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TO THE POINT It is hard to believe it is January already, which marks a year since we successfully launched VantagePoint. The feedback we have received is enormously gratifying and I am also delighted that so many charities and local groups benefit from the free Jottings we provide every month. By my reckoning, we have published more than 4,000 events since last January to the advan- Stefan Reynolds tage of both readers and the event organisers. Editor & Publisher Please do keep them coming in! We have a new, locally based gardening writer joining VantagePoint this month. Beth Otway will be writing her column monthly and she will also have further information on her website which will expand upon some of her subjects as space in the magazine is always at a premium, given all the relevant local information we want to feature every month.

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Last month I mentioned the fantastic response we had had to the competition to win one of the Tower of London poppies. Sadly there could only be two winners and the first couple of names pulled from the proverbial hat were: Mrs S Colles from Liphook and Debbie Keen from Lower Bourne. Congratulations to them both. Humph continues to increase in size almost daily and now weighs in at 15kg, which is probably close to half his adult weight. He remains fixated with food and still eats his meals in literally a matter of seconds. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll get a shock next month when his meals reduce from three to two. The upside to this love of food is that training is going pretty well, touch wood... stefan@vantagepublishing.co.uk

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Jottings First of all, we would like to wish you all a very happy New Year. We do hope you had a really good Christmas and unlike 2013, managed to cook Christmas dinner without disruption! We look forward to receiving all your Jottings in the coming year. If you are a club, society, school, charity or indeed anyone who is doing something for the benefit of our community and would like some publicity to increase membership or highlight an event, do email us. Although we can’t guarantee it, we will certainly try our best to include your entry. As I write, Guildford Rugby Club continues their fantastic run. They have won nine games in their league and have lost just two, both by narrow margins and are lying third in the league. There are three home Saturday matches in January, 3rd January v Dover, 10th January v Wimbledon (current league leaders, so should be a cracker!) and 31st January v Chobham. Do try and get down to Broadwater and watch a game; the standard of rugby is pretty high and all the games I’ve watched this season have been very exciting. There is a great

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There is a folk music session every Monday at the Star in Church Street, Godalming at 9pm and at the Harrow at Compton every Wednesday at 8.30pm. Also every first Sunday at the Queen Victoria in Shalford starting at 8.30pm and the Royal Oak in Sydenham Road, Guildford on the third Sunday at 8.30pm. All musicians, singers and audience welcome. It’s free, just turn up! For more information phone Kevin Gorton on 01483 415962. How many times have you read about how good walking is for you? Well there’s no denying it, it is good for you! Surrey County Walkers organise some great weekly walks. Here are brief details of January’s agenda. Sunday 11th - 8 mile easy walk around Cove, Ansell Farm, and Minley. Meet at Sail Training Centre, Hawley Lake, Minley Road. Ref 186/841584. Leader Cyril 01252 546160. Saturday 17th - 7 mile easy walk around Christmas Pie, Flexford and Wood Street Village. Meet at Normandy crossroads car park. Ref 186/926616. Leader Andrew 01252 520256. Sunday 25th - 7.5mile easy walk around Bisley and Donkey Town.

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Turner at Petworth House Visitors to the National Trust’s Petworth House in West Sussex will be able to enjoy a unique exhibition of artwork and artefacts, inspired by the themes in Mike Leigh’s award-winning film Mr. Turner.

Turner in the garden of the Chelsea cottage he shared secretly with his Margate landlady, under the name ‘Mr Booth’. The painting was last exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1852 – a year after Turner’s death.

Petworth House played a starring role in the film having once been the home of one of Turner’s greatest patrons, the third Earl of Egremont.

• Turner’s personal possessions, including his fishing rod, watch and signet ring, books from his library, and his painting materials. Some of these pieces have never been on public display before.

The exhibition features over 30 works of art, mostly by Turner, and on loan from major museum collections including the Tate and V&A, alongside personal effects once belonging to the artist, some on show for the first time. Also on view are paintings and drawings by the actor Timothy Spall, created whilst he trained for his role as Turner in the film, together with props and items of costume from the feature. Highlights include: • Major loans of Turner’s paintings in oil and watercolour • Rarely seen portraits of Turner, such as John Phillip’s touching late watercolour – possibly the last painted image of the artist before his death, and CW Cope’s oil sketch, one of the very few visual records of Turner at work. • The first showing of a painting by 19th-century artist Alexander McInnes, discovered on the BBC Antiques Roadshow. It shows 8

• Props and items of costume from the film, Mr. Turner.

Below: Petworth House - Carved Room with four Turner landscapes set into Grinling Gibbons panelling - credit National Trust, Bill Batten.

• The additional 20 Turner paintings that reside permanently at Petworth House alongside countless masterpieces by other artists in five historic show rooms, several of which featured in the film. • A short film by Mike Leigh’s production company Thin Man Films, about the making of Mr. Turner at Petworth House, and featuring rare behind-the-scenes footage. Visitors can also tour the Old Library, not usually open to the public, but once used by Turner and other artist guests as a studio in the 19th century. This extraordinary space, which features in the film, hosts an exhibition of artwork by Timothy Spall, who was awarded the Best Actor award at the Cannes Film Festival for his performance as Turner. vantagepointmag.co.uk

Curator of Collections and Exhibitions at Petworth House, Andrew Loukes said: “Mike Leigh’s work on Mr. Turner at Petworth was arguably the most significant cultural moment at the ‘house of art’ since Turner himself was a frequent guest here in the 1820s and 30s.

JMW Turner and Petworth House and Park

Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775– 1851) was born in London and entered the Royal Academy Schools in 1789. He is one of the best-loved English Romantic artists and became known as ‘the painter of light’ due to his use of brilliant colours for his landscapes and seascapes. The critic John Ruskin became a great champion of his work.

“Having been a major location for the film, Petworth is a fitting venue for Mr. Turner – an exhibition: a unique show of loans celebrating a great British film, inspired by its principal themes and featuring an important mix of iconic paintings and rarely seen exhibits.” The exhibition explores major themes of the film, such as travel, patronage, science, the Royal Academy and colour. Included in the collection are views reflecting Turner’s many European adventures, such as the enigmatic oil Calais Sands (Bury Art Gallery). Turner’s work at Petworth is showcased by a group from the Turner Bequest (Tate), including the famous view of the third Earl of Egremont striding out with his dogs – a scene recreated in the film. Turner’s close involvement with the Royal Academy is represented by examples of his work as student, lecturer and exhibitor, while his lifelong residence in the capital is also acknowledged through works such as The Port of London (V&A). Mike Leigh said: “Petworth wrote itself into the film rather than us having to think of possible stately homes; it is such an extraordinary, and rare, and rarefied place. “When you’re in a place like Petworth and you’re saying, ‘OK, let’s pretend it’s 1828’ and you do all the research, and get into the costumes and breathe the air, you really do experience some kind of magic.” FIND OUT MORE

Booking is essential for Mr. Turner – an exhibition. For more information please visit www. nationaltrust.org.uk/petworthturner or telephone 0844 249 1895.

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Left: Timothy Spall as Turner - Simon Mein and Thin Man Films

Turner had strong links with Petworth. During the 1820s and 30s he was a frequent visitor to the house as a guest of his friend and patron the third Earl of Egremont. The 20 paintings bought and commissioned by the third Earl continue to be enjoyed by thousands of visitors today, and are central to the story of Petworth.

Petworth House as a film location for Mr. Turner

Above: The Artist and his Admirers by JMW Turner, 1827 - Tate Britain

Mike Leigh filmed for just over a week at Petworth House, which was the seat of one of Turner’s greatest patrons - the third Earl of Egremont, played by Patrick Godfrey in the film. Turner famously had the run of the house when he visited, and annexed the enormous library as his art studio, which was vividly brought back to life in the film. Little needed to be done to the interiors to prepare them for filming; they remain much as they were during Turner’s time.

Petworth House’s splendid Carved Room is prominent in the film, and contains four landscapes painted by Turner for the 3rd Earl, two of which are of Petworth House and Park. The film also captures a scene portrayed in Turner’s painting, Petworth Park, with Lord Egremont and his Dogs (on show), which depicts the Earl walking towards the house with his dogs at sunset. Petworth House’s Marble Hall and Little Dining Room also feature.

