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Guildford & Villages • October 2015

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YOUR LOCAL TEAM As I write, we are barely into September and the weather is turning distinctly autumnal.

For many this is a disappointment but I do love our seasons although I accept that winter can be a bit of a challenge!

The perfect autumn offers warm days and stunning colours. There is little better than starting the day off with a walk through our lovely countryside, joining friends and family for long Sunday lunches and then enjoying cosy nights in front of a warming fire.

Speaking of which, if you have a stove or fireplace, now is the time to get your chimney swept and make sure you top up your log supplies. If your fireplace is not efficient enough, consider getting a stove, they really do make a difference. A number of reliable Marcus Atkins Sales Director marcus@vantagepublishing.co.uk Nick and Angie Crisell Jottings jottings@vantagepublishing.co.uk

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Finally, a lovely email from Dave Shurlock from WaterAid. “Belated thanks for the Profile item on the West Surrey WaterAid group in the June edition. It gained us extra walkers on our fundraising Walk for Water and one new active group member. And that is just the additional support that we know of. Keep up the good (proper local) work”.

As local residents, we started our magazines in 2009 to support local organisations and businesses and we will continue to do just that. As we say at the top of this page, we are proud to ‘keep it local’.

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6 Jottings Your local community noticeboard

8 From Buttons to Blinds The history of C&H Fabrics in Guildford

12 Craft Ales Phil Kemp investigates some local brewers

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36 Gardening Fabulous fungi

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JOTTINGS YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD We entered the GUTS Classic Car Rally in September. Starting in Liphook, we all enjoyed a cross-country route taking us through stunning countryside on a beautiful sunny day. The finish was at The Weald & Downland Museum where we parked up, enjoyed picnics and prizes and saw the wonderful exhibits at the Museum. A terrific day and one that will have raised a pretty decent sum for the local charity GUTS, which works tirelessly in the fight against bowel cancer. Anyway, the kids are back at school and after half term at the end of the month, we shall no doubt be directing our minds towards Christmas. Oh dear, there goes another year!

The Cranleigh Food and Music Festival is a new community event organised by Cranleigh Arts Centre and the Cranleigh Chamber of Commerce to showcase locally produced food, drink and musical talent. This year, on Saturday 3rd October, the Food Festival will take place at the Arts Centre as usual, but for the first time other Cranleigh organisations and businesses will take part in what will be a community-wide event. In addition to bands and musicians popping up in a variety of shops, cafes and pubs throughout the day, there will also be spoken word with a food-theme at Cranleigh Library, performances from Hurtwood House theatre school on an outdoor stage and the Guildford Shakespeare Company will present extracts of Alice in Wonderland at Manns of Cranleigh’s toy department. Folk acts will perform throughout the afternoon at Cranleigh Cricket Club and the event will conclude with three bands, The Surrey Ukulele Big Band, Following Foxes and The True Deceivers, taking part in a concert at Cranleigh Arts Centre’s main auditorium in the evening. For further information, including a detailed schedule for the day, please visit the Festival’s website www. cranleighfestivals.org.uk.

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the family. This year you’ll discover a range of interesting stalls to browse and buy from and great local produce including a beer tent! Entertainment includes; a host of local bands co-ordinated by the Academy of Contemporary Music (ACM) in Guildford as well as the ever popular horse and wagon rides and chainsaw demonstrations. There’s a lot for children from craft making and animal attractions to theatre shows courtesy of the Man in the Moon Theatre Tent. The Wood Fair is free for children under 12 and £7.50 for adults. www.surreyhillswoodfair.co.uk.

Here’s a little bit of good news. From September, new opening hours apply to the 16 Surrey Community Libraries. This represents a 4% overall increase in the number of hours libraries open. No library is having its hours reduced. More information at www.surreycc.gov/libraries.

Solitaire Social Club for unattached and single adults in West Surrey and East/North-East Hampshire recently had its 25th anniversary and continues to provide a varied and interesting programme of activities to cater for all tastes.

These include walks, meals out, BBQs, cheese and wine parties, ceroc, golf, badminton, theatre outings, parties (including a summer and Christmas party), and weekly club nights. They welcome new members. For further information go to their website www.solitairesocialclub.org.uk, call the chairman Paul on 01252 279142 or just turn up on one of the club nights and introduce yourself.

There’s a fun event at Dapdune Wharf on Sunday 4th October Keeping our feet healthy busy lives from 11am tofor 4pm. Autumnal crafts, morris dancing and apple

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pressing with a bonfire from 12noon, where you can pick your baked potatoes and toast marshmallows. Have a go at willow HOLISTIC CARE weavingOUR with Judith Needham. Normal admission applies plus £2.50 children’s activity fee (plus £1 per bonfire baked potato).

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Fungal nail infections are caused by fungal organisms called Dermatophytes which are contagious and easily contracted.

This condition is called ‘Onychomycoses’ and research has shown that about 10% of the population has a fungal nail infection, with a large number of people being unaware.

The first signs are small white ‘flecks’ that appear on the nail surface, which can spread from toe to toe. As the infection develops, the nails become brown/yellow in colour, slowly becoming thickened. In the later stages of infection the nails become crumbly and start to disintegrate as the dermatophyte absorb the keratin within the nail structure.

Where does the fungus come from?

The dermatophyte fungus can be very contagious, spread by its microscopic spores which are very hardy and easily picked up. Once the infection has been contracted our climate pays an unfortunate role as most of the time we wear closed in shoes that provide fungus the ideal warm, moist and dark growing environment.

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Changes to our nails can happen over several years with the infection slowly developing. Unsightly, discolouring (yellow/ brown) and thickening of the nail is sometimes mistaken as a natural process. If there is a suspicion fungus may be present professional advice from a Podiatrist/Chiropodist is advised for diagnosis.

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From Buttons to Blinds In the first of an occasional series about the history of our local businesses, we talk to C&H in Guildford C&H Fabrics was started on 1st April 1933 by C.W. Hamblin and H.E. Closs. Some might say not a very auspicious date to begin a new business, but 82 years later they would be proved wrong.

The company continues to grow and flourish under the steady leadership of Bryan Hamblin, C.W.’s grandson, supported by his three sons, all of whom play active roles in the company.

The success of the company has much to do with its original philosophy, which was simply to offer customers ‘quality and service’ plus ‘reliability and value,’ standards which still hold true today across their nine stores in the south of England.

C&H has been fortunate in the loyalty of its staff, many of whom have worked for the company for well over 10 years allowing their product knowledge to develop and grow. Perhaps it is down to the Hamblin family taking the time to learn the names and a little about all of its 400 staff; or an oldfashioned determination to keep their stores closed on Christmas Day and Boxing Day, so that their staff can enjoy time with their families. Whatever the reason, the expertise and passion the staff bring to work with them translates into a recipe for a successful business now spanning four generations.

C&H’s roots were founded in dress fabrics, with haberdashery arriving a little later. Some years ago the company ventured into the soft furnishings market and has since established a reputation for producing high quality bespoke curtains and blinds, with designs and price points to suit every taste and budget. C&H even offers a ‘made to measure’ service which can provide you with new curtains in just five days.

An exciting new range of shutters has just been introduced, making their window products one of the most comprehensive in the South East.

before they were deemed competent enough to serve the public on the shop floor. Dressmakers will know that was no mean feat - although in the post war years there was little other choice than to make do and mend as rationing was still in place and fabrics in short supply.

Necessity has always been a great teacher!

Quilting continues to enjoy a huge following, no doubt because it is such a sociable craft and one which can be enjoyed whilst having a good old fashioned gossip at the same time; not to mention the coffee and cake which always seems on hand when quilters get together. C&H offers a very extensive range of fabrics and accessories for patchwork and to support local quilting groups offers a 10% discount on presentation of their membership card, not to mention a similar discount for all textile students and more recently, the WI. Knitting continues to rise in popularity and C&H leads the way offering a wide selection

During the last two years there has been a huge revival in dressmaking. This has no doubt come about as a result of the BBC’s highly successful ‘Great British Sewing Bee’ programme which we all sat glued to, week after week, watching every stitch and marvelling at the final results of the contestants. Many C&H customers plunged in and had a go at dressmaking for the first time, having been buoyed up with the enthusiasm each weekly episode created. Whilst C&H’s dress staff did have to help rescue a few of the more ambitious projects, an enthusiastic new generation of dressmakers had been born, thanks to television.

A little known fact about C&H is that in the early years all employees had to make their own uniform comprising a jacket, skirt and blouse 8

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of yarns in all of its stores. Knitting got a huge boost a few years ago when many ‘Hollywood superstars’ admitted to being avid knitters, so even the young decided it must be ‘cool’ and had a go. Who could forget Dustin Hoffman declaring his passion for knitting on a popular breakfast show; and when presented with a ball of yarn, knitting pins and asked unexpectedly to demonstrate his skill, how he checked the yarns ball band and then scolded the presenters for giving him the wrong size needles. A true craftsman and one who was not going to be caught out on TV! The sad epilogue to such an upsurge in dressmaking and knitting is the decline in the number of high street shops able to offer these products; such is the variety and quantity of items needed to provide a comprehensive range that few of the smaller retailers have been able to keep up and have disappeared from our towns.

But for C&H this boom has allowed them to bring in ever more products, expand its ranges and keep ahead of a constantly changing and growing market.

Craft, toys, games, giftware and fashion products were added to the C&H range a few years ago proving extremely popular and with Christmas just around the corner, your local C&H will be well worth a visit as it is bursting with gift ideas that won’t break the bank.

