MEN of the Home Guard during the Second World War trained and took part in competitions with live weapons, long after the threat of invasion had passed. News & Mail reader Fred... Read more »
FRANK Mills was one of the pioneers of motorbuses in the Woking area. He ran his first bus between Woking and St John’s in 1912, an open-top double-decker that could seat 36... Read more »
TUCKED away within a peaceful loop of the River Wey near Farnham are the ruins of Waverley Abbey, where you can still enjoy the solitude experienced by the monks who founded a... Read more »
THE imposing Inkerman Barracks at Knaphill was home to many regiments and units over the years. There was even a school for senior officers from the various arms of the services. The... Read more »
“WHERE there’s muck there’s brass” is a well-known phrase. But in the Woking area, it might be more appropriate to say “Where’s there’s muck there’s iron”. Three weeks ago, Peeps into the... Read more »
ARTIST Sidney Sime got to know his fellow drinkers at the New Inn at Perry Hill, Worplesdon well – so much so, he sketched them and produced caricatures of them. Thirty-six of... Read more »
TALKS and children’s craft activities organised by Surrey Heritage were regular ingredients of our News & Mail “what’s on” listings until all public gatherings were prohibited when the first lockdown began last... Read more »
THREE trains were involved in a crash near Woking station just before Christmas 1955 – but, thankfully, very few of the 1,000 passengers were injured. The accident happened near the railway arch... Read more »
OLD picture postcards provide a fascinating look at how the Woking area has changed over the years. And the messages on the backs of the cards offer an enthralling insight into how... Read more »
THIS week, Peeps into the Past focuses on football with some vintage photographs of St Johns FC. The pictures were among those supplied by News & Mail reader Jon Wells. He said... Read more »