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Easter is just around the corner and I hope like me, you are all looking forward to some time out to relax and be with some of your favourite people. The school holidays will also be with us in a week or so. How the year is flying by already! There are, of course, plenty of things happening locally together. One thing this month aside from an excuse to particularly eat lots of good chocolate! about the arrangement was Alan’s driving, Our What’s on pages have been filling up fast this past according to Miriam, who said it was a month and coupled with thedeal longer days, feels‘What’s good to be great better thanithers. terrific stepping towards the warmer months. is that he can talk and drive at the same time. He9th is an international celebrity you As well as these local events, April is National Unicorn know,note, so heEarth knowsDay howistoon do22nd it!’. She did Day, and on a more serious April, admit, however, to being something of a which has been given added emphasis by recent events back seat driver.‘Sometimes I would find and media attention onmyself climate change. The organisers are saying ‘you’re very near the edge!’ or just and ‘ooohhhh!’ providing lots of information free resources for young and old alike who want to become more involved in this vital When in Scotland Alan arranged a subject (www.earthday.org). surprise to have a tartan of their own Of course, I must mention the wider world thisMiriam month, I’mis made called Aliam, which says sure you will join me as inI send my love‘Iand tooften. the her bedroom. don’tthoughts bring it out beennews at home much as I’ve been brave people of Ukraine;I haven’t this world is certainly hard workingthe in Wales. thought about bringing to digest, as we also consider widerI consequences of it with me, but I’m so frightened I might thisaawful all be grateful thatmight we are forit so now Until recently it was little-war. We mustlose it, or somebody steal safe Miriam and offer help in any we at are ableatto. doIttake known fact that actor it’sway staying home thePlease moment. is Margolyes has a strong Scottish it’s the mostthe wonderful a look at page 12 for onewonderful, way we can assist peoplepresent of I think I’ve ever had. I love it and I love background. Ukraine. Alan for having the thought to do it.’ Closer to home, I hope you enjoy reading about Plastic Cumming, decided to Free roll back the Bookham, The Grange’s lovely gardening project, even Another highlight was going into a shop decades for a TV series taking them a celebrity feature this month about the– amazing that made haggis somethingMiriam she back to their Scottish roots it was part thought she would never do. ‘I missed Margolyes! rediscovery, part revelation and always a
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language. COFFEE SHOP - Saturday mornings continue to be very busy with people getting together with friends and making new contacts. Local LibDems are back again now restrictions are less holding a clinic on the 1st Saturday of each month. We will finally be celebrating our 10th plus one Anniversary on Saturday 2nd April so do come and join us that morning. ANNA CHAPLAINCY - On 18th March our “Memory Gatherers” project started and runs for 8 weeks. Participants can choose memories to record for themselves and pass on to their families. See website for more details. For more information on all areas of our outreach in the local community either ring our mobile, 07425 133 431, go to our
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save the date BOOKHAM ART SOCIETY - Tuesday 24th May, 7.30pm The Founders & Treasures of the Wallace Collection by Stephen Duffy. Stephen Duffy, Educated at New College, Oxford, & formerly Senior Curator of the Wallace Collection where he had particular responsibility for exhibitions & nineteenth-century paintings. The Old Barn Hall, Church Rd, KT23 3PQ. Tea & coffee available 6.45 - 7.15pm. https://theartssocietybookham.org.uk/
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All entries appear on a first come, first served basis. Details of the above events are correct at time of print. If there’s an event in May that you’d like mentioned in our what’s on, please contact Ros before 11th April.
