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Riff Raff Diary – March 2017
Riverbank tales from the local St Catherine’s lengthsman and weirkeeper by Robert Craig For me the last few weeks have been mainly about attending to weir keeping duties, although just…
Where is This? No.224
By David Rose The view in the vintage picture, seen here last week, was from St Catherine’s Hill looking towards the Warwick’s Bench area. And it was correctly identified by…
Semaphore Charity Walk Diary – Keith Achieves His Goal
To celebrate his 80th birthday, former councillor, Keith Chesterton has walked from London to Portsmouth, complete with his artificial hip joint, along a 90 mile cross-country route via the sites…
Where Is This? No.140
By David Rose Eleven good replies to last week’s mysteries – and many, many more readers viewed the page. The vintage picture showed a view from St Catherine’s Hill across…
Descendants From Far And Wide At Mann Family Get Together
Descendants from as far as Canada and the USA have been to Guildford in the footsteps of the Mann family that once occupied several households in St Catherine’s Village and…
Buzzards Spotted on Riverside Walk
‘Rob The Lock’ Craig, the National Trust lengthsman in St Catherine’s, guided a group of local residents, and two dogs, on a Riverside Walk yesterday (April 20th). Along the Wey,…
When Building of Homes on Warwick’s Bench Was Much Feared
A ‘Through Time’ article by David Rose Warwick’s Bench contains some of Guildford’s most prestigious homes – all in a beautiful setting with south-facing views. Seen today from the meadows in…
Surrey Residents Satisfied With Police Action on Anti Social Behaviour
Surrey Police are in the top three constabularies in the country for achieving high levels of satisfaction from anti-social behaviour (ASB) victims. This is according to a report entitled ‘A Step…
Continued Council Ownership of Sports Pavilions and Community Halls for Review
Assets including community halls, sports pavilions, scout huts and allotments are to be reviewed by Guildford Borough Council. Cllr Nigel Manning (Con Ash Vale) the lead Councillor for Service Transformation,…
New Site To Be Sought For Controversial Bonfire Sculpture
The recent decision to refuse permission for a controversial statue, commemorating the 19th century Guildford’s Guy riots, might not, after all, be the end of the matter. It is understood…
See Dragon story: GBC’s Explanation of Major Land Sale Notice Error ‘Borders on Arrogant’ Says Councillor
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