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Hinemihi Maori House in Clandon Park Roger Green will be telling the fascinating story of how HINEMIHI MAORI HOUSE from New Zealand North Island came to be located in the grounds of Clandon Park near Guildford. An extraordinary account of how such a small Maori meeting house arrived so far from ...

The Little Manor emerging from the rubble - 1988 In 2019 Little Manor Service Station, commonly known as ‘The Esso’, is celebrating its 30th anniversary under the ownership of the Lambert family. At the centre of the site is the delightful 15 Century, half-timbered, Little Manor building that ...

July brings long, warm days that continue well into the evening - great for pottering in the garden after work, hosting barbecues, and enjoying your beds and borders as they reach their peak. Give your garden a new voice this Summer with these tips: Cutting back growth in hanging baskets ...

A whole day of fun! 11.30 - 4pm plus an evening of great music 6pm - 10.30 pm. Raising funds for the upkeep of parish churches in Ewhurst, Okewood and Forest Green. Extra info for online eventcalendar page or use attached BDO and Ewhurst Rocks posters: The Big Day Out runs from 11.30 am to ...

I was born on 31st March 1943, in Mount Alvernia Hospital, Guildford. My family had been evacuated from Dulwich, where my mother was a matron at Dulwich Hospital. We were billeted to ‘Hollyhock Farm House’, next to Notcutts, and from there we moved to 20 Kings Road Cranleigh and subsequently to ‘St ...

'Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes): singing like it is four times bigger’ The variety of shops run by much-loved local entrepreneurs in Cranleigh has tailed off in recent years as costs prove increasingly unaffordable. Nationally known chain stores have moved in alongside a High Street now ...