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of the following big events. Guildford has its annual Book Festival, for which we are a media partner. The Surrey Hills Wood Fair at Birtley House near Bramley is always worth a visit and in Godalming on Saturday 12th September, there is a big WWI commemorative event called West Surrey’s War 1914-1918. That same weekend sees the annual Heritage Open Days although some events will start on Thursday 10th September. These take place in Dorking, Farnham, Godalming and Guildford and all events are free. It is an ideal time to explore the heritage on your doorstep or even further aﬁeld, so get out there and enjoy all that this great scheme has to oﬀer.

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26 Gastro Local food and drink news

28 Gardening Creating a garden for retirement

30 Recipes The best of veg

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JOTTINGS YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD Last month we spent a very pleasant day at The Chilli Fiesta at West Dean House, the historic flint-faced Grade ll listed building situated in the heart of the beautiful South Downs National Park. It was a lovely sunny day and hot in every sense of the word! Actually, it’s a brilliantly organised festival with lots to see, taste and listen to. We went home laden with chilli plants, chutneys and sauces - should see us through the winter! After a quiet August, September is pretty busy with everyone getting back to normal after the summer holidays. Fingers crossed for a really sunny and warm late summer/early autumn. Sculptures created by some of the most renowned established and emerging artists from the Surrey Sculpture Society will form a Sculpture Trail through RHS Garden Wisley for the society’s 17th annual exhibition at the internationally acclaimed venue. It opened in August and runs until 27th September. The Surrey Sculpture Society’s membership has now grown to over 350, from talented amateurs to gifted professional sculptors from Surrey and the south of England, creating affordable and original pieces that can form eye-catching focal points in gardens, conservatories or interiors. The sculptors work with a broad range of materials including stone, metal, bronze, resin, glass, ceramic, wood and found objects. Admission to the Sculpture Trail is included in entrance to RHS Wisley. For information on Surrey Sculpture Society visit www.surreysculpture.org.uk. The Three Bridges spiritualist church, a very friendly and lovely well established spiritualist church has been around for many years and their doors are open to everyone. They are a self funded church so everything that comes in goes back into the church. They hold a service every Wednesday evening. Their doors open at 7pm and the service starts at 7.30pm till 9pm. It’s £4 on the door, which includes

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a raffle ticket which is drawn at the end of the service and a lovely cup of tea or coffee. They are holding one to one reading evenings throughout the year as well as special clairvoyant evenings. They are currently fund raising for a new church roof and you can purchase a roof slate for £5 each with a picture and message in memory of a loved one. Contact Tina, Monday to Friday 3-5pm on 07518 303618; all information also can be found at www.threebridgesspiritualistchurch. co.uk September’s programme: 2nd Ivan Lee, 9th Leslie Houb’e, 16th Barry De-Rose (please bring a flower of your choice), 18th 1to1 Reading (please call to book), 23rd John Carol, 30th Hazel Martin. Watermill Jazz meets every Thursday evening at the Aviva Social Club, Pixham Lane, RH4 1QU. The next one is on 3rd September. Each week there’s a different group of talented performers from the world of jazz. More information at www.watermilljazz.co.uk St Martin’s Church East Horsley Family Film Club has their next meeting on Friday 4th September in the Canterbury Rooms (behind church). They will be serving Pizza at 5pm followed by a film screening (PG) at 5.30pm. Please note new timing! Further details on 01483 282038. Admission is free, but donations are welcome. G Live’s brand new party night Back to School Disco, is on Friday 4th September from 8pm - 1am; they’ll be celebrating everything 90s, from the decade that brought you Baywatch, Tamagotchis and dial-up Internet. From girl groups All Saints and The Spice Girls to brilliant boy bands like Take That, Boyzone and the Backstreet Boys, with Britpop from Oasis, Blur and Pulp, to old school dance anthems; this is one party you won’t want to miss! Snap-up your tickets now, priced at just £9. Ages 18+. Call 01483 369350.

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Creative bug Kirstie Smillie finds plenty of artistic talent in Surrey spreading their creative bug. I love being around creative people but what often saddens me is the number of gifted people there are and how hard it is to make a living from it. Saying that, from adversity comes innovation. In our challenging times old crafts are returning to popularity. This is giving creative types the opportunity to earn income from their knowledge with classes in a multitude of crafts. From crochet and knitting to sewing and neelepoint, these quiet brain calming pastimes enable us to make beautiful things by ourselves. Learning a new craft or remembering an old one is a great way to socialise with friends and like minded people. You can even save funds on soft furnishings when you make them yourself, and design them how you want them. Keep ideas simple to start with, just use basic shapes, and then as you grow in conﬁdence try more technical designs.

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Craft connoisseur, Claire Dadswell, with a CV including The London College of Fashion, oﬀers classes from her Godalming location. Her most popular lesson, Intro to Sew is a two hour session for £25 (with tea and a chat for free). Sewing machines can take a bit of mastering and a few head scratching moments, so having an expert on hand to help when, “ the blasted bobbin is stuck” is a good starting point. With or without a sewing machine (as she has a selection to use, including a traditional hand-crank version, pictured above) you are taught how to set up your machine and learn the basics, to kick-start your homespun dreams. The re-cycle bug is still growing. Using your old clothing to make new is so rewarding and Claire is a big advocate of this, “I can’t stand throwing away anything - if it can be reused, I will make it into something new.” Up-cycling is the buzz word, but it’s not that new as our grandparents started it during the war. An unused

Up-cycle by Claire Dadwell, I Made This Crafts - old shirts, jeans and a pebble get a make-over.

Dad’s shirt can be made into kids pyjama trousers (using the sleeves) or a little girl’s frock (using the buttoned placket). A real saving on fabric and trimmings. Denim jeans can be made into soft reversible weekend bags and holiday pebbles decorated in crochet as a unique ornament. For class times and prices, email: claire@imadethiscrafts.co.uk, or call 07941 159461. www.imadethiscrafts.co.uk.

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FASHION & CRAFTS Now for something a bit different Fancy a go at glass-blowing? Try a day course with skilled artisan, Jake Mee, at Smithbrook Glassblowing Studio, Cranleigh.

Street, Dorking, is running a day course on 5th September, held at Gorgeous Gerties, where lunch is included (obviously gorgeous).

Call 01483 548480 for details and dates or visit www. smithbrookglassblowingstudio.co.uk.

Contact simondykes7@googlemail.com, or call the shop 01306 880026, or visit www.shabbychiccountryliving. com for inspiration.

Love wood? Then join Surrey sculptor, Ruth Wheeler with Sculpt It, 1st and 2nd September, for woodland arts workshops held at The Workshop, Devils Punch Bowl. For bookings and future wood carving dates, email ruthwheeler.scultit@gmail.com, call 0776 9906529, www.sculptit.co.uk. Enjoy the beauty of stained glass design. Artist, Amanda Winﬁeld based in Abinger Hammer, oﬀers taster days and more experienced courses throughout the year. Email amanda1@abinger-stained-glass.co.uk, call 01306 730617 or visit www.abinger-stained-glass.co.uk for details. Learn furniture painting techniques from an expert. Simon Dykes of Shabby Chic Country Living in West

Must see….and do For a weekend craft treat, visit Thread, a Festival of Textiles, being held at the Farnham Maltings on 25th and 26th September. You will have a chance to watch craft folk at work, buy fabric and haberdashery, watch demonstrations and participate in workshops. Make a lampshade with Jane Warren, try block printing or hand felting or kick-start your sewing with Alice and Ginny. Nearly too much to choose from, and bound to inspire those who are ready to dabble in something arty crafty. To view and book the workshops on oﬀer visit the website www.farrnhammaltings.com or call 01252 745444.

