{"id":474999,"date":"2026-03-24T14:16:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T14:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/?p=474999"},"modified":"2026-03-24T18:51:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T18:51:05","slug":"guys-hospital-to-mark-300th-birthday-with-week-of-celebrations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/area\/borough\/guys-hospital-to-mark-300th-birthday-with-week-of-celebrations\/","title":{"rendered":"Guy&#8217;s Hospital to mark 300th birthday with week of celebrations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Guy&#8217;s Hospital is celebrating its 300th birthday this year and will put on a week of free and paid activities to mark the occasion in May. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2026 marks 300 years since Guy&#8217;s began caring for the community in 1726.<\/p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-tcf=\"waiting-for-consent\" data-id=\"69959\" data-bid=\"1\" data-placement=\"448384\" data-no-track=\"impressions\">PGRpdiBpZD0ic291dGgtMjk0NjgyNzIzNCIgY2xhc3M9InNvdXRoLW91dGJyYWluLWluLWFydGljbGUgc291dGgtZW50aXR5LXBsYWNlbWVudCI+PGRpdiBjbGFzcz0iT1VUQlJBSU4iDQpkYXRhLW9iLWNvbnRlbnRVcmw9Imh0dHBzOi8vc291dGh3YXJrbmV3cy5jby51ay9hcmVhL2Jvcm91Z2gvZ3V5cy1ob3NwaXRhbC10by1tYXJrLTMwMHRoLWJpcnRoZGF5LXdpdGgtd2Vlay1vZi1jZWxlYnJhdGlvbnMvIg0KZGF0YS13aWRnZXQtaWQ9IkFSXzIiDQpkYXRhLW9iLWluc3RhbGxhdGlvbi1rZXk9IlNPVVRIQU81S0NFSzhHTkJCTjFHUDc2UDkiDQo+PC9kaXY+DQo8c2NyaXB0IHR5cGU9InRleHQvamF2YXNjcmlwdCIgYXN5bmM9ImFzeW5jIg0Kc3JjPSJodHRwczovL3dpZGdldHMub3V0YnJhaW4uY29tL291dGJyYWluLmpzIj48L3NjcmlwdD48L2Rpdj4=<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>The programme of celebratory events, which includes a special Southwark Cathedral service and a black-tie dinner, will take place during the second week of May (Tuesday 4 &#8211; 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