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6 The Editor's Note

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8 We are 10!

Reflecting on 10 years of local community publishing

10 Arts Previewing AppArt's Easter Exhibition

12 Health Spas Phil Kemp finds out they do more than just pamper 18 Local Hatchlands Park and the Bluestockings' Legacy 22 Fashion Pack it in!

26 Motoring Andy Goundry previews the Tesla Model 3 28 Food & Drink An Easter Sunday lunch 34 Gardening

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THE EDITOR'S NOTE As you will see on page 8, we are celebrating 10 years of publishing local community magazines this month. Our first ever magazine was delivered week commencing 30th March 2009 to just 16,487 homes in the Godalming area. Looking back at that edition, it is pleasing to note that eight of the advertisers are still advertising with us ten years later. In fact, two of them have never missed a single month in all that time, so take a bow Cornmeter (Church Street, Godalming) and Milford Window Company – and thanks for your very loyal support!

With Easter falling towards the end of April, I read that it is possible for most people to take an 18 day holiday yet only take nine days off work by taking advantage of the three bank holidays and weekends. It’s the perfect time to take in a long-distance holiday, with the added advantage of returning in May to take advantage of what we are being told might be the hottest summer on record. Mind you, we have heard that before…

For once, I have all my holidays planned already. A few days skiing just after this edition goes to press will be followed in June by something very different a week’s cruise in the Med. I am a bit trepidatious at the prospect of ‘cabin fever’ but the boat will stop and there is a great deal to do (and eat) on board, so while I may put on weight, hopefully I won’t get bored!

Later in the year, a city break to Riga in Latvia is in prospect, another first. According to the Lonely Plant guide, “it is quiet and reserved on the outside, but there is some powerful chemistry going on inside its hip bars, modern art centres and the kitchens of its cool experimental restaurants”. Sounds good to me.

By coincidence, Humphrey is half Latvian as his mum (and her owners) originated from there before coming to Surrey. Sadly he is not allowed on either of these trips but subject to Brexit shenanigans, he will be with me on the annual trip to the French house in August, where the swimming pool and left-over cheese rinds will offer him a most perfect fortnight…

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Lifetime gifts by attorneys and deputies Attorneys acting under an Enduring or Lasting Power of Attorney, or deputies appointed by the Court of Protection, should be aware of their limited power to make gifts from the funds they manage on behalf of a mentally incapacitated person, as set out in the Mental Capacity Act 2005.

Typically, gifts to family on birthdays or at Christmas, which are not unreasonable, taking into account the size of the estate, are permitted. Gifts to charities which the incapacitated person would have made, again having regard to the size of the estate, are also allowed.

Any exercise of the limited power to make gifts must always be in the best interests of the incapacitated person. The attorney or deputy has a duty to protect the interests of the person they are looking after and not allow any personal interests to come into conflict with their role as attorney or deputy.

Attorneys and deputies should apply to the Court of Protection for permission to make gifts which are not considered typical. The recent Court of Protection case of PBC v JMA & others [2018] EWCOP 19 shows how the Court looks at such applications.

In this case, PBC, the son of JMA, was the sole attorney under a Lasting Power of Attorney. He sought authority from the Court to make gifts from his mother’s estate, totalling £7 million, primarily to save Inheritance Tax.

JMA suffered from dementia and was resident in a care home. JMA was extremely wealthy and could comfortably afford the gifts applied for as an Inheritance Tax planning strategy from her very large estate. The concept of “best interests” was looked at in its widest sense and included all considerations capable of impacting the decision in question. The Court stressed that this did not mean it would order what JMA would have done had she still retained capacity to make the decision herself.

Instead the Court carries out a balancing exercise, weighing up the factors for and against the proposed gifts.

The conclusion reached by the Court was that the factors in favour of making the gifts outweighed those against. The gifts were affordable and JMA’s current and future needs were protected. The attorney, the official solicitor and all those involved in caring for JMA were in agreement that the gifts be made. The sums involved were very large, but the general principles involved in reaching the decision are essentially the same.

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Its founder, Stefan Reynolds, had the idea after being involved in a government sponsored market town appraisal, which had found that there was a need “to improve the availability of information to residents and visitors”. This confirmed his view that there was no easy way for local people to find out about all the community events taking place.

Having lived in the town since 1973 and with a background in publishing, Stefan decided to leave his job and embark on a new career in local magazine publishing. The first magazine was published in April 2009, and was delivered for free by the Royal Mail to 16,487 homes in the Godalming area. It was well received as it uniquely concentrated on the local area, with charity news, community and events information as well as articles written by and for local people.

“Cornmeter started advertising with Vantage Publishing in their first magazine in April 2009 and we have advertised with them every single month since. We always get a great response and I love the fact that we almost always see the magazine in every house we visit when fitting blinds and curtains.” John Taylor, Cornmeter DIY In July 2009, Marcus Atkins joined as a partner to look after the sales side of the business and in October 2009, a second magazine was launched covering the Farnham area, adding a further 21,331 local homes. A Haslemere edition followed in June 2010 followed by a Guildford issue in April 2011. Cranleigh was added to the Godalming issue in August 2011, bringing the circulation up to 79,362 - a near five-fold increase since it launched.

The biggest change happened in January 2014 when the magazines were re-branded and VantagePoint was launched. At that point, Midhurst and Petworth were added to the Haslemere issue and in April 2014 the Dorking issue was launched. In October 2016, East & West Horsley joined the Guildford issue and Leatherhead was added to the Dorking issue, taking the total circulation to more than 120,500 copies every month.

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The company is based in Godalming, right in the middle of the VantagePoint circulation area, enabling easy interaction with local businesses, charities and organisations. It helps to be in the heart of the local community as this gives the business and staff a much better understanding of what goes on around them. “'I met Marcus Atkins at a networking event seven years ago. I did not have much faith in advertising, but Marcus persuaded me to advertise with VantagePoint. I am very glad that I did. It has been brilliant for my business and I have found the staff at VantagePoint unfailingly helpful and efficient.” Susan Shaw, Shaws Wills and Trusts All those who work for and with us are based locally, many of them having lived in the area for more than 40 years. Nick and Angie Crisell, Marcus's in-laws, have been with us since we started as our original Jotters, and Jane Gosnell started in 2016 to help with Jottings and credit control. On the sales side, we have Jesse, Claire and our latest recruit Sarah, and Alex was recently appointed to work on graphic design and social media.

David Pakeman joined us in 2016 as a nonexecutive director and Marcus's wife Sarah does bulk deliveries for us every month to various places across the region, including libraries, cafés and surgeries. We are also very grateful to our regular contributors including Phil Kemp, Beth Otway, Kirstie Smillie, Andy Goundry and Zoe Blake.

Since starting in 2009, the ethos of the business has been to support everything local. Through the Jottings section, which appears in each magazine, well over 350 local charities, community groups, organisations and schools have their events promoted free of charge every month.

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Guildford artists will be well represented at AppArt’s Easter Exhibition

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ppArt’s Easter Art Exhibition and Sculpture trail at Prior’s Field School, Godalming is being well supported by artists from Guildford.

AppArt was founded by Grayswood couple Evelyn & Gwyn Phillips and is now in its sixth year at Prior’s Field School and continues to attract artists and art enthusiasts from far and wide. This year internationallycelebrated Surrey artist Alexander Creswell will open the exhibition and Sculpture Trail on Saturday 6th April.

Alexander Creswell is known for his extraordinary fluency and technical skill in watercolour. His ground-breaking ‘grand scale’ watercolours are some of the largest ever painted. He was the first artist ever to paint scenes at Westminster Abbey.

Marilyn McNie is Chairman of Guildford Arts Society, and her acrylic painting of 'Through The Gateway, Shere' makes clever use of light seeping through a winters scene. Another artist that likes the starkness of winter is Alison Harding and in 'Snowy Sunset' she uses bold applications of colour to great effect.

Henriette van der Does has both paintings and sculptures in the exhibition and her 'Icescape in Blue' conveys the harshness of the terrain and the climate. The blue theme is also dominant in Clare Abrahamsen’s “Nocturne” with a small group of windswept trees standing isolated on a hillside.

Several painters and sculptors have a bird theme to their work.

Naomi Beevers combines her textile birds with a trumpet in an amusing composition called 'Up with the Lark Singing'. Maggie Butler has created a smooth and elegant 'Bird Form' that is characteristic of much of her sculptures. Ingrid Skoglund’s study of Kingfishers 'Grab the Fish' captures moments in this

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elusive and colourful bird’s life.

'Blackbird' by Alison Catchlove is a good example of her intricate metal work skill and the red berries in the yellow beak provide a good contrast with the black body.

The tropics provide the background for two artists working in very different mediums. Tropical Reef by Terri Berry is created out of felted wool, silk and thread and is full of colourful hues. Waterside Trees is a mixed media work by Rosalind O’Connor and she manages to capture the atmosphere of a barmy unspoilt location.

Cast glass is the material used

by Louisa Sullivan to create 'Into the Deep' with its delicate layers of azure colours. Nearer to home Elisabeth Carolan’s mixed media landscape of 'Rock Cornwall' shows an idyllic scene in the height of summer.

AppArt has an indoor exhibition with approximately 500 artworks and outside in the Gertrude Jekyll inspired garden, there will be a trail of over 100 sculptures.

AppArt is open daily to the public from 10am to 4 pm from Saturday 6th to Easter Sunday 21st April.

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Health Spas Top left: Grayshott Health Spa. Top right and above: The Coach House

Health Spas provide a lot more than just a way of pampering yourself, as Phil Kemp was to discover.

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The first of two health spas I visited was The Coach House in Leatherhead. Set in the 400-acre estate of Beaverbrook House, once the home of the newspaper publisher Lord Beaverbrook, the newly-opened spa has transformed the building that once housed horses and coaches, and of course in its day the Rolls-Royces.

