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The pictures that follow are a miscellany of the past 70 years, showing regular life in Cranleigh and a few highlights. Coronation procession along Cranleigh High Street, 2 June 1953 An aerial view of Rowland Road from the west in 1953, with Victoria Road on the right (courtesy of K. ...

Autumn brings birders hope of a visit from a rarity or scarce visitor on its southerly migration. I go out hopefully, looking in likely spots around our fields and heaths, aiming to identify every individual bird I see so that nothing is missed. You can be sure the one you don’t look at properly ...

by Joy Horn Who were St Nicolas and St Cuthbert Mayne? Their names have been attached to the parish churchand to the local Catholic primary school respectively, but what do we know about them, and why did people in the past want to commemorate them? St Nicolas with three bags of gold, on the ...

Catfish 1st Oct - 8pm - £16 International touring blues-rock powerhouse Catfish are making waves on the music scene in the UK and Europe.  They have now won a total of five UK Blues Awards. They now tour regularly in Europe. NT Live: Prima Facie (15) 3rd Oct - 7pm - ...

The Cranleigh Lions Bonfire & Fireworks will take place on the Common on Saturday 5thNovember. The fireworks are free to view but we ask everyone to be as generous a possible by donating a minimum of £5 per adult into our collecting buckets. All donations from this event will be used to help ...

Calling all gardeners for a fun and informative afternoon! On 15 September 2022, from 2pm - 4.30pm, in aid of the Alzheimer's Society, former Daily Telegraph Gardening Correspondent, Helen Yemm, will host a Gardeners' Question panel at Burrows Lea Country House, Hook Lane, Shere, GU5 9QG, with ...