The Guide 2 Woking September 2014

SEPTEMBER 2014

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Contents ENTERTAINMENT

FOOD & DRINK 31 Where To Eat: Oisi

4 - 5 The Guide 2 Your Month

32 - 33 Recipes: Spice Up Your Life

9 Undercover Festival II 11 100 Years of Movie Posters

LIFESTyLE

12 - 13 Keeping it Kane FM

36 – 37 The Little Beauty Book COMMUNITy SPORT

15 - 17 Our Citizens: What does it mean to be 18?

19 Celebrate Our Heritage

41 Sports News & Events

21 Our History: The Treacle Mines of Chobham

43 Woking FC – The Season Starts Here BUSINESS

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44 Woking Works

26 – 29 Mum’s The Word: Back to School Special

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THE GUIDE 2 Brookwood Cemetery Nature Walk

Woking Wurlitzer Organ Concert

Brookwood Cemetery / 6th September

Woking Leisure Centre / 13th September

The first Sunday of each month sees a guided walk around the largest cemetery in the UK, hosted by an experienced guide each day.

Yes, you read that correctly – a rather left-field way to spend a Saturday. David Ivory is the man tickling the keys.

Walks start at 2pm and a £3 donation would be lovely. More info is at www.tbcs.org.uk.

Tickets are £10. Visit www.freedom-leisure.co.uk and search for Woking for the info.

Foxhill’s Annual Ball Foxhill’s, Ottershaw / 13th September The highlight in Foxhill’s Social Season. This prestigious evening includes a champagne reception, four course dinner and live entertainment.

Visit foxhills.co.uk to find out more and email events@foxhills.co.uk for tickets.

Woking & Horsell CC vs Ashford Brewery Road / 6th September Catch Woking & Horsell CC’s final game this summer and the last rays watching the (real) beautiful game.

Visit www.whcc.org.uk for more info on the club.

Dr Aaron Rosen: Religious and Spiritual Art The Lightbox / 11th September Dr Aaron Rosen is a Lecturer in Sacred Traditions and Arts at Kings College London and is a leading expert on religious and spiritual art – a fascinating topic which he will be talking about at The Lightbox.

Tickets are £6 and it starts at 7pm. Visit www.thelightbox.org.uk.

Help for Heroes Day Mizen’s Railway / Knaphill / 14th September A Homefront themed re-enactment event with military vehicles and train rides. All proceeds go to Help for Heroes.

Visit www.mizensrailway.co.uk for more info and other events.

National Theatre Live: A Streetcar Named Desire Ambassadors Cinema / 16th September

Heritage Open Days Various / 11th – 14th September Awe-inspiring historical landmarks across the nation are free to visit this weekend. See our Community pages for more info.

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A screening of the fastest-selling production in the Young Vic’s history, starring Gillian Anderson.

Tennessee Williams’ timeless masterpiece is streamed live to The Ambassadors Cinema.

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YOUR MONTH Undercover Festival Bisley Pavilion / 19th – 21st September A festival venue and experience that defies convention. Expect a heady mix of Punk, Ska, Dub, Reggae, Glam, Retro, Indie and Acoustic at this three day extravaganza.

Read about it all on page 9.

Early Photography Morning RHS Garden Wisley / 27th September Photographers should take this opportunity to snap away at the gardens before the crowds get there. Standard admission prices apply, but you’ll see the lush, pre-Autumn garden at its finest.

Be at the garden at 8am, with £11 and your camera, to capture the gentle changing of the seasons.

The Great Gatsby New Victoria Theatre / 23rd – 27th September Forget the Di Caprio film – this is how you should enjoy The Great Gatsby. Northern Ballet brings F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel to the stage.

Check out www.atgtickets.com and search for the New Victoria Theatre for tickets, which cost between £11.90 - £42.40.

Rotary Prestige Lecture WWF Living Planet Centre / 24th September Creation and Construction - Rebuilding a Broken World, presented by Terry Waite CBE is the title of this lecture. Terry is a WWF Fellow so expect a fascinating and thought-provoking talk.

The talk begins at 6.45pm, costs £20 and will raise money for the Rotary Club’s ‘End Polio Now’ campaign. Email rotary.wd@hotmail.co.uk for tickets.

Cardiff Arms Park Male Choir St Michael and All Angels Church, Pirbright / 27th September Fans of choral music should head to St Michael and All Angels and hear the rich, dulcet harmonies of the CAPMC. Visit www.cardiffarmsparkmalechoir.com to find out more.

Woking Palace Archaeological Open Day Woking Palace / 28th September We’ve talked about the Open Day at length in our Community pages, but this is one for the diggers. Excavate and examine the grounds of this fascinating historical monument.

More info is at www.woking-palace.org.

Woking FC vs Nuneaton Town Kingfield Stadium / 30th September For no other reason other than you should (must!) support your local team and a Tuesday night is usually rubbish – unless you have live football.

Cheer on the Cardinals for £15 for an adult on the day. Visit www.wokingfc.co.uk for info.

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Talking to... Palm Reader Based in Guildford and Woking, Palm Reader are Josh, Sam, Josh, Andy & Dan. Having made waves since forming in 2011, they’re causing a stir on the underground with their brand of fast, metallic hardcore punk and their debut album ‘Bad Weather’ has been raved about by the likes of Kerrang!, Rock Sound and Big Cheese. TG2 caught up with them to find out more...

How did you meet?

RSVP in Woking probably - drinking, talking outside; “Do you like converge”, “Yeah, I like converge”, “Converse”, “Yeah Converse” (Josh, Josh and Sam formed originally with previous guitarist Tom Meadon, now of Empress.)And so the story began…

How do you go about writing material?

A riff and then a scramble, normally panicked! Seeing & Believing (Are Two Different Things) was finished the evening before a show. It’s all very last minute - the musical equivalent of a ready meal.

Does your location and environment play a part in your sound at all?

Music definitely has a native flavour -Polish soca (soul calypso, soca) might sound a bit odd. England does heavy music better than anywhere. It’s all in the heart and in the head for us; from a lyrical point of view it’s personal and relatable.

Local hang-out spot?

The Garibaldi in Knaphill is a good spot and close to home. Good food, good ale. Enough of an advert?

Favourite gig you’ve played?

Download Festival - well pretty much all of the festivals we’ve played actually. We had never played any festivals before this year; you get to make a day of it rather than getting to a venue and asking for the Wi-fi code…

Collectively, who are your favourite bands?

The Bronx or Mastodon.

Favourite local venue to play?

There’s only two venues locally - Boileroom and The Star. The Boileroom tends to get the bigger artists playing but we’ve put some release shows on at The Star and they’ve been fun - it’s nice and big.

What does the future hold?

Loads of shows, a few costume changes…

Influences; musically and worldly? we’ve got a UK tour with Devil Sold His Soul Eclectic listening. Everything from Mongolian at the start of October, then we tour throat singing to Justin Timberlake and $#*t Scandanavia with Bleed From Within and our loads of Katy Perry. Everything bar dubstep… good friends Polar. Then, we write a dubstep album, tour with Tatu…the usual.

Favourite thing to do?

Girlfriends, family and dogs are generally a priority. Certain rituals take place when you’ve spent weeks with 4 guys… Washing is For more InFo vIsIt good fun, as is a change of underwear, fresh WWW.WearepaLmreaDer.banDCamp.Com sheets and a sale at Dixons.

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An independent festival featuring some of the biggest names in underground music comes to Bisley Pavilion between 19th and 21st September…

Late September would appear to be the time when the festival season has all but ended – but not so.

For this is month that the second Undercover Festival returns, with a bigger and better line-up for 2014, featuring over 60 bands. If you’re a fan of pretty much any guitar-based music, this three day extravaganza should excite you…

As ever, a bit of background is useful when talking of our local, independent events.

