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You will see later in this month’s jottings that we mention the Life of Christ, the very popular re-enactment at Wintershall that runs from 20th to 24th June. We went to Guildford High Street and watched their Passion Play on Easter Saturday which they also perform in Trafalgar Square. It was a brilliant production and extremely moving which suggests that the Life of Christ will be very special. Elsewhere, the month is full of summer events so hopefully you will find something that will entertain the whole family.

Elstead Afternoon Women’s Institute Thursday 1st June 2.15 for 2.30pm At the next meeting at Elstead Village Hall, Michael Laikin will give a talk on ‘A Day In The Life Of An Antiques Dealer’. There will be the usual delicious tea available to all members and visitors. On 6th July, Barry Jutsum will talk about ‘My Life As A Detective Constable’ and on 7th September Colin Brown will describe the work of the R.N.L.I. Occasionally due to unforeseen circumstances, changes may occur to advertised speakers. Do check if your visit is especially for a particular speaker. There is no requirement to live in Elstead to become a member; contact the President, Venetia Pierce on 01252 702415 for more information.

Family Gardening Show Thursday 1st to Sunday 4th June 10am-5pm This is the first ever Family Gardening Show at RHS Wisley and includes lots of fantastic interactive activities for families of all ages. There is a lovely’ In the night garden trail’ around the garden for 1 to 4 year olds; join Iggle Piggle on a magical adventure. Plus for older children there are cookery classes,

face painting, bug hunting trails and making your own edible bugs! Free with Garden admission. RHS Garden Wisley, Woking, Surrey GU23 6QB. Tel 08452 609000 or email wisley@rhs.org. uk www.rhs.org.uk/wisley.

Bridge Taster session Thursday 1st June 7.30pm Come to a taster session which will have you playing a game of bridge at the Natter Café in Farncombe. Bring your friends for a drink and a free taster session. Visit www.3countiesbridge.com for more details.

Cranleigh Antique Collectables Fair Thursdays 1st and 15th June 7.30am-3pm This takes place at Cranleigh Village Hall, Village Way, Cranleigh GU6 8AT. There’s easy access and parking nearby. There are many stalls at this long established popular fair and freshly cooked refreshments are available. You will find antiques, collectables, vintage, bric-a-brac, books, records, cards and jewellery. Free entry. Contact Paul on 07980 384491 or David on 01483 274012.

‘In the Night Garden’ Adventure Trails Until 30th June The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) has teamed up with In the Night Garden – one of the most popular pre-school television shows in the UK - to offer playful adventure trails throughout all four of its gardens. The exclusive collaboration has been launched to celebrate the show’s 10 year anniversary and the trails have been created to appeal to some of the society’s youngest visitors, one to four year olds. Normal garden entry Regain the use of your conservatory

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Cranleigh Village Sports and Social Club Dance night on Thursday 1st June and live music every Saturday throughout the month. On Saturday 17th June there’s a charity Barn Dance in aid of Shooting Star Chase, the children’s charity. On Friday 23rd it’s Mike’s Quiz.

Organ Recital Friday 2nd June 7.30pm Guildford United Reformed Church, 83 Portsmouth Road GU2 4BS, welcomes Jonathan Hope who will play music by Elgar, Walton and Liszt. Jonathan is a local boy, educated at George Abbot School in Guildford. He is Assistant Director of Music at Gloucester Cathedral and has a fast-growing reputation as one of the most dynamic young organists of his generation.

Admission: £10. Children 16 and under admitted free with accompanying adult. Students £3 (with ID card). Tickets available from Guildford Tourist Information Centre, 155 High Street GU1 3AJ. Call 01483 444333. More information available at http://www.gurcms.org.uk/events/73.

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Chiddingfold Cinema Friday 2nd June Friday 16th June 8pm They are showing two films this month. The first is ‘Lion’.

Based on a true story, it’s about a 5 year-old Indian boy who gets trapped on a decommissioned train, taking him over 1500 miles away from his home and family. Alone on the streets of Calcutta he barely manages to survive until he is selected for adoption by a Tasmanian couple. Years later he goes in search

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of his lost roots. It is an excellent film and a quite brilliant performance from Dev Patel as the little boy. The second film is ‘The Salesman’ winner of the Best Foreign Language Oscar. It’s a clever and subtle family drama that poses many questions: not only 'whodunnit?', but more importantly 'why?' Tickets are £6 Adults, £3 under 15s (where permitted). Go to www. chiddingfoldcinema.com or call 01428 683251. Chiddingfold Village Hall Cinema is in Coxcombe Lane, Chiddingfold GU8 4QA. It’s a 200 seat venue with high definition digital format, surround sound and a 4.5 m screen, licensed bar, cakes, refreshments and locally sourced ice-cream. The doors open at 7.30pm.

Grayshott Folk Club Saturday 3rd June 7.30pm Underhill Rose is an acoustic all girl trio that will touch your soul. They come from North Carolina and visit Grayshott Folk Club before heading up to play at the prestigious Beverley Folk Festival in Yorkshire later this month.

The gig takes place at St. Alban's Church, Tilford Road, Hindhead GU26 6RB. Tickets at £12 Adults/£6 for under 16s are available from Des O’Byrne on 01428 607096.

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Albury Vineyard Tour Saturday 3rd June Celebrate English Wine Week by joining Italian vineyard manager Alex for a tour of the beautiful Albury Vineyard, voted Producer of the Year in the Surrey Life Food & Drink Awards 2016. Learn about the rise of the English wine scene and share Albury’s passion for organic produce and quality English wine. Vineyard tour

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It all started with ‘big ears’, remembers fashion stylist, Kirstie Smillie.

Through my early school age years, I have memories of trying to tuck my ears into my swimming cap, cycling with my head at forty-five degrees so my hair just covered them and allowing my curls to go all ‘poofy’ for maximum volume to keep my ears from peeking out!

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last I could cut my hair and let the breeze rush through with out fear of embarrassment.

It took me a few years to actually get a re style but from 80s frizz came my 90s page boy! Midlength mop with my homage to Joanna Lumley (so I was told) and then after my daughter’s birth, a reinvention of very short and later, bleached crop by time of the millennium celebrations.

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From there I have generally gone wild and unkempt. I always preferred the undone look as my hair still had its wave and could look nice but could also look a mess! I always wanted sleek hair that swished rather than had volume… but don’t we always want what we haven’t got?

With the big five-O looming next year and body changes altering my hair’s texture (I have more lank frizz than curl now), I think it’s time for a drastic re-think. Crop or a new colour maybe?

My dilemma always comes back to the fact that long hair allows choice. Hair up for sport or hair down for coverage of that damned spot and dark circles, the extra mass just helps me on a less confident day.

In my job as a fashion stylist, I love clothes and enjoy experimenting with vintage and high street

Kirstie in her 20s, 30s, 40s... big hair to small. Now what?

looks, although I am often happiest in jeans and stripy top. But my hair is just ‘there’, no statement. I love the very sharp looks of a tailored jacket, polo neck and wide strides, so short hair could smarten me up but will a short style imbalance my size 14 body, not my twenty-something size 10? It’s only hair, it will grow back, so why the big debate?

After researching on Pinterest, there are plenty of hair inspiration of ‘real’ women and those in the public eye. Obviously most have had some expert tweaking for theses pictures but it shows that anything goes.

Done or undone, long or short? How do you feel about your hair? For comments or style issues please email me on kirstie@kirstiesmillie.com.

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<8 JOTTINGS - YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD and tastings start at 11am and last 1 hour 30 minutes booking essential via www.alburyvineyard.com/tour-and-tasting.

Godalming Town Show and Carnival Saturday 3rd June Each year the Godalming Town Show, organised by the Round Table, attracts between 4-5000 people and this year’s theme is Pirates, last year it was Cowboys! There are loads of stalls and entertainment and it’s a fun event for all the family.

Summer Fair Saturday 3rd June 10am-2pm The Clockhouse, Chapel Lane, Milford GU8 5EZ are holding their summer fair. There will be plenty of stalls including cakes, jewellery, cards, woodwork, plants and clothes as well as a tombola, refreshments and a raffle. Do try and pop along; entry is by donation.

Canine First Aid Course Saturday 3rd June and Saturday 1st July 10.30am There are a number of first aid courses for humans but I must admit I hadn’t heard of first aid courses for dogs. These courses instruct you on how to give your dog emergency first aid in the event of poisoning, heat stroke, drowning, shock and much more. The courses take place in Elstead (the venue address will be emailed on booking) and cost £55. They last for about 4 hours. To find out more and to book a place go to www. thecaninefirstaidco.uk/thecourse.html.

National Croquet Day Sunday 4th June Guildford and Godalming Croquet Club invites you to go along

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and try out this enjoyable and fascinating sport. The club will welcome visitors at any time between 2pm and 5.30pm.

Accompanied children aged 10 or over will be welcome. It’s free, they will supply the equipment, and all you need to do is turn up wearing flat-soled shoes (e.g. trainers). A warm welcome guaranteed. For details of how to find them, see their website: www.guildfordandgodalmingcroquetclub.co.uk.

Alternatively, contact Mike Huxley on 01483 415472.

Car Boot Fair at the Rural Life Centre Sunday 4th June 8am-12 noon The Rural Life Centre in The Reeds Road, Tilford, GU10 2DL will be holding its next boot fair on Sunday 4th June, running from 8am until 12 noon.

Godalming Retailers Forum Tuesday 6th June 6pm This takes place at Cook in Bridge Street. Guest speaker is retail expert Jim Smith. Light refreshments and 10% of Cook products.

Ockford-Godalming WI Group Wednesday 7th June 2pm They meet on the first Wednesday of each month at the Scout and Guide Headquarters, Seymour Road, off Eashing Lane, Godalming. On 7th June there will be a talk entitled ‘Just Desserts’ by Janet Manning and on 5th July there will be a talk entitled ‘The Slow Train to Damascus’ by Paul Whittle followed by a Strawberry Tea. As well as monthly meetings, there are pub lunches, outings and theatre trips, book reading evenings and regular craft sessions. The group welcomes new members. For more information, contact the secretary on 01483 415702.

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The Silent Pool Distillery Phil Kemp visits an artisan gin distillery, situated locally in the beautiful Surrey Hills The beautiful Surrey Hills offer stunning countryside and boast a host of hidden surprises, including the magical Silent Pool, where its eerie stillness embraces local legends of ghostly intrigue.

Rated in the top ten of Best Hidden Gems by Visit Surrey, the pool is fed by underground chalk springs that in their turn have provided a perfect location for an innovative and trendsetting local artisan distillery that draws water from the springs for their spirit production.

The Silent Pool Distillery, located in Albury near Guildford, was founded only four years ago but has quickly enthralled not only local gin and vodka lovers but those all across Britain, Europe and as far away as Japan, the USA and Peru.

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Their signature Silent Pool Gin, with its distinctive bottle design embracing the mythology and aqua-green waters of the adjacent pool and entwining these with the botanicals that are used to create the distinctive profile of the gin, has provided the cornerstone on which to build a truly inspiring distillery business.

I met up with Ian McCulloch, founding partner, who provided a walk-through of the distillery and the full story behind the success of the Silent Pool Distillery.

“I go to Scotland a lot and if the weather is really bad we inevitably end up in a distillery,” said Ian. “I have looked at the way the Scots were marketing their whisky. If you turn a To advertise, please call 01483 420173

bottle of malt around you’ll see words like ‘you can taste the salty mist as it drifts in at the dawn over the heather’ providing a narrative. You can virtually see and smell Scotland, the sky, the water and the rocks before you’ve even drunk their whisky.

There’s a lot of theatre around it bringing it to life. And I wondered if we could do the same in the North Downs.”

We walked across the courtyard, which provides a breathing space between the distillery, its bottling plant and the administration office which, although somewhat cramped, radiates an infectious energy from the team working there.

“As a drinker, I’ve always enjoyed gin. It’s one of those products you can do something adventurous with. We’ve likened it to painting with colours, or with flavours. If vantagepointmag.co.uk

you think of flavours as paint, and somebody gave you a white canvas and a load of colours, you can paint a million different pictures. Well it’s the same with flavours.”

