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Free Shed Padlock Courtesy of Surrey Police

Grab a free shed padlock with an integral alarm courtesy of Surrey Police at a roadshow event in Guildford this Saturday (March 24). Officers will be hosting the event on…

Call to Businesses to Help Raise Funds for Guildford YMCA

Local businessman Richard Fox, of The Learning Corporation, has teamed up with Surrey Chambers of Commerce to help Guildford YMCA raise significant funds for a remodelling project from the business…

Dartmoor Challenge for Prince’s Trust Team

A group of 16- to 25-year-olds from Guildford YMCA’s Prince’s Trust Team took off to the wilds of Dartmoor to face a range of team and personal challenges. Beginning their…

Incredible Big Game Hunter Who Lived at Worplesdon

by David Rose One of the most revered big game hunters ever, who was dubbed “a gentleman officer and epic wild man,” made his home in Worplesdon. Frederick Courteney Selous…

Historic Building Lends Itself to Contemporary Furniture

By David Rose The former Constitutional Hall building at 170 High Street, Guildford, has a new occupant – a contemporary furniture company that has made excellent use of the building’s…

Scaffolding Covers Guildhall Ahead of Re-roofing

The scaffolding keeps going up and up ahead of the re-roofing of Guildford’s Guildhall in the High Street. Currently, about eight floors of scaffolding have been erected, with another two…

Exclusive: New Age of Winding the Guildhall Clock

by David Rose It’s the symbol of Guildford – the Guildhall clock projecting over the High Street. But few know exactly how this ancient time piece works, or that modern…

Can You Identify These Locations? (30)

by David Rose All those who responded to last week’s two mystery photos had no trouble correctly identifying them. Click here to see their comments. Do you recognise this lodge house? Yes,…

Old Bill And Friary Brewery Connection Solved

  by David Rose The link between Guildford’s former Friary Brewery and the First World War cartoon character Old Bill has now been solved. At the end of January I…

Can You Identify These Locations? (29)

by David Rose It’s fair to say that the most regular respondents to these mystery photos correctly identified last week’s images – namely Jon Plowman, Bernard Parke and the Baileys.…