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The Brooklands Air Raid, September 4, 1940, 80th Anniversary
By Frank Phillipson September 4, this year (2020) marks the 80th anniversary of the daring German 1940 daylight raid on the Vickers Armstrong aircraft factory at Brooklands, Weybridge. It was…
How Guildford Marked VJ Day When The Second World War Came To An End
By David Rose This Saturday (August 15, 2020) marks the 75th anniversary of VJ Day (Victory over Japan) when in 1945 the Second World War finally ended. It was on…
Scrapbook History No.2
By David Rose Here is the second in our series of Guildford newspaper and magazine cuttings people long ago pasted into scrapbooks. In the 1920s and 30s there appears to have…
Ripley Village Unites to Show Faith in Its Future Business
By Martin Giles A new business association is to “launch” Ripley. The idea is to combine all the businesses, organisations and events to promote the village and “champion everything that…
Guildford Chantries Rotary Club’s Donation To Salvation Army’s Food Bank
Guildford Chantries Rotary club has make a donation of £1,000 to Guildford Salvation Army towards providing food parcels to the most vulnerable in the local community during the Covid-19 pandemic.…
The Story Of Pewley Down Gifted To Guildford 100 Years Ago
By David Rose This coming Wednesday, July 29, 2020, marks exactly 100 years since Pewley Down was gifted to the borough and “preserved for time immemorial as a playground for…
A Look Back At Infection Control And Isolation Facilities At Guildford Hospitals
With the opening on July 20, 2020, of the newly built isolation ward at the Royal Surrey County Hospital, Professor Rodney Cartwright, Consultant Medical Microbiologist to Guildford Hospitals 1973 – 1994,…
Limestone Transportation Gives a Glimpse of Times Past on the Wey
The 300-year-old River Wey and Godalming Navigations are being used for their original purpose in recent days. Eighty tons of limestone to be used as infill in the restoration of…
Letter: Wisley Airfield is A Perfect Site for Development
From William Cole In response to: I Hope Residents Take Opportunity Comment on Wisley Development Wisley Airfield is a perfect site for redevelopment. It is in an area that everybody…
Life in Solitary: Bad News, Funny News, Dracula, and Too Many Hats…
The Lockdown Diary of Tony Edwards Giving Bad News the Bird There’s a sense of déjà vu about the news lately. Tonight’s News at Ten will probably sound very much…
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