by admin | Apr 12, 2024 | Cranleigh Hospital
Meet the team!
You are needed by Cranleigh Heritage Trust –
Saturday 13th April at Cranleigh Hospital – the old Grade II listed cottage – 10 am till 2 pm.
Click through here to the web site to find the questionnaire – so that you can help the team apply for a National Lottery Heritage Fund Grant to save the building and bring it into uses for Cranleigh’s community.
2024 April 13 Questionnaire Cottage Hospital project SD
Cranleigh Heritage Trust has received a grant from the Heritage Fund to continue developing the case to restore the old Cranleigh Cottage Hospital and create a community hub with a focus on education, heritage and health and well-being. We would appreciate your feedback regarding ideas for this project which will help us apply for funding to fully restore and repurpose this building.
This Cottage dates back to 1446 and was the first Cottage Hospital in England, from 1859 -2010. It is Grade II listed. It was last used by the NHS in 2010 and requires considerable renovation to allow public access and use. Cranleigh Heritage Trust was set up to save the building and transform it into a sustainable initiative for the benefit of the community. As well as opening it to the public for heritage education it will be necessary to generate income to maintain the building and we believe that hiring out the rooms will enable this to happen.
- The main room is 4.4m x 7m and could be a Meeting Room for up to 24 people.
- A small room downstairs for one or two people.
- There are two linked rooms (upstairs) one of which leads to the next – suitable for up to six people at a time. 5.1m x 3.6m and 5.1m x 3.2m
- One small room upstairs that could be used for 1 to 1 counselling, and a reading room 2.2m x 3m
| 1. We believe that the building could become a community hub available for all residents. How would you like the building to be used? (Please tick all that apply and leave your comments) |
| a. Room hire for Health and Wellbeing
Health and wellbeing sessions for medical practitioners to use to be a priority. (At present people often travel to Guildford to access these services.)
Comments: |
| b. Room hire for other local organisations and community groups
E.g. History Society, Civic Society, u3a etc.
Comments: |
| c. Educational visits to include the history of medicine and of Cranleigh.
e.g. Schools, etc
Comments:
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| d. Cranleigh information hub promoting local facilities, events and organisations.
Comments: |
| Other (please specify)
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| 2. There will be information about the heritage of the Cottage Hospital and the history of Cranleigh. How would you like the interpretation to work? (Please tick all that apply and comment) |
| Audience participation tour with a guide. |
Simple museum style display with low tech interactives. |
Using a soundscape tour activated by loudspeakers or a mobile phone app. |
| Other (please specify)
Comments: |
- Do you believe that the Heritage Trust on behalf of the community should take the Cottage over, and save it in this way?
- 4. Is this your first visit to this part of Cranleigh High Street?
- Please could you give us your postcode? (We would like to plot where people are from to see the geographical spread of those visiting today).
- We will need volunteers. There will be opportunities for volunteers to be involved and to learn new skills with a range of opportunities from historical research, writing and presenting historical material to engaging with the public.
Would you be interested in volunteering to support this project?
If so please give your contact details to the volunteers or email theteam@cranleighheritagetrust.org.uk
Thank you very much for your feedback. Please return the questionnaire to the volunteers or send or drop in to: Howard Barratt, The Copse, New Park Road, Cranleigh GU6 7HN
Cranleigh Heritage Trust
by admin | Mar 11, 2024 | Cranleigh, Cranleigh Leisure Centre, Cranleigh Neighbourhood Plan, Cranleigh Parish Council, High Street changes
Parish Council AGM – Thursday 7th March 2024
It was an interesting evening in Cranleigh Village Hall
Parish Council’s work
A few Parishioners turned out to listen to the report of the past year from Chairman Marc Scully. When looking at the list of projects and maintenance that the councillors considered and decided about it is no wonder they find it quite a tough job! It includes all planning applications in the area, being consulted with about all big projects such as the Surrey County Council’s High street improvements, Waverley Borough Council’s plans for Cranleigh Leisure Centre, and continuing work on Cranleigh Neighbourhood plan, and the LCWIP – local cycling and walking plans!
The King’s Coronation – Prince Edward and Duchess Sophie’s visit to Cranleigh
HM Lord-Lieutenant of Surrey Michael More-Molyneux
Mr More-Molyneux and his wife attended the meeting to represent the King because of the welcome Cranleigh gave royal visitors on the occasion of His Majesty the King’s coronation. Mr More-Molyneux took along a beautiful plaque to commemorate the Royal Visit of Prince Edward and his wife Duchess Sophie. The plaque is to be displayed publicly for all to see. He presented it to a member of the audience who received it on behalf of Cranleigh Community. It was rather a special moment. He has lived in the county of Surrey all his life. Loseley Park has been the residence of the More-Molyneux family for over five centuries.
