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It’s an honour to be in charge of Jottings this week while Nick and Angie enjoy a well-deserved break in search of sunshine and warmth. I’ve always thought this section to be the lifeblood of the magazine; promoting local events and organisations, who invariably contact us to say how many people attended or contacted them due to VantagePoint, is always a delight and one of the main reasons we started the magazine six years ago next month. So here goes... and don’t worry, normal service will resume next month! The Godalming Music Festival is one of the biggest arts events in Surrey attracting over 3,000 participants from all over the south east of England, and has been running each year since 1947. All of the performing arts disciplines are represented at the Godalming Festival, making it one of the most comprehensive in the region. The Festival began on 16th February but you can still attend the music and speech classes which take place in March. All the music classes take place after school in the Borough Hall from Monday 2nd March to Friday 19th March and speech, drama and musical theatre is at Prior’s Field school over the weekend Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th March. The whole festival culminates in a celebratory concert in the Borough Hall on Saturday 21st March at 7pm. Audiences are welcomed to all the classes and very modestly priced entry tickets are available on the door. For more detailed information on venues and classes please visit the website www.godalmingmusicfestival.org.uk or contact the festival director Joy Poulter on 01483 417051 or joy_poulter@sky. com. Ockford-Godalming afternoon WI meets on the first Wednesday of each month at 2pm at the Scout and Guide Headquarters, Seymour Road, off Eashing Lane, Godalming. The next meeting will be on Wednesday the 4th March with a talk from Zahida Fieldhouse on ‘Authentic Indian Cookery’. During this meeting members can also bring along mementos and souvenirs for an Eastern Exhibition. The following meeting will take place on Wednesday the 1st April with a talk on ‘Guildford Cathedral at 50’ from Janet Matthews. Also at this meeting there will
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be an Easter card competition As well as regular meetings, outings are arranged in the summer, also local pub lunches, book reading evenings and regular art and craft sessions. The group will always welcome newcomers, please contact the secretary on 01483 421433. Did you know that more than 2 million acupuncture treatments take place each year in the UK? Traditional acupuncture treats the whole person rather than symptoms in isolation and can be effective for a range of health complaints. Discover how acupuncture can help with specific conditions, maintaining good health and improving well-being during Acupuncture Awareness Week, 2nd- 8th March. Optimum Balance Acupuncture practitioner Hannah Slade is offering free 15-minute consultations at the Holistic Centre, Godalming, as well as a £10 discount towards your first treatment. Hannah will be at the Holistic Centre (The Barn, Wiggins Yard, Bridge Street) at the following times: 5th March: 3pm–7pm, 6th March: 10am–2pm and 7th March: 10am-1pm. Contact the Holistic Centre on 01483 418103 to book your consultation or feel free to drop in. On Thursday 5th March Chiddingfold Cinema presents Mr. Turner. Doors open at 7.30pm, the film starts at 8pm and stars Timothy Spall as J. M. W. Turner and Marion Bailey as Sophia Booth. Biographical period drama, nominated for four Academy Awards (though not ‘Best Actor’, which is a travesty), covering the final quarter of the famous painter’s life. This is one of the most humane films I’ve seen for a long time - without the artificial Hollywood ‘movie magic’ which is laid over so many films like an overly-thick coat of gloss varnish. Instead, this is a film about real, unglamorous people, and all the more beautiful for that. Then on Friday 20th March, they are showing Boyhood, which won the BAFTA for Best Film. Doors open at 7.30pm, the film starts at 8pm and is nominated for six Academy Awards, including ‘Best Picture’ and ‘Best Director’. The synopsis of this film is simple - we follow a boy from the age of 5 to 18 years-old - but that doesn’t come close to telling the whole story. Filmed with the same cast over 12 years, this
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Sounds of the spring
In her second article for VantagePoint, local nature writer and publisher Andrea Pinnington gives some tips on what to listen out for this spring. It’s January as I write this and the days are starting to lengthen and already the birds are becoming more vocal. Working from home can result in easy distractions and the robin that sings outside my window has already claimed a lot of my time. Being freelance means that sadly I don’t get a regular paycheck sent out to me at the end of every month. However, I am reassured by the fact that experiments have indicated that bird song makes a measurable and physiological improvement in a person. So whatever my salary lacks, the distracting robin and his feathered garden cohorts are making me happier. Though this may sound rather flippant, there is a lot of truth in the relationship between bird song and positive mental attitudes. In 2010, recordings of birds including blackbirds, greenfinches, robins and song thrushes were played at the Alder Hey Hospital in Liverpool to calm children during injections, surgery and other stressful procedures. Learning bird song is quite a lot like learning a new language. It requires enthusiasm and some dedication. I am in the kindergarten of bird song life. Level one in the metaphorical Oxford Bird Song Reading Tree, but it gives me indescribable joy to be able to know just a handful of the birds that are busy living and singing around me.
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for and how to commit the sounds to memory. It’s not that easy and reminds me of a subdeck to a guide to the Greek language that ran “Learn Greek in 25 years or your money back.” House Sparrow
If you hear a group of birds that sound as though they are having a good gossip, then it is likely that you are listening either to a flock of sparrows or goldfinches. If they are hidden away in a hedge, then I can guarantee they are house sparrows. There has been a sharp decline in sparrow numbers over recent years – up to 60% in parts of the UK between 1994 and 2004 alone. However, numbers seem to be on the increase so hopefully its friendly chirrup will be a familiar sound again. Blue Tit
This is another busy bird that spends a lot of time around humans. If you put up a bird feeder in your garden, then this acrobatic ball of yellow and blue will certainly be a regular visitor along with its brother, sister, aunt, uncle and others besides. Though they are small, they have surprisingly large broods with anything up to 14 eggs. Their song consists of a few high-pitched notes and then ends with a trill but it is not particularly distinctive. More noticeable is its scolding alarm call, which it uses to warn off potential predators. vantagepointmag.co.uk
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The starling is an intelligent bird and an extremely good mimic. If you can tell which other birds it is copying, then you are reaching the A-level of the bird song world. For the beginner, listen out for bill clicks, whistles and high-pitched squeaks. Starlings can also imitate sounds such as car alarms and telephone rings, though in this day of numerous ring tones and silent vibrations, this is less common than it used to be.
The village gossip that looks as though it is dressed in a smart uniform, the goldfinch is a popular visitor to bird feeders especially if you put out nyger seed. Its tinkling song is a high-pitched series of trills delivered throughout the year but with added gusto in the spring. Goldfinches are known collectively as charms, which, with their colourful feathers and pretty song, seems to be exactly the right word.
Blackbird
On my bird feeder I get three birds from the tit family: great tits, blue tits and coal tits. There is a definite pecking order and the great tit sits firmly at the top. It is the only one of the three with a big black stripe down its front and the males with the bolder stripes are the most successful ones. It makes a variety of sounds but the easiest one to pick out by ear is the one that sounds like teacher-teacher.
If you need convincing that bird song lifts the spirits, then keep an ear out for the clear, musical tones of the blackbird delivered from a high open perch such as the top of a tree. The sound is like an incredibly musical person whistling a ditty. Blackbirds also have a very distinctive squawk as they break cover from bushes. Once you know the sound, you will hear it everywhere. Wood Pigeon
These large portly looking birds are easy to identify by the white patches on their necks and wings and their waddling gait. It is the quantity and weight of their feathers that apparently gives them their rotund appearance (something I blame my jumpers for as well). Their mellow cooing is strangely compared to the phrase take toooo cooos, Taffy. Wood pigeons also make a distinctive clap as they fly off out of trees and bushes. Chaffinch
The chaffinch has a large range of vocal sounds none of which are particularly easy to describe. The male marks its territory during the spring and summer and seems to rarely pause for breath, repeating its song over and over again. It starts off slowly with a few notes, which then build up and end in a bright, silvery flourish. Bill Oddie once said that if you hear a bird and you don’t know what it is, then it’s probably a great tit. However, I think this applies just as well to chaffinches. March 2015
Great Tit
Collared Dove
This bird only arrived in the UK in 1955 and has since made a sizeable impact on our bird population. It is much more delicate in appearance than the chunky woodpigeon and its song is an endless repetition of three syllables: coo-cooo-cu. Take note, the woodpigeon’s coo has five syllables! Robin
Last but not least, the robin – the quintessential garden bird that seems so cheery and upbeat but is actually fiercely territorial. Its long warbling song is one of the first to be heard in the morning and often the last in the evening. In the days of street lighting, it sometimes gets confused and sings throughout the night as well. Like the blackbird, it is a clear and tuneful song often delivered from a showy open perch. FIND OUT MORE Andrea Pinnington and Caz Buckingham’s new nature book The Little Book of Garden Bird Songs is out on 1st March. It features the most common garden birds and has a handy sound bar to make bird song learning easier! For more information, go to www. finefeatherpress.com. 9
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Waverley is consulting on the area that has been proposed for the Elstead and Weyburn Neighbourhood Plan. Neighbourhood plans give communities the opportunity to plan for their areas, to decide what the town or village should look like and how it should develop and grow in the future. Elstead Parish Council and the parish meeting for Peper Harow resolved to prepare a neighbourhood plan covering Elstead and Weyburn. The first stage of this is to apply to Waverley to designate the area the plan will cover. The consultation runs until Monday 9th March. Feedback at this point should only relate to the area the neighbourhood plan is suggested to cover. Details of the suggested area are available on Waverley’s website at www.waverley.gov.uk/ neighbourhoodplanning or at the planning reception desk at Waverley’s office in Godalming. Comments should be sent to Waverley via email to planningpolicy@waverley. gov.uk or by post to Elstead and Weyburn Neighbourhood Plan - Application for a Neighbourhood Area, Planning Services, Waverley Borough Council, The Burys, Godalming, Surrey GU7 1HR before 5pm on Monday 9th March. ‘Fly the Flag for the Commonwealth’ is taking place on the 9th March. The flag will be raised in Cranleigh High Street at the War Memorial at 10am. There will also be a ‘Fly a Flag for the Commonwealth’ trail; find the flags in the shops’ windows on the High Street and win some great prizes. You can pick up a competition sheet from The Parish Council Offices, Manns, One Forty and The Richard Onslow starting Friday 6th March through to Monday 16th March. Please return your entries to these places.
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In 1508, Loseley Manor was bought by Sir Christopher More, a lawyer of Derbyshire extraction. He was an exchequer official in Henry VII’s reign who rose to be King’s Remembrancer under Henry VIII. He lived in the medieval house situated on what is now the South Lawn, and took an active part in the affairs of the country. He was twice High Sheriff of Surrey and Sussex. His son, Sir William More, held many high offices at Court and within the county. He was a personal friend and trusted adviser of Queen Elizabeth I. He was knighted in 1576. Sir William inherited Loseley in 1549 and commenced building the present house in 1562. He supervised the building work himself and his accounts of the building work still exist. The total cost of the house was £1,640 19s 7d. Most of the building stone, now over 800 years old, came from the ruins of the Cistercian Waverley Abbey, near Farnham, which was pulled down in the reign of King Henry VIII. The stone contributes greatly to the mellow appearance and atmosphere of the house. (The clunch facings came from a quarry in Guildford and pillars built from stone from the quarries of Hascombe Hill.)