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One of Surrey’s best kept secrets is Woodhouse Opera who will be presenting their Summer Festival on the unique open air lakeside stage in the gardens of Woodhouse Copse in Holmbury St Mary. On Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th September there will be a performance of La Cenerentola (Cinderella) by Rossini at 4pm. Then on Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th September they present Falstaff by Verdi. Performing will be the much acclaimed baritone, Keel Watson and again the performances start at 4pm. There will be a nice long interval at each performance for picnicking. The Gertrude Jekyll gardens are beautiful with a backdrop of the listed Arts and Craft house created by Oliver Hill. Ticket prices range from £20 to £50 but all information is on the website www.woodhouse.com or call 07917 778010 / 01306 730956.

afternoon ‘tea’ dress took 2000 hours across three years to make and went on show to visitors in August in Mrs Greville’s tea room in the house at Polesden Lacey. Credit for the masterpiece must go to a group of 34 ladies from the National Association of Decorative and Fine Arts Societies (NADFAS), who have volunteered at Polesden Lacey for the past six years, creating historically accurate period costumes to be worn by the room guides. It will be on display until 1st November, well worth a visit.

The Tea Cupboard Pop Up Vintage Fayre takes place on Saturday 5th September from 10am to 3pm. It all happens at Dorking United Reform Church, 53 West St, Dorking RH4 1BS. There will be all things vintage including tea, cake, flowers, vintage sweet shop, face painting and more. Entry £1, kids free. www.facebook.com/theteacupboard

After all the excitement of featuring in BBC’s Countryfile last season Capel Choral Society turn their attention to the new season. (They assure us that the experience hasn’t gone to their heads, and are still the same small, friendly and welcoming choir!) Their new season starts on 7th September and culminates in the Leith Hill Musical Festival on 14th April 2016 when they join together with three other local choirs to perform a Mass by Haydn, and the lovely Serenade to Music by the Festival’s founding conductor Ralph Vaughan Williams. Talking of Festival Conductors, at the end of the 2015-16 season they will bid a sad farewell,

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This month’s lunchtime recital at St Martin’s Church is on Saturday 5th September at 12 noon. It is a concert of instrumental music with Kathy Bucknill on oboe, Andy Cornish on violin, Sue Messenger on piano and Veronica Watts on cello. It’s free; call 01306 884229 for more information.

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Heirloom Fruit and Vegetables Food writer Shirlee Posner looks into traditional varieties of fruit and vegetables Some chefs are proud of the provenance of their ingredients and its not unusual to see heritage or heirloom mentioned on menus particularly in reference to tomatoes. In the south east of England we are lucky to have tomato grower Gary Griffiths supplying farm shops and restaurants with his gorgeous full-flavoured tomatoes. These include specialist cultivars. His company, Nutbourne, grows under glass in West Sussex, selling to farm shops and restaurants who just can’t seem get enough of his delicious fruits. This year he says that he could have sold twice as many of his bright orange cherry tomatoes and will double his crop next season. He buys his seed from seed houses, who provide him with high yield, fertile seeds. Paying £1 each for these he is guaranteed that the 16,000 seeds he plants will grow into productive plants. Growing nearly 30 different varieties of tomatoes that all need slightly different care is a specialist job. Gary is famous for his heirloom/heritage tomatoes so I asked him what that term means to him. Heritage and heirloom are terms used for traditional varieties of vegetables (not just tomatoes) that were grown on farms and in gardens. Post-war modern techniques for growing and the demand for higher yields have impacted on the range of varieties of all vegetables for sale. In addition large supermarkets moved from buying produce from wholesalers to working directly with farmers and dictating seed type. This gave them uniformity for their shops. Seed houses are able to create hybrids of cultivars (a practice started in the 1900’s) to control size of fruit, yield and disease resistance too. Straight cucumbers, leeks and uniform carrots have been achieved by creating hybrids all good for supermarket shelves, but not always for their flavour.

number of seeds available and hence the variety, many traditional varieties of plants will be lost. Hybrids (where two cultivars have been combined) cannot be used to harvest seed as many of these will be sterile. If seeds are successfully grown they will revert to one of the parent’s type. The term true-type is used here to describe the growing of a seed harvested from a plant that will be the same as its parent. Heirloom seeds are those that have been retained in their original genetic form as close to the original parent plant as possible. Heirloom seeds are from traditional cultivars that were passed down through farming families who harvested seed as part of their natural work. Depending on where you live in the world your local environment (weather and soil) will affect the way the plant develops over time and this was part of their unique history and eating quality. Modern seed houses started to emerge from the 1900’s when the technique to create hybrids was first developed. Another term that’s important here is open pollination and sometimes on heritage or heirloom packs you will see OP next to the seed type. This indicates that the seed has come from plants that have been pollinated by insects, birds, wind or humans. The plants are more diverse and make changes to adapt to the local environment. So this backs up why some fruit and vegetables taste so different depending on where they are grown. The slight problem here is if different varieties of the same plants are grown close to each other they will not remain true to type. If you save seed your plants next season may share the characteristics of the variety it grew next to for example smaller

Conservationists are concerned that as commercial seed houses are reducing the

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size fruit. Farmers know this so don’t plant different cultivars close to each other. In hybrid plants the pollination has been created by human intervention although some open pollination will occur too. However it’s when you want to harvest seed for the next season that the real difference is clear. Growers who use hybrid seeds have to buy new seed each year and this can be expensive. For farmers in low-income countries there has been criticism when seed aid has been given that if the seeds are hybrid the farmers are unable harvest seed. There is also concern that people will lose the skill of seed conservation and become dependent on buying seed or starve. Gary, like many commercial growers, has to tread a fine line between choosing seeds which will provide a fantastic end product but also have high enough yields to make them commercially viable. He also grows insecticide-free produce, which means purchasing disease resistant hybrids is essential to his success. But as he pointed out, losing varieties is a sad part of the modern food system. One of the tomatoes he has been growing which his customers love is a Tiger tomato with distinctive stripes and a high solid matter, making them perfect for roasting. Lack of demand for this seed means they are being phased out and he in turn will have to de-list them and the species could be lost. Local growers James and Catherine Dampier of Village Greens in Ockley also offered some insight. They have been growing fruit and vegetables to sell in their two farm shops for the last eight years. They grow on a smaller scale to Gary and grow a wider range of more traditional British crops with a few European favourites like aubergines tossed in too. With their strong ethos on bringing the best-flavoured natural food to their customers they can buy their seeds (organic where possible) from smaller seed houses like Tozers based in Cobham and Chiltern based in the south east. They currently grow heritage varieties of globe artichokes (Green Globe), broad bean (Aquadulce Claudia) and Crystal Lemon cucumbers but choose their seed carefully. They were also keen to point out that modern breeding can produce better disease resistance so choosing a hybrid seed is often the

Far left:Mixed Heritage tomatoes. Left: Black Heritage cobra beans. Top: Traditional carrots at Secretts. Above: Nutbourne’s cherry Tiger tomatoes.

