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Dorking & Villages • June 2014

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Live Jazz in the gardens every Sunday between 5pm-8pm from 1st June The historic building was built in 1790 as an ale house for workers at Cherkley Court. Its stunning views have been enjoyed for over 200 years.

We strive to give our customers quality products and courteous service. All our food is prepared from scratch inhouse by our professional chefs.

All our ingredients are locally sourced wherever possible – meats from Nash Farm, breads from Westcott Bakery, and fruit and vegetables come directly from Covent Garden.

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Telephone: 01372 372590 Web: www.thekingwilliamiv.com The King William IV is situated directly behind Frascati Restaurant, 25 yards up Byttom Hill on the A24 between Leatherhead and Dorking

TO THE POINT A few small changes this month, celebrating our sixth edition as VantagePoint. You get me first (and with an extra picture, for which apologies!) and the contents are now overleaf. Much more important is that we have decided to put the Jottings in date order to make it easier for you to see what events are happening when. I hope this improvement is helpful.

Perhaps it is my age but I seem to have become addicted to Desert Island Discs. Pretty much all past recordings are now available, either through an app for the iPhone and iPad or online on the BBC iPlayer. And what a treasure trove they are. The format works so well that it has not changed since 1942 when Roy Plomley, who conceived the idea, made the first recording with the comedian, actor and musician Vic Oliver, who at the time was also the (unlikely and unliked) son-in-

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law of Winston Churchill. With such a wonderful back catalogue, the difficulty is choosing who to listen to. Recent gems include Robert Hardy (2011), Bill Nighy (2004), Richard Briers (2000), and the sonorous Sir Donald Sinden (1982) and Henry Blofeld (2003). Aung San Suu Kyi (2013) was inspiring, as was Reverend Rose Hudson-Wilkin (2014) who must surely be favourite as our first female Bishop.

What is lovely about this programme is how it challenges preconceptions. John Prescott came across as a very decent man (2012) and even Ed Milliband (2013) seemed charming, although I will probably draw the line at Ed Balls.

If you get the chance, go and see Relative Values at the Harold Pinter Theatre until the 21st June. A great production with a wonderful cast, the highlight being a magnificent performance from Patricia Hodge which is worth the ticket price on its own.

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6 Jottings Your local community noticeboard

8 Bringing the Inside Out Creating outdoor living spaces

14 Soaring into Space With the University of Surrey

19 Music in Dorking A rich heritage

20 Family Wacky races

24 Salad Days Growing leaves in Surrey for top London restaurants

28 Taking Theatre Outdoors With BurntOut Theatre Group

35 Health Learning to let go

36 Food A foraged meal for summer

38 Garden Advice for June

42 Walk Thorney Island, near Chichester

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Invest in Renewable Energy Your chance to seize the opportunity to invest in a pioneering local energy project.

You can invest in a new local social enterprise - Springbok Sustainable Wood Heat Cooperative (the Co-op) – which will generate renewable energy, help a local charity, improve the biodiversity of our local woodlands, create local employment AND give you an attractive financial return.

The project The team behind the highly successful Wey Valley Solar Schools Co-operative has created a new community energy opportunity to produce renewable heat for local charity Care Ashore.

Care Ashore provides retirement and sheltered accommodation for former merchant seamen at its Springbok Estate near Alfold.

The Co-op will raise the investment needed to replace Care Ashore’s old oil boilers with new biomass boilers which will run on sustainably produced local wood chip. This will: • Save Care Ashore money on its fuel bills • Reduce its carbon footprint • Improve the energy efficiency of the residential buildings using money raised by the Co-op.

Springbok Estate is surrounded by unmanaged woodland including some on its own estate. The project will also create a market for the wood which will bring these woodlands back into sustainable management. This will improve the biodiversity of the woodland and bring bees, birds (such as nightingales) and butterflies back into these woods - as well as being a truly local source of fuel for the new boilers and creating local employment.

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in June. This will be used to purchase and install two 199kW Herz wood chip boilers and install a district heating system supplying heat to the residential buildings on the Estate. The Coop will sell heat to Care Ashore at a price which is less than the price currently paid for heating oil. The Co-op will also receive payment of the “Renewable Heat Incentive” (RHI). This income will be used to meet the Co-op’s costs and pay interest to its investors, anticipated to be at the rate of about 7% per annum.

If the Co-op makes a return of more than 7% p.a. the surplus will be paid to Care Ashore to support their work, reduce their fuel bills and enable them to improve their energy efficiency.

The Co-op will last for twenty years. Investors will become members of the Co-op and each member will have a vote and a say in how the Co-op is run and managed.

The Co-op will apply to HMRC for advance assurance that the scheme qualifies under the EIS (Enterprise Investment Scheme) for tax relief. This may only be available for investments made by mid-July when the EIS changes. EIS relief reduces an investor’s liability to income tax by 30% of the amount invested, making investment even more attractive.

The full details, assumptions and risks relating to the financial returns will be set out in the share offer document.

So if you interested in investing from £250 and are keen to: • • • •

make a good return from an ethical investment support a local charity improve local woodlands and generate renewable heat and help reduce the effects of climate change

Don’t miss your chance to be involved in this pioneering share offer.

Contact Rachael at Springbok Sustainable Wood Heat, Chestnut Suite Office 1, Guardian House, Borough Road, Godalming, Surrey GU7 2AE on (01483 421580) or email Rachael@weyvalleywoodfuel.co.uk. Further information can be found at www.weyvalleywoodfuel.co.uk 5

Jottings Back in the middle of April our kids very kindly treated us to a concert at G Live featuring the Bootleg Beatles. Angie is a very discerning Beatles fan with a fine collection of memorabilia including signed photos etc so she was all ready to give judgement. As it happens, even she was blown away with this band - they were terrific and the John Lennon looked more like John Lennon than John Lennon, if you know what I mean. It was a great night out as was an evening at the Cranleigh Arts Centre a few weeks later when we saw the brilliant Albert Lee in concert in a lovely, intimate venue with good acoustics and reasonably priced drinks. We are very lucky to have so many really good musical venues in our area.

The Surrey Guild of Craftsmen celebrates 21 years of excellence with a stunning touring exhibition in 2014. Forty makers were invited to produce three exceptional pieces to showcase their craft and they have responded with some truly stunning designs. Every exhibit reflects the individual maker’s quest for pushing the boundaries of what they can achieve in their own discipline.

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June the exhibition will be at both The Bourneside Gallery in Dorking, RH4 1DN and Dorking Library, RH4 1UX. Later in the year it will be in Cranleigh, followed by Horsham, Farnham and Woking. Details in future editions.

Back in the 1980’s Surrey County Council started a new Adult Education Class in Dorking. The leader was a local man called Peter Cole. Very sadly Peter died and as a replacement couldn’t be found the class was wound up. However, a band of his friends was determined to carry on so they formed a club.

This club, Dorking Walkers Club is still run along the same lines today. The walking year starts in September and runs over three school terms autumn, spring and summer. Winter does not exist for the Dorking Walkers. All the school holidays, full term and half term are taken. A co-ordinator is appointed for each term. They recruit walk leaders for each week of the term and publish a programme of walks which start from designated car parks usually within a 10 mile radius of Dorking. Now comes the clever part. Each walk is led twice. Once on Tuesday morning and again on Thursday morning. This means that members are able to choose which day they wish to walk. The walks

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are planned to be two hours long.

This is long enough to get some proper exercise, but not be too taxing. Many walks end at a pub so there are plenty of opportunities to socialise. The walking membership is limited to fifty, but there is also a social membership for those who no longer walk but like to keep up with old friends. It’s also possible to go along as a guest for a trial walk. Why not give them a try. This is their programme for the remainder of the Summer Term.

Tuesday 3rd June and Thursday 5th June - Bockett ’s Farm car park, Young Street; Tuesday 10th June and Thursday 12th June - Epsom Downs Tattenham Corner car park; Tuesday 17th June and Thursday 19th June - Leith Hill. Starvell car park; Tuesday 24th June and Thursday 26th June - Shere Village car park; Tuesday 1st July and Thursday 3rd July - White Downs Lane car park Ranmore. For more details talk to their membership secretary June Letheren on 01737 842084.

There is an exhibition of the work of local artist George Edward Collins (1880-1968) at the Dorking Museum & Heritage Centre. It features some of his famed bird pictures, a number of which have rarely been exhibited. The

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Dorking Halls Event Screenings Glyndebourne Live: Der Rosenkavalier Sun 8 June, 4.30pm Vikings Live From the British Museum: Encore Screening Wednesday 11 June, 7pm National Theatre Live: A Small Family Business, by Alan Ayckbourn Thur 12 June, 7pm

RSC Live: Henry IV Part II Wed 18 June, 7pm

Royal Opera Live: Manon Lescaut Tues 24 June, 6.45pm

National Theatre Encore: A Small Family Business, by Alan Ayckbourn Fri 20 June, 2pm & 7.30pm

West End Theatre Series: Ghosts Thur 26 June, 7.30pm Glyndebourne Encore: Don Giovanni Sun 6 July, 4.30pm Monty Python Live (mostly) Sun 20 July, 7pm

Driving Miss Daisy Encore Screening Friday 13 June, 2.30pm & 7.30pm

Andre Rieu’s 10th Anniversary 2014 Maastricht Concert Wed 23 July, 7pm

English National Opera Live: Benvenuto Cellini Tues 17 June, 7pm

Monty Python Live (mostly) Encore Screening Sat 26 July, 7pm

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Creating an outdoor living space can be done on a budget, says Charlie Smith. By using what you already have, limiting purchases to the basics, and creating a focal point, you can easily and inexpensively create a wonderful ambience and space in your garden.

Before You Begin Ask yourself how you and your family currently use the garden space and how you would like to use it with just a few simple changes.

The answers will help you determine what you need to take away or add to the current outdoor space.

Focal Point Similar to creating an inviting indoor living space, the garden living space needs a focal point. The focal point may already exist - in the home’s architecture, in the landscaping, or in a garden structure such as a gazebo. If you don’t have one, you can add your own focal point.

Gazebos are a great starting block for building an indoor vibe outside. They come in all shapes and sizes these days, and you can get pop-up gazebos for less than £50. Hang curtains, lanterns and fairy lights, add some 8

comfy chairs, pillows or cushions, lay down a rug, and you can transform a garden area.

Fire Pit Table One of the most popular and easy additions to the outdoor living space is a fire pit table. The fire pit table can be low to the ground, with a wide perimeter where guests and family members can sit low on cushions and feel chilled and relaxed vantagepointmag.co.uk

around the fire. The fire pit adds instant warmth to any dusky evening when the sun goes down.

Water Element If you already have fire, add water. A water element creates a soothing and pleasant addition to an outdoor living space.

It could be a small waterfall as part of the landscaping or an inexpensive water feature from your local garden centre or DIY store.

Mix and Match Outdoor Seating Invest in an outdoor furniture set with a love seat, chairs and table. These do not have to be expensive and you can mix and match pieces by shopping at local car boot sales, or use Freecycle or eBay. The styles and materials do not have to match. You can paint all of the pieces the same colour to make them appear as a cohesive set. Add outdoor cushions to the pieces to make them more comfortable, and use brightly coloured scatter pillows and throws too.

Umbrella Table The biggest and best investment you can make in your outdoor space is a table with an umbrella. With mixed up chair designs the table becomes an instant gathering place for your family and friends. Use the table to dine alfresco, play board games, or just relax over a wonderfully healthy breakfast to start the day in the spring sunshine.

