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TO THE POINT With my summer visit to our French house approaching, the invitation by the Godalming Joigny Friendship Association to a boules evening was too good to be true. But true it was, and I jumped at the chance to hone my pétanque skills in advance of the usual neighbourly matches. Readers with good memories may remember my description of a game a few years ago, when a British contingent, which included my colleague Marcus, our Jotters, Nick and Angie, and me were challenged to a boules match by our French neighbours which we won, much to the chagrin of our hosts. Since then the teams have been mixed to maintain peace in our little part of Corrèze. The venue for the boules evening was the Forester’s Arms in Kirdford, which is a charming village between Petworth and Billingshurst in West Sussex. The pub has a pétanque terrain with seven pistes at the end of its garden, which is leased by the brewery to the Amitiés Boules Club, our hosts for the evening. That club is aﬃliated to the Southern Counties Pétanque Asso-

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ciation, together with 20 others in the wider area, including clubs in Crondall, Cranleigh and Oxshott. I was slightly astonished to see on the English Pétanque Association website that there are more than 160 clubs throughout the UK. Our hosts were delightful; mostly couples, they were all terribly enthusiastic supporters of France’s national sport. One couple had even recently returned from competing in Beziers, southern France. We were split into teams of two, allocated a piste and off we went, with our hosts on hand to make up the numbers where required, offer us advice and guidance and teach the novices. It took me a while to limber up, losing my first match but then winning the next two with some displays of accuracy that even shocked me. I can see why it is so popular in this country, as it is a very addictive game and more bloodthirsty than traditional English bowls, which according to our hosts is part of its appeal. I just hope my good form stays with me until my holiday...

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Jottings August is traditionally a relatively quiet month when it comes to events. It is after all the busiest month of the year for family holidays and many clubs and societies don’t have meetings or functions during this period. However, if you are staying at home there are compensations. For a start everything is a little less frantic and the roads are much quieter! Whatever you’re doing, have a great holiday. There are lots of children’s activities happening this summer at Secretts Pick Your own. Too many to list here, but they go on until the 29th August and include magic shows, children’s rides and slides, circus skills, falconry displays and face painting. Visit www.secretts.co.uk for more information. RHS Garden Wisley continues Summer Family Fun with The Great Garden Quest. Sponsored by Witan Investment Trust, it started on 24th July and runs to Sunday 31st August. The trolls have stolen the fire from our friendly dragon. Can you solve the clues to find her fire and return

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it? Along the way there are pixie riddles, a Green Man, wizards and of course the dragon! To help you along the way, they’ve got a packed programme of workshops where each week you’ll make and learn new things to help you along your journey. Archery taster sessions, stage sword fighting, craft workshops, sow and grow, music workshops and lots more. More details on the website www.rhs.org.uk/wisley. There is also a barefoot trail, birds of prey, garden games and storytelling, so go and join the fun in the garden. There is open-air theatre at Haslemere Museum with Macbeth by William Shakespeare from the 31st July-2nd August 2014 at 8pm (doors open 6.30 pm for picnics). The witches’ dark prophecies set Macbeth on his bloody path. Spurred on by an evil ambition, the Macbeths fulfil their deepest desires but become consumed by paranoia. They descend into a hell of their own forging until eventually the blood and fire of tyranny must be extinguished. This is a streamlined production of hurtling pace and powerful images. From its gripping first moments to its

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final crash, Shakespeare’s darkest play enthrals the imagination. Performed by Guildbury Theatre Company, Macbeth, Shakespeare’s shortest and most performed tragedy, comes to the grounds of Haslemere Museum this summer. Tickets £14.50 or £12.50 for concessions (under 16 and over 60). Box office: 01428 642161 or www. haslemerehall.co.uk. For useful information about weather policies, parking, tickets, facilities etc please follow this link: www. haslemeremuseum.co.uk/ macbethinformation.html. Works on paper and board by celebrated landscape artist Frances Hatch are still being exhibited at Kevis House Gallery, Petworth until Saturday 30th August. This show celebrates Hatch’s infectious pleasure in witnessing change in the landscape: shifting season, ebb and flow of water, earth movement, light and weather. Over recent years she has chosen to engage with diverse landscapes including Antarctica, West Sussex and the Highlands of Scotland. Kevis House Gallery, Lombard Street, Petworth, (www.

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Oyez, Oyez, Oyez! They appear on our high streets in an array of dazzling outfits so one thing’s for sure, you can’t miss a town crier when there’s a public announcement to be made. Viv Mickleﬁeld ﬁnds out what all the noise is about. soon becomes apparent why this town crier takes such a pride in his appearance.

“Get your tailoring right, the public ‘listens’ with their eyes.” That’s the rather surprising advice from Christian Ashdown, Haslemere’s Town Crier. Yet you suspect he knows what he’s talking about. If it’s about grabbing our attention in an age dominated by subliminal messages delivered through iPhones, this traditional ﬁgure, accompanied by a hefty dose of pomp and ceremony, still seems to have a role to play.

Christian’s day job is landscape gardening, but he draws upon his 22 years spent in the Household Cavalry during which, aside from tours in Bosnia, Northern Ireland and Cyprus, he took part in plenty of high proﬁle ceremonial occasions. Of these, he says, the Queen Mother’s State Funeral, and the Queen’s Golden Jubilee celebrations hold particular memories.

On the streets of west Surrey, Christian certainly cuts a dash in his ‘colours’. However, 18th century red and gold robes, white breeches, black boots and the more familiar tricorne hat are not for him. “Most town criers dress according to the Elizabethan, or more typically the Georgian age,” he observes. “But for me, it made sense to reﬂect Haslemere’s Victorian heritage. “A local costume hire shop made the jacket which was paid for with the help of the Town Council and Haslemere Chamber of Trade, and I re-used a pair of my old military trousers. The bell I had to get myself.” The signature black top hat lasting for the ﬁrst four years of his tenure has recently been replaced by one from Lock & Co, the world’s oldest hat shop. And it 8

Currently, Christian is one of almost 150 members of the rather grandly named Ancient and Honourable Guild of Town Criers (the UK’s other membership body being the Loyal Company of Town Criers). And this spring he was in good company, when, for the second time, Haslemere’s Charter Fair provided the ﬁtting backdrop to a nationwide Top: Christian Ashdown, Haslemere’s Town Crier. Above: The arms of the Ancient and Honourable Guild of Town Criers

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away from my parade ground voice!” says Christian who, because he was the competition’s Master of Ceremonies this year, was unable to participate himself. Surrey however, was ably represented by Guildford’s David Peters. And all eyes were also on Arundel town crier Angela Standing, who proved that lady criers can certainly hold their own.

competition to ﬁnd the Town Crier of the Year. I’m curious as to what you might call such a gathering – a ‘shout-out’ perhaps? In total there were 15 contestants, with some accompanied by their equally colourfully dressed consorts. Parading through the crowds thronging the high street, they didn’t need to utter a word to begin turning heads.

With two proclamations being required from each competitor – a ‘home cry’, and a second based on a local ghost story, there was a Twitteresque limit of 125 words. It’s all about being short and to the point. Also important is inflection, volume, diction and clarity. When it comes to the official judging, mumbling is certainly not tolerated. And after a closely fought contest, emerging victorious for the second time was Lichfield town crier Ken Knowles, who lifted the prestigious Tennyson Trophy. This dramatic bronze statue of a 17th Lancer of the Light Brigade is immortalised in former local resident Alfred Lord Tennyson’s poem, The Charge of the Light Brigade. And the winner also enjoyed a lasting memory of his success with a portrait painted by local artist Pippa Daniel.

In medieval times, when reading and writing was not commonplace, town criers were an essential method of communicating public announcements to townsfolk, who would gather at the sound of the bell. In fact criers were also known as bellman. From royal proclamations about taxes, to local rulings on public hygiene or the end of the ﬁshing season, quite understandably, they may not have always been the most popular messengers. And, interestingly, while it may no longer be a treasonable oﬀence according to Christian even now, there are bylaws in some boroughs against hecklers. It’s also said that the reason some newspapers took the name The Post, is due to the actions of the town crier, who might repeat his message by posting a notice on the door of a local inn.

While we might think of them as a UK phenomenon, many parts of Europe, India, the USA, Canada, and even Australia have previously appointed, and, like us in recent decades, reinstated town criers. These days, increasingly, it’s a ceremonial role, although as the Guild’s website makes clear, there remain expected standards of conduct. And while Christian may not be following directly in the footsteps of Haslemere’s original incumbent Christopher Elliot, whose reputed responsibilities included shooing away foxes, it’s a job he takes seriously. “For me it’s all about helping out. Whether this might be at a classic car show, a Christmas market or the annual Mayor Making ceremony,” says Christian, who, amongst the accolades he’s won since taking up the post is, Best Dressed Crier. And few would disagree.

“You certainly need to have a presence and a good voice. Although I try and get Did you know? • Oyez or Hear Ye derives from the AngloNorman word for listen and is still heard in courtrooms; • Instead of bells, there have been gongs, drums, even hunting horns, used by town criers in diﬀerent parts of the globe; • Chester was one of the 18th century towns that had both a day and a night ‘bellman’; • David Hinde, Bridlington’s town crier, holds the record as the world’s loudest (114.8 decibels Aug 2013); • When Prince George of Cambridge was born last year, an unoﬃcial town crier proclaimed the news outside St Mary’s Hospital, London.

