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Guildford & Villages • August 2014

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TO THE POINT With my summer visit to our French house approaching, the invitation by the Godalming Joigny Friendship Association to a boules evening was too good to be true. But true it was, and I jumped at the chance to hone my pétanque skills in advance of the usual neighbourly matches. Readers with good memories may remember my description of a game a few years ago, when a British contingent, which included my colleague Marcus, our Jotters, Nick and Angie, and me were challenged to a boules match by our French neighbours which we won, much to the chagrin of our hosts. Since then the teams have been mixed to maintain peace in our little part of Corrèze.

The venue for the boules evening was the Forester’s Arms in Kirdford, which is a charming village between Petworth and Billingshurst in West Sussex. The pub has a pétanque terrain with seven pistes at the end of its garden, which is leased by the brewery to the Amitiés Boules Club, our hosts for the evening. That club is affiliated to the Southern Counties Pétanque Asso-

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ciation, together with 20 others in the wider area, including clubs in Crondall, Cranleigh and Oxshott. I was slightly astonished to see on the English Pétanque Association website that there are more than 160 clubs throughout the UK. Our hosts were delightful; mostly couples, they were all terribly enthusiastic supporters of France’s national sport. One couple had even recently returned from competing in Beziers, southern France.

We were split into teams of two, allocated a piste and off we went, with our hosts on hand to make up the numbers where required, offer us advice and guidance and teach the novices. It took me a while to limber up, losing my first match but then winning the next two with some displays of accuracy that even shocked me. I can see why it is so popular in this country, as it is a very addictive game and more bloodthirsty than traditional English bowls, which according to our hosts is part of its appeal. I just hope my good form stays with me until my holiday...

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Jottings As you probably know, last season VantagePoint was delighted to become a sponsor to Guildford Rugby Club. Well, what a season they had. Not only did they win The London & South East Intermediate Cup, The Surrey Trophy but came top of their league, London 2 South West. Congratulations to everyone involved and thanks for giving us so much entertaining rugby during the season. In winning the league, Guildford was promoted to London 1 South; serious stuff! If you love the game of rugby I would urge you to get down to Broadwater next season and watch some very decent rugby. There is a great atmosphere, not to mention a great bar. I expect the boys will have started pre season training by now under the watchful eye of Dave Ward the head coach. By the way, Dave who is the current Harlequins hooker was picked for the England squad that toured New Zealand; his first England cap can’t be far away. Hope to see you down there!

The Surrey Sculpture Society returned to Loseley Park in Guildford to celebrate their 20th Anniversary by staging a Sculpture Trail in the two and a half acre Walled Garden. The sculptures,

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created by members of the society, who range from talented amateurs to highly acclaimed professional sculptors, are displayed in the many ‘rooms’ of the award winning enclosed gardens. I’m afraid you will have to hurry as the exhibition only runs to 4th August.

Open Sunday to Thursday, 11am to 5pm. Closed Friday and Saturday.

RHS Garden Wisley continues Summer Family Fun with The Great Garden Quest. Sponsored

by Witan Investment Trust, it started on 24th July and runs to Sunday 31st August. The trolls have stolen the fire from our friendly dragon. Can you solve the clues to find her fire and return it? Along the way there are pixie riddles, a Green Man, wizards and of course the dragon! To help you along the way, they’ve got a packed programme of workshops where each week you’ll make and learn new things to help you along your journey. Archery taster sessions, stage sword fighting, craft workshops, sow and grow, music workshops and lots more. There is also a barefoot trail, birds of prey, garden games and storytelling, so go and join the fun in the garden.

More details on the website www. rhs.org.uk/wisley.

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Head 2 Head Theatre, a not-forprofit organisation, are organising summer activity for children with special needs. They plan to involve participants with an Interactive, multi-sensory production of Toad on the Road. During each 50-minute session the young people (with siblings and carers) will explore the venue, discovering scenes and meeting characters from the story. If weather permits, some of the action will take place outdoors. Whatever the weather, they will also provide games, a sensory tent and an eating area, so take along a picnic to enjoy before or after your booked session. Each venue offers plenty of parking spaces and accessible toilet facilities (hoist available at some venues). Have a look at their website and, if you’re interested, contact them as soon as possible as they expect Toad on the Road to be extremely popular. Once again, this event will be free for children with special needs (ages 4-19) and their accompanying carer. All other members of the party will be charged £5 each. These are the dates and venues: Wednesday 30th July- Saturday 2nd August at Redhill Baptist Church, Hatchlands Road, Redhill RH1 6AE; Monday 4th to Tuesday 5th August at The

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As Wings & Wheels celebrates its 10th Show this August bank holiday, we take a look back at its humble beginnings in 2005 to its present day status as one of the best airshows in the UK. Each year the organisers from Dunsfold Aerodrome pay homage to the history and it’s this element of the air display which makes the show unique.

In 2005 Dunsfold Aerodrome and Brooklands Museum put their heads together and created an event that celebrated and showcased the history of British aviation and motoring. The end result was Wings & Wheels which, to this day, presents an incredible mix of air and motoring displays for a relaxed family day out.

The line-up in 2014 won’t disappoint, with the early history represented by the Spitfire, Mustang, Hawker Hurricane, Douglas DC-3 (C47), B-25 Mitchell, the Battle of Britain Memorial Flights’ Lancaster, Spitfire and Hurricane and the prized Avro Lancaster from the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum (CWHM). The later years will be represented by the Red Arrows Hawk, Red Duo Gnats, Royal Navy Sea Fury and Hawker Hunter.

Described as ‘Surrey’s most secret airfield’, the Aerodrome was cloaked in secrecy and screened from public gaze for over 50 years and only became public knowledge when its records were de-classified in the 1990s.

Constructed in just 20 weeks by the Canadians, a variety of aircraft operated from Dunsfold Aerodrome between 1942 and 1945 including B-25 Mitchell bombers, Typhoons, Mustangs, Mosquitoes and Spitfires. After the war, the airfield was used as a repatriation centre and over 47,000 prisoners of war were returned to their homelands using Dakota, Lancaster, Stirling and Halifax aircraft.

In 1950 the Hawker Aircraft Company Ltd, (today part of BAE Systems), moved into Dunsfold, using the airfield as a flight test centre for its parent factory at Kingston, testing and refurbishing Sea Hawks, Hunters, Sea Furies, Gnats, Harriers and Hawks for the worldwide markets.

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A host of civilian favourites are also included in the five hour air displays from the Avro Vulcan and Brietling Wingwalkers to The Blades and Turbulent Team. The ‘Wings’ of the event would not be complete without a close-up inspection of all the weekend’s visiting aircraft and Dunsfold’s resident Boeing 747 in the ‘Wings Park’ which is also open for tours – a new and popular addition in 2013.

Top: The Red Arrows are regular visitors to Wings & Wheels

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of power and speed in two hour auto spectaculars orchestrated by Brooklands Museum.

The ‘Wheels’ of the show includes displays from Porsche 911, Dodge Monaco, TVR Tasmin 280i, Ducati Multistrada 1200s, Ferrari F355 Berlinetta, Ford GT40, Lotus Elise 49 and the stunning Benetton F1 B190.

The latest addition to Wings & Wheels is evening entertainment.

As the last plane touches down the party starts across the arena with a mix of musical performances. Swing, big band and jazz takes over the Military Zone, in the Wheels Zone is a mix of Rock n Roll, Doowop and Rockabilly and finally, taking centre stage in the middle of the Arena, is a covers band with something for everyone.

As the show has continued to grow, it has gone from an audience of 10,000 to attracting crowds of over 35,000. As visitor numbers have grown so has the entertainment in the arena with a variety of zones now a popular part of Wings & Wheels.

The show has also tried to take the hassle out of the day for families with over 25 fixed-price catering outlets, two bars, hospitality facilities, free on-site parking, public camping, lost children point, disabled access, informative show commentary, opportunities to meet the pilots, official show merchandise and grandstand seating.

The Central Arena Zone will showcase the show’s history and include interactive experiences with the radio shack, meet the pilots, garden car and photo booth.

The Wheels Zone features interactive displays from car and motorbike clubs and a crowd line parade whilst the Stunt Zone explodes with the sound of two and four wheeled hair-raising performances including The Royal Signals White Helmets display team which headline the 10th anniversary show.

The 10th annual Wings & Wheels will be held over the August bank holiday weekend; Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th August 2014, at Dunsfold Park near Guildford, and is open to spectators from 9am until 9pm.

The Military Zone and Parade adds some classic nostalgia to the ‘Wheels’, as the regal military vehicles complete a cavalcade for spectators before taking their place in the zone’s living history and re-enactment displays including live battles which are not for the feint hearted!

The 32 acre public arena is now bursting with a huge variety of interactive attractions and contains all you need for a great family day out.

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Top: Brooklands Museum’s Napier Railton (Laurence Pierce). Above: The Tigers Parachute Display Team (Pete Gardner)

Tickets start from £20 for adults, £45 for a family (2 adults and 3 children aged 5 – 15yrs), £6 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.

Wings & Wheels is promoted by Dunsfold Park Limited and in 2014 will be assisting the fundraising efforts of Brooklands Museum Trust and Help for Heroes.

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Children’s Trust, Tadworth Court, Tadworth KT20 5RU; Tuesday 12th to Thursday 14th August at Merrow Methodist Church, Bushy Hill Drive, Guildford GU1 2SH; Thursday 21st to Saturday 23rd August at Walton Leigh Special School, Queens Road, Walton KT12 5AB. Morning slots: 10.45am-1pm. Afternoon slots: 12 noon-2.30pm. The website is www.head2headtheatre.co.uk/ s p e c i a l - n e e d s / f re e - h o l i d ayactivities. Head 2 Head Theatre are based at 15 Ralliwood Road, Ashtead KT21 1DD Tel/Fax: 01372 278021 mobile: 07519 747 290.

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Local people can give their views on the borough’s future through an extensive 12-week Draft Local Plan consultation which has started and runs up to 22nd September. The 12-week consultation will include a range of events and activities across the borough. They aim to reach as

many local people as possible and want to hear from residents of all ages and backgrounds, businesses and local organisations. You can also find out more online or pop in to see them in the town centre at 25 Swan Lane. The Draft Local Plan is a framework for how our borough will develop up to 2031. It covers affordable housing, the economy and employment, infrastructure, the Green Belt and more. You can view the Council report and Draft Local Plan and find out more at www.guildfordlocalplan.info.

