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GOLDSWORTH May 2014 - Issue 139 NEWS Inside this edition A famous toilet Racing dragons Holidays at home and Owls in boxes Save our public loo A campaign to stop the council removing the public toilet in Goldsworth Park without building a replacement has been featured in local and national newspapers, on the radio and even on television. Support for the cause is growing, and at the time of publication, more than 500 people had signed the paper petition and the online one here: petitions.woking.gov.uk/convenience. 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Goldsworth News From the Chairman Goldwater Lodge Goldsworth News is the magazine of the Goldsworth Park Community Association, Now work has started on the repairs to the Big Phil published bi-monthly and distributed free of building, things are moving fast – you might charge to approximately 5000 dwellings and have seen the crane removing the roof steel. organisations throughout Goldsworth Park This has also been noticed by unwelcome COMPUTERS and the surrounding area. visitors and there have already been thefts At Gina Ballerini we are a friendly, professional of materials from the site. I hope this will not Windows, team that always make our clients feel welcome, Acting Editor Jeremy Hodge cause any delays, as Toad Hall would like to be back in operation Sub Editor & Chairman Irene Watson in time for the new school year cared for and most importantly pampered. If you’d Email, Word Design & layout Fat Crow Design in September, and the Council is like a mini facial, wash and blow dry in your lunch trying to ensure this can happen. and Excel Tutoring Gina BaHAIRll &erin BEAUTYi Advertising Fat Crow Design hour or you would like to totally unwind with a hot Work on the GPCA Hall may be All versions of Microsoft Windows and Apple delayed as a result. stone massage and a full head of highlights then Published by Goldsworth Park Community operating systems installed or repaired. Association Thank you to all those who Gina Ballerini Hair and Beauty is the place for you. Home Networking, Wired and Wireless. Printed by Knaphill Print have made suggestions about the Hall facilities (see some of Virus Removal, Internet Security & PC Upgrades. 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Wouldn’t it be Email: [email protected] OPENING HOURS Park, Woking GU21 3DN Monday: CLOSED Tuesday: 9 - 6pm Wednesday: 9 - 8pm e-mail: [email protected] great if this coincided with our re-opening? Areas Covered: Addlestone, Bisley, Byfleet, Chobham, Thursday: 9 - 8pm Friday: 9 - 6pm Saturday: 9 - 5pm Sunday: CLOSED We are looking forward to a real community event involving lots of local Cobham, Guildford, Horsell, Lightwater, New Haw, Distribution organisations and people. The Police did an excellent job organising Gina Ballerini, 11 The High Street, Knaphill, Woking, Surrey GU21 2PG. Ockham, Pyrford, Ripley, Send, West Byfleet, West End, Mrs Linda Hill, 5 Newsham Road, Goldsworth last year's event but they'd love to get ideas from more people this Tel: 01483 888528 / 888520 www.ginaballerini.co.uk time. Do you have a little spare time to help plan the details or set up Weybridge, Windlesham, Woking and Woodham Park 01483 835183 E-mail: [email protected] stalls on the day? Email [email protected]. Coffee shop for Goldsworth Park Centre Councillors’ Surgeries The Goldsworth Park councillors hold a It appears Goldsworth Park Shopping Centre may soon get a Costa surgery from 10am - 11am on the first coffee shop. A planning application (No. 2014/0295) has been made Saturday of every month (except August) at to divide Martins the Newsagents and create a separate space for a DOORS Strollers, accessed from the path between restaurant/café with outdoor seating next to the Hospice Shop. Let’s the shops and the lake. hope we have a good summer in which to enjoy this new addition to • Composite Doors the Centre. Irene Watson, GPCA Meeting GPCA Chairman • uPVC Doors The next meeting is 7pm, Wednesday 14 May in the Dianthus building by the lake. 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As a regular walker around the June 7-8 people who are up for lake and park, I deplore this lack. Thanks to thoughtless vandals, previous efforts in this regard were abortive. 11 Woking bikeathon, by Andy Morgan the challenge of racing Before the final design is cast in stone, I would put forward a plea for the benefits of disabled persons. If just one Woking Park, 10am; www. Goldsworth Park Rangers across Goldsworth toilet could be made available for Radar key-holders, it would be such a blessing. In all the years I have held such wokingbikeathon.co.uk; hurry FC is very pleased to Park lake. Choose a a key, I have only come across one such toilet; sadly, it was padlocked shut! to gather sponsorship and invite you to our 2014 Community Youth name, then register Tricia Lawrence apply Football Festival. The event will be held at at www.wsbhospices. Torridon Close 14 GPCA meeting – all Goldsworth Park Recreation Ground on co.uk. Disabled toilet at the Lodge 2 welcome; Dianthus building, Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 June, starting We hope each team I would like to ensure that facilities for disabled people are incorporated 7pm at 9am both days. There will also be will raise at least £1000 right at the beginning of the developments and not left to negotiations at a barbecue, a bouncy castle and face in sponsorship. That's just £60 a person the end. The main facilities which would make the Lodge accessible would 18 Visiting locos day at painting. (with a full team of 20) for this epic event Charity at the heart of the Park be: 1)Level entrances and exits. 2) Electric-operated main entrance doors. Mizens railway, 2-3pm; www. We are also proud to be hosting the Simon in aid of your local hospices. All equipment 3) An accessible “Changing Places" toilet: www.changing-places.org. We are HeartBeat Support Woking, mizensrailway.co.uk Hedley Mini Football Festival, for Surrey and training will be provided on the day. Christina Candey a registered charity that meets 22 Elections for Goldsworth Primary League under-seven, under-eight For any further information, please contact Bainton Mead in Goldsworth Park.