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Woking Lions Raft Race
Woking Lions organise a Charity Raft Race on the Goldsworth Park Lake on the 20th September to raise funds for good causes. Teams from business, charities, youth clubs, sports clubs and any other organisations are invited to enter, build a raft and take part in a fun event for rafters and spectators. Entry starts from…
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Grants available for local voluntary organisations
Local voluntary and community groups are invited to apply for a grant for the next financial year (April 2016 – March 2017). The grants are available through Woking Borough Council’s Voluntary and Community Grants Scheme. This scheme helps local non-profit making community and voluntary groups, who may be in need of financial assistance, to continue providing services to the…
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Fire Brigade attend arson fire on the Point last Saturday
A large section of gorse was destroyed. It revealed all sorts of debris including bottles, pans and a cigarette lighter!
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Improvements to the Goldsworth Park Recreation Area and Lake
The Goldsworth Park Lake and Recreation Area Users Group, of which the GPCA is a member, has been discussing improvements to the area and Woking Borough Council has now circulated the first draft of the landscape master-plan as a basis for consultation. It includes: Football Pitches Two new junior football pitches – which will be…
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Festival of Archaeology at Woking Palace
On Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 July 2015, the Friends of Woking Palace are opening Woking Palace to visitors between 11am and 5pm as part of the Council for British Archaeology’s Festival of Archaeology Fortnight. In the last six years excavations at Woking Palace have uncovered evidence of buildings, feasting and rubbish pits which help to…
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Woking & Sam Beare Hospices Dragon Boat Charity Challenge
The dragon boat challenge takes place on the 5th July. Click the link below for more details. Dragon Boat Challenge
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Old fashioned fun in Woking this summer
Woking’s premier outdoor party returns on Saturday 11 July. A firm fixture in the Celebrate Woking calendar, Party in the Park 2015 promises to be the biggest and best yet! From 12noon until 9pm, visitors will be treated to an array of free performances and activities set in and around Woking Park and this year…
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Woking Joint Committee – have your say…
Woking Joint Committee is a committee of Surrey County Council and Woking Borough Council that meets to discuss and decide jointly on many of the issues that matter to you. These issues include highways improvements, road safety, speed limits, parking restrictions, activities for young people, community safety, health and wellbeing and other local concerns under…
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Local Transport Review: Proposed changes to local bus services
Surrey County Council’s local transport review aims to make vital savings while maintaining the services residents rely on most, and feedback from over 6,800 residents who responded to the council’s consultation has played an important role in this. We are now writing to give you an important update on the review and our plans to…
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Council News: David Starkey, start-ups, Mindme alarm, Mark Cavendish, digital hub, pension fraud, Green Deal, personal safety, trading standards, defibrillators, broadband, Family Support and apprenticeships
TV historian David Starkey to give talk in Surrey on Magna Carta Historian David Starkey, who presented a BBC documentary about Magna Carta, will give a talk in Surrey to mark the 800th anniversary of the charter’s sealing in the county. Dr Starkey has been lined up by Surrey County Council to speak at Guildford…