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Guildford Undetected Tumour Screening (GUTS) was founded in 1983 by Professor Chris Marks, who recognised that early detection was key to im-proving bowel cancer survival rates. GUTS initiated one of the first bowel cancer mass screening pro-grammes in the UK, reaching 20,000 patients from 37 GP practices in the Guildford area in its first year.
Since then GUTS funding has been pivotal both in research to advance screening and detection, and in improving the care, treatment and outcomes for patients from across the south of England. Over the years GUTS has raised funds for numerous projects including a da Vinci Surgical Robot and a Genetic Analyser. GUTS-funded research projects published in medical journals have also contribut-ed to a better understanding of colorectal cancer.
One of their fundraisers was an annual Classic Car Rally, which was started by Sarah Grillo and ran
for 10 successful years, raising many thousands of pounds. Last year Sarah sadly announced her re-tirement and I’m pleased to say that your editor, along with three friends, has decided to take over the mantle.
Our first GUTS Motor Tour will be taking place this year on the 7th September 2014 and will run from Passfield, nr Liphook, Hants to the Brooklands Mo-tor Circuit. Although principly for ‘classic’ motor cars, more recent models will be considered for inclusion. The cost, including breakfast, is £60 for two people and the car.
At the time of writing, we have a few places left, so if any reader is interested in joining us, please con-tact us at [email protected] or call me on 01483 421601. It’s a great, fun event for a very worthwhile charity. For more information, please visit www.gutsfbc.co.uk/events.
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CONTENTS
6 Jottings Your local community noticeboard
8 Fashion Body Shapes
13 Surrey Boy Makes Good
We interview John Surtees
18 Cranleigh Show A preview
20 Behind the Scenes With Guildford Shakespeare Company
23 Godalming Food Festival
What’s on when!
31 Staycation The programme for August 2014
46 A Good Book
Our latest reviews
54 Food A gourmet summer meal from Lythe Hill Hotel
58 Garden Advice for July
62 Walk Shamley Green and Winkworth
67 Business Cards Small ads for trades and services
71 Win Enter our competitions
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Many thanks to everyone who has taken the trouble to email us with your kind comments; we love hearing from you. There seems to be as much going on as ever so hope you manage to get to some of the events and that you are all having a very enjoyable summer. As last month, the Jottings are in date order - we hope this makes for easier reading.
Guildford Summer Festival started on 20th June and continues through to Saturday 2nd August. It coincides with The Guildford Fringe Festival and I have highlighted some of those events in this month’s Jottings. There is literally something to do every day throughout July. There’s theatre, shows and concerts in venues such as The Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, The Electric Theatre and G Live, a Fitness Festival at Surrey Sports Park and even a charity raft race on the River Wey. You can look at the brochure online at www.guildford.gov.uk/guildfordsummerfestival.
Godalming Quakers have a display at Godalming Museum until Saturday 5th July entitled Peacemakers in Wartime and Now. Have you ever wondered what happened to those who refused to fight in WWI? Read the real life stories of those who lived by Quaker values, investing in non-violence, reconciliation and peace-making throughout this period of conflict by becoming Conscientious Objectors, experiencing solitary
confinement, hard labour and sometimes execution, or serving in the Friend Ambulance Unit or Friends War Victims Relief Service. Read about the experiences of local people and the wider picture. Contact 01483 414767 or 01428 684061.
Guildford Rambling Club is meeting at 10.30am on Tuesday 1st July at Bramley (Old) Station for a five mile walk. See www.guildfordramblingclub.org.uk. Also, the club will be contributing walks to Walkfest on the 12th, 17th, 18th and the 27th of the month.
‘Freedom to Roam’ is a new exhibition by oil and acrylic painter, Stephen Hornsby-Smith. It takes place at The David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation Gallery, 7 Saba House, Kings Road, Shalford GU4 8JU from Tuesday 1st to Thursday 31st July. The gallery is open Monday to Friday from 9am-5pm; entry is free. Browse and buy from this fabulous selection of wildlife oil paintings, posters and cards. All sales support endangered wildlife. For more information visit the website www.davidshepherd.org.
Ladies, have you ever thought about joining the WI? Ockford-Godalming Afternoon WI usually meets on the first Wednesday of each month at 2pm at the Scout & Guide Headquarters, Seymour Road, off Eashing Lane, Godalming. The next meeting will be on Wednesday 2nd July, when
Val Napier will be talking about ‘Osteoporosis – how can we care for our bones’. The group takes a break in August but regular monthly meetings will return in September with a talk by Jenny Nockolds on ‘Walking the Inca Trail to Macchu Pichu’. As well as regular meetings summer outings are arranged. There are social evenings, plus monthly local pub lunches, book reading evenings and regular art and craft sessions. If you would like to go along and join a friendly and lively group of ladies, contact the secretary on 01483 421433. You will be warmly welcomed.
Pilgrim Morris Men of Guildford will be dancing, playing and singing around the area throughout the summer, typically at a pub on a Wednesday evening from about 8pm. Have you thought about having a crack at it yourself? It’s good aerobic exercise as well as being fun. Although their practice and teaching season does not start until the autumn, you can go along and be a part of it during the dancing season. If you have an acoustic instrument, then take that with you as they often have a music session in the pub after the dancing. If you have danced the morris before then so much the better! During July they will be found at The Mill Tavern, Shottermill on Wednesday 2nd; The Saddler’s Arms, Send Marsh, followed by The Ship, Ripley, on Wednesday 9th; The Keystone, Guildford, followed by The Ship at St Catherine’s,
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Body Shapeswith Kirstie Smillie
There are many fashion blogs written on body shape by a growing number of ‘fashion experts’, but in the end it always comes down to personal choice for your own lifestyle and your own unique body shape.
It’s easy to dress a size six model with minimal curves and firm body mass but for ‘real’ ladies, in spite of all the choices on the high street and on-line, there are restrictions to what suits your shape and wardrobe requirements.
Understanding your body shape is useful to aid the choice of garments as you trudge into that changing room. The reality is that most of us sit between two or maybe three shapes and we have to adjust the information to suit. If you know you have a fuller bust and that a lower neckline is preferable, just ignore those dresses that don’t fit the brief, but at the same time don’t let changeable details put you off. A full length sleeve can be altered to a shorter length, and a below knee hem can be shortened to sit just at the right point.
If you are fuller figured, avoid those younger brands that don’t allow for curves. Don’t waste
time when you know it’s not for you. But do be decisive in your initial selection. Write down a list of what you are actually looking for… three-quarter sleeve, not black, small print, v-neck.
Basic wardrobe additions can help. I have a large selection of fine gauge camisoles which are perfect to fill in a too-low neckline or add length to a top that is sitting just too uncomfortably above my waist. Personally I know that I am drawn to busy prints - they make me smile and I feel excited to wear them. Great tailoring, easy care, good quality fabrics all rate highly on my wish list, so I ignore any garments that don’t fit the bill.
We all make mistakes, but it is important to enjoy fashion and feel happy to put clothes on in the morning and feel the lift when you wearing the right styles for you, whatever the trend reports may be telling you.
So use this information as a tool to guide you, but not as strict rules that cannot be ignored. Next time you go shopping, start at the other end of town. Visit shops you would normally walk past. Get inspired by small details, like how it feels when you touch it? There should be an emotional link. Budget for the best you can afford, instead of lots of little bits that you think are just ok.
Hour glass Think of celebrities like Kelly Brook and Sophia Loren
V-neck dress and tailored waistcoat/Karen Millen
You have great curves all in the right places. * Elongate your upper body if you have a full bust; good bras are essential.* V-necks, single breasted jackets and tailoring will offer balance* Wide-legged trousers can add symmetry to curvy hips* Neat, waisted jackets and below knee pencil skirts show off your curves with sophistication* Avoid wearing baggy clothes that hide all your curves, think fitted.
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FOODFASHION
Body ShapesYou have a lean figure with undefined curves.* Look at ‘girlie’ clothes with details like frills and ruffles.* Boat necks, slash necks and higher scoop necklines will add the illusion of a fuller bust, including scarves for neckline detail.* Gathered skirts and front pleated trousers add shape and volume* Avoid low necklines, and very skinny fitting garments, instead have fun with creative fashion layering or multi prints.
OblongThink of celebrities like Kate Moss and Kiera Knightly
You have curvy hips, thighs and bottom with a narrow top half.* Wear wide necklines, cowls and drapes* Colour on the top half and dark colours on the bottom. * Avoid skinny jeans; bootcut or boyfriend jeans work best.* Opt for wider tailored trousers showing your slim waist. * Fit and flare dresses and a-line skirts are the ideal feminine styles* Avoid tunics or jackets which finish at your widest point and will hide your upper body shape. Go for shorter, waisted styles or longer length
PearThink of celebrities like Jennifer Lopez and Beyoncé
You have fuller breasts with an undefined waist, often great legs.* Tunics over slim trousers; layer short over long with cardigans that finish at waist length to show waist definition.* Dresses with tummy drape details and v-necks will flatter and create curves.* Tapered sleeves will slim down the upper body* Opt for central prints instead of all over designs.* Avoid tucking in tops, instead layer looser tops over slim trousers.
AppleThink of celebrities like Judi Dench and Sharon Osbourne
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Wide Trousers/Hobbs Fit and Flare Dress/Wallis
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Cranleigh Village Club Sports & Social Club is located in Parsonage Road, 100 yards from Lloyds bank next to the Christopher Robin day nursery (formerly the British Legion). Everyone is very welcome to go along and sample the hospitality. The bar serves special ales and guest ales at the lowest prices in the village and there’s good food, live music, and sports facilities. You can also book the function room for a wedding, party, christening, funeral or games night with a skittle alley. They have a big screen available for films or events. The club is open Monday to Friday 12 noon-2.30pm; evenings 6pm-11pm. Saturday 12 noon-11.30pm, Sunday 12 noon-10.30pm. There is live music most Saturday nights and a Quiz Night on Friday 25th July and bingo every Sunday night at 7.30pm. Call Yvonne
Little or Richard Wood on 01483 276246 for details of all upcoming events.
We have dates for July’s Antique & Collectors Craft Fairs. Cranleigh Village Hall, 3rd and 17th July from 7.30am-3.30pm and Shere Village Hall, 13th and 27th July from 11am-5pm. Free entry and parking; refreshments available.
Godalming Theatre Group is holding their 50th anniversary concert on Saturday 5th July at 7.30pm and Sunday 6th July at 7pm at The Ben Travers Theatre at Charterhouse School. The show will tell the story of GTG told through songs and narration from the very first production in 1964 to the present day reliving 50 years of entertainment. Directed by Keith Thomas and David Dray, musical direction is by Peter Roberts. Tickets are £15 and can be booked online at www.gtguk,com or by calling 01483 425556.
The Seale and Sands Summer Show is on Saturday July 5th at 1.30pm, and the theme this year is ‘Carnival’ - a
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Sattenham House Garden in Rake Lane, Milford GU8 5AB will be open in the afternoon of Saturday 5th July from 2pm to 5pm. This is a rare opportunity to visit Sattenham, which features an established Italianate garden, a wonderful tulip tree believed to be the tallest local specimen, a walled pottager, traditional herbaceous borders, a tropical garden, an ornamental pond and an historic barn. A good selection of homebaked cakes will be available with tea, and homegrown plants, exotics, perennials and annuals are available to buy. Plenty of parking in the field opposite. All proceeds to charity. Any queries call Sue on 01483 423788.
Farncombe Music Club has two dates to note in July. On Sunday 6th July is Brian Player’s Acoustic Cafe at St. John’s Church Room, Farncombe. The whole event will be recorded and broadcast on presenter Brian’s internet-based Acoustic Cafe Radio Show, on which emerging artists are showcased alongside established performers. The show
is also syndicated to at least seven other internet radio stations and is accessed at www.brianplayermusic.wordpress.com. The show features three acts: Hicks and Goulbourn, a quintessential acoustic music duo (www.hicksandgoulbourn.com), Luke Jackson, a rising 19 year old Roots singer/songwriter from Canterbury, Kent (www.lukepauljackson.com) and Kara, a new band from Hertfordshire (www.fa c e b o o k . c o m / ka ra fo l k b a n d ) . Tickets are only £5 (advance / door). Doors open at 2pm with live music from 2.30pm until 5pm. Thursday 24th July sees Eve Selis plus special guests, Berkley Hart, at St John’s Church, Farncombe. This sounds like a very good concert indeed. “Playing here is a spiritual experience and the acoustics are amazing” enthuses San Diego singer, Eve Selis (www.eveselis.com) about the Farncombe Music Club, to which she returns for her fourth visit. Playing her electrifying, expressive blend of country, R&B, blues, folk and rock ‘n’ roll, Eve is accompanied by Marc ‘Twang’ Intravia who has been
playing guitar and writing songs with Eve Selis since 1991 and has performed with Kenny Loggins, Kim Carnes, America, Suzy Bogguss, BJ. Thomas, and many others. Eve and Marc have recently collaborated with Southern Californian folk duo Berkley Hart (www.berkleyhart.com) and as well as opening the concert, Berkley Hart will then be joining Eve and Marc at the end to showcase songs from their new CD ‘Berkley Hart Selis and Twang’. Tickets: £14 advance (£17 door). As expected, ticket sales for some of the remaining promotions in 2014 are very strong so it is advisable to buy soon. Full details can be found on the website, on Facebook, via the WeGotTickets page or simply contact Julian Lewry direct. Tel: 01483 421520/07769 592452 .www.julianlewrymusic.com, www.wegottickets.com/julianlewrymusic, www.facebook.com/farncombemusicclub or www.facebook.com/windleshamtheatre.
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John Surtees OBE is definitely ‘Surrey boy made good’. Made very good, in fact. He truly is a world figure and a racing legend we can all admire.
He was born in Tatsfield and now lives in Lingfield, both in Surrey. His business however has been based in Kent at Edenbridge, where he still has an office, and it was at Brands Hatch that he first made his racing name. If you are not interested in motor sport, or if you are but are of tender years, you may not know too much about him other than the endlessly-quoted fact that he is the only man to have won World Championships on two wheels and on four: for the record he actually won seven World titles on motorbikes between 1956 and 1960 and he was F1 World Champion driving a Ferrari in 1964.
All of which is remarkable enough and a truly amazing achievement, and one which is unlikely ever to be repeated, but how about this: the very first car race he ever saw was one in which he was actually taking part; not only that, it was one in which he came second to Jim Clark! Moreover, it could be argued,
and I would certainly argue it, that had he been a little more prudent and perhaps a little less ‘emotional’ (his word, not mine) he would have won more F1 Championships. Perhaps because of ‘emotion’ he didn’t, as he put it to me “….. always find myself sitting in the best (F1)seat”. Right seat or not he’s had an incredible career in a dangerous sport. He celebrates his 80th birthday this year and that’s provided me with a jolly good reason to talk to him.