Undercover Festival was set up in 2013 due to the lack of GuilFest that year – and particularly the hugely popular Vive Le Rock stage. Local punk, ska and mod fans Andy and Mick aimed to recreate and build on that multi-genre buzz that was the VLR stage – and they achieved it.

After the success of that inaugural year, Undercover has stuck with the very principle that gave it its name - undercover by nature of the music policy of this festival and undercover… well, because it is. For you see, having a festival at this time of year is a risky business weather-wise, and as such it takes place indoors at Bisley Pavilion.

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But what of the music? Who will be gracing the stage and make you wish to part with your hard-earned? Some of the finest examples of British underground rock, reggae and ska is who. Headliners include the likes of Gentleman’s Dub Club, Penetration, Spear of Destiny, UK Subs, The Dualers, X Stiff Little Fingers and The Men They Couldn’t Hang – plus a whole lot more. In simple terms – this is a local festival with a national line-up.

However, the good people at Undercover Festival are locally-focused individuals – and that’s why we like them. For amongst this rock royalty there will be local bands, local workers and independent stalls. For much like our beloved GuilFest, this is an event that likes to cater to the local area, and the DIY ethic is something we champion here at TGHQ.

So fans of multi-genre underground music – you’ve found your new haven.

Undercover Festival takes place at the Bisley Pavilion between the 19th and 21st September. Weekend tickets are £70 in advance, and can be bought by calling the hotline on 01483 560215. More information can be found at undercoverfest.com.

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EVERYDAY HEROES...

KAPOW! Rob ‘Woking’s Boy Wonder’ saves the day by recycling his old shirts!

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HOLEY JUMPERS! YOU CAN NOW RECYCLE TEXTILES FROM THE KERBSIDE! You can recycle your unwanted or worn out textiles alongside your fortnightly mixed recycling collection.

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100 YEARS of

MOVIE POSTER HISTORY On Sale at Ewbank’s this Month Some of the most iconic and collectable movie posters will be going on sale at Ewbank’s auctioneers on Tuesday 30th September.

Ewbanks, one of the UK’s leading regional auctioneers will be selling almost 700 posters promoting some of the most influential and memorable movies in cinema’s history.

The sale will also be broadcast live on the internet with real-time bidding provided by LiveAuctioneers.com and the-saleroom.com, enabling collectors and dealers to participate from all over the world.

The posters have been collected over a lifetime by a US collector who was devoted to creating a unique record of Hollywood’s golden era of film. Forming one of the largest and most comprehensive collections of all time, the posters have been consigned to sale, the collector said: “This auction honours such acting greats as Alec Guinness, James Mason, Rex Harrison, Margaret Leighton, Laurence Olivier, Richard Burton and Stewart Granger.

“The posters on offer will appeal both to collectors in the 50 to 80 age group with

famous English and American actors and films that they will remember watching in their youth, as well as the new, upcoming generation of collectors who want something more than the usual diet of Star Wars, Hitchcock, Bond, McQueen, and Hammer.”

Curating and cataloguing this treasure trove is Ewbank’s Entertainment and Memorabilia specialist Alastair McCrea, who said: “It is a great privilege for Ewbank’s to have been entrusted to sell this collection, the scope of which is unprecedented. Its appeal to collectors on both sides of the Atlantic will be considerable and it is a personal honour for me to be handling it.”

For further information on the 30th September Auction, please visit www.ewbankauctions.co.uk or contact the auctioneers on 01483 223101 or antiques@ewbankauctions.co.uk.

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Welcome to As community radio pioneers Kane FM 103.7 begin broadcasting from their new home at the University of Surrey’s Student Union this month, we spoke to Mr Fame himself, Ian Handy, about his station’s journey from pirate crew to the latest kids on campus…

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ane FM’s roots reach back to the late 1980s but truly began life as pirate radio station N Joi FM in the late 90s, broadcasting out of a tiny garden shed in Guildford. In 2011 they were awarded legal status as a not-for-profit community radio station, one of only three pirate stations in the UK to be approved by regulators Ofcom.

Since then Kane FM 103.7 has been broadcasting independent, underground bass music to Surrey and Hampshire while gaining a devoted following far beyond the borders of those two

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counties. “You can’t go anywhere in the country where someone hasn’t heard of Kane FM,” says Director Ian Handy, aka Mr Fame, with pride.

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rior to the station’s relocation, Kane FM had been operating out of property owned by the Lockwood Centre in Slyfield, Guildford. But when the premises began to fall short of the station’s requirements, an opportunity presented itself from an idea hatched between Ian and the University of Surrey’s Student Union CEO, Alan Sutherland.

Centre have made to Kane FM, they have been the most incredible allies and friends to us and without them Kane FM wouldn’t be here today. But this new move lifts everybody involved with the project. We’ve gone from a shed, to a glorified shed to a real building with a shiny new studio, professionally built with everything we’ve learnt, on a campus surrounded by

“Our only ambition is to young people as possible is represented fairly across

“I’ve known Alan for over fifteen years,” explains Ian. “He had an itch he wanted to scratch and he came to check out the project which had been going for just over two years. He wanted the Union and Kane FM to connect directly, to give young people a megaphone with which to speak their voice. We asked, ‘how could this University on the Hill connect with the community and young people?’

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young minds. This is taking it to the next level.”

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ut what of the Union’s current student station? Stag Radio was one of the first student radio stations to be given a license over forty years ago, so it was important for both parties to establish Kane FM as an independent station on the campus. “We’re really pleased

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that Kane FM are coming to the University; it’s a natural fit,” says Alan Sutherland. “But Kane FM and Stag Radio are two very different things. We know they’ll co-exist and we’ll have students get involved with both. They’ll rub along very well together.”

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n their new home, Ian plans to continue Kane FM’s commitment to serving the community, particularly youth. “We have over 150 volunteers so we’re one of the largest voluntary organisations in Surrey, although we don’t shout about that much. Last year twenty-two kids from all sorts of backgrounds passed through Kane FM, where they have the opportunity to get a certificate from the Arts Awards

with as many young people as possible and make sure music is represented fairly across the FM spectrum. We don’t just serve Guildford; we serve a music community, people who like independent music, who are slightly against the grain. We represent the little guy.”

W engage with as many and make sure music KANE FM ON THE ROAD... the fm spectrum’’. ith the new Kane FM studio above the campus’ Chancellors bar, Ian is relishing

the new opportunities the location offers. “We’d already installed a live connection between the Rubix club and Kane FM studio, so this will mean far more live broadcasts from the venue in future with more big label events. We hope it would also mean people coming from outside to visit the Union, which has traditionally been quite a closed campus.”

Visit www.kanefm.com for all things bass in the community.

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Our Citizens:

Becoming 18 For many, turning 18 is perceived as ‘coming of age’ – when adolescence ends and the adult world opens up before us.

But is turning 18 really significant?

Does it actually make a difference to people’s lives, their self-image and their outlook?

We sent our intrepid work experience team, Beth Roberts (17) and Justin Rowland (17), out on the streets to put these questions to you, the citizens…

FRANK AND PAT “Drinking wasn’t a big deal because we had been drinking for the past few years and times have changed a lot since then. For us 21 was the bigger landmark. We didn’t really celebrate becoming 18, it was more 21.

But being able to vote was a big deal.

ALEX “It kind of was, my birthday was in August so most of my friends were already 18. So it was more of a convenience because we could all go out together. We’d already been doing it for a while but it was difficult. So that was the only thing but apart from that it wasn’t a huge deal. I thought about voting more when the election actually came which was about 2 years after that I think. But at the time I didn’t think too much about that.”

