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The following are the latest service updates from various Council departments.
Team Spelthorne are celebrating after coming third in the Specsavers Surrey Youth Games in Guildford on 23 and 24 June. Over 300 local children, aged 7 – 16, enjoyed up to seven weeks of free coaching across 12 different sports in the lead up to the event, with 161 children going on to represent Team Spelthorne at the Games.
Residents have been asked to give their views on the Council’s plans to build a new leisure centre on part of Staines Park. Drop-in sessions were held at the leisure centre on 29 and 30 June but residents can also comment using the online questionnaire (available until Monday 23 July).
Following Parliament’s approval for a new runway at Heathrow, the Council has reiterated its commitment to ensuring that the expansion leaves a positive legacy for Spelthorne communities. Cllr John Boughtflower will be heading up a working group to look in detail at Heathrow’s proposals as they develop.
Officers are analysing the responses to the recent Issues and Options consultation on the new Local Plan, which ended on 25 June. The Council will be now developing ‘preferred options’ using feedback from the consultation, before holding two more consultation stages. The plan will then be submitted to the Secretary of State who will confirm if it can be recommended for adoption. We expect this process to be completed by September 2020.
A celebration event has been held to mark the completion of the £50m Stanwell New Start regeneration project. The project has delivered 326 properties including 98 affordable rent, 18 shared ownership and 166 privately owned homes.
From 1 October houses in multiple occupation with five or more people will need to be licensed. Currently only HMOs with three or more storeys and five or more people living there need to be licensed.
The refurbishment of the toddler area at Cedar Park Recreation Ground in Sunbury-on-Thames will be completed at the end of July.
A new creative competition for children and young people aged 5 -19 has been launched by the Mayor. The children are being asked to convey what they love about Spelthorne using any creative medium such as 2D art, a film, photograph, display, or a song, and the Council is hosting some practical workshops to help the children get started.
The Council is calling for nominations for the Spelthorne Sports Awards taking place on 9 October. There are categories for coaches, players, teams and volunteers.
Over a hundred children from five local primary schools took part in the second year of Singing Picnics at Kempton Park Racecourse on 20 June. Similar events also took place in six other locations across Surrey.
Congratulations to the Swan Sanctuary and the Spelthorne Natural History Society for both being awarded the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, the highest honour given to volunteer groups across the UK.
The Council’s Meals on Wheels team have been delivering bottles of water to clients during the hot weather to ensure they stay hydrated.
Local businesses are being reminded that there is still time to enter the Spelthorne Means Business Awards (entries close 31 August). The awards will be presented at a gala dinner at Shepperton Studios on 11 October.
The summer Bulletin is being delivered to residents from 16 – 20 July and features articles on Heathrow expansion, plans for a new leisure centre, the Capture Spelthorne photography competition and Surrey County Council’s funding cuts. It also highlights events being held in Borough over the summer holidays.
Improvement works have been scheduled to start at Groveley Road shopping parade in Sunbury-on-Thames on 13 August as part of a project being undertaken by Spelthorne Council and Surrey County Council to help enhance the appearance of local shopping parades. Improvements have already been carried out at Edinburgh Drive in Staines and in the coming months work will also be taking place at Woodlands Parade in Ashford and Clare Road in Stanwell. The work at Groveley Road is expected to last for six weeks.
The Elmsleigh surface car park is being resurfaced and will be closed to overnight parkers from 16 - 23 July from 7pm each night. The car park will open as normal from 7am - 7pm.