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News from Ockham Parish Council February 2025

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  • Thursday 8th May 2025 is the 80th VE Day Anniversary. OPC would like to mark this significant date in some way so please let us have any ideas you may have via our clerk.

  • A number of people have been in touch with us about the pony in Alms Heath. Concern has been expressed about her general welfare and we have been made aware that a small local group are generously supporting her. Does anyone know the owner? If you have any information you think might be helpful, please let us know.

  • We have a vacancy on the Parish Council. Are you interested? No particular skills or experience are required, just willingness to attend our monthly PC meetings and take an interest in local affairs. Please contact our clerk for further details.

  • Our grateful thanks to Frances, OHRA Chair, for her tremendous efforts to draw attention to the appalling state of the road and floods at Old Lane and Ockham Lane at Bridge End. Frances recently met SCC Cllr Bax, Surrey’s deputy cabinet member for transport, and SCC Highways officer Colin and gave them a thorough tour where she pointed out every pothole, the crumbling road surface and the flooding. Our GBC Cllr Oven and SCC Cllr Booth also attended in support. Let’s hope SCC now actually do something about all the issues. We are hopeful and we are already aware that Cllr Booth is pushing hard for a full resurface of Old Lane.

  • We have been provided with a grant to replace some of the fencing at the Memorial Garden. This work will be carried out over the next few weeks. Do go and enjoy the spring bulbs there as the weather improves. It’s a lovely space for quiet reflection.

  • No doubt you have heard the formal announcement that the National Highways M25J10 A3 project has been delayed to spring 2026. Another year of disruption for Ockham ahead. We note that press reports have not mentioned the inevitable increase in cost of this publicly funded project. There are more M25 and A3 full weekend closures coming up. The first is weekend 22/23 February. Keep an eye out for the OHRA updates on the closures.

Please contact our Parish Clerk with enquiries: clerk@ockhamparishcouncil.gov.uk