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of the following big events. Guildford has its annual Book Festival, for which we are a media partner. The Surrey Hills Wood Fair at Birtley House near Bramley is always worth a visit and in Godalming on Saturday 12th September, there is a big WWI commemorative event called West Surrey’s War 1914-1918. That same weekend sees the annual Heritage Open Days although some events will start on Thursday 10th September. These take place in Dorking, Farnham, Godalming and Guildford and all events are free. It is an ideal time to explore the heritage on your doorstep or even further afield, so get out there and enjoy all that this great scheme has to offer.
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JOTTINGS YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD Last month we spent a very pleasant day at The Chilli Fiesta at West Dean House, the historic flint-faced Grade ll listed building situated in the heart of the beautiful South Downs National Park. It was a lovely sunny day and hot in every sense of the word! Actually, it’s a brilliantly organised festival with lots to see, taste and listen to. We went home laden with chilli plants, chutneys and sauces - should see us through the winter! After a quiet August, September is pretty busy with everyone getting back to normal after the summer holidays. Fingers crossed for a really sunny and warm late summer/early autumn.
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pampering treats and refreshments. The committee team will be on hand all evening to provide you with a warm welcome and to discuss the benefits of joining a WI. Ockford-Godalming Afternoon WI Group meets on the first Wednesday of each month at the Scout and Guide Headquarters, Seymour Road, off Eashing Lane, Godalming, at 2pm. On September 2nd they have a talk by Neil Sadler on ‘Gongoozling for Beginners’ and there will be an exhibition of members’ holiday photographs. Following this in October’s meeting there will be the Annual Produce & Craft Show with categories including garden produce, cookery, handicrafts and art and photography. As well as the meetings they have outings, pub lunches, book reading evenings and regular art and craft sessions. The group would love to welcome a few new members so if you think you might be interested please call the secretary on 01483 421433.
Sculptures created by some of the most renowned, established and emerging artists from the Surrey Sculpture Society will form a sculpture trail through RHS Wisley for the society’s 17th annual exhibition at the internationally acclaimed venue. It opened in August and runs until 27th September. The Surrey Sculpture Society’s membership has now grown to over 350, from talented amateurs to gifted professional sculptors from Surrey and the south of England. They create affordable and original pieces that can form eyecatching focal points in gardens, conservatories or interiors. The sculptors work with a broad range of materials including stone, metal, bronze, resin, glass, ceramic, wood and found objects. Admission to the sculpture trail is included in the entrance to RHS Wisley. For information on Surrey Sculpture Society visit www.surreysculpture.org.uk.
Grayshott Flower Club will be meeting again after the summer break on Wednesday 2nd September at Grayshott Village Hall when Laura Hawken will be giving a demonstration entitled ‘Botanical Kingdom’. New members and visitors are welcome to join them; doors open at 7pm with refreshments available from 7.15pm. There will be a sales table and raffle with the lucky winners taking home floral arrangements. For further information telephone 01428 651956.
Godalming Meadrow WI meets on the first Tuesday of each month at 7.30pm at Moss Lane School, just off Godalming High Street. They are an active WI with a full age range of ladies, as they believe they can learn from each other. In addition to their monthly meetings, they organise interesting day and evening trips, dine out regularly and have a variety of clubs for specific interests including a book club and a walking group. On Tuesday 6th October they will be having a special open evening; pop along and enjoy a few
Grayshott Decorative and Fine Arts Society recommence their meetings after the summer holiday, on Thursday 3rd September at 2pm in Grayshott Village Hall. They start with what promises to be a very interesting lecture on ‘The Founders and Treasures of the Wallace Collection’. Stephen Duffy will present many of the collection’s finest treasures as well as the history of its formation over five generations of one family. The greatest collectors were the 4th Marquis of Hertford and his illegitimate son Sir Richard who lived most of their lives in Paris.
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Heritage Open Days offer free access to buildings which are normally closed to the public. On these days local history is brought to life with tours and events. 2015 is the 50th anniversary of the Godalming Trust and also the 20th year Godalming has taken part in Heritage Open Days. There is plenty to see and explore so please enjoy your weekend in Godalming. For details of Heritage Open Days events round the country see www.heritageopendays.org. The full programme is available at Godalming Library and Godalming Museum. The Godalming events are organised by Stephen and Jeni Goddard in association with The Godalming Trust. The following are all free but tickets are required for all tours. Tour tickets are available from Godalming Museum on 01483 426510. CHARTERHOUSE One of the country’s great schools, founded in 1611. Guided tours include the South African Cloisters, the Founder’s Chapel, the Memorial Chapel, the Main Hall, the Library and the Scholars’ Court. Tours on Saturday at 10am, 12.30pm and 2.30pm. LADYWELL CONVENT Tuesley Court was designed in the Arts & Crafts style by the London architect Sir Guy Dawber and in 1956 the house was purchased by the Franciscan Missionaries of the Divine Motherhood as their Motherhouse. Tours on Saturday at 2pm, 2.30pm and 3pm.
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cottage have been removed to reveal some of the original structure. There are now many exposed beams, some with the carpenters marks on them. There is restored wattle and daub, some left exposed to show the way it has been done. Tours on Saturday at 11am, 1pm and 3pm. THE STAR, CHURCH STREET One of the few survivors of Godalming’s many pubs and breweries, the Star is a mainly 18th century house with 16th century origins. Tours on Saturday at 11am and 12 noon. THE THREE LIONS, 55 MEADROW The Three Lions is a Grade II listed building, the oldest part dating back to the 16th century, with a 17th century cross wing on the right. It is possibly the oldest pub in Godalming and Farncombe. Saturday 11am-midnight, tour 10am. Sunday 12 noon-11pm, tour 10am.
BARROW HILLS SCHOOL / GREAT ROKE QUAKER MEETING HOUSE ROKE LANE, WITLEY GU8 5NY WESTBROOK THE MINT, MILL LANE Great principal of Barrow Hills Westbrook for his Roke, owntheuse bybuilding Hugh Thackeray MANOR HOUSE, HUXLEY CLOSE, The Society of Friends, or Quakers aswas they aredesigned known, School, was built in 1909 in the Arts and Crafts style. has a long historyTurner, in the Godalming than 2 foremost Arts & Crafts architects who onearea.ofLessthe GODALMING The house was designed by architects miles away, in Binscombe, is a Quaker Ground developed a Burial style arising directly from the earlier work Despite its timeless elegance the Manor Buckland and Haywood Farmer and has been said of used from 1695 to 1720 and Fox's Barn, so called beto be “the mosthouse ambitious house undertaken by the William Morris and Philip Webb. The dates from 1899, House was built for Charles Hampton Weeks, cause the Society's founder, George Fox, preached partners and isgardens arguably one of the finestoriginally large is2014 built from Bargate stone. The were a master at Charterhouse, around 1890. hereand in 1655. was the houses produced by the Birmingham movement”. byat the Gertrude Jekyll and have been restored by the Tours on Sunday at 1pm and 3pm. tercentenary ofdesigned the Meeting Room Meeting Plaster work is by Catterson-Smith Jnr. House, built present from the ruinsowners. of a cottage called Visitors will be able to see the gardens, originally laid Goreways in 1714. The other building, originally Garden tour on Saturday at 2pm. THE MEATH out by Gertrude Jekyll, but since substantially altered. a stable, is believed to date from the 1600s. Open SATURDAY 2.30pm till 4.30pm Westbrook Place is a large Georgian house with Tea and biscuits available for a donation. Tours on SATURDAY at 2.30pm and 3.30pm The following are all free - just turnFREE up:– JUST TURN UP an imposing white stucco frontage overlooking Open SATURDAY 10.00am till 4.00pm a sweeping lawn. Most of the interior is 19th FREE – JUST TURN UP Visitors to report in to school reception area.
BARROW HILLS SCHOOL, ROKE LANE, ST MARY’S CHURCH, CHIDDINGFOLD WITLEYAs well as guided tours of this Grade One listed Great Roke, principal building of medieval the church there will be an exhibition of Barrow Hills School, was built 1909 in Church and Village treasures includinginhistoric registers, old maps, paintings, medieval was the Artsparish & Crafts style. The house Chiddingfold glass, Roman remains and a featureand designed by architects Buckland on William Henry Bragg, and his son William Haywood Farmer and has been said to be Lawrence Bragg, who were awarded the Nobel “the most ambitious house prize for Physics in 1915.undertaken by the partners and is arguably Open SATURDAY10.00am till 5.00pmone of the finest largeRefreshments houses available. produced by the FREE – JUST TURN UP Birmingham movement”. Open Saturday 2.30pm-4.30pm. Tours at 2.30pm and 3.30pm. Visitors to report in to school reception area.
century with decorative Adam-style plasterwork on the stair hall ceiling. Visitors will see the original main house, the walled garden and the chapel. Tours on Saturday at 10am, 11am, 2pm and 3pm. MINTON COTTAGE, STATION ROAD An ‘end bay smoke house’, the oldest part dates back to about 1580 (pictured). It has been extensively altered and extended over the centuries. Victorian additions to the 8
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CHURCH HOUSE, CHURCH STREET Dating from the Middle Ages with medieval and Victorian features including timber framing and a magnificent staircase. Tours on Saturday between 11am and 1pm. CHURCH OF ST PETER & ST PAUL Godalming’s parish church and only Grade I listed building. Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday all day. On Sunday there will be a service at 10am on the themes of Heritage and WWI remembrance. There is also a tour at 3pm. Cream teas in the Octagon on Sunday 3pm to 5pm. GODALMING’S GORY GHOST WALKS Discover the gruesome and scary parts of Godalming’s history with Canon Mervyn Roberts. Starting from SS Peter & Paul churchyard. Saturday 4pm (walk is aimed at children) and 7pm walk (for a more adult audience). GODALMING MUSEUM Follow the story of Godalming and the surrounding area in this friendly museum situated in a medieval building in the heart of town. Follow the Poppy Trail, highlighting First World War stories, experiences and objects throughout the museum. Open Tuesday to Saturday 10am-5pm. Extra opening for Heritage Open Days on Sunday 10am-4pm. Refreshments available. HISTORY WALKS Enjoy a guided history walk around Godalming led by Stephen Goddard. Lasts about 1½ hours. Starting from the Pepperpot. Saturday and Sunday at 10.30am. OAKHURST COTTAGE, HAMBLEDON Just to the south of Hambledon cricket green. A small 16th century timber framed cottage restored and furnished as a simple labourer’s dwelling. Saturday afrom 2pm-4pm. THE PEPPERPOT Built by public subscription in 1814 to replace the ruinous medieval structure. Open courtesy of Godalming Town Council. Over the weekend there will be an exhibition celebrating the 200th anniversary of the building. Open Saturday and Sunday 10am-5pm. PRIOR’S FIELD (SCHOOL), PRIORSFIELD ROAD GU7 2RH Arts & Crafts original house designed by architect Charles Francis Annesley Voysey. Prior’s Field was opened as a school in 1902 by Julia Huxley, mother of the biologist Julian Huxley and novelist Aldous. The school’s rose garden was designed in consultation with Gertrude Jekyll. Exhibitions of archive film and photography, and activities for children including croquet on the lawn and a Cherry Tea. Open Saturday 10.30am-4.30pm. Guided tours available but must be booked on www.priorsfieldschool.com or call 01483 810551. QUAKER MEETING HOUSE, THE MINT, MILL LANE 2014 was the tercentenary of the Meeting Room at the Meeting House, built from the ruins of a cottage called Goreways in 1714. The other building, originally a stable, is believed to date from the 1600s. Open Saturday 10am-4pm. Tea and biscuits available by donation.
