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Top Author In Our Midst: Local writer Hilary Mantel CBE was born in Derbyshire in 1952 and educated in Cheshire, she read law at the London School of Economics and now lives in Knaphill. She married at just 20 before finishing her degree at Sheffield University. She then went into social work, then later sold frocks so that she could free herself up to write in the evenings. She lived in Africa in the late Seventies before her husband Gerald's work took them to Saudi Arabia in 1982. Her first published novel was 'Every Day is Mother's Day'. She won the Hawthornden Prize for ‘An Experiment in Love’, and the Shiva Naipaul Memorial Prize for her travel writing. Her other novels include ‘Fludd’, ‘The Giant O'Brien’ and ‘A Place of Greater Safety’. In October 2009 she received what is probably her greatest accolade yet with the Man Booker Prize for her excellent novel ‘Wolf Hall’. More >>>

Knaphill Weather [Live]: One of our site members has informed us via our Village Forum that he owns his own Weather Station that is situated at Alexandra Gardens, Knaphill. In fact the 'station' is bolted to the gable end of his house and wirelessly transmits to a receiver which posts live weather conditions to the web. Its been up and running for a few years - you can also see an archive of weather conditions on Weather Underground. There's also a time-lapse video of each day. The webcam is angled to show current weather conditions - apparently it works fine during the day but suffers a bit too much light pollution at night. The owner is also thinking of getting some weather modelling software which takes the live feed (plus feeds from other stations around the South East) and then computes a forecast for the specific area. To find out more - Click Here >>>

Pentangle Aquatic Centre: The popular aquatic centre currently based at the ill-fated Botany Barns in Barrs Lane, is set to move into the centre of the village at premises formerly occupied by Miles Estate Agents at 34 High Street, Knaphill. The move should be completed by mid-February! - Watch ths space for more! 

Live Pub Music in Knaphill: Live music returned to Knaphill on Friday 29 January when the newly formed The Pilgrimage appeared at The Crown pub in the High Street. Other bands booked to appear at the venue over the coming weeks include Buzz, Frayed Not, The Coasters and The Hitch Hikers with more to be added. 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! 

Summer Show Planned for Knaphill: Mizens Miniature Railway in Barrs Lane and the Knaphill Residents Association are in the very early stages of arranging a Summer Show for Knaphill later this year. This is an excellent initiative and with the right sort of focus and support will be a great annual event for the village. The railway backdrop will provide a perfect setting and location. This will also be the first event of its kind in Knaphill since the popular Brookwood Hospital Shows, prior the hospital's closure in the early nineties.

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