I actually first met him in 1971 when I was working for The London Evening News which was sponsoring every race meeting of the season – cars and motorbikes – at Brands Hatch, and it was therefore decided that editorially we needed an expert who could talk knowledgably both about bikes and cars. Who fitted that description better than John Surtees? The fact that he also knew Brands Hatch about as well as he knew his own kitchen was a bonus. My role? I was the humble go-between twixt him and the Evening News.
The thing that I remember about him from that time was his single-mindedness, his determination and the breadth of his knowledge. Remember that by 1971 he had already been a top F1 driver for over 10 years and he’d been World Champion in 1964. Not only was he still driving and winning in F1 cars in 1971, he was also designing and building his own Surtees F1 cars and other racing cars, notably the championship-winning F2 cars, at his Edenbridge factory.
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On the starting grid in the 1960s
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the crash, he was living in Italy in a Ferrari apartment. He was secure as the Number One driver for Ferrari, he had already won the Syracuse Grand Prix and the Belgian Grand Prix of that year and he was leading the World Championship when, on a matter of principle and because of ‘politics’, he walked out of Ferrari. Just imagine that. In that position he simply left Ferrari! Who else would have done that? Had he swallowed hard, bitten his tongue and stayed he would probably have been the F1 Champion again in 1966. But swallowing hard and biting the tongue are not Surtees traits, so off he went and drove the rest of the 1966 F1 season in a Cooper Maserati, ending up with a couple of podium finishes and a win at the Mexican Grand Prix. That’s the determination bit.
When I asked him about this he said: “The most important person you’ve got to please is yourself. I got carried away with the emotional challenge. Walking out (on Ferrari) while I was leading the World Championship wasn’t what I planned.”
It’s clear when talking to him again after a gap of 43 years that nothing has changed. There’s still the same enthusiasm, the same drive and energy and the same humour and the proverbial spade is still going to be called a spade. Has he mellowed over the years? “I think I’m the same, but experience teaches you……one or two things I did in life were a bit too emotional.”
One of the things which I admired about him all those years ago was his obvious enthusiasm for those race tracks which we mere spectators regarded as the ‘real’ race tracks. Those spectacular tracks which were ultimately dropped from the championship calendar because they were deemed to be too dangerous. Tracks such as the old 14 mile Nürburgring – his very first F1 victory was at the Nürburgring - and the old nine mile Spa circuit as well as the 37 mile motorcycle Isle of Man TT circuit. Tracks which had indeed claimed many lives. These were tracks at which Surtees excelled. Thankfully the Isle of Man TT continues, although it is no longer part of the World Motorcycle Championships, and there are, of course, still F1 Grand Prix held
Flying over Ballaugh Bridge in the Isle of Man TT 1957
Left: The new book published this month which will help fund the FoundationRight: John at the inauguration of the Air Ambulance blood transfusion service funded by the Henry Surtees Foundation
Let me give you a feel for what I mean about his ‘emotional’ responses, his occasional imprudence and his ever present determination. In 1964 he was the Ferrari number one driver and he won the World Championship that year in a Ferrari. In 1965 he had numerous F1 podium positions for Ferrari, but he finished the year with a monumental racing accident in Canada which he was lucky to survive. Then, in 1966, still getting over
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at Spa and the Nürburgring, but those two tracks today are much shorter and tamer than they were in Surtees’s day. For example, in the mid-1950s, and that’s 60 years ago, his 500cc MV motorbike was achieving speeds of over 170mph along the old Masta Straight at Spa and I simply can’t imagine what that must have felt like on the bikes of that era. He is glad to have been able to ride and drive on those dangerous circuits: “I would have regretted missing the sheer thrill of riding and driving the old Spa circuit, the old Nürburgring and the Isle of Man”. It was in the Isle of Man that “I hit a cow….that was another experience!”. That’s one way of putting it I suppose. The cow apparently made a full recovery and fortunately John was unharmed too; only the bike suffered.
However, the danger of motor sport is not something that Surtees has escaped: in 2009 his 18 year old son, Henry, was killed while racing at Brands Hatch when the wheel of another car came off and hit him.
As a result of that tragic accident, and to commemorate Henry’s life, John started The Henry Surtees Foundation which, among other things, provides help and support for people with brain or physical injuries to return to community living. And last year, in partnership with the Kent, Surrey and Sussex Air Ambulance, and SERV (Service by Emergency Rider Volunteers) The Henry Surtees Foundation provided the Air Ambulance helicopters with blood transfusion equipment and also funded two Honda cars to transport blood in temperature controlled containers to the helicopter bases at Marden and Redhill.This valuable funding enables blood transfu-sions to be carried out at the scene of acci-dents rather than patients having to wait until they reach hospital before they get what may be a life-saving transfusion. In the first year 69 emergency transfusions were carried out.
Raising funds for the Foundation’s continuing work is now the focus of John’s enthusiasm, drive and energy and in this year, his 80th birthday year, and the 50th anniversary of his F1 Championship year, he still has a very busy schedule of appearances to help raise money. A marvellous new book, a pictorial celebration
of his amazing career, will be published this month and will raise further funds for the Foundation. (See panel.) He’s still driving his racing cars and riding his racing bikes at displays and exhibitions and he will be driving a 1964 Ferrari F1 car at the Goodwood Festival of Speed at the end of June.
There are those who say he should be Sir John Surtees and there has long been a campaign to bring this about. I had to ask him what he thought about it and the embarrassed response was “...it’s up to others. If it happens it happens, but if it doesn’t it doesn’t”.
Well in my opinion it’s a crying shame if it doesn’t.
In 2013 John was awarded the prestigious Segrave Trophy at The RAC Club in Pall Mall.
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New Book: John Surtees: My Incredible Life on Two and Four Wheels. A pictorial history of Surtees’s racing life published by EVRO Publishing, 19 June 2014.
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bike ride from Godalming to Cannes and back. Will Johnson will be raising money for The Dan Eley Foundation, which most locals are now familiar with, and Sina Monfard will be raising money for UNICEF. At the moment they are planning, training and trying to get as much publicity as they can in order to raise as much as possible for their charities. I am sure that I will be giving more details of their endeavours in future issues. Visit www.tocannnesandback.com for more details.
The Surrey Sculpture Society will be returning to Loseley Park to celebrate their 20th anniversary by staging a Sculpture Trail in the two and a half acre Walled Garden. The sculptures, created by members of the society, who range from talented amateurs to highly acclaimed professional sculptors, will be displaying their work in the many ‘rooms’ of the award winning enclosed gardens from 7th July until 4th August (11am-5pm, Sunday to Thursday). For exhibition details visit www.surreysculpture.org.uk.
The next meeting of the Busbridge Evening WI will take place at the Village Hall on Tuesday 8th July starting at 8pm when Matthew Alexander, an Honorary Remembrancer of Guildford, will give a talk entitled ‘The History of Guildford’. In addition to each meeting, there are other activities taking place every month. The Sewing group meets twice a month, they have a vibrant book club, some members play Mah Jong (these sessions are held in someone’s home) and usually there is a walk planned too. Social events include lunches and theatre visits. They welcome visitors to all their meetings so do go along for an evening of entertainment in a friendly informal setting. For any further information contact the secretary Penny Howell on 01483 415904.
Waverley Dowsers will meet again on the evening of the 8th July in Farnborough and on the evening the 9th September in the Farnham area. They will be using a variety of dowsing tools and the theme will be archaeological dowsing. New comers
are welcome and further information can be obtained by contacting Michael Haxeltine on 01252 541639.
Godalming Photographic Club’s 31st Annual Exhibition will take place at Godalming Museum from Tuesday 8th July until Saturday 26th July. The club is a regular exhibitor at the museum and the very high standard of photographs shown makes it an event not to be missed. There is always a wide variety of subjects, techniques and styles on display with many photographs being available for sale, mounted or unmounted. The club has about 80 members, meeting on Wednesday evenings (from September to June) in the large hall at the Broadwater Park Community Centre, Summers Road, Farncombe GU7 3BH from 7.45pm for 8pm to 10pm. There is a wide range of different activities including workshops and visiting speakers. Meetings are always friendly and entertaining and cater for all abilities and ages (from 15 upwards). Club members encompass a wide range of skills from amateur to professional
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Kids can come to Cranleigh Show for just £1 each this year. This ia a new initiative by Cranleigh and South East Agricultural Society aimed at making this wonderful rural day out as family friendly as possible.
The show has something for everyone. It is a great place to meet a whole range of farm animals, from long-horned Highland cattle to rare-breed sheep, magnificent pigs to dinky pygmy goats which will all be competing for coveted championships. And children will also be able to get close up to smaller animals in the Fisher’s Farm Park display.
The horse show has also been re-designed to make it a fun event for all horse and pony owners. There will be classes suitable for all levels, from lead rein to ridden hunters and retrained racers. So if you have a pony, bring it along and have a go.
The popular heavy horse competition is back, along with the stylish private and light trade turnout driving classes.
Main arena events include the Kangaroo Kid and his Joey, one of the most exciting aerobatic quad bike displays in the world. Who jumps higher, revs faster, does more derring-do – the Kangaroo or his Joey? – for the Aussie stunt rider has teamed up with his son.
The internationally famous lumberjack team Adam’s Axemen will be there with an amazing display of competitive axe racing.
Andy Jackman of the BBC’s ‘One Man and his Dog’will be explaining the unique bond between shepherd and sheepdog in the main arena and birdwatchers will have a field day thanks to Eagle Heights from Kent. A Bald Eagle named Kayla will soar
above the crowd, a White-backed Vulture called Becks go galumphing around the arena and a Falcon will hurtle at 120mph, while a little Barn Owl just floats around amongst the crowd.
Cranleigh Show prides itself on being part of the local community and it is run by volunteers for Cranleigh and South East Agricultural Society as a not-for-profit event.
This year the Richard Onslow pub in Cranleigh High Street is taking part, creating a pop-up pub on the showground and featuring beer from the Firebird Brewery just down the
road in Rudgwick. Firebird is a new microbrewery run by experienced brewers who just couldn’t quite retire (and your editor can vouch for the quality of their product)…
Learn to cast a fly, watch Warrenby Gun Dogs demonstrate obedience training and go all nostalgic over vintage tractors while children try their hand at archery, ‘beat the goalie’, bungee trampoline and quad bikes. The popular ‘Fun with Farming’ display is back with fleeces, seeds and a model cow to milk who won’t kick
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See you there and don’t forget to bring the dog!
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Guildford Shakespeare Company (GSC), which specialises in site-responsive theatre, was established in 2006 by two local actors, Matt Pinches and Sarah Gobran. Their objective was to re-ignite people’s passion for Shakespeare and theatre-going by producing immersive, accessible and innovative home grown theatre in interesting and unusual non-theatre spaces.
Sarah graduated from Guildford School of Acting in 1998 and met Matt whilst they were acting in a show together, just down the road in Sutton. Matt meanwhile had trained in West Yorkshire at the prestigious Bretton Hall, specialising in devised and physical theatre. Over the years they have appeared in a whole range of the theatre from Alan Ayckbourn to Roald Dahl, from pantomime to village hall touring… but their lasting passion had always been Shakespeare.
So, at Christmas 2005, they came up with the idea to stage an open-air production in Guildford’s Castle Gardens. “I had taken a show to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival some years before”, explains Sarah, “so I had some idea of how to put something together, but I had no idea that this one event would snowball into what is now Guildford Shakespeare Company!”
Working with the tiniest of budgets – “we started with just £1,000 from an advert that I had just shot” – and calling on all
the contacts and favours they had built up in the industry, Matt and Sarah unveiled the first GSC production, Much Ado About Nothing in July 2006. It played for just 10 performances to sold out audiences every night, in glorious
sunshine. “We were really blessed with the weather, the team and all the support we garnered for this first event”, recalls Matt. “We even received support from Sir Derek Jacobi, Lord and Lady Rix and Sir Kenneth Branagh” (who earlier this year attended their acclaimed Othello in Holy Trinity Church).
This year is their most ambitious, with four productions. Following Othello in February and Twelfth Night in June, their next production is Henry V at Guildford Cathedral which will run from the 14th to 26th July
and will be followed by their inaugural autumn season with a unique staging of Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales.
Work on each main season begins at least 12 months before the audience arrives. Working with non-theatre venues means
As Guildford Shakespeare Company gear up for their second show of summer 2014, here’s a peek behind the scenes of what goes into the workings of Surrey’s award-winning theatre company.
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For Henry V tickets, Summer Schools and more details about Guildford Shakespeare Company and the work it does visit the website at www.guildford-shakespeare-company.co.uk or call the box office on 01483 304384.
that planning stages can be longer - the first time they worked with College of Law on Portsmouth Road, discussions began four years beforehand. Once the venue and dates are confirmed, key members of the creative team such as the director, designer and lighting designer are engaged. Over the next three to four months, whilst they begin to formulate their plans for the productions, the raising of finance through sponsorship and funding applications commences. At the same time, marketing schedules are drawn up for the 12 weeks leading up to the start of the season.
Casting usually takes place two to there months before rehearsals. GSC regularly has between 1000-1400 actors submitted by agents for the eight jobs on offer. Sarah, who heads up the casting process, added: “It can be a very complex operation, especially in the summer when you have two directors wanting different things from the same cast. Eventually we see about 60 actors for audition in London, and often do recalls for the people we want to see again… and of course that’s not taking into account the actors you want to re-employ.”
Matt looks after the marketing of the shows, which for a non-building based company also presents its challenges. “Each time we launch a season it is a little like starting from scratch again, to remind people that GSC exists. Our venues are diverse and we don’t that easy recognition from the public that ‘I know theatre happens here’. We employ a mix of marketing tools from distributing 70,000 flyers to making movie-style trailers. Our posters are always commented upon and getting that artwork right is crucial to success of the
campaign. An added complexity is that the posters are usually needed well before the design concept of the show is decided upon.”
Rehearsals are six days a week, from 10am to 6pm in Guildford (sometimes longer with evening rehearsals for fight calls or dance routines). “Rehearsals are usually two and a half to three weeks in length and are very intense, even more so in the summer when we start performing the first play at night and rehearsing the second during the day.
“Expectations from both audiences and within the industry itself have become more intense, which is wonderful,” observes Matt. “But when you’re not core-funded and need 75% of revenue to come from earned income (the show budget for Summer 2014 is just under £100,000 and will create 21 jobs), the pressures are large and the margins are small.”
Happily, 2014 is shaping up to be the company’s best year yet. With Othello, Shakespeare’s 450th birthday, Twelfth Night and Henry V under their belts, one might be forgiven for thinking that the year was nearly done. “We’re really excited to be launching our brand new autumn season this October”, adds Sarah. “It has been a long time in coming, but the introduction of our third full season will see us become, in the public’s eye, a year round producing company for the first time. The Canterbury Tales look set to be another first for GSC as we are writing the script ourselves, the launch of our own literary legacy, if you like.”
Before all that though, Guildford Shakespeare Company will be calling you “once more unto the breach” as their five-man Henry V is unleashed in the grounds of Guildford Cathedral. This production will include especially designed light projections, placing this iconic building centre stage.