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kevishouse.com ) was established in January 2014 by Hodgson Events, the organisers of the annual Works on Paper Fair. The gallery is housed in the building that from 1877-1908 was the studio of Victorian photographer Walter Kevis. Over 8,000 of Kevisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s glass negatives of local people and scenes were discovered in the building in 1953, and they are now held at West Sussex Record OďŹ&#x192;ce. Opening hours: Monday â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Saturday from 10.30am-5pm. Hopefully, many of you have a copy of the National Garden Scheme yellow booklet. It lists all the Gardens that are open to the public during the summer months. Anyway, in case you havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a copy here a few local ones that are open in August. Bardsley in Haslemere GU27 1BS is open on Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd August (11-5pm) â&#x20AC;&#x201C;

wander through fragrant herb, wildďŹ&#x201A;ower and rose parterres bordered by lavender and box, enjoy the herbaceous borders, raised vegetable beds and fruit garden. Classic MGs on view, home-made teas. Admission ÂŁ4.50, children free. Frimley Green Gardens, Frimley GU16 6HE will be open on Wednesday 27th August (2-5pm). As featured in Surrey Life, three very diďŹ&#x20AC;erent village gardens: designer chic at Tabor; a romantic cottage garden at Wildwood; a long showcase of colour at Oakleigh. Teddy raďŹ&#x201E;e, home-made teas for RNOH. Combined admission ÂŁ5, children free. Full details on the website at www.ngs.org.uk. Also at Haslemere Educational Museum, local historian Tim Winter will be leading a walk around Tanners Lane, Church Lane and Lower Street on

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at Upper Ridgeway Farm, Hyde Lane, Pitch Place, Thursley GU8 6QR by kind permission of Mr and Mrs Pat Coles. Tickets are £10 (Under 16’s free) and can be booked by calling the manager at The Clockhouse on 01483 420668. Unfortunately no dogs. On Thursday 7th August Chiddingfold Village Hall Cinema presents The Book Thief. Doors open at 7.30pm, the film starts at 8pm. Running time: approx. 124 minutes (+ 15 minute interval). Cert12A. Starring Sophie Nélisse as Liesel Meminger and Geoffrey Rush as Hans Hubermann, it takes place in Germany in1938. Even before she was finally taught to read, Liesel had been fascinated by books, ‘appropriating’ them and passing them on to suitable new owners. When sinister men in uniform begin lighting bonfires of books across the city,

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10-year-old Liesel is determined to rescue a few from the flames. She gradually discovers that it is not just books which are under threat. Next month, on Thursday 4th September, they are showing a film that is a must see! It is called Next Goal Wins. Doors open at 7.30pm, the film starts at 8pm. Running time: approx. 94 minutes (+ 15 minute interval). Cert15. In 2001, the tiny Pacific island of American Samoa suffered a world record 31-0 defeat at the hands of Australia, garnering headlines across the world as the worst football team on the planet. A decade after that humiliating night they remain rooted to the bottom of FIFA’s World rankings, having scored only twice in seventeen years! They have lost every competitive game they have ever played. Against this backdrop of serial underachievement, the team faces the daunting prospect of a qualification campaign for the upcoming 2014 World Cup in Brazil. It seems only a miraclemaker or a madman can turn the team’s fortunes around. I haven’t seen this film but it is Matthew Lacey’s favourite film of the year so I reckon it will be better than good! Tickets for each film cost £5 (£3 for children under 15) on the door, or in advance from Chiddingfold Post Office. Season Tickets are also available from both locations which attract good savings. For further details, especially any advance ticket enquiries or if you are interested in joining as a volunteer, please contact Matthew Lacey on 01428 683120, or email cinema. admin@chiddingfold-hall.org.uk. If you are looking to do a little voluntary work and would like to make a big difference to people who need help, please do read on. Care in Haslemere 12

is an organisation that provides transport for people who would otherwise find it difficult to get to hospital or doctor’s appointments, etc. If you’ve ever seen somebody waiting for hospital transport for hours on end, you’ll realise what a great service the organisation provides. They provide door to door collection, a kindly ear and much more. You use your own car and are reimbursed for your petrol, through the contributions passengers make. As for not wanting to commit, the office is amazingly accommodating. If you have a busy week, or trek off for a five week holiday, they just tag a note to your file not to bother you. You can give a half day a week, though it can be more, or less. There is no compulsion to take on clients and if the office calls and you’re not available they’ll just carry on calling drivers until they find someone who has got the time. However, some folk have been volunteering for many years and would like to do less so the organisation needs a steady stream of new volunteers. If it sounds like something you could do, pick up the phone and call 01428 652505. Office hours are 10am to 4pm on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and 10am to 1pm on Tuesday and Thursday. Godalming and Haslemere Ramblers have a walk organised for just about every day in August. You can find details of the latest walks programme and also details of the organisation at www. godalmingandhaslemereramblers. org.uk. I will just mention one which caught my eye as it’s an evening meeting. It’s on Friday 8th August starting at 7pm. It’s a flat walk on and around Hankley Common with, and here’s the incentive, drinks afterwards at the Three Horseshoes in Thursley. Alastair is the walk

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organiser and can be contacted on 01483 417299 or on 07713 336274 on the day. Want something hot? How about a Chilli Fiesta? West Dean’s Chilli Fiesta is one of the hottest weekend destinations this summer as sizzling salsa and Latin bands line up to entertain over a three-day weekend at one of the biggest and original chilli festivals in the UK. It runs from Friday 8th to Sunday 10th August and features loads of exciting late-night live entertainment (until 11pm Friday and Saturday and 9pm Sunday). Now in its 19th year, people come from all over the UK and beyond to West Dean’s Chilli Fiesta to celebrate ﬁery chillies, and to camp, enjoy lively music, eat great food and relax with family and friends in the stunning setting, in the heart of the beautiful South Downs. Places are limited so early booking is strongly advised. Go to www.westdean.org.uk/chilli for full information, ticket prices and how to book. West Dean Gardens are situated near Chichester, West Sussex PO18 0RX. The 15th Hascombe Charity Concert takes place on Saturday 9th August at the beautiful St. Peter’s Church in Hascombe GU8 4AJ and starts at 7.30pm. This year’s theme is ‘A Very British Aﬀair’ and features the Tapestry Chamber Orchestra. The programme includes Holst’s St Paul’s Suite, Warlock’s Capriol Suite, Britten’s Simple Symphony and a world premiere of Mike Hewer’s Adagio. You can take your own picnic supper from 6pm onwards and sit around the lovely pond next to the church (weather permitting). Alternatively you could have dinner at The White Horse, next door, call 01483 vantagepointmag.co.uk

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Antiques and Collecting In her introductory article for VantagePoint, local antique dealer Debbie Serpell offers some advice on collecting Many of the good antique dealers began their trade as collectors first. Their love of their specialist field of antiques has invariably sprung from their passion for collecting. My own personal love of collecting antiques and subsequent career in dealing in antiques was inspired by my paternal grandparents. My grandmother trained as a potter at The Royal College of Art in London where she met my grandfather who was a watercolour painter. Their home was full of well chosen, interesting antiques and furniture and in particular they amassed rare pieces of early English pottery and well executed paintings. My grandmother’s love of pottery focused on 19th century Staffordshire pottery and it was this that I was drawn to as a child. She taught me what was good and what was not; what to collect and what to avoid. I came to understand the difference between a well moulded Staffordshire figure and a figure whose mould definition was poor and over used. I learnt what was common and what 14

was rare; what was worth investing in and what to disregard. When my grandmother died, her collection of Staffordshire figures was naturally divided equally between my father and his sister in New Zealand. This then became the incentive to try to collect the figures that my father had in effect lost to his sister. It was not long after this that I became salaried and could afford to buy my own pieces and felt the serious collecting bug for the first time. Once the bug has bitten it is impossible to look back and my collecting began in earnest, as did my learning pathway. To this day I cannot pass an antique shop without at least looking in and the draw of an antique fair or car boot sale is ever present.

Above: Debbie appearing on ITV’s Dickinson’s Real Deal

I work alongside my husband, Bob Moores, in the antiques business. He shares my passion for pottery and in this regard, he specialises in collecting and dealing in early English Toby Jugs. We have a website for our stock (Nest Egg Antiques) and I have been a dealer at vantagepointmag.co.uk

Petworth Antiques Market for some 12 years now. We stall out at the good trade fairs in the south of England and I also now enjoy the challenges of being a dealer on the ITV’s daytime antique show, Dickinson’s Real Deal.

Current Trends With Antiques Like any other business, antiques will suﬀer from ‘trends’, since fashions for items will come and go. What is also true is that fashions revert back and what may not be fashionable now will become fashionable again. It is also true to say that quality antiques will always hold their value no matter what the trends are.

My Top 10 tips for collecting: 1. Buy from reputable dealers Whatever the area of antiques interests you, it is always best to buy from reputable dealers. It is they that will be able to guide you towards sound investments and to steer you with their knowledge. Great relationships can develop between the collector and the dealer. Both share a common interest and understanding and dealers are always prepared to buy from a collector they value. It is not just a ‘one way street’!

Currently, the fashion in interior design is for what is being described as the ‘shabby chic’ look. Wooden furniture is being painted and given a deliberate ‘distressed’ appearance. If you cast your mind back to the 1980s, the fashion then was for stripped pine furniture. Furniture that was painted, was dipped in acid baths and stripped back to the original wood. It is only a matter of time before the trend today reverses and items now being painted will be stripped once again!

2. Learn to buy at auctions Experience of buying at auctions is invaluable but always preview the auction beforehand. The preview gives the buyer the opportunity to handle the items in which he or she is interested in. Damage, for example, will be apparent if you give yourself time to view the items and although I do buy damaged items, it is always unwise to pay the full price for them since restoration costs can be considerable.

My own field of expertise, namely Staffordshire figures, has suffered as a result of current trends in the market. Late Victorian Staffordshire figures are now exceptionally cheap to buy and items like Staffordshire Spaniels can’t be given away! Now of course is the time to buy since it is my belief that these items will regain their popularity. Despite the decline in prices for the common Staffordshire pieces, the prices for early and rare figures has remained buoyant.

3. Buy what you love There is no better piece of advice. The enjoyment of collecting is in the ‘chase’. You cannot go wrong if you ﬁnd enjoyment in collecting in a particular area of antiques. 4. Speak to other collectors and share their opinions There are many specialist trade fairs (eg militaria, toys, jewellery) where a wealth of information is available to the collector. My ﬁnding is that people are generally more ‘savvy’ today than ever before. There are a large number of programmes on the television which now educate the masses with regard to antiques and collecting. The internet provides a wealth of information about current prices and values. August 2014

In view of the extremely low interest rates on savings in general, I believe that people ought to ‘invest’ in antiques in much the same way as they might in stocks and shares. Identify areas of interest such as glass, pottery, art or jewellery etc and monitor the trends. When prices are low, buy good pieces from reputable sources and when prices are high you have an opportunity to sell and make a proﬁt, which may well be much greater than if you had put your money into an ISA!

