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The Worplesdon Witness November 2023
Jan Messinger with her round up of news from the parish of Worplesdon Parish churches news St Mary’s at Perry Hill and St Alban’s at Wood Street Village held All…
Exceptional Harvest at Local Vineyards
It has been a good year for grapes. We have all got used to seeing vineyards on our local stretch of the North Downs. It is said that the “terroir”…
Letter: Just Saying It Was a ‘Technical Issue’ Indicates Economy with the Truth
From: Mark Stamp In response to: Thames Water Responds to Questions and Says 90% of Affected Homes Now With Water Even though most people, including me, may not understand the…
Guildford and Waverley’s Loos of The Year
By Chris Caulfield, local democracy reporter and Martin Giles Water supply permitting, those responsible for a Guildford pub and two toilets in Waverley borough could be excused for feeling flushed…
New Electric Canal Boat Will Help to Cut Carbon Emissions
The Basingstoke Canal Society will be replacing its aging diesel-powered trip boat, Kitty, with an all-electric boat following a successful two-year fundraising campaign. The last £75,000 of investment required came…
Ancient Pub Saved
By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter A 16th-century pub in the heart of the Surrey Hills has been saved from developers after plans to convert one of the last remaining…
Birdwatcher’s Diary No.291
By Malcolm Fincham The first frost of the autumn was on October 16. From then on, although nights were milder, daytime temperatures cooled and there was more than one wet…
Activists Who Caused £100,000 Worth of Damage Sentenced
A group of activists belonging to the protest group Just Stop Oil, who caused £100,000 worth of damage to a service station on the M25, was sentenced at Lewes Crown…
Updated Comment: A View On a Bridge
By Martin Giles The large “D” tattoo on a circle of dead, preserved human flesh had a macababre fascination for my next-door neighbour chum and me. In the 1960s it…
Mystery Now Likely Solved: How Yorky’s Railway Bridge Got Its Name
By Frank Phillipson The origins of the name Yorky’s (or Yorkies or Yorke’s) bridge to the north of Guildford station, and the reason it was built, have been pondered for…
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