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Haslemere, Midhurst & Petworth • November 2015

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Now that autumn is firmly here, there should be some great opportunities to see some marvellous tree colour similar to what’s featured on our front cover, which was taken by the Seven Acres Lake at RHS Wisley. There are so many places in the local area to see similar colours that we cannot name them all but we have worked with the National Trust to come up with a list of their local landscapes which are well worth discovering over the next couple of months.

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It feels like Christmas already, given we are already publicising local pantomimes and all manner of festive events, such as school fairs, Christmas markets and the lighting of town lights. Please support them if you can.

We will feature all that we get sent in our Jottings and if you know of any more, please let us know.

In fact, with so many boutiques, butchers, farm shops, food producers, tree growers, vineyards and many other independent producers and retailers in our area, why not see how much you can buy locally this Christmas? From gin to sparkling wine, cheese and condiments to beef and turkey, you can purchase many things made within 20 miles of your home. Keep it local!

Contact the editor: stefan@vantagepublishing.co.uk

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Contributors: Andy Goundry, Beth Otway, Kirstie Smillie Print: Buxton Press Cover: Metasequoia glyptostroboides by Seven Acres Lake at RHS Wisley: Clive Nichols

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JOTTINGS YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD To spare us all, I’m not mentioning England’s World Cup result. Instead, I’ll mention the glut of apples this autumn.

There are enough on the trees and in boxes outside houses to see us all through the winter months with crumbles, sauces etc and there’s no excuse now for not knocking up the delicious tarte tatin recipe featured in this month’s edition.

Enjoy Guy Fawkes night if you’re venturing out and if you’re having your own bonfire night – stay safe.

The Tower Room at Cowdray Ruins has recently been renovated and is now a wonderful Renaissance Art Studio. In November, Cowdray’s Artist in Residence, David Cranswick is holding two five day workshops: The first is I’ m afraid too early for you to catch (Monday 2nd to Friday 6th November) however the second one runs from Monday 16th to Friday 20th November. It’s a Renaissance Painting Workshop - the Flemish technique of mixed egg tempera and oil painting. Have a look at http://www.cowdray.co.uk/ events/renaissance-painting-workshop-3/ . The address is Cowdray Heritage Trust, River Ground Stables, Midhurst GU29 9AL. To book contact David Cranswick at cranswickart@ gmail.com.

West Sussex Decorative and Fine Arts Society’s Annual General Meeting will be held on Tuesday 3rd November at 1.30pm (members only). This will be followed by a talk given by Roger Rosewell at 2.30pm, on ‘Image and Devotion: Art and Life in Medieval Monasteries’ exploring how the artistic riches of monasteries played a role in the daily life of nuns and monks. At 2pm on Tuesday 1st December, Dr James Lindow will give a lecture on ‘Glory to the Newborn King - Depictions of the Nativity in European Art.’ The absence of detail of the nativity, has led artists and theologians to amplify it. There will be mince pies and mulled wine following the talk. Meetings are held in Fittleworth Village Hall. Coffee is available from 1.20pm in December only. For membership

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details contact Beth Dugan on 01730 815339. Visitors are welcome for a fee of £5.

On Wednesday 4th November, Grayshott Flower Club will be holding a workshop to prepare for later in the month when they will be making the seasonal arrangements and wreaths for their stall at the Grayshott Christmas Market on Saturday 5th December. The meeting will be held in the Studio, Grayshott Village Hall from 7pm with sales table and refreshments. For further information, telephone 01428 651956.

The Free Apprenticeship Workshop is aimed at 16-24 year olds who are applying for, or wanting to become an apprentice. The concept arose from the large volume of CVs and application forms that were being rejected by employers because they were inappropriate. Many of the applicants had good qualifications and skills, but their CVs were not reflecting these, subsequently these applicants were not being considered. Applicants also had a poor knowledge of Apprenticeship Frameworks. The 3 hour workshop will cover all of these points, to help them to understand what is required of them. The workshop will focus on: Apprenticeship specific CVs, Apprenticeship Handbook, Apprenticeship Applications, Right to work documents and Interviews. For information and details of the next workshop, ring Richard Pepper or Denise Flaxton, Waverley Training Services, on 01252 725872.

Grayshott Decorative and Fine Arts Society continue their autumn programme on Thursday 5th November at 2pm in Grayshott Village Hall when Dr. Janet Robson’s subject will be ‘Not just Giotto: Re-assessing Art in Florence c1280-1348’.

Giotto’s style revolutionised the art of monumental narrative painting but some Patrons preferred Sienese artists and Pisan sculptors. Her lecture will explore the dynamic inter-change of ideas between each city’s artists as they competed to

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As day and night synchronise, the equinox heralds the beginning of the autumn. The summer has come to a close and the shadows begin to lengthen. However, the show is far from over and the change of the seasons can be enjoyed to its fullest at RHS Garden Wisley.

Autumn is a fantastic time of year to be outside, wherever you are, the garden is full of sights, sounds and smells. It is a time when our trees and woodland collections can really be appreciated. Many of us at home may curse our trees for raining down their spent leaves into our gutters and onto our lawns but this is an essential process for a deciduous tree in its preparation for winter as the drop in temperatures would eventually damage their leaves’ fragile photosynthetic cells.

The trees are withdrawing energy from the leaves in the form of amino acids and in turn, certain pigments remain in the leaf before it falls. It’s these pigments that give us the autumn colours. Such delight can be found for us in this because as the temperature drops, the trees respond with vibrant and colourful hues from the warm spectrum to ease us into winter.

At RHS Garden Wisley, the deciduous tree collection is made up of an array of native, exotic, European and American species with many cultivars of each bringing their own colourful autumnal display.

On Battleston Hill, a woodland garden, the North American maples such as Acer rubrum and aptly named scarlet oak (Quercus coccinea), start to burn a bright red from midSeptember. As you walk through the warren of pathways among the under planting of hydrangeas you can’t escape the Japanese katsura trees’ (Cercidiphyllum japonicum) fallen leaf 8

odour. This burnt sugar smell is like candyfloss at the fair, which is given off as the leaves decompose and is particularly strong in the damp misty morning air.

Out on the lawns of Seven Acres, a huge American sweet gum (Liquidambar styraciflua) turns a deep plum colour, not dissimilar to the Persian ironwood (Parrotia persica) which turns out in a multi coloured display of purple, yellow and tints of orange sometimes all on one leaf. Here also is the Nyssa sylvatica ‘Wisley Bonfire’ whose colours are so vibrant they are reminiscent of the firework displays we enjoy in early November.

All around Wisley and in the greater landscape our important native species; oak, birch, hornbeam and beech turn a bright sunny yellow, with the beech most favourably turning again to a beautiful russet brown during leaf fall.

If too much looking up in the canopies of trees strains the neck, then autumn colour can be appreciated up-close and at eye level on the Bonsai Walk. Here the miniature trees are no less striking than their larger counterparts.

It’s not just the deciduous trees that should draw you into the garden. Walking through Wisley’s Pinetum, the evergreen conifers and vantagepointmag.co.uk

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Underneath, the carpet of cyclamen merrily flowering away punctuates the contrast of size in the plant kingdom. Not all conifers are evergreen, there are two particular species which drop their leaves and give an incredible splash of orange and brown; the swamp cypress (Taxodium distichum) and the dawn redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides).

Let’s not forget during autumn that we see the most fungal fruiting bodies. Mushrooms, essentially the flower of a fungus, spring up in lawns, borders and from the wood of the trees themselves, showing us there is more beneath our feet than just soil and rock. A whole ecosystem exists, of which fungi are the main players. Many fungi spend their lifetime in symbiosis with a tree’s roots in an energy sharing co-operation. Some even lie dormant in a trees wood, springing into action when the tree finally succumbs to old age or wind and falls. They play an essential role in decomposing the falling leaves and in the trees’ health.

All this to take us from a summer full of sunshine and flowers to the bright lights and frosts of Christmas. Doesn’t sound too bad to me, a garden full of colours, whatever the weather.

Some autumn events at Wisley 6th November - Free day Friday Enjoy free entrance to the garden and take a walk to see the autumn colour throughout the garden. Visit the Late Fruit and Vegetable Competition in the Glasshouse, including apple identification – bring your mystery apples!

6th - 8th November - RHS Late Fruit and Vegetable Competition See fabulous produce in more than 60 classes of fruit and vegetables, and get your mystery apples identified by our experts. To enter the competition, please email: georginabarter@rhs.org.uk. Normal garden admission, runs from 10am – 4pm.

25th - 29th November - Craft and Design Fair Browse and buy from more than 150 of the finest craftspeople in the country for original and unusual Christmas gifts. The Craft and Design Fair is held outside the garden. See rhs.org.uk/wisleywhatson for more details and ticket prices.

Images from top:Seven Acres Lake with trees in autumn colour at RHS Garden Wisley. (RHS / Clive Nichols). Children play with leaves in autumn at RHS Garden Wisley (RHS / Adam Duckworth). Family look at a Liquidambar tree by the play area in autumn at RHS Garden Wisley (RHS / Adam Duckworth)

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2nd December at 5pm - Christmas Glow light switch-on Watch RHS Ambassador and author Mary Berry switch on the Wisley Christmas lights, and then enjoy a late-night Christmas shopping evening until 8.30pm. There will be sparkling seasonal decorations, and unrivalled RHS gifts, plants and books for sale to make Christmas shopping a pleasure. The Wisley Christmas Shop will be open until 24th December.

