| March 2026 | |
| Any time | Check out the Local Business Directory again on the OVRA website. Another 2 local businesses have been added, both of which are offering potentially life changing services: The Myriad Collective and Sorting Out Surrey. If you run a business locally and would like to be included in our directory please send your details to info@ovra.org.uk . It is completely free to be listed. |
| First half of March | Consider if your hedge needs a serious cut back in order to maintain at least 1m of pavement outside your property throughout the summer. If you would like recommendations of experienced and trustworthy hedge cutters email us on info@ovra.org.uk. Thank you everyone for doing your bit to keep our pavements clear for the community! |
| Saturday 28th February | 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. |
| Sunday 1st March | Mount Volunteers Scrub Clearance 10am – 1pm Refreshments provided. If you would like to come along pleaseemail mountvolunteers@gmail.com No experience required! |
| Sunday 1st March | Self Defence Workshop for Mums and their Teenage Daughters 4 – 6pm All Saints Church Hall. £16 To book a place contact Lisa Popplewell on 07778 446369 More classes coming, including adults only. Get in touch with Lisa on the number above to secure your interest. |
| Tuesday 3rd March | Guildford Travel Club Talk – In Search of Tierra del Fuego Village Hall. 7:30 for 8pm start. Members Free. Visitors £7 on the door |
| Wednesday 4th March | Cathedral Tots 10am in the Cathedral A relaxed family service with a Bible story, craft activity, and refreshments. |
| Wednesday 4th March | Free Lunchtime Recital – Knibbs and Howard present “Ethel Smyth: The Stormy Petrel” A concert followed by a brief talk by Chloe Knibbs (composer) and Teresa Howard (librettist) 1.10pm – 2.30pm Free but please book tickets PATS Studio One, Stag Hill Campus, University of Surrey |
| Wednesday 4th March | Open Seminar at UniS: Living well on a finite planet: A multidimensional systems approach to sustainability 1-1.45pm. Rm 02AA01 |
| Wednesday 4th March | WI Talk- Plant Passion by Claire Brown Village Hall. 7.30 – 9.30pm. Onslow Village WI is a group for women that meets on the first Wednesday of every month. Membership is £54 a year. New members are always welcome. 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 |
| Wednesday 4th March | Toulson Law Lecture 2026: The Ever-Developing Common Law By Lady Chief Justice, The Right Honourable Baroness Carr 4.45 – 8pm (reception and lecture, lecture 5.45-7pm) Free but booking essential Rik Medlik Building, Stag Hill Campus |
| Thursday 5th March | Free Cathedral Coffee Concert: Jozef Gaszka Cathedral Organ Scholar Coffee served at the back of the Cathedral from 10.30am, concert 11.15am – 12 noon. |
| Thursday 5th March | Guildford Jazz at the University: Alan Barnes Octet presents “Copperfield” 8pm Performing Arts Studio Tickets: £22 (Guildford Jazz members £18) For anyone who loves Jazz and loves Dickens! |
| Sunday 8th March | UniS Chamber Choir Concert – Her Songs of Spring Guildford United Reformed Church, Portsmouth Road. 3pm Free with retiring collection |
| Sunday 8th March | International Women’s Day Jungle Body Fitness Fundraiser £10 6.45-7.30pm Onslow Village Hall Join a fun and joyous fitness class with Jungle body to celebrate IWD! Raising money for ‘Sophie’s Legacy’ – campaigning to bring food and support to parents and families in hospital. Sign up by contacting Lisa Popplewell on 07778 446369 |
| Monday 9th March | Opening day of ‘From Darkness to Light’ art exhibition at St Mary’s Church. 9th March – 5th April. Free entry, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays 11am – 3pm |
| Tuesday 10th March | OVRA AGM – Everyone welcome! 7.45pm – 9.30pm Onslow Village Hall |
| Wednesday 11th March | Free Lunchtime Recital – Ahmed Dickinson Cardenas 1.10pm – 2pm PATS Studio One, Stag Hill Campus, University of Surrey |
| Wednesday 11th March | Open Seminar at UniS: Sustainability Initiatives being implemented on the UniS campus 1-1.45pm Rm 14AA02 |
| Friday 13th and Saturday 14th March | An Evening of Radiohead 7.30pm. Guildford Cathedral |
| Saturday 14th March | Guildford Chamber Choir Concert – The Passing of the Year 7.30pm. St. Nicolas Church |
| Saturday 14th March | Guildford Choral Concert – Mass in Time of War 7.30pm Holy Trinity Church |
