The Worplesdon Witness January 2024

Jan Messinger with round up of news from the parish of Worplesdon London gallery hosts artwork by Sidney Sime It’s a momentous start of 2024 for Worplesdon’s Sime Gallery as…

January 13, 2024 / No Comment / Read More

Vandals Smash Iconic Glass Pane on Door of Guildford Cathedral

Vandals have smashed one of the iconic panes of glass on the west front door of Guildford Cathedral – part of a set of sentinel angels engraved by renowned glass…

January 12, 2024 / 3 Comments / Read More

Students to get Work Experience Helping to run Shynefest Music Festival at Merrist Wood College

Activate Learning, that operates Merrist Wood College in Worplesdon, has joined forces with music festival Shynefest for its event there on Friday and Saturday, May 31 and June 1. It…

January 11, 2024 / No Comment / Read More

Three Charities Benefit Courtesy of Shoppers During Season of Goodwill

Three charities have received much-needed donations thanks to Christmas shoppers in the town centre. Real Change Guildford has received just over £1,300 by way of donations from a gift-wrapping service held…

January 10, 2024 / No Comment / Read More

Flashback: January 2014 Floods And Darts Legend Bobby George Dazzles Pupils

Flashback is a new feature looking back at some of the top stories published on The Guildford Dragon NEWS exactly 10 years ago. Flooding was again in the news back…

January 7, 2024 / No Comment / Read More

Pancake Races Return – Help Needed on the Day

Guildford’s Pancake Races return to the High Street on Shrove Tuesday, February 13. The Covid pandemic halted the annual races, therefore they make a welcome return this year raising funds…

January 6, 2024 / 1 Comment / Read More

Festive Bus Raises £970 for Children’s Hospices

Stagecoach bus depot staff in Guildford raised £970 in donations for Shooting Star Children’s Hospices with their Santa bus. The bus operator says the festive single decker bus received a Christmas…

January 6, 2024 / No Comment / Read More

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.295

By Malcolm Fincham Mostly overcast skies and mild conditions remained with us as we passed through the Winter Solstice around the southern counties of the UK. A few days of…

January 2, 2024 / No Comment / Read More

Bramley Music Rising Stars’ Fundraising Concert, Saturday, January 27

Bramley’s Holy Trinity Church is hosing a fundraising concert on Saturday, January 27, at 7pm, featuring “rising star” musician Paul Mnatsakanov. The organisers say Paul is a “brilliant young pianist”…

January 2, 2024 / No Comment / Read More

Did the Tills Ring Out for Guildford Independent Traders?

By Joseph Bickle It’s said the Christmas period can be make or break for many independent businesses. Nearly two in five (37 per cent) of the UK’s small retailers have…

January 1, 2024 / 2 Comments / Read More