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Caretaker required – Worplesdon Memorial Hall
The Trustees of the Worplesdon Memorial Hall and Recreation Ground are seeking to recruit a new caretaker. Send your CV to avril@wmh.org.uk
Caretaker vacancy – Worplesdon Memorial Hall
READ MORENational Flood Forum Meeting 6 October 2025
The National Flood Forum is holding a meeting for residents on Monday 6 October 2025 in St Albans’ Church Hall commencing at 7pm until 8pm. All residents from Wood Street Village/Aldershot Road/Halifax Close/Fairoaks and Pine Park who were affected by flooding are welcome to attend the meeting.
2025-10 – Flood Forum Meeting 6 October 2025
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Community Governance Review of the urban area of Guildford
Guildford Borough Council has decided to conduct a Community Governance Review (CGR) to consider community empowerment and community governance options for the unparished urban area of Guildford. This is under the provisions of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007.
This consultation affects the ten wards, which are listed with other important information in the terms of reference for the Guildford Community Governance Review. We recommend that you read the terms of reference before responding to this consultation.
Read the terms of reference for the CGR
What are we consulting on?
We would like to receive your views on the options, which are:
- No change option: Await the formation of a new Unitary Authority (UA) which may wish to consider community empowerment or community governance options.
- Community empowerment option: Establish a Neighbourhood Area Committee (NAC) for the unparished urban area of Guildford.
- Community governance option: Create one or more new parish councils for the unparished urban area of Guildford.
How to respond
There are three ways you can respond to this consultation:
complete the online consultation form(opens new window)
- Send your proposal by email to: CGR@guildford.gov.uk
- Send a hard copy of written submissions to:
Terry Stanley, Electoral Services Manager
(Community Governance Review)
Guildford Borough Council
Millmead House, Millmead,
Guildford, Surrey,
GU2 4BB
You have until midnight on Sunday 28 September 2025 to respond to this survey.
Request the survey in other formats
Contact us via email at CGR@guildford.gov.uk or telephone 01483 444115.
Adult Merrist Wood Courses
Merrist Wood College is offering various courses:
- Free Gardening for Wellbeing with Merrist Wood – Contact enquiries@activatelearning.ac.uk or call 0800 612 6008
- Your Allotment Journey (Autumn 2025, Spring 2026 and Summer 2026) Contact enquiries@activatelearning.ac.uk – Course fee £275 per each six week course
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READ MOREResurfacing Works – Clay Lane
Resurfacing works are due to take place in Clay Lane commencing on Saturday 30 August 2025 for five days (9.30am until 3pm).
2025-08 – Resident Letter – Clay Lane, Jacobs Well
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Gambling Support
2025-08 – Gambling Support Poster V2 (Alt Txt)
Oakleaf are offering a new specialist outreach service for women affected by gambling. For more information contact www.oakleaf-enterprise.org/gambling-support
READ MOREThe Library of Things – Guildford Library
Guildford Library of Things is a joint venture between Guildford Library and Zero Carbon Guildford. Together we provide over 100 high quality items, available to borrow for free.
Guildford Library
77 North St, Guildford, GU1 4AL info@guildfordlibraryofthings.org
Monday: 9:30 am – 5:30 pm
Tuesday: 9:30 am – 7:00 pm
Wednesday: 9:30 am – 5:30 pm
Thursday: 9:30 am – 7:00 pm
Friday: 9:30 am – 5:30 pm
Saturday: 9:30 am – 5 pm
Sunday: Closed
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SWIFT TO SAVE SWIFTS
A JOINT PROJECT BETWEEN WORPLESDON PARISH COUNCIL AND THE GUILDFORD SWIFT PROJECT
Swift’s screaming calls are one of the most evocative sounds of summer, but in many places their calls have fallen silent. Swifts are on the Red List of conservation concern, declining by 62% between 1995 and 2021. The decline is mainly due to the loss of their habitat, and places to nest and breed. Spending their entire life on the wing, the only time they land is when they migrate here from Africa and find a hole in a building where they nest and raise young. Modern insulation and roofing have closed up these holes, leaving the birds with nowhere to go.
Swifts migrate 3,400 miles twice a year. They begin arriving at the end of April and head back to Africa early August onwards. They are in desperate need of our help in order to prevent their extinction.
This is where you come in! Guildford Swift Project has teamed up with Worplesdon Parish Council and are hoping to install swift boxes on houses throughout the community.
We plan to put up as many special swift boxes as we can across the parish, across weekends in May and June 2025. Made of marine ply and a special coating safe for the birds, the boxes last around 10 years.
Swifts mate for life and are nest faithful for their entire breeding life. Let’s bring back the sound of Swifts in the summer skies of Worplesdon.
If interested in helping, by having a box or two, please email:
Leaving your name, email address, telephone number and postcode.
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Help needed – Worplesdon Memorial Hall
2025-02 – Help needed – Worplesdon Memorial Trustees pdf
The Worplesdon Memorial Hall are looking for local passionate people to support the running of their hall. If you can offer 2 hours a week towards admin support please email: trustees@wmh.org.uk
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