Cobham Heritage Litterpicks - We hope to restart in July 2021

We have had to postpone the Cobham Heritage Litter Picks due to the recent COVID Lockdown restrictions, but we are hopeful that we will be able to restart in July 2021.

The current dates that have been tentatively set but will be subject to the current restrictions in force at the time, are:-

♦ 2 p.m. on Sunday 4 July 2021 on the corner of Downside Common and Downside Road

♦ 2 p.m. on Sunday 1 August 2021 outside No. 44 Furniture Shop on Portsmouth Road.

This is an important community service, and we hope you will be able to take part.

We will confirm these dates nearer the time, so please check our website for the latest information and confirmation that they are going ahead.

Local Plan AERC Group

As our members will know, we have been very concerned at the progress and indeed the approach of Elmbridge BC to the creation of our local plan. Our concern centres around two fundamental issues:

1. The annual housing target for Elmbridge of 633 (9,495 homes over 15 years) laid down in the Government’s Standard Method is simply not achievable without changing for ever the nature and character of our individual settlements through massive intensification and the release of Green Belt land
2. Our Green Belt is absolutely sacrosanct and the release of even a small part will open the floodgates to the developers as we have seen in other areas

So working with other like minded residents’ associations and civic groups we have issued the two papers (see below) under the banner of “the Alliance of Elmbridge Residents and Civic Groups (AERC)” we are now challenging all political groups in Elmbridge to support these papers. We shall then tackle all the candidates standing in the May elections to obtain their commitment to vote against a local plan that is based on the Government’s Standard Method. After the May elections we shall be similarly challenging all the councillors to reject the Standard Method for Elmbridge.

To our knowledge this is the first time that a significant number of Resident and Civic Groups have come together united over such an important single issue and we commend this to you for your support.

View AERC Position Statement    View Local Plan Housing Numbers

2021 is looking up!

Surrey County Council have money they want to spend on community projects and we have the opportunity to enhance Cobham village centre through an exciting and inclusive community project!

The Cobham Village Partnership brings together a trio of local community groups, The Chamber of Commerce, Cobham Conservation and Heritage Trust and the Cobham and Downside Residents Association in a combined Cobham project that will benefit each and everyone of you!

The aim is to deliver a vibrant, inclusive and environmentally friendly village centre in Cobham, principally through the expansion, enhancement and rejuvenation of our existing public and pedestrian spaces. The initial project idea is focused around 3 themes:

• Create a cohesive, attractive and environmentally friendly shopping centre for our community and commercial outlets to utilise, access and enjoy,
• Extend and enhance the look, feel and use of the existing Holly Hedge pedestrian area; and,
• Improve and add to the environmental, amenity, educational, and health benefits of the Leg of Mutton field.

We would love you to find out more about what we’ve got planned and we’d love your support even more to make our vision to make Cobham an even better place to live and work become a reality.

Click the link below to find out more and if you share in our passion we’d love you to click the Agree at the bottom of the page and share!

 yourfundsurreymap.commonplace.is/comments/601333b332c20024e7ec1b19

In addition we would also be very grateful if you would complete the survey using the link below. This allows you to comment on our proposals and influence how we move forward. It can be found at:

 www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/8ZDTX26

New Book - Street Cobham, A Guide and History - Available Now

Cobham Conservation and Heritage Trust is delighted to announce the publication of a new book in the series "A Guide and History" written by our local historian Dr David Taylor.

The ancient parish of Cobham was once made up of three individual settlements or tithings. These were Church Cobham, Downside and Street Cobham. Earlier books in this series have featured Church Cobham and Downside as well as the Tilt, and this book completes the series by providing a brief history of Street Cobham highlighting the history and historic buildings of this important part of Cobham.

Generously illustrated with many old photographs.

Softback with 70 pages - Book size A5

This new book is available now to order through the Cobham Heritage online shop at

shop.cobhamheritage.org.uk 

and from the Cobham Bookshop.

An ideal gift for Christmas!