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Powers of Attorney - It’s a no brainer Mental capacity is the ability to make your own decisions. An event such as an accident or a stroke, or an age-related issue such as dementia can result in losing capacity. The question arises, if you become unable to make your own decisions in the future, someone else will need to make decisions for you.

By creating Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPAs) when you are healthy, for financial decisions, or health and care decisions, or both, you can choose people you trust to make decisions for you and empower them to look after your affairs day to day. Without an LPA or a valid Enduring Power of Attorney, no one has legal authority to manage your finances.

Those closest to you could be faced with an application to the Court of Protection to give them authority to do so.

The Court of Protection has the power to appoint a deputy or deputies who are authorised to make decisions on behalf of someone who has lost capacity. The majority of deputyship orders issued by the Court relate to finances. Health and welfare deputyship orders are rare.

A financial deputy appointed by the Court has similar responsibilities to a financial attorney and must follow the principles set out in the Mental Capacity Act 2005. However, an attorney you have chosen yourself, appointed under a registered LPA, is able to start acting for you straight away whereas a prospective deputy has to submit an application to the court disclosing all finances and must notify relatives. The prospective deputy has no authority to act until a deputyship order is issued. As the volume of cases continues to rise year on year, the Court moves slowly and there can be lengthy

delays. An application for that all-important order can take months, and in that time bills could go unpaid while the bank accounts are inaccessible.

This can put the family under increasing financial and emotional pressure at a very difficult time.

In general attorneys appointed by an LPA are able to handle financial matters on a day to day basis as they see fit. By contrast, a deputyship order sets out what the deputy can and cannot do, and actions that are not authorised by the original order may require the deputy to make further applications to the Court, with the accompanying delays that entails.

Deputies are also supervised by the court on an ongoing basis, and required to prepare a report each year detailing any financial decisions that were made, the status of the bank accounts and the financial transactions that were carried out.

In addition, deputies are required to enter into a security bond, a type of insurance policy designed to financially protect the incapable person in the event of a deputy mismanaging the finances in their care.

You can see why we strongly recommend that clients have LPAs in place enabling them to choose who they wish to make such decisions in future if the need should arise, and to make sure there is protection in place for their family.

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July sees the start of the Guildford Fringe, which offers a month long programme of arts and entertainment. There is much to see and do, so please take a look at their website www.guildfordfringe.com and get involved.

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I thought I would share this with you. We have recently had a bad attack from slugs, which seem extremely partial to Lupins. We read that slugs really like beer so we have sunk a few plastic cups in the ground and filled them with beer. Well, what a success; the bar is open every night and the slugs are wallowing in it, literally! It does seem to work and the Lupins are surviving. Don’t worry; this is not the start of garden tips from the Jotters! If you are off on your family holidays later this month, have a wonderful time.

Guildford Fringe Festival Friday 1st to Sunday 31st July The festival, now in its fourth year, is looking bigger and better than ever before with new venues, new acts and new events to brighten up the arts diary in Guildford. Guildford Fringe Festival is Surrey’s premier open-access, multi-arts festival which includes all genres of art including theatre, music, comedy, dance, exhibitions, talks, film, cabaret, kids workshops and shows and poetry nights. A big change for this year is the partnership they have made with White Lion Walk Shopping Centre in the heart of Guildford. This means that they will have their first ever walk-in box office, information centre and art exhibition from the end of June right throughout July. You’ll be able to ask questions and buy tickets for all the events in person whilst enjoying art from local artists. All the work on display will be for sale with a percentage of sales being donated to Challengers Charity who deliver inclusive play and leisure services for disabled children and young people across Surrey, Hampshire and the surrounding area. Visit www.GuildfordFringeFestival. com for the full schedule and further details. You will be able to find the printed brochure in any of the 12 venues taking part in the Festival or from the Tourist Information Centre in Guildford.

The Battle of the Somme Film Screening and Talk Saturday 2nd July 1.30pm-5.30pm This event takes place at The Surrey History Centre, 130 Goldsworth Road, Woking GU21 6ND. This year, Imperial War Museums (IWM) and members of the First World War Centenary Partnership are working together to show the UNESCO listed film The Battle of the Somme, to audiences across the world. Join them for the film screening alongside a talk by Dr Emma Hanna (University of Kent). Tickets are free but places must be booked online at www.surreycc.gov.uk/heritageevents, in person at Surrey History Centre or any Surrey Library or phone 01483 518737. An event organised by Surrey in the Great War, an HLF project.

Guildford Model Engineering Society Saturday 2nd Sunday and 3rd July 10am-5pm GMES are holding a couple of Public Open Days with miniature steam train rides and 16mm & Gauge 1 garden railways running at all events. There will also be model boats, model traction engines, trade and charity stands and all sorts of demonstrations. Entry is £8, seniors £7, under 16’s free. Children get a free train ride ticket. Refreshments will be available and there is free parking. The society is located at Stoke Park, London Road, Guildford GU1 1TU. More information at www.gmes.org.uk. They are also on Facebook. There are more events coming up in August, September and October so do check them out.

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mayhem. This is your chance to step back in time and experience the verve and vigour of a world where lives were harsh and hearts were passionate at this unique, fun and educational day out for all the family.

As you enter the realm of the Middle Ages, prepare yourself, for you will be greeted by a sight not seen on these lands for hundreds of years, a living medieval encampment. Here in the Living History Village, the inhabitants go about their daily life with the smiths sharpening swords and axes as their good wives cook stew over steaming pots. In the battlefield beyond, harken to the call of booming cannon fire, the clash of steel on steel and experience the authenticity of the mighty battle taking place in front of your eyes.

We preview a festival of mediaeval mayhem, which takes place in Loxwood the first two weekends in August...

As with most things mediaeval, crime and punishment were a grim affair. Murderers were given the same trials as apple thieves and both usually met the same grizzly end.

Mediaeval life was a terrifying one. But nothing brings that reality to light more than the gruesome and frightening apparition that is the Executioner. Dressed in all black, wielding an axe or scythe, this fearsome arbiter of the law was once all that stood between the good folk of the realm and the gallows.

From the first moment you walk through the gates and see the sign saying ‘You are now entering the 15th Century. Laws of the year 1455 now apply. You have been warned’, you will be transported back in time in a unique, tree-surrounded seven meadow location, shielding you from the modern world outside. You can then go forward to explore the many areas full of all the wonders of the Middle Ages.

Over the bridge dwells the den of the witches and their black cauldron, so prepare to be bewildered or enlightened by their strange and arcane delights. These creatures most foul will lure and beguile you with their spells and incantations, but be brave and you may be rewarded instead with a charm or two.

This Mediaeval Festival was started by Legend Presents in 2002 at Berkeley, Gloucestershire and ran there successfully until 2007 when the site flooded. After four years of looking for the perfect site, the magical Loxwood Meadow was found and The Loxwood Joust has now been running here since 2012. Starting as a one weekend event, always the first weekend in August, it expanded in 2015 to accommodate the growing interest and is now a permanent fixture on the first two weekends of August.

Harken to the call of booming cannon fire, the clash of steel on steel and experience the authenticity of the mighty battle taking place in front of your eyes.

The Loxwood Joust is the most spectacular mediaeval festival in the land and explores the full richness of our country’s grand heritage with an unrivalled programme of mediaeval

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Nestled in the heart of the woodland area you will find the Mead Shack. Loxwood Joust Mead is the ‘Nectar of the Gods’ and this golden liqueur of poets, lovers and kings can be sampled and enjoyed whilst absorbing all this unique experience has to offer. At the main concert stage the internationally acclaimed

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Far left: A Red and Yellow Knight; Left: The executioner; Above: The falconer; Right: A girl with ribbons

Mediaeval Baebes will entice, entrance and soothe their audience with magical voices that will be heard all across the Loxwood fields, and it is here that you will also see the hypnotic belly dancers and will laugh along with the talented performing mummers.

Beyond the woodlands lies the mighty jousting arena. In the heart of the Midsummers Meadow the knights come to earn honour and valour before the watching eyes of the crowd. With the pounding of horses’ hooves as they thunder their way across the field, the magnificent fully armoured jousting knights present a fastpaced, all action jousting tournament that will always amaze and astound.

So as you venture forth, you must take your time to look around at the variety of treats in store.

When not in flight, the hawks, owls, falcons and other birds of prey, rest on their perches giving you the chance to see the hunters of the skies up close. And you cannot miss the Mediaeval Market Place where traders and hawkers vie for your attention. Traders skilled in authentic medieval techniques and products bring their wares to sell, just like peddlers of old. Try to see if you cannot hawk a bargain at Traders Row where the merchants have gathered together, bringing with them trinkets and treasures and all manner of goodies for your pleasure.

As companies of actors, wandering minstrels, the Court Jester and dance troupes entertain and delight throughout the day, ‘Sir Lancelot the Bald’ will be found resplendent in tights.

This bright character will have you in stitches with his improbable stunts and cheeky comedy. See him roll crystal balls across his head, juggle copious amounts of fire and most amazingly of all, with support from the audience, walk a rope whilst playing with some deadly sharp knives.

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Now the question to ask is have you ever wondered what mediaeval underwear looked like? If indeed they even wore underwear back in those days. And just exactly how long did it take to get dressed in all that garb? How does one tie a corset?

Why did men wear tights? And exactly what is a Coif? All this and more is answered in person by the Mediaeval Housewife, as she presents to you the dirty laundry of the Middle Ages.

Whilst exploring the abundance of all things is mediaeval, you will locate the Loxwood Tavern and a surrounding collection of foods and drinks stalls. Gorge yourselves on the many varied and wonderful foods on offer and make sure you rest a while on the hay bales scattered about whilst you take in the living history around you.

And then in the far corner of the Midsummers Meadow nestles the Children’s Kingdom. A festival within a festival, where the Mediaeval Groat is the currency, there is all manner of exciting activities from Have a Go Archery, Pelt the Peasant, Face and Wound Painting and of course the, Bouncy Castle.

