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

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

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to commemorate his life and to raise money for DropBy and the Army Benevolent Fund. On 14th September she will lay a wreath at the War Graves Cemetery in Troyon and hold a short service of commemoration with members of her family on the battleﬁeld itself. DropBy is a small but very important charity, based in Godalming, working to end isolation.

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Ceramicus 2014 is at The Allen Gallery, Church Street, Alton and runs from Wednesday 3rd to Friday 26th September. The gallery is open Tuesday to Saturday, from 10.30am to 4.30pm, and admission is free. The Ceramicus group of talented local potters and sculptors presents a wide range of techniques in throwing, hand building etc, with ﬁring methods including woodburning kilns, oriental raku to electric and gas ﬁred. The work on show is equally diverse, embracing abstract forms to exquisite vessels for domestic or purely aesthetic purposes. All exhibits will be on sale directly from the artists, thus providing exciting opportunities to acquire truly unique pieces of work.

The Wisley Flower Show runs from Tuesday 2nd to 7th September from 9am-6pm (5pm Sunday). This six day ﬂoral extravaganza features more than 60 nurseries and trade stands, the National Dahlia Society Show, ﬂoral displays by Surrey NAFAS, expert advice and much more. Plus, the chance to enjoy stunning late summer colour

Grayshott Decorative and Fine Arts Society’s next meeting is on Thursday 4th September at 2pm in Grayshott Village Hall. They are looking forward to Anthony Russell’s exploration of ‘The Power and Glory of our Country Houses’ and how they are to survive and evolve in the future. Then on Thursday 2nd October Denise Haywood focuses

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HERITAGE OPEN DAYS THURSDAY 11th TO Sunday 14th September

In this 20th anniversary year of Heritage Open Days, the lovely old town of Farnham, in the little valley of the River Wey, offers visitors the opportunity to come and enjoy four special days when the town’s splendid architectural heritage will be on display. There will be walks guided by specialists, and a big selection of beautiful buildings of all ages from the 15th century to the present day will be open in the town and surrounding area. There Free admission to building will be many special events and attractions, with play readings, Morris dancers, exhibitions and fairs. Farnham today is a town of arts and crafts, and there will be something for everyone, whether your interest is in history, architecture, local crafts or sampling the coffee shops, pubs and restaurants, many of them set in ancient timber framed buildings. Attractions In all, 28 properties in and around Farnham will be open for Heritage Open Days, with information and exhibitions illustrating their history. Many of them also offer tours led by experts. There will be seven guided walks around the town, and – new for this year – two ‘virtual walks’, for the less mobile. You can have tea in the Great Hall of Farnham Castle, the home of the Bishops of Winchester for 800 years. At the Farnham Pottery you can visit studios and workshops with potters, sculptors and wood carvers at work, or watch bread being made in a traditional kiln oven, or visit the Interknit Café. At the Museum of Farnham you can find out what treasures have been unearthed in the Big Farnham Dig, or go to a talk on the history of brick-making. There will be play readings in the historic Culver Room at Farnham Library. If gardening is your thing you can question an expert from the Royal Horticultural Society in the lovely little Victoria Garden, which now occupies the site of Farnham’s first public swimming baths. If your interest is in traditional crafts, you can visit the Antiques Warehouse to see demonstrations of chair caning, gilding, upholstery, and French polishing, and enjoy coffee and homemade cakes. The Antiques Warehouse is also offering a mini-Antiques Roadshow, where you can have your treasures identified and valued by an expert. Farnham’s celebration of Heritage Open Days, from Thursday 11th to Sunday 14th September, offers a wealth of attractions not to be missed. The annual Heritage Open Days events in Farnham are brought to you by the Farnham Society, supported by Farnham Town Council and the Museum of Farnham. Below are a selection of properties, events and activities including walks.

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GUIDED WALKS LOWER BOURNE A walk with members of the Bourne Conservation Group around an area of the Bourne portrayed by George Sturt in many of his books, taking in the Old Churchyard, Old Church Lane and Sturt Walk. Approx. 2 hours.

Fri 5.30pm, Sat 10am. Meet at the church of St Thomas on the Bourne, Frensham Road, South Farnham.

FARNHAM PARK The glorious Farnham Park, its history and its memorable trees. A ramble around the medieval deer park of the Bishops of Winchester, with Park Ranger Robin Crowther and historian and archaeologist David Graham.

Sat 11am-12.30 pm. Meet at Park Lodge, Ranger’s oﬃce (car park oﬀ Folly Hill).

CASTLE STREET Discover the architectural treasures of this Georgian street, with Farnham architect Michael Blower., Includes: the Windsor almshouses, built 1619; the 18th century Masonic Centre; and The Old Barn, a hidden house converted from two 16th century barns.

Sun 11am, meet at Lloyds Bank, maximum 20 people. Advance booking required between 25 Aug and 8 Sept, catherinecook@ onetel.com.

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FARNHAM TOWN HISTORY WALK Take a tour of the town with the head of Farnham Town Guides, Brian Pittuck. Sun 11am-12.30 pm. Meet at the entrance to the Waggon Yard car park. Advance booking required, farnhamhods@ gmail.com.

WAVERLEY ABBEY RUINS AND WAVERLEY MILL HOUSE Tour with guide Roger Jude covering the rise and fall of the ﬁrst Cistercian monastery in England and what it was like in its heyday. Followed by a visit to the privately-owned Waverley Mill House gardens. Sun 11am-1pm, meet in Abbey car park.

ARCHITECTURAL RAMBLE Follow the River Wey between Farnham and Waverley Abbey with architect Robert Blower. A walk rich in sites and history, including the estates of Moor Park House and Waverley Abbey, three watermills, a witch’s cave, WW2 pill boxes and the ruined 12th century Waverley Abbey. Sun 2.30pm. Meet outside Shepherd & Flock pub, on roundabout approx. 1.5 miles east of Farnham on A31. Wear suitable footwear, it can be muddy.

VIRTUAL WALKS ‘Virtual walks’ for the less mobile, at the Farnham Maltings. RED LION LANE Illustrated talk, describing the fascinating little Red Lion Lane, once part of a main route through Farnham, with local historian Angela Peers David. Followed by coﬀee break. Advance booking required, Maltings Box Oﬃce, 01252 745444. Friday 10.45am in the Cellar Bar, Farnham Maltings.

CASTLE STREET Illustrated talk on the architecture of Castle Street, by architect Michael Blower. Advance booking required, Maltings Box Oﬃce, 01252 745444. Friday 12.15pm, Farnham Maltings.

OTHER ATTRACTIONS PERFORMANCES AND MORRIS DANCERS “All the World’s a Stage – Shakespeare and his theatre” by the New Farnham Rep: Saturday 2pm and 3.30pm. Morris Dancers: Saturday 11.45am, Lion and Lamb Yard, and 1.30pm, Hop Blossom pub, Long Garden Walk. FARNHAM POTTERY Talk by terracotta expert Amy Frankie Smith (advance booking via www.318ceramics.co.uk): Thursday 7pm Talks, quizzes and fun ’terracotta’ trails for local schools: Friday. September 2014

Studios and workshops of 318 Ceramics, West Street, Potters, Farnham Sculpture Group, the Pugmill Bakehouse and the Interknit Café will be open to visitors. Work will be on display and there will be demonstrations: Saturday and Sunday.

FARNHAM CASTLE Guided tours and teas. Music by Farnham Chamber Music Society: Thursday 1.30pm-5pm. MUSEUM OF FARNHAM - Open daily The Big Farnham Dig: Saturday 10am-4pm. Talk on the history of brick making: Sunday 11.30am. CRAFTS STUDY CENTRE ‘Behind the Scenes’ tour: Friday 11am. THIRD FARNHAM SCOUTS, DANIEL HALL History exhibition and self-guided hop tour of the town: Saturday 11am-3pm UNITED REFORMED CHURCH Kids’ treasure hunt, history exhibition: Thursday and Friday 10am-2pm, Saturday 10am-12 noon.

VICTORIA GARDEN Gardeners’ Question Time: Saturday 11am-12 noon, and 2pm-3pm.

FARNHAM MALTINGS Pop-up craft workshop for all ages: Saturday 1pm-4pm ‘Buildings of Merit in Farnham’, exhibition by Michael Blower: 13-24 September. ST ANDREW’S CHURCH Parish Fayre: Saturday 12 noon-3.30pm. ST ANDREW’S SCHOOL Exhibition, “Our school at the start of the Great War”, spotters’ trail, special features and music: Saturday 10am-3pm.

ANTIQUES WAREHOUSE, RUNFOLD Demonstrations of traditional crafts, mini Antiques Roadshow, music, refreshments: Saturday and Sunday. FIND OUT MORE

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on ‘Laos: from historic Buddhist temples to modern silk weaving’. A visit to Goldsmiths’ Hall and The Globe on Monday 13th October is eagerly anticipated. For more details about any of these events and the society contact Caroline Young on 01428 714276.

