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Phil Kemp learns all about this genuinely exciting rural life experience, taking place on Sunday 23rd September SUNDAY 23RD September sees the return of the popular Surrey Game & Country Fair in the grounds of Loseley Park near Guildford. The fair provides visitors with the opportunity to experience rural life and crafts in Surrey, not only to watch an exciting range of activities but also to get to meet rural specialists and take part in a range of activities. To find out more about the fair I was invited to visit the Surrey County Agricultural Society who organise the fair, as well as other annual events including the Surrey County Show. The society’s office in
Bramley is fittingly housed in attractively converted 18th century agricultural buildings. “We actually set up the fair in response to the Surrey County Show having to be cancelled because of the foot-and-mouth outbreak in 2001,” explained Liane Jarman. “There were a lot of extremely disappointed people, so we decided to try a smaller country fair instead to focus on rural life. It was at Loseley Park because we were already running our annual ploughing match there so it made sense to tag it on to that.” Having previously visited the Game and Country Fair I know from my own experience that it really does provide a stimulating introduction to all things rural, so I was keen to find out what they had planned for this year. “Our aim is to introduce people to rural activities they wouldn’t normally see in their everyday lives,” said Liane. “So we have a lot going on including displays of hunting, shooting, fishing, gundogs, falconry - and much, much more. There’s a lot of local and international food on offer, and you are also welcome to bring your own picnic if you prefer and sit on the lawn, which provides shade for a hot and sunny day.” The fair uses the expansive front lawn of the picturesque and historic Loseley House, a 16th century
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THE SURREY GAME & COUNTRY FAIR The fair is by design totally family-friendly, with lots of opportunities for children to get involved. “We have a group of mediaeval reenactors at the fair who set up an encampment where you get to experience how people lived and see what they ate,” Tracey added. “Their village surrounds an archery range where everyone including kids can have a go.” I didn’t dare confess that in my visit last year it took me three attempts to even hit the large straw target! It was great fun trying though. And on finding out about rural crafts you won’t be disappointed. “We’ll have a coppice group demonstrating all sorts of wood skills. You’ll get to see demonstrations of everything from making wood shingles, walking sticks and pencils, to creating charcoal art and rustic wood disc art,” Tracey explained. “The Surrey Spinners and Weavers will be there too inspiring members of the public to learn new crafts.” “Families will just love the Shetland Pony Grand National racing in the arena,” said Liane, smiling. “They’re great fun and are raising money for the famous jockey Bob Champion’s Cancer Trust, and we are hoping that he will be joining us on the day. And of course, the day wouldn’t be complete without the ferret racing and terrier racing.” Left: Surrey Agricultural Society’s Liane Jarman and Tracey Longhurst. All other images from the Surrey Agricultural Society
Alongside the dog agility demonstrations there will also be a have-a-go dog show where you can bring your own dog along and compete for rosettes and brilliant prizes too. Visitors who have trained or semi-trained gun dogs will also be able to join in on the dog scurry where they are encouraged to try and find and retrieve hidden dummies. They’re very entertaining to watch too, especially witnessing the frustrated owners of the less successful entrants!
manor house built by the More-Molyneux family, who 500 years on still own the house and park. Recognising my keen interest in the various rural displays we can enjoy Tracey Longhurst, the acting CEO of the society, started with the one that never fails to thrill visitors of all ages.
“And on extra things for families to do, we’ve got a model steam train providing rides up and down right in front of the house,” added Tracey. “You can also have a heavy horse dray ride, and admire the vintage agricultural tractors, and the static classic cars parked up in front of the house.”
“The gundog displays involve lots of different popular breeds including working cockers, springer spaniels, labradors, pointers and English and Irish setters. All of them have different skills and do different things, and after their shows people have the opportunity to meet the dogs too. You get to see the dogs in action hunting and retrieving,” Liane chipped in. “With the hounds you may get to meet their puppies, and the kids can go in with the hounds in the hunt demonstration, complete with huntsmen in full regalia with bugles going, which is brilliant to watch as it’s really hands on and the hounds love it as much as the kids!”
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It was impossible for me to include here absolutely everything that the country fair is providing, including the chance to have a go at clay shooting, but you can of course find out everything on their website. For me, one of the must-see displays is being staged by The Sheep Show - who as well as demonstrating sheep shearing also has an act staged by his dancing sheep! All three of us dissolved into laughter on Liane’s parting comment: “I’m not kidding. He comes in with his sheep, all of whom he knows by name, and they actually dance to music! It’s the funniest thing to see and the crowd absolutely love it.” Phil Kemp is a Godalming-based writer and photographer. www.weyriver.co.uk FIND OUT MORE The Surrey Game & Country Fair - www.surreygamecountryfair.co.uk Early bird tickets available so book now!
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Autumn beckons but don’t pack away your summer frocks just yet, advises fashion stylist, Kirstie Smillie I WRITE this on a scorcher of a day in July, but being a Leo and experiencing many a wet birthday, I know it can all change in August and then revert to being warm again by September, especially when the kids go back to school. So with this hot/cold dilemma (or hot/hot as I write), I am wondering what would be helpful to write about on these style pages? As we are nearing the end of the holiday season for many, focus moves to a new start - new schools, new job, new styles… September has that January vibe. Time to clear out, assess and prepare what will be packed away. Finding those transitional items for cooler mornings and evening; long sleeve t-shirts, jeans, and jackets are all a big ‘yes’. Autumn is my favourite season of all, as layers are definitely ‘in’, starting with a dress or two: • Elongate summer dresses by wearing long sleeve t-shirts under or over • Add an oversized jumper on top of longer printed dresses • Experiment the dress over trousers look, it’s easier than you think
The high street trends take direction from the main players in the fashion world, those who have shown their collections on the catwalks in February with a first timer, The Queen, watching the Richard Quinn show in full colour. And plenty of colour there will still be, with bold and bright or multi 70s inspired prints. If you enjoyed the colour clash of summer, you will love the winter wonderland to follow, which still include animal prints and velvets. There are plenty of cool classic options on hand too, so choose your own direction but enjoy the variations on offer. Continuing from our summer workshops, I am basing myself at Hobbs again in October for autumn style sessions. Join me for a one-to-one or group session to find your own capsule wardrobe, find key items to boost your style and enjoy experiment ing again. In July we played with scarf shapes, learnt about colour and discussed individual issues. Sometimes it is important to focus on ‘you’ to get your outfits and outlook in order. See below for our changing room challenges - the carpet looks good too!
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Phil Kemp meets Bill Biddell for a tour of the estate’s hop garden and oast THE HAMPTON Estate at Seale near Farnham has been growing hops for hundreds of years and are the last commercial growers in Surrey. They specialise in Fuggle hops for beer production which are revered and used by brewers throughout the country, including The Hogs Back Brewery in nearby Tongham. In 2017 Hampton Fuggles were awarded the Wigan Cup by The Institute of Brewing and Distilling for the best sample of Fuggle hop in the UK.
acres under production. However, for a catalogue of conspiring reasons, following the First World War virtually all were out of production. I was intrigued to find out what has made Hampton fly in the face of such adversity and was invited to join Bill Biddell, who manages the estate with his wife Bridget, for a personal tour.
Farnham has a hop growing heritage dating back to at least the late 1500s when the town was encircled by hop gardens, and was at its zenith in the late 19th century with over 1,500
We met at the estate office where Bill started his introduction into their hop growing. “The Hampton Estate has always grown hops. Paul Thompson, who works for us, follows his father and grandfather who dried the hops that we’ve always grown in and around Puttenham. We have always grown just one variety which is the Fuggle. In the mid 70s and early 80s there were thirty or forty growers around Farnham, all pretty small, and which included the Bides and the Tices who were really well-known hop names. But a lot of people were persuaded to go into new style hops because at that point there was this stuff called lager that people started to drink – and no one was drinking real ale. And Fuggle goes into real ale.”
