Award-winning local drama group, Ottershaw Players, are presenting a version of Charles Dickens' story of 'Oliver Twist' in Woking next week.
The play, written by Jeremy Brock and directed by Matthew Horton, follows the tale of little orphan Oliver, who is brought up in the workhouse, before escaping to London.
Workers at Woolworths stores in Elmbridge, Runnymede and Spelthorne are facing job loss fears as the company goes into administration.
WEST BYFLEET W I enjoyed a special afternoon of fun and festivities on Thursday 23 October when they celebrated their 82nd anniversary at the Cornerstone Centre, St, John's Church West Byfleet.
Members chatted with other W I friends from Pyrford and New Haw who had been invited to join in the celebrations. Special guests were Surrey county advisers Sonia Smith and Pat Ashworth. After a delicious meal, provided by Margaret Wingham and served by the hard working committee, everyone settled down to a nostalgic selection of Flanders and Swann songs performed expertly by Messrs Stanley Griffiths and David Lane.
The afternoon came to a close with the cutting of the wonderful birthday cake which had been made by member Rita Paternoster.
A High Court judge has overruled Surrey County Council and allowed an industrial recycling plant to be built in Woodham Park Road, Woodham.
Mr Justice Mitting ruled on Monday that a government inspector's reasons could not be challenged, and ordered the council to pay £12,358 in costs.
The council originally rejected plans to build at Capital House last year, only for applicant Dennis Read to appeal to a planning inspector, which he won, and the council countered by taking the matter to court.
West Byfleet residents have greeted a plan to build nine homes on a conservation area with anger and disbelief.
A developer wants to build nine homes - five three-bedroom houses and four two-bedroom flats - on land behind 48 to 58 Woodlands Avenue, after demolishing number 50.
But householders have slammed the decision to submit plans on a site which is in a conservation area and is deemed to be of special scientific interest because of the trees and plants that are growing there.
Members of West Byfleet W I began their meeting on October 9th with the sad news that Eileen Constantine, a long-standing member, had died. She will be missed greatly by all the members, and they observed a minute's silence in tribute to her.
The meeting continued with details of the varied programme of forthcoming autumn activities, including theatre visits, social events and the end-of-year entertainment by the drama group.
After a short interval for tea, Mrs. Riddle gave a riveting talk and slide presentation on the work of the Surrey Air Ambulance Fund.
The Eikon Charity Golf Day, sponsored by Petrofac, took place on Friday 26th September 2008. It was held at West Byfleet Golf Club with over 90 people participating.
The weather was amazingly sunny and warm as the Tiger Woods wanabees made their way round the 18 hole course. The winning team were 'The Walking Wounded' which included Peter Blay, Terry Jaffreys and Colin Jaffreys.
Coffee mornings held across Runnymede to help Macmillan Cancer Support have proven to be succesful. As part of the World's Biggest Coffee Morning, people joined together to raise money Friday September 26.
"We didn't have a set coffee break time, but asked colleagues to donate to the charity at anytime in the morning to fit around their work routines," said Sally Robson, an organiser and council worker, who together with her colleagues managed to raise over £500.
Last year, 50,000 people took part in the coffee mornings, which saw over £7.5 million raised.
"This was the third year that we had held the event, and it's amazing how simply enjoying a cup of coffee and catching up with friends can make a difference to people affected by cancer," said Barbara Kempton, who along with friend Jane Read, hosted a morning at Byfleet tennis club, raising over £1,000.
Community fundraiser Helen Rogers, said: "To see so much support for Macmillan in Runnymede is great. We would like to thank everyone for all their hard work and effort. Every penny will make a huge difference to the people affected by cancer."
West Byfleet traders claim they're being treated like "second class citizens" by Woking Council in a row over Christmas lights.
Shopkeepers are calling on the council to provide Christmas lights during December to give struggling shops a seasonal boost, but the borough authority says its budget only extends to lighting Woking town centre.
A woman in her 30s suffered neck and back injuries in a road traffic collision in Chertsey Road, West Byfleet on Monday evening (September 22).
An ambulance was called at about 9pm after the woman's car was in collision with a van. She was taken to St Peter's Hospital, Chertsey, for treatment and was later released.