So why do they do it? “When people have the opportunity to see the text live, the world of the play is opened up to them, the character’s circumstances and dilemmas are real and they are given an opportunity to engage directly with the story and the action. Suddenly it’s not “all Greek to me” but rather an event which they are part of. One of the most rewarding – and regular – comments we receive is “I never thought Shakespeare could be like that!”
Top left: Rehearsals get underway. Bottom left: A cast member from The Merry Wives of Windsor. Top: The summer 2014 company of actors and stage manag-ers, with Twelfth Night director Tom Littler.
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photographers. New members are always welcome and full details are available at www.godalmingphoto.org.
Godalming Museum is located at 109a High Street, Godalming GU7 1AQ, opposite the Pepperpot. It is open Tuesday to Saturday, from 10am to 5pm. Admission is free but donations are welcomed. The Local Studies library is open in the afternoons from 1pm to 4pm. Light refreshments are available throughout the day. Children are always welcome. There is a delightful Jekyll style garden at the rear of the museum and an excellent gift shop. Godalming Museum is run in partnership by Waverley Borough Council and Godalming Museum Trust. For further information contact the museum on 01483 426510 or visit www.godalmingmuseum.org.uk.
Farncombe Morning Townswomen’s Guild’s next meeting will be on Wednesday 9th July in St. John’s Church Room, St. John’s Street, Farncombe, from 10am to 12 noon, when their speaker will be Tessa
Weaver, on the important work of the Godalming & District ‘First Responder’ service. If you would like to go as a visitor for just £1 entrance fee, you will be made very welcome by members, especially at tea and coffee time. Also, advance notice that on 13th August starting at 2.30pm, they will be holding their Garden Party, where besides tea, refreshments and chat, there will be a Bring and Buy stall. For more information on the Guild and membership, contact their Secretary, Jill Bird, on 01483 860917.
Friday 11th July sees the final Grayshott Music Club gig for the 2013/14 season and what a good one it should be. Cathryn Craig and Brian Willoughby return following their hugely popular appearance back in September 2012. By way of a change the gig is taking place at Haslemere Educational Museum, High Street, Haslemere GU27 2LA and starts at 7.30pm. Cathryn, from Virginia, USA has a growing reputation as a singer and a songwriter. Brian is best known for his virtuoso performances on electric and acoustic guitar, with
progressive folk/rock band Strawbs. Their songs are delivered with passion and played with precision and together they produce the finest quality Brit Americana music (www.craigandwilloughby.com). Support: to be confirmed. Adult Tickets £12, Children under 16, £6. Call Des O’Byrne on 01428 607096. Personal callers may buy their tickets for all Grayshott Folk Club events from Magical Rooms, Grayshott (call 01428 608340), Grayshott Social Club(01428 604041) or Haslemere Bookshop, Haslemere (call: 01428 652952).
Learn more about the history of Godalming through its buildings and landscape. The next walk this summer will be on Saturday 12th July starting at 2.30pm at the Pepperpot. The walking is gentle and the walk usually lasts about an hour and a half. If you would like more information please contact Pam Talbot at [email protected]. If the walks have to be cancelled a notice will appear on the Pepperpot door. The walks are free, just turn up.
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We are delighted to welcome Jo Wheatley, winner of the TV Baking Competition, and we are looking forward to seeing the delightful cakes and savouries she will be demonstrating. Our Great Godalming Baking competition is kindly sponsored by Sainsburys of Godalming and will be judged by Jo, so get your entry forms in as soon as possible.
We have delicious, global street food, a cider festival at the Star, farmers’ market produce, plenty of entertainment, expert food demonstrations and lots of activities to keep the children amused. Enjoy browsing the foodie stalls and enjoy our own unique high street, we think there really is something for everyone.
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Cakes Savoury Bread CupcakesEntry fee: £5 adult and £3 children (5-7 yrs/8-11 yrs/12-16 yrs)
To enter, please pick up an entry form from The Toy Box, Wharf Street or download one from www.godalmingchamber.org or www.godalmingfoodfestival.com. Please complete and return to the Toy Box with your entry fee. Bake your entry and then bring it/them to the Wilfrid Noyce Centre on Saturday 5th July between 10am & 12noon. Jo Wheatley will judge entries between 12.30 and 2.30pm, and winners will be announced at The Pepperpot at 4.30pm when prizes will be awarded.
SATURDAY 5TH JULY 10am to 5pm
For up-to-date information, visit:www.godalmingfoodfestival.com
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BRIO Playfest Thanks to Arty Crafty, Bel & The Dragon, Café Mila, Charterhouse Club, Cook, Godalming Butchers, Godalming Food Company, The Greenhouse, Italian Deli, Kevin Gorton, La Luna, Pavillion, The Toy Box, Simon Hill, Waitrose, WHSmith, Zeal for prizes. Thanks too to our marshalls, Phyllis Tuckwell helpers, the Lions, Woolsack Rotary and other volunteers on the day. Final thanks to Suzie Gortler and Dawn Tippett for organising this great event.
Thank you to Surrey and Hampshire your local estate agent for sponsoring the advertising boards which benefit local schools and charities.
Godalming Food Festival is organised by Godalming & District Chamber of Commerce and supported by Godalming Town Council
The organisers reserve the right to alter programme and events throughout the day. All timings are approximate and subject to change.
What’s On 9.55am - Opening of the Godalming Food Festival - Mayor/Sponsors - Cornmeter and Little Greene Paint CompanyGodalming Rock Choir perform Pepperpot10.30am - Jo Wheatley TV baking competition winner will be demonstrating delicious cakes and savouriesPepperpot11.15am - Jo Wheatley will be signing copies of her latest book Pepperpot12 noon - Riverboat Shuffle Jazz Band performPepperpot12.30pm–2.30pm - Jo Wheatley and a team of judges will judge the Great Godalming Baking CompetitionWilfrid Noyce Centre1pm - Bel and the Dragon Head Chef Max Savage will be demonstrating how to make salt baked saddle of lambHigh Street2pm - Young up and coming band, The Return of Thanks return to Godalming to playPepperpot 3pm - Jo Wheatley TV baking competition winner will be demonstrating cakes and savouriesPepperpot3.45pm - Jo Wheatley will be signing copies of her latest bookPepperpot4.30pm - Godalming Baking Competition winners announced and prizes awarded Pepperpot
StallsA wide variety of stalls will be along the High Street and Church Street including the farmers’ market producers.
EntertainmentAs above plus Fleur de Lys Morris Dancers performances: 12 noon – Waitrose 12.45pm – Crown Court – 1.30pm Red Lion. Street buskers will be joining us throughout the day to play their own brand of music at busking points.
ParkingFree parking at Godalming College (subject to availability), with grateful thanks to Godalming College.
Face PaintingSponsored by: Baking competition ponsored by:
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Go along and see if you know your promenades from your do-si-dos! All Saints Church, Grayswood is holding a barn dance on Saturday 12th July in the village hall, [opposite the church on the A286, near Haslemere] from 7.30pm-10pm. There will be a live band, ploughman’s supper and bar. The church is still fundraising, with about £30,000 more to go for their roof appeal of £140,000, so do go and support this fundraising event. Tickets are £15 from Di Cook on 01428 654303 or [email protected] or Shirley Richmond on 01428 653285 or [email protected]. Another date for you is the Auction of Promises on Saturday 6th September, also in the village hall – with a hog roast and bar.
Puttenham & Wanborough Garden Club is staging its Summer Show on Saturday 12th July, with sections for flowers, fruit, vegetables and homecrafts. This small but friendly club welcomes visitors so why not combine a visit with a walk round this lovely village on the edge of Puttenham Common? The show
starts at 2.30pm in Marwick Hall, School Lane. Entry is free, teas and raffle available.
Guildford Rambling Club is meeting at 10am on Sunday 13th July at the Hydons Ball NT car park, two miles south of Godalming, on Salt Lane for two five mile walks in a figure of eight. See www.guildfordramblingclub.org.uk.
Godalming Angling Society is holding an open day on Saturday 12th July at their famous Marsh Farm fishing complex. Any family with youngsters is welcome to go along and learn to fish for free! There will be a barbecue lunch, excellent toilet facilities, a fantastic on-site tackle shop to get all the bait and equipment you could ever want and coaching from their team trained coaches. A little quality coaching just before the summer holidays is the perfect way to ensure that budding young anglers can enjoy a summer of angling without the frustration of tangled lines and floats caught in bushes leaving them free to enjoy the fishing. The day runs from
9am to 1pm. Marsh Farm is situated in Station Road, Milford just past the level crossing.
Do you enjoy gardening or visiting gardens? The Cellar Café has joined with Godalming in Bloom and Milford Horticultural Society for a special Open Gardens Charity Event on Saturday 12th July, in aid of The Cellar. Gardens in Godalming, Farncombe and Milford will be open from 2pm to 6pm. Tickets £5 per adult (children free) available in advance at The Cellar or by cheque from Vic Hicks, 105 Busbridge Lane, Godalming GU7 1QH or on the day from 12 noon from The Cellar; Busbridge Church, Brighton Road; and St John’s Church Farncombe. Teas and refreshments will be on sale at these centres. Look out for posters and more details in the local press. For more information contact Vic Hicks on 01483 425695 or [email protected].
One of the most evocative days in Brooklands Museum’s 2014 calendar will be Sunday 13th July, when the museum marks 75 years since the
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West SurreyGOLF CLUB
www.wsgc.co.ukwww.wsgc.co.ukEnton Green, Godalming, Surrey GU8 5AF. Tel: 01483 421275
Interested in taking up golf but not sure how to start?Why not att end one of our Open Days on 4th or 5th July 12-2pm for a free
coaching session plus refreshments?
WEST SURREY GOLF CLUB ACADEMYMembership lasts for one year and costs £600
Members receive:
8 x 45 minute lessons with a choice of three PGA qualifi ed Golf Professionals 1 monthly playing session with other Academy members
A members card allowing a 10% reducti on on drinksAn understanding of the eti quett e and rules of golf
Playing rights once an agreed level has been reached Complimentary range balls
Free trial 20 minute lesson for partner/family member
Top up lessons on completi on of the original 8 with a 25% discount off standard price
Please contact the Head Professional if you would like further informati onon 01483 417275 or email duncangiblett @hotmail.co.uk
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World’s first purpose-built motor racing circuit closed for good, at the outbreak of WWII. They are holding a Reunion which aims to recapture the spirit of a race-day in the Track’s 1930s heyday. Hundreds of pre-war vehicles – including many of the cars and motorcycles which raced at the track between 1907 and 1939 – will feature in displays and demonstrations, while social features of the age will add to the flavour of the day. As well as the racing itself, Brooklands was one of the most popular social destinations for high society in the glamorous heyday 1920s and ‘30s Britain, so everyone attending is encouraged to wear appropriate vintage attire to add to the atmosphere! For times and entry details, go to www.brooklandsmuseum.com.
The Godalming Flower Club was very proud to be represented at The Chelsea Flower Show this year. Two of their very talented members accepted the challenge of designing and producing an exhibit for the Chelsea Floral Exhibition. The theme was ‘Pageant’ and their exhibit
depicted The Queen’s Jubilee. If you aspire to The Chelsea Flower Show or to arranging your garden flowers in your home, the Godalming Flower Club is the place for you and a warm welcome awaits you. They meet on the third Tuesday in the month. at The Baptist Church, Queen Street, Godalming at 7pm for 7.30pm start. Non-members £5. For further information contact Yvonne on 01483 200525.
Two major Surrey attractions will be joining forces from the 16th to 18th July to offer visitors a trip to discover their Italian roots (the Italian connection will be explained during the course of the trip). It all begins at Brooklands Museum in Weybridge where, amongst the vast collections of pre-war cars, classic aircraft and the famous banked section of the race track built there in 1907, a guide will take you on a tour revealing its early days. After a two course lunch with a Mediterranean twist in the Edwardian clubhouse, a Routemaster bus will take visitors the short distance to Painshill, England’s most elegant 18th
century landscape garden created by Charles Hamilton. On arrival, visitors will be met by a guide who will take you on an historic tour around the landscape garden. The all-inclusive ticket for this unique tour which includes a guided tour at each venue, lunch and transfers to Painshill and back to Brooklands is just £30. It runs daily from Wednesday 16th to Friday 18th July. The tour starts at 11am so guests must arrive no later than 10.45am. Advance booking required, adults only. Bookings can be made online at www.painshill.co.uk or by calling 01932 868113. If you have any access requirements please call them to discuss before booking. Regretfully, the Routemaster bus is unsuitable for wheelchair users.
On Friday 18th July Chiddingfold Cinema presents The Grand Budapest Hotel. Doors open at 7.30pm and the film starts at 8pm. Running time: approx. 96 minutes (+ 15 minute interval). Starring Ralph Fiennes as Gustave and F. Murray Abraham as Moustafa, the story combines the theft and recovery of a priceless
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Shellac - Manicures - Pedicures - Waxing - Tinting - Spray Tanning - Massage - FacialsBody Wraps - Body Scrubs - Acrylic Nails - Vinylux - Eyelash Extensions - Threading
Opening times:Monday 9-4
Tuesday 9-8.30 Wednesday 9-8.30
Thursday 9-8.30Friday 9-8.30 Saturday 9-5
25% OFF ALL OUR FACIALS or50% OFF IF YOU BOOK WITH A FRIEND!
Not to be used in conjunction with any other offer - Valid until August 9th 2014 - Valid on presentation of this voucher - You are your friend will be in our
twin room for our treatments
After 3 years at 84 High Street, Polished has moved to bigger and better premises. We are now in Moss Lane,
just off Godalming High Street and we now have the perfect beauty salon layout to offer a lot more services.
4 & 5 Moss Lane, Godalming, GU7 1EFPhone: 01483 427575 Text: 07772 553879
25% OFF ALL MANICURE AND PEDICURE SERVICES, WAXING AND TINTING
Not to be used in conjunction with any other offer - Valid until August 9th 2014 - Valid on presentation of this voucher - Treatments must be booked in
with Alice or Cassie to quality for the discount.
Shellac - Manicures - Pedicures - Waxing - Tinting - Spray Tanning - Massage - FacialsBody Wraps - Body Scrubs - Acrylic Nails - Vinylux - Eyelash Extensions - Threading
Opening times:Monday 9-4
Tuesday 9-8.30 Wednesday 9-8.30
Thursday 9-8.30Friday 9-8.30 Saturday 9-5
25% OFF ALL OUR FACIALS or50% OFF IF YOU BOOK WITH A FRIEND!
Not to be used in conjunction with any other offer - Valid until August 9th 2014 - Valid on presentation of this voucher - You are your friend will be in our
twin room for our treatments
After 3 years at 84 High Street, Polished has moved to bigger and better premises. We are now in Moss Lane,
just off Godalming High Street and we now have the perfect beauty salon layout to offer a lot more services.
4 & 5 Moss Lane, Godalming, GU7 1EFPhone: 01483 427575 Text: 07772 553879
25% OFF ALL MANICURE AND PEDICURE SERVICES, WAXING AND TINTING
Not to be used in conjunction with any other offer - Valid until August 9th 2014 - Valid on presentation of this voucher - Treatments must be booked in
with Alice or Cassie to quality for the discount.
