Last week prospective volunteers and members of the public were given the opportunity to browse more than 60 different stalls at the Working Together for Woking Voluntary Sector Fair, which took place at Woking Leisure Centre.

At what can be described as Woking’s biggest volunteer showcase, visitors could talk to local charities, not-for-profit organisations and community groups to find out what they do and how they could become involved.

(News source: Boundary Commission for England)

The Boundary Commission for England (BCE) today (8 November) publishes new revised proposals for constituencies across the country and opens a final month-long consultation, giving the public a last opportunity to send in their views.

A commemorative tree planting ceremony, led by the Mayor of Woking Cllr Saj Hussain, has marked the completion of a housing development initiative in Old Woking and Kingfield.

An Amelanchier Ballerina tree was planted in the communal garden of the recently completed final four accessible one and two bedroom apartments that will be available for social rent.

The statement below by the Leader of Woking Borough Council, Cllr Ann-Marie Barker, is in response to the Planning Inspector's decision to uphold the developer's appeal and grant permission for the redevelopment of the former HG Wells Conference and Events Centre site in Woking town centre (PLAN/2019/1141).

We want everyone to be able to enjoy fireworks safely, whether at an organised display or in your back garden.

But it’s important to remember that anti-social behaviour involving fireworks won’t be tolerated.

Woking’s Voluntary Sector Fair returns to Woking Leisure Centre on Thursday 3 November 2022, bringing together more than 60 groups and voluntary organisations.

This free event, open to the public for the first time, offers residents the chance to find out more about the community support available to them and is the borough’s biggest showcase of volunteering opportunities.

A consultation giving residents and key stakeholders the chance to have their say on a new framework to guide future development in Woking town centre has ended.

The comprehensive 12-week Woking Town Centre Masterplan consultation, which closed on Monday 17 October 2022, received over 850 formal responses.

Cllr Ann-Marie Barker, Leader of Woking Borough Council, said: “On Tuesday, I received a letter from the Minister of State for Local Government, Paul Scully MP, in relation to Woking’s high level of debt which resulted from borrowing that my administration inherited to deliver housing, sustainable energy, regeneration and major long-term infrastructure projects.

The owner of a car garage in Byfleet has been fined £1,500 and ordered to pay costs after pleading guilty to an environmental offence in a prosecution brought by Woking Borough Council. 

CPS Automotive Ltd, which operates from Unit 4, Abbot Close, Byfleet; was charged with failing to comply with its duty of care under The Environmental Protection Act 1990 at Guildford Magistrates Court on Wednesday 5 October 2022.

Woking’s biggest and best fireworks display is back with a huge bang after a two year break caused by the pandemic. This year’s theme is 'A Night at the Movies', with the whole display set to a soundtrack made up of the most memorable theme tunes from the biggest movies of our time. This is one display no one will want to miss!

Woking’s Fireworks Extravaganza is to be held on Saturday 5 November 2022 in Woking Park.

Canvassers, working on behalf of Woking Borough Council, will start visiting households who have been invited to respond to this year’s annual canvass and have not yet done so.

The ‘annual canvass’ is carried out by the Council each year to help keep the electoral register up to date and encourage residents who have yet to register to do so before it’s too late.

Starting on Saturday 22 October, the canvassers will visit non-responding households on weekends between 10am to 6pm and they will identify themselves by wearing Woking Borough Council photo ID badges.

The council has adopted a robust quarterly monitoring regime to track progress against key objectives contained within the council’s Woking For All Strategy (WFAS).

In line with the recommendations arising from the EY performance management review, the council’s Executive committee received a detailed update on the 218 WFAS actions to be delivered this financial year (2022/23). Of these, 181 (83%) were reported to be progressing or on track for delivery as planned.