Rene van Eyssen, the spa’s director, was to give me a fascinating introduction into what the spa provides for its members – as well as explaining the thinking behind the stunning decorative décor. “What you find when you walk through is this beautiful artwork of Brian Clarke, who is one of the world’s leading stained glass artists,” explained

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Rene as she pointed up to the striking glass ceiling of the reception area. “The whole ethos of The Coach House is rooted in nature, and how nature can optimise our well-being and general wellness. So this beautiful stained glass represents nature with these oak leaves and blue sky filling the space with a vibrant light even on a glum day.”

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HEALTH SPAS into the energy flows of the body. And they can even go into cranial sacral work as well.”

As we toured the four treatment rooms, Clarke’s beautiful glass, tilework and mosaics really did bring a vibrant energy into the spaces around it. “Each of the rooms has its own signature energy with coloured light from the ceiling, and here you can see a mosaic of daffodils. The rooms are spacious and really help the therapists with their healing, energising and regeneration treatments.” Rene explained that she is herself a qualified cranial sacral therapist, and you could feel the energy she brings to the overall day-to-day operation of the spa.

“Here we have our thermal spa, sauna and steam room which enable you to get rid of toxins post-exercise, and also to relax and soften up your muscles. We also have a traditional English bathhouse where we remove old layers of skin with our black soap, and also stimulate to help the metabolism of your skin and detoxify your body.”

The spa also has indoor and outdoor swimming pools, with spa members enjoying the lovely 29° temperature, wicker furniture poolside and beautiful cornflower design wall tiles of the indoor pool. We walked past the manicure and pedicure lounge and headed towards the gym where I was to be totally intrigued by one of their workouts.

Left: Tina Laing, Marketing Director Grayshott Health Spa Below: Rene van Eyssen, Director The Coach House Spa Bottom left: The Coach House Spa Bottom right: Grayshott Health Spa

In the spacious well-equipped gym I was introduced to instructor Ali Shah who described their ‘functional movement’ sessions. “I trained with the Animal Flow programme, which is quite new to the UK,” Ali explained. “Basically, you mimic animal movements in a functional way which impacts core, joints and stability.

So we can do stretches that mimic holds used in the wild, for example by cheetahs and crocodiles. It combines quadrupedal and ground-based movements with your standard workouts. I tailor this to individual capability and get amazing feedback!”

Grayshott Health Spa, which has for the last two years been awarded ‘England’s Best Wellness Retreat’, also takes advantage of a spacious country house and its 47 acres of gardens - and which was once the home of Victorian Poet Laureate, Lord Tennyson.

My guide was the spa’s marketing director Tina Laing. “We have three different types of guests. Day guests who come for the spa treatments; overnight stayers who have prescriptive treatments for health reasons; and members who come largely from the local area. You may have noticed the house’s original and today very apt inscription over the front door: ‘Pax Intrantibus’? This translates in effect as ‘Peace on Arrival’ to which we can add ‘Health on Departure’. And we preserve the very peaceful ambience here by not allowing groups of more than six to keep the noise down, and we discourage use of mobile phones.”

Walking from reception, with its huge lampshade hanging from the grand entrance hall ceiling, we head towards the spa. “We offer everything from

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Above: Grayshott Health Spa

classic massages and facials to EFT tapping counselling, physiotherapy and sound healing,” explained Tina. “A lot of our therapists have been here for over 20 years and many of our clientele have been coming back over decades as they like to see our familiar staff. It’s a very warm and comforting place – and our regulars don’t let go of the place!”

We push open heart-shaped doors to enter the fitness studio. “Here you can do everything from aerobics and stretching movement to yoga, Tai Chi and Zumba, and we have over 40 classes a week.” In the adjacent gym there were a number of people clearly enjoying an energetic session on running machines. Seeing my obvious look of discomfort mixed with guilt at my clear lack of gym experience, Tina added supportively: “We also offer one-to-one training in our personal training room if you prefer!”

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pools, and a nine-hole golf course and tennis courts where members can take advantage of coaching, including group sessions. Tina pointed across the gardens.

“We are adjacent to National Trust land and we provide guided walks at three different levels – a gentle walk, a normal intermediate walk, and power walks that are the most powerful cardio classes we do with participants who will have been assessed in advance by our personal trainer.”

In the spa area I was introduced to Sharon Wood, who co-ordinates treatments, and she gave an overview of the extensive range of treatments on offer.

I was particularly intrigued by the sound healing Tina had mentioned earlier.

“This is one of our newest therapeutic treatments monitoring how your body reacts when vibrations from musical instuments are applied.” Other intriguing treatments were described, including HeartMath which reduces stress, lymphatic massage for improving digestive health, facial movement exercises by celebrity facialist Su-Man Hsu, and body composition analysis, which scans for visceral fat so an analyst can advise on dietary improvements and fitness regimes.

Tina explained that many of these treatments are part of current plans to upgrade officially to a medical spa. “It’s all about physical, mental and spiritual well being and the journey you can go on here is through our expert advice, our lectures, our dietary health food - and with recommendations on what people need to do to maintain a healthy life.”

For me personally, my visits to these two spas really drove home the benefits of actively caring for your mental and physical wellbeing – and doing this in a caring and relaxing environment with expert advice and tailor-made treatments is without doubt the most effective way of achieving this.

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Hatchlands Park and the Bluestockings’ Legacy A creative writing project with HMP Send

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or the last year, the National Trust property Hatchlands Park in East Clandon, Surrey has been working in partnership with HMP Send, Guildford Book Festival, the University of Surrey, the University of Brighton and the Royal College of Art to put in place a long-term, creative writing project for the women at HMP Send.

The intention of the project was to celebrate the centenary of the women’s vote in 2018 and highlight the remarkable tale of Bluestocking Fanny Boscawen, lady of the house at Hatchlands Park. The Bluestockings were pioneering feminists who gave women a voice at a time in the 18th century where they had previously had none.

Rachel Devine, House Steward at Hatchlands, wanted to echo the work of the Bluestockings in championing the power of the written word. "Bluestocking Hannah More published a hugely successful series of books called the Cheap Repository Tracts or ‘chapbooks’, cheaply made so as to be affordable. They were typically made out of a couple of bits of paper, roughly sewn together, with artwork on the cover. A one-colour, wood block print illustrated the tale inside; it was a neat, affordable solution for selfpublication."

Under the 2018 National Trust theme ‘Women and Power’, women at HMP Send were invited to create their own chapbooks.

Weekly writing sessions were set up at HMP Send with library manager, Paul Rickards and Eleanor March, Vice Chair of Guildford Book Festival, who provided individual

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feedback and support for the writers.

Eleanor said: "The Guildford Book Festival is delighted to be supporting Hatchlands Park and HMP Send on this exciting project, and, as a researcher at the University of Surrey investigating writing by prisoners, I have found it insightful and inspiring to see some of the creative talent that has been unlocked".

Charlotte took part in the project from beginning to end. "I had been writing every day, sometimes furiously, just to get everything that was inside of me out and on paper, as some sort of therapy. Although the theme for the Project was about ‘Women and Power’, whilst we probably weren’t all feeling particularly powerful in our present environment, we were encouraged by the sentiment behind it and the great support from everyone involved. Writing is a great way of coping in what is a chaotic existence in an environment where emotions run high".

Heading up the writing sessions, Paul understands the value of having a creative writing outlet in prison. "As the library manager at Send for over five years, I have plenty of experience of how important literature is to the wellbeing of so many of the residents here. I have been told

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HATCHLANDS PARK countless times that falling into a good story is like freeing the mind from the walls and daily grind that can sometimes be hard for the women to endure. With creative writing, the escapism becomes personal, allowing the writer the chance to take ownership of their experience, and in sharing their work, they have the chance to express feelings they have bottled up for months, sometimes years. And as one of the facilitators I have felt able to better understand the mindset of the women living here, something which has enabled me to do my job to a higher standard. Good communication is sometimes a hurdle in prison!".

A one-day workshop to create a monoprinted cover to illustrate their writing was run by Luke Pendrell, from the University of Brighton. Now at the Royal College of Art, Luke says: "It was inspirational to see the levels of commitment from the women involved. Their enjoyment of taking the project full circle with the book cover was a great example of the transformative potential for art in society".

The chapbooks were printed off, sewn up and the women each given 10 copies as their first publication run. Charlotte sums up that moment: "It was truly enlightening. Not only were we all learning another skill with the monoprinting, but we were involved in the whole process to see them all finished. Wow - we had our first books published! I can still feel the buzz. We were all inspired.

‘We all felt really proud when they went on display at the Guildford Book Festival then over to Hatchlands Park. Women who felt they couldn't write or lacked confidence to even try were excitedly calling home to tell their close ones that they had had their first work published. They felt accepted and valued, particularly as many people had picked up the books and now had copies of their work."

Rachel Devine from Hatchlands Park said: "Exhibiting their work at Hatchlands Park was the crowning moment. I wanted to show that the women are not defined by their offence, but are also authors, artists and have stories that are relevant".

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The team is now working on a second project, inspired by the National Trust’s programme for 2019 - ‘Passion and Protest’.

Paul said: "The project has been great in enabling the library to hone in on this creativity, using the National Trust’s established name to encourage the writers to feel confident that they have a valid voice and that their writing is worth putting some effort towards. Of course they have plenty of obstacles to overcome, such as restrictions on what they are able to write about and the inability to do proper research into a subject (one of my main duties has been a Wiki source page-runner!). But overcoming these hurdles has made the creation of their books all the more rewarding. Many have signed up for a second project and so the team can feel satisfied that the project has been a great success".

There will be an exhibition of books from the latest project ‘Passion and Protest’ in Hatchlands Park in the first week of May 2019.

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Far left: Hatchlands Park. Top: The music room: Above: Three of the books.

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What and how to pack for a spring city break, by personal fashion advisor Kirstie Smillie Who doesn’t love a weekend away? A few days to unwind and forget the mundane chores at home and in my case, the bathroom that needs a paint job! Excitement rises as I think of the breakfast bar but then mild panic sets in at the thought of packing and getting it right.

As a family we have made some real clangers at the Check In and even later upon reaching the security conveyor belt. As a toddler, my daughter had decided to slip in my hefty cutting scissors into her own little case, causing a bit of a stir and loss of my trusty tool, so I now try and be far more organised.

