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TO THE POINT An amazing friend of Marcus and mine called Mat Dibb has just set an offical Guinness World Record. He recorded the fastest lap by an individual rider at the Isle of Man TT Mountain Course on an electric bicycle. This is despite the fact that he is a kidney patient and on the waiting list for a kidney transplant. Mat has dedicated himself to raising money and awareness Stefan Reynolds for the South West Thames Kidney Fund, and Editor & Publisher raised more than £2,000 on this record breaking achievement. Mat has also raised £3,253 by cycling 1,000 miles in 10 days as part of 2010’s John O’Groats to Lands End challenge, and £8,650 on World Kidney Day 2013 through a 48hour, non-stop turbo training challenge in his local village hall. If you would like to find out more The local magazine about how you can become a donor or volun- produced by local teer with the South West Thames Kidney Fund, people for the local community, please contact Anne Collard on 020 8296 3698.

Every month we try and run a free profile of a local charity, group or organisation and I now have a healthy number for this feature for 2015.

That said, we do have some gaps so if you are involved in such an organisation and would like to get some free publicity in VantagePoint, please get in touch with me by email and hopefully I can find you a slot sometime during the next year.

Well Humph has arrived and so far all is going well. He’s very well behaved at home, and just a tad bored when he is in the office and awake and who can blame him? He is growing at a rate of knots (another phrase for our What the Dickens feature I feel) and he has just started obedience classes, so it will be interesting to see what progress he has made by this time next month. stefan@vantagepublishing.co.uk

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Jottings Remembrance Sunday is on 9th November and will be particularly poignant this year as we commemorate the 100th anniversary of the start of WWI. I’ve been greatly impressed with the way so many clubs, schools and churches have grasped the huge significance of this date by putting on so many exhibitions, displays and events. It’s good to know that younger generations are being made aware of the huge sacrifices our forebears made for our future.

On a lighter note, we are off on some more musical nostalgia later this month. The Manfreds are playing at G Live in Guildford on 30th November with, I gather, pretty much the whole original line up. The next day we’re off to Haslemere Halls to see Fleetwood Bac, a highly rated Fleetwood Mac tribute band. Will report back next month.

This is a short and sweet jotting but very useful if you are in a position where you will have to get up and speak in public and dread it! You can learn confidence through public speaking in a fun and supportive environment. Farnham Speaker’s Club meets on the second and fourth Monday of every month at the Farnham House Hotel. For more information, email Annie on annie. pritchard@way-forward.co.uk or call 07866 086887.

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What do you think about faith schools being funded by the state? Go and air your views at a free Public Debate on the motion ‘Faith schools should not be a part of state education’ on Tuesday 4th November at 8pm at South Farnham School, Menin Way, Farnham GU9 8DY. Everyone is welcome. Speaking in favour of state funded faith schools will be Canon Stephen Green, Principal of Christ’s College Guildford and Mrs Elizabeth Lutzeier, Head Teacher of All Hallows Catholic School Farnham.

On the other side will be Andrew Copson, Chief Executive of the British Humanist Association together with Dr Robert Sykes CBE, Head Teacher of Thornden School Chandler’s Ford.

The proceedings will be chaired by Mr David Munro, Chairman of Surrey County Council and at the end there will be a charity collection for Plan UK’s girls’ education fund ‘Because I am a Girl’. Farnham Humanists are hosting the event (www.farnham-humanists. org.uk). For more information contact Sue Shaw on 01252 726684 or email sueshaw.co.uk@btinternet.com.

In aid of the Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice, Crondall Support Group are holding their popular Christmas Fair on the evening of Wednesday 5th November. It takes place at the Church Rooms, Croft Lane, Crondall GU10 5QF from 6.30pm-8.30pm (£5 entrance includes fizz, canapés) &

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10am-4pm on Thursday 6th (£2).

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Shop our inspiring festive stalls, buy Hospice Christmas Cards and enjoy the refreshments.

Grayshott Decorative and Fine Arts Society’s next meeting is on Thursday 6th November at 2pm in Grayshott Village Hall. Peter Medhurst’s lecture ‘In the Wake of Handel’ will explore the effect of Handel’s music not only on his musical contemporaries but also on the literary, visual and decorative arts both in his lifetime and subsequently.

On Thursday 13th November, the ever in demand Douglas Skeggs returns for a Day of Special Interest - ‘The Art of Venice: The Lion of the Sea’. Then on 4th December in ‘In the Bleak mid-Winter’, Ann Clements will trace how artists have responded to the challenges of winter. If you would like more information on GDFAS contact Caroline on 01428714276 or have a look at their website www. grayshottdfas.org.uk.

On Saturday 8th November, Watts Gallery has an Open Studio and Demonstration Day: ‘The Art of Moorcroft’ takes place between 12 noon-4pm, free drop-in. Moorcroft Art Pottery has been made in Stoke on Trent since 1897 and Peter Harrison, one of Moorcroft Pottery’s most experienced artists will demonstrate the signature techniques of decoration. Work is for sale in the

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Colour Concepts Fashion stylist, Kirstie Smillie, looks at how to wear colour.

There may be talk of a monochrome trend this winter but colour was very much alive on the catwalk and the designers showed us how it’s done.

Most of the time we know which colours we like and keep it simple by paring with the neutrals of black, white, and all shades of beige and soft greys. But for those days when you need a boost, be brave and think about the Colour Wheel.

The Two Colour Option, (colours sitting opposite each other), are complementary shades which have the power to ‘pop’. Even if it is a little detail or a narrow belt, the choice of colour could be more interesting than just black.

The Three Colour Option, sit in a triangle which can rotate to unite the Primary colours of red, blue and yellow or the Secondary shades for more interesting combinations. This is often noticed in printed fabrics; the choice of colour lifting its neighbour.

We have obviously learnt from nature - the green leaves of chard have powerful fuchsia pink running through it and the iris with its

perfect purple and brushstroke of yellow. Prada’s beautifully edged coat and Dior’s eye-catching dress stand out from the crowd.

These shades are very vibrant, so for every day think about wearing them in softer tones and different percentages, not 50/50; maybe 80/20 or even 90/10. It’s a hint that is needed, not a shout!

In high street terms this is easily translated. Take the rich royal blue shirt by Reiss, and to add a pop of colour go to the opposite shade and introduce a warm orange leopard belt by French Connection or for evening, a narrow golden metallic belt. Jigsaw’s bottle green knitted biker jacket would look great with jeans, but for a warmer colour option, try their deep red cigarette trousers.

For tonal dressing take inspiration from Gucci this season. Soft shades of sage green and slate blue are easy to wear and it’s the different textures of leather and fur that add the interest.

Vibrant shades of reds and fuchsia are powerful yet wearable with black accents.

I personally have to be in the right mood for colour and print - ready to take on the world knowing that I may be looked at (and judged) more than if I wore my trusty jeans and pastel sweater. I often opt for a gorgeous printed scarf, full of colour, movement and cosiness.

It’s an easy way to add the rainbow of colour into your outfit.

You now have all the knowledge - use it wisely and choose your moments. And enjoy.

What colours say: Blue is noted as one of the most popular colours to wear in the world and in an interview situation, blue symbolises loyalty and control whereas grey represents confidence and allows the interviewer to focus on you, not what you are wearing.

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- Black is the colour of authority but too much can be unapproachable. Soften with textures.

- Brown conveys reliability, stability, and genuine character. Lift with soft pastel shades.

- Purple gives the impression of luxury, wealth and sophistication but is sometimes too bold.

- Green is easy on the eye, calming, refreshing and balancing. Mint through to Bottle.

- Yellow signifies cheerfulness and creativeness but can be overpowering if there is too much.

- Blue gives the impression of trust and logic and is calm and peaceful. Simple to wear.

- Red is an emotional and powerful colour, exciting and courageous. Choose occasion wisely.

- White denotes simplicity and cleanliness and always works in unity with other colours - Grey is sophisticated and confident, and easy to lift with any other colour. vantagepointmag.co.uk

How the Designers do it:

Chard by nature, fuchsia and green dress by Christian Dior.

Iris by nature, purple and yellow trim coat by Prada.

How the High Street does it:

Above: Knitted biker jacket, £149 and cigarette pants, £110, Jigsaw Far left: Diego shirt, £95 Reiss; belt, £45 French Connection.

Left: Peppermint green print with red tassel scarf, by Anthropologie.

Above: soft pastels and rich tones by Gucci

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10 to 12 year olds: 10.30am-1pm and 13 to 16 year olds: 2pm-4.30pm.

The cost is £7.50/£6.50 friends. You can find more information at www. wattsgallery.org.uk.

On Saturday 8th November at 7.30pm the Farnham & Bourne Choral Society’s Remembrance Concert will feature Gabriel Faure’s beautiful Requiem and Karl Jenkins’ dramatic and colourful Armed Man. The venue is the church of St. Thomason-The Bourne in Farnham. The solo singers are familiar talented locals: Jennifer Sanders (soprano), Nora Price (mezzo soprano) and Richard Arthur (baritone). The Muslim Call to Prayers will be by Hafiz Hashmi, Head Imam at the Shah Jahan Mosque in Woking, and The Last Post sounded by Will Spencer on a trumpet of his own manufacture. The choir’s previous performance of these works was a complete sell-out, so pre-ordering tickets might be prudent. They can be obtained for £12 from choir members, by phoning the ticket secretary on

01252 721075, or via the website www.farnham-choral.org.uk.

The cost at the door will be £14.

Surrey County Walkers have some excellent walks coming up in November. Here are brief details: Saturday 8th November, 7 mile moderate walk along North Downs.

Meet Shere Recreation Ground, Ref 187/073479. Leader Pat, 01483 284913. Sunday 16th November, 7.5 mile moderate walk around Lurgashall and Blackdown. Meet Lower Car Park Blackdown, Ref 186/922306. Leader Bob, 01932 355333. Saturday 22nd November, 7.5 mile easy walk around Bisley and Donkey Town. Meet Bisley cp, off A322 roundabout near Hen & Chicken pub, Ref 186/948597.

Leader Colin 01276 474258. Sunday 30th November, 7 mile moderate walk around Old Arlesford, Bighton, Bishops Sutton. Meet Arlesford old Stn (Watercress Line). Pub lunch at Bighton.

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Hale will soon have a community orchard. Members of the community, old and young, are invited to bring their spades and help dig some holes for the fruit trees on Saturday 8th November at 1pm at St Mark’s Church, Upper Hale GU9 0LT. The trees will be planted on Saturday 6th December at 1pm and again members of the community with willing hands and spades would be welcome!

