Woking News & Mail

4 days ago | wokingnewsandmail.co.uk | Paul Coates

Finn Evans is a new signing for Westfield (Photo: Westfield FC). (Westfield FC)Pre-season training will soon begin for football clubs across the Woking News & Mail area. There will be activity off the pitch at Westfield, who will be holding their annual general meeting at the club on July 9. Those interested should arrive at 7.15pm for a 7.30pm start. Westfield have also announced three pre-season friendlies.

4 days ago | wokingnewsandmail.co.uk | Paul Coates

The participants in Pirbright's walking cricket match (Photo: Pirbright Cricket Club). (Pirbright Cricket Club)Pirbright Cricket Club hosted an evening match in which its ladies’ softball Phoenix team played an invitation Penguin XI under walking cricket rules, writes Chris Smith. The Penguin XI included regular walking cricketers, some players with recently installed new knees, the Sunday captain, a Saturday league regular, disability players and the head coach.

4 days ago | wokingnewsandmail.co.uk | Paul Coates

(Photo: Alfred Kenneally/Unsplash). (Alfred Kenneally/Unsplash)Woking lost a tight and entertaining contest away to Valley End’s 2nd XI last Saturday. Woking batted first and it was a steady start from their openers Barnes and Allen as they scored quickly off the first few overs, with Allen hitting several boundaries, until the Valley End bowling attack struck. Grist removed the dangerous Barnes, who had scored 24 off 25 balls, to leave Woking 42 for one.

5 days ago | wokingnewsandmail.co.uk | Paul Coates

The total attendance at Royal Ascot was 13,000 higher than last year (Photo: Malcolm Wells). (Malcolm Wells )Royal Ascot 2025 was a meeting to remember for trainers Aidan O’Brien and John & Thady Gosden, writes Peter Moore. They saddled five winners each on what can only be described as five days of top class racing in front of an overall attendance of 286,541, a 4.8 per cent increase on the 2024 total of 273,528.

5 days ago | wokingnewsandmail.co.uk | Paul Coates

Robin Byrne is to become the new managing director of Woking FC (Photo: Apple Photos Clean Up) (Apple Photos Clean Up)Robin Byrne will become Woking’s new managing director on July 1. He will succeed Emanuele Palladino, who has served as the club’s chief executive for the past year and is stepping down to pursue other interests. Byrne joined the club’s executive team in March, quickly establishing himself as a driving force behind several key initiatives.