Farewell to the Vicar of Chobham

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Published on Tuesday, 08 May 2012 16:45

The Vicar of Chobham, Andrew Body, and his wife, Pippa, have moved from Chobham after 15 years in the village.

Andrew’s final Sunday at St Lawrence Church before his retirement was at the end of April when there was a joint service with Chobham's sister church, St Saviour, Valley End. It was an occasion full of emotion, followed by a farewell lunch for him and Pippa at a packed St Lawrence School Hall.

Relaunch of Chobham News & Mail

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Published on Friday, 02 March 2012 09:00

One year ago, during March 2011, the Guardian Media Group decided that it was no longer viable to run the local newspaper; The Woking News and Mail. Readers ran a campaign to attempt to save the paper that was started in 1894.

Exhibition of Cigarette Cards

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Published on Monday, 02 April 2012 09:00

On display now, collections of cigarette cards from the late 19th century and early 20th century.

New Exhibition in the Chobham Museum!

The Chobham Museum is hosting a new exhibition of cigarette card collections. The exhibition includes impressive collections in albums as well as complete sets mounted in frames.

Tribute to Ged Mann

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Published on Monday, 13 February 2012 15:42

GED MANN (by Wendy Bentall on behalf of The Chobham Museum)

Ged Mann, who sadly passed away on February 1st, will be missed by everyone in the Chobham Community. He fought cancer for a long time, but instead of curling up or going on a long cruise Ged founded the Chobham Museum. He gathered a committee, arranged funding, sorted the plans, got the planning permission, oversaw the construction and, together with Janet, painted, sanded, planted and begged and borrowed to get the museum up and running. It opened in September 2000 and from then on Ged and Janet - let us not forget they were a team - organised everything including the displays, the rota, cataloguing, correspondence and maintenance as well as the building of the storage extension.