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Why are Lasting Powers of Attorney so important? This month, local expert Daniel Church from TWM Solicitors provides an introduction to Lasting Powers of Attorney A Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) is a legal document which enables you to decide who you trust to make decisions about your finances, property or healthcare, in the event you are no longer able to do so, and appoint them as your Attorney. Age-related issues such as dementia are often the reason that people are no longer able to make such decisions. However, an event such as an accident or illness could also have this impact. Without an LPA (or a valid Enduring Power of Attorney, which was the precursor to LPAs), those closest to you could be faced with an application to the Court of Protection to give them authority to act on your behalf with regards to finances and, less commonly, in relation to health and welfare, as a court appointed Deputy. The application process for being appointed as Deputy can be drawn out and the costs are higher. Most importantly, however, the choice of who to appoint to act in your best interests rests with the Court based on the evidence provided to it, not with you. A Property and Financial Affairs LPA covers decisions your Attorney may need to make concerning your property and finances. This includes the more mundane matters such as managing your bank

account, but also includes significant decisions, for example, selling your home and investing the proceeds for your use and benefit, in the event you need care in a residential setting. Under a Health and Welfare LPA, unless you add restrictions, your Attorney will have authority to make all personal welfare decisions on your behalf, save for: - Life sustaining treatment, unless you have expressly authorised this; and - Where you subsequently make an Advance Decision (Living Will) to refuse treatment. These decisions can only be made on your behalf if you lack the capacity to make these decisions yourself. A specialist solicitor will be able to help you with structuring and drafting your LPAs, and will manage the process of registering the LPAs with the Office of the Public Guardian. As the specialist solicitors at TWM regularly assist with the ongoing running of LPAs, we understand how LPAs should be drafted to ensure the smoothest running of these if they need to be implemented. For example, there are several powers which are very useful for Attorneys to have when operating an LPA, but which are not included by the general law. We can advise on including these in your LPAs.

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18 Fashion Dilemma: full wardrobe, no outfits! 20 Gardening Beth Otway on elegrant perfumed roses 23 Food & Drink Slow cooking with James Martin

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• THE EDITOR'S NOTE I’m really pleased with this month’s lead article because we really have ‘discovered’ a hidden gem. I was introduced to Bill Biddell and the Hampton Estate by Peter Martin, Chairman of Surrey County Council. He took me along to meet Bill and his lovely wife Bridget and following tea and cake, we were given a tour of the estate, including a visit to the amazing new hop drying (oast) facility that is being built. I immediately knew we had a number of interesting stories to tell about this fascinating local business, which recently won an award for growing the best Fuggle hops in the UK. A few weeks later, I went along to their Beef Collection Day which is usually the last Friday of the month. The idea is to pre-order your meat and then go along and collect it and enjoy a cup of coffee and yet more cake. How wonderfully civilised! Incidentally, Bill is both charming and terribly modest. Alongside running the family estate, he is Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Surrey and Chairman of the Surrey County Agricultural Society, which runs the Surrey County Show. It also put on the Surrey Game and Country Fair, which took place in September at Loseley, near Guildford. I went along for the first time this year and it was a real treat. Plenty to see and to do, attracting people of all ages. It seemed that having a dog was obligatory, so Humphrey was in his element and had to be dragged away. Incidentally, there was a stand selling the best pork scratchings ever – yet another reason to visit!

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The Hampton Estate Phil Kemp visits a family-owned and run traditional agricultural estate – and unravels one of Surrey’s bestkept secrets. IF YOU have ever taken the road between Puttenham and Seale you will have undoubtedly seen an impressive hop garden nestling on the southern slopes of The Hog’s Back, an imposing 500ft chalk ridge linking the towns of Guildford and Farnham. You may also have had glimpses of historic parklands and woodlands and perhaps, like me, wondered who they belong to. My visit to the Hampton Estate was, certainly for me, the unravelling of one of Surrey’s ‘best-kept secrets’. Bridget and Bill Biddell not only reside at the very handsome Hampton Lodge, they have also taken on the responsibility from Bridget’s family for managing 2,500 acres, providing a kaleidoscope of different uses that bring direct benefit, not just to the estate, but also to the local community. My tour with Bill started in front of some wall-mounted maps in the estate office, which he used to provide a fascinating overview of the full range of activities the family manage on a day-to-day basis. “This is Puttenham Common, owned by the estate but providing 500 acres of open access to the public. It is managed by Surrey County Council and attracts visitors who enjoy the walks and rides it has to offer.”

One of Surrey’s ‘best-kept secrets’ Bill taps a finger on a large dark green area of the map. “We have a lot of forestry activity on the estate, and are well known for the range of woodland we manage. We produce commercial softwoods, and amenity hardwoods with some of this also for commercial use. We are very sandy here, in common with much of Surrey, and being poor

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Top: Bill Biddell at Hampton's monthly Beef Friday. Above: Myrtle's Courtyard, the former milking parlour, is now available to rent.

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soil this is perfect for trees. My father-in-law was an absolutely excellent forester and put in lots of trees after the Second World War. So we grow a lot of pine - Corsican pine, Scots pine, and Douglas fir - which all thrive on this sandy soil.” Having now got a visual impression of just how large and wide-ranging the land management is at Hampton, I was intrigued as to how this is managed and put to use.

Above: Forestry work at the Hampton Estate. Below: Film sets on the Hampton Estate

Bill smiled proudly as he pointed at a framed certificate hanging on the wall. “In 2014, we won the Best of England multipurpose woodland from the Forestry Society. We have three foresters, two full-time and one part-time, and this ensures we have excellent specimens of trees. Not only do we sell logs locally, we also use a lot of the timber ourselves for the biomass boilers we have put in over the last ten years, both in our Shoelands offices development and in the estate houses. And of course, everyone enjoys walking through the woodland where we have installed a car park and opened up the rides.” Walking across the courtyard from the estate office towards some outbuildings, Bill paused and pointed across to Hampton House. “This was recently transformed into a château for a scene from a new television series Deep State. It’s a spy thriller produced by Fox Productions. We were a ‘safe house’ for a mother and two children who were hostages here. She escaped, got out of the house and ran down towards the lake. We watched some scenes being filmed there at night with lots of lights and production people everywhere. It was very exciting!” We entered a beamed room adorned with large photos providing a colourful panorama of different scenes of Hampton Estate. Bill understandably continued to brag about their home being used for filming, and not just because of the big screen names wandering through from time to time. Being chosen as a film location serves as a perfect illustration of just how special the whole estate is with its mix of historic parkland, grazing meadows and traditional farmyards - as well

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as, of course, the imposing Grade II Georgian house and gardens. Quintessentially very English.

