Wintershall Charity Rock Concert
Slades Farm, Thornecombe Street, Bramley, Surrey  GU5 0LT  UK
Saturday from 3:30pm to midnight

The beautiful venue of Wintershall hosts another amazing charity rock concert featuring some names you are bound to recognise including, Roger Taylor, Jeff Beck, Mike + The Mechanics, Kenney Jones, Procol Harum, The Darkness, Steve Harley, Spike Edney + SAS Band and The FABBAGIRLS. This is a Black-tie event, tickets cost £100 for under 25’s and NHS staff or £150 for everyone else and must be booked before Saturday.

The Supercar Event
Dunsfold Park, GU6 8HY
Saturday and Sunday from 9am to 4:30pm

It’s not everyday that you get the opportunity to experience the sheer power and speed of a supercar racing around a race course. This two day event includes plenty to do for all the family, including supercar passenger rides around the famous Top Gear race track from £30. All proceeds will go directly to The Children’s Trust, the UK’s leading charity for children with brain injuries. Click here for entry tickets and event pricing info.

Kickback Comedy 
The Boileroom, Guildford
Saturday 7pm

Guildford’s infrequent but always hilarious comedy night is back again, the evening includes Garrett Millerick, Tom Goodliffe a mystery performer and Kickback’s resident MC, the hilariously unforgettable Debra-Jane Appelby (“…magical spontaneous quality…” Comedy Channel 4). An 18+ event – tickets cost £12.50

The Comedy of Errors
Guildford Castle
Friday and Saturday at 7.30pm

With its crazy characters, bonkers mayhem and wonderful physical set-pieces, The Comedy of Errors is a brilliantly fun introduction to Shakespeare for children and a fabulous evening’s entertainment for adults!

The performance will take audiences from an austere gallows setting at Guildford’s ancient Castle Keep to the vibrant chaos of the Ephesus market place, staged around the Victorian bandstand.

Tickets from £16.50.

Guildford Festival Craft Market
Guildford High Street
Saturday from 10am to 5.30pm

The last of the nine day festival of craftswork from all over the UK including artists, jewellers, ceramicists, line, skin care and much more – there will also be street performers on Saturday.

The Sausage Monkeys
Kokomo
Saturday from 8:30pm to 11:30pm

They’re back again with rocking live music, performing covers from as early as the 60’s to the latest contemporary hits – so sit back and listen or get up on your feet and rock the night away.

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In addition to the displays, many stalls selling the finest Artisan crafts and food, as well as local produce were in abundance at the show.

The event was also filled with entertainment, including James Dylan’s Stunt World, an exciting motocross show, the Pilgrim Morris Men performing traditional dancing, and competitions for the best livestock and farming produce.

This year was the 62nd event, which is famed for hosting the country’s best traders and farmers, who have an opportunity to show off all their hard work from the year.

The show is run by the ‘Surrey County Agricultural Society’ and with support from the farming community and the people of Surrey found success in bringing people together and promoting the huge amount of talent and skill possessed by local farmers.

Despite the traditional element the event was kept fresh with the introduction of new companies and motorsports, creating a perfect balance of new and old and creating a perfect celebration of what Surrey has to offer.

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Guildford is home to many kind, helpful and charitable people that help out fellow residents; provide social and community groups to join; and offer ways to learn new skills and take part in activities through a great number of  local groups. The hardest part about keeping groups like these afloat is a matter of funding.

The Executive – Guildford Council’s governing body that makes decisions on a number of important issues – has recognised that these groups are clearly worth investing in, and has approved of a considerable grant to nurture these great causes.

Councillor Tony Rooth, Lead Councillor for Housing and Social Welfare, says: “The Council’s grant schemes help support organisations that improve the lives of local residents of all ages across the borough. Each application is thoroughly assessed to ensure projects meet the needs of our communities and we are pleased to be able to support so many worthwhile initiatives.”

Community grants of £123,000 will go to local charitable organisations. Guildford Borough Council fund these grants, which support projects that improve the lives of vulnerable people, promote health and wellbeing, reduce inequalities and improve access to training, skills and work opportunities.

Of the 17 organisations to receive a Community grant, 10 will receive a larger grant of over £5,000:

• CHIPS (for the Our World – My Future project)
• Crossroads Care (to provide core funding for care hours)
• Queen Elizabeth Park Community Centre (for ground floor development)
• Kane FM (for the Get Experience and Go Somewhere project)
• The Wey and Arun Canal Trust (at Shalford Canal Visitors Centre)
• Premier Tennis Community Interest Co Ltd (community tennis outreach programme)
• Albury Sports Club (for Albury Heath grounds development)
• Goldhawks Basketball (for Dunk the Junk project)
• Surrey Sharks Rugby League (for Guildford Area Rugby League Development Plan)
• Guildford Bike Project (Seed funding for shop manager).