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SHACKLEFORD AND PEPER HAROW A two mile, 1½-2 hour walk through two villages. Two churches by George Gilbert Scott and Augustus Pugin. A cricket pitch where one of the earliest matches was played. A railway station that never was. Partly off road. Led by Shackleford Village Organisation. Starting at St Mary’s Church, Shackleford. Saturday 11am. ST JOHN’S CHURCH, FARNCOMBE Built in 1849 in response to the rapid population growth created by the railway. Designed in the early English Gothic style by Sir Gilbert Scott RA. There will be a display of items relating to the First World War. Open Saturday 10am-12 noon and 2pm-4pm Open Sunday 2pm-4pm. Refeshments available.. ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST CHURCH, BUSBRIDGE This small Victorian Gothic-revival church was consecrated in 1867. The remarkable metal screen (of 1898) in the Chancel Arch is by Edwin Lutyens, who also designed the Gertrude Jekyll grave monument in the churchyard. Open Saturday 9am-5pm, tour at 3pm. Sunday 10am-5pm. Refreshments available. ST MARY’S CHURCH, CHIDDINGFOLD As well as guided tours of this Grade I listed medieval church there will be an exhibition of church and village treasures including historic parish registers, old maps, paintings, medieval Chiddingfold glass, Roman remains and a feature on William Henry Bragg, and his son William Lawrence Bragg, who were awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1915. Open Saturday 10am-5pm. Refreshments available. ST PETER’S CHURCH, HAMBLEDON The first mention of a church at Hambledon is in 1291, but St Peter’s was almost entirely rebuilt in 1846. Grade II listed, it is built of Bargate stone, with ashlar dressings and Welsh slate roof and a mostly chalk interior. Open Saturday and Sunday 12 noon-4pm. ST PETER’S CHURCH, HASCOMBE A Grade II listed building consecrated in June 1864, the church (below) was built to replace the derelict old church, believed to have been built around 1220. Open Saturday and Sunday 8am6pm, tour on Saturday at 3pm. Services on Sunday at 8am and
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This lecture is the forerunner of their visit to London later in the month when most of the day will be spent at Hertford House. For more information about these events and their programme, contact Caroline Young on 01428 714276 or visit the website www.grayshottdfas.org.uk. Elstead Afternoon WI will hold their next meeting on Thursday 3rd September at 2.15pm in Elstead Village Hall. On this occasion there will be a talk given by Mr David Allen entitled ‘The Making of Gone with the Wind’. This promises to be most intriguing so put the date in your diary! All visitors and new members will be made very welcome, and they offer a delicious tea! Contact Helen White on 01252 710039. The Three Lions Pub in Meadrow, Farncombe continues to put on some great music. On Friday 4th September 9pm it’s Dave Peabody who has been voted ‘Acoustic Blues Artist of the Year’ three times by the ’British Blues Connection’ and ‘Blues in Britain Magazine’. He’s a guitarist, vocalist and raconteur. On Saturday 12th September at 9pm Bad Influence will be playing. They are now considered by many to be one of the top acts in their field, delivering their sound of powerful vocals alongside classic guitar-driven rock solid blues. Finally on Sunday 27th September there is a Sunday Session at 4pm featuring a rare solo outing from Eric Gosling, front man from the ever popular local band Cryin’ Out Loud. Incidentally, The Three Lions has been named Shepherd Neame Pub of the Year 2015.
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Chiddingfold Horticultural Society will be holding their Autumn Show on Saturday 5th September at 2pm. You are welcome to go and admire the vegetables, flowers, fruit, flower arranging, cookery, photography, arts and craft. If you wish to enter go along to register at 7.30pm - 8.30pm on Friday 4th. Tea and coffee will be available. The September talk will be at 8pm on Wednesday 16th September on ‘Pruning throughout the Year’. This will be given by Kevin Hobbs who is the Nursery Director at Hilliers and he will give practical advice and bring along plants for sale. Both events will be held in the village hall in Coxcombe Lane, Chiddingfold. Every minute that someone having a heart attack does not receive defibrillation or CPR their chances of survival decrease by 10%. In the areas covered by VantagePoint magazines there are PADs at Farnham, Godalming, Dunsfold, Guildford, Cranleigh, Haslemere and Dorking fire stations. There have been a number of station open days and the next one is at Cranleigh on Saturday 5th September where community first responders will be giving CPR lessons and showing people how to use the PADs. The crews will also be running activities around general fire fighting and there will be activities for kids. The PADs are placed in secure boxes on the outside of the fire stations. In the event of someone nearby having a heart attack people can phone up the ambulance service and they will tell you where the PAD is and how to access it then give you instructions over the phone on how to use it and how to perform CPR. This is a backup if no ambulances or first responders can arrive quickly enough.
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Heirloom Fruit and Vegetables Food writer Shirlee Posner looks into traditional varieties of fruit and vegetables Some chefs are proud of the provenance of their ingredients and its not unusual to see heritage or heirloom mentioned on menus particularly in reference to tomatoes. In the south east of England we are lucky to have tomato grower Gary Griffiths supplying farm shops and restaurants with his gorgeous full-flavoured tomatoes. These include specialist cultivars. His company, Nutbourne, grows under glass in West Sussex, selling to farm shops and restaurants who just can’t seem get enough of his delicious fruits. This year he says that he could have sold twice as many of his bright orange cherry tomatoes and will double his crop next season. He buys his seed from seed houses, who provide him with high yield, fertile seeds. Paying £1 each for these he is guaranteed that the 16,000 seeds he plants will grow into productive plants. Growing nearly 30 different varieties of tomatoes that all need slightly different care is a specialist job. Gary is famous for his heirloom/heritage tomatoes so I asked him what that term means to him. Heritage and heirloom are terms used for traditional varieties of vegetables (not just tomatoes) that were grown on farms and in gardens. Post-war modern techniques for growing and the demand for higher yields have impacted on the range of varieties of all vegetables for sale. In addition large supermarkets moved from buying produce from wholesalers to working directly with farmers and dictating seed type. This gave them uniformity for their shops. Seed houses are able to create hybrids of cultivars (a practice started in the 1900’s) to control size of fruit, yield and disease resistance too. Straight cucumbers, leeks and uniform carrots have been achieved by creating hybrids all good for supermarket shelves, but not always for their flavour.
number of seeds available and hence the variety, many traditional varieties of plants will be lost. Hybrids (where two cultivars have been combined) cannot be used to harvest seed as many of these will be sterile. If seeds are successfully grown they will revert to one of the parent’s type. The term true-type is used here to describe the growing of a seed harvested from a plant that will be the same as its parent. Heirloom seeds are those that have been retained in their original genetic form as close to the original parent plant as possible. Heirloom seeds are from traditional cultivars that were passed down through farming families who harvested seed as part of their natural work. Depending on where you live in the world your local environment (weather and soil) will affect the way the plant develops over time and this was part of their unique history and eating quality. Modern seed houses started to emerge from the 1900’s when the technique to create hybrids was first developed. Another term that’s important here is open pollination and sometimes on heritage or heirloom packs you will see OP next to the seed type. This indicates that the seed has come from plants that have been pollinated by insects, birds, wind or humans. The plants are more diverse and make changes to adapt to the local environment. So this backs up why some fruit and vegetables taste so different depending on where they are grown. The slight problem here is if different varieties of the same plants are grown close to each other they will not remain true to type. If you save seed your plants next season may share the characteristics of the variety it grew next to for example smaller
Conservationists are concerned that as commercial seed houses are reducing the
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size fruit. Farmers know this so don’t plant different cultivars close to each other. In hybrid plants the pollination has been created by human intervention although some open pollination will occur too. However it’s when you want to harvest seed for the next season that the real difference is clear. Growers who use hybrid seeds have to buy new seed each year and this can be expensive. For farmers in low-income countries there has been criticism when seed aid has been given that if the seeds are hybrid the farmers are unable harvest seed. There is also concern that people will lose the skill of seed conservation and become dependent on buying seed or starve. Gary, like many commercial growers, has to tread a fine line between choosing seeds which will provide a fantastic end product but also have high enough yields to make them commercially viable. He also grows insecticide-free produce, which means purchasing disease resistant hybrids is essential to his success. But as he pointed out, losing varieties is a sad part of the modern food system. One of the tomatoes he has been growing which his customers love is a Tiger tomato with distinctive stripes and a high solid matter, making them perfect for roasting. Lack of demand for this seed means they are being phased out and he in turn will have to de-list them and the species could be lost. Local growers James and Catherine Dampier of Village Greens in Ockley also offered some insight. They have been growing fruit and vegetables to sell in their two farm shops for the last eight years. They grow on a smaller scale to Gary and grow a wider range of more traditional British crops with a few European favourites like aubergines tossed in too. With their strong ethos on bringing the best-flavoured natural food to their customers they can buy their seeds (organic where possible) from smaller seed houses like Tozers based in Cobham and Chiltern based in the south east. They currently grow heritage varieties of globe artichokes (Green Globe), broad bean (Aquadulce Claudia) and Crystal Lemon cucumbers but choose their seed carefully. They were also keen to point out that modern breeding can produce better disease resistance so choosing a hybrid seed is often the
Far left:Mixed Heritage tomatoes. Left: Black Heritage cobra beans. Top: Traditional carrots at Secretts. Above: Nutbourne’s cherry Tiger tomatoes.
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best option. They have also ventured down the organic route and find that some hybrids are better for them as they need little or no protection against many of the diseases that can have devastating effects on crops. This is a view also shared by Greg Secrett at Hurst Farm in Milford. He grows an extensive range of produce for his farm shop and his wholesale business. He grows some of this from heirloom seeds which are open pollinated such as Scorzonera also known as ‘black salsify’. This delicious tuber is sold directly to the restaurant trade in London where top chefs prize its unusual flavour. But like many other farmers he chooses seed he knows will be reliable and high yielding. He also grows heritage varieties of beetroot, black cabbage, chard and parsley. Luckily for those of us who grow vegetables for our own use we can be more relaxed and selective over what we choose to grow. We are not maximising yields or worrying about national prices. When I started growing veggies a few years ago I was unaware that my friend Jackie was a seed conservationist. She is an allotment holder and is my ‘go to’ person for advice. Having a chat recently I found out she is a member of Garden Organic. This organisation encourages organic gardening and is dedicated to preserving our valuable organic heritage. You can become a member of their Heritage Seed Library for a small fee and as part of that will receive six packets of heritage seeds from their catalogue each year. Seeds preserved by this group had been dropped from seed catalogues as new disease resistant hybrids were developed or had become less popular than newer varieties. Looking through heritage seed collections I have found gorgeous deep red broad beans, mottled runner beans and cool cucumbers to add to my growing list for next summer. I had no idea the seeds that Jackie gave me were true-type heirloom seeds of traditional varieties of beans, peas, lettuce and cabbage that she carefully harvests at the end of each growing season. I was topping up by buying commercially produced hybrid seeds but now I know better and from next year I will get my first batch of seeds from Garden Organic too.
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Top: Black salsify growing. Above: Black salsify seeds open pollinated
This means that like Jackie I can save seed from the current harvest to plant next year in a far more sustainable and ecofriendly way of gardening. In addition I will be adding biodiversity to my garden and helping to keep preserve some of our traditional plants for future generations to enjoy. Shirlee Posner is a food writer www.shirleeposner.co.uk and blogger at www.eatsurrey.co. A champion of local artisan food producers and suppliers her blog focuses on reviewing local independent food companies in Surrey to help raise awareness of the wonderful artisan food our county and those that border it has to offer.
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Busbridge Duplicate Bridge Club meets every Monday and Tuesday evening (except the second Tuesday in each month) at Busbridge Village Hall, Brighton Road, Godalming. Table money is just £1 a session plus an annual membership fee of only £15. New members and visitors are very welcome with no charge on the first visit. Partners can be arranged by phoning 01483 424746. More details can be found on www.busbridge.org.uk. Do go along one evening to enjoy a friendly game of bridge and meet the other members. Second Thoughts, the nearly new shop in Chiddingfold, will be celebrating the first anniversary in their new premises when they re-open after the summer holidays on Saturday 5th September. Go and snap up a bargain or two and enjoy a glass of prosecco at the same time. Opening times are from 9.30am until 4pm each weekday and the first Saturday in each month (term-time only). If you are interested in finding out more, contact either Lisa on 07786 637877 or Nicki on 07765 428005 or lisa@/nicki@ secondthoughtschiddingfold.co.uk. If you click Like and Get Notifications on their Facebook page - www.facebook.com/ secondthoughtschiddingfold - you will get up-to-date stock information, offers and product requests. Sunday 6th September is the date for Cranleigh and District Young Farmers’ annual Horse Show & Gymkhana at Rooks Hill Farm, Bramley GU5 0LX. Horse show entries £6 per class, gymkhana from £2. Classes for 8 years and under, 12 years
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commencing on 16th September. Visit their website for more details on each of the choirs www.surreyhills-choirs.co.uk or email debbie@surreyhills-choirs.co.uk or call Debbie on 01483 276281.
The Surrey Hills Singing School is a family of choirs centred in Cranleigh and Guildford, attracting singers from as far afield as Dorking, Horsham, Woking and Farnham. This year the choirs celebrated their 10th anniversary with a sell-out concert in May at the new auditorium at St Catherine’s School, Bramley. The school comprises four choirs: a daytime ladies choir (SH Singers); a training choir for 6-7 year olds; Young Voices for children aged 8 upwards; and the national Adult Choir of the Year 2012, the Surrey Hills Chamber Choir. As well as being entirely separate, the choirs also unite, giving the opportunity for families to perform together. All choirs sing many styles of songs and perform from memory. If you love to sing, or would love to share a hobby with your child, then don’t be a closet singer. Come and try the open rehearsals for the non-auditioned choirs throughout September commencing on Monday 7th September. SH Singers rehearse Monday mornings 9.45am-12 noon at Ewhurst Baptist Church; The Training Choir rehearses from 3.30pm-4.15pm and Young Voices from 4.15pm-5.30pm on Mondays at the Cranleigh C of E Primary School. If you are an experienced singer and looking for a choir which enjoys singing to a high standard and participating in competitions, then contact Debbie regarding visiting a Chamber Choir rehearsal. The Chamber Choir rehearse on Wednesdays from 7.30pm-10pm at the Guildford United Reformed Church
Witley Pantomime Company needs you! Do you like to act and sing? Perhaps backstage is more your thing? If so, go along and join the fun, there’s something there for everyone. They welcome performers and crew of all ages (minimum age 9 years old). Rehearsals for ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ begin at 7.30pm on Monday 7th September at the Chichester Hall, Witley. They would love to see you there - Oh, yes they would!