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The word on the street is ‘There’s a fabulous new store in Ashtead’
The arrival of a great new shop marks a new chapter for Ashtead Village; a brand-new independent bookshop has opened its doors! ‘Word on the Street’ established by local Ashtead residents, provides the village with its first bookstore in living memory. It is a general bookshop offering beautiful books from the latest best sellers and new releases, to dedicated sections on fiction, crime & thriller, biography, memories, science fiction, art & culture, history & politics, nature, travel, humour, sport, poetry, food & drink and mind, body & spirit. Based at 60 The Street, Ashtead, the store also has an impressive children’s section, with a mixture of children’s fiction and non-fiction. In addition to this, a selection of teenage/ young adult titles are also available. The store aims to sell a broad, diverse and inclusive selection of titles and welcomes all to provide reviews on books they have read. The idea for the bookshop has developed over a number of years where a small group of local people have contemplated the prospect of a bookshop in Ashtead Village and the opportunity arose during the recent lockdown when the property at 60 The Street
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became available. One of the Directors, Dawn Brewer, who has been an Ashtead resident for 29 years, has subsequently worked closely with a group of like-minded local ‘bookworms’ to design and build the bookshop, with the aim of making it a community asset that will encourage reading and provide immediate access to a range of fiction and non-fiction books. To mark the launch, the new store worked with local primary schools to engage pupils and encourage their reading - infant school children designed bookmarks and children from years 3-6 wrote book reviews of their favourite books for a competition. Winners’ materials will be displayed in store. As well as an extensive range of books the store also provides greeting cards, notebooks and wrapping paper. Word on the Street is open Monday to Saturday, 9am to 5pm. To find out more please visit the store at 60 The Street, call 01372 273932 or email hello@wordonthestreetbookshop.co.uk. You can also follow the store on Instagram: @wordonthestreetbookshop
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A group of volunteers has recently taken on the project to renovate the Sensory Garden within the grounds of The Grange at Bookham. The garden was originally created in 2011, around an existing rectangular pond. Raised beds were added along with wooden arches, a new pavilion, which is now used as a pottery studio, and lots of plants. Sensory gardens are planted with sight, sound, taste, smell and touch in mind. The original planting included heuchera and salvia, which stimulate the senses through the colour of their flowers and foliage; rosemary for its smell and taste, as its highly fragrant leaves can be used in cooking; lavender and honeysuckle for their wonderful scent, and stachys, with its lovely downy leaves that are soft to the touch. 10 years on and the garden has significantly matured, and many of the larger shrubs have outgrown their spaces. Sadly, the wooden arches have rotted and have had to be
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removed. The new gardener has been busy and when the volunteers arrived for their first look at the project, new metal arches had replaced the wooden ones, and many of the climbing plants had been given a serious prune. The volunteer group got going early in January and have spent most of their time to date cutting back all the larger shrubs, pruning the roses, weeding all the beds, and trying to identify some of the plants which are starting to grow. The initial plan is to maintain the garden while the plants reveal themselves, and then add plants as the year progresses. There is plenty of room for additional planting and therefore the group is asking for donations of plants, and bulbs (which have finished flowering) which fit in with the sensory theme. Please contact Hilary at hrnicholls15@gmail.com if you have any suitable plants going spare at any point during the growing season.
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Book Reviews APRIL 2022 ‘Marrow Jam’ by Susan A. King (paperback £8.99) Marrow Jam is a comedy caper that will have you chuckling with glee. Beattie Bramshaw is a pillar of the community, maybe even a bit of a busybody but a murderer she is NOT. Doug Sparrow has won Best in Show a few too many times with his enormous marrows and Beattie means to stop him. This is why on one balmy night we find her and Phyllis, her reluctant sidekick, dressed in combat gear (black jumpers, tights, balaclavas and diving mask), creeping among the allotments with a plan to sabotage his marrows. However the best laid plans etc. and she ends up arrested and banged to order in the local police station in her combat gear. This is a murder mystery with a fabulous cast of characters and a good dose of light hearted humour. A perfect read. ‘Lily’ by Rose Tremain (hardback £18.99) A tale of revenge and redemption set in 1850’s London. Lily is abandoned as an infant by her mother at the gates of an East End park. She is saved by a passing Constable, Sam Trench, who is alerted to her presence by the howling of wolves. He brings her to the London Foundling Hospital and from there she is sent to a foster family in the countryside. Lily is returned to the Hospital after 6 years to be trained in a useful trade. Life was hard and the orphans were cruelly abused, a harsh change from her early years. A resourceful and determined character, Lily rises above her circumstances and becomes a successful wigmaker. It is while employed at Miss Belle Prettywood’s Wig Emporium that Lily commits the crime that changes her life. Over the years Sam Trench kept a watchful eye on her. They reconnect and Lily now fears that he will be the one to bring her to the gallows. This story is filled with hope, despair, love, and the admirable ability of some to prevail against all odds. ‘Unsettled Ground’ by Claire Fuller (paperback £8.99) Dot has kept her children from the world, living a hand to mouth existence. The novel opens by documenting in fine and gravely moving detail the last moments of her life on one snowy, cold morning in their isolated and rundown cottage. Julius and Jeannie wake up to a life complicated by a lifetime spent in seclusion without internet, television and bank accounts and ill equipped to make a living for themselves. Jeannie has tended a vegetable garden and they manage to feed themselves from that and £3.00 they have in the kitchen jar. Julius has odd jobs but all this comes crashing down when they are evicted and become homeless and a fabric of secrets constructed over a lifetime begins to unravel. While their isolated upbringing and inability to function in a modern world make it hard to empathize with them in the beginning, I became invested especially in Jeannie’s evolution from a timid shut-in person to formidable and sensitive fighter.