Collectibles include Toby jugs and even Staﬀorshire Spaniels

My key advice here is to enjoy any antiques that you acquire and if prices dip, weather the storm as they will eventually recover.

5. Do your homework first before selling Be mindful about trends in your chosen field. There are prime times to sell and good times to hold back on selling. Fashions and interests in areas of antiques fluctuate as do the gold and silver prices. These will influence the market and the prices that can be achieved. If you choose to sell at auction, investigate the seller’s premium that the auction house will charge and deduct from your selling price. The seller’s premium varies from one auction room to another. 6. Invest in antiques We are all painfully aware that money in the bank is not growing in interest. Money invested in good antiques is a far better way to use your money. Not only do you invest in a beautiful object, you are rewarded by the enjoyment that comes from owning and living with the item. 7. Learn from your mistakes Anyone who collects or deals in antiques will have made errors of judgement in buying at one time or another. The key is to learn from these mistakes. They are inevitable but can provide valuable insights into the pitfalls of collecting. 8. Condition A general rule of thumb is that damaged items are never worth the same price as items in mint condition. I am not advising that you should never buy items that are damaged but you should be both aware of the damage and mindful of the repair costs if you do. There are 16

many collectors who will buy damaged items as examples of pieces that they perhaps do not already possess in their collections. 9. Avoid the fakes Unfortunately the market is ﬂooded with bogus or fake items. There are mineﬁelds in some areas of collecting. A good example of this is in the Chinese market, where fakes are almost as good as the original pieces and they can fool even the best of dealers and collectors. The skills of the Chinese craftsmen is as good today as it was centuries ago and the raw materials such as clay for making the items is still available. 10. Don’t over clean! Time and again I see items that have been over cleaned, particularly in the areas of silver ware, other metals and furniture. Nothing beats the appearance of the patina of age. Removing this by overzealous cleaning removes the character and value of the item. Furniture develops a pleasing ‘look’ with age and use. Removing this by brutal sanding or over polishing reduces the charm and appeal of the piece. I always say that we can return an item to its original brand new appearance but you cannot put back the look of age once it has been removed. Silver hallmarks are often found to have been rubbed away by such cleaning practices and this will drastically reduce the value of such pieces. FIND OUT MORE

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tel: 01252 703869. On Saturday 16th August there’s a 7 mile easy walk over Tilford Common, Pierpont and Sheephatch. Meet at Tilford Village Green car park (Grid Ref 186/73434).The leader is Barry, tel: 01252 703869. Both walks start at 10am so just turn up a little beforehand. RSPCA Alton, Haslemere, Petersfield & District Branch has been in existence since 1931, but are now struggling to find committee members willing to give time and support. They have various vacancies requiring varying amounts of work although none needing more than about five hours a month. They would also expect attendance at most of the monthly evening meetings which are held in Haslemere, and input into all fundraising activities which normally take place at the weekend. They have an active

Surrey County Walkers also have some excellent walks coming up over the next few weeks. Here are details of a couple but to get full information, just google Surrey County Walkers. On Sunday 10th August there’s a 6.5 mile easy walk through Eversly and Eversly Cross. Meet at St Mary’s Church, Eversly (Grid Ref 175/778608). The leader is Cyril, Bourne Buildings May 14_Layout 1 12/06/2014 10:36 Page 1

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Haslemere’s Artful Gallery Artful Gallery’s impressive Exhibition and Sculpture Trail was part of Surrey Artists Open Studio season. Gwyn Phillips went along to take a look. June was Surrey’s Open Studio season and Surrey art lovers were spoilt for choice. If you have not visited an Open Studio event then I would thoroughly recommend it and if you live in the Haslemere area a “must go” visit is to David Paynter and Helen Pittick’s ‘Artful Gallery’. The gallery is set in the beautiful landscape of Marley Common with some stunning views nearby. David’s house and studio ‘Whitehanger’ is the perfect setting for an eclectic mix of paintings, ceramics, jewellery and sculptures. The ‘Huf’ designed house is set in a six acre plot, surrounded by woodland that has been skilfully landscaped over the last two years and will only get better as it matures. David gave up a successful career in design and marketing and moved from his Woking home to rented accommodation in Chiddingfold with a view to ﬁnding a suitable plot in the 18

Haslemere area to build a Huf house where he could pursue his passion for art. Unusually he found a site with planning permission for a Huf house and he and his wife fell in love with it. However it was some time later that they found out that their oﬀer had been accepted so the process of designing and building the property could get under way.

Top left: ‘Reconnection’ by David Paynter. Top right: ‘Shaggy Dog Story’ by Carol Orwin. Above: Whitehanger

This involved visiting the factory in Germany and choosing the basic design and selecting the materials, finishings and fittings. Once the site had been prepared the house went up in seven days but the fitting out took a further three months. A significant amount of soil had to be excavated to create the gently sloping lawn that reveals the basement. This was not wasted and a bank was created with the spoil that has been planted with trees. Large blocks of stone were installed as a retaining wall and a distinctive large pond and terraces were vantagepointmag.co.uk

created around the house. A swimming pool was added next and then this year a Japanese garden has been created.

last autumn. There were several other members of SSS taking part including Carol Orwin, Mary English and Teresa and Abby Martin. Abby’s ‘Nightshades’ are haunting organic structures that were naturally suspended among a group of trees.

The main studio where the art exhibition was held is their car port and it provides an airy venue for displaying paintings, multimedia works and of course sculptures. Next door is David’s studio where he sculpts and draws and this was also used to display more work of the 14 artists who took part in the exhibition.

Equally impressive was Michelle Castle’s pair of wire mesh divers cleverly suspended over the pond, perhaps trying to avoid the attention of an aggressive hippopotamus by Linden Hamilton: ‘The wire mesh gives a translucency to the form, which gives the work an ethereal beauty and a subtle but powerful presence.’ I particularly liked Carol Orwin’s ‘Shaggy Dog Story’ standing guard by the swimming pool.

The house is surrounded by wide open spaces that back on to woodland and this provided an excellent backdrop for the sculpture trail that wends its way from the studio via stepping stones in the Japanese garden to the lawn areas and the impressive pond. Further works were displayed around the swimming pool which is ﬂanked by a wild ﬂower meadow.

Inside, the collages of Jacqui Darnell were painstakingly executed and immediately grabbed your attention and you had to look at the text to see ‘the story beneath the surface of beauty’. Beth Richardson paints ordinary, everyday objects in largely empty spaces and explores the human characteristics that the objects reveal, both on their own and in relation to each other. Her strong red acrylic study featured washing on a line at night with the crescent moon looking on.

David is a multi-talented artist who works in stone, resin and he also paints and draws. Many of his pieces are accompanied by poems he has written. Two works that stand out were his sculpture ‘Reconnection’ which consists of a male figure delicately holding out his hand for a blue butterfly. By contrast ‘Pigasus’ is a humorous take on ‘Pegasus’ where instead of a flying horse we have a skilfully crafted flying pig. Equestrian sculptor Helen Pittick is the other part of the Artful Gallery partnership and several of her sculptures were represented but the one that caught my eye was ‘Fury’ an energetic study of a horse head and its mane, perhaps in full flight? Helen and David are both members of the Surrey Sculpture Society (SSS). Helen is a past chair and David is a past vice chair. David managed their biggest exhibition at RHS Wisley August 2014

From top: The studio. ‘Fury’ by Helen Pittick. ‘Pigasus’ by David Paynter. Above left: ‘Breaking Down in Heaven’ by Jaqui Darnell. Above right: ‘Nightshades’ by Abby Martin

There were too many works and artists to comment on all of them individually so next year you will have to navigate the small winding country lanes leading to ‘Whitehanger’ to see for yourself. You won’t be disappointed by the art, the Huf house, the landscape or the hospitality. FIND OUT MORE

For more information about the the Artful Gallery, please visit theartfulgallery.co.uk. Gwyn Phillips established AppArt with his wife Evelyn and they are based at their Grayswood home and studio. They can be contacted at 01428 64 8393 or at www.facebook.com/AppArtSurrey. 19

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The trips last approximately 1½ hours and depart at 10.30am, 12.30pm and 2.30pm. Tickets are £10 per person to include light refreshments for everyone and treasure for the children. Booking in advance is strongly recommended. To book seats or enquire about other special events, private charters, weekend public trips, membership and volunteering opportunities, call the WACT Oﬃce on 01403 752403 or email oﬃce@weyandarun. co.uk. See www.weyandarun. co.uk for more information. The Midhurst Music, Arts and Drama Festival (MADhurst) takes place from 16th-25th August. MADhurst is an annual nineday community celebration of creative local talent, with a diverse programme of musical, artistic and carnival events. This year’s line-up includes: Cabaret Dinner

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with the Haslemere Players, Chamber Music in the lovely parish church, by Camilli String Quartet, Evening of Burlesque, Bangers and Beer Dawn Gracie’s Starlet Daze Burlesque, Local Gardeners’ Question Time, featuring horticultural experts from local gardens, among the best in England, Tea Dance at the Spread Eagle Hotel, Oldtime jazz concert and picnic in Cowdray Ruins and the Walled Garden at Cowdray, Swing Band Concert by Milestone Collective. In addition, there will be a Fine Art Exhibition, a youth event of musical happenings in the Town Square, workshops, lunch-time cafe concerts, Children’s Fun Day featuring Whacky Races and a Junk Orchestra and a MADhurst “fringe”, with events organised by the Rugby Club, the Cameral Club, the Art Society, several local cafes and restaurants and many others.

