Mogera Tani Judo Club , with the support of MVDC is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity for adults aged 60+ within Mole valley called Finding your Feet.
It is a 6 week programme where participants will learn to fall safely. Gain confidence and reduce the fear of falling.
The course will be held in Leigh Village Hall from 7th January 2026.
MVDC is running a consultation to review how local communities across Mole Valley are represented – and want to hear from you. Whether you’re a resident, business owner, part of a neighbourhood group, or involved in a parish council, this is your opportunity to help shape the future of local democracy in Mole Valley.
Click here to complete the survey.
What’s being reviewed?
MVDC are looking at whether changes are needed to existing parish arrangements, including:
Why it matters?
Parish councils play a key role in local life – from managing play areas and open spaces to organising events and influencing planning decisions. This review aims to ensure that local representation reflects the identity and needs of communities and gives residents a stronger voice in how decisions are made. Don’t miss your chance to get involved.
If you need help or a different format, please email cgr@molevalley.gov.uk or call 01306 885001.
Click here to complete the survey.
Mole Valley District Council
Leigh Parish Council (Surrey)
Notice of conclusion of audit
Annual Governance & Accountability Return for the year ended 31 March 2025
Sections 20(2) and 25 of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014
Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/234)
Notes
1. The audit of accounts for Leigh Parish Council (Surrey) for the year ended 31 March 2025 has been completed and the accounts have been published. This notice and Sections 1, 2 & 3 of the AGAR must be published by 30 September. This must include publication on the smaller authority’s website. The smaller authority must decide how long to publish the Notice for; the AGAR and external auditor report must be publicly available for 5 years.
2. The Annual Governance & Accountability Return is available for inspection by any local government elector of the area of Leigh Parish Council (Surrey) on application to:
L Mann Leigh Parish Council Clerk, 7 Yew Tree Road, Charlwood, RH6 0DE leighparishcouncil@gmail.com
During the hours of 10am – 2pm, Monday to Friday
For a copy of the accounts please note there will be a charge of £1.00 for each paper copy of the Annual Governance & Accountability Return.
Announcement made by: L Mann (Clerk) on 3rd October 2025
Letter from Cllr Helyn Clack:
I think it might be helpful to say something about the changes coming to Local Government in Surrey. This is what we know so far and as I understand it.
The government has confirmed that Surrey is to be part of the first wave of areas looking to take the opportunities presented by the government’s devolution agenda. The unique position of our county was referred to by the Secretary of State in her speech to Parliament regarding the debt that has built up amongst some of the boroughs and districts being unsustainable and that this reorganisation will need to address this. One reason why the Government has decided to fast-track the Surrey councils.
The Minister of State for Local Government and English Devolution confirmed to Surrey County Council’s Leader, Tim Oliver, that the government has decided to postpone Surrey’s local elections in May until 2026. Elections in 2025 were expected to cost about £2,000,000 across the whole county, funding the coordination of printing of ballots, including the cost of post and postal votes, employment of polling stations and officials etc across all 11 boroughs and districts and the 81-county council electoral divisions for over 1,000,00 voters. This money will now be used to help fund the transition.
In Mole Valley where the local council is elected by one third over four years, it is expected these will be cancelled in 2026.
Instead, the elections in 2026 will be to elect new representatives to the new Unitary Authority in our area followed by elections in 2027 to elect a Mayor for all of Surrey and any other part that is included in the new Mayoral Authority. The powers of the new Mayoral authority may well include Police, Fire and Rescue, Strategic Planning and Transport, Public Health and Economic Growth. County and District Councils will be abolished along with their elected councillors on vestment day which will be sometime between the two elections.
The Unitary authority should follow HMG guidelines, each authority is advised to be around 500,000 plus residents. Surrey has a population of 1.2million and in Mole Valley District Council there are 80,000 residents currently. The County Council is working with the county 11 Districts and Boroughs to establish the best way to ensure parity across any proposed unitary authorities.
