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Threads Through The Cross Textile Art at Guildford Cathedral

Threads Through the Cross, a nationally acclaimed textile exhibition by Jacqui Parkinson, will be on display at Guildford Cathedral between September 24 and November 3. The cathedral says it is…

Back in Time to Pyrford Court and its Magnificent English Gardens

By Mark Coxhead with David Rose The Grade II listed Pyrford Court and its grounds is probably best known as a location in the cult horror film The Omen, released…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.333

By Malcolm Fincham After a brief spell of low pressure across the UK during the latter weeks of July, a plume of high pressure once again pushed up from southern…

How Guildford Marked VJ Day When The Second World War Came To An End

Today, August 15, 2025, marks the 8oth anniversary of the end of the Second World War. Below is a local history story we originally published five years ago on the…

Guildford Walkfest is Coming – Here’s What’s on Offer

September will soon be here and with it the 19th Guildford Walkfest – with walks for all ages and abilities in and around the surrounding countryside and the town centre.…

Notice: The Therapy Garden’s Children’s Summer Holiday Club, August 21 and 22

The Therapy Garden in Normandy continues its summer holiday club for young people on Thursday and Friday, August 21 and 22. It is open for children aged six to 11…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.332

By Malcolm Fincham The latter weeks of July were once again showing its annual signs that the tide of summer was on the turn in many ways. Waders were now…

Mr Carpenter’s Byfleet Seedling and Other Varieties of Apples

By Mark Coxhead and David Rose, with additional information by Martin Keys George Carpenter was head gardener at a large house called West Hall, between Byfleet and West Byfleet, when…

Notice: Guildford Area u3a Group Enrolment Day, Tuesday, August 12

The Guildford Area u3a (motto: learn, laugh, live) is holding its annual group enrolment day on Tuesday, August 12, at the Spectrum Leisure Centre, Guildford. It takes place in Arena…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.331

By Malcolm Fincham A large ridged high pressure system stretching up from the Azores continued to dictate the weather during the first weeks of July, occasionally allowing incursions of low…