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Cllr Robert Ashley King 🏳️‍🌈 🌹 @robertk16.bsky.social · 6d

In 2024 we promised this scheme. It was delayed to 2025 to allow Thames Water to finish major works, incl. new water & drainage pipes — something myself, Rhys Davies & Cllr Ricky Milstead had been lobbying for.

Over £65k match funding secured by your Labour councillors.

Cllr Robert Ashley King 🏳️‍🌈 🌹 @robertk16.bsky.social · 6d

𝐆𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐑𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 – 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 🚧

The Glanty Roundabout, Egham will be resurfaced 3–7/8 Oct.
⏰ Closures 8pm–6am only – open in daytime.

🔗 More: one.network?GB144075637

#egham #pooleygreen #eghamhythe #runnymede #surrey

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Cllr Robert Ashley King 🏳️‍🌈 🌹 @robertk16.bsky.social · 6d

📬 Councillor Surgery this Saturday
🕥 10:30am–12:00pm
📍 St Paul’s Church Hall, Egham (entrance off St Paul’s Rd)

Note: New venue – no longer at Hythe Centre.
Drop in to raise issues or share ideas.

#Egham #Runnymede #Thorpe #PooleyGreen #EghamHythe #ThorpeLea

Cllr Robert Ashley King 🏳️‍🌈 🌹 @robertk16.bsky.social · Jul 31

📬 Councillor Surgery this Saturday
🕥 10:30am–12:00pm
📍 St Paul’s Church Hall, Egham (entrance off St Paul’s Rd)

Note: New venue – no longer at Hythe Centre.
Drop in to raise issues or share ideas.

#Egham #Runnymede #Thorpe #PooleyGreen #EghamHythe #ThorpeLea

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Cllr Robert Ashley King 🏳️‍🌈 🌹 @robertk16.bsky.social · Jul 28

For 15 years, the Hythe Medical Practice has operated from temporary cabins. We knew that wasn’t good enough — so we acted.

The new GP surgery will be 4x the size, purpose-built, and fit to serve the community for decades to come.

Cllr Robert Ashley King 🏳️‍🌈 🌹 @robertk16.bsky.social · Jul 28

This is what delivery looks like.

Real investment. Real change.
Led by your Labour & Co-op councillors — working for Egham Hythe, Pooley Green, and wider Runnymede.

#DeliveringForYou #LabourAndCoop #EghamHythe #Runnymede

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Cllr Robert Ashley King 🏳️‍🌈 🌹 @robertk16.bsky.social · Jul 28

🔧 Coming soon:
• 8 clinical and consulting rooms
• Modern space for staff and patients
• Primary, secondary, and community care
• Built to support 7,600+ local residents

This is local care, properly invested in.

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Cllr Robert Ashley King 🏳️‍🌈 🌹 @robertk16.bsky.social · Jul 28

This is the result of months of work — engaging NHS partners, pushing for the Hythe Centre to be repurposed, and making the case at Council.

We said we’d fight for better healthcare in Egham Hythe and Pooley Green — and we are.

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Cllr Robert Ashley King 🏳️‍🌈 🌹 @robertk16.bsky.social · Jul 28

We promised better local healthcare — and we’re delivering.

Together, we’ve secured the next step for a bigger, better GP surgery in Egham Hythe.

📅 View plans: 13 Aug, 2:30–6:30pm
📍 Hythe Centre

See more here shorturl.at/yOjgc

#egham #eghamhythe #runnymede #surrey #pooleygreen
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Cllr Robert Ashley King 🏳️‍🌈 🌹 @robertk16.bsky.social · Jul 15

5/5)
📣 Our official petition is now live.

✅ It follows Surrey County Council’s democratic process
🗳️ It will be formally presented
✊ Make your voice count.

🔗 mycouncil.surreycc.gov.uk/mgEPetitionD...

#StopTheBookingSystem #SurreyDeservesBetter #LyneCRC #CamberleyTip #Runnymede

ePetition - Stop the New Booking System at Camberley and Lyne Recycling Centres - Surrey County Council

mycouncil.surreycc.gov.uk

Cllr Robert Ashley King 🏳️‍🌈 🌹 @robertk16.bsky.social · Jul 15

4/5)
Runnymede has 3 Conservative Cabinet members helping run the County Council.

Two now claim they “didn’t know” this was happening.

Either they weren’t told — or they weren’t paying attention.

Residents deserve better.

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Cllr Robert Ashley King 🏳️‍🌈 🌹 @robertk16.bsky.social · Jul 15

3/5)
Why this matters:
• Makes recycling harder for busy households
• Disadvantages older & vulnerable residents
• Won’t fix traffic
• Creates postcode inequality across Surrey

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Cllr Robert Ashley King 🏳️‍🌈 🌹 @robertk16.bsky.social · Jul 15

2/5)
The new system means:
📅 Advance 15-min slot required
🔟 Max 10 visits/month
🚫 No booking = No entry

Residents aren’t asking for barriers — they want access.