On a Budget Tip: Use What you Have Use what you already have. If you have an old table that has been relegated to the basement or garage, it can be covered with a tablecloth or painted and used in a covered outdoor space. The same can be done with old side tables and chairs.

If you have large pieces of wood from trees that had to be cut down, use them as seats for the fire pit after cutting to low stool size pieces. Longer pieces may be sliced in half, attached to two round log pieces and be used as long benches.

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Lighting Lighting is not something home owners would overlook in their indoor spaces, and it should also be considered for outdoor spaces. Invest in solar lawn lights to mark or make pathways to outdoor living spaces. Lanterns and fairy lights create a calm and magical atmosphere too. Tiki torches, citronella torches, and floating candles in your water element also add ambience.

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exhibition opened in April and runs until 19th July. The Museum is open on Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 10am-4pm.

The Guildford Comedy Club have a Mini Comedy Festival coming up in June/July, at The Stoke pub, Stoke Road, Guildford, with comedians bringing their preview shows ahead of Edinburgh Festival: Wed 4th June – master of anecdotal storytelling Geoff Norcott and musical crowd-pleaser Jonny Awsum; Wed 18th June – Live At the Apollo’s Zoë Lyons and internationally renowned doublebassist Jim Tavare (as seen in Harry Potter); Wed 2nd July – BBC New Comedian of the Year Lucy Beaumont and as seen on ‘Russell Howard’s Good News’ Iain Stirling; Wed 16th July – internet musical comedy hit Vikki Stone and a guest so big we can’t even announce their name!; Wed 30th July – upand-coming gagsmith Paul Savage and one act yet to be announced.

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All shows run from 8pm-10.30pm and are £6 in advance from www. youmustbestoking.com, or £8 on the door. All shows compered by resident MC Paul Kerensa, Guildfordian and writer for BBC1’s Miranda and Not Going Out.

Lane, Burpham GU4 7ND. (Grid Ref: TQ 011527), at 9.30am. Bring binoculars if possible. The walk is unsuitable for buggies, very young children or dogs. Further details: gadcom2010@gmail.com, telephone 01372 467074

For anyone interested in birds, do join this walk on Thursday 5th June with local RSPB members to find and identify birds at Riverside Nature Reserve in Guildford.

Suitable for both beginners and experts, it’s a gentle walk of about three hours (two miles) to spot birds on the lake, in the fields and woods and along the riverside. You might see some woodland birds and water birds, plus birds only seen in summer such as hirundines (swallows, martins), warblers, and maybe some dragonflies and butterflies. Go prepared for the weather on the day - outdoor shoes or boots are a must! You may like to take a drink and snack.

Start: Meet at car park off Bowers

Watermill Jazz continues to meet as usual every Thursday evening at the Friends Life Social Club in Pixham Lane. Doors open at 8pm for 8.30pm start. This month’s top performers are: The Jay Phelps Quintet with Denys Baptiste (5th), the Julian Siegel Quartet (12th), Guillermo Rozenthuler and Rioplatenses (19th), and the Dave Newton Trio (26th). Tickets are priced at £17/£18, call 07415 815784.

A Garden Party is being held at Culver, Spook Hill, North Holmwood on Saturday 7th June from 10.30am- 2.30pm in aid of the Community Building Project.

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books, cakes, ‘good as new’. There will be a raffle and refreshments will be available all day with ploughman’s lunches from 12 noon.

In contrast, I Have a Dream and Money, Money, Money will celebrate Abba’s achievement in winning the Eurovision Song Contest exactly 40 years ago.

The Ladybirds Choir directed

by Helena Twentyman will be performing ‘Disney Magic and other Memories’ on Saturday 7th June at 3pm in the United Reformed Church Hall, West Street, Dorking. Tickets £7.50 from 01737 843662 or on the door. Tea and cakes afterwards!

Profits to The Leatherhead Swans Club which provides sports and recreation for disabled people and is the largest club of its kind in the south of England. As is their custom, there will also be some anniversaries to mark - they will be commemorating the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of WWI by singing some songs which were popular during the war era such as Roses of Picardy and There’s a Long, Long Trail.

The National Garden Scheme (NGS) has raised over £20m for nursing and care charities in the past 10 years. I really think it is a wonderful concept and apart from raising so much money allows us, the general public, to visit some of the country’s most beautiful gardens, from huge formal gardens to little cottage gardens. The NGS Festival Weekend takes place over 7th/8th June and there are a number of lovely gardens open in Surrey, including Loseley Park in Guildford, Glenavon Close in Esher, Moleshill Park and Fairmile Lea in Cobham. Do have a look at their website www.ngs.org.uk and use the online ‘garden search’ tool for further details, directions and photos.

There are also three live opera screenings at the Dorking Halls in June. Richard Strauss’ bittersweet Viennese comedy Der Rosenkavalier from Glyndebourne, (8th at 4.30pm) Berlioz’ Benvenuto Cellini from the English National Opera at the London Coliseum, (17th at 7pm) and Puccini’s Manon Lescaut from the Royal Opera House, (24th at 6.45pm). Tickets for each screening are £17 and can be booked by calling 01306 881717.

Are you single and looking to meet new people? If so why not contact Icebreakers - a local dining club for the single over 40’s. They meet every few weeks for a meal at a number of different venues in West Sussex and Surrey. There is always a friendly atmosphere and new people are welcomed into the group by the organiser and existing members. There’s no membership or joining fee so members feel free

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Friday June 20th at 7.30pm Holy Trinity Church, Guildford Celebrate the first night of the Guildford Summer Festival with a rib ticking explosion of live orchestral music, featuring Saint Saens joyous ‘Carnival of the Animals’ and ‘Carnival 2’ by Guildford composer Peter White.

Double bass supremo Tom Martin will join the fun, together with BBC Surrey Breakfast Show host James Cannon who will compere the evening..

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Walkers are invited to explore some new paths through Surrey and help raise funds to restore the Wey & Arun Canal with the 42nd annual “Poddle” sponsored walk on Sunday 8th June. One of the highlights of the walk will be the new riverside path created by the Wey & Arun Canal Trust (WACT) along the banks of the Cranleigh Waters in Shalford. This new path, built by volunteers, winds its way from Shalford towards Bramley and takes in part of what will be the new Hunt Nature Park. The walk starts from the National Trust’s 18th century waterwheel, Shalford Mill, situated in Shalford. The circular walk covers 12 miles and includes refreshment points and a lunch stop before finishing at Shalford Church. There is also an option for a shorter afternoon walk, starting

from Shalford Church. This is aimed at families, is four miles long and will start at 2pm. Anyone wanting to join the longer walk, which will be signposted and with a map provided, should arrive between 9am and 10.30am. Walkers opting for the shorter route should arrive at the church between 1pm-2pm.

For more details about how to join the walk and raise money towards this registered charity which is currently restoring the canal in Surrey and Sussex, contact Margaret Darvill on 01483 894606 or email poddle@weyandarun. co.uk. A downloadable sponsorship form is available from the WACT website www.weyandarun. co.uk. Walkers are asked to raise a minimum of £20. Other charities can also benefit from walkers joining the Poddle by entering as a team and pledging to raise more than £200. Any money raised by team entries will be split equally with a charity of the team’s choosing.

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Fight cancer with laughter! Guildfordbased cancer charity The Fountain Centre is excited to announce its first Comedy Night, on Sunday 8th June. It features three on-trend comedians: Russell Hicks, Sunna Jarman and Ola! and takes place in the beautiful Roger Tichbourne Pub in Loxwood. The evening kicks off with a free glass of wine and some delicious nibbles while you get ready for some very funny entertainment. For more information and box office details visit the website www.fountaincentre.org or www. facebook.com/FountainCentre .

Peaslake Open Gardens takes place on Sunday 8th June 2014, from 12 noon to 5pm. Entry costs including FREE raffle ticket: adults £6; seniors £5; children under 14 voluntary contributions please.

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SOARING INTO SPACE The University of Surrey is involved in a plethora of projects about Space. Read on to get a glimpse into some of these exciting initiatives.

Dealing with space debris and monitoring spacecraft Have you ever wondered what happens to satellites when they cease to work or come to the end of their life?

Researchers at Surrey are working on technology that could help clear up space debris and service spacecraft.

As the Head of the Surrey Technology for Autonomous systems and Robotics (STAR) Lab within the Surrey Space Centre, Professor Yang Gao and her team are working on a four-year project called ‘Reconfigurable Autonomy’.

“Repairing space vehicles and sorting out space debris is challenging, dangerous and costs a lot when you employ humans to do the work,” she says. “This is why the space industry demands robotic solutions to do this instead.

“We are creating intelligent robotic systems to inspect, monitor and identify when spacecraft needs repairing.

These systems will also have the potential to support astronauts on space missions, and to deal with space debris.

“Our autonomous technology will be deployed in snakelike robots. These robots will have a great deal of manipulability, building a perception of their environment using built-in cameras. Our technology could also work on simpler platforms, such as robotic arms, like the type used in car manufacturing factories.”

This may make it possible for robots to assist astronauts in the International Space Station – by carrying out hardware checks and testing equipment in the run-up to important missions.

Another potential application is within the nuclear industry, identifying decommissioned radioactive waste in nuclear plants, saving human operators from potential radiation exposure.

“Such techniques allow humans to operate robotic systems from a safe distance, letting the robot deal with risky tasks and interact with unknown or faulty objects in Space, or in radioactive nuclear plants on Earth. Once fully developed, the technology will be robust and reliable, and can benefit other space projects such as AAReST led by Professor Underwood.”

Professor Gao’s ultimate goal is to deploy reconfigurable, autonomous robots in spacecraft of different sizes and shapes. “I feel robotic agents will play a crucial role in future space missions in supporting astronauts, and my team are enthusiastic and excited about new opportunities and applications of the technologies we are developing.”

AAReST

The robot’s vision system means that the technology can recognise objects (shapes, colours, angles) as a human would, learning to detect, track and recognise anomalies of the spacecraft.

Professor Craig Underwood is leading the UK’s side of a project called AAReST, which stands for the ‘Autonomous Assembly of a Reconfigurable Space Telescope’.

“If you had a malfunctioning part on a moving spacecraft, our technology enables space robots to detect these issues, and to potentially fix the problem there and then, without human intervention.”

AAReST was formed with the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and UK researchers from the University of Surrey in 2009. Its main aim is to create a new kind of large-scale, self-

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assembling telescope, 100m in diameter. This telescope will capture images of Space in more detail, and over greater distances than ever before.

Professor Underwood explains, “We want to create a big, flexible and cost-effective telescope that takes a better picture of Space than any other. To do this, we need to build a massive photographic aperture in Space – a telescope that will photograph deep Space.”

This aperture will be constructed from lots of separate, smaller satellites which will be launched into Space and then automatically come together to form one huge telescope.

Each satellite carries a mirror, whose shape can change to form the perfect optical surface.

“Astronomers need big telescopes for Space.

The bigger the mirror, the more light you can gather, so fainter objects can be identified and captured on camera. Due to the time it takes for light to travel through Space, when we look at faint objects we are actually looking back in time so it is exciting to have the ability to look at Space’s past.