Packing smart Step one… suitcase allowances vary from airline to airline and keep changing. For instance: For hand luggage, Thomas Cook states measurements of no bigger than 55cm x 40cm x 20cm plus one other item on their list, like a handbag, laptop or overcoat. British Airways offer the largest size and weight allowances, whereas EasyJet are generous in size but everything has to fit in your case, unless you want to pay a fee of £37 or even £47 if you leave it until the boarding gate. I remember having to squeeze my handbag into an already bulging case, which was very stressful and embarrassingly uncool!

Hand luggage Allowances 2019 / Economy EasyJet Case: 56cm x 45cm x 25cm No weight restrictions No other hand luggage British Airways Case: 56cm x 45cm x 25cm Maximum weight 23kg Plus one small item Thomas Cook Case: 55cm x 40cm x 20cm Maximum weight 6kg Plus one small item

How to pack Lay your items out on your bed and then reduce by a third. For a weekend trip avoid taking the ‘just in case’ options.

Arrange outfit ideas with accessories needed for each look and take a snapshot to remember.

Fold and Roll - no, not an exercise move but a packing suggestion for items like T-shirts, sweatshirts and jumpers which means you can fit them around the edges of your case.

Smarter items, like cotton shirts, trousers and jeans are better folded around each other to help avoid creasing - known as the ‘bundle technique’.

For those who like more separation, Lakeland’s Packing Organisers offer a simple solution inside your case at £20.99 for three (right).

Belts are better unrolled and slipped in around the perimeter of the case.

Well before travelling, start collecting trial and sample sizes as it’s often the wash bag that just won’t fit!

Remember the maximum 100ml liquid rule too, inside one small plastic bag per person to avoid dumping new products, which is never a great start to a holiday.

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V. What to pack Check the weather forecast for the time of year you are visiting - how likely is a rain cloud - is an umbrella a must or will a rainproof jacket be enough for light showers?

A capsule collection is key to travelling light, one colour palette that means you can make more outfits out of a few items.

Scarves are a space-saving item to make the changes and pop of colour.

A selection of tops will make more impact than lots of bottom halves - whereas a couple of pairs of dark trousers or jeans are useful for day and into the evening.

Comfy footwear is an essential, of course, but make sure they are tried and tested, not brand new and likely to cause blisters!

A small cross over bag will not only be a safer option but it distributes the weight for all-day sightseeing, just reduce what you need each day to small bag necessities.

A lightweight cosy sweater is a useful layer for cooler mornings, rolled into a scarf for breakfast chill, through jeans loops for afternoon strolls and then diagonally across the body for early evening cocktails.

A waterproof lined pouch like this one from Oliver Bonas, £24, is great to transport make-up and becomes a cheeky clutch on a night out.

For comfortable feet inside trainers, I love Ecco bamboo footsies, £7.99, breathable and dry all day.

One lightweight overcoat should be enough for smarter day and into evenings, something like a trench coat that layers over a denim jacket too.

Remember a dress can be a perfect day-into-evening item, dressed down with trainers and a denim jacket for day and a metallic belt and ankle boots added for evening.

One or two statement pieces of jewellery will add a simple change; go bold with these raffia drops from Oliver Bonas, £19.50 Images: Easy pieces for day to evening, Pinterest.com Bag and earrings, Oliver Bonas, The Friary, Guildford 01483 300615 Footsies: Ecco, 41 High Street, Guildford 01483 306369

Top tips * The simple sock can be used to ‘bag up’ cables and adaptors. * Fill shoes with rolled socks/ underwear and use to protect sunglasses. * Avoid easy creasing fabrics that will need ironing on arrival. * Add your contact details, visible inside the bag and tagged outside. * Wear larger items like ankle boots or trainers and pack the slip-ons. * If in doubt, double-wrap your toiletries to avoid a mess on arrival. * A cotton bag is useful for storing ‘to be washed on return’ items. * Remember, to reduce your makeup bag, take out Christmas sparkles. * Keep your medicines in a separate easy to reach plastic bag. * Try and leave a little breathing space for purchases made.

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Surrey Hills Sculpture Garden & Arts Festival SAT 4TH MAY TO SUNDAY 2ND JUNE

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he stunning Surrey Hills Sculpture Garden opens again in May for a month-long celebration of Surrey Hills and local sculptors and artists.

It is one of the largest ephemeral sculpture trails in Surrey with an exciting new range of over 160 sculptures from talented artists from the Surrey Sculpture Society. The trail is set within the beautiful Birtley Estate landscape of woodlands, meadows and lakeside within Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. A Marquee located on the lakeside meadow holds a café and indoor exhibition and provides a base for visitors during the day.

The event makes a great day out for all the family in beautiful surroundings with inspiring sculptures woodland trail and lakeside walk. An exciting range of demonstrations, workshops and courses for children and adults can be combined with visits. Refreshments are available on site or visitors can bring their own picnic.

A ticket entitles you to visit as often as you like and you don’t have to specify the day. Book ahead and find out more at www.surreyhills.org.

Tickets also available from Guildford Tourist Information Centre,155 High Street, Guildford GU1 3AJ. Tel: 01483 444334. www.tickets.visitguildford.com.

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Surrey Hills is a spectacular landscape with rolling chalk downlands, greensand hills, wooded valleys and heathlands.

It was one of the first areas in the country to be designated an ‘Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty’ and offers a fantastic landscape to explore.

There are a range of exciting events in 2019 celebrating the Surrey Hills. To find out more, sign up for e-newsletters with details of events, courses, tastings and activities and book tickets at www.surreyhills.org • Surrey Hills Food & Drink Festival, Denbies Wine Estate, Dorking - Saturday 14th & Sunday 15th September 2019 • Surrey Hills Challenge – a walking and running event inspiring people of all ages and abilities to run or walk the Surrey Hills. Sunday 22nd September 2019.

Organised by Rutland Management Ltd • Surrey Hills Wood Fair, Cranleigh – Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th October 2019.

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Tesla Model 3 The wait is nearly over

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he first electric car went on sale as long ago as 1884, yet it was not until 2012 that the first electric car with a decent range arrived in the form of the impressive Tesla Model S.

taller passengers might find headroom a bit tight.

It’s aimed at beating prestige models such as the Audi A4 and BMW 3 Series, however, it has been a long time in coming, allowing other manufacturers to develop their own electric models.

So, on the surface, the Model 3 is indeed an attractive mid-size saloon. Under the skin, of course, the Tesla is a very different beast to conventional competitors, with much of the hi-tech underpinnings developed from the upmarket Model S. The batteries, for example, are of an evolved design and are warranted for 8 years. However, Tesla confidently expects a 20-year life without serious degradation.

We were delighted to be offered a preview of the Model 3 recently at Tesla’s flagship facility in Chiswick. From the outside, the Model 3 shares much of the clean styling of the bigger Model S, but is usefully 300mm shorter and 100mm narrower.

Every Model 3 contains over 20 cameras and sensors, allowing a completely self-driving mode to be unlocked when legislation allows. At present, a degree of semi-autonomous driving can be specified.

Clean, almost Swedish styling extends to the interior of the car, which has a unique fascia design with no instrument panel facing the driver. Instead, everything is viewed and controlled via a huge centre-mounted touchscreen.

Essential driving information, such as speed, is grouped in the top right corner of the screen (on UK cars). This keeps the content neatly within the driver's eye-line and works surprisingly well.

Model 3 sales have already started in the US, with UK right-hand-drive cars due in the showrooms shortly. Initially, only the top-spec model will be offered, priced around £55,000 with a range of over 300 miles. Other models will soon follow, starting from £30-35,000 and with a 220mile range.

Good as the Model S is, its £75,000+ price puts it out of reach of most of us. So Tesla’s smaller mid-priced Model 3 saloon has been eagerly awaited. Indeed, at one point, the global advance orders totalled over 400,000!

No mistaking the Model 3's dashboard with its 15" centre screen (left-hand-drive model shown). The centre screen in more detail (left-hand drive model is shown, UK cars will show speed in the top right-hand corner).

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The rest of the interior is more conservative, with comfortable leather seats on top-ofthe-range models. In the back, there is plenty of legroom, although

The Model 3 looks good from any angle

FIND OUT MORE Find out more about the Tesla Model 3 at the writer's website: www.autonews.uk.com. © Andy Goundry 02.19.

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An Easter Sunday lunch Mediterranean Style Pot Roast Lamb Easter Mixed Berry Pavlova

This recipe uses a lamb shoulder pot roasted with Mediterranean vegetables, borlotti and flageolet beans.

Indulgent, light and topped with gorgeous strawberries and chocolate treats, this delicious recipe is perfect for Easter.

Ingredients: 1 x 1.25kg/2¾lb lean, boned, and rolled lamb shoulder joint, tied; 15ml/1tbsp sunflower oil; 1 garlic clove, peeled and crushed; 1 large leek or fennel bulb, sliced; 1 x 400g can chopped tomatoes; 150ml/¼ pint red wine; 2 sprigs fresh rosemary; 6 sun-dried tomatoes in oil, drained and chopped; 1 x 400g can cannellini or borlotti beans, drained; 1 x 400g can flageolet beans, drained.

Ingredients: 4 large egg whites; 200g caster sugar plus 1 tsp for marinating; 1 tsp corn flour; 500ml double cream; 1 tbsp icing sugar plus extra for dusting; 125g strawberries; 125g blueberries; 125g raspberries; 2 tsp lemon curd; mini chocolate eggs to garnish.

Method: 1. Preheat the oven to Gas Mark 4-5, 180-190°C, 350-375°F 2. Heat the oil in a large pan or casserole dish and brown the meat on all sides. Transfer to a large casserole dish.

3. Add the garlic, leek or fennel, chopped tomatoes, red wine, rosemary sprigs and sun-dried tomatoes.

4. Cover and cook to the preferred calculated cooking time, basting occasionally.

5. 10-15 minutes before the end of the cooking time, stir in the beans.

6. Serve the lamb with bean mixture, potato and carrot mash and seasonal vegetables.

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Method: 1. Pre-heat oven to 130°C. Using an electric whisk, whip the egg whites until they become stiff.