There are lots of children’s activities happening this summer at Secretts Pick Your own. Too many to list here, but they go on until the 29th August and include magic shows, children’s rides and slides, circus skills, falconry displays and face painting. Visit www.secretts.co.uk for more information.

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Hopefully, many of you have a copy of the National Garden Scheme yellow booklet. It lists all the Gardens that are open to the public during the summer months.

Anyway, in case you haven’t a copy here a few local ones that are open in August. New for NGS is Drybridge House, Woking GU22 0SR. Stunning ideas for late season colour! One and a half acres of gorgeous planting with an extensive range of late summer dahlias, asters, salvias and grasses.

Gracious formal areas, vegetable garden and rose filled courtyard.

Teas on shaded terrace. Visitors welcome by arrangement Aug to Oct for groups 6+. Contact Liz and Richard Summers at 01483 763264 or lizsummers@f2s.com.

Admission £5, children free. Stuart Cottage, East Clandon GU4 7SF is open on Sunday 31st August (26pm). This much visited half acre garden seems to please many, being planted to offer continuity

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through the seasons. In August vibrant colours will lift the spirits.

Home-made teas. Admission £3.50, children free.

Stuart Mallard, noted Wildlife and Canine Artist is having an exhibition of his work at The David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation Gallery. It runs from Friday 1st to Friday 29th August and the gallery is open Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm. Entry is free. You can browse and buy from this stunning selection of oils, pastels, watercolours and limited edition prints. All sales support endangered wildlife. For more information go to www. davidshepherd.org . The gallery is situated at 7 Saba House, Kings Road, Shalford, Guildford GU4 8JU. Wonersh and District Garden Club’s next meeting is on Tuesday 5th August. The talk will be given

by Mr D Miller and the subject is Fuchsias. Held in the Memorial Hall, it starts at 7.30pm. Looking ahead Tuesday 2nd September is the date for the ‘Autumn and Handicraft Show’. This will take place in the Memorial Hall at 7pm with classes for vegetables, fruit, flowers, pot plants and homecraft.

Hatchlands Park, in Clandon, near Guildford is holding August Fun Day Fridays. Every Friday in August, from 11am to 4pm you can spend the day at Hatchlands Park with children’s trail, activities and garden games to keep the little ones entertained. Plus pony magic and Have a Go Archery on selected Fridays. Call 01483 222482 or visit www.nationaltrust. org.uk/hatchlands-park for details.

Normal admission prices plus £2 per child.

This might be of interest for parents looking for things for their kids to do in the holidays.

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Annabel Croft Tennis Academy and the Andrew Flintoff Cricket Academy, are being put on during the summer holidays for children and teenagers in Weybridge. It is apparently likely to be offering one of the highest concentrations of varied summer holiday activities all in one place in Surrey; the exciting line up is completed by Activate Sport, Gold Medal Academy, Arty Times and the Mark Jones Golf Academy. Different activities to suit many interests are on offer for 4-16 year olds from 14th July to 22nd August (I know two weeks have already elapsed) at St George’s College in Weybridge - with its impressive grounds and facilities.

Full days from Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 5.30pm are available as I write but early booking is advised.

More information can be found here http://stgeorgesweybridge. com/pages/holidayclubs/ or call 01932 839441.

This sounds like a lovely summer holiday treat. Alice – the Musical

by The Cambridge Touring Theatre is being performed at Hatchlands Park in Clandon near Guildford on Thursday 7th August, from 6pm to 8pm. A fabulous family musical, full of laughter and fun for all the family! You’ll need to take your own seating and refreshments will be available throughout the performance. Gates open at 5.30pm. Tickets: £12 adults, £8 children, £32 Family (2 adults & up to 2 children). Under 3s Free. Book at Guildford TIC 01483 444334, or book online at www.visitguildford. com.

Surrey County Walkers also have some excellent walks coming up over the next few weeks. Here are details of a couple but to get full information, just google Surrey County Walkers. On Sunday 10th August there’s a 6.5 mile easy walk through Eversley and Eversley Cross. Meet at St

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Mary’s Church, Eversley. (Grid Ref 175/778608) Leader Cyril, tel: 01252 703869. On Saturday 16th August there’s a 7 mile easy walk over Tilford Common, Pierpont and Sheephatch. Meet at Tilford Village Green car park. (Grid Ref 186/73434). The leader is Barry, tel: 01252 703869. Both walks start at 10am so just turn up a little beforehand.

Here’s something for the School Holidays. Every Monday throughout August, from 11.30am to 3pm at Clandon Park, near Guildford you can enjoy children’s arts and crafts and games plus pony rides and Have a Go Archery on selected days. Call 01483 222482 or visit www.nationaltrust.org. uk/hatchlands-park for details.

Normal admission applies plus £2 per child. Also over the Bank Holiday weekend, Sunday 24th and Monday 25th August, from 11am to 5pm you can sit back and listen to live music or play giant garden games on the lawn. Normal admission applies.

Guildford Rambling Club has a walk on Tuesday 12th August at 10.30am. Meet at Ewhurst Village Hall car park for a 5 mile walk. See www.guildfordramblingclub.org. uk On Wednesday 13th August there’s Jazz at Loseley Park.

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Antiques and Collecting In her introductory article for VantagePoint, local antique dealer Debbie Serpell offers some advice on collecting Many of the good antique dealers began their trade as collectors first. Their love of their specialist field of antiques has invariably sprung from their passion for collecting. My own personal love of collecting antiques and subsequent career in dealing in antiques was inspired by my paternal grandparents.

My grandmother trained as a potter at The Royal College of Art in London where she met my grandfather who was a watercolour painter. Their home was full of well chosen, interesting antiques and furniture and in particular they amassed rare pieces of early English pottery and well executed paintings. My grandmother’s love of pottery focused on 19th century Staffordshire pottery and it was this that I was drawn to as a child. She taught me what was good and what was not; what to collect and what to avoid. I came to understand the difference between a well moulded Staffordshire figure and a figure whose mould definition was poor and over used. I learnt what was common and what 14

was rare; what was worth investing in and what to disregard.

When my grandmother died, her collection of Staffordshire figures was naturally divided equally between my father and his sister in New Zealand. This then became the incentive to try to collect the figures that my father had in effect lost to his sister. It was not long after this that I became salaried and could afford to buy my own pieces and felt the serious collecting bug for the first time. Once the bug has bitten it is impossible to look back and my collecting began in earnest, as did my learning pathway. To this day I cannot pass an antique shop without at least looking in and the draw of an antique fair or car boot sale is ever present.

Above: Debbie appearing on ITV’s Dickinson’s Real Deal

I work alongside my husband, Bob Moores, in the antiques business. He shares my passion for pottery and in this regard, he specialises in collecting and dealing in early English Toby Jugs. We have a website for our stock (Nest Egg Antiques) and I have been a dealer at vantagepointmag.co.uk

Petworth Antiques Market for some 12 years now. We stall out at the good trade fairs in the south of England and I also now enjoy the challenges of being a dealer on the ITV’s daytime antique show, Dickinson’s Real Deal.

Current Trends With Antiques Like any other business, antiques will suffer from ‘trends’, since fashions for items will come and go. What is also true is that fashions revert back and what may not be fashionable now will become fashionable again. It is also true to say that quality antiques will always hold their value no matter what the trends are.

My Top 10 tips for collecting: 1. Buy from reputable dealers Whatever the area of antiques interests you, it is always best to buy from reputable dealers. It is they that will be able to guide you towards sound investments and to steer you with their knowledge.

Great relationships can develop between the collector and the dealer. Both share a common interest and understanding and dealers are always prepared to buy from a collector they value. It is not just a ‘one way street’!

Currently, the fashion in interior design is for what is being described as the ‘shabby chic’ look. Wooden furniture is being painted and given a deliberate ‘distressed’ appearance. If you cast your mind back to the 1980s, the fashion then was for stripped pine furniture. Furniture that was painted, was dipped in acid baths and stripped back to the original wood. It is only a matter of time before the trend today reverses and items now being painted will be stripped once again!

2. Learn to buy at auctions Experience of buying at auctions is invaluable but always preview the auction beforehand. The preview gives the buyer the opportunity to handle the items in which he or she is interested in. Damage, for example, will be apparent if you give yourself time to view the items and although I do buy damaged items, it is always unwise to pay the full price for them since restoration costs can be considerable.

My own field of expertise, namely Staffordshire figures, has suffered as a result of current trends in the market. Late Victorian Staffordshire figures are now exceptionally cheap to buy and items like Staffordshire Spaniels can’t be given away!

Now of course is the time to buy since it is my belief that these items will regain their popularity. Despite the decline in prices for the common Staffordshire pieces, the prices for early and rare figures has remained buoyant.

3. Buy what you love There is no better piece of advice. The enjoyment of collecting is in the ‘chase’. You cannot go wrong if you find enjoyment in collecting in a particular area of antiques.

4. Speak to other collectors and share their opinions There are many specialist trade fairs (eg militaria, toys, jewellery) where a wealth of information is available to the collector.

My finding is that people are generally more ‘savvy’ today than ever before. There are a large number of programmes on the television which now educate the masses with regard to antiques and collecting. The internet provides a wealth of information about current prices and values.

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In view of the extremely low interest rates on savings in general, I believe that people ought to ‘invest’ in antiques in much the same way as they might in stocks and shares. Identify areas of interest such as glass, pottery, art or jewellery etc and monitor the trends. When prices are low, buy good pieces from reputable sources and when prices are high you have an opportunity to sell and make a profit, which may well be much greater than if you had put your money into an ISA!

Collectibles include Toby jugs and even Stafforshire Spaniels

My key advice here is to enjoy any antiques that you acquire and if prices dip, weather the storm as they will eventually recover.

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5. Do your homework first before selling Be mindful about trends in your chosen field.

There are prime times to sell and good times to hold back on selling. Fashions and interests in areas of antiques fluctuate as do the gold and silver prices. These will influence the market and the prices that can be achieved. If you choose to sell at auction, investigate the seller’s premium that the auction house will charge and deduct from your selling price. The seller’s premium varies from one auction room to another.

6. Invest in antiques We are all painfully aware that money in the bank is not growing in interest.

Money invested in good antiques is a far better way to use your money.

Not only do you invest in a beautiful object, you are rewarded by the enjoyment that comes from owning and living with the item.

7. Learn from your mistakes Anyone who collects or deals in antiques will have made errors of judgement in buying at one time or another. The key is to learn from these mistakes. They are inevitable but can provide valuable insights into the pitfalls of collecting.

