Elmbridge Borough Council Updates

Latest updates from Elmbridge Borough Council on availability of services and facilities.

26th March 2020

Have you joined the Elmbridge Coronavirus Support group on Facebook?

https://www.facebook.com/groups/elmbridgecoronavirussupport/

This information reflects the Prime Minister’s statement of 23 March explaining enhanced restrictions on movement.

Information on all our services is available on our website. You can also pay for any services through our website.

Due to the latest Government advice regarding COVID-19 (Coronavirus), we have made the following changes to services.

Please also note the information about our open spaces.

Cancellations

The following have been cancelled until further notice:

Children and family events (including countryside and museum events)
Community transport
Council meetings, including planning committee meetings
Dementia services – social groups and sitting service. Support will be provided through welfare phone checks for carers who use this service.
Easter Shout! holiday activities (full refunds will be given on existing Easter Shout! bookings.)
Food hygiene course: the next in-house food hygiene course, but e-learning courses are still available.
Healthy walks and cycle rides
Open spaces bookings: Existing and new bookings on Elmbridge open spaces, including football pitch and cricket square hire, bootcamps, filming and public events
Royston Pike lectures
Surrey Youth Games training sessions and the weekend Games
Voluntary Sector Forum

Closures

The following facilities are currently closed until further notice:
Centres for the Community
Civic Centre – closed to the public
Hurst Pool
Halls – Playhouse, King Georges Hall, Vine Hall, Elmgrove
Play areas
Sports Hub
Tennis courts
Xcel Leisure Complex

All sporting fixtures and training have now been postponed by the sports governing bodies. For more information do not hesitate to contact your local sports clubs directly.

Changes to service delivery

There are some service delivery changes in place for:

Care and Repair Elmbridge (CARE)
Green spaces maintenance
Green spaces car park opening hours
Handyperson service
Housing services (homeless prevention/advice, social and supported housing, private rented sector, temporary accommodation)
Licensing – alcohol and entertainment licences
Licensing – Taxi and private hire licences
Licensing – Street and house-to-house collections
Meals on wheels
Parking: charges suspended on all council car parks until 14 April
Planning services
Community Infrastructure Levy: funding boards due to held in June have been cancelled.

Waste collection

We have had no reports of disruption to the waste collection service.

Anyone in self isolation should refer to guidance on waste disposal.

Local foodbanks

We have agreed to provide £10,000 which will be shared between the three local food banks to help their support of vulnerable people at this unsettling time.

Useful links and advice

Support for businesses
Business rates information
Tips to help stop the spread of coronavirus
More coronavirus information
https://www.elmbridge.gov.uk/news/elmbridge-statement/

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