County Council services will have to be disaggregated to Unitaries – services like Social Care for children and adults, highways, libraries, registrations, countryside and environment and much more. The district councils will aggregate their services like planning and leisure. Waste collection and disposal will be brought together. It is also important to note that some areas of the county have higher levels of deprivation, debt and lower abilities to raise council taxes than others when considering the geography of the new unitary boundaries.
There is a huge amount of work to do in a very tight time frame. Surrey County Council employs around 8,000 people or full-time equivalents for example, and it is important to support them in the transition to their new employers.
A draft submission to HMG in March by the councils in Surrey will then be followed by HMG comments and directions in May. The Government is proposing consultation with partners but not a public referendum. It is anticipated that the new framework for the unitary councils will be in place in the Autumn of this year.
For councillors, it is being proposed that the latest divisional boundaries set by the Local Government Boundary Commission in 2024 will be the elected areas for 2026. The Government is keen to avoid the expense of a new boundary commission and the new Unitaries can call for a new boundary review once they have been vested, this would normally happen every ten years or so. Currently there are about 500 elected councillors, excluding towns and parish councils in Surrey. Two or even three councillors per division are being considered.
This reorganisation does not include Town and Parish Councils.
The LGA has also published notes and guidance on Devolution and Local Government Reorganisation here The devolution and LG reorganisation hub | Local Government Association which includes Frequently Asked Questions
This is a very fast-moving plan, and I expect there will be a lot of changes and additions along the journey, which I will report back to residents about. I hope this helps!
Helyn Clack
Surrey County Councillor for Dorking Rural Division
Soon to be abolished…
Mrs Helyn Clack
Member for Dorking Rural Division
Surrey County Council
Tel: 07817 745843
Email: helyn.clack@surreycc.gov.uk
Mole Valley’s residents and businesses have the opportunity to help inform the community safety partnership priorities for 2025/26 as part of a six-week consultation run by Mole Valley Community Safety Partnership (MVCSP). Respondents are being asked to provide first-hand experiences of crime and/or anti-social behaviour, whilst also providing a sense of how safe they feel living and working in the district.
MVCSP is made up of organisations and authorities responsible for keeping people safe. The members are Mole Valley District Council, Surrey Police, Surrey Police and Crime Commissioner, Surrey County Council, Surrey and Sussex Probation Service, Surrey Fire Authority, Surrey Heartlands Clinical Commissioning Group, and local Housing Associations.
The work of Mole Valley’s Community Safety Partnership links to the countywide Community Safety Vision for Surrey and Surrey Community Safety Agreement which outlines how responsible authorities in Surrey collaborate to reduce crime and disorder. It focuses on protecting vulnerable individuals, safeguarding communities, and empowering residents to feel safe. Through alignment with pan-Surrey strategies and partnerships, MVCSP can prioritise local actions where it adds value.
Are you concerned about crime in your area? Have you been a victim of crime or anti-social behaviour? Are there places in Mole Valley where you don’t feel safe? Are you confident that crime is being tackled? Visit molevalley.gov.uk/mvcsp between Wednesday 6 November and Wednesday 18 December 2024 to have your say. Alternatively, hardcopies of the survey are available from Mole Valley District Council’s Dorking offices, RH4 1SJ* and libraries in the district.
MVCSP really wants to hear from those living and working in the district to ensure the priorities set are reflective of crime and anti-social behaviour being experienced. The agreed priorities for 2024/25 include:
· Anti-social behaviour
· Domestic Abuse
· Hate Crime
· Rural and Envirocrime
· Shoplifting
· Violence against Women and Girls
· Violent Crime among Youths and Younger Adult Males
Rachel O’Reilly, Chair of Mole Valley Community Safety Partnership, said: “This consultation will give us the opportunity to hear everyone’s views on crime and community safety. It is vital we have a good understanding of people’s experiences of crime and anti-social behaviour and any particular problems they may have in their local area as this will help us to focus our resources on the things that matter most to the community and will inform our priorities and action plan for next year. Once this is all in place I hope our residents, businesses and visitors to our district will feel safer in the knowledge that all our partners will be doing everything possible to help reduce instances of crime and anti-social behaviour ”
The ‘Pharmacy First’ has been set up by NHS England to help manage patient workload. Many patients that attend for acute on the day issues could be seen by a trained pharmacist who can offer advice and supply some NHS medicines where clinically appropriate and under strict clinical pathways.