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chris “I had been drinking a long time

“I suppose so yeah, you drive, you work, you earn money. Drinking and voting wasn’t that big a deal though. You can buy your own house can’t you? By the age of 21 I had a mortgage and was married to my wife!”

previous which is probably the norm in this country. I looked older anyway so getting drink was easy. Voting wasn’t crucial either.

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MARCO “I can’t remember what I

“Drinking was a big thing I guess but we’d been doing it before that. However it was good to actually go out to the bars and clubs with your mates.

Voting was important too.

Natasha and Chloe “It’s not that much of a big deal actually turning 18 but going out and clubbing is definitely a benefit. I think 17 is better because you can learn to drive which gives you more freedom.”

was doing when I turned 18, I remember having a party! Had all my family around. It was good to be drinking and obviously it opened a lot of doors. It was nice to have the choice of voting. Having the option meant I paid a lot more attention to it.”

BARRY “It was a bit of a blur to me I was

just drunk all of the time! Being able to go to bars and clubs legally was a benefit for sure.”

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Our Citizens: IS BECOMING 18 STILL A BIG DEAL? With their own eighteenth birthdays just months away, what do our two reporters think?

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One of the most significant and important things for people turning 18 is the right to buy alcohol legally. But for many young people in this country that is not a significant change. Yes, it will be easier to get a hold of it but it doesn’t change the fact that, for 15 year olds plus, getting hold of alcohol is already pretty easy, apart from in a pub or bar or similar establishment.

One of the most important responsibilities that arises when you become 18 is the responsibility to vote! We finally get a say in the government, however daunting that may seem. We don’t have to listen to our parents’ opinions about voting, drinking or what we do on a Saturday night we can do whatever we want!

Another so-called benefit of turning 18 is that you’re at the legal age to become ‘free’ from your parents, something many of us have been looking forward to our whole lives. But does that really change anything? You’re still likely to be living under the same roof as them but the only difference is that they can legally chuck you out!!

That definitely seems like a negative to me.

Furthermore, many people believe that the second you turn 18 is the time you become an ‘adult’ and have to ‘act your age’. I don’t know about you, but most of the adults I see act as if they’re still 18 when most of them are twice, or even four times that! I’m sure I’ll be acting like an immature ‘youth’ for a good few years more, despite being considered an ‘adult’.

“You’re still likely to be living under the same roof as them but the only difference is that they can legally chuck you out!! ‘“

This even extends to buying a house (for all you lucky well-off teens) or getting married! This means that you have the opportunity to start a family, move as far away from your parents as possible or even just run off to Vegas and get hitched! There’s also the prospect of university the chance to become enthralled in a subject and to live it up student style.

Alternatively, we can get a variety of jobs that we couldn’t get before (e.g. some pub or bar work) and the minimum wage for 18 year olds is higher than that for younger ages. Never mind paid work, we can even get some work experience that we couldn’t before - this is great if, for example, you want to go into some form of publishing or psychology.

I’m looking forward to the easy purchase of alcohol, people treating me like a sophisticated adult and the immense amount of choices I can make.

“THIS MEANS you have the opportunity to start a family, move as far away from your parents as possible or even just run off to Vegas and get hitched!”

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Heritage Op Taking place between Thursday 11th and Sunday 14th September, the Heritage Open Days are a celebration of England’s fantastic architecture and culture. While throughout the year much of the country’s historical landmarks are either closed to the general public, or they charge to enter, for these few days you can see many of these treasures for free.

Here are a few of our recommendations in the Woking area – more can be found at www.heritageopendays.org.uk. Time to indulge your inner historian…

Woking Palace Open Days

Heritage Open Days Trail

Carters Lane, Woking

the Lightbox & WWF Living PLanet Centre

Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th September, 11am – 4pm

Saturday 13th September, 10.30am – 5pm (The Lightbox) and 10am – 4pm (WWF)

An immediate curveball in that Woking Palace’s Open Days occur the week before the others. No matter – you should absolutely take the time to visit one of the area’s most significant landmarks.

Woking Palace is only open to the public on a handful of occasions throughout the year.

Something altogether more modern and familyfriendly now – perhaps just what the little ones need so soon after going back to school.

A bit of background is perhaps in order. Having been around in some guise since around 1217, Woking Palace has been frequented by some incredible historical figures. Lady Margaret Beaufort, the mother of Henry VII, lived in the house from 1466 until at least 1471. It was frequently visited by Henry VII on his accession to the throne, and by his son Henry VIII, who extended and enlarged the Palace between 1515 and 1543.

Find out more about this treasured monument at www.woking-palace.org.

Both of these buildings are beautiful in the 21st century sense – located a stone’s throw away from one another, The Lightbox is like a contemporary piece of art, while the new WWF Living Planet Centre is one of the most energyefficient buildings in the country.

But while we adults can appreciate these buildings for what they are, they’ve got activities for the little ones too. Pick up a trail at either The Lightbox or The Living Planet Centre receptions and discover what’s inside these beautiful buildings and find some interesting things along the way. Particularly suitable for children aged 4+.

To find out more, visit www.thelightbox.org.uk.

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en Days Ripley Village Walk Meet at send and riPLey MuseuM Saturday 13th September, 2pm Ripley is, it’s fair to say, one of the most aesthetically pleasing places in Surrey – and in our fair county, it faces some stiff competition. So take the opportunity to have a stroll around and learn more about this gorgeous village, located between Woking and Guildford.

Meet at Send and Ripley Museum by 2pm on Saturday 13th September and then set off on your stroll. It will take approximately 2 hours and is around a mile in length – so you should leave knowing far more about Ripley than you did beforehand…

Find out more at www.heritageopendays.org.uk/ directory/ripley-village-walk.

The National Memorial to General Gordon of Khartoum gordon’s sChooL, West end Sunday 14th September, tours at 2pm and 3pm A bit of a vested interest here – this scribe attended Gordon’s School. However, this is in fact beneficial, dearest reader – for I can attest to the interesting story of General Gordon and the beauty of some of the buildings. The rec hall, the statue and the chapel are all particular highlights.

Gordon was Governor-General of the Sudan and died in Khartoum in 1885, having been sent back after resigning his post in exhaustion five years previously. The word count dictates his tale is too long to be told here, but it is a fascinating story – and one that can be learned by visiting his national memorial. Or, as I called it, school.

Visit www.gordons.surrey.sch.uk to find out more about the school and the Heritage Open Day tours.

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OUR HISTORY:

The Chobham

Treacle Mines Ever wondered where we used to get wonderful treacle from? How did we find the stuff that gives sweet life to that staple of British puds, the treacle sponge?

Well my friends look no further, for here, in the depths of Surrey, we once had a treacle mine of our very own. It may now be defunct, and was actually no such thing, but history shows that at one time the gooey black stuff did once spring from the earth itself.

Modern youngsters are no different from their historical counterparts. Back in the day many youths sought privacy out in the wilds of our fair county; to relax, discuss politics, literature, and of course to dabble in a bit of horizontal hula. Fate it seems is not without a sense of irony as these whippersnappers were to soon find themselves in a situation stickier than even they had hoped for.

But even today, in an age where people know the price of everything and the value of nothing, there are those who go rambling for more sensible reasons and the same was true back then. The newly formed 3rd Chobham Troop of Scouts were out in this landscape practising a spot of tracking. But they had another purpose as well. There had been rumours claimed by various red-faced and slightly breathless couples that the ground had oozed treacle. An obvious sign, it was reasoned, of a “Treacle Seam”.

Patrol Leader Billy Whitham and fellow scout Eric Denson were out tracking the treacle when they were startled not by the song of the Lesser Spotted Hoojamaflip, but by the giggles and heavy breathing of those who were young enough not to consider sex as simply a welcome chance to lie down.

