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Farnham & Villages • October 2015

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Featuring: PETER SNOW The Battle of Waterloo; JONATHAN FENBY The History of Modern France; DENIS MACSHANE Brexit: How Britain will leave Europe; ROGER SCRUTON & FIONA RINTOUL Life in Eastern Europe before the fall of the Berlin Wall; KWASI KWARTENG War and Gold; JAMES BARTHOLOMEW The Welfare of Nations; HARRY MOUNT Harry Mount’s Greek Odyessy; JEMIMAH STEINFELD, JONATHAN FENBY & AOWEN JIN: China in the 21st Century; STANLEY JOHNSON Stanley I resume ...

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

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

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

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

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JOTTINGS YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD We entered the GUTS Classic Car Rally in September.

Starting in Liphook, we all enjoyed a cross-country route taking us through stunning countryside on a beautiful sunny day. The finish was at The Weald & Downland Museum where we parked up, enjoyed picnics and prizes and saw the wonderful exhibits at the Museum. A terrific day and one that will have raised a pretty decent sum for the local charity GUTS, which works tirelessly in the fight against bowel cancer.

Anyway, the kids are back at school and after half term at the end of the month, we shall no doubt be directing our minds towards Christmas. Oh dear, there goes another year!

The Museum of Farnham is staging an exhibition created by their own Young Curators Collective. Entitled ‘100 years of Farnham Fashion’, it is the culmination of nine months of practical workshops, study visits and guest speakers. The exhibition endeavours to retell the lives of local residents through their outfits. They have even managed to collect some outfits from local residents. It runs up until 20th October, do try and pop in and have a look.

Elstead Afternoon W.I. will hold their next meeting on Thursday 1st October at 2.15pm in the super improved Elstead Village Hall. On this occasion there will be a talk given

by Rupert Matthews entitled Ghosts of Surrey. This promises to be most intriguing so put the date in your diary! All visitors and new members will be made very welcome, and they offer a delicious tea! Contact Helen White on 01252 710039.

Grayshott Decorative and Fine Arts Society’s next meeting is on Thursday 1st October at 2pm in Grayshott Village Hall. Louise Schofield is making a welcome return to talk on ‘Temples, Tombs and Treasures: In Search of the Queen of Sheba’ detailing her current archaeological project in northern Ethiopia which may yet solve the mystery of where the Queen of Sheba derived her fabled treasures. Then, on

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Wednesday 14th October, a Day of Special Interest, led by Denise Haywood, on ‘The Art of Cambodia and Vietnam’ has already proved very popular. On Thursday 5th November, in ‘Not just Giotto: Reassessing Art in Florence c1280-1348’, Dr Janet Robson will discuss Giotto’s dramatic style and how it revolutionised monumental narrative painting. If you would like more information on these events and GDFAS contact Caroline on 01428 714276 or have a look at their website www.grayshottdfas.org.uk.

There’s a Tilford Bach Society Concert on Friday 2nd October at 7.30pm at The United Reformed Church, Farnham GU9 7QU. The Rivoli String Quartet will play Haydn, Mozart and Schubert. All welcome, tickets are £13.50 in advance or £15 on the door and anyone aged 8-25 and accompanying parents/music teachers may attend free thanks to Cavatina. Full information on www.tilbach.org.uk or call Sue on 01252 613130.

Beat the post-holiday blues with some sociable fun! Go along and join Fleet Scottish Country Dance Society for social dancing on Saturday nights in Crookham Memorial Hall, Sandy Lane, Church Crookham GU52 7RY from 7.30pm to 10pm. Regular evenings are roughly fortnightly at this venue: 3rd, 17th and 21st Oct, and then the Apprentices’ Dance on 28th Nov at Court Moor School Fleet. Full details from http:// fleet.rscds-bhs.org.uk/ or phone Morna Partridge on 01252 711992. The dances are called and you will receive a warm welcome.

There will be a Gala Concert held in Elstead Village Hall on the evening of Saturday 3rd October, a fund raising event in support of the ‘Overhaul the Village Hall’ Campaign. It will feature The Luard Trio who will be singing a mixture of well known light classical pieces as well as hits from popular musicals. Also performing a variety of music on this evening

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will be the Wey Community Gospel Choir which is based in Guildford. The concert starts at 7.30pm (doors open 7pm) and tickets are just £10 per person and can be purchased from Chandlers Garage, Elstead, or Sue Gowar on 01252 702127 (gowarms@btinternet.com). Refreshments will be available.

All are welcome to come along for an enjoyable evening of entertainment whilst also supporting the local community.

Forest Foragers will be running their very popular oneday foraging courses every Saturday in October, based in the Chichester Hall, Witley, GU8 5PL. They also have a couple of afternoon foraging forays planned for Sundays 11th and 25th October and Sunday1st November. The fullday mushroom picking course will consist of a morning identification session, covering the principal edible plants and fungi, (notes provided), followed by a substantial lunch featuring some of these. The morning session will also cover hazards to be avoided when collecting. The afternoon session will be a walk during which edible wild plants and fungi will be collected, varying according to the season. The cost is £125 per person. You can find out more, and book online at www. forestforagers.co.uk.

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On Sunday 4th October, luxury Hampshire retreat Tylney Hall Hotel & Gardens will be opening up its renowned and picturesque gardens to the public in aid of The National Garden Scheme. The National Garden Scheme (NGS) is a countywide initiative that aims to raise money for charities by opening up popular gardens to the public at specific times of the year. Since it was founded in 1927 the NGS has raised over £42.5 million for charities such as Macmillan Cancer Support, Marie Curie Cancer Care and Crossroads. The NSG Open Day at Tylney Hall costs £5 per adult and is free for children. Dogs are welcome as long as they are kept on a lead. No booking is required.

