THE Bisley, Knaphill and West End branch of the Royal British Legion welcomed fundraiser Mike Homer as he passed through Woking station on an epic rail trip. Mike, the Poppy Appeal organiser... Read more »
A SPONSORED walker who covered the distance between The Cenotaph in London and Dunkirk in France has raised more than £3,000 for the Poppy Appeal. Cathy Corner strolled a total of 133... Read more »
THE distance from The Cenotaph in London to Dunkirk in France will be covered by a sponsored walker raising money for the Poppy Appeal. Cathy Corner will be setting off on Saturday... Read more »
REMEMBRANCE Sunday commemorations in and around Woking this year have been reduced to small, invitation-only events because of coronavirus. The annual mass gathering in the town centre will be replaced by a... Read more »
WOKING’S Poppy Appeal organiser has turned to local schools and businesses for support as COVID-19 has forced collectors off the street. “The Royal British Legion’s overriding priority is to keep volunteers safe... Read more »
TODAY, on the 75th anniversary of VJ Day, a Pyrford man recalls his part in the end of the Second World War. Bill Blount was in Singapore for VJ Day and a... Read more »
WOKING’S Remembrance Day event on Sunday began with a parade by people of many generations along Church Street East to Jubilee Square in the town centre. Soldiers from Pirbright Army Training Centre... Read more »
DRIVING rain meant the Woking Poppy Day proceedings had to take cover on Saturday, but the event was still a financial success for the borough’s annual remembrance appeal. A ceremony and entertainment... Read more »
THE Brookwood Last Post Association has held its first Muslim commemoration service. The group’s event for July paid homage to Muslim soldiers who fought in the First World War. A gathering was... Read more »
EXACTLY 75 years ago – 6 June 1944 – a massive Allied invasion force descended on Normandy in France. D-Day, Operation Neptune, as was its official codename, was the largest seaborne assault... Read more »