Curious, Billy and Eric pressed further into the bushes.

That was when they made an astonishing discovery. There, revealed in the clearing, was none other than Eric’s sister Ethel. The Boy Scout Patrol Leader had caught his second sister in the act with a blushing suitor, but in the same glance he also saw the elusive treacle leaking out of the ground.

Was there such a thing as Natural Treacle? Sadly not.

A few years earlier, in 1852, around 8000 soldiers were assembled on Chobham Common so that they could be reviewed before heading off to the Crimean War. For this eight

week jaunt the troops needed a lot of provisions and this included 30 Hogsheads (read: big barrels) each containing 56 gallons of molasses, primarily for use as horse feed.

To prevent the molasses fermenting the barrels had to be kept cool so a shallow pit was dug out of the hill known as ‘The Clump’ and there the barrels were buried. Having been approved by Victoria for mass slaughter, disease and dying of frostbite in the name of her empire, the soldiers marched off to war but left the barrels behind.

They lay undisturbed until 1901 when, having burst, the treacle started to trickle down the hill.

The local villagers claimed they had found a natural source of treacle. Chobham’s ‘Treacle Mines ‘ had been excavated by 1904 and the village’s dreams of being the centre of the world’s Treacle trade were buried instead.

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OFFER CARD APP IS HERE When The Good Time Guide launched its first ever offer back in 2009, you just couldn’t refuse, and the little free orange card has since gone on to become every Surreyites’ indispensable little buddy. Why? Because The Good Time Guide is your one stop shop for finding out everything that’s worth doing in and around the county. Whether it’s a drink or dinner out, a visit to the theatre or cinema, a club, or even just a stylish new do, the Good Time Guide guides you there while the TGTG Offer Card ensures you save money when you arrive. It’s good like that…

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this month’s brand new Guides 2 Aldershot, Farnborough and Camberley, Surreyites and Surreyphiles are now spoiled for all the latest in entertainment, community, lifestyle, family, business and food and drink happening within these borders.

And now the Good Time Guide Offer Card has had a digital facelift with a brand new App available to download from ITunes and Google Play! With it you’ll be able to enjoy all our fantastic offers right at your fingertips. You can tailor the app to show only the offers you want and enjoy exclusive discounts at your favourite venues, shops and destinations.

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WIN TICKETS for NORTHERN BALLET’S

GREAT GATSBY at NEW VICTORIA THEATRE The music, fashion, glamour and debauchery of 1920s America is brought to sparkling life this September when Northern Ballet recreate the Great Gatsby at Woking’s New Victoria Theatre, from Tuesday 23rd to Saturday 27th.

Based on F Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel, the story follows Nick Carraway whose world becomes entwined with that of mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby, the young tycoon with an appetite only for the most beautiful women and decadent, hedonistic parties. But Carraway discovers that there’s more to Gatsby than his lifestyle can disguise; an obsessive loneliness that can only lead to tragedy.

Through stunning costumes and breath-taking sets, discover the pomp and roar of the jazz age with Northern Ballet with music by Academy Award nominated and BAFTA winning composer Sir Richard Rodney Bennett CBE played live by Northern Ballet Sinfonia.

To win tickets, simply visit www.theguide2surrey.com/competitions for more details.

FREE CHEESY GARLIC BREAD AT HERBIES PIZZA Now then – who doesn’t love a pizza freebie? If you need your fix of cheese and tomato, then Herbies Pizza in Goldsworth Park is a fantastic choice.

Herbies have been supplying the good people of Woking for nearly two decades – and anyone who’s sampled their delicious pizza will know why.

And now they’re giving away a cheesy garlic bread to readers of The Guide 2 Woking. We spoil you…

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THE BIG DRAW...

The UK is getting its art on over October and November with the return of the Big Draw, the national campaign and arts festival set up to get people drawing.

Every year, the Big Draw raises the profile of drawing as a tool for thought, creativity, social and cultural engagement. The campaign has created a new regard for the power of drawing to help people see, think, invent and interact with their community.

This year’s theme and inspiration is ‘It’s our World’, a celebration of our environment, both urban and rural. With events for all ages around Surrey, this is the perfect time to get reacquainted with your imagination and release your inner artist.

In Woking…

In Cranleigh…

Drop in Workshop at the Lightbox

It’s Our World at Cranleigh Arts Centre

Tuesday 28th October / Drop-in anytime from 1.30pm – 4.00pm The Lightbox Gallery, Woking

Wednesday 29th October 10.30-12pm / Thursday 30th October 10:30-12pm

What do you love about our world? Come and help create a supersized mobile to celebrate all that’s best about the the environment that we live in.

Cranleigh Arts Centre is taking part this year in the Big Draw Campaign with two exciting workshops taking inspiration from the Surrey Countryside.

On Wednesday 29th Oct 6-11 year olds will be creating textured pictures using techniques such as rubbing, printing and drawing. On Thursday 30th October the workshop will be open to 12-17 year olds and will focus on creating 3D natural forms using a variety of techniques such as paper cutting, printing and drawing.

Free Entry /Suggested Donation £2 / www.thelightbox.org.uk

In Guildford…

Drop in Workshop at Watts Gallery, Compton

Tickets: £7.50 / www.cranleighartscentre.org

Saturday 11th October Watts Gallery, Down Lane, Compton, Guildford Take a traditional drawing class at easels with G.F. Watts as your instructor. Be inspired by the hidden corners and landscape around of Watts Gallery before adding your sketches to their installation with illustrator Esther Coombs.

In Aldershot…

Free entry /gallery admission applies / www.wattsgallery.org.uk

Help amazing illustrators create a masterpiece in the studio and join tutors (and best selling authors) Alice and Ginny for freehand drawing using sewing machines, and loads more! All ages welcome.

Big Draw Drop-In Day at the West End Centre Wed 29th October 10:30am Fantastic free drawing activites all day!

Entry is free / www3.hants.gov.uk/westendcentre Visit www.thebigdraw.org for information on all events happening around Surrey and beyond and for inspiration to help you get drawing!

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MUM’S THE WORD TOOLS FOR SCHOOL After a long summer it’s time for a brand new school term. Below we’ve highlighted some of Surrey’s best back-to-school deals so you can send them off with all the tools for school they’ll need - we’ve also thrown in a few favourite finds we simply couldn’t resist!

THE PENCIL CASE ESSENTIALS Check out some of WHSmith’s 3 for 2 Stationary Essentials and fill that pencil case up with items like…

Staedtler Triplus Medium Ballpoint Pens (Pack of 4) - £7.49

THE BAG

For the littlest ones try…

Disney Cars, Sophia the First, Despicable Me, Mickey Mouse and Spiderman Backpacks from House of Fraser’s clearance sale were £12 Now £6

Staedtler Noris HB Pencil Set £5.99

For the middle sized ones try…

WHSmith Carnival Stripe Highlighter Pens, Assorted Ink (Pack of 3) - £3.99

Designer grey checked mouse print backpack from Debenhams - £35

WHSmith 30cm Pink Tinted Folding Ruler £1.99

Girls Red Paul Frank Character Print Rucksack from River Island - £25

Staedtler Triplus Fineliners, Assorted Ink (Pack of 20) - £21.99

Boys Black Marvel Comics Messenger Bag from River Island - £20

Tipp-Ex Pocket Mouse Correction Tape 10m £3.99

Space Backpack from Paperchase - £25

See full range of 3 for 2 stationary deals at whsmith.co.uk

For teens try…

Why not put it all in one of these…?

