The Guide 2 Woking August 2014

AUGUST 2014

& THE VILLAGES COMMUNITY | FAMILY | ENTERTAINMENT | FOOD & DRINK | LIFESTYLE | SPORT | PROPERTY

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Welcome to

Contents COMMUNITY 4-5 Our Citizens 6 Charity Spot: Woking & Same Beare Hospices FAMILY 10 – 11 Mum’s The Word: Teen Spirit

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18 – 19 Day Tripper: The Isle of Wight

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ENTERTAINMENT 18 - 19 The Guide 2 Your Month 22 - 24 GuilFest Re-Visited FOOD & DRINK 26 – 27 Woking Food & Drink Festival

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28 – 29 Recipes: A Tale of Two Tarts 34 - 35 Ice Cream: Parlour Tricks LIFESTYLE 36 – 37 The Little Beauty Book

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40 - 41 Bountiful Beauty Spots SPORT 45 Sports News 46 – 47 Sugar High 51 Hey! Six Pack

22 18-19 - 23 This product is published by TG Media Group (trading under The Good Time Guide Ltd.) Address: TG Media Group, Unit 6 Cobbett Park, 22 – 28 Moorfield Road, Slyfield Industrial Estate, Guildford, Surrey GU1 1RU Main Switchboard: 01483 456001 General Enquiries: info@tgmediagroup.co.uk Managing Director: Fiona Knowlton Creative Director: Alex D’Arcy-Orga Sales Manager: Sam Massink Photographer: Fiona Digby-Jones Graphic Designer: Emma Lewis & Beth Ormerod This product is printed by Clearsons Print Solutions, Alton.

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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 Woking think about cycling in Surrey?

Are our roads and forests good for cyclists to stretch their, um, wheels?

Horse riders ride single file and they stay to the left.

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r should the roads be for motor vehicles?

Some of our citizens are cyclists; some are not.

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nd as you might guess, the answers we got were rather varied.

You can give them the space and you can drive around them and it’s fine.

Cyclists don’t. You drive along narrow country roads where you can barely fit two cars and they’ll be cycling four abreast. It makes it very dangerous.

Laurence Reucroft | 24 | Automotive Design Engineer

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y biggest beef with them is the cyclists that don’t obey the rules and you know it will be the car driver that gets blamed if there’s a collision.

I went to uni in Oxford and they’ve enclosed certain roads at certain times of day for busses, taxis and cyclists to make it safer and it works really well because the cyclists obey the rules.

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Richard Spink | 30 | Self Employed

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cycle everywhere because I only have a bike. It’s great exercise, great to do with your mates and a great day out.

You can go down the river Wey and you can cycle up the downs, which is great as long as you don’t mind the legwork. Cycling is the way forward!

Angela Pooke | 57 | Sales Assistant

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don’t mind cycling at all.

I know that when the local cycle event was held the other week a lot of people were upset by it because it took so long to get home but I think it’s only once or twice a year so I think get on with it really. I don’t cycle myself so I’m quite envious of people who can.

Sharon Woolley | 43 | Accounts Assistant

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think it’s a good thing. I think sometimes the lanes that they’ve put in are not particularly very safe, especially when you come down to the six crossroads.

They (the cyclists) tend to cut off into the path and round in front of the traffic and it can be quite dangerous.

Edward Walton | 28 | Lawyer

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uite a few people from my office cycle, I think at one stage we had 50% of us cycling to work so I’m all for it. If you can mix together exercise, getting to work and bringing down the carbon footprint then that’s brilliant.

Karen Hicks | 34 | Sales Manager

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think it’s great. It gets people out and about and I’ve seen a lot more cyclists in the last couple of years and I think it’s good. I’ve noticed there have been improvements on the roads to incorporate the cyclists, particularly around Box Hill way. I think it’s a good sport to try and I’m even tempted to try myself except for the hills!

Nick Simpson | 53 | BIM Manager

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think it’s pretty good, what little I know about it. I do cycle, I like cycling and I go distance riding but I wouldn’t really bring my bike here because I live in Hammersmith.

They could improve it by putting in more bike lanes.

Something that separates the roads from the bikes.

Alicia Pilgrim | 19 | Student

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think it’s good although there are too many cyclists on the roads now so if they had their own routes and cycle lanes it would be a lot easier for the traffic.

Fancy shooting the breeze on some burning issues?

Do you have something to say to the people?

If the answer is yes, then we’d love to hear from you! Send your thoughts, dreams and queries to admin@tgmediagroup.co.uk

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Great Fun for a Great Cause!

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ospice care is based on the belief that each person is more than their illness, and that each of us has unique physical, emotional, social and spiritual needs. That’s why Woking & Sam Beare Hospices have, since 1996, been responding to the needs of each individual, helping people achieve the best possible quality of life.

As well as providing in-patient care and day care units at both Hospices, their community teams ensure that help is given to anyone in need, in their own homes across the boroughs of Woking, North Guildford, Surrey Heath, Spelthorne, Runnymede and Elmbridge.

