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Village Meeting 2014
We have organised another village meeting for residents to attend and have their direct questions about Knaphill answered by a panel of local representatives. As with the last meeting in 2013, this will be chaired completely independently of the KRA…
Read MoreDevelopment of old library site in the High Street, Knaphill
In October last year Woking Borough Council announced that they had purchased the old library site from Surrey County Council and planned to develop the site for housing and a memorial garden. The announcement went on to add ‘Given its…
Read MoreNot another take-away!
Woking Borough Council has received and published a planning application from a London based company to convert the shop/office that sits on the corner of Anchor Crescent into a restaurant/café/take-away. These premises were last occupied by Mackrell Turner Garrett, solicitors….
Read MoreSainsbury’s win planning appeal
Some background information In2010 Cliftons submitted a planning application to redevelop the site of their old shop at 15 High Street, Knaphill and the bungalow at 6 Fosters Lane. The application was to replace the current shop and workshops with…
Read MoreSainsbury’s plans for the Clifton’s Site
UDPATE: APPROVED! The planning committee debated last night and have agreed to a temporary variation of opening times as per Sainsbury’s request. Sainsburys will be able to open from 07.00am to 10.00pm Monaday to Saturday and 08.00am to 8.00pm on…
Read MoreWe had a wonderful time!
Volunteers from The Knaphill Residents’ Association (KRA), Mizens Railway and local community groups had been working for months to prepare for the Knaphill Village Show on 16th July, so we were not going to let the grey skies and a…
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 MoreKRA Memory Lane Series – The War Years in Knaphill 1939-45
As part of the KRA’s Memory Lane series in our Newsletters we have met many local residents and they have kindly shared with today’s readers their memories of Knaphill’s past. At this time of Remembrance we are putting a special…
Read MoreKnaphill Care are recruiting a new Secretary to the Committee – Volunteers are invited to get in touch
Knaphill Care is our local Knaphill “Good Neighbour Scheme”. It offers help to residents finding everyday tasks difficult: help with shopping, transport to doctors and hospital appointments, collecting prescriptions and small DIY jobs. Volunteers give an occasional hour or two…
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