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best option. They have also ventured down the organic route and find that some hybrids are better for them as they need little or no protection against many of the diseases that can have devastating effects on crops. This is a view also shared by Greg Secrett at Hurst Farm in Milford. He grows an extensive range of produce for his farm shop and his wholesale business. He grows some of this from heirloom seeds which are open pollinated such as Scorzonera also known as ‘black salsify’. This delicious tuber is sold directly to the restaurant trade in London where top chefs prize its unusual flavour. But like many other farmers he chooses seed he knows will be reliable and high yielding. He also grows heritage varieties of beetroot, black cabbage, chard and parsley. Luckily for those of us who grow vegetables for our own use we can be more relaxed and selective over what we choose to grow. We are not maximising yields or worrying about national prices. When I started growing veggies a few years ago I was unaware that my friend Jackie was a seed conservationist. She is an allotment holder and is my ‘go to’ person for advice. Having a chat recently I found out she is a member of Garden Organic. This organisation encourages organic gardening and is dedicated to preserving our valuable organic heritage. You can become a member of their Heritage Seed Library for a small fee and as part of that will receive six packets of heritage seeds from their catalogue each year. Seeds preserved by this group had been dropped from seed catalogues as new disease resistant hybrids were developed or had become less popular than newer varieties. Looking through heritage seed collections I have found gorgeous deep red broad beans, mottled runner beans and cool cucumbers to add to my growing list for next summer. I had no idea the seeds that Jackie gave me were true-type heirloom seeds of traditional varieties of beans, peas, lettuce and cabbage that she carefully harvests at the end of each growing season. I was topping up by buying commercially produced hybrid seeds but now I know better and from next year I will get my first batch of seeds from Garden Organic too.

Top: Black salsify growing. Above: Black salsify seeds open pollinated

This means that like Jackie I can save seed from the current harvest to plant next year in a far more sustainable and ecofriendly way of gardening. In addition I will be adding biodiversity to my garden and helping to keep preserve some of our traditional plants for future generations to enjoy. Shirlee Posner is a food writer www.shirleeposner.co.uk and blogger at www.eatsurrey.co. A champion of local artisan food producers and suppliers her blog focuses on reviewing local independent food companies in Surrey to help raise awareness of the wonderful artisan food our county and those that border it has to oﬀer.

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after 21 years, to the current much-loved conductor Brian Kay. Brian will be succeeded by Jonathan Willcocks, whose father Sir David was Festival President for many years. Choral singing is a relaxing and fulfilling experience and pastime. They do not audition new singers and music reading ability is not essential. If you are tempted to give it a try, contact their secretary at secretary@capelchoralsociety.com or call 01306 712365. You can find out more about the Society at www.capelchoralsociety.com. The Surrey Hills Singing School is a family of choirs centred in Cranleigh and Guildford, attracting singers from as far afield as Dorking, Horsham, Woking and Farnham. This year the choirs celebrated their 10th Anniversary with a sell-out concert in May at the new auditorium at St Catherine’s School, Bramley. The school comprises four choirs: a daytime ladies choir (SH Singers); a training choir for 6-7 year olds; Young Voices for children aged 8 upwards; and the national Adult Choir of the Year 2012, the Surrey Hills Chamber Choir. As well as being entirely separate, the choirs also unite, giving the opportunity for families to perform together. All choirs sing many styles of songs and perform from memory. If you love to sing, or would love to share a hobby with your child, then don’t be a closet singer. Go and try the open rehearsals for the non-auditioned choirs throughout September commencing on Monday 7th September. SH Singers rehearse Monday

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mornings 9.45am-12 noon at Ewhurst Baptist Church; The Training Choir rehearses from 3.30pm-4.15pm and Young Voices from 4.15pm-5.30pm on Mondays at the Cranleigh C of E Primary School. If you are an experienced singer and looking for a choir who enjoys singing to a high standard and participating in competitions, then contact Debbie regarding visiting a Chamber Choir rehearsal. The Chamber Choir rehearse on Wednesdays from 7.30-10pm at the Guildford United Reformed Church commencing on 16th September. Visit their website for more details on each of the choirs www.surreyhills-choirs.co.uk email debbie@surreyhillschoirs.co.uk or call Debbie on 01483 276281. Leatherhead Community Association has three visits planned between now and Christmas, Tuesday September 8th to Buckingham Palace and there are still a few places left, Thursday 8th October to the Knitting and Stitch Show at Alexandra Palace, and on Tuesday 24th November a Christmas shopping day at the Winchester Christmas Market with a short tour of the Cathedral. There’s a full programme of walks, art / history lectures, not to forget Scrabble every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month- as well as table tennis and bridge. Full details of membership and all events can be found at the Leatherhead Institute, so why not call in at 67 High Street Leatherhead, last building on the left at the top of the High Street, or call Sarah on 01372 360508 any day between 9am and 12pm. Also, please click on to the

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Over 70 free events will take place throughout Mole Valley to celebrate the best of the District’s heritage. This year there is a special emphasis on its literacy and musical connections. Buildings to be explored this year are as diverse as a sawmill, a little-known castle, a mausoleum, an air-raid shelter, caves and two grand country houses. A preview of the much-publicised works to uncover the Deepdene Estate by Mole Valley District Council is an exciting part of the programme. Events will be organised by local historians, musicians, actors, ‘Blue Badge’ guides and other experts keen to bring to life the fascinating, the quirky and the amazing facts that make Mole Valley unique.

Here is a list of some of the newer items in the programme. The theme is diﬀerent each year and this generates new ideas as participants interpret the theme in their own ways. We have, for example, guided walks in Leatherhead and Dorking that look at the musical and literary links to places and people associated with both towns. Entitled ‘From Bookham to the Dark Side of the Moon and Beyond’, we have a talk from Professor Peter Edwards on the life of Roger Walters of Pink Floyd who was born in Bookham. At the other end of the musical spectrum is an event for very small children at Fetcham Park House called ‘From Bach to Baby’ delivered by Professional Musicians. Many of the churches have important musical traditions and will use the opportunity to present the history of bell ringing and organ playing. At St Martin’s Church in Dorking there will be an exploration of the musical life of the church starting with the ‘unruly gang of volunteers with ﬁddles and wind instruments’ through to today’s choir accompanied by an organ dating back to the 19th century.

his fame to the widely-read columns in ‘Woman’s Own’. Very different is novelist Fanny Burney whose life, straddling the 18th and 19th centuries is forever linked with the village of Mickleham and with Norbury Park. Both literary figures are remembered in talks by local experts. There are a number of anniversaries to be celebrated. Leith Hill Place is 250 years old. There is a special talk on its role and significance to life in Mole Valley and the tower is open to visitors. The Broadwood Folly is 200 years old and is the focus of an event being organised at Juniper Hall by the Field Studies Council. It is 200 years since the publication of Jane Austen’s novel ‘Emma’ and this will be marked by music from the book and readings by Virginia McKenna at the Burford Bridge Hotel. Much of the novel was set in and around Leatherhead and Box Hill. In Leatherhead a street party will feature words, music and dance as part of a family afternoon of celebration and fun. There will be a rare chance to visit the sawmill at Buckland and find out about its remarkable survival as the only windpowered sawmill in the country. Do visit the Oddfellows Hall in Dorking High Street which is open for the first time. All events are free but some require advance booking. Details can be obtained from the programme booklet available from the Pippbrook offices and libraries.

