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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".

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Woking Cycle User's Group have launched a new season of cycle rides starting on Sunday March 15 to give confidence to inexperience cyclists.

The group will be hosting monthly rides through quiet roads and parks on the third Sunday of every month.

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.

Corks will be popping in Woking this weekend when The Lightbox museum and gallery celebrates its first anniversary.

Supporters of the landmark building off Victoria Way will toast a successful first year at a champagne reception and buffet dinner on Saturday evening (September 13) when guests will enjoy the exhibitions, watch films and dance to live music.

The sight of children falling through the air may have made some mums cringe but it was all part of the fun in Woking Town Square on August 6.

The challenging 11ft drop from a platform into a stunt airbag was a thrill for young people taking part in a Playday event, which was devised to give them something more daring to do than swings and roundabouts.

Woking Drama festival, which has featured amateurs who became household names, is planning its 50th event this autumn.

The Woking Festival of One-Act Plays, to be held at the Rhoda McGaw Theatre from September 30 to October 11, will bring together amateur groups from all over the south-east of England.

It has grown from a small event for six plays over two nights at the Lion Works Social Club in 1959, to a two-week schedule with more than 10 plays.

The highest number of entries in four years was received at Horsell Village Show on July 26 as organisers recorded a bumper year.

An increase in children's classes, photography and art pushed up the number of exhibits up to 520 at the show, held in Horsell Village Hall.