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Winter Safety Andy Goundry with tips for safe winter motoring
The winter may be upon us, but most of us will need to use our cars, even though the seasonal weather could bring hazardous driving conditions. So what can you do to make driving safer? First, let’s start with correcting a widely-held misunderstanding – that 4x4s are the thing to have in bad weather conditions. Unfortunately, most of the time it’s just not true. True, a 4x4 will get you moving on slippery surfaces better than a conventional 2-wheel-drive vehicle. However, having 4-wheel-drive offers little or no benefit if you need to stop quickly on those same slippery surfaces. And stopping, or being able to take avoiding steering action, are of course far more important than being able to get going in the first place.
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Far better is to have tyres which are optimised for the season: most of the tyres that we buy or indeed are fitted to our new cars, are not at their best in winter conditions. In fact, below around 7°C, the rubber of these socalled summer tyres hardens, giving much less grip than at higher temperatures, resulting in longer stopping distances and a much higher risk of skidding. So what’s the answer? Traditionally, fitting special winter tyres which do not harden at low temperatures is the best way to keep safe. To give you a flavour of just how effective winter
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WINTER SAFETY tyres can be in adverse conditions, Auto Express magazine carried out a test of emergency braking on snow from 30mph using cars which were identical except for tyre fitment. The winter tyres stopped in 27 metres, whilst the summer tyres took an incredible 85 metres to stop from the same modest speed! And just to reinforce the point about 4x4s, other independent tests have demonstrated that a 4x4 on summer tyres will take far longer to stop in winter conditions than a conventional 2-wheel-drive car on winter tyres. These are powerful arguments in favour of changing to winter tyres when temperatures drop. However, most people are put off doing so, both by the costs of buying an extra set of tyres, and the hassle of changing them over twice a year. Also, winter tyres tend to perform slightly worse than summer tyres above that critical 7°C temperature. All is not lost, though, for a new breed of tyre has emerged over the last few years, ‘all season’ tyres. These, as the name implies, offer most of the benefits of both winter and summer tyres and can be kept fitted all year round. Typical of these all-seasons tyres is the highlyregarded Michelin CrossClimate range, although many of the well-known brands are now offering similar products. So, consider fitting all-season tyres when your car next needs new rubber, but remember that it’s best to change all four at once. Cost wise, they are only a little more expensive than summer tyres. After tyres, it’s particularly important in winter months to keep your wipers in good condition. Wiper blades are past their best after a couple of years, and the resulting smeared windscreen causes increased glare, making for tricky night driving. New blades are not too expensive, particularly if you buy online. The same goes for lights: they need to be clean and functioning. Not just to help you to see clearly, but even more importantly to make sure that you can be seen. How often do we meet an oncoming vehicle with only one headlight working, making it extremely difficult to judge its width, which can easily have disastrous results. Sadly, it’s tricky to replace headlight bulbs on many modern cars without a costly dismantling job. Nevertheless, urgent
replacement of failed bulbs is vital if you want to stay safe. On a positive note, an increasing number of newer cars are being offered with either xenon or LED headlamps. These have a much greater life expectancy than conventional halogen bulbs, making this one option box which is well worth ticking if you order a new car, for as well as the improved life, they are much more powerful, lighting up more of the road ahead, provided, that they are correctly adjusted. Correct headlamp adjustment needs specialist equipment, so a garage visit is necessary if you suspect your headlights are not as powerful as they should be. Again, correctly adjusted lights help not just you as a driver, but also oncoming drivers, who are not dazzled by poorly-aimed beams. And finally, always ensure your windscreen and other windows are clean, for dirty screens again increase glare from oncoming traffic. Many proprietary car glass cleaners are available which do an effective job, although an old traditional method of using damp newspaper also works well. Don't forget the inside of the glass, where an insidious layer of grime can develop unnoticed. Screen washers should also be checked and topped up with winter grade fluid. So with suitable tyres, good lights and wipers, and a clean screen, stay safe and happy winter motoring! FIND OUT MORE Find more of Andy’s articles at www.autonews.uk.com © Andy Goundry 16 October 2017
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Celebrating Christmas
WITH CULINARY DELIGHTS FROM LOCAL PRODUCERS
Phil Kemp has his Christmas palate tantalised and teased by Kevin Depree of The Godalming Food Company Every year in the run-up to Christmas, we invariably suffer from a promotional tidal wave of publicity from the large manufacturers and national retailers who want us to fill our homes with their Christmas-themed grocery products. For many of us catering for Christmas understandably becomes a dreaded chore – but, there is another way which is not only refreshingly different, it can also be great fun too.
itself as ‘A Food & Coffee Oasis’. And given that its proprietor Kevin Depree some 25 years ago joined the catering industry as a chef, to quickly rise up through the ranks to end up running restaurants, who better to guide an exploration of the culinary side of Christmas?
Scattered across Surrey is a healthy community of independent grocery retailers, who not only supply a refreshingly different range of food and drink to proudly grace your Christmas dinner table, but also source exciting products from local producers. They will also provide suggestions and helpful guidance on what you can do to make this Christmas special.
“Here at The Godalming Food Company we run a deli-style shop where we pride ourselves on a totally personal shopping experience,” enthused Kevin, as we stood close to a display of extremely tempting breads and cakes. “And I have tasted every single product you see on the shelves in here, some more often than not, especially when it comes to the decent wines. I’ve made a point to refresh my memory how each of those taste - quite regularly!”
Tucked away in my home town of Godalming’s High Street is an independent retailer that quite deservedly describes
Kevin laughed at my quip on how poor memory does have a hidden benefit in his line of business, before quite appropriately leading me over to the shelves laden with wines, spirits and beers.
