The Seymours Woking Car Show will be taking place on Sunday 22 September 2024, between 11am and 4pm, across Woking Town Centre.  

This one-day event is free to attend and funded by sponsorship from Seymours Woking, McLaren Automotive, Doubletree by Hilton Woking and Crane Garden Buildings. The event is supported and managed by Woking Borough Council.   

Local residents are being encouraged to actively participate in local government by submitting their questions on important matters to public council meetings.

Residents can raise questions and concerns about issues that affect their local communities. Whether it’s about new policies, local developments or borough council services, residents’ views are invaluable in shaping the future of our borough.

It was with great sadness that we learnt of the death of past Mayor of Woking and former Conservative councillor, Anthony M Allenby.

Mr Allenby passed away on 1 August aged 92.

Mr Allenby became Mayor of Woking in 1977 and served four terms as a councillor between 1966 and 1983. He represented West Byfleet and Pyrford on Woking Urban District Council, before representing Pyrford on Woking Borough Council.

He also took an active role in the day-to-day running of the council, serving on the Finance, Health & Housing and General Services committees.

West Byfleet Recreation Ground tennis courts have reopened, following £117,000 investment by the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) and Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) funding collected by Woking Borough Council.

Over the past few months, the courts have undergone extensive transformation works including resurfacing, repainting, new fencing, nets, and a gate system, helping ensure that quality facilities are available for the local community.

On Sunday 22 September 2024, Woking Town Centre will once again be lined with Classic, Custom and American cars for visitors to browse at their leisure. 

The Woking Car Show is the borough’s biggest showcase of locally owned, built and lovingly restored automobiles, and is free to both visitors and exhibitors to attend. 
 
The Woking Car Show, which made a welcome return in 2023, is organised by Terry Fox, a Horsell resident and the proud owner of a 1950 Chevrolet pick-up.  

Woking Borough Council’s draft statement of accounts for the financial years 2019/20, 2020/21 and 2021/22 have been prepared and were presented to councillors at a specially convened meeting of the Audit and Governance Committee (Monday 29 July 2024).

The purpose of the statement of accounts is to give electors, local taxpayers, members of the council and other interested parties information about the council’s finances.

Since 2015, over 300 refugees have resettled in Woking, fleeing conflict in their home countries and seeking refuge.

Among those is the Shafaee family, who resettled in Woking in 2021, after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan and turned their lives upside down.

The family, like many others, lost all their assets leaving them without any money or source of income, as well as the relationships that they had built in Afghanistan when forced to flee the country.

Woking Borough Council is seeking an Independent Co-Opted Member and a Chair to serve on its Audit and Governance Committee. 

The committee is responsible for overseeing internal and external audit arrangements, reviewing and scrutinising financial statements, and reviewing and assessing the risk management of the authority.

The two successful candidates will have a wide range of skills, experiences and competencies, in particular:

A vulnerable St John’s resident living with dementia has avoided a serious house fire thanks to the assistance from their Careline alarm.

In the early hours of the morning, an electrical fault caused a kettle to boil dry and begin to melt, despite being turned off at the socket. Luckily, the resident’s Careline system was connected to their fire alarm and the 24-hour telecare staff were then able to send the fire service to their property. The fire service stated that it was only a matter of time before a housefire started.

Sign up to a group-buying scheme to save money on energy bills.

Investing in renewable energy generation cuts carbon emissions and with a community led initiative, you can install solar panels for less than before. Purchasing solar panels is a cost-effective way to produce clean energy and help cut down on your monthly gas and electricity bills.

Local voluntary and community groups have until the end of the month to express an interest in taking over the running of the council’s community assets.

The process allows the council to transfer its community centres and sports pavilions to voluntary and community groups to run them for the benefit for local residents.

Organisations have until Wednesday 31 July 2024 to express their interest.

Woking’s Brookwood Cemetery has once again received Green Flag Award status in recognition of the way the green space is managed for the enjoyment of visitors.

The award scheme, managed by environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy under licence from the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government, recognises and rewards well-managed parks and green spaces, setting the benchmark standard across the UK and beyond.