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Shop Front: British Heart Foundation Shop Open In White Lion Walk

 Sponsored article The British Heart Foundation has a charity shop at 16-17 White Lion Walk, Guildford GU1 3DN. It is selling a fantastic range of good quality second-hand items such…

Citizens Advice Volunteer Retires After 30 Years

Maire Young, one of the most experienced helpers in Citizens Advice Guildford, has retired after 30 years volunteering. During her years with the charity, Maire served as an advisor, a…

Matrix Trust Celebrates 18 Years Of Nurturing Young People in Guildford

The Matrix Trust, a Guildford-based youth charity, celebrated its 18th birthday with a banquet at the Guildhall, which helped raise funds to continue its work providing essential support to young people.…

Mayor Opens Fundraising Event For British Heart Foundation

Doreen and Brian Smith organised a fundraising event for the British Heart Foundation (BHF) last weekend at the Fairlands Community Centre. They were ably supported by fellow members of the…

Fancy Dress Idea Raises £4,000 for Fight Against Cancer

Most people only wear fancy dress once or twice a year but Nikki Taylor-Hopper (42) from Guildford decided to go a step further and take “casual Friday” to a whole…

New CEO for Leading Local Charity

Shooting Star Chase has a new Chief Executive with the daunting task of raising £10 million every year required to support the children’s hospice charity’s work. The new chief executive…

Dawn to Dusk Golf for ChallengeAid

Dawn to Dusk Golf for ChallengeAid

Four boys from the Royal Grammar School played 72 holes of Golf each to raise money for ChallengeAid. Matthew Slominski, Jack Doyle, Oliver Cronk and Will Wieland set out at…

Skydiving To Raise Money For Headway Or Try Nuts Challenge

Eleven enthusiastic skydivers jumped out of an aircraft over Salisbury Plain in the recent blistering heatwave to raise much needed funds for Headway Surrey.  The first-time skydivers were from Merrist…

Skydivers Reach New Heights For Headway Surrey

By Jan Todd Eleven enthusiastic skydivers jumped out of a plane over Salisbury Plain recently, raising £3,555 for the charity Headway Surrey. The brave first-time skydivers were from Merrist Wood…

Marie Curie Shop Re-launches as a ‘Designer Boutique’

By Laura Neuhaus The Marie Curie shop in Guildford has over the past weeks been transformed into the charity’s first designer boutique to open in the South East. Since Thursday,…