joined in 2002, by disaffected Old Guildfordians, who had gone to Guildford and Godalming, thus forming Stoke Park Bisons RFC. At the beginning of the 2008–09 Season the RFU allowed the club to become named Guildfordian Bisons RFC, thus forming a link between both the senior and junior sides. The Guildford Crows Aussie Rules FC train at Stoke Park during the summer. Facilities Stoke Park contains sports pitches, tennis courts, woodland areas, formal gardens, climbing frames, a water cascade, an outdoor ‘trim trail’, crazy golf course, children's play area with slides, a paddling and model boating pool, concrete skatepark and other large expanses of grass. Events Stoke Park is home to the annual Surrey County Show held during the second bank holiday weekend in May and a number of other events throughout the year such as the Race for Life and the Surrey County Agricultural Show. Stoke Park was the site of the annual music festival GuilFest, and it holds the annual Guildford Lions Firework Fiesta on 5 November every year. The event includes many fairground attractions and food stands and starts with a torch lit procession from Guildford High Street and ends with a 20-minute firework finale. A 5 km run against the clock is organised by the group Parkrun most Saturday mornings. References External links Green Flag Award winners – Stoke Park, Guildford Sports venues in Guildford Parks and open spaces in Surrey