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The Daily Telegraph's reporting of the wedding Cranleigh is not often able to enjoy a celebrity wedding. So it made the most of the marriage of England and Surrey cricket captain Peter May to local girl Virginia Gilligan in the parish church on Friday April 24th 1959. Virginia came from Shamley ...

This book is not so much a historical evaluation, or analysis, as it is a personal perspective and recollection of village life during the war years in Cranleigh: its people, shops and businesses. In some ways, the book sets an everyday scene of a simpler way of life, maintained in the face of ...

6th November 2021 We are busy planning this year’s Bonfire & Fireworks and hope to start our bonfire build on Saturday 23rd October and hope complete it on Saturday 30th October. For many years we have accepted donations of burnable materials, but regulations concerning the size and ...

“To provide Cranleigh with an exciting and unique place for locals and visitors to enjoy, benefit and learn from.” Why is it important? The first Cottage Hospital in EnglandFounded in 1859 by Dr Napper and Archdeacon Sapte who agreed that it will be a cottage hospital. The villagers gave ...

Sounds Like Magic I listened to a sea-shelland thought I could hearthe rushing of the wavesinside my ear. I held an empty egg-shellclose against my headand thought I heard a pecking chickhatching from its bed. I found a hollow coconutand listened for a soundand thought I heard horses’ ...

If I must make a list of my top 3 favourite comfort food recipes this for sure will be one of them. You can use this recipe as a starter or as a snack on a Sunday brunch, the possibilities are endless. The combination of the marinated chicken wings, the creaminess of the mash potato and the ...