Good Causes

O'Neill's pub in Woking will be holding a Valentines party on February 11 to raise money for charity.

The event is one of many being held across the country as part of National Heart Month, with the proceeds being donated to the British Heart Foundation.

A charitable couple have recently returned from a trip to Romania giving out shoe boxes full of useful gifts.

Stephen and Eleanor Shurville, of Ferndale Road, Woking, visited the Eastern European country last month to deliver a portion of 3,500 shoeboxes containing gifts for needy children.

Office workers at software solutions firm Paradigm shaved beards and - in some cases their heads - to raise an £1,300 for Children in Need.

The staff, who are based at Chobham House Woking next to Woking's council offices, went "all out to raise money".

Karolyne Foster, 37, a secretary and part-time barmaid from Knaphill, has raised more than £3,000 for charity by trekking the Inca Trail in Peru.

She joined a group of around 50 trekkers to follow the demanding trail to Machu Picchu in aid of Action Medical Research.

Welcome to your community website powered by the Surrey Herald and Woking Informer. I'm the website editor Steve Bax and I'd like to invite you to be part of reporting the news.

In addition to stories from the paper appearing here, we're also looking for trustworthy individuals, groups, clubs, societies, and schools to become 'community correspondents'.

The Runnymede Dolphins' assisted swim sessions are due to restart on Tuesday 9th and Thursday 11th of September at the Woking Leisure Centre.

If you are a disabled person with physical or sensory problems, but would like to have fun and get fit, this is the place for you! A happy atmosphere, group physiotherapy given in the pool and transport for Runnymede residents if needed. The cost is £1.50 per session.

Give us a call for more details: Wendy on 01483 874611 or visit our website for further information.

Marketing consultant Rhys Morton will be fulfilling a dream when he attempts to climb Mount Everest in two years time.

Rhys, 35, of Queen Elizabeth Way, Kingfield, was inspired to get to the summit after reaching the Mount Everest in May this year after 12 days of trekking to an altitude of 5.200m.

He has also set himself the challenge of raising a minimum £100,000 for the Woking and Sam Beare Hospices and the British Heart Foundation in sponsorships for the expedition.

Woking and Sam Beare Hospices are fielding teams for the Adidas Women's 5K Challenge next month and need runners to join them.

The run takes place in Hyde Park on September 7 and is open to women of all ages and abilities who can take the challenge and run or walk the distance.

For a postal application form and more details call Gill Bond on 01483 881752. Closing date for entries is August 8.

'Memory collectors' were in the town centre on Thursday August 7 to ask people what they remember about 10 major historical events.

Their thoughts were gathered for a national website called The Times of My Life which launches in September, and will allow users to upload their memories and pictures on to the internet.

A £700 donation to Woking Hospice has been made in memory of a woman who died after a two year battle against cancer.

Maria Raimondi, of Kingfield, Woking, died on June 6 aged 76 and the money was collected at her funeral service at St Dunstan's Church on July 12.