Musically the towering ﬁgure of the area is composer Ralf Vaughan Williams. His life is celebrated at Leith Hill Place, where he was born. Vaughan Williams had a strong interest in folk songs and in The Star in West Street members of Dorking’s Folk Club will perform song, music and verse. In Newdigate a special evening of words and music will be performed in the parish church. Mole Valley’s literary connections are as diverse as its musical ones. We will remember the life of Beverley Nichols, an extraordinary character who lived in Ashtead and owed 16

Left: Buckland Sawmill (Ian Capper) Above: Dorking’s Oddfellows Hall

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Corps. Admission is free, as are tea and biscuits afterwards. For more information on the range of activities offered by the Dorking U3A visit www.dorkingu3a.org.uk. Dorking Choral Society is pleased to announce its inaugural composition competition, the Ray Bardsley Carol Competition 2015. Open to composers of all ages and nationalities, and adjudicated by Master of the Queen’s Music, Judith Weir, and Director of the BBC Symphony Chorus, Stephen Jackson, composers are invited to submit a short seasonal work suitable for an amateur choral society, either a capella or with piano accompaniment. For further details please see Dorking Choral Society website at www. dorkingchoralsociety.org.uk where there is a link to a pdf providing full details of the competition and terms of entry. In 2014 there was an exhibition, at the Quakers meeting house in Dorking, about the father of a Dorking Quaker who was a conscientious objector in WW1. He left all his letters and photos from that time, which he had sent to “My dear Auntie” – the lady who had brought him up. Nearly 150 people came to see the exhibition which was very pleasing this year, a small group went to see if they could meet with descendants of those Bim (Bernard Ireland Macalpine) had helped, and take photos where he had taken them. The trip was a great success and the group were welcomed with open arms, and shown so many mementos of their own. So

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this year they are putting on an exhibition about Bim and the legacy in France of the work done by non-combatants. You can view the results of their trip at The Dorking Meeting House South Street, opposite Waitrose, on Monday 10th and Tuesday 11th September from 2 to 7pm, and also Saturday 12th September from 11am to 4pm. For more information contact Su Johnston on 01306 640327 email suj@f2s.com. You can also visit www.surreyandsussexquakers.org and www.dorking.quaker.eu.org. Dorking Choral Society (just mentioned them earlier) seem to be a cheerful lot, and get through the winter months enjoying singing in a friendly choir in warm convivial surroundings. If you would like to join them, they are always pleased to welcome new members with a friendly smile, handshake and chat before getting on with the singing. They restart rehearsals on Wednesday 9th September at the usual time of 7.45pm (do get there earlier, 7.30pm to collect your music). Their first event is ‘An evening with Tim Hawken and David Le Provost’. A programme of light music with supper at Aviva (formerly Friends Provident) Social Club, Pixham Lane, Dorking on Saturday 26th September at 7 for 7.30pm. For further information call David John on 01306 730376 or check the DCS website on www.dorkingchoralsociety. org. Saturday 10th October from 11am until 5pm brings an opportunity to learn and sing John Rutter’s beautiful arrangement of 6 spirituals in his ‘Feel the Spirit’. No previous

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The importance of music in Schools Nearly everyone enjoys music, whether by listening to it, singing, or playing an instrument. Read on to learn why music education is so important, and how it offers benefits even beyond itself. 1. Musical training helps develop language and reasoning: Students who have early musical training will develop the areas of the brain related to language and reasoning. The left side of the brain is better developed with music, and songs can help imprint information on young minds. 2. A mastery of memorisation: Even when performing with sheet music, student musicians are constantly using their memory to perform. This can serve students well in education and beyond. 3. Students learn to improve their work: Learning music promotes craftsmanship, and students learn to want to create good work instead of mediocre work. This desire can be applied to all subjects of study. 4. Increased coordination: Students who practise with musical instruments can improve their hand-eye coordination. Just like playing sports, children can develop motor skills when playing music. 5. A sense of achievement: Learning to play pieces of music on a new instrument can be a challenging, but achievable goal. Students who master even the smallest goal in music will be able to feel proud of their achievement. 6. Children stay engaged in school: An enjoyable subject like music can keep children interested and engaged in school. Student musicians are likely to stay in school to achieve in other subjects. 7. Emotional development: Students of music can be more emotionally developed, with empathy towards other cultures. They also tend to have higher self-esteem and are better at coping with anxiety. 8. Students learn pattern recognition: Children can develop their maths and pattern-recognition skills with the help of musical education. Playing music offers repetition in a fun format. 9. Music builds imagination and intellectual curiosity: Introducing music in the early childhood years can help foster a positive 24

attitude toward learning and curiosity. Artistic education develops the whole brain and develops a child’s imagination. 10. Music can be relaxing: Students can fight stress by learning to play music. Soothing music is especially helpful in helping children relax. 11. Musical instruments can teach discipline: Children who learn to play an instrument can learn a valuable lesson in discipline. They will have to set time aside to practise and rise to the challenge of learning with discipline to master playing their instrument. 12. Preparation for the creative economy: Investing in creative education can prepare students for the 21st century workforce. The new economy has created more artistic careers, and these jobs may grow faster than others in the future. 13. Development in creative thinking: Children who study the arts can learn to think creatively. This kind of education can help them solve problems by thinking outside the box and realising that there may be more than one right answer. 14. Children can learn teamwork: Many musical education programmes require teamwork as part of a band or orchestra. In these groups, students will learn how to work together and build camaraderie. 15. Better self-confidence: With encouragement from teachers and parents, students playing a musical instrument can build pride and confidence. Musical education is also likely to help develop better communication skills. FIND OUT MORE

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participants choice, the other half is retained by the Surrey Churches Preservation Trust for distribution to churches in need, in response to a grant application. In the sixteen years that Ride & Stride has been running in Surrey, over £300,000 has been raised. Why not make up a group and join in this year! Further details from Hamish Donaldson, donaldson@ haslemere.com or call 01248 644473. Useful website: www.SurreyChurchesPreservationTrust.org. There’s a Poetry Reading Afternoon at the Performing Arts Library, Denbies Wine Estate, London Road, Dorking RH5 6AA on Saturday 12th September. Wind and Words perform Keep the Home Fires Burning, a unique recital of poetry and clarinet music based on the theme of WWI, including melodies and elegies about Tommy and Trenches, Fritz and the Front, Love and Loss. It will be followed with an open poetry reading; do go along with your favourite poem to share. There will be an interval for tea and cakes. This event is kindly sponsored by friends group FOSPAL and is part of Mole Valley Heritage Weekend. It runs from 2pm to 4pm and admission is free. Peter Wright, Southwark Cathedral’s Organist/ Director of Music will play a recital on the new Kenneth Tickell pipe organ in Betchworth Parish Church on Saturday 12th September at 4pm. Peter was a Patron for the recent Betchworth organ appeal which raised over £400,000 for a

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new pipe organ installed in 2014 by the same firm that built the new organ in Worcester Cathedral. This is Peter’s first recital on the new instrument and he has designed a programme varied in terms of period, nationality and personality to explore the various possibilities and flexibility of the new organ. Two of the pieces chosen are by former organists of York Minster (Sir Edward Bairstow and Philip Moore). Philip Moore was Organist and Master of the Choristers at Guildford Cathedral, before moving to York, and appointed Peter as his assistant at Guildford in 1977. Tickets are priced at £12 (under 14s: £8) including a glass of wine/soft drink and are on sale from 01737 843498 or betchworthchurchmusic@hotmail.co.uk. Enjoy a day at Hatchlands Park, near Guildford, for Heritage Open Weekend, Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th September from 11am to 4pm. On Saturday, you can stroll through the parkland, browse the shop and stop for a bite to eat in the café. On Sunday the Georgian house and gardens are also open. Free admission. Also at Hatchlands, ‘Canine Capers’ takes place on Sunday 20th September from 11am to 4pm. Take your four-legged friend to this fun family dog show. With categories such as ‘dog most like its owner’ and ‘scruffiest mutt’ every dog can have its day! There will also be doggy-related stalls to browse. Normal admission applies (+ £2 per class). For more information call 01483 222482 or visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk/hatchlands-park.

