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• THE EDITOR'S NOTE Since we started publishing local community magazines, we have always been pleased to support the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), given the good work it does and the fact that their main garden is local to us in Wisley.

My links to the RHS started many years ago. As a book buyer for a local company called Colour Library Books (older readers may remember them!), I used to buy lots of RHS-branded books from Dorling Kindersley (DK), the main publisher of gardening books in association with the RHS. When I subsequently was asked to join Dorling Kinderley as business development manager, I found it quite easy to sell thousands of copies of RHS books, such was the quality of the products developed by the two companies.

I still remember my best deal, which was a single order for 50,000 copies of the RHS A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, a book that cost DK over £4 million to produce, then an unheard of sum for an illustrated book.

As publisher of VantagePoint, I have been very lucky and grateful to be invited to attend Chelsea Flower Show, which is always a great highlight. It will be even more so for me this year, as one of our very longstanding advertisers will be designing a show garden for another longstanding advertiser. David Neale from NealeRichards is designing a garden for Silent Pool, our local gin distillers, which promises to be a fabulous collaboration.

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motorhome heaven With sales increasing, Stefan Reynolds borrows a motorhome for a weekend to check it out MEET ‘HENRY’. He is an Autotrail Imala 715 2-4 berth motorhome which I borrowed for a long weekend just before Easter, when I headed up to the Cotswolds for a couple of nights to check out the popularity of these moveable homes.

I have always had an affinity for campervans, as they used to be called. My second vehicle at the age of 19 was a Toyota HiAce. It was pretty slow, guzzled petrol but slept four people, had a cooker, sink, fridge and was an ideal vehicle for holidays, weekends and house parties, where my friends and I could just sleep off our beers and then drive home in the morning.

Motorhomes have moved on from campers and can now come with every conceivable ‘luxury’. Henry comes with a proper bathroom, a fixed double bed (no ladders involved!), a 4-ring hob with oven and separate grill, microwave, and a television/DVD player, making it very much your home-from-home.

They are also getting more and more popular. Sales of motorhomes rose by 14% in 2017, with more than 13,000 vehicles registered. Commenting on the figures, John Lally

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from the UK trade body for the motorhome industry said: “Holiday behaviour is changing; ‘staycationing’ is retaining - even increasing - its appeal. We are going on more frequent, shorter holidays.

Motorhomes are perfect for this”.

It is not hard to see the appeal. Some good family friends, Jan and Rob, have had a motorhome for a few years following retirement and think nothing of spending a couple of months in France every summer in theirs, while another friend simply jumps into his with the dog for impromptu weekends in different parts of the UK. Of course, motorhomes and campers do not come cheap. Henry comes in at just over £50,000 and even a new VW California campervan with no bathroom is more than £43,000. There is a good second-hand market and while these vehicles do retain their values, you can get older models for slightly more sensible money.

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There is another way to enjoy the motorhome experience and that is to hire one for a long weekend or more. The locally based Motorhome Heaven was set up by Maureen and Allen Ruddock to fill a gap in the market, and they now offer three different models – Henry, Emilie and Bella. Each one is differently configured to suit a family of up to six or just a couple.

I picked up Henry on a Thursday afternoon and was shown round by Allen. It is a big vehicle at about 7 metres in length and 2 metres wide but this allows for a very comfortable interior with space for a couple and a couple of small children. The cooker, heater and hot water work on both electric and LPG gas while the solar powered leisure battery will keep the fridge and other electrical appliances working for a couple of days if you are without an electrical hook-up. The water tank contains 135 litres for the sink and bathroom, which has a proper shower, sink and toilet.

In addition to the fitted ‘French’ bed, there is a double bed over the cab, a couple of fixed seats and front seats which swivel to allow for five people to eat around the (moveable and extendable) table. As with most motorhomes, there is a lot of storage with many overhead cupboards and a good-sized wardrobe for clothing. A neat touch is the television/DVD player, which swings down from the middle of the cab when needed but takes no space when not used.

I was pleased by how easy it was to drive. You need to get used to the size and the overhang at the back but the 130bhp 2.3 litre diesel engine offers plenty of torque to keep up with the traffic and cruise comfortably on the motorway at 70mph. The steering is light and easy.

Because there is no rear window, the ‘rear view mirror’ is actually a camera which is useful for reversing but not for driving, so you need to make good use of the side mirrors.

My destination was the fabulous Cotswolds, and a treelined Caravan and Motorhome Club site just outside Moreton-in-Marsh. The cost for a pitch and full use of the facilities is just £7.40 per person per night, £7.70 for the pitch per night and a £12 per night surcharge as a non-

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Left: A cross-section of a new Adria motorhome. Above: Humphrey checking out our weekend home!

non-member, so £54.20 for two nights. The facilities were good and included excellent showers, toilet block, play area for children, field for dogs, washing up stations and a small shop. You also get electricity hookup for the van as well as areas for getting fresh water and disposing of your waste water and the toilet cartridge.

Despite being the weekend before Easter, the site was almost full, with an even mix of motorhomes and caravans. The age range was mainly retired people but there were a few families and younger couples.

Everyone I met was happy and friendly, and the site very peaceful. An early evening dog walk showed most people happily ensconced in their van, preparing food and watching Eggheads, before closing their black-out blinds, pouring a glass of wine and enjoying their evening. Just like being at home.

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The Surrey County Show Phil Kemp meets the show organisers to find out what makes this agricultural event so popular ON THE 28th May, Guildford’s Stoke Park hosts the country’s biggest one-day agricultural show welcoming visitors from far and wide – visitors who not only want to enjoy the excitement of watching competitive events and live entertainment, but to also have the chance of getting up close to farm animals and take part in hands-on activities.

The show has been run by a dedicated team of enthusiastic volunteers from the Surrey farming community for over 60 years with the aim of bringing the countryside and rural life into the heart of Guildford.

I was invited by the Surrey County Agricultural Society to meet with their chairman Angus Stovold and chief executive Tracey Longhurst, who are both at the heart of the organisation making this annual event the great success that it is.

spring, and one in the autumn. We also have farming competitions throughout the year.”

Held every year on the spring bank holiday in Stoke Park, a 66-acre site that provides not only ample space to stage an event of this size but also given its proximity to Guildford town centre and a station a few minutes’ walk away, it is an unbeatable location to help the society literally bring farming into the urban community. Or as Angus proudly puts it: “It’s a case of 'the country goes to town’!”

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The estate office of Angus’ farm provided a perfect setting for my glimpse into what happens behind the scenes, with bookshelves laden with the history of the society’s many events, and black and white photos adorning the walls.

“The society’s first show was held at Eashing Farm, Godalming in 1954. Formed by the amalgamation of the Surrey Agricultural Association and the Redhill Agricultural Society, both founded in the 19th century, the thriving society we have today aims to promote agriculture through education and competition,” explained Angus. “And we achieve that through two agricultural shows. One in the

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Angus Stovold and Tracey Longhurst (Phil Kemp)

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BEHIND THE SCENES AT THE SURREY COUNTY SHOW Tracey is also from the farming community and specialises in rare breeds, working what she cheerfully describes as “a large smallholding or a small farm, depending upon your viewpoint!”. As the society’s chief executive, she manages the team of volunteers and is keen to engage not just with the farming community but also with the public generally.

“Volunteering, for example as stewards helping to run the show on the day, provides a great opportunity to gain experience from dealing with show visitors,” said Tracey.

“This year we are opening up stewarding and volunteering to the broader public. We’ll provide training and support and they’ll really enjoy the day too. Anyone that wants to get involved can contact us on our website.”

The show this year boasts an exciting display of different activities and entertainment in two arenas and three show rings. Across the showground too are avenues of marquees and demonstration areas with all manner of things to see and do.

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“We tweak the programme every year, with the intention of making the show different and bringing a different character to what’s happening.” said Tracey. “We’ve got some exciting surprises this year. The Guildford Fringe Theatre are taking over the bandstand area and are going to be putting on a full day of entertainment with music and theatre. Much of it will be a surprise on the day, and there’s a good chance that members of the public all across the showground may have unexpected encounters. I can’t wait to see what happens!”

Looking through the show’s programme I could see that at the heart of the full day’s events not surprisingly were all things rural and agricultural.

Cattle, sheep, pig, goat, donkey and horse competitions.

Beekeepers, a milking parlour, coppicing, falconry, duck and ferret racing, showjumping and dog agility. And of course all manner of rural crafts, food tents and exhibitors of every description. But the Agricultural Society doesn’t stop there.

“We also aim to mix interesting and educational elements with those that are pure entertainment,” Tracey enthused.

“This year we’ve got the Bolddog Lings motorbike stunt team to provide the kids with what we call the ‘whizz bang’ element that they so love. We’ve also got a heavy horse village. The heavy horses will be taking part in the grand finale to mark the centenary of World War One. And throughout the day the kids will have an opportunity to get involved with them which will make the finale very special.

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“We’ve also got a First World War re-enactment team encamped in the middle of the showground all day.

Children can sign up for the King’s Shilling, learn how to march, try out gas masks that were used in the trenches – and of course their parents can take part too!”

