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Knaphill Residents’ Association my knaphillSPRING 2019 ISSUE 64 In this issue... LOCAL SCHOOL WORKING TOWARDS BEING WASTE-LESS NEW ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT SECTION DISCOVER THE PONDS AT BROOKWOOD COUNTRY PARK VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR THE 10th KNAPHILL VILLAGE SHOW FREE FOOTBALL FOR ALL COACHING SESSIONS Editor Cover photo by Rebecca Ward, Surrey Supply Teachers A professional, friendly agency recruiting Primary and Secondary supply teachers, Nursery staff and Teaching Assistants to work for us in a variety of local schools. Both full and part time work is available on a day to day and longer term basis. and you can work as much or as little as you like. 01932 254261 [email protected] www.surreysupplyteachers.co.uk CONVEYANCING AND PROBATE PRACTITIONERS We offer the below services to our clients, conducted in a friendly, professional, supportive manner. We are excellent communicators using both technology and traditional standards of service to suit our clients. PROPERTY LAW SPECIALISTS SELLING AND/OR BUYING A PROPERTY REMORTGAGES With over 150 years in caring for bereaved families, we understand the TRANSFERS importance of choosing the final resting place for your loved one. PROBATE •Full burial and ashes plots •Family, community and ethnic group plots WILLS •Woodland and green plots •Mausoleum for burial and ashes DECLARATION OF TRUSTS •Memorial Chapel •Peaceful and unique grade 1 historic park and garden setting LASTING POWERS OF ATTORNEY COMMISSIONERS FOR OATHS Please telephone or email for a free estimate or for further information. Business Hours: Free parking 9am to 5.30pm Monday to Friday CareBrookwood Cemetery and Glades House, SupportCemetery Pales, Brookwood 6 Anchor Crescent, Knaphill, Woking, Surrey GU21 2PD Woking, Surrey GU24 0BL T: 01483 485700 F: 01483 485701 E: [email protected] 01483 472222 | [email protected] Home | www.brookwoodcemetery.com Care and Support at Home An award-winning family-owned and run business which was rated GOOD in all areas by the Care Quality Commission. A friendly, flexible service with help available from ½ hour per week up to 24-hour live-in care. Trustworthy, caring, professional staff, fully trained and with DBS clearance. We can offer you support with: personal care, bathing, hair washing, physical therapy exercises, companionship, nursing care, simple cooking, shopping, medication management, ironing or light domestic duties and dog walking or care of pets. We also periodically have vacancies for caring people to look after our clients. Just a few hours a week can make a difference, so if you have some spare time why not earn some money – we pay from £10 - £12.50 per hour. For further information, or to arrange a free no obligation meeting in your home, please call 01483 797950 or visit our website www.astoragency.co.uk www.knaphill.org For further information, or to arrange a free no obligation meeting in your home, please call 01483 797950 or visit our website www.astoragency.co.uk Spring 2019 3 myknaphill Welcome knaphill.org to the Spring edition The Team EDITOR Rebecca Ward of myknaphill DEPUTY EDITOR Sue Stocker This is my first official post as the new Editor of your local DESIGN & ARTWORK Tim Burdett magazine, myKnaphill. I’m excited to say that we’ve been ADVERTISING Pauline Williams working on a redesign and will be working hard to bring Published by Knaphill Residents’ Association you relevant and interesting content each quarter. I’d love to hear what you’d like to see appear in the magazine, so Printed by Knaphill Print Co. Ltd, Lower email me at [email protected]. Guildford Road, Knaphill, Surrey GU21 2EG [email protected] I’ve been a committee member of the Knaphill Residents’ Association for about 18 months and anyone that knows me knows I can’t resist getting involved in a project. One of the projects we are looking at implementing is a ADVERTISE community speed watch. Many of the roads through the village have been highlighted IN THIS MAGAZINE! as areas of concern for excessive speed. With a community speed watch we would We have a circulation of 5,000 copies like to make our roads and village safer. and a readership of ca15,000 that I hope you enjoy this new-look Spring edition and look forward to hearing your reaches throughout Knaphill and the surrounding villages on a feedback. quarterly basis in March, June, September and December. Rebecca Ward @knaphillcommunity Please submit articles for the next issue EDITOR to Rebecca Ward at [email protected] To promote your business, please get in touch via [email protected] Arts & Business Contact the KRA Contents Entertainment 9 Sue Stocker takes a By post: c/o Knaphill Post Office, 1-2 Anchor Our Community look at a few of the Crescent, Knaphill, Surrey GU21 2PD 6 The Lightbox changes to businesses By email: [email protected] 4 Local school leads Women in