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TO THE POINT Humphrey writes... I’m still here, which is a triumph for canineism, if there is such a word. I think there probably should be given the nonsense that they seem to add to the dictionary these days. What has been so lovely is the weather so far this year, which has been terriﬁc. It has enabled me to visit some of the prettiest countryside our area has to oﬀer. Blackheath, Blackdown and Hankley and Puttenham Commons are particular and regular favourites. A couple of weeks ago, the Ed and I went to Petworth Park which really was at its majestic best. Whilst I was not allowed to chase the deer, I did get to paddle in the lake and enjoy the wonderful wide open

spaces which were full of happy families and excitable dogs. Spring truly had sprung. April marks the sixth anniversary of Vantage Publishing producing local community magazines. We are delighted that the support of our readers and advertisers has made us the largest free Royal Mail delivered magazine in West Surrey and Sussex and we continue to go from strength to strength with some exciting plans for the future. This month we welcome a new Stefan Reynolds Editor & Publisher member to the team. Liz Godfrey, who lives in Guildford, has joined us and we extend to her a The local magazine very warm welcome. produced by local Humphrey Chairdog

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Well, we’re back, stocked up with vitamin D after a lovely sunny holiday. Huge thanks to Stefan for doing the March Jottings. I think he enjoyed it but does seem keen for us to pick up the reins – he actually has more than enough to do. We came back to lots of Jottings in all areas so spring is certainly off to a great start. Just one small request. If you are sending in any attachments, could you please do so in the ‘word’ format (not pdf) as it would make it a lot easier here; although, of course, don’t worry if this is not possible. Wishing you all a very happy Easter. Easter Services at St. Barnabas Church, Ranmore Common RH56SP are: Sunday 29th March at 11am, Holy Communion for Palm Sunday. Friday 3rd April at 2pm, Good Friday reflection. Sunday 5th April at 11am, Holy Communion for Easter day. The next coffee morning in Church is on Wednesday 15th April at 10am – 12noon, and every 3rd Wednesday in the month throughout the year. The Three Bridges spiritualist church, a very friendly and lovely well established spiritualist church has been around for many years and their doors are open to everyone. They are a self funded church so everything that comes in goes back into the church. They hold a service every Wednesday evening. Their doors open at 7pm, the service starts at 7.30 till 9pm and everyone is welcome. It’s £4 on the door, which includes a raffle ticket that is drawn at the end of the service and a lovely cup of tea or coffee. They are holding one to one reading evenings throughout the year as well as special clairvoyant evenings. They are currently fundraising for a new church roof and you can purchase a roof slate for £5 each with a picture & message in memory of a loved one. Their April programme is as follows: 1st April - Nicola Bond. 8th April - Hazel Martin.10th April - Special fundraising evening with Ivan Lee, pay £6 on door. 15th April - John Carol. 24th April - Trance/Physical with Jay Love, pre-book tickets only. 29th April - Ivan Lee.

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Churches Together in Horsley and Ockham are holding an open air service on Good Friday 3rd April, at 10am on the grass outside the shops in Station Parade, East Horsley. This is a Service of Witness to which everyone is welcome. Hot cross buns afterwards! There could still be time to book seats on one of the themed Easter Cruises run by The Wey and Arun Canal Trust. They will be running on the canal over the Easter weekend, Friday 3rd – Monday 6th April. The trips take 40 minutes and depart from Loxwood at 11am, 12pm and 2pm. Children will receive a chocolate gift from the Easter Bunny while adults enjoy refreshments and the chance to unwind and enjoy the scenery. Tickets cost £9 per person. The boat departs from the wharf beside the Onslow Arms on the B2133 in Loxwood. If you would like further details or wish to book seats on one of the special cruises (or enquire about private charters or weekend public trips), call The Wey and Arun Canal Trust Office on 01403 752403 or email office@weyandarun.co.uk. Website: www. weyandarun.co.uk I’m sure you have heard of Kids for Kids, the local charity that does so much good work for the poor in Darfur. This Easter they are asking anyone who would like to make a contribution to donate Easter chickens rather than chocolate eggs. You cannot imagine the sheer joy these poor people will have eating a fresh egg. How to donate your Easter Chickens: Just 2 minutes now? Text CHIK15 £5 to 70070 and donate £5 and they will give a chicken to a grandmother in Darfur. Instead of a giving a chocolate egg, how about donating 3 laying hens and a cockerel! They will send you a special edition Easter Certificate. Simply donate £14 online and email them your details for the Certificate. They will either send you a PDF that you can email or print off for your loved one or post it directly to them for you. Perfect for that friend on a health kick, or your Sunday school teacher, a loved one with a big heart

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Society’s Soldiers

A new display at Polesden Lacey tells the story of its role in WWI as a convalescence hospital During WWI, Polesden Lacey, near Dorking in Surrey, became a convalescence hospital. Today the house and estate is looked after by the National Trust. A new display at the property called ‘Society’s Soldiers’ looks at the lives of some of the oﬃcers who convalesced there from 1915. For many it was a few brief weeks of tranquility before returning to the trenches.

3rd May 1915. It is possible that this was a significant royal visit, marking the opening of the new convalescent home. Beatrice had lost her own son Prince Maurice of Battenberg, who was serving as a lieutenant in the King’s Royal Rifle Corps, at Ypres Salient in October of 1914. Mrs Greville, Polesden Lacey’s illustrious owner (pictured left), kept a guest book and regimental names began to appear, interspersed with others guests, from 21st June 2015. Subsequent pages are covered with the signatures and the regiments of the officers who stayed here, often for just a week or two. It isn’t known whether every soldier signed the visitors’ book but it is the most complete record available of those who convalesced at Polesden Lacey.

In 1915, the number of wounded men returning from the war was far outstripping the capacity of military hospitals. Country houses were called upon to offer space as convalescent homes where officers, no longer in need of urgent medical care, could take the time and space they needed for rehabilitation. Polesden Lacey answered that call. Polesden welcomed many convalescents from the King Edward VII Hospital for officers in London. The spring and summer of 1915 saw a number of intense battles on the Western Front: the battle of Neuve Chapelle in March of 1915, the battle of Hill 60 in April and the second battle of Ypres which raged between April and May and saw the first use of poisonous gas - these men had experienced the horrors of war, subjected to gas attacks, received shrapnel wounds and suffered trauma. Polesden Lacey provided a brief respite, a nostalgic glimpse at the privileged world many of these young men had inhabited before the war. Once they were recovered sufficiently most returned to the front.

Above and below: Polesden Lacey, courtesy National Trust, Nick Meers

Maggie Greville’s goddaughter, Sonia Keppel, recalled that, ‘the convalescent home at Polesden was run on luxurious lines’. Photographs show oﬃcers caddying for Mrs Greville on the golf course, relaxing on the west lawn and the tennis courts. We know that the hostess struck up friendships with the

Princess Beatrice, the youngest daughter of Queen Victoria, visited between the 1st and 8

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young men. A photograph in her collection of a young man in uniform, JH Lowes, is inscribed ‘In memory of some very happy days at Polesden Lacey’.

his wife and daughter, war cartoonist Louis Raemaekers and his wife Johanna and Helen Pearl Adams, journalist and war correspondent. These were not the only high proﬁle guests to stay at Polesden Lacey. The Aga Khan visited on 18th July 1915 and on 7th August 1915, King George and Queen Mary. Winston and Clementine Churchill visited between 14th and 16th October 1916, and at the end of the war Churchill sent a certiﬁcate of thanks to Mrs Greville for Polesden Lacey’s role during the war.

Officers were not required to wear convalescence blues, the somewhat controversial onesize-fits-all garment issue to all soldiers of other ranks receiving treatment in military hospitals or convalescent facilities. Instead they were issued with armbands to wear when out and about and given clothing allowances or donated silk pyjamas. The Polesden officers can be seen in a variety of outfits from threepiece suits and pyjamas to their uniforms.

Many of the volunteers working at Polesden Lacey today have their own personal connections to the war. Gillian Sharpe said: “My own grandfather was killed on 1st July 1916, the ﬁrst day of the Battle of the Somme, and is one of the missing named on the Thiepval Memorial.” Gillian has developed a learning programme for schools and other groups, called ‘Polesden Marches On’, which explores some of the most memorable wartime experiences.

There is little recorded about the nursing staﬀ at Polesden Lacey but photos show what appear to be professional military nurses, with their distinctive veil headdresses, and volunteer special military probationers. Even when the physical wounds were healed nurses were aware that they needed to treat the varying psychological eﬀects of war, known by many as ‘shellsshock’ and that a more individual approach to care helped. In her 1917 ‘A Text Book of War Nursing’ Violetta Thurstan wrote, ‘Sisters should study psychology and the knowledge of men... imagination, tact and sympathy are other names for it. Almost the only rule is that patients must be treated as individuals and not as cases’. Mrs Greville was also host to artists and intellectuals, including the author Rudyard Kipling and April 2015

Another volunteer, Robert Hay, was himself an evacuee in Bookham. Robert has also helped to develop a children’s trail encouraging children to discover time capsules hidden across Polesden’s gardens, which are ﬁlled with objects representing memories from the war. House and collections manager Vicky Bevan said: “WWI was a time of unimaginable turmoil and change. We wanted to piece together the fragments that we knew about Polesden Lacey during this time, and undertake new research, to bring to life the story of this poignant time in our past.”

