36-674: Fetcham is a suburban village in the Mole Valley district, in Surrey , England west of the town of Leatherhead , on the other side of the River Mole and has a mill pond , springs and an associated nature reserve. The housing, as with adjacent Great Bookham , sits on the lower slopes of the North Downs north of Polesden Lacey ( NT ). Fetcham Grove has Leatherhead and the village's main leisure centre and football club, between
72-623: A Presbyterian minister, joined the Extension Department at the University of Wisconsin–Madison , organizing the Wisconsin Bureau of Civic and Social Development . By 1911 they organized a country-wide conference on schools as social centers. Despite concerns expressed by politicians and public officials that they might provide a focus for alternative political and social activity, the idea was successful. In 1916, with
108-646: A government/church or to the local subdivision of it. In addition to these models, community centres are also run by humanitarian organizations and the national societies of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement . These centres serve as hubs for providing humanitarian aid, offering services such as psychosocial support (MHPSS), socio-economic development programs, social cohesion activities, and protection services for vulnerable populations, including refugees and migrants. These community centres are vital in crisis contexts, facilitating recovery and resilience by addressing
144-583: A major part in her concept of community development and democracy seen through individuals organizing themselves into neighborhood groups, and attending to people's needs, desires and aspirations. This can also include parks. In the United Kingdom, the oldest community centre is possibly that which was established in 1901 in Thringstone , Leicestershire by the old age pensions pioneer, Charles Booth (1847-1916). Extended in 1911 and taken over by
180-637: Is a local government district in Surrey , England. Its council is based in Dorking , and the district's other town is Leatherhead . The largest villages are Ashtead , Fetcham and Great Bookham , in the northern third of the district. Most of the district is on the escarpments of or adjoins the Surrey Hills , a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty , which cover parts of the North Downs and Greensand Ridge , including locally Leith Hill , Polesden Lacey and Box Hill . Denbies Wine Estate ,
216-552: Is also a small reading room that can be hired for private functions, on Cobham Road just north of the railway. There was a social club, called the Fetcham Sports and Social Club, but this closed in 2001 after the membership dwindled. The building is now used as offices. 1st Fetcham Scout Group, headquartered in Cock Lane, has three Cub Scout packs and two Scout Troops , as well as Beavers . Fetcham Explorers share
252-479: Is bounded by the neighbouring villages of Great Bookham and Little Bookham on its west. Although at the eastern extreme, the historic B2122 Guildford Road/Waterlow Road which has mixed use splits north and east with two bridges to Leatherhead, Fetcham is centred on its own road The Street, with wide-ranging convenience shops, some small restaurants/take-aways, community halls , large public houses as well as nearby churches. The Fetcham Conservation Area includes
288-401: Is currently no station in the village. There were proposals for a station in the village centre during the 1930s/40s which would have served the main village centre and been located at what is now Hilley Field Lane . The nearest stations are Leatherhead , Cobham & Stoke D'Abernon and Bookham . Fetcham is served by the following emergency services: The average level of accommodation in
324-573: The Domesday survey as three manors; one known as King's Manor was probably Fetcham Park ; another was given to Odo, Bishop of Bayeux after the Norman conquest . The third was an Augustinian foundation from Merton Priory , at Cannon Court, which Henry VIII dissolved in 1538. Its small manorial farming community numbered 176 in the survey, but halved as a result of the Black Death in 1349. In
360-690: The Leicestershire County Council in 1950, this centre still thrives as an educational, social and recreational community resource and was the inspiration for numerous others of its kind. There are also community centres for a specific purpose, but serving the whole community, such as an arts centre . Online community centres are defined as a web-based interactive, user-submitted network for groups, organizations, or businesses. Users create their own personal profiles, blogs, groups, photos, art, calendars, music, and videos to display on their own pages. Administrators provide oversight to
396-713: The 1st Fetcham Scout Group hall and facilities. Fetcham FC football club no longer exists, Fetcham Park United formed in 1971 is now an adult amateur Charter Standard football club affiliated with the Surrey FA . Its two teams play in Division 1 and Division 5 of the Leatherhead & District Sunday Football League . The home ground was formerly the Cock Lane Recreation Ground in Fetcham but
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#1732782510804432-549: The A-road network that has a choice of routes through and around the village. The main village thoroughfare is the A245 Cobham Road and is partly bounded by and contains partly in the south the east-west, part-dualled A246. Local bus operator Falcon Buses provides hourly route 479 between Epsom and Guildford through the village. The New Guildford Line skirts the north of most of the houses in Fetcham, but there
