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• YOUR LOCAL TEAM Well, that’s the end of January, often a difficult month for many people with post-Christmas bills, diets and more. With the honourable exception of the editor, who has French blood, everyone in the office embraced ‘dry January’ for various reasons and I am sure for most of them February cannot come soon enough.

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For others, it is a good time to start thinking about sunnier climes, of long, warm days and the joys of a long-awaited and well earned holiday. Happily, help is at hand in the shape of the VantagePoint Travel Fair which is on Saturday 7th April between 1pm and 4pm at the Wilfrid Noyce Centre in Godalming. In conjunction with Travel Dream, a local travel agent, we will have a number of travel and cruise companies attending to offer advice, guidance and offers to all visitors. There will be presentations from some of the companies, a prize draw and a welcome drink and steel band to get everyone in the mood. That day is also Godalming’s Spring Fair which gives those of you from further afield a great reason to come and visit for the day. We hope to see you there! This year sees the 60th anniversary of the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, most of which is covered by the VantagePoint circulation. The Surrey Hills was one of the first landscapes in the country to be designated and is now one of 38 AONBs in England and Wales. On 8th May 1958, the Minister for Housing and Local Government confirmed the Designation Order for the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty under the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949. The act legislated for the designation of AONBs and National Parks. They were both considered to be of equal landscape status with the purpose to conserve and enhance natural beauty. The Surrey Hills stretch across rural Surrey, from the chalk North Downs that run from Farnham in the west to Oxted in the east, covering a quarter of the county. It is a very precious landscape which I hope you all agree we must do our utmost to preserve for future generations.

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Glass Magic

Phil Kemp meets a talented sculptor who combines art and science to persuade glass to take up fascinating shapes and forms that are nothing short of magical. IT TAKES lateral thinking and a very creative mind to be able to take an everyday material and literally coax it into taking on very different forms. This is exactly what glass sculptor Lisa Pettibone achieves and I was invited to spend a fascinating hour with her in her studio in Shere to be introduced to her whole new world of glass. “I’ve been doing creative things all my life. I was a graphic designer for 20 plus years and have always been fascinated by glass,” Lisa explained. “I decided to take some evening classes initially and then did a degree in three-dimensional design at the UCA (University for the Creative Arts) in Farnham. I graduated in 2005 and initially set up a studio in London before moving here.” Lisa walked across her studio to stand by a wall display of fascinating glass sculptures. “My work was mainly sculptural

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and I really like kiln-formed glass. This isn’t hot glass blowing. The process gives me a lot of options and glass is an amazing medium. It’s really flexible and you make it do a lot of different things. I like the way it plays with light and its flexibility.” Lisa has attracted attention with her sculptures. In no particular chronological order she has been shortlisted for the Aesthetica Art Prize, was the winner in the National Open Art Competition’s Installation Prize, was a participant in Open West and was a winner in an international competition hosted in Japan for glasswork Lisa had created in her final year at UCA. And it’s not difficult to see why. I asked Lisa to explain what processes she uses to literally coax glass to take up three dimensional forms that bring beauty and fascinating shape to a substance that was lying flat on her workbench a few hours earlier. “I have two kilns here, one top-loading and shallow - the other one much deeper where I can make glass move a lot more,

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GLASS MAGIC

Left: Lisa with some of her sculptures. Above: Ceramic shapes that provide shape to glass sculptures. Below: Nested glass sculpture.

said Lisa, opening the door of the second kiln. “The process I use is called ‘slumping’. I heat the glass just enough so that it’s not running like honey, but warm enough to behave like toffee. It starts to bend on its own and if you hold it in the right places it will start to stretch and sag.” Inside the kiln I could see a collection of cones and angular blocks. “It’s a natural process, that’s what’s interesting about it. I’ve had to develop methods of holding the glass in position so I make props that let the glass fall in a particular way. A lot of the technique is in very careful temperature control.” Lisa picks up a tall ceramic cone to explain how she can persuade the glass to take up a totally different shape. “I’ve had to learn about ceramics as well. In the kiln I build little setups using these ceramic shapes that look like they don’t make any sense at all, but when you set the glass onto it, as it falls it starts to shape itself.” Having looked closely at some of the glass sculptures on display I had wondered how glass could be persuaded to adopt such fascinating forms. Two in particular had caught my eye. They clearly had started out as completely flat pieces of glass until Lisa decided to apply her mix of artistic magic and a precise understanding of how glass behaves at different temperatures. One was a transparent smoked glass shape and the other painted bright yellow, but both shared similar shapes distorted by folds and drooping edges. “It’s a careful orchestration between what nature will give me and what I’m hoping it might do. And then I’m kind of letting go the minute I shut the kiln door.” Lisa’s laugh was almost a nervous one, but I quickly realised that Lisa blends art and science seamlessly together and after eleven years practicing her art has a lot more control than

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she will admit to. My suspicion was further enhanced by what Lisa explained next, and this was to take sculpting of glass to literally a much higher level. “I’m doing an MA in Art and Science at Central St Martins. I’ve had an interest in physics, astrophysics and astronomy for a long time – so my work is taking a particular direction at the moment.” Lisa led me over to a small slatted table on which there were several containers holding an interesting array of different types of coloured glass and shapes in other materials. “Making glass respond to physics principles in some way fires up all kinds of creative sparks in me. I’ve started to have conversations with the people over at the Mullard Space Science Laboratory in nearby Holmbury St Mary and it’s been really interesting talking to them about the work they are doing. It fits well with the kind of processes I work with in glass but also to combine other materials to achieve different kinds of form and tension”. I could see the creative excitement in Lisa’s face and looking down at the colourful materials lying on the table between us I have no doubt that Lisa will be making glass sculpturing attain a whole new level. Watch this space! Phil Kemp is a Godalming-based writer and photographer. www.weyriver.co.uk FIND OUT MORE Website: www.pettibone.co.uk. Blog: www.lpstuff.tumblr.com

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IF YOU have a disability or long term illness and you are looking for a physically active and competitive outdoor sport, why not come along to Frensham Great Pond on any Thursday or Saturday morning between April and October? You will find the water filled with sailing boats. Most of the sailors will have various disabilities, but this does not stop them sailing, either independently on their own, or with one of their volunteer helms. Their sailors frequently comment that, when they are sailing, they are free from their limitations and can compete on equal terms with any able-bodied sailor. Frensham Pond Sailability can help you do this by providing a range of specially-designed boats and the necessary support facilities. With the help of their experienced volunteers, you can learn to sail, or enjoy sailing again, and develop your skills as far as you want – to international competition level if you wish! Sailability was originally launched in the UK, and is now active in 20 countries throughout the world. It is coordinated in Britain by the Royal Yachting Association who circulate news from different clubs and provide training and resources.