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The History of Hale Project is appealing to all the Youth Organisations who attended last years Armistice Sunday to do so again at this year’s service on 9th November. They would like all the children to plant a cross with all the names of the people on the Memorial who died in WWI. All children there on that Sunday will have a cross to plant (about 100 crosses). As most members of the Project are aware there has been interest in the future of the Chapels in the Hale Cemetery, which are in a state of disrepair. Hale Project has a great desire to save these Chapels. The good news is that Farnham Town Council has agreed to work with them to do just that. A sub-committee has been formed and they had their first meeting on the 29th September. These Chapels would be used by the Community and Geoff Wallis will keep everyone informed of their progress. At the first afternoon meeting after the summer it was

agreed to continue the afternoon meetings, as they are a source of good ideas and discussions. The next coffee morning is on Saturday 29th, 10am to 12 noon.

On November 9th the following services of Remembrance will take place: in Hale the 9.30am Service at St John’s followed by 10.45am at the War Memorial then an 11.15am Joint Service at Hale Methodist Church (no service at St Mark’s). In Badshot Lea the 10am Shortened Service at St George’s followed by 10.50am at the War Memorial. In Weybourne there’s a service at 4pm at the War Memorial followed by refreshments in the Village Hall.

There will be an organ recital at St Andrews Parish Church, Farnham on Tuesday 11th November at 1.10pm.

Stephen Lacey will be playing on the very recently refurbished organ.

He will be holding another recital on Tuesday 9th December, again at 1.10pm. Visitors may bring their lunch; coffee and tea will be provided. Each recital will last for about 45 minutes

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Waverley Dowsers meet in the Unitarian Hall, Godalming to learn about the diverse applications of dowsing for fun and as a science.

Forthcoming meeting dates are Tuesdays 11th November and 9th December, which will be social evenings. On 13th January 2015, the evening will be devoted to the Chakra system, and on 10th March, Crystal Communication. In one of their recent outdoor events, they helped, through dowsing, locate the exact location of the altar at Waverley Abbey. Whilst dowsing is associated with water finding it is also associated with alternative therapies and impinges on many areas of science and is underpinned by the better understanding of quantum science. People from any background and non dowsers are welcome. Further information from Michael Haxeltine on 01252 541639 or go to www.waverleydowsers. co.uk.

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The Memorial to the Missing of the Somme

When it came to designing Britain’s largest war memorial, it was to a local Surrey architect that the Imperial War Graves Commission turned.

Sir Edwin Lutyens was arguably the finest British architect of the 20th century, fêted for his country houses and for largely designing New Delhi, when it was chosen to replace Calcutta as the seat of the British Indian government.

Although born in London in 1869, Ned (as he was always called) grew up in Thursley, Surrey where he spent his time indulging in his passion for looking at houses, watching all the stages of buildings going up, haunting the carpenter’s shop at Thursley and a builder’s yard in Guildford. At 15 it had become apparent that Ned was cut out to be an architect, a career encouraged by Ralph Caldecott, a Surrey neighbour (the illustrator of so many delightful children’s books depicting Surrey cottages). He began his own practice aged just 19 in 1888, his first commission being a small private house called Crooksbury, near Farnham in Surrey.

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Graves Commission (IWGC), which was created in 1917 to care for the graves of all of those from the Dominions who had died on active service.

He was responsible for more than 60 war memorials at home and abroad, with the Cenotaph in Whitehall probably the best known. But it is the majestic Memorial to the Missing of the Somme that stands out as one of his finest achievements.

One of the cardinal principles of the IWGC was that the names of all of those who had died during the conflict should be remembered in the appropriate theatre of action. This was relatively straightforward for the bodies that were capable of identification but proper consideration had to be given to the ‘Missing’ - the 517,000 who were known to have died, but whose bodies either could not be found or, if they could be found, could not be identified.

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God’ supplemented by any other relevant information that could be gathered from the uniform on the body.

This left open the question of how to commemorate the names of the Missing.

The idea that eventually emerged, promoted by Lutyens and his colleague Sir Reginald Blomfield, was to have the names inscribed on stone walls in the cemeteries, although it was recognised that it would take time to assemble accurate lists of the Missing and reach a conclusion as to which was the appropriate cemetery for each theatre of action. Whilst the Commission was wrestling with this problem, it had been included as a member of the Battle Exploits Memorial Committee, which had been established in 1918 to consider the general question of battlefield memorials. One of the first items that they had to consider was the question of some form of memorial at Ypres, the salient around which had seen some of the War’s most bitter fighting. Lutyens name was suggested by the War Office but Sir Fabian Ware, the IWGC’s founder and vicechairman, did not think that Lutyens was the right man to design it. In a letter to Sir Frederic Kenyon, Director of the British Museum and architectural advisor to the IWGC, Ware said: ‘I took a rather strong line about the matter as I knew that you would feel that Ypres, with its gothic associations etc etc was not the kind of work at which Lutyens would excel. The other memorials will give more scope to the special blend of Lutyens genius’. Kenyon replied that ‘Lutyens might very well have the Somme or Cambrai-St Quentin’.

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Above: The Cenotaph in London

Below: Goddards near Abinger, Surrey, one of Lutyen’s country houses, now owned by the Landmark Trust.

By October 1921, the Commission had drawn up plans for memorials on 12 sites in France and Belguim which were to act as Memorials to the Missing as well as battlefield memorials. Two memorials (Arras and St Quentin) were allocated to Lutyens. Progress was slow and compromised by the need to acquire the land and secure the consent for the designs from the French Commission de Monuments Historiques. As the Commission developed its plans the French began to be concerned about both the number of the memorials and their size, as they were in danger of overshadowing their own commemorative proposals. The French view was shared by Ware and his colleagues and in May 1927, the Commission endorsed a new plan that saw one memorial move over the border into Belgium and the names of the Missing being split between four stand-alone memorials. Three of the sites were already committed, leaving just one site to be decided. The original list of 12 had included memorials for various phases of the Somme battles, rather than a single memorial. However, with no other Somme memorial planned, it was decided that the final site should be at Thiepval to commemorate the area that, along with the struggle at Ypres, had become one of the most significant areas of the Western Front.

By the time that the Commission had undertaken its reappraisal Lutyens had already made substantial progress with the two projects allocated to him. The St Quentin design had been through a number of iterations. When the local commune had first been

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approached about the matter it suggested the memorial could be placed in a new square they were creating in the middle of the town for its own memorial.

The Mayor met Lt-Col Cart de Lafontaine (the Commission’s French speaking architect who had the responsibility for liaising with the local authorities) to discuss the matter. He stated that he did not want an obelisk or statues but would prefer a building such as a pantheon or a Hall of Memory, within which the names could be inscribed. Lutyens went to France and met Paul Bigot, the architect of the commune’s memorial, on 9th July 1923 and concluded that the location was unsuitable because of the difficulty of combining two memorials on the one site, especially as the British one would overpower its French counterpart. The Commission suggested a site 2km north of the town and the Mayor welcomed the proposals as he considered that they would ‘considerably add to the historic and artistic interest of St Quentin’. Lutyens was asked to design a memorial to contain 60,000 names and he prepared plans for a multi-columned arch to straddle the road.

Although the Commission did not endorse its revised plans for the memorials until May 1927, it had already become attuned to the French concerns and the possibility of relocating the St Quentin memorial to Thiepval to become a memorial for the Missing of the Battles of the Somme, which had been raised with Lutyens the previous May. Wasting no time, he inspected the area in August and a commanding site away from the roads on a ridge south west of the village was chosen. Approval of the design was finally received from the Commission des Monuments Historiques on 12th April 1928 and construction work was in progress on the foundations by the following March.

The memorial as built is the largest British war memorial in the world and its ‘extraordinary red brick and white stone’ has been described by the architectural historian Gavin Stamp as ‘one of the finest works of British architecture of the 16

Lutyens put forward the idea that the cemeteries should contain a War Stone - a Stone of Remembrance.

Cemeteries with over 1,000 burials have a Stone of Remembrance designed by Lutyens.

20th century’. Despite its chequered history the basic design of the memorial remained relatively constant but the main change was to its size, as it was scaled up or down depending upon the number of names it had to accommodate.

It stands 140ft high and takes the form of a series of interpenetrating arches of four increasing heights, which give rise to 16 massive pillars on which are carved the 72,099 names of the Missing.

The main building material is red brick, with limestone being used for the panels that hold the names. Limestone has also been used to provide cornice lines that wrap around the memorial to link the keystone of an arch on one level with the springing point of the one on the next. It is a masterful composition, made all the more so because the use of differing heights of arches gives it two profiles - from two sides chunky and muscular, from the other two tall and slender. At its heart, in the void created by the two tallest arches sits, reverentially, a Lutyens War Stone on its familiar three stepped plinth, the top and lower treads twice the width of the middle one. The Memorial to the Missing of the Somme at Thiepval was unveiled on 1 August 1932 by the Prince of Wales and its completion effectively marked the end of the Imperial War Graves Commission’s work in Belgium and France.

The memorial and cemetery are maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and are located on the D73, next to the village of Thiepval, off the main Bapaume to Albert road (D929). The Thiepval Visitor Centre was built in 2004 and is located a short distance from the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme and the Thiepval Anglo-French Cemetery. It is open daily from February to mid December. See www.en.historial.org for more information.

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The West Surrey Guild of Spinners Weavers and Dyers has a very interesting speaker on Tuesday 11th November at 10.30am. Sue Jackson will talk on The Huguenot silk weavers of Spitalfields, ‘from riches to rags’.

All are welcome at the United Reform Church South Street, Farnham GU9 7QU. If you need more information contact Heather Jones on 01483 417774.

Grayshott Folk Club has two gigs coming up in November. On Friday 14th November at 7.30pm, Hannah Sanders & Liz Simmons will be on at Grayshott Village Hall (www. hannahandliz.com). They are an Anglo/American duo who harmonise beautifully and play guitar. Hannah was born in Norfolk and grew up surrounded by traditional and contemporary Folk music. Liz hails from Boston, USA and she too grew up with strong musical influences.

Support from The Black Feathers (www.theblackfeathers.com) Ray and Sian are down from Cirencester for a return visit to GFC. On Saturday 29th November at 7.30pm, it’s the

turn of The House Devils (www. thehousedevils.co.uk) who will also be playing at Grayshott Village Hall.

Grayshott Folk Club audiences love a bit of the auld diddly-dee and House Devils are a lively Celtic Folk band from Manchester whose brilliant musicianship is starting to reach a much wider audience. Support for Kim Lowings and The Greenwood (www. kimlowings.com). An emerging talent from the Midlands, Kim has charm and a voice to die for. Adult tickets for both gigs: £12/Children under 16 £6.

Call Des O’Byrne on 01428 607096.

Don’t forget, personal callers may buy their tickets for all Grayshott Folk Club events from Magical Rooms, Grayshott Social Club and Haslemere Bookshop.

There’s a fundraising concert at St George’s Church, Badshot Lea on Friday 14th November at 7.30pm.

