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• THE EDITOR'S NOTE In August, Marcus and I were very fortunate to be invited to visit the Beaverbrook Hotel, which is quite simply an outstandingly luxurious new hotel near Leatherhead. It has a fascinating history, as the former home of Lord Beaverbrook, owner of the Daily Express and a minister under Churchill during WWII, and he lived and entertained there for over 50 years. The estate was bought in 2010 by its current owners, and the main house now has 18 beautiful rooms, all named after previous friends and guests of Lord Beaverbrook, including Sir Winston Churchill. Interestingly, his room is not that grand. It faces the rear of the house (now the front) and away from the glorious views, but he is said to have preferred the light for painting. He also had an escape route should it be required. The house is also home to their top restaurant, The Japanese Grill and the Parrot Bar, both taking in the magical view, as well as the restored private cinema, one of the very first in the country in its day. We were given a tour of the estate by a charming young man called Jack Greenall, a recent addition to the Beaverbrook and in fact a former jockey with two Grand Nationals to his name. Set in 400 acres, there is The Garden House, the former home of Beaverbrook’s aunt, which houses 11 further bedrooms and an Italian- themed and less expensive restaurant. Children are well catered for with tree houses, a play area and more. Being built is a new spa facility in addition to cottages to provide more accommodation. I cannot pretend that a stay at the Beaverbrook is anything less than eyewateringly expensive. But it is a majestic venue and offers a sense of occasion that is very hard to find in this area. The good news is that you do not have to be a millionaire to visit. They do what looked to me like a very fine afternoon tea, which starts at £35 per person. Very happily, the lovely owners have offered a competition for our readers to win tea for two with Champagne, so please do enter the usual way and experience the Beaverbrook for yourselves. I doubt you will be disappointed.

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The Surrey Game & Country Fair Phil Kemp learns all about this genuinely exciting rural life experience, taking place on Sunday 23rd September SUNDAY 23RD September sees the return of the popular Surrey Game & Country Fair in the grounds of Loseley Park near Guildford. The fair provides visitors with the opportunity to experience rural life and crafts in Surrey, not only to watch an exciting range of activities but also to get to meet rural specialists and take part in a range of activities. To find out more about the fair I was invited to visit the Surrey County Agricultural Society who organise the fair, as well as other annual events including the Surrey County Show. The society’s office in

Bramley is fittingly housed in attractively converted 18th century agricultural buildings. “We actually set up the fair in response to the Surrey County Show having to be cancelled because of the foot-and-mouth outbreak in 2001,” explained Liane Jarman. “There were a lot of extremely disappointed people, so we decided to try a smaller country fair instead to focus on rural life. It was at Loseley Park because we were already running our annual ploughing match there so it made sense to tag it on to that.” Having previously visited the Game and Country Fair I know from my own experience that it really does provide a stimulating introduction to all things rural, so I was keen to find out what they had planned for this year. “Our aim is to introduce people to rural activities they wouldn’t normally see in their everyday lives,” said Liane. “So we have a lot going on including displays of hunting, shooting, fishing, gundogs, falconry - and much, much more. There’s a lot of local and international food on offer, and you are also welcome to bring your own picnic if you prefer and sit on the lawn, which provides shade for a hot and sunny day.” The fair uses the expansive front lawn of the picturesque and historic Loseley House, a 16th century

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THE SURREY GAME & COUNTRY FAIR The fair is by design totally family-friendly, with lots of opportunities for children to get involved. “We have a group of mediaeval reenactors at the fair who set up an encampment where you get to experience how people lived and see what they ate,” Tracey added. “Their village surrounds an archery range where everyone including kids can have a go.” I didn’t dare confess that in my visit last year it took me three attempts to even hit the large straw target! It was great fun trying though. And on finding out about rural crafts you won’t be disappointed. “We’ll have a coppice group demonstrating all sorts of wood skills. You’ll get to see demonstrations of everything from making wood shingles, walking sticks and pencils, to creating charcoal art and rustic wood disc art,” Tracey explained. “The Surrey Spinners and Weavers will be there too inspiring members of the public to learn new crafts.” “Families will just love the Shetland Pony Grand National racing in the arena,” said Liane, smiling. “They’re great fun and are raising money for the famous jockey Bob Champion’s Cancer Trust, and we are hoping that he will be joining us on the day. And of course, the day wouldn’t be complete without the ferret racing and terrier racing.” Left: Surrey Agricultural Society’s Liane Jarman and Tracey Longhurst. All other images from the Surrey Agricultural Society

Alongside the dog agility demonstrations there will also be a have-a-go dog show where you can bring your own dog along and compete for rosettes and brilliant prizes too. Visitors who have trained or semi-trained gun dogs will also be able to join in on the dog scurry where they are encouraged to try and find and retrieve hidden dummies. They’re very entertaining to watch too, especially witnessing the frustrated owners of the less successful entrants!

manor house built by the More-Molyneux family, who 500 years on still own the house and park. Recognising my keen interest in the various rural displays we can enjoy Tracey Longhurst, the acting CEO of the society, started with the one that never fails to thrill visitors of all ages.

“And on extra things for families to do, we’ve got a model steam train providing rides up and down right in front of the house,” added Tracey. “You can also have a heavy horse dray ride, and admire the vintage agricultural tractors, and the static classic cars parked up in front of the house.”

“The gundog displays involve lots of different popular breeds including working cockers, springer spaniels, labradors, pointers and English and Irish setters. All of them have different skills and do different things, and after their shows people have the opportunity to meet the dogs too. You get to see the dogs in action hunting and retrieving,” Liane chipped in. “With the hounds you may get to meet their puppies, and the kids can go in with the hounds in the hunt demonstration, complete with huntsmen in full regalia with bugles going, which is brilliant to watch as it’s really hands on and the hounds love it as much as the kids!”

