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Flashback: January 2014 Floods And Darts Legend Bobby George Dazzles Pupils
Flashback is a new feature looking back at some of the top stories published on The Guildford Dragon NEWS exactly 10 years ago. Flooding was again in the news back…
Flashback: Guildford’s Floods, December 2013
Flashback is a new feature looking back at some of the top stories published on The Guildford Dragon NEWS exactly 10 years ago. We begin with the floods and the havoc…
Floods of 1900 When the Town Bridge Was Swept Away
By David Rose Widespread flooding occurred in the Guildford area in February 1900, which saw much of the Town Bridge was swept away. The damage and havoc that was wreaked…
St Francis Church Carol Service Looks at Guildford Then and Now
The annual carol service at St Francis Church, Beckingham Road, Westborough, has an additional local history theme this year. In between well-loved carols there will be a focus on Christmas…
Doctors, Surgeons and Apothecaries in Guildford 1600-1800
By Mary Alexander There were three main branches of medicine in this period covered from 1600 to 1800. Doctors of physics diagnosed ailments and prescribed medicines, apothecaries made up the…
Merry Xmas Everybody and Memories of Slade’s Gigs in Guildford
It’s that time of year again, and you’ve probably already heard the festive classic Merry Xmas Everybody on your rounds, a hit that first topped the UK charts 50 years…
11 Skeletons Found at Guildford’s Oldest Church
By Mary Alexander formerly of Guildford Museum Eleven skeletons were discovered in the excavations at St. Mary’s Church in Quarry Street in 2019 and 2020, an audience of local history…
A Time to Remember a Young RAF Volunteer Training Reserve Airman
By David Rose “Dear Mary. We had a terrible blow this evening – Ray was killed flying solo, crashed into a bungalow upside down. Perhaps you heard on the wireless.…
Notice: New Exhibition, A Tale of Two Villages, at Ripley Museum
A Tale of Two Villages is a new exhibition at Send & Ripley History’s Society’s museum. It is a broad brush look at the history of the two villages but…
Museum’s New Exhibition Puts the Spotlight on Wartime Secret Agents
A new exhibition at Guildford Museum focuses on Second World War secret agents of the Special Operations Executive (SOE) and some very local connections of where they undertook their training.…
See: Tumbling Bay Footbridge: National Trust Says It Is ‘Committed to Finding a Resolution’
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