The impressive copper pot still, with its almost H G Wells-inspired rectifying column towering 10ft above provided surreal reflections in the polished metal of the distilling team working busily behind us as we talked. The still was hand-built in Germany and the imposing stainless steel holding tanks standing alongside was sourced from Slovenia to hold both the spirit used in the distilling process and the crystalclear water pumped from the Silent Pool and filtered.

“The problem with whisky is you make it, store it in wooden barrels and then look at it for five or ten years. With gin it’s ten days end to end. And if you want to make floral gin you can make floral gin.

If you want to make juniper-rich gin you can make juniper-rich gin. Or summer gin, or a winter gin. You can do what you like, as long as it’s juniper-led, which by law gin has to be. So you’ve got a lot more scope creatively, and that’s what we’ve done.”

Earlier Ian had opened a large Perspex box which contained the all-important botanicals that give their gin its highly distinctive flavour. Each gin distillation uses a combination of these ingredients from 24 carefully-selected botanicals that the master distiller, Cory Mason, uses in his recipes. These included cardamom, coriander, cubeb, orris and juniper which are macerated in the base spirit for 24 hours before being added to the 250-litre copper pot still which extracts the botanical oils.

The more delicate ingredients including elderflower and kaffir lime leaves are macerated separately and added later. The June 2017

Images clockwise from left: The copper pot still, rectifying column and holding tanks; some members of the distillery team with (from right front row) Ian McCulloch Founding Partner and Simon Sherlock Head Distiller; and the reclaimed boiler, fed with local logs, provides steam for distilling.

last of the botanicals, which include coriander, lavender and pear are added to the gin basket, which hangs inside the still so that the vapour rising up the rectification column picks up the extra flavours. All in all, a mouth-watering fusion of diverse flavours which undoubtedly is why Silent Pool Gin has stolen the limelight and is quickly building a world-wide reputation.

“The whole distillation process takes about three hours, which delivers enough spirit for 380 bottles of gin,” explained Ian. “However, all this takes power to provide the steam for the still.

And that’s where we’ve been very creative.”

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Ian led the way to a door behind the copper still, down some metal stairs into an open-sided back room where we stood by a stack of split logs and a large ancient-looking metal boiler.

“The distillation needs heat.

We originally looked at modern biomass boilers and the quote for a steam generating one was a crazy £120,000. So I started to investigate heritage steam, and talking to the Bluebell Railway and the boys in Alton on the Watercress Line we found a chap in Canterbury who trades in reclaimed boilers. This old boiler was one-tenth of the cost, is really simple to run and maintain, you just need a spanner! We are 15

Left: Simon Sherlock, Head Distiller, with the distillery’s range of products. Right: The distillery is located on the North Downs in the Albury Estate.

supplied with wood by the Albury Estate, which is felled locally and chopped just over the road. In fuel miles that’s around half a fuel mile. It works fine.”

As we clambered back up the metal stairway into the distillation room Ian added: “We attach a whistle to the boiler occasionally just for the visitors who come along to our distillery tours. It’s a three-chime whistle so that everybody in the valley knows we are distilling. After all it’s the steam that drives the distilling process.”

Now standing alongside the large stainless steel holding tanks, with each labelled according to which part of the process they are being used for, Ian opens the steel cap on a pipe protruding at an angle from one of the tanks.

“Take a smell. That’s high-proof Silent Pool Gin in there, around 85% strength. We use these tanks to cut the spirit down to 43% bottling strength by mixing with the filtered spring water taken from the Silent Pool. It’s a chalk spring and we take all the minerals out of the water when we filter it. Everything is done on site, nothing leaves the site – unless it’s in a bottle.

Water flowing from the spring goes from the Silent Pool into Sherbourne pond. From there it goes into the Tillingbourne, the Tillingbourne into the Wey, and finally the Wey into the Thames.”

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We walk through the packing area and briefly watch the small but industrious bottling team handfill the distinctive blue Silent Pool Gin bottles, cap and sticker them with the necessary barcode and customs labels, and pack these into cartons ready for shipping out to customers eagerly awaiting the next shipment of one of their favourite gins.

Pausing briefly by the courtyard table groaning under the weight of the distillery’s wide range of products - which include several different flavoured gins, their popular Wry Vodka, a strawberry and gin liquer that apparently mixes well with Prosecco, and several flavoured sprays and cordials – Ian continues to emphasise their preference for sourcing locally.

is currently sitting in Cranleigh.

It’s five times the size of the one we’re using at the moment. We’ve got a south-facing roof here so a large part of the operation will be solar-powered.

“Our strawberries come from Tuesley Farm and the blackberries are local. The yeast for the vodka from a supplier in Godalming. The charcoal we use for filtering the vodka is from John Sinclair with the hornbeam logs sourced and burned locally.

Juniper has been grown on the North Downs for thousands of years.”

“We want to get back into whisky so the new still is a ‘stripping still’ which is ideal. We had started producing whisky but when Silent Pool Gin took off we had to concentrate on that. We have got an innovative product plan, which I’m not going to tell you. Nobody has done it yet and we think it will be a world beater. For whisky you in effect need beer which you distil, and one or two of the local brewers are quite interested in that. There’ll also be quite a bit of grain waste so we’re thinking of distillery grain-fed pork from pigs brought up on the side of the hill here.”

The distillery is located on Albury Estate, land owned by the Duke of Northumberland, and is set in beautiful countryside and farmland. To the rear of the existing distillery is a large agricultural building which at the time of my visit had building workers pouring a new concrete floor.

The Silent Pool Distillery runs 90-minute ‘deep dive’ gin tours which include a tasting of their full range at the end. From my brief visit there I came away impressed and inspired by their creativity, originality, and enthusiasm – but as I was working I didn’t touch a drop. But make sure you do. I don’t think you’ll be disappointed.

“You have seen that we are a bit tight on space at the moment,” said Ian, as we stepped over some concrete reinforcing mesh lying on the ground by the entrance. “So we are going to be installing a new still in here which

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West Surrey Family History Society Wednesday 7th June 8pm ‘The Wey Navigation – ginger beer, gold and gunpowder’. The local historian David Rose will be talking about the history of the construction of this waterway using old photographs. He will also mention the owners and some of the families associated with the navigation and the 3 principal cargoes carried. The society meets in the Friends Meeting House, Ward Street, Guildford. Further details of attending this meeting from Mrs I Hawkins on 01483 535986.

Exhibition Preview & Talk with the Artist in Residence at Guildford Cathedral Thursday 8th June 6.15 - 7.30pm All are invited to enjoy an exhibition preview, reception and talk on the unique papercraft work by the ‘Cabinet of Curiosity’ inspired by the Cathedral building. To book your free space for this event, contact louise@guildford-cathedral.org or call 01483 547886 or visit www.guildford-cathedral.org.

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Waverley Dowsers Friday 9th June 7pm They meet monthly at the Unitarian Hall Godalming GU7 3JB and are both a fun and scientific group. A glance at their website, www.waverleydowsers.co.uk will indicate the range of topics they have talks on and the outdoor events they have.

The following meeting dates for your diary are - July 14th; September 8th; October 13th; November 10th; December 8th and 2018; February 9th and, March 9th. They are in the process of confirming speakers. For further information, call Michael Haxeltine on 01252 541639 or Geoff Mitchell, Chairman of the Group, on 01276 742977.

Ewhurst's Secret Gardens Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th June 2pm to 6pm Once again the annual tour of Ewhurst's Secret Gardens allows visitors to enjoy some beautiful gardens that are usually hidden behind walls, fences or hedges. There are two tea venues and maps displayed in the village will show you which gardens are open. There will be a large plant sale at one of the gardens.

Entry is £6.50 which covers both days (£5.50 OAPS) with 50p discount if purchased in advance, accompanied under 14s free. Proceeds are shared between the Village School and other village charities which benefit the youth of the village. Tickets are available from Hazelbank Stores in the village or at any of the gardens on the day.

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The Surrey Hills Trust Fund Caroline Price tells us about this trust fund, which safeguards the future of the Surrey Hills The Surrey Hills Trust Fund was established in 2014 to safeguard the Surrey Hills landscape for future generations.

Designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) in 1958, the Surrey Hills cover approximately a quarter of rural Surrey, and include the chalk slopes of the North Downs from Farnham in the west to Oxted in the east and extending south to the deeply wooded Greensand Hills which rise in Haslemere. Famous beauty spots including The Devil’s Punchbowl, Newlands Corner, Box Hill and Leith Hill are all situated within this special landscape.

Established as a fund within the Community Foundation for Surrey (CFS), a registered charity, the Surrey Hills Trust Fund helps to conserve and maintain the fragile environment of the Surrey Hills by awarding grants to support a wide-range of local projects from landscape conservation to community enterprise schemes.

Neil Maltby, Chairman of the Surrey Hills Trust Fund comments; “I am proud to be involved with the Surrey Hills Trust Fund and it is wonderful to see so many worthwhile projects happening that not only benefit the environment but also our local communities. The fund is vital to protect our beautiful landscape and with your help, we can create a lasting legacy for the Surrey Hills ensuring it is enjoyed by generations to come.”

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• landscape conservation projects to open up viewpoints, restore landscape features etc.

• working with volunteers to undertake landscape access and conservation work.

• helping children and young people to access the countryside who would not otherwise have the opportunity.

• enhancing the ecology & biodiversity of the local area through practical projects.

Neil Maltby continues; “The Surrey Hills Trust Fund relies heavily on donations to fulfil its work. Every donation makes a difference, and stays local, going back into projects in Surrey. The variety of projects we get involved with show just how valuable and important our grants are.”

The Surrey Hills Trust Fund has awarded grants to a variety of local projects to date these include; Protecting Farnham Heath Nature Reserve In 2014 fire devastated over seven hectares of prime heathland on Farnham Heath Nature Reserve, seeing many important wildlife species including sand lizards depleted.

The RSPB were awarded a grant from the Surrey Hills Trust Fund to help with the ongoing restoration of the heath and help to protect it from fire damage in the future.

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Working with Young People A grant was awarded to the Leatherhead Youth Project who took ten students into the Surrey Hills for two days to undertake Forest School Survival Skills training which involved building shelters, camp fires and learning how to forage for food as well as outdoor team building. The aim of the project was to offer a unique outdoor learning experience to young people who may not always get the opportunity, helping them to engage with the Surrey Hills countryside and to boost confidence and learning.

Inspiring Views Viewpoint clearance, access work and a series of 5 artistic benches along the Greensand Way were kindly funded through the Mittal Foundation. The Surrey Hills Trust Fund will maintain these artworks so that they can be enjoyed and experienced into the future.

Conservation work at Quarry Hangers This is a Site of Special Scientific interest (SSSI) in the east of the Surrey Hills at Chaldon, near Caterham which benefited from a grant so that extensive targeted scrub clearance could be carried out to improve the landscape and restore the rare and precious chalk grassland, typical of the North Downs.

Creative Landscapes in Health Project This recently awarded project will commission a writer, musician and artist to research and respond to areas of the Surrey Hills including Farnham Heath, Thursley, Moor Park, Leith Hill and Gatton Park. Each artist will create new work to share with the local community through a programme of creative health walks and workshops. Contact with green spaces and natural environments is proven to reduce symptoms of mental health problems and stress, and can improve mental wellbeing across all age groups. The walks and workshops also have social benefits and increase residents’ knowledge, connection and satisfaction with their local area.

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stepping-stones’ project will permanently link the Small Blue colonies on the North Downs between Guildford and Box Hill. This important work also involves partnership working with Surrey Wildlife Trust, Lower Mole Partnership, National Trust and Natural England.

Wendy Varcoe, Executive Director of the Community Foundation for Surrey comments; “Through generous giving by local people, we are able to support wonderful projects that help preserve and enhance the stunning landscape.

We are delighted to continue our work in partnership with the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) to encourage local philanthropic giving and help communities from across the county to access and enjoy the Surrey Hills for generations to come.”

Donations small or large make a huge difference to the fund and will enable it to support local projects, like those mentioned into the future. If you would like to find out more or make a donation please visit www. surreyhills.org/trust-fund or visit http:// cfsurrey.org.uk/fund/surrey-hills-trust-fund.

Images from top left: work undertaken at Farnham Heath to protect from future fire damage; children from Therfield School being taken into the Surrey Hills for survival skills training; artist Susan Ryland taking a reading of the breeze at Gatton Park lake as part of her 4 month residency inspired by the notion of 'taking the air'; and the small blue butterfly which the Trust Fund is helping with conservation work to help link colonies of the species.