Small grants under £5,000 will go to:

• Surrey Youth Focus
• Oakleaf Enterprise
• Voluntary Action South West Surrey
• Guildford Rowing Club
• Enpower Global TA Family Church (Guildford)
• The Pied Piper Theatre
• Synergy Dance Ltd.

The Executive also approved £290,950 funding, identified by the Voluntary Grants Panel, for voluntary services supporting adults in the community. This is a partnership between Guildford Borough Council and Surrey County Council Adult Social Care Team.

11 organisations will receive voluntary grants:

• Guildford Action (for day service and The GAF)
• Footsteps (for the drop in centre)
• Home Support Services Guildford (to help provide home support)
• Guildford CAB (for the mental health project and access to advice)
• Oakleaf Enterprise (to provide vocational training for adults experiencing mental illness)
• Ash CAB (to support an Independent Living Advisor)
• South West Surrey for Mental Health Ltd (for the Canterbury Care Centre)
• Cruse Bereavement Care (towards advice, guidance and support services)
• Surrey Welfare Rights Unit (to help provide specialist welfare benefits support)
• Outline (Outcrowd Social Inclusion project)
• Age Concern Shalford and Peasmarsh (Help for the Elderly).

For more information on community and voluntary grants, visit the benefits and grants page.

Are you a part of one of these great groups? If so then let us know as we would love to hear about your part in any one of these.

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Whether you run regularly or fancy the challenge, Kelly’s 10K Riverside Run is for you. The course is a flat one-lap route along the river through National Trust land is being held on Saturday March 19. All the money raised will go to three local charities, with Kelly’s handling all the organisation and costs.

Oakleaf Enterprise is a mental health charity working as a social enterprise to provide vocational training for those suffering from mental health issues.  Information about the training and support that Oakleaf Enterprise provide can be found at http://www.oakleaf-enterprise.org

Riding for the Disabled Cranleigh enables people with disabilities to ride or carriage drive to benefit their health and well being and to achieve their goals. Information about the services they provide can be find at http://www.cranleighrdagroup.co.uk/

The Jigsaw Trust, which runs an independent school for ages four to 19, provides educational, vocational and wellbeing services for children and adults wth autism, learning disabilities and associated communication and behavioural difficulties as well as. Their website can be found at http://www.jigsawschool.co.uk/

The event includes free photos and chip timing, on-site parking, secure bag storage, on-site refreshments, mass warm-up to music and best of all, some glorious countryside to run through.

Entry is by donation with a suggested minimum donation £25 and participants can also choose to raise money through sponsorship.

The event is only suitable for ages 15 and over.

In the four years that Kelly’s have been holding their fundraising events, they have raised over £250,000 with all the money raised going direct to the charities.

As well as the 10K run in March, Kelly’s will be holding a Cycle Challenge in May and a Summer Cycle in July.

To find out more about these events and to sign up to one of them visit http://charity.kellystorage.co.uk

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Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood and Kenney Jones (‘The Faces’) are just a few names set to join the line-up and to top it off, the day will also offer the traditional properties of polo with the added benefit of a high array of high performance super cars on display.

‘The Faces’ will be reuniting for a short set in support of prostate cancer with other artists including Steve Harley making an appearance.

Stewart commented: ‘This year is the 40^th anniversary since “The Faces” parted ways so it’s about time we got together for a jam! Being in “The Faces” back in the day was a whirlwind of madness but my God, it was beyond brilliant. We are pleased to be able to support Prostate Cancer UK.’

Jones said ‘This is the third Rock ‘n’ Horsepower we’ve put on for Prostate Cancer UK and it’s shaping to be the biggest yet.’

There will be a variety of catering units at the event selling both hot and cold food and drinks. There are bars selling a wide range of beers, wines, spirits and soft drinks.

You may not be permitted to bring alcoholic drinks to the event, however you may bring soft drinks but please note that no glass is allowed.

Gates open at 12pm, with the polo match commencing at 2:30pm. The live music will then begin at 4:30pm.

Tickets: Adult general admission: £75 (until 31^st August – early bird special offer) – £95 (after 31^st August). Child general admission (8yrs-15yrs) £50

Under 8s go free.

Mark Bishop, Director of Fundraising at Prostate Cancer UK said:

‘What a privilege it is for us as a charity to be benefitting from this moment in rock history.’

So why not benefit also? Head along and enjoy some fabulous live music.

Find more information at: http://www.hurtwoodparkpolo.co.uk/events/rock-n-horsepower

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The event is being run in partnership with shooting star chase to raise funds for their children’s hospice care.

Activities include traditional fete games (pick-a-lolly, coin rolling and hook-a-duck), story-telling, face painting, garden treasure hunt, giant garden games and, of course, “the most original teddy bear competition” which will be judged by Guildford’s Deputy Mayor.