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Garter by King James I who twice visited Loseley. Sir George was also Lieutenant of the Tower of London and Treasurer to Henry, Prince of Wales. He consolidated the family’s position by buying the ‘Manor and Hundred’ of Godalming from the crown in 1601 for £1,341 8s 23/4d. As can be seen from the old paintings of Loseley, there was a further wing to the northwest, containing a chapel, picture gallery which was 121 ft long, and a riding school. Built by
Queen Elizabeth I stayed at Loseley on four occasions and a letter to Sir William giving strict instructions concerning the preparations for one of the visits has been preserved. Straw was to be strewn on the drive to avoid jolting of the carriage, Sir William was asked to ‘avoyade his family’ (i.e. move his family and servants) to make room for the Queen’s retinue, and the house had to be cleaner than on the last occasion. After Sir William’s death in 1600, it was inherited by his son Sir George More who represented both Guildford and Surrey in parliament and was created Chancellor of the Order of the 14
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Sir George More at the beginning of the 17th century, it fell into disrepair and was pulled down in 1820. To the north-east stands the original garden wall, in which can be seen the archways which matched those in the wing opposite. The original moat is still in existence and was connected by a secret passage to the cellars (now sealed off). On Sir George’s death in 1632, his grandson, Poynings More, succeeded to Loseley. He was created a baronet shortly before his death in
1642, the title becoming extinct on the death of his son and successor, Sir William More, without issue in 1684. Loseley passed to Robert More, the son of Poynings More’s younger brother, but in 1689 he too died without issue, and so the property was inherited by his sister Margaret and her husband, Sir Thomas Molyneux. Thence forward the family name became More-Molyneux. Their son was Sir More Molyneux, who went on to have 11 children. He is depicted in a large painting in the Great Hall alongside his wife Cassandra and eight of their children. Their two sons and two elder daughters were to die young and unmarried, and the house was looked after for more than 20 years by another daughter, Jane, who supervised every detail of household and estate management. On her death in 1802, the estate passed to her nephew James More-Molyneux who died in 1823. He was succeeded by his son James, who became a JP and Deputy Lieutenant and was very active in public service. His younger son William, also a JP, inherited in 1874 and in 1877 he added the Nursery Wing on the south side of the house. He died unmarried in 1907 and was succeeded by Gwendoline, the daughter of his younger brother. Gwendoline married Brigadier General Francis Longbourne (who assumed by Deed Poll the additional names of More-Molyneux) and they started the Jersey herd and home farm in 1916. Francis saw active service in WW1 and was highly decorated for bravery. They were to live in the house during the difficult war years with Top left: Loseley House Top middle: A general view of the gardens looking back towards the house Top right: The Great Hall Far left: A painting showing the old wing before it was pulled down in 1820 Near left: The tennis lawn border
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no electricity, heating or hot water. When in 1946 the house was inherited by their son, James More-Molyneux and his wife, there was no money, no heating or electricity, a leaking roof and death duties to be paid. They accepted the challenge: Loseley had been in the family for over 400 years and was worth working for. The farming business was developed and they also founded Guildway Limited, which started with the production of concrete blocks and progressed to the construction of pre-fabricated houses which were exported all over the world. The house was opened to the public in 1951, and in 1968 Loseley Dairy Products was started, with the production of cheese followed by yoghurt and then ice cream. At its peak, it was supplying some 1,500 customers in London and the Home Counties, exporting to the Far East, Middle East and also Italy. Customers in the UK included Harrods, Fortnum & Mason’s, and British Airways. In 1985, due to increased overseas competition, the business was sold to Booker plc and in 2010 the Jersey herd was dispersed. The buildings used for yoghurt and ice cream production now house a variety of small businesses. In 1998, James More-Molyneux passed on the running of the estate to his son Michael who lives there to this day with his wife, children and mother. His eldest son Alexander and his wife live and work on the estate together with their daughter and twin sons. The estate is currently 1,400 acres, comprising 140 acres of woodland and 650 acres arable crops farmed under a Farmed Tenancy business. It employs 25 full-time members of staff and double this number during the summer months. Loseley welcomes over 100,000 visitors every year who come to see the house and garden or attend some of the events which include a gardening show, craft fair, dog show and a ploughing match and country fair. Loseley also host more than 80 civil weddings and receptions, and have been used as a film location for productions including ‘Emma’, ‘Foyle’s War’, ‘The Special 16
On Monday September 29th 2014, work began on erecting scaffolding over Loseley House. To hide the scaffolding, a large screen covers the front with a photograph of the house printed on it. The last time the house was re-roofed was in 1856 and a partial re-roof took place in 1956. The slates are being replaced with tiles which will be more in-keeping with the house when it was built in 1562. All the events will continuing to take place and the work will be completed by May 20th. By this time all the scaffolding will have been removed from site and Loseley will stand proudly with its new roof which hopefully will last for another 120 years. The gardens The 2.5 acre Walled Garden has had many lives since it was laid out formally in the 16th century, including an organic vegetable garden, orchard and designs by the renowned Gertrude Jekyll. The Walled Garden has been carefully restored over the past few years and is now one of Loseley’s main features. It contains a series of ‘rooms’ including an award winning rose garden with over 1,000 bushes, an extensive herb garden, a colourful fruit and flower garden, a white garden with fountains and an organic vegetable garden. It also features a Mulberry tree reputedly planted by Queen Elizabeth I. The herb garden is divided into four separate sections – culinary, medicinal, household and decorative and contains over 200 herbs, some of which date back to ancient times. Other features include a magnificent vine walk, ancient wisteria and the moat border. The most recent addition is a 2.5 acre wild flower meadow, planted on what used to be the Loseley cricket pitch. FIND OUT MORE
Loseley gardens are open to the public from May and the house in June – entrance to the house ends in August and to the grounds in September. Visits to Loseley House are by guided tour only and last around 50 minutes. Key dates: Spring Garden Show - 17th-19th April; May Craft Fair - 13th-14th May; Summer Garden Show 24th-26th July; Teddy Bears Picnic Day – Sunday 9th August; and Country Fair and Ploughing Match - 27th September. For more information, please call 01483 304440 or visit www.loseleypark.co.uk.
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On Tuesday 10th March, Ewhurst Horticultural Society will be holding a talk with slides by Nigel Choate on the subject of ‘Surrey Wildlife’. It takes place at the Glebe Centre at 8pm. It includes refreshments and a raffle. On Saturday 28th March, Ewhurst Horticultural Society is holding the Spring Show at Ewhurst Village Hall from 2.30pm. Full details are at www.ewhursthortsoc.org.uk or phone Lesley on 272488. Waverley Dowsers meet again in the Unitarian Hall, Godalming on 10th March 2015 at 7pm for 7.30pm to hear a talk on ‘Crystal Communication’ by Beverley Kinane. Dowsing is both a scientific and fun activity. Members come from a wide background from a 20 mile radius of Godalming. The group is affiliated to the British Society of Dowsers. This in turn is part of an in international body of participants. Most people associate dowsing with just finding water. However activities and speakers go beyond that. Their last meeting covered the topic of chakras. On that occasion the talk centred on the major body organs in relation to chakras. By surrogate dowsing the group learnt that it was likely that dinosaurs also had chakras centres. Thus begging the question about their evolution. Further information contact Michael on 01252 541639. Contemporary and vibrant paintings by a Surrey artist will be on show at Godalming Museum in an exhibition from 10th to 28th March. Joan Painter (1913 – 2012) was an art teacher and established artist who exhibited widely from an early age. Her work is noted for its rich, vibrant colour and has been described as “powerful and poetic” and “symphonies of colour and pattern”. Joan said “I always
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paint with my eyes on the actual place or thing I am painting. My aim is to express in colour what my subject really is and something of what I feel about it.” Godalming Museum is located at 109a High Street, by the Pepperpot. It is open Tuesday to Saturday, 10am to 5pm. Admission is free but donations are welcomed. The Local Studies Library is open in the afternoons from 1pm to 4pm. Light refreshments are available throughout the day. Children are always welcome. There is a delightful Jekyll style garden at the rear of the museum and an excellent gift shop. Godalming Museum is run in partnership by Waverley Borough Council and Godalming Museum Trust. For further information please contact the Museum on 01483 426510 or visit www. godalmingmuseum.org.uk. The next meeting of the Busbridge Evening WI will take place at the Busbridge Village Hall on Tuesday the 10th March 2015 at 8pm. The speaker for the evening will be Robin Amy who was an ‘Olympic Gamesmaker’. He will talk about his experiences as an Olympic Volunteer at the London 2012. Visitors are always welcome to their meetings. Apart from the meeting itself, they organise trips to the theatre, have a book club, play Mah Jong, go for walks which always end up in a nice pub for lunch. If you are interested, please contact the secretary, Gill Loveluck on 01483 410052. Farncombe Morning Townswomen’s Guild meeting this month is on Wednesday 11th March from 10am to 12 noon in St. John’s Church Room, St. John’s Street, Farncombe. It is their Annual General Meeting where they report on the previous year and any other notices, including the
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Wedding Hints & Tips by Lyn Sanders, Lily-Marie Wedding Planner
Just got engaged? Congratulations! ….but still confused about where to start?……worry not; hopefully I have everything you need here to keep you calm with tips from the local industry insiders, in the order you need to consider them, with tips from the local industry insiders! Choosing your venue can be one of the most stressful, time-consuming parts of the process because it not only dictates the style of your day, but heavily impacts the overall cost. For those wanting the freedom to create their perfect wedding without being tied to what a venue permits there is an exciting new website to help you choose the more original venue in Surrey….www.blankcanvasweddings.co.uk. “Blank Canvas was created to offer a selection of individual, flexible venues and spaces that allow you to create your day your way. A day suited to you, fits your vision and your budget” says owner Heidi Teague. Once you’ve fixed the location and date you can concentrate on the finer detail, but make sure you tick off the big items first, like your dress. Charlotte from Amaryllis Bridalwear suggests that you “speak to your friends for recommendations, take someone with you to your appointment who will be helpful but honest (but not too many people as this can have a negative affect…too many opinions can be stressful). Remember to have an open mind about styles of dresses – they all look different when they are on. Ideally you need to start searching approximately 8-12 months prior to your big day, allow plenty of time and don’t be pushed into purchasing a dress if you’re unsure– you want to make sure you’ve found the one!”. Once you have your venue and dress sorted you can start to think about flowers; you will need these details to give to your floral designer as it will really help determine the style of the flowers and overall scheme. Hannah from Hannah Berry Flowers explains that “we will take all factors into con-
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sideration such as natural light, space and venue decor and will advise the best designs to suit the venue. Of equal importance is your bridal bouquet; it is a key accessory to your outfit; it has to work with your dress and not take the eye away from the overall look”. With all aspects of planning, the earlier you start the longer you have to make decisions that suit you as a couple. Photographer Ginny Marsh recommends that “you start to narrow your photographer choices down by picking work you love; not just some of their images, but ALL of their images and don’t get too worked up over what ‘style’ you’re looking for (such as reportage / contemporary / traditional) keep an open mind”. So what else helps you choose when there are so many photographers out there? Ginny suggests trying not to shop on price! “It’s easy to narrow photographers down by cutting out the ones who you think are too expensive, but generally with photographers, you get what you pay for. You don’t want to wish you’d paid a bit more for a better photographer, because after your wedding it’ll be too late. Finally meet with a few photographers in person to find out who you get a good vibe from and get on well with. You’ll be spending your whole day with this person, and it’s important you feel comfortable and at ease in their presence”. Your wedding photographs are so important! After your cake has been eaten, your flowers are wilting, your dress is dirty; your wedding photographs are the only thing that last to remind you of how much fun you had, the details and the emotion. To look your wedding day best, take some tips from inside the pro make-up bag! Natasha Wiggins is a professional wedding hair and make-up artist and she’s kindly revealed her secret to creating a flawless bridal glow. “A product I couldn’t 21
be without and simply love using with my brides is Bare Escentuals ID Mineral Veil. It’s an amazing powder that will stop any shine coming through, as it absorbs oil on the skin, but it doesn’t create a thick layer like some pressed or loose powders can do, which are often bulked out with talc and other nasties! Mineral Veil leaves you with a translucent, soft finish and it is completely sheer, so it softens the make-up finish, minimising the look of fine lines and pores. I simply love using it. Hopefully you’ll love the results on your wedding day make-up too.” To create perfect lips all day long, Natasha always apply a lip tint under the lipstick to help it to stay on longer, with all that kissing and champagne sipping! To fix it all in place one of her favourite products at the moment is ModelCo’s BEAUTY FIX Airbrush Face, a magic make-up fixing spray. “It is amazing! It helps the bride’s makeup set and it also seals it so that it does not come off - all day! All you need to do is spritz it on like a toner after applying all your make-up and it will be smudge proof. Ta dah!” According to a recent survey by confetti. co.uk. 81% of couples say cutting the cake is their top wedding day tradition, so as the cake is a significant centrepiece at the reception it’s definitely worth asking an expert for advice.
Debbie from Debs Makes Cakes explains: ”the size of your cake will most likely be determined by the number and size of portions you need. The flavour and level of detail in the decoration will be determined by the amount of money you have to spend. Whatever your cake budget, decide which of size, style and flavour are most important to you so that your money can be spent in a way that you think matters”. Many venues have neutral décor and an all-white or ivory cake may disappear into the background. Have your wedding cake on its own small table and have fun styling the background. Introduce your suppliers to each other; your wedding coordinator, florist, venue stylist, caterer and cake supplier will need to work together to create a cohesive event for you. Also, don’t forget the cake knife! An engraved cake knife can be a wonderful keepsake from your day. Whilst on the subject of food it is worth noting that from your guests perspective, the food and entertainment tend to be the most memorable parts of the day. But don’t be afraid to tailor your menu to your tastes. Joe from Keeley’s Kitchen loves to create a personal menu “if, as a couple you have precious memories of eating bangers and mash…. have bangers and mash! It is your day after all. However, if you are going to do something simple just make sure your caterers use the best quality locally sourced
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products; the last thing you want is a bad simple dish! And don’t forget to have a taster; you may have to pay for it but it will be worth it!” Another tip is if you do want something simple maybe look at going for more expensive crockery; even bangers and mash can look different on a beautiful plate and may only cost as little as 20p extra per person. Joe specialises in making your wedding breakfast that little bit different; do involve your guests, something as simple as a self-carve roast dinner. Maybe put a chef’s hat on one of your guests chairs at each table and that person has to carve the meat for everyone. This works very well if you have a table of mixed guests as it is a great ice breaker. It is also good for fussy eaters as they can pick what they want on their plate. Last but certainly not least, the entertainment. “How do we get everyone on the dance floor”? “What song shall we have for our first dance”? “We want a band and a DJ but can’t quite justify it within our budget”? These are all questions I am frequently asked and this is where experts can advise. Lemon Entertainment have a wide selection of artists to choose from, some of their bands can also DJ in-between and after the live band sets. It’s all included in their price and is much cheaper than booking both a band and a DJ separately. Lucy at Lemon Entertainment explains: “You only have one wedding day, some people don’t put enough impor-
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proposed programme for 2015, also the membership fee is due. There will also be a ‘bring and buy’ stall and the monthly raffle. In advance, on Wednesday 8th April the speaker will be Mrs. M Arnott whose talk will be titled The History of The National Garden Scheme. Visitors are always welcome, there is a small entrance fee to hear a talk and join members for coffee, tea, biscuits and a chat. For more information on the Guild, contact the Secretary Jill Bird on 01483 860917, or enquire at the meeting. For the first time in 20 years, the Mayor of Waverley is promoting a Massed Bands Extravaganza in aid of her charity, Citizens Advice Waverley on Sunday 12th April at 7pm at Charterhouse School Hall. It will be an exciting evening of music for everyone, from tune of the day to your favourite light classics, presented by the massed bands of Farnham, Godalming and Haslemere, plus other surprise guests. Tickets: £10 from Record Corner in Godalming or £10.75 (including charges) through the Little Box Office: www.thelittleboxoffice.com/waverleycab. Please support this if you can as it is in a very good cause. Milford U3A’s next talk is on the 13th March and is entitled ‘Life of Hope’ by Dan Eley. The talk starts at 2pm in Milford Village Hall with tea and cake afterwards and is open to members and non- members. Dan Eley was a volunteer street child worker in the most dangerous areas of Latin America before he broke his neck in a freak swimming accident in the Amazon in 2010. His experiences working with charities had taught him a lot about how donations can be misspent and misdirected and his long held dream was to start his own charity that
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Cranleigh Camera Club will be holding its annual exhibition on Saturday 14th March in the Village Hall, Cranleigh, between 10am and 4.30pm. This is a competitive exhibition which will showcase the work of members. A wide range of prints will be on display from members of varying ability and experience, including some of the newest members. For those preferring to show digital images electronically these will be projected onto a large screen. This is an ideal opportunity to find out more about the local club, its programme and how it can help and encourage members to further a wonderful hobby. Many members will be present and available to chat should you wish to find out more. Further information may be found on the club website: www.cranleighcameraclub.co.uk. The club caters for all ability levels with a varied programme throughout the club year which runs from September through to June. Meetings take place at the Baptist Church Hall, 262 The High Street, Cranleigh, GU6 8RT, starting at 8pm. The programme includes talks, practical evenings and competitions – both internal and external, and there are outings to places of interest – an excellent way to make new friends. Whilst they don’t teach photography there are many opportunities to learn about the various aspects o photography and invariably there is someone who can advise on any particular problem. Why not pop along and find out more?