Guildford Rambling Club is meeting at 10am on Sunday 4th October in the car park by the Foresters pub on the Aldershot Road at Church Crookham for a 5 plus 5 mile figure of 8 walk. You could drop out at lunchtime. Visitors are welcome. Details from Mick on 07765 205353 or at www. guildfordramblingclub.org.uk.

The Surrey Hills Wood Fair, takes place at the Birtley Estate in Bramley on Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th October from 10am-5pm. Each year the fair gets bigger and better yet retains the traditional charm of a rural day out in

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

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

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

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

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

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

Craft Ales

What’s all the fuss about? Phil Kemp investigates...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Hop Art

Erik van Dongen (left) and Tony Scardarella

The Brewery, Blacknest Industrial Park, Blacknest Road, Bentley, Nr Farnham GU34 4PX 01252 364436 www.hopartbrewery.com

Tillingbourne

Lee Nicholls

Old Scotland Farm, Staple Lane, Shere, Surrey GU5 9TE 01483 222228 www.tillybeer.co.uk

Surrey Hills Brewery

Ross Hunter

Denbies Wine Estate, London Road, Dorking RH5 6AA 01306 883603 www.surreyhills.co.uk Then stir into the mix sheer artisan effrontery which effectively cocks a snook at the great traditional British pint by introducing a ‘flight’ of third pint glasses - where craft ale drinkers can try three different brews selected from a menu, and all for the cost of a single pint – and you know that the British brewing industry will never be the same again.

Phil Kemp is a Godalming-based writer and photographer with a keen interest in what makes our cluster of southern counties tick, and so loudly too. He works closely with other freelancers in a vibrant creative community. www.weyriver.co.uk vantagepointmag.co.uk

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

On Wednesday 7th October at 7.45pm, The Philharmonia Orchestra will be performing at The Anvil in Basingstoke.

The programme includes Tchaikovsky’s fantasy overture, Romeo and Juliet, Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto no. 4 and Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini and Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition arranged by Ravel. Daniil Trifonov plays piano and the conductor is Rafael Payare. Tickets: £39, £35, £28, £21, £13; under 16s and f/t students £10. Ticket prices Include £1 booking fee. Group booking discount available and over 65’s standby tickets available. Go to www.anvilarts.org.uk.

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The Hospice Care charity holds plant sales on the first Sunday of every month, from May to October, to raise money to fund the supportive and end of life care which it offers those facing cancer, or other serious progressive illnesses. Many plants are donated just prior to a sale, so that the charity often has hundreds to offer on the day, at very reasonable prices. From small bedding plants to large shrubs and even sometimes trees; whether you’re searching for the right plant, or just any plant, this is the place to come! The last plant sale of the year is on Sunday 4th October and will include a winter clearance, where all plants are sold as buy-one-getone-free! But you don’t have to wait for the monthly sales to buy your greenery. Go along to Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice, to see the wonderful display of plants which are on sale every day. Browse through them at your leisure and pay for your chosen ones at the Hospice reception. Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice is situated on the corner of Waverley Lane and Menin Way, Farnham GU9 8BL.

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Here’s a little bit of good news. From September, new opening hours apply to the 16 Surrey Community Libraries.

This represents a 4% overall increase in the number of hours libraries open. No library is having its hours reduced. More information at www.surreycc.gov/libraries.

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The Farnham Public Art Trust’s first lecture in the autumn season is on Wednesday 7th October. It will feature a radical war artist and society portraitist who is undeservedly little known today. Sir William Orpen (1878-1931) was an Irish artist working in London, a popular portraitist of Edwardian society until the outbreak of the First World War when he was appointed as an official war artist and sent to the Western Front in France. He produced drawings and paintings of battlefields and men which vividly reveal the horrors being endured and made him a controversial figure. After the war he donated 138 works to the British government which are now in the collection of the Imperial War Museum. In the 1920s he was a hugely successful and wealthy portrait painter, but then artistic styles changed, his work fell out of fashion and he was quickly forgotten. The talk will be given

by Ann Clements BA, FRSA, who always brings her subjects vividly to life. It takes place at the St Joan’s Centre, Tilford Road, Farnham GU9 8DJ. Doors open at 7.30pm for a glass of wine and tickets are £6 per person (students £2) payable at the door. For more information phone 01252 702449 or visit www.farnhampublicarttrust.co.uk.

Farnham Afternoon Bridge Club meets at Farnham Maltings every Wednesday afternoon except the first Wednesday in the month. Bridge starts at 1.45pm and they have a short tea break mid afternoon and finish at 4.30pm.

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friendly atmosphere. New members are very welcome and can obtain further information from the membership secretary, Rosemary Ostime on 01252 721312 or Trevor Lawson on 01252 543372.

Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! Night Fever comes to Princes Hall Aldershot on Friday 9th October at 7.45pm. It’s a tribute show featuring the very best of ABBA and The Bee Gees performed by two of the world’s top tribute bands ‘Bootleg ABBA’ and ‘Bee Gees Fever’. Tickets are priced at £18, friends £16.50 and are available from the box office on 01252 329155 or via www.princeshall.com Surrey Figurative Artists present ‘Body Language’, an exhibition of recent work by a group whose major subject is the human figure, studied, drawn and painted directly with models. All work is for sale at very reasonable prices.