The programme includes popular organ pieces, a mini choir, flutes, recorders, duets, the family band and finishes with a ‘Last Night at the Proms’ theme. Admission is £5 and there will be drinks and nibbles in the

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On Saturday 15th November at 7.30pm, RSPB North East Hants Local Group is delighted to welcome back Dominic Couzens to present ‘Encounters with Remarkable Birds’.

Dominic is a regular contributor to Bird Watching and BBC Wildlife magazines and prolific author of many natural history books including, ‘The Secret Lives of Garden Birds’. In the past audiences have enjoyed his fascinating talks and humorous anecdotes that arise from his vast experience of exceptional observations of birds and other wildlife at home and abroad. So if you enjoy the birds in your garden or are a keen twitcher you’re bound to enjoy this illustrated talk at St. Philip and St. James’ Church Hall, Kings Road, Fleet GU51 3AR. £3 entrance fee to those who are not members of the group. Free car park. Contact: www.northeasthantsrspb.org.uk.

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The excellent Rebus Theatre Company will draw you into the world of upper class deception and intrigue in ‘Lady Madeley’s Millions’ and challenge you to identify the murderer as you enjoy a delicious three-course meal. The evening on Saturday 15th November, begins with welcome drinks at 7.30pm at St Thomas on the Bourne, Farnham. Tickets are £23.50, or book a table of 10 for £200, with all profits going to the Alzheimer’s Society. Visit www.rightathomegf.co.uk for more information or call 01252 783426 to book.

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Prepare Yourself this Winter Last Christmas and New Year was a difficult time for a number of people. The rains brought flooding and high winds brought down power lines, leaving many people without power for up to three days. Many were not fully prepared for what happened, so we have compiled a few hints and tips to help, should there be a repeat this year.

Power Cuts

Generators Those of us who were without power for three days last Christmas might have appreciated having had a generator to run some of the basics in the house. The panel opposite has some information on generators should you decide to go down this route.

Radio During power cuts, the best way to receive news is often a wind-up or battery powered radio tuned into local news stations. Last year, it was annoying that many utility companies were directing people to their websites for more information or offered a phone number. If there is no power and everyone is telephoning at the same time you may not be able to easily access the information. You can now buy wind-up radios from around £10.

Telephones One of the most common problems during a power cut is being unable to use your telephone. Many people now have cordless telephones and almost all of these require electricity to work. To get around this, all you need is an old fashioned plug-in landline telephone which you can use at all times and can be bought for around £5. If you don’t have one, buy one now.

Mobile Phones Make sure you keep your mobile phone fully charged and limit its use to preserve the battery.

If you have a smart phone, remember that it may be the only device that can access the internet. However, be aware that even mobile phones can stop working properly during a power cut as more people than usual try and use the network at the same time. Also some phone masts might not have a power backup or this might run out during a prolonged outage.

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Fridges and Freezers People often ask how long food will last in a fridge or freezer during a power cut. The official advice is that it should be safe as long as power is out no more than four hours, although that seems a bit cautious. Others suggest that 15 hours is more realistic as long as you keep the door closed as much as possible.

Thawed or partially thawed food in the freezer may be safely re-frozen if it still contains ice crystals or is at 40 °F or below. Partial thawing and re-freezing may affect the quality of some food, but the food will be safe to eat.

TIPS Keep one light on so you know when the power returns.

If your electricity or gas goes off, make a note of the date and time of the disruption, and for how long it lasted. This means you will have a record if you want to claim compensation from the energy company for multiple disruptions.

Have spare charcoal so you can cook on your barbecue if necessary. I know several people who cooked their turkey like this during the Christmas power cut last year.

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Hopefully we will not see the return of the flooding that affected quite a lot of people last year. For those of you that are worried about the risk to your property there are products that you can buy to help protect yourself. Blue Pages is a directory of property flood products and services put together to advise and inform you of the range of products available to help reduce the risk of flooding to your home or business (www.bluepages.org.uk).

In the event of the threat of imminent flooding, your local council may assist by providing sandbags to those at extreme risk.

Cold and Snow Have a flu jab - these are free for anyone aged 65 and over, as well as for pregnant women.

Stock up on tinned and frozen foods so you don’t have to go out too much when it’s cold or icy.

Wear lots of thin layers – clothes made from cotton, wool or fleecy fibres are particularly good and maintain body heat.

Fresh snow is easier to clear before it is walked or driven on, and salt is more effective if most of the snow is cleared first and only needs to be spread thinly.

Snow is likely to affect some council services so please contact them for updates.

Check on neighbours, family and friends especially those who live alone.

Are you prepared for another winter of electrical black outs? Ofgem has already warned that mainland Britain could face power shortages in the years ahead due to demand outstripping supply in cold snaps and this, along with unforeseen winter storm damage, means that power cuts are becoming increasingly common.

Installing a standby generator in your home or small business is the answer and not as costly as you might think.

However it is important that any generator is correctly connected to your house supply through a mains transfer switch by a qualified electrician.

Standby generators range from simple portable units suitable for running basic lighting and small electrical devices to fully fixed and installed generators that will automatically start up during a power cut and provide a full mains supply to your house or business.

Choosing the correct type and output of a generator is crucial as the wrong size or type can damage your electrical equipment and generator. You must therefore take advice from a professional supplier and installer to ascertain what is the right solution for you.

One important point to consider is that standby generators are used infrequently but are relied upon to work efficiently when required. It is therefore very important that the equipment is maintained properly and routinely run and checked.

Something relatively new to this sector of the generator market is remote monitoring. This is where a generator can be remotely started and stopped on a monthly basis and diagnostics undertaken. This information is then relayed back to the owner, supplier or engineer and should a fault be found then the problem can be immediately resolved.

This can be a more cost effective method than maintaining a generator on site.

So it would seem that the need for a standby generator is going to become greater as we are experiencing more and more freak winter weather and national grid outages so it is something to contemplate before the cold weather sets in.

Information has been supplied by a local company, Power Sure Limited who provide generators for the home and for small businesses. For more details see www.power-sure.co.uk.

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There will be a variety of stalls with crafts and Christmas produce to help you with all that Christmas shopping.

There will also be some card making workshops and an area for children to make loombands so parents can shop in peace. What are loombands some might ask? Well if you have young children or grandchildren you will most likely know. They are wrist or ankle bracelets woven from small rubber bands. I know this because I have been presented with one! Any enquiries please contact Mandy Main on 07904 531337.

Bells Piece is a thriving community providing support to people with learning disabilities. They are holding a charity market at the United Reform Church in South Street Farnham on Saturday 15th November from 10am till 2pm. They are hoping that there will be other charities there as well. This event will be held every two months starting in the New Year so do try and support them.

For more information please email Jenny Daniels on jennifer.daniels@ leonardcheshire.org.

Scottish Dancing continues on Saturday nights. The next one is on 15th November in Crookham Memorial Hall, Sandy Lane, Church Crookham GU52 7RY from 7.30-10pm.

There is also an ‘Apprentices’ Dance’ on Saturday 6th December at Courtmoor School Fleet (7.30pm-11pm), at which all the dances will be walked through or recapped, so it is especially suitable for less experienced dancers: there will be a supper interval and raffle, also an RSCDS shop for purchase of Scottish Dance instruction books and CDs. Full details from Morna Partridge 01252 711992.

Cross Barn Art will be supporting The Naomi House Caterpillar Appeal on Sunday 16th November at 4.30pm.

Artists from Odiham, Fleet, Farnham and surrounding areas who belong to the Cross Barn Art Group are having an ‘Affordable Art Fair’ at the Cross Barn, Odiham. A percentage of all sales will go to the Caterpillar Appeal, Naomi House. This is an ideal opportunity to purchase original art work for Christmas presents and support a good cause at the same time. Entrance

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T G Green Cornish Ware In her second article for VantagePoint, local antique dealer Debbie Serpell discusses T G Green Cornish Ware, something she herself collects.

Cornish Ware is one of the most popular kitchenwares ever produced. Its production began in Derbyshire at the Church Gresley Pottery in 1926 and by 1930, the range was well established and extremely fashionable. It is said that the colour of the blue and white banding was likened to the blue of the Cornish skies and the white crests of the Cornish sea waves and this is why the pottery was given its name. A thriving export market was established and Cornish Ware was shipped in vast quantities to the colonies in the early 20th century.

In the 1950s different colour banding was introduced to this kitchenware. The yellow banded pottery (‘Cornish Gold’) is perhaps the best known of these colour changes (figure 1), but other colour bands such as black, red and green were made. Collectors are keen to find these rarer colours and will pay remarkable prices for unusual pieces in rare colour bandings. The popularity of the new colour bandings never competed with the blue and white range and less were made since the market did not demand it in the same way. It is for this rarity factor that they fetch bigger prices in the collectors’ world today.

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In 1966, Judith Onions was employed by the pottery as a freelance designer to update the Cornish Ware product designs. She was a graduate of the Royal College of Art in London.

Her new shapes to the tea and coffee sets were retailed in 1967 and became popular immediately.

Almost all T G Green pottery is well marked with what is called a back stamp. In general terms, earlier pieces have a shield-shaped mark (see left) and the later Judith Onion ware is marked with a target shaped mark. There are variations to this general rule of thumb.

A church mark is present on some pieces and was used until the late 1930s for example.

The most important tip to establishing the authenticity of a piece is by feeling the body of the item. Genuine TG Green wares have a ridged banding pattern. This is due to the manufacturing process whereby the white pottery is dipped into a blue slip which is then left to dry. Once dried, the pieces are turned on a wheel and bands of white are created by removal of the blue slip. This turning technique forms the ridging that can be felt between the bands and has never been successfully replicated by other potters. vantagepointmag.co.uk

A diverse number of Cornish Ware products have been made.

They range from clock faces to cruet sets, standard kitchen flatware (figure 2) to rarer items such as the egg separator and rolling pin (figure 3). The rarer the product, the greater the potential for it to realise high prices in the collectors’ market.

An extremely rare blue and white banded electric clock, 24cm in diameter, with an early green shield mark, realised £550 at auction in recent years.

Many storage jars were produced. Some are plain and unmarked but others identify the name of the stored item on their side, such as ‘Sugar’, ‘Salt’, ‘Flour’ etc. These named jars have under glazed black lettering on their sides. Common names such as ‘Sugar’ and ‘Salt’ can be found for between £10 to £40 a piece (figure 4), but rarer named jars can fetch astonishing prices.

A rare storage jar, only 11cm in height, bearing the name ‘Yellow Sugar’ fetched £770 at auction several years ago. Another jar with the name ‘Bisto’ brought £600 and a ‘Dessicated Coconut’ jar brought £350 under the auction hammer. Similarly, a jar labelled ‘Boracic Crystals’ sold in 1998 for £530.

The named marking of pieces of Cornish Ware was not confined to storage jars. Sugar and flour sifters, vinegar jars, milk jugs and salt boxes are some of the many items that have the attractive black side lettering that raises them aesthetically above the plain versions of the same pieces.