Cranleigh Arts Centre has a Craft Fair on 14th March from 10am-3pm. Join them for an alternative shopping experience and explore dozens of stalls showcasing the work of artists and makers from across the county and beyond. Shoppers will be able to browse bespoke jewellery, spectacular accessories, beautiful homeware and more – all for just a £2 entry fee (free for 3 years and under). Refreshments will be available throughout the day from the Art Tea House.
Lots on at RHS Wisley now that it is spring! Events include Lindt Daffodil Pot Decorating on Saturday 14th March from 10.30am-12.30pm and 1.30pm-3.30pm. Go and see the carpets of spring flowering bulbs, including the crocus extravaganza by the garden entrance and decorate
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a daffodil pot to take away. The Orchid Society of Great Britain’s Spring Show is on Sat 21st March from 11am-4pm featuring competitive classes and displays by members and affiliated societies. This show will be held in the Glasshouse Gallery. There will also be unusual species for sale and advice for all. The Glasshouse is open from 10am-5.15pm (last entry at 5pm). Then there is the Spring Plant Fair from 27th-29th March from 10am-5pm. This is a must for all plant lovers. Meet the growers and choose quality plants from specialist nurseries. Finally, the Lindt Gold Bunny Hunt is from 28th March-12th April from 10.30am-4.30pm. Hop through the garden on the trail of the Lindt Gold Bunny. Follow the clues to lead you to a delicious Lindt treat for the hoppiest Easter ever! See birds of prey soaring above the garden as well (11th-12th April). There are activities every day, visit www.rhs.org.uk/wisley for what’s on when.
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Out with the old Spring always instigates a fresh start and with this in mind I would like to encourage you to refresh your winter wardrobe and make room for uplifting new additions for the new season. Be Ruthless When working with a new client, I always have to be mindful of how honest they want me to be. I normally start off an appointment fairly carefully, so I can work out exactly what the end result needs to be. A gentle discussion or a ‘it’s gotta go’ approach depends on the quantity of similar items, or if there are bulging wardrobes in every room. Have plenty of bin bags at the ready... Try on or tip! If it doesn’t fit now, put it away. If you can’t bear to part with it (probably because you can remember how much it cost you a few months ago!) put it in a suitcase in the attic. It’s a halfway house to see if you really pine for it. If you don’t - it’s charity or dress agency time. What do you need? Do you work fulltime or need dog walking casuals? Your
own wardrobe has to reflect your own lifestyle so write down a daily list of ‘looks’ that you wear and it will soon become apparent if you own too many business suits from a previous job. Research online first to get a feel for what’s in store, and focus on what you need. Remember to check if they are washable if it’s an everyday casual item. Business clothing needs to be flexible to offer alternatives so keep the mainstays classic black, navy or charcoal and then add colour and direction with the layers. Get fit By this I mean, get your clothes to fit you. Be prepared to spend a little to reduce sleeve lengths or take waistbands in to make sure you look finished and well dressed. A simple alteration can add such a difference to the end look and for £15-20 you will look more polished and together.
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Our ever-growing children need a clear-out too and it’s not a bad idea to make some money back at the same time. Second Thoughts, new to Chiddingfold since September 2014, is crammed of with ‘previously loved’ clothes and shoes from 0-teens. Once you have registered as a seller you will receive 50% of the sale price which can also be sold on their eBay store. They only accept good quality clothing. This will stay in the store for 6-8 weeks before a reminder email for collection is sent. After that the clothing is taken to charity shops or to an orphanage in Uganda. Buyers are offered a one week’s return policy, if agreed at time of purchase, to give you a chance to try the item on ‘little Jimmy’ at home after school. Owner Nicki, and Lisa run the business during school term time only, Monday-Friday and the first Saturday of each month, 9.30am-4pm. Stock up on some branded gems for teens, Hollister from £8
Second Thoughts, 1 Chiddingfold Galleries, Petworth Road, Chiddingfold GU8 4UF. Contact nicki@secondthoughtschiddingfold.co.uk or call 07765 428005. It’s a destination shop for your kids wardrobe, but with a handy coffee shop nearby, Treacle’s Tea Shop for that all important refreshment break, The Green, Chiddingfold, Telephone 01428 684859.
Ladies Dress Agencies A great way to sell those pieces that are still in great condition. It varies but most agencies sell your items for four weeks and will pay you 50% of the selling price. Some are closed Mondays, so telephone for opening hours and full details of service.
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5. Lace, macrame, crochet and embroidery, in preparation for summer sunshine, EMAMÓ coverup 6. Suede - from these Lanvin boots to bags and jackets - the softer option to leather. Kirstie Smillie is a fashion stylist. Feel relaxed and confident in your own style with a wardrobe full of clothes you love. Email: kirstie@kirstiesmillie.com Call 07773 234947. March 2015
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What the new pension freedoms mean for you By Martin Bamford, Chartered Financial Planner, Informed Choice
From April 2015, you will be able to withdraw the entire value of your pension fund in one go. New pension freedom and choices were announced in the Budget last year and come into force shortly, providing previously unavailable unlimited access to pension funds for people in retirement. Keep in mind though that this is money which needs to last for the rest of your life. All of our clients know their date of birth, very few know their date of death! This makes it tricky to plan for sustainable income withdrawal from pensions in later life, as assumptions need to be made about life expectancy. There is also tax to consider. Under the new rules, a quarter of the pension fund remains available tax-free, but the balance will be subject to income tax. This income tax rate is calculated by adding the taxable amount you withdraw from your pension fund to your other taxable income, so could be as high as 40% or 45% if you’re a high earner or make a large withdrawal from your pension pot. You might instead access your pension pot over a number of tax years, planning carefully to keep within the basic rate of income tax threshold and not paying over the odds in tax on the withdrawals. If the thought of getting your hands on the cash within your pension pot to invest 32
elsewhere is appealing, for example to acquire a buy-to-let property, then think carefully about the tax consequences on doing this as well. After paying income tax on the money you take out of your pension, you would be invested in a taxable asset and inheritance tax would be paid by your family on your death. Pensions, for all of their perceived shortcomings, are very tax-efficient. They also let you diversify your investments, rather than placing all of your eggs in a single rented property basket. In addition to professional advice (tailored to your personal circumstances, goals and objectives), you will be able to use the new Pensions Wise guidance service, provided by government and funded by industry. This takes the form of a 45 minute telephone or face-to-face consultation, during which you will be signposted towards further information and sources of real advice. The conversations we have already had with our clients about the new pension freedom rules tend to reach the conclusion that a ‘mix and match’ approach to unrestricted pension access could work best. Securing a minimum level of income for the rest of your life through an annuity purchase and then accessing the remainder of your pension pot when needed to meet occasional expenditure is a sensible strategy. Freedom and choice in pensions gives you a lot of options, but with those options come the responsibility of using your pension pot wisely. T: 01483 274566 www.icfp.co.uk
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funds for the church. At 6.30pm there’s a special Jazz menu at the Wheatsheaf – Grayswood’s local free house, with a great selection of guest beers. Doors open at 7.30pm and music starts at 8.00pm. The audience is guaranteed a footstomping extravaganza. Tickets £15 each, or including a two-course supper, £25. Contact: Pauline Lamb: tel. 01428 643798 or email lamb@haslemere.com; Janet Dallas: Tel. 01428 643227 or email janetdallas54@gmail.com. The new year started off with a bang at The Godalming Flower Club. The January Meeting was a creative in-house workshop attended by most of the club members and they intend to continue as they started. There is a very exciting and educational programme scheduled for 2015. It includes workshops, a day outing as a group, monthly demonstrations by qualified and creative demonstrators and monthly exhibitions by club members. New and inexperienced members are encouraged to enter the competitions. Help is available for those members needing to get started. The Club meets on the third Tuesday of the month at The Baptist Church, Queens Street, Godalming. Arrive 7pm for 7.30pm start. Non-members £5. A warm welcome awaits you. For further information contact Yvonne 01483 200525 or email ylindup@gmail.com. Celebrate Mothers’ Day at Winkworth Arboretum, Godalming on Sunday 15th March from 10am to 4pm. Bursting with colour and life, Winkworth is a beautiful place for a Mothers’ Day walk. Spring is one of the best times to visit this beautiful hillside arboretum, with early signs of magnolias and azaleas, not to mention more than 1,000 different types of shrubs and trees. For peace and
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tranquillity, visit the lake and boathouse, with stunning views and lots of wildlife-spotting opportunities. Mothers get in free when accompanied by their children. Wey & Arun Canal Trust have a Guided Walk on Monday 16th March. This walk will be guided by Alan Johnson, The Wey & Arun Canal Trust’s Technical Liaison Officer, and leaves at 2pm from the Gunpowder Store, Stonebridge, Shalford near Guildford on the banks of the River Wey. The walk will then continue along part of the old route of the Wey and Arun Canal and cross over the A281 road and through into Hunt Park along the riverside path which has recently been built by the Trust’s volunteers. At the end of the walk, visitors will have fine views of the three oaks which are more than 100 years old and a chance to see the new viewing platform being installed. Parking is available in the public car park next to Trunley Heath Road on the A281. From there it is a short walk to the Gunpowder store at Stonebridge. The walk is approximately 1.5 miles and with a level surface, although suitable footwear is recommended. The Gunpowder Store reference is GU4 8EP. Further details available from support@weyandarun. co.uk. No booking required. Ewhurst Parish Church fund-raising group is holding an Easter Market on Tuesday 17th March from 10am to 2pm. It takes place at the Parrot Inn, Forest Green RH5 5RZ. This popular Easter Market fund-raiser for Ewhurst Parish Church is sure to lift your spirits. It’s a great opportunity to get out of the house and relax over coffee and a chat in the convivial surroundings of the Parrot Inn - perhaps enjoying a pub lunch after the morning’s activities. They’ve lined up
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SPRING into GODALMING Easter Festival
Godalming Town Council is delighted to invite you to Spring into Godalming on Saturday, 4 April when the annual Easter Festival will be held in the town centre from 10am to 5pm. A variety of craft and gift stalls will be available along with delicious street food including mouth-watering lamb roast, hog roast, and a Thai barbecue. Live music and entertainment will be taking place throughout the day at the Pepperpot and of course no Easter Festival is complete without Morris Dancing! Come and spend the day in our pretty town and take advantage of everything on offer. We look forward to seeing you.
Kiddies’ Corner in Crown Court Spring Crafts Face Painting
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BRIO Playfest Children, come along and build your own train and tracks (half an hour slots throughout the day, free of charge). Spring Crafts stall thanks to Dawn Tippett at Boots Opticians and Sandra from Arty Crafty. In case of inclement weather the children’s activities will move into the Wilfrid Noyce Centre. Thanks to: Charterhouse Club a family friendly health and fitness club with an exciting range of indoor and outdoor facilities for members, including a climbing wall, cycling studio and gym with functional fitness area, along with all the usual club facilities and the added benefit of a café and crèche on site. In a beautiful setting, Charterhouse Club is the ideal place to keep active. For more info, visit www.charterhouseclub.co.uk.
