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Call the mediator When someone has died and the content of his or her Will comes to light, it can feel to those who are grieving like a statement of the deceased’s love and affection for them. When a child, sibling, spouse or other family member is excluded from a Will, any reasoning the testator may have had for that decision is all too often lost, which can leave the disappointed beneficiary feeling resentful. When a person becomes aware that they have been excluded from, or left less than they might have expected in a Will, their feelings of inadequacy or of being unloved can appear to others to be attributable to greed. People feel guilty that they are even thinking about contesting the Will of a deceased loved one, but it is not greedy to want to feel equal to your siblings, or loved by your late spouse; nor is it unreasonable to want to investigate any suspicious circumstances surrounding the preparation and execution of a Will which seems irrational or unfair. At TWM Solicitors we are passionate advocates of mediation in order to settle the family disputes which can arise in these circumstances. We find that mediation can help to uphold relationships that would have broken down had the case gone to court. Mediation helps maintain the estate’s assets better than engaging in emotional and financially costly litigation which can cause further friction amongst beneficiaries in an already fraught situation. Mediation can also, unlike protracted litigation, stop the matter being dragged out for

longer than necessary, enabling family members to benefit more quickly from certainty and closure. Conversely, mediation can also assist when family relations have broken down to the point where members of the family really do not want to see one another any more. At mediation, parties generally sit in their own private rooms with their legal teams and the mediator ‘commutes’ between them. This means that the parties never actually meet at the mediation, and in turn ensures that there is no need to endure the uncomfortable ‘evil eyes’ that are so often seen in the court room. TWM Solicitors’ Contentious Trusts and Probate team have promoted many successful mediations, with the settlements benefiting both parties. If any of the above strikes a chord with you, or you have any queries or concerns about your own situation arising out of this article, please contact James Acres who will be happy to assist you. James Acres: james.acres@twmsolicitors.com

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Never mind the cost of living, look at the cost of dying. Shuffling off this mortal coil just got more expensive. And it’s all down to a huge hike in probate fees. Instead of paying £215, the executors of an estate that’s worth £2 million or more will now have to cough up £20,000.

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14 RHS Wisley Extraordinary changes are underway... 21 Guildford Wine Festival Our brilliant new event on 12th and 13th May! 25 Wildlife Photography A beginners guide “Think of your wife! Think of the kids! Think of the probate fees!” And it’s not just estates that are worth over £2 million that are being fleeced. All but the smallest estates will have to shell out more for probate. At Cheesmans there’s nothing we can do about the cost of probate. But there’s a lot we can do while you’re still in the pink of health to minimize your estate’s exposure to taxation.

We’ll do all we can to help. We were one of the first firms of accountants to qualify to handle probate. And using us offers a big advantage over using a solicitor. Namely, lower costs. Some solicitors charge up to two per cent of an estate’s value. We don’t. We undertake probate work on time-based fees, not a percentage.

Like to talk? If you’d like to discuss probate or your estate further, we’re happy to come to your home, outside office hours, if that suits you, without any obligation on your part. Call Carol Cheesman on 0207 354 3914. Or drop us a line at probate@cheesman.co.uk As we said, we can’t do anything about the price of probate but we can do a lot to keep your other costs in check.

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May - short in name, but long in days! With two bank holidays, plus half term at the end, unsurprisingly this month’s Jottings have plenty of events for you to join in with. Hopefully the weather will be kind to us all and the notorious British rainy bank holidays will stay away! It is also National Walking month, so get those hiking boots on and join one of the many organised walks around Surrey and Hampshire, many of which we have detailed for you in this edition. Guildford Art Society Spring Exhibition Until Saturday 13th May 10am to 4.45pm Entry to the Spring exhibition by Guildford Art Society remains free to all. The exhibition is held in the delightful historic setting of Guildford House where visitors can browse, admire and buy original paintings, sculptures and ceramics from well-known or emerging local artists. The gallery is open daily during May. Visitors can enjoy refreshments in the cafe and visit the craft shop. For more details visit www.guildfordartsociety.co.uk. Guildford House Gallery, 155 High Street GU1 3AJ. The Teddy Bears Picnic at Abinger Hammer Monday 1st May 12 noon to 4pm. There will be all of your favourite stalls, lots of attractions for the entire family, as well as a large range of refreshments including the ever growing BBQ stand, bar, home made teas, ice cream and popcorn. Teddy bear competition, coconut shy and two bouncy castles. For more information go to www.facebook.com/ teddybearspicnicabingerhammer. Don’t forget to bring a picnic blanket. Most importantly, remind your children to bring their teddies along! Entry is free however there is a car parking charge of £3 per car on the day, this includes an events programme.

RideLondon-Surrey with Oakleaf Are you up for the challenge of a lifetime? Join the Oakleaf Team for the Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 100 in 2017 and raise money for better mental health. Oakleaf has a limited number of guaranteed places available with a sponsorship target of £500 + Gift Aid. As well as the personal challenge of completing the route, participants’ involvement will also benefit good causes like Oakleaf. For more information, please visit: www.oakleaf-enterprise.org/ridelondon. Shere Village Cinema – A Street Cat Named Bob Tuesday 2nd May 8pm The true feel good story of how James Bowen, a busker and recovering drug addict, had his life transformed when he met a stray ginger cat. Tickets are £5 per adult. For booking and more information of what’s on, please go online at www. villagecinema.org. Lambeth Palace Visit Wednsday 3rd May Local charity GUTS, Fighting Bowel Cancer, has organised a visit to the Archbishop of Canterbury’s London residence, Lambeth Palace. After the tour there will be a visit to the nearby Garden Museum for refreshments. Limited to 40 people, tickets are £35 and include return coach travel from Guildford and entry/guided tour of the Palace. For bookings go to www.gutsfbc.co.uk, or call 01483 408316. All profits from the event will support the charity’s work. Events at Guildford Cathedral Various dates during May They have something for all ages this month whether you like Regain the use of your conservatory

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<6 JOTTINGS - YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD music, heritage, art or crafts. The Peoples Cathedral Project is nearing the end and it will soon be transformed. The summer months will include a series of celebratory events to mark this important stage. For more information about what’s on, visit www.guildford-cathedral.org or call Louise 01483 547886. Hatchlands Tree Walk Wednesday 3rd May 11am-1pm Enjoy a stroll through the park and garden with the senior gardener and discover more about Hatchlands’ collection of ancient and unusual trees. Admission is £5 for adults. Hatchlands Park, East Clandon GU4 7RT. Booking essential by calling 01483 444334 or www.tickets.visitguildford.com Guildford Walking for Health This group would love to add a new walk on a Wednesday morning, with 30-minute and one-hour walks from The Watt’s Gallery in Compton and from The Seahorse Inn in Shalford. They urgently need volunteers to help run it. You would need to be able to volunteer for up to 2 hours a month. They are part of the national Walking for Health Scheme, run by Macmillan & the Ramblers and already have three successful walk groups in Boxgrove, Fairlands and Whitmoor Common. For more information see www.walkingforhealth.org.uk/Guildford or email guildfordwfh@outlook.com. Castle Green Bowling Club Guildford Open Day Wednesday 3rd May 2pm to 7pm Set in the beautiful grounds of Guildford Castle. Lawn bowls is an age-old sport for all ages from around 12 years old and up,