Proprietor Kevin Depree in festive spirit
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“Our motto is local wherever possible, and if not local then certainly English next. There appear to be a lot of local brewers making good beer. We’ve also got a very good wine scene in Surrey, and some great spirits up and coming too.” Kevin picked up a bottle of ale. “This is from the Crafty Brewing Company, a micro-brewery in
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Dunsfold. Luke, the owner, used to brew in Godalming and the five ales he makes are extremely good.” “Now this cider has got a really good story behind it,” said Kevin as he tapped at a bottle labelled The Garden Cider Company. “It’s made in Chiddingfold using apples brought in by people from their gardens, and in return they get rewarded with bottles of cider made from their and other people’s donated apples. It sells here really, really well. “To the wine and gin. There is a good demand for Horsmonden White, a still wine from the Davenport Vineyards in Sussex. Closer to home we stock Silent Pool Rosé from the Albury Organic Vineyard, a good wine, as are the wines from the Greyfriars Winery near Guildford who do a really good sparkling wine. All of these are in our fridge at the moment so that you can come in and taste them. You can also sample the gins we have including Juniper Green from a company based in Bramley and Dancing Dragontail a summer gin - here with Gutsy Monkey the winter gin from The Gin Kitchen in Dorking. And, of course, we stock The Silent Pool Distillery’s range of gins and cordials.” Having previously seen a hamper that The Godalming Food Company had filled with an interesting range of different items, I asked Kevin to suggest how he could
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make a choice from the products he was introducing me to. “There is a demand for hampers all year round, and as well as alcohol there are of course many food items to choose from. To make it easier for Christmas we provide some hamper ideas in our brochure – but we can adapt the range to suit what you need. This can, for example, make allowances for gluten intolerance. We’ll even walk around the shop and help customers fill a hamper tray by making suggestions according to who they intend the hamper to be given to. And at Christmas we try and make it all about families sharing. Steering Kevin back to continuing my tour, particularly with locally sourced products, we moved on to the food sections. “Some time ago I was asked by a customer: ‘What products wouldn’t you be without?’ A great question, and here I can give you some examples. The guys at Briscoes used to run pubs in Reigate where they used savoury jellies in their food recipes. Now they produce artisan jellies that can be mixed in sauces or eaten with cheese or cold meats. They sell phenomenally well throughout the year. Another is Le Mesurier Horseradish Sauce, created in Godalming and described as ‘so hot it makes your eyes water’! “Local from
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dairy in Haslemere. Little parcels of creamy goodness! Local company Crosbies make loads of quiches and tartlets, as well as fantastic cakes. Chris and Claire Crosbie are excellent bakers and make some of the best gluten-free brownies I’ve ever tasted.” Kevin noticed that I was keenly eyeing up the chocolate section. “Ah, Amelia Rope’s chocolate is lovely, as are those from Noble & Stace Chocolatiers. Farnham-based Mummy Makes crumbly fudge is a nice local product. But let’s get spicy with the Art of Curry sauces made by Sameena, her products are amazing – as are Dee’s Pies from Kingston in Surrey. Amazing pies with lots and lots of filling and not too much pastry which seems to be the cost-cutting norm from other makers. “Our artisan coffees come from Redber, roasted and blended in Guildford, and also from the Surrey Hills Coffee roastery in Dorking. All Fairtrade and very tasty coffee. You’ll love this too.” Kevin picked up a pack of Tweetea. “They’re over in Cranleigh and have come up with something so unique. She has created tasty fruit teas from natural ingredients for children. Not only is it popular with kids, adults like it too!” Kevin was in overdrive now, so although I’m running out of space I’ll let him finish with the passion he undoubtedly has for food, and as he told me right at the beginning of the interview: ‘I’ve always loved food, I’ve never wanted to do anything but be in and around food.’ “Our Surrey Honey is produced so close to us we believe that the bees fly over the deli at some point en route to visit flowers to feast on! Jams and marmalades? Mad Jams in Godalming are handcrafted in a unique style – try pineapple and cracked pepper for instance, or strawberry and Pimms! And a great way to finish is with Two Birds, an additive you can add to yoghurt, porridge and muesli – it really lifts the texture and flavour of what you are eating. Very, very popular and we’ll always stock those.” To say I enjoyed my introduction to locally produced food and drinks that will go down extremely well at Christmas is a total understatement. It’s a no-brainer to me. Hunt out your local independent deli retailer and go and talk to them. It’ll be the best Christmas feasting you’ve had in a long time! Phil Kemp is a Godalming-based writer and photographer. www.weyriver.co.uk FIND OUT MORE The Godalming Food Company, 99 High Street, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 1AQ. www.godalmingfood.co.uk. Tel: 01483 239891 Visit an independent food and drink retailer near you to find the best local producers.
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Featured producers: The Crafty Brewing Company - Dunsfold www.craftybrewing.co.uk The Garden Cider Company - Chiddingfold www.thegardencidercompany.co.uk Davenport Vineyards - Rotherfield www.davenportvineyards.co.uk/ Albury Organic Vineyard - Albury www.alburyvineyard.com Greyfriars Vineyard and Winery - Guildford www.greyfriarsvineyard.co.uk/ Juniper Green - Bramley www.junipergreen.org/ The Gin Kitchen - Dorking http://gin.kitchen/ The Silent Pool Distillery - Albury www.silentpooldistillers.com Briscoe's Jellies - Reigate www.briscoesjellies.co.uk Le Meseurier - Godalming www.lemesuriers.com Gimblett Cheese Micro-dairy - Haslemere www.gimblettcheese.co.uk Crosbie Foods - Wormley www.crosbiefoods.co.uk Amelia Rope Chocolate www.ameliarope.com Noble & Stace Chocolatiers - Easebourne www.nobleandstace.co.uk/ Mummy Makes - Farnham www.mummymakes.net Art of Curry Sauces - Godalming www.theartofcurry.co.uk Dee's Pies - Kingston www.facebook.com/DeesPiesUK Redber Coffee - Guildford www.redber.co.uk Surrey Hills Coffee - Dorking www.surreyhillscoffee.co.uk Tweatea - Cranleigh www.tweetea.co.uk Two Birds Cereals www.twobirdscereals.uk
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Girly gifts for Christmas • FASHION
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Wrap it up Put some thought into how you are going to present your present! Get creative with gift wrapping and select a theme with arty bits you have or visit a local craft shop for ribbon, trims, letter stamps and card punches. If you are visiting Godalming, take a browse in Arty Crafty in Church Street, Godalming as it's full of gorgeous inspiration to get you into the ‘Christmas creative’ mood. Tel: 01483 427133. GRAPHIC Natural and black, cut out letters in sparkly card and add stripy ribbon.
