The preservation of land at the end of Addison Road and Pewley Way is an amazing story of local action. In April 2021 the field came onto the market and there was interest from a local vineyard and land banks. Locals met on 30th April to discuss giving pledges and the campaign started. The asking…
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Guildford Heritage Service
The Future of Guildford’s Heritage – 2021 Review Posted onJune 6, 2021 Thoughts on the future of Guildford Museum Posted onJune 21, 2020
Burchatts Farm Barn – three principles the Council must acknowledge
There are key lessons to learn from the KPMG review into the closure and lease of Burchatts Farm Barn. At the Governance and Audit committee on the 25th Match Councillors from different parties made some important points. Their words should be heeded. Between 2015 and 2019 the Council pursued a vigorous policy of trying to…
Decolonisation
Decolonisation Decolonisation is one of the biggest issues facing museums. The Museum’s Association has been championing the debate for many years and gave it top billing at the 2019 annual conference. In 2020 following the murder of George Floyd in America, the Black Lives Matter protests gave the issue new impetus. The need to broaden…
New hope for West Lodge
West lodgeLast Wednesday (26th January 2021) the council’s planning committee threw historic West Lodge a lifeline. The local parish council had applied to change the use from residential to community use and can now investigate ways of giving this building a useful and secure future. It was a significant decision because the Council had been…
Plans to save Pewley Down sign
Local walkers and volunteers, with the support of the Council, raised money to save a unique information panel on Pewley Down. A Justgiving.com crowdfunding page has been set up for people to donate and it explains, “Weʼre raising £2,630 to renovate an iconic nature tableaux depicting the animals and insects inhabiting the idilic countryside around…