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It was impossible for me to include here absolutely everything that the country fair is providing, including the chance to have a go at clay shooting, but you can of course find out everything on their website. For me, one of the must-see displays is being staged by The Sheep Show - who as well as demonstrating sheep shearing also has an act staged by his dancing sheep! All three of us dissolved into laughter on Liane’s parting comment: “I’m not kidding. He comes in with his sheep, all of whom he knows by name, and they actually dance to music! It’s the funniest thing to see and the crowd absolutely love it.” Phil Kemp is a Godalming-based writer and photographer. www.weyriver.co.uk FIND OUT MORE The Surrey Game & Country Fair - www.surreygamecountryfair.co.uk Early bird tickets available so book now!

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Autumn beckons but don’t pack away your summer frocks just yet, advises fashion stylist, Kirstie Smillie I WRITE this on a scorcher of a day in July, but being a Leo and experiencing many a wet birthday, I know it can all change in August and then revert to being warm again by September, especially when the kids go back to school. So with this hot/cold dilemma (or hot/hot as I write), I am wondering what would be helpful to write about on these style pages? As we are nearing the end of the holiday season for many, focus moves to a new start - new schools, new job, new styles… September has that January vibe. Time to clear out, assess and prepare what will be packed away. Finding those transitional items for cooler mornings and evening; long sleeve t-shirts, jeans, and jackets are all a big ‘yes’. Autumn is my favourite season of all, as layers are definitely ‘in’, starting with a dress or two: • Elongate summer dresses by wearing long sleeve t-shirts under or over • Add an oversized jumper on top of longer printed dresses • Experiment the dress over trousers look, it’s easier than you think

The high street trends take direction from the main players in the fashion world, those who have shown their collections on the catwalks in February with a first timer, The Queen, watching the Richard Quinn show in full colour. And plenty of colour there will still be, with bold and bright or multi 70s inspired prints. If you enjoyed the colour clash of summer, you will love the winter wonderland to follow, which still include animal prints and velvets. There are plenty of cool classic options on hand too, so choose your own direction but enjoy the variations on offer. Continuing from our summer workshops, I am basing myself at Hobbs again in October for autumn style sessions. Join me for a one-to-one or group session to find your own capsule wardrobe, find key items to boost your style and enjoy experiment ing again. In July we played with scarf shapes, learnt about colour and discussed individual issues. Sometimes it is important to focus on ‘you’ to get your outfits and outlook in order. See below for our changing room challenges - the carpet looks good too!

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Phil Kemp meets Bill Biddell for a tour of the estate’s hop garden and oast THE HAMPTON Estate at Seale near Farnham has been growing hops for hundreds of years and are the last commercial growers in Surrey. They specialise in Fuggle hops for beer production which are revered and used by brewers throughout the country, including The Hogs Back Brewery in nearby Tongham. In 2017 Hampton Fuggles were awarded the Wigan Cup by The Institute of Brewing and Distilling for the best sample of Fuggle hop in the UK.

acres under production. However, for a catalogue of conspiring reasons, following the First World War virtually all were out of production. I was intrigued to find out what has made Hampton fly in the face of such adversity and was invited to join Bill Biddell, who manages the estate with his wife Bridget, for a personal tour.

Farnham has a hop growing heritage dating back to at least the late 1500s when the town was encircled by hop gardens, and was at its zenith in the late 19th century with over 1,500

We met at the estate office where Bill started his introduction into their hop growing. “The Hampton Estate has always grown hops. Paul Thompson, who works for us, follows his father and grandfather who dried the hops that we’ve always grown in and around Puttenham. We have always grown just one variety which is the Fuggle. In the mid 70s and early 80s there were thirty or forty growers around Farnham, all pretty small, and which included the Bides and the Tices who were really well-known hop names. But a lot of people were persuaded to go into new style hops because at that point there was this stuff called lager that people started to drink – and no one was drinking real ale. And Fuggle goes into real ale.”

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in. As well as hop production these include producing pedigree beef and wild venison, forestry, and hosting a wide range of activities including orienteering and gundog trials. The estate is also used as a favoured location for film studios, which has recently included providing major sets for the Robin Hood and Jack the Giant Killer films. Pointing to a photo of hop pickers hard at work on the bines strung over towering poles and wires on the slopes of the Hog’s Back I asked why they had always grown Fuggles. “Fuggle is very hard to grow because they are susceptible to wilt, and verticillium wilt is the killer of Fuggle,” Bill explained. “If you get wilt into your hop garden then you won’t be able to grow the hop. In Kent and Herefordshire where many hop gardens are right next door to each other, if one gets wilt within a year it’s on to the next one. So there are only seven or eight Fuggle growers in the country. The breweries we supply including the Hog’s Back Brewery have all been using Fuggle in their recipes for years and years and they don’t want to change. So other hop growers say that if you can grow Fuggle hops you are the luckiest growers in the country!” If you have travelled through Puttenham you will have undoubtedly seen the estate’s impressive hop garden alongside Seale Lane, with the tall ridge of the Hog’s Back behind. The hops enjoy the gault clay there that overlays the chalk of the North Downs. Only by standing alongside the many neat rows of healthy hop bines stretching into the distance can you get any real idea as to the scale of their operation. “The hop plants you can see here have been going for 45 to 50 years,” Bill explained. “They stay in the ground all year-round. Now we’ve got even more hops as we’ve extended the hop garden by a further 10 acres. That means we can now look at the rest of the older hops and decide if we should take a block out, because they might not be

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performing well. Maybe just replant those. But we’ll see.” When I visited it was the end of the growing season. The hops were now full of essential oils and exuding their distinctive aroma - fully mature and ready to pick. If you’ve never seen a mature hop cone, which is the flowering part of the plant, I can assure you that you’d be quite entranced, not just by the aroma but also by the sheer geometric beauty of the perfectly formed pale green leaves that make up the flower. I asked Bill to provide a quick overview of a typical hop-producing year. “Let’s start on 1st January. There’s nothing on the garden. You can look right through the

