Blog
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Volunteer Stories
This Volunteers’ Week hear from Viv, Becca and Rob as they share their stories and experiences volunteering at The Guildford Institute.
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Could you be our next Chair of Trustees?
We’re looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated individual to serve as Chair of our Board of Trustees. Guide our charity to grow and secure its longevity.
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Meet the Tutor: Laura Ribatallada
Get to know our tutor Laura Ribatallada, who teaches a range of art for wellbeing courses at the GI. She is also the founder of Espasa Studio in Surrey.
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We launch our biggest programme to date with new six-month brochure
We’ve launched our biggest programme to date, with over 130 activities taking place from April to September!
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Programme Manager (Maternity Cover)
We’re looking for a full-time Programme Manager to oversee our eclectic course programme and room hire offering.
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Our Community & Wellbeing Centre opens to meet changing needs of community
We celebrated the grand opening of our new Community & Wellbeing Centre, with the Mayor of Guildford and Zoe Franklin in attendance.
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Kickstart your 2025 with our new programme
Find out about our latest programme which is packed full of courses, talks and events taking place from January to March.
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Consulting rooms available at our new Community & Wellbeing Centre
We’re creating a Community & Wellbeing Centre with purpose-built consulting rooms available to rent from September 2024.
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Moving Forward: Plans for The Guildford Institute
Find out about our new second floor tenant, M:Tech, and our plans to convert the ground floor into a Community & Wellbeing Centre.
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In conversation with: Alice Fowler
Alice Fowler is an award-winning writer and former creative writing student at the Institute. Find out about her journey from student to published author.
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Meet the Tutor: Dr Lucy Ella Rose
Get to know our newest tutor, Lucy Ella Rose. She is a lecturer at the University of Surrey who specialises in Victorian literature, art, culture, and feminism.
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News on our tenant, The Royal Bank of Scotland
It is our understanding that our long-term tenant, the Royal Bank of Scotland, will be closing the North Street branch on 9 March 2022.
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You’ve seen the TV show – now read the book!
If you’re in need of some summer reading inspiration, take a look at our list of books-turned-TV-shows that we recommend you read!
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Meet the Tutor: Ronnie Ireland
Get to know popular tutor Ronnie Ireland, an expert in the art world who teaches a wide variety of art history courses at the Institute.
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The Library: Best Christmas Books
As Christmas approaches, our Library volunteers have put together their recommendations of the best books to read over the festive period.
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V Café Recipe: Vegan Chocolate Cake
Celebrate World Vegan Day with Nick and Ian’s chocolate cake! The chefs share their 9 simple steps to chocolate cake heaven.
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Vegetable Fritters Recipe
Nick Humble and Ian Loffel, from V Café at the Institute, share one of their delicious vegetarian recipes.
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From the Library Archives: The Ancient Order of Froth Blowers
Volunteers working on digitising the Scrapbooks in the Library’s archive reveal Guildford from the 1880s to the 1930s.