Gradually add spoonfuls of sugar, whisking well in between each spoonful until all the sugar is combined and the whites are stiff and glossy.

2. Spoon the meringue onto a baking sheet lined with silicone paper and spread into a circle. Build up the sides of the pavlova so when cooked, there is a well in the centre for the cream. Place on the middle shelf of the oven for 1 hour.

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pril is a magical time in the garden. This month offers us so many wonderful opportunities. There are so many seeds you can sow now, so whether you favour growing vegetables, herbs, fruit, or flowers, don’t miss this chance to grow the plants that hold a special place in your heart.

Viola tricolor, often known as ‘Heart’s Ease’ is a dainty, yet easy-to-grow plant, which produces edible and very pretty purple, yellow, and white flowers that have an attractive painterly quality. These edible flowers have a delicate flavour, which is rather like young salad leaves – sweet but mild. Viola tricolor flowers are ideal for decorating salads.

The more flowers you pick, the more your plants will produce.

This wild flower has medicinal properties which can help to strengthen blood vessels.

Viola tricolor flowers were said to heal broken hearts. They were frequently used as an ingredient in love potions.

I find that this grows almost anywhere, in sun or shade. It’s a sweet little plant, ideal for window boxes or containers.

Seeds can be sown direct this month. Choose a spot where you can be charmed by these pretty flowers’ whiskery faces, which smile at us so cheerfully, whatever the weather.

Nasturtium ‘Summer Carousel’ produces vibrant flowers in shades of shocking pink and creamy yellow. Nasturtiums produce edible flowers and seeds with a spicy, peppery taste.

They’re great plants for wildlife: the flowers attract bees and the leaves are a food plant for the cabbage white butterfly.

Seeds can be sown directly in the ground or in containers.

Another plant that’s good for bees and butterflies is Ammi daucoides. This hardy annual produces charming lacy domes of ivory flowers which are popular with bees, butterflies, and other insects. The blooms are complemented by fresh, green lacy foliage, and it makes a fabulous cut flower. Sow seeds directly in the soil in full sun or partial shade. Add some twiggy pea sticks to support your plants, which will grow to around 1m (3.3ft) tall, depending on your soil.

Broad bean ‘Express’ is a really fast-growing broad bean, and if you have room in your garden or allotment, this is an ideal variety to sow directly in the soil this month.

Alternatively, ‘Robin Hood’ is a productive dwarf broad bean that’s a great choice for container growing. Broad bean plants often attract black bean aphid. If your plants succumb to this pest, don’t worry, just pinch out the top of your plants and they’ll soon disappear – I promise!

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Images from top: Viola tricolor; Ammi flower; turnips; lettuce salad.

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‘Tokyo Cross’ is a versatile and fast-growing turnip.

Every part of this plant is edible, the leaves and roots are both very tasty. Roots can be harvested when they’re radish-sized, as baby veg, or left to grow on and harvested between radish and tennis ball size. Sow a number of ‘Tokyo Cross’ seeds every week or two, from spring until autumn, for a regular supply of mild, creamy white turnips and sweet, tasty greens.

Seeds can be sown directly where they are to grow, either in containers or in the ground.

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boxes. I enjoy baby leaf salads, I cut the leaves just above soil level after just a couple of weeks’ growth.

For a continuous supply, I harvest the leaves from one container one week, and leaves from the other planter the following week. Keep your plants well-watered and they’ll provide you with crisp, fresh- tasting salads, all spring and summer long.

Are you growing any tomatoes? The sooner you sow your tomato seeds the better, as your plants need a considerable amount of time to grow and develop. You’ll find lots of information about tomato varieties on my website at www.pumpkinbeth.com.

Tomatoes can be started off inside a glasshouse or on a bright windowsill. Plant out after all risk of frost has passed, at the end of May or beginning of June. Alternatively, you could purchase tomato plants at your local garden centre or nursery.

If you’re on the lookout for some new plants for your garden, Loseley Park near Guildford are holding a Spring Garden Show on Friday 26th, Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th April 2019.

This fabulous show gives visitors the chance to purchase a wide range of plants, garden furniture, pots, ornaments, and food from a variety of stalls, growers, artisans, and producers.

Visitors also get the chance to enjoy a relaxing stroll through Loseley’s beautiful gardens, which include one of the most amazing wisterias you’re likely to find. Loseley’s specimen is vast. Planted along the length of one of the garden’s walls, this wisteria looks as if it’s part of the scenery from a magical fairy story. Its ancient, twisting, twining branches are gnarled and full of character and beauty.

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Helping all of the 80 people we support to feel valued and confident and to achieve their own personal goals is crucially important to the team of dedicated staff and volunteers at the Meath.

They take great pride in providing the best quality of life possible in a homely, yet highly professional environment. Residents are encouraged to fully embrace opportunities as members of their local community. Our friendly staff teams assist residents to manage their epilepsy, gain valuable vocational and everyday life skills and to live fulfilled and healthy lives as independently as possible.

The Meath recognises ability not disability and every achievement is recognised.

Changing Perceptions has quickly evolved from Godalming’s best kept secret to a popular and bustling café and home interior shop.

Located at the very top of the High Street, this unique and vibrant social enterprise is just a stone’s throw away from the Meath. Meath clients are supported to up cycle donated furniture in the onsite workshop which is then put on sale in the shop, with all profits going straight back to the charity.

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Hascombe and Hydon’s Ball This is a varied walk with one or two steep ascents. It passes through some of the most delightful woodland. It is fine at any time of the year, but especially in the spring because of the lambs and the bluebells. For larger map, please visit www.fancyfreewalks.org.uk.

1. Take the very wide new sandy path leading from the car park away from the pub across a field. On reaching a hedge, turn right on a path that runs between the hedge and a meadow. Follow it into woodland and, in 20m, fork right to a driveway.

Follow the driveway away from a house for 60m and then go left up some wooden steps through a small wooden gate into a meadow 2. Turn immediately upwards right, almost doubling back, going over a stile or through a gate and onto a path through hollies and up a bank. In 50m, you meet a wide level grassy path at a bend. Turn sharp left here and follow this path through beautiful woodland with occasional tall pines. In about 200m, ignore a wide (rutted) path left and in 20m ignore a path forking right. Continue through woodland which in spring is carpeted by bluebells. The path leads down to a stony track bordering a field. Turn right on it, crossing a tarmac lane in 100m, onto another wide track and follow it up to a gate.

3. Through the gate, there is a culture shock. You are now in a road leading past expensive dwellings, many fenced off from view. There are fine views left and the good road surface makes the going easy.

Ignore all turnings off while the road bends a few times and reaches a long straight stretch with tall pines and leads to a main road.

4. Do not cross the main road but turn sharp left almost looping back. This drive leads to houses (The Old Dairy and High Barn). Just before them, fork right on a darker signposted straight path. You will be staying on this path for 1 km total, avoiding the great joys of springtime. The bluebell seen in suburban gardens is often the bluebell which branch-offs. has larger, paler flowers and no path scent andcurves is regarded as a allSpanish unmarked Your round serious threat to the native species. The path leads down to a stony track abordering lovelya field. green and finally Turn valley, right on it, rises crossing again a tarmac lane in 100m, onto drops another wide until track and it up to a gate.bottom of a valley under gradually itfollow reaches the 4

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5. Turn sharp left on this wide track and, in only 25m, fork left on a narrow path (which may be a little overgrown and difficult to see). Your path goes steeply uphill and runs alongside the boundary of a sheep meadow on your left. It quickly levels out, passes through a young coppice (trees cut down to the roots, now partly harvested), takes you through a new wooden gate, curves right and meets a road via another wooden gate.

6. Cross the road to a footpath into the woods directly ahead. You are now on Hydon Heath, with Mallard Wood on your left. The footpath leads through coppices, with diversions through the trees in case of mud. In about 200m you go through an earth bank and over a crossing path. Your narrow path continues directly over. In less than 100m more, the coppice ends abruptly and your path is joined by a path from the right as it enters thick natural woodland with holly and tall pines. In another 60m, you meet a post bearing the symbol of the Octavia Hill Trail, joining a path from the right. A second post is in 10m and a third post in a further 25m. 10m after this third Octavia Hill post, your path comes to a narrow and rather obscure oblique crossing path.

Turn right here through bracken.

7. Follow this narrow winding path for about 100m to a T-junction with another narrow path and turn left on it, immediately coming out to a very wide dirt track. Almost directly opposite is another broad track. Follow it steeply uphill, keeping to the right of a green box, to reach Hydon's Ball where there is a stone seat and good views across the Weald and west to Black Down.

8. Turn left and go just to the left of a triangulation pillar on a wide sandy path downhill. At the end of the path, elbow left by an Octavia Hill post and continue for another 40m to reach a T-junction with a major track, by a National Trust sign. Turn right on the major track for 40m and turn left at a post on a track leading towards a field. In just 15m, by a wooden seat, turn left again so that you are walking alongside the field on your right. In 120m, you meet a crossing with a sunken path ahead by a post with a blue arrow.

9. Turn right here between fields. (In case this path is waterlogged, it is possible to scramble past through trees and roots on the left. Alternatively, go back and turn left round three sides of the field.)

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darker sunken trackway. After 400m or so in total, it emerges at a T-junction with a wide open track. Turn left here. You are now on the Greensand Way. The track curves right and reaches a farm and a house, Little Burgate, at a road.

10. Go over the road, opposite the house, and take a narrow unmapped horse path opposite. This path bends right, at first parallel to the road, then quickly curves away from the road and veers left up a bank.

It leads up through a moist wooded valley, obviously well-trodden by riders. Stay at all times on the main path and follow it as it turns sharply left near the top.

It emerges into beautiful open woodland where it continues straight ahead on a grassy path. In 50m, at a T-junction with another pleasant grassy path, turn right.

11. You are now in the Hurtwood and nearing the end of the journey. In 230m, the light wood and sparse saplings give way, at a broad crossing path, to a coppiced area which has been completely felled.

Continue straight ahead with the felled area on your right and some dark green spruces on your left. In another 200m, at the next wide crossing path, turn right. In 70m, go over a crossing and, in another 90m, turn left at a major crossing path which is very broad and unmistakable.

