 25 years.
Source: MEMORANDUM BY SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL (DSW 92) to Select Committee on Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs
In September 1999, Surrey Waste Management (SWM) Limited, a 100% owned subsidiary of SITA UK was awarded a Private Finance Initiative contract by Surrey County Council to safely and economically treat and dispose Surrey’s household waste for the following 25 years.
Source: SITA website
>>>> All about waste in Surrey
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Below is a list of all Surrey’s recycling sites, and their associated recycling rates:
Charlton Lane, Sunbury 28%
Epsom 16%
Leatherhead 52%
Slyfield, Guildford 67%
Bond Road, Warlingham 19%
Bourne Mill, Farnham 52%
Chaldon Rd, Caterham 23%
Earlswood, Redhill 36%
Lyne Lane, Chertsey 34%
Martyrs Lane, Woking 46%
Nanhurst, Cranleigh 48%
Ranmore Road, Dorking 42%
Swift Lane, Bagshot 46%
Wilton Road, Camberley 40%
Petworth Rd, Witley 53%
Editor's note:
The Witely Civic Amenity Site staff are to be congratulated for achieving such a high rate of recycling.
Surrey are making plans for improving recycling. You can read about them below.
>>> See Surrey's recycling improvements
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Surrey County Council has been awarded Private Finance Initiative funding of £100m for its integrated waste management contract awarded in 1999. The contract is for one billion pounds over 25 years.
Source: MEMORANDUM BY SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL (DSW 92) to Select Committee on Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs
In September 1999, Surrey Waste Management (SWM) Limited, a 100% owned subsidiary of SITA UK was awarded a Private Finance Initiative contract by Surrey County Council to safely and economically treat and dispose Surrey’s household waste for the following 25 years.
Source: SITA website
14 September 2006
Waverley Borough Council - Audit Commission reports
Audit Commission Report
The Government has placed a duty of local councils to deliver services to clear standards – of cost and quality – by the most economic, efficient and effective means available.
The Audit Commission assesses the performance of councils and the services that they provide for local people.
Their assessment helps councils to focus on improvement. The assessment comprises evidence from other external review bodies plus the Commission's judgements.
The way that Waverley Borough Council is run and the delivery of services has been assessed as good
(on the scale excellent/good/fair/weak/poor).
>> Click here to see the list of
Audit Commission reports for Waveley Borough Council
>> Click here to see the
detailed report for Environmental Services
>> Click here to see the
2004/2005 Annual Audit and Inspection Letter
An extract from this letter:
The cost of waste collection is high, among the most expensive 25 per cent of councils in 2004/05. However, the new contract has been designed to address this and further improve recycling. The Council commenced an Enforced Waste minimisation campaign in September 2004 with Phase 2 instigated in 2005. It is moving to a system of alternate weekly collection of recyclable and residual waste as part of its new contract, to further improve recycling rates in the borough.
>> Click here to see:
Audit Commission report on Waverley Borough Council Environmental Services (Sept 2002)
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National Statistics.
Neighbourhood Statistics are a government source of statistics.
>> Click here to see:
Neighbourhood Statistics for Waverley
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The Waverley Borough Local Plan 2002
The Waverley Borough Local Plan sets out the Council's policies for guiding and controlling the way that buildings and land are used and developed up to the end of 2006.
>> Click here to see the Local Plan
The Government has placed a duty of local councils to deliver services to clear standards – of cost and quality – by the most economic, efficient and effective means available.
The Audit Commission assesses the performance of councils and the services that they provide for local people.
Their assessment helps councils to focus on improvement. The assessment comprises evidence from other external review bodies plus the Commission's judgements.
The way that Waverley Borough Council is run and the delivery of services has been assessed as good
(on the scale excellent/good/fair/weak/poor).
>> Click here to see the list of
Audit Commission reports for Waveley Borough Council
>> Click here to see the
detailed report for Environmental Services
>> Click here to see the
2004/2005 Annual Audit and Inspection Letter
An extract from this letter:
The cost of waste collection is high, among the most expensive 25 per cent of councils in 2004/05. However, the new contract has been designed to address this and further improve recycling. The Council commenced an Enforced Waste minimisation campaign in September 2004 with Phase 2 instigated in 2005. It is moving to a system of alternate weekly collection of recyclable and residual waste as part of its new contract, to further improve recycling rates in the borough.
>> Click here to see:
Audit Commission report on Waverley Borough Council Environmental Services (Sept 2002)
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National Statistics.
Neighbourhood Statistics are a government source of statistics.
