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28 September 2003

Castle Gardens Last Sunday

There is always something happening in the castle gardens at the weekend. This Sunday the Bourne Concert Band played, while a bowls match went on in the background. See the Events photo gallery for some more photos.

Guildford Cathedral

There are many events held at Guildford Cathedral throughout the year. Check our Events pages. You can also access the cathedral website via our Links pages.

Wey Valley Swimming Club

Wey Valley is your local community swimming club catering for around 200 swimmers of all standards from beginners to competitive swimmers. As well as helping members to develop their skills they organise local competitions in association with local primary schools and other clubs in the area. Interested in joining? Want to know more? Contact them through their website www.wvsc.co.uk.

Guildford: A Centre of World Excellence

The next lecture, entitled "Alan Turing and his Legacy", will be held at Holy Trinity Church, High Street, Guildford at 7.30pm on 21 October 2003. Speakers are Khurshid Ahmad, Professor of Artificial Intelligence, University of Surrey. Peter Molyneux, Managing Director, Lionhead Studios. Andrew Davies, Business Development Director, ESYS plc.

HTAG Road Representatives Meeting

This was held on 16 September 2003. Among the many items discussed was a proposed Audio Archive from some of HTAG's older residents. We are looking for volunteers to help with this project so if you have some spare time get in touch. It should be a very interesting project. A more detailed report of the meeting can be found on the Minutes pages.

HTAG Coffee Mornings

Don't forget these are now on the LAST Thursday of each month now, so the next one will be at Rogues Wine Bar on 30 October.

Planning

There are some important issues to report. You can find these either on the Minutes or on the Planning pages. Don't forget we value your comments on any planning issues.

Surrey University

Since 1997, the University of Surrey has held its place at the top of The Sunday Times league tables as the UK University which is 'top for jobs'. The statistics published in this week's Sunday Times (14 September 2003) 98.4% of Surrey graduates found jobs in the first six months after graduation. Beating the University of Cambridge into fourth position in the 'best for jobs' league table, the University of Surrey can be justly proud of its reputation.

Academy of Contemporary Music

ACM part time courses are "excellent" - it's official! Come and see what people are talking about. The ACM Part Time School is going from strength to strength, offering better tuition and more courses designed to benefit all levels of musicians and artists. Courses include Bass, DJ, Vocals, Guitar, Drums, Music Production and Pop and run throughout the week and on Saturdays. All Part Time courses are a well balanced mix of core skills, technique and learning, with an emphasis on fun! If you want to know more call the Admissions Department now on 01483 500 800 and ask for more details.

Guildford Choral Scoiety

Sat 11 October 2003 11.00pm at 8 Avonmore Avenue, GU1 1TW
Clothes Sale fund raising. Fill that smart-casual gap in your wardrobe with Christine's Classic and Sporting Designer Clothes. Also some accessories. Coffee, tea and a light lunch available. All welcome 11.00am to 4.00pm. Tel: 01483 560590.

Diocese Of Guildford

There will be an open public meeting of consultation pertaining to the appointment of the new Bishop of Guildford, to be held at St John's Centre, Merrow, Guildford, between 6.30pm and 7.30pm on 7 November 2003.

20 September 2003

News from the Webmaster

Looking at the statistics for the website we have had 2,500 visitors so far in September. The photo gallery is very popular, and the most viewed photo was that of Brian the cat belonging to Rogues Wine Bar, who featured in the coffee morning gallery. It seems therefore that pets will be a popular section, so please let us have your pet photos. Kids love to see their pets on the Internet!

Charlotteville Jubilee Trust

The trust is holding a fund raising table-top/jumble sale on Saturday 20 September in Pewley Down School from 12 noon to 4 pm. There will be a bouncy castle, tea and cakes. If you can help, or give items to sell, ring 533448 or leave things at 12 Addison Road. There is also a Charlotteville exhibition at Holy Trinity Junior School all this week and next week, which is open to the public while the school is open (until about 6pm).

Road Reps Meeting

At the HTAG meeting on 16 September it was agreed to recommend to the AGM a change in paragraph 3 of the Constitution along the lines already published with one minor amendment; it is now proposed to read: "Membership of the Group shall be open to all households in Holy Trinity Ward, not already covered by another Amenity Group, within the area shown on the Secretary's master map. The map will be modified from time to time to accommodate any changes".