468-503: The UK many villages and towns have their own Community Centre, although nearby schools may offer their assembly or dining hall after school for Community Centre activities. For example, local schools near Ouston, County Durham may host dance or sporting activities provided by a local community centre. Parks are also considered community centers. Another pioneer of community centers was Mary Parker Follett , who saw community centers as playing
504-484: The United Kingdom, after the nearby Borough of Waverley . Mole Valley is served by these emergency services: 51°18′57.68″N 0°29′37.31″W / 51.3160222°N 0.4936972°W / 51.3160222; -0.4936972 Community hall A community centre , community center , or community hall is a public location where members of a community gather for group activities, social support, public information, and other purposes. They may be open for
540-450: The content and approve membership of users. In Singapore , community centres are distinct buildings that are officially designated by the government of Singapore . They are meant to play an urban planning role especially as part of Housing Development Board projects. Enrichment and grassroots organization are their functions like most other community centres, but relieving traffic congestion concerns by placing community centres nearby
576-402: The council were held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until the new arrangements came into effect on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council since 1974 has been as follows: The leaders of the council since 2012 have been: Following the 2024 election the composition of the council was: The next election is due in 2026. Since
612-601: The district lies within the Mole Valley constituency , the exception being Ashtead which is within the Epsom and Ewell constituency . The council is based at Pippbrook on Reigate Road in Dorking, which was purpose-built for the council and opened in 1984. It was built in the grounds of a large Victorian house, called Pippbrook House, which had served as the headquarters of the old Dorking Urban District Council from 1931 and then as Mole Valley District Council's headquarters until
648-416: The droughts of 1976 and 2006. There are four Christian congregations in the village: To its south are the Fetcham and Leatherhead Downs, which are a part of the North Downs . There are two village schools: Fetcham's sole pub , The Bell was built in brick in the 1930s on the site of an earlier pub, opposite Fetcham Infants School . It changed ownership several times in the late 20th century until it
684-412: The first half of the nineteenth century the population was still only around 370 [1] . In the 1931 census it had reached 1,318 and by 1972 was 7,331. St Mary's Church has been a place of Christian worship for over 1000 years. Built during Anglo-Saxon and early Norman periods, it is probably on the site of an even earlier timber church. There are many hints of its past in its structure. These include
720-641: The foundation of the National Community Center Association, the term Community Center was generally used in the US. By 1918 there were community centers in 107 US cities, and in 240 cities by 1924. By 1930 there were nearly 500 centers with more than four million people regularly attending. The first of these was Public School 63, located in the Lower East Side . Clinton Child's , one of the organizers, described it as: In
756-434: The impressive 18th-century mansion of Fetcham Park House . The Salt Box, The Well House, The Dower House and Ballands Hall are four of a cluster of old buildings in that area. Others are sparingly strewn throughout Fetcham including at Grade II*: Le Pelerin and Thorncroft Manor. The Mill Pond springs are a large number of chalk springs, still used to supply potable tap water . These springs continued to supply water during
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#1732782510804792-608: The incidence of car ownership is high. The area hosts hill-focussed sub-laps of the London–Surrey Classic cycling tour each year. The neighbouring districts are Epsom and Ewell , Reigate and Banstead , Crawley , Horsham , Waverley , Guildford , Elmbridge and Kingston upon Thames , the latter being a London borough . The district was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 , covering three former districts which were all abolished at
828-713: The larger North Downs are protected Green Belt , forming a buffer between Stoke D'Abernon (the south of Cobham post town) and Dorking respectively. The name Fetcham is derived from the Anglo-Saxon "Fecca's ham" – Fecca's settlement. Fetcham lay within the Copthorne hundred . Indeed, there is evidence that there were even earlier settlements, with the discovery of Stone and Bronze Age tools and Roman artefacts, as well as three ancient burial grounds. Fetcham appears in Domesday Book of 1086 as Feceham . It
864-583: The largest vineyard in the country, is on the hills north-west of Dorking. The Pilgrims' Way footpath runs along the North Downs. There are stations on the London – Worthing and Reading – Gatwick Airport railways, and in the northern third, a commuter stopping-service pattern line, London – Guildford (via Epsom) line. The A24 road and the M25 motorway are the main thoroughfares and relative to London
