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St Nicolas Church Will Ring The Changes With New And Retuned Bells

The bell tower at St Nicolas Church, at the foot of Guildford High Street, has fallen silent. Its 10 bells have been carefully removed and have been taken to bell…

Further Afield For A Pleasant Day Out: Clandon Park and Hatchlands Park

This month John Gilbert takes a trip to National Trust properties Clandon Park and Hatchlands Park. Author’s star-rated system: *** Worth a visit ** Worth a detour * Interesting Although…

TV Vet Jamie Crittall Hosts Fun Dog Show at Lions Easter Fayre

Shalford Park on Easter Monday, April 1, will see Guildford Lions put on its traditional Easter event The St Catherine’s Hill Fayre, in aid of local charities. This year TV…

George Abbot Pupils Get Creative, Writing On A Local Theme

Year 8 pupils at George Abbot School in Burpham have been working hard in their English lessons writing stories, producing news sheets and leaflets based on a local theme. David…

Iron Horses Still Going Strong Are George’s Passion

By David Rose Retired engineer George Holt loves horses – vintage two-wheeled petrol-driven iron horse tractors to be precise! They were designed  for use on small farms and were built…

Where Is This? No.49

By David Rose I see a number of you replying are now trying to check out the page as early as possible after it is uploaded in the hope you…

South West Trains Apologise For Rail Disruption

By Tom Fowler Following the delays and train suspensions at Guildford station early Monday morning (March 18) a South West Trains (SWT) issued a statement. A spokesperson said: “Services on…

Things That Went Bump In The Night At The Spike!

By David Rose Inside the cold dark corridors of the Spike the wind outside could be heard howling, and that wasn’t the only eerie noises that broke the silence. I…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.31

By Malcolm Fincham I took advantage of a brief warmer spell of weather during the first week of March by taking my wife, binoculars and camera on a short holiday…

More Facts Emerge About Guildford’s Wartime Air-raid Shelters

By David Rose More details have emerged concerning Guildford’s wartime air-raid shelters, some of which survive today, but mostly go un-noticed. Following on from my appeal in a previous story,…