The Knaphillian

Once again villagers are experiencing the wrath of of drivers parking on the pavement at the top of the Broadway, Knaphill outside the Simla Spice Indian takeaway. These drivers’ selfish actions are causing people on mobility scooters and mothers with pushchairs or prams to step into the road to get around the obstructions.

This issue has been a major problem for residents now for a number of years and was not helped by the opening of Pizza Domino just a...

It’s a crying shame that live music in Knaphill has had to come to an end because of the persistent and selfish actions of one resident. Following a series of complaints by the same person. The Crown pulled the plug on Saturday 05 June with The Coasters potentially being the last band to play at the venue. The pub has hosted the Knaphill Village Music Festival since 2007 and has showcased many great bands such as Frayed Not, Arachna, Presence, Six Miles Away, The Hitch-...

Rightly or wrongly The Crown public house has been lambasted by Councillor Olly Wells in a recent item on his Lib-Dem blog page. Mr Wells may think he has a bit of a point but should be aware that pubs in the area serve cross sections of the Knaphill community. The Crown in particular is a working men’s community pub where labourers congregate after work, and yes some may appear to be brash and unsavoury in their behaviour. Like it or not you will get the same scene in any town or villa...

There was a time when local residents could take a leisurely stroll along the Basingstoke Canal towpath with their families and dogs and enjoy a relaxing afternoon away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. Sadly, with the advent of the Cycle Woking initiative this peaceful pass time is nearly lost. We had noted some ‘interesting’ posts regarding cyclists on our Village Forum at www.theknaphillian.com and have now experienced first hand, the cause of some v...

A Surrey business, the creative design agency Something Big, has adopted a tree at Barley Mow Wood in Knaphill to further show its support for one of its corporate charities The Woodland Trust which manages the 25 acre site. The woodland area lies between Barrs Lane and Barley Mow Lane. The Woodland Trust is the UK’s principle woodland conservation charity managing over 1,000 sites throughout the country. Chertsey based Something Big became a corporate ...