Woking's award-winning gallery and registered charity, The Lightbox, is hosting a display for the human rights group, Amnesty International from Tues 19 - Sun 31 May.

The display, composed of a series of panels with images and text about individuals whose human rights are under threat, is open to the public in the lobby gallery on the ground floor.

Woking's new Mayor, Cllr Tina Liddington visited the display in one of her first official duties and met with representatives from the Woking branch of the organization, David Kadzutu and Michele Grieve to hear about the most recent person that they are battling for, Eynulla Fatullajev, who is still in prison.
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Showing once again its support to local as well as global campaigns, The Lightbox is hosting an Environmental Awareness Fair the day after World Environment Day on Sat 6 June.

The specially organized day will be packed full of great activities for all the family and promises to educate us about our surroundings as well as entertain.

There's loads on for kids this half term at The Lightbox in Chobham Road, Woking, for week commencing 22 - 28 May.

Read on for full details of what's on when.

A pubic meeting about the recession is being held in Chertsey Hall on Thursday May 7.

Entry is free to the hall in Heriot Road, and guests will have the chance to question MP for Runnymede and Weybridge and shadow chief secretary to the treasury, Philip Hammond.
The meeting runs from 7.30pm to 9pm and all are welcome.

On Sunday 19th April local dog trainer, Sarah Godfrey from Pet Necessities Professional Dog Training, provided free dog training advice in Pets at Home, Woking.

Timed to fit with National Pet Month's drive to encourage awareness about responsible pet ownership, Sarah has teamed up with her local PAH stores to help local Surrey residents smile and get their dog's tails wagging.

Officers in West Surrey investigating the armed robbery at the St John's Post Office on 14 February have arrested a 28-year-old man from St Johns.

Acting on intelligence, officers arrested a man at the weekend on suspicion of armed robbery. He is currently on bail until 7 June while inquires continue.

The robbery happened at around 7.30am on Saturday 14 February when a man entered the post office and brandished what appeared to be a knife and a handgun.

This year's St Johns Summer Fete will have an all-American theme when it opens at St Johns Lye on July 4 - American Independence Day.

The 1st St Johns Scout Group is organising the event as it has done for more than 25 years, and it is hoped to make it a 'real community event' involving the Church, Guides & Brownies, the Memorial Hall and local businesses.

Organisers want to hear from any organisations in the St John's or wider area who wish to take part and would like "some American influence if possible, e.g. lots of stars & stripes".

Can anyone help?

Wolsey Place Shopping Centre and the Woking Informer have launced a competition to honour the most 'Marvellous Mum'.

If your mum is always there when you need her, gives great advice, never lets you down, and deserves recognition, then contact Wolsey Place and tell them about her.

The winning mum will be rewarded with over £100 worth of prizes, including a free designer haircut from Rush worth £48.95, and a number of pamper goodies from Body Shop.

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Trust has issued an apology to the family of a serial killer, his victims and their families following the publication of a report into his care at the Abraham Cowley Unit at St Peter's Hospital in Chertsey.

Fiona Edwards, chief executive of the Trust said, that it accepted that more should have been done to engage Gonzales when he was treated for schizophrenia at the unit between September 1998 and April 2000.

The terrified owners of a post office raided by armed robbers say they are too frightened to continue trading in Woking.

St Johns post office in St John's Road, Woking, was targeted at about 7.30am on Saturday by a balaclavawearing man who had a knife in one hand and a gun in the other.