The Guide 2 Guildford August 2014

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Contents COMMUNITY 4-5 Our Citizens 8 – 10 Guildford 2.0?

FAMILY 14 – 15 The Big Draw – Colour Me In 18 – 19 Mum’s The Word: Teen Spirit

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22 – 23 Day Tripper: The Isle of Wight

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ENTERTAINMENT 26 – 27 The Guide 2 Your Month 30 – 32 GuilFest Re-Visited FOOD & DRINK 34 -35 Recipes: A Tale of Two Tarts

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38 – 39 Ice Cream: Parlour Tricks 41 Foodie Events LIFESTYLE 46 – 49 The Little Beauty Book

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52 – 53 Bountiful Beauty Spots SPORT 55 Sports News 56 – 57 Sugar High 61 Hey! Six Pack

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Our Citizens

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ut comes the sun and out come the bikes. In the last few years the amount of people cycling has risen to such dizzying heights that we can’t think of a single recent journey where we didn’t see at least a couple of cyclists.

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ut what do the people of Guildford think about cycling in Surrey? Are our roads and forests good for cyclists to stretch their, um, wheels?

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r should the roads be for motor vehicles? Some of our citizens are cyclists; some are not. And as you might guess, the answers we got were rather varied.

Trevor Adams | 62 | Architect

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think it depends what type of cyclist you are. If you’re a road cyclist you’ve got to pick your time right because it’s a very car oriented area. But as a mountain biker, because it’s so rural, there are loads of places you can go. Even the big towns around Surrey are still very close to rural areas.

Mark Kent | 50 | Publican

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he roads are full of potholes. They’re terrible. I’ve only been here for three years but it’s worse here than it is in London. It’s bad for motorists but it’s worse for cyclists. I’ve got two bikes, a mountain bike and a racing bike but I’m a fair weather cyclist really. As a motorist I make room for cyclists because I know what it’s like to be a cyclist.

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Caroline Price | 52 | Fairtrade Stall Owner

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’m staying with people in Godalming and they cycle. Their son cycles an awful lot. He does cross country cycling, downhill racing and all that sort of thing. He has done for years and really enjoys it.

Occasionally when you get a cycle race and they don’t close off the road you have to be really careful and I can see that that would make some people (drivers) a bit irritated. But I cycle in Worcestershire so I’ve got sympathy for cyclists.

Rachel Shaw | 37 | Personal Trainer & Cancer Rehab Specialist

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love it. I do it all the time.

The Christmas Pie trail is brilliant and the North Downs is fantastic for off road. Just mind the busses!

A bus driver wacked me round the head the other day. I cycled up to his open window and slapped him in the face!

Philip Hansford | 31 | Support Worker

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t’s a great place to go out on your bike. There are a lot of cycle lanes and we’ve got the hills so it’s very nice to cycle round here.

It seems with the tour of Britain going around there is a lot more interest now and a lot more respect for cyclists around Surrey.

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yclists are split into two different groups. One is the people who don’t have a car and need to cycle places and may enjoy doing it at the weekend.

The second are the keen looking, lycra clad, middleaged people. The acronym is MAMILs (middle-aged men in lycra). They’re amateurs but they spend ridiculous amounts on their bikes and their lycra.

ox Hill has got so popular now because of the Olympics. It’s such a good route but you get novices who can’t get up the hill. I nearly ran a cyclist over yesterday.

They weren’t indicating and swerved. And what bugs me is the people cycling home from work in the dark who don’t have lights on their bikes or high vis. You can’t see them. I think helmets should be compulsory for all cyclists and I think it’s important for children to see people wearing helmets.

Miranda Pilgrim | 55 | Housewife

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t’s good. Some cyclists can be pushy and think they own the road but not all of them. There are a lot of them and I think there should be more cycle lanes.

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Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice: MEET THE HOSPICE CARE AT HOME TEAM

By Rich Lee Over the last few months we’ve been privileged to meet many of the staff and volunteers that make Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice in Farnham such a special place.

But the Hospice’s expert care extends well beyond the walls of its wards and day care centre.

The Hospice Care at Home (HCaH) team provides vital support to patients who decide to spend their last days in the peace and comfort of their own home. Working in conjunction with the patient’s GPs and district nurse, the Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice Care at Home Team bring their compassion and experience where it’s needed the most.

“We are bringing the Hospice into the home,” says HCaH Team Leader, Debbie Phillips. “It’s the quality of the care, but just as important is the time that we can give people, especially the relatives.” Running a small team of highly trained and auxiliary nurses, Debbie says that they often visit eight patients a day, making 187 visits in June alone.

“The criteria is end of life home care but sometimes the situation at home can be complex and require extra support and expertise,” she continues. “The most important thing is keeping people out of hospital when they don’t need to be there and when they don’t want to be there. It’s not so much about the dying process but the living with the disease.”

“We give them the choice and, of course, it’s very often their first choice,” agrees Noreen Baggott (Pictured) one of the HCaH team’s trained nurses who has worked for Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice for nearly 28 years.

I asked Noreen what drew her to palliative care in the first place.

“I wanted to work in Palliative Care because I’d seen people in the hospitals when they were dying. And I thought hospitals, while they are brilliant for when you need them in an emergency, if you’ve had an accident or get sick; they can’t provide the kind of sensitive care, time and guidance that people need when they are dying. But when I joined Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice I was so impressed with the level of care and support given to the patients and their families. And that care hasn’t changed.

“We provide personal care to the patient at home and support and guidance for them and their family. It’s important for them to know as much normality as possible. We can give them as much time as they need.”

And what is it like to experience so many patients’ last days as part of her job? “To see a patient

in their own home, at the end, is normally quite peaceful, quite calm. We’re always aware that the relatives have to live with the loss afterwards so part of our job is to get to know the families and their needs. It’s a privilege.

It’s not a depressing job; we help the patients to live as best they can towards the end. They find laughter and different things they’re able to do and want to do with that time.”

Of course, as they do in so many areas of the Hospice’s work, the team receive extra support from dedicated volunteers. “We also have three retired nurses who volunteer to sit with the patients at their home,” says Noreen. “The volunteers really keep Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice going. They’re invaluable to us.”

For more information about Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice and how you can help them through fundraising or volunteering visit www.pth.org.uk

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Guildford 2.0?

By Rich Lee

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s Bob Dylan once sang: “The times they are a’changing” and that couldn’t be truer for our county town and outlying areas.

That is, once the sweeping developments proposed by the Council’s Draft Local Plan manifest themselves in nearly every area of public life, right across the borough up to the year 2031. Covering key issues like affordable housing, the economy and employment, infrastructure, sustainability and the Green Belt; the Draft Local Plan, intended to replace the one adopted in 2003, has been under rigorous public consultation since November 2013, and the community can still have their say on the issues that matter the most to them until 22nd September 2014.

But what of the heart of Guildford itself? Nobody who has ever visited Guildford, much less those that have lived here for a time, could argue that the town centre doesn’t possess genuine character

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and charm. But then neither can we pretend that it’s the perfect Home Counties idyll it’s often made out to be. Narrow, choked pavements; ubiquitous stark, brick frontage; the lack of unique, independent businesses; the neglected lanes and riverside: There’s much that we would like to see improved about a town where concrete may have won over cobbles years ago but that hasn’t lost any of its potential to be a township dripping with both history and modern ideas.

Fortunately that’s where another plan being developed in parallel with the Local Plan comes in: the Vision for Guildford Town Centre.

Developed with renowned consultants Allies and Morrison, the Vision, albeit the current draft, proposes a profound facelift for the town, one that will reshape Guildford’s image and life for the residents and visitors to the town for decades to come.

Leader of the Guildford Borough Council Stephen Mansbridge told me in July: “I’m very excited about what the regeneration of the town centre could look like. We are a very important centre in the South East, if not the most important centre outside of London, and we have so much opportunity to make of that.

Another councillor once told me: ‘Guildford’s so annoying; it has absolutely everything and yet it doesn’t really exploit it.’ But I believe it’s about really good coordination, so that what we have will attract people to come to the town and enjoy it and help local businesses prosper.”

The Vision for Guildford Town Centre identifies nine key themes for development in and around the town. On the following page, we break down some of the most interesting proposals in the plan.

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Nine Themes 1. Switching off Guildford’s Gyratory System It’s number one for a reason; the town’s heinous one-way system would be done away with, replaced with sensible two-way roads that navigate around a more pedestrianised town centre.

2. Revealing the River Wey Identified as an ‘obscured and undervalued’ resource for the last 50 years, the river would see wide changes in order to realise its potential as one of Guildford’s most attractive assets including redesigning the Walnut Tree Close into a multi-use area and a redeveloped cinema while new public squares for riverside business and attractions would spring up along its banks all the way to Millmead.

3. Seven New Public Spaces for Guildford In keeping with the vision of a more public and pedestrian Guildford, the plan proposes seven new thriving public spaces including Barrack Yard by the Electric Theatre, Walnut Tree Gardens, Malthouse Square connecting both sides of the river at the foot of the High Street and a new look North Street will get its own space in the form of Brewery Square.