These are the conditions where your surgery can refer a patient to a pharmacy:
All pharmacies who have signed up for the Pharmacy First can treat these conditions. Patients will contact their surgery in the usual way. If suitable the surgery will refer to the pharmacy and the pharmacy will contact the patient directly. The outcome is then added to the patient’s record.
If you do need some medical advice on a non-urgent issue you may also want to consider using your pharmacies more. They are extremely knowledgeable well trained but typically underutilised.
An estimated 200 triathletes will participate in the unique, exciting event, that is the Tri Reigate Sprint Triathlon event.
Many of the triathletes will be locals to Surrey and surrounding areas, supporting local charities of all kinds. Additionally, the Tri Reigate Sprint Triathlon provides a valuable opportunity for fundraisers to generate funds for their chosen charity.
The route has been carefully considered and designed with support from Surrey County Council and Emergency Services. The event will start and finish inside Buckland Park. The official race start time is 9:30am, and all triathletes will have finished by 11:30am.
However, in order for the event to take place safely we have organised experienced marshals to man the surrounding roads where the triathletes will cycle as part of the route. If you have any questions, concerns, or would like a travel plan provided to avoid the roads in use, please contact us or call 07858605702 for more further information. The same number provided will be the number to call during the event if you have any questions or concerns.
Cyclists will be on the roads from 9:45am until 11am on Sunday 8th September.
The roads used will be: A25 – Reigate Road, Old Road, Old Reigate Road, Kiln Lane, Brockham Lane, Old School Lane, Bushbury Lane, Roothill Lane, Brockhamhurst Road, Leigh Road, Shellwood Road, Clayhill Road, Newdigate Road, Bunce Common Road, Flanchford Road and A25 – Buckland Road.
Please be mindful and aware of the cyclists on Sunday 8th September. Our volunteers & marshals will be available on race day to offer advice. We can assure you that no roads will be closed during this event. Both vehicles and cyclists will be sharing the roads used as part of the cycle route. We ask that residents with parked vehicles on the used roads listed would kindly move their vehicles to another location during the time of the race in order to provide a clear route for the cyclists.
This is a community event and there are a number of ways in which local residents can get involved by coming out and cheering on the triathletes on the route or volunteering on the event.
Providing a safe and enjoyable event requires the help of volunteers. If you would like to join “Team Tri Reigate” you can contact us. With busy lives, it can be hard to find time to volunteer. However, the benefits of volunteering can be enormous, one of the more well-known benefits of volunteering is the impact on the community. Volunteering allows you to connect to your community and make it a better place. Plus, it can be really good fun! In exchange for volunteering at the event, you shall receive two free RunThrough race entries in addition to a RunThrough £10 voucher.
Thank you in advance for your support of the Tri Reigate Sprint Triathlon event.
Location: Buckland, Betchworth, Brockham, Leigh and Reigate
Contact: Use contact details provided above
Members of the Parish Council will be attending the Leigh Flower Show this Saturday – for the first time on our own stand. Do please come along and meet us, we’ll be happy to discuss any local issues that you want to raise.
One topic we are particularly interested to get feedback on is the proposal for a solar farm on Little Flanchford Farm in the village. You may have already seen the letter from ILOS Energy and the planning application is likely to be submitted to Mole Valley in the next couple of months. This will also be discussed at the next Parish Council meeting. Representatives from the company will be there to answer any questions there may be. All are welcome to attend. We are also hoping that the police will be attending to give an update on local issues.
The Parish Council meeting will be held at 7:30pm on Monday 22nd July at The Pavilion, Bunce Common Road.
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