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6 Jottings Your local community noticeboard

8 Outdoor Living Garden kitchen

14 First-time Camping Laura Sands gives advice

20 In or Out? Our brief guide to the EU Referendum

22 Local Farnham U3A

29 Farnham Town Council Spring news

39 Gardening Edible plants to entertain

42 Recipes Wonderful asparagus

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We decided to take a fi ve day trip to the Big Apple last month and cross it off our wish list. It’s a bit like Marmite – you either love it or hate it. It’s completely manic; bright lights, busy shops, sirens blaring, steaks too big to eat and plenty of exciting things to do and see. We absolutely loved it but agreed it was good to get back home to the calm of leafy Surrey.

Grayshott Flower ClubWednesday 4th May 7pmThe club meets on the fi rst Wednesday of the month at Grayshott Village Hall. The doors open at 7pm for refreshments. At the May meeting, those attending will fi nd tables set up with fl owers and a container for them to make an arrangement. Everyone has a different style so it will be interesting to see how different the same fl owers and container can look. Visitors and new members are always welcome. For further information on the club call 01428 651956.

Elstead Afternoon Women’s InstituteThursday 5th May 2.15pmMiss Patricia M. Bland will be speaking on ‘Pets As Therapy’ after the discussion on W.I. Annual Resolutions. It takes place at the Elstead Village Hall and there will be the usual delicious tea available for just £1 to all members and visitors. Why not go along and join them, they have some excellent speakers lined up for this year including Mr W. Forrester in June and Mr C. Goostry in July. For more information call Helen White on 01252 710039.

On The Silk Road: Watercolours by Alexander CreswellTo Sunday 5th JuneTaking place at Watts Contemporary Gallery, this is the fi rst

exhibition of a series of new paintings by the internationally celebrated artist created during a 2015 journey along the Silk Road in Central Asia. Featuring 40 paintings, highlights of the exhibition include exquisite watercolours of UNESCO World Heritage Site, Khiva, and of Samarkand, situated at the crossroad of ancient cultures, its architecture recognised as a masterpiece of the region’s cultural creativity. Alexander Creswell, whose home and studio are in Surrey, has been a regular visitor to Watts Gallery since his childhood. Signifi cantly, in 2009 Alexander became the fi rst G F Watts Associate Artist, working in G F Watts’s Studio prior to its restoration.

Affi nité This is Surrey’s lively club for unattached over fi fties. The club offers an exciting programme of varied events for the coming spring and welcomes new members. For more information visit their website www.club.affi nite.co.uk and pop along to a pub-club night at their local venue to fi nd out more.

Car Boot SaleSaturday 7th May 2pm-4.30pmHaving a good clear-out? Well, take your unwanted belongings to this car boot sale at Alton Abbey. Alternatively, go along and buy more to fi ll the spaces! Cars £7 each if booked in advance, £12 on the day - to book contact Friends of Alton Abbey, Alton Abbey, Abbey Road, Alton GU34 4AP. Cheques should be made payable to ‘Friends of Alton Abbey’. Include a telephone number or an email address and a SAE if you wish your place to be confi rmed. £3 for tea, coffee and a piece of cake! For more information email [email protected] or call 01428 712938 or 01420 562126.

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With summer knocking on the door, this is now the ideal moment to think about your outside space so that you can maximise the enjoyment of spending time in the garden. Food is often the key to outdoor entertaining and we have some ideas for cooking options so you can enjoy delicious food al fresco with family and friends, along with some other ideas to help you improve your outside space. Please also read Beth’s garden feature this month for some planting ideas.

The standard charcoal barbecue remains our favourite outdoor cooking method, but there are now many other items from smokers to bakers. There is a great choice of how to cook and entertain in your garden from full kitchens with plumbing and electrics, allowing you to have a dishwasher, fridge and multi cooking surfaces, to the Big Green Egg, which is a super barbecue used by restaurants which can happily cope with a 20lb turkey or six chickens or seven racks of ribs if you pick the large size.

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Grayshott Folk ClubSaturday 7th MayTheir guests will be Jez Lowe & The Bad Pennies, who hail from the North-East of England. Jez is a long-established stalwart of the English Folk scene and has carried the Folk torch around the world for many years. He won the BBC Radio 2 Folk Singer of the year Award in 2008 and in 2015 was nominated for both the BBC Radio 2 Folk Singer of the Year Award and for the Best New Song.Support will be from a young lady from Haslemere called Martha. She plays guitar and has a beautiful but powerful voice. She has written some excellent songs and performs covers of other peoples’ songs too; a real prospect for the future. Advance Tickets: Adults £14/Under 16s, £7 Call Des O’Byrne on 01428 607096. Make a note of Friday 10th June, when Mawkin will be playing at Grayshott Village Hall GU26 6TZ (www.mawkin.co.uk). This gig will be for those who like their folk music a little louder and a lot livelier!

National Walking MonthThis May, national charity Living Streets, is on a mission to get people walking with their ‘Try20’ campaign for National Walking Month. The campaign message is simple, walk 150 minutes a week in line with NHS recommendations (around 20 mins a day) and you can greatly offset serious health issues such as high blood pressure and diabetes and increase your happiness and wellbeing. Living Streets’

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Chief Executive, Joe Irvin comments: “Try20 provides a fantastic opportunity to challenge yourself this May. You don’t have to go out of your way to Try20 - try skipping a stop on public transport or park your car that bit further out and walk to work. You could walk your children to school or go on foot to local shops. Even a lunchtime walk in the fresh air can do you the world of good. Make a small change and experience a big difference, both physically and mentally.” For more information and to pledge Try20 this May visit www.livingstreets.org.uk/nwm and follow on Twitter: @livingstreets #Try20

Jigsaw Festival at St Mary’s FrenshamSaturday 7 May, 10am to 4pmCalling all Jigsaw enthusiasts! St Mary’s Church in Frensham are holding a Jigsaw Festival on Saturday 7th May from 10am to 4pm in the church. They will be offering a huge range of jigsaws from easy to those only suitable for the most determined jigsawer! Browse the jigsaws, have a go and if you like what you see you can buy it. Entrance is £2 with all proceeds going towards the church fabric fund. Delicious lunches and refreshments will be provided together with a book stall and tombola For more information, or if you would like to help making up the jigsaws beforehand, please contact Eunice King on 01252 790690 or [email protected].

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Friends of The Victoria Garden Plant Sale Saturday 7th May from 10am-12 noon Go along and buy from the wonderful selection of their plants and the many others that will be for sale. Enjoy the benefit of the wisdom and experience of their local celebrity gardening expert, John Negus, who will be there to offer advice. As well as plants there will be cakes, jams, chutneys and all good things – they look forward to seeing you in the Garden. They are most grateful for the generous support from Hazelbank Plant Nursery at Tilford.

Hospice Care shops in need of strong volunteers! Phyllis Tuckwell is looking for volunteers to help in its Camberley shop, which sells a range of donated items including clothing, shoes, handbags, books, toys, jewellery and bric-a-brac, and its Farnham Donation Centre, which sells donated furniture such as sofas, wardrobes, bookcases and tables. Those volunteering will need to be fit and strong, as there is a lot of lifting and carrying to be done at both sites! All of the items which have been donated need to be moved, sorted and prepared for sale. If you are interested in finding out more, or would like to volunteer to help in either of these shops, please call Julia Morpeth on 01252 729431 or email [email protected].

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Walk for the Wards Sunday 8th May What could be nicer than a stroll in the Surrey sunshine? How about helping a vital local charity at the same time? Phyllis Tuckwell’s Walk for the Wards offers you the chance to get out and about in the beautiful countryside around Tilford, whilst raising money to support the Hospice Care which the charity provides for the residents of West Surrey and North East Hampshire. Phyllis Tuckwell cares for over 250 patients, relatives and carers every day, offering not only medical and nursing care, but also therapies, counselling, social work advice and practical support. However, as the NHS/Government only covers 20% of their costs, they have to raise over £20,000 a day to be able to do this – so they need your help. The annual Walk for the Wards offers both five and ten mile routes, both of which start from the Tilford Institute in Tilford, near Farnham. It kicks off at 9.30am and you can complete it at your leisure, but with a cream tea for all participants on offer at the end, you might want to get into

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But although it’s grown up, it’s true to its roots; a cost effective, outdoorsy experience is guaranteed. Camping remains one of the best ways to get away with friends and family for very little cost and maximum enjoyment. A camping trip creates memories that you’ll talk and laugh about for years.

If you’ve never been camping, or you’ve been scarred by festival-camping, then it’s time to think again. Follow these five foolproof steps to camping bliss.

