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How have Cranleigh’s pubs acquired their names? The oldest of our present pubs is The Richard Onslow. Its name is much younger than the pub itself. In the eighteenth century the inn was known as ‘The Six Bells’, after the number of bells in the church tower, and for a time as the ...

Saturday 12th NovemberA SPECIAL INTEREST MORNING Two talks with Rachel Kolsky (a prize-winning London Blue Badge Tourist Guide) - 9.30 am registration, morning finishes at 12.30 pm, coffee break at 11.00 am. Tickets £17.50, non-members welcome. ‘A Tonic for the Nation': The Festival of ...

by Simone Conte Dear readers, I hope you are well and are coping with the dramatic rise in the cost of energy. I’ve adapted my cooking style and for the moment I’ve put aside slow cooking recipes and used ones that don’t require lengthy cooking methods. I hope you will enjoy them. Be sure to ...

Looking back and looking forward by Mike Roberts In this time of expecting the future to produce something even more exciting, such as the latest version of the mobile phone or a planned visit once again to the moon (and back), the Heritage of centuries past is equally revealing and exciting, ...

by Peter Bond On 29 September, Cranleigh Rotary had the pleasure of a presentation by Lucy and Sam, who had been sponsored by the Club and spoke of their experiences when participating in Rotary’s Youth Leadership Award (RYLA). Also in attendance were the mothers of Lucy and Sam, who were ...

When war rips their country apart, Julia is sent away by her tearful parents in the dead of night, clutching her mother’s necklace and longing for one last embrace. But soon she is captured by Nazi soldiers and forced into a German labour camp, where behind a tall fence topped with cruel barbed ...