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in. As well as hop production these include producing pedigree beef and wild venison, forestry, and hosting a wide range of activities including orienteering and gundog trials. The estate is also used as a favoured location for film studios, which has recently included providing major sets for the Robin Hood and Jack the Giant Killer films. Pointing to a photo of hop pickers hard at work on the bines strung over towering poles and wires on the slopes of the Hog’s Back I asked why they had always grown Fuggles. “Fuggle is very hard to grow because they are susceptible to wilt, and verticillium wilt is the killer of Fuggle,” Bill explained. “If you get wilt into your hop garden then you won’t be able to grow the hop. In Kent and Herefordshire where many hop gardens are right next door to each other, if one gets wilt within a year it’s on to the next one. So there are only seven or eight Fuggle growers in the country. The breweries we supply including the Hog’s Back Brewery have all been using Fuggle in their recipes for years and years and they don’t want to change. So other hop growers say that if you can grow Fuggle hops you are the luckiest growers in the country!” If you have travelled through Puttenham you will have undoubtedly seen the estate’s impressive hop garden alongside Seale Lane, with the tall ridge of the Hog’s Back behind. The hops enjoy the gault clay there that overlays the chalk of the North Downs. Only by standing alongside the many neat rows of healthy hop bines stretching into the distance can you get any real idea as to the scale of their operation. “The hop plants you can see here have been going for 45 to 50 years,” Bill explained. “They stay in the ground all year-round. Now we’ve got even more hops as we’ve extended the hop garden by a further 10 acres. That means we can now look at the rest of the older hops and decide if we should take a block out, because they might not be
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performing well. Maybe just replant those. But we’ll see.” When I visited it was the end of the growing season. The hops were now full of essential oils and exuding their distinctive aroma - fully mature and ready to pick. If you’ve never seen a mature hop cone, which is the flowering part of the plant, I can assure you that you’d be quite entranced, not just by the aroma but also by the sheer geometric beauty of the perfectly formed pale green leaves that make up the flower. I asked Bill to provide a quick overview of a typical hop-producing year. “Let’s start on 1st January. There’s nothing on the garden. You can look right through the
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THE HAMPTON ESTATE'S FUGGLE HOPS whole thing. All you’ve got are the skewers in the ground where each hop is. The next thing to do is cover the whole garden in dung to add some humus back to the soil. Then we will have a month and a half of stringing. Each plant needs two to four strings which are hung by working with long poles with a hook on the end fed a big ball of string. You walk up and down going from skewer at the bottom up to the wire and back down to the skewer... and on you go. It’s very labour intensive.” We paused by one of the hop bines to inspect the way the hops are strung and to admire the cones hanging from a bine that must have been in my estimation a good 16ft tall. “By April we start getting little hop shoots, with each hop plant having 40 to 50 shoots a few weeks later. But we only want two climbing the string so we train the two shoots we want and remove the rest. So now in early May you can almost watch them grow. They are like runner beans, although they go a bit faster and grow clockwise rather than runner beans climbing anticlockwise of course. By midsummer’s day the bine will reach the top wire and start to go over the top with little hops forming on laterals coming out from the main bines by mid-July. Come late August we’re ready to start picking, with harvesting by student labour in early September.” Of course there is much more involved than space here will allow, and especially in painstakingly inspecting for any sign of disease, which as well as wilt can include various strains of mildew. Hops are also threatened by aphids and two-spotted spider mites, requiring a constant watch. I recalled seeing photos back in the estate office of pickers working to cut the bines from the wires and then transporting these by trailer to the oast house. We were now at the farm to watch this process where the huge static picking machine removes each of the individual hop cones, the only part of the bine that the brewers need, and cleans them. The hops then go into the gas-powered kilns which reduce the moisture content to preserve them and dries them, after which they are pressed and packed into huge bales ready for storage and supply to the breweries. Each bale bears the emblem of a church bell which is a traditional symbol for Farnham hops. Where to get the Fuggle flavour experience? Visit the websites of the breweries Hampton Estate supplies to find out more. You can even brew your own! Phil Kemp is a Godalming-based writer and photographer. www.weyriver.co.uk
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FIND OUT MORE www.hamptonestate.co.uk www.facebook.com/hamptonestatesurrey/ Breweries supplied with Hampton Estate Fuggles: Hog’s Back Brewery - www.hogsback.co.uk/ Harvey’s Brewery - www.harveys.org.uk The Black Sheep Brewery - www.blacksheepbrewery.com Home brewing - www.the-home-brew-shop.co.uk
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Yoga at Work - The Revolution Some of the VantagePoint Magazine staff went to find out what corporate yoga was about: Yoga in the workplace is taking off in a big way. We’ve probably got an inkling that a touch of serenity, mindfulness and exercise does the world of good in your everyday life, but we rarely include these in our daily working life. However, things are changing. A successful business relies on passionate, reliable staff who communicate well and enjoy what they do. But, for many people, whether you’re a secretary or a project manager, working life can be stressful - both physically and mentally. Even with the most inspiring colleagues in the world, we can all struggle to stay motivated. In a fast-paced world, it’s helpful to slow things down sometimes. Atma Alchemy specialises in bringing yoga, massages and meditation to the workplace, helping to improve posture and physical wellbeing, encourage creativity and build relationships between workers. Are you a business owner? Improve staff performance by booking a group yoga session: the ultimate team building experience that everyone will love.
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Scented Daffodils • GARDENING
With Beth Otway ‘Golden Dawn’, Narcissus poeticus var. recurvus, and Narcissus ‘Fragrant Breeze’. Narcissus ‘Fragrant Breeze’ is a surprising daffodil, this cultivar has a very powerful fragrance. When you encounter this flower it is just like smelling a rose, while Narcissus poeticus var. recurvus produces a musky scent, which is akin to the fragrance of stocks or Matthiola flowers. Narcissus ‘Golden Dawn’ was a top performing plant in my 2017 Scented Daffodil Trial, this really is a super daffodil that produces a sweet, fruity scent, which is rather like the scent produced by Hyacinths.
FOR ME, deliciously scented flowers are a delightfully uplifting feature of the garden. A beautiful moment spent enjoying garden flowers and their fragrances is utter bliss! Time spent with delectably fragrant flowers eases life’s worries and stresses, brings joy to our day and makes everything feel better. I have a particular fondness for scented daffodils or Narcissus. Narcissus is the botanical name for this genus, while daffodil is the common name we use, but both names refer to the same group of plants.
As well as studying the daffodils’ fragrances, I was also looking to find top performing daffodils, plants that produced a large number of flowering stems and flowers, that flowered for a long period. Of the daffodils in my 2018 Scented Daffodil Trial, Narcissus ‘Moonlight Sensation’ produced the most flowers: 50 bulbs of this cultivar produced 640 flowers! Narcissus ‘Sunlight Sensation’ produced the most flowering stems: 50 bulbs of this cultivar produced 168 flowering stems. Narcissus ‘Lancaster’ held the record for the longest flowering period, the flowers produced by these bulbs bloomed for 40 days. This is the perfect time to plant daffodils in your gardens, window boxes, and containers. I hope that the results of my trials will help you to discover a new favourite daffodil that will bring joy to you in your spring garden.
Earlier this year, I ran two scented daffodil trials. My aim was to discover top performing, floriferous daffodil cultivars that were beautifully fragrant and performed well when grown in containers, or in garden beds and borders. All of the daffodils that I chose for my trials were selected as they were described as being fragrant. Sadly, once the daffodils flowered, I was unable to detect any perfume at all from a number of the trialled daffodil cultivars, while some cultivars produced only a very light scent. Thankfully, a number of my trialled daffodil cultivars did produce absolutely fabulous fragrances that were powerful and delicious. Just thinking about these deliciously scented daffodils makes me smile, I am so looking forward to seeing these daffodils and their flowers in the springtime. My favourite fragrant daffodils that featured in my 2018 Daffodil Trials were: Narcissus
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Top left: Narcissu Golden Dawn. Above clockwise from top left: Narcissus Fragrant Breeze; Lancaster; Moonlight Sensation; and poeticus var. All Beth Otway.
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Classic Apple Tarte Tatin • FOOD & DRINK Apple Tarte Tatin Serves 2-3 Ingredients:
3 – 4 Pink Lady apples, 100g unsalted butter, 100g caster sugar, ¼ vanilla pod, a pinch of ground cinnamon, 2 sheets puff pastry, egg wash to brush.
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1. Place soft butter in smaller sauce pot and spread evenly on bottom. 2. Add sugar, then sprinkle ground cinnamon & vanilla pod 3. Peel apples and cut into quarters. Using a small serrated knife, shape quartered apple into teardrop shapes and place them in prepared sauce pot. 4. Fill shaped apple all around in the pan and make sure they are all very tight. 5. Cook over low to medium heat until butter and sugar caramelised. Its ready to take off from heat once butter and sugar caramelised beautiful deep golden colour and butter becomes clear. 6. Set oven at 200C. Cool down caramelised apple and set aside. Prepare puff pastry while cooling down apple. Use same size sauce pot or same size plate to cut out 2 sheets of puff pastry. Brush a puff pastry disc with egg wash and put another pastry disc over it. 7. Cover cooked apple with layered puff pastry. Cook in the preheated oven for 17-22mins, until puff pastry is puffed up and cooked. Cool down slightly and turn it upside down using a plate. Place the hot apple tart tin on a plate and serve with the Vanilla Bean Chantilly Cream.
Vanilla Bean Chantilly Cream Ingredients:
1 cup double cream, ½ vanilla pod, 1 tbsp caster sugar, ½ tsp vanilla extract, sweet dessert wine to taste.
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1. Split Vanilla beans into half with paring knife, and scrape vanilla beans from the pod. 2. Pour cream into mixing bowl, then add vanilla beans, vanilla extract, sugar into the bowl. 3. Whip cream mixture until fluffy texture. 4. Drizzle the wine into whipped cream and whisk until soft peak. 5. Keep it in refrigerator. Recipe provided by The Garden House Restaurant at the Beaverbrook Hotel, Leatherhead KT22 8QX. Tel: 01372 571300. www.beaverbrook.co.uk.
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Garden Matters
Simon Essex, founder of The Patio Black Spot Removal Company Ltd advises how to keep garden stonework looking beautiful all year round. What exactly are patio black spots and how do I know if I have them? “Patio Black Spots” begin life as tiny pollen size spores emanating from the leaves on trees. Wind blows clouds of these black lichen spores on the breeze and when it rains, they are deposited on your garden stonework. There they lay dormant for around 12-18 months before starting to feed off the minerals in the stone and germinate, appearing initially as tiny ink-like spots on your terrace, patios and pathways, then will appear on any stone, but always at the beginning of the third year. Will pressure washing get rid of them? Pressure washing merely accentuates them, as it removes the dirt, revealing the colour... and the “Patio Black Spots”! Over the two year germination period, the “Black Spots” grow into tiny sponge-like organisms, with micro fibrous roots that penetrate the surface of the stone, searching for more of the mineral; they anchor themselves and that’s why pressure washing doesn’t remove them. The tendency is to try even higher pressure, which only serves to damage the stone. So, what makes Patio Black Spot Remover different to other products? The Remover works immediately and the results are virtually instant! It contains an ingredient which penetrates the “Black spots”, kills the root and is simply washed away, revealing the spectacular colour that people paid so much to have laid in the first place. Most proprietary patio cleaners take days or weeks to work, contain pesticides and are formulated to remove green algae. But they won’t have any effect on the “Black spots”. Other, Heavy duty patio cleaners, including cement mortar removers, contain hydrochloric acid; the very acid that stains Sandstone orange and dissolves limestone, the effect of which is irreversible!
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What if I don’t know what kind of stone I have? Simply contact our technical department and send a photo of your area. We will identify the stone and advise you personally. What happens next year? Patio Black Spot Remover, is part of a unique system; the Remover, removes the spots; the Patio Black Spot Preventer, is then applied twelve months after the first treatment then year on year. The Preventer is simply sprayed on and left to work; it kills all the spores, that landed over the past year, before they germinate. The system reduces the need to pressure wash regularly, reducing damage to your stonework, whilst maintaining its original appearance, year on year! this is what one delighted customer had to say! “Having despaired of ever getting our sandstone patio restored to its original beautiful colours, we are so pleased we contacted The Patio Black Spot Removal Company. We are absolutely amazed with the results following treatment to our patio and stone walls - a fantastic finish that has fully restored the stunning array of colours to our Indian Sandstone. All the staff we dealt with were brilliant and the work was carried out with minimum disruption. We are very happy to recommend this Company.”