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with some players well into their eighties. Coaching and spare bowls are provided for newcomers, and the first year fee is £35. Coaching nights for newcomers are Monday nights at 6pm. Roll up and try it. Contact the club Secretary, Ann Lewis on 01483 449829 or for more information visit the web site at www. castlegreenbowls.co.uk. The Guildford Scrabble Group Every Wednesday 7.30pm-10.30pm This is a very friendly group who welcome all new players, from beginners to seasoned players. Meeting in Shalford Village Hall weekly. Car parking is free and the cost is £2.50 per evening, which includes tea, coffee, cake and biscuits. For more information contact Barbara on 01483 579873. West Surrey Family History Society - Talk on VADS in WWI Wednesday 3rd May 8pm Viv Bennett’s talk on the Red Cross volunteers is based on VAD personnel records, which she has been involved in transcribing. She hopes to include some local VADs from WWI in her talk. Friends Meeting House, Guildford. Further information from Mrs I Hawkins on 01483 535986. Guildford Walking for Health additional walks From May to September An early evening walk at 6.30pm from the Jolly Farmer pub, GU3 3RN. From the end of March 2-3 hour walks on either a Tuesday or Wednesday morning. Write to Guildfordwfh@ outlook.com to get the programme of longer walks and reserve your place.

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price of £31,170, almost identical to the base model Range Rover Evoque, which lacks most of those features and is only 2-wheel-drive. Despite the SEL’s already comprehensive specification, Volkswagen had equipped the test car with just about every option in the book, resulting in an on-the-road price of around £40,000. Not cheap, however kitting an Evoque to a similar level would set you back closer to £55,000. To us, the Tiguan seemed more spacious and smooth-riding than the Evoque, and quality levels of interior trim felt similar. One feature

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likely to appeal to caravanners and others is an impressive 2,500kg towing capacity, only 200kg less than the much bigger and more expensive Volvo XC90 and much greater than the 1,800kg of the Evoque. When the optional trailer reversing system is specified, the Tiguan should make a superb tow car. On the safety front the Tiguan scores highly, having recently been nominated as ‘Best Small SUV’ by Euro NCAP, the organisation responsible for assessing European car safety standards. Currently available with 5 seats, a 7-seat version of the Tiguan is also expected soon. In the meantime, seven seats are already offered by the newlylaunched and slightly larger Skoda Kodiaq. Sharing most of the Tiguan’s engine and transmission options, the Kodiaq range is a little cheaper and even more extensive. For example, for a driver who needs to venture off-road regularly, the Kodiaq Scout version offers rugged bodywork, with plastic panels protecting the lower sections of bodywork together, with a raised ride height and 4-wheel-drive in all models. Prices for the Kodiaq range start from a very reasonable £21,495 for the 1.4 petrol S model. Even a top-of-the range 2 litre 180PS petrol ‘Edition’ model at £33,545 comfortably undercuts an equivalent Land Rover Discovery Sport, one of the few other 7-seat SUVs in this size, and which is presently unavailable with a petrol engine. Last but certainly not least within the Volkswagen Group SUV line-up is the smaller Seat Ateca, starting at £17,990. This Spanish-built SUV has only been on sale for a few months, yet has deservedly already garnered many awards, including What Car’s ‘Best Small SUV of 2017’.

The Ateca is again available with a wide range of engine and gearbox options, ranging from an economical 1.0 litre petrol engine with 6-speed manual transmission and 2-wheeldrive, up to a 190hp 7-speed auto with 4-wheel drive. Our test car was a 1.4 litre Eco TSI 150PS petrol, 2-wheel-drive manual gearbox version, a specification likely to be the choice for many families. Emissions and fuel consumption are impressive, with only 123g/km of CO2 and a claimed combined fuel consumption of 52.3mpg. The top of the range ‘Excellence’ model with this engine retails at £24,440, although equipment levels of some of the lower specification models are almost as good and usefully cheaper. The days of Seats being of humdrum quality are long gone. Closing the doors gives a reassuring

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Ride, on the optional 19” wheels fitted, was perhaps a little on the firm side, although still soft enough to cushion the passengers from the worst of our dreadful road surfaces very effectively. Roll, often the bugbear of similar tall SUVs was well-controlled, and overall the ride and handling package was well-judged.

‘thunk’ of solidity. Indeed, anyone used to the premium feel of a Golf will be instantly at home inside the Ateca, for trim materials and finishes are of excellent quality, tactile soft-feel materials being used almost everywhere. The interior offers plenty of room for passengers, and not at the expense of luggage space either, for the Ateca’s boot offers 510 litres of space, usefully more than most family hatchbacks. All four doors open wide, making for very easy entry and exit to all the seats. Once aboard, legroom is generous as well. All this within compact external dimensions – at 4363mm long it’s only just over 100mm longer than a Golf, and only 40mm wider.

As with the Tiguan and Kodiaq, safety is given a high priority. Front Assist and City Emergency Braking with Pedestrian Protection are standard on all models, constantly scanning the road ahead for collision risks, sounding warnings and triggering emergency braking if need be. Additional safety features can be specified including Adaptive Cruise Control, Traﬃc Sign Recognition and Lane Departure Warning. The awards and praise are well-deserved for this excellent family-friendly motor, especially at a price point which undercuts most of the opposition by some margin, together with a class-leading residual value after 3 years of up to 50% according to CAP experts. As alternatives, then, to the likes of Range Rover, BMW and Mercedes, the SUV models from Seat, Skoda and Volkswagen make a lot of sense. Try them before you buy that Evoque, X3 or Q5 – you might be pleasantly surprised. Image from top left: Tiguan's Head Up Display – an incredibly useful option; Kodiaq’s upmarket cabin.

One of the highlights of driving the Ateca was its smoothness and extremely low noise levels. Performance from the 1.4 litre engine was entirely adequate, thanks to the diesel-rivalling 250Nm of torque on tap from only 1500 RPM.

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RHS Garden Wisley For more than 200 years, the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) has been the force behind the nation’s love of gardening, backed up by its core vision to ‘enrich everyone’s life through plants, and make the UK a greener and more beautiful place’. A shining example of this is the charity’s flagship garden, RHS Garden Wisley in Surrey, which is one of the UK’s most visited and best-loved gardens. As both a hub of horticultural excellence and a top visitor attraction, the popularity of the garden has grown substantially over the past decade, with visits increasing from 750,000 to over one million per year. Growing Wisley for Everyone Recognising the increasing popularity and horticultural significance of Wisley, the RHS made a commitment to enhance its future and secure its position as a centre for excellence through its Strategic Investment Programme. As part of this commitment, some extraordinary plans are now in place at RHS Garden Wisley. These include the development of a new welcome building and bustling ‘village square’, revitalising the historic science laboratory, and creating a new dedicated Centre for Horticultural Science & Learning. 14

