The Olympics and Cobham
Big crowds turned out in Cobham to watch and cheer the competitors in the Women's and Men's Olympic Cycling Time Trials went through our town on 1st August 2012. As soon as the cyclists had gone through, many of the spectators hastened to the QEII Jubilee Field (formerly Recreation Ground) to see the end of the races on the Big Screen. There was an anxious moment in the afternoon when the transmission broke down for a few minutes near the end of the men's race - all available technology in the possession of the crowd was pressed into use to track what was happenning. The transmission came back just in time to see the medal winners finish. Great excitment and celebrations. (Sorry there are no photos of the cyclists or the end of the race - I was too busy cheering them, waving my flag etc.)
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LATEST NEWS
- SECONDARY SCHOOL FOR COBHAM
Cobham Free School has been given the go-ahead by the Department of Education to open a new Secondary School for Cobham. They have said that they will be engaging with the local community on their proposals and site selection. See press release. (May 2013)
- HOSPITAL RE-ORGANISATIONS
Pre-consultation reports have been published online as part of the "Better Services, Better Value" review of hospital services across South West London & Surrey Downs, which includes Epsom & St Helier Hospitals. See BSBV Reports. Take a look at the BSBV Summary Presentation pre-consultation business case report. (May 2013)
- SAINSBURY'S LOCAL STORE
SUCCESS - Following a campaign by the CDRA & other local groups, Sainsbury's have agreed to apply for reduced liquor licencing hours at the convenience store they are opening in Cobham High Street. They will stop selling alcohol at 9pm daily instead of 11pm as originally applied for. See the Home Page of this website for details of our concerns and the campaign. (Apr 2013)
- TRANSITION COBHAM
The CDRA Environment Representative has been attending meeting of this new group since it got underway in Dec 2012. The idea is to coordinate a set of bottom up initiatives with a focus on sustainability, aiming to make Cobham a stronger and happier community. There was a short talk about this at the CDRA AGM & Residents' Meeting on 4th April. (Apr 2013)