The exhibition is staged in the Long Kiln Room at Farnham Maltings on Friday 9th, Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th October and is open from 10am to 7pm. There is a bar, cafe and car parking at The Maltings.

Learn confidence through public speaking in a fun and supportive environment. Farnham Speaker’s Club meets on the second and fourth Monday of every month at the Farnham House Hotel. For more information, email Annie on annie. pritchard@way-forward.co.uk or call 07866 086887.

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Chandlers Opticians - a short history Chandlers Opticians opened in Godalming in 1994, Haslemere 1995 and Bordon 1997. Owned by Martin Chandler and his wife, until his death in 2012, it is now owned and run by his widow Rhiannon Chandler, Martine Dalton and Stephen Brand all of whom have been involved in the business for many years.

Chandlers is a group of totally independent practices who specialise in family eyecare, contact lenses, sports vision and low vision, we are dedicated to providing professional eyecare and quality eyewear, using the latest technology to ensure your eyes receive the best possible care and sight correction.

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To mark the release of their new CD, Excelsis is joining forces with another acclaimed local group, The Waverley Ensemble, to perform a concert of classical music old and new at St Alban’s Church, Hindhead, on Saturday 10th October, at 7.30pm. The concert, titled Dixit Dominus, will feature Handel’s choral masterpiece as well as local composer Clive Osgood’s contemporary version of the same title. Tickets for Dixit Dominus are £15 (£8 for children under 16) and are available on the door or in advance from the Excelsis ticket hotline 07805 575370; email tickets@excelsis-choir.co.uk; websites www.excelsis-choir.co.uk or www.ishanibhoola. com. Doors open at 7 pm; St Alban’s Church, Tilford Road, Hindhead GU26 6RB. Excelsis is comprised of approximately 30 singers, many with a background of music training, who perform a wide variety of music to a very high standard. The Waverley Ensemble is a group of 12 professional string and keyboard players based in the Haslemere area.

On Wednesday 14th October, Grayshott Gardeners will be welcoming the renowned writer and broadcaster Bob Flowerdew who will speak on Organic Gardening, why it is better for our planet and why organically grown produce is so tasty. For the last twenty years he has been a panelist on the prestigious Radio 4 programme ‘Gardener’s Question Time’, specialising in fruits, vegetables and organic gardening. He has been awarded five ‘Golden Trowel’ awards as Amateur Gardening Radio Personality so you can look forward to an interesting and enjoyable evening. To book a

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ticket for this event, call 01428 720000. Grayshott Gardeners meet at Grayshott Village Hall on the second Wednesday of the month with lectures starting at 8pm. Have a look at their website www.grayshottgardeners.net for more information on the club.

Ash Floral Club’s next meeting is on Friday 16th October at Normandy Village Hall, Glaziers Lane, GU3 2DD. It will be an open meeting entitled ‘In my Mary Poppins Bag’ by Annette Urquhart. Admission is £10 to include refreshments. Doors open at 6.30 for 7.30pm and ample parking is available. For enquiries call 01252 723309 or 01252 721410.

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

Further information from Michael Haxeltine on 01252 541639.

Farnham Maltings’ annual festival of crafts will return for its nineteenth year on Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th October. Long-established as one of Britain’s leading independent craft events, since its launch in 1996, the festival has consistently drawn around 2,000 craft and making enthusiasts from across the country. Open from 10am–5pm (4pm Sunday) Tickets: £3, including festival

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

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

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

Schools are always first on the agenda.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Letting your property?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Things are warming up this autumn at The Wheatsheaf Less than 2 years since re-launching following a complete transformation, the passionate folks behind the bar at The Wheatsheaf have given this beautiful old building some more TLC, including new log burners, feature booths and even cosier décor for you to relax in and enjoy as things cool down this autumn.

Their jam-packed drinks list with its local gins, charity ales and world class wines, caters for every taste and occasion, whether you’re popping in for a swift one or celebrating a special event. Meanwhile the menu and specials board is near on impossible to resist and perfect for lazy Sunday lunches with the family or midweek get-togethers with friends.

From the warm welcome you’ll receive on arrival to the moment you leave with a belly full of fresh seasonal food, the friendly team will cater for your every need and you’ll be sure to leave wanting to return again!

Visit The Wheatsheaf this autumn to see their great new additions.

For more information and details of seasonal offers including the G&T Club, Champagne Thursdays and a great value Mid-Week Menu offering 2 courses for under £10, visit the website today.

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catalogue, with free entry for under 15’s. Book online at www.farnhammaltings.com or call the box office on 01252 745444. For more information about the festival, visit the craft maltings microsite www.craft.farnhammaltings.com/ portfolio/craft-festival.

Should there be limits to our freedom of expression?

Go along and join in the discussion. On Sunday 18th October at 7pm for 7.30pm, Chris Moos will be giving a talk on ‘Multifaithism and Freedom of Expression’. Chris coorganised successful campaigns against gender segregation and the Law Society’s sharia wills Practice Note. After getting threatened he campaigned successfully for the right to wear ‘Jesus and Mo’ t-shirts at his university and subsequently in defence of LibDem parliamentary candidate Maajid Nawaz.

He was a nominee for the Secularist of the Year 2014 award.

Everyone is welcome. The talk is being hosted by Farnham Humanists http://farnham.humanist.org.uk/ in Daniel Hall, Long Garden Walk, Farnham GU9 7HX. Tea, coffee and biscuits will be available; other drinks from the Hop Blossom Pub close by. Donation £2 to cover costs. For more information contact Jennie on 01252 723044.