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renaissance portrait, contested wills, mistaken identities, and the hunt for a murder suspect. This stylish blend of comedy and drama recounts the adventures of Gustave H, a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel in the period between the wars, and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend. Tickets for each film cost £5 on the door, or in advance from Chiddingfold Post Office. Season Tickets are also available from both locations and are only £25, and valid for six entries with no expiry dates. For further details or if you are interested in joining as a volunteer, please contact Matthew Lacey on 01428 683120, or email [email protected].
The Garden Show at Loseley Park, Guildford GU3 1HS is on from 18th to 20th July. After the past two years of a successful show the good news is that The Garden Show returns for a third year to Loseley Park and is set to grow. Art, Design and Your Garden with Specialist Nurseries and Garden Products, Gifts, Artists and Designers,
Country Food and Wines and kid’s entertainment with plenty more to see and do! Life continues to be very good at The Garden Show so take some time out to enjoy. More information at www.thegardenshowonline.com or call 01243 538456.
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 1st and 3rd Sunday at the Queen Victoria in Shalford starting at 8.30pm. All musicians, singers and audience welcome. It’s free; just turn up.
Everyone’s favourite little star, Angelina Ballerina, is pirouetting onto the G Live stage on Monday 21st to Wednesday 23rd July in her brand-new ‘Mousical’. A magical show packed full of singing and dancing, this show is a perfect treat for little ones. In this production, Angelina and her friends think their dreams have come true when Camembert Academy wins the opportunity to dance live on the famous TV show
‘Strictly Mouse Dancing’! But things get out of control when the girls and boys have very different ideas about the show! The performance on Monday starts at 4pm, while on Tuesday and Wednesday there are two performances at 2pm and 4pm.Tickets: £12.50 + £2 booking fee (no booking fee for Friends of G Live or groups). Groups 8+ save 10%. To book tickets go to www.GLive.co.uk or call 0844 7701 797 (10am-6pm, Mon-Sat). For bookings in person, the ticket desk in the main foyer will be open from 10am Monday to Saturday; on Sundays and Bank Holidays it will open 90 minutes prior to any performance.
On Saturday 19th July there is an opportunity to have a go at running a four minute mile at The Athletics Track, Guildford Spectrum, Parkway, Guildford GU1 1UP. Very unlikely I know! This year is the 60th anniversary of Sir Roger Bannister running the first sub-four minute mile and to celebrate, take on the 4 Minute Mile challenge and see how fast you can complete a mile (four laps) on the track. Entry fees are £5 for one
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Godalming Town Council invites you to Staycation 2014
HOLIDAY IN YOUR OWN TOWN!
Godalming Town Council is delighted to bring you Staycation for the fifth year running.What does Staycation mean? It means there is no need to travel far, you don’t have to waste money in travelling costs or time in traffic jams. It means you can take advantage of our wonderful attractions, such as the River Wey, the National Trust’s properties as well as the town’s sports facilities and all the historic and cultural places of interest. It means you can participate in one of the many activities which are included in the Staycation programme. It means there is so much to do in your home town.
Our local businesses, individuals and organisations have again given very generously to help create an exciting Staycation programme and we are entirely grateful to them. There are some 70 reasons to stay close to home this year! Not only are they exciting and fun activities but these activities are at a specially discounted Staycation price or completely free.
There are lots of new things to try this year including anti-gravitational fitness sessions, croquet, have a go at playing the Ukelele or a brass instrument, make a witches broomstick, even a Mathathon! Together with the Tea Dance that was so popular last year, canoeing, fitness, tennis, other activities too numerous to mention here, and the Staycation Live Music Festival which starts our week off on 2nd August, there is something for everyone! We are also delighted to bring you, this year, the Staycation Farncombe Fete on Saturday 9th August at Canon Bowring’s field, Farncombe packed full of fun things, hog roast, tots’ ballet, music, beer tent and much more.
Please enjoy and take your time to browse through the exciting Staycation programme starting from 2nd August, we are sure you will find something to tempt you. Staying close to home this summer has never been more appealing.
I look forward to seeing you there.
Councillor Andrew WilsonMayor of Godalming
SATURDAY 2nd AUGUSTwww.godalming-tc.gov.uk/staycation
Rowing, punting or canoeing Farncombe Boat House9am-5pm
Try your hand at rowing, punting or canoeing. Special Staycation Offer:Half price for first hour’s hire aboard a row boat, canoe or punt.
Tel: 01483 421306Web: www.farncombeboats.co.uk
Free Bowls Taster SessionGodalming & Farncombe Bowling ClubPhillips Memorial Park10am-12 noon
Godalming & Farncombe Bowling Club are offering free taster sessions for all ages, Juniors and Seniors alike. All equipment provided. Qualified coaches on hand to guide you into the sport.
Tel: 07718 196096Web: www.gobo.org.uk
Two for One Green FeesMilford Golf ClubAfter 1pmRuns 2nd August-10th August
Special Staycation Offer:2-4-1 green fees after 1pm. Golf lessons reduced from £25 to £15 for Staycation visitors. One month Trial Memberships available - limited numbers.
Contact Simon Bell Tel: 01483 419200Email: [email protected]: www.milfordgolf.co.uk
Slimming WorldWilfrid Noyce Centre9.30am
Join and discover a world of difference.
Special Staycation Offer:Visit any of the Slimming World Groups at Farncombe, Milford or Godalming and get your first week free.
Contact Gemma on 07808 711409.
Cheeky Monkey Tea PartyGodalming United Church, Bridge Rd10am-1pm
There will be children’s entertainment provided including sport, music, acting, singing and dance classes, plus face painting, biscuit decorating, crafts and more. Snacks are provided and refreshments will be available. Entry £3 per child (£5 max per family) by donation. Email: [email protected]: www.nct.org.uk/branches/godalming/events/cheeky-monkey-tea-party
Happy Birthday PepperpotGodalming MuseumTuesday-Saturday 10am-5mRuns until 30th August
Exhibition and Family Activities Godalming’s much loved landmark is 200 years old. Described by Gertrude Jekyll as “the Latest Building in Godaming which has that precious quality of ‘character’”, the Pepperpot has survived demolition threats and an ignominious period as a public toilet to become the symbol of the town. Visit the museum for drop-in craft and art activities, puzzles and trails, exploring the townscape and favourite buildings. Age 1-12 years.
Tel: 01483 426510Web: www.godalmingmuseum.org.uk
Try your Hand at CanoeingThe Wharf, Godalming (opposite Sainsburys)10am-3pm
Go Godalming Youth Canoe Club are offering a free ‘try your hand at canoeing’ day. No need to book just turn up
Slimming WorldWilfrid Noyce Centre9.30am
Join and discover a world of difference.
Special Staycation Offer:Visit any of the Slimming World Groups at Farncombe, Milford or Godalming and get your first week free.
Contact Gemma on 07808 711409.
SATURDAY 2nd AUGUSTwww.godalming-tc.gov.uk/staycation
in association with Godalming Town Council
Saturday: 11am-2amSunday: 12 noon-6pm
Phillips Memorial Park and venues throughout the town
This year’s Staycation Live festival is even bigger and better with a number of great bands taking to the main stage on Saturday and Sunday in the Phillips Memorial Park.
There will be a real ale & cider tent, cocktail bar and the Milford Meat Roaster and a kids area with arts, crafts and circus skills. Things will be kicking off at midday so come down early and
grab yourself a spot and settle in for an eargasmic assault of epic proportions.
The music in the park comes to an end at around 7.30pm on Saturday but the fun definitely does not. Saunter your way into town and pick one of the many venues in Godalming
showcasing local bands, DJ’s and performers. Entrance is free but donations are very welcome on the day.
SaturdayNewrising - Spotlight Cannibal - Smokey Bastard - Tree House Fire - Silvestre y La Naranja
Sunday StrauBenZee - The New Hawleans Jug Band - Professor Elemental - Shanty
Sam Green and the Midnight Heist
plusThe Boileroom Stage in the Cloisers
For all up to date information and a full list of confirmed acts for STAYCATION LIVE 2014 visit our website www.staycationlivefestival.co.uk.
Brought to you by TST Live.
Two for One Green FeesMilford Golf ClubAfter 1pmRuns 2nd August-10th August
Special Staycation Offer:2-4-1 green fees after 1pm. Golf lessons reduced from £25 to £15 for Staycation visitors. One month Trial Memberships available - limited numbers.
Contact Simon BellTel: 01483 419200Email: [email protected]: www.milfordgolf.co.uk
SUNDAY 3rd AUGUSTwww.godalming-tc.gov.uk/staycation
Rowing, punting or canoeing Farncombe Boat HouseTry your hand at rowing, punting or canoeing. Special Staycation Offer:Half price for first hour’s hire aboard a row boat, canoe or punt.Tel: 01483 421306Web: www.farncombeboats.co.uk
Fun at the Farncombe Fun ZoneThe Warehouse, Warren Road11am-5pm
Dive into the sea of multicoloured balls… dodge and weave your way through the hanging tentacles and squeeze past the rapid rollers! You can walk the plank and hide away in the giant orange tunnel, climb the squashy slopes to the wavy bridge and bounced through the red ball city. Speed down the slippery slide and start your own adventure at the Farncombe Fun Zone.
Special Staycation Offer: Pay for one child, second goes free for a 2 hour play session, first come first served
Tel: 01483 861666Web: www.farncombefunzone.co.uk
Staycation Live - Day 2The Bandstand, Phillips Memorial Park12 noon-6pmPlease see previous page for details
Fitness SessionThe Fitness Hangout, Catteshall Lane, Godalming
Special Staycation Offer:Book into any of the timetabled Antigravity Fitness sessions during Staycation week for half price! (Spaces are on a first come/first served basis). Classes will be available to book 1 week before the event. Just quote ‘Staycation’ at time of paying.
Email: [email protected]: www.thefitnesshangout.co.uk
Lockwood Donkey SanctuaryHatch Lane, Sandhills, Wormley GU8 5UX11.30am-4pm
Visit the Lockwood Centre for Horses and Donkeys, which provides a peaceful home and rehabilitation centre for around 20 donkeys.
Web: www.rspca.org.uk/local/lockwood-centre-for-horses-and-donkeys
Theatre WorkshopSurrey Youth TheatreBroadwater Park Community Centre2pm-4.30pm
A two and a half hours fun packed musical theatre workshop with singing, dance and script from a West End show with a short performance at the end! Suitable for all abilities. Ages 6-14 years.
Contact Laura on 07738760987 Email: [email protected] Web: www.surreyyouththeatre.co.uk
MONDAY 4th AUGUSTwww.godalming-tc.gov.uk/staycation
Horse-drawn River TripGodalming Packet Boat CompanyGodalming Wharf (opposite Sainsburys)2pmA two hour horse-drawn boat trip along the River Wey aboard IonaSpecial Staycation Offer:Adults £7.00 and Children and Seniors £6.00Ring and book your place first on 01483 414938
Know Your Local Wild PlantsFarncombe Boathouse Walk10amGreening Godalming welcomes people of all ages and levels of previous knowledge to learn about local wild plants.Subjects today: Riverside and meadow plants local trees and flowers. Today’s leisurely 2 hour walk starts at the canalside opposite Farncombe Boat House on Catteshall Road. Map reference SU974442More information on this walk at www.greening godalming.org
Kumon MathathonThe Pepperpot2pm-3.15pmThis free event is a fun activity in which participants complete as many sums as they can in ten minutes. Ages: 5-15, everyone welcome.Tel: 01483 800453Email: [email protected]: www.kumon.co.uk/godalming
BRIO “Play Fest”The Lounge, Wharf Street2pm-4pm
Help build “Surrey’s largest BRIO Train Track” £1 per person, booking advisable. From ages 3-adult.
Tel: 01483 424379Email: [email protected]: www.thetoyboxgodalming.co.uk
Two for One Green FeesMilford Golf ClubAfter 12 noonRuns 2nd August-10th AugustSpecial Staycation Offer:2-4-1 green fees after 12 noon. Golf lessons reduced from £25 to £15 for Staycation visitors. One month Trial Memberships available - limited numbers.Contact Simon BellTel: 01483 419200Email: [email protected]: www.milfordgolf.co.uk
Roller Skating and Roller Blading Wilfrid Noyce Centre10.30am-12 noon1.30pm-2.30pmNo need to book - just turn up for skating fun, skates, pads, wrist guards & helmets available if needed. £2.
Five-day Kids’ Canoe CourseGo Godalming Youth Canoe ClubThe Wharf, Godalming (opposite Sainsburys)4.30pm-6.30pm Monday 4th to Friday 8th AugustA 5 day course to teach children aged 10-14 the basics of canoeing. The cost is £30.00 payable on day one (please note you will be signing up for all 5 days). Limited to 16 places, first come, first served. Book your place by contacting Pete Harris on 07505 558399.
Fore for TwoPuttenham Golf Club, Heath Road, PuttenhamGU3 1AL4th-8th August after 2pmWe are offering groups of four local golfers the opportunity to enjoy an afternoon round of golf at one of the finest, most well established golf courses in Surrey. Challenging golf on this beautiful course at half the usual cost. 16+ must be competent golfers preferably with a recognised Congu handicap.
Email: [email protected]: www.puttenhamgolfclub.co.uk
Rowing, punting or canoeing Farncombe Boat House
Try your hand at rowing, punting or canoeing. See opposite for details.
TUESDAY 5th AUGUSTwww.godalming-tc.gov.uk/staycation Crown Court Pedals
Crown Court, High Street 6.45pm for a 7pm start
Come rain or shine we will set of for a short evening cycle ride using some of the quieter roads, cycle tracks and bridleways to a local pub and returning for 9.30pm. Bring a working bike, appropriate clothing and LIGHTS. Suitable for adults and older accompanied children.
Contact David on 01483 425646Web: www.godalmingcycle.org.uk
Free Croquet Taster DayBroadwater Sports Club, 2pm-4pm
Come and play croquet. No experience is necessary and experienced members will be on hand to introduce you to the sport and share their skills and enthusiasm. They can play up to 32 players so there will be every opportunity to pick up a mallet and play a game or two. All equipment is provided, no special clothes are needed but we do insist that you wear soft soled flat shoes. Visit our website to find out more.Web: www.guildfordandgodalmingcroquetclub.co.uk
Know Your Local Wild PlantsNewlands Corner Walk, 10am
Today’s leisurely 2-hour walk starts at 10am in Newlands Corner Car Park, outside the Visitor Centre. Map Reference TQ043492. You can get there by going to Guildford and taking the A246 towards Leatherhead. Turn right onto the A25 towards Dorking. At the top of the hill, turn right into Newlands Corner Car Park.
More information on this walk at www.greeninggodalming.org
Try a Brass InstrumentThe Bandstand, Phillips Memorial Park2pm-4pm
Do you have a sneaking ambition to play the trumpet? Godalming Youth Band invites you to come and have a go - try a range of brass instruments, meet members of the band and learn more about Godalming’s very own youth band. Free, no need to book, just turn up.
