Local Stories

During our fund raising event for the Jubilee party we thought it a good idea to keep the residents informed with a news letter.  This was to tell them how things were progressing, how much money had been raised and what we were going to do with it.  We also investigated the community's history and with each publication we had an article of what life was like in the area in years gone by.

Local History

The following pages cover articles written by Russell Chamberlin who we are lucky enough to have as our resident historian and author.

• March 2002 -- A Village in a Town
• April 2002 -- The Spike
• May 2002 -- The Downs

An here are some recollections from past residents:

• 2003 -- Interview with Jack Forbes
  in an interview with Jane Thomson
   
• 2009 -- Letter from Colin Saville
  to Tieleke Williams after the 2008 Heritage Open Day
   
• 2009 -- http://www.users.waitrose.com/~iannicholls/
  Ian Nichols completed his research on the names found on the Charlotteville War Memorial.  They are available on his website by clicking the link above.  Ian can be contacted at:
  iannicholls@waitrose.com
   
• November 1984 The Foresters Beerhouse
  this transcript is from the notes of the late Mark Sturley.  They were used by him for preparing his two books on Guildford Public Houses:
  - The Breweries and Public Houses of Guildford
  - The Breweries and Public Houses of Guildford Part Two
   
• January 2010 - In Memory of Jim Jelly

Recent Media Coverage

We were very lucky that due to the size of our party word got around and as a result the Surrey Advertiser dispatched two journalists and a photographer.  This produced a convenient platform to launch our publicity campaign, the fund raising was underway.

• Pages 4 and 5, The Surrey Advertiser, 7th June 2002
• Page 12, The Surrey Advertiser, 7th February 2003
  "Quick action called for as education centre's future hangs in the balance"
• Cover, The Surrey Advertiser, 14th February 2003
  "Campaigners step up the pressure for new hall"
• Page 3, The Guildford Times", 29th March 2003
  "Residents win reprieve over housing plans for Spike site"