Head of RHS Garden Wisley, Stephanie Fudge said: “We are thrilled to be able to share the vision for RHS Garden Wisley with our visitors as it sets a clear way forward for us to enhance our reputation as one of the most horticulturally-significant and welcoming gardens in the world. The developments at Wisley will enhance the facilities available, and enable visitors to experience world-class horticultural delights, advice and research findings.” New Welcome Building In the stylish new entrance and courtyard, visitors can meet up with friends and family before enjoying the garden. A range of enhanced facilities will be included, such as a new shop, café, plant centre, and membership area. Once visitors have entered the garden, there will be a new restaurant and an enticing village square. The square will also include dedicated space for specialist nurseries to promote plants and share expert advice through

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the garden’s regular flower shows, demonstrations and temporary displays. The Laboratory Reborn By following the entry path, visitors will be greeted by a new vista of the iconic Arts and Crafts-style science Laboratory building and the gently-steeped lawns that will be in keeping with the building’s elegance and academic heritage. Additionally, following the enhancements to the interior of the laboratory, it will be open to the public for the first time in over 100 years. Visitors will be able to step back in time and explore where and how scientists pioneered horticultural research, and where generations of students have learned their profession. The remarkable building will become a hub for visitors to learn about the history of the RHS and discover many of the gardening and botanical heritage treasures from the historical library and collections held at Wisley. New Centre for Horticultural Science & Learning RHS Garden Wisley has been home to RHS science and the School of Horticulture since 1904 but the current facilities require improvement to ensure modern scientific research and learning can flourish. May 2017

Images from top left: RHS Garden Wisley new avenue of Cherries; RHS Garden Wisley Science and Discovery Centre, Wisley Hilltop (both © Forbes Massie); view of the Lab and Canal in summer at RHS Garden Wisley (© RHS).

The new Centre for Horticultural Science & Learning will be a state-of-the-art building that will inspire excellence in horticultural science and learning, enabling scientists and researchers to address some of the key horticultural challenges of the 21st century, and to share this expertise across the globe. The building will contain laboratories, exhibition space, teaching studios, and facilities for the charity’s nationally important Herbarium, science and library collections. This move will also open the extensive collections and research to the public, providing improved access to expertise and knowledge to allow for ‘better gardening’ for everyone. Additionally, the new centre of excellence will be surrounded by three beautiful educational gardens where visitors will

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11th May: Bat Walk Discover the secret world of bats at sunset, on a walk organised by the Surrey Bat Group. 6th May -11 June: Pelargonium Display With more than 100 cultivars of Pelargonium, this will be a vibrant display of beautiful pink and red blooms, and myriad different leaf shapes and textures.

be able to see how horticultural science has had an impact on our daily lives. The Garden of Health and Wellbeing is a strikingly modern interpretation of Europe’s earliest physic gardens – will focus on the benefits of gardening and ‘green space’ for mental health and wellbeing. The World Kitchen Garden will showcase edible plants and how best to cultivate and use them. It will be filled with fruit, vegetables, and culinary herbs from British staples to exotic crops, as well as heritage cultivars and novel ideas. Finally, the Nature Garden will explore the natural processes and cycles that occur in gardens, and how cultivated gardening can work with and complement the wild. The garden will be an intriguing educational hub in natural history and in environmental sensitivity, to show just how beautiful a wild garden can be. Timeline of Activity The exciting programme of developments is now underway at RHS Garden Wisley and the staggered schedule of work has commenced. The first of the changes sees the Wisley Garden Library reopening in Gardiner’s House from 10th April 2017, and improvements to some paths around the garden are now being made. The new Welcome Building and surrounding area is set to open in summer 2018, and the Centre for Horticultural Science & Learning is due to be completed by summer 2020. Watch this Space This spring, visitors will be able to see the planned improvements for RHS Garden Wisley in a new behind-the-scenes exhibition on Seven Acres. Visitors can also access up-to-date information about the project at any time, by visiting the website at www.rhs.org.uk/gardens/wisley.

13th–14th May: Rhododendron, Magnolia and Camellia Show On top of a riot of colour in the competition classes, information on lime-tolerant rhododendrons, expert advice and free tours will fill this magnificent show. 20th May: Photography Morning Enjoy an early spring morning in the garden to take the perfect photograph of the spring colour. Open from 7.30am. 27th–28th May: Birds of Prey Bring the whole family to discover all about birds of prey. See the magnificent birds up close, with agility displays at 11am and 2pm. 27th May–4th June: Budding Gardeners As part of the RHS Campaign for School Gardening, local schools will build their own mini show garden, to be judged by the garden’s Curator. The gardens will be on show until 4th June and there will also be the chance for the public to vote for their favourite. Sponsored by Rotary. 27th May–4th June: May Half Term Join them for a week of exciting free activities, including sow and grow workshops, as well as arts and crafts sessions, all themed around the fascinating world of bugs and slugs.

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1st–4th June: NEW Family Gardening Show Enjoy a fantastic family day out at their first family gardening show. Listen to fascinating talks, have a go at some workshops, and take part in our special In the Night Garden themed zone – including Upsy Daisy Yoga, flowerpot decorating, planting night-scented stocks, music and storytelling. Download and follow our free augmented reality trail. Learn more about where our food comes from and interesting ways to cook it. Be sure to visit our trade stands to browse a range of inspiring children’s gardening goodies. All events are subject to normal garden admission. For RHS members, admission is free unless otherwise stated. Visit the website for details at www.rhs.org.uk/gardens/wisley.

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<18 JOTTINGS - YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD Horsley Garden Society This society holds flower and produce shows, meetings, lectures and visits to bring together those with an interest in gardening, from beginners to experts. New members and visitors are always welcome. Anyone interested in membership at the modest cost of £5 per annum should contact the Chairman, Roger Lindsay via email: r.lindsay339@btinternet.com or the Membership Secretary, Terry Lazenby via email: terrylazenby@ terrylazenby.plus.com. Guildford Walking for Health Three mornings per week Guildford Walking for Health offers free guided short walks in all weathers, year-round. All abilities welcome. There are three groups: The Whitmoor Group meet on Friday mornings at the Jolly Farmer carpark, GU3 3RN. The Fairlands Group meet at the Farmhouse Café at Rokers, GU3 3PB on Wednesday mornings at 9.45am. And the Boxgrove Group from the carpark at Boxgrove Park shops, GU1 2PF at 10am every Monday morning. For more information on these walks please visit their website at www. walkingforhealth.org.uk. Onslow Village Residents’ Association talk Tuesday 9th May 7.15pm This talk is about grandmothers and how they have emerged as the unsung heroes of Africa. These magnificently courageous women bury their own children and then look after their orphaned grandchildren. The Guildford and Godalming Grandmothers’ Group was founded as the first UK branch of the Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign. The group raises

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The Guildford Wine Festival, organised by VantagePoint Events, will take place at Guildford Cathedral on 12th and 13th May, with a session on the Friday evening from 7pm-11pm, an afternoon session on the Saturday from 12pm-4pm and a ﬁnal session on the Saturday evening from 7pm11pm.

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The festival will feature over 140 international wines, including champagnes and premium wines, alongside wine experts and producers. In addition, there will be music, entertainment, concessions, food, money off-wine vouchers, wine talks and more.

