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Notice: Step Up For The Surrey 5 Peaks Hikeathon

Local charity Surrey Care Trust is asking people to dig out their walking boots and sign up for the Surrey 5 Peaks Hikeathon, to make a difference to the lives…

Burpham Gets Its First Public Access Defibrillator

Burpham Community Association (BCA) has raised more than £6,000 for the community’s first public access defibrillator. Unveiled on April 7, it is at the Aldi store on London Road. The…

Wide Variety Of Volunteer Roles Now Available

Here are some of the latest volunteer roles required by groups and organisations and which are being promoted by Voluntary Action South West Surrey. Football volunteer Thursdays, 5pm to 7pm,…

New Family Orientated Music Festival Is Postponed

A new two-day, family orientated, music festival together with a free to enter a May Fayre, planned for the weekend of May 28 and 29 in Shalford Park, Guildford, has…

New Look for Topic of Cancer A Charity That Supports Research Into Immunotherapies

Launched in 2013, Topic of Cancer is a Guildford-based charity that supports research into immunotherapy treatment, which during the past decade has permanently changed cancer treatment. It has become the…

Guildford RNLI Branch Calls For Extra Volunteer Help

The Guildford branch of the RNLI is one of the 1,300 fundraising branches throughout the country. Its objective is to generate money for the RNLI, but is currently in need…

The Bike Project’s Desperate Search for a New Home, Otherwise Closure Looms

By Cecilia Taylor The Surrey Bike Project is facing eviction. One supporter says: “Closing down the project is like snuffing out a candle of hope.” Its base at Guildford Borough…

Call To Take Up YMCA’s The 44 Challenge

The YMCA DownsLink Group, with a centre in Bridge Street, Guildford, says it believes passionately that no young person should live half a life. It has launched The 44 Challenge…

Notice: March Of The Mods Celebrates It’s 10th Anniversary For Teenage Cancer Trust

A series of annual charity gigs, which has raised more than £670,000 in the past decade, kicks off again this month celebrating all things Mod. “March of the Mods” was…

Around the World in 18,000 Miles – Two Guildford Cyclists Plan Epic Ride for Charity

By Martin Giles Video by Mark Insoll Two young men from Guildford will be setting off soon to cycle around the world. Marcus Pillinger from south Guildford and Oli Lyon…