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13. Keep straight ahead steeply down on a wide cinder path. In 50m, fork right up a bank on a much narrower path, as directed by a GW waymarker, and shortly veer left on a more comfortable level path with forest falling away to the valley on your left.

14. At a fork in the path, a GW sign leads you left very steeply down with wooden railings to a wooden gate in a field corner. Follow a fenced path along the righthand side of the field, through a wooden gate at a crossing path, back to the White Horse and car park where the walk began.

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For me, the best thing about April are the wild Bluebells - I will be taking myself up to The Chantries to breathe in the wonderful aroma and soak up the beautiful sight.

Surrey is the place to be this April, so join in the fun. Easter Weekend events include Easter egg hunts, boat trips, poetry workshops, or you could take a simple walk in ancient woodlands or a colourful park where the spring flowers are blooming. The Daffodil Show at RHS Wisley sounds like it could definitely brighten up your day. Don’t forget that during the Easter school holidays there are numerous activities and workshops this month to keep the little (and older!) ones entertained.

The Arts & Crafts Movement in Surrey Friday 29th March 8pm They have existed since 1996 and in addition to a spring and autumn lecture series, arrange regular visits to Arts & Crafts houses and gardens, walks & tours both in Surrey and beyond. They have one spring lecture remaining: ‘Women in Art & Technical Education in Surrey’ with Dr Stephen Knott. It will be held at Onslow Village Hall, Wilderness Road, Guildford, GU2 7QR Tickets available on the door for £12 to include refreshments from 7.30pm.

Further information available on the website at www. artsandcraftsmovementinsurrey.org.uk. An autumn lecture series is being planned together with events and tours throughout the summer and they would be delighted to welcome new visitors and prospective members.

Chantry Singers and Hart Voices Spring Concerts Saturday 30th March These two well regarded choirs are joining together under the leadership of their Musical Director Roy Rashbrook to perform a concert of romantic choral music featuring Rheinberger, Stanford, Bruckner and Harris at St Nicolas Church Guildford on the 30th March. Tickets costing £14 with concessions are available from www.ticketsource. co.uk/hartvoices or via the choir websites. A truly atmospheric evening for all. Refreshments also available.

Soroptimist International at Bramley Village Showcase Monday 1st April 8pm-9pm Soroptimist International, Surrey Hills will be manning a stall at the Bramley Village Showcase, held at Bramley Village Hall. Please do join them to learn more about the work of

the Soroptimsts globally and their local projects such as the Royal Surrey County Hospital and the Surrey Women’s Refuge. Soroptimist International is a global volunteer movement working together to transform the lives of women and girls. For more information please contact them via www.sigbi.org/surrey-hills.

ToC Voices - in harmony against Cancer Mondays 6.30pm-8pm They are a choir whose members have all either had a cancer experience, are living with Cancer or have cared for/ caring for someone with cancer. Recent research tells us that singing helps boost the immune system, reduces stress and makes us feel good. Make new friends and have some fun. If you would like to find out more, join them for a rehearsal at All Saints Church Vicarage Gate, Guildford GU2 7QJ. West Horsley Evening WI Tuesday 2nd April - first Tuesday of the month 8pm Join them on the second to hear a talk about the top ten local birds as counted in the RSPB 2019 Big Garden Birdwatch. Meets at West Horsley Village Hall. At their meeting on 7th May they’ll discuss the 2019 Resolutions, voting on important issues. For budding gardeners, there will be a plant sale. All meetings end with a friendly cup of coffee and cake. They enjoy walks, pub suppers, theatre outings and much more. All enquiries to Pip Holmes 01483 285496 or visit www.wiwesthorsley@ wixsite.com.

Guildford Travel Club Tuesday 2nd and 16th April 8pm Guildford Travel Club welcomes Jonny Bealby on the second.

With epic mountain landscapes, a diverse and varied population and an improving security situation Northern Pakistan is once again a possible destination for adventure travellers as Jonny will be illustrating with his talk entitled ‘Journey into the Hindu Kush’. On the 16th Sharon Collins will be exploring three different sides to Tanzania by undertaking a safari, a trip to Zanzibar and a gruelling trek up Mount Kilimanjaro. Followed by a short AGM. Held in Onslow Village Hall. For details visit www. guildfordtravelclub.org.uk or contact Barbara Rogers on 07899 868128.

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Guildford Ramblers Walking Programme Various dates during April With the weather getting warmer and spring flowers beginning to appear, now is a good time to be getting out and enjoying the beautiful countryside around Guildford.

On Wednesday 3rd there's a five mile walk taking in the River Mole, Chatley Heath Semaphore Tower, village greens 14:42 and commons. Call Mike 07532 407464. On Saturday 20th there's a ten mile walk from the Devil's Punch Bowl visiting picturesque lakes, wooded valleys and heather-topped moors. (Call Penelope 07788 584711). On Sunday 28th an eleven mile walk over the South Downs and along the old Meon valley with fine views from the top of Old Winchester Hill (Call Steve: 07717 940598). Full details visit www. guildfordramblers.org.uk.

Swimming Tapes at the Boileroom Tuesday 2nd April The band Swimming Tapes spent the bulk of 2018 busy behind the scenes, securing themselves a global deal with Sub Pop Publishing and emerging from the studio only briefly to share stand-alone single Easy Strand and embark on a short UK headline tour to remind audiences across the country of their captivating and heart-warming sound. The band have since announced they’ll return to the road in April and will be in Guildford on the 2nd April. For tickets, please visit www.songkick.com/artists/8758194swimming-tapes.

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Moonscapes at Watts Gallery Tuesday 2nd April to 23rd June In the 50th anniversary year of the first moon landing, this exhibition will explore the fascination that artists and scientists have long had with the earth's closest cosmic neighbour. Bringing together dramatic moonlit landscapes

by William Holman Hunt and symbolist paintings of moon goddesses by Evelyn De Morgan with early lunar photography, this exhibition explores the full artistic inspiration that 19th-century artists found in the moon. Free with admission. Kids go free. Visit www.wattsgallery.org.uk for more details.

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Sunflower Café - Dementia Support Group Every other Wednesday 10.30am-12.30pm A new support group for those living with dementia and their carers. A partnership between Right at Home care service

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and Guildford URC. This welcoming group offers fun activities, friendship, support and advice from the care team. Tea, coffee, cake and biscuits served, parking is free. Suggested donation £2. Meeting at The Lantern Room, Guildford United Reformed Church, 83 Portsmouth Road, Guildford, GU2 4BS. Drop in or for more information contact Helen on 07419 332074 or at communityworker@ guildfordurc.org.uk Women in Photography: A History of British Trailblazers Throughout April (until 2nd June) Featuring around 70 works including Turner Prize winners and nominees and Venice biennale exhibitors such as Helen Sear, Sam Taylor-Johnson, Hannah Collins, Gillian Wearing and Jane and Louise Wilson. The works featured will date from the mid-19th century through to 2009 and will chart progressions in style, techniques and popular subject matter.

Visitors will be transported on a whistle-stop journey of the history of female photography. Held at The Lightbox in Woking. Visit www.thelightbox.org.uk for details.

Wonersh and District Garden Club Wednesday 3rd April 6.30pm The next meeting on will be the ‘Spring Show’. Judging will commence at 7.30pm. There are sixteen classes of various varieties of spring flowers both cut and in pots of both indoor and outdoor flowering plants. Meeting in the Wonersh Memorial Hall. Copies of the Show Schedule may be obtained by phoning 01483 893627. Looking ahead, on the April 2019

1st May, they welcome back John Daniels (Photographer) with his wonderful photographs and a show entitled ‘The Wonder of Birds’.

Trek Mont Blanc with Phyllis Tuckwell If you love travelling, then this one’s for you! In September, local Hospice Care charity Phyllis Tuckwell will be taking a team of hikers further than ever before on its first exclusive trip - to trek the Mont Blanc massif region! Participants will be raising sponsorship money for Phyllis Tuckwell, which provides supportive and end of life care for patients and families who are living with an advanced or terminal illness, such as cancer. The trek is 12th-16th September. The registration fee is £345 and you need to raise a minimum sponsorship of £2,400 (self-funding places are available).

Email to fundraising@pth.org.uk for details.

Guildford Flower Club Wednesday 3rd April 6.45pm Guildford Flower Club meet on the first Wednesday of the month at Jacobs Well Village Hall, Jacobs Well, GU4 7PD, doors open at 6.45pm for a 7.30pm start. The next meeting is a workshop exploring ways to arrange flowers without using oasis. For more details about the evening or the club please call Cynthia on 01482 772019.

Guildford Museum Coffee Time Talk Thursday 4th April 10.30am for 11am start Local costume collector Marion May will be talking about

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Held at Guildford Museum, Quarry Street. Entry is free but donations are welcome and places must be pre-booked as this is likely to be a very popular talk. Call Guildford Heritage Services on 01483 444751 or email heritageservices@ guildford.gov.uk.

Probus ’83 Club Guildford First Thursday of the month This is a club for retired men with a professional or business background to meet for drinks, lunch and an after lunch speaker. Other activities include golf, bowls, visits to places of interest and an investment group. Held at Weybourne House, Old Portsmouth Road, Guildford. They welcome new members. Visit www.probus83.org.uk, call Paul Sherren on 01483 531623 or email paul.sherren@ntlworld.com.

Shere Village Cinema Thursday 4th April 8pm ‘The Children Act’ - As her marriage crumbles, a judge must decide a case involving a teenage boy who is refusing a blood transfusion on religious principle. A powerful, very British drama about love, intimacy and moral responsibility – one of Emma Thompson’s finest. Book online at www. villagecinema.org.

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patients in treatment or recovery. All trainers have received relevant training to help vulnerable patients. ToC Fit is located in the TurnFit Studios in Bridge Street, Guildford.

There is an additional exercise class on Tuesday mornings and a yoga on Wednesday mornings. This service is offered free of charge. Members really enjoy their sessions and feel immediate benefit from the classes, so why not join them and try it out. Find out more email support.groups@ topicofcancer.org.uk.