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Farnham’s Food and Drink Festival Sunday 30 September, 10am to 4pm This year, Farnham’s Food and Drink Festival is celebrating its tenth birthday! The festival has grown so much in popularity that Farnham Town Council has changed the day of this year’s event to a Sunday so that even more of the town can be involved.
International flavours Go on a culinary adventure and try some food from a country you’d love to visit. You’ll find fine fare from Nepal, India, Greece, Mexico, Jamaica, Spain,Thailand and beyond…so much choice!
For the first time, the festival will extend from Castle Street into The Borough, which will give more space for stalls and leisurely browsing. Here are ten reasons to visit this year’s festival: Free parking As it’s Sunday, parking will be FREE in all Waverley pay and display car parks. There will also be a FREE park and ride service from Farnham Sixth Form College via the train station and a shuttle bus from north Farnham. That Sunday feeling! It’s Sunday so take it easy. The festival starts at 10am so there will be time to grab yourself some brunch before enjoying a relaxing stroll around the 100+ stalls. Take a break Step aside for ten minutes and watch the world go by as you take a break with a coffee and give yourself a well-earned energy boost with a churro: a sweet street food treat! Great takeaway food If the sight and smell of so much delicious food gives you an appetite, head for one of this year’s festival takeaways. There’ll be over 20 stalls selling hot food including vegan and gluten-free options.
Quality produce Discover how much better food tastes when it has been lovingly grown or made. You’ll be spoilt for choice with the wide range of confectionary, cured meats, cheese, condiments, olives, meat and drinks. Download a list of stallholders from www.farnham.gov.uk so you can make a beeline for your favourite producers. Find your tipple Farnham was once famous for growing excellent quality hops.The area is now growing a reputation for producing a fine range of alcoholic beverages and Farnham Town Council is delighted to welcome many local producers to this year’s Food and Drink Festival. There’ll be English sparkling wine grown and made on the Hogs Back, award-winning ales, cider made from locally sourced apples, gin distilled in the Surrey Hills plus much more. Local support Family business Wiltshire and Son has been trading in Farnham for over 40 years and is the Principal sponsor of Farnham’s Food and Drink Festival. Come along and say hello to the team from your local authorised aftersales and sales dealer for Mitsubishi.
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The Festival is hosted by Farnham Town Council in partnership with The Wheatsheaf and is sponsored by Abbeyfield Wey Valley Society and Andrew Lodge Estate Agents. Tickets are priced at £12 which includes admission to the festival as well as a complimentary Fever Tree tonic and a souvenir glass.
Pick up some tips Head to the food demonstration area to pick up some tricks of the trade from local chefs and food experts. Look out for Philip Friend who was one of three finalists on the BBC’s Britain’s Best Home Cook. Live music Eat your lunch to the sound of some live, background music by a local band. Farnham Town Council has lined up some fantastic groups to entertain shoppers and stallholders. For more information about Farnham’s free Food and Drink Festival, visit www.farnham.gov.uk.
Gin Festival promises to be a great night out There are still a few tickets available for this year’s Gin Festival on Friday 14 September (Saturday is completely sold out). Farnham Town Council is pleased to welcome an even greater number of distillers who will be offering around 150 different types of gin. To add to the party atmosphere, there will be live music plus free talks by gin experts and samples for people to try. Gin enthusiasts can also sign up for additional masterclasses on a variety of gin-related subjects.
Tickets are being sold by the Farnham Maltings on behalf of Farnham Town Council. They can be bought from the Maltings box office by calling 01252 745444 or visiting www.farnhammaltings.com.
Still open for business As a major swathe of East Street and The Woolmead undergoes redevelopment, Farnham Town Council is appealing to residents to remember to support the many independent businesses tucked away in Cambridge Place and fronting East Street. This part of town is home to some great local businesses so please do continue to visit during construction. Have a bite to eat at: Da Massimo Italian Restaurant,The Gorge, Slug and Lettuce and Domino’s Pizza Be pampered at: Remington Harrow, Emma Victoria Beauty Salon, Glow and Huxleys Let the kids run off steam at: Funkey Monkey Relax with a book at: Oxfam Books and Music Laundry and dry cleaning at: Solent Dry Cleaners Plus: Lewis Visuals Chartered Architect, Bridges Estate Agents,The Lighthouse Clinic, and more. For updates on the redevelopment visit www.eaststreetregeneration.info and www.waverley.gov.uk/brightwells.
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Where should an extra 450 homes be Farnham Town Council will be out and about in September and on hand to provide further information built across Farnham? Farnham’s Neighbourhood Plan needs your help Shortly after the Farnham Neighbourhood Plan was adopted in July 2017, Farnham Town Council was told by Waverley Borough Council that Farnham needed to accommodate an additional 450 homes by the end of the Waverley Local Plan in 2032. The Town Council decided to carry out an early review of the adopted Neighbourhood Plan to identify and allocate suitable sites and maintain the integrity of the policies within the Farnham Neighbourhood Plan. As well as including proposed new sites for the additional homes, the revised Neighbourhood Plan has a number of minor modifications to bring it up to date.These have not changed the nature of the plan or any of its policies. Farnham Town Council needs to know what you think about the amendments and is seeking your views in a public consultation until the end of September.
and answer your questions about the partial review of the Neighbourhood Plan. This is where they will be: Sunday 2 September, 3-5pm Music in the Meadow, Gostrey Meadow, Union Road Thursday 6 September, 1.30-3.30pm Farnham Town Council offices, South Street, GU9 7RN Friday 14 September, 10-12noon Farnham Maltings, Bridge Square, GU9 7QR Sunday 23 September, 10-1.30pm Farnham Farmers’ Market, Central car park Sunday 30 September, 10-4pm Farnham Food Festival, Castle Street Further information If you have any questions, please call 01252 712667 or email neighbourhood.plan@farnham.gov.uk.
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Farnham Town Council’s annual review of 2017/18 A look back over 2017/18 Many essential public services are provided by Farnham Town Council but the council also organises, runs, enables and supports activities throughout the year to make Farnham a great place to live, work and do business. Farnham Town Council works with partners in other councils and public services as well as the town’s excellent voluntary groups and active business community. Farnham Town Council’s services and activities are partly funded by council tax. In 2017/18, residents living in a band D property paid £61.03 per year. Here is a summary of how your money was spent.
Events for all Farnham is possibly the most ‘festive’ town in England as Farnham Town Council organised, ran or supported no fewer than nine festivals in 2017. Nearly 450 people took part in the first Walking Festival and the community came together to share music, dance, games and food at the Spring Festival. Dance in the Meadow was a celebration of all the wonderful dance that happens in Farnham and later in the year, people ate, drank and were merry in the Food Festival and the Gin Festival. In June, Performers Together hosted the inaugural Flash Festival, bringing a month of performance supported by Farnham Town Council, whilst October was craft month and saw the town celebrate its craft heritage. In December, Farnham Town Council again supported the delightful community-led Christmas Tree Festival in St Andrew’s Church. As part of the Christmas lights switch-on, Farnham Town Council continued its programme of extending festivities to surrounding villages by providing lights in Badshot Lea, Rowledge, Hale and Heath End. By the end of March 2018, many people had the pleasure of attending 14 Sundays of Music in the Meadow, 12 September 2018
Farmers’ Markets, three Music in the Vineyard winter concerts and a Picnic in the Park. Farnham Town Council holds these events to bring people into the town, to give local voluntary groups a chance to raise awareness of their activities and to provide opportunities for local businesses to benefit too.
Farnham in Bloom Farnham in Bloom involves local people and community organisations working together throughout the whole year to make Farnham blossom. Activities for children and young people, retired people and local businesses as well as gardeners - both keen and novice - took place throughout 2017. Children's gardening workshops, the Secret Gardens competition, dance competition and a Greenhouse Open Day were among the highlights. Bloomin’ Litter includes community litter picks and the year-round litter picking campaign where volunteers adopt an area to help keep Farnham litter free. At the end of 2017/18, 55 volunteers regularly carried out small scale litter picks in their local community. An amazing year for Farnham in Bloom was celebrated at the winter celebration with Christmas music by Farnham Brass Band, singing of carols and mulled wine and mince pies.
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Community events and presentations The Town Council brings together community groups in civic and commemorative events such as Remembrance S u n d a y , Commonwealth Day and Armed Forces Day. The council also organised the Christmas Carol Service and Mayor-making which remain key civic traditions, alongside the historic Venison Dinner held in November each year at Farnham Castle. The Services to Farnham Awards recognise the exceptional work done by individuals to support Farnham’s community and foster community spirit. Sharing their skills and knowledge so that others can enjoy and benefit from what Farnham has to offer, helping people in difficulty and fundraising thousands of pounds are just some of the ways that the 11 recipients make Farnham a better place. Each person was presented with a medal by the Mayor of Farnham to recognise their contribution. Two health and wellbeing open days were held to help residents find out about all the local services dedicated to health and the opportunities available to help people improve their fitness, health and wellbeing. Farnham Town Council teamed up with Farnham Hospital, health partners and community groups to make sure the days appealed to all.
National awards and recognition Farnham Town Council received national recognition for its achievements when it was awarded runner up in the Council of the Year category in the National Association of Local Councils’ (NALC) Awards. For the first time in its history, Farnham received gold in Britain in Bloom and was Large Town joint category 30
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winner with Truro, having won a Silver Gilt in 2014 and 2016. In the South and South East in Bloom competition, for the seventh consecutive year, Farnham won Gold in the town centre category and gold in the Large Town category for the fifth year running. Farnham also beat off stiff competition from other Surrey towns to win again the County Award for Surrey plus a further seven awards recognising the huge community contribution. For the second year running, Badshot Lea cemetery won Silver Gilt in South and South East in Bloom.
