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ASDA Community Fund Update - August 2025
Last year, following the fuel leak, the Bramley community was promised the sum of £512,500 by Asda Stores Limited (“Asda”). In response, Bramley Parish Council (“BPC”) established a dedicated Asda Community Fund Committee (“Fund Committee”) to steer this fund, with the goal of maximising benefit for Bramley.
The Fund Committee is chaired by BPC Vice-Chairman, Dr. Bob Stern, and includes representatives from the Parish Council as well as members of local village organisations.
Over the past 10 months, the Fund Committee has worked diligently to ensure that funding allocations support a broad cross-section of our community - across all age groups and backgrounds. As part of the process, Asda must be invoiced directly, which has added an additional layer of complexity and, in some cases, caused delays. This remains an ongoing and carefully managed process.
There was a consultation by BPC at the end of last year and projects chosen have regard to suggestions received during that process. I would like to extend sincere thanks to everyone who completed the survey and contributed ideas, as well as to the many members of our community who have worked hard to research and cost proposals.
A special thanks also goes to our committee members, who have participated in detailed and sometimes difficult discussions - all with the shared goal of doing the right thing for Bramley. And finally, a huge thank you to our Clerk, Debbie Ersser, who has managed the complex invoicing process with Asda brilliantly.
Project Summary
Please see below a summary of projects and funds spent or allocated to date. If you would like further detail or have additional suggestions, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.
If a project you are interested in does not appear on this list, it may fall under the responsibility of a local authority such as Waverley Borough Council or Surrey County Council or may be being actioned separately via different funding sources. *
Best wishes,
Jane Austin
Chairman, on behalf of Bramley Parish Council
For details of the Bramley Asda Fund to date please click here
*e.g. Trim trail at Gosden Common – BPC is applying for CIL funding for this project.
Members of the Asda Community Fund Committee
Chair Cllr Bob Stern - Bramley Parish Council
Helen Melia - Bramley Fete, Bramley Residents Action Group (BRAG)
Gill Longdon - Bramley Business Network, BRAG, Bramley Wheels
Sharon Withers - Bramley Business Network, BRAG
Liz Sutherland - Bramley Village Society, Bramley Helping Hand, Gosden House, BRAG
Margaret Darvill - Wey and Arun Canal Trust, Bramley Fete, Bramley Village Society & Bramley Helping Hand
Holly Lewis - Bramley Infant School PTFA
Des Parker - Bramley Village Society
Cllr Jane Austin - Bramley Parish Council, Bramley Helping Hand, BRAG
Cllr Francesca Stern - Bramley Parish Council
Cllr Tony Coleman - Bramley Parish Council
Local Government Reorganisation
We have been contacted by the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government who have advised us that the official consultation has now opened - it will remain open until 5th August 2025. Please click on this link to respond to the consultation:
Bramley Parish Council
Planning Application to build 26 dwellings on the allotment site.
Planning Application WA/2025/00581 LAND AT PARK DRIVE BRAMLEY GUILDFORD GU5 Outline application for the erection of 26 dwellings (including 14 affordable dwellings) together with associated works and access.
Please click on the allotment site page to read BPC's objection to this application
Please Support our Wonderful Bramley Businesses to help them recover following the recent disruption in the Village.
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For the latest updates about the ASDA Community Fund and how you can get involved please click here
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Bramley Village
On a December evening in 1894, Bramley's first Parish Council was formed during a meeting at the Constitutional Hall. The Honourable Henry Cubitt, an MP and resident of Birtley House, was proposed to chair the meeting. After 54 attendees raised their hands to elect from 17 nominations, nine Councillors were selected and Mr Horace Ricardo became the first chairman of the Council.
Today, Bramley Parish Council is still composed of nine unpaid volunteers who live within the Parish. The Council employs a part-time Clerk and manages and funds a range of community activities, including the Village Hall, the Eastwood Road playground, common land, and the Sports Pavilion on Gosden Common.
As part of their responsibilities, the Council reviews and comments on local planning applications coordinate with Surrey County Council and Waverley Borough Council on issues affecting the Parish, and addresses concerns residents raise.
If you have any local issues you can contact your Parish Council using the form below or by contacting councillors directly using the details on the Councillors page.
The Council invites residents to attend Parish Council and Planning Review Committee meetings, which are held in the Parish meeting room at the Village Hall. You can find details about forthcoming meetings and access records of previous discussions on the Council Meetings page.
Bramley Library Meeting Room
Are you looking for a meeting room for a regular activity or perhaps a one-off celebration? If so, the meeting room at our village library may suit you. It has hosted yoga, mahjong, music and mindfulness classes, reading groups, authors' visits and private parties. It is fully accessible with its own entrance, has free wifi and basic kitchen facilities. Tables and 24 chairs are available.
The cost is extremely competitive at £10/hour (discounts available for multiple bookings)
To view the room just pop into the library (when it is open) and ask the volunteer on duty to show you the area.
Bookings are made either directly through the Parish Council (contact the Parish Clerk at [email protected]) or by using the form below
Bramley Library Meeting room
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Click here to report suspicious, or potential burglary related, behaviour in and around the village to Surrey Police with supporting video and/or photographs
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