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• THE EDITOR'S NOTE Well, that’s the end of January, often a difficult month for many people with post-Christmas bills, diets and more.

With the honourable exception of the editor, who has French blood, everyone in the office embraced ‘dry January’ for various reasons and I am sure for most of them February cannot come soon enough.

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For others, it is a good time to start thinking about sunnier climes, of long, warm days and the joys of a long-awaited and well earned holiday. Happily, help is at hand in the shape of the VantagePoint Travel Fair which is on Saturday 7th April between 1pm and 4pm at the Wilfrid Noyce Centre in Godalming.

In conjunction with Travel Dream, a local travel agent, we will have a number of travel and cruise companies attending to offer advice, guidance and offers to all visitors. There will be presentations from some of the companies, a prize draw and a welcome drink and steel band to get everyone in the mood. That day is also Godalming’s Spring Fair which gives those of you from further afield a great reason to come and visit for the day. We hope to see you there!

This year sees the 60th anniversary of the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, most of which is covered by the VantagePoint circulation.

The Surrey Hills was one of the first landscapes in the country to be designated and is now one of 38 AONBs in England and Wales. On 8th May 1958, the Minister for Housing and Local Government confirmed the Designation Order for the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty under the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949. The act legislated for the designation of AONBs and National Parks. They were both considered to be of equal landscape status with the purpose to conserve and enhance natural beauty.

The Surrey Hills stretch across rural Surrey, from the chalk North Downs that run from Farnham in the west to Oxted in the east, covering a quarter of the county. It is a very precious landscape which I hope you all agree we must do our utmost to preserve for future generations.

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Glass Magic

Phil Kemp meets a talented sculptor who combines art and science to persuade glass to take up fascinating shapes and forms that are nothing short of magical.

IT TAKES lateral thinking and a very creative mind to be able to take an everyday material and literally coax it into taking on very different forms. This is exactly what glass sculptor Lisa Pettibone achieves and I was invited to spend a fascinating hour with her in her studio in Shere to be introduced to her whole new world of glass.

“I’ve been doing creative things all my life. I was a graphic designer for 20 plus years and have always been fascinated by glass,” Lisa explained. “I decided to take some evening classes initially and then did a degree in three-dimensional design at the UCA (University for the Creative Arts) in Farnham. I graduated in 2005 and initially set up a studio in London before moving here.”

Lisa walked across her studio to stand by a wall display of fascinating glass sculptures. “My

work was mainly sculptural and I really like kiln-formed glass. This isn’t hot glass blowing. The process gives me a lot of options and glass is an amazing medium. It’s really flexible and you make it do a lot of different things. I like the way it plays with light and its flexibility.”

Lisa has attracted attention with her sculptures. In no particular chronological order she has been shortlisted for the Aesthetica Art Prize, was the winner in the National Open Art Competition’s Installation Prize, was a participant in Open West and was a winner in an international competition hosted in Japan for glasswork Lisa had created in her final year at UCA. And it’s not difficult to see why.

I asked Lisa to explain what processes she uses to literally coax glass to take up three dimensional forms that bring beauty and fascinating shape to a substance that was lying flat on her workbench a few hours earlier.

“I have two kilns here, one top-loading and shallow - the other one much deeper where I can make glass move a lot more,

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Left: Lisa with some of her sculptures. Above: Ceramic shapes that provide shape to glass sculptures. Below: Nested glass sculpture.

said Lisa, opening the door of the second kiln. “The process I use is called ‘slumping’. I heat the glass just enough so that it’s not running like honey, but warm enough to behave like toffee. It starts to bend on its own and if you hold it in the right places it will start to stretch and sag.”

Inside the kiln I could see a collection of cones and angular blocks. “It’s a natural process, that’s what’s interesting about it. I’ve had to develop methods of holding the glass in position so I make props that let the glass fall in a particular way. A lot of the technique is in very careful temperature control.” Lisa picks up a tall ceramic cone to explain how she can persuade the glass to take up a totally different shape. “I’ve had to learn about ceramics as well. In the kiln I build little setups using these ceramic shapes that look like they don’t make any sense at all, but when you set the glass onto it, as it falls it starts to shape itself.”

Having looked closely at some of the glass sculptures on display I had wondered how glass could be persuaded to adopt such fascinating forms. Two in particular had caught my eye. They clearly had started out as completely flat pieces of glass until Lisa decided to apply her mix of artistic magic and a precise understanding of how glass behaves at different temperatures. One was a transparent smoked glass shape and the other painted bright yellow, but both shared similar shapes distorted by folds and drooping edges.

“It’s a careful orchestration between what nature will give me and what I’m hoping it might do. And then I’m kind of letting go the minute I shut the kiln door.” Lisa’s laugh was almost a nervous one, but I quickly realised that Lisa blends art and science seamlessly together and after eleven years practicing her art has a lot more control than

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she will admit to. My suspicion was further enhanced by what Lisa explained next, and this was to take sculpting of glass to literally a much higher level.

“I’m doing an MA in Art and Science at Central St Martins. I’ve had an interest in physics, astrophysics and astronomy for a long time – so my work is taking a particular direction at the moment.” Lisa led me over to a small slatted table on which there were several containers holding an interesting array of different types of coloured glass and shapes in other materials.

“Making glass respond to physics principles in some way fires up all kinds of creative sparks in me. I’ve started to have conversations with the people over at the Mullard Space Science Laboratory in nearby Holmbury St Mary and it’s been really interesting talking to them about the work they are doing. It fits well with the kind of processes I work with in glass but also to combine other materials to achieve different kinds of form and tension”.

I could see the creative excitement in Lisa’s face and looking down at the colourful materials lying on the table between us I have no doubt that Lisa will be making glass sculpturing attain a whole new level. Watch this space!

Phil Kemp is a Godalming-based writer and photographer. www.weyriver.co.uk FIND OUT MORE Website: www.pettibone.co.uk. Blog: www.lpstuff.tumblr.com

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With Kirstie Smillie

Workshops are the new word on the street as Kirstie Smillie finds out.

ON-LINE SHOPPING has no doubt put pressure on our high streets but a creative buzz has appeared within boutiques and venues where they are hosting workshops and weekly courses. Relaxed and fun experiences, these events could add a sparkle to your week as you learn and grow in confidence, meeting up with friends at the same time.

Last year, I started a jean workshop with small groups experimenting with different shapes. This

year I have expanded to personal image workshops, ‘Dress with Confidence’, a chance to learn about your own style and flattering shapes, see right.

For more workshops, Church Street in Godalming and Farnham are particularly thriving creative hubs, alive with artisans making and sharing their passions and knowledge.

Here are just a few:

Learn how to make a leather bag Designer Rebecca Eaton runs a variety of leather making courses in Surrey and Brighton, from beginners to advanced levels in bag making, belts and dog collars. Clutch as shown, £50 for 3.5 hour course, including materials.

When: Thursday 22nd February/every Thursday fortnightly Taster Course 10.30am-5pm Where: I MADE THIS CRAFTS, 10a Church Street, Godalming GU7 1EH Contact: Email: rj.leathersewingschool@gmail.com or visit www.rebecca-jane.com

Learn how to make a pair of earrings Make a pair of earrings with jeweller, Christine Johnson, using silver and copper whilst learning how to work creatively using metal. This one-day workshop is aimed at adults and is great for beginners and those who have some previous experience. Learn piercing, texturing, drilling and polishing. £70, including materials.

When: Saturday 24th February, 10am-4pm Where: FARNHAM MALTINGS, Bridge Square, Farnham GU9 7QR Contact: 01252 745444. Email: boxoffice@farnhammaltings.com

Learn how to create intricate paper cutting Gemma Lewis’ beautiful store Wattle and Daub, shows off her impeccable style for interior design, collaborations and faux flower arrangements and hosts hand picked workshops including calligraphy, print making, and pottery. For a calming experience try the Beginners Paper Cutting Workshop with Aimee Richards, £45, including materials.

