Broadband update

The latest from OpenReach on the installation of FTTP (Fibre To The Premises) broadband in Ottershaw Park is that they are waiting on field surveys to be completed. Nevertheless, they have an estimated completion date of 24th January 2022. John Athersuch and James Oxley are on the case and will hopefully receive periodic updates which will be passed on.

Oak Processionary Moth

June 13th 2021 .

All oaks previously infected with Oak Processionary Moth in Ottershaw Park have now been treated. Residents may be interested to see the method employed! A map showing the location of infected trees is available on the Estate | Grounds page.

Access to Mansion meadow

1st June 2021

The recent news item posted on this site regarding access to the Mansion meadow was incorrect and has been removed. For the avoidance of doubt please note that the meadow is privately owned and maintained by the Mansion solely for the use of Mansion residents. Other residents do have a legal right of access but that is restricted solely to get to the OPEC tennis courts. Otherwise access is not permitted. The signs are clear - please observe them and respect the privacy of Mansion residents.

Nitrous Oxide Canisters

4th May 2021

The Council are looking to understand the extent of Nitrous Oxide canisters being found across the Borough and kindly ask you to inform them when, where & approximately how many canisters are found by reporting online at https://www.runnymede.gov.uk/.../Litter-and-flytipping-form.

I have previously reported canisters on the estate on a number of occasions to the police.

For those of you wanting to know more about this drug you may find this website informative - https://www.drugwise.org.uk/nitrous-oxide/

Ultrafast Broadband update

22nd April 2021

This project will go ahead! A good number of eligible residents pledged and validated their vouchers. We have exceeded the minimum required by Openreach to enable FTTP (Fibre To The Premises) to be installed on the estate and the additional funds will help should some unforeseen funding problem arise.

An explanation is due to several residents who originally expressed interest in the scheme but have subsequently been excluded from it. This is due entirely to Openreach submitting an incorrect list of ‘interested’ residents to DCMS (Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport), who issue the vouchers despite me having provided a correct one on three separate occasions.

Those whose addresses were not on the submitted list are not eligible for a voucher, but fortunately we still have enough interested residents to reach the numbers required.

A few residents received two vouchers, usually the second one was “cancelled”. Openreach have not explained why, but I don’t expect it to impact the project.

Openreach will now start the process of claiming the validated vouchers from DCMS, beginning surveys of the estate and installing the fibre network from the exchange. They plan to do all this within one year! Once installed everyone on the estate (and others in the vicinity of the fibre route) should be able to take advantage of the increased speeds. So those who didn’t get a chance to join the initial project should still be able to enjoy the benefits of the faster speeds at a later date.

Many thanks to everyone who has made this project possible. I will keep you informed as things progress!

New look website

5th April 2021

Our community website has had a makeover. Hopefully this will present information in a clearer modern style. The new look website utilises web tools provided by Squarespace and will allow the site to be maintained by more than one member of the committee. John Athersuch will remain webmaster. Thanks to Michael Richards for all his hard work in producing this site.