Encamped within the Children’s Kingdom you will also find sword school, giving both adults and children the chance experience the life of a knight in training and more importantly learn some longsword moves. Here you will have the opportunity to test your bow skills against an exciting range of targets. Would you have been able to feed your family back in medieval times? Can you hit the 3D life-size boar and stag?

So there you have it, The Loxwood Joust is a festival like no other, one of history and discovery and everything else in between. You are welcomed to your heritage and all are invited to an exciting mediaeval day out, as history comes to life each day from 10am to 6pm. Look at our online competitions for a chance to win family tickets - www.vantagepointmag.co.uk.

FIND OUT MORE The Loxwood Joust’s unrivalled programme of mediaeval revelry, guarantees a day out like no other, takes place on the 6th, 7th, 13th and 14th August.

It is excellently located just off the B2133 between Wisborough Green and Loxwood with ample free parking.

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North Surrey Artists at Guildford House Gallery Saturday 2nd July-Sunday 24th July North Surrey Artists are holding their Summer Exhibition in the Garden Room at Guildford House Gallery at High Street, Guildford GU1 3AJ. They are an exhibiting group of local artists, mainly from three of Surrey’s leading Art Societies: Farnham, Guildford and Woking, which comprises both professional and experienced amateur artists, a number of whom are elected members of National Art Societies. They aim to come together once or twice each year to mount joint exhibitions that span a wide range of styles and media creating a varied and interesting mix of art. Opening times are Monday - Saturday 10am – 4.45pm: Sunday 11am – 4pm. Do pop in, entry is free.

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The 60s and 70s in Black and White at Guildford Museum Saturday 2nd July to Saturday 10th September In 1968 John Walmsley, then a photography student at the Guildford School of Art, recorded two events which made headline news: the anti-Vietnam war demonstration in central London and the sit-in at Guildford School of Art. Images from both events are shown in this exhibition of Walmsley’s photographs at Guildford Museum. John Walmsley’s work is in the collections of the National Portrait Gallery, London and the Bibliothèque national de France, Paris. For further details call 01483 444751 or heritageservices@guildford.gov.uk Exhibition entry is free.

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Bell-ringing at St John’s Church Merrow Tuesday 5th July and Saturday 9th July 10am-12 noon Ringing a church bell is a wonderful combination of exercise, skill, balance, timing and mental stimulation. If you have ever thought you might be interested in finding out more about this interesting and sociable activity, this summer offers the perfect opportunity to give it a try. The bell-ringers at St John’s Church in Merrow are holding two ‘Have a Go’ sessions so you can go and learn how to swing a bell under expert guidance. Call Jane on 01483 579926, Richard on 07464 609099 or Tricia on 07770 387066 for more details, or simply turn up on the day. You will be most welcome.

Guildford Repair Café Saturday 9th July 10am-12 noon What do you do with a chair with a wobbly leg? Throw it away? No way! Go and repair it at Guildford’s Repair Café.

Guildford’s monthly Repair Café is there to help you mend your domestic items in order to reduce waste sent to landfill, saving both money and resources. They have a friendly team of DIY experts, seamstresses, electricians and bike mechanics. They encourage you to bring along any clean clothes, furniture, toys, and electricals etc that are in need of

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Godalming Choral Society – Summer Concert Saturday 9th July 7.30pm Godalming Choral Society will be performing Elgar’s delightful From the Bavarian Highlands, Stanford’s stirring Songs of the Fleet and a selection of madrigals and part songs in the atmospheric Great Hall, Charterhouse, Godalming GU7 2DX. They will be conducted by Michael Veazey and joined by pianist Suzy Ruffles. Tickets are £15 (£8 for students) and are available from Record Corner, Pound Lane, Godalming, Guildford Tourist Office, 155 High Street, Guildford tel 01483 444333, Godalming Choral Society Ticket Office tel 07505 203468 or online. For more details please go to www.godalmingchoral.org.uk.

Bramley Music Saturday 9th July 7pm Go along and hear ‘Sticking Together’ taking place in Holy Trinity Church, Bramley with Tom Hollister wielding the sticks on percussion together with Richard Saxel on piano. Tom, who is in his final year at the Royal College of Music, brings his characteristic humour and charm to an entertaining recital featuring a wide range of instruments and musical styles, together with pianistic contributions from Richard who is

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Whether you have had dogs for years, not had a dog since your childhood or a first time dog owner, it is a very exciting time but not a decision to be rushed. The first things to consider are why you want a dog and how it is going to fit into your life.

Dogs can make excellent companions, be fun and loyal members of the family and get you out into the fresh air, even on the wettest and windiest of days. Everyone knows that dogs are a responsibility and your life will have to change to accommodate their needs, but there is much more to consider than that.

First is the cost. You need to look far beyond the cost of simply buying your new puppy. Most people will know to budget for monthly food and annual vet’s bills, but there are many more costs to think about. Dog insurance is certainly advisable, and you should shop around to find a good policy at a good price.

Make sure you know exactly what cover you are getting for your monthly payments and bear in mind that the cost per year is likely to increase as the dog ages. For example, you will pay a premium to have a ‘for life’ cover but it means that if a condition is diagnosed at any age this will be continued to be covered under your policy for the whole of your dog’s life, otherwise it is often excluded after the first year.

You may need to make adaptions to your car like a dog crate or dog bars, and you should certainly make sure your garden is dog proof. That means closing any holes in the fence, and making sure any gates are secure.

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will also need to consider costs of day-to-day care as as the occasional kennels or sitter when you are away on

holiday. If you are out at work during the day, be realistic about the costs of a dog walker or dog day care. Just like child care these can quickly mount up.

If you have never had the responsibility of owning your own dog before, I would recommend borrowing a friend’s dog for the weekend. This will give you a taste for the dayto-day ups and downs of owning a dog. You will have to forfeit that long Sunday morning lie-in to get up and let the dog out for the loo, but on the plus side you do get to enjoy a nice morning walk before lunch.

Puppies don’t come ready trained and, although toilet training is usually top of people’s minds, the first few months are critical for lots of other things too. Getting your puppy well socialised is key to having a confident, well-rounded dog which is good with other dogs and people, especially children - and this takes time.

It is certainly worth buying a dog training book, and making time to go to puppy socialisation classes, but this alone won’t be enough. You have to be out there with your dog, guiding it through all these new experiences. If you start to see unwanted behaviour don’t wait and allow it to become learnt, go and seek advice.

There are dog behaviourists that can do oneon-one visits to work through problems like snapping at other dogs, separation anxiety when left alone, or if you are struggling to master recall.

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let’s look at that initial choice – which dog is best for you and your lifestyle. Firstly you need to decide whether you want a puppy or an adult dog – or even something in-between.

Gun dogs, for instance, are often sold parttrained at adolescence.

Your next decision is whether to have a male or female dog. This is largely a matter of personal preference and there is no right or wrong decision. There are lots of clichés and although there seems to be an element of truth in these stereotypes, in my experience it often just comes down to the individual personality of the dog.

Females are typically thought to be easier to train as a result of being less distractable while male dogs are meant to be more loving and be focused on people’s attention. Saying that, my labrador bitch is very loving but very easily distracted whilst training, so there are no hard and fast rules.

You need to think about your home and environment as a whole when choosing a suitable dog. For instance, do you have a garden or easy access to nearby outdoor space for toileting? Do you have good safe walks nearby? If you are trying to fit in a decent morning walk with your dog in the week around a school run or work, then having easy access to a local walk will be very important.

It is likely that the whole family will be sharing the day-to-day chores, and having a dog will certainly impact everyone’s life. Everyone should be on board and actually want a dog.

It can be a good idea to sit down and figure out a typical week, to make sure everyone is committed and able to do their share. It is important to have a contingency plan if an emergency comes up, as the dog will still need feeding, walking and looking after regardless.

It is good to sound out neighbours, friends or other family members for these emergencies.

Deciding on a breed is much like choosing the sex of your dog and is a very individual decision.

Some people will say that certain breeds are best suited to certain lifestyles or situations – if only it was that simple, although there is some truth in it. If you live in a flat then a Great Dane will be less suitable than a Shih Tzu. There is a lot of guidance online. For instance, the Kennel Club have a very informative breed

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Which breed is for you?

People often try to match breeds with their lifestyle and family situation, but things are never that simple. Your choice will be influenced by personal tastes and perhaps your experience with dogs you grew up with. It is important to do some research, however, to make sure that the dog you’re considering is suitable for your situation. Here is a quick guide to the characteristics and needs of some of the most popular breeds.

Labradors are widely regarded as a good all-round dog equally suited to family life or working as a gun dog trained to retrieve. They do need a substantial amount of exercise but generally will settle well in-between long walks. Labradors can be prone to inherited eye, elbow and hip problems so if you are getting a puppy do make sure that both the parents were throughly checked.

Cocker spaniels are another popular family dog known to be highly sociable and intelligent. They are smaller than labradors but certainly just as lively and will spend much of their time hunting through the undergrowth when out on walks. Like a labrador, they will require a substantial amount of exercise and have a long life-span.

Dachshunds were originally bred for working: going underground or tracking game. Despite their size they still need significant walking and have a long lifespan, averaging over 12 years. They can be quiet independent and single-minded as well as being very loyal and playful. Sadly they are prone to back problems which can require specialist surgery.

Greyhounds are often exceptionally good with people and despite being quite large dogs are known to be gentle. However their instinct to chase and kill is very much in their genes, and they find it hard to resist chasing smaller animals such as rabbits, cats and even smaller dogs. It is possible to cat-train greyhounds but this requires patience and plenty of time. Many greyhounds are available to rescue after being raced, and there are specialist rescue charities that you can contact directly.

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Which breed is for you?

Collies were originally used for herding, often working closely with farm animals.

They are typically extremely loyal, very intelligent, and enjoy working closely with their owner whilst being physically and mentally stimulated. There are some excellent agility classes and clubs which will be great fun for both of you.

