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Godalming & Cranleigh • October 2016

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We have also now launched our brand new website, which we think is a big improvement on the previous one. There will be more features through our blog, more competitons, online events information and more. You can also submit late Jottings if you have missed our print copy deadlines. Please take a look and let me know what you think or if there is anything else we should be covering online. And it also works on mobiles and tablets. Finally, we welcome Jesse Boon who joins us as a Sales Executive, completing the advertising team. Jesse lives in Guildford and is as excited to join us as we are to have her on board! Contact the editor: stefan@vantagepublishing.co.uk

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CONTENTS The local magazine produced by local people for the local community

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6 Jottings Your local community noticeboard

9 Seniors Planning for care fees in later life

14 Denbies Wine Estate Celebrating 30 years 21 Sandhurst A brief history of the Military Academy

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26 Local Community Foundation for Surrey 29 Motoring October is Tyre Safety Month 38 Local Business Godalming Chamber of Commerce news

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50 Recipes Pumpkins are not just for Halloween

52 Gastro

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For our third year running, we entered the GUTS Motor Tour and yet again the weather was extremely kind, in fact perfect for sauntering down country lanes in the most beautiful countryside. Our old car, a 1957 Triumph TR3, behaved impeccably but I must stop driving with my fingers permanently crossed! We set off from Liphook after being refreshed with coffee and bacon butties and slowly drove to Stansted Park, a delightful property near Rowlands Castle. After downing a coffee, we set off for our final destination, Hinton Ampner where everyone enjoyed a picnic in the grounds – even had time for a tour of the house and gardens. In 2015, the tour raised over £3,800 for this fantastic charity fighting bowel cancer and we are hoping to top that this year. If you have a veteran, vintage or classic car, do consider entering next year; it really is a great day out for a truly worthy cause. Email gutsmotortour@gmail.com for more information. Extend Exercises for the Over 60’s They are a friendly group who exercise to music in the chair and standing. They use a variety of equipment and aim to improve strength, flexibility and balance, using dance as well. If you would like to join in, go along on Mondays at 2.30pm to the Gostrey Centre, Brightwells Road in Farnham or on Wednesdays at 11.30am to Godalming United Church. Also, there are classes at 2pm on Thursdays at St Joan’s Centre, Tilford Road. For further information, call Jo Payne on 07880 722272. Email jololoma@yahoo.co.uk. Godalming Meadrow WI Tuesday 4th October 7.30pm They meet on the first Tuesday of the month at Moss Lane School in Godalming. On Tuesday 4th they will be having a special Pamper Evening and would like to extend an invitation to any ladies who might be interested in joining the WI. There will be several beauty demonstrations and new products to try out plus, a chance to socialise with members. There’s

something for everyone at the Godalming Meadrow WI as they run special interest groups including a book club, walking group and breakfast club, as well as interesting days out and monthly meetings. Ockford-Godalming WI Group Wednesday 5th October 2pm They meet on the first Wednesday of each month at the Scout and Guide Headquarters, Seymour road, off Eashing Lane, Godalming. As well as monthly meetings, outings and theatre trips are arranged throughout the year. There are also pub lunches, scrabble afternoons, book reading evenings and regular craft sessions. For more information, contact the secretary on 01483 415702. Gag House Comedy Club Wednesday 5th October 8pm October is a month full of professional comedy in Guildford brought to you by Gag House Comedy Clubs. Firstly, You Must Be Stoking Comedy Club is back with your monthly dose of laughs to start October off just right. The Stoke Pub, Guildford, plays host on Wednesday 5th October with Tony Basnett bringing his cheeky style to Guildford as the MC for the evening. Adam Hess and Tamar Broadbent join the line up with Danny Buckler as the headliner for the night. Danny is one of the best comics on the scene and has entertained audiences the world over. After making his TV debut with Channel 4’s ‘Danny Does Tricks’ he then toured with Victoria Wood and was part of the acclaimed London West End Show ‘Victoria Wood and Friends’. Danny went on to host the BBC1 Saturday night prime time show ‘The Secrets of Magic’ and later went on to tour the UK with Channel 4 star Jon Richardson. Danny’s career has seen him open for stars such as Paul Anka, Ricky Gervais and Bob Monkhouse! Advanced tickets are £10.60 or £12 on the door (including booking fees). Bookings can be made by visiting www. GagHouseComedy.com or by calling 0333 666 3366.

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Godalming Film Society GFS, now in its 10th year, is a local film group which aims to promote the understanding and enjoyment of the art of classic and contemporary film of all genres and, as such, enhance the arts and cultural provision of the community. This is currently achieved through screenings, talks and discussions. There will be two screenings in October, on 11th and 18th. Screenings are for members and their guests and the season runs through to May 2017.The subscription is just £30 and there are, I think, 18 films to be shown; there were two in September when the season began. To finish off the season, GFS will launch Godalming’s first ever Film Festival, scheduled for summer 2017. The Society is also seeking to support filmmaking and other film-based initiatives by new entrants with its film award programme. The Society’s comprehensive website is www. godalmingfilmsoc.org.uk. For further information, contact Michael O’Sullivan at mosullivan03@gmail.com. Elstead Afternoon Women’s Institute Thursday 6th October 2.15pm Mr Ashley Smith will speak about ‘The Hawk Conservancy Trust’ at the Elstead Village Hall. There will be the usual delicious tea available for just £1.50 to all members and visitors .Why not go along and join them. They have their Annual Meeting in November and Mrs Frances Fry will entertain in December with ‘Musicals, Music and Merry Christmas’ For more information, call Helen White on 01252 710039.

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PLANNING for Care Fees in later life

by Martin Bamford

One of the biggest challenges of the 21st century is Britain’s ageing population. Improvements in health, diet and preventative care mean we are living for longer. In 2012, the number of over 65’s in the UK surpassed 10 million for the first time. The ‘oldest old’, which describes those aged 85 or over, has also risen sharply. During the 2011 Census, there were 1.25 million over 85’s in England and Wales, up by 30% from a decade earlier.

and local authorities have scaled back their funding for social care. There has been a big increase in the number of older people using residential nursing homes, around 21% higher at 164,000 according to the most recent figures. The number of older people using nursing care has also risen, to around 79,000 people today. With greater demand for care and less publicly available funding, the expensive cost of later-life care will often fall on individuals and families.

As a result of this ageing population, one in three women over age 65 will need residential care at some point in their lives. For those women who do not require residential care in later life, there is a 50% chance they will need some form of care at home.

In the South East, the average cost of a residential care home is £669 a week. This rises to an average of £920 a week if nursing care is required. Those who prefer to receive care in their home in later life face average costs of £248 a week in Surrey, and they also need to meet the cost of utilities and maintenance for their property.

These changing demographics have implications for our care in later life.

These are big numbers and can seem daunting for families who need to make important decisions about care packages for elderly relatives.

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and the other takes care of health or care decisions. You can only set up a lasting power of attorney if you have the mental capacity to make decisions, so putting this in place early is important. The document must be registered with the Office of the Public Guardian before it can be used.

If you have assets or savings of less than ÂŁ23,250, the local authority will help to pay for your care costs. You pay your own care costs if you have more than this. The value of your home is often excluded from this means testing process; it will not be counted as capital if certain people, such as your husband or wife, still live in the property. Recognising the financial and social challenges prompted by an ageing population, the government instigated a formal review of care funding, which was started by the Dilnot Commission in July 2010. This resulted in a new Care Act in 2014, which came into force last year, although some key aspects of the legislation have been deferred until 2020. If the government decides it is affordable, we could see the introduction of a cap on how much you have to spend on your care needs. Once this cap reaches ÂŁ72,000, the local authority will then pay for your eligible needs. The cap does however exclude daily living costs, such as food and accommodation in a care home, and critics have warned that once introduced the cap is likely to benefit few individuals. When an elderly parent or relative needs care, either in a residential care home or within their own home, it can be a worrying and stressful time for their families. Understanding the various costs of care and any benefits available to help with these costs can quickly become a full time job. There are some simple steps families can take before the need for care arises, to make things less stressful in the future. Putting in place a lasting power of attorney is a must. These legal documents are a way of giving someone you trust the legal authority to make decisions on your behalf if you lack mental capacity at some time in the future. There are two types and both should be considered. One covers financial decisions

Another simple step to consider is discussing future care needs for elderly parents or relatives. The best prepared families will go as far as visiting residential care homes, making a choice before the need for care arises. This can put minds at rest when health does decline, with families safe in the knowledge that the choice of home was made jointly. Care fees planning can be a complex area of financial advice, which is recognised by the requirement from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for advisers to hold a specialist qualification. A handful of professional advisers who choose to work in this area of advice go a step further, completing the Later Life Adviser Accreditation. This accreditation from the Society of Later Life Advisers (SOLLA) is the recognised benchmark for advice skills of those advisers who specialise in the older client market. It represents a real endorsement of their skills and experience in working with, and understanding the needs of, older people and their families and carers. With an ageing population and many older people living with dementia, there is a good chance you or someone close to you will need to address later-life care planning at some stage in your life. Making good decisions based on a full understanding of the various costs, rules and benefits is easily achieved by working with an experienced independent financial adviser. Martin Bamford is a Chartered Financial Planner, Chartered Wealth Manager and Accredited Later Life Adviser. He is managing director of Informed Choice, an award-winning ďŹ rm of Chartered Financial Planners based in Cranleigh, Surrey.