4. Creating Streets for People The plan also highlights much of the currently unfriendly blank frontage that greets pedestrians along some of the towns cramped and busy pavements – such as those along Onslow Street, proposing better footfall and less clutter such as railings and bins. There is even mention of turning parts of the Friary Centre ‘inside out’ so that shop fronts line the street instead.

5. Going with Guildford’s Historic Grain This means a greater emphasis on, and development of, the historic lanes that intimately juxtapose the High Street and North Street and the creation of new spaces among them to reflect the character of the town’s trading tradition. A new heritage quarter will be created to cover the High Street and Guildford Museum and Castle.

6. Guildford: A Town in the Countryside The plan asserts Guildford’s natural place in the landscape and promises to preserve the countryside around the town, focussing development on predeveloped land and brownfill sites towards the town centre while preserving the famous sightlines from the town to the surrounding countryside.

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COMMUNITY 7. Making Connections How Guildfordians get around the town is addressed extensively throughout the plan, with special consideration to better connect the University and Cathedral as well as overhaul parking, cycling and walking links and public transport, with even a ‘park and glide’ boat service being suggested to complement a park and ride bus service.

Guildford station looks set to receive one of the most dramatic facelifts when it becomes the ‘Railway Esplanade’; a transport hub and modern gateway to the town.

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communications project will also receive £5million investment, further securing Guildford’s place on the technology map.

9. Building for Guildford’s Future Here the plan reiterates some key areas for development including North Street and the Friary which it envisions dividing into two blocks and inverting inward facing shops in the mall to greet the street outside.

Until 22nd September 2014 you can make your views heard on the future of Guildford.

Simply drop by 25 Swan Lane Monday to Saturday 10am – 4pm, or visit www.getinvolved. guildford.gov.uk.

8. Developing Guildford’s Knowledge Economy As a centre for world-leading firms in technology, research and advanced manufacturing, Guildford has a thriving knowledge economy that the town centre vision seeks to grow, while balancing it with other vital sectors like retail.

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OUR HISTORY: Magic Mushrooms by Will Knowlton Being a high quality writer with a keen eye for an earth-shattering story, I was out the other day and heard tale that the steeple of the Church in Ash was once, in the vernacular of modern architecture, “Wonky”. I decided to investigate as the pubs were yet to open.

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trap in, because the facts you’re about to be bombarded with could sink a two-term government administration.

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urns out there used to be a lot of fairies in Surrey and these little winged upstarts thought they had the monopoly on how to behave and how things were done. It seems they had a particular weed up their back sides about their groves or places where they’d dance, drink toad’s pee and whatever else fairies do once they’ve finished messing up the hay while the farmer lies p**ed in a field on cider: “Honestly lurve, they wur tha pixies wat done it!”

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iving in Ash at this time was a man called Matthew who was old, cantankerous and a general all-round sod, according to sources. As was his practice, Matt went for a walk in the woods and didn’t return.

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t was the kids of the village who noticed he’d gone because, like all impish servants of the goateed-one, these kids whiled away their summer by tormenting the old man.

Someone mentioned that he’d gone off into the woods so the village went out to search for the old codger. After searching for a while and stopping for a quick-fire game of forty-forty,

some of the search party found Matt’s walking stick lying in the middle of a ring of broken toadstools.

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ow phone Mount Brown and any instructor worth their salt will tell you that if you stumble into a Toadstool ring chances are you’ve been snatched by fairies and not more likely to have eaten a mushroom and gone wandering off “Johnny-Cash-eating-cakein-a-bush” high.

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f course, in those days, every village was not only allotted a grumpy old man but also had a wise old woman.

Barbara, as I shall now call her, lived on the edge of the village and it was her council that the kids and grown-ups went for after the shocking discovery of Matt’s disappearance.

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abs announced that he would be being tried in the fairy court and made to continuously dance as punishment for his fungal infringement. A rescue should launch immediately lest he twerk himself to death.

She requested that each child give up something special so

as to get him back. Having collected various trinkets from the children; ribbons, dolls, tamagotchi’s etc., she whipped out a cauldron and poured in the ingredients and set them on fire.

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aving doubled the children’s Christmas list with one match she then announced that the ashes would be full of the village’s good intentions and created a form of oily rub from it and put it on a horse that, up until that point, was no doubt eating grass and wondering whether trotting on cobbles was bad for his fetlocks. The horse then grew wings and was sent

by Babs off to the fairy Court to retrieve Matt and come home.

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o down swoops the aerial horse, Matt jumps on and off they shoot back towards the real world. So far so good but all concerned had made one small but vital error. The horse had been instructed to come STRAIGHT back, STRAIGHT back.

Which he did: into the steeple.

I’ll just sit here and wait for my Paul Foot Award.

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MUM’S THE WORD: THE BIG DRAW...

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Let us tell you all about the national campaign for drawing, otherwise known as The Big Draw!

The Big Draw is working with Guildford Borough Council in order to host a whole series of exciting free creative events all over Guildford. The way it works is each year the team set a national theme for all the drawings.

This year’s national theme for 2014 is “It’s our world”. The 2014 theme has been chosen to be a celebration of the environment all around us- both urban and rural.

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There will be ten free drop in creative workshops hosted at ten separate venues from 4th of October until the 2nd of November The whole shebang will kick off with a launch event on Saturday the 4th of October at the Mill Studio, which is at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre. The event will run from 9.30am until 2pm Enter a great art competition - open to all ages - hosted by us in TheGuide2Guildford Magazine’s September issue.

The winners artwork will be published in our October issue Also in the offing is an all ages poster competition – The challenge is to complete the Guildford Borough Big Draw poster with the winner receiving an art materials voucher from a Guildford art material supplier There is a free prize draw for those that attend two or more of the programmed Big Draw events.

What’s to play for? Well, the winner will receive a year’s free subscription to Leisure Painter magazine The aim of The Big Draw is to offer an opportunity to everyone, especially young people to have access to these inspirational, fun and amazing workshops.

So, keen and interested? Of course you are. To find out more all you have to do is send your name and contact email address to artsdevelopment@guildford.gov.uk or you can phone 01483 444767. If you send an Email, be sure to put in the subject box at the top “Big draw mailing list”.

Don’t forget to pop in to the Guildford Tourist Information Office (155 High Street, Guildford) to grab a leaflet with more information. The office is open from 9.30am until 5pm Monday to Saturday.

PICK UP YOUR COPY OF THE GUIDE 2 GUILDFORD NEXT MONTH FOR OUR BIG DRAW COMPETITION. THE WINNERS ARTWORK WILL BE PUBLISHED IN OCTOBER’S EDITION!

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GET MORE FROM YOUR DAY OUT At Experience Guildford, we know you want to get the most from your day out. So we work with all the shops, cafes, bars, restaurants and attractions in our beautiful, historic town centre to create an experience you literally can’t get anywhere else.

Our website has advice and ideas on things to see and do, and where to park, meet, eat, shop and relax. And once you’re here, our uniformed Rangers are on hand to help with everything from finding your way around to suggesting somewhere for lunch.

So come and experience Guildford – named Britain’s best luxury shopping destination outside London in 2013.

You’ll find it’s a smart move.

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elebrating Guildford as a centre for business and a town leading the country in customer service standards, Experience Guildford have, for the second year running, launched the Experience Guildford Customer Service Awards. The awards were created to recognise and reward those businesses who consistently go above and beyond the call of duty when dealing with their customers.

and cinemas. We should be proud that Guildford’s one of the South East’s premier shopping and leisure destinations. So who garners your pride within the town?

But they need your help. Which business do you think offers the most outstanding customer service in your town? This is in essence what makes these awards special; it’s all up to you to vote.

★ Retail (National)

Needless to say it’s a competitive town out there with well over 240 retailers, 100 restaurants including pubs, three shopping centres and as well as our cultural concentration of four theatres

Well, all the businesses in the town centre will be represented at the awards, and you can vote for the businesses that you feel should be recognised.

The awards are broken down into six categories:

Here’s how it will work on the day: Once the public vote has closed, the three businesses getting the most votes for each category will be shortlisted and at that stage the category winner will be chosen after a review by an independent judge and “Secret Shopper”. Then on October the 8th the winners will be regognised at an award ceremony at the Yvonne Arnaud.

So get voting!!

★ Retail (Independent) ★ Food & Drink (National) ★ Food & Drink (Independent) ★ Leisure & Lifestyle (National) ★ Leisure and Lifestyle (Independent) You have until September the 1st to cast your vote and by the way; one lucky voter will be drawn at random to win £500 to spend in Guildford.

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MUM’S THE WORD: Teen Spirit AIRHOP TRAMPOLINE PARK WHAT – One of England’s first indoor trampoline parks, this new addition to Guildford brings with it a massive indoor arena filled wall-to-wall with trampolines. It features a free jump zone, basketball slam dunk lanes, a trampoline dodgeball court and a massive foam pit!

WHEN – Open every day, Monday to Friday- 10am to 10pm, Saturday-9am to 11pm and Sunday 10am to 9pm.

WHERE – Airhop house, 12 Middleton Industrial Estate Road, Guildford, GU2 8XW. Call 01483 504750 or visit www.airhoptrampolinepark.com COST – £11.50 per person, per hour including a pair of non-slip Airhop socks, or £10 per person for an hour if you like to bounce on a daily basis and already own non-slip Airhop socks!

