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TO THE POINT An exciting time for us here at VantagePoint magazine as we have taken on two lovely new ladies to help Marcus and Carol with our advertising sales. So a warm welcome to Georgie Hales and Trish Soper. Both team members are local to the area, like the rest of us, and have a great track record working with local businesses Stefan Reynolds to increase their sales through well targeted ad- Editor & Publisher vertising opportunities. You can always tell when September arrives the Jottings postbag goes mad after the relative quiet of the summer months. We continue to get such great feedback from those charities, groups and organisations that use this free feature to promote events and happenings. If you are connected with one and want to use this community noticeboard to get your message

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Jottings There has been some wonderful coverage of events commemorating the start of WW1. There have also been a lot of extraordinary stories of exploits passed down through generations. I only had one conversation with someone who served in the trenches, Angie’s grandfather Charlie. When I asked him what it was like he told me that they would spend a week in the trenches, knee deep in mud and ﬁlth, and then the next week just behind the lines trying to recuperate. He said that when he would return after a week, most of the comrades he had left just a week earlier were gone; he didn’t really want to talk about it anymore after that. It is wonderful to hear of so many people making diﬀerent tributes in all sorts of ways. One remarkable local lady, Mary Baker, is going to retrace the steps of her grandfather Private James Baker who was a reservist and recalled to the ranks on 6th August 1914. He crossed to France on 21st August and joined his battalion at Bernayen- Brie on 5th September. On 14th September he was killed in action at the Battle of Troyen. One hundred years later, Mary plans to retrace her grandfather’s steps

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to commemorate his life and to raise money for DropBy and the Army Benevolent Fund. On 14th September she will lay a wreath at the War Graves Cemetery in Troyon and hold a short service of commemoration with members of her family on the battleﬁeld itself. DropBy is a small but very important charity, based in Godalming, working to end isolation. ‘Lauren Dorman’ at the DSWF Gallery from 1st to 27th September. The David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation Gallery is located at 7 Saba House, Kings Road, Shalford GU4 8JU. Opening times are Monday-Friday, 9am5pm, Saturdays 20th and 27th September, 10-4pm. Free entry. Lauren Dorman completed her Masters of Art in Natural History Illustration with an ecology emphasis at the royal College of Art, London in 1996. This followed an Illustrative Arts degree with ﬁrst class honours from City & Guilds London Art School and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration course at the Parsons School of Design in Paris. Since graduation, she has worked as a freelance wildlife artist, illustrator and graphics designer. A chance to browse and buy from a great selection of stunning originals. All sales support endangered wildlife.

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For more information see www. davidshepherd.org. We are often slightly too late for the Wonersh and District Garden Club as their meetings are very early in the month. Their Autumn Show and Homecraft Show takes place on the 2nd September in the Memorial Hall which will be open from 6pm to enable entry forms to be submitted by 6.15pm. All exhibits are to be in place by 6.30pm so that judging can start at 6.45pm. The next meeting on Tuesday 7th October 2014 will be the Annual General Meeting followed by the Harvest Supper. Tickets for the Harvest Supper should be purchased at the Autumn Show, as above, on 2nd September or contact Graham Payne on 01483 893627. The Wisley Flower Show runs from Tuesday 2nd to 7th September from 9am-6pm (5pm Sunday). This six day ﬂoral extravaganza features more than 60 nurseries and trade stands, the National Dahlia Society Show, ﬂoral displays by Surrey NAFAS, expert advice and much more. Plus, the chance to enjoy stunning late summer colour throughout the garden. Free once you have entered the Garden. RHS Garden Wisley, Woking GU23 6QB. More information at wisley@rhs. org.uk, or call 08452 609000.

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HERITAGE OPEN DAYS THURSDAY 11th TO Sunday 14th September

Guildford’s Heritage Open Days provide a fantastic opportunity for residents and visitors to celebrate and explore the architectural and cultural heritage of the borough for free. Some of the ﬁnest properties in Guildford will be participating including Grade I and II listed buildings and churches and there will also be an opportunity to view a vehicle display. If you have always wanted to take a peek inside some ofFree Guildford’s buildings and admission to learn building more, now is your chance! There are also activities including exhibitions and talks to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the WWI. This popular event is promoted nationally by the Heritage Open Days National Partnership, formed by the Heritage Alliance, National Trust and Civic Voice. The event is organised locally by Guildford Borough Council, The Guildford Town Guides and the Guildford Society. Guildford’s Heritage Open Days is sponsored by Thesis Asset Management. The brochure will be available online: www.guildford.gov.uk/heritageopendays and hard copies will also be available from our Tourist Information Centre, High Street, Guildford and from the Council oﬃces at Millmead House, Millmead, Guildford from mid August. Some venues do require tickets so please check our brochure. Below are a selection of properties, events and activities including walks that are either new or returning to our programme. ARMY MEDICAL SERVICES MUSEUM Keogh Barracks, Ash Vale, Aldershot, GU16 6DD Trace the history of military nursing, army medicine, veterinary and dental care from 1600 to the present day at this fascinating museum. New for this year, a WWI display. Thursday to Friday 9.30am-3.30pm (ID required for access). Parking on site, disabled access, toilets. www.ams-museum.org.uk, telephone: 01252 868820

NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION MUSEUM Bisley, Brookwood, GU24 0PB This large open site has many colonial style pavilion buildings dating from the late 19th century, including one of the oldest prefabricated structures. Tours of the museum will be given by volunteers.

Friday 9am-5pm. Car parking and toilets facilities. Directions - oﬀ Queen’s Road, approach from junction of Connaught Road and Dawney Hill, Brookwood, at railway bridge. For details visit: www.nra.org.uk. Please note the museum is accessible via stairs.

THE RODBORO BUILDINGS (Wetherspoons only) Bridge Street, Guildford, GU1 4SB This Grade II listed building is the oldest surviving car factory in the UK, designed in 1901 for the production of Dennis Brothers motor vehicles which were exported around the world. Thursday to Sunday 10am-4pm. 8

RYDES HILL PREPARATORY SCHOOL Aldershot Road, GU2 8BP Early Georgian building, with Victorian extensions. Originally a private dwelling, Rydes Hill House was known locally as The Clock House. Converted into a convent school in 1945 by the legendary Sister Patricia. The library has a magniﬁcent 18 panel frieze, depicting the story of Joan of Arc, painted by the Victorian artists Talbot Hughes and Sir Herbert Hughes-Stanton.

Saturday 11am-12.30pm, guided tour at 11.30am. Refreshments available. For further information, visit: www.rydeshill.com telephone: 01483 563160.

STOKE HOSPITAL 92 Stoke Road, Guildford, GU1 4JH “we The Grade II listed Stoke Hospital is not a hospital in the modern sense. It was built in 1796 when hospital meant a hospice or charity home. Now this lovely listed building with its bell tower sits on a much busier Stoke Road with many passing by without knowing anything about the community behind the listed walls. Stoke Hospital is home to 12 residents, all aged 55 or over and each in their own modernised one bedroom flat, sharing the communal garden, lounge and laundry. Saturday to Sunday 2.30pm-5pm. Tea, coffee and cakes will be served in return for donations. Opportunity to view two residents flats, communal facilities and garden.

SURREY POLICE MUSEUM Mount Browne, Sandy Lane, Guildford GU3 1HG Trace the history of the force from its inception to the present day at Mount Browne, the Surrey Police Headquarters. Displays include a reconstructed 19th century prison cell and artefacts representing the 150 year history of the force. Guided tours by police staﬀ are available, advance booking essential by recordsmanagement@surrey.pnn.police.uk, maximum 10 per tour. Thursday - Friday 10am - 11.30am and 2.30pm - 4pm, please note tours take an hour and a half.

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WOKING ROAD DEPOT – heritage collections store Woking Road, Guildford, GU1 1QE This rare opportunity will give you the chance to see objects not normally on display and hear about the important work going on behind the scenes by Guildford’s Heritage Service. Collections staﬀ and volunteers will show you the archaeology and local history store, giving you an exciting chance to see some of the treasures and to hold a piece of Guildford history in your hands.

Friday: tours will take a maximum of one hour and run at 10am, 11.30am, 1.30pm and 3pm. Advance booking essential from mid August via reception at Guildford Museum 01483 444751, email heritageservices@ guildford.gov.uk. Maximum of 10 places per tour. Limited seating is available in the store. Please contact the Heritage Service for more information if you have any queries about access or parking.

Churches ST LUKE’S CHURCH, BURPHAM St Luke’s Church, Burpham Lane, Guildford GU4 7LX In 1858 the Earl of Onslow gave the St Luke’s site and the church was built for less than £1000. It remained part of Worplesdon parish until 1920 when it joined St Peter’s Woking parish. In 1954 St Luke’s was made a separate parish. It is now part of Burpham church, the parish having a second 1960’s church building at New Inn Lane to accommodate the population growth in Burpham. Saturday 10am-4pm.

EFFINGHAM METHODIST CHAPEL Chapel Hill, The Street, Effingham, KT24 5NB This Wesleyan Chapel was built from local flint and bricks in 1854 by Non-Conformists, who originally worshipped outdoors on Effingham Common in the 1840s. It was modernised in 1903. Friday to Saturday 10am-5pm and Sunday 12 noon-4pm. Refreshments available all day.

SHALFORD CEMETERY CHURCH Shalford Cemetery Chapel The Street Shalford GU4 8BN The pretty Grade II listed octagonal chapel is the responsibility of Shalford Parish Council. The ﬁrst stage of restoration work has taken place and the project is ongoing to bring the building back to life and into regular use. Not wheelchair accessible. Sunday 2pm-5pm.

STOUGHTON METHODIST CHURCH Stoughton Road, Guildford GU2 9PT The church building opened for worship in 1895.

Thursday to Sunday 10am-2pm, tea and coﬀee available. Sunday morning worship: 10.30am-11.30am.