Before you do anything else, work out how long you’ll be staying under canvas. A one or two night trip is long enough for the inexperienced camper to whet their appetite. Many campsites will insist you stay for two nights during peak season. If you want to just dip your toes in and stay for one night, then face up to paying for two nights of camping but just going for the one night. Or wait and see how you feel. Save the week-long trip for when you’ve worked out what you like, what you need and what you don’t need.

Or should that be; find the perfect site for you. You need to know what you want. Is a quiet, unspoilt site more important to you than an on-site café? Or are you prepared to trade-off peace and quiet for the benefit of a kids’ entertainment complex? Make a list of your non-negotiables and then take a look at the sites that match your requirements. We used to discount better equipped sites and seek out quiet sites with wild beauty and basic facilities. Now we have two small children in tow, the thought of staying anywhere with basic facilities fills me with horror, so a well-equipped playground and laundry facility are now top of my list. Other things you might want to consider are whether campfires

are permitted, whether or not large groups are permitted (if they do, then it might be a noisy site in the evening – this might or might not be exactly what you want), and proximity to local pubs and restaurants.

There are some beautiful sites within easy reach of the local area. Our family loves the Graffham campsite, just south of Petworth. Set in woodland, the pitches feel private yet the site is well equipped enough for comfort. If you want full-on comfort, then consider a site that offers glamping. Pop Up by the River, in Steyning, and The Green Escape near Dorking both offer ready pitched tents or shepherd huts; perfect for the nervous camper. Check out the Cool Camping series of books for honest and informative campsite reviews – from no-frills to glamourous glamping escapes.

It goes without saying that you need a decent tent. A small dome tent is fine for an overnight stop, or for adults or teens. But if you’re camping with small children or have back or joint problems, a stay in a dome tent will be enough to make you want to pack up and go within three hours. Either invest in or borrow a tent you can stand up in. Many have separate sleeping compartments, which are handy should you feel you need a spot of extra privacy.

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Remember that you need more than just a tent. Bring along sleeping bags, comfortable pillows and inflatable mattresses. Remember that bigger isn’t always better – the thinner, self-inflating style mattresses can often be more comfortable than the more conventional airbeds we’re used to seeing. They’re quick to set up as well; a bonus when you really want to just get out, toast marshmallows and drink cider.

Regardless of whether you think you’ll be cooking up a storm, or eating at the local pub, you’ll need to bring some basic cooking equipment. This should certainly include some mugs, a kettle and a gas hob of sorts. If a morning without tea or coffee is unbearable at home, then imagine the desperation you’ll feel after a night under canvas with one too many glasses of red wine the evening before. If you plan to eat out for each meal then you don’t need much more in the way of cooking equipment, but for the effort of digging out some pots, pans and picnicware, you can save money and hassle and make some of your own meals on site. Nothing tastes quite as good as a bacon sandwich cooked outdoors or a BBQ after a day in the sun.

You’ll be more comfortable with picnic chairs and a table it’s true, but you can certainly get away with picnic rugs and a coolbox to create a makeshift dining area if you’d rather not fork out for additional equipment straightaway.

There are several very well equipped camping shops locally. Frensham Garden Centre is home to Camping World, with a huge range of tents for you to look around, and plenty of camping equipment to stock up on. Halfords is also a great place to pick up affordable picnic chairs and camping stoves. And don’t forget eBay, Gumtree and other second-hand selling boards as a great source for second-hand and barely-used camping equipment. Start looking

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quiet, unspoilt site more important to you than an on-site café? Or are you prepared to trade-off peace and quiet for the benefit of a kids’ entertainment complex?

Family round the campfire (Tom Wood)


early enough in advance and you’ll be sure to pick up some bargains.

For some, weather doesn’t matter when camping. Generally, these are people with caravans and motorhomes. But if you are staying under canvas, or are not as hardy as a mountain goat, then it’s wise to check the weather before you set off on your trip.

As much as we’d all love continuous sunshine, a temperature of 26°C and a light breeze; this isn’t guaranteed in the UK. Don’t be put off by grey clouds and the odd rain shower (what a good excuse to find a pub to shelter in), but do think about rearranging your trip if heavy or continuous rain, or strong winds are forecast. If it looks like it will be chilly at night, then pack bedsocks, fleecy onesies and hot water bottles. And make up a flask of hot tea or coffee in the evening, ready to drink in the morning.

Go to the right campsite, with the right people, and entertainment will look after itself when camping. Family games of cricket and frisbee, toasting marshmallows over a campfire or telling ghost stories – a camping trip gives us the chance to escape from the daily grind and bond with those we love. But don’t think that means that you don’t need to worry about bringing along entertainment. A pack of cards or a simple game such as Uno is a camping essential. And bring

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Eating is a huge part of entertainment while camping. If you’re lucky enough to be on a site that allows campfires or firepits then have fun making s’mores (check out the internet if you’re not familiar, they’re an American campfire speciality), and baking potatoes in the embers.

Or get going with a legendary BBQ with some juicy sausages fresh from the local butchers. Even if all you have is a little camping stove, you can whip up a smashing bacon sandwich which tastes better than anything you’ll have ever had indoors.

And finally... Remember that camping is about having fun with those you love, and getting away from the daily grind. Get researching, pull together a bunch of your nearest and dearest, beg, buy or borrow some camping equipment and make the most of our beautiful countryside. See you there – we’re the ones with the estate car, two kids and a large bottle of red wine. Oh and a massive bag of marshmallows ready for toasting; we’ll save you a few…

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Farnham Art SocietyMonday 9th May 7.30pmThere’s a demonstration of watercolour portraits and fi gures by Sharon Hurst, using ‘weepy’ backgrounds, realistic skin tones and glazing techniques. All welcome. Non members £5 donation. It takes place at St Joan’s Centre, 19 Tilford Road, Farnham GU9 8DJ.

Farnham Speaker’s ClubMonday 9th MayLearn confi dence through public speaking in a fun and supportive environment. The club meets on the 2nd and 4th Monday of every month at the Farnham House Hotel. For more information, email Annie on [email protected] or call 07866 086887.

West Surrey Guild of Spinners, Weavers and DyersMonday 9th May 7.30pmThey have around 90 members and always welcome new members and visitors. Anyone with an interest in textiles whether you are a complete beginner or an experienced craftsperson is welcome to go along to any of their meetings. The next meeting is in the United Reform Church, South Street, Farnham GU9 7QU and is a talk on ‘Knitting from 1950 to 2000’ by Joyce Meader. Visitors £3 includes refreshments. They also have 3 to 5 spinning and weaving days each month held at Victoria Halls in Ash and the Rural Life Centre in Tilford and anyone is welcome to drop in and join in or just see what they do. Full details are on their website www.wsgswd.org.uk.

Farnham Afternoon Townswomen’s GuildTuesday 10th May 2pmTheir next meeting is in the Methodist Church Hall, South Street, when Ellen Jenkinson will tell the ladies about the lighter side of the National Executive Committee. The afternoon should be both entertaining and informative as Ellen is an amusing speaker and has served on the N.E.C. so has fi rst-hand knowledge. Besides the monthly meetings and those for scrabble, discussion and knitting, there are theatre visits, outings and activities with Mid-Surrey Federation. The Amblers meet every Monday morning at 9.45am in South Street car park near the Victoria Garden, and ladies meet every Thursday at 10.30am in the Slug and Lettuce for coffee and a chat. For more information phone 01252 722690 or 712503, email [email protected] or just go along.

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Britain is stronger, safer and better off in Europe than we would be out on our own, says Britain Stronger in Europe.

Being part of Europe makes our economy stronger, helping British businesses small and large, creating jobs for British people, and delivering lower prices for British families.

Almost half of everything we sell to the rest of the world we sell to Europe - and we get an average of £24 billion of investment into Britain per year from Europe. That’s why the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) estimates that 3 million jobs in Britain are linked to trade with the rest of Europe.

Being part of Europe also means cheaper prices in our supermarkets, cheaper flights to Europe and lower phone charges when travelling. The average person in Britain saves around £450 every year because trading with Europe drives down the price of goods and services.

And we get out more than we put in. Our annual contribution is equivalent to £340 for each household and yet the CBI says that all the trade, investment, jobs and lower prices that come from our economic partnership with Europe is worth £3000 per year to every household.

That’s a return on investment of almost ten to one. British families are better off being in Europe.

Negotiating as part of a 500 million-strong economy also gives us clout we could never have on our own. Thanks to our membership of the European Union, we benefit from free trade agreements with 50 countries around the world.