From my previous visits to the County Show I’ve tended to dwell, perhaps a little too long, in the food and drink sections. And by the sounds of it I might be spending even more time there this year.

“Of course, what is really big at the show are the superb food and drink stalls. It is understandably a very popular tent,” added Angus, perhaps showing off his mindreading skills to boot. “We have Brian Turner the celebrity chef coming along to do some demonstration slots in the food theatre.

He will also be going walkabout to meet people, members of the public. This year we’ve taken the food theatre out of the food hall – which means that there are going to be even more food stalls.”

I had also noted that there are going to be Silent Pool Gin tastings and an Albury Vineyard presentation on English sparkling wine in the food theatre, but I thought it best not to dwell any longer in case my hosts started to get the wrong opinion of me.

with a leaderboard throughout the day. And I’m sure the whole family, rather than just the kids, can take part.” Angus immediately piped up: “I want a go!” To which the retort back from Tracey resulted in a laughing fit between them both.

But of course it would be wrong to ignore the main reason for the show being staged every year. It is to enable the visitors, who are mostly from urban backgrounds, to have the chance to understand what farming contributes to our everyday lives, and also to see first-hand what agriculture is all about.

“We are providing a real showcase to show where our food comes from, with the farmers telling the story,” concluded Tracey. “Providing a milking parlour so kids can see where the milk comes from. Having Merrist Wood smallholders run the petting farms where they will be able to see chicks hatching on the day and get to be hands-on with pygmy goats and sheep - and a host of other things. It really does bring it all to life.”

“What really excited me is when a teacher from one of the local schools contacted me,” said Tracey. “Elisabeth Gill and a friend of hers are going to be rowing across the Atlantic in December to raise money for the RAF Benevolent Fund, and Eikon - a Surrey charity that provides counselling for schoolchildren. They will be at the show with their boat, the Atlantic Albatross.”

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“Ah, and another surprise is the fact we’ve got the Surrey Storms netball team running a celebrity shoot-out,” added Tracey. “It involves a trampoline which the kids will love, and there will be competitions for them to take part in, and

Visit the Surrey County Agricultural Society’s show website to find out more and help plan your day at Stoke Park. www.surreycountyshow.co.uk

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LEST WE FORGET In the first of two articles to commemorate 100 years since its end, Andy Thompson reflects on WWI. WHEN THE guns of WWI finally fell silent at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918 Britain began to count the cost. Of the 6 million men who had been mobilised during the conflict, over 1 million lay dead on the battlefields of the world or in the oceans fought over by the navy and merchant seamen with the vast majority lying in shallow graves on the Western Front – a 100-mile strip of land winding through Belgium and Northern France.

In 1915 the British army had taken the decision that no man would be returned home but would be buried near to where they fell. In 1917 the Imperial War Graves Commission (IWGC) was formed and tasked with giving those who had made the supreme sacrifice for their country a permanent resting place.

Belgium and France gave land to the British people ‘in perpetuity’ and during the 1920s, the 500,000 who could be found and identified were buried beneath a Portland headstone. The bodies that could be identified have a headstone with their name, rank and regiment, those bodies that could not be identified became ‘A Soldier of the Great War. Known unto God’ and their

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Top: Tyne Cot cemetery in Belguim. Above: The Menin Gate, Ypres. (All images from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission).

names were recorded on one of 28 memorials created to list the names of those ‘denied a burial given to their comrades in death’.

Whilst many family members made the personal pilgrimage to visit their loved ones before and after WWII it was the onset of fast channel crossings, the euro and the internet that generated a huge upsurge in visits to the hundreds of cemeteries in Flanders. The 100th anniversary commemorations organised between 2014-18 have seen unprecedented visitors from around the Commonwealth travelling to the battlefields, many remembering family members who died but many wanting to understand more of what happened in the mud, chaos and terror that was trench warfare.

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LEST WE FORGET Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, by Thursley-born Sir Edwin Lutyens, commemorates more than 72,000 men of British and South African forces who died in the Somme sector before 20th March 1918 and have no known grave, the majority of whom died during the Somme offensive of 1916.

Whilst the cemeteries dotted along the Western Front (the smallest 12, the largest 12,000) all tell a story, the centrepiece of pilgrimage for the British army was always going to be the Menin Gate. Most British soldiers marched out of the Belgian city of Ypres through the gate and hundreds of thousands did not return. The glutinous mud of the Ypres Salient had sucked thousands of men to their death where they remain to this day. To remember them it was agreed that memorials would be constructed with panels containing the list of names of the ‘Missing of the Salient’.

Almost 60,000 names are carved on the 60 panels on the gate, confirming the sheer scale of the loss from around the Empire. When the army finalised its list of those missing in the Ypres area in 1924 a further 47,000 names had to be added to two other memorials at Tyne Cot Cemetery and Ploegsteert.

The Menin Gate was unveiled on 24th July 1927 and buglers played the Last Post in ‘Memory of the Missing’. The city of Ypres decided to play the Last Post every day to remind the youth of Belgian the debt they owed the British army and on Wednesday 4th April this year, the buglers played the Last Post for the 30,000th time.

Whilst the Menin Gate became the main place of pilgrimage, each nation of the Commonwealth honours its dead where they fell. The Australians gather on 25th April at Villers-Bretonneux and at Gallipoli, the Canadians at Vimy Ridge on 9th April, the New Zealanders commemorate ANZAC Day on 25th April and the South Africans remember their sacrifice at Delville Wood on 1st July.

The Great War changed the world. H G Wells predicted, in 1914, that it would be ‘The war

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that will end war’ and the numbers reflected the colossal destruction of warfare on an industrial scale. The estimated casualty figure for all the 89 combatant nations was 41 million with 18 million being killed, millions more died in the Spanish Flu pandemic that swept the world between 1918-20.

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Henry Webber, a Horley man, was killed during the Battle of the Somme and at the age of 67 is believed to be the oldest casualty of all those killed during the war. Harry Farr (pictured left) was sent back to the front line the autumn of 1916 when he was very obviously suffering from shell shock. When he refused to march to the front line, he was shot by firing squad for cowardice. It was Harry Farr’s Farnham family who led the campaign to have those executed for desertion or cowardice pardoned and of the 346 shot at dawn, 306 were pardoned in 2006.

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With Beth Otway

I FIRST interviewed Surrey-based Garden Designer David Neale, of NealeRichards Garden Design, for the November 2015 edition of VantagePoint Magazine.

During this interview, David Neale spoke about his hopes for the future and his ambition to design and build a garden for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. I caught up with David earlier this year, when I was thrilled to discover that David’s dreams have come true. As you’re reading this article, David is now at Chelsea, building the Silent Pool Gin Garden, which David designed for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2018!

David particularly wanted to work with Silent Pool Distillers. He lives in a nearby Surrey village, and had noticed many parallels between Silent Pool’s ethos and the motivation behind NealeRichards Garden Design – they both use high quality products, pay great attention to detail, and are very customer-focused. Both companies really care about their work, taking pride in the quality of their finished products.

Realising that we all need a place to relax and unwind from the stresses of our daily lives, David designed The Silent Pool Gin Garden as an urban retreat for a professional couple, living in the city.

It’s a space to recharge and enjoy a drink together, filled with water and beautiful plants, set under the canopy of native, multi-stemmed trees, built with quality, UK sourced, sustainable materials.

David has taken inspiration both from Silent Pool’s gin making processes, and the company’s alluring location in his design.

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of the pools at the company’s base within the Surrey Hills. Silent Pool use their water in the distillation process, and they use copper gin distillation helmets and oak timber too, so David will also be using these materials in the garden.

The boardwalks in the Silent Pool Gin Garden were inspired by the boardwalks at Thursley National Nature Reserve, an area that’s close to David’s heart, as he used to live nearby. David sourced the sustainable English oak for the Silent Pool Gin Garden from Norbury Park, which is part of the Surrey Wildlife Trust.

The design of Silent Pool’s bottle, with its elegant floral pattern, denoting the 24 botanicals that go into the making of their gin has also influenced the garden’s design. You’ll be able to see some of the gin’s ingredients, including chamomile and angelica growing in the garden.

Orris root, or iris root is another ingredient, hence Iris fulva will feature in the planting. Iris fulva produces intensely coppery coloured flowers, which also references the copper used in the distilling process used to make Silent Pool gin.

I am so happy that David Neale has realised his Chelsea ambition, I cannot wait to see his garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show!

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Fabulous British Asparagus • FOOD & DRINK

Morrocan Crusted Salmon Rib Eye Steak with British and Asparagus Salad Asparagus and Teriyaki

Ingredients:

For the salmon: 1 tsp crushed cumin seeds, 1 tsp crushed coriander seeds, 1 tsp sesame seeds, 1 tsp smoked paprika, 1 tsp allspice, 1 tsp soft light muscovado sugar, small bunch parsley roughly chopped salt and cracked black pepper, 4 pieces of salmon fillet, scales removed, 4 tbsp olive oil. For the salad: 2 bundles of asparagus trimmed, 1 preserved lemon, seeds and flesh removed, 1 shallot thinly sliced, 1 red chilli, deseeded and sliced, 2 plum tomatoes cut into chunks, 2 handfuls rocket washed, 4 tbsp Greek yogurt extra virgin olive oil for drizzling. Serves 4.

