Arriva Buses – A Disgrace?

Following on from the article on our main website re: Arriva Buses – we experienced first hand the incompetence of one of its drivers on Thursday 16 February.

The No.91 16:40 Woking-Knaphill departed five minutes late because the driver decided he wanted to smoke.

Enroute he left a woman behind at Sythwood who had just made it to the bus stop in time but he then refused to open the doors for her.

Even worse was yet to come: A wheelchair bound person was waiting at a bus stop opposite the Fox & Flowerpot pub in Goldsworth Park and the driver deliberately refused to to stop and let him on, that is until forced to stop by three passengers already on board.

Following much commotion the bus carried on to Knaphill village where most passengers including the disabled man finally alighted.

The bus driver late 50s/early 60s, bald with gaunt features is believed to have been with the company a number of years. Given the bus timetable and bus number [4018] we are hoping his bosses will be able to identify him.

This has prompted us to contact Arriva on the number they have made available, the problem though has been getting through to an actual person to lodge a complaint!

Please let us know if you have had any similar experiences whilst travelling with Arriva !

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Sainsbury’s development at Clifton’s – Good or Bad for Knaphill village centre?

On Tuesday 18 October 2011, the Woking Borough Council Planning Department granted Sainsbury’s extended opening hours for 18 months (reviewable) with regard to their application to develop the Clifton’s site in High Street, Knaphill. Effectively this means that the development of the site will go ahead from the Spring of 2012 despite hundreds of objections by local residents.

Welcome back….

Over the festive period we have been reviewing www.theknaphillian.com and the feasibility of continuing with our WordPress page. It was felt that there was too much repetition between our main site and what is posted here and this also compromised consistency, particularly with opinion. However,

Support your favourite Knaphill local

The Crown, Knaphill

Our village pubs are a very important part of Knaphill’s fabric, but why is The Crown so special when it comes to talking about our local pubs? – Surely there are good and bad issues at Knaphill’s other watering holes that perhaps deserve a mention

Living with urban foxes in Knaphill

Many of us have encountered a local fox at close quarters and have probably been quite thrilled by the experience. But given the bad press urban foxes have received in the news, should we be more wary? Evidence that a brazen fox wandered into Knaphill Food & Wine in the High Street at around 10pm on Thursday 15 September highlights just how their behaviour is changing as they adapt to modern society. Much of their own habitat has been churned up by developers. The fox then calmly walked away after it was disturbed by the shop’s proprietor Jas Sehbat.

The Complainers – Locals hit back

Knaphill has had its fair share of anti-social behaviour in the past and quite rightly each case has been dealt with appropriately by the local authorities or the police. But unfortunately, there are those who complain, simply for the sake of complaining. The Knaphill Working Men’s Club,

Fancy a walk – why not explore local wildlife?

We at The Knaphillian are proud members of the Surrey Wildlife Trust. To a keen eye, wildlife is all around us with rare and indigenous and non-indigenous species always evident – that is, if you know where to look!

Knaphill’s border with Bisley & West End Commons and Sheets Heath are covered in scrub and secondary woodland.

The silent anger down on the farm

Those who run Ponies bred for the disabled at Brookwood Farm in Corresbrooke Way, Knaphill are very sad that they will have to sell off their ponies due to Woking Borough Council’s controversial move to allow CALA Homes to build new houses on the green belt land.