>> Click here to see:
Neighbourhood Statistics for Waverley
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The Waverley Borough Local Plan 2002
The Waverley Borough Local Plan sets out the Council's policies for guiding and controlling the way that buildings and land are used and developed up to the end of 2006.
>> Click here to see the Local Plan
13 September 2006
Other Community Action Initiatives in Surrey
Campaign Against Mineral Extraction and Landfill (CAMEL)
This is a joint action group, supported by the Parish Councils, from Betchworth and Buckland fighting the proposed sand quarries at Betchworth Common Field and Shagbrook.
Guildford Anti-Incinerator Network (GAIN)
The GUILDFORD ANTI-INCINERATOR NETWORK (GAIN) is an expanding coalition of concerned residents and associations.
Eashing Farm Quarry
A population of some 20,000 people that live within a two mile radius of the proposed "Eashing Farm" industrial quarry. Eashing Farm is opposite the Squirrel Pub in Hurtmore
A public meeting is to be held at Shackleford Village Hall on Wednesday 20th September 2006
This is a joint action group, supported by the Parish Councils, from Betchworth and Buckland fighting the proposed sand quarries at Betchworth Common Field and Shagbrook.
Guildford Anti-Incinerator Network (GAIN)
The GUILDFORD ANTI-INCINERATOR NETWORK (GAIN) is an expanding coalition of concerned residents and associations.
Eashing Farm Quarry
A population of some 20,000 people that live within a two mile radius of the proposed "Eashing Farm" industrial quarry. Eashing Farm is opposite the Squirrel Pub in Hurtmore
A public meeting is to be held at Shackleford Village Hall on Wednesday 20th September 2006
12 September 2006
Surrey Minerals and Waste Development Scheme
Surrey Minerals and Waste Development Scheme
The Surrey Minerals and Waste Development Scheme (MWDS) sets out a project plan covering the next three years and beyond for the review of the Surrey minerals and waste plans.The minerals and waste plans are made up of several separate documents, which together form the Surrey Minerals and Waste Development Framework (MWDF).
The Submission Draft will be subject to independent examination by a planning inspector, scheduled for February 2007. The inspector may require changes to the plan, which the County Council is obliged to incorporate within the plan before adoption, which is scheduled for Autumn 2007.
>> See the here
The Surrey Minerals and Waste Development Scheme (MWDS) sets out a project plan covering the next three years and beyond for the review of the Surrey minerals and waste plans.The minerals and waste plans are made up of several separate documents, which together form the Surrey Minerals and Waste Development Framework (MWDF).
The Submission Draft will be subject to independent examination by a planning inspector, scheduled for February 2007. The inspector may require changes to the plan, which the County Council is obliged to incorporate within the plan before adoption, which is scheduled for Autumn 2007.
>> See the here
10 September 2006
Surrey Waste Plan - expansion of Witley Dump
Surrey households produced 574,000 tonnes of waste in 2005/06 at a cost to Surrey County Council alone of nearly £30 million. It is the County Council’s duty to dispose of the waste which the district and borough councils collect from households and which the members of the public bring to the Community Recycling Centres (civic amenity sites).
The Surrey Waste Plan was approved by the Full (Surrey County) Council on 13 June, 2006. The Plan sets out planning policies and site assessments for the development of waste management facilities in Surrey up to 2016. You can the current documents and status here.
There are a large number of documents in connection with the Waste Plan, and a guide to them can be found here.
The plan proposes to extend the Witley Dump in 2006 to 2007.
Table source:
Surrey County Council Waste Disposal Authority JMWMS Action Plan 2006-2025
In the case of Martyrs Lane, Randalls Road, and possibly Petworth Road the plan states that land would need to be secured from third parties to enable expansion.
Did you know about these plans to expand the Witley Dump? I live next door to it and I didn't!!
You can view the current plan here.
The plan identifies that land may have to be acquired to fulfil the plans for the Witley site. Whose? Why have the land owners not been identified and consulted prior to the submission of a major plan to government?
The Surrey Waste Plan was approved by the Full (Surrey County) Council on 13 June, 2006. The Plan sets out planning policies and site assessments for the development of waste management facilities in Surrey up to 2016. You can the current documents and status here.
There are a large number of documents in connection with the Waste Plan, and a guide to them can be found here.
The plan proposes to extend the Witley Dump in 2006 to 2007.
Table source:
Surrey County Council Waste Disposal Authority JMWMS Action Plan 2006-2025
In the case of Martyrs Lane, Randalls Road, and possibly Petworth Road the plan states that land would need to be secured from third parties to enable expansion.
