Woking Local News
Independently reported local stories for Woking, Surrey.

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18 Jun 2026
H. G. Wells and The War of the Worlds: Woking's Science-Fiction Story
The Martians landed on Horsell Common — because H. G. Wells was living in Woking when he wrote his most famous novel.

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12 Jun 2026
Shah Jahan Mosque: Britain's First Purpose-Built Mosque, in Woking
Completed in 1889, the Shah Jahan Mosque in Woking was the first purpose-built mosque in Britain and northern Europe.

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6 Jun 2026
The Lightbox: Art and Heritage by the Canal
Woking's award-winning gallery and museum has been telling the town's story beside the Basingstoke Canal since 2007.