Decision details

The Leader made the following announcements:

Guildford’s markets in December

I’m delighted to say that we’ve rescheduled the festive market, which had to be postponed due to bad weather on the Festive Family Fun Day. Guildford’s Festive Market will now take place on Sunday 8 December.

There are lots of other opportunities to buy festive treats, unusual Christmas presents and other goodies at all our specialist markets taking place during December. Full details of all our specialist markets are on our website

Improved play facilities at Dan’s Meadow, The Briars

Groundworks for a new playground in South Ash will be starting on Monday 9 December 2024. The design for this Safari Adventure play area was finalised after we consulted local people.

The cost of the playground replacement will mostly be funded by Section 106 payments from development in the Ash area. It will also receive part-funding from the government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.

Supporting National Tree Week 2024

This week is National Tree Week. As part of our commitment to environmental sustainability, we're marking the week by highlighting the vital role trees play in our borough. The week, organised by The Tree Council and partners, marks the start of the winter tree planting season.

Our tree planting programmes help us to create and preserve our green spaces, so that everyone can enjoy the outdoors and the beauty and wellbeing that trees provide. More information about this is in the newsroom on our website.

Guildford and Waverley Rural Forum

The first meeting of Guildford and Waverley Rural Forum took place on Monday at The Burys in Godalming. The group aims to bring local businesses, landowners, and rural organisations together with Guildford and Waverley officers and councillors to focus on rural issues.

This meeting was about rural planning. Future meetings will focus on tourism, employment space and connectivity. More information about this forum will be coming soon.

Celebrating artistic talent at Guildford House Open Exhibition 2024

Last Saturday a new exhibition opened at our Guildford House Gallery. The exhibition celebrates talented artists from across the UK and features 2D and 3D artwork shortlisted in our art competition. Supported by leading visual art consultancy Parker Harris, the competition received over 1,000 entries from 500 artists in only its second year.

Entry is free to this inspiring exhibition. It runs until Saturday 1 March 2025, so there’s plenty of time to visit. More about Guildford House Gallery events and opening times is on our website.

Look out for the Winter Edition of About Guildford next week

The Winter edition of our resident e-newsletter, About Guildford, will be published next week.  It will be packed with news, stories and updates from our borough. If you haven’t yet signed up to receive our quarterly update you can register on our website by searching for ‘digital newsletter.’