Walks RIVER WEY WALK Led by a representative from The National Trust. Join a guided walk from Dapdune Wharf to the Treadwheel Crane at the Town Wharf in Guildford. Saturday 2pm. September 2014

MEDIEVAL GUILDFORD Led by the Guildford Town Guides. Approximately 1.6km, one and a half hours. Take a walk back in time to see what Guildford would have been like before buttons arrived to inﬂuence fashion, and when branding and amputation were considered justice. Meet at Tunsgate Arch, High Street. Sunday 10.30am

MONUMENTS AND MEMORIES Led by Dave Williamson, Guildford Rambling Club. A six mile circular guided walk with WWI interest. This country walk includes a visit to some Brookwood Cemetery war graves. The walk finishes in time for lunch on the green (there are two village pubs for lunch if required). Please wear suitable walking gear and note this walk is entirely outdoors and owing to the terrain and awkward stiles, the walk is not suitable for buggies or dogs. Meet at the car park by the cricket ground on Pirbright Village Green. Saturday 10am. RIVER WALK Led by local resident and Guildford Town Guide. Enjoy a guided walk by the River Wey, taking in the Guildford Masonic Centre. Approximately two hours and finishing in time for an optional pub lunch. Meet at Town Bridge (near Town Wharf). Sunday 11am. Other attractions REMEMBERING THE FIRST WORLD WAR EXHIBITION Holy Trinity Church, High Street, Guildford A special event to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of the WWI. Local groups and village churches will tell the stories of those involved in the Great War through documents, photographs and objects. Come along to find out more about local connections to world events in 1914 - 1918, and help remember those swept up in an international conflict. There will be a family activity area for accompanied children. Saturday 10am - 5pm. Refreshments. Disabled access and toilet. FIND OUT MORE

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Very tight this one. The Guildford Vision Group is hosting a Public Meeting which on Wednesday 3rd September at the Baptist Centre in Millmead, GU2 4AZ at 7.30pm. GVG is campaigning for a visionary masterplan for our town centre to remove traﬃc, open up the riverside, create new squares and boulevards and to connect town to station, Cathedral and University with a new residential quarter along the Wey corridor. Leading master planners Allies and Morrison on behalf of Guildford Council have now designed and will present their initial Vision for Guildford Town Centre at the meeting. GVG believes a new bridge across the railway by the station can transform the town centre and will present its ideas followed by why it is relevant to the Draft Local Plan and our future. On Thursday 4th September the Guildford Astronomical Society has been fortunate in booking

Professor Jim Al Khalilli to give a presentation entitled ‘The Lost Legacy of Mediaeval Astronomy’ filling the gap been Ptolemy and Copernicus. Professor Al Khallili is a TV presenter and a very popular lecturer and this is likely to be a very well attended meeting, so do turn up early. The large lecture theatre at the University of Surrey has been booked and the meeting will start at 7.15pm. Visitors are welcome for a cost of just £4 and students will be entitled to a concessional rate. The opening film of season four of Cranleigh Film Club will be shown on Thursday 4th September. They are showing the classic film The Chess Players, which starred Richard Attenborough, Saeed Jaffrey and Sanjeer Kumar. A masterful and visually stunning historical drama, it was the first film that legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray made outside his native Bengal. It will be shown in the Bandroom at 7.45pm (doors open at 7pm) and refreshments will be on sale. The

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and to make new friends. Do go along and join them! There are two Guildford Natural History walks in September. On 5th September they are walking from Newlands Corner and on 23rd in the Tillingbourne Valley. Both walks are less than two miles and they move slowly to enjoy and identify the plant and bird life around them. Details from Vanessa McClure on 01483 303417. On Thursday 11th September there’s coach outing to Marle Place Gardens and Gallery, near Tonbridge, and to Royal Tunbridge Wells. Details from Gwen Comerford on 01483 893524. Nonmembers are welcome at these events but they do make a small extra charge. I don’t know about you but although I have never been inside it, I have always found Brookwood Cemetery a most intriguing place. Well, I can’t be alone because I have discovered that there is a Brookwood Cemetery Society. They hold guided tours on the first Sunday of each month starting at 2pm from the Cemetery Office entrance off Cemetery Pales. They suggest a minimum donation of £3 per adult and refreshments are available. On Sunday 6th September there’s a nature walk led by bee experts George Else and David Baldock. There are further walks on Sundays 5th October and 2nd November. For further details contact the Brookwood Cemetery Society at 75 Ranelagh Crescent, Ascot SL5 8LQ. You can also call Margaret Hobbs on 01344 891041, Kim Lowe on 01483 834421 or Lynne Cowley on 01276 474421. Their website is www.tbcs. org.uk. The Witley & District Motorcycle Club is one of the oldest clubs in South-East England affiliated to the Auto-Cycle Union. Back in 1921, a small band of motorcycle enthusiasts used to gather in Mullard’s builders yard in Witley. Numbers slowly increased, a club was formed and a decision was 12

made in 1924 to affiliate to the Auto-Cycle Union and be officially recognised as a Motorcycle Club. As they mark their 90th anniversary in 2014, in addition to their sporting calendar, they will be hosting a public event at The Compton Club, Spiceall, Compton, Guildford GU3 1EQ on Saturday 6th September. Proceedings will kick off at midday with lots of machines on show and a BBQ from around 5pm. Anyone with an interest in motorcycling would be very welcome, in particular, past members or anyone with a connection to the Witley Club. Do bring a motorcycle! The club meets every Thursday evening from 8.30pm and members organise and take part in all types of Trials, Enduros, road runs and social events. For more details, or to let them know if you would like to attend the anniversary, visit the website www.witleymcc.org or contact the hon. secretary at the above address. Saturday 6th September is the date for the launch of ‘The Art Tea House’. Cranleigh Arts Centre’s coffee bar has been transformed into a colourful craft haven and all are invited to celebrate the launch by trying free samples of cake, taste the brand new range of teas and admire the cafe’s quirky new design. Visitors will also be able to explore the Art Centre’s current exhibition “Elements: Refined” by the Surrey Guild of Craftsmen, whilst being entertained by live music in the gallery. The launch event will run from 11am to1pm and is free of charge to attend. On 21st September that great blues/ rock band The Nimmo Brothers will be joining together for a super gig. Don’t forget there are some very good films being screened, not to mention live theatre and live comedy. Have a look at www. cranleighartcentre.org , there is bound to be something that tickles your fancy. Guildford Rambling Club is meeting at 10am on Sunday 7th September

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at Shalford Station for a nine mile walk. Also, Shamley Green on Sunday 14th September (9.5 miles) and near Leatherhead on the 21st (9 miles). At Ripley on Tuesday 23rd (5 miles) and at Churt on 28th (9 miles). See www.guildfordramblingclub. org.uk for details. Cranleigh Young Farmers are holding their annual Horse Show and Gymkhana on Sunday 7th September at Rooks Hill Farm on the A281 near Bramley. Turn up for 9am or contact Lisa on 01483 272715 for details of the 35 classes. Spectators welcome for free. Refreshments available all day. Young Farmers are a registered charity and this is their main fundraiser that helps pay for lots of exciting activities throughout the year. AMICA is a friendly non-profit social group supporting the Hants/ Berks/Surrey border communities. They extend a warm welcome to unattached people who have just moved into the area, or have changed circumstances or feel it’s just time to move on. AMICA provides both weekday and weekend events organised by members to serve wide-ranging interests. You are most welcome to attend an event by sending back an enquiry form on their new website www.amica.club. Alternatively contact 07857 135973 leaving your name and contact details for a call back. The Electric Theatre in Onslow Street, is holding an ‘Electric Film Festival’. It runs from Monday 8th to Thursday 18th September and is ten days of films carefully chosen from acclaimed independent and world cinema film makers with no popcorn, no adverts - just great works of cinema to inspire, provoke and applaud. A film brochure with full details is available from the Electric Theatre box office 01483 444789 or online at www.electrictheatre. co.uk. Tickets £7 (£5.50 for Friends of The Electric Theatre). Discounts available for bookings of three films, or five films or more. vantagepointmag.co.uk

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Celebrating 100 years at Box Hill

Box Hill is one of the most cherished landmarks in the South East and this year we celebrate its centenary in the care of the National Trust. People have ﬂocked here for more than a hundred years, even Jane Austen’s Emma. In the mid-1800s Londoners were encouraged to escape the city smog and take day trips to Box Hill for air, exercise and well being. As a result visitor numbers rocketed during the Victorian and Edwardian periods, with people enjoying the stunning scenery.

The National Trust has been welcoming visitors to Box Hill for a hundred years and it remains a special place for the same reasons as all those years ago. To mark the centenary the Salomons memorial at the Box Hill viewpoint is being refurbished and will be formally ‘reopened’ by Dame Helen Ghosh, the Director-General of the National Trust this September.

In 1912, 94 hectares of Box Hill were oﬀered for sale on the open market. Leopold Salomons of nearby Norbury Park purchased the land for £16,000 and donated it to the National Trust in 1914. Since then further purchases, legacies and bequests have seen the National Trust land around Box Hill expand to some 490 hectares.

David Kennington, General Manager of the Surrey Hills, said: “Box Hill is the jewel in the crown of the Surrey Hills, loved by all, cherished and looked after by the National Trust. Come up and enjoy the views, stroll in the ancient yew woods or just lie down with an ant’s mound for your pillow and smell the lovely marjoram all around. There’s something for everyone and the countryside is free! Bring your children and tell them the Trust will be looking after it for ever, so they can come again and again.”

In 1947 so popular was the hill with Londoners for walking, cycling and picnicking that 14,000 visitors arrived at Box Hill station for one Whitsun Bank Holiday. The Hill was ﬁrmly established in the hearts of locals and Londoners, keen to stretch their legs, breathe the fresh air and enjoy the countryside. 14

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day management is carried out by the National Trust’s dedicated countryside team. 2014 also marks the 50th anniversary of the Friends of Box Hill. The group has commissioned a new ﬁlm and displays which will be open to the public in a marquee at the top of Box Hill on Saturday 13th September as part of Heritage Open Days. Other improvements include updates to the natural play trail, making it even better for families.

array of wildflowers and grasses – in biodiversity terms the English equivalent of an Amazonian rainforest. Many of the plants are nationally scarce and Box Hill is renowned for having some of the most untouched examples of this habitat. The hill is home to 17 different species of orchid, the Adonis Blue butterfly and many more rare species. The River Mole runs along the foot of Box Hill. It’s a great place to get away from the hustle and bustle and take in the peace and serenity of the river’s own pace of life. Seventeen hexagonal stepping stones cross the River Mole at the foot of Box Hill. The crossing point is part of the line of an ancient route-way running the length of the North Downs from Hampshire to the Straits of Dover.