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Alzheimer’s Research UK Thursday 6th October There’s a Charity Sale at High Edser, Shere Road, Ewhurst GU6 7PQ in aid of Alzheimer’s Research UK from 9.30am until 4pm. All are very welcome, lots of gifts to buy and coffee and cake plus cheese and pate lunch available. Do go along and enjoy a relaxed shopping moment! The Christmas Tree Festival This festival event has taken place for the last five years in Godalming Parish Church at the end of November. However it is taking a break this year but hopes to be back in 2017 after the new Rector has been installed. Thanks to all who have supported the venture in the past; they look forward to welcoming you back next year. Cranleigh Antique Collectables Fair Thursdays 6th and 20th October 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 Facebook, Pdfairs, for further details. Chiddingfold Cinema Thursday 6th October 8pm Showing at Chiddingfold Village Hall, Love & Friendship stars Kate Beckinsale as Lady Susan Vernon and Tom Bennett as

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JOTTINGS - YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD Sir James Martin. Based on Jane Austen’s early short story Lady Susan, this clever and self-aware comedy captures the spirit of Austen’s acute social observation, and features some of her best one-liners. Kate Beckinsale is well cast as a young widow who exploits her good looks and wit to full profit, but the film is stolen by Tom Bennett as a cheerfully idiotic suitor. Their second screening of the month is on Friday 21st October, also at 8pm. Me Before You, stars Emilia Clarke as Lou Clark and Sam Claflin as Will Traynor. The secret to any successful romance is chemistry, and Emilia Clarke and Sam Claflin have it in spades. It’s a typical opposites attract story (she is cheerful and straightforward, he is detached and sophisticated) with the added dimension that he is quadriplegic and she is employed to look after him. By turns funny, frothy and tear jerking. Tickets for each standard screening cost £5 (£3 for children under 15) and are available on the door, in advance via chiddingfoldcinema.com, or from Chiddingfold Post Office. Season Tickets are also available from both locations. For further details, especially anyone interested in volunteering to help, please contact Matthew Lacey on 01428 683120, or email boxoffice@chiddingfoldcinema.com.

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Denbies Wine Estate celebrates its 30th anniversary Denbies Wine Estate, England’s largest vineyard, is situated on the outskirts of Dorking in the heart of the Surrey Hills. Approaching the expansive Denbies Estate, for a moment, one could really be anywhere in the world, with acres and acres of vineyard rolling into the distant hills. A captivating sight – in the middle of Surrey. Established in 1986, Denbies Wine Estate has become a benchmark of wine making excellence in this growth industry. Just over 30 years ago the new owners of the Denbies estate recognised the unique characteristics of the North Downs landscape. Its south facing slopes, chalky soil and micro-climate made it ideal for creating England’s largest vineyard. The 265 acre vineyard was planted in 1986, a bold move taken by Sir Adrian White, who, with his family moved to the estate in 1984. The impressive chateau style winery was completed in 1993. The estate is now one of the largest most visited attractions in the south-east, offering

daily indoor and outdoor wine experience tours. The working winery has two restaurants, wine and gift shop, conference and banqueting, micro-brewery and an adjacent farm shop. The Conservatory Atrium by day is a light airy self-service restaurant, serving refreshments, light lunches and afternoon teas. The Gallery Restaurant is located on the third floor with beautiful panoramic views over the vineyard, serving original dishes in contemporary surroundings. The original Farmhouse, overlooking the vineyard, was converted into bed and breakfast accommodation with seven en-suite double rooms. Wine making is Denbies core business and the vineyard is a key contributor to the development of English wine in the UK. As England’s largest single estate vineyard, Denbies has gained benefit from maximising the economies of scale. By continually investing in the growth of the vineyard and winery Denbies is at the forefront of development and innovation. Denbies produces internationally award-winning cool climate sparkling wines using the traditional grape varieties, grown on chalky soil. It also has an excellent reputation for producing premium still wines. The winery produces these from the noble varieties, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and now Sauvignon Blanc. This is achieved by a combination of warmer growing seasons producing riper fruit, and a great deal of expertise in the

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winemaking process. This year, Denbies Greenfields Sparkling Cuvee was awarded a gold in the International Wine Challenge. In fact, Denbies received a total of 29 international awards for their range of wines. In 2014 Denbies experienced the best vintage in its history, both quality and quantity. This has enabled the winery team to produce, in addition to Denbies core range, limited release varietals, including Pinot Gris, and for the third consecutive year, a Noble Harvest dessert wine. The 2014 Pinot Gris, which was released in March 2016, is currently showing some wonderfully complex flavours, as is the Sauvignon Blanc and the Bacchus. The newly released 2014 Red Pinot Noir, only ever produced in an exceptional year, has been eagerly awaited. This wine experienced perfect flowering conditions followed by August rains and a warm September. It is medium red cherry in colour, the wine is brimming with fresh raspberry and plum balanced with lightly earthy notes.

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As England’s largest single estate vineyard, Denbies has gained benefit from maximising the economies of scale. By continually investing in the growth of the vineyard and winery Denbies is at the forefront of development and innovation. The scale of Denbies lends itself to both wine making excellence and the opportunity to trial new styles of wine making. Recent winery and vineyard investments include the installation of a disgorging line in 2010. This has enabled the Surrey winery to monitor sparkling wine production, expand its range to five sparkling wines and develop wines for the off-trade. Denbies is one of the only UK wineries to supply most major supermarkets in the UK with both a range of still and sparkling wines to suit all tastes and price range.

The harvest is the most critical part of the wine maker’s year and as with any agricultural business, can have a long term impact on production. With three consecutive years of excellent harvest and the prospect of 2016 delivering both quantity and quality, Denbies is well placed to maximise production and continue to champion English wine production on both a national and international level. Denbies currently has a range of 17 wines, including sparkling, still, red, white and rosé. Denbies Wine Estate is family owned and run by the White family. As custodians of this magnificent 600 acre estate, they are committed to maintaining the estate so all can benefit from the beautiful surroundings. Resources are continually invested and the family is currently working on a replanting programme with Natural England and the Forestry Commission. Together with extended vine planting Denbies are increasing the woodland area, planting 1,600 oak and hazel trees.

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Denbies work closely with Surrey Wildlife Trust and the reintroduction of bee keeping to the estate is part of Denbies long term investment to wider countryside issues, including leaving dedicated areas of vineyard to natural wild flower growth and further development of woods. In 2015, bee keeping was reintroduced onto the Estate. The aim is to scale up to twelve hives over the next three years. On a longer-term project, the beekeepers will use this opportunity to help educate people about bees through their blog and news feeds. This would include presentation and a view setting up video monitoring of a hive interior so that schools can see the bees at work. In 2016, Leatherhead Bee Keepers introduced an additional apiary into another secluded area of the estate, with five hives already comfortably established. In 2016 Denbies became the first vineyard members of the Bat Conservation Trust (BCT). Recent research studies have shown that bats play an integral part in pest management. Denbies, with advice from the BCT, have installed bat boxes in the woodland surrounding the vineyard.

between the vineyard and winery with this real ‘hands-on’ experience. Visitors from all over the UK have enjoyed a visit to the vineyard and surrounding areas to enjoy the harvest which takes place during October. To coincide with its 30th anniversary, Denbies have launched a brand new cinema experience. Denbies feature style film has been over a year in the making, a fascinating insight into the workings of the vineyard and English wine production, set to a brand new sound track commissioned to accompany the film for Denbies. To conclude the end of the 30th anniversary celebrations, Denbies are holding a couple of special featured events. On Friday 21st October at 7.30pm Denbies will be hosting its annual ‘Strictly’ Denbies Dancing Ball, a celebration of ball room dancing. A delightful evening choreographed and led by Dance Professionals Viktoriya Wilton and partner, followed by music from the fabulous Ross Mitchell Combo. The Denbies celebration collection culminates in November, with Denbies presenting an ‘Evening in Paris with Gabrielle Ducomble’. Denbies vaulted cellar will be transformed into an atmospheric cabaret style night club, in the classic French tradition, taking place on Friday 25th November at 7.30pm.

Denbies were honoured this year to be the recipient of the 2016 Gatwick Diamond ‘Green Business of the Year’ and ‘Business of the Year’. This was a wonderful achievement for all the Denbies team, who continually strive for excellence in all aspects of this diversified business. The Gatwick Diamond Awards celebrate the achievements of companies and individuals who have shown innovation and inspiration in their work and made a commitment to the region. The Gatwick Diamond membership includes a vast range of businesses, which span all sectors of the economy, from multinational corporations to sole traders. As well as producing internationally award winning wines, Denbies offers a range of events throughout the year, enabling visitors from all of the country to enjoy this spectacular location in the heart of the Surrey Hills. With harvest fast approaching, Denbies will also be offering its annual ‘Vine and Dine’ grape picking experience. Introduced in 2006, the grape picking event has been a great way for visitors to understand and appreciate the relationship

FIND OUT MORE Denbies is open seven days a week from 9.30am-5.30pm (5pm from November to March). It offers a wide range of events to suit its wide range of visitors throughout the year. For full details please visit www.denbies.co.uk or call 01306 876616.

