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Council tax - keep us updated
Council tax - keep us updated
With Council Tax bills being sent out in the coming months, it is important that you notify the council to any changes in your circumstances.
If you are moving address within the borough please notify us of your change of address by completing the 'Moving Address Notification' on our website.
If you would like to change the details of the people named on your bill, we can only add the names of people who have the same legal interest in the property as you e.g. joint tenants or if you are now occupying the property as a couple.
If this is the case please e-mail the details of the new people and the date from which they moved into the property to counciltax@epsom-ewell.gov.uk.
If you would like to apply for a discount or exemption on your Council Tax, please visit our discounts and exemptions page.
Find somewhere warm this winter
Warm Hubs have been set up in and around Epsom and Ewell this winter, where people can enjoy a safe, warm and friendly environment in which to enjoy a hot drink, social activity and receive information and advice. The service is open to all, but is particularly beneficial to residents in hard to heat homes, those who are isolated or those worried about their energy bills.
A list of Warm Hubs are below:
Ashtead Library
Address: Woodfield Lane, Ashtead, Surrey, KT21 2BQ
Opening times:
- Monday: 10am to 1pm & 2pm to 5pm
- Tuesday: 10am to 1pm & 2pm to 5pm
- Wednesday: Closed
- Thursday: 10am to 1pm & 2pm to 5pm
- Friday: 10am to 1pm & 2pm to 5pm
- Saturday: 9.30am to 5pm
- Sunday: Closed
Christ Church
Address: Cheam Road, Ewell, KT17 1AD
Opening times: Wednesday - 10am to 1pm
Epsom Methodist Church, Roots Coffee Shop
Address: 13 Ashley Rd, Epsom, KT18 5AQ
Opening times: Wednesday - 10am to 6pm
Epsom Library
Address: 6 Epsom Square, Epsom, KT19 8AG
Opening times:
- Monday: 9.30am to 5.30pm
- Tuesday: 9.30am to 7pm
- Wednesday: 9.30am to 5.30pm
- Thursday: 9.30am to 7pm
- Friday: 9.30am to 5.30pm
- Saturday: 9.30am to 5pm
- Sunday: Closed
Ewell Community Hub
Address: Ewell Hall, 7 London Road, Ewell, KT17 2AY
Opening times:
- Friday 22 December - 10.30am to 1.30pm
Ewell Library
Address: Bourne Hall, Spring Street, Ewell, KT17 1UF
Opening times: Tuesday to Saturday, 9.30am to 5pm
Ewell Court Library
Address: Ewell Court House, Lakehurst Road, Ewell, Surrey, KT19 0EB
Opening times:
- Monday: Closed
- Tuesday: 10am to 5pm
- Wednesday: 10am to 5pm
- Thursday: Closed
- Friday: 10am to 5pm
- Saturday: 10am to 4pm
- Sunday: Closed
Love Me, Love My Mind Monday Drop In
Address: St Barnabas’ Church, Temple Road, Epsom KT19 8HA
Opening times: Mondays, 3pm-7pm
Rainbow Leisure Centre
Address: East Street, Epsom KT17 1BN
Opening times: Monday, Wednesday and Friday - 1pm to 3pm (From 4 December)
Ruxley Church
Address: Ruxley Lane, West Ewell KT19 0AF
Coffee and chat: 8.30am to 10am (Term Time Only)
St Mark's, Food Club
Address: Great Tattenhams, Epsom Downs, KT18 5RB
Opening times: Friday 11am to 3pm
Stoneleigh Library
Address: 1 Stoneleigh Broadway, Stoneleigh, Epsom, Surrey, KT17 2JA
Opening times:
- Monday: 10am to 1pm & 2pm to 5pm
- Tuesday: 10am to 1pm & 2pm to 5pm
- Wednesday Closed
- Thursday: 10am to 1pm
- Friday: 10am to 1pm & 2pm to 5pm
- Saturday: 10am to 4pm
- Sunday: Closed
Tattenhams Library
Address: Tattenham Crescent, Epsom Downs, Epsom, Surrey, KT18 5NU
Opening times:
- Monday: 10am to 1pm
- Tuesday: 10am to 1pm
- Wednesday: 10am to 1pm
- Thursday: 10am to 4pm
- Friday: 10am to 5pm
- Saturday: 10am to 4pm
- Sunday: Closed
The King's Church, Epsom
Address: Longmead Road, Epsom KT19 9BU
Opening times: Monday 4pm-6pm
(Except Christmas Day and New Year's Day)
Warm Hubs are available throughout Surrey, visit Surrey County Council's Warm Hubs webpage for more details.
