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Launched in March 2006 the Knaphill Village Community Website is very much a voluntary initiative that is dedicated to providing an essential on-line amenity to all Knaphill residents and visitors. We are also keen to help preserve Knaphill's identity as a village community and would welcome your contributions at any time. For up to date news items from Knaphill you can visit our - Latest News Page We are always on the look out for new articles and photographs for our website. If you can help, please email us at: theknaphillian@yahoo.com We look forward to hearing from you.

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Arachna - Live in Knaphill - Friday 05 March 2010

Exclusive - Death Knell Sounds for Crown Strippers: Many villagers will no doubt will be pleased to hear that the Crown pub in the High Street are ending their so-called 'exotic dancers' nights by the end of March. The Monday & Wednesday night events have been held since April 2007 following an initiative by the former landlady Corrine Leonard in a bid to combat the smoking ban that was introduced in July the same year. In an exclusive interview with The Knaphillian, the current owner David O'Brien stated that he has always intended to end the stripper nights as soon as a shift in business trends was evident and takings through other means was on the up. The live rock music evenings have now proved very popular and regulars from the pre-stripper days are drifting back at a time when the novelty of having a naked dancer on your toes, has finally worn off. More @ 'Knaphillian News Latest'

Micro Chips on Rubbish Bins: Woking Borough Council is the only local authority in Surrey that is currently using micro chips on rubbish bins. Following a pilot scheme in 2004 where the chips were introduced to 6,000 households across the borough, the scheme has since become normal practice and has been extended to 32,000 homes across the Woking area, including a number of households in Knaphill. The micro chips allow for the weight of bin contents to be measured as they are emptied into the rubbish trucks. This has been a major concern to the consumer watchdog 'Big Brother Watch'. They are now warning us that the potential for local authorities across the UK to charge consumers on a 'pay per throw' basis is a stark reality. Fines could also be introduced for residents who dispense of too much rubbish.

History of Knaphill: Our history page includes a number of interesting articles on Knaphill's past and is proving very popular with our web visitors. We are always on the look out for new articles and/or photographs.
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Garibaldi, Knaphill circa: 1965

Eco Friendly Homes in Bagshot Road: Built by The William Lacey Group, the twelve eco-friendly homes erected at Brookwood Farm in Bagshot Road, Knaphill are nearing completion. The houses which will be partly for sale and rent through 3rd party partnership have been built using state of the art Code 5/6 building technology. For more information and photos on their construction Click Here >>> [Posted: 27 02 10]

Live Pub Music in Knaphill: Live music is back with a bang in Knaphill and this was confirmed over weekend of Friday 12 & Saturday 13 February with Frayed Not and The Hitch Hikers appearing at The Crown respectively. These are two of the best bands on the local live pub music circuit and gave us an excellent start to the 2010 Knaphill Rocks calendar with two of the best gigs of the year so far. More bands are booked over the coming months including the excellent Arachna, The Casinos, Chameleon and Top 8. More >>>

Around the corner in Highclere Road, The Knaphill Working Mens Club have confirmed that the Monday Jam Nights will become a permanent feature. The events are held on the first Monday of each month from 9pm with all musicians and vocalists and music lovers welcome. Free Entry for all! More >>>

Knaphill Village Show Update: We are pleased to announce that the Knaphill Residents Association and Mizens Railway in Barrs Lane have joined forces to hold a new village show. This is a marvellous idea and we wish both parties the best of luck with the show that will be held at the atmospheric Mizens site on Saturday 17 July 2010. This will be the first time that Knaphill has have had its own traditional summer event since Brookwood Hospital shut down in 1993. Please give this event your full support! - If you would like to volunteer your help - you can contact the KRA chairman Martin Dunham at chairman@knaphill.org or write to The Chairman, c/o Knaphill Post Office, Anchor Crescent, Knaphill, Surrey GU21 2PD.

Sport: After months of planning, meetings and waiting, Knaphill Football Club received the great news that they have been granted planning permission for floodlights, a 50 seater stand and hard-standing terracing at Redding Way. This will now help secure their status in the Combined Counties Football League and although they will need to increase the stand capacity this will give them the correct criteria, along with some minor improvements, to gain promotion to the Premier Division should the club finish in the promotion places at the end of the season. To catch up on results, fixtures, regular match reports and other club news go to: www.knaphillfootballclub.co.uk

Village Forum: There has been some heated debate recently posted on our successful Village Forum. Whilst we welcome your comments at any time, please keep them rational and constructive and refrain from citing individuals when making your point. Thank you for your co-operation.

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