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Gifts for Christmas • GARDENING
With Beth Otway Charles Dowding, who will give a talk entitled 'Successional Sowing and No Dig Gardening' at 8pm, on Wednesday 14th March 2017, at East Horsley Village Hall, Kingston Avenue, East Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 8QT. Entrance is free for NVS members. Tickets are £1 for members of affiliated societies, £2 for RHS students, and £5 for other visitors. Post a stamped envelope, marked with your address, to NVS Treasurer, 1 Oakfields, West Byfleet KT14 6RZ, with a cheque payable to the National Vegetable Society Surrey District Association.
I treasure the joy I experience when I find the perfect gift for a special person. I will share this joy with you by mentioning the best products that I have tried and tested this year, to help you find superb presents for your loved ones this Christmas. There are many great local gardening societies who meet regularly across Surrey. Membership of a gardening society is a lovely gift. Society members can learn more about gardening, make new friends and have fun! If you're looking for a society near you, or a friend or relation, visit www.surreyhorticulturalfederation.org where you'll find details of horticultural societies and information about their meetings, talks, shows, and events. The Surrey Horticultural Federation are hosting a very special Spring Talk entitled 'Trees a Cut Above the Rest' with Tony Kirkham, Head of Arboretum at the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, at 2.30pm, on Sunday 4th March 2018 at Normandy Village Hall, Manor Fruit Farm, Glaziers Lane, Normandy, Guildford, GU3 2DE. Tickets to this event are limited and available in advance. Ticket prices: £7.50 for members of affiliated societies, £10 for non-members. Please enclose a stamped envelope, marked with your address, with a cheque payable to Surrey Horticultural Federation and post to SHF Secretary, Redleaf Nursery, Green Lane, Tilford, Farnham, GU10 2AP.
I was thrilled to receive a gift of an Access Garden Products Exbury classic growhouse this autumn (below). This growhouse, is rather like a tall cold frame, it is free standing (lean-to models are available) and boasts some great features, including an automatic watering system, sliding doors, 4mm toughened safety glass, versatile staging and shelves that are easily added or removed. The Aluminium framework can be colour coated in a range of attractive colours and has a 25 year guarantee. If you don't have room for a glasshouse, this is perfect! Green & Blue Bee Bricks and Bee Blocks (right) are brilliant. Designed as nest sites for solitary bees, these bricks and blocks can be incorporated into house builds, extensions, or used as a bee home in your garden or allotment.
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GARDENING - GIFTS FOR CHRISTMAS I love my BiOrbAir Terrarium! This updated terrarium offers a number of new features and runs silently, it's a great improvement on the older model. I grow a wide range of miniature orchids, ferns, and terrarium plants inside my BiOrbAir terrariums.
Permanent Publications (ISBN: 978-1-85623-301-9) is a fabulous book, full of information for gardeners, cooks, and anyone inspired to create products using natural ingredients. The Book of Orchids: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World by Maarten Christenhusz, published by The Ivy Press (ISBN: 978-1-78240-403-3) is a wonderful book for orchid enthusiasts that features lifesize pictures of each orchid.
Dalefoot Composts produced the best performing composts in my 2016 Peat Free Compost Trial. Dalefoot Composts are available for purchase online and delivered to homes across the UK, saving the recipient the task of collecting and unloading their compost.
The Chinese Kitchen Garden: Growing Techniques and Family Recipes from a Classic Cuisine by Wendy Kiang-Spray, published by Timber Press (ISBN: 978-1-60469-677-6) is a charming book that's certain to delight keen cooks and gardeners alike.
In my 2017 Sweet Pea Trial, the Maxi Rootrainers from Haxnicks performed better than the more widely used Deep Rootrainers. These larger-sized seed trays are ideal to use for sowing sweet peas, tomatoes, beans, and other deep-rooted plants.
The English Roses by David Austin (ISBN: 9781-84091-751-2), published by Conran Octopus is an updated book of roses, ideal for anyone planning a rose garden. Garden membership is a wonderful gift. The recipient will enjoy unlimited visits during opening times, with many gardens offering other exclusive, member only benefits. We are fortunate to have so many glorious gardens open to us and many are close by. It’s important to support these gardens and charitable organisations, to ensure we protect these beautiful spaces of historical and horticultural importance, their plant collections, horticultural knowledge, expertise, and training opportunities, for future generations.
Now for some book recommendations. Hedera: The Complete Guide by Hugh McAllister and Rosalyn Marshall, published by the Royal Horticultural Society (ISBN: 978-1-90705-773-1), is a marvellous ivy encyclopaedia. Packed full of everything you could wish to know about ivy, this fantastic book is perfect for Christmas.
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Why not give Charles Dowding's latest book alongside the talk tickets? No Dig Organic Home & Garden: Grow, Cook, Use and Store Your Harvest by Charles Dowding Stephanie Hafferty, published by
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Christmas is traditionally thought of as the season of goodwill. Friendship and times shared together are priceless. Why not volunteer to help in a friend or relation's garden, at a school, or in a local garden? Gardening is wonderfully uplifting - it's magical to share the experience and the joy.
FIND OUT MORE For full reviews and more information about each of these gifts, a planting list for terrariums and bottle gardens, gardening advice for the month ahead, and much more besides, visit my website www.pumpkinbeth.com.
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Talking about Mental Health • HEALTH resulting in sweaty palms, increased heart rate, churning stomach in readiness for action. This then becomes the template for behaviour the next time a similar situation occurs and the same response is generated, each time you survive it is confirmed as the ‘right’ pattern and strengthens. And a ‘threat’ can be as simple as not being able to find a parking space or running late.
