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Marion lives in Shamley Green and has been making costumes since 1971 for the S.H.A.D.E.S Drama society, which she and her husband have been involved in for over 20 years. Marion became inspired by period costume after handling over 3,000 theatrical fancy dress garments for David Clarke’s ...

(Above: Cranleigh’s two banks facing each other across Rowland Road. George Selfe was cashier at one or other of these.)   Several Cranleigh people, very varied in type, appeared before the Hambledon Appeals Tribunal in Guildford this month, hoping to be exempted from compulsory military ...

Prep: 30 mins Cook: 45 mins Difficulty: Easy Serves: 6 Ingredients. 75g butter 100g golden caster sugar 2 vanilla pods, seeds scraped out 3 Bramley apples, peeled and chopped 600g rhubarb, cut into even chunks 100g stem ginger, finely chopped clotted cram sprinkled with ground ginger ...

Prep: 10 mins Cook: 20 mins Difficulty: Easy Serves: 2 Ingredients. 250g leek (about 3 small ones), thinly sliced 85g mascarpone 1 tbsp chopped dill, plus 1 tsp 2 Skinless salmon fillets 1/2 lemon, grated zest of 1/4, plus a good squeeze of juice. 2-3 tsp capers Baby potatoes and ...

Prep: 30 mins Cook: 25 mins - 30 mins Difficulty: Easy Serves: 4 Ingredients. Juice 1/2 Lemon 500g Jerusalem artichokes 2 tsp vegetable Oil 25g butter 1 onion, roughly chopped 1 floury potato (about 140g/5oz), such as King Edward, roughly chopped 600ml vegetable stock or chicken stock ...

Prep: 20 mins Cook: 10 mins Difficulty: Easy Serves: 6 Ingredients. 600g good-quality ready-to-eat dried fruits (such as prunes, pears, apricots, figs, cranberries) 3 tbsp clear honey 1 vanilla pod, split lengthways 1 Earl Grey tea bag 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice mascarpone or Greek yogurt, ...