The GSA (Guildford school of acting) is back! We’re delighted to launch the Autumn season with our unmissable productions, and are excited to announce that our BA Acting, BA Musical Theatre and BA Actor-Musician productions will be performed at our Bellairs and PATS Theatres with a live* audience this season. Book your seat now!
Wednesday, 13th October marks the first year anniversary of Guildford’s Business Crime Reduction Partnership’s (BCRP) Exclusion Scheme, which was introduced across the town in a bid to reduce the incidence of repeat offending. Guildford’s BCRP is a town-centre initiative that aims to reduce crime and anti-social behaviour by collectively detecting, deterring and detaining shoplifters and
Famous Edwardian Gardener, Gertrude Jekyll’s boots return to Guildford Museum The boots worn by famous garden designer Gertrude Jekyll join the wider collection of traditional household items on display at Guildford Museum, which were donated by Jekyll in 1907. Jekyll, who was born in 1843 and died in 1932, was one of the most influential garden designers of the time,
The poignant messages of remembrance and thanks posted over the summer in our Garden of Hope at St Mary’s Church on Quarry Street have a new home. They have been donated to Guildford Museum to form part of the museum’s collection for capturing memories of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Noelle Coe, Guildford Town Centre Chaplain says: “This venture was
With stunning sets, dazzling costumes, a thrilling live band, and slapstick silliness aplenty, the Yvonne Arnaud theatre has the purr-fect Christmas treat for the whole family, Dick Whittington! The full cast for this year’s pantomime, is a talented troupe, who will join previously announced panto veterans Peter Gordon and Kit Hesketh Harvey, and CBeebies’
Bike Project Surrey are looking for a new home to continue to supply affordable bikes and employment opportunities to residents in our borough and beyond. The project has been based at our Woking Road Depot since 2012 and needs to find new premises from August 2022. Any businesses, organisations or individuals who may be able to help provide space for
More than 24,000 people visited our town centre on Sunday to help make Car Free Day a resounding success. The total number of visitors is the highest since April, when we saw an unprecedented number of people hit the High Street. It’s also an increase of 16% from the previous Sunday. Several roads were closed to make space for stalls and activities and help people
Yvonne Arnaud Theatre is thrilled that performances will return to the Mill Studio for the first time since March 2020! The autumn programme is full to the brim welcoming amazing new talent and acclaimed companies to the studio for the first time. The lauded Paines Plough Theatre’s Sessions (30 Oct) which dives into the complexities
A new, spine-chilling ghost story comes to Guildford this September, following a run at London’s Park Theatre. James Milton and Paul Morrissey’s new ghost story, When Darkness Falls, comes to the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford, from Tuesday 28 to Thursday 30 September. On the small island of Guernsey, local history teacher, John Blondel,
Mi-Rewards loyalty launches ‘Bank Holiday Bonanza’ double-points giveaway Things are hotting up this bank holiday weekend, with double-points available to all new signups to Mi Rewards from Friday 27th to Monday 30th August. Introduced to the town by Experience Guildford in October 2020, Mi Rewards is a local loyalty platform designed to encourage consumers to