The Moscow Ballet will be at The Princes Hall Aldershot to perform Sleeping Beauty on Sunday 18th October at 3pm. A sumptuous feast of colour and excitement from the world-renowned Russian ballet company, featuring more than 80 dancers and musicians, returns due to popular demand to perform this matinee performance. Tickets are priced at

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£24.50, concs. £23.50, friends £22.50 and are available from the box office on 01252 329155 or via www.princeshall.com.

Fancy being an archaeologist and taking part in a local excavation? Liss Archaeology are looking for more people to take part in the autumn test pit and evaluation trench dig at Colemore, halfway between Alton and Petersfield, from Friday 2nd to Monday 19th October. Test pit digging offers something for everyone! No need to get down and dirty unless you want to! From finds processing, recording, paper record completion to surveying and geophysics, no experience necessary, full training available. The field still has much buried archaeology waiting to be discovered! Further autumn, winter and spring activities planned on this site and elsewhere. Further information / booking from lissarchaeology@gmail.com or 07732 327697. www.lissarchaeologygroup.weebly.com.

The October meeting of the West Surrey Wine Society will take place on Monday 19th at The Conservative Club, Ivy Lane, Farnham GU9 7PQ. Rupert Pritchett of Taurus Wines will talk on ‘Chile - A Viticultural Paradise’. Rupert will introduce us to wines made with both Chile’s ‘signature’, and more unique, grapes including a sparkling Pias and a Sauvignon Gris. He will show how different Chilean Sauvignon Blanc wines are compared to those of France and New Zealand and how Chilean Cabernets really are the stars of the show. Rupert has a long established reputation as one of the finest wine merchants in the region. The West Surrey Wine Society is a wine appreciation society that meets on the third Monday of the month in central Farnham. Many, if not most, of the 60 or so members joined with little or no knowledge of wines - just a liking for the product! The meetings start at 7.30pm with a glass or two of ‘Welcome Wine’ and the meeting proper starts at 8pm, generally taking the form of a tutored tasting, often led by an expert from a major supplier or a Wine Educator and who is frequently a Master of Wine. For further information on the society contact the membership secretary, Frances Hackemer on 01252 793684.

Farnham DFAS’s next meeting is on Tuesday 20th October at 10.30am at the Maltings, Farnham GU9 7QR. Entitled ‘Radiant Art: Medieval and Renaissance Stained Glass in the Farnham area’ it will be given by Roger Rosewell FSA. This lecture coincides with the appeal to restore the stained glass in Winchester Cathedral. It is illustrated with examples from cathedrals, churches and private houses in the Farnham area.

It explains how stained glass windows were made and what happened to them during times of great turbulence in English history. Non-members are warmly invited to attend. Phone the membership secretary on 07918883515 to book your ticket for £5 or, for more information, consult the website, www.farnhamdfas.org.uk.

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Calling lovers of Opera. Come to Farnham’s evening Decorative and Fine Arts Society, Cobbett’s Wey, on Wednesday 21st October. Daniel Snowman will be talking about The Gilded Stage: a Social and Cultural History of Opera, a richly-illustrated history of an art form which incorporates all the others. This vantagepointmag.co.uk

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The New Farnham Speakers Festival featuring amongst others: TV presenter Peter Snow, Headmaster of Eton Tony Little, former Minister for Europe, Denis McShane, Kwasi Kwarteng MP, Roger Scruton and Stanley Johnson (father of Boris).

The event, which takes place at The Maltings, is the brainchild of Marc Rattray, who, until July, was a teacher at Lord Wandsworth College in Long Sutton and who founded The Lewes Speakers Festival.

Television presenter Peter Snow will open the event on October 22nd (8pm9.15pm) with his account of the Battle of Waterloo Experience. Other speakers include former MEP Stanley Johnson; Tony Little, Headmaster of Eton; former Minister for Europe Denis McShane on Britain’s fraught relationship with Europe and Harry Mount, of the Telegraph who will speak about his ‘Greek Odyssey’.

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Jonathan Fenby, former Editor of the of the South China Morning Post, speaks on the history of France and contemporary China and the leading historian Philip Mansel gives and account of the courts of Napoleon.

Kwasi Kwarteng, Conservative MP for Spelthorne discusses the history of the relationship between War and Gold and James Bartholomew discusses his solutions for the welfare state. Finally, conservative philosopher Roger Scruton discusses Eastern Europe with Fiona Rintoul.

For more details about the event and to book, visit www.farnhamspeakersfestival.com or call 0333 666 3366. Flyers can be picked up from around Farnham and The Maltings.

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We will also arrange for the collected litter to be taken away.

Please send us photos of your litter pick so we can share them with the judges of next year’s Farnham in Bloom.You can tweet them to @FarnhamOfficial using #BigPick, post them on the Farnham Town Council Facebook page or email them to bloom@farnham.gov.uk.

The funding round for 2016 has now opened and applications are being invited for one-off projects.

In 2015 Farnham Town Council awarded grants to a variety of projects such as a drawing and sculpture workshop at Farnham Heath End School, environmental improvements at the Bourne and pop-up craft workshops organised by the Farnham Malting for local families.

Applicants can apply for up to £2,000. Applications will be considered for:

Did You Know…

You can report fly tipping and other problems by visiting www.farnham.gov.uk/report. Our website will put you in touch with the organisation that is responsible for dealing with the problem.

Apply for Funding Each year, Farnham Town Council awards over £50,000 to local community groups and organisations seeking money to fund projects that improve the environment and/or community life.

