Marketplace Get-together For Those Working And Supporting The Local Community

Published on: 22 Jun, 2015
Updated on: 29 Jun, 2015

People from a wide range of community services attended the Grassroots Marketplace to discuss and swap details of the important work they do in Guildford.

Community warden Tracy James (centre) with some of those who attended the Grassroots Marketplace on Thursday, June 18.

The annual event was organised by Guildford Borough Council’s community warden for Westborough and Park Barn, Tracy James, and was held on Thursday last week at Westborough United Reformed Church hall in Southway.

Those who attended brought plenty of information, leaflets and promotional material of the services they offer. They included: staff from Guildford Borough Council’s family support team, community wardens, community meals, community transport, its play and leisure services, community transport scheme, and climate change officer; Surrey County Council’s family information service, Christians Against Poverty; Furniture Link; the Spinney Children’s Centre; Home-Start Guildford; Park Barn & Westborough Community Association; Sight for Surrey; The Matrix Trust; North Guildford Foodbank; Guildford Allotment Society; Guildford Citizens Advice Bureau; Guildford Advice Services; Catalyst; Diocese of Guildford’s communities engagement team; GLADE, Surrey Disabled People’s Partnership, Living Streets; Motivation by Music; Voluntary Action South West Surrey and Joining In!

Emma Craig and Anne Woodward from the Spinney Children's Centre.

Hazel Jobson and Anne Woodward from the Spinney Children’s Centre.

Tracy James hosts three Grassroots meetings a year, one being the Marketplace, the other two featuring guest speakers and a chance for those attending to give updates on their work and projects. The ever-popular Marketplace is widely regarded as an excellent event for groups and organisations in the service, advice and volunteer sectors, whose work takes in the Westborough ward, to network and make contacts.

Ann Mather of the North Guildford Foodbank with Cllr Liz Hopper and her husband, Philip.

Ann Mather of the North Guildford Foodbank with Cllr Liz Hooper and her husband, Philip.

The two new Westborough ward councillors, Liz Hooper and Sheila Kirkland, attended along with a number of members of the public.

Cllr Sheila Kirkland with Wendy Watson from Furniture Link.

Buffet lunch was provided, which was prepared by volunteers Zena Crane and Janet Springer, while the hire of the hall was funded by the Park Barn & Westborough Community Association.

xxxxxx (left) with Erica Sanford and Sally Taylorson of Guildford Advice Services and Guildford Citizens Advice Bureau.

On the right, Erica Sandford and Sally Taylorson of Guildford Advice Services and Guildford Citizens Advice Bureau.

For more details of future Grassroots events contact community warden Tracy James at tracy.james@guildford.gov.uk

Tel: 07767 475822.

Nicolas Bassani from the Diocese of Guildford and xxx

Nicolas Bassani from the Diocese of Guildford’s communities engagement team and Liz Westwood from Home-Start Guildford.

Noreen Moynihan and Beverley Mussell from the Westboorugh Allotments and Guildford Tesco's community champion Sue Keeley (right). Sue helped with the running of the event on the day along with Joining In! co-ordinator David Rose, who took the photos!

Noreen Moynihan and Beverley Mussell from the Westborough Allotments and Guildford Tesco’s community champion Sue Keeley (right). Sue helped with the running of the event on the day along with Joining In! co-ordinator David Rose, who took the photos!