Recent Articles

“Most days I go to the Cranleigh Leisure Centre for a swim and it’s amazing the number of people you meet there from all walks of life. Rhoda Kirk is one of those people. Rhoda is almost totally blind and manages to get from her home in Cranleigh to the leisure centre where she swims every week. ...

The annual  report of the Village Hospital came out at the end of September. During the previous year, 98 patients had been treated and 45 operations performed, with an average stay of 13.6 days. One of the hospital’s medical staff, Dr Alexander Hope  Walker, was away  serving with the Royal ...

Black-throated Diver When the autumn gales and bird migration kick in then it is worth watching out for emergency avian landings. strange things can-and do- happen. Last month,  in my ‘Welcome to Cranleigh-on-Sea’ article, we looked  at some of the seabirds who are regular  or rare visitors ...

Cranleigh in Bloom has  enjoyed another  successful year, bringing  vibrant floral displays to the village and submitting a strong entry to the regional  South & South  East in Bloom competition. Judges  from South  & South  East in Bloom,  which is a precursor to the national Britain in ...

You will no doubt have noticed a subtle change in the weather soon  as summer  is fading and autumn beginning. The wind is getting stronger  and the leaves from plants and trees are changing from shades of green to yellow and golden  brown before  they fall to the ground. New colours are all ...

Prep: 45 mins Difficulty: Easy Cook: 12 mins Makes: 10 Ingredients For the biscuits 200g slightly salted butter, softened 50g icing sugar 2 tsp vanilla extract 200g plain flour 2 tsp cornflour ½ tsp baking powder For the filling 100g butter, softened 170g icing sugar 1 tsp vanilla ...