Contact David Loftus. Tel: 07778 401942. Email: [email protected]
Tea DanceWilfrid Noyce Centre2pm-4pmTea Dance, come and practice/try your fox-trot, quick step, even the cha-cha-cha with Becky from Planet Dance. Tea and refreshments provided. Free.Contact Becky on 07967 397379or Sam on 07940 500510Web: www.planetdanceacademy.co.uk
Rainbow LoomThe Lounge, Wharf Street, 2pm-4pm
Make and take your own bracelets and charms, bring your own loom or we can lend you one. Booking advisable (includes free pack of bands). £2.50 per person. Age 5+.
Tel: 01483 424379Email: [email protected]: www.thetoyboxgodalming.co.uk
You UkesUnitarian Chapel, Meadrow3pm-5pm all abilities drop in. 6pm - Beginners lesson. 6.30pm - Jamming. 7pm - improvers and intermediate lesson
Uekeles for beginners, improvers and intermediates. Adults and accompanied children 7+. Special Staycation Offer: £2 per person. Tel: 07771 757163, Web: www.facebook.com/youukes
Free Yoga ClassYoga Mila, Angel Court, Godalming9.30am-11amCome and attend a beginners classwww.cafemila.co.uk
* Two for One Green Fees/Fore for TwoSee Monday 4th August for details* Rowing, punting or canoeing * Fitness SessionSee Sunday 3rd August for details
Ladywell Convent Open AfternoonAshtead Lane, Godalming, 2pm-4.30pmWould you like to do something different? Come and visit the house, spacious grounds, meet the sisters and enjoy cream teas. You will also have the chance to get to know a bit more about Ladywell - its history and the Sisters missionary outreach across the worldContact Sister Anne at [email protected]: www.ladywellretreat.org.uk
Weight Watchers10am Broadwater Park Community Centre 7pm United Church, Bridge RoadOn your visit free recipe card pack to help you on your “weigh”.Contact Carolineon 07879 420595
WEDNESDAY 6th AUGUSTwww.godalming-tc.gov.uk/staycation
Know Your Local Wild PlantsElstead Moat Walk, 10amSubjects today: Heathland and its management, bog plants, history of the flora since the ice age. The walk starts at Elstead Moat Car Park, Thursley Common. Map Reference SU899415. Go to Elstead,turn left after the Pack Inn toards Thursley. After the houses end, find Elstead Moat Car Park on the leftMore information on this walk at www.greeninggodalming.org
Board GamesThe Lounge, Wharf Street, 2pm-4pmCome and play board games at the Lounge (booking advisable). Free. Ages 5+.Tel: 01483 424379Email: [email protected]: www.thetoyboxgodalming.co.uk
Free Swim!Godalming Leisure Centre, Summers Rd9.30am-12 noonSpecial Staycation Offer:Visit the Leisure Centre for a swim, first 25 places free! Call reception to reserve your place on 01483 410500Email: [email protected]
OctotsSS Peter & Paul, Church Street10.30am-12 noonA drop in morning of arts, crafts, and coffee for toddlers with their parents and carers. The theme is the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party.Tel: 01483 423028
Visit the SpikeWarren Road, Guildford GU1 3JH10am-4pm (last tour 3.15pm)Special Staycation Offer:A fantastic opportunity to visit The Spike - free entry for one person on presentation of their VantagePoint Staycation magazine or just quote Staycation. Normal entry charge is £4.50 for adults and £3.50 for children and concessions. The building is situated in a lovely quiet park, an ideal place to stop for a picnic. Suitable for adults and chidren 10 years and over. Disabled access (please notify us in advance) is available to most areas of the building.
Web: www.heritage.charlotteville.co.uk
TUESDAY 5th AUGUSTwww.godalming-tc.gov.uk/staycation
Sign LanguageWilfrid Noyce Centre1.30pm-3pm
A fun taster session for British Sign Language, introducing basic signs using games and activities
Contact Jane on 07799 063699Email: [email protected]
Wednesday WalkWinkworth Arboretum2.30pm-3.30pm
Meet at the kiosk for a seasonal guided walk around the Arboretum. Normal admission prices apply. Guided walk is free.
For a full event listing or more information, please visit: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/winkwortharboretumKarate Lessons
Borough Hall, Godalming6pm-7pm (childrens)7pm-9pm (adults and teens)Try your first Karate lesson for free with Godalming Karate Club. Drop in and meet the Sensei for your free introduction.Contact Terry Armsworth on 01252 723642Email: [email protected]: www.premierkaratedowadokai.com
Free Kids YogaYoga Mila, Angel Court, Godalming2.30pm-3.30pmCome and attend a free yoga classWeb: www.cafemila.co.uk
Mr Giant Fun ActivitiesSecretts Farm Shop & PYO, MilfordKeep the children entertained by Mr Giant and his children’s show
* Two for One Green FeesSee Monday 4th August for details* Rowing, punting or canoeing * Fitness Session* Lockwood Donkey SanctuarySee Sunday 3rd August for details
Fore for TwoPuttenham Golf Club, Heath Road, Puttenham GU3 1AL4th-8th August after 2pmWe are offering groups of four local golfers the opportunity to enjoy an afternoon round of golf on this beautiful course at half the usual cost. 16+ must be competent golfers preferably with a recognised Congu handicap.See contact details on Monday 4th August.
Cedars Active Fitness SessionsCharterhouse Club, 10am-1pmThis is a group exercise programme. From Zumba Gold through to short-mat bowls there is plenty to enjoy. The session is led by professional Aerobics Instructor, Elizabeth, and her team encourage members to try out new activities. If you are keen to keep fit it’s likely you’ll have more fun exercising with the Cedars Active group than working out on your own. Sessions include activities in the club’s spacious sports hall, group outings and various outdoor pursuitsSpecial Staycation Offer: £2.00 per session (normally £4.00 for non members)Contact Josie or Mike on 01483 239600Email: [email protected] Web: www.charterhouseclub.co.uk
Know Your Local Wild PlantsHydon’s Ball Walk, 10amToday’s leisurely 2-hour walk starts at 10am in the car park at Hydon’s Ball. Map Reference SU9794073. Take the Hambledon Road from Busbridge and turn left up Clock Barn Lane. The car park is in front of you at the junction with the Hydestile to Dunsfold Road.More information on this walk at www.greening godalming.org
Weight WatchersMilford Infant School, Church Road, GU8 5JA6.30pmOn your visit free recipe card pack to help you on your “weigh”Contact Carolineon 07879 420595
50+ YogaYoga Mila, Angel Court, Godalming2.30pm-4pmCome and attend a free yoga classTel: 01483 808569Web: www.cafemila.co.uk
Pub WalkWaverley Council Office Car Park, 11am
A pleasant walk to the west of Godalming to The Squirrel - but this can be very muddy. Allow up to 5 hrs if parking (distance approx 7.5 miles). This is one of our special longer pub lunch walks which replace the short walk on the first Thursday of each month. Walk led by volunteers – please bring money for pub lunch.For more information about these walks, please email [email protected]
Make a Hazel AnimalPhillips Memorial Park (meet at the Cloister), 10am-4pmThere is a wet weather contingency
Come and put together an animal made out of hazel in the Park and take your ‘animal masterpiece’ home with you. All materials and equipment provided free.Age 3-4 yrs upwards with an adult. Older children can have a go too. Parents need to accompany children at all times. Funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and the Big Lottery Fund.
Bingo!Denningberg Centre, Bridge Street, 2pm-3.30pmCome and enjoy a game of bingo, meet and make some new friends and maybe win a prize. 55+.Tel: 01483 422027
* I Godalming because...See Friday 8th August for details
Forever Young Dance & Fitness ClassGuildford Rugby Club, 10.30am-12 noon
Come and try a dance class at Forever Young, new members welcome today for free
Contact Becky on 07967 397379 or Sam on 07940 500510 Web: www.planetdanceacademy.co.uk
THURSDAY 7th AUGUSTwww.godalming-tc.gov.uk/staycation
Footballing MorningGodalming Town Football Club, Wey Court, Meadrow 9am-12.30pm The event is aimed at both boys & girls aged 5 - 12 years, from novices to regular players. The morning consists of a fun and relaxed training session with one of our coaches. The children will get to meet some of the players and managers at the club. There will also be a presentation at the end of event where everyone will receive a certificate.Please email your details [email protected] to reserve a place
Calling all young brass musiciansThe Bandstand, Phillips Memorial Park2pm-4pmBring your instrument and join Godalming Youth Band for an afternoon of music-making on the bandstand. Any and all brass instruments welcome. Free, no need to book, just turn up.Contact David LoftusTel: 07778 401942Email: [email protected]
* Two for One Green Fees/Fore for TwoSee Monday 4th August for details* Rowing, punting or canoeing * Fitness SessionSee Sunday 3rd August for details
FRIDAY 8th AUGUSTwww.godalming-tc.gov.uk/staycation
Flower Arranging WorkshopBel & The Dragon, Godalming10.30am-12.30pmTheir resident superstar florist Daisy will teach you tricks of the trade culminating in your very own bouquet of beautiful blooms to take home. Sweet treats and tea will be on hand to replensih your hard work. Places limited to 15 first come first served.Tel: 01483 527333Web: www.belandthedragon-godalming.co.uk
Make a Broomstick (Besom)Phillips Memorial Park (meet at the Cloisters)10am-12.30pm and 2pm-4.30pmThere is a wet weather contingencyHave you ever wondered how witches make their broomsticks or besoms? Come along to a session (maximum 6 people per session, booking essential). Tools, equipment and materials provided and you will walk away with a besom for clearing your lawn (or for flying!).This activity is part of the programme of work associated with the restoration of the Phillips Memorial Park supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund and the Big Lottery Fund.
Book your place by e-mailling [email protected] or calling 01483 523575.
Roller Disco Wilfrid Noyce Centre6.30pm-8.30pm
No need to book - just turn up for skating fun, skates, pads, wrist guards & helmets available if needed. £2.
Panto in a DayBroadwater Park Community Centre9.30am-3.30pmCome and join us and put on a panto in a day. Activities include set design, prop making, singing, dancing and acting with a 30 minute pantomime performance at the end of the day for a select audience. Bring a packed lunch, refreshments are provided. 9 years and up - free.Contact Sindy on 07789 267129Email: [email protected]: www.witleypantomimecompany.co.uk
Active YogaYoga Mila, Angel Court, Godalming9.30am-11amCome and attend a free yoga classTel: 01483 808569Web: www.cafemila.co.uk
Free Tennis Coaching for JuniorsWest Surrey Golf Club, Enton GreenUnder 6s - 9am-10amUnder 8s - 10am-11amUnder 10s - 11am-12 noonWest Surrey Tennis Club is offering free tennis coaching to JuniorsEmail [email protected] to book your place and advise if you need to borrow a raquetWeb: www.westsurreytennisclub.com
Story SessionsGodalming LibraryEvery FridayStory and Rhyme TIme11am-11.30amListen to a story then sing some songsStory Time2pmJoin them for a story
I Godalming because...10am-4pmOn Thursday at Eashing Cemetery Chapel Buildings, Eashing Cemetery, Franklyn Road. Godalming GU7 2LD On Friday at Godalming United Church, Bridge Road, Godalming, GU7 3DUAn all day activity for children aged 10 -12 years to explore through art what they most love about Godalming supported by a professional artist. Free - bring a packed lunch.Book your place by e-mailing [email protected] or calling 01483 523575
* Rowing, punting or canoeingSee Sunday 3rd August for details* Two for One Green Fees/Fore for TwoSee Monday 4th August for details* Free Swim See Wednesday 6th August for details
In the Footsteps of Jack PhillipsMeet at 10am at the Borough Hall (opposite Waitrose)
A free walk looking at places associated with Jack Phillips in Godalming and Farncombe. This is a 2-3 mile walk on surfaced paths, lasting between 1.5 and 2 hours and ending at the Museum, where tea and coffee can be purchased. Children are welcome with parents. Sorry, no dogs.This walk is brought to you as part of the programme of work associated with the restoration of the Phillips Memorial Park, supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund and the Big Lottery Fund.
Tel: 01483 523394 Email: [email protected]
SATURDAY 9th AUGUSTwww.godalming-tc.gov.uk/staycation Slimming World
Wilfrid Noyce Centre9.30am
Join and discover a world of difference.
Special Staycation Offer:Visit any of the Slimming World Groups at Farncombe, Milford or Godalming and get your first week free.
Contact Gemma on 07808 711409
Tots’ BalletCanon Bowring’s Field, Farncombe3pm
Pre-school trial ballet class with Milford & Brook School of Ballet
Email: [email protected]
Tarte Tatin DemonstrationBel & The Dragon, Godalming3pm-5pm
Our Head Chef and Tarte Tatin Meister Max will guide you through each step of creating this decadent dessert. Of course sampling at the end is compulsory. Places limited to 15 first come first served.
Tel: 01483 527333Web: www.belandthedragon-godalming.co.uk
Free Tennis Coaching for JuniorsWest Surrey Golf Club, Enton GreenUnder 6s - 2pm-3pmUnder 8s - 3pm-4pmUnder 10s - 4pm-5pm
West Surrey Tennis Club is offering free tennis coaching to Juniors
Email [email protected] to book your place and advise if you need to borrow a raquetWeb: www.westsurreytennisclub.comFun at the Farncombe Fun
ZoneThe Warehouse, Warren Road11am-5pm
Dive into the sea of multicoloured balls… dodge and weave your way through the hanging tentacles and squeeze past the rapid rollers! You can walk the plank and hide away in the giant orange tunnel, climb the squashy slopes to the wavy bridge and bounced through the red ball city. Speed down the slippery slide and start your own adventure at the Farncombe Fun Zone.
Special Staycation Offer: Pay for one child, second goes free for a 2 hour play session, first come first served
Tel: 01483 861666Web: www.farncombefunzone.co.uk
Fish for FunMarsh Farm, Station Lane, Milford, GU8 5AE9am-12 noon
Godalming Angling Society ae offering a free Fish for Fun day specificially for Juniors. Book in by 10am latest, first come, first served.
Web: www.godalminganglingsociety.co.uk
Morris Dancing WorkshopWilfrid Noyce Centre12 noon-4pm
To demonstrate and teach Morris Dancing to all ages providing live music and experienced teachers.
Tel: 01483 415962Email: [email protected]: www.fleurdelysmorris.com
* Two for One Green FeesSee Saturday 2nd August for details* Rowing, punting or canoing See Sunday 3rd August for details
Staycation FilmBorough hall, Godalming10.30am-12.10pm
The Lego Movie (U) - for kids and grown-ups!