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Jottings - YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD - NOW IN DATE ORDER! The Grand Finale on August Bank Holiday includes a parade through the town to Cowdray Ruins, where, in addition to stalls, games, demonstrations, circus performers and food, there will be music from the Fug Band, the Free Radicals, Rosie Hodgson, the South Downs Ukulele Orchestra, and many others, plus, for the ﬁrst time, an air display by the Tiger Club Turbulent Display, courtesy of Midhurst Lions Club. Full details at www.madhurst. co.uk. On Sunday 17th August from 9.30am to 4.30pm there will be one of the largest one-day classic car shows in the southeast. It takes place on Cranleigh Showground (GU6 7DW) and is organised by the Cranleigh Lions. There will be around 1,800 classic vehicles of all shapes and sizes, arena events, autojumble, trade,

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antique and craft stands, food and drink, ice cream, a live band and some great attractions for the kids. In the arena you can see displays of interesting vehicles and clubs, plus a selection of vehicles from the Brooklands Museum Trust and a demonstration from the Cranleigh Fire Service. Entry is £6 with under 16’s free. Parking is free. All proﬁts raised by the show are used by the Cranleigh Lions to support individuals, families and charitable organisations that need a helping hand. This year some of the proﬁts will be helping Oakleaf, Cranleigh Riding for the Disabled, Rowleys Centre for the Community and TALK. Full details can be found on the website www.cranleighlions.org/ classiccarshow. Parham House’s third annual Grow Your Own Festival will take place on the 17th August from

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10.30am-5pm and is intended for visitors to come and learn all about growing their own food – including fruit, vegetables, herbs and animals. Francis Quinn, the 2013 BBC2 Bake-Oﬀ programme winner, is attending the event and will be running a baking and decorating demonstration. Pippa Greenwood, a plant ‘pathologist’, previous presenter on BBC2s Gardeners’ World programme and grow-your own expert, will also be attending the event and giving talks. There will also be a Flower Festival in Parham House, a selection of heritage fun fair stalls for children and local horticultural societies will be present making it a great day out for all the family. Admission prices are Adults £10, Senior Citizens £9, Children (515yrs) £5.00 and Family (2 adults and up to 4 children) £28.00. The entry price covers both House and Gardens. Parnham House is

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As Wings & Wheels celebrates its 10th Show this August bank holiday, we take a look back at its humble beginnings in 2005 to its present day status as one of the best airshows in the UK. In 2005 Dunsfold Aerodrome and Brooklands Museum put their heads together and created an event that celebrated and showcased the history of British aviation and motoring. The end result was Wings & Wheels which, to this day, presents an incredible mix of air and motoring displays for a relaxed family day out. Described as ‘Surrey’s most secret airfield’, the Aerodrome was cloaked in secrecy and screened from public gaze for over 50 years and only became public knowledge when its records were de-classified in the 1990s. Constructed in just 20 weeks by the Canadians, a variety of aircraft operated from Dunsfold Aerodrome between 1942 and 1945 including B-25 Mitchell bombers, Typhoons, Mustangs, Mosquitoes and Spitfires. After the war, the airfield was used as a repatriation centre and over 47,000 prisoners of war were returned to their homelands using Dakota, Lancaster, Stirling and Halifax aircraft. In 1950 the Hawker Aircraft Company Ltd, (today part of BAE Systems), moved into Dunsfold, using the airfield as a flight test centre for its parent factory at Kingston, testing and refurbishing Sea Hawks, Hunters, Sea Furies, Gnats, Harriers and Hawks for the worldwide markets. 22

Each year the organisers from Dunsfold Aerodrome pay homage to the history and it’s this element of the air display which makes the show unique. The line-up in 2014 won’t disappoint, with the early history represented by the Spitfire, Mustang, Hawker Hurricane, Douglas DC-3 (C47), B-25 Mitchell, the Battle of Britain Memorial Flights’ Lancaster, Spitfire and Hurricane and the prized Avro Lancaster from the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum (CWHM). The later years will be represented by the Red Arrows Hawk, Red Duo Gnats, Royal Navy Sea Fury and Hawker Hunter. A host of civilian favourites are also included in the ﬁve hour air displays from the Avro Vulcan and Brietling Wingwalkers to The Blades and Turbulent Team. The ‘Wings’ of the event would not be complete without a close-up inspection of all the weekend’s visiting aircraft and Dunsfold’s resident Boeing 747 in the ‘Wings Park’ which is also open for tours – a new and popular addition in 2013. The more recent history of the aerodrome will resonate with car fans across the world as the motoring element incorporates the world famous Top Gear track. Supercars and classic and vintage icons put on awe-inspiring displays vantagepointmag.co.uk

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of power and speed in two hour auto spectaculars orchestrated by Brooklands Museum. The ‘Wheels’ of the show includes displays from Porsche 911, Dodge Monaco, TVR Tasmin 280i, Ducati Multistrada 1200s, Ferrari F355 Berlinetta, Ford GT40, Lotus Elise 49 and the stunning Benetton F1 B190.

The latest addition to Wings & Wheels is evening entertainment. As the last plane touches down the party starts across the arena with a mix of musical performances. Swing, big band and jazz takes over the Military Zone, in the Wheels Zone is a mix of Rock n Roll, Doowop and Rockabilly and ﬁnally, taking centre stage in the middle of the Arena, is a covers band with something for everyone.

As the show has continued to grow, it has gone from an audience of 10,000 to attracting crowds of over 35,000. As visitor numbers have grown so has the entertainment in the arena with a variety of zones now a popular part of Wings & Wheels.

The show has also tried to take the hassle out of the day for families with over 25 ﬁxed-price catering outlets, two bars, hospitality facilities, free on-site parking, public camping, lost children point, disabled access, informative show commentary, opportunities to meet the pilots, oﬃcial show merchandise and grandstand seating.

The Central Arena Zone will showcase the show’s history and include interactive experiences with the radio shack, meet the pilots, garden car and photo booth. The Wheels Zone features interactive displays from car and motorbike clubs and a crowd line parade whilst the Stunt Zone explodes with the sound of two and four wheeled hair-raising performances including The Royal Signals White Helmets display team which headline the 10th anniversary show.

The 10th annual Wings & Wheels will be held over the August bank holiday weekend; Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th August 2014, at Dunsfold Park near Guildford, and is open to spectators from 9am until 9pm.

The Military Zone and Parade adds some classic nostalgia to the ‘Wheels’, as the regal military vehicles complete a cavalcade for spectators before taking their place in the zone’s living history and re-enactment displays including live battles which are not for the feint hearted! The 32 acre public arena is now bursting with a huge variety of interactive attractions and contains all you need for a great family day out. The show boasts laser quest, paintballing, kitplane demonstrations, aviation and motoring August 2014

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Top: Brooklands Museum’s Napier Railton (Laurence Pierce). Above: The Tigers Parachute Display Team (Pete Gardner)

Tickets start from £20 for adults, £45 for a family (2 adults and 3 children aged 5 – 15yrs), £6 for children aged between 5 and 15yrs and under 5s are free. Hospitality packages start from £150 per person, weekend passes, grandstand tickets and camping are also available. For more information visit www.wingsandwheels.net or to book standard tickets call 08712 305 572. Wings & Wheels is promoted by Dunsfold Park Limited and in 2014 will be assisting the fundraising eﬀorts of Brooklands Museum Trust and Help for Heroes.

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in Storrington, nr Pulborough, West Sussex. More at www. parhaminsussex.co.uk. The Midhurst Art Society will hold its annual art exhibition in the New Memorial Hall, Midhurst from 19th to 25th August 2014. It is open from 10am till 6 pm daily with free entry. Come and see the finest local art. I have mentioned Wings & Wheels a number of times but of course the event is now nearly upon us. It’s taking place on Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th August at Dunsfold Aerodrome, nr Guildford. On the wheels front, the world famous, record-holding display team the Royal Signals White Helmets will headline the Wings & Wheels Stunt Zone. On the wings side, you will be able to enjoy the world famous Red Arrows, Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (Lancaster, Spitfire & Hurricane), Vulcan, Chinook, the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum’s (CWHM) prized Avro Lancaster, B25 Mitchell and a host of other modern and historic aircraft during the five hour flying displays. For four and two wheeled fans, supercars and classic and vintage icons put on an awe inspiring display of power and speed on the Top Gear track in a two hour auto spectacular from Brooklands Museum. Tickets start from £20 for adults, £45 for a family (2 adults and 3 children aged 5-15yrs); £6 for children aged between 5 and 15yrs and under 5’s are free. Hospitality packages start from £150 per person, weekend passes, grandstand tickets and camping are also available. For more information visit www. wingsandwheels.net or to book standard tickets call 08712 305 572. 24

The Surrey Sculpture Trail is at RHS Wisley GU23 6QB. Running from Saturday 23rd August to Sunday 28th September, it will once again feature the talented sculptors of Surrey Sculpture Society. They are exhibiting over 60 sculptures, both traditional and contemporary throughout the garden. Many are for sale, but you can just go and browse and choose your favourite while enjoying the garden. If you live in or around Linchmere this might be of interest. A petition has been created calling on West Sussex County Council to provide traffic calming for Linchmere Road between the bottom of the hill where the 30 limit starts and the roundabout at the bottom of Linchmere Road. The road is a local pedestrian and cycle route for people of all ages, including children from local schools and apparently there have been several incidents on the road and it is only a matter of time before something of a more serious nature happens. If you agree that something should be done, go to the West Sussex County Council website http:// epetition.westsussex.public-i. tv/epetition_core. The petition is called Linchmere Road. You do need a West Sussex postcode to be able to complete the petition, however if you use any of the amenities in Hammer/ Camelsdale, such as the school, toddler groups, churches etc you can use that postcode to complete the petition. We are very fortunate to have a terrific fishing venue on our doorstep; in fact it’s about 400 yards from my doorstep! With summer upon us all the coarse fish in our rivers and lakes are feeding properly. Now is

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the time to challenge yourself to catch as many different species of fish as you can from Godalming waters. A look round the waters on the Godalming Angling Society website www. godalminganglingsociety.co.uk and you quickly come up with a list of 20 or so species to target. Add to this some of the less well known fish like bleak and you have a target list of over 25 fish species. With the kids off on holiday it’s the perfect time to set a few fishing challenges and visit some of their waters to see how many different species of fish you can catch. You could also join in the society’s annual Charity Multi Species Challenge on Saturday 30th August which starts at Marsh Farm at 9am and challenges pairs of youngsters to catch as many different species of fish over the days as they can. There is a great trophy up for grabs and it’s worth just mentioning that girls’ teams have won the event more often than the lads over the years they’ve been running it. If some fun catching different species of fish appeals to you please remember that you will need a valid Environment agency rod licence (if you’re over 13) and a day ticket or annual membership to fish their waters. Fishing luckily remains an affordable and democratic sport with annual junior memberships costing just £20 a year! On Saturday 30th August there is a Car Boot Sale and Family Fun Day in aid of Sylvia Beaufoy Youth Centre which magnificently serving the young people in the Petworth area. It is on from 10am to 2.30pm. Boot Sale Pitches £10 now, £15 on day. Games, activities and fun for all the family with BBQ, foods & refreshments. Tillington Recreation Ground, vantagepointmag.co.uk

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done. There is a delightful, airy main room with a large dining table in one corner and big squashy sofas in another, where we are oﬀered coﬀee and chat with our fellow course attendees. Before long, we are introduced to Guildford born Vincent ‘Vinny’ Clist, a youthful former Times Chalet Chef of the Year and our tutor for the day. He takes us into the large, well appointed teaching kitchen (one of two they have built here) where, once aproned up, we will be let loose with seriously sharp knives and some rather lovely, heavy stainless steel pans.

