Ahead of its rescheduled 2021 season (taking place 16-25 September), Investec International Music Festival (IIMF) is delighted to announce the launch of its new initiative to encourage young music-makers in Surrey – part of its wide-ranging plans in 2022 to mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of Ralph Vaughan Williams. The beautiful Surrey…
Uncommon Power’: Lucy and Catherine Madox Brown is the first exhibition dedicated to the life, art and feminist legacies of sisters Lucy Rossetti (1843-1894) and Catherine Hueffer (1850-1927). Commonly referred to as the daughters of Ford Madox Brown (1821-1893), these two creative women grew up at the heart of the Pre-Raphaelite world and, as…
Richard Twose, one of the UK’s most acclaimed portrait painters, goes deep into the events of his extraordinary life in a new collection at the Catto Gallery in September. The show, Past Imperfect, sees the artist re-examine his wild biography – a journey that embraces evangelical Christianity, animal rights activism, revolutionary communism, multiple arrests,…
Colour in Clay, opening at Watts Contemporary Gallery on 18 September (until 31 October), brings together work by 10 of the UK’s most dynamic ceramic artists to celebrate contemporary approaches to colour in ceramic practice. From pure clay bodies to dazzling glazes, deep oxides and vivid surface decoration, the exhibition examines colour as a…
Today, organisers of the Guildford Book Festival are delighted to announce the line-up for the 2021 event, which returns to venues across the town between 3 and 10 October. Facing an uncertain future as a result of Covid-19, last year the Festival – which is a registered charity – launched an emergency fundraising appeal. …
Research from life-saving charity Air Ambulance Kent Surrey Sussex (KSS) in partnership with the University of Surrey has shown the significant benefits of HEMS in responding to penetrating torso injuries suffered by patients in rural or semi-rural areas. Penetrating trauma is most commonly associated with stabbing or shooting. The retrospective study, which analysed data…
Horsley, Bookham & Leatherhead Riding for the Disabled Association (HB&L RDA) – the life-changing charity that provides therapeutic horse riding sessions for children and young adults with disabilities – today launches a crowdfunding appeal to raise the £100,000 required to complete its new purpose-built facility. The Raise the Roof appeal seeks support from members of…
David Welch, CEO of Air Ambulance Kent Surrey Sussex (KSS), has been shortlisted by Charity Times for its Charity Leader of the Year Award 2021 – a national award which celebrates excellence amongst charities and not for profit organisations from across the UK and honours the outstanding professionals in charity management. David is one…
West Horsley Place Trust – the charity established to save Grade I listed West Horsley Place so that it can be enjoyed by the public – is seeking volunteers to help catalogue and discover more about the family papers and letters held at the historic house. The activity is part of History Revealed, a project…
Jeremy Hunt, MP for South West Surrey, recently visited HasleWorks – a new co-working space in Haslemere – to meet the team of local residents who have devised the initiative in response to a growing need for workspace close to home and to encourage business for local shops and cafes by enabling more people to…