Looking after the town’s cemeteries Farnham Town Council has a programme of works in place to ensure the ongoing maintenance and improvement of the town’s cemeteries. This includes pathway repairs, memorial repairs and boundary improvements. Work began to improve the Garden of Reflection in West Street and continues into 2018. Efforts continued throughout the year to determine the future of Hale Chapels. A grant application for Heritage Lottery funding was unsuccessful but work continues to explore alternative options in case restoration is not possible.
Supporting local causes Farnham Town Council gave around £75,000 of funding to local good causes through its Community Fund with a further £10,000 from the South Street Fund. A fund donation of £10,000 helped community bus service hoppa reach its fundraising total of £30,000 to buy a new bus for its Farnham services.
Neighbourhood Plan The Neighbourhood Plan, which was based on local preference, knowledge and substantial public consultation about how land should be used and the type of development that should happen in Farnham was adopted by Waverley Borough Council. The plan is used to determine planning applications for Farnham. An early partial review is taking place to identify potential sites for a further 450 homes allocated by Waverley Borough Council up until 2032 and ensure the Neighbourhood Plan remains up to date.
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How Farnham Town Council spent your money in 2017/18 Public Works Loan Repayment and interest Professional Services & Actuarial contribution Admin 0% 10% 8% Cemeteries 4%
Governance & Democratic 12%
Tourism, Events and Farmers' Market 8% Town Centre incl. Christmas lights and Rural Development 4%
Office and Customer Services 10%
Public Conveniences 7% Allotments 0%
Grant Funding 6%
Farnham in Bloom 8% Grounds Services, Open Spaces and Gardens 11%
Planning & Elections 5% Community Development/Community Safety 7%
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West Surrey Wine Society • PROFILE
ARE YOU keen to learn more about the different types of wines the world over, the history and development of wines and anecdotes from the makers, the buyers and those who have spent years in the wine trade? Members of the West Surrey Wine Society (WSWS) meet every third Monday in the month to hear from a variety of speakers, each with a specialism, be it a country, a region or a wine - and to experience the tastes of 8 or 9 different wines. These are selected to demonstrate the qualities being discussed and introduce members to wines they may never otherwise experience. Some are
from well known areas such as the Loire or Spain, others less so: wines from India and Hungary have featured. The exploration of tastes has covered pairing wine and chocolate as well as the perennial issue of which wine goes with which food. A tasting from a wine educator showed that brussels sprouts helped here! Some people just cannot stand their taste, others can. It therefore turns out that whilst there are some general considerations in pairing, ultimately we all have our own experience and enjoyment of wines. Many of us love a bargain but also want to understand why some wines are considered better than others. Wines are usually tasted and discussed before the price is revealed. WSWS has had a talk on Fine Wines - comparing 4 pairs of red wines from different regions of Bordeaux priced from £12 to £50. The general conclusion was that the most expensive was indeed the preferred taste but the best value was one at £14. A highly entertaining Christmas presentation from Charles Minoprio MW worked through styles of port up to a very palatable Taylor’s 1985. Charles’ long career in the wine trade has included being Chairman of the Institute of Masters of Wine and the Champagne Academy and Master of the Worshipful Company of Distillers. WSWS celebrated 30 years this year with an excellent presentation on Burgundy from Alun Griffiths MW, former Chairman of Berry Brothers. Having started with just 8 members, there are now around 60. Many joined knowing relatively little about wine – just that they liked it! You too are welcome to come along and explore with us, whatever your level of knowledge.
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Sheepleas, Lovelace Bridges, East Horsley South of East Horsley there is a large hilly forested area criss-crossed by paths many of which are known only to locals. Hidden in the woods are many surprises, especially the stone bridges built in the 1800s by the Earl of Lovelace to transport his timber wagons. This walk visits three of these bridges and the sites of two “lost” bridges, using several rare paths. This is dog friendly with no stiles. Taken with permission from www.fancyfreewalks.org.
• THE WALK 1. From the Sheepleas Shere Road car park, take the path between stumps beside a noticeboard. In 150m, where you see a T-junction with two fingerposts ahead, fork right and veer right on a bridleway. In just 20m you come to a junction with a 2-way signpost pointing forward and back to two car parks. Ignore both directions and instead turn left on a side path. Another path quickly joins from the left. Almost immediately, you come to a fork. Take the left fork, thus staying on the main path. In 30m you go past a post saying self-guided trail on the other side. In 100m you reach a 3-way fingerpost: veer right here on a public bridleway. 2. In 30m you come to a Y-junction: fork right here uphill on a flinty path. In 150m or so, you come to a major crossing track with a 4-way fingerpost: go right and immediately left, thereby keeping your direction. Your path crosses an open area. Ignore minor paths left and right to reach another fingerpost. Keep straight ahead over an oblique crossing path, in the direction of the bridleway, passing the fingerpost on your left. Your path goes for some distance downhill under a tall canopy of various trees. Finally it comes down to the Green Dene road, opposite its junction with Honeysuckle Bottom. 3. Cross straight over, a fraction right, to a small signpost and footpath left, just after High Hazels. Follow the path between gardens and straight on into woodland. Your path goes under one of the Earl of Lovelace’s famous stone bridges. This one is Raven Arch, a single-parapet bridge. Your path 7
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shortly comes up to a major junction of tracks. Take the wide forestry track very sharp left, almost doubling back. The track gently rises and curves right, ever tighter, until it has come almost halfcircle. As it begins to flatten out, where you see it curving left about 50m ahead, look for a marker post on your left with a white badge indicating Lovelace Bridges Trail. Turn left here on a much narrower path and follow it through rhododendrons. It soon leads you over the largest of the Lovelace bridges, the Dorking Arch, with the Crocknorth Road below. 4. On the other side, continue ahead on a path into woods. In 50m, your path goes over two crossing paths and enters beechwoods with a green meadow visible on the right through cypresses. Finally, your path comes to a bank, just after the site of one of the lost bridges, Oak Hangers, as indicated by a plaque on your left. Go down the bank and turn left on a sunken path. In 30m, you reach a large sign for Oldlands and a junction of paths. Go straight ahead, ignoring a forestry track left, and in 20m, at a marker post, take the right fork, a fraction uphill, marked with a yellow badge on a tree on your left marked Horsley Jubilee Trail. In 150m, your path forks: take the left-hand fork the narrower option, marked by a blue arrow. Your path runs gently downhill under beeches and soon becomes a splendid avenue of yew trees. You arrive at a junction with some oblique crossing paths: keep dead straight on along a good path, soon going over another Lovelace bridge, Stony Dene. 5. Continue over the bridge for another 100m where you meet an oblique, very obvious, crossing path. Fork left onto the crossing path. In 500m, in a slight dip in the path, you pass the site of another lost Lovelace bridge, Pine Grove. Some of the brickwork can still be seen. Your path continues by a wire fence, eventually meets another footpath from the left and runs beside a house to reach the main A246 Guildford Road. Cross this road carefully, turn right for 20m and quickly left on Dirtham Lane/Calvert Road. 6. Follow the lane beside the old flint wall of Effingham Lodge on your left and bungalows on your right. By Lusty Glaze, take the left fork, staying next to the wall, on the aptly-named Dirtham Lane. You pass the entrance to Dell Farm, after which the surface is rougher. Ignore a yellow badge soon on your right for the Horsley Jubilee Trail, although on another day this is well worth exploring. The crumbling flint wall is now a ruin in parts. You come to a 3-way junction at a fingerpost. Keep straight on, as for East Horsley, avoiding the path right for
In 30m you come to a Y-junction: fork right here uphill on a flinty path. In Neither the author can accept any responsibility changes, errors or go omissions in this route. Diversion orders can be made and permissions withdrawn at any time. 150mtheorpublisher so, younor come to a major crossing track withforaany 4-way fingerpost: right and immediately left, thereby keeping your direction. Your path Farnham & Villages Toreach advertise, please call 01483 420173 vantagepointmag.co.uk crosses an open area. Ignore minor paths left and right to another fingerpost. Keep straight ahead over an oblique crossing path, in the direction of the bridleway, passing the fingerpost on your left. Your path goes for some distance downhill under a tall canopy of various trees. Finally it comes down to the Green Dene road, opposite its junction with Honeysuckle Bottom.
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Effingham, still beside the flint wall. On your right is Great Ridings Wood. At the corner of the wall, at another fingerpost, turn left for East Horsley. At a marker post, keep straight on by a fence, ignoring a footpath on the right. Finally your path goes by a small metal gate and under a stone bridge (not a Lovelace bridge, though built in the same spirit by the owners of Innisfree). 7. Ignore a footpath on your right and continue past tennis courts. The lake on your left is Pennymead as you go over a small bridge to join a tarmac lane. You reach a crossroads with a private road, Pine Walk, on your left. There is an interesting alternative route here through Horsley Park and past Horsley Towers. This is a private park, hotel and venue but this route is regularly used by dog walkers, young people and local families as the site is comfortable towards casual visitors. To use this route, turn left on this private residential road, leading you to a large wooden gate which is the rear entrance to the park; follow this path, zigzagging past Horsley Towers, with its pond and garden and leave by the main entrance, zigzagging again, to the road near the church. 8. Turn left, past the Church of St Martin, which is worth visiting and where you can sometimes have a guide and even tea. At the junction with the main road, on the left is Guildford Lodge and, on the right, the local pub, the ‘Duke of Wellington’. Turn right on the main A246 road using the footway. In 300m, just by a welcome sign for West Horsley, turn left onto a signposted bridleway with a noticeboard about Sheepleas. Follow this wide path for about 700m inside a wide band of trees with houses or fields on each side. You pass a small untidy timber yard on your left and your path enters thicker woodland. Avoid all side branches, ignoring a signposted horse path, until, 200m from the timber yard, you meet two fingerposts. At the second fingerpost, fork right for Shere Road Car Park. 9. This path takes you through a wooden barrier and along a path into a long green valley. Shortly, opposite a marker post, ignore a path that forks right up the side of the valley (although it also leads to the car park) and continue along the bottom of the valley. The path gradually rises and curves right, getting steeper. It leads into a band of trees where you find a large 3-way fingerpost. Keep straight ahead in the direction of the Shere Road Car Park, immediately reaching a grassy space with two sets of picnic tables. Fork right here between the picnic tables, across the middle of the grassy space. At the far side, join a wide path (the path you ignored above) that runs along the right-hand side of the grassy area. Shortly you reach two fingerposts close together. Keep straight ahead in the direction of Shere Road Car Park. Quickly take the right fork, then the left fork, to reach the car park where the walk began.