The impact that the internet is having on the high street is now clear and whilst C&H’s heart will always be in face-to-face customer retailing, internet shopping is now a fact of life. Whilst the majority of the customers still love to handle the fabrics and discuss their projects, C&H felt it necessary to launch its own extensive website which can be found at www.candh.co.uk and now enjoys a strong online customer following.

Busy lifestyles also now demand seven day a week shopping and whilst C&H had resisted this trend, following the successful opening of its Guildford store on Sundays earlier in the year, in early 2016 all C&H stores will open seven days a week.

The redevelopment of Tunsgate Square confronts the company with a new challenge, but C&H’s determination to remain in Guildford and its commitment to its customers is undaunted and your local C&H looks forward to welcoming you to its store for many years yet to come.

FIND OUT MORE

C&H Fabrics, 6a Tunsgate Square, Guildford, Surrey GU1 3QZ Tel: 01483 301380. Web: www.candh.co.uk

Images clockwise from far left: The Tunbridge Wells store in 1964; a shop interior in the 1960s; the opening of the original Guildford store in 1963; the Guildford store in Tunsgate; another shop interior in the 1960s.

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Meet at Millmead Lock just before 11am, finishes around 3pm.

Finally, here’s a bit of half term fun. It takes place from Monday 26th October to Sunday 1st November, 11am to 4pm at Dapdune Wharf. Travel back 200 million years and see if Wharf-o-saurus Rex really existed. A fun-filled week of dinosaur activities, crafts and a trail for all ages. Children are welcome to come dressed up.

On Saturday 31st October, the spooky halloween dinosaurs are out to get you! Normal admission applies plus £2.50 children’s activity fee. More information at www.nationaltrust.org.uk.

You might still be able to get tickets for the Steve Hackett gig which takes place at G Live in Guildford on Tuesday 6th October. He is a former Genesis band member and will be playing numbers from those days as well as tracks from his new album Wolflight. Call 0844 249 4300 for more information.

The Modern History Group talks are held in the Guildford Institute, Ward Street, Guildford on Tuesdays at 2.30pm. Each talk costs £3 for non-members and £1 for members. Coming up: on 6th October, ‘The Rhodesias under British Rule: Gordon Bridger’.

On 13th October, ‘How the British Navy won the 1914-1918 War: Nick Howgill’. On 20th October, ‘Guildford before the First World War: Matthew Alexander’. On 27th October, ‘Russia and Ukraine Culture and Conflict: Charmian Skelton’. On 3rd November, ‘Surrey Roads - from Turnpike to Motorway: Gordon Knowles’.

The Lightbox gallery and museum is delighted to show ‘Quentin Blake: Inside Stories’ a landmark exhibition by

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This autumn Guildford Cathedral will be hosting a series of public lectures on the theme of Proclaiming Liberty in response to the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta through a programme of four free evening lectures that will stimulate discussion and encourage engagement on how contemporary society faces questions of freedom and justice. With a panel of guest speakers from organisations such as Liberty and Stop the Traffik, they will tackle themes of Modern Slavery, Civil Liberty, Freedom of Speech and Surveillance in Society. To reserve your place, visit www.guildford-cathedral. org/events/boxoffice or contact Helen Ellis the People’s Cathedral Project Manager on 01483 547888 or email helen@guildfordcathedral.org. The programme is: Civil Liberty, Thursday 8th October - Sara Ogilvie, Policy Officer, Liberty. Modern Slavery, Thursday 22nd October - Ruth Dearnley OBE Chief Executive Officer, Stop the Traffik. Surveillance in Society, Thursday 5th November - Professor Kirstie Ball. Freedom of Speech, Thursday 19th November - Sir Roger Toulson. All start at 7.45pm.

The Guildford Society’s next meeting is on Thursday 8th October with the subject - The Guy Riots in Guildford. The speaker is Historian and Author Gavin Morgan who will talk about the terrifying events each November on Guildford streets between the years 1820 to 1865 when mob rule terrorised the local townspeople. Shops were barricaded and buckets of water made ready to put out the fires started by the rioters who called themselves ‘The Guys’. Having gathered outside the town they would march in bearing hobnail studded clubs, lighted torches and with the intent of causing mayhem. The meeting takes place

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profile is being rapidly transformed by women attracted to the exciting explosion of new flavours, varieties and brands.

We approached three local craft breweries that are at the heart of this new brewing revolution to find out what all the fuss is about.

Hop Art in Bentley near Farnham has only been brewing since February this year and yet has already made impressive inroads into their local market. Partners Tony Scardarella and Erik van Dongen clearly have a great chemistry together, and with a very evident sparkle for humour as I was to find out.

“We started Hop Art as a spur of the moment decision,” said Erik, and following a dramatic pause added: “After 20 years of talking about it! I guess I’m the brewer, and Tony is the sales, marketing, image and everything-else-man.”

Tony chipped in: “It’s fair to say that beer is in your blood, isn’t it?” to which Erik responded: “Metaphorically rather than literally of course.”

And so the mood for the rest of the interview was set.

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Marcus Jones, the community pubs minister, announced in August that “Britain is back on the map as a global brewing powerhouse with three breweries opening up every week.” An awesome statistic that sits awkwardly alongside the British Beer and Pub Association’s much hawked fact that up to 29 pubs close every week in the UK. Add to that the news that the Office for National Statistics (ONS) in March added craft beers to the basket of goods used to calculate inflation in the UK. Then in May, it emerged that the UK brewing giant SABMiller acquired London craft brewer Meantime, attracted by their 48% growth in sales in 2014 - this compared to the paltry 1% growth of the mainstream UK beer market.

So what is ‘craft beer’ and what makes it so special to attract all of this attention? At its heart is the enthusiasm of smallscale artisan microbreweries experimenting with exciting combinations of ingredients to flavour and colour their beers.

This is resulting in the brewing industry being redefined to such a degree that the traditionally male-dominated customer

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“We wanted a range that went from the very lightest in character, right through to the dark complex. Our very first one was Hoppy Blonde. We felt that having a beer that was light, refreshing and with that citrus zing was what the market was after - and it’s been our bestseller by far.”

Both Erik and Tony have close family connections with Europe, and this influence is very evident in their brew recipes. Tony explained: “That continental influence plays a big part, and it is something that differentiates us. We both love a lot of the Belgian beers the Rocheforts influenced us a lot when we were working out the Hoppist. So our cultural backgrounds are definitely an influence.”

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“Our Hoppist is a strong Belgian Trappiststyle beer, and at 6.1 ABV (alcohol by volume percentage) is quite modest and low for a Belgian style beer, but is better suited for the local palate,” said Erik. “Weisshop is only 4.5 but it is a wheat beer, and although wheat beers have grown in popularity they are still the Marmite of beers in England. There are people that just ‘get’ a wheat beer, and there are people who simply don’t because it’s got that sort of sour, acidic taste.”

The microbrewery Tillingbourne is tucked away in the North Downs close to Guildford.

Their story starts in 2011 and makes for fascinating reading. Steve Dodd and Lee Nicholls have been friends since their school days, and Steve had been brewing his own beer from home for over 25 years. A chance conversation with the brewery’s previous owners, who were relocating, resulted in the two taking over the site and launching their own brewery. The partnership of an experienced brewer (and scientist by profession) and a sales and advertising professional, both of whom had the conviction to jump straight into what is by microbrewery standards a large brewing plant, has resulted in a new craft brewer that has made an impact

extremely quickly with an impressive list of brewing awards under their belts.

“When we started up there were 400 microbreweries in the country, which was a bit of a challenge to start with until we realised that we were surrounded by breweries producing traditionally-styled ale, using English hops which are quite bland. We use American hops which have a lot more power and a lot more citrus notes, producing more ‘bang’ for your buck.

People know us as the hoppy Surrey brewery, and our mascot is the Hop Troll created to mark the success of our IPA of the same name, and which has seven varieties of hops in it.”

Most of our beers are named after features along the Tillingbourne River. Falls Gold is named after a waterfall just up from Wootton. The Source is named after the spring where the Tillingbourne starts. And Black Troll is taken from one of the famous gunpowder mills down in Chilworth - and of course every Tillingbourne bridge has a troll lurking beneath!”

People just cannot believe how much power you can get from hops, and it is the golden hops that are really driving the market now. The average ale drinker used to be in their late 30s and early 40s, but that has now converted to late 20s and early 30s. My wife runs the Dorking Beer Festival where the visitor demographic has also shifted dramatically to now include 40% women.”

Surrey Hills has been brewing for over 10 years, the last four of which has seen them occupy a unit at the Denbies Wine

DISCOVER MORE There are of course plenty more local breweries in the area.

These include: Dark Star Brewing Co, Partridge Green - www.darkstarbrewing.co.uk Langham Brewery, Lodsworth - www.langhambrewery.co.uk Dorking Brewery, Dorking - www.dorkingbrewery.com Frensham Brewery, Farnham - www.frenshambrewery.co.uk Hog’s Back, Tongham - www.hogsback.co.uk Hoptimists Brewery, Godalming - www.hoptimists.co.uk Leith Hill Brewery, Dorking - www.ploughinn.com/leith-hill-microbrewery The Little Beer Corporation, Guildford - www.littlebeer.co.uk

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Top: Surrey Hills Brewery. Above: Casks of Tillingbourne

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Estate in Dorking. Surrounded by over 200 acres of vineyards in the North Downs must in itself be an inspiration - not that the Surrey Hills Brewery team need much additional motivation as I was to discover.

Under the experienced hands of founder Ross Hunter, his team are continuing to enthusiastically build on the reputation initially established by their best-selling Shere Drop - which Ross is keen to point out has become so well-regarded that customers will simply ask for a pint of Drop at their local. And from whence the name? “We were brewing in Shere at the time and the ‘Drop’ comes from people simply saying “nice drop of beer” - and it has since proved to be a pun that really sticks in your mind.”