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THE HAMPTON ESTATE'S FUGGLE HOPS whole thing. All you’ve got are the skewers in the ground where each hop is. The next thing to do is cover the whole garden in dung to add some humus back to the soil. Then we will have a month and a half of stringing. Each plant needs two to four strings which are hung by working with long poles with a hook on the end fed a big ball of string. You walk up and down going from skewer at the bottom up to the wire and back down to the skewer... and on you go. It’s very labour intensive.” We paused by one of the hop bines to inspect the way the hops are strung and to admire the cones hanging from a bine that must have been in my estimation a good 16ft tall. “By April we start getting little hop shoots, with each hop plant having 40 to 50 shoots a few weeks later. But we only want two climbing the string so we train the two shoots we want and remove the rest. So now in early May you can almost watch them grow. They are like runner beans, although they go a bit faster and grow clockwise rather than runner beans climbing anticlockwise of course. By midsummer’s day the bine will reach the top wire and start to go over the top with little hops forming on laterals coming out from the main bines by mid-July. Come late August we’re ready to start picking, with harvesting by student labour in early September.” Of course there is much more involved than space here will allow, and especially in painstakingly inspecting for any sign of disease, which as well as wilt can include various strains of mildew. Hops are also threatened by aphids and two-spotted spider mites, requiring a constant watch. I recalled seeing photos back in the estate office of pickers working to cut the bines from the wires and then transporting these by trailer to the oast house. We were now at the farm to watch this process where the huge static picking machine removes each of the individual hop cones, the only part of the bine that the brewers need, and cleans them. The hops then go into the gas-powered kilns which reduce the moisture content to preserve them and dries them, after which they are pressed and packed into huge bales ready for storage and supply to the breweries. Each bale bears the emblem of a church bell which is a traditional symbol for Farnham hops. Where to get the Fuggle flavour experience? Visit the websites of the breweries Hampton Estate supplies to find out more. You can even brew your own! Phil Kemp is a Godalming-based writer and photographer. www.weyriver.co.uk

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Scented Daffodils • GARDENING

With Beth Otway ‘Golden Dawn’, Narcissus poeticus var. recurvus, and Narcissus ‘Fragrant Breeze’. Narcissus ‘Fragrant Breeze’ is a surprising daffodil, this cultivar has a very powerful fragrance. When you encounter this flower it is just like smelling a rose, while Narcissus poeticus var. recurvus produces a musky scent, which is akin to the fragrance of stocks or Matthiola flowers. Narcissus ‘Golden Dawn’ was a top performing plant in my 2017 Scented Daffodil Trial, this really is a super daffodil that produces a sweet, fruity scent, which is rather like the scent produced by Hyacinths.

FOR ME, deliciously scented flowers are a delightfully uplifting feature of the garden. A beautiful moment spent enjoying garden flowers and their fragrances is utter bliss! Time spent with delectably fragrant flowers eases life’s worries and stresses, brings joy to our day and makes everything feel better. I have a particular fondness for scented daffodils or Narcissus. Narcissus is the botanical name for this genus, while daffodil is the common name we use, but both names refer to the same group of plants.

As well as studying the daffodils’ fragrances, I was also looking to find top performing daffodils, plants that produced a large number of flowering stems and flowers, that flowered for a long period. Of the daffodils in my 2018 Scented Daffodil Trial, Narcissus ‘Moonlight Sensation’ produced the most flowers: 50 bulbs of this cultivar produced 640 flowers! Narcissus ‘Sunlight Sensation’ produced the most flowering stems: 50 bulbs of this cultivar produced 168 flowering stems. Narcissus ‘Lancaster’ held the record for the longest flowering period, the flowers produced by these bulbs bloomed for 40 days. This is the perfect time to plant daffodils in your gardens, window boxes, and containers. I hope that the results of my trials will help you to discover a new favourite daffodil that will bring joy to you in your spring garden.

Earlier this year, I ran two scented daffodil trials. My aim was to discover top performing, floriferous daffodil cultivars that were beautifully fragrant and performed well when grown in containers, or in garden beds and borders. All of the daffodils that I chose for my trials were selected as they were described as being fragrant. Sadly, once the daffodils flowered, I was unable to detect any perfume at all from a number of the trialled daffodil cultivars, while some cultivars produced only a very light scent. Thankfully, a number of my trialled daffodil cultivars did produce absolutely fabulous fragrances that were powerful and delicious. Just thinking about these deliciously scented daffodils makes me smile, I am so looking forward to seeing these daffodils and their flowers in the springtime. My favourite fragrant daffodils that featured in my 2018 Daffodil Trials were: Narcissus

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Top left: Narcissu Golden Dawn. Above clockwise from top left: Narcissus Fragrant Breeze; Lancaster; Moonlight Sensation; and poeticus var. All Beth Otway.

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Drip water your plants with a porous hose or leaky pipe product (shown below, available from garden stores and online retailers). A porous hose weeps water along its whole length, so weave it around your plants to get water where it is most needed. Adding a good layer of mulch (around 8cm) to your borders will help retain water and reduce weed growth too. A crispy brown lawn will recover fairly rapidly with renewed rainfall. In the meantime, raise the height of the cut on your mower to avoid weakening the grasses and leave the clippings on the lawn as this will slow down water evaporation. Unsurprisingly, fruit trees have produced a bumper crop this year. Plan ahead and you could also be enjoying the fruits of your labour next Summer. Buy good quality container-grown trees which look healthy and show no sign of disease and plant them in the Autumn or Winter. Prune any existing fruit trees before the end of the Summer to enhance circulation and promote new season growth. Keep a photographic record of your trees and borders, so you can prune, divide and reposition plants in the Winter ready to create a new look when your garden bounces back to life in the Spring. Time for a new garden? Contact Boardman Gelly on 01306 611231 or email info@boardman-gelly.co.uk for a free, no obligation quote.