If you add a colour rarity to this group, then the collecting appeal is greatly enhanced (figure 5).

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white productions, which appeared in the late 1990s in both auctions and antique fairs. A good rule of thumb is that the green shield mark was originally applied by the factory to plain jars. The black shield mark was applied to the bona fide named ‘productions’ (see bottom left).

The temptation by the fakers is to apply black lettering to the plain jars and then to cover the fake names with a band of acrylic glaze. While the labels are quite convincing, the authenticity of the piece can be easily checked by scratching the surface of the lettering with a sharp blade.

Genuine marked pieces will withstand this testing, but fake named items can be scratched off, since the lettering is not fired and under the original glaze. In short, treat named green shield marked jars with a degree of suspicion.

This may not always be the acid test, but is a good starting point if you are uncertain of the authenticity of a piece.

I have been a collector of Cornish Ware for over 20 years. My own collection is far from perfect, since I am happy to buy damaged pieces and am never in a rush to complete my collection.

The beauty in this field of collecting lies in the fact that it is largely affordable. I have bought from car boot sales, charity shops, auctions and sites on line and over the years I have amassed a large variety of Cornish Ware items.

My own personal preference is to collect only the earlier shield marked Cornish Ware rather than the later Judith Onions pieces. This is not to say that the Judith Onion pieces are less worthy of collecting. Her work has a distinct 1960s appeal in shape and style, which in my opinion sits better alone than alongside the earlier wares. Although I own a few rare items of Cornish Ware, my collection largely represents the more common pieces. The added joy of this kitchenware is in its durability and it survives everyday use as well as any good quality kitchenware of today. The thrill of my collecting is in identifying the vast range of different styles of kitchenware which exist, even in something as simple as the design of cup shapes (figure 6).

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Farnham’s Christmas Lights Switch-On 2014 Saturday 22 November 1pm – 6pm in Gostrey Meadow

Farnham’s Christmas Lights Switch-On marks the start of the festivities and the event is returning to Gostrey Meadow on Saturday 22 November. From 1pm the Meadow will be buzzing with music and fun for all. The festive lights will be turned on at 4.30pm transforming the town centre for the Christmas period. Please use the following guide about the day to ensure you don’t miss out!

Live musical entertainment will be on stage throughout the day. Schools from the local area will be taking part singing Christmas songs and traditional carols. Local theatre groups and bands will also offer fantastic festive themed performances.

Fun for the children Don’t forget to bring your letter to Santa! There will be the opportunity to meet Santa and his helpers and personally deliver your letter in Santa’s Grotto. Santa is busy preparing lots of presents to give away so make sure you don’t miss it!

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Entertainment for children will be aplenty. A live nativity is busy preparing to come and meet all the children at the Christmas Lights Switch-On.You can meet Mary and Joseph and even pet the animals!

There will be plenty of fairground rides to keep the little ones amused plus children can be transformed into their favourite Christmas character at the face painting stand.

Food and drink Don’t miss the catering stalls selling hot goodies to eat.You can even find hot freshly roasted chestnuts! Wash your yummy treats down with a lovely warm glass of mulled wine from the Mayor of Farnham’s charity refreshment tent. All proceeds will go to the Mayor’s chosen charity which is Post 19. This local charity offers community-based programmes for young adults with learning difficulties.

Christmas Lights Switch-On Make sure you look out for the cast members from popular local pantomimes. The cast of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs from the Princes Hall, Aldershot will be there to meet the crowds and give out goodies. At 3.50pm the cast will take to the stage.

From 4.15pm the enjoyment continues with the cast of Cinderella from The Harlington in Fleet. The star cast along with the younger performers will sing and dance and put on an exciting show in the lead up to the switching on of the lights.

At 4.30pm the eagerly awaited switch on of the Christmas lights will take place. ‘Buttons’ played by Chris Johnson, a popular television presenter from CBBC, and the Cinderella cast will push that all important button and the Christmas lights will be switched on throughout the town.

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Dates for your Diary Christmas Market Farnham Town Council has added a new festive event to the calendar for 2014. The Farnham Christmas Market will take place in Castle Street and the Mercure Bush Hotel on Sunday 14 December between 10am and 4pm. Much like the popular Food Festival, Castle Street will be closed for the day and replaced with a festive market.

Anybody interested in applying for a stall should email Steph King at events@farnham.gov.uk.

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Whether you are looking for some goodies to make up a special Christmas gift hamper or you want to treat the family to some delicious treats, the December Farmers’ Market will have all that you need.

C Chocolate, cheese and cider H Holly wreaths and honey R Roasted chestnuts and a range of vegetables I Infused oils and ivy S Salmon, sauces and sweet treats T Traditional bread and tangy pickles M Marmalade, muesli and meat A Ale and apples S Soaps and seasonal gifts The market will be held on Sunday 14 December from 10am to 1.30pm in Central car park.

Civic Christmas Candlelit Carol concert On Wednesday 17 December a carol concert will take place in St Andrew’s church, performed by Farnham Youth Choir and organised by Farnham Town Council. The concert is free and further details will be available soon.

Sponsorship opportunities are still available for Christmas. If your business would be interested in sponsoring Christmas in Farnham please contact Steph King on 01252 712667 or email events@farnham.gov.uk to find out more.

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Winter celebration Get in the Christmas spirit by coming along to Gostrey Meadow on Sunday 21 December to sing carols around the Christmas tree. The carol singing will take place from 2.30pm to 3.30pm and is a celebration of Farnham in Bloom’s golden success.

Warming drinks will be sold in aid of the Mayor of Farnham’s charity.

Contact us To keep up to date with what is happening in Farnham this Christmas follow Farnham Town Council on Twitter @farnhamofficial or on Facebook www.facebook.com/farnhamofficial.You can also visit our new website at www.farnham.gov.uk to find out about other festive events happening in Farnham. If you would like further information please contact Steph King on 01252 712667 or email events@farnham.gov.uk.

Money for community projects Farnham Town Council is inviting applications from local groups that are seeking funding of up to £2,000 for one-off projects or for a scheme that requires financial assistance for up to three years.

Applications will be considered for: • youth facilities • cultural and arts schemes • heritage projects • leisure, sport and play facilities • community buildings • village halls • community transport • projects that support older people and/or people with a disability, • sustainable community environmental projects The community grant criteria and application form can be found at www.farnham.gov.uk/grants or call 01252 712667.

The deadline for submitting an application is Tuesday 16 December. All applications will be considered in January before going before Full Council in February/March for the final decision.

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Thank you Farnham Thanks to a magnificent community effort Farnham has bagged several top awards in this year’s South and South East in Bloom competition.

The results, which were announced in September, saw Farnham winning gold in the Town Centre category for the fourth year running. In the Large Town category, Farnham was proud to be crowned the overall gold winner.

The top marks were achieved because of the contributions made by so many people. Everybody who has taken part in a litter pick, entered the secret garden or schools’ competition, tended an allotment or sponsored a hanging basket has played a part in Farnham’s success. The unstinting efforts of some of Farnham’s army of volunteers earned The Victoria Garden a gold award. The Garden, which is tucked away off South Street, also won the highest possible award in the Champion of Champions, It’s Your Neighbourhood category. Gostrey Meadow, which is the focal point for so many summer time events, won gold.

Councillor Stephen Hill, Lead Member for Farnham in Bloom said: “I am thrilled that the hard work of many people was recognised with the award of so many gold honours for Farnham.

Farnham Town Council would like to thank everybody who has helped to make Farnham bloom this year. Farnham in Bloom is a year round activity and details about how to get involved can be found at www.farnham.gov.uk/bloom.

Win an ipad mini Farnham’s future is in the hands of residents. Thanks to communities now having the power to shape where they live, Farnham’s residents are being given a genuine opportunity to influence what it will be like to live in Farnham over the next 20 years. Between 31 October and 15 December, Farnham Town Council is carrying out an extensive consultation exercise to ask people to: • choose the best locations for new homes in Farnham • say what they think about the development of business areas, and • give their opinions on proposals that will affect the character of the area’s communities.

To have a say in the future of Farnham and for a chance to win an ipad mini, just fill in the survey at www.farnham.gov.uk/shapefarnham. Throughout the consultation period, Farnham Town Council will be holding a number of information roadshows so that people can find out more about what is proposed to protect the future of Farnham.

Full details can be found at www.farnham.gov.uk/shapefarnham.

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The West Surrey Wine Society is a wine appreciation society. They meet on the third Monday of the month, usually at The Conservative Club, Ivy Lane, Farnham GU9 7PQ. Many, if not most, of the 50 or so members joined with little or no knowledge of wines - just a liking for the product! The meetings start at 7.30pm with a ‘welcome wine’ and the meeting proper starts at 8pm, generally taking the form of a tutored tasting, often led by an expert from a major supplier or a wine educator who is frequently a Master of Wine. The next meeting is on Monday 17th November and is entitled ‘A Smorgasbord Seasonal Selection’. It will be given by Nicky Hall of Christopher Piper Wines Ltd from Ottery St. Mary. For further information about the society, contact the membership secretary Frances Hackemer at Spring Wood

House, Rowledge GU10 4AA. Tel. 01252 793684.

If you know of anyone who suffers with poor eyesight, please encourage them to go along to the next meeting of the ‘Williams Club - Helping Sight Loss in Farnham’. This friendly club meets monthly and offers a warm welcome and entertainment followed by tea and cakes and a raffle. At the next meeting, there will a talk on ‘The Life of Kipling’. The venue is the Gostrey Centre and it takes place on Monday 17th November, from 2.20pm-4pm - get there early to make sure of a seat! Transport can be arranged if necessary. For more information please call David Lambert on 722161.

Farnham DFAS will be remembering the WWI in its lecture on Tuesday 18th November at 10.30am in the Maltings, Farnham. In ‘Lest We forget - Lutyens, Baker and the Memorials of the Great War’, Dr Mervyn Miller will remind us of the origins and significance of our war memorials. He will explore

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local and national examples setting them in the context of the great commemorative structures on the battlefields of Northern France.

Non-members are very welcome to join them. Please phone the membership secretary on 07918 883515 to book your ticket for £5 or, for more information, go to the website, www.farnhamdfas.org. uk.

World Toilet Day is on 19th November and the local WaterAid group are celebrating by asking people to tell them their favourite toilet joke! Although, of course, for the 2.5 billion people in the world who still have no safe place to go to the toilet ‘it’s no joke’ at all. Tell the local WaterAid volunteers your joke in Lion and Lamb Yard in Farnham on Saturday 22nd November. They’ll be easy to spot as they will be dressed as toilets! More information at www. wateraidwestsurrey.org.

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A GOOD Book In this regular 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.

Goshawk Squadron Goshawk Squadron by Derek Robinson Published by MacLehose Press Paperback. Fiction.

Price £8.99.

Derek Robinson earned a Booker nomination for his first novel, Goshawk Squadron, in 1971.

