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£14.67bn – The total value of all Guildford Property Market “How much would it cost to buy all the properties in Guildford?” This fascinating question was posed by the 11-yearold son of one of my Guildford landlords when they both popped into my offices before the Christmas break (doesn’t that seem an age away now!). I thought to myself, that over the Christmas break, I would sit down and calculate what the total value of all the properties in Guildford are worth … and just for fun, work out how much they have gone up in value since his son was born back in the autumn of 2005. In the last 11 years, since the autumn of 2005, the total value of Guildford property has increased by 70% or £6.04 billion to a total of £14.67 billion. Interesting, when you consider the FTSE100 has only risen by 30.78% and inflation (i.e. the UK Retail Price Index) rose by 37% during the same 11 years. When I delved deeper into the numbers, the average price currently being paid by Guildford households stands at £490,163.… but you know me, I wasn’t going to stop there, so I split the property market down into individual property types in Guildford; the average numbers come out like this .. Guildford Property Market Average Value of a Detached Property

Average Value of a SemiDetached Property

Average Value of a Terraced/ Town House Property

Average Value of an Apartment

£744,825

£457,703

£435,527

£305,394

… yet it got even more fascinating when I multiplied the total number of each type of property by the average value. As detached houses are so expensive, when you compare them with the much cheaper

terraced/town houses and apartments, you can quite clearly see how valuable detached properties are in terms of total pound note value, when compared to the value of the terraced/town houses and apartments. Total Value of all the Guildford Detached Properties Total Value of all the Guildford Detached Properties

Total Value of all the Guildford SemiDetached Properties

Total Value of all the Guildford Terraced/ Town House Properties

Total Value of all the Guildford Apartments

£5,897,524,350

£4,629,208,142

£1,859,700,290

£2,284,652,514

So, what does this all mean for Guildford? Well as we enter the unchartered waters of 2017 and beyond, even though property values are already declining in certain parts of the previously over cooked Central London property market, the outlook in Guildford remains relatively good as over the last five years, the local property market was a lot more sensible than central London’s. Guildford house values will remain resilient for several reasons. Firstly, demand for rental property remains strong with continued immigration and population growth. Secondly, with 0.25 per cent interest rates, borrowing has never been so cheap and finally the simple lack of new house building in Guildford not keeping up with current demand, let alone eating into years and years of under investment – means only one thing – yes it might be a bumpy ride over the next 12 to 24 months but, in the medium term, property ownership and property investment in Guildford has always, and will always, ride out the storm. For more articles like this, property market updates and great investment opportunities please visit the Guildford Property Journal @

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March is one of my favourite months - spring is ofﬁcially here, with the arrival of primroses and daffodils. The clocks go forward (Sunday 26th March), so the evenings become lighter and we celebrate Mother’s Day. A good excuse to spoil our mothers for the day. If you are stuck for ideas, we have a several suggestions for you in this month’s Jottings… Charley’s Aunt by Brandon Thomas Wednesday 1st March to Saturday 4th March at 7.45, matinée on Saturday at 2.30pm A comedy by Brandon Thomas set in Oxford in 1882, this English farce follows the hilarious events that arise when two students, Jack and Charles, use the excuse of the imminent visit of Charley’s aunt Donna Lucia to invite their young ladies to their rooms. When a telegram arrives postponing the visit of his aunt, the boys bribe a friend, Lord Fancourt-Babberley, into impersonating her. Problems begin when the real aunt turns up under an assumed identity – of course, as everyone knows, in farce, nothing ever goes according to plan but of course, again, according to the rules of farce, everythingworks out in the end. Directed by Andrew Hamel-Cooke at the Nomad Theatre, Bishopsmead Parade, East Horsley KT24 6RT. Tickets: adults £14, children/students £10, £12 for adults on Wednesday. Phone 01483 284747 to book tickets or online at www. nomadtheatre.com. The theatre is accessible to wheelchairs. The West Surrey Family History Society Wednesday 1st March 8pm The next meeting in Guildford is in the Friends Meeting House, Ward St – (opposite Guildford Library). Dr Mary Alexander will be talking on ‘The Wool Trade in Guildford and West Surrey’ . She worked in Guildford Museum for many years in archaeology, local history and textiles and this talk includes all three, covering the wool trade from the Middle Ages to about 1700. If you would like to join the society or attend this meeting please contact Mrs I Hawkins (01438 535986).