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Congratulations to local (Godalming) resident and VantagePoint contributor Sameena Thompson from The Art of Curry. The world’s most coveted blind-tasted food awards, Great Taste, has just released the Great Taste stars of 2015 and The Art of Curry is a winner!

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Flavours of France at Café Rouge I remember ﬁrst going to a Café Rouge in London about 20 years ago. Walking in to the Dorking branch brought memories ﬂooding back. The restaurants haven’t changed too much in decor or menu which in today’s throw away society is pleasantly reassuring. The Dorking Café Rouge is small and bathed in natural light from large windows, the attentive and knowledgeable waitresses make this branch a wonderful setting for lunch. We sampled a variety of dishes from the mainly classically French inspired menu. A mini tasting portion of snails in garlic butter a great idea, French onion soup, deep fried camembert and Croquettes de Canard served with an orange and chilli marmalade, with melt-in-the-mouth shredded duck; these were rich but a hit.

Look out for more recipes from Sameena in VanatgePoint in the coming months. The Art of Curry Tel. 07921 169262 www.theartofcurry.co.uk There is a good choice of steaks and sauces and a rib-eye with béarnaise was perfectly good. Other mains included a Caesar Salad with an unusual addition of radishes and the Poulet Breton - chicken in a very moreish sauce with mushrooms, courgettes, leeks, herbs and wine which was served with a mustard mash. Our only quibble was that all would have beneﬁted from more seasoning.

. . R For desserts, another great idea - a mini trio of deserts consisted of a delicious tarte au citron, a E really gooey-in-the-middle chocolate fondant and a tiny tarte tatin which needed more caramel. V The most unusual pud was Ganache au Chocolat Noir, chocolate ganache served with a chocolate, lime and chilli sorbet. When eaten together these I complemented each other, the slight heat from the chilli cutting through the very rich ganache. E Very good to see the classic croques and moule on the menu, perfect with a glass of wine and good W conversation with friends. They also have a set menu at lunchtimes with two courses for £12.95. LG . Café Rouge 172 High Street Dorking. 01306 743400 .

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There are a number of beautiful gardens open in September under the Surrey NGS Garden Scheme. One worth pointing out is Knowle Grange in Shere. This extraordinary and exciting 7 acre garden in an idyllic hilltop position blends the free romantic style with the frame of the classical tradition. Walk the rural one mile Bluebell Valley Unicursal Path of Life and discover its secret allegory! It’s open on the 13th September from 11am to 5pm. Admission £6, Children free. For more information and details of other gardens open in September, go to www.ngs.org.uk. The Oddfellows Hall in Dorking High Street is only open on Sunday 13th September from 2 - 5pm during the Heritage weekend. Don’t miss out seeing this historic building built in 1894 and home to the Oddfellows Friendly Society who still meet there every month. Refreshments will be available upstairs. Get out and about and retain that summer sense of wellbeing through the autumn and beyond. Dorking Walkers Club meets again on 15th September for their first walk of the autumn term. New members are always welcome. They start at 10am and usually return by about 12 noon. If you would like to try them, meet at 9.45am at one of the car parks below or ring their membership secretary Rosemary Hobbs on 07905 800035 for more details. The car parks for the first half of the term are 15th and 17th September, NT

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car park Starveall Corner, Leith Hill (free); 22nd and 24th September, NT car park Ranmore West, Ranmore Common Road, east of Hogden Lane; 29th September and 1st October NT car park Windy Gap North, Abinger Road, RH5 6LX; 6th and 8th October Friday Street car park RH5 6JR; 13th and 15th October NT car park Headley Common Road KT18 6NN; 20th and 22nd October Prince of Wales public house Westcott RH4 3QE; followed by half term when they have a week off. Start again on 3rd and 11th November at the Wooton Hatch public house car park RH5 6QQ. The rest of the term’s walks will be in the next edition of VantagePoint. Keep walking; you know it does you good! On Tuesday 15th September, one of Verdi’s grandest operas, Aida, will be performed by Opera Australia against the magnificent backdrop of Sydney harbour. The dramatic story combined with a spectacular production and setting, should make for another evening of great operatic entertainment. The performance is screened via a broadcast relay at Dorking Halls at 7.30pm. Tickets are £17, available by calling 01306 881717. West Horsley Parish Council does not have a Parish Council meeting in August. The next meeting takes place on Tuesday 15th September at 8pm at West Horsley Village Hall. Everyone welcome. For more information please see www. westhorsley.info or contact clerk@westhorsley.info.

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Creating a Garden for Retirement In the garden I am always thinking ahead, whether I’m ordering seed for future sowings, designing a new feature, planning a long-term trial or just thinking about which new plants to grow next year. It is always wise to plan for the future so that you can fulfil all your gardening dreams. At this year’s RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, one of the showcases was the Just Retirement Garden: A garden for every retiree, designed by Tracy Foster. This emonstrated how planning ahead for your retirement and encompassing accessible, interesting, creative and useful features within your garden design can create the space to enjoy hobbies, entertain friends and make the most of the joy of gardening in retirement. The Just Retirement Garden featured some super brick-built raised beds, which were both attractive and functional and form a lasting, useful feature to enjoy throughout retirement. Brick built raised beds offer many advantages to the gardener. Ideal for sociable gardeners, they can easily accommodate a large number of guests at a party. They also make gardening more practical by raising up the plants, making them easier to tend and carry out any weeding or watering. The fragrance from scented plants is more easily enjoyed when the plants are raised, making this an ideal place to grow aromatic and deliciously perfumed plants. Hobbies are important to all of us, whatever age we are, and by incorporating our interests within the design of our garden we can maximise the garden’s appeal and the time we’ll spend there. The Just Retirement Garden featured hedges, beehives, bird boxes, and bird feeders to encourage wildlife and vegetables and herbs for cooking to save money at the supermarket. You may want to create your very own vista to paint from the comfort of your home or include areas for exercising, barbecuing, woodworking, somewhere to relax with a comfortable seat in the sun or the shade or a corner to garden with your grandchildren. You might want to include cut flowers, fruit, vegetables, herbs, and scented plants. Don’t forget practical features like non-slip paths,

Tracy Foster, designer of the Just Retirement: A Garden for Every Retiree garden, and the garden at the 2015 RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower show (Beth Otway).

a washing line, bin area, a compost heap or two, as well as a shed, greenhouse, and wood store. You will also want the opportunity for collecting rainwater, so make sure you include a water butt! The extra time that retirement brings gives the gardener the opportunity to explore areas of gardening they haven’t had time for previously, whether it’s growing fruit, vegetables and herbs, learning more about a particular plant genus, growing cut ﬂowers for the house, or sharing the garden with grandchildren or friends and relatives. Retirement is truly an exciting and inspiring time, so by thinking ahead you can design your garden to be both accessible and practical as well as interesting and visually appealing. Stephen Lowe, the Group Communications Director at Just Retirement says “By creating a garden for every retiree we wanted to show that gardens don’t have to be expensive, time consuming, or require lots of room. Like retirement, they just need a little planning and nurturing to get the best results.” For a chance to win one of five copies of The Just Retirement Book of Gardening, visit our competition page at www.vantagepublsihing.co.uk. FIND OUT MORE