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Elstead volunteer, Ann Mason, generously oﬀered her garden to host a garden party in August. £95 was raised for national charity, Pets as Therapy. Read2Dogs is a wonderful programme, founded four years ago, where registered volunteers with PAT Dogs go into schools and, yes, children read to dogs! ‘The Read2Dogs’ programme genuinely helps to motivate and improve the enjoyment of reading. Children feel more conﬁdent reading to a dog as they are non-judgemental listeners and literacy skills develop more easily. To become a PAT dog, a dog needs to be over nine months old, with its owner for a minimum of six months and pass a temperament assessment. If you are interested in

A late fête! Actually, it is a very good time to hold a fête as families are back from holidays and the weather should still be good. On Saturday 6th September at 12noon, St John’s Hale, St Mark’s Upper Hale and St George’s, Badshot Lea will be getting together to hold their annual summer fete in the garden of The Rectory, Farnham. All the usual stalls including Bric à Brac, plants and cakes. There’s a grand raﬄe and tombola and lots for the kids, including a bouncy slide. Oh, and plenty of places to refuel, with a BBQ, afternoon teas and of course, plenty of ice cream. There’s a recital of organ and piano music at St James’ Church, Elstead

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in Wrecclesham GU10 4PJ. Free parking. Gardeners’ Questions with John Negus. The well known horticultural broadcaster and journalist and Charles Wisden of Forest Lodge Garden Centre will be at St Thomason-the Bourne Church, Frensham Road, Farnham on Sunday 7th September at 2.30pm. Tickets are £5 at the door or from the Parish Oﬃce at the Church (9am-12 noon weekdays) Tel. 01252 715505. There will be cream teas, a grand draw, plant sales and free seeds. There is also a miniature garden competition for children under 8 and 8 to 12, entry forms from the Parish Oﬃce. For more than 50 years, New Ashgate Gallery has been a window into arts and crafts, supporting artists and makers. It promotes and champions the best contemporary art and craft and provides an unparalleled resource in Farnham and beyond. The gallery curates an exciting programme of exhibitions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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in the market place and events for artists and the community. Opening hours: Tuesday-Saturday from 10am-5pm. Free admission. The Autumn Craft Collection runs to 9th November and consists of a collection of handpicked original and aﬀordable jewellery, textiles, ceramics and glass that reﬂects the latest trends of contemporary practices. Farnham Amnesty International welcomes you to a talk by Hannah Perry. It’s on Monday 8th September at 7.30pm for 8pm in the Pavilion meeting room, St Andrew’s Church, Upper Church Lane, Farnham GU9 7PW. Hannah, an Amnesty International board member, will speak about Amnesty worldwide. There have been rumblings concerning the direction of AI so we look forward to hearing from Hannah about developments in the global Amnesty International network. All welcome, it’s free. Contact Pauline Lalor 01252 312602 or go to www. amnesty.org.uk/groups/farnham.

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, please email Annie on annie.pritchard@way-forward. co.uk or call 07866 086887. Rushmoor Male Voice Choir returns after their summer break to start practise sessions on Monday 8th September at North Camp Methodist Church at 8pm. Go along and have some fun singing, no audition required. Their 2015 concert diary is open, the choir sings for free and they are looking for venues for 2015. For more information visit their website www.rushmoormvc. com. The next meeting of Farnham Afternoon Townswomen’s Guild is on Tuesday 9th September starting at 2pm in the Methodist Church

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Hall, South Street, when Dick Elsey will speak on ‘The Golden Age of Wireless’. Outings are planned to Winchester City Mill and Milestones Museum, Basingstoke, and MidSurrey Federation has arranged events for ladies who belong to Guilds around Surrey, so it’s going to be a busy autumn. For more information phone 01252 722690 or 712503, email zelbob@aol.com. West Surrey Guild of Spinners Weavers and Dyers main aim is to help keep the crafts a living and vital part of life and at the same time have fun! Their September meeting is at 10.30am on Tuesday 9th at the United Reform Church Hall, 21 South Street, Farnham GU9 7QU and everyone is welcome to attend. Their spinning and craft days are held on Mondays , Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays at various venues in the locality so do look at their website www.wsgswd or contact Heather Jones 01483 417774 for further details.

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

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

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for one of the autumn series of classes to be held on September 10th and 24th October 8th and 22nd, November 12th and 26th and December 10th? All classes take place at the St John Ambulance Hall, near Waitrose, Farnham on Wednesday evenings, commencing at 7pm and lasting about two hours. Waitrose car park is free from 7pm. Each class delivers the whole course and is free, although donations are permitted. To book, email heartstartfarnhamlions@hotmail. co.uk or call Keith on 01252 723319.

Heartstart Farnham Lions, the local Emergency Life Support (ELS) free course provider, now reports completion of its first two years of teaching ELS in our community, during which time it has trained 320 local people in those Simple Skills that Save Lives. Heartstart is an initiative of the British Heart Foundation; it has the primary mission of reducing the unacceptable death rate associated with cardiac arrests outside the hospital environment. There are around 60,000 cases of this in the UK per year. When this occurs, the Wednesday 10th September brings casualty has very little chance of the first of the new season’s weekly survival and is likely to die within rehearsals for the Farnham & just a few minutes unless someone, Bourne Choral Society. Starting its perhaps armed only with a few 90th year, nearly half of these have simple skills, intervenes. Would you been, and by members’ popular be able to provide life saving aid choice continue to be, under the to a loved one, a friend, or even a baton of Robin Wells, former director stranger on the street? Why don’t of music at Charterhouse. The you become one of the growing first of the three annual concerts, numbers of people in the community in November, will feature Faure’s Wizard 0914_Layout 15/08/2014 Requiem 12:07 Page who canhalf now confidently1approach and1 The Armed Man by and help a casualty, by booking Karl Jenkins. New members are

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always welcome to join this friendly choir, which does not require auditions. Anyone interested should visit www.farnham-choral.org.uk or phone the secretary, Lynda, on 01252 792479. If you have never been to a History of Hale Project afternoon meeting, do try to get to the next one which is on Friday 12th September at 2.30pm-4pm. Many good ideas have been suggested and acted on. Discussions take place on how the Project is going to move forward. Saturday 27th September is the next coffee morning from 10am-12pm at the Hale Village Hall (Institute). For more information about events planned by the Project contact Geoff Wallis on 711993. Keith Varney a founder member of the project, and a real stalwart, sadly died in July; he will be sorely missed. Many of the archive items came from Keith. They look forward to seeing you all on 27th; go and meet your friends for coffee and wonderful cakes, change your books and support the Phyllis

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Tuckwell card table. There are lots of interesting exhibits to see as well. Have a look at their website www. halehistoryproject.co.uk. All Saints Church at Crondall will be holding a Flower Festival from 12th to 14th September to raise funds for church maintenance and repair. The floral displays will be created by local arrangers, flower clubs and visiting flower designers. Crondall WI will be serving refreshments throughout the festival. On Saturday 13th there will be floral demonstrations by Linda Owen, an RHS judge. For details please contact Margaret on 01252 621373. St Andrews Parish Church Fayre takes place on Saturday 13th September, from 12 noon till 4pm. It will be opened by the Town Mayor and takes place in the beautiful surrounds of this Farnham town centre church. A great family friendly day with stalls, singing groups, dance troupes, games, hot dog stall, beer tent,

teas, tower tours and of course the now legendary parachuting of small people’s favourite teddies or other cuddly (stuﬀed) animals from the roof of the church tower, with a special para display by the Ted Devils! Best Dressed Ted will be judged at 3.30pm. Raﬄe with £100 cash prize and other amazing prizes from restaurants and other Farnham businesses. A fun day which will help to raise money and keep this beautiful church functioning in its role as the spiritual home, open to all. See www.standrewsfarnham. org for full information on the day. The Museum of Farnham has announced its family friendly ‘Heritage Open Day’ and Annual Lectures for Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th September. ‘Heritage Open Days’ is an annual event supported by English Heritage. It is a once-a-year chance to discover architectural treasures and enjoy a wide range of tours, events and activities that bring local history and culture to life. This year the Museum

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of Farnham will be opening its doors for Heritage Open Days to share the results of Farnham’s first annual community dig and host its annual Heritage Open Day Lectures. For full details visit their webpage www. farnhammaltings.com/museum. Fleet Scottish Country Dance Society is having a party night on Saturday 13th September in Crookham Memorial Hall, Sandy Lane, Church Crookham GU52 7RY from 7pm-10.30pm. Simple dances which will all be called/ walked through first, plenty of regulars to help you; a welcome drink will be provided, please take a plate to share for the buffet supper. After that, regular evenings are roughly fortnightly at the same venue, 7.30-10pm - 27th September, 4th and 18th October, 1st and 15th November (and then their Apprentices’ Dance on 6th December at Courtmoor School, Fleet) - full details from Morna Partridge on 01252 711992. Farnham Scottish Country

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

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

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

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

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

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

For more information and to book tickets for the Guildford International Concert Season 2014/15 visit GLive.co.uk or call 0844 7701 797.

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Dancing Club also meets regularly every Tuesday evening from 9th September onwards, 8-10pm in the Memorial Hall, West St, Farnham GU9 7DX - details from Pippa Peatman on 01256 703909. The dances are called and you’ll receive a warm welcome at both clubs. Interested in knowing more about ‘Women and Sharia Law’? Farnham Humanists http://farnham. humanist.org.uk/ are hosting a free talk by Kauser Akhtar on the topic ‘Women and Sharia Law’ on Sunday 14th September at 7.30pm at the Hop Blossom Pub, Long Garden Walk, Farnham GU9 7HX. Everyone is welcome. Kauser works as the Surrey Faith Links Adviser for the Church of England Diocese of Guildford in partnership with Surrey County Council. She is a governor at Fullbrook Secondary School in Surrey and writes on their webpage: “I am passionate about creating community cohesion between people of diﬀerent faiths and no faith.” For more information ring Sue Shaw on 01252 726684.