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 180°c, gas mark 6 2. In a bowl, mix the cumin, coriander, sesame seeds, paprika, allspice, sugar and parsley. Season with salt and pepper.

3. Sprinkle the mixture all over the flesh side of the salmon and drizzle over the olive oil.

4. Bring a medium-sized pan of salted water to the boil. Place in the asparagus and cook for 2 minutes.

Drain then cool and set aside.

5. In a hot non-stick frying pan seal the salmon skin side down first, then place in the oven for 6-8 minutes.

6. While you are waiting for the salmon to cook, chop the lemon skin and place in a medium-sized bowl.

Then add the asparagus, shallots, chilli, tomatoes, rocket and a splash of extra virgin olive oil, season and mix.

7. When the salmon is cooked, divide between 4 warm plates, top with the salad. Finish with a spoonful of yogurt, cracked pepper and a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil.

Ingredients:

For the Teriyaki sauce: 75ml soy sauce, 75ml mirin, Japanese sweet rice wine, 75ml sake, 1 tbsp sugar. For the rest: 2 x 150g rib eye steaks, 1 tbsp vegetable oil plus a dash more for cooking the British asparagus, sea salt and black pepper, 1 packet of British asparagus, trimmed of woody ends, a pinch of cayenne pepper, and white and black sesame seeds to serve. Serves 4.

Method:

1. To make the Teriyaki sauce, combine all ingredients in a saucepan. Stir the mixture well. Put it on medium heat and bring to a boil. Turn the heat down to low and simmer for a couple of minutes.

Stop the heat and cool the mixture. It’s now ready to use but if you have any left you can store the sauce in a clean bottle in the fridge.

2. Heat a griddle pan until really hot and almost smoking. Rub the steaks with the oil, salt and pepper. Griddle the steaks for 2 minutes on each side so that they’re medium rare. Leave to rest.

3. While the beef is resting rub the British asparagus with a little oil then lay on the griddle and grill for 2-3 minutes, turning every now and then until they start to soften but still have bite and have little chars on them.

4. Split the asparagus between two plates. Carve the steaks into 1cm strips and lay on top of the asparagus pouring over the meat juices left from resting. Cover each steak with a few tablespoons of Teriyaki sauce and sprinkle with the cayenne and sesame seeds.

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Walking Festival

Walking Festival programme

May is the month to get outdoors and explore Farnham on foot during Farnham Town Council’s free, two-week Walking Festival.

The Festival, which is sponsored by Breaking Free, the Farnham Farmers’ Market and the Co-op will begin on Sunday 20 May. There will be 37 walks ranging from short strolls and circular walks to a 14-mile hike across the North Downs Way or a 13-mile run from Farnham to Guildford.

Walk leaders will take you on a journey of discovery as they share their knowledge about local history, heritage, archaeology, art, nature and Farnham’s industrial past. Walkers will stumble across buildings, views and sights that can only be experienced on foot.

The walks programme caters for all fitness levels and abilities and includes walk-related events such as an introduction to Nordic walking and a class where you can learn the basics of an efficient gait.

Sunday 20 May • From past to present – Bishop’s Meadow • Exploring paths around Pierrepont

Sunday 27 May • Otter Wey trail – three separate walks • History and archaeology of Farnham Park

Monday 21 May • A change of use – walks and gardens • The basics of an efficient gait • Alice Holt Forest – the arboretum

Monday 28 May • The Spotted Cow circular

Tuesday 22 May • St. Swithun’s Way – Farnham to Alton • Farnham to Guildford run • Walking for health • Farnham archaeological walk Wednesday 23 May • Walking the defence line – part one • Farnham art walk • Alice Holt Lodge Thursday 24 May • Waterside wanderings • The heritage, wildlife and conservation of the Bourne Valley • Farnham watermills

To find out more about each of the walks, you can download a Walking Festival guide from www.farnham.gov.uk

Friday 25 May • Basingstoke Canal and Dogmersfield Park circuit • Rowledge

How to book Booking is essential, and places will be allocated on a first come first served basis. Book your place at www.farnham.gov.uk/walkingfestival.

Saturday 26 May • Chapels and chalk • Real ale trail

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Tuesday 29 May • Walking the defence line – part two • Badshot Lea – past and present. A walk through time • Walking for health Wednesday 30 May • Farnham to Waverley Abbey • The Bourne walk Thursday 31 May • Above Farnham’s rooftops • Farnham Park history and heritage • Farnham to Guildford run Friday 1 June • Ewshot • Exploring RSPB Farnham Heath Saturday 2 June • A nature walk in the Bourne Sunday 3 June • Central Farnham’s green spaces • Nordic walking taster sessions VANTAGEPOINT 29

Otter Wey trail

Greenhouse open day

A bevy of otters will be making an appearance in Farnham this May and June as part of a fundraising art project supported by the outgoing Mayor of Farnham, Councillor Mike Hodge.

The one metre tall otters have been decorated by a mix of professional, amateur and community group artists and sponsored by local businesses and organisations.

The 40 otters will be on parade in a wonderful openair art gallery during Farnham Town Council’s Walking Festival from 20 May to 3 June.

A self-guided leaflet will be available at www.farnham.gov.uk so you can enjoy the spectacle at your leisure or you can book to take part in an accompanied walk during the Walking Festival on Sunday 27 May. The trail is 3.7 miles, or you can take part in two shorter walks of 2.5 and 1.8 miles. See www.farnham.gov.uk/walkingfestival for details.

The Otter Wey art project is being run by Blooming Arts and the Farnham Lions has assisted with sponsorship.

The otter was chosen as a way to raise awareness about the importance of clean rivers and the return of the creature to the River Wey near Farnham.

The best otters will be auctioned at Farnham Castle on 9 July. Money raised from the project will be distributed between Woodlarks and Brightwells Gostrey Centre which are the charities supported by Councillor Mike Hodge during his Mayoral year.

Annual Council meeting A new Mayor of Farnham will be elected by councillors at the Annual Council meeting on Thursday 10 May. Retiring Mayor, Councillor Mike Hodge will hand over the chain of office to his successor after having held office for one year.

The meeting is open to the public and anybody is welcome to attend. Details about the new Mayor and Deputy Mayor, will be published on Farnham Town Council’s website on Friday 11 May. 30 VANTAGEPOINT

Despite the slow start to spring, the town’s greenhouses are brimming over with hanging baskets and plants.

Farnham Town Council’s outside workforce has been busy nurturing the plants throughout the colder weather and they are now ready to open the greenhouse doors and reveal the fruits of their labour.

For a chance to see behind the scenes of the Farnham in Bloom hothouses, come along to the greenhouse open day in West Street on Thursday 17 May between 10am and 12 noon and 6pm to 7pm. If you would like to visit, please email lara.miller@farnham.gov.uk.

Spring Festival Farnham’s summer programme of events, which is sponsored by Kidd Rapinet Solicitors gets underway on Sunday 27 May with the Spring Festival.

The family-friendly event will start at 12noon and will continue until 6pm. There will be live music by The Arc Band, Eden Blacklist, The Choir Company, Farnham Ukulele Jam and the A31s.

The musical entertainment will be complemented by family and sport-themed activities and funfair rides.

Bring a picnic or take your pick from a wonderful choice of takeaway food.

If you fancy stretching your legs, you could take a selfguided walk of the otter trail or sign up to join in one of the accompanied otter walks which start at 10am, 11am and 2pm on the day of the Spring Festival.

The Spring Festival is free to attend and is organised by Farnham Town Council with sponsorship from Mo Mo Station, a Nepalese bar and restaurant and Trueman and Grundy Estate Agents.

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Book tickets for the Gin Festival Tickets have gone on sale for this September’s Gin Festival but you’ll have to be quick as it was very popular in 2017 and this year, it’s going to be even bigger and better!

FarnhamTown Council also has sponsorship opportunities suitable for businesses wishing to raise their local profile.

From sponsoring the Food and Drink Festival to the Christmas programme, there is something to fulfil your marketing objectives and to suit your budget.

To see the full range of sponsorship packages, visit www.farnham.gov.uk/investinfarnham.

Farnham in Bloom 2018

The two-day event will take place on Friday 14 and Saturday 15 September and will mark the start of Farnham’s annual Food and Drink Festival. Farnham Town Council will have full access to the Farnham Maltings, which means more people can be accommodated and the number of gin distillers can be increased. However, the Town Council is keen to maintain the friendly atmosphere and intimate community feel that was so enjoyed by people last year.

To add to the party atmosphere, there will be live music, a photo booth, free talks by gin experts plus plenty of samples for people to try. Gin connoisseurs will be able to sign up for additional masterclasses on a variety of gin-related subjects.

Tickets are priced at £12 which includes admission to the Festival as well as a complimentary Fever Tree tonic and a souvenir glass. Tickets can be bought from the Farnham Maltings box office by visiting www.farnhammaltings.com or calling 01252 745444.