Above: Oﬃcers at Polesden Lacey during WWI, courtesy National Trust

Alongside the small-scale exhibition in the house at Polesden Lacey is a tour of the archives, allowing visitors to discover more about how the research team traced individuals and their stories. FIND OUT MORE

‘Society’s Soldiers’ is at Polesden Lacey until 31st October 2015. Usual admission prices apply or free entry for National Trust members. Tours of the archive are available from April. To ﬁnd out more visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ polesdenlacey. 9

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or animal lovers. What a great way to celebrate Easter. (See below this message, or online for the detail needed.) Donating on line is easy: Just go to https://mydonate. bt.com/events/easterchickens2015. It’s almost that time of the year again when Cadbury teams up with the National Trust to oﬀer families the ultimate day out with their popular Easter Egg Trails. This year, the Cadbury Eggsplorers Easter Egg Trail (3rd6th April) will be inviting families to unleash their inner explorer with adventurous trails taking place in some of the most beautiful, historic and unspoilt places across the country. The National Trust looks after so many special places, from spring woodlands and rolling hills to formal gardens and historic houses, so the Cadbury Easter trails are a great way for families to enjoy a traditional fun day out in surroundings that are second to none. What’s more, all Eggsplorers will receive a delicious Cadbury chocolatey treat at the end of each completed trail, and every single Cadbury Easter Egg Trail will help support special places looked after by the National Trust for future generations to explore. To join in with the fun, visit www.eastereggtrail. com. There are 14 Cadbury Easter Egg Trails to choose from across Surrey, guaranteeing a fun-ﬁlled Easter for everyone. Head2Head Theatre will be staging more interactive performance storytelling events for children with disabilities (ages 2-19), their siblings and family members during the Easter holidays. ‘Toad on the Road’ is a multi-

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sensory drama experience based on Kenneth Grahame’s ‘The Wind in the Willows’. Led by a team of Head2Head’s actors, participants will move around the venue and grounds discovering scenes and meeting characters from the story. With rhyme, repetition, reduced dialogue, puppetry, movement-to-music, role play and sensory moments, ‘Toad on the Road’ is accessible and appropriate for a wide range and varied levels of disability. Advance Packs will be distributed to familiarise participants with storyline, characters and rhymes. If weather permits, some of the action may take place outdoors. As usual, Head2Head will be providing giant games, craft activities and their ever-popular sensory tent for all participants to enjoy, with an eating area available for families that wish to bring along a picnic. Morning or afternoon sessions are available. Wednesday 1st April – Thursday 2nd April: Chailey Heritage Foundation, North Chailey, Nr. Lewes, East Sussex. Tuesday 7th and Thursday 9th April: The Children’s Trust, Tadworth, Surrey. Monday 13th and Tuesday 14th April: Treloar’s Trust, Holybourne, Nr. Alton, Hampshire. All venues have accessible toilet facilities (some with hoists) and free parking. £3 per person (ages 2+). To book a place, please contact Head2Head Theatre: Tel/Fax: 01372 278021. Email: h2hoﬃce@gmail.com Further details: http://www.head2headtheatre.co.uk/ family-holiday-activities This month’s lunchtime recital takes place on Saturday 4th April at 12noon at St Martin’s church. It will be given by the Director of Music and organist, Matthew Beetschen,

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Surrey Hills International Music Festival 30th April - 2nd May 2015 The Surrey Hills International Music Festival brings world-class classical musicians to intimate venues across the Surrey Hills over three consecutive nights: Thursday 30th April, Friday 1st May and Saturday 2nd May 2015. The Festival, which is a registered charity and generously sponsored by Investec Wealth & Investment, opens ‘Hear the Colours,’ this year’s programme at Denbies Wine Estate, Dorking on Thursday 30th April at 8pm. Chinese French horn player Han Xiaoming is the soloist in the Hoﬀmeister Horn Concerto. Britain’s much loved clarinettist Michael Collins will perform in the Brahms Clarinet Quintet. Also playing are BBC Young Generation Artist Leonard Elschenbroich, Lincoln Centre Chamber Music Society of New York Artist, pianist Wu Qian, and violinists Alexander Sitkovetsky and Natalie Klouda. The evening concludes with Dohnanyi’s Sextet.

region and as a result we are able to attract some of the world’s most acclaimed artists and upcoming stars. “We are especially pleased to welcome newcomers the cello octet Cellophony this year, whose members produce breathtaking arrangements of orchestral depth. Plus, The London Mozart Players under the baton of eminent guest conductor Dimitri Sitkovetsky in what promises to be a most spectacular ﬁnale to the Festival.” Music in Education continues to be an important additional aspect to the Festival’s activity. In addition to the annual concert season, the Festival delivers free music workshops to local state schools and for this endeavour it receives a Community Arts Grant from Guildford Borough Council .

Already attracting a lot of attention is the exciting cello octet, Cellophony, all of whom are established professional cellists who perform a mixed programme. Performing their own arrangements, the evening includes Schubert, Gabrielli, Barber and Bach. The concert takes place on Friday 1st May at 7.30 pm at Holy Trinity Church, Guildford.

David Richardson divisional director for festival sponsors, Investec Wealth & Investment said, “We are delighted to be supporting the Festival for the third consecutive year. The Festival team always manage to pull together an incredible programme of talent and this year looks to be no exception. We wish the Festival every success for the 2015 season.”

The gala concert welcomes the return of the London Mozart Players and renowned cellist Natalie Clein who performs at the Festival along with guest conductor, the eminent Russian Dmitri Sitkovetsky, and Madrid based violinist Leticia Moreno who will be making her festival debut.

Festival tickets priced £26-£29 (concessions available) are now on sale from www.shimf.co.uk or the Tourist Information Centre, 155 High Street, Guildford tel 01483 444334.

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Gardening on a budget Horticulturalist Beth Otway gives you her top tips on making your gardening budget go further Gardening can be as expensive an activity as you want it to be. Whatever your budget it’s important to spend your money wisely on items you’ll find useful, indispensable or wonderful! Village fêtes, open garden days and gardening society plant sales are all great places to buy plants at fantastic prices. At the Compton fête I have sold everything from full-sized flowering cherry trees, fruit trees and rhododendrons, to vegetable plants, bedding, herbaceous perennials, seeds, tools, and preserves. Each year is different, as we are dependent on plant donations, but a bargain is guaranteed! Seed and plant swaps are also an excellent way to save money. Some varieties of seeds, for example, tomatoes, can be surprisingly expensive; you may only receive six seeds in a pack. To increase your stock at no extra cost, you could grow new tomato plants from the side shoots you remove when growing tomatoes as cordons. Just pop the side shoots into a glass of water on a windowsill and pot up when the roots have developed. Once your tomato plants have fruited, if there’s time left in the growing season, you can achieve an additional harvest by allowing a low growing side shoot to grow on and become the main leader for the tomato plant, training it up to extend your harvest. It’s not always economic to order more seeds than you’ll grow this season or wise to order too far 14

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than the cost of a bag of herbs from the supermarket. Being choosy with gardening products can also bring dividends. I have always found horticultural fleece to be a useless purchase. Fleece doesn’t last longer than a few weeks if you’re lucky; it’s a waste of time. Enviromesh is more expensive than fleece, but it’s a robust, durable material that lasts. For a cheaper alternative to Enviromesh, try asking builders who are putting up scaffolding if they have any of the white or clear nylon type material they use going spare. Another false economy is cheap peat-free compost; so far I haven’t found any low price, peat-free compost that can be used as anything other than mulch. Excellent peat-free composts are available. New Horizon, for example, produces great quality composts. Although they are more expensive these are worth spending a little more on as you will achieve quality plants in a good growing medium. I would always make room to compost, however small my outside area. If you really don’t have room to compost, you could try a wormery. Composting provides a free source of wonderful organic material and you don’t need to pay for it, wait in for it to be delivered or struggle to carry it home. You could make your own free compost bin from wooden pallets. Some plants and bulbs last longer in our British growing conditions than others. If you have a limited budget to purchase spring bulbs and you’re just as fond of daffodils as tulips, I would recommend growing daffodils and forgetting tulips. The glamorous, large-flowered tulips are not reliable at re-flowering, whereas daffodil bulbs can outlive us humans if grown well. If you do go for tulips the smaller species are more reliable at re-flowering, so choose these varieties over the larger bedding types. Leaf mould is a great soil conditioner. You can’t buy it in the shops, but you can collect leaves for free and make your own. Run a lawnmower over your collected leaves, then moisten – both the shredding and the addition of water will help to speed up the rotting process. Then bag them up and keep for at least a couple of years until they are fully broken down. Leaf mould is a wonderful mulch, soil improver, or compost for sowing seeds. Pine needles take longer to break down but they make an 15

excellent acidic leaf mould, ideal for acid-loving plants requiring ericaceous compost. Pine needles are shed throughout the year; you could collect some this month and keep them separate from your other leaf mould. Wood ash from the fire is a free source of potassium. The nutrients in wood ash are soluble and easily washed away, so keep your ash in a dry place - a sealed container is ideal. The ash can be applied sparingly to compost heaps and is a dressing for daffodils in early springtime. If your brassicas are suffering from club root, regular dressings of wood ash, with its liming qualities can raise the soil’s pH. This, together with growing a less susceptible brassica, such as kholrabi or Swede ‘Marian’ can help alleviate the problem. Wood ash or soot, sprinkled around your plants, is a fantastic slug and snail deterrent. The slugs and snails don’t want to cross the ash or soot; it will dry out their protective slimy coating. Human hair is also effective for slug control; ask at your local hairdressers if they can give you any sweepings. Crushed eggshells, sharp grit, garlic granules (used for horses and bought cheaply from pet suppliers), all provide effective slug protection. Another slug deterrent is garlic wash, made by boiling a couple of crushed garlic cloves in two pints of water for a few minutes, leaving the mixture to cool, straining, then diluting one tablespoon of garlic wash to a gallon of water. Apply this by watering the solution over your plant’s leaves on a dry day. Garlic wash is only effective in dry weather, once it rains you’ll need to reapply.