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<13 18> JOTTINGS - YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD with prices from £100 to upwards of £50,000. See www. esherhallfair.com. Quiz and Film Evenings at The Clockhouse Friday 7th October 7pm and Friday 28th October 6.45pm The Clockhouse, Chapel Lane, Milford GU8 5EZ are holding a quiz night. Tickets are £10 per person to include a light supper. There will also be a dessert auction, a raffle and of course a licensed bar. Bring your own nibbles. Teams of up to 8 per table. For tickets please call The Clockhouse on 01483 420668. The Clockhouse Cinema is showing ‘Bridge of Spies’ starring Tom Hanks and Mark Rylance on Friday 28th October at The Clockhouse, Doors open 6.45pm and the film starts 7.30pm. Licensed Bar. Tickets available in advance at the box office, call 01483 420668. The Wey & Arun Canal Fascinating insights into this historic canal and its restoration are revealed in talks on offer to clubs and organisations. They are disclosed by speakers from the Wey & Arun Canal Trust (WACT), which is bringing a 19th century waterway through Surrey and Sussex back to life. The Trust has a panel of volunteers available to give presentations about the history and restoration of what has been described as ‘London’s Lost Route to the Sea’. So far, more than three miles of canal, at Loxwood in West Sussex, have been brought back to full navigation, with public boat trips and special cruises run from April to the end of October and at Christmas.“We can adapt the content and length of our talks to suit individual requirements,” said

WACT Chairman Sally Schupke. “We have had a lot of interest from many types of clubs and societies”. The Trust welcomes requests for speakers from Surrey, Sussex and Kent. To arrange a talk, email events@weyandarun.co.uk or call 01483 505566. Milford Probus This is a club with monthly luncheons and various other activities for retired and semi-retired professional and business people over 50. The Club has members from Waverley and beyond, and we meet in Godalming on the third Friday of each month for lunch followed by a talk on a wide variety of subjects. Guests are always welcome to join our meetings by invitation, and on our visits such as that to the Historic Boatyard in Portsmouth which included the refurbished Mary Rose Museum, and to the Albert Hall for John Rutter’s famous Christmas concert. In October the talk will be on the subject of Human Trafficking. Prospective members are invited to attend a meeting without obligation. The Secretary will be pleased to arrange for you to meet a member in advance if you wish. For more details, see our website www.milfordprobus.com or please contact Mike Thompson on 01483 428181, email thmmic@btinternet.com.

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Allotment Gardens in Farncombe and District Would you like to find out more about allotments in Farncombe and Godalming? The Farncombe and District Allotment Association manages plots in Farncombe, Busbridge and Aarons Hill. Waiting lists are not always long and sometimes there is immediate availability, particularly in Farncombe and at Aarons Hill. They can offer a range of plot sizes. If you have a GU7 postcode, please get in touch for more info at fanddaal@ gmail.com. Julian Lewry Music Friday 7th October and other dates A busy month for JLM in October. On Friday 7th October, Eduardo Niebla will be performing at St. John’s Church in Farncombe. Guitar virtuoso and composer Eduardo Niebla has been acclaimed as one of the most potent forces in flamenco jazz fusion today. It’s a charity fundraising concert for CAFOD (Catholic Agency For Overseas Development). £14 adv / £17 door. Then on Saturday 8th October, also at St. Johns, it’s The Steve Howe ‘Homebrew 6’ Tour £20 adv / £24 door. For nearly 40 years, Steve Howe has been at the forefront of guitarists in popular music. He’s been a group member of Yes and Asia, solo artist and special guest. £20 adv / £24 door. Friday 14th October sees Jo Harman plus Godalming Community Gospel

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Arts and Crafts exhibition Friday 7th Saturday and 8th October 10am-4pm There will be a great local Arts and Crafts exhibition at the Ewhurst Baptist Church, The Street, Ewhurst GU6 7QA. Visitors can view a wonderful selection of original arts and crafts. There will be plenty to see and buy from original paintings and sketches, pottery, greetings cards, jewellery, Christmas decorations, handmade clothes, craft projects, cakes, produce and much more. You can start your Christmas shopping early with some truly original gifts and treat yourself to a delicious light lunch or cream tea as well! Exhibitors would need to contact Cherry Matthews on 01483 277895 or matthewscherry@bt.com. Concert at Guildford United Reformed Church Friday 7th October 7.30pm This concert features some beautiful works from Grovlez, Poulenc, Ravel, Britten, Bridge and Oubradous written for the oboe and piano. Imogen Triner plays the oboe with Paul Turner playing the piano. Tickets are £12 available from Guildford Tourist Information Centre, call 01483 444333 or email tic@guildford.gov.uk. Children 16 and under admitted free with accompanying adult. Students £3 (with ID card). More information on this and the current season of concerts is available at www.gurcms.org.uk.

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Many people have heard of Sandhurst but do not know much about the Military Academy. Here is a potted history and information about its role today. Over 200 years it has built an unrivalled reputation as a world class centre of excellence in the theory and practice of leadership. It is particularly renowned for its standards and admired for its expertise in training leaders the values of moral, physical and intellectual courage. Its mission is to develop the qualities of leadership, character and intellect which are demanded of an Army officer on first appointment.

experience in Flanders, Le Marchant is quoted as saying that “enthusiastic amateurs are not necessarily leaders of men and they are most certainly lacking professional skills.

The founder was John Gaspard Le Marchant who, in 1793, was fighting against Napoleon as a cavalry officer. He was not happy with the ability of some of the other officers. The Army was not doing well and his view was that the soldiers were brilliant but their officers were awful and they needed training.

The Duke of York took the details to his father, King George III, and gained Royal Assent so that the College could be called the Royal Military College. It was agreed with certain provisions: 1. the first 100 cadets were to be orphans of officers killed in service

Le Marchant drew up his plans for consideration by the Army Commander, the Duke of York, who was the son of King George III. Le Marchant recommended a training college with three departments:• staff training for officers with at least four years commissioned experience so they were already aware of the problems of the battlefield. • junior cadets of 13 to 14 years old • senior cadets of 15 to18 years old who at the age of 18, providing they pass all their exams, would be commissioned “without purchase”. It was customary in those days to buy a commission but based on his October 2016

The Duke of York accepted the project and staff training began with 30 officers at High Wycombe and soon after with 16 cadets in temporary accommodation in Marlow. After one year, the 16 had increased to 42 but more had to be done as the Army was short of officers facing the French in campaigns in India, Egypt, Europe and the Caribbean.

2. the next 80 cadets were to be sons of serving officers 3. the next 100 cadets were to be sons of Gentlemen. The designation Gentlemen Cadet was used until 1940. Winston Churchill was a Gentleman Cadet in 1893. The orphans were to receive their training free of charge but all the others had to pay a fee of up to £90.00 per year. With the Royal approval in place, the Treasury purchased 450 acres on which to build the Royal Military College at Sandhurst. Work started in 1803 but it was not finished until 1812 due to the slow release of money by the Treasury. The original budget, using today’s values, went from £9 m to £23 m. From 1939 to 1945, it became the Officer Cadet Training Unit for the Royal Tank Corp and the Infantry. In 1947, the Royal Military College, Sandhurst amalgamated with the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich, which had been founded in 1741 to train cadets for service in the Artillery and Engineers, and

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then became The Royal Military Academy, giving officer training to all who serve in the Army.

What is the RMA now as it starts its third century? But first, how does a cadet arrive at Sandhurst? Over 3,000 young men and women apply for Sandhurst each year. They have to pass a challenging selection process starting with the basic criteria of a good education, being physically fit and being sponsored. Those who are considered suitable are invited for a two day test which includes a mental aptitude test, group activities and discussions, planning exercises and a series of interviews. Those considered suitable go forward to a four day Army Officer Selection Board. The tests are physical, general and service knowledge, tests involving the application of rules, general motivation and preparedness. The examination is in motivation, moral compass, values and standards, background and the taking of opportunities in the acceptance of responsibilities. Candidates will be graded: 1. pass 2. they have potential but need to develop and may return for a further Army Officer Selection Board process within one year 3. fail. Those who pass attend RMAS for one week for a full briefing prior to joining. This consists of a comprehensive briefing on what happens at Sandhurst, attention to clothing and physical military and academic expectations of cadets, together with the standards behaviour required and a medical inspection. They are also issued with their boots to ensure they are well ‘broken in’ before they start their training. Up to 700 Cadets attend the commissioning course each year. In addition, Sandhurst trains some 140 Reserve Army Officers and another 140 Regular and Reserve professionally qualified, these are Doctors, Dentists, Nurses, Vets, Lawyers and Clergy. Courses are run for officers commissioned from the ranks of the Army’s senior non commissioned officers, so everyone who holds the Queen’s Commission is now trained at Sandhurst. The average age of Cadets on the regular Commissioning Course is 23 and 15% come from overseas, whilst 13% are women and over 80% of all cadets have a University Degree before coming to Sandhurst. The one year commissioning course has a military emphasis but 51% of the work is academic with such subjects as Behavioural