A celebration to mark the launch of Farnham in Bloom 2018 has been held at Forest Lodge Garden Centre.

The community-wide initiative is sponsored

by Specsavers Farnham and led by Farnham Town Council.

There are a variety of ways to get involved in this nationally acclaimed project. Find out how you can help Farnham on its quest to win gold at www.farnham.gov.uk/bloom.

Dates for your diary

Farnham Town Council is grateful to The Wheatsheaf and Abbeyfield Wey Valley Society for supporting the event.

Dance in the Meadow Sunday 3 June from 1pm to 5pm Enjoy an afternoon of dance by local groups and dance companies.

If you are looking for a present that’s a little different, how about sponsoring a hanging basket in the town centre.

The baskets are a lovely way to mark a special occasion and the council will add the name of the recipient to the Farnham in Bloom sponsors' board in South Street.

Music in the Meadow Sunday 10 June until 2 September from 3pm to 5pm While away your Sunday afternoon with the free Music in the Meadow concerts. To see the full line up of bands, visit www.farnham.gov.uk/music.

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Farnham Lines and Trails This walk explores some hidden and unusual aspects of Farnham’s history and celebrates the launch of the town’s second free walking festival which runs from May 20th-June 3rd. Farnham has an interesting part in ensuring walkers’ rights of way, played a key part in the 1940 invasion defence preparations and is at the start of a national trail. Those connections and other interesting facts will be explored during the course of this short introductory walk. Visit www.vantagepointmag.co.uk/walks for the walk map. More information about the festival can be found at www.farnham.gov.uk/walkingfestival and bookings for each walk can be placed online.

• THE WALK 1. Start at the Shepherd & Flock public house which is located within the roundabout bearing the same name at the end of the A31 Farnham bypass. Limited parking is available in the road here or, if you’re using the pub, in its car park. Walk in front of the pub towards the houses and turn left down an unmade lane through this strange “island village” isolated from the rest of Farnham by the incessant traffic. Continue along the lane through an interesting mix of quirky building styles until you are in the shadow of the bridge carrying the main A31 road over the lane.

To your left is an Edwardian lodge building and this was the scene of a confrontation on the 17th January 1897 when Sir William Rose of Moor Park House (see later) attempted to close off the lane to public access.

The lane leads ultimately to Waverley Abbey, a popular spot for Sunday strollers, then and now.

This action led to an event which has gone down in the annals of town history as is well recorded in W Ewbank Smith’s ‘Victorian Farnham’: “Farnham’s miniature battle was fought out in the cold January weather.

Sir William’s men duly closed and chained the gates early on Sunday morning and a crowd of some four or five hundred townsmen, and a sprinkling of women, gathered outside. The snow lay on the ground; this came in useful as ammunition for those who were not armed with sticks, crowbars, sledgehammers and other assorted ironmongery. Herbert Frost and his rural colleague, John Stedman, (council surveyors) were cheered as they forced the chains with crowbars.

The defenders, consisting of a handful of lodgekeepers and other servants, though reinforced by the six exCity policemen, were clearly no match for the superior strength of the attackers, who by sheer weight of numbers breached the gates and won for the town a victory that has never since been challenged.”

2. Continue along the lane under the road bridge and, further on, below the railway. 50m after the railway bridge look to your left where you will see partly hidden among the vegetation on the bank a rock-lined cleft. Once an ornamental waterfall in the grounds of Rock House on the bluff above, its origin is the outfall from a watermill that predated the house itself. Further along the lane take the right turn between fences towards High Mill. This is another of the town’s ancient mills and this

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one, whilst now purely a residence, is believed to still contain a full set of milling machinery. Walk across the forecourt of the mill and exit through a set of gates into a track between meadows.

Continue down the track to cross the river Wey via a footbridge beside a ford.

3. Walk along the path ahead into the edge of woodland where you will soon see a path to your left signed ‘North Downs Way’. Take the North Downs Way, a national trail leading from Farnham to Dover, through young woodland to emerge onto a narrow road and turn left. Walk, with care, along the road turning first left to re-cross the river by a small bridge. Continue ahead, noting the large antitank cylinder obstacle in the left verge, to crossroads at the foot of a steeply rising sunken lane.

4. Turn right here, leaving the North Downs Way, joining the Greensand Way through the large gates to Moor Park House. Walk along the drive between more concrete anti-tank cylinders to reach the main entrance to the large house. Now split into luxury apartments with grounds sweeping down to the river, this was formerly a country house owned by Sir William Rose of the right-of-way dispute above.

Built in 1630, earlier occupants included Sir William Temple who employed one Jonathan Swift as his secretary. Swift wrote A Tale of a Tub and The Battle of the Books while living here though many will know him better through Gulliver’s Travels. Later the house became a Christian Adult Education centre.

5. Continue walking along the lane ahead which gradually narrows to become a path between the foot of the slope and the fenced fields on the right.

After about a third of a mile you will find a pillbox adjacent to the right hand fence.

This is part of the GHQ defence line erected rapidly (over approximately six months) in 1940 when the threat of German invasion was at its height during World War Two. The line runs through Farnham from Ewshot to Waverley and then continues through Elstead and Godalming. This pillbox was designed for a maximum garrison of nine men with five light machine guns and two rifles. It is positioned to provide covering fire to a larger anti-tank gun emplacement further along the path.

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rises, you will find the anti-tank emplacement designed to house a 2pdr gun, complete with its carriage, firing out through the large embrasure with a good view and field of fire across the river meadows below. Return to the path and continue along the terrace above swampy ground to the right and among mature trees. This area is a nature reserve and shortly you will come to a stream issuing from a gated cave mouth.

This natural sandstone cave is known as Mother Ludlam’s Cave and is surrounded by numerous legends. They largely centre round a supposed onetime occupant, Mother Ludlam who was reputed to be the white witch of Waverley. The story goes that she often loaned out utensils to local people but was displeased when a large cauldron, now in Frensham church, was late in being returned. The cave originally extended around 200 feet in length and the brothers of Waverley Abbey dedicated the fresh water spring within to St Mary. Now it is home to Natterer’s, Daubenton’s, Long-eared and Greater Horseshoe bats.

7. From here retrace your steps back to the gates of Moor Park House (it is possible to continue on to Waverley Abbey but this involves crossing the busy Farnham to Godalming road).

8. At the crossroads, cross straight ahead into the made up lane. In the field to your left is another pillbox. Further down the lane, where it comes closest to the river, you will find a number of 'dragon’s teeth', small concrete cones from the defence line designed to prevent tanks from fording the river at this point. Continuing along the road you will come across another anti-tank gun emplacement on the right. After the war this was converted to a garage or shed. Just beyond are the buildings of Moor Park Farm. Just visible at the end of the track to the right is a very large block of former hop kilns now converted to luxury homes.

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Continue on the lane alongside the fence passing another anti-tank concrete cylinder in the field on the left.

9. Continue on along the lane past the entrance to High Mill and beneath the railway and road bridges to return to your starting point at the Shepherd & Flock pub.

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Ataxia Support in Surrey • PROFILE IN THE December issue’s Jottings area, you may have read about an ataxia Support Group based in Farnham.

The group’s 20 members are from all walks of life, but have one thing in common: they’re all affected by ataxia.

For example: Derek W, the group co-ordinator, carries around an awareness card in his wallet (pictured left). He’s been accused of being drunk by staff when shopping because of his ataxic gait, but when he shows his card, staff quickly apologise.

Ataxia is a rare neurological condition that affects around 10,000 people in the UK. It strikes without bias; anyone can inherit or acquire it. Akin to multiple sclerosis or cerebral palsy, ataxia affects the part of the brain that deals with movement and co-ordination (the cerebellum), and changes how people walk, balance and co-ordinate; as it progresses, it also alters how someone speaks, hears and sees, and eventually weakens the heart.

Although there’s still no cure, the group focus on the positives. Lisa battles with ataxia and chronic fatigue, but has self-published two comedic books about her cat. She’s sold 50 copies, increasing her selfconfidence, and has generously donated the profits to Ataxia UK. Brian and wife Pauline take ataxia leaflets and posters to GP waiting rooms, helping to raise awareness in the medical world.

It’s a tough condition to live with and there’s no cure.

What makes it harder? That no-one’s heard of it.

Ataxia UK is a nationwide charity that funds medical research into finding a cure and supports people affected by the condition. T

Whilst Brian’s nephew was fired from his job for having ataxia, Tracey’s employer adapted her role to make sure she could work as long as possible, showing the different responses people with ataxia can face.

But it’s the group meetings that really help. Members share advice and stories, plan fundraising events for Ataxia UK and have a laugh over lunch. Amanda and her daughter Holly have taken on zip-wires and vineyard marathons in France, whilst Tracey’s sister Shelley ran three marathons in one year! Living with a rare condition can be isolating, but Derrick K’s mental health has been transformed by joining.

“I’m thrilled to see people coming out of their shells, losing their inhibitions and beginning to open up more. Anyone affected by ataxia is welcome to join" says Derek W.