SANDOWN LIVE with Jessie J WHAT – More like ‘who’! Don’t miss Brit Award winner Jessie J at Sandown Race Course, Best known for her chart-topping singles ‘Do it Like a Dude’ and ‘Price Tag’, this 90 minute open air performance isn’t to be missed.

WHEN – Thursday 7th August, shortly after the horse races finish at 9pm. Gates Open from 4pm.

WHERE – Sandown Park, Portsmouth Road, Esher, KT10 9AJ. COST – £40 for adults and just £20 for children aged 17 or under.

Tel: 01372 464348 or visit www.sandown.co.uk to book your tickets.

THORPE PARK SUMMER NIGHTS WHAT – Ride after hours with Thorpe Park Resort’s Summer Nights, with live music on selected dates featuring X Factor finalists Rough Copy, all at no extra cost!

WHEN – 7pm-10pm every Friday and Saturday night until 30th August.

WHERE – Thorpe Park Resort, Staines Road, Chertsey, KT16 8PN. www.thorpepark.com COST – £15 standard ticket or just £5 for annual pass holders.

ROCK OF AGES WHAT – The award-winning smash hit Broadway Musical direct from the West End, Rock of Ages is an LA love story lavished with over 25 classic rock anthems, including ‘Don’t Stop Believin’, ‘We built this City’ and ‘The Final Countdown’ WHEN – Monday 25th - Saturday 30th August, with two performances on the Friday and the Saturday.

WHERE – New Victoria Theatre, The Ambassadors, Peacock Centre, Woking, GU21 6GQ. COST – Tickets range from £12.90 - £38.90.For booking call 0844 871 7645 or visit www.atgtickets.com/venues/ new-victoria-theatre/

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It’s August, it’s the holidays; how are you going to spend them? If you happen to be stuck for ideas then you’re in luck as our amazing work experience team, fifteen year-olds Saskia Hobbs and Ryan Powell from George Abbot School have rustled up a heap of amazing activities to get involved with over the summer…

ZORBING WHAT – Zorbing is a thrilling experience that involves hurtling down a hill in a huge inflatable ball.

With a choice of Hydro or Harness Zorbing, they offer one of the best and most professional Zorbing experiences.

WHEN – Open on selected dates over the summer, visit www.zorbing.co.uk for more details and booking.

WHERE – London’s Zorbing Park, Salmons Lane, Whyteleafe, CR3 OHB. Mon-Fri COST – £49.99-£94.99 for two people, price depends on which package you want. To book telephone: 0845 4303332 or Email info@zorbing.co.uk.

HORSE RIDING SCHOOL WHAT - The Cliff Hatch Riding School is the perfect place to brush up on your riding skills or discover the thrill of riding for the first time. They do classes for all ages and abilities with indoor and outdoor courses.

There are one hour lessons as well as special all day camps.

WHEN – 9-5 every day except for Sundays when it’s open 10-4.

WHERE – Cliff Hatch Riding School, Saunders Lane, Mayford, GU22 0NU. Telephone 01483 721041 for more information.

ELECTRIC WORKS at The Electric Theatre WHAT - Learn the arts of backstage theatre work on this one week intensive training course, picking up all the trade tricks and secrets that bring theatre to life.

WHEN – On from Monday 4th - Saturday 9th August.

Monday 9:30 to 5pm, Tuesday to Friday 10am-5pm and Saturday 9:30am-2pm.

WHERE – Onslow street, Guildford, GU1 4SZ To book call 01483 444789 COST – £85

GO APE TREETOP ADVENTURE WHAT - Swing, zip and clamber around the forest canopy at this fantastic woodland adventure park.

WHEN – At Alice Holt forest near Farnham WHERE – Cliff Hatch Riding School, Saunders Lane, Mayford, GU22 0NU. Telephone 01483 721041 for more information.

COST – £32 for ages 18+, £24 for ages 10-17 Tel: 0333 331 7620 or visit goape.co.uk for more information.

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MUM’S THE WORD What could be more rewarding than spending the morning together at a local farm picking out the ripest, juiciest fruits and vegetables you can find?

Spending the afternoon cooking up some tasty treats with your hand picked produce of course! That is, if you can resist long enough to get it all home.

Here’s our choice of the best PYO places in Surrey.

Just remember it’s a good idea to call first to make sure that what you’re after is in season…

Crockford Bridge Farm

Garson’s Farm Shop

Where is it?

New Haw Road, Addlestone, Nr. Weybridge, Surrey KT15 2BU What can we pick?

Strawberries, asparagus and rhubarb.

PYO Opening hours?

Monday to Wednesday 10am-5.30pm, Tuesday to Friday 10am-6pm, Saturday 9am-6pm, Sunday 10am-5pm Contact number?

01932 853886

Where is it?

Winterdown Road, West End, Esher, Surrey, KT10 8LS What can we pick?

Beetroot, carrots, broad beans, broccoli, cauliflower and potatoes.

PYO Opening hours?

Monday to Saturday 9am-6pm, Sunday 9am-5pm Contact number?

01372 460181

Avalon Garden Centre & PYO

Flower Farm Shop

Where is it?

Tilford Road, Churt, Farnham, GU10 2LL What can we pick?

Blueberries, redcurrants, blackcurrants, gooseberries, raspberries, rhubarb, strawberries and tayberries.

PYO Opening hours?

Monday to Saturday 9am-5.30pm, Sunday 9am-5pm Contact number?

01428 604842

Where is it?

Oxted Rd, Godstone, Surrey RH9 8BP What can we pick?

Strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, plums, asparagus, runner beans, rhubarb and sweet corn.

PYO Opening hours?

Monday to Sunday 9am-5pm Contact number?

01883 742288

Secretts Where is it?

Hurst Farm, Chapel Lane, Milford, Surrey, GU8 5HU What can we pick?

Strawberries, raspberries, redcurrants, rhubarb, broad beans, peas, sugar snaps and blackcurrants.

PYO Opening hours?

Monday to Sunday 9am-5.30pm Contact number?

01483 520500

For most places the summer PYO season ends in September, so get picking while you still can!

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A fun filled Day at The Isle of Wight

Being summer, we’re sure you’ve all been desperately planning days out for yourselves and your families.

Well, we at The Guide 2 Woking/Guildford decided that we wanted to roadtest one for you. The instructions were clear. It had to be for the whole family, it had to be somewhere different but at the same time not so distant that it’ll require a full family loadout including 48 hours of nappies. So we chose the Isle of Wight; still far enough away for an adventure but close enough to be “doable in a day”. Here’s how we got the most out of a day in farthest Hampshire.

Getting There: First off you’ll need a boat. A big boat. Wightlink Ferries operate between Portsmouth and Fishbourne and offer a car and foot passenger service at reasonable rates. Booking ahead is vital. There’s nothing worse than getting to the port and finding they have no space for you.

Once on-board, grab a window booth and relax as you head out into the Solent, enjoying the impressive HMS Warrior and the imposing sight of both Fort Horse Sand and No Man’s Fort. The ferries have sandwich bars and for those of you with really wee ones there are baby changing facilities and microwaves to heat milk. Handy.

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Welcome to the Isle of Wight!

It was time to get stuck into all the island has to offer. We thought the first thing should be a spot of running about. So our first point of call had to be Robin Hill Park.

Robin Hill Adventure Park and Gardens is a massive theme park in the village of Downend, just outside Newport. Unlike many of its corporate mainland cousins, Robin Hill is owned and run by a local family, the Dabells, so this really gives it a lovely friendly atmosphere.

The park has loads of activities for all ages and even boasts a Roman Villa. There are the Snake and Hillbilly Slides set into the hillside which are just awesome and the toboggan run

was a favourite as we embraced our inner bobsled team. Along with all the cool rides, Robin Hill is also packed full of wildlife, including the elusive red squirrel.

We’d worked up an appetite and while the Park offers great food, we fancied something outside of the park and visited The Taverner’s in Godshill. It’s a really family friendly pub with amazing grub as well as a nice pint of ale for dad. Fuelled up, we were off on our next jolly.

For us and many others, Blackgang Chine, south of Godshill, is an institution. Built back in the 1800s, it’s one of the UK’s oldest theme parks. Having walked between the giant smuggler’s legs, we knew we’d have a great time, although we found it more suited to ages 8

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and below. There’s plenty to see and do and we enjoyed their new Area 5, which is full of moving, booming, life-sized dinosaurs. The T-Rex actually makes the floor tremble when it roars! Another favourite for us was the Wild West themed Buffalo Creek, complete with shooting gallery and Mexican themed café.

Time was now slipping away but we thought we’d fit in one last thing on the way back to Fishbourne and home. Slap bang in-between Blackgang and the ferry port is the Isle of Wight Steam Railway.

Operating as a heritage railway, the trains travel along five and a half miles of unspoiled, beautiful countryside from Smallbrook Junction, through the small village of Havenstreet and on to Wootton station. The line’s main station and depot is at Havenstreet and this is where you should head to enjoy these beautiful trains. Run largely by volunteers, the route chugs along from June to September and over the August bank holiday weekend the railway organises the Island Steam Show. This is a whole day of steam featuring displays of various steam machines including traction engines and steam fair equipment.

