Conservation

In  November’s Heritage Newsletter, we referred to the Cart Barn adjacent to Lees Farm Cottages, Pyrford Road.
It is believed to have existed on the site since the 18th century and features on the 1841 Tithe map.
Although the building itself is not explicitly listed, it is within the curtilage of listed buildings and so has the protection of listed building legislation.
We were therefore concerned, this week, to see tiles being removed from the roof in what could have been the start of the removal of the building.

Thankfully, a senior planning enforcement officer from Woking Borough Council was able to visit the site the same day.
He confirmed that listed building consent would be required for any further work and will continue to monitor the situation.
The Pyrford Neighbourhood Forum works to protect our local environment, including its heritage and nature.

The annual Shepherd’s Market is on Saturday 12^th 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 Forum, with the help of award-winning local photographer Mike Tibbotts, has produced a 2023 Wildlife calendar.  There are thirteen superb pictures and makes an ideal Christmas gift.  And it is available for only £12 by emailing info@pyrfordforum.org.

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 Coldharbour and Hacketts Lanes into a small park with fruit trees, bulbs, and shrubs, and maybe a fence or a hedge, seating and a plaque.
Woking Borough Council has already kindly agreed to plant a few trees during the coming planting season. 

The original thought was to name it the Platinum Jubilee Garden, but since the Queens death the suggestion now is the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Memorial Garden.

Co-op members can support Pyrford Neighbourhood Forum  (Cause ID: 74562) as part of the Local Community Fund until 21 October 2023.  –  You need to sign into your account and select Pyrford Forum as your cause. Then for every £1 members spend on selected Co-op branded products and services, 1p will go directly to our cause but to collect rewards and contribute to our cause, you must swipe or scan your membership card when you shop.   If you are not a member, you can get a card from Pyrford Coop and join for £1:00 or click on the  membership link: https://membership.coop.co.uk/causes

The link to our Cause Profile Page is https://membership.coop.co.uk/causes/74562

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 care for the character of the area, look after their open spaces and continue to make them enjoyable recreational spaces.  The clean-up was done with the permission of Horsell Common Preservation Society, and Woking Council kindly supplied the high-viz jackets, litter pickers and black sacks for the rubbish.

There was a good turnout of local residents to collect the usual haul of litter, bottles, and cans from the Common and the council recreational space and an unexpected bonus was seeing the remarkable number of fungi growing across the whole area.