Hampton Estate hops

“The estate was used for the filming of Robin Hood starring Russell Crowe about ten years ago. We had virtually the whole of Universal Studios here, and they were with us for a year and a half – this because having built the set of the village of Nottingham there was a Screen Actors Guild strike in the middle of filming!” Other filming activity at Hampton has included The Hollow, an episode of the ITV series Agatha Christie’s Poirot and more recently A Field in England, a history drama following a group of deserters from the Civil War in 17th century England. “Filming is certainly a fun side to what we do here. I gave Steven Spielberg a tour of the estate in my pickup once, oh, and we’ve had George Clooney pop in for tea!” Bill’s broad smile hinted at just how much they enjoy the hustle and bustle of a film production invasion. “We are quite well -known in the filming world for big scale sets on a private estate. All the location agents know who we are.” Having seen the impressive hop gardens many a time from the road in Puttenham, and being a bit of an ale drinker myself, I simply had to find out more. In fact, I was quite surprised I had sat on my question for so long!

“The Hampton Estate has always grown hops – and we’ve always grown one variety which is Fuggle, a classic English aroma hop. We supply the Hog’s Back Brewery with the hops for their Tongham Tea and Harveys Brewery down in Sussex – as well as The Black Sheep Brewery, Adnams and Timothy Taylor who have all been using Fuggles in their recipes for years. Oh, and we’ve supplied the Silent Pool Distillery over in Albury with hops to mix into the aromatics for their brilliant gin!” I pointed at the wall-mounted photo of a very friendly-looking cow, which

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have our Meat Days where we have prepared customer orders whether it is for steak, mince or sausages, and then they come along to collect. It becomes a big party really with coffee, tea and cake – and sausages to taste.”

Hampton's Sussex herd

There was also an interesting connection between forestry and the estate’s popular Meat Days.

had enthusiastically engaged with the photographer’s camera. “We used to milk Guernsey cows, but it got to the point where we were being paid less than the production cost of the milk, so we sold the herd. We restocked with Pedigree Sussex because the Sussex are a lovely breed of cow – very hardy and very relaxed. These guys just potter around and eat everything and anything they can, which works well for us given our poor sandy soil. We have 40 cows and one bull – and 20 of their calves every year go into our beef output. On the last Friday of the month we

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“Young trees we are growing need protecting,” Bill explained. “You don’t want the wild deer we have on the estate eating them so we have to cull the deer for control. And our roe deer make excellent venison. We’ve got pheasants of course too.” The Hampton Estate is undoubtedly an outstanding agricultural estate – which thrives on its diversity. Sadly, unless I fall off the bottom of the page, I’ve had to ignore the orienteering, the angling, horse riding, gundog trials, cycling, farm walks, wild herbs, oh - and biomass-heated office space, rented accommodation and venues for weddings and private functions… Phil Kemp is a Godalming-based writer and photographer. www.weyriver.co.uk FIND OUT MORE Telephone: 01483 810465. Email: enquiries@hamptonestate.co.uk. Web: www.hamptonestate.co.uk.

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Some people look in their crammed wardrobes but can’t find a thing to wear. Does this sound familiar, asks personal stylist Kirstie Smillie? APPARENTLY THE average woman in the UK wears just five outfits on a rarely altering loop and as we all love a survey, here are some more of Oxfam’s fascinating findings: * Nearly half of the nation admit to having ‘wardrobe rage’ (irrational tantrums when choosing an outfit) * On average, women spend seventeen minutes choosing a look, with men spending thirteen minutes. * Almost a third of Britons feel that their wardrobe is a mess and half confess they need to declutter. * There are 3.6 billion clothes left unworn, a whopping 57 items per person, an average of 16 items left unworn. * One in ten also arrive late for work because of the time spent in choosing their outfits. * Twenty one percent of women admitted that choosing an outfit caused them to row with their partner, and fourteen percent have refused to go out as a result of struggling to feel happy in an outfit. You can start the process yourself with small steps. It is one of those jobs you can tackle on a free morning or a Saturday afternoon; give yourself some ‘me time’, and enjoy a good clothes cleanse.

I have had a lifetime, it feels, of working in the fashion industry, from fashion designer and magazine stylist to a personal stylist. I work with wonderful ‘real’ people and those in particular who have lost direction and confidence or just lack the time to develop a wardrobe that is full of clothes they love.

Tackle one drawer at a time. Take everything out, T-shirts, sweaters, crumpled vest tops. Do they fit? Are they clean? Do you still wear them or could they be useful hanging with that low top that always gapes? Then only put back in wearable, clean items and deal with the others. Another day, another drawer until you are ready to work on the full wardrobe spaces. Give yourself an hour. Decide on a time to look at individual items and try them on. Make an outfit and hang them together to save time, even with the right underwear which is sometimes hard to find at 7am.

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Does it make you smile? Such a small thing, but with all the sadness around, clothes can be a comforting layer in your life. Maybe just a soft luxury fabric, a beautiful print or a link to fun memories. A recent client had her lovely motherin-law’s jackets that we had altered to fit, as they were great fabrics and reminded her of sentimental times. Learn to let go Give yourself permission to let go of clothes that may have cost too much and have hardly been worn. We all make mistakes but it’s better to sell or give to charity for someone else to enjoy instead of harbouring guilt over it. Add one or two new Once your wardrobe is clear of clutter, think about adding a few classics for the new season. A check jacket, an alternative to leather with jeans and dresses; a splash of the hot autumn colour, red; soft prints in winter florals and an alternative to denim, corduroy is back again. The inspiration: Check jacket with crisp white shirt Red sweater layered over stripes Dark florals with bright accessories Add a block heel to add feminine proportions.

Where to find it: Massimo Dutti wool coat, £179 Hobbs wool blend sweater, £89 Monsoon Tilly Dress, £69 Toast cord pleated trousers, £125.