“Because our telescope will be flexible, and assemble and reassemble itself, it will be able to adapt to suit different space-scapes in the solar system and beyond. With such an enormous and flexible telescope we could not only discover new planets and new life in the Universe, but also protect people on Earth from severe weather or natural phenomena through improved monitoring of Earth from Space – telescopes can look down as well as up!”

To prove that a large-scale Space telescope of this nature will work, the team is first building a smaller-scale prototype, named a ‘MicroSat’.

This MicroSat comprises a core satellite carrying a special camera on a long boom, with two tiny deployable ‘mirror-sats’ which enable the camera to record Space in high-definition detail.

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more powerful. NASA is also building the James Webb Space Telescope, which is bigger than Hubble, but the mirror is still rigid and inflexible and ultimately still limited in size.”

The AAReST project has passed a preliminary design review, where teams from NASA and associated academics assessed the project’s viability. With this vote of confidence, Professor Underwood hopes that his team’s prototype will build support for the initiative to create a full-size, 100m telescope for use on Earth as well as Space exploration. Aside from the incredible potential to discover new planets and learn more about our Galaxy in Space, the telescope could also orbit our planet, looking down in real-time, with applications in search missions to find debris in oceans, and to track and predict natural disasters.

He concludes, “The beauty of this project is that the satellite will automatically build itself, like an intelligent robot.”

Galaxy evolution through the eyes of globular clusters Professor Mark Gieles, Chair of Surrey’s Astrophysics Research Group, is exploring the origin of the Milky Way and its globular clusters – the stars that orbit the Galaxy’s centre. These are systems containing several hundred thousand stars that are almost as old as the Universe, and therefore they carry important information about the birth and evolution of the Milky Way itself.

He recently secured a grant from the European Research Council, to build a research team at the University of Surrey.

Professor Gieles and his group are performing detailed computer simulations of the evolutions of these globular clusters, reenacting the journey of particles through Space to learn about their lives. This simulation will then be compared to data of the ESA-Gaia satellite launched (not by Surrey) into Space last year to compile a map of over a billion stars in the Milky Way over the coming decade.

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to question common perceptions such as the Milky Way being perfectly spherical, and it is entirely possible that the data that Gaia delivers over the next ten years will prove this hypothesis correct.

The Gaia satellite is currently travelling around the sun, mapping stars in the Galaxy, multiple times.

Its orbit takes the same as the Earth (one year), and the Gaia satellite continuously compares the new positions of stars to their previously measured positions.

Comparing the changing positions of these stars can tell researchers how strong the Milky Way’s gravitational pull is, and can therefore give them more of an idea about what will happen in the future. More importantly, it shows scientists how the Galaxy may have formed. The movement of stars will reveal more about the existence of dark matter, phenomena that scientists believe exists but which cannot be observed with existing methods.

Formation of structure in a ‘warm dark matter’ Universe, photo credit Justin Read and Alex Hobbs

“The scientific community is engaged in this initiative, and to bring these ideas together, Professor Justin Read and myself initiated the ‘Gaia Challenge’, calling on astrophysicists from across the world to build a variety of mock-galaxy formations and globular clusters on computers, bringing together all these possibilities in order to explore new theories about the origins of the Universe.

“We can’t wait to get the next batch of data from the Gaia satellite.

Then we can test out our predictions and methods of analysis, and see what the Milky Way is really like. How old is it? How did it evolve?”

“We still do not know what or where dark Formation of a large galactic disk in the early Universe, photo credit matter is within the Milky Oscar Agertz Way,” Professor Gieles says. “But the movement and behaviour of these stars Further space projects - mapped out thanks to Gaia - is the only way we can study where this matter might be. Once we know more - Improving the ‘wasp drill’ to drill about the locations of the stars, and strength of their into highly-oxidised rocks on other gravitational pull, we can paint a better picture of what planets the Milky Way looks like and how it behaves. In turn, we hope to understand more about dark matter and its - Creating a ‘flying wing’ aircraft to fly effect on our Milky Way. on Mars “It will be at least two years before Gaia starts to return data that we can use. But that doesn’t mean our work FIND OUT MORE can’t start. Along with international collaborators, we Discover more by following the two links below: are creating a range of mock-formations of stars, to help Surrey Space Centre - www.surrey.ac.uk/ssc us try to begin predicting what shape the Milky Way is.”

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Dorking Camerata: ‘A Fancy of Folk Songs’ takes place on Sunday 8th June at 6.30pm at St Barnabas Church, Ranmore, RH5 6SP. Apparently, the sun always shines for Dorking Camerata Chamber Choir’s summer concert! So take a parasol as well as your picnic. Under the baton of Amy Bebbington, the programme is a delightful collection of folk songs arranged by Andrew Carter. Tickets are £13 or for 16- 30’s, £8. Under 16’s are free.

Available on the door or in advance from Elizabeth Dobson Tel 01306 881479 or emddh7@hotmail.com Guildford Rambling Club, formed in 1973, provides members with walks in the beautiful countryside around Guildford. The walks take place on Sundays and sometimes during the week as well. Most are around 10 miles but there are usually shorter options available.

Walks generally start at 10am and finish around 4pm with a stop for

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lunch. Have a look at their website www. guildfordramblingclub. org.uk for full details of walks coming up and also information on membership.

The Probus Club of the Horsleys is a luncheon club for retired professional and business gentlemen and meets on the second Monday of each month at the Leatherhead Leisure Centre.

A convivial lunch is followed by an interesting speaker, who can cover a number of entertaining topics.

Ladies’ lunches are held twice a year to include wives, partners or friends and occasional outings are also arranged. Visitors and new members are welcome. For further information contact David Lush on 01483 280267.

It’s hard to believe that one of the most successful folk-rock duos, Simon and Garfunkel, recorded their first No.1 hit single ‘The Sound of Silence’ nearly 50 years

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ago. On Wednesday 11th June the Simon and Garfunkel Story comes to G Live in Guildford. It tells the story from their early days when they were known as ‘Tom and Jerry’ up to the 1981 reformation concert in Central Park. The show starts at 7.30pm and tickets are £18.50 plus £2 booking fee. Go online to www.

GLive.co.uk or call 0844 7701 797.

You can of course call in to G Live during opening hours.

Guildford’s award winning professional theatre, Guildford Shakespeare Company (GSC), kick off their 9th Open-Air season with the gloriously frivolous comedy Twelfth Night. “If music be the food of love, play on” - I can still remember the opening line from when I did it for ‘O’ level English.

If only I could remember what I did yesterday! Set amidst the leafy surroundings of Guildford Castle Gardens, some of Shakespeare’s best-loved characters – Sir Toby Belch, Malvolio, Viola, and Sir

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Andrew Aguecheek – combine with some of his most enduring poetry in GSC’s new production of this brilliant comedy. The play runs from 12th to 28th June (no performances Sundays) and starts at 7.30pm. Tickets are £21 Adult, £17.50 Concessions (Over 60, under 16, students, Equity). Go to www.guildford-shakespearecompany.co.uk or call the Box Office on 01483 304384. For the diary GSC’s next production is Henry V which will be performed in the grounds of Guildford Cathedral.

It will run from 14th to 26th July and tickets are available now.

Surrey Artists Open Studios is an annual event which takes place across the county for two weeks in June. This year a group of eight local artists will be taking up residence at The Old School Room, Peaslake from 12th June 6.00pm-8.30pm, 13th-15th June 11am-5pm. Amanda Cobbett, Becca Clegg, Fleur Andreas, Gill Denyer, Julie Barham, Lillian Spibey, Louisa Sullivan and Tim Burns will be showcasing their work, which includes ceramics, glass, painting, photography, sculpture and textiles. There will also be workshops in felting, papier mâché sculptures, digital photography and mixed media. See http://www. surreyopenstudios.org.uk/event/ studios.php?ven_number=136 for further details or to book.

My goodness, there is a lot going on at Polesden Lacey this month.

It’s the time of year for summer activities and one of them is croquet.

I have always enjoyed having a go but to be honest I haven’t really got a clue as to the finer points of the game. So I was interested to read that Polesden Lacey is holding Croquet Coaching days during the summer. They are on Saturdays 14th June, 12th July, 9th August and 13th September and there are two sessions, 11am to 1pm and 2pm to 4pm. If you fancy honing 18

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your skills, call 01372 452048 or go to www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ polesdenlacey . Also have a look at the website to find out about all the other events taking place in June.

up. They are also hoping to hold a fun dog show. Look out for posters for more information. If you can help with the dog show, please get in touch by ringing Debs on 01306 710003.

The Surrey Hills Family Concert will be held on Saturday 14th June at 6.30pm at Cranleigh Village Hall. Tickets are £8 for adults and £4 for children and include refreshments. Available from the choir website www.surreyhillschoirs.co.uk or call Debbie on 01483 276281. The evening brings together the Training Choir, Young Voices and Singers (mum’s choir) for an entertaining evening of song.

There is a lovely mixed programme that should appeal to everyone.

A Summer’s Evening with Mozart on Saturday 14th June at 7pm.

David Ward, pianist and raconteur, his wife, Elizabeth, clarinet, and Gillian Thompson, soprano, will present a programme of Mozart’s beautiful music combined with readings from his entertaining and revealing letters. The evening will begin with pieces composed by the infant prodigy at the age of five and end with music written in the last years of his short life; it will include piano music, songs and arias, and the much-loved slow movement of his clarinet concerto.

The evening will take place at Practical Philosophy Guildford, St Catherine’s School House, 26a Portsmouth Rd, Guildford, GU2 4DJ. Entry is £10 per person, including a glass of wine. Tickets will be on a first come, first served basis.

On Saturday 14th June at 7pm, a special free organ recital will be given at St Martin’s Church in Dorking by Martin Ellis to mark the 150th anniversary of the Royal College of Organists. This forms part of a series of celebratory organ recitals being given across the country. It is also Martin’s final organ recital in Dorking before his retirement; a grand ‘farewell’ concert will follow next month.

For more information call 01306 742629.

Beare Green Community Association is holding a Family Fun Day on Saturday 14th June from 2.00pm-5.30pm at the village hall and park. This year, the fun day is shaping up to be bigger and better than ever! They have a bouncy castle, bucking bronco, ice cream van, popcorn and candy floss, and fairground games. There will be a fantastic children’s entertainer, as well as a real ale tent, barbecue, entertainment from local groups and all the usual games and stalls. They will also be holding a children’s competition for the best LEGO model and best decorated cupcake with classes for under seven years and eight years and

The local WaterAid group invite you all to join their Walk for Water at beautiful Newlands Corner near Guildford on Saturday 14th June.

There’s a choice of four signposted circular walks with something for everyone: wheelchair users, family groups to serious hikers. While enjoying the fresh air and superb scenery you’ll be helping people in the developing world to provide their own clean water, sanitation and hygiene. This transforms their lives from day-to-day survival to getting an education and earning a living. Goodbye poverty! You can get sponsors or simply make a donation (however large or small). Dogs are welcomed. The shortest circuit is a half mile tarmac path and the longest is eight miles across the Downs. There is no fixed start time: walkers free to start at any time from 9am. Find out more vantagepointmag.co.uk

Dorking and its music Ian Codd gives us the low-down

Dorking is a delightful place to live, being a small town full of character and interest and set amid beautiful countryside. Another very attractive feature is the high quality of its musical offering. Within and around the town there are many organisations - including choirs, orchestras and other groups and societies - which offer a rich variety of concerts of all kinds.