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Meet in Bisley car park, off A322 roundabout near Hen & Chicken pub. Ref 186/948597. Leader Colin 01276 474258. Saturday 31st January – 8 mile easy walk around South Nutfield, Nutfield Marshand Redhill. Meet at Earlswood Common carpark, Earlswood Lakes. Ref 187/267484. Leader Jim 01737 764149. For all walks meet at 10am sharp. Godalming Museum is continuing to highlight those industries that have played an important role in the local economy. The museum will be holding an exhibition on the Alan Paine knitwear company during the summer of 2015. As part of this exhibition, the museum is interviewing any ex-employees or people associated with the company over any period. A number of people have already been interviewed; however, they’d appreciate additional contributors. Interviews will also form an important part

of the museum’s permanent oral history archive. If you are interested, or you have a friend or member of the family that may wish to be interviewed, then please contact the museum on 01483 426510 and ask to speak to Alison Pattison or email the museum at godalming. museum@waverley.gov.uk. U3A Milford’s next meeting is on Friday 9th January at 2pm in Milford Village Hall. The speaker will be Bob France and he will be talking on ‘The Life of Emma Hamilton’. How did she rise so astronomically only to crash so dramatically? 2015 is the 250th anniversary of Emma Hamilton’s birth and 200th of her death. Born in rural poverty, she was the most painted woman in Europe, a fashion icon, confidante of a queen, heroine of the Napoleonic wars and lover of England’s greatest naval hero – Lord Nelson. Some woman!

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Fancy some fun after the festivities? Why not join in for a New Year’s Table Quiz – ‘TWTYTW: That Was The Year That Was!’ It’s at Springbok Social Club, Springbok Estate, Alfold GU6 8JG. A general knowledge quiz in comfortable surroundings with a well stocked bar and soft and hot drinks. It takes place on Saturday 10th January commencing at 8pm. Teams of up to 4, £1 per person. For further details contact 01403 752555. Happy New Year from the Godalming Evening Townswomen’s Guild, they are a part of a nationwide organisation which is 85 years old! They meet on the second Tuesday of the month at the Baptist Church in Queen Street, starting with coffee at 7.15pm - an ideal time for those ladies who are still working. They have an active programme of talks and outings etc. During the past

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Ellen and Friends. In advance of the meeting on Wednesday 11th February, after Guild business, members and guests will have a chance to try their hand at a spot of indoor curling in the Church Room. Visitors are always welcome to join members at a meeting; entrance fee just £1 at the door. For more information on the Guild, contact their secretary Jill Bird on 01483 860917, and you can also enquire about membership at a meeting. If you fancy treating your family to a feel-good show in January that is not a pantomime, why not go along to the next Compton Little Theatre Group adaptation of ‘A Christmas Carol’ from Thursday 15th - 17th January. It takes place at Compton Village Hall at 8pm each day with an additional Saturday matinée at 3pm. To order tickets at £10 for evenings, and £8 for the matinee, call the box oﬃce on 07964 515103. Rehearsals are well under way and the large cast

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Moving later in life When elderly parents need to downsize, it can be an ordeal for the whole family. Penny Kitchen talks to a woman who knows how to help from first-hand experience. Amanda Fyfe was a successful businesswoman with a young family when she realised that her parents, aged 75 and 85, needed to downsize – and needed help to do it. This presented problems for all the family members, not least because her parents lived several hours’ drive away. Both Amanda and her brother wanted to help, but spending weekends looking for suitable accommodation, and then helping her parents to get rid of a lifetime’s accumulation of possessions, took an increasing toll on family life, and on the emotions. “Mum was very fit and still worked full-time at Oxfam, but she was beginning to feel isolated and wanted to move closer to me. Dad who was that much older was beginning to slow down – but he didn’t want to move.” Finally Amanda’s parents were persuaded and she takes up the sory: “I found them somewhere to live, no problem; found a buyer for their house, no problem; but the practicalities of moving them from a very large four bedroom bungalow into a little two bedroom flat were huge. I was going over every weekend. I had three stepchildren living with me, a dog, a business with 18 employees to run, and an old house which required a lot of looking after. 14

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benefitted enormously from someone like Amanda. Not the stressed and overloaded Amanda who dealt with her own mother and father’s move, but the Amanda who today, as a professional ‘senior moves manager’, can stand back from the fraught family situation and guide her elderly clients through the process. A revelation On a business trip to the States shortly after her parents’ move, Amanda was telling an associate there about the ordeal. “He said to me ‘You should talk to my wife – she got in a senior moves manager.’ “The concept of a specialist helping older people downsize and move house was a revelation to me and I thought this is something I could do myself back in England. I’m usually calm and organised. I’ve always loved older people and felt relaxed with them – I loved visiting my grandparents and felt closer to my own parents when they got older.” Training in America through the Senior Moves Trade Association followed and Amanda reduced the time she spent at her other business in order to experience at first-hand what it would be like to move other people. “I had moved every three years because my father was in the army, so I could do that with my eyes closed, “ she explained, “ but it is very different moving yourself and moving someone else.” Amanda’s father died in 2011, a turning point for her. At the age of 49, she sold her business to concentrate full-time on her new venture. Today she feels well qualified to offer good advice to others who may be facing the prospect of helping to relocate elderly relatives.

• Invite other - older - family members or friends of your parents to sit in on one of these sessions so that they don’t feel they are being bullied. • Be open and truthful with them. Unfortunately, adult children may approach the issue obliquely out of respect for mum and dad. Show them reality but at the same time show them solutions. For example, point out to them “the day is coming when one of you might have a fall – who will pick you up?” Describe all the available options – care home, sheltered accommodation, ground floor flat, etc. • Parents will capitulate if the adult children give assurances often enough that they can help them. But what if adult children can’t offer help for whatever reason? Like me, they may live far away; the chemistry/history between parents and children sometimes gets in the way; and sadly, some families are estranged. Amanda believes that this is where the American concept of Senior Moves provides a solution. You will inevitably get situations where mother might want to keep something that daughter has designated for the charity shop. Says Amanda: “Someone like me coming in can spare the time to chat about a precious possession that holds a memory for the elderly person. We act as surrogate family to them because we’ll listen to them, whereas often family members have commitments of work, children at home, etc. We give them every minute of the hours we’re with them.” And importantly, there is no emotional childparent tension.

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Who do you call? Ghost busters are possibly the only services Amanda hasn’t enlisted to help her clients! She helps get services in, contacts charities, organises house and garage clearance, makes a floor plan of the new property to help them plan in advance where pieces of furniture will go. “We can even unpack for them so that they don’t have to face new rooms full of boxes. But the important thing is, they are always in control.” She will take on any or all parts of the relocation process, but at each stage her clients are presented with choices and asked how they would like to proceed.

Questions to ask Amanda is always happy when a family calls her in at the beginning of the process and the questions she asks provide a guideline for anyone in this situation: • Do the parents want to move nearer to their family? • Should they stay where they are because they have friends in the area, because they’ve always lived there? • Are they sociable, do they like to go for a drink in the evening? Or perhaps they like gardening or to go and listen to talks? This should be taken into consideration when choosing accommodation. • What sort of support do they need now – and importantly, what support will they need in five years’ time? It’s a much shorter time frame for an older person – closer to five years than 20. The type of accommodation families choose is dependent on personality and interests as well as finance. Amanda takes her clients personally to see what’s on offer and they are sometimes pleasantly surprised. “Care homes, retirement flats and sheltered accommodation are labels that a lot of elderly people don’t like, so I might take them to visit a retirement community so they can see what it’s really like and make up their own minds.” 16

A service like this wasn’t something anyone could have envisaged needing years ago. Amanda explains why: “The change in our culture over the last 30 years means that daughters no longer live at home, or take parents in, or are there to assist when they get old. Now every woman I know works. And also we live so far away from our families now. “Older people themselves have become more independent. They are happy they’ve been able to build an independent life and they don’t want to disrupt their children’s lives. “It also has a lot to do with an improvement in health – by and large the baby boomers aren’t unhealthy, just frail. “It’s great when the adult children want to be in contact, to help and make sure their parents are OK, but it’s also nice for them to know that they can go away and someone like me will be helping to sort things out. The sad thing is where we are helping elderly people who are completely on their own, or have children who just don’t care.” Penny Kitchen in a Farnham based writer and editor. She can be reached by email at penny. kitchen@btopenworld.com. FIND OUT MORE

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50% more accurate than the 30 year old PSA blood test. Anyone wishing to donate can do so at www.octobeardfest.co.uk or by contacting Tim on 07989 865702. Fantastic, well done chaps! The Wey Valley Decorative and Fine Arts Society start the New Year with a lecture by Ms Jo Walton entitled ‘From Coalbrookdale to the Crystal Palace’. Why not join them at Shalford Village Hall on Thursday 15th January and learn about the fascinating relationship between art and design in the Industrial Revolution? Refreshments are available from 9.45am and the lecture starts at 10.45am. The Society offers a monthly programme of varied and fascinating talks by first class speakers. There are also special interest days, visits and an annual tour for members. New members and visitors are warmly welcomed. Annual membership