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DISTANCE: 5½ miles OS MAPS: Explorer 146 (Dorking) and 145 (Guildford) STARTING POINT: Sheepleas Shere Road Car Park, nearest postcode KT24 6EP, grid ref TQ 085 515. HOW TO GET THERE: Shere Road is off the A246 LeatherheadGuildford road at the small roundabout in West Horsley. The Shere Road Sheepleas car park is 1 km on the left.
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THE JAPANESE GRILL, BEAVERBROOK
I TRY and avoid superlatives most of the time, but occasionally they are necessary. Our meal at the Japanese Grill at the Beaverbrook near Leatherhead warrants quite a few. Before I start with the plaudits, I must kick off by admitting that this is an expensive restaurant. We are possibly talking bucket list, certainly major celebration. The Beaverbrook is the former home of Sir Max Aitken, Lord Beaverbrook, erstwhile owner of the Daily Express and minister of aircraft production under Churchill in WWII. Originally called Cherkley Court, it was bought by Beaverbrook in 1910 and he lived there for half a century. After the death of Lady Beaverbrook in 1994, it was owned by the Beaverbook Foundation until they sold it to its present owners in 2010, who have restored it beautifully and turned it into a fabulous hotel and private golf club. A long driveway leads you past fields, a few golf holes, two gated entrances and The Garden House, which accommodated Beaverbrook’s aunt before becoming an Italian-themed restaurant with rooms. Finally you arrive at The House, to be greeted by wonderfully friendly staff. The house is eclectic in style, with Tuscan columns and French-style mansard roofs. The entrance is what used to be the rear entrance, which frees up the front to make the most of some quite splendid views towards the North Downs. We came in early August, along with the return of the sunshine. Our table was outside, off the dining room, taking in the aforementioned vista. The menu offers much choice, including tempura, sushi and sashimi. We opted for the more expensive of the two chef’s selections, chosen mainly for the inclusion of Wagyu beef amongst the 10 dishes. At £90 per person, this is serious money. Spicy edamame got us all started before a salmon taco with lovely flying fish roe, very pretty and enjoyable. Then came crispy rice, with a tuna
tartare. Who would imagine fried squares of rice could be so wonderful? Light and crisp, terrific with the tuna. To follow, Yellow Tail tiradito with yuzu foam, so fresh, so soft and flavoursome, served along side the Beaverbrook salad, a work of art with edible flowers, avocado and crunchy shallots. And then. The Beaverbrook special Nigiri. Nigiri is a type of sushi and these five were all out of this world. Sea bass with crispy ants (yes, and from Kent, slightly sour), fatty tuna with truffle, Wagyu beef, Loch Duart salmon, slightly smoked, and wild native eel, a touch charred. All exceptional. Grilled Koji Halibut followed, with mushrooms and miso sauce, delicate yet meaty. Then came the Wagyu beef and boy it did not disappoint. The flavour of this meat was incredible, its tenderness quite amazing, matched perfectly with a Hoba Miso sticky sauce. This was served alongside cabbage with truffle with a Sake butter. Who knew it could taste this good? Regular readers will know that desserts are not usually my favourite, but I have started making exceptions. A green basil sorbet was intense, zingy, served with a lemonade foam that tasted fizzy. Then a smoked chocolate and uisuki cream, with its warming whisky flavour, and a malt mandarin sorbet. A terrific end. When I read that the main restaurant in this quintessentially English hotel was Japanese themed, I was a little surprised but now I understand. The symphonies of flavour, the cleverness of the cooking, the delicate touches and the sheer quality make this a destination dining experience, one that I cannot imagine finding outside of the world’s capital cities. We in the Surrey Hills are extraordinarily fortunate to have it here. SR The Japanese Grill Beaverbrook, Reigate Road, Leatherhead KT22 8QX T: 01372 571300 www.beaverbrook.co.uk
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VISIT OUR BLOG AT WWW.VANTAGEPOINTMAG.CO.UK FOR MUCH MORE! Look out for exclusive online competitions, charity profiles, Jottings from all five magazines, weekend walks and much more... This latest heatwave reminded us of 1976 when we had continuous hot dry weather for, I think, about 8 weeks. We decided to take the kids camping for the August Bank Holiday weekend and arrived on the Friday evening, pitched our tents and cooked a camp fire supper. We were all in high spirits until on Saturday night the weather broke and we had torrential rain. We all got totally soaked and decided to call it a day. We have never been so pleased to get home and funnily enough have never been camping since! Farnham U3A Wednesday 29th and Friday 31st August 10am-4pm Hopefully you will have received your copy of VantagePoint in time. Farnham U3A will be holding a small exhibition to show what they do at Farnham Maltings. A chance to meet members and decide if you would like to join. Farnham U3A has around 1400 members and well over 100 activity groups for people who are no longer in full time work. Groups include fitness and sports, languages, discussion groups, music of various types, art and many more. They have a number of new groups this year including one entitled ‘The Silk Roads’ and an annual project on the vast subject of Africa. Pop in to find out more. Sculpture Trail To Sunday 23rd September The Surrey Sculpture Society (SSS) are staging their 21st Sculpture Trail at RHS Garden Wisley, one of the most popular exhibitions of sculpture in the country. Visitors to the sculpture trail will discover a diverse range of works, from abstract to traditional pieces, thoughtfully positioned throughout the RHS garden’s 240 acres, within 25 inspirational garden settings. To celebrate the 21st sculpture trail at RHS Garden Wisley, SSS has invited renowned sculptor Michael Speller, official artist for the London Olympics, as a special guest exhibitor. Opening times: Monday to Friday 10am–6pm, Saturday to Sunday and Bank Holidays 9am–6pm. More information at www. surreysculpture.org.uk. Phyllis Tuckwell’s Dash of Colour Saturday 1st September If you’re looking for a fun run with a twist, then why not sign up for this the fifth Dash of Colour at Frimley Lodge Park. While you run, jog or walk the 5k circuit of this sponsored September 2018
fun run, you’ll be showered with not only multi-coloured but also gold and silver powder paint, leaving you finishing the run covered in all the colours of the rainbow! For more details about Dash of Colour and to register, visit www.pth. org.uk/event-diary or call Phyllis Tuckwell’s Fundraising team on 01252 729446. The Gruffalo’s Child Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd September 1.30pm and 4.30pm Following hot on the heels of the Gruffalo’s sell out tour and his monstrous West End success, the Gruffalo’s Child comes to The Princes Hall in Aldershot. Tall Stories Theatre Company returns, bringing Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s award-winning sequel to life in this imaginative, magical and musical adaptation. All adults must be accompanied by a responsible child! Tickets are priced at £14.50/10+ £11.50 and are available from the box office on 01252 329155 or via www.princeshall.com. The Therapy Garden Sunday 2nd September The Therapy Garden in Normandy GU3 2DT will be open to the public on Sunday 2nd September as part of the National Open Garden Scheme. Visit between 11am-4pm to take a stroll around the garden and enjoy light refreshments available throughout the day. Entry is £5 per adult (children go free). For more information visit the website at www. thetherapygarden.org or follow them on Facebook - The Therapy Garden. The Spire Church Sunday 2nd September 10.30am Two of Farnham’s churches, Farnham United Reformed Church and Farnham Methodist Church are delighted to say that they are coming together to form The Spire Church, Farnham (a Methodist and United Reformed Church). Their inaugural service as a combined church will be held in the Methodist building when the preacher will be the Rt Revd. Christopher Herbert, formerly Bishop of St Albans. All are invited to this joyful historic event. Boot Fair Sunday 2nd September 8am-12 noon This is the date for the next Boot Fair at The Rural Life
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Centre in The Reeds Road, Tilford GU10 2DL. The car boot fee is £6 per car with free entry for buyers, and is organised by the Rustics in aid of the museum. Do go along to see what great bargains can be had. The final one after that is on Sunday 7th October. Tuesday Focus Tuesday 4th September ‘Grassroots In Tanzania’ is the next talk to be held at Tuesday Focus. They are a friendly group of ladies who meet at Weybourne Village Hall on the first Tuesday of each month. Pop along and meet them at one of their evenings for a small fee of £3. New members are always very welcome. For more information call 01252 325471 or 01252 323881. Farnham Scottish Country Dance Club Tuesday 4th September Looking for friendly people and some physical and mental exercise? Then go along and try Scottish Country Dancing! They are a welcoming group and you can go on your own or with a partner; they all swap around between dances. Farnham Scottish Country Dance Club meets on Tuesday evenings, from 8pm-10pm in the main hall at Weydon School. Beginners welcome, soft shoes advised. Go along and enjoy some good exercise in good company! For more information please see www.fscdc.co.uk 38
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RHS Garden Wisley Flower Show Tuesday 4th to Sunday 9th September Don’t miss the last flower show of the season in stunning surroundings featuring more than 50 specialist nurseries, including RHS Chelsea and Hampton Court Palace Flower Show medal winners. See the National Dahlia Society Show, marvel at floral displays from Surrey NAFAS, visit Jonathan Moseley’s Flower Bus, view a gallery of floral art by Anita Nowinska in the Glasshouse, get expert advice and much more. Squires Garden Centres Throughout September for every pack of bulbs (of any variety) that customers buy, Squire’s will donate 10 daffodil bulbs to local councils to brighten up our parks. Squire’s hope that they will be able to donate around 150,000 daffodil bulbs! Elstead Afternoon Women’s Institute Thursday 6th September 2.15pm for 2.30pm William Forrester will speak on the intriguing history of ‘The Howard Family of Arundel Castle and Castle Howard’. John Howard was created Duke of Norfolk by Richard III in 1483, and the Howards became one of the most powerful families of Tudor times. They inherited Arundel Castle and later, under the Stuarts, they created Castle Howard. Hear their history and then enjoy a delicious tea afterwards, all visitors are welcome. Takes place in Elstead Village Hall.