It is an extraordinary black comedy, focusing on a WWI squadron of flyers and, in particular, its cynical and harddriving commander, Major Stanley Woolley. The bitter experience of the air war has taken its toll on him – and all the veterans of the squad.

Vivid flying sequences and rousing scenes in French villages unlucky enough to have alcohol available contribute to this portrait of men under terrible pressure. But at the centre of the maelstrom is the relationship of Woolley and his lover, a nurse whose brush with death leads to an awakening of emotions that the Major doesn’t expect.

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conditions are entirely believable; Robinson’s portrait of characters is extraordinarily convincing; and the descriptions of the air war’s particular allure is compelling.

Robinson continued to publish a series of searing, gripping novels about pilots in various conflicts through the decades. Readers should be grateful to MacLehose Press (an arm of Quercus) for bringing them all back into print – they form an extraordinary series of glimpses into the realities of air wars and the sacrifices made by the pilots in conflict after conflict.

Reviewed by Nash Robbins

Man at the Helm Man at the Helm by Nina Stibbe Published by Viking, August 2014.

Fiction.

Price £12.99.

Nina Stibbe’s first published book made her famous, in some circles, if only for inspiring Alan Bennett to deny being able to fix a bicycle. Love, Nina: Despatches from Family Life consists of a series of letters Stibbe wrote

while an au pair for a particularly well-connected family in London; Bennett is only one literary character who the young Stibbe writes about in missives to her elder sister. It is charming, funny, and terrific fun.

Now Stibbe has published her first novel, and all the qualities that made her epistolary non-fiction such a pleasure to read are present in Man at the Helm.

Lizzie Vogel remembers the year 1970, when her parents divorced and her mother ended up with the children in an unwelcoming English village. The difficulties of being single in a judgemental hamlet are multiplied by the challenge of being a playwright. But the children develop a plan to find their mother a husband . . .

Charming and funny, Man at the Helm avoids clichés of childhood or sentimentality. And although told from the position of a nine-yearold, it is very much about the world of adults and the hardship of the divorcee’s life.

This book is sharp-eyed, witty, and wonderfully memorable – if you enjoyed ‘I Capture the Castle’ by Dodie Smith I think you might like this too.

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Almost English

By Charlotte Mendelson Published by Pan Macmillan £5.59

When the feckless Peter simply disappeared leaving his wife, Laura, and their small child, Marina, the pair had no option but to move in with his Hungarian mother and sisters.

Determined to make the best of the situation, these perpetually upbeat old ladies share the tiny basement flat in Bayswater, are kind to Laura (who has to sleep on the sofa), and besotted with Marina. So when, in her early teens, Marina decides her life will be transformed and glorious if she goes to boarding school, they rally round, gather their savings, and send her off.

Mistake. Marina is utterly homesick. Laura pines. She sends a daily postcard to her daughter. But neither is able to tell the other of the desolation of their separation.

Both their lives unravel at an equally pell-mell pace, unnoticed by the oldies who have pinned their hopes on Marina studying medicine at Cambridge and who visit the school at every opportunity in their flamboyant, but threadbare, best clothes.

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to get a handle on her life, the unwavering love and endearing eccentricity of the ancient relatives.

This was a worthy nomination for the Booker long-list last year.

Reviewed by Caroline Boucher

Lady Luck and Me

By Ben Dobson Self published in June 2014.

Paperback. Non-fiction. £8.99.

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I was sent this book after receiving an email from the author, who lives locally and had decided to write his own story after suffering from depression, for which there is sadly little support. He wrote the book in the hope that it might help others in the same situation and I suspect for cathartic reasons too.

I must admit that I started reading it with some trepidation but I need not have worried because this really is quite an uplifting book. Ben’s travails are sad, funny, touching, embarrasing and sometimes worse.

The sad times are never very far away but nor are the adolescent adventures, with some slightly predictable ‘In-betweeners’ style comedy moments which can’t fail to either elicit a huge laugh or a course of tutting, depending upon the reader.

What makes this book so enjoyable is the author’s writing. The prose is fluent, witty, clever and touching.

He also emerges as a very likeable

young man who has been dealt, through no fault of his own, with a set of cards that are not obviously a winning hand. And yet his ability to put words on paper so well proves that there is an ace in there somewhere.

Reviewed by Stefan Reynolds

Cakes in Space

By Philip Reeve and Sarah McIntyre Published by Oxford University Press Hardback. Children’s Fiction. £8.99

What a super book this is, despite it only being in two colours. How glorious it would have been to see the killer cupcakes in full colour.

However, that doesn’t detract from the quality of the writing and illustrations. It’s about Astra and her family who are travelling through space to a new home on Nova Mundi when their spaceship is attacked. It’s all down to Astra to save everyone on the ship from the killer cupcakes, batty battenbergs and marauding muffins.

As it says: “people should eat cakes, not the other way round..” This is a really fun story by Philip Reeve with fabulous illustrations by Sarah McIntyre – what a dazzling duo they are, they really should have their own cartoon series on TV. I loved this book.

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the Christmas Shopping evening on Thursday 20th November from 5.30pm. Bestselling author and cook, RHS Ambassador Mary Berry will be opening this late shopping evening and signing her books. Enjoy a warming drink and a mince pie to get you into the season’s mood. It’s a free event. The other is The Christmas Craft and Design Fair which runs from 25th30th November, 9am to 5.30pm (5pm Sunday) Browse and buy from over 150 of the finest craftspeople and find original and unusual gifts. The event is held outside the Garden. Members go free, family guest £6, non-RHS members £9. Accompanied 16’s go free. Garden entry is included in the ticket and there are some great other events such as the Glasshouse display, the Fruit and Veg competition that is open to all and the Royal Watercolour Society’s 210th exhibition.

The Grayshott Stagers’ next production is The 39 Steps by Patrick Barlow, based on the novel

by John Buchan and the Alfred Hitchcock film. Performances are on Thursday 20th, Friday 21st

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and Saturday 22nd November at Grayshott Village Hall. Curtain up at 7.45pm. This blissfully funny show follows the incredible adventures of handsome hero Richard Hannay, complete with stiff-upper-lip, British gung-ho and pencil moustache as he encounters dastardly murders, double-crossing secret agents, and, of course, devastatingly beautiful women. Tickets are £10 from Magical Rooms, Headley Road, Grayshott, 01428 608340 or online at www. grayshottstagers.co.uk.

Following this production, in the New Year, the Stagers will be presenting their ever popular One Act Play & Supper Evening. The plays will be ‘White Lies’ by Richard James and directed

by Shirley Jelliss and ‘Departure’

by Stephen Smith and directed by Paul Bailey. Performances at The Grayshott Village Hall will be on 20th and 21st February 2015 at 7.30pm.

As always tickets sell out extremely quickly so, as soon as they become available, get on and book. Further details will be available in due course on the website.

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Jenkyn Place is a small, boutique, family-owned wine estate set in the idyllic countryside of North Hampshire between Alton and Farnham. It was established in 2004 and planted to produce top quality, award-winning English sparkling wines, made in the traditional method from classic Champagne varieties. We previously featured it in a profile of local wine estates and they seem to be going from strength to strength. They will be at the inaugural Wine Festival in Winchester from the 21st to 23rd November 2014 on a Hampshire Wine Producers stand. More at www. thewinefestival.co.uk.

On Saturday 22nd November, a lecture will be taking place at the Farnham Adult Learning Centre. This unique lecture will give an insight into the working life of a photographer whose work is included in the permanent collections of the National Portrait Gallery, London, as well as La Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris.

He has also photographed famous people including Richard Branson and Vanessa Redgrave. He will explain

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how to photograph ordinary people using natural light and patience. He will also deal with everyday questions such as, can I photograph that person in this situation and put it on the web?

How do I store/catalogue photos on my computer so I can find them? Can I photograph the police, children in the street or a car crash? If I wanted to sell my photos how much should I charge, and who would own the copyright?

The lecture will run from 10am until 1pm and costs £17. Farnham Adult Learning Centre is located at 25, West Street, Farnham GU9 7DR. For more information on any of their courses, please visit: www.surreycc.gov.uk/ adultlearning or call 0300 200 1044.

The next Tilford Bach Society Concert is on Saturday 22nd November.

Starting at 7.30pm it takes place at St Thomas-on-the-Bourne Church, Frensham Road, Farnham GU9 8HA. Martyn Jackson (violin) and Petr Limonov (piano) will perform Brahms Sonatensatz; Bach Partita no. 2 in D minor; and Beethoven Kreutzer Sonata Opus 47.

All welcome, Tickets are £13.50 in advance or £15

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on the door, anyone aged 8-25 may attend FREE thanks to CAVATINA. Full information on www.tilbach.org.uk or call Sue on 0845 519 8184.

From Saturday 22nd November to 17th January, The New Ashgate Gallery is hosting a festive exhibition of beautiful handmade porcelain lights by artist Amy Cooper. Amy who hails from Cornwall, produces a porcelain range that includes table lamps, lamp shades and tea-light holders. For more than 50 years, New Ashgate Gallery has been a window into arts and crafts and provides an unparalleled resource in Farnham and beyond. Normal opening hours: Tuesday-Saturday: 10am-5pm. Free admission. Extended Christmas hours: Mondays to Saturdays, 10am-5pm and Sundays, 11-4pm from 23rd November to 24th December. Closed on 25th and 26th December and 1st January.

Nancy Kerr and the Sweet Visitor Band play at The Farnham Maltings on Saturday 22nd November at 8pm. Nancy’s emergence as a writer

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of rare style has drawn comparisons to William Blake and she got off to a flying start in 2014 with two BBC Radio 2 Folk Award wins. Should be a great evening. Tickets £12. Call 01252 745444 or go online to www. farnhammaltings.com.

Who was the very first celebrity chef? If you would like to find out, join Cobbett’s Wey Decorative and Fine Arts Society for a taste of ‘Cooking for Kings: The Life and Career of Antonin Careme’. In this month’s interesting talk, Ian Kelly will map the meteoric career from penniless orphan to the first celebrity chef who cooked for Napoleon, the Prince Regent and the Tsar of Russia. This culinary tour of the pleasure-palaces of Britain and Europe in the ultimate age of gastronomic indulgence highlights the first time chefs became celebrities and the birth of the modern restaurant. The lecture takes place at Farnham College, Morley Road on Wednesday 26th November.

Drinks are served from 7.15pm for an 8pm start. For more information on this friendly evening society, visit www.cobbettsweydfas.org.uk.