When: Sunday 11th February, 10am-1pm Where: WATTLE AND DAUB, 18/20 Church Street, Godalming GU7 1EW Contact: Gemma on 07919 556822 Email: wattleanddaub@icloud.com

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Learn how to sew Serious crafter, Claire Dadswell’s new shop, I made this crafts, is now open to teach you crafts and sewing. She has sewing machines at the ready, or take your own, to learn from beginner level upwards, including a drop in Sew Surgery, £20. Six week Beginners Course, £180, including materials.

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Learn how to make a hat or fascinator Learn directly from master milliner, Beverley Edmondson, as she takes you through traditional skills and techniques. During a half day course you could make a fascinator for a wedding or learn how to block fabrics for a cocktail hat. Special offer: £125 if you mention this magazine, and includes materials.

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Learn how to make cards This workshop is held once a month above the artsy, Arty Crafty.

Crammed with haberdashery pretties you didn’t know you needed: stamps, buttons, ribbons, threads, wools, card, jewellery tools, craft kits and plenty of glitter. £12 including materials.

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Learn how to Dress with Confidence I have teamed up with fashion boutique, Catwalk, to offer personal image workshops. In small groups we discover how to wear colours, put outfits together and find your own jeans shape. Grow in confidence as you learn what suits you, £30 including refreshments.

When: Monday 19th or 26th February, 10-12.30pm Where: CATWALK, 29 High Street, Godalming GU7 1AU Contact: Catwalk 01483 527634 Email: kirstie@kirstiesmillie.com

FIND OUT MORE Kirstie Smillie is a Personal Fashion Stylist. Book appointments for wardrobe edits and shopping experiences. Email kirstie@kirstiesmillie.com or call 07773 234947. Follow her blog at www.kirstiesmillie.com.

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Godalming Theatre Group Aladdin A Genie-Us panto December 2017 (TicaPhotography).

COMMUNITY THEATRE Phil Kemp explores the long tradition amateur theatre has played in our local community

AMATEUR THEATRE companies provide a long-established tradition for local people to not just enjoy affordable theatre but also to have the opportunity to take part in productions.

The outmoded and almost disrespectful label of ‘Am Dram’ has been rightfully replaced with a friendlier ‘Community Theatre’, particularly cogent given how professional these groups are with their productions.

So popular is community theatre that there are more than 2,500 active local theatre groups across the UK staging between them thousands of productions every year. I approached two local groups to find out just what it takes to put on productions and how people can volunteer to help their group create and stage brilliant theatre. Both groups are entirely run by dedicated teams of unpaid volunteers.

The Merrow Dramatic Society was founded in 1922 and has been proactively involved in community theatre in Guildford ever since. I met up with the group’s president Jenny Pegman and group member and archivist Claire Martin-Brown at Merrow Village Hall, where rehearsals for

Both groups actively encourage younger generations to engage with theatre...

January’s performance of Cinderella were enthusiastically underway.

“The group was set up by local dignitaries who found commuting into London to watch professional theatre expensive,” explained Claire. “They realised there were sufficient people with an interest in Merrow so that they could start their own local group, and put on performances at Merrow Village Hall.

Merrow used to be a lot smaller then with people spending the summer playing cricket and each spring putting on plays. Both very community-based activities.” Jenny added: “It’s a group with a real family feel to it and is deeply rooted in the local community where everyone is welcomed and everyone of all ages has a part in it.”

The Godalming Theatre Group celebrated its 50th anniversary three years ago and has also gone from strength to strength.

Madeleine Gibb is the group’s secretary and production manager, and is an enthusiastic champion for community theatre.

“Our very first production was at the Wilfrid Noyce Centre where we still rehearse to this day. And coincidentally that was

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Left: Godalming Theatre Group Steel Magnolias October 2017; below: Godalming Theatre Group Made in Dagenham April 2018- both TicaPhotography. Right: Merrow Dramatic Society Cinderella December 2017 (Andy Friend-Smith).

Aladdin, which we are doing this week at the Ben Travers Theatre at Charterhouse. We have some of the founder members still acting on stage even now.”

“The season has always been built around three main productions - Christmas panto, a spring musical and a play staged in the autumn. We put on quality theatre that appeals to all ages, and we are not afraid to experiment. In April we are staging Made in Dagenham as a musical which will be a very interesting production, and politically very current what with the debate around equal pay at the moment.”

Both groups actively engage with local residents, not just to come along and enjoy performances but also to take part both on stage and off stage.

“At Merrow we always hold open auditions, and if there is the potential to cast from known members of the group within our existing pool of talent we’ll consider that too,” said Jenny. “We also put the word out through the Guildford Amateur Theatre Association. Some auditions are formal but we also like to do workshop-style auditions too where people get to play around and do some warmup activities to get the energy going. We then put people in different groups to try different scenes to get the best out of them.

We’re doing an exciting adaptation in May of Terry Pratchett’s Carpe Jugulum at The Electric Theatre with a big cast and where we are doubling up some roles, partly because of numbers but also because it will be fun for the cast to have lots of things to do.”

“We also have an open audition policy so that you also get new members joining. Everybody auditions for every show and there is a very strict audition protocol,” said Madeleine. “We are lucky in

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that we have people who may have played the lead in one show, but are equally happy working backstage on the next, joining the ensemble in another, or even working front of house selling raffle tickets.”

And it’s not just on stage that members are in the production spotlight. All performances rely on the skills of those working behind the scenes to make them a success.

“The atmosphere backstage is always very buzzy, and they work very hard,” said Madeleine. “They are rigging lights, building and painting scenery. New members quickly learn the ropes by being hands-on, which includes tech too. We sometimes use back projection where perhaps we need a really complicated scene to be set, for example showing the inside of a car factory for a production like Made in Dagenham. And we’ve had quite a few backstage members who have gone on to successful stage management careers at West End theatres.”

“We welcome anybody at Merrow who loves theatre but doesn’t necessarily want to perform,” added Claire.

“We’ve had people come through us who knew what they wanted to do, came as teenagers and then have gone on to study technical theatre production at the Guildford School of Acting or RADA (The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art). Longer term this helps us too as we have people who are now fully qualified we can contact for technical help in productions.”

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Left: Merrow Dramatic Society’s Jenny Pegman, president and Claire Martin-Brown, archivist. Right: Madeleine Gibb – Godalming Theatre Group’s production manager

Both groups actively encourage younger generations to engage with theatre, which also provides the life blood for community theatre in the long term as many younger members stay with the group as they enter adulthood.

“We have a very well subscribed junior group that’s been going for many years,” said Madeleine. “We train our own young people up with group members auditioned, and we try to keep it to around twenty at any one time. They are a very talented bunch and we know that the future of the theatre group is assured. Many of them go on to professional training and we have had a lot of young people eventually going on to professional careers in theatre.”

“A lot of the juniors stay with us for a number of years, and then disappear off to university, only to eventually find their

Local Community Theatre Groups Space does not allow us to list every single group here. Check online for other groups that may be local to you.

Compton Little Theatre www.comptonlittletheatre.org.uk

Haslemere Players www.haslemereplayers.com

Dorking Dramatic and Operatic Society www.ddos.org.uk

Merrow Dramatic Society www.merrowdramatic.org.uk

Dunsfold Amateur Dramatic Society www.dadsweb.org Ewhurst Players www.ewhurstplayers.com FAOS Musical Theatre Group (Farnham) www.faos.org.uk Godalming Theatre Group www.gtguk.com

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Peaslake Players www.peaslakeplayers.co.uk Players of Elstead Theatrical Society www.elsteadtheatrical.co.uk Pranksters Theatre Company (Guildford) www.pranksterstheatre.org.uk Tilbourne Players (Tilford) www.tilbourneplayers.org.uk

way back to us,” said Jenny. “We’ve been auditioning for our May production recently and one of our old juniors said she wants to audition for a role. We’ve got another ex-junior who is now back in Guildford and doing panto with us.”