Science, Communications, Management Studies, Defence and International Affairs. Demanding military exercises are continuous and often held in the Brecon Beacons, Scotland, France or Bavaria. These exercises reflect what might be expected in a battle situation or a public order encounter. They bring together experiences encountered in Northern Ireland, Bosnia, Iraq and Afghanistan. In all the exercises, the “opposition” is usually provided by a company of the Ghurkhas. Sandhurst is more than a Military Academy. Over the last 200 years, it has acquired a worldwide reputation of excellence with high personal standards achieved by the graduates. To maintain these achievements, the RMA has set up the charitable Sandhurst Trust to foster and preserve links between serving and retired officers to support the cadets undergoing training and continues to promote the understanding and development of leadership. The Trust also acts as hosts to RMA guests and arranges visits, functions and tours for groups who wish to learn more about the Academy, its history and how Army officers are trained. A tour would begin with a short historical background, followed by a visit to the Royal Military Chapel and Roman Catholic Chapel of Christ the King. The tour includes an explanation of the Grand Entrance and descriptions of the Sovereign’s Parade and the Indian Army Memorial Room, together with stories of Academy traditions and humour. The tour would not be complete without knowing how a cadet is selected to come to Sandhurst and what happens to him / her once they are there. A visit to the History Room showing Sandhurst since 1812 in pictures, photographs and documents completes the tour after visiting the shop. If parties come by coach, then they may wish to proceed on a tour of the grounds and see the many fine facilities that make up the Academy. Sandhurst is very much part of our national fabric and being world famous attracts cadets from over 100 countries around the world. FIND OUT MORE If you wish to consider visiting Sandhurst, then the contact is Jenny Richards at The Sandhurst Trust, telephone 01276 412000. Email Jenny Richards at finance@sandhursttrust.org.

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Voodoo Room - A Night of Hendrix and Cream Saturday 8th October 8.30pm Paying tribute to two of the greatest names in rock history, Jimi Hendrix and Cream, Voodoo Room are a stunning power trio featuring some of the UK’s finest musicians, performing an incredible show in the true spirit of these legendary superstars. Enjoy classics tracks from both artists – ‘Sunshine of Your Love to Purple Haze’. Members of Voodoo Room have played with Stevie Winwood, Duran Duran, Ben E. King, Fish and Thunder among many others. Tickets are£14 in advance, £16 on the day. Call the box office on 01483 278000 (Tuesday-Saturday 10am-4.30pm) or visit www.cranleighartscentre.org. Do look at the website to see all the other great events at The Cranleigh Arts Centre including regular film screenings. Grimm’s Fairy Tales Saturday 8th to Sunday 30th October Here is an idea for a terrific night out. A cast of 5 actors bring to life 40 weird and wonderful characters from 10 of The Brothers Grimm delightfully twisted tales. It takes place at The Mirror Tent, Challengers’ Field, Stoke Park, Guildford. Tickets from the Box Office on 01483 304384 or go to www.guildfordshakespeare-company.co.uk. Face to Face Sunday 9th to Sunday 23rd October This is an exhibition of portraits aimed at changing perceptions and breaking down barriers. It’s by an artist called Jo Shepherd and celebrates the lives of people with profound and multiple disabilities and complex needs. Jo has worked closely with many of the residents of High Hurlands Nursing Home and Community Homes. The exhibition takes place at The Concert hall, Charterhouse School, Godalming GU7 2DX. Viewing is by appointment and you need to call Jo on 07969 246817. You can find out more at www.joshepherdfineart.weebly.com. Squire’s Garden Centres They hold free weekly craft demonstrations at selected centres across Surrey. Join Squire’s in-house craft experts for an inspiring series of craft making demonstrations, covering areas such as die-cutting, crocheting, knitting, making felt-flower wreaths, decoupage, making pallet wood photos and using spectrum noir pens. Each weekly demonstration will provide you with inspirational ideas so that you can create gorgeous craft pieces at home from a range of beautiful products sold at Squire’s. There’s a different theme each week, and the free demonstrations take place on Wednesdays (2pm-4pm) at Squire’s in Badshot Lea (Farnham) and Milford. Simply drop in and watch between these times, there’s no need to book. To find out more visit www.squiresgardencentres.co.uk/squiresevents/. RHS Garden Wisley Sunday 9th October 10am-3pm You can visit The Cyclamen Society Autumn Show where you will find exhibits of colourful, delicate autumn-flowering cyclamen and companion bulbous plants. Meet and talk to the cyclamen experts, too. All free once you have entered the Garden. See www.rhs.org.uk/wisley for details on this and other events taking place in October.

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given by our donors supports projects at the very local level across the width of need and ensures funding gets right where it is needed to help those in most need and to change lives”. The Community Foundation is a Charitable Trust inspiring philanthropy and providing an exciting and bespoke service to donors enabling them to establish their own named fund or to give collectively with other donors for a specific area or theme such as the Surrey Young People’s Fund or the Surrey Sports Fund. In this way donors are actively involved and see the very real changes their funding makes. Over the past 10 years the Foundation has inspired Surrey families, businesses, trusts and individuals to come together and invest in their local communities now and for generations to come. Since it was established in 2005, the Community Foundation has awarded over £6 million in grants to local voluntary groups, community projects and individuals across the width of community need in Surrey and has built permanent community resources which generates ongoing funding in perpetuity. Last year alone, the Community Foundation awarded over £1 million in grants to local communities across the county.

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Broadwater Artists They are a group of amateur artists who meet in Broadwater Community Centre, Summers Road, Godalming for 26 weeks of the year. The 2016-17 season started on Tuesday 13th September. If you are interested in any forms of painting and drawing (and they welcome all ages and abilities), do go along for a ‘taster’ session. They start at 7.30pm and finish around 9.30pm and are there every week except the first Tuesday each month! They are a friendly bunch and they stop for tea or coffee, a raffle and a chance to chat about the evenings work. The fee for the season is £60 and this includes a monthly tutorial by a professional art teacher. Call Jenny on 07971 635169 or 01483 421506 for full information. Skittles Evening Monday 10th October 7.30pm All Saints Church is holding another competitive skittles evening in the Grayswood Village Hall [on the A286] with teams of six vying for the championship. There will be a delicious supper including home-made puddings, a licensed bar and a raffle. Make up your own team or just go and meet new friends. Entry is £10 to include the meal. For more information or to book tickets contact Judy on 01428 644125/culhane@ grayswood.co.uk or Shirley on 01428 653285/shirley1941@ btinternet.com. Godalming Evening Townswomen’s Guild Tuesday 11th October 7.15pm Members will meet at the Baptist Church Hall, Queen Street,

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Godalming for their October meeting. The hall opens at 7.15pm giving plenty of time for a warm drink and ‘catch up time’ with others before the meeting commences at 7.45pm. The guest speaker, Neil Sadler’s talk is entitled ‘Gongoozling for Beginners’ and is a light-hearted look at the joys and mishaps whilst exploring England’s canals. This month’s Social Evening will be on Tuesday 27th October meeting at the newly refurbished Wilfrid Noyce Centre at 7.30pm. Members will be encouraged to knit ‘Comic Critters’ for a fund raising event to be held later in the year. Prospective members and visitors are always welcome and further information can be obtained by telephoning the Chairman on 01483 415343. Farncombe Morning Townswomen’s Guild Wednesday 12th October 10am This month after the business part of the meeting, they will be entertained by ‘Ellen and Friends’ which members and visitors always enjoy. The meetings are held in The Church Room, St Johns Church on the second Wednesday of each month when there is either a speaker or an activity, a monthly raffle and refreshments. During the year they have selected theatre visits as well. In advance, there will be a quiz in November with another Guild. Please note there is no meeting in December. For more information, contact Jill Bird on 01483 860917. The Cranleigh Art and Crafts Society Thursday 13th to Saturday 15th October 10am to 5pm They are holding their popular Exhibition in the Village Hall, Cranleigh. Apart from paintings of all shapes and sizes to

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<27 JOTTINGS - YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD admire there are beautiful crafts including ceramics, mosaics, iron and woodwork, jewellery and more. It’s a good opportunity to purchase unique pieces at reasonable prices. Entry is free and refreshments are available. Please contact 01483 278698 or 01483 276294 for further details. The Wintershall Singers Taster Session Thursday 13th October 7pm Wintershall, home of the Life of Christ open-air dramatisations, is planning to launch a choir in the autumn. They extend a warm welcome to those who enjoy singing a wide range of sacred music from Tudor anthems to contemporary gospel. Experienced choral singers and absolute beginners all welcome—there will be opportunities to work in small auditioned groups as well as one joyous choir. Go along for a taster session to the main house on the glorious Wintershall Estate in Bramley, GU5 0LR. Please email Rachel at rachel@ musgroves.us to express an interest in The Wintershall Singers, or telephone her on 01483 565554. Milford & District U3A Friday 14th October 2pm They begin their series of Friday talks in Milford Village Hall. The speaker is Mr. Chris Rhodes who will share his thoughts on ‘When The Oil Runs Out’ on behalf of the charity, For Our Children’s Earth. He says “We rely on oil to run practically all our transportation and to make all the materials of modern society including plastics, pharmaceuticals and food production. The world output of conventional crude oil is set to

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Check it! October is Tyre Safety Month. Our motoring writer Andy Goundry looks at the importance of your car’s tyres... Do you, like most people, consider that the round black rubber things at each corner of your car are no more than mundane objects which cost you hard-earned money and yet let you down from time to time? Yes? Then consider this: almost every single day, the life of at least one family in Britain is changed forever by a knock on the door from a Police Officer imparting the sad news that someone close to them has lost their life or has received life-changing injuries as a result of a tyre-related road traffic incident. What is a dangerous tyre? Excessive wear is one problem. The minimum legal tread depth for a car or van tyre is 1.6 millimetres (mm). Yet a survey of over 300,000 tyres replaced last year showed that almost 30% had less than the legal minimum tread depth - so their owners had clearly been driving around for some time on illegal tyres. Another 40% were borderline, with no more than 2mm of tread remaining – that’s less than half the thickness of a credit card away from being illegal. An illegal tyre can land you with a big fine if you are caught – up to £2,500 per tyre, not to mention a minimum of three points on your licence. And that’s for every tyre, so four illegal tyres can earn you a £10,000 fine and lose you your driving licence!