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Godalming Theatre Group Aladdin A Genie-Us panto December 2017 (TicaPhotography).

COMMUNITY THEATRE Phil Kemp explores the long tradition amateur theatre has played in our local community

AMATEUR THEATRE companies provide a long-established tradition for local people to not just enjoy affordable theatre but also to have the opportunity to take part in productions. The outmoded and almost disrespectful label of ‘Am Dram’ has been rightfully replaced with a friendlier ‘Community Theatre’, particularly cogent given how professional these groups are with their productions. So popular is community theatre that there are more than 2,500 active local theatre groups across the UK staging between them thousands of productions every year. I approached two local groups to find out just what it takes to put on productions and how people can volunteer to help their group create and stage brilliant theatre. Both groups are entirely run by dedicated teams of unpaid volunteers. The Merrow Dramatic Society was founded in 1922 and has been proactively involved in community theatre in Guildford ever since. I met up with the group’s president Jenny Pegman and group member and archivist Claire Martin-Brown at Merrow Village Hall, where rehearsals for

Both groups actively encourage younger generations to engage with theatre...

January’s performance of Cinderella were enthusiastically underway. “The group was set up by local dignitaries who found commuting into London to watch professional theatre expensive,” explained Claire. “They realised there were sufficient people with an interest in Merrow so that they could start their own local group, and put on performances at Merrow Village Hall. Merrow used to be a lot smaller then with people spending the summer playing cricket and each spring putting on plays. Both very community-based activities.” Jenny added: “It’s a group with a real family feel to it and is deeply rooted in the local community where everyone is welcomed and everyone of all ages has a part in it.” The Godalming Theatre Group celebrated its 50th anniversary three years ago and has also gone from strength to strength. Madeleine Gibb is the group’s secretary and production manager, and is an enthusiastic champion for community theatre. “Our very first production was at the Wilfrid Noyce Centre where we still rehearse to this day. And coincidentally that was

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Left: Godalming Theatre Group Steel Magnolias October 2017; below: Godalming Theatre Group Made in Dagenham April 2018- both TicaPhotography. Right: Merrow Dramatic Society Cinderella December 2017 (Andy Friend-Smith).

Aladdin, which we are doing this week at the Ben Travers Theatre at Charterhouse. We have some of the founder members still acting on stage even now.” “The season has always been built around three main productions - Christmas panto, a spring musical and a play staged in the autumn. We put on quality theatre that appeals to all ages, and we are not afraid to experiment. In April we are staging Made in Dagenham as a musical which will be a very interesting production, and politically very current what with the debate around equal pay at the moment.” Both groups actively engage with local residents, not just to come along and enjoy performances but also to take part both on stage and off stage. “At Merrow we always hold open auditions, and if there is the potential to cast from known members of the group within our existing pool of talent we’ll consider that too,” said Jenny. “We also put the word out through the Guildford Amateur Theatre Association. Some auditions are formal but we also like to do workshop-style auditions too where people get to play around and do some warmup activities to get the energy going. We then put people in different groups to try different scenes to get the best out of them. We’re doing an exciting adaptation in May of Terry Pratchett’s Carpe Jugulum at The Electric Theatre with a big cast and where we are doubling up some roles, partly because of numbers but also because it will be fun for the cast to have lots of things to do.” “We also have an open audition policy so that you also get new members joining. Everybody auditions for every show and there is a very strict audition protocol,” said Madeleine. “We are lucky in

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that we have people who may have played the lead in one show, but are equally happy working backstage on the next, joining the ensemble in another, or even working front of house selling raffle tickets.” And it’s not just on stage that members are in the production spotlight. All performances rely on the skills of those working behind the scenes to make them a success. “The atmosphere backstage is always very buzzy, and they work very hard,” said Madeleine. “They are rigging lights, building and painting scenery. New members quickly learn the ropes by being hands-on, which includes tech too. We sometimes use back projection where perhaps we need a really complicated scene to be set, for example showing the inside of a car factory for a production like Made in Dagenham. And we’ve had quite a few backstage members who have gone on to successful stage management careers at West End theatres.” “We welcome anybody at Merrow who loves theatre but doesn’t necessarily want to perform,” added Claire. “We’ve had people come through us who knew what they wanted to do, came as teenagers and then have gone on to study technical theatre production at the Guildford School of Acting or RADA (The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art). Longer term this helps us too as we have people who are now fully qualified we can contact for technical help in productions.”

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Left: Merrow Dramatic Society’s Jenny Pegman, president and Claire Martin-Brown, archivist. Right: Madeleine Gibb – Godalming Theatre Group’s production manager

Both groups actively encourage younger generations to engage with theatre, which also provides the life blood for community theatre in the long term as many younger members stay with the group as they enter adulthood. “We have a very well subscribed junior group that’s been going for many years,” said Madeleine. “We train our own young people up with group members auditioned, and we try to keep it to around twenty at any one time. They are a very talented bunch and we know that the future of the theatre group is assured. Many of them go on to professional training and we have had a lot of young people eventually going on to professional careers in theatre.” “A lot of the juniors stay with us for a number of years, and then disappear off to university, only to eventually find their

Local Community Theatre Groups Space does not allow us to list every single group here. Check online for other groups that may be local to you. Compton Little Theatre www.comptonlittletheatre.org.uk

Haslemere Players www.haslemereplayers.com

Dorking Dramatic and Operatic Society www.ddos.org.uk

Merrow Dramatic Society www.merrowdramatic.org.uk

Dunsfold Amateur Dramatic Society www.dadsweb.org Ewhurst Players www.ewhurstplayers.com FAOS Musical Theatre Group (Farnham) www.faos.org.uk Godalming Theatre Group www.gtguk.com

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Peaslake Players www.peaslakeplayers.co.uk Players of Elstead Theatrical Society www.elsteadtheatrical.co.uk Pranksters Theatre Company (Guildford) www.pranksterstheatre.org.uk Tilbourne Players (Tilford) www.tilbourneplayers.org.uk

way back to us,” said Jenny. “We’ve been auditioning for our May production recently and one of our old juniors said she wants to audition for a role. We’ve got another ex-junior who is now back in Guildford and doing panto with us.” Many British actors and actresses who attained fame and stardom started by treading the boards of their local community theatre productions. Our local groups are no different, and this includes those who have worked backstage making sure the productions run smoothly and to script. “Our president is Ben Elton. Ben worked with us many years ago in quite a few productions, most notably as the artful dodger whilst he was at Godalming College,” said Madeleine. “Both on stage and off stage there are many others. To name but a few these include Paul Bryant who is now a successful writer having been awarded funding for his award-winning feature film The Lighthouse. Emma Dalton, Chris Jenkins, Nick Wyschna who runs Guildford Fringe, and also my daughter Daniella I’m proud to say, between them have a long list of West End and touring production credits.” The Merrow Theatre Group is no different. “Over the almost 25 years I’ve been involved I’ve seen quite a few members go on to train professionally as actors,” said Jenny. “They may not necessarily be household names but are very successful jobbing actors.” THE AUTHOR Phil Kemp is a Godalming-based writer and photographer. www.weyriver.co.uk

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With Beth Otway wood first, then gently prune where necessary to maintain a pleasing shape.