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Local wines and producers will also feature with their own special section to celebrate the strength and diversity of wine production in this area. These will include Albury Vineyard (nr Guildford), Blackdown Ridge (Haslemere), Greyfriars (Puttenham) and Jenkyn Place (Bentley). At the event, a tasting measure of wine costs a minimum of one token, with some of the more expensive wines costing up to three tokens. Extra tokens will be available to purtchase on the day. Entry to each festival is just £10 per session if booked in advance, with wine tokens also available at a reduced price when booked together. Group rates will also be available for parties and larger bookings. The Guildford Wine Festival will be working with two local charities at the event in May. The two charities will be Oakleaf and Shooting Stars Chase. A blind wine tasting will support Oakleaf and Shooting Stars Chase will run a raﬄe, with the proceeds of each going directly to the charities. In addition, VantagePoint Events will donate money from every ticket sold.

Steve Page, one of the organisers, said: “We are delighted to be working with such great local charities as Oakleaf and Shooting Stars Chase for our first Guildford Wine Festival. At our last wine event, we raised over £1,500 for charity and we hope that we will exceed this amount in May. We urge as many people as possible to come along and not only taste some great international and local wines but also help support these two brilliant community organisations”. Tickets are available to buy online at www.vantagepointevents.co.uk or via the Guildford Tourist Information Centre in the High Street. Call 01483 444333 or visit in person.

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<23 JOTTINGS - YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD Pool Car Park off the A25 Shere Road. The new distillery is a five minute stroll up a well signed country lane. There are just 70 tickets available, at £50 each, and pre-booking is essential. Go to www.SilentPoolDistillers.com or http://surreyspice.com/ indian-supper-clubs. Guildford Opera - Delibes Lakmé Friday 12th May 7.30pm and Saturday 13th May 6.30pm. Set in mid-19th century India at the time of British occupation, the opera tells the story of a forbidden love between Lakmé, the daughter of a strict Brahmin priest and Gerald, an English army officer. Held in Holy Trinity Church, Guildford. Tickets £20 (£10 students) are on sale at the Guildford Tourist Information Centre, visit www.visitguildford.com or call 01483 444334. New Gospel Choir Meetings on Farncombe Every other Friday at 1pm Started by Guildford Parkinson’s Support Group, local people with Parkinson’s in and around Guildford, as well as their partners or carers, can now enjoy the health and social benefits of joining a new Gospel choir set up just for them. The choir meets at Binscombe Church, Barnes Road, Farncombe. For more information call Linda on 01483 532942 or email l.macbeth@btinternet.com. Guildford Music Society’s Recital for Flute and Piano Friday 12th May 7.30pm Featuring the eminent flautist, Gareth Davies, this exciting programme will include Gabriel Faure`s Fantasie, the beautiful Sonata of Poulenc, and works by Vaughan Williams, Arnold Bax

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Let’s Take a Walk on the Wildside!

A beginners guide to wildlife photography by Dani Maimone

My passion for wildlife began many years ago as a small child when I used to collect newts and lizards to take home to my mother, who was a little less enthusiastic about my collecting habit. It progressed from there into studying zoology as a degree after a spell of living and flying balloons over Kenya’s Masai Mara game reserve in East Africa. It was there that my love of wildlife photography began but there’s plenty to photograph inKenya and much of it’s easy to spot. Surrey’s wildlife is bit less obvious and not quite so easy to get up-closeand-personal with but there’s plenty of it out there if you know where to look. I’m by no means an expert but I do have a few useful tips to pass on. It’s not necessary to have the most expensive kit and longest lenses to get the best shots. Whilst May 2017

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batteries but where can you find some great wildlife to photograph in Surrey? In case you didn’t know Surrey is the most wooded county in the UK and has a wealth of nationally important species, some of it in your own garden or back yard. Gardens are a good starting point and a great place to practise. The right plants and food can entice a variety of birds and other creatures into your garden including bumble bees, butterflies, beetles, foxes and more. Learning a bit about your subject matter and its behaviour can really help you to get ‘the shot.’

if you can find something nearby to steady your camera on such as a fencepost, branch, rock or wall. Make sure your subject is in focus and the exposure is correct; better still use a continuous shoot mode. Many cameras these days have this option and can shoot up to 6 frames a second, this is especially useful for wildlife photography and capturing moving subjects. Make sure you check your camera’s focus settings. There are many tutorials available about all the basics and essentials of whatever make and model your camera is and its capabilities on YouTube, which is brilliant if like me, you hate reading manuals. So you know how all your kit works, you’re dressed appropriately for a day outdoors, you’ve remembered your memory cards and your spare 26

Surrey Wildlife Trust www.surreywildifetrust.org manages 80 nature reserves around the county, perfect venues for taking your camera and capturing some wonderful photos. The river Wey is also a great place to find an assortment of bird life, from swans to kingfishers, ducks, coots, geese and a host of damselflies and dragonflies. Another excellent location is Bushy Park, located next to Hampton Court Palace. It’s the perfect venue for a day out with plenty of red deer who are fairly tame but don’t get too close to the stags during the mating season or the rut from early September to November. Remember they are wild animals and respect their space. The best time of day for photographing wildlife is often what photographers refer to as the ‘Golden Hour,’ that time of day just after sunrise or an hour before sunset when the light is at it’s best. Wildlife photography is a great hobby to get your kids involved with and an excellent way of teaching them about the natural world. It’s also fabulous to be so close to nature. So charge up your batteries, fire up your gear and get snapping! THE AUTHOR Dani is a freelance writer and photographer with a passion for wildlife, and she loves hopping into hot air balloons whenever the opportunity arises. You can follow Dani on Twitter and Instagram as @MamaBalloon or check out her website at www.danipics.com or find her in facebook as Dani Maimone Photography.

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Conservatory Sails Sail Blinds are the exciting new way to shade your conservatory. They control heat and glare and work with any shape of roof or construction type.

enjoy your conservatory more than ever before, enjoying all of the benefits of a glazed roof without suffering from excessive heat on all of those beautiful sunny days.

They were developed specifically for UK conservatories to tackle some of the issues associated with traditional pleated blinds. The specially designed sail uses a high performance fabric to control the heat without having to cover all of the roof. Allowing you to enjoy all of the benefits of the view and sun without the excessive heat. The breathable fabric and robust flexible construction means you don’t have to look at the dead flies trapped in your pleated blinds because you can simply shake them off and then when you want to remove any dust or dirt you can wash them in your machine at 30 degrees.

Paul Baglin at InShade says “customers are always amazed by the transformation, they feel an instant impact on the heat as soon as the sails are put up. Once they see the sunlight filtering through the sails they love the way they look and make the space feel. Then later when it’s needed they really appreciate how easy they are to clean”.