Did you know about these plans to expand the Witley Dump? I live next door to it and I didn't!!
You can view the current plan here.
The plan identifies that land may have to be acquired to fulfil the plans for the Witley site. Whose? Why have the land owners not been identified and consulted prior to the submission of a major plan to government?
Groundwater source protection zones
Groundwater provides a third of our drinking water in England and Wales, and it also maintains the flow in many of our rivers. In some areas of Southern England, groundwater supplies up to 80% of the drinking water that you get through your taps. It is crucial that we look after these sources and ensure that your water is completely safe to drink.
The Environment Agency have defined Source Protection Zones (SPZs) for 2000 groundwater sources such as wells, boreholes and springs used for public drinking water supply. These zones show the risk of contamination from any activities that might cause pollution in the area. The closer the activity, the greater the risk. A large part of Witley is in a Groundwater Source Protection Zone
The Witley Dump is just outside the protection zone. Those of you who know the area well, will recognize from the map below that the zone perimeter crosses the entrance to the Dump, but the dump itself is excluded.
Source : Environment Agency
You can find out more by visiting the EA site below and inputting your post code.
>>> Environment Agency - Groundwater Zones
The Environment Agency have defined Source Protection Zones (SPZs) for 2000 groundwater sources such as wells, boreholes and springs used for public drinking water supply. These zones show the risk of contamination from any activities that might cause pollution in the area. The closer the activity, the greater the risk. A large part of Witley is in a Groundwater Source Protection Zone
The Witley Dump is just outside the protection zone. Those of you who know the area well, will recognize from the map below that the zone perimeter crosses the entrance to the Dump, but the dump itself is excluded.
Source : Environment Agency
You can find out more by visiting the EA site below and inputting your post code.
>>> Environment Agency - Groundwater Zones
Environment Agency - Report on Witley Dump
The Environment Agency monitors pollution hazards.
The EA publish Environmental Protection Operator and Pollution Risk Appraisal (EP OPRA) publishes scores in detail, so that waste managemen companies can see how their own particular scores are calculated.
The current OPRA score of the Witley Dump is 62 made up as follows:
Pollution hazards - waste (Waste OPRA)
Attributes
Environmental appraisal
Facility score 15
Waste score 12
Control score 5
Human score 15
Groundwater score 5
Surface water score 5
Operator performance 5
Total 62 (environmental score out of 150)
>> See the full report here
>> Click here to find out what these scores mean
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Your Right to Know: Public Registers
You may request government information (under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004)
>> Click here to find out what you can apply for, and how
The EA publish Environmental Protection Operator and Pollution Risk Appraisal (EP OPRA) publishes scores in detail, so that waste managemen companies can see how their own particular scores are calculated.
The current OPRA score of the Witley Dump is 62 made up as follows:
Pollution hazards - waste (Waste OPRA)
Attributes
Environmental appraisal
Facility score 15
Waste score 12
Control score 5
Human score 15
Groundwater score 5
Surface water score 5
Operator performance 5
Total 62 (environmental score out of 150)
>> See the full report here
>> Click here to find out what these scores mean
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Your Right to Know: Public Registers
You may request government information (under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004)
>> Click here to find out what you can apply for, and how
09 September 2006
Travel info
Rail
Milford Railway Station
serves Milford and Witley and is on the Portsmouth line
See live departures and arrival times
See location on Multimap
Witley Railway Station
is in Wormley
See live departures and arrival times
See location on Multimap
Road
BBC Southern Counties daily travel Report
Local road reports are constantly updated throughout the day with the latest information on roadworks and delays in the area. Be prepared and check your route before you go.
Community involvement - what do you think?
Can councils and community activists work together effectively?
Should councils encourage grass roots campaigns?
Should councils have a dialogue with activists?
Should councils retain autonomy and make policy without reference to community groups?
These were questions asked at a recent event (March 2006) funded by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister's eInnovation program.
Have a look at the article on this website www.egovmonitor.com/node/4858
then add your comments below ........
Should councils encourage grass roots campaigns?
Should councils have a dialogue with activists?
Should councils retain autonomy and make policy without reference to community groups?
These were questions asked at a recent event (March 2006) funded by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister's eInnovation program.
Have a look at the article on this website www.egovmonitor.com/node/4858
then add your comments below ........
08 September 2006
We are all going to hell in a dustcart
What are you supposed to do with the carcass of a roast chicken you’ve just eaten, given that the dustmen have been and won’t be back for another fortnight?