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is £40 and visitors pay £6 per talk. If you are interested, contact the membership secretary on 01932 355113 or visit their website at www.theweyvalleydfas.org.uk. Grayshott Folk Club has some really good diverse gigs to start oﬀ 2015. On Thursday 15th January at 7.30pm, a band called Fish & Bird (www.fishandbird. ca) will be playing at Grayshott Social Club, Hill Road, Grayshott, Nr Hindhead GU26 6HL. They are over from Canada for their first ever tour of the UK and are destined for big things. They play their own unique style of country/ folk and their recently released fourth album, ‘Something in the Ether’ is receiving great critical acclaim. Adult Tickets: £12/under 16’s £6. Call Des O’Byrne on 01428 607096. Then on Thursday 22nd January at 7.30pm, there will be a collaboration with Farncombe Music Club to bring a band called

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Caravan to the area. They will be playing at St. John’s Church, St. John’s Road, Farncombe, Godalming GU7 3EJ. Caravan are considered by many to be the undisputed, unsung heroes of the British Progressive movement and are often quoted as being one of the most formidable acts to emerge from the ‘60s progressive rock scene, Advance Tickets: £16 Oo the door £19. Call Des O’Byrne on 01428 607096. Finally on Saturday 31st January at 7.30pm, Martin Turner Plays The Music of Wishbone Ash-The Warriors Return, at Grayshott Village Hall, Headley Road, Grayshott, Nr.Hindhead GU26 6TZ. When the band played Grayshott last February, the sell-out audience loved what they heard and have established a mutual admiration society. If you went along last year, do go again. If you missed out, be sure to book your tickets early! All tickets £15. Call Des O’Byrne on 01428 607096. Personal callers can buy their tickets for all Grayshott Folk Club events from Magical Rooms, 2 Headley Road, Grayshott. Call 01428 608340 for information. The Clockhouse Cinema will be showing Quartet on Friday 16th January. Tickets are £5 available from the manager, Jessica Hilsdon on 01483 420668. Doors open at 6.45pm and the film starts at 7pm. There’s a licensed bar so you can have a snifter beforehand! The film has a wonderful cast, including Maggie Smith, Billy Connolly, Tom Courtney, Michael Gambon and Pauline Collins. If you haven’t seen it, I can thoroughly recommend it. Milford Probus Club’s next monthly meeting will be on Friday 16th January when their speaker will be Becks Skinner who is the Director of the Army Medical Services Museum near Aldershot. Her talk is one that has been prepared specially to 22

mark the centenary of the start of WW1 and will illustrate the huge advances in military medicine during that period, including the use of X-rays and blood transfusions. Her predecessor (Capt. Peter Starling) spoke to the club in 2013 on military medicine since the English Civil War. In February local historian David Rose is showing how much Guildford has changed over the last century. Milford Probus is a club with monthly luncheons and various other activities for retired and semi-retired professional and businessmen over 50. Prospective members are invited to attend a meeting without obligation and the secretary will be pleased to arrange for you to meet a member in advance if you wish. For more details contact Mike Thompson on 01483 428181 or email thmmic@ btinternet.com. ScripTease is Readers Theatre events where little-performed and/or new play-scripts are exposed through rehearsed, performed readings as well as staged readings. It is hoped to expand the concept of Readers Theatre, ‘teasing’ out scripts and exposing audiences to plays they might not otherwise have the chance to experience. With this they also create a public forum for playwrights to have the opportunity to test new work with actors in front of a live audience. Attention playwrights... this is a great way to workshop your script!! They have already worked with eight playwrights, workshopping their scripts and using the chance of having a rehearsed reading in front of a live audience to inform and aid in developing their work. If you are interested in joining regular gatherings with other playwrights in the area, contact them and ask about the writers’ group WriteOne. If you are interested in hosting a ScripTease event,

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have a suitable venue, would like a Readers Theatre Workshop, or have a script you’d like to suggest and/or workshop, please contact them on 01483 424 023, or email info@lynchpinpct.co.uk. ‘Scrip Tease’ is on at the Café Mila in Godalming on Friday 16th January. It’s another new WriteOne script called Subsidence, by Leighton Carter. An everincreasing crack on Noreen and Ronnie’s living room wall (while family possessions mysteriously disappear) becomes a dangerously dark metaphor for the antics of this very dysfunctional family in Leighton Carter’s most absurd black comedy. Join in for the premier public reading of this new script. Then on Saturday 14th February it’s Sex by Mae West. ‘The story of a bad little girl who was good to the Navy!’ Yes, that Mae West! She was a movie-star and a sex symbol, but she was a playwright, too. Mae West, vulgar, funny, courageous, wrote about strong women and gay men. The New York police closed SEX after it opened in New York in 1926, and Mae West was charged with obscenity and endangering the morals of youth. You are invited to go to Cafe Mila on Valentine’s Day for a SEXy evening! Guildford Shakespeare Company, Guildford’s award-winning theatre company, has announced that actor Brian Blessed will be joining the company to play Shakespeare’s King Lear in their opening production of 2015. This will be first time that Brian has played this iconic role on stage. The production will also be the first time that he has worked on stage with his actress-daughter Rosalind, who will be playing one of Lear’s three daughters, Goneril. The production, which runs from Saturday 17th January to Saturday 7th February, will be staged in Holy Trinity Church, vantagepointmag.co.uk

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‘Friends of Elstead Village Hall’ has recently been formed to raise funds for refurbishment of the Village Hall kitchen and the Youth Centre ﬂoor. They have announced a ‘Camel Racing Night’ to be held at Elstead Village Hall on Saturday 17th January at 7.30pm. Tickets cost £10 to include a hot meal – bar available. Go along and join in the fun at what promises to be a hilarious evening! Call Sue Gowar for tickets on 01252 702127 - £10 each to include a hot meal. Even in January, there is much to do and see at RHS Garden Wisley GU23 6QB. Their website is pretty comprehensive and gives details of all upcoming events. See www. rhs.org.uk/wisley. Just to give you an idea, here are a few that caught my eye. Always a favourite, Butterflies in the Glasshouse runs from Saturday 17th January to Sunday 8th March and is open from 10am to 3.45pm. It really is

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The club holds numerous rugby galas and is actively involved in taking rugby into the nonplaying state schools. In this way the club is actively working in taking sport into the community and delivering the post-Olympic legacy. Meanwhile they are also working with a growing number of local and national companies with their Team Guildford Business Club, allowing them to support sport in the community. Even in aﬄuent Surrey and Guildford there are families that appreciate the hardship support that the club offers them. Finally, they now have a clubhouse fit for purpose. These outstanding facilities incorporate a function room able to seat 175 people which is perfect for corporate events, weddings, funerals and private parties. It has a disabled lift, separate meeting rooms, bar and eight changing rooms with separate showers. Not to mention two additional changing and shower rooms for the referees, and even an upstairs loo for the ladies. Those familiar with the club of old will be pleased to learn that the fireplace is still intact. The club is immensely proud of what they are developing and they look forward to seeing you at the club if you are interested in playing or spectating.

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“Arctic Conditions Set To Sweep Through The UK In January 2015” Are You Ready?

With the winter of 2014/15 predicted to be the coldest for 100 years are you prepared for another winter of electrical black outs? Have you got a back up plan for heating and lighting at home or in the oﬃce? Ofgem have already warned that mainland Britain could face power shortages in cold snaps which in addition to more regular winter storm damage means that power cuts are becoming increasingly common It has been widely reported in the national press that the demand for power is seeing such growth that the National Grid will eventually become saturated and bring on stream new power stations which will not keep pace with demand. We are so accustomed to a constant availability of electricity, that it is a shock to realize how much power cuts can compromise safety, comfort and convenience and even cause damage to refrigeration, air conditioning, heating and alarm systems, all equipment running on the mains (oﬃce appliances), sewage pumps and frost protection systems. Installing a standby generator in your home or small business is the answer and not as costly as you might think. However it is important that any generator is correctly connected to your house supply by a qualified electrician. Standby generators range from simple portable units suitable for running basic lighting and small electrical devices to fully fixed and installed generators that will automatically start up during a power cut and provide a full mains supply to your house or business. Choosing the correct type and output of a generator is crucial as the wrong size or type can damage your electrical equipment and generator leading to a potentially dangerous situation. You must therefore take

advice from a professional supplier and installer to ascertain what is the right solution for your standby requirements. One important point to consider is that standby generators are used infrequently but are also relied upon to work eﬃciently when required. It is therefore very important that the equipment is maintained properly and routinely run up and checked to see that it is operating correctly. Remote monitoring is now available from some of the more specialist companies where a generator can be remotely started and stopped on a monthly basis and diagnostics undertaken. This information is then relayed back to the owner, supplier or engineer and should a fault be found then the problem can be immediately resolved. This can be more cost effective than maintaining a generator on site. So as freak winter weather becomes more frequent and national grid outages more regular a standby generator is definitely something that should be considered before it’s too late. This information has been supplied by a local company, AVR Generator Solutions Limited who provide a free site survey, advice on the most suitable generator for your needs, installation and after sales service and maintenance. For more details see www.avrgenerators. co.uk or call 07973 836499 for free and helpful advice.