Leith Hill Musical Festival is one of the oldest societies, founded well over 100 years ago.

Each year around Easter it presents a feast of choral music, with three days of competitions and concerts. This involves a dozen local choirs from Dorking and other towns and villages; a youth choirs day; and a performance of a Bach Passion. It was conducted for many years by Ralph Vaughan Williams, one of this country’s greatest composers and a resident of Dorking.

The present conductor is the well-known broadcaster Brian Kay. The Dorking Concertgoers Society presents an excellent series of concerts each year at the Dorking Halls, with professional performers. A typical season includes a couple of orchestral concerts, a string quartet series and other concerts, such as a piano or violin recital. The plans for next season include a concert of Indian classical music - this will be a rare treat.

Dorking has not one, but two amateur orchestras: the Dorking Philharmonic and the Dorking Chamber Orchestra, both of which give regular concerts of a high calibre and often feature soloists. In addition, the Surrey Philharmonic Orchestra often plays in Dorking.

The town has its own choir, the Dorking Choral Society. As well as participating in the Leith Hill Festival, the choir gives its own concerts in November and in the summer, exploring a wide range of repertoire from baroque to contemporary.

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The Dorking Camerata is a small chamber choir of keen singers who enjoy making music together and delight in devising innovative programmes. In addition, the choirs from Brockham and Ashtead often present their concerts in Dorking.

St Martin’s church is another good source of music. There is a regular series of Thursday lunchtime concerts, featuring organists, pianists, singers and other musicians, as well as other occasional concerts given by the church choir.

For jazz lovers, Watermill Jazz meets every Thursday evening with a different line-up of talented performers each week, including many of the top names in jazz. The group is currently celebrating its twentieth anniversary.

Every October, Mole Valley holds a month-long Arts Alive festival, and many of the events - musical and otherwise - take place in and around Dorking.

Each year the Dorking Dramatic and Operatic Society presents a major production of an operetta or musical at the Dorking Halls.

In addition to hosting live concerts, the Dorking Halls is now screening opera performances - some live and some recorded - from the Royal Opera House, English National Opera, Glyndebourne, and even from Moscow. This new initiative offers people the chance to see top-class opera easily and at a most reasonable price.

I hope you will see from the above that there is a great deal of excellent music to enjoy in Dorking. If you already attend some of these events, why not broaden your horizons and try something different - perhaps a choir concert or a string quartet?

If you haven’t yet sampled Dorking’s music, then give it a try.

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Wacky Races

Things to make for and with boys (and girls)

Hold your own Wacky Rally with your friends and race your fastest cars against each other. Use jam jar lids, juice and milk carton tops, cotton reels, buttons, old CDs or discs cut from card for the wheels and anything you like for the body. The Batmobile was made by taping straw axles to the bottom of a plastic drink bottle. Design a sign and a chequered flag and get set to go!

Here’s how to make some of the cars on the grid …

Balloon Car Use wind power to propel a junk car across the floor. The body of the car can be made from any kind of box - the trick is to angle the bendy straw upwards to keep the balloon off the floor. Remember, the car will go in the direction of the balloon.

Tape two pieces of straw to the base of the matchbox.

Cut two axles from wooden skewers a little wider than the box, push through the straw and fix a wheel on each end (as for the Elastic band car).

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Cut the lip off the balloon and tape the balloon firmly to the bendy end of the straw. Bend the straw upwards and tape to the top of the box. Trim the other end of the straw leaving enough so you can blow through it to inflate the balloon.

Decorate it if you like.

Blow up the balloon, set the car on the ground and watch it go!

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Elastic Band Car You will need: • Sturdy cardboard tube, such as from a roll of foil • Drinking straw • Wooden skewers • Plastic lids for wheels • Glue • Thick elastic band • Plastic milk bottle to cut up for the nose and tail

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Elastic bands have been silently powering thousands of junk cars across pavements and living rooms for decades. Once you’ve mastered the technology you can adapt it to your own vehicle design. Think of this one as a starting point. You’ll find lots of other ideas on the internet on maker’s forums.

Although simple in design, it can be quite tricky to get these cars to run properly because if the axles aren’t straight, or the wheels aren’t fixed really securely to the axles, they won’t turn.

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Make two holes at opposite ends of the cardboard tube and insert two short lengths of drinking straw. Push short lengths of a wooden skewer through the straws and attach wheels to each end. Plastic milk bottle and jar lids are good here. Put them on a wooden board and pierce the centre with a sharp skewer, knitting needle or nail. Then push on to the skewer. They should stay, but if not, glue with a blob of strong plastic model making glue.

Push a third short skewer through the tube about three quarters of the way down. This should be really snug – you may want to glue it in place. Cut a thick elastic band into a long strip and tie one end to this skewer and one end to the back axle.

You can experiment with a second elastic band on the other side too.

To run your car, turn the back axle to wind the elastic tight, then put it on the ground and release.

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This project is just one from the excellent book called ‘Boy Craft ’ by Sara Duchars and Sarah Marks. Published by Frances Lincoln (www.franceslincoln.com). There are over 50 things to make and do. Some of it is quite American, but it’s crammed full of great explanatory drawings and photographs so is easy to use. Great fun.

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Taking your pet on holiday Since 2000, the implementation of the Pet Travel Scheme (PETS) has meant that pet animals (dogs, cats and ferrets) can travel into the UK without the need for quarantine, providing strict guidelines have been followed. The impact of this for most of us is that it is now possible to take our dogs on holiday into Europe for short breaks and include them in holiday plans outside the UK; hence this article is aimed at dogs specifically.

What does this mean? Your dog must have a microchip implanted prior to having the initial rabies vaccination and this vaccination must stay up to date according to vaccine manufacturers guidelines. It will be entered into your pet’s personal EU passport which they will be issued, but beware that even being one day out of date when you return from holiday means you will not be allowed to reenter the UK. After the initial vaccination, your dog will only be allowed to return to the UK once 21 days have elapsed, so allow this time before you travel. The requirement for a blood test showing that the animal has responded properly to the vaccine has been relaxed, although as a practice we still strongly recommend this for your peace of mind as not every vaccine is effective in every animal.

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There are various diseases present abroad that are not seen in the UK and several of them are transmitted by biting insects and ticks. Pets living in the UK will not have encountered these diseases before travelling abroad and so are likely to be highly susceptible to these illnesses which can be very difficult to treat and can be fatal. We recommend a check up with your vet ideally at least 10-12 weeks in advance to discuss where you plan to go, what diseases may be encountered and, very importantly, what preventative measures you need to take to minimise the risk of these diseases being picked up.

You will need to prevent ticks being picked up and allowed to feed (to prevent against Babesiosis, Ehrlichiosis and Hepatozoonosis). You will need to try to prevent sand-flies biting (to prevent against Leishmaniasis) and you will also need to worm to prevent Heartworm. There is a vaccine available for Leishmaniasis which, combined with protection from biting flies, will minimise risk as much as possible. The initial course is three doses, the dog needs to be at least 6 months old and from the first dose to the vaccine being effective is a minimum of 10 weeks so a lot of forward planning is needed.

It all sounds very time consuming and costly and may put you off from taking your dog abroad. If you are even thinking about it, then the best thing to do is to make an appointment to see your vet to discuss the pros and cons of foreign adventures so that you are fully informed. If you do decide to take the plunge then plan carefully, don’t neglect preventative measures and ideally make sure that you are fully covered by insurance. Every company will vary so check your policy very carefully so that if you are unfortunate enough to have problems you are able to do the best for your dog without financial restrictions.

Finally... have a wonderful holiday from all of us here at Newdigate Vets!

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This Father’s Day, what about treating Dad to a day out he will really love. (Will my children read this?). Whether he enjoys real ales, classic cars, woodcraft or getting closer to nature, the National Trust in Surrey has everything you need to help dad and the rest of the family have a great day out.

He could have a go at archery at Clandon Park, near Guildford, and afterwards enjoy a roast lunch in the restaurant. Polesden Lacey, near Dorking, is pulling out the stops with a local brewers’ beer tent, lazy jazz minstrels and classic cars to make dad’s day special. For more information and ideas for great value family days out go to www.nationaltrust.org.uk.

It is of course a great time of year to visit RHS Garden, Wisley. It is open daily 10am (9am Saturday and Sunday) to 6pm (summertime from 15th March – 19th October 2014). The best way to find out about all the events going on in June is to look at their website www.rhs.org.uk/wisley but you can also call 0845 260 9000. I would just mention their Fathers Day event on Sunday 15th June.

A great day out not just for Dad, but for all the family. There’ll be a survival skills challenge, construct a mini raft, make a camouflage crown and build dens, too. As an extra treat, why not pop into the new British Food Hall for a spot of tea?

Free with normal garden entry.

Also, the Garden will be open from 9am – 9pm on Saturday 21st June, Summer Solstice, so make the most of the longest day of the year, the summer sunlight and the beautiful blooms. Oh, and if you are a fan of pelargoniums, there is a stunning display in the Glasshouse up to 15th June. Glasshouse times: 10am to 5.15pm, last entry 5pm. Free with normal garden entry.

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Canine Capers is on at Hatchlands Park in Clandon, near Guildford on Sunday 15th June from 11am to 4pm. The ever-popular dog show is returning to Hatchlands. With fun categories such as ‘Dog Most Like its Owner’, ‘Best Dressed Hound and Handler’ and ‘Most Obedient Dog’, there should be something for every dog (and owner!). There will also be a variety of stalls to browse. Normal admission applies (+ £1.50 per dog per class). Visit w w w. n a t i o n a l t r u s t . o r g . u k / hatchlands-park On Father’s Day, treat the special man in your life to a trip on the Wey & Arun Canal whilst enjoying a tasty bacon butty washed down with tea or coffee! The 90 minute trips depart at 9.45am and 12noon. Tickets: £12 for adults; £8 for children. Booking in advance is essential. Then on Friday 20th June, celebrate the eve of the Summer Solstice by gently cruising through beautiful countryside on one of the longest evenings of the year, enjoy a sparkling summer drink and a sensational salad supper.

The trip departs at 7.30pm and lasts for approximately 2.5 hours.

Tickets: £18 per person. Booking in advance is essential. To book seats on any of the forthcoming special cruises or if you would like information about private charters or weekend public trips, please call the Wey & Arun Canal Trust Office on 01403 752403 or email office@ weyandarun.co.uk.

There’s a little gem in Dorking called The Green Room Theatre which has been bringing diverse and award-winning live theatre to Dorking since the 1960s. From the outside the Green Room Theatre is an unprepossessing group of WW11 huts behind the Dorking Halls. Inside is a delightful intimate theatre which seats 85, has a revolving stage, dressing rooms, props and costume storage accommodation, showers, kitchen,

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lounge and bar. All this was achieved by the Dorking Dramatic and Operatic Society (DDOS) members themselves. At the moment, a major refurbishment of the bar, clubroom and reception area is taking place thanks to a starter grant from the Surrey County Council. Their next production is ‘84 Charing Cross Road’, which runs from 17th to 21st June. It’s a wonderful story, immortalised in a film by Anthony Hopkins and Anne Bancroft. Tickets available from the Dorking Halls Box Office 01306 881717. DDOS warmly welcome new members and new audiences. The Social Committee has a programme of events lined up for the Green Room which will be advertised on their website www.ddos.org.uk.