| Saturday 14th March | Guildford Saints FC Quiz 7pm Onslow Village Hall If you love a good local quiz click on the link above to find out more! |
| Monday 16th March | 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 and battery replacement for NHS supplied hearing aids. |
| Tuesday 17th March | Guildford Travel Club Talk – Britain’s Pilgrim PathsVillage Hall. 7.30 for 8pm start. Members Free. Visitors £7 on the door |
| Wednesday 18thMarch | Onslow Village Gardening Club : Spring show and seed sewingVillage Hall. 7:30pm Members free, visitors £3 |
| Wednesday 18th March | Free Lunchtime recital: Music across Borders 1.10pm – 2pmPATS Studio One, Stag Hill Campus, University of Surrey |
| Thursday 19th March | Free evening concert: INTRASPECT VIII 7.30pm-9pm An evening of experimental music featuring live electronics, acoustic and digital improvisation and live video. PATS Studio One, Stag Hill Campus, University of Surrey |
| Saturday 21th March | Guildford Repair Café : Free repair service for household items. Please book your repair via the website before you come. 10am – 12noon, The Hive in Park Barn |
| Saturday 21st March | Vivace Chorus A Cappella Concert – A Symphony of Voices 7.30pm. Holy Trinity Church |
| Saturday 21st March | Waverley Singers: Exaltation! 7pm. Guildford Cathedral |
| Sunday 22nd March | Children for Children: Talented Young Musicians in Concert 3pm Guildford United Reformed Church Free with retiring collection for Cheryl King Trust |
| Tuesday 24th March | Institute of Physics Public Lecture: Cosmic Messengers: A History of Meteoritics 7-8.30pm Lecture Theatre Block, Stag Hill Campus Free, just turn up |
| Wednesday 25th March | Guildford RSPB Talk: Thursley – what it takes to manage such a valuable nature reserve 7.30pm. Onslow Village Hall £1 members, £3 non-members |
| Wednesday 25th March | Free Lunchtime recital: Rhythm and Soul 1.10pm – 2pm PATS Studio One, Stag Hill Campus, University of Surrey |
| Thursday 26th March | Story Time at the Cathedral 11am – 11.45am in Season’s Café Songs, stories and rhymes for preschoolers and carers. Free but booking recommended. |
| Saturday 28th March -Saturday 11th April | OVRA’s Easter Egg Trail 2026! The trail will be available to download from the website homepage or pick up a copy from All Saints foyer or Georgie’s Cafe. Details will be emailed out as soon as the trail is available. Complete the trail whenever you want over this period. Suitable for ages 3+. Free to take part and a prize for every child who completes the challenge! |
| Saturday 28th March | Craft Day with Karen Telfer in the Village Hall, 10am – 3pm £25 |
| Saturday 28th March | 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. |
| Saturday 28th March | IGCR Evening Concert: Francisco Correa (Guitar) and Emily Andrews (Flute) 7.30-9pm PATS Studio One. Tickets £6 |
| Saturday 28th March | UniS Orchestra and Choir 7.30-9.15pm. University Hall. Tickets £6 |
| Sunday 29th March | Palm Sunday Services at All Saints Church All Age Communion at 10am, starting with a procession from the top of Vicarage Gate at 9.50am. Choral Meditation on the Passion 6pm |
| Tuesday 31st March | Guildford Travel Club Talk – Brighton to the Taj by Rail Village Hall. 7.30 for 8pm start. Members Free. Visitors £7 on the door |
| Wednesday 1st April | WI Talk- Surrey Search and Rescue by James Sutton Village Hall. 7.30 – 9.30pm. |
| Easter Week | Easter Week Services at All Saints Church Maundy Thursday, 2nd April Holy Communion 9.30am Holy Communion with Foot Washing, 8pm followed by a vigi from 9-10pm Good Friday, 3rd April ‘Walking with Jesus to the Cross’ 10.30am ‘The Watch’ 12noon – 1pm Easter Day, 5th April Sunrise Communion Service 5.30am All Age Family Communion 10am |
