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PYRFORD COMMON HISTORY

8th November 2022 by Geoff Geaves Leave a Comment

During the litter pick, when I went along the perimeter fence of the Common, I saw the following boundary stone:- The initials relate to Sir Charles Wentworth Dilke who owned the land in 1885. One of previous Forum Committee Member, Carole Gale, wrote a history of Pyrford Common, which  information about Sir Charles Dilke and […]

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PNF AGM – MONDAY 28 NOVEMBER 2022

8th November 2022 by Geoff Geaves Leave a Comment

The Committee has arranged its next AGM for Monday November 28th at the Pyrford Village War Memorial Hall starting at 8pm. The full Agenda will be published, on the PNF website, nearer the time. If you would like to consider becoming a Committee Member, please do get in contact by clicking here IN PARTICULAR:  – The current examiner […]

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SHEPHERD’S MARKET – 12 November 10:30am to 2pm

8th November 2022 by Geoff Geaves Leave a Comment

The annual Shepherd’s Market is on Saturday 12th November 10:30am to 2pm at the Church of the Good Shepherd.   As the Forum is selling its 2023 Wildlife Calendar at the event, why not pop along, see us and take a look at the calendar. To celebrate the variety of local wildlife found in Pyrford, the […]

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COOP LOCAL COMMUNITY FUND

8th November 2022 by Geoff Geaves 1 Comment

Pyrford Forum is delighted to have been selected as one of the local groups being supported by the COOP Local Community Fund.  The Forum is most grateful to Cllr Peter Graves who suggested applying and made the application on behalf of the Forum. The Forum would like to convert the piece of community land between […]

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PYRFORD COMMON – 2ND LITTER PICK

8th November 2022 by Geoff Geaves Leave a Comment

If you were out on Pyrford Common on Sunday, the 9th of October, you might have seen a number of Pyrford Neighbourhood Forum members masquerading as Woking Council employees. Many residents from all across the borough visit the rural areas of Pyrford at the weekend and this was all part of the Forum’s mission to […]

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ROAD CLOSURES

8th November 2022 by Geoff Geaves Leave a Comment

NEWARK LANE OVERNIGHT CLOSURE 7thNOVEMBER – 15th NOVEMBER  –  Surrey County Council are carrying out refurbishment to the traffic lights at the Wey Canal bridge.  As a result, Newark Lane will be closed overnight 7-15 November from 8pm to 6am and there will be two-way traffic lights during the day.  OLD WOKING ROAD  –  Affinity […]

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HAVE YOUR SAY – WILDLIFE

8th November 2022 by Geoff Geaves Leave a Comment

A topic raised very recently concerns the impact of traffic on local wildlife. A member reported:- “I was driving back home earlier this afternoon and saw 2 dead juvenile badgers (this year’s cubs) and a fox from last week in the 300m stretch of Upshot Lane between the Pyrford Centre and Pyrford Common Road.  There […]

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The Old House – October 2022

5th October 2022 by Geoff Geaves Leave a Comment

Taken from the news report on the second Walk on the Wildside – 30 September that included a short talk on the history of The Old House by Joy Sachak: Joy mentioned the site was owned in 1272 by Roger de Leghes and then it was called Leghes Farm. Records show there was a building […]

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Rowley Bristow – May 2022

5th October 2022 by Geoff Geaves Leave a Comment

The following picture & article was posted by Surrey History centre on Facebook. With their permission I repeat it in this newsletter. “Here’s a music lesson with a difference! Patients playing instruments in the outdoor ward at Rowley Bristow Orthopaedic Hospital in Pyrford in the 1950s. The hospital pioneered research into the treatment of bones […]

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WALK ON WILDSIDE – 30 July 2022

5th October 2022 by Geoff Geaves Leave a Comment

The second Walk on the Wildside event was held on 30th July and based on the feedback, it was a great success. Around 50 people came along and apart from consuming the Pimms and tea and cakes, they were able to a walk around the grounds to see the wilding in action and listen to […]

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PNF AGM – MONDAY 28 NOVEMBER 2022

8th November 2022

The Committee has arranged its next AGM for Monday … [Read More...]

SHEPHERD’S MARKET – 12 November 10:30am to 2pm

8th November 2022

The annual Shepherd’s Market is on Saturday 12th … [Read More...]

COOP LOCAL COMMUNITY FUND

8th November 2022

Pyrford Forum is delighted to have been selected … [Read More...]

PYRFORD COMMON – 2ND LITTER PICK

8th November 2022

If you were out on Pyrford Common on Sunday, the … [Read More...]

ROAD CLOSURES

8th November 2022

NEWARK LANE OVERNIGHT CLOSURE 7thNOVEMBER - 15th … [Read More...]

HAVE YOUR SAY – WILDLIFE

8th November 2022

A topic raised very recently concerns the impact … [Read More...]

Pyrford Images

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We would like you to upload photos that characterise the village and the things you like about Pyrford - views and buildings, etc. So follow the link here and get clicking!

Important Links

Church of The Good Shepherd

Pyrforf Village War Memorial Hall

The Arbor Centre

B, WB, and Pyrford Residents Association

West Byfleet Neighbourhood Forum

Byfleet Neighbourhood Forum

Woking Borough Council (WBC)

WBC Planning Portal

Report Issues with Roads and Pavements – SCC

Report Issues with Rights of Way – SCC

Report Crime Online – Surrey Police

 

 

 

 

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