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Come On A Vintage Tour Around the North of Guildford

[thethe-image-slider name=”North of Guildford”] The Westborough and Park Barn Community Fun Day this Saturday, June 30, will feature a picture show and talk by me, David Rose, based on old…

Church’s Celebration Dinner Held Where They Started in 1690!

Members and friends of Guildford United Reformed Church packed out Loch Fyne Restaurant to capacity on Sunday evening.  The dinner marked a return to the original site of what was…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.10

[thethe-image-slider name=”Birdwatcher’s diary 10″] By Malcolm Fincham The week commencing June 18th started well with my first sighting of the year (in the Guildford area) of a spotted flycatcher. In fact…

Surrey Residents Satisfied With Police Action on Anti Social Behaviour

Surrey Police are in the top three constabularies in the country for achieving high levels of satisfaction from anti-social behaviour (ASB) victims.  This is according to a report entitled ‘A Step…

Where Is This? No.14

By David Rose A number of readers correctly identified the view last week that was from the tower of St Nicolas’ Church in Guildford, but only one person replied with…

Castle Bowlers Battle to Win Over Hindhead

Castle Green Bowling Club v.  Hindhead Bowling Club Saturday June 23 by Colin Summerhayes The Castle Bowlers scraped a win by the narrowest of margins over Hindhead on Saturday 40-39.…

The Tea Terrace at House of Fraser

Head skywards to the top of Guildford’s House of Fraser store to The Tea Terrace, a delightful restaurant with great views over the town and beyond. It’s spacious and light…

It’s the Prettiest Roundabout in Guildford!

[thethe-image-slider name=”Wild flower roundabout”] The poppies and scabious now in flower on the roundabout at the junction of Parkway, London Road and Boxgrove Road must be the prettiest in Guildford.…

Parke’s People No.6: Cartoonist Brian Bagnall

In the sixth of an occasional series about people who are now sometimes forgotten, but who have a connection with Guildford in one way or another, Bernard Parke recalls architect, businessman and…

Another Downpour, Another Flooding, Another Layer of Sludge

from Don Johnston Another downpour, yet another flooding, yet again another layer of filthy sludge along our gutters and in our front paths and gardens, front and back a regular pestilence for we residents…