Nikki’s chosen charity The Mayor of ’s Local Distress Fund

Nikki will continue to support The Mayor of Guildford’s Local Distress Fund. The economic climate continues SATRO, founded in Guildford 30 years ago, has been to challenge a large number of people and many outstandingly effective in educating and inspiring struggle on a daily basis to make ends meet. The ’s young people about careers in science, fund provides vital support by granting small sums of technology, engineering and maths. money to help those in genuine need.

SATRO believes that young people should have the For more information about The Local Distress Fund, opportunity during their education to meet as many how to apply for a grant, make a donation or organise working people as possible so that they can find out a fund raising event, please contact Annette Stone: about all the careers that exist. Telephone: 01483 444108 Email: [email protected] SATRO provides real-life experience of all aspects of the working world particularly in science, technology, Objectives for the year engineering and maths through a diverse and challenging range of programmes and events. It aims Nikki will be very pleased to attend events and support to inspire young people to be enthusiastic about their local activities of all businesses, organisations and education and their future careers in scientific and charities within the Borough, but she will prioritise technological jobs. those that support her vision.

Last year, its hands-on programmes reached over Nikki is committed to fulfilling both her constitutional 15,000 young people of all abilities. Its work helps role, as Chairman of the Council, and her Civic role, as to raise attainment in school and beyond and Guildford’s First Citizen to the very best of her ability. The Mayor of encourages employers to inspire and recruit young people. SATRO’s ethos of bringing together schools, For more information about Nikki’s theme and how Guildford colleges and the business community is underpinned to get involved, perhaps with fundraising, please by the support of over 800 active volunteers from a contact The Civic Secretary, Kate Foxton: Municipal year 2015 - 2016 wide range of industries and sectors. Telephone: 01483 444031 Councillor Nikki Nelson-Smith Email: [email protected] SATRO is based on the Research Park in Guildford. It is an independent charity and since its inception To keep up to date with events throughout the year, “Inspiring Guildford’s has inspired over 450,000 young people! visit our website: www.guildford.gov.uk/mayor future innovators”

Nikki’s chaplain for the year is Rod Boreham, the Town Centre Chaplain. He aims to bring a spiritual dimension to town centre life, building productive and trusting relationships with the town centre community and supporting the wellbeing of all people in the town centre. To contact Rod Boreham: Email: [email protected] Her vision: “Inspiring Guildford’s future innovators” About Nikki Guildford’s history of innovation and creativity

Our creative young people must be encouraged, In her time as a Guildford Borough Councillor for To illustrate the importance of the link between science inspired and motivated to be the best that they can be. Christchurch Ward, Nikki has been a member of all and the arts, here are a few examples where From their mid-teens, they should be better informed the formal committees and she has been involved in Guildford has excelled: about the career choices available, so that they can a number of working groups. An active member of explore new horizons and ensure that their aspirations the Conservative Group and of her local community, William Oughtred (1574-1660) lived in Shalford. He and hard work are rewarded with opportunities. The Nikki has enjoyed working on behalf of residents. was a and astronomer and invented better the links and cooperation between science and the (1622) technology-based businesses, educators, the public Nikki has sung in various choirs since her school sector and the third sector, the greater the benefit to days and enjoys supporting our local entertainment Lewis Carroll is buried in The Mount Cemetery. the whole borough. venues and artists. She chaired the working group Author – books include Alice in Wonderland (1865) looking at the arts in the borough and devised an – mathematician, logician, Anglican deacon and Nikki would like to foster the local employment of our action plan that is being implemented to continue to photographer talented young people. Too often Guildford loses its support the arts. brightest and best young people to jobs in London or Barnes Wallis lived in Effingham. While there, overseas. If only they were aware of the great Nikki is also an enthusiastic supporter of the science working as an engineer, he designed the bouncing opportunities and world-class innovative companies and technology sector. She worked as an economist bomb in 1942 here, then more would stay in the borough. for many years and retains a strong interest in Alan Turing’s parents moved the family home to economic affairs. For three years she was a Trustee Guildford in 1927, when Alan was aged 15 and they Nikki’s mayoral theme is ‘Inspiring Guildford’s Future of Guildford Citizens Advice Bureau and was a remained here thereafter. Alan was a mathematician Innovators’, a nod to the illustrious history of Guildford member of the Management Committee of the and logician and broke the enigma code during the as a notable centre of innovation as well as a Guildford Job Club. The Job Club helped people back second world war recognition of the need to support local entrepreneurs, into work during the recession and was so successful often young people, to innovate and add value. that visitors came from far and wide to study it. Dennis Bros was set up in Guildford in 1895, setting Guildford needs to capture their creativity as it is this up the first purpose-built motor vehicle factory in and technology that create the unstoppable increased On the educational front, for six years she was a Britain a few years later. The company started with interconnection between arts and science. Nikki intends Trustee of a charity teaching life skills and the dangers bicycles, then motorised vehicles and goods vehicles to help support and inspire creativity in the younger of drug abuse to young people. (including all Harrods delivery vans). After the war generation - whether they be artists, technologists they went into buses and are now the world’s leading or scientists - and help them to aspire to their dream ‘It is the tension between creativity and scepticism manufacturer of buses and coaches including careers. Her method? By fostering links between the that has produced the stunning and unexpected ground-breaking electric vehicles. world of education and local companies to give young findings of science’ Carl Sagan. people more insights into the world of work. Surrey Satellite Technology Limited has been making ‘Science and art belong to the whole world and before small satellites in Guildford since 1985 . It was the SATRO is her chosen charity as its strategic objectives them vanish the barriers of nationality’ Goethe. world’s first provider of small satellites and is now the are 100 per cent in line with her vision. SATRO has world’s premier provider. links to schools, colleges and the University of Surrey, as well as to local employers, particularly at the Last but not least, the current cluster of computer Research Park. Teaming up with Guildford Borough games producers should be noted. Guildford has Council we hope to increase enthusiasm for creative been called the centre of gravity for computer games. careers, since creativity is inherent in all jobs. Companies include: Lionhead, Media Molecule, Ubisoft, Jiggery Pokery, Hello Games, 22Cans and EA Games.