Lyn Richards, Chair of the Friends of Box Hill, said: “The centenary feels like a moment to draw breath and reﬂect on Box Hill’s remarkable history. We have spent two years drawing together an archive of photographs, postcards and memories and distilling the best of them to tell the story. Earlier in the year we held a Memories Day when over 50 people came, many with a special memory of Box Hill. If it wasn’t for Leopold Salomons then Box Hill wouldn’t be as we know it today. That’s very signiﬁcant and it’s worth celebrating.”

Box Hill is still a green lung for London and receives approximately one million visitors each year. It would make the National Trust’s co-founder, Octavia Hill, proud to see how many people still come out to Box Hill to walk, cycle, ride and take in the views. Octavia Hill was an innovative social reformer who was passionate about the welfare of inhabitants of cities, especially London. She focused on housing, and the importance of green space.

Box Hill forms part of the North Downs, which are made of chalk and were formed millions of years ago as layer upon layer of microscopic organisms fell to the sea bed when the area was covered by ocean. The hill is treasured for its wild animals and plants. The special type of grassland which thrives on the chalk soils is known as downland and is packed full of an awesome September 2014

Top: The Solomans memorial in 1920. Above: Burford Spur

Tristram Hunt, MP, said in 2008: “In whatever ﬁeld of public policy one looks, the shadow of the 19th century social reformer Octavia Hill stretches out before us… As ministers grapple 15

with re-engineering the welfare state, it is not Keynes, Marx or Giddens who provide the inspiration, but Hill, the most versatile of late Victorian social entrepreneurs.” The invention of the ‘safety’ cycle in 1894 heralded the start of a new chapter for Box Hill. As cycling mania took hold of an eager public, the hill became a popular destination for any self-respecting cyclist keen to pit his ﬁtness against the heart-pumping climbs, or test his nerve on the jaw-dropping descents. In 1875 Stanley Boorer caused quite a stir in the locality. Riding his clanking velocipede or ‘bone shaker’ from Denbies to Dorking in the dark and with glow worms attached to his hat, he frightened the returning housemaids out of their wits. This special association with the hill, experienced by generations of cyclists, continues to the present day. Box Hill provided a stunning location for part of the Olympics cycling road races in 2012 – the steep zig zag

road provided an uphill challenge for the Olympians – the men doing nine circuits and the women doing two. The area is now popular with professional and amateur cyclists alike.

Top: The Stepping Stones across the River Mole (Johan J.Ingles-Le Nobel). Above: A view from Box Hill (Richard Ellis).

To celebrate the centenary a new leaﬂet has been created suggesting a hundred adventures to have at Box Hill. These range from going on a moonlit walk, hugging a tree, having a family reunion at Box Hill, to standing on your head in memory of Major Peter Labelliere, who asked to be buried upside down on the hill because the world was topsy turvy. Countryside Manager Andy Wright says: “Box Hill is a fabulous piece of stunning landscape for people to enjoy. Home to some really rare wildlife, it’s such a wonderfully diverse place, from our secluded valleys and quiet woodlands, to our busy visitor centre and unbeatable views. It’s a place for fun, so don’t worry if you feel a bit daft trying out our a hundred adventures to celebrate the last century.” 16

To balance the needs for conservation and play host to a world-wide audience and global cycling event was always going to be a challenge. Working closely with Natural England (the statutory advisor for the UK government), areas were set aside where spectators could safely watch the race alongside the rare ﬂora and fauna. Dormice, orchids and butterﬂies were most at threat from large crowds trampling the fragile environment. Fortunately the post-Olympic bio-survey has revealed that no lasting damage was caused, proving that access and conservation can exist side by side when managed correctly. Box Hill is protected by the National Trust for ever, for everyone, and has a bright future ahead of it for the next hundred years. FIND OUT MORE

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The Surrey Hills Singing School is a family of choirs and oﬀers parents and children the opportunity to sing side by side at concerts. The Surrey Hills Singers is a daytime choir for ladies who rehearse to the school timetable. The group meets on a Monday morning from 9.45am12 noon at Ewhurst Baptist Church. Surrey Hills Young Voices is for children aged 8 upwards who meet on a Monday at 4.30pm-5.45pm at Cranleigh C of E Primary School. The ﬁnal 15 minutes is for teenagers only. Finally, their little starlets, the training choir, is for 6-7 year olds who also meet at the same school on a Monday at 3.45pm. All these choirs are non-auditioned and sing all styles of songs, though SHYV focus mainly on pop, musical and gospel songs. Rehearsals start on Monday 8th September and singers are welcome to go along at any point in the term, but open rehearsals during September are particularly targeted for newcomers to go along and try any choir without

obligation or payment until deciding to become a regular member. The next event by Onslow Village Residents’ Association is on Tuesday 9th September in the Village Hall, Wilderness Road, Guildford GU2 7QR. The subject of the talk is Charterhouse School. Catherine Smith the archivist of Charterhouse School will give an illustrated talk on 400 years of Charterhouse history including the school’s move to Godalming and its links with the local community. Complimentary tea and coﬀee will be served from 7.15pm. Entry is free to members and £3 to non members. Surrey Hills Chamber Choir is delighted to qualify for the Champions category of the European Choir Games 2015, to be held in Germany in July 2015.They are now looking for some new vocal talent in the form of a new second bass, tenor, alto and second soprano. The choir rehearses on

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Wednesday night from 7.30pm– 10pm at the United Reform Church in Guildford, in a fun but focused environment in which every voice counts. If you’d love to have a go at rehearsing and auditioning with the Choir in September, visit www. surreyhills-choirs.co.uk or call musical director Debbie Walton on 01483 276281. Guildford Jazz’s new season opens on Wednesday 10th September. With a sizzling quintet fronted by multi-award winning sax stars Alan Barnes and Tony Koﬁ, accompanied by the acclaimed pianist John Turville and Rod Youngs, ﬁrst choice drummer for a range of huge stars, with Marianne Windham guesting on bass this should be a great gig at Guildford Jazz’s new home, Jazz @ The Pavilion, Guildford Rugby Club, Guildford Road, Godalming GU7 3DH. Doors 7.45pm. Music from 8.30 pm. Tickets £12 in advance from www.guildfordjazz. org.uk. Then on Tuesday 23rd September, The Electric Theatre

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420642 or at www.guildfordopera. com Guildford Folk Dancers invite you to come dancing any Thursday evening from 11th September from 8pm-10.15pm.at All Saints Church Hall, Vicarage Gate, Onslow Village, Guildford GU2 7QJ. Beginners welcome, either with/without partner. As well as these weekly club nights, the group runs occasional weekend dances at Normandy Village Hall. They’re a very friendly bunch and they look forward to seeing you. Fur further details phone Sue on 01483 567904 or go to www.guildfordfolkdancers. The National Vegetable Society (NVS) Surrey District Association’snext meeting is on Thursday 11th September 2014 at 8pm in the Lovelace Room, East Horsley Village Hall, Kingston Avenue, East Horsley, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT24 6QT. Sabatino Urzo, a horticulturalist who works for the RHS at Wisley, will be

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speaking to us about ‘Vegetables And Italian Trends, Cultivation And Gastronomy’. Discover some of the trendiest vegetables of southern Italy as Sabatino shares details of their cultivation and local gastronomical use. The talk will be mainly focussed on the Neapolitan horticulture and cuisine. Everyone is welcome to attend, talks are free for NVS Members, £3 for guests and £1 for members of aﬃliated societies. For more information contact Beth Otway beth@otway. com or telephone 01483 420989. Farncombe Music Club has a great concert on Friday 12th September. StillMarillion are playing at St. John’s Church, Farncombe (in association with White Mountain Promotions). Formed in 2008 from a love of the band’s early material, the band comprises four talented and experienced musicians who accurately recreate the complex, intricate sounds of early Marillion. For a taste, have a look at www. stillmarillion.com. Tickets: £12

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Fashion News with Kirstie Smillie My Summer - a small world Through the summer months I have been working with groups of students from around the world lecturing on fashion styling with the London College of Fashion. It has been an eye-opening experience to find out how small the fashion world really is. Students from Brazil to Taiwan admire the same celebrities and buy the same big brands. Kiera Knightly to Mango and designer brands such as Valentino and Gucci would be worn every day (with high heels) if they had the chance. These fashion crazed youngsters (one who follows nearly 50 bloggers a day from ‘Wearing it Today’ to ‘Man Repeller’) get influenced in a very different way than I was during my fashion students days. Then it was via a monthly dose of Vogue and Elle. These celebrity status bloggers are inspiring teenagers to wear street style clothing by mixing high street and designer brands. The work of these bloggers seems glamorous as they are often given the majority of their clothes to promote - with just in one click. An enviable position amongst teens, I’m sure.

I have also been giving live web lectures to students from Belgium, India and Saudi Arabia. These are more business-like sessions as the students are more mature stylists. They are focused on working with real women who lead a mixture of work and family lives and need clothes that span more than one season and suit their body types and lifestyles. Much like the work I do. Although we are miles apart, their clients raise the same issues – “a dress with sleeves” and “a jean that ﬁts me”.

On that note.... Jeans that work - yes really! I have had success with jeans again. Two more women who were ﬁnding the jean challenge just too much, have tried the Salsa brand (below) and both have been lifted to denim heaven. Visit House of Fraser or look on line at www.salsa.com. “Thank you for recommending the ‘Salsa’ jeans. Fantastic ﬁt, my new brand”.

On the move, again! Liz Trendle doesn’t sit still. Not happy with one successful boutique, Catwalk in Godalming, she opened another in Guildford’s cobbled Angel Gate three years ago, moving next door for a year and changing the name to The Gate. Now, another move, down the road where Angel Gate meets North Street. Fab new labels including Day Birger et Mikkelsen which has been missing from Guildford for a few seasons, and not forgetting exclusivity to another great jeans brand, Not your Daughter’s Jeans - NYDJ (left). Time for a rest I think! 57 Angel Gate, Guildford GU1 4AH 01483 453466

Hidden Silk Emporium Although this business has been in Guildford for over 21 years, Hansson Silks is still a bit of a secret destination unless you are in the know! A small, first floor shop, specialising in all things silk - everything from bridal, furnishings, theatrical and accessories. Run by the most delightful Kapoor family, who always remember faces and perfect the shopping experience with the offer of a glass of something refreshing. Amazing prints, colour choices and advice. 108 Woodbridge Road, Guildford, GU1 4PY. Look for the doorway and stairs to the first floor, opposite Barclays Bank. 01483 451625. Opens at 11am. 20

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FASHION FOOD There is the perfect opportunity to show oﬀ your unique style at Goodwood Revival, where vintage is de rigueur - 12th-14th September. For tickets visit, www.goodwood.com Image courtesy of vintagefashionclub.com

Vintage Revival Did you see the recent series, This Old Thing, presented by Dawn O’Porter? I get the vintage thing and if you do too, a short drive away to Bramley and you will ﬁnd New2Vous, owned by David Howson who used to be located at Smithbrook Kilns. On my last visit, I bought two dresses, one by Cos, the other by Moschino at good prices - not purely vintage but inspired vintage style, which also works for me. 11 High Street, Bramley, GU5 OHF 01483 893305

In Godalming we have Change of a Dress, a mixture of select current and modern vintage gems; they have a great accessory selection. 2 Church St, Godalming GU7 1EH 01483 429996

Shops on my list to visit are both in Dorking - Shrewd, selling pure vintage glamour for men, women and your home. 7 South Street, Dorking, RH4 2DY 01306 889099

..and a dress agency with oodles of choice, both modern and classic, Style Connect. Made to measure, vintage repairs and alterations.