Web: www.waverley.gov.uk/cinema
SUNDAY 10th AUGUSTwww.godalming-tc.gov.uk/staycation
Two for One Green FeesMilford Golf ClubAfter 1pmSpecial Staycation Offer:2-4-1 green fees after 1pm. Golf lessons reduced from £25 to £15 for Staycation visitors. One month Trial Memberships available - limited numbers.Contact Simon BellTel: 01483 419200Email: [email protected]: www.milfordgolf.co.uk
Lockwood Donkey SanctuaryHatch Lane, Sandhills, Wormley GU8 5UX11.30am-4pmVisit the Lockwood Centre for Horses and Donkeys, which provides a peaceful home and rehabilitation centre for around 20 donkeys.Web: www.rspca.org.uk/local/lockwood-centre-for-horses-and-donkeys
Music in the ParkThe Bandstand, Phillips Memorial Park3pm-5pm
VantagePoint Magazine ConcertFeaturing Cryin’ Out Loud
Rowing, punting or canoeing Farncombe Boat HouseTry your hand at rowing, punting or canoeing. Special Staycation Offer:Half price for first hour’s hire aboard a row boat, canoe or punt
SATURDAY 9th AUGUSTwww.godalming-tc.gov.uk/staycation
STAYCATION FARNCOMBE FAMILY FETECanon Bowring’s Field, Lower Manor Road, Farncombe12 noon-5pm
Cricket Taster SessionGodalming Cricket Club, Holloway Hill Sports Ground, Godalming10am-12 noon (followed by BBQ at 12noon onwards)
Godalming Cricket Club is providing a cricket taster session for all abilities - run by ECB qualified coaches. The session is open to all above the age of 7 - men, women, boys and girls are all welcome. After the session the BBQ will be lit from 12 noon for all the family to join in with the atmosphere at the clubhouse. Following some well earned food will be both the GCC Sunday 1st XI and Ladies 1st XI in action against local opposition. Please come down, enjoy some cricket coaching and support the teams. We all look forward to seeing you!
Web: www.pitchero.com/clubs/godalming
Hog roast
Music
Molly Moo Cow
I Godalming because...
Punch & Judy
Beer tentTea tent
Bouncy castle
Tots’ ballet
Meet the firefighterssubject to availability
Entertainment
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National Trust EventsTuesday 5th August, 12pm and 2pmDapdune Wharf, Wharf Road, Guildford GU1 4RR
Two one hour sessions of bug - hunting followed by a game.Book on the day, numbers limited. Tel: 01483 561389.
Wednesday 6th August, 11am-4.30pmShalford Mill, Shalford, Nr Guildford, GU4 8BS
Milling tasty flours with Imbhams Farm Granary, adding ginger and spices for surprising new tastes. Tel: 01483 561389.
Thursday 7th August, 11am-5pmDapdune Wharf, Wharf Road, Guildford GU1 4RR
Don your best pirate outfit and come and join us for some swash and buckle on Dapdune Island. Pirate-themed activities, storytelling and a treasure trail. Tel: 01483 561389.
Web: www.nationaltrust.org.uk
Holiday at HomeGodalming Baptist ChurchWeds 30th and Thursday 31st July
An exceptional two-day event designed for seniors. We expect that the two days will be relaxed, welcoming and fun. Each day will have a number of sessions on a variety of topics. You will be able to get involved or just sit back and watch. Coffee, tea and lunch will be served in our light, comfortable and modern premises throughout the day. The total cost of the two days will be £14 per person all inclusive. Payment may be made by cash or cheque (payable to Godalming Baptist Church). Places are limited, so please book your “holiday” early.
Contact Sally Pollard on 01483 428646Church Reception on 01483 414544
Winkworth Dog TrailWinkworth ArboretumFriday 1st August -Sun 31st August
Follow our fascinating canine trail around the Arboretum with or without your pet and discover fun facts about famous dogs in history and stars of stage and screen. Normal admission prices apply + 50p per trail.
Godalming Town Council would like to thank the following for their help in putting on Staycation 2014:Alan Hamilton, Bel & The Dragon, Cedars Active, Chris Letchford - besom making and hazel animals, Farncombe Boat House, Farncombe Fun Zone, Fleur De Lys Morris dancers, Forever Young Dance & Fitness Clubs, Go Godalming Youth Canoe Club, Godalming Angling Society, Godalming & Farncombe Bowling Club, Godalming Baptist Church, Godalming Butchers, Godalming Cricket Club, Godalming Cycling Campaign, Godalming Joint Burial Committee, Godalming Karate Club, Godalming Leisure Centre, Godalming Library, Godalming Museum, Godalming Packet Boat, Godalming Town Football Club, Godalming United Church, Godalming Walks for Health Group, Godalming Youth Band, Greening Godalming, Guildford & Godalming Croquet Club, Heather Pocock Roller blading and disco, Heritage Lottery Fund and Big Lottery Fund, Jane Thomson, John Richardson, Karen Hirst - professional artist for I Godalming because..., Kumon Godalming Maths & English Study Centre, Ladywell Convent, Lockwood Donkey Sanctuary, Milford & Brook School of Ballet, Milford Golf Club, Music in the Park, NCT Godalming and Cranleigh District, Nick Baxter, Pete Harris, Planet Dance and Fitness Academy, Puttenham Golf Club, Sainsburys, Secretts, Shalford Mill, Sindy Hammond, Slimming World, Ss Peter and Paul Church, St John the Evangelist Church, Surrey Youth Theatre, The Charterhouse Club, The Cricketers, The Denningberg Centre, The Fitness Hangout, The Lounge, The Spike, The Toy Box, Waitrose, Waverley Borough Council, Weight Watchers, West Surrey Tennis, Winkworth Arboretum, Witley Pantomime Company, Yoga Mila and YOU UKES. Apologies to anyone we may have forgotten!
Godalming Town CouncilMunicipal Buildings, Bridge Street, Godalming, Surrey GU7 1HTTel: 01483 523575 Fax: 01483 523077 E-Mail: [email protected] Web: www.godalming-tc.gov.uk
Town Clerk: Louise Goodfellow Projects Co-ordinator: Suzie Gortler
Thank you...All events accurate at the time of going to print. For changes and up-to-date information,
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Here is something for Python fans. Farnham Maltings will be screening Monty Python Live (mostly) from London’s O2 Arena on 20th and 25th July. For the first time in more than three decades, comedy legends Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin will perform some of their greatest hits, with modern, topical, Pythonesque twists. Rightfully regarded as among the world’s finest-ever comedians, their eagerly awaited reunion promises to be among the biggest live events of 2014. The screening for both performances starts at 7pm and cost £15. Call the Box Office on 01252 745444 or go to www.farnhammaltings.com.
The next Milford Farmers’ Market is on Sunday 20th July from 10.30am-1.30pm at Secretts’, Chapel Lane, Milford GU8 5HU. There’s a cookery demonstration, ‘Cooking with Sauces - Making Curry Easy!’. Demonstration times: 11am and 12pm. Learn all about spicing your Indian food by the spice master Dileep Sharma, proprietor of Ollo Foods who will be happy to answer your questions as well as provide you with a taster of the completed dishes. There are 2 sessions. At 11am he will be cooking using the ‘mild spiced’ cook-in sauce and the later demonstration will be using the Goan style sauce. Browse the market between demonstrations to buy delicious local produce and the ingredients for the curries! There are over 30 stalls of local produce. The next markets are: Godalming Farmers’ Market 26th July; Haslemere Farmers’ Market 3rd August; Milford Farmers’ Market 17th August. For more information email [email protected] or ring Joy on 07528 758087. For more details see the website: www.surreyfarmersmarkets.org.
Teenagers aged 13-15 are not always well catered for when it comes to activities for the summer holidays, so here’s an interesting week’s worth of activity for them and their friends. Set up with variety, skills and fun experiences in mind, the week includes a day with the media experts at Eagle Radio, a scuba diving taster session, a certificated course in first aid, performance and voice training from the experts at G Live and a day at the University of Surrey plus lots more. The week takes place from Monday 21st to Friday 25th July and you can book now at www.exorta.co.uk Tel: 07799 883851.
Milford Horticultural Society’s next meeting is on Tuesday 22nd July from 8pm in Milford Village Hall. Lucy Frost, a qualified bee keeper, will be giving an informative talk about ‘Bees’. Bees, an essential part of our agriculture, are having a very tough time and need all the help they can get to reverse their decline. Lucy will be advising on different types of bee, their lifecycles and giving lots of information about their lives, as
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AttitudeProviding Live-In care takes a very special kind of person. Melody Care select their carers for their patience and understanding, as well as their ability to run a house and care in all regards for our clients. We also provide extensive training using our own in-house training depart-ment. This is to ensure each carer is up to date and fully conversant with current rules and regulations. Before the service begins we would always meet with our clients and their family to determine exactly what their needs and desires might be. We then produce a detailed and personal care plan so that the Live-In Care Assistant knows exactly what is expected of them.
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Maggie O’Farrell’s inspiration for this novel was geo-thermal – the recent eruption of the volcano in Iceland which covered most of Northern Europe
in ash. The effect this had on society and day-to-day life was widespread and significant, reminding us that nature can at times render us powerless. The heatwave of 1976 provided a similar state of disruption and fear. It was the hottest summer on record with a severe lack of rain, resulting in the Government declaring an official drought. This provides the background for the Riordan family to play out their jealousies and rivalry.
Three very different adult children – the brother on the brink of divorce, trapped and frustrated in his teaching job, and two estranged sisters who have a mass of hang-ups and problems, both inherited and domestic – come together to deal with a family crisis and cope with their mother. Their father, for no apparent reason, has suddenly disappeared.
The family is vulnerable, unhappy and unfulfilled and we follow the sniping and arguing as their past reveals some uncomfortable truths amongst the oppressive heat, which is a constant presence in all the unravelling of the facts.
Maggie O’Farrell’s observation of family life is detailed and powerful. The characters may not be likeable but they feel very real and provide a strong storyline. An enjoyable and easy read, well-written, humorous (despite the above) and poignant. This was shortlisted for the Costa Book Awards in 2013.Reviewed by Sally Russell
On Saturday July 5th The Tour de France starts in Yorkshire! So, if any of the incredible cycling success we Brits have had in the last few years –
umpteen Olympic Golds, several World Championships and two successive Tour de France wins – has made even the tiniest scintilla of
a blip on your radar then you must get this book: “Tour de France, the history, the legend, the riders” by Graeme Fife. It is riveting.
The Tour must be the most gruellingly difficult and cruel sporting event on the planet. It is three weeks of murderous mountain climbs, blistering heat, freezing cold, drenching rain and occasionally snow. Even on drugs, and there has been the odd druggy moment as we all know, but even on drugs you have to be beyond human just to ride The Tour, let alone to win it.
This splendid book is the portal to this magnificent sporting spectacular. Here is the history of an event which began 111 years ago, and never mind the modern drugs scandals you simply can’t imagine the incredible hardship of those early races nor the amount of blatant cheating and skulduggery which went on in the past. Here too are the tales of epic personal rivalries and the stories of some of the great riders of all time, Merckx, Coppi, Anquetil, Simpson et al. They’re all here and their stories will grip you to the very last syllable of the very last chapter - and the last chapter is the story of last year’s Tour, the 100th race, won by British rider, Chris Froome.
Graeme Fife is a writer and broadcaster who has been an avid follower of The Tour for twenty five years. Above all he’s a keen cyclist
The Tour de FranceThe history, the legend, the riders.
By Graeme FifePublished by Mainstream PublishingISBN: 978-1-780-57625-1Price: £14.99 Paperback Non-fiction
In this regular column we feature books that we, and our reviewers, like. They may not necessarily be new books, but they’ll be fiction and non-fiction books that we have enjoyed. We’ll always include at least one children’s book in the selection each time. We’d love to hear your thoughts on anything you feel we should be reading and sharing with others.
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Instructions for a HeatwaveBy Maggie O’FarrellPublished in 2013 by Tinder PressISBN: 978-0-7553-5879-3Price: £7.99 Paperback Fiction
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himself and he has ridden all of the legendary cols and passes of The Tour. His encyclopaedic knowledge of the race together with his obvious love for it have resulted in a super book about a superhuman event. Reviewed by Nick Farley
This book is about real women. How real women with lumps, bumps, the odd wrinkle and imperfection can make the
best of their assets. It shows you how to give yourself a colour and style make-over and how properly to find the style and colour scheme (for make-up and clothes) that is, frankly, going to flatter you the most. But do beware, buying this book will make you seriously want to empty your wardrobe and head for the shops.
What is so refreshing about this book is that it doesn’t portray stick-thin models who clearly would be able to wear anything, it shows real people – tall people, short people, and people who stick out in the places that real people stick out. It helps you assess your body shape and then tells you which clothing styles are going to enhance and flatter your shape.
This book also gives you handy tips about organising your wardrobe,
how to keep current, how to achieve the perfect packing and put together a travelling wardrobe.
Perfect for a cathartic summer clear-out.Reviewed by Carol Farley
Brother and sister, Angela and Richard, have seldom spoken over the past 20 years until meeting up at their mother’s funeral.
They have little in common; Richard is a successful hospital consultant. Angela a frazzled, overweight despairing mother of three whose husband, Dominic, is a failed musician who works in a bookshop. ‘Bespoke or chain?’ asks Richard about the bookshop on the first night of the joint family holiday he has organised and paid for, renting the rambling red house on the Welsh borders. Richard has recently married glamorous divorcee, Louisa, and in the process acquired her sulky teenage daughter, Melissa.
Four adults, four children, all very different and all, over the space of a week, behaving unpredictably as the inflexible company gradually unravels.
Haddon proved himself an adroit handler of human emotions with The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time and this clever book is just as absorbing.Reviewed by Caroline Boucher
Now available in paperback, this excellent book really does live up to the hype and the praise lavished upon it by other reviewers. There
is much to be learnt here given it is the authorised biography which does rather make it definitive. Whilst it is true that Charles Moore admired his subject, this book is no hagiography. It is a fair, well written and ultimately very engrossing book on a fascinating subject. Margaret Thatcher certainly divided opinion but even non-admirers must acknowledge her place in British 20th Century history. It finishes with victory in the Falklands, which leaves plenty of material for volume two. I, for one, cannot wait.Reviewed by Stefan Reynolds
Each of the seven double page spreads in this fabulous book shows many people busying themselves at play and at work all around the world.
This is a really fun book for boys and girls with lots of really interesting things to find and look at. I loved the fact that the topic was different from the usual ‘animals’ or ‘countryside’ and the professions they chose were also different and intriguing. Definitely a book children will want to keep dipping in to.Reviewed by Carol Farley
Colour Me BeautifulExpert guidance to help you feel confident and look great
Revised edition published in 2014ISBN: 978-0-600-62817-0Price: £15.99 Paperback Non-fiction
The Red HousePublished in 2013 by VintageISBN: 978-0-099-57016-5Price: £7.99 Paperback Fiction
Amazing JobsPublished in 2014 by Lonely PlanetISBN: 978-1-74321-919-5Price: £9.99 Hardback Non-fictionFor children aged five and up
Margaret Thatcher: The Authorised BiographyVolume One: Not For Turning
By Charles MoorePublished in 2014 by PenguinPrice: £12.99 Paperback Non-fiction
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well as how to get started if you’re thinking of becoming a bee keeper. All members and guests are very welcome to attend; tea, coffee and biscuits will be served and there will be a raffle. Talks are free for members, non-members are very welcome, a fee of £1 is payable at the door. For more information on Milford Horticultural Society, their talks, visits and shows visit www.milfordhortsociety.org.uk or contact Beth Otway, email [email protected] or telephone 01483 420989.