They ran a survey in 2015 which showed that only 9% of the population has ever heard of ataxia: something that’s demonstrated by the misunderstandings many Farnham Support1 Group members have Page 1 D&J Sweetman:Layout 13/10/2010 10:02 experienced from the public, at work and even whilst visiting their GP.

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As I write this jotting, we have just been through one of the wettest Easters I can remember. The schools are still on holiday and it continues to rain! We really need to get into the garden as the jobs are piling up. Anyway, by the time you read this, I’m sure we will be having some lovely warm sunny weather. There are two Bank Holidays in May and certainly plenty of fun events to entertain us all. Have a great month.

Farnham Rep Tuesday 1st and Tuesday 29th May 7.30pm They are putting on two rehearsed readings at Brasserie Blanc, Castle Street, Farnham. The first is ‘Teechers’ by John Godber (correct spelling for the play!). It’s a comedy which illustrates many anxieties in education today. Comedies must primarily be funny, but here is a comedy which is also deadly serious. Three actors play over 20 characters.

The second reading is ‘The Helping Hand’ by John Foley (a premier of the play). Octogenarian charmer Alastair is blessed (or cursed) with a pair of greedy step- daughters who are intent on inheritance from his Hampstead home.

The women encounter Rahim, an unknown foreigner, who has moved in on the scene! Tickets are £10 for each evening and can be booked by calling 01252 316009. A Theatre dinner is available, 6.30pm last order.

The Fellowship of the Pen Thursday 3rd May Would you like to write? Have you a story to tell? The Fellowship of the Pen is a writing group meeting in Farnham every Thursday from 2 until 4.30pm to read and discuss their work in an informal and friendly atmosphere. Members are a mixed group of short story writers, poets and novelists and they welcome new writers of any ability. If you would like more details contact Derek Keen on 07963 469119 or email derek.keen@ntlworld.com.

Elstead Afternoon Women’s Institute Thursday 3rd May 2.15pm for 2.30pm A decision will be taken at this meeting, held in Elstead Village Hall, on which Resolution will be put forward for discussion at the National Annual Meeting in June. Besides a delicious tea, there will also be an exhibition by the Art Group, and Sally Cowper will speak on the Work of the Citizens Advice Bureau. Sally is Service Manager for Farnham and Haslemere branches, her main duties being May 2018

the managing and supervising of volunteer workers. For more information contact Hilary Pettman on 01252 703217.

Fastlove – A Tribute to George Michael Friday 4th May Direct from London's West End to The Yvonne Arnaud Theatre; get ready for an unforgettable evening celebrating a global superstar in the all new production, Fastlove – A Tribute to George Michael. This is a spellbinding experience you don't want to miss. You'll be getting up to all your favourite songs, including Careless Whisper, Freedom, Faith, Father Figure, Outside, Jesus to a Child, and many more. For more information and tickets, visit www.yvonne-arnaud. co.uk or call 01483 440000.

Surrey Hills Sculpture Garden Friday 4th May until Monday 28th May 10am-4.30pm daily Surrey Hills Enterprises, in partnership with Surrey Sculpture Society are joining forces for the second year to stage the largest ephemeral Sculpture Trail and Arts Event in Surrey at the 10th Surrey Hills Sculpture Garden at Birtley Estate, Bramley GU5 0LB. The event makes a great family day out with over 180 sculptures created by emerging and professional sculptors, all for sale. Cream teas and light refreshments, profiling local food and drink, will also be part of the event or visitors can take picnics. Tickets £6 in advance, you don’t have to specify the day and there is unlimited re-entry over the month, or £7 on the day. Under 12s and parking is free. Tickets are available from Guildford Tourist Information Centre on 01483 444334; 155 High Street, Guildford GU1 3AJ. www.tickets.visitguildford.com.

Phil King at Farnham Maltings Friday 4th May 8pm As a singer-songwriter Phil King has the whole trinity, a beautiful, soulful voice, deft guitar skills and the capacity to write elegantly worded and powerful songs. His latest studio album The Wreckage has already attracted media attention, with Radio 2’s Bob Harris describing him as ‘absolutely brilliant’ and a ‘song weaver’. Tickets are £8 from www. farnhammaltings.com.

Music at the Pottery Friday 4th May 8.15pm Music at the Pottery is a community event held at the Farnham Pottery in Pottery Lane, Wrecclesham GU10 4SL,

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Surrey County Walkers They have been going for 35 years and arrange walks at weekends on alternate Saturdays and Sundays, varying from 7 to 10 miles. They very much welcome new members and you can try out a couple of walks before committing to membership. For full details of the club and their programme of walks, see www.surreycommunity.info/ surreycountywalkers or contact Colin on 01276 474258.

Pasha and Anya -The Magic of Hollywood Saturday 5th May 7.45pm Pasha Kovalev winner of Strictly Come Dancing 2014 heads to the Princes Hall, Aldershot with his brand new show ‘The Magic of Hollywood’. This amazing new show, created by Pasha and his long time dance partner Anya Garnis, will be jam packed with sequins, glitz and glamour as Pasha takes to the stage with his sensational dancers. At the Princes Hall, Pasha will be dancing with pupils from The Surrey Dance Academy, an incredible opportunity to showcase amazing young talented dancers. Tickets are priced at £27/Friends £26/VIP £48.50/VIP Friends £47.50 and are available from the Box Office on 01252 329155 or via www.princeshall.com.

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The Great Farnham Duck Race Saturday 5th May The popular Farnham Duck Race, organised by the Farnham Weyside Rotary Club, takes place for the 31st time on the River Wey by Gostrey Meadow. It is one of Farnham’s most popular events, attracting large crowds to watch the hundreds of ducks as they race down the river. It is a successful fundraising event, and there are plenty of prizes to be won, in the heats and in the final race.

Festivities start at 10am with plenty of stalls and attractions especially for children. The first race starts at 12 noon and there will be several heats during the afternoon. Proceeds to Rotary charities which will include a children’s charity in Uganda. Tickets will be on sale on the day and around the town during the weeks running up to the Great Farnham Duck Race. For more information about Farnham Weyside Rotary Club, see www.farnhamweyside.org.uk, or contact the Secretary, John Cattell, on 01252 715048, email farnhamweyside.sec@gmail.com.

Plant Sale Saturday 5th May 10am-12 noon Friends of The Victoria Garden in Farnham are holding a Plant Sale in the Garden. Why not pop along and buy from the wonderful selection of Hazelbank Plant Nursery plants along with the many others that they will have for sale.

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Boot Fair at Rural Life Centre Sunday 6th May 8am-12 noon The Rural Life Centre in The Reeds Road, Tilford GU10 2DL will be holding its next Boot Fair of the 2018 season on Sunday 6th. The Car Boot fee is £6 with free entry for buyers and is organised by the Rustics in aid of the Museum. Do go along to see what great bargains can be had. The next one after that is on Sunday 3rd June.

The 2018 Surrey Hills Three Peaks Challenge Sunday 6th May from 9.30am In aid of Phyllis Tuckwell, this is a great family event and everyone, including dogs, are welcome. You can choose your distance for the walk, 6, 7 or 13 miles, all starting at The WI Hall, Felday Glade, Holmbury St Mary RH5 6PG. Participants will be invited to make a donation to the Phyllis Tuckwell charity on the day. Start times will be staggered and the total distance of 6 or 13 miles should take between 2-5 hours. The walk will be divided into two stages. There is the option to take a 6 mile trail, a 7 mile trail, or both. There will be refreshments, soup and homemade cakes available at the half-way point and again at the end. Please register by email if you wish to take part: carriehes@gmail.com.

The event will take place whatever the weather, but muddy conditions are likely. Please forward this email to any friends who may be interested.

Monthly organ recitals Tuesday 8th May 1.10pm For the past three years St Andrew's Parish Church in Farnham GU9 7PW have held popular monthly organ recitals, inviting a guest organist to perform for about 45 minutes at lunch time, all free. There are homemade refreshments or you can take your own lunch. There is a retiring collection and everyone is welcome on the second Tuesday of every month.

Farnham Afternoon Townswomen’s Guild Tuesday 8th May 2pm Taking place in the Methodist Church Hall, South Street, Jackie Silcock will be talking about Famous Fingerprint Cases. The guild meets in the Hall on every 2nd Tuesday of the month at 2pm. Just pop along and meet the group, enjoy talks, outings and many varied activities in the company of friendly women and enjoy a cup of tea too! For any further details, contact Jill Hale on 01252 712090.

Hale WI Wednesday 9th May Hale WI will be discussing the resolutions they will submit to the WI Annual Conference in the summer. It should be an interesting debate. They will then relax by playing board games. There is a £3.50 charge for visitors. Call 01252 714363 or 01252 722817 for further information.

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Farnham Society Berkeley HPAtaxia Feb 18 NEW.indd 1 Thursday 10th May Their next meeting is on Thursday 10th May in the Travelodge Aldershot coffee shop, commencing 11am, followed by lunch in the Queen's Hotel (Wetherspoons) almost opposite. Contact Derek on woody1404@live.co.uk for details. Note we have a profile of this group in this month’s issue.