Food is the new football. At least it seems to be when it comes to me and the majority of my male friends. We all cook, we all love cooking and spend much more time discussing food than football, no bad thing in my book. So when my colleague Marcus and I were oﬀered the opportunity to try out a cookery course at the new Abinger Cookery School, we accepted with alacrity. Even though the courses sounded tempting – The Perfect Roast, Seafood Secrets to name just two– there was one that seemed just right, and so it was that one Friday we arrived at 9am to experience Dude Food, which was described as ‘an American-Diner style of food, cool to cook at the moment’. Not being remotely ‘cool’, perhaps this would be my moment? The Abinger Cookery School occupies what used to be the Abinger Arms in the pretty village of Abinger Hammer. My last visit to the pub was many years ago, following a Sunday walk with my family and friends. I remember it well because it was the ﬁrst time I tried a sip of my dad’s pint of bitter, which I pronounced to be “horrible”. Happily I soon trained my tastebuds and the future of our breweries was secured.

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This is to be a real hands-on course, and we will be cooking most things on the menu ourselves. The only one we don’t cook is the pulled pork, which Vinny starts to prepare in front of us as it will need a few hours in the oven. Next up is Cow pie with boneless marrow, which will be our lunch. We watch Vinny as he tackles his own and then it is down to us. Each allocated our own fully equipped ‘work station’, we get going by frying off some lovely looking, locally sourced stewing beef, sweating onions, adding fresh herbs, mushrooms, stock, half a bottle of local bitter and leaving it to do its stuff. The beauty of a course like this is that dirty and used pans and utensils are magically whisked away to be cleaned while we get instructions for the next task, which is to make the pleasingly named Yum buns, effectively steamed bread rolls which will go with the vantagepointmag.co.uk

as he had been “tasting all morning”, which showed a degree of self control that I would struggle with. We ease out the marrow bone, pushing its contents down and into the pie ﬁlling, which makes for a rich but very satisfying dish, which we wash down with the remnants of the beer.

pulled pork. These are made using a simple bread mix, which naturally involves lots of kneading which I do find rather therapeutic but it always seems to take an eternity. As the dough proves we tackle a real favourite, scotch eggs. Now our Jotter Nick makes a mean scotch egg. They are so good that both Marcus and I have been scared to emulate him for fear of disappointment. While eggs are being soft boiled (a strict four minutes), we make the meat layer using seasoned minced pork, to which we add chopped herbs. With the eggs ready and peeled, we flatten out some of the pork mix and carefully completely wrap the egg, dip it in flour, whisked egg and panko breadcrumbs before deep frying for about six minutes. Wow! These gleaming golden balls not only looked professional, they tasted delicious. I can see a scotch egg cook-off in the VantagePoint offices sometime soon...

The afternoon session was no less busy as we cook the lamb ribs, shape and cook the steamed buns, and make some Boston baked beans, a tasty revelation. This often forms part of the breakfast if you stay overnight in one of the four bedrooms available to rent upstairs. We finally tackle the sweet course, a sticky toffee pudding, which once again was something I had never made and proves to be surprisingly easy to do. By now, we are flagging slightly but thankfully our repertoire is complete. Vinny removes the pulled pork from the oven, which Marcus shreds before adding pomegranate molasses and the frankly magnificent roasting juices, and our ‘second’ lunch is almost ready for tasting.

Next up is to marinade some lamb ribs, make our suet pastry (wonderfully easy) and set to work on our ‘boneless marrow’. This involves some empty marrow bones (“which can be used over and over, just clean them in the dishwasher”, says Vinny) in which we will stuﬀ a heart-stoppingly rich mix of butter, shallots, parley, breadcrumbs and seasoning. With the beef now tender, we assembled our Cow pie in a small pie dish, with the marrow bone protruding from the middle, Desperate Dan style. We stuﬀ the bone with the boneless marrow mixture, cover with a blanket of pastry, and then bake in the oven for 20-30 minutes. After admiring and comparing our lovely looking creations (it does get a tad competitive), we take them into the main room for what is by now a late lunch and a well needed break from the kitchen. Vinny declines to join us

By now it is about 4pm and we are all still pretty full from Cow pie, but we can’t resist some pulled pork inside a slightly chewy Yum bun with some Asian slaw that Vinny had made for us. Wine is proffered and happily accepted, a reward for what had been a slightly tiring but very rewarding (and filling) day. Vinny has proved to be knowledgeable, patient and a very convivial host, and the recipes we cooked were all things we would all happily recreate at home – once we had eaten the copious contents of the doggy bags we all returned with. From top: A ‘perfect’ Scotch Egg, the Cow pie before cooking and Sticky Toffee Puddings

I left Abinger with a renewed sense of culinary purpose, determined to be more creative and improve my repertoire at home. I even ended up buying a set of the same Zwilling Henckels pans. No excuses now.

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Tillington (a mile from Petworth) GU28 9BQ. Pitches available from Greshamcooke@btopenworld. com on 01798 342151 or Shelley Fergusson 07976 127 667. Guildford Rambling Club has a walk on Sunday 31st August. Meet at 10am opposite the Black Fox, on the B2070 south of Liphook, for a 10 mile figure of 8 walk. See www. guildfordramblingclub.org.uk Group singing is cheaper than therapy, healthier than drinking, and certainly more fun than working out. It’s the one thing in life where feeling better is pretty much guaranteed. So why not join one of the best choirs in the south-east, the Vivace Chorus? Their first rehearsal of the 20142015 season is on Monday 1st September in central Guildford starting at 7.15pm. Just turn up at Holy Trinity Church in the High Street and give them a try. Their first concert will the Bach’s Mass in B minor on 15th November in Guildford Cathedral. There are plenty more details on their website: www.vivacechorus.org. First Haslemere Scouts are looking for adult volunteers to join the team organising and running the different scouting sections. They have 80+ children who attend group activities on a weekly basis and have a further 60+ on the waiting lists to join. They have the facilities to expand the group but lack enough adult leaders volunteers. There are a number of different roles available including Scout, Cub and Beaver Leaders working with children between the ages of 6 and 14. Each role is different and offers everything from; outdoor adventure, sports activity, arts and crafts, camping, development of 28

organisational, management and communication skills and working with a variety of people from the local area. All roles include lots of fun, are very rewarding and can offer flexibility supported by training. If you can help or know someone who could and would like more information about the roles and the scouting movement in the UK, do please contact them at info@haslemerescouts.com. You can also see the website www.haslemerescouts.org.uk/ leaders-volunteering. They are naturally, also on Twitter; @ haslemerescouts Haslemere Beer Festival returns to Haslemere Hall on Friday 5th and Saturday 6th September. Over 50 great real ales, ciders and perries, a wide range of live music and delicious local food have proved a winning formula that pulls in the crowds. Friday and Saturday evenings run from 7pm to 11pm and feature a selection of great local bands. Saturday lunchtime between midday and 4pm has a more laid back atmosphere with a chance to chat to some of the local brewers. The very popular men’s crèche returns to the Saturday lunchtime session. Wives and girlfriends just deliver their other halves and then go and enjoy some peace. It’s what’s known as a win win situation! More information can be found at www.haslemerebeerfestival. co.uk or via Facebook or Twitter @ HaslemereBeer. Limited numbers of tickets are available and some sessions sell out in advance so buy them now from Haslemere Hall box office in Bridge Road, by phone on 01428 642161 or via the website www.haslemerehall. co.uk . West Dean House, Near Chichester, West Sussex PO18

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Representing over 800 care companies in Surrey the Surrey Care Association (SCA) helps care homes, nursing homes and other care at home companies in their quest to provide the highest standards of care throughout the county. The SCA is a not for profit organisation that invests in training and organises an annual Gala Awards Ceremony to recognise the performance of companies and individuals who provide care in Surrey. Simon, who runs Melody Care in Farnham, is treasurer of SCA and explains how he got involved with SCA. “I am passionate about providing the highest standards of care for my own clients and I wanted to do more to help the sector as a whole do the same throughout all of Surrey.” He continues: “I have been helping Surrey’s Care Homes to work in partnership with Surrey County Council to determine what the true cost of care is for local residents. This is important as the Council funds hundreds of places for the elderly but has very tight budgets. Care Home owners need to be paid a fair price if they are to maintain the standards of care that all desire. This is not easy but we are working hard to help everyone: taxpayers, care home owners, elderly service users and the carers.” More and more elderly people need care. As a nation we are living longer but we are not always able to continue looking after ourselves as we used to. There are insufficient care homes to accommodate all those that now need help with their daily lives. A large proportion of hospital beds are occupied by the elderly long after their medical treatment is complete as they cannot be discharged until suitable arrangements are in place for them to receive care at home. This causes real difficulty for the NHS.