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enjoy stories and legends surrounding donkeys, with talks, demonstrations and displays. Talking of which, on Sunday 16th September there will be a Classic Vehicle Gathering. From bikes to buses, cars to camper vans, the recognisable to the rather rare, the Classic Vehicle Gathering is certain to delight the whole family. ABBA Forever Sunday 9th September 7.45pm ABBA Forever, one of the UK’s leading International tribute shows heads to the Princes Hall in Aldershot this for a superb recreation of one of the world‘s greatest pop bands. Packed full of excitement and exuberance, ABBA Forever will take you on a journey back to the 70s guaranteed to get you up and dancing in the aisles! Tickets are priced at £22 and are available from the box office on 01252 329155 or via www.princeshall.com. Fo
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Farnham Speaking Club Tuesday 11th September 7.15pm Make a date to visit Farnham Speaking Club (Farnham House Hotel GU10 5ER) this September. New members are always welcome to pop for along for free, every second Tuesday of the month at 7.15pm, for the two-hour session. The ideal place to practise presentations, wedding speeches and support others doing so. Any questions? Just message them via Facebook: www.facebook.com/ farnhamspeakers/. La Traviata Tuesday 11th September Guaranteed to delight you with sumptuous sets and splendid new costumes, the Russian State Opera return to Guildford’s Yvonne Arnaud Theatre with Verdi’s La Traviata, sung in Italian with English subtitles. A deeply moving piece, overflowing with emotion and containing moments of genius, La Traviata is a powerful, unforgettable experience. If you like opera you will also be interested to know that on the previous evening, Monday 10th September, they will be performing Carmen. For more information and to book tickets, visit www.yvonne-arnaud.co.uk or call 01483 440000. Hale WI Wednesday 12th September 1.45pm Hale WI will meet in the Village Institute when Mr Colin Parrish will entertain with a talk entitled ‘Queen Victoria's Daughters’. There is a small charge of £3.50 for any visitors who will be most welcome. Call 01252 714363 or 01252 722817 for further information.
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Helen Arkell Dyslexia Charity Wednesday 12th September 7pm You are warmly invited to join their monthly support group for anyone with an interest in dyslexia. Share experiences, hear inspirational speakers and discuss useful topics. The next meeting takes place at their centre in Arkell Lane, Frensham, Farnham GU10 3BL. To find out more go to www. helenarkell.org.uk/news/monthly-dyslexia-support-groupevenings.php. The Goon Show Thursday 13th to Saturday 15th September Apollo Theatre Company and Spike Milligan Productions are proud to team up to celebrate Spike’s centenary year by presenting the timeless comedy classic The Goon Show at The Yvonne Arnaud Theatre in Guildford. With its bizarre characters, fantastical plots and hilarious running jokes, the Goon Show captured the imagination of the British public and made household names of Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers and Harry Secombe. For more information, visit www. yvonne-arnaud.co.uk or call 01483 440000.
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Seale & Sands WI Thursday 13th September 2.15pm At their next meeting, the subject being discussed will be ‘Downton Revisited’, a very popular subject with the members and on the 11th October ‘Project Linus’ will be put forward to members. Meetings take place in The Sands Rooms, almost next door to the British Legion in the Sands, on the second Thursday of each month at 2.15pm. Tea, consisting of sandwiches and cakes prepared by members, is served at approximately 3.45pm all for the princely sum of 50p! For further information, contact Val Lenthall, Secretary, on 01252 715722. The Waverley Dowsing Society Friday 14th September 7.15 for 7.30pm At their next meeting, there will be a session to discuss Dragons and Serpents Myths, Symbolism and Earth energies led by Peter Knight. The venue is The Unitarian Hall, Meadrow, Godalming GU7 3JB (opposite the Texaco Garage on the A3100). Meetings are held every 2nd Friday of the month. The cost is £5 for members and £8 for guests, who are most welcome. Free refreshments available during the meeting. The Waverley Dowsing Society is both a fun and a scientific group. They meet to learn and practise dowsing which includes earth energy forces which can adversely and beneficially affect our houses, gardens and work places. See www.waverleydowsers.co.uk or contact Chairman Geoff on 01276 472977. September 2018
Surrey 5 Peaks Hikeathon Saturday 15th September Local charity, The Surrey Care Trust is asking walkers to step out for their Surrey 5 Peaks hikeathon and make a difference to the lives of tens of thousands of people in Surrey, who are disadvantaged by low skills, lack of opportunity, setbacks in life and precarious economic circumstances. This year’s 26 mile circular hike starts and ends in Bramley. There is also an option of walking 13 miles or taking part in a five-mile family walk. Every walker who raises over £150 for Surrey Care Trust will receive a free t-shirt. For more information visit www.surrey5peaks.org. uk. Elstead Garden Club Saturday 15th September 2pm-4pm Elstead Garden Club invites you to their annual Autumn Show at Elstead Village Hall. Visitors will find entries of fruit, vegetables, pot plants, floral arrangements, photography and food. Entry is free and homemade refreshments will be available. The afternoon will end with a wonderful raffle and prize giving. All very welcome. RSPB North East Hampshire Local Group Saturday 15th September 7.30pm At their next meeting, in St. Philip & St. James Church Hall, there will be a wildlife packed ‘journey’ round southern Peru with Andy Tucker. Andy is the general manager of Nature
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Pilgrim Wood is an elegant, 1920s country house situated in three acres of grounds in an area of outstanding natural beauty close to the North Downs Way. Our elevated position provides remarkable views of the surrounding countryside, yet we are conveniently located only two miles from the centre of Guildford. Registered and compliant with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) for 35 residents over the age of 65 years, we provide long term residential and dementia care as well as respite and convalescent care in an individual, family run home. We encourage our residents to partake in an active and varied lifestyle, including festive and social events, regular outings, and a daily program of group activities. We welcome visitors, so please feel free to stop by or call to make an appointment.
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Trek, the well- known travel company specialising in guided wildlife holidays. As usual with their meetings, this talk is illustrated with some superb photography from Andy and Nature Trek guests. All are welcome to go along to what should be an excellent evening. Entry is free for group members. Visitor’s entrance is £3. Free parking at the hall. For more information about the group visit www.northeasthantsrspb.org.uk. F & B Choral Society - Come & Sing Day Saturday 15th September 10am Farnham & Bourne Choral Society invites all singers to its Come & Sing Day at South Farnham School in Menin Way. With professional soloists, Calum Fraser will conduct a rehearsal of Part 1 of Handel's Israel in Egypt before a 4pm performance. Coffee, tea and cake will be provided. Visit www.farnham-choral.org.uk for more details of what should prove a fun day. Surrey Classic Vehicle Club Sunday 16th September The club will be holding their annual gathering of over 400 classic and vintage vehicles, set amongst the delights of the Rural Life Centre in Tilford. It’s a great day out for all the family with fabulous vehicles, trade stalls and a cafe that will be open from 10am–5pm. Adults £9; Over 60s/concessions £8; Children (4-16) £6; Family £27. More information at www.rural-life.org.uk. 42
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The Williams Club Monday 17th September from 2.20pm-4pm Helping sight loss in Farnham, The club kicks off the new season with a musical afternoon led by Geoff Hiscott, preceded by a brief AGM, and followed by tea and cakes and a raffle. Do go along to this friendly club held in the Conservative Club in Ivy Lane, off Downing Street Farnham. Transport can be arranged if necessary. For more information call David Lambert on 01252 722161. West Surrey Wine Society Monday 17th September 7.30pm Tatiana Nikitina from DolceVita Wines will present a selection of wines from Italy. DolceVita Wines have an extensive range of Italian wines including a number rarely available in the UK. Anyone interested in finding out more about the society is welcome to attend at Farnham Conservative Club (meeting fee £20). Have a look at www.westsurreywinesociety.org. uk for more information. Friends of Farnham Park Talk Tuesday 18th September 7pm for 7.30pm There will be a talk entitled Gilbert White’s Selborne: Ecology and Gardening by David Standing, who has been Head Gardener at Gilbert White’s House in Selborne for many years. It will be held at Rowhill Field Centre in Cranmore Lane GU11 3BD. Members free, non-members £3. www.friendsoffarnhampark.co.uk.
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The Arts Society Farnham Tuesday 18th September 10.30am The lecture this month is ‘The Amadeus Myth: Mozart and his World – Culture and Society in 18th Century Vienna’, by Sandy Burnett. It takes place in the Great Hall, The Maltings. The refined musical discourse of the string quartet was held to be the highest form of musical art in late 18th Century Vienna. Sandy examines the perfect storm of circumstances that made this extraordinary era possible and considers the remarkable figure of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, mythologised as one of the greatest there’s ever been. Non members are welcome to attend the lecture for £5. For more information, see www.theartssocietyfarnham.org.uk.
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CARE Farnham Open Morning Wednesday 19th September 9.30am-12.30pm Have you considered Volunteering for CARE Farnham? They are a charity that provides transport for those in our community needing to attend a variety of medical appointments. They are looking for both Drivers and Duty Officers. If you have a spare couple of hours a week, a car and would like to do something worthwhile, why not join the team. Alternatively, if you have a confident telephone manner and can spare a day a month, you could join the team of Duty Officers. Find out more about this amazing charity at their open morning at the Farnham Council Offices, South Street. They very much look forward to meeting you for an informal coffee and chat. For more information go to
Surrey Branch Western Front Association Wednesday 19th September 7.30pm Suffragettes & Suffragists during WW1. Kathy Atherton will talk about the reaction of women to the war and their activities during it. Women's war work is often credited with having changed attitudes to women's participation in political life, but the situation during the war was a complex and fascinating one. The meeting is at the Cobham Day Centre. Free admission but a £3 donation is requested. Full details from Andy Thompson at info@eyewitnesstours.com.