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Strictly Beginner’s fun, friendly and easy Ballroom and Latin dance classes are held at West Horsley Village Hall on Wednesday evenings. A brand new beginner’s class will be starting on Wednesday 16th September at 7.30pm. No partner necessary, £7 per person. Phone Sue on 01483 282431 or email courtdancing wh@outlook.com for more details. The Friends of The Dorking Community Hospital are looking for volunteers to help run the coffee shop which is situated just inside the entrance of the hospital, the opening hours are from 9.30am–12.30pm and 1.30pm4.30pm Monday to Friday. Other than serving hot and cold drinks, the shop sells confectionary, greetings cards, second hand books, knitting wool and basic toiletries which is useful for patients in Ranmore Ward. If you can spare a morning or afternoon weekly, fortnightly or monthly it would be greatly appreciated. Please contact Eileen Stanbridge (shop manager) on 01306 884178 or Brian Belton on 01306 884950, email brian.belton@dsl.pipex.com. The third Dorking Scout Group are trying to find written or photographic evidence about the time they were formed in 1920 to now including any information to do with the change of the group from the 3rd to the 5th Dorking in 1950. This group is a part of the United Reformed Church. Their archivist has looked through all the documents that they hold, but with no luck. Even Dorking Museum was unable to Bourne Buildings May 14_Layout 1 11/05/2015 14:51 Page 1

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The best of veg Tim McEntire trained as a chef at London’s Savoy Hotel and opened his first restaurant in 1979 at the tender age of 22. In 2012 he became director of Food Float, which sells produce sourced from 23 local producers from a stall on Dorking High Street every Friday and Saturday and via a home delivery service. Tim is a great fan of pickled beetroot. “As well as red beetroot we sell pink chioggia, orange, white and Cheltenham varieties,” he explains, adding that colourful carrots are also ideal for pickling with beetroot. “We offer the standard orange, chantenay, white, yellow and purple.”

Pickled beetroot and carrots Ingredients For a batch of pickling liquid 200g sugar 250mls water 250mls white wine vinegar, 2 cinnamon sticks 1 teaspoon each of cloves, allspice and black peppercorns Your choice of whole fresh beetroots (and carrots if desired)

Method: 1. Wash the beetroot and boil until just cooked and retaining a little ﬁrmness. 2. If using carrots, peel and leave 1cm of stalk then lightly boil in salted water so they are still crunchy. 3. Wearing rubber gloves and while still hot, carefully remove the skin. 4. Prepare the pickling liquid by putting all the other ingredients in a clean pan, bringing to the boil and simmering for 5 minutes. 5. If the beetroots are small keep them whole, otherwise cut into chunks and place in a sterilised kilner jar. The same applies to the carrots. 6.Cover with the pickling liquid complete with the cinnamon and spices. Allow to cool, close the lid and pop in the fridge.

Sweet pickled red cabbage Method: Use the same pickling liquid recipe as above. You also need a red cabbage and 150g of salt. 1. Cut the red cabbage into wedges, remove the core and slice thinly. 2. Place in a bowl with the salt. Mix well and transfer to a colander; place this over the bowl and leave overnight. 3. In the morning, rinse and dry well, pack into a sterilised jar and cover with the hot pickling liquid. Allow to cool and refrigerate.

Red Kale Pasta Red Kale is less common than the green variety yet is still full of iron and vitamins A and C. Tim suggests softening a couple of cloves of garlic, a ﬁnely shredded red onion and some chopped spicy sausage or chorizo in olive oil. Remove the stalks from the kale, wash and shred and add to the mix. Allow the kale to soften and add to cooked pasta. Season with sea salt and black pepper and top with grated parmesan and a drizzle of olive oil. The sausage can be substituted for smoked bacon - or in addition to - and the dish enriched with a glug of double cream. Finish with torn basil leaves. 30

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Shallot tarte tatin with goat’s cheese Ingredients 600g shallots; 30g butter; 75ml balsamic vinegar; 3 tbsp brown sugar; 4 thyme sprigs; 375g puﬀ pastry; 4 slices of goat’s cheese Makes 5 Method: 1. Heat oven to 200C. Put the shallots into a heatproof bowl and pour over boiling water to cover. Leave for 10 mins, then drain and peel. 2. Heat the butter in a frying pan. Add the shallots and fry gently for 1015 mins until softened and lightly browned. Stir in the vinegar and sugar with leaves from 2 thyme sprigs for a few minutes until caramelised. Turn oﬀ heat and season. 3. Tear remaining thyme sprigs into a few pieces and scatter over the bases of 4 yorkshire pudding pans. Tip in the shallots with all their sticky juices. Roll out the pastry to around 1cm thickness, then cut into four. Lift each square and place over the shallots, tucking the edges down the inside of the pan. Bake for 20-30 minute until pastry is golden. 4. Turn the tarte out and place a round of goats cheese in the centre. Finish under grill until goats cheese has just started to melt.

Creamed Leeks Ingredients 3 leeks; 1 tsp oil; 100ml white wine; 100ml double cream Serves 4 Method: 1. Slice the leeks as ﬁnely as possible, ensuring all are an even size. 2. Heat the oil in a pan then add the leeks and cook over a medium heat until soft – but don’t let them colour. 3. Once the leeks are soft, add the white wine and reduce until there’s no liquid left. 4. Add the cream and reduce slightly so the cream coats the leeks. 5. Season and serve.

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those with an interest in gardening. In their three shows members compete for awards and trophies with their flowers, fruit and vegetables, homecrafts and handicrafts. All activities take place at the West Horsley Village Hall and the Autumn Show is on Saturday 19th September. Anyone interested in membership at the modest cost of £8 per annum should contact the Chairman, Roger Lindsay, email r.lindsay339@ btinternet.com or the membership secretary, Terry Lazenby, email terrylazenby@terrylazenby.plus.com.

3rd January. All dancers must attend regular dance lessons in ballet, tap and jazz following a recognised examination syllabus. If you attend, take along all relevant dance shoes and be prepared to stay most of the afternoon. All successful applicants will be subject to local education authority performance licensing. If any of your little superstars are interested, call The Harlequin Theatre on 01737 276500 or email harlequin@reigate-banstead.gov.uk More information at www.harlequintheatre.co.uk.

I have written about this before and what a great idea it is. The West Horsley Litter Pick takes place on Saturday 19th September (last month I put Saturday 18th, apologies). Meet at 10am at West Horsley Village Hall. All equipment provided. Do your bit to keep West Horsley tidy. All welcome. For further details contact Cllr. Pamela Holt 01483 283370.

On Monday 21st September, The Russian State Ballet and Opera House will be performing La Traviata, a tragic tale of love and sacrifice with some of Verdi’s most beautiful music. Sung in Italian with English subtitles, and with an orchestra of over 30 players, this should be an impressive production. You can see it live at Dorking Halls at 7.30pm. The cost is £31 / £32.50, Call 01306 881717.

