Schools/colleges

Police visited schools in the village to speak to parents about the dangers of obstructing the road when picking up their children.

Concerned residents had raised the issue with police following problems with parked vehicles obstructing roads around the village's schools.

Subsequent monitoring by the police targeted areas of Bagshot Road and Barley Mow Road.

Observant viewers may have recognised a local landmark on television this weekend.

Royal Holloway, University of London's Founder's Building was featured in the first episode of new ITV2 drama, 'Trinity' which screened on Sunday, September 13 at 10pm.

The Founder's Building will provide the exterior and some of the interior shots of the fictional Bridgeford University, Trinity College.

Strode's College, Egham, are holding Adult Education Enrolment Evening on Tuesday September, 8 from 6pm until 8.30pm.

Visitors are welcome to attend and find out more about the wide range of courses offered for adults by Strode's College and get free information and advice.

Free parking in the student car park, accessed from Runnymede Road off the A30, Egham bypass.

To find out more visit www.strodes.ac.uk or call 01784 228676 for more information.

A letter from Surrey Police has been drafted to give to landlords who house students from Royal Holloway, University of London detailing what the community, police and
university expect from tenants.

The action comes following a complaints from residents about noise in areas with high student populations and was agreed by a colloboration between the university's Student Services Team, Safer Runnymede, the borough council's Environmental Health Department and the Englefield Green Neighbourhood Team.

How to build a straight road was on the curriculum for students at St Jude's School in Englefield Green when they spent a day learning about the Romans.

All the year 3 children and staff of the school joined in the fun last month by dressing in traditional Roman attire, shields and helmets included.

Burglars used the festive season to their advantage by raiding unoccupied student residences in Englefield Green.

Surrey Police received six reported incidents of burglary between December 18 and the new year and believe student properties, where the occupants had returned home for Christmas, were deliberately targeted. Items such as televisions, jewellery and other electrical equipment were stolen.

Anyone with information or witnessing suspicious activity shoud call Surrey Police on 0845 125 2222.

Lighting is to be installed in an Englefield Green alleyway a year after a Royal Holloway student was assaulted nearby.

Surrey County Council has approved five street lamps and some lower-level lighting in the alleyway joining Larkfield to Blays Lane, a route regularly used by university students.

Bishopsgate School in Bishopsgate Road, Englefield Green, have come up with a plan to tackle school-run congestion.

The primary school want to widen the road access to the school, increase parking spaces from 64 to 110 and create drop off points within the school grounds.

Councillors will consider the plans at the planning committee meeting on Wednesday (27).

Royal Holloway's world famous collection of paintings will be taken on a two -year tour of the USA.

The 60 Victorian canvasses, bought by Royal Holloway Founder Thomas Holloway in the 1880's, have never before been exhibited outside England.

The tour will begin on October 12 at the Philbrook Museum of Art in Tulsa, Oklahoma

A Royal Holloway student has won an national award for setting up a pioneering volunteering scheme.

Robin Green, a psychology student from Royal Holloway has been named as a regional winner in the Nationwide community and heritage awards for his role in recruiting and training a team of eight student volunteers to tutor a group of refugees and asylum seekers in computer technology.