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youth facilities cultural and arts schemes heritage projects leisure, sport and play facilities community buildings village halls community transport projects that support older people and/or people with a disability, and • sustainable community environmental projects.

To apply, visit www.farnham.gov.uk/grants or call 01252 712667 for an application form.

The deadline for submitting applications is 11 December 2015.

Get Crafty in Farnham This October, Farnham is celebrating its craft roots.

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take part in activities such as winter hat making, Japanese calligraphy and an introduction to leather craft.

Ringden Farm juice is 100 per cent natural: it has no added sugar, water, colourings or preservatives.

Traditional pressing methods and slow pasteurisation preserve the flavour of the apples.

For a drink that tastes good all year round, visit Ringden Farm at the Farmers’ Market on Sunday 25 October between 10am and 1.30pm.

Throughout the October half term the focus will be on events for children.

For information about the Farmers’ Market visit www.farnham.gov.uk/farmersmarket.

In Bloom results are revealed

To see what’s on, visit www.farnham.gov.uk/events or www.crafttownengland.org.

Meet the Producer Twenty-five years ago, a fruit farm in East Sussex was battered by a violent hailstorm. Farmers Chris and Lesley Dench were left with hardly any saleable fruit so in an attempt to make the best of a bad situation, they decided to ask a local vineyard to make a batch of apple juice from the fruit they had managed to salvage. The juice sold better than expected and so this marked the beginning for Ringden Farm apple juice.

Ringden Farm now sells over 20 award-winning single variety apple juices. They also offer several different apple juice blends such as thirst-quenching apple and rhubarb or the refreshing sweet and sour apple and plum.

By the time this edition of Vantage Point is distributed we will know the results of our entries into South and South East in Bloom. We entered the Large Town and Town Centre categories and you can see how we did at www.farnham.gov.uk/bloom.

Despite challenging weather conditions, the town’s floral displays have looked lovely this year. Of course, Farnham in Bloom is about far more than flowers and the judges acknowledged the fantastic community projects that make Farnham such a great place to live.

Thoughts are already turning to next year’s Farnham in Bloom. If you would like to get involved, please do call Lara Prior on 01252 712667 or email her at lara.prior@farnham.gov.uk.

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Town Council Office, South Street, Farnham, Surrey, GU9 7RN Telephone: 01252 712667 Email: customer.services@farnham.gov.uk Web: www.farnham.gov.uk Twitter: @farnhamOfficial Facebook: Farnham Town Council Town Clerk: Iain Lynch. Farnham Town Mayor: Cllr Mrs Pat Frost.

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magnificent grand tour of the mind considers patronage of the arts, changing audiences, theatrical architecture, stage design and the impact of new technologies such as electrical lighting.

Lectures take place at Farnham College, Morley Road, on the fourth Wednesday of each month. There is ample free parking and drinks are served from 7:15pm for an 8pm start. For details of further lectures visit www.cobbettsweydfas.org.uk or for more information contact farnhameveningdfas@gmail. com.

There’s a new event for Farnham, ‘The Farnham Speakers Festival’ which runs from 22nd to 25th October. Marc Rattray has recently moved to Farnham, where his mother lives. Up until July he was a teacher at Lord Wandsworth College in Long Sutton and started The Lewes Speakers Festival (www.lewesspeakersfestival.com) five years ago.

It has been a great success so Marc is hoping that it will be just as popular in Farnham. For full details see www. farnhamspeakersfestival.com.

The Farnham Shakespeare company are returning to the Frensham Heights Performing Arts theatre with their production of As you Like It, directed by well known actor /director Ian Cullen. Performance dates are 21st24th October, including a Saturday matinee. Tickets are available from www.ticketsource.co.uk/fsc at £12 and £10 (concessions).

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

Amitiës Françaises welcome Guy Richeux on Thursday 22nd October, to talk about Colette, the famous French novelist who wrote about French society at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. Her life was celebrity with substance, not only a writer famous for describing immediate sense experience but a music hall actress. They meet as usual in the Baptist Hall, Queen Street, Godalming at 7pm for coffee and a chat and the lecture at 7.30pm. Parking nearby. Lectures in French by professional lecturers well used to English audiences. Information from John Petty at johnpetty@which.net or call 01483 389102.

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LOCAL Pax Hill and Lord Baden-Powell Lord Baden-Powell was the founder of the worldwide scouting movement and in his day, was a famous household name. He lived for 20 years of his life in the village of Bentley in Hampshire which borders Surrey about five miles south west of Farnham. Pax Hill Care Home is in the grounds of his house and has retained the name he gave to the original building. The house, originally called Blackacre, was bought with a gift from Baden-Powell’s father-in-law.

Lord Baden-Powell was educated at Charterhouse School near Godalming before serving in the British Army from 1876 until 1910. In the early years of the 20th century, Robert Baden-Powell, by then a famous army general, tried out his ideas for training boys at a camp on Brownsea Island in 1907 and the following year published these ideas in a book, ‘Scouting for Boys’.

The book was an instant success and boys throughout the UK enthusiastically took up scouting. As a result, Baden-Powell soon found himself organising the Boy Scout Movement. At the scouts’ first rally, at the Crystal Palace in 1909, several small groups of girls turned up. They represented hundreds of other girls and insisted that they wanted to be scouts too.

In an age when skirts were ankle length and young ladies never ran, the idea of girls being involved in camping, hiking and similar activities received a mixed response. Angry critics denounced ‘girl scouting’ as a “mischievous new development”, a “foolish and pernicious movement” and an “‘idiotic sport”.

