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Brookwood Country Park Fishing Pond
Did you visit Brookwood Country Park last week and notice a couple of large pumps going in one of the fishing ponds, and wonder what was going on?! Click here to find out more…
Read MoreKnaphill Planning Update – 12 February 2014
NEW PLANNING DECISIONS PLAN/2013/0202 Total (now Esso) Garage, 23 High Street Variation of condition 6 to PLAN/1985/0686 Currently the petrol station and associated shop have opening hours of 07.00 to 23.00 hrs. The application was to be allowed to open…
Read MoreResidents in Guildford and Woking warned about bank related fraudster scams
Surrey Police is warning residents, particularly in Guildford and Woking, to remain vigilant following a recent spate of scams involving fraudsters obtaining bank details, cards and cash using bogus telephone calls and couriers. In the last 24 hours police have…
Read MoreSainsbury’s name change
This is a bug bear of mine so apologies for the verbiage. A massive superstore on the outskirts of a village and complete disregard for actual location, preferring to be called ‘Brookwood’ over Knaphill. All other Sainsbury’s stores throughout the…
Read MoreNo improvement for traffic until after 2020?
At a meeting of Surrey County Councils Local Committee on the 06 March a paper was presented by Surrey Highways Authority on the congestion around the Brookwood Crossroads and adjoining roads. It is a pity that this debate was not…
Read MoreBrookwood Farm update
The majority of you will know that on the 29th January the Councillors who make up the Planning Committee approved the application from Cala Homes to build 297 dwellings on the land at Brookwood Farm. I came away from the…
Read MoreBrookwood Farm considered 29th January
The plans for development at Brookwood Farm are going to be put in front of the Planning Committee on the 29th January. It is highly likely, almost certain in fact, that these will be pushed through despite community concerns over…
Read MoreMemory Lane – Knaphill History, The Brookwood Hospital
When we look back over the history of Knaphill we find that the ‘Brookwood Hospital’ played a vital part in the development of the village. In the 1850’s local settlement was at the bottom of Anchor Hill, near the thriving…
Read MoreLocal History, Memory Lane – Knaphill
Welcome to Memory Lane Knaphill, a special view of Knaphill’s history. Over the years the Residents’ Association have met many of Knaphill’s ‘senior citizens’. Based on their memories of the Knaphill of their youth, KRA put together a series of articles in our…
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