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07 March 2005

"Items Wanted" Pages

We have had several enquiries about having a "Goods/Services Wanted" page on site, so will kick off with the following request:-
Wanted: Stonehenge Midwinter Crockery. If you can supply, visit our Contact Us pages. If you can't find what you want on our Adverts pages, then submit your request via the Contact Us section above. If there is enough interest we will set up a specific page.

06 March 2005

The Tsunami and the Navalady Children's Home

On 4 January we publicised an appeal by HOMSA (Hope Outreach Ministries South Asia) following the Tsunami disaster. Several people kindly donated money, including church collections. Local co-ordinator, Nigel Horrocks, thought he should let us know that the response was amazing. Homsa has been to Sri Lanka and has ordered 1000 shelters for 1000 families and are spending £100,000. A Children's home is being provided at a cost of £75,000 at Batticaloa. Four opticians are now in the North-East providing free eye care for two weeks from 28 February. Some people donated spectacles to Vision Aid Overseas and they gave many pairs of glasses to Homsa for this project. Thanks are due to all those who gave generously to Homsa. To read more about the Navalady Children's Home click here., or visit the HOMSA website.

The Rotary Club of Colombo Tsunami Appeal for Bicycles

The following email was received from Brian Chalkley: I have just returned from Sri Lanka where I had discussions with the Chair of Community Service at the Rotary Club of Colombo, Mr Nalin Fernando, to see if I could get involved with any projects aiding tsunami victims. To read on click here. There is an email address at the end of this feature for further information, or you can find out more via this site.

Guildford International Music Festival

Solid Joys and Lasting Treasure: an illustrated tour with Adrian Leak on Tuesday 8 March at 7.30 pm in the Guildhall. Tickets (incl a glass of wine) £6.00 from the Tourist Office in Tunsgate.

Guildford Museum Special Lecture

On Friday 11 March at 7.30 in the Guildhall, "The Next Best Thing to Being there" by David Edwards. Tickets cost £6.00 and can be booked in advance by phoning 01483 444752 or contacting the Tourist Office.

Guildford Envoronmental Forum

On Friday 11 March at the Guildford Institute (7.30 pm, refreshments from 6.30 pm), students from Bundesgymnasium Modling Secondary School, Austria will give a presentation on the public transport systems in their town, covering train, bus and tram services etc. This is free and all are welcome. For more information call 01483 570468.

Guildford Philharmonic Choir

At 7.30 pm on 12 March at Guildford Cathedral, Italian Inspirations including works by Mozart, Puccini, Verdi, Donizetti. For more information visit their website .

Chamber Music for Charities

On Saturday 19 March at 8.00 pm at the United Reformed Church in Portsmouth Road, Guildford, there will be a Spring Concert in aid of Cherry Trees, a local respite care home for chldren. The programme will include works by Beeethoven, Dvorak, and Kodaly. Tickets £10.00, under 18's £5.00 from Alberts Music Shop, Market Street, Guildford.

Surrey Mozart Players

On Saturday 19 March at 7.30 pm, at the Electric Theatre, a concert with guest conductor Jonathan Butcher, and BBC Finalist 2002 Sarah Williamson on Clarinet. Tickets £10.00 or £5.00 for children under 16. Call the Box Office on 01483 444789.

Craft and Design show

From 18 to 20 March at Spectrum Leisure complex in guildford, admission £3.50, £5.0 for seniors and under 14's free. For more information visit their website .

Guildford Lions Club Easter Show

This will take place on Eater Monday, 28 March, in Shalford Park, Guildford. Adults £5.00, children/OAPs £2.00. For more information visit their website , or phone 07719 695714.

The Occam Singers

On Saturday 23 April at 7.30 in the Holy Trinity Church, Guildford, the Occam Singers will hold their 25th Anniversary Concert, including works by Handel, Bach and Tavener, in aid of charities operating at the Royal Surrey County Hospital. For more information visit their website , or phone 01483 560020.

04 March 2005

Pewley Down Volunteers

The Pewley Down Volunteers meet tomorow, Saturday, at 10.30 am at the top of Pewley Hill. Usual arrangements apply.

Fair Trade Event

If working on the Downs is not for you come along instead to the Fair Trade event on Saturday between 10.30 and 12.30 in the High Street, just outside Holy Trinity Church. Free samples of chocolate in every guise will be available and Fair Trade food, olive oil, bracelets etc will be on offer in the Church Hall. This is one way to bring prosperity to those parts which the IMF cannot reach. Click on the Fair Trade website for more information.

Road Reps Meeting

The next Road Reps meeting takes place at 8.00 pm. on Tuesday 8 March at Jean's. The agenda will include the usual reports, the cycle path across the Downs, the proposed bench in Charlotteville, membership list, change to the constitution, High Street setts, Mount Alvernia update, oral history project etc.

Guildford Society and The Guildford Institute

The Guildford Society and The Guildford Institute are holding a joint meeting at 7.30 pm on Thursday 10 March in the GuiIdford Institute. Peter Hugh and David Fox from Westfield will talk about redeveloping the Friary Centre.