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Keeping it local Tucked amongst the Downs and nestled in the lands of Surrey, Sussex and Hampshire is a plethora of artisan producers creating amazing local cheeses. Louisa Mason, of Flavour Tastings, which specialises in showcasing British artisan cheeses at cheese tasting events, champions the producers in the area. Some great cheesemakers can be found on the Sussex side of our area. The Traditional Cheese Dairy produces a wide range of cheeses, from a soft cheese called Burwash Rose that is rind-washed in rosewater, to a hard ewe’s cheese called Lord of the Hundreds, which is similar to Spanish Manchego but with Sussex style.

The beautiful rolling hills and verdant countryside that surrounds our area offer magnificent views and enjoyable walks. But the land also provides rich pastures ideal for dairy farming. The result is brilliant, delicious cheese. Citing Hampshire cheesemaker Lyburn as a prime example, Louisa says: “It is no surprise that the rolling Hampshire hills lend themselves to dairy farming, where the cows can eat the rich, lush grass of the South Downs and surrounding areas,” Lyburn, located in the New Forest, is a traditional dairy farm that makes a variety of hard farmhouse cheeses. “My favourite from Lyburn is Old Winchester, a cross between a very mature cheddar, Old Amsterdam and Parmesan,” Louisa explains. “It is a really meaty cheese that is wonderful to cook with as well as to nibble cubed with a glass of red.” While many would associate farmhouse cheese with cheddar styles, small farms across the UK are offering a huge range of cheeses that are truly unique. 34

“Our local cheeses can also provide a glimpse at history,” Louisa notes. “Lord of the Hundreds takes its name from the tax booth once located on the farm where the cheese is made, where a tax collector was responsible for 100 parcels of land.” Cheese making was always part of traditional dairy farming and provided a valuable income stream as well as using excess milk yields at certain times of the year.

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For those who enjoy goat’s cheese, Louisa recommends Chabis, a light, fresh goat’s cheese made by the Blunt family of Golden Cross Cheese. She pairs it with another Sussex delight: “We serve Chabis with Loft Pickle’s chilli jelly at our tastings and it is always very popular. Chabis is fresh and vantagepointmag.co.uk

Little Anne. This tiny, unpasteurised little disk of fresh cheese tastes clean and tangy. Made by the aptly named Thimble Cheeses, production is so small that Little Anne can be quite tricky to get hold of – but well worth the eﬀort!

not too ‘goaty’ for those who don’t like their goat’s cheese too strong”. Golden Cross Cheese Company is a family owned business that has been producing goat’s and sheep’s cheeses since 1989. Their herd of 300 goats graze outside in the Sussex countryside during the summer and are fed hay all year round. They also make a French style charcoaled log called Golden Cross which is a stronger, richer goat’s cheese especially suitable for those who like their cheeses stronger.

Fans of blue cheese should watch for Norbury Blue from Norbury Park Farm in Surrey. A relative newcomer to the artisan cheese world, Norbury Blue only started production in 2001. This handmade cheese is created from milk sourced on the same farm as the dairy. The cheese is allowed to mature for four weeks under the careful eye of producers Neil and Michaela Allam. It is released in small batches and features a very distinctive taste, in part due to the unpasteurised milk used to make it. “This is a really piquant blue that combines a soft texture with a pungent ﬂavour”, Louisa says, adding, “This is a great cheese for lovers of strong blues.”

The current revival in artisan cheese is a far cry from the rationing days of WWII. In 1940 cheese production virtually stopped, save for a standard, cheddar-like national cheese, produced to a universal recipe to enable eﬃcient distribution. The variety of cheeses started to increase again by the early 1950s, but it is only in the last 30 years that such a great number of artisan producers have created award-winning cheeses. “The innovation and creativity of the UK cheese market is inspiring,” Louisa says. “Modern methods combined with historical know-how present us with some fabulous new cheeses. For example, just outside of Alton is Hampshire Cheeses, which make the British Cheese Champion Tunworth. This rich, creamy cross between Camembert and Brie has won awards for a reason! It is unctuously rich and full-ﬂavoured with a slight sweetness – a great addition to any cheeseboard.” Within 10 miles of Hampshire Cheeses is another new cheesemaker who produces

With more than 700 types of British cheese available, including many amazing varieties from our area, now is the perfect time to ‘buy local’ and try an artisan cheese. Of course these artisan cheeses are not always easy to ﬁnd so keep a look out at farmers’ markets and good delis. From top: Neil and Michaela Allam with their Norbury Blue. Above: Little Anne, made by Thimble Cheeses

Flavour Tastings also has an online shop specialising in local and British cheeses (www.ﬂavourtastings.co.uk/shop). With the rich heritage and new innovations in the cheese world, eating local has never been so rewarding.

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For more information on local cheese and British Cheese Tastings, visit Louisa’s website: www.ﬂavourtastings.co.uk. It’s also a great place to read about some of the producers and search out recipes. August 2014

Soundingoff WILL OSCAR WIN AN OSCAR? 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... Every time Gog sounds oﬀ you may sense the extrusion of tongue into cheek, and therefore take a pinch of seasoning. But at the heart of today’s rant lies a serious point: the perils of televised trials.

At one level or another, all the participants in the trial are aware of these things. The presence of an audience almost inevitably changes their behaviour: they feel pressure not just to be natural and truthful, but to work up a show. They don’t happen in this country but there is some pressure The barristers must satisfy popular expectation to hold them (especially from broadcasters with an eye to the and play to the gallery. If the accused is pleadratings), and we have all been treated to continuous coverage of ing innocence he’ll need to look innocent, or if the trial of the South African athlete, Oscar Pistorius. The argu- he’s hoping for mitigation demonstrate contriments for televising court cases are, tion by shedding tears, on the face of it, compelling. We live Televised trials are a devil’s bargain because without the in a democracy where there should that turns the audience into voyeurs tears the audience will be as much freedom of information and encourages the participants to doubt the contrition. as possible, and our system of justice put on an act. What starts as a trial on is an aspect of that democracy. Justelevision soon becomes tice should not only be done but seen to be done, so the more trial by television. people who can observe justice in action, the better. Real justice, however, is not concerned with And yet when vast numbers of people are watching at close drama but with ﬁnding out the truth – and quarters, a strange sorcery occurs. Honesty appearances can distract and sincerity become early casualties. Telefrom the truth. Most statues vised trials are a devil’s bargain that turn the which symbolise ‘Justice’ deaudience into voyeurs and encourage the pict a lady who not only carparticipants to put on an act. These trials do, ries a sword and scales but let’s be clear, make irresistible viewing. At wears a blindfold. This tells any time, most of us are happy just to gape at us that she will do her duty other people’s business, hence the old joke, “I without fear or favour, ignorlove work: I can sit and watch people do it for ing identity, wealth and rank. hours”. But trials on telly are terriﬁc: adverBut it also suggests that she saries clash; barristers argue with each other won’t take any notice of viand distraught, angry or evasive witnesses; sual attempts to entertain or there is suspense because the result is as yet deceive her. Trials on teleunknown. All the ingredients of drama are vision are enormous fun to here. Even more closely than in the theatre, watch, but they don’t serve we can study the face of the accused. Is he inthe cause of justice. nocent or guilty? And best of all, the drama is not make-believe: Do you agree with Andrew? What irritates you it’s for real! Nevertheless, what we’re after is not so much the these days? Please write in or let us know at editor@vantagepublishing.co.uk. truth as entertainment. 36

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are available from Di on 01428 654303 drdianecook@hotmail. co.uk or Shirley 01428 653285 shirley1941@btinternet.com Most counties in England (including Surrey, Hampshire and Sussex) hold an annual Ride & Stride, on the second Saturday in September (13th this year), to raise money for the restoration and repair of buildings for Christian worship. The idea is that cyclists and walkers are given a list of churches and chapels in the area of their choice. They map out their own route to pedal or walk having asked their friends to reward their eﬀorts. The money collected is divided into two. Half the monies go to the church or chapel of the cyclist’s or walker’s choice, probably your own, the other half is retained by the County Trust for distribution to churches in need. In the dozen years that the Bike Ride (now Ride & Stride) has been running in Surrey

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over £250,000 has been raised. Ride & Stride is a fun way to spend time on a pleasant September Saturday while at the same time supporting a worthy cause. Why not make up a group and join in this year! Details from your local church or from donaldson@ haslemere.com. Supporters who prefer not to ‘ride or stride’, please consider sponsoring volunteers involved in this important event. For more information, visit www. surreychurchespreservationtrust. org. Also on the 13th September, you can enjoy a Heritage Tea at Haslemere Education Museum. This will coincide with Heritage Open Days, and you can learn more about the history of this wonderful award winning museum in our special exhibition and why not extend your visit with a lovely cream tea? For

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more information and to book please contact Haslemere Visitor Information Centre on 01428 645425. Thinking about starting Pilates? I can tell you that beginners’ classes are held weekly in Fernhurst, Hascombe and Cranleigh. For more information email Laura on kaizen.pilates@outlook.com AMICA is a social group serving the Hampshire/Berkshire/ Surrey border communities. They welcome single people who have just moved into the area, have changed circumstances or feel its time to move on. Both weekday and weekend events are organised by members to serve wide-ranging interests. You are welcome to attend an event for free by browsing their website www.amicauk.org. Please introduce yourself beforehand

Abinger Cookery School Vincent Clist is the head chef of the Abinger Cookery School and to date runs all the classes they hold there. Vinny fell into cooking after working in his local pub and went on to gain experience working in several restaurants in and around Cambridge. It was his stint working with gastro holiday company, Fish & Pips, that really put Vinny on the culinary map. Having completed three seasons working as a chalet chef for them in the French Alps, Vinny was awarded The Times Chalet Chef of the Year. Vinny’s subsequent two years travelling and cooking in Australia further underlined his talent as a cook allowing him to broaden his culinary experience and expertise.

