🟢 🚶‍♂️Walking in Woking: Horsell Common & Visit to the Shah Jahan Mosque 🕌

🕌 Walking in Woking: A short day trip to visit the first purpose built Mosque in the UK and Northern Europe (1889) + A walk to the Peace Gardens (Muslim soldiers burial ground for WWI/WW2), Horsell Common woodlands, River Wey path and Woking Town.

🌐 Woking Mosque

🟢 WALK:
📏13km (8 miles)
💓 Av. Pace: 4.8 km/h
[A number of roads cross the trail due to the layout of the town]

📍 Meeting Point: Waterloo Station (opposite platform 3)

⌚Meet from 09:41am. The trains departs at 10:00am
[Arrives: 10:24 at Woking, Retrun train aiming for 15:40]

✊ Pace & Purpose: Active Muslims is about focusing on the actual activity. These are paced walks and hikes (not strolls), so please join us with that active mindset and purpose in mind.

🚆 Travel & Tickets
All our regular walks & hikes are free to join. You are welcome to arrange your own travel or meet us at the destination station.
Option 1: Buy Your Own Ticket
We recommend buying on the day. Use a Network Railcard or a GroupSave discount where possible.
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Option 2: Group Ticket (3+ People)
I can help purchase group tickets to save costs, BUT you must arrive at the station before the platform is announced to collect your physical ticket. To join this:

💳 PayPay Here: TBC
Please send via Friends & Family and make sure no fee is charged.
⏳Deadline: TBC By Thursday 25th June

📱 Confirmation: Message on WhatsApp with your Meetup Name once paid.
ℹ️ No refunds once tickets are bought.
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🚻 Toilets: At Waterloo Station, Mosque/Woking Shopping Centre.

🎒 Essentials:

• Gear: Appropriate Footwear
• Food/Water: Packed lunch, snacks, and water.
• Tech: Fully charged phone
• Prayer: If you are praying, please ensure you have wudu beforehand.

🚶‍♂️We will also do a bit of Walking in Woking, visit the town centre and also pass The Martian Tripod sculpture. H.G. Wells set the location for The War of the Worlds novel entirely in his hometown of Woking. It was first published in 1897.

🕌 The Shah Jahan Mosque (Woking Mosque) was built in 1889 as the first purpose build mosque in the UK and Northern Europe, build by Hungarian-British Orientalist and partly funded by Sultan Shah Jahan Begum of Bhopal, as a place for students at the Oriental Institute in Woking to worship. It is a Grade I listed building.

💠 Peace Gardens: The original Woking Muslim Military Cemetery was opened in 1917 by the British Government to counteract German propaganda that Muslim Indian soldiers from the army were not being buried according to their religious rites. Muslim Indian soldiers connected with WW1 were buried there and a further 8 connected with WW2. It is a Grade II listed building.

📋 Attendance Policy:
When an event has a waiting list, priority is given to new joiners and those with a reliable attendance record - previous "No-Shows" may be moved to the waitlist to ensure spots go to reliable attendees [why it matters]

⛑️ Disclaimer: You are solely responsible for your own safety on these events and have the fitness level required for it. That you do not require special attention, medication or additional care. You are also responsible for your belonging at all times.

🚦 Walk/Hike Levels:
🟢 Easy
🟡 Average
🟠 Moderate
🔴 Challenging
⚫ Very Challenging
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