New Energy-efficient Weyside Depot Will Bring a Range of Council Services Together

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        September 20, 2026

New Energy-efficient Weyside Depot Will Bring a Range of Council Services Together

Good Morning Guildford — 2026-09-20

Guildford Borough Council has marked the completion of its new depot with a ceremonial key handover from main contractor McLaren Construction. To mark this...
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New Energy-efficient Weyside Depot Will Bring a Range of Council Services Together
• Guildford Borough Council has marked the completion of its new depot with a ceremonial key handover from main contractor McLaren Construction.
• To mark this milestone in the Weyside Urban Village regeneration scheme, the Divisional Director of McLaren Construction joined lead councillors, senior officers and some of the employees involved in the project.
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Mayor’s Diary: September 20 to October 4
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1 OctGuildford Festival of the Arts Guildford Town Centre2 OctImpressionist Revolutions The Guildford Institute2 Octlunch Club Guildford United reformed Church2 OctNicolas Meier World Group Sextet The Stoke2 OctSchoolgirl Stitches: A hundred years of teaching needlework Guildford Museum21 SepIntermediate Improv Comedy Course G Live22 & 29 SepCommunity Tuesday Coffee Culture22 SepShort Stories, Tall Tales: Adventures of an Ugly Duckling Yvonne Arnaud Theatre22 SepThe Choir of Man Yvonne Arnaud Theatre23 SepIain Ballamy Quartet - Jazz Festival Guildford pavillion23 & 30 SepSunflower café Guildford Reformed Church24 SepAuthor Talk: Layla McCay The Queer Bookshelf New House Art Space24 SepBowling for Mental Wellbeing Guildford Spectrum24 SepHellfire Comedy Club - September G Live25 SepCK Gospel Choir St Nicholas Church25 SepCraft Cafe - Jewellery Making G Live25 SepThe GI Music Lounge - Rowan Stuart The Guildford Institute26 SepLuke Wright - Later Life Letter Yvonne Arnaud Theatre27 SepBrian Bilston: How to Lay an Egg with a Horse Inside Yvonne Arnaud Theatre29 SepLittle Notes: 14mos-2.5yrs Autumn Term Pass Yvonne Arnaud Theatre29 SepSing the Shows - September G Live29 SepThomas Hardy- Nature, Fate and Love The Guildford Institute29 SepTwelve Angry Men Yvonne Arnaud Theatre3 OctFilkin’s Drift at The GI Music Lounge Guildford Institute3 OctHalloween Monster Roll Rosa's Thai27 SepFake or Fortune | Guided Walk - Sunday 27 September 202620, 22 & 26 SepGuildford Story | Guided Walk - Saturday 26 September 202624 SepHidden Guildford | Guided Walk - Thursday 24 September 202629 SepMedieval Guildford | Guided Walk - Tuesday 29 September 202620 Sep at 14:00Pottage to Pasta | Guided Walk - Sunday 20 September 2026 at 14:0022 SepLittle Notes: 14mos-2.5yrs Autumn Term Pass Fun-filled music classes for babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers Tue 22 Sep 202622 SepLittle Notes: 2.5-4.5yrs Autumn Term Pass Fun-filled music classes for babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers Tue 22 Sep 202622 SepLittle Notes: 5-14mos Autumn Term Pass Fun-filled music classes for babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers Tue 22 Sep 202622 SepShort Stories, Tall Tales: Adventures of an Ugly Duckling Tue 22 Sep 2026 - Tue 22 Sep 2026 An immersive storytelling adventure for 0 to 4 year olds.29 SepTwelve Angry Men Tue 29 Sep 2026 - Sat 3 Oct 202623 SepYouth Theatre: Autumn Term (13-16yrs) Wed 23 Sep 2026 Youth Theatre for young people aged 13 to 16 years old.
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Guildford Lido, one of the country's grand open-air pools, was opened on 21 June 1933 by Mayor William Harvey before a crowd of around 6,000 people. Source →
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