Tips for preventing water loss and water bill support
Around 1 in 14 homes suffer from water losses, like dripping taps, leaky loos and even outdoor taps and hoses.
Colder temperatures and changeable weather can cause a leaky pipe to freeze, and sometimes burst, which could mean a hefty repair bill and an impact to your water supply.
Prepare your home now through checking for leaks and insulating pipes throughout your household. Reducing leaks could even save you money on your bill.
Visit SES Water’s website at www.seswater.co.uk/wrapupforwinter for more tips and information.
If you need extra support, SES Water is there to help. You may be eligible for one of its water support schemes if you’re having trouble paying your bill, or if you are just in need of some extra assistance.
- Water Support Scheme – 50% bill reduction for qualifying low income households
- WaterDirect – if you’re on benefits, payment can be deducted directly, meaning never worrying about a bill
- Breathing Space – pause your payments if you need some time to get back on your feet
- Priority Services – become a priority customer if you need extra help due to long or short-term health, access or communication needs. seswater.co.uk/priority
- WaterSure – a capped tariff for metered customers who use extra water due to family or health reasons
Please see their website for full details of how to qualify for one of their schemes and how to make an application – seswater.co.uk/hereforyou.
Remember your voter ID
With the Police and Crime Commissioner elections taking place on 2 May 2024 and a general election scheduled for some time this year, making sure you have valid photo ID is extremely important.
In the UK, you are now legally required to show photo ID when voting at a polling station at elections. So don't miss out on your chance to vote.
Which forms of ID can I use to vote?
You may already have a form of photo ID that is acceptable. You can use any of the following:
- Passport
- Driving licence (including provisional license)
- Blue badge
- Certain concessionary travel cards
- Identity card with PASS mark (Proof of Age Standards Scheme)
- Biometric Immigration document
- Defence identity card
- Certain national identity cards
You will only need to show one form of photo ID, but it needs to be the original version and not a photocopy. The name on your ID must be the same name you used to register to vote.
For more information, including the full list of accepted forms of photo ID, visit electoralcommission.org.uk/voterID or call their helpline on 0800 328 0280.
If you don’t have an accepted form of photo ID
If you don’t already have an accepted form of photo ID, or you’re not sure whether your photo ID still looks like you, you can apply for a free voter ID document, known as a Voter Authority Certificate. You can apply for this at voter-authority-certificate.service.gov.uk.
Alternatively, you can contact Electoral Services for a paper application form.
The deadline to apply for a Voter Authority Certificate for use at a particular election is 5pm, 6 working days before the date of that election.
Free bus travel in Surrey and across England
Young people aged 20 and under are now entitled to 50% off all adult bus fares across Surrey.
Check you’re not missing out on a free bus pass
Travelling by bus doesn’t have to be expensive. In fact, it can be one of the cheapest ways to travel if you’re eligible for a free bus pass.
Anyone who is aged 66 and over or has an eligible disability can apply for a bus pass which offers free bus travel not only in Surrey but anywhere in England! That means you could hop on a bus and take a trip anywhere you want to and not pay a single penny.
Around 25% of people who are eligible for a free bus pass have not applied for one and are therefore missing out, plus those who have a bus pass but are not using it.
About the free bus passes
Bus passes for older people (aged 66 and older) and disabled people (aged 5 to 65) are valid on journeys between 9.30am and 11pm from Monday to Friday, and at any time on weekends and public holidays.
