{"id":9,"date":"2018-02-12T09:28:45","date_gmt":"2018-02-12T09:28:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sdra.wpengine.com\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2022-06-02T20:40:28","modified_gmt":"2022-06-02T20:40:28","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sdra.org.uk\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sdra.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb-plugin\/cache\/ian-nelson-e1541916538855-circle.png\" alt=\"ian nelson\" title=\"ian nelson\" itemprop=\"image\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t<h3>Ian Nelson<\/h3>\nChairman\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>The Stoke D&#8217;Abernon Residents Committee (SDRA) is made up of myself, our Secretary (Glenys Layzell), our Treasurer (Richard Kirchner) and over 10 road representatives. <\/p>\n<p>We meet every couple of months in the Village Hall on Station Road and do what we can to make Stoke D&#8217;Abernon a better village for everyone that lives, works and visits here. We hope that you will find our website helpful.<\/p>\n<p>If you are unsure of who your road representative is please ask a neighbour or use our Contact Us facility below. <\/p>\n<p>I look forward to speaking with you soon. <\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.stokedabernon-residents.org.uk\/contact\/\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tContact Us\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h2>\n\t\tWorking For You\n\t<\/h2>\n\t\t<h4>Planning<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Monitoring planning applications and making representations where appropriate.<\/p>\n\t\t<h4>Safety<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Trying to make Stoke D&#8217;Abernon a safe and pleasant village in which to live by liaising with the local and county councils, the local police and neighbouring residents groups.<\/p>\n\t\t<h4>Environment<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Taking steps to improve the environment and the community by planting trees and bulbs, organising occasional social events, and introducing local initiatives.<\/p>\n\t\t<h4>Information<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Providing information principally by means of meetings, seasonal newsletters and the website.<\/p>\n\t<p>The Association was founded nearly seventy years ago in 1946 to serve the village of Stoke D&#8217;Abernon and its immediate neighbourhood &#8211; a community of over 500 households.<\/p>\n<p>The popular residents&#8217; association which produces two newsletters each year, maintains a website, plants trees and bulbs, and organises a popular Christmas Lights event. 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