Richard’s Wey June 2015

The latest report from Richard Cant, the Stoke lengthman on the River Wey Navigations I am pleased to say that I was very happy with how the Stoke length looked for the…

June 18, 2015 / No Comment / Read More

Where Is This? No.165

By David Rose Those who replied to last week’s mystery vintage picture correctly identified it as looking down North Street towards its junction with Woodbridge Road. The Methodist Church was…

June 18, 2015 / 6 Comments / Read More

Letter: Shocked To Hear Convicted Juneja Speaking On TV

From Valerie Thompson I was shocked to hear Monika Juneja on ITV News on Tuesday [June 16], still claiming that there was a witch-hunt against her. Is she so stupid…

June 17, 2015 / 3 Comments / Read More

Guildford Ramblings: Reigate Hill

By Kay Hiatt What a glorious day for a walk! Although I had frequently driven up and down Reigate Hill, I had never stopped at the viewpoint just on the…

June 16, 2015 / No Comment / Read More

Castle Green’s Latest Bowls Results

By Colin Summerhayes Sunday, June 14, was rather cool, and perhaps the absence of a band on the Castle Grounds bandstand put the Castle Green Bowling Club’s team off its…

June 15, 2015 / No Comment / Read More

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.89

By Malcolm Fincham Struggling with stressful pressures of modern life and not having fully got over the death of brother last November, my intention had been to drop my reports…

June 15, 2015 / 6 Comments / Read More

Tupper’s Tale Wove Magna Carta Fact With The Myth Of The Silent Pool

By David Rose Surrey proudly claims the location at Runnymeade where, 800 years ago on June 15, 1215, King John placed his seal on the Magna Carta. Contained within the…

June 15, 2015 / No Comment / Read More

Abby Ixer’s Nutritious Food: Have A Healthy Barbecue

Abby Ixer is a registered dietician with a passion for food and nutrition. She moved to Guildford four years ago and is currently working in the area of health promotion, delivering healthy lifestyle programmes…

June 13, 2015 / No Comment / Read More

Enjoy A Picnic In The Castle Grounds

Guildford Castle Grounds’ head gardener David Black is pictured putting the finishing touches to the beautiful carpet bedding marking the 150th anniversary of Lewis Carroll’s classic book Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Today, Saturday, June…

June 13, 2015 / No Comment / Read More

Opinion: What The Doctor Ordered Made The Railways Better

By David Rose I was at Guildford railway station 50 years ago when the last trains ran over the Guildford to Horsham branch line. Just five years old at the…

June 12, 2015 / 3 Comments / Read More