Photography the way to a in Knaphill High Street Join us greener future Property Have you ever thought of giving some of your My local... Knaphill School look time to help out the KRA to make your home 8 Property Market Update to reduce their impact 10 Read our interview village even better? We'd love to have you on Simon Stone, partner on the environment with local mum and board and need your continued support to run at Seymours Estate business owner projects, events and the annual village show. 4 Library Opening Hours Agents discusses Brexit Annie Peters Support us Check opening times 8 Phil’s Planning and days before you visit Football Find out the latest I/we hereby wish to join / renew* membership 11 Knaphill Athletic with the Knaphill Residents’ Association 5 Flora, Fauna & Fish planning decisions (*tick or circle) with straight-talking Find out about free Discovering the football for all ..... Household £6.00pa Phil Stubbs ponds at Brookwood coaching sessions ..... Retired £3.00pa Country Park ..... Trade £10.00pa Title Surname Address: Post code: Tel: Email: Signed: Date: Sunday Morning Worship Cheques payable to at 11am with Junior Church Knaphill Residents' Association. A very warm welcome awaits you Please send your completed forms to: 88 High Street - 01483 474083 - www.KnaphillBaptist.org.uk KRA Membership, c/o Knaphill Post Office, 1-2 Anchor Crescent, Knaphill, Surrey GU21 2PD No responsibility for the quality of goods or services advertised in this magazine can be accepted by the publishers or printers. Advertisements and information is included in good faith. No part of this magazine may be reproduced in any form without the prior permission of the publishers. The publishers do not necessarily agree with the views expressed by contributors, nor do they accept any responsibility for errors in the subject matter of this magazine. All reasonable care is taken to ensure accuracy in the Please read & recycle preparation of the magazine, but the publishers cannot be held legally responsible for the return of unsolicited manuscripts or artwork. Whilst every care is taken, no responsibility can be accepted for the safety of material submitted. www.knaphill.org 4 My Knaphill Knaphill News Spring 2015 3 Knaphill News From Chairman’sthe Chairman Report knaphill.org VeryLooking soon for ayou local will tradesman, be casting or are your you yourself vote in the General Electiona plumber, and electrician, receiving painter knocks or heating on engineer? the door from local Spring 2019 Editor Sue Stocker politicians.Please keep inOn touch page with 5, youthe Knaphill will see Community an excellent contribution Advertising Fat Crow fromFacebook our Planningpage where guru residents Phil Stubbs,post requests including for reference to Design & Layout FatCrow.co.uk thehelp 650 and new receive homes recommendations. recently built or I’ve being hired built Advanced in the A322 preparations have started in planning the annual Knaphill [email protected] corridortwo tradespeople and the infrastructurefrom these recommendations that is required Villageto meet Show, the which this year will be held on Saturday 20 July at demandsand have been of such very pleased a large with influx the quality of new of residents.their Mizens You Railway, may Barrs Lane, from 1pm to 5pm. If you’re interested Published by Fat Crow & Knaphill Residents’ in booking a stall, please visit knaphill.org for details. Also, we’d be work at reasonable prices!wish to ask the canvassers about the number of local GPs, interested to hear from any resident, organisation or group who’d Association In the same vein, we’re very pleased to announce that Sarah Squire, NHS dentists and the A322 congestion! like to perform on the day – please email [email protected]. from Squires Garden Centre, will be our guest speaker at our KRA Printed by Knaphill Print Co. Ltd, Lower Before then, we have our Annual General Meeting on WednesdayWe 22nd have April music, dance areas and marquees where we can entertain AGM on Wednesday 6 May at 7.30pm at Knaphill Baptist Church, Guildford Road, Knaphill, Surrey GU21 2EG at the Methodist Church, The Broadway, Knaphill, which is open toduring all. To the start course of the afternoon. theHigh proceedings, Street. The AGM at 7.30pm is open towe all will residents, have aso presentation please make a on note the Basingstoke in your calendar. Very best wishes, Advertise in this magazine! Canal from Robyn Higgs, who will tell us all about the history of the canal and John Butler We have a circulation of 5,000 copies and a plans looking ahead. After refreshments, the official business of the AGM will readership of c15,000 that reach throughout start at 8.30pm. Knaphill and the surrounding villages on a The Knaphill Residents Association always welcomes new members onto quarterly basis in March, June, September the Committee, as extra help is always appreciated, no matter how much or and December.