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There’s a Fun and Science evening with Waverley Dowsers on Tuesday 8th September in Godalming. They will be looking into the practice of putting children in ‘the corner’ and making them wear a Dunces Hat, as part of their training programme for members from a wide radius of NE Hants and Surrey. They will be investigating further how the theory of pyramid energy can possibly support the practice along with the little-known effect of subtle energies produced by corners. Cones and pyramids have similar energy properties and that fact is used to help seeds grow faster. Waverley Dowsers have a balanced programme of speakers and field events ranging from dowsing food, searching for energy lines and their association with geopathic stress, alternative therapies, and many others. The next beginners Dowsing Workshop will be on the 17th October. A visit to the website will give you broader information on proposed and previous activities or you could
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minutes). Remember to present your valid train ticket at the garden entrance to save 25% on the full adult entry fee. Free with normal garden admission. Farncombe Morning Townswomens Guild’s next meeting will be on Wednesday 9th September from 10am to 12 noon in the Church Room, St John’s Church Farncombe. The Guild are welcoming Mr. Phillips to give a talk with slideshow on ‘The Wey and Arun Canal’ and the restoration of ‘London’s lost route to the sea’. They meet in the Church Room on the second Wednesday morning of each month from 10am - 12 noon. If you would like to come and meet members, hear their speaker, chat while having refreshments, and enter the monthly raffle for a small fee, you would be most welcome. In advance, their October meeting will be held on Wednesday 14th October from 10am - 12 noon when a member will speak about a voyage across Sweden by boat. If you would like more details about the Townswomens Guild, contact their Secretary Jill Bird on 01483 860917. Keep-fit for over 60’s will take place from Wednesday 9th September at Bramley Village Hall from 10.30am-12noon. Low impact easy to follow routines with stretches, balances, mobility moves and strength exercises. Call Gill Keitch on 07887 570935 or email gill@fitforlife.gb.com How about joining Godalming Choral Society on Thursday 10th September, when rehearsals begin for Hummel: ‘Mass in B Flat’, Charpentier: ‘Te Deum’ and a selection
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Creative bug Kirstie Smillie finds plenty of artistic talent in Surrey spreading their creative bug. I love being around creative people but what often saddens me is the number of gifted people there are and how hard it is to make a living from it. Saying that, from adversity comes innovation. In our challenging times old crafts are returning to popularity. This is giving creative types the opportunity to earn income from their knowledge with classes in a multitude of crafts. From crochet and knitting to sewing and neelepoint, these quiet brain calming pastimes enable us to make beautiful things by ourselves. Learning a new craft or remembering an old one is a great way to socialise with friends and like minded people. You can even save funds on soft furnishings when you make them yourself, and design them how you want them. Keep ideas simple to start with, just use basic shapes, and then as you grow in confidence try more technical designs.
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Craft connoisseur, Claire Dadswell, with a CV including The London College of Fashion, offers classes from her Godalming location. Her most popular lesson, Intro to Sew is a two hour session for £25 (with tea and a chat for free). Sewing machines can take a bit of mastering and a few head scratching moments, so having an expert on hand to help when, “ the blasted bobbin is stuck” is a good starting point. With or without a sewing machine (as she has a selection to use, including a traditional hand-crank version, pictured above) you are taught how to set up your machine and learn the basics, to kick-start your homespun dreams. The re-cycle bug is still growing. Using your old clothing to make new is so rewarding and Claire is a big advocate of this, “I can’t stand throwing away anything - if it can be reused, I will make it into something new.” Up-cycling is the buzz word, but it’s not that new as our grandparents started it during the war. An unused
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Street, Dorking, is running a day course on 5th September, held at Gorgeous Gerties, where lunch is included (obviously gorgeous).
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Love wood? Then join Surrey sculptor, Ruth Wheeler with Sculpt It, 1st and 2nd September, for woodland arts workshops held at The Workshop, Devils Punch Bowl. For bookings and future wood carving dates, email ruthwheeler.scultit@gmail.com, call 0776 9906529, www.sculptit.co.uk. Enjoy the beauty of stained glass design. Artist, Amanda Winfield based in Abinger Hammer, offers taster days and more experienced courses throughout the year. Email amanda1@abinger-stained-glass.co.uk, call 01306 730617 or visit www.abinger-stained-glass.co.uk for details. Learn furniture painting techniques from an expert. Simon Dykes of Shabby Chic Country Living in West
Must see….and do For a weekend craft treat, visit Thread, a Festival of Textiles, being held at the Farnham Maltings on 25th and 26th September. You will have a chance to watch craft folk at work, buy fabric and haberdashery, watch demonstrations and participate in workshops. Make a lampshade with Jane Warren, try block printing or hand felting or kick-start your sewing with Alice and Ginny. Nearly too much to choose from, and bound to inspire those who are ready to dabble in something arty crafty. To view and book the workshops on offer visit the website www.farrnhammaltings.com or call 01252 745444.
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of seasonal Carols. They meet at 7.45pm in the Hall at St Hilary’s School, Holloway Hill, Godalming GU7 1RX. If you enjoy singing and would like to join a progressive, friendly choir that achieves high standards and exciting performances do go along and join them. The next concert is on Saturday 12th December in The Great Hall, Charterhouse. For more details call the membership secretary on 01483 428057, the secretary on 01483 425344, or go along on any Thursday evening. They would love to meet you! More information at www.godalmingchoral.org.uk. Most counties in England hold an annual ‘Ride & Stride’, on the second Saturday in September, (this year 12th September), to raise money for church restoration and repair. The idea is that cyclists and walkers are given a list of churches and chapels in the area of their choice. They map out their own route to pedal or walk to places of Christian worship having arranged to be sponsored by friends for a fixed sum or donation per church visited. The money that is collected is divided in two. Half goes to the church of the participants choice, the other half is retained by the Surrey Churches Preservation Trust for distribution to churches in need, in response to a grant application. In the 16 years that Ride & Stride has been running in Surrey, over £300,000 has been raised. Why not make-up a group and join in this year! Further details from Hamish Donaldson, donaldson@ haslemere.com or call 01248 644473. Useful website: www.SurreyChurchesPreservationTrust.org.
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Historic locations on a 19th century canal route will be explored during two guided walks over the 2015 Heritage Open Days weekend. They are being run by the Wey & Arun Canal Trust, which is inviting members of the public to find out about its restoration work on the northern section of the waterway. The first walk is on Saturday, 12th September, meeting at 2.15pm in the car park of Shamley Green Church, Church Hill, Shamley Green GU4 0UD. It will follow a four-mile circular route to visit four sites containing relics of the canal and the Horsham to Guildford railway, including three ironframed bridges. On Sunday 13th September walkers will meet at 2pm at the Gunpowder Store, Stonebridge Wharf, on the River Wey at Shalford. With Trust publicity officer Rob Searle, they will explore parts of the canal route down to the former Bramley Wharf. This 1½ mile stroll, taking approximately two hours, will take in the Tannery Lane roving bridge and the sites of the Tannery Lane Lock and the unique Gosden Aqueduct. It is also an opportunity to explore the new Hunt Nature Park which is being created by Trust volunteers and it is hoped the Gunpowder Store – which held the products of Chilworth Gunpowder Mills before shipment by barge – will be open for the day. Parking is available at Broadford Business Park, Shalford GU4 8EP, behind the Parrot Inn on the A248. It’s essential to wear walking boots, stout shoes or trainers. The walks are free but donations to the Trust will be welcome. Booking is essential, by e-mail to events@weyandarun.co.uk or by calling 01483 505566, by 3rd September for the Saturday and 11th September for the Sunday. The Wey & Arun Canal Trust is restoring a 23-mile canal between the Wey at Shalford
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The importance of music in Schools Nearly everyone enjoys music, whether by listening to it, singing, or playing an instrument. Read on to learn why music education is so important, and how it offers benefits even beyond itself. 1. Musical training helps develop language and reasoning: Students who have early musical training will develop the areas of the brain related to language and reasoning. The left side of the brain is better developed with music, and songs can help imprint information on young minds. 2. A mastery of memorisation: Even when performing with sheet music, student musicians are constantly using their memory to perform. This can serve students well in education and beyond. 3. Students learn to improve their work: Learning music promotes craftsmanship, and students learn to want to create good work instead of mediocre work. This desire can be applied to all subjects of study. 4. Increased coordination: Students who practise with musical instruments can improve their hand-eye coordination. Just like playing sports, children can develop motor skills when playing music. 5. A sense of achievement: Learning to play pieces of music on a new instrument can be a challenging, but achievable goal. Students who master even the smallest goal in music will be able to feel proud of their achievement. 6. Children stay engaged in school: An enjoyable subject like music can keep children interested and engaged in school. Student musicians are likely to stay in school to achieve in other subjects. 7. Emotional development: Students of music can be more emotionally developed, with empathy towards other cultures. They also tend to have higher self-esteem and are better at coping with anxiety. 8. Students learn pattern recognition: Children can develop their maths and pattern-recognition skills with the help of musical education. Playing music offers repetition in a fun format. 9. Music builds imagination and intellectual curiosity: Introducing music in the early childhood years can help foster a positive 24
attitude toward learning and curiosity. Artistic education develops the whole brain and develops a child’s imagination. 10. Music can be relaxing: Students can fight stress by learning to play music. Soothing music is especially helpful in helping children relax. 11. Musical instruments can teach discipline: Children who learn to play an instrument can learn a valuable lesson in discipline. They will have to set time aside to practise and rise to the challenge of learning with discipline to master playing their instrument. 12. Preparation for the creative economy: Investing in creative education can prepare students for the 21st century workforce. The new economy has created more artistic careers, and these jobs may grow faster than others in the future. 13. Development in creative thinking: Children who study the arts can learn to think creatively. This kind of education can help them solve problems by thinking outside the box and realising that there may be more than one right answer. 14. Children can learn teamwork: Many musical education programmes require teamwork as part of a band or orchestra. In these groups, students will learn how to work together and build camaraderie. 15. Better self-confidence: With encouragement from teachers and parents, students playing a musical instrument can build pride and confidence. Musical education is also likely to help develop better communication skills. FIND OUT MORE
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and the River Arun at Pallingham in West Sussex. Find out more at www.weyandarun.co.uk. Ewhurst Horticultural Society will be holding their Autumn Show on Saturday 12th September at 2.30pm in the village hall. All details can be found on the website www. ewhursthortsoc.org.uk or phone Hilary on 01483 276713. They then have the Sydney Scott Memorial Talk on Wednesday 23rd September at Ewhurst Village Hall, GU6 7PX. The talk, given by Fergus Garrett (head gardener of Great Dixter) will be on ‘Succession Planting in The Mixed Border’. Pay wine bar opens at 7pm. Talk commences at 8pm with a raffle. Tickets £5 members, £10 guests are available from Anne on 01483 271812 or email: dyball@ewhursthortsoc.org.uk Art classes commence at the spacious Shalford Village Hall on Wednesday 16th September and continue every Wednesday thereafter. Individual attention with all levels and media catered for. You will be able to improve your skills and benefit from helpful and constructive criticism. Further details from Veronica Dunce on 01483 893723. The Wey Valley Decorative and Fine Art Society‘s next lecture, by Dr Lois Oliver, is entitled ‘Art and the Napoleonic Wars: the Bicentenary of the Battle of Waterloo 1815.’ Why not join them at Shalford Village Hall on Thursday 17th September for a different perspective on this conflict and explore the contrasting views presented by British and French artists including Turner and David? Refreshments are available
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from 9.45am and the lecture starts at 10.45am. The Society offers a monthly programme of varied and fascinating talks by first-class speakers. There are also special interest days, visits and an annual tour for members. New members and visitors are warmly welcomed. Annual membership is £40 and visitors pay £6 per talk. If you are interested, contact the membership secretary on 01932 355113 or visit their website at www. theweyvalleydfas.org.uk Godalming Country Market will be celebrating British Food Fortnight from 18th September to 3rd October with their wide selection of home-grown produce, local honey, preserves, and hand baked goods. A MacMillan Coffee Morning will be held on Friday 25th September from 8.30am to 10.30am at Milford Village Hall, and there will be a Country Market stall at Godalming High Street Farmers Market on Saturday 26th September. Godalming Country Market opens every Friday morning - 8.30am to 10.30am at Milford Village Hall, where there is ample parking. For further details please contact Margaret Heath on 01483 416098. Chiddingfold Village Hall Cinema, back from its summer break, presents a special screening of the RSC production of ‘Richard II’, starring David Tennant, for one night only, Friday 18th September at 7.30pm. From the RSC in Stratford-upon-Avon, Artistic Director Gregory Doran presents Shakespeare’s epic history play. The production is due to Milford to Window Company Oct 13_Layout 1 12/03/2015 transfer The Barbican in London for a sold-out season in 14:57 January, but first we have it on screen in Chiddingfold! Tickets
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for this special event are £7.50. For further information and to book online go to www.chiddingfoldcinema.com, where you will also find details of other screenings. Oh, and they are also screening the iconic film, ‘Far from the Madding Crowd’, on Thursday 3rd September. Check the website for times etc. There’s a Film Evening at The Clockhouse, Chapel Lane, Milford GU8 5EZ on Friday 18th September. They will be showing ‘The Imitation Game’ starring Benedict Cumberbatch and this will be the first of a series of film evenings. If you haven’t seen this film, do go; it’s excellent! Doors open 6.45pm, show starts 7.30pm. Tickets £5 are available from the Clockhouse, call 01483 420668. There is a licensed bar. Guildford Rambling Club is meeting at 10am on Sunday 20th September in the car park by the cricket green at Thursley for a 9 mile walk lunching at Elstead. Visitors are welcome. Details from David on 07935 887499 and at www. guildfordramblingclub.org.uk The Harvest Festival Farmers’ Market is on Sunday 20th September from 10am – 1.30pm at Secretts’, Milford GU8 7FU. There will be a Harvest Service, for all ages, at 11am. Free activities for children including a treasure hunt and have a go at ‘spud art’, along with harvest songs and reflections, hosted by The Farmers’ Market and Milford Churches. Don’t forget all the regular stalls will be there to browse and buy and St Edmund’s School will be running the Charity Tea Tent. Milford Farmers’ Market times are always on the third Sunday of the month from 10am-1.30pm at Secretts.
