The Springfield Surgery Patients' Group arranged its annual opportunity for the doctors and patients of the Springfield Surgery to meet on Thursday 12^th June at the URC.
The meeting was well attended as usual and the format seemed very popular - patients' questions to the doctors about the running of the practice and its future were explicitly and informatively answered by the doctors and were of great interest. Those attending found a number of topics to raise further questions on, resulting in a friendly discussion.

The main value of such a meeting was the chance for the doctors to be made more aware of patients' concerns and, equally, for patients to appreciate more fully the doctors' viewpoint and the framework in which the G.P.s have to operate.

Light refreshments served at the end gave a further chance for patients and doctors to talk informally.

The S.S.P.G. would like to thank all those who attended and in particular those who so willingly advertised the meeting via posters and newsletters. We are especially grateful to the URC and Mr.& Mrs Batchelor of the Elstead P.O. & Newsagents for the use of their premises as 'post-boxes' for questions from patients prior to the meeting.

We want suggestions from teenagers on the kind of recreational facilities that YOU want to see in Elstead.

This is your chance to help the Parish Council provide facilities that you really WANT.

Email suggestions and ideas to:
teens@elstead.org.uk

Visit www.elstead.org.uk/teens for more information. If enough people respond, we will set up a chat room.

Tell your friends too! The more ideas and suggestions we get the better.

Suggestions could include: a small skate park, a basket ball area, a Teen shelter, a MUGA (multi-use games area), a Trim Trail, outdoor tennis tables, and cricket nets at Burford Lodge Rec.