| Ongoing Exhibitions and Events GSA productions: This month the GSA are putting on ‘High Button Shoes’ and ‘Saturday Night’. Most productions are in the Ivy Arts Centre, which is the large building behind the silver stag at the entrance to Stag Hill Campus. Tickets are usually £16. Watts Gallery: Women of Influence: The Pattle Sisters Watts Contemporary Gallery (free): From 8th Feb : Lines and Lineage: Three Wood Engravers All works for sale Cathedral Art Exhibition: Women Change Makers. 17th Feb – 22nd March University Research Opportunity Do you know a young woman between 16 and 19 years who would be available for an online interview, one-to-one or with a friend? This project is researching the best ways to reach young women with information on the effects of alcohol on health and pregnancy. Interviews will take place online and last about 60 minutes. Participants will receive a £35 gift voucher following completion of the interview. Interested? Contact Kemi Akagwu via email: o.akagwu@surrey.ac.uk or by sending a text message to 07934 548435 to learn more about how to participate. Become a Volunteer for ‘Care for Guildford’ Do you have a car? Could you spare an odd hour, weekly or monthly, to drive people – mostly the elderly – to essential medical appointments? Volunteering is very flexible, to fit around your timings, with no regular commitment needed.This year we celebrate our 50th anniversary and so have set ourselves the challenge of finding 50 new volunteers during the year.There are several of us from Onslow Village who already volunteer and it would be great to have some more!For more information follow the link above. | |
| February 2026 | |
| Any time | Check out the Local Business Directory on the OVRA website. Over 30 local businesses are listed with the products and services they provide, including a brand new addition: Joanna Abel Nutrition. If you run a business locally and would like to be included in our directory please send your details to info@ovra.org.uk . It is completely free to be listed. |
| Any time during February | Consider if your hedge needs a serious cut back in order to maintain at least 1m of pavement outside your property throughout the summer. February is the best time to do this for beech hedges. If you would like recommendations of experienced and trustworthy hedge cutters email us on info@ovra.org.uk. Thank you everyone for doing your bit to keep our pavements clear for the community! |
| Any time until July if you know or are a 16 – 19 year old young woman who would like to earn a £35 gift voucher for taking part in some University research. | University Research Opportunity Do you know a young woman between 16 and 19 years who would be available for an online interview, one-to-one or with a friend? My project is researching the best ways to reach young women with information on the effects of alcohol on health and pregnancy. Interviews will take place online and last about 60 minutes. Participants will receive a £35 gift voucher following completion of the interview. Interested? Contact me, Kemi Akagwu via email: o.akagwu@surrey.ac.uk or by sending a text message to 07934 548435 to learn more about how to participate. |
| Any time | Become a Volunteer for ‘Care for Guildford’ Do you have a car? Could you spare an odd hour, weekly or monthly, to drive people – mostly the elderly – to essential medical appointments? Volunteering is very flexible, to fit around your timings, with no regular commitment needed. This year we celebrate our 50th anniversary and so have set ourselves the challenge of finding 50 new volunteers during the year.There are several of us from Onslow Village who already volunteer and it would be great to have some more!For more information follow the link above. |
| Friday 30th Jan | OVRA’s Great Big Community Quiz – Sold out! In the Village Hall. 7pm to get seated, buy your drinks, and start on the table rounds. Quiz starts promptly at 7.30pm.Light refreshments provided, but feel free to bring your own nibbles! |
| Saturday 31st Jan | Stamp and Postcard Fair 9.30am – 2.30pm in John’s Hall |
| Saturday 31st Jan | Mount Volunteers Scrub Clearance 10am – 1pm Refreshments provided. If you would like to come along please email mountvolunteers@gmail.com No experience required! |
| Tuesday 3rd Feb | Guildford Travel Club Talk – Members’ Evening TalksVillage Hall. 7:30 for 8pm start. Members Free. Visitors £7 on the door |
| Wednesday 4th Feb | Cathedral Tots 10am in the Cathedral A relaxed family service with a Bible story, craft activity, and refreshments. |
| Wednesday 4th Feb | Free Lunchtime Recital – varied programme by 2nd and 3rd year students 1.10pm – 2pm PATS Studio One, Stag Hill Campus, University of Surrey |
| Wednesday 4th Feb | WI Talk– Reports from Coastal StationsVillage Hall. 7.30 – 9.30pm. Onslow Village WI is a group for women that meets on the first Wednesday of every month. Membership is £48 a year. New members are always welcome. 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 5th Feb | Free Cathedral Coffee Concert: Jane Cameron, cello Coffee served at the back of the Cathedral from 10.30am, concert 11.15am – 12 noon. |