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Classic Apple Tarte Tatin • FOOD & DRINK Apple Tarte Tatin Serves 2-3 Ingredients:

3 – 4 Pink Lady apples, 100g unsalted butter, 100g caster sugar, ¼ vanilla pod, a pinch of ground cinnamon, 2 sheets puff pastry, egg wash to brush.

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1. Place soft butter in smaller sauce pot and spread evenly on bottom. 2. Add sugar, then sprinkle ground cinnamon & vanilla pod 3. Peel apples and cut into quarters. Using a small serrated knife, shape quartered apple into teardrop shapes and place them in prepared sauce pot. 4. Fill shaped apple all around in the pan and make sure they are all very tight. 5. Cook over low to medium heat until butter and sugar caramelised. Its ready to take off from heat once butter and sugar caramelised beautiful deep golden colour and butter becomes clear. 6. Set oven at 200C. Cool down caramelised apple and set aside. Prepare puff pastry while cooling down apple. Use same size sauce pot or same size plate to cut out 2 sheets of puff pastry. Brush a puff pastry disc with egg wash and put another pastry disc over it. 7. Cover cooked apple with layered puff pastry. Cook in the preheated oven for 17-22mins, until puff pastry is puffed up and cooked. Cool down slightly and turn it upside down using a plate. Place the hot apple tart tin on a plate and serve with the Vanilla Bean Chantilly Cream.

Vanilla Bean Chantilly Cream Ingredients:

1 cup double cream, ½ vanilla pod, 1 tbsp caster sugar, ½ tsp vanilla extract, sweet dessert wine to taste.

Method:

1. Split Vanilla beans into half with paring knife, and scrape vanilla beans from the pod. 2. Pour cream into mixing bowl, then add vanilla beans, vanilla extract, sugar into the bowl. 3. Whip cream mixture until fluffy texture. 4. Drizzle the wine into whipped cream and whisk until soft peak. 5. Keep it in refrigerator. Recipe provided by The Garden House Restaurant at the Beaverbrook Hotel, Leatherhead KT22 8QX. Tel: 01372 571300. www.beaverbrook.co.uk.

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Garden Matters

Simon Essex, founder of The Patio Black Spot Removal Company Ltd advises how to keep garden stonework looking beautiful all year round. What exactly are patio black spots and how do I know if I have them? “Patio Black Spots” begin life as tiny pollen size spores emanating from the leaves on trees. Wind blows clouds of these black lichen spores on the breeze and when it rains, they are deposited on your garden stonework. There they lay dormant for around 12-18 months before starting to feed off the minerals in the stone and germinate, appearing initially as tiny ink-like spots on your terrace, patios and pathways, then will appear on any stone, but always at the beginning of the third year. Will pressure washing get rid of them? Pressure washing merely accentuates them, as it removes the dirt, revealing the colour... and the “Patio Black Spots”! Over the two year germination period, the “Black Spots” grow into tiny sponge-like organisms, with micro fibrous roots that penetrate the surface of the stone, searching for more of the mineral; they anchor themselves and that’s why pressure washing doesn’t remove them. The tendency is to try even higher pressure, which only serves to damage the stone. So, what makes Patio Black Spot Remover different to other products? The Remover works immediately and the results are virtually instant! It contains an ingredient which penetrates the “Black spots”, kills the root and is simply washed away, revealing the spectacular colour that people paid so much to have laid in the first place. Most proprietary patio cleaners take days or weeks to work, contain pesticides and are formulated to remove green algae. But they won’t have any effect on the “Black spots”. Other, Heavy duty patio cleaners, including cement mortar removers, contain hydrochloric acid; the very acid that stains Sandstone orange and dissolves limestone, the effect of which is irreversible!

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Sheepleas, Lovelace Bridges, East Horsley South of East Horsley there is a large hilly forested area criss-crossed by paths many of which are known only to locals. Hidden in the woods are many surprises, especially the stone bridges built in the 1800s by the Earl of Lovelace to transport his timber wagons. This walk visits three of these bridges and the sites of two “lost” bridges, using several rare paths. This is dog friendly with no stiles. Taken with permission from www.fancyfreewalks.org.

• THE WALK 1. From the Sheepleas Shere Road car park, take the path between stumps beside a noticeboard. In 150m, where you see a T-junction with two fingerposts ahead, fork right and veer right on a bridleway. In just 20m you come to a junction with a 2-way signpost pointing forward and back to two car parks. Ignore both directions and instead turn left on a side path. Another path quickly joins from the left. Almost immediately, you come to a fork. Take the left fork, thus staying on the main path. In 30m you go past a post saying self-guided trail on the other side. In 100m you reach a 3-way fingerpost: veer right here on a public bridleway. 2. In 30m you come to a Y-junction: fork right here uphill on a flinty path. In 150m or so, you come to a major crossing track with a 4-way fingerpost: go right and immediately left, thereby keeping your direction. Your path crosses an open area. Ignore minor paths left and right to reach another fingerpost. Keep straight ahead over an oblique crossing path, in the direction of the bridleway, passing the fingerpost on your left. Your path goes for some distance downhill under a tall canopy of various trees. Finally it comes down to the Green Dene road, opposite its junction with Honeysuckle Bottom. 3. Cross straight over, a fraction right, to a small signpost and footpath left, just after High Hazels. Follow the path between gardens and straight on into woodland. Your path goes under one of the Earl of Lovelace’s famous stone bridges. This one is Raven Arch, a single-parapet bridge. Your path 7

