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RHS WISLEY FLOWER SHOW Celebrating 25 years of the six-day floral extravaganza THE highly anticipated Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Garden Wisley Flower Show is set to make a spectacular return this year as it celebrates its 25 year anniversary. The popular show will celebrate the milestone occasion with special displays – including a ‘Silver Cascade’ floral art creation - alongside the renowned floral exhibits and spectacular shopping opportunities. From 5th to 10th September, the RHS flagship garden in Woking will be transformed into a bustling floral extravaganza that is set to end the flower show season on a high. The show will provide an opportunity for local visitors to experience the delights of an RHS flower show on their doorstep, bringing together industry-leading exhibitors, including many
RHS Chelsea and Hampton Court Palace Flower Show medal winners. The magnificent Glasshouse This summer, RHS Garden Wisley rejoiced another special anniversary; the official opening of The Glasshouse by HM the Queen in 2007. Extending the celebrations to this year’s Flower Show, The Glasshouse’s team of expert gardeners have created an outstanding ‘Bego-lumbo display. The spectacle will see a fascinating combination of the garden’s unusual collection of large and diverse Begonias, including cane, foliage and tuberous types, displayed alongside stunning aquatic Nelumbo (lotus) cultivars. Additionally, visitors will be greeted at The Glasshouse’s entrance with a giant planted birthday cake, created using succulents. Dahlias galore One of the highlights for many visitors will undoubtedly be the National Dahlia Society (NDS) Annual Show which will showcase the very best in dahlia cultivation. The NDS marquee will ensure that visitors experience a riot
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of colour and will enable them to view more than 100 vibrant competition classes. Also, NDS members will be on hand daily to answer queries from visitors and share their expert advice. To mark the special 25th anniversary of the RHS Garden Flower Show, the NDS is hosting a special 25th anniversary class, consisting of ‘Five Vases of Five Blooms - Exhibitor’s choice’, meaning each entrant will have to submit 25 dahlias. It will be an eye-catching celebratory display. Additionally, on Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th September, visitors to the NDS Show are invited to get involved and enter their own blooms into the ‘My Best Garden Dahlia’ competition. On either day, entrants need to bring along a single stem of any type of dahlia that they have grown to
the NDS marquee by noon; it will then be judged by a panel of experts. Places will be announced at 3pm each day, with first, second and third place prizes being awarded.
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always, there’s a theme for all entries and this year’s is ‘Switched On!’. It will see more than 80 competitors using their creative talents to create floral interpretations of the nation’s favourite television programmes. There are 12 competition classes, which are: Grand Designs, Upstairs Downstairs, A Place in the Sun, The Cube, Gardeners’ World, Planet Earth, Junior Bake Off, Ever Decreasing Circles, Treasures from Trash, Sky at Night, and Ab Fab. While visiting the NAFAS marquee, don’t miss that special anniversary ‘Silver Cascade’ display.
Above: The glasshouse celebrates 10 years; Right: visitors enjoying RHS Garden Wisley Flower Show © RHS, Tim Sandall.
Floral art competition Another must-see of the show is the Floral Marquee at the edge of Wilson’s Wood. This will house the Surrey area of the National Association of Flower Arrangement Societies (NAFAS) and their eye-catching floral art competition. As
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Of course, with all of the festivities, shopping and walking, visitors may want to stop for a well-earned break. Throughout the show, there will be opportunities to grab a bite to eat – from tasty lunch options to mouth-watering cakes – and rejuvenate with a selection of drinks.
able to browse and purchase top-quality plants to take home. Additionally, guest trade stands will be exhibiting garden goods, such as handmade wooden furniture, greenhouses, and outdoor art – all within the beautiful setting of the garden.
Autumnal intrigue Visitors to the show will also get to view the new Exotic Garden at RHS Garden Wisley, where they will be able to find lush tropical foliage, showy dahlias and a wide range of palms. Additionally, the annual Surrey Sculpture Society Trail will be running throughout the show, with artistic sculptures nestled around the garden.
The Wisley Plant Centre and Gift Shop will also be stocked with gardening-themed delights to take home, so pop in and take a look.
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Celebrating 60 Years as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty How did it start?
AS we’re now in the second half of 2017, the Surrey Hills family is looking ahead to what promises to be a significant milestone. 2018 will mark the 60th anniversary of the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) designation. The Surrey Hills was one of the first landscapes in the country to be designated in 1958 and is now one of 38 AONBs in England and Wales. The Surrey Hills stretch across rural Surrey, from the chalk North Downs that run from Farnham in the west, above Guildford, Dorking and Reigate, to Oxted in the east, covering a quarter of the county. Other well-known AONBs include the Cotswolds, Chilterns, Kent Downs and more...
Although geology, soils and climate have created the bones of the landscape, the appearance of the Surrey Hills has been shaped for centuries by the changing patterns of land use and settlement. Today much of this historic landscape character is still intact. The Surrey Hills now embrace an amazing variety of countryside, from the rolling chalk downs of yew and box woodland and flower rich grasslands, to the acid heaths and woodland of the Greensand Hills that rise to form the highest point in South East England at Leith Hill.
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The Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Designation 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, although National Parks were also to provide the opportunity for open air recreation for wider public enjoyment. Almost 60 years ago the Surrey Hills was one of the first landscapes to be designated and is now one of 38 AONBs in England & Wales.
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Above: Surrey Hills facts and figures. Right: River Wey by Philippa Reed, one of the winners of the 2016 Surrey Hills/VantagePoint photo competition.
The AONB designation has been a planning tool to help protect the area from development pressures, although the Surrey Hills is unique in being wholly contained within the Green Belt. It was not until 1998 that a Joint Advisory Committee was
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established to oversee the administration of the Surrey Hills which led to the recruitment of the first AONB officer. In 2000, the Countryside and Rights of Way Act placed a statutory duty on bodies to have regard to the management of the AONB, and local authorities the duty to regularly plan, review and adopt a management plan for the area.
Securing the future In 2008, the Surrey Hills Board was established as a Joint Management Committee to develop policies and programmes that protect and enhance the natural and cultural heritage of the Surrey Hills whilst promoting the social and economic well-being of the area. In persual of this, the board supported the establishment of the Surrey Hills Society to promote the enjoyment and care of the Surrey Hills for those that live, work in or visit the area. This independent charity has gone from strength to strength and works tirelessly engage the public in and around the Surrey Hills through a varied programme of walks, talks, events and a presence at shows. Due to celebrate its 10th anniversary next year, the Surrey Hills Society provides a wonderful legacy
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Newlands Morning by Raj Saaj, one of the winners of the 2016 Surrey Hills/ VantagePoint photo competition.
Next spring you’ll be able to pick up a free pocket guide and map from a variety of locations which will highlight 60 things to see and do in the Surrey Hills. From the well-known to the unique, this guide will encourage you to get the most out of your day in the Surrey Hills. There will also be a Surrey Hills-themed calendar and photography exhibition in partnership with Surrey Life magazine, similar to the one that was done with VantagePoint last year. If you’ve got some inspiring photographs of the landscape why not enter them into the competition? Visit www.surreyhills.org/photography-competition for further information. The Surrey Hills Society will be producing a 60th anniversary booklet, titled 'The Surrey Hills AONB – 60 Years of Landscape Change' which will research the history of the Surrey Hills. Thanks to a ‘Sharing Heritage’ grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), the booklet will provide a readable history of how the AONB came about and its achievements/ benefits to the community. Sections will cover the way that different aspects of the AONB have changed over the 60 years – farming, woodland, broader landscape, built environment and population pressures etc. – and help local people and visitors understand that the countryside changes over time and has not always been as it is seen on a visit in 2018. FIND OUT MORE Visit www.surreyhills.org for regular updates on the 60th Anniversary projects.
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A new ‘tax-free’ Government scheme to help childcare costs
By Steve Foster, Shipleys Chartered Accountants The Government’s new Tax-Free Childcare Scheme will help some parents reduce their childcare bills, and aims to be open to all eligible parents by the end of 2017. How it works It operates like a bank account, into which money can be deposited by anyone. For every £8 paid in, the Government tops up the account with £2 – provided this is used to pay registered childcare providers. Up to £8,000 per child under 12 can be put into the account each year, and this will generate up to £2,000 more from the Government. For disabled children, the amount doubles and applies up to the age of 17. The scheme is marketed as ‘tax-free’ but is only really so for those in the basic rate band of income tax. The 20% Government contribution effectively reimburses their 20% income tax deduction. For those in the 40% tax rate the scheme is not really tax free. Do you qualify? To qualify both parents much be employed for at least 16hours a week and be paid at least the national living wage. Self-employed parents must be able to prove they generate this level of income. The scheme is not available to anyone claiming tax credits, or to families where either parent earns more than £100,000 per year. Families with only one working parent are also not eligible and separated or divorced parents may find the system more difficult. Find out more There’s more information at www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/. If you would like to discuss its tax advantages for your family’s finances, contact our friendly Shipleys team. Tel 01483 423607, email fosters@shipleys.com or visit www.shipleys. com.
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Visiting a dental therapist At Elstead Dental Surgery, we are very excited to announce that our dental therapist Lisa Caris will be increasing her clinic days to work alongside our dental hygienist Paula Hazell. Lisa will offer early morning, late evening and Saturday appointments. What does a dental therapist do? The therapist will work with Lisa Caris, our Dental Therapist your dentist to give you the (left) and Paula Hazell, our Dental care that is tailored to your Hygienist (right) needs. Their main work is to prevent and treat gum disease, which is very common -over 54% of the population suffers from gum disease. The treatment includes professionally cleaning your teeth by removing plaque and tartar. However, perhaps their most important role is showing you the best way to look after your teeth. They can also give you advice about diet and preventing tooth decay. Dental therapists also provide a wide range of other treatments, including taking impressions, small restorations on children and adolescence, as well extractions of baby teeth.