German Shepherds were originally used for herding and flock guarding and nowadays are often used by the military and police. They are loyal, trainable and highly intelligent. They can also be prone to hip problems so make sure you do your research. They are big dogs with males averaging between 30-40kg and require a lot of exercise.

Border Terriers were also originally working dogs, used to kill vermin and go to ground. Terriers typically are tenacious and charismatic and can be feisty. That said borders tend to be one of the more relaxed terriers. They stay at a medium to small size, and are bright, energetic dogs with naturally good temperaments.

Yorkshire Terriers remain very small dogs and have a long life expectancy, often well over twelve years. They do not require exceptionally long walks and stay light enough to carry comfortably.

They often love attention but don’t let their size fool you as they are often quite bold and independent as well as being inquisitive. They can be tricky to toilet train – but so can any dog.

Getting Humphrey Humphrey was my first dog and it took me a long time to decide that I could accommodate a dog in my life. Being single, busy editing this magazine and also a councillor, I knew I would need good back-up from friends and family, which happily was forthcoming. I also needed a relaxed dog who could come with me to work and one I could leave at home at times when I was busy. Being a walker, I was happy with a dog that needed exercise and so Humphrey the black labrador joined me in September 2014 and we’ve never looked back! SR

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information centre covering over 200 breeds on their website, giving guidance on size, average exercise requirements, grooming and average life span.

If you have a breed in mind, it is definitely worth considering that some breeds have inherited illnesses that they can be more prone to. The more you know going into the decision-making process the easier it will be to identify possible problems, and the more likely you are to end up with a dog that suits you and your lifestyle.

Remember that there are many dogs in rescue centres up and down the country that are desperate for homes. Do bear in mind that with a rescue dog you do not always know their full history or what past experiences they may have gone through. Most rescue centres are very good at highlighting dogs which have issues, for example with other dogs or children. Some issues may take time to show; for example the dog may be good with people out of the house but not good when new people come into their home.

If you have young children then getting a dog brings added responsibilities. No matter how good a dog seems with kids, you are responsible for teaching your children to respect boundaries around the dog, and not leaving them alone with the dog or in vulnerable positions (for example next to the dog when you feed it).

It takes a special sort of owner with the time to dedicate to dogs which have known issues but it can be extremely rewarding to rebuild the trust and confidence of a vulnerable dog.

Realistically, though, not all issues can be fully resolved and coping mechanisms may need to be in place for the rest of the dog’s life – and this goes back to making an informed decision right from the start.

The important thing is not to rush into a decision. Enjoy researching which dog is right for you and open up a whole new exciting chapter to share with your new best friend.

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Children destined for stratospheric levels of fun this summer at Royal Horticultural Society Garden Wisley

Over the summer Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Garden Wisley is offering an out-of-this-world adventure for families. From 23rd July-4th September, RHS Garden Wisley will be staging cosmic events for children of all ages. There will be space-themed garden trails, cosmic welly-wanging, stratospheric storytelling, intergalactic adventures in cardboard boxes and even the chance to construct a giant solar system on display in The Glasshouse throughout the summer.

The space-themed activities have been inspired by the RHS Campaign for School Gardening ‘Rocket Science’ campaign, which saw 2kg of rocket seeds sent to the International Space Station last year. The seeds spent several months in microgravity, orbiting the Earth at a speed of 17,000mph under the care of British European Space Agency astronaut Tim Peake. In January, the astronaut sent a special video message to schools from the ISS across the country inviting them to help with this unique space food mission.

The seeds have now been returned to Earth and are being grown by hundreds of thousands of schoolchildren across the UK. It is a huge experiment to investigate the impact of space travel on seed growth. This voyage of discovery will help us find out what growing plants in space can teach us about life on Earth and whether we can sustain human life in space in the future.

Results will be collected and analysed by biostatisticians and published later in 2016, feeding into the real life work taking place in space science research.

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Claire Custance, RHS Skills Development Manager, said: “This is a thrilling time for us as well as children and young people up and down the country taking part in this unique project. We are very excited to be able to work with the UK Space Agency to engage so many young people in horticulture and science.”

Children and young people of all ages (from early years right up to university level) and all abilities are encouraged to take part in the initiative. To register for Rocket Science, organisations will be asked to either log into the RHS Campaign for School Gardening website or become a member of the Campaign. Membership is free and includes many benefits including a free welcome pack.

RHS Garden Wisley, Surrey will be encouraging young space-explorers to take part in their very own space mission to Mars, on a specially-created space-themed trail around the gardens this summer: “This is the captain. You are on a Space Mission. In order to survive beyond Earth we need some very important essentials for life. Without these, life will be either impossible or very difficult for any length of time. Explore the Garden to collect the 7 ingredients to help us live and explore Space and visit Mars. Solve the puzzles on your way in order to find the secret launch codes to ensure the rocket ship takes off”.

As well as the space trail, during the summer school holidays, ongoing activities at Wisley will focus on a different area of Space:

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The first week will focus on Stars (25th until 31st July) and will include Puppet Theatre performances (30th and 31st July), and star and rocket willow sculpturemaking (£8 per child, 26th July).

The second week’s (1st-7th Aug) theme is Rockets and Time. Enjoy storytelling (3rd August), Space Cookery (£10 per child, 1st and 2nd August), and Falconry (6th and 7th August).

The third week’s activities will be themed around Planets (8th-14th August). Sow and grow a Sempervivum ‘red planet’ (8th and 9th August), make your own 3D

planet (11th and 12th Aug), and meet the ‘alien’ creepy crawlies from our own planet (13th and 14th August)!

The fourth week will look at Comets (15th-21st August): Make your own edible comets and shooting stars (£10 per child, 16th August), create a comet wand (18th August) and a comet scratch bookmark (19th August).

The fifth week (22nd-28th August) delves into the world of Plants in Space: Design your own space garden (25th August) from paper and card to take away; make your own gravity-defying edible plant sculpture (£10 per child, 23rd Aug) and enjoy a puppet show with Filiskit theatre (27th and 28th August) Week 6, will focus on Gravity! Sow and grow ‘Astronaute’ peas (29th and 30th August), enjoy Storytelling (31st August), and bake your own astronaut at a space cookery session (30th August, £10 per child).

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Macmillan Classic Motor Show Sunday 10th July 11am-4.30pm Macmillan Cancer Support, Guildford Area Group is hosting its 6th Classic Motor Show and Family Fun Day on the Clandon Park Estate, West Clandon GU4 7AA. There will be classics galore, full hospitality serving hot and cold drinks and food, ice creams, picnic area, children’s entertainment area, stalls and a central arena where you will see a Birds of Prey display and Ewbanks Auctioneers of Send will be supporting with an Antiques Road Show. Bring your little treasures along and get a free valuation. Pre-registration of classics is advised and free by contacting Macmillanclassiccarshow@hotmail.com or by phone on 07932 869876. A Macmillan Cancer Support silver cup will be presented to the judge’s favourite classic of the day and the three runners up will each receive a medal.

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It will be a great family day out and all proceeds will go to Macmillan Cancer Support, who do so much wonderful work in our area.

Vivace Chorus Are you looking for a new choir? Coming back to singing after a break? If you want to sing in exciting concert venues, take part in amazing performances, develop your voice and have fun singing then you might like to consider the Vivace Chorus. They have around 150 members of all ages, are trained by one of Britain’s top chorus masters, Jeremy Backhouse, and have a glowing reputation for music-making throughout the south of England. Members are dedicated, ambitious and achieve high standards, but above all, they have fun. Find out more at www.vivacechorus.org or contact Jane, the membership secretary at membership@ vivacechorus.org. They rehearse at Guildford Baptist Church, Millmead on Mondays at 7.15pm. You are welcome to go along and try them out. Rehearsals start again on 5th September and they’d love to see you there!

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Launching the VantagePoint Travel Club VantagePoint is pleased to announce the creation of the VantagePoint Travel Club, which will offer our readers fabulous and exclusive travel offers. We are working with Travel Dream, a local independent Luxury Travel Agency based in Bramley, near Guildford, which is run by Johanne Wishart and Pam Jackman.

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Electric Car Our motoring correspondent, Andy Goundry, takes a look at the pros and cons Our recent feature on future motoring attracted several queries asking whether electric cars were really as limited in use as the article suggested. In part, these queries were driven by the continuing promotion of zero-emissions electric cars, not least from our Government, often promising climatic doom unless we all immediately forsake our beloved petrol (and diesel) cars and buy clean, green, electric wheels. Indeed, the Government’s stated objective is for every car on the road to be zero-emissions by 2050.

So in this feature we look at the real-world, hands-on use of electric cars in more detail, to consider whether we should indeed all jump aboard the Government’s hoped-for electric revolution.

Few things polarise motoring discussions more than the subject of electric cars. Proponents argue that they save the planet, whilst detractors raise a number of real, and imagined, drawbacks; not least the thorny question of where the electricity to power them is going to come from at a time when the UK’s generating capacity is reducing steadily, due to the EU demand for closure of the most polluting power stations.

Let’s deal with this one first. Both the UK Department of Transport and the Royal Academy of Engineering have estimated that if the UK switched to electric vehicles, electricity demand would rise about 16%. Whilst this would represent a significant increase in electricity demand, the take-up of electric cars will inevitably be gradual, and so the long-term power supply situation should be manageable – provided of course that the Government presses ahead quickly with developing additional generating capacity. In fact, the UK’s electricity supply problem is perhaps not so much one of having enough maximum capacity as managing the peaks and troughs of electricity demand such as occur when we all switch on our kettles after watching a favourite TV programme. Intriguingly,

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having a sizeable number of suitably-designed electric cars in the UK could offer the prospect of these being used to manage those peaks in demand by using the electrical energy stored in their battery packs, when parked and plugged-in, to feed into the electricity grid in times of shortage, recharging when the electricity demand - and price - was lower.