Many British actors and actresses who attained fame and stardom started by treading the boards of their local community theatre productions. Our local groups are no different, and this includes those who have worked backstage making sure the productions run smoothly and to script.

“Our president is Ben Elton. Ben worked with us many years ago in quite a few productions, most notably as the artful dodger whilst he was at Godalming College,” said Madeleine. “Both on stage and off stage there are many others. To name but a few these include Paul Bryant who is now a successful writer having been awarded funding for his award-winning feature film The Lighthouse. Emma Dalton, Chris Jenkins, Nick Wyschna who runs Guildford Fringe, and also my daughter Daniella I’m proud to say, between them have a long list of West End and touring production credits.”

The Merrow Theatre Group is no different.

“Over the almost 25 years I’ve been involved I’ve seen quite a few members go on to train professionally as actors,” said Jenny. “They may not necessarily be household names but are very successful jobbing actors.”

THE AUTHOR Phil Kemp is a Godalming-based writer and photographer. www.weyriver.co.uk

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A couple of months ago, we talked about the great benefits of community sports. Here, Physio 1to1, talk about their work with local sport organisations. to feel part of the local community and a real pleasure to support local talent.

We also work with people who have neurological impairments following a stroke or conditions such as multiple sclerosis and motor neurone disease. Again the same principles apply, teaching people an understanding of their body's capabilities as well as limitations and working towards optimising movement and function.

We are always constantly motivated and inspired by many of our clients positive attitudes and love it when we can help them achieve more than they thought they were capable of.

Physio 1to1 in Godalming are proud to be celebrating their 10th anniversary and reflect on how they’ve enjoyed using their business as a platform to contribute to supporting fitness, health and sporting endeavours in their local community.

Working within the local community and providing a positive contribution to the area was a key part of our business plan.

The aim was to establish a physiotherapy practice which integrated the principles of pilates in an environment with a positive 'can do' attitude, which we hoped to instil in all our clients. Making a success of this has allowed us to offer heavily discounted services to local clubs and free treatment to local talented athletes.

We've always been positive about the power of movement and how knowledge of your body's capabilities and limitations can be used to overcome physical pain and disability. We wanted to provide a service that didn’t make people rely on us, but instead gave them the skills to keep their bodies in tip top condition.

To celebrate our 10th anniversary we have decided to set ourselves 10 challenges. We are really looking forward to one challenge in particular. We are helping Hilary, a client of ours who has multiple sclerosis, achieve one of her ambitions. She wants to complete a Tough Mudder course.

As well as assisting her, we will also be raising money for the Samson MS centre in Guildford. Please support us by visiting our Just Giving page www.justgiving.com/ fundraising/hilary-birkinshaw.

To see how our 10 challenges are coming along please visit our Physio 1to1 Facebook page.

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Being involved in the local community sports scene is a big part of that. The ability to develop our service to be part of the broader community is a wonderful privilege and we enjoy watching the success of our sponsored athletes and local sports teams. As a small business owner it is wonderful

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PETWORTH TOWN BAND The band welcomes players of brass and woodwind instruments and is always on the lookout for new members. Currently there are many saxophone and clarinet players, with a variety of brass instruments and flute. There is a range of brass instruments also available to borrow at no cost and the band undertakes to help anyone who feels they would like to play an instrument from scratch or pick it up again after a break. They are particularly keen to hear from percussionists, bass players and trombone players.

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THE PETWORTH Town Band has been in existence in some form or other since the middle of the 19th century and is still a prominent sight in Petworth and the surrounding area. The band is proud of the fact that it attracts players of all ages and standards and it also has a flourishing Youth Band which is developing its own style of music and is establishing itself at various venues in the local area. The youth band is aimed at helping youngsters interested in developing their musical skills and musicianship in a fun and dynamic group.

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The music the band plays is chosen to appeal to all ages and abilities and also its suitability for the range of instruments in the band. It can range from classic brass band arrangements, movie classics, classical pieces and modern music.

They meet every Monday evening to rehearse in their band room, which is situated in part of Petworth House and they can be seen at a variety of events during the year. Typically, the band can be seen at fêtes, open days, shows, and can also be seen on the march at Gold Cup polo at Cowdray, Remembrance Sunday and St George's Day parade.

In recent years the band has also been on two band tours, one to Cumbria in 2015 and in 2017 they went to Normandy. Here they played three concerts at a variety of venues including Arromanches and Pegasus Bridge (below).

There are no costs involved in joining the band and uniform is provided free of charge. In return members are asked to support the band at their various engagements as much as they can and they will also be guaranteed to meet a group of friendly and committed musicians who will support and help all members in their playing.

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IF YOU'RE looking to plant up containers to bring an immediate dose of cheer to your garden, varieties of pansies and violas, purchased in flower from your local nursery in your favourite colours, will brighten your garden. With regular deadheading, they will flower from now until summer arrives.

If you're looking ahead to the summer and you're keen on bedding plants, this is a great time to sow seeds of Lobelia, Antirrhinums, and Pelargoniums, in the warmth indoors.

Chimonanthus praecox ‘Grandiflorus' is a super witch hazel, which while it grows well in most well drained soils, thrives on chalky soils. It is a large shrub, which flourishes when planted in a warm, sunny, and sheltered position, where it can be enjoyed, admired, and appreciated during the winter months. Prune it immediately after the flowers have finished in early spring. This isn’t a shrub that is invigorated or grows well after a dramatic cut back, so take care to only lightly prune, removing any dead

Chimonanthus praecox ‘Grandiflorus’ can be slow to flower, so it's worth investing in a large specimen. Shrubs of four years old, or older, will be more likely to enchant you with their flowers, which are comprised of waxy, translucent, soft lemon yellow outer petals, and inner petals which are the same subtle lemon colour but washed over, painted, and infused with maroon. These distinctive flowers would make the most perfect hats or skirts for flower fairies. The deeper lemon coloured, rounded flower buds decorate the branches of this shrub, adorning it like pretty beads.

Certainly Chimonanthus praecox ‘Grandiflorus’ flowers look very pretty - their heady perfume will delight, encourage, and entice you to venture outdoors! It has the most exquisite perfume, it’s loud, it calls you over and bewitches you with its decadent, strongly perfumed citrus, floral scent, which has notes of coconut, banana, and soap.

To experience this shrub for yourself, a beautiful example of this enticing witch hazel can be found close to the lion statues, which are next to the lake, opposite the Palm House, as you enter the gardens at Kew. If you're looking for a day out, the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is a fantastic place to visit at this time of year. The Orchid Extravaganza opens on the 10th February 2018.

For an immediate dose of scent that you can enjoy indoors, look for pots of forced hyacinth bulbs at your local nursery or garden centre.

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Recipes by Michel Roux

Cream of broccoli and Stilton soup This gently hued soup has a nicely balanced flavour, and the crunch of the almonds adds a delightful contrast.

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This is a lovely warming snack, best appreciated in winter, around the fireside. Some people prefer a milk- rather than beer-based sauce, but I favour the latter as it brings more character and flavour to the dish.

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Ingredients: Ingredients: 350g tender, green broccoli, 50g butter, 1 onion (about 100g), sliced into rings, 100g potatoes, peeled and diced, 1.5 litres water, 100g Stilton or fourme d’Ambert cheese, cut into small pieces Juice of 1 lemon, sea salt and freshly ground pepper. To finish: 100g flaked almonds, 150g whipping cream. Serves 4.

1. Peel the broccoli stems and pick off a dozen very small florets, about 100g in total. Blanch these in boiling water for 30 seconds, then refresh and set aside. Roughly chop the rest of the broccoli.

2. Heat the butter in a flameproof casserole or pan over a medium heat. Add the onion and sweat for 2 minutes, then add the chopped broccoli and potatoes. Cook for 2–3 minutes, then pour in the water, salt lightly and cook at a low simmer for 30 minutes. Add the cheese and cook for 2–3 minutes.

