Residents Against Gravel Extraction (RAGE)
RAGE is an ‘umbrella’ organisation opposed to inappropriate gravel and sand quarrying in the North-West Surrey Area.
Ideas for how to use Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) funding
In early 2025, the Chair, Willy Burgess requested ideas from the members and used the results as the basis for a list of ‘categorised ideas’ to the council using headings they had previously referred to. This hopefully helps the Council quickly understand why suggestions were considered relevant.
New £7m fund opens to help fund infrastructure and community improvements
A Runnymede Council news article describing new community infrastructure funding.
See Community infrastructure levy (CIL) – Runnymede Borough Council for more general information.
Egham Flood Resilience Group
With exciting weather recently, worth thinking of how we can best prepare for flooding
The relationship between Royal Holloway and Egham Residents
- Egham councillor Isabel Mullens has produced a report to community on the RHRCG Student Accommodation Working Group - July 2025
A30 traffic calming
Egham councillor Isabel Mullens ran a petition on this in the past.
20 mile an hour speed limit
Should we change the speed limits in Egham and if so, on all roads or just some?
- There is significant evidence that fewer people get injured or die
- They also make for a much more pleasant town centre and residential road experience for people on foot
- They save money, both for society as a whole (less pressure on hospitals, police and others) but also for motorists - see Guardian article - “UK’s 20mph speed limits ‘are cutting car insurance costs’”. From the article:
“the car insurer esure reported that vehicle damage claims in Wales fell by a fifth after the default limit was introduced”