Mayor's diary

Friday 7 December to Sunday 23 December 2018

Friday 7 December

17:15           The Mayor, Councillor Mike Parsons, meets the new Director of the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Ms Joanna Read, at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford.

18:00           The Mayor, accompanied by the Mayoress, Mrs Jean Parsons, joins a group of Young Carers for a pre-show Reception, kindly hosted by the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford, before officially opening this year's pantomime 'Cinderella'.

Saturday 8 December

13:00           The Mayor, accompanied by the Mayoress, visits Horsley & Bookham Riding for the Disabled Open Day at Wyvenhoe Equestrian Centre, Bookham.

19:10           The Mayor and Mayoress attend the Castle Green Bowling Club's Annual Dinner & Presentation Evening at Bramley Golf Club, Bramley.

Sunday 9 December

18:00           The Mayor, accompanied by the Mayoress, attends the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre Service at St Mary's Church, Quarry Street, Guildford.

Monday 10 December

11:05           The Mayor, accompanied by the Mayoress, attends a Young Carer Workshop by Guildford School of Acting at George Abbot School, Guildford.

12:20           The Mayor attends the Guildford Hard of Hearing Christmas Lunch at the Millmead Centre, Guildford.

18:00           The Mayor attends this year's Amnesty Guildford Group's Annual Card Signing at St Nicolas' Church, Guildford.

19:15           The Mayor attends the Citizens Advice Bureau Guildford's Annual General Meeting at the Guildhall, Guildford.

Tuesday 11 December

09:30           The Mayor, accompanied by the Mayoress, visits Christopher's Shooting Star Chase, Artington, to meet the new Chief Executive Officer, Mr Nigel Harding.

19:00           The Mayor and Mayoress attend the Fountain Centre Christmas Concert at Holy Trinity Church, Guildford.

19:00           The Deputy Mayor, Councillor Richard Billington, accompanied by the Deputy Mayoress, Mrs Lynda Billington, joins the Mayors and Chairmen of the Surrey Districts for a Civic Reception at Great Fosters Hotel, Egham; by invitation of the Mayor of Runnymede, Councillor Dolsie Clarke.

Wednesday 12 December

07:20           The Mayor visits the Royal Mail Sorting Office at Woodbridge Meadows to thank the staff for their hard work and wish them a Merry Christmas.

10:30           The Mayor, accompanied by the Mayoress, visit Stoke Hospital, Guildford, for their Christmas Coffee Morning.

11:50           The Mayor and Mayoress attend the Students' Union Parliament - Mayor's Talk at Guildford College, Stoke Road, Guildford.

13:00           The Deputy Mayor attends a Christmas Production at Bushy Hill Junior School, Merrow.

18:45           The Mayor, accompanied by the Mayoress, attends the Wintershall CIO 'The Nativity' at Wintershall, Bramley.

19:20           The Deputy Mayor, accompanied by the Deputy Mayoress, attends the Royal Grammar School's Carol Service at Guildford Cathedral.

Thursday 13 December 2018

10:00           The Mayor meets with Ms Amy Oatway, from the University of Surrey, at Millmead to discuss Guildford Young Carers.

14:50           The Mayor, accompanied by the Mayoress, attends the Lanesborough Preparatory School's Prep Carol Service at Guildford Cathedral.

18:30           The Mayor and Mayoress attend Northmead Junior School, Guildford, for their production of 'Mystery at Magpie Manor'.

Friday 14 December

19:00           The Mayor, accompanied by the Mayoress, attends the Suffragette Centenary Dinner at Watts Gallery, Compton.

19:20           The Deputy Mayor, accompanied by the Deputy Mayoress, attends the Southern Pro Musica Concert at Holy Trinity Church, Guildford.

Saturday 15 December

14:00           The Mayor, accompanied by the Mayoress, and a group of Young Carers, attends this year's Guildford Spectrum Ice Panto, 'Snow White'.

Sunday 16 December

18:45           The Mayor, accompanied by the Mayoress, attends the Rotary Club of Guildford's 'The Mayor of Guildford's Christmas Concert' at Holy Trinity Church, Guildford. Funds raised from the evening will be donated to the Mayor of Guildford's Local Distress Fund and there will be a retiring collection for the Mayor's newly formed charitable cause, the Guildford Young Carers Fund (www.guildford.gov.uk/youngcarers ).

Monday 17 December

12:30           The Mayor, accompanied by the Mayoress, attends Headway Surrey's Carers and Volunteers Christmas Lunch at Headway House, Guildford.

16:00           The Mayor joins the Leader of the Council, Councillor Paul Spooner and the Managing Director of Guildford Borough Council, Mr James Whiteman, in the Staff Restaurant at Guildford Borough Council to thank the staff for their hard work during the year and wish them a Happy Christmas.

Tuesday 18 December

12:30           The Mayor, accompanied by the Mayoress, attends the County Club of Guildford's Christmas Lunch.

Wednesday 19 December

14:30           The Deputy Mayor, accompanied by the Deputy Mayoress, attends Tarragon Court Residential Home Christmas Party, Nr Worplesdon, Guildford.

Thursday 20 December

10:30           The Deputy Mayor, accompanied by the Deputy Mayoress, attends the Age UK & Guildford Cathedral Carol Concert at Guildford Cathedral.

13:30           The Mayor attends a Gents Lunch at the County Club, Guildford, with the retiring collection going to the Mayor's charity, Guildford Young Carers.

16:00           The Mayor joins the Leader of the Council, Councillor Paul Spooner and the Managing Director of Guildford Borough Council, Mr James Whiteman, in the Staff Restaurant at Guildford Borough Council to thank the staff for their hard work during the year and wish them a Happy Christmas.

Friday 21 December

19:00           The Mayor, accompanied by the Mayoress, attends the Man In The Moon's production of Peter Pan at the Electric Theatre, Guildford.

Saturday 22 December

18:15           The Mayor, accompanied by the Mayoress, attends the Occam Singers' Traditional Christmas Concert at St Nicolas' Church, Guildford.

Sunday 23 December

18:00           The Mayor, accompanied by the Mayoress, joins the Mayors and Chairmen of the Surrey Districts for the Service of Nine Lessons and Carols at St Mary's Church, Long Ditton; by invitation of the Mayor of Elmbridge, Councillor Shweta Kapadia.

Christmas Day, Tuesday 25 December

09:00           The Mayor, accompanied by the Mayoress, visits Guildford Ambulance Station to wish the crews a Happy Christmas.

09:30           The Mayor and Mayoress visit Guildford Fire Station to wish the crews a Happy Christmas.

10:00           The Mayor and Mayoress visit the Royal Surrey County Hospital A&E Department to wish the staff a Merry Christmas before visiting the Maternity Ward to visit and present gifts to the new mums and babies.

11:00           The Mayor and Mayoress visit Footsteps at Haydon Place, Guildford, to thank the volunteers and wish them a Merry Christmas.