We’re talking about mental health – and that’s a good thing! We all have mental health yet talking about it can be difficult, like it’s a weakness. Thankfully the tide is turning as high profile people are showing their ‘human’ side and the emergence of organisations like Heads Together, the charity spearheaded by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry. So why is mental health being spotlighted and particularly in our young population? It’s worth knowing a little about how we got to where we are today in order to address it, says Geraldine Joaquim, a clinical hypnotherapist. Our ancestors used stress as a survival mechanism and this system is still part of our make-up. Our brains have developed over millions of years, it is only in the last few thousand years that our survival needs have changed and more acutely in the last few hundred years, and whilst the intellectual part of the brain (our conscious part, problem-solving, learning, humour) has developed greatly, we still have that primitive part looking after our survival. Central to the primitive brain is the amygdala, the freeze/flight/fight centre. It’s associated with the hippocampus which stores learned behaviour and patterns, and the hypothalamus which regulates hormone release. The amygdala is constantly looking for threats and refers to the hippocampus for a matching pattern or template. If a positive template is found nothing happens, but if no match or a negative template is found, it activates the hypothalamus which releases stress hormones
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We create anxiety by negatively forecasting: when we think about things going wrong, the same system is activated and the negative template is reinforced. Anxiety doesn’t have to happen all at once, it can be a drip-feed process until once day it overwhelms. We lived in close proximity with other tribe members for safety in numbers. It was a matter of life or death to remain within your tribe, as being thrown out would leave you vulnerable to predation or death. For young people during teens into adulthood, they are at their most vulnerable to peer pressure. It’s a time when alliances are formed, ‘who can help me survive’ as well as ‘who is weaker than me’. Intrinsic to our survival is a need to belong. That is what makes our modern young adults so vulnerable in this age of social media and celebrity – there has never been such a period when they could hold themselves up to public scrutiny or criticism. The key to overcoming anxiety is to move into the intellectual brain, to override the negative reaction of the subconscious. Mindfulness, using positive imagery, psychological techniques and breathing exercises are good coping strategies.
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Food for Christmas Recipes by Gill and Louise, the Great Little Cookery School
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Mincemeat and Mince Pies Christmas for me is a time for family traditions, whether long-established ones or newly added. This recipe is my mum's mince pie pastry recipe; although she sadly died almost 17 years ago a lot of my recipes that I use today constantly evoke her memory. I have a small A6 handwritten book that she gave me back in Christmas 1994, now falling apart at the seams and so well thumbed through, a very treasured possession. It all depends how much time you have but I find shop-bought mincemeat overly sweet. I tend to add to a 400g jar a selection of things: some grated peeled cooking apple, a handful of chopped dried apricots, sultanas, some chopped cranberries either fresh or dried, possibly a slosh of brandy. I decant the jar into a larger bowl and stir in my additions. Do not let the mixture become too wet. Any that I am not using straight away can be frozen in a zip lock bag for the next baking session. Or add to stewed apples for a simple festive apple /mincemeat with crumble topping.
Ingredients: For the mincemeat: dried fruit -raisins, currants, apricots, cranberries, mixed peel approx 350g total weight, 150g beef or vegetarian suet, 120g dark brown sugar ,1/4 tsp mixed spice and 1/4 tsp nutmeg, zest and juice of a small orange, grated peeled cooking apple, 1/2 inch root finely grated peeled fresh ginger, approx 75ml brandy, or if you prefer alcohol free 75ml of well brewed black earl grey tea. For the pastry: 225g/8oz plain flour,110g/4oz packet margarine (I use Stork), 25g/1oz lard or vegetable baking fat -Trex, 1oz sugar, 1 egg yolk, 1-2 tbs cold water
For the mincemeat, add all to a large bowl and mix thoroughly with hands. Store in fridge in clean sterilized jars for one week or freeze in a zip lock bag and use within three months. 1. In a large bowl rub fats into flour until resembles fine bread crumbs. Stir through sugar. Stir through egg yolk. Now add water slowly initially 1 tbs and keep stirring through with a knife. Add more water slowly. You are aiming for a cohesive non-sticky ball that you can gently knead briefly. Really no more than 30 seconds otherwise you will have tough pastry. If you have added too much water simply dust with a small quantity of extra flour and gently knead until you have smooth dough. 2. Cover with cling film and allow to rest for at least 30 mins. It will keep well at least a week at this stage. 3. When you are ready to make the mince pies pre heat the oven to 210C - gas 7. Lightly flour both your work surfaces and rolling pin and roll to desired thickness. I find shop-bought mince pie pastry too thick and the fillings too sweet. With home made you can create them exactly how you like them. For me, I roll to about 2mm thick. 4. The number you make does depend on the thickness of your pastry but I make around 15 with this quantity. Don’t despair if you are new to pastry making -if the first rolling out doesn’t go well simply form back into a ball and start again - it is always easier to roll second time around. I like my mince pies decorated with a variety of pastry shapes such December 2017
as hearts and stars rather than a full pastry lid. 5. Make sure your mince pie tins are lightly greased – I use the wrapper from the packet margarine to do this. Don’t overfill each pie - approx 1 heaped tsp as you don’t want the mixture bubbling up and over the edge on cooking. If that happens just work fast to remove from the trays before it starts to stick. 6. Cook for 10-15 mins in the oven until lightly browned and smelling delicious Carefully lift out the pies whilst still hot. I use the tip of a rounded knife to ease out- allow to cool on a cooling rack. The filling will be very hot at this stage so resist all temptation to eat straight from the oven. 7. Once cold or just pre serving, sprinkle lightly with icing sugar. Stored in an airtight tin they will keep well in a cool place for one week or freeze well wrapped.
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Recipes by Gill and Louise, the Great Little Cookery School
Gill’s friend Helen’s best-ever Brownies This really is the best brownie recipe! This has been given to so many people we know who have tasted them. Packaged in a cellophane bag with a bow, they make an excellent gift for colleagues and teachers at Christmas.
Ingredients 185g unsalted butter, 85g plain flour, 185g plain chocolate, broken into squares (Tesco or Sainsbury’s basics is fine for this) , 2oz cocoa, 50g white chocolate, chopped (again basics is fine), 3 large eggs, 275g granulated sugar (I have been experimenting with using 50g less and it works just as well).
1. Line a 10” square tin with parchment paper, or butter well if you have a good non-stick one. 2. Cut the butter into small pieces and put this and the plain chocolate into a Pyrex bowl over a saucepan of hot water to melt. Alternatively, you could use the microwave. 3. Sieve the cocoa and flour together in a separate bowl. 4. In another large bowl, whisk the eggs and the sugar together until really thick and frothy - about 3 mins. 5. Pour the slightly cooled chocolate mixture over the eggs and fold in. Fold in the flour and cocoa, adding the white chocolate. 6. Once this has all been mixed carefully together, put it into the tin. The mixture will look quite thick. 7. Bake for 25 to 30 mins or until there is no wobble in the middle. Leave to cool in the tin and then chop into pieces.