Je T’aime Applique Pencil Case from Accessorize - £6 Beat Box multi pencil case from Paperchase - £6 Check out Ryman’s half price sale for things like…

Helix Oxford Premium Maths Set Was £4.49 Now £2.25 Pritt Stick 5 x 11g Was £5.99 Now £3.00 Cathedral PP Notebook A6 Was £1.49 Now £0.75

Don’t forget the notepad…

WHSmith Blue A4 Wide Ruled Notebook 160 Pages Was £3.99 Now £2 Ryman’s Pukka A4 Jotta 200 Pages 80gsm - Navy or Pink £4.99 (in 3 for 2 Ryman’s Stationary)

Glitch Print Backpack from Topman Was £26 Now £9 Alumni Bag shoulder bag from Superdry (assorted colours available) £39.99 Ikat Rucksack from Accessorize Was £35 Now £17.50 Premium Leather Backpack from Topshop Was £100 Now £50 *All sale items are subject to stocks lasting.

Check the respective store websites for more information.

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3 YEARS LeapFrog - LeapPad 2 Explorer from Toys R Us, Woking

Was £69.99 Now £49.99

Check out reviews and the Explorer Disney Princess Bundle deal on leapfrog.com

We are living in an increasingly technology driven world, and our kids know it. Get them tech savvy this school year with the following age appropriate tablets…

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Drop proof and kid friendly, this tablet is the perfect introduction to technology with five included apps, a music player, front and back cameras and video recorders, 4GB of memory and up to nine hours of battery life.

GETTING TECHNICAL

Lexibook Advance Tablet 28” from Toys R Us, Woking

Was £99.99 Now £69.99

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12 YEARS Kindle New Fire HD 7” Tablet – 8GB from Toys R Us, Woking

Was £119.99 Now £99.99 Thanks to Kindle Free Time you can keep an eye on how long your teens are spending on games and social media sites by limiting time and access to content and apps, whilst providing them with a sophisticated tablet that will see them through school. It’s been reviewed on TechAdvisor as the No.1 tablet for youngsters.

The above model comes with 8GB of storage but if that’s not enough you could go for the 16GB model, also available from PC World.

*All sale items are subject to stocks lasting.

Check the respective store websites for more information.

With an Office Suite, three School Zone apps, e-books, music, videos and photo editing software, this tablet is a good step up to the more sophisticated technology your kids will come across as they grow.

With advanced parental controls you can ensure they are browsing the Internet safely. And for those starting to learn a foreign language, the 15 languages translator app may come in handy.

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Mum’s the word Thinking About University?

It may be a jolly good laugh while you’re there, but applying is arguably the tough bit. Here, independent education consultant Liz Kirk gives some tips…

If you’re thinking about going to university in 2015 and are just about to start Year 13, there a few things you’ll need to do this term.

If you’re applying to any course at Oxford or Cambridge and for all Veterinary Medicine/ Science, Dentistry or Medicine courses, you’ll need to be a tad more organised and have your application into UCAS by 15th October 2014.

THINGS TO CONSIDER

For all applicants, think about what you want to study at university. Where do your passions and expertise lie? Once this is decided, which universities offer the right sort of courses for you…?

The content and structure of a course Just because you like cats doesn’t mean you should be a vet. Would you like it each year?

Or does your interest fade the further into it you get?

Core and optional modules What would you have to study and do you like the options? Or does ‘Understanding Governance’ make you shudder?

Opportunities to study abroad Think about how this could benefit your future and career, not just about how much fun it would be…

Reputation of each university Check the league table ranking, and more importantly graduate prospects and student satisfaction with the course you might apply to do. Look at unistats.com!

Visit university open days Go to as many as possible. Be sure to check out your department, and ask lots of questions about the course; refrain from simply looking up local bars.

Distance from home and transport links Could you get back home easily?

Do you want to be able to?

How you will be assessed at each stage of the course

Think about first year accommodation

Are you better at exams? Perhaps don’t go for a heavily coursework based choice.

Do people stay on campus at weekends or go home? Where would be a good location?

Some university campuses are deserted at the weekends…

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Check out what needs to be completed before and during your application Will there be additional entry tests or submitted work? Will you be interviewed?

Start working on your Personal Statement early Check out on relevant university websites what they want to read from applicants. Your interests and experiences may well be of interest; your views on Justin Bieber, not so much.

What interests you now, why, and what do you want to learn more about, are just some of the points that are good to include If you aren’t sure what to write, do ask for advice! And that goes for all of the above too – if you are unsure about anything, be sure to ask.

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Following on from these things to consider, start building up a crib sheet of why you want to study your chosen course at university, and why you think you would be the right applicant for a university to select.

What interests you now, why, and what do you want to learn more about, are just some of the points that are good to include - if you aren’t sure what to write, do ask for advice! And that goes for all of the above too – if you are unsure about anything, be sure to ask.

It’s a big decision…

To find out more about the Independent Education Consultant Liz Kirk, visit lizkirk.co.uk

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World Buffet Restaurant CHINESE – THAI – INDIAN – CONTINENTAL

Mon – Fri - £7.95 12 Noon – 3pm Children under 10 - £4.95

Mon – Thurs - £13.95 5pm – 11pm Children under 10 £7.50

Saturday - £10.95 12 Noon – 3pm Children under 10 - £6.95

Fri – Sat - £14.95 5pm – 11pm Children under 10 - £7.95

Sunday - £10.95 12 Noon – 5pm Children under 10 - £6.95

Sun - £13.95 5pm – 9.30pm Children under 10 - £7.50

Join us every Tuesday for Ladies Night Cocktails only £4.50

Units 12 -14, The Centrium, Victoria Road, Woking, Surrey, GU22 7PB

Phone 01483 772 666

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WHERE TO EAT: Oisi, West Byfleet

By Rich Lee Five years can be a long time in the restaurant game. Unless you’re in the business of crowd-pleasing curries and takeaway Chinese, that is, of which Byfleet is hardly lacking.

But for something as relatively niche as Japanese cuisine (niche here in the ‘burbs that is), a restaurant like Oisi that has been serving authentic Japanese food for half a decade stands out as a welcome success.

The smiling photographs that line the walls of this restaurant certainly attest to the many friends that Oisi has won over those years, with a few famous faces among them. It’s easy to see why, simply from the exotic yet homely charm of the dining room. Leave the Old Woking Road, descend the spiral staircase and you’ll find yourself in a soothing, intimate space of reds, blacks and brick walls, Japanese prints, soft lighting and the gentle music of a water fountain.

Owned and run by the Kwon family, many of the dishes here have arrived by way of Mrs Kwon’s father, a celebrated chef back in Japan. We chose a set course menu to explore a broad sample of Oisi’s offerings, beginning with a bowl of intensely savoury miso soup, followed by a house salad with a vibrant and tangy dressing, bursting with Eastern flavours.

Next were chicken gyoja; exquisite little dumplings of meat and vegetables. So far, so light and tasty, we thought, but it became clear that Oisi like to start your meal off gently before building towards something resembling a small banquet. Things got serious when the sashimi arrived; delicate, almost translucent slices

of achingly fresh raw sea bass, tuna and salmon. If the idea of ‘raw’ fish such as this is one you avoid, consider it an acquired taste that you must acquire as soon as possible. With a little curl of pickled ginger, a dab of fiery wasabi and a quick swipe through some soy sauce; this becomes food to make you glow.

Light and crispy tempura vegetables and prawns followed and then mains; another generous selection of sashimi and expertly rolled sushi jewelled with roe and a steaming, fragrant bowl of beef tobanyaki; a rich, salty and earthy dish swimming with tender ribbons of meat and vegetables.

Desserts are few but an ice cream fried in a tempura shell was a pleasing novelty to round off one of the most satisfying meals we have enjoyed for some time.

