A series of discussions on topics which are of interest to the people of the Woking area and the wider world
Click on these links to see details of the 2024 debates and reports How can water industry’s many problems be solved?

Our debate on Saturday 23 March will attempt to answer the question What can be done about the water industry?

While the privatised water companies continue to pay dividends to shareholders and bonuses to their bosses, the state of many of our rivers and beaches continues to deteriorate. Would renationalisation help?

Where will the money come from to replace our ageing and inadequate sewers and water mains?

Andrew McManus from Woking Environment Action (WeAct), and Angela Shaw, an environmental artist who is part of the Dirty Water Campaign, and Woking Borough Council’s Conservative leader Kevin Davis will open the discussion.

There will be ample opportunity for everyone to share their views and concerns about this important topic.

As before, the doors open at 10.30am for refreshments and the debate is from 11am to 12.30pm. Entry is free, with donations to help with running costs requested at the end.

The debates continue on Saturdays 27 April (Why is there still famine?), 25 May (Prison: are there more effective ways of reducing crime?) and 29 June (Why do we allow refugees into our country?)

This is the 12th year of the debates. Started by Woking Action for Peace (the area’s Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament branch), they are organised with the support of several local groups to encourage active participation in our community by looking at underlying issues facing us.

We believe that together we can find ways forward to a more equal, peaceful and united world.

For more information, call Keith Scott on 01483 824980 or email keithsc_2000@yahoo.com.

Sewage discharge into waterways has become a big concern across the UK in recent years.
Debates have a new venue Don’t forget that the venue for Woking Debates has moved to Woking United Reformed Church in White Rose Lane, Woking GU22 7HA. The railway station is not far away. The quickest route to walk from the town centre is via the subway under the station from Broadway. There is no parking at the church, although there might be some disabled spaces available. The nearest public car park is in Heathside Crescent, a short walk away.