The Great Little Cookery School’s Posh ‘Rocky Road’ This version doesn’t use marshmallows, but you can use the mini ones if you wish. You can vary the quantities of any of these ingredients as it really doesn’t need to be that accurate, these are really a guide of how we like to make it. By adding colourful ingredient’s such as pistachio nuts and apricots, and leaving the top layer exposed, the finished result will look far more attractive and less like a scene from the battle of the Somme! You will also need some cellophane bags and ribbons for packaging. You should make about 6 bags at least, depending on how generous you are.
Ingredients 500g plain chocolate or less if you don’t want such a deep result (we always use Tesco or Sainsbury’s basics), 75g Amaretti biscuits – the crispy ones, crushed , 50g desiccated coconut, 150g mixed dried fruit, use the best you can get eg cranberries, apricots, large sultanas, cherries etc, 150g unsalted mixed nuts eg brazil, walnuts, pistachio - chopped but still ‘lumpy’
1. Line a 9” square tin with parchment paper. Melt the chocolate in a double boiler or in a microwave until liquid. Do not allow any water to get into the chocolate mixture. 3. Carefully stir in the fruit and nut mix but allow some of the fruit and nuts to not be completely covered as this looks more attractive when slicing. 4. Pour into the tin and allow to cool. Tip out onto a board and cut into squares. For more information, please visit www.glcookeryschool.wordpress.com. They offer gift vouchers which make fantastic presents to the would-be cook. 10% off either a course or a voucher if you mention VantagePoint Magazine.
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CHOCOLATE TIME! It’s been an extremely busy year for Noble and Stace Chocolatiers since we featured them last November.
They’ve just completed a mini expansion programme after being awarded a local grant earlier in the year which has enabled the creation of a bigger workspace, the installation of some professional equipment and a brand new website. Most exciting of all was a summer of new product development with carefully sourced local ingredients including Brighton Gin and Bolney Estate Sparkling Wine plus a Spice Infusion range including Turmeric & Ginger, a new Dinner Party Gallery and a tube of classic dark chocolate Pastilles launching in December.
Mike has also recently started running some chocolate making workshops, partnering with local coffee roasters and tea merchants Edgcumbes. And to top things off they were Grand Finalists in the Sussex Food & Drink Awards in February and received commendations in the Sussex Business Awards and the CPRE Rural Enterprise Awards. Find them at local farm shops, delis, farmers markets, Christmas events or of course online at their brand new website www. nobleandstace.co.uk. Look out for our competition in January to win a place on one of their workshops!
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Climping Beach DEVIL'S PUNCH BOWL: HIGH ROAD AND PINE VALLEY This is a lovely walk along a great and unspoilt beach, just perfect for some post-Christmas exercise with the family and dogs. Just one factor that might influence your choice of date: it may be best not to go during a high tide. This is because the shingle on the beach is uncomfortable to walk on but at low or medium tide there is a wide mixed sand-and-pebble strip all the way which is perfectly walkable. To check before you go, try the tide times website at: www.tidetimes.org.uk and click on 'Worthing'. This walk is taken with permission from www.fancyfreewalks.org.
• THE WALK 1. Facing the sea, turn left along the beach. If you go down the shingle you will find a fairly sandy strip and, although there are pebbles here and there, it is quite comfortable to walk on. At low tide, you may find even more sand. If you are walking at high tide, you can make use of a tarmac drive and continue over the dunes. Your first destination is a long breakwater in the distance. It guards the outflow of the River Arun. After a walk of 2km, turn left back up the beach alongside a sea barrier, looking across the river to Littlehampton and its funfair. 2. Go through a pay-and-display car park and continue near the river. You can either take a concrete lane or go down a strip of sand even closer to the river. If you choose the sandy route, you need to go left-right round a creek by the marina and possibly duck under some boarding ramps, after which you must exit left back to the concrete lane, through the Littlehampton Yacht Club and ferry entrance. Continue along the lane and, where it bears left to the West Beach car park, leave the lane by forking right on a narrow tarmac footpath. There are small sand dunes here and, as a temporary diversion, on your right a footbridge takes you to an islet with a seat, a possible picnic spot. Continue following the high path, passing a creek with several interesting old wrecks, going beside the white Dormy Cottage. You come out to a road. Keep straight ahead along the road, ignoring a footpath on your left. On your right soon is Ruth’s Café, a pleasant outlet with generous sandwiches. At a T-junction, turn right. Straight ahead, but not
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on your route, is a swing bridge and, on the other side of the Arun you will find two pubs, the Steam Packet and the Arun View, both well regarded for food. Believe it or not, the River Arun didn’t always reach the sea here. Until the late 1400s it flowed into the River Adur 10 miles to the east. That route got silted up and the river found its own way to form the present estuary during the 1500s. 3. Turn immediately left on a wide tarmac drive for the Littlehampton Marina. In 50m, turn right as indicated, continue straight across the gravel to the riverside and turn left on a grassy path. After several impeccable mobile homes, you pass the Marina and, at a fingerpost, your path veers left across the concrete slipway and then veers right on a tarmac drive, passing the Boat House Café which is noted for its fresh fish. Keep right by some chalets and fork left, as directed by a signpost, through a gravel parking area and through a modern kissinggate onto a woodland path. As the path quickly winds its way out of the wood close to a road bridge, fork right up a bank onto a higher path, going under the road bridge and rejoining the wide path. Very shortly, before a solid metal fence, turn left as indicated on a rather overgrown path, up a step, over a wooden bridge into a field. 4. Follow the nice clear straight path across the barley field. After 600m, as you enter the next field, the path turns right at a fingerpost. Fork immediately left on a narrower path, avoiding the large metal gate ahead. You have a good view on your right of Arundel Castle and the South Downs. Your path veers left at a fingerpost onto a wide path and comes out, via a large metal gate to a road. Your route is left along the road, but 300m to the right, if you wish to visit, the late 12th / early 13th -century church of St Mary's Clymping, with many interesting features. Having turned left on the road, using the footway, continue to a roundabout and cross straight over to Crookthorn Lane opposite. (To avoid the barrier, it is best to switch first to the right-hand side.)
