Cllr Matt Furniss
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Cabinet Member for Highways, Transport & Economic Growth on Surrey County Council (Shalford Division), Guildford Borough Councillor for Pilgrims Ward.
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Joined November 2012
Press Release: Whitley Neill Gin to be official sponsor of the @LGBTCons 50 Year Anniversary. Read more here 👇 We also have 2 x bottles of Whitley Neill Gin, signed by a very senior @Conservatives, to give away too. Just like and share this post to be entered into the raffles.
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Give priority to people crossing, waiting to cross or cycling straight ahead when turning in and out of junctions. Check the changes, let’s keep each other safe. #HighwayCode
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⚠️ There is a yellow weather warning in place today with strong winds of up to 50 mph forecast. ▶️ Please avoid unnecessary travel. If you do travel plan your journey in advance and take care. Please see who to call below👇
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A bright start to the day in Milford, Surrey, campaigning ahead of the local elections in May 2025. Was out with our great candidates - and the brilliant team behind them. @Conservatives
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🚐 Surrey Connect is an on-demand bus service which offers services in many parts of Surrey including: Mole Valley Surrey Heath Wider Guildford area Runnymede Farnham and Cranleigh Tandridge 🚍 Journeys need to be pre-booked. For more info and how to book please see the comments
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We will again be offering service personnel and veterans free travel to attend local Remembrance Sunday services on Sunday 10 November. The offer is available to anyone travelling in uniform or able to show an appropriate form of identification. More: https://t.co/QM1dmPBZBL
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In a quirk of history, the ‘safety bicycle’ & the internal combustion engine car were invented within a few months in 1884-5. The bicycle’s success was more immediate (there was an 1890s ‘bike boom’). However, the‘slower burn’ invention, the car, has been far more radical &
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📰 Did you know we have a weekly newsletter? 🚧 Every Sunday we share the latest highways news and works going on in your area. ✅ To sign up - https://t.co/DVU3sQUF0y
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Will your child or young person travel to school or college by bus in September? Free and discounted travel options for under 20's such as 🚌 Free 11-15 Zip Oyster photocard 🚌 Free bus travel for children with disabilities 🚌 Surrey LINK Card More info https://t.co/wkUuzVuQPD
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Surrey leaders have welcomed the expansion of leading space computing company https://t.co/5W0inTsVB7 into the county - a move that underlines the region as a thriving place to do business. 🗞️ - https://t.co/lzrTn6AjLP 🌱 Free support for your business - https://t.co/jyq0ICeE11
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It is important that landowners cut back their hedges and trees to the boundary of the highway Hitting your head on an overhanging branch or walking into overgrown hedges is a huge problem for blind and partially sighted pedestrians You can report online https://t.co/xWMehuo8Bv
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Our highways teams have been working through the night and made good progress in repairing and resurfacing some of the affected areas of the A24 following the diesel spill yesterday. We’re continuing to ask drivers to avoid the area whilst we undertake these extensive works.
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🚌 Half price bus fares for all young people in Surrey🚌 Know someone aged 20 or under? Tell them to apply for a FREE 'Link' card and get 50% off single and return bus journeys in Surrey. Find out more at https://t.co/n1vbEKnej1
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🚧 Would you like to know about upcoming roadworks, delays or diversions? 🚧 To find out about upcoming roadworks and road improvement near you please see https://t.co/NCdDELEtvx
#SaferSurreyRoads
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🚸 It's #WalktoSchoolWeek! Did you know we run a Walking Training programme called Feet First? Children learn road safety skills to enable them to safely walk to and from school with their parents and carers and for independent travel. https://t.co/RqxoOPeXOD
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Huge thanks to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt for officially launching our new Business Surrey initiative at a special event in #Godalming last week. If you're a business looking for FREE support to grow, contact the team today on the link below. 🖱 https://t.co/7mmIQOAa6a
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🚨 In response to the oil spillage on A22 Godstone Road #Caterham 🚨 We have initiated a 48-hour plan to resurface the affected 4,600m2 of road 🚨Your understanding and patience during this time are greatly appreciated as we work to get the road open as soon as safely possible.
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This morning, we met with partners including GWR, @SoutheastCRP & Cabinet Member Matt Furniss to celebrate the launch of our Rail to Ramble artwork by Diana Croft! These stunning posters encourage visitors to discover our National Landscape by rail https://t.co/bfDgH86mGZ
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ℹ️ Do you want to know more about upcoming road works near you? ℹ️ Please sign up to your Highways update - this is a weekly newsletter that covers news and updates in your area. ℹ️ https://t.co/w4DydPIKML
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🟩 Our new interactive grass cutting map show when your local grass verges will be cut! 🟩 The dates given are estimates. Wet weather has a huge impact on our ability to cut grass and therefore the dates are subject to change. Please see the new map at https://t.co/0CXL6Ea7GI
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