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Give An Hour, Get One Back With The Guildford Time Bank

The Guildford Time Bank is a new community initiative that’s all about people giving their time to help each other. Time-banking is a way that people can share their skills…

Contact the Elderly Seeks Members for New Guildford Group

Contact the Elderly Seeks Members for New Guildford Group

By Will Parsons National charity Contact the Elderly is seeking older people to participate in a new group to be set up in Guildford. Charity organisers are looking for people…

TALK Charity – Helping People With Aphasia After A Stroke – Looking For Volunteers

Imagine if you suddenly found yourself unable to read a newspaper, write a shopping list, talk to family or friends, use a telephone or many other everyday activities. About 130,000…

World Famous Vineyard Meets World Most Famous Mountain

On Friday, June 17, 19 intrepid lycra-clad enthusiasts will be climbing the height of Everest on their bikes at Denbies to raise money for the charity, Patchworking Garden Project. Earlier this…

Here’s A Great Volunteering Opportunity If You Like Gardening

By David Rose, co-ordinator of Joining In!, a project run by Voluntary Action South West Surrey that supports community involvement A horticultural and education charity in Normandy that uses gardening to generate positive change…

FurnitureLink Has Moved To Merrow

You know it must be at the height of fashion when Channel 4’s Kirsty Allsopp says: “Old furniture is much better than new!” We all know that she is right and…

Climbing A Mile For Sport Relief

The Saturday Sports Club will be celebrating Sport Relief 2016 by climbing a mile at its base, the Surrey Sports Park, on its climbing wall on Saturday, April 16. Members of…

Mayor’s Charity Ball Raises £13,000 To Help Young Innovators

Inspiring Guildford’s future innovators was the theme of Eureka! The Mayor’s Ball. The spectacular fundraising event, to help celebrate the Mayor of Guildford, Cllr Nikki Nelson-Smith’s mayoral year, was hosted by…

Volunteer For The Thrill Of A Lifetime

A charity urgently requires volunteers to enjoy the thrill of a lifetime, for just £45. Those who step up and answer the Leg Ulcer Charity’s call will be able enjoy…

What If There Were No Volunteers For A Week?

Organisations everywhere, both large and small, rely on volunteers to help them operate. But what would happen if that volunteer help dried up? Voluntary Action South West Surrey carried out a…