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If you think that the legal standard for minimum tyre tread depth is unreasonable, bear in mind that, according to Michelin, on a wet road at 50 mph each of your tyres needs to shift a bucketful of water every few seconds, before it can make safe contact with the road surface. And that’s with a new tread depth of typically 7 mm, so you can imagine how the ability of your tyres to shift that amount of water is dramatically reduced when they are so worn that they have only a couple of millimetres of tread left. Excessive wear is not the only tyre hazard: low pressure can be equally dangerous. Yet many people never, or very rarely, check their tyres for either pressure or wear. In fact, during one recent tyre safety event a worrying 58% of people admitted to never, ever, checking their tyres! And that is why the Tyresafe organisation was founded ten years ago to spread the message that unsafe tyres cost lives. Every year in October, Tyresafe promotes Tyre Safety Month, to raise the profile of the need to check your tyres regularly. Tyresafe members include most tyre manufacturers and retailers, and the more cynical amongst us could be forgiven for thinking that Tyre Safety Month publicity is simply an attempt by them to separate us from our hard-earned cash. However, Tyresafe members also include the emergency services, Highways England and many other companies. Why? As one firefighter put it at a briefing recently – because anything which reduces the number of times they have the harrowing task of pulling mangled bodies from wrecked vehicles is worthwhile. He went on to describe one fatal incident they had recently

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filler flap, around the inner edge of the driver’s door, or on a label in the glove compartment. Tyres heat up when driving, resulting in the pressure inside increasing, so it’s best to check the pressures when the vehicle has not been driven for several hours and the tyres have cooled down.

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attended which resulted directly from a car going out of control simply as the result of one tyre being 15psi down on pressure – unnoticeable from a quick visual check, yet lethal. As Supt. Paul Keasey, Chairman of the National Roads Policing Intelligence Forum said recently: “most tyre issues are the result of non-intentional behaviour rather than wilful neglect”. He went on to outline how, in the light of the high level of tyre issues, Police forces nationally are embarking on a programme of informing and educating road users to the hidden dangers of lack of tyre maintenance. In particular, if you are ever stopped by a Police Officer, for whatever reason, expect a tyre check as part of the process. In a hint of the iron fist in a velvet glove, Supt. Keasey did however make it very clear that if such checks found illegal tread depths below 1.6mm, Police tolerance of such law-breaking would be “dramatically reduced”. And don’t gamble on there being fewer traffic cops around to catch you, either. True, most Police forces have seen significant budget cuts and consequent reductions in roads policing, however many forces are successfully getting assistance from members of the public in identifying illegal vehicles. For example, West Sussex Police tell us that their ‘Operation Crackdown’ has been highly effective. So how should you check your tyres? Well, a decent tyre pressure gauge can be bought for a few pounds from somewhere like Halfords. The air pressure in each tyre should follow the vehicle manufacturer’s recommended settings, and these can be found in the owner’s manual, and usually also either on the fuel 20p tread depth check – simple, quick and effective

Tread depth gauges can also be bought quite cheaply. However, you probably have a readymade tread depth gauge in your pocket or purse already, in the form of a humble 20p coin. To use this, just pop the coin into the tread of your tyre in a few places across its width, ensuring that the rim of the coin is completely covered each time. If it isn’t, then your tyre is at or below 2mm and almost certainly needs replacing. Also be concerned if the tread depth appears uneven across the surface of the tyre, as this could indicate damaged or misaligned suspension, which is unfortunately all too frequent given the state of Britain’s roads today. If you do spot uneven wear, or any other problems such as cuts or bulges, get professional advice as soon as possible. Most important of all, get into the habit of checking your tyres for wear, pressure and condition at least monthly and always before any long journeys. If nothing else, regular tyre checks could save you an inconvenient breakdown. In 2015 alone, Highways England Traffic Officers were called out to deal with 34,000 tyre-related incidents on our motorways, which was 27% of all reported breakdowns. And if during October’s Tyre Safety Month you see your local tyre dealer or perhaps the Police or Fire Service offering free tyre checks, maybe in your local supermarket car park, don’t pass them by, get your tyres checked by the professionals. It will only take seconds but could save your life, or the life of someone close to you. Remember – don’t chance it – check it! THE AUTHOR Andy Goundry spent his entire working career in vehicle design and development, and, since retirement has continued a close involvement with vehicles, writing for specialist magazines and websites, as well as producing his own motoring website www.autonews.uk.com © Andy Goundry July 2016

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is £180 for full board (£144 non-residential). To book places on any of these courses, call 01428 682621 or email fintry. administrator@btconnect.com. You can also find out more at www.thefintrytrust.org.uk. Bramley Music Sunday 16th October 5pm Hopefully there are still tickets available. Bramley Music present their 2016 Celebrity Recital with Lucy Parham, pianist, and Tim McInnerny (of Blackadder fame!) as narrator, in ‘Reverie – the life and loves of Claude Debussy’. The narrative of Rêverie is punctuated with solo piano works ranging from the lyricism of Clair de Lune, Rêverie and The Girl with the Flaxen Hair to such showpieces as Jardins sous la pluie, the Etudes and L’isle joyeuse. Tickets at £15 (£5 under 18 and students) will be on sale from Robertsons from early September, but if you wish to be sure of your seat do call or email Stuart White at any time from now on to reserve a ticket. Email stuartwhite@waitrose.com or call 01483 892645.

Fintry Retreat House Saturday 15th October and other dates Fintry has three events lined up for October and they are listed as follows: Hindu Wisdom on Saturday 15th October : An experiential study day on what the philosophy and religious practice of this ancient religion can teach us. Led by Frances Eley, tutor for the Open University, it runs from 10am to 3.30pm and costs £20. (please take a packed lunch, drinks supplied). Sacred Geometry on Friday 28th October: This is an afternoon practical session given by Tom Bree, geometer-artist, teacher and writer. He specialises in Geometry as a practical art as well as a vehicle for contemplating spiritual and philosophical ideas. It runs from 2 to 5pm and costs £12 (materials and equipment supplied). Finally, The Platonic Myths on Friday 18th-Sunday 20th November: Myth has an essential part to play in the dialogues of Plato, most often in relation to the nature and destiny of the soul. This residential study weekend led by Julie Parker will explore some of the key myths and consider what they reveal about Plato’s world-view. The cost

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<31 JOTTINGS - YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD pushing wheelchairs and they always supply tea and cake or lunch on every trip. They need more volunteers to help serve tea and coffee in the mornings and spend time talking with our residents between 10am and 12pm. If you feel you would like the rewarding experience of volunteering with them, please call Tracey Pollard on 01252 899000 or email tracey.pollard@ abbeyfieldweyvalley.co.uk. Opera South Concert Sunday 16th October Taking place at Charterhouse in Godalming, Opera South presents a Gala celebration of Bizet conducted by rising star conductor Mark Austin. A very rare performance of Bizet’s enjoyable lyrical short opera ‘buffa’, Don Procopio, set in Rome, will be performed by brilliant young professional opera singers, the Faust Chamber Orchestra and backed up by the Opera South chorus. Dame Penelope Keith will be making a guest performance as the narrator. In the first part of the evening enjoy some of the most famous opera arias from Carmen, from Donizetti’s repertoire, the muse for Don Procopio and from Gounod, Bizet’s tutor. Interval food and drinks provided by outstanding local producers including Dylan’s Ice Cream and Jakes Pork pies! Book online at www.operasouth. co.uk and why not enter the ‘Create a Bizet Cocktail’ (closing date 15th September 2016) www.operasouth.co.uk/bizet-premiercocktail/. Ewhurst History Society Tuesday 18th October 8pm Bill Gage will be talking about ‘The Horsham - Guildford Line’