| Saturday 7th Feb | Craft and FleaAt the Cathedral. 11am – 4pm. Tickets £3 |
| Sunday 8th Feb | Guildford Music Society concert: Peter Wright (Organ) Guildford United Reformed Church, Portsmouth Road. 3pm |
| Wednesday 11th Feb | Free Lunchtime Recital – Chamber Music 1.10pm – 2pm PATS Studio One, Stag Hill Campus, University of Surrey |
| Monday 16th Feb | 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 and battery replacement for NHS supplied hearing aids. |
| Tuesday 17th Feb | All Saints Pancake Party 5 – 6.45pm Join us in the church hall for pancakes cooked and flipped to order! We’ll have a selection of toppings available. We’ll also have a few activities for the children. No need to book, just turn up. Donations would be very welcome. |
| Tuesday 17th Feb | Guildford Travel Club Talk – Exploring Portugal: Beyond Lisbon Village Hall. 7.30 for 8pm start. Members Free. Visitors £7 on the door |
| Wednesday 18h Feb | Onslow Village Gardening Club Talk : Tree Planting and aftercare Village Hall. 7:30pm Members free, visitors £3 |
| Thursday 19th Feb | Family Fun Day at the Cathedral10am – 12.30pm Tickets free, but booking essential. Children must be accompanied by an adult. |
| Wednesday 18th Feb | Free Lunchtime recital: 2nd and 3rd year perform a varied programme 1.10pm – 2pm PATS Studio One, Stag Hill Campus, University of Surrey |
| Saturday 22nd Feb | Craft Day with Karen Telfer in the Village Hall, 10am – 3pm £25 |
| Saturday 21th Feb | Guildford Repair Café : Free repair service for household items. Please book your repair via the website before you come.10am – 12noon, The Hive in Park Barn |
| Sunday 22nd Feb | All Saint’s Lent Lunch 12 noon in All Saints Church Hall No need to book, just turn up and enjoy a simple soup lunch. We will be taking donations for the Koens family for the valuable support that they give the Wycliffe Bible translators in Papua New Guinea. |
| Tuesday 24th Feb | Institute of Physics Lecture: ‘Before the Algorithm: The Human Story of AI A free lecture open to all but booking required. 7 – 8.30pm LTG, Lecture Theatre Block, Stag Hill Campus, University of Surrey |
| Thursday 26th Feb | Story Time at the Cathedral11am – 11.45am in Season’s Café Songs, stories and rhymes for preschoolers and carers. Free but booking recommended. |
| Friday 27th Feb | Pink Floyd by Candlelight 7.30pm in the cathedral. |
| Saturday 28th Feb | The Music of ABBA by Candlelight 7.30pm in the Cathedral |
| Saturday 28th Feb | 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. |
| Sunday 1st March | Mount Volunteers Scrub Clearance 10am – 1pm Refreshments provided. If you would like to come along pleaseemail mountvolunteers@gmail.com No experience required! |
| Ongoing Exhibitions and Events GSA productions: This month the GSA are putting on The Watsons, Macbeth, Monster Bride, Dead Wings, Mermaid, and Onegin. Most productions are in the Ivy Arts Centre, which is the large building behind the silver stag at the entrance to Stag Hill Campus. Tickets are usually £16. Watts Gallery: Women of Influence: The Pattle Sisters Watts Contemporary Gallery (free): From 8th Feb : Lines and Lineage: Three Wood Engravers All works for sale | |
| January 2026 | |
| Any time | View this year’s amazing advent windows on the website gallery. |
| Any time from January 3rd | Buy Tickets for OVRA’s Great Big Community Quiz. (Friday January 30th, in the Village Hall) This is a quiz for people who can’t do quizzes but love to have a go! Where the community is providing the content – the Preschools have helped with the Art Round, the Brownies and Guides have helped with the History Round, musicians in the village have helped with the Music Round ….. you get the idea! It’s going to be great fun with lots of laughs! Come as a team of 8 or let us add you to a team on the night. Tickets £10. Bar available all evening, bring your own snacks! This is OVRA’s main fundraiser for the year enabling us to keep OVRA free for all.Tickets on sale from 3rd January |