After that we were chasing the sun and heading home from Fishbourne. The Isle of Wight is such a lovely place to visit, it manages the neat trick of being right here but making you feel like you’ve all gone on a great adventure overseas.

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PRE-BOOK YOUR TEST DRIVE NOW

Meet the small car that’s big on choice. Hatchback or TOP! Cabrio with a retractable fabric roof, three or fi ve door options, seven standout personalisation themes and loads of in-car entertainment choices…there are plenty of ways to make your car match your style. The New 108 is available to order now, contact us today to pre-book your test drive. #My108.

ROBINS & DAY GUILDFORD Hurtmore Road, GODALMING, GU7 2RD 01483 698 873 www.robinsandday.co.uk/guildford

Official Fuel Consumption in MPG (l/100km) and CO2 emissions (g/km) for the 108 range are: Urban 52.3 - 62.8 (5.4 - 4.5), Extra Urban 74.3 - 83.1 (3.8

- 3.4), Combined 65.7 - 74.3 (4.3 - 4.1) and CO2 99 - 88 (g/km). MPG figures are achieved under official EU test conditions, intended as a guide for comparative purposes only and may not reflect actual on-the-road driving conditions. Models shown 108 TOP! Allure PureTech 1.2 VTi 3 door with tattoo personalisation theme and purple berry fabric roof and 108 Hatchback Allure PureTech 1.2 VTi 5 door with barcode personalisation theme.

s t h g i N y t r a P s a m t s Chri Join us this Christmas for what promises to be the party to end all parties; put your glad rags and dancing shoes on!

Arrive from 7pm and enjoy the party atmosphere as you mix and mingle with friends. Indulge in a delicious 3 course festive dinner which will be served at 8pm to fuel you up for a fun filled night on the dance floor. Dance the night away till 1am to our dynamic DJ who is guaranteed to play all your favourites, both past and present.

All prices include a 3 course dinner, half a bottle of wine with novelties and our resident DJ till 1am.

Private parties are also available subject to minimum numbers of 90 and include a welcome Glitter Ball cocktail. (Drink packages available)

Prices from

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Competition WIN TICKETS FOR A FUN-FILLED BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND AT GOODWOOD RACECOURSE

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hanks to our friends at Goodwood Racecourse we have 6 pairs of tickets to win for the August Bank Holiday weekend.

You can experience the thrills of racing over two family friendly race meetings. Friday 22nd August is an evening of racing followed by a magnificent firework display set to music, perfect for a night out with friends.

Sunday 24th August is Goodwood’s family race meeting with tonnes of activities for all ages including a complimentary fun fair.

Both are held in Goodwood’s premier Richmond Enclosure which features stylish bars including the Champagne Lawn and 1812 Bar, a number of restaurants, private boxes and offers the best vantage points of the Parade Ring and Racecourse, including views directly opposite the winning post.

There are 6 pairs of tickets to win for the Friday event and 6 pairs to win for the Sunday and each pair of tickets allows up to 6 children free access to the Racecourse as long as they are accompanied by an adult and are under the age of 18.

To enter simply visit www.theguide2surrey.com /competitions.

For more info about Goodwood Racecourse visit www.goodwood.co.uk

Come and enjoy ales and ciders from some of the country’s top independent brewers as well as live music, a hog roast and a BBQ. Sessions: Fri 6 Sept 6.30pm - 11pm Sat 6 Sept 12pm - 4pm Sat 6 Sept 6.30pm - 11pm

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The Electric Theatre / 4th – 16th August Are you between 8 and 18 years old with a passion for dance, drama or singing? Then sign up for the Guildford Summer Youth Project 2014, this year being the ever-popular musical ‘Annie’.

Visit www.theelectrictheatre.co.uk for more info.

Alice – The Musical Hatchlands Park / 7th August There’s theatre on the lawn at Hatchlands this summer, with a musical adaptation of Alice in Wonderland, presented by the Cambridge Touring Theatre.

Adult tickets are £12. Visit www.nationaltrust.org. uk/hatchlands-park for more info.

Prudential Ride London-Surrey 100 Climbing Open Day

10th August

Join Surrey Sports Park for their summer Climbing Open Day - a great opportunity to try your hand at climbing for free.

Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 100 starts in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, then follows a 100-mile route on closed roads through the capital and into Surrey’s stunning countryside.

Worth visiting for the scenery alone…

Visit www.surreysportspark.co.uk/sports/ Climbing for more info.

Visit www.prudentialridelondon.co.uk for more information.

Panto in a Day

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Surrey Sports Park / 8th August

Broadwater Park Community Centre / 8th August Put on a panto in a day! Activities include set design, prop making, singing, dancing and acting culminating in a 30 minute pantomime performance. For 9 years and up - and it’s Free!

Contact Sindy on 07789 267129 or email witleypantomimecompany@gmail.com.

G Live / 13th August Lee is best known for winning the TV programme ‘Any Dream Will Do’ and catapulting to stardom in ‘Joseph’ in London’s West End. And now he’s bringing his considerable talent to G Live.

Visit glive.co.uk for tickets.

South of England Festival Chorus Concert: The Dream of Gerontius Guildford Cathedral / 16th August Live choral music in one of the country’s most spectacular places of worship. Expect beautiful music and goosebumps…

Visit www.guildford-cathedral.org for info on this and other events at Guildford Cathedral.

Rudgwick Music Festival Springbok Estate / 16th August

Music in the Park: Cryin’ Out Loud

A delightful festival located in beautiful Rudgwick, on the West Sussex border. Alvin Stardust is headlining and the atmosphere is fantastic…

Live outdoor music every summer Sunday? It’s got to be worth a shot. The 10th August sees the excellent Cryin’ Out Loud come to The Bury’s.

Adult tickets are a mere £15. Visit www.rmfblues. org.uk for more info.

Godalming Bandstand / 10th August

Visit www.cryinoutloud.com for more info and other gigs.

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Weyfest

Cranleigh Showground / 17th August

The Rural Life Centre, Tilford / 29th – 31st August

As well as over 1700(!) classic vehicles, there will be an autojumble, trade and craft stands plus food, drink, and live music from Looney Tunes.

The Feeling, 10cc and Squeeze are this year’s headliners – see our events page for more info.

Entry is £6 for adults and is free for under 16s. Visit www.cranleighlions.org for the full lowdown.

Happy Birthday Pepperpot Godalming Museum / Until 30th August Godalming’s much loved landmark is 200 years old! So find out all about its illustrious history at the Godalming Museum.

Visit www.godalmingmuseum.org.uk to find out about this and other exhibitions.

Peter Blake: Pop Victoriana The Old Pottery Gallery / Until 31st August Famous as the ‘godfather of British pop art’ Sir Peter Blake is fascinated by Victoriana; an interest that has surfaced in his work throughout his career. This exhibition includes a cross-section of the artist’s print editions from 1970 to his latest ‘found art’ pieces.

Visit www.wattsgallery.org.uk for more information.

Wings and Wheels Dunsfold Park / 23rd & 24th August A brilliant day of aviation and automobiles – see our events page for more info.

Bank Holiday BBQ and Live Music Richard Onslow / 24th August A great way – and place – to spend a three day weekend! Expect delicious food and drink galore – all we need is good weather…

Check out www.therichardonslow.co.uk for other events at this wonderful Cranleigh pub.

Dengfest 2 Boileroom / 26th August Even deng-er than last year? Can that be true?

It’s the second annual mini-fest at Guildford’s premier live music venue, with music from the likes of Tellison, Delta Sleep and Our Lost Infantry.

Tickets are £8 and can be found – with other info – at boileroom.net.

Romeo and Juliet Hatchlands Park / 31st August The world’s most famous tragic love story presented by The Lord Chamberlain’s Men, in the glorious surrounds of Hatchlands Park National Trust territory.

Adult tickets are £16 and you can find out more at www.nationaltrust.org.uk/hatchlands-park.

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MORE FUN IN SUN ‘GREASE’ 23rd August | 9pm

LIDO OPEN AIR CINEMA PRESENTS

WEYFEST RURAL LIFE CENTRE, TILFORD

Guildford Lido | £10

29th to 31st August

It matters not how many times you’ve heard ‘Greased Lightning’ or ‘Summer Nights’ – you love this film all the same. And you haven’t truly experienced the film version of ‘Grease’ until you’ve watched it outdoors on an enormous screen.

An exceptionally exciting line-up is offered up by Weyfest for 2014. The Feeling, 10cc and Squeeze are this year’s headliners, and there are so many more that we cannot fit in here…

This is exactly what the Guildford Lido will be doing on Saturday 23rd August. The evening will include a swimming session from 7pm 8pm as well as a bar, BBQ and of course fancy dress. Time to get loads of gel and a comb…

The film will start at 9pm, with standard tickets costing £10.

Visit www.guildfordspectrum.co.uk/swimming/ guildford-lido for more info.