GARDEN CLUBS Joining a gardening club can help you make savings too. Gardening club members often receive discounts at local nurseries and garden centres and you can enjoy the benefits of a bulk, club order of seeds at a greatly reduced price. Clubs are also a great way to make friends and learn about horticulture; there are many local gardening clubs and societies offering meetings, outings, even holidays (at a lower price than if you went alone). Nettles and comfrey both make unpleasantly fragranced, but very effective, natural fertilisers. If you’d like to grow comfrey to provide you with a supply of natural fertiliser, ensure you order the variety ‘Bocking 14’, a sterile type, which is propagated by root cuttings (see image left). ‘Bocking 14’ won’t seed and spread around your garden, which is a huge bonus as comfrey is a very deep-rooted plant and tricky to dig up and remove. Many garden centres or nurseries have a marked area where they leave unwanted pots for their customers to re-use. Biodegradable pots can be made from newspaper or empty lavatory rolls; these are ideal for sowing seeds and then planting directly out into the garden. Talking of garden centres, watch out for their seasonal and special offers – I have some information on the latest deals locally on my website at www.pumpkinbeth.com. You will also find advice on the website about what to do in your garden and allotment this month.

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who sadly will be leaving soon, after only a short tenure. The recital is free. Call 01306 884229 for more information. The National Primula and Auricula Society - Southern Section. One of the country’s few remaining old Florists’ Societies will shortly be holding its Annual Spring Shows at Great Bookham. On Saturday 4th April it will be the 47th Annual Primula Show, followed on Saturday 2nd May by the 131st Auricula Show. Exhibitors from around the country will be displaying their show plants and it’s a real feast for the eye. Auriculas have been grown in the UK for some 400 years and this is a rare opportunity to see some of the ﬁnest of these traditional plants displayed to perfection. The shows take place at the Old Barn Hall, Great Bookham KT23 3PQ and are open to the public from 2pm. Admission is £2.00, children free and there will also be plant sales and refreshments. For further information, see their website www.southernauriculaprimula.org The Horsley & Clandon Society of Arts will be celebrating its 50th Anniversary next year. The Society meets on the fourth Wednesday of every month in the East Horsley Village Hall for demonstrations/talks by esteemed artists. It is not necessary for members to be painters but to share the enjoyment of all aspects of art. A public exhibition of members’ work is held in October each year at the same village hall. This has proved to be very popular with well over 200 paintings displayed in all mediums. Entry to the

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11th April, involving a dozen local choirs and hundreds of enthusiastic singers. Each morning, starting at 9am, there is a competition which anyone is welcome to drop into and listen. After the choirs have done battle with each other in the morning, they come together for an afternoon rehearsal and then give a combined concert in the evening with the Festival conductor, Brian Kay. This year, the music includes the world premiere of a new work written especially for the festival by Bob Chilcott, plus only the second performance of a piece by Vaughan Williams, unearthed and published very recently. You can also hear Mozart’s Requiem, Mendelssohn’s Hymn of Praise, Spring from Haydn’s The Seasons, and Schubert’s Magniﬁcat. A feast of great choral music to enjoy! The concerts start at 7.30pm in Dorking Halls and tickets are £9 - £22. Call 01403 240093. Capel Choral Society has just two more rehearsals before the Leith Hill Musical Festival and is ‘topping and tailing’ the set music in anticipation of the Competitions on 10th April. On their day of the ‘adult’ Festival the Adjudicator will choose sections of the two main ‘full chorus’ works - Mendelssohn’s Hymn of Praise and Bob Chilcott ’s new work Dances of Time - for each choir to sing, They are very excited about the prospect of singing the delightful Dances of Time to a public audience for the ﬁrst time – Bob Chilcott is one of the three current most performed ‘modern’ composers. The culmination of the Festival Day is the evening concert when all the choirs in the Division come together to give a concert of all the works, with a

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full orchestra and soloists. Do go along to what promises to be a memorable evening – and if possible pop along and support them at the Competitions in the morning. If the music inspires you to give choral singing a try yourself, they will be very pleased to welcome you when they gather for the start of the 2015/16 season in September. See information about, and pictures of, the choir on their website, www.capelchoralsociety.com or contact the secretary at secretary@capelchoralsociety.com or phone 01306 712365. Beare Green and Newdigate Choral Society is another local choir taking part in the Leith Hill Musical Festival. Their day is Saturday 11th April and they will be singing Haydn’s ‘Spring’, Schubert’s ‘Magnicficat’ and Cecilia McDowall’s ‘a Fancy of Folksongs’. Their ‘own choice’ this year is Alexander L’Estrange’s ‘Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal.’ This will be Brian Kaye’s 20th Festival as conductor and in commemoration they will be singing John Rutter’s ‘Awake, Ye Heavenly Choirs’ which he has specially composed for the occasion. On Wednesday 29th March the choir spent the afternoon rehearsing their pieces and later retired to the Ali Raj for a well deserved curry and social evening. Nothing like a good curry to lubricate the vocal chords! You can book through the LHMF booking office: boxoffice@lhmf.co.uk where there is no booking fee. After one week off the choir will start rehearsals on Wednesday 22nd April for their summer concert on Sunday 28th June in Beare Green Village Hall when they will be singing appropriately ‘Summer Sunday’ by Joseph

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C.S Lewis once declared that “you can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me”. As a firm believer in this statement, Paula Halliday took a look at exactly what our area has to offer avid tea-lovers, compiling a refined and recommended selection of independently run tea rooms and cafés. Coffee lovers are also catered for... Starting out in Guildford and surrounding villages, it is surprising the number of independently run tea rooms you can find when you are looking. One you may have already come across is Tillings. Tillings originally opened its doors in the village of Gomshall, taking its name from the Tillingbourne River. Spacious and homely, Tillings provides an ideal and relaxed atmosphere for families and groups to spend an afternoon sampling the menu and admiring the vintage knick-knacks. Following the successes of Tillings Tea Room, manageress Jane has used the same quirky formula to transform what used to be The Barn, situated in the picturesque surroundings of perhaps Guildford’s most treasured views at Newlands Corner. The Cornerhouse is a smaller affair but still shares the same homely feel as its sister tea room. You have the added bonus of being in the perfect location for walkers to culminate their efforts with a refreshing drink and a bite to eat. Having not been open long, the summer promises further renovations and more finishing touches to come. Another winning formula which has popped up in Guildford’s surrounding villages started with The Speckledy Hen in Shamley Green. The April 2015

rooms, although small, boast beautiful beams and countless other quirks that come with older buildings. One room is dedicated to selling a carefully selected range of foods and items for your home, while the two rear rooms aﬀord a friendly and homely tea room experience, and a real retreat for catching up with friends. If you are lucky enough to visit this tea room on the run up to Valentine’s Day, you can get yourself some unique chocolates (which I can personally recommend!), home-made by an inhouse chocolatier. Although, if you can’t wait that long, we’ve been assured they are made from time-to-time throughout the year. Unsurprisingly, The Speckledy Hen soon hatched another home-from-home. Nestled in one of Guildford’s prettiest villages, Shere, The Dabbling Duck sits just back from the bank of the river, home to the dabbling ducks with whom this tea room shares its playful name. Quaint, but perfectly formed, the atmosphere inside is personal and welcoming with a rather indulgent selection of home-made treats to accompany your cuppa. Unusually for a tea room, there is also a generous range of bites which you are able to take away. The Dabbling Duck’s takeaway menu makes breakfast on-the-go a very appealing prospect. Following on with the bird theme, our next village gem is Nest. In the centre of Ripley’s charming high street, Nest lives dutifully up to its intriguing name. It is a homely setting, ﬁlled with carefully selected items from hand-made cards to jewellery and antique books. Each is sourced and displayed with great care and style. You feel as if you are entering a magpie’s nest of characterful bits and pieces, rather than a normal tea room. 19

Images from left: Nest, Pinnock’s, Watt ’s Gallery, Ramster, Old Barn Cafe, The Dabbling Duck and Georgeous Gerties

