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by Miki Marks On a beautiful day in early summer I went up in a glider.  A glider pilot friend, Richard Bryant,  suggested it would be just my thing –  he had read in one of my past articles  about how much I loved clouds. The first scheduled date had far too much cloud and we could not go up.  ...

Norman Doney - Director of CYE I was born in Hounslow, West London where my parents lived.  I have two older brothers and we enjoyed a very happy and stable family life.  My father worked in London as a civil servant.  My mother left her job once my brothers and I came along.  My golden ...

By Joy Horn Featured image - The flourishing Church Lads' Brigade in front of the Rectory, before 1914 This walk starts at the south porch of the parish church and takes in some of the sites connected with the First World War, 1914-18. It is about three-quarters of a mile long, with ...

Those extremely rare local visitors with the ‘golden spectacles’ I wrote about last month - the pair of smart Little Ringed Plovers - ended up staying longer than anyone expected. You may remember I could only discover one in the same field the next day, and not subsequently. But as it turned ...

By Simone Conti Aubergine Parmigiana - Serves 4 Suggested Wine - Primitivo (Italy) This dish is delicious and easy to prepare.  It’s a good alternative to lasagne for vegetarians and a good way to feed the kids some extra vegetables! Ingredients:1.5 kg aubergine500g of mozzarella ...

By Miki Marks If you walk along New Park Road towards Cranleigh Mead you will spot on the left side what remains of a row of stately Lombardy poplars – Populus nigra italica or sometimes inelegantly called ‘Po Poplars’ after the river in Italy where they particularly thrive.   They were ...