For those of you who dwell beneath a solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids, Weyfest is probably the second biggest Surrey music festival behind Guilfest, and critically acclaimed as one of the best festivals for its size in the UK. The surroundings of The Rural Life Centre are rather easy on the eye, and there will be excellent food and drink on offer too…

To find out more and buy tickets, see www.weyfest.co.uk

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WINGS AND WHEELS

UNDERCOVER FESTIVAL Bisley Pavilion, near Woking 19th and 21st September

DUNSFOLD PARK

The much anticipated second Undercover Festival takes place between 19th and 21st September, and we will cover this event in far greater depth in next month’s magazine. But if it’s ska, punk, reggae, roots and dub you’re into, then this is an absolute must…

An air show, a motoring show, stunts, hot rods, hospitality – this is one hell of an event, folks.

If you haven’t experienced the annual delight that is Wings and Wheels, then 2014 is the time to do it.

Gentlemen’s Dub Club, Spear of Destiny, UK Subs and The Dualers are just some of the acts due to appear – some pretty heavyweight names, we’re sure you’ll agree. So get your tickets soon before they all disappear.

Undercover Festival is at Bisley Pavilion, near Woking. Visit undercoverfest.com to grab a ticket…

23rd and 24th August | £20

Taking place at Dunsfold Park – where most of you will be aware houses the Top Gear studios – this is a dream for aviation and vehicular enthusiasts.

And not only does all of this fun cost less than a standard theatre ticket (£20 face value), money raised goes to the Brooklands Museum Trust and Help For Heroes.

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GuilFest 2014 A Shining Success

By Rich Lee

It was the GuilFest we’d all hoped it would be: three days of sun, music, dancing, laughter, food and friendship at Stoke Park…

The glorious sunshine burned away any bad memories of 2012’s ill-fated washout, allowing ‘Guilfesters’ to leave their wellies behind as they flocked to the park in their thousands to enjoy one of the most colourful and eclectic line-ups in GuilFest’s long history.

Friday

Friday’s pace was relaxed with an easy, ambling throng of happy visitors weaving among the many stalls and stages. As the day went on, they saw some electric performances from the likes of Jamie Lenman at the Big Cheese Cave followed by a blistering set from The Blackout, while over at the Richmond Hyundai Main Stage, the Fun Lovin’ Criminals kept it cool in the heat only for Bob Geldof and the Boomtown Rats to turn it back up for a thrilling performance that crowned the day off perfectly.

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GuilFest truly hit its stride on Saturday though and saw pop twins Jedward draw a massive crowd to the Good Time Guide Stage.

Families were out in force, befitting such a family friendly festie such as GuilFest, with children clearly enjoying the delights of the fun-filled Kidszone and Sportszone.

Saturday

Rock fans got storming sets from the likes of Soulfly and the Buzzcocks, and pop-lovers were privileged to hear Sam Bailey’s stunning voice in person at The Good Time Guide Stage. But the real party belonged to the Richmond Hyundai Main Stage thanks to ecstatic performances from Naughty Boy and Kool & the Gang.

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Sunday kept the good times coming with early crowd-pleasers such as Shane Richie and the Prelude and Rock Choir followed by a stunning afternoon set from legendary DJ Norman Jay MBE that had the crowds grooving to feel-good soul and funk.

Kane FM’s Funky End Dance Tent barely missed a beat the whole festival though, with revellers regularly packing the tent for dance icons like Sigma and Shadow Child. And The Good Time Guide Stage saw country singing twins Ward Thomas score a whole new legion of fans thanks to their easy charm and gorgeous, sunny harmonies.

Sunday

The day ended in glorious fashion thanks to the Sugar Hill Gang’s unfailingly infectious ‘Rapper’s Delight’, while the Human League delivered a dazzling show to close out the festival, with their stream of classic hits and a stage every bit as stylish as their iconic image.

So could this mean a long and secure future for one of Guildford’s most treasured cultural

assets? Only time will tell, but it’s fair to say that GuilFest’s return in 2014 (helped hugely by the weather) managed to hit all the right notes. The organisers successfully delivered three days of unforgettable music and entertainment, with all the easy-going, friendly atmosphere that helps set this event apart as one of the best medium sized festivals in the country.

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• 200g blueberries • 100g raspberries • 100g strawberries quartered

2. Pour the mascarpone mixture into the pastry case and top with the fresh fruit. Sprinkle with icing sugar and serve, with a drizzle of single cream should you be feeling decadent.

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1. B eat together the mascarpone, icing sugar and lemon curd. Make sure the mascarpone is at room temperature for ease of mixing.

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• Ready to fill 22cm all butter sweet pastry case • 250g mascarpone cheese • 4tbsp lemon curd • 1tbsp icing sugar, plus extra to dust

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CHEAT’S SUMMER TART Serves 6-8

Who doesn’t have a place in their heart for a tart? From the nursery classics of jam and bakewell through to the more sophisticated pleasures of tart au citron and Portuguese Pasteis de Nata we are a nation obsessed. Spoiler alert these tarts are cheats; they delight in the joy of shop brought ingredients designed to make your life easier and maximise your time with friends and family in the sun, rather than be stuck slaving over a hot stove.

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2 cloves of garlic, crushed 1 tsp Soft brown sugar 1 tbsp. Balsamic vinegar Olive oil 8 sheets filo pastry 100g soft goat’s cheese

1. Gently fry the red onion in 2 tsp of olive oil for 10 minutes until soft then add the thyme, garlic, sugar and vinegar.

Cook for a further 5 minutes, stirring constantly to stop the garlic from burning, and then turn off the heat and leave to cool slightly.

2. Place the red onion mix in a food processor, along with the beetroot, and pulse to combine. Season to taste.

3. To make the parcels, start by cutting the sheets of filo pastry in half widthways. Put one of the pieces of filo on a work surface and brush with olive oil. Put another piece over it at right angles to make a cross and brush with olive oil again. Lay a third piece diagonally, as if you were

making a star shape, brush with oil, then top with the final piece, diagonally, to complete the ‘star’, and brush with oil.

4. Place a heaped tablespoon of the beetroot mix in the centre of the pastry and top with 25g of goat’s cheese. Fold up the sides of the filo and scrunch them at the top so they hold together. Brush all over with olive oil. Make three more parcels in the same way.

5. Place all the parcels on a lightly oiled baking sheet and bake in a preheated oven, 200ºC/gas 6, for 15-20 minutes, or until crisp and lightly browned.

6. Leave to cool for 5 minutes before serving with a mountain of rocket.

METHOD

• 250g vacuum packed beetroot in natural juices, roughly chopped • 1 red onion thinly sliced • 1 tbsp. fresh thyme, roughly chopped

INGREDIENTS

BEETROOT AND GOAT’S CHEESE PARCELS Serves 4

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WHERE TO EAT: The Anchor in Ripley

by Rich Lee

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hile The Anchor in Ripley doesn’t claim to be a ‘GastroPub’, hewing closer in spirit to a friendly, family-orientated village pub, you’d be lucky (if that’s even the word) to find neither a single breaded scampi or, at the other end of the chronically overdone pub food spectrum, pork belly.

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ut you’d expect no less since the pub was taken over last year by one of Ripley’s best known residents, Michelin-starred Chef Steve Drake and his wife Serina, owners of the eponymous Drake’s restaurant over the road, who along with friends Chris and Lisanne Mealing, breathed new life into the Grade II listed building with a crisp, white paintjob inside and a talented new team including one of Drake’s best young chefs Michael WallPalmer handling cooking duties.

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heirs is a summer menu that fully embraces the season, with tantalising pairings of soft fruits with fish and meat that sing with intriguing flavours

and textures. Such was the case with a starter of delicately pan-fried grey mullet spiked with sweet, sharp raspberries and mellowed with softer beetroot. Perched on top of charred watermelon, the smokier-than-usual flavour of the fruit complemented the fish subtly and superbly.

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ts fellow starter, a generous salad of salty and succulent air-dried ham, tumbled with juicy, fragrant peaches and even more aromatic pecorino cheese and basil was a delight, given a little micro crunch from black poppy seeds.

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ains upped the ante with a simply decorated dish of lamb, softly-braised finger of fennel and a rich mash; the meaty, mouth-watering puck oozing flavour with that little kiss of anchovy that lamb loves so well. My own cep casserole with truffle marinated potatoes defied expectation; it came wrapped in a silky spinach parcel and a rich cream sauce that hummed with exquisite notes from garlic and truffle. It was as

musky and heady as a woodland stroll and just as enchanting.

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esserts brought an exceptional dish of strawberries and balsamic marshmallows, blobbed with a little balsamic reduction, the whole set off wonderfully by a lemon thyme cream in between crisp pastry that brought the scent of a cottage garden indoors. So too did a frozen lavender mousse, scattered with blueberries, coulis and given some crunch from a ginger granola. If lavender as an ingredient isn’t to everyone’s taste, a dessert like this is good place to turn them around.

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The Anchor High Street Ripley Surrey GU23 6AE Tel: 01483 211866 www.ripleyanchor.co.uk --Grey Mullet, Charred Watermelon, Raspberry & Beetroot Dressing £8.00 British air-dried Ham & Peach salad, Basil & Pecorino cheese £7.50 --Slow-cooked Lamb Shoulder, Fennel, Broad Beans & Anchovy £17.00 Truffle marinated potatoes & Cep Mushroom casserole £12.00 Carrots & parsley butter £3.50 Hand-cut chips £3.50 --Frozen lavender mousse, blueberries & ginger granola £6.00 Strawberries, lemon thyme cream, balsamic marshmallow & yoghurt sorbet £6.00 Food Total = £63.50

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by Rich Lee Whether it’s warm outside or not, there’s just nothing like ice cream.