How can therapist help children? Children can also benefit from seeing a dental therapist. Good oral hygiene habits should start at an early age. The therapist can also apply fluoride varnishes or place fissure sealants to help prevent tooth decay. Lisa has a wealth of experience treating children of all ages. What does an appointment with a dental therapist include? During your 30 minute appointment, the therapist will assess your current home care routine and your oral health. She will give you individually tailored advice and a plan of your daily routine to take home to prevent oral health problems. Any oral hygiene products can be purchased here at the surgery following your treatment. Your teeth will be gently “scaled”, under local anaesthesia if required, to remove any calculus (“tartar”) and staining. If you have any general medical problems, your therapist will be able to inform you on how that may affect your oral health. Please do not hesitate to ask any questions during your visit! Please contact the surgery for further details by email at info@elsteaddentalsurgery.co.uk or phone us on 01252 702477. ADVERTORIAL
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Keeping fit and active as we get older Jo Butler, from Physio 1to1 in Godalming, talks us through how physical activity can help you stay fit and independent as you get older. AS Winston Churchill once said:
“Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference” Our social attitude towards ageing, of taking it easy and slowing down, is in fact threatening the health and wellbeing of our older generation. A sedentary lifestyle isn’t great for any age group, but in the over 65s it strongly correlates with a higher rate of falls, and general ill health. Basically you have got to keep moving. If you want to stay healthy, reduce the risk of mental illness and remain independent well into old age, simply keep moving! Moving doesn’t just mean exercise, it can also include shopping, cleaning, gardening and playing with grandchildren. These all keep you moving and help reduce the prolonged sedentary periods which are threatening our health and wellbeing. The perils of sitting! We are all guilty of spending more time sitting than our ancestors. Sitting time includes watching TV, using a computer, reading, listening to music and sitting in a car, bus or train. Most adults spend on average more than 7 hours a day sitting, which is shocking enough, but this increases to over 10 hours in the over-65 population! We are literally sitting ourselves to death. There is much research now that directly correlates the amount of time spent sitting and the risk of heart disease, diabetes, back and neck pain and other orthopaedic problems. Simply put, too much sitting can shorten your life. Research suggests that regardless of how much intense aerobic activity you do per week, if the rest of the time you remain sedentary, the benefit of such exercise is September 2017
reduced. Extended periods of sitting alters our metabolic system and switches off our muscle activity. The result is poor muscular control of posture and compromised body function. Fundamentally our bodies love movement and dislike immobility. Move more… Happily, research also suggests that, small changes to our lifestyle can have a dramatic impact. Getting up and walking about during TV adverts can help break up prolonged sitting, as can standing and walking about when using the telephone. Standing is so much better for you than sitting.
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Be honest with yourself about how much time you spend resting each day. Get yourself a step monitor or activity monitor, such as a fitbit, and see how active you are. If you’ve not done this before you’ll probably be surprised at how little you move during the day. Then… move even more More is better and there is much support for the view that you should increase your activity level as you get older. Evidence suggests you should be aiming for 30 mins of moderate aerobic activity at least 5 days a week. These activities should be hard enough to raise your heart rate, such as fast paced walking, riding a bike, pushing a lawnmower or recreational activities such as swimming, water aerobics, doubles tennis, dancing or badminton. In addition to these cardiovascular exercises you should also try and do activities that strengthen your muscles. The stronger your muscles, are the more protection they offer your joints. This is even more important if you suffer with arthritis. The worst thing
Falls
If you have had a fall or feel worried about falling due to trouble with your balance and walking you must let your GP know. You will likely need a falls risk assessment. This will help assess your risk of falls, and highlight areas that need work to reduce this risk. This may involve looking at: • Home environment eg furniture layout and removing trip hazards such as rugs. • Exercises to improve your strength and balance. • Checking your eyesight. • Checking your current medications to see if any need changing. you can do is to stop moving. Its best to carry out large movement patterns, rather than strengthening individual muscles. Some exercises contribute to strength as well as cardiovascular fitness, such as swimming, dancing and tennis. Pilates, yoga, martial arts and other movementbased exercises count as large movement patterns. Find out what’s on offer in your local area. Movement also helps challenge our body's balance systems, many of which are ‘use it or lose it’ systems. This helps to keep them in tip-top condition. Simply keeping active during
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KEEPING FIT AND ACTIVE AS WE GET OLDER
Pain on moving People often stop moving if they have pain. Most pain responds best to movement and will continue to get worse if you don’t move. As physiotherapists we spend a lot of time teaching people to move again after periods of prolonged pain. Fear of movement is often a contributing factor to the experience of pain. If your pain is new then seek advice, but if it is a known pain then you’ll often be surprised at how moving around can help. the day can lead to a reduced risk of falling. Your balance can’t be challenged whilst you are sitting down. Anyway, I’ve personally been sitting for too long writing up this article. It’s time for me to move and for you to move too. So just MOVE, your body deserves it and will reward you for it! FIND OUT MORE Jo Butler is a Chartered Physiotherapist, Pilates Instructor and Director of Physio 1to1, Godalming. Tel: 01483 424470 www.physio1to1.co.uk
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Wardrobe Staple: The White Shirt • FASHION
With Kirstie Smillie
Just when you think there is nothing in your wardrobe, a white shirt will lift your look to a timeless style goddess, says fashion stylist, Kirstie Smillie. AT this time of year when the shops have already begun the transition for cooler weather (even though it's still summer for most of us), a white shirt looks fresh and bright but adds enough cover for the beginning of Autumn.
Vintage inspiration, still relevant today:
It’s the one item I always look for with clients on a shopping day - the perfect white shirt to layer under or over or just on its own.
The rules It should have a high percentage of cotton, maybe a little stretch for comfort, to look crisp and keep a strong white. It has to be washable or it will sit in the wash bin for most of it’s life. Ideally choose a classic collar that will add a sharp frame around your face.
Above, from left, men’s style in the 1930s; Ava Gardner during the 1950s; Grace Kelly in the 1960s to Cindy Crawford in Donna Karan in the 1990s.
Don’t worry that it’s see through - layer over striped tops to show a subtle design through, or wear over skin tone undies to disappear. Use to layer under cropped knitwear and roll the sleeves over the 3/4 sleeves. If it’s longer, try tucking in at the front to emphasise your waist without the full tuck in.
My white shirt history Apart from jackets, a white shirt is my own style favourite. I have a large range from classic fitted with cuffs to loose linen; an absolute essential wrap and tie-waisted (which I will be bereft when worn out) and a couple of long oversized tunic shirts that become perfect beach cover ups. I can’t emphasise the super useful status of this simple design classic. A white shirt will never be a wasted purchase.
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White shirt gallery Oversized on Olivia Palermo (left) to tuckedin and braces on style blogger Lyn Slater (bottom right), these images show the range of a white shirt wardrobe, from dressing up ripped jeans to understating a full-length skirt. Right: white shirt with lace inserts, Massimo Dutti (ÂŁ54.95).
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Scented Daffodils • GARDENING
With Beth Otway
I am particularly fond of scented daffodils; last year I conducted a scented daffodil trial to showcase beautiful and enchanting daffodil cultivars, which produce exquisitely fragrant, long-lasting flowers. I've been looking forward to sharing the finestperforming daffodil cultivars from my 2017 trial with you, and as September is a great month to plant daffodil bulbs, this column offered me the perfect opportunity.
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The best-performing daffodil cultivar in my trial was Narcissus 'Grand Soleil d'Or'. The fifty Narcissus 'Grand Soleil d'Or' bulbs that were planted for my trial produced 119 flowering stems, with each flowering stem produced an average of 10 flowers,
delivering a total of 1190 flowers and creating a show stopping daffodil display which flourished for 34 days! As well as being the most floriferous, the flowers of Narcissus 'Grand Soleil d'Or' were the most highly perfumed flowers of all of the daffodils grown for this trial. Happily, the fragrance that the flowers of Narcissus 'Grand Soleil d'Or' produced was as delightful as it was powerful, radiating a sweet and heady scent, which was rather hyacinth-like in its quality, and offered distinctive citrus notes. Narcissus 'Baby Moon' is a great daffodil cultivar to plant in a container. This diminutive daffodil produces surprisingly powerful, fragrant blooms that really pack a punch. Offering a fruity fragrance, which has a definite floral, quince-like character to its scent, Narcissus 'Baby Moon' is a super choice for a container placed near a doorway, where passers-by can appreciate its warm and uplifting scent. Image by Beth Otway
Many daffodil cultivars produce flowers that change colour as they age. As the flowers of Narcissus 'Pueblo' open, the blooms display lemon yellow coloured petals, which are complemented by a slightly more golden coloured yellow
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Images from left: Narcissus ‘Grand Soleil d'Or’; Narcissus ‘Minnow’ and ladybird; Narcissus ‘Pueblo’ (younger flowers). All by Beth Otway.
trumpet. As these same flowers age, the outer petals fade to white. At first it seems as if the trumpet of Narcissus 'Pueblo' will retain its yellow colouration, but eventually the whole daffodil flower turns a delicate shade of ivory, remaining like this for a longer time period than you might expect, before the flowers eventually fade. I planted fifty Narcissus 'Pueblo' bulbs for my trial. These bulbs produced 140 flowering stems with each flowering stem producing an average of 3 flowers, creating a colourchanging spectacle of 420 flowers which lasted for 40 days. During my daffodil trial, one daffodil cultivar stood out as being particularly attractive to ladybirds. I only spotted one or two ladybirds, at most, on all of the other nineteen
different daffodil cultivars that were grown for my trial, throughout the entire duration of the trial. Yet whenever I so much as glanced at the Narcissus 'Minnow' plants, I spotted a number of different ladybirds. This was consistent throughout the trial - I spotted a number of ladybirds on the Narcissus 'Minnow' plants whenever I assessed this trial. FIND OUT MORE To read Beth's daffodil trial report in full, and for more gardening advice for the month ahead, information on daffodil suppliers, and much more besides, visit her website at www.pumpkinbeth.com.
