Preserving The Largest Crater Ever Made By Man In Anger: Remembering Its War Dead
It is another busy year for Richard Dunning, who owns a significant feature of the First World War Somme battlefield – the Lochnagar Crater. Richard, who lives near Guildford, received his MBE from Prince Charles in February for his work in conserving the historic feature that was…
Army Training Centre Marches To Exercise Its Rights On Receiving Freedom Of the Borough
Pomp, ceremony and colour was in evident in Guildford High Street today (Saturday, June 24) with a march and service to mark the Army Training Centre (ATC) receiving the freedom of the borough. Taking place on the UK’s Armed Forces Day, in which people have the opportunity…
ACM Signs 20-year Lease To Operate The Electric Theatre
Guildford’s Academy of Contemporary Music (ACM) is now the official operator of the town’s Electric Theatre, following the lease signing today (Thursday, June 22). The performing arts venue beside the River Wey is owned by the borough council, and it chose the ACM following a formal bidding…
Car Burnt Out On Hottest June Day For Over 40 Years
Along with it being the hottest June day in the UK since 1976, a car was burnt out on Woodbridge Hill, Guildford this afternoon (June 21). It was parked behind Coral bookmakers and was seen to be on fire at about 1.30pm. It was photographed by Ashley Carvalho…
Call For Guildford To Proclaim Itself As The Cradle Of English Democracy
A little-known event that occurred in Guildford in 1647 could give the borough reason to claim the town as the cradle of English democracy. In 1647 radical delegates from Parliament’s ‘New Model Army’ and leaders of the Leveller movement met in Guildford to formulate their demands for…
Is Jeremy Paxman Right On Question Posed By Watts Gallery?
By Alice Fowler Was Victorian artist G F Watts England’s equivalent to Michelangelo? Certainly, says the prestigious Watts Gallery – whose new exhibition, G.F. Watts: England’s Michelangelo, opens today (June 20). Certainly not, according to broadcaster Jeremy Paxman who, touring the exhibition with me yesterday, was heard…
Guildford’s Chapel Street Buzzes As People Join In The ‘Great Get Together’
There was a real buzz in Chapel Street, Guildford, on Saturday (June 17), as people celebrated all things community as part of the UK-wide event The Great Get Together. Across the country there were more than 120,000 events over the weekend of June 16 to 18, to…
Council Swiftly Removes Tenants’ Items And Door Mats In Communal Areas Of Its Flats
Items in communal areas of council flats in Guildford that pose a fire risk were removed this week by council staff following the fatal blaze in London. Door mats were among items removed and some residents of Guildford Borough Council-owned flats were quick to comment on social…
Glorious Display Of Poppies In A Field Near Guildford
Britain’s wild flowers are looking stunning this summer – in the hedgerows, along roadsides and in the meadows. These poppies are blooming beautifully in a field close to the A3 near Burnt Common at Send. The photos were taken looking across the field by Sam Foreman of…
Positive Placements: Helping Young People Get Back Into Training And Work
By Louisa Magnussen Are you aged 16-25 and tired of being unemployed? Do you know someone who is? YMCA Positive Placements…
New ‘Cave’ for Greyfriars Vineyard
By Megan Wilman Local vineyard Greyfriars has launched their new storage “cave” after a major construction project. The cave was officially…
Did You See Burglar Flee the Scene in Merrow?
A burglar smashed his way into a Merrow property last week and made off with a quantity of cash and jewellery.…
Local History Will Feature At Stoke Community Fun Day On July 8
History and nostalgia of the Bellfields area will be a feature of the Stoke Community Fun Day on Bellfields Green, Saturday,…
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