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5. Just after a thatched cottage, turn right on a byway, passing St Mary's Clymping Primary School. Ignoring the footpath ahead, turn left opposite the school on a wide track between fields. After 300m, you reach a 4-way signposted junction. If you are not visiting the pub and the village, there is a short cut here: simply keep straight ahead on the track and turn right at the beach, or on a tarmac track, back to the start. Turn right on a nice clear path across the wheat field, continuing on a drive past thatched cottages to a lane. Turn left, immediately reaching the Black Horse Inn, a traditional country pub. After a possible break, continue on the lane, passing some old flint houses of the village and some woodland, arriving back at the beach where the walk began. Directions: Arriving at the big Arundel roundabout (via the A29/ A284 or the A27), take the minor turning for Ford, Climping. Go 3 miles through Ford, crossing a railway, to a major crossing of the A259 with a roundabout. Turn right on the A259 and, in nearly ½ mile, turn left as for Climping Beach. Park at the end of the lane
DISTANCE: 5 miles OS MAPS: OS Explorer 121 (Arundel)
in the car park. There is a modest charge by ticket, calculated from arrival time. A possible alternative free parking site is Crookthorn Lane, postcode BN17 5QU, with some competition from the school run. An alternative route is via the A24 and Worthing. Follow signs through Littlehampton and, from the A259, look for Climping Beach as above.
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Well, can you believe it, Christmas is here again. I know that I was always told that the older you get, the faster time goes by, but this is ridiculous! There seems to have been a huge number of Christmas fairs and markets in November and there are still quite a few happening in December, so still plenty of opportunity to finish the Christmas shopping. We are hosting Christmas this year, thirteen around the table. Wish us luck; last time we did it there was a serious incident with the gravy! Anyway, we wish everyone a very happy and peaceful Christmas and a wonderful New Year. Jack and his Giant Stalk Tuesday 28th November – Sunday 31st December 8pm (Saturday matinees 3pm) No you haven’t read this wrong, this is the title of Guildford Fringe’s ADULT Panto, their fifth offering to date. It is was it says, an adult panto and is strictly for over 18s so please don’t go if you are easily offended! This is the ultimate adult Christmas party night out and it takes place at the Back Room of the Star Inn, Quarry St, Guildford. Tickets are on sale now and are £18.50 each (£17.50 concessions) and they sell quickly – to make sure you don’t miss out on the action, call 0333 666 3366 or visit www.GuildfordFringe.com. The Magic of Christmas Wednesday 29th November – Saturday 23rd December Visit Santa and Mrs Claus at RHS Garden Wisley, for stories, songs and a present. For a more magical experience, join them to decorate gingerbread and make your own horticultural Christmas decoration as well as the stories and songs. This takes place at the weekends and from Tuesday 19th to Friday 22nd December. Christmas Glow at RHS Garden Wisley Friday 1st December–Wednesday 3rd January Enjoy the atmosphere of the festive season with the breath-taking Jigantics installation of giant illuminated flowers around the garden. The shop and plant centre 30 VANTAGEPOINT
will stay open late for your Christmas shopping needs. The Glasshouse will be open from 10am – 7.15pm (last entry 6.45pm) and features the special display ‘T’was the Night Before Christmas’ based on the poem by Clement Clarke Moore. The catering facilities will be offering supper, hot and cold drinks and snacks. Check website for details www.rhs.org.uk/wisley. The garden is closed on Christmas Day. Grayshott Folk Club Friday 1st December 7.30pm Grayshott Village Hall is the venue for the next gig which features The Way Down Wanderers on tour from Chicago, U.S.A. Young, upbeat and full of vitality, they are a blast of fresh air from the Windy City and will bring their own style of lively Americana/Folk/Bluegrass music to Grayshott. You won't be able to sit still! (www.youtube. com/watch?v=Tt4kV6vFnVI) Support will come from Jonas & Jane, a home grown Bluegrass/Folk duo who make a very welcome return visit. Tickets £15 from all the usual places or Des O'Byrne on 01428 607096. www.grayshottfolkclub.co.uk. Musical Soirée Saturday 2nd December 7.30pm You are invited to a Musical Soiree in aid of Hope for Justice, a charity which exists to bring an end to modern slavery by rescuing victims, restoring lives and reforming society. It will be an evening of music with Ishani Bhoola, the award-winning professional violinist and founder of the Waverley Ensemble; and featuring Ben Cooley, opera singer and CEO of Hope for Justice. The concert will take place at Three Counties Church, Linchmere Road, Hammer GU27 3QW at 7.30pm. Tickets are £15 including festive refreshments, available from 3CC Church Office, 01428 653011 or office@3countieschurch.org. Christmas Bazaar Saturday 2nd December 10am-1pm Two local charities have teamed up to raise funds with a
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Christmas Bazaar at Liphook Village Hall. The Rosemary Foundation ‘Hospice at Home’ and Liphook Day Centre will host craft and gift stalls, books, cakes, refreshments, an always popular tombola with a prize every time and a special Christmas Hamper Raffle. To find out more about these charities visit http://www.rosemary-foundation. org.uk/ and http://www.liphookdaycentre.co.uk/. Petworth Christmas Event Saturday 2nd December 11am–8pm Petworth Town Council is holding their annual Christmas event in the centre of Petworth with late shop opening. This is a fun filled day for all the family including many stalls selling festive goodies, choirs singing, bands playing, Father Christmas, events for children, a live nativity procession with Mr Darcy the donkey and the Christmas tree lights switch on. For more information contact 01798 344883, email clerk@petworth-tc.gov.uk or visit www.petworth-tc.gov.uk. Haslemere Musical Society Saturday 2nd December 7.30pm The choir and orchestra make a cheerful start to the festive season with their December concert which takes place in Haslemere Hall. The programme includes Prokofiev's ‘Troika’, Charpentier's heartening ‘Messe de Minuit’ (written for Christmas time in Paris). More footDecember 2017
tapping tunes in Bizet's second suite for ‘L'Arlésienne’. Also, Haslemere composer Clive Osgood's beautiful ‘Alleluia’ and Vaughan Williams and Fauré add to an uplifting programme! Tickets are £8 - £16.50 available online at www.haslemerehall.co.uk or call the box office on 01428 642161. A Grand Tour Christmas Saturday 2nd December to Monday 1st January Jo Cartwright, General Manager for Petworth Park and House, National Trust said “Continuing Petworth’s reputation for a spectacular Christmas, A Grand Tour Christmas is an occasion that celebrates the festive traditions of countries across Europe, adding a modern twist to the Grand Tour that the 3rd Earl of Egremont travelled”. Representing a different country in selected rooms of the mansion, the festive season is brought to life with lit trees, garlands, baubles as well as unique ornaments that reflect the destinations across Europe. No need to take a passport, visitors start their journey of Europe with their own Grand Tour passport, and just like you would when travelling, you can have these stamped across the route as a souvenir of your travels! A Grand Tour Christmas is open every day bar 24th and 25th December, 11am to 3.30pm. Normal admission prices apply.
