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Birdwatcher’s Diary No.160

By Malcolm Fincham An explosive blast of warm air pushed up into the southern regions of the UK as we moved into the second half of April, raising daytime temperatures…

Beekeeper’s Notes May 2018: ‘Long Live The Queen’ But She Has To Go

Hugh Coakley keeps bees in Worplesdon. He queries his bees political leanings; when they depose the queen, are they republicans or carrying out a palace coup? And what to do with a much misunderstood queen. In between…

Book Review: Their Day Has Passed – Gypsies In Victorian And Edwardian Surrey

By David Rose Back in the 1910s certain Surrey landowners were putting pressure on the Chief Constable to instruct his officers to remove Gypsy-travellers from their land. But he was…

Effingham Parish Council Decides Not To Challenge Planning Decision

Effingham Parish Council Decides Not To Challenge Planning Decision

Effingham Parish Council will be not challenging the decision to allow Berkeley Homes to build up to 295 houses and provide an enlarged Howard school on green belt land in the…

Stage Dragon Review: Turn Of The Screw, At The Yvonne Arnaud Theatre

by Tricia Marcotti Henry James’ novella, The Turn of the Screw, is currently on tour throughout the UK and now at the Yvonne Arnaud until Saturday, April 28. It has…

History Talk At The Keep Pub Takes ‘A Walk’ Over Perry Hill, Worplesdon

Local historian David Rose and rambling railwayman historian Geoff Burch are teaming up to give an illustrated talk at the Keep pub, Castle Street, on Monday, April 30. The title…

Richard’s Wey April 2018

The latest report from Richard Cant, the Stoke lengthman on the River Wey Navigations I always find March to be a very confusing month, with some definite signs of spring like blackthorn…

Grant Enables Social Club To Buy New Projector And Screen

A social club for older people, held at St Mary’s Church in Rydes Hill, has a new projector and screen for use by its guest speakers courtesy of a grant.…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.159

By Malcolm Fincham A mostly cool, overcast and murky start to April throughout most of the UK brought with it a slow progress of the arrival of our summer visiting…

Volunteers Making A Real Difference To Chitty’s Common

Volunteer working parties are making good progress clearing overgrown parts of Chitty’s Common at Rydes Hill, Guildford. One of the organisers of the Friends of Chitty’s Common group, Sue Day,…