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many collectors who will buy damaged items as examples of pieces that they perhaps do not already possess in their collections.

9. Avoid the fakes Unfortunately the market is flooded with bogus or fake items. There are minefields in some areas of collecting. A good example of this is in the Chinese market, where fakes are almost as good as the original pieces and they can fool even the best of dealers and collectors. The skills of the Chinese craftsmen is as good today as it was centuries ago and the raw materials such as clay for making the items is still available.

10. Don’t over clean!

Time and again I see items that have been over cleaned, particularly in the areas of silver ware, other metals and furniture. Nothing beats the appearance of the patina of age. Removing this by overzealous cleaning removes the character and value of the item. Furniture develops a pleasing ‘look’ with age and use. Removing this by brutal sanding or over polishing reduces the charm and appeal of the piece. I always say that we can return an item to its original brand new appearance but you cannot put back the look of age once it has been removed. Silver hallmarks are often found to have been rubbed away by such cleaning practices and this will drastically reduce the value of such pieces.

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of the 17th century Tithe Barn at Loseley Park. Drinks Reception 7pm, music from 7.30 pm. Tickets £20 which include a glass of wine and canapés are available from GUTS on 01483 408316.

Free Folk music sessions! Every Monday at the Star in Church Street Godalming at 9pm and at the Harrow at Compton every Wednesday at 8.30pm, also every first and third Sunday at the Queen Victoria in Shalford starting at 8.30pm. All musicians, singers and audience welcome; just turn up.

The Lightbox Gallery and Museum in Woking, are putting on an exhibition of the early work of artist Marcel Kalman Ronay (19101998) depicted the decadence, sensuality and pleasure seeking of Vienna in the 1920s and 1930s. The most outstanding of his works from this period will be showcased in the exhibition

‘The Art of Marcel Ronay, A New Objectivity in the Wake of World War I’. It runs from Saturday 16th August to Sunday 5th October. The Lightbox is open Tuesday- Saturday 10.30am to 5pm and Sunday 11am to 5pm. Entrance is free (donations welcome). For more information visit www.thelightbox.org.uk or call 01483 737800. The Brewery Road public car park has now reopened underneath the new WWF offices. For more information on Woking’s Council-owned car parks, visit www.woking.gov.uk.

On Sunday 17th August from 9.30am to 4.30pm there will be one of the largest one-day classic car shows in the southeast. It takes place on Cranleigh Showground (GU6 7DW) and is organised by the Cranleigh Lions.

There will be around 1,800 classic vehicles of all shapes and sizes, arena events, autojumble, trade, antique and craft stands, food and

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In the arena you can see displays of interesting vehicles and clubs, plus a selection of vehicles from the Brooklands Museum Trust and a demonstration from the Cranleigh Fire Service. Entry is £6 with under 16’s free. Parking is free. All profits raised by the show are used by the Cranleigh Lions to support individuals, families and charitable organisations that need a helping hand. This year some of the profits will be helping Oakleaf, Cranleigh Riding for the Disabled, Rowleys Centre for the Community and TALK. Full details can be found on the website www.cranleighlions. org/classiccarshow.

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Barrelhouse ‘14’, Elstead’s Beer & Cigar Box Guitar Festival, takes place on Saturday 23rd August.

Jointly hosted by Elstead Sports Bar and Elstead Cricket Club it will be held at the Recreation Ground, Thursley Road, Elstead. There will be 18 local ales, all-day barbeque, and music provided by twelve or so cigar box guitar bands that will provide entertainment from early afternoon through until 11.30pm.

What are cigar box bands you might well ask? Well they are much as the name suggests. Cigar box guitars originate from the 1860s when the US Government started taxing boxes of cigars as a means of funding the American Civil War. The discarded boxes (whisky boxes too) soon found their way into homes where they were crafted into guitars, fiddles and

ukuleles for home entertainment, the centre being in Mississippi.

Apparently blues guitarists such as Muddy Waters and Carl Perkins started out on these instruments.

In the pavilion, there will be a ‘Make and Play’ cigar box guitar workshop organised by and under the expert tuition of ‘Chickenbone John’, a long-time enthusiast of the instrument. It will begin at 11am and run until approximately 4pm.

All components, tools, instruction and finally a basic playing lesson are included in the cost of £40.

These courses are excellent value and therefore sell out very quickly so reserve your place at: www. chickenbonejohn.com/events .

This sounds like a really fun day.

I have mentioned Wings & Wheels a number of times but of course the event is now nearly upon us. It’s taking place on Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th August at Dunsfold Aerodrome, Nr Guildford.

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90 years of Safeguard Coaches Family owned Safeguard Coaches of Guildford is celebrating its 90th anniversary this year. The firm, headquartered in Guildford Park Road, Guildford, has been in the ownership of the Newman family since 1924 and is now owned by the fourth and fifth generations of the family.

The coach side of the business grew significantly from the 1950’s onwards as disposable income and leisure time grew and education-related work was taken on. Various local coach operators were taken over along the way, the most significant being Cooke’s Coaches of Stoughton (1966) and Farnham Coaches (1988). Interestingly Farnham Coaches has been retained as a brand primarily serving areas west of Guildford, including Aldershot and Farnborough.

The company’s story began after the First World War with Arthur Newman establishing a coal delivery business in Guildford Park. His brothers John, Fred and Bert were involved, and one day bales of straw were put in the back of a lorry to take a party of boy scouts to Bognor Regis – and that appears to have been the start of their public transport service!

Next, a Daimler vehicle was converted with seats as a charabanc for daytrips and it was not long before more vehicles were added. On 2nd September 1927, Arthur Newman applied to Guildford council to run a bus service from Guildford to the then new corporation housing estate off Aldershot Road (today it’s called Westborough). He was granted a licence and with that Safeguard’s bus services began.

As Guildford developed Safeguard expanded its routes in the west of Guildford, progressively expanding into Guildford Park, Onslow Village, Westborough and Park Barn. In later years services to Northway, Merrow and Bellfields were added.

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Top left: 1950s Bedford OB EDL445 at Bedford Road.

Top right: 1966 built Bedford LPB238D in Onslow Street Bus Station with the CEGB offices behind.

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Inevitably for a company of such long standing it has not been an easy ride – for example Aldershot and District tried to run the fledgling Safeguard off the road in the 1920’s, many of its buses were requisitioned in the Second World War while, much later, the company faced stiff competition from rival firms in the so called ‘bus wars’ of the 1990s. Many times of significant hardship were endured by the Newman family in order to build the company that exists today.

Now running a fleet of 38 vehicles and with almost 60 on its payroll, Safeguard Coaches is something of a Guildford institution. Its clean and smart red and cream vehicles can be seen all around the town, throughout Surrey and Hampshire and far beyond.

However, it is not resting on its laurels in this significant anniversary year, investing in two vantagepointmag.co.uk

brand new 57 seat coaches, starting a new Farnham Minibus operation and further improving its original bus route to cater for growing passenger numbers. It is appealing to 16-19 year olds with reduced price bus tickets, more evening journeys, free WiFi and the ability to purchase tickets via a mobile phone – not something the company’s founding fathers could possibly have imagined!

throughout the company’s existence, never more so than today.

Managing Director Andrew Halliday says: “We fully intend to serve Guildford and its environs with our buses, coaches and minibuses for a very long time to come”.

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Soundingoff WILL OSCAR WIN AN OSCAR? Andrew Crisell recently made a list of potential gripes and was horrified to discover that virtually everything irritated him, the classic symptom of a dreadful old fogey. Here is another lighthearted contribution...

Every time Gog sounds off you may sense the extrusion of tongue into cheek, and therefore take a pinch of seasoning. But at the heart of today’s rant lies a serious point: the perils of televised trials.

At one level or another, all the participants in the trial are aware of these things. The presence of an audience almost inevitably changes their behaviour: they feel pressure not just to be natural and truthful, but to work up a show.

They don’t happen in this country but there is some pressure The barristers must satisfy popular expectation to hold them (especially from broadcasters with an eye to the and play to the gallery. If the accused is pleadratings), and we have all been treated to continuous coverage of ing innocence he’ll need to look innocent, or if the trial of the South African athlete, Oscar Pistorius. The argu- he’s hoping for mitigation demonstrate contriments for televising court cases are, tion by shedding tears, on the face of it, compelling. We live Televised trials are a devil’s bargain because without the in a democracy where there should that turns the audience into voyeurs tears the audience will be as much freedom of information and encourages the participants to doubt the contrition. as possible, and our system of justice put on an act.

What starts as a trial on is an aspect of that democracy. Justelevision soon becomes tice should not only be done but seen to be done, so the more trial by television. people who can observe justice in action, the better.

Real justice, however, is not concerned with And yet when vast numbers of people are watching at close drama but with finding out the truth – and quarters, a strange sorcery occurs. Honesty appearances can distract and sincerity become early casualties. Telefrom the truth. Most statues vised trials are a devil’s bargain that turn the which symbolise ‘Justice’ deaudience into voyeurs and encourage the pict a lady who not only carparticipants to put on an act. These trials do, ries a sword and scales but let’s be clear, make irresistible viewing. At wears a blindfold. This tells any time, most of us are happy just to gape at us that she will do her duty other people’s business, hence the old joke, “I without fear or favour, ignorlove work: I can sit and watch people do it for ing identity, wealth and rank. hours”. But trials on telly are terrific: adverBut it also suggests that she saries clash; barristers argue with each other won’t take any notice of viand distraught, angry or evasive witnesses; sual attempts to entertain or there is suspense because the result is as yet deceive her. Trials on teleunknown. All the ingredients of drama are vision are enormous fun to here. Even more closely than in the theatre, watch, but they don’t serve we can study the face of the accused. Is he inthe cause of justice. nocent or guilty? And best of all, the drama is not make-believe: Do you agree with Andrew? What irritates you it’s for real! Nevertheless, what we’re after is not so much the these days? Please write in or let us know at editor@vantagepublishing.co.uk. truth as entertainment.

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A caffeine-fuelled collaboration between two Surrey food businesses is helping support poverty-stricken families in Uganda. Liz Usher of Mummy Makes Fudge has developed Bukonzo Coffee Fudge, which she flavours with crushed, roasted Arabica coffee beans.