However, Baden-Powell’s letters from this time show that he had a scheme for girls in mind. The pioneers who turned up at the 1909 Crystal Palace rally called themselves Girl Scouts, but when he founded the girls’ movement, Baden-Powell decided that the name should change. He wanted to create a separate identity for the girls so that they could work for self-development independently, not in imitation of their brothers.

Baden-Powell remembered that he had been particularly impressed with some ‘guides’ in India. These men had operated on the north-west frontier and their main task was to go on very dangerous expeditions. Even when they were off duty the guides were still training their minds and bodies. With this in mind, he decided that ‘Girl Guides’ would be a good name for these pioneering young women.

In 1910 he formed the Girl Guides, asking his sister Agnes to look after the new organisation. After his marriage on 30th

October 1912 to Olave St Clair Soames, Baden-Powell and his wife actively gave guidance to the scouting and girl guiding movements. A few years later his wife Olave became involved and, in 1918, was appointed Chief Guide. Such was the enthusiasm for guiding that it soon spread worldwide and since those early days countless millions have made the Guide Promise. Today there are ten million girls and women involved in guiding worldwide.

Pax Hill was the home of Robert Baden-Powell from 1918 to 1938. During their time at the house, the Baden-Powell’s renamed it Pax (peace) Hill and added two wings. The west wing was designed by Robert Baden-Powell himself and he also modelled the frieze for the new bathroom, depicting fish in the River Wey. Scouts and guides used to camp on either side of the drive.

In 1939, the Baden-Powell’s moved to Kenya, and Robert Baden-Powell died in 1941. The following year, during World War II, Pax Hill was occupied by Canadian military troops, and as recompense, Olave Baden Powell was awarded a ‘grace and favour’ apartment in Hampton Court Palace.

After the war, Olave gave Pax Hill to the Girl Guides Association to be used as a centre for members from the Commonwealth of Nations. The house became a domestic science training school run on guiding principles. In April 1953, Pax Hill was sold with the consent of Olave Baden-Powell and it became respectively a school for troubled boys and a finishing school for young ladies.

The current owners, Doctors Mohammed and Nuzhat Zaki bought Pax Hill in 1988 and it has been a nursing and residential home under their ownership ever since. In 2010 a new building was constructed behind Baden-Powell’s old house. This multi-million pound investment provides care for 98 people in three different care areas.

Pax Hill has retained links with the scouting movement and plays host to Hampshire Scouts Jamboree departures and continues to see visitors from around the world on the Baden-Powell heritage route.

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Peter Gabrielâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s last album with Genesis was a double concept album called The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway written and rehearsed at Headley Grange in Hampshire just 10 miles south of Farnham Maltings where over 40 years later The Carpet Crawlers will be re-enacting the whole album with all the costumes and slides from the original show! It takes place at Farnham Maltings on Friday 23rd October. The Carpet Crawlers based in Liverpool are renowned for their energetic 3 hour concerts and stunning theatrics and costumes down to the exact details of the original Genesis shows back in the 1970s and by popular demand after a successful tour in 2014 they are returning with one more serving across the UK and Europe. This is sure to be a very popular evening so book your tickets now.

Call the box office on 01252 745444 or go online at www. farnhammaltings.com St Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Church in Frensham is holding a Music Marathon on Saturday 24th October from 9am to 9 pm. The musical extravaganza will involve many local bands, choirs and musicians with performances across numerous musical genres. The evening will culminate with â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Hymns and PImmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;sâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and people are being encouraged to put forward their favourite hymns. Entrance is ÂŁ5 and you can stay as long as you like or just dip in and out during the day. Delicious lunches and refreshments will be available together with a range of stalls selling interesting items including cakes from Milbridge WI. All proceeds will go towards the restoration of the !5th century tower which is in urgent need of remedial work. For tickets and further information contact Eunice King on 01252 790690, email kingiefamilya@gmail.com .

RHS Garden Wisley in Woking GU23 6QB have a good looking programme of events in October. They have organised a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Spooky Woodlandsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; October half term which runs from Saturday 24th October to Sunday 1st November. Families can discover the spooky woodlands at RHS Garden Wisley this Halloween with a fun-filled week of family activities and workshops. Learn all about hedgehogs through storytelling, plant some seeds, make a spooking woodland hat and build a den. Free with normal garden admission. Activities vary daily so check website for details. Some activities require booking in advance. www.rhs.org.uk/wisley . Do check the website to find out about all the other events.

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

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

Autumn offer at the Duke of Cambridge in Tilford The Duke of Cambridge in Tilford is one of my regular haunts for very good reasons. The first is that I can walk there from my house in Elstead, the second is that they welcome Humphrey and other dogs and the third is that the food is always very good and they have a good selection of beers and ciders.

Until the end of November, you can dine out there for just £10 every Monday to Thursday, lunch and dinner. You can choose one fresh, seasonal dish and a drink (includes a 125ml house wine, a pint of house ale or lager or a soft drink).

Another good excuse to go! For more information, visit www.dukeofcambridgetilford.co.uk. SR

Intimate classes of no more than 6 people are held in a professional kitchen, and a tasty supper will be provided too, with fresh bread of course.

To find out more, call Jack on 07840 561635 or visit www.bakewithjack.co.uk.

New look Pizza Express Pizza Express in Farnham has undergone a complete transformation. The restaurant’s transformation celebrates local man, William Willet, who campaigned for the introduction of British Summer Time (BST), as well as the town’s architectural history. In the new wine bar, which has a special cocktails menu, contemporary illustrations of sundials, inspired by BST have been created and etched into the mirrored wall panelling, creating a beautiful space.

