Beating The Retreat at Sandhurst
A wonderful evening at a Summer Reception and Beating Retreat by the band of the parachute regiment at Sandhurst Royal Military Academy. Supporting ABF The Soldiers’ Charity.
Have you heard of Farm Buddies?
Promoting social farming in the South East of England and offering Nurture through Surrey’s Nature.
Stephen and Mary http://www.farmbuddies.org.uk/ facilitate the budding up of young people with family farms for a minimum of 12 days a year.
The results can be transformational, another inspiring social enterprise, how long before Clinical Commissioning Groups will be prescribing this?
Fantastic FISH
Fun In The School Holidays is happening again this year for the 19th consecutive year. Held at Kings College school Guildford it is providing 160 young people the opportunity for three fun filled weeks of summer holiday, with fab fun things to do and plenty of outings.
The High Sheriff Youth Awards have provided funding to enable special one on one support for some of the young people, and it was a real treat to be shown round by Amanda who has masterminded FISH for many years.
We had lots of whoops and cheering, as dressed in uniform in the heat of the august sun I presented The High Sheriff Youth Award in gratitude for the way that FISH contributes to making the community safer and stronger.
It was inspirational to see the care,skill and above all enthusiasm by the staff and volunteers, many who are teachers,some who work for Guildford BC and some who in previous years had themselves enjoyed the fun.Thank you
Loseley House and garden on a summers evening
In the wonderful setting of Loseley, the Mayors and Chairs of Surrey’s eleven Boroughs were welcomed to an gathering in the late afternoon sunshine by The Lord Lieutenant of Surrey and Mrs Michael More- Molyneux. Giving a special opportunity to connect and convene which I found very beneficial for considerations on our special County.
The Community Foundation For Surrey Celebrate awarding £10 million in grants .
“As the current High Sheriff of Surrey and a Trustee for the Community Foundation, I have been able to witness first-hand the inspirational response our local voluntary groups make to improve people’s lives, and how philanthropy plays a vital role in bridging many of the gaps in our society. This £10 million figure shows the growing community of philanthropic individuals wanting to make a real and lasting difference across Surrey.”
Guildford Town Guides are recognized for their exceptional volunteering
The Lord Lieutenant presents the Guildford town guides with the prestigious Queens Award for Voluntary Service at Guildford House Gallery.Whether it is an Alan Turing or Lewis Caroll tour they sound a must,and a great addition to Visit Guildford.
The rural business and the social responsibility.
Surrey’s Rural Economy Conference 2019-run by The Surrey Hills Enterprises was a fab conference with many epic speakers .The scene was well set by Marian Spain CE Natural England and The Secretary of State for Environment,Food and Rural affairs.
A double act from Bill and I gave us the opportunity to talk about social responsibility and yes -you guessed it Nurture through Surrey’s Nature.
Great to meet FarmBuddies a social farming enterprise to help young people.
Surrey Hills Society Chairman’s Day
Again the sun shone for a day of “walk and talk” and discussion on Nurture through Surrey’s Nature, as Bill and I took members of The Surrey Hills Society through the woods and fields at Hampton. It was a great pleasure and our thanks go to Gordon Jackson -chairman- for choosing Hampton to host his day.
Watts Gallery -extraordinary exhibition
John Frederick Lewis -“Facing Fame”, exhibition opened on Monday night at Watts gallery Compton to an appreciative crowd of art enthusiasts. It is the most wonderful exhibition and must not be missed,congratulations to the curators .
Adjacent Down View and High Down Prisons
There is heaps to learn from a visit to Highdown (men’s, category B prison) and Downview (women’s, closed prison).A humbling experience in many ways.The gardens in Highdown and Downview were a great example of the work the men and women are able to do.The flowers looked very beautiful and it was great to see the women out planting flowers committed to beautifying their surroundings.-The nurturing qualities of nature.