The Ewell Village R.A. covers the main part of Ewell Ward around Ewell Village with Bourne Hall and the spring for the Hogsmill River at its heart.
Ewell village lies 2 miles north of Epsom and 14 miles from the centre of London. A recent Channel 4 television programme, in voting Epsom & Ewell the UK’s best place to live, described Ewell an an ‘idyllic village’. With its long history, Ewell today is a pleasant mix of old and new and has been well managed by local residents’ association Councillors for 80 years to ensure that it retains its notable village atmosphere in the 21st century.In Roman times Ewell was a settlement on Stane Street (London to Chichester) being attractive with its clean spring water, fertile ground and sheltered in the lee of the North Downs. In 150AD Ewell was Surrey’s largest village - a resting place equivalent to to-day’s motorway service stop. Later, in medieval times it was divided into manors and was well farmed. In the 18th century Ewell was the leading place for the manufacture of gunpowder at the water mills on the Hogsmill river. The coming of the railways in the 19th century with two stations serving London to the north and to the south coast made Ewell a very convenient place leading to 20th century growth.
Bourne Hall is a community centre library and museum at the heart of the village, it has an interesting circular and domed roof. It sits in a park with a lake fed by the Hogsmill river.
The village has its own Morris side which traditionally tours the village on Boxing Day, dancing and collecting for the Mayor's charities and performing its own Mummers Play in which the Mayor plays a starring role. For more details and unique map of Old Ewell go to www.ewellmorris.co.uk.
Ewell’s 3 borough councillors are sponsored by, and stay in close touch with Ewell Village Resident’s Association.
Councillors
Michael Arthur
Tel: 020 8393 1476. Email: marthur@epsom-ewell.gov.uk
Michael Arthur has lived all his life in Ewell and has served continuously as a Ewell ward member for the past 39 years. He has been mayor and twice deputy mayor and has intimate knowledge of the Borough and the workings of all sections of the Council. Currently, Michael follows a keen interest in all aspects of Town Planning and is Chairman of the Local Plans committee which is shaping future plan policies due to come into place in 2007. He is a member both of the Standards and of the Strategy and Resources committees. Michael closely follows the workings of Surrey’s local committee especially in regard to highways matters as he was a long serving chairman of the Borough Highways committee before responsibility (regrettably) passed to Surrey County.
Pamela Bradley
Tel: 020 8394 2491. Email: pbradley@epsom-ewell.gov.uk
Pamela Bradley has been on the Ewell Village R.A. for more that 30 years having been co-opted after lobbying for much needed traffic lights where many school children cross the busy Epsom Road. She was the first woman councillor for the Ward, elected in May 2003. She taught at Epsom and Ewell High School, known as Pamela James. Her son and daughter attended local schools including Ewell Grove Nursery and Infant School where Pamela is currently a S.C.C. appointed Governor. She serves on the Social and Licensing Committees, Surrey Police Community Partnership Group, the Human Resources Panel, the Business Partnership, S.C.C. Local Committee, Rosebery Housing Association Management, Surrey Mediation Organisation, Ewell Court House Committee and the Integrated Care Partnership.
Clive Woodbridge
Tel: 020 8393 2853. Email: cwoodbridge@epsom-ewell.gov.uk
Clive Woodbridge has served on the Ewell Village Residents Association committee for over five years and is the editor of the EVRA newsletter. Married, with three teenage children, Clive has lived in the Borough for over 25 years. He has served as a parent governor for a total of 12 years at two schools in the area, Ewell Grove and Danetree, and is closely involved with the 2nd Ewell Scout Group. Clive is committed to keeping Ewell Village as a pleasant and attractive place in which to live.
Officers
- Chairman:
- Chris Pottinger, 38 Mount Pleasant Ewell KT17 1XE
- Tel: 020 8393 6196
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