Creative Blinds and Shutters have been a leading supplier of Blinds and Shutters for over 20 years, and when Richard Teague owner of Creative Blinds and Shutters saw InShade Conservatory sails blinds at the British Blinds and Shutters Association trade show he instantly recognised the benefits. For the first time ever you have a solution that not only controls the heat but also truly enhances the conservatory and the time you spend in it. Unique within the blinds industry the design led process is tailored to how you want to use your conservatory to ensure that you get the best possible solution to suit the way you want to use the space. The whole process works because InShade conservatory sail blinds are made from a unique solar control fabric. The ISX fabric is 100% UK made and provides the ultimate in heat control, solar eﬃciency and has been proven to be durable in even the most extreme temperatures. This is important because the air temperature inside the roof of your conservatory often reaches more than 70 degrees centigrade when the roof vents are closed. So with the most effective heat control available you can 28

Richard and his team work closely with the specialist designers at InShade to tailor each solution to your requirements, budget and the look you want. For you outside space this summer, Creative Blinds and Shutters can supply and fit and outdoor patio Awning. These patio awnings will extend your living space outside and extend the usability of those long summer evenings. They have a huge range of fabrics, a 5 year guarantee, motorization and custom colour matching to get that perfect look. If you are interested in getting more use out of your conservatory this summer then call the team at Creative Blinds and Shutters on 01252 727490 or 01483 478857 to discuss your requirements, book an appointment or to talk to an expert. www.creativeblindsandshutters.co.uk. Visit our showroom Monday-Saturday: 11 The Street, Wrecclesham, Farnham, Surrey, GU10 4PP

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<24 JOTTINGS - YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD clubs and the occasional leisure weekend away. New members are most welcome and information can be obtained at www. theunattachedgroup.co.uk or from Maggie on 07855 008897. Cats Protection Charity Street Collection in Cranleigh Saturday 13th May 9am to 4pm Please support them in this street collection. All funds raised will go to help unwanted and abandoned cats whilst they wait to find loving new homes. If you wish to home a cat or become a volunteer, please call 01483 422529 or email Guildfordandgodalmingcatsprotection@hotmail.com. Guildford Repair Café Saturday 13th May 10am to 12 noon In such a throw away society that we live in, this is a welcome initiative at Park Barn Community Centre, Cabell Road, Guildford GU2 8JH. Drop in and learn how to repair your items yourself under the supervision of volunteers that have the know-how to fix them, free of charge. Everyone is welcome to bring along their clean, broken items from home including clothes, toys, bikes, crockery, chairs, etc. and repair it at the Repair Café. Visit www.guildford.gov.uk/repaircafe for more details. Basketball for Learning disabled young people Every Monday 6pm–7pm The Scorchers Foundation charity, who run alongside the Surrey Scorchers Pro Basketball team are running Basketball sessions for young adults 16+ with Intellectual (Learning) disabilities. The first session will always be free and then £2 per person. Taking place at St Peter’s School, Merrow. For more

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information please call 07810 122389 or email foundation@ surreyscorchers.co.uk. Compton Village Fête Saturday 13th May 12noon to 4.30pm This fete has a well-deserved reputation for being a friendly traditional village fete aimed, in particular, at families with children. Stalls include Children’s Train Rides, Plants, Books, Children’s Farm, Face Painting, Coconut Shy and two Bouncy Castles. There will also be a Barbecue, Bar, Grand Draw and Tombola. Entertainment includes clown ‘Juggling Jake’, Punch & Judy, music, children’s races and dog races. Held on the green in the centre of Compton Village. Free admission and free parking. For more details call Peter Barnett, 01483 425339. Surrey History Centre Open Day, Woking Saturday 13th May 11am-3.30pm Go behind the scenes of the Surrey History Centre at this unique event where they will be showcasing some of their fascinating collection. They will also highlight the important and varied work they do to celebrate and preserve the history of Surrey. Family activities also available. In support of Woking & Sam Beare Hospice. Free entry but donations are appreciated. Full details can be found at www.surreycc.gov.uk/heritageevents. Kellys Cycle Challenge at Alice Holt Sunday 14th May 25, 54 and 74 mile cycle challenges on quieit country roads. All proceeds from this event go to Challengers. For more information and to sign up, visit www.charity.kellystorage.co.uk.

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Improved allowances on Investments and Inheritance Tax for this new tax year The new tax year, which began on 6th April brings new and improved allowances on investments such as ISAs; as well as increased allowances against Inheritance Tax. Increased ISA allowance From 6th April, ISA allowances will increase to £20,000 and for Junior ISAs it will be £4,128. This means that married couples/civil partners can now invest combined up to £40,000 per year into cash or Investment ISAs or be split between the two. New Lifetime ISAs

5. Your LISA can be put into savings or stocks and shares: the longer you’re likely to keep it, the more you should consider share-type investments. The final value of your LISA will depend on your choice of investments.* ‘Inheritable’ ISA improvements

A new Lifetime ISA (LISA) was launched April 2017 and will be very attractive for first-time home buyers and those saving for a tax-free retirement income.

ISAs can now be ‘inherited’ after the holder’s death. New legislation which started April 2017 means all the income and growth of assets inside the ISA will remain exempt from tax during the probate period of transferring them to the new owner.

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Higher allowances from Inheritance Tax (IHT)

1. You must be aged 18 or over but under 40 to open one.

From 6th April 2017 the IHT threshold for those who pass on immediately a family home as part of their estate, to their children (including adopted, foster and stepchildren) or grandchildren, will increase up to £500,000 by 2020. Married couples/civil partners will now be able to pass on assets worth up to £1m completely free of IHT from April 2020.

2. Save up to a maximum £4,000 a year into a LISA, and the government will add a 25% bonus at end of each tax year. The bonus is paid annually in the 2017/18 tax year and then monthly from April 2018 until you’re 50 therefore the maximum bonus you could receive is up to £32,000. 3. Your LISA must be used either towards the purchase of a first home worth under £450,000 or towards a tax-free retirement fund after the age of 60. 4. The LISA is an individual product – couples can have one each.

The new 'family home allowance' is set initially at £100,000 from April 2017 and then rising by £25,000 per annum to the maximum of £175,000 by 2020. It is per person, who must be a homeowner, and will be added to the current IHT threshold of £325,000 each. Therefore, the spouse can still inherit any unused IHT allowance meaning that they can pass on up to £1,000,000 free from Inheritance Tax.

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Life on the Wey and Godalming Navigations The Wey Navigations is one of the earliest navigable waterways in the country, running from Godalming down to Weybridge, and dating from 1653. Since 1964 it has been owned and operated by the National Trust. One of six lengthsmen, Robert Craig, looks after the length between Guildford and Shalford.

It was a relatively dry start to 2017. This meant fewer weir operations which allowed me to focus on the annual winter cut back of the towpath vegetation. Cutting back the riverbank vegetation enables me to identify any areas that require repair and also makes way for the fresh growth in the spring. One job that kept me warm during December and January was cutting back and removing the ivy growing on a section of wall by Langton Priory in Guildford. The ivy was encroaching on the towpath and its removal not only widened the towpath,

but revealed the beautiful local Bargate stone of the wall. I was helped with this task by our Wey Navigation Conservation Volunteers, which meant that we were able to get a lot done. In contrast to January, Februaryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s weather was something of a mixed bag, which meant more weir keeping. We also experienced some very strong winds. I always inspect my length of the navigation looking for any fallen or damaged trees after such an event. I had to clear an alder tree which had floated down and speared my weir. Although I was able to clear most of the smaller debris and secure the tree away from the weir gates, our floating excavator was fortunately working in Guildford at the time and was able to come and lift it out for me. The icy weather towards the end of the month meant that the ground became too hard for me to carry out some of the bank repairs along the towpath. There were plenty of other things that I could get on with though; at Stonebridge wharf in Shalford there were still plenty of fallen leaves to be cleared and moss to be scraped off the staging on the moorings. It was whilst working at Stonebridge in February that I had my first indication that spring was on its way in the form of a peacock butterfly sighting. To round off the month, it was back to vegetation cutting and clearing prior to the beginning of the nesting season.