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Recipes by Ben Jupp, Head Chef of Cowdray Farm Shop & Café
Cowdray Bara Brith (Tea Loaf) Ingredients: 225g mixed fruit, 175g black strong tea, 125g dark brown sugar, 225g raising flour, 1 egg , 4g baking powder Serves 4 1. First boil the kettle and make a very strong black tea with 3 tea bags 2. Once made mix strain over the dried fruit and leave till it is cool or even overnight if possible 3. Mix the flour, sugar and the baking powder in a bowl and beat in the egg 4. In stages, whilst stirring pour the fruit/tea mix in to the bowl slowly, 3 – 4 stages should be about right 5. Once all is well mixed together the mix should look a little loose, wet and very sticky 6. Pour it into a loaf tin and place into a preheated 7. When cooked leave to cool in the tin; when cold oven at 160 degrees centigrade for 25-30 minutes or cut into slices and serve with a good helping of until dark brown butter.
Cowdray Lemon Tart Ingredients: Pastry: 125g unsalted butter; 50g icing sugar, 185g plain flour, 1 egg. Filling: 3 lemons, 180g caster sugar, 6 eggs, 250g unsalted butter. Serves 4 1. Place the cold butter, sugar and flour into a bowl 2. Rub together with your fingertips to make fine breadcrumbs 3. Beat the egg and gradually add to dry mix 4. Roll out into a 6-inch flan ring and chill in the fridge for 20 minutes 5. Place into a preheated oven at 150 degrees centigrade for 20 minutes or until lightly golden. Leave to cool. 6. To make the filling, juice the lemons into a large bowl and add the egg yolks, sugar and butter into it as well 7. Place over a pan of simmering water and whisk continuously 8. As the butter melts, the mixture will emulsify and September 2017
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Cowdray Farm Shop & Café • FOOD & DRINK
Recipes by Ben Jupp, Head Chef of Cowdray Farm Shop & Café
Cowdray Flapjacks Ingredients: 300g rolled oats, 250g butter, 125g butter unsalted, 125g caster sugar, 125g golden syrup, 100g chopped apricots, 100g cranberries, 75g plain flour, 12.5 g vanilla essence Serves 4 1. A simple one to make and great for the kids. First mix all of the dry ingredients in a large bowl 2. Add the wet ingredients into a saucepan including the butter and place on a low heat to melt together whilst gently stirring 3. Whilst the pan is heating gently line a tray approximately 8x4x1“ with grease proof paper and pre-heat your oven to 160 degrees centigrade 4. When the butter has fully melted and mixed together with the wet ingredients, pour over the dry ingredients and mix well, making sure you coat it all in the liquor 5. Pour into the tray and push to the corners
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One of the world’s most celebrated Cellists, Raphael Wallfisch, is making his first visit to Grayshott in September. He is regularly invited to play at major festivals including BBC Proms, Edinburgh, Aldeburgh, and events in Italy, Spain, Norway, Germany and the United States – and now Grayshott. Accompanied by the famous London Mozart Players, he is to perform one of the three great romantic works for cello, Schumann’s Cello Concerto in A minor. Grayshott has already staged Cello Concertos by Elgar and Dvorak and now completes the trio with Schumann’s final emotive, enigmatic and lyrical masterpiece. “It’s a huge privilege to bring Raphael to Grayshott. He’s such a
The event on Friday 15th September 2017 will be the 58th to be staged by Grayshott’s ambitious classical music promoters, Grayshott Concerts, whose performances attract music lovers from an increasingly wide area including, Hampshire, Surrey, Sussex, Berkshire and London. With Grayshott’s free parking and easy road connections via the A3 tunnel, Grayshott Concerts confidently offers “World-class performances – on your doorstep!” Booking online is now open. Demand for tickets is expected to be high – early booking recommended. Grayshott Concerts reputation of attracting bookings and selling out at all events is widely known, resulting in a growing number of members, ‘Friends of Grayshott Concerts’, who are entitled to priority booking. Friends can book at any time whilst general booking opens online 7 weeks prior to each event. For more information, ring 01428 606666 (voicemail) or visit www.grayshottconcerts.co.uk.
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NEWS - Autumn 2017 -
The Mayor of Godalming The role of Mayor is steeped in tradition and ceremony. The Mayor represents Godalming with the insignia of the mace (which was donated to Godalming by Charterhouse School in 1937), robes and chains of office.
between the various groups and organisations in the town. The Mayor can share the views of the community with the Council and can also take the Council's message out into the community and work towards achieving the Council's Social, Educational and Economic aims.
The Mayor connects the present day with history and acts as a symbol of continuity. In the 19th Century the choice of Mayor was very restricted, but today's first citizen can and does come from any class, gender or ethnic background, reflecting the society we live in. The Mayor is the first citizen of the town; within the town he or she has precedence over all but the members of the Royal Family, the Queen's deputy, the Lord Lieutenant and Mayor of Waverley if he or she is present. In their civic role the Mayor meets with individuals and communities to honour them for their contribution to the life of the town and to promote civic pride. The role of the Mayor is distinct from that of a councillor and the Mayor acts in a non-political manner when carrying out the civic role. The many engagements undertaken by the Mayor act as a link
There are certain events which have a town-wide significance and incorporate ceremonial elements including the annual Civic Service. This year's Mayor, Councillor Simon Thornton, has conducted many and varied engagements within our community, including his Civic Service, which he chose to hold this year as a secular civic service in the Wilfrid Noyce Centre. As well as the traditional procession by Councillors and the Mayoral Promise to our community, this service saw contributions from both our local Secondary Schools as well as St Hilary's School, Moss Lane Infant School and Godalming Sixth Form College. If you wish to invite the Mayor to your community event please contact the Mayor's Secretary who can be contacted on 01483 523575 office@godalmingtc.gov.uk or visit godalming-tc.gov.uk/Mayor/ for an online booking form. Photos at top by Phil Kemp. www.theshutterbox.co.uk.
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Public Toilets in Godalming As readers of Godalming Town Council’s newsletter will be aware, Waverley Borough Council took the decision earlier this year to close the toilet facilities in Crown Court, Godalming and North Street, Farncombe along with the toilet facilities in Haslemere. As far as Godalming is concerned, this just leaves the public toilets in Broadwater Park open. The Town Council has made strong representations on behalf of Godalming’s residents for the Borough Council to reconsider its closure decision, however, the budget pressures faced by Waverley Borough Council means it is unable to continue to provide these public convenience facilities.
Godalming Town Council is now faced with the difficult decisions of whether it is able to take on these facilities and re-open them for public use. At the time of going to press the Town Council had written to Waverley Borough Council to seek possible long term solutions. If a workable resolution can be found, the cost of providing the public toilet facilities will fall to the Town Council. Taking on the toilets poses a dilemma for the Town Council as it does not have scope within its current budget to fund this extra service, meaning that it will have to very carefully consider the potential for having to increase its portion of the Council Tax in order to facilitate these services. As negotiations between the Town Council and Waverley continue, please keep an eye on our website at www.godalming-tc.gov.uk for updates on the situation.
Other Town Dates for your Diary • Proms in the Park Godalming Bandstand 5pm on Saturday 9 September 2017 with The Massed Band of Farnham and Haslemere & Farnham Corps of Drums • Heritage Open Days At venues all over the town and surrounding areas Saturday 9 and Sunday10 September 2017 • Farmers’ Market Godalming High Street 10am on Saturday 23 September 2017 and again on Saturday 28 October 2017 • Remembrance Sunday Parade departs The Burys at 10.25am, marching to the War Memorial (Phillips Memorial Park) for a service of Remembrance at 10.45am on Sunday 12 November 2017 • Christmas Festival & Lights Switch-On Godalming Town Centre from 10am on Saturday 25 November 2017 (Lights Switched-On at 5pm) • Town Day including Blessing of the Crib & Town Carol Service Godalming Town Centre from 10am on Saturday 9 December 2017 Blessing of the Crib at The Pepperpot at 3.30pm, Carol Service at Ss Peter & Paul Church at 4pm) 34 VANTAGEPOINT
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Godalming Musical Firework Extravaganza Friday 3 November
“Disco Inferno” Following the success of the inaugural Community Firework Display and torch-lit procession held at The Burys, Godalming Town Council and its community partners – Rotary in Godalming, Round Table, 41 Club and supported by Waverley Borough Council, is delighted to announce that this year will see the event returning to the town with “Disco Inferno” themed fireworks to be held on Friday 3 November. The firework and funfair site will open at 6pm and the firework display will be set off at 8pm. Why not begin the evening by taking part in the torchlit procession? The procession starts from the bottom of Church Street. Torches will be available to buy from 6pm and at 7.15pm the procession will set off, via the High Street, for The Burys. Once the procession arrives at The Burys, the fireworks will dance to the sound of “Disco Inferno”, where you can enjoy the fireworks, the fun of the fair and some tasty street food. The only place to see and hear all the firework show will be on The Burys Field. This will be a great evening by the community for the community. Only those on The Burys Field will be able to see the fireworks ‘dancing to the music’. Tickets are limited and are available for purchase in advance at www.godalming-tc.gov.uk/fireworks. Great value family tickets at £15.00 are available for
two adults and up to three children under 16 years old, which will give you entry to the fireworks and funfair and to take part in the torch-lit procession. Just print out your ticket and bring it to either Crown Court or Church Street to get your entry wristbands. Individual adult tickets £6.40, children’s (under 16 years old) tickets £3.50 are also available. Child ticket holders must be accompanied by an adult ticket holder. Stop Press: Bonus family tickets with a free procession torch, sponsored by Godalming Chamberr of Commerce, are now available. We need your support to make this event a success. Profits from the event will help Godalming Rotary Clubs and Godalming Round Table continue assisting local charities and good causes. Entry and exit from Crown Court Car Park will be limited between 7.15pm and 8.30pm; other car parks are available throughout the town (Waverley Borough car parks are free after 6.30pm), but the best way to travel is on foot! Ticket holders who have mobility or other special requirements are requested to contact the Town Council prior to 3 November to discuss access arrangements.
