You’ll remember I mentioned last week about Heritage Open Days. Well, I got the chance to discover more about Surrey and its hidden gems.

I recently enjoyed a tour of the Yvonne Arnold Theatre in Guildford. We learnt about the floods in the 1960s in the town and saw the water-level mark on the entrance. We heard how, when the theatre flooded again in the 2000s, the panto cast and crew ensured the show went on despite the flood water.

A recent refurbishment has factored in the potential (or inevitable) flooding. They have removed the carpet from the lower levels and put tiling in with raised electrical sockets to ensure if the building does flood the clean up is as quick and easy as possible.

The riverside location is beautiful with a very different view following demolition of the old Debenhams store next door. You can now see the theatre on the approach from the town centre!

Whilst I was in Guildford I also took a heritage bus tour on board a 1952 London Transport RF Bus. This was one of three vehicles giving free rides.

The vintage bus certainly caught everybody’s attention as it navigated a very 21st century traffic jam hearing towards Dennis Roundabout, where were shown an aerial picture of how the Dennis works used to look.

A familiar name in Guildford, Dennis moved to Slyfield and then remaining vehicle production moved to Scotland. But we have the famous roundabout to honour the company's local legacy.

At one point we pulled up alongside a modern electric bus, which would have been a much smoother journey - you could feel every bump in the vintage bus but it was worth it to hear the roar of the engine as we did a loop of the town.

Talking of classic vehicles, I also headed into Woking town centre to see the Woking Car Show. We were treated to a vast selection of more than 120 cars being exhibited by their proud owners, who were happy to tell the story of their vehicle and allow photo opportunities.

Then there were the movie cars - including from Ghostbusters - the towers of Woking providing a backdrop which would not be out of place in a Ghostbusters’ film.

Dream Rides from the Sporting Bears Motor Club were on hand, raising money for Home-Start Runnymede and Woking offering passenger rides in some very special vehicles.

All in all, a great family day and it was lovely to see Woking town centre bustling with so many people – the annual car show is definitely a boost for our local economy.

Congratulations to Terry Fox and everybody involved in the car show. I’m looking forward to next year already.

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