Just a stone’s throw away down the road is Pinnock’s, whose speciality lies in their locally roasted organic coffee, available in eight varying strengths and flavours. All food and cakes are made onsite every day, but the favourite with customers is either the gluten-free fresh raspberry and white chocolate brownies or the home-made quiche of the day. The atmosphere in this café is one of total relaxation. The large leather armchairs upstairs provide the ideal spot to sit and browse through the small library which is steadily refreshed by other locals – a wonderfully old-fashioned idea. If you want to see more of Pinnock’s, they also hold three monthly community events including a book club, knit and stitch club and craft lessons in winter, so there is plenty to get involved with, and dogs are made very welcome too. Heading now into the centre of Guildford itself, the bustling high street is one of Surrey’s finest spots for keen shoppers, and also harbours a small selection of tea rooms to retreat to and unwind after a hard day’s spending. The one which perhaps most successfully provides this haven is found on the very top floor of The House of Fraser, removing you completely from the crowds below and providing an afternoon tea with a spectacular view of Guildford. A more classic tea room, it is fair to say that The Tea Terrace appears formal in comparison to its counterparts, but still comes with its own quirky personality, and a rather impressive selection of tea-related quotes adorning the walls. Winding our way to Godalming, we reach the wonderfully novel Café Mila. Although tucked away in Angel Court, it not only boasts a relaxed environment to grab a cup of tea with a friend, but also the facilities to attend yoga classes! This combination affords a unique and potentially social experience as well as promoting the healthy lifestyle that runs throughout

everything they do there. If you are looking for somewhere with the indulgence of eating out without having to watch what you eat, Café Mila provides plenty of healthy choices. Downstairs delivers a child-friendly atmosphere for family outings, however if you would rather, you can enjoy your tea upstairs in the ‘kids free’ zone. They also run special events, including play readings and themed dinners. One to look out for might be their Local Produce Showcase planned for later in the year. Another in this area is Watts Gallery and their tea shop, with award-winning table service, where Welsh rarebit is the recommended dish. Recently refurbished, the interior of this tea room provides a lovely ambiance. However, it is the ability to turn this afternoon tea into a day out for a range of ages which makes it that bit more intriguing. Menus and activity packs for children are available, and of course the gallery itself, featuring Victorian art by George Frederic Watts as well as acclaimed temporary exhibitions. Similarly, Secretts Garden Centre in Milford, which is just outside Godalming, harbours a newly refurbished tea shop as of 2014, named Eliza’s. Again, as well as the opportunity for a cup of tea and a delicious home-made scone or cake, onsite facilities oﬀer all sorts of complementary experiences to make an afternoon or even a day of it. These include

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Black Barn Butchers, The Flower Emporium and Jo’s Jumpers as well as the shop and farm itself. Moving now towards Midhurst, we pass a much older establishment - Ramster Hall, perhaps best known for its stunning wedding receptions. However, within the 25 acres of award-winning surrounding gardens, the Tea House has stood since 1982 and still remains in the same family. Open for the same months as the gardens (27th March-14th June), this tea house is another which offers a day’s activities as well as tea and best-selling carrot, or coffee and walnut cake! On reaching Midhurst, you have the opportunity to try Cockburn’s Tea Rooms for a Victorian experience in the surroundings of Knockhundred Market. Most visitors to the tea rooms choose to enjoy a cream tea, but for particular occasions Cockburn’s can home make made-to-order cakes - the favourite being orange and lavender. Other things to see include an old fashioned sweet shop downstairs and special ‘Cockburn’s in the Evening’ nights hosted once a month, each featuring a different cuisine from Italian to Greek. Meanwhile towards Farnham, you may pass Elstead and therefore the beautiful Little Barn Café, the latest addition to the tea room and café revival, which opened in January of this year. The great thing about this cafe is not only the delicious home-made treats and supplies of tea and coffee, but the fact that they are already endeavouring to become part of the local community. The Little Barn Café advertise upcoming events in the village and have just begun to sponsor the Sharks Girls’ Football Team’s new strip. For that reason, this family run business is well worth supporting, especially when in doing so you can indulge in some salted caramel sponge cake. They also now allow dogs. Also onsite is a larger barn

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used for parties and keeping ﬁt and The British Legion with its views of the River Wey. In Farnham itself, you could choose to explore Lion and Lamb café. As well as being a café, it doubles up as a ‘bring your own wine’ restaurant, though don’t worry, you can still get your classic afternoon tea when booked in advance. As we approach the summer months and slowly ditch the drizzle, this café’s al fresco tables, pet-friendly attitude and live music events will make for an ideal sunny day out. However, if you’re heading in the other direction, Dorking provides a perfect pit stop for tea lovers in the form of Gorgeous Gerties. This tea room is well worth a visit if you enjoy all things retro, with a distinctive 1950s style throughout, from vintage cake stands to memorabilia. Aside from this, Gorgeous Gerties also focus on crafts, selling an extensive range of hand-made clothes, jewellery, gifts and more. They even have a new haberdashery for all your sewing needs, making them much more than just a tea shop. This whistle-stop tour highlights just a few of the quirky, beautifully designed, homely tea rooms and cafés that inhabit our local towns and villages. Each of the tea rooms featured in this article sources products locally, from freshly baked cakes right down to their core ingredients, in turn supporting the local community. As with the nature of independent ownership, each one has its own personality, which is something to relish and support by doing what we do best – enjoying beautiful surroundings with a cup of tea and some home-cooked food. FIND OUT MORE Cafe Mila, 1 Angel Court, Godalming GU7 1DT. Tel: 01483 808569 Cockburns, Knockhundred Market, Knockhundred Row, Midhurst, GU29 9DQ. Tel: 01730 814107 The Dabbling Duck, Middle Street, Shere GU5 9HF. Tel: 01483 205791 Gorgeous Gerties, 61 West St, Dorking RH4 1BS. Tel: 01306 640202 Elizas at Secretts, Hurst Farm, Chapel Lane, Milford GU8 5HU. Tel: 01483 520500 Little Barn Cafe, Thursley Road, Elstead, Godalming GU8 6DG. Tel: 07930 337007 Lion and Lamb Café, 19 Lion and Lamb Way, Farnham GU9 7LL. Tel: 01252 715156 Nest, High St, Ripley, Woking GU23 6AQ. Tel: 01483 211111 Pinnock’s Coﬀee House, High St, Ripley GU23 6AF. Tel: 01483 222419 Ramster Hall, Petworth Road, Chiddingfold, Godalming GU8 4SN. Tel: 01428 654167 The Tea Terrace, House of Fraser, Guildford GU1 3DU. Tel: 01483 307400 Tillings, 55 Station Road, Gomshall GU5 9NP. Tel: 01483 202214 Tillings Cornerhouse, Newlands Corner, Dorking Road, Guildford GU4 8SE. Tel: 01483 222659 Watts Gallery, Down Lane, Compton, Guildford GU3 1DQ. Tel: 01483 810235

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Horovitz. For details of joining the choir or future choir events please ring the secretary on 01306 631115. The Horsley Floral Decoration Group (affiliated to NAFAS) is a friendly afternoon flower arranging club. They meet at East Horsley Village Hall on the 2nd Tuesday of each month (except August) at 2pm.They have a varied programme of Demonstrators/Speakers/In-house entertainment, trips, internal competitions (optional), sales table, refreshments, etc. Visitors and new members are very welcome (Feb/ AGM members only). Go along and join them (first visit free) for Fun, Flowers and Friendship. For more details phone Yvonne on 07976 281060 or Beryl 0n 01483 831422. There’s loads going on in April at RHS Garden Wisley, Woking GU23 6QB. The Lindt Gold Bunny Hunt takes place everyday up until Sunday 12th April from 10.30am – 4.30pm. Hop through the garden on the trail of the Lindt Gold Bunny. Follow the clues to lead you to a delicious Lindt treat for the hoppiest Easter ever! (Sorry, I didn’t write this!) Bring your family along for a full day of Easter fun every day of the Easter holidays and make an Easter bunny bonnet on Easter Sunday. See Birds of Prey soaring above the garden as well (11th – 12th April). There are all sorts of activities every day, just visit www.rhs.org.uk/ wisley for what’s on and when. During April 2015, the GB Olympian supported project, Legacy 300, will be hosting a unique national on-line Auction, designed to generate funds for good causes Bourne Buildings May 14_Layout 1 10/03/2015 08:56 Page 1

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Going rustic Not so long ago, country living meant a very different lifestyle to nowadays. Viv Micklefield takes a step back in time at Tilford’s Rural Life Centre to discover more. Let’s be honest, for most of us it’s all become a bit frantic lately. If we’re not rushing around taking the kids to after-school clubs, then there’s the never-ending deluge of emails demanding attention. And when downtime arrives, we’re either catching up with the gardening or tackling the next DIY job. While noone would deny that our ancestors had their own trials and tribulations just to keep body and soul together, the pace of life that they enjoyed is often envied. Nestling down a country road, just three miles south of Farnham, you’d be forgiven for thinking the clock has stopped still. Because it’s here that the south’s largest collection of country life is on display. And with nothing newer than the 1960s, for anyone with a passion for nostalgia, it’s a hidden gem. The Rural Life Centre was the brainchild of Tilford villager Henry Jackson and first opened its doors in 1973, although what started April 2015

out as a hobby became a visitor attraction more by default than by design. “Henry and his wife Madge rented a cottage here and the collection started with a couple of ploughs,” explains my guide Helen Porter, assistant to the museum’s current director, Chris Shepherd. “They used to sell lots of home-grown fruit and veg to the local community who saw what they were doing and it developed from there.” And with somewhere in the region of 40,000 artefacts and 30 rustic buildings now occupying the 100-acre site, Helen’s not exaggerating when she describes it as “a very big collection”. With oﬀers of private donations regularly arriving, regrettably, another mower or rake can’t always be accommodated. “We do end up 23

saying ‘no thank you’ to quite a lot,” she admits. “But if we can’t take something, we suggest to people that they try elsewhere in the Rural Museums Network.” Judging by the care and attention to detail that continues to go into preservation here, it’s easy to see why local families are keen to share a part of their own heritage. The latest example of this is the 100 year old Frimley Green Cycle Workshop, complete with its Aladdin’s cave of original tools and bikes. Having been painstakingly dismantled, this is in the process of undergoing reconstruction and promises to be a popular addition in the portrayal of village life. As does the new Wagon Shed, another Heritage Lottery-funded project, which allows the impressive collection to be housed under a single roof. Now a charitable trust, the Rural Life Centre receives an annual grant from Waverley Borough Council which is boosted by admission charges. And, according to Helen, there’s additional income generated by the many craft shows, vintage vehicle rallies and other events hosted. “We get about 25,000 visitors a year, including a lot from near London, and also Poland as we have the permanant Tweedsmuir Camp exhibition. For the steam meetings people travel from miles around; they get to know of the big events that are held here and come back year after year to see what’s diﬀerent. “There’s also a large volunteer group of almost 300, called The Rustics and each Wednesday up to 80 will be on site. There’s a lot of gardening that goes on and general maintenance. Our site manager is one of the six-strong paid team here, but otherwise we’re manned purely by volunteers and couldn’t run the place without them.”