So why would we risk our economic security by turning our backs on Europe? There will be no going back if we vote to leave. And if we do leave, we will be cut off from automatic access to the economic benefits that the EU brings – hitting businesses, risking jobs and threatening families’ financial security.

If we want Britain to be a leader in the world, we need to be in Europe helping to take the big decisions – not sitting on the sidelines, powerless. In today’s complex world, the UK

has more control over its destiny by staying inside organisations like the EU. We would never dream of leaving the UN or NATO. Why would we leave the EU? Being part of Europe means we have stronger leadership on the world stage, enabling us to shape the future – influence through participation. Britain is not Britain unless we are outward-looking, engaged in our continent and leading in Europe. To leave Europe would mean less influence on the world stage, and less say in the future. We are stronger in Europe than on our own.

In today’s world, many of the threats to Britain’s security are global in nature - like the aggression of Russia, terrorism and cross-border crime.

Being in Europe, working with our closest neighbours and partners to tackle these threats, makes Britain safer. Whether it’s implementing sanctions against Russia, sharing intelligence about terrorists or arresting criminals using the European Arrest Warrant, there is strength in numbers.

Hussein Osman, a terrorist involved in the attempted bomb attack on London in July 2005, is one of over 400 criminals who have been returned to face justice in Britain under the European Arrest Warrant after fleeing to Europe. He was caught in Italy, brought back to Britain, and sentenced to 40 years imprisonment.

Leaving Europe would threaten our safety. We are stronger and more secure as part of Europe than on our own.

Britain in Europe is a lead campaign group advocating staying in the EU. www.strongerin.co.uk

On 23rd June, Britain will vote on whether to leave the EU. It’s the single most important vote of our lifetimes, an opportunity that won’t come again.

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If you’re undecided about how to vote, here are seven things to consider. Bear in mind that I’m writing as an MEP, whose job will disappear the day we leave, says Dan Hannan.

Our annual tribute to Brussels now stands at £19 billion a year gross, £11 billion net. If we kept that money at home, we could give the entire country a 71 per cent cut in council tax. Or we could build and equip a state-of-the-art hospital every week.

To put it another way, during the last Parliament, we saved £36 billion through the entire domestic cuts programme; yet, over the same period, we gave Brussels £85 billion. The EU, in other words, wiped out our austerity savings twice over. Even if we use the net figure (£42 billion), it’s still enough to cancel all the cuts and have enough left over to take a penny off income tax.

In the digital age, we are no longer defined by our geography. We have links to other English-speaking and common law nations around the world – nations that, unlike the EU, are growing economically.

In 1980, according to the IMF, the 28 EU states accounted for 30 per cent of the world’s economy; today, it’s 17 per cent and falling. The real growth is happening across the oceans, not least in Commonwealth countries to which we are linked by language and law, habit and history.

Outside the EU, we can control our immigration policy. More passports are checked at Britain’s borders than at those of the other 27 EU states put together.

The former Secretary General of Interpol, Ronald Noble, describes the Schengen Zone as ‘an international passport-free zone for terrorists to execute attacks on the Continent and make their escape’.

If the EU were just about international co-operation and trade, no one would have a problem with it. The trouble is that it regulates things that have no conceivable cross-border dimension: the power of our electrical appliances, the frequency of our bin collections, the way we open a bank account, the tax on sanitary products.

Our laws should have precedence on our own territory, and we should be able to hire and fire the people who pass them.

At least, not from within. The utter refusal to grant David Cameron better terms puts that beyond doubt. If this is how Britain, the second-largest financial contributor, is treated now, before the referendum, imagine how we’d be treated if we voted to remain.

Voting to stay in means remaining on a conveyor-belt whose far end we can’t see. The Schengen and euro crises are deteriorating – which is one reason that the government was in a rush to hold the referendum at the earliest possible date. Staying in means more risk and more cost. It’s safer to take back control.

We are the fifth-largest economy in the world, with the fourth largest military budget. We are leading members of NATO, the Council of Europe, the Commonwealth and the G7 and G20.

We are one of five permanent seat-holders at the UN Security Council. How much bigger do we have to be before we can live under our own laws?

Dan Hannan has been the Conservative MEP for South East of England since 1999. He is also the Secretary-General of the Alliance of European Conservatives and Reformists (AECR). www.hannan.co.uk

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learned over many years and sometimes by just being prepared to run a group. Several groups, such as history, geopolitics, and current affairs work with members reading up on a subject and talking about it to others. It is about learning things for the pleasure of learning.

The U3A year starts in early September, but you can join at any time. There is an annual publication which gives details of every group, when it meets and who to contact if you want to join. Alternatively, look at the website on www.farnhamu3a.org.uk where you will find details of all the groups.

In addition to the groups, Farnham U3A holds an annual project following a theme. This year it is “About Time” to celebrate our silver anniversary and has featured a variety of talks on various aspects of time – Comic Timing by a well known actor, Doing Time by a retired magistrate, All the Time in the World by an astronomer, and changes in the teaching of history over the years.

The list goes on and on, and there were also visits to Broadcasting House, the home of the time signal, and to Greenwich. Next year’s topic is “The Natural World” which will feature a vast range of topics. I am currently reading up on Sir Joseph Banks and his trip with Captain Cook to Tahiti for next year. The annual project means that members get to meet others who may not be in the same groups. Social activity is always a key point in the world of U3A.

Ah yes, I hear you say, but how much does all this cost? Well, the answer is simple – it costs just £35 per year to be a member and as a member, you can join and attend as many groups as you choose. If you want to attend groups every morning and every afternoon, you still only pay £35. The only small exceptions are where we have to employ outside tutors, but there are very few of them. Yes £35 per year, not per month or per term.

Farnham U3A has over 1,200 members and around 100 groups at present, so there is no reason to be lonely. My theory is that in U3A, retirement is a privilege, not a penance. Do come and join us – you will be made very welcome. Michael A’Bear

Farnham U3A - what’s it all about?U3A is the University of the Third Age, except it is not like other universities as there are no qualifications for joining and no degrees or exams. It is a university in the sense that it is for everyone. You need to be no longer in full time employment and no longer having full time responsibility for children. There is no upper age limit and all groups meet in the daytime. U3As offer a wide variety of groups covering languages, literature, physical activities, history, music, horticulture, philosophy, photography… the list goes on and on.

I am writing primarily about Farnham U3A, which meets in Farnham Maltings, but there are about a thousand others around the country and the VantagePoint area has plenty. Nationally, there are over 365,000 members and internationally many more. U3A started in France over 30 years ago and Farnham’s started in 1991, so it is well established.

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Grayshott Gardeners Wednesday 11th May Ray Broughton, a Fellow of the Institute of Horticulture, who trained at Wisley, lectured at Sparsholt College and now teaches students and staff at Wisley, will be speaking on ‘Garden Pests & Diseases’. It’s a subject which is always of interest to everyone who has ever nurtured seedlings and plants only to have them decimated by pests and diseases. Grayshott Gardeners meet at Grayshott Village Hall on the 2nd Wednesday of each month. Doors open at 7pm for refreshments and a chance to buy plants and raffle tickets. Lectures start at 8pm. New members are welcome at any time to join this friendly club which not only holds lectures throughout the year but also shows, holds social events and arranges garden and garden related visits. For further information, contact Jane Jones on 01428 604449.

Badshot Lea Tennis Club Wednesday 11th May 1pm-6pm Do you fancy taking up a new sport? Did you play tennis many years ago and want to try it again? Maybe you are a junior and do not have enough court time at school or just want to play regular tennis? Your local tennis club can give you the opportunity you have been wanting. Go along to the Badshot Lea Tennis Club’s Open Day. There will be refreshments and a raffle. Also spare raquets if you cannot find yours! You can meet the Clubs coach and the volunteers who run the Club. They are on the Recreation Ground behind the Village Green in Badshot Lea. See their website for more information, membership and directions www.badshotleatennisclub.org.uk.

RHS Garden Wisley Thursday 12th May 8.30pm-10.30pm Discover the secret world of bats at sunset, on a walk organised by the Surrey Bat Group. Visitors will meet at 8.15pm. Costs are £9 for adults and £5 for children. Book on 020 3176 5830. Have a look at www.rhs.org.uk/wisley for more information on this and other events taking place at Wisley during May.