IF YOU'RE looking to plant up containers to bring an immediate dose of cheer to your garden, varieties of pansies and violas, purchased in flower from your local nursery in your favourite colours, will brighten your garden. With regular deadheading, they will flower from now until summer arrives. If you're looking ahead to the summer and you're keen on bedding plants, this is a great time to sow seeds of Lobelia, Antirrhinums, and Pelargoniums, in the warmth indoors. Chimonanthus praecox ‘Grandiflorus' is a super witch hazel, which while it grows well in most well drained soils, thrives on chalky soils. It is a large shrub, which flourishes when planted in a warm, sunny, and sheltered position, where it can be enjoyed, admired, and appreciated during the winter months. Prune it immediately after the flowers have finished in early spring. This isn’t a shrub that is invigorated or grows well after a dramatic cut back, so take care to only lightly prune, removing any dead

Chimonanthus praecox ‘Grandiflorus’ can be slow to flower, so it's worth investing in a large specimen. Shrubs of four years old, or older, will be more likely to enchant you with their flowers, which are comprised of waxy, translucent, soft lemon yellow outer petals, and inner petals which are the same subtle lemon colour but washed over, painted, and infused with maroon. These distinctive flowers would make the most perfect hats or skirts for flower fairies. The deeper lemon coloured, rounded flower buds decorate the branches of this shrub, adorning it like pretty beads. Certainly Chimonanthus praecox ‘Grandiflorus’ flowers look very pretty - their heady perfume will delight, encourage, and entice you to venture outdoors! It has the most exquisite perfume, it’s loud, it calls you over and bewitches you with its decadent, strongly perfumed citrus, floral scent, which has notes of coconut, banana, and soap. To experience this shrub for yourself, a beautiful example of this enticing witch hazel can be found close to the lion statues, which are next to the lake, opposite the Palm House, as you enter the gardens at Kew. If you're looking for a day out, the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is a fantastic place to visit at this time of year. The Orchid Extravaganza opens on the 10th February 2018. For an immediate dose of scent that you can enjoy indoors, look for pots of forced hyacinth bulbs at your local nursery or garden centre.

Above top left: pansies and violas can offer an immediate cheer. Left: Chimonanthus praecox ‘Grandiflorus’. Above: the Orchid Extravaganza at Kew (image: Beth Otway). Right: Beautiful hyacinths (image: Beth Otway).

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Cheese with Michel Roux

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The numerous journeys I made through France while I was writing my last book, The Essence of French Cooking, rekindled many childhood memories for me, including, among others, my discovery and love of cheese… so much so, in fact, that I decided to devote my next book to the subject. From the age of seven, my mother entrusted me with the task of buying a few items from the local market of St Mandé every Thursday. I would set off around midday to arrive when the stallholders were reducing their prices, preferring to sell their wares for less rather than having to pack everything up again. After buying fruit and vegetables, and some meat or fish, I was drawn like a magnet towards the cheese stall. The pleasure for me, as a kid, was an awakening of all my senses: smell, sight, touch and taste. Every market day was invariably a voyage of discovery for me, because new cheeses appeared on the stall in different shapes, sizes and colours with the changing season, only to disappear again after a few months… I used to think that they wanted to play hide-and-seek with me. The woman on the stall would always spoil me. I think she loved seeing my face light up in front of the display of cheeses, my eyes devouring them all. She would give me little morsels to try, especially the fresh cheeses or any that were relatively mild on the palate while still being flavourful. Through her gentle handling of it, she succeeded in developing my palate. Our finances didn’t allow us to spend a fortune on cheese, and my mother’s instructions were strict: I must use the few precious coins deep in my pocket to get maximum value for money. I would often pick Cantal, a cheese known at the time as ‘poor man’s cheese’, since it was the least expensive, yet nourishing, or a piece of Gruyère that, according to my mother, was vital for bone growth. Sometimes I’d choose a Camembert or half a Coulommiers, first checking it was perfectly ripe to the centre by pressing it with my thumb. A piece of Roquefort, the king of cheeses, was a real treat. It was expensive, so I would buy just a tiny piece – around 50g – to spread over a whole baguette to pass around the table and share on a Sunday. So there you have it, that is how I discovered my love of cheese. Since then, of course, I have come across hundreds of types of cheese on my extensive travels around the world. And at our restaurant the Waterside Inn, we offer our clients a choice of between 30 and 40 cheeses every day.

Recipes by Michel Roux

Cream of broccoli and Stilton soup This gently hued soup has a nicely balanced flavour, and the crunch of the almonds adds a delightful contrast.

Welsh rarebit

This is a lovely warming snack, best appreciated in winter, around the fireside. Some people prefer a milk- rather than beer-based sauce, but I favour the latter as it brings more character and flavour to the dish. 6 INTRODUCTION

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Ingredients: Ingredients: 350g tender, green broccoli, 50g butter, 1 onion (about 100g), sliced into rings, 100g potatoes, peeled and diced, 1.5 litres water, 100g Stilton or fourme d’Ambert cheese, cut into small pieces Juice of 1 lemon, sea salt and freshly ground pepper. To finish: 100g flaked almonds, 150g whipping cream. Serves 4.

1. Peel the broccoli stems and pick off a dozen very small florets, about 100g in total. Blanch these in boiling water for 30 seconds, then refresh and set aside. Roughly chop the rest of the broccoli. 2. Heat the butter in a flameproof casserole or pan over a medium heat. Add the onion and sweat for 2 minutes, then add the chopped broccoli and potatoes. Cook for 2–3 minutes, then pour in the water, salt lightly and cook at a low simmer for 30 minutes. Add the cheese and cook for 2–3 minutes. 3. Working in batches, process the soup in a blender for 2–3 minutes, then strain through a chinois into a clean pan; keep hot. 4. Just before serving, add the lemon juice to the soup and season with salt and pepper to taste. Lightly toast the flaked almonds and whip the cream until thick enough to hold a ribbon. 5. Divide the reserved blanched broccoli florets between warmed bowls or soup plates and pour on the hot soup. Spoon the lightly whipped cream on top of the soup and scatter over the toasted flaked almonds. Serve at once.

