2+ week, 6+ day ago   (470+ words) More than 51,000 children across Sussex and Surrey are set to lose access to free school meals over the summer holidays, prompting a charity to launch an urgent appeal for donations. FareShare Sussex & Surrey's Summer Hunger Appeal aims to raise funds…...

3+ week, 19+ hour ago   (117+ words) A group which provides hygiene handouts to less fortunate people around the lower Blackwater Valley has been given a helping hand by Farnham Town Council. The Farnham & Aldershot Hygiene Bank has been given a £500 community grant by the town council…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (235+ words) The latest Unravel yarn festival will take place at the Farnham Maltings on September 11 and 12. There will be beautifully crafted yarns and hand-made goods in the curated marketplace, showcasing the very best of yarn producers, independent yarn dyers and designers…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (303+ words) An East Hampshire woman has completed one of Europe's toughest mountain marathons, tackling the formidable Verbier Marathon in Switzerland to raise thousands of pounds for charity. Clare Woodward, from Bordon, completed the gruelling 26.7-mile race alongside her husband, Matt, earlier…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (670+ words) A breast cancer survivor and her 35 weeks-pregnant daughter were joined by 40 friends for a summer solstice sunrise swim off Hayling Island beach to raise money for Breast Cancer UK. The ordeal began for Fiona Burden, who lives in Hampshire, when…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (934+ words) This month, Waverley hoppa was honoured to attend the national Community Transport Association awards, where we were proud to win the Commitment to Sustainability category. We were in the company of a wide range of community transport providers from across…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (305+ words) A Farnham woman will be walking in the air next month when she undertakes a wing walk for the charity Aerobility. Sonia Roberts had wanted to do a wing walk for several years but had put it off until she…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (131+ words) A new volunteer group has been launched to transform Farnham’s railway station with flowers and wildlife-friendly planting. The Friends of Farnham Station was established to improve the appearance of the town's train station through community-led gardening, with its first major…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (268+ words) A luxury interiors sale has raised almost £34,000 to help fund hospice care for patients and families across West Surrey and North East Hampshire. Organised by Phyllis Tuckwell and hosted at Bury Court in Bentley, the event featured a wide range…...

3+ mon, 1+ day ago   (413+ words) A scheme helping Surrey residents get active by providing free refurbished bicycles has reached a major milestone after giving away its 1,000th bike. The Surrey Bike Bank, run by Active Surrey in partnership with Surrey County Council, SUEZ and other organisations,…...