The Godalming in Bloom 2014 Prize Giving sponsored by Burns and Webber, Cornmeter DIY and J Gorringe and Son Funeral Directors will be held on Wednesday 23rd July at 6pm in the Octagon, Church Street, Godalming GU7 1EP. They will be holding a plant and seed swap at the Prize Giving, so bring along any plants you’d like to swap. They will also be holding their Home-made Compost Competition so if you would like to enter just bring along a bucket of your finest home-made compost! For further information contact
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Cranleigh Decorative & Fine Arts Society looks forward to welcoming Sarah Lenton, who has spent most of her working life in the theatre, particularly the Royal Opera House and the London Coliseum. In this lecture she will look at the time Handel spent in London, accompanied by his music. For full information about Cranleigh Decorative & Fine Arts Society visit their website www.cranleighdfas.org. Guests are very welcome. £5 voluntary admission donation suggested. The talk takes place at Cranleigh Arts Centre on Wednesday 23rd July at 2pm and 7.30pm.
What do you call a combined quiz and dinner? A ‘Quizzer’? or a ‘Dizzer’? If you’d love an opportunity to answer many more interesting and amusing questions then go along to a unique
fundraiser being held at The Stag on the River in Eashing. It’s on Wednesday 23rd July and is a dinner and quiz to help three Eashing residents raise money for The Queen Elizabeth’s Foundation for Disabled People. Going by the name of ‘The Handlebar Army’ they are participating in the London Prudential Surrey 100 bike ride and want to raise as much as possible. It starts at 7pm for 7.30pm and the cost for two course dinner and quiz is £29 per person payable in advance. Email [email protected] with the number of places required and your menu choices. If you would like to support this very worthwhile cause but are unable to attend the dinner, please donate by visiting: www.virginmoneygiving.com/team/thehandlebararmy.
The Godalming and Villages Friends of Shooting Star CHASE are holding a Bridge Lunch to raise funds for Shooting Star CHASE. This is the fourth annual Bridge lunch run by the group and will be on Thursday 24th July at Crossfarm Barn, Shackleford GU8 6AH. It starts with coffee and home-made
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Surrey Guild Craft Gallery Milford has had a huge makeover and now shows all the work to its best advantage in the new spacious layout. See Milford girl Lizzie Welch’s new unique glass work which includes jewellery and delicate ornaments. Also new member Amy Walker has her colourful leather goods including purses and handbags. Coming soon to the Surrey Gallery is new member, Sarah Stanley, with her clever mosaic indoor and outdoor work including platters, spheres and wall hung art. See www.surreyguild.com for joining criteria.
Godalming Farmers’ Market is on Saturday 26th July from 10am-4pm in Godalming High Street. Go along and browse the market for those quality local fresh produce. Talk to
the producers and the makers. Find out where you food comes from, hear about the producer’s passion, dedication and commitment to quality locally produced food, sample their products and be inspired! Try delicious turkey sausages, smoked fish or a wide range of handmade cheeses, both hard and soft. Buy from a huge range of products to make healthy tasty meals; chutneys, jams, sauces, meat, fish, fruit and vegetables, bread and desserts, juices and beer, even plants for the garden too! For more details: 07428 784876, [email protected].
The Rural Life Centre holds its biggest annual event on Sunday 27th July. Rustic Sunday is a festival of country life with lots to interest and entertain all ages. Children will love trying their hand at traditional crafts and riding on the steam train - there’s even a dolls house big enough for little ones to go into. There’s also the popular Victorian schoolroom where they can pretend to be schoolchildren in the ‘olden days’. The beautiful 10-acre site on Reeds Road, Tilford will be bustling
with many stalls demonstrating crafts, delicious home-made food to try, a jazz band and Morris dancers, sheep shearing and fly casting demonstrations, and horse-drawn bus rides as well as a working blacksmith. The reconstructed iron furnace and the wood yard will both be in action and Surrey beekeepers will be showing visitors how they make honey. The museum’s permanent features such as the Polish exhibition, the 1950s prefab, 1920s holiday home and WWII bunkers are all open. Bring along a picnic or enjoy a meal at the excellent café. Entry is £8.50 for adults, Concessions £7.50, £6 for children aged 5-16. Visit www.rural-life.org.uk for full details.
This Summer Cranleigh Arts Centre will be bringing BAFTA, Oscar and Cannes nominated independent foreign language and documentary films to you locally. Cutie and The Boxer (12A) will be showing on Wednesday 30th July at 8pm. This documentary explores the chaotic 40 year marriage of famed boxing painter Ushio Shinohara and his wife,
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David Quinn, Head Chef at The Restaurant at Haslemere’s Lythe Hill Hotel and his brigade of talented chefs , work with a rich line of home grown and locally sourced, seasonal produce and ingredients strongly associated with Surrey to bring delicious, truly memorable dishes to the Lythe Hill table.
This multi-award-winning restaurant is set amidst tranquil Surrey countryside in a designated area of outstanding natural beauty. Diners enjoy sublime modern British cuisine either feasting under 15th Century Tudor beams in the oak panelled dining room - or in Lythe Hill’s more contemporary Brasserie, overlooking the ornamental lake and beautifully landscaped grounds.
A Gourmet Summer MealWith recipes from the Lythe Hill Hotel, Haslemere
1. Finely slice potatoes per person (use a mandolin if there is one available) and place in a mould suitable for the oven. Place the potatoes into three layers, allowing them to overlap slightly. Add one layer of confit duck meat then another three potato layers. Add a final layer of confit duck meat and finish with three layers of potatoes. Cover the whole Anna in duck fat. Wrap the mould in tin foil and cook the oven on 145C for 45 minutes. Remove the tin foil and increase the temperature to 170C. Cook for a further 30 minutes. Once cooked all the way through, place another tray of the same size on top and press down firmly.
2. For the braised carrots, warm everything in a pan apart from the carrots. Allow the butter to melt in the water. Add the prepared carrots and cook till tender.
3. Make the purée. In a pan, add the carrots and butter to suit, add the orange juice and allow to sweat adding water if needed. Once soft,
blend, adding water until smooth. Season to taste.
4. For the cabbage, finely shred it and place in a pan. Add the caraway seeds and white wine and allow to sweat adding a little water if needed - continue to cook on a low temperature until the cabbage is cook ed (approximately 15mins).
5. Place six duck breasts in an oven proof pan with oil, skin side down – as the pan gets slowly hotter, the duck skin will crisp up. Put the pan with the duck breasts into the oven at 180C for six minutes. Remove from oven and add a small knob of butter to the pan. Turn the duck over skin side up and glaze with honey. Allow to rest in a warm area to finish cooking.
Ingredients
6 duck breasts
Caraway Cabbage½ white cabbagePinch of caraway seeds100ml white wine
Confit Duck Pomme AnnaPeeled potatoes Duck fat, meltedConfit duck legs
Braised Carrots12 baby carrots2 star anise50g butter400ml water20g sugarPinch of salt
Carrot Purée500g finely chopped carrotsButter100ml orange juiceWater
Serves 6
MAIN: Pan Fried Breast of Duck with, Confit Duck Pomme Anna, Caraway Cabbage, Braised Carrots and Carrot Puree
This melt-in-the-mouth main course is a real favourite amongst our diners and utilises home grown and locally sourced ingredients to make a stellar gastronomique dish.
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1. Make the mousse by beating the goat’s cheese until soft. Slowly fold in the cream until incorporated. Add the truffle oil.
2. Next make the sorbet. Warm all ingredients together in a pan until the sugar has dissolved. Allow to cool. Once cooled, churn in an ice-cream maker till frozen.
3. Peel and slice varieties of raw beetroot. Warm the vinegar, water, sugar, coriander seeds and salt in a
pan. Pour over sliced raw beetroots and cover. Allow the beetroot to sit in the vinaigrette for one hour until serving.
STARTER: Assiette of Secretts Farm Beetroots served with Wealdway Mature Goats Cheese from Nut Knowle Dairy
Ingredients
Goats Cheese Mousse500g rindless goats cheese200g whipped creamTruffle Oil to enrich
Beetroot Sorbet440ml beetroot juice250g caster sugar150g water20ml lemon juice
Pickled Beetroots100ml white wine vinegar300ml water50g Sugar5 coriander seeds
Serves 6
At Lythe Hill, we constantly try to put our own individual twist on the way our food is designed on the plate, in order to create seasonally fresh and inspiring food using exquisitely refined ingredients to defy our diners expectations.” says David. “This is one of our most popular Summer signature dishes – it lets the fantastic seasonal flavours speak for themselves.
1. Make the ice cream. Warm up the milk in a pan. Whisk the yolks and sugar in a bowl until combined. Once the milk is warm pour it over the yolk mix. Place back on stove, stirring continuously until thickened. Allow to cool. Add whipped cream cheese and churn in an ice-cream maker until frozen.2. For the crumble, mix the ingredients together. Spread out on a baking tray lined with greaseproof paper. Bake at 180 degrees for 15 minutes or until golden brown. Allow to cool then break up.3. Finally, make the dumplings. Place the oil into a high sided pan and heat to 180C. Sieve the flours and baking powder into a bowl, add zest, egg and egg yolk. and beat until smooth.
Gradually add the ricotta. Place the mixture into a piping bag and pipe directly into the oil, squeezing out 5-8cm/2-3in pieces and then snip with scissors. Cook until they begin to colour then place onto kitchen towel to drain. Roll the dumplings in the sugar to cover. Add macerated fruits of choice to decorate.
Ingredients
Cream Cheese Ice-cream300ml milk300g cream cheese6 egg yolks150g caster sugar
Shortbread Crumble55g caster sugar125g soft butter180g plain flour
Ricotta Dumplings400ml vegetable oil80g plain flour20g self raising flour2.5g baking powderZest of 2 oranges2 eggs lightly beaten1 yolk500g ricotta, firm drained well100g caster sugar
Serves 6
DESSERT: Deliciously De-Constructed Cheesecake
This is a cheesecake dessert – but not as you know it! Scatter the biscuit base on the plate, add a cream cheese ice cream, top with macerated berries for deco-ration, add ricotta dumplings and drizzle with juice - it certainly got our diners talking.
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Noriko. Anxious to shed her role as her overbearing husband’s assistant, Noriko finds an identity of her own. Oscar nominated Best Documentary 2014 and winner of the Sundance Film Festival Best Directing award 2013.
The Loxwood Joust is the UK’s premiere Mediaeval Fun Day Out and is taking place at the enchanting Loxwood Meadow. It takes place over the weekend of 2nd and 3rd August, each day from 10am to 6pm, and the programme of mediaeval revelry guarantees a day out like no other. There’s an all action jousting tournament and daring displays of weaponry, archery and cannon fire. Music from the internationally acclaimed singing group the Mediaeval Baebes. Try your hand at archery, sup fine ales and dine on local organic fayre while the little ones can enjoy their very own Children’s Kingdom – a festival within a festival where the Mediaeval Groat is the currency! The Loxwood Joust is excellently located just off the B2133 between Wisborough Green and Loxwood and has ample free
parking. Advance tickets are Adults £12, Children 4-14 £6, under 4s free. On the gate, equivalent prices are £15, £7, free. Seniors are £13 and a family ticket (2 adults + 2 children) is £40. To order tickets go to www.loxwoodjoust.co.uk.
This summer Guildford Shakespeare Company returns with two weeks of action-packed drama clubs, where in just five days young actors will play, rehearse and stage their own production for family and friends. The first one runs from 4th to 8th August and is for 12-17 year olds. The play you will work on is the old favourite, Twelfth Night. Working with professional actors from this summer’s open-air production, the week will feature drama activities and workshops designed to get you acting Shakespeare like a pro, as they bring the weird world of Illyria to life in a performance for family and friends at the end of the week. No experience of Shakespeare or acting necessary, just bring yourself, heaps of energy (a packed lunch!) and a desire to have some fun… yellow tights optional!
Times: everyday from 10am-4pm, with the final performance on Friday 8th August at 5pm. Then, from 11th to 15th August, there’s a chance for 7-11 year olds to create a production of Beauty and The Beast. Here’s a chance to create a character, learn lines, paint the scenery and at the end of the week you will perform a special version of this classic tale for family and friends. Again, just bring yourself, heaps of energy (a packed lunch!) and a desire to have some fun! Times: everyday from 10am-3.15pm, with the final performance on Friday 15 August at 4pm. The clubs both take place at Onslow Village Hall, Wilderness Road, Onslow Village, Guildford, GU2 7QX Fees: £140 (£100 siblings). To reserve your child’s place just call the box office on 01483 304384 or go to the GSC website, www.guildford-shakespeare-company.co.uk and download a registration form. If you have any questions, you can email GSC at [email protected].
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What to do in JulyWith Matthew Pottage, Garden Manager at RHS Garden Wisley
This summer at Wisley we are celebrating herbs and our cafés and restau-rant will be packing fresh herbs into all manner of sweet and savoury dishes. Look out for the ‘Herbfest’ branding when you next visit and feast your sens-es on herb infused oils, fresh herb salads, and displays of colourful herbs in the Walled Garden East in place of more traditional summer bedding.
Growing herbs is one of the eas-iest ways to garden and if you’re inspired by our culinary creations you can re-create them by growing your own ingredients at home. ‘Cut and come again’ salad leaves can be grown in pots and when punched up with a few choice herbs like parsley, chives or coriander, will make an exciting addition to your table.
For the tastiest results make sure your leafy herbs and salads are planted in full sun and keep well fed and watered as many herbs and salads can die quickly if starved of nutrients. Coriander is a prime example of this, and can flower and die in just a few weeks if it doesn’t have the required nutrients
and water. Another handy tip is to re-sow salad leaves each fortnight, as this will give you a regular supply
of tasty leaves throughout the summer.
Succession of Salads
Now that many of our early flowering peren-nials and spring plants have finished flower-ing, it’s time to start collecting seeds for sow-
ing next spring.
As a child I always loved collecting the huge fur-ry seedpods of lupins, drying them out on a sunny
windowsill till they rustled, then popping out the large seeds. As a rule, seed heads should be collected just before they naturally open. You can tell when because they’ll start to look past their best and will start turning brown or papery.
Once you have harvested the ripe seed pods, leave them to dry out in a paper envelope some-where warm and with very little moisture, Then shake out the seeds, label and store them in the fridge until next spring. Seed pods that are still green or seeds that are still fleshy will not be fully formed and will not store successfully, so a regu-lar, vigilant eye is required!
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If you have visited Wisley in September you couldn’t have failed to spot the large, vibrant Colchicum or autumn crocus (right). Also known as naked ladies, because their flowers spring up with no foliage, they are typically available in shades of pink or white, and add a wonderful splash of colour to the autumn garden.