10 FREE CONSULTATION SESSIONS If you feel you would like to chat about using the services of a Fashion Stylist, but are not entirely sure what it all means, here is a chance to meet over coffee or email all your questions to discuss your own wardrobe dilemmas. Offer open throughout November. Email kirstie@kirstiesmillie.com now! Kirstie Smillie is a Personal Fashion Stylist. Follow her style blog www.kirstiesmillie.com. For appointments, email kirstie@kirstiesmillie.com or call 07773 234947. All images found on www.pinterest.com November 2017

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With Beth Otway arch, adorning a wall, grown around a window, or clothing a doorway. Rosa 'The Pilgrim' will reach about 12ft (3.6m) tall Container roses If you're looking for a container rose, for optimum results choose a large, deep planter that will accommodate your rose's long taproot, and opt for a smaller-sized rose.

As autumn turns to winter, days shorten and the prospect of warming ourselves by the fire may be more enticing than being outdoors, take time to warm your heart with thoughts of elegantly perfumed roses. This is the perfect opportunity to order roses as bare root plants to plant during the winter time to deliver charming, beautiful rose blooms and delectable fragrance to your garden or allotment next summer. Ordering bare root plants is a prudent method of purchasing roses, fruit trees, and other trees and shrubs. Bare root plants are usually less costly than container plants, and as you're ordering the plants bare root without containers, it's often a more ecologically friendly way to purchase them. In my experience, bare root plants tend to be healthier and establish better than container grown plants, especially in the case of deep-rooted plants like roses and trees.

I've been in love with Rosa 'Lady Emma Hamilton' since this delightful rose's introduction over ten years ago. 'Lady Emma Hamilton' is a highly-perfumed rose that produces absolutely charming, warm apricot-orange blushed, beautiful bowl-shaped blooms, which envelop anyone making its acquaintance in a delicious, fruity fragrance, which has a warmth and intensity that we look for in roses but rarely find. Growing 3.5ft (1m) tall and 3ft (90cm) wide, Rosa 'Lady Emma Hamilton' is a fabulous choice for a container, or a border where its charismatic flowers and their delectable scent can be enjoyed. Container-grown roses benefit from a loam-based compost. I mix my own compost, adding Dalefoot's wool-based compost for extra water retention and nutrients. Wherever you're planting roses, don't forget to apply mycorrhizal fungi at planting time. Mycorrhizal fungi form a symbiotic relationship with plants, the fungi helps the plant to develop a more extensive, wider-reaching root system, which benefits the plants, making the plant more resilient in times of drought or stress, and allowing new plants to establish quickly.

If you're looking for a sumptuous, dreamy climbing rose to decorate your front doorway, I doubt you could find a better rose that Rosa 'The Pilgrim' with its softly coloured yellow blooms, which bring a gentle, soothing light to even the dullest day of our British summertime. The many-petalled blooms of Rosa 'The Pilgrim' form delightful rosettes, which produce a warm and delicious tea rose fragrance that has a sensual myrrh character. This beautiful rose with its graceful flowers, which have an ethereal quality and alluring perfume, would make a wonderful feature, whether grown over an

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Left and above left: Rosa 'The Pilgrim'. Above middle and right: Rosa 'Lady Hamilton'.

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Slow Cooking with James Martin FOOD & DRINK •

Baked Whole Onions with Bacon and Rosemary My gran was the first person I remember baking whole onions, and it’s good to see that they’re now appearing on menus more often. Keeping the skins on during cooking helps the onions keep their shape. Vary the stuffing as much as you like, and you could use smaller onions for a fantastic accompaniment for roast chicken. It’s a great dish for vegetarians, too, if you replace the bacon with chestnuts. The cooking time will be the same. Ingredients 4 large white onions, skin on, 80g fine dried breadcrumbs, 3 tbsp fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, 2 fresh rosemary sprigs, 4 rashers streaky bacon, 50g butter, melted, 2 tsp sugar, sea salt and freshly ground black pepper. Serves 4

1. Preheat the oven to 170°C/325°F/ Gas mark 3 and line a roasting tray with greaseproof paper. Grease a large sheet of foil. Cut the tops off the onions about a third of the way down, leaving the roots attached (trim the roots if necessary). Scoop out about a third of the centre of the onion with a spoon s streaky bacon ter, melted and discard it along with the tops, then gar place the onions in the roasting tray. and freshly ground black

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2. Cut the bacon into 5mm slices to make lardons. Roughly chop the IONSparsley. WITH Place the breadcrumbs, parsley MARYand rosemary into a food processor and process for 30 seconds until combined. the oven toRemove 170°C/325°F/Gas mark 3 and line a roasting tray with from the machine and transfer proof paper. Grease a large sheet of foil. Cut the tops off the onions to a mixing bowl, then add the bacon third of the way down, leaving the roots attached (trim the roots melted andwithmix together. ssary). Scoopand out about a third of the butter centre of the onion a

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3. Sprinkle each onion with a little of the sugar, then divide the breadcrumb s for 30 seconds until combined. Remove from thethe machine4andonions, packing mixture between r to a mixing bowl, then add the bacon and melted butter and mix it on top of the onion to recreate its er. original shape. Pour 200ml water e each onion with a little of the sugar, then divide the breadcrumb around the e between the 4 onions, packing it on onions, top of the onionthen to recreatecover with the nal shape. Pour 200ml water around onions, bake then cover with greased foiltheand for 1 hour. After ased foil and bake for 1 hour. After 45 minutes, remove the foil 45 minutes, remove the foil and return urn to the oven to allow them to brown. Serve hot or at room to the oven to allow them to brown. ature. Serve hot or at room temperature.

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THE ROYAL British Legion provides lifelong support for the Armed Forces community. They spend around £1.6 million every week providing information, advice and support to our beneficiaries. Whether it’s families coping with the loss of a loved one, handy-van services for veterans, money and careers advice for service leavers or residential care, they are there to help. The RBL provided £27 million to help set up the Battle Back Centre at Lilleshall, as part of its commitment to support wounded, injured and sick service personnel. Part of the Ministry of Defence aid recovery programme, it provides sport and adventurous activities for these personnel across the forces to aid their recovery. In Brighton Bravo 22 Company has been set up to provide recovery and wellbeing through the arts, including model making, sculpture and collage.