Nay-sayers also delight in reminding us that whilst electric cars may be emissions-free on the road, generating the electricity to power them just moves the emissions to the power stations. However, this ironically becomes much less of an issue as the more polluting coal-fired power stations are closed down.

And this objection also conveniently overlooks the fact that production of petrol and diesel in itself demands the use of vast amounts of electricity. In fact, some analysts believe that the electricity saved by not refining petrol and diesel would be enough to power every vehicle by electricity. So, surely, it would be far better to ‘cut out the middleman’ and use this electricity to power cars directly.

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MOTORING conventional petrol or diesel motor. Some public recharging points such as the Ecotricity network currently provide free electricity, and even if you need to recharge from your domestic supply this will still only cost around one-quarter of the cost of petrol or diesel fuel. Servicing costs should be less, too, as electric cars are generally simpler and more reliable. So, on running costs, we have a big plus for electric cars, even without taking into account any savings from their exemption from the London Congestion Charge, not to mention highly attractive tax rates for company car users.

Images, clockwise from immediate left: the Tesla Model S, ‘gold standard of electric cars’; the spacious BMW i3; the swift Golf GTE; and a pair of Model S’s recharge using their Supercharger charging stations.

demonstrated that typically batteries last at least eight years, indeed many electric car manufacturers warrant their batteries for at least that long. Moreover, batteries rarely fail without warning: their performance simply reduces gradually over a long period of time, so an eight-year-old battery may still have 80% or so of the capacity of a new one. Pricewise, new batteries do not seem to be eyewateringly expensive either, certainly when viewed against the several-thousand-pound repair bills which are entirely possible with a conventional car of similar age.

Indeed, the running costs of an electric car overall should be far less than for a

Some folk worry that they will be stranded by not being able to find a public charging point when they need one, however there are probably more than you think. As of March 11th this year there were over 10,000 charging connections available in the UK, spread over almost 4,000 locations. In a sign of how quickly the network of charging stations is developing, over 3,000 of these charging connections have been installed in the last 12 months alone. There are also often allegations that these are frequently broken and unusable, however in our testing of a range of electric vehicles, we never encountered an out-ofservice charger. Neither did we ever find every charger at any site all in use at the same time, either. More frequently, there are a row of chargers sitting empty and hopeful of customers!

One frustration, though, with finding a public charging station is that there are a number of different charging networks and charging connector types, many of which are incompatible with each other. So a good tip for anyone contemplating an electric car is to firstly identify what type of charging connector is required, as well as what maximum charge rate the car

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will accept, and then review the range of locations for this type of charger by using one of the on-line charger maps such as www. zapmap.co.uk.

On the positive front, an increasing number of charging stations are now offering multiple connection types, and some networks are also allowing customers who are signed-up to other networks to use their charging stations.

Most electric cars now offer some form of rapid charging, meaning that you can take on a useful amount of charge in as little as 30 minutes. For example, the Kia Soul EV can charge to almost 80% of capacity in that time. Be wary of cars which can only charge at a low rate, as fully charging the batteries can then take up to 12 hours, which demands considerable skill in forward planning!

The most common electric car worry, however, is the dreaded ‘range anxiety’ - the fear of running out of juice – and this can indeed be a significant issue. Most electric car models claim ranges in excess of 100 miles: the Kia Soul EV for example claims 132 miles, whilst the Nissan Leaf with a 24kW battery claims 124 miles. Beware, though, for these are idealised figures which are highly unlikely to be achieved in the real world. Factor in some motorway driving, using lights, wipers and heater or air-con and the range will drop dramatically.

For example, the Nissan Leaf we tested averaged around a 100 mile range in gentle summertime running. Motorway running however dropped this to less than 70 miles. Our Kia Soul came closer to the manufacturers figure at 120 miles between charges, although this too dropped to around 80 miles in admittedly terrible winter conditions with lights, wipers and heater all sapping that all-important range. Given better weather conditions, the range of the Kia would doubtless have increased to even closer to the manufacturers figure, making the Soul EV an interesting and more effective alternative to the market-leading Leaf. Regardless, though, whilst extended motorway journeys are not impossible with an electric car, they are hard work: plan on needing to visit every second motorway service area for a charge top-up during your journey.

If your pockets are deep enough, consider a Tesla. Their novel engineering results in a practical range of some 250 miles for their Model S, whilst their recently-announced midrange (and mid-priced) Model 3 promises over 200 miles. However, the Model 3 is for the future, deliveries into the UK are unlikely until late 2017 at the very earliest.

More practical for most of us is a ‘Range Extender. Put simply, this is a full electric car fitted with an auxiliary engine which is used purely to recharge the battery when necessary.

The increase in range will obviously depend on the size of fuel tank fitted. As an example, the stylish BMW i3 as a full electric model has a claimed range of up to 105 miles, whereas the range extender version can achieve up to 185 miles from its 9 litre fuel tank.

Another alternative may be one of the rapidly increasing number of plug-in hybrids.

T y p i c a l l y , these have a petrol engine which can power the car in the normal way, supported by an electric drive-train to provide periods of electric-only motoring.

Crucially, many plugin hybrids have low enough emissions to be classed alongside full electric cars as Ultra Low Emission Vehicles by the Government, thus sharing many of the cost benefits such as freedom from Congestion Charging.

Whilst the range of a plug-in hybrid in electric mode may be even more limited than that of most fully-electric cars, that limited range is still useful for local journeys, when a conventional petrol or diesel car is at its most inefficient.

In terms of sales, the leading plug-in hybrid model is the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV, a particularly useful vehicle if you need 4x4 capability. Mitsubishi claim the electric-only r a n g e for the Outlander is up to 32

Do range limitations of this sort work for you? If they do, then great: welcome to the world of low-cost electric motoring. If, however, this is just too much of a restriction, then fear not – there are a number of alternatives.

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MOTORING miles, however we achieved only around 20 miles on electric power, a range which experience suggests is typical of any plug-in hybrid. In a sign that the motor industry views plug-in hybrids as the way to go, just about every manufacturer now offers at least one plug-in hybrid model in their range. BMW for example offer plug-in models in their 2-Series, 3-Series and X5 ranges, with more to come.

Increasingly, the more sporting plug-in hybrid models are being optimised to combine enhanced performance with good fuel economy, by using their petrol and electric power units either separately, for economy and low emissions, or together for extra performance when necessary. One of our favourites is the Golf GTE, which is virtually indistinguishable from and nearly as quick as its sporty stable-mate, the Golf GTI, when both petrol and electric power units are operating simultaneously, but able to be much more economical at other times. The GTE we sampled also averaged 20 miles of electriconly running, switching seamlessly over to petrol when the battery supply was exhausted, achieving around 45mpg overall.

The performance enhancing attributes of hybrid drives are put to good use in the latest crop of exotic McLaren, Porsche and Ferrrari

supercars, however a rather more affordable alternative to them is the stunning BMW i8 sports car, branded as the world’s first sports car with the consumption and emissions values of a family saloon. The i8 can achieve 35mpg on long-distance trips, coupled with a 4.4 second 0-62 mph time – pretty impressive!

With any range-extender or plug-in hybrid, range anxiety simply ceases to become an issue. And, yet, by taking advantage of the rapid charging stations which are increasingly appearing around the country, you can grab a quick recharge whenever you pause a journey for a coffee- or comfort-break, returning to your car to enjoy a bonus of another 20 or so miles of free - or low-cost - electric motoring.

Is the situation likely to change in the future? Almost certainly electric car range will extend as battery technology improves.

Several manufacturers talk confidently of achieving a 300 mile range from mid-priced full electric cars, however this is likely to take up to10 years to achieve. For today, however, plug-in hybrid sales are growing at a significant rate, as they are for most of us the most effective compromise in providing practical green motoring.

Images, clockwise from bottom left: the stunning BMW i8; Kia’s Soul, a fun and very practical car; the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV, which is the current best-selling plug-in hybrid.

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Guildford Rambling Club Sunday 12th July, Thursday 16th July, Sunday 19th July and Sunday 26th July They are meeting as follows: 10am on Sunday 12th July in the car park in Pyrford Common Road for an 8 mile walk; at 6.30 p.m. on Thursday 16th July at the Pilgrims Way NT car park for a 4.5 mile evening walk; at 10 am on Sunday 19th July in the Sutherland Memorial Park car park in Burpham for a 9 mile walk; at 10.15 am in Shackleford for a 6 mile walk and at 10 am on Sunday 26th July in the car park behind St Mary’s Church in West Horsley for an 8.5 mile walk Visitors are welcome. See www. guildfordramblingclub.org.uk for details.

Guildford Jazz Tuesday 12th July 7.30pm The Electric Theatre Jazz Café features award-winning jazz vocalist and winner of the Brussels International Jazz Singer’s Competition Georgia Mancio. Georgia was nominated in the 2015 Parliamentary Jazz Awards as ‘Vocalist of the Year’. She produces music of beauty, bite and unfailing integrity, embracing a wide-ranging jazz repertoire. With Colin Oxley on guitar and Marianne Windham on double bass. The Electric Theatre is in Onslow Street, Guildford GU1 4SZ and you can book tickets by calling the box office on 01483 444789.

Football Open Trials - Surrey Sports Park Tuesday 12th July to Thursday 14th July The Kickstart Academy are holding free open football trials for boys and girls at Surrey Sports Park U7-U10s on Tuesday 12th July 5pm - 6.30pm, U11-U12s Wednesday 13th July 5pm, and U13-U16s Thursday 14th July 5pm-6pm. This is a fantastic opportunity for talented local kids to show off their skills in front of fully qualified UEFA licenced coaches, and then maybe get selected to train, play and learn with the best. For further information, please visit their website www. kickstart-coaching-uk.com or contact Jack Sollis on 07748 406647, or email him on hello@kickstart-coaching-uk.com.