Dry bulbs start to become available in late July/August and should be planted as soon as possible. Look out for the double flowered cultivar ‘Waterlily’ which is truly beautiful. If nothing else, the common name of these plants will be a talking point!
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Slug off!I hate slug pellets! I would never use them, not even the organic kind. They are incredibly detrimental to wild life, killing lovely hedgehogs (a natural predator of slugs and snails) in a horrid, drawn-out and painful way. If, like me, you want to protect our wildlife and help preserve the natural balance of na-ture, there are many other ways you can protect your pre-cious plants from slugs and snails.
Slugs and snails are fleshy, succulent beings, with a protective slimy layer which enables them to move around. They don’t want to cross anything that’s sharp or abrasive or will dry out this protective layer. So by using sharp sand, course grit, sawdust, ash, soot, crushed eggshells, and diato-maceous earth as barriers around your plants, you’ll naturally be deterring slugs and snails. Human hair a n d horse hair are also excellent at keeping slugs and snails at bay, as are garlic granules or garlic wash – these two will need to be reapplied after any wet weather. Pine needles and copper tape can also be used.
You can also purchase nematodes, which are naturally occurring microscopic predators of slugs and snails when used in a con-centrated form, and are very effective at controlling the types of slugs living in the soil. Nematodes are even effective in wet weather when many remedies fail. Slug nematodes aren’t as successful in areas where manure is used as a fertiliser, so do bear that in mind.
Please do remember that all of these deterrents will need to be regu-
larly re-applied and in the case of the copper rings and tape, regularly rubbed over with sandpaper to keep the surface fresh and free of oxidisation.
Here are plenty of other natural predators of slugs and snails: frogs, slow worms, shrews, ground bee-
tles, centipedes, marsh flies, newts, ducks, chickens, garden birds, especially
song thrushes, mistle thrushes and redwings. It is an interesting fact that these birds as well as hedgehogs have declined dra-matically since the introduction and wide-spread use of slug pellets.
So let’s do more to help these wonderful crea-tures by stopping the use of slug pellets and making our gardens more wildlife friendly.
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1. Walk roughly west-south-west, out of the back of the green and down Hullbrook Lane, away from the B2128. Walk all the way to the T junction at the end. Go right and almost im-mediately take a footpath out left to continue forward. This takes you across the River Wey and then under what was a railway bridge.
2. Continue on up to the A281. Turn left and walk about 300 yards to cross and turn off right, up a concrete lane signed Bonhurst Farm and alongside a Bramley sign. Walk about ½ mile along the wide track to reach the farm and, here, turn right. Quickly reach a T junction and turn left along a track. Now, walk about ¼ mile, passing a lone house and, shortly thereafter, reaching cross paths. Continue straight ahead along a narrow, in places deeply cut, path. Pass a house, ‘Keepers’ and reach ‘Gatestreet Barn’.
3. Here, turn right onto a wide track in a field. Follow this until passing a single storey out-house and emerging on a tarmac drive heading towards “Wintershall”, a large house. (Winter-shall lends its name to the Wintershall Players, who perform Passion Plays.) A few yards on, the path forks right, over the grass and around the side of the garden to bypass the house. On the far side, turn left and immediately right on a track with a lake below, to your left. (You will see here some of the Passion Play props, for ex-ample the tomb in which Jesus is buried, with the large circular rock at the entrance). The track swings left to climb up and out through a gap into a field. Cross the field straight ahead and enter a wood. Walk along just inside the wood, parallel to the field edge and keep going to reach a narrow lane (emerging with a 17th century farmhouse ‘Scotsland Farm’ off to your left). Turn right.
4. Walk along the lane a little way and take a track left, into trees again. Ignore a side path left and continue up, following the path as it
Shamley Green and Winkworth
The walk
This is a walk which offers some splendid views and a brush with religious history and, in parts, a fairly strenuous leg stretch. I completed the walk at the end of May 2014 and must advise that many of the bridleways were pretty muddy, so stout waterproof boots are recommended. I did the walk starting at Winkworth Arboretum, which enabled us to reach Shamley Green for lunch.
swings right and continues to climb steeply for a short distance. At the top continue forward along the path and follow it down, passing ‘Langshurst Farm’ and swinging gradually left. Take the first footpath right and quickly reach the busy B2130, Has-combe/Godalming road. Go, carefully, straight across and up a track, passing ‘Elm Cottage’ and continuing to climb up a fairly steep slope to emerge at the end of a residential road. Follow this as it swings sharply left and then reaches a T junction with another road. Turn right and walk along to the end and the junc-tion with the B2130.
5. Turn right and, again carefully, walk about 100 yards along the B2130 before taking a footpath left, just beyond the entrance to ‘Eden House’ and before the road drops steeply down. This path takes you to the Winkworth Arboretum car park and the end of the outward leg. Turn right to enter the Arboretum to find the café and toilets. (You do not need to be a National Trust mem-ber. You will be using a public footpath and they are happy to have you spend money in the café).
6. Go straight on, beyond the café and the ticket box, until reach-ing a four-way signpost. Here, follow the ‘Boathouse’ sign and fork left and down the ‘Fiona Adam Steps’. At the T junction at the bottom turn right and quickly reach another T junction where you turn left. A little further on fork right to cross a foot-bridge, again right. Follow the path over two more footbridges and a pointless tiny third (with a waterfall to your right). Reach a field at a T junction with another path. Turn left and walk through to a narrow road. Here, head left along the road to pass some cottages and continue as far again beyond them to reach another house on the left. It is ‘Phillimore Cottage’.
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DISTANCE: 9.5 miles
OS MAPS: Explorer 145 Guildford & Farnham, Godalming & Farnborough
START GRID REFERENCE: 4 032 1 438
STARTING POINT: Shamley Green – park around the Green. You could also start at Winkworth Arboretum and start the walk at paragraph six.
REFRESHMENTS: There is a café at Winkworth Arboretum which is open from 10am to 4.30pm every day. There is a café/deli in Shamley Green called the Speckledy Hen, which is open 8am to 4pm weekdays and 9am to 4pm on Saturdays. There are also two pubs if you require something stronger!
The walk is taken from Guildford Rambling Club’s portfolio (guildfordramblingclub.org.uk) with thanks.
Neither the publisher nor the author can accept any responsibility for any changes, errors or omissions in this route. Diversion orders can be made and permissions withdrawn at any time.
7. Follow a signpost left, up its drive. Turn right before the house, into the corner of its garden to find a path running left and along by the garden edge and parallel to the road. Follow this along the right-hand side of two fields and out to another narrow road. Turn right to cross a stream and quickly reach a T
junction in Thorncombe Street. Turn left, walk a few yards and, just past a telephone box, take a footpath right, up a track and onto Thorncombe Hill. You climb up through two fields. At the top, pass through a corridor between fields and enter trees. The path now bears slightly right and drops down through trees to another field. Continue down and straight across. Climb over a stile onto cross paths and continue straight ahead. Reach a road and turn left.
8. After about 300 yards, at a sharp bend, take a track right, along the side of ‘Brookwell’. Fol-low this path through to the A281. Cross, turn left and walk about 150 yards to turn right on a track running between farm buildings. This track takes you over the River Wey and the Wey South Path and arrives at a lane. Jink right and cross to turn left and walk up through a field. You will arrive on the road from Shamley Green, opposite Shamley Green Church. Cross and then walk (very carefully) left, down to the Green and your starting point.
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now produce a wine called Silent Pool Rose, which was one of only three English wines served on the Royal Barge as part of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations. It is currently being served at Royal Opera House restaurants and is available at many local restaurants and outlets. The 2013 vintage was released for sale on 24th May, the beginning of English Wine Week, and is reckoned to be their best wine so far. I haven’t tried it yet but will hopefully get a chance in the not too distant future (nudge nudge, wink wink!) To find out more, particularly where you can find this wine go to www.alburyvineyard.com or call 01483 229159. (The Godalming Food Company in the High Street is one stockist. Ed)
With the greater use of Satnavs installed in cars or on mobile phones, Godalming and Haslemere Ramblers programme now includes postcodes to help walkers of all ages more easily find the start point for their walks each week. Walks are also graded from easy access walks for everyone including the disabled through to
strenuous for those who have an above average fitness level. Generally walks are between five and 12 miles in length. Walks run throughout the week, including weekends, and during the last year over 225 guided walks took place attended by over 3,500 walkers. Current membership is in excess of 400. An increasing number of people are joining up instead of exercising at the local gym as they find it much more interesting enjoying the magnificent local countryside and the fresh air instead of being confined to a walking machine inside a building. For full details of the walk programme offered check the details on www.godalmingandhaslemereramblers.org.uk/walks. Non-members are welcome to join a few walks and try them out before becoming a member.
The Unattached Group (TUG) is a group of about 80 to 100 active people between 45 and 65 who come together to participate in many social events some of which are theatre trips, cinema, walks, eating out and weekends away. They are all unattached and are keen to
expand their social circle by meeting like minded people. The group is run by the members for the members and they encourage everyone to take an active part. TUG is a non profit organisation and the small annual fee covers the running costs with the balance being ploughed back into the group for the benefit and enjoyment of the members. If you would like more information and details of where they meet weekly, phone Maggie on 07855 008 897 or go online at www.theunattachedgroup.co.uk. They hope to meet you soon and welcome you to their group. They are based in Guildford and the surrounding areas of Surrey and Hampshire.
I thought I would just give you a bit of advance news in case you’re a fan. Ireland’s reigning musical queen, the truly unique Imelda May, is coming to G Live on Wednesday 3rd December as part of her new UK tour following the release of her latest chart topping studio album, Tribal. It is likely to sell out so you might want to get tickets now. Either go online to www.GLive.co.uk or call 0844 7701 797.
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Forest Foragers restart their one day courses this autumn. The Wild Food Foraging Courses start on Saturday 27th September and then on every Saturday in October. The venue is Chichester Hall, Petworth Road, Witley GU8 5PL. It is a pretty full day starting at 10am and finishing at 5pm and the cost is £115 per person. There are also a couple of afternoon forays planned for Sunday 28th September and Sunday 19th October (cost £25). Details yet to be confirmed. Afternoon forays are designed for participants who have already undertaken their full one day course, and are suitable for experienced foragers only. Numbers are limited to 14 for safety reasons and the courses are not suitable for children. Participants should bring collecting bags, warm, water-proof clothing and suitable footwear. If you would like to book a place on one of these courses, go to the website www.forestforagers.co.uk for more information.
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• Latest Equipment • Carpet Infestations Treated
We also provide Domestic Cleaners, Regular Cleans,Spring Cleans or House Moving Cleans
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Trading over 25 years
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The Upholstery & Furniture Studio
Telephone: 01428 685472www.upholsterystudio.co.uk
• Traditional upholstery specialists• Modern upholstery• Bespoke handmade sofas, chairs
and headboards• Fabrics and Trimmings• Cushion interiors• General chair repairs
Over 35 years of experience mmingss
Petworth Road, Chiddingfold, Surrey GU8 4UJ
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The Surrey GardenerPractical solutions to transform your garden
Call today for a free [email protected]
T: 01483 200383 M: 07527 264892
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For a friendly and reliable garden service please call Judith 07917 208655 or Emily 07799 292573
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we’ll do it all for youwe'll look after your garden like it's our own
For a reliable and knowledgeable gardenservice, please call Emily 07799 292573or Judith 07917 208655
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WIN
WIN A FREE ADVERT IN VANTAGEPOINT MAGAZINE
WIN FAMILY TICKETS TO PARHAM’S GROW YOUR OWN FESTIVAL
VantagePoint is offering local businesses a free quarter page advert in the area of their choice in our August issue.
We publish five magazines in the wider local area and with guaranteed delivery by the Royal Mail, we offer the very best way of advertising to the widest possible local audience.
This competition is open to all local businesses and if you do not have a suitable advert, we will design one for you.
All you need to do is answer the following question and send us the answer, together with your name, company name, full contact details and the edition you would like to appear in (either Dorking, Farnham, Godalming & Cranleigh, Guildford or Haslemere, Midhurst & Petworth).
Q: Who delivers VantagePoint to all local homes?
We will contact the winner by the 7th July to sort out the quarter page advert prior to insertion in the August issue, which goes to press on the 11th July for distribution week commencing 28th July - so please ensure you will be available to supply or approve an advert at short notice. Only one entry per business.
Please enter online at vantagepointmag.co.uk by 6th July 2014.
Celebrate home-grown produce on Sunday 17th August at the annual ‘Grow Your Own Festival’ at the Elizabethan Parham House (www.parhaminsussex.co.uk), near Storrington. Learn about growing your own food and enjoy an
informative day and old fashioned fun at the heritage fun fair stalls.
Meet Francis Quinn, the BBC2 Great British Bake Off Winner 2013 and watch as she demonstrates how to turn garden produce into edible delights. Or pose a question to BBC Radio 4’s Pippa Greenwood as she shares her expertise on growing fruit, herbs and vegetables.
The festival is open from 10.30am-5pm and promises to be a fabulous day out for the entire family. Pack a picnic or enjoy a light lunch in The Big Kitchen as the festival ticket also includes access to the house and gardens.
VantagePoint is offering you the chance to win one of five Family Tickets (each for 2 adults and up to 4 children) with a value of £28 each.
To win, simply answer the following question:
Q: What era is Parham House?
Please enter online at vantagepointmag.co.uk by 28th July 2014.
WIN FAMILY TICKETS TO WINGS & WHEELS Wings & Wheels returns to Dunsfold Aerodrome in Surrey (home to BBC’s Top Gear) on 23rd and 24th August 2014 and we have five family tickets to give away to VantagePoint readers.
Celebrating its 10th anniversary with five hours of thrilling aviation displays including visitor favourites; the Red Arrows, Battle of Britain Memorial Flight and the Avro Vulcan, it also includes a Wheels Zone of modern day supercars and classic and vintage favourites performing exciting demonstrations and stunts. The retail village and arena packed with entertainment and music mean there’s something for all the family the whole weekend. Tickets start from £20. Book now at www.wingsandwheels.net or through See Tickets booking hotline 0871 230 5572.
To enter, please answer the following question:
Q: Which TV programme is filmed at Dunsfold Aurodrome?
Enter online at vantagepointmag.co.uk by 31st July 2014.
TERMS & CONDITIONS OF ENTRY: By entering these competitions you agree to receive periodic emails from VantagePoint Magazine, Vantage Publishing Ltd and the originator of the competition you are entering. You can opt out of receiving these at any time and your data will never be passed on for use by third parties. The prizes are non-transferable and
have no cash alternative. Only one entry per person per competition and prizes will only be sent to homes with a GU, KT and RH postcode.
Please enter online at vantagepointmag.co.uk.Postal entries can be sent to us at the address given on page three.
Images: Pete Gardner
If you are thinking of moving then contact Emery & Orchard on 01483 419 300.
Godalming’s Local Independent Agent with over 20 Yearsexpertise in the Local Market.
Godalming’s Local Independent Agent
Passionate about property
S I N C E 1 9 9 3
20 High Street Godalming Surrey GU7 1EB fax 01483 419 400e-mail [email protected]
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