Easter Holiday Family Fun – The Rhyming Rabbit Saturday 6th to Monday 22nd April Hop on down to the RHS Wisley this Easter for a great garden adventure with Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks’ Rhyming Rabbit. Enjoy Easter craft activities and poetry workshops, meet animals from the story and keep your eyes peeled for the Rhyming Rabbit on a hop-about garden trail.

All details at www.rhs.org.uk/wisley or call 01483 224234.

RHS Garden Wisley, Woking, GU23 6QB. Ripley Museum exhibition - The Wandering Wey Saturdays until the end of April 10am-12.30pm The exhibition includes photos both old and new and will give visitors an insight into how Man and nature have both caused the river to move its course over the centuries. Some of the lovely photos that have come in as part of their photo competition will also feature in the ‘Get Creative’ event that will be held on Saturday May 11th at the Lancaster Hall in Send.

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Eczema Information Afternoon Saturday 6th April 2pm The topic is ‘The role of Good and Bad Bacteria in Eczema’.

Their speaker is Professor Carsten Flohr, Consultant Dermatologist at St John's Institute of Dermatology, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, London. Professor Flohr has a particular interest in population-based dermatology research with a focus on atopic eczema. Everyone is welcome. Free entry, but donations are welcome. For details call Vicky on 01483 827668 or visit www.eczema.org. Held at Surrey Technology Centre, Surrey Research Park, Guildford, GU2 7YG. Downs and Weald Rambling Group Every Sunday Go along and try a Sunday walk with this friendly group.

Eight to ten mile walks in and around the beautiful Surrey countryside with a leisurely pub lunch or bring your own pack lunch. To find out more call Bev Rand on 07939 191887 or visit www.dwrg.org.uk.

Polesden Lacey Wellness Walk Until Sunday 28th April Back by popular demand. Take time to reflect and recharge on our self-led trail, guiding you to some of the stunning viewpoints around the estate. Drink in the peace and beauty of the landscapes of Polesden Lacey and the Surrey Hills beyond, as you enjoy precious time to yourself. Ask for your map at reception. Normal admission applies. For full details April 2019

on this and other events please visit www.nationaltrust.org. uk/polesden-lacey.

Rural Life Centre car boot fairs Sunday 7th April 8am-12 noon The Rural Life Centre, The Reeds Road, Tilford, GU10 2DL will be holding its first boot fair of the 2019 season. The car boot fee is £6, with free entry for buyers and is organised by the Rustics in aid of the Museum. Do go along to see what great bargains can be had.

Trio of Fringe Plays in Guildford Monday 8th to Saturday 13th April Opening the week is Pip Utton on the 8th, with a moving and affectionate performance is about the devastating effects of Alzheimer's disease in And Before I forget I love you, I love you. The Travesty of Richard III on the 9th and 10th. Fans of William Shakespeare’s Richard III will recognise all their favourite goodies and baddies. Prepare for a great deal of lamenting, dissembling, beholding and cloying (whatever that is). Finishing off the trilogy on the 11th to 13th is Eat Me, by Surrey born writer Suzanna Walters which deals with the eating disorder Anorexia. Each play is being performed at The Back Room of The Star Inn, Guildford GU1 3TY. Tickets from www.GuildfordFringe.com or call 01483 361101.

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Axel Scheffler, the cast of actor-puppeteers will bring the world of Zog to life with handcrafted puppets. Large in size, and keen in nature, Zog is so eager to win a golden star at Madam Dragon’s school, where dragons learn all the things that dragons need to know. Zog tries so very hard, perhaps too hard, and he bumps, burns and roars his way through years one, two and three. Luckily, the plucky Princess Pearl patches him up ready to face his biggest challenge yet…a duel with a knight, Sir Gadabout the Great! Zog promises to be roaring fun for all ages. Visit www.glive.co.uk to book.

Onslow Village Residents’ Association Tuesday 9th April from 7.15pm Bob Ogley is the speaker, making a return visit, but this time talking about the fascinating story of RAF Biggin Hill, the most famous fighter station of World War II. Bob will be bringing some of his books which will be available to buy.

Held in the Village Hall, Wilderness Road, Onslow Village, GU2 7QR. Entry is free to members. £3 to non-members.

Horsley Floral Decoration Group Tuesday 9th April 2pm The Horsley Floral Decoration Group is a friendly afternoon flower arranging club. Meeting at East Horsley Village Hall on the second Tuesday each month (except August). They have a varied programme of Demonstrators, Speakers, In-house entertainment, trips, internal competitions (option), sales table, refreshments etc. Visitors and new members welcome. Join them (first visit free) for fun, flowers and 48

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Guildford and Woking Humanists Tuesday 9th April 7.30pm Speaker, Dr John Nichols talks on ‘Marriage, from ancient to modern’. John will cover three main areas: History of marriage and religion; Modern marriage, parenthood and fertility; Civil partnerships, registry office weddings and humanist weddings update. The Guildford Institute, Ward Street, Guildford, GU1 4LH. Tea/coffee and biscuits break at about 8.40pm.

Easter Holidays at The Lightbox Tuesday 9th to Thursday 18th April The Lightbox is all set for a cracking Easter Holiday this year, with a variety of workshops for all ages. Drop-in and prebookable sessions are available to get creative and crafty and keep the children entertained throughout the season.

Bookings via www.thelightbox.org.uk.

Easter Market in Forest Green Tuesday 9th April 10am-2pm Spoil yourself. Take the morning off and get yourself to this popular fundraising event and unwind over a coffee with friends and family. Indulge in gifts and treats from a range of unusual local stalls. From crafts, cakes, toys, chocolate, cheeses and jewellery to honey products, books, plants and more. The Parrot, Forest Green RH5 5RZ. Need a lift? A free

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The Remains of the Day at Guildford’s Yvonne Arnaud Tuesday 9th to Saturday 13th April Nobel Prize-winner Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel, which became a beloved Merchant Ivory film, comes to Guildford’s Yvonne Arnaud. Now transformed into an exquisite stage play by one of Britain's most exciting writers, Barney Norris, this powerful story is for anyone who has ever been afraid to follow their heart. Visit www.yvonne-arnaud.co.uk to book.

Lantern Coffee Morning for the over 60s Tuesdays from 10am-11.30am Drop in if you fancy a chat over a cuppa, need some help with the crossword, or just fancy listening to music whilst reading the paper. Tea, coffee, cake and friendship at this free group. Everyone welcome. Meeting at The Lantern Room, Guildford United Reformed Church, 83 Portsmouth Road, Guildford, GU2 4BS. Drop in or for more information contact Helen on 07419 332074 or email communityworker@guildfordurc.org.uk.

Guildford Cardiac Support Group Second Tuesday of the month 7.30pm They normally have a guest speaker each meeting, who give a presentation on their own dedicated topic - typically April 2019

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relating to cardiac, dietary, exercise or other current medical issues affecting people who may at some stage have undergone cardiac procedures. Visitors and new members welcome. Held at St John's Centre, Stocton Close, Guildford GU11HA. Contact Jennifer Korolowicz on 01483 826175 or visit www.guildfordcardiac.co.uk.

Art Classes at Shalford Village Hall Wednesdays 6.45pm for 7.30pm start A few places remain for these lively and structured classes with fully experienced tutor Veronica Dunce. Held at Jacobs Well Village Hall, GU4 7PD. The next meeting is a workshop exploring ways to arrange flowers without using oasis. For more details call 01483 893723. For more details about the evening or the club please call Cynthia on 01482 772019.

The Guildford Scrabble Group Every Wednesday 7.30pm-10.30pm This is a very friendly group who welcome all new players, from beginners to seasoned players. Meeting in Salvation Army Hall, Woodbridge Road, Guildford weekly. Car parking is free and the cost is £4, which includes three games of scrabble, tea/coffee and cake and biscuits. Equipment provided. Call Barbara on 01483 579873 or David on 01483 715756.

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from beginners to seasoned players. Meeting in Salvation Army Hall, Woodbridge Road, Guildford weekly. Car parking is free and the cost is £4, which includes three games of scrabble, tea/coffee and cake and biscuits. Equipment provided. Call Barbara on 01483 579873 or David on 01483 715756.

PeerTalk Every Wednesday 7.30pm-9pm A peer support group for anyone feeling down or depressed.

A safe, confidential space to share and to be heard, to offer and receive support from others who also know depression.

No judgement, just acceptance and respect. Facilitated by trained volunteers. Followed by refreshments. Meeting at The Spike Community Centre, Warren Road, Guildford, GU1 3JH. Just go along, a warm welcome awaits. Visit www. peertalk.org.uk for more details.

Jazz at The Pavilion Wednesday 10th April 7.30pm for 8pm start Chris Biscoe and Allison Neale ‘Two of a Mind’. Exploring afresh the freewheeling, wonderfully melodic interpretations of standard material recorded 50 years ago by Gerry Mulligan and Paul Desmond on Blues in Time and Two of a Mind, this new band promises to evoke the spirit of these classic recordings while giving free reign to the personalities of the musicians. Guildford Rugby Club, Guildford Road, Godalming, GU7 3DH. For more information and to book in advance visit www.guildfordjazz.org.uk.

The Arts Society Horsley Wednesday 10th April 10.30am Nicholas Merchant will be giving a talk entitled ‘Fabergé at the Court of the Tsar' in East Horsley Village Hall, Kingston Avenue, KT24 6QT. Coffee available 9.45am-10.15am.

Visitors (£5) and new members welcome. For more information and the full programme phone 01483 285770 or visit www.theartssocietyhorsley.org.uk.

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The Arts Society Guildford Monthly lecture Wednesday 10th April 8pm Sunflowers and Lumiere; The Art of Van Gogh. An Illustrated lecture by Rt Rev Dr Christopher Herbert. Under the grey skies of northern Europe a genius artist longs for the sun.

