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Letter: Guildford Lions’ Appeal To Raise Funds While Its Events Are Cancelled

From Eric James, Guildford Lions Club Hopefully you are keeping well in these difficult times. Unfortunately, all of our fundraising events are on hold and given the fact that these…

Can You Name The Schools These Pupils Attended?

by David Rose Can anyone put a name to the school(s) these pupils attended when their photographs were taken? Reader Gill Cole emailed The Guildford Dragon NEWS these two photos,…

New DVD Features More Than 800 Railway Photos By Guildford’s Dave Salmon

A new DVD is now on sale featuring more than 800 railway images taken by the late Dave Salmon, the renowned photographer who lived in Guildford. Dave passed away in…

Bowling Their Way Back The Best They Can

People who enjoy playing bowls must be yearning to get back on their greens now summer is approaching. Two of Guildford’s club have reported on their plans to resume playing,…

How Guildford Played Its Part In The Dunkirk Evacuation 80 Years Ago

It is now 80 years since the Dunkirk evacuation – ‘one of the miracles of the Second World War’ – when an estimated 338,000 Allied troops were rescued from France…

I Remember Those! More Old Items From Guildford’s Shops And Businesses

by David Rose Here is another look at Guildford’s past with items of packaging, tools, bottles and promotional material. It follows on from the recent Exclusive! Old Bags of Guildford…

Cricket Club With Long History Now Faces Uncertain Future

The chairman of Shalford Cricket Club, Alastair Lidster, looks back to its formation in 1864 and its current funding worries that have been compounded by the Coronavirus crisis. With archive…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.208

by Malcolm Fincham Moving into May, the blue skies and sunshine continued. Although still restricted in my ventures I continued to remain up to date as best I could with…

Motor Garage Fox’s of Guildford Closes Blaming Covid-19

by David Rose The well known motor vehicle repair and service garage Fox’s of Guildford has closed for good, blaming Covid-19. A notice on the window at the garage on…

Work Done, The Gas Man Goeth In Quarry Street

by David Rose The work to replace gas pipes along the A281 and Quarry Street in the centre of Guildford has been completed ahead of schedule. The work that began…