The historic walled garden at Polesden Lacey has benefited from restoration to pointing on the historic brickwork costing £10,000. The walled garden, which belonged to Mrs Margaret Greville until 1942, is one of best and oldest examples of a traditional walled garden in the UK. Most visitors enjoy the fabulous rose garden, at its best in June and July. But the walled garden also features several garden ‘rooms’, which include a lavender garden, an iris garden and a peony border. This restoration work is part of an ongoing preventative conservation programme made possible by income generated through visits by members and non-members alike. The programme focuses on a different area of the property each year, including the walled garden, the house including the clock tower, and the working building including the stables. For more information about Polesden Lacey, visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk/polesdenlacey or call 01372 452048. The Harlequin Theatre & Cinema in Redhill is holding an audition for junior dancers aged 8–12 for their production of Aladdin. The audition is on Sunday 20th September from 1 to 5pm, but there are a few stipulations. Dancers must not exceed 4’ 6’’ in height, they must live within 30 minutes travel time of the theatre, and they must commit to rehearsals and performances from Monday 30th November to Sunday

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The Horsley & Clandon Society of Arts is holding their next meeting at 8pm on Wednesday 23rd September in East Horsley Village Hall. On this occasion, Freda Anderson an esteemed and popular artist has agreed to give a critique of members’ paintings. This is an ideal opportunity for anyone who would like to know more about the Society and has an interest in art, to come along. Visitors are always welcome; the charge is just £4. Refreshments are available and there is ample parking. For more information contact: The Secretary, Mrs Robyn Cormack on 01483 224063. Test your spelling ability by playing Scrabble! The Dorking Scrabble Club welcomes players of all abilities. The Club meets every Wednesday at 7.30pm. Opponents are paired to play three games in the course of the evening Help is given to new players and everyone is provided with a list of all the two and three letter words (there are over 1400!) If you are interested, ring Priscilla on 01737 767072 or David on 01306 889308. Alternatively, just go along any Wednesday to the Roy Currie Room at Dorking United Reformed Church, West Street, Dorking. The Dorking Concertgoers launch their 2015-16 season on Saturday 26th September with a recital by the brilliant clarinetist Emma Johnson with John Lenehan at the piano. These two performers dazzled the audience with their playing when they visited Dorking five years ago and they now make a welcome return visit. The programme covers a wide range from classic to modern, showing different aspects of the clarinet’s character in music from Mozart and SaintSaëns to Lutosławski and Bernstein. It takes place at Dorking Halls at 7.30pm. Call 01306 740619 for tickets. There’s a Village Day at North Holmwood on Saturday 26th September which will be held at North Holmwood Sports Club, Inholms Lane RH5 4JH from 11am to 3pm. The theme is The Dunkirk Spirit and Wartime Harvest. The event will be opened by Royal Navy Veteran Vic Viner, who vantagepointmag.co.uk

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Bepton, Chilgrove and the South Downs Here is another Downland walk that you will remember for its beauty and originality. A Norman church, a secret orchid hillside and a Bronze-Age burial site are among the surprises, along with two excellent country pubs, both of which the Editor can recommend! The views from Linch Down are particularly memorable, making this well worth the journey. Taken with permission from www.fancyfreewalks.org.

The walk 1. From the side of the car park, follow a wooden rail and a little tarmac path to go through a wooden swing-gate past a bench with views, reaching the side entrance to the church. This little church is usually open and is definitely worth visiting. Continue down a path from the side entrance to exit through a wooden swinggate onto the approach lane. Turn right, going past a small pond, and turn left at a T-junction onto Bugshill Lane. You pass the Old Rectory and a farm and reach a junction in 400m with Bepton village on your left. Instead turn right on a signed byway. Follow this stone-lined path for 500m. If you encounter some mud here it should soon be gone and should not return until just before the end. As the path curves left into trees you come to a marker post on your left. 2. What follows here is a remarkable route to the orchid hillside and you will need to concentrate. Turn right at the marker post, as indicated by the blue arrow, steeply uphill, in 30m going under a tall beech and a yew tree. After the yew tree you need to measure exactly 100m (150 paces). The path rises for 60m, then flattens out under ash trees. After 25m, it rises a little, zigzagging slightly left-right over roots. Immediately look for a faint path very sharp left. (In fact it is a crossing path.) The path runs straight up a long gently rising contour. Take this path, almost reversing your direction. The path becomes clearer as you proceed, although you will need to step over the debris of small fallen branches. After 170m, your path comes into a lighter area of shrubs and curves right up to a small metal gate. Go through the gate onto Bepton Down. Keep ahead up the sloping meadow on a faint path, but keeping just to the left of the brow of the hill so that you get the best advantage of the fine views to your left. You pass a solitary round beech about 30m on your left. The views are of Black Down and Bexleyhill. Keep following the path into the far corner where there is a large metal gate. Go through a wooden swing-gate beside it and turn very sharp right on a broad track. 3. The grassy slope of Bepton Down, with fine views beyond, is now on your right, with steep woods on your left. Stay on this chalky path, 34

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4.There are two possible routes through the forest to Chilgrove:   the one chosen here takes you through West Dean Woods nature reserve and is especially attractive, although there is slightly more quiet lane walking afterwards. Turn left on a signed bridleway and follow this stony path for 450m where the bridleway goes over a crossing path near a wooden gate on your left. Note the grassy fringe on your left is another haven for orchids. You shortly pass notices for Sussex Wildlife Trust’s West Dean Woods and a rather worn picnic corner. On your left is a long wattle fence. After an inspirational walk, you emerge by open ﬁelds with views ahead. Tall oaks and ash trees are your escort along a narrower grassy path. Finally our path ends at a wooden gate beside a large metal gate. Turn right here on a tarmac lane. 5.At a road junction, veer right, signposted Chilgrove, passing Staple Ash Farm and its thatched farm house. At a sharp left vantagepointmag.co.uk

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bend by a drive and wooden gate, keep left, staying on the lane. Just before Yew Tree Cottage, ignore a footpath on your right. Your undulating lane goes under grid lines and curves right: avoid a footpath on the left here. At a 3-way fingerposted junction ignore a drive on the right for Brooks Farm and keep left passing several picturesque houses and cottages with their gardens. Note that the trophy fingerpost in the garden of no. 11 is for ornamentation only and does not indicate a right-of-way! Soon the lane zigzags left-right and reaches the White Horse in Chilgrove. 6. After a refreshment break, continue to the main road and turn right, using the grass verge where possible. In a short distance, go through a modern kissing-gate on your right and turn immediately left on the grass parallel to the road. As the meadow opens out, veer slightly right to go through another kissing-gate and straight across a crop field. A kissing-gate, a drive and another kissing-gate lead you along the right-hand side of a pasture. After a line of trees, you are walking beside another pasture. At the other side, go over a stile by a fingerpost and veer right onto a bridleway. At a fork with two large wooden gates, take the left fork as indicated. After a pleasant 500m, keep ahead at a diagonal crossing path by a 4-way fingerpost. Eventually, 1 km after the fork, you reach the hamlet of Hooksway opposite the Royal Oak. 7. After your break, facing the pub, turn right and keep straight on avoiding a bridleway through the car park on your left. There are now three possible routes ahead. Avoid the footpath by the wooden gate on your right and the track curving off to the left and take the middle option, passing a sign for a restricted byway uphill. Your path continues on a straight course, gradually uphill. After more than 1 km, you reach a 4-way fingerpost: keep

DISTANCE: 10 miles OS MAPS: Explorer 120 (Chichester) STARTING POINT: The walk begins at Church Farm, Bepton, West Sussex, postcode GU29 0HX. GETTING THERE: Bepton is signed west from the A286 Midhurst/Chichester road in the centre of Cocking. Follow the narrow winding lane for 1¼ miles, keep straight on at a 3-way junction (signposted Didling, Harting) and

straight ahead, thus joining the South Downs Way (SDW). You will be following the SDW for most of the rest of the way. Soon there are meadows visible on either side as you go under large beeches. Soon, on your left is a sign for the Devil’s Jumps, a Bronze Age monument and a short diversion not to be missed. 8.Continue along the SDW and shortly ignore a stile and footpath on your left. You are now on a beautiful wide path through a luxurious woodland of tall ash trees. The path curves right imperceptibly. Suddenly you are out of the woods with terrific views on both sides. At the end of the long meadow on your left, ignore a bridleway sharp left. The path rises with a view of Linch Down ahead. At the end of a fence, just after a 3-way fingerpost, turn left on a path that curves right down into trees. The path makes a shallow descent down the side of the hill with Didling Hanger on your left. The path becomes sunken under all beeches and ash. At a junction of paths near a meadow on your left, keep straight on downhill. The path continues between banks and you finally arrive at a drive in front of Linch Farm, through a large metal gate. Turn right and veer right on a tarmac lane, Bugshill Lane again. After some houses, the church comes into view on your left. The lane bends left under maple and beech. Turn left on a cul-de-sac lane leading back to Church Farm where the walk began.

continue another ¼ mile where you will see a right turn for Bepton Church. Go to the end and park thoughtfully in the generous space provided by Church Farm. REFRESHMENTS: The White Horse, Chilgrove (T: 01243 519444, www.thewhitehorse.co.uk) The Royal Oak, Hooksway (T: 01243 535257, www.royaloakhooksway.co.uk). Top: South Downs Way on Didling Hill. In the distance is Linch Ball, one of the highest points on the South Downs (Dave Spicer).

