A beautiful morning to be talking to residents in #Ash alongside local Cllrs Philip Bellamy, Carla Morson and Richard Lucas

Lib Dem MPs slam county council over new SEND casework policy Liberal Democrat MPs Al Pinkerton, Chris Coghlan, Helen Maguire, Monica Harding, Will Forster and Zöe Franklin have written to Surrey County Council’s cabinet member for children, families and lifelon...

Lack of support for children with special educational needs and disabilities commonly known as SEND, is one of the biggest issues in my postbag as #Woking’s MP. Yet Tory-run #Surrey County Council is refusing to reply to MPs about SEND! 😡
www.wokingnewsandmail.co.uk/news/lib-dem...

BROADWATER PARK PROJECT MOVES FORWARD 🛹🚲🌳 ❇️ As promised a week or so ago, below is an update on Broadwater Park following our meeting this evening where Waverley BC has taken the next steps to advance the project. 1️⃣ The landfill monitoring continues (and tomorrow residents might see one of the 3-4m borehole drilling rigs being erected at the centre of the site). 2️⃣ We have approved funding and the process to create and submit a planning application for the capping of the landfill that will follow the conclusion of the survey works. 3️⃣ We have also now commissioned the formal ‘options appraisal’, based on the last round of engagement with the public. ➡️ When this is complete it will outline the different possibilities (and how we do it technically and looking at the costs and implementation) for this large site and we will go back out to public consultation, as promised, when that report is available. 🚩 Re: the borehole, the areas will be barriered off around the vicinity of the specific works to complete the testing and access for the public will remain as it is now. Happy to take further questions! Cllr Paul Follows Leader, Waverley Borough Council Note: the map below is an approximate outline of the section with landfill under it (but should also include the football pitch). This is really just to indicate scale of the land available for leisure use.

Map showing the Broadwater Park area to be redeveloped.

Update on Broadwater Park by Cllr @pauldfollows.bsky.social

#Godalming #Development #Consultation #Surrey #Waverley

LOCAL ELECTIONS CANCELLED SURREY CONSERVATIVE REQUEST TO CANCEL LOCAL ELECTIONS THIS YEAR HAS BEEN GRANTED BY THE GOVERNMENT ‼️ After many delays and so many rumours coming from all sides, I am dismayed to inform residents that the Surrey County Council Elections, scheduled for May 2025 have been CANCELLED.‼️ ➡️ As I have posted previously, the Conservative leadership of the County Council put in a request to cancel the elections and this was opposed by me and my colleagues at every level. 🛑 The government have chosen to grant their request and press ahead with a rushed, unplanned local government re-organisation in Surrey (and several other counties in England). ❇️ There are many questions that will now follow this announcement. I will be asking them. I will be in the room (as the Leader of Waverley) for the discussions and negotiations that come next with the intention of seeking a unitary authority that continues to fully and properly represent the people of Waverley. ❇️ I will report back to residents and councillors as frequently and fully as I am able to during this process. 🛑 I consider this an affront to your democratic rights and a regrettable decision from all of the local Conservatives to pursue this and of the government to grant it. Cllr Paul Follows Leader of the Opposition, Surrey County Council Leader, Waverley Borough Council

Elections Cancelled! Conservative request to cancel May local elections granted by government Opposed by Liberal Democrats at every level in Surrey Your elected Lib Dems will work to make sure you are democratically and locally represented going forward Democracy Denied. Liberal Democrats Logo.

Lib Dem Leader, Cllr @pauldfollows.bsky.social statement in image below:

#Surrey #SurreyCountyCouncil #LocalElections #LocalGovernment #ElectionsCancelled #CancelledElections

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Cllrs @pauldfollows.bsky.social & @liztownsend.bsky.social introducing their proposed amendments at Surrey County Council earlier today.

Watch the full 18 minute video here: fb.watch/xyhkkCFgpR/

#Surrey #SurreyCountyCouncil #Budget

SURREY RESIDENTS AMONG MILLIONS DENIED THE CHANCE TO VOTE IN 2025

🔸 Conservative request to CANCEL May local elections granted by government

🔸 Opposed by Lib Dems at every level

🔸 Your elected Lib Dems will work to make sure you are democratically and locally represented

Getting ready to go on BBC Radio Surrey this morning. Much needed ☕️

Residents Demand Urgent Action to Improve Mobile Phone Signal Across Waverley Residents, businesses, and visitors across Waverley have had enough of inadequate mobile phone signal. A petition spearheaded by Lib Dem Cllr Liz Townsend is calling on Chris Bryant MP, Minister of St...

📢 Tired of dropped calls and unreliable mobile signals? Residents across #Waverley are demanding better mobile coverage NOW! 📱 Join us in pushing for urgent action to improve connectivity in our area. Sign the petition today and make your voice heard! 📝👇
www.waverleylibdems.org.uk/news/article...

The Independent report commissioned by Waverley BC and Guildford BC into our collaboration work (so far) has now been published.

Key points in the image below and more detail here: www.facebook.com/share/p/19om...

Instow (North Devon) Council By-Election Result:

🔶 LDM: 38.1% (New)
🌳 CON: 32.1% (+1.8)
➡️ RFM: 17.0% (New)
🙋 IND: 9.5% (New)
🌍 GRN: 3.3% (-11.1)

No INDs (-26.2, -15.9, -4.0) or LAB (-9.2) as previous.

Liberal Democrat GAIN from Conservative.
Changes w/ 2023.

Clip of Cllr @pauldfollows.bsky.social speech at this morning's Extraordinary Full Council session

The people of Surrey have a right to decide what happens in our county & the Tories at Surrey County Council are trying to convince us that they have no option but to cancel the elections this May

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The failing Conservative administration at #Surrey County Council cannot be allowed to obstruct the democratic rights of the residents it's meant to serve, simply to save its own skin.

Please sign the petition below ✍️

#Godalming Town Centre with some snow flurries for once! ❄️

Cllr @pauldfollows.bsky.social gives his opinion on the government's proposed plans to merge local authorities to create larger unitary authorities, on BBC Radio #Surrey this morning.

Paul Follows leads #Godalming Town Council, #Waverley Borough Council and the Lib Dem group in #SurreyCountyCouncil

Yellow and orange diamond background. Text reads: "Meet the candidates.” Nine images on three rows. Row one from left to right: Theresa Meredith-Hardy, Keith Buchanan and John Robini. Row two from left to right: Paul Wright, Liz Townsend and Ben Bristow. Row three: Mark Merryweather, Paul Follows and Penny Rivers. Waverley Liberal Democrats logo is displayed at the top-right.

We’re excited to announce our full slate of candidates standing at the #Surrey County Council elections on Thursday 1st May 2025

Read our candidates’ bios: www.waverleylibdems.org.uk/team/our-may-2025-candid...

#SurreyCountyCouncil #SurreyCountyCouncilElections #LocalElections

REPORTING FALLEN TREES / OTHER ROAD BLOCKAGES 🌬️ 🌳

Good morning everyone. I have had reports of some fallen trees and other minor road blocks as a result of the wind.

You can report these using the link below.

➡️ tellus.surreycc.gov.uk