3. Working in batches, process the soup in a blender for 2–3 minutes, then strain through a chinois into a clean pan; keep hot.

4. Just before serving, add the lemon juice to the soup and season with salt and pepper to taste.

Lightly toast the flaked almonds and whip the cream until thick enough to hold a ribbon.

5. Divide the reserved blanched broccoli florets between warmed bowls or soup plates and pour on the hot soup. Spoon the lightly whipped cream on top of the soup and scatter over the toasted flaked almonds. Serve at once.

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15g butter, 15g flour, 80ml dark beer or stout, ideally Guinness, 15g Dijon mustard, a generous pinch of English mustard powder, 150g Cheddar, Gloucester or Cheshire (at room temperature), grated, 1 small egg, plus an extra yolk, 20ml Worcestershire sauce, 6–8 drops of Tabasco sauce, a small pinch of cayenne pepper, 10 small (10cm) thick-cut slices of white sandwich loaf, 10 small cherry tomatoes, halved horizontally, sea salt and freshly ground pepper.

Makes 20 triangles.

1. Melt the butter in a small pan over a low heat, then add the flour and stir with a small balloon whisk. Cook the roux gently for 3–4 minutes, stirring all the time. Gradually add the beer and bring to the boil, stirring with the whisk. Cook the sauce for 2–3 minutes, stirring constantly, then add both mustards and the grated cheese and cook for a further minute.

2. Remove from the heat and stir in the whole egg and egg yolk, followed by the Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco and cayenne pepper. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

3. Preheat a grill and lightly toast the bread slices.

Using a palette knife, spread about 50g sauce on each slice of toast. Place under the grill until the sauce turns a dark golden colour.

4. Transfer the cheese toasts to a board and use a large chef’s knife to trim off the crusts, then halve each slice diagonally into 2 triangles.

5. Serve piping hot on a serving dish or individual plates, arranging the cherry tomatoes around the rarebit.

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Chicken cordon bleu I adore this staunch classic, which is so popular and easy to prepare. You must of course serve the chicken supremes as soon as they are cooked, while the Gruyère inside is halfmelted and still hot. I like to serve them with spinach – fill a frying pan with washed spinach leaves, add a knob of butter

Ingredients: 4 skinless chicken supremes (about 150g each), 4 small, thin slices of lightly smoked ham, fat and rind removed, 4 small, thin slices of Gruyère (ideally aged for 18–24 months), 2 eggs, 100g plain flour, 150g breadcrumbs, 2 thyme sprigs, leaves stripped, 150ml grapeseed or groundnut oil, 150g butter, sea salt and freshly ground pepper, 1 lemon, quartered, to serve. Serves 4.

1. Using a very sharp knife, cut horizontally threequarters of the way through each chicken breast at its thickest part, to create a pocket. Slide a slice of ham into each pocket, then place a slice of cheese on top of the ham. Close the pockets and reshape each breast as neatly as possible. Trim away any protruding ham or cheese.

2. In a shallow bowl, beat the eggs with some salt and pepper. Put the flour into a separate shallow bowl and mix the breadcrumbs and thyme leaves together in a third, shallow bowl.

3. Just before cooking (and not before), dip the chicken supremes, one at a time, into the flour to coat lightly, then in the beaten egg and finally in the breadcrumbs to coat all over, patting them so

that they adhere well.

4. Divide the oil evenly between two frying pans and place over a high heat. Add 40g butter to each, then reduce the heat to medium and place 2 chicken supremes in each pan. Cook for 7 minutes, then turn them over and add the remaining butter to the frying pans, dividing it evenly. Cook for 5–6 minutes, basting the supremes every minute or so, to ensure they cook through evenly.

5. Transfer the cooked supremes to a wire rack lined with kitchen paper to drain for a minute or two.

6. Place a chicken supreme on each plate, add a lemon wedge to each and serve with some salad leaves, if you wish.

Recipes taken from Cheese by Michel Roux (£20, ISBN 978 1 84949 966 8). Published by Quadrille Publishing. Photography by Lisa Linder. For more information, please visit www.quadrille.co.uk.

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EAGLE JAZZ BAND All Saints, Grayswood on Saturday 24th March ALL SAINTS, Grayswood is gaining quite a reputation for its jazz nights - this year they are hosting Eagle Jazz Band on Saturday 24th March at 8pm.

As well as top-notch music, the audience also has the option of a delicious two-course Jazz Supper at the nearby Wheatsheaf Inn. Organiser and jazz fan, Allen Chubb of The Friends of All Saints Grayswood says “it's great to see such a demand for traditional jazz locally and the excellent acoustics in the church make All Saints a very good venue. Mind you, we can only host 100 people and all our previous events have been at or near capacity, so people need to book early”.

This is the fifth year of top bands visiting Grayswood, with the John Shillito band performing three times, followed by the FB Pocket Orchestra in 2017.

Eagle Jazz Band was founded in 1951 and has delighted audiences worldwide since then. They have a deep respect for the traditions of classic jazz and will perform a wide repertoire drawn from the popular songs of the 20s, 30s, and 40s, including compositions by King Oliver, Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton, Sydney Bechet and Duke Ellington plus New Orleans Marches, Rags, Stomps, Blues, Swing and instrumental features.

The band sports a healthy combination of youth and experience, Pete Brown (trumpet, cornet and valve trombone) and Brian Lawrence (bass and sousaphone) were both long serving members of the original Eagle Jazz Band after initially forging

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The collective experience amassed by the current line-up includes Saga and Venture Away audiences, top UK theme parks, major UK and European Jazz Festivals and radio and television broadcasts. All band members are multi-instrumentalists, enabling them to play a variety of different sounds and styles, many featuring vocals. Whatever they play, their major priority is to entertain the audience but always to maintain a high standard of musicianship and presentation. Eagle Jazz Band have made their mark in several UK jazz clubs and at society functions where they are equally at home. They have recently produced a new CD 'Memories', featuring the current line up.

All profits from the jazz night go to improving the church and its grounds, including installing a much needed WC. Tickets £15, or £27 to include jazz supper, from lamb@haslemere.com or 01428 643798

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Normandy toBOWL: WoodHIGH Street DEVIL'S PUNCH ROADVillage AND PINE VALLEY This walk takes you through woods and fields to a lunch stop in Wood Street Village. There is an option to drop out earlier, after only 5 miles. The walk was submitted by Guildford Rambling Club (see guildfordramblingclub.org.uk). Visitors are welcome.

• THE WALK 1. Go out of the back of the car park to walk along the left-hand side of the tennis court then jink right towards Hunts Hill Road but immediately take a path left, into trees. Follow this path to emerge in a cricket club car park. Go through it, heading over to the left. Immediately before a fork, turn right along a path into trees. Ignore a fork left, staying parallel to the field on your right-hand side. When you pass the field a bank rises up to your right. Continue on, ignoring paths left and right.

2. The path swings left then rises a little and passes a ‘Normandy Traditional Orchard’ information plaque. Ignore a left by a house, instead go out to a road and turn left. A little way along, cross to enter a track to ‘Dolley’s Hill Park’. This track swings left and runs behind houses. Quickly turn right into a wood at an MOD warning sign. Soon turn sharp left along a wide track through trees. Now walk for 0.5 miles, ignoring lefts and rights. The track climbs and then narrows, winds up some more and, at the top, reaches a more open area, still in trees. Take the path dropping down to the left. It has a low section of corrugated concrete wall at its start. At a T-junction at the bottom, turn left.

3. Follow the new track as it swings sharp right and passes, on your left-hand side, some houses.

Go through a little car park and on to reach the Guildford Road in Ash. Cross, turn right and walk a few yards to turn left into a recreation ground. Go across to the far left corner to find a path heading out left along a fenced corridor between fields. Go straight across a crossing track and continue on to reach a road. Cross and head right. Reach houses

and turn left into a side road. Walk on through an estate to its far end and through a gap in a hedge to reach a T-junction with a path on which you turn right and walk between trees, ignoring side paths and passing by gates. The track swings left and now there is a field on your right-hand side. Continue on for another 0.5 miles to reach a road.

