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Great Entertainment In Store At Guildford Fringe Festival

Great Entertainment In Store At Guildford Fringe Festival

Summer is almost upon us and plans are well and truly under way for this year’s Guildford Fringe Festival, which takes place from July 1 to 27. Last year saw the…

Homes Plan Lodged For Methodist Church Site

Plans for the redevelopment of the site of the former Guildford Methodist Church in Woodbridge Road has been submitted to the borough council by Shanly Homes. The application, that follows a…

Playing On Between The Thunder and Rain!

Wednesday June 4. On a very wet evening, Castle Green Bowling Club (CGBC) lost away at Westfield by 25-36.  The game was abandoned due to heavy rain after 10 ends. CGBC teams…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.63

By Malcolm Fincham On a very wet bank holiday Monday, May 25, I got a call from Dougal, a top local birdwatching friend and enthusiast, about some rare and unusual ‘happenings’ in…

North Street Revamp Moves A Step Closer

Redevelopment within North Street has moved a step closer with the announcement that Guildford Borough Council has signed an agreement with its preferred development partner Land Securities. The council heralds…

Guildford Parkrun Saturday, June 7

After two weeks of cancellations there was a smaller field this time at Stoke Park. Perhaps some were put off by the threat of thunderstorms! There were 166 runners, of whom 24 were first…

Full Council To Debate Draft Local Plan On June 19

Guildford Borough Council’s Executive has unanimously given the green light for the full council to now consider the Draft Local Plan. The decision was made at its meeting on Thursday (June 4), and the plan…

Wartime Theme In Castle Grounds To Mark Start Of Summer Season

There was a wartime theme in the Castle Grounds on Saturday (June 7) that marked the unveiling of this year’s carpet bedding and the launch of Guildford in Bloom and the summer…

What It Was Like Here As Troops Left For The D-Day Landings

By David Rose Seventy years ago today (June 6) saw a significant turning point in the Second World War. It was D-Day and the Allies landed a huge armed force on the Normandy coast…

Volunteer Force On Hand As Morrisons Local Opens

Guildford’s first Morrisons Local store opened in the Upper High Street on Thursday morning (June 5) with a little help from Voluntary Action South West Surrey and the halow project. Marking…