The West Surrey Wine Society is a wine appreciation society that meets 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 and who is frequently a Master of Wine. The 15th September meeting is entitled ‘Independent Vignerons of France’, with an emphasis on Bordeaux, presented by Tony Hall of Bordeaux and Beyond. For further information 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

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encourage them to come 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 be some super entertainment entitled ‘A Musical Tour of Spain’. The venue is the Gostrey Centre on Monday 15th September, from 2.20pm-4pm - get there early to get a seat! Transport can be arranged if necessary. For more information please call David Lambert on 01252 722161. Tuesday 16th September is the date for Farnham Decorative and Fine Arts Societies first lecture of the new season. It’s entitled Adventures and Misadventures in a museum and will be given by David Phillips. The pictures on gallery walls look so well ordered, but there can be bedlam behind the scenes. You will hear about the life of a Museum curator through the eyes of David Phillips and his colleagues. What

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Soundingoff COMPLETELY YOUTHLESS Andrew Crisell recently made a list of potential gripes and was horrified to discover that virtually everything irritated him, the classic symptom of a dreadful old fogey. Here is another lighthearted contribution... A headline article in a recent issue of the Guardian’s weekend spaniel in brass rubbing! But their misguided magazine screamed WHAT TEENAGERS REALLY THINK! This attempts to do so make the media less interstruck me as an odd way to try to sell newspapers because guess esting for the rest of us. Not only do current what? I don’t give a damn what they think. I already know what affairs programmes insert more and more silly they think because, improbable though it may seem to the cal- stuff between their serious items, but the latlow observer, I was, some half a century ago, a teenager myself. ter get shorter, in order, wail the execs, to make What they think is that they want to laze around and sponge off sure they ‘appeal to younger viewers’. The poor their parents, contemptible though these old buffers are. They loves suffer from Attention Deficit Disorder, you also wish to admire themselves, listen to thumping, tuneless mu- see, and if addressed for more than 90 seconds sic, smoke a few bongs, and seduce might drift off into a revas many other teenagers as they can Radio and TV executives agonise erie about bands, bongs get their hands on. For me, a much because, they tell us, they can’t get and bonking. For the more interesting question is: Why young people interested in intelligent rest of us, who underis there a universal obsession with programming or current affairs. Of stand that making sense youth? Why do we take every op- course, they can’t... of the news might need portunity to fawn on young people a little time and trouble, as though they were interesting or significant? the items are over before we’ve properly got our dentures – er, teeth – into them. Newspapers and magazines are besotted with them. Even in my weekly TV guide, I can’t get to the programme listings without To all those youth-fixated newspaper editors and having to wade through pages of bilge about gigs and nightclubs, media execs, I offer this brilliant new idea: start and pictures of ghastly looking adolescent bands, improba- fawning on us wrinklies instead! We’re a huge bly posed, grotesquely coiffured and attired, and gazing at the demographic, we live a long time, and having camera as if mainlining on their own narcissism. Radio and TV got the kids off our hands we’ve got disposable executives agonise because, they tell us, they can’t get young income. “Ah yes,” say the editors and execs, “but people interested in intelligent programming or current affairs. you’ll die eventually, and if we don’t cultivate the Of course they can’t – any more than they could interest a cocker youngsters they won’t replace you as consumers of intelligent media.” This, of course, is nonsense, for by the time we die, all those empty-headed teenagers will themselves be on the verge of wrinkliehood – about to morph into intelligent people like us, with similarly intelligent tastes. So forget about grovelling to ‘yoof’, give yoof the hoof! Just continue to provide the rest of us with grown-up media content, and the young people will come to it in their own good time. Do you agree with Andrew? What irritates you these days? Please write in or let us know at editor@vantagepublishing.co.uk. 30

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are the big issues that art curators face and where should the whole business be going? Non-members are warmly invited to attend and see if Farnham DFAS is the right society for you to join. Phone the membership secretary on 07918 883515 to book your ticket for £5 or, for more information, consult the website, www.farnhamdfas.org.uk If you live in the Surrey/Hampshire border area and love birds and other wildlife, then you will enjoy the RSPB North East Hampshire Local Group. Everyone is welcome to their monthly illustrated talks from September to April – you don’t have to be a member of the group. Why not go along and meet them at their September meeting when Dave Hassell returns to present ‘On the Texas Trail’? Texas, also known as the Lone Star State, has long been recognised as America’s number one birding state with over 620 species recorded there and 130 are shown in this talk. It takes place at the Memorial Hall, Sandy Lane,

Church Crookham, nr Fleet GU52 8LD at 7.30pm on Monday 20th September. Free car park. £3 charge for non-group members. For more information or to contact them go to www.northeasthantsrspb.org. uk. Rowledge Village Hall will be holding their annual ‘Big Meet’ including Autumn Fair and Flower Show on Saturday 20th September from 11am until 2pm with food and entertainment for all the family. This year as it is the centenary of the Village Hall there will be 100 classes for flowers and produce. A full list of classes is available on the village notice boards and entries should be brought to the hall between 8 and 9.30am on the day of the show. Local celebrity butcher Mike Humphries will be demonstrating how to turn a pig into sausages at noon. The Coffee Spot will be serving tea, coffee and cakes throughout the event and there will be a bbq, salad bar and licensed bar from noon. You can enjoy traditional

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Farnham Town Council’s review of 2013/14 Farnham Town Council covers an area that includes the town centre and 16 villages. The Town Council makes a positive difference to people’s lives by providing a mix of necessary services along with the extras that contribute greatly towards making the area a popular place to both live and visit. Services that enhance neighbourhoods include graffiti removal, Farnham in Bloom and the funding of CCTV. A year-long calendar of events attracts thousands of people and helps to boost the local economy. Everyday services such as managing public toilets, allotments Graffiti removal Once a month a specialist contractor is employed to remove any graffiti that has been reported or that the Council’s external work force has noticed while out and about. Farnham Town Council works with other landowners such as Waverley and Surrey County Council to ensure that a graffiti response is coordinated wherever possible. Private businesses are responsible for the cleaning of graffiti on their properties; however the Town Council may be able to undertake or assist local businesses for a small charge to cover the associated costs. Before graffiti is removed the ‘tags’ are photographed to help the police to identify and deal with culprits.

and looking after the town’s cemeteries play an important role in making Farnham a great place to live. During 2014/15, households living in a band D property will pay £56.87 to Farnham Town Council. This money helps to fund the services, with the balance of the budget being funded from income generated from services, events and sponsorship. Over the next few pages we shine the spotlight on how we spent your council tax and some of our achievements during 2013/14. There was a really good response to the project and several suitable trees were identified and adorned with lights for the festive season. These included trees on The Bourne cricket green; outside the Hale Bungalow; on Hale recreation ground opposite the village hall; outside Budgens in Rowledge and outside Squire’s Kitchen, near the railway station. The initiative will be repeated this year so if there is a tree that you would like to see decorated with lights this Christmas please contact: customer.services@farnham.gov.uk. Wrecclesham Community Centre

War memorials The stonework on Hale War Memorial was repaired and thoroughly cleaned. Hale War Memorial is set on a small green enclosed by trees which were planted from seeds from the battlefield of Verdun.

Opening of the refurbished centre by Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP

Farnham’s war memorials have already been the focus of events remembering the outbreak of World War I.

Wrecclesham Community Centre in Greenfield Road reopened following a refurbishment that cost nearly £200,000.

Christmas lights As part of an initiative to extend Christmas lights to villages outside the town centre, communities were invited to nominate trees in their area that they wanted to see illuminated with Christmas lights.

The Centre now has a new, pitched roof; an extension to the main hall which has provided a much needed and spacious storage area; durable flooring; modern toilet facilities; advanced security systems and furniture which can cater for the various needs of the many

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users. The final touches of the refurbishment included full redecoration. The project was made possible by successful applications for funding by Farnham Town Council and the Wrecclesham Community Centre trustees. Major funders of the project included The Sita Trust, The Veolia Environmental Trust, Farnham Town Council and Surrey County Council with generous additional contributions from The Farnham Institute, The Isabella Schroder Trust and Waverley Borough Council. The centre is available for hire by local groups and organisations. Enquiries should be sent to enquiry@ wreccleshamcommunityproject.org or call the centre manager Sue Weston on 01252 726779.

Commemorative events The Queen’s Coronation

Mayor of Farnham and children plant commemorative tree

To mark the 60th anniversary of the Queen’s Coronation, the Mayor of Farnham, Cllr Paddy Blagden planted a commemorative ‘pocket handkerchief’’ tree (Davidia involucrata) with local children in Gostrey Meadow. The tree planting was particularly significant as it took place exactly 60 years to the day that the Queen was crowned. The Queen’s Golden Jubile A permanent memorial for the Queen’s Golden Jubilee was unveiled by the Vice Lord Lieutenant of Surrey. The specially commissioned benches and series of stone panel carvings depicting aspects of Farnham’s rich craft heritage can be seen on the outside riverside wall of the Farnham Maltings. The relief carvings were created by artists Alyosha Moeran and Chris Elsey and are made from Portland limestone and Welsh and Cumbrian slate. 34

Famous people Three new plaques were unveiled on the Wall of Famous Farnham People in South Street. The plaques are in recognition of the achievements of artists Charles Bone, Sheila Mitchell and Stephen Elmer.

Tourism and Events Exploring Farnham’s heritage A free heritage trail leaflet was relaunched to celebrate 250 years since the birth of William Cobbett. A series of numbered heritage trail plaques are mounted around the town and help walkers to pinpoint key sites, discover lesser known footpaths and places of interest. The Guide is written by local Farnham heritage expert Jean Parratt and illustrated by local architect Michael Blower. Civic Christmas carol concert The highly acclaimed Farnham Youth Choir performed at Farnham’s inaugural civic Christmas candlelit carol service at St Andrew’s church thanks to sponsorship from the Tindle Newspaper Group. Half the tickets were made available to local community organisations and the remainder were allocated to members of the public who applied via a ballot in the Farnham Herald. Farnham’s Feast of Food Fourteen pubs and restaurants took part in the Farnham Food Fortnight in September.

