People turned out in droves to attend the Community Bike Clinic event held in Fairfield Rise, Westborough (on Thursday 18 February) and enjoy the chance to gain free hands on bike maintenance and repair training.

The activity organised in an initiative to help shoppers in Guildford enjoy a crime-free Christmas led to the number of offences committed on Saturday (19 December) to fall by 75 per cent in comparison to the same day last year.

If you want a drink, stop and think. How will you get home?

‘Plan your journey in advance and get home safely’ is the key message from the Safer Guildford Partnership this Christmas.

To make sure you have a great night out and a safe journey home avoiding the dangers of injury or death caused by drink driving, why not:

South West Surrey Outreach Service has received a highly commended award for its customer service at the first ever awards ceremony held by national charity Chapter 1. The service fought off stiff competition with more than 50 nominations received for just six awards.

Outreach Service Project Manager, Pauline, explained: ‘We’re very proud to have received this commendation, as all of Chapter 1’s projects do such wonderful work. It’s a real credit to the team here in Surrey.

Pupils of St Thomas of Canterbury Primary School are taking action against unwanted bad driving behaviour by participating in a speed watch campaign in the vicinity of their school on Thursday 12 November.

Looking for the perfect festive start to your Christmas? Then join Prince Charming - TV presenter Gethin Jones - and stars of the Yvonne Arnaud pantomime to celebrate a traditional Guildford Christmas on Thursday 19 November. The Christmas lights switch-on from the Guildhall balcony marks the start of the festive season and late night shopping in the countdown to Christmas.

Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford, on Thursday 26 November at 8pm

“In Europe we delude ourselves that female emancipation is a done thing; that women have acquired autonomy and respect in the communities where they live. You only have to go a few hundred kilometers away to find that the conditions of women are still catastrophic and based on ignorance and violence.” Dacia Maraini

Mess in Ash will not be tolerated is the clear message being sent out by members of the Safer Guildford Partnership who are taking action by holding a litter and dog fouling awareness day (26 October) as part of Guilford Borough Council’s commitment to creating a cleaner, safer, greener Guildford.

ALCOHOL AWARENESS WEEK: TIME TO RETHINK YOUR DRINK?

People in Guildford are being urged to ‘rethink your drink’ during Alcohol Awareness Week, (Monday 19– Sunday 25 October).

The Safer Guildford Partnership is supporting the Government’s ‘Know Your Limits’ campaign, which is encouraging people across the country to take stock of how much they are drinking by keeping a drink diary for the week.

Don’t suffer in silence - Speak out with the help of domestic abuse awareness week

1 in 4 women in Surrey have suffered domestic abuse from a male partner, and the Safer Guildford Partnership is committed to tackling domestic abuse by supporting victims.

Guildford’s communities will be asked to ‘open their eyes and ears’ to Hate Crime this week as the Safer Guildford Partnership’s Hate Crime Group hosts a one-day event outside the Spectrum Leisure Centre (on the grassed area) on Thursday 13 August from 10am – 3pm.

Hate crime is a crime and it can manifest itself in a variety of ways and is often a result of someone’s prejudice towards a victim’s race, gender, religion, disability or sexual orientation. So if an individual believes s/he is a victim because of s/he is part of a group, the crime would be recorded as a hate crime.

A vibrant consultation evening took place recently at East Horsley Youth Club where more than 30 young people got involved in planning the future of their club.

Bruce Paterson, Rural Community Safety Warden Guildford East, said: “The club is a great place for young people to meet and take part in lots of different activities, and lots of events have been planned for the future.”

A surge of enthusiastic neighbours, residents, and friends have joined together to start a new Neighbourhood Watch Scheme in Bryanstone Avenue, Stoughton.

A security awareness day is being held by the Safer Guildford Partnership on Sunday 19 July to help combat the rising level of thefts from garden sheds.

A specially constructed shed will be visiting various locations throughout the borough including Pirbright, Send, Ripley East and West Horsley, to demonstrate top tips and advice on how to keep your garden and shed valuables protected with easy and cost effective prevention measures.

Children in Ash and Tongham will have their knowledge of safety put to the test at this year’s school safety champions. The winning team will be presented with a prestigious shield by the Deputy Mayor of Guildford, Cllr Marsha Moseley, on Thursday 9 July.

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.