For families they give well deserved breaks (for example, bucket and spade adventure holidays for service children), breaks for the elderly and most importantly, rest and recuperation for our service personnel and their families on returning from war zones. Service men often find it difficult to adjust to civvy street when they leave the Armed Forces and the Legion are there to help them as they prepare for this new life and to kick start a new career. The Legion also provides specialist compensation advice, help with debt and emergency situations, benefit advice and support through grants and loans. Their Handy Van service in operates in 21 counties, giving help for those small jobs around the house from changing light bulbs and providing ramps and sheds to house Legion-provided Electrically Propelled Vehicles. There are six Legion care homes throughout the country providing short and long term care for serving and ex-servicemen and their families, including four that help with specialist dementia care. Mais House at Bexhill, one of these homes has recently received £31,000 to refurbish their communal lounge, install overhead hoists for 10 bedrooms and provide a new storage area.

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The list of help that the RBL has recently provided goes on: Emergency funding to assist a Gurkha settling in the UK; a set of speakers for the communal area in one of the residential homes; blinds for the life-limiting conditions care unit at another of their homes; helping someone secure a Disabled Facilities Grant to live independently; training and licencing for a veteran to become an HGV driver; a mobility scooter for an isolated beneficiary, allowing them to engage with their local community; purchase of a minibus to transport residents at one of their care homes; and home adaptations to enable an elderly couple to stay in their own home. I hope this information gives you an idea of where your money goes when you donate in our collecting tins, and will enable you to wear your poppy with pride. More at www.britishlegion.org.uk.

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ADEVIL'S couple of National Trust PUNCH BOWL: HIGH ROADwalking AND PINEtrails VALLEY Autumn is a time of wonder when the natural world turns a kaleidoscope of colour and landscapes come alive with wildlife events. For more information on National Trust walks, visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk/walking.

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Woolbeding Landscapes This is a gentle walk taking in wildlife, riverside views, and wide open landscapes. Gentle, easygoing underfoot, some stiles and slopes. Well-behaved dogs on leads are welcome. Please note that there may be livestock in some areas. 1. Face the signboard, take the path to your right; cross a small track and follow beneath the line of pylons. Enjoy the views to your right, overlooking the South Downs. Continue over the brow of the hill and descend 100 metres to a place where paths meet. 2. From the track junction, go left, then the first right, which heads down the valley - you're in heathland here, a mixture of bell heather, ling, and dwarf gorse. Continue until you reach where another path crosses the way. There's a small shady pond to your right. 3. Keep straight on down the valley towards the house at the bottom. Turn right, and follow the track until you reach the lane. 4. Look for the waymarker to your right, on the opposite side of the lane, then follow the footpath

through the trees out into the open field. Continue along the hedgerow, cross the stile, then turn left and go downhill through the fields, going under the pylons and along the next field; at the bottom, turn right along Stedham Lane. 5. Within 50 metres, to your left you'll see a waymarker pointing to a steeply descending path beside ancient beech trees. Head down the path to the bottom, by the river, where you'll find Stedham ford and old mill. Keep this side of the river Rother, turn left and follow the riverside path. Continue, passing over a small wooden bridge, until you pass through a wooden gate, through the next field. Before the end of the field, turn left at a wooden gate leading up into the woods.

DISTANCE: 5.5 miles OS MAPS: OL33 (Explorer 133) STARTING POINT: Older Hill National Trust car park, off Linch Lane, accessed from the A272 near Midhurst

Box Hill Riverside Walk As you walk along the River Mole look out for dragonflies, wagtails and the electric blue of a darting kingfisher. Stop awhile to take in the ageing Second World War concrete structures which stand sentinel along the water's edge. This is a circular walk with a steep descent and climb. In wet weather it can be very muddy. Cattle graze along part of the route so please keep your dog under close control. 1. You can choose to start your walk at the visitor centre, or at Salomons Memorial Viewpoint. Once at the viewpoint looking out over Surrey and Sussex, walk down the steps and follow the path to the right, following the signs. Look out for the left turn which takes you diagonally down the hill below the viewpoint. 2. Reaching the tarmac road turn right and walk along it. The fields on either side of you are part of Box Hill Farm. 3. Continue along the road, ignoring other turnings until the road runs out. You’ll see a gate to your right hand side – go through this. To your left you’ll see the River Mole which you’ll walk along for the next mile. 4. Here the species-rich slopes of Box Hill to your right are often grazed by belted Galloway cattle for the conservation of our rare flowers and insects.

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Soon you’ll come across Pixham weir and mill. Until the early 20th century, the River Mole turned several waterwheels here, principally for corn grinding and fulling (a term used to describe cleaning cloth, particularly wool). 5. The path will take you under Pixham viaduct, built in the Victorian era. Shortly you’ll come to an unusual collection of 12 anti-tank cylinders perched at the water's edge. Built in 1940, they were part of a wider anti-invasion scheme. 6. This stretch of land is floodplain and the creation of a ‘scrape’ in this area will form a wetland habitat for wildlife such as amphibians and waterfowl. Selfseeding reeds, rushes and sedges will provide a valuable nesting and foraging habitat for wading birds. The pathway will now take you away from the banks of the river, climbing into woodland. Just before you start your climb, look through the trees to see a Second World War Type 24 Infantry shell-proof pill box. This would have been defended by infantry with Bren guns and covered the east bank of the River Mole and the lower western slopes of Box Hill. 7. A set of steps will take you uphill through woodland comprising yew, beech and oak. 8. At the top of the steps, turn left. Carry along the path through the woods and take the first right hand turn. Look out for Swiss Cottage, the former home of John Logie Baird and the site of his first

experiments in the development of television. A few metres on is the Box Hill visitor centre, the end of your walk.