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What’s On Browse the wide variety of stalls including gifts, jewellery, fashion accessories, crafts and much more as you stroll through the High Street, Church Street and Crown Court. The award winning Star Public House will be hosting its annual Easter Ale Festival with over 28 beers and ales on offer from Surrey & Sussex Breweries. Entertainment Live music, entertainment and buskers will be performing around the town and at The Pepperpot including Godalming’s own Singalingo, where you can come and join the fun, sing some songs, have a hop and a dance and maybe even learn a new language. The Surrey Hills Eukele Big Band will also be performing, plus much more... Fleur de Lys Morris Dancers Performing at 12 noon outside Waitrose, 12.45pm at Crown Court, 1.30pm outside the Red Lion. Punch & Judy Professor Dumpling is back in Godalming with his Punch & Judy Show in Crown Court (moving to Wilfrid Noyce if inclement weather) and will perform at 1pm and 3pm. Dobby Horse Carousel Come and enjoy a ride on Dobby at Crown Court. Parking Free parking at Godalming College (subject to availability), with grateful thanks to the College. For more information and up-to-date timings for all events and acts, please visit
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Spring into Godalming is organised by Godalming Town Council, sponsored by the Charterhouse Club and supported by Godalming & District Chamber of Commerce.
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a carefully selected range of unusual stalls where you’ll find new and interesting gifts and treats for family and friends. And perhaps spot a little something for yourself to chase away those winter blues! Also on offer this year, is the chance to meet Wellers’ clocks and watches expert. At 11am auctioneer and specialist valuer Elliot Frank will give a short talk and Q&A on what makes a timepiece special and valuable. Elliot will be on hand until 1pm to give his expert opinion on any clocks and watches you bring with you. No car to get you there? No problem. A vintage bus will run from Ewhurst to the Parrot Inn and back, connecting with route 53 to/from Guildford and Cranleigh. Haslemere Decorative and Fine Arts Society (HDFAS) will acknowledge the bicentenary of one of the most famous battles in English history with a lecture on ‘The Art of Waterloo’ by Peter Warwick. The lecture will take place at Haslemere Hall on 17th March at 2pm. Peter Warwick, who is the Chairman of New Waterloo Dispatch/Waterloo 200, the official body arranging the bicentenary commemorations for Waterloo in 2015, will talk about the battle, a defining moment in European history, and he will show how artists have interpreted the event, thereby influencing our understanding of what actually happened on 18th June 1815. The artists did not always get it right! Visitors are welcome to the lecture. 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.
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Wednesday 18th March 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. Ben Elton will be the special guest at the Dan Eley Foundation Spring Benefit, on 18th March, at the United Church, Godalming. Ben now lives in Australia but just happens to be in the UK at that time and is an old boy of Godalming college. The concert is being given by the very talented music students at Godalming College to raise funds for musically gifted fellow students who cannot afford to study music at ‘A’ Level. The present syllabus requires 30 one-to-one lessons at £17 each and this is unaffordable to less advantaged young people. The target for the concert is £5,000 (10 bursaries of £500 each). Tickets are selling fast and if you are interested please book through www. godalmingcollegemusic.ticketsource.co.uk . If you cannot make the event but would like to donate to the cause please visit www.daneleyfoundation.org. The January meeting of the Chiddingfold Horticultural Society was the Members’ Social Evening and enjoyed by all. The March meeting will be at 8pm on Wednesday 18th in the Village Hall, Coxcombe Lane. Geoff Lunn will tell us about ‘Encouraging Wildlife on Your Doorstep’. He will show his beautiful photographs of wildlife followed be a Q&A session and demonstration of practical ideas. Visitors are welcome to come and hear Geoff. There will be an entrance fee of £2. The final lecture in ‘The Arts in Godalming’ series will be given by Nick Tromans, Curator of Watts Gallery at the
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Octagon, Godalming Parish Church, on Wednesday 18th March, 7.30 for 8pm. The subject will be G F Watts OM and Mary Seton Watts: Their Life and Work in Surrey. Tickets at £5 are available at Godalming Museum or at the door. Godalming & Cranleigh District National Childbirth Trust’s annual Easter Egg Hunt will be taking place again on Wednesday 18th March. Our highly trained Easter Bunny will be hiding chocolate eggs at Cranleigh Golf and Country Club, leaving an easy trail to find for those under two and a more challenging trail for those over two years old. The hunt will begin at 10.30am sharp but refreshments and other activities including crafts, face painting and a raffle etc, will be available from 9.45am. We hope to be all finished by 11.45am, in time for lunch. Entry donation is £3 per child, £5 max for a family. Parking is limited so registration is essential, please contact events@godalmingnct.org.uk, for more details or if you have any queries. Happy’s Circus will be presenting their fun-packed comedy show for all the family at Busbridge Infant School, Hambledon Road, Godalming GU7 1PJ on Saturday 18th April 2015. There will be amazing international circus artists, side shows, refreshments, live music and many other activities (but no performing animals). The event will be raising funds for the Fountain Centre, which provides support, counselling and complementary therapies for cancer patients all over Surrey, and a new Godalmingbased charity, Ella Gracie’s Garden, which provides support for children and their families fighting cancer at the Royal Surrey and Royal Marsden hospitals. Come along for a great afternoon of laughter and amazement – festivities start at
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1pm. Tickets are £8.50 each or £32.00 for a family of four (and under 3s get in for free), from www.thelittleboxoffice. com/fountaincentre. Ewhurst needs a Rainbow Unit! Apparently there are 80 girls on the waiting list to join Rainbow units in the Cranleigh District (includes Ewhurst). They are looking for volunteers who can give up an hour a week to help out. Support is available, so please contact cranleighguiding@ gmail.com if you are interested or want more information. The Wey Valley Decorative and Fine Art Society‘s next lecture, by Mr Jon Cannon, is entitled ‘A Thousand Years of Medieval Cathedrals as Time Machines’. You do not need to be a fan of Dr Who and his Tardis to join them at Shalford Village Hall on Thursday 19th March for a fascinating look at the relevance and influence of our great cathedrals from the birth of English Christianity, through the Middle Ages to the present day. 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 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 Les Amitiés Françaises’s popular series of lectures in French continues on 19th March at 7.30pm in the Baptist Church Hall, Queen Street, Godalming. Eric Simon’s lecture will be on “’La France avant la Révolution’. The speaker used
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NEWS - Spring 2015 -
A Neighbourhood Plan for Godalming & Farncombe It’s your opportunity to have your say on the future development of Godalming and Farncombe by responding to our questionnaire. If you live in the GU7 postcode area look out for an envelope with the GOFARNP logo (see right) which should be dropping through your letterbox sometime during March. Please don’t throw it away, take the time to think about your hopes and aspirations for our community and answer the questions, returning the questionnaire to us in the reply paid envelope that will be provided.
Godalming & Farncombe, which was held on 23 January 2014. The Neighbourhood Plan will help define local planning policy for Godalming & Farncombe and sit alongside Waverley Borough It’s a year since we held the launch Council’s Local Plan. Waverley of a Neighbourhood Plan for will need to give legal weight to
the Neighbourhood Plan when it determines planning applications, therefore, the plan represents an unparalleled opportunity to influence the future development of our town. This is a community-led process and dozens of volunteers have spent the last year identifying issues and gathering evidence and are starting to draw things together towards a draft plan. A key piece of evidence will be the wider views of the community and that’s why we’ve decided to give all residents the opportunity to have a say – please use that opportunity and complete and return the questionnaire to us.
Spring into Godalming Easter Saturday Festival Market, 4 April 2015 A great day of shopping, entertainment and activities, held in Godalming Town Centre from 10am to 5pm. As well as Godalming’s unique range of independent shops and café’s, the High Street and Church Street will be filled with market stalls selling a wide range of crafts & art, gifts and fresh produce. Entertainment from a mix of performers will be held throughout the town and a range of activities for youngsters will be available. Photos by Phil Kemp. www.theshutterbox.co.uk.
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It’s a sign! Have you seen the new sign in Farncombe? We erected the sign in response to the wishes of Farncombe residents and we hope that the sign clarifies Farncombe’s existence as a village in its own right and provides a marker point for the centre of the village, close to the church and railway station. The sign itself is designed with a fern motif to reflect the name ‘Farncombe’, which is thought to derive from the old English for ‘fern valley’. This link to the past recognises the village’s entry in the Doomsday book and even older origins. The new sign is part of a series of actions resulting from a public meeting held in Farncombe in 2013. At that time, many residents expressed their joy at living in the village and felt that improvements to the local environment would better reflect their strong sense of community. The actions are being taken forward by the Farncombe Initiative, a group of volunteers, whose many projects to improve their village include other enhancements of the street scene, minimising empty shops and engagement with businesses. The Initiative welcomes more members and ideas for possible projects and anyone with an idea or interested in joining should contact Suzie Gortler at projects@godalming-tc. gov.uk.
Annual Town Meeting
Council Chamber, The Burys, Thursday, 16 April 2015, 8pm Our regular readers will know that every year we let you know about the Annual Town Meeting. It’s such a little known, but potentially powerful, part of local democracy that we think it bears repeating year after year. It’s a good place to raise your burning questions with local decision-makers or draw attention to a local issue that you feel passionately about but which doesn’t get the attention it deserves. Why not take your questions direct to the Annual Town Meeting?
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Anyone on the electoral roll for Godalming (that is, all Godalming voters), can attend, speak and vote at the meeting. It’s the ideal place to put any question you wish to the Town Council. There is no need to submit your question in advance or put it in writing; simply put up your hand at the meeting and you will be able to ask your question. We can’t guarantee your question can be answered in full on the night – but we’ll try and if
we can’t then we will respond in writing within a week. The Town Council’s Annual Report will be circulated at the meeting and copies of the report are available from 17 April 2015 from the Town Clerk or from the Council’s website, www. godalming-tc.gov.uk/annualreport.htm if you want any advice or further information about the town meeting please e-mail the Town Clerk: townclerk@godalming-tc.gov. uk or call her on 01483 523575.
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Godalming Mayor’s Awards for Volunteers Do you know someone who gives up his or her playgroups and much more. Nominating time for the benefit of others in Godalming or someone for the award is quick and easy. Farncombe? Simply, download a form from the Town Council’s website (www.godalming-tc.gov.uk/ The Town Mayor’s Award for Volunteers is run mayors-volunteer-award.htm) or request one each year to find local unsung heroes who by calling the Town Council offices on 01483 deserve a public ‘thank you’ for their voluntary 523575. work. Volunteers make a huge contribution to community life – supporting vulnerable groups, Return the form to Godalming Town Council by local heritage and cultural life, helping young Friday, 27 March 2015. people in sports and leisure activities, running
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Diary dates... a With all media attention focussed on for not General Election you will be forgiven Town knowing that elections to Godalming Council will take place on the same day Thursday, 7 May 2015 are Dates for Godalming Staycation 2015 ust Saturday, 1 August to Sunday, 9 Aug ePoint look out for the programme in Vantag in July.
Struggling for an idea for a present? Try something that is unique to Godalming and buy a set of Pepperpot Mugs. The mugs (pictured) are decorated with a silhouette of Godalming’s iconic landmark and can be purchased for £5 each or £15 for a box of four. The mugs are available in four colours, navy, cyan, pink and lime green and a box contains one of each colour. The mugs can be purchased from the Town Council’s offices in Bridge Street and will be on sale at the Easter Festival in the High Street on Saturday, 4 April 2015.