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event leading to it being described as ‘one of the best festivals yet’. See the following pages for details about this year’s Feast of Food. Music in the Meadow – June to September 2014 Over 6,000 people are estimated to have attended the 12 Music in the Meadow concerts held during the summer of 2013. Bands included a sax ensemble, piano and vocal accompaniment, acoustic folk blues, a rock duo and brass bands. As well as being happy, family occasions that appealed to all age groups, the Music in the Meadow concerts helped to raise a lot of money for local charities. Picnic in the Park The weekend of Farnham carnival ended on a high with 1,500 enjoying an afternoon of live music and entertainment at Farnham’s Picnic in the Park. The event was organised by Farnham Town Council and included an afternoon filled with music. Christmas in Farnham Celebrities and cast members from three local pantomimes helped thousands of people to celebrate the switching on of Farnham’s Christmas lights. Festive entertainment took place on Gostrey Meadow and included performances by local schools and bands. Farnham in Bloom For the third year running, Farnham won Gold for its entry into the Town Centre category of South and South East in Bloom and was granted the accolade of Best Town Centre in the region. The Town Council was also particularly proud to have won Gold for its entry into the Large Town category.

Neighbourhood category. The Chairman’s Award was granted to the Post-19 group and Farnham’s Outside Services Manager received a special commendation. Farnham’s success in South and South East in Bloom was topped by a nomination to take part in the 50th year of Britain in Bloom in 2014. Farnham presented nearly 60 awards to local people, businesses and groups for their efforts towards making Farnham an even more special place to live. Farmers’ markets Farnham Farmers’ Market is held on the fourth Sunday of the month and provides shoppers with a range of fresh seasonal produce. The Market continues to be a popular feature in the Town Council’s event calendar and was nominated by customers for the Surrey Life Food and Drink Awards 2013. Farnham Town Council was delighted to be a runner up in the awards. and has been shortlisted again in 2014. Craft town Farnham’s first craft heritage month was held in October 2013. The celebration was held as part of a project that aims to realise an ambition amongst local art and craft establishments for Farnham to be recognised as England’s ‘Craft Town’. The Craft Town initiative has been made possible by Farnham Town Council securing £10,000 of funding from the government. To promote Farnham as England’s Craft Town to visitors and residents, distinctive signs have been erected at each of the main road entry points to the town.

Communication Improved communications There has been an increase in the level of direct communication with residents.

Awards were also given to the Victoria Garden (above) who won gold for the Small Parks category and was entered as Champion of Champions in the It’s Your September 2014

In July, households received a copy of the 2013 residents’ guide. In September, every household was sent a postcard telling them about the Rowledge consultation and Farnham’s Feast of Food. This, together with a partnership with the Farnham Herald to distribute copies of the Farnham Feast of Food guide inside copies of the newspaper, raised greater awareness of the Council’s events and services. Earlier 35

in 2014, residents were alerted to their chance to have a say in the Town’s Neighbourhood Plan. The mailshot has enabled more people to get involved. Neighbourhood Plan Since 2011, Farnham Town Council has been working with its constituent communities and local residents to prepare a Neighbourhood Plan that will shape the future development of Farnham in conjunction with the emerging Waverley Borough Local Plan. Farnham Town Council wants to ensure the Neighbourhood plan is robust and can meet the aspirations of the local community over the next 15 to 20 years. An Options consultation will take place in the autumn of 2014. Grant funding During 2013/14 Farnham supported wide range of local community groups with over £54,000 of grant funding plus additional support for the town carnivals. Buildings of Local Merit Farnham Town Council and The Farnham Society are working jointly on a project to make a record of all the buildings throughout the town, which are not listed nationally but which deserve to be on a list of notable local buildings. These buildings may have local historic, architectural or townscape distinction.

landmark or are associated with a well-known character or event. All buildings deemed suitable must be photographed and included on an electronic form, to be sent to Waverley Borough Council for a final check on eligibility. Can anybody suggest a building for listing? Yes, if you think there is a building of local merit in your area, please send a photograph and any information about it to rachel.hammond@farnham. gov.uk at Farnham Town Council. If you cannot send photographs electronically, please tell us the address and we shall do the rest. Farnham’s new website Farnham Town Council’s new website is launched in September 2014. With an improved search facility and content prioritised by a focus group of local residents and businesses, we hope you will find everything you need about local events and services on your local council’s website. Have a look www.farnham.gov.uk!

Which buildings are eligible for listing? The criteria are similar to those used for national statutory listing but allow for local rather than national importance. Those eligible include the following categories. • Older buildings, dating from before 1700 and up to 1840, which may have been altered or extended but which retain the essential form and characteristics of their period • Buildings constructed between 1840 and 1914, which retain some quality and character. Selection should include the modest work of principal architects and the principal work of modest architects and other buildings of quality, which display particular local features or materials. • Buildings of deﬁnite quality, built after 1914. • Buildings of special value within their type, which either display technological innovation, form part of a significant group of buildings, serve as an important 36

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Your Town Councillors Farnham Councillors Cllr Patrick Blagden CBE (Con) Cllr Graham Parlett (Con) Cllr Jill Hargreaves (Con) Deputy Mayor Cllr Susan Redfern (Con) Cllr Jennifer O’Grady (Con) Cllr Stephen O’Grady (Con) Cllr Stephen Hill (Con) Cllr Roger Steel (Con) Cllr Dr Jessica Parry (Con) Cllr John Ward (Con) Cllr Carole Cockburn (Con) Cllr Sam Hollins-Owen (Con) Cllr David Beaman (Ind) Cllr Julia Potts (Con) Cllr David Attfield (Lib Dem) Cllr Jeremy Ricketts (Con) Town Mayor Cllr Pat Frost (Con) Cllr Carlo Genziani (Con)

Ward Castle Castle Firgrove Firgrove Hale and Heath End Hale and Heath End Moor Park Moor Park Shortheath & Boundstone Shortheath & Boundstone The Bourne The Bourne Upper Hale Upper Hale Weybourne & Badshot Lea Weybourne & Badshot Lea Wrecclesham & Rowledge Wrecclesham & Rowledge

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For a full copy of the annual Report and Financial Statements or to speak to us about what we can do to improve the community where you live, visit www.farnham.gov.uk or call 01252 712667. September 2014

Farnham’s Feast of Food 12 – 28 September 2014

It’s that time of year again, the lead up to Farnham’s Feast of Food in association with principal sponsor BBS Ltd, authorised supplier of Magimix spares and parts. Get ready for a whole fortnight celebrating food, international and British alike, which will be kick started on Friday 12 September by an Italian Market in Castle Street. For two weeks in September leading up to the Food Festival, Farnham’s pubs and restaurants will offer a special three course menu on individual nights providing local residents and visitors the opportunity to try something new. On Saturday 27 September, Farnham’s dynamic Food Festival returns to Farnham. Castle Street will be transformed into a bustling market. Stalls will be plentiful offering a huge variety of different tastes and cuisine for visitors to try. A demonstration theatre, located at the top of the market, will be a major focus with eight local chefs taking part throughout the day, including Food Festival Gold sponsor, The Wheatsheaf pub. Farnham Town Council is delighted to be bringing the Feast of Food back to Farnham’s residents and visitors and hopes you have a wonderful time. Farnham Town Council would like to thank the sponsors of Farnham’s Feast of Food 2014

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Italian Market

12 September 2014 For the ﬁrst time we are kicking oﬀ the Feast of Food with an authentic Italian Market. The Italian Market will be visiting Farnham on 12 September, setting up in Castle Street, you will able to visit the market between 9am – 4pm. The Italian Market, Italia in Piazza, will be selling fresh produce from Italy including authentic cheeses, pastas, oils, breads and meats. Visit www.italiainpiazza.com for further information.

Farnham Food Festival 27 September 2014

The Food Festival will take place on Saturday 27 September and Castle Street will be transformed into a bustling marketplace. For a list of the stalls please visit our website www.farnham.gov.uk. During the Food Festival the main focus of entertainment within the market will be the exciting cookery demonstrations provided by local chefs. Whether you are looking to pick up some culinary tips to impress family and friends, or just want to see the chefs in action, it is something not to be missed! Below you can ﬁnd out a bit about the chefs that will be taking part and what you can expect on the day. 10.15 – 10.45am Demonstrating the art of cupcake decorating. Chef Coral Turan from Rex’s Heavenly Cupcakes.

2 – 2.30pm Demonstrating how to make gourmet marshmallows. Chef Lin Clark from Belinda Clark.

11 – 11.30am Demonstrating great brunch dishes. Chef Jay Williams from The Wheatsheaf Pub & Grill.

2.45 - 3.15pm The Story of the Hogs Back Brewery. David Paterson from the Hogs Back Brewery.

11.45 – 12.15pm Making Bombay potatoes, paneer and pea curry using ‘Anilas Mild Curry Sauce’ and a minced sweetcorn. Chef Anila from Anilas Authentic Sauces.

3.30 – 4pm Demonstrating a light and healthy Thai dish perfect for Summer. Chef Raluk Pipat from Thai Lotusland.

12.30 – 1pm Demonstrating seafood dishes new to their menu. Chef Jon Scourﬁeld from Loch Fyne. 1.15 – 1.45pm Demonstrating Great British pub classics using local produce. Chef Simon Lamb from the Duke of Cambridge representing Principal sponsor BBS Ltd.