It’s heartening that Oisi are so confident in their brand that they have their sights set on expanding into franchises, and for those keen to sharpen their own sushi skills they already run a popular cookery school. But for any casual diner seeking one of the healthiest, delicious and enticing cuisines around they’ll find it at this wonderful family restaurant.

Oisi Japanese Restaurant 41 Old Woking Rd West Byfleet Surrey KT14 6LG Tel: 01932 351357 www.oisi.co.uk --Set course B: Starters Miso Soup Oisi House Salad Chicken Gyoza Saki and Akami Sashimi Tempura Moriawase Main Beef Tobanyaki with Rice --Dessert Tempura Ice Cream Coffee £48.00 per person

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Spice up September is a notoriously fickle month; only time will tell if we’ll be toasting an Indian summer or plugging in the slow cooker. In these uncertain times I take comfort in the guaranteed heat provided by something nice and spicy.

Of course if we do get lucky and the sun continues to shine just pop the chops on the BBQ and serve with couscous and some cooling yogurt.

Quick cOcOnut curry Serves 2

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50g creamed coconut

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100g raw jumbo king prawns

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2tbsp frozen peas

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6 cherry tomatoes

MetHOd 1. Blend the spring onions, chilli, ginger, garlic, lime juice, coconut and coriander stalks together in a food processor to form a rough paste.

2. Heat 1tsp of stir fry oil in a non stick frying pan, add the paste and stir fry on a medium heat for 3 minutes.

3. Add 200ml of boiling water and simmer for 5 minutes before adding the frozen prawns and cherry tomatoes. Once the prawns have turned pink add the frozen peas and roughly chopped coriander leaves.

4. Serve with ribbon noodles or rice, although this also works very well with the sweet potato mash (sounds odd but give it a go!)

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yOur life

By Sarah Cook

Spicy lAMB cHOpS & Sweet pOtAtO MASH Serves 4

spIcy laMb cHOps

sweet pOtatO MasH

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8 lamb chops

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4 large sweet potatoes

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2 cloves of garlic grated

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2 spring onions finely chopped

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2 inch piece of fresh ginger, peeled and grated

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1/2 red chill, deseeded and finely chopped

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Small bunch of coriander roughly chopped

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1 tsp ground coriander 1 tsp ground cumin

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2. roast the chops in a baking tray in an oven preheated to 180/160oc/gas mark 4 for 35 minutes.

3. Serve with the sweet potato mash and steamed french beans.

1. place the sweet potatoes on a lined baking tray and cook in a preheated oven at 200/180oc fan/ gas mark 6 for 1 hour.

2. Allow the potatoes to cool for 5 minutes before removing the flesh from the skins and mashing roughly with a fork.

3. Mix through the spring onions, red chilli and coriander and season to taste.

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FARMERS’ MARKETS & OTHER FOODIE EVENTS

Farmers’ Markets RIPLEY FARMERS’ MARKET

Saturday 13th | 9am-1pm | the Village Green

WOKING FARMERS’ MARKET

Thursday 18th | 9am to 2.30pm | Town Square

CRANLEIGH FARMERS’ MARKET

Saturday 20th | 10am to 2pm | the Village Hall

CAMBERLEY FARMERS’ MARKET Saturday 20th | Park Street, Camberley

MILFORD FARMERS’ MARKET

Sunday 21st | 10am to 1.30pm | Secretts Farm Shop car park

COBHAM FARMERS’ MARKET Saturday 27th | Hollyhedge Parade

FARNHAM FARMERS’ MARKET

Sunday 28th | 10am to 1.30pm | Central Car Park

GUILDFORD FARMERS’ MARKET

Tuesday 2nd September | Tuesday 7th October | 11:30am – 3:30pm | High Street

Foodie Events WOKING FOOD AND DRINK FESTIVAL 5-7 September | Town Centre It’s three of the most exciting days in Woking’s calendar. Don’t miss this culinary thrill ride with dozens of stalls selling fresh, local produce, cooking demos from some of the UK’s top chefs and classes and workshops to help you brush up your kitchen skills.

THE BIG CURRY 27th September | 11am – 3pm Park Street, Camberley Soldiers from Deepcut Barracks will be serving delicious curry and raising funds for ABF The Soldiers Charity. With loads for the kids to enjoy as well, this promises to a spicy, fun time for all.

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After Sun Care The only downside to having enjoyed a scorcher of a summer is that your skin and hair may have been left stripped of moisture and vitality. Exposure to the sun can leave your skin tight, dry and flaky and your hair brittle and lifeless. To get your hair back to it’s shining glory and your skin supple and soft, try the below ultra moisturising products.

FOR YOUR HAIR REPAIRING SHAMPOO & CONDITIONER FOR DRY & DAMAGED HAIR

by L’Occitane En Provence - 300ml £16 (each)

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ith extracts of ylang-ylang, sweet orange, lavender, geranium and angelica essential oils, this siliconefree formula will return strength and shine to dried out tresses. The shampoo was featured in The Ultimate Natural Beauty Bible 2014 and has been praised by consumers for its ability to restore damaged hair to full flowing vitality.

Pick up a bottle of the shampoo and the conditioner from the L’Occitane store on Market Street, Guildford.

ROSEMARY AND CEDARWOOD HAIR TREATMENT

by Neal’s Yard Remedies - 50g £6.50

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his intensive hair treatment made with coconut, cedarwood, rosemary and lavender essential oils is the perfect rescue aid for hair that’s been damaged by chlorine, exposure to the sun and dyeing. Applied evenly from the roots to the tips of dry hair this product helps restore body and shine and can be left on from anything from 30 minutes to all night.

Pick up your treatment from Neal’s Yard Remedies, Market Street, Guildford.

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Special FOR YOUR BODY NEW! VITAMIN E AQUA BOOST SORBET

by The Body Shop - 50ml £12

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his cooling vitamin E based cream feels like a sorbet on dry or sunburnt skin. Enriched with wheatgerm oil (an effective anti-inflammatory) it will leave your skin feeling refreshed and silky-soft with a matte, greaseless finish.

Head to The Body Shop store on High Street, Guildford or Wolsey Walk, Woking to bag your bottle.

NUTRIX ROYAL BODY BUTTER

by Lancôme - 200ml £39.00

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his rich, creamy body butter is a daily gift for dry skin. Enriched with Royal Lipidéum™ - a combination of Royal Jelly and naturally derived oils, it is easily absorbed by the skin and offers a deeply nourishing treat for the whole body.

Pick up this luxurious body butter from House of Fraser, High Street, Guildford.

FOR BOTH SATIN OIL FOR BODY AND HAIR

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SPORTS NEWS WALKING FOOTBALL A totally new one here. You may or may not have seen that advert featuring Walking Football players. Walking Football is a slow-paced version of the beautiful game aimed at the over 55s. The game is designed to help people keep an active lifestyle regardless of their age, but it’s also designed for those getting back into football that had to stop because of injuries. As you would imagine, Walking Football is non-contact and anyone that sprints, runs or jogs is penalised with a free-kick for the other team. Interested?

Contact steven.edwards@surreyfa.com

BE BANG ON TARGET WITH THE BISLEY BOWMEN (THROUGHOUT SEPTEMBER) Something that everyone should try is archery. A great sport of skill, steeped in history and tradition. The club was established in 2000 in 30 acres of woodland at Bisley. The Bowmen have excellent modern practice butts as well as a field course with about 30 targets.

Bowmen Mike, Glenn and Mark are three fully qualified Field Archery Coaches with more than 60 years’ experience between them and they’re ready to start you on your journey into archery.

Call 01483 224653 for more information and if you’re lucky they might let you try their siege weapons!