And for when you want to make an occasion of it, there’s a great choice of ice cream parlours scattered around Surrey, all offering handmade ice creams in astounding flavours. We hit the road for a frozen fix of our own and found four top parlours ready to help you keep your cool this summer.

Crockford Bridge Farm New Haw Road, Addlestone As much fun as pick-your-own season can be, everyone knows that it can be hot and tiring work.

Which is why the Ice Cream Parlour at Crockford Bridge Farm is yet another genius stroke from the pick-your-own pioneers, allowing visitors to cool off with some of the best ice cream for miles.

Selling 24 unique flavours from the award winning Gelateria Danieli – a small Italian family business based in Richmond, the parlour offers silky smooth, low fat ice cream and sorbets in mouth-watering varieties like salted caramel, bakewell tart, Dulce de leche and a heavenly strawberry ice cream made with Crockford Bridge Farm’s own fresh and flavoursome fruit. www.crockfordbridgefarm.co.uk

Loseley Ice Cream It’s perhaps worth mentioning that one of the most established brands of Surrey ice cream continues to be a favourite and is still found in shops and venues around the county. Although, as we discovered, Loseley Ice Cream hasn’t actually been made here for fifteen years. It’s now produced in High Wycombe by Beechdean Bakery. Regardless, it remains a delicious treat wherever it can be found.

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Shere Delights 1 Middle St, Shere Perhaps all that picture-perfect Shere needed to complete its idyllic image was a quaint olde sweet shop and possibly an ice cream parlour.

Well, thanks to Gillian Akroyd that’s exactly what they got when she opened up both under the name of Shere Delights. “My daughter and I were feeding the ducks in Shere just after Christmas 2011,” she says. “We were standing facing the empty flower shop, which now houses Shere Delights, wondering what I would do if the shop were mine. It was literally a light bulb moment and 2 months later, Shere Delights opened its door to the public.”

So it was and so the shop has become a favourite of locals and visitors to Shere drawn to its ice cream counter and fantastic selection of flavours.

The shelves above hold jars of every sweet your inner child fondly remembers, and for your inner grown up they also sell some of the finest artisan chocolates available. This year, the emporium have also gone mobile with their first vintage, 1940s style ice cream bicycles that can be hired for weddings, parties and corporate functions. www.sheredelights.co.uk

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Dylan’s Ice Cream Barn – Haslemere

19-21 Chertsey Road, Woking

1 Junction Place, Wey Hill, Haslemere

A departure from your traditional ice cream parlour, Creams instead boasts a neo-soaked, nightclub interior, glinting surfaces, booths and al fresco seating – and more ice cream than you can shake a cornetto at. Seriously; one look at their gleaming display offers a selection of flavours as tantalising as they are –occasionally – bewildering (looking at you, Red Bull).

You’d be forgiven for thinking that Dylan is the eponymous mastermind behind Dylan’s Ice Cream, but that would actually be Ben Govier who mastered the gelato arts while at University in 2007 and then sold his creations from an ice cream van back home in Liphook.

And while you could go down the cone route, their sundaes are truly unmissable: towering glass glories packed with scoops of whatever flavour you like, spiked with wafers, fruit and drizzled with sweet syrups. I get brain-freeze just thinking about them. It’s no wonder Creams have become popular for kids’ birthdays as well as adults indulging their inner child along with their sweet tooth.

They proved such a hit that Ben has since opened Dylan’s Milk Barn in Haslemere, a fresh, cheery ice cream diner offering his uber-cool recipes made with milk from dairy cows down the road in Petersfield. They include distinctive and unique flavours such as malt, honeycomb, plum crumble and, um, brown bread.

Oh, and Dylan himself? That’ll be Ben’s black Labrador. Everyone needs a mascot, right? www.dylansicecream.co.uk

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FARMERS MARKETS & OTHER FOODIE TREATS GUILDFORD FARMERS’ MARKET

Tuesday 5th | 11.30am to 3.30pm | High Street

COBHAM FARMERS’ MARKET Saturday 23rd | Hollyhedge Parade

CRANLEIGH FARMERS’ MARKET

Wednesday 6th & Saturday 16th | 10am to 2pm | Village Hall, Cranleigh

RIPLEY FARMERS’ MARKET

Saturday 9th | 9am to 1pm | Village Green

MILFORD FARMERS’ MARKET

Sunday 17th | 10am to 1.30pm | Secrett’s Farm Shop car park

WOKING FARMERS’ MARKET

Thursday 14th Saturday 30th | 9am to 2.30pm / Town Square

FARNHAM FARMERS’ MARKET

Sunday 24th | 10am to 1.30pm | Central Car Park

GODALMING FARMERS’ MARKET

Sunday 31st | 10am | Crown Court, High Street

Foodie Events BANK HOLIDAY BBQ LIVE MUSIC at the Richard Onslow Sunday 24th August One of Cranleigh’s favourite pubs, the Richard Onslow always gets a bank holiday right, with music & BBQ from 5pm.

There’s no need to book, just turn up!

More info at www.therichardonslow.co.uk

ANNUAL BBQ & WINE TASTING EVENT at Denbies Wine Estate Thursday 21st August | 6pm until 9pm Unwind on a summer’s evening in style in The Cloisters, with horse and carriage rides around the estate and (subject to availability) wine and beer tasting to complement a fabulous BBQ buffet. £27.50 per person | Special Loyalty Club Rate £12.50

WOKING FOOD AND DRINK FESTIVAL at Jubilee Square 5th – 7th September An unmissable weekend of fun and flavours from all around the world as Jubilee Square comes alive for three days of food and drink.

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Woking Food and Drink Festival Foodies are set for the annual culinary thrill ride that is the Woking Food and Drink Festival, taking place in Woking Town Centre from Friday 5th to Sunday 7th September.

This year’s sizzling free event has been extended in size following the success of the first event in 2013 – in excess of 20,000 visitors attended the familyfriendly ‘feastival’. To accommodate a larger range of hot food and produce stalls, the festival’s footprint will be extended from Gloucester Walk, Jubilee Square, Mercia Walk through to the first half of the newly refurbished Commercial Way.

Food and drink exhibitors Featuring a tented food village of over 60 local and regional food and drink stalls, the al-fresco event is a showcase for the best of Woking’s diverse food producers and eateries as well as specialist producers from across the region. During the course of the weekend, residents and visitors will be able to tuck in to food and drink samples and taster plates of food from across the globe.

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Demonstration Theatre Taking the centre stage will be the Tante Marie Culinary Academy Theatre, a purposebuilt, professional cookery demonstration stage featuring live gourmet demos delivered by celebrity chefs and local chefs and restaurant owners, including: • Steve Drake – Former Roux Scholarship winner and owner of Michelin-starred restaurant Drakes in Ripley.

• Fernando Stovell – Featured chef on Saturday Kitchen and owner of Stovell’s restaurant in Chobham.

• Ben Piette – MasterChef 2010 semi-finalist and owner of London House restaurant in Old Woking.

• Mourad Khiat – Head Pastry Chef at the 5* Berkeley Hotel in Knightsbridge, London and owner of MK Pastry Arts, Woking.

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• Thierry de Magneval – Former Sommelier and restaurateur at the Berkeley Hotel, Roux Brassiere, Roux at Parliament Square, La Gavroche and Chief Sommelier and owner of Cellar Magneval in Woking.

• Tante Marie Culinary Academy – The oldest independent cookery school in the UK which has been based in the Borough for the last 60 years. The Academy recently revealed exciting new plans for a new state-of-the-art cooking school and training restaurant in the town centre, opening spring 2015.

Headlining the Tante Marie Culinary Academy Theatre will be a number of celebrity chefs to be announced soon.

Last year’s featured famous foodies like Natalie Coleman, MasterChef 2013 winner, and Jo Wheatley, Great British Bake Off 2011 winner.

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And, there’s more!

Visitors to the festival can also enjoy many other free activities, including: • Interactive children’s culinary workshops • A cake bake off competition • BBQ demonstrations • Live acoustic music and roaming entertainment • Themed activities at the WWF-UK Living Planet Centre and The Lightbox.

Read or sign-up for more information, including celebrity chef appearances, at www. wokingfoodanddrinkfestival. co.uk Additionally, follow the Festival on Twitter @WokingFoodFest or search #WokingFoodFest.

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Even if you’ve been working on that tan since the first day the sun showed Britain its shining face, you still need to keep applying a good daily sunscreen.

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Unless you’ve been sunbathing in your birthday suit the likelihood is you’ll have tan lines. Try the below product to match up those white patches.

Après Sol Moisturizer One of the biggest causes of ageing of the skin is dehydration. This luxurious blend of natural ingredients, including mango seed and cocoa butter, rehydrates the skin and can be used as a general moisturizer as well as an after sun lotion. This product can also be used by men to soothe skin after shaving.