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which passed through Cranleigh and Baynards. Bill, a former West Sussex Archivist will talk about its history and also show some archive film footage. This takes place at Ewhurst Baptist Church and all are welcome. Non members £2 to include coffee/tea and biscuits. Godalming Flower Club Tuesday 18th October 7pm Do you love flowers, enjoy meeting people and want to learn more about flower arranging? They meet on the third Tuesday of the month at the Baptist Church in Queen Street, Godalming GU7 1BA. Arrive at 7pm for a 7.30pm start. For more information contact Linda Tompkins on 01483 495727 or email lindatompkins42@gmail.com. Haslemere Decorative and Fine Arts Society Tuesday 18th October 2.15pm Photography as fine art is the title of HDFAS’s lecture at Haslemere Hall. Lecturer Brian Stater will ask the question “should we accept that the very best photographs can be regarded as fine art?” expanding the argument that photography can equal and sometimes exceed more traditional artistic disciplines. There will be a further opportunity at this lecture for members to book for their study day on Wednesday 26th October highlighting the edo period. Visitors and new members are very welcome to join them for the lectures. For more details contact HDFAS Hughes Waddell_Layout 1 03/09/2015 1 membership secretary Sue Wright on 01428 15:44 683578Page or email membership@haslemeredfas.co.uk. Further information

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A light and shade conundrum At long last our building project is coming to an end. After 12 difficult months this is bringing to fruition a dream we’ve had for many years. Now for the exciting bit, choosing the soft furnishing to make our perfect home. The problem is where to start? The windows in the back are south facing which make the rooms at the back of the house unbearably hot in the summer. We have lovely bi-fold doors in anthracite grey and really don’t want to compromise the overall look, or have something that could get in the way of opening and closing. The front of the house has a lot of passers’ by so privacy is an issue, yet we want to keep the light coming in. Finally there is a unique and very beautiful shaped window in the loft conversion. We’d really like to make this into a key feature of our home. That’s when we contacted our local shading expert for some advice. We were guided through the options and were presented with solutions for each of our different requirements. We are thrilled with the outcome – we now have a motorised awning on the back of our house providing much

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JOTTINGS - YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD Thursley Horticultural Society Wednesday 19th October 8pm They are looking forward to welcoming David Millais, from the award winning Millais Nurseries in Churt, to Thursley Village Hall, Dye House Road, Thursley GU8 6QD. The talk is entitled ‘Rhododendrons: From the Himalayas to Chelsea’. Thursley Horticultural Society is a small and friendly group and visitors are always very welcome to attend any of their talks and events. For more information contact Beth Otway at beth@ otway.com or call 01483 420989. Witley Gardening Association Thursday 20th October 7.30pm Everyone is invited to a talk ‘The Winter Garden’, being given by Andy McIndoe who was with Hilliers for 37 years rising to Garden Centre Manager and then Managing Director. During this time he was responsible for the design and creation of 25 gold medal exhibits at Chelsea. The talk will be held in the Chichester Hall, Petworth Road, Witley. Entrance is free to members, £1 to non-members. Les Amitiés Françaises Thursday 20th October 7.30pm This season’s second presentation is on four French Historical Figures: Vercingétorix, Joan of Arc, Henri IV and Jean Jaurès. One of the French circle’s favourite lecturers, Guy Richeux, will explain what is special about them and why they are important. As usual, the meeting will take place in Godalming at The Baptist Church Hall, Queen Street, (off the High Street almost

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opposite the King’s Arms) – a modern glass-fronted building on the left near the top of the street. There is good parking and a lovely atmosphere with people who like to know more about France. The full annual programme is available in brochures in libraries, on the web at www.amitiesfrancaises.com and on Facebook. Doors open at 7pm. For membership enquiries, contact johnpetty@sky.com. Visitors are welcome. Guildford Wey Valley Decorative and Fine Arts Society Thursday 20th October 10.45am Their next lecture is entitled ‘Gothic Revival’. Join them in Shalford Village Hall as Christopher Rogers takes a fascinating look at the influence of Augustus Pugin and his followers on domestic and ecclesiastical architecture following the renewed interest in the Gothic style in the early 19th century. Refreshments are available from 9.30am and the lecture starts at 10.45am. The Society offers a monthly programme of varied and fascinating talks by first class speakers. The programme also includes special study days and an annual tour for members. New members and visitors are warmly welcomed. Annual membership is £42 and visitors pay £6 per talk. If you are interested, contact the Membership Secretary on 01932 355113 or visit their website at www.gwvdfas.org.uk. Bridge Masterclass Thursday 20th October 10am This special event is headed up by Andrew Robson, The Times Bridge correspondent and takes place at Normandy Village Hall, Manor Fruit Farm, Glaziers Lane, Normandy, Guildford GU3 2DD.

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exhibitors and their delicious produce – including Wisley apple tastings, apple pressing and apple identification, kids’ cookery workshops and a tractor display. Check our website for details. Normal Garden admission applies. RHS Garden Wisley, Woking GU23 6QB, 0845 260 9000. Email wisley@rhs.org.uk or visit www.rhs.org.uk/wisley. Gag House Comedy Clubs Saturday 22nd October 8pm GHCC are thrilled to be hosting a very special evening of comedy in aid of The Mayor of Guildford’s chosen charities at The Electric Theatre, The evening kicks off with a star studded line up to raise money for the Mayor’s charities: Surrey Cancer Research Institute and Surrey Hills Trust Fund. Giving to charity has never been so much fun with Gag House favourite Abi Roberts as the MC for the evening with the superb Tanya Edwards and Jon Long joining the line up. The headliner for the night is the host of Channel 4’s ‘Balls of Steel’, Mark Dolan. As well as fronting three hit series of the globetrotting documentaries for C4 in which he met the most extraordinary people, including the smallest man, tallest woman and the owner of the world’s largest breasts! You may also recognise Mark from So You Think You’re Funny where he reached the final as well as being the winner of Celebrity Come Dine With Me! Tickets are £20 with all profits being split between two incredibly worthy, local charities. You can purchase tickets in advance from www.ElectricTheatre.co.uk or by calling 01483 444789.

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Godalming Community Gospel Choir Saturday 22nd October 7pm You are invited to another lovely concert by GCGC where you will witness the energy of gospel singing as the choir of about 50 singers will bring an uplifting message and a spirit of wellbeing to the evening. They will sing an eclectic range of US, British, traditional, contemporary and original gospel music. The venue is Rodborough School, Milford Road, GU8 5BZ. There is plenty of parking at the school, and refreshments will be served. Entry is free, but there will be donations on the night to The Simon Trust, a local charity supporting young adults with severe autism. See www.thesimontrust.org. To reserve your seats, email thesimontrust.org@gmail.com with just a name and how many people. Do spread the word although they are limited to 350 people. No tickets will be sent out. Fire Feat for Fearless Feet Sunday 23rd October 7.30pm Are you brave enough to take on the hottest new challenge? Do you dare to bare your feet to red-hot embers, reaching up to 600°F? Phyllis Tuckwell will be holding its first ever Firewalk at the Elvetham Hotel in Hartley Wintney. They are looking for fearless fire-lovers to take on this smouldering stunt, to raise money to help fund the vital Hospice Care which it provides to local people living with a terminal illness. You will need to arrive at the Elvetham Hotel at 2.30pm to sign in, and the seminar will start at 3pm. At 5pm, participants will be taken outside for the Firewalk. To find out more, or to register, visit www.pth.org.uk/firewalk, email fundraising@ pth.org.uk or call 01252 729446. Registration is £30 and Phyllis Tuckwell asks that you raise a minimum sponsorship of £100. Participants must be age 16 or over. Guildford Rambling Club Sunday 23rd October Their full programme of walks can be found at www. guildfordramblingclub.org.uk. Unless otherwise stated visitors are welcome on all their walks and start at 10am. One that takes place nearby is on Sunday 23rd October when there is an 8 mile circular walk starting from Blackheath Village, near Chilworth. Details from Sally W on 07808 388101. Spooky ‘Create & Grow’ Monday 24th to Monday 31st October Take the children along to Squire’s this half-term and they can paint a terracotta pumpkin, complete with a fun LED blow out battery operated tea-light (£5.50), or go batty by creating their very own bat ‘Trick or Treat’ bucket (£3.50). Or why not make both! There’s no need to book, simply turn up on the day. There are also FREE activities including a creepy colouring competition and a ghost hunt. Find your nearest Squire’s at www.squiresgardencentres.co.uk. Milford Horticulture Society Tuesday 25th October 8pm At the next meeting in Milford Village Hall, they will be joined by Paul Gallivan who is in charge of Woolbeding Gardens. He is going to show how he has looked after the gardens for the past 5 years and what changes he plans for the future. Do go along and join them. Talks are free for members and non-members and guests are very welcome to attend

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GARDENING

With Beth Otway

Sweet Peas For me, sweet peas are one of the real joys of summer. The sweet pea’s frilly flowers have a powerful yet serene fragrance, which gently envelops the garden in its loveliness. The scent of sweet peas can fill your home too; they’re very floriferous plants that produce excellent cut flowers.

and in these cases, I have found scarification necessary to artificially break the seed’s dormancy. But I have always had concerns about damaging my sweet pea seeds using scarification, and having achieved high rates of germination without any prior seed treatment, I have never felt the need.

Sweet peas, also known by their botanical name of Lathyrus odoratus, are very accommodating - you can sow their seeds in September, though better still sow in late October, and at any time up until March, or even April at a push. Sweet pea growers can look forward to enjoying bunches of sweet pea flowers from May until October, depending on their sowing time and the weather conditions.

I also don’t find it necessary to soak sweet pea seeds in water prior to sowing. I have steeped my sweet pea seeds in liquid paraffin, for a few moments prior to sowing, to deter mice from taking the seeds. But other than this, I have not found it necessary to pre-soak sweet pea seeds.