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<19 JOTTINGS - YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD The Cranleigh Art and Crafts Society Saturday 10th June 2.30pm-4.30pm Gary Millar will be demonstrating the art of Trompe L’oeil using acrylic paints. This way of deceiving the eye into thinking that an object is 3-D when in fact it is totally flat can be seen in several NT houses around the country. Visitors are very welcome for a fee of £3. Further details from 01483 278698 or go to www.cranleighartandcraftssociety.com. It takes place in the Bandroom, Village Way GU6 8AF. Harlequin Chamber Choir Fresh from its win at the Portsmouth Music Festival, the choir is putting out a call for a bass and they would love to hear from a singer who enjoys a challenge. They are a small choir in which every voice matters. You will be hooked in seconds! What better way to unwind after the stresses of a busy day. They meet in Cranleigh School’s concert hall at 7.45pm on Tuesday evenings, a late start to accommodate busy workers! If you might be interested in joining this small (about 20) but hugely critically acclaimed choir, have a look at www.harlequinchamberchoir. org.uk where you will be able to find more information and listen to recordings or telephone Rachel Musgrove on 01483 565554.

Flower Festival - Together with Flowers Saturday 10th June 10.30am to 5pm Sunday 11th June from 12 noon to 4pm Takes place at Godalming United Church, Bridge Road GU7 3DU. Refreshments available. Admission free. Enjoy stunning displays by the many community groups associated with the church that are celebrating the 40th anniversary of the joining together of

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Methodist and United Reformed churches to form Godalming United Church. Do go along and see these wonderful displays.

Godalming Town History Walk Saturday 10th June 2.30pm Do you know where a murder was committed just off the High Street or why Russia owes Godalming money? This month’s walk will look at the history of Godalming through the buildings of the High Street and Bridge Street. No booking required; it is free, just turn up at the Pepperpot. For more details contact info@thegodalmingtrust.org.uk.

Milford Village Fête Saturday 10th June 1pm Taking place at the Jubilee Field off Church Road, Milford GU8 5HQ, there will be music, dance performances, BBQ, beer and tea tent, children's races, bouncy castles and many produce and games stalls. Additional parking is available at Milford school and Station Road car park.

My Dearest Kate Saturday 10th June 2pm-4pm – doors open 1.30pm The story of Charles Dickens and his wife Catherine, seen through a collection of the letters exchanged between her and Charles, is the focus of a play ‘My Dearest Kate’ by Ellie Dickens. It is being performed at The Wilfrid Noyce Centre in Godalming and is a Small Spaces Theatre Company adaptation.

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Chiddingfold’s Village Fête Sunday 11th June 12 noon to 4.30pm With maypole dancing, Punch and Judy, a dog show and tugs of war for adults and children, this is a wonderful traditional village event for all the family to enjoy! Shoppers will be able to browse plenty of craft stalls and there will be lots of delicious food to sample, as well as a grand raffle draw with fabulous prizes! Visit their website at www.facebook.com/chiddfete or follow their Twitter account at @ChiddSummerFete.

Chiddingfold Horticultural Society They do not have a talk in June but will have a stall on the Green at the Village Fête on 11th June (as above). The Summer Show will open at 11.30am on Saturday 1st July in the Village Hall, Coxcombe Lane and visitors are welcome.

Cranleigh Walking for Health They would love you to join them and enjoy the beautiful Cranleigh countryside on their 1.5 hour walks. Meet at Cranleigh Leisure Centre on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 11am.

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Cranleigh Arts Centre Monday 12th June 7.30pm Virginia McKenna, one of Britain’s most celebrated screen actresses returns to Cranleigh Arts Centre for an evening hosted by Paul Jones, popular singer and Honorary Patron of

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the Arts Centre. Virginia and her late husband Bill Travers MBE, and eldest son Will Travers OBE, are founders of Born Free, the animal welfare and conservation charity. The event is to help raise funds to sustain Cranleigh Arts Centre, a charitable community arts centre which is largely run by a dedicated team of volunteers and which receives little public funding. For further details on this and all the other events at the Centre, see the website www.cranleighartscentre.org or contact Jane Bowden 01483 278001.

Face to Face Tuesday 13th June to Saturday 1st July This is a collaborative, multi-media art exhibition and is showing at Cranleigh Arts Centre. It features the work of three Cranleighbased artists and focuses on the power of faces, what they mean to us and how alternative artistic approaches influence our response to them. This free-entry exhibition headlines in the gallery at Cranleigh Arts Centre and is open Tuesdays to Saturdays from 10am-4.30pm. More information at www. cranleighartscentre.org or call 01483 278000.

Busbridge Evening WI Tuesday 13th June 8pm They are delighted that Kai Choi is coming to entertain them in Busbridge Village Hall this month with a violin recital. This will be followed by a competition for the Craft Cup and as always visitors and new members are very welcome. Their meetings are held every month on the 2nd Tuesday and there are also groups for sewing, book club and Mah Jong, and a walk and pub lunch as well as outings to theatres, cinemas and gardens, etc.

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Welcome Godalming & District Chamber of Commerce is delighted to be bringing the 8th Food Festival to Godalming on Saturday 1st July.

The Festival continues this year with its "Taste of the World" theme and a variety of mouth-watering global street food and drink will be found in the town centre all day long. Award-winning Cider Pub of the Year, The Star will be hosting a cider festival in Church Street. Choose exotic curries from India, Thai Treats and enjoy cuisines from Mexico, Spain, Italy, South Africa and North American baked goods.

The traditional Godalming Hog Roast and more are waiting to tempt you and there will be food demonstrations by resident experts who will be on hand to show how its done. Browse the stalls and savour food, gin, wine and cheese tastings and samplings throughout the day.

Godalming Ladies Circle introduce to the Festival BAKE GODALMING - an exciting baking competition open to all with nine different entry categories! Choose one category or choose them all - it's sure to be an exciting competition. We have a food-themed Kiddies' Corner at Crown Court with crafts and facepainting. 'Bake with Jack' local bread baking expert will be on hand all day to answer your bread making questions and the Godalming Bulgarian Folk Dancers will be performing some traditional Bulgarian dances in National dress. Come and say hello to them on their stall where they'll be sharing some traditional Bulgarian pastries and food too! With local producers, growers, restaurants, bars and food retailers firmly at its heart, Godalming is pleased to showcase its fantastic food, drink and hospitality in probably one of the prettiest towns in Surrey and we are all set to welcome you warmly.

We are extremely grateful to our partners at Godalming Town Council and thanks go to everyone involved in this event.

Euan Davidson, President of the Godalming & District Chamber of Commerce Godalming Ladies Circle are inviting you to get creative and have put together an exciting competition with 9 categories Category Entry Requirements Sugarcraft Professional Bakers only Cupcake Challenge Age 4-11 Gingerbread People Age 4-16 Creative Cakes Age 12-16 Bread All ages Savoury Bake All ages Sweet Bake All ages Scones All ages Big Cake All ages

Entrance fee to the competition is ÂŁ2 per category for adults and ÂŁ1 per category for children. There is no cost for professionals to enter the Sugarcraft category, but cakes will be raffled off for charity.

Entrance fee donations will be made to local charities.

On The Day All entries to be delivered to the Wilfrid Noyce Centre, Godalming between 13.00 and 13.45. Judging will begin at 14.30. Winners will be announced at 16.30 at the Pepperpot.

Application forms are available from: www.godalmingfoodfestival.co.uk, www.godalming-tc.gov.uk/ godalming-food-festival/ and www.godalmingchamber.org. Application forms can also be collected from Arty Crafty, 9 Church Street and Ballet Hoo, 113 High Street, Godalming.

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What's What’sOn On 10.00 Bulgarian Folk Dancers - Pepperpot 10.00 Sabrina from Sing-O-Lingo - Crown Court 11.00 Godalming Rock Choir - Pepperpot 11.45 Welcome to Godalming Food Festival – Councillor Simon Thornton, Town Mayor and

Mr Euan Davidson, President of Godalming & District Chamber of Commerce 12.00 Riverboat Shuffle Jazz Band - Pepperpot 13.00 Mattie Elliott - Pepperpot 13.15 Professor Dumpling's Punch & Judy Show - Angel Court 13.30 Charlotte Plank - Pepperpot 14.00 Blues Café - Pepperpot 16.00 Professor Dumpling's Punch & Judy Show - Angel Court 16.30 Bake Godalming winners announced - Pepperpot

Kiddies’ Corner in Crown Court Bring the children along to enjoy food related crafts including biscuit decorating, fruit bug making, face painting...

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CHURCH STREET Visit Church Street for The Star’s award-winning Cider Pub of the Year Festival HIGH STREET A wide variety of stalls will be found along the High Street PEPPERPOT Live music and entertainment all day. Bake Godalming winners will be announced at 16.30 ANGEL COURT Punch & Judy Shows 13.15 and 16.00 PARKING Free parking at Godalming College (subject to availability), with grateful thanks to Godalming College.

Godalming Food Festival is organised by Godalming & District Chamber of Commerce and supported by Godalming Town Council Thanks to Rotary Woolsack and MCs Steve Cosser and Darren Jones.

The organisers reserve the right to alter programme and events throughout the day. All timings are approximate and subject to change.

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<25 JOTTINGS - YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD Godalming Evening Townswomen’s Guild Tuesday 13th June 7.45pm Following the usual business meeting, members will discuss mandates which will be debated and voted upon at the National AGM being held in Sheffield later in the month – these are Fracking Regulations and Changing the Clocks – BST was first introduced in Britain during World War 1. The evening will conclude with a Bring and Share Supper. Meetings are held at the Baptist Church Hall, Queen Street, Godalming. The hall opens at 7.15pm giving you plenty of time for tea and biscuits and catching up with other members before the meeting starts at 7.45pm. For further details on visiting or becoming a member, call the Chairman on 01428 415343.

Godalming Museum Exhibitions ‘Nature's Paintbrush - Wild and Tamed’ is an exhibition that runs to 10th June by Helen Hiorns who is a botanical artist living in Godalming. Her primary work is finely accurate watercolours of trees, plants and flowers, with a contemporary twist. She will be exhibiting with her sister Susan who now lives in the Yorkshire Dales and paints landscape paintings which are semi-abstract mixed media works. From 13th June to 8th July artist Susie Darnton has chosen her childhood home town of Godalming in which to create an alternative museum with all sorts of local ephemera. Do pop in, the museum is open Tuesday to Saturday 10am to 5pm. For more information about the museum go to www.godalmingmuseum.org.uk.

The Cranleigh Refugee Group For the past six months the group has been preparing the ground towards welcoming a refugee family into the community.

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Although it is not certain that Cranleigh will be allocated a family, they feel it is important to make plans. They have reached a point where we cannot move forward until a suitable property has been identified to house a family. If you are a Landlord and have a property which might be available to rent, they would love to hear from you. Please email Pamela Newman-Horwell at pnewmanhorwell@gmail.com or Claire Potter at claire.potter@methodist.org.uk.

Farncombe Morning Townswomen's Guild Wednesday 14th June 10am-12 noon This month they welcome David Rose to give his talk entitled 'Bottles and Bygones', items from the past and stories behind them. There will also be a display table showing exhibits to stir memories. This guild meets in the Church Room, St. John's Church, St. John's Street, Farncombe on the second Wednesday of the month. There is either a speaker or activity and always a raffle and refreshments. The July talk will be given by Colin Brown about the RNLI entitled 'It's not all at sea'. Visitors are welcome to attend the meeting for a £1 fee. For further information about this guild, contact Wendy Morton on 01483 429409.

Godalming and Haslemere Ramblers They have a full programme of 24 walks in June ranging from 4 miles to 12 miles, the longer walks often taking in a pub stop for lunch. The long walks are usually on Wednesdays with the shorter ones on Thursdays and Sundays. And now the days are longer, there are also some Friday evening walks; a great way to start the weekend! To give you an idea, on Wednesday 14th June there will be two simultaneous 10-mile

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Jazz at The Pavilion Wednesday 14th June 7.30 for 8pm Moscow Drug Club is the featured band. They combine their original material with songs by the likes of Jaques Brel, Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits and Bertolt Brecht and provide an intoxicating and intimate musical experience. Highly recommended! Early booking advised! Jazz @ The Pavilion takes place at Guildford Rugby Club, Guildford Road, Godalming GU7 3DH. Tickets ÂŁ14 in advance from www.guildfordjazz.org.uk.