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Scams, scams and more scams We heard a worrying statistic that over £3.34billion was stolen in UK scams last year. Yes £9.2m per day, £381,278 per hour or £6,354 per minute- just think about that for a moment... It is not surprising that almost every day we hear of a new scam purporting to be from one of the big tech companies like BT, Microsoft, Amazon, Virgin Media to name but a few, there is also an emerging cluster of delivery companies and government bodies like the tax man, who all apparently want to resolve the problem you didn’t know you had. The motive of the scammer is always the same - to gain access to your bank account, and/or your credit card details. Their approach appears to be consistent - they have detected a “problem” with your internet connection or, computer/ parcel delivery/ tax refund and you can help them confirm the problem, then they can solve the issue. Our advice at this point is to interrupt the scammer and suggest you will investigate the problem yourself. In some cases the caller will become quite persistent that they will resolve the problem for you, but you need to remain resolute and say you will investigate the problem yourself and hang up the phone. NEVER allow them to connect to your computer, Mac, tablet or smartphone. Because of the way the phone system works, there is a possibility that if you picked up your telephone receiver shortly after stopping the scammers call, they may still be connected to your line, to overcome this we would advise you to not use your phone for the next 10 minutes- this will force the line to disconnect from the last call, then you can make an outgoing call. Should you feel concerned about the problem you have been alerted to and wish to pursue the matter, firstly ask yourself: • Why would XXX (lets say Virgin Media) be calling me? • Do you have a Virgin Media service? • Would they have your phone number? (It is very unlikely that Microsoft would know it) Below we have listed below some useful contact numbers of the legitimate companies who supposedly has just called you, so that you can check the calls authenticity yourself. BT 0800 800150
Virgin media 0345 451111
Amazon 0800 279 7234
Microsoft 0344 800 2400
HMRC 0300 200 3300
Google 0800 328 6081
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Royal Mail 0345 774 0740
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If the scammer has connected to your machine they may have installed some software which will enable them to access and control your computer without your permission, also we have seen some scammers install malicious software which will delete your data in 7/14/21 days after the hack. Should you have any concerns we can ensure your computer is free from any unwanted software. The government have setup a website on this subject which is https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/. Should you have any ongoing concerns please feel free to call or drop into the store for further information.
This guide was written by Les Beer, from Tecres in Leatherhead, who have been providing computer solutions since 1989.