Please use the voucher to get a third off your food until 30th October 2015. Full terms and conditions are available at www.vantagepointmag.co.uk.

Until October 30th 2015 you can enjoy a third off your food bill all day Monday – Thursday and after 5pm on Sunday. Simply hand this voucher to your waiter when asking for the bill.

Terms and conditions: Offer available at PizzaExpress Farnham all day Monday-Thursday and after 5pm on Sunday until 21 September inclusive. On Sundays please ensure you order your food after 5pm to redeem this offer. Your voucher entitles you to a third off your food bill. The Calzone pizzas and Lunch Specials are excluded from this offer. The Piccolo Menu is included in this offer. Cannot be used in conjunction with any other promotion or set menu, including but not limited to Tesco vouchers/codes, Nectar, NUS extra and Tastecard. Can be used on takeaway orders. Promoter: Head Office, PizzaExpress, Hunton House, Highbridge Estate, Oxford Road, Uxbridge, UB8 1LX.

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

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

This is the third year of Farnham’s Craft Month and the town is celebrating with over 100 crafts based activities taking place throughout October with something suitable for everyone - from tots to teens, from hobby crafters to serious academics. There are mini workshops, longer

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courses, lectures, talks, demonstrations, open studios, exhibitions, specialist materials workshops and much more. With so many people in and around the town already engaged in craft based activities all coming together to share their infectious knowledge, Craft Month provides a great opportunity for those who haven’t yet tried a craft to have a go, or the perfect environment to encourage the practice of a dormant skill.

On Tuesday 27th October the Farnhamian 400 Trust, which is part of the Old Farnhamians’ Association, will be presenting the 26th Farnham Lecture at South Farnham Junior School, Menin Way, Farnham. The lecture will commence at 3pm with doors opening at 2.30pm.This year the speaker is Sir Andrew Carter OBE, currently the head teacher of the highly successful South Farnham Junior School.

Sir Andrew has been head of the school since 1988 and has gradually built it into the school that over the past ten years has been voted top of all primary schools in England and Wales in the Sunday Times influential Parent Power list. Education is a very controversial subject and Sir Andrew has chosen to give his personal views as the theme of the lecture. It should prove to be a fascinating talk from one of the foremost educators in the country. Tickets for the lecture entitled ‘Education in the United Kingdom – A Personal View’ cost £5, with students free of charge, and are available from Brian Williams on 01252 715430.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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There is a Charities Market on Saturday 28th November at Farnham Maltings from 10am-3.30pm. Help raise much needed funds by supporting your local charities by buying your gifts here. Christmas gifts, cards, crafts, scarves, cakes, jams, marmalade, toiletries, plants, sweets, books, tombola, china, fair trade, calendars, stocking fillers, glass, bric-a-brac and much more. Organised by Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund (Farnham Branch). Call 07778 120402 for info.

Michael Jackson’s Thriller is a timeless classic and this October, children aged 8 to 14 will be able to learn the dance just in time for Halloween. Dance in a Day will be held at G Live on Wednesday 28th October from 10am to 4pm.

The workshop will be led by The Dance Movement, which is a resident dance company of the Farnham Maltings. Dancers will need to bring along old clothes as they will be making their own costumes and having their faces painted. At the end of the day, the children will perform the dance to family and friends. The workshop costs £30 and places can be booked at www.glive.co.uk.

To coincide with the 25th anniversary of the UN International Day of Older Persons in October, Farnham Maltings is launching a new artist-led creative group for anyone over 65. Meet me at the Maltings will connect local people, bridging interests and building confidence among those experiencing loneliness or isolation. This weekly, short term group is for people who may be recovering from

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Grayshott Flower Club resumed their meetings in September after the summer break. Beginner’s classes have been taking place to help newer members learn the basics of floral arrangement and more classes are planned for the future. If you might be interested in joining the club or would like more information on any aspect of club activities, call 01428 651956.

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

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

Makes 16 squares.

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

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

Press the remaining “Rolos” into the mixture.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Makes 12-16 portions.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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The dances are international folk dances to beautiful ethnic music from many different countries such as Greece, Russia, Romania, Israel, Bulgaria and many more. Lynn Frances is an experienced teacher of 32 years and has built a reputation for her ability to create a wonderful atmosphere to enable participants to relax, learn and enjoy themselves. 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, 7.30pm9.30pm. Contact Lynn on 01420 474881.

Grayshott Folk Club next gig should be a knock out. On Saturday 31st October they welcome The Henry Girls (www. thehenrygirls.com), a trio from the hotbed of traditional Irish/ Celtic Folk music that is County Donegal in the Republic of Ireland. Named after their musical grandfather Henry, one of their main influences, the three sisters have been together since 2003 and have made five really good albums. The girls are all multi-instrumentalists and at any one time may be playing a combination of fiddle, ukulele, banjo, guitar, harp, mandolin, piano and/or accordion on stage. However, it is their close harmony singing that really sets them apart as they create songs and tunes that embrace the broad-ranging influences of folk, Americana, jazz and pop music. You can

have a taste at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jlu39KAK8Q. Support is provided by The Coach House Company (http://thecoachhousecompany.co.uk/) A five piece band inspired by the folk heritage of the British Isles, the band fuses traditional jigs, reels and folksongs with rich harmonies, instrumental virtuosity and compelling upbeat rhythms to create a unique folk expression. Advance adult tickets: £12 or £14 on the door. Under 16s: £6/£7. Call Des O’Byrne on 01428 607096.