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shortly comes up to a major junction of tracks. Take the wide forestry track very sharp left, almost doubling back. The track gently rises and curves right, ever tighter, until it has come almost halfcircle. As it begins to flatten out, where you see it curving left about 50m ahead, look for a marker post on your left with a white badge indicating Lovelace Bridges Trail. Turn left here on a much narrower path and follow it through rhododendrons. It soon leads you over the largest of the Lovelace bridges, the Dorking Arch, with the Crocknorth Road below. 4. On the other side, continue ahead on a path into woods. In 50m, your path goes over two crossing paths and enters beechwoods with a green meadow visible on the right through cypresses. Finally, your path comes to a bank, just after the site of one of the lost bridges, Oak Hangers, as indicated by a plaque on your left. Go down the bank and turn left on a sunken path. In 30m, you reach a large sign for Oldlands and a junction of paths. Go straight ahead, ignoring a forestry track left, and in 20m, at a marker post, take the right fork, a fraction uphill, marked with a yellow badge on a tree on your left marked Horsley Jubilee Trail. In 150m, your path forks: take the left-hand fork the narrower option, marked by a blue arrow. Your path runs gently downhill under beeches and soon becomes a splendid avenue of yew trees. You arrive at a junction with some oblique crossing paths: keep dead straight on along a good path, soon going over another Lovelace bridge, Stony Dene. 5. Continue over the bridge for another 100m where you meet an oblique, very obvious, crossing path. Fork left onto the crossing path. In 500m, in a slight dip in the path, you pass the site of another lost Lovelace bridge, Pine Grove. Some of the brickwork can still be seen. Your path continues by a wire fence, eventually meets another footpath from the left and runs beside a house to reach the main A246 Guildford Road. Cross this road carefully, turn right for 20m and quickly left on Dirtham Lane/Calvert Road. 6. Follow the lane beside the old flint wall of Effingham Lodge on your left and bungalows on your right. By Lusty Glaze, take the left fork, staying next to the wall, on the aptly-named Dirtham Lane. You pass the entrance to Dell Farm, after which the surface is rougher. Ignore a yellow badge soon on your right for the Horsley Jubilee Trail, although on another day this is well worth exploring. The crumbling flint wall is now a ruin in parts. You come to a 3-way junction at a fingerpost. Keep straight on, as for East Horsley, avoiding the path right for

In 30m you come to a Y-junction: fork right here uphill on a flinty path. In Neither the author can accept any responsibility changes, errors or go omissions in this route. Diversion orders can be made and permissions withdrawn at any time. 150mtheorpublisher so, younor come to a major crossing track withforaany 4-way fingerpost: right and immediately left, thereby keeping your direction. Your path Haslemere, & Petworth Toreach advertise, please call 01483 420173 vantagepointmag.co.uk crosses an open area.Midhurst Ignore minor paths left and right to another fingerpost. Keep straight ahead over an oblique crossing path, in the direction of the bridleway, passing the fingerpost on your left. Your path goes for some distance downhill under a tall canopy of various trees. Finally it comes down to the Green Dene road, opposite its junction with Honeysuckle Bottom.

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Effingham, still beside the flint wall. On your right is Great Ridings Wood. At the corner of the wall, at another fingerpost, turn left for East Horsley. At a marker post, keep straight on by a fence, ignoring a footpath on the right. Finally your path goes by a small metal gate and under a stone bridge (not a Lovelace bridge, though built in the same spirit by the owners of Innisfree). 7. Ignore a footpath on your right and continue past tennis courts. The lake on your left is Pennymead as you go over a small bridge to join a tarmac lane. You reach a crossroads with a private road, Pine Walk, on your left. There is an interesting alternative route here through Horsley Park and past Horsley Towers. This is a private park, hotel and venue but this route is regularly used by dog walkers, young people and local families as the site is comfortable towards casual visitors. To use this route, turn left on this private residential road, leading you to a large wooden gate which is the rear entrance to the park; follow this path, zigzagging past Horsley Towers, with its pond and garden and leave by the main entrance, zigzagging again, to the road near the church. 8. Turn left, past the Church of St Martin, which is worth visiting and where you can sometimes have a guide and even tea. At the junction with the main road, on the left is Guildford Lodge and, on the right, the local pub, the ‘Duke of Wellington’. Turn right on the main A246 road using the footway. In 300m, just by a welcome sign for West Horsley, turn left onto a signposted bridleway with a noticeboard about Sheepleas. Follow this wide path for about 700m inside a wide band of trees with houses or fields on each side. You pass a small untidy timber yard on your left and your path enters thicker woodland. Avoid all side branches, ignoring a signposted horse path, until, 200m from the timber yard, you meet two fingerposts. At the second fingerpost, fork right for Shere Road Car Park. 9. This path takes you through a wooden barrier and along a path into a long green valley. Shortly, opposite a marker post, ignore a path that forks right up the side of the valley (although it also leads to the car park) and continue along the bottom of the valley. The path gradually rises and curves right, getting steeper. It leads into a band of trees where you find a large 3-way fingerpost. Keep straight ahead in the direction of the Shere Road Car Park, immediately reaching a grassy space with two sets of picnic tables. Fork right here between the picnic tables, across the middle of the grassy space. At the far side, join a wide path (the path you ignored above) that runs along the right-hand side of the grassy area. Shortly you reach two fingerposts close together. Keep straight ahead in the direction of Shere Road Car Park. Quickly take the right fork, then the left fork, to reach the car park where the walk began.

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DISTANCE: 5½ miles OS MAPS: Explorer 146 (Dorking) and 145 (Guildford) STARTING POINT: Sheepleas Shere Road Car Park, nearest postcode KT24 6EP, grid ref TQ 085 515. HOW TO GET THERE: Shere Road is off the A246 LeatherheadGuildford road at the small roundabout in West Horsley. The Shere Road Sheepleas car park is 1 km on the left.

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Midhurst Camera Club • PROFILE To serve the needs of such a diverse membership the club runs a variety of activities. In the last year these have included talks by specialist speakers, including professional photographers Clive Nichols, who has carried out garden photography for the Prince of Wales and Lord Heseltine, Alan Brindle with his unrivalled collection of historical photographs and Rachel Talibart, leading light of the Landscapes by Woman Photographers Group.

