Have your say on the future of local councils in Surrey

Take part in a landmark Government consultation on proposals to replace Surrey's current councils with up to three larger authorities. We support a three unitary approach - Find out more and read our consultation question guide.

Join us for a special online engagement session hosted by the Leaders of Guildford and Waverley Borough Councils on Thursday 3 July from 7pm to 8pm via Microsoft Teams. We'll explain what Local Government Reorganisation is, outline the different options being considered, and show you how to get involved. Sign up for the session (opens new window).

Hire of public parks and open spaces

Guildford has more than 65 parks, which can be hired as venues for commercial, community or charity events such as:

music concerts, funfairs, firework fiestas or fetes
sponsored walks, raft races or Santa runs
regular school PE, fitness sessions or other sporting activities
filming and unit bases
hot air balloon launches
team building such as forest school and nature walks

Hire a park for a public event

Hire one of our parks or outdoor spaces for your commercial or community events.

Hire a park for regular activity

Apply for a licence to use our parks for regular activities.

Bandstand concerts and outdoor theatres

Apply to perform on our bandstand or hold an outdoor theatre performance.

Request to film in Guildford

Apply to film in Guildford, we're film friendly location.

Hot air balloon launches

Apply to launch a hot air balloon from Shalford Park.

Support for community events

Find out what support is available to help you with your community event.