There will be a Farmers’ Market in 28 Godalming High Street on Saturday, March 2015
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Godalming Town Council YOUR GODALMING TOWN COUNCILLORS CLLR STEPHEN BOTT
CLLR JOY WOODHAM
CLLR JULIE NOYCE
CLLR DAVID HUNTER
CLLR STEVE COSSER
CLLR ROSS WELLAND
CLLR LIZ WHEATLEY
CLLR TONY GORDON-SMITH
CLLR NICK WILLIAMS
CLLR ANDREW WILSON
CLLR JOY POULTER
CLLR ANNE BOTT
CLLR PAUL ROBINSON
CLLR STEFAN REYNOLDS
CLLR CATHY GORDON-SMITH
CLLR JANE THOMSON
CLLR ANN LISTER
CLLR PETER MARTIN
Binscombe Ward Acorns, The Fairway, Godalming, GU7 1PG T: 01483 420014 E: stevebottis@hotmail.co.uk
Binscombe Ward 86 Furze Lane, Farncombe, Godalming, GU7 3NP T: 01483 421231 E: davidmalcolmhunter@yahoo.co.uk
Binscombe Ward 1 Sol-Y-Vista, Frith Hill Road, Godalming, GU7 2EF T: 01483 423492 E: lwwaverley@aol.com Waverley Borough Councillor
TOWN MAYOR Binscombe Ward 8 Dean Road, Godalming GU7 2PJ T: 01483 417607 E: andrewgodalming@hotmail.co.uk Waverley Borough Councillor
Central & Ockford Ward 39 Bargate Rise, Godalming, GU7 2LR T: 07515 891750 E: robinson.pauljames@gmail.com
Central & Ockford Ward The Garden Flat, Rowberry Hse, 9 Shadyhanger, Godalming, GU7 2HR T: 01483 428266 E: janethomson@hotmail.com Waverley Borough Councillor
CLLR SIMON THORNTON
Central & Ockford Ward 38 Old Barn View, Godalming Surrey, GU7 1YR T: 07887 407378 E: simonthornton62@hotmail.co.uk Waverley Borough Councillor
Central & Ockford Ward 5 Twycross Road, Godalming, GU7 2HH T: 01483 420310 E: joy.woodham23@btinternet.com
Charterhouse Ward 3 Hillside Way, Godalming, GU7 2HN T: 01483 414035 E: stevecosser@btinternet.com Surrey County Councillor
Charterhouse Ward 15 Nightingale Road Godalming, GU7 3AG T: 01483 424483 E: ragsmith@waitrose.com Waverley Borough Councillor
Charterhouse Ward 27 Nightingale Road, Godalming, GU7 2HP T: 01483 417051 E: joy_poulter@sky.com
Charterhouse Ward Brooklands, Red House Lane, Elstead, Godalming, GU8 6DR T: 01483 421601 E: stef.reynolds@gmail.com Waverley Borough Councillor
Farncombe & Catteshall Ward 13 Woodmancourt, Mark Way, Godalming, GU7 2BT T: 01483 419574 E: ann.lister@listavia.co.uk
Farncombe & Catteshall Ward 19 Overbrook, Godalming, GU7 1LX T: 01483 429815 E: julienoyce@btinternet.com
Farncombe & Catteshall Ward 19 Elm Road, Farncombe, Godalming, GU7 3SW T: 01483 527445 E: ross.welland@waverley.gov.uk Waverley Borough Councillor
Farncombe & Catteshall Ward 26 Town End Street, Godalming, GU7 1BH T: 01483 239997 E: nickatlaw@aol.com Waverley Borough Councillor
Holloway Ward Acorns, The Fairway, Godalming, GU7 1PG T: 01483 420014 E: annemareebott@hotmail.co.uk
Holloway Ward 15 Nightingale Road Godalming, GU7 3AG T: 01483 424483 E: cmgs@waitrose.com
Holloway Ward 18 Windy Wood, Godalming, GU7 1XX T: 01483 425644 E: peterj.martin@surreycc.gov.uk Waverley Borough Councillor Surrey County Councillor
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to teach at the French Lycée in London. Recent talks have concentrated on Napoleón and Louis XIV, so the March lecture will put the revolution into perspective by setting the historical and geographical backdrop to later events. April’s talk at 7.30pm on 16th April will be on Alexandre Dumas – ‘The forerunner of modern literature’, to be delivered by Elizabeth le Doze. Non-members are very welcome at the lectures (£6 at the door). Brochures on Les Amitiés are available in libraries and museums. As well as a programme of lectures, members enjoy convivial dining occasions together and visits to historic houses and gardens, all with a French connection. For further information, please contact John Petty, membership secretary on 01483 861974, john. petty@which.net and on www.amitiesfrancaises.com.
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on the 20th March. This superb 7-piece band is the UK’s first and best tribute to rock supergroup the Traveling Wilburys, featuring a line-up of top vocalists and musicians who perfectly recreate the unique sound and style of the amazing band created in 1988 by George Harrison, Roy Orbison, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne. As well as such Wilbury’s hits such as ‘Handle With Care’, ‘End Of The Line’ and ‘She’s My Baby’, the band’s large and varied repertoire also includes songs by solo George Harrison & The Beatles, Roy Orbison, Bob Dylan and Tom Petty, which all makes for an unforgettable tribute show of the highest musical quality (www.tremblingwilburys.co.uk) .Tickets: £12 advance (£15 door). The second is Brian Player’s Acoustic ‘Live’ Showcase on the 29th March. This show will feature three acts: Lisa Kwei (www.facebook.com/ lisakwei ), The Artie Fufkins (www.theartiefufkinsmusic. com) and Damian Clarke (www.damianclarke.co.uk). Tickets are only £5 on the door. Doors open at 2.00pm with live music from 2.30pm until 5.00pm. Full details at www. julianlewrymusic.com or call 01483 421520.
The Clockhouse in Milford is hosting a film evening on March 20th at The Clockhouse, Chapel Lane Milford when they will be showing ‘What we did on our holiday’. Tickets are £5 and doors open at 6.45pm. The film starts 7.30pm. They have a licensed bar. Tickets available from The Clockhouse 01483 420668.
Godalming Choral Society presents ‘Baroque Masters’ on Saturday 21st March 2015 at 7.30pm at Holy Trinity Church, High St, Guildford, GU1 3JH. It features: Pergolesi : Stabat Mater ; Handel : Let God Arise! ; Purcell : Hail! Bright Cecilia and Funeral Sentences for Queen Mary. Conductor : Michael Veazey. The concert will support the work of The Prostate Project, the Guildford based cancer charity. Tickets: £15 (students £8) are available from Record Corner, Pound Lane, Godalming; Guildford Tourist Office, 155 High Street, Guildford on 01483 444333; Godalming Choral Society Ticket Office on 07505 203468
There will be a rehearsed reading with professional actors at Cafe Mila, Godalming on Friday 20th at 8pm. ‘Even If We Lose Our Lives’ - stories from Afghan women is presented by LynchPin Productions Theatre Company in association with Amnesty International Guildford Group. Tickets £7, £5 concessions on the door; 50% of profit in aid of Amnesty. More at www.lynchpinptc.co.uk or www.cafemila.co.uk. Two more musical events from Julian Lewry at St John’s Church, Farncombe. The first is the Trembling Wilburys
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or online. For more details go to www.godalmingchoral. org.uk. March is the month for grand designs in Surrey! Four gardens will be holding charity openings for the National Gardens Scheme. The first three showcase the style of famed British garden designers John Evelyn, Capability Brown and Gertrude Jekyll, providing unique historic insight and great spaces in which to enjoy the first flowers of spring. Children go free at Albury Park (22nd March 2pm5pm. Adults £4) and can explore 14-acres pleasure grounds designed by John Evelyn in 1670. Enjoy the views from amazing terraces stretching for ¼ of a mile. The daffodil field at Clandon Park, Guildford looks stunning in spring. (22nd March, 10.30am-5pm. Adult £5, children £2,50). Parkland, laid out in the style of Capability Brown around 1770, offers lovely walks and a children’s adventure trail. Pause and reflect by the Dutch garden’s formal ponds or have tea in the Undercroft. The fairytale woodland vale at Vann in Hambledon sparkles with snowdrops, hellebores, spring and chequered snakeshead fritillaries. The historic house is a picturesque backdrop to this 5-acre English Heritage-registered garden, at its spring best and open between 29th March and 4th April 10am-6pm (Adults £6, children free). Go for gold at The Chalet –a vista of yellow daffodils, celebrity cars, fascinating koi carp and acres of ancient woodland. (29th March 11am-4.30pm. Adult £5, children free). For more details go to www.ngs.org.uk. After the success of their 50th anniversary year in 2014, Godalming Theatre Group is getting ready to transport their audiences to 1920’s New York, where ‘everything
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is thoroughly modern’ from 24th-28th March 2015. A talented cast is currently tapping and singing its way through rehearsals ready to bring this iconic musical to life at the Ben Travers theatre Charterhouse. ‘Thoroughly Modern Millie’ began life as a 1967 film written by Richard Morris, with Julie Andrews and Mary Tyler Moore in the lead female roles. Later revised by Dick Scanlan for the stage it opened on Broadway in 2002, winning six Tony Awards, including ‘Best Musical’. A pastiche of 1920s New York, its wide-eyed heroine Millie is desperate to be an independent ‘new woman’; a subplot about the white slave trade, a lift that moves to the command of tap-dancing feet, a speakeasy where people Charleston to a jazzedup version of The Nutcracker, and a Chinese version of Al Jolson’s Mammy …. clearly this is not really a musical to take too seriously! The Box office is open so, be a modern and get your tickets - just £15 each - online 24 hours a day at gtguk.com or by phone 01483 425556. Cranleigh DFAS invite you to join them for a lecture by Joanna Hardy, one of the Antiques Roadshow experts specialising in jewellery, on Wednesday 25th March. The lecture is entitled ‘Royal Jewels from Tsars to Maharajahs’ and will be held at the Cranleigh Arts Centre at 2pm and 7.30pm. Cranleigh. DFAS meets on the fourth Wednesday of each month, except August and December, at Cranleigh Arts Centre to promote knowledge and appreciation of the arts through lectures and visits. Information about membership is available on their website: www. cranleighdfas.org. Guests are welcome. A voluntary donation of £5 is suggested.
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Easter Church Services BUSBRIDGE CHURCH OF ENGLAND 3 April
4 April 5 April
MESSAGE from the chair of Churches Together in Godalming and District ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Who Rolled The Stone? A trial, a cross and an agonising death, a tomb sealed with a large stone, angels..and a man returned to life. If it’s not an ancient crime story... then what does it mean? What does Easter really mean? Why Palm Sunday and Good Friday? Is it about how much God loves human beings? Start YOUR investigation and visit a church this Easter.
arranged on behalf of Churches Together in Godalming and District. 10.45am on GOOD FRIDAY 3 April WALK OF WITNESS in Godalming Town, starting at The Wharf (between Homebase & Sainsbury’s) followed by Hot Cross Buns at Godalming Baptist Church. 6.45am on EASTER DAY 5 April SUNRISE SERVICE at Minster Field (junction Tuesley Lane and Minster Road) followed by tea and coffee at Ladywell Convent. 12 noon on EASTER DAY 5 April Easter Celebration Walk, starting at the Pepperpot and processing (via Crown Court) to the Phillips Memorial. Details of church services in and around Godalming: BINSCOMBE CHURCH, LOSELEY ROAD 2 April 3 April 5 April 46
8.00pm Maundy Thursday Communion 10.30am Good Friday Service 11.00am Easter Day All Aged Service
Good Friday Service for the whole church family 2.30pm Hot Cross Bun Family Adventure! A fun walk from Hambledon to Busbridge 3.00pm Easter Garden service & Egg Hunt 8.30am Easter Day Holy Communion 10.00am All Age Easter Celebration (with family communion) 6.30pm Easter Praise
CHIDDINGFOLD CHURCH OF ENGLAND ST. MARY 2 April 3 April
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7.30pm Maundy Thursday ‘Table Mat Eucharist’ – supper in the church room with Holy Communion 10.30am Good Friday ‘Walk Of Witness’from St. Mary’s Church 2.00pm The Last Hour’ a meditative service of readings, music and prayer 4.45pm Holy Saturday Bring it and Sing it – Handel’s Messiah (parts 2 & 3) rehearsal at 4.45pm, performance at 6.30pm 6.00am Short service to celebrate the Resurrec tion, followed by coffee and bacon rolls 8.00am Holy Communion (1662) 10.00am Parish Communion (with ‘All Stars’ and crèche) 6.30pm Evening Prayer
COMPTON CHURCH OF ENGLAND St. NICHOLAS with St. MARY, SHACKLEFORD and PEPER HAROW 2 April 3 April 4 April 5 April
7.00pm
Maundy Thursday Communion and Watch - at Compton 2.00pm Good Friday Liturgy of the Passion - at Shackleford 8.00pm Vigil and Service - at Compton 8.00am Holy Communion (1662) - at Compton 10.30am Easter Day Family Communion - at Compton 10.30am Easter Day Family Communion - at Shackleford
DUNSFOLD CHURCH OF ENGLAND St. MARY & ALL SAINTS with St. PETER, HASCOMBE 2 April 3 April 4 April 5 April
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Maundy Thursday Eucharist of the Last Supper and Stripping of the Altars - at Hascombe 12 noon Good Friday – The Three Hours - at Hascombe 11.30pm Easter Eve – The Easter Vigil - at Dunsfold 10.00am Easter Day Parish Communion - at Dunsfold and Hascombe
FARNCOMBE CHURCH OF ENGLAND St. JOHN THE EVANGELIST 29 March 6.30pm 2 April 8.00pm
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Taking place in and around Godalming in 2015 FARNCOMBE CHURCH (cont) 3 April 10.00am Service of the Cross for Children & Families 2.00pm Good Friday Liturgy of the Passion and Death of Jesus 5 April 5.45am Vigil and Eucharist of the Resurrection 8.00am Holy Communion (Book of Common Prayer) 10.00am Easter Day Parish Communion
GODALMING QUAKER MEETING HOUSE (Society of Friends), MILL LANE
GODALMING BAPTIST CHURCH, QUEEN STREET
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Maundy Thursday Evening Communion Good Friday Morning Service (to precede the CTiGD Walk of Witness) 10.30am Easter Day All Age Family Service 6.30pm Evening Easter Service
GODALMING ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF St. EDMUND KING AND MARTYR, CROFT ROAD 2 April 3 April
4 April
5 April
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Maundy Thursday Mass of the Last Supper at St Joseph’s with Re-commis sioning of Special Ministers 10.00am Good Friday Hot Cross Bun Service - at St Edmund’s 10.00am Stations of the Cross - at St Joseph’s, Milford 3.00pm Liturgy of the Word and Blessing of Readers - at St Joseph’s, Milford 8.00pm Holy Saturday Easter Vigil - at St Joseph’s with Reception of RCIA Candidates (please note there is no 6pm Mass at St Edmund’s) Easter Day Masses as usual at: 8.45am St. John’s Church, Farncombe 10.15am St Joseph’s, Milford
GODALMING CHURCH OF ENGLAND PARISH of GODALMING: SS PETER & PAUL (CHURCH STREET) with ST MARK’S (FRANKLYN ROAD) 29 March 8.00am Holy Communion (SSP&P) 10.00am Palm Sunday procession & Choral Eucharist (SSP&P) 11.30am Palm Sunday procession and service (St Mark’s) 6.30pm Music and Readings for Holy Week (SSP&P) 2 April 7.00pm Maundy Thursday Celebration with a Meal & 8.00pm Holy Communion (St Mark’s) 3 April 10.00am Short Family service with activities/ refreshments (SSP&P) 12 noon Good Friday Reflection: 1hr (SSP&P) 2.00pm Good Friday Reflection: 1hr (St Mark’s) 4 April
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Easter Vigil – Lighting the Easter Can dles (SSP&P) (A symbolic service bringing light to darkness) 8.00am Holy Communion (SSP&P) 10.00am Easter Day Choral Eucharist (SSP&P) 11.30am Easter Day Celebration (St Mark’s)