MIDHURST CAMERA Club is one of more than a thousand similar societies nationwide serving the needs of the ever-growing number of people who are taking up the hobby of photography. Almost all of us are photographers now. Even people who wouldn’t consider buying specialist equipment or entering a competition, are into using their smart phones either for taking one of those notorious selfies or to record some event that they might wish to remember or share. Indeed much equipment of the smart phone and tablet variety is perfectly capable of producing quality images. But for those who want to produce something more than an everyday picture, or those who may want to invest in more sophisticated equipment to further their interest but aren’t sure how to proceed, what is the best course of action?

In addition to lectures the club also runs workshops during which a number of technical topics are addressed ranging from the correct way to set an aperture, speed, ISO for a particular shot to lessons on how to make your own frames for prints. Membership development is encouraged by a series of regular competitions, both for prints and projected images, with the results tabulated on an annual basis so members can see how they are progressing. One of the highlights of the year is the annual exhibition, now held in the memorial hall at the South Downs Headquarters in North Street, Midhurst, where every member is given the chance to show off their work to the public. Finally, there is a social programme mainly involving trips-out during the summer period when the club is not holding formal meetings during which members can take photographs, compare the results, and learn from the more experienced members.

The most obvious thing to do is to find an adult education course where you can sharpen up your technique. But having done that how does the budding photographer keep up their performance and perhaps just as important do so while keeping the company of like minded individuals? Midhurst has had its own camera club for 41 years and like almost every club in the country it is linked into the national network via organisations, but operates and provides services at the purely local level. The mixture of members is the club’s greatest strength, ranging all the way from licentiates of the Royal Photographic Society to professional photographers and including longstanding competition winners, gifted amateurs and complete beginners.

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Winning images from 2017/8 from top left: 'Crossword Puzzlers' by Mike Hughes; 'A Cold Winters Morning on the South Downs' by Judi Lion.

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on a paved route but can be muddy in wet weather. Please collect your prize from receptions before 4.30pm. Normal admission applies. £3 per trail. The Fittleworth Flyers Running Club Sunday 2nd September Not much time to prepare for this one but they are holding their annual races starting at 10.15am for the 1 mile Junior Race and 11am for the 5 mile Senior Race. Entry forms and details can be found at www.fittleworthflyers.org. uk/events/flyers-five race page. The popular multi-terrain race through the beautiful beech woods of The Stopham Estate is open to anyone. Further details from Gerald Gresham Cooke on 01798 342151. Historic Haslemere Guided Town Walk Sunday 2nd September 2.30pm Discover more about the fascinating history of the town on this guided town walk with local historian Tim Winter. Meet outside Haslemere Museum. To find out more, visit www. haslemeremuseum.co.uk. No need to book; donation to Haslemere Museum appreciated. Haslemere U3A Monday 3rd September 1.30pm–3.30pm They are holding their enrolment day with 55 groups to choose from including 5 new ones. Also, on Monday 10th September at 2pm, there will be a talk at Haslemere Hall entitled ‘Life in North Korea’ by Hanne Stinson who will be talking of her experiences living there amongst the people. All welcome. Membership enquiries to Clare Fripp on 01428 643561 or email membership@haslemere-u3a. org.uk. Witley Pantomime Company needs you! Monday 3rd September 7.30pm Do you like to act and sing? Or perhaps backstage is more your thing. Whatever you fancy doing they would love to see you. They welcome performers and crew of all ages (minimum age 9-years-old). Rehearsals for their 62nd Annual Production - ‘Over The Rainbow' begin at the Chichester Hall, Witley at 7.30pm on Monday 3rd September. Contact witleypantomimecompany@gmail. com for more details. They would love to see you there. Oh, yes they would!

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RHS Garden Wisley Flower Show Tuesday 4th to Sunday 9th September Don’t miss the last flower show of the season in stunning surroundings featuring more than 50 specialist nurseries, including RHS Chelsea and Hampton Court Palace Flower Show medal winners. See the National Dahlia Society Show, marvel at floral displays from Surrey NAFAS, visit Jonathan Moseley’s Flower Bus, view a gallery of floral art by Anita Nowinska in the Glasshouse, get expert advice and much more. Wealth Investing Network (WIN) Guildford Wednesday 5th September WIN Guildford meets on the first Wednesday of the month at Old Thorns in Liphook (just off the A3). Carol Robinson from Wealth Builders will share what it is and how you can unlock a huge source of funds that might be sitting right under your nose and how to get access to it. Following that, Helena Holrick and Kelly Tyler, who help all types of business owners to shine and build sustainable businesses. As a business owner, you have finite time, energy and resources to make the business a sustainable and profitable one. They’ll walk you through the systems and automation strategies they’ve used with hundreds of business owners to make them more efficient and streamlined. Registration is from 6.30pm-6.55pm. There are early bird tickets available from £12.50 from Facebook. 30

