A report providing an update on the performance and successes of Victoria Place Woking, whilst identifying the project’s remaining challenges, will be presented to the Council’s Executive at their meeting on Thursday 17 November 2022.

The report also updates elected members on the latest financial modelling of this significant regeneration project.

Woking’s much-anticipated retail, residential and leisure destination that transformed the western quarter of Woking town centre was officially opened by the Mayor of Woking on 23 March 2022.

The Service of Remembrance on Sunday 13 November 2022 will commence at the War Memorial in Jubilee Square, Woking at 10.35am, concluding with a Two-Minute Silence and laying of wreaths.

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Following the conclusion of the Service, uniformed units and organisations will march past the Mayor and Members of the Civic Procession in Church Street East.

The nominations process for the annual Young People’s Civic Awards scheme 2023  has begun.

The search is now on for local young people who have achieved exceptional success in areas that are not normally recognised by formal accreditation, and deserve recognition for their efforts.

The scheme seeks nominees in three categories.

With winter fast approaching and the costs of heating your home continuing to rise, community venues across Woking are opening their doors, inviting local residents to spend their day and save on household energy bills.

Known as ‘warm hubs’, these local spaces are safe, accessible, warm and welcoming. Whether you need a quiet space to work remotely, want to connect and enjoy the company of others, entertain the kids or have lunch in the café, there is something for everyone.

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.