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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…
Time Still Flies at the Guildhall
Despite being partially obscured by scaffolding, the symbol of Guildford, the famous Guildhall clock, is still not telling the right time since an electric autowind system was installed. A source…
Traffic Problems Require Proper Planning
from Bibhas Neogi Without proper planning to deal with traffic problems, development investments by Guildford Borough Council and others could prejudice future solutions and make them more expensive and difficult…
Riff Raff Diary for March 2012
by Robert Craig Riverbank tales from our local St Catherine’s Lengthsman/Weir-keeper With the unseasonably warm weather and lack of much needed rain it has meant another month with few adjustments…
Town Crier Rings Out The Bells
by David Rose Guildford’s town crier and beadle David Peters has a choice of three bells to ring – all over 100 years old – when he is called to…
Citizens Speak – Public Art, Sculptures and Statues
With feelings still running high over the proposed ‘bonfire sculpture’ that, if planning permission is granted, will be sited on the roundabout in Woodbridge Road, near the police station and…
Rioting Guys Were In Other Surrey Towns
Retired Surrey firefighter Ron Shettle has researched and written extensively on the history of fire fighting. Here he adds some interesting facts about the rowdy and often violent behaviour that…
Citizens Speak: Road Safety on the Portsmouth Road
This week citizens speak on a really local issue, road safety in St Catherine’s, following the recent spate of accidents. Do residents think that there is a problem? What can…
German Airship Over Guildford In 1932
by David Rose People in Guildford would have been stopped in their tracks when the huge German airship, Graf Zeppelin, appeared over the town in July 1932. The Graf Zeppelin over…
Aussie’s Memories Of The Prince Of Wales Hotel
by David Rose A reader from Australia has emailed with some memories of Guildford which are linked to two stories that have appeared on this website. The first story he…
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