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Birdwatcher’s Diary No.222

By Malcolm Fincham Mentally drained by work, feeling hemmed in and shackled by the confusion of the rampant pandemic, little did I know that restrictions were to become even more…

Rare Photos Of Guildford’s Floods In January 1928

Rare Photos Of Guildford’s Floods In January 1928

By David Rose There was a white Christmas in Guildford in 1927. But the snow soon thawed and by the new year the River Way had burst its banks and…

Children’s Nativity Tableau’s Spectacular Backdrop For Church’s Christmas Family Services

When All Saints’ Church at Ockham thought many families might not be able to gather in the church for Christmas, a great deal of thought was put into how some…

Pupils’ Artwork Inspired By Christmas Truce Of 1914

The unofficial Christmas truce of 1914 during the First World War, when British and German troops put down their weapons and greeted each other in No-man’s Land on the Western…

Hidden History Of Surrey’s Travelling People Revealed

Book review by David Rose Surrey Census of  Nomads, 1913, edited by Alan Wright. Published by the Surrey Record Society, hardback £20. Just over 100 years ago Surrey was a…

Wey & Arun Canal Hedge-layers Keep Ancient Craft Alive

A small band of volunteers with the Wey & Arun Canal Trust are keeping an ancient country craft alive, while providing a valuable habitat for wildlife. Its hedge-laying team has…

Salvation Army Food Bank Thanks Rotarians For Their Support

Guildford’s three Rotary clubs have been supporting the town’s Salvation Army food bank with cash donations and food parcels. Collectively, Guildford, Guildford District and Guildford Chantries Rotary clubs, donated £3,000…

Take A Peek At Sandfield Primary School’s Virtual Advent Calendar

Teachers at Sandfield Primary School in Guildford have created a virtual Advent calendar, on which pupils and their families have been opening a new window each day where a video…

News From Millmead

Latest round-up of news from Guildford Borough Council. Work begins on Walnut Bridge Work began this week (Monday, December 14) on the new Walnut Bridge, which, the councils says, “will…

Pupils Make Film Of The Nativity Through Song And Dance

Pupils at Guildford’s St Nicolas Infant School have been making a film retelling the birth of Jesus through song. The school reports: “We have been filming, with the children in…