Clubs/societies

A grandmother has raised £10,000 in the past eight years by selling jam made from the fruit she grows in her garden.

The money has gone towards Oral Cancer Research and Christ Church in Ottershaw.

A local census will be studied at the next lecture of the Ottershaw Society.

On Tuesday March 24 Geoff Bourne will take his audience through the census of Ottershaw residents from historic times.

All are welcome.

Doors open at 8pm at Brook Hall, in Brox Road and cost of entry is 50p.

Christ Church in Ottershaw are starting a five session programme on Wednesday February 25.

The church's Lent course will run on alternate Wednesdays and Thursdays from February 25, which will be based on 1 Corinthians 13, where they will hear its comparisons with modern times.

For more information ring 01932 705260.

Weybridge resident and author Adrienne Dines gave a talk to the Ottershaw WI on January 15.

The authoress talked of her school life in Ireland when she scandalised a nun by telling her she wanted to be a travelling storyteller when she grew up.

She told the meeting she moved to Weybridge in the 80s where she married and found her love of writing.

The next WI meeting will take place on Sunday February 15 at Brook Hall on Brox Road, Ottershaw.

A developer's decision to retain an old farmhouse building has been met with praise by residents' associations.

Barratt Southern Counties held a public consultation in March for plans to knock down buildings on a vehicle service yard in Murray Road, Ottershaw, and build 15 homes, but The Ottershaw Society and West Addlestone Residents' Association (WARA) expressed concern over the decision to demolish the site's farmhouse.

A playgroup to introduce toddler's to music will be coming to Ottershaw this month.

The organisation, which has been running classes in Woking for 15 months, will be holding sessions at Brook Hall, Ottershaw on Mondays.

It aims to introduce three-month-olds to four-year-olds to music as early as possible.

For more information call 01932 429240, or visit www.monkeymusic.co.uk

Runnymede Dolphins are looking for a new volunteer secretary.

The group which runs swimming sessions at Woking's pool in the park, in Kingfield Road for the disabled of Runnymede and Woking are searching for a volunteer who is computer literate and can attend at least six yearly meetings.

For more information please contact Jenny on 01932 571122.

Award-winning local drama group, Ottershaw Players, are presenting a version of Charles Dickens' story of 'Oliver Twist' in Woking next week.

The play, written by Jeremy Brock and directed by Matthew Horton, follows the tale of little orphan Oliver, who is brought up in the workhouse, before escaping to London.

This was the scene at a recent gathering of the 1st Ottershaw Scouts where local beat bobby Anita Clarke presented pack and leaders with a cheque for £235.

The group is planning its activities and is actively recruiting adults and children. To find out about the opportunities read on...

Ottershaw WI is having a slides and sounds presentation on Thursday, July 17 in the Brook Hall in Brox Road at 2pm.
The talk, by Alan Copeland, will be based on Curiosities in the Cotswolds and entry is free.