The Rural Life Centre’s best kept secrets • Working blacksmith John Cooksley runs courses on site • The Old Kiln line is Surrey’s only industrial 2’ gauge railway • Soaring trees in Henry’s historic arboretum oﬀer shady picnic spots • Marriage blessings can be arranged at the Eashing Chapel • The café serves-up a full roast lunch plus trimmings every Sunday

Their eﬀorts around ‘Henry’s Yard’ deserve particular mention. In addition to recreating the museum’s origins, viewers of BBC Two’s Tudor Monastery Farm might recognise the Wealden iron furnace featured on the programme; the volunteers having played vital roles in securing the replica’s funding and construction. One of my favourite areas though is the Tilford Building’s array of old-fashioned shops. From butchers to drapers, it really is a window into the past. Yet the Rural Life Centre has an eye on the future too. A Facebook page provides the latest project news, with displays constantly being refreshed for added interest. And the younger generation is also kept well entertained. Whether visiting the Victorian Schoolroom (once a landmark in the Bourne) to rediscovering a traditional playground, it’s not hi-tech but it’s certainly fun. “In the half-terms and summer holidays there’s Activity Thursday for the kids, with loads of things going on, we get old typewriters out or might have the water pump going. It’s back to basics but they often want to stay all day, which is great,” says Helen. While a numbered trail begins at the almost kitsch 1950s prefab, there’s every opportunity to wander the grounds at leisure. With authenticity at the forefront, this is not a pastiche of rural life or a theme park. It’s a place to make you smile. FIND OUT MORE

Rural Life Centre, Reeds Road, Tilford GU10 2DL. Getting there: midway between Tilford and Frensham, follow the brown tourist signs; free parking. Summer opening hours: Wednesday to Sunday and Bank Holidays, 10am-5pm. Tickets: £9.50, children 5-16 years £7, family ticket £29, concessions £8.50; groups by arrangement. Find out more: call 01252 795571 or visit www.rural-life.org.uk

What’s on? There’s a busy calendar of events and attractions for the whole family at the Rural Life Centre, including: Saturday 4th April Sunday 5th and Monday 6th April Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th April Sunday 26th April Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th May Sunday 24th May Sunday 30th and Monday 31st May

Steam Toy Rally Easter Chick Hunt and Bonnet Competition Working with Wood Triumph TR Sports Car Rally A Village at Peace VE Day Re-enactment Bus & Coach Rally Tractor & Engine Rally

Exhibitions: Rowledge in Time & Space runs until Sunday 31st May Still to come: Romany Day (June), Rustic Sunday (July), Weyfest (Sept) 24

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Jasmina Reza’s God of Carnage is the next A DDOS Green Room Theatre Production. This exciting and very funny play is coming to the Green Room Theatre (behind the Dorking Halls) from Tuesday 14th to Saturday 18th April at 8pm. Directed by Steven Mann, and with an excellent cast, this production should not be missed. First staged in London in 2008 - Ralph Fiennes, Jane McTeer, Tamsin Gregg and Ken Stott - God of Carnage won both the Laurence Olivier and Tony Award for best new play. Set in a modern day Parisian suburb, two married couples meet with the intention of having a civilised discussion about their sons’ unruly behaviour. However, thinly veiled diplomacy descends rapidly into an evening of childish tantrums, name calling and tears before bedtime! Tickets from Dorking Halls Box Oﬃce 01306 881717 or online at www.dorkinghalls.com £11 Members, £12 non Members, £10 all Tuesday tickets. Learn to jive. Here’s a chance to learn original American 40s/50s style. (Not Lindy Hop or modern jive). Lessons are on Mondays from 8-10pm at South Holmwood Village Club, Warwick Road, South Holmwood, Dorking RH5 4NP. Learn to the music of the era. Lessons and practice time. All welcome. The cost is £6 on the door, free tea and coﬀee; bar if preferred! Call 07854 621522 for more information. Watermill Jazz at Friends Life, Pixham Lane, RH4 1QA has a gig every Thursday evening usually starting around 8.30pm. On 16th they have Gilad Atzmon and The Orient House Ensemble, on 23rd the Tony Kinsey Quartet and on 30th Steve Fishwick Sextet. Tickets range from £12 - £18,

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students half price. If you would like to become a member, it’s only £15 a year and you get £5 oﬀ the full price of any ticket. To order tickets call 07415 815784 or go to www. watermilljazz.co.uk where you will get more information. Dorking Halls welcomes the Vienna Festival Ballet in a 35th anniversary Gala production on Friday 17th April. Starting at 7.30pm. They will perform some of the bestloved scenes from Tchaikovsky’s ballets, including Act 2 of Swan Lake, the journey to the land of snow from The Nutcracker, and the ‘Rose adagio’ from Sleeping Beauty. For all lovers of ballet, this should be a real treat. Tickets £13 - £23, from 01306 881717 Family Activities at Dorking Museum and Heritage Centre, The Old Foundry, 62 West Street, RH4 1BS continue on Saturday 18th April between 2pm – 4pm. What does the museum do? You can handle some of the objects and see if you can work out what they are. How does the museum prepare and protect exhibits from bugs? Join in with the craft activity to make your own bug. Ideal for families with children up to age 10. All materials provided. No need to book - just drop in. All children must be accompanied please. There are also children’s quiz trails available, historical-themed dressing up outfits to try on, many interactive exhibits and a gift shop. Normal admission applies: Adults £2, Children £1 (under 5’s free) Family Ticket £4.50. For more information call 01306 876591, email admin@dorkingmuseum.org.uk or go to www.dorkingmuseum.org.uk.

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You may be surprised to learn that ‘Growing Pains’ are not, strictly speaking, related to growth. ‘Recurrent Nocturnal Limb Pain’ as we should refer to it, is not very well understood. This means many similar but treatable conditions go unmanaged and can lead to unnecessary suﬀering in children. Rob Butler from Physio 1to1 explains more...

Growing Pains Growing pains occur in the evening or at night and affect children between the ages of three and twelve. They often occur after a busy or active day, and affect both legs. Although distressing, growing pains do not cause any long term harm. The recommended treatment is firm massage to the affected area and using heat to soothe the pain. If necessary, standard painkillers for children can also be used. Growing pains should really be a diagnosis of exclusion. That is to say, all other diagnoses should be explored before diagnosing with ‘Growing Pains’. Pain from a biomechanical origin are all too commonly confused with ‘Growing Pains’. Biomechanical pain refers to pain resulting from the action of internal or external forces on the body affecting the bones and soft tissues, 26

this is the most common type of childhood pain we see here at Physio1to1. Most biomechanical conditions are easily treated with physiotherapy. Physiotherapy assessment will enable the biomechanical problems to be highlighted and treated. Correction of adverse biomechanics can rapidly relieve symptoms and help prevent recurrence. Physiotherapists, as primary care practitioners, are also well placed and trained to spot those potentially worrying cases that require further medical treatment or advice from your GP. vantagepointmag.co.uk

It is important to recognise conditions which have a medical cause or are biomechanical in origin. It is unlikely that your child is suﬀering from ‘Growing Pains’ if your child’s symptoms are particularly severe or if they present with one of the following symptoms: • Pain in just one leg. • Pain also aﬀecting the arms or back. • Pain that occurs every night or continues during the day. • Swollen or hot joints. • A high temperature. • Reluctance to walk or limping. • Pain closely associated with activity. • Prolonged periods of pain. The most common diagnosed childhood pains presenting at Physio1to1 are: Osgood Schlatters, Sinding-Larsen, Miserable Malalignment Syndrome, Severs Disease, Iliotibial Band Syndrome, Hypermobility Syndrome and of course true ‘Growing Pains’. Whilst they all sound terrible, all are easily managed with physiotherapy treatment. Onward referral to orthopaedic consultants

is occasionally necessary and communication with your GP is important to ensure continuity. Physiotherapy treatment for the correction of biomechanical pains may include targeted soft tissue massage, speciﬁc stretching, movement pattern re-education with corrective exercises, strengthening, taping and postural correction. We tailor treatments dependent on the presentation of the case and most importantly on the child’s ability to follow the treatment plan. Exercises are sometimes a chore and so often the skill is in attaining compliance. The staﬀ at Physio1to1 enjoy the challenge of treating children. As a family practice we know only too well how distressing it is to see your child in pain. FIND OUT MORE

For further information, an informal chat or to make an appointment for your child, call Physio 1to1 on 01483 424470 or email them at enquiries@physio1to1.co.uk.