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<30 JOTTINGS - YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD The David Tyson Memorial Fund Established in early 2017, The Fund is a separate and bespoke Fund within The Community Foundation, which is inspiring a growing philanthropic movement in Surrey and generating significant new community resources to help people across the County. The Community Foundation has awarded over £6.8 million in grants to support individuals and grassroots voluntary organisations across Surrey. The Fund will benefit from this grant-making experience and local expertise. The Fund will support budding young rail engineers with grants covering many costs. For details or to make an application visit www.cfsurrey. org.uk/fund/david-tyson-memorial-fund.

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Service of Christian Unity - Churches Together in Horsley and Ockham Sunday May 14th 6pm Local churches will gather together to share fellowship and friendship at St Martin’s Church, East Horsley. All are very welcome. For more details call 01483 282474. Find your voice with the MbM Gospel Choir Wednesdays 7pm to 8.15pm This fun and friendly adult choir meet every Wednesday at St Francis Church, Guildford GU2 8BU. No auditions, no experience required, no sheet music and the first session free. Please email emily@motivationbymusic to book or with any questions you may have. Annual Rotary Charity Walk Sunday 14th May from 8.45am for a 9.45am start Join this annual Rotary Club of Guildford District charity 10k and 5k walk. It’s free to enter the event for all the family including dogs! Setting off from Shalford Park, just outside Guildford and taking in some lovely Surrey countryside along the way. You can download a registration and sponsorship form from the website at www.guildforddistrictrotary.org.uk.

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Wonersh History Society AGM and Talk Tuesday 16th May 7.30pm There will be a short AGM, Followed by a talk with Michael Alliott titled ‘From Icarus to Avro’. They meet in Lawnsmead Hall, Wonersh. Wine will be available and everyone is welcome. The Farnham Potter - Hand Building In Clay Exhibition, Talk and Workshop Tuesday 16th to Friday 19th May Adele Goulty takes us on her creative journey, revealing nature and the sea as her muse. In the one day workshop she offers an invaluable lesson in design development techniques and the craft of hand building in clay, refined by her over the last 20 years of making and teaching. For full details on these events visit www.thefarnhampottery.co.uk, or email info@ thefarnhampottery.co.uk. Walking Basketball at St Peter’s School, Merrow Every Monday 7pm–8pm Walking Basketball is a low impact, but great cardio exercise suitable for all ages, sizes and abilities and for both men and women. Enjoy the camaraderie of being part of a team and meet new friends. For more information email bridget@ walkingbasketballuk.com or call 07810 122389. The first session is free and it’s a lot of fun. May 2017

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Surrey Artists’ Open Studios - 3rd to 18th June Other activities include the chance to try out family -friendly printmaking techniques with artist Kathy Adams while the Jeffreys Cottage group will be holding special demonstrations of work all day, with each artist talking about their inspiration and their working methods.

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For sixteen days in June Surrey artists will be welcoming the public into their studios for the annual Surrey Artists’ Open Studios (SAOS) event taking place in artist’s studios right across the county. There will be over 148 studios open across the 16 days. As well as a chance to meet and talk to artists in their place of work, the summer open studios event offers visitors the opportunity to view demonstrations, buy artwork, enter a free prize draw and even get involved in creative workshops. Studio locations are throughout Surrey and its borders. For the first time this year, Saturday 3rd June will see artists offering an array of activities exclusively to visitors on the first day of this popular countywide event.

“This unique event offers an exciting opportunity to meet artists and makers in Surrey, to hear about and see first-hand their practice and to admire their work,” says Jane McGibbon coordinator of SAOS. “The artists taking part also offer ample opportunity to take part in workshops, and to meet fellow enthusiasts en route. Whatever your interest, painting, printmaking, glass, ceramics, textiles, jewellery or sculpture, SAOS is a brilliant opportunity to discover creative people who live and work in Surrey.” Some artists offer trails that help you to plan a full day out; just ask for details when you visit a studio, or check out the advertised trails on the SAOS website. In 2016 over 16,000 people visited the studios of Surrey artists making this a highlight of the cultural year in the county. www.surreyopenstudios.org.uk

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<33 JOTTINGS - YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD Surrey Branch Western Front Association Talk by Geoff Spring: The British Artillery in 1917 Wednesday 17th May 7.45pm By 1917 the British gunners fighting on the Western Front had learned a great deal and this illustrated presentation looks at the evolution of the artillery during WW1 by looking at the new technologies of sound ranging, observation from balloons and aircraft and the role of the new Counter Battery Staff Office. For further details please contact Andy Thompson on 07768 197990. Held at The Day Centre Lushington Drive, Cobham KT11 2LY. Guildford Rambling Club Thursday 18th May and Sunday 21st May Unless otherwise stated visitors are welcome on all walks which normally start at 10am. For details of the 5.5 mile morning walk from Ranmore on Thursday 18th May, call Patrick on 07785 251460. Hazel, on 07766 663876, has the details for the 5 mile morning walk from Dunsfold on the morning of Sunday 21st May. For full details on all their walks visit www. guildfordramblingclub.org.uk. Guildford Wey Valley Decorative and Fine Arts Society Thursday 18th May 10.45am Tempted by the heady pleasures of the Cote d’ Azur in the 1920s and 1930s? Then please join them, in Shalford Village Hall, for their next lecture, by Mary Alexander, entitled ‘Riviera Paradise’ and ‘time travel’. The Society offers a monthly programme of varied talks and visits, study days and an annual tour for members. New members and visitors are warmly welcomed. If you are interested, contact the Membership Secretary on 01483 423090 or visit their website at www. gwvdfas.org.uk.

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VantagePoint Magazine – based Godalming For the 8 years since starting publishing in 2009, our magazine VantagePoint continues to hold to its original values of being ‘the local magazine produced by local people for the local community’. Now delivered by the Royal Mail to over 117,500 homes in Surrey and West Sussex, we have an established reputation for excellent editorial and the successful development of our business customers and advertisers. With success comes the need to grow our own team to maintain high client service levels. Having hired a full time Sales Executive six months ago, we now return to the marketplace to find another of similar quality. This is a full time appointment for a Sales Executive who will manage a group of business sectors and be expected to develop new business streams.

