Messenger hard for Woking all year round, not just at election time More support Mark welcomes Lakeview for St Mary’s Community Centre groups Community YOUR CANDIDATES FOR 2018 Transport grant get vital funds Centre and >> Page 2 >> Page 3 >> Page 4 Gary Elson Nancy Martin 07824 628422 07708 585195 gary.elson@ nancy.martin wokingconservatives.org.uk @wokingconservatives.org.uk Winter 2017/18 Canalside Woking Robina Shaheen Cllr Debbie Harlow 07878 0600 07944 789630 robina.shaheen@ [email protected] wokingconservatives.org.uk Steve Dorsett welcomes Samber funding

Goldsworth Park Mount Hermon SAMBER IS A Cllr Chitra Rana Cllr Mark Pengelly 07894 272634 07922 926433 Messenger WINNER THIS YEAR [email protected] [email protected] Samber (Riding for the Disabled) is a small charity which gives free riding lessons to more than Serving the people of Woking, Knaphill, Goldsworth Park, Horsell, Canalside, Byfleet and West 50 local children with special educational needs Byfleet, , Mount Hermon, Hoe Valley, St John’s and Heathlands between the ages of three and 11, the majority Heathlands Pyrford attending two Woking schools, Freemantles in Simon Ashall Cllr Rashid Mohammed and the Orchard Centre at the Hermitage 07775 831098 07897 532823 School in St John’s. simon.ashall@ cllrrashid.mohammed Run by 25 volunteers, Samber offers children safe wokingconservatives.org.uk @woking.gov.uk riding lessons, improving muscle strength and communication skills as well as letting them have fun with the ponies. St John’s and Heathlands Hoe Valley St John’s activists and campaigners, Steve Dorsett and CONSERVATIVES John Lawrence Steve Dorsett Simon Ashall, support this award from the 07944 789630 01483 380042 Council’s Community Fund, which will contribute john.lawrence@ steve.dorsett@ towards the installation of a permanent safety wokingconservatives.org.uk wokingconservatives.org.uk barrier at the riding school. SHOW THEY CARE Local Conservatives are always CONTACT supporting our voluntary and MORE FUNDS FOR ST community groups across Woking MARY’S, BYFLEET Jonathan Lord MP in ways that make a difference The historic St. Mary’s Church, Member of Parliament for Woking Byfleet, is widening its services in the community to people of all faiths and Every year, Woking Borough said: ‘I am proud that Conservative none with particular concern for those Council considers dozens of Woking Borough Council has, year on young and old who are in need. [email protected] applications for grant funding for the year, maintained one of the highest Through a tripartite agreement with next financial year. levels of grant funding in to our charitable and voluntary groups Surrey County Council and the Church wokingconservatives.org.uk The Conservative Administration which do so much to help and sustain itself, the Borough Council agreed takes this responsibility very our communities. grants towards the Community Centre Churchill House, Chobham Road seriously as without the significant refurbishment plus a grant towards the amount of financial support that “In spite of the financial constraints Living Churchyard Project to create an Woking GU21 4AA the Council provides, many of within which we have to deliver our environment for people and wildlife. the voluntary and community core services, I am delighted that Conservative candidate Gary Elson, 0207 219 6913 organisations across the borough we are still able to maintain more said: “I supported the Church’s would be forced to stop providing the than £1.6 million of support to these Conservatives have provided more than £1.6million to support voluntary groups previous grant and am delighted to excellent services they deliver. organisations which are so important /WokingConservatives to Woking.’ see St Mary’s supported in this way Gary Elson also supported a previous For 2017/18, grant applications and look forward to these projects grant while a Councillor were approved from groups as being completed.’ @Woking_Cons wide ranging and diverse as And more to come in 2018/9 Citizens Advice Woking, Maybury Promoted by Simon Ashall on behalf of Woking Conservatives, both of Churchill House, Chobham Road, Woking GU21 4AA. The next batch of community will continue to support our Printed by . and Community Trust, Relate West Surrey, The Lighthouse, grants were decided by the voluntarily organisations. The shopMobility, Woking Community Council in December. Portfolio total funding proposed for How can you help? Holder Cllr Ayesha Azad said: local community projects and Name Transport, District CAN YOU HELP Deliver leaflets Display a poster “I’m very pleased to say that organisations in the coming year Community Association, Riding for each financial year we’ve been is £935,354. Make a donation Please contact me YOUR LOCAL Address the Disabled, and Woking Scouts. able to provide a significant Please return to: In addition to this we will also A number of groups benefit from level of support for our voluntary CONSERVATIVES? 