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Grayshott Decorative and Fine Arts SocietyThursday 12th May 2pmTheir next meeting is in Grayshott Village Hall when Brian MacDonald’s subject will be ‘Tribal Rugs: Treasures of the Black Tent’. He will detail a journey that starts in Outer Mongolia and follows the tribes’ migration from Central Asia to the Caucasus, Persia and Afghanistan and will bring numerous rugs with him to illustrate the exquisite works created. At their last lecture meeting on Thursday 2nd June, before the summer break, Julian Halsby will discuss ‘John Singer Sargent: A life through Pictures’. This is a sparkling lecture, full of colour and shows that Sargent was a master in both oils and watercolours. Then on Wednesday 8th June, following up the April lecture, they have a visit to Blenheim Palace.

Plant SaleSaturday 14th May 10am to 12.30pmThe sale, organised by Christian Aid, is at St Thomas-On-The Bourne Church, Frensham Road, Farnham. There will be plants galore not to mention coffee and cake and a raffl e. Free entry.

Tilford Bach SocietySaturday 14th May 7.30pmTaking place at St Andrew’s Church, Farnham GU9 7PW, Pegasus Chamber Choir will be performing The Monteverdi Vespers. All welcome. Tickets are £13.50 in advance or £15

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Frensham Pond Sailing ClubSaturday 14th MayHave you thought you might like to try dinghy sailing? Frensham Pond Sailing Club is holding its open day on Saturday 14th May from 10am to 2pm – as part of the RYA Push The Boat Out event. Free taster sails are on offer. Just bring a change of clothes in case you get wet. For more information see www.sailfrensham.org.uk.

Fleet Choral SocietySaturday 14th May 7.30pm The Society presents a concert of music by Ralph Vaughan Williams with words by William Shakespeare. The works are fi rstly the powerful anti-war oratorio Dona Nobis Pacem, plus In Windsor Forest (based on The Merry Wives of Windsor), Fantasia on Greensleeves, and the beautiful Serenade to Music. Joining the choir will be soloists Alexandra Stevenson, Rhodri Prys Jones and Oliver Gibbs, with local professional orchestra the West Forest Sinfonia. The concert will take place at St. Andrews Garrison Church, Aldershot GU11 2BY. Tickets £12 (Students in further education £6) are available from tickets@fl eetchoralsociety.org and from Serendipity, 295, Fleet Rd, Fleet.

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On Thursday 12 May, the Mayor of Farnham, Councillor Mrs Pat Frost will hand over the mayoral chain of office to a newly elected Town Mayor.

The annual council meeting will see Farnham’s 18 Town Councillors voting for the person they would like to see taking on the role for 2016/17. Councillors will also elect a deputy Mayor.

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Every year at the end of May, Farnham town centre and the surrounding villages are bedecked with hanging baskets, troughs and containers filled with flowers. If you are a plant lover and have ever wondered where all the flowers come from, now is your chance to find out.

On Wednesday 18 May, Farnham Town Council will hold its annual greenhouse open day. From early spring, the greenhouses serve as nurseries for over 16,000 plug plants. The Town Council’s outside workforce team nurture the plants and, when they have matured, transfer them into hanging baskets.

The greenhouse open day offers an opportunity to see the 200 plus hanging baskets before they make their debut appearance on the streets of Farnham!

Take part in a guided walk to find out more about Farnham. Along the way, you will discover the secrets of many of the town’s buildings and will learn more about Farnham and its past. The walk takes place at 11am on the first Sunday of the month. Walkers should meet at Waggon Yard car park. The walks cover between two and three miles and last between one and one and a half hours. The cost is £3 per head, which is donated to charity at the end of the year.

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On Sunday 29 May, we have planned a Spring Festival to mark the beginning of the summer calendar of events.

This is a new event which will be held at Gostrey Meadow. The Festival will start at 2pm with a performance by Farnham’s Rock Choir. This will be followed by a wide variety of family activities and live music. Visitors can bring a picnic or buy freshly cooked hot food and ice cold drinks from the many food stands at the Festival.

Activities schedule:

2.30-3pm Sing with the Rock Choir3-3.30pm Football skills with Aldershot Football Club3.30-4pm Sling Groove for parents and babies with The Dance Movement4-4.30pm Taiko drumming with Farnham Taiko Club4.30-5pm Street Dance Class with The Dance Movement5-7pm Live music

The Spring Festival is sponsored by Anytime Fitness and Trueman & Grundy Estate Agents.

For more information visit www.farnham.gov.uk/springfestival.

Music in the Meadow will return to Farnham on Sunday 5 June.

The free, live music concerts will take place every Sunday from 3 to 5pm in Gostrey Meadow.

Music in the Meadow is sponsored by Savills Farnham.

The summer line-up:5 June - Farnham Brass Band12 June - Farnham Music & Drama19 June - Farnham Big Band3 July - 12pm Farnham Blooming, 1pm Rock Choir, 3pm Young Artists’ Showcase10 July - Twentyfi vemiles17 July - Famous in Farnham24 July - Woking Wind Orchestra31 July - Vic Cracknell Party Band7 August - ATW14 August - The Revivals Band21 August - Eden Blacklist28 August - Late to the Party4 September - Brass Monkeys

For more information about Music in the Meadow please visit www.farnham.gov.uk/music.

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Farnham in Bloom 2016 has been launched and we are proud to be taking part in South and South East in Bloom and to be representing Surrey in Britain in Bloom. We have planned a wide range of initiatives and projects that will bring even more benefits to the community.

While the focus of Farnham in Bloom may once have been solely on flowers, it is now about so much more. The competition has evolved over the years and is now judged on horticultural achievement, environmental responsibility and community participation.

In Farnham, the opportunities for community participation are varied. Some of the activities for this year include:

Schools’ competitions

Children of all ages enjoy taking part in the schools’ competitions, which include planting a hanging basket, designing and building a scarecrow, growing the tallest sunflower, the largest pumpkin and an upside down tomato.

A new competition has been introduced for 2016 that will see children being challenged to put their best foot forward, get creative and grow a flower in a boot!

Blooming Art

Blooming Art is an art competition organised by local artist Jo Aylwin. To enter, participants are asked to make a collage on the theme of ‘A Rose by Any Other Name’.

For inspiration, a number of free collage-making workshops are being held on Tuesday 31 May between 7pm and 9pm and Thursday 2 June from 10am to 12 noon and 1.30pm to 3.30pm.

All work will be displayed in an exhibition at the Farnham Maltings. For more information call Jo on 01252 447581.

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The Dance Movement, which is a resident dance company at the Farnham Maltings is once again working with local school children to create specially choreographed dances to perform before the judges of Farnham in Bloom.

The theme for this year’s project is the ‘Green Man’. This is often interpreted as a symbol that represents the cycle of growth each spring and is therefore seen as being very relevant to Farnham in Bloom.

It is hoped that some of the young dancers will also be able to take part in Farnham carnival.

For more information, contact [email protected].

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We are looking to discover Farnham’s hidden courtyards, fabulous shop fronts, creative container planting and imaginative front and back gardens.

If you would like to share your horticultural talents, then please enter the 2016 Secret Gardens competition. The categories include:

Best courtyardBest hanging basket or containerBest front, back or small gardenBest large gardenBest public house or hotelSchools’ garden awardBest shop frontBest wildlife garden

For an entry form, please visit www.farnham.gov.uk/bloom or call 01252 712667.

Farnham Town Council is grateful to the sponsors of Farnham in Bloom, which include:

• BBS Ltd - Corporate Sponsor• The Patio Black Spot Removal Company Ltd - Gold Sponsor• Forest Lodge Garden Centre, Graduate Landscapes and Squire’s Garden Centre - Gold sponsors in kind• Bourne Valley Contractors - Silver sponsor

As part of the celebration of 25 years of twinning between Andernach and Farnham, the ‘Stadtorchester Anderach’ is performing a concert of popular music including the Suite from the opera Aida, the soundtrack from Out of Africa and the jazz piece A night in Tunisia amongst others.

The concert will be held at the Farnham Maltings on Friday 27 May.

For tickets, please contact the Box Office on 01252 745444 or visit www.farnhammaltings.com.

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Farnham HumanistsSunday 15th MayEveryone is welcome from all belief backgrounds to come and join in on Sunday 15th May at 7pm for 7.30pm for a talk on ‘Non-religious pastoral care in the NHS and prisons – why? and how?‘. As the fi rst non-religious person to complete the two-year Spiritual Care training at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospitals, David Savage has worked with the British Humanist Association to provide humanist pastoral care in prisons and healthcare. He will give details of the BHA training for volunteer pastoral carers and describe what it is like to deliver this care to patients and prisoners. The talk is being hosted by Farnham Humanists in Daniel Hall, Long Garden Walk, Farnham, GU9 7HX. Tea, coffee and

biscuits. Other drinks available from the Hop Blossom Pub close by. Donation £2 to cover costs. For more information please contact Jennie 01252 723044 or see http://farnham.humanist.org.uk.