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songwriter Phil Nelson, plus folk band Tinlin. Only £5 entry (£4.40 including booking fee if booked online). Show starts at 2.30pm (doors open at 2pm). I have already mentioned that FMC are collaborating with Grayshott Folk Club to bring the band Caravan to St John’s Church, Farncombe on Thursday 22nd January. Tickets: £16 advance (£19 on the door). Doors open at 7pm, show starts at 7.45pm. Most people will remember the extraordinary voice of Sarah Jane Morris from her time in the 80s band, The Communards, (who are best known for their hit ‘Don’t Leave Me This Way’) but this versatile performer has enjoyed a varied solo career as a modern jazz soul singer. She brings her eclectic show to Farncombe Music Club on Friday 30th January, promoting her latest album, ‘Bloody Rain’. (www.sarahjanemorris.co.uk) Tickets: £16 in advance, £19 on the door. Show starts at 7.45pm, doors

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Long Term Care Bernado Hunte looks at how this could affect you or a loved one An inescapable fact of life is that we all are born with parents and possibly grandparents. We may now be parents or grandparents ourselves, however, the ‘Peter Pan’ in us wants us to live forever…free of aches, pains, serious illnesses and forgetfulness. The real world is of course quite different. We do have a finite existence on earth. Our loved ones do age, become frail, have heart attacks or strokes, struggle with cancer, contract any number of conditions and in some cases they don’t even recognise us any more. I write this article as both a qualified independent chartered financial adviser who gives regulated advice on long term care and a son whose mother fought off cancer when she was 67. She then contracted Parkinson’s in her early 80s and lived as a widow in her own home with daily incoming care. She then fell one day when she was on her own smashing her elbow joint to pieces which led her into hospital for an operation. She ended her days in a care home as she was deemed to be unable to look after herself at home after her elbow operation. Her time in the care home was approximately 18 months…she actually died of pneumonia aged 85. My personal experience with my mother may ring bells with you. I was lucky in that I was one of three siblings so the responsibility of looking after my mother was ‘shared’...looking back there were good and bad aspects of ‘sharing the responsibility’ as I discovered. Not everyone gets on fabulously well with their fellow siblings. So who may need long term care? Today more people are living longer. This improvement in life expectancy also brings with it the increased possibility of a person suffering a chronic illness later in life resulting in the need for another person to look after 34

them. This need is most likely to arise for very elderly people, typically those aged 80 or over. Numbers in this section of the population are rising quickly. Recent figures from the National Oﬃce of Statistics predict that by 2035, 110,000 of the population will be living to the age of 100. That’s a sevenfold increase in the number of people living to the same age in 2013. Although there is no guarantee that a person will have the need for long-term care during their lifetime, the numbers who do are increasing substantially, and the problem is likely to worsen further in the future (Who may need Long Term Care - Techlink Professional 7th November 2014). Long term care can be provided in a separate residential care home by an independent care provider or in the person’s own home. There is also a difference between a residential care home and a nursing care home. The latter provides ‘nursing’ care by qualified nursing staff. People entering a residential home usually do not need much ‘nursing’ care e.g. they may be physically fit but have ‘dementia’. When it is ‘established’ that someone can no longer look after themselves and therefore ‘needs’ care, all sorts of issues start to surface. How and what will the State provide? What social security benefits can be claimed e.g. Attendance Allowance or Registered Nursing Care Contribution? Can care be provided in the home or would residing in a care home be better? Is Power of Attorney in place and which relative/friend has the ‘power’? Which relative/ friend can do most of the local legwork? (Other relatives/friends may live a considerable distance away). What will the care cost? How do vantagepointmag.co.uk

we go about finding what assets the individual has? How do we go about finding what net monthly income is being paid to the individual? Does the individual own a home? Will it have to be sold? Where is the individual’s will, is it up to date and is it valid? What are the processes we must go through on behalf of the person requiring care? Where there are two partners and one needs care how do we deal with the fitter one? Out of all the relatives/friends which one will offer to do all the above ‘spadework’. Will just one relative/friend liaise with the solicitor and the financial advisor? Do any of the relatives/friends live abroad? Do the closest relatives/friends get on with each other? You will now conclude that there are quite a few ‘hoops’ to pass through. Emotions will undoubtedly surface in some individuals. My personal experience is that the fewer the relatives/friends the smoother the ‘processes’ will flow, as human nature is quite interesting to observe! This is where the combination of an experienced LTC CF8 qualified adviser who has a good working relationship with a solicitor who is also familiar with all aspects of long term care will provide much needed support, guidance and a steadying influence.

For me, professionally speaking, the best way to look at the overall situation is to start from the simple premise which is: this is my mum or dad, aunt or uncle, relative, friend. He/she has hopefully lived a good life to date but their health is now failing and they deserve the very best care, so let’s try and give them the best that resources/circumstances will allow. If you pursue this philosophy then processes tend to go more smoothly and purposefully. Here is an inescapable fact. What we do now know is that two in three women and one in two men will develop high care needs (Techlink Professional -Reform of the current Long Term Care provisions Friday 7th November 2014). The question is who amongst our relatives/friends will it be? This article attempts to look at the human and practical sides of what is involved in providing care for an elderly person. In a subsequent article I will spell out how the ‘financial assessment’ operates. The present UK coalition government established the Commission on Funding on Care and Support chaired by Andrew Dilnot in July 2010. The government responded with the ‘Care Act 2014’. FIND OUT MORE

Bernardo Hunte is a CF8 qualified Independent Chartered Financial Planner with Aspect8 Ltd. Aspect8 Ltd is a member of Best Practice IFA Group Ltd which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Bernardo can be contacted at bernard.hunte@ aspect8.co.uk or 01403 331419.

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How to select help when dementia strikes

According to the Alzheimer’s Society there are around 800,000 people in the UK with dementia and one in three people over 65 will develop dementia. It can be so frightening when someone is diagnosed with dementia, both for the person themselves and for the family and friends around them. Obviously agencies and bodies who provide advice and assistance have come across it countless times, but you are very likely to be experiencing it all for the first time and it can feel a bit of a minefield. You will probably realise that you aren’t really coping the way you used to, but you can’t work out what help would actually make a difference. That is when you need people with experience and training. When you approach agencies, you need to be certain that they are listening to you and working out how best to help, rather than just saying what they supply. You need to check that the agency provides all workers with thorough dementia training, and also that they will come out to visit you to ensure they tailor their support specifically to you. At 21st Century Home Support, based locally in Godalming, they offer to visit all clients to ensure that we select the right worker very carefully so that you find things in common and can easily build up a relationship based on trust and mutual interests. They are extremely careful to select really caring, local workers to ensure a smooth introduction and they keep in touch with the worker and the family to maintain a continuing high standard of support. The workers do not wear a uniform and so it can feel more like a friend turning up for a coffee and a chat rather than perhaps feeling a nurse has arrived who you feel might try to take over. They may just come once a week for a couple of hours to start with and build up more help only as and when you want it. That way, you and your worker can work out what can really help. It may be that they stay at home with the person with dementia and make themselves useful maybe changing the sheets and doing the ironing, whilst allowing you to go out and have a break and really relax knowing that your spouse is safe at home. Otherwise, they might go out and do some shopping either for you or with you, and then come back and cook a few meals for the week ahead. They will work with you to find the 36

best combination of support to make a real difference to your quality of life. Choosing an agency can feel like a very diﬃcult decision as there seem to be so many out there and you can feel overwhelmed. Perhaps it is best to start by seeing how long the agency has been established because their advice can be invaluable and that really comes with experience. 21st Century Home Support were established in 1998 so have had over 16 years of experience in tailoring their support specifically to all clients. When you call an agency, perhaps make an appointment for someone to come out to visit you to chat through what you are going through. Once we start helping a family, they often say they wished they had done it before, but it is so vital to get that first introduction right and not overwhelm the client. Dementia affects everyone in different ways and everyone’s lives are different, so it is essential that your agency tailors specific support exactly to you. There is help out there, but it needs to come with experienced advice and properly tailored support. 21st Century Home Support are always happy to chat through what you are going through, any time. FIND OUT MORE

