THE fight to save The Royal Surrey Hospital is hotting up this weekend with campaigners set to hit the streets of Guildford. The rally, which will meet by Holy Trinity Church, Guildford, tomorrow (Saturday) at noon, is to protest against the rumoured closure of the hospital. Although it has been jointly organised by South West Surrey MP Jeremy Hunt and Guildford MP Anne Milton, the gathering is expected to feature a range of protesters including hospital staff, patients and independent campaigners. Several hundred people are expected to be at the march. Mr Hunt said: "I would urge people to turn out this weekend and lend their support to The Royal Surrey. This rally is just the beginning of what will be a very vocal campaign to save our hospital. "We will not allow them to close this hospital, and Anne and I will be doing everything in our power to prevent it from happening." The hospital is earmarked for closure or severe cuts in services as new NHS chief executive David Nicholson revealed that 60 district general hospitals face cash clawbacks. The rally is also supported by independent group Save the Royal Surrey Campaign, whose spokesman Chris Marks said: "The hospital is a success story which is now under threat because of the Department for Health's headlong rush for cuts. "As a clinician at the hospital, I am able to witness first hand the high quality of care given to local people, including having the joint lowest mortality rate in England, delivering world class care for thousands of desperately ill cancer patients and achieving a small financial surplus in the past year." He added that, despite the hospital's positives, the group expect the Strategic Health Authority to announce the closure in the next few weeks. Another group adding its voice to the cry to save the hospital is public service trade union UNISON. The group, which is also trying to save Chertsey's St Peter's Hospital, want all members of the public to along to the march, no matter what their political views. UNISON South East region member Mick Moriarty said the campaign should be a non- party political issue