Vigil German Shepherd RescueThis charity rescues and re-homes German Shepherd Dogs (and crossbreeds if in need) throughout the UK as well as having dogs arrive from Greece, Romania and Spain. Nicola Scott, Trustee says “As an entirely voluntary charity we are always looking for volunteers to assist with dog walking, grooming and play time as well as fundraising for kennel costs and vet bills .We also need temporary foster homes especially if you have German Shepherd experience”. The charity rehomed 136 dogs in 2015 and so far has already rehomed 34 in 2016.If you are interested in getting involved then have a look at www.vigilgsdrescue.org.uk or email [email protected].

Guildford Rambling ClubSunday 15th MayThe club is meeting at 10am for a 9 mile circular walk from Tilford. Details from David on 07935 887499 and on www.guildfordramblingclub.org.uk. Visitors are very welcome.

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Dementia Awareness Week Monday 16th to 20th May Alastair Shanks, local Dementia Friends Champion still has places left on the Dementia Friends session running at 10am on Wednesday 18th May at the Right at Home offices in The Sands. To book a place on this free 1hour session, call 01252 783426.

Farnham and District Model Railway Club (F&DMRC) The Club meets every Wednesday afternoon and evening at their clubrooms in Wrecclesham, Farnham. They have around 60 members with a typical attendance on a Wednesday of 20-25. As well as lots of chat, regular running nights, working on layouts, and other modelling activities, they arrange a programme of demonstrations, presentations and other events of interest for members. They also arrange

trips to model railway shows and steam railways. New members, from outright beginners to experienced modellers, are always welcome, especially if you want to get involved in club layouts in N, OO, P4 or O gauge. Interested? Why not ‘test drive’ them for a few evenings to see if you like them. Have a look at http://farnhammrc.org.uk/. Call in one Wednesday, any time between 3pm and 9pm, at Wrecclesham Community Centre, Greenfield Road, Farnham, GU9 8TJ. A map can be accessed from the website.

West Surrey Wine Society Monday 16th May The West Surrey Wine Society’s May meeting will take place on Monday 16th at The Conservative Club, Ivy Lane, Farnham, GU9 7PQ. Chris Scott of ‘ThirtyFifty Wines’ will give a presentation entitled ‘Cool New Zealand - the Taste of Terroir’. Think you know New Zealand, think again! Its climate and physical and social environment create a unique wine industry with unique wines. Discover the changing styles as wineries explore the limits. Following the April presentation on the journey your glass of wine takes from the vineyard into the bottle, the May presentation focuses on the key factors that influence the quality of the wine. They are going to look at the factors particular to New Zealand, including variety, climate and UV light levels, soils, aspect and wine making methods. Chris was a very popular speaker when he first visited 2 years ago and they are delighted to welcome him back. The West Surrey Wine Society is a wine appreciation society that meets on the third Monday of the month in central Farnham. Many, if not most, of the 60 or so members joined with little or no knowledge of wines - just a liking for the product! The meetings start at 7.30pm with a glass of ‘Welcome Wine’ and the meeting proper starts at 8pm, generally taking the form of a tutored tasting. This is usually led by an expert from a major supplier or a Wine Educator who is frequently a Master of Wine. For further information on the Society contact the Membership Secretary: Frances Hackemer Tel: 01252 793684.

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Rural Life Centre Car Boot Sales The Rural Life Centre has opened its extensive grounds on the first Sunday of every month (during the main season) for a series of unique Traditional and Popular Car Boot Sales. The museum will open from 10am. Entrance and parking will be free for buyers starting at 8am until 12 noon. Sellers can set up from 7.30am with pitches just £6 each. No traders or refreshment stalls allowed. There is a café and toilets on site for use by sellers and buyers and full access to the museum attractions is available with normal admission fees applying; why not combine your visit?

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Gardening Workshop Friday 20th May 10am and 2pm There’s nothing like a really good hanging basket to enhance your garden or patio. Squire’s Garden Centres are holding a ‘Large Summer Hanging Basket’ workshop where you can plant a 40cm hanging basket lined with moss and filled with 9 plants of your choice, plus a feature plant, adding instant colour to your garden. The workshop lasts 1-2 hours and includes tuition and all the materials you need to create your masterpiece to bring home, plus a complimentary

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With Beth OtwayGARDENING

Edible plants to entertain

Herbs are such super plants to grow. They’re attractive, fragrant, often good for bees and butterfl ies, and if you grow the right varieties, they’ll elevate your BBQ food, summer salads and other culinary creations to another level. Growing your own herbs can save a lot of money over the summer in comparison to supermarket prices for fresh herbs. Of course your home-grown herbs will be fresher than those from the supermarket, and you also have the opportunity to grow varieties of herbs that you cannot buy at the shops.

Rumex sanguineus var. sanguineus, also known as red veined sorrel (above), is a very attractive herb, which makes a welcome addition to the ornamental garden, as well as to the kitchen. The attractive, veined leaves are best eaten young and have a sharp, lemony fl avour. Rumex scutatus, or buckler leafed sorrel, is less eye catching, but it forms a diminutive, compact plant with soft textured, small, green leaves that provide an intense lemon zing without the sour notes that are associated with sorrel. Both of these herbs are easy to grow from seed, which you can sow in a semi-shaded spot, directly where they are to grow, either in containers, or in your garden this month. Pick sorrel leaves regularly, cutting the whole plant back to the ground each time you pick, to encourage lots of fresh new growth; avoid letting your plants fl ower or seed - the leaves will be tough and not as fl avourful once fl ower production starts, in which case, simply sow some more seeds.

Rosemary isn’t fully hardy and doesn’t make it through every single winter outdoors in the UK, but you can get great value from any

rosemary plants purchased this month, as you’ll have the whole summer and autumn to enjoy them. Strong, straight, stems of rosemary make ideal BBQ skewers! If you’re tempted by this idea for your next BBQ, choose a variety of rosemary that has a naturally upright growth habit, such as Rosmarinus offi cinalis ‘Miss Jessopp’s Upright’.

Persicaria odorata, commonly known as Vietnamese coriander, is a tender herb, used in Asian cooking. It’s a fast growing, invasive plant that’s easily grown in a large container in a sunny spot, where it will provide you with strongly pepper-coriander fl avoured leaves all summer. It can be overwintered as a houseplant if you wish.

For more years than I care to remember, I have been growing the palest yellow or creamy white alpine strawberries. Chiltern seeds sell strawberry ‘Yellow Wonder’ (Fragaria vesca ‘Semperfl orens) which is as good a variety as any you’ll fi nd. I sow new seed each year, as the plants have usually deteriorated by the following year. These alpine strawberries are very petite, pretty plants. They’re easily popped into containers, raised beds, baskets, or the front of the border, where their dainty fl owers will add a certain charm. The small creamy-white strawberries are ripe and ready to eat when they have elongated and softened. Birds not always realise this as they and the rest of the strawberry hunters both large and small, will be on the look out for the familiar red fruits, leaving you to enjoy your own intensely sweet strawberries. They taste better than any sweets you could buy!

Redcurrants are great to grow either in your garden or at your allotment. Even if you only grow one redcurrant plant you can achieve a large, usable harvest of exquisite, jewel like, red fruits that have a sweet yet tart fl avour. You’ll be searching the recipe books, as redcurrants are far heavier cropping than whitecurrants or pinkcurrants. Redcurrants are not aff ected by big bud mite, which is so detrimental to blackcurrants, they can be grown in areas where blackcurrants are aff ected without any problems whatsoever. Redcurrants also do well in semi-shaded

To create a really sumptuous and relaxing outdoor area where you can dine and unwind, as well as sun loungers, garden furniture, fi re pits and BBQs, you’ll require the perfect blend of aromatic, delicious and attractive plants to enhance your entertaining area.

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For lots of lovely ideas of what you could do this month in your garden or your allotment, a calendar of plant sales, ideas of gardens to visit, places to see bluebells and much more besides, visit my website www.pumpkinbeth.com

areas. If you’re looking to purchase a redcurrant, ‘Junifer’ is a good, disease resistant, heavy cropping variety that produces fruits early in the season, and ‘Rovada’ is a good variety for disease resistance and a good harvest late in the season. Both of these varieties are self-fertile and don’t require a pollinator.Many plants produce edible flowers, which can make a rather cheery addition to salads, oils, butters and other culinary adventures. Lavender is a super addition to any patio or terrace. Its scented flowers attract bees and butterflies and they can also be added to both savoury and sweet dishes.