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The next in Les Amitiés Francaises’s popular series of lectures in French will be held on 27th November in the Baptist Church Hall, Queen Street, Godalming at 7.30pm. Dr Karen Serres, Director of Paintings at the Courtauld Gallery in London will talk on ‘Courtauld Gallery et la France’, outlining the Huguenot ancestry of the Courtaulds and the noted collection of modern French art which became the gallery and institute of today. The December meeting on 11th will be on ‘La Corse’ - Not just Napoleon’s’. Nonmembers are very welcome (£6 at the door). Brochures are available in libraries and museums and for further information on the meetings or about the 2014/15 programme, contact John Petty, membership secretary on 01483 861974, johnpetty@sky.com and on www.amitiesfrancaises.com.

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support for people with dementia followed by a question and answer session with Dr Collins. There will also be a choice of three workshops to choose from, followed by lunch and a joint presentation on day care by Alzheimer’s Society and the Gostrey Centre, in Farnham, followed by a talk and tips from Speech and Language Therapy (SALT). Alzheimer’s Society’s Dementia Navigators will also be on hand to talk at the end of the afternoon. To register for a free place, including lunch, call Wendy Wilmot on 01403 213019 or email wendy. wilmot@alzheimers.org.uk.

Residents caring for a loved one with dementia can learn more about the condition at a Day of Information for Carers, run by Alzheimer’s Society and NHS Surrey and Borders Partnership.

The day, called Minds Matter, will be held at The Maltings, in Bridge Square, Farnham on Friday 28th November from 10am to 3pm. There will be a joint presentation by Noel Collins, a consultant psychiatrist, and Edwina Brocklesbury, the oldest triathlete 1 in 30/10/2012 Britain 08:30 on non-pharmacological

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support for people with dementia followed by a question and answer session with Dr Collins. There will also be a choice of three workshops to choose from, followed by lunch and a joint presentation on day care by Alzheimer’s Society and the Gostrey Centre in Farnham, followed by a talk and tips from Speech and Language Therapy (SALT). Alzheimer’s Society’s Dementia Navigators will also be on hand to talk at the end of the afternoon. To register for a free place, including lunch, call Wendy Wilmot on 01403 213019 or email wendy. wilmot@alzheimers.org.uk.

As I’m sure you know, Julian Lewry Music promotes a number of concerts at Windlesham Club & Theatre. On Saturday 29th November, they have managed to book China Crisis, a huge band throughout the 80’s. The band toured Europe and USA during the late eighties and performed in front of massive crowds. Good to see they are still going strong. You can find them on Facebook. Tickets: £16 (Windlesham Club members £14) in advance/£19 on the door. Doors open at 7pm and the show starts at 8pm. Tickets available in person from Windlesham Club & Theatre, Kennel Lane, Windlesham GU20 6AA, or by calling the box office on 07903 462636. Also available from; www.wegottickets. com/event/278234. Website www. windleshamclub.org.uk. You can also email; info@windlehsamclub.org.uk.

PK Pre School welcomes Blunderbus Children’s theatre to Grayshott Village Hall on Saturday 29th November. They will be putting on a delightful show which comes to life with an irresistible blend of music, puppetry and high energy storytelling, with plenty of opportunities for little ones to join-in, clap along and giggle away. Little people aged 3-7 will love this heartwarming tale, but big people will have lots of fun too.

Performances are at 10.30am and 2.30pm. To make it a real family day out, PK are putting on a cafe and arts and crafts for children after each performance, where there will also be an opportunity to meet the puppets.

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the heart of Grayshott village. Tickets are on sale from Magical Rooms in Grayshott and The Haslemere Sweet Shop priced at £6.50 per person.

There’s a Charities Market at Farnham Maltings on Saturday 29th November. Entry is free and it runs from 10am to 3.30pm. Help to raise much needed funds by supporting your local charities, Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice, Kat Can Do, Animals Asia, Bells Piece, Canine Partners, Linkeylea Trust, British Heart Foundation, Debra, RSPB, Wey Valley Cats, Country Markets (was WI), Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund, Marie Curie and many more charities, by buying your gifts here. There will be Christmas gifts, crafts, Indian scarves, cakes, cards, tombola, stocking fillers, china, glass, bric-a-brac and much much more. It is being organised by Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund (Farnham branch).

What a great idea this is. There is a new exhibition of local children’s art work on display in the Farnham Station waiting room which will be open to view until January 2015. It’s a chance to celebrate the creative work of Farnham students and their teachers while you are waiting for your train. I haven’t seen it yet but I gather that the wide range and variety of work makes it a really impressive show. The schools taking part are: All Hallows Catholic School, Farnham Heath End School, Edgeborough School and Pilgrims Way Primary School. Farnham Young Arts wishes to thank Farnham Decorative and Fine Arts Society (FDFAS) and SW Trains for their support for this exhibition.

The Vivaldi Singers present their 2014 Autumn Concert on Saturday 29th November. It takes place at St Andrew’s Parish Church, Upper Church Lane, Farnham GU9 7PW at 7.30pm. The programme includes: Tavernier - Syvati, Vivaldi – Magnificat, Palestrina – Missa Brevis and cello solo. Ticket prices: £12 in advance, £15 on the door, students £5, under 16s free. Available from www. vivaldisingers.com or Maltings Box Office 01252 745444.

You’ll know Christmas is coming when you read this! Come and make your Christingle at St Mark’s Church, Alma Lane, Upper Hale on 30th

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November at 11am.

The Voices Together Community Choir is currently looking to recruit some more men (tenors and basses) to join their successful community choir. If you fancy singing a wide variety of music in a fun, sociable, friendly environment then why not go along on a Wednesday evening (during term time) to All Hallows School, Weybourne Road at 6.45pm?

Don’t be shy, take a chum! There are no auditions, you don’t have to read music or have experience of singing in a choir and the subscription fees are very modest. For more information contact the secretary Catherine Johnson 01252 717046 or email her at catherine.johnson4@ hotmail.co.uk.

On Monday 1st December, Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice will be holding their annual Light up a Life service, to remember those close to our hearts who have died, and to celebrate their lives. The service, which will be held at the Hospice on Waverley Lane in Farnham, will start at 6.30pm.

Readings, carols and prayers will help those who attend to remember the good times they had with their loved ones, and reflect on fond memories.

During the service, the lights on the Hospice’s Christmas tree will be switched on, to represent the lives of those special people to whose memory the service is dedicated.

The Hospice invites all those who have lost someone special – whether they were cared for at the Hospice itself or not – to dedicate a light to that special person on the Hospice’s Christmas tree. Their name will also be added to the evening’s Order of Service booklet. The Hospice’s annual Light up a Life service is provided completely free of charge but any donation you wish to make to the Hospice would be gratefully received.

If you would like to dedicate a light on the tree, please contact the Hospice on 01252 729446 before Friday 14th November. Alternatively you can visit the Hospice’s Light up a Life website at www.pth.org.uk/lual where you can dedicate a light on their virtual night sky. If you would like to attend the Light up a Life service, the Hospice advises you to bring a torch and wrap up warm. vantagepointmag.co.uk

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Three soup recipes for autumn This month, we have asked three local food businesses for a favourite soup recipe. Soup is the perfect thing for these autumn months, both easy and quick to make. It makes a great starter for a formal dinner or a light lunch or supper.

Some of the best (and cheapest) soups can be very simply made with whatever left over vegetables you have lurking in the fridge. Simply chop and sweat an onion in some olive oil, add the chopped vegetables and some stock, and leave to simmer. When the vegetables are tender, whizz it all up with a blender, season to taste and there you have it, an instant soup.

One of the best soups I have ever made was actually a recipe for curried peas from the wonderful Jennifer Patterson, one of the Two Fat Ladies. I decided to turn it into a soup by adding some stock and some cream at the end, and it was transformed into something very special. SR

Cannellini Bean Soup with Cavolo Nero & Virgin Olive Oil Be in the Kitchen is a small cookery school in a beautiful homely setting in Effingham, Surrey and they pride themselves on fresh, fun and healthy food using local produce. Be’s background with the Roux brothers and Leith’s school of food and wine gives her the expertise and professionalism to share with her clients. Please visit www. beinthekitchen.co.uk for more information. This recipe is taken from Rose Gray of the iconic River Café in London, which she founded with Ruth Rogers.

1. Drain the soaked beans and transfer to a large saucepan. Cover with cold water, bring to the boil and simmer until tender. Drain and reserve the liquid.

2. Heat the oil in a large saucepan and cook the garlic until softened but not coloured (20 minutes). Add the parsley and beans and cook, stirring until the beans are well coated with the mixture.

3. Heat the butter and stock in a large pan, add the Cavolo Nero, cover with a lid and braise for about 8 minutes.

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with the cavolo nero and stock and season with salt and pepper.

5. Serve in large soup bowls, drizzled with a generous amount of extra virgin olive oil.

Ingredients 225g/8oz cannellini beans, soaked overnight in cold water 2-3 cloves garlic, chopped 3tbsps olive oil 6tbsps chopped fresh flat leaf parsley sea salt and freshly ground black pepper 20g/ ¾ oz butter 150ml/ ¼ pint stock 200g/7oz Cavolo Nero or Swiss Chard, washed and finely sliced For the dressing: Extra virgin olive oil

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Roasted Pumpkin Soup with Cumin Oil

This recipe comes from The Hungry Guest in Petworth. Set up in 2011, it now includes a wholesale artisan bakery and production kitchen, a food shop complete with its own butchery and cheese room and a catering service. For more information, visit www.thehungryguest.com or telephone 01798 344564.

1. Peel, de-seed and cut the pumpkin, put it on an oven tray and roast it until soft, which should take 15-20 mins.

Stichelton (a traditional English blue cheese made from raw milk) if you are feeling really naughty!

2. Peel and dice the onions and garlic and sweat these down in oil for roughly 5 mins, until soft and translucent.

To make the cumin seed oil, simply warm the oil with cumin seeds and leave to infuse for 24 hours.

3. Add the roasted pumpkin and the milk and bring to boil. Turn it down and simmer for 5 mins and then remove from heat.

Ingredients 30ml good quality oil 1 large white onion, finely chopped 20g garlic, peeled and crushed 500g Crown Prince pumpkin, peeled, de-seeded and chopped into 2cm chunks 500ml full fat Goodwood farm milk Cumin seed oil 50g walnut oil 5g cumin seeds

4. Using a blender, blitz the soup on highest setting until smooth. Season with salt and pepper.

Stichelton cheese (optional) Serves 4

5. Serve topped with pumpkin seeds, cumin oil and crunchy croutons.

You could also add some crumbled

Potato & Smoked Haddock Soup This soup recipe comes from Jane Stockdale who runs her own Farnham based business, Home Cooking for Small Occasions. For more information 01252 723161 or 07775 696918 or email her at janestockdale01@hotmail.co.uk.

1. Sweat the garlic, onions, leeks potatoes and saffron in the butter with 1 teaspoon of salt (optional) and 2 tablespoons of water for 6 minutes.

2. Meanwhile poach the haddock in enough full cream milk to cover the fish with a few peppercorns, a bay leaf and black pepper for a couple of minutes on each side (if you should have left over white wine a splash would add to the flavour).