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National Garden Scheme Below is a small selection of local gardens, all open this year under the National Garden Scheme (NGS). For more information and to view other gardens open under the scheme, please go to www.ngs.org.uk. Albury Park, Albury 14 acre pleasure grounds laid out in 1670s by John Evelyn for Henry Howard, later 6th Duke of Norfolk. ¼m terraces, ﬁne collection of trees, lake and river. Sun 22nd March, Sun 4th October (2-5). Adm £4, chd free.

Ashleigh Grange, Off Chapel Lane, Westhumble Plant lover’s chalk garden on 3½ acre sloping site in charming rural setting with delightful views. Many areas of interest incl rockery and water feature, raised ericaceous bed, prairie style bank, foliage plants, woodland walk, fernery and folly. Large mixed herbaceous and shrub borders planted for dry alkaline soil and widespread interest. Evening opening £5.50, chd free, wine, Fri 19th June (6-8). Sun 21st, Wed 24th June (2-5.30). Adm £4, chd free. Share to Barnardo’s.

Hill Farm, Logmore Lane, Westcott, Dorking 1¾ acre recently redesigned garden set in the magnificent Surrey Hills landscape. The garden has a wealth of different natural habitats to encourage wildlife, and planting areas which come alive through the different seasons. A wildlife pond, woodland walk, a tapestry of heathers and glorious late summer grasses and perennials. A garden to be enjoyed by all. Everyone welcome. Pond dipping, nature trail and drawing competition. Working excavation and restoration of lime kiln, display of drawings, planting plans, and photos of redesign.

Pratsham Grange, Tanhurst Lane, Holmbury St Mary Four acre garden overlooked by Holmbury Hill and Leith Hill. Features incl herbaceous borders, cutting ﬂower garden, 2 ponds joined by cascading stream and rose, hydrangea and dahlia beds. New areas incl white and yellow beds and alstroemeria and heathers incorporated in geometric beds. Featured in Surrey Life magazine. Sat 4th, Sun 5th July, Sat 15th, Sun 16th August (12-5). Adm £5, chd free.

Spurfold, Radnor Road, Peaslake, Guildford Four acres, large herbaceous and shrub borders, formal pond with Cambodian Buddha head, sunken gravel garden with topiary box and water feature, terraces, beautiful lawns, mature rhododendrons and azaleas, woodland paths, and gazebos. Garden contains a collection of Indian elephants and other objets d’art. Topiary garden created 2010 and new formal lawn area created in 2012.

Sun 13th September (11.30-4.30). Adm £3.50, chd free.

Sat 16th, Sun 17th May (12-5.30). Adm £5, chd free.

The Old Croft, South Holmwood, Dorking Beautiful 5 acre garden with many diverse areas of natural beauty, giving a sense of peace and tranquillity. Stunning vistas incl lake, bridge, pond fed by natural stream running over rocky weirs, bog gardens, roses, perennial borders, elevated viewing hide, tropical bamboo maze, curved pergola of rambling roses, unique topiary buttress hedge, many specimen trees and shrubs. Visitors return again and again. Featured in Period Living and pictured above right.

Walton Poor House, Ranmore Tranquil, almost secretive, 4 acre mostly wooded garden in North Downs AONB, planted to show contrast between colourful shrubs and mature trees. Paths wind through garden to pond, hideaway dell and herb garden, planted to show the use of aromatic plants and shrubs. Specialist nursery with wide variety of herbs, shrubs and aromatic plants. Herb talks, recipe leaﬂets and refreshments available for groups by appt.

Sun 24th, Mon 25th May, Sat 8th, Sun 9th Aug (2-6). Adm £5, chd free.

Mon 4th May (12-5). Adm £3.50, chd free.

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The Dorking Concertgoers present a flute recital at Dorking Halls on Saturday 18th April at 8.30pm. It will be given by Rosanna Ter-Berg with Leo Nicholson at the piano. Their attractive and varied programme includes Debussy’s atmospheric Syrinx for solo flute, Poulenc’s bright and playful flute sonata, music by Mozart, Schubert and Liszt, and a modern classic for the flute entitled Zoom Tube by Ian Clarke. A mixed programme like this should appeal to a wide audience. Tickets at £16 from 01306 740619. Mole Valley District Council (MVDC) is delighted to have received a £500,000 grant to transform the run-down facilities at Dorking Football Ground. The improvements at the football ground form part of MVDC’s extensive and exciting Meadowbank Recreation Ground makeover. One of twelve awarded from Sport England’s Improvement Fund, the grant will help fund the addition of a state-ofthe-art artificial third generation grass pitch. The new, allweather grounds will guarantee hours of uninterrupted play alongside new and improved modern changing rooms to help vastly improve the quality and experience of sport for residents in the area. The adjoining space, Meadowbank Recreation Ground, is set to complement the football ground’s new renovations with improvements that will feature a greatly supported café, toilets and a multi-use hall with a fun soft play area for children. There will be a live screening of The Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow at Dorking Halls on Sunday 19th April. They will be performing Ivan the Terrible with music by Prokofiev It starts at 4pm and tickets are £17; call 01306 881717. Leatherhead Rotary is holding a Race Night on Saturday 25th April at 7pm. It’s being held in St Mary’s Church Hall, Fetcham KT22 9AZ. The cost is £ 12.50 to include a hot supper; vegetarian option available. There is no bar so BYOB, loosely translated it means bring your own drink! The night is in aid of Wherever the Need (www. wherevertheneed.org.uk ) and other Rotary international charities. For further information call Gary Zabel on 01372 800810 or email garyzabel@ntlworld.com Horsley Garden Society holds flower and produce shows, meetings, lectures and visits that bring together those with an interest in gardening. They hold a plant sale which is open to the public, along with three shows at which members compete for awards and trophies with their flowers, fruit and vegetables, homecrafts and handicrafts. All activities take place at the West Horsley Village Hall. Anyone interested in membership at the modest cost of £8 per annum should contact the chairman, Roger Lindsay, email r.lindsay339@btinternet.com or the membership secretary, Terry Lazenby, email terrylazenby@ terrylazenby.plus.com

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In Centre, The Point, Mayflower Centre, Lyons Court, Dorking RH4 1AB. The days are: Monday, Thursday and Friday, 10.30am to 12 noon or 12.30pm to 2pm. Before going to the centre, you must register your interest by telephoning 01306 899104/07814 711311, or by email ageconcernmolevalley@yahoo.co.uk Newdigate Bowls Club is holding an Open Day on Saturday 2nd May from 10am. This is an opportunity for you to come and try this gentle but interesting form of sport. Just take some flat soled shoes e.g. trainers and they will provide the bowls, coaching and light refreshment. You will find them next to the Newdigate Village Hall on The Brocus, Kingsland, Newdigate, RH5 5DA. For more information either ring Ameeta Goss on 07760 659612 or secretary@ newdigatebowls.co.uk They hope you can join them. Leatherhead Rotary Club are putting on the Bluebell 10k, which is a charity race on the 3rd May at Headley Heath at 10am. Whatever your standard, join this fantastic event in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support or use the race to raise funds for your chosen charity. For further details, go to the race website www.rotarymidsummer10k.com. Book on-line www.runnersworld.co.uk or www.209events. com or contact Adrian O’Loughlin on 01483 203748 or 2:09 Events on 01252 373797. By kind permission of The National Trust. Learn to Jive - 1940’s American G.I & 1950s Rock ‘n’ roll on Mondays from 8pm - 10pm £6 weekly, no course fees to pay. This 40’s style is not taught elsewhere, (not Lindy Hop) it has been learnt from the GIs and passed through the family. All welcome. Free tea and coffee. Learn to the music of the time. There’s a very friendly atmosphere and you can learn at your own pace, individual help is given. Takes place at South Holmwood Village Club, Warwick Road, South Holmwood, Dorking RH5 4NP. For more information call 07854 621522 Ewhurst Horticultural Society Plant Sale is on Saturday 9th May at Ewhurst Village Hall. It will be open from 10am to noon and there will be a good selection of plants. Bedding plants can be pre-ordered with 10% discount to members. Contact John 01483 271812 or email dyball@ ewhursthortsoc.org.uk . Any spare plants/cuttings you have would be appreciated for the members’ table.

If you are over 60 and live in or around Dorking, you can use Age Concern’s free computer drop-in centre. Tuition will be available at diﬀerent levels from beginners to advanced, in diﬀerent types of skills, e.g. Email, Internet, Word Processing, Spreadsheets and Photography. The classes take place at Age Concern Computer DropApril 2015

The Art of Curry with Sameena Thompson Local mum and business entrepreneur Sameena Thompson has recently launched a new range of fresh home-made curry sauces. The ethos of her company is slow cooking, and she has made her rich sauces with this in mind. However, her mum was a busy lady just like we are today, and she learned some quick, one pot recipes from her mum to which she has added her own modern twist. She doesn’t use ghee, very little oil and less salt to ensure that these curries are healthy and nutritious. They are just as traditional and tasty but take a bit less time and are easy to try if you would like to cook curries from scratch at home. Your family will love them! Sameena has chosen three dishes that are popular today, but with a home-cooked taste that you will not ﬁnd in any restaurant or shop. You can buy all the spices from any good supermarket or farm shop. Where she stipulates ground spices, these are powdered spices which you can buy in small bags. Sameena’s sauces are available online at www.theartofcurry.co.uk or through a selection of farm shops and delicatessens across Surrey. For more details of her sauces, or to book onto one of her supper clubs, please visit her website.

