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Where Is This? No.3

by David Rose Readers’ replies to last week’s mystery photos have now been added to the original story. Click here to see. Carl Norris, Bernard Parke, Irene Shettle and Ian…

Taking To The Streets To Celebrate Easter

There are a number of outdoor events taking place in Guildford this Easter weekend to mark the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and to celebrate his resurrection. All are welcome to…

Flavia Takes Her Tango On Tour

Guildford-based Flavia Cacace is about to undertake a tour of the British Isles with her dance partner Vincent Simone in the show Midnight Tango. We caught up with her between…

Ethical Way of Recycling Unwanted School Library Books

What does a school library do when it has a number of out of date or unpopular books? Bin them? Recycle them? George Abbot School in Burpham has now found…

Parke’s People No 1. Post-war Ambassador’s Memorial is Popular With Japanese Visitors

In an occasional series about people who are now largely forgotten, but who have a connection with Guildford in one way or another, Bernard Parke recalls the story of a…

Secret Site of Guildford’s Medieval Royal Hunting Lodge

By David Rose There’s a site on the edge of Guildford that, in the story of the town’s royal history, is rather significant – but few seem to know about…

Revisions to Bonfire Sculpture Ahead of Decision Day

The artist who has created the Guildford Guys bonfire sculpture has made some important tweaks to her design after taking on board comments about the work. Award-winning artist Theresa Smith’s…

Where is This? No.2

The row of shops in Stoughton Road at Bellfields and the Alexandra Laundry were the views featured last time. Well done to Bernard Parke and Ian Plowman for getting both…

Queues at Guildford Fuel Stations After Government’s Call to ‘Top Up’ Tanks

[thethe-image-slider name=”Petrol”]   Queues were forming at petrol stations, which still had fuel, in Guildford on Thursday afternoon (March 29) in the wake of the Government’s advice to ‘top up’…

Police Make Further Raids Over Illegal Drugs

The police have continued to tackle dealers bringing illegal drugs into Guildford with a second phase of raids this week. As stated on the Surrey Police website, on Tuesday morning,…