We were saddened to learn that the quality of many of our rivers and streams in Runnymede have deteriorated considerably, mainly due to sewage discharge. These include The Bourne at Chertsey, Virginia Water Lake and The Moat at Egham, all of which have an ecological status of "Poor".*
With one third of all the Runnymede Borough council seats up for election, they were an important indicator of current sentiment.
We often get told that politicians are all the same. Runnymede is traditionally a very Conservative area but, having broken the mould in 2019 with 3 elected Liberal Democrat councillors, we are proving that we are not all the same. We have knocked on doors where people say that no one has ever bothered to knock before. We care about what residents want and will always fight their corner. A good reason to vote Liberal Democrat on 5th May.
We are delighted that a Motion brought forward by Cllr. Sylvia Whyte on behalf of the Runnymede Liberal Democrat Group, was unanimously approved at Full Council.
We have sent an objcetion to the proposed Clinical Waste facility for Kitsmead Lane to Surrey County Council
Lakers Youth Centre in Goldsworth Park, Woking was gutted by fire in January 2018 and in spite of a petition from supporters and pressure from local councillors since that time, the building was left empty and unused until its demolition in 2021.
Surrey Lib Dems are set to push the County Council for a formal commitment to zero deaths and serious injuries on Surrey's roads.
Surrey Lib Dems have called on the Chancellor to include an emergency fund to fix the growing backlog of local hospital repairs.
Surrey Lib Dems are demanding the Government cancel plans to hike the average household energy bill by £500 in April and bring in a tax on the "bonanza bonuses" of oil and gas bosses.
Lib Dem members of the Planning & Regulatory Committee on Surrey County Council were among those who voted against the controversial plans to replace Reigate Priory Junior School with a new build within the grounds of the county council's own headquarters at Woodhatch Place on Cockshot Hill, Reigate.
New analysis by the Liberal Democrats has found there are a staggering 1.6 million cars in areas surrounding London which are not ULEZ compliant, including 157,338 in Surrey. Commuters, including key workers such as teachers, nurses and police officers driving into London from areas like Surrey are unable to access car scrappage schemes despite ULEZ being expanded to outer London in August, and will be forced to pay ULEZ charges every day for travelling to work.
