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St Nicolas C of E Rector: Rev’d Roy Woodhams 01483 800655 Sunday 9th December 4pm Christingle Service Sunday 23rd December 6.30pm Village 9 Lessons & Carols Monday 24th December, Christmas Eve 3.30pm Crib Service 5.30pm Crib Service 11pm Midnight ...

The Country Verger by Raymond Holt The pansies never smiled today The daffodils grew shorter, As if they knew she wouldn’t be round To change their dirty water. The harvest mouse who lived for years Inside the threadbare hassock, Fell fast asleep, curled like a ball Inside her scented ...

As Christmas is on the way, our to-do lists don’t usually cover gardening tasks at this time of year. However, if you are looking to keep up the pace of your gardening, don’t fret, there's still much to do. You can still plant out ferns and grass as they look as divine covered in frost as they ...

Gary and John Byrne from CJB Plumbing at Rowleys Rowleys Centre for the Community in Cranleigh always has a warm welcome for visitors but this year it will be even warmer, thanks to the Community Foundation for Surrey which has awarded a grant for a new boiler. The boiler at Rowleys was very ...

Fairy story illustration I was born in Shoreham in Sussex and moved with my parents to Godalming when I was 9 years old. I attended Busbridge school, where you could always find me doing artwork and drawing cartoons. I then went on to attend Broadwater School, where I was inspired and ...

Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) I can’t be sure if it will be a white Christmas this year – but it will certainly be a black one. Each December, as the daylight fades ever earlier and people scurry ever faster to squeeze in the last of their shopping before the happy day, a spectacular display ...