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2014 GPCA AGM meeting minutes
At the 2014 AGM, held on 19th November, Ray Morgan, the chief executive of Woking Borough Council, answered questions from residents and told us the Goldwater Lodge opening should be before Easter 2015. Irene Watson was re-elected Chair of the GPCA, with Paul Davies taking the Vice Chair position. The Treasurer gave his report and…
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Latest council news: Brookwood Cemetery purchased, Christmas recycling, Muslim Burial Ground works continue, French market returns, Arctic veterans honoured, a jungle grows in Woking Park
Woking Borough Council secures ownership of Brookwood Cemetery Woking Borough Council has secured the ownership of Brookwood Cemetery by purchasing the shares in the companies which owned the cemetery – Brookwood Park Limited and Brookwood Cemetery Limited. The Council agreed at a Special Council Meeting that it should secure the cemetery by establishing Woking Necropolis…
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Latest council news: Free parking at Woking Park, Surrey rail plan, primary school places
Three hours free parking at Woking Park New parking arrangements and charges introduced at Woking Park take effect from Monday 1 December 2014. Drivers are advised that: • You can park all week, including weekdays, for up to three hours completely free. • If you wish to park longer than three hours, you will need…
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Attention All Anglers
Due to the release of catfish into the lake the following notice has been issued Environment Agency Enforcement Any catfish caught on the lake must NOT be released back into the water. If caught, please retain in a landing net, keep net, carp sack, etc. and report to a bailiff IMMEDIATELY. Contacts: [columns] [span6] Bailiffs …
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Latest council news: litterbugs, young people’s awards, community levy, Operation Winter, apprenticeships
Squash those litterbugs The second phase of an initiative to reduce the amount of litter dropped on our streets and catch litterbugs has begun. Throughout November, Woking Borough Council is working in partnership with private company, Kingdom, to target litterbugs by increasing visible patrols within Woking Town Centre and surrounding areas. Anyone spotted dropping litter…
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Help put the ‘wild’ back into Woking
Woking Local Action 21, with the support of Woking Borough Council, will hold its annual general meeting at the H.G. Wells Conference and Events Centre on Wednesday 19 November at 7.30pm. WLA21 is a voluntary group taking action locally on issues relating to climate change and sustainability. Come along to the meeting – it’s free…
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Goldsworth News correction
The Carols By Candlelight service at St Andrew’s Church will take place on Sunday 14th December, not the 16th. Our thanks to the reader who spotted this mistake.
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Thank you, Goldsworth Park, from Sport Relief
Sport Relief Woking Goldsworth Park Mile, with all sponsorship money now in, raised a whopping £6,449.69. Every penny will be used by Sport Relief to help disadvantaged people, both at home in the UK and in some of the world’s poorest countries, to turn their lives around. At the event, local people of all ages…
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Latest council news: fly-tippers, energy bills, broadband and becoming a councillor
Fly-tippers swatted A roofing business from Middlesex is counting the cost of fly-tipping after being caught on camera illegally dumping waste building materials at Parley Drive Recycling Centre, Woking. The company pleaded guilty to two charges of fly-tipping and was ordered to pay a total of £3,060.04. Fly-tipping is an on-going problem particularly at Woking’s…
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GPCA meeting
The next meeting on 12th November 7pm in the Dianthus Building[space_20] Click here to go to the minutes page for the minutes of the September meeting. AGENDA 1. OPENING 2. MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING 3. MATTERS ARISING/OUTSTANDING 4. MISCELLANEOUS CORRESPONDENCE 5. TREASURER’S REPORT 6. HALL MANAGER’S REPORT 7. BAR MANAGER’S REPORT 8. GOLDSWORTH NEWS…