Out of his inner turmoil and with the unstinting help of his practical brother, Van Gogh explored colour and landscape in ways which have shifted everyone’s perception. This lecture tells that story and opens our eyes to his world. Tea and Coffee from 7.30pm. Held at Onslow Village Hall The Square, Wilderness Road, Onslow Village GU2 7QR. Public Speaking Club Second and Fourth Wednesdays 7.30pm For anyone looking to improve their public speaking skills, Surrey Speakers Club aims to help people overcome their fear of public speaking or just to improve their speaking skills. They provide a friendly and supportive environment where people can practice their speaking skills without fear

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Cryptic Crossword Solving Workshop Thursday 11th April 10am-1pm For those who can solve a few clues in a cryptic crossword and would like more practice and to learn more ‘tricks of the trade’.

A sociable and stimulating morning where they will tackle a recent crossword from one of the broadsheets. Held at Guildford Institute, Ward Street, Guildford GU1 4LH. Visit www.guildfordinstitute.org.uk for details or call 01483 562142.

Pottery Course at Watts Gallery Thursday 11th April to 16th May and 30th May to 4th July 6.30pm-8.30pm Work with artists, hone your skills, learn new techniques and make works of art to take home. Suitable for beginners and improvers. Experiment with hand building, wheel throwing and surface decoration techniques in their specialist Foyle Pottery Studio. Build your confidence in working with clay and learn more about ceramic history with their expert tutor.

Materials and tea/coffee included. Spaces are limited and must be pre-booked. Visit www.wattsgallery.org.uk for more details and to book.

Leith Hill Musical Festival Thursday 11th April The Festival kicks off on in Dorking Halls when it will be attended by West Sussex composer William Godfree, whose exciting Requiem will be performed, along with Hummel’s enchanting Mass in Bflat. The following two days of the Festival include Carl Orff’’s popular Carmina Burana and Haydn’s Creation. Book online with Dorking Halls Box Office www.dorkinghalls.co.uk/whats-on/live-events.

NCT Welly Walk Thursday 11th April Join them for a nature walk at Mane Chance to see the horses and chickens. Tea and cake available to buy. All welcome, no need to be an NCT member. Mane Chance, Monkshatch Farm Down Lane, Compton GU3 1DL. Email branch.godalming@nct.org.uk for information.

Shamley Green History Society Thursday 11th April 2.30pm 'Ultimate Folly' is the title of Henry Macrory's illustrated talk.

It is the extraordinary story of Whitaker Wright and the underwater ballroom he created at Witley Park under a lake, and that was just the start of it! Speculation, corruption, disgrace and suicide followed. Taking place at the Arbuthnot Hall, Shamley Green. Non-members are welcome for £2, tea and biscuits round off the afternoon. For information contact Valerie Esplen on 01483 892902.

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Guildford Book Festival Spring Readers’ Day Saturday 13th April Guildford Book NewFestivals Readers’ Day brings some of Britain’s best-loved authors to the town to share their stories.

Held at the Guildford Harbour Hotel, GU1 3DA. Tickets £43, including light lunch and refreshments. For full details on authors to meet on the day, information and to book tickets please visit www.guildfordbookfestival.co.uk.

Wonersh Book Sale www.theguildfordspice.com Saturday 13th April 8.30am-2pm There will be plenty of books to buy at very reasonable prices as well as a Cake Stall and refreshments. The Sale will be held at the United Reformed Church Wonersh.

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Friday 10th May 7:30pm Join Southern Pro Musica, Guildford Choral and Tormead School Choir for some high-spirited Proms music-making. Enjoy Rachmaninov’s Piano concerto no. 2, played by outstanding pianist Lucy Parham. Included are the Proms flag-waving favourites, Rule Britannia, Land of Hope and Glory, Jerusalem plus music by Rossini, Handel, Borodin, Franck and Johann Strauss.

This charity concert, supporting Challengers and the Lions Welfare fund, is promoted by Guildford Lions Club in partnership with Magimix.

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Verdi Requiem at Guildford Cathedral Saturday 13th April 7.30pm In this special Concert the combined choirs of Blackheath and Bramley Choral Society and Kingston Orpheus Choir are joined by the Chameleon Arts Orchestra to perform Verdi's Requiem under the direction of David Condry. For tickets email boxoffice.bbcs@gmail.com, orpheustickets@ hotmail.com, visit Guildford Tourist Information Centre: 155 High Street Guildford. Call 01483 444334 or visit www. tickets.visitguildford.com.

We Love to Dance in Shalford Various classes during April Dance classes for all ages and abilities, including ballet and tap classes for adults (and Pilates), from beginners to advanced. There are also children's classes in ballet, tap and jazz starting from 4 years old. The studio is fully equipped with mirrors and barres, and the studio promises a warm welcome to all those that come to dance. Please see their website for the current timetable at www. welovetodance.net or call Rachel on 07946 363556.

Will’s Birthday Bash Sunday 14th to Sunday 28th April Guildford Shakespeare Company return with another series of events staged around Guildford to celebrate William April 2019

Shakespeare’s 455th Birthday: Tuesday 23rd April, as well as being St George’s Day, is widely recognised as the day on which William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-uponAvon in 1564. This year it opens with the Young Company’s performances, who will stage their show in the historic Guildhall. Celebrations come to a close with the Sonnet Walk Weekend. Details at www.guildford-shakespeare-company. co.uk.

Wild Surrey Art and Photography Competition Entry closes 14th April This competition is open to children and young people between the ages of eight and seventeen and amateur and professional artists in the adult category of age eighteen and over. Entries are welcome in mixed media, photography, painting, charcoal, pen and ink, collage, printmaking, digitally created or textile art. For more details on the competition categories, how to enter and full terms and conditions visit www.surreywildlifetrust.org.

Semi-Toned – Homecoming Sunday 14th April 8pm Semi-Toned is the University of Exeter’s all male a cappella sensation, having won national and international awards for their stunning performances and music videos. SemiToned has quickly become one of the leading forces in UK a cappella. Held at The Electric Theatre, Guildford. Tickets available on 01483 501200 or www.electric.theatre.co.uk.

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Shere Village Cinema Sunday 14th April 8pm ‘What We Did On Our Holiday’ - While visiting family in the Scottish Highlands, a troubled couple (Rosamund Pike, David Tennant) try to put on a happy face, but their three children innocently reveal all of their biggest secrets. This highly acclaimed comedy drama also stars Billy Connolly. Book online at www.villagecinema.org.

U3A Choirs at Music for Holy Week Tuesday 16th April, 2pm and Friday 19th, 7.30pm The two Guildford U3A, 60 voice choirs are combining to present a Choral programme of Music for Holy Week at St Nicolas Church on the 16th and Godalming United Church on the 19th. Admission free, with retiring collection for the Bishop of Guildford’s Lent appeal. Called ‘Victim to Victor’, music and readings trace the events of Palm Sunday to Easter Day. The Daffodil Show at RHS Wisley Tuesday 16th and Wednesday 17th April 10am-4pm This annual event show cases hundreds of blooms in over a hundred classes; is the perfect place to see and learn about a wide range of daffodils; discover how to grow them and show them. The Horticultural Competitions run by the RHS are open to all (you don’t have to be an RHS member) and free to enter. They cover a wide range of ornamental plants as well as fruit and vegetables; a variety of prestigious trophies and prize money are awarded to 54

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West Horsley Parish Councils monthly meeting Tuesday 16th April 8pm Taking place at West Horsley Village Hall. Everyone welcome.

Their Annual Parish Meeting takes place on Tuesday 23rd April at 8pm at West Horsley Village Hall and they would welcome residents to join them. For more information please see www.westhorsley.info or contact clerk@westhorsley. info.

U3A Wonersh and District Wednesday 17th April A host of activities for the retired/semi-retired of Wonersh and surrounding villages are available, including a coach trip to Waddington Manor, Bucks and a five-day tour of Yorkshire starting Monday 29th. Fitness sessions include Pilates on Mondays, Tai Chi on Tuesdays, twice-monthly table tennis, and monthly country walks. For history buffs there are groups covering general history, family history and art History. Details of many more events from Cilla Morris at 01483 892348, or visit www.u3asites.org.uk/wonersh.

Albury bowls club New Season starting mid April Formed in 1924, they have an excellent clubhouse, green and large car park. They welcome experienced or novice bowlers to give bowls a try. Wear flat soled footwear, bowls and tuition

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Polesden Lacey's Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt 6 - 22 April, 10am - 3pm, £3pp Discover the wild and wacky ways the animals of Polesden have reinvented their rubbish in our fun, family trail. Solve the clues and win a chocolate prize.

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Western Front Association Surrey Branch Wednesday 17th April 7.45pm Ian Castle: ‘These Gaseous Monsters’, Voices from the Zeppelin War. Utilising numerous first hand accounts, Ian explores the experiences of those caught up in this forgotten Blitz, when Zeppelin raiders brought a new terror to Britain from out of the dark night skies. WWI brought war to the Home Front as German warships bombarded the East Coast and then airships began to target London and the south east.

Ian Castle, a leading expert on the Zeppelin raids explains more about the raids and the impact they had on the civilian population. Held at Cobham Day Centre. For full details contact Andy Thompson andy.ewt@gmail.com or call 01306 880960.

The Arts Society Horsley Lovelace Wednesday 17th April The Arts Society Horsley Lovelace meets on the third Wednesday of each month to attend a wide ranging programme of lectures focussed on the arts. The lecture on the 17th April is ‘Grayson Perry: An Appraisal’ by Harry Fletcher. Lectures are held at East Horsley Village Hall, Kingston Avenue, KT24 6QT at 10.30am. Coffee is available beforehand from 9.45 - 10.15. New members are April 2019

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Palms and Cycads, a Glasshouse trail Until Sunday 28th April 10am-5.15pm Follow the trail around the Glasshouse at RHS Wisley to discover everything about their featured palms and cycads.

These exotic plants from faraway places first appeared in the fossil record around 80 million years ago. Their varied forms mean that they are used in many different ways from food to furniture. RHS Garden Wisley, GU23 6QB. Call 01483 224234, email wisley@rhs.org.uk or visit www.rhs.org.uk/ wisley for full details.