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served at Dunkirk. Actually, my old Dad was evacuated from Dunkirk; what an incredible event in history. There’s a fancy dress competition with best dressed categories for men, women, children, and whole family, mini assault course, live music, 5k Fun Run, stalls, activities, food and drink. RHS Wisley are holding a Birds of Prey Weekend on Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th September. Find out all about these magnificent birds that will be on display on their perches, from the experts throughout each day. There will be flying displays at 11am and 2pm when several unusual birds will show off their flying skills. Free with normal garden admission. I think this deserves a mention. The saying ‘Each one of us can make a difference’ was definitely evident back in June when over one hundred pupils of St. Martin’s School participated in a sponsored run/walk, Little Legs For Life, raising funds for cancer research. The school gave great support, and the wonderful enthusiasm of the children was, I am told, a joy to witness as they progressed round the sports field. They were applauded and cheered on by relatives, teachers, and the Dorking Friends group. One young walker commented “we are doing this ‘Little Legs’ so people who are ill can receive treatment and get better.” Sums it up perfectly! Dorking Dramatic and Operatic Society presents Skylight, a play by David Hare, directed by Alex Miller. It runs from Tuesday 29th September to Saturday 3rd October at The Green

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Room Theatre Dorking (Rear of Dorking Halls). Performances start at 7.45pm. It’s part of the Mole Valley Arts Alive Festival. Skylight was first staged at the National Theatre, London in 1995 starring Michael Gambon. The production won the Olivier Award for Best New Play, transferred to the West End and later to Broadway. It was revived last year in a new production in London to great acclaim becoming one of the most internationally successful plays of recent years. Tickets are available at The Dorking Halls box office, call 01306 881717. The Surrey Heritage Showcase is back! This year’s event will take place on Saturday 3rd October at Shere Village Hall, Gomshall Lane, Shere GU5 9HF from 12pm – 4pm. The event will focus on Shere, and surrounding areas, including Gomshall, Peaslake, and Albury. This will be the fourth Heritage Showcase in the county organised by Surrey Heritage, part of Surrey County Council. This unique event brings together not only the experts and amazing resources held at Surrey History Centre, but also many local organisations and societies to showcase the history and heritage of the area. There will also be numerous displays from the county’s archive, family history information, and memories of Shere, where the public will be encouraged to share their memories of the area at this interactive display. Children’s activities will include mini archaeology digs and arts and craft. To find out more, visit the website at www.exploringsurreyspast.org.uk/showcase or phone 01483 518737. Horsley Decorative & Fine Arts Society meets at East Horsley Village Hall for lectures at 10.30am (coffee from 9.45am) on the second Wednesday of each month except August and September. The new season will start on 14th October with Italian Art at the Dawn of the Renaissance by Janet Robson. Visitors (£5) and new members welcome. For more information and the full programme phone Alma 01372 451015 or visit their website: www.horsleydfas.org.uk. Please come down to Dorking Museum and join in their Family Saturday Event on 17th October. In The Big Draw, choose an item to draw from the museum and put it on their giant time line. It is suitable for families with children up to age 10. No need to book – just drop in anytime from 2pm to 3.30pm (they close at 4pm). All materials provided. All children must be accompanied. This activity is free with museum entry but donation welcome to cover costs. Address: 62 West Street Dorking Surrey RH4 1BS. Please email admin@dorkingmuseum.org.uk or phone 01306 876591. Website: www.dorkingmuseum.org.uk/events/familyactivities-at-dorking-museum. FIND OUT MORE

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PROFILE Dorking Museum and Heritage Centre 1915’ will open on 10th September and will run until 19th December. In conjunction with this exhibition, our team of WWi researchers have been trying to identify the soldiers on all the memorials in our environs. We have been overwhelmed with the response from other villages and the generosity of the families of the soldiers allowing us to publish photographs, letters and even drawings of their brave relatives on our website. This project will continue until 2018, and we hope to hear from many more people.

Dorking Museum is much more than the building on West Street. Since we re-opened our doors in October 2012, we have concentrated on trying to bring the museum to the local community. From walks around Dorking, outreach visits to local care homes, scout and guide visits to the museum, trips underneath South Street and a ‘virtual’ tribute to the Dorking fallen of WWI, Dorking Museum is doing it. Join a guide to take a walk around Dorking, and discover the location of the coaching inn that appears in Dickens’ Pickwick Papers; the home and history of Dorking’s Pilgrim Father on West Street; the site of a very early cricket match – a scene that is now immortalised in a painting hanging in the Long Room at Lord’s cricket ground. Our schools programme has tailor-made ‘loan boxes’ on subjects matched to the curriculum – and these are regularly borrowed by schools bringing a touch of realism to subjects such as WWII and Victorian times. Our education team has also been working with Surrey museums engagement officer Haidee Thomas to promote our resources to as wide an audience as possible. Schools are also able to come and see us on a private tour where they can have the whole museum to themselves. We also offer a Family Activity Day every third Saturday afternoon of the month. September’s activity will bring children face-to-face with our amazing dinosaur collection… we have an Iguanodon tail (found in Capel) and a real dinosaur footprint. Children will be able to handle the footprint and other fossils before settling down to produce a paper dinosaur of their own. The museum has also started visiting those who find it difficult to come to us. We have reminiscence boxes full of old photographs of Dorking and other objects that have been forgotten about. We take these into care homes and the residents are able to add their own memories to ours. The project that has taken off beyond all our expectations is our WWI research. Each year the museum holds an exhibition commemorating the events that took place in Dorking and the surrounding areas during the five years of the war. ‘Dorking in

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The museum reopened the Dorking Caves with support from Mole Valley District Council to great success this summer. Many people descended into the caves below South Street to see where the traders of centuries gone by kept their supplies (and where large amounts of cherry brandy were consumed. Due to high demand cave bookings will continue in summer of 2016. All of this – and, of course, the museum itself. Open on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays – we tell the story of Dorking from the very beginning of time when dinosaurs roamed the wild plains of Ranmore right through to the end of the 20th century when history was being made at Brockham Park with the development of semi-synthetic penicillin. There’s plenty of interaction for younger visitors with clothes to dress up in and puzzles to solve. Receiving no funding from local or central government, the museum is run, staﬀed and funded entirely by volunteers, and depends on the modest admission fees and sales. New volunteers, members, donors and donations of items of local interest are always welcome. For more information on anything mentioned in this article or to oﬀer your help as a volunteer, fplease go to our website: www.dorkingmuseum.org.uk. Image by Royston Williamson

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