Shooting Star chase is a leading children’s hospice charity caring for babies, children and young people with life-limiting conditions and their families. It costs £9.5 million a year just to maintain their current level of care and it is your generosity that keeps them alive.

There will be children’s gifts and clothing for sale and all the proceeds will be going to charity. As such, you can splash out relatively guilt-free!

The main house will stay open for those who want to soak up a little history in the great Elizabethan Hall throughout the course of the day, so there is something for everyone to enjoy.

Families are welcome to bring their own picnic, but there will be freshly made pizzas from Caper & Berry’s mobile pizza oven as well as a Peroni and Pimms bar for the adults.

The family friendly event runs between 11am and 5pm.

We all know just how temperamental this British summer weather can be, so the park have even prepared an indoor wet-weather option – the beautiful tithe barn. As such, there will be no need for a last minute change of plans, whatever the weather!

Tickets: Adult £5, children go in free of charge.

This is not a ticketed event and there is no need to book in advance.

Loseley Park is situated on the B3000 New Pond road and the main entrance is in Stakescorner Road, signposted “Loseley House”.

Find more information at: http://www.loseleypark.co.uk/

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On Saturday September 5, a group of just 48 lucky participants will have the opportunity to climb the spiral staircase of 249 steps to a height of 160ft, enjoy the wonderful panoramic views of Guildford and then experience the thrill of abseiling to the ground.

Not only is this a fantastic, once in a life-time event, but it also gives you the opportunity to raise some money for a great cause. Been involved in any kind of fundraising before? No? Well what better way to start! If so, then why not try something a little different?

For your chance to participate, register now for only £45 to secure your place and raise a minimum sponsorship of £150 or above to donate to the leg ulcer charity.

Once you have raised the sponsorship, the hard part is over. Turn up on the day, and have fun!

Friends and family are welcome to come along to offer their support.

The leg ulcer charity is a one-of-a-kind charity which aims to empower those suffering from leg ulcers – approximately 500,000 people across the UK – giving them the knowledge to understand their condition and to know what to ask for to get a cure if possible – and if not, to find out why not.

Find more information about the leg ulcer charity at: http://www.legulcercharity.org/

The minimum age to apply for this opportunity  is eight years however, please take note that children of this age must be accompanied up  the tower by a parent or guardian.

Sensible footwear and clothing must be worn which is suitable for a harness and helmet, fancy dress is welcome and positively encouraged.

So what are you waiting for?

To get involved in the challenge, to register and for more information please email [email protected]

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Kelly’s Charity Events are run by the UK storage company specialists and are entirely paid for by the Kelly’s Family, with all money raised going to local charities. The first event they ever ran made £30,000 and so far the company has raised over £180,000 for charities local to its branches up and down the country. They are aiming to increase that by another £20,000 this year and the Riverside Run will surely contribute hugely to that.

This event, in its fifth year, supports Challengers, a local charity which provides play and leisure for disabled children and young people at a variety of schemes across Surrey, Hampshire and the surrounding areas. Challengers unique, non exclusion policy means that they will always find a way to support young people aged 2-25, no matter what their impairment.

Challengers offer a place to relax, make friends and challenge impairments through a variety of activities. Secondary to this, it gives parents and families a short break from what can be a constant cycle of care, knowing their loved ones are safe, having fun and receiving the support they require. Challengers rely heavily on donations and fundraising and over the past four years, Kelly’s Charity Events have raised over £100,000 for this wonderful charity.

Mady Hatton of Challengers says, “We really can’t thank Kelly’s Charity Events enough. As a local charity we wouldn’t have the budget to put on an event this size for our supporters. But through the support of Kelly’s charity events, we have been able to reach a whole new group of supporters and in turn support more local disabled children and their families.”

David Martin, owner of Kelly’s Storage and his wife, Moira Martin who is a Director started these charity events five years ago to help make a difference in the community. David said, “We see Kelly’s Charity Events as an innovative model of how a business can grow profitably by helping their community and simultaneously creating a fun and inspirational workplace for their staff.”

Both Moira and David are passionate about their initiative, often taking it upon themselves to enter the runs, walks and cycle rides. For the last cycle challenge in Farnham, David completed the 45 mile hilly route on a heavy Barclays Boris bike without a bead of sweat. Dressed in a smart suit adorned with a re-enforced custom made bowler hat, he was a magnificent sight cycling the Surrey hills in high winds!

The run will be professionally organised and is designed to be family friendly, with a brilliant atmosphere guaranteed. Every penny raised, including registration money, goes directly to Challengers and with entertaining activities, refreshments and on-site parking, the event will be a great day out for all!

To register or to donate, please click HERE.

James Martin

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