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For more details and to buy garden tickets online, visit www.rhs.org.uk/wisley

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Petworth’s fifth Literary Weekend runs from Wednesday 4th to Sunday 8th November. There will be some high profile authors attending, including Andy McNab, David Starkey, Terry Waite and Alan Johnson MP. Petworth Bookshop will be playing a vital part in organising a number of book signings and of course stocking all the various titles. Tickets are priced from £10 (adults) / £4 (18 & under). Book online at www. petworthfestival.org.uk or call the box office on 01798 344576. More information at the website or call 01798 344576.

There’s an inaugural Firework and Bonfire Evening at Haslemere Museum on Thursday 5th November. Doors open at 6.30pm, fireworks at 7.30pm followed by lighting of the bonfire. The cost is £8 for adults in advance (before 1st November) £10 on the night, Under 16’s free. As well as a firework display by Firebird Entertainment, there 01252 717772 CIF_Wisley_Xmas_15_92x147_CIF_Wisley_Nov_15_92x147 07/10/2015 15:42 Page 1 will be premium farm burgers and hotdogs, mulled wine, www.farnhamstoves.com cash bar and teas and coffees. Enquiries to enquiries@

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RHS Garden Wisley is holding a ‘Free Day Friday’ on Friday 6th November from 10am to 4.30pm. This is a chance to enjoy Wisley as they offer free garden entry to everyone on this day. See the autumn colour, feast on seasonal food in the

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Chiddingfold Village Hall Cinema is showing a couple of really excellent films in November. On Thursday 5th November they present: ‘Amy’, the story of Amy Winehouse in her own words, featuring unseen archival footage and previously unheard recordings. Whether you are a fan of her work or not, I would urge you to see this beautifully made and touching film. Doors open at 7.30pm and the film starts at 8pm.

Then on Friday 20th November, there’s a double screening of ‘Inside Out’ so that the kids and adults alike can get to see it.

This animation from past-masters Pixar is brilliantly original and often hilarious; we go inside the head of eleven-yearold Riley and meet her five controlling emotions: joy, sadness, fear, anger and disgust. Whether you are 5 or 105, this film has something for you. Tickets for each screening cost £5 (£3 for children under 15) on the door, or in advance at www. chiddingfoldcinema.com , or from Chiddingfold Post Office.

Season Tickets are also available from both locations. For further details, especially anyone interested in volunteering to join them, contact Matthew Lacey on 01428 683120, or email boxoffice@chiddingfoldcinema.com.

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catering outlets and get your Christmas shopping started with some unique gifts and inspiration in the Gift Shop and Plant Centre. RHS Garden Wisley, Woking, Surrey GU23 6QB. For more information, call 0845 260 9000, or email wisley@rhs. org.uk. More information at www.rhs.org.uk/wisley.

The Royal Surrey County Hospital is running their knitting fundraising ‘Knot for Profit’ again, this time for St Luke’s Cancer Centre. There’s three ways you can get involved: 1) Donate knitted/crocheted items which will be sold to raise money; 2) Pop along to one of their pop-up stalls to buy handmade goods - Manns of Cranleigh on Bonfire Night on Saturday 7th November, Church St for Godalming Christmas Festival on Saturday 28th November and the Artisan Market at Weyhill, Haslemere Thursday on 10th December; 3) Enter the ‘Yarnathon’ - sponsored knits being held on Wednesday 18th November and Friday 11th December in Guildford. Call 01483 464146 or email eleni.bainbridge@nhs.net for more details.

Grayshott Folk Club has two gigs coming up in November.

The first is the return of brilliant Canadian Folk-Country band Fish & Bird on Saturday 7th November. They have been asked back to play at The London Folk Festival and GFC are chuffed to bits that they are coming back to Grayshott again. You can get a glimpse by going to www.youtube.com/ watch?v=eO6N73pO9e8. Do note that this gig will be at Beritaz 1115_Layout 1 08/10/2015 1 they Grayshott Social Club not at the Village13:57 Hall. InPage support have talented young Grayshott couple Joe Boon and Bryony

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Under 16s: £6/£7. Call Des O’Byrne on 01428 607096. Then on Friday 20th November at Grayshott Village Hall, they will be putting on their first ever Barn Dance. It will be a nonthreatening, gentle affair for those who are not expert dancers and will give everyone a chance to lose their inhibitions and get to know each other whilst swinging their partners! If you’ve never been to a Barn Dance before, then this is your’ Chance to Dance’! Advance Adult Tickets: £12 or £14 on the door. Under 16s: £6/£7. Call Des O’Byrne on 01428 607096.

Remembrance Sunday is on Sunday 8th November.

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Petrol or diesel, electric or hybrid? Andy Goundry takes a look at the options Selecting a new car used to mean simply deciding on budget, make and model. Today, however, we face an additional, much less clear-cut choice: whether to opt for petrol, diesel or one of the supposedly greener alternatives of electric or hybrid power.

manufacturers fuel consumption, or expect the present Government incentives of low taxation to continue, though.

Diesel cars have increased in popularity hugely over the last few years, thanks to good fuel economy and the perception of being cleaner than petrol power. However, there has been a growing realisation that exhaust emissions of most diesels are hazardous to health, with several cities around the UK, including London, proposing to ban pre-Euro 6 diesels.

Modern petrol engines are fighting back, with real-world fuel economy now an impressive 20-30% better than for engines launched only a few years ago.

In recent weeks this anti-diesel sentiment has been fuelled by the news of VW Group having apparently cheated on emissions tests for their new models, resulting in sales of diesel cars falling dramatically.

If diesel power is off the menu for most of us, what is the alternative? There is no ‘one-size-fits-all’ solution, but to help you make the right choice when faced with an array of often over-enthusiastic advertising claims, we offer some observations drawn from experience of testing a range of cars of all sizes and prices, from superminis to luxury 4x4s.

Diesel – once the hero, now the villain of the piece

Petrol – a rising star

One way in which manufacturers have achieved this is to reduce engine capacity, with family car engines now shrunk from 1.6-2 litres down to 1.2-1.4 litres or even less. Traditionally, this would have been expected to shorten the life of the engine dramatically, but these fears have been resolved by improved technology.

For example, the Nissan Qashqai is offered with a 1.2 litre turbocharged engine with which we achieved around 45mpg overall – not too far from the figures expected from a diesel. As with diesels though, don’t expect to achieve the manufacturers claimed fuel consumption – around 75% of the manufacturers combined figure is more typical.

The VW saga may turn out to be just a small part of the debate over diesel. Even more significant, although less widely publicised as yet, is that the mandatory European emissions test, with which every new model needs to comply, is so unrepresentative of real-world driving that even current diesel vehicles pump out levels of the most damaging emissions of up to ten or more times greater than when tested. This means that even the very latest Euro 6 diesels could be affected by low emission zone bans.

Is there still a place for diesel cars? Probably only if your motoring involves almost constant motorway running, where the diesel engine is at its most effective in terms of both emissions and fuel consumption. Just don’t anticipate anything like the claimed

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Full electric – horses for courses Electric cars can be very cost-effective to run, if you discount the usually fairly steep initial purchase price which is only partly offset by the present £5,000 Government subsidy.

Indeed, since many public charging points are effectively free to use, your miles can often be covered at zero cost.

Even if you charge your electric car exclusively from your domestic supply, this still gives cheap motoring, with electricity costing typically 3-4p

per mile for say a Nissan Leaf, against 10p upwards for the fuel to power a similar conventional car such as a 1.2 petrol Nissan Note.

‘Range anxiety’ is a well-aired comment about electric cars, and trust me – it exists. Most electric cars can travel only a limited distance before needing recharging: whilst most manufacturers claim well over 100 miles is possible on a fully charged battery, a more realistic range is probably around 80 miles. Manufacturers will improve on this range over time, but this will not happen overnight, so don’t hold your breath waiting.

Nevertheless, if your daily driving covers no more than say 50 miles with lots of stop/start traffic, then a purely electric car such as a Nissan Leaf could be entirely practical. Longer journeys are an issue, though, for even if you are fortunate in having conveniently located charging stations on your route, charging is not quick, taking at least 30 minutes and possibly a lot longer. Longer journeys therefore, whilst not impossible, are certainly slow! Nissan recognise this, and purchasers of a new Leaf can borrow, currently free of charge, a conventional car from Nissan for a couple of weeks a year for added flexibility.

The current exception to this is the Tesla range, with some models able to travel up to almost 300 miles between charges.

Tesla claim to have developed radically different battery and charging technology to other manufacturers, making their products significantly more effective for everyday transportation.

Teslas are however not cheap, with the Model S range starting at around £51,000, although this buys you a sophisticated luxury saloon on a par with, say, a Jaguar. The ability to charge a Tesla completely free – and reasonably quickly – at one of their ‘supercharger’ charging stations being rolled out around the country, must also be offset against that high purchase price.

The maximum range of an electric car is massively affected by the type of driving. Motorway cruising will give little opportunity for brake energy regeneration, unlike stop/start town driving where much more regeneration is likely. Heavy use of electrical loads such as air-conditioning will also significantly reduce the available range.

From top: Nissan Leaf, one of the first full electric cars to be sold in the UK, and ideal for town motoring. Nissan have recently increased the maximum range by some 25%, a step in the right direction; Tesla Model S, a handsome executive saloon, shown here at one of the latest Tesla Supercharger points at Edinburgh Airport; The Toyota Prius, the hybrid that started it all in the UK. Now at last also available in plug-in form.

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Other than range anxiety and the need for frequent recharging, electric cars are easy to live with, being fully automatic and with nimble performance, particularly in town traffic. And let’s not forget the huge tax benefits to company car users.