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YOUR COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD • explore the story of the artists who fled to Britain to escape war in France, including Monet, Tissot, Pissarro and their compatriots. For more information about these events and the society, contact Caroline on 01428 714276 or see www.theartssocietygrayshott.org. Squires Garden Centres Throughout September for every pack of bulbs (of any variety) that customers buy, Squire’s will donate 10 daffodil bulbs to local councils to brighten up our parks. Squire’s hope that they will be able to donate around 150,000 daffodil bulbs! Haslemere Beer Festival Friday 7th Saturday 8th September Returning for its twelfth year Haslemere Beer Festival celebrates Real Ale, Cider & Perry and this year has a Gin Bar at the Saturday sessions chucked in for good measure! Friday evening from 7pm-11pm features a selection of great local bands. Saturday lunchtime between midday and 4pm has a more laid-back atmosphere and Saturday evening concentrates on music to dance to and has a great party atmosphere! Limited numbers of tickets are available and some sessions sell out in advance so buy them now from Haslemere Hall Box Office in Bridge Road, by calling 01428 642161 or via the website www.haslemerehall. co.uk .More information can be found at www. haslemerebeerfestival.co.uk or via Facebook or Twitter @HaslemereBeer or contact us by emailing simon@ haslemerebeerfestival.co.uk. Haslemere Recorded Music Society (HRMS) Friday 7th September HRMS has provided its members with a wide range of classical recorded music presentations for 60 years. Their aim is to enhance one’s listening pleasure and musical knowledge by sharing the experience with like-minded lovers of classical music by giving music presentations by their own members and guest presenters from neighbouring music societies. They meet on alternate Friday evenings at 7.30pm–9.45pm in Shottermill Hall, in the grounds of Holy Cross Hospital, Haslemere. There is an interval break for refreshments. At the first meeting of the season, their secretary, John Weekes, presents ‘Pure Indulgence’. They would welcome new members; the subscription is £25. For further information about the society and a copy of the season’s programme, contact Roger Saunders on 01428 605002 or email rogernsaunders@lineone.net. Frank Brangwyn: The Graphic Art of the First World War Runs from 8th to 29th September Haslemere Museum is staging an exhibition containing a selection of poster designs of the First World War by Frank Brangwyn (1867-1956), revealing scenes of life during the war. A Leicestershire Museum Service Touring Exhibition. To find out more, visit www.haslemeremuseum.co.uk. September 2018

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Jottings Fernhurst Films Saturday 8th September 7.30pm They start their 12th season with a screening of ‘Hidden Figures’ rated PG, duration 127minutes. It will be in the Village Hall and the doors open at 7pm. Set in the early 1960s when some of NASA’s best ‘computers’ were African-American ladies in smart skirts: the Mathematicians behind the mission in the space race. In his pre-launch telephone call, John Glenn did not trust the IBM computer but said, “Get the girl to check the numbers – if she says the numbers are good – I’m ready to go”. This is the inspiring and astonishing true story of extraordinary minds in exciting times. Meet the women you don’t know behind the mission you do! For a synopsis of the season’s films and there are some really good ones, click onto www. fernhurst.net/ﬁlms/index.htm. Haslemere Art Society Saturday 8th to Saturday 15th September They will be holding their 124th Annual Exhibition at Haslemere Educational Museum. Recent work by local artists both professional and amateur will be for sale. The most popular exhibit voted on by visitors to the exhibition will be the inaugural Darlah Peters Prize and also on view will be the Alan Thomson Award chosen during the Private View. This is an annual award including work from all categories. More details at www.haslemere.com/artsoc.

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Last Night of the Proms Saturday 8th September 8pm Chiddingfold Village Hall is the venue for a live screening of the glorious ‘last night’. Why not go along and join in the singing with Rule Britannia, Jerusalem and Auld Lang Syne. Take your own picnic or treat yourself to one provided by Treacle’s on The Green (order by Wednesday 5th September). There is also a Prosecco Bar! The doors open at 7.30pm. Tickets are £10, to include a glass of prosecco, available from Treacle’s Tea Shop on The Green, Chiddingfold, GU8 4TU (cash only). For hampers from Treacle’s, call 01428 684859 or email info@ treaclesteashop.co.uk. Admission is by ticket only. Liphook in Bloom Sunday 9th September 9.30am Members would like to invite you to a taster session. On Sunday 9th, members will be meeting at 9.30am in Midhurst Road car park as usual, ready to give the flowerbeds and containers a general tidy up. Why go come along and give it a go, there is no commitment and you get a free cup of coffee and Kit Kat! A small trowel or fork is useful to take along. National Garden Scheme Sunday 9th September 2pm-6pm Here is a garden which should be well worth a look. Parsonage Farm, Kirdford RH14 0NH is in a beautiful setting developed over 20 years with a fruit theme and

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YOUR COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD • many unusual plants. There is an 18th Century walled garden with borders, a topiary walk, a pleached lime allée, large vegetable garden, turf amphitheatre, lake and jungle walk. Home-made teas available. For more details of this and other gardens open in the locality during September, have a look at www.ngs.org.uk/Sussex/gardens. Fernhurst Society walk Sunday 9th September 2pm A walk around the village of Fernhurst organised by the Fernhurst Society and led by Bob Smalley will start in the Crossfield public car park. Meet at 1.30pm. All are welcome to join the walk which will gently circuit the village looking at some of the historic buildings such as the old school,Events the Tannery, Keepers Cottage and Chase Farm. telling stories about them and who lived there, and in one case who intended to live there had the Germans won the war! For more information, call 01428 653790. Midhurst Garden Club Monday 10th September Canada, Alaska and the Butchart Gardens. Jenny Carter will be speaking on a fascinating subject, very little known to us, and one that would be overlooked when talking about plant life. Yet Canada and Alaska are vast areas with thousands of hectares of untamed, natural beauty. The Butchart Gardens, a National Historic Site spanning 55 acres of pristine land on Vancouver Island comprises six huge floral displays. Visitors always very welcome to their meetings. For more information about the Club, contact Denise Skinner on 01730 814194, email askinner3@sky. com or check their website – www.midhurstgardenclub. co.uk. Free Art Classes Tuesday 11th September 9.30am–12 noon or 1pm3.30pm Try your hand for free at an art class at Headley Church Centre, High Street, Headley GU35 8PP. Local artist Christopher Cole will provide all materials necessary to paint a beach scene. Also, on Wednesday evening 12th September from 7.15pm-9.45am you can try your hand for free at a figure drawing and painting class. This class is for the more ambitious artist but don't worry if you have never sketched from life, you will be taught the essential skills to master this challenging subject. If you like these classes pay to join up for the term. Discounts for the over 60s. Email colestudio@btinternet.com or call Christopher on 01428 717402 for more information and to reserve your place. La Traviata Tuesday 11th September Guaranteed to delight you with sumptuous sets and splendid new costumes, the Russian State Opera return to Guildford’s Yvonne Arnaud Theatre with Verdi’s La Traviata, sung in Italian with English subtitles. A deeply September 2018

