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£250 Grant Available For Community Project Working With Older People

Bluebird Care Guildford & Waverley has £250 to donate to a local community group or project that works with older people. The company, that provides care to its clients in…

Chance To Find Out About Plenty Of Volunteering Opportunities

Voluntary Action South West Surrey is hosting a ‘Volunteer Centre Takeover’ at its offices in Guildford from Monday to Friday, June 3 to 7. To mark Volunteers Week, a number…

Guildford Cancer Sufferer Fights to Raise Funds

By Tom Jackson of Solent News A brave Guildford woman who lost both of her parents to cancer and was then diagnosed with it herself has raised over £5,000 by…

Retiring Volunteers At Surrey Drug And Alcohol Care Thanked For Their Dedicated Work

Surrey Drug and Alcohol Care (SDAC) volunteers have bid farewell to its retiring chairman and volunteer of 12 years, Peter Basley, and also his wife Irene who had been its…

In The Saddle For Static 250-mile Fundraising Cycle Challenge

Join the halow project’s young people outside Waitrose in Guildford as they attempt to cycle 250 miles. From Friday to Sunday, May 3 to 5, they will be attempting to mirror…

Catalyst, The Alcohol, Drug And Mental Health Issues Charity, Celebrates Its 30th Anniversary

Catalyst, that works to improve the wellbeing of people with alcohol, drug and mental health issues, has celebrated its 30th anniversary as a Surrey charity.  In an evening of fascinating history,…

Runners Do It Again For Headway Surrey

The staff at Headway Surrey, based in Stoughton, wish to thank two valiant runners for their fundraising support.  Mother and son team, Vicky Fulcher and James Fulcher ran the 2019…

A Night In The Castle Grounds For YMCA’s Sleep Easy Appeal

Thirty-one people settled down under cardboard in Guildford’s Castle Grounds on Friday night, March 22, to raise awareness and funds for Guildford YMCA’s work with young people. Its annual Sleep…

Wine Bluffers Raise £3,600 For Guildford Street Angels

A fundraising Call My Wine Bluff-style challenge raised £3,600 for Guildford’s Street Angels, known as the “friendly patrol for the town’s night-time economy”. The evening was held at Onslow Village Hall,…

Love Finds a Way to Help Fund Guildford Children’s Hospice

Dennie Smith, founder of online Old Style Dating, is celebrating the site’s Valentine’s Day first anniversary by launching a love challenge this month to raise funds for Guildford’s children’s hospice…