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Milford Horticultural Society’s next meeting is on Tuesday 22nd September at 8pm in Milford Village Hall. They will be joined by Ray Broughton, from the Royal Horticultural Society, who will be talking about ‘Soft Fruit and New Varieties’. All members and guests are very welcome to attend, tea, coffee and biscuits will be served and they will also be holding a raffle. Talks are free for members, non-members are very welcome, a fee of £1 is payable at the door. For more information on Milford Horticultural Society, their talks, visits and shows visit their website www.milfordhortsociety. org.uk or contact Beth Otway (email: beth@otway.com or telephone 01483 420989). Hands up those who remember 1951 and the ‘Festival of Britain’ Even if you don’t, or weren’t there, you may be interested in the September lecture by The West Surrey Decorative and Fine Arts Society on Tuesday, 22nd September. ‘Don’t Make Fun of the Festival’ explores the art, design and entertainment that created the ‘Tonic to the Nation’ on London’s South Bank. Artists and designers such as Henry Moore, Barbara Hepworth and Terence Conran created works for this iconic landmark event in the history of British design. The Society meets in Shalford Village Hall on the fourth Tuesday in the month at 9.45am for coffee. Lectures start at 10.30am. New members and visitors are very welcome. Details of their programme of lectures, visits and holidays for 2015 can be found on their website or, for more information, ring 01483 811671.
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Instagram Competition Inspires Local People to #beactivebelong Following the recent launch of our #beactivebelong Instagram fitness photo competition in partnership with Charterhouse Club, Godalming’s popular health and fitness centre, readers have been busy snapping and sharing their own fitness shots to stand a chance of winning some great prizes.
The Instagram competition is all about having fun while keeping active so you can be really creative with your photos. We are looking for inspirational shots that encourage others to keep in shape. View the competition gallery online at www.beactivebelong.co.uk to see the latest entries and get some ideas.
We hope that you will join in and enter before the competition closes at midnight on 30th September 2015. Simply take a snap of yourself, friends or family keeping fit, share it via Instagram using the #beactivebelong hashtag and you could be a winner. By sharing your fitness photos you could be in line to win one of the following prizes courtesy of Charterhouse Club:
Josie Tidbury, Operations Manager at Charterhouse Club, commented: “This competition is aimed at encouraging local people to keep active. From playing football or tennis, through to climbing or rowing – there are no limits to what people might choose to do. We hope that people of all ages will be inspired to enter. It’s so easy to take part and everyone who submits a fitness photo stands a chance of winning one of our great prizes.”
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The annual Charterhouse Club Trail Run will take place on Sunday 18th October 2015 and this year individuals and running groups are being encouraged to take part for charity. The popular event includes a 1k Fun Run, 5k, 10k and 15k option. The longer distances provide an ideal opportunity for runners to enjoy the challenging woodland trails around Charterhouse School. Participants who register for the chip timed 5k, 10k or 15k by Sunday 20th September will receive an early bird booking discount. The call for charity runners follows the success of this year’s Godalming Run which raised more than £2,000 for Sport Godalming. Race Directors at Charterhouse Club are keen to build on the success of the summer event in the hope that people will be inspired to take part in the Trail Run. There is no obligation to raise sponsorship and runners can support a charity of their own choice. All runners will set off from outside of the Club, with the Fun Run starting at 10am. The 5k, 10k and 15k runs will begin at 10.30am. Book now to take advantage of early bird booking discounts. It’s just £4 to enter the Fun Run, and with current discounts - £9 for the 5k, £13 for the 10k and £17.50 for the 15k. Advance entries close at midnight on Friday 9th October and there will be limited on the day registration. Please visit www.charterhouseclub.co.uk to secure your place online today or pick up a booking form from the Club.
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Are you looking for a venue for your party? Ockford Ridge Scout and Guide HQ makes a good venue for parties, meetings etc at very reasonable rates. There’s a kitchen with catering size cooker and there is a smaller room available for meetings if you have a small group or just need a quiet space. For more information contact: scoutandguidehq@gmail.com Guildford Natural History Society has their first talk of the winter programme on Thursday 24th September when Jenny Nickolds will talk about the ‘Inca Trail to Machu Picchu’. The venue is the Guildford Institute in Ward Street and the talk starts at 2.45pm. Bridget Hopkins has put together a great collection of talks to cheer everyone up as the dark evenings begin, two in October and one in November, and she can give you further information on 01483 275826. Talks are free to members of the Society and they welcome visitors but do ask for a small donation. Friday 25th September is the date of the second Annual Wetnose Day which was started to support the animal charity, Wetnose Animal Aid, set up in 2000. The idea is for animal lovers across the country to organise fund-raising events such as sponsored dog walks, tandem parachute jumps, doggie tea parties, in fact anything that might raise a few bob to help the work of animal rescue centres throughout the UK. Loads of celebs seem to have taken this one on board so expect to see a number of black noses on 25th! You can buy a nose and find out more by going online at www.wetnoseanimalaid. com/support.html
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Would you, or someone you know, like help to find a job? Then Cranfold Job Seekers Club may be able to assist. The job club has found jobs for hundreds of people over the last 20 years. Anyone looking for work will be given a very warm welcome. The service is free and confidential - tea and coffee is even provided too! Help with job searches, CVs and application forms are available, and many job opportunities are supplied through local employers, internet searches, via the Job Centres and weekly editions of the local newspapers. The club can be found within the CAB offices in Village Way, Cranleigh and is open from 9am to 5pm on Wednesdays and Fridays. Telephone 01483 272252 for more information. Do you have a diagnosis of dementia or do you care for someone who does? If so, you’ll be interested to know that from July, The Alzheimer’s Society have organised activity groups. They take place on Mondays in Haslemere, Tuesdays in Milford, Thursdays in Cranleigh and Fridays in Farnham They run from 10am to 12.30pm and offer a selection of varied activities alongside the chance to socialise with others. For more details on locations, dates and times, contact Kim Wing, group co-ordinator on 01932 855582. There are a couple of interesting seminars coming up at Godalming Baptist Church, Queen Street, Godalming GU7 1BA. The first is on Saturday 26th September and is entitled ‘The Dementia Kaleidescope’. It will follow the dementia journey with proven best practice and spiritual support. It runs from 9.30am (registration at 9am) until 3.30pm and there will
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Hawkes. Guildford rugby club is an amateur club and plays at 1st XV at level 6. Any supporters will enjoy the match day atmosphere and we hope the rugby! Last season the club won the Surrey Cup and came fifth in their league and will be looking to improve on that this coming season. The coaching squad is augmented by former player Max Stuart who is also overseeing the 2nd XV and leading the coaching for the Academy, so there is an absolute link to help bring through and help with the transition from youth to senior rugby. In recent seasons players from Guildford have progressed to playing professional rugby which we regard as a great compliment. The club is pleased to work with a number of local businesses as sponsors and supporters and regularly puts on events both locally and also in the city. In the last year we have had John Inverdale, Joe Marler, Zinzan Brook, Jason Leonard, Brian Moore, Alan Wells, and Connor O Shea all speaking and will look to build on this. If your company would like to be involved or invited, contact commercial director John Hines, john@ ezieprint.co.uk and he will ensure you are kept informed of upcoming events. We are hosting two special evenings on 26th September (England v Wales) and 3rd October (England v Australia). This is a chance to book a table for your friends or business colleagues and see a World Cup game on TV without paying a fortune for corporate hospitality. For the England v Wales match there will be cottage pie and peas followed by cheese and biscuits. Jug of beer for the table. For the England v Australia match it is curry followed by cheese and biscuits. Arrive 6.15pm, meal served at 7.15pm, kick off at 8pm. Book your table for 8, 10 or 12 people through www.eventbrite.co.uk and search for the Rugby World Cup on your doorstep. (Must be booked in advance and first come, first served). FIND OUT MORE
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be four different speakers, all experts in their particular field, including local GP Dr Martin Brunet. The cost is £12 to include drinks, but take along a packed lunch. For more information and to book a place, go to www.pilgrimsfriend.org.uk . You can also call 0300 303 1400 or email conference@pilgrimsfriend.org.uk. The second seminar is entitled ‘Being a secure woman in an insecure world’. If you long to be a godly influence in your family, your church and your community and desire the spiritual strength to face intimidating events and circumstances with confidence rather than fear doubt or despair, you will find this seminar of great interest. The speaker is Lynette Brooks and it runs from 9.30am (registration and coffee 9am) to 1pm. The cost is £6. Contact Sally Pollard at pollard3@hotmail.co.uk or call Godalming Baptist Church on 01483 422105, email office.gbc@btinternet.com. The last of St Nicolas Church Summer Concerts takes place on Saturday 26th September in Cranleigh. They welcome The Quintessentially Wind Ensemble which is made up of principal players with Basingstoke Symphony and Chamber Orchestras. The programme will be a mixture of light classics - Mozart, Haydn, Elgar plus film themes, dances and novelty items. The concert starts at 7pm in Cranleigh Parish Church and tickets at £10 include refreshments. They are available from the Handyman Store in Cranleigh or St Nicolas Church Office (rear of church car park) weekday mornings except Thursdays. Telephone 01483 273620 or email office@stnicolascranleigh.org.uk. If you like the sound of a full-on adrenaline rush, followed by a gentle descent to earth on the end of a parachute, then why not sign up for one of Phyllis Tuckwell’s skydives - and support your local Hospice Care charity at the same time as fulfilling a dream? The skydives will take place on Friday 25th and Sunday 27th September and are organised and run by the Army Parachute Association. Both skydives will take place at the Airfield Camp at Netheravon, in Wiltshire - so rest assured you’ll be in safe hands! All you need to do is pay a £50 registration fee and raise a minimum of £450 sponsorship. And then relax and enjoy the view! To find out more or register to take part, call 01252 729446 or email fundraising@ pth.org.uk Ewhurst Baptist Church won’t be having their usual Macmillan Coffee morning this year. Instead they are having a complete breakfast! It will take place on Saturday 26th September at 8.30 for 9am. They will be joined by Reverend Roy McCulloch, former minister of Oakwood Hill, Forest Green and St Margaret’s Parish Churches. Call Brenda on 01483 351127 or the church office on 01483 267878 to book your place. They would love you to join them. Donations only, to go to Macmillan’s. Another date for your diary is Ewhurst’s third annual Art and Craft Exhibition and Sale will be held on Friday 9th and Saturday 10th October at Ewhurst Baptist Church and this year includes a Children’s Art Competition. Entrance is free and refreshments will be available. Proceeds will go to CAP, Christians Against Poverty.Exhibitors please call 01483 277895 or email matthewscherry@btinternet.com. Cranleigh Arts Centre feature ‘The Nimmo Brothers’ on Saturday 26th September at 8pm. They are the UK’s hottest blues/rock band and are back with a vengeance. Although they pursue individual projects, these very talented brothers are back together for a tour. You can have a peek at https://myspace.com/thenimmobrothers. Standing tickets £18 in advance, £20 on the day. Seated £23 in advance, £25 on the day. Call 01483 278000 or go to www.cranleighartscentre.org.
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Wilfrid Noyce Community Centre timbers above the “Wilfie’s” internal barrel ceiling. To be honest no-one was quite sure what we would find when the ceiling was removed but the uncovered timbers (pictured) are dry and sound. Sadly they will be covered again as the work continues.
Many residents will have noticed the work currently being undertaken on the Wilfrid Noyce Community Centre. We hope you’ve found the time to read our information boards at the site. At the time of writing (5 August 2015) all work is progressing well and on budget. The Town Council’s appointed contractors Gee Construction Limited have already transformed the building and some of us have been privileged to have the opportunity to admire the remarkable roof
When the refurbished Centre is complete (hopefully by early November) there will be two refurbished halls, new lavatories, an extended foyer, a newly equipped kitchen and more useable storage space.
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Staycation As we go to press we are in the midst of Staycation 2015 and it’s a challenge to apply fingers to keyboard when we would prefer to be out supporting all the fantastic organisations and volunteers providing myriad activities to enable Godalming’s residents to holiday at home. We hope that you enjoyed some of what was on offer – Staycation Live the free weekend music festival at the bandstand; the Farncombe Family Fete on “chippy” field, golf, tennis, croquet, netball, karate, swimming, kayaking, music, dance and organised walks.
