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Orchestra’s Concert Raises Funds For The Guildford Time Bank

Guildford Symphony Orchestra’s royal wedding summer prom concert has helped to raise £410 for the Guildford Time Bank project. The successful concert, held at G Live on Saturday, May 19,…

Latest bowls news from Merrow, Burpham and Stoke Park clubs

Merrow Bowls Club report from David Raison We made contact with Westfield Bowls Club last season and invited them to Merrow for a friendly. This culminated in the two clubs…

Extra Day’s Opening At Brain Injury Charity Headway Surrey

Headway Surrey, a local charity that supports people with brain injuries, will soon be open for an additional workshop day every week. From June 13, the extra day will complement…

Policing Matters Campaign Relaunched To Help Public When Making Calls

Policing Matters Campaign Relaunched To Help Public When Making Calls

Surrey Police is re-launching its #PolicingMatters campaign to improve public knowledge about what is and isn’t a policing matter. It is in a bid to reduce demand on the force…

Guildford Snippets – Do You Know? No.4

By Nick Bale, Guildford Town Guides English gin became popular in England following the accession of William of Orange in 1688. This was helped when the London Guild of Distillers…

When The Rules About Health and Safety Were Rather Less Demanding

By Dave Reading This was my dad, Ron Reading (right), and his friend Colin Hopper sometime in the early 1960s pictured on the roof of St Francis Church, Westborough. The…

Milestones In Rock ‘n’ Roll History: You Really Got Me

In the third of our series of feature articles on Milestones in Rock ‘n’ Roll History, former Guildford journalist Dave Reading recalls the story of the Kinks’ ground-breaking song You…

Merrow and Burpham Bowls Club’s Latest Reports

Merrow Bowls Club report from David Raison On a cold and windy Wednesday afternoon on May 16, Merrow bowlers (and their supporters) travelled to Mayford Hall for a match of four…

Buses Galore At Brooklands Museum

By Bob McShee I can remember when living in London in the 1950s, waiting for a bus and having to wait for a long time, then when one came along…

Richard’s Wey May 2018

The latest report from Richard Cant, the Stoke lengthman on the River Wey Navigations It seems a long time ago now, but Easter weekend was a washout and the rest of the…