Children across Guildford are busy testing their knowledge on all things relating to safety in the hope they will be this year’s school safety champions. The winning team will be presented with a prestigious shield by the Mayor of Guildford, Cllr Pauline Searle and Cllr David Wright, Lead member for Community Safety on Thursday 2 July.

Six teams entered the competition from St. Joseph’s School Westborough , Guildford Grove School, Weyfield School, St Nicholas School, Merrow Infants School and Stoughton Infants School and each member of the quiz team will receive a medal from the Mayor with the winning team taking away the schools quiz shield, all the children that take part will also receive a certificate.

MURAL now adorns a skate park in Ash Vale used by the village’s young people.

And it is partly thanks to the work of a group of 11 to 13 year-olds that the skateboarding and BMX-inspired design now decorates fencing at the park in Ash Hill Road.

The youngsters took part in a joint project with the area’s community safety wardens and Surrey Youth Development Service to transform the fencing, which was previously broken and graffiti-ridden.

Guildford Fire Station has proved a blazing success as this year’s venue for the 2009 Junior Citizens fortnight (1 – 12 June).

By the end of this week (Friday 12 June) around 892 year six children from 19 schools across the borough from: Ash, Bushy Hill, Burpham, Merrow, Pirbright, Slyfield, Worplesdon, Westborough, Guildford Town Centre will have taken part in the two weeks of interactive sessions designed to teach youngsters how to be safe and responsible.

The Safer Guildford Partnership is holding a special ceremony following a church service being held on Sunday 7th June, 6pm at Guildford Methodist Church.

Church and civic leaders from across Guildford will come together and say a big thank-you to the Street Angels for all their good work and dedication in helping to keep Guildford town centre a safe place to be at night.

Young people in Surrey will soon have the opportunity to explore the excitement and pleasure of science, technology and engineering when the British Science Festival comes to Guildford.

From 5-10 September, over 350 of the UK’s top scientists and engineers will be in Guildford to discuss the latest developments in science with the public. In addition to talks and debates at the University of Surrey, there will be a host of events throughout the city including science cinema, exhibitions and hands-on entertainment.

Neighbourhood officers were out in force on Tuesday 12 May as part of Operation Quake 2, a multi-agency initiative to tackle the problem of anti-social driving across Surrey.

The operation in Guildford borough focused on anti-social driving (including motorcycles and mopeds), speeding, anti-social parking particularly around local schools to deal with parking issues and issuing advice and reassurance, using mobile phones while driving, incorrect use of bus lanes and theft of and from motor vehicles.

The Guildford Borough Council Community Safety Wardens, have been awarded ‘Highly Commended’ in the 2009 NTRC (Neighbourhood Training Resource Centre) South East Warden Awards for their excellent ‘Partnership Working’ carried out with schools in Ash and Guildford.

The re-launch of the local newsletter: Grassroots News, saw Park Barn and Westborough come alive with community spirit when residents put on their walking boots and came forward to help with the distribution of 4,000 copies.

A 56-year-old woman had her handbag snatched off her shoulder as she waiting to cross the road in Guildford at the weekend.

The victim had pressed the button on a pedestrian crossing opposite the Yvonne Arnaud theatre when a man approached her from behind and whilst dragging the bag from the victim he pulled her to the ground.

The Guildford Borough Council Community Safety Wardens, have been praised for their exceptional partnership working with schools in Ash and Guildford and have been shortlisted in the 2009 South East Warden Awards for excellent ‘Partnership Working’.

Are you bored, have no where to go in the evenings, weekends or holidays. Are you looking to join a new club, broaden your knowledge, have fun or simply looking to meet new people?

If you can answer yes to any of the above then you should come along to the Guildford Youth Day on Sunday 8 March in the George Abbot Public House car park in Guildford Town Centre between 10am – 3pm. The event will be attended by the Guildford Neighbourhood Policing Team as well as Community Safety Wardens from the Safer Guildford Partnership which has provided some of the funding.