April 2025
| Any time | We had a great turn out at the AGM, but if you didn’t make it and want to catch up on all that went on – including presentations by 5 local initiatives click here for a full report. |
| Any time if you have a child aged 7 – 10 years who would like to take part in some real science research! | Psychology researchers at the University of Surrey are seeking 7-10-year-old children and their parent/guardian to participate in paid research (£50 voucher). The study involves a presurvey and a lab session at the University of Surrey (travel costs reimbursed). For more information click here. |
| April 5th – 21st | OVRA’s Easter Trail 2025! Completely free and open to all, any time. Suitable for ages 3+. Prize for any child who completes the challenge! Pick up copies of the Trail at D’s Hair Creations, Georgie’s Kitchen or All Saints Church, or download it here. Huge thanks to D’s Hair Creations, Georgie’s Kitchen, The Beauty Space and Surrey Property Lawyers for sponsoring this event. |
| Tuesday 1st April | Guildford Travel Club Talk – The Spectacular Island of Spitsbergen – Realm of the Polar Bear Village Hall. 7:30 for 8pm start. Members Free. Visitors £7 on the door |
| Wed 2nd April | Free Lunchtime Pop Concert– 2nd and 3rd year students performing a mixed programme of old and new pop and jazz music. 1.10pm – 2pm PATS Studio One, Stag Hill Campus, University of Surrey |
| Wed 2nd April | WI Talk- Musicals and Dance Village Hall. 7.30 – 9.30pm. Check out the rest of this year’s excellent programme here. Non-members can attend their first meeting for free but are then asked to join. If you’re interested in coming along for a taster, email OnslowVillageWI@outlook.com |
| Thursday 3rd April | Redevelopment of Guildford Park Road Car Park Consultation Event Grace Church, 70 Guildford Park Road. Drop in between 3pm – 8pm to find out more about the proposed development and to share your thoughts. |
| Sunday 6th April | Hedgehog Highways Launch Event – A joint project between All Saints Eco Group and OVRA 3pm. All Saints Church Hall. Free tea and cake Tara Pirie from UniS will be giving a family friendly, illustrated talk about hedgehogs and how we can help them thrive in Onslow Village. She will be demonstrating how to use a hedgehog tunnel to monitor hedgehog activity in your garden and there will be tunnels available to borrow. Everyone Welcome! |
| Tuesday 8th April | OVRA Local History Talk – How Guildford Grew when the Railways Came (including a brief history of Onslow Village). 8pm Onslow Village Hall. Everyone welcome. Entry by donation |
| Wed 9th April | Easter Family Fun Day at the Cathedral A free fun-filled Easter craft session suitable for children aged approx. 3 – 12 years. 10am. Booking essential. |
| Wed 9th April | The Arts Society Guildford Talk – The Dramatic Art of the London Underground. Doors open 7pm. Lecture starts at 8pm. Village Hall. Members free, non-members welcome £10 on the door. |
| Thursday 10th April | Free Cathedral Coffee Concert: Peter Hicks, Countertenor Coffee served at the back of the Cathedral from 10.30am, concert 11.15am – 12 noon. |
| Saturday 12th April | Centenary Garden Working Party Meet at the garden at 9.30am. If possible email Janet to let her know you’re coming: janet.hockley@btinternet.com |
| Tuesday 15th April | Guildford Travel Club Talk – AGM & America’s Historic East Village Hall. 7.30 for 8pm start. Members Free. Visitors £7 on the door |
| Wed 16th April | Onslow Village Gardening Club Talk: Herbs – History, Growing and Care by Belinda Allen Village Hall 7.30pm Visitors £3, Members Free (Refreshments £1) |
| Saturday 19th April | Guildford Repair Café : Free repair service for household items. 10am – 12noon, The Hive in Park Barn |
| Sunday 20th April | Easter Day Services at All Saints Sunrise Communion Service, 5.15am. An outdoor service around an open fire at the front of the church. Stay for breakfast afterwards at the Vicarage. All Age Family Communion, 10am. A family service to celebrate that Christ is Risen. Followed by an Easter Egg Hunt for the children. |
| Wed 23rd April | RSPB Talk: Birds of Moor and Mountain – Controversy or Co-operation? Village Hall 7.30 – 9.30pm. Members £1, Visitors £3 |
| Saturday 26th April | Craft Day with Karen Telfer in the Village Hall, 10am – 3pm £25 |
| Saturday 26th April | Orchard Project – All Saints Guildford All Saints Church Community Orchard Volunteer Work Mornings If you’d like to help us, contact the office at allsaintschurchgfd@gmail.com or just turn up to one of our volunteer mornings. Meet us near the metal shed halfway down the field between 10.30am and 1.00pm. We meet the last Saturday of each month. |
| Monday 28th April | Loseley Park Walled Garden opens for the season. 10.30am – 4.30pm, Sunday – Thursday each week until the end of August. A beautiful destination for a walk from Onslow Village. Refreshments available in ‘The White Garden Tea Hut’. Entrance expensive for a single visit, but consider becoming a Friend and get unlimited visits to the garden throughout the season for you and a friend and 10% off refreshments. Pays for itself after 2 visits. Watch the garden transform over the season! On a sunny day it’s a little bit of heaven! |
| Monday 28th April | All Saint’s Hear Here Clinic All Saints Church, Vicarage Gate. 2pm – 3pm (Third Monday of every month) A free drop-in service for hearing aid maintenance and advice. Provided by NHS trained volunteers. Offering re-tubing, ear moulding and battery replacement for NHS supplied hearing aids. |
| Ongoing Exhibitions and Events Watts Gallery: Flower Fairies Exhibition A delightful child friendly exhibition finishes on 27th April Watts Contemporary Gallery (free) : The Spirit of Charleston until 6th April, then Handcrafted from 10th April. All works for sale Watts Gallery Family Events – lots of trails and craft activities for children over the Easter Holidays. | |
