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Lottery Grant for Farnham Museum
By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter Urgent work to stop one of Surrey’s “most important buildings” decaying away has received a quarter of a million-pound grant from the National Lottery.…
Fancy a Dip Into the Story of Britain’s Open-Air Swimming Pools?
By David Rose Here’s another topical and timely “silly season” (term for not much news around) history tale – a look at Britain’s open-air swimming pools. I wrote this for…
It’s the ‘Silly Season’ So Here Are Some Old Picture Postcards – Boring or What?
By David Rose The month of August has long been known as the “silly season” by those who gather and report news. Why? Because it was a time in the…
My Memories of John Mayall at a Ground-breaking Gig in Guildford Nearly Six Decades Ago
Blues legend John Mayall, who has died aged 90, played a trailblazing set with Eric Clapton at a Guildford nightclub 58 years ago. Dragon reporter David Reading was there in…
The Worplesdon Witness July 2024
Jan Messinger with her round up of news from the parish of Worplesdon Long-serving parish clerk honoured for 25 years in post Worplesdon Parish Council’s clerk, Gaynor White, has been…
Photo Feature: Summer Has Arrived at the Castle Grounds
Sumer Is Icumen is the opening words of an old English song, meaning “summer has come” or “summer has arrived” – and that now seems to be true of Guildford…
D-Day Before and Beyond on the Home Front in and Around Guildford
By David Rose Eighty years ago today (June 6, 1944) saw the greatest amphibious military operation in history as Allied forces landed in Normandy, France – the start of liberating…
Dennis and the Red Flag Act
Farnham’s John Henry Knight, inventor of one of Britain’s very first motor cars, played a vital part in the repeal of the Red Flag Act in 1896. Before the Act…
What Now for Munstead Wood?
The National Trust purchased Munstead Wood in spring 2023 with support from the government, securing it for “public enjoyment and benefit”. Previously it was a private residence for over 75…
Free Guided Walk by David Rose Focusing on the Wey Barges as they Navigated the Thames
Local historian and writer David Rose is leading a free guided circular walk from Weybridge this Saturday, April 6. The walk is in conjunction with the National Trust’s River Wey…
See: Tumbling Bay Footbridge: National Trust Says It Is ‘Committed to Finding a Resolution’
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