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The Arts Society Shalford • PROFILE Now in its 43rd year, The Arts Society Shalford, formally known as Shalford DFAS, is delighted to announce their 2018 programme of activities, which focus on a wide range of art-based topics. The Arts Society, both locally and nationally, bring people together through a shared curiosity for the arts. Their events provide welcoming places to hear expert lecturers share their specialist knowledge about a variety of arts. The lectures, which are held on the second Thursday of each month, offer members the opportunity to meet and listen to one of the 300 accredited lecturers who share over 4,000 artistic titles between them. Kicking off the first half of 2018 on 11th January is Mary Rose Rivett-Carnac, who will be uncovering the nation’s hidden oil painting collection. On 8th February, Angela Smith will be talking about the ‘offending’ smiling self-portrait exhibited in Paris in 1787, painted by Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun. This lecture presents an overview of Vigee-Lebrun’s subsequent successful career after fleeing France, and why she portrayed herself smiling. Jonathan Foyle’s lecture on 8th March covers Hampton Court Palace. Best known as the main palace of Henry VIII, this talk explains the European cultural background to Cardinal’s Wolsey’s magnificent creation.

into the art, history and palaces of the Danube Valley. Furthermore, members will be able to enjoy volunteering, for example Church Recording, which create a comprehensive archive of everything within the building, and then presented to the church itself, and bodies such as the V&A. “With over 250 members – 90,000 nationally – we offer a variety of enjoyable opportunities for members to discover and support our artistic heritage,” says Rosey Skeffington, Chairman at The Arts Society Shalford (above left). “In turn, people can learn new skills, meet others with similar interests and support the arts within the local community. Therefore, I strongly believe our society has the potential to enrich people’s lives. I look forward to welcoming present and future Members to our list of exciting adventures ahead.”

On 12th April, Alexandra Epps explores the significance and symbolism of gold, in both ancient and contemporary creations, followed by Anne Haworth on 31st May, who will be talking about legendary porcelain collectors linked to places such as Leipzig and Berlin. Meanwhile, on 14th June, Steven Desmond shall be talking about the illustrious historic gardens of the Italian lakes, from a 16th-century parterre and water staircase to a garden created as a theatre. The society has also organised a variety of events, special interest days and coach visits to places of interest between February and May 2018. These include visits to stately homes, museums and exhibitions such as the Royal Academy, Apsley House and Sudeley Castle.

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I have such fond memories of bonfire night as a child, with hot dogs, toffee apples, fireworks and a bonfire in our garden (not much health and safety going on in those days!). I think this year we might pop along to the Guildford Firework Fiesta on the 4th (details below) – it looks to be a fabulous event and slightly safer. As promised, this month’s edition has a superb selection of events to gently coax you into the festive mood. With several Christmas fairs at the end of the month it is also a fantastic opportunity to support businesses, clubs and charities by buying Christmas gifts, food and cards locally. The pop-up restaurant at Albury Vineyard also looks particulary tempting! Cards for Good Causes at St Nicolas Church Until 16th December The ‘Cards for Good Causes’ Charity Christmas Card Shop is now open until the 16th December in St Nicolas Church, Guildford GU2 4AW. (Follow the Santa signs at the bottom of the High Street, over the Town Bridge and across the river from Debenhams). The shop sells cards from over 40 charities with over 320 designs to choose from as well as a wide selection of Christmas wrapping and gifts and is open from Monday to Saturday and from 10am-4pm each day. Guildford Natural History Society Talks Thursday 2nd November and Thursday 16th November 2.45pm On the 2nd November Mervyn Mewis will talk about environmental conservation and woodwork. Melvyn is a well known local craftsman who makes contemporary furniture and musical instruments. On the 16th November Jamie

Parsons will look at the present and future of Polesden Lacey Estate and Ranmore Common and discuss the ambitious vision of the National Trust for the future of Polesden Lacey. Talks take place at the Guildford Institute in Ward Street, free to society members. Visitors welcome, although they ask for a small donation. For further details contact Vanessa McClure on 01483 303417. The Wisley Christmas Shop Until 24th December From decorations and wreaths to poinsettias, and of course a Christmas tree – your Christmas look starts at Wisley. Gifts for all the family and some treats for you too! The opening times are 9am-6pm (5pm from 30th October) and late opening to 8pm during pre-Christmas Glow (1st–23rd December). Sunday opening is 11am-5pm. The garden is closed on Christmas Day. Shere Village Cinema Thursday 2nd November 8pm Moonlight - A chronicle of the childhood, adolescence and burgeoning adulthood of a young, African-American, gay man growing up in a rough neighborhood of Miami. Tickets are £5 per adult. Book online at www.villagecinema.org. Oakleaf Enterprise – Charity Christmas Cards Talented clients at Oakleaf Enterprise, a mental health charity based in Guildford, have created a series of beautiful Christmas cards for 2017 featuring snowy landscapes, icy tree’s and tiny silhouettes wandering into the distance. View the design online & buy your pack of 10 for just

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The Make Space at Watts Gallery Every Sunday Drop in 11am-4pm No space at home to be messy? Drop in to their family friendly Make Space every Sunday. From printmaking to painting and sewing to sculpture, families can explore different kinds of materials and making, with a new activity every week, free with admission. Visit www.wattsgallery.org. uk for more details.

Guildford Walking for Health Year round on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings. Offering free short one-hour and 30 minute health walks. Come along, it's fun! Get to know your local woodland and make new friends. All abilities welcome. Walks led by trained volunteer walk leaders. Wear waterproof footwear, bring a raincoat on rainy days and set out. For information visit www. walkingforhealth.org.uk or email guildfordwfh@outlook.com.

Cranleigh Antique, Collectors, Craft And Vintage Fair 2nd and 16th November 7.30am-3pm Many stalls at the popular long established fair; books, records, antiques, collectables, cards, stamps, bric-a-brac, and much more. Freshly cooked refreshments available. Held at Cranleigh Village Hall, Village Way, Cranleigh, GU6 8AT. Free entry, easy access and nearby parking. Call Paul on 07980 384491 or David on 01483 274012 for more details.

Guildford Firework Fiesta Saturday 4th November 7pm The Firework Fiesta is a major event in the Guildford calendar and one of the largest for people of all ages. The torchlight procession will leave the Guildhall led by the Sea Cadets marching band. On arrival at Stoke Park the crowd will be entertained by Peter Gordon from Eagle Radio before the spectacular firework display. This whole event enables families to safely enjoy a professional show for a minimum donation of £5. Free parking for the event will be available at Guildford College and at Allianz Insurance. There will be limited parking at the Spectrum and disabled parking available at Guildford High School. All profits from this charity event will be split between Challengers, Headway and Guildford Lions Welfare Fund.

