CURRENT MAJOR PROJECTS
The Graham Tyrrell Wing (Update January 2026)
As of today we have received £110k in new donations since the campaign started. We have firm pledges of donations totalling a further £180K, so we now have potentially £290K towards the project. In addition we started with a balance of around £30K, (although we will try to preserve this separately so we can continue to provide the surgery with the regular support we like to give them).
Our original request for £300K was based on quotes which are now a year old - broadly £220K for the build, £50K for fitting out and a £20 contingency. A year on with some unexpected tree and groundwork issues the build is now looking more like £265k (though this may still change), and if we continue to work on the basis of £50K fitting out and £20K contingency, our current aim is to try to get to £335K before we stop asking for fresh donations. In short another we have another £45K to go.
The good news is that we clearly have enough to start the project once the remaining hurdles are overcome. This is I am afraid where the hint of bad news comes in. Before we can start we need the planning authorities to sign of the final adjustments we have made to accommodate tree roots, and the NHS Integrated Care Board Estates Department need to sign off the plans so that the building can be approved for NHS use. This NHS approval is a cause of great frustration – we are not asking them for funding – we simply need it signed off, or to be told what adjustments we need to make to make it compliant. The big problem we are facing here is that the process of merging the Surrey and Sussex ICBs has just started, with significant reallocation of staff and responsibilities, and there seems to be a reluctance or difficulty to make decisions while the reorganisation is settling down.
We and the surgery will pursue these remaining hurdles vigorously!
It goes without saying we are hugely grateful to you all for your generous donations – thank you!
A big thankyou in particular to Mike Keeble and Zoe Ruffley for all the work they are putting in into chasing all the loose ends on the building works.
The Graham Tyrrell Wing (Update November 2025)
Shere Surgery's current building on Gomshall Lane was originally developed in 1991 to serve the area as it was at that time but the number of residential properties in the area has increased significantly over the past three decades. With the increase of houses comes an increase in expectations of the services available at Shere Surgery. Today the doctors, nurses and other staff at the Surgery look after the health and wellbeing of nearly 8,500 local residents, a 50% increase since 1991. Our Surgery can now barely cope with the additional population or service expectations.
On 10th April 2024 Guildford Borough Council approved a planning application to extend the Surgery to allow for the much needed additional clinical spaces. The new proposed build will provide 4 new consulting rooms, a disabled toilet and a waiting area.
The extension will be known as The Graham Tyrrell Wing in memory of our much loved and trusted Head of Practice who served many generations across our community throughout his 41 years in Shere. Graham sadly died in August 2022 and is greatly missed across our community.