The fireworks are being sponsored by Godalming & District Chamber of Commerce. September 2017
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YOUR GODALMING TOWN COUNCILLORS CLLR ANNE GRAY
CLLR OLLIE PURKISS
CLLR KIRSTY WALDEN
CLLR DAVID HUNTER
CLLR STEVE COSSER
CLLR ROSS WELLAND
CLLR LIZ WHEATLEY
CLLR TONY GORDON-SMITH
CLLR NICK WILLIAMS
CLLR RICHARD WAINRIGHT
CLLR JOY POULTER MBE
CLLR ANNE BOTT
CLLR ANDREW BOLTON
CLLR STEFAN REYNOLDS
CLLR STEPHEN BOTT
CLLR NICK PINCHES
CLLR JULIE NOYCE
CLLR PETER MARTIN
Binscombe Ward 3 Netherwood Court, Filmer Grove, Godalming, GU7 3AF T: 01483 427159 E: annebriangray@hotmail.com
Binscombe Ward 86 Furze Lane, Farncombe, Godalming, GU7 3NP T: 01483 421231 E: davidmalcolmhunter@yahoo.co.uk Waverley Borough Councillor
Binscombe Ward 1 Sol-Y-Vista, Frith Hill Road, Godalming, GU7 2EF T: 01483 423492 E: lwwaverley@aol.com Waverley Borough Councillor
Binscombe Ward 4 South Hill, Godalming, GU7 1JT T: 07860 861771 E: richardjgwainwright@outlook.com
Central & Ockford Ward 4 Huxley Close, Godalming, GU7 2AS T: 01483 429078 E: andrew_bolton@btinternet.com Waverley Borough Councillor
Central & Ockford Ward 9 Hilltop Close, Guildford, GU3 3HR T: 01483 234253 E: nickpinches@hotmail.com
CLLR SIMON THORNTON
TOWN MAYOR Central & Ockford Ward 3 Bowling Green, Compton, Guildford, GU3 6JT T: 07887 407378 E: simonthornton62@hotmail.co.uk Waverley Borough Councillor
Central & Ockford Ward 21 Overbrook, Godalming GU7 1LX T: 07493 014625 E: mail@purkissmail.com
Charterhouse Ward 3 Hillside Way, Godalming, GU7 2HN T: 01483 414035 E: stevecosser@btinternet.com Surrey County Councillor
Charterhouse Ward 15 Nightingale Road Godalming, GU7 3AG T: 01483 424483 E: ragsmith@waitrose.com Waverley Borough Councillor
Charterhouse Ward 27 Nightingale Road, Godalming, GU7 2HP T: 01483 417051 E: joy_poulter@sky.com
Charterhouse Ward Brooklands, Red House Lane, Elstead, Godalming, GU8 6DR T: 01483 421601 E: stef.reynolds@gmail.com Waverley Borough Councillor
Farncombe & Catteshall Ward 19 Overbrook, Godalming, GU7 1LX T: 01483 429815 E: julienoyce@btinternet.com
Farncombe & Catteshall Ward Flat 2, 42 Croft Road, Godalming, GU7 1DD T: 01483 374575 E: kirstyawalden@gmail.com
Farncombe & Catteshall Ward 19 Elm Road, Farncombe, Godalming, GU7 3SW T: 01483 527445 E: ross.welland@waverley.gov.uk Waverley Borough Councillor
Farncombe & Catteshall Ward 26 Town End Street, Godalming, GU7 1BH T: 01483 239997 E: nickatlaw@aol.com Waverley Borough Councillor
Holloway Ward Acorns, The Fairway, Godalming, GU7 1PG T: 01483 420014 E: annemareebott@hotmail.co.uk
Holloway Ward Acorns, The Fairway, Godalming, GU7 1PG T: 01483 420014 E: stevebottis@hotmail.co.uk
Holloway Ward 18 Windy Wood, Godalming, GU7 1XX T: 01483 425644 E: peterj.martin@surreycc.gov.uk Waverley Borough Councillor Surrey County Councillor
CLLR TOM MARTIN
Holloway Ward Tanglewood, Station Lane, Enton, Godalming GU8 5AE T: 01483 527006 E: tom.martin@waverley.gov.uk Waverley Borough Councillor
Godalming Town Council, Municipal Buildings, Bridge Street, Godalming, Surrey GU7 1HT Tel: 01483 523575 Fax: 01483 523077 E-Mail: office@godalming-tc.gov.uk Web: www.godalming-tc.gov.uk Acting Town Clerk: Andy Jeffery
National Eczema Week PROFILE • THE National E c z e m a Society is a registered c h a r i t y dedicated to improving the quality of life for people living with eczema. They offer information and support through our free telephone and email helplines, online through Facebook and our network of local support groups. When you have eczema it’s easy to feel isolated and as though you are the only one battling with this frustrating, challenging and, currently, incurable skin condition, which affects more than 6 million people in the UK. Knowledge is power and the more you know about the condition and the particular triggers that can cause it to worsen, the better equipped you are to take control of the situation. That’s why this year’s National Eczema Week (16th–24th September) will focus on the power of sharing eczema stories in the on-going battle with this condition. Eczema treatments and triggers can prevent you from experiencing life in the same, spontaneous way as others and leave you feeling exposed and vulnerable.
‘the psychological impact of eczema’, ‘new eczema treatments’ and ‘eczema in teenagers’ . Visit www. eczema.org for more details on how to book a place. Locally, the West Surrey and North East Hants Support Group will be manning a Patient Information Stand on Monday 18th September: in the Main Atrium, Farnham Hospital, Hale Road, Farnham GU9 9QL The local group has a busy programme of events fundraising for the National Eczema Society. In association with the Mayor of Guildford, they organise the Combined Charities Christmas Fair in the Guildhall, Guildford. This year it will be on Sunday 19th November. This is another opportunity to find out more about the work of the NES and the other participating charities. They are also to be found at the Farmer’s Market in Milford in October and the Festival Craft Market on Guildford High Street each summer. For details of local events email Vicky at nescards@yahoo.co.uk. FIND OUT MORE For questions about eczema please contact the Helpline on 0800 089 1122 . They are open Monday to Friday 8am to 8pm. Alternatively you can email them on helpline@eczema.org.
As everyone’s experience of eczema is slightly different, it’s important that they gather and share as many stories as possible, both in the run-up to and during National Eczema Week, so that everyone can find a story in the collection that they can relate to. By gathering together shared experiences of the condition, they will create a library of ideas that other patients and their carers can then try themselves in terms of identifying their own triggers and managing the insatiable urge to scratch. If you would like to be a part of this unique project simply record (audio or video) your eczema story and send it to info@eczema.org. They will also be providing people with the opportunity to come together to share their stories through a range of National Eczema Week events across the UK. The society’s flagship event for National Eczema Week 2017 will take place in Kidlington, North Oxford, on Saturday 23rd September, where renowned experts in the field of eczema will come together to offer a fantastic programme of information, advice and support to patients and their families, addressing both the emotional and physical symptoms of the condition. Free to attend, the event will address issues including ‘allergy and eczema’, September 2017
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Devil's PunchBOWL: Bowl:HIGH High Road Valley DEVIL'S PUNCH ROAD ANDand PINE Pine VALLEY After the construction of the Hindhead Tunnel, the old winding Portsmouth Road was returned to nature and is now a glorious scenic walk where you can breathe the air of the moorland far away from traffic, with huge open views. The route is simple, making this a sociable walk with time to chat (or meditate) without the risk of going astray. There are no nettles on this walk so shorts are wearable. There is one potentially muddy section just after Highfield Farm so, except in a dry summer, you will find boots a blessing. Your dog can also come on this adventure. For full maps and more details, visit www.fancyfreewalks.org.
