Your local Clubs in Area 1145
Helping within local community projects
Following a moving ceremony in the Holy Trinity Church Guildford, representatives of the Rotary Clubs of Guildford Wey and Guildford Chantries processed down Guildford High Street and into the Castle Grounds where we were honoured to be able to lay wreaths, on behalf of Rotary in Guildford, at the World War memorial for the first and second world wars together with the new memorial commemorating the lives of those who have died in more recent conflicts around the world
In the spirit of mutual cooperation in the charity sector Rotary Club of Guildford Wey was pleased to offer manpower support to annual Lions firework display on Stoke Park.
A misty night and a little chilly but that didn’t spoil the amazing display.
At our meeting on the 4th November held at the Grantley Arms, Wonersh we were honoured to have our Director General (DG) Mike Thorn visit us toe tell us about news from the 30+ Clubs in our area 1145.
It was also an occasion when we could outline the some of events that we were going to hold in 2027.
A Paul Harris Fellowship is an accolade that a Rotary Club can vote to present to a worthy individual within or outside the international Rotary organisation.
It is named after one of the four Founding Fathers of Rotary and recognises extended effort and commitment in supporting the community, whether locally, nationally or internationally.
The Rotary Club of Guildford Wey had great pleasure in presenting a Paul Harris Fellowship to Lisa Lee for her support to our ‘Schools Got Talent’ annual event given over many years as the Stage Manager for the event.
Lisa Lee has been working in the Performing Arts industry for over thirty years.
As a professional dancer she worked all over the world in theatre, on television and on pop tours.
As a choreographer and latterly a stage manager Lisa has worked on many large-scale state events including The Platinum Jubilee Pageant, the Queen’s 90th Birthday Celebrations for ITV and the Diamond Jubilee Pageant at Windsor Castle.
Presenting the award was Steve Johnson vice president of the Rotary Club of Guildford Wey, Jane Hindley Rotary’s event organiser and Nick Rye director of music at the Duke of Kent School.
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Jane , Lisa, Steve, Nick
This year´s event was a great success as we managed to have a clear, dry and warm afternoon when showers were around. We pleased to see many family picnics in the walled garden which were complimented by the Cream Teas included with the ticket price.
The event was opened by our Guildford Mayor Jane Tyson. The whole event was organised by our Rotary Member Michael Ramcharan who also did an excellent job on the drums !
A big thanks to all the members of the Rotary Club of Guildford Wey for erecting the event in the morning, those manning the cream tea marquee, ticket and raffle organisers, the drinks bar set up by Gosden House´s PA and all those who stayed to clear away the event. A long and tiring day but most enjoyable and worthwhile.
We are pleased that overall some £2,500 was raised to be distributed amongst Gosden School , the Mayor’s Charities, the Cheryl King trust and Rotary charities.
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President Chris Shorter and member Andrew Jackson were pleased to represent the Rotary Club of Guildford Wey at the new Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice in Farnham and the Club be recognised as a contributor to the International Global Grant passed to the Hospice by the Rotary project lead, Tony Myers of Farnborough Rotary. Andrew in particular was instrumental it getting this through the grant process. His contribution was applauded by the 11 Clubs represented at the presentation.
Tony Myers presents the cheque for £97,551.50 to Jenny Peat, Director of Income & Engagement on his right and Laura Moody, Income Generation Innovation Manager both of Phyllis Tuckwell
A plaque will be placed in the main foyer to recognise the contribution made by the Rotary Foundation and the Global Grant to the purchase of essential equipment for the In-Patient Unit
Following a lunch and the presentation those present were given a tour of the amazing new development.
The acknowledged contributors to the Grant.
The two premier charities within the Guildford Area who support both the local community and International projects, came together on the evening of the 10th August to listen to each others efforts to support local and International charities.
Following an earlier invitation and visit to a Rotary Guildford Wey meeting by Lion Bob Hackman, The Rotary Club of Guildford Wey enjoyed an invitation to the Guildford Lions Monday meeting on the 10th August.
Rotary President Chris Shorter, president elect Steve Johnson and Rotary Foundation member Andrew Jackson were warmly welcomed by Lions’ president Andrew Henwood who presented Chris with their Lions’ Banner .
We found that the two clubs have so much in common in respect of our aims and objects, that it was resolved that we would look at a closer relationship with regard to our individual projects without losing our individual historic identities. Who knows maybe a joint venture in the future.
In 2025 Rotary in Guildford volunteered to help the Shalford Community Orchard project
maintain the 32 fruit trees planted adjacent to the Shalford Church. This year has been particularly challenging with drought conditions so on the 11 July we had a day hand watering the trees to ensure they survive the first 3 years. We will continue at intervals to continue this work with the aim of:
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.
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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.