“A boutique with Heritage” is the creative name of dress agency, Eternal in Petworth, and I wanted too many of their gorgeous high-end fashion labels. Deﬁnitely worth a visit. 88a New Street, Petworth 01798 344434 (closed Mondays)

Also, get on the mailing list for the vintage fashion fair Lace & Tweed, complete with forties tea room and a chance to try out a beehive yourself - held twice a year in Holy Trinity, High Street Guildford. www.laceandtweed.co.uk

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A great new ﬁnd for me is in Midhurst. Named Arnarge after a famous corner at Le Mans. Opened in 2012, owner Beverley Davis oﬀers a cute mix of vintage and classic inspired clothes and accessories, including some lovely hats (right). I fell for a few dresses but they were just too small for me this time. Another visit needed soon. 7 West Street, Midhurst, GU29 9NQ 01730 812100.

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SURREY HILLS WOOD FAIR 4th and 5th October 2014 For the perfect answer to that knotty question of how to entertain the family, why not try the Surrey Hills Wood Fair this autumn? This is a fantastic day out for all the family in a stunning Surrey Hills woodland setting. It takes place at the Birtley Estate in Bramley (just ﬁve miles south of Guildford on the A281) on Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th October between 10am and 5pm. During the weekend, there will be a whole host of activities for all ages including: • Tree climbing • Demonstrations • Bug hunts • Animal attractions • Coppice crafts and wood products • Local produce and trade stands • Children’s activities including tree climbing and a zip wire • Horse and wagon rides through woodland • Wide range of catering and beer tent Ken Bare, Chairman of the Surrey Hills Wood Fair Working Group comments: “The Surrey Hills Wood Fair is well established in the events calendar and you’ll see why when you come along. There really is something for all the family to enjoy and the fair is very reasonably priced. Surrey is the most wooded county in England and you’ll discover lots you didn’t know about wood. We have experts explaining how it’s used as a fuel, sculptors demonstrating how they use it creatively, bug hunts so you can discover what sort of species thrive in woodlands and lots of stalls with a whole host of beautiful wood products to buy. There’s also plenty to eat and drink with lots of local produce on sale. Come along and discover all that’s good about wood”. 22

The Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) is a nationally protected landscape, one of 38 protected areas in England and Wales. The hills stretch across the chalk North Downs that run from Farnham in the west, above Guildford, Dorking and Reigate, to Oxted in the east. The Surrey Hills is one of the most wooded AONB with almost 40% woodland cover. Now in its ﬁfth year, the Surrey Hills Wood Fair will be even bigger and better. In addition to a variety of refreshment stands, there’s also lots to entertain you. From local bands through to birds of prey displays, horse and wagon rides and story tellers. The Surrey and Sussex Coppice workers will be demonstrating their skills and techniques and there will be opportunities to buy a whole host of wood products. Tickets are reasonably priced at £7.50 for adults and children under 12 go free. Visit www.vantagepointmag.co.uk for your chance to win one of ten pairs of family tickets. The Wood Fair is organised by Surrey Hills Enterprises CIC (Community Interest Company) which is a not-for-proﬁt organisation set up to support the exceptional work of the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. FIND OUT MORE

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advance (£15 door). Then on Friday 19th September, they present an Evening with Beverley Craven, also at St. John’s Church, Farncombe. BRIT-Award winner Beverley Craven is embarking on an extensive UK tour supporting the release of her brand new album, ‘Change of Heart’, being launched on 1st September. See www.beverleycraven.com. Tickets: £20 advance (£23 door). To book tickets for either concert go to www.wegottickets.com/ julianlewrymusic, call in at The Record Centre in Pound Lane, oﬀ Godalming High Street or call 01483 421520 / 07769 592452. Two more concerts in Holy Trinity Church, Bramley for your diary! On Friday 12th September at 7.30pm local musicians Madeleine (violin and viola) and Sarah Pickering (piano) are giving a recital of music by Bach, Bartok, Bloch, Mozart and Schumann. Do go and support Maddy, who later this year will be auditioning with these pieces for a place at Music College. Admission is free, and there

will be a free soft drink in the interval and a retiring collection. Then on Saturday 27th September at 7.30pm they have their Celebrity Recital for 2014! International soprano Joan Rodgers, CBE, will be accompanied by Alan Newcombe in An Evening of Romantic Song – songs by Schubert, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, Canteloube, Gershwin and Noel Coward and also some Irish folk songs. Joan loves to engage with her audiences and will introduce each song. For one evening, Bramley will take its place alongside all the world famous opera houses and concert halls in which Joan has sung! Tickets from Robertsons in Bramley High Street as usual, or may be booked if you email stuart.white@rpc.co.uk – they are £15 each, with under 18s and students £5, and there’s a free drink in the interval. All proceeds will go to the Alzheimer’s Society and the Bramley Music Steinway Fund. Ewhurst Horticultural Society will be holding their Autumn Show on Saturday 13th September in the

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Village Hall. It will open to the public at 2.30pm. Check website for full details – www.ewhursthortsoc. org.uk or phone Lesley on 01483 272488. On Wednesday 1st October Ewhurst Horticultural Society presents The Sydney Scott Memorial Talk in the Village Hall. Pippa Greenwood will be giving a talk on ‘Growing Great Veg’. With a pay wine bar opening at 7pm, the talk commences at 8pm. Tickets at £7 are available from Andrew on 01483 275918 or e-mail chair@ ewhursthortsoc.org.uk. There will be a winning ticket prize and raﬄe. There’s another huge used book sale and cake stall coming up. Many hundreds of books and loads of scrummy cakes will be on sale at the United Reformed Church in Wonersh on Saturday 13th September from 10am-3pm. (Dealers and early risers from 8.30am). If wet they will also use the scout hut. Go and take your time to browse their new stock of used books. Refreshments are served

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Internationally Classical We preview the new season of international classical concerts at G Live As the children head back to school with new pencil cases and books, you may be thinking about the last time you learnt something new. For many of us it may feel like we stopped learning as soon as we threw our graduation caps in the air or ran out the school gates after the final bell of class, but it’s never too late to try something new. If you’ve ever listened to Classic FM in the car or the soundtrack to a film and wished you knew a bit more about the music or even who the composer was, perhaps now is the time to find about the world of classical music? This October sees the launch of the Guildford International Concert Season 2014/15 at Guildford’s concert hall, G Live. Featuring renowned orchestras, conductors and soloists, this season is an ideal opportunity to hear worldclass music without the hassle of travelling to London. Sponsored by Azamara Club Cruises, the Guildford International Concert Season 2014/15 runs from 15th October 2014 to 15th May 2015 and features performances from the Russian State Philharmonic, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, St Petersburg 24

Symphony Orchestra, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and Bern Symphony Orchestra. Since opening in 2011, G Live has played host to numerous stars of the classical world. As well as international players such as pianists Sunwook Kim and Joaquín Achúcarro, this season includes homegrown talent such as Alexander Sitkovetsky who attended the Yehudi Menuhin School in Cobham, and Chloë Hanslip who hails from Guildford.

“Since opening in 2011, G Live has played host to numerous stars of the classical world”

When thinking about going to a classical concert, your ﬁrst thoughts may be of the cast of Downton Abbey in their full length frocks and bow ties. But never fear. The days of formal attire for classical concerts is no more and although turning up for the evening’s music in a onesie may garner you a few sideways glances, casual clothing is normally the way to go. As an entertainment venue with a very varied programme, G Live is the perfect place to go for your ﬁrst classical concert. Light, airy and with real ale on tap, its relaxed atmosphere means you’ll never feel out of place or intimidated. Similarly, the award-winning, modern design means no view is obstructed (so there’ll be no vantagepointmag.co.uk

chance you’ll ﬁnd your view is actually of a pillar) and G Live’s extraordinary acoustics allow musicians to hear new depths in their performances so the resulting sound is enriched. When picking your seats, whether it be the front row or up in the Gods, you can be rest assured that you’ll hear every note.

It’s never been easier to introduce your family to classical music thanks to G Live’s special ticket prices for students and under 16s. Students are able to take advantage of £10 tickets for each concert, while under 16s will be able to see the majority of concerts for free when accompanied by a paying adult. G Live also hosts separate classical concerts for the under 10s in the Bellerby Studio space where children are invited to listen to classical music in a relaxed, friendly space and then talk to the musicians afterwards to ﬁnd out how the instruments work. The next Up Close Concert features a brass quartet performing the music of the movies and is on Saturday 22nd November.

But how do you go about picking a concert to attend? Don’t worry, if you’re taking the plunge into classical music for the ﬁrst time then there are numerous pieces within the season that you will already recognise and love including Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6 ‘Pastoral’ which is featured in Disney’s Fantasia (performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in November) and Tchaikovsky’s Romeo & Juliet which plays in the computer game The Sims every time the characters kiss (how romantic!) and will be performed by the St Petersburg Symphony Orchestra in February 2015. Many pieces of classical music that are played on the radio or TV are actually short excerpts from much larger compositions, so you may ﬁnd your favourite part of the music is surrounded by other movements. Just sit back, relax and enjoy the music. September 2014

From top: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, and Chloë Hanslip from the Bern Symphony Orchestra.