Cranleigh Neighbourhood Plan – it’s a good thing
Neighbourhood plans are to empower locals to have a say in where housing can be built. Ewhurst recently voted for theirs. Part of the Parish Council’s work this last year is to bring Cranleigh Neighbourhood plan to Referendum status – achieved – but currently suspended by a legal challenge – the reason for which is not allowed to be published – the challenger must be protected. However it should be heard by the high court this month with any luck, then arrangements made to vote YES and adopt not long after. It is a good plan with only a few areas of Cranleigh to be built on, and many protections and enhancements. If and when building does occur at least the amount of CIL money (developer’s contributions) will be higher.
High Street plans are nothing to do with the Neighbourhood plan.
The connection with High Street plans is simply that developers’ contributions must be identified at planning permission stage – so as far back as 2017 in some cases. The Parish and Borough council asked for money to upgrade Cranleigh High Street and that money can only be spent on the agreed projects. There are further surveys being carried out including speed surveys along the High Street. You will notice cables fixed across the road.
Cranleigh Leisure Centre presentation by Architects and Waverley officers
Another project has been to work with Waverley Borough Council to bring about plans for Cranleigh Leisure centre to be replaced by an amazing Passivhaus pool with many studios and other rooms for various uses.
It has been a long time in the planning
So that the current leisure centre doesn’t close the councillors and officers decided on the plan to build the new one in the centre of the car park, and only take down the old one when the new one is up and running. The old one will then be taken away and car parking put in place. The sticky issue is this – parking! firstly during the build and secondly afterwards when the business plan states that many more people will be attracted to use the centre! Waverley urgently need sensible suggestions to answer this problem. But also hope many people will walk and cycle whatever the weather or time of year. The plans do not include squash courts or much viewing area for swimming. There is no provision for squash courts despite squash now being an Olympic sport, and a much smaller viewing area for swimming – both of which were challenged at the meeting.
The consultation is 15th and 16th March, and on line.
Cranleigh Village Hall 2pm till 7pm Friday and Cranleigh Leisure Centre 10am till 1pm on Saturday.
Have your say by 22nd March! web site – click here – www.waverley.gov.uk/clcnewbuild – email – consultation@dppukltd.com
by admin | Mar 6, 2024 | Cranleigh Leisure Centre
Waverley Borough Council and councillors would like you to see plans for the new Cranleigh Leisure Centre
The drop-in sessions are taking place on Friday 15th March 2024 at Cranleigh Village Hall from 2-7pm and on Saturday 16th March 2024 at Cranleigh Leisure Centre from 10am-1pm.
Waverley Borough Council are sharing plans for the new Cranleigh Leisure Centre. If you would like to view the plans, please pop in at a time that is convenient to you.
They hope to see you there, but if you can not make it, please don’t worry as the plans are also available online. View details at: click here
DPP website: https://dpp1.co.uk/cranleigh/
Waverley Borough Council information hub: www.waverley.gov.uk/clcnewbuild
If you would like to give feedback on these initial designs, you can do so via our feedback form.
Please send any comments to us by 5pm on Friday 22nd March 2024.
See website for details. click here
by admin | Feb 25, 2024 | CCS meet ups
Come to the Band room and Join in! afternoon teas at 3 till 4.30pm,
and Cranleigh Society meeting, Wednesday 28th February 4.30-6pm
Afternoon tea is to encourage older people to come along and tell us their memories of living in Cranleigh and especially about the hospital and schools.
We are very keen to meet people who have been staff at the hospital and GP practice – nurses, health visitors and physios too.
After tea we will hold our usual monthly team meeting – 4.30 ish – and our members are welcome to join in.
Please let us know if you can come, and please ask your friends and neighbours to join in too – it’s very interesting to hear the old stories !
We look forwards to seeing you and listening too.
We are happy to collect anyone who can’t get to the Band Room.
best regards
Cranleigh Civic Society team
by admin | Feb 6, 2024 | Cranleigh, Public Rights of Way
Surrey County Council looks after public rights of way – footpaths, cycle routes, horse trails etc.
They are looking at these and have produced a survey – let’s see how many of you respond? Please share as well.
To find out where our countryside rights of way are please go to Surrey County Council – website – look for ‘interactive map’ – click here
to find the layer showing Countryside – rights of way.
Do you use the rights of way?
There’s still time to have your say on Surrey’s rights of way network.
Surrey County Councillors and Officers are undertaking a new Rights of Way Improvement plan and want to hear your views and ideas on how they can improve the paths in your local area.
Maybe you use Surrey’s paths for enjoying and exploring, for travelling to work or school or for health and wellbeing.
Or maybe you don’t use the paths at all – take part in our public survey and tell us why.
Survey is open until 10 March.
If you have a problem with any public right of way/footpath/cycleway etc. click
here to report to Surrey CC.