4. Cross this and head left for about 300 yards to turn right on a track opposite ‘Westwood Place’ and by the gates to ‘Peakwood Farm’. Follow the wide track for almost 0.5 miles, at the end walking along the left-hand side of a field to reach houses and a road. (You could drop out here. This is Glaziers Lane in Normandy and the starting car park is about 0.5 miles along it to your left.) If you are continuing, go left anyway but for just a little way until, just past the ‘Emmanuel United Reform Church’, taking a track right, signed to a Strawberry Farm. Eventually, this track becomes a narrow path passing to the left-hand side of some farm buildings. It enters a field and runs along its right-hand side and over a little footbridge to enter a corridor between fields.

5. Then, pass between two houses and continue along their access track, ignoring an immediate left, going straight over a crossing track and onto a path running ahead into trees. Continue forward for about 0.75 miles, ignoring lefts and rights and, along the way, passing a house on the left and, later, passing between a car parking area and Wood Street’s cricket ground. Continue until reaching a gravel road with some houses on the right-hand side. The road surface becomes tarmac and you quickly reach the White Hart in Wood Street. The

DISTANCE: 8.75 miles (or a 5 mile option) OS MAPS: Explorer 145 Guildford & Farnham STARTING POINT: The car park at the cross roads of Hunts Hill Road and the A323 Guildford Road in Normandy, just beyond the Royal British Legion car park and opposite ‘Session Music’ (GU3 2DA). GR 4 927 1 516.

REFRESHMENTS: The White Hart, Wood Street Village. Tel: 01483 235939.

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green, if you intend to picnic, is only a few yards further on. Thus far you will have walked just under 6 miles so the next leg will be much shorter.

6. Afterward lunch, go left along the main road running along the side of the green, Frogs Grove Lane, for about 600 yards, passing a side road to the Cricket Club to reach a path heading left into a very big field. Cross this half-right to reach a kissing gate onto a track running between trees. Go left along this for about 0.5 miles, eventually emerging at the junction of Bailes Lane with the Guildford Road. Turn right along the latter and walk a short way to cross left by a sign for ‘Chapel Farm Eggs’ and enter a field.

7. Go straight out across this field and into the next.

Again follow the path straight out. On the far side go over an unusual brick built footbridge over a stream and continue forward to the far right corner across a (very marshy in winter) field. Exit right, through a kissing gate. Stay on the left-hand side of the field and go up a slope. At a fence at the top, turn left. Go over a little footbridge, along a fenced corridor and through another kissing gate into a big field. Stay on the top of the slope, on the right-hand side of this field, until it swings down left to meet a cross track.

8. Go straight over and straight out across a very big field. Partway out, a signpost directs you halfleft. Reach the far side and go through a gap in the hedge into a small field. Now, cross to the far right corner of the field and pass a small block of stables.

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Immediately past them and before a house, take a fenced corridor off to the right. Emerge on a road and follow it to the right, ignoring an immediate left into trees. Continue along this road to turn left at its T-junction with Hunts Hill Road and quickly reach the starting car park.

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We are well into 2018 and the good news is that spring is just around the corner. Already, snowdrops are coming through and it won’t be long before we see the first daffodils. Wonderful! We would like to congratulate those of you who succeeded in achieving a ‘dry January’; seems more than ever this year, including several members of our family. We did contemplate the idea but opted against as we were concerned about the effects on the economy!

Haslemere Museum Exhibitions To Saturday 24th February They have two exhibitions running at the moment. The first is ‘Byron Cooper Exhibition – Tennyson’s Country’.

It’s a wonderful exhibition showcasing the museum’s collection of works by the eminent Victorian artist, George Gordon Byron Cooper. The poetry of Alfred, Lord Tennyson, inspired Cooper to depict the dramatic landscapes and vivid emotions evoked in his prose. The second exhibition is ‘Historic Haslemere’, which reveals the fascinating history of Haslemere told through beautifully illustrated story boards where visitors will be taken on a journey about the history of the town. Some interesting and rare exhibits will also be on display as well as five paintings depicting the 1786 murder of an unknown sailor at Hindhead. For anyone interested in local history, this exhibition is a must! To find out more, visit www.haslemeremuseum.co.uk.

Watts Gallery – Helen Allingham Exhibition Until Sunday 18th February There is still time to see this wonderful exhibition. Helen Alligham was one of the most successful artists of the Victorian era and was famed for capturing an idealised vision of English rural life. This major exhibition showcases her influential work as a landscape and figure painter. You might even see sites that you recognise in the picturesque timber- framed cottages in Allingham’s depictions of Shere,

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The Arts Society Grayshott Thursday 1st February 2pm Their first meeting of 2018, in Grayshott Village Hall, features Anthony Russell, who will seek to answer the question ‘Who was Tutankhamun?’. With illustrations of the fabulous finds, he will look not only at what we know about Tutankhamun but also what really has been learned from so much research. Then on 1st March, in a beautifully illustrated lecture, Clare Phillips will discuss some of the most extravagant and wonderful examples of the goldsmith’s art, in ‘Easter Presents from Fabergé’. For more information about these events and the society, contact Caroline on 01428 714276 or visit the website www. theartssocietygrayshott.org.

Haslemere Musical Society Come and Sing Saturday 3rd February 2pm If you enjoy singing, and if you like Vivaldi, Haslemere Musical Society has a Come and Sing event in St Christopher's Church, Weyhill. This chance to sing Vivaldi's tuneful 'Gloria' from scratch starts at 2pm learning and practising the music, under conductor, Tom Lydon. Next, tea and wonderful cakes, then a triumphal performance with a small orchestra, finishing about 6.30pm. All welcome! Fee is £12, scores provided. Audience is very welcome at the performance (about 6 pm), free. See www.hmsoc.org.uk/ events/. Enquiries to treasurer@hmsoc.org.uk or call 01428 609203.

Julian Lewry Music Saturday 3rd February Here is a terrific concert for any Genesis fans. Genesis Visible Touch is a tribute band that gives top drawer musical performances and exemplary vocals. They perform songs from the great albums that this amazing band produced.

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YOUR COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD • The Friends of Haslemere Parish Saturday 3rd February They have announced that their spring series of Saturday morning ‘Coffee Concerts’ will commence on Saturday 3rd February with a recital by John Belcher, Director of Music and Organist of Godalming Parish Church. Then, on Saturday 3rd March, Timothy Ravalde, Assistant Organist Chichester Cathedral and Director of the Fernhurst Choral Society, followed on Saturday 7th April by Nicholas Houghton, Music Director of the Lewes Singers and the East Sussex Community Choir and Concert Organist with finally on Saturday 5th May, Clive Osgood, Music Director and Organist of St Bartholomew’s Church, Haslemere. All concerts start at 11am with free coffee and biscuits from 10.30am. No tickets but with a retiring collection.

The Vintage Jumble Sale Sunday 4th February 10am-2pm The Vintage Jumble Sale is back at Loxwood North Hall RH14 0QS. You will find antique and vintage bargains from over 20 traders. There’s a huge variety from furniture to textiles, bric a brac, clothes, pictures and books all at affordable prices. Fabulous refreshments are on sale all day. Child and dog friendly! Admission £1 to charity. Free parking. For enquiries contact juliajepps@yahoo.co.uk. The next date is Sunday 18th March.

Farnham Roller Hockey Club Every Sunday from 5pm Have you just got your first pair of roller skates and want to learn to skate, or do you enjoy roller skating and want more excitement? Then go to Farnham Roller Hockey Club – new members of all ages welcome. Beginner’s sessions Sundays from 5pm (juniors) and more experienced skaters from 6.30pm. Held at Farnham Sports Centre, Dogflud Way GU9 7UD. Contact Adam on 07979 505878 or visit www. farnhamrollerhockey.co.uk for details.

