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Surrey Heath Borough Council is warning residents and motorists to be prepared for travel delays this weekend, when the closure of the M3 locally is likely to cause a serious knock-on effect on traffic in the area.

Surrey Heath Borough Council’s Christmas tree recycling scheme is back this festive season. In the new year, residents can bring their real Christmas trees to one of our 15 recycling points from 3-21 January, and do their bit for the local environment – and the planet!

Surrey Heath Borough Council has secured a commitment from Thames Water that an imported sewage incident of the type which blighted many Camberley residents’ summer will never be allowed to happen there again.  

Surrey Heath Borough Council has secured 31.5 hectares of woodland on the east side of St Catherine’s Road in Frimley to preserve it as a recreational woodland area, protecting this natural green space and improving access for walkers. 

This land will be paid for from contributions from developers who have built homes over recent years in the borough and will enable the Council to also receive funds from future developers for the ongoing upkeep of the site. 

Our new ‘Join In’ scheme reduces the financial barrier faced by some young people and their families accessing physical activity via club and team sports.   

To mark White Ribbon Day, which takes place every year on 25 November, Surrey Heath Portfolio Holder for Resident and Community Services Cllr Helen Whitcroft joins Surrey Heath Borough Council officers and Surrey Police colleagues in asking people to be an ally to help ‘Change the Story’ and take action against violence towards women and girls (VAWG).

Surrey Heath Borough Council is pleased to announce that Poundland’s Camberley store (leased by Pepco), currently in The Square shopping centre is relocating to larger premises.

Following a motion passed with unanimous support, Surrey Heath Borough Council has published its letter from Leader Cllr Shaun Macdonald to Thames Water.

Surrey Heath Borough Council and our partners are here for you this winter. The support available includes grants, food vouchers and warm places to visit. 

Two blue plaques were unveiled on 11 November 2023 on the Old Dean estate in Camberley by the French Attache from the French Embassy.