Godalming News

Safer New Crossing at St John's Street

Residents are delighted that a long Lib Dem campaign for a new pedestrian crossing in St John's Road, near to Farncombe Day Centre and Bowring House Sheltered Accommodation, has been successful.

The Conservative County Council promised the work as long ago as July 2004 - however, the work was delayed and only completed towards the end of last year.

Cllr Chris Slyfield, who has been campaigning for the new crossing for years, said, "The proposed work on the original crossing had been poorly thought out and poorly managed. Sadly this is a common trait with the Conservative administration at the County Council.

Cllr Jenny Slyfield added, "We are delighted that local residents now have a safe place to cross this busy road. However, it has taken far too long - this crossing should have been in place two years ago and we shouldn't have had to campaign for so long."

Chris Slyfield 18/1/07

Godalming Set For Better Play Areas

Lib Dem-run Waverley Borough Council is set to improve many children's playgrounds in Godalming.

Cllr Patrick Haveron, Sarah Di Caprio, Cllr Joy Rayner and Cllr Andy Rayner are pictured here with new equipment at Ockford Ridge, one of a number of sites being improved along with Broadwater and others across the borough.

Patrick Haveron 21/1/07

Godalming Lib Dems Slam Quarry Proposals

Sarah Di Caprio and Cllr Chris Slyfield near the proposed site of the Eashing Farm Quarry

Proposals by Conservative Surrey County Council for Eashing Farm to be excavated for sand have been strongly criticised by local Liberal Democrats.

Sarah Di Caprio, the new Lib Dems' new Parliamentary Spokesperson for the South West Surrey and her counterpart in Guildford Sue Doughty have met residents to discuss the proposals. Sarah is also Spokesperson on the Environment for the Lib Dem group at Surrey County Council.

Questions are being asked at all levels of local government about the Eashing Farm proposals, with Lib Dem-led Waverley Borough Council protesting to the County Council and Lib Dem county councillor for Godalming North, Chris Slyfield, criticising the lack of information available on the Eashing Farm proposal.

Chris said, "All of a sudden, Eashing Farm seems to have crept into the Surrey Minerals Plan and we want to know why. It is not a suitable site, not least for environmental and transport reasons. Residents in my division have been asking me why is the County Council insisting on including such an unsuitable site? We must get answers NOW. Both Sarah Di Caprio and I will continue to hold the ruling Conservative administration at County Hall to account on Eashing Farm."

Sarah Di Caprio has praised the work of local residents and Nigel Wilkes of SSHAC said the action committee was angry that local people were left unaware of the council's proposals, only contacted "at the last minute" for their views. "Surrey County Council has completely failed us," he said.

Chris Slyfield 27/8/06

Lib Dems urge parking review

Godalming Lib Dems are pressing Conservative-run Surrey County Council for an urgent review of parking restrictions in the town.