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Not Good Enough Wednesday 19th September to Wednesday 31st October This is a solo exhibition of Dark Art by UK artist Jase Daniels and takes place at Creative Response. Vernon House, 28 West Street, Farnham GU9 7DR (Above the Library). It explores such concepts as cute and creepy to the infinitely sad. Go along and see little Snotty Goblins, bizarre sculptures and expressive paintings. This is a unique chance to experience the power of creativity to overcome internal negativity!
Vulcan 7 Wednesday 19th to Saturday 29th September Adrian Edmondson and Nigel Planer co-star in the hilarious
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new comedy Vulcan 7 which they have also co-written. Gary Savage and Hugh Delavois were at RADA together. Now in their 60s, they meet on the set of a fantasy movie. This is Hugh’s seventh film for the franchise: one-time Hollywood A-lister Gary is playing a guest monster with four hours in make-up and one word in the script! For more information, visit www.yvonne-arnaud.co.uk or call 01483 440000. Surrey Postcard Club (Guildford) Wednesday 19th September 7pm The evening begins with a browse through Dealers Stocks and Members Spares. Coffee, tea and biscuits are provided. This is followed with a Talk by Fred Smith, ‘Life in the Surrey Police’. Proceedings normally wind up around 9.30pm. Visitors with a genuine Interest in the hobby are always welcome. Held at Friends Meeting House, Ward Street, Guildford GU1 4LH. The Arts Society Guildford Wey Valley Thursday 20th September 10.45am They resume their lecture programme in September with a change of name; they were formally The Decorative and Fine Arts Society. Apart from the new name, nothing else about the society has changed. Join them in Shalford Village Hall for their next lecture on 'The Sincerest Form of Flattery: Great Images and Those who Borrow Them' by Barry Venning. Drawing on examples from Constable and Leonardo to Warhol 44
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and Dali, Barry will look at how artists have always imitated their predecessors, for motives ranging from respect to parody. Refreshments available from 9.45am. Visitors £6 and new members very welcome. For more information about their programme, contact the Membership Secretary on 01483 423090 or visit www.tasgwv.org.uk. The Waverley Singers Thursday 20th September 7.30 pm They invite you to an open rehearsal of Opera Choruses at South Farnham School, Menin Way, Farnham GU9 8DY. You will receive a warm welcome and experience an enjoyable and stimulating evening with a chance to socialise with the choir after the interval, when light refreshments will be available. Copies of the music will be provided. For further information, please contact Carolyn Patey on 01420 83962 or email secretary@waverleysingers.com or www. waverleysingers.com for details. Les Amitiés Françaises Thursday 20th September 7.30pm The first meeting for 2018-2019 will be at the Baptist Church Hall, Queen Street, Godalming GU7 1BA. As usual the talk will be in French, this time on Rousseau - une âme tourmentée. Annie Keane is an experienced lecturer: she will remind the audience of what they have forgotten about Rousseau and fill them in with a lot that they did not know before including facts that recently came to light. New members will be very welcome. Doors open at 7pm and coffee and tea with biscuits are available before the lecture. Les Amities Françaises are one of the largest and most active groups in the country with a growing membership and are linked to, and have the support of, the Alliance Française de Londres. For details of events and membership, email johnpetty46@outlook.com or visit www.amitiesfrancaises. com and the Facebookpage: @amitieswaverley LynchPin Productions ‘When the Cat’s Away’ is a new play by Claire Parker inspired by the real-life stories, songs and the spirit of the women who won the right to vote a century ago. This delightful comedy-drama about the suffragettes tours Surrey in September (Peaslake Village Hall on 20th September; Wilfrid Noyce Centre, Godalming on 21st September; Mill Studio at Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford 28th September; Bramley Village Hall 29th September). Visit www. lynchpinptc.co.uk/mainstage for more information. For village hall tickets (£14), visit: www.brownpapertickets.com and search for ‘When The Cats Away’. The Annual Beryl Mackay Lecture Friday 21st September 7.30pm for 8pm The lecture will be held in The Main Hall at St Joan’s Centre, Tilford Road, Farnham and is in aid of the Victoria Garden. This year the speaker will be Roy Lancaster and his talk is called ‘A Plantsman’s Travels.’ Tickets cost £12.50 each and refreshments will be provided. For tickets, contact Alison Gordon
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Bridge Afternoon Friday 21st September 1.45pm Elstead Village Hall committee is holding a Bridge afternoon at Elstead Village Hall, Thursley Road, Elstead. The cost is £38 per table to include a lovely tea and prizes. Contact Sue Gowar on 01252 702127 or email gowarms@btinternet. com for more details. Grayshott Concerts Friday 21st September 7.30pm One of classical music's best-loved performers is returning to St Luke’s Church Grayshott after a break of two years. Howard Shelley has a world reputation as an accomplished pianist and conductor, often at the same time, with over 150 CDs to his name. He will perform a popular programme of works by Schubert, Dvorak - and Shostakovitch. For more information and ticket reservations, visit www. grayshottconcerts.co.uk or ring 01428 606666 (voicemail). Early booking is recommended as every Grayshott Concert since 2004 has sold out in advance. Vintage Fashion Fair Saturday 22nd September 10am-4pm Spend a leisurely Saturday browsing and buying from the many stalls of beautiful vintage clothing, shoes, handbags, hats, jewellery and textiles. All authentically vintage and dating from 1900s - 1980s. The fair, held at Farnham Maltings, offers wearable vintage at affordable prices and
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Grayshott Folk Club Saturday 22nd September 7.30pm They welcome back to Grayshott Village Hall, Hope & Social, a 6-piece band from Leeds who are terrific musicians; energetic and full of passion for what they do. They also embrace a whole range of styles in what they play, rock, pop, big band and maybe even a little folk. Their gigs are said to be a life-affirming experience as well as a musical event and their interaction with the audience is unparalleled. You can check them out at www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQirK-W2sk. Support is provided by Martha Paton, a young singer/song writer/guitarist who originates from Fleet in Hampshire but who now lives in London. She supported Hope & Social when they came to Grayshott the first time in October 2017. They liked her, the audience loved her and she is certainly destined for bigger things. Listen to her cracking song ‘Sleeping In Suburbia’ at www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpDw7onWXO4. Tickets: Adults £18/Under 16s £9 are available from Des O'Byrne on 01428 607096. Baby Massage Courses Till Saturday 22nd September A five week course will be running from Hale Community centre on Saturday mornings from 25th August until 22nd September from 9.30am-10.30am. Courses are £30. The course will be run by Laura Mackie who is an International Association of Infant Massage (IAIM) trainer. Baby massage
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promotes the bonding and attachment process for babies and their parents, and is accessible to all. In addition to the course, classes can be arranged to suit, whether 1to1, NCT groups, etc and can be in the comfort of your own home. You can contact Laura at lauramackie89@hotmail.com or facebook: @Laurasbabymassagecourses. Also, see www. iaim.org.uk. Rural Life Centre Sunday 23rd September They are holding a Teachers' Day with free entry for teachers and their families. Go and find out about the heritage learning opportunities at this countryside museum. Tailormade programmes for all ages and group sizes are possible. Their helpful education volunteers will be on hand to answer all your questions. Farnham Humanists’ Garden Party Sunday 23rd September 2.15pm to 4.45pm All are welcome to their garden party which will be held at Farnham Museum Gallery, Willmer House, 38 West Street, Farnham GU9 7DX. There will be fruit punch, Pimm’s, lots of chat and a raffle. Please take along some party finger food and drink. A donation £2 to help cover costs is requested. See http://farnham.humanist.org.uk/. RSVP to Alan chair@ farnham.humanist.org.uk by 17th September. (Postponed from July due to World Cup.) September 2018
The Probus Club of Farnham Tuesday 25th September 11am for 11.15am At the next meeting of the club, to be held at The Farnham House Hotel, there will be a morning presentation from either the National Trust or from Elphicks (to be confirmed nearer the date) followed by lunch. The Club, founded in 1969, is a luncheon club for men of retirement age from professional and business backgrounds. Meetings are held usually on the last Tuesday of the month at The Farnham House Hotel, and often have an informal talk by a member speaker or occasionally one from outside. Social events are arranged periodically. Should membership be of interest, they would be delighted to hear from you. Contact the Honorary Secretary, Maxwell Hubbard, at maxwellhubbard2@yahoo.co.uk. Historical Association West Surrey Branch Tuesday 25th September 7.30pm Their next meeting will feature a talk by Professor David Stevenson of LSE on ‘The Road to the Armistice: how the First World War ended.’ He is probably the leading historian of the period on a topic still much debated. The lecture, which will be preceded by a brief AGM at 7pm. Students free, non members very welcome (£3 at the door). Their temporary home (until Christmas) is Guildford County School, Farnham Road GU2 4LU (parking onsite), a short distance from Guildford centre. Further details from Rollo Crookshank on 01252 319881 or email crookshank@starkmann.co.uk.
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and poet. It takes place at St Thomas on the Bourne Church, Farnham GU9 8HA. Tickets £8 Non-Members, £6 Members, £3 Students. www.farnhamsociety.org.uk.
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The Arts Society – Farnham Evening Wednesday 26th September 7.15 for 8pm Evening Talk on ‘Les Parisiennes: How the Women of Paris, Lived, Loved and Died in the 1940s’. It takes place at Farnham College, Morley Road, Farnham GU9 8LU. Anne Sebba will tell the story about women's lives during the dark years of Nazi occupation and beyond. They include British and American women caught in Paris as well as native born resisters who were eventually sent to camps. The talk opens with a magnificent circus ball at Versailles in July 1939 and ends with Dior's lavish new look in 1947. Visitors are most welcome. (£5 if you are a member of another Arts Society (NADFAS) group, or £7). Either show up or email theartssocietyfarnhamevening@gmail.com or call 01420 520441. www.theartssocietyfarnhamevening.org.uk.
