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Huge Turn Out For Mercer Surrey Half Marathon

Sunday’s Mercer Surrey Half Marathon was another successful event with competitors running through Jacobs Well and parts of Worplesdon from its start and finish in Woking. More than 4,800 runners had registered…

Department of Education Shelves Plan For University Technical College In Guildford

Plans for a university technical college (UTC) in Guildford have been shelved. Earmarked to be built on a site in Park Barn, adjacent to Kings College senior school, it would have offered…

The Paperwaits: A Young Guildford Band Following The English Way

By David Rose When it comes to popular music, siblings have often been a creative force. Examples are Ray and Dave Davies of the Kinks, Brian, Carl and Dennis Wilson…

Richard’s Wey March 2017

The latest report from Richard Cant, the Stoke lengthman on the River Wey Navigations I was off work for the first week of February. Now this may seem a strange way to…

Where Is This? No.250

By David Rose Excellent replies with lots of additional details relating to last week’s mystery vintage picture. It was a view of North Street just down from its junction with…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.130

By Malcolm Fincham On an overcast February 19, in the company of two of my good friends Bob and Dougal, we attempted to get a sighting of the lesser spotted…

News From Millmead – Latest Council Round-up

Innovation Award winners announced The council’s Guildford Innovation Award winners for 2017 include the Royal Surrey County Hospital, the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Age UK Surrey and a number of local companies.…

Nail-biting Finish To Merrow’s Indoor Bowls Match

Merrow Village Bowls Club played the final match of its 2016-17 season with a visit Camberley Bowling Club on February 26. Merrow’s David Raison says: “We played 18 ends of triples over five rinks, with…

What A Swell Party It Was To Celebrate Bill Bellerby’s 100th Birthday

Guildford freeman Bill Bellerby MBE was honoured at a superb party to celebrate his 100th birthday. Attended by his many friends, also present was Guildford MP Anne Milton; the Mayor…

Where Is This? No.249

By David Rose The watercolour painting featured as last week’s mystery vintage picture showed a view of Guildford from the River Wey with Shalford Meadows to the right. A number of…