Mayor’s Diary: June 20 – July 6

Published on: 20 Jun, 2025
Updated on: 19 Jun, 2025

The Mayor of Guildford, Howard Smith, and Deputy Mayor Jane Tyson

The diary for the Mayor of Guildford, Howard Smith, and Deputy Mayor Jane Tyson as provided by GBC. All information supplied by GBC.

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Friday 20 June to Sunday 6 July

Friday 20 June

09:15 The Mayor, Councillor Howard Smith, attends the Army Training Centre Pass Off Parade at the Air Training Centre Pirbright, Pirbright.

18:45 The Mayor, accompanied by the Mayoress, Mrs Debbie Smith and family, attends the Guildford Shakespeare Company’s ‘Welcome To Our Table’ event at St Mary’s Church, Quarry Street, Guildford.

Saturday 21 June

10:00 The Mayor, accompanied by the Mayoress, attends the Silverbirch House Care Home’s Open Day at Tovey Green, Guildford.

Sunday 22 June

11:15 The Mayor attends the Joint Services’ Charities Choral Mattins, marking the start of Armed Forces’ Week, at Guildford Cathedral.

Monday 23 June

11:30 The Mayor attends the Armed Forces Day Flag Raising Ceremony at the Guildhall, Guildford.

Tuesday 24 June

11:30 The Mayor attends Guildford Borough Council’s Gypsy Roma Traveller History Month (GRT) event at The Hive, Guildford.

16:00 The Mayor attends the HMP Send Private View of ‘Our Time’ Exhibition at HMP Send, Send.

18:00 The Mayor attends the Royal Grammar School Senior Prizegiving at Holy Trinity Church, Guildford.

19:10 The Deputy Mayor chairs the Guildford Twinning Association’s Annual General Meeting online via Zoom.

Thursday 26 June

10:30 The Mayor, accompanied by the Mayoress, attends the Guildford & Waverley ‘Junior Citizen’ Safety Event at Guildford Spectrum, Parkway.

Friday 27 June

18:15 The Mayor, accompanied by the Mayoress, attends West Horsley Parish Council’s West Horsley in Bloom at the West Horsley Village Hall, West Horsley.

Saturday 28 June

11:50 The Deputy Mayor attends the Ash Parish Council’s Village Fete at the Ash Parish Centre, Ash.

13:30 The Deputy Mayor attends the Royal Surrey Community Open Day at the Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford.

18:45 The Deputy Mayor, accompanied by a guest, attends the Guildford Chamber Choir Choral Concert ‘A Season to Sing’ at Holy Trinity Church, Guildford.

Sunday 29 June

10:30 The Mayor, accompanied by the Mayoress and family, joins the Mayors and Chairmen of the Surrey Districts for the Mayor of Godalming’s Civic Service at Godalming Minster Church of St Peter & St Paul, Godalming.

Tuesday 1 July

09:15 The Mayor attends the Guildford in Bloom 2025 Schools in Bloom Competition Awards at Clandon Park Garden Centre, West Clandon.

13:30 The Mayor attends the Royal Grammar School String Scheme Concert at the Royal Grammar School, Upper High Street, Guildford.

19:45 The Mayor attends the Guildford East Scouts’ Annual General Meeting at the 1^st Ripley Scout Group Scout Hall, Ripley.

Wednesday 2 July

12:00 The Mayor chairs the online Annual Meeting of the Trustees of the Mayor of Guildford’s Local Support Fund and Arundel House Charities.

Thursday 3 July

15:30 The Mayor attends the Ash Manor School Combined Cadet Force Summer Parade at Ash Manor School, Ash.

Friday 4 July

09:00 The Mayor joins the Mayors and Chairmen of the Surrey Districts for the Surrey Civic Network event at Surrey County Council, Reigate.

18:30 The Deputy Mayor, accompanied by a guest, joins the Mayors and Chairmen of the Surrey Districts for the Mayor of Waverley’s Evening Soiree at The Meath, Godalming.

Saturday 5 July

11:30 The Mayor officially opens Guilfest! at Stoke Park, Guildford.

13:45 The Mayor, accompanied by the Mayoress and family, attends the Guildford Lions Charity Raft Race and the Surrey Care Trust Duck Races at Millmead Lock Island, Millmead, Guildford.

Sunday 6 July

11:00 The Mayor, accompanied by the Mayoress and family, attends the Guildford Model Engineering Society Annual Gala and Steam Weekend at Burchatts Farm, Stoke Park, Guildford.

11:15 The Deputy Mayor joins the Mayors and Chairmen of the Surrey Districts for the Mayor of Waverley’s Civic Service at the Church of St John the Evangelist, Godalming.

15:30 The Mayor attends the British Heart Foundation Guildford Branch’s 40^th Anniversary of volunteering for the British Heart Foundation at St Francis Vicarage, Guildford.