There’s a Home & Vintage Fair taking place at Grayswood Village Hall on Saturday 31st October with another due on Saturday 28th November. There will be a great array of stalls including textiles, furniture, clothing and lots of vintage treasures! Children and well behaved dogs very welcome and there is free parking. Entry is just 50p. More details at www. homeandvintage.wordpress.com.

The Crondall Support Group are running their annual Christmas Fair on the evening of Monday 2nd November from 6.30pm-8.30pm and on Tuesday 3rd November from 10am-4pm at the Village Hall, Croft Lane, Crondall GU10 5QG. Come and enjoy this ever popular fair. Shop at the great festive stalls – even more this year, as we have expanded!

Plus Hospice Christmas cards. Tickets: £5 on Mon evening, includes fizz and canapés. £2 on Tuesday includes a raffle ticket. Join us for elevenses, light lunch or tea and help us raise much needed funds for the Hospice.

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Surrey Border Movie Makers 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 and documentary. They always welcome new members. Interested in seeing what they do? Visit the website at www.surreyborder.org.uk. They meet at the St Joan’s Centre, 19 Tilford Road, Farnham GU9 8DJ. There is plenty of parking and your first visit is free. Contact secretary@ surreyborder.org.uk .

On Friday 13th November there will be a Quiz Night at The Woodlarks Centre, Lodge Hill Road, Farnham. If you would like to join a fun, varied and challenging evening, get together with some friends and get in touch with the organisers. Starts at 7.30pm.Tickets will be £10 each and a hot meal will be

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There’s a Charities Market on Saturday 28th November at Farnham Maltings from 10am to 3.30pm. Help raise much needed funds by supporting your local charities by buying your gifts here. Christmas gifts, cards, crafts, scarves, cakes, jams, marmalade, toiletries, plants, sweets, books, tombola, china, fair trade, calendars, stocking fillers, glass, bric-a-brac and much more. Organised by Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund (Farnham Branch). Entry is free.

Join local Hospice Care charity Phyllis Tuckwell, for a night of indulgence, illusion and intrigue this Christmas, as you don your mask and enter the Royal Masquerade Ball. Held at FIVE in Farnborough on Friday 4th and Saturday 5th December, you will marvel at how the venue has been transformed, as you arrive in Venice’s St Mark’s Square, complete with ancient stone foundations, impressive colonnades and the famed Bell Tower. Glimpse the gondolas as you cross the Rialto Bridge on the way to a sumptuous three-course dinner, served amidst the palatial splendour of the silk drapes, gilded mirrors and Venetian chandeliers of the Doge’s Palace. Best Parties Ever are once again hosting Phyllis Tuckwell’s Christmas party, so gather your friends, family or workmates and book your table now. As well as a three-course dinner and spectacular scenery, the evening will include live entertainment, a charity casino, indoor dodgems,

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

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

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

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

Cross, turn right, and immediately turn left.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

DISTANCE: 7¼-9 miles

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STARTING POINT: The walk begins at Puttenham Common top car park on Suffield Lane, Puttenham.

The Donkey. T: 01252 702124. www.donkeytilford.co.uk

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Farnham Brass Band and Voices Together Community Choir Farnham Brass Band have been providing musical entertainment to Farnham and surrounding villages for 40 years.

There is now a desperate need for more players to join.

The band have a training section for anybody wanting to learn or get back into playing, which takes place on Monday evenings at the Tilford Institute at 6.45pm7.15pm (£2 per session including instrument hire). The Senior Band then play from 7.45pm-9.30pm.

Farnham Brass Band are committed to giving local people, young and ‘even younger’, the opportunity to experience brass band playing. The band play throughout the year, providing entertainment at local fêtes, Christmas events, Farnham Carnival, Gostrey Meadow (Music in the Meadow) and church services. They are helping to keep Farnham’s music-making tradition alive as well as raising much needed funds for local charities.

For more details, please contact the band secretary at farnhambrassband@gmail.com.

Voices Together Community Choir started in January 2010 with 37 people at the first meeting which increased to just over 50 by the third meeting. They now number over 90 singers, the youngest being 11 years old and the rest older! Their repertoire is varied, ranging from opera and oratorio choruses through to folk songs, spirituals, jazz and popular songs. The choir are a social group who love to sing and perform, giving two to three local concerts annually. The choir meets in the main hall at All Hallows Catholic School during term time on Wednesday evenings from 6.45pm-8.45pm. It is an ‘all-comers’ choir. There is no need to read music and no auditions. If you would like to go along or would just like more information please email the choir secretary at vicky@hiorns.com.

On 10th October at St Andrew’s Church, Farnham there will be a rare opportunity to hear these two great local community musical groups together. The joint concert is in aid of the Friends of St Andrews and all proceeds

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will go towards the vital upkeep of this beautiful church which stands at the heart of Farnham. The two groups have never performed together, but as well as doing separate musical items the concert finale will be the band performing Finlandia by Sibelius which encompasses the captivating hymn ‘Be Still My Soul’ sung by the choir.

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If you would like to join this happy band, you do not have to be able to read music, contact Hughie Hill 01252 330141 or look at their website www.rushmoormvc.com. They have a Christmas Concert coming up on Friday 11th December when their chosen charity will be Farnham Assist.

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The Reverend Alan Crawley, Joint Rector, says, “This has been a harder task than you might imagine, but it has reached a point where some information is now available to view on the web. It is far from complete, and may be inaccurate in places, but it is a work in progress and needs someone with time to volunteer to finish the task. Could you help build this up, or make it more accurate? If so, please get in touch.”

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