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Guildford Jazz Wednesday 13th July 7.30 for 8pm Jazz at The Pavilion promises to be a sensational evening celebrating the music of Herbie Hancock and Horace Silver, with three of the country’s leading jazz musicians. Perrier jazz award-winning saxophonist Sammy Mayne is joined by the well-known jazz pianist Janette Mason and top jazz drummer Matt Skelton. It takes place at Guildford Rugby Club, Guildford Road, Godalming GU7 3DH. Tickets £12 in advance from www.guildfordjazz.org.uk.

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For more information and the full programme call 01372 451015 or visit their website www.horsleydfas.org.uk.

Abbott O’Gorman Piano Duo Wednesday 13th July 1pm There is a lovely concert taking place at Guildford United Reformed Church, 83 Portsmouth Road, GU2 4BS. Jocelyn Abbott and Laura O’Gorman formed their duo in 1992 and are acclaimed champions of ‘a quatre mains’ playing.

They appear in concerts worldwide, are regular radio broadcasters and their CD recordings have been met with great critical acclaim. They will play works by Dvorak, Faure, and Bernstein – featuring Percy Grainger’s glittering Fantasy on George Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess. Tickets: £10 available from Guildford Tourist Information Centre.

Tel: 01483 444333. Children 16 and under admitted free with accompanying adult. Students £3 (with ID card). For information about the current season of concerts visit www. gurcms.org.uk.

Guildburys Theatre Company Wednesday 13th July to Saturday 16th July Roll out the rug, unpack your picnic, uncork the wine and prepare to be well entertained by ‘The Merry Wives of Windsor’. Guildburys Theatre Company will be performing Open Air for the third year at their very successful new venue at Waverley Abbey House, Farnham. If you like your Shakespeare light, funny and wickedly entertaining then look no further. This is bursting at the seams with fun and a host of colourful characters. Book now for an evening deploring the antics of the elderly, randy and impecunious Falstaff and the payback he receives from two highly respectable, wealthy - married - ladies; and of course, much else besides. Tickets are £16, concessions at £14 for evening shows, and £12.50, concessions £10.50 for the Saturday matinee. Book on line at www.guildburys. com Les Amitiés Françaises They are now on their ‘Grand Vacances’ but come September their monthly talks by French lecturers will resume. A new brochure is being prepared and will appear on their website www.amitiesfrancaises. com. Brochures will also be available in libraries and other places. Their membership includes people of all ages who have a reasonable knowledge of French.

They meet at the Baptist Church Hall, Queen Street, Godalming to enjoy presentations by experienced native French speakers on many aspects of French life, history and culture. Some members join the Reading Circle which meets six times a year to discuss French books and there are also dining evenings for members and guests. If you like the sound of the group, have June 2016

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The GUTS Motor Tour

Picture the scene. It is the perfect September day, with azure blue skies, a welcoming light breeze with the beautiful backdrop of the South Downs. You are surrounded by an exceptional display of over 50 examples of automotive history, from a 1912 Rolls Royce Torpedo Phaeton Tourer to a 1955 Citroen 2CV Fourgonette with much in between.

There is much laughter and automobile chatter as picnics are dispatched alongside an enjoyable glass or two.

Behind the scenes, away from this image of bucolic serenity, there is some frenzied marking of the fiendish photo quiz and a spirited adjudication on the best limerick and poem. Once completed it is prize giving and raffle time before venturing home.

This was the end of the GUTS Motor Tour 2015, which had seen these fabulous cars travel more than 50 miles through some exceptional countryside via Cowdray Park, Midhurst and finishing at the Weald & Downland Museum near Goodwood.

First started in 2002, the GUTS Motor Tour has raised in excess of £55,000 for GUTS, whose goal is to improve bowel cancer survival rates through more effective screening, detection and treatment, and by raising awareness of the disease. GUTS funds a Family Colorectal Cancer Clinic (FCCC) based at the Royal Surrey County Hospital which offers advice and screening to people at a high risk of developing bowel cancer.

They have also funded equipment and facilities to help improve the care and treatment of bowel cancer patients at the RSCH. The charity also funds research into new ways of detecting bowel cancer and into better ways of treating the disease.

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The 2015 tour raised an excellent £3,800 on the day for GUTS. Thanks go to Penningtons Manches Solicitors for sponsoring the rally plates and to the following companies who offered raffle prizes: Swain & Jones Farnham; Forest Mere Spa, Liphook; Hunters, Guildford; Forest Foragers; BeauPort Kitchens, Alton; Cowdray Farm Shop, Midhurst; G-Live, Guildford; Piazza Firenze, Godalming; Stag on the River, Eashing nr Godalming; and Grayshott Pottery. Thanks also to Cowdray Park and the Weald & Downland Museum for hosting the cars and drivers along the way, and to Godalming Butchers for providing the breakfast!

The GUTS Motor Tour really is a fabulous day out for drivers and passengers and a wonderful spectacle for all vintage and classic car enthusiasts. The majority of the cars are either veteran, vintage or classic and they usually end up with a fabulous variety of makes and models joyfully rubbing hubcaps. If you haven’t got a suitable motor to drive, you are always welcome to come along to their final destination and enjoy the cars when they arrive.

The 2016 Tour will take place on Sunday 4th September and will include a mid-morning pit stop at Stansted Park, near Rowlands Castle in Hampshire before it arrives for a late lunch at Hinton Ampner, near Alresford, Hampshire where entrants will be allowed full access to the house and its magnificent grounds, courtesy of the National Trust.

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Folk Music Sessions There is a folk music session every Monday at the Star in Church Street Godalming at 9pm and at the Harrow at Compton every Wednesday at 8.30pm, also every first and third Sunday at the Queen Victoria in Shalford starting at 8.30pm. Free just turn up. For more information, phone Kevin Gorton on 01483 415962.

RHS Garden Wisley Friday 15th to Saturday 16th July They are holding ‘Summer Nights Open-air Cinema Screenings’ and over this weekend they will be showing The Martian and Dirty Dancing. I’ve seen the former, and it is an excellent film; should be fun watching it in the open. Ticket price for RHS members and non-members, £13 per person for each screening. To book visit www.summernightsfilm. co.uk or call QUAD Box Office on 01332 290606.More information at www.rhs.org.uk/wisley.

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RHS Garden Wisley Arts Fest Saturday 16th to Sunday 17th July Be prepared for live music, theatre performances, craft demonstrations, and a programme of poetry. Watch the performances or take part in an interactive workshop in the beautiful surroundings of the garden in full summer colour.

Normal garden admission applies. RHS Garden Wisley, Woking GU23 6QB. There are lots of other events going on at RHS Wisley throughout July, including late night opening and photography mornings, do have a look at www.rhs.org. uk/wisley.

Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service 2016 I have mentioned in separate editions a couple of Surrey organisations that have received this prestigious award.

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Beatrix Potter

at Mottisfont, Hampshire Rare opportunity to view original Beatrix Potter illustrations in the 150th anniversary year of author’s birth from 16th July to 18th September.

This summer, the National Trust’s Mottisfont in Hampshire hosts a new exhibition – the only one in the south east of England – that celebrates the 150th anniversary of the birth of Beatrix Potter.

Many of the illustrations on show at Mottisfont are based on landscapes and experiences familiar to Beatrix. For instance, Lucie, the little girl in a white pinafore chatting to hedgehog washerwoman Mrs Tiggy-Winkle, was based on one of the daughters of the local vicar.

Set in the sunny gallery space at the top of this country mansion, Beatrix Potter: Play and Childhood features a delightful collection of 30 original watercolours and drawings by perhaps the world’s most beloved children’s illustrator and author, alongside a small selection of vintage Beatrix Potter dolls and figurines.

The anarchic behaviour of Hunca Munca and Tom Thumb as they vandalise a doll’s house in The Tale of Two Bad Mice was inspired by two mice Beatrix rescued from a trap and kept as pets. This story was written against the backdrop of her blossoming love affair with her publisher, Norman Warne, who made the doll’s house for his niece, Winifred, and sent Beatrix dolls and miniature food to draw. She wrote to Norman: “I received the parcel from Hamleys this morning; the things will all do beautifully. The ham’s appearance is enough to cause indigestion.”

The exhibition offers a unique opportunity to see these artworks, which, due to light sensitivity, are rarely shown outside of their permanent home in the Lake District.

The collection showcases some of Beatrix Potter’s most famous characters, whilst taking you on a journey into the world of play and childhood, from Peter Rabbit’s naughty antics to the Two Bad Mice as they wreak havoc in a doll’s house.

In the illustration ‘Then over the hills and far away she danced with Pigling Bland’, Pigling and peppermint-loving Pig-wig are seen kicking up their trotters as they dance into the sunset. To perfect her porcine characters, Beatrix sketched the pigs she kept at Hill Top Farm in Cumbria. She wrote to a friend: “I have spent a very wet hour inside the pig-sty drawing the pig. It tries to nibble my boots, which is interrupting.”

When Beatrix Potter was born in 1866, children from respectable families were expected to be seen and not heard, whilst children’s books were filled with sentimental moral tales designed to shape them into responsible members of society.

Despite her conventional upbringing, Beatrix’s sense of fun and her fascination with the natural world – developed on family holidays and inspired by the behaviour of her own pets – ensured that when she began writing for children, the tone was very different. She also added humour to her tales, and a touch of darkness to the age old formula where the good triumph over the greedy, wicked, or just plain feckless.

Beatrix’s unique combination of storytelling skill and a naturalist’s eye for detail have provided a lasting appeal, inviting us to revel in the chaos that ensues when rules are broken. Impertinent squirrels sing riddles to wise old owls, curious kittens ruin their clothes cavorting in the garden, and rabbits and piglets range far and wide on gloriously hazardous adventures.

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From top: Mottisfont by Robert Morris; Beatrix Potter aged 15 with the family spaniel Spot in 1883; ‘Then Over the Hill with Pigling Bland’; an illustration from The Tale of Tom Kitten; an illustration from The Tale of Benjamin Bunny.