Did you learn how to dowse or make Eton Mess or decorated sushi? Did you experience the tranquillity of Ladywell Convent or the Quaker Meeting House? The list of events amounts to more than 70 great reasons to have stayed at home for that summer week. We would love to hear your feedback and your suggestions for events for next year (contact us at office@ godalming-tc.gov.uk). Staycation 2016 will be held from Saturday 6 August to Sunday 14 August 2016 inclusive.
Town dates for your diary • Proms in the Park – Godalming Bandstand 5pm on Saturday 12 September 2015 with The Heroes Band supporting Help for Heroes
• Farmers’ Market –Godalming High Street 10 am on Saturday 26 September 2015
• West Surrey at War - the Burys Field 1pm to 4.30pm on Saturday 12 & 12noon to 3pm on Sunday 13 September 2015
• Remembrance Sunday – Parade departs The Burys at 10.25am, marching to the War Memorial (Phillips Memorial Park) for a service of Remembrance at 10.45am on Sunday 8 November 2015
• Heritage Open Days – at venues all over the town and surrounding areas Saturday 12 & Sunday 13 September 2015
• Christmas Festival & Light Switch-On – Godalming Town Centre from 10am on Saturday 28 November 2015 (Lights Switched-On at 5pm)
First World War Commemorations One of the most important things we considered when planning town commemorations of the First World War was to avoid a flurry of activity in August 2014 followed by a second series of events in November 2018. The “Great War” was a long drawn-out affair which irrevocably changed society both nationally and locally; we wanted to reflect that. We are grateful to Godalming Museum for providing monthly information about the impact of the war on Godalming and Farncombe. This information may be read every month on the town’s two commemorative boards – one in the Undercroft of The Pepperpot and the other out40
side Farncombe Day Centre (St John’s Street). The commemorative board is pictured right. September 2015 marks the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Loos (25 September to 10 October 1915) during which a number of the community’s sons died. This month Godalming Town Council will be supporting Waverley Borough Council’s event “West Surrey’s War 1914 – 18” to be held on the Burys Field, Godalming on Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 September 2015. In 2016 we hope to commemorate the Royal Navy’s role in the tragic conflict and focus on the Battle of Jutland (31 May to 1 June 1916). vantagepointmag.co.uk
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Godalming Commemorates Shown below, in chronological order, are some of the main events of the First World War with the 281 names of those recorded as fatalities in the Godalming ‘Roll of Honour’ and (where different) the Memorial Plaques of St Peter & St Paul Church, Godalming, St John the Evangelist Church, Farncombe, Godalming United Church, Busbridge Church (formerly St John the Baptist), Godalming Fire Station and the records of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Also recorded are those who died post 11 November 1918 as a direct result of injuries received during the war. In 1919 when the ’Roll of Honour’ was being created by Norah Easterbrook, a student from the Godalming School of Art, she did not have access to the records we can use today, which is why there are more names shown here than in the ‘Roll of Honour’. Each month Godalming Museum will display below some further details of those who died and how Godalming was affected by the War.
August 4 — Britain Declares War on Germany August 22 — Battle of Mons
November 11 — Armistice 11th Hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. From all sides 65 million soldiers, sailors and airmen were mobilised of which 8.5 million were killed and 21 million wounded
September 6 — First Battle of 8 Nov 1919 — G C Dale W Gleed — 26 Aug 26 Jul 1919 — J Curtis G S A White — 10 Sept. 14 May 1919 — A W Elliott L Slater. A G Yarham — 14 Sept 8 Mar 1919 — W T Lake R G Worthington — 16 Sept 2 Mar 1919 — B S Evans A J Shaw — 19 Sept 17 Feb 1919 — R J Alexander F Haskell — 22 Sept 16 Feb 1919 — W T Knight. A R Jelley 26 Jan 1919 — G E Marks E C Taylor — 23 Sept 26 Dec 1918 — J Elson. H A Edwards H H Chequer — 28 Sept 17 Dec 1918 — A Grover W Bailey — 9 Oct 16 Dec 1918 — H Crutch J Remnant — 25 Oct 3 Dec 1918 — G Mitchell F Tubbs — 31 Oct 12 Nov 1918 — A G W Whiterod
December 8 — Battle of the Falkland Islands February 19 — Dardanelles campaign begins
A E Johnson — 12 Mar L R Fisher-Rowe — 13 Mar April 22 — Second Battle of Ypres Begins E Gleed — 15 Mar April 25 — ANZAC Day—Allied Landing at Gallipoli. A U Collis Browne — 13 Apr G Alexander — 14 May A G Wakefield — 16 May A Foster. H S Price — 24 May H Cooper — 26 May H E Tribe — 6 Jul V S Portt — 30 Jul T Chalcraft — 4 Aug August 6 — Battle of Scimitar Hill, Final C Timberley — 6 Aug H C Mewett — 9 Aug British offensive of Dardanelles campaign. W J Bacon — 11 Aug 220,000 Allied and 258,000 Turks died T W F Bainton — 14 Aug A Hinks — 16 Aug during the Dardanelles campaign G H Bridgewater — 5 Sept September 25 — Battle of Loos, A Elson. A Crutch. W J Chalcraft — 25 Sept T C Smithers. R Waddingham — 25 Sept British Gas own troops D G Bois — 4 Oct C F Holden — 10 Oct F H Collyer — 11 Oct J Jenkinson — 13 Oct A J Collins — 17 Oct S G F Taylor — 20 Oct A W Wallis. W Steer — 23 Oct B G Hayward — 27 Oct P F Denyer — 9 Nov November 22 — Battle of Ctesiphon, C W Hamilton — 19 Nov near Baghdad C J Peto — 13 Dec G H Mitchell — 14 Dec S Brook — 30 Dec
27 Dec — P V V Whatley 25 Dec — L A Cousens 8 Dec — E A Grove 2 Dec — W H Wolfe 1 Dec — A W Ludgate 30 Nov — R B Charsley 20 Nov — B G Bishop 9 Nov — W F Lawes 7 Nov — H A Balchin 3 Nov — A Cooke 31 Oct — G F Harding 26 Oct — C H Silver 14 Oct — H H Baker October 12 - 10 November 5 Oct — C C Harvey 4 Oct — A J Manton. J R Rixon Battle of Passchendaele 140,000 Allied fatalities. 2 Oct — F A Penny 29 Sept — W A Grover 26 Sept — H M Musson 20 Sept — G W Earl 11 Sept — G Walker 12 Aug — F W S McLaren 23 Aug — A F Blyth 16 Aug — A J Tayman 15 Aug — W Hughes 13 Aug — J W Pullen 8 Aug — W Boxall July 31 — Third Battle of Ypres begins — 448,614 Allied 31 Jul — W J Clark. G C Lusted. A Foster. 23 Jul — F W Field and 400,000 Germans are killed during the battle. 13 Jul — C H Crouch 4 Jul — C R M Morris. R J Potter 11 Jun — P H Jackson. P Bish 7 Jun — H H Kemble June 7 — Battle of Messines Ridge 3 Jun — A G F Chuter 1 Jun — J W Gilbert 24 May — A Ricketts 21 May — W Pullen 15 May — J H Bates 7 May — E W Ekins 25 Apr — H W Brown 23 Apr — W H Ansell 13 Apr — F T Denyer. R B Boyle 7th Earl of Shannon 10 Apr — T Ellis 9 Apr — L H Denyer. H G Woods April 9 — Battle of Arras — 158,000 Allied and 120,000 Germans fatalities 1 Apr — G W White 23 Mar — R W Andrews 1 Mar — R Harvey March 11 — Baghdad taken by British 3 Feb — J E T Barnes 31 Jan — A W Hammond 13 Jan — H V Sturgeon
November 20 — Battle of Cambrai begins
October 19 — First Battle of Ypres begins
T Jarrett — 1 Nov J C Dodds — 4 Nov C R Haigh — 7 Nov J M Simpson — 14 Nov B E Robertson — 16 Nov A H Barnett — 19 Dec
5 Nov — F A Edwards 4 Nov — W Bishop 2 Nov — F W A Woodnutt 31 Oct — F J Bull 30 Oct — A Paget 24 Oct — F B Bond 21 Oct — F J Howe October 17 — Battle of Selle 17 Oct — W A Smith. C L Davey. F W Strudwick 16 Oct — E J Price 15 Oct — H G Worsdale 14 Oct — T Kenward 10 Oct — W I Wallis. A J Davey 2 Oct — S A Palmer 1 Oct — T A Dutfield 29 Sept — H G Dale September 27 — Battle of St Quentin 27 Sept — H D Ritchie 26 Sept — L G Stern 21 Sept — R C Chandler September 19 — Battle of Samaria 16 Sept — H Edgington 6 Sept — H H Smart 31 Aug — G A Boxall 28 Aug — T Keen 27 Aug — W J Gutteridge 24 Aug — A A Durrant 23 Aug — A E Stone. A Ellis. E Jones August 8 — Second Battle of Amiens 8 Aug — E Brewser 7 Aug — G Caesar 30 Jul— H Oliver 22 Jul — A S Redman 19 Jul — L S White July 15 — Second Battle of Marne 11 Jul — G Gates 6 Jul — H Bailey 1 Jul — A E J Barnes 30 Jun — A Cooper 16 Jun — L G Flux 15 Jun — W V Wakeford 12 Jun — W T Mowbray 4 Jun — G W Hill 27 May — E E Gamlin 19 May — A Sharp 14 May — H Q Bainton 13 May — R G Beagley 3 May — H W Bing 29 Apr — C M Sturges 11 Apr — A Simmonds 5 Apr — H Lipscombe. F H Lee 3 Apr — C F Lowman 2 Apr — C F Linegar 28 Mar — F W Peto. J Mitchell. E I Hall March 31 — Second Battle of the 24 Mar — G Simmonds Somme begins. The battle claims 23 Mar— A J Vincent 22 Mar — W Dummer 177,739 Allied and 239,000 German 21 Mar — T V Crank. F W Chalcraft. A J Bousfield 16 Mar — F J Hook lives 23 Feb — J L Parsons 19 Feb — E C Disney 31 Jan — A E Brown 20 Jan — A W Boxall 4 Jan — H B Hudson 3 Jan — A Childs
December 11 — British liberate Jerusalem
Marne —13,000 British and 250,000 French casualties
A Pearson. C E Kempton — 7 Jan T E Pullman — 14 Jan D W Blackwell — 22 Jan J S Harvey — 27 Jan S Douglas — 28 Jan C H Tisdall — 13 Feb February 21 — Battle of Verdun begins, S Fisher-Rowe — 27 Feb A Glue — 29 Feb lasts 10 months with over a million A W Mills — 1 Mar casualties W A Weekes — 27 Mar A Holden — 28 Mar H Dopson — 20 Apr W Warren — 1 May T P Riddle — 14 May G Marriage — 23 May J F Knowles — 27 May J Beagley. C L Bates. H Attwater — 31 May May 31 — Battle of Jutland H M Tucker. H L L Pennell. H C Gibbings — 31 May S T Hayward — 21 Jun A E Fluck — 23 Jun T Smart — 29 Jun A A Caddick. B Tricker. E H Lintott — 1 Jul July 1 — First Battle of The Somme, E Wright. F G Softley — 3 Jul 60,000 dead, wounded or missing on H St.J Booth — 4 Jul A Overington. J N F Armstrong — 5 Jul the first day A E Hackman — 10 Jul A C Harbour — 12 Jul W Curtis — 13 Jul July 14 — Battle of Pozieres Ridge, 9,000 G E Tricker — 14 Jul men lost. F W Noakes — 15 Jul T G Norman — 19 Jul G Grover — 23 Jul F Hull — 26 Jul W H Shilcock — 27 Jul H A Fisher — 30 Jul L F Wakefield. T R Marshall — 5 Aug T Earl — 11 Aug A Linegar — 14 Aug E L Parsons. J Bennett — 20 Aug H K Matthews. J R Rope. A J Denyer — 24 Aug T Pullen — 29 Aug G Butler — 31 Aug G T Moore — 1 Sept W G Laney. A O Urban — 3 Sept F Russell — 6 Sept E H Brophy — 14 Sept F Walton — 15 Sept R B Williams — 19 Sept September 15 — Battle of Flers-Courcellette, W Underwood — 20 Sept K Lintott — 23 Sept W W Denyer — 24 Sept E C Huggett — 26 Sept September 26 — Battle of Thiepval W Bish — 1 Oct H W Cole — 7 Oct J F Sumption — 22 Oct E C Pink — 25 Oct A Ellis — 3 Nov G W Millard — 10 Nov November 13 — Battle of Ancre—Start of the fourth Somme offensive. The First Battle of the A Macey — 19 Nov Somme lasted from 1 July to 16 November 2016. Approximately 1,304, 000 fatalities, T M Stephens — 10 Dec H G Simmonds — 31 Dec 420,000 British, 204,00 French and 680,000 German
The names listed below are those who are remembered in either the Godalming Roll of Honour or on the town’s Memorial Plaques, but for whom the date of death has not been be discovered. If you can help with information on any of those listed below or you know of a Godhelmian who died during the First World War who is not listed here please do let us know. Henry Barker. Frederick J Brown. Henry C Clarke. Daniel Robertson. G T Thomas. H F Thompson. Frederick W A Woodford
Compiled and designed by Andy Jeffery Additional research by Louise Goodfellow
Godalming Town Council wishes to thank the curator and volunteers of Godalming Museum for the support provided to this First World War Centenary Project.