That’s what Alison McNally wanted to know when she rang her local council refuse department. After all, if she left it in the bin for two weeks it would soon stink the house down.
If she put it outside, the place would be crawling with vermin in about five minutes. Foxy-woxy would think Alison had opened a KFC especially for him. Soon the wheelie-bin would be lying on its side and there’d be bones everywhere — not to mention everything else she’d thrown out being strewn all over the shop.
It’s the kind of dilemma we’re all facing since hundreds of councils halved refuse collections to concentrate on recycling, to meet government targets laid down by the EU.
So Alison was entirely justified in seeking professional advice. She got through to ‘environmental services officer’ Paul Redmond, at Waverley Council, in Surrey.
He told her that perhaps it wasn’t such a good idea to eat fish or chicken so soon after the dustmen had called.
However, he added, helpfully: ‘If you find yourself having a roast dinner right after a collection, you can put the carcass in the freezer and move it to the bin when collection day comes around again.’
Brilliant. If we all took his advice and filled our freezers with perishable leftovers, there’d be no room for anything else.
He didn’t quite say: ‘Don’t you know we’ve got a planet to save, you stupid, selfish woman?’ But he might just as well have done.
If he had, he’d only have been articulating official policy. In our brave, new, ozone-hugging, Call Me Dave, ‘green-is-the-new-blue’ world, the Paul Redmonds of this world are environmental superheroes and rest of us are villainous polluters.
At least that’s how they see it. Alison McNally calls it ‘patronising, impractical and downright stupid’.
She’s right, of course. But that’s only half the story. Stupidity is the default setting. It’s glaringly obvious that cutting rubbish collections is not only a gross dereliction of duty but a serious threat to public health and comfort.
The refuse department used to come under ‘sanitation’ for the simple reason that leaving leftover food and assorted detritus hanging around is unsanitary and creates a breeding ground for germs and disease.
Even in a sealed plastic sack, a few days is about the optimum time it’s sensible to leave household waste before it starts to putrefy, giving off noxious smells and attracting maggots, flies and rats.
(Richard Littlejohn in The Daily Mail, September 4, 2006)
Go to original article
That’s what Alison McNally wanted to know when she rang her local council refuse department. After all, if she left it in the bin for two weeks it would soon stink the house down.
If she put it outside, the place would be crawling with vermin in about five minutes. Foxy-woxy would think Alison had opened a KFC especially for him. Soon the wheelie-bin would be lying on its side and there’d be bones everywhere — not to mention everything else she’d thrown out being strewn all over the shop.
It’s the kind of dilemma we’re all facing since hundreds of councils halved refuse collections to concentrate on recycling, to meet government targets laid down by the EU.
So Alison was entirely justified in seeking professional advice. She got through to ‘environmental services officer’ Paul Redmond, at Waverley Council, in Surrey.
He told her that perhaps it wasn’t such a good idea to eat fish or chicken so soon after the dustmen had called.
However, he added, helpfully: ‘If you find yourself having a roast dinner right after a collection, you can put the carcass in the freezer and move it to the bin when collection day comes around again.’
Brilliant. If we all took his advice and filled our freezers with perishable leftovers, there’d be no room for anything else.
He didn’t quite say: ‘Don’t you know we’ve got a planet to save, you stupid, selfish woman?’ But he might just as well have done.
If he had, he’d only have been articulating official policy. In our brave, new, ozone-hugging, Call Me Dave, ‘green-is-the-new-blue’ world, the Paul Redmonds of this world are environmental superheroes and rest of us are villainous polluters.
At least that’s how they see it. Alison McNally calls it ‘patronising, impractical and downright stupid’.
She’s right, of course. But that’s only half the story. Stupidity is the default setting. It’s glaringly obvious that cutting rubbish collections is not only a gross dereliction of duty but a serious threat to public health and comfort.
The refuse department used to come under ‘sanitation’ for the simple reason that leaving leftover food and assorted detritus hanging around is unsanitary and creates a breeding ground for germs and disease.
Even in a sealed plastic sack, a few days is about the optimum time it’s sensible to leave household waste before it starts to putrefy, giving off noxious smells and attracting maggots, flies and rats.
