Local photographers create 2026 charity calendar

Guildford Mayor Howard Smith at the official launch of his calendar

Pictures taken by local amateur photographers have been used to create a charity calendar for Guildford.

It features local landmarks in the Surrey town and from the surrounding countryside.

Sales of the 2026 calendar will be raising funds for the mayor of Guildford's chosen charity.

One of the organisations to benefit will be the Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice, which has sites in Farnham, Guildford and Camberley.

The winning pictures were unveiled by the mayor

Mark Randall, chair of Guildford Photographic Society, told BBC Radio Surrey: "We tried to put in images that didn't just reflect the town centre, we tried to get some of the villages, that was the challenge.

"We do like a project, it's a great way of getting photographers out with a purpose."

Mayor Howard Smith said: "There's so much talent in Guildford and the photographic society really stepped up and got us some brilliant photographs.

"We picked one for each month and managed to get some seasonal ones as well."

Emily Reynolds, Phyllis Tuckwell's community fundraiser, said: "Around 25% of our funding is covered by the NHS and the government, but every single day we have to raise around £25,000.

"All of the care we give is free of charge, so we rely heavily on our local community to support us. We're really lucky to be involved in the calendar."

Among the judges was Charlie Cluff, who is organising the first Guildford Festival of the Arts.

She said: "We had such an amazing array of photographs, I couldn't have faulted them.

"I wish we could have selected them all."

Other organisations to benefit from sales of the calendar are the Cheryl King Trust and the Guildford Shakespeare Company.

The calendars are available from the council's website.