Please send any comments to operations@godalming-tc.gov.uk
The Museum is open Tue—Sat 01483 523575
Picture of Godalming High street at outbreak of war
10am—5pm (Summer) 10am—4pm (Winter) 01483 426510
The First World War Centenary Partnership Programme is led by the Imperial War Museum (IWM)
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Godalming Town Council YOUR GODALMING TOWN COUNCILLORS CLLR ANNE GRAY
CLLR JOY WOODHAM
CLLR KIRSTY WALDEN
CLLR DAVID HUNTER
CLLR STEVE COSSER
CLLR ROSS WELLAND
CLLR LIZ WHEATLEY
CLLR TONY GORDON-SMITH
CLLR NICK WILLIAMS
CLLR FRANK YOUNG
CLLR JOY POULTER
CLLR ANNE BOTT
CLLR ANDREW BOLTON
CLLR STEFAN REYNOLDS
CLLR STEPHEN BOTT
CLLR NICK PINCHES
CLLR JULIE NOYCE
CLLR PETER MARTIN
Binscombe Ward 3 Netherwood Court, Filmer Grove, Godalming, GU7 3AF T: 01483 427159 E: annebriangray@hotmail.com
Binscombe Ward 86 Furze Lane, Farncombe, Godalming, GU7 3NP T: 01483 421231 E: davidmalcolmhunter@yahoo.co.uk Waverley Borough Councillor
Binscombe Ward 1 Sol-Y-Vista, Frith Hill Road, Godalming, GU7 2EF T: 01483 423492 E: lwwaverley@aol.com Waverley Borough Councillor
Binscombe Ward 41 Binscombe Lane, Godalming, GU7 3PP T: 07860 811383 E: francisgordonyoung@gmail.com
Central & Ockford Ward 4 Huxley Close, Godalming, GU7 2AS T: 01483 429078 E: andrew_bolton@btinternet.com Waverley Borough Councillor
Central & Ockford Ward 9 Hilltop Close, Guildford, GU3 3HR T: 01483 424085 E: nickpinches@hotmail.com
CLLR SIMON THORNTON
Central & Ockford Ward 3 Bowling Green, Compton, Guildford, GU3 6JT T: 07887 407378 E: simonthornton62@hotmail.co.uk Waverley Borough Councillor
Central & Ockford Ward 5 Twycross Road, Godalming, GU7 2HH T: 01483 420310 E: joy.woodham23@btinternet.com
Charterhouse Ward 3 Hillside Way, Godalming, GU7 2HN T: 01483 414035 E: stevecosser@btinternet.com Surrey County Councillor
Charterhouse Ward 15 Nightingale Road Godalming, GU7 3AG T: 01483 424483 E: ragsmith@waitrose.com Waverley Borough Councillor
Charterhouse Ward 27 Nightingale Road, Godalming, GU7 2HP T: 01483 417051 E: joy_poulter@sky.com
Charterhouse Ward Brooklands, Red House Lane, Elstead, Godalming, GU8 6DR T: 01483 421601 E: stef.reynolds@gmail.com Waverley Borough Councillor
Farncombe & Catteshall Ward 19 Overbrook, Godalming, GU7 1LX T: 01483 429815 E: julienoyce@btinternet.com
Farncombe & Catteshall Ward Flat 2, 42 Croft Road, Godalming, GU7 1DD T: 01483 374575 E: kirstyawalden@gmail.com
Farncombe & Catteshall Ward 19 Elm Road, Farncombe, Godalming, GU7 3SW T: 01483 527445 E: ross.welland@waverley.gov.uk Waverley Borough Councillor
Farncombe & Catteshall Ward 26 Town End Street, Godalming, GU7 1BH T: 01483 239997 E: nickatlaw@aol.com Waverley Borough Councillor
Holloway Ward Acorns, The Fairway, Godalming, GU7 1PG T: 01483 420014 E: annemareebott@hotmail.co.uk
Holloway Ward Acorns, The Fairway, Godalming, GU7 1PG T: 01483 420014 E: stevebottis@hotmail.co.uk
Holloway Ward 18 Windy Wood, Godalming, GU7 1XX T: 01483 425644 E: peterj.martin@surreycc.gov.uk Waverley Borough Councillor Surrey County Councillor
CLLR TOM MARTIN
Holloway Ward 17 South Hill, Godalming, GU7 1JT T: 01483 527006 E: tom.martin@waverley.gov.uk Waverley Borough Councillor
Godalming Town Council, Municipal Buildings, Bridge Street, Godalming, Surrey GU7 1HT Tel: 01483 523575 Fax: 01483 523077 E-Mail: office@godalming-tc.gov.uk Web: www.godalming-tc.gov.uk Town Clerk: Louise Goodfellow
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waves in the U.S. and are broadening their horizons with this, their first tour of the UK. Grayshott Folk Club has an impressive track record of introducing new acts to their audiences, who then go on to wider recognition and who later appear at much bigger venues. They have Elliott Morris in support; he played back in April and really impressed the audience that night. He is a young singer/guitarist/songwriter who already has a wide experience on stage and has great banter with his audience. He is definitely one to watch! Advance Adult Tickets: £12 or £14 on the door. Children under 16: £6/£7. Call Des O’Byrne on 01428 607096. Two parks in Waverley have been ranked among the best in the UK after being awarded flags of excellence. Both Farnham Park and Broadwater Park in Farncombe received prestigious Green Flag Awards from Keep Britain Tidy – the mark of a quality park or green space. This is the third year running Farnham Park has received the award, but is a first for Broadwater Park. Cllr Stewart Stennett, Portfolio Holder for Parks and Countryside, said “I would like to congratulate and thank the Parks and Countryside Team at Waverley for its hard work and continued success in maintaining our wonderful green spaces in the borough. I’m very much looking forward to seeing what we can achieve over the next year.” The next Godalming Farmers’ Market is on Saturday 26th September from 10am to 4pm in Godalming High Street. You can try delicious turkey sausages, handmade chocolates, and choose a tasty pie or buy from a huge range of products
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Back to school... back to Haslemere Museum
As children over the country prepare to return to school after the long summer break, it is not just school teachers who are making classrooms ready. This coming term Haslemere Educational Museum is expecting over 30 groups of up to 90 school children to attend educational workshops designed to complement National Curriculum studies on topics such as the ancient Egyptians, the Romans, and rocks and fossils. Such is the popularity of our educational programme that in 2014 the museum welcomed over 4,500 children in 110 school and special needs groups and undertook 81 outreach visits to another 1,000 children. At Haslemere Museum we are particularly well placed to offer such a wide-ranging educational programme. We have a full-time education officer, Kay Topping, a large, well-equipped education room and incredible resources: our huge collections of natural history, human history and geological objects, many very ancient, have come from all over the world. We also have a lovely garden with a pond suitable for pond dipping and an observation beehive with glass sidepanels for easy viewing. 44
Why an ‘Educational Museum’? It is no accident that Haslemere Educational Museum focuses on education: Sir Jonathan Hutchinson, who founded the museum in 1888, was an eminent surgeon who, for that time, had very enlightened views on education. He believed that the best way for people, young and old, to learn was by seeing and handling objects of interest. Indeed, in 1891 he suggested that:
“……education become more objective and concern things rather than books.” Sir Jonathan used his museum in Haslemere to demonstrate his theory and actively promoted his ideas in his lectures and writings. He is now considered to have single-handedly revolutionised the role of museums in education and, by making his collections accessible to all, Haslemere Museum was probably the first to cater for children. When he died in 1913, Sir Jonathan left his museum to Haslemere town, with just one proviso: it must be run as an educational museum. In the early days, education was focused on keeping the galleries open to all, running a programme of lectures and encouraging vantagepointmag.co.uk
local children to take ‘exams’ on the museum’s collections and general knowledge, set by the museum’s first curator, Ernest Swanton.
2,500 year-old mummy in the gallery. As an enthusiastic nine year old put it:
“My favourite bit was when we got to take the brains out through the nose.”
The museum moved to the current building on the High Street in 1926 and, as a result of a local fund-raising initiative, the extensive galleries were added that year. The spacious new premises offered superb facilities: a fine lecture hall, beautiful gardens as well as space for a library and temporary exhibition rooms. The Education Room, first used as a field studies centre, was added in 1950.
Or how better to introduce 4-6 year olds to rocks and fossilisation than compressing millions of years into 20 minutes by role-playing the death of a dinosaur, its fossilisation and subsequent discovery by palaeontologists? These classes then make their own fossil (out of plaster) and go on a hunt for real fossils in our Geology Gallery.
Our schools’ workshops So education is, as it always has been, at the heart of the museum’s work. And, central to that educational work is our wide-ranging schools programme which, with the new school term, is just about to get under way once more. Using objects from our extensive collections, our carefully constructed educational workshops aim to bring national curriculum topics to life in a way in-class studies are often unable to do. Through imaginative practical activities and handling objects we hope to inspire young minds and encourage a love of learning.
But our schools programme does not stop at the museum doors. Kay Topping also takes workshops out to schools unable to visit us and schools can hire our carefully planned loan boxes. Typically these contain replica artefacts, photographs, worksheets and quizzes. Other workshops With so many workshops and outreach visits anyone could be forgiven for thinking that our educational programme was limited to schools. Not so. Haslemere Museum offers many other learning opportunities. During school holidays and half-terms Kay organises a wide range of events tailored to different age groups and for families. Typically these craft-orientated workshops are intended to be hands-on and fun, albeit with educational value. Themes may be derived from our collections, such as our stunning butterfly collection, but also include pond-dipping, bug-hunts and the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch. We also run regular groups for children, teenagers and adults, described in the box left.
Clockwise from far left: Nursery school children go pond-dipping; teenagers from the HYPE team curate their own project; the Dummy during the first stage of mummification (James Pike Photography); the Natural History Gallery; nursery school children go pond-dipping.
For example, what better way for a class of 8-9 year olds to grasp the Ancient Egyptian way of life than to make a mummy out of a life-size dummy? Generations of school children have been transfixed by actually ‘preserving’ our ‘dummy mummy’ themselves, in the same way bodies of Pharaohs were preserved for the afterlife thousands of years ago, before seeing a real,
Regular educational groups organised at Haslemere Museum:
We are particularly proud that our diverse range of workshops so often prove a big hit with children. As one primary school-aged child put it:
Adults: Bi-monthly ‘tea and talk’ sessions for small groups of adults to learn about our collections.
“This is an amazing museum, everyone should go there.”
HYPE (Haslemere Young People’s Exhibition): monthly groups for children over 12. Participants run their own curating projects and learn diverse creative skills.
Neither today’s Haslemere Museum team nor our founder, Sir Jonathan Hutchinson, could ask for a better accolade.
Museum Explorers: monthly groups for children aged 5-11, learning through imaginative craft activities linked to museum exhibits.
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Early Years: fortnightly groups for the under 5’s, accompanied by a parent. Informal activities and stories.
Haslemere Educational Museum, 78 High Street, Haslemere Surrey GU27 2LA. Tel: 01428 642112 www.haslemeremuseum.co.uk
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RHS Wisley are holding a Birds of Prey Weekend on Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th September. Find out all about the magnificent birds that will be on display on their perches, from the experts throughout each day. There will be flying displays at 11am and 2pm when several unusual birds will show off their flying skills. Free with normal garden admission. 21 Church Street, Godalming, Surrey GU7 1EL 21centurycare@21centurycare.co.uk www.21centurycare.co.uk
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Guildford based prostate cancer charity, The Prostate Project, is back this year with OctoBeardFest, their most successful ever fundraiser. The popular appeal which asks men to grow a beard and raise sponsorship money during October, has so far raised an amazing £146,000 in just 2 years to help fund vital diagnostic research at the University of Surrey. Surrey pubs, clubs and businesses will be the main targets this year, as well as the general public. “It’s usually people why have been touched by prostate cancer that get involved with us”, said Tim. Over 40,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer every year in the UK and 11, 000 die of the disease. Anyone interested in getting involved should contact Tim on: 07989 865702 or email him at tim@timothysharp.co.uk. Visit www.prostate-project.org.uk or www.octobeardfest.co.uk for more information. Les Amitiés Françaises (Waverley) will welcome Professor Stimpson on Thursday 1st October to talk about the history of Paris from its 3BC settlement by the Parisii tribe. As usual they will meet in the Baptist Hall in Queen Street, Godalming from 7pm (coffee), with parking, and 7.30pm lecture in French lasting about an hour. The 2015/16 season brochure will be in libraries and museums etc. from the end of August - there will be eight lectures and several social events. They look forward to welcoming old and new members with both historical and current topics, both relevant to France today. Details of membership from John Petty at john.petty@which.net or 01483 389102 or just go along.