Chargrilled leeks with a Romesco sauce 1. Wash the leeks thoroughly and peel off the outer layer, trim off 1cm from the root end and leave a few centimetres of green at the top end. 2. Bring a large pan of well salted water to the boil, fill a bowl with cold water and ice. 3. Add the leeks to the boiling water and cook for 4-6 minutes, or until softened, drain. Then put them into iced water. 4. When cold, drain from the water and pat dry with kitchen paper. Brush with a little olive oil and barbecue for 4-5 minutes, turning occasionally until charred. 5. Put them into a bowl with the left over olive oil, lemon juice and zest, sliced garlic, basil and parsley and toss together. Season well and serve. For the Romseco sauce: 1. Put the red peppers and tomatoes in a roasting tray, drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. 2. Wrap the two halves of garlic in foil and add to the roasting tray, roast in

the oven for 20 minutes. 3. Remove from the oven and put the peppers in a bowl and cover with cling ﬁlm to ‘sweat’ oﬀ the skins. 4. When the garlic is cool enough to handle, pop the cloves out of their skins and set aside. 5. Peel and de-seed the peppers. 6. Toast the almonds in the oven for 3-4 minutes until lightly browned. 7. Heat some olive oil in a frying pan and fry the bread on both sides until golden brown. 8. Put the chilli, red peppers, roasted tomatoes, garlic, almonds, bread and vinegar into a food processor. Add 100ml of olive oil and blitz until smooth. Season with salt and pepper.

8 small leeks 3 tbsp olive oil Juice and zest of 1 lemon 1 garlic clove, peeled and finely sliced Small handful of basil and parsley, roughly chopped Salt and pepper For the Romesco sauce: 1 dried red chilli, soaked in warm water for 2 hours 2 red peppers 5 ripe plum tomatoes 100ml olive oil, plus extra for drizzling 1 whole head of garlic, halved horizontally 100g blanched almonds 1 thick slice of good quality white bread 50 ml sherry vinegar Salt and pepper Serves 4

Courgette and fennel salad 1. Using a speed peeler, peel the courgettes lengthways into long thin ribbons, thinly slice the fennel then ﬁnely chop the chillies and add them all to a bowl. 2. In a small jug, add the juice of the lemon and top up with double the amount of extra virgin olive oil. Stir in a pinch of salt, then mix well and pour over the salad. 3. Toss to coat, then scatter over

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the basil and mint leaves and serve immediately.

2 courgettes, (mixture of yellow and green) 1 bulb of fennel 1-2 fresh red chillies, de-seeded 1 lemon Extra virgin olive oil Sea salt A few sprigs of fresh basil leaves, picked A few sprigs of mint leaves, picked Serves 4

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FOOD Beef Ribs with Chimichuri 1. Mix all the marinade ingredients together in a large non-metallic dish. Add the beef and marinate for a minimum of two hours, or overnight if time allows. 2. Preheat the oven to 140°C/gas mark 3. 3. Transfer the beef ribs to a large non-stick roasting tin. Roast for 2-3 hours covered with foil, or until the beef ribs are cooked. Remove the foil, turn the oven up to 200C/gas mark 6,

return to the oven uncovered for a final 30 minutes for the marinade to reduce and glaze. 4. To make chimichurri, blitz the parsley, oregano, garlic, shallot and chilli flakes in a food processor or chop very finely by hand. 5. Add the olive oil, lemon juice, vinegar and some seasoning and pulse to combine everything to a saucy consistency.

Ingredients 1.3 kg of beef ribs For the marinade: 1 small onion, peeled and grated 300ml coke 2 tbsp light soy sauce 2 tbsp rapeseed or olive oil 2 garlic cloves, peeled and ﬁnely chopped 2 tbsp runny honey Freshly ground black pepper 1 tbsp crushed fennel seeds For the Chimichuri: Small bunch of parsley, roughly chopped ½ tsp of oregano, fresh or dried 2 garlic cloves 1 shallot, chopped ½ tsp of chilli ﬂakes 2 tbsp of olive oil Juice of ½ a lemon 2 tsp of red wine vinegar Serves 4

Raspberry soufflé 1. Brush the base and sides of four 250ml soufflé dishes or coffee cups with melted butter and sprinkle with caster sugar, tipping out the excess. 2. Chill in the fridge for 20 minutes, then repeat. 3. Chill again until you are ready to use. 4. Process the raspberries in a food processor until smooth, strain through a sieve, then tip into a small saucepan with half of the caster sugar. 5. Stir over a low heat until the sugar has dissolved, bring to the boil and stir in the corn flour mixture. 6. Remove from the heat but continue stirring until it is all well mixed. 7. Leave to cool completely. 8. Preheat the oven to 170°C (325°F/ Gas 3). 9. Beat the egg whites with a pinch of salt and the cream of tartar until soft peaks form. August 2014

10. Gradually add the remaining caster sugar until the mixture is thick and glossy, add a third of the egg white to the raspberry purée, mixing well with a metal spoon, then add the rest of the egg white and gently mix it in. 11. Spoon into the dishes and smooth the tops. 12. Bake for 12-14 minutes, until well risen and starting to colour. 13. Dust with icing sugar and serve immediately.

Ingredients Melted butter and caster sugar, to dust the moulds 200g of raspberries, fresh or thawed frozen 115g caster sugar 2 tsp corn flour mixed with 2 tsp of cold water 4 egg whites Pinch of cream of tartar Icing sugar, to dust Serves 4

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What to do in With Matthew Pottage, Garden Manager at RHS Garden Wisley

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Thrifty gardening Select a vigorous shoot, about 5 cm in length, strip oﬀ the lowest leaves, making the cut close to the leaf joint and insert into compost suitable for cuttings and propagation. Cuttings root best when taken as shoot tips, with any ﬂowers pinched out and kept in a cool, moist environment out of full sunlight.

Late summer is a perfect time to be thinking about taking cuttings – creating plants for free! While I appreciate the hard work that goes into growing plants, I’m sure I am not alone in sometimes raising my eyebrows at the price of some that are easy to root and quick to grow on yourself. To this end, now is the time to take ‘semi ripe’ cuttings, which are basically cuttings that have ripened stems over the summer and have the ability to produce their own roots.

Start with some half hardy perennials such as salvias and Penstemon and some of the easier shrubs, namely Hebe and rosemary and see how naturally green ﬁngered you are.

Peeping over the garden fence It is in the height of summer when we tend to be at our busiest as gardeners, and it is important to leave the tools in the shed one day, and get out to other gardens, and see what other people are up to.

Love your lavender Our lavenders have completely finished their flowering display now, and it is a prime time to give them a decent haircut and get them back into shape. There is often some doubt about how to keep these popular shrubs in prime condition; despite them being a mainstay of so many of our gardens. Firstly, remember they cannot regenerate from the oldest of wood if pruned to the point where no leaves remain; therefore the trick is to deadhead the plant, and reduce the section of green growth that exists between the wood and the bottom of the flower stem. This reduces the height of the plant and helps to keep it compact. If your plant is very woody and ‘leggy’ you can ‘drop layer’ which is basically lifting the plant, digging a deeper hole and popping it back in, feeding the soil back around the stems, which take root and give you a cluster of new plants. This needs to be done in spring however as it causes the plant some initial stress that could push it over the edge in a cold winter if done in late summer/autumn. 40

Even for us, blessed with Wisley, it is always refreshing to see other people’s plants, how they grow them, what they grow them with and how they lay their garden out. This is the beauty of the National Gardens Scheme (NGS) – there’s nothing more fun than seeing someone else’s patch and learning something new. They may be growing that plant you like but are too scared to invest in in case it dies or your eyes could be opened to a new way of doing things. However, if your garden is already picture perfect, go for the tea and cake – it never disappoints in my experience. FIND OUT MORE

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to one of their hosts by calling/ texting 07857 135973, leaving your name and contact number for a call back as required. The textile reuse charity TRAID has expanded its free home collections service to the Surrey area. Offering thousands of households scheduled pickups of their unwanted clothes, the service can be booked online, by phone or email giving people a hassle-free way to donate unwanted clothes directly to charity, from their door. All the charity asks is that people using this service have a minimum donation of at least one large bin liner sized bag. Nearly one million tonnes of textiles are sent to UK landfill and incineration every year, with 350,000 tonnes of these textiles estimated to be good enough quality to be worn again. With UK landfill at bursting point and textiles contributing disproportionately to greenhouse emissions, TRAID’s innovative work to reclaim and reuse unwanted clothes is more relevant than ever. To book a free home collection with TRAID go to www.traid.org.uk/collections, call 020 8733 2580 (then press 1 to book a collection) or email recycling@traid.org.uk. Now, this is something that might help occupy the kids on those long car journeys. Instead of the ‘are we there yet’ questions, children and parents can actively contribute to the conservation of British wildlife. Apparently around one million mammals are killed on UK roads each year, but People’s Trust for Endangered Species (PTES) is turning these deaths into a positive, by using recorded sightings of road kill to help monitor the changing state of August 2014

Britain’s wildlife populations, all with the help of the Mammals on Roads app starting this July and running to the end of September. They are calling on volunteers to record any sightings of mammals, dead or healthy, they spot on their car journeys via their mobile phones and tablets. You can take part in the survey using the free app, available from the App Store and Google Play. Alternatively, the survey can be completed on the web, or via a printed survey pack. Email mor@ptes.org or call 0207 498 4533 to request a pack. I love hearing news about progress on the restoration of the Wey & Arun Canal. I realise that I probably won’t be around to see the task completed, but great strides are being made. The latest milestone is the completion of the restoration of Southland Lock some 200 years after it was built, which is now being used by boats once again. The lock was demolished in the 1930s when the canal had fallen into disuse and many of the bricks reused on other local building projects. Reconstruction of the lock was a major challenge for the Trust, not just ﬁnancially but also logistically as the site is located more than a mile from the nearest public road. WACT chairman Sally Schupke said “None of this would have been possible without the enthusiasm of the adjacent landowners. Their support made all the diﬀerence”. The focus of the restoration work will now move northwards. WACT is working on major restoration schemes near Bramley at the northern end of the canal and near Dunsfold at the summit of the waterway. For more information do have a look at www.weyandarun.co.uk

