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Advance notice of Affinity Water works on Brox Road and A320 Woking Road
Dear Sir / Madam Please find attached a Surrey County Council Information Sheet relating to works to be carried out by Affinity Water stating at the end of January 2016. External Information Sheet These are major utility works which will impact on the A320 Woking Road between Ottershaw and Woking. We hope you find this…
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Drop the kids and go shopping
Woking Leisure Centre is offering parents and guardians the opportunity to Drop and Shop this Christmas. Children from two years old will be able to attend Woking Leisure Centres weekday Christmas crèche sessions, which run from 9am until 12noon from Tuesday 1 December until Friday 18 December. The Drop and Shop crèche sessions will cost…
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Goodbye bottle banks
In a move that will save tax payers £90,000 per year, Woking Borough Council is removing the Borough’s paper and glass bottle banks and replacing them with upgraded facilities to collect other types of recyclables. Three collection facilities, including Goldsworth Park Industrial Estate, will close altogether from the 30 November 2015. However enthusiastic recyclers can…
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Woking Fire station opens doors to public
Fire engines and equipment used to tackle blazes will be on show at an open day on Saturday, November 14. Woking Fire station in Cawsey Way will throw open its doors to the public from 10am to 4pm. Surrey Fire and Rescue Service crews will be on hand to tell people about their work and…
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Our recycle bring sites are changing
The introduction of mixed kerbside recycling has significantly improved recycling rates across the borough. Residents now recycle around 60% of what they throw away. With more recyclables going into our blue-lidded bins at home, our use of community collection facilities or ‘bring sites’ is changing. In a move that will save local tax payers £90,000…
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Annual General Meeting 2015
17th November 2015 at 7.30pm in the Community Hall. All residents are encouraged to come along to hear about the GPCA’s activities, to discuss issues affecting Goldsworth Park and elect Officers of the Committee. The minutes for the last AGM can be found here. All residents are entitled to nominate and vote for Officers of…
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Goldsworth Park gardeners win awards
Goldsworth Park gardeners and growers were among the winners at the annual Woking in Bloom and Allotment Awards, held at H.G Wells Conference and Events Centre. The cream of the gardening crop received their prizes at a special presentation evening, attended by the Mayor of Woking, Cllr Derek McCrum. Prizes for the winners and runners-up…
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Last chance to see this year’s unearthed treasures at Woking Palace – Sunday September 27
The Friends of Woking Palace are offering an exciting opportunity to see the results of this year’s seventh and final excavations at Woking’s very own Tudor Palace at a Special Open Day on Sunday 27 September from 11am until 4pm. Highlights will include tours around the trenches, where the latest discoveries will be explained by archaeologists…
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Lions raft race
The Lions website has announced that the raft race on the lake has been cancelled for this year. They hope to run the event next year.
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Countdown for Woking Food and Drink Festival!
The countdown is on to this year’s Woking Food and Drink Festival, from Friday 4 to Sunday 6 September 2015, set to be bigger and better than previous years with a stellar line up of demonstration chefs and a mouth-watering selection of exhibitors, all topped off with a full menu of exciting, interactive activities for foodies and…