The Power of Play: Challengers Charity Celebrates 40 Years
9th July 2019
This month, Challengers celebrates 40 incredible years providing fun and safe places where all disabled children and young people can spend time with their friends. Established in Guildford in 1979, Challengers non-exclusion policy is truly unique. They believe every child and young person should
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Fully Funded Distance Learning Opportunities Enquiry now!
16th April 2020
We have put together a series of webinars both live and pre-recorded called ‘Wellbeing at Home’, these are FREE sessions and we would be happy to offer these to Chambers members, just sign up using the links below. These sessions
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Guildford Harbour Hotel Amplifies Its M&E Set-up, With State-Of-The-Art AV Equipment!
18th September 2019
Guildford Harbour Hotel has invested significantly in state-of-the-art AV equipment for its M&E clients. Upgrading its offering to provide the most advanced technology, to the value of £80k, the installation will be completed by Mid-September 2019 Our New AV
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Princess Alice Hospice shows what it takes to be the best
7th October 2019
Seven doctors, 1,040 litres of washing up liquid, 1,008 Santa suits, 1,415 volunteers and 13 window cleaners – this is just some of what it takes for Princess Alice Hospice to provide exceptional end of life care each year. Princess
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The Play’s The Thing: Guildford Shakespeare Company embarks on their second free-to-access tour to less-advantaged schools in Surrey.
30th August 2019
16-27 September 2019: The tour, which is completely free to access, will deliver the two most popular Shakespeare plays studied at GCSE, Macbeth and Romeo and Juliet. The project, made possible by funding from the Geoff Herrington Foundation, will
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Skillway Helps Charles Russell Speechlys to Handle Going Back to the Office
15th July 2020
15 July 2020 – Skillway, a Godalming-based charity which teaches practical skills to disadvantaged or disengaged young people in the local community, has helped Charles Russell Speechlys to transform its Guildford office into a ‘no touch’ environment in preparation for
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UP AND COMING: WOKING’S STRIKING NEW HILTON HOTEL REACHES ITS 23-STOREY PEAK
2nd July 2019
Woking’s new, luxury 189-room Hilton Hotel reaches its apex at almost 100 metres Woking’s new sky-high luxury hotel reached its highest peak this week, marking a significant milestone in a £540 million town centre transformation. A key focal
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Lythe Hill Hotel raises over £3,000 for Stepping Stones School
24th January 2020
Lythe Hill Hotel staff and guests have been working hard to raise money for Stepping stones school and with charitable events throughout the year, primarily at the Christmas Market and at the Haslemere hounds event, they raised £3,257.95 for the
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Charles Russell Speechlys in Guildford Announces Three Partner Promotions
21st May 2019
22 May 2019 – Charles Russell Speechlys in Guildford has promoted three lawyers – Rebecca Burford, Andrew Keeley and William Rollin – to Partner. In addition, a further two lawyers, Rachel Hearn and Mark Rowden, Private Property, have been promoted
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IT Firm S9 Tech Releases Industry Leading Software to Revolutionise Customs Duty and VAT collection
18th July 2019
Duties etc. With specialist experience in custom software development, S9 Tech has announced the release of a unique and market leading SaaS product to revolutionise custom duty payment collections. The brand new dedicated website found at https://dutiesetc.com/ showcases its business potential and exactly
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What would Mrs Thatcher think? Rishi Sunak’s first Budget
13th March 2020
Economic commentary This year will be a big one for fiscal statements. Last year’s Budget, originally scheduled for early December, was postponed because of the General Election. This means that there will be two Budgets in 2020, as well as
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Real Change Guildford launches to help the borough’s homeless
11th July 2019
Residents and businesses of Guildford gathered at the Guildhall on Monday 8 July to celebrate the launch of Real Change Guildford. Working in partnership with key organisations that aim to help the homeless or those at risk of becoming homeless,
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Burning Bright: The Scottish Colourists
30th May 2019
Bringing together a true blaze of colour in the work of four artists who collectively became known as The Scottish Colourists, Burning Bright: The Scottish Colourists is a comprehensive survey of paintings by S.J.Peploe (1871 – 1935), J.D.Fergusson (1874
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New Chief Executive joins the Surrey Care Trust
29th October 2019
Local charity, the Surrey Care Trust is delighted to announce the appointment of a new Chief Executive. John Downing took up his new position this week following the retirement, after 20 years of dedicated service, of the previous Chief Executive,
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Surrey Heath Borough Council announces plans for Camberley to be home to first 5G shopping centre in the UK
25th February 2020
Surrey Heath Borough Council today (24 February 2020) announce plans to cooperate with key partners for The Square shopping centre in Camberley to become the first fully 5G-enabled shopping centre in the UK. Surrey Heath Borough Council (SHBC) and key
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Happy Child International’s House of Commons Fundraiser
16th October 2017
Surrey-based charity Happy Child International are hosting a fundraising dinner at the House of Commons on Thursday November 30th 2017 to help Brazilian street children in need. Guests can expect to enjoy drinks at the reception, alongside a gourmet 3 course dinner. The
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Experience Guildford announces 2019 Customer Service Award winners
20th September 2019
Town centre businesses, local dignitaries and representatives of Guildford enjoyed a celebratory evening at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre on Monday 16 September as Experience Guildford crowned the town’s customer service stars. Now in its seventh year, the Experience Guildford Customer
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Beard reports strong 2019 performance
26th March 2020
Family-owned construction firm Beard has reported a strong financial performance in 2019, continuing the sustainable growth the firm has delivered in recent years. Pre-tax profits rose to £5 million, an increase of 8% on 2018, while turnover increased by 6%
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Community Foundation for Surrey awards £10 million to support charities
29th July 2019
Local philanthropic charity, the Community Foundation for Surrey have announced that they have now awarded over £10 million in grants to support local charities and community groups. Dedicated to enabling local philanthropy since establishing in 2005, the Community Foundation work
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Thousands of pupils to join PJ Day fun for Hospice
4th February 2020
Around 2,500 Surrey schoolchildren are set to join a huge PJ Day fundraiser – in support of the night nurses of Princess Alice Hospice. Five primary schools have so far signed up to wear their pyjamas for a day, as
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