“I have just made stories to please myself, because I never grew up” From a letter by Beatrix, aged 55, to a friend.

Accompanying the show is an extensive Beatrix Potter family trail, inspired by her playful characters and colourful stories.

The route takes children on an adventure around the grounds, with activities to complete and puzzles to solve.

On set weekends over the summer holidays, families can enjoy a host of additional Beatrix Potter-themed fun, including storytelling and drop-in sessions with artists. These will run on 30th and 31st July, 13th, 14th, 27th and 28th August.

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Every donor can save or improve up to three lives each time they donate blood. In general, as long as you are fit and healthy, weigh over 7 stone 12 lbs (50kg) and are aged between 17 and 66 (up to 70 if you have given blood before) you should be able to give blood. If you are over 70, you need to have given blood in the last two years to continue donating. To register or book an appointment go online at www.blood.co.uk or call 0300 123 23 23.

It is also easy to book through mobile apps for Windows, Android and Apple devices. To download the app, search ‘NHSGiveBlood’ in the app store.

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Ewhurst Horticultural Society Saturday 16th July They are holding their 123rd Summer Show in the marquee on Ewhurst Recreation Ground in conjunction with the Carnival. Details of classes can be found on the website www.ewhursthortsoc.org.uk or you can call Zoe on 01483 277960. The marquee will be open to the public at 2pm.

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JOTTINGS - YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD Albury Music Festival Sunday 17th July 2pm -8pm Summer just wouldn’t be the same without the Albury Music Festival, and this year’s line up includes many old favourites plus some exciting new musicians and bands. Look forward to jazz from Kenny Gilmore and Friends, rock from Symptoms of Now, White Pigeon and The Salts, and acoustic sounds from Alfie Goldsmith and Pixie. Old favourites include Blind Alley, Helsinki-V and Stumpy - all guaranteed to get the crowd on their feet for a dance! This year’s main beneficiary is Cranleigh Riding for the Disabled Association Group (RDA). This fabulous charity offers therapeutic riding to people with disabilities to benefit their health and well being, to achieve their goals and to have fun at the same time. Local charities also benefit from the bucket donations on the day of the festival. As always there will be a delicious BBQ, real ales and other refreshments. You are welcome to bring your picnic blanket, but please note there is a charge for gazebos. All details of bands and directions are on the website www.alburymusicfestival.com. There are still a couple of opportunities for sponsorship and advertising. For an informal chat, email Jill Golding at jill.golding@me.com.

Guildford Natural History Society The Society has a couple of events in July which may be of interest to non-members. They have a coach outing to Parham House and Gardens with a stop at Storrington on the way. There is also a morning walk at Ripley and the Wey Navigation. Details from Vanessa McClure on 01483 303417.

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The National Vegetable Society Monday 18th July The National Vegetable Society Surrey District Association has its first outing of the year on Saturday 18th July 2015 at 11am. They will be visiting Tozer Seeds, Mill Lane, near Ripley. They have arranged for a guided tour around the seed production and trials site of Tozer Seeds. There’s no charge to National Vegetable Society Members for this outing, but you do need to book a place - to book your place contact Beth Otway beth@otway.com or 01483 420989.

Wonersh History Society Tuesday 19th July at 8pm They have a meeting when Margaret Dierden will be talking about ‘Gardeners and Gunpowder -Shalford in the Great War’. Wine will be available and everyone is welcome.

Guildford Chef Wins National Culinary Competition Congratulations to Rob Budd, Head Chef at Barnett Hill in Guildford (a Sundial Group venue). He has won the 2016 UK Copper Skillet Competition, run by the International Association of Conference Centres (IACC). The Copper Skillet Competition, now in its 13th year, highlights the artistry and skill of the best chefs from IACC member conference centres around the world. Rob, aged 28, was among 21 chefs from conference venues around the UK taking part in the cook off competition, held at The Lensbury on Thursday 26th May. He was awarded 1st place in the senior category for his dish of pan-fried

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GARDENING

With Beth Otway

The Gold standard B: The colours of the fins are so good now.

B: Do you have any planting combinations that you particularly enjoy in this garden?

AS: Well, yes, there’s a thing called Catananche caerulea ‘Tizi n Test’, and it’s a sort of pale violety floaty thing, quite low.

Garden designer Andy Sturgeon was awarded a Gold Medal and the coveted award of Best in Show, for the fabulous Show Garden he designed for The Telegraph at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show. I caught up with Andy Sturgeon at Chelsea Flower Show, to find out more about The Telegraph Garden.

Beth: Do you have a favourite area of your garden?

Andy Sturgeon: Well, I’ve got one – the fire pit bowl area is a favourite place to be, but my favourite view is from the front of the garden, looking right the way down to the far corner.

B: And are you pleased with how The Telegraph Garden has turned out?

AS: Yeah, there’s nothing that I’d want to be better – and I don’t think I can often say that.

B: Did you have any issues with the bronze fins in your garden?

AS: No… well we did actually, one of the fins, because of the budget some of the fins are powder-coated with a much cheaper spray on the back; I mean, it’s really good – and you can hardly tell, but some of them are only patinated on the front. We went to great lengths when we had them fabricated, we did an awful lot of drawings for this garden, and on the leg of each one it was welded on which is the front, and they did it the wrong way around. They were all wrapped up, you see, and we installed them all, they were all protected, and because we’d gone to such great lengths to make sure they didn’t get it wrong we trusted it, and when the time came, we took it all off – it was the first one we uncovered, and everyone went “ah, that looks really good” and I said “no it doesn’t, it’s the wrong colour”. We had to send it to Ipswich and get it re-done.

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AS: If you look here, you can see this is the Catananche here hanging over, you can see the open flowers and the closed flowers, and with the salvia there, and then you’ve got this low-grown plant, and then beyond the little Centaurea, slightly more pinky, so that combination, I’ve drifted it across there – that’s my favourite bit, because it was unexpected.

B: You’ve used a lot of stone and different materials in your garden.

AS: Okay. People have asked about this, because we covered it up. See the wall over the back over there. Those stones are 100mm thick, and they’re much, much taller than you can see, because there’s a lot underground. They were very difficult to put in, and they went in quite late, because of the way we had to do everything; we came in in the morning, and half of it had fallen over, and flattened the plants. So that was a challenge.

B: Had people asked you if they’d fallen over?

AS: Somehow word got out, but I’ve denied it to everyone, apart from you.

B: It looks so good though. I’m so pleased for you!

AS: Thank you very much.

B: What’s your favourite garden apart from yours?

AS: Cleve West’ garden for M&G is my favourite.

FIND OUT MORE For more information about the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, gardening advice for the month ahead, and much more besides, please visit Beth’s website at www.pumpkinbeth.com. All images by Beth Otway.

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This is the second time Rob has won the competition, having previously held the title in 2014. He will now go on to compete in the IACC Europe final to be held in the Netherlands in September.

Samson Golf Day When some 82 male and female golfers drove off from the tees at Puttenham Golf Course on a warm Monday in May they were unaware that they would be breaking a record for the Samson Centre for MS. Included in the line-up for the 2016 Samson Golf Day was Football Commentator Ian Darke, former footballer Efan Ekoku and 2003 Rugby World Cup Winner Andy Gomarsall. Now in its fourth year, the annual golf day raised a staggering £7,000 which is an all-time record and will help the Samson Centre for Multiple Sclerosis to provide much needed exercise sessions, physiotherapy, gymnasium classes and oxygen therapy sessions to people who are living with multiple sclerosis in Surrey.

Seaside Extravaganza at the Spike Sunday 19th July 2pm-6pm Real beach, donkey rides, live music, Pig ‘n’ Tater Pub, BBQ, bouncy castle, giant slide, magician and much more.

Family event at the Spike, Warren Road, Guildford GU1 3JH. Telephone Guildford Tourist Board for more details 01483 444333.

National Garden Scheme - Stuart Cottage in East Clandon, GU4 7SF. Sunday 19th July 2pm-5pm In July our Surrey gardens are ablaze with colour and burning with great ideas, especially for smaller gardens.

For more details and directions visit www.ngs.org.uk. This much visited ½-acre garden seems to please many, being planted to offer continuity through the seasons. Home-made teas. £4, children free.

Onslow Village Garden Club Wednesday 20th July 7.30pm This is their busiest month and the July meeting will be memorable with invited guests and wine and nibbles.

They will also be holding an ‘open gardens’ day and some afternoon cream tea days. Their annual outing to Arundel Castle is on Saturday 23rd July. Meanwhile in the garden, everything is growing fast. Lawns demand constant care, hedges need cutting and verges grow in front of your eyes!

On the plus side, vegetables are ready to eat, fruit is setting and plants are setting seed, bees are busy and birds have fledged, what a lovely time of year it is. If you might be interested in joining the club, contact Lynnedd Brown on 01483 563421.

Guildford Fringe Thursday 21st July 7pm A young up and coming stand up comedian called Simon Caine is doing a one man gig at The Back Room of The June 2016

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Star in Guildford. Simon has been performing stand up for over 4 years. He’s done over 700 gigs and taken part in 2 Edinburgh Fringe shows. This will be his second solo show and I understand that he’s good; definitely worth checking out. The gig lasts just under one hour and costs just £6. You can find out more and get tickets in advance by going to www.guildfordfringefestival.com.

Julian Lewry Music Thursday 21st July There have been some great gigs during the first half of the year. Looking ahead, they welcome back Eve Selis to Farncombe together with special guests, local favourites Reed Maxfield on Thursday 21st. This is followed by a line-up including Gryphon, Jane Siberry, Steve Howe, Jo Harman, Focus and China Crisis. Furthermore there are opportunities to see both Kiki Dee and Carmelo Luggeri and Glenn Tilbrook in both Farncombe and Windlesham.