3. Remove the fish, reserve the liquor, flake and skin the haddock. Keep it to one side.

4. Pour the stock and haddock poaching liquor over the vegetables and simmer until soft.

5. Add the haddock and heat further for a few minutes.

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6. Stir in the chopped parsley, the lemon zest and juice. Season and serve

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With Matthew Pottage, Garden Manager at RHS Garden Wisley

Goodbye autumn, hello winter By mid to late November when the trees have finished dropping their leaves, the garden is just about ready for its full hibernation. Make sure all fallen leaves are either collected and placed on the compost heap, or, as we do at Wisley sometimes, blow them back onto the beds. They will naturally break down and you’ll be astonished how quickly the worms help with the composting process.

Herbaceous perennials can be cut back now that they are dormant, unless you want them standing for structure or seed heads. In a similar way to leaving the fallen leaves

Going to pot Finally, spare a thought for potted plants this winter, whose root balls can freeze after periods of prolonged cold. If you have slightly tender plants in pots, wrapping the pot with bubble wrap or fleece during periods of sub-zero conditions will help aid survival, especially with evergreens.

on the soil, you can cut back herbaceous plants and put the tops on the beds to break down. Just chop them up into small pieces first. Make the job easier by cutting the plant back bit by bit with shears or a hedge trimmer. We have tried this at Wisley in some of the less high profile areas and have enjoyed the results. The outcome looks like mulch as it is a cocktail of stems and leaves which is great for the soil structure.

Sleeping lawns and performing tree circles Depending on the weather, sometime in November tends to be the time to stop cutting your lawn. Remember to try and keep falling leaves off the grass, and take time to spike (aerate) the lawn if you can. This assists with drainage and helps relieve compaction which often occurs throughout the summer. If the cold weather hasn’t reached your garden yet, it is still possible to take a rake to the lawn to get rid of any moss or thatch. If you have struggling grass under the edges of trees or perhaps around the base of a tree in the lawn, now is a good time to increase the tree circle around the base.

This doesn’t just tidy up scrappy looking shaded grass, but also helps the fibrous root system of the tree.

Tree circles can also pack a punch with spring bulbs, so mark out any tree circle extensions, throw down a generous covering of crocus bulbs and simply cover with 5-10cm of home-made compost topped with a load of fallen leaves. Leave nature to do her work. The bulbs will correct themselves (depth and orientation) and the compost will get to work improving life for the tree. Just remember never to heap mulch or soil up against tree trunks – think doughnuts not pyramids!

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Tickets are selling fast for Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice’s 2014 Christmas Party: ‘Midnight in Monte Carlo’. The Hospice will once again be working in conjunction with Best Parties Ever to host this event, on Friday 5th and Saturday 6th December, at FIVE in Farnborough. Tickets for the Saturday night have already sold out, but are still available for the Friday night.

Priced at £35 each, they include a three-course dinner, full evening of live entertainment and a survivors’ breakfast! The evening will begin at 7.30pm and end at 1am. To purchase tickets for ‘Midnight in Monte Carlo’, please call 01252 729446 or visit www. pth.org.uk. Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice would like to thank Best Parties Ever for their continued support of this event, and Premier Panel Skills for their sponsorship.

For the third year Farnham Lions are inviting better-off senior-citizens to forgo their Winter Fuel Payments in favour of the really needy who are in serious Fuel Debt or chronic Fuel Poverty. In 2012/13 they distributed £12,500 in Farnham. Last winter they raised £13,000 in Farnham and £4,100 in Haslemere. These sums enabled them to clear all the fuel debt cases of the local CABs and also to make a large number of discretionary grants of £100 to needy families who were identified by Sure Start and School/ Home Link social workers. All these payments were made direct to the fuel utility companies on behalf of their clients thus ensuring that the money was spent on fuel. Donations for 2014/15 are invited to www.

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justgiving.com/lions-wenceslas or cheques may be sent to ‘Lions Club of Farnham’ (and endorsed ‘WFP’ on the back) to Lion Treasurer, 2 Birdhaven, Sandrock Hill Road, Farnham, GU10 4PB. Farnham Volunteer Centre is situated in The Farnham Library, 28 West Street GU9 7DR. Opening times are Tuesday and Thursday from 10am to 2pm. Please do drop in for a coffee and a chat. Their telephone number is 01251 725961. Email farnhamvc@ vasws.org.uk.

There’s a Christmas Market at St. Thomas-on-the-Bourne Church, Frensham Road, Farnham GU9 8HA on Saturday 6th December from 10am-12.30pm. It’s in aid of Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice and entry is £2 to include coffee and biscuits. Children free. Selling jewellery and gifts, cakes, books, toiletries, toys, bird food, preserves and much more. There will also be a tombola, Guess the Weight of the Christmas Cake, a raffle and a silent auction.

The Wey and Arun Canal Trust are running their very popular Santa cruises on 7th, 13th, 14th, 20th, 21st, 22nd and 23rd December with 40 minute trips departing at 11am, 12 noon and 2pm. Tickets cost £9 each and include light refreshments and a gift from Santa for children under 12 years old. If you would like to make a booking or receive further information on special events and private charters, or on the restoration work and volunteering opportunities on the canal, please call the Trust Office

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Celebrate the 10th anniversary of Surrey’s biggest Christmas Fair at Farnham Maltings now expanded to two days of festive fun from 12 noon till 9pm on Tuesday 9th and Wednesday 10th December. Visit the bustling marketplace featuring over 150 stands specialising in bespoke gifts, handmade crafts and one-off stocking fillers. New for this year’s Fair, the Maltings’ Cellar Bar will be transformed into a food emporium, brimming with delicious sweet and savoury treats perfect for gifts and festive entertaining Also new for this year, visitors will be able to take part in pre-booked or drop-in craft workshops for all ages and levels. To find out details of these and to book go to www.farnhammaltings.com or call 01252 745444.

The Parish of Badshot Lea and Hale has decided to bring a bit of Christmas spirit to Badshot Lea this year and hold a Christmas Fayre.

It will take place on Saturday 13th December from 2pm-5pm at St George’s Church, Badshot Lea. Lucy Bridger who is leading the team said: “We need volunteers for helping out, cakes for the cake stall, tombola items and we especially need to hear from crafters! Anyone who is a crafter and would like the opportunity to sell their wares can buy a table and they need to contact me, either by email lucy-cynina@hotmail.co.uk or by telephone - 07792 858850”. The Revd.

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Alice Holt Forest Alice Holt is such an ancient forest that no one is completely certain how it got its name. Most likely, it came from Ælfsige, anglo-saxon bishop of Winchester and “holt” meaning simply “a wood”. The Forestry Commission took it over in 1924 and established a research centre which advises on forest management, nursery, soils etc. anywhere in the country and does extensive research here. They also re-established an arboretum (close by, though not on this walk), with the help of an army of volunteers. There is always lots going on and lots to do at Alice Holt, so it is well worth a trip for visitors of all ages. For more information, please visit www.forestry.gov.uk/aliceholt. This walk is taken from www.fancyfreewalks.org and reproduced with kind permission.

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1. From the car park, go ahead past a metal barrier and follow the wide stony path. After 200m, ignore paths left and right. (The righthand path leads to a picnic area and a circular path. The left-hand path leads to the Alice Holt Research Centre.) After another 400m, go straight over a tarmac path. The path curves left with great views to your right over Hampshire.

Just after, avoid side tracks left and right. The path descends between cypress trees, then ascends again and runs level amongst pines, becoming more grassy. After Alice Holt Forest and another level section, a total of 2 km from the car park, you come to a more open area with a wire fence ahead on your left, next to a tree plantation.

2. Avoid the path that forks left to a tall gate but, 20m further, turn right on a path. (If you are adventurous, and want to stay dry, you can instead continue on the main path for 120m and find a very narrow but clear path, almost hidden, on the right – beware of an extremely narrow one just before it – and follow it through dense conifers, wheeling left a bit at the end through some tall pines . This takes you to the Y-junction mentioned below.) After nearly 300m on this straight path, at a junction, turn sharp left to arrive in about 200m at a Y-junction. Take the right fork on a path that takes you through a wooden barrier. Keep straight ahead with houses and gardens on your right and, after 130m, turn right on a quiet residential road.

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Instead of looking for the shortest way, this section takes you in a loop round the best part of the forest, but always finding dry paths. From near the café, toilets and cycle hire, turn right downhill on a path marked as the Willows Green Trail. Your path goes over a bridge with railings. At a T-junction,turn left on the Long Route, soon reaching a T-junction with a wide sandy gravel track. Turn right here. In 200m, at a crossing path with waymarkers, turn left on the red route, a grey gravel path, passing several stick huts or ‘dens’ as your path veers right. After 200m on this path, at a T-junction, turn left on another wide path, with houses sometimes visible beyond. Keep ahead on this path for about

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350m, avoiding a left fork halfway along, until you reach a major T-junction, indicated by a fork in the path. Keep left here and turn left as you join another path at the T-junction,still on the red route.

5. You will be following this path more or less straight for over 600m. In about 100m, avoid a left fork at a marker post, thus leaving the red route. Your excellent wide path snakes its way downhill. In a dip, you pass a junction sharp left and, 50m later, reach a crossing path. Turn right on the crossing path (the path left would take you back to the Centre). You will be following this main, rather curvy, path for over 700m. Your path wheels left and goes over a crossing path. Your next encounter is with that rather muddy byeway across your path. Your path curves right as it meets a grassy path on the left and goes over a stream. Stay on the main path as it bends sharp left and then right again, avoiding all the lesser, muddy side paths.

6. On your left soon is George’s Lonely Oak, named after a long-serving forester. You soon reach another junction. Turn left here to avoid the muddy horse path ahead and quickly right again, staying on the wide dry path, passing some cypresses and a picnic table. This takes you, in another 100m or so, to a very wide path at an oblique T-junction. Turn right on this wide path to reach, in 150m, a 5-way junction.

7. Now leave the main route, which bends left, by going straight ahead on another wide path. In about 200m, you reach the border of the forest indicated by a wooden gate and a small car park.

A small community on the Surrey border, welcome to Rowledge!

St James’s church is on your left. Keep straight ahead on the lane to a junction in the village.

8. Turn left on School Road, passing the Cherry Tree pub on your right, a worthy watering hole with two gardens and some good food. Continue on the road, passing various houses, a recreation ground and a parking area. Rowledge House, soon on the right with the dragon-crested outhouse, was a hostel during World DISTANCE: 7 miles OS MAPS: Explorer 145 (Guildford) STARTING POINT: Gravel Hill Road car park. The nearest postcode is GU10 4LJ but for navigation purposes, you need to set GU10 5JD which will take you on the Gravel Hill Road.