The Farnham-based fudgemaker sources her beans from the Happy Coffee Bean project which is run by a small charity based in Shalford, to help the poorest people in Uganda to overcome poverty through farming. All profits from the sale of Happy Coffee Bean go back to Uganda, to support the farmers and their families. Ed Simpson of The Godalming Food Company

was keen to sell the pioneering fudge at his fine food store in Godalming High Street. The shop is also supporting the Happy Coffee Bean project by selling freshly brewed coffee and bags of the beans, which are roasted at nearby Merrow. Apparently, the new collaboration is a big success.

The Surrey Sculpture Trail is at RHS Wisley GU23 6QB. Running from Saturday 23rd August to Sunday 28th September, it will once again feature the talented sculptors of Surrey Sculpture Society. They are exhibiting over 60 sculptures, both traditional and contemporary throughout the Garden. Many are for sale, but you can just go and browse and choose your favourite while enjoying the Garden.

The Peaslake Summer Fair is taking place on Bank Holiday Monday 25th August. It celebrates the village and its rural life and has

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been an annual event for many years now, always eagerly looked forward to. The Alley Cats Jazz Band will be playing and you can sample and savour the sizzling BBQ or relax with delicious teas and cakes in the Hall. The school field will be buzzing with fun events including a dog show and a snakes and lizards tent and the centre of the village will be a hive of activity with the classic cars all lined up.

There’s a Punch & Judy show, a magician, bouncy castle and plenty of refreshments alfresco style, including Pimm’s, beer and cider tents. The Fleur de Lys Morris side will also be performing. This year’s theme is the Celebration of 125 years of St. Mark’s Church, Peaslake. St. Mark’s will be open and there will be an exhibition of 125 years of church and Peaslake history in The Old School Room next to the church. The Dean of Guildford Cathedral, the Very Rev Dianna Gwilliams will open the

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They appear on our high streets in an array of dazzling outfits so one thing’s for sure, you can’t miss a town crier when there’s a public announcement to be made. Viv Micklefield finds out what all the noise is about. soon becomes apparent why this town crier takes such a pride in his appearance.

“Get your tailoring right, the public ‘listens’ with their eyes.” That’s the rather surprising advice from Christian Ashdown, Haslemere’s Town Crier. Yet you suspect he knows what he’s talking about. If it’s about grabbing our attention in an age dominated by subliminal messages delivered through iPhones, this traditional figure, accompanied by a hefty dose of pomp and ceremony, still seems to have a role to play.

Christian’s day job is landscape gardening, but he draws upon his 22 years spent in the Household Cavalry during which, aside from tours in Bosnia, Northern Ireland and Cyprus, he took part in plenty of high profile ceremonial occasions. Of these, he says, the Queen Mother’s State Funeral, and the Queen’s Golden Jubilee celebrations hold particular memories.

On the streets of west Surrey, Christian certainly cuts a dash in his ‘colours’. However, 18th century red and gold robes, white breeches, black boots and the more familiar tricorne hat are not for him. “Most town criers dress according to the Elizabethan, or more typically the Georgian age,” he observes. “But for me, it made sense to reflect Haslemere’s Victorian heritage.

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away from my parade ground voice!” says Christian who, because he was the competition’s Master of Ceremonies this year, was unable to participate himself.

Surrey however, was ably represented

by Guildford’s David Peters. And all eyes were also on Arundel town crier Angela Standing, who proved that lady criers can certainly hold their own.

competition to find the Town Crier of the Year.

I’m curious as to what you might call such a gathering – a ‘shout-out’ perhaps? In total there were 15 contestants, with some accompanied by their equally colourfully dressed consorts. Parading through the crowds thronging the high street, they didn’t need to utter a word to begin turning heads.

With two proclamations being required from each competitor – a ‘home cry’, and a second based on a local ghost story, there was a Twitteresque limit of 125 words. It’s all about being short and to the point. Also important is inflection, volume, diction and clarity. When it comes to the official judging, mumbling is certainly not tolerated. And after a closely fought contest, emerging victorious for the second time was Lichfield town crier Ken Knowles, who lifted the prestigious Tennyson Trophy. This dramatic bronze statue of a 17th Lancer of the Light Brigade is immortalised in former local resident Alfred Lord Tennyson’s poem, The Charge of the Light Brigade. And the winner also enjoyed a lasting memory of his success with a portrait painted by local artist Pippa Daniel.

In medieval times, when reading and writing was not commonplace, town criers were an essential method of communicating public announcements to townsfolk, who would gather at the sound of the bell. In fact criers were also known as bellman. From royal proclamations about taxes, to local rulings on public hygiene or the end of the fishing season, quite understandably, they may not have always been the most popular messengers. And, interestingly, while it may no longer be a treasonable offence according to Christian even now, there are bylaws in some boroughs against hecklers.

It’s also said that the reason some newspapers took the name The Post, is due to the actions of the town crier, who might repeat his message by posting a notice on the door of a local inn.

While we might think of them as a UK phenomenon, many parts of Europe, India, the USA, Canada, and even Australia have previously appointed, and, like us in recent decades, reinstated town criers. These days, increasingly, it’s a ceremonial role, although as the Guild’s website makes clear, there remain expected standards of conduct. And while Christian may not be following directly in the footsteps of Haslemere’s original incumbent Christopher Elliot, whose reputed responsibilities included shooing away foxes, it’s a job he takes seriously. “For me it’s all about helping out. Whether this might be at a classic car show, a Christmas market or the annual Mayor Making ceremony,” says Christian, who, amongst the accolades he’s won since taking up the post is, Best Dressed Crier. And few would disagree.

“You certainly need to have a presence and a good voice. Although I try and get Did you know?

• Oyez or Hear Ye derives from the AngloNorman word for listen and is still heard in courtrooms; • Instead of bells, there have been gongs, drums, even hunting horns, used by town criers in different parts of the globe; • Chester was one of the 18th century towns that had both a day and a night ‘bellman’; • David Hinde, Bridlington’s town crier, holds the record as the world’s loudest (114.8 decibels Aug 2013); • When Prince George of Cambridge was born last year, an unofficial town crier proclaimed the news outside St Mary’s Hospital, London.

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FIND OUT MORE

Top: Lichfield town crier Ken Knowles, with the prestigious Tennyson Trophy

Haslemere Town Crier Christian Ashdown, email cnashdown@mac.com or call 01428 643541.

The Ancient & Honourable Guild of Town Criers, visit www.ahgtc.org.uk.

The Loyal Company of Town Criers, visit www. loyalcompanyoftowncriers.co.uk.

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Fair at 1pm and it goes on until 4.30pm. It will be a great day out for the whole family.

The Historical Association, West Surrey Branch is for you if you are interested in history, and would like to listen to lectures by leading academic historians.

The Guildford season of monthly Tuesday evening lectures begins in September and runs through to the spring. Meetings start at 7.30pm and are held at St Nicholas’s Hall, Bury Street GU2 4AW. The forthcoming season includes lectures on a wide range of topics from the Duke of Wellington, Saladin, Magna Carta, and the Holocaust to Captain Scott, the Chartists and Restoration England. They aim for a friendly atmosphere and the programme also includes visits. Annual membership of the West Surrey Branch is £12 and details can be obtained from Rollo

Crookshank on 01252 319881 or crookshank@starkmann.co.uk.

This would seem a must for model railway enthusiasts. Astolat Model Railway Circle have an Open Day on Saturday 30th August in the Barge Building at Dapdune Wharf, Guildford from 11am to 5pm.

Entrance is only via the National Trust at Dapdune Wharf (entry fee £3.50 / NT Members free). There will be 3 club layouts plus a test track (bring your own train - OO or N gauge) plus 4 members layouts.

Go and play trains with them and also enjoy the facilities at the Wharf!

The Guildford Cathedral Appeal, which in its first phase needs to raise £1.3m by the end of the summer, has reached the milestone of raising £1m.

Individuals, families and parishes have been getting involved in the Make Your Mark campaign. Events

are being planned across Surrey – from a ‘Songs at Summer Solstice’ concert to the Bishop of Dorking’s sponsored walk. The Cathedral‘s most urgent requirement for funds is to remove and replace crumbling plaster in the vaults which contains asbestos.

At the same time improvements will be made to access, lighting and sound systems, bringing them up to 21st Century standards. Plans also include an oral history project recording the memories of the Brick-givers and the development of new visitor resources so that the Cathedral is able to expand the range of cultural and educational activities on offer to locals and visitors alike. To make a donation or get information about organising a Make Your Mark event, visit www.guildfordcathedralmym. com, or send donations (payable to Guildford Cathedral) to Guildford Cathedral, Stag Hill, Guildford GU2 7UP.

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Jottings - YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD - NOW IN DATE ORDER! Romeo and Juliet performed by The Lord Chamberlain’s Men. A one off performance on Sunday 31st August, from 7pm to 9.30pm will be in the romantic grounds of Hatchlands Park in Clandon, near Guildford. Enjoy the world’s greatest love story performed by the all-male cast of The Lord Chamberlain’s Men. You’ll need to take your own seating and refreshments will be available throughout the performance.

Gates open at 6.30pm. Tickets: £16 adults, £8 children, Family (2 adults & up to 2 children) £40. Book at Guildford TIC 01483 444334, or online at www.visitguildford.com.

Group singing is cheaper than therapy, healthier than drinking, and certainly more fun than working out. It’s the one thing in life where feeling better is pretty much guaranteed. So, why not join one of the best choirs in the southeast; the Vivace Chorus? Their first

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rehearsal of the 2014-2015 season is on Monday 1st September in central Guildford starting at 7.15pm. Just turn up at Holy Trinity Church in the High Street and give them a try. Their first concert will the Bach’s Mass in B minor on 15th November in Guildford Cathedral.

There are plenty more details on their website: www.vivacechorus. org.

Want to understand how to read or watch a Shakespeare play better? Want to discover how actors make a character come alive? This September, Guildford Shakespeare Company’s popular evening Shakespeare classes for adults returns with King Lear.

Over eight weeks together you’ll explore the mechanics behind how Shakespeare and why Shakespeare wrote the way he did. These fun, practical evening classes are suitable for all ages and all levels, and are designed to help you

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discover and enjoy Shakespeare with confidence. They’re also perfect for those who just want to learn more about Shakespeare, his plays and enhance your enjoyment of watching them! Classes are run in a supportive and informal atmosphere by professional actors and workshop leaders who have a wealth of knowledge and firsthand experience of working with Shakespeare. The course runs from Tuesday 2nd September from 7pm to 9pm and every Tuesday to 21st October. The fee is £120 and the venue is Guildford County School, Farnham Road, Guildford GU2 4LU. The Guildford Institute on Ward Street is currently taking bookings for its autumn programme of talks, courses, trips and events.