• THE WALK 1. From the back of the car park, go to the famous viewpoint over the Punch Bowl to take in some of the landscape that will soon be under your feet. Turn right in the direction of the Sailor’s Stroll walk. Immediately keep straight ahead, avoiding a left fork with a wooden gate. In 150m, you meet a very wide crossing track with a slanting information board explaining about the old main Portsmouth Road that used to come through here before the tunnel was built. Turn left on this generous sandy/ grassy path. So many of us still remember the scenic traffic jams as lorries, cars and buses ground their way round the curves on this road, and the congestion coming from the southwest on the long crawl up to Hindhead. What a difference! There is no trace of the old road surface – in fact it is no longer level but takes on the natural contour of the hillside. It is certainly hard to imagine two lines of traffic speeding along this road. The Hindhead tunnel was opened in 2011 and this reThe Walk landscaping began shortly afterwards. Highfield 5
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The path bends left, all the time with terrific views to your left. The relay mast on the other side will be on your return stretch. 2. After a pleasant 1¼ km, you see a small plantation of trees across the route and your path winds through them, now on a narrower course. In 100m or so, you come to a T-junction where a track comes down from your right. Go left and, in 20m, go right, joining a surfaced drive. In 200m, a tarmac bridleway joins you from the left. From this point, stay on this tarmac drive, ignoring a crossing byway and ignoring a footpath shortly after on your right. After ½ km on this easy surface you pass a milestone showing that you are half way between Liphook and Godalming, whilst the roar of the new Portsmouth Road gets more and more obvious. In a further ½ km you come through a gate with the narrow Boundless Road on your right and the A3 road itself just beyond. Keep left, into the National Trust Punch Bowl Lane car park. 3. With the main A3 road on your right, go to the end of the car park and turn left at a fingerpost on a dirt drive uphill, marked as a byway and with the reassuring sign ‘Café 2 miles’ (although this walk will take a more roundabout route). You come through a large wooden gate to avoid a cattle grid and pass a weedy pond on your left. Note the small flecks of tarmac along these paths, indicating their importance in past decades. 300m from the road, you reach a fork with red arrows. Take the right fork, going past (or over) another cattle grid. Your track curves right and leads down to a wide sunken track under banks of tall beeches. Veer right on this track, passing a bucolic landscape on your left. You pass a house and quickly arrive at the hamlet of Highfield with a junction and a 4-way fingerpost. 4. Turn left on a tarmac drive and, by a house, keep right steeply down a slope. (Riders often turn left and sharp right up a narrow path rather than risk the slope, as you can too.) The route is now a dirt track which may be muddy in winter. It curves left to reach a ford over a stream bed in an area rich with ferny fronds and tree roots. Ignore a footpath on the right and use the footbridge to stay dry shod. Your track resumes uphill, soon more steeply, climbing out of the gulch and passing meadows and gardens,
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becoming a surfaced drive. You meet a tarmac lane at a bend. Ignore a bridleway on your left and the lane on your right and keep straight on, joining the lane ahead. (The grassy path up a slope just to its right is private and not an alternative footway.) 5. The lane soon curves right past the picturesque Upper Ridgeway Farm and its reedy pond. Stay on this quiet lane all the time, avoiding tracks on your right and avoiding a bridleway on your left as the lane bends right. You pass Glenhead on your left then the paddocks of Hyde Hill Farm and, on your right, the fabulous timbered Hyde Farm House which is Grade-II listed. On your right is a long green valley which must be horse heaven. The lane suddenly takes a right hairpin. Leave the lane here by turning left at a small fingerpost, just after the entrance driveway of Woodlands. 6. The path runs straight into the deep forest. Soon the area on your right is more open, due to restoration of the ancient lowland heath. (An info board soon tells the story of the Countryside Restoration Trust.) Later, ignore swing-gates on your left and stay on the main path at all times. After 800m on this path, you reach a multiple junction in a clearing with a marker post. Ignore paths ahead and to your right and instead keep well over to the left of the marker post, on a path which runs close to the sloping pine forest on your left. Soon you are in a V-shaped valley with pine slopes on both sides. Follow this austere lonely path, keeping straight ahead at a marker post after 300m. If there is a choice of paths it makes no difference because the valley confines you. After a dense patch of rhododendrons, you are joined by overhead wires. The path now climbs out of the forest and curves left as it comes up to meet a fingerpost and a surfaced driveway. 7. Turn right on the drive. You reach a major junction of tracks at Highcombe Edge under the big relay tower, with a small car parking area on your left. Avoid a semi-tarmac drive straight ahead and
instead veer left on a wide level dirt track leading through woods. Soon there is a bench on your right with fine views into the Punch Bowl. Keep straight on at a fingerpost, soon reaching the viewpoint and parking area where the walk began.
DISTANCE: 6 miles OS MAPS: Explorer 133 (Haslemere) STARTING POINT: The walk begins at the National Trust Punch Bowl car park, GU26 6AB. Charges apply for non-NT members. For many more walks, please visit our website at www.vantagepointmag.co.uk/category/walks.
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Jottings Jottings is your FREE community noticeboard for charities, local events, groups and information, compiled by Nick and Angie Crisell. To feature here, please email us at jottings@vantagepublishing.co.uk by the first Friday of the month prior to month of publication. Please note that space is limited and inclusion cannot be guaranteed. In August we did something we’ve never done before and will be lucky to do again. We attended a 100th birthday celebration lunch. The star of the show was my Auntie Eileen and the lunch, held in a delightful pub in Kent, was attended by 26 relatives. She is still living alone in her home, totally with it and still happy to recount memories of her childhood and her time in the WRENS during WWII. When she walked into the restaurant and sat down at the table, the first thing she said was “I’m gasping for a drink” – I think it runs in the family! Oh and there was a signed birthday card from Her Majesty the Queen on the table. A few days after the lunch we all received phone calls thanking us so much for being there. Roll on the 101st! GU7 September 13_Layout 1 13/08/2013 16:21 Page 45 Guildford Rugby Club The club have enjoyed an engaging journey over the past few years, winning silverware and promotions. Its senior men’s team is currently playing in the highly competitive National 3 London & SE Division. They have an extremely experienced coaching staff led by Dave Ward the Harlequin hooker, with British and Irish Lion, England and fellow Harlequin Kyle Sinckler helping out as scrummage and defence coach.
This season also sees the addition of Topsy Ojo, the former England winger to lead the coaching of the backs and attack. If you enjoy watching high class rugby in very convivial surroundings, go down and watch a game at the club, you will be warmly welcomed. The first home game is on 9th September and is against local rivals Dorking; see you there! Find out more about the club and its excellent facilities at www.pitchero.com/clubs/guildford. Cranleigh Folk Friday 1st September Cranleigh Folk will be starting its new season of acoustic music and song at a new venue: The Punchbowl Inn in Okewood Hill is just six miles from Cranleigh centre and has a superb upstairs room and a great atmosphere. Music from talented local singers and musicians starts at 8.30pm and ranges from contemporary to traditional including familiar favourites. Admission is usually free and all are welcome, whether performers or listeners. If you need more information, email cranleighfolkclub@gmail.com or see their Facebook page: Cranleigh Folk Club.
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YOUR COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD • Chiddingfold Cinema Friday 1st September 8pm They are screening the acclaimed film ’Viceroy’s House’, starring Hugh Bonneville as Lord Mountbatten and Gillian Anderson as Lady Edwina. It is about the last Viceroy’s attempt to oversee the smooth (but preferably rapid) withdrawal of the British from India, but a peaceful transition is threatened by sectarian and religious divisions. Meanwhile, downstairs in the servants' quarters, a young manservant and maid are falling in love and facing obstacles of their own. It’s a 12A. Then on Friday 15th September at 8pm they are showing ‘Their Finest’, starring Gemma Arterton and Bill Nighy. A former secretary is drafted in as screenwriter to provide some much-needed female input for a major new propaganda film production, intended to help raise the public's morale in the face of the Blitz and hopefully persuade America to join the war. All that's missing is a script, some reliable actors and a clue where to start! It’s a 12A. Tickets are £6 adults, £3 under 15’s and available from www.chiddingfoldcinema.com. Watts Gallery Evelyn Dunbar Exhibition To Sunday 24th September Watts Contemporary, in partnership with Liss Llewellyn Fine Art, presents the first selling exhibition of studies, illustrations and paintings by Evelyn Dunbar (1906–1960), an artist now considered to be amongst the most important in 20th century British art history. The exhibition brings together 150 pictures, over half of which have never previously been shown, and include many from the ‘lost studio’ collection which, in 2013, brought to light works that had not been seen since the artist’s lifetime, The exhibition will demonstrate why Dunbar deserves recognition as a major figurative artist of the Modern British era. Free entry. The gallery is situated in Down Lane, Compton GU3 1DQ. Farncombe Music Club Friday 1st September Enjoy an evening of pure western music at St. John's Church, Farncombe with western balladeer Clint Bradley making a welcome return here with his band. Every singer/songwriter or musician has a seminal moment at some time in their lives. They hear or see something that makes them want to pick up an instrument and play. For Clint it was hearing Marty Robbins sing his gun fighter ballads. Tickets £10 in advance or £12 on the door. Then on Saturday 9th September, Gina Foster together with her band will perform at St John’s with her acclaimed programme ‘Joni’s Soul - A Homage To Joni Mitchell’ celebrating the life and music of iconic singer/ songwriter Joni Mitchell. Tickets £14 in advance or £17 on the door. Finally, on Friday 29th September, Oye Santana is one band that just had to be brought back this year to St John’s Church in Farncombe, after their amazing sold out show last year. ‘The best Santana tribute in the world’. Close your eyes and you can’t tell the difference, go ready to dance! Tickets £14 in advance or £17 on the door. Anniversary Sculpture Trail at RHS Garden Wisley To Sunday 24th September The Surrey Sculpture Society (SSS) are staging the 20th September 2017
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Jottings Sculpture Trail. One of the largest Sculpture Trails in the country it will feature the works of both new emerging and highly acclaimed established sculptors, showing over 80 sculptures set within the internationally renowned gardens. Opening times are: Monday to Friday 10am-6pm, Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holidays, 9am-6pm. RHS Garden Wisley is situated at Wisley, Woking GU23 6QB. Call 01483 224234 or go to www.rhs.org.uk/wisley for details of entrance fees.
to the community for a spectacular one-day celebration of all things local. The free event, dubbed Live Local, Love Winkworth, will transform the arboretum into a hub of activities, and community stalls. You’ll find all sorts of adventures to inspire both kids and adults, from craft-making and live music to a working blacksmith, birds of prey and archery. The Arboretum is situated in Hascombe Road, Godalming GU8 4AD.
