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A little light on children to read to today but it is 32c so perhaps a town centre is not the place to be. We did have some visitors though.
We are at the Bee Aware Week at the Tunsgate Quarter also on Thursday 27th May for the Bee Brave Story for the young and to meet our Brave Bees. Afterwards visit our HexB homes for solitary bees in the Castle Grounds opposite the Tunsgate.
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As a supporter of Global Sight Solutions the Rotary Club of Gridih India with A Rotary Foundation Grant inaugarated a mobile eye clinic to tour their district.
We would like to thanks all those Charities that took part in our Big Charity Walk on Sunday 17th May. Our Mayor Jane Tyson set the walk off from Shalford Park, walked with her family and stayed to welcome back the 10 mile walkers and some of those who went at a more leisurely pace. Weather was kind to us also. Overall the Day earned over £5,000 for the participating Charities. Thanks also to our Corporate Member Silverbirch House Care Home – Barchester Healthcare.
For more pictures click here. https://photos.app.goo.gl/4wsXn3J7EDMZgEV39.
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Lewes Artist and sculptor Will Nash has defined the relationship between art and ecology with his project, HexB Tiles. Elegant terracotta sculptures that double as homes for beneficial insects. Designed to encourage biodiversity in both urban and rural spaces, HexB Tiles blend beauty, function and environmental purpose.
On the 25th April 2026 The Rotary Club of Guildford Wey bought and placed 20 of these HexB tiles in the wonderful Castle grounds to compliment the wonderful work that the Guildford Borough Council Parks & Gardens team achieve and to add to the Guildford in Bloom initiative.
Small in size but big in impact, each HexB Tile features a network of internal cavities where pollinators and other invertebrates can nest. The tiles can be installed individually or combined in decorative honeycomb arrangements on walls, fences or posts transforming functional insect habitats into striking garden features.
Our team can be seen auguring the holes, placing stakes and fixing the HexB tiles on a warm Saturday morning.
Our ‘Schools Got Talent’ event on the 10th March once again proved to be an awesome display of the young talent at some of our local Schools. The Finale brought all 4 schools, Glebelands, Duke of Kent, Ash Manor and Prior’s Field, together for an amazing rendition of “Don’t stop believin” from Glee
The packed theatre gave a standing ovation !!
Remembering our planting of 4,000 crocuses last October This Spring we can see our first season’s results. Wind and rain unfortunately battered them somewhat but they are there to see and have been well received by passers by.
This competition is one of two public speaking competitions for schools designed to encourage young people to develop the creative and presentation skills essential to the art of public speaking.
In teams of three, participants will argue for and against your chosen topic. They present structured arguments and rebuttals before taking a question from the audience.
Participants can select a topic that is important to them, allowing them to delve deep into research, formulate ideas, and expand their knowledge.
Taking part helps build self-confidence and develop public speaking skills, including how to keep an audience engaged.
Entrants can take part in the Intermediate (ages 11-13) or Senior (14-17) categories (ages as of 31st August 2025).
Rotary Club of Guildford Wey arranged a local heat of this national competition at the imposing Guildhall Guildford which used to be the Old Courthouse !
The schools taking part in the Intermediate and Senior Categories were Tormead School, Seaford College, Christ’s College, & Prior’s Field School.
The overall winners of the Intermediate category were Prior’s Field School and in the Senior Category Tormead School. Well done to all teams. A very high standard.
Thanks must also go to the adjudicators Ali Johnson and Martyn Parker who gave excellent feed back to all participants. The winning schools will now progress to the next round of the national Rotary competition.
Schools wishing to participate in next year’s competition should email us at rotaryinguildfordwey@gmail.com
A good start to the new year with 24 articles brought in for repair.
Summary
| Item Repaired | Class | Weight Kg |
| Repairs handled | Total | 87.73kg |
| *unable to repair, advice given | 28.62kg | |
| #=in progress | 10.00kg |
Full details of repairs HERE
Those few items that we couldn´t repair on the day were returned to the owners with advice on further action to avoid them being discarded or where bespoke components could be purchased that we could use for repair at a future Repair Café date.
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Rotary’s motto above is what inspires us to volunteer to help where we can in our local communities. We are fortunate in Guildford to have an amazing organisation called Disability Challengers.
Challengers is a charity that gives disabled children and young people the opportunity to play, have fun, and make friends in a safe and supportive environment. Our input, in assisting with fund raising events, is just a small part that we can play to allow the service that they give.
We were hugely touched by a message received from the one of the Challenger’s team which we would like to pass on. It sums up why we, ‘Rotary in Guildford’ do what we do.
Click here for the message to Steve, our project lead for Challengers
Find out more here about Disability Challengers.