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More Than 50 Events Lined Up For Guildford Book Festival

Once again the Guildford Book Festival is packed with authors and writers coming to talk about their work. Heading the line-up of more than 50 events this year, between October 9…

New Faces Running Guildford Book Festival

By Drew Lernihan There are some new faces running this year’s Guildford Book Festival. Co-director Alex Andrews, who managed Puffin Post and the Puffin Book Club Magazine as a sales…

Guitarist Mick Douglas’ Autobiography Is A Musical Delight

By David Rose Anyone who has enjoyed live music in the Guildford area at any time over the past six decades will surely have heard the guitar playing of Mick Douglas.…

Review: New Publication Tells The Story Of Alan Turing And His Guildford Roots

By David Rose It has taken a long time, but the strong connection that genius Alan Turing had with Guildford is now finally being recognised. Some people have known that…

Locally Born Poet Cites Former Mayor Of Guildford As Her Inspiration

By Marie Coakley Locally born poet, Rosie Shepperd, is launching her debut book of poems The Man At The Corner Table at Waterstone’s, High Street, Guildford on Monday, December 7, at…

Hogs Back Books Joins Watts Gallery for Big Draw and Book Launch

Guildford-based children’s book publisher Hogs Back Books and Watts Gallery – Artists’ Village have teamed up to hold a ‘Big Draw’ event as part of the Guildford Book Festival. The…

Little Book Of Poems Raising Funds For Alzheimer’s Society

A former auxillary nurse at hospitals in Guildford has published a book of her poems dedicated to those suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, and also their families and friends. Money raised…

New Book: Rambling Railwayman’s Recollections

Retired railwayman Geoff Burch, from Worplesdon, has written his third book all about his fascinating career with trains. Rambling Railwayman’s Recollections and starts where my his book, The Ramblings of a Railwayman…

Shalford In WWI – A Story Of Gardeners And Gunpowder

Some years ago Shalford historian Margaret Dierden began researching the backgrounds of all those commemorated on the village’s war memorials. Such is her dedicated and detailed methods of research, she has…

Dragon’s David Rose To Give Talk On His Methods Of Local History Research

Hear Guildford’s leading local historian and Dragon NEWS writer David Rose give a fascinating insight into his methods of research – and the huge archive of material he has collected,…