Midhurst Art Society Tuesday 6th February Art Demonstrations in the SDNPA Memorial Hall, North Street, Midhurst resume on Tuesday February 6th when Sharon Hurst will give a demo in mixed media. The society welcomes artists from beginners to professionals and visitors are welcome, admission is £3. To join them, contact the Membership Secretary Joanna Finch at joannafinch63@ hotmail.com.

St Wilfrids Hospice Their shop in Midhurst urgently needs volunteers. If you have a few spare hours a week, you could really make a difference by helping the shop raise vital funds to provide exemplary end of life care and support to patients and their families, both at the hospice and in their own home.

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Midhurst branch, and becoming part of a valued, fun and worthwhile team, email midhurst.shop@stwh.co.uk or call Haslemere Natural History Society Saturday 10th February 2.15pm 01730 815807 for more details, ask to speak to Charlotte.

Andrew Cleave, a very popular speaker, will give an The Arts Society West Sussex illustrated talk on the flowers, birds and other wildlife of Tuesday 6th February 2pm Belarus. It will take place at The Haslemere Museum, GU27 There is no meeting in January but at the February 2LA. Non-members are welcome for £4 at the door. meeting, Imogen Corrigan will talk on Antonello da RHS Garden Wisley Messina - the Great Sicilian Renaissance Artist. The use of Wednesday 10th to Thursday 18th February 10.30amlight combined with perspective and detailed symbolism 3.30pm make Antonello da Messina's paintings unforgettable.

Half-Term Fun: ‘Mud & Machines’ tractors, mud, soil and Meetings are held in Fittleworth Village Hall and the doors rocks. Learn all about the wonders of this icky, sticky stuff! open at 1.40pm. Tea and coffee after the lecture. Visitors Magical events for messy kids include seed bombs, mud very welcome at £5. Contact Jackie Buckler on 01903 snails, puddle jumping, sand pictures, pedal tractors and a 411086, email jackiebuckler@sky.com or visit www. special machine photo opportunity. Different events every theartssocietywestsussex.org. day with all details on the Wisley website www.rhs.org.uk/ The Fernhurst Centre wisley. You can also call 01483 224234.

Tuesday 6th and Wednesday 7th February Fernhurst Films New Spanish courses are starting in February at both Saturday 10th February beginners and more advanced conversational level. Both Two screenings today! The first is Despicable Me 3. It is the are in 10-week tranches at a cost of £60 with the Beginners tale of Gru who gets fired from the Anti-Villain League for starting on Tuesday 6th February (1pm-2pm) and the failing to take down the latest bad guy to threaten humanity, Conversation course on Wednesday 7th February (12 He then meets his long lost, charming, cheerful and more noon–1pm). To book a place, email ferncent@gmail.com or call the centre on 01428 641931. Check out their website successful twin brother Dru who wants to team up for one 32 VANTAGEPOINT

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YOUR COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD • last criminal heist! Doors open at 4.20pm and the film starts at 4.50pm. It’s a brilliant film from the studios of Illumination Entertainment. The second film is The Big Sick, a romcom with a difference. It is based on the real-life courtship between Pakistan-born aspiring comedian Kumail Nanjiani, who connects with grad student Emily Gardner (played by Zoe Kazan) after one of his stand-up sets. An uplifting film, which despite the title, should not be missed. Doors open at 7pm and the film starts at 7.30pm. For a synopsis of the season’s films, click onto www.fernhurst.net/films/ index.htm. The screenings are in aid of Friends of Fernhurst Primary School.

Surrey Mozart Players Concert Saturday 10th February Surrey Mozart Players make a welcome return to the beautiful surroundings of the Menuhin Hall, Stoke D’Abernon for an evening of classical masterpieces by Mozart, Beethoven and Mendelssohn, composers who feature at the very core of this orchestra’s repertoire. Also making a welcome return is outstanding pianist James Brawn who will continue his Beethoven concerto cycle project with the orchestra by performing Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No 1.

Tickets are available online at www.yehudimenuhinschool. co.uk or telephone the Box Office on 08700 842020. Adults £19, Children under 16, £9.50.

The Sight of the Snowdrop Sunday 11th February 11am–4pm This year Mitchmere Farm will open its wondrous garden displaying clusters of this delicate, milky, flower together with brightly coloured crocuses. The perfect day out to put on your wellies and lift your spirits. Explore this lovely downland garden with its unusual trees, shrubs and carpets of Snowdrops as well as the formal kitchen garden. Enjoy homemade cakes, refreshments and a selection of craft stalls. Special snowdrop bulbs for sale. Entrance: £4.

Children Free. Sorry no dogs. All proceeds to The Sussex Snowdrop Trust. Takes place at Mitchmere Farm, Stoughton, West Sussex PO18 9JW. Haslemere U3A Monday 12th February 2pm At the next meeting held at Haslemere Hall, Bridge Road, February 2018

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HHH Concerts Saturday 10th February The vibrant young Piatti String Quartet returns to St Christopher’s Church, Wey Hill, Haslemere to perform works by Frank Bridge, Claude Debussy and Beethoven as part of the HHH Concerts Season. Competition winners and recording artists, they are rising stars in the quartet world, performing internationally in music clubs and festivals. Don’t miss this delightful programme. Tickets available from Chamberlain Music, Wey Hill, online at www.WeGotTickets.com and from HHH on 01428 642038.

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Midhurst Garden Club Monday 12th February Their talk this month is on Orchids. Jonathon Watson has been growing Orchids from some 25 years and is currently President of the Wessex Orchid Society and also one of the British Orchid Council’s National Judges. His talk will be an overview of Orchids and the conditions they require to grow well, bearing in mind there are 28,000 plus species identified and around 200,000 hybrids! For more information about the club, contact Denise Skinner on 01730 814194, email askinner3@sky.com or check their website www. midhurstgardenclub.co.uk.

Early Birds at Haslemere Museum Wednesday 14th February 9am-10am This is a special opening for families with children who have an Autism Spectrum Condition to go along and enjoy the Museum free from the hustle and bustle of the public.

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Create & Grow at Squire’s Monday 12th to Friday 16th February 10am–4pm There’s a real buzz going on at Squire’s Garden Centres this February Half Term. Keep your children as busy as a bee by taking them to Squire’s to paint a beautiful terracotta bee pot for just £4.50, which they can take home and use as a pen holder or plant pot. They can also take part in free activities at Squire’s, including a wildlife colouring competition with the chance to win a prize, and a gardening treasure hunt – where you follow a trail of questions around the garden centre. Everyone who completes the treasure hunt receives a sticker. Activities are on daily at all Squire’s Garden Centres (except Chertsey and Woking). There’s no need to book, simply buzz along on the day.

Fantastic Flags at Haslemere Museum Tuesday 13th February 10.30am-1pm Do go along to this family drop in event at the museum and enjoy a fun-filled morning. Discover more about the variety of flags from around the world and then get hands-on and create your very own flag. Museum members £2 per child, non-members £4 per child, no need to book. To find out more, visit www.haslemeremuseum.co.uk.

Watts Gallery Tuesday 13th to Sunday 18th February 10am-4pm They are organising a fun filled half term week of activities and events including Paper Architects, In the Picture, Family House Tours and Terracotta Tealight Cottages. The activities are free with admission and are suitable for all ages. For more details on this and all the other events taking place at Watts Gallery, go to www.wattsgallery.org. uk. The Gallery is situated in Down Lane, Compton GU3 1DQ and if you have never visited it, I would urge you to do 34 VANTAGEPOINT

Godalming and Haslemere Ramblers They have a programme of 16 walks in February, ranging from 5 to 10 miles in length and led by experienced walk leaders. If you enjoy friendly and relaxed country walking, why not give one of these walks a try? Further details at www.gandhramblers.org.uk, or search on Facebook.