The Farnham Society Evening Talk Wednesday 26th September 7.30pm for 8pm Farnham-born Professor Claire Harman will talk about her forthcoming book, ‘Murder by the Book: a sensational chapter in Victorian crime’. It’s the true story of a murder, a bestselling novel and a literary controversy that involved Dickens and Thackeray. Author of a best-selling biography of Jane Austen, ‘Jane’s Fame’, Claire is well known on both sides of the Atlantic, winning many prestigious awards as biographer
Hale Gardening Club Thursday 27th September 2pm The gardening Club will be holding its next meeting in Hale Village Hall, Wings Road, Hale. Mr David Miller is going to give an illustrated talk on the beautiful bulbs in the Keukenhof Gardens in Holland, which I am sure will inspire everyone to plant bulbs this autumn! The talk will be followed by tea and coffee and a chat. All Welcome. Admission £4
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The World’s Biggest Coffee Morning Thursday 27th September 10am and 12 noon Be part of this great initiative to help raise money for Macmillan cancer research. Weybourne Community Church will be hosting this at Millstream Community Room, Weybourne Road, Farnham, opposite Weybourne Post Office. Pop in and enjoy cakes and goodies for donations. Farnham & District Museum Society Evening Talks Thursday 27th September 7.30pm for 7.45pm ‘From Romans to Normans the Birth of the English Parish Church’ by Dr Frances Hurd. As a former Regional Officer for the Churches Conservation Trust, responsible for the Trust's properties in Hampshire, East Wiltshire and Sussex, Dr Hurd has an in-depth knowledge of the emergence of local centres for Christian worship. The venue is United Reformed Church in South Street, Farnham, (please use side entrance). Non-members very welcome, no need to book - £3 per visitor. Full details of this season’s talks and seminars can be found at www.farnhammuseumsociety.org.uk. George Montague at Farnhham Maltings Friday 28th September 8pm George Montague is an exceptional musician with immense energy and a talent for songwriting. Playing piano and guitar, George is known for entertaining audiences with his versatile vocals. His live shows are enhanced with live-looping vocal harmonies and beatboxing, creating remarkable hooks to accompany his abiding melodies. September 2018
“Charismatic and talented pianist and songwriter… daft charming original” Tom Robinson, BBC 6 Music. For tickets, £10, call the Box Office on 01252 745444 or go to www. farnhammaltings.com. Gregg Wallace at Farnham Maltings Friday 28th September 8pm Join Gregg, the star of BBC’s MasterChef, is taking to the stage for this brand new live show, serving up juicy anecdotes, dishing out gossip and answering your questions in a special Q&A. Premium tickets (including signed merchandise) and limited VIP meet and greet tickets are also available via the box office, but book early! For tickets, £20, call the Box Office on 01252 745444 or go to www.farnhammaltings.com. Pre-show dining & ticket £29. The Tilford Bach Society Saturday 29th September 7pm They are giving a special free concert at St Thomas on the Bourne, Farnham GU9 8HA. The concert is very kindly funded by Prinz Donatus and Prinzessin Heidi von Hohenzollern to celebrate their first wedding anniversary. ADMISSION IS FREE, so just go along and join them. The programme is four Bach Cantatas performed by young professional soloists and the London Handel Orchestra (period instruments), Director Adrian Butterfield. Full information is on www.tilbach.org.uk or call Sue on 01252 613130. All welcome.
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Jottings professional tenor Stephen Petch, including Ave Maria and You’ll Never Walk Alone from Carousel. Drinks will be available to purchase at the event. Tickets are £12.50 and are available from https://www.meath.org.uk/calendar/sing-out-thesummer/ or call 01483 411071.
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Surrey Infantry Museum Saturday 29th September 11.30am–3pm 75 years ago, in September 1943, the Allies landed on Mainland Europe at Salerno. 6 Battalions The Queen’s (West Surrey) and 3 Hampshire Regiment took part. To mark this Battle, Friends of Surrey Infantry Museum will stage a presentation and exhibition of the Battle at The Army Reserve Centres in Farnham. They hope to have as many as 3 veterans who fought at the Battle, each now over 100 years old. The cost is £17.50 including lunch and a Band concert with the ‘D Day Darlings’! Email fosim@ btconnect.com for tickets and more information. Farnham URC Saturday 29th September 7.30pm They proudly present ‘A night of Varieté’ at 7.30 pm at Farnham United Reformed Church, South Street in aid of the Pilgrim Project. Performances by Acapella Sound Co., Complete Fluke Ukuleles, FAOS, Matthew Taylor (piano) and Rowledge Ringers. Tickets cost £10, including a buffet meal are available from the Spire Cafe at the church or by emailing office@farnhamurc. org.uk. Sing Out the Summer Saturday 29th September 7.30pm Our local charity, The Meath Epilepsy Charity, are partnering up with the Rushmoor Male Voice Choir to host their charity concert in the beautiful surroundings of The Hall at Charterhouse School in Godalming. The programme includes music from Les Misérables, You Raise Me Up, She, Sailing, and songs from the First World War. There will also be solo performances by
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The Wey & Arun Canal Trust Sunday 30th September 2pm They are very pleased to announce the official opening of the latest slipway (on the Summit Level of the canal near Alfold and Dunsfold, Surrey). The slipway will be opened by the Mayor of Waverley, Councillor Denise Le Gal, in a ceremony on 30th September at 2pm. The Trust is inviting boaters to join in the celebrations by bringing along canoes, kayaks, paddleboarders and other small craft - it will be possible to launch trailable boats via the slipway. Boat entries can be made via the website, www.weyarun.org.uk. Construction on the slipway started in summer 2016 and moved into full swing in July 2017. All the work has been carried out by volunteers, under the leadership of site manager Dave Evans and project manager Tony Ford. The project has cost in the region of £20,000, funded mainly by a donation from the Thriscutt family, and will be named the Sydney Thriscutt Slipway. Devils Punch Bowl Challenges Sunday 30th September The Black Down and Hindhead Supporters together with Haslemere Border Athletic Club invite all runners, young and old, great and small to take part in this annual event with races for all ages. Races for the very keen runner, 10K, to the 5K for over 12 to seniors, down to the 50 metre dash for the under 6 yrs, and races for the juniors in age groups. Join them for this sponsored event along quiet tracks and paths through beautiful countryside by kind permission of the National Trust, and run under UK Athletics rules. For entry, visit Run Britain website or enter on the day Surrey Industrial History Group Monday 1st October 7.30pm–9.30pm Over the winter months the group run an annual series of talks on Britain’s Industrial heritage. The first of the next series of talks is about Brunel, Scott Russell and the Great Eastern steam ship given by Prof Andrew Lambert. Meetings are held at Church House Guildford, 20 Alan Touring Road, Guildford GU2 7YF on the Guildford Science Park on Monday and Tuesday evening every other week. Further information on this event and subsequent meetings can be found at www.sihg.org.uk. RHS Wisley Tuesday 2nd October Just to give you the ‘heads up’, entry to the gardens will be free on this day. It’s a great opportunity to enjoy the glorious colours of autumn at RHS Garden Wisley completely free of charge! Farnham Public Art Trust Wednesday 3rd October 8pm There is a lecture entitled ‘Theatre of Pearls and Light the art of Johannes Vermeer’. It will be given by the Rt. Revd. Dr. Christopher Herbert. It takes place at St. Joan's Hall, Tilford Road, Farnham. The cost is £6 payable at door. Any enquiries, call 01252 702449.
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Come and Sing Faure's Requiem Saturday 6th October All choral singers (and particularly the men!) are invited to join FYCAlumni in an open ‘Come and Sing ‘event, directed by David Victor-Smith, MBE. David founded and also directed for 32 years the world renowned Farnham Youth Choir. He has been persuaded out of retirement by FYCALUMNI once again, this time to lead a singing day that will culminate in a performance of this wonderful work. The singing day and the performance will be held in St Thomas on-The Bourne Church, Farnham. Inevitably with such a popular work, there will have to be a cap on numbers and so registering early is highly recommended. You can do this by following the instructions on https:// fycalumni.wixsite.com/comeandsing.
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Lecture at Alton Abbey Friday 12th October 7pm This year’s Alton Abbey lecture, the 16th, will commemorate the end of WW1. It will be given by Dom Andrew OSB and Mrs Lynne Rapson, in the Abbey Church, and will be full of interesting information, and many pictures. The Lecture will be followed by supper with wine in the Refectory. Tickets are £30 and are available from: ‘Tickets’, Friends of Alton Abbey, Alton Abbey, Beech, Alton GU34 4AP. Cheques should be made payable to ‘Friends of Alton Abbey’. Please include a SAE for your tickets, and a telephone number, or an email address, and any special dietary requirements. For more information, call 01420 56212 or email friendsofaltonabbey@gmail.com. Kelly's Cross Country Challenge Sunday 14th October With stunning 5k, 10k an half marathon routes through the Loseley Estate this event is a proper cross country event with tracks, trails, hills and fields to cover. The challenging terrain means you will really earn your medals! You get to experience breath-taking views and the exclusive grounds at this prestigious venue which makes it a must for all runners! As well as being a challenge for serious runners we aim to make this a real family event. There is a 1k untimed children's challenge and fun activities. See www.charity.kellystorage.co.uk for full details. Bridge Tea Thursday 11th October from 2pm-5pm St George's Church, Badshot Lea is holding a Bridge Tea to raise funds to replace their heating system which broke last winter. This will take place in the Church Room (which does have heating!) and costs £40 per table. Doors open at 1.45pm. To register your interest, please email Gemma Brown at gemma. badshot@gmail.com or call 01252 319559.
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Jazz Evening Saturday 13th October There will be a jazz evening café style with supper and bar in aid of RNLI at St Thomas-on-The Bourne GU9 8HA. Reserve a candlelit table for 4 or 6. Call Nigel 01252 719650 or David 01252 711596 or email rnli.farnham@btinternet.com. Farnham Brass Band Monday 29th October They are looking forward with excitement to the 29th October when they will join with the Rogerstone Community Band from South Wales, and the Sandhurst Military Wives Choir in a spectacular concert at Farnham Baptist Church, 2.30pm. Something for everybody, from traditional brass band music to more contemplative, contemporary melodies. Ticketing information available nearer the time from www. farnhambrassband@gmail.com. Put the date in your diary and come and join them for a truly majestic concert.
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