Rural Life Vintage Revival 2017 Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd September The Rural Life Centre in Tilford near Farnham will be playing host to the first ever Rural Life Vintage Revival. Lots of great live music and a chance to learn some 40s and 50s dance moves from Farnham’s very own Dance Movement. The weekend will kick off on the evening of Friday 1st September at 7pm when doors will open for an outdoor, all weather screening of David Lean’s classic 1945 movie ‘Brief Encounter’. Tickets are £10, call the Rural life Centre on 01252 795571. Frensham Brewery will be supplying the drinks and there will be plenty of stalls selling everything from vintage clothes to retro homewares. There’s an evening tea dance with music by The Vic Cracknell Swing Band. Doors open at 7pm and tickets priced at £12 are available from the Rural Life Centre on 01252 795571.
Healthwatch Surrey They are launching their Community Cash Fund for 2017/18 to help individuals and small groups undertake projects to boost the wellbeing for people in Surrey. Grants of up to £1,000 are available. Last year, the fund supported ten projects including ‘Come Knit with Me’. If you have an idea, this is your chance to make it happen. You don’t have to be from a registered charity or group – all projects will be judged on merit. Interested groups or individuals will need to complete a short application form by Friday 8th September and the winners will be announced on 16th September. More information about the Community Cash Fund and how to apply can be found at www.healthwatchsurrey.co.uk/ourwork/community-cash-fund/.
Winkworth Arboretum Community Day Sunday 3rd September 11am-4pm Winkworth Arboretum in Godalming, throws open its gates
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YOUR COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD • many to list here but watch out for the new brochure for September to December. All shows are on the website at www.cranleighartscentre.org. RHS Garden Wisley Flower Show. Tuesday 5th to Sunday 10th September This will be their 25th show and will feature spectacular floral displays and special shopping opportunities. Visitors can browse and purchase top-quality plants and get expert advice from more than 50 specialist nurseries – including many RHS Chelsea and Hampton Court Palace Flower Show medal winners. Additionally, there will be trade stands exhibiting garden goods, such as handmade wooden furniture, greenhouses, and outdoor art, in the beautiful setting of RHS Garden Wisley. Garden admission is free to RHS members. For further information, including how to book tickets and travel advice, visit www.rhs.org.uk/gardens/ wisley. Learn to Crochet in an Evening Tuesday 5th September 7.30pm-8.30pm Suitable for complete crochet beginners, or those who are very rusty! In 3 hours you will cover all the basic stitches, and then combine them to make a flower. You will leave the course able to follow patterns and crochet to your heart's content! Takes place at The Crafting Place, Unit 25a, Smithbrook Kilns, Cranleigh GU6 8JJ. The course costs £45 and a crochet hook and yarn is included as well as lots of refreshments! You will also get 10% off any purchase you make in the shop on the day of the course. To book, or for more information, go to www.thecraftingplace.co.uk. There is also a 4 week beginners crochet course and a 4 week beginners knitting course at The Crafting Place, see the website for more details. Watts Gallery Wednesday 6th September 10am-4pm There is an Antiques and Collectables Valuation Day at Watts Gallery Lawn. Take along your valuables to be appraised by specialists from Ewbanks Fine Art Auctioneers. They have experts in gemology, silver, antiques, entertainment and memorabilia, collectables and fine art. There is a donation fee of £1 per item. Cranleigh Antique Collectables Fair Thursday 7th and 21st September 7.30am-3pm This takes place at Cranleigh Village Hall, Village Way, Cranleigh GU6 8AT. There’s easy access and parking nearby. There are many stalls at this long established popular fair and freshly cooked refreshments are available. You will find antiques, collectables, vintage, bric-a-brac, books, records, cards and jewellery. Free entry. Contact Paul on 07980 384491 or David on 01483 274012. The Betty Riseley Trust Betty Riseley lived in Cranleigh and when she died she left a Trust for the benefit of children and young people under the age of 18 who lived in the local area. It was formed in 2009 and since that time it has given numerous donations to local groups in Surrey and especially in Cranleigh. The Trustees September 2017
In celebration of our founder Leonard Cheshire VC
Harvest Fete Hydon Hill Saturday 9 September 2017 2pm - 5pm Clock Barn Lane, Godalming
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Jottings Guildford Harmony ladies A Capella and Barbershop chorus welcomes new members to come and sing with us.
If you love to sing and want to develop your vocal abilities in a warm atmosphere with a great group of women, get in touch. For more info on bookings, rehearsals, and Open Evenings please visit: www.guildfordharmony.org.uk or email contact@guildfordharmony.org.uk
meet twice a year to consider applications, in April and October and would very much welcome applications from local groups that work with children and young people from the above age group. These could be from schools, clubs, playgroups, parish councils or anyone who thinks that their project meets the criteria. For further information and an application form, contact Janet Thomas on jzt@hartbrown. co.uk. Ockford-Godalming WI Wednesday 6th September 2pm The group meets on the first Wednesday of each month at the Scout and Guide Headquarters, Seymour Road, off Eashing Lane, Godalming. At their next meeting, there will be a talk entitled ‘Jam, Jerusalem & Porridge’ by Angeline Gore. On 4th October it is The Annual Produce & Craft Show. As well as monthly meetings, outings and theatre trips are arranged throughout the year. There are also pub lunches, book reading evenings and regular craft sessions. The group welcomes new members. Contact the secretary on 01483 415702. Elstead Afternoon WI Thursday 7th September 2.15pm At the next members and visitors meeting at Elstead Village Hall, Colin Brown will talk about the R.N.L.I. There will be the usual delicious tea available to all. Looking to the future, on 5th October, Colin Parrish will speak on ‘Queen Caroline – the Scandalous wife of George IV’ and on 2nd November, they have the A.G.M. after which Helen White will talk about ‘Basic Will Making, Living Wills and Lasting Powers of Attorney’. Occasionally, changes may occur to advertised speakers, so do check if your visit is for a particular speaker. Contact the president, Venetia Pierce on 01252 702415. There is no requirement to live in Elstead to become a member. Waverley Dowsers Friday 8th September They have small membership of 15 mile radius and meet in Godalming. On Friday 8th they have Frank Donaldson talking about his experience in Radionics and Homeopathy and on Saturday 30th September they have their second Day Workshop for the public but tailored to a Mothers and Daughters dowsing day. Further information from Mike on 01252 541639 or Geoff on 01276 472977. Also, see www. waverleydowsers.co.uk. Organ Recital Friday 8th September 7.30pm There will be a wonderful concert at Guildford United Reformed Church, 83 Portsmouth Road GU2 4BS. Daniel Moult, one of the finest organists of our time, is renowned in the UK and abroad for virtuosic, intelligent and engaging performances of repertoire from the 14th to the 21st centuries. He will be playing music by Handel, SS Wesley, Parry, Whitlock and Britten. Tickets at £10, available from Guildford Tourist Information Centre, 155 High Street GU1 3AJ; telephone 01483 444333. Children 16 and under admitted free with accompanying adult. Students £3 (with ID card). More information available at www.gurcms.org.uk/events/75.
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Are you going through or considering a separation or divorce? If so, then you should read the new 'Divorce and separation guide – there is a better way!' The key message is that, in the majority of situations, it is worth contacting a suitably qualified mediator first (and the guide helps you to ensure that you find the right person), so that you can talk over your individual situation confidentially before taking any other steps. If you do this then there is a high likelihood that agreements can be reached with the other person within the mediation process whilst also ensuring that the proper steps have been taken before considering legal action in the small number of cases that might require this. Having spent many years working as a full-time family mediator, during which time I have assisted well over 1,000 people to navigate their way through divorce and separation, I feel that it is high time that I share some of the benefits of this experience and try to help as many people as possible to avoid the numerous pitfalls that the end of a relationship, or continued strife following a previous separation, can bring.