15g butter, 15g flour, 80ml dark beer or stout, ideally Guinness, 15g Dijon mustard, a generous pinch of English mustard powder, 150g Cheddar, Gloucester or Cheshire (at room temperature), grated, 1 small egg, plus an extra yolk, 20ml Worcestershire sauce, 6–8 drops of Tabasco sauce, a small pinch of cayenne pepper, 10 small (10cm) thick-cut slices of white sandwich loaf, 10 small cherry tomatoes, halved horizontally, sea salt and freshly ground pepper. Makes 20 triangles.

1. Melt the butter in a small pan over a low heat, then add the flour and stir with a small balloon whisk. Cook the roux gently for 3–4 minutes, stirring all the time. Gradually add the beer and bring to the boil, stirring with the whisk. Cook the sauce for 2–3 minutes, stirring constantly, then add both mustards and the grated cheese and cook for a further minute. 2. Remove from the heat and stir in the whole egg and egg yolk, followed by the Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco and cayenne pepper. Season with salt and pepper to taste. 3. Preheat a grill and lightly toast the bread slices. Using a palette knife, spread about 50g sauce on each slice of toast. Place under the grill until the sauce turns a dark golden colour. 4. Transfer the cheese toasts to a board and use a large chef’s knife to trim off the crusts, then halve each slice diagonally into 2 triangles. 5. Serve piping hot on a serving dish or individual plates, arranging the cherry tomatoes around the rarebit.

Recipes taken from Cheese by Michel Roux (£20). Published by Quadrille Publishing. Photography by Lisa Linder. www.quadrille.co.uk.

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Normandy toBOWL: WoodHIGH Street DEVIL'S PUNCH ROADVillage AND PINE VALLEY This walk takes you through woods and fields to a lunch stop in Wood Street Village. There is an option to drop out earlier, after only 5 miles. The walk was submitted by Guildford Rambling Club (see guildfordramblingclub.org.uk). Visitors are welcome.

• THE WALK 1. Go out of the back of the car park to walk along the left-hand side of the tennis court then jink right towards Hunts Hill Road but immediately take a path left, into trees. Follow this path to emerge in a cricket club car park. Go through it, heading over to the left. Immediately before a fork, turn right along a path into trees. Ignore a fork left, staying parallel to the field on your right-hand side. When you pass the field a bank rises up to your right. Continue on, ignoring paths left and right. 2. The path swings left then rises a little and passes a ‘Normandy Traditional Orchard’ information plaque. Ignore a left by a house, instead go out to a road and turn left. A little way along, cross to enter a track to ‘Dolley’s Hill Park’. This track swings left and runs behind houses. Quickly turn right into a wood at an MOD warning sign. Soon turn sharp left along a wide track through trees. Now walk for 0.5 miles, ignoring lefts and rights. The track climbs and then narrows, winds up some more and, at the top, reaches a more open area, still in trees. Take the path dropping down to the left. It has a low section of corrugated concrete wall at its start. At a T-junction at the bottom, turn left. 3. Follow the new track as it swings sharp right and passes, on your left-hand side, some houses. Go through a little car park and on to reach the Guildford Road in Ash. Cross, turn right and walk a few yards to turn left into a recreation ground. Go across to the far left corner to find a path heading out left along a fenced corridor between fields. Go straight across a crossing track and continue on to reach a road. Cross and head right. Reach houses

and turn left into a side road. Walk on through an estate to its far end and through a gap in a hedge to reach a T-junction with a path on which you turn right and walk between trees, ignoring side paths and passing by gates. The track swings left and now there is a field on your right-hand side. Continue on for another 0.5 miles to reach a road. 4. Cross this and head left for about 300 yards to turn right on a track opposite ‘Westwood Place’ and by the gates to ‘Peakwood Farm’. Follow the wide track for almost 0.5 miles, at the end walking along the left-hand side of a field to reach houses and a road. (You could drop out here. This is Glaziers Lane in Normandy and the starting car park is about 0.5 miles along it to your left.) If you are continuing, go left anyway but for just a little way until, just past the ‘Emmanuel United Reform Church’, taking a track right, signed to a Strawberry Farm. Eventually, this track becomes a narrow path passing to the left-hand side of some farm buildings. It enters a field and runs along its right-hand side and over a little footbridge to enter a corridor between fields. 5. Then, pass between two houses and continue along their access track, ignoring an immediate left, going straight over a crossing track and onto a path running ahead into trees. Continue forward for about 0.75 miles, ignoring lefts and rights and, along the way, passing a house on the left and, later, passing between a car parking area and Wood Street’s cricket ground. Continue until reaching a gravel road with some houses on the right-hand side. The road surface becomes tarmac and you quickly reach the White Hart in Wood Street. The

DISTANCE: 8.75 miles (or a 5 mile option) OS MAPS: Explorer 145 Guildford & Farnham STARTING POINT: The car park at the cross roads of Hunts Hill Road and the A323 Guildford Road in Normandy, just beyond the Royal British Legion car park and opposite ‘Session Music’ (GU3 2DA). GR 4 927 1 516. REFRESHMENTS: The White Hart, Wood Street Village. Tel: 01483 235939. For many more walks, please visit our website www.vantagepointmag.co.uk/category/walks. Neither the publisher nor the author can accept any responsibility for any changes, errors or omissions in this route. Diversion orders can be made and permissions withdrawn at any time.