‘Picnic & Pimm’s’ and ‘Midsummer Music’ at Chilworth Manor. Take your own picnics and drink, one free glass of Pimm’s or wine with each ticket. Cash bar. Runs from 6.00pm – 9.30pm, Thursday 19th June in aid of St. Martha’s Church, Guildford; Friday 20th June in aid of Surrey Sands (for stillborn babies); Saturday 21st June in aid of Mobile Physio. Tickets: 19th and 20th June are £15. 21st June, £20. Car Parking £5 per car. All proceeds will go to the three charities. More information at www.chilworthmanor.net.

Guildford Natural History Society has two interesting coach trips coming up soon. If you hurry, you may be in time to catch a place on a trip by coach to Emsworth, near Chichester, said to be the liveliest harbour village of the 12 individual villages and three nearby towns along the shoreline of Chichester harbour. This is on Thursday 19th June. On Thursday 17th July they are due to go to Magdalen Hill Down for flowers and butterflies and New Alresford for tea. Details of both trips from Gwen Comerford on 01483 893524. There will also be short walks on Thursley 23

Salad Days A local farm shop has taken salad growing all the way from Surrey to our finest restaurants...

When Frederick Augustus Secrett started his business in 1908 with a loan from his father, he could not have imagined that over a hundred years and four generations later his business would be still be going from strength to strength.

Back then Frederick bought a small farm in Kew and just a few years later added to this with Marsh Farm in Twickenham and eventually a further Farm at Walton-onThames.

In 1937 Frederick moved his family and business to Milford in Surrey where it has been ever since and is now considered an integral part of the Milford village community. Something of a hub for both local residents and ‘foodies’ from further afield.

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The business has certainly changed over those years but at the heart of Secretts there remains a passionate determination to grow first class crops and deliver them at their freshest to the customers, whether that is Secretts own Farm Shop or elsewhere through its wholesale operations. In recent years the Secretts Farm team have developed a range of baby leaf salads that have set them apart from other growers and added to their reputation for growing innovative and exciting crops.

The production team have focussed on growing leaf varieties that are packed with flavour and colour such as the peppery Land Cress, mild and sweet Tat Soi, fiery Greek Cress and the gorgeous deep crimson of Red Amaranth.

The Farm Manager, Greg Secrett (pictured opposite), is continually reviewing the range of baby leaf he grows and can respond quickly to the changing demands of his customers. “It is important for us to be different”, he explains. “If the supermarkets begin stocking a certain salad leaf then we lose interest in it.

We want to be one step ahead all the time and that is what our Restaurant customers and Farm Shop customers want too.”

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There is a growing and impressive list of chefs both locally, in London and further afield that regularly buy Secretts salad leaves and they mention it on their menus too, which is a great honour and reflects the high regard that the product enjoys.

Secretts leaves can now be found on the menu at Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, Le Gavroche, Le Manoir, The Fat Duck, The Ivy, Gordon Ramsay and Claridges… to name just a few. There is no question that the chefs at these establishments demand the very best quality ingredients and that is testament to just how good Secretts salad leaf is.

So what sets it apart? The reason the salad leaf grown at Secretts Farm is so special is because it is harvested just 14 to 21 days after germination. It really is a ‘baby’ leaf! Although this means that the yield weights are lower it is the only way to ensure that the leaf is consistently tender, juicy and full of flavour. If the leaves are left just a few days more they will begin to become leggy and lose the depth of flavour that is so very important.

Every seed tray is laid out by hand and carefully monitored and irrigated according to the variety requirements. The leaves are checked daily and when the optimum size is achieved the crop is harvested and packed unwashed into sealed bags. There is no chlorine or other preserving agents added, just sweet tender leaves and fresh air.

As well as bagged leaf much of the crop is sold loose so that customers in the Farm Shop can select just as much as they need. No more half eaten bags of soggy salad at the bottom of your fridge.

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Unlike many other farms in the Thames Valley, Secretts have continued to grow using the principles of a traditional market garden. This means that it has not set all of the land aside for just one or two high yielding crops but, instead it continues to grow a wide and hugely diverse mix right through the year.

As well as the baby leaf, Secretts Farm grows many varieties of lettuce including Lollo Rosso, Cos, Lollo Bionda and Baby Gem. The sight of the young lettuce plants in straight rows out in the field is really quite a joyful sight and reminds us that salad comes out of the ground and not a bag.

Then there are of course the wonderful summer crops of strawberries, raspberries, currants, gooseberries and plums. Not to mention, pumpkins, corn on the cob and all of the root vegetables later in the year.

How lucky are we to have a farm growing such a wide and exciting range of produce right here on our doorstep in the heart of the Surrey Hills?

And how proud would Frederick Augustus be, to know that the fine tradition and careful disciplines of growing fruit and vegetables that he started back in 1908 continue today, as it did then, at Secretts Farm?

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Guildford Summer Festival returns for its 31st year celebrating the town and local area. The Festival is bigger than ever before with over 100 different events to pick from. Family favourites such as the Town Centre Cycle Races, Guildford Festival Craft Fair, Farmers’ Markets, Guildford Cricket Festival, Guildford Lions Raft Race, Drama in the Castle Grounds, classical concerts, Guilfest and Walkfest all return for summer 2014. Guilford Summer Festival runs across the borough from 20th June to 15th August. Brochures are available from Guildford Tourist Information Centre, The Electric Theatre, G Live ticket shop and other distribution points around the borough. Tickets for most events are on sale now.

For full details, sign up to the mailing list and have a brochure which will be delivered right to your doorstep! Alternatively, visit www.guildfordsummerfestival. co.uk or find them on Facebook.

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Taking theatre outdoors

“Easily the most age-accessible Shakespeare I’ve watched, with adults and children alike in hoots of laughter…”

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BurntOut Theatre is a Surrey-based theatre company run by actress and director Clemmie Reynolds, who grew up in Shamley Green and went to St Catherine’s School in Bramley.

BurnOut Theatre specialises in open-air and site-specific theatre featuring original music played live by Clemmie’s brother James, a composer for TV and theatre. They will be touring their production of ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ to open-air venues in Surrey this July.

Clemmie set up BurntOut Theatre as a way to make work for herself and her fellow RADA drama school graduates in an increasingly saturated industry: “I quickly became ‘burntout’ with the apparent impenetrability of the acting world, particularly for women, and so decided to make my own work.”

The impetus for the company was a chance meeting with Caroline, Countess of Harrowby, of Burnt Norton in Gloucestershire. Caroline’s first husband very sadly died of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and she was looking for someone to put on a play in the beautiful grounds of her Cotswolds home, and raise money for the MS

Society in the process. Burnt Norton is a magical place that lends itself to open air theatre, in fact it was the notorious empty pools that were the inspiration behind the first part of T.S. Eliot’s famous poem ‘Four Quartets’.

That summer in 2012, Clemmie gathered her RADA classmates and set to work creating a production of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ in under six weeks. With no budget for rehearsal space, they rehearsed in a London park, declaiming ‘The course of true love never did run smooth’ to crowds of bemused picnickers.

The company borrowed costumes from a local school and lights and set from a local farmer. The performers gave up a week of their holidays rehearsing in all weather conditions, sleeping in a crumbling shed in the grounds and washing their hair in buckets - the glamorous life of an actor!

Caroline had no idea what to expect or whether anyone would come to the shows. But to everyone’s delight, the play attracted packed audiences and wonderful feedback: “Truly exceptional” said Prue Leith, whilst Roger Pringle, former Director of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, found it “enchanting”.

Crucially, it fulfilled Caroline’s wish to support the MS Society.

Over just five performances, the production raised over £8,000.

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part of the Guildford Fringe Festival, which has been gathering pace and followers since inception last July. Nick Wychsna, Guildford Fringe Festival’s Director, said: “To have such a large scale open-air Shakespeare play in Guildford Fringe Festival is a complete honour.

This is a production that is not to be missed”.

‘Much Ado About Nothing’ will be performed at Clandon Wood Natural Burial Reserve on 5th and 6th July and then at the Wintershall Estate in Bramley from 16th to 20th July.

Thus began BurntOut’s formula, of site-specific Shakespeare coupled with raising funds and awareness for charity.

Clemmie’s next move was to put on a show in her home county of Surrey. She had been to the ‘Life of Christ’ production at the Wintershall Estate in Bramley as a child, and had been enchanted by the epic vistas and wild woodlands of the estate. She wrote to Peter Hutley, the owner of Wintershall, asking if she might bring her band of players to his home to put on ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ in the magical and expansive grounds that seemed made for it. He agreed.

Wintershall lends itself to the energetic and frenetic nature that characterises BurntOut’s productions, rendering actors physically ‘burnt-out’ by the end! Audiences watch actors running from a mile away to enter the scene, and find themselves in a surroundsound experience, as characters appear from all sides; shouting, singing, sword fighting and dancing.

Clemmie was keen to involve local Surrey school children in the production, helping them to gain theatre experience onstage and backstage. Katherine Brookes, from the Duke of Kent School, said: “It was a truly inspiring production for us as a school theatre group”.

BurntOut’s productions are particularly suitable for children, and they hope to be able to attract lots more school groups and young people this year.

In 2013 the company also toured to Dorset, returned to Burnt Norton (with a WWI version of ‘As You Like It’), and won prestigious performance slots in RADA’s annual drama festival.

They continued to raise funds for charities at each venue including the MS Society and the Wind of Hope (for victims of HIV in Kenya).

This July BurntOut are delighted to be returning to Wintershall with Shakespeare’s ‘Much Ado About Nothing’, performing as June 2014

Audiences will be treated to lakeside performances of this much-loved romantic comedy with breathtaking views of the surrounding Surrey Hills. This 1920’s adaptation will invite audiences to don their best vintage outfits and picnic with the ‘bright young things’ of Duke Leonato’s Court. There will be flappers, a swing band, a trapeze artist and original music by company composer James Reynolds.

Local music maestro Ian Young will also join the team this year, bringing his excellent swing band to play at each performance. BurntOut Theatre will be raising money at each performance for local charities Disability Challengers and the Wintershall Charitable Trust Fund.

BurntOut Theatre is branching out in other ways this year, with their first commission of a new play. The play is set on a sugar plantation in 1808, and features interlinking stories of both slave and slave owners. It will be performed at the Victoria and Albert Museum in June, and in October at Holy Trinity Church in Clapham, where William Wilberforce began his abolition campaign.

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Book tickets for Much Ado About Nothing online at www.ticketsource.co.uk/GuildfordFringe or at Tourist Information Centre, High Street, Guildford or by calling 01483 444333.

To find more information about the company and get involved, visit www burntouttheatre.co.uk.

Images from bottom left: Burnt Norton with BurntOut Theatre cast of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’. Photo credit, Juliet Reynolds. Above left: Minstrels in A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Wintershall. Actors L-R - Andy Kinnear, James Reynolds. Photo credit Marina Leigh. Above: 1920s picnic at Clandon Wood. Models: L-R: Nick Wyschna, Charlotte Amey, Stephanie Shepherd. Photo credit: Dani Maimone.

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homecrafts and handicrafts. Their Summer and Autumn Shows, are open for viewing for non-members.

Membership is £8 a year – contact Roger Lindsay, Hon. Chairman, email sue.roger@virgin.net or Terry Lazenby, Hon. Treasurer, email terrylazenby@terrylazenby. plus.com.