Farmers’ Market

Sunday 28 September 10 – 1.30 The Final day of the Feast of Food sees the Farnham Farmers’ Market oﬀer a wealth of fresh local seasonal produce in the Central Car Park in Victoria Road. September 2014

A Fortnight of Food in Farnham Saturday 13 to Friday 26 September

Treat yourself to a delicious meal during Farnham’s Food Fortnight. Each participating pub or restaurant will oﬀer diners the chance to enjoy an exclusive three course meal from a special Food Fortnight menu. Many of the menus will be available for one day only during the Food Fortnight so make sure you book early to avoid disappointment. Saturday 13 September The Royal Oak 59 The Street, Farnham GU10 4QS T: 01252 728319 W: www.theroyaloakfarnham.co.uk A family pub in Wrecclesham oﬀering tasty homemade food.

Thursday 18 September Thai Lotusland East Street, Farnham GU9 7TH T: 01252 716584 W: www.thailotusland.co.uk Experience true Thai hospitality and culture that is authentic and delicious.

Sunday 14 September The Wheatsheaf Pub & Grill 19 West Street Farnham GU9 7DR T: 01252 717135 W: www.thewheatsheaﬀarnham.co.uk Recently renovated, and Gold sponsor, the Wheatsheaf is a popular and lively pub where you can enjoy great fresh British pub classics all sourced from local suppliers

Friday 19 September Zizzi 68 Castle Street, Farnham GU9 7LN T: 01252 719231 W: www.zizzi.co.uk Nestled just oﬀ Castle Street, Zizzi oﬀers simply put together, exceptional Italian food made with well-chosen ingredients.

Monday 15 September Farnham Tandoori 47 West Street, Farnham GU9 7DX T: 01252 716853 W: www.the-farnham-tandoori.co.uk Since they opened their doors over 30 years ago, Farnham Tandoori has been serving superb traditional cuisine made by chefs with years of experience in home style cooking.

Saturday 20 September Lion & Lamb Café 19 Lion & Lamb Yard, Farnham GU9 7LL T: 01252 715156 W: www.lionandlambcafe.co.uk A café in the heart of Farnham oﬀering seasonal cuisine produced with local ingredients and lets you ‘bring your own’ bottle of wine.

Tuesday 16 September Frensham Pond Hotel Bacon Lane, Churt, Farnham GU10 2QD T: 01252 795161 W: www.frenshampondhotel.co.uk A restaurant oﬀering good food, great atmosphere and quality service plus fantastic views overlooking Frensham Great Pond Wednesday 17 September Brasserie Blanc 5 Castle St, Farnham GU9 7HR T: 01252 899970 W: www.brasserieblanc.com Brasserie Blanc is the home of simple, hearty French cuisine.

Sunday 21 September Loch Fyne 3 Downing Street, Farnham GU9 7NX T: 01252 748030 W: www.lochfyneseafoodandgrill.co.uk A seafood restaurant that oﬀers an excellent à la carte menu with nothing but the freshest and most seasonal dishes to choose from. Monday 22 September Andersons 62A East St, Farnham GU9 7TJ T: 01252 725532 W: www.andersonsfarnham.co.uk An independent restaurant oﬀering homemade quality food cooked with ingredients from local suppliers

Tuesday 23 September The Lobster Pot 40 Upper Hale Road, Farnham GU9 0NS T: 01252 719616 W: www.the-lobster-pot.co.uk A restaurant offering something for everyone from succulent meat dishes to mouth-watering fish dishes. Wednesday 24 September Borellis’s Wine Bar & Grill Borelli Yard the Borough, Farnham GU9 7NJ T: 01252 735254 W: www.borellis.co.uk Located in the tranquil and historic Borelli Yard, Borelli’s is an independently owned contemporary wine bar and restaurant offering Grills and European dishes. Thursday 25 September The Duke of Cambridge Tilford Road, Tilford, Farnham GU10 2DD T: 01252 792236 W: www.dukeofcambridgetilford. co.uk Perfectly located in Tilford woods, the Duke of Cambridge delivers great tasting food with fresh ingredients that are seasonal and local plus a play area for the little ones. Friday 26 September Hotel Daniele Hale Road, Farnham GU9 9RP T: 01252 728603 W: www.hoteldanielefarnham.com A top class Italian restaurant with an award winning Sicilian chef who has worked in top executive hotels throughout London and Italy located a short walking distance from the historic Farnham Park.

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SURREY HILLS WOOD FAIR 4th and 5th October 2014 For the perfect answer to that knotty question of how to entertain the family, why not try the Surrey Hills Wood Fair this autumn? This is a fantastic day out for all the family in a stunning Surrey Hills woodland setting. It takes place at the Birtley Estate in Bramley (just ﬁve miles south of Guildford on the A281) on Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th October between 10am and 5pm. During the weekend, there will be a whole host of activities for all ages including: • Tree climbing • Demonstrations • Bug hunts • Animal attractions • Coppice crafts and wood products • Local produce and trade stands • Children’s activities including tree climbing and a zip wire • Horse and wagon rides through woodland • Wide range of catering and beer tent Ken Bare, Chairman of the Surrey Hills Wood Fair Working Group comments: “The Surrey Hills Wood Fair is well established in the events calendar and you’ll see why when you come along. There really is something for all the family to enjoy and the fair is very reasonably priced. Surrey is the most wooded county in England and you’ll discover lots you didn’t know about wood. We have experts explaining how it’s used as a fuel, sculptors demonstrating how they use it creatively, bug hunts so you can discover what sort of species thrive in woodlands and lots of stalls with a whole host of beautiful wood products to buy. There’s also plenty to eat and drink with lots of local produce on sale. Come along and discover all that’s good about wood”. 42

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

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back Stanley Dee, following a fantastic set last autumn. Stanley Dee came together in 2009 as the result of a few friends having the mad ambition of playing some of the most technically demanding yet musically rewarding songs ever written. Featuring a staggering 10 talented musicians with many years of experience in top bands, the group has attracted a devoted following, performing some of the best-loved tracks from the extensive back catalogue of Steely Dan. Authentic sounds played with skill and enthusiasm – if you like Steely Dan, you will love Stanley Dee! Tickets at £10 from the Box Oﬃce: 01252 745444 or online: www. farnhammaltings.com. The next Tweseldown Artisan Market is on Saturday 20th September from 9am-3pm. It takes place at Tweseldown Racecourse, Bourley Road, Church Crookham GU52 0DY. Go along and peruse the beautiful stalls, some interesting new ones, refuel at the hot food

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stands, stock up on local treats and most importantly, discover something new. Adults £1 children under 16 years free. Dogs on a lead welcome. Any queries, contact Sally Mills on 07810 833391 or sally@ headinthesky.co.uk. Did you know that Farnham Ramblers won the Best Walks Programme in Britain award last year? In September alone they are organising 37 walks in the Farnham area and beyond. With walks ranging from 3 to 10 miles there’s something for all abilities and nonmembers are always welcome to go along and try them out. For more information and a list of up-andcoming walks go to the website www.farnhamramblers.org.uk or call the secretary Geoﬀ Scott on 01252 673108. Les Amitiés Françaises start their 2014-15 French lecture season on Monday 22 September at 2.30 in the Baptist Church hall, Queen Street, Godalming. Joël Binet will

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talk about the river Seine-at the heart of French society for centuries and witnessing all the turmoil and drama of life in Paris and on its islands. But the Seine also has a life outside Paris, in major towns like Rouen and Le Havre. Membership forms and programmes, including social events, will be sent out soon but newcomers can ﬁnd information in local libraries and museums, or from the membership secretary John Petty ( 01483.861974, johnpetty@sky.com). The Friends of Farnham Park have the popular Geoﬀ Lunn giving his talk ‘My Friend Jane’ on Tuesday 23rd September. This talk tells of the life of the lady who started Elstead Wildlife Rescue. Starts at 7pm for 7.30 at Rowhills Centre, Cranmore Lane. £3 for non members. Jerseys, Bats and Beer Farm Walk is on Tuesday 23rd September at 6pm. Takes place at Pierrepont Farm, Frensham. See beautiful pedigree Jersey cows enjoying the

Buying a stove Installing a wood-burning stove makes a statement that you are thinking about the environment. However you are probably also thinking about other reasons: your heating costs or making a design statement. You may also: love the elemental nature of a fire in your home – but want to be safe; be after a more simple way of living in such a sophisticated world; want some heat-generation independence or simply like the romanticism of having a welcoming hearth in your home. HOW MUCH WOOD AND WHAT COST? In this area, well-seasoned hardwoods from trusted, local suppliers, at less than 20% moisture content will cost you approximately £85 per m3 (approximately 350kg). 1kg dry wood will have about 4kw of power; burned at 75% efficiency this will actually produce 3kw for the room (equivalent to a three bar electric fire on full-blast for an hour). Evening and weekend use on a 5Kw fire will require approximately 2m3 for an entire winter; for constant use, September to May it will require approximately 5m3. WHERE CAN I PUT A STOVE? Virtually anywhere, subject to regulations! A stove needs a flue to take the exhaust gases out of the room. In an existing fireplace opening or inglenook, the stove’s flue pipe rises straight up through the existing brick chimney. Without a chimney, we are able to install a twin-wall chimney system which allows us to pass the flue to within two inches of combustible materials as it passes through your property. WHAT IS THE INSTALLATION COST OF A STOVE? Assuming that you have an existing chimney which requires relining and a good quality stove, the cost is approximately £2,500 to £3,000. 44

WOOD-BURNER VERSUS OPEN FIRE? An open fire will, at best, deliver 80% of its heat up the chimney – normally nearer 90%. A good wood-burner will deliver at least 80% of its heat to the room! WOOD VERSUS MULTI-FUEL STOVE? Wood burns best on a bed of ash with its combustion air coming from above, so woodburning only versions of stoves tend to have a flat fuel bed and no ash pan. Multi-fuel stoves usually have a riddling grate for the effective combustion of solid mineral fuels but also have an airwash so that they can also effectively burn wood. This allows the ash and cinders from smokeless fuels to be riddled into an ash pan below, maintaining the primary airflow through the fuel bed and, hence, creating the optimum conditions for efficient combustion of those particular fuels. WHY FARNHAM STOVES? We are a small, independent, family run business established on reputation, recommendation and hear-say. Our team will provide a service that delivers you toasty days and cosy nights in front of a stove that will look good for years, save you money on your heating bills and give you pleasure every time you fuel the fire with the warmth that it delivers. Our knowledge, passion and experience shine through in all that we do – ensuring that you get a quality installation of your wood-burning stove that will delight for years and one that is installed and registered by a HETAS Registered Installer. We work with homeowners, architects, builders and property developers and supply and install only the best. www.farnhamstoves.com vantagepointmag.co.uk

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

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

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The William Cobbett Society The Annual Memorial Lecture: 10 Oct 2014. How to Radicalise a Conservative: William Cobbett and Thomas Paine 1817 he decided to dig Paine up and bring his bones back to England for a proper heroes burial, but his bones are missing to this day.