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green, if you intend to picnic, is only a few yards further on. Thus far you will have walked just under 6 miles so the next leg will be much shorter. 6. Afterward lunch, go left along the main road running along the side of the green, Frogs Grove Lane, for about 600 yards, passing a side road to the Cricket Club to reach a path heading left into a very big field. Cross this half-right to reach a kissing gate onto a track running between trees. Go left along this for about 0.5 miles, eventually emerging at the junction of Bailes Lane with the Guildford Road. Turn right along the latter and walk a short way to cross left by a sign for ‘Chapel Farm Eggs’ and enter a field. 7. Go straight out across this field and into the next. Again follow the path straight out. On the far side go over an unusual brick built footbridge over a stream and continue forward to the far right corner across a (very marshy in winter) field. Exit right, through a kissing gate. Stay on the left-hand side of the field and go up a slope. At a fence at the top, turn left. Go over a little footbridge, along a fenced corridor and through another kissing gate into a big field. Stay on the top of the slope, on the right-hand side of this field, until it swings down left to meet a cross track. 8. Go straight over and straight out across a very big field. Partway out, a signpost directs you halfleft. Reach the far side and go through a gap in the hedge into a small field. Now, cross to the far right corner of the field and pass a small block of stables. February 2018

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YOUR COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD • hedgerow network. In Guildford, teenagers from Tormead School tried their hands at the traditional art of hedgelaying, as part of their Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award. Reigate and Redhill Allotment holders are also Hedgerow Heroes - they planted a native hedgerow at Paddock Allotment. Since the Second World War more than 120,000km of hedgerows have been lost nationwide through intensive farming and development. Many hedges that remain are being damaged by over cutting or neglect. The Hedgerow Heroes project is also training volunteers in hedge survey and traditional management techniques. To help save hedges in your neighbourhood and to stay informed visit www. surreywildlifetrust.org/hedgerowheroes. Dorking NCT nearly new sales Saturday 3rd February 10am/10.15am At their sales they have up to 20 sellers, selling nearly new baby and children's clothes from newborn up to approx. age 10, toys, books, and all sorts of equipment as well as maternity clothes. Held at North Holmwood Village Hall, Spook Hill, North Holmwood, Dorking, RH5 4JP. NCT members priority entry at 10am on production of their membership card. General admission is at 10.15am. If you volunteer to help at the sale you are able to shop before the sale opens! It's a great perk and anyone can volunteer to help at our sales. Please email nns.dorking@nct.org.uk to volunteer or book a table. Entry is £1. 'Room 101' Theme Family Quiz Night Saturday 3rd February 6.30pm-8.30pm Fun quiz for all the family and a chance to banish all your pet hates to “Room 101”. Bring your own nibbles and drinks (coffee/soft drinks and cakes provided). Free entry. Reserve your tickets from Chris Currie 07771 596654 or by email chris.currie.dorkingurc@outlook.com. Venue is the Dorking United reformed Church Hall, 53 West Street, Dorking. RH4 1BS. Visit www.dorkingurc.org.uk for details. Whist Drive at Leigh Village Hall Held every Thursday at 7.30pm Join this fun, friendly and welcoming group who are are looking for new members to boost their numbers. Admission is only £3 so why not pop along. For more information contact 01306 631373. Leatherhead Local History Society Monthly Meetings Third Friday of each month 8pm The society has a full programme of lectures held at the Leatherhead Institute's Dixon Hall. Every talk starts at 8pm, with coffee served from 7.30pm. Admission costs just £2. Guests are always welcome. For more information go to www.leatherheadlocalhistory.org.uk The Orchard Morris Dance Project Workshop Saturday 3rd February 10am Windsor Morris are one of the finest Cotswold sides in the UK. Formed in 1974 they are an all female dance team but they do allow male musicians. The morning session will start with some basic stepping and progress on to learn one of Windsor Morris' own handkerchief dances. All ages and level welcome. No previous experience necessary. Entry February 2018

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Jottings group with members from over thirty local businesses. They meet at Betchworth Park Golf Club near Dorking, to exchange business referrals and discuss matters affecting the town. For further information about Dorking Business Breakfast Group, please visit www.dorkingbbg.com. African Drumming class Every Thursday Evening 8pm to 9.30pm Jali Djembe runs weekly djembe drumming classes upstairs at the Dorking Christian Centre every Thursday evening. All ages and abilities welcome. The classes are fun and friendly, taught by Mod’lamine Cissokho, an experienced Senegalese djembe player. Cost is £8.50 per person (£1 drum hire). Visit www.jali-djembe.com, call 07867 794326 or email jalidjembe@hotmail.com for details. Dorking Scrabble Club Every Wednesday at 7.30pm For a friendly game of Scrabble, pop along to The Roy Currie Room, United Reformed Church, West Street, Dorking. You will be welcomed whether you are a beginner or an expert. For more details ring Priscilla on 01737 767072 or David on 01306 889308. The Wind In The WIllows Tuesday 6th to Saturday 10th February This charming adaptation of Kenneth Graham’s much-loved story will bring sunshine to those dark February evenings. Performed by Dorking Dramatic and Operatic Society (DDOS). They have boats, car crashes, train chases and even a gypsy caravan! Come and join Mole, Ratty, Badger and, of course, Toad on their adventures along the river bank and in the wild wood but beware those pesky rabbits! Fun and laughter guaranteed. Held at The Green Room Theatre behind the Dorking Halls.Tickets available from Dorking Halls Box Office 01306 881717 or visit their website www.ddos.org.uk. Dorking Museum Historic Guided Walks Group bookings throughout February Dorking Museum's programmes of guided walks will be taking group bookings by appointment in February (minimum of 10 people). Guided walks take in hidden Dorking, or former and current town centre pub sites, or the Deepdene Trail. Walks last 90 minutes. Open Days for individual bookings may also be available (see website for dates and details). Enquiries and booking via www.dorkingmuseum.org.uk/guided-walksaround-dorking or email admin@dorkingmuseum.org.uk. Group tours of the Museum also available. Surrey Dolls House Group Tuesday 6th February at 7pm. Surrey Dolls House Group meets on the first Tuesday of each month, except January, at the Friends Meeting House, Butter Hill, South Street, Dorking. Do you own a dolls house or envy someone else who does? Do you imagine who you would like to live in it or just want to furnish it with your own daydreams? If so do pop along to meet them. They are a small friendly group with a wealth of knowledge and experience to help you. They have a programme of projects and your first two consecutive visits will be free. For more information please contact surreydollshousegroup@gmail.com.

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Watermill Jazz at Betchworth Park Golf Club Various dates during February Dorking's Watermill Jazz in February present on the evening of the 6th with trumpeter Yazz Ahmed's Halfa Band, on the 13th the New Directions Quintet of award winning saxophonist Art Themen, with the concert on the 20th featuring the big band of drummer Clark Tracey in a celebration of the music of his late father the legendary Stan Tracey. The trio of Geoff Simkins. Nikki Iles and Dave Green appear on the 27th. Visit www.watermilljazz.co.uk for full details and to book online, or call the box office and speak to Steve on 07415 815784. Coffee Morning - Dorking Friends of Cancer Research UK Wednesday 7th February 9.30am-11.30am Please join Dorking Friends of Cancer Research UK for a Coffee Morning at Betchworth Park Golf Club in support of Cancer Research UK for coffees, teas, Danish pastries and a raffle with fabulous prizes. There will be local artisan stalls selling handmade gifts and cards. Tickets £10. Betchworth Park Golf Club, Reigate Road, Dorking RH4 1NZ. For tickets call 01306 711688 or 01737 842084 or email dfcancerresearchuk@btinternet.com. Capel Choral Society Rehearsals Weekly 7.45pm Capel Choral Society has started the New Year with an interim new Conductor – he is Ben Costello, who is also a Chorus Master for the Leith Hill Musical Festival. Under Ben’s direction the Choir have started learning the music for the Festival which include Vaughan Williams’ Five mystical songs and John Rutter’s Mass of the Children. With 10 weeks still to go before the Festival on 14th April there is still time for new singers to join. Please contact the Secretary, ianmoir20@ yahoo.com, telephone 01306 889817. Dorking and District RSPB Group Walks and Meetings Wednesday 7th, 26th, 21st and 25th February On the 7th a walk from Spynes Mere to Holmethorpe. Meet at the car park, Inn on the Park, Nutfield Marsh Road. Friday 16th February an Indoor meeting - a talk on Bird Sounds by David Darrell-Lambert. Entry free at the Dorking Christian Centre. Wednesday 21st February Walking at Stoke Water Meadows. Meet at Riverside car park, Bowers Lane, Burpham. Sunday 25th February Dungeness RSPB Reserve. Meet at visitor centre. This is a very friendly group. Visitors, beginners or more experienced, very welcome to all walks and talks. Walks start at 10.30am and indoor meeting at 8pm. Details of walks and indoor meetings at www.rspb.org.uk/ groups/dorkinganddistrict or call 01372 454850. Dorking Walkers Every Tuesday and Thursday Would you like to try walking with a friendly local group? Two hour walks (4-5 miles) within ten miles of Dorking. Check out their website www.surreycommunity.info/dorkingwalkers, email dorkingwalkers@gmail.com or contact Ann on 01306 888745. Dementia Group Offers Support in Effingham Alternate Thursdays from 10am-12 noon ‘Connect’ is a group for carers and partners living with

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YOUR COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD • dementia. Why not join them for support, refreshment, friendship, activities and fun. They hope to have something for everyone with activities for all, puzzles, quizzes, music, snooker, music and more. Monthly outings also arranged. You don’t have to live in Effingham to come! They meet in St Lawrence Church Hall, Browns Lane, Effingham KT24 5LX. For more details contact Gill on 01372 457987 email GillianMWalker@gmail.com or Kim on 01932 586988. Charity Quiz Night at St John’s Church Saturday 10th February 7.30pm This will be in aid of two local charities. They are Mid-Surrey Dementia Care Trust (MSDCT), which runs the weekday Conservatory Club in Leatherhead for people with memory difficulties and to provide relief for their carers, and The Meeting Room, which runs daytime drop-in centres and provides practical help supporting vulnerable people in our community. Tickets are £15 per person to include a twocourse supper (glasses supplied for your own drinks) in the Old Chapel at St John’s. For tickets, please contact Carole Woodhead (MSDCT) on 01372 373206 or Jo Sherring (The Meeting Room) on 07775 798047. ‘Mud & Machines’ at RHS Wisley Saturday 10th to Sunday 18th February 10.30am–3.30pm Mud and Machines! Tractors, mud, soil and rocks. Learn all about the wonders of this icky, sticky stuff! Magical events for messy kids include seed bombs, mud snails, puddle jumping, sand pictures, pedal tractors and a special machine photo opportunity. Different events every day with all details on the Wisley website www.rhs.org.uk/wisley. Surrey Mozart Players concert Saturday 10th February Surrey Mozart Players make a welcome return to the beautiful surroundings of the Menuhin Hall, Stoke D’Abernon on Saturday 10th February for an evening of classical masterpieces by Mozart, Beethoven and Mendelssohn, composers who feature at the very core of this orchestra’s repertoire.Tickets are available online at www. yehudimenuhinschool.co.uk or telephone the Box Office on 0870 084 2020. Adults £19 Children under 16 £9.50. Albury Vineyard Saturday 10th February Join Albury Vineyard on Saturday 10th February for an insightful and fun pruning demonstration with their Italian vineyard manager Alex. Have go at pruning some vines yourself and take a little bit of Albury Vineyard home with you in the form of vine cuttings! Plus you can enjoy a tasting of Albury's award-winning sparkling wines. This event is perfect for enthusiastic gardeners, and those wanting to get involved in their local vineyard. Tickets are £25, book via www. alburyvineyard.com. Arun and Wey Canal Talk - A History Of The Canal Monday 12th February 8pm Hear about the history of the canal which opened in 1816 and how the trust with volunteers have already opened several miles of the Canal. All welcome to the Oddfellows Lounge (Oddfellows Hall) Dorking High Street, RH4 1QT. Turn left at February 2018

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Oyez, Oyez, Oyez! Dorking rings the changes with first Town Crier in over 100 years!

Left: Jack Sanford, Dorking's last Town Crier (Dorking Museum). Above: The news sheet.

Dorking’s last official Town Crier was Jack Sanford, who held the post from the 1860s right up until his death in 1905. Mr Sanford combined his role as Town Crier with being a collector of tolls, court bailiff and running the town’s Curiosity Shop. He also had the privilege of kicking off the first ball at 2pm in the annual Dorking Shrove Tuesday football game.

IN MAY 2017, Dorking welcomed its first official Town Crier in over 100 years! Mark Elphick, a local toastmaster and master of ceremonies, is employed by the Friends of Dorking to promote good news and community events around the town. Mr Elphick’s first appearance as Dorking’s new Town Crier was on Saturday 6th May 2017 (above), when he helped to launch the 125th anniversary celebrations at S.C. Fuller in South Street, the town’s oldest family-run business. Since then, he has made a regular appearance on the second Saturday of each month, when he walks around Dorking for around two hours, broadcasting good news and publicising forthcoming local events from key locations around the town. Printed copies of his monthly ‘crie’, in the form of the ‘Dorking Town Crier’ news sheet, are also distributed by hand to passers-by. Mr Elphick has also made several special appearances at key events within the town, including the Prudential Ride London cycle event, the Christmas Lights Switch-On and Dorking Gala Night, as well as speaking at one of the local WI groups.

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Other previous Dorking Town Criers include Thomas Thompson, who publicised Queen Victoria’s Coronation Day around the town in 1838, and John Chamberlain, who, amongst other things, was instrumental in the public flogging in the High Street of a youth named Martin, who had been found guilty of wool stealing. It is hoped that Mr Elphick’s services will not be required in this capacity just yet! The Dorking Town Crier has been brought to the town by the Friends of Dorking (www. friendsofdorking.org), who also organise the town’s Christmas Lights and Summer Hanging Baskets each year, as well as running numerous fun events for the local community, including Dorkers’ annual Easter Egg Hunt around the town during the school Easter Holidays and the Spooktacular Halloween Hunt over the October half-term period. Mr Elphick’s next scheduled broadcast around the town is on Saturday 10th February, followed by a special appearance at the official opening of the new Meadowbank Football Stadium on the evening of Tuesday 27th February, when Dorking Wanderers will host their neighbours Leatherhead Town in a local league derby! FIND OUT MORE For further information about the Dorking Town Crier or to submit a notice for his monthly broadcast, please visit www.dorkingtowncrier. co.uk or email goodnews@dorkingtowncrier.co.uk. You can also follow the Dorking Town Crier on Twitter at @DorkingCrier using #DorkingTownCrier and #GoodNewsDorking.

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Newdigate Local History Society Tuesday 13th February 8pm They will be hosting an illustrated talk by Martin Gilbert on 'The Crystal Palace'. Everyone is welcome. Admission £2 for members, £4 for non-members. Newdigate Village Hall, Kingsland, RH5 5DA. For further information, call 01306 631233. Bingo with Capel Scouts Tuesday 13th February 7pm Bingo is a popular regular feature in the calendar in Capel. On the second Tuesday of each month locals and visitors from further afield, young and old, gather for 8 lively games of bingo with cash prizes throughout, a raffle and a delicious cooked two course supper – all for £10 entry! The funds raised support Capel Scouts involvement in a District camp happening in Holland during August and also Capel Cricket Club and the new sports pavilion fund. in the Village Hall from 7pm. Forthcoming dates for the diary are 13th March, 10th April, 8th May, 12th June and 10th July. For more details, contact Anthony Birch 01306 712696 or Norman Ede 01306 713247. Horsley Floral Decoration Group Tuesday 13th February 1pm This is their Annual Lunch & AGM for members only. The Horsley Floral Decoration Group (affiliated to NAFAS) is a friendly afternoon flower arranging club. They meet at East Horsley Village Hall on the second Tuesday of each month (except August) at 2pm.They have a varied programme

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Jottings of demonstrators/speakers/in-house entertainment, trips, internal competitions (optional), sales table, refreshments,etc. Visitors and new members very welcome (Feb/AGM Members only). Come and join them (first visit free) for fun, flowers and friendship. For more details please phone Beryl 01483 831422 or email bjg317@virginmedia.com. The Arts Society Dorking Meeting on the second Tuesday of the month 9.30am for a 10.30am lecture During 2018 they have a wonderful series of lectures and visits arranged. They meet in the Dorking Halls. You can learn about things such as the ‘Nations Hidden Oil Paintings’; ‘The Making of Venice from Swamp to Serenissim’a and ‘Pop Art in the Swinging Sixties’. Visits planned for 2018 include a trip to Laverstock Mill and the Bombay Sapphire Gin Distillery. Further information on their website: www. theartssocietydorking.org.uk. Dorking Folk Club Wednesdays 14th, 21st and 28th February On the 14th, Michelle Holding and Bonz will be performing. A well-established duo both locally in the North West and increasingly all over England. Playing a mix of English and American contemporary and traditional folk, on banjos, guitars, dobro and harmonica. Visit www.michelleholding. com for more details. The 21st is Singers Night and on the 28th North Sea Gas are Dave Gilfillan, Ronnie MacDonald and Grant Simpson, forming one of Scotland's most popular folk bands with great vocals and tremendous three part harmonies. Guitars, mandolin, fiddle, bouzouki, harmonica, whistles, bodhran, banjo and good humour are all part of the entertainment. Held at Dorking Golf Club , Deepdene Avenue RH5 4BX. Further details on Facebook or www. dorkingfolkclub.org.uk. The Royal British Legion Women's Section Every Second Monday 7pm Their meetings cover interesting speakers, members nights, raising funds for the Poppy Appeal and a lot more. If you feel this group is something you would like to try please go along. For further information please phone Jane on 01372 811422. Held at North Leatherhead Community Centre, Kingston Road, Leatherhead. The Arts Society Leatherhead Monthly Talk Wednesday 14th February 7.15pm Their February talk traces the history of Kosovan silver: the mining and craftwork in the form of boxes, buttons, jewellery, religious ornamentation and the talismans of superstition. The society welcomes visitors for £5 at the door, at Leatherhead Parish Church Hall, KT22 2BD, but please make initial contact via email to info@theartssocietyleatherhead.org.uk or telephone John Andrews on 01372 373083. Chair Exercise at the Christian Centre, Dorking Every Tuesday at 11am Seated exercise to music designed for the more mature person to increase strength and flexibility. Why not join this fun and friendly group - it will do you a lot of good, everyone is welcome. For more information please call Jasmin 07584 861802.

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Refurbishment of Newdigate Village Hall Users of the village hall are delighted with the newly refurbished kitchen, fitted by Orchid Kitchens of Horley and partly funded by a £5,000 donation from the Gatwick Community Trust. The Hall is a superb venue for children’s and adult’s parties as well as group and business meetings. The hall can seat and cater for up to 95 people, the kitchen has a large range cooker, dishwasher and fridge freezer and the hall has an overhead projector. To book please ring the caretaker on 01306 631391 or visit www.newdigate.org.uk. Dorking Museum – ‘Local Heroes’ Short Film Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays throughout February 10am to 4pm A new short film telling the story of local suffrage campaigners Emmeline and Frederick Pethick-Lawrence, made in conjunction with Royal Holloway and filmed in Dorking, Holmwood and Leith Hill, is available to view in the Museum to mark the centenary of the vote for women. A new book on the fight for the vote in the Surrey Hills is also available. Held at Dorking Museum, 62 West Street, Dorking RH4 1BS. For details please visit www.dorkingmuseum.org. uk or call 01306 876591. Holiday at Home Reunion and Sing Along Tea Thursday 15th February 2pm-4pm A chance for anyone who has been to Holiday at Home to catch up with friends, share memories and look forward to this year’s Holiday at Home. If you have not been to Holiday at Home and would like to get a taste of what it is all about, you are welcome to come along. Holiday at Home 2018 will run from 20th to 24th August, please let them know if you would like to be added to the mailing list. Reserve your tickets from Chris Currie 07771 596654 or by email chris.currie. dorkingurc@outlook.com. Held at Dorking United reformed Church Hall, 53 West Street, Dorking RH4 1BS. Visit www. dorkingurc.org.uk for more details. Age Concern Free Computer Courses Once a week for 6-8 weeks If you are over 55 and live in the Mole Valley area, you can use Age Concern’s free computer courses. Topics covered will include: browsing on the internet, basic keyboard and mouse skills, using an IPad/Tablet, setting up and using your own email or skype accounts and how to shop on the internet as well. Before coming to the course, you must register your interest by telephoning 07442 017169 or 01306 899104, or by emailing info@ageconcernmolevalley.org.uk. Dorking Branch of the Embroiderers' Guild Every second Monday of the month 10am Join them for coffee and a talk at the Friends Meeting House, Dorking RH42LE. New members and visitors are welcome, the only requirement is an interest in stitch and textiles. The junior branch - Dorking Young Textile Group - meets on the second Saturday of the month at South Holmwood Parish Room RH54JX at 10am-12.30pm. They have a varied programme, introducing their members to a wide variety of creative textile techniques. New members are always welcome. Contact jofreeborough@hotmail.com for more information.

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their wide collection of music. A selection of Ballroom, Latin, Sequence and Line Dancing. All welcome. £3 to nonmembers, Members free. Oddfellows Hall, Dorking High Stree,t RH4 1QT. Please contact the office on 01306 877792 or email mid-Surrey@oddfellows.co.uk for more details. To Hire - Walliswood Village Hall, RH5 5RJ The recently refurbished hall is double glazed with full central heating, fully fitted kitchen and can accommodate up to 80 people. The Hall is ideal for holding parties, family gatherings, and business meetings/training sessions. Bi-fold doors open on to a large secure playing field, perfect for children’s birthday parties. Includes free Wi-Fi For further information or to view the hall phone Valerie Miles on 01306 627248, email valerie@fivemiles.co.uk or alternatively visit their website www.walliswood.org. Care and Cuppa - An informal talk by Paul Tame of Home Instead Tuesday 20th February 2pm-4pm With tea and chat with other members and a chance to meet the local Oddfellows welfare visitors Pat Christmas and David Day. Home Instead has had a relationship with Oddfellows since 2012 and are their officially preferred provider of the Oddfellows Care and Welfare Department. Free event. All welcome to the Oddfellows Lounge (Oddfellows Hall) Dorking High Street, RH4 1QT. Free drop in event. Please contact Jenny at the office on 01306 877792 or email mid-surrey@ oddfellows.co.uk for more details.

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Horsley Garden Society Wednesday 28th February 8pm Horsley Garden Society has encouraged the gardeners of the Horsleys and surrounding villages since 1924. They hold flower and produce shows, meetings and talks at West Horsley Village Hall. Visitors are welcome. The February talk is by Dr Alex Valsecchi of Albury Vineyards. Anyone interested in membership at the modest cost of £5 per annum should contact the Chairman, Roger Lindsay, email r.lindsay339@ btinternet.com or the Membership Secretary, Terry Lazenby, email terrylazenby@terrylazenby.plus.com. Brave the fire for St Catherine's Hospice Firewalk Friday 2nd March 8pm St Catherine's Hospice is heating up Crawley town centre with a brand new firewalk! Now, the local hospice is calling on brave soles to come forward and face the flames to raise funds for local terminally ill people and their family and friends. They are looking for 100 fearless fundraisers to put their bravery to the ultimate test as they walk barefoot across 15 foot of red hot embers. No previous experience is needed as UK Firewalk's expert staff will share the secrets of successful firewalking with everyone who takes part before they face the flames. Think you can take the heat? Places

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Inner Wheel Club of Bookham and Horsley Friday 2nd March They are holding their annual, ever popular Charity Cream Tea in the Old Barn Hall in aid of the CoCo foundation. There will be a short presentation about the Charity before the tea and there will be a raffle and stalls. If you would like tickets contact Clare on 01372 459147. Dorking Folk Club presents Lynne Heraud and Pat Turner Wednesday 7th March Lynne and Pat have both served long apprenticeships on the shop-floor of folk music. They are not in the least averse to dressing up or dancing should a song require it. With a stunning blend of song and harmony, they perform with a humour that takes their audience on a roller-coaster ride – ‘everything from high tragedy to ingenious smut in glorious vocal harmony’. Vist www.lynneandpat.co.uk for more information. Held at Dorking Golf Club, Deepdene Avenue, RH5 4BX. Further details on Facebook or www. dorkingfolkclub.org.uk. Mothering Sunday Cruise on the Wey & Arun Canal Sunday 11th March 11am, 2.15pm and 4.30pm Special cruises will be running on the canal on Mothering Sunday. A Coffee & Danish Pastry Black tie service will enhance the relaxing treat for Mums (and all passengers)! The trips take one and a half hours. Tickets cost £14 for adults and £10 for children and must be booked in advance. Bookings for all special events and weekend public trips can be made online via the trust website. For enquiries about private charters, volunteering opportunities and membership please call The Wey & Arun Canal Trust Office on 01403 752403 or email office@weyandarun.co.uk. www. weyandarun.co.uk Quiz Night With Dorking Friends of Cancer Research UK Saturday 24th March 7.30pm for 7.45pm start Please join Dorking Friends of Cancer Research UK for a Quiz Night at Oddfellows Hall in support of Cancer Research UK. Fish and chip supper, vegetarian option on request. Bring your own drinks. Tickets £12. Oddfellows Hall, 270 High St, Dorking, RH4 1QT. For tickets call 01306 881364 or 01306 882759 or email dfcancerresearchuk@btinternet.com. Brockham Choral Society Performance Saturday 24th March 7.30pm They will be performing R. Vaughan Williams ‘A Sea

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YOUR COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD • Symphony’ and ‘The Lark Ascending’ with the British Sinfonietta Orchestra in St.Martin's Church, Dorking, RH4 1UX. Conducted by Patrick Barrett. Admission: £12 in advance, £15 on the day, £5 under 25 in full time education. Box Office: Tickets from Pauline Whitehead 01306 881821, Maria Chadwick c/o Michael Frith, 40 South St, Dorking, 01306 882728 or at www.brockhamchoral.org/tickets. Themed Easter Cruises With The Wey & Arun Canal Trust 30th March, 1st and 2nd April 11am, 12 noon and 2pm. Plenty of Easter characters will be on the canal to entertain you – join in the fun! Children will receive a chocolate gift from the Easter Bunny while adults can enjoy the chance to unwind and enjoy the scenery. Tickets cost £10 per person and include refreshments. Booking in advance is advisable. Bookings for all special events and weekend public trips can be made online via the trust website. For enquiries about private charters, volunteering opportunities and membership please call The Wey & Arun Canal Trust Office on 01403 752403 or email office@weyandarun.co.uk. www. weyandarun.co.uk.

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