| Any timeFor Sporty People! Help us with the quiz! | Calling all sporty people in Onslow Village (any age!) We need your help for the Sports round in the quiz above!We’re trying to get 200 sporty people in the village to fill in our easy online questionnaire and so far we’re only up to 58! We’ll be using your answers to create a sports round for the quiz – think Pointless or Family Fortunes.Please follow the link below and encourage any other sporty people in your household (including children!) to fill it in too. Onslow Village Residents Association Community Quiz – Fill out form |
| Any timeFor runners | Are you interested in joining a Running Club in Onslow Village? It’s just an idea at the moment but if you might be interested in joining a friendly group of local runners once or twice a week please contact Richard on OnslowVillageRC@gmail.com |
| Tuesday 6th January | Guildford Travel Club Talk – Into the Great Wilderness Village Hall 7.30pm talk starts at 8pmMembers free, Vistors are welcome £7 on the door. |
| Sunday 11th January | Mount Volunteers Scrub Clearance 10am – 1pm Refreshments provided. If you would like to come along please email mountvolunteers@gmail.com No experience required! |
| Wednesday 14thJanuary | Cathedral Tots 10am in the Cathedral A relaxed family service with a Bible story, craft activity, and refreshments. This month’s theme: God’s Wonderful Love – Everyone Welcome |
| Thursday 15thJanuary | Godalming Orchestra are looking for more players – especially string players! We meet every Thursday in term time from 7.30pm – 9.30pm in United Church, Bridge Road, Godalming. A number of people from Onslow Village belong to this friendly orchestra. For further information please contact Vince Godfrey (the conductor): vinnie_godfrey@live.co.uk |
| Saturday 17th January | Guildford Repair Café : Free repair service for household items. Follow the link to register your repair. 10am – 12noon, The Hive in Park Barn |
| Monday 19th January | 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 and battery replacement for NHS supplied hearing aids. |
| Tuesday 20th January | Guildford Travel Club Talk – Iceland: Land of Fire and Ice Village Hall 7.30pm talk starts at 8pm Members free, Visitors are welcome £7 on the door. |
| Wednesday 21stJanuary | Onslow Village Garden Club Talk – Gardening Naturally Village Hall. 7.30pm. Visitors are welcome £3 on the door |
| Wednesday 21stJanuary | Free Astronomy Evening at the University – talk followed by stargazing (weather permitting) 7.15pm – 9.15pm. Booking essential, opens 2 weeks before the event. |
| Friday 23rd January | Queen by Candlelight. At the Cathedral. 7.30pm. Tickets £35 |
| Saturday 24th January | Craft Day with Karen Telfer in the Village Hall, 10am – 3pm £25 |
| Saturday 24th January | 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. NB. This is also the weekend of the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch. |
| Saturday 24th January | Vivace Chorus “Come and Sing” Bruckner, Schumann, Whitacre and others 10am – 4.30pm Guildford Baptist Church. £25, but tenors go free! |
| Saturday 24th January | Guildford Symphony Orchestra’s Young Artists Concert 3.30pm Holy Trinity Church |
| Saturday 24th January | Fleetwood Mac by Candlelight At the Cathedral. 7.30pm Tickets £35 |
| Wednesday 28thJanuary | Taize Service at the Cathedral 8 – 9pm |
| Friday 30th January | OVRA’s Great Big Community Quiz Doors open 7pm for 7.30pm start. Bar all evening, bring your own snacks For people who love the idea of quizzes but don’t usually know any of the answers! Fun and laughter guaranteed! Come as a team of 8 or on your own and we’ll add you to a team on the night. Tickets £10 each on sale from 3rd January. |
| Saturday 31st January | Stamp and Postcard Fair John’s Hall, next to the Village Hall. 9.30am – 2.30pm |
| Saturday 31st | Mount Volunteers Scrub Clearance 10am – 1pm Refreshments provided. If you would like to come along please email mountvolunteers@gmail.com No experience required! |
| Ongoing Exhibitions and Events Exhibition at the Cathedral: Children’s Diocesan School’s Art. This year’s theme ‘Joy to the World’. Closes on 2nd Feb. Watts Gallery: Women of Influence: The Pattle Sisters Watts Contemporary Gallery:In Print: Seven NB: Watts Gallery has changed it’s opening days, it is now closed on both Monday and Tuesday (including the shop and Tea Room) | |
| Help with Research at University of SurreySilas Purja, research postgraduate in Mechanical Engineering at UniS is still looking for volunteers aged 65+ to help with his research into preventing falls. Click here for more information and details on how to sign up. 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). Enrolling until 2027. For more information click here. | |