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form part of the 2015 programme of events which offer much to inform and entertain. Visitors are warmly invited to come and see for themselves. For more details about the Society please contact HDFAS Membership Secretary Sue Wright on 01428 683578 or email membership@haslemeredfas. org.uk . Further information about all the Society’s future activities can be found on HDFAS website at www.haslemeredfas.org.uk. Wednesday 21st is the date for the next Godalming Veterans meeting. Meet at 7.30pm in the Oxborough Room opposite La Luna Restaurant. Anyone with a connection to the forces will be very welcome. Don’t forget that Witley Pantomime Company presents its 49th production in January 2015 of Beauty and the Beast. Come along to this fun-filled family show with goodies, baddies and

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a dancing horse!“Oh yes there is“. In January 2015 join them to find out if Fairy Goodie two shoes wins over Fairy Bovver Boots? Will the Beast find his Beauty? To find out get yourself to Chichester Hall in Witley to find out! Performances run Wednesday 21st of January at 7.30pm till Saturday 24th of January. There is a matinee performance on Saturday 24th of January at 2.30pm. Tickets available now!!! Get them from Witley Wines shop, Witley and Arty Crafty, Godalming! For anymore info email to witleypantomimecompany@ gmail.com. Les Amitiés Françaises’s popular series of lectures in French continues with its first talk in the New Year on Thursday 22nd January at 7.30pm in the Baptist Church Hall, Queen Street, Godalming. Thierry Viennois’ lecture will be on ‘Napoleon – not

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Soundingoff Down with pedal-philes! 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 he tackles cyclists... This month, your friend Gog, or ‘Grumpy Old Git’ as he is unchar- ing a pedestrian. If this confuses and terrifies itably termed, is going to change his personality. He, or rather the motorists, so much the better. I, am going to struggle into some outlandish garments, climb on to my high horse – or its mechanical equivalent – and preach a I was recently driving my wife to the station. sermon at you. For I want you to know that I am a Special One We weren’t hurrying, but she did have a train to and that I can look down on most of you because I am much, catch. Ahead of us, pootling along in the midmuch holier. Whereas you move about the planet in large four- dle of the road at a steady six miles an hour, was wheeled cabins which burn gallons of irreplaceable fossil fuel, I a lady on a bicycle. Road manners seemed to burn only my own calories. I am . . . suggest that she should bow your heads and whisper it revBeing a cyclist allows me to invoke the pull over to the left and erently – a cyclist! Right of Alternation, to switch at will allow us to pass her, but between being a road user and, when perhaps consumed with This exalted state gives me certain the righteousness of the traffic lights are against me, being a inalienable rights. It permits me to being green, she didn’t pedestrian. flout human dignity by wearing unbudge. So to warn her speakably silly helmets, dressing like that he would like to a frogman even though I don’t go into the water, and having overtake her, Gog gave her – not a parp but lights winking not only from my bike but from my head, my feet, a respectful toot on his horn, and eased past. my bum and my belt. It allows me to bang on the roofs of cars The lady was incensed. Suddenly cycling much that get in my way. And it enables me to flout many of the rules faster, she caught up with us outside the staof the road, such as observing red traffic lights. I also like travel- tion. “You beeped your horn at me!” she acling three abreast with other cyclists, especially on narrow roads, cused. “He beeped his horn at a cyclist!” she so that the Great Satan, the car driver, cannot overtake me. I like declared to the passing pedestrians. Suddenly to weave in and out of traffic, often at high speed and without I felt like a social leper, someone who has been giving notice of my intentions. Above all, being a cyclist allows publicly denounced for torturing kittens. me to invoke the Right of Alternation, to switch at will between being a road user and, when the traffic lights are against me, be- Our roads are narrow and clogged and make relatively little provision for cyclists. Being slower and more vulnerable, they deserve special consideration from motorists. But let cyclists be considerate, too. When tempted to feel ecologically holier-than-thou, they might remember that it’s not ‘motorists’ or ‘cyclists’ who pollute the planet: it’s human beings. Do you agree with Andrew? What irritates you these days? Please write in or let us know at editor@vantagepublishing.co.uk.

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

The team apply the same care to tricky or smaller jobs. Richard talked about finding arched shutters and solid panels to match originals in an old schoolhouse. And then there was the time he did such a good job supplying and fitting a roller blind in Compton that the customer flew him out to do all the windows at a second home in Portugal. Looking after customers makes good business sense too. Richard explained: “The business has grown 43% year-on-year for the last four years and 70% of the business comes from repeat customers or recommendations.” He added: “What I have noticed over the last three or four years is that people do want to ‘buy local’. They are looking for service and are prepared to pay for it.” I was impressed by his genuine drive to do a great job. And with their once a year sale now on until February 14th, there is no better time to get in touch. Creative Blinds & Shutters, 11 The St, Farnham, Surrey GU10 4PP. Tel: 01252 727490.

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under the guidance of experienced mentors as they learn the skills and techniques necessary to safely handle and manage bees. For more information, fees and application see: www.farnhambeekeepers. org.uk. Cranleigh Arts Centre always has some great musical acts every month. January is no exception. On Saturday 24th January, The John Wilson Band will be playing at 8.30pm. John Wilson has played with just about everyone of any note, The Stones, The Who, Status Quo and Genesis to name just a few. Promises to be a great evening. Tickets are £20 (£18 if booked in advance). Do check out their website www. cranleighartscentre.org and find out all that’s going on. Forget your troubles and immerse yourself for the day in the music of Mozart: beautiful, elegant, melodious, serene,

magical. The musical goal will be to create something near to this with the help of Vivace Chorus’ talented Musical Director, Jeremy Backhouse. Mozart’s Solemn Vespers from 1780 sound simply divine and his Mass in C minor is wonderful to sing. The annual Vivace ‘Come and Sing’ day is extremely popular – apply now to secure your place. This year it’s on Saturday 24th January. The cost is £24 for the day and includes music hire, refreshments, home-made soup and a ploughman’s lunch. Registration is at 10am and the day finishes at 4.30pm. The venue, Normandy Village Hall, is excellent and has plenty of parking. Apply online at vivacechorus.org or download an application form and post your fee – full details on the website or phone Liz on 01428 727401. ‘The Boy who Bit Picasso’ is the title of the January lecture of West

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Surrey Decorative and Fine Arts Society on Tuesday 27th January. The lecture, to be given by Antony Penrose, is based on his book of the same name. Antony’s parents were Lee Miller, the photographer, and Roland Penrose, curator and biographer of Picasso. Picasso was just one of many great artists who visited Farley Farm House, the Penrose family home in Sussex. ‘The Boy who Bit Picasso’ is an amusing and entertaining account of life at the farmhouse when Picasso came to stay. The Society meets in Shalford Village Hall on the fourth Tuesday in the month at 9.45am for coffee. Lectures start at 10.30am. New members and visitors are very welcome. Details of their programme of lectures, visits and holidays for 2015 can be found on their website www. nadfas-westsurrey.co.uk. For more information ring 01483 811671.

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I love bringing nature indoors; vases of flowers, pretty stones and all manner of leaves, bark and pinecones are welcome in my house at any time of year. I enjoy house plants, but I especially love creating bottle gardens or terrariums. Terrariums are fun to plant up either by yourself, with a friend, or with children or a disabled or housebound friend or relation; they are something everyone can be involved in and enjoy, which is wonderful. Whether you’re looking for a unique present or to add a special touch or feature to your home, whatever your style or budget, I’d recommend a terrarium. I have a number of terrariums, here’s a closer look at two of them: The first is a glass terrarium I bought second hand, it cost me £10. After giving it a good clean I set about planting it up: first I added a mixture of gravel and activated charcoal, then I added a layer of very fine gravel, then a layer of peat free coir compost and on top of this I added my own peat free compost mixed with sand. I carefully planted my plants and mosses, each chosen to cope with the humidity and conditions of a terrarium. All manner of items can be used to plant a beautiful and unique indoor garden: bell jars, cloches, carboys, old fish

