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80’s Football Star Auctions His Trophies For His Pension

Former Manchester United midfielder and Northern Ireland international Norman Whiteside is set to sell his collection of football memorabilia, including his FA Cup winner’s medals from 1983 and 1985, at…

Ecology in Full Swing at Surrey’s ‘Nature Reserve’ Golf Club

By Chris Dick High atop the North Downs with breathtaking views of the London skyline and northward over heavily wooded Wisley & Ockham Common towards Windsor Castle is a little-known…

Struggling Guildford Venues Win ‘Lifesaver’ Grants From Arts Council

By Martin Giles Four major Guildford venues are to benefit from the Arts Council England’s £64m Covid-19 emergency response fund, as well as unnamed individuals. The Yvonne Arnaud Theatre and…

Choirs’ Lockdown Recording To Raise Funds For Parkinson’s UK

Guildford-based Motivation by Music (MbM), that unites singers through shared musical experiences, is back with an extra special lockdown version of its original single Spring Of Life, aiming to raise…

Recording Student’s Masterful Work On Virtual Evensong That’s A Hit On You Tube!

University of Surrey music and sound recording student Alex James has digitally edited and produced a virtual evensong service, which features more than 250 singers and celebrities and has been posted…

Guildford Shakespeare Announces New Well-being Programme

By Alice Fowler The Guildford Shakespeare Company has launched a new well-being programme, Everyday Miracles, to reduce social isolation during lockdown. The new six-week course of online content is intended…

New DVD Features More Than 800 Railway Photos By Guildford’s Dave Salmon

A new DVD is now on sale featuring more than 800 railway images taken by the late Dave Salmon, the renowned photographer who lived in Guildford. Dave passed away in…

Bowling Their Way Back The Best They Can

People who enjoy playing bowls must be yearning to get back on their greens now summer is approaching. Two of Guildford’s club have reported on their plans to resume playing,…

Cricket Club With Long History Now Faces Uncertain Future

The chairman of Shalford Cricket Club, Alastair Lidster, looks back to its formation in 1864 and its current funding worries that have been compounded by the Coronavirus crisis. With archive…

Pit Farm Tennis Club Allowed to Light Up Court One

by Martin Giles An application for six extra floodlights at Guildford’s Pit Farm Tennis Club was allowed at last night’s GBC Planning Committee. Previous applications, lost on appeal in 1996,…