Is an electric car for you? Quite possibly, but only if you are happy that you can live with the limited range and frequent charging.

Hybrid – good for some people Since the introduction of the Toyota Prius into the UK some 15 years ago, the world’s motor manufacturers have been jumping

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aboard the hybrid bandwagon with increasing alacrity, and a wide range of models are now available.

Are hybrids worthwhile? Well, as with conventional petrol or diesel cars, the difference between manufacturers claims and real-world running costs can be substantial.

The type of driving is critical. Like full electric cars, hybrids get their increased efficiency from regenerative braking. So, if you do a lot of stop-start driving, a hybrid could probably give you 20-30% better fuel consumption than a conventionally-powered car. However, if your days are spent cruising the motorways, fuel consumption will be little if any better than an equivalent conventional car. The Toyota Auris hybrid we tested returned around 50mpg: not bad for a mid-sized estate car, but far from the 71mpg claimed by Toyota.

Most hybrids claim the ability to cover 20-30 miles on battery power alone, although once again these claims need to be taken with a big pinch of salt: around half that distance is probably more realistic. Once the battery charge has been exhausted by that stint of zero-emissions motoring, it can only be replenished by recharging using the car’s engine, which of course takes fuel, so whilst this recharging is taking place the fuel consumption is no better than for an equivalent petrol-powered car.

So for most people, a hybrid’s fuel economy benefits are unlikely to be realised to anything like the extent of manufacturer’s claims. Indeed, a full electric car may make more sense – although of course the hybrid is free from range anxiety as it can achieve a decent range driven on the petrol or diesel engine alone, albeit not particularly economically.

Plug-in Hybrids – a win/win for almost everyone So full electric cars suffer from severely limited range for many people, whilst normal hybrids can be of minimal benefit in the real-world economy stakes. Should we all play safe and stick with a conventional petrol car? Maybe not: increasingly, manufacturers are introducing ‘plug-in’ and ‘range-extender’ hybrids, which offer the best of all worlds.

As with normal hybrids, realistic electric-only range is generally limited to a true 15-20 miles, however, these electric-only miles

can then be repeated whenever there is an opportunity for an external recharge. So for many people whose daily commute is less than this, overnight charging at home would provide electric-only commuting for the whole working week, just like a full electric car. Unlike the electric car however, the plug-in hybrid is also available for longer-distance travel at the weekend free from range anxiety worries.

A plug-in hybrid, then, offers the electric car’s potential for low or no cost electric-only driving, but with freedom from range anxiety.

Of course, as with a normal hybrid, once the batteries have been discharged, until external recharging is available the car reverts to being powered solely by the petrol engine, so fuel economy will suffer.

Some manufacturers now also offer performance plug-in models where the conventional engine and electric motor work together to deliver sparkling performance when desired, without the fuel consumption penalties of an equivalent conventional performance car. For example, Volkswagen’s Golf GTE plug-in hybrid delivers performance levels not far short of their flagship Golf GTI. An incredible 166mpg is claimed for the Golf GTE, although real-world economy is likely to be closer to 45-50mpg – still impressive and far better than the 35-40mpg of the petrol GTI. Plug-in hybrids are now also becoming available as 4x4s, notably the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV, offering attractive green credentials at a staggering claimed 148mpg – although we recorded a more typical 45mpg.

Plug-in hybrids may not be perfect, but the absence of range anxiety coupled with the benefits of being able to use free or cheap electric power for local driving means that for most of us, a plug-in hybrid could make a great deal of sense. © Andy Goundry 28th September 2015

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Volkswagen’s Golf GTE plug-in hybrid – all the fun of the Golf GTI, but probably much cheaper to run.

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Andy Goundry spent his working career in vehicle design and development, with almost twenty years in senior engineering and management roles. Since retirement he has continued a close involvement with vehicles, writing for specialist magazines and websites, as well as producing his own motoring website. www.autonews.uk.com vantagepointmag.co.uk

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LOCAL World’s best professional choir coming to Grayshott “It’s a huge honour to host such a prestigious and world-famous choir at St Luke’s,” says organiser Vivien Harrison, “and it’s very exciting looking forward to them performing an evening of our Patron, Sir Karl Jenkins’, most popular compositions”.

Grayshott Concerts 2015 Sponsor, Ian Gough of Keats of Grayshott Estate Agents says “We’re very proud to be playing a part in bringing these amazing world-class performers to Grayshott. It’s going to be a wonderful event”.

During the evening, Sir Karl will give an interview with Sam Jackson, Managing Editor of Classic FM, and this will be Sir Karl’s first public appearance in the village since receiving his knighthood in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list in June.

One of the world’s most successful professional choirs is coming to Grayshott on Friday 20th November at the invitation of Grayshott Concerts for a unique live performance.

The 26 strong choir, ‘Polyphony’, is presenting its first live performance of Sir Karl Jenkins’ ‘Motets’ since releasing their chart-topping CD last year. The programme includes 19 of Sir Karl’s most popular melodies performed unaccompanied and conducted by the choir’s founder, Stephen Layton. Local Jenkins’ enthusiasts will be especially delighted to hear that two of the movements, ‘The Shepherd’ and ‘Nunc Dimittis’, are arrangements of movements from ‘The Healer – A Cantata for St Luke’ which received its world premiere at St Luke’s, Grayshott in October last year, commissioned by Grayshott Concerts, followed by the US premiere at the Carnegie Hall, New York in January.

Polyphony have received plaudits for their performances and recordings from around the world: “One of the best small choirs now before the public” (The Telegraph); “Possibly the best small professional choir in the world” (Encore Magazine, USA), and “... performance of real distinction - simply incredible” (Gramophone Magazine).

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The concert follows the September launch of Sir Karl’s latest CD, ‘The Healer’ which was recorded, live, at the Grayshott world premiere for broadcast by Classic FM and now released on the Warner Classics label as part of a boxed set. The commissioners of the work, Peter and Vivien Harrison, to whom the work is dedicated, have secured a limited number of single CDs, personally signed by the composer, and these are now available to local supporters and other Jenkins fans from around the world on a ‘first come, first served’ basis.

The event coincides with the launch of Sir Karl’s autobiography, Still with the Music, and the author will be on hand to sign copies of the book and the CD after the concert.

Top left: Polyphony Choir with Director Stephen Layton (lower right).

Photo: Benjamin Ealovega.

Above: Sir Karl Jenkins CBE – Patron, Grayshott Concerts.

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I gather also that The Ghurkha Durbar, the Nepalese Restaurant in Grayshott is putting on a special Remembrance Sunday Buffet Lunch. Mani, the proprietor served in the army for 42 years and always places a wreath at the service and the restaurant will donate a percentage of their takings to the Royal British Legion. Why not book a table? I’m told the food is delicious.

Guildford Rambling Club is meeting at 10am on Sunday 8th November by the kiosk at Frensham Great Pond for a 10 mile circular walk via Tilford. Visitors welcome. Details from Dick on 07516 407936 and on www.guildfordramblingclub.org.uk.

The November meeting of the Midhurst Garden Club is the AGM and will be held on Monday 9th November at the South Down Memorial Hall. After the formalities there will be a Quiz and Cheese and Wine. This meeting is for Members only but they welcome any new/prospective members to their final meeting of the year on Monday 14th December.

Haslemere U3A’s next meeting is in Haslemere Hall on Monday 9th November at 2pm. The talk is ‘Highclere Castle’ by Diana Mitchell. Diana is head guide at Highclere, seat of the Earl and Countess of Carnarvon, one of the finest stately homes in England and now famous as the setting for ‘Downton Abbey’. Diana’s visual presentation and anecdotes bring to life the real history of the castle and the fictional stories of the TV series. Admission £2. Non-members

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welcome. Membership enquiries to Margaret Mowatt on 01428 652338. Meetings enquiries to Alan Davis on 01428 717115 or www.haslemere-u3a.org.uk.

Liphook & District Ramblers have published their autumn and winter programme of walks. There are short walks on a Tuesday and longer ones at the weekend. For example, a couple of hours’ walk on Tuesday 10th November, starting at 10am at Churt church or on Sunday 29th November, a 12 mile linear walk from Petersfield station to Rowlands Castle.

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What do Waverley Dowsers do in the winter? Well depending on members particular area of interest they will attend the regular meetings or go on field trips. Have a look at The Waverley Dowsers website www.waverleydowsers. co.uk which gives meeting dates and information on activities. The healing of animals is on Waverley Dowsers learning agenda on Tuesday 10th November, when Gaynor Davenport will give a most moving account on how she found her dowsing skills led her to helping horses. For further information, contact Michael Haxeltine on 01252 541639.

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Oh yes it is!

Panto time is shortly upon us. We list what is on in the local area this Christmas...

Jack and the Beanstalk Yvonne Arnaud Theatre Millbrook, Guildford, Surrey GU1 3UX. Tel: 01483 440000.