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Jottings Quiz Night in aid of Waverley CAB Friday 8th September Pit your wits at the Godalming Quiz Night to be held at the Wilfrid Noyce Centre from 7pm for 7.30pm until 10pm. Tickets are £10 per person to include a Fish and Chip Supper and are available from admin@godalmingcab.cabnet. org.uk. All funds from this event will go to Citizens Advice Waverley. More detail at www.waverleycab.org.uk/events/ godalming-quiz-night. Bramley Music Celebrity Recital Saturday 9th September 7pm They are very fortunate to have the internationally renowned trumpeter, Crispian Steele-Perkins, coming to play at Holy Trinity Church in Bramley. He will be accompanied by Leslie Pearson who is one of Britain’s most distinguished Keyboard players and has regularly played at Buckingham Palace for the late Queen Mother and HRH Prince Charles. The programme includes music by Handel, Mozart, Haydn and Bernstein and the concert is being held in support of The Fountain Centre. Tickets are £15 at the door (under 18s and Students £5) or from Robertsons in Bramley High Street. There is a free drink in the interval. Enquiries to stuartwhite@waitrose.com or call 01483 892645. Mullard Space Science Laboratory – Open Day Saturday 9th September 2pm-5pm This year marks the 50th anniversary of this, the UK’s largest university space laboratory. MSSL has enjoyed a
long and successful history in space science since UCL started the UK’s space programme in the 1950s and now there is an opportunity to learn all about it. Listen to talks, meet the scientists and engineers, see the telescopes they build and have a go at building your own space rover. Light refreshments will be available and the event is free and open to all. Families, children aged 8+ years and the local community are all very welcome. The laboratory is located in Holmbury St. Mary RH5 6NT. If you would like to attend, please let Libby know for numbers - l.daghorn@ucl.ac.uk or call 01483 204100. Summer Fête Saturday 9th September 2pm-5pm The Leonard Cheshire home at Hydon Hill is celebrating the 100th anniversary of Leonard Cheshire's birth with a traditional summer fete. Do go along and join residents and volunteers at the home in Clock Barn Lane, Godalming, GU8 4BA.There will be many attractions for the whole family including a variety of games, live music, dressing the scarecrow, human fruit machine plus stalls selling a wideranging choice of items from cakes to books and bric-a-brac. Finish the afternoon with a delicious tea in the newly created enclosed garden. Everyone is welcome. Chiddingfold Horticultural Society Saturday 9th September 2.30pm The Summer Show was bigger than last year and most successful. Next up is The Autumn Show to be held in the
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YOUR COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD • Village Hall in Coxcombe Lane. Do go along and admire the exhibits; they represent a lot of time and effort from the members. The next talk will be by Dawn Fielding from the Surrey Wildlife Trust on 'Wildlife Friendly Gardening'. It takes place at 7.50pm on Wednesday 20th September. All are welcome to go to these meetings which are held in the Village Hall in Coxcombe Lane. Witley Gardening Association Saturday 9th September 2.30pm Witley Gardening Association will be holding their Autumn Flower Show in the Chichester Hall, Petworth Road, Witley. Everyone is welcome to enjoy the displays of flowers, vegetables, fruit, flower arrangements, cookery, preserves, photography and children's designs made from leaves plus self portraits. Teas will be served and entrance is 50p, free to members. Ewhurst Horticultural Society Saturday 9th September 2.30pm They will be holding their Autumn Show in the Village Hall. Entries include vegetables and fruit, flowers and pot plants, floral art, photography, home fare and children’s classes. Children’s classes include (pre-school) decorated paper plate: (8 years and under) A model made from recycled materials: (16 years and under) four rock buns or a ‘selfie’ photograph up to A4 size. Do have a go. Full details at www.ewhursthortsoc.org.uk or call Alina on 01483 490190.
Godalming and Haslemere Ramblers They have a programme of 18 walks in September, ranging from 4 to 10 miles, from the North Downs to the south coast, and on five days of the week. Why not go along for a free trial walk and see if it suits you? Further details at www. gandhramblers.org.uk, or search for them on Facebook. Elstead Cinema Friday 10th September 7.30pm Elstead Cinema is a volunteer-run cinema which shows popular films on the second Friday of each month. It is part of the Elstead Village Halls charity. They will be showing LION (Cert PG) on Friday in Elstead Village Hall. Doors open at 6.45pm and there is a licensed bar as well as interval tea, coffee and ice cream. All tickets are £5 and can be purchased in advance from Chandlers Garage, The Green, Elstead or online at www.elsteadcinema.org. I can recommend this film; saw it a couple of months ago, excellent! Art in Farncombe If you have an interest in drawing and painting and would like to learn some new skills, there are very friendly art classes taking place at the Broadwater Community Centre. Christopher Cole is a highly experienced professional artist and ex Godalming College teacher. He will teach you how to draw and paint everything from animals to landscapes. The classes are held every Monday during term time from 10am-12.30pm and again from 1pm-3.30pm. All levels of experience are catered for and all media are taught
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open as part of English Heritage Open Days. Now a school, this is a unique opportunity to see the renovated building and learn more about its history and restoration work. Tours will take place throughout the day led by the architect of the renovation and volunteers. They also welcome, as a special guest, Bonnie MacBird, Hollywood screenwriter with a passion for Sherlock Holmes, who will give a talk at 2pm and then sign copies of her latest Sherlock book, Unquiet Spirits. There will be refreshments available and a small book/ gift shop - cash and cheques only accepted. Entry is free to the site but there is a £5 recommended donation for the talk. Stepping Stones School, Undershaw, Portsmouth Road, Hindhead GU26 6AQ. www.steppingstones.org.uk. Contact Anne Edward on 01428 609953. Surrey Hills Singing School Open rehearsals Monday 11th September Join the Surrey Hills non-auditioned choirs for a taster rehearsal. The choirs rehearse on Mondays and sing all styles of song. Singers (ladies choir) 9.45-12noon in Ewhurst; Training Choir age 6-7 years 3.30-4.15pm and Junior choir for age 8+ 4.30-5.45pm both in Cranleigh. For details, see www.surreyhills-choirs.co.uk. The awardwinning Surrey Hills Chamber Choir, an auditioned choir, has vacancies for an experienced tenor and 2nd bass this September. Rehearsals commence on Wednesday 6th September in Guildford with preparations for an exciting trip to Vienna. Contact debbie@surreyhills-choirs.co.uk if you’d like to attend a rehearsal.
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YOUR COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD • Godalming Choral Society Tuesday 12th September 7.30pm GCS start rehearsals on Tuesday 12th in the Wilfrid Noyce Centre, Crown Court, Godalming GU7 1DY. The choir will be working on Britten’s St Nicolas and Festival Te Deum and works by Walton and Finzi. They will be welcoming their exciting new musical director, Sam Hayes. If you enjoy singing and would like to join a progressive, friendly choir that achieves high standards and exciting performances, look no further! For more information, call the membership secretary on 01483 811688, email secretary@ godalmingchoral.org.uk , Alternatively, you could just pop along on any Tuesday evening. For more details about the society, go to www.godalmingchoral.org.uk. Watts Gallery As I am sure you know by now, the Gallery is this year celebrating the bicentenary of the birth of George Frederic Watts, the great Victorian artist (1817-1904). One of his last great works, The Sower of the Systems (1902), now in the collection of the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, has been generously loaned to Watts Gallery for G F Watts: England’s Michelangelo – an unprecedented exhibition of the most important masterpieces by ‘England’s Michelangelo’: the name given to Watts by his contemporaries in recognition of the artist’s great ambition, generosity and range. The painting is recognised as a pivotal work in the evolution of the abstract art movement that became so popular in the course of the 20th century. Watts Gallery is an absolute gem and we are so lucky to have it nearby. If you have never visited it I would urge you to do so and see this fantastic exhibition of Victorian art. The gallery is situated in Down Lane, Compton GU3 1DQ. More information at www.wattsgallery.co.uk. Busbridge Evening WI Tuesday 12th September 8pm Meetings commence again on Tuesday 12th September when Frances Benton will talk on her 'Passion for Pearls'. A lively talk on nature's only living gemstones, combined with science, history - real and fake, myth and legend. Meetings are normally held every 2nd Tuesday in each month in Busbridge Village Hall, Brighton Road, Godalming GU7 1XA. Visitors are warmly welcomed to any of their meetings. For further information, contact Pat Oxborough on 01483 417303.
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Jazz at The Pavilion Wednesday 13th September 8pm Brilliant tenor saxophonist Vasilis Xenopoulos together with 2016 British Jazz Award Winner for ‘Best Guitarist’, Nigel Price, kick off the autumn season at Guildford Jazz club with a pre-launch gig of their keenly awaited new album. Expect arrangements of favourite standards and a smattering of originals. Takes place at Guildford Rugby Club, Guildford Road, Godalming GU7 3DH. Doors open at 7.30pm. Tickets £14 in advance from www.guildfordjazz.org.uk. Shalford Decorative and Fine Arts Society Thursday 14th September 10.45pm They are one of the friendliest societies in the area and you do not have to live in Shalford to be part of this interesting and interested group. This month they will see that African/ Nigerian art is sophisticated and accomplished, as speaker Richard Thomas explains the cultural relevance of the 12-15 century Bronzes of Ife and the later Benin Bronzes. Do join them in Shalford Village Hall at 10am, for coffee and biscuits, before the lecture starts. Each month they have a talk on one of a wide range of subjects by expert lecturers; the best in their field. Both new members and visitors (£7 entry) are very welcome. Contact Katie Wells (membership secretary) on 01483 860969 or visit info@shalford-dfas.org.uk.
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Cranleigh Camera Club Thursday 14th September The club has a varied programme which includes visiting speakers, talks and demonstrations by club members, evenings of advice on members’ work, regular internal competitions (participation is voluntary), friendly competitions with other clubs and an annual exhibition in which members can showcase their images for the public. Each year visits are organised to outside events or places of interest. Go along and join them! The club’s year starts on 14th September and runs until mid-June but you can join at any time or attend a couple of meetings without charge to see if you think it will suit you. Meetings are held weekly, on Thursdays at 8pm, at the Baptist Church Hall, 262 High Street, Cranleigh GU6 8RT, with breaks for Christmas and Easter. You can find the programme and further contact details on their website at www.cranleighcameraclub.co.uk. Mind Body & Spirit Fayre Saturday 16th September 10.30am-4.30pm Taking place in the Borough Hall, there’s a day of well-being and inspiration with crystals, jewellery, arts and crafts stalls plus organic toiletries and holistic therapies. The £3 entry charge entitles the visitor to two included extras! Godalming Gong Baths will be offering two opportunities for a free ‘sound experience’ at either 12.30 or 3pm. Three Mediums will be September 2017
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Guildford Rambling Club From Saturday 17th September Their walks programme can be found at www. guildfordramblingclub.org.uk. Unless otherwise stated visitors are welcome to try them out on any of the walks which normally start at 10am. For details of the almost 10 mile figure of 8 walk from Chiddingfold on Sunday 17th September call David on 07935 887499. He is also the contact for the 5.5 mile circular morning walk from Milford on Thursday 21st September. For the 10 mile figure of 8 walk from Farley Heath on Sunday 24th September, call Sally on 01306 885976. Look to David on 07922 189114 as your contact for the 8 mile circular walk around Loseley and the Navigation on Sunday 1st October. Finally, the 10 mile figure of 8 walk on Sunday 8th October starts in Buriton, near Petersfield. Call Dick on 07516 407936 about that one. Godalming Flower Club Tuesday 19th September Have fun and try a new hobby during the winter months.