(Richard Littlejohn in The Daily Mail, September 4, 2006)
Go to original article
07 September 2006
Clubs and social events
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Businesses in Witley
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Paradigm RedShift Limited
Business planning and publishing services
Contact Jack Lee
jack@paradigm-redshift.com
Tel 01428 684710
www.paradigm-redshift.com
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Paradigm RedShift Limited
Business planning and publishing services
Contact Jack Lee
jack@paradigm-redshift.com
Tel 01428 684710
www.paradigm-redshift.com
06 September 2006
Waverley Borough Council concerned about Waste Site Proposals
WAVERLEY VOICES CONCERNS OVER WASTE SITE PROPOSALS
Press Release, 5 June 2006 - Reproduced in full (our italics)
Waverley Borough Council has voiced its concerns about how Surrey County Council’s proposals for the future management of the county’s waste may affect local residents. Waverley has responded to the county council’s draft Surrey Waste Plan, which details where in the county waste facilities could be developed and reviews the location of landfill sites. Surrey County Council’s proposals include the location of a waste treatment works at Runfold Antiques/former Green’s Stoneyard or at the Petworth Road Community Amenity Site in Witley, and the creation of a new landfill site at Ewhurst Brickworks.
Councillor Victor Scrivens, Waverley’s portfolio holder for the environment welcomes the opportunity that the council has had to provide its views on the plan, he says: “Like Surrey County Council, Waverley is committed to reducing, reusing and recycling waste and through the introduction of alternate weekly collections of refuse, we have been striving to reduce the amount of waste needing to go to waste treatment works and landfill sites. We support the development of a waste plan for the county which aims to tackle the extremely important issue of how waste should be dealt with in the future, but not to the detriment of our local residents.”
Councillor Patrick Haveron, Waverley’s portfolio holder for planning and major projects, continues: “Of the 13 sites considered by Surrey as having potential for development into new waste facilities, three are in Waverley. “Waverley is opposed to the identification of Runfold and Witley as locations for a waste treatment works largely because of their proximity to local housing, for example, Runfold has houses located on three sides of the proposed site. They are also not suitable options for this kind of development because the impact of the increase in traffic would have a harmful affect on the local amenity of residents living close to the access routes.“It is not a case of ‘not in my back yard’ as we do recognise and believe in the importance of developing waste facilities across Surrey. However, we strongly feel that Runfold and Witley would not be viable sites for a waste treatment works and that Ewhurst Brickworks would not be appropriate for a landfill site.“The proposed sites are also located within the Green Belt and a development of this nature would detract from the openness of the surrounding area, which we believe should be safeguarded from any significant level of development. “Waverley is also concerned that Surrey would consider locating a landfill site at Ewhurst Brickworks, which is within the Smokejack Clay Pit Sites of Special Scientific Interest. This is a significant geological site for fossils and is a valued part of the borough’s natural heritage. In addition, the road network around the Brickworks is too narrow and would be inadequate to carry the additional traffic that would be generated by such a development.“Although no firm decisions have yet been taken by Surrey County Council, I hope that they take our residents’ and the council’s concerns seriously when considering which options they wish to take forward in their final plan.”
Press Release, 5 June 2006 - Reproduced in full (our italics)
Waverley Borough Council has voiced its concerns about how Surrey County Council’s proposals for the future management of the county’s waste may affect local residents. Waverley has responded to the county council’s draft Surrey Waste Plan, which details where in the county waste facilities could be developed and reviews the location of landfill sites. Surrey County Council’s proposals include the location of a waste treatment works at Runfold Antiques/former Green’s Stoneyard or at the Petworth Road Community Amenity Site in Witley, and the creation of a new landfill site at Ewhurst Brickworks.
Councillor Victor Scrivens, Waverley’s portfolio holder for the environment welcomes the opportunity that the council has had to provide its views on the plan, he says: “Like Surrey County Council, Waverley is committed to reducing, reusing and recycling waste and through the introduction of alternate weekly collections of refuse, we have been striving to reduce the amount of waste needing to go to waste treatment works and landfill sites. We support the development of a waste plan for the county which aims to tackle the extremely important issue of how waste should be dealt with in the future, but not to the detriment of our local residents.”
