Welcome

to the Guildford: Life with Style campaign website........  

Designed as a portal for residents, visitors, students and businesses, this site will tell you all you need to know about what's happening in Guildford, Surrey.

It will help you to

  • find out the latest news on the town centre developments
  • make the most of your leisure time by highlighting what's on and places to visit
  • learn more about the numerous educational opportunities available for all ages
  • discover more about the world-class companies located in the borough

There are plenty of links to other useful websites including the campaign partners so take a tour and find out why Guildford is a great place to live, work, study and do business. 

For the latest  In Town Newsletter Winter 2007 click here

 
Get Involved

The Guildford:  Life with Style marketing campaign is a collaborative venture spearheaded by Guildford Borough Council and supported by a range of public and private sector partners.  It is a non-profit venure aimed at promoting Guildford and is delivered by Prowse & Company on behalf of the Partnership.

If you could like to come along to the next Partner event and find out how your organisation could get involved, This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it .

 
Featured Partner Profile
With over 20,000 learners, Guildford College has more students than any other college in Surrey.
A true community college, it offers almost 1,000 professional, vocational, academic and employer-related courses. 
 

Watch Out For

Guildford placed in UK’s Top 5 of Recession-proof Towns according to Sunday Times and Knight Frank…….

The following exerpt is from an article appeared in the Sunday Times (24 Feb).

“With economic storm clouds gathering on the horizon and whispers of a property downturn on everyone’s lips, you might not think this is the best time to buy, unless you really have to. Get the location right, however, and you should have nothing to worry about – certain areas in Britain are safe investments (well, as safe as any investment can be), almost regardless of when or, in most cases, what you buy.

So, where are these places – and why are they such a good investment? In exclusive research for The Sunday Times, Knight Frank has pinpointed the top 20 fail-safe investment towns in Britain, taking into account factors such as the affordability of housing, wages and unemployment in the area, population growth and how qualified the locals are.Ease of commuting is an important factor for all top 20 towns. Guildford, in Surrey (number five), is a prime location for those who leave London in search of a better quality of life, but continue to work in the capital.

“For those wanting a slightly easier family life, this is an obvious choice without cutting all ties to London,” says Tim Harriss, a partner in Knight Frank’s Guildford office, who estimates that 70% of his purchasers travel daily to the capital. Again, the good schools attract families and, while property prices are high – a detached family house costs between £800,000 and £2m – young singletons are moving there, attracted by new development around the station, where one-bed flats go for about £150,000.”