Ross has a clear strategy for keeping a local focus when it comes to both the naming of their brews and where their customers are located. “Over 95% of our beer is consumed within a 15mile radius of the brewery,” Ross explained. “Not only does it keep delivery times down, but also in supplying local pubs we have a very personal connection with them. It’s like a big happy family.” Shere Drop is joined by other popular brews including Hammer Mild, Ranmore Ale, Greensand IPA, and Albury Ruby. The list clearly bringing to life the brewery’s intimate connection with the Surrey Hills and its villages and landmarks.

“We are very proud of our beers. As well as our best-selling Shere Drop, our dark mild Hammer was awarded Champion Mild of Britain in 2010. Our second-best seller is Ranmore, which won Gold in its category of Champion Beer of Britain.”

Ross is extremely enthusiastic about the direction English brewing is headed. “Craft ale is taking off. A lot of people are entering the market now, so for us it was a good time to get in 10 years ago. As far as I’m concerned the more the merrier as it means there is much more variety out there - and so there are more reasons now for people to get interested in beer. It is a very exciting time.”

Craft beer brewed by artisan microbreweries is undoubtedly here to stay and it looks like the excitement is unlikely to wane, in part down to the inquisitive nature of brewers when it comes to exploring vibrant new flavours. Craft’s tasting notes are enthusiastically debated online and in bars all across the country. After all, who could resist trying beers that have ‘sweet caramel notes’ ; ‘orange and tangerine flavours and aromas’ ; ‘a dry biscuity finish’; or ‘floral, fruity hoppiness and a zingy, zesty flavour’?

Add to that exciting marketing with visually striking branding and wildly imaginative names for their beers. Some of the most original revealed in a countrywide survey earlier this year included Santa’s Butt, a play on words given that a ‘butt’ refers to a large barrel in brewery-speak; Old Engine Oil described as ‘viscous and crafted with a twist’; Tactical Nuclear Penguin, perhaps because of its staggering 32% ABV; Snake Venom, apparently the world’s strongest beer at a mind-blowing 67.5%; and Five O’Clock Shadow, allowing you to ‘be at one with your stubble after a hard day at work’.

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at St. Nicolas Parish Centre, Bury St. Guildford at 7 for a 7.30pm start. This is an open meeting with entry for non members at £3.

Tuesday 3rd November is the date of the 9th Annual Architecture Lecture which takes place at the Lecture Theatre, Rik Medlik Building, University of Surrey from 6.45 for 7pm start. It is an Open Meeting, free to the general public. There is an optional supper for which pre registration is needed. See the Guildford Society website for full details of all talks and lectures www. guildfordsociety.org.uk/social_events_and_calendar.html.

Guildford Natural History Society have two very interesting talks coming up in October. The first is on Thursday 8th October when Tim Winter will give an illustrated talk describing 20th Century Rural Life. Then on 22nd October Sussex naturalist John Richardson will tell us about the natural history within a mile of his home. The talks take place at the Guildford Institute in Ward Street, starting at 2.45pm. Free to GNHS members. They welcome visitors, but do ask for a small donation to help cover costs. Further information from Bridget Hopkins on 01483 275826.

The eighth annual Esher Hall Antiques & Fine Art Fair takes place at Esher Hall, Sandown Park Racecourse, Portsmouth Road, Esher KT10 9AJ from Friday 9th to Sunday 11th October. Renowned for the high quality of antiques and works of art available and the superb layout transforming the Esher Hall into a glittering Aladdin’s Cave, the fair has earned a reputation as Surrey’s most established event for fine art and antiques.

Collectors, interior designers, overseas visitors as well as avid fair-goers mingle with members of the antiques trade making

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it an ideal day out for those living in London and the South of England. The charm of the fair is the opportunity to hunt for exceptional and quirky antiques and fine art from all corners of the UK without having to travel the length and breadth of the country.

Quentin Blake, one of the UK’s most important and bestloved illustrators whose work is recognised worldwide.

The exhibition features over 140 works and brings together first roughs and storyboards, many never shown before the ‘Inside Stories’ exhibition, with finished art work to demonstrate how ideas evolved, often in close collaboration with the authors.

‘Quentin Blake: Inside Stories’ will be on show at The Lightbox from 10th October-17th January 2016. Entrance with a £5 annual pass.

The next event in the Onslow Village Residents’ Association social calendar is on Saturday 10th October.

Lucky Dog Theatre Productions present ‘Hats off to Laurel and Hardy’ by Philip Hutchinson; a review about the lives of the two comedians. This will take place in the Onslow Village Hall when the doors will open at 7.30pm and the show will start at 8pm. There will be a licensed bar, supper in the interval and a raffle. Members £10 and non-members £12. Tickets can be bought by calling 01483 575505, 01483 566353, or 01483 571807. You can also email ovraticketsales@gmail.com or buy tickets from Williams Newsagents or The Wilderness Café in The Square, Onslow Village.

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The club is also meeting at 10am on Sunday 25th October in Ash Road (B380) near the A324 junction ¾ mile south of Pirbright.

Details from Dick on 07516 407936. You could drop out of either of these at lunchtime. Visitors are welcome. More information at www.guildfordramblingclub.org.uk .

Just a reminder that Guildford Book Festival runs from Sunday 11th to Sunday 18th October. You can get information from The Electric Theatre on 01483 444789 or The Tourist Information Centre on 01483 444334. You can also download a full brochure by going to the website www.guildfordbookfestival. co.uk. VantagePoint is a Media Partner for this important event.

Ewhurst Horticultural Society will be holding a talk with slides by Mark Saunders on ‘Garden Photography’. It takes place on Tuesday 13th October at The Glebe Centre at 8pm, with refreshments and raffle. Visitors welcome.

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The Guildford and Woking Humanists confirm their guest speaker on Tuesday 13th October will be Dr Rob Knell from the Queen Mary University of London. His talk is entitled ‘Climate Change and Evolution’. When an organism’s environment changes, it can either move or adapt. Some species will adapt better than others, and understanding what aspects of an organism’s biology allow adaptation is crucial if we want to predict the effects of climate change on biodiversity. The meeting begins at 7.30pm at the Guildford Institute in Ward Street, Guildford GU1 4LH. All are welcome to what promises to be a fascinating presentation. For more information about the Guildford & Woking Humanists go to: www.facebook.com/ GuildfordWokingHumanists, www.meetup.com/GuildfordWoking-Humanists, https://twitter.com/GandWHumanists.

Horsley Decorative & Fine Arts Society meets at East Horsley Village Hall for lectures at 10.30am (coffee from 9.45am) on the second Wednesday of each month except August and September. The new season will start on 14th October with Italian Art at the Dawn of the Renaissance by Janet Robson.

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by Mrs Shirley Smith, is entitled ‘Sandro Botticelli: Painter of Florence.’ Why not join them at Shalford Village Hall on Thursday 15th October for a fascinating look at the enigmatic works of this Renaissance artist and how they reflected the cultural, religious and political life of late 15th Century Florence? Refreshments are available from 9.45am and the lecture starts at 10.45am. The Society offers a monthly programme of varied and fascinating talks by first class speakers. There are also special interest

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Ewhurst and Ellens Green Bridge Club will be hosting an open evening on Friday 16th October at the Ellens Green Memorial Hall, on the Surrey / West Sussex border. Anyone who would like to learn more about this friendly club or who might be considering membership will be welcome to go along, ideally with a partner. They play a mixture of duplicate bridge, individual pairs and teams events, as well as occasional County and World Wide simultaneous pairs events. They are an EBUaffiliated club. They hold a summer party to which members’ partners or spouses are invited, and also have an annual bridge weekend away in some congenial location. They meet every Friday evening, with a 7.10pm for 7.20pm start, at Ellens Green Memorial Hall, Furzen Lane, Ellens Green, RH12 3AR. Further information can be found on their website www.ewhurstbridge. org.uk You can also contact the chairman, Derek Gardner, on 01483-272890 (alider@tiscali.co.uk) or the hon. secretary, Carole Warde, on 01293-786653 (edrawlc@gmail.com).

Ash Floral Club’s next meeting is on Friday 16th October at Normandy Village Hall, Glaziers Lane, GU3 2DD. It will be an open meeting entitled ‘In my Mary Poppins Bag’ by Annette Urquhart. Admission is £10 to include refreshments.

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The autumn exhibition by Guildford Art Society is an opportunity for members to exhibit their works including painting, sculpture and pottery in a prestigious venue in the heart of Guildford. This selling exhibition at Guildford House Gallery, in the High Street, is an excellent opportunity to buy original art and craft from well known and emerging local artists and makers. During the exhibition, members will be on hand to guide you around the exhibits and answer any questions you may have. The exhibition runs from Friday 16th October to Saturday 7th November. For further details visit the website www. guildfordartsociety.co.uk. Alternatively, contact Guildford House Gallery direct on 01483 444751 or heritageservices@guildford. gov.uk. Exhibition entry is free. Guildford House is open Monday - Saturday from 10am – 4.45pm.

Waverly Dowsers’ next meeting is on Saturday 17th October and will be an ‘Introduction to Dowsing for Healing’. It will start at 10am and runs to 1pm. In the afternoon, ‘Dowsing Skills Training for Beginners’, runs from 2pm to 5pm. The venue is The Unitarian Hall, Meadrow, Godalming GU7 3JB. Members/non members welcome. Further information from Michael Haxeltine on 01252 541639.

