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£250 Grant Available For Community Project Working With Older People
Bluebird Care Guildford & Waverley has £250 to donate to a local community group or project that works with older people. The company, that provides care to its clients in…
Proud Recipients Of This Year’s ‘MBEs For Volunteers’ Are Announced
Guildford voluntary groups are among seven Surrey recipients of the 2019 Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service. Hundreds of dedicated volunteers, ranging in age from 18 to over 80, who work…
Bus And Coach Builder Alexander Dennis Bought Out By North American Firm For £320m
Renowned bus and coach builder Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL), with its chassis plant in Guildford, has been bought by another leading manufacturer, North America’s NFI Group Inc (NFI), for £320 million.…
Bowls Match Reports: Burpham And Merrow Clubs
Burpham Bowling Club v Merrow Village Bowls Club, Saturday, May 25 Joint report by David Raison (Merrow) and Ian Mackrell (Burpham) We were made very welcome by our hosts, writes…
Chamber Choir’s Gold Cup Triumph And Summer Concert
The Surrey Hills Chamber Choir has won three cups at this year’s Cheltenham Music Festival. The day started by winning the Sacred Class with an outstanding grade of 91. After…
Memories of Life In Newspapers
Guildford Dragon contributor Dave Reading was 18 when he began working as a journalist in Guildford in 1965. We persuaded him to relate a few anecdotes from the old days…
Guildford Snippets No.23
By Nick Bale Guildford Town Guides In Medieval times, most of Guildford’s buildings were timber framed. Only a few important buildings like the castle and the churches were built of…
Choir’s Charity Concert At St Mary’s Church Worplesdon Was A Real Treat
Contributed review What a treat was in store for the audience who attended a fundraising concert by the Laudamus Chamber Choir at St Mary’s Church, Worplesdon on May 18. It…
Chance To Find Out About Plenty Of Volunteering Opportunities
Voluntary Action South West Surrey is hosting a ‘Volunteer Centre Takeover’ at its offices in Guildford from Monday to Friday, June 3 to 7. To mark Volunteers Week, a number…
A Win And A Defeat For Merrow Village Bowls Club
Report by David Raison On Sunday, May 19 Merrow hosted Milford for a match of four triples. Milford brought a strong team. The atmosphere was friendly and well contested. At the…
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