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about the One arrangement was Alan’s together. particularly good thingdriving, bothering with again. As for going back they said they had according to Miriam, who said it a about the arrangement was Alan’swas driving, a fabulous interested great deal better than hers. ‘What’s terrific As for going time backand theyare said they had in according to Miriam, who said it was a revisiting Scotland and delving is that he can talk and drive at the same in the great deal better than hers. ‘What’s terrific a fabulous time and are interestedinto Cairngorms area. time. He is an international celebrity you friendship yet again and sparking interest way.’ revisiting Scotland and delving into the is that he can talk and drive at the same in travelling back to Scotland also tried out a bit of golf but that’s know, so is he knows how totogether. do it!’. She Cairngorms area. time. He an international celebrity youdidThey One particularly good thing about the of a something saidfor sheloving wouldn’t MiriamMiriam is known thebearea’s admit, however, to being know, so he knows how tosomething do it!’. She did arrangement was Alan’s driving, according bothering with again. solitude, lack offor midges back driver.‘Sometimes I wouldoffind is known lovingand the dramatic area’s admit,seat however, to being something a As Miriam to Miriam, who said it was a great deal for going back they said they had scenery. ‘I just had a lovely time! I was myself saying ‘you’re very near the edge!’ solitude, lack of midges and dramatic back seat driver.‘Sometimes I would find better than hers. ‘What’s terrific is that a fabulous time and are interested in at ease, I was joyous, and I was with or just ‘ooohhhh!’ scenery. ‘I just had a lovely time! I was myself saying ‘you’re very near the edge!’ he can talk and drive at the same time. revisiting Scotland and delving into the intelligent, searching person, atanease, I was joyous, andkind I wasofwith or just He is an‘ooohhhh!’ international celebrity you know, Cairngorms area. said Miriam adding thatkind Alanofwas very When in Scotland Alan a so he knows how to do it!’. arranged She did admit, an intelligent, searching person, however, being a back Miriam knownshe for loving the area’s kindisMiriam when found itAlan difficult move surprise to havesomething aAlan tartan ofoftheir said adding that wastovery When in to Scotland arranged aown seat driver.‘ I would find myself lack ofshe midges and kind when found it dramatic difficult to move surprise toSometimes have a tartan ofMiriam their own around. made called Aliam, which says is solitude, saying ‘you’re very near the edge!’ or just scenery. ‘I just had a lovely time! I was around. made called Aliam, which Miriam says is ‘ I’m slow, I don’t move well, I can’t climb in her bedroom. ‘I don’t bring it out often. ‘ooohhhh!’ at ease, I was joyous, and I was with an ‘ up I’m stairs slow, I don’t move well, I can’t climb her bedroom. don’t bring outI’ve often. and he was always Iinhaven’t been at‘Ihome muchitas beenintelligent, searching kind of person, there said to help up stairs and he was always there to IWhen haven’t been at home much as I’ve been me, pass me my stick, make sure I help got working in Wales. I thought about bringing in Scotland Alan arranged a surprise Miriam adding that Alan was very kind me, pass meitmy stick,tomake I gotkind working Wales. Iso thought aboutI might bringingwhen toshe the ground without falling – really itto with but of I’mtheir frightened haveme, a in tartan own made found difficult move sure around. thethat’s ground without – really it with me, but I’m Miriam so might frightened might called which says is inI it her ‘ I’mtoand slow, I don’tsomething move well,falling I Ican’t climb up kind value.’ lose it,Aliam, or somebody steal so bedroom. don’t bring at itmight out he was always there to help me, andand that’s something I value.’ losestaying it, or‘Isomebody steal it soIt is stairs it’s at home theoften. moment. me my stick, sure I gothim to find out a it’s staying it’s at home at the moment.present It is passAlan said themake trip allowed wonderful, the most wonderful Iwonderful, haven’t been at home much as I’ve been to the ground without falling – really kind said the trip allowed him to find out a it’s the most wonderful lot about Miriam’s life and amazing things Iworking think I’ve ever had. I love it and Ipresent love andAlan in Wales. I thought about bringing that’s something I value.’ lot about Miriam’s life andlike amazing things I thinkforI’ve ever the had.thought I love it to and I it.’ love about her family. ‘I feel it was a crash Alan having do it with me, but I’m so frightened I might about herinfamily. ‘I feel like itgreat was a crash Alan for having the thought to do it.’ Miriam, a him really lose it, or somebody might steal it so Alancourse said the trip allowed to find outway a to course in Miriam, a really great way to sort of fast forward intense friendship. Another was intoItaisshop lot about it’s stayinghighlight at home at thegoing moment. Miriam’s life and an amazing things sort of fast forward an intense friendship. Another highlight was going into a shop wonderful, the most wonderful present about her family. feelyou like itwere was aworking crash a lot It didn’t feel ‘Ilike that madeit’s haggis – something she Itofdidn’t feel like youfelt were working a lot made haggis something she Ithat think I’veshe ever had. – I love it and Alan course in Miriam, really great towere sort the time, ita just likeway you in thought would never do. I‘Ilove missed of the time, it just felt like you were thought never for havingshe the would thought to dodo. it.’ ‘I missed of fast forward an intense friendship. It in interesting places,’ said Alan Miriam’s out on it for years because I thought it didn’t feel like you were working a lot of the interesting places,’ said Alan Miriam’s out on it for years because I thought it book, This Much is True, is now out and was pork and it’swas not so that was a nice Another highlight intowas a shop it just feltMuch like you book, This is were True,inisinteresting now out and was pork and it’s notgoing so that a nice time, tellssaid much ofMiriam’s her life book, from This the early days surprise. that made haggis – something she thought places,’ Alan. Much tells much of her life from the early days surprise. in Scotland – with she would never do. ‘I missed out on it for is True, is now outthrough and tellsuntil muchnow of her life many in Scotland through until now – with many yearstwo because I thought it was with pork Griogair and it’s fromchapters the early as days in Scotland through yet unwritten, particularly The of them also sang chapters as many yet unwritten, particularly The two of them also sang with Griogair not, so that was a nice surprise. until now – with chapters as yet with if her plans for more adventures Labruidh, which Miriam said was very if her plans for more adventures with Labruidh, which Miriam said was very unwritten, particularly if her plans for more Alan cometogether. together.‘It‘Itwas wasdelightful delightful special. Alan come special. The two of them also sang with Griogair adventures with Alan come together. ‘It and would do itagain again in ashot. shot. We ‘Alan sang so beautifully; beautifully; didn’t was and I Iwould do ‘Alan really really sang so IIdidn’t Labruidh, which Miriam said was very delightful and I itwould doinitaagain inWe a could go anywhere you’d like. Let’s realise that he had such a lyrical voice special. shot. We could go anywhere you’d like. Let’sgogo could go anywhere you’d like. Let’s realise that he had such a lyrical voice somewhere we don’t know – let’s and it was wonderful. I just clapped along ‘Alan really sang so beautifully; I didn’t go somewhere we don’t know – let’s go to to and it was wonderful. I just clapped along somewhere we don’t know – let’stogogo Tallinn or somewhere like Kentucky! I like with bits of wood. I did my bit, did what I realise that he had such a lyrical voice and Tallinn or somewhere like Kentucky! I like Tallinn or somewhere like Kentucky! I like with bits of wood. I did my bit, did what I it wasdo! wonderful. I just clapped along with discovering people and in and a sense, I was discovering people in a sense, I was can We really met some great people discovering people and in a sense, I was can do! We really met some great people bits of wood. I did my bit, did what I can do! discovering Alan for myself and thatand wasthat was discovering Alan for myself along the way.’ discovering along the way.’ We really met some great people along the very special.’ Alan for myself and that was veryspecial.’ special.’ They tried out out aa bit bit of of golf golf but butthat’s that’s very They also also tried something Miriam said said she she wouldn’t wouldn’tbe be something Miriam
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THE LEATHERHEAD & DISTRICT LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY
EDWARD LEAR IN ASHTEAD AND LEATHERHEAD Victorian artist, illustrator, writer, poet and musician Edward Lear (1812 - 1888) was a regular visitor to this part of Surrey for much of his life. He loved walking in the local countryside Edward Lear which inspired some of his poetry including the famous nonsense verse. He first became acquainted with the Hon Mary Greville Howard of Ashtead Park before 1834. Later in 1847 his sister, Eleanor, wife of Bank of England Governor William Newsom, moved with her husband into No 1 The Lilacs, also known as 25 Church Road, Leatherhead. She remained after his death in 1859 until her own in March 1885 at the ripe old age of 85. The Lears’ missionary brother Charles also lived at that house for some three years with his African wife Adjouah. He was taken seriously ill in West Africa and Edward Lear sketches 1864 ordered home on
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the first available ship. Adjouah volunteered to accompany him as his nurse, an offer he accepted provided they first married to protect her honour. She attended a local school in Leatherhead to learn English. They eventually returned to Africa. On 19 August 1869, Edward Lear was a guest of Mrs Greville-Howard at Ashtead Park when he wrote to Frances, Countess Waldegrave: “I came here for two nights and return to misery to-morrow. Ever since 1834 I have always been used to come to Mrs Greville Howard’s, who all that time has been a very unvarying good friend. She is now more than 84 but is as bright and amiable as ever.....she is one of the finest specimens of the Grand English Lady of the olden time I have known. [She left him £100 in her 1874 Will.] “Meanwhile the park is much as it used to be 30 years ago, so that I shall go and walk among the deer as I did then; and so my one day of idleness will go by without much growling on my part.” Recollections of Ashtead Park’s deer may have inspired his poem: “And those who watch at that midnight hour From Hall or Terrace, or lofty Tower, Cry, as the wild light passes along, ‘The Dong! - the Dong! The wandering Dong through the forest goes! The Dong! the Dong! The Dong with a luminous Nose!’”