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10.30am Easter Day Meeting for Worship
GODALMING UNITED CHURCH, BRIDGE ROAD (Methodist and United Reformed) 2 April
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Maundy Thursday Holy Communion Revd Paul Hulme 10.45am Good Friday Churches Together WALK OF WITNESS 7.00pm Stainer’s Crucifixion (TBC) 6.45am Sunrise open air service with Churches Together 10.30am Easter Day Service - Revd. Paul Hulme
HAMBLEDON CHURCH OF ENGLAND 29 March - 5 April Road to Easter 29 March 10.00am Palm Sunday Procession from Village Shop 10.30am Joint Service in Church 4.00pm Passiontide: Choir & Seasonal Hymns 2 April 8.30pm Maundy Thursday Holy Communion Service 3 April 12 noon Good Friday Meditation 2.00pm Hot Cross Bun Family Adventure! A fun walk from Hambledon to Busbridge 5 April 9.00am Holy Communion 10.30am All Age Easter Celebration MILFORD BAPTIST CHURCH, NEW ROAD 3 April 5 April
10.30am Good Friday Service 8.00am Easter Day Sunrise Service at “Heaven’s Gate” (Rodborough Common) 10.30am Easter All Age Celebration
MILFORD CHURCH OF ENGLAND St. JOHN THE EVANGELIST 2 April 3 April 5 April
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Maundy Thursday Agape supper followed by Vigil 10.00am Good Friday Children’s group 12 noon Good Friday – an hour by the Cross 8.00am Easter Day Holy Communion 10.00am Easter Day Family Communion followed by Easter egg hunt
WITLEY CHURCH OF ENGLAND ALL SAINTS 2 April 3 April 5 April
8.00pm
Maundy Thursday Holy Communion with foot-washing, stripping the altar and Vigil 9.45am Good Friday Family Service 12 noon Solemn Liturgy of the Day 8.00am Holy Communion (said) 9.45am Easter Day Sung Eucharist followed by bubbly drinks
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Join The Pantaloons Theatre Company’s Bleak House for a fog-filled adventure in Victorian London on the 26th March at Cranleigh Arts Centre. When a dead body is discovered in Mr Krook’s Rag-and-Bone shop, a web of mysteries start to untangle, with far-reaching consequences. Hilarious, tragic and romantic by turns, Dickens’ darkly comic masterpiece is retold by The Pantaloons in their own inimitable style. A company of five actor-musicians bring the novel’s cast of over 50 characters to life in a thrilling tale of love, skulduggery and spontaneous combustion... “Enjoyable, exciting and incredibly funny... truly wonderful” - Buzz Magazine. Tickets: £14 (£12 advance) students £10. There is much more happening – call 01483 278000 (TuesSat 10am-4.30pm) or visit www.cranleighartscentre.org. There is a Quiz Evening, organised by the Inner Wheel Club of Godalming, in aid of Surrey Air Ambulance and other Inner Wheel charities, on Saturday 28th March at 6.45pm for 7pm at the Masonic Hall, Godalming. Teams of up to six people at £10 per player, to include a Ploughman’s Supper. There will be a licensed bar and there is ample parking at the rear of the Masonic Hall. For tickets please call 01483 861812 or 01483 416446. The editor will be there, so come along and try and beat him (not very difficult)! The Clockhouse in Milford is holding a Bridge Tea on Saturday 28th March. The cost is £32 for a table of four players, 1.30pm for 2pm start. To book a table please contact Carol May at Drovers, Waggoners Way, Grayshott, GU26 6DX, tel: 01428 606984 or email: carolmay@onetel. net. The Clockhouse is in Chapel Lane, Milford.
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International pianist Masachi Nishiyama will be playing a benefit recital in aid of WaterAid group in the intimate venue of the Llewellyn Room at Charterhouse School Godalming on Saturday 28th March. Masachi will be performing Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 8 ‘Pathetique’, Grieg’s Ballade in G minor and works by Debussey, Chaminade, Moszkowski and Takemitsu. This is the latest event from this enthusiastic group of local charity volunteers who raise money for WaterAid. The charity helps people in the developing world provide and maintain their own safe water, sanitation and hygiene. To secure your very reasonably priced tickets at £10 (£5 students) contact Linda Shurlock on 07934 839608 or via email at WestSurreySG@ gmail.com. The WaterAid group website has further details and explains how to request an illustrated talk about WaterAid for churches, schools, community groups etc. Go to: www.wateraidwestsurrey.org. Godalming Country Market’s delicious baking, preserves and hand-crafted gifts will be on sale at Godalming High Street Farmers’ Market on Saturday 28th March. Their Easter Market will be held on Maundy Thursday, the 2nd April, at Milford Village Hall from 8.30am-10.30am. If you are looking for Mother’s Day or Easter gifts, their greatly expanded craft section may have something suitable. They also sell plants, fresh flowers and vegetables in season, and serve refreshments at our weekly Friday Market (not Good Friday) at Milford Village Hall 8.30am-10.30am. Ample free parking. For further details please telephone Margaret Heath - 01483 416098.
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A GOOD Book
In this column we feature books that we, and our reviewers, like. They may not necessarily be new books, but they’ll be fiction and non-fiction books that we have enjoyed. We’ll always include at least one children’s book in the selection each time. We’d love to hear your thoughts on anything you feel we should be reading and sharing with others.
Handmade Baskets
– from Nature’s Colourful Materials By Susie Vaughan Published by Search Press £9.99. Paperback. www.searchpress.com
I will admit right now that I do have a weird passion for baskets. I don’t know what it is – whether it’s the natural materials, the lovely shapes and colours, the delightful creaking noise they make, but I am always absolutely thrilled if someone gives me a gift of, or in, a basket. So, having acquired some basic willow-weaving skills courtesy of Stefan Jennings’s wonderful willow sculpture workshop recently (you may have seen it advertised in The Onion) I was delighted to see this lovely book by Susie Vaughan and now feel inspired to have a go at making a basket myself. I haven’t actually tried it yet, but it certainly makes my fingers itch. It is a ‘how to’ for beginners - half of the book tells you how to identify and collect the right material, and that’s followed by the instructions 50
to make a simple round basket, an oval basket, a frame basket, how to add handles, how to make interesting borders, how to make lids, and then some inspirational pictures at the end to get your creative juices going. It has made me want instantly to reach for the secateurs and start attacking the shrubs and trees in the garden for materials. Look out family, you could all be getting very dodgy-looking baskety objects as presents this year. Reviewed by Carol Farley
Tom Kerridge’s Best Ever Dishes By Tom Kerridge Published by Absolute Press £25. Hardback. www.absolutepress.co.uk
I don’t know if you saw, tried or kept Tom Kerridge’s Roast Red Pepper Soup recipe reproduced in this magazine recently (November 2014 edition), but a reader of the magazine said that she’d made it as a result of its appearing in the magazine
and had had very satisfied lunch companions who all asked for second helpings. I made it for a lunch party of 12 friends last weekend. I followed the recipe to the very letter and honestly, I have never been so popular – everyone wanted second helpings and it became a real talking point. I have also made the Treacle Tart which was absolutely delicious and am about to work my way through the rest of the recipes in the book. I think it’s about to become my favourite cookery book - I absolutely love it. The recipes are all ‘ordinary’ dishes that, in the hands of Kerridge, are elevated to something sublime. His writing is almost exactly as he speaks, although I was disappointed not to find an “amazin’” written anywhere. So if you want to surprise someone with an extraordinary cottage pie or crispy duck salad, then look no further than this fabulous book with it’s fabulous recipes and photographs. Amazin’. Reviewed by Jessica Harding
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BOOKS FOOD Mapp & Lucia and other books by E F Benson Lucia Rising - paperback ISBN: 9780140119626 Lucia Victrix – paperback ISBN: 9780140119633
Mapp and Lucia once again brought Rye to our television screens over Christmas in the lavish new three-part production of E F Benson’s cruelly amusing satire of life in the mid to upper social strata of Rye in the 1920s. I say “in Rye” but in the books Rye is thinly disguised as Tilling. E F Benson lived in Rye and despite changing its name he barely concealed the town’s identity in his books. It is inevitable that in dramatising novels for television, especially novels with such complex relationships as these, much is going to be lost and that is why I urge you to read these wonderful and funny books. The two central characters are each intent on controlling those around them and until they meet each other March 2015
they have both been successful in doing just that. The busybody, interfering Mapp and the arch-snob Lucia are like two heavyweight fighters circling each other in the ring before landing a few blows and then retiring to their corners to draw breath and plot anew, and they both manage to involve everyone else in their sharp games.
and three). Penguin conveniently publishes the six books in two compendiums of three: Lucia Rising which comprises the first three books and Lucia Victrix the last three.
These books are beautifully written and apart from their intricate plotlines and superb characterisations they are a window on what life was like in Rye and similar places not so very long ago. Apart from being very funny they must also have been quite daring books when they were first published including as they do such characters as ‘quaint Irene’ and ‘Georgie’ neither of whom would cause an eyebrow to be raised today but who would have been seen as quite daring in the less ‘aware’ twenties and thirties. Benson himself had quite an interesting family background too: he was the son of an Archbishop of Canterbury; he was homosexual and his mother had a long affair with the daughter of another Archbishop of Canterbury.
When Findus Was Little and Disappeared
Much as I enjoyed the new TV dramatisation it was simply not a patch on the original books which are among my all-time favourites and all of which I have read many times. There are in fact six books: Queen Lucia, Miss Mapp, Lucia in London, Mapp and Lucia, Lucia’s Progress, and finally Trouble for Lucia. The first was published in 1920 and the last in 1939, and only in the last three do both characters appear together. The first three books are about either Mapp (book two) or Lucia (books one
Noel Coward said “We will pay anything for Lucia books.” Me too. Reviewed by Nick Farley
By Sven Nordqvist Published by Hawthorn Press www.hawthornpress.com £10.99 Hardback
This was one of the early books in the ‘Findus and Pettson’ series by Nordqvist. I have now read every one of the eight books in the series and I think they’re all an absolute delight. This book has a particular attraction for me because it tells of how Findus, the talking cat, came to live with Pettson, the farmer. The stories are charming and amusing and the illustrations are busy with lots of animals and detail for children to look for and discover. Children love these books, so do parents and grandparents as they can read them safe in the knowledge that they’re harmless and gentle but are also fun, wellwritten stories which are great for girls and boys. Reviewed by Chris Elrick 51
Soundingoff PEGGING OUT Andrew Crisell, our grumpy old git (GOG), 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 his latest salvo...
We are an advanced, technological society. We’ve sent men cat, write brilliant articles for VantagePoint. to the moon and probes to faraway planets. We’ve devel- You, on the other hand, are required to do oped digital media. We’ve devised computers that can do just one single and simple thing. Securing millions of calculations within seconds. While we’re walking laundry is wholly and solely what you are indown the street we can speak to others in distant parts of tended for. And yet you can’t pegging well the globe, and even look at them while we’re doing so. Yet manage it!” Hurling the pieces to the ground have you noticed how often small things don’t work proper- and stamping on them, I caught the wary eye ly? Everyday things that have been around for many years of my next-door neighbour. She now crosses and whose technology is simple and well understood. I want the road whenever she sees me approachto rage against these small things, ing. their cussed refusal to cooperate, The simplest things in life are so often and sometimes their downright reAnother annoyance is completely out of countrol belliousness. The simplest things the fridge door which in life are often completely out of suddenly decides to control. swing open and thus warm up everything that lies behind it. (It What sort of things? Doors and windows that won’t open seems to be beyond the wit of the manor won’t shut. Locks and zip fasteners that jam. Toilets that ufacturers to fit fridge doors with secure don’t flush properly. Ring-pulls that snap before you’ve clasps.) When this happened for the umpopened your can of beer. Superglue, which although ideal teenth time, I slammed the door shut in a for welding human bottoms to toilet seats (so practical jok- fit of exasperation. Our fridge and freezer ers tell me) never sticks the things together that you want it sit one above the other in a single cabinet, to. Trouser pockets that are either designed to disgorge their and the pressure-wave this produced caused contents as soon as you sit down and cross your legs, or to the door of the freezer to open. Not wide form holes so the contents fall straight to the floor. Shoelac- enough for me to notice it immediately, es that, no matter how tightly you tie them, come undone but just enough to defrost about £50 worth within moments. Teapots with spouts that pour hardly any of food and oblige me to throw it all tea into the cup you’re aiming at, but dribble copiously on to away. I sometimes feel as if the carpet or your best suit. Clothes pegs that disintegrate I’m at war with the entire as soon as they’re required to hold up some washing. physical world, which is unfortunate since there’s I recently berated a clothes peg that had no other world we spend done just this. Holding it close so much time in. How to my face, I hissed at it about you? through clenched teeth: Do you agree with Andrew? What irritates you “I am versatile! I walk, these days? Please write in or let us know by breathe, drink, feed the emailing editor@vantagepublishing.co.uk.
