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August 18, 2026

Cherry Trees Charity Celebrates £60,000 Children in Need Grant

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The Cherry Trees charity, which provides short break respite care for children and young people with complex disabilities, has been awarded a £60,000 grant...
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Cherry Trees Charity Celebrates £60,000 Children in Need Grant

Cherry Trees Charity Celebrates £60,000 Children in Need Grant

• The Cherry Trees charity, which provides short break respite care for children and young people with complex disabilities, has been awarded a £60,000 grant from BBC Children in Need.

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Teenager killed in crash near Surrey/Hampshire border as 18 year old arrested
SurreyLive — Surrey News · yesterday

Teenager killed in crash near Surrey/Hampshire border as 18 year old arrested

• Officers are keen to speak to anyone who saw the car earlier in the A30 / A327 roundabout area

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.353
Guildford Dragon · yesterday

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.353

• By Malcolm Fincham During the first two weeks of July high pressure stretching up from the Azores continued to dominate the weather in southern counties of the UK, with temperatures hovering around 30 degrees Celsius.
• I mostly visited my local patches at the Riverside Nature Reserve near Burpham and Whitmoor Common.

Guildford’s Street Angels Celebrate Receiving Their Share In Large Charity Grant
Guildford Dragon · yesterday

Guildford’s Street Angels Celebrate Receiving Their Share In Large Charity Grant

• Eight charities based in Surrey have received a funding boost in the first half of 2026, thanks to support from the Benefact Group Movement for Good Awards.
• The recipients include Guildford Town Centre Chaplaincy, whose work with the Street Angels is an important part of the town’s community work.

Teen was fatally stabbed amid 'tit-for-tat' violence fuelled on social media
Surrey Comet · Local news · yesterday

Teen was fatally stabbed amid 'tit-for-tat' violence fuelled on social media

• A teenager was fatally stabbed amid “tit-for-tat” violence between two groups of youths and fuelled on social media, a court has heard.

Epsom and Ewell FC’s blessed hat-trick advances team to next round
Epsom & Ewell Times · Local news · yesterday

Epsom and Ewell FC’s blessed hat-trick advances team to next round

• Horsham YM 1–5 Epsom & Ewell FC.
• 15th August – Herbert Direct Stadium – The Isuzu FA Vase First Round Qualifying Epsom & Ewell marched into the next round

Plans for new homes off Godalming High Street approved as office building purchased
SurreyLive — Surrey News · Local news · yesterday

Plans for new homes off Godalming High Street approved as office building purchased

• The building in the town centre is set to be made into homes despite some objections from residents

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27 Aug · WaterstonesAdele Parks in Conversation at Waterstones Guildford29 Aug · Guildford CathedralBest of Hans Zimmer and Film Favourites Illuminated: Guildford Cathedral20 Aug · The BOILEROOMCrystal Tides - The Boileroom, Guildford20 Aug · All Bar One GuildfordGuildford Singles Night, 30s & 40s | All Bar One | Love at First Sign19 Aug · Guildford Cathedral, GuildfordHayao Miyazaki's Dreams by Mystery Ensemble25 Aug · G LiveRoyal Blood in Guildford23 Aug · Guildford Stoke ParkSummer In Nashville - Guildford 202621 Aug · G Live, GuildfordThe Princess Proms comes to Guildford TICKETS NOW ON SALE29 Aug · Guildford CathedralTribute to Hans Zimmer & Film Favourites Illuminated: Guildford29 AugA Celebration of The Stone Roses - The Boileroom, Guildford19 Aug · Woking United Reformed ChurchA Level Psychology Summer Masterclass18 Aug · Surrey History Centre, 130 Goldsworth Road, GU21 6ND Woking, United KingdomAhoy Me Hearties - Free Drop-in Family Activities29 Aug · Woking Leisure CentreAll Card Expo - Woking27 & 31 Aug · Ripley Village GreenCircus Cortex at Ripley, Surrey. 27-22 Aug · Woking Library and room hireGamers Lounge Woking - Sat 22nd August 202629 Aug · The Bisley YurtImmersion KAP & Non Dual - Kundalini Activation Process - Surrey UK25 Aug · Woking SportsboxLinkAble Inclusive Games 202522 Aug · The LighthouseNonna's Kitchen - The Lighthouse Woking Italian Supper Club31 Aug at 19:00 · The WheatsheafPaint the fab 'Summer Vibes' at The Wheatsheaf in Woking19 Aug at 19:00 · The Drumming SnipePaint the fab 'Sunflower Avenue' at The Drumming Snipe Mayford Woking25 Aug · Woking LibraryStorm Chasing26 Aug at 09:30 · GU21 4AA Woking, United KingdomFamilies Summer Family Day23 Aug · Cellar Magnifique Wine Bar, Cafe, and EventsThe Golden Ages20 Aug · GU21 4AA Woking, United KingdomUnderwater Adventures workshop (6-12yrs)29 Aug · Trinity Methodist Church明日陽光燦爛 It Won't Be Long Now23 AugPoynters Working Hunter Show25 AugSimulated Game Day at Bisley - Tuesday 25th August21 Aug at 12:00Everyone Gallery Tours21 Aug at 09:30Drawing for Adults20 Aug at 12:30Children Animal Masks workshop (5-11yrs)20 AugA Little Angel Theatre, Mercury Theatre Colchester and Mayflower Southampton co-production Toto the Ninja Cat and the Great Snake Escape Thu 20 Aug 2026 - Sun 23 Aug 202620 AugHelicopter Fly-In 20 Aug >22 AugRollers & Racers (Rolls Royce & Bentley) 22 Aug >18 Aug at 15:00Gardening18 AugJanine Partington: Small Works18 AugWomen Peer Support Group18 AugSummer Holiday Activities
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Did you know? · Surrey

The future King George VI and the Queen Mother spent part of their 1923 honeymoon at Polesden Lacey near Dorking as guests of hostess Margaret Greville.

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