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Gardens have always been a special part of our homes, whether we’re looking at 100 years ago or 1 year ago. How much have gardens transformed? Here are just some of the numerous ways that gardens have developed over the past 100 years. In the past, it’s fair to say that gardens were mostly ...

On the 3rd of July, 56 students in Year 4 at Park Mead Primary School were excited to receive copies of the Usborne Illustrated English Dictionary, courtesy of Cranleigh Rotary. The dictionaries were presented by the new Club President, Brian Arendell, who took over from David Hall at the end of ...

Do you enjoy photography? Do you have use of a camera? Would you like to improve your skills? If so, think about joining Cranleigh Camera Club. Members have a range of skill levels from near-beginners to advanced. Their preferred subjects in colour or black and white vary from wildlife and ...

Memories of the fun at Oakland’s: recovering soldiers put on a Pierrot show (with grateful thanks to Mike Rackley) The Oakland’s Red Cross Auxiliary Hospital in Knowle Lane closed this month. Since January 1915, when the hospital opened, a total of 617 soldiers had been cared for, with no death ...

Cranleigh Common in 1911 where Ian's great grandfather David Stedman lived at no. 4 Parkgate Cottages (photograph courtesy of Mike Rackley) I was born in Cranleigh in 1939, though we moved soon afterwards to Guildford. My father, Cecil George Stedman, went to Burma in 1942 to fight the Japanese, ...

Brain Facts: The brain uses 25% of the body’s entire energy supply but only accounts for 2-3% of the body’s total weight. The brain needs the right raw materials to make neuro transmitters - vitamins, minerals and amino acids. 25% of the cholesterol in your body is found in your brain ...