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  • Welcome to the LOSRA Website

    Welcome to the LOSRA Website

    The Lower Sunbury Residents' Association Read More
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    We invite anybody interested in the issues facing Lower Sunbury to subscribe Read More
  • View Our Newletters

    View Our Newletters

    You can find all the recent LOSRA Newsletter available to download Read More
  • LOSRA's Aims

    LOSRA's Aims

    To optimise and enhance the quality of life for Lower Sunbury residents by all appropriate means Read More
  • Sunbury As It Was

    Sunbury As It Was

    Visit the LOSRA Gallery for images past and Present Read More
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Welcome to the LOSRA Website

As with any other local neighbourhood, the policies and actions which affect the character and future of Lower Sunbury are generally framed and implemented by a combination of local and national government, along with the vested interests and market forces which operate within those frameworks. Lower Sunbury is by no means unique in being under threat from a creaking infrastructure brought about by rapid urban development, the growth of traffic, and other pressures affecting the quality of life and the character of the area.

Working with the local authorities, we see it as the responsibility of residents’ and amenity groups such as LOSRA to address the underlying issues which fundamentally affect their members’ lives, as well as the minutiae of everyday life with which such groups are often concerned.

Please sign up to receive our regular e-bulletins by subscribing via the facility at the top left hand of this page. It goes without saying that, without your continued support we would cease to function so we urge you to join, or renew your membership now Subscriptions (£5 per household) for 2024 are now payable.

The period for consulting on the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Preliminary Draft Charging Schedule which started on 2 July has now concluded (see: http://www.spelthorne.gov.uk/article/3014/Consultations-and-representations) and LOSRA has made the following submission.

We are very grateful to those local residents who spared a few minutes of their time to assist in our Thames foot/cycle bridge survey. The very positive results have been attached to our submission.

The Sunbury Cross Subway has been closed to pedestriansThe Sunbury Cross Subway has been closed to pedestrians as result of damage caused by a vehicle collision late last week. An uninsured and unroadworthy (no MOT) skip lorry suffered brake failure and went across the roundabout dramatically damaging the control boxes, ripping out the electricity supply and telemetry so essential to the operation of the subway pumps. It was fortunate that there were no personal injuries as the control box ended up down in the subway.

The subway is below ground water level and, to facilitate pedestrian passage, the pumps should work continuously. Pump Services were immediately called out but cannot repair the extensive damage for another 10 days as the parts are not immediately available. An attempt was made over the weekend to use a pump truck, under a lane closure on the roundabout, but the knee-height level of water together with the rainfall meant that this had to be stopped. The subway is therefore not currently safe for pedestrian use.

Wednesday, 31 July 2013 11:09

10th August 2013 - 10 Days to go...

Be sure to visit the LOSRA stand at this year's Sunbury RegattaBe sure to visit the LOSRA stand at this year's Sunbury Regatta which is being held on Sunday 10th August at Rivermead Island, Thames Street. Exclusive Sunbury tea towels, copies of the Sunbury Trail booklet and postcards will be on sale and, for those who have yet to do so, an opportunity renew their 2013 memberships.

The Regatta itself will feature the usual Club and local skiff, punt and dongola racing; tug of war, stalls, entertainments, bars, fresh food and much more besides. The day will end with the illuminated sail-past and firework extravaganza.

Altogether, a fun day out for all, young or old, on Sunbury's foremost summer calendar event.

This Trading Standards Alert deals exhaustively with the whole subject of cold callers, the tricks of their trades and your rights under the law. For a full view of this Alert, click here

Hydropower ProjectResidents will remember the public consultation by Heather Parker Projects on 15th December at the Riverside Arts Centre (see article of 6th December 2012). After a long period of silence (apparently due to a delay in acquiring a completed reference site for the noise impact assessment) LOSRA has now been made aware that Heather Parker Projects Ltd has submitted a Full Planning Application for the Hydropower scheme at Sunbury Weir.

If you wish to make your views known directly to Elmbridge Council, you have until 13th August to submit your representation. The application and all associated documents may be viewed here, Reference:2013/2895.

Alternatively, you may prefer to submit your comments to the Planning Office at Spelthorne Borough Council who are statutory consultees at http://my.spelthorne.gov.uk/planning/ quoting the reference number 13/10184/MIS.

Why Not Try a 'Buy With Confidence' TraderMany residents will already be familiar with Checkatrade when choosing the professional services of a tradesman but may be less familiar with the new free Buy with Confidence Directory, which lists all local businesses which have been approved by Surrey Trading Standards.

If you would like a copy sent to you please contact the SCC contact centre on 03456 009 009, alternatively copies will be available in local libraries, CAB offices, District and Borough Council Offices and various other places.

Traders and more information about the scheme are also listed online www.buywithconfidence.gov.uk

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