4th December 2015 to 3rd January 2016 Fascinating Aida star, the brilliantly funny cabaret artist, Dillie Keane leads a fabulous cast including Kit Hesketh Harvey, Eagle Radio’s Peter Gordon and Jamie Brook in this year’s traditional magical family panto. www.yvonne-arnaud.co.uk

A Christmas Carol Chichester Festival Theatre Oaklands Park, Chichester PO19 6AP. Tel: 01243 781312 18th December 2015 to 2nd January 2016 Miser Ebenezer Scrooge lives for money; the cold hard currency of gold, and cares not for how it is obtained or how it has crushed his own human spirit. People are worthless; family is a nuisance, employees ungrateful and all no more so than at Christmas when the insanity of love and forgiveness is allowed to run amok. Except, this Christmas Eve is going to be different. Dickens’s tale of one man’s search for redemption is brought to life by the Chichester Festival Youth Theatre. www.cft.org.uk

Jack and the Beanstalk

Chichester Hall Petworth Road, Witley GU8 5PL Tel: 07583 048084 27th to 30th January 2016 The kingdom is in trouble! Giant Blunderbore and his partner in crime, the evil witch, Poison Ivy, are blackmailing the royal family. All that stands between the royals and the giants dinner plate is a collection of misfits. Can this motley crew beat the Giant and the wicked Witch? What can Fairy Beansprout do to help them.And there is a bean in there somewhere!!! www.witleypanto.co.uk

Cinderella

King’s Theatre, Portsmouth Albert Road, Southsea, Portsmouth PO5 2QJ Tel: 023 9282 8282 8th December to 3rd January 2016 Throw on your glad rags and dust off your glass slippers as your pumpkin awaits to whisk you away to the world of our fairytale princess, Cinderella. With lavish sets, wonderful costumes, a surprise or two and all the cheers, jeers and jokes you would expect from a classic pantomime – you will not be disappointed! www.kingsportsmouth.co.uk

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Santa Claus and the Night Before Christmas

Haslemere Hall Bridge Road, Haslemere, Surrey GU27 2AS Tel: 01428 642161 8th January 2016 to 16th January 2016 Whose afraid of the big bad wolf? The Haslemere Thespians, famed for their high quality traditional pantomimes, will be bringing the best gags and plenty of audience participation. Oh yes they will! www.haslemerehall.co.uk

GLIve London Road, Guildford, GU1 2AA Tel: 01483 739040 9th December to 24th December With Christmas morning fast approaching, cheeky elves Charlie and Kara must help Santa prove that he is indeed real! With magic tricks, songs and stories this interactive show is a must see. www. GLive.co.uk

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session at £10 on Tuesday 10th November from 2pm-4pm.

There will be a small charge of £3 for materials payable direct to the tutor on the day. This course is brought to you by Totally Textiles - www.totallytextiles.co.uk. Places must be booked and paid for in advance either on 01428 641931 or email ferncent@gmail.com. There is lots of free parking at the rear of the Centre. More on The Fernhurst Centre website www. fernhurstcentre.org.uk.

Midhurst Camera Club is a social club for people who love photography, offering members the opportunity to learn and improve their photography. They have a very active social programme with one or two weekend events each month during the winter and Wednesday evenings during the summer months. Everyone is welcome, from the complete beginner to the very experienced. Although DSLRs are used by the majority of the more experienced members, increasingly members are using Compact System Cameras; there are no restrictions on the type of camera you use from a ‘point and shoot’ to a professional DSLR. Meetings are held on a Wednesday evening, usually one competition, one speaker and one practical evening each month. They are based at Cowdray Hall, Parkway, Easebourne Street, Midhurst GU29 0AW. Doors open at around 7.15pm and meetings commence at 7.45pm .If you would like to join, there’s more information at www.midhurstcameraclub.co.uk or just go along to a meeting.

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JOTTINGS - YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD The Grayshott Stagers next production is ‘Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime’ at Grayshott Village Hall. It runs from Thursday 12th to Saturday 14th November and starts at 7.30pm. Tickets at £10 each can be purchased online by visiting the website www.grayshottstagers.co.uk and following the links (There are no fees for using this on-line service) or by phoning 01428 605464. Alternatively, they will be available at Hill & Co Home in Headley Road from Monday 2nd November.

On Friday November 13th at 7pm the Haslemere Twinning Association is holding its Annual Quiz night at Our Lady of Lourdes Church Hall, Derby Road, Haslemere GU27 1BS. During the evening you will be offered a delicious homemade supper and an opportunity to enter a raffle. Please bring your own bottle(s)! You can either make up your own table/team of eight or go along and join a table. Entry is £12.50 per person, which includes the meal. If you enjoy quizzes or simply meeting new people you will be most welcome. For more information or to book a place please contact Michael Bawtree on 07955 704545. It’s always a great evening as well as being an opportunity to learn more about Haslemere’s twin towns.

Fernhurst Films are showing two excellent films in November starting with the popular Woman in Gold on Saturday 14th November. Helen Mirren excels as a Jewish American who takes on the Austrian government to recover

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buying gifts for all your friends and family at the Christmas Fair Avoid the hustle and bustle of the High Street and enjoy browsing over 140 stalls offering a huge range of gorgeous gifts displayed in five heated marquees overlooking Petworth Park.

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the famous Klimt portrait of her aunt, she believes rightfully belongs to her family. Then on Saturday 28th November, a film that is refreshingly different - The Moo Man. It’s an uplifting and remarkable story of an immensely likeable, compassionate East Sussex farmer who is dedicated to his tiny herd of unruly cows and his product of raw (unpasteurized) milk. This film is a moving and heart-warming portrait of the incredible bonds between man, animal and countryside. It’s been a big favourite with audiences and even with Robert Redford himself at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. Films are shown in Fernhurst Village Hall, doors open 7pm, film starts 7.30pm.

For trailers of the films, click onto www.fernhurst.net/films/ index.htm.

The Charities Fair plus Crafts takes place on Saturday 14th November from 9am till 1pm at Haslemere Hall, Bridge Road. It’s the biggest charity market of the year and the only multi-charity Fair in Haslemere. Now celebrating their 32nd year, it’s organised by BLISS the premature baby charity and aims to give a variety of good causes the chance to raise funds and attract supporters. Free entry with an optional donation shared between the Charities. There will be 26 different charities and 4 Crafts on 40 tables in the main hall, on the stage and in the bar area. A chance to purchase special presents and quirky bargains, Christmas gifts, cards, stocking fillers, gift-wrap, calendars and decorations. Also, cakes, preserves, spring bulbs, books and more. There’s a Grand Draw with many attractive prizes. Coffee shop with

filter coffee, tea, freshly filled rolls and cakes. Enquiries to Dianne Bennett on 01428 642320 or email db.haslemere@ btinternet.com. Charities taking part are: BLISS prem baby charity (Fair organiser since 1984), Amnesty International, Bordon, Liphook, Haslemere Care, Camelsdale Brownies, Cancer Research UK, Canine Partners, Chiddingfold Guides, CIWF, Cruse, First Responders, GUTS, Happycats Rescue, Haslemere Musical Soc, Haslemere Soc, HDFAS, Kyle Bartlett Fund, Liphook CR shop, Methodist Carers, Motor Neurone Assoc, MyAware, RNLI, Rotary Club, RSPB, St John Ambulance, Taylan’s Project, Town Band.

‘A Life On The Ocean Waves: Why Seabirds Like Seychelles (And Even Helped to Build Some Islands!)’ is the subject of a talk on Saturday 14th November at 2.15pm at Haslemere Educational Museum. Chris Feare has studied seabirds in Seychelles since 1971. During visits to all of the country’s seabird islands he has seen how seabirds cope with different habitats, how man’s activities have affected them and how some seabirds have played a part in island-building. Most of Chris’s work has concerned how seabirds behave on the islands but new technology, in the form of miniature tracking devices, is now opening up insights into their lives at sea where they spend most of their lives. Some of the results are astounding! Non-members are welcome but are invited to contribute £3. Email info@ haslemerenaturalhistorysociety.org.uk and website at www. haslemerenaturalhistorysociety.org.uk.

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JOTTINGS - YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD Enjoy a bustling Christmas Market at the lovely Weald & Downland Open Air Museum in Singleton, Chichester, West Sussex PO18 0EU. It takes place on 14th and 15th November. Find that perfect gift and enjoy a great day out, with a wide variety of stalls located in and around the Museum’s collection of rescued historic buildings. It is open from 10.30am to 4pm. Entry costs are at the heavily reduced rate of £5 per person (under 4’s enter for free). Please note that, due to their age, some buildings have limited wheelchair access – a quick call to the Museum office on 01243 811363 in advance of the event is strongly recommended.

The Double LL Club are holding their Auto jumble at The Grange, Midhurst on Sunday 15th November from 10am to 2pm. Further information from Dave Rudwick; call 07798 775319 or go to www.doublellclub.com. The Double LL club is a local club for anyone interested in historic machinery and collectables, meetings are held on the 3rd Wednesday of the month at The Grange, Midhurst, and at other events throughout the year. New members welcome.

Surrey Artists Open Studios have started up a website so that you can buy original artwork gifts from their online shop. The site is www.surreyopenstudios.org.uk and is up and running from Monday 16th November to Monday 21st December. You can also visit their free art fair on Saturday 28th November which is being held at East Surrey College in Redhill.

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The plight of refugee children fleeing the war in Syria has captured the hearts of pupils at Barrow Hills School in Witley and galvanised the entire school community into action by lending its official support to the ‘Bags of Hope’ initiative which was initially started by two Haslemere mothers and now has an operational team of twelve Mums. The School has collected over 200 rucksacks filled with essential items such as clothing, blankets, toiletries; books and toys for the migrant babies and children arriving in Kos and other Greek islands on a regular basis. The fundraising project was spearheaded by sisters Madeleine and Bethany Nugent (Year 8 and 6 respectively) and Jennifer Glover (Year 8), who first heard about the Bags of Hope campaign at Mass in their local parish. The girls approached their headmaster Matthew Unsworth and suggested the school’s involvement and he readily agreed. Well done to everyone involved.

