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Have your say on pharmacy services

Pharmacy services

Kingston’s Health and Wellbeing Board want to hear how we access and use our community pharmacies and local chemists. This is an opportunity to have your say and help ensure the pharmacy services in Kingston meet your needs now and in the future. If, like many Chessington residents, you are collecting your prescriptions from Boots in North Parade and found the shop to be very busy following the closure of the one on Hook Parade, this provides a chance to raise this issue. The survey deadline is 10th November.
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Remembrance Sunday in Chessington

Sunday 10th November 2024

Remembrance Day

Remembrance Sunday is an important date in Chessington’s residents’ diaries. CDRA are proud to be laying a wreath at the Royal British Legion in Church Lane on Remembrance Sunday and at St Paul’s Church in Hook Road on Remembrance Day (11th). Church Lane will be closed to traffic between Stokesby Road and Green Lane on Remembrance Sunday, enabling those who wish to pay their respects at the War Memorial and observe the national two minutes’ silence.
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Ideas wanted to improve our neighbourhood

Shape your neighbourhood

Do you have an idea for how our local streets and open spaces could be improved? Or a local project that would improve the lives of residents and attract business to the area? Richard Dean, Kingston Council’s South of the Borough Neighbourhood Manager, joined our Executive Committee meeting in October to explain why he wants to hear from you. Richard told us that the South of the Borough Neighbourhood plan is being developed and he and his team want residents in Chessington, Hook and Malden Rushett to submit ideas. Find out more

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Redevelopment of Chessington Industrial Estate approved

Chessington Industrial Park

A substantial redevelopment project at Cox Lane and David Road on the Chessington Industrial Estate has been approved by Kingston’s planning committee. The existing structures, many of which are vacant, were found to be inadequate for modern industrial requirements and consequently been earmarked for updating. According to the planning report, the proposed development aims to introduce flexible industrial space catering to a wide range of industries.
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Trees of Hope

Sycamore Gap tree

CDRA has applied for one of the National Trust’s Tree of Hope initiative’s sycamore saplings. The initiative is about finding inspiring ways to ensure the legacy of the iconic Sycamore Gap tree lives on. They are gifting 49 saplings to communities around the country. CDRA’s wish is that, if successful, the sapling will be presented to Citizen Zoo for planting at Tolworth Court Farm.
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Quarterly report from Police Ward Panel Meeting

It was encouraging to hear from our Safer Neighbourhood Team that crimes in Chessington, Hook and Malden Rushett during the last quarter have been low. The most frequent crime was motor vehicle theft. The team has organised, attended and/or been involved in several local events including weapons sweeps, and a Violence Against Women and Girls event. They obtained a warrant for a dangerous dog offence, arrested a male for a potential knife assault, and returned numerous motor vehicles to their owners.
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Next CDRA Executive Committee Meeting

Our meetings are usually held on the first Tuesday of each month at 7.30pm. However, in November, our meeting will be held on Tuesday 12th November. If you have anything you would like to discuss or even if you would like to just come and listen, you will be very welcome. The venue is the room next to St Paul’s Church, 280 Hook Road, Hook, Chessington KT9 1PF.

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Chessington World of Adventures consultation – 19th September 2024

An opportunity to see current projects at Chessington World of Adventures and new proposals on Thursday 19th September, 12.30-3.30pm and 5-8pm at the Safari Hotel, Leatherhead Road, Chessington KT9 2NE. These projects represent an important next phase of development at the resort. Details will be on the project website from 19th September and are open for comments until 3rd October 2024.

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Change in GP Out of Hours surgeries

Kingston GP Chambers
By Darko Stojanovic via Pixabay

We have previously reported on the excellent OOH service that we had at weekends. It used to be that on Saturday, Sunday and bank holidays if you needed a GP appointment you could ring Kingston GP Chambers, and they would give you an appointment at the nearest surgery available. This has now changed and, sadly, is a reduced service.
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