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House of Lords Tea and Tour in aid of Cherry Trees Friday 19th May 12 noon until 7pm Please contact fundraisingsupport@cherry-trees.co.uk or call 01483 222506 to book a table or for more information. Waverley Dowsers Meeting monthly on a Friday evening Join the Waverley Dowsers in Godalming for talks and discussions on dowsing. The Group also has field evenings and days to put into practice various dowsing skills. The skills cover both the art and science of dowsing, which is hundreds of years old. For details please call Michael 01252 541639. Together in Music with Waverley Ensemble and Surrey Hills Chamber Choir Saturday 20th May 7.30pm Showcasing the very best in orchestral and choral chamber music, ‘Together in Music’ promises an evening of great contrasts from the Baroque and Classical highlights of Corelli, Telemann, Handel and Haydn, to emotionally charged spirituals, folk tunes and other choral songs. Held at St Nicolas Church, Bury Street, Guildford. Purchase tickets on the door or via www. surreyhills-choirs.co.uk. Rising Stars Concert at The Holy Trinity Church, Bramley Saturday 20th May 7pm In collaboration with the Royal College of Music please welcome Elysian Piano Trio. Three young Royal College graduates will play music by Haydn, Schumann, Kreisler, Handel and Brahms. May 2017

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In support of the Surrey based Orpheus Centre which works to enable young disabled people to lead independent and fulfilling lives. Tickets at £10 are available in advance from Robertsons in Bramley High Street and at the door. Free refreshments will be served in the interval. To reserve a ticket or have any queries, please call or email Stuart White on stuartwhite@ waitrose.com or call 01483 892645. ‘Heavenly Duets’ at St. John’s Church, Merrow Saturday 20th May 7pm An hour of relaxing music from Bach to Debussy with Anne Allen on Flute and Cecily Beer, Harp. With special guest Guy Bunce and a performance of his new work written for Heavenly Duets, ‘Caliisto’. Tickets are £10. For further information please call 01483 81752 or Brian Taylor 01483 571712. Held at St. John’s Church Merrow GU4 7AA. Voluntary Action South West Surrey - Volunteers Needed Voluntary Action South West Surrey is a local support and development organisation working with the voluntary sector to provide advice, support and information. If you would like to find out more about what volunteer roles are available and how you can get involved, you can contact their volunteer centres on 01483 565456 or 01252 725961 or email guildfordvc@vasws. org.uk. Horsley Garden Society Annual Plant Sale Saturday 20th May 2pm to 4pm Local plants grown by local gardeners. Entry 50p. In a world of increasing concern about the environment and movement towards home grown food and organic gardening why not join them and learn a bit more? New members welcome. Held at West Horsley Village Hall. Anyone interested in membership at the modest cost of £5 per annum should contact Roger Lindsay, via email r.lindsay339@btinternet.com or the Membership Secretary, terrylazenby@terrylazenby.plus.com. Chilworth Manor Open Gardens Sunday 21st May 11am to 5pm Explore the extensive grounds and lawns of Chilworth Manor, a former monastery, and enjoy all its beautiful features like a terraced walled garden, herbaceous borders, topiary and fruit trees, Japanese themed garden and woodland garden walk. Chilworth Manor, Halfpenny Lane, Chilworth GU4 8NN. Coffee, teas and homemade cakes are served all day. Entry £6, children go free. Guildford Opera ‘Come and Sing Verdi’ Workshop Sunday 21st May 2pm to 6.30pm Ahead of their autumn production of ‘Macbeth’, come and Join the Guildford Opera for expert and lively tuition, introductory talks, tea/coffee and a cream tea. Tickets are £15, include music score. More details and bookings visit www.guildfordopera. comat. Held at The Merrow Methodist Church Hall, Guildford GU1 2SH. Shere Village Cinema – ‘Manchester By The Sea’ Sunday 21st May 8pm A depressed uncle is asked to take care of his teenage nephew after the boy’s father dies. Tickets are £5 per adult. To book online visit www.villagecinema.org.

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Circle Dancing A warm welcome awaits you at your local Circle Dancing groups. Here you can relax, have fun and get some exercise doing international folk dances that are done in a circle, creating a wonderful sense of community. There is a wide range of dances from slow to fast and simple to more complex. Men and women of all ages are welcome. Lynn Frances runs classes at Pirrie Hall, Brook and St Catherine’s Hall Guildford. For more information please contact Lynn on 01420 474881.

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The weather in May can take us by surprise - we might be basking in the heat of the sun, or we are equally as likely to be jolted, shocked and stopped in our tracks, as we turn to grab our coats to protect us during periods of rather bleak, chilly weather. It's the same for our plants. They won't enjoy a check in their growth if inclement weather strikes, so take care to protect any tender plants in your care this month. Whatever the weather, summer isn't far away. There's a wide range of seeds you can sow this month in your garden or at your allotment. Swede 'Magres' is a fully hardy variety of swede, which can be sown outside directly in the soil where it is to grow now. 'Magres' offers good mildew resistance, and produces tasty, purple topped, yellowfleshed swedes. There are many wonderful varieties of beetroot that you can sow directly in the soil outside now. 'Chioggia' is a wonderful beetroot. When you slice it in half you'll be greeted with pretty concentric circles of pink and white beetroot flesh. 'Burpees May 2017

Golden', and 'Touchstone Gold' are lovely, yellow beetroot varieties, and 'White Detroit', 'Albino', and 'Albina Verduna' are beautiful, white varieties of beetroot. Pumpkins are so much fun to grow! You can sow pumpkin and squash seeds in a greenhouse, on your windowsill, or outside but with protection from the elements. Pumpkins aren't fond of cold weather - they won't tolerate frost. So do ensure you wait for warm weather conditions, and harden your plants off, by gently acclimatising them to life outdoors during the daytime, and then bringing your plants back undercover for extra protection at night for two weeks or so prior to planting outside. Remember to protect your seedlings if cold weather is forecast. Pumpkin and squash seeds germinate readily in the warmth. Sow each pumpkin seed on its side or vertically - this will help water to run off and prevent the seed from rotting if it doesn't germinate right away. Pumpkin and squash plants resent having their roots disturbed, so if you're sowing your seeds in pots prior to planting in the soil outside, ensure your containers are large enough to contain the seedlings, and their roots, until you're able to plant

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Larger fruited varieties of pumpkin and squash require more space and will happily and rapidly advance onwards, taking over a vast area of ground in very little time. The minimum space you should offer each pumpkin is 6ft by 6ft; more would be far better, but any less would be unkind, as these cucurbits don't grow well when faced with competition. Pumpkins hate windy weather, so choose a sheltered spot, or if you garden on an exposed site, create a windbreak to protect your plants. Jerusalem artichokes grow to be tall plants, which provide a good windbreak, or you could make your own shelter using some fine mesh or netting if you prefer.

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them outside - these are quickgrowing plants which need more room than you might expect at every stage of growth. Pumpkins and squashes don't grow well in areas of compacted soil, so take time to dig your soil over and loosen any compaction. Double-digging would be ideal, but you could find an alternative planting space where the soil isn't compacted and doesn't Beetroot 'Chioggia' require digging if you prefer. Pumpkins and squash plants thrive in raised beds, but the plants will also take over these precious growing areas and any nearby ground very rapidly. When planting out your pumpkin plants, or when sowing your seed directly in the soil, make a wide, shallow well in the soil for each pumpkin plant or seed you sow. The well doesn't need to be deep; just enough of a dip in the ground to provide some shelter for your pumpkin, and to provide a collection point for water when it rains, or when you water your plants. Pumpkin plants can be surprisingly versatile and accommodating. Most of the varieties that produce small fruits, for example 'Munchkin', 'Jack Be Little', and 'Baby Boo', will happily scramble up tepees, arches, or homemade supports, where they create a beautiful and atmospheric sight as their fruits ripen in autumn. But do ensure that your pumpkin supports are strong and braced accordingly, in order to be sturdy enough to support the full weight of your growing plants and their harvest of pumpkins. You don't need to grow these smaller pumpkin plants as climbers - they will happily scramble over the ground. 40

