at our EGM ……. At our EGM last night we adopted Mike Collins to stand to be elected in the Surrey County Council Walton Division Elections on the 2nd May. Mike has become familiar to many members over the last few years and has strong principals to support residents of Walton in their views of how Surrey County Council should act toward and support Walton in the coming years. Please take time to read Mike’s ... Read More

  The newsletter is available from the link below: Spring Newsletter 2013  

Proposed 93 bedroom Hotel for Premier Inns refused Planning Permission  At last night’s meeting ( March 11th 2013) of Embridge’s North Area Planning Sub Committee, the proposals put forward for a new 93 bedroom Premier Inn ( and two new shops) at the corner of Manor Road and Terrace Road in Walton were refused. The plans were rejected on grounds of overall scale and bulk of the proposed development which was felt would be detrimental ... Read More

   NOTICE is given that an EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING  of The Walton Society will be held on WEDNESDAY 27th MARCH 2013 at St. Mary’s Church Hall, Church Street, Walton-on-Thames – 7.45pm for 8.00pm start To introduce and adopt The Walton Society’s candidate for the Surrey County Council, Walton Division, election on 2nd May 2013 Nominations to be sent to John Lisle, Hon Treasurer, 63 Stoke Road, Walton-on-Thames, KT12 3DD Tel: 01932 222931 This is a ... Read More

The Walton Society has sent the letter below to Elmbridge Borough Council in response to the planning application for a Premier Inn Hotel in central Walton. The Walton Society 63 Stoke Road Walton on Thames Surrey KT12 3DD   14 September 2012  Planning reference 2012/2931 Laura Davies, Planning Officer, Elmbridge Borough Council, Civic Centre, Esher. Dear Laura Davies, On behalf of the Walton Society I wish to object to the proposed Premier Inn Hotel on ... Read More

Heritage Day this year (September 8th) was blessed with the best weather we have yet to see for the event, now in its 16th year. We attracted a healthy number of visitors over the afternoon, and several of the stalls present recorded takings well above 2011’s.  Many of the local groups and charities that take stalls on Walton Wharf see the day as a key event to raise funds for their chosen charitable purpose, and ... Read More

WALTON HERITAGE DAY EVENT SATURDAY 8TH SEPTEMBER 11.30 to 4.30pm   The Organising Committee for the annual Walton Heritage Day celebrations is delighted to announce that event will take place this coming Saturday 8th September by The River Thames at Walton Wharf, off Manor Road, opening at 11.30 am. We have lots of stalls put together by local organisations and there is very much a nautical flavour to the stalls this year, including displays from ... Read More

The Banners and bunting for London 2012 have now all been removed from the streets and lampposts to be sold to the public or be kept as museum displays. Despite what now appears to have been misleading information from Go Surrey about extended road closures to enable road islands to be restored, straw bales to be removed from bends and sandpaper to be removed from drain covers etc. the Olympic Cycle events passing through our ... Read More

The Society has been updating the details of the Membership and collecting Subscriptions.  This has involved leaving a small brown envelope for Members to return to the address of another Member living nearby who has kindly agreed to act as a Post-box for us.  This system has worked quite well, and we are grateful to all those who have replied so far.  We are also pleased with the number of Members who have opted to ... Read More

Below is our letter to support a new planning application regarding the former Jolly Boatman site at Hampton Court.   Richard Morris Head of Town Planning, Elmbridge Borough Council, Civic Centre, High Street, ESHER, SURREY KT10 9SD Dear Mr Morris, Planning Application 2012 / 2362 Re Public Park Proposal for former Jolly Boatman Site I write on behalf of The Walton Society to express support for the above proposal. I went over to Hampton Court ... Read More