Hale Village Hall Coach Trips Thursday 10th May The next trip is to Greenwich and you are very welcome to join them for what promises to be a very interesting day out.

The cost is £35. Further trips are planned for Monday 18th June to Houghton Lodge and Gardens, Thursday 19th July to Corfe Castle and Swanage Steam Railway, Wednesday 31st October to The Lion King and Wednesday 12th December to Longleat Christmas Lights. To book your place or for further information, call Geoff on 01252 711993 or Lorraine on 01252 722848.

Waverley Dowsers Society Friday May 11th 7.15pm for 7.30pm Their next meeting will feature Jane Court, an holistic therapist and dowser, who has wide ranging experience within the complementary therapy environment. Jane will give an organic interactive discussion covering all aspects of psychic protection. Do you know who you are travelling with on the psychic highway? Check out www.waverleydowsers.

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co.uk or contact Chairman Geoff on 01276 472977.

The 13:14 19/01/2018 society meets on 2nd Friday of the month at Unitarian Hall, Meadrow, Godalming GU7 3JB. They are both a fun and a scientific group. They meet to learn and practise dowsing.

This includes earth energy forces which can adversely and beneficially affect our houses, gardens and work places and a lot more besides.

Fleet Choral Society Saturday 12th May 7.30pm They will be performing a lovely programme of music including Mozart’s Requiem, Haydn’s Te Deum, Beethoven’s Choral Fantasia and the world premiere of Bob Chilcott’s The Snow is Fled. The venue is St Andrew’s Garrison Church, Queens Avenue, Aldershot GU11 2BY. Tickets are £12 (Students in fte £6) available from Serendipity, 295 Fleet Road or tickets@fleetchoralsociety.org.

Lego Exhibition Saturday 12th May 10.30am-4pm LEGO LEGO LEGO are you a fan? Young and old are welcome to Farnham ASSIST’s fundraising Lego Exhibition featuring displays from AFOL (Adult Fans of Lego). There’s a create and play area, Duplo, face-painting and competitions plus stalls selling clothing, toys and beauty products and a cafe.

It takes place at Farnham Rugby Club, Monkton Lane GU9 9ND. £3 entry or £10 for family ticket (2adults/2children or 1 adult/3children) under 2s go free! Tickets can be purchased in advance from Eventbrite or on the door. This event is

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Surrey Artists’ Open Studios An opportunity to visit artists’ studios in and around Surrey

Frensham Pond Sailing Club Saturday 12th May 9.30am-2pm The club is holding an ‘Open Day’ with Taster Sails. It’s a great way for both able and disabled, young and not so young, potential sailors to go along and find out what sailing is all about. It takes place at Frensham Pond Sailing Club and is free. For more information call 01252 792859 or go to www.sailfrensham.org.uk.

Gardens Open for Phyllis Tuckwell From May to July you can browse some of the most impressive, well-tended and relaxing gardens in Surrey and Hampshire, with Phyllis Tuckwell’s Open Gardens event.

Gardens of many different sizes and designs will be on display in Farnham, Rowledge, Tilford, Guildford, Ripley, Headley Down, Churt and Cranleigh, and for a small fee visitors are invited to wander round, enjoying the peaceful atmosphere of each garden. On July 14th, Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice will be joining in itself, opening its own beautiful grounds to visitors. Many of the Open Garden locations are partly wheelchair-friendly and some welcome well-behaved dogs on leads. You can also buy refreshments at many of them, and some will also be selling plants. Visit www.pth. org.uk/open-gardens for more details, and look out for Phyllis Tuckwell’s Open Gardens brochure. They also hold Plant Sales at the Hospice in Farnham on the first Sunday of every month from 10am-1pm.

Afternoon Tea on the Canal Saturday 12th May Here is a chance to have a great afternoon tea in the peaceful surroundings of the Basingstoke Canal. Arrive at 2pm for a 2.30pm start. The boat trip takes 2½ hours in comfort, so it will finish about 5pm. The cost is £12 a head, which includes tea. Proceeds will be in aid of the Pilgrim Project at Farnham United Reformed Church. This is a repeat, by popular demand, of last year’s very successful event. Further details are available from 01252 726306 or via email at office@farnhamurc.org.uk.

Tilford Bach Society Concert Friday 12th May 7.30pm The award winning Pegasus Chamber Choir with small orchestra will sing Bach's Ascension Oratorio and Handel's Dettingen Te Deum at St Andrews Church, Farnham GU9 7PW. Tickets can be purchased from their website (£14.50) or on the door (£16), anyone aged 8-25 and parents/music teachers accompanying children aged 16 or under may attend FREE. Full information on www.tilbach.org.uk or call Sue on 01252 613130. All welcome.

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Plant Sale Saturday 12th May 10am-12.30pm There is a plant sale at St Thomas-On-The Bourne Church, Frensham Road, Farnham. Not only will there be lots of lovely plants, but also a cake stall, raffles and coffee and biscuits. Free entry and funds raised will go towards the extension to the Garden Of Remembrance.

Christian Aid Week in Farnham Saturday 12th to Saturday 19th May Christian Aid Week unites people from all walks of life and helps raise money to help the vulnerable across the world.

Events during the week are as follows: Saturday 12th May - coffee and cakes at Farnham Methodist Church 10am12 noon. Sunday 13th May - Farnham Joint Christian Aid Week Service at 5pm at St Andrews Church, Farnham.

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envelope’ collection in and around Farnham organised by individual churches. Monday 14th to Friday 18th May bucket collection at Farnham railway station. Volunteers needed. Saturday 19th May - the Big Brunch at the Spire Café, Farnham United Reformed Church. Bacon rolls, soup, sausages in a roll, cake and refreshments from 10am-2pm.

Great food at affordable prices. Saturday 19th May - bucket collection in Farnham town centre 10am-4.30pm. Volunteers needed. Contact your Farnham Christian Aid church representative for more information.

The Little Welly Obstacle Course & Festival Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th May With 30 big obstacles over a 3km course, kids can have the time of their life, running, jumping, climbing, swinging, sliding and crawling amongst the ancient woodland and stunning grounds of Wintershall Estate. It is designed for children aged 4 and over and parents and carers are welcome to join in the fun. After completing the course every child can collect their shiny medal and then enjoy all the other fun activities on site. Organised by Surrey Wildlife Trust. For more information and to book tickets, go to www. thelittlewelly.co.uk.

Badshot Lea Tennis Club Sunday 13th May 11am-4pm The local tennis club at Badshot Lea is taking part in the Great British Tennis Weekends again in 2018. These are a LTA nationwide ‘open days’ campaign aimed at getting more

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Badshot Lea Tennis Club is opening its doors to anyone who has previously or would like to play tennis. There will be refreshments and spare racquets if you cannot find yours!

The club is on the Recreation Ground behind the Village Green in Badshot Lea. See website for more information, membership and directions www.badshotleatennisclub. org.uk.

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

Arthritis Research UK - Farnham Branch Tuesday 15th May 7pm for 7.30pm They are holding their Annual General Meeting at South Farnham School, Menin Way, Farnham GU9 8DY. Refreshments will served. The Guest speaker is Mr Stewart Long, Director of Nations and Services, who has joined Arthritis Research UK from Arthritis Care on the amalgamation of the two charities.

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Spoken Word Night at Farnham Maltings Tuesday 15th May 8.30pm Soul Flow Collective & Farnham Maltings present a night of spoken word and poetry, your chance to catch up-andcoming talent in a brand new showcase event. Feed your senses with political, engaging, enthralling and witty poetry and spoken word, lifting words from page to stage. Age advisory 15+. Tickets £5 (£6 on the door, £5 UCA students on the door) from www.farnhammaltings.com.

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Book a FREE 15-minute chiropractic joint check an Historical Association (West Surrey Branch) lecture Tuesday 15th May 7.30pm get £15British off Rule a New ‘The Chaos of Empire: Rethinking in India’. Patient This will be given by Dr Jon Wilson, Senior Lecturer in British Imperial and South Asian History,Consultation King’s College, University of London. Seventy years on, this is as controversial a topic as ever. Takes place at St Nicolas Church, Bury Street, Offer available for appointments Guildford GU2 4BW. Note: in thebooked church during itself rather May than 2018the adjacent hall. Visitors very welcome (£3 at the door) students FREE PARKING! free. Further information from Rollo Crookshank on 01252 319881 or email crookshank@starkmann.co.uk.

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The Shepherds Rest Café Does the sound of homemade chicken and ham picnic pie followed by brioche summer fruit pudding set your taste Tel: 1252 703633 www.elsteadchiropractic.co.uk buds going? Well look no further! The Shepherds Rest café is located in the homely surroundings of the Good Shepherd Church, The Sands, Farnham GU10 1LJ and is open every Tuesday for lunch from 12noon until 2.30pm and you are assured of a friendly welcome and sumptuous food. Look out for the Sheep dog and lambs on the front grass! All profits from the café are shared between The Good Shepherd’s church new extension fund and The Good Shepherd Church Fabric Fund. For group bookings (6 or more) or further information, contact Ann Payne at ann.payne303@ btinternet.com or call 01252 782873.

