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The Worplesdon Witness, June 2020

Jan Messinger with her latest round-up of news from the parish of Worplesdon… What’s changed since mid May Well, dogs are happy. Not only are they getting plenty of exercise,…

Effingham Eye: Normality Creeps Back, Together With Its Problems

Following recent events in Effingham (click here) Chris Dick offers his personal view on another Gypsy or Traveller incursion, the ongoing joys of video conferencing and how villagers pulled together…

Life in Solitary: A Wee Horticultural Problem

The Lockdown Diary of Tony Edwards Open toilets? I’ve been getting strange telephone calls lately from people I don’t know and have never met, asking if my “toilet facilities” will…

Opinion: We Should All Stand Up for Underdogs

by Ben Paton The killing of a man by a police officer kneeling on his neck, aided by his colleagues, is self-evidently terrible. It is also self-evident that black people,…

The Dragon Says: Official Honesty and Openness in This Crisis Are Vital to Help Us Make Safe Decisions

Secrecy and poor communication continue to gnaw away at our trust in government at national and local levels in this pandemic, a time when we all need open honesty more…

XX Notes: ‘Stuff To Do’ to Avoid Doing Stuff I Need To Do

Maria Rayner‘s observational, fortnightly column from a woman’s perspective… Just had one of those Farty moments. Anyone remember Guildford’s own Man From Auntie sketch where Ben Elton has “stuff to…

Opinion: Post Coronavirus – Business As Usual Or A Chance To Change?

By Sam Peters Member of the Green Party and Extinction Rebellion With lockdown being relaxed in England, it is easy to see the beginnings of a slow return to normality.…

Column: Life in Solitary 5 – Reasons To Be Cheerful 1,2,3

The Lockdown Diary of Tony Edwards Reasons to be Cheerful I’m sure I’m not the only one to have noticed that the sun goes over the yardarm a full two…

Opinion: Open Up Our Great Guildhall to the People, Says Former Mayor

by Gordon Bridger hon alderman and former Mayor of Guildford The Guildhall with its splendid facade, and the famed 1683 John Aylward clockface thrusting out into the High Street, is…

XX Notes: Neighbour Watching

Maria Rayner‘s observational, fortnightly column from a woman’s perspective… “For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbours, and laugh at them in our turn?” This line…