A Mixed Week for Burpham Bowling Club

Report by Ian Mackrell On Tuesday. May 7 we hosted our friends from Ripley in the Guildford, Woking & District League (WSL) for the first match of the season. It…

May 14, 2019 / No Comment / Read More

Lottery Funding Of £42k Secures Future Of Worplesdon’s Unique Sidney Sime Gallery

A £42,000 National Lottery Heritage Fund will help secure the future of a unique archive of more than 800 works of art at the Sidney Sime Gallery at Worplesdon Memorial…

May 14, 2019 / 2 Comments / Read More

Focus On Youth In Park Barn And Westborough As New All-weather Pitch Is Unveiled At Kings College

The new all-weather sports pitch at Kings College in Park Barn was officially unveiled on Saturday (May 11) at a fun community event. The 3G type pitch, featuring long synthetic…

May 13, 2019 / 1 Comment / Read More

A Hammer Dulcimer Treat For Probus ’83 Club

Report by Ian Mackrell The annual ladies and guest lunch of Guildford’s Probus ’83 Club featured a real and rare treat – a talk about, and a musical interlude on,…

May 13, 2019 / No Comment / Read More

Guildford Snippets No.22

By Nick Bale Guildford Town Guides Guildford Cathedral’s position on Stag Hill makes it a focal point for the town from all directions. The doubts about completing the building after…

May 12, 2019 / 4 Comments / Read More

Crowds At Alexander Dennis’s Factory To See Specialist Vehicle Innovation New And Old

By David Rose An impressive array of specialist vehicles old and new were on display at Alexander Dennis’ factory at Slyfield on Saturday (May 11). And a huge amount of…

May 11, 2019 / 2 Comments / Read More

Outgoing High Sheriff Visits Guildford Institute And Reflects On His Achievements

The Guildford Institute was delighted to welcome the outgoing High Sheriff of Surrey, Jim Glover, launch its summer special event programme. In one of his final official engagements Mr Glover…

May 10, 2019 / No Comment / Read More

Latest Report From Burpham Bowling Club

Report by Ian Mackrell We continued to face the challenges of freezing temperatures, biting cold wind and horrendous downpours – and still smile, well just! On Saturday, May 4, we…

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Guildford Table Tennis Association News No.19

Report by John Diggens This past week saw Guildford Table Tennis League represented by Merrow’s John Robinson and Godalming’s Adam Laws, win the Surrey County Inter League Championship, which was…

May 8, 2019 / No Comment / Read More

Retiring Volunteers At Surrey Drug And Alcohol Care Thanked For Their Dedicated Work

Surrey Drug and Alcohol Care (SDAC) volunteers have bid farewell to its retiring chairman and volunteer of 12 years, Peter Basley, and also his wife Irene who had been its…

May 6, 2019 / No Comment / Read More