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Following on from my article in the August edition, I promised to use this month’s offering to tell you how you can make your own personal care products. I actually started making my own night cream in about the mid-1980s because horror, the one I’d used for years was being discontinued. It ...

I continue to be amazed at garden plants’ ability to cope with the changing weather patterns and this year everything possible has been thrown at them, especially the torrential rain and high winds of the last few weeks of ‘summer’! Astonishingly, some hollyhocks grew to 8’, rudbeckia 6’ and even ...

On August 14th it was Edie’s birthday. She turned 8 years old. She came to me as a rescued puppy at 8 weeks old. She was cheeky and funny and has turned out to be the best dog I’ve ever had (just don’t tell Rupert!). So we got her a card, some treats, a cushion and some toys - half of which Rupert ...

SURREY (ant) HILLS - photo by Andy Bamford We had such a lovely plan: we would have a volunteer evening mid-week instead of the usual Sunday morning. We would take advantage of the light evenings, do a few jobs, and get to know some of our new members over a fish and chip picnic supper. I also ...

The changeable and mixed weather is a sure sign of one thing - we are in the middle of traditional British summer. As I write, the success of the Olympics has not long passed and England's exploits in Euro 2020 seem like a distant memory. For our swimmers at Cranleigh Swimming Club, these sporting ...

Don’t know what to do with your unwanted spectacles? Would you like to help give sight to others through Vision Aid overseas? Then read on. Our colleagues in Chichester Lions have been collecting and sorting used spectacles for almost 35 years. Collecting spectacles for recycling was a club ...