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Surrey Hills Wood Fair - now in its 6th year! The Surrey Hills Wood Fair is now in its 6th year and has become a popular annual fixture. It takes place within the Birtley Estate in Bramley on Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th October from 10am – 5pm. Each year the fair gets bigger and better yet retains the traditional charm of a rural day out in the Surrey Hills for all the family. The Wood Fair has increased in popularity and size each year and attracts a wide range of exhibitors all keen to showcase their unique products many inspired by the versatility and importance of this vital natural resource – wood. The Wood Fair takes place in the heart of the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), a nationally protected landscape, one of 38 protected AONBs in England and Wales. The Surrey Hills stretch across the chalk North Downs that run from Farnham in the west, above Guildford, Dorking and Reigate, to Oxted in the east. The Surrey Hills is one of the most wooded AONBs with almost 40% woodland cover. Ancient woodland has particular significance in terms of historic and nature conservation. The Surrey Hills has over 4500 hectares of ancient woodland covering 12% of the AONB. Come and learn more about woodland in the Surrey Hills at the Surrey Hills Wood Fair. Discover a whole host of interesting stalls to browse and buy from as well as great local produce and a variety of refreshment stands - including a beer tent! The Surrey and Sussex Coppice workers will be demonstrating their skills and techniques and there will be opportunities to buy a whole host of wood products. Entertainment is big on the agenda this year and we have a host of local bands performing throughout the two day event, co-ordinated by the Academy of Contemporary Music (ACM) in Guildford. The ever popular horse and wagon rides will make a welcome return and there will be some amazing chainsaw demonstrations. There’s a big focus on families this year with lots on offer for children ranging from craft making and animal attractions to tree climbing and theatre shows, courtesy of the Man in the Moon Theatre Tent.
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Simon Whalley, Owner of the Birtley Estate comments; “The Surrey Hills Wood Fair is well established in the events calendar and you’ll see why when you come along. There really is something for all the family to enjoy and the fair is very reasonably priced. Surrey is the most wooded county in England and you’ll discover lots you didn’t know about wood. We have experts explaining how it’s used as a fuel, sculptors demonstrating how they use it creatively, bug hunts so you can discover what sort of species thrive in woodlands and lots of stalls with a whole host of beautiful wood products to buy. There’s also plenty to eat and drink with lots of local produce on sale. Come along and discover all that’s good about wood”. Tickets are reasonably priced at £7.50 for adults and children under 12 go free. Advance tickets are available online for £7 so don’t delay, book now at www.surreyhillswoodfair. co.uk. The fair also welcomes your four-legged friends as long as they are on a lead. Parking is also free. For those wishing to come by public transport the nearest train stations are Shalford and Godalming. Details of bus services can be found at www.surreycc.gov.uk/buses. The Wood Fair is organised by Surrey Hills Enterprises CIC (Community Interest Company) which is a not-for-profit organisation set up to support the work of the Surrey Hills Board in protecting the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). FIND OUT MORE
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West Surrey’s War 1914-1918 On 12th September Waverley will be holding a special commemorative war event at the Burys Field in Godalming to explore how ordinary people living in the towns and villages of West Surrey handled the daily hardships of WWI. This exciting and important event will be the first of its kind in Waverley, bringing together a host of local organisations to provide an outdoor interactive event for all the family. As part of the event, guests are invited to bring along any Great War-related documents or artefacts hiding in the attic and have them examined and recorded by professional historians. As part of a major four-year initiative supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund, experts from Surrey Heritage will be on hand to record visitors’ stories and add them to a growing picture of the war’s impact on Surrey. The Rural Life Centre invites you to experience a typical laundry day ‘WWI style’, using period artefacts from their collection and also to make your very own Union Jack flag. Elsewhere you can also step inside a WWI bunker and a first aid tent. Three major exhibitions featuring village archives and family memorabilia, collated by Blackheath Village Archive, Thursley and Badshot Lea, reveal the incredible stories of local men who served in the Great War, as well as providing an insight into life on the home front. Godalming Museum and Godalming Town Council invite you to unearth the history of Witley Camp, follow a poppy trail around the town and search for your relatives in Godalming’s roll of honour, as well as sharing their stories. A live performance by Charterhouse School and the Surrey Army Cadets will be a highlight of the event, which will also include talks, workshops, children’s activities and refreshments. The event will conclude on the Saturday with an invitation to attend the Heroes Band Concert at the Bandstand on the Philips Memorial Grounds at 5pm. Organisers are hoping that many of the displays and activities will also be available to view on Sunday 13th September. 52
Surrey in the Great War: A County Remembers, supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund, offers the perfect opportunity to discover how the war affected those in your street, community and county. Visit our stall to find out more about how you could contribute to keeping stories and memories alive for future generations. Bring along any Great War-related documents or artefacts hiding in your attic and take the opportunity to have them examined by a professional historian or archivist. We will also be live-Tweeting and blogging from the event. Surrey in the Great War will make a real impact on the preservation of Surrey’s heritage. The resulting data will be freely available online so if you’re interested in Surrey life in and links to the Great War period, we may be able to help. If you would like to find out more about the project and how you can get involved, visit www.exploringsurreyspast.org.uk or email surreyinthegreatwar@surreycc.gov.uk.
Top: Peace celebration in Godalming in 1918. Above: A Zepplin over Thursley, Surrey
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of well-known light classical pieces as well as hits from popular musicals. Also performing a variety of music on this evening will be the Wey Community Gospel Choir which is based in Guildford. The concert starts at 7.30pm (doors open 7pm) and tickets are just £10 per person and can be purchased from Chandlers Garage, Elstead, or Sue Gowar on 01252 702127 (gowarms@btinternet.com) Refreshments will be available. All are welcome to go along for an enjoyable evening of entertainment whilst also supporting the local community. The Haslemere Autumn Fair takes place at Grayswood Village Hall on Saturday 3rd October from 10am to 4pm. Shoppers are promised a splendid selection of clothing, jewellery, hand painted personalised gifts, cookware, English textile designs, stationery, artwork, linens, home décor, food, cards, books and vintage ware. There will also be an exceptional charity stall and raffle. Please go along for tea, coffee and a scrumptious selection of home-baked treats, served in a gracious and relaxed style in the bright and cheery Grayswood Village Hall, Grayswood Road (A286) GU27 2DJ. Admission is £2 and includes a cup of coffee or tea. The fair will be raising funds for the NSPCC. Cranleigh Arts Centre’s annual Food Festival is growing; this year’s event is titled ‘Cranleigh Food and Music Festival’ and is a collaboration between Cranleigh Arts Centre and the Cranleigh Chamber of Commerce. The two organisations have formed a committee to set up an event that will celebrate and showcase the very best of local
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Creating a Garden for Retirement In the garden I am always thinking ahead, whether I’m ordering seed for future sowings, designing a new feature, planning a long-term trial or just thinking about which new plants to grow next year. It is always wise to plan for the future so that you can fulfil all your gardening dreams. At this year’s RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, one of the showcases was the Just Retirement Garden: A garden for every retiree, designed by Tracy Foster. This emonstrated how planning ahead for your retirement and encompassing accessible, interesting, creative and useful features within your garden design can create the space to enjoy hobbies, entertain friends and make the most of the joy of gardening in retirement. The Just Retirement Garden featured some super brick-built raised beds, which were both attractive and functional and form a lasting, useful feature to enjoy throughout retirement. Brick built raised beds offer many advantages to the gardener. Ideal for sociable gardeners, they can easily accommodate a large number of guests at a party. They also make gardening more practical by raising up the plants, making them easier to tend and carry out any weeding or watering. The fragrance from scented plants is more easily enjoyed when the plants are raised, making this an ideal place to grow aromatic and deliciously perfumed plants. Hobbies are important to all of us, whatever age we are, and by incorporating our interests within the design of our garden we can maximise the garden’s appeal and the time we’ll spend there. The Just Retirement Garden featured hedges, beehives, bird boxes, and bird feeders to encourage wildlife and vegetables and herbs for cooking to save money at the supermarket. You may want to create your very own vista to paint from the comfort of your home or include areas for exercising, barbecuing, woodworking, somewhere to relax with a comfortable seat in the sun or the shade or a corner to garden with your grandchildren. You might want to include cut flowers, fruit, vegetables, herbs, and scented plants. Don’t forget practical features like non-slip paths,
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Tracy Foster, designer of the Just Retirement: A Garden for Every Retiree garden, and the garden at the 2015 RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower show (Beth Otway).
a washing line, bin area, a compost heap or two, as well as a shed, greenhouse, and wood store. You will also want the opportunity for collecting rainwater, so make sure you include a water butt! The extra time that retirement brings gives the gardener the opportunity to explore areas of gardening they haven’t had time for previously, whether it’s growing fruit, vegetables and herbs, learning more about a particular plant genus, growing cut flowers for the house, or sharing the garden with grandchildren or friends and relatives. Retirement is truly an exciting and inspiring time, so by thinking ahead you can design your garden to be both accessible and practical as well as interesting and visually appealing. Stephen Lowe, the Group Communications Director at Just Retirement says “By creating a garden for every retiree we wanted to show that gardens don’t have to be expensive, time consuming, or require lots of room. Like retirement, they just need a little planning and nurturing to get the best results.” For a chance to win one of five copies of The Just Retirement Book of Gardening, visit our competition page at www.vantagepublsihing.co.uk. FIND OUT MORE
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musical talent and locally produced food and drink, in addition to raising money for the Arts Centre’s Target 25 fund-raising campaign. Cranleigh Arts Centre will play host to dozens of food and drink stalls and there will be an array of artists including local bands, dance troops, singer-songwriters and poets who will appear throughout the afternoon in a variety of different venues up and down Cranleigh High Street. The festival will conclude with a concert in the arts centre’s main auditorium with three headline musical acts taking to the stage. It is on Saturday 3rd October, all day and evening from 10am. We’ve been asked to mention that Farncombe Scouts and Guides are holding a Jumble Sale on Sunday 4th October at Badenhall in Tottenham Road, Farncombe. Admission 50p for adults. The event runs from 11am - 1pm and there will be all sorts of goodies on offer from clothing, textiles, books, DVDs, toys etc. Do pop in if you can and support your local scouts and guides. Funds go towards the children’s activities and towards the upkeep of the headquarters. The Royal Surrey County Hospital is running a photography competition and the closing date is Monday 5th October. It’s free to enter and the theme is ‘Our county at its most majestic’. The 12 winning images of the competition will be published in a 2016 calendar called ‘Royal Surrey’, which will be sold to raise
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funds for their Forget-Me-Not Dementia Fund. Entries should be sent as an email attachment to royalsurreyphoto@gmail. com and files should be a jpg of landscape orientation. For competition rules and further info, please contact their fundraising events manager, Eleni Bainbridge, eleni.bainbridge@ nhs.net or 01483 464146. The beautiful and historic Ramster Hall in Chiddingfold will host the Ramster Gift Fair on 6th and 7th October. The stunning wedding venue will be transformed into a shoppers’ paradise with more than 50 stalls and is the perfect opportunity to pick up some unique early Christmas presents in beautiful surroundings, with stalls selling food, gifts, jewellery and practical paraphernalia, while the cafe provides a great spot to rest your weary feet and grab a sandwich or slice of cake before heading back for more shopping. The Ramster Gift Fair has been raising money for Action Medical Research for more than 10 years and has raised more than £170,000 to date for the children’s charity based in Horsham. The event will be open from 10am until 4pm on Wednesday 6th and from 9.30am until 3.30pm on Thursday 7th October. Entry is £5 and there is ample free parking. There is a quiz night with fish and chip supper in aid of Shooting Star Chase on Friday 16th October – 7pm for Godalming 0815_Layout 1 09/07/2015 7.30pm startButcher at Guilford Rugby Club, Broadwater15:35 SportsPage 1 Club, Guildford Road, Godalming, GU7 3DH. Tickets £10
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The best of veg Tim McEntire trained as a chef at London’s Savoy Hotel and opened his first restaurant in 1979 at the tender age of 22. In 2012 he became director of Food Float, which sells produce sourced from 23 local producers from a stall on Dorking High Street every Friday and Saturday and via a home delivery service. Tim is a great fan of pickled beetroot. “As well as red beetroot we sell pink chioggia, orange, white and Cheltenham varieties,” he explains, adding that colourful carrots are also ideal for pickling with beetroot. “We offer the standard orange, chantenay, white, yellow and purple.”
Pickled beetroot and carrots Ingredients For a batch of pickling liquid 200g sugar 250mls water 250mls white wine vinegar, 2 cinnamon sticks 1 teaspoon each of cloves, allspice and black peppercorns Your choice of whole fresh beetroots (and carrots if desired)
Method: 1. Wash the beetroot and boil until just cooked and retaining a little firmness. 2. If using carrots, peel and leave 1cm of stalk then lightly boil in salted water so they are still crunchy. 3. Wearing rubber gloves and while still hot, carefully remove the skin. 4. Prepare the pickling liquid by putting all the other ingredients in a clean pan, bringing to the boil and simmering for 5 minutes. 5. If the beetroots are small keep them whole, otherwise cut into chunks and place in a sterilised kilner jar. The same applies to the carrots. 6.Cover with the pickling liquid complete with the cinnamon and spices. Allow to cool, close the lid and pop in the fridge.