Haslemere Decorative and Fine Arts Society (HDFAS) will precede the monthly lecture in Haslemere Hall, on Tuesday 17th November, with the AGM. It will start at 2pm, followed by the lecture, so members are advised to turn up earlier than usual. The topic of the lecture will be The Green Man in Art. Tracing the historic development of the representation of a human face surrounded by leaves, known as the Green Man, David Bostwick will talk about how this tradition is found across Europe in both medieval churches and secular buildings. An Outing to the National Gallery to see the Goya exhibition, The Portraits, will also take place in

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Despite publicity to the contrary, the New Christmas Cracker is alive and kicking. The event which has taken place at the Haslemere Hall for the past fifteen years has been re-styled and the programme revised although many long-established favourites will be retained. Traditional and new carols, light-hearted verse and well-known Christmas readings, plus a solo harpist and trumpeters, will all be included. Mulled wine and mince pies during the interval.

Singers of all voice ranges are welcome to join with rehearsals held each Wednesday evening from Wednesday 18th November before the performance on Saturday 19th December. Don Stacey will be delighted to hear from any interested people on 01428 644423. The event usually sells out so go along and join in the fun with all the family.

A new Oil Painting Course starts on Thursday 19th November from 11am-1pm during term time. It will be held at The Hasleway Community Centre, Haslemere; free parking. Run by a professional artist and qualified teacher, the cost is £10 per class, paid per half term. Contact Clare Oakley Bowen at clarebowen.art@gmail.com or call 07813 320066.

In 1969, a 20 year old double decker bus set off from Liphook on a journey that took it all the way around the world. The epic story of how 9 young men overcame all of the obstacles put in their way and became an internationally famous singing group is told in the feature length film entitled ‘Pillock Conquers the World’. Despite numerous screenings all over the South of England the film will be getting its first ever public showing in Liphook on Friday 20th November at the Liphook Millennium Hall. There will be drinks on sale before and after the showing and the film will be introduced by Richard King, the self appointed leader of the group! Should you not be able to attend you can purchase a DVD of the film.

Tickets are available from Paul Johnson on 01428 724813 or email info@pillock.org. All proceeds from the evening with be donated to Liphook Carnival Committee.

Milford Probus Club’s next meeting is on Friday 20th November when Malcolm Alexander, always a popular speaker, will be talking about the antiques trade. The Club has members from Waverley and beyond, and meet in Godalming on the third Friday of each month, for lunch followed by a talk on a wide variety of subjects. They are a club with monthly luncheons and various other activities for retired and semi-retired professional and businessmen over 50. Their next visit is to the traditional John Rutter Christmas concert at the Albert Hall. Prospective members are invited to attend a meeting without obligation. The secretary will be pleased to arrange for you to meet a member in advance if

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The annual Christmas Fair put on by the Haslemere & District Committee of Macmillan Cancer Support is returning to its traditional venue at Grayshott Village Hall on Saturday 21st November, from 10am till 3.30pm. Stalls, old and new, will be offering a wide variety of Christmas gifts, while Macmillan, in addition to a craft stall, will be selling home-made cakes, biscuits, jams and preserves as well as keenly priced plants. Teas, coffees and lunches will be available. Admission is £3, with children free. A new feature this year will be the Macmillan Christmas Tree Decoration Challenge, with 8 local schools competing to decorate a Tree.

Visitors to the Fair will be able to vote for the ‘Best in Show’, with prizes for the top 3.

There’s a delightful concert, part of the Waverley Ensemble Concert and Curry Series, on Saturday 21st November at 7.30pm at St Christopher’s Church Haslemere. The Waverley Ensemble directed by Robert Yeomans present an evening of Double Concertos; Bach’s Double Violin Concerto, Vivaldi’s Double Trumpet Concerto and Corelli’s Christmas Concerto Grosso. Soloists are Robert Yeomans on violin, Anna Dryer Beers on violin, John Shaddock on trumpet and Tony Cross on trumpet. Tickets from www.ishanibhoola.com or call 07834 275879.

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The Fernhurst Choral Society together with the Fernhurst Chamber Orchestra, under the direction of Tim Rivalde, will be performing Handel’s Messiah at St Pauls Church in Chichester. It takes place on Saturday 21st at 7.30pm.

Tickets are £17.50, accompanied under 18’s are free. They can be obtained by going to www.fernhurstchoralsociety. org.uk , Chichester Tourist Office or Fernhurst Post Office, tel 01428 644125/654893. Alternatively, you can pay on the door, subject to availability.

Now in its tenth year, Petworth Park’s Christmas Fair is a favourite seasonal tradition for thousands of visitors. It takes place on Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd November. This year, the fair takes place in a stunning new location, in the heart of the historic parkland itself. With over 140 artisan stalls there is a huge variety of gifts on offer, from designer jewellery, handbags and fashion accessories, to decorative gifts for the home, children’s toys, clothing and luxury food items. The fair provides the perfect opportunity to purchase all your Christmas presents in just one location, including many gifts that you won’t see on the high street. Entrance £6 (inc NT members), children free.

There are many other wonderful Christmas events taking place at Petworth House and also at other National Trust properties including Nymans and Uppark House. Go to their website, www. nationaltrust.org.uk/events, and have a good look.

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Catwalk returns In the second of a series profiling local independent clothing businesses, Kirstie Smillie takes a look at Catwalk in Godalming.

I love a good refurbishment. Fresh and newly painted makes me feel all excited and optimistic for the current season. Fashion boutique Catwalk is celebrating its 15th year in Godalming having recently reopened in October following their refit. A bright and shiny layout, filled with contemporary brands including modern prints by Save the Queen, easy daywear layers by InWear and Sandwich and practical but stylish rain coats by Ilse Jacobsen.

cashmere maybe, or a detail I know I will love for more than one season.

Liz’s top picks for this winter follow the trends of the season but they are pieces that will last. Gorgeous cashmere by Cocoa (washable thankfully) over the knee boots by Cara Eastwood (with a back stretch panel for ultimate fit), and a fur trimmed pom-pom hat for cosy chic, priced at £39. Liz has increased her accessories including this timeless, perfectly proportioned leather bag by Owner Liz Trendle, who also owns Rino & Pelle for under £70.

The Gate in Guildford, has a strong Now with four grown up children, Liz connection with Godalming’s High Liz Trendle right wearing one of her puts in the hours to run her business Street. In her early 20s after studying popular Moray cashmere ponchos, but has great back up with her ‘girls’ in £189, with staff member, Annie. beauty therapy, Liz came to the area store - they know the fit and drape of and opened The Curiosity Shoppe, each piece, so always ask for top tips only later to find her passion in fashion, opening to help you choose.

Catwalk at the top of town, and then relocating to its present address, 29 High Street, proudly Successfully running a fashion business is not a opening its doors to customers aged 17-70 (and simple task and, as Liz remembers, she learnt the above). hard way, but after 15 years, with two thriving businesses under her (stylish) belt she has lots of exciting future plans ahead.

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to Godalming - special but not out of reach.”

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FASHION How to wear... this winter

For wider legged jeans - you need to keep the top half slim fitting to show off your waist - even with a longer line cardigan over the top, keep your under-layer tucked in. Heels are best to elongate the leg, although sneakers work for casual. Decide on height and alter hem to suit. If you are sticking with your slim jeans this winter, invest in the over the knee boot. Keep the heel low and the tops oversized ponchos and man-sized cardigans, best layered over crisp white shirts for day or simply over a cami for evening, to show a little shoulder.

Centre top: Cocoa Cashmere sweater, £169; centre middle: NYDJ jeans, sizes 8-16, £149; above left and middle: pom pom hat, £39, and leather bag, both by Rino&Pelle, £69.95; above right: Cara Eastwood boots, £189.

All available at Catwalk, 29 High St, Godalming GU7 1AW Tel: 01483 527634.

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Introductory price for this year is £35 per head. Go along on your own or take a friend to share this delicious moment.

For more information and to book your space, email Laure at wishforacake@puddingfairy.co.uk or call 07766 188219.

RHS Wisley is holding a Christmas Craft Fair from Wednesday 25th to Sunday 29th. It’s a chance to find that unique Christmas gift as you browse and buy from some of the finest craftspeople in the country. It is open from 10am5pm. Please note the Craft Fair is held outside the garden.

Free entry for RHS Members; RHS Member’s family guest entry £6. Accompanied under 16s free.

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For many, a day out to a National Trust house and garden is already a Christmas must do. Over the festive season, National Trust properties will be decked out with Christmas sparkle, Father Christmas will visit special grottos, there’ll be wreath making and Christmas crafts, and atmospheric estates will be packed full of festive traditions to bring Christmas to life through the ages. Have a look at their website www. nationaltrust.org.uk/events and find out what’s going on. It really is a nice day out and gets you in the Christmas spirit.

Haslemere Flower Club will hold its Open Meeting on Wednesday 25th November, at Haslemere Hall, when Angela Turner will demonstrate ‘Christmas Trend and Blend’. Angela is a well known National Demonstrator, and THE LARGEST SHOWSITE IN THE UK OVER 200 BUILDINGS, 5000 STONE ORNAMENTS & 100 FURNITURE SETS ON DISPLAY

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JOTTINGS - YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD her arrangements will be raffled after the demonstration. The afternoon will end with tea and mince pies. Doors open at 1pm to give members and visitors time to look at the decorations around the hall arranged by club members. Charges will be £4 for members and £10 for visitors. Do go along and take your friends for an enjoyable afternoon.