Surrey Branch Western Front Association Wednesday 16th May Richard Van Emden: The Quick and the Dead. Richard, a well-known author and broadcaster, talks about the experiences of the families of those soldiers who did not come back from the war.

His talk examines how they fared during the war years and in the immediate aftermath of peace, primarily through the eyes of the last survivors. The group meets in at the Day Centre in Cobham at 7.45pm. For full details call 01306 880960 or email info@eyewitnesstours.com.

Bake Natter and Roll WI Thursday 17th May 8.15pm They meet in central Farnham at the United Reformed

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Hale Gardening Club Thursday 17th May 2pm Their next meeting will be in the Hale Village Hall, Wings Road. This month's speaker will be Sarah Squires of Squires Garden Centre, Badshot Lea, who they are delighted to welcome. The talk will be followed by tea and coffee and a chat. Entrance fee £4. Everybody welcome. For further details, call 01252 652991 or 01252 821551.

Milbridge WI Thursday 17th May 7.30pm At this month’s meeting at the Marindin Hall, Frensham they will be discussing and voting on the potential resolutions to be adopted by the National Federation of WIs, for eventual presentation to the government. Many past WI resolutions have helped influence reforms on policy, for example, relating to family and environmental issues. Afterwards, there will be refreshments and club business. Visitors are very welcome.

West Surrey National Trust Conservation Volunteers WSNTCV welcomes new members of any age to come and join them at their Sunday work parties. The group works with National Trust rangers, helping conserve, maintain and improve habitats at National Trust countryside properties.

Tasks may include cutting back vegetation, hedge laying, path and fence construction etc. No experience is necessary and all tools are provided. Social events are also held throughout the year. For further information, please visit their website at www.wsntcv.btck.co.uk.

Circle Dancing This is relaxing, fun, great exercise and you will make new friends. Men and women of all ages are welcome. Lynn Frances is an experienced teacher of 34 years and has built a reputation for creating a wonderful atmosphere in which to relax and have fun. She runs classes at: Pirrie Hall Brook on Thursdays in three ten-week terms, 7.30pm-9.30pm. St Catherine's Hall Guildford on the third Tuesday of the month, 7.30pm-9.30pm. WI Hall Hartley Wintney on the second Wednesday of the month, 7.30pm-9.30pm. Contact Lynn on 01420 474881.

Grayshott Folk Club Friday 18th May 7.30pm Only one gig this month but a very decent one at that! The Silken Same are Galway duo Mossy Nolan (bouzouki/vocals) and Colm McGowan (guitar/vocals). They are very popular May 2018

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This gig takes place at Grayshott Social Club, Hill Road, Grayshott, Nr. Hindhead GU26 6HL. Tickets are £12 for adults/£6 for under 16s and are available from Des O'Byrne on 01428 607096.

Farnham & District Museum Society Afternoon Seminars Friday 18th and Monday 21st May Although the Society’s evening talks programme has now ended, (recommences September), the afternoon seminars on local history carry on until June. Having previously considered both East and West Streets, this month’s subject is ‘The Borough: Its development’. The Society’s seminars, led by local researcher and author Pat Heather, are held monthly between 2pm and 4pm in the Museum’s Garden Gallery; the Friday session is repeated on the Monday.

Please contact Pat on 01252 721576 to book; cost £5 per seminar. For full details of this season’s programme visit www.farnhammuseumsociety.org.uk.

Elstead Garden Club Saturday 19th May 10am-12 noon They will be holding a plant sale at the URC Hall, Elstead.

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Farnham & Bourne Choral Society Saturday 19th May 7.30pm The venue for this concert is the Aldridge Theatre at Frensham Heights school in Rowledge. With four professional soloists and the F & B Orchestra conducted by Calum Fraser, the main work will be Beethoven's Mass in C, whose solo quartet and choral parts provide wonderful variations of colour and emphasis. Also in the programme are Beethoven's Symphony No. 1 and the Kyrie in D Minor

by Mozart. Tickets £15 from 01252 721075. Visit www. farnham-choral.org.uk for more details on the choir.

Vintage Fashion Fair Saturday 19th May 10am-4pm Spend a leisurely Saturday at Farnham Maltings, browsing and buying from the many stalls of beautiful vintage clothing, shoes, handbags, hats, jewellery and textiles.

All authentically vintage and dating from 1900s - 1980s.

The fair offers wearable vintage at affordable prices and a selection of vintage designer labels. Something to suit all tastes and budgets. Entry £2 (under 16s free).

Farnham Walking Festival Sunday 20th May to Sunday 3rd June There’ll be around 30 walks which will vary in length from an easy stroll to several miles. All walks will be led by

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Mischief and Mysteries in Moominvalley Sunday 20th May 11am, 1pm and 3pm Join Get Lost and Found on an unforgettable journey to Moominvalley with magical puppetry, an ingenious set, original music and interactive play which will delight 4–7 year olds. Expect snow, surprises and plenty of Moomin mischief. Limited capacity. Tickets are £8 (£7 when 2 or more £8 children’s shows booked) and can be booked at www.farnhammaltings.com.

Farnham Humanists Sunday 20th May 7pm for 7.30pm ‘Can we teach people how to be happy?’ well, that’s a question!

Chair of Dorset Humanists David Wardle developed and ran a 6 session course aiming to help people lead happier lives. He will talk about the course and its effectiveness. Go along and help them decide whether to run this course in Farnham. All Welcome. It will be held in Daniel Hall, Long Garden Walk, Farnham GU9 7HX. Tea, coffee, biscuits provided, for something a little stronger, there’s a pub nearby. Donation £2 to cover costs. See http://farnham.humanist.org.uk/.

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The Williams Club Monday 21st May 2.20pm-4pm There will no doubt be much laughter as local Town Crier Jonathon Jones recites some of the famous Stanley Holloway monologues at the next meeting of The Williams Club - helping sight loss in Farnham. This will be followed as usual by tea and cakes and a raffle. If you know of anyone who suffers with poor eyesight, please do encourage them to go along to this friendly club - please note their new venue is The Conservative Club in Ivy Lane, off Downing St, Farnham. Transport can be arranged if necessary. For more information contact David Lambert on 01252 722161.

West Surrey Wine Society Monday 21st May 7.30pm At their next meeting at Farnham Conservative Club the topic will be ‘Wines of Spain’. Majestic Wines will present a selection of their Spanish range which contains some really good wines and it promises to be an enjoyable evening.

Surrey Border Movie Makers They meet on the first Friday of each month. They are a film making club whose members consist of retired professionals, experienced film makers and complete beginners. They share a love of making films which they do to the best of their ability including holiday films, drama, comedy and documentary. They always welcome new members. If you are interested in seeing what they do, go along to one of their monthly meetings, your first visit

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Probus Club of Farnham Tuesday 22nd May 11am for 11.15am At their meeting at the Farnham House Hotel, prior to Lunch, the Club is planning to have a talk on the Brightwells and East Street re-development about to commence in Farnham.

The talk will be delivered either by a representative of Waverley Borough Council or Crest Nicholson, the developer awarded the contract for the regeneration programme. The Club has recently held a Ladies Luncheon and is looking forward to some more social events, during the year. Should membership be of interest, they would be delighted to hear from you. Contact their Honorary Secretary, Maxwell Hubbard, at maxwellhubbard2@yahoo.co.uk.

This House at Guildford’s Yvonne Arnaud Theatre Tuesday 22nd to Saturday 26th May Following sell-out runs at the National Theatre and in the West End, This House gives a timely, moving and often amusing insight into the workings of British politics (it is excellent - Ed). This extraordinarily prescient play takes on a new importance in the current political climate. Roll back to 1974: the corridors of Westminster ring with the sound of infighting and backbiting as Britain’s political parties battle 46 VANTAGEPOINT

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The Arts Society – Farnham Evening Wednesday 23rd May from 7.30pm Their next evening talk is on ‘Three Andalucian Cities: Cordoba, Seville and Granada’ by Gail Turner. It will be held at Farnham College, Morley Road, Farnham GU9 8LU. For nearly 800 years from 711, Andalucía was dominated by the Moors with Cordoba, Seville and Granada becoming centres of culture, learning and magnificence. This talk will explore their history, architecture and paintings as Moorish rule gradually gave way to Christian reconquest. Visitors are most welcome. (£5 if you are a member of another Arts Society NADFAS group, or £7). Either show up or email kay. roudaut@btopenworld.com or call 01252 793811. www. theartssocietyfarnhamevening.org.uk.

The Unattached Group They are a social club for single people aged 55-69 and are planning lots of summer fun with many varied and interesting activities, including walks, theatre trips, boat trips, meals out, garden visits and music evenings. They have a weekly pub meeting where you can go along and meet some of the members and see what’s coming up.