Police Community Suppport Officer

After all too brief a stay Caroline Dowse our Police Community Suppport Officer has left us to become a proper copper. We thank her for work and interest in the people of Holy Trinity Ward. If you would like to find out more about your local police force visit their website.

Letter from Country Walks

Dear Country Walkers, We hope you have had a good winter and have escaped the 'flu, etc. Now that Spring is on its way (although it doesn't feel like it!), it's good to get out into the countryside again to enjoy fresh air, exercise and the first few signs of Spring. When we checked the first walk of the new season on Wednesday, we saw Hazel Catkins, Snowdrops, Gorse in flower and the first Primroses. To read on click here. To visit the Country Walks Website click here.

The Rotary Club of Colombo Tsunami Appeal for Bicycles

03 March 2005

Hungarian Supper and Quiz

The Charlotteville Jubilee Trust invites you to a Genuine Hungarian Supper at The Guildhall, High Street, Guildford, on 19 March at 7.30 pm. Tickets cost £10.00 per head, to include an Hungarian Goulash prepared by a local Hungarian lady, a Quiz and a lot of fun. For tickets please send an sae and a cheque to cover the cost of tickets required to The Charlotteville Jubilee Trust, 12 Addison Road, Guildford, Surrey. We want to make this a memorable evening for all. Where else can you get such a delicious meal, including schnapps, for just £10? Please indicate if Vegetarian Goulash is required. The menu is Starters: Schnapps and Palinka; Main Course: Gulyas leves hazikenyerrel (Genuine Hungarian Goulash with Fresh Home Made Bread); followed by: Ekler fank csokoladeontettel (Cream Puffs with warm Chocolate Sauce); and ending with Kave es aprosutemenyek (Coffee and Sweet Biscuits). We are reliably informed that "the wine will flow".

Decorative Painting

Beautiful themed childrens bedrooms. Furniture design, murals, specialist decoration. Highly experienced and reasonably priced. Call Siv Amundsen-Lack on 07775 715025 or Email: siv@spaced-design.com. To see more Adverts go to our Adverts Section.

Be a Tramp for a Day

On 10th April Charlotteville Jubilee Trust are holding a Sponsored 'Tramp' from the remains of the old Workhouse at Dorking to the Spike at Guildford. This is typical of the sort of walk a tramp would have made each day around the country, usually being allowed to stay only one night per month at a casual ward. Vagrants were constantly on the move. Help raise some money for the Trust and enjoy a walk on the North Downs Way. Fancy Dress acceptable! For more information and a sponsor's form call Josh on 01483 824998

More Charlotteville News

FOSL (Friends of the Spike Lottery) are selling tickets at £12.00 each. To apply for tickets click here. To find out more about the Charlotteville Jubilee Trust visit their Website.

01 March 2005

Cycle Path on the Downs

The following letter was received via this site: "As a very keen cyclist whose whole family cycles regularly I believe cycling is a very strong way to improve not only people's lives through healthier living but through fewer cars on the roads etc. Guildford, apart from this area of the Pewley Hills and Downs is actually quite flat and near perfect for cycling to be encouraged but little has been done to support this transport. My gut response is to strongly support a cycle path across the downs linking Pewley Hill with Longdown Road. If we can encourage families to cycle across these routes and out to places like Newlands Corner then I believe we encourage cycling in safe environments and in general. However, although I strongly support a hardcore path along the back of the houses on the far side of the Downs I would want careful consideration of what path went across the main grass part of the Downs. The grassy open space of the Downs is very special and I'd be quite sad if the character of this for walkers, children and the general public was changed significantly. If, for example, they put a 'light' hardcore surface along the hedge it might be acceptable. Overall, I would very much like to see more support for cycling as transport, cycling to school and cycling for leisure in our area as it would significantly reduce car usage." Ciaran.Doran.
To find out more about ciaran visit his Website. To let us have your views on this issue go to our Contact Us section.

Proposed Houses on Bright Hill

The following letter was received via this site: "I was pleased to read that HTAG is urging the council to maintain the public views, NOT merely a 'chink' from Pocket Park. If you need further material for the objection, here is part of a letter I sent to the council last year. Hope it helps: - The latest report on Bright Hill makes light of some serious consequences of the proposed development. It cannot escape any visitor to the scene that the current Bright Hill footpath contains quite exceptional views which would be almost entirely obliterated by the proposal as it stands, the only exception being a limited view remaining from the pocket park. Walking from one end of the footpath to the other, the panoramic views of town and country currently give this area an atmosphere of openness and freedom which would be lost. It is wrong to work on the basis that views are available to the public only from pocket park. The loss of public views is quite unnecessary, because with some modification to the plans, it would be feasible to build on the site while still retaining them. Frankly, the height of the new buildings should be such that the townscape remains visible along the footpath. The resulting rooftop view would be far more typical of the area. It is simply not sufficient to keep a chink of townscape visible from the pocket park. Do not 'blight' Bright Hill." Ian Furlonger.
For more information on Planning, visit our Planning pages. To let us have your views on this issue go to our Contact Us section.

Charlotteville News

FOSL (Friends of the Spike Lottery) are selling tickets at £12.00 each. To apply for tickets click here. To find out more about the Charlotteville Jubilee Trust visit their Website.

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