For full details / links on these and the many other fabulous shows coming in 2016, see Julian’s website and/or the respective Facebook pages where you can catch all the latest news about the shows. Some official 2017 show announcements are imminent so keep an eye out for details. www.julianlewrymusic.com, www. facebook.com/farncombemusicclub, www.facebook. com/windleshamtheatre and www.facebook.com/ godalmingmusicfairs. Tel: 01483 421520 / 07769 592452.

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Circle Dancing Great exercise that keeps you fit, takes you away from the pressures of everyday life and is a great opportunity to make new friends. It is suitable for all and is run by Lynn Frances, an experienced teacher of 33 years who 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.

Albury Vineyard Our local vineyard has won its first international awards for its sparkling wines. The Albury Estate Classic Cuvée was awarded a silver medal in both the Decanter Wine Awards and the International Wine Challenge, and the Albury Estate Blanc de Blancs a bronze in both competitions. These awards coincide with the release of two new wines from Albury including the new vintage of their popular Silent Pool Rosé which won a coveted gold award in the UKVA competition last year. Albury has also just released their first ever sparkling rosé, which will only be available directly from the vineyard cellar door this summer, and those visiting the vineyard. Albury supplies wine to Raymond Blanc’s Le Manoir Aux’Quat Saisons and recently Tom Kerridge’s Hand and Flowers in Marlow, so they must be doing something right! Well done to them.

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JOTTINGS - YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD Abbeyfield Open Day Saturday 23rd July 3pm-5pm Are you elderly and feeling lonely or isolated, no longer wanting to cook or shop and worried about the cost of repairing and heating your home. Abbeyfield’s two sheltered houses in Guildford provide an affordable half-way house between coping alone and going into Care, in a mixture of ensuite studio rooms and two-room flatlets. These houses of between eight and ten residents allow for independent living in a caring, ‘family’ environment with freedom from the concerns of living alone. Residents have unfurnished accommodation, which means they can bring their own pictures, furniture and treasured possessions; and having keys to the front door and their rooms, are free to come and go as they please. Lunch and supper are provided daily by the resident housekeeper in the dining room and charges are generally below those in the commercial sector, due to its charitable status. The open day will give you a chance to tour the house at 1 Castle Hill, Guildford and see the accommodation and facilities. Meet the residents and helpers and find out how Abbeyfield provide the kind of life that elderly people are used to, in the kind of affordable houses that remind them of home. Bring all the family and enjoy a slice of cake and a cup of tea. For further details or if you can’t make this date and want to make an appointment for a private viewing, ring 07427 999324 or email info@ abbeyfieldguildford.org.uk or look at their website www. abbeyfieldguildford.org.uk.

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Tenors Unlimited Saturday 23rd July 7pm The rat-pack of Opera, will be performing at St Martin’s Church, East Horsley KT24 6RL Tickets are £13 Adults/ £7.50 under 16’s and are on sale at Bishopsmead Post office, and online at www.tenorsunlimited.com/tickets. All interval refreshment proceeds go to Duchenne/Harrison’s fund. There’s free parking at Horsley Towers and Thatcher’s Hotel and there is a pre-concert bar and food on sale at both of the above.

Dementia Awareness Week Alzheimer’s Society staff, supporters, volunteers and people affected by dementia came together to mark Dementia Awareness Week at over 600 events around the country, including around 60 in the south east. They asked people to confront the condition head on and were touched by the notes people wrote, including this one, “Dear Dementia, I would rather not have had you, but I’m learning to live with you, with a lot of help from my friends at Alzheimer’s Society and my wife. It’s not the end of the world!” Alzheimer’s Society is here for anyone affected by the condition and there are lots of ways they can help you. Call the National Dementia Helpline on 0300 222 1122 or visit www. alzheimers.org.uk/DAW .

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Sensational salads It’s almost summer which means it is time for salads. There are masses of fabulous ingredients out there which will help you to create some terrific combinations. Use them as lighter starters or side dishes or go large and make them your main meal. The first three salads come courtesy of Shirlee Posner (eatsurrey.co.uk) and Secretts Farmshop in Milford.

Heritage beetroot salad with pomegranate molasses

2. Spoon the dressing ingredients straight on the salad and mix well.

3. Place on a serving dish and decorate with flowers if you have them.

Secretts sells one of the best pomegranate molasses on the market from Lebanese food importer Mymoune.

Dearer than those in supermarkets for sure, but taste is so superior its totally worth it! Since you only use it in small amounts anyway in my book, a good investment.

Chicken, Mango, Avocado and Sweet Chilli Salad This is the perfect salad to make with young tender summer vegetables. Secretts baby beetroots inspired me to write this recipe and it tastes as good as it looks. The vegetables to complement the beetroot used in this salad can be swapped and substituted depending on availability and I would make this with corn, fine green beans or baby runners too. I served this with a dollop of fat free Greek Yogurt sprinkled with sumac and a drizzle of oil. This would also work well with goat’s cheese, a selection of charcuterie or as part of a cold buffet.

Ingredients 5 medium cooked roasted beetroot, peeled and roughly chopped (use golden and red here if you like); 50g cooked broad beans; 150g cooked tenderstem broccoli, chopped; 2-3 fresh nasturtium or other edible flowers (optional).

Dressing 1 tablespoon pomegranate molasses; 1 tablespoon fresh chopped chives (or other fresh herbs such as mint); 1 dessertspoon extra virgin olive oil; 1 dessertspoon red wine vinegar; 1 clove of smoked garlic, crushed; grated zest of 1 small un-waxed lemon; salt and freshly ground black pepper

Ingredients 2 handfuls Secretts mixed salad leaves, washed and spun to remove water; Juice of 1 lime; 2tsp of extra virgin olive oil ; salt and freshly ground pepper; 1 large roasted chicken breast, skinned and cut into chunks; 1 mango, peeled and sliced; 1avocado, peeled and sliced; 2 tbsp of Thai sweet chilli sauce.

Makes 2

Serves 4 Method: 1. Place the vegetables together in a mixing bowl (apart from the flowers).

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Eliza’s Tea Room kindly shared their delicious salad recipe with us. This mixture started life as a sandwich from British Sandwich Week and was so popular it was re-invented as a salad. So much so it is now going to be a regular on the specials menu during the summer. It’s easy to make, providing you have all the ingredients to hand.

Method: 1. Get a couple of bowls or plates ready to assemble the salads.

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RECIPES 2. First prepare all the ingredients in the list leaving the avocado until last.

3. Put the salad leaves in a mixing bowl. Toss with lime juice and olive oil and seasoning then divide between the bowls.

4. Top the leaves with the chicken, mango and avocado and then drizzle each with a spoon of chilli sauce. Serve immediately.

Variations: Add a spoon of Thai fish sauce to the dressing and garnish with chopped mint and fresh coriander leaves oe decorate the salad with some chopped roasted peanuts.

Roasted Salmon, Butternut Squash, Prawn and Asparagus Salad

Method: 1. Pre-heat the oven to Gas 5 / 190C/ fan 170C 2. Place the butternut squash in a mixing bowl with the sunflower oil, seasoning and crushed garlic. Mix well so the squash is evenly coated and pour into a roasting tray. Place the tray in the pre-heated oven for 10 minutes.

3. Remove the squash from the oven and place the salmon in the tray and roast together for a further 1520 minutes. Once cooked remove, set aside and cool.

4. While you are allowing the roasted fish and salad to cool mix the dressing ingredients together and set aside.

5. Now wash the salad leaves and spin. Divide the leaves between 2 salad bowls and drizzle with a little salad dressing.

6. Top the leaves with the roasted squash, cooked prawns, asparagus and flake the salmon using it to top the salad.

7. Scatter with asparagus, tomatoes and coconut then pour over the remaining dressing. Serve immediately.

Other ideas...

Potato Salads

A good potato salad is often a thing of beauty. Here are a couple of suggestions, both of which can be served warm or cold:

This is a filling salad perfect for warm weather eating!

It can be made in advance and is very transportable too (keep the dressing separate though until you need it).

Ingredients 300g butternut squash, peeled and cut into chunks; 1 dessertspoon sunflower oil; salt and freshly ground black pepper; I clove of crushed garlic; 100g asparagus; I large fillet of salmon (approx 170g); 150g large cooked tiger prawns; 2 large handfuls of Secretts mixed salad leaves; 100g asparagus spears, lightly steamed; 8-10 small cherry or plum tomatoes, halved lenghthways.

Dressing 1 dessertspoon sesame oil; juice of 1 lime; 1 dessertspoon low salt naturally fermented soy sauce; 1 dessertspoon coconut sugar; pinch Maldon sea salt; some toasted shredded coconut to garnish.

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1. Steam or boil Maris Piper (or similar) potatoes with their skins. When tender, drain and leave to cool.

Meanwhile, finely shop shallots or onions and add to a salad dish. Add some good Dijon mustard vinaigrette and mayonnaise. Peel the potatoes and slice them medium thick. Add to the salad dish and mix well with the onions and dressing. Add chopped chives and parsley, season to taste and serve.

2. Steam or boil new potatoes in their skins until tender. Drain and leave to cool. Make a vinaigrette with wholegrain mustard, cider vinegar and olive oil.

Slice some large, sweet gherkins and good quality frankfurters. Slice the potatoes in two and mix them with the vinaigrette, gherkins and frankfurters. Season to taste and serve.

Noodle salad

This is a very quick side salad with a diďŹ&#x20AC;erence.

Cook some egg noodles and drain. Make a dressing with soy sauce and olive oil. Quickly toast sesame seeds and finely slice a few spring onions. Mix everything together, season to taste and serve.

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JOTTINGS - YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD their ever-popular ‘Create & Grow’ activities for children in the Summer Holidays every Monday and Wednesday (Wednesdays at selected centres). Go along and join in the fun painting, decorating and planting. There’s no need to book; simply turn up on the day. On 25th and 27th July, you can decorate a pair of bug suncatcher wind chimes (cost £5) to brighten up your room. On 1st and 3rd August, you can plant and decorate a strawberry pot (cost £5.75) to grow your own delicious, succulent strawberries in your own personalised glittery terracotta pot. All you need is a splash of creativity, water, sunlight and a little love!