In 2015 I ran a Sweet Pea Trial to try to establish when the best time was to sow sweet peas, to achieve the most flowers, and the longest length of flower stems. My 2016 Sweet Pea Trial evaluates the time of sowing, the number of flowers produced, and the stem length of the flowers. In my 2016 trial I have also compared different methods of growing sweet peas.

It is not necessary to use compost that includes peat to grow sweet peas. I have always achieved excellent results, growing my sweet peas in peat free compost. For my 2016 Sweet Pea Trial I used Dalefoot Potting Compost, a peat free compost made from natural ingredients, including sheep’s wool. The wool’s natural absorbency provides beneficial water retention, meaning this compost doesn’t need watering as frequently - which is great if, like me, you find watering hard work.

I don’t scarify my sweet pea seeds before sowing. I have never felt the need to chip, nick, scratch, or abrade the sweet pea seed’s outer coating. I have scarified other seeds that have very hard outer casings with success, Sweet Pea ‘Earl Grey’ October 2016

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I grow my sweet peas in Deep Rootrainers - deep seed trays, which feature ridged cells, which have been specially designed to encourage the formation of strong, healthy roots. Each section of a Rootrainers tray is removable. The

sections unfold and open out like a book, allowing easy examination of the plant’s root system as it develops, and ensuring the straightforward removal of your seedlings when it comes to planting. Seedlings grown in Rootrainers have their roots directed to grow vertically, meaning that Rootrainers seedlings are never pot bound. As there is no need to tease out or separate the plant’s roots prior to planting, the roots remain intact and the plants establish readily when planted. I use the Rootrainers Racking Station, which is a great space saver - it holds eight packs of Deep Rootrainers over two levels. The Rootrainers Racking Station holds the Rootrainers off the ground, allowing air circulation under the roots of the seedlings, which further encourages the natural air pruning of the roots that all plants grown in Rootrainers benefit from.

If you’re looking for something a bit different, L. odoratus ‘Earl Grey’ is a maroon and violet bicolour flaked over a white ground. L. odoratus ‘Earl Grey’ flowers prolifically, producing a large number of striking flowers throughout the summer, which you cannot fail to notice! Lathyrus odoratus ‘Windsor’ is another floriferous sweet pea. Its large, rich, maroon-chocolate coloured flowers have enchanted many hearts. Lathyrus odoratus ‘Susan Burgess’ produces deep, blush pink coloured flowers that enrich to salmon pink if grown under glass. I grow L. odoratus ‘Susan Burgess’ outdoors, where I also find that the weather and temperature affect the flower colour, resulting in a pleasing variety of flowers, in subtle, differing tones of blush pink. Lathyrus odoratus ‘Aphrodite’ is very vigorous white flowered sweet pea, which can produce up to fifteen flowers on each stem! This year L. odoratus ‘Aphrodite’ hasn’t produced as many flowers per stem for me, but I have still found it to be a floriferous and longstemmed variety. I found 2016 to be a difficult year for growing sweet peas. Despite featuring a greater number of sweet pea plants in my 2016 trial, my plants have produced far fewer flowers than I harvested during 2015 - a real shame. Still, I am sure that 2017 will be a great year, with better weather conditions to grow sweet peas! I am looking forward to sowing my sweet pea seeds, and enjoying their elegant and charming flowers once again in 2017.

There is a huge array of sweet pea varieties to choose from, in a vast range of colours, from pretty pastels to vibrant reds, blues and pink coloured flowers, so whatever your style or colour scheme, whether you look through seed catalogues or online, you’re bound to find a new favourite sweet pea to grow. Lathyrus odoratus ‘Naomi Nazareth’ has consistently been one of the best performing sweet pea varieties in my trials. I am not usually a fan of blue coloured flowers, but L. odoratus ‘Naomi Nazareth’ has touched my heart with its dusky, pale blue flowers, which would combine perfectly in any vintage-themed arrangement. L. odoratus ‘Naomi Nazareth’ was raised by Roger Parsons, this sweet pea blooms early in the season, readily producing beautiful, pale blue, sweetly scented, ruffled flowers. 44

Left: Beth’s sweet peas grown in Rootrainers, using the Rootrainers Racking Station. Above from left: Sweet Peas ‘Naomi Nazareth’ and ‘Windsor’. All images by Beth Otway.

FIND OUT MORE You can see more details on Sweet Pea growing methods, and the full results of my 2015 and 2016 Sweet Pea Trials on my website www.pumpkinbeth.com where you’ll also find gardening advice for the month ahead, and much more besides.

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soup to cool slightly and then blend (a stick blender, liquidiser or food processor will work here) until smooth. 6. Return the soup to the pan and heat through. Season with lime juice and a little sugar to taste. 7. Serve garnished with chopped chili, coconut chips and coriander.

Kathy’s Pecan & Pumpkin Tart

Ingredients 1.5kg pumpkin or butternut squash (peeled and roughly chopped); 2 dessertspoons of sunflower or coconut oil; salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 large onion, peeled and roughly diced; 1 tablespoon grated fresh or lazy ginger; 1 lemon grass stalk, bent in a couple of places to release flavour; 3 tbsps red Thai curry paste; 400ml can coconut milk; 800ml vegetable stock; juice of I lime; sugar to taste (optional). To garnish: fresh red chili and a few coriander leaves Serves 6-8 Method: 1. Preheat the oven to 200C. 2. Toss the pumpkin in half the oil and season well. Transfer to a large roasting tin and place in the oven for 40 minutes until golden and tender. 3. While the pumpkin is cooking heat the remaining oil and gently sauté the onion,ginger and lemon grass for 8-10 minutes until softened. 4. Stir in the curry paste and stir-fry for a further minute or so. Add the roasted pumpkin to the pan then stir in the coconut milk and vegetable stock. Bring to the boil then reduce and simmer gently for 10 minutes. 5. Remove the lemon grass and discard. Allow the 50

This delicious seasonal recipe was given to us by our friend Kathy Lockett who worked in the farm office for many years. Roasting the pumpkin first gives the finished tart a lovely caramel note. Ingredients 550g of pumpkin, peeled and cut into small chunks; 25g melted butter; 1 dessertspoon light muscovado sugar; 500g pack of short crust pastry; 175g light muscovado sugar; 2 eggs; 150ml double cream; 1tsp ground cinnamon; 1tsp ground ginger; 1 large pinch of grated nutmeg; 25g pecan nuts Serves 6-8 Method: 1. Preheat the oven to 180C/fan, 160C/Gas Mark 4 and grease a 25cm diameter loose bottom flan tin. 2. Place the pumpkin in a mixing bowl with the butter and 1 dessertspoon sugar and stir with a metal spoon to evenly coat the pumpkin.

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RECIPES 3. Tip into a roasting tin and bake until tender (approx 30 minutes) remove from the oven and cool. 4. While the pumpkin is cooking, roll out the pastry on a floured surface and line the tin, surplus pastry can be left and trimmed later. Chill for 30 minutes. 5. Place some baking parchment in the pastry case, fill with baking beans and bake blind for 10 minutes. Remove the paper and beans, trim off any excess pastry and cook for a further 5 minutes. 6. Whilst the pastry is cooking prepare the filling by placing the cooled roasted pumpkin, sugar, cream, eggs and spices into the bowl of a food processor. 7. Process until the mixture is smooth. Pour the filling into the prepared pastry case and place pecans nuts around diameter of the tart face side down. 8. Bake the tart for 35-40 minutes or until the filling is firm to the touch. 9. Remove from the oven and serve warm or cold with a drizzle of cream.

Other ideas: Pumpkins are not just good for sweet recipes or soups. They can be used in chillis, curries, stews, quiches, pasta bakes and much more. Try spicy oven baked pumpkin chips or add cubes to oven roasted vegetables to accompany your next roast. Roast Pumpkin Hummus

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Nicola Secrett our farm sales manager, has a reputation for being a very fine cook! Here is her recipe for spicy pumpkin cake, lovely with a cuppa! Ingredients 250mls vegetable oil; 3 eggs, beaten; 400g pumpkin puree, fresh or tinned; 1tsp vanilla extract; 425g caster sugar; 300g plain flour; 1tsp bicarbonate of soda; 1tsp ground nutmeg; 1tsp ground cinnamon; 1tsp ground allspice; 1tsp ground cloves; pinch of salt; 4tbs chopped nuts (optional) Icing sugar to serve. Makes 8-10 squares

Chop 250g of pumpkin and roast in a 180C oven for 25 minutes. Mix together with 400g can of rinsed and drained chickpeas, 2tbsp tahini, 1tbsp lemon juice, 1stp ground cumin, 1 crushed garlic clove, salt and pepper and blend together. Add 2 tbsp chopped fresh coriander and serve. Taken from taste.com.au. Recipe by Chrissy Freer, photo by Al Richardson

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Method: 1. Preheat the oven to 180C/fan, 160C/Gas Mark 4 and grease or line a 25cm square cake tin. 2. Cream together the oil, eggs, pumpkin puree and vanilla extract. 3. Mix the flour, sugar, bicarbonate of soda and spices together and sieve into a mixing bowl. Combine the wet and dry ingredients and fold in the nuts (reserving a few for the topping). 4. Pour the cake mixture into the prepared cake tin and sprinkle the reserved nuts on top and bake on the centre shelf of the oven for 1 hour. 5. Test the middle of the cake with a skewer and if itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clean on removal the cake is cooked. If not return and bake until cooked through. 6. Allow the cake to cool in the tin then turn out and sprinkle with icing sugar (optional) and serve. This cake will keep for 3-4 days in an airtight container.