Councillor Patrick Haveron, Waverley’s portfolio holder for planning and major projects, continues: “Of the 13 sites considered by Surrey as having potential for development into new waste facilities, three are in Waverley. “Waverley is opposed to the identification of Runfold and Witley as locations for a waste treatment works largely because of their proximity to local housing, for example, Runfold has houses located on three sides of the proposed site. They are also not suitable options for this kind of development because the impact of the increase in traffic would have a harmful affect on the local amenity of residents living close to the access routes.“It is not a case of ‘not in my back yard’ as we do recognise and believe in the importance of developing waste facilities across Surrey. However, we strongly feel that Runfold and Witley would not be viable sites for a waste treatment works and that Ewhurst Brickworks would not be appropriate for a landfill site.“The proposed sites are also located within the Green Belt and a development of this nature would detract from the openness of the surrounding area, which we believe should be safeguarded from any significant level of development. “Waverley is also concerned that Surrey would consider locating a landfill site at Ewhurst Brickworks, which is within the Smokejack Clay Pit Sites of Special Scientific Interest. This is a significant geological site for fossils and is a valued part of the borough’s natural heritage. In addition, the road network around the Brickworks is too narrow and would be inadequate to carry the additional traffic that would be generated by such a development.“Although no firm decisions have yet been taken by Surrey County Council, I hope that they take our residents’ and the council’s concerns seriously when considering which options they wish to take forward in their final plan.”
Resident's problems
Increased use of the Witley Waste Site, following the introduction of Waverley's new arrangements for kerbside collection, is causing additional problems for Witley residents, the many people who drive through our village, and the other heavy traffic based at the Road Maintenance facility at the Witley depot. Some recent photographs show the extent of the problem.
The first photograph was taken just after 10 o'clock on Sunday 3rd Sept 2006. The queue to enter the "Dump" has already built up to about 8 cars on the A283. Southbound traffic has begun to overtake the stationery traffic. The driver of the silver car exiting from the dump can't yet see that, and if it had been turning South, the driver's line of vision would also have been blocked by the red car, whose driver had decided it was quicker to walk to the dump!
This photograph shows the reason for the congestion. One of the skip lorries has encountered traffic queuing to get into the Dump. Now the car driver has a problem - he is on a single track road and he won't be able to reverse to let outcoming traffic past.
Now it's really begun to hot up - a queue is beginning to form northbound.
It's not a new problem caused by the new waste collection arrangements. This last photo taken on 6 June 2004 shows exactly the same problem.
Witley Waste Management Site
Surrey Waste Management
(source: Surrey County Council website)
In September 1999, the County Council entered into a contract with Surrey Waste Management Ltd (SWML) to provide waste management services for a period of 25 years. Surrey Waste Management is a wholly owned subsidiary company of SITA (UK) one of the largest waste management companies operating in the UK.
There are 15 Community Recycling Centres in Surrey that are managed by Surrey Waste Management on behalf of Surrey County Council. One of these is situated in Witley:
Witley Community Recycling Centre
Petworth Road
Witley. Surrey GU8 5QW
Tel: 01428 683 168
Visit their website for a list of what they handle and hours of opening.
(not sure when the photograph was taken - there is only 1 car!!
If you wish to comment or have a complaint about the service that you have received at one of Surrey’s Community Recycling Centre’s (formerly known as civic amenity sites) then you should in the first instance contact Surrey Waste Management Ltd, the company that operates the sites on behalf of the County Council.
Comments and complaints can be made by telephone, e-mail or in writing to
Surrey Waste Management Ltd, Vine Court, Chalkpit Lane, Dorking, Surrey RH4 1AJ
Tel 01306 748 300: Fax 01306 875 497
E-mail surrey.waste@sita.co.uk
Surrey Waste Management provide regular newsletters
>> Issue 3
(source: Surrey County Council website)
In September 1999, the County Council entered into a contract with Surrey Waste Management Ltd (SWML) to provide waste management services for a period of 25 years. Surrey Waste Management is a wholly owned subsidiary company of SITA (UK) one of the largest waste management companies operating in the UK.
There are 15 Community Recycling Centres in Surrey that are managed by Surrey Waste Management on behalf of Surrey County Council. One of these is situated in Witley:
Witley Community Recycling Centre
Petworth Road
Witley. Surrey GU8 5QW
Tel: 01428 683 168
Visit their website for a list of what they handle and hours of opening.
(not sure when the photograph was taken - there is only 1 car!!
If you wish to comment or have a complaint about the service that you have received at one of Surrey’s Community Recycling Centre’s (formerly known as civic amenity sites) then you should in the first instance contact Surrey Waste Management Ltd, the company that operates the sites on behalf of the County Council.
Comments and complaints can be made by telephone, e-mail or in writing to
Surrey Waste Management Ltd, Vine Court, Chalkpit Lane, Dorking, Surrey RH4 1AJ
Tel 01306 748 300: Fax 01306 875 497
E-mail surrey.waste@sita.co.uk
Surrey Waste Management provide regular newsletters
>> Issue 3
Famous Witley residents
George Elliot
From 1876 till the year of her death in 1880, the writer George Eliot had a summer home in Witley, called The Heights.
