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November can be quite a busy time in the Scouting calendar and is particularly so in Cranleigh. The month started with 40 of our Cubs and Scouts heading off for an adrenaline filled weekend at PGL Marchant’s Hill in Hindhead. The trip was a mixture of fun, games, a Halloween themed disco and 7 ...

Christmas is coming to St Nicolas Church in a big way this December firstly we have as many as 50 Christmas trees all being decorated. There will be prizes for the best trees for Business, Village Children’s Groups, Village Adult Group, and Individual entry. We start with a grand opening on Friday ...

Joy Horn brings some anecdotes of 100 years ago What was happening in Cranleigh in December 1915? On five days each week, over 100 Cranleigh women gathered at the ‘Women’s War Work Depot’ to produce ‘all kinds of comfortable things’ for the soldiers at the Front and for wounded soldiers in ...

December - Forget robins, the bird for Christmas is . . . Robins, robins everywhere. Not only real ones but others of all shapes and sizes in Cranleigh’s shops. Christmas is coming! And this year there are more decorative robins than ever. Must be related to the ‘redbreast’ topping this year’s ...

With the weather getting colder, the sunshine hours diminishing, increasing rainfall, windy weather and frosts it can be bitter outside in the garden with the possibility of snow. Who wants to be working outside at this time of year? However there’s not a lot to do. So keep an eye on winter ...

THE MAN WHO SHOOTS BADGERS A few months ago, I was in the Cranleigh Co-op, unable to find what I was looking for, writes George Trolley. I was obviously looking a bit lost because a kindly member of staff approached me and asked if he could help. He quickly pointed me in the right direction and I ...