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Welcome to the month of love! Have you noticed, the dark evenings are gradually fading? Each and every day, we gain over one minute of daylight. Spring is just around the corner and I for one can’t wait! More spring bulbs were planted in my garden last autumn and I am very much looking forward to welcoming their cheery blooms in a few weeks time! Two competitions are included, and these are well worth entering; our Cash Prize Draw, see page 24 for details on this. And do take a peep at page 12 for the chance to win a pair of tickets to attend the ‘Banff Mountain Film Festival’ which brings a high adventure film to G-Live in Guildford and is also showing at The Dorking Halls. If you win, you can select which venue you wish to attend. The scenery is just breath taking and the action, for any skiing enthusiast, is a must see! Our What’s On page is packed with interesting events this month, and we also hear from The Menuhin Hall regarding some Spring and Summer concerts and open days, always a treat. An update on the Chatterbus services can be found on page 22, and news from Surrey Police on page 36. I hope there will be something of interest for everyone!

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In January 2021, The Royal Kent Church of England Primary School in Oxshott opened Ladybird Nursery, providing preschool education for 2, 3 and 4 year olds in the local community.

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This month we caught up with Blair Baker about her experience as a guest with Buy to Let Hunter. Buy to Let Hunter is a niche company offering investors a chance to purchase perfect small properties to rent on a shortterm, serviced basis in the dormitory suburbs. But who, I hear you ask, chooses to stay in a tiny house in Binfield? One of our guests, Blair Baker, recently had a chat with us about her experience as a guest with Buy To Let Hunter. How did you come to be staying in one of our properties? “We sold our house in June, on the very day we put it up for market! We were relocating as a family to the States and for that to happen, my husband needed a visa. Due to Covid his application was delayed. We found ourselves in a total pickle – we were advised to stay in an Airbnb and wait. We had no idea it would be for six months!” How has the experience with BTLH been? “When we found your house in Binfield, we felt so grateful and blessed. We were actually blown away: it was a proper home for us – with a garden for Shadow and a locked shed for us to use for storage.” What would you say to other people in your position? “This has been a major life transition and you have given us the opportunity to have a home, showing us flexibility and genuine Advertising feature

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Cobham Community Garden is opening up on 5th March for the 2022 growing season. We open every Saturday morning between 10am & 12 noon Located behind the allotments on the Leg O’Mutton Field in Cobham, volunteers dug our first vegetable bed in 2015, and we now have 8 vegetable beds, an orchard, a raspberry and strawberry bed, herb and flowerbeds. This year we plan to grow all kinds of pesticide-free beans, potatoes, courgettes, tomatoes, carrots…and new for this year a row of vines and hops. Our younger gardeners will also encounter all kinds of wildlife in the garden. We even had a robin nest in our shed last year. The last two years have been tough for everyone, but especially for our community garden. Our outdoor space provides a perfect place to exercise, and meet new people while learning gardening skills.

As a community garden, we welcome groups from schools and nurseries to use the open space, and search for bugs or learn how seeds grow. If you have moved to a flat and miss the garden, or just need some company and some outdoor exercise, you will get a warm welcome.

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WIN TICKETS to a night of adventure! The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour is bringing four nights of epic adventure films to Surrey this spring, and we have two pairs of tickets to give away! Starring adrenaline-fuelled adventures and wild journeys, the Banff Mountain Film Festival is showing at G Live, Guildford, on 25 February and 5 May, and at Dorking Halls, Dorking, on 18 March and 13 May. Witness extreme expeditions and stunning cinematography - up on the big screen!

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Voices annual creative writing competition for children in care and young care leavers now open

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