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Cowdray Farm Shop Christmas Tasting Day Saturday 2nd December 10am-3pm On arrival customers will receive a complimentary mulled wine before entering the courtyard in front of the shop where a range of suppliers will be sampling out their festive produce. Suppliers include Midhurst based Noble and Stace chocolatiers, Pulborough based Charlie’s Trout and Neal's Yard Dairy. The Cowdray butchers will be on hand to take orders for turkeys and hams and answer customer queries, as well as supplying some cooked tasters for visitors to sample. Lots of other seasonal products will be available. This event is free of charge and everyone is welcome. Julian Lewry Music From Saturday 2nd December These are the last two gigs of the year, and excellent ones they are too. Making his 9th appearance at St. John's Church, they welcome back Tom Russell and his guitarist Max de Bernardi. Tom has a fabulous new album ‘Folk Hotel’ which is getting rave reviews. Tickets are £18 adv / £22 door. Then on Saturday 9th December, they welcome back ‘Any Colour You Like’ a fabulous 10-piece Pink Floyd tribute band. The net proceeds of the concert will be donated to the Godalming based Trinity Trust Team youth project. Their aim is to raise over £1,000 as they
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The Arts Society West Sussex Tuesday 5th December David Phillips will be giving a talk on Is Christmas in Good Taste? From Giotto's painting of the first Christmas crib until Dickens meets Coca Cola, some images have perhaps turned Christmas into Kitschmas. Meetings are held in Fittleworth Village Hall at 2pm, doors open at 1.40. Tea and coffee will be served after the lecture. For membership details, contact Jackie Buckler on 01903 411086. Visitors are welcome for a fee of £5.
GSC Bard Walk Film Premiere Tuesday 5th December 7pm for 7.30pm Last year Guildford Shakespeare Company’s co-founder Matt Pinches, embarked on a walk that Shakespeare once took from Stratford-upon- Avon to his place of work, London’s Bankside. His 146 mile adventure was filmed including shots of Shakespeare’s birthplace and The Painted Room in Oxford, where he reputedly stayed overnight en route. The Bard Walk was a fund-raising event to help GSC establish a long-term home for their wonderful productions. Tickets cost £10 and include an introductory talk from Matt and a Q&A. Book online at www.guildford-shakespeare-company.co.uk or call 01483 304384. The venue is St Mary’s Church, Quarry Street, Guildford GU1 3UA.
Historical Association (West Surrey Branch) Tuesday 5th December 7.30pm At their next lecture, Professor Andrew Jotischky, from the University of London will talk on ‘The Crusades: Holy War or the Clash of Civilisation?’ What really happened has become an issue in our times. Takes place at St Nicholas’ Hall, Bury Street, Guildford GU2 4BW. Visitors very welcome (£3 at the door) students free. Further information from Rollo Crookshank on 01252 319881 or email crookshank@starkmann.co.uk.
Haslemere Gardening Society Wednesday 6th December 7pm Members of the society will be meeting for their Christmas Dinner and Party at the Georgian Hotel. The evening commences at 7pm with a glass of Buck's Fizz followed by a three course meal ending with tea or coffee and mince pies. The entertainment for the evening will be by William Godfrey, a popular entertainer from London. The total cost is £26 per head and they look forward to seeing many members and their friends to join in the festivities.