£12.95 (120ml)

It’s also a brilliant product for starting your tan off if you’ve not been able to catch much sun so far – just remember to wear an SPF on top before hitting the beach.

A LITTLE COLOUR BOOST Lavera Natural Tanning Lotion Organic plant essences and Aloe Vera gel moisturize the skin leaving it firm and smooth. With Vitamin E and green tea this natural tanning lotion is easy to apply and doesn’t leave streaks – we love it!

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Beauty Review by Wizzi Seaton

Hot Lava Shell Relax Massage at Zeal Beauty Spa Instantly intrigued by the country cottage meets beach-chic décor, broad grins adorning the faces of customers and gleaming trophy proudly propped up on the counter, I was welcomed into the homey atmosphere of Zeal Beauty Spa… Although it has been less than six months since Zeal opened for business on Wharf Street in Godalming, this friendly spa has already secured its place in the community, winning the 2014 Godalming Compete on the Street award.

Along with the waxes, massages, manicures and pedicures you would expect from such an establishment, Zeal also offer Mama Mio pregnancy massages and a selection of exotic Hot Lava Shell massages. As one of the few spas in the area to offer these treatments I went to therapist Charlene to experience the 45-minute Relax Massage.

Using heated Tiger Clam shells from the Tropics this massage is designed to realign the body by easing tension in the back and relieving the effect of stress.

Having admitted to a four out of five on the stress scale (five being extremely stressed) it was clear that this treatment would serve as the perfect remedy to what had been a taxing week.

As Charlene worked from my neck down to my tailbone I could feel the satisfying pop of tight muscles gradually giving in to the varying pressure applied.

Simultaneously the soothing effect of the heated shells carried my cares away.

By the end even my shoulders, the unfortunate bearers of most of my tension, were loosening up. With a gentle warning that they may ache later on, Charlene prescribed a hot water bottle before bed to help keep them loose and ensure a good nights sleep.

Once my back had been sufficiently tenderized I lay alleviated as Charlene covered me in a warm blanket and massaged my ankles, heals, pads and toes before leaving me to slowly return to wakefulness.

After drifting down the stairs to reluctantly head back out to the real world I could smell the luscious mango oils used to discombobulate my body and mind, and I wafted out of Zeal nonchalant and unruffled.

If, like me, you tend to store the daily stresses of life in your shoulders and back then head to the expert hands at Zeal Beauty Spa and give this massage a try.

You won’t regret it.

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Visit us in August and take advantage of this amazing offer:

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Not only that, but you will receive a set of vouchers especially for you to use towards nail treatments, waxing and massage.

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Compacts: The Beautiful Story of Make-Up

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he humble compact - the staple of the handbag. It seems remarkable to think that such a ubiquitous piece of kit represents something so culturally significant. For while we adorn ourselves with powder cake in the train or in a traffic jam, we are actually showcasing a very modern phenomenon – namely, the need for instant gratification and how essential portability has become. In a sense, this exhibition is the 21st century condition in a microcosm. Or, you know, it’s a good excuse to see some gorgeous vintage beauty trinkets. Depends on how you see it really…

touching up your lip gloss or applying a smidge of mascara, just think that less than a century ago your lengthy home mirror sessions were your last chance to get your look just so…

An array of breath-taking compacts will be set in context with all the accoutrements that made female glamour possible, from hairstyling accessories, creams and perfumes to the finishing touches of powder, mascara, lipstick and rouge. In short: this is an absolute must for those of us who realise that, in a social and historical context, beauty really is far more than skin deep…

‘Glamour on the Go. Compacts: The Beautiful Story of Make-Up’ will be on show at The Lightbox from 26 July – 28 September 2014, entrance is free. For further information please visit www. thelightbox.org.uk.

Between now and the 28th September, The Lightbox will be hosting ‘Compacts: The Beautiful Story of Make-Up’, an exhibition that will lead you on a journey through the glamour industry, with beauty essentials from the Pre and Post-War decades and beyond, presenting a remarkable piece of social history for all to explore.

The exhibition, held in association with The British Compact Collectors’ Society, charts the tale of the portability of beauty products and glamour accessories as they moved from the dressing table to the handbag. So while you’re just

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Bountiful Beauty S It’s fair to say, that in Surrey, we enjoy some outstanding beauty spots.

Whether they are hidden gems in the town centre or view-points scattered over the Surrey Hills; within a short travelling distance you’re likely to stumble across some stunning landscapes that you could not quite believe are on your doorstep. We took a hop, skip and a jump around the county and here, below, are the delights that we found…

Mayfield Lavender

Found in the North Surrey Downs near Ewell, Mayfield Lavender is surely one of the most colourful places in Surrey, key times to see the fields in all their glory happen from the beginning of July till the end of August.

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Open from 9am – 6pm up until September. Pedestrians are granted free access to the fields and those travelling via car and in need of parking are asked to pay £2.

For more info visit www. mayfieldlavender.com or indeed make the trip head over to Mayfield Lavender Field, Croydon Lane, Banstead, SM7 3BE

If you feel inspired to plant your own lavender field in your back garden then you can also visit their nurseries over at 139 Reigate Rd (near Driftbridge Audi Garage),Epsom, KT17 3DW.

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Puttenham Common

Frensham Pond

Thundry Meadows

Holmbury Hill

Tilford

Located between Guildford and Dorking, this gorgeous village is the definition of a picture post card. The resplendent village green invites you to bask in its luscious green grass.

You can’t help but feel on holiday as you reach the shores of the mighty Frensham Pond. Surrounded by rich wildlife and heathland, an afternoon on the pond makes for a wonderful day out.

We love this place! The fourth highest peak in Surrey, whether you’re at the top or the bottom, Holmbury hill is just an awe-inspiring place.

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Located near Guildford, Puttenham Common provides some great walks for the family. The common is steeped in history and is registered as a site of scientific importance, due to its archaeological finds.

Found near Elstead Village, this place is sooo pretty. Running along the side of the River Wey, a hive of natural wildlife activity occurs on a daily basis.

South East of Farnham, the wooded village of Tilford reminds us of some far distant land where fairies roam the trees spreading their fairy dust, transforming the landscape into a beautiful scene. Well it turns out there are no fairies in the trees, Tilford is just beautiful and it’s all natural.

While away an afternoon on the green watching the cricket, supping on something cool.

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Sports News WALK TEN AT HAMPTON COURT PALACE 30-8-14 A great way to raise money for charity and get a bit of exercise in as well. Oh, and it’s also at one of the most beautiful areas in the UK as well. The 10km walk gives you a chance to enjoy after-dark access to Hampton Court’s famous palace. What’s more, once the walk is over you and your friends can settle down with a nice picnic and enjoy live music and a spectacular firework display. The walk is all in aid of Marie Currie Cancer care who offer nursing to people living with terminal cancer and other illnesses. In fact, the start of the fireworks is deliberately timed to coincide with the time many Marie Curie Nurses start their night shift. How to get involved? Well, registration costs £10 if you go online to do it or £20 if you pay on the night. To register go to www.mariecurrie.org.uk/walkten and then click on the Walk Ten London tab.

THE NUTS CHALLENGE 31-8-14 Go nuts at the end of August. Nuts is a 7-28k assault course adventure race in Surrey. Designed to be a challenge but also be incredibly good fun, Nuts give you the chance to get involved for yourself or do it for a charity. It’s also worth noting that the assault course itself is available all year and the team at Nuts run training sessions specifically designed to help you train for the races of the Nuts Challenge. Expect mud, water, climbing, crawling as well as crazy obstacles all the way round. Check out the website at www. thenutschallenge.co.uk for more details. They also offer an early bird discount for registration as well.

UNDERWATER HOCKEY THROUGHOUT AUGUST AT GUILDFORD LIDO Maybe you’re not all that fussed about swimming up and down a pool to keep fit but you do still enjoy frolicking about in the water.

Well, here’s something for you to try out. Underwater Hockey!

The Guildford Underwater Hockey Club welcomes new members from 8 years old and up and will introduce you to this fast paced mixed team sport. The matches are played underwater using mask, fins, snorkel and a stick for pushing the puck and the club will provide training to all levels from non-snorkelers to those of you who may be aspiring national team players. And guess what? Your first session is free and takes place at the Guildford Lido on Wednesdays.

Contact the club via email at contact@guwh.co.uk

INTITIAL SPORTS- BACK TO NETBALL (THROUGHOUT AUGUST IN WOKING) One for the ladies now; did you really enjoy Netball at school and always liked the idea of getting back into it? Well why not pop along to Woking and join in with a bunch of friendly fun loving ladies such as yourself. As you’ll probably remember, the sessions are a great workout and don’t worry all abilities are welcome. The fun starts at 7:15 on Thursdays at The Winston Churchill school courts, Hermitage Road. Contact niki@initialsports.co.uk for more info.

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SUGAR AND NUTRI T

WHY SO S For the majority of human existence we’ve been meat eating, vegetable gathering Omnivores.

And it’s only since oil that eating things from other parts of the world has become normal. Also it’s good to point out that it’s only in the last few decades that food has changed from being grown to being manufactured.

Marketing is conning the general public.

Names of additives on labels look like they’re written in Klingon and we really don’t know what we’re consuming on a daily basis. Products advertising low-fat are extremely high in sugar and products advertising low-sugar are high in fat.