Before the majority of the concerts, G Live hosts pre-show talks with conductors and soloists where you’ll be able to hear the artists talk about their work and performances. These are the perfect opportunities to learn more about the inner workings of orchestras and ask those questions you’ve always wanted the answers to. FIND OUT MORE

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Meet a local business... Creative Blinds & Shutters Carol Martin goes behind the scenes of a local business. Did you know that curtains are old hat, wooden venetians are ‘last year’ and shutters are the new trend? Neither did I, but I was brought quickly up to speed by Richard Teague when I visited the Creative Blinds & Shutters (CBS) in Wrecclesham, Farnham. With over 18 years’ experience in the industry there is not much that Richard doesn’t know about blinds, awnings and shutters. Which can only be good news for the majority of us who don’t buy these products very often and are rarely up to speed with the latest options available. How reassuring it is to have an expert on hand to advise on the pros and cons of each diﬀerent type of window covering and some of the problems which can occur during ﬁtting. Richard explained that it’s good to do your research before buying. He said: “Find a company that knows what they are Richard Teague, Director at Creative Blinds and doing. We’ve had lots of Shutters, with Pippa his Jack Russell. people who have come to us after they have used someone else and it’s gone wrong.” “Deal with a local company so that if anything goes wrong you can knock on the door, rather than having to phone a call centre in Abu Dhabi.”

The team apply the same care to tricky or smaller jobs. Richard talked about finding arched shutters and solid panels to match originals in an old schoolhouse. And then there was the time he did such a good job supplying and fitting a roller blind in Compton that the customer flew him out to do all the windows at a second home in Portugal. Looking after customers makes good business sense too. Richard explained: “The business has grown 43% year-on-year for the last four years and 70% of the business comes from repeat customers or recommendations.” He added: “What I have noticed over the last three or four years is that people do want to ‘buy local’. They are looking for service and are prepared to pay for it.” I was impressed by his genuine drive to do a great job. And with summer around the corner I wonder how I would go about fitting an awning from the house over the patio - I certainly now know who to ask! Creative Blinds & Shutters, 11 The St, Farnham, Surrey GU10 4PP. Tel: 01252 727490.

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Guildford Society and Big Issues for our Town’ at the Guildford Institute, Ward Street 2.45 to 3.45pm. Guildford Institute members free, non members £4. Bill Stokoe, chairman of the Guildford Society, will talk about its aim to protect the past, present and future of Guildford and its current work at a time of major redevopments that face the town and borough.

September is a busy month for the Guildford Society including talks about their aims and work, an update on the Local Plan and the ever popular craft market on the town bridge. They need new members, especially those with specialist skills or knowledge in planning and transport issues. Why not go along and ﬁnd out what they are all about or take a look at their website www.guildfordsociety.org. uk. Coming up: on Sunday 14th September the Guildford Society’s Town Bridge Market at the bottom of the High Street. On Monday 15th September - Draft Local Plan Submission at Trinity Centre Upper Hall at 7.30 for 8pm. Presented by Julian Lyon, Guildford Society lead for the Local Plan. It’s an open meeting - all welcome. No charge for non members. Finally on Wednesday 24th September ‘The

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Soundingoff COMPLETELY YOUTHLESS Andrew Crisell recently made a list of potential gripes and was horrified to discover that virtually everything irritated him, the classic symptom of a dreadful old fogey. Here is another lighthearted contribution... A headline article in a recent issue of the Guardian’s weekend spaniel in brass rubbing! But their misguided magazine screamed WHAT TEENAGERS REALLY THINK! This attempts to do so make the media less interstruck me as an odd way to try to sell newspapers because guess esting for the rest of us. Not only do current what? I don’t give a damn what they think. I already know what affairs programmes insert more and more silly they think because, improbable though it may seem to the cal- stuff between their serious items, but the latlow observer, I was, some half a century ago, a teenager myself. ter get shorter, in order, wail the execs, to make What they think is that they want to laze around and sponge off sure they ‘appeal to younger viewers’. The poor their parents, contemptible though these old buffers are. They loves suffer from Attention Deficit Disorder, you also wish to admire themselves, listen to thumping, tuneless mu- see, and if addressed for more than 90 seconds sic, smoke a few bongs, and seduce might drift off into a revas many other teenagers as they can Radio and TV executives agonise erie about bands, bongs get their hands on. For me, a much because, they tell us, they can’t get and bonking. For the more interesting question is: Why young people interested in intelligent rest of us, who underis there a universal obsession with programming or current affairs. Of stand that making sense youth? Why do we take every op- course, they can’t... of the news might need portunity to fawn on young people a little time and trouble, as though they were interesting or significant? the items are over before we’ve properly got our dentures – er, teeth – into them. Newspapers and magazines are besotted with them. Even in my weekly TV guide, I can’t get to the programme listings without To all those youth-fixated newspaper editors and having to wade through pages of bilge about gigs and nightclubs, media execs, I offer this brilliant new idea: start and pictures of ghastly looking adolescent bands, improba- fawning on us wrinklies instead! We’re a huge bly posed, grotesquely coiffured and attired, and gazing at the demographic, we live a long time, and having camera as if mainlining on their own narcissism. Radio and TV got the kids off our hands we’ve got disposable executives agonise because, they tell us, they can’t get young income. “Ah yes,” say the editors and execs, “but people interested in intelligent programming or current affairs. you’ll die eventually, and if we don’t cultivate the Of course they can’t – any more than they could interest a cocker youngsters they won’t replace you as consumers of intelligent media.” This, of course, is nonsense, for by the time we die, all those empty-headed teenagers will themselves be on the verge of wrinkliehood – about to morph into intelligent people like us, with similarly intelligent tastes. So forget about grovelling to ‘yoof’, give yoof the hoof! Just continue to provide the rest of us with grown-up media content, and the young people will come to it in their own good time. Do you agree with Andrew? What irritates you these days? Please write in or let us know at editor@vantagepublishing.co.uk. 36

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parking, and top class free coaching. Members of all ages, from 8yrs upwards, enjoy friendly social events; Club, County and National competitions. There is something for all the family, why not give it a try? Contact John 07909 961538 for more information. Are you single and looking to meet new people? If so why not contact Icebreakers – a local dining club for single over 40s. They meet every few weeks for a meal at a number of different venues in West Sussex and Surrey. There is always a friendly atmosphere and new people are welcomed into the group by the organiser and existing members. There’s no membership or joining fee so members feel free to attend as often as they would like. See www.icebreakersclub.co.uk for more information or call Jacquie on 01403-273480. West Surrey Decorative and Fine Arts Society continue their programme of lectures on Tuesday 23rd September. Dr David Haycock will present ‘War Artists: Paul Nash, CRW Nevinson and the Great War’ and will explore the artistic development of two of the most significant young British artists to paint the soldiers and battlefields of World War One. The Society meets in Shalford Village Hall on the fourth Tuesday in the month at 9.45 am for coffee. Lectures start at 10.30am. New members and visitors are very welcome. Details of their programme of lectures, visits and holidays for 2014 and 2015 can be found on their website www. nadfas-westsurrey.co.uk. For more information ring 01483 811671. Home-Start Guildford is a family support charity covering the whole of the borough of Guildford and is now expanding into Bookham, Fetcham and Wotton in Mole Valley. They provide homevisiting volunteers with parenting experience to support families who are struggling to cope, with at least one child under five. Examples of 38

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difficulties might be: post-natal depression, illness/disability (of parent or child), multiple births, family breakdown, and financial worries. They believe that parents are key in creating a secure and happy environment for their children. They may need emotional or practical support to give their children the best possible start in life. That’s where you could come in! Our next Volunteer Preparation Course starts on 24th September 2014, and we are recruiting now! Please call Harriet on 01483 511181, or email office@hsguildford.org.uk for more info.

www.wsnhs.wordpress.com. The ﬁrst talk of this seasons programme will be held on September 25th entitled ‘Water voles: illustrated talk’ by Chris Matcham. Chris was Wetland Mammal Oﬃcer for Surrey Wildlife Trust for 12 years helping otters to return to the county and trying to address the problems facing the water voles. He retired in 2010 and now volunteers for a wildlife hospital in Hampshire, where he lives, mainly working with hedgehogs. The talk is in three parts: water vole ecology, the hazards they face and what can be done to help them.

‘Wandering through the Nomadic Tribes of Iran and Afghanistan’. This Cranleigh Decorative & Fine Arts lecture by Brian Macdonald is illustrated by the woven art of the nomads as they moved over territories they have travelled for generations. You will have the opportunity to see examples of their fabulous weaving. Takes place at Cranleigh Arts Centre on Wednesday 24th September at 2pm and 7.30pm. Cranleigh DFAS meets on the 4th Wednesday of each month, except August and December, at Cranleigh Arts Centre to hear nationally accredited lecturers on themes in art, architecture and culture. Information about membership is available on their website www. cranleighdfas.org. Guests are very welcome; a £5 voluntary admission donation is suggested.

After enjoying a wonderful summer, now is the time to think of autumn activities. Go and join St Catherine’s Flower Arranging Club on 25th September when Jan Yardley will demonstrate ‘Here and There’ and the club competition will be ‘Going Places’ (with title). After the demonstration have a cup of tea and a biscuit and a chat with the club members. They meet at Shalford Village Hall at 1pm for a 1.45pm start. For further information contact 01483 578368.

The West Surrey Natural History Society (WSNHS) holds monthly talks by well-known naturalists from September to April on a wide variety of natural history subjects. The talks are held at Ripley Village Hall at 8pm on the fourth Thursday in the month. All meetings are free to members or £3 for non-members. Annual membership single £7, Family membership £12. Members receive a regular Newsletter. All enquiries to the Society Secretary, Anna Stribley, on 01372 457623 or you can ﬁnd further information at

Believe it or not it’s come round again. Yes, the Macmillan Coffee Morning is coming up on Friday 26th September. Still the world’s biggest coffee morning, it raises much needed funds for the wonderful Macmillan Cancer Support. Put the date in your diary and get together with some friends. You can get a free Coffee Morning Kit by calling 0845 070 1319, texting ‘SEPTEMBER3’ to 70550 or going to www.macmillan. org.uk/coffee . Surrey 3 Peaks is a marathon-length walk taking place on Saturday 27th September. Organised by local charity Surrey Care Trust, it combines parts of the North Downs Way and Greensand Way to explore some of the most beautiful sections of the Surrey Hills. Starting and finishing at Bramley Village Hall, the “three peaks” this year are Holmbury Hill, Pitch Hill and Winterfold Hill. You vantagepointmag.co.uk

You can afford the kitchen of your dreams! Local husband and wife team, Gary and Hayley Ashe, know how important it is to find a kitchen that not only looks amazing but that is practical, hardwearing and above all affordable. In their locally based, award winning Dream Doors showroom at Westfield they can offer you a myriad of designs and finishes where you can get a proper feel of how your new kitchen will look. Plus, if you are only replacing the doors, you get to save thousands of pounds too! Gary is proud of the service he and his team offer and their 5 start rating from Check-A-Trade who independently monitor and vet their recommended companies. He says: “What’s important to our customers is that we are a reliable and local, family run business who they can trust. We only employ the best local professional kitchen craftsmen, from tilers and fitters to plumbers and electricians, and we ensure that the service we provide both before, during and after the kitchen is fitted is second to none” He continues:

“We offer a complete all-in-one service from replacement doors to new kitchens that can transform a home in just a few days. The replacement door service that we provide can save the customer £1000s and they can choose from a huge range of styles and colours to suit every taste and budget” So, don’t wait any longer, phone Dream Doors today or pop in and see them at their Showroom in Westﬁeld. Gary and his team will look forward speaking to you and arranging a FREE noobligation visit to assess your current kitchen and advise as to the options available. Before you know it, you’ll be on your way to your new Dream Kitchen! You’ll be so glad so glad you did! Contact Dream Doors on 01483 750518 or visit the website at www.dreamdoors.co.uk.