Lloyd George
Lloyd George, who was the British Prime Minister from 1916-1922, had a property in Witley, called Timbers.
Myles Birket Foster, Painter
See biography at the Godalming Museum website .
In Witley, Birket Foster was at the centre of a thriving artistic colony which included George Eliot, Kate Greenaway and Helen Allingham. His painting Gathering Lilac can be seen in the Gertrude Jekyll room at the Godalming Museum.
From 1876 till the year of her death in 1880, the writer George Eliot had a summer home in Witley, called The Heights.
Lloyd George
Lloyd George, who was the British Prime Minister from 1916-1922, had a property in Witley, called Timbers.
Myles Birket Foster, Painter
See biography at the Godalming Museum website .
In Witley, Birket Foster was at the centre of a thriving artistic colony which included George Eliot, Kate Greenaway and Helen Allingham. His painting Gathering Lilac can be seen in the Gertrude Jekyll room at the Godalming Museum.
Doctors and schools
Doctors Surgery
The Milford and Witley Medical Centre
has a surgery in Witley and one in Milford
www.witleyandmilforddrs.co.uk
Witley Surgery
Wheeler Lane
Witley
Surrey GU8 5QR
Tel: 01428 682218
Fax: 01428 685790
Email:Witley.Surgery@gp-H81031.nhs.uk
Milford Crossroads Surgery
Church Road
Milford
Surrey GU8 5JD
Tel: 01483 414461
Fax: 01483 418479
Email: Witley.Surgery@gp-H81031.nhs.uk
Schools
The Chandler C of E Aided Junior School
Middlemarch
Roke Lane, Witley
Godalming GU8 5PB
Tel. 01428 683071
Email: mailto:info@chandler.surrey.sch.uk
Web: www.chandler.surrey.sch.uk/
King Edward's School
Witley,Wormley
Godalming GU8 5SG
Tel. 01428 682572
Web: www.kesw.surrey.sch.uk/
The school was founded in 1553, and has been at Witley since 1867.
Rodborough Technology College
Rake Lane,Milford
Godalming GU8 5BZ
Tel. 01483 428182
E-mail: info@rodborough.surrey.sch.uk
Web: www.rodborough.surrey.sch.uk/
St Dominic's School
Mount Olivet,Hambledon
Godalming GU8 4DX
Tel. 01428 684693
Witley C of E Infant School
Church Lane,Witley,
Godalming GU8 5PN
Tel: 01428 682420
Email: info@witley.surrey.sch.uk
Web: www.witley.surrey.sch.uk/
The Milford and Witley Medical Centre
has a surgery in Witley and one in Milford
www.witleyandmilforddrs.co.uk
Witley Surgery
Wheeler Lane
Witley
Surrey GU8 5QR
Tel: 01428 682218
Fax: 01428 685790
Email:Witley.Surgery@gp-H81031.nhs.uk
Milford Crossroads Surgery
Church Road
Milford
Surrey GU8 5JD
Tel: 01483 414461
Fax: 01483 418479
Email: Witley.Surgery@gp-H81031.nhs.uk
Schools
The Chandler C of E Aided Junior School
Middlemarch
Roke Lane, Witley
Godalming GU8 5PB
Tel. 01428 683071
Email: mailto:info@chandler.surrey.sch.uk
Web: www.chandler.surrey.sch.uk/
King Edward's School
Witley,Wormley
Godalming GU8 5SG
Tel. 01428 682572
Web: www.kesw.surrey.sch.uk/
The school was founded in 1553, and has been at Witley since 1867.
