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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,…

Book review: A History Of Burpham Primary School

From its small beginnings in 1908, Burpham Primary School has, to date, welcomed many children through its doors. And of course, over that time education methods have changed considerably. It can be…

The Guildford Book Festival’s Silver Anniversary – ‘Bigger and Better Than Ever’

By Ruchi Srivastava This year sees the 25th Guildford Book Festival. The organisers say that it promises to be bigger and better than ever with an impressive line up of…