This autumn, the Institute boasts a programme of 50 courses and gives adults the opportunity to learn about subjects as diverse as Ancient Civilisations, Music, and

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Dude Food A new cookery school in Abinger Hammer provides food for thought, says Stefan Reynolds

done. There is a delightful, airy main room with a large dining table in one corner and big squashy sofas in another, where we are offered coffee and chat with our fellow course attendees. Before long, we are introduced to Guildford born Vincent ‘Vinny’ Clist, a youthful former Times Chalet Chef of the Year and our tutor for the day. He takes us into the large, well appointed teaching kitchen (one of two they have built here) where, once aproned up, we will be let loose with seriously sharp knives and some rather lovely, heavy stainless steel pans.

Food is the new football. At least it seems to be when it comes to me and the majority of my male friends. We all cook, we all love cooking and spend much more time discussing food than football, no bad thing in my book. So when my colleague Marcus and I were offered the opportunity to try out a cookery course at the new Abinger Cookery School, we accepted with alacrity.

Even though the courses sounded tempting – The Perfect Roast, Seafood Secrets to name just two– there was one that seemed just right, and so it was that one Friday we arrived at 9am to experience Dude Food, which was described as ‘an American-Diner style of food, cool to cook at the moment’. Not being remotely ‘cool’, perhaps this would be my moment?

The Abinger Cookery School occupies what used to be the Abinger Arms in the pretty village of Abinger Hammer. My last visit to the pub was many years ago, following a Sunday walk with my family and friends. I remember it well because it was the first time I tried a sip of my dad’s pint of bitter, which I pronounced to be “horrible”. Happily I soon trained my tastebuds and the future of our breweries was secured.

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Top: Our lunch of Cow pie. Above: Vinny Grist from Abinger Cookery School

This is to be a real hands-on course, and we will be cooking most things on the menu ourselves.

The only one we don’t cook is the pulled pork, which Vinny starts to prepare in front of us as it will need a few hours in the oven. Next up is Cow pie with boneless marrow, which will be our lunch. We watch Vinny as he tackles his own and then it is down to us. Each allocated our own fully equipped ‘work station’, we get going by frying off some lovely looking, locally sourced stewing beef, sweating onions, adding fresh herbs, mushrooms, stock, half a bottle of local bitter and leaving it to do its stuff. The beauty of a course like this is that dirty and used pans and utensils are magically whisked away to be cleaned while we get instructions for the next task, which is to make the pleasingly named Yum buns, effectively steamed bread rolls which will go with the vantagepointmag.co.uk

as he had been “tasting all morning”, which showed a degree of self control that I would struggle with. We ease out the marrow bone, pushing its contents down and into the pie filling, which makes for a rich but very satisfying dish, which we wash down with the remnants of the beer.

pulled pork. These are made using a simple bread mix, which naturally involves lots of kneading which I do find rather therapeutic but it always seems to take an eternity.

As the dough proves we tackle a real favourite, scotch eggs. Now our Jotter Nick makes a mean scotch egg. They are so good that both Marcus and I have been scared to emulate him for fear of disappointment. While eggs are being soft boiled (a strict four minutes), we make the meat layer using seasoned minced pork, to which we add chopped herbs. With the eggs ready and peeled, we flatten out some of the pork mix and carefully completely wrap the egg, dip it in flour, whisked egg and panko breadcrumbs before deep frying for about six minutes. Wow! These gleaming golden balls not only looked professional, they tasted delicious.

I can see a scotch egg cook-off in the VantagePoint offices sometime soon...

The afternoon session was no less busy as we cook the lamb ribs, shape and cook the steamed buns, and make some Boston baked beans, a tasty revelation.

This often forms part of the breakfast if you stay overnight in one of the four bedrooms available to rent upstairs.

We finally tackle the sweet course, a sticky toffee pudding, which once again was something I had never made and proves to be surprisingly easy to do.

By now, we are flagging slightly but thankfully our repertoire is complete.

Vinny removes the pulled pork from the oven, which Marcus shreds before adding pomegranate molasses and the frankly magnificent roasting juices, and our ‘second’ lunch is almost ready for tasting.

Next up is to marinade some lamb ribs, make our suet pastry (wonderfully easy) and set to work on our ‘boneless marrow’. This involves some empty marrow bones (“which can be used over and over, just clean them in the dishwasher”, says Vinny) in which we will stuff a heart-stoppingly rich mix of butter, shallots, parley, breadcrumbs and seasoning. With the beef now tender, we assembled our Cow pie in a small pie dish, with the marrow bone protruding from the middle, Desperate Dan style. We stuff the bone with the boneless marrow mixture, cover with a blanket of pastry, and then bake in the oven for 20-30 minutes.

After admiring and comparing our lovely looking creations (it does get a tad competitive), we take them into the main room for what is by now a late lunch and a well needed break from the kitchen. Vinny declines to join us

By now it is about 4pm and we are all still pretty full from Cow pie, but we can’t resist some pulled pork inside a slightly chewy Yum bun with some Asian slaw that Vinny had made for us. Wine is proffered and happily accepted, a reward for what had been a slightly tiring but very rewarding (and filling) day.

Vinny has proved to be knowledgeable, patient and a very convivial host, and the recipes we cooked were all things we would all happily recreate at home – once we had eaten the copious contents of the doggy bags we all returned with.

From top: A ‘perfect’ Scotch Egg, the Cow pie before cooking and Sticky Toffee Puddings

I left Abinger with a renewed sense of culinary purpose, determined to be more creative and improve my repertoire at home. I even ended up buying a set of the same Zwilling Henckels pans. No excuses now.

FIND OUT MORE

The Abinger Cookery School, Guildford Road, Abinger Hammer, Surrey RH5 6RZ. Please telephone: 01306 730470, email info@abingercookeryschool.com or visit abingercookeryschool.com for more information.

In addition to their day courses, Abinger Cookery School also runs a five day Chalet Cooks Course and are currently offering 50% off all chalet cooks courses in August. Contact them for more details.

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Mahjong in a relaxed social setting.

Adding to the Institute’s established programme this autumn is a brandnew ‘Blogging for Beginners’ course, which will teach the golden rules of blog writing. A new drawing and painting tutor will also be welcomed to the Institute: Ronnie Ireland will hold ‘Catching the Image – A Demonstration & Workshop’ - an explanatory talk and practical session about developing your artistic ideas.

For more information, visit www. guildford-institute.org.uk or call 01483 562142.

On 4th September the Guildford Astronomical Society have been fortunate in booking Professor Jim Al Khalilli to give a presentation entitled ‘The Lost Legacy of Medieval Astronomy’ filling the gap between Ptolemy and Copernicus. Professor Al AbbeyfieldGuildford Dec 13_Layout Khalilli of the University and TV1 presenter is a very popular lecturer

Are you elderly and feeling lonely & isolated; no longer wanting to cook or shop and worried about the cost of repairing & heating your house;

and this is likely to be a very well attended meeting, so turn up early. They have booked the large lecture theatre at the University of Surrey and the meeting will start at 7.15pm. Visitors are welcome for a cost of just £4, student and youth will be entitled to a concessional rate.

The Cranleigh Film Club’s 4th season starts on Thursday 4th September with the film The Chess Players. The season comprises a 15 film programme of international award winners, normally on the last Thursday of each month. Films are screened in The Band Room on Village Way, with a good auditorium and excellent parking. Refreshments of good quality and a fair price are always on sale. There is a dedicated website which provides current information and full 14/11/2013 15:44year’s Pageprogramme.

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in the first three seasons was high, they encourage members and prospective new members to book their places well in advance of the season’s start. The price for the season will again be £35 if paid by the end of August. After this it rises to £40. Members will be issued with an annual member’s card for entry to all the films and other club events. Relatives and friends of members may attend for £6 per head but only with advance booking through the membership secretary. All members receive an illustrated full colour programme.

Go to www.cranleighfilmclub.org. uk for full joining details.

OPEN DAY

Saturday 16th August 10am – 12 noon at: Roundhay, 3 Pit Farm Road, Merrow GU1 2JH ALL WELCOME Have a tour of the house and see the accommodation and facilities we provide and discover what makes us unique Come and meet the residents and helpers and find out first hand how we provide the kind of life that elderly people are used to, in the kind of affordable houses that remind them of home. Roundhay is one of over 900 Abbeyfield houses in the country.

For more information please telephone the Applications Co-ordinator Ann Tremeer on 01483 568936 vantagepointmag.co.uk

Home Counties Carers – it is all about you Lucinda and I founded Home Counties Carers back in January 2012, since then we have worked extremely hard to build and develop a team of Carers that are friendly, reliable and trustworthy and who genuinely care.

We knew from the outset that having a strong team of Carers was what our Clients wanted and deserved. It is not unreasonable to expect to see the same carer regularly, for them to arrive promptly, to always be well presented, polite and well mannered and who are competent in carrying out what they have been asked to do.

and positive career please contact Home Counties Carers as it is all about you.

Contact Matthew Kalupka on 01483 224985 or visit the website at www. homecountiescarers.vo.uk

Everyone one of our Client’s has a different need, some want help once a week to go shopping, others to need a live in Carer for companionship and to help with all daily tasks. If you would like some help and support at home or are looking for a rewarding

Providing personalised support in your own home “Based in Guildford we are a family run business that is committed to providing older people and young adults with learining disabilities with friendly & reliable Carers who genuinely care” Lucinda Kalupka, Nurse & Registered Manager

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Surrey Care Association The NHS needs more nurses and the nation needs more carers to work with people in their own homes. The work is challenging yet very rewarding. Care is needed morning, noon and night every day of the year. There are SCA members all over Surrey with opportunities for kind and caring individuals to work in a variety of roles in the care sector. The work is often done on a part time basis and can suit people of all ages, including those that may have recently retired.

If you want to make a difference to someone’s life why not contact the SCA about opportunities in your area?

Representing over 800 care companies in Surrey the Surrey Care Association (SCA) helps care homes, nursing homes and other care at home companies in their quest to provide the highest standards of care throughout the county. The SCA is a not for profit organisation that invests in training and organises an annual Gala Awards Ceremony to recognise the performance of companies and individuals who provide care in Surrey.

Simon, who runs Melody Care in Farnham, is treasurer of SCA and explains how he got involved with SCA. “I am passionate about providing the highest standards of care for my own clients and I wanted to do more to help the sector as a whole do the same throughout all of Surrey.” He continues: “I have been helping Surrey’s Care Homes to work in partnership with Surrey County Council to determine what the true cost of care is for local residents. This is important as the Council funds hundreds of places for the elderly but has very tight budgets.

