Welcome to the Kingswood Village website.
Here we give useful information about Kingswood, Surrey. You should be able to find almost anything that you want to know about the village; its history, services and contact information for the people who lead the various groups and associations that help to maintain village life.
Latest Village News
Lockdown Guidance – County Councillor Jeff Harris
Dear Resident, I will be publishing a separate Councillors Report in the next day or so, but thought it prudent to send out the latest ‘Can/Can’t‘ do list of activities during this lockdown The lockdown began on Thursday 5th November and lasts until Wednesday 2nd December. The rules are a little less restrictive than they
Kingswood Poppy Appeal 2020
Remembrance Sunday will be different this year, with no formal parades and ceremonies, but please – Lest We Forget – we owe a huge debt to our service personnel over the years. Should you wish to donate to this years Poppy appeal, visit the Royal British Legion website. To commemorate Remembrance Day 2020, we hope
Surrey Police Update
The Kingswood Residents Association would like to pass on the following information, recently received from Surrey Police. We are warning anyone with significant amounts of jewellery at home to consider their security, as officers release a heat map of areas believed to be the target of organised criminals searching for high value gold. We believe
Kingswood Safety Net – Coronavirus Second Wave
With new restrictions to control coronavirus in this area, the Kingswood Safety Net is still here to help residents who need it. Advice to All Residents Follow official UK government advice at www.gov.uk/coronavirus Surrey County advice is at www.surreycc.gov.uk Reigate & Banstead advice is at www.reigate-banstead.gov.uk If you are able to do so, arrange for
Kingswood Halloween Trail – map & further information
Kingswood mums have created The Kingswood Trick or Treat Trail – A Spooktakular Halloween Adventure Everyone is starting from their own house/road so we won’t all be walking together – A general start time was suggested of 4.30pm so we can hopefully see a few other children dressed up along the way! Some families are
Kingswood Halloween Trail
One of our resident’s with young children has proposed a “Kingswood Halloween Trail” for the children, in place of traditional Trick or Treating for 31st October. To ensure it’s covid safe, the idea is that small groups of 6 will walk the trail together to spot the pumpkins along the route and once spotted, their
Charity Auction in aid of TWOAT
No 12 Restaurant have kindly donated a meal for 2 to help the work of TWOAT, our local overseas aid charity. The meal is being offered in TWOAT’s online auction at 2020 TWOAT Auction or you can contact Bob Gunn who is happy to place a bid for you. Michele and the friendly team at No 12
Update on Road Works in and around Kingswood
Kingswood Railway Bridge I have been advised by Surrey Highways that there is a fault with the road sensors for the traffic lights. Hopefully the problem will be rectified soon. At the same time the road sensors on the western approach (shops side) will be extended to allow for vehicles stopping short of the white
Covid-19 Update 16th October – Cllr. Jeff Harris
Dear Residents, With matters changing rapidly, I thought I would give you the latest ‘picture’ as far as Surrey is concerned, and more locally Reigate and Banstead . Whilst there is absolutely no room for complacency the current figures show us locally well below the level of Elmbridge, and certainly most of the rest of
Pounds for Poppies
Sadly, restrictions imposed by Covid-19 pandemic mean there will be no Remembrance Parade in Banstead. The Royal British Legion relies on Remembrance Day collections for work with those serving in our armed forces, past and present. The KRA will be displaying 60 Large Poppies on the Kingswood stretch of the A217, Tadworth Roundabout and the
Residents Report October 2020 – Cllr. Jeff Harris
Dear Residents Covid-19 – It would be quite wrong of me not to again highlight the dreadful disease which has affected so many, and even more will suffer lasting effects after recovery. I can only send them my best wishes for a full and speedy recovery. There is a lot of information available and sadly,
NSPCC Zoom Quiz Night
Kingswood NSPCC Zoom Quiz Night – Saturday 10th October Knowing how much the Kingswood residents have enjoyed our Quiz nights in the Village Hall over the past few years, we wanted to continue the fun by running a virtual quiz. We are looking for supporters to make up a team of 6 (in accordance with
In aid of The Children’s Trust – 3rd & 4th October
Share a Marathon! with a group of family and friends over London Marathon weekend. The Kingswood Supporter Group has been fundraising for The Children’s Trust for over 20 years. Our annual Spring Lunch was unable to go ahead, so instead we are getting teams of up to six people together to complete a marathon, over
Road Works Update – High Speed Fibre Optic Broadband
Starting on Monday, 21 September, Kelly Communications, on behalf of BT Openreach, will be drawing the new cables through the existing ducting in Waterhouse Lane, starting from the box at the junction with the A217. They will need to have a rolling closure of the road as they work through the cutting. Access to properties
Residents Report September 2020 – Cllr. Jeff Harris
Dear Residents As I write this the Summer is having one last encore and showing what an ‘Indian summer’ looks and feels like. Unlike the weather we suffered just a few weeks ago…. Covid-19 is still gripping us all, and although some of the messages change, it’s the simple things that will limit the disease