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freedom of their 24 hour robotic milking parlour and identify the several species of bats living on the farm. Visit the new Frensham Micro Brewery that has just started up on the farm. Contact: 07922 132115 or email beverleyclear@gmail.com. The Farnham and District Museum Society runs a series of lectures between September and April. They are held fortnightly at the United Reformed Church, South Street, Farnham and start at 7.45pm. The Museum Society was formed fifty years ago and through its fund raising arm has supported the museum over many years. They have recently helped to fund the museum in the purchase of new exhibition cases. In addition to the lectures the society also runs seminars on local history and publishes a quarterly journal. Membership is a modest £15 per annum or visitors’ tickets can be obtained at the door for £2. New members or guests very welcome. More information about the society and details of forthcoming lectures can be obtained from the website www.farnhammuseumsociety. org.uk. The first lecture is on Thursday 25th September, is about Farnham in the Civil War, and will be presented by Lawrence Spring. The next Tilford Bach Society concert is on Friday 26th September. It starts at 7.30pm in The United Reformed Church, South Street, Farnham. The Eisenach Ensemble will perform works by Purcell and French composers on period instruments. All welcome, £13.50 in advance or £15 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 Believe it or not it’s come round again. Yes, the Macmillan Coffee Morning is coming up on Friday 26th September. Still the world’s biggest coffee morning, it raises much needed funds for the wonderful Macmillan Cancer Support. Put the September 2014

date in your diary and get together with some friends. You can get a free Coffee Morning Kit by calling 0845 070 1319, texting ‘SEPTEMBER3’ to 70550 or going to www.macmillan. org.uk/coffee . 2013 Surrey Artist of the Year, Janet Crook, not only won a cash prize of £1000, but the chance to put on a solo exhibition at the New Ashgate Gallery. She makes small automations out of found objects, which she then develops into ceramic in an effort to make them last in curious hands. Janet uses simple movements of nodding weighted heads on animals, or wings on fairies from knitted wire. She is still experimenting with other more complicated movements and is keen to see what the next firing will bring. Her exhibition runs from Saturday 27th September to Saturday 25th October. The Gallery is situated in Waggon Yard, Farnham and is open from 10am to 5pm Tuesday to Saturday. Surrey 3 Peaks is a marathon-length walk taking place on Saturday 27th September. Organised by local charity Surrey Care Trust, it combines parts of the North Downs Way and Greensand Way to explore some of the most beautiful sections of the Surrey Hills. Starting and finishing at Bramley Village Hall, the “three peaks” this year are Holmbury Hill, Pitch Hill and Winterfold Hill. You can sign up to take part in Surrey 3 Peaks right up until the day before the event; however, the sooner you register, the sooner you can start training and fundraising. Entry is free, but the charity does ask that each participant raises funds for the charity; £125 minimum for the full 26 miles or £70 minimum for 13 miles. Surrey Care Trust is a local charity that changes lives. The charity provides learning, training and mentoring to people of all ages and backgrounds facing hardship. Many of the people supported are young people. To sign up to the event, visit www.surrey3peaks. info or call Sarah on 01483 412751.

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All Saints Church, Grayswood have asked me to include their Richard Steele-Perkins Memorial Concert in this month’s Jottings. This will be held in church at 8pm on Saturday 27th September with Crispian Steele-Perkins (trumpet) and Leslie Pearson (piano). This lively duo will include works by Bernstein, Handel and Glen Miller to present an enjoyable, varied evening, with a complimentary drink in the interval! There is also the option of a preconcert set meal at 6.30pm at The Wheatsheaf pub - which is a very short walk from the church. Tickets are selling fast, so book yours now from Judy on 01428 644125 or email culhane@grayswood.co.uk or Shirley on 01428 653285 email shirley1941@btinternet.com. The cost is £15 for the concert only or £25 to include the meal. Grayshott Folk Club is back in full swing after the summer break and already has a great programme of concerts booked through to February 2015. On Saturday 27th September at 7.30pm, Ken Nicol and Becky Mills play at Grayshott Village Hall GU26 6TZ. Ken Nicol is an exceptional singer/songwriter/ guitarist who is a former member of both The Albion Band (4 albums) and Steeleye Span (8 years). His music covers the spectrum from blues to rock, eﬀortlessly taking in folk, jazz, ragtime, ballads and more along the way. Becky Mills, whose recent album “Dandelion” showcases her prodigious talents, is also a supremely gifted singersongwriter with inﬂuences ranging from rockabilly, through country and into folk. Tickets £12/Children under 16 £6. Call Des O’Byrne on 01428 607096. Make a note for Saturday 11th October, when The Lucy Ward Band will be playing, also at Grayshott Village Hall. All Saints Parish Church, The Bury, Odiham RG29 1LZ, is putting on an organ recital on Saturday 27th September at 3pm. Andrew Benson-Wilson who specialises in the performance of early organ 47

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

still have their skins on, fry this side ﬁrst.

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

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

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

the heat straight away as soon as it does start to colour. In a bowl whisk together the sugar, eggs and vanilla extract. Add the ﬂour to the mixture whisk until it is smooth then add the milk, cream and the melted butter a little at a time. Put the fruit into the batter and pour into the baking dish. Bake in the oven for 30 minutes or so. When the top shows a slight dome, put a knife into the middle and check if the blade comes out clean. If not, give it a few more minutes. Once ﬁnished, sprinkle a little sugar on top and serve. 49

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music will give a recital of European organ music from 1600 - 1750. The recital will be followed by afternoon tea with proceeds going to RadCan, a charity that is raising funds to provide equipment for the new Radiotherapy Unit at Basingstoke Hospital. For more information on RadCan and to download an application form go to the website www.radcan.org.uk. Further details and tickets may be obtained from Margaret Porter (treasurer Radcan) tel 02380 230649 or Peter Heath (RadCan trustee) tel 01256 327713. There is limited parking in The Bury Car Park, spaces in Deer Park View Car Park off the High Street and in the High Street itself. Tickets £12 including refreshments, children half price. Vox Chamber Choir, under the direction of Rob Lewis, will be performing a concert of ‘Heavenly Harmonies’ at St. Thomas’s Church, Farnham, on Saturday 27th September at 7.30pm. There is something for everyone in this concert. The Heavenly Harmonies feature music throughout the ages from the Renaissance, with Monteverdi, to the Romantic Period with Bruckner and Rachmaninov ending in the 21st century with the sensuous harmonies of Eric Whitacre and some 20th century jazz arrangements. Tickets available on the door. The Country Fair is a genuine rural day out for all the family and takes place on Sunday 28th September. Watch amazing woolly jumpers tackle their fences in the Lamb National, go beak to beak with exotic birds from the World of Wings, have a go at fly fishing and clay shooting. There will be Tractors, a Pigeon Release, Warrenby Gun Dogs, Fox Hounds and Beagles, Fox Hounds and Beagles, Terrier Racing and Hot Air Balloons (weather permitting). Entertainment include a Punch & Judy, classic car and Landrover displays, a food hall, real-ale bar and there are plenty of trade and craft stalls to browse. 50

The Surrey County Ploughing Match takes place here at Loseley, with the National Vintage and Young Farmers Area Finals for Surrey and Hampshire and a new Horticultural Ploughing Qualifier for the National Championships as well as the range of modern, horticultural, novice and horse-drawn ploughing classes. Ploughing takes place from 9am1.30pm. Monday 29th September sees the opening of a new season of the Farnham Public Art Trust’s popular series of lectures on art and architecture. The season is kicking off with an important local subject, an illustrated talk by Paul Vickers, the chairman of the Friends of Aldershot Military Museum, on the Wellington Statue on Round Hill in Aldershot, by the Royal Garrison Church. Today this statue is a well known and much loved symbol of Aldershot’s heritage and military pride, but when it was first created it was the most controversial sculpture of the nineteenth century, with public arguments raging between the art establishment, the government, and even Queen Victoria herself. Paul Vickers’ talk will explain how the statue came to be made, its origins in London, the controversy over the selection of the artist and where it was to be erected, its move to Aldershot, its neglect in the twentieth century and its recent restoration. The talk will start at 8 pm in the St Joan’s Centre in Tilford Road, Farnham GU9 8DJ. Doors open at 7.30pm and tickets, available at the door, are £6 (students £2) which includes a welcoming drink. For more information go to www. farnhampublicarttrust.co.uk or ring 01252 702449. Feeding its passion for craft, New Ashgate Gallery has organised a range of free and exciting workshops throughout October, the month of Craft, in celebration of Farnham’s Craft Town status. Well known for supporting diverse community participation through