The Damon Hill Karting Challenge 2014 takes place on Wednesday 25th June, in partnership with Daytona Sandown Park. Last year’s event saw over 150 drivers in some 30 teams take part in the two and half hour challenge, pitting their wits against one another. As well as professional racing drivers and celebrities, teams were made up of competitive businesses and individuals throughout the south.

Everyone enjoyed a great evening’s entertainment whilst raising much needed funds for the halow project, a Surrey based charity helping young adults with a learning disability. It takes place at Daytona Motorsport, Sandown park, KT10 8AN. Signing on from 3.15pm, briefings from 4pm. For enquiries contact Hannah or Richard of the Fundraising Team on 01483 447960.

Once you have registered your team and paid your fees they will send further information on the event and the pre-event registration process. More information at www. halowproject.org.uk.

The Rotary Club of Leatherhead is holding its 23rd Annual Charity Golf Day on Friday 27th June. It’s in aid of Leatherhead Samaritans and School in a Bag and kicks off at 12 noon at Effingham Golf Club.

Entry is £75 per person or £300 for a team of four. Includes a sandwich lunch and a buffet supper and prizes including a special prize for a hole in one! Further information and entry forms from Gary Zabel on 01372 500810 or email garyzabel@ntlworld.com or Chris Pellow on 01372 450615 or email chrisandjoanpellow@gmail.com.

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The Reduced Shakespeare Company will be bringing their entertaining, irreverent, fastpaced romp through the Bard’s plays to G Live on Saturday 28th June. The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised] was London’s longest running comedy having clocked a very palpable nine years in London’s West End at the Criterion Theatre. If you would like to join these madcap men in tights as they weave their wicked way through all of Shakespeare’s comedies, histories and tragedies in one wild ride that will leave you helpless with laughter, call the Box Office on 0844 7701 797 or go to www.glive. co.uk.

Beare Green and Newdigate Choral are now rehearsing for their Summer Concert when they will be singing John Rutter’s ‘Feel the Spirit’ and Alexander L’Estrange’s ‘Loves Philosophy’.

Conducted by Jamie Cordell, the soloist will be Mezzo Soprano Gillian McIlwraith and accompanist Anthea Smallwood. After the interval, during which there will be a buffet supper, the Nick Crawford Jazz trio including Frank Holder will entertain. The concert will take place on 28th June in the Weald School, Beare Green at 7.30pm. The price to include supper is £12 and tickets are available from 01306 631115. Rehearsals are held each Wednesday evening in Newdigate Village Hall at 7.45pm, new singers are always welcome, there is no audition required; just take along enthusiasm and a desire to listen and learn. Contact secretary@ bgncs.co.uk for more information.

Holmwood Marketplace is a monthly community market with 20 stalls of garden and farm gate produce, herbaceous perennials, annuals and herbs, new and second hand books, crafts, health and wellbeing services and local trades. There’s

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a ‘Seasonal Nutrition’ Cafe with a small range of vegetarian dishes based on locally grown produce where possible, and Slovak cakes.

Some stalls offer ‘have a go’ activities for adults and children.

At this month’s event on Saturday 28th June you can join a guided walk around North Holmwood looking at notable trees in the area through the eyes of an arboricultural consultant; local tree expert David Challice. The event runs from 12.30pm to 4pm at North Holmwood Village Hall, Spook Hill, RH5 4JP. Bus route 93, disabled access at front of the building. To book a place on the walk please contact jacqui@ communityrealm.org.uk or call 01306 741545. For more information please see www.facebook.com/ holmwoodmarketplace and http:// holmwoodmarketplace.wordpress. com.

There is a display of John Surtees cars and bikes at Mercedes Benz World, Brooklands on Sunday 29th June. There is also a new book out by him titled ‘My Incredible Life on Two and Four Wheels’. It’s a pictorial history of his life. It isn’t cheap at £50 but for a motor sport enthusiast it wouldn’t half make a smashing present!

Dorking writer Tony Earnshaw is staging his latest play, ‘The Speech’, as part of the Guildford Fringe on 3rd, 4th and 5th July.

In this biting political two hander, Liz Oldfield is the PM who has presided over a series of disasters.

Can she reassure the public, find a way through, and salvage some pride? Maybe. First, helped by speech writer John, she must face her demons. A humorous and thought-provoking exploration of honesty, spin, failure and redemption. Performances at 7pm at the Back Room, The Star, Quarry Street, Guildford. Tickets are £8 from www.ticketsource.co.uk/ GuildfordFringe . vantagepointmag.co.uk

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CLANDON PARK Sassoon. The war poet was second cousin to Hannah Gubbay, whose collection is housed at Clandon Park. The chosen poem, Survivors, was written whilst Sassoon was recuperating in a hospital.

Clandon is renowned for its grand Marble Hall and during WWI this was a ward for patients. The new displays at Clandon include a viewfinder camera, which shows a historic photograph of the ward superimposed on today’s view of the hall.

Sarah Watkins, House Steward at Clandon Park, said: “We hope we have created an immersive experience that brings Clandon Park’s WWI history to life. It’s difficult to imagine the sacrifices that were made by so many people during WWI. The operating theatre is the start of a five year image-led research project to find out more about this little-known part of Clandon Park’s history.”

Visitors to Clandon Park, near Guildford, will be able to step back a hundred years into a re-imagined 1914 WWI operating theatre.

The project is part of the National Trust’s commemoration of the centenary of the outbreak of WWI, showing Clandon Park’s little-known role as a military hospital.

The operating theatre was in the Earl of Onslow’s own dressing room – so chosen because of its even northeast light and running water. Carefully storing away the usual contents, the National Trust team at Clandon Park have transformed the room, reproducing nurses’ uniforms and the hospital blues and even introducing the smell of carbolic soap.

The original medical record books and autograph books in which the nurses asked their patients to write and draw in are on display, alongside replicas that visitors can leaf through.

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Images from top: A WWI operating theatre has been re-imagined in the Earl of Onslow’s dressing room at Clandon Park; drawings from the nurses’ autograph books have been printed onto canvases and are displayed in the Earl of Onslow’s dressing room; visitors can flick through reproductions of autograph books. Owned by the nurses who worked at Clandon Park, they are filled with drawings, poems and signatures made by the soldiers who spent time there.

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The operating theatre is part of a five year project commemorating Clandon Park’s role in WWI. To find out more please visit www. nationaltrust.org.uk/clandon-park or call 01483 222482.

During WWI, the Earl and Countess of Onslow were keen to contribute to the war effort and their application for Clandon to become a military hospital was accepted by the War Office in 1914.

The Countess of Onslow, Lady Violet, played a key role in nursing the wounded soldiers who arrived from Belgium, France and Turkey and was to become the Commandment of the hospital. By 1919 the hospital had admitted over 5,000 patients and carried out some 750 operations, day and night.

Lady Violet was presented with a silver salt – now on display at Clandon - for her role and the part that Clandon played in the Great War.

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Cardiac Electrophysiology either freezes or heats dysfunctional areas of the heart muscle in order to stop and prevent the re-occurrence of heart-rhythm disorders.

The procedure, whilst sometimes lengthy, is minimally invasive as the heart is reached through a catheter inserted in the femoral artery via the groin.

Electrophysiology holds the advantage over drug treatment for rhythm disorders as it can be seen as a cure rather than a short to long term management of symptoms. The treatment offers patients alternatives to daily medication or implantable devices and can effectively relieve symptoms through a single procedure.

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Electrophysiology is now considered a first-line treatment for people with Cardiac Arrhythmias, which are being diagnosed with increasing frequency across the UK. However, the service is highly specialised and St. Anthony’s is one of only a handful of centres in the South of England at which it is currently available.

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Local yoga teacher, Laura Lychnos, tells us what to expect from a hatha yoga class If you’ve never been to a yoga class you might imagine a room full of super-supple people contorting themselves into painful-looking positions, and thought it wasn’t for you. But the word ‘yoga’ which has its origins in the Sanskrit word ‘yui’, really means ‘union’, because classical yoga uses the breath to unite body and mind.

This ‘union’ is achieved in a classical, or Hatha, yoga class through a combination of physical postures, breathing exercises, meditation and relaxation. More than 2,000 years ago, the Indian sage Patanjali is believed to have collated the practice of yoga into the Yoga Sutras. In these he identified the eight limbs of yoga: the Yamas (restraints), Niyama (observances), Asana (postures), Pranayama (breathing), Pratyhara (withdrawal of senses), Dharana (concentration), Dhyani (meditation), and Samadhi (absorption).

Most modern yoga practice concentrates on the third limb, the Asanas, or physical postures. Treating yoga like an exercise class has given rise to the common myth that you have to be very fit and supple to be able to ‘do’ yoga. This isn’t true, the Asanas should form a valuable part of a balanced practice, but they are only one of the eight limbs of yoga.

Classically the Asanas helped maintain the physical strength and health of the body in preparation for the practice of meditation - they weren’t devised to make you the bendiest person in the room. An experienced teacher is able to offer an accessible yoga class, which combines the physical (the Asanas), with the breath (Pranyama), meditation (Dhyana) and relaxation.

By providing a comfortable, non-judgmental environment, your yoga teacher can help you as you start to ‘listen’ to your body, noticing your own limitations, without punishing your body by pushing it too far. To work June 2014

in harmony with your body you will need to practise with mindfulness and awareness, using your breath to unite your body and mind.

Focusing mindfully on your breath as you hold an Asana will help you relax into the posture whilst calming and clearing your mind. This union of the breath and movement is the art and the beauty of yoga.

By directing your attention inwards you can learn to recognise habitual thought patterns without labelling them, judging them, or trying to change them. Gradually you become more aware of experiences from moment to moment. The awareness that you cultivate is what makes yoga a practice, rather than a task or a goal to be completed.

Alongside the Asanas, a balanced Hatha yoga class will include Pranayama, specific breathing exercises or breath control. There are many Pranayama exercises, all having different effects and benefits, from creating energy, clearing the mind, cooling/ warming the body, cleansing the body, to balancing the energy or calming the mind. Pranayama exercises are best learnt alongside an experienced teacher and then practised at home.

Meditation forms the seventh limb (Dhyani) and is ultimately at the heart of a balanced and holistic yoga practice. Meditation, like most experiences is difficult to express in words, but one might think of it as a ‘joyful experience of peace’. Once your body feels strong and relaxed through practising the Asanas, it is a natural step to turn your attention then to the mind.

Meditation is used in yoga to bring about mental and emotional balance, in fact Yogis often describe it as the cessation of mental activity. Within a class setting, the teacher will often use a guided meditation practice to help in the initial stages of the session.

Relaxation is an integral part of a Hatha yoga class too. Your teacher should plan the class, allowing time for you to relax physically and emotionally. Yogic relaxation helps you settle your mind; it’s a concentration exercise for both body and mind, that helps you control mental activity and find inner stillness.

By combining exercise, breath control, meditation and relaxation, Hatha yoga can be the perfect antidote to our modern, fast-paced stressful lives. Taking time out, even if it’s only one class a week, to relax, be in the moment and stretch your body, can help lower your stress levels, and tone your body and quieten your mind.

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Laura Lychnos. Registered yoga teacher. www.yogacentred.co.uk.

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A Foraged Meal for Summer Peter Sibley from Forest Foragers offers us three courses mixing wild and farmed ingredients June is a time when many wild foods are at their best; combine these with some of the cultivated foods in season now and you can create some wonderful dishes. Here are a few seasonal suggestions.