As a charity, fundraising is their lifeblood and that’s why Woking & Sam Beare Hospices have been involved in some fantastic events within the community, all year long. They’re a great way of supporting the vital work that the Hospice’s do as well having heaps of fun in the process.

See what you can get involved with over the next couple of months!

Prudential Ride London-Surrey 100

Weybridge Open Gardens

10th August 2014 - 8:00 am / £0.00

Don’t miss the annual Weybridge Open Gardens event from 1pm both Saturday and Sunday in aid of our Hospices. Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th in aid of the Hospices.

Celebrate the legacy created by the 2012 Olympic Games and enjoy a watching a cycling challenge like no other and support Team WSB!

Tommy D Quiz Night 11th August 2014 - 7:00 pm / £2.00

6th September 2014 - 1:00 pm / £0.00

Charity Car Wash 14th September 2014 - 11:00 am / £5.00

As part of the Tommy D groups fundraising they will be hosting a series of Quiz Nights at the Rowbarge Pub. Every second Monday of the Month.

Have your car washed while you relax and have a drink on Sunday 14 September 11am - 2pm. The Tommy D group will be fundraising at The Bridge Barn Pub in Woking for their next project.

Derry’s Field Allotment Open Day

Cardiff Arms Park Male Voice Choir

16th August 2014 - 11:00 am / £0.00 Enjoy a day of fun for the whole family at Derry’s Fields Allotment in Old Woking on Saturday 16th August from 11am to 3pm.

D. N. Charity Golf Day 18th August 2014 - 8:00 am / £63.00 Come join the fun and help raise funds at the David Nutting Charity Golf Day at Surbiton Golf Club on 18 August.

Fun Day 25th August 2014 - 12:00 pm / £0.00 Don’t miss the annual fun day at the Old Manor Inn in Walton on Monday 25th August from 12:00noon.

27th September 2014 - 7:00 pm / £20.00 An annual concert with the Cardiff Arms Park Male Choir at St Michael’s Church in Pirbright, always a sell out

WSB Charity Golf Tournament at the Wentworth Club 8th October 2014 - 7:30 am / £250.00 You are invited to play the Edinburgh Course on Wednesday 8th October at the Wentworth Golf Club. The course is considered the most enjoyable at prestigious venue, and goodie bags are given to all golfers upon arrival.

For more information on events and about Woking & Sam Beare Hospices and how you can help them visit www. wsbhospices.co.uk or call 01483 881750

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Our History:

Lady Hamilton

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“England knows Lady Hamilton is a virgin. Poke my eye out and cut off my arm if I’m wrong”

-Admiral Nelson at The battle of The Nile (reputedly)

W

e all know about Woking’s most famous resident H.G Wells, but what some of you Wokingites may not know is that Lady Emma Hamilton once graced the town. Em is probably best known as Lord Nelson’s mistress. You remember Nelson?

With one arm and one eye, he was a walking example of what happens when you fall asleep and someone finds your donor card, but I digress…

The minor details of Em’s early life are a bit shady, but we do know that by the age of 12 she was a maid in the home of Doctor Honoratus “try-andsay-that-after-12-jaegers” Leigh Thomas who was a surgeon.

Later she met a maid called Jane Powell, who wanted to be an actress. Jane was massively in to the theatre and it rubbed off on Emma who went and got a glamorous job at Drury Lane as a maid to the stars. This is where the story starts getting fruity which is what you wanted anyway, wasn’t it?

So Emma now decided to up her game and started working as a model and dancer at the Temple of Health which was a sort of Spa-cum-‘pleasure parlour’ run by a proper weirdo

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called James Graham who blagged he was a doctor.

Remember, these were the days before the NHS so standards were a little bit lower.

Excuse the pun but the Temple of Health’s ace-in-the-hole was a bed which was wired to the mains; the idea being that you and your current beau would hop on to do the disappearing cane trick and get a little extra zap supposedly aiding conception. Imagine it; there you are, leg’s at quarter past nine, bum’s a blur and some Scottish “Doctor” blasts you with electricity. I would have liked to have chatted to these customers: “Hi, Will Knowlton, TG Media; do you really believe that this will help you have children?”

To which the couple would no doubt answer: “Who even cares?”

Emma’s life became a roller coaster. She was the subject of many of George Romney’s most famous portraits. Apparently George Romney was “fascinated by her looks and ability to adapt to the ideals of the age”.

On meeting Nelson for the first time, Em blatantly flung herself at him and this obviously worked because Nelson started writing to everyone about her including his wife which must have really been galling.

Imagine your other half texting you constantly about a great bird he’d met through work.

How long would it be before he was found swinging from the Hawker Hunter in Crown Square?

After Nelson’s death in 1805 at the Battle of Trafalgar, Emma quickly ran out of bunce. Even though Nelson was a national hero and he left it in his will that the government should provide for Emma they ignored him (scandal you know, whatwhat) and instead shunted all trappings to Nelson’s bro instead.

So whether because of this or just because that’s what living in Calais does to you, Emma started drinking and died in 1815 of amoebic dysentery.

Her daughter Horatia (Ahh, I see what you did there) never went public that she was the daughter of Emma Hamilton.

