Surrey Branch of the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE)

"CPRE' is the organisation that exists to promote the beauty, tranquility and diversity of rural England by encouraging the sustainable use of land and other natural resources in town and country". The Surrey Branch gives good support to the Society on matters of mutual interest.

www.cpre.org.uk

London Green Belt Council

A Council of representatives of many of the Amenity Societies based in the Green Belt around London. We attend their quarterly meetings in London to discuss the problems of inappropriate development in the Green Belt.

www.londongreenbeltcouncil.org.uk

Surrey Wildlife Trust

Surrey Wildlife Trust works to protect the interests of nature conservation in Surrey. It owns/manages 60 nature reserves in the county covering over 4,000 hectares (10,000 acres) of land. This includes the former Surrey County Council 'open spaces', our nearest being Chobham Common. Surrey is particularly noted for its different habitats including chalk grassland, woodland, heathland, open water and wetlands. Ottershaw Society has access to surveys relevant to sites in our location. For more information:www.surreywildlifetrust.co.uk

The Surrey & Hampshire Canal Society. The Basingstoke Canal

The Society was formed in 1966 to save the privately owned waterway and campaigned for restoration under public ownership. This was achieved in the early 1970's when the Hampshire and Surrey County Councils purchased the derelict waterway. 32 miles of the restored canal were open in 1991. The Society continues to work on the canal and safeguard the canal's interests. The Ottershaw Society supports the aims of this group. For more information: www.basingstoke-canal.org.uk/

Heathrow Association for the Control of Aircraft Noise (HACAN)

HACAN is an organisation concerned with representing residents under the flight paths around Heathrow Airport. Ottershaw Society supports this group, especially in view of the proposed third runway expansion.
.For more information: www.hacan.org.uk

RUNNYMEDE ASSOCIATION OF ARTS
The Runnymede Association of Arts was formed in 1975 with the intention of improving and developing all activities connected with the arts within the Runnymede Borough and to act as a co-ordinating body for individuals and organisations.

In recent years the Association has held a series of concerts at the Chertsey Hall bringing ballet, drama and jazz to the venue together with regular art exhibitions. Membership includes individuals and many local societies representing all facets of the arts - painting, drama, music, dance, craft and writing. A newsletter is published three times a year and theatre trips and socials are organised regularly. Runnymede Borough Council is represented on the Association by two Councillors and actively supports its aims.

ww2.runnymede.gov.uk

Fairoaks Airport Consultative Committee

This Committee represents the management and users of the airport, the local and County Councillors in the area of the airport and local residents societies. Ottershaw Society is represented on the Committee as is Runnymede Borough Council, usually by one of the Councillors from the Lyne and Foxhills Ward.