One place that pumpkins will be very happy to be planted is on top of your compost heap - the warmth from the decomposing vegetable and plant matter below will aid and comfort your plants no end resulting in earlier fruit production. Consequently, the compost heap is an ideal place to sow seeds of your largest pumpkin varieties; this is the place to try to break the record for the largest pumpkin at your local show. You might opt for the readily available Pumpkin 'Atlantic Giant', or you might decide to spend a little more money on a few special, giant pumpkin seeds from a champion grower, the choice is yours! Ideally your compost heap won't be overflowing and your plant waste and vegetable matter won't have yet reached the top of your compost heap, so that your pumpkin plants will have some shelter and protection from the surrounding wood, pallets, or whatever your compost heap is constructed or reined in by. Then tip a bucket or two of good-quality compost on top of your compost heap, make a shallow well to sow your seed directly into, or plant your pumpkin seedling into this compost if you've already started your plants off indoors. I love growing pumpkins, I am sure you will too. Good luck! FIND OUT MORE For lovely gardening ideas, tips, and advice for the month ahead, a calendar of specialist plant fairs, and much more besides, visit Beth's website www.pumpkinbeth.com.

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Ingredients: 200g wholemeal flour 175g strong white bread flour 7g salt 7g sachet of dry yeast, or 12g fresh yeast 250g room temperature water 20g soft butter 100g toasted sunflower seeds Serves 4-6

Method: 1. Weigh your two flours and salt into a large bowl. Weigh the water into a jug. If you are using fresh yeast you'll need to dissolve it into the water before moving on to step 2. If you are using dry yeast, pop it into the flour bowl 2. Pour the liquid into the bowl and mix everything together until it comes together into a dough, turn it out onto the table 3. Knead the dough on a clean table for 8 minutes, without adding flour. After this time spread the dough out across the table and sprinkle over 75g of your toasted seeds. Continue kneading for a couple of minutes until the seeds are evenly dispersed throughout. 4. Shape the dough into a ball, using a light dusting of flour, and place it back into the bowl. Dust again, cover with a clean cloth, and leave to rest at room temperature for 60 minutes May 2017

5. When your dough has puffed up nicely, dust the table with a little flour and turn the dough out onto it. Flatten the dough slightly and cut it into three pieces. Roll each piece up into a sausage, about 40cm long. To make the plait, bring the three tips together. Fold the left sausage over the middle, then fold the right sausage over the new middle one. Continue all the way to the end of the loaf and pinch the ends together 6 Brush your plaited loaf all over with water, and sprinkle over the remaining 25g of seeds so they stick. Transfer the loaf to a parchment lined tray. Allow 30-45 minutes for your shaped dough to prove up under a cloth. In the meantime, preheat the oven to 190Â°C fan/gas mark 7. 7. Slide the tray with the loaf on into the oven. Bake for 30-35 minutes, then remove from the oven and allow to cool on a wire rack.

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Grilled Asparagus and Ricotta Bruschetta This is an easy recipe using the pumpkin seed bread on the previous page. It uses lovely English asparagus which is now available to purchase in the shops - grab it while you can!

Ingredients: 10 aparagus spears 30g broad beans A handful of rocket leaves 150g ricotta A few sprigs of mint 1lemon 7 or 8 toasted almonds 1 garlic clove 3tbsp olive oil 1tsp Dijon mustard Â˝ tsp caster sugar 2 slices of pumpkin seed bread (recipe overleaf) Serves 2

Method: 1. Mix your ricotta with 2tbsp of chopped mint, a little finely grated lemon zest, and a teaspoon of olive oil. Season with salt and pepper and set aside. 2. Next, heat a grill pan on the hob until it is nice and hot 3. Snap the woody stalk from the end of your asparagus and discard. Grill the asparagus spears on a high heat until charred on all sides, season with salt and pepper as it grills. Remove from the pan and place in a large bowl to cool 4. While the asparagus cools, you can make your lemon dressing by whisking together 1tsp Dijon 44

mustard, 1/2 tsp sugar, the juice of half a lemon and a pinch of salt. Slowly add 3tbsp of olive oil while whisking to emulsify 5. Pop your broad beans out of their skins and add them to the bowl with the cooled asparagus. Add the rocket, crush your almonds and add them too. Dress everything nicely with your lemon dressing. 6. Toast 2 slices of your pumpkin seed bread. Rub with a cut clove of garlic and season with salt 7. Build up your salad onto each bruschetta, alternating with spoons of your minted ricotta 8. Drizzle with olive oil and serve

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Summer must be on the way as we can now announce the programme for Music in the Park 2017. You can look forward to over 20 concerts on Sunday afternoons, starting from 7th May. All the regular concerts take place from 3pm to 5pm at the bandstand in the Phillips Memorial Park in Godalming. Entry is free, so bring along a deckchair, a picnic, a group of friends and while away your summer afternoons listening to good music in a wonderful setting by the River Wey. VantagePoint is once again sponsoring a concert on 18th June which also celebrates the 100th birthday of Godalming Bowls Club. There will be lots going on that day, so please come along and say hello to your local magazine team. Saturday 9th September sees Godalming’s own ‘Proms in the Park’, starting at 5pm. Always popular, make sure you come early to celebrate the end of the season in true British style! 7th May Dan Eley Founda�on Concert featuring Godalming College Band

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The walk 1. Take the track running down past the righthand side of the toilet block which is behind the cafĂŠ. Ignore an immediate left and an unsigned right. Immediately reach a post and turn right at a bend and then go right again, off the track. Ignore an immediate unsigned left. At a T-junction take a bridleway left and then fork right. Pass an amazing old yew tree. At a T-junction go right and immediately left. At a yellow arrow turn left. Quickly reach a T-junction with a wide track and turn right. Ignore rights and lefts for about 250 yards then take a path right that has a grassy entrance and climbs a little. 2. At a tiny cross paths go straight on. At a T-junction turn left. Pass the fourth tee of Merrow Golf Course. Fork right (where left would take you closer to the course) and continue to reach Todds Lane. Cross, go left for 50 yards and take an unsigned path right with the course on your right-hand side and trees on the left-hand. Very quickly follow a yellow arrow forking left and almost immediately follow an arrow

left past a 3-post barrier and into trees. Now follow yellow arrows, left alongside a split paling fence and around the edge of the course. Reach a line of houses and follow the path right and still alongside the fence. Ignore a gap through to the houses. A little further on the path forks off left and into trees then follows a wire fence and finally emerges on an access road by the cricket club, a gym and tennis courts. 3. Follow the road right, down to the main road. Cross and take the footpath right, at the far side of the ornate entrance gates to Clandon Park. Head straight out across fields, initially on a narrow tarmac path and soon forking left at a 2-way signpost. Walk along by a fence and follow a yellow arrow right at the first corner. Again follow arrows along a track, across another track, along the outside edge of a field and on to another cross track, straight over and half-left across a field to trees. Pass a pond. Cross two footbridges and continue on. Reach a T-junction with a wide vehicle track.

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