Tickets are now on sale for a gala charity concert, featuring the Band of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines Collingwood. It takes place at GLive on Saturday 17th October at 7.30pm, in aid

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Seafarers UK was founded in 1917 as King George’s Fund for Sailors. It is the main UK maritime charity, supporting those who are, or once were, in the Royal Navy and Royal Marines, the Merchant Navy or fishing fleets and their families including widows and children. Concert tickets are available at £24, £21 and £18 and all proceeds go to Seafarers UK. Concessions are less £1. Groups of ten or more save 10%. Tickets are available from the GLive box office, London Road, Guildford, at www.glive. co.uk or on 0844 770 1797.

The Occam Singers next concert is on Saturday 17th October at 7.30pm at Holy Trinity Church, High Street, Guildford. The programme includes music by Sarah Class, BBC Natural History Composer, from her new album A New Dawn and includes music from David Attenborough’s Africa series. Also, Will Todd’s Mass in Blue. Conductor David Gibson. There will be a free pre-concert talk at 6.30pm. You can book a pre-concert supper at Brittens, the restaurant run by the BBC 2008 Masterchef winner. Tickets at £15 on the door or £12.50 in advance from The Record Corner, Godalming, 01483 422006, The Occam Singers 01252 783977 or GTIC 01483 444333 / www.guildford.gov.uk Cranleigh Karate Club, set up in 1976, meets on Friday evenings at Cranleigh Youth Centre, Snoxhall Fields, Knowle Lane, Cranleigh GU6 8JW, from 7-9pm. This session is for

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both children and adults, so there is a minimum age of 9. These sessions are run by Sensei Ian Hunter, 7th Dan, and he can be contacted by email at ianhunter01@live.co.uk or by telephone on 01428 685093 (mobile: 07806 732161). They also run the Cranleigh School Karate Club, which meets on Monday nights at Cranleigh School sports hall, Horseshoe Lane, Cranleigh GU6 8QQ, during term time only. It runs from 7-8pm and is aimed at juniors with a minimum age of 7. The instructor is Sensei Jim Taylor, 5th Dan, and he can be contacted by email on jimtaylor_ cranleigh@hotmail.com. Beginners are always welcome and are treated with respect and care. Safety in training is intrinsic throughout all the activities and a priority for all instructors. Your progress and the development of your abilities will be at a pace designed to safely bring out the best in you. Why not give it a try?

Betty’s Tea Rooms are coming to Cranleigh, in the guise of a ‘Pop- up’ Tea Room at St Nicolas Church Rooms, Church Lane. It’s on Sunday 18th October, serving delicious afternoon teas of tea, scones with jam & cream and homemade cakes all with waitress service. A lovely afternoon treat at just £6 from 3.30pm to 5.30pm.

The Kelly’s Cross Country Challenge takes place on Sunday 18th October at the new venue, Loseley Park. There is a halfmarathon (minimum age 18), 10k run (minimum age 14), 5k run (minimum age 8) and a children’s race. There is also a 10k and 5k walk. There should still be time to register. Go to www.kellystore. org/guildford-2015/event.php where there is full information.

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LOCAL Prostate Project Octobeardfest taps in to the FootGolf craze Pubs, clubs and businesses within a 15 minute drive of the golf centres will be the main target for the appeal, as well as the general public.

The FootGolf Centres see this as a win, win situation. They get more midweek business at the same time as supporting a very worthy charity. They have each have agreed to donate 25% of all green fees back to OctoBeardFest for people who register to play midweek Monday to Friday. The Centres will also display OBF leaflets and posters and generally promote the appeal through September and October.

OctoBeardFest, the successful beard growing, prostate cancer appeal launched by the Prostate Project (PP)in 2013, is joining forces with FootGolf courses in the South East to promote this year’s appeal.

The popular beard growing appeal was conceived and launched in 2013 by PP trustee Tim Sharp, with an expectation of raising £8,000. The total raised so far is an amazing £146,000. Tim hopes to raise a further £100,000 this year and reach a grand three year total of £1/4 million.

The money raised so far has been used to support a worldclass cancer research team at the University of Surrey under the leadership of Professor Hardev Pandha. Their discovery of a protein in urine that can detect prostate cancer 50% more accurately than the 30-year old PSA test is undergoing final trials this year. Results are expected in Autumn 2016 which will hopefully lead to rapid and widespread use in GPs surgeries. The test, called EN2, is a simple stick test similar to a pregnancy test.

“It’s usually people who have been touched by prostate cancer that get involved with us”, said Tim. Prostate cancer kills one man every hour and we are encouraging everyone to give up an hour of their time to help save these lives.

One hour to save one life. There are so many different ways people can get involved apart from playing FootGolf – involving local pubs in the appeal, entering an OBF pub quiz, running a sponsored event, pedalling, running, climbing, swimming, performing - the opportunities are endless.

The OctoBeardFest message this year is loud and clear – ‘Let’s beat prostate cancer by finding it faster’. Early detection can beat prostate cancer and save most of the 11,000 lives lost to the disease every year in the UK. OctoBeardFest is funding world class research to make this a reality

Now the charity needs £100,000 more to research exosomes, tiny particles that are shed by cancer cells into urine. Their make-up can tell how aggressive the cancer is and the type of treatment needed.

FootGolf is one of the UK’s fastest growing sports. There are 134 courses around the country and more opening all the time.

Most courses in Surrey, Sussex and Hampshire have signed up to the appeal. Donna Matthews, Director of Golf at Hoebridge FootGolf near Woking said: “We are delighted to be supporting the Prostate Project OctoBeardFest Appeal. FootGolf at Hoebridge is growing fast and the opportunity to boost our midweek business while supporting such a great local charity makes sense for all of us”.

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To commemorate the 150th anniversary of the publication of Alice in Wonderland, Guildford Shakespeare Company, the award-wining professional theatre company, are producing a new ‘immersive’ stage adaptation that will be staged in three iconic locations around Guildford. It takes place from 19th October-7th November starting at St Mary’s Church, Guildford. The show will include projection puppetry sound installation and audience participation. Prepare to believe in as many as six impossible things before breakfast!

For more information and to book tickets go to www.guildfordshakespeare-company.co.uk.

Guildford Travel Club welcomes you whether you’re a ‘seasoned’ or an ‘armchair’ traveller. The Club meets on alternate Tuesdays at Onslow Village Hall at 8pm for illustrated talks on travel by a range of photographers, travellers, explorers, mountaineers and writers. The club celebrates its 50th anniversary this season and begins on 6th October with a talk

by Lee Farmer on his trek through the desert and mountainous region of South-western Namibia to complete South Africa’s toughest trek. On 20th October the president, John Pilkington, travels from Trieste to Istanbul through Bosnia, Kosovo, Albania, Greek Macedonia and Bulgaria, finding people determined to create a peaceful future and put behind them the horrors of the recent past. Membership for the season (October to April) costs £32 and £16 for student card holders. Visitors are welcome and will be charged £7 on the door with student card holders paying just £3.50. Please visit www.guildfordtravelclub.org.uk for further details or contact Jenny Allan, membership secretary on 01483 452399 or Rosie Spalding, publicity secretary on 01483 532393.

The National Trust gardens, parks and countryside of are some of the best places in Surrey to see the fiery hues of autumn in glorious settings. Autumn colour starts from midOctober – red, gold and orange colours will start to cover the breathtaking landscapes at this time of year, and can go on late into November. So whether you’re admiring the variety of trees and plants, building up an appetite for some seasonal tasty treats or enjoying a Great British Walk through the crisp leaves, there are plenty of reasons to explore the National Trust sites this autumn. The Homewood near Esher is a 20th century house known as a masterpiece of modern design. A sensational display of autumn colour is produced by the acers in the garden. There

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‘Autumn Colours’ is the title of the next Onslow Village Garden Club talk. This will be given by Mr Anthony Powell at Onslow Village Hall, Wilderness Road on Wednesday 21st October, starting at 7.30pm. Members and visitors can expect a visual treat, as pictures appear on the superior screen, installed this year. As usual, there will be a sales table and raffle; refreshments will be served in the interval. Visitors pay £3 and members £12pa. For enquiries, call 01483 577035.

The West Surrey Natural History Society (WSNHS) holds monthly talks by well-known naturalists from September to April on a wide variety of natural history subjects. The talks are held at Ripley Village Hall at 8pm on the fourth Thursday in the month. All meetings are free to members or £3 for nonmembers (unless otherwise stated). All enquiries to the society secretary, Anna Stribley, on 01372 457623 or you can find further information at www.wsnhs.wordpress.com. The next talk is on Thursday 22nd October and is entitled ‘Wildlife and Environment of New Caledonia: ‘The Seventy-nine’ per cent island’, an illustrated talk by Anna Kingston and Malcolm Bailey. Anna Kingston is a Biology graduate from the University of Sussex and winner of the John Maynard Smith prize for evolutionary studies.

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PROPERTY NEWS - AUTUMN The property market in Surrey and West Sussex is fairly buoyant, with average house prices up 9% in Surrey and 9.2% in West Sussex this year. There is strong demand for houses as people look to enjoy living in or near towns that regularly feature in lists of the most desirable places to live in the UK. According to Andrew Lodge, “October is a great time to get your property on the market as there are many active buyers in the area looking to move before Christmas”. This view is shared by Graham Faulkner from Ewe Move, who commented that “lower priced housing stock in particular has attracted much attention and has been selling very quickly. In quite a few cases we have sold in just a few days for asking price or higher”. Tony Emery from Emery & Orchard says that “the end of the holiday season has seen an increase in activity in the housing market as people return from their summer break keen to find a new home”.