Guildford Rambling Club From Thursday 15th June Their walks programme can be found at www. guildfordramblingclub.org.uk. Unless otherwise stated visitors are welcome on walks which usually start at 10am. For details of the 4.5 mile morning walk from Brockham on Thursday 15th, call Ron on 01737 844420. David L, on 07589 914207 has the details for the 10 mile circular walk around Kingley Vale on Sunday 18th June. For the 10 mile figure of 8 walk from near Liphook on Sunday 25th June, call Dick on 07516 407936. Alan, on 01483 480168 is your contact for the 10 mile circular walk from Haslemere on Sunday 2nd July. And, finally, the 10 mile circular walk on Sunday 9th July is from Marley Common. Call Dick again about that one.

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Guildford Wey Valley Decorative and Fine Arts Society Thursday 15th June 10.45am You are invited to join them, in Shalford Village Hall, for their next lecture, by Roger Askew, entitled ‘From Pageant to Pop: A History of Music in London’, for a musical journey across the centuries from royal court and coffee house to concert hall and rock stage. Refreshments available from 9.30am. Visitors (£6) and new members very welcome. For more information about their full programme of lectures and other activities, contact the Membership Secretary on 01483 423090 or visit www. gwvdfas.org.uk.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream Thursday 15th June to Saturday 1st July Guildford Shakespeare Company starts their 12th season with a production of Shakespeare’s best loved comedy. It is being staged in a brand new venue, Racks Close, a former chalk quarry situated close to the castle in Quarry Street. It’s a great setting with multi-level grassy banks and winding paths. Tickets are £25, concessions £21 and under 16’s £16.50. Go to www. guildford-shakespeare-company.co.uk or call 01483 304384.

GSC’s next production is Two Gentlemen of Verona, staged at The University of Law. It runs from 14th to 29th July.

Cranleigh Film Club Thursday 15th June 7.45pm Cranleigh Film Club will show two acclaimed films at the Bandroom in Cranleigh. On 15th June, ‘Embrace of The Serpent’ is the story of two expeditions in the Amazon jungle, the first in 1909, the second in 1940, in search of a flower with healing powers. On 29th June, ‘Theeb’ is a film about a moving

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Whacky Races Thursday 15th to Sunday 18th June An intrepid local trio of Darren Scott, Paul Clifford and Adam Foster will be dressing up as Dick Dastardly, Penelope Pitstop and Mutley and taking part in the 'Monte Carlo or Bust' Car Rally to raise money for the Royal Brompton Hospital. They have customised their vehicle with purple and gold paint, fins and even rear rockets which light up at night and will be popping up around Godalming in the coming weeks to promote this event. To read more about their story, see the photos of their Mean Machine and to donate to this worthy cause, please visit www.justgiving.com/fundraising/wackiest-racer?utm_sol.

Mike d'Abo & Friends Friday 16th June 7.30pm You probably know that Mike d'Abo was Manfred Mann's lead singer after Paul Jones sang on a number of their huge hit songs. However he has done so much more musically and this is your chance to find out more, as he tells the story of his fascinating musical journey through words and songs. Takes place at Grayshott Village Hall. Tickets: £16 for Adults/£8 for Under 16’s and are available from Des O'Byrne on 01428 607096.

Milford Probus Friday 16th June They are a club with monthly luncheons and various other activities for retired and semi-retired professional and business people over 50. They meet in Godalming on the third Friday of each month for lunch followed by a talk on a wide variety of subjects. In June they have a special lunch when Pam Goodall will be talking about her round the world trip on a bike! Guests are always welcome to join their meetings by invitation, and on visits such as the forthcoming trip to Beaulieu and a walking tour of London. Prospective members are invited to attend a meeting without obligation. Lady members will be especially

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80’s Disco Friday 16th June Come and support the Fountain Centre, your local cancer charity, at their 80’s disco held at the Wilfrid Noyce Centre, Godalming. Tickets are £10 per person and can be purchased from www.thelittleboxoffice.com/fountaincentre. Contact Susan Jordan with any queries at susan.jordan4@nhs.net / or call 07468 410525. It promises to be a fun night of music and dancing!!

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Annual Report 2016/2017 It has been a very rewarding and humbling year serving as Mayor of Godalming. I should like to take this opportunity to say thank you to my fellow councillors for granting me the honour of serving as Mayor for the year 2016/2017.

In September I was able to visit our twin town, Mayen, for the celebration of the 750th anniversary of the signing of their charter.

They hosted a four-day event in the town centre attended by mayors from Germany, France, the Czech Republic as well as the UK. The camaraderie and friendliness of our hosts reassured me that even with Brexit on the horizon, the relationship between Mayen and Godalming is still strong and I believe will remain so for many years to come.

Following on from the success of the refurbished Wilfrid Noyce Centre, the residents of Godalming have been able to use the Centre for a multitude of different functions, weddings, Cllr David Hunter concerts and plays to name but a few. Due to Town Mayor 2016/17 this success, the Council has decided it would like to go ahead with building the third hall; this will I have enjoyed countless musical events held in the enable the Centre to cater to the needs of even more town from opera, choral, orchestral right through to residents.

Americana and stomped up pop. Godalming is well known for its annual Music Festival, which has been In June I attended a service at Guildford Cathedral to even bigger and better this year. So big in fact that it has celebrate Her Majesty The Queenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 90th Birthday. had to use additional venues to accommodate everyone Having been Mayor for just a year has made me who wanted to take part. appreciate just how hard The Queen works every day of her life.

I have enjoyed visiting many schools throughout my year and especially enjoyed seeing the children running August brought with it, the annual Staycation week, the annual pancake races held in the centre of town â&#x20AC;&#x201C; I which featured so many different activities for people to even won my race!! do whilst holidaying at home. I visited as many different Staycation events that I could and was amazed at the Throughout my mayoral year I have held a number of diversity and enthusiasm shown by all the wonderful charity events, including a fashion show, quiz night, a people that put on the extensive programme. One event musical band night and themed film night; it was great particularly sticks in my mind; I visited Ladywell Convent to see everyone who had dressed up as a T Bird or Pink for a Tour and Cream Tea, but also got the opportunity Lady for the showing of Grease. I would like to take this to watch an old Pathe Newsreel showing the nuns of opportunity of thanking everyone who has assisted yesteryear mixing cement in their long white habits for with the organising of these functions. The funds the building of the convent. Quite remarkable! raised from these events will go to my nominated charity, Skillway.

Another Staycation event that I enjoyed was the Churches Together Open Air Service held at the Skillway was founded in 1997 to fill the gap where Bandstand; the weather was perfect and was very well mainstream education was unable to provide for the attended. The beautiful surroundings made it very complex needs of every young person being educated in special. a strict academic environment. Their work is continued Photos by Phil Kemp. www.theshutterbox.co.uk.

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today through their team of dedicated and highly experienced skilled craftsmen and women to inspire young people to discover their true capabilities and to apply these in a disciplined but exciting workshop environment. I am pleased to announce that I have raised over £5,000 this year, which I hope will assist Skillway in the wonderful work they do.

Godalming Musical Firework Extravaganza Friday, 4 November

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The firework and funfair site will open at 6.30pm and the firework display will be set off at 8pm. Why not begin the evening by taking part in the torch-lit procession? The procession starts from the bo�om of Church Street. Torches will be available to buy from 6.30pm and at 7.15pm, the procession will set off via the High Street, for the Burys. Once the procession arrives at The Burys the fireworks will dance to the ‘music of the movies’. The only place to see and hear all the firework show will be on The Burys field.

Great value Family �ckets at £15 are available for two adults and up to three children under 16 years old, which will give you entry to the fireworks and funfair and to take part in the torch-lit procession. Just print out your �cket and bring it to Crown Court to get your entry wristbands then either take a stroll to join the procession in Church Street or enjoy the fun of the fair by The Burys field.

As is a constant stream through life in Godalming, the volunteers are ever present. These individuals who selflessly give up their time for the benefit of the community are the unsung heroes of our town. I express my gratitude and thanks to each and every one of them and am pleased to be able to publicly acknowledge a handful of deserving recipients with a Mayor’s Volunteer Award for 2016/17.

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Review

For 2016/17 Godalming Town Council agreed that it had three priorities for the town: • to support the development of services for young people; • to enable all residents to share in the advantages of living here; and • to preserve the town’s heritage.

Bearing these priorities in mind here are some of the things that Godalming Town Council has achieved in the past year. We have: •

Worked with the Round Table, 41 Club, Rotary Club of Godalming and the Godalming Woolsack Rotary Club to move the November Firework Celebrations into the Town Centre, which saw over 1000 people in the torch-lit procession through the town centre to join 1000’s more on The Burys Field for a spectacular Musical Firework Display;

• Supported numerous voluntary organisations in the town with grant aid totalling £51,440; • Continued the process of developing a Neighbourhood Plan for Godalming & Farncombe;

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My year as Mayor has been a whirlwind of sporting events, concerts, the performing arts and festivals; two of which are organised by the Town Council and have become permanent fixtures in the town’s calendar of public events. The hard work that goes into organising any public event is no mean feat and I should like to thank all those that work behind the scenes to make our town the vibrant place it is to live; ranked number 6 in the country according to the The Times newspaper.

I can honestly say I have enjoyed my year as Mayor and have been proud to be Godalming’s First Citizen.

Thank you.

Councillor David Hunter Mayor of Godalming 2016/17 • Continues to support the work of the Farncombe Initiative •

Worked with the Environment Agency and the Godalming & District Allotment Association to prepare Catteshall Road and Meadrow Allotments for deployment of temporary flood defences, culminating with a successful test deployment of the defences on 5 April;

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Worked, as a leading partner with the Environment Agency and others to ensure Godalming will be the first community to benefit from the wider Wey Valley Flood Defence Program;

• Upgraded the Christmas Lights in both Farncombe Village and Godalming Town Centre.

• Completed street scene enhancement works at the lower end of Church Street •

Launched a highly successful public subscription fund to create a single, permanent war memorial commemorating all those from the town who died during 20th century conflicts;

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Continued to work with Waverley Borough Council, The Godalming Trust and the Godalming Museum Trust to support the town’s cultural heritage.

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Grants

As stated earlier in the report, Godalming Town Council has supported a wide range of organisations in the town with grant aid totalling over £51,000. This is an important part of the Town Council’s work recognising the huge contribution that these organisations make to the quality of life in our community.

In 2016/17 the largest of these grants was to the Waverley Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) to ensure the continued provision of a CAB service in Godalming.

This Council has provided a significant grant to the CAB for more than a decade. The Council has also continued to provide on-going support to Godalming Museum and Sport Godalming. A number of organisations were also given grant aid in the form of free use of one of the Town Council’s buildings for meet-

ings or to facilitate an event (those grants are included below and a cash value put on the grant so that the support is properly accounted for).

One-off grants in 2016/17 included payments to 1254 (Godalming) Squadron Air Training Corps to purchase archery equipment, Godalming & District Scout Canoe Club to help fund repairs to their canoe store, Roots for the Future for planting new trees at Aarons Hill and Northbourne, St Peter & St Paul Scout Group to repair the Roof of their HQ – an important community space within Charterhouse ward and Farncombe Day Centre for a much needed new kitchen facility.

Below is a full list of all grants made by Godalming Town Council in the financial year 2016/17.

Summary of Grants Awarded 2016/17

Godalming & Farncombe Bowling Club

Godalming Museum Trust Skillway St Peter & St Paul Scout Group Friends of Broadwater Park (Premises use Grant aid) Godalming Trust (Premises use Grant aid) Godalming & District Community First Responders (Premises use Grant aid) Age Concern Farncombe (Farncombe Day Centre) Citizens’ Advice Waverley Guildford & Godalming Croquet Club Roots for the Future SERFCA & Princess of Wales’ Royal Regiment Museum Fund The Cellar Café Waverley Borough Council Farncombe & District Allotment Association (Premises use Grant aid) Go Godalming Association (Premises use Grant aid) Churches Together in Godalming & District The Eikon Charity Godalming & District Scout Canoe Club Godalming Trust Revitalise Respite Holidays Sport Godalming 1254 (Godalming) Squadron Air Training Corps Kids Out/Rotary Club of Farnham

£ 500.00 5,000.00 1,500.00 2,226.00 93.00 208.00 126.00 5,000.00 28,000.00 1,000.00 1,015.00 250.00 825.00 300.00 21.00 42.00 650.00 500.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 500.00 1,000.00 923.08 500.00 51,439.08

Full details of the Council’s grants scheme can be found on the Town Council’s website at http://godalming-tc.gov.uk/grants/

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The Volunteers’ Award is given to recognise service to the community; the four recipients of this year’s awards were all nominated for their outstanding contribution to the community of Godalming.