Oh it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas - which might send a shock wave through most Haslemere and District mums! Don’t panic – it’s all sorted - with the late night shopping event, hosted by BMNT (Business Mums Networking Tastefully) on Thursday 26th November from 7.30pm at The Georgian Hotel in Haslemere. It’s the fourth BMNT shopping event in Haslemere and there’s free entry, free parking and goodie bags for all who attend! With mulled wine and canapés available, enjoy the chance to browse around and find truly excellent Christmas gifts in the comfort of The Georgian Hotel’s superb banquet suites just off Haslemere’s pretty High Street.

Trendy ‘pop up’ shops will be open for business from 7.30pm10.30pm, selling everything from jewellery to children’s gifts and you can enjoy express pamper treatments too.

Would you appreciate being entertained by a professional harpist after having had a lovely meal? If so, this forthcoming event will be irresistible. On Saturday 28th November, Haslemere Methodist Church at Lion Green, Weyhill GU27 1LD is presenting a Thanksgiving Meal echoing the American tradition and a performance by Harpist Margaret

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Watson. Arrive around 7pm for a 7.30pm start. A hot meal with vegetarian option will be served in the church followed by beautiful music featuring the harp. Get advance tickets at £10 from the church’s Open Door Coffee Lounge from 10am to 12 noon on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.

Alternatively, £12 at the door. Group booking discounts are available and children aged 16 and under are welcome at half-price. Please tell your friends about this very different event and come dressed in colourful clothes in the American style.

Get in the festive mood! Spend a relaxing and productive day using a combination of coloured willow, holly, ivy, candles, ribbons and baubles etc. to create wreaths, stars and other Yuletide decorations. Dates: 28th November, 1st December or 5th December. 10.30am-3.30pm. Cost £58 includes all materials, tuition and delicious homemade lunch and mince pies! Contact Eastbridge Willows at www.eastbridgewillows. com or call 01252 852562.

The Rockin’ Razors are rockin’ right back to Lurgashall!

This popular group, playing authentic 50’s and 60’s music, will be making their third visit to Lurgashall Village Hall on Saturday 28th November. Tickets £10 from The Village Shop or the Hall’s ticket hotline on 07843 161053. Doors open 7.30pm for 8pm. Cash Bar. Blue suede shoes are optional!

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GARDENING

With Beth Otway

A great local garden designer We are fortunate to have skilled and talented garden design and construction specialists with a wealth of experience, working in our local area, project managing, designing and building beautiful private gardens.

NealeRichards Ltd are garden design, construction and plant specialists based in Guildford, and working in London and throughout the South East, both on residential and commercial garden and landscape commissions.

Company directors David Neale and Leigh Richards have over 18 years’ experience between them, including a Gold Medal from the Royal Horticultural Society Judges at the RHS Hampton Court flower show – quite an amazing achievement. I was thrilled to meet David and find out more about his work and his company’s plans for the future.

David has always had a creative talent. He studied art at Godalming College and went on to achieve an art degree at Farnham, specialising in sculpture. Having always been interested in gardens, David took over the development of his parents’ 10 acre garden.

Finding he enjoyed working outside, being hands-on, David spent the following eight

years working for a professional landscape designer, where he met his now business partner, Leigh Richards.

David studied garden design at Merrist Wood. His initial foray into working on show gardens was showcasing his own garden, which he both designed and built at the RHS Hampton Court Flower Show in 2010. The ‘Urban Serenity’ garden was awarded a gold medal by the RHS judges. David and Leigh then went on to team up with other garden designers, focusing on garden construction. NealeRichards returned to Hampton Court in 2011, working with KLC student Anoushka Feiler, building her silver-gilt medal winning garden ‘Excuse Me While I Kiss the Sky’.

The following year NealeRichards built Anoushka’s ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’ garden, which swept the board with a gold medal, best-in-show, and the People’s Choice award. In 2013 NealeRichards built Mathew Childs and the main show sponsor, Ecover’s Show Garden, which also achieved a gold medal and best-in-show. Since then NealeRichards Ltd has worked with many other high-profile designers, including Fiona Lawrenson, Sarah Price, Tom Harfleet, and this year Catherine Chenery & Barbara Harfleet.

Away from the public spotlight of building show gardens, David enjoys the process of designing and building client gardens, from the first meeting with clients, finding out about their needs and requirements, the first design, a blank canvas, right through to the final touches of planting and landscaping. A lot of the private gardens NealeRichards Ltd work on, are designed in an older style, with plenty of York stone and dry walling, which is one of the specialty skills that they offer.

Client gardens can bring their own challenges – such as a new swimming pool built in an awkward kidney shape. David paved the pool area and surrounded it with box and lavender to soften the edges. He also brought in three parasol trees each around 2.8m high and weighing around a ton - with a wide canopy growing on a bamboo frame, using trees instead of conventional sun parasols. These intuitive and inspiring ideas really set David apart as a designer.

Asked about his plans for the future, David would love to secure sponsorship to design and build a Show Garden, on Main Avenue, at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show - it would be a dream come true for NealeRichards Ltd to produce an inspiring and award winning garden, with the sponsorship and backing of a local company.

David Neale pictured in one of his recent gardens, shown being built below.

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Stuck for what to buy for family or friends this Christmas?

Want something more original this year? Why not give your loved ones a special Christmas gift voucher for a Reflexology treatment and give their feet a festive treat! Debbie Bowyer, ITEC MAR offers Reflexology every Friday afternoon in the Haslewey Community Centre treatment room opposite Lion Green at £25 per session. Alternatively, if you prefer, you can enjoy a treatment in the peace and quiet of your own home via her mobile service. This gentle, relaxing and rejuvenating treatment can help achieve relief from muscular pain, backache, digestive disorders, sinus problems, headaches, depression, stress, tension, low energy and more. Call Debbie on 07863 115984 or email debbiebowyer2000@gmail.com to buy a Christmas gift voucher or, indeed book an appointment for yourself.

The December lecture of the Midhurst Decorative and Fine Art Society (NADFAS) is: ‘Vorx of Heart’- Edward Lear’s paintings and watercolours. The lecturer is Ann Clements who has also worked as cataloguer for the Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester and as a researcher for the Paul Mellon Foundation. If you would like to find out more about Midhurst Dfas or are interested in joining as a member, do take a look at their website www.midhurstdfas.org.uk.

The date is Tuesday 1st December at 10.45am and it will be held at the Methodist Hall, North Street, Midhurst.

Archaeology is an activity that is enjoyed by people of all ages. Liss Archaeology is a thriving club that attracts people from all over the south east and even had visitors from The USA and Australia this summer. If you would like to get involved or would like to know more then why not join Liss Archaeology and join in the fun at their Colemore Dig in spring next year.

If you would like to become a member of Liss Archaeology then contact them via email, lissarchaeology@gmail.com.

You can also follow Liss Archaeology on Twitter or Facebook.

There is a now a website, http://lissarchaeologygroup. weebly.com. Recently David Quick, a new member, has been using his drone and camera to take magnificent aerial videos of the site. Take a look on the Liss Archaeology Facebook.

Your festive season starts here. The Midhurst Players present The Snow Queen, a pantomime adapted from the original fairy tale written by Hans Christian Andersen. The story centres on the struggle between ‘good and evil’ and a journey to the frozen north. Plenty of fun abounds in this traditional pantomime with songs, humour, and a very colourful cast of characters including a Dame and a beautiful but evil Queen plus ‘treats’ for the children! The show will run at the Memorial Hall, South Downs Centre, North Street, Midhurst GU29 9DH from Wednesday 2nd to Saturday 5th December at 7.30 pm.

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JOTTINGS - YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD Macmillan Cancer Support in Midhurst will be holding its annual Tree of Hope Service at St Mary’s Church, Easebourne on Thursday 3rd December at 6.30pm. They invite you to remember a loved one who will not be with you this Christmas by dedicating a light on the Macmillan Tree of Hope. All donations received will help fund the Macmillan Palliative Care Service, based at Midhurst Community Hospital, supporting their patients and their families living with cancer and other life threatening illnesses in Midhurst and the surrounding areas including Milford, Witley, Haslemere, Hindhead, Liphook and Midhurst. Dedication forms are available from The Pearson Unit, Midhurst Cottage Hospital, Midhurst, the Macmillan Charity shop in Midhurst or visit www.macmillan.org.uk/sussex and download a dedication form. Alternatively please email toh.midhurst@ btinternet.com.

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5th December. The society, now numbering over 100 members, will present a programme containing themes associated variously with winter and Christmas. The symphony orchestra will play Tchaikovsky’s beautiful 1st Symphony, entitled Winter Daydreams, and the choir will perform John Rutter’s Gloria and Finzi’s In Terra Pax. The Gloria is a thrilling hymn of praise, which has delighted audiences for years, and the piece by Finzi is a charming evocation of Christmas, which will complement the rest of the programme perfectly. The concert will be rounded off in traditional style, with carols for audience, choir and orchestra. Tickets are available through members or from Haslemere Hall, tel. 01428 642161.

NSPCC Haslemere proudly presents A Swingin’ Christmas concert with star of The Rat Pack - Gary Williams and his band. Christmas songs from Sinatra, Bing, Nat King Cole and Andy Williams to get you in the festive mood! It takes place at Chiddingfold Village Hall on Friday 4th December at 7.30pm.

