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With a strong community and super shops, the village has the right ingredients to banish autumn blues
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uy in Grayshott (BIG) Chairman Dick Smith explains the success of the village as a two-way partnership: “Through BIG, over 50 Grayshott businesses contribute their energies, time and resources to a huge range of social activities and community groups. In return, the support of local people to Buy in Grayshott results in a flourishing commercial and retail centre.” Grayshott runner-up in the recent village of the year competition, is well-equipped with banks, hairdressers, doctors, dentists, solicitors, estate agents and opticians. When it comes to grocery shopping, few villages can boast a quality butcher (Kaighin’s), as well as a bakery, greengrocer, farmshop, and wine and beer shop (Grayshott Wines). For those extras there is a Coop supermarket and, from November, a Sainsbury’s Local. There is free parking.
Some reasons to buy in Grayshott
Dick Smith (right) with Adrian Banwell, the next Chairman of BIG
• Wine Tasters Wanted! Help Huntington House Nursing Home choose their ‘house’ wine and support a good cause. Enjoy a winetasting and fundraising talk by Charlie Hoare about his experiences in Borneo for Raleigh International. Saturday 1 October. Tickets £10 in advance.
Pink Elephant A Pink Elephant is on the loose in Grayshott from September to December and it is your job to find it! The Pink Elephant (pictured) is now comfortably nestled in one of the village shops, where it hides for a fortnight.
• A Taste of The Exotic Sample a traditional Dashain Festival Menu at the Ghurka Durbar Nepalese restaurant, available from 1-15 October. • Win a Christmas Turkey Each month a lucky customer of Kaighin & Daughter Butcher’s can win a £10 meat voucher. Simply photograph a Kaighin ‘Bag For Life’ in an unusual location and email it to photo@kaighinanddaughter.co.uk or hand your photo into the shop. The best photo of the year receives a free Christmas turkey. Competition closes 30 November.. • Limited Edition Collectable Cars Now at Grayshott Pottery but soon to be snapped up – a new range of Sun Star collectable scale models of well loved buses and cars, from minis to red and green London buses from the 1940s, 50s and 60s. • Quality Folk Music Join in the fun at the ‘More Folk/ Rock Legends than you could shake a stick at’ on Saturday 8 October, at the Grayshott Village Hall.
Why not go and experience Grayshott for yourself! www.grayshott.com
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Anyone spotting it will have his or her name entered into a draw. Names will be drawn at random, with the winner receiving a prize or gift voucher from the business that looked after it. The Pink Elephant will then seek shelter in another shop for a fortnight and the draw will be repeated, with a prize being won every fortnight.
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Issue 30 October / November 2011