Photo Competition The Surrey Hills Society would like to use your photos for a new set of Surrey Hills notelets and general publicity. In association with VantagePoint, we would like to invite you to enter our photo competition.

The theme is

“Inspiring views of the Surrey Hills”.

We are looking for high resolution images of identifiable locations within the Surrey Hills that would work well as the front of a notelet. The picture maybe in either portrait or landscape format. The names of the photographers will be included in the notelets.By entering the competition, you are agreeing to unrestricted use of the photos by the Society and VantagePoint. Each entrant may submit a maximum of five images.

The best eight photos will be selected for the notelets. The top three pictures selected by an independent judge will be awarded a bottle of high quality local wine and will be framed to a value of £100, thanks to Otters Pool Studio in Guildford. The winning images will also be showcased in VantagePoint later this year.

Please send your photos to photos4surreyhills@gmail.com along with your name, contact details and the location of each photo.

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Compton Allotment Society Compton Allotments have vacant plots of various sizes available. Located in a beautiful setting the site has fertile soil and is protected by deer fencing. The allotment is well maintained with two car parks, two access points, a community orchard, picnic tables and plenty of water taps scattered around. Owned by Compton Parish Council and run by the committee of the Society the rates of tenure are very reasonable. Some of the plot holders have held their plots for many years but there are new members as well which leads to a friendly and supportive atmosphere. If you are interested in renting a plot please contact Peter Quinlan on 01483 851039.

Godalming Theatre Group Tuesday 26th July 8pm Join GTC on a journey through the years of musical theatre.

Enjoy an evening of song which promises to be one of the summer’s highlights for young and old. It takes place at the G Live Bellerby Studio in Guildford. Tickets at £12.50 can be booked by calling 01483 369350 or online at www. glive.co.uk. If you think you might be interested in joining this vibrant theatre group, contact the secretary on 01483 427491 or have a look at their website www.gtguk.com .

St. Catherine’s Flower Arrangement Club Thursday 28th July 1pm They welcome a replacement Demonstrator to their advertised programme and she is Anne-Maree Dicker and her title will be ‘Suggestions of Summer’. The Club Competition is ‘Flight of Madness’. They meet at Shalford Village Hall at 1pm for a 1.45pm start. All new members and visitors are most welcome. For further information call 01483 578368.

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Guildford Walking for Health The group offers weekly walks on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings.The Whitmoor Walk Group walks on Friday mornings from the Jolly Farmer car-park on Burdenshott Road (GU3 3RN). Meet at 10.45am for an hour or a 30 minute easy walk, starting at 11am. The Fairlands Walk Group walks from the Farmhouse Café at Rokers (GU3 3PB) every Wednesday morning; Meet at 9.45am for an hour walk or 30-minute easy walk. The Boxgrove Walk Group offers more challenging walks from the car-park at Boxgrove Park shops, Cunningham Avenue (GU1 2PF) at 10am every Monday morning. Meet at 9.45am. All abilities welcome and all walks are led by trained volunteer walk leaders.

Just go along, it’s free! Wear waterproof footwear and take a raincoat on rainy days. For more information visit www. walkingforhealth.org.uk, or call 01483 574748.

Brooklands Museum We mention Brooklands quite a lot in the magazine so it’s very nice to see that the volunteers of Brooklands Museum have been honoured with the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, the highest award a voluntary group can receive in the UK. Volunteers cover a wide variety of roles vital to the Museum, from stewarding and guiding both adults and school children to restoration of aircraft and vehicles, research, marshalling at events, painting and gardening. Over 800 volunteers are registered at the Museum, coming from every sector of the community and professional background, and priding themselves on their professionalism, knowledge and enthusiasm. Visitors often comment about how much their visits are enhanced by interaction with them. John Silver, the Volunteers Resources Manager would be pleased to hear from anyone interested in volunteering at the Museum at johnsilver@ brooklandsmuseum.com.

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WALK - Peaslake Circular This is a very charming walk, with some majestic views and lovely houses guaranteed to give you house envy! The walk takes you through woods and fields with hardly any ups or downs. It is dog friendly (although there are two stiles which a very big dog may struggle with) and only the final, short section was muddy when I walked it at the end of April. SR

The walk 1. Go up the path at the left-hand side of the Inn and into a field at the back.. Stay on its left-hand side until you are level with a large house off to the left. Here turn right and walk across the field and down to cross a stile into another field. Stay on its right-hand side until exiting, to the right, over a stile and onto a road. Jink left and turn right into the mouth of Burchetts Hollow. Immediately turn left through a gate and walk out across a very large field. The path exits in the far left-hand bottom corner through trees onto a road.

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6. Walk out of the entrance of this car park onto the road. Turn right and immediately take the footpath on the right running above and parallel to the road. This brings you around the back of the church to a T junction with the lane up to the main cemetery. Here you turn left and drop down onto the road by Inn and the starting car park.

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of popular offerings and sees new courses in flower arranging, yoga and criminology. Other highlights include a talk from George Orwell’s adopted son, Richard Blair, a coach trip to Brooklands Museum, where you will be taking part in the Concorde experience and plenty of upcoming artists exhibiting their work at the Institute.

Details of all of the courses, talks, exhibitions and events can be found in their brochure or by visiting the website www.guildford-institute.org.uk. Call 01483 562142 for further details.

Guildford Rambling Club Their walk programme can be found at www. guildfordramblingclub.org.uk. Visitors are welcome on all of their walks unless otherwise stated. They will be meeting at 10am at Ryka’s café at Burpham, below Box Hill, on Sunday 7th August for an 8 mile circular walk via Polesden Lacey. Details from David A on 01932 842930.

The following Sunday, the 14th, they meet at 10am in Walking Bottom car park in Peaslake for a 10 mile circular walk via Shamley Green. Details from Olive on 07872 613505. Sunday 21st at 10am sees them starting a 9 mile figure of 8 walk from the green at Lurgashall.

Details from David R, on 07935 887499. There will be a mid-week 4.5 mile circular morning walk on Thursday 25th starting at 10am from the Artington Park and Ride.

Details from Rosemary on 01428 605285. Finally, on Sunday 28th August, the 10 mile circular walk will start from Cranleigh at 10am and will reach Peaslake. Details again from David R on 07935 887499.

Always the Sun – Music and Arts Festival Saturday 10th to Sunday 11th September As well as live music with bands including the Turn Breaks and Mystery Jets there will be a whole range of arts, creativity and fun to keep you occupied at this festival. Come and relax with some pitch perfect theatre on the All The World’s A Stage, or enjoy a culinary demonstration at the Outdoor Kitchen, at which you might spot a few familiar faces from Masterchef or The Great British Bake Off. Then make your way over to their educational, interactive and totally free demonstrations and workshops at the Imaginarium, where kids can create, learn and play, the House Of Hatha where wellness rules (free yoga, anyone?) or even The Crafty Peacock where you can draw, write and craft to your heart’s content! Lots to do. Visit www. alwaysthesunfestival.co.uk for more information.

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PROFILE The Fountain Centre And thanks to the generosity of The Holistic Centre, in Wiggins Yard off Bridge Street in Godalming, current and recent patients are now able to go to Godalming on Friday mornings for a range of therapies including massage, reiki and reflexology.

For 20 years now, the Fountain Centre, Surrey’s local, independent, cancer charity, has been providing support, counselling and complementary therapies to cancer patients and their families from all over Surrey and the surrounding areas. It is based next to St Luke’s Cancer Centre at the Royal Surrey Hospital in Guildford, and the heart and soul of all its work is there.

But times are changing. The latest developments involve taking the essence of the Fountain Centre completely away from the hospital environment. Some people find it very hard to visit us in the Royal Surrey, even for the most relaxing therapeutic sessions.

The memories of surgery and chemotherapy and radiotherapy can sometimes be too off-putting and painful.

So you may find a Fountain Centre service is now available in your local church hall, or a well-being centre or a gym near you. We are looking to develop new opportunities all over Surrey, but at present the Godalming area is giving us the biggest welcome. Of course, you don’t have to be a Godalming resident to book sessions, they are open to anyone who can get there, from surrounding villages and even Guildford itself. Parking may be easier, for one thing!

Classes for the Pink Ribbon Programme, a six week course of Pilates specially designed for patients recovering from breast cancer surgery have been running in Elstead and Godalming for several months.

Further down the line, we have been offered the opportunity to run a Mindfulness Course in Café Mila, also in Godalming, for current and recent cancer patients. Mindfulness essentially is awareness; it is about noticing our thoughts, our feelings, our bodily sensations and anything that is around us and happening right now. It is the opposite of habitual, automatic living, and it teaches us to live more consciously, with gratitude and ‘kindfulness’.

Professor Mark Williams, Emeritus Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Oxford, explains: “Most of us have issues that we find hard to let go and mindfulness can help us deal with them more productively. We can ask: ‘Is trying to solve this by brooding about it helpful, or am I just getting caught up in my thoughts?’ Awareness of this kind also helps us notice signs of stress or anxiety earlier and helps us deal with them better”.

The potential value to cancer patients is very exciting.

So that’s what’s new. What doesn’t change is our ethos and independent status. The Fountain Centre is run by a small team of staff and has over 100 volunteers. The majority are qualified therapists and counsellors, and between them they have about 2,000 appointments a month. We have a wig bank, a lending library, and can provide information about local support groups, welfare benefits and specialist cancer charities.

Some people simply like to come and sit somewhere comfortable, that doesn’t feel like ‘hospital’, between tests and treatments.

The Fountain Centre is not part of the NHS. It has to raise all the money it needs to keep going by its own efforts. It costs about £220,000 per year to run, which is tiny compared to other well-known local causes. But we keep going, and growing, entirely through the love and generosity of the community we support.

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