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a programme of gallery and community workshops and working closely with talented local artists and local organisations such as Farnham Museum, New Ashgate Gallery will deliver workshops in the gallery and in the community, making craft accessible to anyone who is curious and would like to have a go. Full details are at www.newashgate. org.uk/whats-on/530/free-adultfamily-and-artists-workshops-tocelebrate-farnhams-month-ofcraft-. Spaces are limited and can be booked at gallery@newashgate. org.uk or 01252 713208. Farnham Fun Palace on Saturday 4th October is a day for the community, by the community. Farnham Fun Palace is part of Fun Palaces 2014, a free, nationwide celebration of arts, culture and sciences. It also marks Joan Littlewood’s 100th birthday, one of the twentieth century’s most signiﬁcant cultural innovators. In collaboration with the Farnham Museum, the Ceramics Café, the Nelson’s Arms and many others, they will bring a day of fun to the community. “Choose what you want to do... dance, talk or be lifted up to where you can see how other people make things work.” - Joan Littlewood and Cedric Price on their vision for the Fun Palace. Look up details at #funpalaces, @FunPalaces, @ Farnhamfunpal or www.facebook. com/farnhamfunpalace. The Guildford ‘0’ Gauge Group, Model Railway Club is having its Open day on Sunday 12th October. It runs from 10am-4pm at the Normandy Village Hall, Glaziers Lane Normandy (approx 3 miles west of Guildford on the A323). On show will be the Club’s main large scenic layout, ‘Normandy Junction’. Their Test Track (Gauge 0, - 2 rail ﬁne scale and 3 rail coarse scale) will be in operation for the public and they are also expecting another visiting layout. Several model railway traders are invited and there will be light refreshments on sale. Ample free parking. Admission is only £2 for adults, children free. vantagepointmag.co.uk

WHAT THE DICKENS? A glossary of English terms and phrases

Busman’s holiday

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

Take to the cleaners

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

Well-heeled Rich

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

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What to do in

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

With Matthew Pottage, Garden Manager at RHS Garden Wisley

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

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

Meadow or bowling green? Whether you gave up trying to keep the lawn a picture perfect panel of striped green or take pride in a spectacle of sward management, now is the time to start thinking about autumn m a i n te n a n c e . Moss build up and creeping weeds in lawns can be effectively dealt with by a scarifier – either hire one or give yourself a workout with a spring tine rake. Whatever method you choose, you will be flabbergasted by the volume of thatch you remove and will no doubt be asked by a fellow family member ‘what happened to the 52

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

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Park House Hotel

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

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

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

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

Not as grand as Downton Abbey perhaps, but my, you are certainly made to feel like the Earl and Countess of Grantham! Which is just how my husband and I were treated when we visited for dinner recently. At home straight away we had drinks by the pool and enjoyed a game of croquet before retiring to the drawing room with the menus. Once our orders were taken we flicked through countryside magazines before being called through to the conservatory restaurant. As we enjoyed panoramic views of the South Downs a complimentary taster of white onion soup with apple syrup arrived. Rich and creamy the seemingly simple taste belied lots of different flavours contrasting and contributing to the whole. This was a theme throughout our meal. So much attention to detail with a myriad of ingredients in each dish. My raviolo of hand-picked crab with a shellfish sauce for starters was sweet and delicate. The confit belly of Sussex pork with pea puree and black pudding enjoyed by my husband was like an entire main course in miniature. Complete with a tiny stick of pork crackling on the side. All delicious. And my husband is still raving about the black pudding! But it was the main courses that we most admired. A rainbow of colours on a plate my black bream, samphire, shimeji mushroom, 54

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

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

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

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Ash Floral Club presents ‘Whatever the Weather’, a competitive ﬂoral show. It takes place on Saturday 18th October from 12pm to 4.30pm with prize giving at 4pm at Victoria Hall, Ash Hill Road, Ash GU12 5DN. Lunches and teas will be available and there will be sales stalls and a tombola. Admission is £3 and if you have any enquiries call 01252 325155.

the Royal Navy and Royal Marines, the Merchant Navy or fishing fleets and their families including widows and children. Concert tickets are available at £24, £21 and £18 and all proceeds go to Seafarers UK. Concessions are less £1. Groups of ten or more save 10%. Tickets are available from the GLive Box Office, London Road, Guildford, at glive. co.uk or on 0844 770 1797.

Tickets are now on sale for a gala charity concert. Featuring the Band of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines Collingwood, it takes place at GLive on Saturday 18th October at 7.30pm. In aid of Seafarers UK, Royal Marines Band concerts have been annual features on the Guildford music scene for over 15 years. Every year we are entertained to a wide variety of music, excitingly performed. Seafarers UK was founded in 1917 as King George’s Fund for Sailors. It is the main UK maritime charity, supporting those who are, or once were, in

Guildford New & Nearly New Sale is on Saturday 25th October from 10am-1pm. It takes place at Guildford Spectrum Leisure Complex and features high quality baby and toddler clothes, toys, pushchairs and lots more! Sell your own items too - tables from only £10! To ﬁnd out more visit www. GuildfordSale.com . All the money raised will go to Macmillan Cancer Support, so a great cause. If you have young children, make sure you go along and grab yourself a bargain, at the same time supporting a great charity.

They say the old jokes are best, and it could be as true in art. A group of old and not so old local artists are holding a ‘for one weekend only’ show and sale of their work at the Maltings Long Kiln Gallery on 25th/26th October. Sam Lehane, Melissa Benson, Tessa Christie, Keith and Julie Reynolds, Suzanne Stephenson, Ann Varlow, David Walker, Graham Mollart and Stewart Dakers will be oﬀering 3D, paintings, drawings and video exploring a broad range of contemporary practice with styles and materials to appeal to a wide range of tastes and cheque books! Sounds like it is well worth a visit. Farnham Rep has a couple of dates that they would like you to put in your diaries. On Sunday 26th October at 3pm in the Tindle Studio at the Farnham Malting, Josephine Tewson will present ‘Still Keeping up Appearances’. Nice lively entertainment for a Sunday afternoon! Also, on Sunday 7th

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Midhurst, Bepton and Cocking This walk has very little in the way of ups and downs as it passes through woods and ﬁelds south of Midhurst, then, at one point, brieﬂy climbs up to skirt the South Downs. The walk was submitted by Guildford Rambling Club (see guildfordramblingclub.org.uk).

The walk From the bottom of the car park cross a footbridge and turn right to follow a path behind houses to a road. Turn right, cross and walk past a fire station and on up the road to go left into Bepton Road. Immediately fork right on a road signed Industrial Estate. A little further on again go right at a signpost and into trees. Follow the path right, running along next to a fence on your right and up a slope until you are underneath some power lines running off left. Turn left and follow the path (now west) along the power line ride, underneath the power lines. Keep going until you come to a cross paths junction at the corner of an open area. About 100 yards ahead of you are some more power lines, running off to the left, at right angles. At the cross paths, take the path left (i.e. south). Follow the new path, after a few yards running alongside a collapsed fence and about 10 feet above a flat, treed area (a disused pit), gradually converging on the second set of power lines. At about the point where you are under this second set of power lines there is a barrier (several vertical metal posts) at the lefthand side of the path and another path going off left. Here, you turn right and go forward, with the barrier directly behind you. After a couple of hundred yards cross Severals Road. Carry straight on then take the left fork to Tyelands Cottage. As you reach the house, turn left off the drive, over a stile, across a field, through a gate and along the edge of the next field to a stile into a lane. (To your immediate right is Woolbeding Cottage.) Go left to Bepton Road. Turn right and walk down the road, past Fairfield and Fairfield Cottage, to take a bridleway going right (i.e west). About 400 yards along it a path goes off left (south again). Follow this along the left-hand edge of two huge fields and gradually swing right (i.e. west). Pass a cottage on the other side of the hedge on your left and about 100 yards later a path escapes left, close to an oak, over a plank into another field. Follow the sign right and anticlockwise around the edge of the field and eventually out on a 56

track exiting from the far right-hand corner. Follow this track past some barns and up into a farmyard. After the track turns to go down left, you turn right on a little path which has wooden railings on its left. A few yards further on, go into the churchyard. Go through the churchyard and out at the bottom onto the road. Go right and down beyond a pond to a T junction and there go left along Bell Lane. About 400 yards further on turn right, along the side of a tudor cottage and opposite the road running off left towards Midhurst. You are on a ‘restricted bridleway’ (dark red arrows). Follow this, at first south south west and then turning east (ignore the blue arrow path going off right at this point) and climbing gradually up the flank of the South Downs. At the top turn left (onto Henley Lane, a track) and follow the track down again (east south east). At the T junction at the bottom turn right and wind down and around a well-hidden residence, turning left to follow its metalled drive past a lake and under a (disused) railway bridge to emerge at the A286 in Cocking. The tea rooms and a small green are to the right, opposite, and the Blue Bell is a few yards further along. Just past the pub, on the other side, is the Post Office. Take the lane at the side of the Post Office, running right, and follow the footpath sign down the track to Stone Cottage where the track swings left and then squeezes right and onto a little concrete track running along the edge of a garden. Follow this up and along the edge of a field. About 200 yards along the field a sign points left, down a path into woods. After 10 yards along this path, go right at another sign. Another 50 yards and you go left at a yellow arrow. Then, after walking through trees, emerge at vantagepointmag.co.uk

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a plantation of new trees. Walk along the right-hand edge of this and at the far edge take the right-most of the two paths going straight ahead. At the next cross track follow a sign pointing right. Proceed along this wide track, gradually climbing a little and swinging left and through trees until you reach a road. Turn left along it and, after 150 yards, take a bridleway going oﬀ right. Follow this down until you cross a small footbridge and meet a crossing track.

