Mizens Railway – 10th Anniversary FREE RIDES!

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Editor

PRESS RELEASE Dear All, On Sunday 27th May, for one day only, the Mizens Railway will be offering free train rides to all visitors, children and adults alike, on it’s extensive 1.25 miles miniature railway line at Knaphill near Woking. This is to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Railway’s move to their current site at Barrs Lane at Knaphill. [...]

New look Fosters Lane

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Editor

Some of you may know of the plight of Fosters Lane, and resident Roz Turley has been in touch to share some news! – If you are one of the many people who use the Public Right of Way through Fosters Lane you may have had a pleasant surprise since May 12th. The badly pot-holed [...]

Drains in Broadway

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Editor

Are the blocked drains in Broadway about to be fixed?! We’ve contacted all the water companies in the area to find out exactly who has responsibility for the drainage (have you ever tried to get a direct answer to this? It’s easier getting someone on the moon!) and have been categorically told it is the [...]

Brookwood Farm Planning Submitted

Posted on May 2, 2012 by admin

3/5/12 We can now confirm that according the the Deputy Chief Executive of WBC, Douglas Spinks, an air quality assessement has been requested. This report will only become available online when WBC have assessed by ‘relevant consultees’… 2/5/12 Whilst the attention of many in local government  is on the local election the work on this [...]

Sainsbury’s / Clifton’s

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Editor

 24/4/12 We haven’t reported much on the Sainsbury’s front for a while so if you’re wondering why, it’s quite simple – there hasn’t been too much to report! We CAN however, say that the appeal is still underway and that the Planning Inspector is scheduled for a site visit during the first week of May… [...]

Disabled parking at Winston Churchill School

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Editor

We have been contacted by a concerned resident regarding disabled parking at Winston Churchill School. Steve Tonkmor has contacted the school, Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson DBE and MP Jonathon Lord, and having become frustrated with the responses received thus far he hopes to raise awareness of the issue; he has this to say: Dear Knaphill News, [...]

Canal closure

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Editor

I’ve just received the following through from WBC regarding closures on the Basingstoke canal: From Monday 23 April 2012, the pedestrian footbridge over the Basingstoke Canal in Woking Town Centre and a small section of the canal towpath will be closed and short diversions put in place until early 2013.   Pedestrians and cyclists wishing [...]