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Joint Ceremony In The High Street And A Service At Jacobs Well To Mark Armistice Day

In a joint ceremony in Guildford High Street today (November 11) a VC hero from 1915 was honoured before a two-minute silence was observed at 11am, armistice hour. The Mayor of…

Big Night As Guildford Hosts Purple Flag Awards Ceremony

Not only has Guildford received a Purple Flag for the second time for its vibrant and safe night time economy, it also hosted this year’s awards ceremony welcoming representatives from other towns across the UK and…

£250k Refit Of Spectrum’s Gym Next Month

Guildford Spectrum has announced a £250,000 refit of its gym next month. The work will take place between December 7 and 20, reopening at 6.30am on Monday December 21. There will be a comprehensive upgrade of…

Future Is Uncertain For Furniturelink Unless New Premises Can Be Found Soon

Furniturelink Guildford – the social enterprise project that recycles, refurbishes and reuses good quality, pre-owned donated furniture – is in danger of closing unless it can find new premises. The lease on its current showroom at the Cathedral…

Charlotteville Remembers Its War Dead At Service Around War Memorial

The first of this year’s services of remembrance across Guildford was held on Satuday afternoon (November 7) at Charlotteville. It took place at the war memorial in Addison Road, led by the Revd…

Review: Lilies On The Land, Electric Theatre

Voices of those who were in the Womens Land Army during the Second World War were vividly brought to life by Merrow Dramatic Society in their production of Lilies On The…

New Freeman And Alderman Appointments For Former Borough Councillors

Guildford has a new freeman of the borough and three new aldermen, all former councillors. Jen Powell was made honorary freeman, while the title of honorary alderman was given to…

Tills Ring Out as Two Food Stores Open On The Same Day In Guildford

Two brand new food stores have opened in Guildford on the same day. Customers gathered early on Thursday, November 5, at both Waitrose in Haydon Place in the town centre…

Cavalcade Of Steam Locos At Mid-Hants Gala

Words and pictures by Bob McShee The Mid-Hants Railway held its autumn steam gala over the weekend of October 21 to 23 at which three great locomotives were guest engines, running on the line…

Where Is This? No.183

By David Rose The demolition of the former Dennis Bros factory at Woodbridge was indeed last week’s vintage mystery photo. And the holes in the wall in the quirky picture can…