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For many, daffodils epitomise spring; historically they symbolised chivalry and new beginnings. Today for many of us daffodils represent hope. The quintessential daffodil is often pictured as bright yellow in colour, with a trumpet-shaped flower. However the daffodil has a long history of extensive breeding and consequently today there are a huge variety of daffodil flower colours - yellow, white, orange, pink and green. There are many different flower types, and sizes of daffodil available. Indeed there are over 30,000 names in the Royal Horticultural Society’s Daffodil Registration Database. All daffodils belong to the genus Narcissus; they are part of the Amaryllidaceae family, which also includes snowdrops and alliums. Daffodils are wonderfully versatile; they can be grown successfully in containers, flower beds and borders, parks, meadows and grassy areas, woods and orchards. They are very resilient and come back each year heralding the start of spring, with no need to lift and replant. Rodents and squirrels leave daffodil bulbs alone, which is a real boon if you suffer with these pests! Thriving in a sunny or partly shaded spot, they are very easy to grow and can be propagated by seed, division of the bulbs and chipping. I utterly adore scented daffodils and revel in their delicious fragrance each spring. Narcissus ‘Fragrant Rose’ has, as its name suggests, a definite rose character to its fragrance at times, although the scent essentially reminds me of the sweetness of hyacinths. If you enjoy the heady scent of hyacinths and jasmine, you may also enjoy growing narcissus ‘Cheerfulness’, N. ‘Geranium’, N. ‘Sweetness’ and N. ‘Bridal Crown’. These daffodil varieties have all been awarded the RHS Award of Garden Merit and are superb daffodils that I just couldn’t be without. These scented varieties and indeed all daffodils make ideal cut flowers and a wonderful gift. Daffodils can bring hope to patients suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, as the plant 54
compound galantamine can delay the onset of symptoms. Trials found that daffodils grown under stress at high altitude in the Black Mountains in Wales produced more galantamine than those grown under normal conditions. Narciclasine, another compound present in daffodil bulbs, may be used in the future to treat aggressive brain cancers; studies have also suggested that compounds found in daffodils could help treat leukaemia, skin and ovarian cancer and depression. August and September are ideal months to plant daffodil bulbs giving enough time for the roots to get established before the cold weather sets in. Now is the ideal time to make your selection as daffodils are in flower. Visit botanical gardens now to see different varieties in flower, inhale their scent and get an idea of their character. Many gardens will even have a handy plant label, so you can take down the names of your favourite varieties and order bulbs to plant later in the year. Many different varieties of daffodil can be enjoyed at RHS Garden Wisley, at The National Trust’s Winkworth Arboretum in Godalming and Nymans in Handcross, West Sussex. West Dean Woods near Chichester has a large colony of wild daffodils; it is a Site of Special Scientific Interest, a working woodland and a private estate, so access is restricted. However a public bridleway running along the western edge provides an excellent vantage point to view the daffodils.
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the Sculpture trail will feature well over 100 works. Indoors in the school’s impressive and spacious theatre there will be up to four hundred original paintings, batik, ceramics, glass art, photographs and smaller sculptures to admire. Opening times 10am – 4pm. Admission free. Celebrate Easter with Busbridge and Hambledon Church as they have a huge range of events happening over the Easter period. Why not join them on Good Friday (3rd April) for the Hot Cross Bun Adventure – a delightful family stroll from Hambledon Church to Busbridge Church (an hour and a half walk through glorious Surrey countryside) followed by hot cross buns and other tasty treats when you reach journey’s end. Or maybe you could join in with a Garden Service in Busbridge Church (4th April) followed by tea and cake and best of all, an Easter Egg Hunt in the Rectory Garden. Or if you would like something a bit quieter you could take time out to contemplate what Easter is all about. Hambledon Church will be open during Holy week (30th March - 5th April) with the ‘Road to Easter’ – a range of thought-provoking and inspirational installations to help all ages re-discover the story and power of the Cross. The Easter celebrations culminate in our Easter Sunday services to which all are welcome. The events mentioned here are just a taster of what’s going on at Busbridge and Hambledon Church. To find out more visit the website www.bhcgodalming.org or telephone the church office on 01483 421267. Players of Elstead’s spring production is ‘False Pretences’, a comedy by Eric Chappell (in association with Samuel French). Eric Chappell is the BAFTA award-winning creator of
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Easter with Jack Easter is a great time to get family and friends around for teas and dinner. Jack Sturgess, from Bake with Jack, has kindly provided our Easter recipes. Jack hosts bread and pasta making experiences in your own home. He also sells gift ideas and vouchers. Find out more at www.bakewithjack.co.uk or contact him as follows: E: info@bakewithjack.co.uk T: 07840 561 635
Hot Cross Bun Loaf I love hot cross buns at Easter. For something a little different why not make your dough into a loaf, then you can have it toasted for breakfast with berries and yoghurt, or even turn it into French toast with a little beaten egg. Just dip a slice in the egg and fry in butter until golden both sides. Great as a dessert with an apple compote and ice cream. Ingredients 500g strong white flour 60g unsalted butter 10g salt 40g sugar 2tsp mixed mpice 15g yeast 220g milk 2 eggs 150g mixed peel and sultanas 2 tbsp apricot jam 1 tbsp water
1. Weigh your flour into a bowl, rub your butter into the flour and then mix in the salt, sugar and spice. Use the microwave to take the chill off your milk, warm it only very slightly and add the yeast giving it a stir to help it disperse. Add the eggs to the bowl along with this yeasty milk. 2. Mix everything until your dough comes together and there is nothing dry left in the bowl. Get your dough out onto an un-floured surface and knead for 15 minutes. Pick up the side furthest away from you and stretch it out along the table with the heel of your hand, then fold the dough back onto itself. Every now and again bring your dough back together with a dough scraper. 3. When 15 minutes is up, stretch your dough as far as you can across the table. Sprinkle over your fruit and fold the dough around it like 58
an envelope. Work the fruit into the dough by kneading exactly as before. Then lightly flour the surface next to your dough. Place your dough onto the flour and make into a ball. Take the side furthest away from you, give it a little stretch and fold it back towards you. Turn the dough 90 degrees and repeat until you are happy with the shape, and you can feel tension in the dough. Turn your dough over and allow it to rest back in the bowl, covered with a cloth for one hour. 4. After resting your dough, turn it out of the bowl, upside down, onto a surface dusted with flour. Using fingertips and knuckles, press it out flat into a large portrait rectangle about the width of a 900g loaf tin. Fold the side furthest from you into the middle, then pick up the side closest to you and fold it up to meet
it. Then fold the whole thing in half bringing the top edge to meet the bottom. Give it a pinch at the seam to seal the edges together and dust your dough with flour. Place it into the loaf tin seam side down and allow to rest for another 45 minutes to an hour. Your dough will rise nicely and soften. 5. Mix a little flour and water together to make a paste and use a piping bag to pipe a large cross over the top of your loaf, then bake it in your oven at 170C for 30 minutes. After this time, remove the loaf from the tin and bake for 10 minutes more on the oven shelf. Rest your loaf on a cooling rack, warm some apricot jam in a pan with a little water and brush it over the top of your loaf for a sticky glaze.
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FOOD Roasted Breast of Lamb with Rosemary, Raisin & Red Wine Sauce Breast of lamb is an underrated cut. It is packed with flavour and really benefits from a slow roast, much like a pork belly. It makes a nice sized joint for a small family roast; a lamb breast weighing 800g – 1Kilo is perfect for four to five people. 1. Soak your raisins in the red wine. 4. While your lamb is roasting, the string, carve it into four or five Allow an hour or so, or you can do pour your leftover wine into a small nice thick slices, one per portion, this the day before if you like. saucepan. Add a squashed clove of and serve with your red wine sauce 2. Unroll your lamb breast, keeping garlic and a sprig of rosemary, set and vegetables of choice. My the string, and season inside and the pan over a medium heat and favourites are roasted garlic mash, out with salt and pepper. Pick the reduce the wine by half. Set this buttered savoy and roasted carrots. rosemary from the stalks (keep aside for later. these) and finely chop it with 5. When your lamb is ready it should one clove of garlic, mix these two be nicely golden and soft to touch. together and sprinkle evenly over Remove it from the tray, wrap it in the inside of your lamb. Drain your tin foil and put it on a plate to one raisins and sprinkle them on too, side. but make sure to keep the left over 6. There should be quite a good wine! Roll up your lamb breast nice amount of liquid in the tray below. and tight and tie back up with the If not top it up with a little water. Put string you saved. You can do this bit the tray onto the hob and simmer all the day before too if you like. the vegetables and juices together, Ingredients 3. Pre-heat your oven to 200C. No use a wooden spoon or potato 1 breast of lamb, boned need to peel your onion, carrot and masher to squeeze all the goodness A few sprigs of rosemary celery, just roughly chop them up from the veg. Then strain this 2 cloves of garlic and put them in your roasting dish liquid through a sieve into a clean 50g raisins with the lamb stock. Add your bay saucepan. Boil and reduce this until 150ml red wine leaf and any rosemary stalks left the flavour is nicely concentrated, 1 bay leaf from earlier. Set your lamb on a rack but not too salty! Then, strain your 1 onion over the tray, put it in the oven and reduced red wine into the pan too. 1 carrot immediately turn the temperature With your fingers mix your flour A few sticks of celery down to 140C. Roast slowly for three and butter together, whisk small 1 litre of lamb stock hours. Your vegetables shouldn’t amounts of this into your boiling 1 tbsp flour dry out in this time, but keep an eye sauce until it has thickened nicely. 1 tbsp butter on them and top the tray up with 7. Your lamb will be at its best after water if you need to. resting for an hour or more. Remove
Cream Egg Cookies This is a great recipe to do with the children. After you slicing your cookie dough, you can freeze the rounds in a plastic container ready for cookie emergencies! These can be baked straight from frozen, just add a couple of extra minutes to the baking time. 1. Use a wooden spoon to mix together your butter and both sugars in a large mixing bowl. Add the egg and yolk and keep beating until the mixture is light and creamy. Add all your dry ingredients, and the unwrapped cream eggs. Work everything together into a dough, the best way is to squeeze it all together with your hands. If some of the eggs break in the process that is ok. 2. Put a double layer of cling film on your work surface and arrange your March 2015
dough on top in a sausage shape about 5cm thick. Use the cling film to wrap it up nice and tightly. Chill in the fridge for at least one hour. 3. Unwrap your sausage and use a serrated knife to saw it into rounds roughly 1cm thick. Arrange these rounds on a tray with a little space between as the cookies will spread when baking. 4. Bake at 170C for 12-15 minutes until the edges start to brown. When they are done allow them to rest and firm up a little before transferring to a wire rack to cool.
They should be crispy at the edges and gooey in the middle! Ingredients 250g plain flour ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda ½ tsp salt 170g melted butter 200g soft dark brown sugar 100g caster sugar 1 egg 1 yolk 300g mini cream eggs
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the hilarious television series ‘Rising Damp’. Performances will take place at Elstead Village Hall on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 9th, 10th and 11th of April at 7.45pm. To order tickets, please visit www.elsteadtheatrical.co.uk or call 08442 329460. I hope readers may have seen the review of their last production in VantagePoint which was by all accounts very entertaining. St John’s Church is holding its 35th Spring Fair on the Burys, Godalming on Saturday 2nd May 2015. Each year the church is joined by many charities to raise several thousand pounds for a host of charities. If your charity would like to have a stall to raise funds or highlight your work please contact Marjorie Cawley on davidcawley@ talktalk.net or on 01483 429306. The award-winning Rushmoor Male Voice Choir will be performing on Saturday 9th May at 7.30pm at the United Church, Bridge Street, Godalming in aid of the League of Friends of Milford Hospital. Do come and enjoy an evening of musical delight whilst supporting your local elderly rehabilitation hospital. Tickets are £10 and are available now from Jacquie Robini on 01428 653905. Coffee/tea will be available in the interval and there will be a raffle. Godalming in Bloom, so ably run by our new gardening writer, is running ‘An Afternoon of Open Gardens’ to raise money for The Cellar Cafe, which we profiled in January. The event does not take place until Saturday 20th July but if you would like to open your garden for this very special event, please contact vic.hicks@gmail.com (or 07715 708010) or beth@otway.com (01483 420989).