| December 2025 | |
| Any day from 1st – 31st December from 4 – 8pm | Visit the advent windows! We were hoping to get to 48, and thanks to everyone’s wonderful support we got there….. and beyond! By the 24th December there will be 52 advent windows being lit up every evening between 4 – 8pm. Download the map here to find out when and where the windows will be appearing and then take a stroll to see them! Alternatively, if you’d prefer to see them from the comfort of your own home visit the Advent Window Gallery on the OVRA website where new windows will be added each day. A huge thank you to everyone who is creating a window for us this year and bringing such pleasure to our community! |
| Tuesday 2nd December | XY Strings Christmas Carol Evening at St. Nicolas’ Church 6.30pm Entrance free, retiring collection for The Children’s Society |
| Tuesday 2nd December | Guildford Travel Club Talk – Agatha and the Blue RiverVillage Hall 7.30pm talk starts at 8pm Members free, Vistors are welcome £7 on the door. |
| Wednesday 3rdDecember | WI Christmas Crafting 7.30pm in Onslow Village Hall If you’re interested in coming along for a taster, email OnslowVillageWI@outlook.com |
| Wednesday 3rdDecember | Vivaldi Four Seasons at Christmas by Candlelight Guildford Cathedral 7.30 – 9.30pm |
| Wednesday 3rdDecember | Cathedral Tots 10am in the Cathedral A relaxed family service with a Bible story, craft activity, and refreshments. This month’s theme: God’s Wonderful Love – The Greatest Gift |
| Wednesday 3rdDecember | Free lunchtime classical recital at the University 1.10pm – 2pm PATS Studio One, Stag Hill Campus. |
| Thursday 4th December | Godalming Orchestra Christmas Concert 8pm Godalming United Church Entry free. Everyone welcome. If you’re looking for a local orchestra to join this is an excellent opportunity to come and visit this small and friendly orchestra which includes several musicians from Onslow Village. |
| Thursday 4th December | Free Ensembles Concert at the University 7.30 – 9.30pm PATS Studio One, Stag Hill Campus Free but reserve tickets via link above. |
| Saturday 6th December | Craft Day with Karen Telfer in the Village Hall, 10am – 3pm £25 |
| Saturday 6th December | University of Surrey Orchestra and Choir University Hall. 7.30 – 9.30pm. Tickets £8 |
| Sunday 7th December | Christingle services at All Saints Church Café-style Altogether Worship at 10am Tea-time Church at 4pm |
| Tuesday 9th December | XY Strings Christmas Carol Evening at United Reformed Church 6.30pm. Free entry, retiring collection in aid of Street Angels and Cherry Trees. |
| Friday 12th December | Community Carol Singing and Mulled Wine Under the twinkling lights outside the Village Hall, (inside if wet) Grab your favourite Christmas hat and your mug for the mulled wine and come and join us for this really special community event – it’s what Christmas is all about! Mulled wine on sale from 5.45pm. Singing 6.15 – 6.45pm. Download your song sheet here. Everyone welcome! |
| Saturday 13thDecember | Stamp and Postcard Fair John’s Hall, next to the Village Hall. 9.30am – 2.30pm |
| Saturday 13thDecember | Guildford Choral Concert – O Come, Emmanuel Holy Trinity Church, 7.30pm |
| Saturday 13thDecember | Something Fantastic’s Cosy Christmas Concert Onslow Village Hall, 7.30pm |
| Saturday 13thDecember | The Snowman Concert Guildford Cathedral. 2-3pm, 3.45 – 4.45pm, 6.30 – 7.30pm |
| Sunday 14th December | Nine Lessons & Carols at All Saints Church 6pm. All Saints Church, Vicarage Gate |
| Sunday 14th December | Something Fantastic’s Cosy Christmas Concert Onslow Village Hall, 3pm |
| Sunday 14thDecember | Mount Volunteers Scrub Clearance 10am – 1pm Refreshments provided. If you would like to come along please email mountvolunteers@gmail.com No experience required! |
| Monday 15h December | 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 and battery replacement for NHS supplied hearing aids. |
| Tuesday 16thDecember | Guildford Travel Club Talk – More Adventures in the Wild Village Hall 7.30pm talk starts at 8pm Members free, Vistors are welcome £7 on the door. |
| Saturday 20thDecember | Guildford Repair Café : Free repair service for household items. 10am – 12noon, The Hive in Park Barn |
| Sunday 21st December | Morning Worship and Nativity at All Saints Church 10am |