If you are selling, make sure you follow the advice given below from a selection of local agents. In addition, Marcus Cadman at Hill Clements suggests you “take advantage of any good weather and get your photographs done. A high level of presentation on websites, advertising and brochures ensures your house will stand out from the rest and attract the best interest”. Matthew Burns from Pewleys agrees. “We all know the old saying ‘a picture can paint a thousand words’ well, we agree. We are so used to expertly filmed property shows these days that depict a lifestyle offered by a property that one should really try to ‘get creative’ with the photography when presenting your property. Check to see which agent is best suited to do this for you and show your home to the same standard that you present within it.”

Pewleys, Shalford - Matthew Burns Where are the local ‘hot spots’ and why?

Schools are always first on the agenda.

Wrong or right side of the road for catchment can have a profound influence on property value, however these catchments change from year-to-year. Private schools relative to property location are less of an issue although rush hour traffic delays do play a major role still.

Guildford has always been ‘blue chip’ due to excellent communications, schooling, cultural and of course shopping facilities. The villages surrounding are highly sought after particularly with so many people now working from home wanting a more peaceful lifestyle.

Your top tip for selling your property now De clutter and then de clutter again! It’s so easy to

Emery & Orchard, Godalming - Tony Emery Where are the local ‘hot spots’ and why?

We have experienced an increase in the number of new buyers entering the market across all price ranges. There is demand particularly for Victorian homes near to the town centre and from families looking for four bedroom homes in the price range of £600,000 to £1,000,000 in Godalming and the outer lying villages.

The market as remained strong this year with consistent sales through the summer. Many buyers are looking to move out of London, and Godalming, being within easy reach of the capital and being a great place to live, is a popular choice.

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Tel: 01483 304344 www.pewleys.co.uk get used to a home that is simply too full of furniture and general clutter. Create as much clear space, particularly within the entrance hall as this is the first opportunity to make a good impression. Thresholds are important too. Paint the front door and jet wash the pathway, so from the moment the buyer pulls up outside, the property is already inviting them to enter. Make sure that the garden is well maintained and leaves swept away regularly. Clean windows as this will create more sparkle outside and in.

Why use us One can soon identify with a particular agent who specialises in a certain type of property or even client.

Some agents, like us, also have a wealth of experience in the local area, property and life in general.

Tel: 01483 419300 www.emery-orchard.co.uk Your top tip for selling your property now Start marketing early in the autumn and price realistically – things can slow down as we get near to Christmas and this will give you the best chance of selling and finding your next home.

Why use us We are the local independent agents who have been helping people move successfully in the area for over 20 years. We offer professional, friendly and efficient service, dealing personally with all our clients and giving sound advice on all aspects of the property market.

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Hill Clements, Guildford - Marcus Cadman Where are the local ‘hot spots’ and why?

What has become very noticeable over the last couple of years is the growing appetite for the convenience of town living. Anything in the town that is sensibly priced is attracting a great deal of interest.

The ability to walk the children to schools, walk to the station and all the other amenities that Guildford has to offer is a huge draw. Areas around schools are always going to be popular but in essence anywhere in Guildford at the moment could be classified as a hot spot.

Your top tip for selling your property now Take advantage of any good weather and get your

Tel: 01483 300300 www.hillclements.com photographs done. A high level of presentation on websites, advertising and brochures ensures your house will stand out from the rest and attract the best interest. Make sure that leaves are swept, borders are looking well kept and any pots or planters have a seasonal offering in. People do not want to feel that the garden is a burden before they have even walked into the house.

Why use us We have been working in the town for the last 24 years and have built up a reputation for dealing with good quality homes in the town and surrounding villages. The current team have some 65 years’ experience of advising clients in the area

Ewe Move, Dorking - Graham Faulkner Where are the local ‘hot spots’ and why?

Currently we are seeing great interest in the first time buyer price bracket, which scarily is anything up to £400,000. Most desirable seem to be three bed houses, with more afforable ex-local authority now being snapped up. One bed and two bed flats are popular too, but the prices have risen quite a bit this year. Buyers used to be deterred by being on main roads, and that still has a bearing, but with a shortage of housing stock available we are seeing people adjusting their criteria.

Your top tip for selling your property now My top tip would be to tidy up, mend anything obviously broken, and decorate to ‘freshen up’ if that’s an option.

Why use us We’re open 24/7 for calls and we receive 40% of our enquiries in the evenings when most other agents have gone home. People browsing can simply click a

Tel: 01306 406 506 www.ewemove.com button to request a call back on a property, or to book a viewing. We also have a Happy Seller Guarantee where a seller is free to walk away without owing a penny if they think we’re not doing a good job.

Letting your property?

The local lettings market in Godalming and the surrounding villages is fast with demand outstripping supply. The area is excellent for buy-to-let/pension investors requiring an income. Landlords should use a professional agent for referencing/credit checking and for drawing up the tenancy agreements.

A professional inventory should also be drawn up. Landlords need to be aware of the legislation surrounding lettings. Well presented and maintained properties achieve a higher rental and are always required.

Valissa Burnett of Regency Lettings & Property Management Ltd is an independent letting agent with 23 years’ experience. Tel 01428 684540. www.rlpm.co.uk

Andrew Lodge Estate Agents, Farnham - Andrew Lodge Where are the local ‘hot spots’ and why?

Farnham and surrounding villages are all sought after destinations for families and individuals as there are many properties located near to good schools, Farnham mainline station and town centre, along with beautiful countryside. The whole area is a ‘property hot spot’ as it is currently attracting many buyers from London and the suburbs.

Your top tip for selling your property now October is a great time to get your property on the market as there are many active buyers in the area looking to move before Christmas. When preparing

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your home for the market it is important to make it as clutter free as possible, providing the maximum feel of light and space. First impressions always count so neat presentation is very important. By ensuring your home is well presented we can obtain the best photographs for marketing purposes.

Why use us I established Andrew Lodge Estate Agents 22 years ago and have an experienced team with extensive knowledge of the area. We have a commitment to providing a quality service, making the sales process as stress free as we can, and achieving the best possible results for our clients.

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Autumn brings with it spectacular landscapes full of colour and conkers, orchards full of apples, hedgerow fruits just right for picking and, with the National Trust, a host of autumnal events this half term. Kids can enjoy pumpkin activities, Halloween trails or simply playing in the crunchy autumn leaves. Their ‘50 things to do before you’re 11 ¾’ activities range from building a secret hideaway and playing conkers, to making a home for a wild animal, hunting for wild bugs and catching a falling leaf. As well as keeping the kids entertained in the great outdoors there are some ghoulish goings on with the National Trust this Halloween. From eerie trails and spooky story-telling to face painting and fancy dress in historic houses, there’s something to get the whole family going. Locations include Claremont Gardens, Dapdune Wharf, Hatchlands Park, Polesden Lacey, Shalford Mill, Surrey Hills and Winkworth Arboretum. Have a look at www.nationaltrust.org.uk.

Hatchlands Park in East Clandon, Guildford has a number of autumnal events including an Autumn colour walk on Thursday 22nd October from 11am-1pm. Enjoy a guided walk through the beautiful parkland. Entrance £4 adults, £2 children.

They are also holding a few Candlelit Afternoons on Tuesday 20th-Thursday 22nd October 2pm-5.30pm. It’s a great chance to experience the atmosphere of the house lit by real candles and open fires. Finally, there are a number of events over half-term, from Monday 26th-Friday 30th October. Enjoy spooky Halloween trails and fun activities. £2 per child, open from 11am to 4pm.

Amitiës Françaises welcome Guy Richeux on Thursday 22nd October, to talk about Colette, the famous French novelist who wrote about French society at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. Her life was celebrity with substance, not only a writer famous for describing immediate sense experience but a music hall actress. They meet as usual in the Baptist Hall, Queen Street, Godalming at 7pm for coffee and a chat and the lecture at 7.30pm. Parking nearby. Lectures in French by professional lecturers well used to English Bourne Buildings May 14_Layout 1 11/05/2015 14:51 Page 1

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glass, Rugs of Petworth bringing an assortment of early 20th century Persian and contemporary carpets; and Rae-Smith Gallery dealing in 20th and 21st century illustrations, cartoons and design artwork.

The fair’s nominated charity is the Surrey based David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation raising funds to save endangered mammals in their natural habitats. A number of wildlife inspired artworks can also be found for sale on several exhibitors’ stands.

30 specialist dealers are showcasing their best pieces, many returning to the fair to meet up with clients from previous years, along with a good sprinkling of new Parking is free for visitors to the fair, which also has faces. As well as exhibitors from all corners of the caterers supplying lunch and light refreshments, UK, the fair is well supported by those from the home so that you can sit and relax whilst considering your counties such as David Brooker Fine Art specialising in purchase options. Tickets (£5 each) can be obtained by 18th to 20th century English and European paintings; calling 01797 252030, or email point@adfl.co.uk. More Jeroen Markies Art Deco with stylish 1930s furniture information can be found at www.esherhallfair.com. and accessories, Emma Duveen Art & Decorative FIND OUT MORE Antiques showcasing an eclectic range of antiques from Arts & Crafts glass to English porcelain, Modern The Esher Hall Antiques & Fine Art Fair, 9-11 October 2015.

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Get ready for winter!

Here are some practical home hints and tips from Age UK Surrey to help you prepare for winter.

As winter approaches, with shorter days and a ‘chill in the air’, now is the time to get your home ready for those colder months.

Keeping warm is important for everyone, but for some, and especially older people, the cold weather can cause really serious health problems.

Taking a few simple steps now to ensure you keep warm and healthy this winter will mean that if we have a really cold spell, you are well prepared for the lower temperatures.

Heating, insulation and lighting Now is the time to get your boiler serviced to make sure that it will run smoothly for you when it gets colder – and you are not left without heating when you need it most!

(Always use a Gas Safe registered engineer).

Draught proofing windows, doors and cracks in the floor can save you £20-£30 a year. A draughty home can be uncomfortable and uses more energy to keep rooms warm.