bowls and tanks, sweet jars, cheese domes, even old light bulbs! Select a sturdy, robust container, without any drainage holes, that’s made of clear glass, strong plastic or acrylic. Choose a container with a wide enough opening to allow for planting and maintenance and ensure you select one with enough height and room for both the growing medium and the plants. My second terrarium is a BiOrbAir, a specially designed, automated terrarium, created by a company known for their aquariums. The BiOrbAir uses modern technology to create a stable microclimate with regulated humidity and air movement. It even has LED lights which simulate daylight, allowing you to take nature with you, even in a basement office or room without any natural light. The lights are designed and arranged so that the plants will grow upright, meaning you won’t have to regularly turn the terrarium as with traditional types; this also allows you to have a ‘backdrop’ to your planting design should you wish. The way the terrarium is lit means that it also adds a soft, natural looking light to the room, casting pretty foliage shaped shadows – it really is beautiful and creates a unique feature and talking point. The design and features of the BiOrbAir take a lot of the guess work and worry away from the planting and maintenance of the terrarium. The water level indicator, a discreet tube at the side of the base of the unit lets you know if you need to top up the water reservoir. This is such a great feature, the tube can even be used to drain water from the base should you accidently overfill your terrarium. Watering is a key component of any aspect of gardening, it’s so easy to get it wrong; this is such a clever feature and will give confidence to gardeners of all ages and experience. There’s a fan which runs continually drawing in fresh air and circulating it around the terrarium; I’d compare the noise of the fan with the sound of a laptop computer fan running. Another exciting feature is the misting unit! The built in sensors control the humidity, creating a perfect environment for plants to thrive. For a list of suitable terrarium plants, please visit my website: www.pumpkinbeth.com. Beth Otway is a horticulturalist and garden writer from Godalming. She is vice-chairman of Godalming in Bloom, the Programme & Visits Secretary for The National Vegetable Society Surrey District Association and the Press Officer for Milford Horticultural Society. She is a member of the Royal Horticultural Society, Milford Horticultural Society and the National Vegetable Society. Beth is a vegetable enthusiast and has an allotment where she enjoys growing a wide variety of vegetables, fruit, herbs and cut flowers. Beth has previously worked for the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) at Wisley, reviewing and editing digital photographs of RHS plant trials.

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Chiddingfold Neighbourhood Planning Steering Group had a very successful meeting in November. Everyone got stuck-in, contributing practical suggestions for all kinds of Neighbourhood Plan issues - from improving the outdoor green-space to reinstating the weekly market-place that used to be run by the WI. Information gathered is on www.Chidd.org and they will be adding more detailed summaries of the ideas and suggestions shortly. The next meeting is on Tuesday 27th January 2015 at The Villagers. This year’s fun-packed oﬀering from the Ewhurst Players is ‘Goldilocks and The Three Bears’ by John Morley. Don’t miss out on this fun-filled family treat. John Morley sets his panto version of the traditional ‘Three Bears’ story in a circus owned by Dame Sadie Spangle and her daughter Goldilocks. This Panto promises

to be jam packed full of song and dance as well as all the usual fun and frolics. The Three Bears, after meeting Goldilocks in the timehonoured fashion, join the circus... Go along and join in as Goldilocks and her band of ‘Goodies’ attempt to fend off the unwanted attention of rival circus owner, the Evil Benjamin ‘Blood Thirsty’ Black and his equally nasty band of ‘Baddies’! It runs from Friday 30th January to 1st February and Friday 6th to 7th February. Curtain up at 8.45pm, 2.30pm Saturday and Sunday matinees. Tickets at £8 from Box Oﬃce (opens at 9am on Monday 5th January, calls or emails received before this time will not be processed). Tel - 01483 277338 or email tickets@ewhurstplayers. com. For more information go to www.ewhurstplayers.com or find them on Facebook. Bramley Music’s 2015 season begins at 7.30pm on Saturday

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31st January when Paul Guinery will be giving a piano recital. It will take place at Holy Trinity Church, Bramley. Paul is an announcer and presenter on BBC Radio 3 and the World Service. He is also a fabulous pianist, with several CDs to his name. Paul is equally happy to play tunes from the golden age of Porter and Gershwin as well as the classical repertoire. As his programme is likely to include an arrangement of Addinsell’s iconic Warsaw Concerto, inevitably, the recital is called “Dangerous Moonlight”! Tickets are £10 (£5 for under 18’s and students), available at the door, or in advance from Robertsons in Bramley High Street, or you can reserve them by telephoning Stuart White on 01483 892645 or emailing stuart. white@rpc.co.uk. There is a free glass of wine or soft drink in the interval. Proceeds are all for charity.

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Healthy New Year by Be Kassapian from Be in the Kitchen Welcome to ‘Be in the Kitchen’ Cookery School and an introduction into our wonderful way of healthy eating. This month’s recipes are taken from their regular ‘Energiser’ and ‘Kill Sugar Cravings’ demonstrations, which are all free from sugar, caffeine, wheat and alcohol. Free-ing your body from these things is liberating and powerful, but unless you can enjoy the recipes and feel ‘full’ when you have eaten, a healthy eating regime won’t last long. So Be makes sure you love her recipes and want to eat this way for the whole year. Join Be for one of their spring workshops. Just £45, this includes welcome drinks (coffee if needed!), cake, lunch and a glass of Prosecco – or not if you are being extremely good!

Roast ratatouille baked with goat’s cheese This heart-warming, cosy, full ﬂavoured, luscious bubbling gem is a huge ‘detox’ favourite. It might seem odd to be cooking Mediterranean veg in the winter, but the colours and ﬂavours are just what we need as a ‘pick me up’ on those freezing days when we are trying to revert to a sensible eating regime after Christmas.

1. Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/ Gas 6. 2. Prepare the vegetables: Take the ends off the courgettes and cut each into 4 large chunks. Cut the stem end off the aubergine, cut in half lengthways and divide each half into about 8 chunks. Cut the peppers in half, remove the seeds and cut each half into 4 pieces. Peel and quarter the red onions. 3. Put all the vegetables into a large roasting try and pour over the olive oil. Add the herbs, crushing a little bit with your fingers as you put them in. Season generously with salt and pepper and then toss everything together so they are all coated evenly. 4. Transfer the roasting tray to the top

of the hot oven for about 30 minutes, or until the vegetables are starting to brown. 5. Remove the tray from the oven, turn the vegetables over and return to the oven for 10 minutes or until starting to brown on the second side. 6. Stir in the garlic, then add the tomatoes and tomato puree to the tray, mix well together and return to the oven for a final 20 minutes. Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary. 7. To serve: Tip the ratatouille into a large shallow oven proof dish (or individual dishes). Arrange the goat’s cheese slices on top and return to the top of the oven for 5-10 minutes, just until the cheese has melted and is bubbling attractively!

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Turkey burgers with chilli, coriander & feta Drizzled with tzatziki 1. In a large bowl, mix the turkey, red onion, chilli, coriander, feta and seasoning (not too much salt because the feta is salty). Shape into 4 large burgers, place on a tray, cover with cling film and chill for 30 minutes to develop the flavour. 2. Make the Tzatziki: Mix all the

ingredients together. Season with salt and pepper and set aside until ready to use. 3. Preheat a grill on its highest setting. Grill the burgers on each side for approximately 3 minutes or until brown and feeling ‘firm’. 4. Serve with the tzatziki drizzled over.

Ingredients 500g minced turkey ½ red onion, finely chopped 1 red chilli, seeds removed, finely chopped 1 handful of fresh coriander leaves, roughly chopped 110g/4 oz feta cheese, crumbled salt and freshly ground black pepper For the Tzatziki 150ml/ 5 fl oz low fat natural yoghurt ½ cucumber, peeled, deseeded & finely diced small bunch fresh mint leaves, roughly chopped 1 clove garlic, crushed juice of ½ lemon salt and freshly ground black pepper Serves 4

Greek yoghurt with ‘cappuccino’ crunch This recipe comes at the start of my ‘Kill Sugar Cravings’ Demonstration. Caffeine is a trigger for me and somehow after a nice coffee, my defences are weakened and I reach for sugar, so drinking coffee it out! But I love a cappuccino because they look so lovely and I hate feeling deprived. At ‘Kill Sugar’, we teach you to start the day with an amazing breakfast, of which one part is a delicious, luscious crunchy layered yoghurt/muesli that looks like a cappuccino. This way, you get the ‘look’ without the caffeine and it tastes so good you don’t feel you’ve missed out!

1. Prepare the ‘crunch’: Heat the coconut oil in a large frying pan. Add the nuts, seeds, oatbran, buckwheat flakes, cinnamon and stevia. Gently stir over a medium heat until pale golden in colour and smelling ‘toasted’. Remove the pan from the heat and tip the ‘crunch’ onto a plate and allow to cool. 2. Divide half the ‘crunch’ mixture between two small tumblers (or wine glasses), spoon half the yoghurt on top and then layer with the remaining ‘crunch’ and yoghurt on top. Sprinkle with a little cinnamon before serving. NOTE: The ‘crunch’ can be kept in an airtight container in the fridge for a few days and is so named as it does resemble

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On Saturday 31st January, The Fintry Trust in Church Lane, Brook GU8 5UQ present: Dante’s Inferno - the first of a 3-part introduction to The Divine Comedy given by Dr Jeremy Naydler of the Temenos Academy. Tickets £25; please bring packed lunch. For details, email fintry.administrator@ btconnect.com.

on items that are brought in on the day by those attending. The price of £28 includes coffee and a light lunch. If you would like to find out more please contact Mrs Rosey Skeﬃngton 01428685000 or rosemaryskeﬃngton@gmail. com.

