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Our aim is to promote and encourage Welsh cultural and social activities and friendship within and a We meet monthly in Woking for all but the summer months.

If you are Welsh or are interested in matters Welsh then come and meet with us. We have been around for several decades and have a mix of Welsh and non-Welsh members, so our meetings are conducted in English. Meetings take place at the Small Hall at Trinity Methodist Church, Brewery Road, Woking usually on the third Thursday of each month. Meetings encompass a broad range of topics usually having a Welsh theme. Typically our calendar includes a Croeso Supper, a quiz, interesting speakers and much more. Oh, the pub features periodically too! We celebrate St David’s Day with a formal lunch and Church Service. Aside from our fixed events, we also arrange ad-hoc visits to the theatre, and external musical evenings especially if the performers are Welsh. Occasionally we arrange day visits to special attractions. You get all this for a membership fee of only £20 per year. Interested? Then contact any of the above for more information. Diolch yn fawr

www.wokingwelshsociety.co.uk

06/10/2026

Downstream and upstream views of Pyrford Lock, which lies 4.9 miles / 7.9 km upstream along the Wey Navigations from the river Thames. The lock was opened in 1653 when the navigations were first created. Behind the lock you can see the bridge taking the road from Pyrford to Wisley across the river and The Anchor pub which was founded in 1728. A scenic site even though, as locals will know, the bridge is very narrow and requires a narrow vehicle to negotiate safely!!

02/10/2026

Interesting map for the start of the new academic year! In Wales, the oldest degree awarding higher education institute was St David’s College in Lampeter which was founded in 1822 and received the royal charter in 1828 and the first full university (rather than college) was Aberystwyth University which was founded in 1872.

01/10/2026

We like a dragon on this page but did you know that the dragon is the mascot of Ljubljana (capital of Slovenia) and can be found all over the city? This one is one of 4 large dragons guarding the Jubilee Bridge of Emperor Franz Joseph 1 (built in 1900/01), which crosses the Ljubljanica River in the centre of the city and now called the Dragon Bridge. There are several legends regarding the origin of the association of dragons with Ljubljana - including one based on the founding of the city by Jason (of Golden Fleece fame). This photo comes from dreamstime.

29/09/2026

We have nearly completed our walk around the Lovelace Bridges of East Horsley. Sadly 5 of the original bridges are now only identifiable by the plaques at their location. The photo below is the site of Pine Grove bridge and the other 4 are Falcon Arch, Oak Hanger, Horse Close and Outdowns. Apologies for the quality of the top photo which is included for completeness. The plaque mentions that Pine Grove still existed as a bridge as recently as the 1960’s but no photo has been discovered. There is one entire bridge left to visit and we will see that soon!

27/09/2026

Harvest moon over Woking now.

26/09/2026

This lovely painting by Welsh artist David Jones, and the description underneath, comes from the instagram page of Christopher Horrocks (cjhorrocks2): It’s worth following if you enjoy looking at, and learning more about, art.

25/09/2026

We always enjoy our fish and chips evenings!

24/09/2026

Woking residents will recognise the top building as the current Police Station (previously the Boys’ Grammar School). If you’d like to hear about the founding of secondary schools in Woking, why not register for the zoom talk below? (Apologies that the link is not live, won’t bore you with efforts to get Facebook working on a new phone!) Click to see the whole original post.

22/09/2026

Happy Birthday to Ruth Jones! Born in Bridgend, Ruth was brought up in Porthcawl where she attended Porthcawl Comprehensive School (and did many musical theatre productions with Rob Brydon!), then on to the University of Warwick before returning to the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff. She’s probably most well known for her role as Nessa Jenkins in Gavin and Stacey (which she co wrote with James Corden) but she has also written and starred in Stella and many other programmes. Ruth has also written several novels and been the recipient of many awards including the MBE in 2014. Llongyfarchiadau mawr, Ruth, a Penblwydd Hapus Iawn, 60 heddiw!!

Address

All Saints Church Hall
Woking
GU215SH

Website

http://www.wokingwelshsociety.co.uk/

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