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Mayor of Guildford Opens New Showroom
(January 25, 2010)New showroom for Guildford Action’s Furniture Project
opened by the Mayor of Guildford
On Monday 25 January 2010, Mayor of Guildford, Councillor Pauline Searle, opened a new showroom and warehouse for Guildford Action’s Furniture Project. The new showroom is situated next to the current premises at Jacob’s Yard, Woodlands Road, Guildford, GU1 1RL, and provides 2,500 square feet of space which enables the Furniture Project to display larger items of furniture, more appliances and room-sets. The picture shows the Mayor, Councillor Pauline Searle, cutting the ribbon with, right to left, Joan O’Byrne, Vice Chair of Guildford Action; Sue Doughty, former MP; and John Atkinson, Manager of the Furniture Project.
The opening ceremony was performed by the Mayor in front of over 40 guests and supporters of the Furniture Project including representatives of Guildford Borough Council, The Guildford Poyle Charities, a number of volunteer bodies, The University of Surrey Accommodation office and many other organisations.
“Everyone is welcome to visit us” said John Atkinson, Manager. “We are open from 10am to 4pm Monday to Friday and we can collect from or deliver to homes within Guildford Borough, for which we usually ask for a small donation to cover costs.”
John continued “Our stock can vary, so come and see what we have. We find people are increasingly keen to avoid furniture going to waste and to landfill and with more furniture being offered to us, we need to have more space to display and store it, hence our need to expand into the new showroom.”
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