Shere Village Cinema Thursday 2nd March and Sunday 19th March 8pm On the 2nd March is ‘Bridget Jones’s Baby’ - Bridget’s focus on single life and her career is interrupted when she finds herself pregnant, but with one hitch ... she can only be fifty percent sure of the identity of her baby’s father. On 19th March, ‘Victoria’ – a young Spanish woman who has newly moved to Berlin finds her flirtation with a local guy turn potentially deadly as their night out with his friends reveals a dangerous secret. Tickets are £5 per adult. Book online at www.villagecinema.org or www.facebook.com/ sherevillagecinema. Les Amitiés Françaises Thursday 2nd March 7.30pm Their next lecture on 2nd March by John Dixon will be about the Roman province of Provence and the splendid ruins people can still see today. It will focus on the Roman way of life and their admiration for this area and how their occupation has left traces in life today. Provence is one of the regions of France most loved by the British and this talk is bound to let people see it all in a new light thanks to its historical perspective. The meeting will be held in the Baptist Church Hall in Queen Street in Godalming. There is ample parking nearby. Doors will open at 7pm and the talk will begin at 7.30pm. For more information, contact 46johnpetty@gmail.com. Charity Quiz Friday 3rd March 7.45pm The Rotary Club of Guildford Chantries is holding its annual charity quiz at St Peter’s School, Horseshoe Lane East, Merrow for teams of 4-8 people. Funds raised will be for SERV Bloodrunners (motorcyclists carrying urgent blood and medical supplies to and from hospitals across Surrey) and The Guildford Eye Project. The evening will include a two-course supper with a bar and raffle. The event opens at 7.15pm with the quiz starting at 7.45pm and prizes for the winning team.

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gospel with others and will be a truly uplifting, soul-filling experience. You don’t have to read music or ever have sung before as you will learn by listening and through having fun! Be expected to be uplifted, to laugh and make new friends. Held at Guildford Baptist Church. GU2 4BE. Tickets are £35. To book please contact: theweygospelchoir@ gmail.com or for more information visit their website: www.theweycommunitygospelchoir.co.uk or like them on Facebook.

NCT Guildford Branch Nearly New Sale Saturday 4th March 11am and 12.30pm Grab a bargain ready for the next stage in your little ones’ lives, plus a free goody bag with samples from well known brands for every buyer! Entry is just £1 with NCT members and pregnant ladies being admitted ahead of the general public. Held at St Joseph’s Church, Guildford. Selling starts from just £3 for 100 items. Please contact NNS.Guildford@ nct.org.uk for further details.

University of Surrey Chamber Choir and Orchestra Concert Sunday 5th March 3pm The programme will include a selection of music by Haydn and Mozart, featuring the Nelson Mass., conducted by Russell Keable. Held at Guildford United Reformed Church, 83 Portsmouth Road, GU2 4BS. Admission is free with retiring collection. For details visit www.gurcms.org.uk/events/70.

The Wey Community Gospel Choir ‘Sing Gospel’ Workshop Saturday 4th March 9.30am-5pm The Wey Community Gospel Choir are hosting a ‘Sing Gospel’ workshop led by Geraldine & Carey Luce, who are well established musicians, song writers, performers and choir directors with six solo albums to their name. Established in 2014, this is a totally inclusive community gospel choir with a big heart for sharing the joy and love of gospel singing. This workshop is a great way to experience the joy of singing

Guildford Vox Community Choir Sunday 5th March 2.30pm Along with their conductor, Anna Tabbush, the choir will be singing popular traditional and contemporary songs from the British Isles and around the world, joined by their special guest Dan Whitehouse. Held in Holy Trinity Church, Guildford High Street. Tickets £10 on the door or £9 in advance from Guildford Tourist Information Centre 01483 444334, www. visitguildford.com or from Ben’s Collector’s records, 5 Tunsgate. www.guildfordvox.org.uk.

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Most of us love to travel, so come along to our new travel fair in Godalming, where experts will share their personal knowledge of destinations around the world, together with a series of free workshops to help you plan your next holiday.