There was a good turnout for the March litter pick and 21 Bags of litter were collected. We were pleased to welcome another new member to the
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NEW BMW Coupe
CAR REVIEW BY TED MACAULEY
If ever there was a surefire winner on the fiercely competitive car scene it comes in the attractive shapely form of the curvy new BMW coupe. Wowee! The brain-boxes and design geniuses at the Teutonic company headquarters at the far off San Luis Poto51 plant in MEXICO have combined to produce a stand-out vehicle due this month, a sure-fire threat to any rivals on the worldwide brmmm...brmmmmm scene. In my view - a winner. A bargain buy. It is a striking looking vehicle, bringing exceptional ability, style and performance to the ferociously competitive sports car scene. A classic three-box design with concentrations on the bonnet, the passenger compartment and boot, all painstakingly schemed to help its dynamics. The underbody benefits from a set-up, to deflect the usually troublesome and erratic airwaves, as required to reduce what can be alarming lift, and it even has dynamic flushfitting door handles. And just in case you are enthusiastic about your weekly shopping haul you can call on a 391-litre capacity boot to bear the load. The whole profile, so carefully planned, is bigger and lower than its predecessors with a much bigger wheelbase to glue you comfortably and securely to the road however bumpy it might be. It all makes up to extra safe cornering just
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in case your Formula One dreams overwhelm you.... The fifty-fifty weight sharing 374 HP all-wheeldrive six-cylinder engine is the only car in its segment. There are three models, the all-wheeldrive BMW M240i coupe with its in-line engine, plus four-cylinder petrol and diesel versions, to accompany the “M” Sport spectacular. I can honestly say the newcomer has been meticulously designed and engineered. It is a shining star in its field, perfectly balanced with as many driving attributes and helpmates as you could wish for....fresh-faced and youthful. Imagine what you would like in your car to have and to hold and I would bet this gorgeous coupe has them awaiting. And the most severe test you may want to put it through will have been catered for and fore-planned by those brain boxes with millions of pounds to invest in Mexico. BMW has a fine long history of inventing, designing and producing winners in every class they have tackled and for my money this exceptional, value for money, this M240 x Drive challenger has surpassed them all. Sit in it and GO! You will thrill to the 374 HP motor, a 0-62 mph thrill in just 4.3seconds and a flat-out speed of 155 mph with a very pleasing petrol gulping of 34.9. So...how much for this top of the class companion? £45,795. Yes...£45,795! What a deal!
Local RSPB Group D O R K I N G A N D D I ST R I C T
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The local RSPB group for the Bookham area is Dorking and District, which covers the whole of the Mole Valley area and is a friendly group that provides members with a range of bird watching walks and relevant talks. The group is made up of a range of interests, experienced bird watchers, beginners, keen photographers, some are interested in birds, but we have people interested in animals, butterflies, trees and wildflowers. This makes for interesting discussions and everyone enjoys the social aspects as well as being out in the fresh airs and enjoying nature. This month we had a weekend walk to RSPB Pulborough reserve, where one of our members took the photographs for this article. It was cold but brilliantly sunny and we saw a wide range of ducks, waders and birds of prey including red kite, buzzard and a couple of marsh harriers. There was a good range of smaller birds to, and we enjoyed a goldcrest, bullfinch, great spotted woodpecker and a song thrush. We had
lunch in a bird hide and a welcome cup of tea back at the visitor’s centre. A very successful day. Our programme of events is published in our Newsletter (published three times a year) and is made available on our website (search on Dorking and District RSPB local group) or on Facebook (RSPB DORKING). We plan: • A weekend walk to Oar Marshes in April and to Woodsmill nature reserve in May • Mid-week walks (usually on Wednesday Morning) in April to Tice’s meadow, the London WWT centre and to Knepp Estate in May. There are a variety of walks and talks planned for the whole year ahead and membership is only £15 for an individual for the year, with any surplus being donated to the RSPB to support reserves and their great work. If you would like more information do please contact me via email glenn.carmic@btconnect.com. Glenn Carmichael - Weekend Walks Leader
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