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YOUR COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD • Wey & Arun Canal Loxwood Thursday 24th May The first of the popular Cream Tea Voyages will be on Thursday 24th May. These trips offer an opportunity to appreciate the beautiful West Sussex countryside while enjoying a cup of tea and delicious scones, cream and jam. The trips take approximately 1½ hours and depart at 2.15pm and 4.30pm. Tickets cost £14 per person and should be booked in advance. Cream tea cruises will also be running in June, July, August and September. For details, go to www.weyandarun.co.uk.

Create & Grow Monday 28th May to Friday 1st June10am-4pm daily Squire’s Garden Centres (excluding Chertsey) are running a great activity for children over May half term. Children can choose three tasty vegetable plants and be shown how to plant them in a wooden trough. Then they get to decorate their own plant labels and take the whole thing home to look after and watch the vegetables grow. It costs £6 plus there’s also a free ‘Veggie Hunt’, where children follow a trail of questions around the garden centre and receive a sticker when complete.

There’s no need to book for either activity, simply turn up on the day.

Surrey County Show Monday 28th May 8am–6pm The Surrey County Show at Stoke Park, Guildford GU11ER has been an annual fixture since the 1950s and the 2018 show is set to be the biggest and best yet. Hosted at Stoke Park in Guildford, just a short walk from the town centre, the show has an abundance of attractions starting at 8am and continuing until 6pm. Thousands of people will enjoy top class entertainment, acres of shopping, fabulous food and drink and children’s activities. There is something for everyone – whether you are 5 or 105. Supersaver tickets (up until 6pm 20th May) are £6 for a child, £12 for a senior citizen, £16.50 for an adult and £39.50 for a family of four. Under 5s go free. Buy tickets online at www.surreycountyshow.co.uk, at the Guildford Tourist Information Centre or on the day. Follow them on Facebook and Twitter @SurreyShow.

RHS Garden Wisley May Half Term They have organised some great events for families over the May half term – Get Set Grow! Here is a chance to try your hand at lots of practical gardening activities and garden themed crafts. There will be planting, potato and spoon races, face painting, seed jars, talks and craft activities.

Plus, there is the chance to take part in their vegetable sculpture completion. Also, see the Budding Gardeners competition display, as part of the RHS Campaign for School Gardening. Local schools will build their own mini show garden, to be judged by the garden’s curator, and there will also be the chance for the public to vote for their favourite.

Full details on the website www.rhs.org.uk/wisley.

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Create Your Own Comic Book at G Live, Guildford Friday 1st June 10am-12.30pm (ages 7-11) 1.30pm-4pm (ages 11-16) Learn all about drawing comic strips, cartoon art and animé, picking up techniques and tricks of the trade from professional cartoonist Kev F. Sutherland whose work features in The Beano and Doctor Who Adventures. By the end of each workshop, everyone will have drawn a strip and together the group will produce a complete comic. Course fee: £14 Surrey Artists’ Open Studios Saturday 2nd to Sunday 17th June For sixteen days in June Surrey artists will be welcoming the public into their studios for the annual Surrey Artists’ Open Studios (SAOS) event taking place in artist’s studios right across the county. There will be over 275 artists taking part in 164 studios (an 11% increase on last year)! As well as a chance to meet and talk to artists in their place of work, the summer open studios event offers visitors the opportunity to view demonstrations, buy artwork, enter a free prize draw and even get involved in creative workshops. Studio locations are throughout Surrey and its borders. Their special launch day is on Saturday 2nd June, which will see artists offering an array of activities exclusively to visitors on the first day of open studios. For more details see www. surreyopenstudios.org.uk. You can also contact Caitlin Heffernan at saospress@gmail.com or call 07891 667150.

The Life & Music of Maria Callas Saturday 2nd June G Live, Guildford and Pat Egan & Niall Morris present ‘Callas’ the world’s first fully staged show with orchestra about the life of legendary opera star Maria Callas. The show explores Callas’s famous love affair with Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis, who left her in 1968 to marry President JFK’s widow, Jackie Kennedy. Music from many muchloved operas and a large overhead screen shows historical footage of Callas’s extraordinary life, narrated by the voice of acclaimed British actor, Simon Callow CBE. Tickets: £35.50, £40.Under 16s: £30.50, £35. G Live Friends save £3. Groups 8+: Save £8.50.

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Dockenfield Day Saturday 2nd June 2pm-6pm Traditional village fete with games, magician, human fruit machine and other stalls, together with the legendary fun dog show. Activities for all ages. Bar and BBQ will be serving local beer and food. The theme this year is ‘Dockenfield Rocks’and there's a fancy dress competition for children and adults, so let your inner rock star come out and join them for the afternoon! Takes place on the playing field opposite Abbotts' Cottages GU10 4HT. Summer concert Saturday 2nd June 6pm-7.30pm It will take place at St Thomas-on-The Bourne, Frensham Road, Farnham GU9 8HA. Andrew Harrap, the Organ Scholar,

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Fully staged productions of Madama Butterfly and Candide Marvellous Party! with the Simon Bates Big Band and Harry the Piano Lunch with Gyles Brandreth Beautiful Gardens * Picnics * Fine Dining * Cocktails All productions take place under cover www.westgreenhouseopera.co.uk Box Office 01252 848676 West Green House - Thackhams Lane - Hartley Wintney - Hants - RG27 8JB will play Haydn’s piano Sonata No. 59; and the Quartet from the Girls’ Choir will perform a variety of solo, two, three and four part sacred and secular music by Fauré, Handel, Mendelssohn, Bernstein and others. Free entry with a retiring collection for church and choir funds. There will an interval and light refreshments will be provided.

The Therapy Garden Sunday 3rd June The garden will be open to the public as part of the National Open Garden Scheme. You can visit them between 11am and 4pm to take a stroll around the garden and enjoy light refreshments available throughout the day. Entry is £5 per adult (children go free). For more information visit the website www.thetherapygarden.org or follow them on Facebook - The Therapy Garden.

Spinnaker Tower Abseil Sunday 3rd June Their first date in June might be fully-booked, but they have added Saturday 1st September to keep up with demand!

Registration is just £30 and can be done online at www.pth. org.uk, or by calling Phyllis Tuckwell’s Fundraising team on 01252 729446 or emailing fundraising@pth.org.uk. You’ll need to be over 18 and raise a minimum sponsorship of £250, and will be given your own timeslot on the afternoon of the abseil. But you’ll need to sign up quick for 1st September!

May 2018

The Tempest Sunday 3rd June 6.30pm The Lord Chamberlain’s Men invite you to enjoy Shakespeare’s spellbinding masterpiece, The Tempest, performed in the open air in the Walled Garden at Loseley Park. It is played by an all-male cast with Elizabethan costumes, music and dance - just as Shakespeare intended!

Take a chair and a picnic (no tables or umbrellas, please), and watch this enchanting, fast-paced production of one of Shakespeare’s finest plays. Doors open 5.30pm and refreshments and a bar are available. Tickets available only through www.ticketsource.co.uk or see Loseley Park’s website www.loseleypark.co.uk.

Wey & Arun Canal Trust’s annual sponsored walk Sunday 3rd June Do you like exploring new canal routes? And do you also like walking? Well, the Wey & Arun Canal Trust can offer you a day discovering little known traces of the former Portsmouth & Arundel Canal. This annual walk for charity, otherwise known as The Poddle, starts from Walberton Village Hall.

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Sustainability Fayre Saturday 9th June After a successful event last year, the Sustainability Fayre is back! Organised by Farnham Community Farm (formerly Farnham Local Food), it is a unique gathering of small and large businesses from Farnham and the surrounding area and takes place at Gostrey Meadow, Farnham. The theme of the fayre is to promote health and well-being, the environment and local produce with stalls ranging from organic farming to yoga workshops and recycling. There will be live music, drinks and food stalls too!

Alton Abbey Open Days 9th and 10th June 12 noon-5pm The Anglican Monastery of Our Lady and St John in Beech will be open for visitors. Entrance £3, teas £3. There will be several stalls selling items such as beautiful stationery, secondhand books, plants, and Hadeel Products from Palestine. There will be lacemaking, and a display of work.

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Frensham Fayre and Party in the Park Saturday 16th June This year’s Frensham Fayre, which takes place at Hollowdene Recreation Ground, Frensham GU10 3BJ, is going ‘all around the world'. Join everyone’s favourite marmalade-loving bear, Paddington, as he leads the parade to Hollowdene Recreation Ground. Enjoy the classic car rally, the More House Band, dog show, kid’s sports day or Punch and Judy. Indulge in the multitude of quality gifts, crafts and bargains available to buy as well as the tastiest food and drink around. Put your dancing shoes on for Party in the Park as Foxy Lauz and the Hounds of Sound return to overwhelming demand. Join your friends for a delicious dinner or cheeky cocktail from The Hollybush’s fabulous bar. Visit www.frenshamfayre.co.uk or follow them on Facebook for more information.

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Voices Together Community Choir Saturday 23rd June 7pm They are holding their Summer Concert at St Andrew's Church, Farnham. Their guests, Farnham Taiko Drum Club, will also give a performance. No tickets, but net proceeds from the retiring collection will be donated to Guide Dogs for the Blind. More information can be found at www. farnhamvoicestogether.uk.

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