Care Home owners need to be paid a fair price if they are to maintain the standards of care that all desire. This is not easy but we are working hard to help everyone: taxpayers, care home owners, elderly service users and the carers.”

More and more elderly people need care. As a nation we are living longer but we are not always able to continue looking after ourselves as we used to. There are insufficient care homes to accommodate all those that now need help with their daily lives.

A large proportion of hospital beds are occupied by the elderly long after their medical treatment is complete as they cannot be discharged until suitable arrangements are in place for them to receive care at home. This causes real difficulty for the NHS.

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For more information about the work of the SCA visit www.surreycare.co.uk . To contact Simon call 01252 220080, email vopamanagementservices@gmail. com or visit www.melodycare.co.uk.

Here is a list of care homes, residential homes and home care providers in our area.

They all offer different services, so call them to find out which one might best suit your requirements: Abbeyfield, Guildford 01483 568936 Ashton Manor, Farnham 01252 722967 Birtley House, Bramley 01483 892055 Clare Park, Crondall 01252 850681 Felbury House, Holmbury 01306 730084 Melody Care, Farnham 01252 220080 Moorhouse, Hindhead 01428 604381 Moorlands Lodge, Hindhead 01428 787321 Pax Hill, Bentley 01420 525882 Pilgrim Wood, Guildford 01483 573111 Robertsons, Godalming 01483 421033 Springkell House, Hindhead 01428 605509 Wispers Park, Haslemere 0845 034 4750 Worplesdon View, Guildford 01483 494057 vantagepointmag.co.uk

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Abinger Cookery School Vincent Clist is the head chef of the Abinger Cookery School and to date runs all the classes they hold there. Vinny fell into cooking after working in his local pub and went on to gain experience working in several restaurants in and around Cambridge. It was his stint working with gastro holiday company, Fish & Pips, that really put Vinny on the culinary map. Having completed three seasons working as a chalet chef for them in the French Alps, Vinny was awarded The Times Chalet Chef of the Year.

Vinny’s subsequent two years travelling and cooking in Australia further underlined his talent as a cook allowing him to broaden his culinary experience and expertise.

Chargrilled leeks with a Romesco sauce 1. Wash the leeks thoroughly and peel off the outer layer, trim off 1cm from the root end and leave a few centimetres of green at the top end.

2. Bring a large pan of well salted water to the boil, fill a bowl with cold water and ice.

3. Add the leeks to the boiling water and cook for 4-6 minutes, or until softened, drain. Then put them into iced water.

4. When cold, drain from the water and pat dry with kitchen paper. Brush with a little olive oil and barbecue for 4-5 minutes, turning occasionally until charred.

5. Put them into a bowl with the left over olive oil, lemon juice and zest, sliced garlic, basil and parsley and toss together. Season well and serve.

For the Romseco sauce: 1. Put the red peppers and tomatoes in a roasting tray, drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.

2. Wrap the two halves of garlic in foil and add to the roasting tray, roast in

the oven for 20 minutes.

3. Remove from the oven and put the peppers in a bowl and cover with cling film to ‘sweat’ off the skins.

4. When the garlic is cool enough to handle, pop the cloves out of their skins and set aside.

5. Peel and de-seed the peppers.

6. Toast the almonds in the oven for 3-4 minutes until lightly browned.

7. Heat some olive oil in a frying pan and fry the bread on both sides until golden brown.

8. Put the chilli, red peppers, roasted tomatoes, garlic, almonds, bread and vinegar into a food processor.

Add 100ml of olive oil and blitz until smooth. Season with salt and pepper.

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8 small leeks 3 tbsp olive oil Juice and zest of 1 lemon 1 garlic clove, peeled and finely sliced Small handful of basil and parsley, roughly chopped Salt and pepper For the Romesco sauce: 1 dried red chilli, soaked in warm water for 2 hours 2 red peppers 5 ripe plum tomatoes 100ml olive oil, plus extra for drizzling 1 whole head of garlic, halved horizontally 100g blanched almonds 1 thick slice of good quality white bread 50 ml sherry vinegar Salt and pepper Serves 4

Courgette and fennel salad 1. Using a speed peeler, peel the courgettes lengthways into long thin ribbons, thinly slice the fennel then finely chop the chillies and add them all to a bowl.

2. In a small jug, add the juice of the lemon and top up with double the amount of extra virgin olive oil. Stir in a pinch of salt, then mix well and pour over the salad.

3. Toss to coat, then scatter over

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the basil and mint leaves and serve immediately.

2 courgettes, (mixture of yellow and green) 1 bulb of fennel 1-2 fresh red chillies, de-seeded 1 lemon Extra virgin olive oil Sea salt A few sprigs of fresh basil leaves, picked A few sprigs of mint leaves, picked Serves 4

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FOOD Beef Ribs with Chimichuri 1. Mix all the marinade ingredients together in a large non-metallic dish.

Add the beef and marinate for a minimum of two hours, or overnight if time allows.

2. Preheat the oven to 140°C/gas mark 3.

3. Transfer the beef ribs to a large non-stick roasting tin. Roast for 2-3 hours covered with foil, or until the beef ribs are cooked. Remove the foil, turn the oven up to 200C/gas mark 6,

return to the oven uncovered for a final 30 minutes for the marinade to reduce and glaze.

4. To make chimichurri, blitz the parsley, oregano, garlic, shallot and chilli flakes in a food processor or chop very finely by hand.

5. Add the olive oil, lemon juice, vinegar and some seasoning and pulse to combine everything to a saucy consistency.

Ingredients 1.3 kg of beef ribs For the marinade: 1 small onion, peeled and grated 300ml coke 2 tbsp light soy sauce 2 tbsp rapeseed or olive oil 2 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped 2 tbsp runny honey Freshly ground black pepper 1 tbsp crushed fennel seeds For the Chimichuri: Small bunch of parsley, roughly chopped ½ tsp of oregano, fresh or dried 2 garlic cloves 1 shallot, chopped ½ tsp of chilli flakes 2 tbsp of olive oil Juice of ½ a lemon 2 tsp of red wine vinegar Serves 4

Raspberry soufflé 1. Brush the base and sides of four 250ml soufflé dishes or coffee cups with melted butter and sprinkle with caster sugar, tipping out the excess.

2. Chill in the fridge for 20 minutes, then repeat.

3. Chill again until you are ready to use.

4. Process the raspberries in a food processor until smooth, strain through a sieve, then tip into a small saucepan with half of the caster sugar.

5. Stir over a low heat until the sugar has dissolved, bring to the boil and stir in the corn flour mixture.

6. Remove from the heat but continue stirring until it is all well mixed.

7. Leave to cool completely.

8. Preheat the oven to 170°C (325°F/ Gas 3).

9. Beat the egg whites with a pinch of salt and the cream of tartar until soft peaks form.

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10. Gradually add the remaining caster sugar until the mixture is thick and glossy, add a third of the egg white to the raspberry purée, mixing well with a metal spoon, then add the rest of the egg white and gently mix it in.

11. Spoon into the dishes and smooth the tops.

12. Bake for 12-14 minutes, until well risen and starting to colour.

13. Dust with icing sugar and serve immediately.

Ingredients Melted butter and caster sugar, to dust the moulds 200g of raspberries, fresh or thawed frozen 115g caster sugar 2 tsp corn flour mixed with 2 tsp of cold water 4 egg whites Pinch of cream of tartar Icing sugar, to dust Serves 4

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What to do in With Matthew Pottage, Garden Manager at RHS Garden Wisley

August

Thrifty gardening Select a vigorous shoot, about 5 cm in length, strip off the lowest leaves, making the cut close to the leaf joint and insert into compost suitable for cuttings and propagation. Cuttings root best when taken as shoot tips, with any flowers pinched out and kept in a cool, moist environment out of full sunlight.

Late summer is a perfect time to be thinking about taking cuttings – creating plants for free! While I appreciate the hard work that goes into growing plants, I’m sure I am not alone in sometimes raising my eyebrows at the price of some that are easy to root and quick to grow on yourself.

To this end, now is the time to take ‘semi ripe’ cuttings, which are basically cuttings that have ripened stems over the summer and have the ability to produce their own roots.

Start with some half hardy perennials such as salvias and Penstemon and some of the easier shrubs, namely Hebe and rosemary and see how naturally green fingered you are.

Peeping over the garden fence It is in the height of summer when we tend to be at our busiest as gardeners, and it is important to leave the tools in the shed one day, and get out to other gardens, and see what other people are up to.

Love your lavender Our lavenders have completely finished their flowering display now, and it is a prime time to give them a decent haircut and get them back into shape.

There is often some doubt about how to keep these popular shrubs in prime condition; despite them being a mainstay of so many of our gardens. Firstly, remember they cannot regenerate from the oldest of wood if pruned to the point where no leaves remain; therefore the trick is to deadhead the plant, and reduce the section of green growth that exists between the wood and the bottom of the flower stem. This reduces the height of the plant and helps to keep it compact.

If your plant is very woody and ‘leggy’ you can ‘drop layer’ which is basically lifting the plant, digging a deeper hole and popping it back in, feeding the soil back around the stems, which take root and give you a cluster of new plants. This needs to be done in spring however as it causes the plant some initial stress that could push it over the edge in a cold winter if done in late summer/autumn.

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Even for us, blessed with Wisley, it is always refreshing to see other people’s plants, how they grow them, what they grow them with and how they lay their garden out. This is the beauty of the National Gardens Scheme (NGS) – there’s nothing more fun than seeing someone else’s patch and learning something new. They may be growing that plant you like but are too scared to invest in in case it dies or your eyes could be opened to a new way of doing things.

However, if your garden is already picture perfect, go for the tea and cake – it never disappoints in my experience.

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RHS Garden Wisley, Woking GU23 6QB. Visit rhs.org.uk/gardens/wisley to find out more.

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killed on UK roads each year, but People’s Trust for Endangered Species (PTES) is turning these deaths into a positive, by using recorded sightings of road kill to help monitor the changing state of Britain’s wildlife populations, all with the help of the Mammals on Roads app starting this July and running to the end of September.

They are calling on volunteers to record any sightings of mammals, dead or healthy, they spot on their car journeys via their mobile phones and tablets.You can take part in the survey using the free app, available from the App Store and Google Play. Alternatively, the survey can be completed on the web, or via a printed survey pack.