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Cllr Robert Ashley King 🏳️‍🌈 🌹 @robertk16.bsky.social · Jul 15

🛑 PETITION NOW LIVE
Surrey Conservatives are forcing a strict booking system on Camberley & Lyne (Chertsey) Recycling Centres from 11 August.

It’s unfair. It’s unnecessary. And now you can formally object.

👇 SIGN HERE:
🔗 mycouncil.surreycc.gov.uk/mgEPetitionD...

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Cllr Robert Ashley King 🏳️‍🌈 🌹 @robertk16.bsky.social · Jul 12

🌹 Labour says: Scrap the booking system now.

#StopTheBookingSystem
#CamberleyTip
#LyneCRC
#SurreyDeservesBetter
#Runnymede
#ScrapThePlan
#Surrey

Cllr Robert Ashley King 🏳️‍🌈 🌹 @robertk16.bsky.social · Jul 12

5️⃣ 📝 More details on the Tory plan:
• Trial runs: 11 Aug – 10 Nov
• Bookings open: 28 July
• You can book online, phone, or SMS (office hours only)
• 10 bookings/month per resident

Cllr Robert Ashley King 🏳️‍🌈 🌹 @robertk16.bsky.social · Jul 12

4️⃣ 📣 What are we doing about it?

Labour’s @CllrRobKing is launching a formal petition via the official Surrey CC website on Monday.

We’re playing by the rules — and we’re ready to fight this properly.

Cllr Robert Ashley King 🏳️‍🌈 🌹 @robertk16.bsky.social · Jul 12

3️⃣ And here’s the kicker…

Runnymede has three Conservative cabinet members on Surrey County Council.
Yet TWO claim they didn’t know this was happening.

So either:
1️⃣ They’ve lost control
or
2️⃣ They didn’t read their briefings

Cllr Robert Ashley King 🏳️‍🌈 🌹 @robertk16.bsky.social · Jul 12

2️⃣ ❌ Why we’re opposed:
• More red tape
• Unfair on busy families
• Won’t reduce congestion
• Harder for older/vulnerable residents
• Creates a 2-tier system across Surrey

Cllr Robert Ashley King 🏳️‍🌈 🌹 @robertk16.bsky.social · Jul 12

1️⃣ You’ll need to:
📅 Book a 15-min slot in advance
🔟 Stick to 10 visits a month
🚫 No booking = No entry

This is the wrong approach.

Cllr Robert Ashley King 🏳️‍🌈 🌹 @robertk16.bsky.social · Jul 12

🛑 STOP the Booking System at Camberley & Lyne (Chertsey) Recycling Centres

From 11 August, the Conservatives running Surrey County Council are forcing a strict booking-only system at both sites.

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Cllr Robert Ashley King 🏳️‍🌈 🌹 @robertk16.bsky.social · Jun 26

✅ Tidy-Up: Magna Square Estate
We’ve cleared litter, kerb weeds & revamped planters. Graffiti removal & bin replacement underway.

Thanks to Cllrs Isabel Mullens & Geeta Moudgil for pushing High St beds — many now sorted, incl. near the Post Office.

#Egham #Runnymede #surrey #LabourLocal

Cllr Robert Ashley King 🏳️‍🌈 🌹 @robertk16.bsky.social · Jun 18

✅ Tidy-Up Works Near You
📍 Egham, Hythe & Pooley Green

We’ve been getting on with the job — clearing and tidying up neglected areas:

• Road signs cleaned
• Stroude Rd leaf build-up cleared
• Overgrown stretch on Stroude Rd towards Virginia Water

#Runnymede #Egham #PooleyGreen #Hythe #LabourLocal

Cllr Robert Ashley King 🏳️‍🌈 🌹 @robertk16.bsky.social · Jun 11

🚧 Footway Reconstruction – Townpath from Wavendene Avenue to Ayebridges Avenue, Egham 🚧

#Egham #Wavendene #Ayebridges #SurreyHighways #runnymede #surrey #thorpelea #eghamhythe #CommunityPromisesDelivered

Cllr Robert Ashley King 🏳️‍🌈 🌹 @robertk16.bsky.social · Jun 6

Councillor Surgery tomorrow at St Paul’s Church Hall 10:30am – 12:00pm

The entrance is round the back of the church, off St Paul’s Road.

Held every first Saturday of the month.

Rhys is covering this month’s session.

#egham #eghamhythe #pooleygreen #thorpe #thorpelea #eghamtown #runnymede