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Park House Hotel

Have you ever wanted to be the lord or lady of a country house? Me too. And I lived my dream at Park House in Bepton, near Midhurst.

red peppers and saﬀron potatoes were beautifully presented. I savoured every mouthful as the ﬁsh was perfectly moist and the skin fabulously crispy. The sweetness of the peppers contrasted strikingly with the salty samphire.

This small independently owned hotel and its setting are so quintessentially English. The service so quiet, friendly and discreet. You just can’t help but feel that for however long you are here, this is your very own house. Complete with swimming pools, tennis courts, golf course and staﬀ.

My husband too lingered over his tasty and perfectly tender rump and shoulder of Sussex lamb with dauphinoise potatoes. A sizeable portion, it was a delight to discover hidden extras like the smoky bacon ﬂavours in the accompanying magret cabbage.

Not as grand as Downton Abbey perhaps, but my, you are certainly made to feel like the Earl and Countess of Grantham! Which is just how my husband and I were treated when we visited for dinner recently. At home straight away we had drinks by the pool and enjoyed a game of croquet before retiring to the drawing room with the menus. Once our orders were taken we flicked through countryside magazines before being called through to the conservatory restaurant. As we enjoyed panoramic views of the South Downs a complimentary taster of white onion soup with apple syrup arrived. Rich and creamy the seemingly simple taste belied lots of different flavours contrasting and contributing to the whole. This was a theme throughout our meal. So much attention to detail with a myriad of ingredients in each dish. My raviolo of hand-picked crab with a shellfish sauce for starters was sweet and delicate. The confit belly of Sussex pork with pea puree and black pudding enjoyed by my husband was like an entire main course in miniature. Complete with a tiny stick of pork crackling on the side. All delicious. And my husband is still raving about the black pudding! But it was the main courses that we most admired. A rainbow of colours on a plate my black bream, samphire, shimeji mushroom, 40

Usually such fine dining is accompanied by a formal atmosphere and rather stiff service. Not a bit of that here, both fellow diners and waiting staff were relaxed and enjoying themselves. Park House was awarded ‘The Most Romantic’ Hotel by Conde Nast Johansens in 2013.

We too were totally content as we ﬁnished our meal with the creamiest creme brulee oﬀset with the sharp sweetness of raspberries and a plate of fresh local berries with lemon sorbet.

I need no encouragement to go back. This is just the right venue for a spa day with my girlfriends, an anniversary dinner or afternoon tea with my parents. Who wouldn’t want to play hostess and introduce one’s friends and family to this haven of luxury tucked away in the Sussex countryside? Move over Elizabeth McGovern, I too can play Cora! Carol Martin PARK HOUSE HOTEL Bepton, Midhurst, West Sussex GU29 0JB 01730 819000 www.parkhousehotel.com Park House Hotel & Spa Offer: Anyone booking an overnight stay for two - including dinner, bed and breakfast and full use of the spa and its facilities - will receive a complimentary room upgrade and a cream tea for two on arrival. Guests requiring spa treatments must book these additionally. This oﬀer is valid for Sunday through to Thursday nights and must be booked and redeemed by 31st December 2014.

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Venturi Heating Services Venturi Heating Services was established in January 2013 by Matt Crawley, Gas Engineer, following over 10 years’ experience in the plumbing & heating trade. Matt lives in Cranleigh, Surrey where he has built his customer base through word of mouth and recommendations. Living in this area, Matt wanted to ensure his business could provide a full range of services to cover all Gas, LPG and Oil appliances, so whilst building the business, also added to his qualiﬁcations widening his spectrum of services now offered.

company’s Checkatrade proﬁle. http://www.checkatrade.com/ VenturiHeatingServices. Now also registered with Oftec, the business is continually growing in the domestic and commercial industries. Venturi have recently taken on a Contractor and newly started Apprentice so Matt is enjoying training and supervising his team to his standards of expertise.

Along with quality workmanship, customer focus is also a fundamental value for Venturi Heating Services. Matt will take the time to build the customer relationship and discuss all options for any works available. Important cost and energy savings are also a priority in any estimate given and will be highlighted where available.

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A Foraged Meal for September Peter Sibley from Forest Foragers offers us three courses mixing wild and farmed ingredients Summer is coming to an end, autumn is just beginning and we have the beneﬁts of both – some summer foods are still in season, some autumn specialities just starting. These recipes use foods from both seasons for a meal which could be served at a dinner party.

Sea Bream with relish, Chutney and Samphire If serving as a starter, use less fish and cut into strips. If serving as a fish course, keep the fillets whole and serve one per person. Ingredients: Sea Bream fillets, batter, tomato chutney, cucumber relish, samphire, butter.

Both tomato chutney and cucumber relish are easy to make if you don’t have any to hand. For tomato chutney, just whizz up four tomatoes, one clove of garlic, crushed, one sliced shallot or a couple of spring onions, a little ground ginger, a dessert spoon full of brown sugar, some olive oil and lemon juice. Adjust the seasoning and it’s done. In a jar it will keep for several days.

Samphire is coming to the end of its season. It is still good but will have a stringy central core to each stem; when eating, strip off the soft tissue and leave the thread-like core. The Sea Bream fillets are simply dipped in batter and deep fried for a few minutes until golden brown and served with the chutney and relish. The samphire should be briefly blanched in boiling water, then cooled and drained. When the fish is ready or almost so, the samphire can be fried in butter for three minutes and served. A good batter for fish is made by combining self-raising flour with

beer or lager. Whisk together the ﬂour, (150g should do) with just enough beer or lager to make a thick batter. Make sure that there are no lumps and it is entirely smooth, then dip the ﬁsh and put into very hot fat.

For cucumber relish, chop a peeled cucumber ﬁnely, add a good dessert spoonful of tomato purée, some ﬁnely chopped onion, (say half a medium sized onion or an equivalent amount of spring onions), some lime or lemon juice and olive oil, whisk together and it’s done. Again, it will keep in a jar, but is better fresh.

Peter Sibley and his business partner Clifford Davy run Forest Foragers, which was formerly called Wild Harvest, and run regular foraging courses near Godalming, Surrey. You can join them for a full-day course, or an afternoon foray, in recognising, collecting, preparing, preserving and cooking edible wild plants and mushrooms. The full-day Wild Food Foraging Course consists of a morning identification session, covering the principal edible plants and fungi, (notes provided), followed by a substantial lunch featuring some of these. The morning session will also cover hazards to be avoided when collecting. The afternoon sees you going out to find wild plants and mushrooms. They will be running Wild Food Foraging Courses (£115 per person) at the the Chichester Hall, Witley, nr Godalming on the following Saturdays: 27th September, 4th October, 11th October, 18th October and 25th October. These are from 10am to 5pm. In addition they will run Afternoon Forays (£25 per person) somewhere in Surrey on the following Sundays: 20th and 28th September, 19th October and 9th November. Afternoon Forays are designed for participants who have already undertaken the full one day course, and are suitable for experienced foragers only. All course numbers are limited to 14 and the courses are not suitable for children.

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Duck breasts served with stir fried cabbage and wild leaves Wild duck, (this usually refers to mallard, but can mean other species of duck such as widgeon, pochard or teal), is in season now, so can be used if available. Wild ducks are much smaller than domestic ducks that are available throughout the year and have a stronger ﬂavour. Ingredients: One duck breast per person, slices of apple and pear, light vegetable oil, sliced green cabbage, wild leaves, torn or sliced (choose from sorrel, dandelion, garlic mustard, fat hen, good king henry, orache), a clove or two of garlic crushed and chopped, salt and pepper. Season the duck breasts with salt and ground black pepper and using an oven proof pan, fry the duck breasts on each side to seal them. This should take around three minutes a side. If the duck breasts

With the skin sides up, transfer the pan to a pre-heated oven at 200°C for 4–5 minutes, or more if you like it better than medium rare, as I do. In another frying pan heat some oil and fry thick slices of apple and pear, brieﬂy, on each side to serve with the duck.

still have their skins on, fry this side ﬁrst.

Once these are ready, keep warm whilst you stir-fry the coarsely sliced cabbage and wild leaves in a wok or frying pan with a little crushed and chopped garlic. Turn continuously in the wok until all is heated through and beginning to soften and serve.