BYFLEET BROOK TABLE TENNIS CLUB ARE LOOKING FOR YOU! After the storming success of England Table Tennis players at the Commonwealth Games its little wonder that the sport is now starting to get the attention it deserves. The club meets every Tuesday and Thursday nights at Fullbrook School (Selsdon Road, New Haw, Surrey KT15 3HW). The club welcomes every one of all ages, their members’ ages range from 8 to 70!

Ability doesn’t matter either as the club’s ethos revolves around having fun, keeping fit and to socialise. Just turn up on a Tuesday night or if you’d prefer you can contact them via email at their web site www.sites.google.com/site/ byfleetfulbrooktabletennisclub/home

WOKING KORFBALL Before we persuade you to try a new sport, it’s probably best we tell you a bit about it first; Korfball is an extremely dynamic ball game consisting of two teams of eight, each team made up of four male and four female players.

Similar in game play to netball Korfball is great fun to watch with simple rules.

Woking Korfball Club are looking for men and women of all abilities to join in the fun. Maybe you’ve just left Uni and you’re looking for a local team to join or even if you’re getting back into sport after a (ahem) brief hiatus, Korfball is an awesome sport to get yourself into.

And guess what? The first two training sessions are absolutely FREE! Contact the guys and girls at Woking Korfball by emailing chair@ wokingkorfball.co.uk

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TEST DUMMY: Aussie Rules Football Taking over test dummy duties from Will Knowlton this month is student Justin Rowland, a keen rugby player who was just as keen to try his hand at the mad game known as Aussie Rules Football.

I’ve always been the type of person to try different or ‘indie’ sports (if there is such a thing).

I’ve played ice hockey, baseball, water polo and even a bit of BMX racing. So when the opportunity arises to try something new I jump at the chance.

As I’m sure many of you are aware, there is actually more

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kicking around a red coloured oval ball, but the fact that they were wearing vests and shorts.

Apparently this is the normal attire for the sport in Australia…

After being greeted by the team (a large team – 18 a side) I already felt as if this was the kind of sport for me; particularly as this is a full contact sport.

As a keen rugby player I knew I would get to grips with that part very easily.

Aussie Rules is best described to us northern hemisphere folk as a mix between football and rugby.

The goal is to kick the ball through two big posts at either end of a huge oval, you can run with the ball as long as you

“It involves a lot of kicking and an awful (and I mean awful) lot of running.” than one type of football going on in Surrey at the moment. As well as ‘American’ football there is also a game called ‘Australian Rules Football’, known as ‘footy’ or perhaps most popularly ‘Aussie Rules’. Curious, I went to try it out.

When I arrived at the 3G pitches of Surrey Sports Park, the first odd thing I noticed wasn’t the fact that they were

bounce it up to yourself roughly every 5 steps or you can kick the ball to another teammate who, if he catches it, can gain a ‘mark’ which is effectively a free kick.

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There is no offside so everyone can pretty much run where they like, and if someone is running with the ball a defender is well within his rights to shoulder barge - or full on tackle- the player to get the ball.

The session was just over an hour and a half long and I must admit - I was knackered. But was it worth it? Most definitely. I hadn’t had so much fun in a long time. So if you are a fan of any type of team sport, and enjoy a level of organised madness, you’ve got to try Aussie Rules Football! I know you’ll be just as hooked as I was…

If you want to try it out yourself get down to Surrey Sports park at 7:30pm on a Thursday evening for training which Is located on the 3G pitches located behind Starbucks.

For more details visit the Surrey Stags website:

www.pitchero.com/clubs/surreystags

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yOuR CluB WOKing fC Now that the 2014/15 seasoN is uNderway, we thought it was high time we gave you some iNformatioN about your local football team… where they Play: The Kingfield STadium (CapaCiTy: 6036)

how did last seasoN go?

Player to watch iN 2014/2015:

Really quite well – nowhere near relegation, and at several points pushing for a play-off place.

Considering Woking were only promoted from the Conference South two seasons previously, this shows considerable progress.

Scott Rendell. The 27 year old striker has been prolific, scoring 12 goals in 21 league games since his move from Luton Town was made permanent.

Having had an unsettled career until now, Scott has found a rich vein of form, and he’ll be one of the key men helping Woking FC to push on.

what are exPectatioNs for this seasoN? While Woking were close to league football in their 90s heyday, they are dark horses to reach the promised land this season. Woking have the facilities and fanbase for league football, so fingers crossed. Still, with a balanced squad and an impressive manager, a play-off push would be considered a success. Talking of which…

maNager: Garry Hill. He’s been at Woking FC for over three and a half years now, which has seen the club promoted and then become an established Conference side. Certainly the right man in charge, fans will be hoping for even bigger improvements.

Key fixtures: BaRneT (hOme) – 22nd november aldeRShOT TOWn (hOme) – Sunday 28th december eaSTleigh (hOme) – thurSday 1St January 2015

for more iNfo, visit www.woKiNgfc.co.uK.

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HOW WOKING IS WORKING FOR BUSINESS

As Woking continues to reinvent itself as one of the most exciting places to do business in the South East, Rich Lee spoke to Woking Borough Council’s Matt Peachey to discuss the town’s ongoing growth…

What is your role at the Council?

I’m the Economic Development and Promoting the Borough Manager; a bit of a long title but my main role is to deliver the economic development strategy for Woking; a five year plan to improve the local economy and make Woking one of the South East’s premier business locations.

When did the Strategy take effect and what are its key aims?

It became effective in 2012.

There are four key strategies

that we’re aiming to deliver: improving the attractiveness and ambiance of the town centre; developments like Victoria Square, the new market, Commercial Way and bringing in new retailers and restaurants; it’s a key part of the strategy to make sure Woking is an attractive place to live, work and shop.

The second is attracting more companies into the area; two recent examples being WWF and Mustang Engineering.

Thirdly, we engage with existing businesses, companies like Yum, McLaren and Saab Miller, making sure we have a good relationship so that they stay and expand across the Borough.

The fourth one concerns creating opportunity and removing obstacles to growth.

Things like improving the transport infrastructure; we’ve just applied for £7.5 million to widen Victoria Arch and to improve the facilities in and around Woking Train Station. We’ve also created

an Incubation Centre at Export House to help start-up businesses.

How is Woking a better place for business now than it was before the Economic Strategy was implemented?

The location itself has a number of strengths that existed since before the strategy: a 25 minute connection to London, a skilled population base and a good choice of properties as well.

But what we’ve done to improve Woking as a place for business in the last few years has been to radically improve the town centre, to make it much more attractive for employers who are looking to locate or continue their presence in the area. And to support business, we have programmes such as Start Up Woking which provides advice to companies in their first three years, we have a web business portal, Woking Works, and we’ve worked with

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Connect2 Innovation to run a series of knowledge based business seminars.

How does the strategy affect struggling areas like Sheerwater?

Sheerwater and Maybury are key areas for WBC and our partners. Yes, they have been ranked as two of the most deprived areas in Surrey, but that actually masks the fact that there are a lot of opportunities there.

There’s in the region of 1.2million square feet of industrial and office space; there’s Asda and other

businesses moving there on the back of the new access road, creating jobs. And on top of that there’s the ma jor housing regeneration scheme which aims to build upwards of 1000 new homes in the area. The strategy really will uplift the whole area.

What are you most excited about for Woking over the next few years?

Woking’s reputation has not always been positive in the past, but with the improvements to the environment in the town centre and beyond, I think Woking will become a lot

more successful. As people recognise that it is a good town to live and work in, it’s going to become a very vibrant place. I think we’re doing all the right things, on the whole.

Visit www.wokingworks.com for a wealth of resources to help your business in Woking.