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The Cyder House is back

Inn at Home

We are thrilled to see The Cyder House in Shackleford reopened.

Whether you are looking for something unique for yourself or a special gift you’ll be sure to find lots of amazing craft beers, wines and spirits at Inn at Home.

With new management, staff and kitchen equipment it really is looking to be the hidden gem destination its location advocates it should be. Having undergone a tasteful country refurbishment, head on down for freshly prepared food and as the evenings draw in either pull up a chair by the log fire or grab a lap blanket and head outside to soak up the last of the sun’s ray in some of the best countryside the Surrey Hill’s has to offer. Check out their full menu at www. thecyderhouseinn.co.uk or call 01483 810360.

Côte comes to Godalming Côte is inspired by the brasseries of Paris, championing relaxed allday dining and serving authentic French classics made from great quality, fresh ingredients.

Inn at Home is the concept of long time close friends and work colleagues Simon Douglas and David Marklew. Their shared passions, notwithstanding beer, include; brilliant retail, customer service, all of sport, great entertainment, great people, friends, family, food and fun. Their collaborations are diverse but always with a common theme – brilliant products, amazing customer experience and creating winning teams. They have a meet the brewer, taste the beer evening Thursday October 13th with Crafty Brewing Co. The beer is brewed on a farm in the Surrey Hills and the spent grain is recycled as feed for the resident pigs. CBC respects the long history of brewing, using traditional brewing practices – as well as employing cutting-edge technology to add a new, innovative twist in the tale of British brewing. Tickets are £10 each and places are extremely limited. Inn at Home, 189 Guildford High Street 01483 578809 www.innathome.co.uk

Happily they are now coming to Godalming where the old doctor’s surgery was in the High Street. At the time of writing, they were hoping to open in the middle of October. On the menu, you will find brasserie favourites such as steak frites, tuna Niçoise and moules marinières; for dessert, Côte’s crème caramel and crème brûlée are house specialities. The wine list displays an in-depth knowledge and features reasonably priced wines from a variety of producers across France. See you there later this month! www.cote-restaurants.co.uk

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Surrey Hills Society Saturday 29th October The Annual General Meeting is to be held at The Wilfrid Noyce Centre in Godalming from 2pm to 5pm. They hold a number of events throughout the month for example, on Wednesday 5th October there is a sponsored walk along the North Downs Way. You can join the Mayor of Guildford on all or part of this sponsored walk along the North Downs Way from The Sands (Seale) to Albury, or just join them for lunch! Booking is essential to all their events. Further detail and more information can be found on www.surreyhillssociety.org or call 07530 949302. Godalming and Cranleigh District NCT Sunday 30th October They are holding their Low Bangs Firework Party at Broadwater Sports Club (Guildford Rugby club GU7 3DH) from 4pm with the fireworks at 5.30pm. Outdoor admission - Suggested donation £3 per family. Indoor admission includes entertainment, hot food, licensed bar and a covered viewing balcony. Limited tickets available: on the door or in advance - £2 per adult and £1 per child (under 12 months - free). Advance tickets on sale, see their website or Facebook page. For more details, or to get free entry by volunteering contact events@godalmingnct.org.uk. Free Day Friday at RHS Garden Wisley Friday 4th November 10am-4.30pm Take your friends and family for a wonderful day out, exploring all the delights of Wisley for free. RHS Garden Wisley’s address is Woking, Surrey GU23 6QB. You can get more information by calling 08452 609000, emailing wisley@rhs.org.uk or going to www.rhs.org.uk/wisley.

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Bridge Tea Saturday 5th November 1.30pm The Fundraising Committee invites you to a Bridge Tea at The Clockhouse, Chapel Lane, Milford GU8 5EZ. The cost is £40 per table to include delicious homemade sandwiches, scones and cakes (Please let them know if you have a food allergy). Players are asked to bring their own cloths, cards, pens and score cards. To reserve a table contact Carol May at carolmay@ onetel.net or call 07941 430212. Blofeld and Baxter - Rogues On The Road Friday 25th November 8pm Having already extended their hugely successful tour once this year, Blowers and Backers are taking to the road again this autumn due to popular demand. The evening is crammed full of even more wonderful, and occasionally outrageous, anecdotes from two extensive careers spent broadcasting around the globe. Bastions of the beloved Test Match Special with over 80 years in the commentary box and touring the globe between them, Henry and Peter have some great tales to tell. It takes place at The Arts Centre in Cranleigh and you can book tickets now at 01483 278000 or online at www.cranleighartscentre. org. I went to see them a year or so ago and it was a very entertaining evening. GET IN TOUCH

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but sometimes they may be in the field on this route, as when the author arrived, walking past them without any problems. But if you believe this might be a snag, simply stay on the lane, re-joining the walk after 750m at Hoewyck Farm. As you enter woodland, at a fingerpost, keep straight ahead, ignoring a left turn. The path crosses a deep stream and approaches a large old wooden gate. Go over a stile beside the gate and follow the right-hand side of a pasture. The edge curves left and reaches a large metal gate. Go through this gate (releasing a clasp on the chain) and continue similarly in the next pasture. Near the top right-hand corner, go right over a stile and go diagonally up the grass and through a large wooden gate, out to the lane. 5. Turn left on the lane, passing the old barn of Hoewyck Farm. Stay on the road as it bends right, ignoring a footpath on your left. Where the road bends left, leave it by turning right on a signposted bridleway. Continue through a (usually open) metal gate and follow the sandy path, gradually rising under hollies. After 300m on this path, go through a small wooden gate and, in 10m, go left through a large wooden gate into a sloping sheep pasture. (This tactic avoids the stile.) Go up the left-hand side of the pasture and veer right to cut the top left-hand corner. As you approach woodland, avoid a large wooden gate and go left over a stile just 10m after it. 6. Follow a clear path through Gentles Copse. The path goes over a 2-plank bridge and a stile into a large grassy meadow. Follow the left-hand edge and, after 300m, at a 4-way fingerpost, keep straight on, staying in the meadow. Shortly, go over a stile in the corner onto a woodland path. The path soon executes a rightleft double bend and takes you over a 2-plank bridge with a rail. It meets a stony track with the gatehouse to the Black Down Park Estate on your left. Turn right on this track. The track comes out to a road. Your route is

left on the road but first, just on your right, is a rather eccentric building. 7. Having turned left on the road, in 100m turn right on a rough tarmac lane. In 100m, opposite Guardian Cottage, turn right at a fingerpost into woodland. follow the path through bracken to a marker post where your path bends left. At a 3-way fingerpost, turn left. Your path emerges from the wood, across grass to a tarmac drive. Turn right on the drive and immediately left at a fingerpost on a woodland path and quickly bear left at another fingerpost. You meet the corner of a field by a bank, next to a stile, an old gate and a fence. Avoid the wide path straight ahead and instead go left over the bank and veer right on another good path. 8. Follow this woodland path for nearly 800m. On your left, the wood falls away quite steeply in places. Finally, you come through a swing-gate into an open meadow. Keep to the right-hand side of the first small meadow, leading to a small gate into another meadow. The spire of St Laurence Church is visible ahead. A swing-gate takes you into an orchard, followed by another swinggate where your path veers a fraction left. You cannot help but notice, if you have a backpack, how tight these gates are! Two more swing gates, with an orchard in between, lead out to a tarmac lane. Turn left, leading immediately back to the village green where the walk began.

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formally opened in September by the Lord Lieutenant of Surrey, Mr Michael More Molyneux. Their ‘Charity Shop in the Woods’ sells everything which has been donated and is entirely staffed by volunteers. It is open Monday to Friday, from May to October from 11am until 4pm and from November to April from 11am until 3pm. It is also open from 10am to 1pm on the first Saturday of the month. They welcome volunteers to help with personal tasks such as letter writing, mending, shopping, care of plants, a chat and a cup of tea or even a drink from the bar! Any amount of time from an hour to a day or more is greatly appreciated. Hydon Hill is one of the very many Leonard Cheshire DisABILITY services in the UK and throughout the world which Leonard Cheshire, VC, one of the most decorated pilots of WWII, developed to care for disabled people of all ages and conditions with the aim of “giving each individual person the greatest possible choice as regards all aspects of living.” Nowadays LCD has branched out to provide inclusive education, IT training, work opportunities and campaigning. Situated in Clock Barn Lane, the home was rebuilt in the 1970s and now is home to 40 residents, many with Multiple Sclerosis, Acquired Brain Injury or who have had strokes. While for some the idea of a large residential home is an anathama, for others it may prove to be an escape from an increasingly isolated existence where the very ordinary things of living become a burden. Why struggle for 40 minutes to do up buttons when someone else can do it in 40 seconds leaving time for a more fulfilling activity - reading the papers? For some residents, Hydon Hill is a home (very much with a little ‘h’) for life. For others it is a staging post to more independent living. For everyone it is somewhere to live life to the fullest.

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