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YOUR COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD • Grayshott Flower Club Wednesday 6th December 7pm The club meets at Grayshott Village Hall and at their December meeting, there will be a demonstration given by Christine Evans the title of which is ‘Christmas’ The members competition is ‘All that Glistens’ so it looks as if they are starting the Christmas Festivities early this year! On Saturday 16th December Ann Maree Dicker will be giving a Christmas Workshop helping to make one or two seasonal arrangements. If you would like any further information on this friendly club, which always welcomes visitors and new members, call 01428 651956. Christmas Concert Thursday 7th December The Wessex Chamber Choir are delighted to be back at All Saints Church, Crondall again for their concert ‘Christmas is coming’. There will be a variety of seasonal music followed by seasonal refreshments. Tickets are £12 available from Kim at kim.partington@geocento. com, or on the door. The choir have just returned from a very enjoyable and successful five days singing the services at Ely Cathedral and Chichester Cathedral. Macmillan Cancer Support’s Tree of Hope Thursday 7th December 6.30pm Macmillan Cancer Support in Midhurst will be holding its annual Tree of Hope Service at St Mary’s Church, Easebourne. You are invited to remember a loved one who will not be with you this Christmas by dedicating a light on the Macmillan Tree of Hope. All donations received will help fund the Macmillan Palliative Care Service, based at Midhurst Community Hospital, supporting their patients and their families living with cancer and other life threatening illnesses in Midhurst and the surrounding areas. Dedication forms might still be available from The Pearson Unit, Midhurst Community Hospital, Midhurst, the Macmillan Charity shop in Midhurst or visit www.macmillan.org.uk/sussex and download a dedication form. Alternatively, email toh. midhurst@btinternet.com. Helen Arkell Dyslexia Centre Monday 22nd January – Monday 5th March Following on from the above, they are also running a course for parents to help them support their children who have to deal with dyslexia. It involves attending for six Monday mornings from 10am to 1pm at the centre in Arkell Lane, Frensham, Farnham GU10 3BL. The cost is £125 for all six sessions or £25 for each session. For more information and to book, go to www.helenarkell. org.uk/courses/help-course-for-parents-in-frensham. php. December 2017
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The Arts Society Grayshott Thursday 7th December 2pm In a very seasonal lecture, at Grayshott Village Hall, entitled ‘Oh Yes It Is’, Jane Tapley will tell the fascinating story of how pantomime developed out of its Greek and Roman roots to become the peculiarly British institution of today. The 2018 programme begins on Thursday 4th January with the focus on ‘Gustav Klimt’. Ann Clements will explore how his style evolved and how his work was influenced by his visits to Venice and Ravenna. For more information about these events and the society, contact Caroline on 01428 714276 or visit www. theartssocietygrayshott.org. Stedham Christmas Fayre Friday 8th December The Fayre, at Stedham Pavilion, has two 'waves' – 10am - 12.30pm and then again from 5 to 7.30pm. The focus is very much on giving local artisans a platform, with stalls including original cards of local scenes and paintings; photographs; gifts including handmade fabric items; woodwork etc, as well as Canine Partners. Entry is free but donations welcome; there will also be coffee/mulled wine and mince pies for sale, and a raffle. All proceeds raised will be shared between Canine Partners and the Stedham Sports Association. Dick Whittington at Guildford’s Yvonne Arnaud Theatre Friday 8th December to Sunday 7th January Judy Cornwell (Keeping up Appearances) will star as Fairy Bowbells in the traditional family pantomime adventure, Dick Whittington, this Christmas! Bag the best seats in the house by getting your family Christmas outing in the diary now and join the Panto gang on their magical, swashbuckling search for fame and fortune. For more information visit www.yvonne-arnaud.co.uk or call 01483 440000. HHH Concerts Saturday 9th December If you are looking for an unusual concert in December, none could be more interesting, exciting and intriguing than the Polish accordionist Bartosz Glowacki. He has become an international celebrity and travels worldwide, performing works of diverse styles and delighting audiences with exciting sounds and effects on his instrument. He is certainly no ordinary accordionist and displays dexterity that most would not imagine possible. The concert takes place at St Christopher’s Church, Wey Hill, Haslemere. Children will love it! Tickets available from Chamberlain Music, Wey Hill, online at www. WeGotTickets.com and from HHH on 01428 642038. Age 8-25 go free! December 2017
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Fernhurst Centre Monday 12th December Here is something new at the centre, Bobbin Lace Making. They are running a three hour workshop - 10am to 1pm. All places should be booked in advance – email ferncent@gmail.com or phone 01428 641931. Free parking at the rear of the Centre. Check out their website for further information www.fernhurstcentre.org.uk. Midhurst U3A Tuesday 12th December 2.15pm The next meeting at the Methodist Church Hall, North Street, Midhurst, (note one week earlier than normal). Dr Bob France will be talking about ‘What the Butler Saw’. Refreshments available from 2.15pm followed by the talk at 2.30pm. For more information on events, groups and meetings contact the Membership Secretary on 01730 813374. Western Front Association Surrey Branch Wednesday 13th December 7.45pm Taking place at Cobham Day Centre, the next event is a talk by Max Arthur entitled ‘Forgotten Voices of the Great War’. Max will share his experiences of interviewing the last 21 British veterans of WW1 – the youngest at the time was 104, the oldest 109! “I particularly remember one man who had gone over the top at Arras with the East Surrey Regiment kicking a football ahead of him before a bullet penetrated his helmet and he was left for dead. Fortunately, a stretcher bearer spotted a slight movement and he was saved. Listening to his story was his 86-year-old son who had never heard his father talk of the war”. Wow, this should be an absolutely fascinating evening. Email Andy Thompson at info@ eyewitnesstours.com for full details. The Wintershall Nativity Play Wednesday 13th-Sunday 17th December The hugely acclaimed Wintershall Nativity Play will be performed both inside and outside of Holly Barn at Wintershall, Bramley near Guildford. To book the Nativity, call 01793 418299 or book online at www. wintershall-estate.com. Performance times are 13th15th December at 4.30pm & 7pm, 16th December 11am, 2.30pm & 5.30pm, 17th December 2.30pm & 5.30pm. Performances are 90 minutes long and there is free parking. The plays are extremely popular so do book early. Grayshott Gardeners Wednesday 13th December They round-off the year with their final meeting the Village Hall. They welcome a return visit from their good friend and popular speaker John Negus. The title of
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ten-week terms, 7.30pm-9.30pm. Contact Lynn on 01420 474881. Haslemere Christmas Cracker Saturday 16th December 7.30pm For many people the annual Christmas Cracker concert has been an integral part of the festive scene in Haslemere. Now in its eighteenth year, the event features seasonal carols, songs, comic verse and other fun activities, with lots of audience participation. Singers come from local choirs, churches and music societies who are joined by children from St Bartholomew’s School. Comic verse and traditional readings are also included, and this year a group of handbell ringers will be chiming in the Christmas spirit. Mulled wine and mince pies will be served during the interval. The event takes place at the Haslemere Hall. Tickets, costing £10 for adults or £5 for children under 12, are available from the hall box office on 01428 642161 or at www. haslemerehall.co.uk. The event is usually a sell-out so do get your tickets early and go along and enjoy the fun with all the family. Grayshott Folk Club's Christmas Special Saturday 16th December They welcome back Magpie Lane to Grayshott Village hall. They are renowned for their harmony singing,
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Godalming and Haslemere Ramblers Sunday 24th to December to Thursday 4th January Twelve Walks of Christmas. Expanding their normal December programme, over the festive season Godalming and Haslemere Ramblers will be undertaking twelve walks in twelve days, including Christmas Eve, Boxing Day, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. The routes vary from 5 miles to 10 miles in length and cover the North Downs to the south coast. Put your boots on and walk off that holiday excess! Further details: www. gandhramblers.org.uk.
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