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Woking News & Mail · yesterday Entries now open for next year's MoonWalk London • Entries are open for the iconic nighttime charity event, the MoonWalk London, with a new 10-mile challenge, giving more people the chance to take part and raise vital funds to help beat cancer.

Woking Borough Council news · yesterday Woking Car Show drives record numbers into town • Popular with visitors of all ages, this year’s event recorded its highest footfall to date, providing a welcome boost for retailers and creating a lively buzz in town. • More than 100 privately owned cars lined the pedestrian parts of town, interspersed with a selection of replica movie cars and characters which drew a crowd wherever they went.

Guildford Dragon · yesterday Property Developers Buy High Street Department Store for Half the Asking Price • By Martin Giles The landmark, former House of Fraser store in Guildford High Street has been purchased by Moretons Investments Ltd, a property investment and development company located in Brighton.

Woking News & Mail · Local news · yesterday New parish councils to be created in West Surrey • New lower tier councils will be created in Woking, Runnymede, Surrey Heath and, most controversially Guildford, just months after elections were held to simplify local government in Surrey.

Guildford Dragon · Local news · yesterday Public Consultation on Controversial High Street Scheme Ending Soon • By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter There are only a few remaining days left for residents to have their say on a controversial multi-million pound town centre housing scheme in Godalming.

SurreyLive — Surrey News · Local news · yesterday New councils approved in Runnymede, Surrey Heath, Woking, and Guildford despite muted backing • The argument was it would mean less complexity, better value for money, and improved services

SurreyLive — Guildford · Local news · yesterday Guildford pensioner loses £40k to deepfake clip of Nigel Farage that plastered social media • Lawyers estimated the video had been viewed millions of times

Epsom & Ewell Times · Local news · yesterday A West Side Story of Surrey’s new Parish Councils • New lower tier councils will be created in Runnymede, Surrey Heath, Woking, and most controversially Guildford, just months after elections were held to simplify local government in Surrey.

University of Surrey news RSS feed · Education and research · yesterday Councils and University of Surrey trial weed management methods to support sustainable land management • Councils and University of Surrey trial weed management methods to support sustainable land management dn0009 Tue, 22/09/2026 - 09:04 Press release Researchers from the University of Surrey's Institute for Sustainability have begun a new trial at Onslow Park and Ride in Guildford to assess different approaches to weed management, helping Guildford Borough Council and Waverley Borough Council better understand the most effective and sustainable options for managing public spaces.

What's on: next 14 days

A quick-view of 49 public listings happening across Guildford over the next 14 days. Tap any item for the source and full details.

1 OctArt Swap Shop! Art & Grind

1 OctArtist in the Window: Sam Kennedy Art & Grind

1 OctAutumnal Landscapes Collage Workshop with Kirsty! Art & Grind

1 OctGuildford Festival of the Arts Guildford Town Centre

2 OctImpressionist Revolutions The Guildford Institute

2 Octlunch Club Guildford United reformed Church

2 OctNicolas Meier World Group Sextet The Stoke

2 OctSchoolgirl Stitches: A hundred years of teaching needlework Guildford Museum

23 SepIain Ballamy Quartet - Jazz Festival Guildford pavillion

23 & 30 SepSunflower café Guildford Reformed Church

24 SepAuthor Talk: Layla McCay The Queer Bookshelf New House Art Space

24 SepBowling for Mental Wellbeing Guildford Spectrum

24 SepHellfire Comedy Club - September G Live

25 SepCK Gospel Choir St Nicholas Church

25 SepCraft Cafe - Jewellery Making G Live

25 SepThe GI Music Lounge - Rowan Stuart The Guildford Institute

26 SepLuke Wright - Later Life Letter Yvonne Arnaud Theatre

27 SepBrian Bilston: How to Lay an Egg with a Horse Inside Yvonne Arnaud Theatre

29 SepCommunity Tuesday Coffee Culture

29 Sep; 6 OctLittle Notes: 14mos-2.5yrs Autumn Term Pass Yvonne Arnaud Theatre

29 SepPicture This! FREE Art Exhibition Art & Grind

29 SepSing the Shows - September G Live

29 SepThomas Hardy- Nature, Fate and Love The Guildford Institute

29 SepTwelve Angry Men Yvonne Arnaud Theatre

3 OctFilkin’s Drift at The GI Music Lounge Guildford Institute

3 OctHalloween Monster Roll Rosa's Thai

4 OctGuildford Festival of the Arts: Guildford Jazz Yvonne Arnaud Theatre

5 OctAn Evening with Edward Chisholm Waterstones

5 OctMartin Shaw The Stoke

5 OctMemoir Discovery Workshop at The GI The Guildford Institute

6 OctGuildford Farmers Market High Street Guildford

6 OctHealth and Fitness in Midlife and Beyond with Will Harlow and Kate Rowe-Ham in conversation Guildford High School

6 OctStarchild: My Life Under the Night Sky with Dr Maggie Aderin Guildford High School

6 OctTristan & Yseult Yvonne Arnaud Theatre

23 SepNew North Downs Mountain Festival for outdoor enthusiasts coming to Guildford in 2027

30 SepBird Tweets Walk

27 Sep at 11:00Fake or Fortune | Guided Walk - Sunday 27 September 2026

25 SepGIVE Guildford Castle Walk

26 Sep at 11:00Guildford Story | Guided Walk - Saturday 26 September 2026

29 Sep at 11:00Medieval Guildford | Guided Walk - Tuesday 29 September 2026

25 SepWalk around Shalford & some railway history too | Guildford Walkfest

23 SepWatts Gallery circular with Guildford Ramblers | Guildford Walkfest

27 SepBrian Bilston: How to Lay an Egg with a Horse Inside Sun 27 Sep 2026 Brian Bilston is one of the UK’s most popular poets.

29 SepLittle Notes: 14mos-2.5yrs Autumn Term Pass Fun-filled music classes for babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers Tue 29 Sep 2026

29 SepLittle Notes: 2.5-4.5yrs Autumn Term Pass Fun-filled music classes for babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers Tue 29 Sep 2026

29 SepLittle Notes: 5-14mos Autumn Term Pass Fun-filled music classes for babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers Tue 29 Sep 2026

26 SepLuke Wright - Later Life Letter Sat 26 Sep 2026 The story of Luke Wright's adoption.

29 SepTwelve Angry Men Tue 29 Sep 2026 - Sat 3 Oct 2026

23 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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Did you know? · Guildford

The River Wey Navigation, linking Guildford to the Thames, was completed in November 1653 at a cost of around 15,000 pounds, making the Wey one of the first English rivers made navigable. Source →