Hemerocallis, commonly known as day lilies, produce an abundance of edible flowers, each lasting just a day or two (hence the common name) through the summer. Choose late flowering varieties such Hemerocallis ‘Red Precious’ or H. ‘Pink Damask’ to hopefully avoid the egg-laying period of the Hemerocallis gall midge.

Organic gardeners, who don’t spray their roses at all, may like to know that rose flowers, as well as being beautiful, are also edible. Please only consider eating your rose petals if you don’t spray your roses!

Roses make a fabulous addition to any outdoor entertaining area. If you’re looking to grow a rose in an area where children play, you might want to include a thornless rose. Rosa ‘A Shropshire Lad’ AGM is an almost thornless, very healthy and

disease resistant climbing English rose, bred by David Austin Roses (above). Its softly coloured, peach-pink roses have a delicious, fruity tea rose scent. Rosa ‘James Galway’, also bred by David Austin, is an almost thornless climbing rose with pretty pink flowers. This is a disease resistant rose, with an enchanting old rose fragrance that does well in shade.

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Artists and Craftists A little group of all abilities meets weekly in Grayshott Village Hall on Friday afternoons, from 2pm, for a couple of hours. There is no tuition involved, justly friendly, encouraging banter. They meet in the Old Library Hall at the back of Grayshott Village Hall, a superb, light environment including tea making facilities to help sustain the creativity during the afternoon. There’s still lots of room for more people to join them. If you’d like more information, call Jackie on 01428 606957.

Brooklands Museum The Brooklands Aircraft Factory and Race Track Revival project is an £8million programme of work and it received a boost with a £1million grant from the Government. The Grade-2-listed Aircraft Hangar will be restored and re-opened as the Brooklands Aircraft Factory and the new exhibition will display aircraft and objects dating back to the birth of British aviation. Alongside the Hangar, a new Flight Shed will be built to display working historic aircraft and provide environmentally controlled storage for Brooklands’ unique archive and a new restoration workshop. For the first time since 1939, the key elements of the world’s first purpose-built motor-racing circuit, the Finishing Straight, banked Track, Clubhouse and Paddock will be seen together, as the legendary pre-War racing drivers would have seen them. It is going to be a ‘must see’ attraction; not that it isn’t already.

Bells Piece Saturday 21st May 7pm Farnham Music & Drama School will be holding their second Summer Gala Concert at the Aldridge Theatre, Frensham Heights School. Tickets are £10 for adults and £5 for under 18’s. Ample parking is available and there is disabled access. For more information please contact Jenny Daniels at Bells Piece on 01252 715138 or at [email protected] . All monies raised will go towards enhancing the quality of service they are able to provide to everyone who uses them. The evening promises to be a great night; book early to avoid disappointment.

Farnham Art Society Members Saturday 21st May 10 to 4pm Join them for a life drawing workshop with Antonia Dewhurst. For information and booking go to their website www.farnhamartsociety.org. Take this opportunity to enjoy fine tuition amidst the delightful setting at Farnham Pottery.

Jazz at All Saints Saturday 21st May 8pm The Friends of All Saints Grayswood are hosting a toe tapping evening with the versatile and talented John Shillito Band, playing traditional New Orleans Jazz, Jive, Boogie Woogie, Blues and Swing. Based in the West Country, but now including Grayswood as a regular tour date due to their popularity and growing fan base here. Well known as the

lead trumpeter in his field, John has celebrated 50 years of band leading and regularly hosts Saga Jazz holidays. Check out John’s website www.johnshillito.co.uk for an account of his exciting life and details of his gigs. Why not start your evening with a special Jazz supper at the Wheatsheaf – Grayswood’s local free house, with a great selection of guest beers. Tickets £15 (concert only) or £25 (with Jazz supper). Contact Pauline Lamb 01428 643798 or [email protected].

Book Sale Saturday 21st May 10am to 3pm Pop in and stock up for the summer! There’s a surprise in every box, many books are as good as new, others are treasures from much earlier. Something for everyone of all ages. Donations of books would be most welcomed. Please get in touch to make arrangements - email [email protected] or leave a message for Clare on 07811 989456. Book collectors and dealers welcome. It takes place at Elstead United Reformed church, Milford Road, Elstead GU8 6PH.

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RECIPESWonderful local asparagus...British Asparagus should by now have started to appear in the shops. Locally, Secretts of

Milford are famed for their asparagus, which they pick when it’s perfectly ready to eat. Harvested every day for the farm shop and restaurant trade, they have

become famous throughout the region for this lovely vegetable. Delicious steamed with hollandaise sauce or butter, it also makes a great addition to soups and other recipes.

Here Secretts and VantagePoint have teamed up with food writer Shirlee Posner from local food blog Eat Surrey

to introduce two new recipes for the upcoming season. Secretts will be sharing lots of great serving suggestions and ideas for asparagus on their Facebook page and Twitter feed.

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Method:1. Heat the olive oil in a heavy based pan and add the green garlic, salad and red onion, sweat with the lid on the pan for 4-5 minutes then add the smoked garlic. 2. Pour in the stock and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer and add the asparagus, broad beans and courgettes. Simmer for 7-8 minutes or until the vegetables are tender.

3. While the soup is cooking put the ingredients for the basil oil into a blender and blitz. 4. Stir the crème fraiche into the soup with 2–3 spoons of basil oil. 5. Season the soup and serve with an extra spoon of cream a drizzle of oil and a sprig of fresh herbs.6. Serve with crusty bread.

Early Summer Asparagus Soup with Basil Oil

Ingredients

1 x 15ml spoon olive oil; a handful of green garlic shoots or 2 salad onions, fi nely chopped; 1 red onion, fi nely chopped; 1 clove smoked garlic, crushed; 150g-200g fresh asparagus spears, halved lengthways for bigger spears; 150g fresh broad beans, podded weight; 200g courgettes, cut into julienne or spiralised; 1 litre of fresh chicken stock; 2 x 15ml spoons of crème fraiche; salt and freshly ground black pepper.

For the basil oil: 1 handful of fresh basil leaves, 4 x 15ml spoons extra virgin olive oil.

Serves 4

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Pan-fried Gnocchi with Pistachio Pesto and Asparagus

Other ideas...

Method:1. First make the pesto by putting the basil, garlic, olive oil, 3 tablespoons of the pistachios, lemon rind and juice in a food processor; process to form a rough paste. Stir in the cheese and season. 2. Heat a large frying pan with a little olive oil, add the gnocchi and toss gently over a medium-high heat for 6-8 minutes until lightly golden. 3. Meanwhile, steam the asparagus and beans for 2-3

minutes until just tender and drain. 4. Roughly chop the remaining pistachios for the garnish. Add the pesto to the gnocchi and toss together. 5. Gently stir in the beans and asparagus and then wilt in the spinach. 6. Divide between 2 plates and scatter over the feta cheese and the rest of the pistachio nuts and pink peppercorns to serve.

Ingredients

25g fresh basil leaves; 2 smoked garlic cloves, finely chopped; 75ml olive oil, plus extra for frying; 4 tbsp pistachio kernels, toasted; 1 teaspoon lemon rind and 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 50g Pecorino Romano cheese, grated; 1 x 500g pack fresh gnocchi; 200g trimmed fresh asparagus ; 100g fine green beans, halved; 50g fresh baby spinach leaves, washed and drained; 75g feta cheese, crumbled; ½ teaspoon pink peppercorns crushed (optional).

Serves 2

Roasted Asparagus with Garlic and ParmesanThis is one of my favourites and perfect as a starter. Preheat an oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Put some trimmed asparagus spears into an oven-proof dish and add chopped or minced garlic and some olive oil. Dot with butter, season with salt and pepper and then bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes. Add some grated parmesan and serve. Stefan Reynolds

Asparagus BrunchAsparagus tips and eggy loveliness for brunch! Take 4-5 stems of asparagus per person and wrap each individual stem with the pancetta or streaky bacon. Pop these on a baking tray and drizzle with olive oil. Place in a preheated oven 170 fan until the pancetta is crispy. Whilst these are cooking, poach some large eggs making sure the yolks are lovely and runny. Drain really well. Assemble on warmed plates the asparagus tips with eggs to the side, adding a little butter, sea salt, finely chopped parsley and pepper to the eggs. Deliciously simple. Liz Godfrey

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Surrey Border Movie MakersThey meet on the fi rst Friday of each month and are a fi lm making club whose members consist of retired professionals, experienced fi lm makers and complete beginners. They share a love of making fi lms which they do to the best of their ability including holiday fi lms, drama and documentary. They always welcome new members. Interested in seeing what they do? Visit their website www.surreyborder.org.uk . They meet at the St Joan’s Centre, 19 Tilford Road, Farnham GU9 8DJ. There is plenty of parking and your fi rst visit is free. Contact [email protected].