Grayshott Gardeners Wednesday 14th February 7.30pm Grayshott Gardeners will be holding their next meeting in the village hall when Charles Wisden makes a welcome return to Grayshott. His talk is entitled ‘Back to Basics’. Having worked for many years at Forest Lodge his horticultural knowledge is vast and will get you inspired once again now that the snow has (hopefully) gone. Members free, visitors £5. Details on 01428 722000 or visit www. grayshottgardeners.net.

Midhurst U3A Tuesday 16th January The next meeting at the Methodist Church Hall, North Street, Midhurst, has Michael Forrest talking about ‘The Victorian Defences of Portsmouth & The Great Portsdown Forts’.

Refreshments available from 2.15pm followed by the talk at 2.30pm. For more information on events, groups and meetings contact the Membership Secretary on 01730 813374.

Fernhurst Club Saturday 17th February 9pm–11pm Willie Austen will be singing at the Fernhurst Club. Willie is a blues/rock guitarist and will be playing some of the great songs from across the decades. Plenty of space for dancing!

For more information, check out www.fernhurst.net/ fernhurstclub/. The Fernhurst Club is at 8 Midhurst Road, Fernhurst, Haslemere GU27 3EE. The Arts Society Haslemere Tuesday 20th February 1.45pm for 2pm They welcome Dr Diane Davies who will give a lecture, to be held at the Haslemere Hall, Bridge Road, entitled The Magnificent Maya. The Maya Empire, centred in the tropical lowlands of what is now Guatemala, reached the peak of its power and influence around the sixth century A.D. They excelled at agriculture, pottery, hieroglyph writing, calendarmaking and mathematics, and left behind an astonishing

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Historical Association West Surrey Branch Tuesday 20th February 7.30pm At their next lecture, Dr Carey Fleiner, University of Winchester, will give a talk entitled ‘A Boy and his Mum: the story of Nero and Agrippina.’ The Roman Emperors didn’t go in much for quiet domesticity! It takes place at St Nicolas’ Hall, Bury Street, Guildford GU2 4BW. Visitors very welcome (£3 at the door) students free. Further information from Rollo Crookshank on 01252 319881 or email crookshank@ starkmann.co.uk.

Surrey Branch: Western Front Association Wednesday 21st February 7.45pm Clive Harris: Breaking the Hindenburg Line. Clive examines the Allied offensives that broke through the Hindenburg Line system in September 1918. These successful operations were the beginning of the end for the German army. Takes place at The Day Centre, Cobham KT11 2LY. For full details contact Andy Thompson at info@eyewitnesstours.com.

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Haslemere Gardening Society Wednesday 21st February 7.45pm The Society will be hosting a talk by Steve Bradey who is a writer, lecturer and TV broadcaster. It is entitled ‘Practical Propagation’ and is the first lecture of a new year which will include many interesting talks, all held at the Catholic Church Hall in Weydown Road. There are three exciting coach outings to renowned gardens in the summer months.

The talks are free to members and just £2 to visitors and are concluded with tea, coffee and biscuits. Meetings always prove to be informative and enjoyable evenings. If you are interested, just pop along, you will be made most welcome.

Fernhurst Society Thursday 22nd February 7.30pm for 8pm Fernhurst Society's first programme event of 2018 is an illustrated talk by Hugh Turrall-Clarke on The History of Haslemere from its Buildings. It takes place at Fernhurst Village Hall, doors open 7.30pm for refreshments, and the talk starts at 8pm. Non-members very welcome (small charge £1). For further details please email chairman@ fernhurstsociety.org.uk. More information at www. fernhurstsociety.org.uk.

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Haslemere Community Land Trust • PROFILE “Work will continue, too, in the field of community engagement, for the more members we have, the more we will benefit from community ideas and influence. The members are shareholders, who each get a single vote (irrespective of the number of shares they buy) at public board meetings and the AGM, which will be advertised on our Facebook page and website and in our periodic newsletters.

“One woman who stopped by at our tent said that young people didn’t save up for anything these days, but she probably bought her home when the ratio of earnings to prices was more favourable."

The packaging said it would just 'pop-up', but erecting the new gazebo at the Christmas Fair proved a finger-numbing challenge in the chill damp dawn of that December Sunday. Here, on prime pitch number 18 in the High Street – a literary-sounding spot between Hemingways and the bookshop – the freshly formed Haslemere Community Land Trust set out its stall in public for the first time.

As those frozen digits started to thaw, however, it was soon clear that writer’s cramp would present a new threat to the team, as a succession of visitors proved keen to register their interest or actually become members.

The provision of affordable housing, it emerged, is an issue of high priority for the people of Haslemere. Names and email addresses were taken from those expressing support; a more detailed form was completed for those wishing to join – and the organisers thank them all.

In 2016, for example, government figures showed that the average house in Waverley cost more than 15 times the average salary. Wages have scarcely risen since and the problem for young people seeking a home has clearly worsened. According to the online property-search site Rightmove, overall sold prices in Haslemere in 2017 were 19% up on the previous year and 22% up on the 2014 level of £496,554.

“Haslemere Community Land Trust has much to do, therefore,” adds Bagshaw, “and, while we scout for suitable land this year, we also look forward to meeting more residents and welcoming them as members. Plans for 2018 include a display at the visitor centre by the train station, a grand Haslemere inter-pub-and-club quiz and the Haslemere CLT gazebo popping up once again, and a good bit more comfortably, at the town’s Charter Fair on Bank Holiday Monday 7th May. It would be great to see you there.”

The trust – working to create affordable housing and enhance amenities in and around Haslemere – is now legally formed as a community benefit society and actively seeking land suitable for development.

“While we are currently looking at a couple of specific sites,” says chairman Paul Bagshaw, “we would welcome ideas for others via our website.

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RHS Garden Wisley Tuesday 23rd February 8am–10.30am Butterfly photography morning. A chance to visit the butterflies in the glasshouse before opening hours to capture their beauty. With a base in the Clore Learning Centre, where refreshments will be served, photographers are free to visit and photograph the glasshouse and butterflies as they please. Please pre-book using ref no 14745 on 02031 765830 (open 9am–5pm weekdays) before 21st February.

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Abba Sensation Saturday 24th February The Empire Hall, which is situated in Graffham, has landed a major coup by bringing one of Europe’s top Abba Tribute bands, ‘Abba Sensation’ to Petworth. The band that faithfully reproduce the stage show of the legendary Swedish super group, are acknowledged as one of the best live stage acts in Europe. With superb costumes, lighting effects and one of the most authentic reproduction of Abba’s hits. Tickets which are now on sale priced £15 and can be purchased online at www.buytickets.at/empirehallgraffham/23579 or email empirehall@gmail.com.

Surrey County Walkers Saturday 24th February 10am There is a 6 mile easy walk around Little Lascombe, Puttenham, Hillbury, Rodsall Manor and Lydling Farm.

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skills and attitudes that will stay with them for life. They’ll leave the seminar calm, focused and ready to face this challenge. Registration is £30 with a requested minimum sponsorship of £150. To secure your place or find out more about this intriguing challenge, visit www.pth.org. uk, email fundraising@pth.org.uk or call Phyllis Tuckwell’s Fundraising team on 01252 729446.

Grayshott Folk Club Saturday 24th February Just one gig in February, but an excellent one at that! Hatful of Rain are based in Brighton and are a British contemporary folk group that combine powerful song writing with musical flare, inspired by English, Celtic and American Roots styles.

They have recorded two albums ‘Way Up On the Hill’ in 2012 and ‘The Morning Key’ in 2014. www.hatfulofrain. co.uk/. They will be supported by Hickory Signals-also from Brighton. Tickets: £14 for adults and £7 for under 16s, available from Grayshott Post Office/Grayshott Wine Centre/ Haslemere Bookshop. You can also contact Des O’Byrne on 01428 607096. More information at www.grayshott.com/ events/ or www.grayshottfolkclub.co.uk. Takes place at Grayshott Village Hall.