Doors open 6.30pm. Tickets £20. From 01428 644314 or pearson.lynne@gmail.com

All Saints Church, Grayswood will be holding its Christmas Fayre on Saturday 5th December between 11.30am and 1.30pm. Stalls will include raffle, bottle tombola, cakes, gifts, brocante, bulbs and plants, bran tub, toys and games, cards, books and DVDs and much more. Soup and bacon butties will be served from 12.15pm to 1.30pm. Entrance £1 adults (includes tea/coffee and a biscuit!), children under 10 free.

Go along and join the fun! For more information contact Di on 01428 654303 drdcook01@gmail.co.uk or Shirley on 01428 653285 shirley1941@btinternet.com.

Haslemere Musical Society (HMS) will hold its first combined choral and orchestral concert of the 201516 season at Haslemere Hall, at 7.30pm on Saturday

Christmas isn’t Christmas without a good old fashioned panto so I was delighted to see that Guildford’s Yvonne Arnaud Theatre is putting on one of my favourites, Jack

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Windfall apples One of the problems with apple trees is that they are prone to produce so many apples that you start wondering what to do with your wonderful harvest. I often pass homes with boxes of apples outside their gate and a sign imploring you to help yourself. We have previously featured a company that will take your windfall apples and turn them into cider, which strikes me an admirable solution, but if you would rather find a culinary use for them, our recipes this month should help.

Our thanks to Secretts of Milford, to David Gillott from Four Gables Cookery School in Ashstead and to Bel & the Dragon of Godalming and Churt for their recipes. The Tarte Tatin is something I have, as a non-pudding lover, eaten in thier restaurants quite a few times now, so it really must be delicious! The soup is taken from BBC Good Food magazine (Nov 2014).SR

David Gillott’s Cameralised Apple Chutney Ingredients 700g cooking apples, handful of raisins, 2 red onions, 50ml white wine vinegar, 60g sugar, 1tsp cinnamon Serves 12 Method: 1. Peel and cut the cooking apples to a 1cm dice.

2. Dice the onion and place in a pan with the vinegar over a low heat until softened.

2. Add the apples once the onions are soft and add the sugar, raisins and cinnamon.

3. Cook over a low heat, stirring regularly until a chutney consistency is reached.

4. Place in jars and store in the fridge.

Curried Lentil, Parsnip and Apple Soup Ingredients 2 tbsp sunflower oil, 3 tbsp medium curry paste, 2 medium onions, roughly chopped, 500g parsnips (around 5 medium parsnips), peeled and cut into chunks, 140g dried red lentils, 2 Bramley apples (about 400g), peeled, cored and cut into chunks, 1½ litres vegetable or chicken stock, made with 1 stock cube.

Serves 6-8 Method: 1. Heat the oil in a large saucepan. Fry the curry paste and onions together over a medium heat for three minutes, stirring. Add the parsnips, lentils and apple pieces. Pour over the stock and bring to a simmer.

Reduce the heat slightly and cook for 30 mins, stirring occasionally, until the parsnips are very soft and the lentils mushy.

2. Remove from the heat and blitz with a stick blender until smooth. Adjust the seasoning to taste. Heat through gently, then ladle into deep bowls.

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RECIPES Secrett’s Pork Burgers with Apple and Chilli Relish Ingredients For the burgers: 200g pork mince, inch of dry oregano, sea salt and black pepper, 1 tbps olive oil, two ciabatta rolls.

For the relish: 1 apple peeled, cored and chopped, pinch smoked paprika, pinch chilli flakes, pinch ground cinnamon, 2 tbsp golden caster sugar, 1 tbsp red wine vinegar.

Serves 2 Method: 1. For the relish place all the ingredients in a pan and cook over a low heat gently for approximately 10 minutes. Once the apples have softened and the relish has thickened set aside to cool.

2. To make the burgers simply combine all of the ingredients and then shape with your hands into two patties. Heat the oil in a pan and fry the patties for 3-4 minutes on each side until golden and completely cooked through.

3. To serve cut open the rolls and insert burger patties topped with a generous dollop of the apple relish. Add fried onions, lettuce and tomato if you like.

Bel & the Dragon’s Tarte Tatin Ingredients 3 apples (B&D use Pink Lady), peeled quartered and turned, 50g of butter, 100g caster sugar, 1 cinnamon stick, 1 star anise , 1 puff pastry disc.

Serves 2 Method: 1. Spread the butter into the bottom of a heavy based 15cm sauce pan. Evenly spread the sugar over the butter. Place the cinnamon stick and star anise across the middle of the pan. Tightly pack the apple pieces in the pan, placing the cored end of the apple in the centre.

2. Put the pan onto a stove and at high heat let the sugar caramelize until it’s a light golden brown colour.

Take off the heat and let cool slightly before placing a 4mm puff pastry disc on top, pushing it in round the apples at the edge of the pan and spiking the pastry a few times to let steam out.

3. Place in the oven and bake at 200 degrees C, for about 25 minutes, when the pasty will be a nice golden colour and crispy. The caramel in and around the apples will be a nice dark caramel colour.

4. Let it rest for a while then turn out onto a plate and serve with vanilla ice cream.

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Christmas at the Georgian Located on Haslemere’s pretty High Street, The Georgian Hotel, Restaurant and Spa is the goto Surrey venue for the ultimate office party and all your Christmas and New Year celebrations!

Seasonal menu changes The chefs have introduced some new menu options in the Cafe for the winter months including Cowdray Fish Pie, Goat’s Cheese & Chilli Empanadas and Sticky Toffee Pudding with Caramel Sauce. Many of the old favourites are still on the menu.

Royal Exchange in Lindford Red Mist Leisure have taken over the Royal Exchange in Lindford in what will be the group’s biggest refurbishment yet, investing over £850,000 and creating 20 new jobs for the local area.

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and The Beanstalk. Leading the cast is the very talented Dillie Keane who has starred in the hugely successful Fascinating Aida. Dillie plays Fairy Fairway and playing opposite her is Kit Hesketh- Harvey who plays Dastardly Dick.

They are joined on stage by Surrey and Hampshire’s favourite breakfast show host, Eagle Radio’s Peter Gordon, bedecked in a brand new array of astonishing frocks and ready to present the delightfully ditsy Dame Dolly Trott. It promises to be huge fun and the great thing is, as far as I’m concerned, is that it starts before Christmas so we can all really get into the Christmas spirit! It runs from Friday 4th December to Sunday 3rd January. Tickets for Jack and the Beanstalk are on sale now. You can book yours by calling the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre Box Office on 01483 440000 or by visiting the website at www.yvonne-arnaud.co.uk.

Day at 11am, 12noon and 2pm. Tickets cost £5 for adults and £2.50 for children. Booking in advance is advisable. Call 01403 752403 or email office@weyandarun.co.uk. More information at www.weyandarun.co.uk/tripboats.

Join in the fun of a festive Santa Cruise on board a beautifully decorated boat and travel along the Wey & Arun Canal and through a restored lock. Children under 12 years will receive a gift from Santa who will board the boat at the lock whilst adults enjoy mulled wine and mince pies. The boat departs from The Wharf next to the Onslow Arms on the B2133 in Loxwood (free car parking). The trips take 45 minutes and depart at 11am, 12noon and 2pm on Sunday 6th, Sunday 13th, Sunday 20th, Monday 21st, Tuesday 22nd and Wednesday 23rd December.

Tickets cost £9 per person (under 12 months are free). Booking in advance is essential. 50 minute festive boat trips, with light refreshments on board, will run on Boxing Day and New Year’s

For the fourth year Farnham Lions are inviting better-off senior-citizens to forgo some or all of their Winter Fuel Payments in favour of local people who are in serious Fuel Debt or chronic Fuel Poverty. Last winter, thanks to the warmheartedness of some 220 donors, they distributed £20,000 in Farnham and Haslemere. This sum enabled them to clear all the Fuel debt cases on the books of both Farnham and Haslemere Citizens Advice Bureaux and also to make a large number of discretionary grants of £100 to needy families who were identified by Sure Start and School/Home Link social workers.

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Midhurst Town Council’s Annual Christmas street party is a popular community event and this year takes place on Friday 11th December, from 6.30pm to 9.30pm. The street party features free roundabout rides, a Punch and Judy show, a street entertainer, a jazz band, a children’s band, a hog roast, roast chestnuts and Father Christmas will be there! St Mary Magdalene and St Denys Parish Church will have carol singers, mulled wine and mince pies etc. to get everyone in the festive spirit! Oh, and there will also be late night shopping in Midhurst, so you can really make a night of it.

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Autumn colour with the National Trust Autumn colour starts from mid-October – red, gold and orange colours will start to cover the breathtaking landscapes at this time of year, and can go on late into November.

Autumn colour is produced as deciduous trees and shrubs move from active summer growth to winter hibernation. The green pigment is where a plant produces its energy. As autumn approaches, this green pigment is recycled into the plant, and as it breaks down it reveals other coloured pigments such as orange, yellow, red and purple, which form the vivid autumn colours.

Whether you want to admire the myriad varieties of trees and plants you’ll find in picturesque local gardens and countryside, set out on an exhilarating walk followed by a seasonal treat in a café or a pub, or simply celebrate autumn with a stroll as you hunt for conkers and chestnuts, there are plenty of reasons to explore National Trust landscapes this autumn.

To help you decide where to visit, we’ve come up with our top autumn colour hotspots in Surrey and West Sussex: Winkworth Arboretum, near Godalming The National Trust‘s only arboretum, near Godalming, is one of the best places in the country to see the fiery hues of autumn. Witness a magical transformation as the lush greens blaze into glorious autumn colour.