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YOUR COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD • Go along to the club which meets on the third Tuesday of the month at the Baptist Church, in Queen Street Godalming, GU71BA. ou can watch demonstrations, join the craft club or the workshops to learn the basics of flower arranging. For more information go to the website www. godalmingflowerclub.com or call Linda on 01483 494727. Western Front Association Surrey Branch Wednesday 20th September 7.45pm 1917 is the 100th anniversary of the battle of Passchendaele and John Lee presents the story of the Battle of the Menin Road. He talks about the battle in which Plumer took over the running of Third Ypres and which showed the BEF at its very best in 1917. A powerful offensive designed to lure the Germans into a fatal series of counter-attacks. Their meetings are held at the Day Centre Lushington Drive Cobham KT11 2LY. Call Andy Thompson 07768 197990 for more details. Guildford Wey Valley Decorative and Fine Arts Society Thursday 21st September 10.45am Shalford Village Hall is the venue for their next lecture, by Ms Vivienne Lawes, entitled ‘The Honourable East India Company: East – West Trade 1600 – 1800’. It will be a fascinating look at the nature and artistic influence of the Company’s trade with the Orient. Refreshments are available from 9.30am. Visitors (£6) and new members are very welcome. For more information about their full programme of lectures and other activities, contact the membership
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YOUR COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD • Heather Society Show Sunday 24th September 10.30am-4pm Join a tour of the Wisley National Heather Collection at RHS Wisley. There will be talks, planting and heather care demonstrations, advice and plant sales. Free with Garden admission. Celia Cross Greyhound Trust Charity Sale Sunday 24th September 11am This takes place at Cranleigh Showground, Ewhurst Road GU6 7DW. Bargains Galore in the Barn from the many different stalls, refreshments and a Greyhound parade where they will be showing some of the dogs from the kennels who need their ‘forever home’. Parking is free and all dogs are welcome. Further information phone 01252 781917 or 01306 712615. www.celiacross.org.uk. The Surrey Game and Country Fair Sunday 24th September 9am-5pm This is an action packed rural day out, at Loseley Park, for the whole family, combining top class entertainment, havea-go activities, shopping and rural crafts and local food and drink. On the same day, but a few miles away at Eashing Farm near Godalming is the 2017 Surrey County Ploughing Match, the most prestigious in the South East. There will be free shuttle buses running between Loseley Park and Eashing Farm so visitors can enjoy both events. A family ticket (2 adults and 2 children) costs just £23 if bought in advance (up to midday Friday 22nd September), and under 5s enjoy free entry. For more information and to book your tickets visit www.surreygamecountryfair.co.uk – simply print your e-ticket or show it on your phone on the day. Tickets are also available on the gate. West Surrey Branch of the Historical Association Tuesday 26th September 7.30pm JFK, Martin Luther King, LBJ’s Great Society, Vietnam – the shockwaves from the turbulent 1960s in the USA are still with us and the Association will kick off its Guildford season of talks with a lecture by Dr Gareth Davies of Oxford University on ‘The Political Legacy of the Sixties in the USA.’ It will be held at St Nicolas’ Hall, Bury Street, Guildford, GU24AW, and will be preceded by a brief AGM at 7pm. The branch attracts good audiences to hear leading historians and prides itself on a friendly atmosphere. Students go free and non-members are charged £3 at the door. For further information, call Rollo Crookshank on 01252 319881 or email crookshank@starkmann.co.uk. Milford Horticultural Society Tuesday 26th September 8pm At their next meeting in Milford Village Hall, they will be joined by Rosamund Wallinger who lives at the Manor House at Upton Grey. Rosamund has undertaken the complete restoration of her Jekyll garden to original 1908 plans and opens the garden to the public during the summer. It is one of the most accurately and fully restored of Gertrude Jekyll's gardens. Talks are free for members and non-members and guests are very welcome to attend for a fee of £1 payable at the door. For more information on Milford Horticultural September 2017
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YOUR COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD • at Watts Gallery by the actors to whet your appetite during the September Heritage Open Days. Tickets: £15 (£12 Friends) from Watts Gallery: www.wattsgallery.org.uk. Watts Gallery, Down Lane, Compton, GU3 1DG. More information on LynchPin Productions at www.lynchpinptc.co.uk. The World's Biggest Coffee Morning Friday 29th September 10am-2pm For the 3rd year running, they will be holding a ‘World’s Biggest Coffee Morning’ event in aid of MacMillan Cancer Support at Santa Fir Christmas Tree Farm, Guildford Road, Shamley Green GU5 0SQ. They will have lots of home baked goodies as well as a prize draw and lots of tea, coffee and chatter. Do go along and join them and help raise lots of money for this great cause.
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YOUR COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD • on the 2nd Tuesday each month at 8pm in Busbridge Village Hall, Brighton Road, Godalming GU7 1XA. Groups also meet for sewing, Mah Jong, Walks with pub lunches and book club Guildford Shakespeare Company Friday 13th October to Sunday 5th November Following the huge success of last year’s Grimms’ Fairy Tales, GSC are staging another family-friendly adaptation of The Legend of King Arthur. This rollicking family adventure contains all the legendry aspects of Arthur including Camelot, Excalibur, The Lady in the Lake and of course the all-powerful wizard Merlin. They will be bringing back the fabulous Spiegeltent from Belgium. The 80 year old mirrored dance hall was an instant hit last time it was used. Located in the field behind Challengers at Burchatt’s Farm in Stoke Farm, the tent holds 200 people, is fully heated and accessible to all. A licensed bar and the popular cheeseboards will be available inside. Tickets £25, under 16’s £16.50 (Concessions £21) from GSC Box Office on 01483 304384 or www.guildford-shakespeare-company. co.uk. See the website for performance times and other information.
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WIN... A 4-star family short stay and Winchester Science Centre tickets The 4-star Holiday Inn Winchester is offering an amazing short stay prize package for our lucky winner, which will include a family ticket to the inspirational Winchester Science Centre and Planetarium with its 360-degree full dome experience, presenting unforgettable shows including flying through the solar system or exploring the workings of the human body. The centre also features 100 hands-on science exhibits and an Invention Studio. After a busy day of discovery and fun the winning family can relax in the 4 star comfort of the hotel, which is located next door to the centre, to enjoy a meal in the award-winning hotel restaurant. They then retire to their comfortable family room after their busy and fascinating day. A delicious breakfast will set them up for the following day, before they depart to explore Winchester and the surrounding area. To win, please answer the following question: Q: Where is the Holiday Inn Winchester located in relation to the Winchester Science Centre? © Winchester Science Centre and Planetarium
Please enter online at www.vantagepointmag.co.uk by 30th September 2017.
Terms and Conditions: One entry per person. Closing date for entries 30th September 2017. The winner will be decided by draw. The judges decision is final. No cash alternatives are available. The prize is for a family room for 4, dinner, breakfast and a family ticket to the Winchester Science Centre and is subject to availability and not transferable. By entering this competition you accept that your data can be passed to our sponsors unless you choose to opt out from receiving the hotel’s monthly e-newsletter — please state on your entry. Employees of this magazine and of Holiday Inn are not allowed to submit entries.The winner will agree to follow-up publicity in this magazine and on the Holiday Inn Winchester website.
WIN... A pair of tickets to Around The World in 80 Days Guildford’s Yvonne Arnaud Theatre are offering you the chance to win tickets to Around The World in 80 Days on Tuesday 31st October at 7pm. Phileas Fogg wagers his life’s fortune that he can circumnavigate the globe in just 80 days in this high-speed, globe-trotting comedy. A hugely talented cast of 8 play over 125 characters in this imaginative escapade including six trains, five boats, four fights, three dances, two circus acts and an elephant! To win one of two pairs of tickets, please answer the following question: Q: How many characters appear in the play? Please enter online at www.vantagepointmag.co.uk by 30th September 2017.
WIN... A pair of tickets to Rock'n Rollin' Blues & Soul Party
The Rock'n Rollin' Blues & Soul Party is coming to the Wilfrid Noyce Centre, Crown Court, Godalming on Saturday 30th September from 7pm. The evening will feature two of the finest exponents of Blues, Soul & Rock'n'roll, namely,'Uncle Buck' and 'Cryin' Out Loud'. The event has been designed to create awareness and funds for Skillway, a small charity based in Godalming whose aim is to motivate and instill confidence in students between the ages of 14 and 16 and teach them practical workshop craft skills. To win a pair of tickets worth £24, please answer the following question: Q: Which local charity is being supported by this event? Please enter online at www.vantagepointmag.co.uk by 22nd September
TERMS & CONDITIONS OF ENTRY: By entering these competitions you agree to receive periodic emails from VantagePoint Magazine, Vantage Publishing Ltd and the originator of the competition you are entering. You can opt out of receiving these at any time and your data will never be passed on for use by third parties. The prizes are non- 63 VANTAGEPOINT transferable and have no cash alternative. Only one entry per person per competition and prizes will only be sent to homes with a GU, KT and RH postcode.