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Haslemere Gardening Society is hosting a very interesting lecture by Andrew Gaunt (Defra) on Plants Diseases and Pests. This talk has had good reviews and well worth attending. Also they will be holding their yearly Bulb Sale. This was a great success last year and there will be some very interesting bulbs new on the market as well as some old favourites. The lecture takes place on the 24th September at 7.45pm at the Catholic Church Hall, Weydown Road. Non members are very welcome. You can contact the secretary at info@ haslemere-gardening-society. co.uk for further information on any of their forthcoming events. Put this date in your diaries now – it’s a concert not to be missed! All Saints Church, Grayswood is hosting The Richard SteelePerkins Memorial Concert, on Saturday 27th September, at 8pm in the church, with Crispian Steele-Perkins (trumpet) and Leslie Pearson (piano). This lively entertaining duo is returning to Grayswood to demonstrate the versatility of the trumpet and its repertoire. Tickets: £15 for the concert only, or £25 including a delicious pre-concert meal at the Wheatsheaf pub, just up the road. They are obtainable from Judy Culhane on 01428 644125 culhane@grayswood.co.uk or Shirley Richmond on 01428 653285 shirley1941@btinternet. com. New Session at the Fernhurst Centre. ‘How to Sell on eBay. eBay is a popular auction website where individuals can buy and sell new and second-hand items. This ‘hands on session’ will show you how to sell a single item on eBay and that there is nothing to fear, so long as you follow a few simple 41

Frensham Common There are few walks which better illustrate the varied nature of Surrey’s landscape than this one. At the beginning and end there is pleasant walking in coppiced woodland, while the middle section goes through an area of forestry reminiscent of parts of Scotland. Much of the return leg, along the ridge of Kettlebury Hill, gives wide views northwards to Guildford and beyond. Skyfall was ﬁlmed here, with parts of the common appearing as the site of James Bond’s ancestral Scottish mansion.

The walk From the Frensham Common Little Pond car park off Priory Lane, turn right along the road and shortly after passing Pond Cottage turn right at a public footpath sign to skirt the pond. Frensham Little Pond, which used to be called Crowsfoot was built in 1246 on the orders of the medieval bishop William de Raley and contained bream, pike and carp. As the path winds its way through pine trees it’s hard to imagine a more pleasant way to begin a walk. Where the path forks at a fence on the left bear left and follow this out of National Trust land. The enclosed path becomes a track between fields, with a tree nursery to the right. Keep straight on over another track – there are initially pine woods to the left and a field to your right. Pass through a barrier and at a path junction turn sharp right onto a bridleway. This soon meets a road – turn left onto this – and pass through swampland. Cross the ford, where there is a footbridge and immediately after this leave the road by bearing left to follow the blue waymarked post of a bridleway. At a path junction after Gray Walls turn left onto another bridleway and keep on this main track to pass to the rear of Lowicks House with its large pond. The bridleway gradually ascends to a main path junction. Turn left here past a paddock on the left and the sandy track descends past the driveway to Crosswater House, after which it becomes surfaced. Continue along this lane to pass nurseries and then turn left along a permissive track. This leads into an area known as the Flashes, a heathery basin which would not look out of place in the Scottish highlands. This local nature reserve is dominated by purple moor-grass, cottongrass, ling and mosses and the bog here is an important area of peatland. The track enters 42

wood again having skirted this area of emptiness, although since it has been replanted with conifers its character may soon be lost. Keep along the bridleway to pass the Devil’s Jumps, four bronze age tombs dating from around 500BC which can be seen in the meadow to the right, just before the track meets a junction of tracks. They are conical greensand outcrops known as the High Jump, Middle Jump and Stony Jump, which contain ironstone and are an important habitat for reptiles. Again keep straight on, staying with the blue waymarked bridleway (no.P5) Houses can now be seen on top of the hill ahead, and soon after the track meets a road on the outskirts of Rushmoor. Turn left along the main road and then after 100 yds turn right down a track leading to a military training area. Cross a stream, turn left onto the track beyond it and then right at the next junction of ﬁve tracks. Bear left when the track divides, and carry straight on over the next junction, climbing steeply to reach the bridleway on the crest of Kettlebury Hill. Turn left onto this. The walking is delightful on top of the sandy ridge, although noise from army ﬁring ranges can sometimes be heard. Bear right at a bridleway fork to keep to the crest. Look out for the distinctive shape of Guildford Cathedral to the north at the next junction, which is known as the Lion’s Mouth. vantagepointmag.co.uk

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There is a meeting of ﬁve ways here. Turn left along the path to the left of wooden posts and descend to a bridleway sign where this time seven paths meet. Turn half left onto bridleway 101 (as shown by a short post with an arrow) and go straight across Hankley Common golf course for 500 yards to another set of crosstracks. Keep ahead here along the Greensand Way, past a driving range and through trees to reach a wide track. Turn right and keep ahead past the club house to the road where you’ll ﬁnd the Duke of Cambridge pub. Turn right and almost immediately turn left at a bridleway sign along a gravel drive, passing paddocks to bear left along a byway. Keep ahead, passing to the right of Tilford Common and enjoy this lovely, undemanding end to a walk that has covered some of the best countryside in Surrey. The leafy track emerges on to a road where you turn right and the car park at Frensham Little Pond is on your left.

DISTANCE: 7.75 miles OS MAPS: Landranger 186 (Aldershot & Guildford), Explorers 133 (Haslemere & Petersﬁeld) and 145 (Guildford and Farnham) START GRID REFERENCE: SU 856 418 STARTING POINT: Frensham Little Pond REFRESHMENTS: The Duke of Cambridge, Tilford Road, Tilford GU10 2DD (tel 01252

792236). Food served Monday to Thursday from 12pm-2.30pm and 6pm-9pm. Friday from 12pm-2.30pm and 6pm-9.30pm. Saturday: 12pm-3:30 and 6pm-9.30pm. Sunday from 12pm-8.30pm. The walk is taken from the Pathﬁnder Guide to Surrey, published by Crimson Publishing at £11.99. www.crimsonpublishing.co.uk. Left: Frensham Little Pond (National Trust) Above: A view from Kettlebury Hill (Shazz) Map above © Crown copyright August 2014 Ordnance Survey Media 019/14.

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steps, and, of course, remember it is just fun! This two hour session will run on one evening in September at 7.30-9.30 pm at a cost of £10 - please contact the Fernhurst Centre for dates. Places must be booked in advance either on 01428 641931 or email them at ferncent@gmail.com – or check out their website www. fernhurstcentre.org.uk. In celebration of its 30th year, Opera South will be presenting the popular classic opera La Traviata. It will be on at Haslemere Hall on Thursday 30th October at 7.30pm, Saturday 2nd November at 5.30pm and Sunday 3rd November 2.30pm. The box office is open now. Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice is celebrating its 35th anniversary with a Grand Draw Raffle, with tickets on sale for just £1. As well as a top prize of £2,000, there are two 2nd prizes of £500, plus two third prizes of £100 and twenty runner-up prizes of £50. So you can help raise money for your local hospice whilst giving yourself a chance to win some too! The deadline for returned tickets to be entered into the draw is 20th October and the draw will take place on 27th October. Raffle tickets are available from the reception of the Hospice, on Waverley Lane in Farnham, and from all Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice shops. - You can request a book of tickets by calling the Hospice on 01252 729446. Just had another report from The Wey & Arun Canal Trust. Apparently work to restore the Canal has won the support of a national group that hopes to make use of the waterway both during and after completion. WACT chairman Sally Schupke says “The 44

Trust is delighted that British Canoeing has decided to become a corporate member”. Under the agreement, British Canoeing members will be licensed to use a 3-mile section of the restored canal in Loxwood, West Sussex, and more new areas as restoration progresses. The canal is ideally suited for canoeists and kayakers who enjoy paddling along quiet waters through beautiful unspoilt countryside. Any British Canoeing members wishing to make use of the new agreement should contact WACT in advance by emailing the boat licensing oﬃcer on rallies@weyandarun. co.uk with membership details. Canoeists should report to the Canal Centre to sign in before taking to the water so that any special safety precautions for the day can be issued by the Canal Centre staﬀ. Further details on www.weyandarun.co.uk . Motorsport legend John Surtees OBE, has presented a £75,000 cheque to local charity Kent, Surrey & Sussex Air Ambulance, on behalf of the Henry Surtees Foundation. The presentation, which took place at MercedesBenz World, Weybridge, was made to the Air Ambulance Chief Executive Adrian Bell; the money will be used for ‘High Fidelity Simulators’. The Henry Surtees Foundation was inspired by John Surtees, following the tragic death of his son Henry whilst competing in a Formula 2 race in 2009 aged just 18 years old. Incidentally, the third annual ‘Henry Surtees Foundation Brooklands Team Challenge’ charity kart event at MercedesBenz World was held on 1st July raised an estimated £60,000 for the Henry Surtees Foundation and Brooklands Museum (before contractors’ direct costs). The

event was organised by the Henry Surtees Foundation, Brooklands Museum and Mercedes-Benz World, working with Daytona Motorsport. Les Amitiés Françaises are preparing their winter programme, which will be published (and displayed in museums and arts centres) in August. It includes history (Napoléon); geography (Corsica); culture (a speaker from the Courtauld Gallery) - in all, nine lectures (in French), plus social events. More programme details next month. Further general information available from the membership secretary, John Petty tel: 01483 861974 or email johnpetty@sky.com. After its highly successful debut last year, when over £1200 was raised, Harrison’s Fund the Surrey-based Charity promoting and funding research into a treatment or cure for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy is holding its second Christmas Gift Fair at Liphook’s Millennium Centre on Saturday 29th November from 11am- 4pm. The reason I mention this so early is that there are still some spaces for exhibitors available for this year’s Gift Fair, so if you’re interested in taking part, please initially contact Jenni by email at info@harrisonsfund. com. Thought that I would be the bearer of some good news. Waverley is providing the borough’s businesses with very early festive cheer by announcing free parking in its car parks FIND OUT MORE

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