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Woking’s Conservative of national Administration with Goldsworth Park COUNCIL IS FUNDING funding for the Lakeview Councillor Chitra Rana campaigns after said: “Mental health WOKING COMMUNITY TRANSPORT - The Community Action Group being ignored agreed for this unique is now the subject of Town Centre Buggy is an essential service for those and highly valued local national campaigns with mobility difficulties, with some 4,500 individual for too long. It is initiative. after being ignored for too long. passenger journeys annually, many linked to the good that Woking Lift Up Together was valued Dial-a-Ride services bringing residents who “It’s good that Woking established in 2005 Borough Council is need transport into the town centre. Borough Council under the Lakeview Community Action continuing to support Bustler services also cover transport to St. Peter’s is continuing this important initiative Group umbrella and I look forward Hospital, Royal Surrey and other healthcare to support offering group to seeing it go from facilities with flexibility for the buses to be used by meetings for people this important over the age of 16 who strength to strength in Robina Shaheen welcomes the Council’s support of the Trust other community groups. initiative.” have mental health the future.” Conservative Councillor Mark Pengelly said: “I issues or who are alone am really pleased to see this important service TRUST GETS RESULTS across the Borough continuing to be well supported FOR COMMUNITY financially by the Council, as it is a critical lifeline for Established in Robina Shaheen, said: residents who need it.” 2011, Maybury “At this time of financial CITIZENS ADVICE WOKING - gives crucial and Sheerwater pressure on the Community Trust Council, I fully support support to more than 11,000 clients annually who aims to address the the Maybury and seek advice on complex matters including Housing causes of deprivation Sheerwater Community and Family Support. and social exclusion Trust which works hard and encourages joint to deliver projects in Knaphill Councillor and Council nominated working between the community which Observer Melanie Whitehand said: “Citizens local community benefit and improve the Advice Woking provides help and advice through organisations. Local lives of so many local services such as Healthwatch, the Court help desk, activist and campaigner, residents.” social policies, as well as outreach provision. It has seen increasing demand recently and, with the Council’s support, will continue providing an Chitra Rana and Saj Hussain at the Lakeview Centre Conservative Mark Pengelly outstanding service to Woking residents.”

SCOUTS ANNUAL KINGFIELD HANDICAMP GET CLUB SCORES SUPPORT IT NEEDS MORE FUNDS Rashid Mohammed with Scouting groups across the Borough including Horsell, County Councillor Liz Bowes Pyrford, Brookwood, Goldsworth Park, Knaphill, Old FOR UPGRADE Woking, Byfleet and West Byfleet, Sheerwater and St. At Loop Road Playing Fields, Kingfield, Meadow Debbie Harlow with Saj Hussain John’s together support the fantastic annual Handicamp Sports Football Club aims to provide physical Activity Weekend. education facilities for young people up to the age TALKING IN KNAPHILL Pupils from the Borough’s special needs schools are of 25 and boasts around 30 teams. The TALK support Grant Budget was made encouraged to take part in outdoor activities including Having funded and installed a new 3G pitch, the group in Knaphill available this year. climbing, kayaking and raft building. The children are Council has supported the Club with a Community provides an invaluable Knaphill Councillor ‘buddied’ with able-bodied Explorer Scouts who all have Fund grant to improve lighting around the 3G service to Aphasia Debbie Harlow said: a great time at Woodlarks Farm, Farnham, a purpose training area. recoverers following a “It’s great to see the built centre for the disabled. stroke, helping them to Former Borough Councillor and local campaigner Council continuing to regain communication support TALK, which Handicamp is mostly self-funded but the Council John Lawrence said: “To ensure their safety, and reasoning skills. approved funding from the Community Grant Budget provides regular children need a well-lit surface at the training area In support of the sessions for people for the current financial year. Pyrford CouncillorRashid in Loop Road and I am pleased that the Council Mohammed and Horsell campaigner Nancy Martin are Borough Council’s needing help regaining approved financial support for this purpose.” health and wellbeing their communication both delighted that the Council is continuing to support John Lawrence with Natalie Nancy Martin (centre) with Beryl Hunwicks and Colin Kemp Bourne at Woking Football Club agenda, further money skills and improving Handicamp. from the Community their quality of life.”