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Homemade Soup and a warm welcome in Cranleigh! With the cost of energy rising and the weather getting decidedly cold, three venues have opened up to provide a Winter Warmer Lunch. These are Cranleigh Baptist Church, Cranleigh Methodist Church and Rowley's. They are all restarting on the week ...

Main photo by Anthony GurrPerformed by award-winning storyteller Danyah MillerDirected by Sofie MillerProduced in association with Lynn Murray and Co A heart-warming solstice story for young and old alike. Inspired by an old Austrian Folktale. As the nights draw in and we look forward to ...

by The Cranleigh Writers Group The Toy Santa by Brigid Fayers “Careful Amy!”But the squashy Santa slipped, regardless, from the baby girl’s plump grasp. A swirl in the bitterwind seemed to whirl the small toy up and over the wall of the bridge where they stood. It plummeted down into the icy ...

Looking twice reveals a surprise presence - by @Crane_Spotter We are all excited if we receive an unexpected package at Christmas - and most of us get the same sort of feeling when we come across something out of the blue in the natural world. If you have ever discovered a scarce butterfly, ...

by Toby Webb It’s not every day that your club gets a visit from some England stars but that’s exactly what happened at Blackheath Cricket Club. It was a moment to cherish for members young and old as Stuart Broad and Jofra Archer arrived at the club for a promotional photo shoot. To put ...

by Joy Horn What was Cranleigh like 100 years ago? And what was going on?Here are a few incidents and pictures to give a flavour of life here in 1922. On February 3rd the much-loved village hospital was reopened by Lord Midleton, following four months’ building work to add a new wing to the ...