The recipients were Mr Andrew Fergusson for his support with town events; Mrs Cath Lovell for her extensive support of local organisations; Mr Ray Pont for his committed support and involvement in the Godalming Band and Mrs Alison Sargeant for her dedicated support, through girlguiding, of girls and young women. All were presented with their framed certificates and small token of gratitude for their hard work and dedication.

Full details of the Mayor of Godalming Awards for Volunteers and how to nominate someone for the 2018 awards can be found on our website - http://godalming-tc.gov.uk/mayors-volunteer-award/

Annual Accounts

(photo left to right Ray Pont, Cath Lovell, Cllr David Hunter, Mayor of Godalming, Alison Sargeant, Andrew Fergusson)

The Council’s accounts are prepared in accordance with the Account & Audit Regulations 2015.

Annual Accounts

ANNUAL ACCOUNTS 2016/17

financial records and the accounts will be published on the Town Council’s website.

are subject to internal audit (by anAccount independent Below is a summary of how the Council’s budget The They Council’s accounts are prepared in accordance with the & Audit Regulations 2015.

They areappointed subject to internal auditTown (by an independent auditor by the Town auditor by the Council) and toappointed external (including overheads) was spent in 2016/17. Note that Council) and to external audit (by a different independent auditor). Every year local audit (by a different figures are based on the most up to date actual government electors are given independent an opportunity toauditor). examine the Council’s accountsthese and financial records and the accounts will be published on the Town Council’s website. figures available at the time of writing but that they may Every year local electors areoverheads) given was an spent beinsubject to change because Below is a summary of howgovernment the Council’s budget (including 2016/17.

Note that these are based most up toaccounts date actual figures opportunity to figures examine theon the Council’s and available have not yet been finalised. at the time of writing but that they may be subject to change because the 2016/17 accounts have not yet been finalised.

Where the Money Went

Where the Money Came From Precept

Customer & Client Receipts

Recharges

Interest

Transfers from Reserves

£57,646 £27,847 £555

the 2016/17 accounts

Staffing

Premises

Transport

Supplies & Services

Grants

Financing Charges

Joint Burial Committee £45,070 £51,439

£176,188

£61,521 £245,177

£514,242

£260,595

£111,042 £1,634

Mayors Awards For Volunteers 2017 Presentations were made at the Annual Town Meeting by the Mayor of Godalming, Councillor David Hunter, for this year’s recipients of the annual Mayor's Award for Volunteers.

Full details of the Mayor of Godalming Awards for Volunteers and how to nominate someone for the 2018 awards can be found on our website at http://godalming-tc.gov.uk/mayors-volunteer-award/

The Volunteers’ Award is given to recognise service to the community; the four recipients of this year’s awards were all nominated for their outstanding contribution to the community of Godalming.

The recipients were Mr Andrew Fergusson for his support with town events; Mrs Cath Lovell for her extensive support of local organisations; Mr Ray Pont for his committed support and involvement in the Godalming Band and Mrs Alison Sargeant for her dedicated support, through girlguiding, of girls and young women. All were presented with their framed certificates and small token of gratitude for their hard work and dedication.

Photo left to right: Ray Pont, Cath Lovell, Cllr David Hunter, Mayor of Godalming, Alison Sargeant, Andrew Fergusson.

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<32 JOTTINGS - YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD group `The Mighty Clouds of Joy’. Eugene sings like Sam Cooke, and plays guitar like BB King! The gig takes place at The Wilfrid Noyce Centre, Crown Court, Godalming GU7 1DY. Tickets from www.eclecticlivemusic.com or Record Corner in Pound Lane, Godalming.

Summer Fair Saturday 17th June 3pm-6pm Park Mead Primary School in Cranleigh will be hosting a Magical Summer Fair with plenty of magic themed stalls, games, entertainment, food, a bar and bouncy castles. Free entry. They will also announce the winners of their Magical Scarecrow Trail at the fair.

Guildford Choral -Transatlantic Harmonies Saturday 17th June 7.30pm The choir will be performing music from both sides of the Atlantic including Randall Thompson, Morten Lauridsen, Barber and Rutter.

They will be joined by Southern Pro Musica and their conductor Jonathon Willcocks with soloist Charlotte Schoeters and the venue is Guildford Cathedral, following its recent renovation.

Tickets range from £10 (Rear Nave) to £20 (Front Nave) with concessionary tickets available for essential accompanying carers of registered disabled, students, unwaged but not to older people. A special rate for under-18s is available at £5 provided they are with a full paying adult. Available from boxoffice@ guildfordchoral.org or by calling 01483 272191.

Family Fun Saturday 17th June 3pm-5pm Come and join in family waterside fun at Godalming United

Church, Bridge Road GU7 3DU. Messy Church activities for all ages indoors and outdoors, Crafts and games, babies’ play area and a party tea. Admission free (a donation of £2 per child appreciated). No need to book; just pop along.

Witley Village Fair Saturday 17th June from 12.30pm Takes place at the Chichester Hall and adjoining Recreation Ground on the A283 in Witley Village. It’s a traditional Village Fair with stalls and sideshows organised by local community groups with lots to see and do for all the family and plenty to eat and drink all afternoon. Punch and Judy are back and Fullers Brewery are sending their Heavy Horses to provide Dray rides again this year. There will be lots going on in the arena and a dog show. For more information check out the website www. witleyvillagefair.org or contact them on witleyvillagefair@ gmail.com.

The Waverley Singers Saturday June 17th 7pm They will perform their Summer Concert in the church of St Mary the Virgin, Frensham. The programme will include the Bach Cantata 61, the Pergolesi Magnificat, Schubert Mass in G and Vaughan Williams Serenade to Music. They will be accompanied by Philip Scriven on organ and string players from Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Tickets: £15 (Fulltime students and under 16’s £5) subject to availability from Newbury Building Society, 47 High Street, Alton, at the door or call 01252 792563. Also visit http://www.waverleysingers. com. There will be a retiring collection for the local charity Farnham ASSIST.

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JOTTINGS - YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD Wellness Day at G Live Saturday 17th June 10am-4.30pm This is the 10th Wellness Day organised by the Guildford Woking Complementary Health network. It will give you the opportunity to meet 40 different complementary therapists and 20 retailers of health and beauty products, which will be over 60 stands on all 3 floors of the G Live’s foyers. Entry is £4.

Special Annual Matins Service at Guildford Cathedral Sunday 18th June 11.15 for 11am The Chairman and Members of the Surrey Joint Services’ Charities Committee, request the Pleasure of your Company, in the presence of Michael More-Molyneux Esq., LordLieutenant of Surrey to Mark Armed Forces Week in Surrey and recognise the contribution of the Armed Forces and our Service Charities. With Serving and Ex-Serving Members of the Armed Forces, Cadets and Veterans. Service dress and medals, lounge suit and chains of office. RSVP by 10th June to Canon Peter Bruinvels FRSA, ABF The Soldiers' Charity – Surrey, 4 Dunkeld Place, Roman Road, Dorking RH4 3EU. canonbruinvels@gmail.com / pbruinvels@Soldierscharity.org.

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Tuesday 20th June 7pm Do you like flowers, enjoy watching expert demonstrations, have free lessons in the basics of flower arranging as well as the chance to join their popular craft club, then do go along to one of their friendly meetings at the Baptist Church Hall Queen Street, Godalming GU71BA. Arrive at 7pm for a 7.30pm start. For more information, go to www.godalmingflowerclub.com or contact Linda on 01483 494727, email Lindatompkins42@gmail.com.

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The Life of Christ Tuesday 20th to Saturday 24th June 10am to 3.30pm The Wintershall Players have become renowned for their epic re-enactments of what is, indeed, the greatest story of all time. Every summer The Life of Christ is presented at the Hutley family’s beautiful farm, the Wintershall Estate. Tickets are: Adults £20, children £9.50 (3 – 18) (tickets to be bought in advance). Concessions £18 (over 65), Family (2 Adults & 2 Children) £50, Student £12 (19 – 25).Go to www.wintershallestate.com. For groups of 10+ call 01793 418299. Free car and coach parking. Light refreshments available to purchase or bring a picnic lunch. Grounds will be open 90 minutes before start of performance. Take a fold up chair or rug. No seating provided. Camping is available on request for Friday 23rd June.

Adult camping ticket £15 per person, child camping ticket £8 per person (age 3-18). Call Wintershall Ticket Helpline on 01793 418299 for further information.

Milford Horticultural Society Tuesday 20th June and Saturday 24th June At their next meeting at 8pm, in Milford Village Hall, they will be joined by Ray Broughton who will be giving an illustrated talk on all aspects of ponds and water gardens. Talks are free for members and non-members and guests pay just £1 payable at the door. On Saturday 24th, the Society holds its Summer Show with specialist classes for roses, sweet peas, vegetables and summer flowering perennials together with flower arrangements and home produce. Doors open at 2pm and the raffle draw and prize giving will take place at 4pm. Entry is 50p but free for exhibitors and children. For more information on Milford Horticultural Society, see www.milfordhortsociety.org.

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Children’s Theatre G Live is staging a couple of shows for the little ones, aged 3+.

On Tuesday 20th and Wednesday 21st they present ‘We’re going on a Bear Hunt’, a charming musical adventure with lots of thrills and surprises. Then on Wednesday 28th and Thursday 29th June, they present The Scarecrows Wedding, a lovely story of two scarecrows, Betty O’Barley and Harry O’Hay, who fall in love and want to get married. Tickets for both shows are £14.50. For more information and tickets, go to www.glive. co.uk or call 01483 739047.

Dementia Awareness Morning Wednesday 21st June 10am-12 noon A chance to learn more about Dementia during this interactive morning led by Penny Giles from the Surrey Dementia Navigator Service. Find out how to manage some of the more common symptoms and behaviours and explore what is involved in becoming a 'Dementia Friend'. It takes place at Godalming Baptist Church, Queen Street, Godalming GU7 1BA. Registration and coffee available from 9.30am. The morning is free but a donation to the Alzheimer’s Society would be greatly appreciated. To reserve a place by Wednesday 7th June, email Sally Pollard at pollard3@hotmail.co.uk, Janet Fry at janetfry1@gmail.com, or call the Church Office on 01483 422105 on Monday, Wednesday, or Friday mornings. Email office.gbc@btinternet.com.

Surrey Branch Western Front Association Wednesday 21st June 7.45pm John Green will give a talk entitled ‘Messines and Third Battle of Ypres’. John, who has studied the battlefield over many years, considers the strategic reasons for the overall campaign and its two phases, and presents an overview of the two battles and the connection between them with illustrated maps and views of the ground today. It takes place at The Day Centre, Lushington Drive, Cobham KT11 2LY. If you might be interested in attending, do call Andy Thompson on 07768 197990.

Meath Epilepsy Charity’s 125th Anniversary This wonderful local charity is 125 years old this year and they are arranging a Vintage Day in their grounds. It will take the form of a Vintage Fair with lots of vintage clothing, homeware, furniture, French brocante, gardenalia and jewellery stalls. There will also be a Car and Motor Cycle Show, with lots of vintage, classic and interesting modern cars. There will be all sorts of stalls and lots to do for the kids. Entrance is £3 on the gate for adults and children under 16 are free. Do put the date in your diary; I will be mentioning it again in the July edition.

Binscombe Medical Centre They have started a Walking for Health group, meeting every Tuesday at 10.30am (10.15am for registration of new walkers) by the tennis courts at Broadwater Park in the car park just down from the Leisure Centre. The walks are free and open to all - not just our patients (dogs on a lead and pushchairs welcome). Every week there is a short walk of approximately 30 minutes, and most weeks a longer walk of around one hour.