Rodborough Technology College
Rake Lane,Milford
Godalming GU8 5BZ
Tel. 01483 428182
E-mail: info@rodborough.surrey.sch.uk
Web: www.rodborough.surrey.sch.uk/
St Dominic's School
Mount Olivet,Hambledon
Godalming GU8 4DX
Tel. 01428 684693
Witley C of E Infant School
Church Lane,Witley,
Godalming GU8 5PN
Tel: 01428 682420
Email: info@witley.surrey.sch.uk
Web: www.witley.surrey.sch.uk/
Our political representatives
Witley Parish Council www.witleypc.co.uk
Council Offices
The Burys
GodalmingGU7 1HR
Tel: 01483 523333
Fax: 01483 426337
enquiries@waverley.gov.uk
Chief Executive: Christine Pointer
There are 10 MEPs for the South East Region:
1. Mr Daniel Hannan
2. Mr Nigel Farage
You can email Brian Groves - Parish Clerk:
clerk@witley-pc.gov.uk
or write to
Brian Groves
Witley Parish Council
Council Office
Milford Village Hall
Portsmouth Rd
Milford
Godalming
Surrey GU8 5DS
- A list of councillors is provided on the Council website: http://www.witleypc.co.uk/members.html
Council Offices
The Burys
GodalmingGU7 1HR
Tel: 01483 523333
Fax: 01483 426337
enquiries@waverley.gov.uk
Chief Executive: Christine Pointer
- Adam Taylor-Smith is WBC councillor for Witley and Hambledon
ataylor-smith@waverley.gov.uk - Mrs Elizabeth Cable is WBC councillor for Witley and Hambledon
ecable@waverley.gov.uk - Waverley are experimenting with webcams of council meetings
- Waverley post planning applications online
Tel 08456 009 009
- Peter Martin is SCC councillor for Godalming South, Milford and Witley
peterj.martin@surreycc.gov.uk
- Jeremy Hunt MP is the Conservative MP for Surrey South West. He was elected at the 2005 general election, after Virginia Bottomley stepped down.
See what he has done in Parliament at They Work for You
- Cabinet Office www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk
There are 10 MEPs for the South East Region:
1. Mr Daniel Hannan
2. Mr Nigel Farage
3. Mr Nirj Deva
- office@nirjdeva.com
www.nirjdeva.com/mep.htm
Nirj Deva is an official Candidate to succeed Kofi Annan as Secretary-General of the United Nations.
4. Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne
5. Mr Peter Skinner
6. Mr James Elles
8. Mr Richard Ashworth
10. Mrs Sharon Bowles
A bit of history
Witley has existed as a village since at least Saxon times, as is clear from the surviving Saxon stonework in All Saints Church. The building was transformed by the Normans and enlarged into a cruciform shape towards the end of the 12th century, when its tower was also erected.
The village contains many ancient buildings: Old Cottage and Step Cottage, dating from the 15th and 16th centuries, are close to the church. One of the village pubs, the White Hart, is mostly Elizabethan, and is said to stand on the site of a Saxon inn. Witley Infants School, opposite the church, is a fine example of a 19th century school - constructed one year before Queen Victoria was crowned, in 1836.
The Domestic Buildings Research Group has recorded 53 period buildings in the parish of Witley. Visit their website at www.dbrg.org.uk/witley.html. They study, by invitation, old houses,cottages and other domestic and farm buildings, mainly in Surrey, and have recorded nearly 4,000 buildings. Visit their home page for full details of their activities.
The village contains many ancient buildings: Old Cottage and Step Cottage, dating from the 15th and 16th centuries, are close to the church. One of the village pubs, the White Hart, is mostly Elizabethan, and is said to stand on the site of a Saxon inn. Witley Infants School, opposite the church, is a fine example of a 19th century school - constructed one year before Queen Victoria was crowned, in 1836.
The Domestic Buildings Research Group has recorded 53 period buildings in the parish of Witley. Visit their website at www.dbrg.org.uk/witley.html. They study, by invitation, old houses,cottages and other domestic and farm buildings, mainly in Surrey, and have recorded nearly 4,000 buildings. Visit their home page for full details of their activities.
Where on earth is Witley?
Witley seen by SatelliteAcknowledgement
Google earth
About Witley
Grid reference SU9464939650
Geographical co-ordinates: 51° 8.8651′ N 0° 38.8′ W
Witley village is located around the A283 south of Milford, in Surrey. Witley Parish Council administers a population of 7,300 in an area of 11 sq miles in the Surrey Hills area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It incorporates the hamlets of Brook, Sandhills, Enton and Wormley.
The last census revealed that Witley had a population of 7,703, with 6,001 aged over 16.
Witley is part of Waverley Borough, which is an administrative area covering 133 square miles, located in the south-west corner of the County of Surrey. It borders West Sussex to the south, Hampshire to the west, with the Surrey councils of Guildford and Mole Valley to the north and east. The borough has a population of 115,400 living in 48,500 households. Ethnic minority communities make up 1.4 per cent of the population compared with the national average of 5.
Over 80 per cent of the countryside in the Waverley Borough is designated as part of the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty or Area of Great Landscape Value.
Acknowledgement Image produced from the Ordnance Survey Get-a-map service. Image reproduced with kind permission of Ordnance Survey and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland.
A list of other maps covering the Witley area can be found at the Wiki:Map sources/GB.
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