An Honorary Freedom of the Borough Parade for The Army Training Centre (Pirbright) will take place in Woking town centre on Sunday 24 April 2022.

Troops from the Centre will march into Jubilee Square for an open-air ceremony, after which the parade will march past Deputy Lieutenant, Major General Tim Sulivan, CB, CBE, and the Mayor of Woking, Cllr Liam Lyons.

The Freedom of the Borough is the highest award that a borough can bestow, recognising exceptional contributions or distinctive service by an individual or group of individuals.

Time is running out for local residents to register to vote at the forthcoming local borough elections taking place on Thursday 5 May 2022.

In order to vote in May, residents must be on the electoral register. With the deadline to register to vote fast approaching, Woking Borough Council is urging people who are not registered at their current address to make sure they are registered in time.

The deadline to register to vote is midnight on Thursday 14 April. It takes just five minutes to apply online.

Following a two-year closure due to the pandemic, Brockhill Extra Care sheltered accommodation will open its community day centre next week – and everyone is welcome!

Visits to Brockhill had previously been limited to guests of tenants only in the interest of public safety, but activities will resume from Monday 4 April 2022 as everyone is welcomed back.

In celebration of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee later this year, Woking Borough Council has partnered with the Clink Charity based at HMP Send’s Fruit Tree Project to distribute 500 fruit trees to local organisations and community groups to commemorate this historic occasion.

Pear, apple, plum and cherry trees were distributed to groups and organisations including Woking College, The Lightbox, local schools and faith groups.

Refugee families, charities and a limited number of residents were also among those receiving a fruit tree.

Hundreds of Year 6 students from across Woking have once again participated in the well-established health and safety course for young people, Junior Citizen.

Junior Citizen offers a series of fun but informative sessions aiming to teach valuable life skills that will keep students safe.

The interactive ‘stranger danger’ demonstration, led by Surrey Police, was a particular favourite with students as they were deliberately but unsuspectingly led away by an actor to highlight the need to have their wits about them.

At 8.30pm on Saturday 26 March 2022, Woking Borough Council will join millions across the world to mark WWF's Earth Hour by switching off its lights for one hour to show it is committed to protecting the future of our planet.

By joining the global event, the Council will take part in a symbolic moment to highlight global issues facing the planet and to remind us that, together, we have the power to make change happen.

The Boundary Commission for England (BCE) has launched a secondary public consultation on its initially proposed map of constituencies, open now until Monday 4 April 2022.

Woking’s much-anticipated new retail, residential and leisure destination, Victoria Place Woking, has officially opened today (Wednesday 23 March 2022).

The opening was celebrated with an official ribbon-cutting ceremony, attended by the Mayor of Woking, Cllr Liam Lyons, and Leader of Woking Borough Council, Cllr Ayesha Azad. The ceremony marked both the official opening of the destination and anchor store, Marks and Spencer (M&S).

CREST22 Business Awards, Surrey’s only green business awards, announced today that it is extending its deadline from 25 March to midnight on Friday 8 April.

The free-to-enter awards, are looking for green business heroes either working in or based in Surrey, which outside of London, has the country's largest economy.

Up to £10,000 of funding per household is up for grabs in Surrey but for a limited time only.

Householders across Surrey are being urged to act quickly to claim a share of up to £10,000 each which is available to improve home energy efficiency - one of the simplest ways of saving energy and combatting rising energy prices.

More funding has been made available as part of the central government scheme which will provide grants to eligible homeowners to improve energy efficiency in their homes, cut heating costs and help the environment.

The pedestrian underpass at Woking Railway Station, which connects the southern and northern sides of Woking, has reopened to the public following essential repair and refurbishment works. 

Over the past eight weeks, the works were carried out by Woking Borough Council in partnership with Network Rail and South Western Railway.

Victoria Place Woking is pleased to announce that major brands Marks & Spencer, Moss Bros and Skechers will be opening at the centre on Wednesday 23 March, whilst food and drink brand Gail’s is also set to open.

Komo and Itsu will be adding to the line-up in spring, and will be joined by The Gym Group in yet another first for Woking.