There are hot drinks available for purchase after the walk in the Leisure Centre. Visit www.walkingforhealth.org.uk for more information.

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Dani Maimone on the Guildford Fringe Festival’s special birthday

On the first weekend of July, Guildford High Street will be filled with the sound of music and much more as the fifth anniversary of the Guildford Fringe Festival is launched. The festival runs throughout the month with a range of exciting events and talented artists performing everything from stand-up comedy to dance, cabaret, music, plays, musical theatre and children’s shows. There really is something for everyone. The first weekend is free apart from the fabulous Gag House Comedy Superstars at G Live.

All free events will incur a nominal fee with your online booking but will be reimbursed once you attend.

This year the festival welcomes headline sponsors Experience Guildford, Harbour Hotels and SaidSo and will be bigger and better than ever before. Around 120 events will take place at various venues around Guildford.

So, what exactly is a Fringe Festival?

Nick Wyschna, Managing Director of Guildford Fringe Festival, explains: “It’s really a platform where a variety of artists such as actors, directors, production companies, comedians etc., can put on a show and try it out without too much financial risk. This industry isn’t cheap and it’s notoriously hard to get into. It can cost a great deal of money to get a show into production and for many starting out they just don’t have the financial resources to do so. We only charge the acts £70 to put on their event which includes promotion on our website as well as in our brochure which goes out to 25,000 people in and around Guildford. On

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the flip side, Fringe Festivals also provide audiences with the perfect opportunity to see something at a reasonable price that they perhaps wouldn’t normally consider watching. You’re probably more inclined to pay £7 for a ticket and take a risk seeing something you might not normally consider if the price is £30 or more.

“Ticket prices for London shows can be really expensive and it’s not unusual to pay upwards of £100. That’s a lot to pay for something you might not like or are unsure about. Keeping prices low brings theatre to a much wider audience and often to many who haven’t even considered it before due to cost. Theatre is sometimes perceived as something only the more well-off can enjoy.

We believe that theatre should be inclusive and available to everyone. It’s something we are very passionate about and it’s the mainstay of our whole company ethos.”

Nick attended the prestigious Royal Academy of Music in London and was able to put his excellent vocals to good use to help him pay his way. His parents were also both incredibly supportive financially and emotionally, and as a thank you for this he is in the process of setting up the Jack Wyschna Foundation for youngsters who want to get into the industry but don’t have the financial means to do so. Nick is in his early thirties and wants to help others get into the industry.

The ‘we’ in the team is Charlotte Bateup, a 30-year old dancer who trained at Laine Theatre Arts and who at the age of 21 was managing the shows onboard the exclusive Princess cruise ships. This was the perfect experience for running a company as creative and diverse as Guildford Fringe and its many offshoots including the festival.

Charlotte joined just over a year ago and does a bit of everything but the Performing Arts School is her baby. I ask how they met.

“I’d just left the cruise line and wanted to put down some roots and was searching for something else to do. I met Nick through his involvement at the Keystone Pub, loved the idea of what he was doing and volunteered for a bit. That led to him inviting me to join

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him as part of the team, and the rest,” she says laughing, “is history!” It’s clear to see there is great camaraderie between them and an important element in common is they have both worked as performers in the industry and totally understand how hard it can be to get work, let alone ‘make it.’

Charlotte is more than a dancer; she’s also funny, very clever and adept at handling many different roles. She did all the choreography for the last adult panto, Robin’s Wood, another facet of what the company produces and successfully sells out to rave reviews. She’s very active with the day-to-day running of the business, including marketing, networking and promotion. They are both hardworking, determined, very enthusiastic and their passion is infectious and shines through.

In five short years this dynamic duo (believe me they are, I have seen them in action) have built a successful company that has burgeoned into what is, in effect, several different businesses all under one roof.

“The Theatre Company came first in 2012,” continues Nick, “followed swiftly by the first

Guildford Fringe Festival. I ran that all in one venue, now our home base as it were, the Back Room of the Star Inn on Quarry Street. We did 32 events that July and now I look back it seemed relatively easy. It was the box office, my office and stage all in A couple of past acts one place. This year in contrast we’re running around all over the place and thankfully I’m not doing it on my own.”

In addition to the Theatre Company and the Fringe Festival, there is also Guildford Fringe Events, The Performing Arts School and Gag House Comedy Clubs, showcasing some of the best comedy acts on the UK circuit. Gag House Comedy is located in the Back Room of the Star Inn, Komo Cocktail Bar and the Stoke Pub in Guildford, as well as spreading to Godalming, London and Brighton. You can enjoy a great comedy night out for as little as £13.50. On the last Sunday of every month, and new for this year, is a monthly film night held at the Back Room.

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Guildford Fringe Theatre Company and all its various strands from the Festival to Gag House Comedy Clubs is a success story. Where many small businesses struggle to make it to the five year mark, Nick and Charlotte have demonstrated that Nick and Charlotte and the 2106 box office a passion for what you’re doing can win through.

Nick credits much of their success to networking, and building a strong visual brand. Their logos are very distinctive, welldesigned and thought out, by Nick’s best friend Steve Harris. Their bright sign-wrapped cars draw a great deal of attention wherever they go - people love taking selfies with them!

not good at. If you’re rubbish at numbers it makes sense to pay someone to do the books. It’s not a cost, regard it more as an investment in your business. I know for sure that I wouldn’t still be running if it wasn’t for the excellent help and advice from our accountants, Churchmill Partnership in Godalming.”

Nick has now become something of a marketing guru through promoting his brand and others are asking his advice about their own businesses, and it’s plain to see why. I know how hard these two work though, the many late nights, the attention to detail when putting on an event, the endless days of getting out and about promoting verbally, with posters and leaflets and on social media etc. It’s their work ethic, personalities and the ability to produce first class events that win the day.

FIND OUT MORE To find out about the Guildford Fringe Festival go to www.guildfordfringefestival.com. For other events go to www.GuildfordFringe.com or www.GagHouseComedy.com.

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Favourite container plants

Beautifully-scented plants are always top of my list. The dwarf, compact, lavender cultivars, known as Lavandula angustifolia, are such lovely options for containers in a sunny spot, where their calming, soothing fragrance can be welcomed and enjoyed by all. Lavandula angustifolia 'Lavenite Petite' has a naturally compact habit and produces purple flowers, which grow up to 35cm (15 inches) in height. Lavandula angustifolia â&#x20AC;&#x2122;Purityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; is a smidgen taller, growing up to 40cm tall, producing white flowers that are less grey toned than many of the white lavenders currently available. Lavandula angustifolia 'Little Lottie = Clarmo', grows up to 40cm tall and produces quite charming pink flowers. Other options are available such as Lavandula angustifolia 'Miss Muffet = Scholmis', L. angustifolia 'Loddon Blue', and L. angustifolia 'Peter Pan', to name a few.

Heliotropes make fantastic container plants.

Their flowers are a beautiful shade of deep purple and they produce the most delicious fragrance which is warm and sweet like a cherry pie. Sarah Raven stocks Heliotropium arborescens 'Midnight Skyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. Alternatively look for plants at your local nursery.

Pelargoniums, erroneously known as Geraniums, grow fantastically well in containers where they will flower all summer long. These floriferous plants are widely available in a variety of different forms and flower colours. Pelargoniums are very accommodating and grow well even if you forget to water them on occasion.

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leaves can be used in potpourri or to add flavour to culinary dishes. Pelargonium 'Sweet Mimosa' features larger than usual flowers, in a pretty pale pink colour, touched with a darker shade of plum, and produces leaves that emit a rose scent, as does the widely known Pelargonium 'Attar of Roses' which has gentle pink coloured flowers. Pelargonium 'Lavender Lindy' produces lavender scented leaves and vibrant purple-pink flowers. There's no prizes for guessing the scent produced by Pelargonium 'Prince of Orange'. This very beautiful cultivar features many white flowers, which are brushed with pink, and purple markings. Pelargonium 'Islington Peppermint' produces flowers which feature upper petals of the darkest maroon and contrasting white lower petals. Many other scented-leaved Pelargoniums are available. If you're interested in buying Pelargoniums, Fibrex Nurseries are specialist Pelargonium-growers with an online store.

I love the irrepressible cheer that sunflowers bring to the garden. Dwarf sunflowers are ideal for containers, but make haste and sow your seeds now to give your plants sufficient time to grow, flower and set seed before the frosts arrive.

Helianthus annuus 'Choco Sun' and Helianthus annuus 'Irish Eyes' are two of my favourite dwarf sunflowers for containers.

Seeds of forget-me-nots can be sown now, either in containers or directly in the soil, where they will flower next springtime. Chiltern Seeds offer some lovely varieties, including Myosotis sylvatica 'Snowsylva' a floriferous white flowered forget-me-not, there's also Myosotis sylvatica 'Rosylva' a pink form, and Myosotis sylvatica 'Bluesylva' available in this special forget-me-not series.

All of the plants I have recommended here will thrive in peatfree compost. To ensure your plants grow and perform well, it's important to use good quality compost. Dalefoot Composts came top in my recent peat free compost trial.

They are made from natural ingredients including sheep's wool, which is absorbent, thus creating moisture retentive compost that doesn't require watering as often.

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Images from left: Heliotrope and forget-me-not. Both by Beth Otway

Containers filled with your favourite coloured flowering plants can bring so much joy to you and the bees and butterflies in your garden.

What A Blooming Marvellous Month!

Summer’s here. In fact, it starts twice this month depending on whether you follow the meteorological or astronomical calendar. For many, 1st June marks the beginning of Summer, but the longest day - the Summer Solstice - is actually on 21st June.

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Regardless of when you celebrate Summer’s arrival, one thing’s certain - gardens are at their best in June.

Roses and flowers are in full bloom and greenery is gloriously abundant. But with Summer’s extra hours of daylight and (hopefully!) warmth giving your garden an exuberant burst of growth, weeds seem to appear from nowhere too. So keep on top of them by hoeing regularly, especially borders, in dry weather.

There are quite a few jobs to keep your garden looking its best in Summer - weeding, mowing, planting, watering - but make sure you allow time to enjoy all the gorgeous colour around you. Is there anything more relaxing than sitting outside in a beautiful sunny garden? Eating al fresco is another Summer highlight, but use an awning or canopy to provide shelter from the sun, or less clement weather conditions!

Visiting other gardens makes a great day out. Living in such a beautiful part of the country, there will be stunning gardens virtually on your doorstep throwing open their gates and offering inspiration. Visit www. opengardens.co.uk for a list in your area.

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<40 JOTTINGS - YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD Picnics & Pimm’s at Chilworth Manor Thursday 22nd to Saturday 24th June from 6.30pm Enjoy a relaxed evening listening to some live music with a picnic in the gardens of Chilworth Manor. Halfpenny Lane, Chilworth GU4 8NN.The format of the evening is the same each night; two bands play two sets; the bar is open all night, and you can take your own picnic and drinks. You are welcome to wander around the gardens during the evening. More information and ticket sales at www.chilworthmanor.net.

Coffee Concert at Guildford Cathedral Thursday 22nd June 11.15am-12 noon What could be a better way to spend a morning than enjoying pieces from Tosca from Surrey’s newest Opera House at West Horsley Place? The concert will also showcase a local school choir from the Grange Park junior outreach programme. All are welcome to enjoy this unique free morning of music. Coffee served from 10.30am, for more information, contact louise@ guildford-cathedral.org or visit www.guildford-cathedral.org.

RHS Garden Wisley – late night opening Friday 23rd June 6pm-9pm Wisley will be open late on three Fridays over the summer, so go along and enjoy music, barbecues and the beauty of the summer flowers. The other dates are 21st July and 11th August.

More information on their website wisley@rhs.org.uk or www. rhs.org.uk/wisley. Free with Garden admission.

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Shackleford Village Fête Saturday 24th June 12.30pm-4pm All the fun o’ the fair at a traditional fun family fete. Takes place at Norney Farm, Shackleford GU8 6AE. A Vintage Summer at Guildford Cathedral Saturday 24th June 10.30am-4pm A Vintage style summer in the beautiful grounds of Guildford Cathedral with over 60 beautiful stalls selling antiques, vintage finds, French textiles and handmade treasures. Enjoy a picnic in the grounds of the cathedral enjoying the far reaching views over the lovely city of Guildford or stop off in the lovely English country style tea room. Dogs welcome in the grounds and can be parked up outside at the doggy, water and treat pit stop whilst you shop in the marquee. £2 entry under 10s free Busbridge Open Gardens Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th June 2pm-5pm Enjoy a stroll around the Busbridge area and visit a variety of beautiful gardens, including Godalming in Bloom award winners.