Guildford Choral Concert Saturday 4th November Join their first concert of the season - Haydn's masterly three-part oratorio, 'The Creation'. This auditioned choir will be performing with soloists Charlotte Bowden, Hiroshi Amako, Michael Mofidian and the renowned London Mozart

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Could you help make a difference in Surrey? Action Medical Research are asking people across Surrey to help in their bid to save lives. Action raises funds for desperately needed research to tackle the diseases that devastate the lives of so many of our children. They organise such a diverse range of fundraising events and activities which offer a variety of opportunities to help. Could you give a talk at a local school? Perhaps help marshal at one of their bike rides or even organise a fundraising event? You can find out much more at www.action.org.uk/volunteers. Guildford Harmony Ladies This A Cappella and Barbershop chorus welcomes new members to come and sing with them. If you love to sing and want to develop your vocal abilities in a warm atmosphere with a great group of women, get in touch. For more info on bookings, rehearsals, and open evenings visit www.guildfordharmony.org.uk or www.contact@ guildfordharmony.org.uk. Guildford Travel Club Tuesday 7th and 21st November 8pm Guildford Travel Club welcomes you whether you're a 'seasoned' or an ‘armchair’ traveller. The club meets on 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month at Onslow Village Hall for illustrated talks on travel by a range of photographers, travellers, explorers, mountaineers and writers. 0n 7th TV producer Martin Pailthorpe reveals the logistics, dangers and rewards of filming in some of the most challenging environments on Earth in a presentation entitled ‘From One Extreme to Another’. On 21st John Pilkington discusses the disputed borders in Ukraine and the breakaway states of the Caucasus in a talk entitled ‘Russia and Europe – What next?’ For details visit www.guildfordtravelclub.org.uk or contact Jenny on 01483 452399. Guildford Opera at The Electric Theatre Wednesday 8th, Friday 10th 7.30pm and Saturday 11th November 6.30pm Performing Verdi’s Macbeth, the opera is sing in English, fully staged with a chorus and orchestra. There will be a free pre show talk at 6.30pm before the Friday performance. Tickets from box office on 01483 501200 or www.electric.theatre. The Arts Society Guildford Monthly Lecture Wednesday 8th November 8pm-9pm Their programme continues with an illustrated lecture by Sarah Dunant – ‘The Borgias – The most infamous family in November 2017

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YOUR COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD • 457987 email GillianMWalker@gmail.com or Kim on 01932 586988. Concert at Guildford Cathedral Saturday 11th November 7.30pm Vivace Chorus, Epsom Chamber Choir and the Brandenburg Sinfonia performing Mahler Symphony No 2 'Resurrection' Bruckner Mass in E Minor. Conducted by Jeremy Backhouse. Free pre-concert talk at 6.30pm. Tickets from £16 available from Guildford Tourist Information Centre or book online at www.vivacechorus.org. Be A Flu Fighter Following reports of the worst winter on record for flu cases and fatalities in Australia, the NHS is encouraging as many people as possible to get vaccinated before winter hits hard in the UK. Children aged 2 to 8 years, pregnant women, long stay care home residents, carers and anyone from 6 months to 65 years with a long term condition are all eligible for a free flu vaccine. Speak to your GP or pharmacist about an appointment. Carers in Surrey Downs can obtain a voucher from their support worker or Carers Prescription to prove eligibility. Guildford Repair Café Saturday 11th November 10am-12 noon Join the Guildford Repair Café and learn how to repair your items yourself under the supervision of volunteers that have the know-how to fix them. Held at Park Barn Community Centre, Cabell Road GU2 8JH. Expert DIY-ers, seamstress, a bike doctor and a portable appliance tester will be available to help, free of charge. Bring clean, broken items along. These include clothes, toys, bikes, bags, electrical appliances and furniture, etc. Surrey Makerspace will also be showcasing their fantastic 3D printer and will be printing all sorts of 3D objects. Visit their website: www.guildford.gov.uk/repaircafe.

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Park Barn, the New Hope Centre, Bellfields and Bushey Hill Community Centre in Merrow, the organisation has been set up to provide temporary help for individuals and families in the Guildford area who are in need. The goal is to ensure no one goes hungry. OVRA is asking that all those attending this talk to bring a donation with them from the following list of items: cereal, drinking chocolate, flour, tinned fruit, pasta sauce, tinned pasta, sugar and toilet rolls. There will be complimentary mince pies and mulled wine on the night. Guildford and Woking Humanists Talk Tuesday 14th November 7.30pm Deborah Lavin will talk on 'The Life and Legacy of Charles Bradlaugh'. She is an independent historian with a special interest in 19th century liberalism and radicalism. She will look critically at the life and legacy of Charles Bradlaugh the "Atheist, Republican and Malthusian" founder of the National Secular Society. Held at The Guildford Institute in Ward Street, GU1 4LH. Tea/coffee and biscuits break at 8.30pm. A small donation is requested of £2 or £3 to cover the speaker's expenses and the hire of the hall. If anyone would like further information, telephone Mike Adams on 01483 233324 or David Simmonds on 01483 800397. Horsley Floral Decoration Group Tuesday 14th November 2pm This month’s demonstration is by Angela Hyde entitled 'Top of the Pops' The Horsley Floral Decoration Group is a friendly afternoon flower arranging club. They meet at East Horsley Village Hall on the second Tuesday of each month. They have a varied programme of demonstrators/speakers/in-house entertainment, trips, sales table, refreshments,etc. Visitors and new members very welcome. Join them for fun, friendship and flowers - first visit free. For details please phone Beryl 01483 831422 or email bjg317@virginmedia.com. Brigitte Trust Tuesday 14th and 28th November Many of us have been touched by cancer – a family member, work colleague or friend. The Brigitte Trust offers a free volunteer service of emotional support and practical help at home, and now covers all of Surrey. The trust is offering volunteer taster sessions on November 14th and 28th at its offices in Dorking. Do come along without obligation and find out more – the next training course follows in January 2018 and volunteers visit locally. Call Ingrid on 01306 881816, www.brigittetrust.org. Western Front Association Surrey Branch Wednesday 15th November 7.45pm Members night. Three members will talk about things dear to their heart! Alan Leakey: The Army Service Gospel organisation, Roger Learney: Demonstration of WW1 weapons and Philip Badham: Surrey in the Great War Project. Held at the Cobham Day Centre. Please email Andy Thompson info@ eyewitnesstours.com for full details. Guildford Youth Soup At The Boileroom Guildford Wednesday 15th November 5.30pm Based at The Boileroom music and arts venue, Guildford Youth Soup is a volunteer effort and exercise in community,