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Curtains provide a good source of insulation when the temperature drops. If your radiators are under your windows, tuck your drawn curtains behind them. Check for broken curtain hooks and add thermal lining to the curtains.

Make sure light bulbs are working and lighting is adequate. Higher voltage warmer hue lights in the winter could help ward off the winter blues. Now is a good time to make sure your torch light bulb is working and you have some fully charged batteries in case of a power cut. Always keep your torch in an easy to reach place (finding a torch in the back of the cupboard when the lights are not working is so frustrating!).

Your winter wardrobe and bedding When the cold weather comes, putting on thick warm jumpers is second nature.

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and slippery pavements – and should we get it, snow!

Now is a good time to check that your winter shoes have good grip and you have a pair of thick socks to wear with boots. The cost of getting shoes repaired or re-heeled is a fraction of the cost of buying new shoes.

Keeping warm and cosy in bed is really important.

Bed socks, hot water bottles and warm pyjamas will help you get a comfortable nights rest. Make sure you air your winter duvet and blankets and if needed, get them cleaned before the cold weather arrives.

In the garden As summer plants die down, autumn is a time to tidy the garden before the start of winter. Annuals need digging up, spring bulbs and winter flowers need planting and hanging baskets taken down.

If your lawn looks slightly the worse for wear then now is a good time to revitalise it. Remove moss using a rake and add it to the compost heap. If you have large amounts of moss then you may want to use a moss killer first. If you want a ‘new lawn’ autumn is a great season to lay turf as it has plenty of time to become established before next summer.

shops. A small stock of bottled water in case of frozen pipes or a burst mains pipe will ensure you always have drinking water for emergencies.

When we get a cold spell, do remember to call your elderly relatives and neighbours, especially if they live on their own, to see if they are managing with the change in temperature.

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RHS Garden Wisley in Woking GU23 6QB have a good looking programme of events in October. They have organised a ‘Spooky Woodlands’ October half term which runs from Saturday 24th October to Sunday 1st November. Families can discover the spooky woodlands at RHS Garden Wisley this Halloween with a fun-filled week of family activities and workshops. Learn all about hedgehogs through storytelling, plant some seeds, make a spooking woodland hat and build a den. Free with normal garden admission. Activities vary daily so check website for details. Some activities require booking in advance. www.rhs. org.uk/wisley . Do check the website to find out about all the other events.

There are the usual special themed boat trips on the Wey & Arun Canal, Loxwood. On Sunday 26th October a fun Halloween trip for younger children (lasting approximately 45 minutes) will depart from The Wharf beside the Canal Centre in Loxwood at 4.30pm. Tickets cost £9 per person. This will be followed by a scary trip for older brave souls (lasting approximately 90 minutes) which will depart at 7.00pm. Tickets cost £14 per person. Light refreshments are included on both trips. Tickets must be booked in advance. Fancy dress is encouraged but not compulsory! Their popular Santa cruises will be running on 7th, 13th, 14th, 20th, 21st, 22nd and 23rd December with 40 minute trips departing at 11am, 12 noon and 2pm. Tickets cost £9 each and include light refreshments and a gift from Santa for children under 12 years old. If you would like to make a booking or receive further information on special events and private charters, or on the restoration work and volunteering opportunities on the canal,

please call the Trust Office on 01403 752403 or email office@ weyandarun.co.uk. Web: www.weyandarun.co.uk.

Pumpkin Week is back at Secretts Farm Milford. From Monday 26th to Friday 30th (half term week), you can go along to the farm and take a tractor ride up to the fields to pick your own pumpkin. During Pumpkin Week there will also be pumpkin recipes and tastings in the Farm Shop and a fun spooky treasure trail around the shop and courtyard. For more information, visit www.secretts.co.uk.

From Monday 26th October to Sunday 1st November, it’s Wild about Gardens Week, the annual celebration of garden wildlife hosted by the Royal Horticultural Society and The Wildlife Trusts; they are teaming up with Hedgehog Street this year to highlight how gardeners can help our hedgehogs. This much-loved creature is declining in Britain as fast as the tiger, over 30% in the past 10 years. To help encourage people right across Britain to think about how hedgehog friendly their gardens, schools and community spaces are, this year’s Wild About Gardens Week will form a week-long call to action and a celebration of the humble hedgehog, packed with events, competitions and opportunities to get stuck in. A downloadable new booklet, available from the website, www. wildaboutgardensweek.org.uk will demonstrate steps you can take to help hedgehogs in your garden.

‘The Fine Art of Crime: Actual Case Studies of the Trail and Repatriation of Stolen Art’ is the title of the October lecture

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Institute’s autumn course and event programme, you can get in touch via 01483 562142 or online www.guildford-institute.org. uk.

There is always plenty for families to do at The Lightbox and October half term is no exception. This year in association with ‘The Big Draw’ and the ‘Quentin Blake: Inside Stories’ exhibition The Lightbox will host ‘Story Week’, a celebration packed with creative workshops and fun-filled events for children and families to enjoy. ‘Story Week’ kicks off with illustration workshops on Tuesday 27th October, where children can learn the art of illustrating their own story with guidance from professional illustrator, Jessica Jane Charleston. Other bookable events include the ‘Roald Dahl Character Costumes’ workshop on Thursday 29th October, where you can make giant ears, masks, hats or noses and turn yourself into your favourite Roald Dahl character. Prices range from £4 - £6.50 and these bookable events are sure to fill up fast so remember to book ahead via The Lightbox website www.thelightbox.org.uk. The Lightbox is situated in Chobham Road, Woking GU21 4AA.

Guildford Jazz’s next gig is on Tuesday 27th October at The Electric Theatre Jazz Café in Onslow Street, Guildford GU1 4SZ. Brigitte Beraha is now recognised as one of the most versatile and exciting vocalists to emerge on the UK jazz scene in the last decade. Drawing comparisons with such luminaries as Norma Winstone and Tania Maria, she has forged her own, very individual voice. With five albums to her credit, her latest CD ‘Chasing Rainbows’ has recently been released to critical acclaim. Music starts at 7.30pm. Tickets at £12 from The Electric Theatre box office on 01483 444789.

Michael Jackson’s Thriller is a timeless classic and this October, children aged 8 to 14 will be able to learn the dance just in time for Halloween. Dance in a Day will be held at G Live on Wednesday 28th October from 10am to 4pm. The workshop will be led by The Dance Movement, which is a resident dance company of the Farnham Maltings. Dancers will need to bring along old clothes as they will be making their own costumes and having their faces painted. At the end of the day, the children will

Have you ever wondered how the police solved some of the most notorious crimes in history? On Tuesday 27th October, The Guildford Institute has arranged a visit to the Crime Museum Exhibition in The Museum of London. Visitors will enjoy a private talk and tour of the 500 exhibits from Scotland Yard’s crime collection previously not available to the public. For more information on this visit or to order your free copy of the Guildford

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With Beth Otway

Fabulous Fungi It’s a simple process to start your mushrooms growing. Just remove your grow bag from its cardboard carton (the size of a large fruit juice carton), cut along the cross which is clearly marked on the pack, peel off the perforated panel on the carton, and soak the grow bag in water for 12 hours. You then simply drain the grow bag, pop it back inside the cardboard container and place upright in a light and airy spot, out of direct sunlight and away from cold drafts. A cold winter windowsill isn’t recommended, as the pack needs to be kept above 10°C. My packs, which were placed on a coffee table in the centre of the room, thrived.

Using the water spray provided, mist your mushrooms twice a day until harvesting.

Fungi are part of almost all of our terrestrial ecosystems. For much of the year we aren’t aware of their presence as they exist as mycelium, a mass of tiny, thread-like filaments, hyphae, that live entwined in the soil and undergrowth. We see their fruiting bodies – mushrooms or toadstools – for a short time when they are in season each year.

At this time of year there are many fascinating varieties of toadstools and mushrooms to be found outside. Whether you spot them on a walk or in your garden, fungi are always fun to admire, but not as easy to identify as you might think. There are estimated to be anywhere between 700,000 and 5 million species of fungi in the world. I’d only recommend eating wild mushrooms collected with an experienced, reputable guide (such as Forest Foragers who run excellent day courses in Surrey, see www. forestforagers.co.uk). Sadly it’s all too easy to make mistakes even if you have the most comprehensive guidebook available. Eating wild fungi can be fatal; every year many people make themselves ill eating poisonous fungi they thought to be edible.

I’d recommend admiring the fungi you see on your walk and then tasting the delights of your own freshly picked, home-cultivated mushrooms grown from a kit. This year I have had so much fun growing mushrooms inside at home, using the Espresso Mushroom Company’s Kitchen Garden Kits. Purchased as a simple and straightforward kit, comprising a grow-bag of spent coffee grounds (collected from Brighton’s cafés by bike), which have been inoculated with mushroom spawn; a water spray pump (which can be used effectively in a bottle or glass of water to mist your mushrooms), and a recipe card.

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I grew both the Hot Pinks and the Pearl Oyster mushroom packs from the Espresson Mushroom Company.

The Hot Pink kit really does grow pink mushrooms. Mine were a beautiful, vibrant pink and really enhanced the appearance, as well as the taste of the very special and delicious mushroom risotto they were made into. I have successfully re-used my packs three times so far, harvesting between 180g and 60g of mushrooms each time.

Nothing is wasted as the contents of the spent growbag can be used as a soil conditioner when cropping ceases.

Growing mushrooms is great fun, and fast - once they get started, the mushrooms double in size each day.

