Ewell Court R.A. is in the northern part of the Borough, and its membership includes households on both sides of the Kingston Road, at the top end of Ruxley Lane, and the community based around Ewell Court House. It extends to the Borough boundary with Kingston, and its southern boundary is the picturesque Hogsmill River and its associated open space.
So what is the Ewell Court Residents' Association?
Ewell Court Residents' Association (ECRA) is the coming-together of local people to work for the improvement of Ewell Court Ward and to promote the interests of local Ewell Court residents.Anyone can be a member of ECRA; subscriptions (currently £3) are paid annually based on each household, so that all family members living in a subscribing house are members. Currently over 90% of households in Ewell Court are members of the Association. Each spring an Annual General Meeting takes place at which those wishing to take a more active role are elected to serve on the ECRA Committee. Currently, there are 17 Committee members, including a Chairman, Secretary, Minute Secretary, Treasurer and Magazine Editors. With such a high membership rate and large Committee, ECRA is a very active and enthusiastic association.
ECRA also has a Social Section that organises regular theatre trips to London and other excursions.
In support of its aims "to safeguard and promote the interests of residents and encourage them to take an active part in local affairs", ECRA sponsors three Councillors on Epsom and Ewell Borough Council. Jean, Jonathon and Eber all live in the ward and are active in dealing with the day-to-day issues that concern our residents. In addition, Eber is also the County Councillor for Epsom and Ewell North, an area which covers Ewell Court as well as Auriol and Cuddington. For details of how to contact any one of our councillors, see below.
Ewell Court Residents' Association was founded in 1938 and ECRA councillors have represented local people on Epsom and Ewell Borough Council throughout that time. The Association is not party-political, but it does believe that by getting involved in local elections, it can help to make a real difference to the quality of people's lives.
The success of the Residents’ Association is based on Councillors, members of the Committee and residents working together for the benefit of the community as a whole. So maybe, having read about ECRA, you too might like to get involved.
Bingo Club
Meets on the last Thursday of each month, except for December, in Ewell Court House at 2pm.Entrance fee £2 including raffle.
Details from Doreen Webb on 020 8393 3224
Ewell Court Garden Nursery & Tea Room
020 8786 7369Cream teas, jacket potatoes, sandwiches, fresh salads, and grilled paninis. All food is freshly prepared on the premises. Open 10am - 4pm every day
Friends of the Hogsmill
The “Friends of the Hogsmill” are local people who are keen to help look after their local area, including the open grassland between the railway bridge below Meadow Walk, and Ruxley Lane.They were involved in the creation of both the woodland loop path within the grounds of Ewell Court House, and the surfacing of the path from Ruxley Lane to Green Lanes.
They are always keen to have new helpers to assist in the occasional tasks, for example litter-picking along stretches of the Hogsmill riverbank.
If you would like to give a hand, please get in touch with Lindsay at the Epsom and Ewell Rangers office in Horton Country Park
tel 01372 745 224
e-mail lcoomber@epsom-ewell.gov.uk
who will be pleased to let you have details of the activities, which are also posted on the notice-board by the Stepping Stones.
Ewell Court W.I.
Meets in Ewell Court House on the first Wednesday of the month, 2pm-4pm. Call Pam Hancock on 020 8393 3031 for more details.Is there an activity you would like to publicise ? If so, please e-mail clivescott@onetel.com with the details
QUIZ NIGHT
The next quiz is to be on Friday May 28th; details to follow nearer the time, but for now, please make a note to keep the evening free.Clinker Bridge
Fallen trees had obstructed the view of the Clinker Bridge from the Hogsmill riverside path near the Thames Water compound beyond the end of Manor Drive. Thankfully these have now been removed, and this picturesque feature is now clearly visible once again.Councillors
Eber Kington
Tel: 020 8786 9271. Email: ekington@epsom-ewell.gov.uk
In Ewell Court people care about their local environment and the street beyond their front gate. They act alone but also together, often through the Ewell Court Residents’ Association, to ensure that Ewell Court remains a pleasant place to live. As the local Borough and County Councillor, my remit is wide and, just like Jean and Jonathon, I want residents to contact me if they feel I can help to resolve an issue. Working together we can achieve so much more.
Jonathon Reed
Tel: 020 8393 5355. Email: jreed@epsom-ewell.gov.uk
A key interest of our residents is planning and I am on the Planning Committee and can be contacted for advice. However, Planning Law requires me to take decisions on applications on planning grounds only and, like all other councillors on the Planning Committee, I cannot pre-judge a decision or I would be disqualified from speaking and voting at the Planning Committee meeting. That said, the Borough Council's planning policies are very clear and are designed to protect our green spaces, avoid backland development, and to take account of issues such as the overlooking of a neighbour's property.
Jean Smith
Tel: 020 8393 9453. Email: jsmith@epsom-ewell.gov.uk
I have been appointed Chairman of the Environment Committee whose terms of reference are:
Waste management – refuse collection and recycling;
Environmental improvement schemes;
Quality of the public realm including cleansing;
Draining and highway matters that are the responsibility of the Borough Council;
Public conveniences;
Community safety including anti-social behaviour;
Parking;
Safeguarding the historic environment.
If you have any concerns in these areas that I can help with, do please contact me.
I am also Chairman of the Epsom & Walton Downs Conservators which was set up by Act of Parliament to safeguard the Downs for all users.
Officers
- Chairman:
- Les Duplock, 67 Preston Drive, Ewell, Epsom KT19 0AD
- Tel: 020 8786 9341
- Email: lvduplock@aol.com
- Secretary:
- Heather Rooke, 17 Lakehurst Road, Ewell, Epsom KT19 0EL
- Tel: 020 8393 1969
- Email: heather@rooke17.fsnet.co.uk
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