DISTANCE: 9.5 miles OS MAPS: Explorer 120 Chichester, South Harting and Selsey START GRID REFERENCE: 4 885 1 213 STARTING POINT: The Grange Road car park on the southern side of Midhurst. Go through the centre of town to ﬁnd it.

Turn left and walk along a metalled road to pass Dunford House and climb gently up its drive to meet a road at a bend at the top of the rise. Cross and follow the sign into woods, squeezing between the sign post and the big Pendean House sign. This path takes you on, over stiles, to emerge on a road a few yards to the left of the Royal Oak. Go right for 800 yards then left into Church Road. Walk along here until you see High Standing Lane heading oﬀ to the right. Follow this down to another road, cross and go right for a few yards to pick up a sign taking you left and behind stables. Follow ﬁeld edges, over stiles, down to Wharf Bridge. Cross the bridge and go left and back along the road to the starting car park. REFRESHMENTS: The Bluebell Inn, Bell Lane, Cocking, Midhurst, West Sussex GU29 0HU. Tel 01730 810200. Open Monday to Thursday 11am to 3pm and 6pm to 11pm; Friday to Sunday all day from 11am. Please visit www.vantagepointmag.co.uk for a Box Hill walk in our Dorking and Guildford editions. Image left: South Pond, Midhurst (Colin Smith) Above: The South Downs above Cocking (Stefan Reynolds)

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December, BBC Radio 4’s Colin Sell presents ‘Laughter in the One and Nines’ also at 3pm in the Tindle Studio at Farnham Maltings. The Wey & Arun Canal Trust (WACT) has already restored a section of canal near Alfold, on the summit (highest) level next to Dunsfold Park airﬁeld. The next aim is to replace the causeway with a new bridge which at present blocks the through navigation for boats. But before that can happen the Trust needs to raise £700,000 and carry out some major engineering work. WACT chairman Sally Schupke explains “While the total cost of this work is a large sum, we are staging it over more than two years to match the sequence of construction and to maximise our opportunities to draw on a wide range of funding sources,” The exciting bit is that completion of the project will result in a further 2km of the canal being restored and create more opportunities for boat trips and boating events. If you would like to contribute to this element of the restoration, donations can be made via the website – www.weyandarun.co.uk or by sending a cheque payable to: Compasses Bridge Appeal, WACT, The Granary, Flitchfold Farm, Loxwood, West Sussex RH14 0RH. Cheques payable to Wey & Arun Canal. Listen very carefully; I will say this only once! Godalming Theatre Group has announced that their 50th anniversary autumn production will be the comedy classic ‘Allo ‘Allo based on the hugely popular TV series written by Jeremy Lloyd and David Croft. I remember seeing this show years ago in the West End and have to admit it was very funny. It is on from Tuesday 28th October to Saturday 1st November at 7.45pm each evening, with a matinee on Saturday at 2.30pm. The venue is The Theatre, Priors Field School, Godalming. Tickets at £12.50 can be booked by going to www.gtguk. com or calling the box oﬃce on 01483 425556. 58

Players of Elstead are delighted to announce that their autumn production will be Funny Money, a comedy by Ray Cooney (in association with Samuel French). Performances will take place at Elstead Village Hall on Thursday Friday and Saturday 30th, 31st October and 1st November at 7.45pm. The Box office opens on 15th September – please visit www. elsteadtheatrical.co.uk or call 08442 329460 to order tickets. Hampshire-based wine producer, Jenkyn Place has joined forces with Cream & Country Ice Cream, a new brand promoting natural British produce and flavours, to launch what is thought to be the first sorbet made with English sparkling wine. Cream & Country’s Jenkyn Place English Sparkling Wine & Elderflower sorbet was officially launched at the Vineyards of Hampshire Wine Festival which took place in July at Jenkyn Place Vineyard. Feedback from visitors on the day was overwhelmingly positive with comments on how tasty, refreshing and original the product was. I shall be looking out for it. Have you wanted to get into using computers but are a little nervous about how to get started? Well, using a computer is easier than you think and you can sign up for a free beginner’s course at Farnham Library. Just drop in to the library or phone Surrey Libraries on 0300 200 1001. The National Careers Service is free and available to all adults aged 19+. Sessions take place at Farnham Library and are free, confidential and available to all. They can help develop your CV, improve your interview technique, review and improve your skills, find training courses, explore your career options and most importantly help you find a job. Call in to the library to find out more or call 0800 1954 700. We recently received a rather heart rending letter from a young lady

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called Sophie who lives in Farnham. Her 33 year old sister-in-law Premila lives in Jacobs Well, Guildford and is experiencing acute kidney failure and is in desperate need for a donor due to her Systemic Lupus Erythamatosis condition. Premila works as a carer for the local elderly and infirm but is now struggling to work due to her own deteriorating health. Her father is currently in Sri Lanka (where her parents originated from before moving to the UK in the 60s) searching for a donor and had gone out to meet what has now turned out to be a bogus donor. They are keen to help pick up the search in the UK and thought if we could get her story out there to the public that a suitable donor may come forward. They have set up a website http://kidneyappealsurrey. wordpress.com/ to help get her story out and supply people with the relevant information. The West End Centre in Aldershot has a renowned programme of adult classes and begins its autumn season in September, with opportunities to try everything from pottery to dressmaking, creative drawing to drama. All classes offer a chance to have fun, get creative and find a new skill by working with experienced tutors in a relaxed environment, with all materials included in the cost. For full details, visit www. westendcentre.co.uk or call 01252 330040. Have a look at all the entertainment that is also going on at the Centre during September, there’s certainly plenty of it! Farnham Maltings is a creative organisation that works with the artists and communities of South East England to encourage the greatest number of people to make, see and enjoy the best art possible. They achieve this by developing and delivering programmes of work that encourage, develop and support artists and audiences, such as house, and caravan, an initiative to encourage England-based theatre makers to think and work vantagepointmag.co.uk

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Farnham Brass Band An update on the news from Farnham Brass Band. Back in December the Band had the good fortune of being joined by a new Musical Director, Mr David Wright. David is Head of Music at Charterhouse School and comes to Farnham Brass Band from Godalming Band where he was Musical Director for twenty ﬁve years. As a brass player, teacher, musician and outstanding leader, David has already made a huge diﬀerence to the playing of the Band and we look forward to exciting times and interesting musical programmes as he leads us through the coming years.

Farnham Brass Band members are proud to serve the local community by providing musical entertainment and training. Anyone who is interested in learning to play a brass band instrument or to get back into playing should contact the Band Secretary on farnhambrassband@gmail.com

We have once more completed a hugely successful summer season; playing at local fêtes and events, Guildford Castle bandstand, Gold Cup polo at Petworth and of course in front of our home crowd at both Farnham Carnival and Music in the Meadow, Gostrey Meadow, Farnham at the end of July. David has brought some exciting music to the Band and those who attended the concert at Gostrey Meadow would have heard pieces ranging from traditional marches, West Side Story, Mr Blue Sky, songs by Abba, Billy Joel and Queen to mention but a few. Keeping true to his homeland, Scotland, David ﬁnished the concert in rousing style with 500 Miles by The Proclaimers. Following successful recruitment by Band members having a presence at Tilford Fête and contacting local school children, on the 15th of September 2014 Farnham Brass Band are relaunching the Training Section of the Band. Open to those who would like to try a brass instrument, or who already play but are maybe a little rusty, the Band are committed to encouraging both young and old to keep brass playing alive in our community. If this is of interest come along to the Tilford Institute on Monday, 15th September at 6.30pm to meet us. Farnham Brass Band is very much a community Band. Plans for the coming months will see us; taking part in a WWI commemorative service at St John’s church, Hale, playing in a contest towards the end of October – our ﬁrst for many years, entertaining Christmas shoppers in the Lion & Lamb Yard in December and joining the community of Rowledge as they sing carols around the village Christmas tree. Look out too for the massed band concert in the Spring when Farnham Brass Band will be joined by Godalming and Haslemere Bands. September 2014

Images from top: Farnham Carnival parade June 2014 Gostrey Meadow concert July 2014

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You can ﬁnd us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter at @FarnhamBrass or ﬁnd details on our website www.farnhambrassband.org.uk.

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internationally. From a range of buildings, set in the heart of Farnham, they present performances and workshops from large scale festivals to intimate cabaret events, as well as proving space for voluntary and community groups to deliver their own ambitions. They enable artists making theatre, craft and dance work to thrive by offering producing and tour booking, providing affordable studio and rehearsal space, developing networks, sharing resources and equipping artists with the skills and opportunities to promote their work locally, nationally and internationally. How lucky we are to have this wonderful facility on our doorstep. Have a look at www. farnhammaltings.com. You can also call in and pick up one of their very comprehensive brochures. I thought I would give you plenty of notice on this one as I suspect it will be extremely popular. One of the all time great British R&B band The Manfreds, head out on tour this autumn playing 34 shows across the UK. The dates run from 17th October – 6th December with London’s Cadogan Hall on December 4th but the tour hits Guildford’s GLive on Sunday 30th November. Original Manfred Mann members Paul Jones, Mike Hugg and Tom McGuinness plus Rob Townsend, Marcus Cliffe and Simon Currie are joined by former member Mike d’Abo for what promises to be a terrific occasion. Book your tickets without delay by going to www. glive.co.uk or calling 0844 7701 797. You can also drop into the foyer at G Live when you in Guildford. September is always a good time to sign up for new classes whether it is art, singing or dancing. I am told that Circle Dancing is great fun, very relaxing, wonderful exercise and an opportunity to make new friends. It is suitable for men and women of all ages and you don’t need a partner. Lynn Frances is an experienced teacher of 32 years and has built a reputation for her ability to create a wonderful atmosphere to enable 60

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