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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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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 GUIDE 2 Y Teddy Bears’ Picnic Mizen’s Railway / 10th, 14th and 17th August Teddy Bears galore at this excellent miniature railway site in Knaphill. Bring yours along with the kids for a lovely family outing.

More info is at www.mizensrailway.co.uk.

Open Mic – Poetry Reading and Music Phoenix Cultural Centre / 11th August A fairly self-explanatory event! If you wish to perform, The Phoenix Cultural Centre offers you the chance every other Monday.

Visit phoenixculturalcentre.org.uk for more info.

Woking FC vs West Ham XI Kingfield Stadium / 5th August A chance to see the mighty cardinals take on the Irons at the Kingfield Stadium before the new season starts.

Visit www.wokingfc.co.uk to get yourself a ticket.

The New Coasters Bed Bar / 8th August If you fancy rocking out to some excellent cover tunes then The New Coasters will be performing tunes from the 60s through to the 90s at Bed Bar in Woking.

Visit www.thebedbar.com for more.

Will Nash

Hands-on Digital Workshop with Will Nash’s ‘Noisy Table’ The Lightbox / 14th August Join artist Will Nash for a 2-hour demonstration and workshop that explores the technological wizardry behind his interactive ‘Noisy’ ping pong table. Interesting…

Visit www.thelightbox.org.uk for more info.

Woking CC vs Old Wimbledonians Woking Cricket Club / 9th August Summer and cricket go hand in hand, so if you fancy seeing Woking CC take on the wombles (nickname ours), then head to the ground on 9th August.

Visit www.whcc.org.uk for more fixtures.

Celebrate Pyrford 10th August Coinciding with the big London – Surrey bike race, Celebrate Pyrford will be a day of fun and whimsy for all.

To see the full rundown of events, visit www.celebratepyrford.moonfruit.com.

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Derry’s Field Allotment Open Day 16th August Help this lovely association raise funds for Woking Hospice. There will be bits for sale, a tombola and some delicious fresh produce.

Visit derrysfieldallotment.moonfruit.com for all the event details.

David Nutting Charity Golf Day Surbiton Golf Club / 18th August (for Woking Hospice) Taking place in Surbiton but another event aimed at raising some much-needed funds for the Woking Hospice.

Entry is £63 and there are some serious prizes to be won. Visit www.wsbhospices.co.uk.

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2 YOUR MONTH Live Jazz

Music in the Marsh

Horsell Cricketers / 18th August (Every Monday)

The Saddlers Arms, Send / 30th August

Great pub with a great atmosphere, and with great music to accompany it.

Another one in aid of charity, this is an all-day event which sees a whole heap of local bands performing at The Saddlers Arms.

Live jazz is at The Cricketers every Monday. Visit www.baronspubs.com/cricketers to see what’s in store.

Woking 20th Century & Art Deco Fair Woking Leisure Centre / 25th August Because if you just simply can’t get enough retro, funky and some probably downright kitsch objects, then you’ll probably come to this…

Visit www.artdecofairs.co.uk

Visit www.thesaddlersarms.co.uk to find out more.

‘Chertsey and its Abbey’: with Emma Warren Mayford Village Hall / 1st September A talk on the history of Chertsey Abbey, giving some fascinating insight into a local landmark.

The talk starts at 8pm. For other events at Mayford Village Hall, visit www.mayfordvillagehall.org.uk.

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RHS Wisley Flower Show

New Victoria Theatre / 25th – 30th August

2nd – 7th September

One of the most popular Broadway and West End musicals comes to Woking. Expect a whole heap of classic tunes and ‘rawk’ sing-alongs…

A marvellous spectacle for fans of all things floral, you can browse and buy from Chelsea and Hampton Court Palace Flower Show medal winners, along with other specialist nurseries and garden trade stands.

Visit www.atgtickets.com for a synopsis and tickets.

Visit www.rhs.org.uk/gardens/wisley for more.

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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.

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

METHOD

• 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.

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

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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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t’s thanks to restaurants like Drakes and wonderful coffee shops like Nest and Pinnock’s that Ripley has long been one of the jewels in Surrey’s food scene. Now, with The Anchor serving such enticing food alongside some seriously good wines and ales, the village’s top-heavy crown just got a little heavier.

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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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.

Read all about it on page 26-27

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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

Creams – Woking

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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SUMMER SUN? Make sure you’re protected…

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.

The Natural Skincare Company is an independent supplier of natural cosmetics based on the outskirts of Surrey.

Every product is hand selected by founder Amanda McGillivray, who chooses only the highest quality organic personal care products.

Before sunbathing...

All Natural Mineral Sunscreen Containing mineral zinc oxide, tropical oils, botanical extracts and anti-oxidant vitamins, this product naturally protects from the sun’s rays and is particularly good for those who suffer from heat rash and anyone with sensitive skin. The range is available in SPF 8, SPF 15 and the water resistant sports version in SPF 25.

SPF 8 - £12.99 (120ml) SPF 15 - £14.99 (120ml) SPF 25 (water resistant sport) - £15.95 (120ml)

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AFTER sunbathing...

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.

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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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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.

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

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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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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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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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Dylan White The Record Plugger

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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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