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New Book Shines Further Light of the Rabbit Woman of Godalming’s Hoax
The often repeated 18th-century tale of Mary Toffs from Godalming, who falsely claimed she had given birth to 17 rabbits, has been revisited and retold. This time there are more…
Renovation Work To Be Put on Public Show
By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter One of Surrey’s most important buildings, and the UK’s ‘first and only’ craft museum, is to host a special event to show off the…
The Spectacular Collapse of Worplesdon’s Owen Stone Company
By Mark Coxhead with David Rose The Owen Stone Company was established in 1897 close to Worplesdon railway station, producing artificial stone that was compared to the best Portland stone.…
Haslemere’s Signal Box Now Open as a Museum
The conversion of Haslemere signal box to a community museum is complete. South Western Railway (SWR) and Network Rail Wessex have formally handed over the keys of the signal box…
Nurses’ Turn to Throw Dice in Traditional Ceremony
This year’s centuries-old Guildford tradition of throwing dice to receive money from two charitable funds featured two nurses from the Royal Surrey Hospital. Anne Hope, the hospital’s cancer care lead…
Discover Ripley’s Shops – Past and Present
Ripley Museum’s latest exhibition is titled Shops Past and Present. And it isn’t confined to the museum, as there are 10 QR codes around the village showing pictures of the…
War Graves Inspection Volunteers Reporting for Duty
Voluntary Action South West Surrey’s own volunteers have been busy again inspecting headstones and tidying up war graves in cemeteries in Farncombe and Guildford. This is with the Commonwealth War…
Opinion: A Mayor Is Not Just Old Hat
By Gavin Morgan Founder of the Guildford history Forum This week a new Mayor is appointed in Guildford. Councillor Jane Tyson takes over from Cllr Howard Smith. Unless plans change,…
Flashback: Guildford’s MP Supports Vision Group’s Call for Reassessment of Station Scheme
Flashback looks at Dragon NEWS stories of a decade ago. Ten years ago this week, the Dragon reported on a meeting to discuss the future of the proposed development of…
Flashback: Councillor Votes Must Be a Matter of Public Record
Flashback looks at Dragon NEWS stories of a decade ago. Ten years ago this week, Dragon editor considered the issue of voting records at Guildford Borough Council. Since then nothing…
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