Community Garden

March 2025

A Community Garden for Claygate: The Committee’s approaches to The Crown Estate about two plots of land on Coverts Road were not fruitful. Instead, the idea of a community garden is being pursued with BT, the leaseholder of the Exchange site in Hare Lane.

source: Claygate Courier, March 2025 issue, page 6

December 2024

To receive a report from the Environment & Sustainability Group.

B – There is currently no new movement with the Community Garden. The Crown Estate has rejected our request to use the Coverts Road plots. ACTION – Cllr Bray to write to Telereal Trillium Ltd to ask them to consider enabling a Community Garden in front of the BT Exchange in Hare Lane, which they own.

(extract from Environment, Highways, and Transport Committee meeting, 12th December 2024, item 9)

October 2024

To receive a report from the Environment & Sustainability Group and agree appropriate actions—to include discussing a community garden and whether a grant can be obtained for this and to contact the Crown Estate about the land.

There is to be a Green Elmbridge networking event at the Holy Trinity Church Hall on Wednesday November 20th. Peter Stevenson will put together a budget for this event (to include hospitality costs) and send it to the Clerk to be approved at the next main Council meeting.

(extract from Environment, Highways, and Transport Committee meeting, 3rd October 2024, item 10)