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Bees harvest nectar from nearby flowers, so honey is a direct reflection of the area in which it is made. That's why local honey is not only a key ingredient in Silent Pool gin but also in one of their favourite cocktails:

The most popular way to enjoy our gin is still in a classic G&T. Not satisfied with a simple twist or slice, we created a set of flavourful liquid garnishes from key botanicals. These concentrated essences enhance the flavour of your drink by accentuating the fresh notes inherent in our gin.

Replacing your usual twist of citrus with Silent Pool Mist Liquid Garnish will raise your cocktail-making to a whole new level.

50ML SILENT POOL GIN 20ML HONEY 20ML FRESH SQUEEZED LEMON JUICE In a shaker, stir together the gin and honey until the honey has dissolved.

Add the lemon Juice and fill shaker with ice.

Shake until chilled and strain into a chilled cocktail coupe or martini glass.

Garnish with a twist of lemon peel.

50ML SILENT POOL GIN 125ML PREMIUM TONIC WATER 4 SPRAYS SILENT POOL MIST LIQUID GARNISH (KAFFIR/BERGAMOT) Fill a large glass with ice and spray with Silent Pool Mist Liquid Garnish.

Add gin and top with your favourite tonic - enjoy!

SILENT POOL MARTINI The delicate intricacy of Silent Pool Gin is best enjoyed neat. However, the sweet and floral flavours in the gin come through beautifully in this classic cocktail: 60ML SILENT POOL GIN 20ML DRY VERMOUTH In a mixing glass, add the gin and dry vermouth. Fill the mixing glass with ice and stir through until chilled.

Strain into a chilled coupe or martini glass.

Finish off with an olive, a twist of lemon peel or a few sprays of Silent Pool Mist Liquid Garnish.

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Gin-cured Salmon Gin-cured salmon with juniper berries and coriander seeds is a light and bright garden party favourite. This recipe is by Gill Dupleix and is taken from www.taste.com.au. Image by Ben Dearnley.

Ingredients: 75g table salt 75g caster sugar 1 tsp grated lime zest, plus 1 lime thinly sliced (a mandolin is ideal) 1/2 tsp whole black peppercorns, lightly crushed 1 tsp pink peppercorns (see note) 2 tsps coriander seeds 1 tsp cumin seeds 1 tsp juniper berries, lightly crushed (see note) 80ml gin 400g centre-cut salmon fillet, skin on, pin-boned 2 cucumbers (Lebanese if you can find them) 2 tbsps mint leaves Borage flowers, extra virgin olive oil and toasted sourdough slices, to serve (see note) Serves 4

Method: 1. Combine salt, sugar, zest, black and pink peppercorns, spices, juniper berries and gin. Spread half the spice mixture in a glass or ceramic dish. Add fish, skin-side down, and cover with remaining spice mixture. Cover with plastic wrap and chill overnight, turning fish after 12 hours and spooning any liquid in the dish over the top. Remove salmon from dish, reserving any liquid, and rinse. Pat dry with paper towel.

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spices from curing liquid.

3. Very thinly slice salmon on the diagonal, discarding skin. Arrange on a serving platter. Scatter with cucumber, lime slices, mint, borage flowers and reserved spices. Drizzle with oil and serve with sourdough.

Note: â&#x20AC;˘ Pink peppercorns and juniper berries are from delis. Borage flowers are from garden centres and farmers' markets. â&#x20AC;˘ Begin this recipe a day ahead.

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<46 JOTTINGS - YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD The Cellar, Crown Court and on the day from the gardens, £5 (children under 16 free) in aid of The Cellar Cafe and Cancer Research. For more information visit Busbridge Open Gardens on Facebook.

Workshop – Lino Cut for Beginners Saturday 24th June 10am-4pm Celebrated local artist Celia Lewis is running a lino cut course for beginners in which she shares her personal practice. At the same time there is an exhibition of her work. It takes place at Farnham Pottery and the cost of the workshop is £60 including a light lunch. For further information on the workshop, exhibition or related activities visit www.thefarnhampottery.co.uk or call Guy Hains on 07879 667000.

Cranleigh Choral Society Saturday 24th June 7.30pm A fitting end to the bustle of Carnival Day, the Society’s popular Summer Concert will take place in the Village Hall. They will be performing the immensely moving work by Karl Jenkins, The Armed Man and also Carter’s Benedicite. They will be joined by Cranleigh Prep School choir and Catherine Beddison will conduct. Tickets are £12; call 01483 274455 or email secretary@cranleighchoralsociety.org.uk. There should also be tickets on the door.

Weybridge Male Voice Choir Saturday 24th June 7.30pm The Choir offer an exciting and varied programme from opera choruses to ballads at St Nicolas Church, Cranleigh GU6 8AR. Tickets, including refreshments, are £10 on the door or in

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Oakleaf Enterprise is a local mental health charity based in Guildford and is working in partnership with Give as You Live to raise vital funds for their organisation. Sign up with Give as You Live and save money, receive exclusive offers and discounts and most importantly, do something amazing. Help someone in your community who is struggling with mental ill health and make a real difference to their life. Sign up now at www.giveasyoulive. com.

Shere Open Gardens Sunday 25th June 2pm-6pm One of the most picturesque villages in Surrey will be opening its garden gates and inviting the public to view a selection of beautiful private gardens. This year there will be about 25 gardens to see, a plant sale and an over-the-wall gardeners' question time at the allotments. The cricket club runs a Pimm’s Stall and the mums from Shere School serve home-made teas in the village hall. Funds raised by the event are split between about 17 local causes Entry: Adults: £7; Over 60: £6; Children under 16: Free. Tickets are available at the village hall and selected gardens, ask parking attendants for the nearest point.

No dogs (other than Guide Dogs) allowed. Further information at www.shereopengardens.co.uk.

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Historic & Vintage Military Vehicle Rally & Show Sunday 25th June 9.30am-4.30pm To mark Armed Forces Day, ABF The Soldiers Charity in conjunction with Guildford Borough Council are holding this special show, for the third year, at Loseley Park GU3 1HS. More information by emailing pbruinvels@soldierscharity.org or from the website www.events@loseleypark.co.uk.

West Surrey Decorative and Fine Arts Society Tuesday 27th June 'Underground Cathedrals - the art and design of the London Underground’ is the title of the next lecture of West Surrey Decorative and Fine Arts Society. In this lecture Ian Swankie plots the early development of the Underground, looks at some of the iconic posters, the Jubilee Line extension and some of the new Crossrail stations. The Society meets in Shalford Village Hall on the fourth Tuesday in the month at 9.45am for coffee.

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An Introduction to Opera Wednesday 28th June 7.30pm Have you ever wondered why opera is so special? Have you wanted to find out but been unsure where to start? This may be the perfect solution! Join Rhiannon Llewellyn (soprano) and Mark Austin (piano) for an accessible hour-long introduction to opera featuring well-loved arias by Mozart, Puccini, Verdi and Bizet. Curious listeners aged 7-70 can ask questions, so it's suitable for all the family. Hear great opera close-up, learn about the life of a singer and laugh at what goes on behind the scenes. United Reformed Church, South Street, Farnham GU9 7QU. Tickets: £10 (Under 18s £4) - www.thelittleboxoffice. com/operasouth. Part of the Farnham Flash Festival - www. farnhamflashfestival.org.uk.

Electric Theatre Jazz Café Wednesday 28th June 7.30pm An evening of world-class, intimate jazz in the Electric Theatre's popular Jazz Café as top trumpeter Martin Shaw plays music from the repertoire of the great jazz trumpet legends, including Miles Davies, Tom Harrell, Freddie Hubbard, Louis Armstrong, and many more. Tickets are £14; call the Electric Theatre box office on 01483 444789. Advance booking recommended. The Electric Theatre is in Onslow Street, Guildford GU1 4SZ. Cranleigh Decorative and Fine Arts SocietyImage by Beth Otway Wednesday 28th June The Society will be given a talk by Julien Richards on A Potted History of Britain, about ceramics starting 6,000 years ago up to the rise of the 19th Century potteries. It will be held at the Cranleigh Arts Centre at 2pm and 7.30pm. All are welcome.

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Waggoners Wells and Ludshott Common Lakes strung like a necklace; a glistening heath strewn with crimson toadstools in autumn; majestic limes and maples; three historic villages. There is no other walk quite like this quiet and peaceful wander. Waggoners Wells is a famous beauty spot, popular with weekend families but large enough to absorb them all, whilst Ludshott Common is one of the largest areas of heathland in the South East.

Dogs are welcome as nearly all the stiles have a generous gap except for one just before Bramshott but Humphrey and I managed it when we did this lovely walk in April. This walk is taken from www.fancyfreewalks.org where the walk can be downloaded with full mapping.

The walk

1. Leave from the back of the car park, past the noticeboard on a broad sandy track. In 30m, you reach the heath by a rustic bench with terrific views south to Butser Hill (with the aerial) and beyond. point your feetto another Cross straight over the crossing track on aofnew sandy track. In 20m, at a fork twopath grassy paths, choose the right fork. In less than 100m, at another fork, take the right fork (really straight on). In Wellsautumn and Ludshott Common(fly agaric) are found the red toadstools 9 miles oreverywhere 10 km=6½ miles easy walking on the heath and you should see them aplenty. The pathDate descends to a crossing path. Turn written: 30-sep-2010 left here, slightlyDate downhill, the path ahead revised:avoiding 24-may-2012 that goes up a slope. Keep to the fairly straight c or later in Grayshott Last update: 22-aug-2016 path, avoiding all turnings off. Parallel on the right Haslemere) you may observe an overgrown sunken, possibly We depend on your feedback: feedback@fancyfreewalks.org ancient, track. The path ends at a T-junction. Turn ted to printing, copying distributing this document as right at orthe T-junction andexactly ignore a wide path d without any cutting or editing. See Principles on main webpage. immediately left. In 15m, fork left on a narrow level odland, heath sandy path, thus leaving the main path that carries on uphill. You pass some beautiful occasional pine trees and reach a junction of paths by a marker necklace;post. a glistening heath strewn withhere crimson toadGo straight ahead over a crossing path. ajestic limes and maples; three historic villages. There In 20m, fork left, following the orange byway arrow, e like this quiet and peaceful wander. thus avoiding a rather steep path up a slope on the mpshire is easily accessible from the London area, right. In 40m, turn left on a path that goes over a Hindhead on the A3 road. Waggoners Wells is a of an old bridge dam.to , popularremnant with weekend families but largeor enough 2. InCommon 20m, at a grassy T-junction, turn right. In 10m, lst Ludshott is one of the largest areas of uth East.fork left, following some overhead wires uphill. In 80m, you blue-topped ortened by taking thereach Field ofaMaples short cut,post, one of several, he prettyindicating villages. a rider’s path. Here fork left away from the wires on a wide path through the woods. Stay on the main level path, avoiding Grayshott minor side paths, until you reach another bluetopped post.

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Immediately veer left on a path coming from the right and, in 10m, turn right on a path uphill, thus regaining your original direction. As the path curves right, a narrow path joins from the left. The path ends at a T-junction with a very wide bridleway. You have reached the far edge of the Common. Turn right on the bridleway. This patch is often muddy, but you really need not worry because in just a few metres the mud will become more manageable.

You have meadows on the left and soon on the right too. Nearly 500m after joining this path, you come to a major fork.

3. Turn right at the fork and continue until you join a lane (Gentles Lane) coming from the left. Follow the road past High Hurlands Home and, just after Hurlands itself, fork left on a narrow path through hollies and turn left at a T-junction on a bridleway.

Follow the track, first past entrances to Harambee and other properties, then past meadows and a line of poplars and finally down to a road by Tilburys with its well-groomed hedge. Turn left on the road, going past oast houses on your right. Oast houses, used for drying hops, are mainly associated with Kent, but they do in fact appear in other home counties and as far north as Worcestershire. At a road junction, veer right in the direction Whitehill, Liphook. Traverse the deceptively sleepy village of Passfield, passing The Old Forge, The Old Cricketers and other witnesses to rural life.