Potters Gate School Summer FairMay 22nd 12 noon to 3pm.If you’ve been to PG’s school fairs in the past few years you’ll know it’s more like a village fete than a school fair.

This year promises to be bigger and better than ever, with a BBQ, salad bar, paellas, a well stocked bar, and lots of sweet options for afters. The children’s festival tent will have face painting, henna tattoos, clay sculpting, fl ower headdress workshops and free craft and entertainments to take part in. Dance the afternoon away in the children’s disco or have some chill out time in the storytelling tent. Take part in the many free activities for your family to enjoy, or just sit in the shade with a Pimm’s to enjoy the live entertainment! This is a truly pocket friendly family afternoon out with the added bonus of raising money for a local charity.

Cobbett’s Wey Decorative and Fine Arts SocietyWednesday 25th MayThis year sees the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death. Jane Tapley’s lecture, ‘ Searching for Shakespeare: The Life and Times of our most Famous Playwright’ will take a look at his life and modest beginnings through to his phenomenal success. She will also be examining the infl uences of the Renaissance Age and how his works have impacted on the global stage. Do join them at Farnham College in Morley Road, GU9 8LU. Refreshments are served from 7.15pm and the talk starts promptly.

Squire’s Garden CentreEvery Thursday at 9.30am and 4pm in term time, Squire’s Garden Centre in Badshot Lea (near Farnham) has a ‘Meet Our Furry Friends’ session, where children can meet lots of different animals and learn about them for free! Children can cuddle furry pets and scaly ones too! They can also learn fun facts, and how to look after animals from the knowledgeable and friendly pet experts at Squire’s. They could meet hamsters, rabbits, guinea pigs, rats, snakes, tortoises and insects. This free weekly event is suitable for children of all ages. No booking is required; simply turn up on the day and discover some fascinating facts about our furry and scaly friends!

Special Cruises on the Wey and Arun CanalThursday 26th May 2.30pmThe popular Cream Tea Voyages offer an opportunity to appreciate the beautiful West Sussex countryside while enjoying a cup of tea and delicious scones, cream and jam. The trips take approximately 1½ hours and depart at 2.30pm. Tickets cost £12 per person and should be booked in advance. The boat departs from the wharf beside the Onslow Arms on the B2133 in Loxwood. If you would like further details or wish to book seats on one of the special cruises (or enquire about private charters or weekend public trips, volunteering opportunities or membership), call The Wey & Arun Canal Trust Offi ce on 01403 752403 or email offi [email protected]. Further dates are 15th June, 6th and 26th July, 9th August and 9th September. Have a look at the website www.weyandarun.co.uk for other cruises including Pirates & Princesses Adventure Trips; the fi rst one is on 1st June.

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Andernach Town Orchestra at the Farnham Maltings Friday 27th May 7.30pm To celebrate 25 years of town twinning between Andernach and Farnham, the famous and prizewinning Andernach Town Orchestra is performing a concert of popular music including excerpts from ‘Aida’, the soundtracks from ‘Out of Africa’ and ‘the Lion King’ and the jazz piece ‘A Night in Tunisia’. Tickets £10 (no concessions) available from the Maltings or contact Penny Marriott, Farnham Andernach Friendship Association, on 01252 714489 or email [email protected].

RHS Garden Wisley Saturday 28th to Sunday 5th June Here’s an idea for half-term. As part of the RHS Campaign for School Gardening, local schools will build their own mini show garden, to be judged by the garden’s curator. The gardens will be on show until 5th June and there will also be the chance for the public to vote for their favourite. During May half term, bring the family for scouting-themed activities with an interactive orienteering trail around the garden. Normal garden admission applies. www.rhs.org.uk/wisley.

Sociable Scrabble Event Saturday 28th May from 1pm to 5pm To celebrate The NSPCC Big Board Game Day; a Sociable Scrabble Event is taking place at St. Alban’s Church Hall, Tilford Road GU26 6RB. Sociable Scrabble is a friendly, fun alternative way to play Scrabble: suitable for Beginners to Geniuses as everyone gets to move around and use different tiles. 16 participants are required to take up the challenge to complete 10 rounds of Scrabble on this occasion. There will be a raffle and refreshments too. All donations welcome on the day in cash. Or online, please visit the Giving Page www.justgiving.com/Alice-Knight2. To take part, contact Alice on 07746 564825 or email [email protected].

Farnham & Bourne Choral Society’s ‘Creation’ Saturday 28th May Farnham & Bourne Choral Society will perform Haydn’s delightful oratorio, Creation, at 7.30pm on Saturday 28th May at Farnham Maltings. The choir is pleased to have appointed Calum Fraser as its new Musical Director, replacing Robin Wells, who has retired after 47 years of dedicated directorship. Calum is a young and inspirational conductor specialising in operatic and choral repertoire. Prospective new members are invited to sample his leadership by attending Wednesday evening rehearsals at South Farnham School. Visit www.farnham-choral.org.uk for more details.

Frensham Bowls Club Monday 30th May The members are organising an Open Day at Frensham Bowls Club in Frensham. They are seeking new members

and this is a great opportunity to have a go and see if you like it. Contact Robin Dibden on 01428 604291 or email [email protected] for more details. Do go along and give it a go, you will be given a very warm welcome.

Art Exhibition Thursday 2nd to Saturday 4th June 9am to 5.30pm Fleet Art Society is again supporting Fleet Hospital with their Art Exhibition at The Church On The Heath, Elvetham Heath, Fleet GU51 1HA. Admission is free so why not pop along and see what they have achieved. They look forward to seeing you there!

Dance in a Day Friday 3rd June This half term, children aged 6 to 11 are invited to take part in a workshop to create a dance from The Lion King. Dance in a Day will be held at G Live from 10am to around 4pm on Friday 3rd June. The children will work with choreographers from Farnham’s The Dance Movement to create the opening scene from the popular Disney film. They will also get to craft some simple head dresses and feathered wings! The workshop costs £30 per child and can be booked at www.glive.co.uk. If you have any questions about the workshop, please contact [email protected].

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1. Go along the side of the Green towards the church and the Crown Inn. Just before the inn, go left through a passage, re-joining the road by a butcher’s shop and continuing past the Swan Inn, crossing a bridge over the Anstead Brook and ignoring a side road. At a fingerpost after the last house, turn left on a footpath. This narrow path runs between fences, by a field, over a stile and along the right-hand side of a meadow. At a post with a yellow marker go right up some steps and left beside a wire fence. This leads you over a stile, uphill through a bluebell wood and over a stile into a sheep meadow. Turn left along the edge of the meadow. 2. Go over a stile in the corner onto a woodland path in the Highbeech Plantation. Go carefully down the slope ahead, aided by steps, and past a pond on your right. The path takes you over a stream, up and along a grassy path by a fence and a large pasture. The path elbows left by a gate and finally bends right to go over a stile. Turn left on the grass beside the driveway coming from Old Pickhurst and, at a T-junction, turn right on a road, immediately avoiding a road junction on your left.

WALK - Chiddingfold and Ramsnest Common

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Here is a peaceful rural ramble through the meadows and woodlands of southwest Surrey. It starts in Chiddingfold, one of Surrey’s most picturesque villages which offers good chances for a rest and refreshment. Near the end, it takes you through some spectacular wooded terrain. There are no ploughed fields along the way and only a few sheep for companionship. In late spring, many of the paths are fringed with bluebells. Dog friendly but lead needed! Midway through the walk you go close to Ramster Gardens and we have an offer for VantagePoint readers to visit the gardens and get 2 for 1 entry. This walk is taken from www.fancyfreewalks.org with kind permission.

