WHAT's ON IN GODALMING?
GODALMING IN BLOOM
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What does The Go-Godalming Association do?
The Go-Godalming Association was founded in May 1994 to promote and co-ordinate cultural, social, commercial and other activities in Godalming for the benefit of the inhabitants and visitors to the town.
What have we achieved?
Go-Godalming is proud of its success and everything our members and volunteers have achieved.
- Established Godalming in Bloom to promote and celebrate gardens and horticulture in the town.
- Established a 'sports council' through Sport Godalming which actively encourages participation in sport and leisure, and has successfully campaigned for the provision of access to local facilities and improvements in services.
- Established an "Arts Council"
- Promoted a "Shop in Godalming" Campaign
- Organised the V.E. Day Celebration
- Developed the "Welcome Pack" for all new householders in the area*
- Produced the "Go to Godalming " Car Stickers
- Organised the "Mayor's Pancake Races" on Shrove Tuesday
- Organised "Godalming Weekends"
- Encouraged the Town Council to examine the development of an "Open Air Entertainment Space"
- Developed a pilot "Shopmobility Scheme"
- Linked with Godalming College to give experience to young people on the Leisure and Tourism Course
- Established two environmental projects for young people
- Brought Father Christmas to Godalming!
- Displayed Godalming at Surrey's Tourism and Leisure Conference
- Arranged the celebrations for the 300th Anniversary of the visit by Peter the Great to Godalming
- Developed links with the Fili district of Moscow leading to the presentation of the Peter the Great plaque outside the King's Arms & Royal Hotel in the High Street
- Linked with the National Trust for River Wey Celebration Events
- Facilitated setting up the Go Godalming Youth Canoe Club
- Sponsored Best Dressed Window competitions
- Introduced Summer Sunday afternoon band concerts by the river
- Co-ordinated the refurbishment of the bandstand near the Philip's Memorial.
- Started the Godalming Lottery - GOLO - in aid of local good causes
- ....... and supported the activities of a host of more specialised local organisations
* unfortunately our Welcome Packs have now been discontinued due to GDPR but over the years up to May 2018, over 5,000 packs have been distributed.
How are we funded?
The financing of our Association is crucial to our continued success. We have no regular income other than subscriptions paid by the people of Godalming.
We had 122 supporters as at January 2018 from many groups including Education, Churches, Leisure, Voluntary Sector, Retail, Professional and Financial Organisations, Special Activity Groups and many individuals.
The annual subscription is only £5 for each individual member and only £10 for each organisation.