Guildford: A Centre of World Excellence

The Mayor of Guildford is sponsoring a series of 6 lectures to emphasise Guildford's reputation as a centre of scientific excellence. The first, entitled "Reaching for the Stars" by Dr Jeffrey Ward, MD of Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd, will take place on Tuesday, 23 September at 7.30pm at the Management School Lecture Theatre, University of Surrey. Further details on our Events page, or from the Civic Secretary, Guildford Borough Council.

Holy Trinity Churchyard

At the Guildford Borough Council Planning Committee meeting on 16 September the application to build parish rooms in Holy Trinity Churchyard was rejected by the Committee. There were only 7 votes in favour.

GBC Planning Meeting

The next meeting is at 2.00pm on Tuesday 23 September at Millmead.

HTAG Coffee Mornings

These have been rearranged to occur on the last Thursday of each month, so the next one will be on 25 September, usual time, usual place.

13 September 2003

September Newsletter

If you haven't yet received your copy of the September Newsletter, you can read it online or print it from our Newsletters page.

Shalford Tennis Club

Quite a number of HTAG members play tennis at Shalford Lawn Tennis Club. On Sunday 7 September the Club held their finals day for the various matches which had been played throughout the summer. Cream teas were served during the breaks between matches. The winners were as follows:

Ladies Doubles:	Sandra Fairweather, Aelwyn Holby
Men's Singles:	Matt Trevail
Ladies Singles:	Sandra Fairweather
Men's Doubles:	Bruce Morley, Frank Clark
Mixed Doubles:	Sandra Fairweather, Bruce Morley

The standard of play was high, the matches enjoyable, and spectators and players agreed that it was an excellent way to spend the afternoon. See the Photo Gallery for more images.

Poyle Road Street Party

Although not an HTAG event, Poyle Road is part of the ward of Holy Trinity and most residents are members of HTAG. The street party is an annual event, and was held this year on Saturday 6 September in the garden of 16 Poyle Road. See the Photo Gallery for more images.

Brass Band Concert in the Castle Gardens

Throughout the summer a brass band plays in the gardens of Guildford Castle. Last Sunday it was the turn of Godalming Band. To find out which bands are appearing see the notice in the gardens, or look on our Events page.

Gardens Open Day Sunday, 29 June 2003

This is a popular event and well attended by members. All monies raised go to funding a treat for our Seniors, with any extra fund going towards a Christmas event. Have a look in the Photo Gallery for more photos of the gardens opened to our members. For more information see Newsletter 131.

We want your Holday Snaps

Want to send in a holiday snap? Just one or two will do, with a paragraph describing your holiday and the pros and cons of visiting wherever. Please send your submissions through the News Submission page.

6 September 2003

Coffee Morning at Rogues

HTAG members of all ages met for coffee at Rogues Wine Bar, Epsom Road, on Thursday 4 September at 10.30am.

As you can see from the photos in the gallery this is a popular event in a very nice, friendly venue. Coffee mornings are held on the first Thursday of the month. All welcome, and still only 60p!

Mayor Attends Coffee Morning

Gordon Bridger takes a break from his duties as Mayor to drop in on the HTAG coffee morning at Rogues Wine Bar.

Click on the picture for a larger view.

Jean Bridger Receives an Award for Service to the Community.

The Experience Corps is run by a committee of the House of Commons. A total of 56 MPs selected 3 volunteers each, and Sue Doughty chose 3 nominees from her 'patch'.

Jean Bridger was surprised and delighted to find that she had been nominated for an award as an older volunteer. Along with 2 others, she met Sue at Portcullis House where MPs have their offices, and where they were shown around before walking over to the Houses of Parliament to take tea on the terrace. All 56 MPs were there, and speeches were made about the value of older people 'doing their bit' in the community. They were given a red rose buttonhole and commemorative certificate, then treated to tea and glasses of champagne.

It was a memorable day for Jean and very well deserved, although she insists she "only does what many others do, but was lucky enough to be put forward".

HTAG Road Reprepresentatives Meeting

The next Road Reps meeting will take place at 8.00pm on Tuesday 16 September. If you have any matter you would like to be raised at the meeting, please contact your road rep.

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