Ewhurst and Ellens Green Bridge Club is a friendly club which meets at Ellens Green Memorial Hall, on the Surrey/West Sussex border. They meet every Friday night and play a mixture of duplicate bridge - individual pairs and team events - as well as occasional County and World Wide simultaneous pairs events. They are an EBU-aﬃliated club, so members can earn master points and benefit from the other benefits which EBU membership brings, such as training days. They hold a summer party to which members’ partners or spouses are invited, and they have an annual bridge weekend away in some congenial location where they play some less formal bridge and enjoy free time for walking or other leisure activities. New members are warmly welcomed and can come as visitors to ‘try us out’ - ideally with a partner. They meet every Friday evening, with a 7.10pm for 7.20 pm start, at Ellens Green Memorial Hall, Furzen Lane, Ellens Green RH12 3AR. For further information visit their website www.ewhurstbridge.org. uk or contact the Hon. Secretary, Carole Warde, on 01293 786653 or edrawlc@gmail.com.

Guildford Choral Society would love to welcome participants in its next Singing Day. It takes place at Normandy Village Hall, Manor Fruit Farm, Glaziers Lane, Normandy GU3 2DD. They will be singing, perhaps the greatest choral work ever written, the St Matthew Passion by J.S. Bach. It takes place on Saturday 7th February from 10am to 5.30pm. To book a place contact ticket master, Derek Lake, on 01494 675571. More details can be found at: https://guildfordchoral. o r g /e v e n t s /s i n g i n g - d a y - s tmatthew-passion. Following this Singing Day, the Society will be performing The St Matthew Passion on Saturday 7th March at 7.30pm. For this performance the choir under Jonathan Willcocks, will be joined by Guildford High School Choir and one of the finest orchestras in the country, Florilegium. If you only listen to one choral work in your life, I urge you to choose Bach’s Matthew Passion. Tickets are available at £10 to £20 (concessions available) from boxoﬃce@guildfordchoral. org or directly from Derek Lake on 01494 675571. They are also available from the Guildford Tourist Information Centre: 01483 444333.

Shalford Decorative and Fine Arts Society invite you to a special interest day on Georgian Furniture on 5 th February 2015 to be held in the Shalford Village Upper Hall.There will be 2 lecturers in the morning focusing on the design and construction of 18C furniture and in the afternoon the lecturer will give valuations

Come and join the Godalming and Cranleigh RNLI to test your postChristmas IQ in the Annual Pub Quiz at The Sun Inn in Dunsfold on Saturday 7th February. Tickets are £10 per person with teams of 6. The ticket price includes a slap-up curry meal, courtesy of the Sun Inn, so all proceeds go to help the work of the RNLI - the

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charity that saves lives at sea. For tickets, please call Rebecca on 07920 492655. Quiz starts at 7 for 7.30pm. Winston’s Wish is calling out across the country for families, friends, colleagues and classmates to join them and help raise £50,000 to support bereaved children by hosting a charity breakfast in February 2015. From the 9th to 15th February, Winston’s Wish is asking everyone to make their morning special and revive the tradition of the Great British Breakfast! This can be anything from sturdy full English, to a good old cuppa and toast, to a fancy continental dish. To support the campaign the Great British Brekkie website has been revamped to include sample ‘brekkie’ recipes, a gallery of supporters’ photos and videos, an interactive ‘brekkie’ map and online registration: www.greatbritishbrekkie.org. uk. Winston’s Wish is the leading childhood bereavement charity in the UK and all funds raised from the Great British Brekkie go directly into their work supporting children and their families after suffering the death of a loved one. Ewhurst Horticultural Society at holding a talk by Paul Gallivan on ‘Woolbeeding Gardens’ on Tuesday 10th February. It takes place at the Glebe Centre at 8pm. Visitors welcome. Raﬄe and refreshments. There was quite a lot of good news in the Chancellor’s autumn statement particularly if you are buying a house for under £2 million! George Osborne also announced that he is awarding a significant grant to the Kent, Surrey & Sussex Air Ambulance. The seven figure sum will go towards the charity’s capital investment programmes based on a new helicopter and future basing needs. Chief Executive, Adrian Bell vantagepointmag.co.uk

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The walk Cross the green and the A283 and enter the road signed to Grayswood. After a few yards take a signed footpath off to the left. Arrive at the back of the cemetery. Head across and up the field behind it. Emerge on a road between houses. Walk on and, where the road turns sharp right, head straight on along a footpath by the side of a house (‘The Downs’) to emerge on the green expanse of The Downs. Continue on, ignoring an immediate path left and down, going straight on and ignoring a cross path. After about 750 yards, cross the drive of an isolated house and enter a field. Head up to the far right-hand corner and out onto a road. Go right and up a little hill. Just over the top and just past a house, take a footpath heading left. Enter a field and, presented with two arrows, one left and one forward, go straight forward across the field. Cross a deep track (negotiating two stiles). Head straight across to a stile in the right-angled corner of a hedge. Keep left in the next field. Cross another, smaller, field and emerge on a drive. Cross and follow the signs around behind a house and out onto Prestwick Lane. Turn left. Walk on for about 300 yards.

Ignore the first footpath left, through High Prestwick Farm. Instead take the second footpath left. Follow this along the edge of a garden, through a field to a double gate, down a field on its right-hand side to take a stile out right and along the bottom of another field and exit left at a cross paths. Go straight across and along a corridor to reach a T junction with a wide track (with a small sewage farm to your left). Walk right, cross Prestwick Lane and enter Lower Road in Grayswood. Walk up until you are at the starting edge of the green. Take the footpath off left, next to ‘The Mount’ street sign. Follow it up, emerging on the A286 opposite the Wheatsheaf Inn. Cross, go left a few yards past the pub and enter an un-named road heading right. About 100 yards down here, before reaching the houses, take a footpath off right. Follow this to cross a railway line. At a junction beyond it, turn left, heading roughly southwest. At an isolated stile (not connected to any fences) go right and up the path between banks. Emerge in a field with Keffolds Farm up to your right. The path traverses around to a gate at a T junction. Go left. After an iron gate ignore a left fork and take a right fork, up. Ignore lefts until a fork where you take the left fork following a yellow arrow. Reach a lane, turn right and enter Weycombe Road, at a bend. Turn left and walk along this road for about half a mile until turning down the last side street on the left before the T junction at

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the end of the road. Walk by the side of a small cemetery into a Close and out on a footpath that takes you to a railway bridge. Go left to cross the bridge and immediately take a footpath right, up “Pathfields”. Follow this along past houses until it jinks right and emerges in the Chestnut Avenue car park in Haslemere. Cross to the far left corner, exit out into West Street and turn left to walk to the centre of Haslemere. There are cafes and pubs or you could picnic at the point where the walk will restart. To reach the picnic area (and restart point) cross the road that runs through the centre of the shops and go left. After about 100 yards turn right into Well Lane and walk to its end, passing the old town well. Turn right onto a grassy area with benches. Restarting, continue right, past the benches then down the slope and out and across a field to join a track, Collards Lane. Follow this to the left and pass an NT warden’s hut to enter and cross a field. In the next field go half-left, cross a little footbridge and a cross track to enter a wood. Ignore cross paths, follow the signs through to a field, over another little footbridge, another field and another footbridge into another field. Here, turn left and follow the left-hand edge. Exit onto a track. Walk a little way to take a footpath out left. Emerge next to Holdfast Cottage on Prestwick Lane. Cross and turn right into the Private Road to Imbhams Farm. Walk on past farm buildings to reach a lake. Ignore the first signpost right, go around the end of the lake and take the next right (roughly east-north-east). After a 100 yards enter a field and turn left through a gap into the next field. Now turn right and walk through the eastern edge of Frillinghurst Wood.

next field, to the left of the farm buildings, to reach a concrete track. Go right. The track becomes a lane. Follow this to T junction with a road. Go left and pass Dell Farm. Stay on the road to pass ‘Furzefield’ and, just beyond it, take a footpath right. Walk along in the edge of a wood. At a signpost with blue and yellow arrows, go straight ahead, following the blue arrow. Reach a road by the gate to “Hollyhurst” and continue on along it to meet Mill Lane and continue straight ahead. Walk along here until, opposite what was, until recently, a Ukrainian Care Home, take a footpath left, at first in the drive of a house but then bypassing its garage. Enter a wood, fork right and pass a lake. Climb up to emerge on The Downs. Your path meets the path that you took this morning and you turn right to retrace your steps through to Chiddingfold.