Email mor@ptes.org or call 020 74984533 to request a pack.

Guildford Natural History Society has no events of interest to nonmembers in August, but on Friday 5th September there will be a

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short walk from Newlands Corner (details from Vanessa McClure, 01483 303417) and on 17th September there will be a coach outing.

Cranleigh Ladies Hockey Club invites you to give hockey a go!

Whether you’ve looking to start a new sport, get fit, meet new people or just haven’t played since school, now is the time to give it a go. Go along to their free taster session on Saturday 6th September at 11am on the Cranleigh School astro-turf.

All ages and abilities welcome.

For more information email cranleighhockey@yahoo.co.uk or take a look at their Facebook page – CranleighLadiesHockey. They hope to see you there!

Do you enjoy singing choral music in an unthreatening environment?

Shalford Choral Society is now recruiting new members for the new season starting in September.

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No auditions are required to sing in their mixed choir of around 35; all they ask is a desire to sing choral music with other enthusiastic members. They have a professional conductor and accompanist to train and rehearse with. In April 2015, they will join with eleven other local choirs from around the Surrey Hills to stage the three-day Leith Hill Musical Festival in Dorking. In addition they have annual Christmas concert and carol singing and other singing opportunities arise throughout the year. There is a small subscription to cover costs. They start weekly Tuesday evening rehearsals at St Mary’s Church in Shalford on 9th September at 7.30pm. For further information, visit www. shalfordchoralsociety.org.uk/ . For an informal chat call Olivia Peak their chairman on 01483 428986 or just pop along to a rehearsal and taste and see!

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Leith Hill and Friday Street At 965 feet (294m) Leith Hill is not only the highest point in Surrey but also the highest in south east England. It is a magnificent viewpoint, one of a series that crowns the well-wooded greensand ridge a few miles south of the North Downs. This walk is mostly through the lovely pine and beech woods and over areas of sandy heathland that is characteristic of greensand country, and although fairly hilly in places it is relatively undemanding. However, do follow the route instructions carefully; the large number of tracks and paths in this area, much of which are owned by the National Trust, can be confusing at times.

The walk Begin by taking a path that leads up from the car park, following the first of a series of signs with a tower symbol on them, towards Leith Hill Tower. At a track turn right to head quite steeply uphill. Bear left in front of a gate marked ‘Bridleway’ at a junction and climb again to reach Leith Hill Tower. This was built in 1766 by Richard Hull of nearby Leith Hill Place to compensate for the hill just failing to top the 1,000ft mark; the extra height pushes it to 1,029ft.

There is a small admission charge to the tower, from where there is one of the finest and most extensive panoramas in the south east: northwards across to the North Downs and beyond that to London and the Chilterns, and southwards over the Weald to the South Downs and the English Channel.

Just past the tower the path forks. Take the right-hand path here, at a second fork take the left-hand one and at a third fork take the lefthand one again. Shortly after, a well-defined path joins from the left. Continue ahead for about ½ mile, following the straight main path across Wotton Common to reach a crosstrack.

Turn right here along a fairly straight path and after ½ mile bear left at a T-junction to a lane.

Turn left and almost immediately turn right, at a public footpath sign, along a path that keeps along the inside edge of woodland, with a fence on the right.

On the edge of the woodland go through a kissing gate and follow a path across a field to go through another kissing gate at the far end.

Continue along an enclosed path to the right of houses, soon re-entering woodland, and descend, by an old wire fence on the left, to a crossroads. Turn right along a track that winds through the beautiful woodlands of Abinger Bottom, briefly emerging from the trees to reach a lane. Keep ahead along the lane and 40

opposite the drive to a house called St Johns bear right to continue along a wooded track. After passing a barrier the track becomes a tarmac lane, which you follow through the charming and secluded hamlet of Friday Street to a T-junction passing the Stephan Langton pub.

Turn right to pass across the end of the millpond, a former hammer pond and one of many in the area that were created to power the hammers of the local ironworks up to the time of the Industrial Revolution. The view across it nowadays could hardly be more tranquil. On the far side, turn half right, at a public footpath sign, along a path that heads uphill away from the pond, passing to the left of a National Trust sign for Severells Copse, and continue steadily uphill to a lane. Cross over, keeping ahead to cross another lane and continue along the path in front. Take the right-hand path at a fork – not easy to spot – and head downhill along a sunken path, bearing slightly right on meeting another path to continue downhill, curving left to a lane.

Turn left through Broadmoor, another attractive and secluded hamlet, and opposite a riding centre turn sharp right, at Greensand Way and public bridleway waymarks, onto a track. Keep on this straight and broad track through Broadmoor Bottom for one mile and, 700 yards after passing to the right of Warren Farm, look out for a crossing of paths and tracks by a bench. Turn half left here onto a path; after a few yards cross a stream, by a Navantagepointmag.co.uk

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tional Trust sign for Duke’s Warren, and a few yards further on at a fork take the right-hand path. This is a most delightful part of the walk, initially between woodland on the right and more open sloping heathland dotted with trees on the left. Later the path re-enters woodland and heads steadily uphill, finally curving left to a junction.

Bear left for a few yards to a fork and take the right-hand track, following the direction of a blue waymark and pass through a gate to leave Dukes Warren to emerge alongside the righthand edge of the cricket pitch on Coldharbour Common. Just after the cricket pavilion turn half right at a National Trust information board along a path with a green wooden post signposted ‘Coldharbour Walk’. Ignore all side turns and follow the green waymarkers all the while.

To the left there are grand views over the Weald to the South Downs on the horizon. Opposite a barrier on the right, turn left to re-join the outward route and head downhill back to Landslip car park.

DISTANCE: 6.5 miles OS MAPS: Landranger 187 (Dorking & Reigate), Explorer 146 (Dorking, Box Hill & Reigate) START GRID REFERENCE: TQ 147 432 STARTING POINT: Below Leith Hill, near Coldharbour village REFRESHMENTS: The Stephan Langton pub in Friday Street (tel 01306 730775). Open for food

Tuesday to Saturday 12pm-2.30pm and 6.30pm9.30pm. Sunday 12pm-4pm. Monday am closed but open at 5.30pm for drinks. Booking advisable.

The walk is taken from the Pathfinder Guide to Surrey, published by Crimson Publishing at £11.99. www.crimsonpublishing.co.uk.

Left: Leith Hill Tower (Peter Pearson) Above: The view from Leith Hill (Sebastian Anthony) Map above © Crown copyright August 2014 Ordnance Survey Media 019/14.

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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AMICA is a social group serving the Hampshire/Berkshire/Surrey border communities. They welcome single people who have just moved into the area, have changed circumstances or feel its time to move on. Both weekday and weekend events are organised by members to serve wide-ranging interests. You are welcome to attend an event for free by browsing their website www. amicauk.org. Please introduce yourself beforehand to one of their hosts by calling/texting 07857 135973, leaving your name and contact number for a call back as required.

The textile reuse charity TRAID has expanded its free home collections service to the Surrey area.

Offering thousands of households scheduled pickups of their unwanted clothes, the service can be booked online, by phone or email giving people a hassle-free way to donate unwanted clothes directly to charity, from their door. All the charity asks is that people using this service have a minimum donation of at least one large bin liner sized bag. Nearly one million tonnes of textiles are sent to UK landfill and incineration every year, with 350,000 tonnes of these textiles estimated to be good enough quality to be worn again. With UK landfill at bursting point and textiles contributing disproportionately to greenhouse emissions, TRAID’s innovative work to reclaim and reuse unwanted clothes is more relevant than ever.

To book a free home collection with TRAID go to www.traid.org. uk/collections, call 020 8733 2580 (then press 1 to book a collection) or email recycling@traid.org.uk.

Most counties in England (including Surrey, Hampshire and Sussex) hold an annual Ride & Stride, on the second Saturday in September (13th this year), to raise money 42

for the restoration and repair of buildings for Christian worship.

The idea is that cyclists and walkers are given a list of churches and chapels in the area of their choice.

They map out their own route to pedal or walk having asked their friends to reward their efforts. The money collected is divided into two.

Half the monies go to the church or chapel of the cyclist’s or walker’s choice, probably your own, the other half is retained by the County Trust for distribution to churches in need. In the dozen years that the Bike Ride (now Ride & Stride) has been running in Surrey over £250,000 has been raised. Ride & Stride is a fun way to spend time on a pleasant September Saturday while at the same time supporting a worthy cause. Why not make up a group and join in this year! Details from your local church or from donaldson@ haslemere.com. Supporters who prefer not to ‘ride or stride’, please consider sponsoring volunteers involved in this important event.

For more information, visit www. surreychurchespreservationtrust. org.

Interested in Art Classes? Tutor Veronica Dunce B.A. has 50 years experience and will help you improve, whether a beginner or experienced artist. The spacious Shalford village hall is the venue for a 10 week course starting on Wednesday 17th September.

Call 01483 893723 for further details.

St Catherine’s Flower Arrangement Club doesn’t hold a Club Meeting in August as it’s holiday time. Their autumn schedule commences with Jan Yardley who will demonstrate ‘Here and There’ and the competition will be ’Going Places’ (with a title) on the 25th September at 1pm for a 1.45pm start. They are always happy to welcome visitors and new

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members so go along and meet them at Shalford Village Hall.

I love hearing news about progress on the restoration of the Wey & Arun Canal. I realise that I probably won’t be around to see the task completed, but great strides are being made. The latest milestone is the completion of the restoration of Southland Lock some 200 years after it was built, which is now being used by boats once again.

The lock was demolished in the 1930s when the canal had fallen into disuse and many of the bricks reused on other local building projects. Reconstruction of the lock was a major challenge for the Trust, not just financially but also logistically as the site is located more than a mile from the nearest public road. WACT chairman Sally Schupke said “None of this would have been possible without the enthusiasm of the adjacent landowners. Their support made all the difference”. The focus of the restoration work will now move northwards. WACT is working on major restoration schemes near Bramley at the northern end of the canal and near Dunsfold at the summit of the waterway. For more information do have a look at www.weyandarun.co.uk.

A note for the diary. The next Bramley Music concert is on Saturday 27th September at 7.30pm. Taking place in Holy Trinity Church it will feature Joan Rodgers CBE and is sure to be a great evening. I will give more details in next month’s edition.