WOKING’S NEW COVERED MARKET is Ready for Business Featuring 15 purpose built permanent kiosks for a range of quality traders, the state-ofthe-art Market Walk which opens this month boasts new granite paving, modern lighting and a refurbished, clutter-free pedestrian route. There are additional stalls that will change with the seasons as well as seating for shoppers to relax while eating some of the artisan food on offer at the market.

Counsellor Gary Elson, Portfolio Holder for Public Markets, said: “Creating a covered high quality, diverse and vibrant seven-day market in the heart of Woking Town Centre has been an aspiration of Woking Borough Council for a number of years.

“Working with market specialists, Quarterbridge, we have created a quality tenant mix of both existing and contemporary traders that reflect modern consumer needs.”

Some of those traders include artisan bakers Slice, the Chelsea Flower Shop, P & P Fruits and Afro-Caribbean food stall Berterny Intercontinental Foods.

Stallholders at Market Square were invited to bid for places in the new Market Walk and had to meet the council’s criteria for “professionalism, a sound

financial position and the need to work with the management team in place.”

Some long-established stallholders have expressed disappointment when they learned that they had been unsuccessful, despite their many years doing business at the Market Square site, although the Council say they are working to secure new locations for them.

Traders currently at Market Square’s have until 31 December 2014, after which the area will reduce in preparation for preparatory works for Victoria Square to commence.

For more information and to enquire about lettings at the new Market Walk call 01206 710 999 or email woking@quarterbridge.co.uk.

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BUSINESS EVENTS WOKING BUSINESS NEWS – SEPTEMBER 2014

CONNECT 2 INNOVATION: FINANCE READINESSWHAT IS GOOD PRACTICE WHEN SEEKING FUNDING? WHEN: Wednesday 10 September 2014, 8:00am - 11:00am WHERE: H.G.Wells Conference & Events Centre, Woking COST: Free by prior registration to all Ambassador Club & C2I network members, Connect 2 Innovation and Woking Council are delighted to welcome HSBC, Tectona and Finance Southeast to share their wealth of experience on the subject of seeking funding for your SME. This session is for anyone who wants to ensure their business remains competitive and grows.

FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT: www.wokingworks.com/profile/connect2innovation

NETWORKING AT THE AMBASSADORS, WOKING CHAMBERS WHEN: Friday 12 September 2014 WHERE: The New Victoria Theatre, Peacocks Centre, Woking COST: £10.00 - non-members: £15.00 (Excluding VAT) Monthly networking event for Woking Chamber members and non members. This month’s event is sponsored by Truffles.

FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT: www.wokingchamber.org.uk

BUSINESS OVER BREAKFAST (BOB CLUB) WHEN: Friday 12 September 2014 06:45am WHERE: Hoebridge Golf Club, Old Woking Road, Woking COST: £10 This successful business networking club in Woking meets every two weeks on a Friday. For those of you who may have tried networking before and felt under pressure to refer each week, BoB Networking concentrate on quality referrals rather than quantity at our meetings. So come along and try our lively group and learn more about how networking through BoB clubs can help both you and your business.

FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT: www.bobclubs.com/club/Woking or contact Elane Vass, 01482 607948 or 07930 504855

WOKING BREAKFAST BUSINESS NETWORKING WHEN: Thursday 18 September 8:00am - 10:00am WHERE: Hoebridge Golf Club, Old Woking Road, Woking COST: £10 FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT: www.4networking.biz/Events

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INTRODUCING THE BMW i8: The Clean & Green Speed Machine

By Joe Payne The BMW i8 is a revolutionary car – and Vines of Guildford are one of the few dealerships to stock it. Read on to find out about the most important car of 2014…

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s I accelerated down the A3 with frightening speed, it became abundantly clear what a work of genius the new BMW i8 actually is. For this is a fully hybrid sports car that looks positively space age; scissor doors that remind you of ‘that’ DeLorean; and it possesses an engine barely bigger than that of my T reg Fiesta, yet it’s capable of 0-62mph in 4.4 seconds.

Moreover, it’s as easy a vehicle to drive as I’ve ever experienced.

Put simply: we have to tell you about the future…

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s one of the elite group of BMW dealers in the UK who stock the i series – the brand’s visionary electromobility range - Vines of Guildford are offering one of the most desirable cars on the market today. Its striking looks – aerodynamic and lowset, with swept edges and the aforementioned doors – coupled with that ferocious acceleration and limited top speed of 155mph means that the i8 was always going to prove popular. That, and its appearance in the latest ‘Mission Impossible’ film of course…

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ut what makes this a truly revolutionary vehicle is its sheer efficiency – and we mean that in literally every sense.

Unbelievably, from conception to hitting the showroom, the i8 is BMW’s shortest project to date.

Produced in their carbon neutral plant in Leipzig, it boasts some remarkable statistics. Emissions clock in at a miniscule 49g/km and (should you use the hybrid technology correctly) there is the potential to get 134.5mpg - and you can cruise around in batteryonly mode for 23miles before the engine charges her up again. To put it another way, this incredibly fast sports car is so eco-friendly that you won’t need to pay tax or the congestion charge.

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MW, then, have taken hybrid technology a huge step forward – and the Vines BMW dealership in Guildford have secured a real coup in stocking this car. In the future the i8 will, in this scribe’s humble opinion, go down as a landmark when considering the capabilities of hybrid technology. So if you’ve got a spare hundred grand to spend…

For more information on the BMW i8 or other cars in the range, visit www.vinesofguildfordbmw.co.uk

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Who are you, what do you do?

I run The Boileroom, Guildford’s alternative music venue.

What are the best bits about the job?

Working with creative people and being my own boss to a certain extent. I love seeing people enjoy the shows we put on and generally being involved in an industry that is constantly evolving and changing. I’m lucky that I get to listen to music all day.

How did you start out in the live music business?

I was running a music magazine called Spill a few years ago and we started putting on live shows in Southampton, London, Oxford and the back room of The Star in Guildford. From there we thought wouldn’t it be great if Guildford had a designated music venue…and here we are.

It’s The Boileroom’s 8th Birthday on the 27th September, what have been the highlights over the years?

That’s tough. I see every event like having a child, like a family and I love all of them separately for different reasons. We’ve had some amazing acts come through here including Abraham Wilson (who died recently), we’ve had Kele from Bloc Party, Peter Hook, Foals, Noisettes, Ed Sheeran…it goes on. For me personally, Hugh Cornwall from The Stranglers was a definite highlight, I was a proper fan girl for the night.

If you were in a band what sort of music would you play? Instrument of choice?

I would definitely be a Bass player and it would probably be something where I could scream or shout.

We had The Marmozetes in last night and her voice is amazing, which was kind of like a mix of Yeah, Yeah, Yeah’s and Placebo-esque. I wouldn’t want a heavy hardcore band, just something with front.

Who would be on your wish list ‘dead or alive’ to play The Boileroom?

Hmmm…Janis Joplin, Muddy Waters and probably PJ Harvey…and Billie Holiday…oh and Bjork.

Thoughts on Guildford?

I was born in Guildford and my Nanna used to have the fruit and veg shop here in the 1920’s and my Great Grandfather was a signalman at London Road Station, my mum went to the very first Guilfest when it was a folk festival, so my family have been in Guildford or generations and I have such a connection with the town. I love it here and I think the people make it.

Favourite spot to relax?

I really love it up at Pewley Downs, just being able to see all the countryside and forest.

What do you get up to in your free time?

I like going to exhibitions. I’m a big fan of playing squash and we’re trying to get a league set up here at The Boileroom. I listen to the radio at home and like to listen to a lot of vinyl. I love it.

For all of your alternative live music and cultural needs, visit The Boileroom at 13 Stoke Fields, Guildford GU1 4LS. Tel: 01483 440022 or Visit www.theboileroom.net

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