Egham Residents' Association (ERA)

Egham Residents' Association (ERA) Our Egham, Our Future We liaise with key stakeholders and influencers, and campaign when required. It is very much involved with the Egham Town Team.

If you care about:
1) What is going on in our community;
2) Decisions that affect our town; and
3) Egham continuing to be a great place to live...
...join ERA online

Our Egham, Our Future

If you care about
1) What is going on in our community
2) Decisions that affect our town, and
3) Egham continuing to be a great place to live…

…. then join (rejoin) the Egham Residents’ Association today on

line https://www.eghamresidentsassociation.co.uk/membership

Founded in 1983, ERA keeps a watching eye on pressing local issues such as the ‘Gateway West’ development in Station Road North and the Whitehall Farm gravel-raising proposals as well as the general maintenance of the town. ERA is also proactive in its involvement with community events including Magna Carta Day, the Egham Royal Show, the Community Fair, our annual coach trip and other local events and activities. The association has approximately 400 members, all of whom live locally in Egham. For the last 35 years and more ERA has been continuously focussed on preserving and and improving the facilities in Egham Town and championing the interests of its residents. The ERA committee ( of approximately 12 members) meets regularly with the town’s Independent Runnymede councillors, leaders of the Englefield Green Village Residents’ Association (EGVRA) and representatives of Royal Holloway College. We are always looking for more committee volunteers to help us expand and develop the activities we are currently involved in. We would love to welcome new committee members of all ages. If interested please get in touch.

11/06/2026
Some interesting clarification on Section 24. Essentially this gives the newly elected West Surrey (Shadow) Council some...
11/06/2026

Some interesting clarification on Section 24. Essentially this gives the newly elected West Surrey (Shadow) Council some say in financial decisions made by the Borough and County Council during the next year - so they don't inherit even worse debt than currently expected.

What is Section 24 and why does it matter?

Section 24 is a statutory direction set by central government to help all Surrey councils make major financial decisions during local government reorganisation.

Under Section 24, most councils cannot make big financial decisions on their own and must seek approval from the Shadow Authorities, elected in May 2026.

This will help the new councils start in the strongest financial position possible on 1 April 2027.

Shadow Authorities have also agreed to give ‘General Consent’. This allows councils to continue with normal service provision and approved projects from their 2026/27 budgets, so you can access services without interruption.

Section 24 comes into force later this summer. It does not apply to Woking Borough Council and Spelthorne Borough Council as there are already existing commissioning arrangements for best value.

If you want to write to either your MP or one of your Councillors, this may be a useful starting point.https://www.write...
10/06/2026

If you want to write to either your MP or one of your Councillors, this may be a useful starting point.
https://www.writetothem.com/

Enter your postcode and the key people get listed. There's also a "Not sure who to contact?" link to guide you on who best to talk to.

It doesn't appear to know about the West Surrey Councillors but I'm sure that will come.

This is a new service, one of many useful services provided by https://www.mysociety.org/

WriteToThem is a website which provides an easy way to contact MPs, councillors and other elected representatives.

The next evening session for the Runnymede Games Club is on Tuesday evening
28/05/2026

The next evening session for the Runnymede Games Club is on Tuesday evening

Details of the RHUL Summer ball.
28/05/2026

Details of the RHUL Summer ball.

Royal Holloway Students’ Union (SU) will be holding its annual Summer Ball on Friday 5 June.

Free children's Games at Egham Library on Thursday afternoon
25/05/2026

Free children's Games at Egham Library on Thursday afternoon

Important to understand which Councillors you need to talk to. In spite of the recent election, for the next year, you s...
20/05/2026

Important to understand which Councillors you need to talk to.

In spite of the recent election, for the next year, you should continue to to talk to your RBC Councillors for Runnymede Borough Council issues - Cllr Isabel Mullens, Cllr Geeta Moudgil and Cllr Sam Jenkins for Egham Ward, Cllr Robert King, and Cllr Ricky Milstead, and Cllr Rhys Davies for Egham Hythe. For Surrey County Council issues - Councillors Cllr Robert King, and Cllr Marisa Heath

For the next year, the new Councillors - Cllr Isabel Mullens and Cllr George Gladstone-New are who you need to talk to about issues related only to the new West Surrey Council.

What’s next for the new East and West Surrey councillors?

The newly elected councillors are not yet responsible for running council services. Their sole focus is preparing the new East and West councils to take over on 1 April 2027.

This is an essential task to make sure that services continue without disruption during the transition. To reflect this, the newly elected councillors will be called 'shadow councillors' for the next year.

Shadow councillors will become full councillors and take on responsibility for all local services from 1 April 2027.

What happens to my existing councillors?

Your existing county, district and borough councillors remain responsible for all council services until 1 April 2027. They will still be your contact for any questions you have about council services.

Who should I contact?

If your enquiry is about a day to day council service, or if you need help with a service issue, you should continue to contact your existing county, district or borough council or councillor, just as you do now. You can find their details on your local council’s website.

If your question is about local government reorganisation, or about how the new East and West Surrey councils are being set up, you can contact your shadow councillor(s). You will soon be able to find their details on the Future Surrey website.

Find out more about what’s happening over the next year, in the run up to the new councillors taking over from 1 April 2027: https://orlo.uk/krZjV

Activities of interest in Egham during the second half of May
18/05/2026

Activities of interest in Egham during the second half of May

Congratulations to Isabel Mullens and George Gladstone-New on their success in West Surrey's Egham Ward. The other ERA ...
08/05/2026

Congratulations to Isabel Mullens and George Gladstone-New on their success in West Surrey's Egham Ward. The other ERA candidate, Gren Elliot came 3rd, close but not close enough to also get elected.

Please people, give Isabel and George the support they will need to make a success of things and serve Egham Residents' interests in the new Council.

A big thank-you to everyone who voted. This was a much larger turnout than is usual for local elections. ERA are hugely grateful to those who voted for Isabel Mullens and Gren Elliot and to the many people who helped the campaign in other ways, Our chair, W***y Burgess who was their agent. Those who did canvassing, leafletting, hosting signs, having leaflets in your windows, engaging with posts on Facebook and persuading others that they were worth their votes. Without that, we would not have been able to keep the Independent flame alive and that is something we believe is truly precious.

Click on the image to go to the website with the full results

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