Travelling is a very personal experience and quite rightly you expect not only to get the best service for your money, but also to enjoy exploring exciting new places and meeting interesting people. Of course, you can put your trust in travel providers online or pop in to discuss your travel plans with a travel agent, but you need to be assured that not only are you being given sound advice â&#x20AC;&#x201C; you are also being advised by experts who have first-hand experience of traveling to the destinations you have in mind. Award-winning independent travel specialist Travel Dream is based in Bramley near Guildford. Owners Jo Wishart and Pam Jackman have over 60 yearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; experience in the travel industry between them and know just how important it is to not only provide local knowledge of your destinations, but also to be able to discuss these with you in person to ensure that your aspirations are understood and matched in full. With that in mind Jo and Pam, together with the VantagePoint Travel Club, have created their first travel fair in the Wilfrid Noyce Centre, Godalming on Saturday 1st April. March 2017

Eleven travel companies will be exhibiting at the free event, enabling you to meet experts providing travel services to a wide range of destinations worldwide. Invited speakers from four well-known UK-based travel companies will also host workshops on the day. As an added bonus, the travel experts will have special travel fair deals and discounts that will be publicised on the day and will be available for a limited time through Travel Dream after the event. You will also enjoy a complimentary drink on arrival to the sounds of a live steel band, and could win something special in the travel fair prize draw! So - what to expect? The event opens at 1pm and runs until 4pm. The following travel companies have experts running the free workshops. 1.30pm - Kirker Kirker Holidays are independent tour operators specialising exclusively in city and short breaks to Europe and North America. They have operated since 1986 and are renowned for providing a very personal tailor-made service which includes using only hotels they have visited and selected, arranging private transfers and tours, and running these to your own personal and well-researched itinerary.

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2pm - Africa & Beyond Formed in 2007 by husband and wife team Richard Russell and Charlotte Howell, Africa & Beyond are an independent owner-run tour operator specialising in Africa, the Indian Ocean Islands and the Middle East. Influenced by his father who ran tour operations to Africa for 40 years, Richard specialises in arranging tailor-made safaris in East, Central and Southern Africa.

you already know where you want to go and what you want to do when you get there. Travel Dream are a fully-bonded independent travel agency giving you peace of mind with your bookings, and with their experience of working closely with specialist operators, including those you will meet on the day, you will be assured of the very best advice.

3pm - Insight Vacations Describing the service they offer as ‘the art of touring in style’ you can expect something special from Insight Vacations. They have been providing escorted touring itineraries to worldwide destinations for over 35 years, and are specialists in Europe where they visit 43 countries. They only use hand-picked hotels and expert tour directors to ensure the very best personal experience.

We look forward to welcoming you to The Travel Fair at The Wilfrid Noyce Centre on Saturday 1st April between 1pm and 4pm. The centre is located right next to Godalming’s main car park at Crown Court, The Burys, Godalming GU7 3PU.

3.30pm - Cox & Kings Describing themselves as ‘the world’s longest established travel company’ Cox & Kings, who have been established for over 250 years, not surprisingly have a lot of experience in providing holidays across all continents. They offer small group tours and private tailor-made holidays, and specialise in luxury holidays which range from the lavish to the adventurous, incorporating short breaks and round-the-world discoveries.

We launched the VantagePoint Travel Club last year to provide our readers with the opportunity to benefit from exclusive travel offers. As a community magazine, we are focused on providing news and information locally relevant in five separate editions for our readers across Dorking and Leatherhead, Godalming and Cranleigh, Farnham, Haslemere Midhurst and Guildford.

These and other travel specialists will also be exhibiting at the event, including Lusso, Caribtours, ITC, Tauck, Star Clippers, Prestige and a hotel representation company.

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Guildford Rambling Club From Sunday 5th March Guildford Rambling Club’s walks programme can be found at www.guildfordramblingclub.org.uk. Unless otherwise stated visitors are welcome on all of our walks and walks normally start at 10 a.m. They shall be meeting near Abinger on Sunday 5th March for an 8 mile circular walk. Details from David A on 07512 147456. There will be a 9-mile circular walk from Holmbury St Mary to Ewhurst on Sunday 12th March. Call David R on 07935 887499 for that one. On Thursday 16th March there will be a 5-mile linear walk, starting with a bus ride from below Box Hill. Ask Sally on 01306 885976 for details. Steve, on 07957 803912, is your contact for a 10 mile circular walk from near East Clandon on Sunday 19th March. On Sunday 26th March, David R (on 07935 887499) will lead a 9 mile circular walk from Milford Station to Hambledon. They shall be meeting in Shamley Green on Sunday 2nd April for a 9.5-mile circular walk. Details from Hazel on 07766 663876. There will be an 8-mile circular walk from Waggoners Wells on Sunday 9th April. Call Rosemary on 07842 150475 for that one. