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Haslemere, Midhurst & Petworth • August 2015

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August is a fairly quiet month as far as Jottings are concerned. So many people are away on holiday that organisers tend to avoid holding their events during this month. However, if you are at home, there is still plenty going on such as Godalming’s Staycation now in its sixth year, and the Amazing Thailand Festival. Please also look at www.vantagepointmagco.uk for other events happening in our other areas as all our Jottings are online. Whether you’re going away or staying at home, have a lovely month, hopefully in warm sunshine!

Sunday 2nd August. Hindhead-Thursley-Bowlhead Green 9 miles. Start: 10am at Devil’s Punchbowl NT Car Park, GR SU890358. (Parking £3 for non-members). Lifts: 9.40am; Wednesday 5th August. Tilford. Start: 7pm at Stockbridge Car Park, Tilford, GR SU874429. Lifts 6.30pm; Tuesday 18th August. Puttenham. Start 10am at. Cutt Mill, Suffield Lane Top Car Park. GR SU921461. Lifts are from the car park in the Midhurst Road in Liphook – nearest post code: GU30 7TN. They look forward to seeing you on their walks. All information on www.liphookramblers.wordpress.com.

Midhurst Rother College presents ‘This Here is Summer’, an afternoon of music, food and entertainment, on Saturday 1st August. There will be lots of live music from a number of local bands and individuals and all sorts of other entertainment. Refreshments include BBQ, beer tent and ice cream. Gates open at 1pm and the afternoon runs until 6pm. Entry £4, free entry for under 11’s accompanied by an adult. The College is situated in Midhurst GU29 9DT.

Squire’s Garden Centre in Milford is brilliantly proactive when it comes to thinking of things for the kids to do during the summer holidays. They have devised a ‘Create & Grow’ programme for children and their families which runs from Monday 27th July to Sunday 26th August every Monday and Wednesday from 10am-4pm. Children can take part in the following activities: 27th and 29th July Paint a terracotta fish money box (£5). 3rd and 5th August - Plant a butterfly friendly hedgehog basket (£5.50). 10th and 12th August - Paint a pair of pebble animals (£3). 17th and 19th August - Plant and decorate a strawberry pot (£5.50). 24th and 26th August - Create three fun Plant Pals in a pot with cress seeds (£5). Plus there are FREE activities every Monday and Wednesday including Vegetable Maze, Spot the Difference, Wildlife and Nature Word Search, Colouring Competition, Wildlife Hunt. Squire’s have 15 garden centres in the South East - the centres in Vantage Point’s catchment area are Milford, Badshot Lea, Cobham, West Horsley and Woking (activities run on Mondays only at Cobham, West Horsley and Woking).

The Loxwood Joust is the UK’s premiere mediaeval fun day out and takes place at the enchanted Loxwood Meadow on 1st/2nd and 8th/9th August. Each day from 10am to 6pm, the Loxwood Joust’s unrivalled programme of mediaeval revelry guarantees a day out like no other. An all action jousting tournament, daring displays of weaponry, archery and cannon fire are just some of the highlights. You can try your hand at archery, sup fine ales and dine on local organic fayre while your little ones can enjoy their very own Children’s Kingdom. It’s a festival where the Mediaeval Groat is the currency! The Loxwood Joust is located just off the B2133 between Wisborough Green and Loxwood and has ample free parking. Advanced tickets and more information at www.loxwoodjoust.co.uk Liphook & District Ramblers would love you to join them for a lovely summer’s walk. They meet during the week and at weekends. Walks vary from a couple of hours to almost all day. Below, extracts from their August programme:

Guildford Rambling Club is meeting at 10am on Sunday 2nd August at the Punch Bowl café in Hindhead for a 9 mile figure of 8 walk. Visitors are welcome. Details from Chantal on 01483 535971 and at www.guildfordramblingclub.org.uk.

This summer the National Trust is doing more and more to offer visitors of all ages perfect places to play,

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Llamas might not be an unusual sight in Peru, but what about in the Surrey Hills? Viv Micklefield goes trekking with some of the Hambledon herd We attempt to parade in an orderly fashion, but ‘Fidel Castro’ has other ideas and decides to stop to munch on some sweet, juicy grass.

Not that either of us is in any particular hurry because this is a lazy Sunday morning. There’s something peculiarly relaxing about walking beside a six foot tall llama with butterflies flitting above our heads and the sun on our backs.

Flanking Fidel (we’re quickly on first-name terms) are a further four llamas and their novice handlers. Whether adults or children, we are all equally fascinated by these placid creatures, each of whom displays a very individual personality. While Fidel is clearly the head honcho, there’s Surya, at 13 the oldest in our troupe and a llama that likes to lead from the front; Goji who’s one of those given the responsibility of carrying panniers holding today’s picnic lunch; playful and forever hungry Louis, and last, but not least, 10-month-old Dylan on his inaugural trek.

It’s 12 years since Julie Stoneley left a career in IT to start llama trekking in Surrey, after becoming smitten with them whilst holidaying in Devon. Quickly realising that a flat in Guildford wouldn’t provide the ideal base for such a business, she and husband Colin moved to the village of Hambledon, joining the heart of the community as landlords of The Merry 8

Harriers. They currently have a herd of 10, all bar one of ‘the boys’ is out with us today, while the four females are about to give birth to the farm’s first baby llamas, or cria, as they are known.

“Llamas don’t go inside, even when it snows,” says Julie. “They are so insulated by their thick coats that the snow on their backs doesn’t melt.” Having been given the task of brushing our longhaired companions by way of an introduction before the trek started, it’s no surprise to learn how highly prized a fleece is. In fact, as Julie explains, unlike sheep’s wool it contains no lanolin, meaning that llama products are naturally non-allergenic.

Following a few minutes instruction on how to hold the halters and the reassuring words, “we’ve had people from eight to 80 on a trek and they all love it”, we’re soon meandering at a steady pace along quiet country trails.

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shady woodland up to the top of Hambledon Common. While it may not be the Andes, the panoramic views across the Weald to the South Downs are breathtaking, and there’s a shared sense of achievement voiced by the twolegged among us.

Fidel gets a deserved stroke down his elongated neck for good behaviour, but despite the lure of some tasty leaves, he and the rest of the llamas are ready to get moving again.

Heading back towards our chosen picnic spot, Goji’s decision to take a roll in a sandy hollow draws the amused cry of “all that hard work grooming him!”

With the llamas safely tethered – amazingly they drink very little water thanks to getting most of what they need from grazing on vegetation, we finish our delicious picnic with fresh strawberries, washed down with a chilled bottle of Sauvignon Blanc. For the dog walkers that stumble across this motley assembly it must be a curious sight. And guaranteed to stop you in your tracks is Julie’s demonstration of feeding the llamas with carrots left over from lunch. With even the youngest trekkers confidently joining in, the surprisingly velvety-soft mouths make light work of these scraps.

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All too soon it’s time to head for home, with the llamas quickening their steps and easily traversing any branches or tree stumps that cross their path. “They are very agile,” observes Julie, before continuing, “vet’s bills are not too bad as they are pretty tough animals.”

Beasts of burden they may be, but in a relatively short space of time all of us agree, there’s been a real bond forged. And, according to Julie: “In this country, people sometimes keep llamas to guard sheep or to see-off foxes. As these are domestic animals you don’t need a licence.”

Tempting as it may be to rush out and buy one of these beguiling creatures with their long eye-lashes and nosy natures, this is clearly a very contented herd. Perhaps I’ll just have to pay them another visit one day. I wonder if Fidel will remember me.

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Usually it’s one llama shared between two people with a maximum of 18 people on each trek. Prices start at £45 per adult (£23 for children aged 8-13 years) on Wednesday evenings until 9th September. Dates and prices for day treks lasting four to five hours are advertised online and take place throughout the year, including Christmas Day; family tickets (2+2), champagne treks for couples and birthday party treks for 9-14 years are also available.

To book and for enquiries, email: llamalove@ btconnect.co.uk. For more details, visit: www.surrey-hills-llamas.co.uk.

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whatever your age, whether you’re looking for family fun or a relaxing day out. You’ll find natural play areas, picnic spots and quiz trails, as well as activities and events unique to National Trust locations. Don’t forget to try the phenomenally successful children’s challenge, 50 things to do before you’re 11¾ - simple pleasures such as climbing a tree to creating a den and making a daisy chain. Pick up a scrapbook at your local property or download a planner to help you decide where to go - www.nationaltrust.org. uk/visit/london-and-south-east. You can also sign up for 50 things tips and rewards at www.50things.org.uk. The beautiful gardens, parkland and countryside offer plenty of fun for grown-ups too. Many National Trust gardens are at their colourful best in summer with enticing lawns, deckchairs and ice cream kiosks - perfect for picnics and chilling out.

The Midhurst Art Society’s Summer Exhibition is being held at the South Downs National Park Memorial Hall Midhurst from Wednesday 5th to Tuesday 11th August.

Open from 10am to 6pm daily (4pm on 11th). Free admission Liss Archaeology will be digging at the Flying Bull in Rake.

A long weekend of archaeology for all the family will take place in the field behind the pub. The current building dates to the 1920s but there was a pub there previously, built in the 1700s which we believe was located in the vicinity of the current pub car park. So please make a note in your diary for Friday 7th, Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th August. Times are 9am to 4.30pm on each day. They will be

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They hope to dig a test pit on the Friday and on Saturday and Sunday they will be opening a larger trench where the geophysics identifies where there may be interesting targets. They will have an exhibition of finds from their Romano British dig at Colemore, and there will be a children’s test pit and activities for children such as ‘Sort the Finds Tray’ and ‘Pot Reconstruction’. If anyone has any information about the history of the pub, they would love to hear from them. Everyone is welcome and remember Liss Archaeology welcomes new members.

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accoutrements. If you really enjoy authentic Indian food, this forthcoming special community event will be irresistible! Haslemere Methodist Church at Lion Green, Weyhill, presents an ‘Indian Experience’ evening on Saturday 8th August, with a 6.30 pm starting time.

Wonderful Indian food and entertainment will be offered at £12 per head (early-bird rate of £10 until 2nd August). Get tickets soon from the church’s Open Door Coffee Lounge from 10am to 12noon on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday or phone 07977 192142 or email hmcevents@ hotmail.com. Invite your friends and dress in your brightest colours for this event. Have fun and enjoy the curry.

Following the W.I’s 100 year anniversary celebrations, Bramshott WI would like to extend a very warm welcome to everyone at their Annual Summer Event. There will be cream teas, bring and buy, raffle, lots of chat and more. It’s at The Church Centre Liphook on Monday 10th August from 2-4 pm. For more information, call Christine Weller 01428 712593.

There are Gardener’s Workshops at Woolbeding Gardens on Friday 14th August from 10.30am - 12.30pm. £16 per ticket, including entrance fee. Join the garden team for this practical look at shrub selection and professional advice on the care and healthy maintenance of plants. The workshop includes a walk around Woolbeding Gardens looking at pruning for shape, flower and habit. It also includes hints on selecting tools for shrub care. For more information, see, www.nationaltrust.org.uk/woolbeding-gardens.

People over 60, who would like to learn more about using and managing computers, can literally ‘drop in’ to The Orchard Club at the popular Haslewey Community Centre opposite Lion Green, every Friday from 10 to 11.30am and enjoy easy to manage computer tutorials for only £3 a session; there’s no need to book in advance.

Friendly, cheerful and helpful, these sessions are hosted

by Haslewey’s regular computer tutor, Fiona Hewkin of Haslemere Computer Training and David Laver, an Orchard Club volunteer. These convenient sessions are ideal for people of a certain age who want to make the most of their computers, phones and tablets, but don’t necessarily know how or where to begin. To find out more, contact The Orchard Club on 01428 658 190 or email Hilary at manager@orchardclub.org.uk Computers are provided or, if preferred, you can bring in your own laptop!

The Weald & Downland Open Air Museum is holding a traditional Steam Festival on Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th August, with full-size and model steam engines on display and working around the Museum’s 40-acre site, which is set in the South Downs National Park. There will be full-size steam engines, commercial vehicles, military vehicles, miniature steam engines, narrow gauge railways on which you can have rides, model boats, and classic cars.

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We take a look at the 20th Chilli Fiesta at West Dean which runs from the 7th-9th August Humble beginnings The award-winning Chilli Fiesta began in 1995 as a modest, oneday celebration of the colourful chillies grown in the thirteen historic Victorian glasshouses at West Dean Gardens. One of the biggest and original chilli festivals in the UK, it has grown from small beginnings to become something of a national treasure.

22,000 people who come to enjoy the full three-day programme of live music, food and entertainment. Chilli Fiesta is a family friendly summer festival with many people choosing to camp for the weekend with family and friends in the spectacular grounds of the estate.

“Chilli Fiesta began as a small event twenty years ago and has grown to become one of the UK’s original and largest chilli events,” says Sarah Wain, West Dean Gardens’ chilli expert. “It’s the unique mix of visitors who come to listen to live Latin music and celebrate all things chilli and, of course, see our amazing range of 250 varieties of chillies, that makes Chilli Fiesta special.”

This year the Chilli Fiesta celebrates 20 years and will feature a firework spectacular on Saturday night as part of the weekend festival.

Hotting up at Chilli Fiesta Chilli Fiesta takes place over a three day weekend and offers a full programme of hot Latin The original Chilli Fiesta and salsa music and entertainment, good food Set in the heart of the beautiful South Downs National Park with and drink (featuring many local suppliers), the backdrop of the historic flint-faced Grade II* listed West dancing, celebrity cookery demos, gardening Dean House, the festival tips from horticulturhas grown substantially “West Dean knows how to put on a good show and you al experts, a marketsince it began. It is one of can see things growing and learn so much about how place offering chilli-rethe original and most pop- to cultivate your own. The place is quietly becoming a lated foods and gifts, ular chilli festivals in the children’s activities, a national institution. You should see it.” The Times.

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family camping in a safe environment in the spectacular grounds of the estate. If putting up a tent is not your thing, you can try Glamping. (Dogs are welcome too on a short lead.)

Line-up on stage This year’s exciting line-up of live entertainment includes Groupo Lokito, The Fontanas, charismatic singer and musician, Jesus Cutino and his band Son de Cuba and Brazilian/Latin group Sambossa. Several bands will be making their debut this year including Levi Roots, who will not only be bringing his culinary expertise to the cookery theatre but also leading his band on the main stage. Also making their first appearance at Chilli Fiesta are Tom & Ash, Adriana, Quinto, Lokandes, The Voodoo Love Orchestra, the famous Gypsy King Tribute Band, Bamboleo, and Elisangela, plus local bands Ed Goodale and Steel Strum. The popular Mariachi Tequila Band, will be spending the day amongst the crowds getting them into the Latin groove.

Cookery Theatre In the cookery theatre popular Sussex cook and food writer, Rosemary Moon, will be hosting a series of food demonstrations where you can learn top tips and sample delicious chilli delights.

Rosemary will be joined over the weekend by Malcolm Riley, The African Chef (Saturday) and Petworth bakery specialist, Danish-born Master Baker, Troels Bendix. Levi Roots, who appeared on Dragon’s Den in 2007 and secured investment in his Reggae Reggae Sauce, will be giving demonstrations in the cookery theatre on Sunday, making his famous Home Style Jerk Chicken Wings and his Hot and Fruity Caribbean Coleslaw. Also joining Rosemary will be food, drink and travel writer, Andy Lynes, chatting about his new book ‘How to be a Chilli Head’.

Fun for all the family The popular Vintage Steam Fun Fair returns to Chilli Fiesta this year. There are activities for children including face painting, Punch and Judy shows, rock school workshops and new for this year, The Great Chilli Throwing contest for younger festival-goers, and older ones too! Antonio the Tambourine Juggler will entertain children and adults alike on the main stage.

Pick up chilli growing tips from the experts West Dean Garden’s very own chilli expert, Sarah Wain, will be dispensing chilli-growing advice during the fiesta. Joining Sarah each day in the gardening theatre will be gardening experts from Simpson Seeds (Friday), Hot Headz (Saturday) and Sea Spring Seeds (Sunday) reminiscing about their first ever Chilli Fiesta in 1995. Visitors will be able to explore the award-winning walled garden over the three-day weekend and see around 250 chilli va August 2015

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Sarah Wain’s Chilli Ice Cream

Ingredients: 1 ripe mango Vanilla ice cream (homemade or your favourite brand) I habanero chilli

Chilli growing tip “Remember to feed chilli plants regularly, initially with seaweed extract to initiate root development. Then use a balanced fertiliser after the first potting and after the final pot or when flowers and fruits start to appear, change to a fertiliser high in potassium (such as a tomato feed).”

Sarah Wain, West Dean Gardens Supervisor.

Method: 1. Remove the ice cream from the freezer before you begin, to allow it to soften a little.

2. Peel the mango, remove the stone and mash the flesh well.

3. Finely chop the habanero chilli, after scraping out the seeds. Combine the chopped chilli with the mango.

4. Mix the mango and chilli mixture into the slightly softened ice cream and return immediately to the freezer. Re-freeze. Serve.

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West Dean Gardens, near Chichester, West Sussex, PO18 0RX www.westdean.org.uk/chilli

A huge amount of work over the last two decades has gone into making the 90 acres of gardens and arboretum at West Dean a showcase of horticultural variety and quality to inspire any gardener throughout the seasons. Visitors to Chilli Fiesta can also enjoy the award-winning sunken garden, spring, wild and woodland gardens, St. Roche’s Aboretum, walled garden orchards and the kitchen garden.

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Chilli Fiesta is not only a celebration of the fiery chilli but also of the British summer, come rain or shine.

“Despite the stormy weather on Friday and Sunday last year visitors continued to stream through the gates, dancing and enjoying the live music in the rain.” says Sam Moore, West Dean’s Public Events Manager. “It shows just how determined people are to enjoy their favourite chilli festival.”

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Friday Day Ticket: Adult £12 Child £1.00 Saturday Day Ticket: Adult £14.50 Child £1.00 Sunday Day Ticket: Adult £12.00 Child £1.00 3-day pass with camping: Adult from £95 Child £36, early booking for camping advised) Group bookings - for groups 10 or more please call 01243 818221.

Book online at www.westdean.org.uk/chilli Note: Produce Stalls close at 6pm. Main Stage music finishes at 9pm on Fri and Sat eve, 6pm on Sunday. Paradiso Latino Cabaret Tent is open until 11pm Fri and Sat eve and 9pm Sunday. Only food stalls and bars around the central stage area will be open after 6pm.

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be open, plus there are indoor seating and outdoor picnic areas. Dogs on short leads are welcome and there is ample free parking. Find out more at www.wealddown.co.uk.

On Sunday 16th August from 2 -7 pm at Tillington Cricket Ground, there’s a Medieval Fair celebrating 800 years of Magna Carta. It should be a joyous occasion, full of merriment and laughter. Everyone can participate, be it jousting on bicycles, an epic tug of war, dog racing, testing your strength at archery, turnip shy, or the potter’s wheel.

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Do your kids have a passion for dance, drama and singing?

Are they keen to work backstage on sound and lighting design? If so, join Guildford Theatre School as they stage a musical adaptation of The Wizard of Oz in just two weeks! Now in its 8th year, the Guildford Summer Youth Project 2015 at G Live consists of two summer courses (performance or technical), ideal for ages 8-18, followed by two performances. From 17th – 29th August your children will learn new skills, make new friends and have fun as they work with professional theatre practitioners to produce the shows. They’ll learn the lines, tread the boards and master the dance routines of this family classic. The performers’ course is perfect for those aged 8-18, who love acting,

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singing and dancing or who want to have fun during the summer holidays. The cost is £300. If your kids are keen to get hands-on experience of working backstage at a theatre, the technical course is just the ticket! From 24th – 29th August your children will work with a professional team to design the set, build the props, create the special effects, and operate the sound and lights for the Wizard of Oz performances. This one week course is £120. The workshops culminate in performances of The Wizard of Oz on Friday 28th August at 7pm and Saturday 29th August at 2pm. Both shows will be open to friends, family and the general public, and will give students the chance to perform on G Live’s main stage!

On Tuesday 18th August the monthly meeting of Midhurst U3A will focus on Medieval Food and the speaker will be Alan Stainsby. Allan speaks about Medieval food, in particular at Bodiam Castle.

He describes how the kitchens and halls work and gives menus from 1300 to the Tudors, explaining how life changed over that period. He has copies of sample menus of the time which he hands to his audience for discussion and comment. Intrigued ? – Then do go along and find out more. The meeting starts at 2.30pm in the Methodist Church Hall in North Street, Midhurst. All are welcome – members pay £2 and £3 for guests, including tea/coffee and biscuits, available from 2.15pm. For further details of membership and events contact the membership secretary on 01730 813374.

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This summer The Lord Chamberlain’s Men will perform in the beautiful surroundings of the Pleasure Grounds at Petworth House & Park. This award-wining company will perform on Friday 21st August their magical production of Twelfth Night, a brand new action packed production of Shakespeare’s greatest romantic comedy, a story of love, loss, confusion and ultimately a joyous happy ending. For the past decade the company have brought their own special brand of authentic, exhilarating and engaging productions to the UK‘s most historically important and visually stunning venues and this year’s production of Twelfth Night will be no different. Be sure to catch this brilliant all male company perform Shakespeare as it would have been, in the open air, in full Elizabethan costume and with traditional music and dance. This is undoubtedly one of the hottest tickets of the summer! (Just hope it’s a hot evening!) Adults £16 Children £10. Tickets can be purchased via www.nationaltrust.org.uk/petworth or by contacting the box office on 0844 2491895.

The Fintry Trust in Brook, Godalming have, at the time of writing, just two non-residential places left on their retreat entitled “Sacred Marriage” led by renowned speaker and author Anne Baring. The event runs from Friday 28th – Sunday 30th August. The non-residential price is £176, and includes a harp concert on the Saturday evening and all meals. The meals will be vegetarian and home cooked using produce from their garden where possible. There will be time to wander in the beautiful grounds and absorb the peaceful atmosphere of Fintry. For information/bookings

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Wings & Wheels are introducing a NEW second Stunt Zone to the Wheels Zone on Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th August. Visitors can expect some thrilling and unique entertainment throughout the day from the sensational ‘Savage Skills’ who are headlining the Zone with their Anti Gravity Show four times a day. Visitors can also enjoy the world famous Red Arrows, RAF Eurofighter Typhoon, RAF Eurofighter Typhoon and Spitfire (Synchro Pair), Vulcan, Chinook, The Blades and a host of other modern and historic aircraft during the five hour flying displays. For four and two wheeled fans, supercars and classic and vintage icons put on an awe inspiring display of power and speed on the Top Gear track in a two hour auto spectacular from Brooklands Museum. The show also includes over 25 fixedprice catering outlets, 2 bars, hospitality facilities, free onsite parking, public camping, lost children point, disabled access, informative show commentary, opportunities to meet the pilots, official show merchandise and grandstand seating. Tickets start from £22 for adults, £50 for a family (2 adults and 3 children aged 5 – 15yrs), £7 for children aged between 5 and 15yrs and under 5s are free. Hospitality packages start from £150 per person, weekend passes, grandstand tickets and camping are also available. For more information visit www.wingsandwheels.net or to book standard tickets call 08712 305 572.

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On Saturday 29th August at 7.30pm, as part of the ‘Madhurst’ Festival, St Peter’s Church, Lodsworth will be hosting; ‘An Evening at the Cabaret,’ featuring the international Mezzo Soprano Frances Bourne and the Accompanist Olivia Travers. An evening of light classical song from the 1930’s and 40’s including works by Benjamin Britten, Kurt Weill and the great French ‘Chansonistes’ of the period. Tickets; Adults £15 (to include a glass of wine), 16 and under £10, available from Lodsworth Larder 01798 861947.

Woodgate will give a talk on Marc Chagall’s Poetic Vision.

Chagall’s style had a childlike innocence about it while incorporating elements of avant-guard movements such as Cubism and Expressionism, to produce powerful images.

The lecture is followed on Monday 24th September by a visit to see twelve Chagall windows at All Saints Church, Tudeley in Kent. Meetings are held in Fittleworth Village Hall at 2pm and coffee is available from 1.20pm. For membership details contact Beth Dugan on 01730 815339.

Visitors are welcome for a fee of £5.

Organic September is organised by the Soil Association. The Soil Association was founded in 1946 by farmers, scientists, doctors and nutritionists to promote the connection between the health of the soil, food, animals, people and the environment. Today the Soil Association is the UK’s leading membership charity campaigning for healthy, humane and sustainable food, farming and land use.

This September, the Soil Association is launching the biggest ever Organic September, the UK’s celebration of all things organic. With more people looking for healthy, ethical and local food, Organic September makes it even easier to eat and live well - with inspiring tips and recipes using good ingredients. Swapping to organic food has huge benefits for people, animal welfare and the environment.

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Local Charity GUTS Fighting Bowel Cancer has organised a private, guided tour of the state rooms of Buckingham Palace with highlights of the palace gardens. The event takes place on Friday 4th September and includes coach travel from Guildford Rugby Club, with refreshments served at the club prior to departure. The state rooms are furnished with many of the greatest treasures from the Royal Collection, including paintings by Van Dyck and Canaletto, sculpture by Canova, exquisite pieces of Sevres porcelain, and some of the finest English and French furniture in the world. Tickets are £60 and available to purchase online at www.gutsfbc.co.uk/events or call 01483 408316. All profits from the event will support the charity’s work, which aims to improve bowel cancer survival rates through better screening and treatment, and by raising awareness of the disease.

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From residential to full nursing care, respite to convalescence, the highest standards of medical and nursing care are administered by a team of highly trained Nursing Sisters and professional Care Staff, providing 24 hour first class care.

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Choosing a care home or home care

by Penny Kitchen

Many of us will be faced at some time with the need to choose a care home, whether for ourselves or an elderly relative. There is so much to say about what to look for to ensure you make a good decision that books have been written on the subject and sound advice and information is plentiful on the internet.

Yet still people make poor choices and grim stories of neglect and abuse make the headlines. Yet the situation is far from being all doom and gloom. Many people are far happier in good residential care than isolated at home.

Don’t think that a care home or nursing home is the only option. Ask for a local authority ‘community care assessment’ which is free of charge and might conclude that a nursing home isn’t required. Perhaps home care, with appropriate equipment and help, would be preferable.

In cases where you or your relative has a specific health condition, an essential source of advice is one of the specialist charities: for example, the Stroke Association, the Parkinson Disease Society, the Alzheimer’s Society, all of whom will be able to give pertinent advice on what to look for in residential and nursing care for this particular condition.

Health concerns Once you have drawn up a potential shortlist of establishments to visit, first check by phone to find out what each one can offer. For example, are there good links with outside professionals such as chiropodists? How much will dental care cost?

By starting your search close to home, you should be able to keep your own GP. Only be persuaded to switch to another If possible, give yourself plenty of time to do one of the home’s choosing if you are sure you will get better your research and start with the vast amount care. Ask what the home does to prevent the spread of miPilgrim Wood_Layout 1 14/10/2013 16:05 Page 1 of free information compiled by organisations nor infections such as coughs and colds and also the hygiene such as Age UK (www.ageuk.org.uk) and Coun- practices used to reduce the possible spread of the far more

Pilgrim Wood is an elegant, 1920s country house situated in three acres of grounds in an area of outstanding natural beauty close to the North Downs Way. Our elevated position provides remarkable views of the surrounding countryside, yet we are conveniently located only two miles from the centre of Guildford.

Registered and compliant with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) for 35 residents over the age of 65 years, we provide long term residential care as well as respite and convalescent care in an individual, family run home.

We encourage our residents to partake in an active and varied lifestyle, including festive and social events, regular outings, and a daily program of group activities.

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serious ‘superbugs’ such as MRSA – a killer in the elderly.

Are there lots of activities for the residents?

There is nothing more depressing than a lounge full of bored and listless elderly people. One organised activity a day such as craft, exercise or singing is the minimum you should expect. Ask also about staff qualifications. Half of the home’s care assistants should have achieved the basic qualification of NVQ level. Ask how often the home employs agency staff. Finally, ask if it is possible to have a trial period of a few weeks before making a commitment.

Day to day Some crucial aspects of the homes you will only be able to grasp from a visit or visits.

Do the care home managers succeed in combining the benefits of hospital with a homely atmosphere? Would you find this establishment homely? Living a happy and engaged life is important whatever your age.

In the section of her website called Choosing and Living in a Care Home, campaigner for older people, Marion Shoard, says: “Clearly, the numbers and type of staff and their training is particularly important. Effective

care requires trained staff who have sufficient time to carry out their tasks properly and to chat to residents and help them feel at home.” She advises people to ask if they can visit several times, at different times of the day, to just sit quietly and observe the interaction between residents and staff.

You should be shown the room you are being offered, so ask: Is it quiet at night? Can you bring your own furniture? Can you have your own telephone? Write a list of questions and write down the answers. When you’ve seen several homes, it is easy to forget details.

Care in your own home Most of us would probably prefer to remain in our own homes, with an appropriate amount of help from visiting care and health professionals. In many cases, this will be a less expensive option than residential care.

One excellent website is www.myageingparent.com which has an entire section dealing with home care – health aspects and carer assessments, home safety, using technology such as alarms, skype and the internet for shopping, adaptations for the home and, of course, choosing a care agency.

Print off the list of important questions to ask prospective home care providers.

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It’s a Fun Run with a difference – at every kilometre mark along the 5k route, participants are showered in colourful powder paint, symbolising the colour which Phyllis Tuckwell brings to the lives of its patients and their relatives. The event is open to everyone aged five upwards but, even though the paint is completely harmless, the charity advises that it will be noisy, messy, and may be overwhelming for younger children. The event was launched last year and over 800 people took part, raising an amazing £41,500 for the Hospice Care charity, which supports patients and relatives facing a serious progressive illness, such as cancer or motor neurone disease. To secure your place now, visit www.pth.org.uk or call 01252 729446.

Witley Pantomime Company needs you! Do you like to act and sing? Perhaps backstage is more your thing?

Then go along and join the fun - there’s something for everyone. They welcome performers and crew of all ages (minimum age 9 years old). Rehearsals for ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ begin at 7.30pm on Monday 7th September at the Chichester Hall, Witley so if you want to join in the fun just pop along. They’d love to see you there - Oh, yes they would!!

RHS Ambassador Mary Berry will open this year’s annual flower show at The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Garden Wisley, in Surrey. The spectacular six-day flower festival (8th – 13th September) offers visitors the chance to enjoy a profusion of plants and flowers, seek the best gardening advice and explore the garden in its late summer glory.

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The Unattached Group (T-U-G) is enjoying a summer packed with events including a river trip, sailing day, BBQs, a visit to BBC London and their annual Summer Party, as well as the usual theatre trips, meals and social evenings. T-U-G is a Surrey/Hampshire based group of about 80 single people who enjoy times together including a weekly pub meet and chat night. A variety of activities are currently being planned for late summer and the autumn.

New members would be most welcome and information can be obtained at www.theunattachedgroup.co.uk or Maggie on 07855 008897.

If you missed it the first time the Fernhurst Centre is running the new course: An Introduction to Researching Family History for a second time: Learn and practise how best to use the resources on the internet to research your family history in this 2 week course. The course is designed to introduce new knowledge over the two weeks.

Both sessions will introduce new resources and techniques and will also involve practical student exercises using the computers provided. Some class time will be allocated to students’ own research, with the tutor providing assistance when difficulties are encountered. Two x 2 hour sessions on Thursday 10th and 17th September from 2.30 - 4.30 pm at £20. Details for other courses are on the website www.fernhurstcentre.org.uk and places must be booked in advance either on 01428 641931 or email them at ferncent@gmail.com. Lots of free parking at the rear of the Centre.

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Haslemere Yoga Teacher, Anna Lewis is organising a fund raising End of Summer Barbeque at The Rising Sun in Milland on Saturday 12th September from 3 to 7pm, in aid of Giving Africa – a charity dedicated to providing education to children and communities in the village of Burkina Faso in West Africa. Anna has already raised £800 for Giving Africa, having recently taken part in a charity 13k half marathon and will be personally travelling to Burkina Faso in November to take out all the monies raised. Lots of fun with a live band, bouncy castle, face painting and prize winning raffle and the ticket price, £10 per adult/£5 per child, include the delicious BBQ and Hog Roast. In addition, there is an opportunity for local businesses to advertise their companies and services for just £50 and give to a great cause at the same time. If you’d like to buy tickets in advance or advertise at the event, please call Anna on 07738 269496. Tickets are also available to purchase on the day.

Thanks to extra funding, the highly successful Brighter Futures course at Haslemere’s Haslewey Community Centre, designed to empower people currently unemployed back into the workplace, is to be repeated for a fourth time in early September. Brighter Futures is absolutely free of charge to residents of Haslemere & District and funds are also available for child care if needed. A warm welcome, a complimentary light lunch and refreshments are also provided. This amazing six week programme of specialist courses, held from 10am to 2pm every Monday, has already achieved outstanding results

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with people of all ages and stages in life. For more details contact Haslewey Manager, Kerry Morren-Jeffs on 01428 648716 or email her at haslewey@haslemere.com. Hurry, places are limited!

Reflexology Comes To Haslewey. Debbie Bowyer, ITEC MAR, will be offering Reflexology every Friday afternoon in the Haslewey treatment room - £25 per session. This gentle, relaxing and rejuvenating treatment can help achieve relief from muscular pain, backache, digestive disorders, sinus problems, headaches, depression, stress, tension low energy and much more. Call Debbie on 07863 115984 to book your appointment - and give your feet a weekend treat!

The Midhurst Garden Club does not have a meeting in August. Details of the September meeting on Monday 14th will be in the next issue. If you would like details about the Club please contact the secretary, Denise Skinner on 01730 814194 or at askinner3@sky.com Liphook Women’s Institute (WI) is continuing to enjoy a packed programme of talks and has been enjoying the WI Centenary Anniversary Year of events with a commemorative tree planted on the Liphook Millennium Green. Do get in touch if you have been thinking of joining them; they would love to hear from you. Contact Maureen Truss on 01428 723836. They are a friendly group who meet once a month for an evening meeting with a speaker and refreshments. Their varied speakers have been educating

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Top tips for summer pet safety With another heatwave forecast, it is vital to ensure that our dogs and cats are properly cared for in the hot weather. We asked a couple of local vets for some hints and tips: 1. Provide plenty of clean fresh water for all pets in warmer weather.

2. Paddling pools or similar are good for cooling dogs if out side for long periods, an alternative could be a spray from a hose if the dog does not become too excited.

3. Vets have seen a lot of ticks on animals already this summer. If you find a tick on your pet, don’t apply any substances to the tick, simply use a specialist tick hook to remove it. Ticks can carry several diseases which could affect your pet, so it’s best to use a product that repels ticks to prevent them biting in the first place.

4. Never leave any pet in a car on warm days even for a few minutes (even with the windows open); the inside of a car can get to very high temperature in a short period.

5. Trim excess hair – get them groomed!

6. Keep an eye on your pet for any signs of heat exhaustion or sunstroke including excessive panting, drooling, convulsions, collapse and shock. If your pet shows any of these signs, get them out of the heat, shower them with cool (not cold) water, wrap them in wet towels and take them straight to the vet.

7. Do not over-exercise animals on hot days - take them out at the coolest parts of the day e.g. early morning/late evening.

8. Take special care with brachycephalic breeds i.e. bulldogs/ pugs/French bulldogs – these are prone to overheating .

9. Take water with you if going out for the day with your dog – if going to the beach it is important not to let your dog drink salt water as they can get salt intoxication.

10. It is useful to keep water in your car for emergencies but make sure you use a thermos flask in summer to keep the water cool.

11. Use sunscreen for animals with white fur. Common places to get sunburn are tips of ears in white cats, top of nose in dogs with white fur.

12. Dogs can burn their paws on hot pavements so walk them during the cooler times of the day. A good test is to hold the back of your hand on the pavement – if you can’t hold it there for 5 seconds or more it is too hot to walk your dog on.

13. If you are taking your dog to the beach, check tide times first. Not all dogs can naturally swim so they could quickly get out of their depth. The hot grains of sand and salt in the sea can also damage their paws so wash them thoroughly when you get home.

14. Grass seeds are common foreign bodies that can cause discomfort, particularly in ears and feet, which are picked up when exercising outside or on a walk.

Avoid walking in long grass during the peak summer months of June to August and check your dog’s paws after every walk for lurking grass seeds. Seek early veterinary advice if your dog starts licking its paw or has a small hole between its toes.

15. Try freezing your dog’s dinner into ice lollies by mixing their food with some water in a cup and putting it in the freezer for a couple of hours. Remove the cup before giving it to your dog.

16. Kennel cough is a separate vaccination for dogs. It isn’t always a requirement when your dog goes into kennels, but it is recommended.

Battersea Dogs and Cats Home has a Summer Proof Fun (SPF) guide on its website. It is a four-step process where pet owners can answer a series of questions to reveal their pet’s SPF score based on coat colour, coat type, length of the animal’s nose and age to determine either a low, medium or high susceptibility.

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THAILAND comes to milford The 10th Amazing Thailand Festival returns to Secretts at Milford Thailand returns to Milford this August Bank Holiday, when the 10th Amazing Thailand Festival takes place at Secretts Farm. The first festival was held in 1998 and is now a firm favourite on the summer events calendar. It takes place on Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th August from 11am to 6pm and on Monday 31st August from 11am to 8pm.

The Festival is presented by The Mudita Trust, a UK registered charity. Proceeds from the festival are used by the charity to help support the education of abused, distressed and underprivileged children from some of Thailand’s poorest areas, who may be otherwise exploited in the sex industry in the big cities and tourist spots.

The theme for this year’s festival is Songkran (Thai New Year).

Visitors will be sprinkled with water as they enter the festival, which will be full of colour and decorations, to symbolise the celebrations that take place in Thailand each April.

East meets west for three days, as the rolling landscape around the lakes at Secretts is transformed into a bustling Thai street market. Savour the aromas of oriental spices as Thai restaurants cook a mouth-watering choice of authentic Thai dishes.

Street stalls will be selling Thai silks, handicrafts, spices, jewellery, clothing, wood carvings and so much more! Visitors will be treated to glittering displays of Thai classical and folk dancing and a variety of live music. New for 2015 will be special Thai martial arts demonstrations from several Thai Boxing camps, to honour Nai Khanom Tom, the father of Muay Thai (Thai Boxing).

Relax with an ice cold Thai beer, a refreshing soft drink or maybe a cup of tea, as you soak up the atmosphere, the sights, sounds and smells of Thailand, The Land of Smiles.

On site travel companies will tempt you with offers and promotions available only at the festival, so it’s a great opportunity to think about a trip to Thailand. If you need to take a break - treat yourself to a relaxing Thai massage or spend moments of quiet reflexion with Buddhist monks.

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All the family are well catered for with fairground attractions and entertainment, farm animals and plenty of refreshments. There are craft workshops where children can paint Thai umbrellas and fans or make their very own flower float (krathong) to take part in the closing ceremony (Loy Krathong) on Bank Holiday Monday.

Loy Krathong is celebrated in Thailand each November. People float krathongs (flower floats) in rivers and lakes to symbolise the passing of the previous year’s sadness and to bring happiness for the future. Visitors can buy a krathong to join in with the ceremony and children can float their own creations made in the craft workshops.

Entry prices have been held again at £10 per adult with an accompanying child free! Family tickets (2 adults and up to 4 children) are £20 and OAP’s are £9. Babies and toddlers (up to 3 years) free! Don’t forget that each day the entry tickets are entered into a draw for the chance to win two return flights to Thailand!

If you are travelling by car there is plenty of free parking, skilfully marshalled by the Rotary Club of Godalming Woolsack. If you are planning to come by public transport there’s a free mini bus shuttle service from Milford Station. The festival site is near to several bus stops in Milford village. Whatever you are planning for your August Bank Holiday, make sure that a visit to The Amazing Thailand Festival is on your list of things to do. It‘s a wonderful day out for all the family!

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Chris Beardshaw With Beth Otway terraces where adults can sit, seating zones, plenty of raised beds with pergolas for growing fruits and vegetables and flowers up and over, and in. So it becomes the hub of the community really, as a total project, and as I say, this is the floral tile that really is the centrepiece, it’s the attraction. The four paths are a cross-axial version of paths; each of the paths leads off into a different area of the ultimate large-scale garden that we’ll create over in Poplar.

During this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show, I caught up with the award-winning garden designer Chris Beardshaw to find out more about his Gold Medal winning garden, The Morgan Stanley Healthy Cities Garden.

Beth: What’s the most important message that you’d like to come from The Morgan Stanley Healthy Cities garden at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show?

Chris Beardshaw: Well I think that the key thing really is the importance of quality green space in communities, and that’s very much what this garden represents. The initiative that this is a part of, the Morgan Stanley Healthy Cities initiative, is really all about trying to find out what’s working in a community and what’s lacking in a community. In this particular instance, with Poplar in East London, what became apparent was what was lacking was a quality designed green space that had elements of beauty, and floral beauty, and opportunities for people to grow their own fruits and vegetables, to play, roll around on the meadows, and interact with one another and with nature.

This particular garden is a small part of a much larger project. Immediately after the show is finished this garden will be taken to pieces, shipped over to Poplar in East London, where it will be recreated. It will be surrounded by a much larger series of gardens, which includes meadows, soft play areas, mounds of grass that children can roll down and make dens in, 26

We also want to try and reflect Poplar itself and the history of Poplar. As the name suggests, Poplar is derived from Poplar trees. The Poplar community is on the bend in the river Thames, just north of Canary Wharf. It was traditionally a wetland, and on that wetland there were Poplar trees growing: poplar, willows, alders, Acer campestre, which were coppiced. That’s the reason we’ve used these rather grand coppiced Acer campestres in the garden; it’s a reference to Poplar as it was before it was inhabited. The trees were coppiced, the coppiced wood was used in charcoal, and the charcoal was then used in industry, in the growing city of London.

The box hedging is a kind of version of a knot garden really.

We selected that for two reasons: the first is that many of the people who lived originally in and around Poplar worked in and around the docks in the East End of London. This is a project about binding communities together – and of course the obvious reference is, well, how do sailors bind ropes together? So we looked at how they bound ropes of different styles together.

They used a knot, one of the names for which was ‘Friendship knot’. This is a stylised version of the knot that we created in the edges here. They bind it together and it unites the two with ultimate strength. The second reason is that the community that we’ve been working with and talking to, who are the recipients of this garden, were very clear that one of the things that is most emboldening about communities is to create a space which is identifiably theirs – a sort of boundary, if you like, some sort of frame into which the community sits. And so the hedges also perform that function, restraining, binding and defining the community space.

Then of course you’ve got the herbaceous perennials, which are dancing around in the spaces created by the hedges. We deliberately selected a very eclectic mix of flowers, in terms of colours, textures, forms and geographic origins, to reflect the make up of our communities – the fact that our communities, particularly inner city communities, are incredibly diverse.

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have the right framework – the infrastructure in which that diversity sits.

B: I love that! The plants in your garden are exquisite, they are so healthy and are of such quality; have you worked with the independent nurseries who supplied the plants for your garden before?

CB: Yes. I was very keen this time around to go with nurseries who were quite eclectic and quite small scale. So for instance all of the Camassias you see growing in the garden were grown by one lady, who’s a Camassia enthusiast up in Yorkshire, who is looking to get a nursery together to house a national collection of Camassias at Hare Spring Cottage Plants. So they were grown right up in Yorkshire, in really quite hard conditions. We’ve also got a couple of ex-students of mine from Pershore College who now run Todd’s Botanics, Mark and Emma. They grew things like the irises and some of the floral plants like geums and so on. Then I worked with James Chichester down on the south coast to grow many of the remaining herbaceous perennials, and Hilliers Nurseries provided much of the foliage planting. So all sorts of sources to bring about this wide range of plant materials.

B: It’s great that you’ve been able to support and showcase a number of quality independent growers and nurseries at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

CB: I think the nursery industry should be supported; I enjoy working with growers who are really super-enthusiastic about the plants that they grow, so it isn’t just a product, it’s a lifestyle.

I think that should be celebrated. What’s curious is when other designers have been walking around in the build-up to the show, they’ve all been coming along saying, “Where did you get your plants from? They’re not only great quality, but they’re in flower – mine are struggling to get into flower!” I think it is that attention to detail that a small nursery man or woman can afford on those plants that to me, makes the big difference.

B: Apart from your garden, which is your favourite garden at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show?

CB: Dan Pearson’s. I think Dan is the designer and plantsman of his generation. I think he is an extraordinary character, wonderfully talented, fabulously modest about what he does, and he produces some sublime pieces of work. I haven’t inspected it closely but I’ve no doubt this one is as good as anything he’s ever done.

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You can find my full interview, information and photographs from this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show and gardening advice of what you can do in your garden or at your allotment this month at www.pumpkinbeth.com.

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Brunching out Given people’s increasingly hectic lives, brunch is becoming a very popular meal, especially at weekends. After that stolen lie-in, a heavy duty shopping expedition or a morning ferrying children left, right and centre, what could be better than a mouth-watering mid-morning treat?

The word ‘brunch’ first appeared in print in an 1895 Hunter’s Weekly article. In ‘Brunch: A Plea’, British author Guy Beringer suggested an alternative to the heavy, post-church Sunday meals in favour of lighter fare served late in the morning. ‘’Brunch is cheerful, sociable and inciting,’’ Beringer says. ‘’It is talk-compelling. It puts you in a good temper, it makes you satisfied with yourself and your fellow beings, it sweeps away the worries and cobwebs of the week.’’

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Latin Eggs Ingredients 2 eggs Half an avocado 2 English muffins Hollandaise Chimmichurri Chimmichurri: 1 clove of garlic A handful of parsley 2 tbsp sherry vinegar ¼ spanish onion ½ red bell pepper 4 tbsp vegetable oil Pinch of salt 1 tsp Aji Mojido (or other chilli powder) Hollandaise: 3 egg yolks Drop of vinegar 30g unsalted butter Method: • Poach 2 eggs in boiling water with a dash of white wine vinegar • Gently toast the muffins and avocado until slightly coloured • Arrange the muffins on a plate, top with the avocado, followed by the eggs.

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Making the hollandaise: • Whisk egg yolks and vinegar together quickly in a bowl over a pan of boiling water (ideally with a hand whisk) • In a separate pan melt the butter • Once the eggs are beginning to stiffen slowly incorporate the melted butter into the egg mixture until desired consistency.

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FOOD Portobello Mushrooms on Toast Ingredients 5 sliced portabello mushrooms 1 shallot ½ clove garlic Knob of butter Double cream 1 tbsp crème fraîche 1 sprig thyme Handful of parsley Sourdough bread Serves 2/3 Method: • Peel the mushrooms (we recommend Portobello mushrooms for the great flavour) • Chop them into slices (approx 1cm wide) • Thinly slice the shallot and the garlic • Melt a knob of butter on a medium heat in a non-stick pan and gently fry the shallots and garlic • Add the mushrooms and toss together until they have

a lovely golden brown colour.

• Don’t over cook the mushrooms – add a glug of double cream until it bubbles and then take off the heat and stir in a tablespoon of crème fraiche.

• Finely chop the thyme leaves and parsley and add to the mushrooms.

• Serve the mushrooms on toasted sourdough – done!

Sweet Potato and Chorizo Hash Ingredients 1 sweet potato Olive oil Salt and pepper 75g chorizo 1 red pepper 1 red onion 1 red chilli 1 tbsp sherry vinegar 1 egg Serves 3/4 Method: • Put the whole sweet potato (pricked with a fork) in foil with a drizzle of olive oil, salt and pepper.

• Cook for 45-60 mins at 180c • Allow to cool (can be done in advance) • Cut the chorizo and whole red pepper (remove seeds) into chunks (approx 2cm) • Finely chop the red onion and red (de-seeded) chilli • Use a cast iron dish, and sauté together the red onions August 2015

and chilli in olive oil • Take skin off the sweet potato and cut into chunks • Add the chorizo, red pepper and sweet potato and cook until sizzling!

• Add the sherry vinegar, mix well and make a well in the middle to crack the egg in.

• Put in the oven for 4-6 mins depending on how runny you like the yolk!

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Potash Farm is a 6 acre farm with almost 500 original and 500 newly planted trees and it’s the only farm to have full Soil Association organic status for cobnut production in the UK. When you are next in their fruit and veg section, do pick up some nuts or take a cobnut tree home with you to pick your own.

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Waverley’s community transport charity is in search of a new chairman to step into the driving seat to steer it through an exciting period of growth and development.

Hoppa Community Transport runs a fleet of accessible minibuses across the borough for people who live in rurally isolated areas who cannot access public transport or have reduced mobility. The current chairman Andrew Carrington is stepping down after 11 years of devoted service to the organisation. Thanks to the organisation many in the local community benefit from greater independence and social interaction. The organisation needs a strong and charismatic individual who can think and operate strategically, helping the staff deliver a commercial strategy to fund their important charitable goal of ensuring that no one in the borough has to experience isolation. Many of their customers see them as a lifeline. If you think you can lead an organisation like this please get in contact with Hoppa Community Transport, Unit 8, Towergate Business Centre, Coopers Place, Combe Lane, Wormley, Surrey GU8 5SZ. Tel 01428 681701

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National Trust gardens are at their peak during the summer months, with striking colours, scents and relaxing spaces to take in the view. Take some time out and enjoy scented rose gardens, striking summer borders and kitchen gardens bursting with ornamental fruit and vegetables. Each and every visit to a National Trust place helps support the charity’s work caring for special places for future generations. To mention a few, there’s Claremont Landscape Garden, near Esher, Hatchlands Park, near Guildford, Polesden Lacey, near Dorking, Petworth Park and Winkworth Arboretum, near Godalming. Just ‘Google’

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The first Haslemere Walking Festival takes place this year from Friday 25th to Sunday 27th September. The festival, inspired by Haslemere becoming the first Walkers are Welcome town in Surrey, is a series of walks during the weekend which celebrate and encourage walking in our beautiful and historic town. The festival offers a collection of varied and rewarding walks during the weekend for all tastes, ages and abilities – easy, difficult, long and short there is something for everyone! So with your walking boots at the ready, get out and enjoy the great outdoors and join others for a walk to celebrate and encourage walking in and around our beautiful historic town. www. haslemere.com/vic. Phone Enquiries: 01428 645425 Email: haslemerevisitor@haslemere.com

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It takes place on Saturday 19th September, starting at Arundel Castle, Arundel at 7am. Distance: 35km (around 8-9 hours) or 12km (around 2-3 hours) You can choose to complete either length depending on your ability and aspirations. Finish: Devils Dyke, nr Brighton (or Kithurst Hill for those doing the shorter walk) Registration fee: £30 (Under 16’s accompanied by an adult £10). To Register go to www.bit.ly/A2BWalk or call 01403 788994 or email mytime@patadventures.com. The entry fee covers the cost of organising and running the event on the day as well as your well- deserved celebratory meal at the end, which means that the sponsorship money you raise will go directly towards the work of the Dame Vera Lynn Trust.

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They have additional sections within their institute, actively involved in craft, scrabble, play reading and lunch meetings along with outings for members. This year they have enjoyed visiting such places as the Hawk Conservancy, the Equine Hospital and many spectacular gardens. If this appeals to you, why not go along? Meetings take place on the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 7.30pm at the Liphook Village Hall, just off The Square in Liphook GU30 7NP. Their next two meetings are on 16th September and 21st October.

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Shottermill to Marley Common This is a great walk to do with the children, and dad will be happy as it starts and ends at a pub! It takes in ancient beech woodland, perfect hide-and-seek territory, and a chestnut coppice that’s an ideal den-building spot. You may also catch a glimpse of fish in the millpond, and a wooden bridge offers the perfect place for a game of Pooh Sticks. With all the fun things to do on the way, you may not notice how far you’ve walked. This walk is taken from www.nationaltrust.org.uk with kind permission.

The walk 1. From the pub, cross the road and set off uphill towards the roundabout and the Shottermill Ponds.

2. Take the tarmac path to Camelsdale. You’ll pass a recreation ground on your left before arriving at Cee Gees corner shop. This is a good opportunity to pick up some water for your walk, and the best place to cross the road. Once across the road, follow the pavement until you pass the Unique Gifts and Crafts shop. Take the first signpost on your right directly after the shop.

3. Walk uphill along a narrow sunken ride with the towering avenue of beech trees on your left. Continue uphill past another PF arrow and a property to your right. Ignoring both right forks, continue to a gate with the number 4 painted on it. You’re now entering the grazed area, please keep dogs under close control. This woodland edge has plenty of standing dead wood and you can often hear the drumming of woodpeckers here. From the gate continue straight on until you merge with a larger

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4. Continue along the main path heading to the open heath. This area is a heathland habitat populated in the summer by woodlarks, warblers, reptiles, and many specialised insects. Gorse is in flower every month of the year - try rubbing some of the flowers between your fingers, many people detect the scent of coconut. Keep going along the path until you arrive at a meeting of several paths with a recently planted tree to your left and the car park visible to your right.

5. Continue straight ahead, taking the path that bears slightly to the right ahead of you. The path is joined from the right by another, then you bear left. After about 75 yards (70m) go right at a small crossroads, heading out of the grazed area through a gate. There is a house on your left, you cross its small tarmac lane. After about 60 yards (55m) bear right towards the main road, to your right you’ll see a small car park and a National Trust omega sign. Turn left for 22 yards (20m), then take the PF to your right.

6. This path drops downhill for quite some distance through a narrow gully. Take care as it may be unstable underfoot and slippery. Follow the first PF sign you see to the right and continue west, downhill and over a fallen tree. Carry on until the next finger post, where you fork right down to the millpond. Drop down to your left and look for sticklebacks in the tantalising depths before crossing over a small wooden footbridge.

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is the cool shade of the holly and mixed woodland, here the coppiced vigour of the sweet chestnut supersedes.

These chestnut woods are a delight throughout the year, but particularly so in spring and summer. Bluebells, wood anemones, cow wheat and germander speedwell abound; male ferns and hard ferns fringe the path. This is a peaceful area of woodland, the silence punctuated only by the high pitched long-tailed tit and the creak and clack of the growing chestnut stems, stirred by the breeze. This beauty is a result of the tradition of intensive woodland management by coppicing - the regular cutting of stems on a 10 to 20 year rotation.

8. Ignoring the path which crosses from left to right continue straight on. Foxgloves dominate the open area of coppiced woodland and butterflies such as the silver-washed fritillary frequent the sunny glades. Alder, which is often used to produce charcoal, dominates the lower slopes on the wetter ground, with the chestnut preferring the drier slopes above. After a while the woodland changes again, large fir nurse a crop of younger beech (planting like this encourages straighter growth of the beech as it reaches for the light). Watch out here in heavy winds fir are prone to shedding branches. High in the tips you can hear the seeping contact call of the goldcrest searching for insects, and perhaps be lucky enough to spot buzzards which often use these tall trees for nesting.

9. If you’re starting to think about that ploughman’s DISTANCE: 3.5 miles OS MAPS: Explorer 133 Haslemere & Petersfield STARTING POINT: Outside Mill Tavern, Shottermill.

Grid ref: GU27 3QE REFRESHMENTS: The Mill Tavern. Tel: 01428 643183 www.milltavern.co.uk.

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lunch back at the pub, you’re about to earn it... there’s a house and garden to your left and an electricity pole.

Turn right uphill and follow the PF at this junction, heading north-east following a line of beech. Continue straight on up to the ridge, ignoring a crossing track.

You’ll pass a large yew and may catch a glimpse of the distinctive white, heart-shaped scut of a fleeing roe deer. Go through the new metal kissing-gate, head diagonally across the meadow towards a gap (may be replaced by a new gate) in the hedgeline next to a large oak. From now on, you need to keep your dog under close control as livestock are kept around this area.

10. Turn right from here to join the Public Bridleway (PB), marked with a blue arrow. Continue straight ahead, ignoring two tracks to the left, then join a tarmac lane, going past another PB sign. Continue along the tarmac lane round the corner, keeping the laurel hedge to the left. It’s downhill all the way now. Go left at a new PF finger post (yellow arrow), ignoring the lane sweeping to the right.

11. Chestnut trees dominate the sandy slope on the left, and guide you along. This path takes you past a house and onto an unmade track, where you’ll pass several horse paddocks. Keep to the track, passing a pair of cottages on your left, until you finally arrive at a PF sign and a tarmac road. Turn left here and you should be able to see the pub sign in the distance through a gap in the trees.

TERRAIN: Some loose surfaces underfoot and one fairly steep incline of 600m towards the end.

Variable underfoot, several gates and tree roots which pushchairs and buggies may find difficult to negotiate. Not suitable for wheelchair users as there are some very narrow steep-banked paths. Dogs welcome under close control as livestock graze in surrounding fields. No dog bins, so please take dog litter home.

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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French Conversation classes will run on Mondays Beginners 7-8 pm and Intermediate 8-9 pm at the Fernhurst Centre starting on Monday 28th September.

The lessons are informal and fun and include a variety of subjects and opportunity for conversation practice. For more details, please contact Veronique on 01428 658599 or email atterveronique@yahoo.co.uk.

Thinking of starting a business in Waverley? Looking to expand your business? Then why not attend a free ‘Ask the Expert’ event on Tuesday 29th September from 6pm–7.30pm at the Georgian House Hotel, High Street, Haslemere, GU27 2JY. To book your FREE place, visit the workshops and events page at www.enterprisefirst.co.uk.

This event is jointly organised by Waverley Borough Council and Enterprise First. Experts will be on hand to give advice from their stands on many specialist subjects. A buffet, with drinks, will be available on arrival from 5.45pm. There will then be a brief welcome from the Mayor of Waverley, followed by plenty of time to browse the stands and ask questions.

If you’ve got a head for heights and a heart for giving, then this is the challenge for you! Local Hospice Care charity Phyllis Tuckwell is holding a sponsored abseil down one of London’s newest landmarks – the Arcelormittal Orbit – and is looking for more participants to sign up. Standing at 376 feet, the Arcelormittal Orbit in London’s 2012 Olympic Bourne Buildings May 14_Layout 1 11/05/2015 14:51 Page 1

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“Every day we provide supportive and end of life care to over 250 patients and relatives who are facing cancer or another serious progressive illness. However, as the NHS/ Government only covers 20% of our costs, we have to raise over £15,000 a day to be able to do this, and therefore rely heavily on the support and generosity of our local community.” If you would like to register for this fantastic opportunity, or just want to find out more, visit www.pth. org.uk, call 01252 729446 or email fundraising@pth.org. uk. But be quick, as spaces are limited!

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When you hear the word ‘hospice’ you may picture a building with rows of beds in it, maybe a few patients in wheelchairs, and probably very few smiles. Well, it’s time to throw away the old misconceptions, because our hospice care is nothing like that!

Phyllis Tuckwell has provided supportive and end-of-life care to patients and families affected by cancer, or another serious progressive illness, for over 35 years now. Many of our patients have been cared for in the beds which our In-Patient Unit (IPU) holds, but 85% of our care is actually given outside of the IPU, and 35% of those who are admitted to the IPU return home after having their pain controlled.

Most people will know that at Phyllis Tuckwell we offer medical and clinical care – and our doctors and nurses work hard to manage our patients’ symptoms and ease their pain – but this is not all we do. Working from the Hospice in Farnham and now also the Beacon Centre in Guildford, we provide a range of therapies, counselling, chaplaincy and social work advice, all of which help to improve the quality of life for those we care for. In fact, every day we support over 250 patients, relatives and carers, across the whole of West Surrey and part of North East Hampshire, an area of 550,000 residents.

Our occupational therapists and physiotherapists help patients to maintain their independence and cope with everyday tasks, and run sessions on subjects such as breathing techniques and managing fatigue. Working alongside them, our complementary therapists offer a range of treatments including massages, aromatherapy and acupuncture to help ease patients’ pain and aid relaxation.

Some of our patients come to weekly ‘Day Hospice’ sessions, where they can attend doctors’ appointments, access therapies, and meet with hospice social workers, counsellors and chaplains. These sessions, which are held in our new Dove Lounge, also offer a relaxed and social environment where patients can meet and get to know others who may be facing similar challenges 36

For those who prefer to remain at home in the last days of their life instead of coming to stay in the IPU, our Hospice Care At Home nurses are available to make home visits, and our therapists, counsellors and chaplains are also happy to visit patients and relatives in their own homes.

So throw away those old ideas of what a hospice looks like! Seeking care through Phyllis Tuckwell isn’t about giving up hope or hastening death, but rather a way to get the most appropriate care in the last phase of life… because every day is precious.

About Phyllis Tuckwell Phyllis Tuckwell provides supportive and end of life care for adult patients and families affected by cancer or other serious progressive illnesses (such as heart, lung or neurological disease) in west Surrey and north east Hampshire, an area of 550,000 residents.

Every day we support over 250 patients and relatives in their own homes, in the community, at the hospice in Farnham and at The Beacon Centre in Guildford, through a mix of medical care, nursing, therapies, counselling, social work and practical support.

The NHS/Government only covers 20% of our costs, which means we have to raise over £15,000 a day to be able to offer all our services, free of charge, to our patients and their families. We therefore rely heavily on the support and generosity of our local community.

Please visit our website to find out how you can help.

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Paris, discuss Colette’s life and novels and tackle the challenging issues in contemporary France as well as returning to the story of the Huguenots who came to our country from France after the anti-Protestant attacks in the 17th century. There will be eight lectures in all. Programmes will be available in museums and libraries in August. The membership secretary can be contacted by email at johnpetty@which.net. Joining Les Amitiés Françaises is an enjoyable way to maintain your French, meet new people and learn more about the complex and fascinating country that is France.

Have you ever thought you might like to try your hand at polo? Cowdray Park Polo Club recently announced the launch of a new Polo Academy. Activating and heading up the facility is registered polo coach Guy Verdon who has played polo for over 30 years and coached for the past 15 years. His coaching has taken him all over the world including Argentina, New Zealand, the USA, Spain, Dubai and Brunei. Private or group lessons are offered at both senior and junior levels along with instructional chukkas in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere. Bespoke corporate days and team building exercises can be arranged as well as half or full day discovery sessions.

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‘Talk ’ is an organisation in Waverley that supports people with aphasia after a stroke. They offer 2 services. Talk Groups organise weekly meetings in one of 5 locations including Guildford. The groups allow you to practise all aspects of conversation and helps rebuild confidence and self-esteem. They provide a friendly environment where you can have supported and social interaction. The Home Visiting Service offers the support of a Talk volunteer in your own home if you are unable to attend the Talk Group. If you would like to make a referral or indeed if you feel you would like to volunteer your services, do contact Susan Houston, talk coordinator on 01784 420371 or 07718 425953, email info@talksurrey.org.uk. More information at www.talksurrey.org.uk. Talk is supported by Waverley Borough Council and Surrey County Council.

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