Reach a white arrow and soon afterwards, fork right. Keep following the main path to a T junction where you turn right. Cross a footbridge and climb a slope. Ignore a left and go over a stile into a field. Ignore an immediate right, instead head for the far side and a stile mid-way along the fence. Go half-left across the DISTANCE: 9.75 miles OS MAPS: Explorer 134 Crawley & Horsham, Cranleigh & Billingshurst STARTING POINT: The green at Chiddingfold GRID REFERENCE: 54 961 1 354

REFRESHMENTS: The Crown Inn, Chiddingfold (01428 682255), The Swan Inn, Chiddingfold (01428 684688), the Wheatsheaf Inn, Grayswood (01428 644440) and various places in Haslemere. Image above: St. Mary’s Church in Chiddingfold by Ben Gamble

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and many more. They are done in a circle mostly holding hands and everyone attempts to do the same steps at the same time! Lynn Frances is an experienced teacher of 32 years and has built a reputation for her ability to create a wonderful atmosphere to enable participants to relax, learn and enjoy themselves. She runs classes at: Pirrie Hall, Brook on Thursdays in three 10-week terms, 7.30pm-9.30pm. St Catherine’s Hall, Guildford on the 3rd Tuesday of the month, 7.30pm-9.30pm. WI Hall, Hartley Wintney on the 2nd Wednesday of the month, 7.30pm9.30pm. For more information, contact Lynn on 01420 474881. I can’t believe that I am writing about next half term already but I mention this as it should be a nice thing to go to during the half term break. Sooty, the nation’s favourite bear will be at GLive on Thursday 19th February in a fabulous new show to entertain the whole family. Featuring a spectacular mix of magic, music and messguaranteed giggles for Sooty Fans old and new! It’s Sooty’s Birthday party and things aren’t going to plan. Sooty and Sweep get messy baking the birthday cake and will Soo ever decide which dress to wear? Special party guests include legendary Sooty favourites Butch the bulldog and Ramsbottom the snake. Sooty said: “I’m really looking forward to meeting Sooty fans old and new – and I can’t wait to squirt the Mums and Dads with my water pistol!” The Sooty show is the longest running children’s programme in the world, it must be, even I remember it as a kid! Harry Corbett originally bought Sooty for his son Matthew whilst on holiday in Blackpool in 1948. Sooty first appeared on our screens in 1952. Following Harry Corbett ’s retirement in 1976, Sooty was operated by Corbett ’s son Matthew, and enjoyed a new wave of popularity on stage and

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your best 13.1 mile finish time! A Kids race will take in a 2km closed road circuit in Woking hopefully inspiring the half marathon runners of the future. The running route will be lined with local live bands, and local club cyclists will lead the runners out onto the course. The Surrey Half Marathon will be working closely with local charities. Their oﬃcial Charity Partners for 2015 are Shooting Star CHASE, WWF, Woking and Sam Beare Hospices and Harrison’s Fund. They hope that runners will use the Surrey Half as an opportunity to fundraise for charity. Entries are selling fast, and prices will go up on 1st January, so ensure you enter before Christmas to secure your place on the start line. To enter, go to www.surreyhalfmarathon. co.uk . You can follow them on Facebook – www.facebook.com/ surreyhalfmarathon Twitter - @ surreyhalf. Download the app – Search “Surrey Half” in your app store. The Surrey Hills International Music Festival 2015 celebrates its sixth season with ‘Hear the Colour’, an exciting programme of exceptional music performed by world class artists in venues across the Surrey Hills from 30th April-2nd May. Tickets priced £26-£29 are now on sale from www.shimf.co.uk or the Tourist Information Centre, High Street, Guildford, tel 01483 444334. The 2015 programme is the Festival’s most ambitious yet with many internationally acclaimed artists already confirmed including: Alexander Sitkovetsky ( Violin); Wu Qian ( Piano); Natalie Clein(Cello); Leticia Moreno (Violin);Michael Collins (Clarinet); Natalie Klouda (Violin); The Festival gala night on 2nd May Mairlot Hall, St Teresa’s, Eﬃngham will feature The London Mozart Players with guest conductor Dimitry Sitkovetsky. View the full programme at www.shimf.co.uk. Cranfold Job Seekers Club is a registered charity based in Cranleigh. For more information visit them at Cranleigh CAB, Village 58

Way, Cranleigh GU6 8AF or call 01483 272252. They are open Wednesdays from 9.30am to 5pm and Fridays from 9am to 5pm. Do you belong to a Neighbourhood Watch Group in the Witley, Milford, Godalming and surrounding villages area? Are you or do you know anyone who is lonely, isolated and maybe vulnerable through a mental or physical disability, old age or illness but is not yet connected to the church, community groups, services or support? Are you running a voluntary support group, befriending scheme, car share or good neighbour scheme? Would you like to help volunteer to connect vulnerable adults to appropriate support and services? If so, then Fiona Fyfe, Community Navigator (Godalming Town Council -www. godalming-tc.gov.uk) would like to hear from you on 07717 618815 or navigator@godalming-tc.gov.uk. Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice is appealing to its local community for any unwanted furniture. For the past few weeks the Hospice has witnessed a sharp decline in donations, which has impacted on the amount of money raised by the charity’s two Furniture Showrooms. “Furniture donations are an extremely important part of the Hospice’s income,” says Peter Foxton, Head of Income Generation. “Without the generosity of our local community we would be unable to continue delivering such an exceptional level of care to our patients and their families. We accept most items from wardrobes to sofas - so if you have any unwanted furniture please get in touch.” You can arrange collection of any unwanted items by calling the Hospice’s dedicated team of drivers on 01252 710679. ‘Funny Money’ was the most recent production put on by the Players of Elstead Theatrical Society. It garnered a great review from Chris Lonsdale, some of which we have extracted: “We had a rip-

roaring time at Elstead Village Hall when PETS played Funny Money by Ray Cooney to packed audiences... two hours of rib-tickling farce as murder, police corruption, deception, multiple mistaken identities, and a dash of sexual innuendo all contributed to the ensuing chaos. The audience lapped up every minute of it, and there were gales of laughter throughout the show. As my neighbour said to me “I haven’t laughed so much for a long time”. Congratulations to all the cast and backstage crew on a wonderful production.” Sounds like you would be mad to miss their next production which we will inform you about when we know the details. Thousands of families from across the UK will have the chance to try their hand at over 75 diﬀerent sports and activities at GoFest2015, which was launched in November by Olympic gold medallist and BBC presenter Sharron Davies and footballing superstar Kevin Keegan. GoFest will be the UK’s first festival of sport, fitness, dance and health and takes place at Surrey Sports Park on the weekend of 10th-12th July 2015. Around 15,000 people are expected to attend the event which will include 12 specialist zones such as GoCompete, GoSplash, GoTry, GoCool, GoFuel and GoTeens along with live music, entertainment and picnic areas. GoFest has teamed up with charity partners, Macmillan and SportsAid and a selection of elite sportsmen and women who will be on hand to offer expert coaching tips across the weekend. I gather that camping will also available nearby to give the weekend a true festival feel. Tickets and more information are now available at www.gofest.co.uk/ tickets. FIND OUT MORE

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At a time of financial uncertainty, The Cellar Team is focussed on sustaining existing levels of support and reaching out to new ‘customers’. The Cellar relies on grants, donations, fundraising and the support of Friends and volunteers. All sorts of fundraising events take place, including concerts, a Rock Dance, an Open Gardens event, a pop-up café, an evening with Paul and Fiona Jones, an Italian wine and food evening, and “road shows” at local churches. Throughout the summer months, ice creams and drinks are sold by The Cellar at the popular Godalming Sunday bandstand concerts. How can you help the work of The Cellar… • Become a ‘Friend of the Cellar’, and make regular donations, of any size, in the full knowledge that you will be helping an essential community project. • Make a single donation directly or online at www.thecellarcafe. co.uk • Can you spare a few hours on a regular basis to help at the café? Or be available to cover when a volunteer is absent? • We are always looking for kind people to bake cakes! • Could you help to run a fund-raising event or suggest a venue? The Cellar is open from Monday to Saturday from 9am to 3.30pm in winter and 4.30pm in summer and on Saturdays. If you are walking through Crown Court on Saturday you may notice Dr Chris Jagger, the chair of trustees, singing cheerily and playing his guitar to passers-by. So why not pop in for a coffee and a home-made cake, all day breakfast, lunch or a cream tea and pick up a brochure to find out more about The Cellar – you will always be welcome. The Cellar Café, Crown Court, 42 High Street,Godalming, Surrey GU7 1DY. Telephone 01483 417097, email: info@thecellarcafe.co.uk.

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