Murghi ka Salaan (Chicken curry) This is a classic dish cooked throughout India. It is based on a sauce consisting of tomatoes and onions. While royal kitchens would frown upon any such ingredients showing (they would blend them to give a smooth broth) I quite like the textures coming through and it is quicker!

Ingredients 4 chicken breasts, cut into medium sized cubes 3 tbsp sunflower or vegetable oil (not olive oil as this tends to overpower the flavours of the spices) 1 large onion cut into slices 1 can of good quality whole plum tomatoes 2 tsp minced garlic paste 1 tsp minced ginger paste 2 tsp coriander powder 1 tsp cumin powder 1 tsp fenugreek powder or seeds (optional but does add a nice nutty flavour) ½ tsp red chilli powder (for a medium strength) ½ tsp turmeric ½ tsp salt

1. Heat the oil in a large pan. Fry the onions on medium heat until golden brown. 2. Add the garlic and ginger and fry gently for a further 2 minutes. 3. Mix the rest of the spices and salt in a small bowl with half a cup of water. Pour this mixture into the pan. The water is to help prevent the spices sticking or burning. 4. Stir for 3 minutes or until the spices darken and the water evaporates. 5. Add the tomatoes and cook for 10 minutes, stirring regularly, until the liquid evaporates and the tomatoes take on a shiny hue. There should be little bubbles of oil coming through which means they are done. 6. Add the chicken and ensure the pieces are coated in the sauce. 7. Cook for 10 minutes or until any water they give oﬀ evaporates. 8. Add a cup of water, cover and simmer for a further 15 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through. Stir occasionally. 9. You can add more or less water depending on how thick or thin you want your curry. Just make sure it is given time to cook into the sauce and absorb the ﬂavours. vantagepointmag.co.uk

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Shahi Gosht Dopiaza (Royal Lamb Dopiaza)

This is a deep, rich dish full of ﬂavour and sweetness due to the onions (dopiaza means double onions). It was enjoyed by the Mughals in Hyderabad but is a favourite now throughout India. It is usually infused with dry whole roasted spices but this version uses extra garam masala to save you time. 1. Heat the oil in a large pan. Fry the onions on a medium heat until they start to caramelise. 2. Add the garlic and ginger and fry gently for a further 4 minutes or until the onions begin to darken in colour. 3. Mix the rest of the spices and salt in a small bowl with half a cup of water. Pour this mixture into the pan. The water is to help prevent the spices sticking or burning. Sprinkle in the cloves. 4. Stir for 3 minutes or until the spices darken and the water evaporates. 5. Add the tomatoes and cook for 15 minutes, stirring regularly, until the liquid evaporates and the tomatoes take on a shiny hue. There should be little bubbles of oil coming through which means they are done. 6. Add the lamb and ensure the pieces are coated in the sauce. 7. Cook for 10 minutes or until any water they give oﬀ evaporates. 8. Add 2 cups of water, cover and simmer for a further 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add more water as required to allow lamb to cook through. 9. Cook until the lamb is tender and the curry has a thick consistency.

Ingredients 1 kg boneless leg of lamb cut into cubes (use less lamb if wish but the sauce is enough for this amount) 4 tbsp sunﬂower or vegetable oil 2 large onions cut into slices 1 can of good quality whole plum tomatoes 3 tsp minced garlic paste 2 tsp minced ginger paste 2 tsp coriander powder 1 tsp cumin powder 1 tsp garam masala powder Half tsp cardamom powder Half tsp cinnamon powder Half tsp red chilli powder (for a medium strength) Half tsp turmeric Half tsp salt 5 cloves

Sabzi ka Qorma (Vegetable Korma) This uses a smooth, velvety, creamy sauce in the Nawabi tradition. Mild spices are fused with cinnamon and cardamom and overlaid with yoghurt, cream and coconut milk to add further richness. Children love this, and I am going to show you a version which blends the sauce so there are ‘no bits’ in case you want to use with chicken rather than veg! You do need to be careful of the allergens in this: coconut milk, almonds, yoghurt and cream (milk) so omit them as desired. Ingredients

1. Boil or steam the veg (or sauté the chicken) until tender. Set aside. 2. Heat the oil in a large pan. Fry the onions on medium heat until golden brown. 3. Add the garlic and ginger and fry gently for a further 2 minutes. 4. Place onion mixture in a blender and blend until smooth. Set aside. 5. Place the tomatoes in the cleaned pan and simmer with the rest of the spices and salt until smooth. 6. Add the onion mixture to the tomato and cook for 2 minutes. 7. Add the yoghurt, cream and coconut milk and continue stirring. 8. Add the pre-cooked veg or chicken, ensuring it is heated through. April 2015

2 peppers chopped into chunks 2 potatoes chopped into chunks 2 carrots sliced 200g cauliflower florets 100g broccoli florets 100g peas 4 tbsp vegetable or sunflower oil 1 large onion cut into slices 1 can of good quality whole plum tomatoes 2 tsp minced garlic paste 1 tsp minced ginger paste 2 tbsp plain yoghurt 2 tbsp fresh single cream 200ml coconut milk 2 tsp coriander powder 1 tsp cumin powder 1 tsp almond powder ½ tsp cardamom powder ½ tsp cinnamon powder ½ tsp garam masala powder ¼ tsp red chilli powder (for a mild strength) ½ tsp turmeric ½ tsp salt

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East Horsley Bowling Club is holding an Open Day on Saturday 9th May between 10am and 2pm. It’s a very friendly club which runs active social events (such as BBQ, Bridge and Whist evenings) as well as bowling competitions and matches against local teams. The outdoor bowling season is fast approaching and the club is looking for new members of all ages. Everyone is welcome to go along and try the game for free and to meet the members. The club is located in St Martin’s Close (which is opposite the church) and anyone who is unable to attend the Open Day but would like information about the club should contact the club captain, Marilyn Murphy on 01483 284701. There’s a unique opportunity to play on the exclusive Waterfall Course at Mannings Heath Golf Club in Horsham. This normally members only course, which is ranked within the Top 100 Golf Courses in England, is the venue for The Dame Vera Lynn Trust Golf Day which takes place on Wednesday 13th May. Bacon roll, tea/ coﬀee on arrival followed by an amazing round of golf and then a three course presentation dinner will complete the day. Enter a team of four for £500 or register an individual for £125. For more information and to book your place, please contact Catherine Bristow on 01403 780444 or email Catherine.bristow@dvltrust.org.uk. In 2015 the Dame Vera Lynn Trust celebrates 14 years of supporting families with babies and children with cerebral palsy and other motor learning diﬃculties. Their catchment area includes West and East Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire and Greater London and bordering counties. The Charity receives no

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government funding and needs to raise over £500,000 each year to continue. Ewhurst Players May Production is ‘Entertaining Angels’ - a play by Richard Everett. It runs from Wednesday 20th – Saturday 23rd May in Ewhurst Village Hall. It’s a table format supper evening with tickets costing just £12 each including a 2 course supper. Doors open at 6.45pm and supper will be served at 7.15pm. Please take your own drink and glasses. The play is more a black comedy than a rib tickling farce and it enjoyed a very successful run at Chichester starring Penelope Keith as Grace. To reserve your tickets call the box office on 01483 277354 which opens at 9am on Monday 27th April. Telephone bookings only. Please note - calls received before the box office opens will not be able to be processed. See their website www.ewhurstplayers.com or find them on Facebook for more information on this and other future events and productions. The Probus Club of the Horsleys, a luncheon club for retired professional and business gentlemen, meets monthly for a three course lunch and a talk by a visiting speaker. Ladies lunches are held twice yearly when wives, partners and friends can attend. Various group activities are organised during the year. Potential members are welcome to attend as a guest at no charge before joining. Contact David Lush on 01483 280267. Over 300 musicians, inspired by a very special little girl, are coming together on Saturday 23rd May at Guildford Cathedral to raise money for local charity the Rainbow Trust. Rowan Todd, who lives in Guildford, was diagnosed with a brain tumour when she was just five years old and she and her family have been supported by the Rainbow Trust throughout years of treatment at Great Ormond Street Hospital. Rowan’s dad, Will, is an internationallyrecognised composer, whose Mass in Blue has been performed all over the world and is a well-known figure in Guildford. Under conductor Jeremy Backhouse, it will be a concert full of toe-tapping jazzy music with the power of massed-group singing. It will be an evening to remember and the organisers are expecting a full house, with all proceeds going towards the valuable work of the Rainbow Trust. Tickets, priced from £16 to £28 are available from www.vivacechorus.org and the Guildford Tourist Information Centre on 01483 444334. Dorking Friends of Cancer Research UK have, since the start of their financial year on 1st February 2014 sent over £30,000 to Cancer Research UK to help find new ways to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer and save more lives. They would like to thank all of you who contributed in any way to this tremendous fund raising effort. If you would like to make a donation Dorking Friends have a Just Giving page. https://www.justgiving. com/DorkingFriendsfCRUK2015/ . Shere Hill Climb takes place on Sunday 6th September and entries have opened in March. The event takes place on a closed public road in the Surrey Hills, four miles vantagepointmag.co.uk

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Dorking Bowling Club

Our club is composed of members whose ages range from 9 to 90. We welcome visitors to our facilities and offer a variety of opportunities to experience this sport at first hand during the summer. We have open days on Saturday 18th April and Saturday 30th May and our qualified coaches are also available on Monday evenings throughout the summer for free coaching.

