In case you missed it: Five Surrey stories from the past week
There was plenty to celebrate in Surrey this week.
Here at InYourArea, we love local and aim to bring you as many community news stories as we can each week.
This weekly round-up features a selection of some of the news stories from Surrey we've told about your community that you may have missed between January 31 and February 6.
Surrey veteran awarded for 1960s Malaysian military service
A SSAFA volunteer who lives near Kingswood, Surrey, has been presented with the Pingat Jasa medal from the Malaysian Government for his military services during the 1960s Malaysian conflict.
Veteran Clive Matthews had been out of uniform for 50 years when he contacted the Malaysian Embassy about the Pingat Jasa medal. The medal is awarded to all those who served during the Malaysian emergency.
To read the story in full, click here.
Guildford student wins national photography competition
A student from Guildford College in Surrey has been named winner of this year's Holocaust Memorial Trust's photographic competition, which marks Holocaust Memorial Day on January 27.
Julia Rapaport, 18, was announced the winner of the competition, which had the theme of One Day. To find out what the theme meant to young people across the UK, the trust asked young people to send in a photo that finished the sentence ‘One day...'
To read the story in full, click here.
West Horsley project to connect generations through storytelling
An innovative project to connect generations within the local community of West Horsley Place in Guildford, has been launched.
Our Stories – which has received support from the National Lottery Heritage Fund - is an intergenerational project through which young people aged 15-18 will interview older people about their memories of West Horsley Place and the surrounding area, to create an oral history.
To read the story in full, click here.
Southern Counties Drama Festival set for Oxted
An exciting week of festival drama is set for The Barn Theatre in Oxted, Surrey, this month, with 15 teams competing against each other in the only national competitive one-act drama festival in the UK.
The Southern Counties Drama Festival, will take place from Tuesday, February 22 to Saturday, February 26 with teams competing for the next round, The Eastern Area Final, which will take place at Norden Farm in Maidenhead on May 22.
To read the story in full, click here.
New Guildford creative hub opens doors with first show
A brand new creative hub in the heart of Guildford where like-minded individuals, groups and organisations can share space and ideas, has opened its doors.
New House, located on Bedford Road, is set to be an inspiring and inclusive space for all to be creative and grow their artistic disciplines and businesses. The hub has 20 artist studios as well as the Davies Gilder Gallery, located on the ground floor.
To read the story in full, click here.
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