Sweet pickled red cabbage Method: Use the same pickling liquid recipe as above. You also need a red cabbage and 150g of salt. 1. Cut the red cabbage into wedges, remove the core and slice thinly. 2. Place in a bowl with the salt. Mix well and transfer to a colander; place this over the bowl and leave overnight. 3. In the morning, rinse and dry well, pack into a sterilised jar and cover with the hot pickling liquid. Allow to cool and refrigerate.
Red Kale Pasta Red Kale is less common than the green variety yet is still full of iron and vitamins A and C. Tim suggests softening a couple of cloves of garlic, a finely shredded red onion and some chopped spicy sausage or chorizo in olive oil. Remove the stalks from the kale, wash and shred and add to the mix. Allow the kale to soften and add to cooked pasta. Season with sea salt and black pepper and top with grated parmesan and a drizzle of olive oil. The sausage can be substituted for smoked bacon - or in addition to - and the dish enriched with a glug of double cream. Finish with torn basil leaves. 60
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RECIPES David Gillott is the owner of Four Gables Group, which is based on a smallholding in Ashtead. David and his team cater for events from weddings to fine dining tasting menus at clients’ homes. Seasonality is really important to David, who says, “Food doesn’t have to be complicated to taste really good. I’m a great believer in being innovative while letting the flavours sing.” In David’s Tarte Tatin, the gentle flavour of the shallots is a perfect partner to goat’s cheese - whether you choose a young, mellow cheese or a full-flavoured showstopper, these are going to taste sensational!
Shallot tarte tatin with goat’s cheese Ingredients 600g shallots; 30g butter; 75ml balsamic vinegar; 3 tbsp brown sugar; 4 thyme sprigs; 375g puff pastry; 4 slices of goat’s cheese Makes 5 Method: 1. Heat oven to 200C. Put the shallots into a heatproof bowl and pour over boiling water to cover. Leave for 10 mins, then drain and peel. 2. Heat the butter in a frying pan. Add the shallots and fry gently for 1015 mins until softened and lightly browned. Stir in the vinegar and sugar with leaves from 2 thyme sprigs for a few minutes until caramelised. Turn off heat and season. 3. Tear remaining thyme sprigs into a few pieces and scatter over the bases of 4 yorkshire pudding pans. Tip in the shallots with all their sticky juices. Roll out the pastry to around 1cm thickness, then cut into four. Lift each square and place over the shallots, tucking the edges down the inside of the pan. Bake for 20-30 minute until pastry is golden. 4. Turn the tarte out and place a round of goats cheese in the centre. Finish under grill until goats cheese has just started to melt.
Creamed Leeks Ingredients 3 leeks; 1 tsp oil; 100ml white wine; 100ml double cream Serves 4 Method: 1. Slice the leeks as finely as possible, ensuring all are an even size. 2. Heat the oil in a pan then add the leeks and cook over a medium heat until soft – but don’t let them colour. 3. Once the leeks are soft, add the white wine and reduce until there’s no liquid left. 4. Add the cream and reduce slightly so the cream coats the leeks. 5. Season and serve.
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Orchard Barn Café
Local is Lekker
There’s a brilliant new cafe that’s recently opened in Hale House Lane, Churt which we have been to ourselves. You too really must visit. The Orchard Barn Café is a very tastefully refurbished barn set in idyllic countryside surroundings. It is a family run business, the cakes are home made by Lynette in the barn’s kitchen, son Chris is an expert barista serving award winning coffee, and daughter Jess is the charming and bubbly front of house.
‘Local is Lekker’ is a South African idiom that the folks at Café Mila take to heart. In addition to wine from Albury Vineyard (Silent Pool Rose) and fine beers from the Crafty Brewing company in Dunsfold the café’s Friday evening Bistro menu features a special vegetarian dish made entirely from fresh produce supplied from local allotments (which they will happily barter for with cake and coffee). Local really is better...
Their breakfasts and lunches are simply, but excellently executed, using top quality locally sourced ingredients; meat from Black Barn Butchers in Milford, morning goods from the Hungry Guest bakery in West Sussex, fruit and vegetables from Teasels in Elstead, and free range eggs from Great Hookley Farm in Elstead. Open Wednesday-Sunday, visit www.orchardbarncafe. co.uk or call 01428 608602 for more information.
And in a nod to his heritage, owner Steve Shorney has a few South African favourites on the menu too— if you’re a sticky toffee fan the scrumptious Malva pudding warrants a comparison. The editor’s mother who has lived in South Africa is a big fan...
New Farm Shop opens
Art of Curry wins awards
In the heart of the Surrey Hills, The Birtley Estate, with its lake and beautiful gardens, has always been an important ingredient in the peaceful setting of Birtley House Nursing Home. Each weekend, the brand new farm shop is open for business and sells Birtley pork, honey, fruit and vegetables along with other items from local suppliers including cakes, fresh bread, ice creams, cider, beer and wine. Those interested in buying delicious, fresh food and supporting local suppliers based in and around the Surrey Hills, should definitely take a look. On Saturdays and Sundays, tea and coffee is served on the lawn and visitors can picnic and enjoy the beautiful surroundings of the Birtley Estate. Those arriving over lunchtime will even find a Birtley sausage or a local burger on the BBQ!
Congratulations to Farncombe resident and VantagePoint contributor Sameena Thompson from The Art of Curry. The world’s most coveted blind-tasted food awards, Great Taste, has just released the Great Taste stars of 2015 and The Art of Curry is a winner! Their two winning sauces, King Korma and Raging Raja, are now able to proudly carry the little gold and black Great Taste logo. 10,000 entries this year, well done Sameena. Look out for more recipes from Sameena in VanatgePoint in the coming months. The Art of Curry Tel. 07921 169262 www.theartofcurry.co.uk
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Bepton, Chilgrove and the South Downs Here is another Downland walk that you will remember for its beauty and originality. A Norman church, a secret orchid hillside and a Bronze-Age burial site are among the surprises, along with two excellent country pubs, both of which the Editor can recommend! The views from Linch Down are particularly memorable. Taken with permission from www.fancyfreewalks.org.
The walk 1. From the side of the car park, follow a wooden rail and a little tarmac path to go through a wooden swing-gate past a bench with views, reaching the side entrance to the church. This little church is usually open and is definitely worth visiting. Continue down a path from the side entrance to exit through a wooden swinggate onto the approach lane. Turn right, going past a small pond, and turn left at a T-junction onto Bugshill Lane. You pass the Old Rectory and a farm and reach a junction in 400m with Bepton village on your left. Instead turn right on a signed byway. Follow this stone-lined path for 500m. If you encounter some mud here it should soon be gone and should not return until just before the end. As the path curves left into trees you come to a marker post on your left. 2. What follows here is a remarkable route to the orchid hillside and you will need to concentrate. Turn right at the marker post, as indicated by the blue arrow, steeply uphill, in 30m going under a tall beech and a yew tree. After the yew tree you need to measure exactly 100m (150 paces). The path rises for 60m, then flattens out under ash trees. After 25m, it rises a little, zigzagging slightly left-right over roots. Immediately look for a faint path very sharp left. (In fact it is a crossing path.) The path runs straight up a long gently rising contour. Take this path, almost reversing your direction. The path becomes clearer as you proceed, although you will need to step over the debris of small fallen branches. After 170m, your path comes into a lighter area of shrubs and curves right up to a small metal gate. Go through the gate onto Bepton Down. Keep ahead up the sloping meadow on a faint path, but keeping just to the left of the brow of the hill so that you get the best advantage of the fine views to your left. You pass a solitary round beech about 30m on your left. The views are of Black Down and Bexleyhill. Keep following the path into the far corner where there is a large metal gate. Go through a wooden swing-gate beside it and turn very sharp right on a broad track. 3. The grassy slope of Bepton Down, with fine views beyond, is now on your right, with steep woods on your left. Stay on this chalky path, 64
soonavoiding an unmarked path on your left. The path curves left, flattens out and runs between fields, leading to a 4-way fin gerpost. The crossing track here is the South Downs Way. Cross straight over on a grassy bridleway and, in 350m, at a 3-way fingerpost, turn right. In 25m, turn left on a horse track slight ly downhill. Muntjac deer roam these woods and you may be lucky enough to see them. In 150m, go straight over a wide for estry track on what may be a rather muddy patch. In just 20m, leave your straight downward path by forking right on another wide forestry track through Bepton Wood. You shortly pass a 2-way fi ngerpost, confirming that this is an official bridleway. Your path descends gently, then more steeply and afterwards suddenly up again between plantations. You reach a junction of several paths by a 3-way fingerpost.
4.There are two possible routes through the forest to Chilgrove: the one chosen here takes you through West Dean Woods nature reserve and is especially attractive, although there is slightly more quiet lane walking afterwards. Turn left on a signed bridleway and follow this stony path for 450m where the bridleway goes over a crossing path near a wooden gate on your left. Note the grassy fringe on your left is another haven for orchids. You shortly pass notices for Sussex Wildlife Trust’s West Dean Woods and a rather worn picnic corner. On your left is a long wattle fence. After an inspirational walk, you emerge by open fields with views ahead. Tall oaks and ash trees are your escort along a narrower grassy path. Finally our path ends at a wooden gate beside a large metal gate. Turn right here on a tarmac lane. 5.At a road junction, veer right, signposted Chilgrove, passing Staple Ash Farm and its thatched farm house. At a sharp left vantagepointmag.co.uk
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bend by a drive and wooden gate, keep left, staying on the lane. Just before Yew Tree Cottage, ignore a footpath on your right. Your undulating lane goes under grid lines and curves right: avoid a footpath on the left here. At a 3-way fingerposted junction ignore a drive on the right for Brooks Farm and keep left passing several picturesque houses and cottages with their gardens. Note that the trophy fingerpost in the garden of no. 11 is for ornamentation only and does not indicate a right-of-way! Soon the lane zigzags left-right and reaches the White Horse in Chilgrove. 6. After a refreshment break, continue to the main road and turn right, using the grass verge where possible. In a short distance, go through a modern kissing-gate on your right and turn immediately left on the grass parallel to the road. As the meadow opens out, veer slightly right to go through another kissing-gate and straight across a crop field. A kissing-gate, a drive and another kissing-gate lead you along the right-hand side of a pasture. After a line of trees, you are walking beside another pasture. At the other side, go over a stile by a fingerpost and veer right onto a bridleway. At a fork with two large wooden gates, take the left fork as indicated. After a pleasant 500m, keep ahead at a diagonal crossing path by a 4-way fingerpost. Eventually, 1 km after the fork, you reach the hamlet of Hooksway opposite the Royal Oak. 7. After your break, facing the pub, turn right and keep straight on avoiding a bridleway through the car park on your left. There are now three possible routes ahead. Avoid the footpath by the wooden gate on your right and the track curving off to the left and take the middle option, passing a sign for a restricted byway uphill. Your path continues on a straight course, gradually uphill. After more than 1 km, you reach a 4-way fingerpost: keep
DISTANCE: 10 miles OS MAPS: Explorer 120 (Chichester) STARTING POINT: The walk begins at Church Farm, Bepton, West Sussex, postcode GU29 0HX. GETTING THERE: Bepton is signed west from the A286 Midhurst/Chichester road in the centre of Cocking. Follow the narrow winding lane for 1¼ miles, keep straight on at a 3-way junction (signposted Didling, Harting) and
straight ahead, thus joining the South Downs Way (SDW). You will be following the SDW for most of the rest of the way. Soon there are meadows visible on either side as you go under large beeches. Soon, on your left is a sign for the Devil’s Jumps, a Bronze Age monument and a short diversion not to be missed. 8.Continue along the SDW and shortly ignore a stile and footpath on your left. You are now on a beautiful wide path through a luxurious woodland of tall ash trees. The path curves right imperceptibly. Suddenly you are out of the woods with terrific views on both sides. At the end of the long meadow on your left, ignore a bridleway sharp left. The path rises with a view of Linch Down ahead. At the end of a fence, just after a 3-way fingerpost, turn left on a path that curves right down into trees. The path makes a shallow descent down the side of the hill with Didling Hanger on your left. The path becomes sunken under all beeches and ash. At a junction of paths near a meadow on your left, keep straight on downhill. The path continues between banks and you finally arrive at a drive in front of Linch Farm, through a large metal gate. Turn right and veer right on a tarmac lane, Bugshill Lane again. After some houses, the church comes into view on your left. The lane bends left under maple and beech. Turn left on a cul-de-sac lane leading back to Church Farm where the walk began.
continue another ¼ mile where you will see a right turn for Bepton Church. Go to the end and park thoughtfully in the generous space provided by Church Farm. REFRESHMENTS: The White Horse, Chilgrove (T: 01243 519444, www.thewhitehorse.co.uk) The Royal Oak, Hooksway (T: 01243 535257, www.royaloakhooksway.co.uk). Top: South Downs Way on Didling Hill. In the distance is Linch Ball, one of the highest points on the South Downs (Dave Spicer).
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