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You can also contact them to get advance tickets which are just £5. Cranleigh Sun Aqua Club been busy every Tuesday evening over the winter with the usual mixture of swimming, training and skill development. A wreck appreciation and survey course run by training officer Bob Bradley occupied three evenings, one showing the variety of wrecks around the UK and in the Red Sea, a second devoted to the process of measurement, a third given over to the application of measuring skills to a pile of carefully placed tables and chairs, arranged to simulate the shape of a wreck. This was followed by a Saturday measuring the real thing at a depth of 15 metres. Given the varying measuring and recording abilities of each buddy pair, no two surveys were precisely the same and one or two could have been of a totally different wreck, but that only adds to the interest! Recently an evening was devoted to planning the dives for this year. Under the direction of our diving officer and expeditions officer a variety of possible sites were discussed and eventually it was decided that there would be four trips of four days each to the Isle of Mann, Porth Kerris in Cornwall, Hope Cove in Devon and St David’s in Wales. These four excursions will be in addition to the usual one day RIB dives along the south coast from Littlehampton in the east to Kimmeridge in the west, with a maximum of just over an hour and a half’s drive away from Cranleigh. All these dives can be seen on the dive calendar on the Club website, www.cranleighsubaquaclub.co.uk. Two social events are already planned, the awarding of certificates to those who have achieved the first and second level qualifications of Ocean Diver and Sports Diver, and a curry
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Godalming to Shackleford This 8½ mile circular walk has some ups and downs but the only strenuous ones are a short down soon after the start and a similar up in Godalming close to the finish. The walk takes you through Eashing and Peper Harow to Shackleford and then back via Eashing Bottom. You have three possible lunch stops along the route - at the Stag on the River, the Cyder House, the Squirrel or picnic nearby. The walk was submitted by Guildford Rambling Club (see guildfordramblingclub.org.uk).
The walk With your back to Admiral Way, walk to the right along Ashtead Lane as it becomes Pullman Road. Reach houses and soon turn left into Old Barn View. Go straight ahead as this swings sharp right and join a grassy path beyond No 16. Turn right along it. Follow the path until it reaches a small green and, just before this, turn left into trees and go steeply down a slope and steps, through trees. The path then swings right, passes houses and emerges on their access road. Go right to reach a T junction with a road. Turn left and immediately reach a junction with a roundabout, next to the Inn on the Lake. Cross and go left, passing a Masonic Lodge and towards a rail bridge but, just before the bridge, turn right into New Way. After 150 yards duck left, under the railway. Reach a narrow lane and go left. After 20 yards, fork left on a wide track. Ignore the next fork left. Emerge on and follow a follow a driveway (which turns out to be New Way and later becomes Halfway Lane). Ignore a footpath, to the right, at a sharp left-hand bend. Stay on the road, passing an equine and dog clinic. Reach a T junction and go right. Walk for several hundred yards, going around a sharp left-hand-bend. Eventually reach a lone tudor-style cottage on the right-hand side. Take a footpath right, along the side of the cottage and into a field. Stay at the top of the slope on the right-hand side and walk across the field to the far right corner. Exit and drop down through trees to reach the bank of the River Wey. Continue forward to a road. (To visit the Stag on the River, turn left and walk a few yards and the pub is on your right). Turn right to cross the Eashing bridges. (It is believed that the historic double bridge, recently refurbished, which spans the River Wey and a carrier stream, was built by the monks of Waverley Abbey in the 13th century). 62
Continue along the road to reach the side of the A3. Jink right and cross a footbridge over the A3. Enter a field and immediately turn right to walk along the edge. Exit at the first corner and immediately turn left through trees and out into the fields of Peper Harow. (The whole village is privately owned and access is restricted. The name ‘Peper Harow’ is very unusual and comes from Old English Pipers Hear(g) meaning, approximately ‘Pagan Temple’. There is an inscribed post on the lawn to the left of the church, marking the spot where 3 Ley lines cross. This may explain why this site has been inhabited since pre-historic times, it was always known as a place of healing and power). Go straight across the field, aiming for the church. Turn right to walk past the church and up the access road to reach a T junction with a road. Jink right, cross and go left, up Peper Harow Lane. Keep walking along the road to reach The Cyder House in Shackleford and, beyond it, the bus shelter opposite the shop and Post Office. It is at a junction with a second road coming in from the right and provides a handy picnic spot on a wet day. With your back to the bus shelter, cross the road and go right, along that second road. After 200 yards take a footpath left, along a wide track. This ends at the side of the A3 but, about 100 yards before that point, take a foot path right and walk through to School Lane. Turn left and walk under the A3. About 100 vantagepointmag.co.uk
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yards after the road bridges, cross and take a footpath forking off to the right. This quickly reaches a single track lane where you turn right and go down. (Behind you, upslope, through another road bridge, you can see The Squirrel PH.) Follow the lane as it swings left, briefly becomes a dirt track then a tarmac lane again. Pass a house, Milton Wood. Continue forward along a path which eventually emerges at the end of a road. Immediately turn right. The path runs along the side of the first house and down towards the river. Cross a little concrete footbridge. Ignore the immediate first left and go on to take the next. Ignore a quick fork right. Stay more or less on the river bank, heading left. Reach and cross the entranceway to Westbrook Mills. Continue forward to a road where you turn right and go under a rail bridge. Continue forward, cutting though the edge of a car park to reach a footbridge over the River Wey (you could equally continue along the road and over the road bridge). Emerge opposite the entrance to the Phillips Memorial Ground (Jack Phillips was radio operator on the Titanic).
steeply up to sports fields. Cross to the far right corner and exit onto a road. Turn left. Quickly turn right, into Oakdene Road. At the T junction at the far end, turn left. At the next T junction, cross and go into the entrance to Godalming College. Walk along the right-hand side of the buildings and follow a path which brings you out onto Ashtead Lane, close to the start point.
At the band stand go right and out of the first corner into a church cemetery. Follow the line of the cemetery wall until, just by the church, exiting left and into a road. Go left and walk up through the eclectic mix of small shops to reach the main shopping street through the centre of Godalming. Turn left and walk along until, opposite The Kings Arms, turning right and up Queens Street. At its end, cross the main road to continue forward up Upper Queens Street. At the top turn right and quickly left, up Latimer Road. After 100 yards take a path breaking off right and climbing
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In January 2014 he was rewarded for his club form with a call up to the England Saxons squad for two games against Scotland the Ireland Wolfhounds. Four months later he was included in England’s senior squad for the three Test summer tour of New Zealand. He was a second half replacement in the tour game against the Crusaders which England won 38–7. Since Dave has joined Guildford they have come on leaps and bounds, winning the league and being promoted last year. With the superb coaching of Dave Guildford hope to win the promotion battle this year and secure a spot in England National 3 next season. FIND OUT MORE Guildford Rugby Club, Broadwater Sports Club, Guildford Road, Godalming GU7 3DH. Tel: 01483 416199 www.pitchero.com/clubs/guildford VantagePoint is a proud sponsor of Guildford Rugby.
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night at a local restaurant. If you want to know more about the Club contact diving officer Keith Howland on keith. howland@btinternet.com or on 07966 449163, or look at the website. Waverley Council is to recruit four people for its successful apprenticeship scheme. Four new apprentices, aged 1624, will be recruited into the Leisure, Communications, Environmental Services and Employee Services teams and undertake a NVQ qualification in either business administration or customer service. Leader of the Council Robert Knowles said, “Waverley’s Apprenticeship Scheme is designed to help young people get started in their working careers. Over the last four years Waverley has recruited 24 young people into the scheme and over 75% of our apprentices have gone on to secure full-time jobs either at Waverley or elsewhere”. As a Waverley employee all four apprentices will be employed for two years and will receive a salary whilst gaining valuable experience. They will also have access to training and will be supported by Waverley Training Services to gain their NVQ qualification. More information can be found at www.waverley.gov.uk/ apprentices and www.surreyjobs.info or by contacting Amy McNulty, the Apprentice Coordinator, on amy. mcnulty@waverley.gov.uk or 01483 523492. Godalming Together Community Interest Company (CIC) is looking for new ideas. Initiatives mean that over 60% of the Health Check has been achieved. Most of what is left is either long term or financially unviable at present. The High Street is of particular concern and whilst long term solutions are being considered, it seems routine maintenance could
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prove beneficial and they are working with The Chamber of Commerce and Waverley and Godalming Councils to achieve this. They are also reviewing visitor information available in the area. At present their website shows hotels, bed and breakfast and restaurants, but the take up by these establishments for free listing on the site and in the Visitors Information Point has been disappointing. They list events taking place on a month-by-month basis and information, including a good map, of the town. They have been working on a one stop shop website, but are finding difficulties in obtaining the necessary information and would welcome volunteers to help with this. It seems there are many good websites available but none carry the whole picture. Any ideas on achieving this would be welcome. There are many activities and clubs for young people operating in the area and we are currently compiling a comprehensive list. They are also working alongside Godalming Woolsack Rotary Club to explore ideas for a youth fair. Following an approach from a member of the public for support for a defibrillator in the town centre, they have raised funds and provided one in the Pepperpot and are now working with Cllr Steve Cosser to provide one in Farncombe. The CIC’s sole aim is to improve the lives of all the people in Godalming and they would be pleased to hear from anyone with ideas to this end. Please contact Mike Poulter Chairman at info@ godalmingtogether .co.uk. Spring is planting time and the good news is that allotments are currently available in Farncombe. For further details please telephone Margaret Heath on 01483 416098, or email Cindi Lockett at fadwmaal@gmail.com.
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Walking is the closest thing to perfect exercise so come and join the Cranleigh Walking for Health group this spring. They meet every Wednesday and Saturday at 11am outside the Leisure Centre for free guided health walks of approx 1.5 hours. There is also a new programme of shorter/slower walks on Thursday mornings at 10.30am for those who want to start to improve their health and fitness. Absolutely all welcome! 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 teams events - as well as occasional county and worldwide simultaneous pairs events. They are an EBU-affiliated club, so members can earn master points and enjoy the other benefits which EBU membership brings. They hold a summer party to which members’ partners or spouses are invited, and 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 them out’ – ideally with a partner. They meet every Friday evening, with a 7.10 pm for 7.20 pm start, at Ellens Green Memorial Hall, Furzen Lane, Ellens Green, RH12 3AR. Cranfold JobButcher Seekers Apr Club13_Layout is a registered charity based in Godalming 1 12/03/2013 11:24 Cranleigh. For more information visit them at Cranleigh CAB, Village Way, Cranleigh GU6 8AF or call 01483 272252.
They are open Wednesdays from 9.30am-5pm and Fridays from 9am- 5pm. This spring Watts Gallery will show masterpieces by some of the greatest artists of the Victorian age exploring the Aesthetic Dress Movement. ‘Liberating Fashion: Aesthetic Dress in Victorian Portraits’ traces the journey of the Aesthetic Dress Movement and features exquisite portraits by, amongst others, G F Watts, Frederic Leighton, Edward Burne-Jones, Lawrence Alma-Tadema and James Tissot. It runs until 7th June. More information at www. wattsgallery.org.uk. 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. Free just turn up. For more information phone Kevin Gorton on 01483 415962.
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The Godalming Trust servation and regeneration for the benefit of the local community in Godalming and Farncombe. In and around the town there are several Conservation Areas consisting of groups of buildings of particular historic and architectural value. In fact there are over 200 listed buildings in the town. The Conservation Areas are subject to regular review by the Borough Council and The Godalming Trust is pleased to be involved in the preparation of these regular appraisals. The Godalming Trust Civic Design Awards are made biannually to outstanding design of new buildings, sympathetic restoration of old buildings, enhancements to the environment and general ambiance of the area. The Civic Design Awards are highly valued by the architects developers and private citizens to whom they are given.
The Godalming Trust is a registered charity with about 400 members, mostly resident in the town. The Trust was formed around half a century ago. At that time the County Council proposed to solve the traffic problems in the centre of the town by constructing a bypass across the Lammas Lands. Godalming residents took the view that this would destroy the landscape surrounding the town. The Godalming Trust was formed to fight the plan and the Lammas Lands were saved when Flambard Way was built as an alternative traffic relief scheme. Since then The Godalming Trust has been instrumental in saving from demolition a number of the town’s historic buildings including the Summerhouse on Holloway Hill and the Lutyens designed Red House. The Trust now has a Planning Sub-Committee that reviews all planning applications made for developments in the town. The committee comments to the Waverley planning authorities on applications that may affect adversely buildings of architectural merit and on applications for new developments that, in its opinion, are poorly designed or inappropriate in scale. The Trust thus promotes highInglis standards planning, conMemorial,ofColley Hill, Reigate March 2015
Heritage Open Days are a two day annual event held right across Europe. On these days, usually, the second weekend in September, buildings not normally open to the public can be viewed. In most towns in England the days are organized by a local Council, but Godalming and Farncombe Heritage Open Days are organised and managed by The Godalming Trust. An illustrated programme of the properties to be opened is produced by the Trust and is paid for by Godalming Town Council. However the Trust receives no other subsidy from Councils or from the Government. Members of the Trust lead regular guided walks around the town, particularly in the summer and during Heritage Open Days. From time-to-time various organizations approach the Trust to lead walks for their members. The Trust has published booklets of suggested walks in the town and along the banks of the river Wey. These are available for purchase in Godalming Museum or by post from the Trust. The Trust co-operates closely with the Godalming Museum on events such as tours of historic buildings and joint lecture programmes. The two organisations hold jointly a summer lunch for their members usually held in the grounds of a local private house or other building of architectural and historic interest. The Trust also works with other organisations concerned with preserving our heritage, such as the Campaign to Protect Rural England and the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings. FIND OUT MORE
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