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Surrey County Council and local district and borough councils who are managing the “Homes for Ukraine” scheme locally have agreed an additional thank you payment, to be paid monthly to host families from end of November 2022 to March 2023. This is acknowledging that the financial circumstances faced by host families in Surrey, who welcomed … Continue reading
Adults who receive social care support through Surrey County Council report that services help them feel safer, enjoy a better quality of life and exercise greater control over their daily lives. More than 750 people who need long term care and support, whether in their own homes or at a care home, completed a survey … Continue reading
A by-election has been announced for the division of Sunbury Common and Ashford Common following the recent death of Cllr Alison Todd. The candidates will be announced on Friday 4th November, with voting set to take place on Wednesday 30th November between 7:00am and 10:00pm. Residents wishing to vote must ensure they are registered to … Continue reading
Surrey County Council’s Cabinet met this week and the important announcements are summarised below: A County Deal for Surrey Cabinet was updated on the progress made with plans for a Surrey County Deal and agreed with the recommendations outlined in the report. The report contained a core set of proposals for inclusion in a County … Continue reading
Surrey Fire and Rescue Service have appointed Dan Quin as their new permanent Chief Fire Officer. Dan has been acting-up as Chief Fire Officer since June 2022, prior to that he was the county’s Deputy Chief Fire Officer since October 2019. He has served his whole career within Surrey Fire and Rescue Service since joining … Continue reading
Safe Drive Stay Alive returns to Dorking Halls next month, for its first live performances in three years. The live show has been performed in front of 190,000 young people between the ages of 16-19 since its inception in 2005 and is an emotionally engaging and thought-provoking education production, coordinated by Surrey Fire and Rescue … Continue reading
The county council must work closely with independent care providers to meet the challenges facing social care and continue to improve choice for residents, Surrey’s new director of adult social care has said. In her first keynote speech to Surrey’s care sector, Liz Bruce embraced the need for a new working relationship between the council … Continue reading
A landmark event in Surrey next month will bring together education providers and businesses in a bid to turbo charge Surrey’s local economy. The Surrey Skills Summit at Sandown Racecourse on 10 November will give leading local businesses the opportunity to outline what skills they need in the years to come. Education providers including colleges … Continue reading
Surrey Arts inclusion music teacher Raghad Haddad has won the Inspirational Music Leader Award at the Youth Music Awards 2022. Raghad received her award on 19 October in Troxy London in recognition of her work for Surrey Arts as a diverse leader of refugee background, supporting vulnerable children in Surrey. Raghad Haddad is a viola player … Continue reading
The Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities wrote to Woking Borough Council yesterday, outlining the need for an external review into the council’s finances due to high levels of debt. Leader of Surrey County Council, Tim Oliver said: “Surrey County Council has agreed to work closely with Woking Borough Council on this … Continue reading
In a national collaboration, Surrey County Council and 56 Local Authorities across England have worked together to share ideas and jointly fund the creation of a short film to raise awareness of fostering. It is aimed at finding more people who may be interested in becoming foster carers and providing nurturing, positive homes for children … Continue reading
Surrey County Council is working with the Horsell Common Preservation Society and Woking Borough Council to help prevent flash flooding of properties around Horsell Common in Woking. Properties in the Horsell, Canalside, Mount Herman and Pyrford ward areas of Woking have experienced significant flooding over the past six years. To help address this, three pools … Continue reading
On Tuesday 11 October Surrey Fire and Rescue Service lit up Guildford Fire Station in a show of support for Binti, an international menstrual dignity charity based in Surrey. The service will be looking to supplement Surrey County Council’s ground-breaking initiative, as the first UK council to provide free period products across the county and … Continue reading
Two Surrey Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) staff members set off to Poland yesterday (Thursday 6 October) to donate another 4×4 Land Rover to the Ukrainian Fire and Rescue Service. This donation is part of the National Fire Chief Council and UK charity FIREAID’s convoy 4. Convoy 3, which was delivered in May this year, … Continue reading
The first Surrey Food Summit took place at the WWF Living Planet Centre in Woking last week. Surrey County Council organised the event to bring together stakeholders across the local food system, including farmers, local food businesses, food caterers and local food initiatives in Surrey to begin sharing different perspectives on challenges, including related health … Continue reading
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