Clafoutis Clafoutis is often made with cherries and sometimes plums, but for this recipe I am substituting cherry-plums, the wild fruits of Myrobalam, (Prunus cerasifera). This shrub or small tree is not native but has become naturalised in hedges. The purple leaved variety, (pissardii) is often grown in gardens and as a street tree. The yellow or red fruits are proliﬁc and have a taste both sweet and tart, which make them ideal for this dish. Ingredients: Half a kilo of cherry plums, or cherries or cultivated plums, three tablespoonfuls of sugar, plus some for topping, some cherry brandy or other fruit liqueur. The batter is made with two eggs, one tablespoonful of plain ﬂour, three tablespoonfuls of sugar, 50g of full cream milk, 75g of whipping cream half a teaspoonful of vanilla extract and a pinch of salt. Pre heat the oven to 180°C. Mix the fruit and sugar together with the liqueur and leave for at least two hours. Some people cut the fruits to let the liqueur penetrate, but it September 2014

is not really necessary. Grease a baking dish with butter and sprinkle with sugar to coat it. Tip out any excess sugar. Heat the butter gently in a small saucepan until it begins to colour. Take it oﬀ

the heat straight away as soon as it does start to colour. In a bowl whisk together the sugar, eggs and vanilla extract. Add the ﬂour to the mixture whisk until it is smooth then add the milk, cream and the melted butter a little at a time. Put the fruit into the batter and pour into the baking dish. Bake in the oven for 30 minutes or so. When the top shows a slight dome, put a knife into the middle and check if the blade comes out clean. If not, give it a few more minutes. Once ﬁnished, sprinkle a little sugar on top and serve. 43

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can sign up to take part in Surrey 3 Peaks right up until the day before the event; however, the sooner you register, the sooner you can start training and fundraising. Entry is free, but the charity does ask that each participant raises funds for the charity; £125 minimum for the full 26 miles or £70 minimum for 13 miles. Surrey Care Trust is a local charity that changes lives. The charity provides learning, training and mentoring to people of all ages and backgrounds facing hardship. Many of the people supported are young people. To sign up to the event, visit www.surrey3peaks.info or call Sarah on 01483 412751. Harlequin Chamber Choir is performing on Saturday 27th September in the Electric Theatre, Guildford. They will be singing a programme of love songs, entitled Love’s Journey. Harlequin sings a diverse programme of unaccompanied choral music through the ages, from madrigals to a cappella arrangements of 80’s rock ballads. This versatile chamber choir, which auditions members from across the South East, is coming to Guildford for the first time and tickets are available from http://www.electrictheatre.co.uk. The evening has been organized to help raise funds for the charity War Child, which does so much to re-educate and nurture traumatized children, particularly relevant at the moment with so many conflicts around the world affecting children. There’s no better time to sign up for an adult learning class. From arts & crafts to ballroom dancing, floristry to bridge, languages to photography, there are literally hundreds of courses starting in Godalming and Guildford in September. You can book now by calling 0300 200 1044. You can find out the full range of courses and enrol by going to www.surreycc. gov.uk/adultlearning . Grayshott Folk Club is back in full swing after the summer break and 44

already has a great programme of concerts booked through to February 2015. On Saturday 27th September at 7.30pm, Ken Nicol & Becky Mills play at Grayshott Village Hall, GU26 6TZ. Ken Nicol is an exceptional singer/songwriter/ guitarist who is a former member of both The Albion Band (4 albums) and Steeleye Span (8 years). His music cov¬ers the spec¬trum from blues to rock, effort-lessly tak¬ing in folk, jazz, rag¬time, bal¬lads and more along the way. Becky Mills, whose recent album “Dandelion” showcases her prodigious talents, is also a supremely gifted singersongwriter with influences ranging from rockabilly, through country and into folk. Tickets £12/Children under 16 £6. Call Des O’Byrne on 01428 607096. Make a note for Saturday 11th October, when The Lucy Ward Band will be playing, also at Grayshott Village Hall. Chris Martin is a quickly rising stand up comedian who has performed all over the world including Dubai and New Zealand. As well as selling out his shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2013, he has supported Jack Whitehall, Russell Kane and more recently, Milton Jones on tour. He will be embarking on his first national tour from Sunday 14th September with his brand new stand-up show ‘Responsibilliness’ and will hit Guildford on Saturday 27th September. He’ll be on at G Live Studio and you can book tickets at www.glive.co.uk or by calling 0844 7701 797. The Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre (RASASC) in Guildford is holding another training course for telephone helpline volunteers. It starts on Saturday 27th September and interviews are being held on Sunday 14th September. There are only a limited number of spaces and it’s for females only. Are you free two evenings a month from 7.159.45pm for the helpline plus 2nd Tuesday of every month for clinical supervision? The helpline offers listening and support for women

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and men who have experienced childhood or adult rape and/or sexual abuse. They oﬀer their volunteers a friendly and supportive environment, supervision and ongoing training. Basically, training requires your attendance for three Saturdays and seven Thursday evenings throughout October and half of November. Full training given; no experience necessary. Details and application form on www.rasasc-guildford.org or email lizzie@rasasc-guildford. org. This does qualify as an informal placement but they need a commitment from you of at least 18 months. A wonderful concert coming up on Friday 10th October at 7.30pm. Southern Pro Musica will be performing Dvorak’s Symphony No 9, (New World Symphony) and Cello Concerto in B minor. Also Smetana’s concerto, The Bartered Bride. Cello, Karen Stephenson and the conductor Jonathan Willcocks. It takes place at Holy Trinity Church and tickets are £20 (£15 concessions, under 18s free). Obtainable from Guildford Tourist Information Centre, 155 High Street going online to www.visitguildford. com or calling 01483 444334. The Guildford ‘0’ Gauge Group, Model Railway Club is having its Open day on Sunday 12th October. It runs from 10am – 4pm at the Normandy Village Hall, GlaziersLane, Normandy. (The Village is approx 3 miles west of Guildford on the A323).On show will be the Club’s main large scenic layout, ‘Normandy Junction’. Their Test Track (Gauge 0, - 2 rail ﬁne scale and 3 rail coarse scale) will be in operation for the public and they are also expecting another visiting layout. Several model railway traders are invited and there will be light refreshments on sale. Ample free parking. Admission is only £2 for adults, children free. A sparkling programme is promised for the 2014 Guildford vantagepointmag.co.uk

WHAT THE DICKENS? A glossary of English terms and phrases

Busman’s holiday

Leisure time spent doing what one normally does for a living Said to originate in the days of horse-drawn buses when certain drivers became so attached to their horses that on their days off they spent their time travelling as passengers on their own buses in order to keep them company.

Take to the cleaners

Having lost one’s money; ruined In the 19th century people were ‘cleaned out’ when they were stripped clean of everything of value, either through gambling or as victims of dishonest practices. This use is still current. To be taken to the cleaners is a more recent term that expresses exactly the same thing.

Well-heeled Rich

A 19th century Americanism, probably no more than an inversion of the earlier down at heel (slovenly, shabby, like people who do not bother or cannot afford to have the worn heels of their shoes repaired).

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GARDEN

What to do in

September

Autumnal divisions Late summer into early August is my favourite time for dividing perennials which are reliably hardy, and will not ‘sulk’ if left sitting over a cold winter in their freshly divided state. As a rule, plants like Agapanthus, Kniphoﬁa or Pennisteum that enjoy heat, should be left until the spring, whereas hardy subjects as Astrantia, Hosta and Astilbe can be split apart now.

With Matthew Pottage, Garden Manager at RHS Garden Wisley

Make sure you’ve had a decent dose of rain and there is moisture in the soil before you make a start – plants will still suﬀer if dry at the root. The real beauty of autumn division is that the warmth still in the soil from the summer will initiate re-establishing root growth.

I favour this time of year as the plant still has much of its ‘bulk’ visible above ground so you can get a feel for splitting it apart and how close to replant divisions. The temptation in the spring can be to over plant what look like clumps of soil with little activity, and when they burst into life, suddenly everything is too close together. It is also really enjoyable dividing hostas at this time of year as you can see exactly the tufts of leaves and cut eﬀectively between them, whereas in the spring it can be potluck whether you slice through a bud which would be set to produce the summer’s leaves.

Meadow or bowling green? Whether you gave up trying to keep the lawn a picture perfect panel of striped green or take pride in a spectacle of sward management, now is the time to start thinking about autumn m a i n te n a n c e . Moss build up and creeping weeds in lawns can be effectively dealt with by a scarifier – either hire one or give yourself a workout with a spring tine rake. Whatever method you choose, you will be flabbergasted by the volume of thatch you remove and will no doubt be asked by a fellow family member ‘what happened to the 46

lawn?’ Do not worry, a freshly scarified lawn always looks a bit ruffled after a cleanup. Aerating with a garden fork or a pedestrian aerating machine will also help moisture and oxygen get to the grass roots, especially in areas where the lawn receives a lot of wear. At Wisley, we tend to find the grass wears out by points of interest, such as by the label of a flowering tree, a sign, or a particularly nice view, and where there is wear, there is compaction. In contrast to a fine lawn, if you’ve allowed your grass to flower and perhaps even added some wildflowers, now is a good time to cut everything back everything meadow -like and rake it off. Choose a dry day, and if you spot any seed heads that haven’t yet dispersed their seed, give them a helping hand. While it may be tempting to cut meadow areas much earlier, for the benefit of moths and butterflies as well as seeding flowers, a little later is a lot better! FIND OUT MORE

RHS Garden Wisley, Woking GU23 6QB. Visit www.rhs.org.uk/gardens/wisley to ﬁnd out more.

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Book Festival (12th-19th October) as the premier literary event in the South of England celebrates its 25th anniversary. Organisers have announced the initial list of names for the event, which includes a host of best-selling authors. Jim Parks, Guildford Book Festival creative director, said â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am very excited to tease a few fabulous highlights from the 25th anniversary of Guildford Book Festival lineup. This is the tip of a wonderful iceberg of delights for readers of all ages and interests. Book lovers will once again be entertained, challenged, stimulated and inspired by the literary delights coming to town in Octoberâ&#x20AC;?. WHSmith will be the oďŹ&#x192;cial bookseller at the 2014 Guildford Book Festival. Advance tickets for select events are on sale at www.guildfordbookfestival. co.uk or from box oďŹ&#x192;ces at Guildfordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tourist Information Centre and Electric Theatre. See website for more information and for latest updates.

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and leisure for disabled children. To register visit www.kellystore. org. Godalming & Villages Friends of Shooting Star Chase will be holding a Quiz Night with a Fish and Chip Supper. It takes place on Friday 17th October, at Guildford Rugby Club, Broadwater Sports Club, Guildford Road, Godalming GU7 3DH. 7pm for 7.30pm start. Tickets ÂŁ10 per person. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a cash bar and raďŹ&#x201E;e Bring your own nibbles. Contact Louise Healy on 01483 898539 or louise.healy605@btinternet.com Ash Floral Club presents â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Whatever the Weatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, a competitive ďŹ&#x201A;oral show. It takes place on Saturday 18th October from 12pm to 4.30pm with prize giving at 4pm at Victoria Hall, Ash Hill Road, Ash GU12 5DN. Lunches and teas will be available and there will be sales stalls and a tombola. Admission is ÂŁ3 and if you have any enquiries call 01252 325155.