MbM Gospel Choir Easter Concert Wednesday 17th April 8pm-9.30pm Doors open 7.45pm. Free entry and refreshments - donations will be taken for Topic of Cancer charity. All welcome. Held at St Francis Church, Beckingham Rd, GU2 8BU. The Arts Society Guildford Wey Valley Thursday 18th April 10.45am Please join them in Shalford Village Hall for their next lecture entitled “A Tour of Big Ben” by Tim Redmond. Avoid the 334 spiral stairs, enjoy Tim’s virtual and behind the scenes tour and learn about the history, personalities construction and mechanisms of this iconic bell and clock tower. Refreshments available from 9.45am. Visitors £7 and new members very

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Woking Literary Festival Thursday 18th to Monday 29th April With best-selling author talks, pop-up bookshop and a masterclass for aspiring authors, literary lovers are in for a treat. All fundraising events are in support of the Art and Wellbeing programme of The Lightbox charity which provides creative workshops for those that would not otherwise be able to access arts and heritage services.

Held at The Lightbox gallery and museum. Advance booking is required. Visit www.thelightbox.org.uk or call 01483 737837 during gallery opening times to secure a place.

Nick Revell – Broken Dream Catcher Wednesday 19th April 7.30pm Surreal satirical stories in the style of his Radio 4 series Broken Dream Catcher. Some observational humour and a load of silliness. Held at The Electric Theatre, Guildford.

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Easter Bunny Trail Good Friday 19th April 2pm-4pm Homemade cakes. Indoor craft activities. Meet the goats and chickens. Easter Trail. £3 per child at Juniper Hall Field Studies Centre, Old London Road, Mickleham RH5 6DA. Contact phone 01306 734500, email enquiries.jh@fieldstudies-council.org.

Easter Egg Trail at Mane Chance Sanctuary Saturday 20th April 10am-3pm Meet our horses and take part in our Easter Egg Trail at Mane Chance Sanctuary, Down Lane, Compton on Saturday 20th April between 10am and 3pm. The route around our fields and tracks will allow you to see our rescued horses and ponies and we will have a quiz to keep little ones (and big ones) entertained along the way too! Easter egg prizes for all those who complete the quiz! There will be more fun and games in the barn where you can also purchase refreshments, including hot cross buns of course! It costs £3 for each entry to the trail (accompanying adults not taking part go free!) and dogs are welcome too!

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Family Fun Day at Shalford Park Easter Monday 22nd April Hosted by Guildford Lions at Shalford Park. Stars of the show will be the internationally acclaimed ‘Stunt Riders Live’ who will thrill all with a range of daredevil stunts including driving through a wall of fire. Also appearing for the first time will be the animals from Mill Cottage Farm who specialise in animal education for schools. Oak Barn Vets will again be hosting the Fun Dog Show, with TV Vet Jamie Crittall providing his illuminating commentary and judging skills. Plus car boot, food and craft Market and a gleaming array of Classic Cars. All profits go to support local people. Visit www. guildfordlions.com for full details.

Horsley U3A Wednesday 24th April 10.30am Meets at the East Horsley Village Hall on the fourth Wednesday of each month (except August and December) to hear interesting and entertaining speakers. Coffee is served from 9.45am. On 24th there will be a talk telling the story of Roy Orbison and Del Shannon by Michael Grillo. The U3A welcomes new members, the only qualification being that you must be no longer in full time employment. The aim is to ‘learn, laugh and live’. For information, visit www. horsleyu3a.org.uk or contact Sylvia Lillywhite on 01483 283906.

Chilworth Care Committee Coffee Morning Thursday 25th April 9am-12 noon Celebrating 40 years of voluntary service with a coffee morning at which the Mayor of Guildford will be attending.

They would love to welcome anyone who is interested to come and join them. Contact Jeannie Davies. Tangley Hill Lodge, Sample Oak Lane, Chilworth GU4 8QR. Email jeanniedavies@mac.com or call 01483 892059.

West Surrey Natural History Society Thursday 25th April 8pm Pangolins: the most illegally trafficked mammal in the world - illustrated talk by Jo Elphick. Jo is the education manager for The David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation, a conservation charity based in Shalford, funding key wildlife conservation projects across Africa and Asia. One of the animals that they support is the Pangolin. Relatively unknown to many, it is the most illegally trafficked mammal in the world. Find out more about this shy, elusive creature, what makes it such April 2019

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Les Amitiés Françaises Thursday 25th April 7.30pm This month’s lecture will be on la Picardie et les Flandres - Pays Guerriers. Ever since Crecy and Agincourt, Flanders and Picardy were the battleground of many wars. This will be the topic of a fascinating illustrated lecture. John Dixon will also show how these regions managed to recover from their violent history. Held at the Baptist Church Hall, Queen Street, Godalming GU7 1BA. Doors open at 7pm and coffee, tea and biscuits. Visitors welcome and can get in touch via email to johnpetty46@outlook.com, or visit www. amitiesfrancaises.com.

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly Sunday 28th April 2.30pm I don’t know why she swallowed a fly... But The People’s Theatre Company do! This magical show has been written especially for grown ups to enjoy with their children, so relive the delights of this most charming of tales complete with a feast of sing along songs, colourful animal characters and heart warming family fun. Held at The Electric Theatre, Guildford. Tickets £13 available on 01483 501200 or www. electric.theatre.co.uk.

Cricket with Guildford City Youth Project Friday April 26th to 30th August 6pm and Sunday 10am Coaching and League matches available to boys and girls at Sutherland Park, GU4 7DU. Qualified coaches. Clubmark accreditation. Friendly club welcomes all aged 6+ and aims to make each one reach the best level of cricket they can, and love the sport. Adults welcome for Fullers League or friendlies. Contact gcyp@btinternet.com.

Loseley Spring Garden Show Friday 26th to Sunday 28th April 10am-5pm (10am-4pm Sunday) The start of the season at Loseley Park is not far away which brings the ever popular Spring Garden Show to the beautiful Walled Gardens. The nursery exhibitors will be out in force, along with garden bygones, antique tools, garden sundries and furniture and home design. Whichford Pottery will also be returning to the stable yard on Friday and Saturday only. Visit www.loseleypark.co.uk for tickets or call 01483 405119.

Fundraising concert at Guildford Cathedral Saturday 27th April Max Todes (17) is an up and coming conductor and has recently set up his own ‘Cavatina Orchestra’, an ensemble of the top young orchestral musicians in England. Guildford Cathedral’s girl head chorister (Hannah Dienes-Williams, also 17) and Max will be putting on a performance of Haydn’s The Creation with the Cavatina Orchestra and a chorus of singers from elite youth ensembles such as Rodulfus Choir, National Youth Choir and Eton Choral Courses. This is not a run of the mill concert, but rather an ambitious undertaking to bring together some of the finest young musicians from the South East. Tickets £15, but all funds raised go to support Guildford Cathedral. www.guildford-cathedral.org/support/donate.

The Fox – long distance running event -Godalming Saturday 27th April In it’s 3rd year- 60km ultra marathon following The Fox Way. Individual or relay & 42 or 21k distances. Fox medal and branded headwrap at the finish & refreshments at 5 aid stations along the way with ultra marathon favourites.

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Free Lantern Film Club Last Tuesday of the month 1.30pm-3.30pm A free monthly afternoon of film. Films shown on a big screen with great sound, comfy chairs and an interval for refreshments and discussion about the film. Free parking.

All are welcome. Details of the film available from the church beforehand or by contacting Helen on 07419 332074 or at communityworker@guildfordurc.org.uk. Meeting at Guildford United Reformed Church, 83 Portsmouth Road, Guildford, GU2 4BS. Octopus Soup at the Yvonne Arnaud Tuesday 30th April to Saturday 4th May Nick Hancock, Paul Bradley, Gillian Bevan, Carolyn Backhouse and Eric Richard star in the world premiere of a brand new British farce. This razor-sharp new comedy introduces you to Seymour. He’s in last chance saloon, and everything rests on this one important conference call. What could possibly go wrong? Visit www.yvonne-arnaud.co.uk to book.

The Arts Society Surrey Hills Lecture Tuesday 30th April 10.30am With a lecture entitled ‘As Good as Gold’ presented by Alexandra Epps. Experience the story of gold and its significance and symbolism within the history of art - as the colour of the sun; the colour of divinity; the colour of status and the colour of love. From creations ancient and contemporary, sacred and profane - all that glitters is certainly gold…. Meeting in Shalford Village Hall on the fourth Tuesday in the month at 9.45am for coffee. New members and visitors welcome. Visit www. theartssocietysurreyhills.org.uk or call 01483 414976.

Historical Association - West Surrey Branch Tuesday 30th April 7.30pm A lecture by Professor Ian Archer, Keble College, Oxford: 'From Satellite City to Global City: London 1500 - 1700.' A dynamic period of rapid population growth saw London emerge as a global trading city, but this process posed major challenges for the social structure. Held at St Nicolas' Hall, Bury Street, Guildford, GU2 4AW. Students free. Non members very welcome (£3). Details from Rollo Crookshank, 01252 319881 crookshank@starkmann.co.uk.

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East Horsley Bowling Club Friday 3rd May 2pm-4pm, Saturday 4th May 10am-4pm Have you thought of playing bowls? EHBC is a small friendly club with a beautiful rink tucked away in East Horsley. They have a full list of friendly matches each season and to play in the fresh air on a summer afternoon is a delight.

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25th Anniversary of Surrey Sculpture Society Saturday 4th May until Sunday 2nd June The Surrey Sculpture Society (SSS) will be celebrating its 25th Anniversary by presenting a wide range of sculpture and arts events throughout Surrey from early spring to autumn 2019. Details of exhibition venues, lectures, demonstrations and attractions and a programme of events can be found at www.surreysculpture.org.uk.

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Guildford Borough – Change to Stray Dog Service Lost or found a dog in the borough? From Friday 1st March the way they deal with stray dogs is changing. A new service operated by Dogbusters will collect stray dogs from finders, take calls about lost and found dogs, take payments of fees and deliver dogs back to their owners. This service will be provided 24/7 including weekends and bank holidays. If you have lost or found a dog in the Guildford area, please call Dogbusters on 07769 972813.

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