Quick results can also be achieved indoors growing cress and sprouting seeds like chick peas, mung beans, adzuki beans, and alfalfa, to name but a few. Only use seeds specifically sold and labelled as suitable for home sprouting, as some seed deemed destined to be grown outdoors could be contaminated with pesticides or other treatments. Seed sold for home sprouting is subject to strict safety controls.

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perform the dance to family and friends. The workshop costs £30 and places can be booked at www.glive.co.uk.

Cricketing legend Freddie Flintoff and esteemed TV comedy producer, writer and podcaster, Clyde Holcroft, bring their brand-new live show ‘2nd Innings’ to G Live on Wednesday 28 October. England team hero Andrew ‘Freddie’ Flintoff will hit the road to celebrate the ten year anniversary of his historic 2005 Ashes victory. Freddie will be joined live on stage by podcast partner-in-crime Clyde Holcroft. These born entertainers will regale you with hilarious tales and changing room banter with behindthe-crease cricketing insights you won’t get anywhere else. From the infamous Ashes traffic-stopping bus tour, to Freddie’s Guinness world record-breaking marathons for Sport Relief via questions about changing room habits. Not to mention a little bit of Elvis and a couple of googlies. They may even get round to discussing Cricket... This hysterical evening with Britain’s most outrageous sportsman is not to be missed. Suitable for ages 15+.

The Guildford branch of the Surrey Masonic Widows Association is a group of ladies whose husbands were Masons living in Surrey. They meet for lunch at the Guildford Masonic Centre five times a year. Their meetings are social with a speaker followed by lunch and on the intervening months they meet for lunch at various pubs or restaurants in the area. They are a friendly group and enjoy their time together. There are many advantages to joining them as the Masonic Association offers Crawley Clinic_Layout 11/07/2013 14:29 1 their widows a lot of care 1and support. For more Page information, contact Anne Stanford on 01483 415601.

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There is a Lowrey Organ Exhibition Event and Concert on Friday 30th October at Shalford Village Hall, Kings Road, Shalford, Guildford GU4 8JE. It starts at 2pm and is a free event.

Tea and coffee will be available and there’s a large car park on site so why not go along and see/try the latest organ technology and innovations from Lowrey. The new Lowrey Inspire will be one of the organs on display. A two hour concert, played by Lowrey expert Trevor Flunder will follow the event, starting at 7.30pm.

One or more of the displayed organs will feature in the concert.

Admission is £6 to visitors. The event is supported by West Surrey Organ & Keyboard Club. Tel 01252 266270.

Tickets are now on sale for the Zombie Stomp and Feast! It’s a 5k run (with 2.5k walk option) in fancy dress as Zombies, to be held on Halloween (Saturday 31st October) from 8pm at Merrow Downs & Guildford Golf Club. Race entry fee is £30 (group discounts available) and includes Hog Roast and live music from ‘Blowin’ Smoke’ All profits, along with any sponsorship you choose to raise, will go towards the ‘Detecting Women’s Cancers’ appeal at the Royal Surrey County Hospital. Tickets are available from the Royal Surrey’s Fundraising Department (Events Fundraising Manager – 01483 464146 or eleni.bainbridge@ nhs.net) or online via www.eventbrite.co.uk . Tickets are limited, so book early to avoid disappointment Guildford Choral presents a programme of ‘Baroque Splendour’ on Saturday 31st October at 7.30pm.

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Get baking Karen Doidge Hill has always been very creative, with her first love being fashion design. She grew up in Cornwall before moving to London to study at London College of Fashion. After graduating, she opened a boutique which also had concessions in Top Shop. With the advent of children, she moved back to Cornwall and discovered her love of baking. She opened Quench Juice Café and had many happy years making cakes.

When her daughter started being cast in films and chose to study at the Sylvia Young Theatre School, the family moved back to London. Here, Karen began making cakes for friends and colleagues and started ‘Small Wonders’ making cakes for special occasions and creating cakes for people with special dietary needs. She also started writing baking and cake articles. Karen now lives locally in Milford and this is her first article for VantagePoint.

Dark Chocolate and Salted Caramel ‘Rolo’ Brownies As my nephew doesn’t eat peanut butter in the recipe opposite, I have been asked to make some of my ‘Rolo’ Brownies. This recipe is one of my easiest ever and whenever I have children staying I get them to help me make them.

Ingredients 200g unsalted butter, 200g good quality 70% dark chocolate, 125g muscovado sugar, 125g caster sugar, 4 eggs, 125g plain flour, 1 tsp vanilla extract, 1 tbsp good quality cocoa powder 1 tsp sea salt, 4 tubes of ‘Rolos’ – 2 chopped and 2 left whole.

Makes 16 squares.

Method: 1. First heat your oven to 150º C fan.

2. To begin melt the chocolate together with the butter over a low heat. In a separate bowl, beat together both sugars with the eggs until light and fluffy, then add the vanilla. Stir in the cooled chocolate mixture, then sift in the flour and cocoa. Mix all together along with the sea salt. Stir in chopped ‘Rolos’, and pour into your prepared tin.

Press the remaining “Rolos” into the mixture.

3. Bake for 25-30 mins, until firm to touch, but still nice and gooey in the middle. Remember with Brownies, they will continue to set as they cool.

4. Leave in the tin to cool completely and then transfer to a chopping board to slice. These are fantastic eaten warm with a good dollop of vanilla ice cream, and so very easy to make. Delicious!

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RECIPES Dark Chocolate and Peanut Butter Cheesecake with Salted Caramel and Nut Brittle I have been eagerly awaiting the new Great British Bake Off series, which is always watched by the whole family. This year we missed the first few episodes as the family was having great fun on holiday in Gibraltar. It was my daughters 17th birthday, so I had to make her a special cake – very tricky with such a limited kitchen. In fact, the first hurdle was a lack of scales. I managed to improvise using the luggage scales, a shoe lace and a saucepan - this would be so much easier at home. My daughter’s choice was for a combination of all her favourite things - dark chocolate, cheesecake, peanut butter and salted caramel. No problem. The recipe is rather complicated, but as long as you take it step by step, it will be a piece of cake!

Ingredients For the base: 500g Oreo Cookies, 100g butter.

For the Cheesecake filling: 200g good quality 70% dark chocolate, 500g full fat cream cheese, 300g mascarpone cheese, 200g sour cream, 150g smooth peanut butter, 1 large free range egg, 170g muscovado sugar, 5 tbsp good quality cocoa powder.

For the Salted Caramel Sauce: 30g unsalted butter, 100ml double cream, good pinch of sea salt.

For the Chocolate Ganache: 100g good quality 70% dark chocolate, 200ml double cream.

For the peanut Brittle: 160g caster sugar, 30g salted peanuts.

Makes 12-16 portions.

Method: 1. To make the cheesecake, the first thing is to preheat your oven to 180C/Fan 160C. Then begin with the base.

Blend your Oreo cookies in a food processor to get a fine crumb, then add to your melted butter. Tip into your cake tin and press down until tightly compacted, covering the base and coming up the sides. Place in the fridge to set.

2. Melt the dark chocolate in a heatproof bowl over a pan of boiling water, remove from the heat and cool slightly.

3. In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese until smooth, add the mascarpone cheese, sour cream and peanut butter. Mix in the egg, sugar, and cocoa powder. Lastly add the cooled chocolate and stir. Pour the mixture into your cake tin on top of the base.

4. Half fill a large roasting tin with boiling water and place into your oven. Wrap your cake tin with tin foil so water cannot get in, and place into the roasting tin.

Top up with boiling water, and then bake in your oven for one hour and 15 mins. Remove the cake from the oven, allow to cool and place in your fridge.

5. To decorate your cheesecake, first start with the salted caramel. Place the sugar in a heavy bottomed October 2015

pan over a medium heat and melt slowly. Do not stir the mixture, gently swirl the pan to incorporate all the sugar. When it turns a golden brown, add the butter and stir. Add the cream and stir to get a silky smooth caramel sauce, then add a good pinch of sea salt. I use this sauce all the time, especially over vanilla ice cream or fruit. Cool the caramel completely, then pour over the top of the cheesecake letting it pour over the sides.

Put it back in the fridge to await the final coating.

6. To make the chocolate Ganache, heat the cream in a pan over a medium heat until just beginning to bubble. Pour over the dark chocolate and stir until they have melted together to make a thick shiny sauce.

Let this cool and then drizzle over the caramel topped cheesecake. Return to the fridge until ready to serve.

7. Lastly, to make the brittle shards, melt the sugar the same way as for the caramel. But this time when it turns golden brown, carefully pour onto a greased piece of greaseproof paper and quickly scatter on your peanuts. Allow to cool completely, and when ready to serve snap into shards and arrange on top of your cheesecake.

8. This cake is very, very rich, and you will only need a small slice. It is delicious served with ice-cream.

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Sushi to the door The Real Sushi Company launched in Guildford earlier this year and they have received some great feedback and a steady flow of new and returning customers since.

They deliver sushi to the door in Guildford as well as Godalming, Puttenham and Normandy (GU3 and GU7 postcodes) although there is a £2 delivery charge in these three areas.

Why not give them a try? Visit their website at www. realsushi.co.uk for the full menu and more information.

Thumbs up to our local gin Silent Pool Gin has been mentioned on these pages before and having now bought and tried a bottle, I have no hesitation in recommending you all support your local distillery and buy some. It is not cheap at £35 but it is one of the best gins I have tried. No wonder Silent Pool Gin and Silent Pool Distillers have been announced as finalists in the Surrey Life Food and Drink Awards 2015. The gin also won IWSC gold for Best Gin & Tonic. SR

Baking with Jack There’s so much happening this autumn at Bake with Jack, Guildford. New season bread making classes are starting soon and run every Monday night through October and November in Puttenham. Learn to make Italian breads, Artisan loaves, baguettes, beer bread and more in a fun and relaxed way. Get to know your dough. Really build an understanding of your ingredients, kneading, shaping and resting to ensure your bread is a success every time!