| Wednesday 24thDecember | Crib Service 4pm. All Saints Church |
| Thursday 25thDecember | Christmas Day All-Age Communion10am. All Saints Church |
| Ongoing Exhibitions and EventsGuildford School of Acting: If you want relatively cheap but quality theatre that is within easy walking distance of Onslow Village check out the GSA productions. This month they are putting on Tom’s Midnight Garden. Watts Gallery: Women of Influence: The Pattle Sisters Watts Contemporary Gallery:In Print: SevenIlluminate – Guildford Castle. From 15th November – 4th January | |
| Help with Research at University of Surrey Silas Purja, research postgraduate in Mechanical Engineering at UniS is still looking for volunteers aged 65+ to help with his research into preventing falls. Click here for more information and details on how to sign up. 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). Enrolling until 2027. For more information click here. | |
| Beautiful Nordman Fir Christmas Trees Delivered to your door If you would like to take advantage of Dan Lowe’s offer of free delivery to anywhere in the Onslow area simply text or WhatsApp him on 07947 769189. Or email him on dlowegardens@yahoo.com | |
| November 2025 | |
| Any time before November 16th | Sign up to make an Advent Window! Full details of what’s involved can be found here. We have over 20 volunteers so far but we’d love to get to 48 this year so why not give it a go? It such a lovely tradition to be part of. To volunteer simply email info@ovra.org.uk |
| Saturday 1st November | Guildford Chamber Choir Concert – Queen of Heaven Music for voices and brass. Holy Trinity Church 7pm |
| Saturday 1st November | Guildford Choral Concert – Behold the Sea 7.30pm GLive |
| Saturday 1st November | Craft and Flea Market at the Cathedral 10am – 4pm £3 entry |
| Tuesday 4th November | Guildford Travel Club Talk – Don’t Forget the Laughter Village Hall 7.30pm talk starts at 8pm Members free, Vistors are welcome £7 on the door. |
| Wednesday 5thNovember | Cathedral Tots 10am in the Cathedral A relaxed family service with a Bible story, craft activity, and refreshments. This month’s theme: God’s Wonderful Love – Prophets and Priests |
| Wednesday 5thNovember | Free lunchtime classical recital at the University 1.10pm – 2pm PATS Studio One, Stag Hill Campus. |
| Wednesday 5thNovember | Pancreatic Cancer Awareness and Public Perspectives 1 – 3pm Austen Pearce Lecture Theatres 1 and 2 This free event is open to all, though particularly relevant to those aged 50+. It is both informative as well as an opportunity to help researchers to develop a new tool for diagnosis. |
| Wednesday 5thNovember | WI AGM with Pizza Supper and WineVillage Hall. 7.30 – 9.30pm. |
| Wednesday 5thNovember | Roland Clift Lecture 2025 – Delivering an Equitable Low Carbon and Clean Air Future 6 – 8pm Rik Medlik building, Stag Hill Campus Looks like a fascinating free lecture for anyone interested in the best way forward for decarbonisation. |
| Thursday 6th November | Tribute to George Michael Concert at the Cathedral 7.30 – 10pm |
| Friday 7th November | Bill Laurance Trio – Guildford Jazz at the University 8pm |
| Saturday 8th November | All Saints Bonfire and Fireworks 6pm. Entry by tickets only – Tickets SOLD OUT |
| Saturday 8th November | The Great Gatsby Ball in the Cathedral 5pm or 8.30pm |
| Sunday 9th November | Remembrance Service including uniformed groups. 10am All Saints Church Brownies and Guides Cake sale in the hall after the service raising money for The Royal British Legion. Click here to find details of other acts of Remembrance in Guildford |
| Sunday 9th November | Mount Volunteers Scrub Clearance 10am – 1pm Refreshments provided. If you would like to come along please emailmountvolunteers@gmail.com. No experience required! |
| Wednesday 12thNovember | Free lunchtime concert at the University – Shirley Smart (Cello) and Inja Stanovic (Piano) 1.10pm – 2pm PATS Studio One, Stag Hill Campus. |
| Wednesday 12thNovember | Adams-Sweeting Lecture: The Geopolitics of the Internet and its Implications for the Governance of AI 6 – 7.30pm Rik Medlik Building Another fascinating free lecture at the University! |
| Thursday 13thNovember | Cathedral Coffee Concert – Jeanne Kalorkorti (piano) and Theo Kalorkorti (xylophone) Free monthly concert Coffee served from 10:30 am at the back of the cathedral with the concert starting promptly at 11:15 am and concluding at 12:00 noon. |