(later Lord Ashcombe) to secure a small pocket of land at Drill Hall Road in Dorking to establish the Club. Our highly regarded green is situated at the bottom of Drill Hall Road (across the traﬃc lights at the end of Vincent Lane) and has a car park in the rear. So come along, see what we have to oﬀer and have a go.

Bowling is a sport for all ages and abilities and anyone can quickly learn the basic skills. Dorking Bowling Club members are very welcoming to newcomers and there are plenty of opportunities for meeting new people and taking part in social activities (even during the winter!). Twice a week we have opportunities for members of all abilities to take part in ‘roll-ups’. There are opportunities for those who wish to become more proﬁcient and we encourage them to develop their potential and progress to higher levels. This takes place within the framework of both internal and external competitions. Dorking Bowling Club has its own purpose-built clubhouse, with modern facilities and bar. Its members own the club and volunteers manage and maintain the facilities. The club started in 1912 when a 14 year lease agreement at £2 2s per year was agreed with Colonel Henry Cubitt April 2015

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Tilford or Frensham to Dockenfield This is an easy walk, running across heath, by the two large ponds at Frensham and through fields and woods. You have a choice of two starting points which makes the walk either 7 miles or 10 miles long. Frensham Little Pond and Great Pond were originally created in the 13th century, to supply fish to the Bishop of Winchester and his court, whilst visiting Farnham Castle. Today the ponds and surrounding area is a sanctuary for wildlife with always something new to see. Perfect for a sunny spring day and worth the drive. The walk was submitted by Guildford Rambling Club (see guildfordramblingclub.org.uk).

The walk From Tilford - cross the cricket pitch to the far side and take a footpath heading out just to the left of some wooden garages. This path runs along parallel to the River Wey (you could walk along its bank) and through a wood. Soon after passing through a gate emerge on a single lane road and continue on in the same direction. Reach some buildings and go straight on, through a gate, to walk along a corridor through a pig farm (Meadow Farm). Emerge on a wide track and turn right, heading down towards Frensham Little Pond. Continue for about 700 yards on the wide track until reaching a metalled road with Frensham Little Pond car park, the alternate start and finish point for the walk, on your left. Go through this car park and, at the back, climb up onto a ridge running off to the right – either by climbing the steep steps at the right-hand side or by going into the trees at the left-hand side and then right and up a slope. Walk along the ridge with the Little Pond down on your left. Go straight over a cross paths and drop down to a large junction. Continue straight ahead, passing a low fire access barrier. Continue ahead along the wide track, ignoring a right fork and climbing a slight slope. At the top the track swings left. Follow it for about 200 yards. Here there is a turn right that takes you in a few yards to a bench inscribed “To the memory of Jack Mercer, Pilot” and set on the edge of the ridge. Go down the slope by the bench and across the open heath, following the path as it angles left to converge gradually with a line of trees and the A287. Reach a T junction with a wide sandy track and go right, passing blue arrow posts and ignoring a left. After 100 yards, reach a gate and the 34

road. Go straight across to pass a red and white barrier and continue forward on a wide track. At a blue arrow post turn left. After 150 yards, by another blue arrow post, fork left on a little path into trees. Ignore rights and lefts, passing one unsigned post and arriving at a second. Here, fork left and follow the path through to emerge near the Great Pond with the car park and refreshment kiosk along to your right. Walk past the kiosk and through the car park, forking off left at a bend so as to continue anticlockwise around the Pond’s edge. Stay close to the edge and reach a road. Go left for 150 yards (see the Frensham Pond Hotel just ahead) to take a footpath right and into trees. Follow this path past a pond and alongside a stream for about ¾ mile, ignoring a footbridge left. Emerge through a drive onto Mill Lane and turn left. Walk over a river bridge to a T junction and turn left. Walk about 150 yards to take a footpath right, just before a lone house. Follow this path, between fields, for almost a mile. Reach a road by some houses and continue forward along it to its dead end then continue forward again on the path beyond it. Reach a T junction by the gate to Keeper’s Cottage and turn left along the wide vehicle track. The track becomes a metalled road and you reach the Blue Bell Inn at Dockenfield. Go past the pub to a T junction. Turn right and immediately take a footpath right, along a gravelled drive. Pass a house and envantagepointmag.co.uk

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ter a wood. Ignore a footpath left. At a cross tracks, go left. Emerge from trees to walk along the right-hand edge of a field along a ridge and with fine views to your right. Enter more trees. Emerge in a field and go left along the edge. After 20 yards, ignore a first stile left. Go on for another 20 yards to take another stile left, into a wood. Exit left over a stile into a field and turn right to walk anticlockwise around the edge. Pass a house (over the high hedge on your right) and find a footpath right, alongside its garden fence. Emerge on a road and go left. Reach a cross roads where you walk straight across Shortfield Common Road to enter Hammonds Wood Road. Ignore paths left and right, continuing straight on along what is now a gravel track. At the entrance to a house fork right along a grassy track to reach a T junction and a three way signpost. Go left and between hedges. Cross a footbridge and go through a gate to emerge in a field. Go up the short slope to a four way signpost and straight ahead through a kissing-gate into Shortfield Common’s sports ground. Turn right and walk along the edge to the corner of the ground.

sham Little Pond car park, if that is where you started the walk). Turn left and walk for about 1.25 miles along a very wide track to a road opposite a car park. (Some of this section is the reverse of part of the morning walk.) Cross and go left, along inside a hedge and parallel to a road, to reach the starting car park in Tilford.

A path takes you down to emerge on a road at the side of what was the ‘Bridge at Pierrepoint Hotel’. Cross the road and head right until you reach a left turn into Priory Lane, signed to Frensham Little Pond. Some way along here, after a right-hand bend, a track turns oﬀ left into trees at a blue post and just before Priory Corner car park, which is ahead on the right-hand side. Continue along the track (East) for about 600 yards to reach a T junction where you turn right and quickly reach another T junction with a wide track. (Here you could turn right and quickly reach FrenDISTANCE: 7 or 10 miles OS MAPS: Explorer 145 – Guildford & Farnham STARTING POINT: At Tilford the layby by the bridge and opposite the Barley Mow (GU20 2BU). At Frensham Little Pond, the second car park along Priory Lane. REFRESHMENTS: You have a couple of options on the route. The Blue Bell Inn, Boandary Road, Dockenﬁeld,

Farnham (01252 792801 - www.bluebell-dockenﬁeld. com) and the Barley Mow, Tilford (01252 792205 - www. thebarleymowtilford.com). Images - top: Frensham Little Pond from the path along the eastern shore. Reeds make up much of the shoreline. Around the pond are sandy hills with many pine trees. © Copyright Colin Smith Above: Light over Frensham. Andy Perry.

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routes combine all counties covered by the helicopters and this year’s event has again kindly been sponsored by Fidelity Worldwide Investment. The ride is open to regular and occasional cyclists including individuals and teams with free lunch and refreshments provided at feeding stations along the scenic route. The registration fee is a minimum of £15. Riders will set off between 7am and 9am with free parking, changing and toilet facilities available at both starting points. Motorbike marshals will be riding the course throughout the day and there will also be mobile mechanics and a breakdown recovery vehicle. To register go to www.kssairambulance.org.uk/involved/Double100 and for more information call Julie Clare on 01622 833833, or email juliec@kssairambulance.org.uk. One of our readers kindly wrote in to tell us about a rather unique hotel located in Bournemouth. The Grove Bournemouth is owned by the wonderful charity Macmillan Caring Locally. It is designed to give people who have or have had a cancer diagnosis or have a life limiting/ threatening illness, a holiday or just a break. You can enjoy a couple of days or a couple of weeks, eat delicious food, make new friends and enjoy all that Bournemouth has to offer, or simply relax unwind and recharge. All of this, secure in the knowledge that there is a nurse on duty for advice and support if you need on; someone who understands the difficulties you may be having. They have 30 bedrooms, all en-suite with 3 of them fantastically equipped for less able guests. The tariff is very reasonable, as of course The Grove is non profit making. If you would like to find out more you can either call 01202 552233 or visit their website www.thegrovebournemouth.co.uk or follow them on facebook or twitter. Angie and I and our daughter Sarah went to hear Guildford Choral Society sing The St. Matthew Passion on Saturday 8th March; it was a rare treat. We three have become devotees of The Matthew Passion going every Easter to the Festival Hall to hear The Bach Choir give their annual performance, so it was exciting to hear a local choir sing this glorious work. I have to say Guildford Choral, under the fine direction of Jonathan Willcocks, who, incidentally, is the son of Sir David Willcocks who directed the Bach Choir for 38 years, did not disappoint. In the majestic setting of Guildford Cathedral they gave a stunning performance aided by the exquisite chamber orchestra Florilegium and five hugely talented soloists together with members of Guildford High School Senior Chamber Choir. This year Guildford Choral Society is celebrating its 175th anniversary and this was a stunning way to start their 2015 programme. The choir will be taking on Berlioz’s Te Deum in the mighty setting of The Royal Albert Hall on Wednesday 3rd June. Find out more about this and the choir on their website www.guildfordchoral.org. FIND OUT MORE

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