4. Just before a bridge visible ahead, turn left on a bridleway (a sign says No Fishing). On your right is one of a line of lakes and water meadows that are a feature of this area. (Don’t worry about the sign that says Private Property Keep Out: it refers to the water meadows, not the bridleway.) At a 4-way fingerpost by a house, keep straight on on a track.

(As a small diversion, it is worth turning right a few paces down to the waterside where the water fowl, mallards, swans and coots, can be observed close up.) Over on your right are the fine buildings of Passfield Manor. At the end of the track, by a fence, turn sharp right on a track, crossing the Wey South via an old bridge and passing through woodland.

The track eventually joins a drive and meets a lane. Turn right to come almost immediately to a T-junction with a main road.

5. Go straight over the main road, a fraction

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right, onto a footpath by a National Trust sign for Passfield Common. In just over 100m, turn right before an oak tree across the luminous centre of the common. On the other side, you reach a tree line. Fork left here on a narrow path that skirts the trees and finally leads out to the hamlet of Conford.

Turn left through the hamlet, passing the village hall (the old school). When the lane bends right after the last house, leave it by continuing straight ahead on a tarmac bridleway with the elegant stone Conford House up on your left. Ignore a footpath right at a fingerpost. Once again, you have a long lake and water meadows on your right. You pass Conford Park Barn, about 250 years old, usually with fluttering white doves. The bridleway leads through an iron gateway and ends at a tarmac drive. Turn left here, immediately meeting a main road, the B3004. Turn right on the road.

6. Go past houses, and continue to a right bend.

Cross the road carefully and turn left on a footpath by a metal gate beside fields. After the first field on the right, turn right along its other edge. At the other side, officially, the path goes over an awkward stile by a metal gate into the farmyard of Bramshott Vale Farm. However, most walkers veer right and left over the grass in front of a barn to avoid the stile. Keep ahead on a concrete track, ignoring a footpath left. After a brick shed, go half-left across the grass, as signed, to meet a wonderful lime avenue. Cross the avenue and negotiate a stile [now made awkward by a fence across it], the corner of a meadow, another stile and another meadow that is often the home to highland cattle and shetland ponies. After a metal gate, turn right on a drive (first glancing left to view the impressive house). Go over a bridge across a lively stream, go through a metal swing-gate and turn left on a lane. After a short distance, you meet a minor road, Church Lane. Turn right here. This deeply sunken lane takes you to

steps where you can turn right up to the churchyard of Bramshott Church of St Mary the Virgin. Leaving Bramshott church on the right, turn left at the T-junction onto Rectory Lane and stay on this lane as it bends right, ignoring all minor lanes off.

7. Stay on this deeply sunken quiet lane for some distance. In about 900m, you pass the gatehouse of Downlands House. 250m further, you reach a T-junction. Turn left. In about 500m, the lane ends at a car park. Go straight on through a metal barrier, keeping to the left side, on a woodland path downhill. Stay on the main, rather uneven, path. At the bottom of the hill, keep to the left

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Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t cross the bridge but keep right and walk parallel to the stream on your left, soon reaching the first lake. Stay on the right bank and, after a section of woodland, reach the second lake. After more woodland, you reach the third lake, which has an especially picturesque wooden bridge over the sluice. Stay on the right bank, soon to pass a noticeboard and, up on the right, a car park .

8. On meeting a tarmac lane coming from the car park, turn left on it and cross a ford, or the footbridge beside it. Just 10m after the ford, turn left on a marked path and immediately fork right uphill on a bridleway, going past a stone memorial on your left. After a modest climb, the path flattens out and, in about 100m, goes over a crossing path. In about another 200m, the path goes under wires and, in a further 80m, meets a junction with a crossing track. Turn right on the crossing track, ignoring the path almost opposite. Soon another track joins from the left. In another 60m, there is a wide gap in the birches lining the track on your left.

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saplings. Another narrow path joins from the right.

You come to a junction of wide paths. Cross over the first path but turn right on the second path.

You are now on a high plain with views left to the Hampshire hills. The path descends to a T-junction.

Turn right here.

9. Very shortly after, the path forks. Take the lefthand fork. The path curves left uphill. Stay next to the trees on your right, avoiding all turnings off. The path passes close to a bench seat and runs downhill for a bit passing minor paths off to the left and right until you come to a waymarker on the right.

Immediately after it there is some broken down fencing. Immediately after the fencing, and just as the path begins to rise again, take a right fork on a wide path into the woods. The path soon runs clear of the trees and you have fine views again. About 250m from the fork, you finally reach the Ludshott Common car park where the walk began.

DISTANCE: 9 miles OS MAPS: Explorer 133 Haslemere STARTING POINT: National Trust Ludshott Common car park (grid ref 852358, postcode GU26 6JG) in Hampshire, off the B3002 road from Hindhead, Surrey.

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Low Lily Friday 30th June 7.30pm This delightful trio from Boston, U.S.A. explore the roots and branches of American folk music, creating a unique brand of acoustic music that is rooted yet contemporary.

They create wonderful harmonies and great playing. Takes place at Grayshott Social Club, Hill Road, Grayshott, Nr. Hindhead GU26 6HL. Tickets: £14 for Adults/£7 for Under 16’s. Available from Des O'Byrne on 01428 607096. Check them out at www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIQtRESRSsM. Summer Party Saturday 1st July 6pm for 6.30pm The Clockhouse in Milford warmly invites you to a Summer Party in The Barn at The Old Farmhouse, Farnham Road, Elstead GU8 6DB by kind permission of Mr and Mrs Richard Grey. Enjoy a delicious supper, a little music and an opportunity to see their beautiful garden. There will be a licensed bar and a raffle.

Tickets cost £15 each and are on sale beforehand at Chandlers Garage, Elstead and at The Clockhouse, Chapel Lane, Milford GU8 5EZ. Call 01483 420668. No tickets on the night.

Godalming Choral Society Concert Sunday 2nd July 7.30pm Godalming Choral Society will be performing a selection from Rachmaninov’s All-Night Vigil (Vespers), Chilcott’s A Little Jazz Mass and works by Tavener, Fauré and Finzi in the Great Hall, Charterhouse, Godalming GU7 2DX. They will be conducted

by Michael Veazey. Tickets are £15 (£8 for students) and are available from Record Corner, Pound Lane, Godalming; Guildford Tourist Office, 155 High Street, Guildford tel: 01483 444333; Godalming Choral Society Ticket Office tel : 07505 203468 or on-line. For more details please go to www.godalmingchoral. org.uk.

Elizabethan Music Concert Thursday 6th July 7.30pm The acclaimed Guitarists John Mills and Cobie Smit are giving a recital of classical guitar favourites, together with The Avalon Consort who will play Elizabethan Music at Loseley House in aid of Shooting Star Chase Children’s’ Hospice in Guildford. Mr More-Molyneux is kindly making the venue free of charge so that all ticket proceeds will go straight to the charity. Further details and tickets price £25 per person (inclusive of interval refreshments) can be obtained from the organiser Liz Pamplin, email pamplin@btinternet.com. Or write to Liz Pamplin Little Critchmere, Manor Crescent, Haslemere GU27 1PB with a list of names and addresses of those attending enclosing a cheque for the full amount payable to Shooting Star Chase (no cards or cash) and a stamped addressed envelope.

Macmillan Classic Motor Show and Family Fun Day Sunday 9th July 11am-4.30pm Macmillan Cancer Support Guildford Area Group is hosting its seventh Classic Motor Show and Family Fun Day on the Clandon Park Estate, West Clandon GU4 7AA. There will be classics galore, lots of refreshments, children's entertainment and pony rides. Pre-registration of classics is advised and free by contacting macmillanclassiccarshow@hotmail.com or calling June 2017

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The Wey & Arun Canal Trust (WACT) began as a society in 1970, as a few enthusiasts considered a canal restoration, and quickly grew to become a charitable trust in 1973. It now has nearly 3,000 members and around 350 volunteers engaged in various activities from admin to hedgelaying, boat crewing to bricklaying, repairing and maintaining equipment to grass-cutting.

The trust is an almost entirely voluntary organisation, relying on the support of members and friends, as well as the generosity of local businesses and the goodwill of local authorities. It has the services of volunteer professional engineers to design and supervise the restoration work, much of which is carried out by the various working parties plus visiting organisations like the Waterway Recovery Group. There are six part-time staff, including boat trip administrators, canal centre supervisor, book-keeper and a fundraising, press and public relations officer.

The Wey & Arun Canal is actually a combination of two canals – the Arun Navigation and the Wey & Arun Junction Canal. The southern part, the Arun Navigation, reached Newbridge near Billingshurst in Sussex in 1787 to serve industries including chalk pits and lime manufacturers. It was linked to the English Channel via the River Arun.

In around 1810, visionaries saw the opportunities in linking the Arun to the River Wey, and therefore also London via the Thames. In 1813, an Act of Parliament authorised the building of the Wey and Arun Junction Canal to extend the navigation up to Stonebridge Wharf, Shalford. The combined canal is 23 miles long and was declared open at Compasses Bridge in Alfold on September 29th 1816.

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For the first time since restoration began, the trust is carrying out simultaneous major projects at more than one site, including building a new Compasses Bridge and the revival of navigation on 1¼ miles of the Summit Level. The new bridge was officially opened by actor Dame Penelope Keith as part of celebrations to mark the combined canal’s 200th anniversary.

The design study for phase one of the Bramley Link section, from Shalford to Gosden Aqueduct, is substantially complete, as is the Environmental Impact Analysis.

A flood impact study was completed in January 2017, to be followed by the preparation of a planning application and a fundraising campaign.

Over the border into West Sussex, volunteers are finishing the re-construction of Gennets Bridge Lock, the next lock north from the current limit of navigation, Southland Lock. WACT is in the early stages of planning restoration from there.

Other smaller projects are taking place along the length of the canal, such as the rebuilding of farm bridges across the waterway, restoring towpaths and building a slipway. This all underlines WACT’s determination that the entire canal will eventually be revived.

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Godalming Town Show & Carnival Saturday 3rd June 2017, The Burys Field. Arnival 12pm - 1pm, Stalls 12pm - 5pm, Live Entertainment 1pm - 7pm Organised by Godalming Round Table, this annual event is a great way for us to come together as a community and celebrate the best of Godalming.

This year’s theme is PIRATES! Dig out your cutlass and eyepatch and join them for a day of adventure at the Burys Cove. There will be a pirate-themed carnival parade, live music and entertainment, food stalls, beer tent and lots more!

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Charity Golf Day Wednesday 19th July The Meath Epilepsy Charity based in Godalming is holding a golf day as part of their 125th anniversary celebrations.

You are invited to take part at the delightful Cowdray Park Golf Course where teams of four will compete in an 18 hole stableford competition with the best two scores on each hole to count. There will be lots of prizes. Registration and coffee with bacon rolls from 8am with a shotgun start at 9.30am. The cost is £300 for a team of four to include coffee and a three course buffet lunch. To enter go to www.meath. org.uk.

The Loxwood Joust Weekends 5th/6th and 12th/13th August A day out at the Loxwood Joust is like no other. It’s fun and educational and there is most definitely something for all the family. There are all action jousting tournaments, daring displays of weaponry, archery and cannon fire and fully armoured knights meeting in thunderous battles. Experience the Living History Village and browse the Mediaeval Market Place with traders and hawkers vying for attention whilst wandering minstrels, the Court Jester and dance troupes entertain. Little ones will revel in Children’s Kingdom with have a go Archery, Face and Wound Painting and Pelt the Peasant! Loxwood joust is located in Loxwood Meadow, West Sussex, off the B2133 near Billingshurst. Lots more information at www.loxwoodjoust.co.uk.

Guildford Café Bridge Event Thursday 5th October This raised over £4,500 last year during full day of bridge, playing in 13 restaurants and cafés in Guildford, which hosted 220 bridge playing enthusiasts. This year is the sixth annual event and aims to raise £5,000 with the help of 240 participants using 15 venues. Funds raised will go to supporting Breast Cancer “NOW” and Linkable. Players meet St Mary’s Church for coffee and registration at Mike Hutchinson_Layout 1 13/05/2013 17:14 Page 1 10.15am.

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