| Thursday 13thNovember | Mini Christmas Market at the Cathedral 10am – 2pm in Season’s Cafe |
| Friday 14th November | WI Quiz (sold out) Village hall 7pm for a prompt start of questions at 7.30pm |
| Saturday 15thNovember | Craft Day with Karen Telfer in the Village Hall, 10am – 3pm £25 |
| Saturday 15thNovember | Guildford Repair Café : Free repair service for household items.10am – 12noon, The Hive in Park Barn |
| Saturday 15thNovember | Beyond Words: How Music Creates Meaning Free family orchestral concert with opportunity to try out a selection of instruments during the interval. 3 – 5.30pm United Reformed Church, Guildford |
| Sunday 16th November | Guildford Music Society Concert – Sarah Beth Briggs (Piano) 3pm. United Reformed Church |
| Monday 17th November | 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 and battery replacement for NHS supplied hearing aids. |
| Tuesday 18thNovember | Guildford Travel Club Talk – Tibbets Hidden Treasure: Mt.Kailas Village Hall 7.30pm talk starts at 8pm Members free, Vistors are welcome £7 on the door. |
| Wednesday 19thNovember | Free lunchtime concert at the University – Pop 1.10pm – 2pmPATS Studio One, Stag Hill Campus. |
| Wednesday 19thNovember | Garden Club – AGM and Festive Social Village Hall 7.30pm |
| Wednesday 19thNovember | University of Surrey and Guildford Astronomical Society- Stargazing Event 7.15pm – 9.15pm Free event but booking essential. Booking opens 2 weeks before the event. |
| Wednesday 19thNovember | Surrey Hills Symposium 2025 – Finding Adventure in your local landscape 5 – 8pm Stag Hill Campus If you love spending time outdoors in the Surrey Hills this free mini festival looks great! |
| Wednesday 19thNovember | Nadia Eide’s Winter Light at Guildford Cathedral 7pm |
| Friday 21st and Saturday 22ndNovember | Guildford Cathedral Christmas Fair 10am – 4pm. £3 entry |
| Saturday 22ndNovember | Mental Health Foundation Fundraising Concert 3pm All Saints Church Preceded by an Art and Cake Sale from 2pm Tickets £8 This should be a fantastic concert organised by Michelle Tse Wun Wong and students and alumni from the UniS music department. Follow the link above for details of how to buy tickets. It would be great to support this fundraising venture on our doorstep! |
| Wednesday 26thNovember | Free lunchtime concert at the University – Classical recital 1.10pm – 2pm PATS Studio One, Stag Hill Campus. |
| Thursday 27thNovember | Story Time at the Cathedral11am – 11.45am in Season’s Café Songs, stories and rhymes for preschoolers and carers. Free but booking recommended. |
| Thursday 27thNovember | Erik Satie Centenary Concert 7 – 9pm. PATS Studio One Free concert celebrating the work of composer Erik Satie |
| Saturday 29thNovember | 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. |
| Saturday 29thNovember | Etsy Guildford Christmas Market 10am – 4pm. At Guildford Cathedral Entry free |
| Sunday 30th November | Advent Carol Service at the Cathedral 6pm |
| Ongoing Exhibitions and Events Guildford School of Acting: If you want relatively cheap but quality theatre that is within easy walking distance of Onslow Village check out the GSA productions. This month they are putting on productions of Dying for It, Wonderland, The Divine Mrs S, Working-the musical, and Skellig. University of Surrey: Festival of Social Science: Runs until 8th November with some slightly niche but fascinating free events! Being Human Festival: 6 – 15th November: A celebration of arts and humanities research, at multiple venues across Surrey, but some very local. Most events free. Watts Gallery: Scented Visions: Smell in Art 1850 – 1915. ends on 9th November with Women of Influence: The Pattle Sisters opening on 27th November Watts Contemporary Gallery: Peter Brookes: Political Cartoonist of The Times ends on 23rdNovember, with In Print: Seven opening on 27th November Illuminate – Guildford Castle. From 15th November – 4th January | |
| Help with Research at University of Surrey Silas Purja, research postgraduate in Mechanical Engineering at UniS is still looking for volunteers aged 65+ to help with his research into preventing falls. Click here for more information and details on how to sign up. 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). Enrolling until 2027. For more information click here. | |
