Welcome to the Dormansland Parish Council Website

 

Please enjoy browsing through our site and find out what the Parish Council has been doing to support residents and businesses as well as what is happening in and around the Parish of Dormansland.

Details of forthcoming meetings can be found under "About the Parish Council". Meetings are generally on the first Wednesday of each month in the Parish Room (Green Hut) in The Platt, Dormansland, at 7.30pm. If there are any issues you would like to bring to the attention of the council you are very welcome to attend.

Please note that Council Planning Meetings are held on the 4th Wednesday of each month at 7.30pm in the Parish Room. 

Work is currently being undertaken to update this website. If you are unable to find what you are looking for please contact the Parish Clerk.

Latest News

 

Dormansland Parish Council would like to provide the following update to the community on the steps and actions it has taken to support the community as a whole as well as those residents in difficulty during this extremely challenging period caused by the COVID 19 pandemic. There have been some misleading comments posted on Facebook which we would like to correct.

 

• We would firstly like to thank the many people as well as groups such as Dormansland Diamonds in this community for the hard work, effort and dedication they have shown during this pandemic in supporting and helping those around them who have found themselves in difficulty and requiring aid. 

• During March and April the Clerk printed approximately 2000 leaflets free of charge which were delivered to the Community Care Group for their distribution. 

• One of the Parish Councillors has been helping the Community Group with visiting vulnerable residents and continues to make daily visits to one resident in particular. 

• At the beginning of April the Parish Council provided a grant of £500 to St John’s Church which was for the sole use of the Community Care Group.  As per parish rules and regulations a financial grant cannot be given directly to an individual or a non-registered organisation. Thus the Parish Council found a way of providing the funding to the group, via the Church. 

• At the beginning of May the Parish Council applied to Tandridge District Council for a grant of £1,000 for the support of community groups.  This grant was awarded and the £1,000 was also given to the Community Care Group via the Church as explained above. 

• To date a total of £1,500 has been provided to the group. 

• Recently two further grant applications were received from the Dormansland Diamonds. The first of these was for £1,000 to purchase food for those residents finding themselves in hardship. As explained above the Parish Council is unable to provide a direct financial grant so agreed to purchase food for the food bank set up in the village. This was to the value of £500 with a further £500 should demand outstrip donations from residents. The Parish Council also offered to help in encouraging residents to make donations of food to the Food Bank by producing and delivering leaflets.

• The second grant was for £1,000 to be used towards, if needed, the breakdown of washing machines, boilers, water leaks etc. The Parish Council did not agree to this again because of financial regulations and also that it was not considered appropriate use of public money. The Parish Council has taken advice from Tandridge District Council, the Surrey and Sussex Association of Local Clerks and auditors to ensure that we are able to support our community, without breaking any rules.    

• From information received from a number of local Parish Councils eg Lingfield, Horne, Felbridge it appears that Dormansland Parish Council have provided more funding to a voluntary group than any of our neighbours and we will continue to support in whatever way we can during this terrible pandemic.

 

Gas network upgrade in Racecourse Road, Lingfield UPDATE  

• On the week commencing 15 June 2020 for approximately 16 weeks, we will be working in Racecourse Road from the junction with Station Road to just before the junction with Mill Lane
• During this time, we will need to implement multi-way signals to ensure traffic can flow safely around our works
• Please note, as we move our works along Racecourse Road towards the junction with Mill Lane, we will be suspending bus stops within our work zone as appropriate
• For the first three weeks of the project, we will also be working on Station Road with the junction with Racecourse Road, and on Town Hill from outside Glyn Garth to the junction with Racecourse Road
• Vehicle and pedestrian access will be maintained throughout

 

Council Meetings

In line with government guidelines, public meetings of Dormansland Parish Council cannot currently take place. Monthly meetings are continuing online and councillors continue to consider planning applications.

Legislation has been approved to allow Parish Councils to hold online meetings while public meetings remain suspended. Meetings will be restricted to current business only. Anyone with any issues or concerns should contact the Parish Clerk Lisa Liggins at dormansclerk@outlook.com

 

COMMUNITY CARE AND SUPPORT DURING
COVID19 CRISIS

 

SUPPORT NUMBERS FOR RESIDENTS

 

Surrey County Council Community Helpline
0300 200 1008

Tandridge Voluntary Action
01883 722593

St Silvan’s Charity
07770 484069 / hello@stsilvans.org.uk

If you need food parcels, emergency electrical top-up, essential furniture or appliances or disability aids. 

Mental Health Crisis line
0800 915 4644

Anxiety UK
03444 775 774

Mind
0300 123 3393

YoungMinds
0808 802 5544

Alzheimer’s Society
0333 150 3456

Money advice Service
0800 138 1677

Citizens Advice
03444 111 444

Dormansland volunteers have set up a Facebook Page called Dormansland Community Care 2020 offering to help with shopping, prescription collections etc.  Leaflets have been delivered to many residents throughout the village already.  For further information please visit their Facebook page or contact Sy on 07939055169.

Tandridge Voluntary Action is currently focusing services to support communities during the Covid-19 outbreak. Potential volunteers can register their interest in joining a team of support volunteers in Tandridge. TVA will match volunteers with the organisations who need help.  The TVA team can be contacted on info@tva.org.uk or call 01883 722593.

 

Parking enforcement
For the time being TDC's parking enforcement teams will:

• Not enforce parking on single yellow lines in quiet residential roads.
• Issue temporary parking permits for car parks or on street parking schemes where they consider it appropriate to do so. 

Parking on double yellow lines or zig zags or on single yellow lines on main roads and in town centres could be dangerous and will be enforced as normal. Please remember essential public services may need access to homes and facilities, so please park considerately. 

Be scam aware
Not everyone is trustworthy and some people will take advantage of this unusual situation.  Be aware of:

• People offering miracle cures or vaccines for coronavirus.
• People impersonating healthcare workers, claiming to be offering ‘home-testing’ for coronavirus.
• E-mails saying you can get a refund on taxes, utilities or similar are usually bogus - they are just after your personal and bank details.
• Fake products saying they can protect you or cure coronavirus.
• Mobile phone applications which claim to give you updates on the virus, but instead, they lock your phone and demand a ransom.
• People offering to do your shopping or collecting medication and asking for money upfront and then disappearing. 

Tips to avoid being scammed:

• Be cautious and listen to your instincts. Don’t be afraid to hang up, bin it, delete it or shut the door.
• Always ask for ID.
• Be aware of fake news and use trusted sources such as gov.uk or NHS.uk websites.
• Protect your financial information, especially from people you don’t know. Never give your bank card or pin number to a stranger.

If you think you’ve been scammed, report it to Action Fraud on 0300 123 2040 and if you need advice, call the Citizens Advice Consumer Helpline on 0808 223 1133. If you are in immediate danger, contact the police on 999.  

WhatsApp Coronavirus information service
The UK Government has launched a GOV.UK Coronavirus Information service on WhatsApp. The service will also allow the government to send messages to all opted-in users. To use the free Coronavirus Information Service on WhatsApp, add 07860 064422 in your phone contacts and message the word ‘hi’ in a WhatsApp message. A set of menu options is presented which the user can choose from and be sent relevant guidance from GOV.UK pages as well as links to GOV.UK for further information.

In these uncertain times we would ask that residents are mindful of their elderly neighbours or those who are self-isolating and may need help with everyday chores.