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moving piece, overflowing with emotion and containing moments of genius, La Traviata is a powerful, unforgettable experience. If you like opera you will also be interested to know that on the previous evening, Monday 10th September, they will be performing Carmen. For more information and to book tickets, visit www.yvonne-arnaud. co.uk or call 01483 440000. Grayshott Gardens Wednesday 12th September 7.15pm for 8pm After a challenging summer it is now time to think about putting those plants to bed for the winter. Grayshott Gardeners are delighted to welcome Ray Broughton who will be giving a talk on this very subject. Ray trained at RHS Garden Wisley and has been teaching a wide range of horticultural subjects for the last two decades. Awarded a Fellowship by the Chartered Institute of Horticulture for his service to horticulture, Ray is currently a Senior Lecturer at Sparsholt College. Members free, visitors £5. For more details, call 01428 722000 or visit www. grayshottgardeners.net. The Goon Show Thursday 13th to Saturday 15th September Apollo Theatre Company and Spike Milligan Productions are proud to team up to celebrate Spike’s centenary year by presenting the timeless comedy classic The Goon Show at The Yvonne Arnaud Theatre in Guildford. With its bizarre 34

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YOUR COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD • something different to do? Then why not go along and enjoy the Museum’s informal talks for adults with tea and biscuits. Join John Betterton as he gives a short historical account of his discovery of two new to science minerals from Cornwall. Members free, non members £3. Includes tea and biscuits. No need to book. To find out more, visit www.haslemeremuseum.co.uk. The Arts Society Haslemere Tuesday 18th September They restart their autumn programme after the summer break with an interesting lecture by Leslie Primo on the subject entitled Foreigners in London. This will include tracing the stories and the influences of artists who came to England’s capital, including Holbein and Van Dyck. Visitors and new members are very welcome to attend lectures. For more details, contact The Arts Society Haslemere Membership Secretary Sue Wright on 01428 683578 or e-mail membership@theartssocietyhaslemere. org. Further information about all the Society’s present and future activities can be found at www. theartssocietyhaslemere.org.uk. Surrey Branch Western Front Association Wednesday 19th September 7.30pm Suffragettes & Suffragists during WW1. Kathy Atherton will talk about the reaction of women to the war and their activities during it. Women's war work is often credited with having changed attitudes to women's participation in political life, but the situation during the war was a complex and fascinating one. The meeting is at the Cobham Day Centre. Free admission but a £3 donation is requested. Full details from Andy Thompson at info@ eyewitnesstours.com. Liphook WI Wednesday 19th September 7.30pm They meet on the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 7.30pm in Liphook Village Hall when they have a speaker or an activity. The September meeting will welcome Dawn Shrives from Le Salon du Chocolat, hopefully with a basket of samples! Apparently they are not fixated on foody treats but it is rude to refuse! If you would like to find out more about Liphook W.I. perhaps you should go along to one of their meetings where you will find a warm welcome and a stimulating evening- and not only for the taste buds. For more information, contact their president Pam Robson on 01428 723732. Liphook & Midhurst U3A Wednesday 19th September 2pm The afternoon special interest group - Milland Valley Railway Modellers, will be back from its holiday break with their meeting at Redford Village Hall. Work resumes in earnest on East Hants Link, their N scale tramway layout, for its display at the Liphook & District Model Railways 9th Annual Open Day on Sunday 21st October in the Milland September 2018

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YOUR COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD • Liss Archaeology Thursday 20th September to Monday 15th October They will be digging at their Roman site half-way between Petersfield and Alton. After the wonderful findings made in the spring, members are excited to be excavating again! Many activities from washing pottery, digging, drawing and recording to surveying and training. New members (over 18) welcome, no experience necessary and lots of projects in the pipeline! If you are interested email lissarchaeology@gmail.com or see their website www. lissarchaeology.uk. Grayshott Concerts Friday 21st September 7.30pm One of classical music's best-loved performers is returning to St Luke’s Church Grayshott after a break of two years. Howard Shelley has a world reputation as an accomplished pianist and conductor, often at the same time, with over 150 CDs to his name. He will perform a popular programme of works by Schubert, Dvorak - and Shostakovitch. For more information and ticket reservations, visit www. grayshottconcerts.co.uk or ring 01428 606666 (voicemail). Early booking is recommended as every Grayshott Concert since 2004 has sold out in advance. Photography Morning Saturday 22nd September 7.30am Take the opportunity to capture the autumn beauty of the wonderful gardens at RHS Wisley before it opens to the general public, with early entry for photographers at 7.30am. On the same day there is The Heather Society Show featuring heathers for sale, planting and care demonstrations and expert advice, this event will also offer a chance to tour the recently replanted National Heather Collection at Wisley with Team Leader Mark Tuson. For more information on both events go to www.rhs.org.uk/ wisley or call 01483 224234. Grayshott Folk Club Saturday 22nd September 7.30pm They welcome back to Grayshott Village Hall Hope & Social, a 6-piece band from Leeds who are terrific musicians; energetic and full of passion for what they do. They also embrace a whole range of styles in what they play, rock, pop, big band and maybe even a little folk. Their gigs are said to be a life-affirming experience as well as a musical event and their interaction with the audience is unparalleled. You can check them out at www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQirK-W2sk. Support is provided by Martha Paton, a young singer/song writer/guitarist who originates from Fleet in Hampshire but who now lives in London. She supported Hope & Social when they came to Grayshott the first time in October 2017. They liked her, the audience loved her and she is certainly destined for bigger things. Listen to her cracking song ‘Sleeping In Suburbia’ at www.youtube.com/ watch?v=SpDw7onWXO4. Tickets: Adults £18/Under 16s £9 are available from Des O'Byrne on 01428 607096. September 2018

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