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Parks
Elmbridge Splash Pads: Work Starts in November at 3 Parks
Work on splash pads at Hersham, Cobham and Molesey Hurst starts in early November, two months sooner than planned, and should finish by March 2027.
Esher
Esher post box topper: 3D-printed Claremont mansion
A crocheted topper with a 3D-printed Claremont mansion now sits on the double post box outside Boots on Esher High Street, a gift from Claremont Fan Court School.
What's On
Sandown Motor Show, 19 June 2027, to Back KSS Air Ambulance
A new motor show at Sandown Park in Esher on 19 June 2027 has named KSS, the air ambulance called out 3,139 times in a year, as its official charity partner.
Thames Ditton
Thames Ditton boy, 7, climbs Croatia's highest mountain
Arthur, 7, from Thames Ditton reached the 1,831m top of Dinara, Croatia's highest mountain, on 20 October: step one of his Kilimanjaro climb for Macmillan.
Planning
Moore Place Refusal Not Final: Housing Secretary Gets a Say
Elmbridge's refusal of 206 homes at Moore Place, Esher, cannot be issued until the housing secretary has had 21 days to consider calling it in, minutes show.
Things to do
Painshill's Chinese Bridge Open Again After Three Years
Painshill's Chinese Bridge in Cobham, shut in March 2023 when engineers found severe structural problems, has been rebuilt and reopened by Alan Titchmarsh.
Weybridge
Rabbi Drorah Setel Inducted at Weybridge Synagogue
More than 125 people, including the Mayors of Elmbridge and Woking, saw Rabbi Drorah Setel inducted at North West Surrey Synagogue in Weybridge on 25 October.
Planning
Woodstock Lane 144 Homes: Council Changes Appeal Stance
Elmbridge says it has little or no prospect of defending its refusal of 144 Taylor Wimpey homes in Long Ditton. The public inquiry is set for January 2027.
Classic cars
Brooklands New Year's Day 2027: classic cars 9am to 4pm
Brooklands Museum's New Year's Day Classic Gathering is on 1 January 2027, 9am to 4pm, in admission. Cars up to 1997 can park on site; 8,100 came last year.
Esher
Esher Roadworks: Road Closures and Traffic Orders Near Esher
Esher roadworks: Arran Way (D6901) (now, until 9 Nov) and every other traffic order within 3 km, checked each morning with the council's notice linked.
Hersham
Hersham Roadworks: Road Closures and Traffic Orders Near Hersham
Hersham roadworks: Rydens Grove (D3836) (from 23 Nov) and every other traffic order within 3 km, checked each morning with the council's notice linked.
Walton-on-Thames
Walton-on-Thames Roadworks: Road Closures and Traffic Orders Near Walton-on-Thames
Walton-on-Thames roadworks: Various roads in Walton-On-Thames (from 20 Nov) and every other traffic order within 3 km, checked each morning with the...
Elmbridge is a borough of separate towns and villages along the Thames and the Mole, and nobody gives it as an address. They say Esher, Weybridge, Walton-on-Thames, Cobham, Hersham, Claygate, Oxshott, Thames Ditton or East and West Molesey, the last of these sitting across the river from Hampton Court.
They do share Elmbridge Borough Council, which decides planning, bins, car parks and licensing for all of them, and Surrey County Council, which runs the roads and the schools. Both publish the evidence behind those decisions where hardly anybody reads it. We read it and write down what it says, with a link to the source on every fact, and we say which of the two is responsible each time.
Or start with News, Local Info or What’s On.
If we cannot show you the document, we do not print the claim.