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Independent high street fishmongers are increasingly rare but Cranleigh’s High Street stands out from others because it has an independent fresh fish shop and residents want to keep it that way. Celebrating 30 years in business this year, the family owned fishmongers buys fresh fish and seafood ...

Cranleigh Film Club is showing Graduation (15) on Thursday 29 November starting at 7.30pm; doors open at 7.00pm. As usual our film will be shown in the Band Room, GU6 8AF, and there is ample parking in the adjacent Village Way car park. Graduation (15) A doctor’s daughter in the Romanian ...

Recently I had a holiday in the “West Country” and on one occasion I visited a restaurant new to me, “The Dove”. The menu looked interesting, a little too extensive for a place that at first glance seemed at the end of nowhere. How wrong was I, by 8 pm all tables were full and I realised I was ...

Starting a garden? It’s easy to remember to change your soil and buy your seeds. But you might just forget these five gardening jobs, but they will add immensely to the victory of your garden: Moisten new garden beds, wait 7-14 days before planting to flush weed seeds, and remove weed ...

Mother's Hallway by Raymond Holt This is the hallway leading to her front door, That opened onto a country too often at war. The stone step had no feelings, but it wanted to cry, When her children grew up and she kissed them goodbye. Look at the curtains that kept in the light, As she ...

The Fountain, Cranleigh This is a collection of some of the wonderful photographs sent in by Eric Wood, which truly show what life was like all those years ago, including a before & after comparison of the top end of our High Street. (See below) Top of High Street Top of High ...