Sea Trout with Samphire Sea Trout is in season now, but if you cannot get any, Brown or Rainbow Trout may be substituted in this recipe, though they lack the flavour of Sea Trout.

6. When the trout is ready, open the foil carefully so that you do not lose the juices. Strip off the skin from the visible side of the fish, slide a knife into the mid line of the back and ease the fillet away, starting at the head end just behind the gills.

The backbone should then be easy to lift away, leaving the lower fillet to be lifted away from the skin.

1. Wash the trout inside and out.

One Sea Trout will usually feed four as a main course or more as a starter. If you are using Brown or Rainbow trout you will probably need two for a main course for four.

2. Grease a sheet of cooking foil and place the trout on it. Fill the body cavity with chopped spring onion, watercress and some slices of lemon and a knob of butter. Smear a bit more butter on the top skin and seal the foil around the trout.

3.Place on a baking tray or roasting tin and cook at 180°C for 45 minutes or 12 minutes per pound or half kilogram. When finished, take out of the oven and leave in the foil for 20 minutes or so.

4. Wash the samphire and place in a steamer, you will need about 75 grams per portion. Steam for a few minutes until it softens; steam it for too long and it will break up, so watch it carefully.

5. Stir some chopped watercress leaves into mayonnaise to serve with the trout.

7. Spoon the juices, spring onion, watercress and lemon onto the fillets and serve with the steamed samphire and watercress mayonnaise.

8. If using as a main course, couscous makes a good accompaniment to this dish, as do new potatoes with mint.

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, Surrey 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 courses numbers are limited to 14 and the courses are not suitable for children.

Please visit forestforagers.co.uk for more information.

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Lamb and wild green vegetables June is when salt marsh lamb becomes available. Lamb raised on the sea-washed turf of sea marshes has a special succulence and the fat has a unique flavour which comes from the animal’s diet, made up of seashore herbs and salt-tolerant grasses. It is more expensive than ordinary lamb but worth it for a special meal.

For this recipe you can use either a leg or a shoulder of lamb. If using shoulder it is best to cook it on a trivet to let some of the fat drip out. For the wild leaves there is a considerable choice. If you can get to the coast, Sea Beet Alexanders and Sea Purslane are all available. Use the leaves of Sea Beet, add the young shoots of Alexanders and use the Purslane as a flavouring. Inland, Garlic Mustard, Hog Weed and the Chenopods, (Common Orache, Fat Hen, Good King Henry and Red Goosefoot), are all in season.

1. Peel three or four cloves of garlic, according to size, and cut into slivers. Using a sharp, thin knife make holes in the surface of the lamb and insert the slivers of garlic, one to each hole.

2. Cut a pocket in the joint, next to the bone, and insert some chopped spring onion, wild leaves, oregano and mint. Close the pocket with a cocktail stick.

3. Cook at 220°C for 20 minutes per pound or half kilogram and 20 minutes extra, less if you like it rare.

4. Let the lamb rest for ten minutes before carving.

5. Serve the lamb with any of the greens mentioned above, boiled

or steamed, as you would spinach, plus some roast vegetables and gravy made with the meat juices.

Delicious!

Frozen Elderflower Posset A posset was originally a warm drink made from milk and wine or cider. The acid in the wine or cider curdled the milk. These days a posset is a cream or milk based pudding, usually chilled or frozen. Our medieval ancestors wouldn’t recognise it! This recipe is like a granita. The ingredients are very simple and so is the recipe.

1. You will need 150ml or ¼ pint of double cream, ¼ pint of Elderflower cordial, (either home-made or bought) and some berries and sugar to serve.

2. Whisk the cream in until it forms soft peaks, then add the cordial, a bit at a time, until it is all combined.

3. Freeze this in a plastic container.

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4. When required, spoon the frozen mixture into a blender or food processor and blend, which will break up any ice crystals, then transfer to dessert dishes and leave in the freezer for several hours.

5. Before serving, put in the fridge for twenty minutes or so, add some berries to each dish and sprinkle on some icing sugar. Enjoy!

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

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Frosty goodbyes Now we have the risk of night frosts behind us, this is the ultimate green light to get gardening! Take a look at your window boxes and pots and choose what style you will be planting this year.

For flower power, look at trailing petunias, New Guinea impatiens (mildew resistant busy lizzie) or the ever reliable begonias. The garden centres are now well stocked with summer bedding, so now is the time to plant for summer impact.

If flowers are not your thing, think of foliage plants such as the silver leaves of Dichondra ‘Silver Falls’ (pictured) planted alongside blue

succulents such as Echeveria elegans with a centrepiece like an Agave or Yucca.

At Wisley this summer, we’ll be giving floriferous summer bedding a miss in the Walled Garden East, and planting it with a colourful patchwork of herbs, to link with ‘Herbfest’, a festival of cooking with herbs, which our caterers are championing.

Do not forget how ornamental and colourful herbs can be – from purple basils to silver sages.

If your love of cooking is greater than your love of flowers, why not fill your pots with colourful herbs this summer? The only secrets are good light and lots of liquid food. Herbs tend to run to flower or become small and insipid if not given access to decent nutrients, so while enjoying them in your dinner, remember they need to eat too!

Snail hunting and aphid squishing After such a mild winter I’m not surprised the ivy on the sheltered wall of my London home is literally dripping with aphids and at Wisley we are not short of lily beetles and you can hear the army of slugs and snails flocking to the Hosta display in the Walled Garden West!

However, we have the advantage of still being early enough in the growing season to catch populations before they cause significant damage. Watch out for the young growth of vegetable plants, perennials and emerging summer bulbs. Whether you wish to try the chemical-free nematode treatment, Nemaslug, for slugs, or blasting aphids off with a hosepipe, or chemical treatment on lily beetles, now is the time to act.

Hunting the infestations down early, rather than wincing at your shredded leaves in mid July is the answer. If you are not squeamish, wandering around the garden on a rainy or damp evening can yield many slugs and snails for the picking.

Equally peeping behind wall shrubs on brick walls where snails tend to be found en masse.

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Holding up the herbaceous border At Wisley we have been busy putting the final pieces of staking and supports around clumps of herbaceous perennials.

There is nothing more disappointing than to find a clump of sedum you have watched grow throughout the summer collapse outwards after a spell of wind and rain. Before the stems are too tall, insert supports around the plants for them to grow through or metal link stakes around the clump to contain the plants.

If you are happy to have shorter plants with later, more compact flowers, ‘Chelsea Chopping’ is a method of cutting herbaceous plant stems in half in a bid to make them more compact, (traditionally carried out during the week of the Chelsea Flower Show, but can be done into early June). Try it on your sedums or phlox this year. vantagepointmag.co.uk

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Whether you are a regular racegoer or not, you might be interested to know that Sandown Park, Kempton Park and Epsom Downs have lined up some terrific musical acts after the racing. For example, after the evening meeting at Epsom on Thursday 3rd July, James Blunt is in concert. Actually he does have racing connections as his uncle worked for The Jockey Club and he was a member of the Household Cavalry. Tickets for James Blunt at Epsom Live will be on sale at Epsom Downs Racecourse for just £35. The first 1000 tickets sold will receive 10% discount. Children aged 5-17 are £20 and under 5’s are free.

To book your tickets visit www. epsomdowns.co.uk or call: 0844 579 3004.

Always a lovely day out, The RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show takes place from Tuesday 8th to Sunday 13th July. (On 8th/9th RHS members only) It is

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open from 10am-7.30pm except on Sunday when it finishes at 5.30pm with the sell off at 4.30pm. One of the main displays is ‘The 7 Deadly Sins’ and two of them have been designed by Surrey residents. ‘Lust’ is the focus of Rachel Paker Soden’s garden and ‘Pride’ is the subject of Amanda Miller’s Design. To book tickets go to www.rhs.org.uk/ shows.

Volunteers needed! Are you aged 14-25? Enthusiastic volunteers are needed to help run this year’s Summer Reading Challenge in libraries from 12th July-13th September. If you enjoy working with children and have good communication skills, this could be the ideal opportunity for you.

Hours are flexible, but they ask you to commit to at least 10 hours over the summer. Interested? Go to www.surreycc.gov.uk/libraries, email libraries@surreycc.gov.uk or phone 01483 543599. Closing date: 21st June 2014.

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On Saturday 19th July at 7.30 pm, Leatherhead Choral Society, with conductor Ian Assersohn, Fiona Harrison (Guitar) and Gina Eason (Organ), presents Echoes of the Renaissance. The Programme includes music by Barber, Byrd, Gibbons, Gorecki, Lauridsen, Palestrina, Poulenc, Purcell, Tallis and Whitacre. The venue is St Mary & St Nicholas Church, Church Road, Leatherhead, KT22 8AY. Tickets: Adults £12.50 (including refreshments), Under 16s free.

Tickets available at the door or Barton’s Bookshop, Leatherhead.

More information at www. leatherhead-choral.net.

Home-Start Guildford is a family support charity covering the whole of the borough of Guildford and now expanding into Bookham, Fetcham and Wotton in Mole Valley. They provide homevisiting volunteers with parenting experience to support families who

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You can get tickets for the show starting from £20 for adults, £45 for a family (two adults and three children aged 5-15 years), £6 for children aged between 5 and 15 years and under 5s are free.

Hospitality packages start from £150 per person, weekend passes, grandstand tickets and camping are also available. For more information visit www.wingsandwheels.net or to book standard tickets call 08712 305 572.

are struggling to cope, with at least one child under five. Examples of difficulties might be: post-natal depression, illness/disability (of parent or child), multiple births, family breakdown, and financial worries. Parents are key in creating a secure and happy environment for their children. They may need emotional or practical support to give their children the best possible start in life. That’s where HomeStart comes in – and you could too!

Can you spare a few hours each week to help a family with young children? Are you interested in learning new skills on their friendly, free, volunteer training course? The next Volunteer Preparation Course starts in September and they are recruiting now! If you are interested call Harriet on 01483 511181 or email office@hsguildford.org.uk for more info. Also have a look at www.hsguildford.org.uk.

Life-saving charity Kent, Surrey & Sussex Air Ambulance is appealing for cyclists to sign up for this year’s Double 100 Cycle Challenge and help save lives at night. The 100-

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The Science Museum Live: The Energy Show aims to get kids excited to learn about the mysteries of electrons and gasping at rockets and explosions. But how can a show in a theatre get children engaged with science?

Director Martin Lamb thinks it’s all to do with the sheer scale of the production: “Live theatre is great because you’re involved in a shared experience – so for this show, the sense of anticipation of being among 500 people waiting for something to explode takes the excitement to another level”. And of course, when you’re in a bigger space, you can blow things up on a bigger scale!

Although the creative team at the Science Museum had some challenges bringing some experiments to the stage (watch out for bottle rockets!), Anthony Richards, Manager of Learning Programmes at the Science Museum thinks the show will have kids in wide-eyed wonder. “We hope audiences will learn new things, like Newton’s Laws, while watching our Rocket Show, but we also want people to be excited and enthused. We deal with some trickier questions too – what’s the difference between nuclear fission and nuclear fusion – but this isn’t the science you’re used to, believe me!”