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Dorking, Box Hill & Reigate The morning walk starts with a stiff climb up onto Mickleham Downs and there is a corresponding climb down later but your efforts will be rewarded by some splendid views and you can always soothe your aches in the Running Horse at lunchtime. The afternoon is less strenuous but no less attractive. The walk is provided by Guildford Rambling Club (guildfordramblingclub.org.uk).

The walk Go up the track along the right-hand side of the Grade I listed Norman church of St Michael and All Angels (right). On reaching the entrance gate to Eastfield Cottage, break off right, over a stile. After a long gentle climb, reach a yellow arrow post where you fork right. Now climb steeply up. Go straight across at a cross paths with a Box Hill Estate information plaque and continue climbing. At the top, a yellow arrow seems to indicate right. Instead, follow the path as it swings left. Emerge from trees onto open heath at a junction and follow a purple arrow along Long Walk, a wide, grassy area. There are information plaques here, with information about the archaeology of the area. Walk over a mile, out of the far end of the open area and then through trees and along the Box Hill Hike track to reach Mill Way. Hook back almost 180 degrees, left, on another track and away from the road. Follow this for about 1.25 miles, at first with a golf course on your right then later with fields and, along the way, crossing two drives (the first at an entrance to Cherkley Court, a late Victorian neo-classical mansion and estate, once the home of press baron Lord Beaverbrook.).

Ignore rights and lefts and then climb down a narrow path on a very steep slope to reach a T junction with a wide track at the bottom. Turn left. Walk along to the end, emerging at the end of a road which you then follow forward to reach the old London Road opposite the entrance to Box Hill School in Mickleham. The Running Horses is to your left as is the church. You could picnic in the churchyard and the village shop is usually open and selling snacks. You will have walked about 5 miles.

Eventually drop down a gentle slope and reach a cross paths with a 4 way signpost. Turn left. Ignore a quick right and continue up a slope between a hedge and a garden fence. Keep following this path with the houses of Givons Grove on your right. Eventually, drop down a slope and then make a short steep climb to cross the drive of a house and go up a few steps into a wood. Continue forward to reach a T junction with a bridleway.

After lunch, proceed along the track which runs down the righthand side of the pub until you reach and (carefully) cross the A24. A few yards in, cross a level crossing and then follow a lane on the other side as it swings left and under the railway line then back under again. Reach and keep following a signed path running roughly parallel to the railway line and over the River Mole until this path reaches West Humble and emerges onto a road a little to the right of the railway station. Cross and follow the road right. Take a signed path heading left through a hedge about 200 yards beyond the Station. This takes you between garden fences to a road which you cross to continue along another such corridor. Enter and cross a ﬁeld to reach a T junction with a wide track. Turn right and follow this for about 0.25 miles, passing an unsigned narrow path right and then taking the next turn right, a wide track. Turn right and walk down to the main road.

Here, you turn right, signed to Mickleham. Follow the track as it swings right at a signpost signed ‘Downs Road and Mickleham’ i.e. ignore the fork left at this point. At a cross paths with a red arrow pointing straight ahead, go right.

At the main road turn left and quickly reach a footpath heading right and up steep slope in a field then through some trees and another field to reach a T junction with a lane. Turn right and walk a little way to find a small car park on your left. Walk through this and follow the narrow path at the back to drop

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out onto a wide metalled track which you follow left, to reach the wall around the Norbury Park manor house (the estate is mentioned in the Domesday Book, the house was built in 1774). At the corner, next to a small railed off information plaque area and timber yard, turn right. Keep straight on until reaching the corner where the fence around the house swings off to the right. Take the path following it. Keep going, up a little at first then dropping down until you are able to see the Mole Valley opening out ahead of you. You arrive at a road and, after walking down a little way along its right-hand edge, take a footpath to the right but still heading down to cut off a corner and meet the road again. Turn right to arrive at the A24. Cross (carefully) into the Old London Road opposite and walk along to the Running Horses and the start. You will have walked about another 5 miles. Map © Crown copyright Ordnance Survey Media 019/14.

DISTANCE: 10 miles OS MAPS: Explorer 146 - Dorking, Box Hill & Reigate START GRID REFERENCE: 5 171 1 533 STARTING POINT: The church in Mickleham. Park in the street.

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Tickets are now on sale for a gala charity concert. Featuring the Band of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines Collingwood, it takes place at GLive on Saturday 18th October at 7.30pm. In aid of Seafarers UK, Royal Marines Band concerts have been annual features on the Guildford music scene for over fifteen years. Every year we are entertained to a wide variety of music, excitingly performed. Seafarers UK was founded in 1917 as King George’s Fund for Sailors. It is the main UK maritime charity, supporting those who are, or once were, in the Royal Navy and Royal Marines, the Merchant Navy or fishing fleets and their families including widows and children. Concert tickets are available at £24, £21, and £18 and all proceeds go to Seafarers UK. Concessions are less £1. Groups of ten or more save 10%. Tickets are available from GLive box office, London Road, Guildford, at glive. co.uk or on 0844 7701797. Guildford New & Nearly New Sale is on Saturday 25th October from 10am-1pm. It takes place at Guildford Spectrum Leisure Complex and features high quality baby and toddler clothes, toys, pushchairs and lots more! Sell your own items too - tables from only £10! To find out more visit www. GuildfordSale.com. All the money raised will go to Macmillan Cancer Support, so a great cause. If you have young children, make sure you go along and grab yourself a bargain, at the same time supporting a great charity. The Wey & Arun Canal Trust (WACT) has already restored a section of canal near Alfold, on the summit (highest) level next to Dunsfold Park airfield. The next aim is to replace the causeway with a new bridge which at present blocks the through navigation for boats. But before that can happen the Trust needs to raise £700,000 and carry out some major engineering work. WACT chairman Sally Schupke explains “While the total cost of this 50

work is a large sum, we are staging it over more than two years to match the sequence of construction and to maximise our opportunities to draw on a wide range of funding sources,” The exciting bit is that completion of the project will result in a further 2km of the canal being restored and create more opportunities for boat trips and boating events. If you would like to contribute to this element of the restoration, donations can be made via the website – www.weyandarun.co.uk or by sending a cheque payable to: Compasses Bridge Appeal, WACT, The Granary, Flitchfold Farm, Loxwood, West Sussex RH14 0RH. Cheques payable to Wey & Arun Canal. This sounds like good news for Guildford, especially if you’re a cricket lover. Surrey County Cricket is partnering Guildford Borough Council and Guildford CC to create a second home for Surrey at Woodbridge Road in Guildford. The partnership aims to deliver a significant refurbishment of the Guildford CC Pavilion to make it a self sustaining sports and community hub for Guildford with a wide variety of uses. The ground will remain as the home of Guildford CC who have been based at the Woodbridge Road ground for over 100 years - and will continue to host first-class cricket every year, retaining a tradition that is in its 76th year. Surrey will make a large investment in the facilities at Woodbridge Road, creating a second home for the club that will see first team training, Second XI cricket and other related activities taking place at the ground with much greater regularity. Stallholders wanted for the RASASC Winter Fair on Saturday 22nd November. The fair runs from 10am to 4pm (set up from 9am) at the Guildhall, High Street, Guildford and will be attended by the Mayor of Guildford and Anne Milton, MP. They sell home made cakes and tea/ coffee and have a mix of donated

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gifts and external stalls. The fair has been going since 2008 with great success. For further information or to reserve a table please email Vivien at vivien@rasasc-guildford. org or phone 01483 568000. It will be £40, with nothing further to pay. RASASC (Guildford Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre), provides counseling for male and female survivors of rape and sexual abuse and their families and have telephone helplines, six days a week. They have about 70 volunteers and seven part-time staff. The Unattached Group (TUG) recently enjoyed a splendid Summer Party held at the Guildford Golf Club. The theme for the evening was nautical and 45 sailors, pirates and mermaids enjoyed a good buffet, wine and danced the night away to a live group. (I’d love to have seen the mermaids dancing!) Their next major event is a weekend to the Isle of Wight but in between they will meet for theatre and cinema trips, walks and meals out. TUG are a Surrey/ Hampshire based group of about 80 single people aged around 4565 and meet every Thursday in a local Guildford pub to organize the programme and just chat generally. If you’re interested in joining, contact Maggie on 07855 008 897 or visit www.theunattachedgroup. co.uk. Some pretty exciting news from Guildford Rugby Club. Two new 1st XV coaches have been appointed for this season in which Guildford will be playing in London 1 South. Head Coach, Dave Ward, Harlequins hooker, who recently returned from New Zealand having been part of the England squad, will have Ross Chisholm of Harlequins as backs coach and Kyle Sinckler, Harlequins Prop, and squad player for England in New Zealand working with him. The club has additional coaches supporting the teams, notably Matt Hawkes who had a spell with the England ladies coaching set up. The club has first class facilities in its vantagepointmag.co.uk

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newly built clubhouse at Broadwater which includes a new physio room, weights room and excellent bar and catering. The physiotherapy support is very professional to ensure the players’ well-being and fitness are paramount. Rob Butler provides the club’s physiotherapy services through Physio 1to1 based in Godalming. Training is every Tuesday and Thursday from 7.30pm at Broadwater Pavilion. Guildford Road, Godalming GU7 3DH. If you are interested in playing for Guildford or just want to be a social member look at the website www.guildfordrugbyclub.co.uk or phone 01483 416199 or email the club secretary at sue_m_gardner@ yahoo.co.uk. I thought I would give you plenty of notice on this one as I suspect it will be extremely popular. One of the all time great British R&B band The Manfreds, head out on tour this autumn playing 34 shows across the UK. The dates run from 17th October – 6th December with London’s Cadogan Hall on December 4th. The tour hits Guildford’s GLive on Sunday 30th November. Original Manfred Mann members Paul Jones, Mike Hugg and Tom McGuinness plus Rob Townsend, Marcus Cliffe and Simon Currie are joined by former member Mike d’Abo for what promises to be a terrific occasion. Book your tickets without delay by going to www. glive.co.uk or calling 0844 7701 797. You can also drop into the foyer at G Live when you in Guildford. September is always a good time to sign up for new classes whether it is art, singing or dancing. I am told that Circle Dancing is great fun, very relaxing, wonderful exercise and an opportunity to make new friends. It is suitable for men and women of all ages and you don’t need a partner. Lynn Frances is an experienced teacher of 32 years and has built a reputation for her ability to create a wonderful atmosphere 52

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