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Rare Photos Of Guildford’s Floods In January 1928

Rare Photos Of Guildford’s Floods In January 1928

By David Rose There was a white Christmas in Guildford in 1927. But the snow soon thawed and by the new year the River Way had burst its banks and…

Season’s Greetings to All Guildford Dragon Readers

ecard designed by Sean King…

Pupils’ Artwork Inspired By Christmas Truce Of 1914

The unofficial Christmas truce of 1914 during the First World War, when British and German troops put down their weapons and greeted each other in No-man’s Land on the Western…

Kings College Students Raise Cash for Children’s Hospice

Students from Kings College in Park Barn have raised £5,800 in a sponsored 5k run. They voted for the money to be split between Shooting Star Children’s Hospices and sustainability…

Hidden History Of Surrey’s Travelling People Revealed

Book review by David Rose Surrey Census of  Nomads, 1913, edited by Alan Wright. Published by the Surrey Record Society, hardback £20. Just over 100 years ago Surrey was a…

Wey & Arun Canal Hedge-layers Keep Ancient Craft Alive

A small band of volunteers with the Wey & Arun Canal Trust are keeping an ancient country craft alive, while providing a valuable habitat for wildlife. Its hedge-laying team has…

Stage Dragon: GSC’s Online A Christmas Carol Has Plenty of Seasonal Magic

By Alice Fowler With Tier 4 just announced, my seasonal spirits were in danger of slipping. Could the Guildford Shakespeare Company, with their new online production of A Christmas Carol,…

Mystery Flight of Scarecrow Angel from Village Church is Solved

By Chris Dick The mysterious flight of a rather matronly scarecrow angel from Effingham’s St Lawrence Church only to land in an undignified heap 200 metres up Church Street near…

Salvation Army Food Bank Thanks Rotarians For Their Support

Guildford’s three Rotary clubs have been supporting the town’s Salvation Army food bank with cash donations and food parcels. Collectively, Guildford, Guildford District and Guildford Chantries Rotary clubs, donated £3,000…

Take A Peek At Sandfield Primary School’s Virtual Advent Calendar

Teachers at Sandfield Primary School in Guildford have created a virtual Advent calendar, on which pupils and their families have been opening a new window each day where a video…