Le Creuset shop opens in Guildford Established in 1925, Le Creuset pioneered the production of its iconic enamelled cast iron cookware in France where it still manufactures today.

Le Creuset has continued to use the handcrafted techniques and the original process of forging and casting in the manufacturing of its cookware. This attention to its heritage is also characteristic of the design. The Cocotte, or French oven, was one of the first cast iron items produced by Le Creuset and is still the most popular item sold in a range of bright retro colours, with Volcanic (orange) the company’s trademark.

To mark its 90 years, Le Creuset is launching a 90th anniversary Celebration Cocotte, a reproduction of the first ever cast iron casserole made by Le Creuset, pictured below.

Reflecting its birth year, Le Creuset is producing only 1925 pieces of the limited edition cast iron casseroles worldwide; each individually numbered, accompanied with a certificate of authenticity within a unique presentation box and a small bottle containing the sand from the individual moulds used to make the casserole.

The new Guildford store is at 143 High Street and stocks the full range of products and bright retro colours.

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which is now under renovation. The programme consists of J S Bach’s Violin Concerto in E Major, Handel’s Dixit Dominus and Ian Schofield’s Stabat Mater. They welcome the brilliant prizewinning young violinist Alessandro Ruisi as soloist in Bach’s E major concerto and then Guildford Choral Society take centrestage for Handel’s choral showpiece Dixit Dominus. With the world première of a new setting of the Stabat Mater text by Hampshire composer Ian Schofield, this should be a fabulous evening of classical music. For tickets phone the ticket master, Mrs Robin Pass, on 01483 272191 or by email boxoffice@guildfordchoral. org or from Guildford Tourist Information Centre 01483 444333.

Guildford Choral presents a programme of ‘Baroque Splendour’ on Saturday 31st October at 7.30pm. The concert will be held in the lovely Charterhouse School Chapel in Godalming, not in their usual home of Guildford Cathedral which is now under renovation. The programme consists of J S Bach’s Violin Concerto in E Major, Handel’s Dixit Dominus and Ian Schofield’s Stabat Mater. They welcome the brilliant prizewinning young violinist Alessandro Ruisi as soloist in Bach’s E major concerto and then Guildford Choral Society take centrestage for Handel’s choral showpiece Dixit Dominus. With the world première of a new setting of the Stabat Mater text by Hampshire composer Ian Schofield, this should be a fabulous evening of classical music. For tickets phone the ticket master, Mrs Robin Pass, on 01483 272191 or email boxoffice@ guildfordchoral.org or from Guildford Tourist Information Centre 01483 444333.

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Findings of the neighbourhood plan community questionnaires are helping to shape a possible approach for new development in Cranleigh. Research shows that people recognise there is a need for new housing and jobs but this is combined with a strong feeling that Cranleigh’s village-feel should be protected. Commenting, Jane O’Leary chair of the neighbourhood plan steering group says: “It is becoming clear that many residents appear to be more amenable to the idea of developing small pockets of land than they are to the creation of large scale housing estates.

For this to be an acceptable and sustainable proposition that could be included in the neighbourhood plan, we need to be able to demonstrate a supply of suitable land. To ensure we fully explore this option, we are putting out an appeal to landowners, developers, estate agents and members of the public to tell us about sites that might be suitable for employment or housing. The land might be part of a large garden in a residential area or the site for an existing building. Putting forward a suggestion will not commit the land to development so I would urge landowners to get in touch regardless of their future intentions.” Nomination forms can be found at www.cranleighnhp.org or by calling 01483 276100. The nominations will be assessed by a planning expert who will use an objective set of criteria to make an initial judgement about site suitability and his assessment will be shared with the landowner. For further information about the Cranleigh neighbourhood plan, visit www.cranleighnhp.org.

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Puttenham and The Sands This walk takes you through woods and fields from Puttenham Common top car park to The Sands and, optionally, Charles Hill and back through the small hamlet of Gatwick. This walk has a few options within it which are described in the text and shown on the map below. The walk was submitted by Guildford Rambling Club (see guildfordramblingclub.org.uk).

The walk Go north, out of the back left-hand corner of the car park, down a short railed path. At the bottom of the slope fork right to an immediate T-junction where you turn left, traverse an open area and enter trees heading roughly north. Ignore lefts and rights. The path swings west and then north again and goes down through silver birches. Ignore a right and keep straight on up a slope, ignoring a left fork. Join a wide track on the top near a bench. Go left and, at an unsigned marker post a few yards further on, go straight ahead past a blue arrow post then over a cross path and downhill, immediately forking left. Ignore a left and then fork right to follow a purple self-guided trail arrow, still heading north.

Fork left at another purple arrow and arrive at a little car park and a lane at Totford Hatch.

On the lane go left and quickly right and around the side of Totford Lodge, following the North Downs Way. A path merges from the left and then you fork left (west). Cross a wide vehicle track and proceed through gates and across fields with a fine view of the Hogs Back to your right. You are then forced left and subsequently turn right to go around a house.Continue forward to reach Seale Road.

Cross, turn right, and immediately turn left.

Stay on the right-hand side of two fields then exit through a gate in the corner.

Follow on, reaching a road and you have two choices of route: a) The first avoids the Barley Mow in The Sands.

Turn left and walk down the road until you reach a warning signed sharp right-hand bend where you continue straight ahead on a path, jinking right and into a playing field.

Turn left and walk along the edge of the field and out through trees to a road. Cross and go right onto the bridleway up the Long Hill track. b) The second adds ¼ mile but takes you to the Barley Mow in The Sands. Cross the road and walk alongside Sands Golf Club’s course, eventually emerging on another road. Turn 42

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left and walk down to the T-junction by the club house. Turn left and walk along the road for about 750 yards to reach the Barley Mow. You could picnic in the playing field mentioned above. It is a little further along, on the other side of the road from the pub. (If it is too early to stop, the Donkey is about half an hour further on.) Continue on along the road past the pub for about 200 yards and turn right into the bridleway up the Long Hill track.

The bridleway enters the Crooksbury Conservation Area. Continue straight on, ignoring lefts and rights until, immediately before a house on the left you see a barrier, then again you have a choice of routes: a) This is about a mile shorter and is prettier. Take the wide track left immediately before the barrier and the house and walk out across the common. At a T-junction by a little car park, turn right to reach a road. Jink right a few yards and cross to take a track out left. Follow this, straight over three cross paths. The path narrows for a while then widens. You can see a barrier a little way to your left and there is a road and a house 150 yards or so ahead (perhaps not easily seen through foliage). Here fork right and cross a broad track running east south east to take a path climbing up a short slope, roughly parallel to the road. Go over a cross paths and, at a T-junction, go left and down. Go over the next cross paths, following a green ‘self guided trail’ arrow (see a barn/shed off to your right along the cross track). Ignore a left. Reach and cross a road, again following a green arrow. Go straight over a cross track (see a large house off to the right) and reach a road opposite vantagepointmag.co.uk

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‘Cutmill Platts’. (Here you could walk along the road to the right, into Gatwick to pick up the longer route below.)

Cross the road and take the signed footpath opposite, running along to the left of the house. Immediately fork right. The path brings you to a T-junction where you turn left then, after 20 yards, take a footpath right. You emerge at the end of a pretty lake, The Tarn. Follow the path along the end of the lake and round the corner to pass Cutmill House and emerge on a lane. Go right, walk around and up a slope to pass some garages and continue on into woods. Reach a road, go right, ignore a footpath right about 100 yards along and walk on to pass Rodsell Manor and, after the road’s dead end, Rose Cottage. Beyond this cottage, look for steps going up on the lefthand side of the path. These take you up and across Suffield Lane into the starting car park. b) Continue straight on to pass two old houses and reach a road. Across the road and a few yards right is The Donkey.

Just before the road, a path goes off to the left and climbs a little way. Picnic at the top of this climb or use The Donkey if this is to be your lunch stop. Afterwards, continue on this path, emerging on and continuing along a drive to exit through a ‘two eagle’ gate onto Seale Road. Go straight over and then on to reach another road. Again, straight over, heading towards Broomfield Cottage but then going left at a footpath into a

field. Cross half-right to a gate and through a wood. Reach the road running through Gatwick. Go right to cross a stream and then follow a footpath out left, alongside a house.

Reach a lane. Go left and the lane becomes a bridleway track. Ignore rights and lefts until yet another choice. Either: i) After about 650 yards reach a blue arrow and a footpath left and walk to a road with Rodsell Manor just to your right. Turn right and proceed as above. This is about 1.25 miles shorter than the following section. ii) After about 1100 yards, reach a cross paths with a red arrow pointing left. Go left and keep following this path until you reach Lydling Farm. Pass the farm and emerge on Hook Lane. Turn left and walk about 200 yards to take a path out left. Proceed for about 1100 yards, following yellow arrows, until, at a T-junction, follow a blue arrow left and, after 10 yards, a yellow arrow right, and up some steps. Emerge on Suffield Lane opposite the entrance to the starting car park.

DISTANCE: 7¼-9 miles

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BRIGHT is a gastro-intestinal cancer charity based at the St Luke’s Cancer Centre, Royal Surrey County Hospital. Fast approaching its 20th anniversary (it was established in 1996), the charity funds research and new treatment options for bowel cancer as well as cancers of the stomach, oesophagus, pancreas and gallbladder.

Over time, work funded by BRIGHT has significantly improved patient survival outcomes and treatments, with the most recent being the provision of a Papillon machine for St Luke’s Cancer Centre.

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