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Fun and games on Bannister’s Field for The Great Get Together
There will be field games, refreshments and lots of fun on Bannister’s Field (opposite Tesco) on Saturday, June 17, from noon to 3pm, as part of the UK-wide event The Great Get Together. Join Guildford Borough Council’s community wardens...
Boom! A different way of taking out a loan
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Free cookery classes in Park Barn – learn how to cook healthily on a budget
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Alliance formed In Ash to support people with and affected By dementia
Ash has formed a local dementia action alliance to support people living with and affected by dementia with the aim of creating a dementia-friendly community that is inclusive and accessible to all. Ash Parish Dementia Action Alliance (APDAA) is made up of local...
Great afternoon of music promised at Mayor’s Daffodil Tea Party
Park Barn’s Rhythm of Life community choir will be singing at the Mayor of Guildford’s Daffodil Tea Party on Saturday afternoon, April 1. The fundraising concert will also feature the Guildford Barbershop Harmony Club. Tickets are £5 and can be booked by...
New funding available for local groups in Guildford
Local groups and organisations with great ideas to make their communities an even better place to live are now invited to apply for funding to turn their ideas into reality. The People’s Health Trust has just launched Active Communities in Surrey – a funding programme...
Bring and buy sale at Westborough United Reformed Church, Saturday, March 11
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The Thursday Club says thanks for grants and enjoys hearty advice
A club for older people that meets every Thursday at St Mary’s Roman Catholic Church in Rydes Hill, Guildford, has been busy with special visitors of late. Surrey County Councillor for Guildford West, Fiona White, dropped by as the club wished to thank her for...
Do you want CHIPS for Easter?
Hear about CHIPS holiday play scheme’s new project for parents and carers. Staff from CHIPS will be giving details of its new community project linked to its low-cost Easter holiday play scheme for children aged four to 11 at St Clare’s Church, Cabell...
New job club in Guildford starts on February 27
The debt counselling charity Christians Against Poverty (CAP) is opening a new job club in Guildford. Based at St John’s Church in Stoke Road GU1 1HB, it aims to help people successfully find employment of any sort, be it full-time, part-time, self-employment,...You are more than welcome to contact us
Project co-ordinator David Rose
David has lived in Guildford all his life. He brings to the project a wealth of experience of the local community through his work as a local journalist and historian and writer. He says: “I enjoy meeting people from across our great community, and helping projects grow and prosper.
Tel: 07825 419408
Email: d.rose@vasws.org.uk

What is ‘Joining In’ all about?
Listed here on the Joining In! website are a wide range of community-based activities and things going on in the Westborough and Park Barn area of Guildford, Ash and Tongham and also Stoke (Bellfields and Slyfield Green), that you can be part of. Take a look by clicking on the pins and see what interests you. You will be more than welcome to go along and take part, or you could become even more involved and volunteer your services. The entries show how rich and diverse this community is and how much is going on here. These groups, clubs, organisations and events allow people to get involved, make friends, have fun and, if they want, learn new skills. All this in turn helps strengthen our community – and the Joining In! project is helping to make this happen.