News in Godalming

There has been a florist's shop on the corner of Nightingale Road and Farncombe Street for over 60 years.

And, thanks to the vision of Kate Blackburn and her husband Pete, plus an amazing team of talented florists, that tradition is set to continue.

The weekend's coming up, so now's the time to tell people about your event via Godalming Nub News, the new 'good news' website.

Simply click the 'What's On' link in the bar at the top of this page then hit the black 'Nub It' button and tell us about your plans. Add a photo and click 'Save Item' and we will do the rest!

Witley Community Recycling Centre will revert to its normal opening hours from Saturday (August 1st).

All recycling centres across the county will revert to normal opening hours from that date.

From next Monday, cafes. pubs and restaurants in and around Godalming will be looking to get a boost in trade under the government's 'Eat Out to Help Out' scheme.

The scheme offers diners a 50% discount on food and non-alcoholic drinks, up to a maximum of £10 per person.

Godalming's MP, Jeremy Hunt, has praised the way the community has come together to support one another during the coronavirus pandemic.

In a wide-ranging interview with Nub News Mr Hunt said he had been impressed with the way that people had pulled together to help out. Initiatives in Godalming during the pandemic have included the Community Store, which Mr Hunt recently visited.

The Community Store has issued a list of the items needed this week.

If you're heading out to the shops today you may want to put one, or some, of the folllowing extra items in your basket or trolley:

Godalming Museum will partly reopen on Monday, 17th August, with a fascinating exhibition about the Saxon cemetery excavated in the town in 2014.

Godalming's Secret Cemetery will tell the story of the burial place, which was unearthed at a site a stone's throw from the church. Archeologists carried out two digs: on the site of what is now Priory Orchard, and in the Mint Street car park.

Father and son Phillip and Ross Collins have been dishing out fruit, veg and cheery banter in Bridge Street for almost 10 years.

During the decade they have been in town they seem to have got to know everyone - and everyone knows them. So what's the story behind this blooming business at 41 Bridge Street?

Now the rules on face masks have changed, and we all have to wear face coverings in shops and other enclosed public spaces, Nub News went out on the street to Take the Temperature of the Town on the matter...

"I am 100% in favour, I think we should have been wearing them for months," said Dawn Hetherington. "I started wearing a mask in April, and I usually wear it when I am out. If people walk by me I cover my face, because if they are asymptomatic they don't know if they have got it. A mask protects me and other people."

A Debra spokeswoman has pleaded with people not to leave donations outside the shop while it is closed.

The big pile of clothes dumped outside the shop in Farncombe has now been cleared, but the charity is anxious to stop another pile building up.