900-435: The last boundary changes in 2023 the council has comprised 39 councillors representing 13 wards , with each ward electing three councillors. Elections are held three years out of every four, with a third of the council (one councillor for each ward) elected each time for a four-year term of office. Surrey County Council elections are held in the fourth year of the cycle when there are no district council elections. Most of
936-561: The new building opened. The former Leatherhead Urban District, which included Ashtead , Fetcham , Great Bookham and Little Bookham , is an unparished area , as is the majority of the former Dorking Urban District. The rest of the district is covered by civil parishes : A Legatum Prosperity Index published by the Legatum Institute in October 2016 showed Mole Valley as the second most prosperous council area in
972-477: The region composed of detached houses was 28%, the average that was apartments was 22.6%. The proportion of households who owned their home outright compares to the regional average of 35.1%. The proportion who owned their home with a loan compares to the regional average of 32.5%. The remaining % is made up of rented dwellings (plus a negligible % of households living rent-free). [REDACTED] Surrey portal Mole Valley Mole Valley
1008-452: The same time: The new district was named after the River Mole , which flows through the area. Mole Valley District Council provides district-level services. County-level services are provided by Surrey County Council . Parts of the district are covered by civil parishes , which form a third tier of local government for their areas. The council has been under Liberal Democrat majority control since 2019. The first elections to
1044-527: The social and emotional needs of affected individuals. The community centres typically have their own origin and history. There are some examples: Early forms of community centers in the United States were based in schools providing facilities to inner city communities out of school hours. An early celebrated example of this is to be found in Rochester , New York from 1907. Edward J. Ward ,
1080-464: The south-west quoin of the nave, and a single splay window high on the south wall with traces of Roman brick as well as arches that are presumed to pre-date 1066. In 1951 the civil parish had a population of 4178. On 1 April 1974 the parish was abolished. The village of Fetcham is slightly larger than the English non-city parish average; extending from the River Mole at the village's east side, it
1116-516: The teams now play home games at Priest Hill Playing Fields, in Epsom . All parts of the large village are within 1.5 miles (2.4 km) of a railway station giving easy access to London. The M25 motorway 's nearest access is J9, just after the one-way square in Leatherhead town centre (enclosing public gardens) or from the south of the village via the Leatherhead bypass and A246. Guildford , Cobham , Epsom and Leatherhead can be reached by
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1152-598: The two settlements. Fetcham has two short parades of shops and services, several sports teams and parks and a small number of large pubs and food premises. Neighbouring Bookham and Leatherhead have railway stations and a junction of the M25 London Orbital Motorway is a 3-mile (4.8-km) journey from it passing alongside the River Mole beyond a brief upland made up of most of Fetcham's remaining farms and wooded Great Bookham Common demarcating Fetcham's northern border. The northern few square miles and
1188-410: The whole community or for a specialized subgroup within the greater community. Community centres can be religious in nature, such as Christian churches , Islamic mosques , Jewish synagogues , Hindu temples , or Buddhist temples ; though they can also be secular and in some cases government-run, such as youth clubs or Leisure centres . The community centres are usually used for: Around
1224-473: The world (and sometimes within single countries) there appear to be four common ways in which the operation of the kind of community centre are owned and organised. In the following description, " Government " may refer to the ordinary secular government or to a dominant religious organisation such as the Roman Catholic Church; and it may refer to the central, national, or international branch of
1260-644: Was bought by the Youngs brewery chain in 2004, when it had a major refit, followed by another in late 2007. The Bell is mentioned in The Good Food Guide and holds a pub quiz on Mondays. The large Village Hall in The Street is home to several organisations, including Fetcham Village Women's Institute . It was also the venue for several early performances by the influential band John's Children , which included sometime frontman Marc Bolan . There
1296-562: Was held partly by William the Conqueror ; partly by Richard from the Bishop of Bayeux partly by Oswald the Thegn . Its Domesday assets were: 7 hides ; 5½ mills worth 17s; 10½ ploughs ; 2 oxen ; 30 acres (12 ha) of meadow ; woodland , herbage and pannage worth 23 hogs . It rendered £10 10s 0d per year to its feudal system overlords per year. Fetcham, therefore, was referenced in
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