It’s all about profit margin. Whatever word is used to describe natural and healthy food becomes abused because it’s profitable. 200 years ago, the average person consumed about 2 pounds of sugar every year. By the 70’s that number was up to around 120 pounds. Nowadays it’s around 150 pounds.

Refined sugar comes from sucrose extracted from raw sugar cane or sugar beets. Unless you’re eating raw foods to get your sugar fix then you’re eating refined sugar.

Sugar is made of carbohydrates which are converted into glucose for energy.

Our bodies have a mechanism that stores excess glucose in the form of fat.

Now, remember, we were designed to be hunters-gatherers, not to watch Morning TV. Your body’s not meant to live this way.

Every gram of sugar you eat over your daily allowance is converted to storage.

People get obese because their bodies are preparing for a winter that’s not coming.

Let’s look at some of the pitfalls:

Hypoglycaemia In a nut shell your pancreas makes insulin to control blood sugar levels, then the insulin transports glucose to cells and left overs to the liver for storage. If there’s too much, there’s an excess of insulin which then removes too much sugar. The result is low blood sugar, which can cause depression and increased agitation.

Diabetes Mellitus This is similar to Hypoglycaemia but backwards. The pancreas does not produce enough insulin; this is a result of continuous over-consumption.

Depression Sugar makes your body use B-vitamins, calcium and magnesium for digestion.

If you get severe mineral and vitamin depletion you’ll suffer from fatigue, depression and anxiety. Not exactly the mind-set that will make it easy to get to the gym.

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O SWEET?

By Will Knowlton

What about Sweeteners?

Sucrose and HFCS (High Fructose Corn Syrup) As the name suggests they’re extremely high in fructose. The problem with this is that only your liver can metabolise it. Not good because more calories are converted into VLDL (very-low-density lipoprotein) and fat. VLDL is bad cholesterol.

Artificial Sweeteners (Saccharin, Acesulfame, Aspartame, Neotame, and Sucralose) The fact of the matter is there’s little point in going into whether sweeteners are a good alternative to sugar. According to a study done by Harvard, sweeteners were approved back in the day because there’s no evidence that they cause cancer and at the end of the day it’s a good way to combat obesity right?

What grinds my gears is that these studies were done using smaller amounts of diet fizzy drinks (on rats), less than any person would actually consume in a bottle from a shop. No one really knows what comes from extended use of artificial sweeteners so if you don’t mind being a guinea-pig, crack on. Now there’s evidence that these additives are actually addictive as well.

An animal study was conducted where rats were exposed to intravenous cocaine and oral saccharine. The ma jority of the rats actually chose the artificial sweetener over the cocaine!

Now What?

The best forms of glucose that you can get are from whole fruit because they’re nutrient-dense, high in fibre and low in glycaemic load. If we can choose fruit to satisfy our sweet tooth and water with our meals instead of coke and chocolate, the hard part is done.

“Let thy food be thy medicine and thy medicine be thy food” Hippocrates (460-370 BC)

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WITNESS THE FITNESS SMOOTHIE

by Will Knowlton Well, we’re getting towards the end of the summer now and, of course, you’ve achieved all those fitness goals from the earlier months. You are now at the pinnacle of buffness and want to carry this on into the autumnal months.

Yes, yes exercise is key, but here’s a little recipe for a lovely smoothie to keep you looking and feeling great.

The benefits of this little monster include improved brain function, smoother skin and lowered blood pressure too. And there maybe a little soupçon of protein to ease that muscle repair. Oh and it’s great for veggies as well.

THE MAGIC INGREDIENTS: A good handful of fresh Blueberries Half a Banana 1 table spoon of Chia Seeds (Bursting with Omega-3 Fatty Acids by the way) 1 scoop of Hemp Protein 1 tea spoon of Greens Powder (check out MyProtein.com for this and hemp protein) A handful of Almonds

What all these wonderful little things do once you’ve slam-nommed them:

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Blueberries contain antioxidants and your noggin and skin will thank you for them.

Bananas are great for blood pressure because they are full of potassium.

As well as the afore-mentioned Omega-3s Chia seeds are also full of antioxidants that fight damage done to skin cells.

The amino acids in plant protein are essential to building lean muscle and help burn fat.

L-carnitines help your body metabolise fat and are key to your system controlling blood sugar levels and you’ll find them hiding in the almonds.

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HEY! SIX PACK

by Will Knowlton

Ah yes, that elusive six-pack. You know it’s there but it just won’t come out. Well, all the advice that’s out there shouts about lowering your “Body Fat Percentage”. Guess what? Believe the hype. Burning off that last little layer of fat will reveal what lies beneath.

Trouble is, as with all things, it’s easier to say than do. So we looked into a few useful hints and collated them into a little handy bullet point list that will fit perfectly on your fridge.

(Not that we’re advocating cutting up our hallowed tome but you get the meaning.)

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First off, take a look at your diet. Add more food with lower energy.

You’re looking to increase the amount of veg, fish and (lean) meats.

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This next tip is the one that has everyone jibber-jabbing about whether it’s right or not. I’m going to roll with it though: Eat. Try and have a healthy snack-type-meal every couple of hours. Missing a meal is pretty counter-productive because your body panics and stores fat.

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Keeping your body hydrated is really important; make sure you drink a full glass of water at meal times. To burn fat your body needs water so fuel up soldier. You don’t need to be a nutritional scientist to know that fizzy drinks and flavoured lattes from Dr Evil’s front company hold empty and damaging calories.

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Eat boat loads of fish. Fish like salmon contain Vitamin D which is great for muscle maintenance. Yes, the sun does zap you with Vit D but if I tell you to do that you’ll just hit the park or the river with an afternoon’s supply of cider. I know because I’ve been there; it doesn’t work.

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Ok so exercise; you’ve got to try and say that at least 3 days a week you’re going get into beast mode and do some intensive cardio. Think rowing, swimming or spinning classes. You could even go Mike Tyson and get the skipping rope out.

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Bro, do you even lift? Crazy as it sounds to some of you racing-snakes out there but hitting the weight area in the gym can burn an extra 1,050 calories. So get on those squats, bench presses and deadlifts because they focus on multiple muscle groups.

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Hot body, hot food. The spicy stuff hidden away in chilli peppers turns the heat up on your metabolism. According to several journals, adding a tablespoon of chopped peppers to a meal can give your metabolism a spike, all be it temporary, of 23%.

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Going out socialising with mates at a restaurant is part of life, and while you don’t want to be a monk, don’t drop the ball when you’re out either.

For once, actually read the whole menu and try to stick to dishes that are made with steamed, baked and boiled ingredients rather than baked camembert.

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What do you do?

Dylan White The Record Plugger

How did you get into it?

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I’m what’s known in the music industry as a Record Plugger. I take CDs or digital files to radio producers and DJs at Radio One, Radio Two, 6 Digital and other national radio stations. Every artist has a manager, press agent, booking agent and a plugger. So I’m known in a pool of about forty people who get hired by ma jor labels to promote artists, be they established or just releasing their first record.

As you do when you’re young, I played in bands.

It’s like sport: you’ve got to get on the pitch when you’re young and then go into management later.

I then went on to manage a band and I hired a plugger. After a while he said: “You should be a plugger.” And I said alright then, give me a job.

So I went on to plug and promote bands like the Beautiful South and the Farm, Suede and St Etienne for Creation Records where I got the job plugging the biggest band at the time, Oasis.

From then I went on to plug U2. I kept them ‘young’, kept them played on the likes of Radio One and CD:UK, from the ‘Beautiful Day’ single and over three albums.

What do you enjoy most about what you do?

It’s like John Lennon said, and it’s what I tell my kids: ‘Find a job you love and you’ll never have to work again’. I love Mondays; I can’t wait for Monday mornings.

Proudest moment?

There’s a lot of them. Working with Oasis, when it kicked off with ‘Wonderwall’ and ‘Don’t Look Back in Anger’, I got them to play ‘Come Feel the Noise’

by Slade! I’m also very proud to have worked with Paul Weller during his resurgent years with the likes of ‘Wildwood’ and ‘Stanley Road’.

How did you first get involved with GuilFest?

For fifteen years I’ve worked with Tony Scott to do GuilFest’s radio and TV promotion. It began originally through local radio and then I got Radio 2 involved from 2003 – 2007. That helped boost the festival’s prominence in the ‘football league’ of festivals. It got Paul Weller to play GuilFest among others. That wouldn’t have happened if the promotion hadn’t been there to put GuilFest on the map.

What does it take to be a record plugger?

You’ve got to believe in music. You’ve got to know your stuff. You’ll get caught out if you’re a bullsh**ter. I’ve never plugged a record that is crap; I may have plugged genres I’m not personally mad about but I can still appreciate a great urban record or a great rap record. And plug it accordingly…

What do you enjoy about living in Guildford?

I moved to Guildford in 1999 because of my wife, Nicky, who came from here. I met her when she worked for Steve Wright as one his ‘posse’ on the radio. I love living in Guildford; it’s a great place to live. The only problem is that it’s a bit crowded and it lacks natural venues for live music, which is an issue.

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