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Whilst we wait patiently for the outcome of the National Lottery Heritage Fund grant application, we have been looking further into the history of the Cottage. Although we have found little definitive about the early history of the cottage and who had it built, it does seem to have been associated ...

During the last Rotary year, the Cranleigh Rotary Club has donated more than £6,800 to various charities. Major beneficiaries included Ukraine refugees (£1,279), Cranleigh Food Bank (£525), Rowley's Community Centre (£525), Cranleigh Food Bank (£525) and Shelter Boxes for international disaster ...

A split-second decision can change everything… At the edge of a forest, a husband and wife are driving through the winding lanes. When a song comes on the radio, the song that brought them together on a dancefloor forty years ago, they turn to each other. That split second – a stolen glance as ...

by Joy Horn This month’s walk is just under one mile, with opportunities to sit down along the way. It begins in the footpath at the north end of the Church carpark, reached from the High Street by Church Lane. Here is a gate leading into what used to be the C of E Primary School Infants ...

by Simone Conti Mixed Vegetables Gratin Serves 4I’ve just come back from Italy where we had a lovely dinner with my brother and his family. My sister-in-law cooked some fantastic food. In particular she prepared this traditional dish from the area I originate from in Italy. It’s very easy to ...

There’s a fascinating little bird they call ‘common’ but like many others who share its first name – such as Crossbill and Gull – it isn’t. Well not around here. The Common Sandpiper, a rather pot-bellied wader about the length of a Pied Wagtail, is a fast mover. It arrives in Britain from ...