Viewpoints dotted around higher points of the Arboretum offer some of the best places to experience the full beauty of the orange, gold and red and yellow leaves. The Japanese maple leaves provide a red carpet walkway and the plant life turns golden. Walk downhill to the boathouse and see the colours reflected in the lake from a picturesque wooden veranda.

Open daily from 10am to 5pm.

Surrey Hills At Box Hill and Leith Hill you can see whole hillsides turning golden as the oak, beech and chestnut trees go from flame red to yellow. The Rhododendron Wood at Leith Hill is lovely in autumn. The azaleas and acers turn beautiful copper, bronze and reds. The heart shaped leaves of Cercidifolius in burnt purple and crimson are a delight and the dawn redwood in the car park turns a lovely foxy russet.

Polesden Lacey, near Dorking The views from the South Lawn at Polesden Lacey, across to Ranmore Common on the opposite hillside, are stunning in autumn, with flashes of autumn colour. The garden team this year have also planted hundreds of pumpkins in the apple orchard for the first time. Whilst the changing colour of the trees on the drive make for a special welcome. There is an exhibition of amateur photographs this autumn, taken by visitors to Polesden Lacey. Ten finalists have had their images printed as large scale photographic installations in the grounds and one winner will be crowned Polesden Lacey’s ‘Photographer of the Year’.

Garden open daily from 10am to 4pm. House open daily from 11am to 3.30pm until 29th November.

Hindhead Commons and the Devil’s Punch Bowl have sweeping purple heather and golden grasses at the start of autumn and dramatic conifers remaining at the end.

Countryside open daily from dawn to dusk. Free entry. Leith Hill Tower open 10am to 3pm, 9am to 5pm weekends.

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Walking across the parkland to Leith Hill Place, you will pass the spectacular liquidambar tree shot through with fiery reds, purple and oranges. Flocks of fieldfares and redwings will be arriving from Scandinavia for the winter to feast on the bountiful fruits of our hedgerows and woods. Explore the bird hide on the edge of the Rhododendron Wood meadow for blackbirds, bramblings and thrushes feeding on apples.

Hatchlands Park, near Guildford This is a special place to come in autumn for peaceful walks around the estate and garden. There is a huge range of tree species because of the three soil types at Hatchlands Park.

On the chalk there are beech woodlands with leaves that turn vibrant yellows and oranges. Out in the parkland around the house where the soil is sandy there is an interesting collection of ornamental trees and on the long walk there are a number of Wild service trees, which really stand out when they change colour as they go a lovely red/orange colour. Wild service trees are relatively rare in Britain and are an indicator of ancient woodland.

Park walks daily from 10.30am to 4pm.

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“The early autumn landscape at Petworth can be quite breathtaking,” says senior gardener Martin Sadler. “The native oaks and limes have wonderful shapes as well as colours, and they’re interspersed with ‘exotics’ such as yellow swamp cyprus, flaming yellow and orange acers and vibrant red oaks; it’s an incredible sight.”

The park open daily from 10am to 5.30pm. Free entry but parking charges apply.

Uppark House and Garden, near Petersfield When visiting Uppark House and Garden, head straight for the south side of the house where you’ll be met with a panoramic view over thousands of tree tops on the South Downs. This is a wonderfully tranquil place, and a great spot to enjoy a cup of tea from the nearby restaurant. Uppark’s pretty woodland is transformed into a canopy of yellow and orange foliage from native trees such as beech, ash and hazel. You’ll spot plenty of quirky fungi too.

Garden open daily from 10am to 5pm. House open weekends from 12 noon to 3pm.

Slindon Estate, near Arundel Slindon Estate is 1,400 hectares of woodland, downland, farmland, and parkland. With countless historic landscape features and its unspoilt Sussex village, there is something for every visitor. Take in far reaching views and the famous golden beech woodland, where hedgerows are bursting with pink spindle, red hawthorn and blackberries.

Countryside open daily from dawn to dusk.

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Unless otherwise stated, all properties only offer free entry to NT members. For details on charges, directions and all opening times, please visit the website at www.nationaltrust.org.uk.

Images from top: Polesden lacey (Eddie Hyde, NT); The boat house at Winkworth (NT Images); Rutting deer in Petworth Park (NT Images); Slindon Estate (NT Images).

Neither the publisher nor the author can accept any responsibility for any changes, errors or omissions in this route. Diversion orders can be made and permissions withdrawn at any time.

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on fuel. Donations for 2015/16 are invited to www.justgiving. com/lions-wenceslas or cheques may be sent to ‘Lions Club of Farnham’ (and endorsed ‘WFP’ on the back) to “Lion Treasurer, 2 Birdhaven, Sandrock Hill Road, Farnham, GU10 4PB. The Nativity at Wintershall is fast approaching; it runs from 16th to 20th December. Tickets are now on sale through the website www.wintershall-estate.com or by calling 01793 418299. All children between the ages of 5 and 16 are invited to enter their Children’s Nativity competition. Just send in a drawing of a Nativity scene or a Nativity prayer and the winning prayer and drawing will be printed in the Nativity Programme.

The winners will also receive a free Family Ticket to the Nativity play and will be able to invite a member of the cast to visit their school (if they wish).The closing date for this competition is 13th November. If you would like to enter, please email admin@ wintershall-estate.com for an application form.

There’s an Artisan Street Market on Saturday 19th December at Weyhill, Haslemere. It runs from 10am to 4pm and will be followed at 6pm with the Town’s Christmas Carols. If you would like more information or would like to enquire about setting up a stall, contact Silkroad at 83-85 Weyhill, Haslemere GU27 1HN. You can also call 01428 288313 or email studio@ thesilkroad.co.uk.

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Christmas classics, The Nutcracker and Swan Lake, both with exquisite music by Tchaikovsky, from Boxing Day. Saint Petersburg Classic Ballet has won plaudits across Russia, Scandinavia and the United States, and now audiences in Guildford have the opportunity to experience the superb artistry of this acclaimed company on its first UK tour. Performances on Boxing Day, Saturday 26th December at 7.30pm. Sunday 27th December at 2.30pm and 7.30pm. Monday 28th December at 2.30pm and 7.30pm. Tickets: £29.50, £34.50, £39. Children and Groups 8+: Save 10%. Concessions and Friends of G Live: Save £3. I think the usual booking fee of £2 applies to most purchases. Book at www.GLive.co.uk or call 01483 369350 (10am-6pm, Monday-Saturday) ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’, (yes, still one of my favourites!), will be the 59th production by Witley Pantomime Company, and will run from Wednesday 27th to Saturday 30th January 2016.

WPC have produced a pantomime for the past 59 years. They presently put their shows on and rehearse at Chichester Hall in Witley. They are always looking for new members to take part or help backstage and anyone will be welcome to join at whatever stage of rehearsals they are at. Rehearsals for Jack and the beanstalk are in full swing. They rehearse Mondays in October and Mondays and Wednesdays November to January.

They have a strong adult company and a large strong junior company. If you would like to know more contact the chairman, Dale Barrell on 07903 640306, email dalebarrell88@gmail. com or the secretary, Vanessa Butcher on 07447 088374, email vlbutcher@butchernet.org.uk.

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They also host a Facebook group, available to NCT members and non-members alike, which offers a great community platform for local parents looking for peer advice and support.

Haslemere and Midhurst NCT is a local branch of the nationwide National Childbirth Trust charity which aims to support parents before and during the first 1000 days of their child’s life through antenatal classes and early day advice and support.

Our local branch is run entirely by volunteers who arrange and find funding for a wide variety of events for parents, babies and toddlers in the local area. They publish a quarterly newsletter, have weekly coffee mornings, mums’ nights out, a monthly walk (followed by cake and coffee) and bi-annual Cheeky Monkey parties and nearly new sales where parents can come and buy quality second hand childrenswear, maternity items and toys at a reduced price.

The branch is always looking for new volunteers to help run the local branch. Being on the committee is a great opportunity for local parents to get experience in fund raising and charity work, offering opportunities to build confidence and deliver new initiatives within a supporting environment.

The current committee is a mixture of full-time working mums, start-up business owners and those who have stayed at home after maternity leave to bring up their family. Joining the Committee doesn’t mean you need to be a member of the NCT, nor does it require a large commitment of time, but it does mean that you’ll meet a nice group of parents in your local area!

They also do their best to support local initiatives and start-up businesses run by local parents. The recent nearly new sale encouraged parents to buy an extra item for ‘Haslemere Bags for Hope’ which supported children in Calais displaced by the Syrian conflict for example.

Arguably their most important group is Baby Talk, a weekly drop-in for new parents where they can have time with a dedicated breastfeeding counsellor to address any concerns they might have and get advice. It also brings new parents a regular opportunity to talk with others about the challenges that newborn babies present, along with someone to make you a hot cup of tea or coffee of course (crucial in the first few weeks).

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Chestnut View CARE HOME

Welcoming you to a caring future Chestnut View is a well established care home in the heart of Haslemere, Surrey, providing affordable high quality Residential, Nursing and Nursing Dementia Care. 

A newly refurbished home with spacious, en-suite rooms and beautiful gardens

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Friendly experienced staff that recognise and promote Individuality and dignity to all residents

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Daily activities and outings supported by a minibus

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Nutritious freshly prepared home cooked meals

Come and talk to us if someone you love requires Residential, Nursing or Dementia Care, either short term or long term. We are here to help and answer any questions you may have.

Chestnut View Care Home, Lion Green, Haslemere, GU27 1LD Tel: 01428 652622 Email: enquiries@stcloudcare.co.uk Web: www.stcloudcare.co.uk