GETTING THERE: you reach the car park from the A31 road (signposted Winchester Alton), just 3 miles (5 km) west of

War II for Jewish child refugees who arrived on the Kindertransport. At a T-junction, turn left on Fullers Road. Avoid a footpath immediately on the right, continue on the road for 250m and, just past Fox Hollow, turn right at a fingerpost on a footpath.

9. This path, which is almost dry, soon takes you over a gurgling stream, through woodland and out to a junction of farm tracks. Keep straight ahead and, after passing an entrance to a farm, keep ahead on a hard-core grassy track [March 2014: it was partially blocked by a heap of rubble – hopefully clear now!]. Finally, you reach the main A325 road. Cross the road carefully and go through a swing gate directly opposite into the front yard of the Forest Inn, Holt Pound, a family pub and a reliable place for lastchance refreshment.

10. Pass the pub on your left and go through a wooden gate into a meadow by a four-way fingerpost. Fork left here across the grass, aiming for a metal swing gate in front of a house visible in the trees ahead. Go through the gate, turn right in front on the house and go past a wooden barrier back into the forest, avoiding side paths. This long straight (and fairly dry) path makes for a pleasant final saunter back to your starting point. After pines, a more open section, and more pines and birch, you go over a crossing path with views on the right. Finally, after a total of just over 1 km on this path, you go through a metal barrier to a lane. Turn left on the lane and in 20m fork right, back to the car park where the walk began.

Farnham, Surrey. If coming from the east, go straight ahead at a roundabout, ignore several left turns until you cross the Hamsphire border; just after you glimpse the Bull Inn on the right, take a left filter and turn left, in front of a clump of pines on narrow Gravel Hill Road. Follow this fabulously twisty road for just under a mile, entering the dense forest and going over a railway. The car park is ¼ mile after the railway bridge, the first obvious right fork on a gravel, rather uneven, track. Park at the end or tight along the edge if full.

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Lesley Crawley is hoping that the idea will take off and that it will become an annual event. It’s a great opportunity for local people to meet and have fun and at the same time help contribute toward much needed church funds.

KIDS recently launched a new suite of resources to support families and carers of disabled children and young people to help them navigate the reforms to Special Educational Needs and Disability provision. KIDS works with disabled children, young people and their families. As part of the ‘Making it Personal:2’ project, sponsored by the Department for Education, KIDS has worked with a number of partners to develop a new suite of resources to explore how personal budgets and the local offer will benefit families. The full suite of resources is available to view on the KIDS website: www.kids.org.uk/ mip2. In case you haven’t heard of it, KIDS is a charity that was established in 1970 by John Mulcahy, an inspired teacher who became concerned about the development of a disabled child in one of his classes.

Production of the great Wintershall religious plays performed in Surrey, London and Glastonbury has been passed to the next generation of the Hutley family, ensuring that the tradition stays alive. Peter Hutley has passed the baton to his daughter Charlotte. With a cast ranging from 75 for the Nativity to 200 for the Life of Christ, all willing amateurs except for the professional Christ, the plays are a huge undertaking. The Passion played in Guildford High Street and is now regularly staged in Trafalgar Square. This year, it also went to Glastonbury. The Nativity will be performed at Wintershall and also returns to All Souls Church in Langham Place and the piazza at BBC Broadcasting This is a great Christmas stocking House. Rehearsals start next month. filler. The Wey & Arun Canal Trust Contact 01483 892167 if you would like calendar – priced at £7 - is filled with to be involved. Performances are on 17th beautiful images with plenty of space December in London1000 andcopies, 18thJob to No. 21st TOP diary notes. Funds 29018 to add personal December at Wintershall. raised from the sale of the calendars

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Telephone 01403 753999 to reserve a copy for collection. Copies can also be ordered by post by calling 01403 752403 between 9am and 1pm Monday to Friday or by emailing office@weyandarun.co.uk. I was lucky enough to get a 2014 calendar; there are some beautiful photographs.

As I write, I have just received the 2015 calendar; it really is very good with some beautiful photography, and you certainly won’t be disappointed, Eighteen brave ladies bared all for the ‘bareall4Bolty’ naked calendar to raise vital funds for brain tumour research.

All the ladies who stripped down for an amazing cause were friends and family of Jeannette Bolt who sadly lost her 16 year old son, Alex, to this devastating disease. Jeannette set up the Alex Bolt Fund in his memory andThese the calendar marks are to is set to raise vital funds.

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Farnham Maltings Set in the heart of Farnham, the Maltings is a thriving cultural organisation that works with artists and communities to encourage the most people to make, see and enjoy the best art possible. This December, we are proud to present a programme full of theatre, dance and crafty workshops, plus a rich mix of festive markets and music gigs, for all the family.

We kick things off on Thursday 4th December with the first ever live ballet performance at Farnham Maltings, Beauty & the Beast, by Ballet Cymru (pictured right). Nominated by the Critics Circle National Dance Awards in 2013 as Best Independent Company, they present a sparkling and refreshing ballet based on the eternal fairy tale: an enchanted Beast, furious and lonely, falls for Beauty, a perfect red rose. So the scene is set for the greatest love story ever told.

Then, between Tuesday 9th and Wed 10th December, our hugely popular Christmas Fair is back for its tenth year. Now extended into a two day extravaganza, this event will feature 150 stands, specialising in bespoke gifts, handmade crafts and one-off stocking fillers. We’ll also be transforming the Maltings’ Cellar Bar into a food emporium, brimming with delicious sweet and savoury treats perfect for gifts and festive entertaining. This is also the first year that visitors will be able to take part in pre-booked or drop-in craft workshops for all ages and levels, including Baubles and more… three thrifty ideas for your tree! and Sew Your Own Christmas Decorations.

Take a step back in time on Saturday 13th December and join us in celebrating Christmas Eve in 1803. When Pip, a seven year-old orphan, visits his mother’s grave, a chance encounter with an escaped convict begins a series of events that changes his life forever. Sit back and watch Charles Dickens’ memorable characters come to life in this anarchic and joyful retelling of Great Expectations by Rabbit Theatre, suitable for all ages.

On Tuesday 16th December, join us in our cinema for a screening of The Royal Ballet Live: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, broadcast from The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Christopher Wheeldon’s full-length ballet based on Lewis Carroll’s book is an exuberant piece of storytelling featuring an instantly recognisable cast of characters, among them a tap-dancing Mad Hatter, a tetchy White Rabbit and a raucously bad-tempered Queen of Hearts. Running time 175min., incl. 2 intervals.

If Alice and her companions are a bit too much for little ones, then make sure you come along for I’ve Seen Santa by Blunderbus Theatre, a piece for 3-7 year olds on Sat 20th and Sat 21st December. The story follows Little Bear who, one Christmas Eve, decides he doesn’t want to go to sleep. Instead, he hopes to catch a glimpse of Santa… Expertly blending music, November 2014

puppetry and high energy storytelling, Blunderbus Theatre returns to the Maltings with this heart-warming tale.

And, if you’re looking for some festive tunes and cheer, come down for The Jive Aces, the UK’s No. 1 jive and swing band, on Saturday 21st December. The first band to reach the semi-finals of Britain’s Got Talent, the Aces are renowned for their high energy Jump Jive music and spectacular stage show, playing songs made famous by greats such as Louis Prima and Sammy Davis Jr., as well as superb originals.

Look out for our spring 2015 brochure in the New Year to keep up to date with what else is coming up. Highlights will include our festival of knitting, Unravel, an audience with award-winning journalist and food-critic Jay Rayner, and the return of our famous Maltings Monthly Market.

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the back drop of the Lythe Hill Hotel, Restaurant and Spa the ladies arrived self-conscious yet determined to make a difference and left empowered due to the excellent work of photographer, Sally Wright. The calendar features a number of recognisable features of the hotel including the spa and gardens.

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The winter months can be a little daunting for some people with short days and what feels like an eternity of cold and rain. This can be a great time to start a new hobby and try something you have always had on your list. Taking a project led workshop will give you a real taste of whether you will enjoy a new craft. Turn your hand to revamping your home with home made cushions, newly painted furniture or homemade lampshades. You could spark your creative side with knitting, printing, chocolate making, sewing or jewellery. Made in Farnham is a company based at The Packhouse near Farnham and they offer a cornucopia of activities so there should be something for everyone.

Workshops are an enjoyable sociable experience too where you can meet new like minded people. They offer project led workshops to ensure you take home something at the end of every session. To find out more, drop in to The Packhouse or email info@ madeinfarnham.co.uk.

Here’s a bit of good news. Grassroots football in Fleet, Hampshire has been given a helping hand following a £6,000 Grow the Game grant, from the Football Foundation, the country’s largest sports charity. The grant will allow Fleet Town Girls & Ladies FC to create four new all girl teams at the u9 age group over the next three years. The grant also allows the club to recruit and train six new coaches to FA Level 1 standard along with a goalkeeping coach. It will also help enhance the current coaches in place.

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Hart Male Voice Choir was formed in 1975 and has become one of the UK’s leading male voice choirs enjoying successes in national and international competitions, festivals and concerts. The Choir provides a platform for men who enjoy singing, to indulge their passion and at the same time support local and national charities for which they have raised many thousands of pounds. They have recently returned from a successful September concert tour in Portugal with applause from delighted audiences still ringing in their ears.

The tour, planned in response to invitations from local music groups in eastern Portugal was organised by a Portugese speaking choir member with strong links in that region. More details about the choir can be found at www.hartmvc.org.uk.

Do you have a few hours to spare at weekends or evenings? Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice is currently looking for volunteers to help out in the evenings and at weekends, especially on Sunday mornings. There are many roles which the charity needs volunteers to help with, particularly reception work. You can volunteer as much or as little of your time as you feel able – from several hours a week to a couple of hours. There are plenty of roles and times available, simply get in touch to find out more.

For those who are able to commit a little more of their time, the Hospice will be running a five day training course in January, for those who would like to become Hospice Home Support volunteers – who visit patients in their own homes, helping them with practical tasks such as housework, shopping or walking the dog, and providing company and emotional support, often to patients who live on their own. If you can help, call Hazel Steel on 01252 729431 or email her at hazel.steel@ pth.org.uk to find out more.

A friend of ours who is a member of Seale and Sands Bowls Club invited us to participate in their open day a few weeks ago. Neither of us had ever tried bowling before but it was a great experience and really enjoyable (we discovered muscles we didn’t know existed!). We were made very welcome by the members who willingly showed us the ropes and gave us encouragement throughout the day. We had a delicious half time BBQ and even won a prize in the raffle.

To those of you who are thinking of taking up bowls we would highly recommend this club which has one of the most picturesque greens in Surrey. Details can be found at www. sealeandsandsbowlsclub.co.uk.

The Probus Club of Farnham was formed in 1969, primarily as a luncheon club for men of retirement age from professional or business backgrounds. Lunch is often followed by such an informal talk as above, occasionally supplemented by a contribution from an outside speaker on a non political subject of general interest. Social outings to both theatres and other venues are undertaken from time to time.

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