3. After 150m, go left over a stile into a small green meadow and, in less than 100m, go right over a small bridge and stile into a sheep pasture. Cross the pasture aiming for the right-hand edge of a line of trees on the other side. Once there, go over a stile beside a metal gate and continue uphill next to a fence on your right. In the far corner, which can be a little swampy, go over a stile and cross the centre of the next rough meadow, aiming for a large house visible ahead, adjoining some long buildings (actually racing stables). Go over a stile to a road and turn left on it, passing Fisher Lane Farmhouse. 4. After only 40m, go right on a rather narrow overgrown path which comes out by the racing stables, zigzagging right-left as it does so. Cross over a horse exercise path and continue up a wide cinder track. The track curves right and bends left again. You have an expanse of grass incorporating a large circular horse exerciser to your right and a line of trees ahead. Leave the track as it curves away and aim straight for the line of trees to go through a small gap in the hedgerow to a 3-way fingerpost. Turn right beside the hedge and, in 100m, on meeting a track, turn right and immediately left along the left-hand edge of the grassy expanse. In 15m, ignore the first yellow arrow on your left and continue to the far corner. 5. In the corner, go over a wooden bridge and take a path straight ahead, gently uphill through a bluebell wood, Surrey Copse, in the direction of the yellow arrow, soon crossing under wires. At the top, veer left at a yellow arrow immediately reaching a fingerpost. Ignoring a stile straight ahead, turn sharp right in the direction of the middle finger on a narrow path into the woods. The floor here is thick with bluebells in late spring. The path finally leads out into a small meadow. Veer left to a (broken) metal gate and turn right on a tarmac lane. In 70m, go left through a modern kissing-gate into a sloping meadow. 6. Go straight across the meadow, heading for a large wood on the other side. A large metal gate reveals itself as you cross. Go through the gate into the woods of Griggs Bottom and immediately turn left at a fingerpost. In 60m, at another fingerpost, your path veers right up deeper into the wood. In about 150m, the path emerges into a large sloping green field. Keep ahead along the right-hand side of the field. At the corner, go through a small wooden gate and turn left on a wide farm track. In 30m, follow a hairpin round to the right. In 200m, at a fingerpost, veer left towards the farm buildings. You pass a reedy pond and, on your right, Redlands Farmhouse, then Honeypot Cottage and the buildings

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DISTANCE: 7 miles (11km)

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Sydenhurst. Keep straight on along this very quiet cul-de-sac lane passing several footpaths on the left. In 1km, the lane reaches the main road in Chiddingfold. Turn left and cross the road to the Crown Inn and the Green where the walk began.

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Artist Open Studios Sat 4th June – Sun 19th June have collaborated to form ‘North Farnham Art Trail’ promoting the studios that are all within a few miles of each other. They are a group of seven artists whose art practices are from varied disciplines to include Ceramics, Paintings Mosaics and Textiles. They have produced a local map highlighting each studio and the dates each artist studios is open to the public during this event. This map can be obtained from participating artists: Melody Sills, Denise Jaques, Jo Aylwin, Bob Milton, Emma Godden, Janet Gale and Christopher Sercombe. More details of the North Farnham Art Trial can be obtained from the Facebook page. www.facebook.com/North-Farnham-Art-Trail. Brochures for the Surrey Artist Open Studios event will be available from the end of April at your local library or all participating artists. You can join the mailing list via the website www.surreyopenstudios.org.uk.

Phyllis Tuckwell’s Monthly Plant Sales Sunday 5th June onwards The local Hospice Care charity holds plant sales on the first Sunday of every month, from April to October, to raise money to fund the supportive and end of life care which it offers those living with cancer, or another serious progressive illness. Many plants are donated just prior to a sale, so that the charity often has hundreds to offer on the day, at very reasonable prices. From small bedding plants to large shrubs and even sometimes trees, whether you want to spruce up your whole garden, a few patio pots or just a

window box, this is the place to come! And you don’t have to wait for the monthly sales to buy your greenery. Come along to the Hospice to see the wonderful display of plants which are on sale every day. Browse through them at your leisure and pay for your chosen ones at reception. Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice is situated on the corner of Waverley Lane and Menin Way, Farnham, GU9 8BL. For more information on the plant sales, call 01252 729446, email [email protected] or visit www.pth.org.uk.

Hedgehogs 2016 Annual Golf Day Monday 6th June This will be the Hedgehogs 12th annual golf day and is once again being held at the prestigious Army Golf Club, Aldershot. Cost for a team of 4 is £280 or £70 individual. The day includes Four Ball Stableford competition, evening meal, auction and raffle. Proceeds from the day will be shared between ‘The Source’, www.thesourceforyou.co.uk and ‘40 Degreez’, [email protected]. For further details please contact Mike Dunkley on 07901 137306 or email: [email protected].

Rushmoor Male Voice Choir Thursday 9th June Members delight in entertaining folk in the local area. They sing because they enjoy it and because it enables local charities to raise money for local causes by using the choir’s services for free. The next concert is at the Princes Hall,

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Problems with neighbours?Many of us have experienced falling out with our neighbours or family members over relatively minor issues, but sometimes the situation can escalate to the point of conflict. Communications can break down, we may feel desperate that things may never improve and not know where to turn for help.

We can help you find solutionsMediationfirst is a small local charity working in Waverley and East Hampshire with 25 professionally trained volunteers who come from a range of backgrounds, some are retired, some work part time and some juggle volunteer work with family life. All the mediators receive 40 hours of accredited training which is ongoing. They can help people in disputes find solutions to their problems. We are not counsellors but aim to help participants find their own solutions by focussing on the present and future rather than the past.

Why consider mediation?Mediation can help avoid having to resort to Court proceedings, which can be costly, both financially and in terms of time, and the outcomes of which may not always be satisfactory. For instance, in disputes between neighbours, post litigation, parties will often remain living next door to each other and will need to develop strategies to do so without further conflict. Mediation can be successfully applied across a variety of disputes which could be about noise, verbal abuse, rubbish, bonfires, children’s behaviour, pets, CCTV, car parking, boundary disputes – especially where the situation is not clear, or high hedges/overhanging trees. It can also be applied to community conflicts which can go on for a long time if nothing is done, or issues involving residents and local businesses, as well as family disputes.

People from all walks of life and backgrounds contact Mediationfirst for help. The service works with a wide range of clients, from those having large, high value detached properties to clients living in poor housing conditions in areas of deprivation. People fall out for all manner of reasons but

contributory factors can include ageism, racism, sexism and homophobia.

What do mediators do?Mediators work in pairs and help people in dispute find a solution that suits everyone involved. Mediators are impartial – they won’t take sides. They have no formal or legal authority and do not represent any official body. They keep the discussion confidential and will usually visit everyone concerned, listen to what’s been happening and what’s wanted for the future. They will then arrange a confidential joint meeting in a neutral, local place. After a joint meeting has taken place there is a very high success rate of reaching an agreement and resolving the dispute.

How to make a referralMediationfirst accepts referrals from individuals, housing associations, local councils, police and voluntary organisations. In fact, pretty much anyone in Waverley Borough or East Hampshire District can access the service, free of charge. The costs of running the service are covered by grants, donations and support from organisations that refer cases.

Phone: 0845 223 5301Email: [email protected] Post: PO Box 179, Farnham, Surrey GU9 9YGOr visit the website: www.mediationfirst.org

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George Abbot School - 50th Anniversary Reunion Saturday 11th June 1pm to 6pm Ex Pupils (and teachers) of the School who left in the mid 60s are getting together for a 50 year- ish Reunion. Up to 100 people are expected boys and girls) and they would like many more who may realise their connection to that time and place after reading this. The current Head Teacher, Deborah Cooper, together with her staff is showing visitors round the School on Friday June 10th starting at 1.45pm in the Elmslie main reception area. The visit will conclude at 3.15pm. A general get together for everyone to meet old friends will take place at the Guildford Rugby Club (GU7 3DH) on the A3100 Guildford to Godalming road - lots of memorabilia will be on display and prospective visitors are encouraged to bring anything they have to add to the

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Churt Fête Saturday 11th June 2pm to 5pm Do go along for an afternoon of family-friendly fun at this traditional English fête featuring a host of events and stalls. These will include all the classics such as the dog show, cream teas from the Women’s Institute, tug of war, bottle tombola, a rather intriguing herpetological (reptile) stall and much more. The theme this year is ‘Space’, so dust off your spacesuits, holster your light-sabres and start the countdown to blast-off! The fete will be located on the Recreation Ground behind the Village Hall, Churt Road, GU10 2HY. Full details of the event can be found on the website www.churtfete.org.

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WIN ONE OF THREE PAIRS OF TICKETS TO GUILDFORD GAG HOUSEGuildford Gag House is a professional comedy club which is hosted by Guildford Fringe on the third Saturday of every month. You can expect to see some of the best comics from the UK Circuit performing each month. Being in the Back Room of The Star Inn, Guildford, not only do you see some of the best acts around, but you see them in an intimate and quirky venue with its own private bar!For full information about Guildford Fringe, please visit the website atwww.GuildfordFringe.com.

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