Theatre Jazz Café Tuesday 27th February 7.30pm Saxophonist Jimmy Hastings was famously part of the Humphrey Lyttleton Band and the John Dankworth Generation Band and over the years he has worked with a

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Circle Dancing With lighter evenings, maybe it’s time to venture out and get some exercise. How about trying circle dancing (or world dancing). It is relaxing, fun, great exercise and you will make new friends. Men and women of all ages are welcome. Lynn Frances is an experienced teacher of 34 years and has built a reputation here and abroad for creating a wonderful atmosphere in which to relax and have fun. She runs classes at: Pirrie Hall Brook on Thursdays in three ten-week terms, 7.30pm-9.30pm. St Catherine's Hall Guildford on the third Tuesday of the month, 7.30pm-9.30pm. Contact Lynn on 01420 474881.

Haslemere Flower Club Wednesday 28th February 1.30pm They are holding their first meeting of 2018 at Haslemere Hall. The demonstrator will be Jean Plaskett and her title is ‘Solo Plastic’. After the demonstration, the arrangements will be raffled, and the afternoon will end with tea and biscuits.

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Women’s World Day of Prayer Friday 2nd March 10.30am Over 6,000 services will be held in the British Isles on the theme of ‘All God’s Creation is Very Good!’ The Women of Suriname wrote this international and interdenominational) service and it has been translated into 60 different languages and 1000 dialects. It will be celebrated in 170 countries and islands, starting at sunrise over the island of Samoa and continuing as it makes its way around the earth, ending some 36 hours later as the sun sets off the coast of American Samoa. You are invited to join in at St Anselm’s, Hindhead for the 2018 Haslemere area of Women’s World Day of Prayer. All welcome. For further information, contact the secretary on 01428 605326 or visit the WWDP website www.wwdp.org.uk.

Haslemere Musical Society Saturday 3rd March 7.30pm There are three exciting items in the Haslemere Musical Society's spring concert. The orchestra will present Ernest Chausson's only Symphony, the dramatic B-flat major.

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Concert at Guildford Cathedral: Baroque Treasures Saturday 3rd March 7.30pm Vivace Chorus, the Brandenburg Sinfonia and soloists from the Royal Academy of Music present a glittering collection of Baroque favourites including Bach’s 3rd Brandenburg Concerto and Magnificat in D, Handel’s Zadok the Priest and Albinoni’s Adagio, which has been used in the soundtrack of many films, including Gallipoli and more recently, Manchester by the Sea. More information and tickets (£16 - £26, under 18s half price) from www.vivacechorus.org or visit www.guildford.org or phone TIC on 01483 444333.

The National Trust 3 Counties Association This was set up to enrich the benefits of NT membership among members living around the borders of Surrey, Hampshire and West Sussex. They offer a stimulating programmes of winter and summer events designed to have broad appeal.

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Pointless Quiz Saturday 3rd March All Saints Church, Grayswood are holding a Pointless Quiz in Grayswood Village Hall. You may know the answer but do you know an answer that others are least likely to give??

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Home & Vintage Spring Fair Saturday 17th March 10am–3pm There will be a stunning selection of French brocante, antiques, linens, soft furnishings, home, garden ware and hand crafted gifts. Spring plants and garden talks in the tea room whilst enjoying homemade cakes overlooking the cricket green. £2 entry, under 12s free. Friendly dogs on leads welcome. Takes place at Grayswood Village Hall, Grayswood GU27 2DJ. More information at www. homeandvintageliving.co.uk.

Kelly’s Clandon Park Run Saturday 17th March The Kelly's Clandon Park Run is a once a year opportunity to experience exclusive parts of the Estate opened specifically for the event by kind permission of the Earl of Onslow. At HQ there will be free parking and a bag drop provided by Kelly's Storage, also hot and cold refreshments including wonderful home baked cakes. The February 2018

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The Full Monty Tuesday 20th March to Saturday 24th March, The Haslemere Players now have the full cast for their ambitious March 2018 production at Haslemere Hall, including six brave male principals who are prepared to strip naked over six performances – their modesty helped by well-positioned hats! It is rated PG as there is colourful language at times! This is the original American musical show, prior to the 1998 British film and The Players will be supporting local charity, The Prostate Project, with this production. This show is going to be a blast – are you ready Haslemere! For more information, go to www. haslemereplayers.com.

Chantry Singers Chamber Choir Spring Concert Saturday 24th March 7.30pm Taking place at St Nicolas Church, Guildford, ‘In Memoriam’ is a reflective programme of music on themes of sorrow, hope and remembrance, centred around Tomas Luis di Victoria’s sublime Requiem mass for unaccompanied choir.

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They work closely with a range of local suppliers to source meat, cheese and vegetables from local suppliers to provide guests with the best quality, freshest food, together with a large selection of guest ales and ten different ciders.

Housed in a beautiful building dating in part from the 16th century, they are open seven days a week for brunch, lunch and dinner, and for breakfast at weekends. For more information, visit www.thesurreyoaks.com To win a meal for 4 people including wine up to a value of £125, please answer the following question: Q: From what century does part of the pub date?

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Pensions, Investments and Retirement Planning Graham, Inter Co IFA Services

InterCo IFA Services Ltd is a locally based independent company. We provide advice on pensions, investments and inheritance tax planning and have access to a wide range of products to suit every need.

InterCo IFA Services Ltd offers a review of Clients’ existing plans and benefits including: • • • • • • •

Making use of ISA Allowances Capital Gains Tax Allowances Pension Allowances Gifts Requirements for Auto-Enrolment Venture Capital Trusts Use of Business Relief

Current Pension arrangements have been designed with the purpose of giving individuals maximum flexibility to access their Defined Contributions Pension savings. If you are aged over 55 you can take advantage of this flexibility but obtaining professional advice is essential to make sure you get an informed analysis of your particular situation.

Your pension provider may well ask you to seek advice.

This is a recent case study of a client who approached Graham of InterCo IFA Services having been referred by her tax adviser: Our client had five small individual pensions, one of which was smaller than the others. She had invested heavily into Buy to Let properties with interest-only mortgages and held relatively small amounts of personal cash. She subsequently had an opportunity of a further development, which would help clear the mortgages, but for this a cash sum was needed. The client’s salary income was more than £50k p.a. and she was therefore a higher rate taxpayer.

She wished to draw one of her pensions under the new Small Pot rules. The smallest pension pot was worth £3,700. She could have taken 25% of the plan as Tax Free Cash and the balance less income tax. As a 40% taxpayer she would have had very little left of the funds and therefore not enough for her project. Unsure about the best way to proceed, she had sought some free guidance

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and unfortunately found the information provided more confusing. We ran a forensic analysis of her current pension plans and recommended that three of the four plans should be consolidated into one. She was thus able to release more Tax Free Cash as a single amount providing enough for her project, and defer taking her taxable income until a time when she becomes a nonor basic rate taxpayer. This also means her company can still contribute up to £40k p.a. into her pension at work without loss of her Annual Allowance.

Great care needs to be taken to make sure you are not losing valuable pension benefits when taking actions of this kind. We are happy to report that having found a solution that suits her individual needs, our client’s project is well under way and she will have sufficient profits net of tax to clear a substantial amount of her liabilities.

Auto Enrolment and Tax Planning advice are not regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

A pension is a long-term investment. The fund value may fluctuate and can go down. Your eventual income may depend upon the size of your fund at retirement, future interest rates and legislation.

Call me if you would like to know how I can help you with your personal retirement planning.

graham@intercoifaservices.co.uk

www.intercoifaservices.co.uk InterCo IFA Services Ltd is an appointed representative of In Partnership the trading name of The On-Line Partnership Limited which is authorised and

Contact Heather at thehaslemereguide@gmail.com

regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Our FCA Ref Number is 718691. Registered in England and Wales: 9452357