How to apply
If you think that you or someone you know might be eligible for a free bus pass, you can find out more details on the Surrey County Council free bus passes web page. Alternatively you can visit the web pages below for specific details:
Other bus discounts and passes
- The Surrey LINK bus pass offers young people aged 20 and under, to travel for half price on single and return tickets for any journey that starts and/or finishes in Surrey. This means that some single bus journeys for those under 16 could be as little £1. Find out more on the Surrey LINK bus pass web page.
- The government has extended the £2 bus fare cap on most routes across England until the end of December 2024, so you can continue to travel for less on participating Surrey buses. Find out more on the bus fare price cap web page.
Jobs at Epsom & Ewell Borough Council
We're recruiting.
Our small but ambitious authority offers you the opportunity to become involved in a wide range of varied and interesting work. That, together with an enviable array of staff benefits and a rewarding and challenging career, is our unique offer to you.
If you have the passion and the drive to make a real difference, we really want to hear from you. View a list of all current vacancies at Epsom & Ewell Borough Council here.
Bourne Hall Events Assistant
We are looking for an enthusiastic, bubbly, positive individual to join our Events team at the Bourne Hall, Epsom. You will lead on ensuring the smooth setting up and down of events from start to finish whilst carrying out efficient day-to-day duties.
The focus of this role is to support the event coordinators by checking event areas prior to events and ensuring that operational requirements are met in a timely manner and understand customer’s needs.
Find out more about this role here: Epsom & Ewell Council Jobs | Vacancies In Surrey | Apply Now (jgp.co.uk)
Closing Date: 11/02/2024
At Epsom & Ewell Borough Council, we are passionate about maintaining an inclusive workplace for all that reflects the communities we serve. We welcome applications from all sections of our community particularly from underrepresented backgrounds, including BAME, LGBTQ+ and those with hidden or visible disabilities.
We are committed to ensuring all our staff – regardless of gender, age, religion, sexuality, ethnicity or disability – can thrive and succeed whilst working with us.
A new collaborative creative project launches at Epsom Library
The Arts, Culture and Heritage team and Bourne Hall Museum officers have worked with NESCOT Creative Media students and Surrey Libraries to create a pop-up touring exhibition this January. Entitled ‘Then & Now’, NESCOT students visited the archives at Bourne Hall Museum to investigate the architectural evolution of Epsom High Street and consider the past, present and future of our borough.
The project sits within the Council’s Arts, Culture and Heritage Strategy, which seeks to nurture local artistic talent and increase access to our borough’s colourful historical past through creative outputs. It has been funded by EEBC through the government’s UK Shared Prosperity Fund (SPF).
Speaking of ‘Then & Now’, Councillor Clive Woodbridge, Chair of the Community and Wellbeing Committee at Epsom & Ewell Borough Council said,
“In our bid to diversify interest in our borough’s rich cultural past, it’s fantastic to see NESCOT students bringing our community’s creative youth voice to the fore. I’m delighted to support this new exhibition which continues to evidence the value of collaborative working with community stakeholders”.
If you miss the exhibition at Epsom library this month, don’t worry, the exhibition will tour to Bourne Hall and Ewell library in February.
Tribute to former Councillor Christine Long
“We were very sorry to hear of the sad passing of former Councillor Christine Long. Chris was a much-loved Residents Association Councillor who served Epsom & Ewell Borough Council for 16 years.
She was a valued Ward Councillor in Auriol Ward from 1999 to 2015, alongside being involved in a wide range of Committees, Groups and Advisory Panels at the council, and representing the council at other organisations. She was Chair of the Scrutiny Committee from 2000-2003 and the Social Committee from 2007-2010, as well as being involved in the Environment, Leisure, and Strategy & Resources Committees amongst others during her time as Councillor.
From May 2012-May 2013, Chris was our elected Mayor, and carried out a huge range of community engagements, charity fundraising and activities during this time. She was also heavily involved with the church, the Rotary Club and was a member of the Surrey Mayor’s Association.
We know Chris will be much missed and we send our deepest condolences to her family and friends.”
Cllr Hannah Dalton, Chair of the Residents’ Association, and Jackie King, Chief Executive of Epsom & Ewell Borough Council.