At 7.30pm on Saturday 27th September, vocal ensemble Harlequin is for the first time coming to Guildford to sing at the Electric Theatre. From Thomas Tallis to Eric Whitacre, madrigals and folksong arrangements to 80s ballads, this stunningly versatile group presents a romantic evening of love songs through the ages. vantagepointmag.co.uk

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West Surrey Branch of the Historical Association What Really Happened? – Find out with us...

Auschwitz, British India, the Spanish Civil War, Thomas Becket, Anglo Saxon England.

The names conjure up images, often very powerful ones, in most people’s minds. And while they may be a bit hazy on the detail, they usually have a clear basic idea of what happened and what they think of it. Or do they? The West Surrey Branch of the Historical Association is dedicated to the view that you can find out much more by listening to the comments of our top historians.

When you can do this regularly in Guildford, in friendly company, you might think it too good an opportunity to miss.

Chairman of the branch, Chris Mitchinson, says: “You have only to look at the enormous and enthusiastic membership of the National Trust, the popularity of historical novels – such as Hilary Mantel’s about Thomas Cromwell and Henry VIII - and the level of interest in TV history documentaries to realise that there is a tremendous appetite for history. In our view this can be taken to another and even more fascinating level by programmes such as ours in the branch.”

“Each year in Guildford we run a season of lectures by historians. The current programme is being given by historians from Oxford and London Universities, and you can be sure that they will have something interesting and new to say.

Recent topics have been as diverse as the English Civil War, Auschwitz, and partition and the end of the British Empire in India. And there is plenty of opportunity to ask questions.

Meetings start at 7.30pm and, when they finish after nearly two hours, the questions are still coming.”

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“We are always impressed by the willingness of leading academic historians to devote their spare time to giving talks like this. The lectures are aimed at an intelligent but non specialist audience and are very accessible. They provide a unique insight into the latest research and thinking on often familiar topics and frequently shine a completely new light on the subject.”

The branch maintains a friendly and informal atmosphere and, while annual membership is inexpensive at £12, non-members are very welcome to lectures – there is a small charge at the door. Student admission is free.

“In our latest programme,” Mitchinson continues, “average attendances reached 70 and lots of sixth formers joined us too. While our monthly Tuesday evening talks in St Nicolas Hall, Guildford are the core of our programme, we also organise two visits, usually in the Spring. In the past these have been to places as diverse as Buckingham Palace and The Spike in Guildford; the latter was a real eye opener. The most recent visits have been to Brookwood Cemetery and to Bray, where we had the benefit of a superb guided tour by Professor Nigel Saul. It is hoped that he will be able to lead another tour in the Spring.”

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Details of branch membership and the annual programme can be obtained from the branch secretary, Rollo Crookshank on crookshank@ starkmann.co.uk or 01252 319881. Branch programmes are also shown on the Historical Association website. Details of full national membership of the Historical Association, including free access to all branches, can be obtained via history. org.

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Harlequin comprises choral scholars from across the South East of England. Tickets can be obtained from the Electric Theatre box office at http://www.electrictheatre. co.uk. Harlequin is a bit different from most amateur choirs in as much as it was set up for singers of a very high calibre who have gone into other professions but wish to continue singing at a high level.

Members, who have to go through an audition, come from quite far afield. They are only 13 strong and will only ever be a maximum of 16.

They make a great sound and sing all sorts of accessible music, all without accompaniment. They are rehearsed by the highly regarded Catherine Beddison, who is a music teacher at Cranleigh School and also co-conducts Cranleigh Choral Society.

Cranfold Job Seekers Club is a registered charity based in Cranleigh. For more information visit them at Cranleigh CAB, Village Way, Cranleigh GU6 8AF or call 01483 272252. They are open Wednesdays from 9.30am to 5pm and Fridays from 9am to 5pm.

Do you know where the Automatic External Defibrillators belonging to Cranleigh are sited? Well there are five situated in five public houses. They are The Richard Onslow, the Cranley Hotel, The White Hart, The Three Horseshoes and The Park Hatch. These are regularly checked by St John Ambulance and they are for use by the public in an emergency. Take a look next time you are in one of these venues and identify where they are stored. One day that knowledge may save someone’s life!

Horsley Decorative Society meets at Village Hall on Wednesday of the 44

& Fine Arts East Horsley the second month from

October to July for lectures on the Arts, Culture and Heritage.

Coffee 9.45 to 10.15am. Lecture from 10.30 to 11.30am. They are affiliated to the National Association of Decorative and Fine Arts Societies. The 2014/15 programme starts on 8th October with Louise Schofield giving a lecture on Myth and Legend in Early Greek Art. For more information visit their website: www.horsleydfas.org.uk.

Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice is celebrating its 35th anniversary with a Grand Draw Raffle, with tickets on sale for just £1. As well as a top prize of £2,000, there are two 2nd prizes of £500, plus two third prizes of £100 and twenty runnerup prizes of £50. So you can help raise money for your local hospice whilst giving yourself a chance to win some too! The deadline for returned tickets to be entered into the draw is 20th October and the draw will take place on 27th October. Raffle tickets are available from the reception of the Hospice, on Waverley Lane in Farnham, and from all Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice shops. - You can request a book of tickets by calling the Hospice on 01252 729446.

Just had another report from The Wey & Arun Canal Trust.

Apparently work to restore the Canal has won the support of a national group that hopes to make use of the waterway both during and after completion.

WACT chairman Sally Schupke says “The Trust is delighted that British Canoeing has decided to become a corporate member”. Under the agreement, British Canoeing members will be licensed to use a 3-mile section of the restored canal in Loxwood, West Sussex, and more new areas as restoration progresses. The canal is ideally suited for canoeists and kayakers

who enjoy paddling along quiet waters through beautiful unspoilt countryside. Any British Canoeing members wishing to make use of the new agreement should contact WACT in advance by emailing the boat licensing officer on rallies@weyandarun.co.uk with membership details. Canoeists should report to the Canal Centre to sign in before taking to the water so that any special safety precautions for the day can be issued by the Canal Centre staff. Further details on www. weyandarun.co.uk .

Motorsport legend John Surtees OBE, has presented a £75,000 cheque to local charity Kent, Surrey & Sussex Air Ambulance, on behalf of the Henry Surtees Foundation. The presentation, which took place at Mercedes-Benz World, Weybridge, was made to the Air Ambulance Chief Executive Adrian Bell; the money will be used for ‘High Fidelity Simulators’.

The Henry Surtees Foundation was inspired by John Surtees, following the tragic death of his son Henry whilst competing in a Formula 2 race in 2009 aged just 18 years old. Incidentally, the third annual ‘Henry Surtees Foundation Brooklands Team Challenge’ charity kart event at MercedesBenz World was held on 1st July raised an estimated £60,000 for the Henry Surtees Foundation and Brooklands Museum (before contractors’ direct costs). The event was organised by the Henry Surtees Foundation, Brooklands Museum and Mercedes-Benz World, working with Daytona Motorsport.

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WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS TO RAT PACK LIVE

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Boasting stars from the West End, a brand new spectacular featuring the kings of swing – Sammy Davis Jnr, Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra – is coming to the New Victoria Theatre, Woking on Sunday 28th September at 7.30pm.

Described as possessing “all the panache and attitude of Sammy, Dean and Frank during their Vegas heyday” hit show Rat Pack Live combines the sound of big band swing with an all-star cast. Featuring all the patter and razzamatazz of the Rat Pack’s infamous live stage show, music fans are invited to join “the UK’s number one Sammy, Dean and Frank live concert extravaganza”.

To win one of three pairs of tickets, simply answer the following question: Q: Where is the New Victoria Theatre?

Please enter online at vantagepointmag.co.uk by 28th August 2014.

For more information, visit easytheatres.com or call the box office on 0844 871 7645.

The G Live Beer Festival is back this September (Friday 5th– Saturday 6th)! Filled to the brim with local ales, music and food, G Live’s Beer Festival will be a great way to celebrate the summer by meeting up with friends and finding your new favourite tipple.

Some of the county’s top independent brewers will be offering seasonal ales and ciders including Hogs Back, Surrey Hills and Tillingbourne Breweries, a hog roast, barbecue and live music.

For more information, visit glive.co.uk or call the box office on 0844 7701 797.

To win one of three pairs of tickets to G Live’s Beer Festival on Saturday 6th September from 12 noon to 4pm, simply answer this question: Q: What is a main ingredient in beer?

Please enter online at vantagepointmag.co.uk by 28th August 2014.

Prize is non-transferable and there is no cash alternative.

T&C apply. The prize is 2 x tickets to G Live’s Beer Festival on Saturday 6th September 12pm-4pm. Prize is non-transferable and there is no cash alternative. Entrants must be 18 years old or over.

WIN A LUXURY ‘VOYA’ SPA DAY AT MIDHURST’S PARK HOUSE HOTEL & SPA

Park House is an award-winning, small, luxury country house hotel and spa in the downland village of Bepton and only a few miles from Midhurst. It has been re-reviewed with a top five Bubble rating by The Good Spa Guide and has again been recognised by TripAdvisor with a highly prized 2014 “Certificate of Excellence”.

The hotel comprises twenty one en-suite bedrooms, an exquisite and intimate spa and has a unique range of English country house sports and facilities to enjoy. The spa offers guests all the facilities and services that you would expect from a leading luxury spa and in the summer months, members and spa day guests can also enjoy an outdoor heated swimming pool and surrounding sun terraces, two grass tennis courts, a Par 3 six hole golf course, a putting green and croquet and bowls lawns. The spa has recently introduced two new product houses - Voya, a certified organic seaweed-based range from Ireland and the Swedish-born Kerstin Florian brand.

VantagePoint is offering you the chance to win a Voya spa day for two. This includes complimentary use of the spa’s facilities, a glass of champagne, a two course lunch and an 85 minute Voya Total Massage Journey. This amazing experience incorporates body brushing, exfoliation, body massage and scalp massage that replicates the movements of the sea, combining both gentle and stimulating movements.

To enter, please answer the following question: Q: How many treatment rooms does Park House’s spa have?

Enter online at vantagepointmag.co.uk by 30th August 2014.

Please enter online at vantagepointmag.co.uk.

Postal entries can be sent to us at the address given on page three.

TERMS & CONDITIONS OF ENTRY: By entering these competitions you agree to receive periodic emails from VantagePoint Magazine,Vantage Publishing Ltd and the originator of the competition you are entering.You can opt out of receiving these at any time and your data will never be passed on for use by third parties.The prizes are non-transferable and have no cash alternative. Only one entry per person per competition and prizes will only be sent to homes with a GU, KT and RH postcode.

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