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YOUR COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD • food, creativity and good times. They are creating new opportunities and lasting cultural exchange with their locality. Are you aged 18 or under? They want to know the issues that affect you, and the ideas you have that can help shape future youth projects. Pop along and find out more about the groups that will be pitching, what their projects and ideas are about and to cast your vote and make a positive impact on issues affecting youth in the local community. Visit www. theboileroom.net for details. Beethoven and Faure – Autumn Encounters Thursday 16th November 2.15pm The Harry and Alisa Recital Duo are presenting a recital of piano and cello music at Christ Church, Waterden Road, Guildford. Free admission with refreshments and a retiring collection. For further details call 01483 537648. Guildford Freiburg Association – Free Talk On Germany Thursday 16th November 7.15pm Dr Emanuele Massetti from the University of Surrey will speak on 'German democracy: how is it different?'. He will address questions such as: What is the current German set-up? How does it work in practice? How effective is it? How does it compare with the British system and others? Held in the Council Chamber, Millmead House, Millmead, Guildford. Guildford Wey Valley Decorative and Fine Arts Society Thursday 16th November 10.45am Please join them, in Shalford Village Hall, for their next lecture, by James Russell, entitled ‘Eric Ravilious: A Life in Pictures’ and explore the life and work of this multifaceted artist. Refreshments available from 9.30. Visitors £6 and new members very welcome. For more information about lectures and activities, contact the Membership Secretary on 01483 423090 or visit www.gwvdfas.org.uk. Rat Pack Live at Guildford’s Yvonne Arnaud Theatre Friday 17th November They were the definition of cool during their 1950s and 60s Vegas heyday – Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jnr. Combining the full sound of big band swing with charisma and panache, enjoy this brilliant Rat Pack tribute. For more information and bookings, please visit www. yvonne-arnaud.co.uk or call 01483 440000. The Therapy Garden Shop Normandy Open daily Monday to Thursday 10am-2pm Open and full of local, freshly grown produce – visit them in Normandy to see what’s been freshly dug. They are a horticulture and education charity that uses gardening to generate positive change and they are also looking for volunteers. If you have a few hours to spare and fancy working in their garden, visit www.thetherapygarden.org or call 01483 813846. Compton St Nicholas Church Bridge Afternoon Friday 17th November 2pm Tables are £36 to include delicious tea and prizes. The raffle is in aid of church roof repairs. Bring your own table, cards and tablecloth. Held at Compton Village Hall. To reserve a table please contact Marian Williams on 01483 810321. November 2017

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378934 November Concert Holy Trinity Church Bramley Saturday 18th November 7pm Featuring home grown musicians as well as Alan Newcombe from Hamburg. The concert is in support of the Libra Foundation, which aims to improve the quality of life for disabled and disadvantaged children in Romania. Held in Holy Trinity Church Bramley. Tickets are £10 (£5 for under 18s and students) available in advance from Robertsons in Bramley High Street, or can be reserved via Stuart White on stuartwhite@waitrose.com or 01483 892645. The Alternative Bridge Club Every Tuesday 7.30pm-10.30pm They are a friendly duplicate club and would welcome more members. Held at Sutherland Memorial Hall, Burpham. Please call Davina on 01483 869855 for more details. Meditation Sessions at Seale Natural Health Mondays 10.30am-12 noon and Wednesdays 7.30pm-9pm Held every fortnight at Seale Natural Health, Seale, Farnham just off the Hogs Back or down the road from Puttenham and Elstead. Suitable for beginners or those who have enjoyed meditation previously. Various forms of meditation including guided meditation, silent meditation, breath work, mindfulness, reflection and more. For more details visit www. sealenaturalhealth.co.uk or call 01252 246824 to book in. The Guildford Scrabble Group Every Wednesday 7.30pm-10.30pm This is a very friendly group who welcome all new players,

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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. Turner at The Lightbox 18th November to 4th March 2018 J.M.W. Turner (1775-1851) is widely regarded as one of the greatest English landscape painters of all time. In the early 19th century, whilst living at Syon Ferry House in Isleworth, he frequently made trips into Surrey along the Thames and the Wey Navigation. This landscape was a source of great inspiration for him and for the first time a unique collection of these works will be presented by The Lightbox gallery and museum in the exhibition 'Turner in Surrey'. Visit www. thelightbox.org.uk for further information on this and other events at The Lightbox. Phyllis Tuckwell Shops Need Volunteers Are you looking for a meaningful way to spend some spare time? If so, Phyllis Tuckwell could use your help in one of its 19 charity shops, which are located in towns and villages across West Surrey and North East Hampshire. These shops raise vital money to fund the supportive and end of life care which Phyllis Tuckwell offers to local patients and families who are living with a terminal illness such as cancer – but they need your help. To find out more, please contact your local shop or email voluntary. services@pth.org.uk. November 2017

Live Ferret racing at Shalford Village Hall Saturday 18th November 7pm for 7.30pm start Rotary Club of Guildford Chantries are putting on a fantastic evening of ferret racing at Shalford Village Hall. Great fun and unpredictability and who knows you might back a winner. Tickets £15 to include Bangers and Mash supper. Bar available. All proceeds to Rotary Charities. For tickets contact Des Flanders on 01483 573814. More details on www. guildford-chantries.org.uk. Wonersh History Society Meeting Saturday 18th November 2.30pm For this month’s meeting Catherine Ferguson will be talking about 'A B C : Education in Tudor and Stuart Surrey'. Tea and biscuits will be available and everyone is welcome. Held at Lawnsmead Hall, Wonersh. Romance And Revolution at G Live Saturday 18th November 7.30pm This Guildford Symphony Orchestra (GSO) concert embraces 19th century romance and the centenary of the Bolshevik Revolution, spanning the last years of the Tsars and the start of the Soviet era. It begins in full romantic mode with Tchaikovsky’s Overture from Romeo and Juliet, followed by Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No 1. The soloist is Franciso Vilar, a 21 year old Portuguese pianist. Expect a highly expressive performance of this concerto’s rich melodies and spectacular solo fireworks. Finally, Shostakovich’s 5th Symphony, a firm favourite of concert-goers. Ticket prices: £12-£24 adults, plus concessions. Book now via the GSO