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If you and your family are more likely to be seen at a ballet than a Bunsen Burner, then you needn’t worry. The producers have kept a strong narrative plot where two futuristic science students are in a race against time to show their knowledge of energy, all with the help of their virtual assistant i-nstein. As Martin Lamb says, “Theatre and science are often working together to entertain people and there’s actually a very thin line between them. For centuries theatre writers and directors have been trying to harness technology to find new and exciting ways to tell stories. We’re going to be weaving together the best elements of a traditional live science show with the storytelling features of family theatre.”

The producers of the show are especially keen to dispel the myth that it’s only boys that will be interested in rockets, explosions and technological wizardry. Director Martin Lamb believes that: “Science is something which many people can feel is difficult to absorb, and sometimes people who have an arts-based education can end up neglecting to satisfy their curiosity about science.” With recent campaigns to get girls and women into the sciences, this show could be the light bulb moment when they realise that careers in these fields are within their reach.

FIND OUT MORE

Science Museum Live: The Energy Show plays at G Live, Guildford from Thursday 5th to Saturday 7th June. For more, visit GLive.co.uk.

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Thorney Island, near Chichester This is the ideal walk for those who love sea views. Doing the walk clockwise from Emsworth gets the inland sections over at the beginning. Once onto the shoreline, the route is very easy to follow so you can concentrate on enjoying the route rather than reading instructions. A visit to the church is also a must as is looking out for many of the birds that thrive in this tranquil area. I appreciate that this walk is not exactly on the doorstep but it is a very fine one and well worth the trip. From time to time we will feature walks that are further afield when we feel they warrant it. I did this on a crisp sunny day in January and it was beautiful. It is a long walk but you do not have to do the full circuit if you want to take the children or the dog but please note that you must stick to the perimeter footpath. SR

The walk 1. Take the footpath alongside the Lord Raglan pub and through Chequers Quay. Go under the arch and through a gate onto the path alongside Slipper Mill Pond. At the end of the pond, go through the gate and then turn right in front of the converted mill building.

2. Continue ahead through the boatyard. Watch out for moving machinery. After the first few ‘stilt’ houses, turn left and then right at the next footpath sign along Osprey Quay.

3. Look out for the footpath on the left across a field. There are usually horses in this field. At the road, turn right and then shortly left into Thornham Lane. (The small and free parking area here is an alternative starting point.) Just past Thornham Marina there are some large rocks across the road.

4. Immediately past the rocks take the footpath to the left. At the shoreline turn right shortly crossing a wooden bridge. Keep going on the shoreline path until you come to the large security gates. Just before the gate, drop down the bank on the right to see Thorney Deeps. This was once part of the Chichester Ship Canal.

5. At the gates press the buzzer. You will be asked your name, address, contact telephone number and purpose of visit. Do not be put off, this is a formality as the land past the gate is owned by the Ministry of Defence.

Once on Thorney Island do not stray off the clearly marked path. Call the Guard Post on 01243 388269 or the Guard Room on 01243 388275 if you get into difficulty.

6. After about a mile you will pass a dinghy park. Just beyond, the path climbs up the bank towards the 13th century church of St Nicholas.

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This 13th century church was described by AA Evans in the Chichester Diocesan Gazette as the ‘loneliest, remotest, last seen, least known and altogether utmost church in Sussex’. This description still rings true today. The pretty church is still used by local parishioners but is inaccessible to the general public other than via the footpath or by yachtsmen landing at the nearby jetty. Despite its age there are a number of modern touches including an engraved window and a slate pulpit. In the well kept churchyard, RAF graves lie alongside the graves of Germans who lost their lives here during WWII. There are also a number of graves from recent conflicts.It certainly is a very restful place. vantagepointmag.co.uk

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At the tip of the island you will see the sandy beach and dunes of Pilsey Island. This area is leased by the RSPB and is important for nesting and roosting birds. There is no public access from the footpath. After a while you will come to a bird hide which is a good spot for a break on a windy or wet day. As you walk up the west side of the island, look out for seals on the mudflats if the tide is low.

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At the security gates you will be asked your name and then let through. Here you can either continue along the shoreline path or drop down the bank on the right to walk alongside the Deeps.

Either way the paths rejoin.

7. Take the path in front of the ‘stilt’ houses and then turn right at the marina. If you have parked at the road junction keep going to Thorney Road and then turn right. Otherwise turn left at the next set of houses. Retrace your steps back through the marina and around the Slipper Mill Pond to return to the start point.

DISTANCE: 8.5 miles from Emsworth start point OS MAPS: OS Explorer 120 START GRID REFERENCE: SU 752 057 STARTING POINT: The Lord Raglan pub, Queen Street, Emsworth. There are a number of pay and display car parks in Emsworth. Allow at least five hours for the walk. Alternatively, there is a small parking area on the corner of Thorney Road and Thornham Lane. If parking here follow the directions from the third paragraph.

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REFRESHMENTS: Numerous restaurants, pubs and cafes at Emsworth, Boaters Café at Thornham Marina. There are no refreshments on Thorney Island so do carry drinks and snacks.

TIDES: The path floods between points 1 and 2 and near the church at point 6 when the tide is 5m or higher.

This walk used by kind permission of Chichester Harbour Conservancy. For more information, please visit their website at conservancy.co.uk.

Neither the publisher nor the author can accept any responsibility for any changes, errors or omissions in this route. Diversion orders can be made and permissions withdrawn at any time.

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documentary she has been making for Discovery Channel’s – Animal Planet. The series features Sue’s work in Malaysian Borneo at the renowned Sepilok Rehabilitation Centre to rescue and rehabilitate our closest cousins, the endangered orangutans. On Sue’s return to the UK she is staging an inspiring presentation on Friday 13th June at Preston Cross Hotel, Rectory Lane, Bookham. Both the presentation and the Discovery TV series, which is due to be aired next January, are expected to increase the public’s awareness and understanding of the problems which face this great ape and encourage some much needed funding and support.

Founded in 2001 by Sue Sheward, Orangutan Appeal UK works mainly in the remote areas of rainforest in Malaysian Borneo, funding rescue missions, rehabilitation projects and raising awareness worldwide.

For further information visit www. orangutan-appeal.org.uk or call 01590 623443.

For people in the Dorking area who are over 60, there is a free computer drop-in centre at the Mayflower Centre in Dorking. It operates on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays. Anyone interested should telephone the centre on 01306 899104 and leave their contact details so someone can get back to them. They also have Tai Chi classes for the over 60’s. These take place on Thursdays from 2.15pm-3.15pm in the Follett Hall at the Dorking Reformed Church in West Street. Anyone interested should telephone Dr Joyce Kingsley Jones on 01306 885789.

New members are required for the Guildford Scrabble Club.

They meet every Wednesday evening at Shalford Village Hall from 7.30pm-10.30pm. All abilities welcome. The cost is £1.50 per night to include tea.

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The Fountain Centre Do you know what The Fountain Centre is?

Some of us find out the hard way, but many local residents have no idea that they have this wonderful facility on hand when they need it most.

The Fountain Centre is an independent charity within St Luke’s Cancer Centre at the Royal Surrey County Hospital in Guildford – the main cancer hub in the South East. We offer information and support, counselling and a range of complementary therapies to cancer patients and their carers. We have a wig bank, a lending library, and can provide information about local support groups, welfare benefits and a host of specialist cancer charities. People come to us from all corners of Surrey and beyond.

Integrated cancer care, which involves therapies such as acupuncture, hypnotherapy, massage and meditation - in conjunction with conventional medicine - is recognised by many health professionals as the way forward.

There are many ways in which we can help, from dealing with the initial shock of a cancer diagnosis, minimising the side effects of chemotherapy and radiotherapy, to re-establishing confidence and well-being. Some therapies can help with pain, stress and stimulating the body’s circulatory and immune systems. The first four treatments are free; after that we ask patients to give a small donation if they can.

Perhaps just as important is the feeling of sanctuary, quite unlike a hospital. One recent user explained: “Walking in the first time was like balm on irritated skin. I was totally unprepared for the welcome. I always leave the centre feeling relaxed, listened to, supported and more cheerful.” The husband of a patient put his side of the story: “My wife and I spent a lot of time there while she was receiving treatment, and I would wait and have a

cup of coffee, so we got to know everyone really well.

“When I was encouraged to have a reflexology treatment I wasn’t sure at all. I was a copper who had worked the streets of London.

I thought complementary therapies were not for me. But the therapist put me totally at ease; it was fabulous. I had more reflexology and massage therapies. It changed my life, allowing me to unwind during a really rough ride that lasted several years.”

Cancer services are constantly evolving. The Fountain Centre plans to expand into other hospitals in the region, as the NHS develops the delivery of chemotherapy at a more local level.

Talks are well under way with Frimley Park and Ashford/St Peter’s about providing support and information to chemotherapy patients. By this time next year we hope these services will be up and running, though perhaps not quite on the same scale as we have within the Royal Surrey.

The Fountain Centre is run by a small team and has approximately 95 volunteers. The majority are qualified therapists and 15 are counsellors.

At present around 650 people use the centre every month. It receives no money from the government. It has to raise all the money it needs to keep going by its own efforts. It costs about £180,000 per year to run, which is tiny compared to other well-known local causes.

But we make the money work really hard and put the ‘fun’ into fundraising whenever we can – highlights in the last year include abseiling off the Cathedral Tower and our Annual Fashion Show. We keep going, and growing, entirely through the love and generosity of the community we support.

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WIN A WASH, CUT & FINISH AT SCULLY SCULLY To celebrate the addition of hair stylist Simon Smith to the award winning hair salon Scully Scully . The salon situated in High Street Godalming would like to offer one lucky reader a Wash Cut and Finish with Simon (normal price £63.00). 10 vouchers worth £15 can also be won. Simon Smith has over 20 years experience as one of the UKs leading hair stylists. As the man behind the Nicky Clarke hairdressing empire Simon oversaw the expansion of the Nicky Clarke brand throughout major UK cities over the last 10 years as well as personally developing the Nicky Clarke Training Programme. He has now returned to his roots in Godalming to work alongside long time friends Paul Scully and Laura Southon where the trio will concentrate on what they do best ... provide beautiful hair styling and colouring for all their clients.

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WIN FAMILY TICKETS FOR THE GARDEN SHOW AT LOSELEY The Garden Show returns to Loseley Park from the 18th-20th July 2014 and we have three family tickets to give away.

The event showcases a brilliant collection of specialist nurseries, garden designers and artisans to help you transform your outdoor spaces and a fantastic range of wonderful gifts, fashion accessories and some of the best county foods and wines in the area.

There is plenty to keep all the family occupied: watch the Huxley Birds of Prey and the wandering Jazz Magic whilst your children are entertained by puppet shows, juggling, storytelling, face painting and Old Tyme Funfair rides.

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WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS FOR THE SOUTHERN HOMEBUILDING & RENOVATING AND HOME IMPROVEMENT SHOW - 28TH TO 29TH JUNE 2014 VantagePoint Magazine has teamed up with Britain’s largest homebuilding, renovating and home improvement shows, to offer you the chance to win one of 10 pairs of tickets to the show. The Southern Homebuilding & Renovating and Home Improvement Show will be taking place in Surrey at Sandown Park from 28th to 29th June and aims to cater for all projects, tastes and budgets. This year’s event will host over 150 exclusive exhibitors, free seminars and masterclasses, and a wide range of property experts will be on call to provide tips, advice and answers to visitors’ property questions. To win, simply answer this question: Q: Where in Surrey will the show take place?

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Postal entries can be sent to us at the address given on page three.

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