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event is an ideal opportunity to support local charities, have a cup of tea or coffee, purchase your Christmas cards and take part in some fun and games. Musical entertainment from the String Bandits. Held in the Guildhall, High Street, Guildford. Free admission. For more details contact Vicky on nescards@ yahoo.co.uk. Classes for the Visually Impaired Twice weekly Mondays and Fridays WeySight is a local charity dedicated to helping adults who have a visual impairment develop new communication skills so that they can increase their independence. Classes include Braille, Moon, Touch Typing and IT skills using specially adapted software. Classes in Guildford and Godalming. Volunteers also needed. For more information please contact Kate on 07790 434952 or kate@weysight.org.uk. Shere Village Cinema Sunday 19th November 8pm The Salesman - while both participating in a production of 'Death of a Salesman', a teacher's wife is assaulted in her new home, which leaves him determined to find the perpetrator over his wife's traumatized objections. Tickets are £5 per adult. Book online at www.villagecinema.org or visit www.facebook.com/sherevillagecinema. Guildford Folk Dancers Sunday 19th November 2.30pm-5.30pm Come and have fun and keep your mind and body healthy. Join them for an afternoon of varied English folk dances at

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YOUR COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD • Normandy Village Hall, Manor Fruit Farm, Normandy, GU3 2DT. With club callers and recorded music. Admission £2 (includes interval refreshments). Contact 01428 683423 or visit www. guildfordfolkdancers.org.uk. Send and Ripley Exhibition Saturdays 10am-12.30pm until the end of December This exhibition is titled 'Send United - Evolution of a village'. Held next to Ripley Village Hall, GU23 6AF. For more information visit www.sendandripleyhistorysociety.co. Guildford Rambling Club’s Walks Programme Various dates during November 10am Unless otherwise stated visitors are welcome to try out on any of their walks which normally start at 10am. For the 9.5 mile figure of eight walk from Effingham on Sunday 19th November, call Chantal on 01482 535971. Look to Rosemary on 07842 150475 as your contact for the 5 mile circular morning walk from Ash on Thursday 23rd November. For the 10 mile circular walk from Gomshall on Sunday 26th November, call Alan C on 01483 480168. Then David R – 07935 887499 - will be leading a 10 mile figure of eight walk from Capel on Sunday 3rd December. And, last one before Christmas, Bob – on 07745 572494, will lead a 10 mile figure of eight walk around Shere on Sunday 17th December. All details can be found at www.guildfordramblingclub.org.uk. Guildford Music Society Sunday 19th November 3pm The Guildford Music Society at GURC present the David Rees-Williams Trio on Sunday afternoon. This trio specialise in classical music played in a jazz idiom and the programme features arrangements of Bach and Scarlatti amongst others. Admission at 83 Portsmouth Road GU2 4BS is £15 at the door or tickets from tic@guildford.gov.uk.

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Helen Allingham Exhibition at Watts Gallery 21st November until 18th February 2018 This winter, Watts Gallery Artists' Village presents the UK's first major public art gallery exhibition devoted to the artist Helen Allingham RWS (1848-1926). Allingham is one of the most familiar and well-loved of Victorian artists - in 1890 she became the first woman to be admitted to full membership of the Royal Watercolour Society. Despite this success there have been few exhibitions dedicated to her work. In 1886 she became the first woman artist to be awarded a solo exhibition at the Fine Art Society entitled Surrey Cottages. Her depictions of Shere, Witley, Haslemere and other villages across the region will be included in the show. For further information please visit www.wattsgallery.org.uk.

West Surrey Natural History Society Thursday 23rd November 8pm Held in Ripley Village Hall. Free to members, £3 for nonmembers payable on door. 'The Outer Hebrides with Dog!' - illustrated talk by Anna Stribley. This talk will cover their travels around the Outer Hebrides in 2014 and 2015. Wildlife, scenery, a snatch of megalithic history and the occasional photo of Nelson, the dog! This is preceded by a short AGM.

Horsley U3A Meeting Fourth Wednesday of each month 10.30am Meets at the East Horsley Village Hall (except July, August and December) to hear interesting and entertaining speakers. Coffee is served from 9.45am. On 22nd November there will be a talk about Christmas on the Home Front, looking at bombing, rationing and shortages in war-torn Britain. The U3A welcomes new members, the only qualification being that you must be no longer in full time employment. The aim

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An Exhibition of Art and Crafts in Shackleford Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th 10am-4pm Join local artists will be displaying original paintings, mosaics and other craft works. Admission is free and will be held in the village hall. Surrey Postcard Club Annual Fair Saturday November 25th 10am-4pm There are thousands of old postcards to browse and purchase or if you have some to sell bring them along for a valuation. Admission £1, free parking and refreshments available. Held at St Peter’s School, Horseshoe Lane East, Merrow, GU1 2TN. For more information call 01483 274599 or visit www. surreypostcardclub.co.uk. London Welsh Male Voice Choir At Guildford Cathedral

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Albury Vineyard Christmas Tasting Event Sunday 10th December 12pm-4pm Join them for a festive afternoon of tastings, mince pies, music from the Godalming Community Gospel Choir, and get some shopping sorted at the same time - who wouldn't like local wine, brandy, chocolate or honey for Christmas? Adults £5, children and Albury Wine Club Members free. Visit www. alburyvineyard.com. Dick Whittington And His Cat Tuesday 12th to Saturday 16th December The Nomad Theatre presents a traditional pantomime for all the family. With barrels of laughs, slapstick, great musical numbers and plenty of audience participation there will be something for everyone to enjoy. Adults £16, children/ students £10. Tickets from the box office on 01483 284747 or www.ticketsource.co.uk/nomadtheatre. Bishopsmead Parade, East Horsley, KT24 6RT, their website is www. nomadtheatre.com. Wintershall Nativity Play 13th to 17th December various times Experience the Christmas story in a new way at The Wintershall Nativity Play, brought to you by the Wintershall Players. This year, for the first time, there will be three performances on Saturday 16th December to meet public demand. Holly Barn at Wintershall, Bramley near Guildford. To book please call 01793 418299 or book online at www.wintershall-estate.com. Artist in Stone Due to a technical error (or cock-up!), the website address for Simon Keeley was omitted from the Artist in Stone article in last month’s issue. It should be www.simonkeeley.co.uk. Discover the World of Ceramics Various dates throughout the year Held in the inspiring environment of Farnham Pottery, 318 Ceramics runs a variety of courses, workshops and events throughout the year. For further information or to book a place please visit their website www.318ceramics.co.uk, email info@318ceramics.co.uk or call 07468 696620. GET IN TOUCH

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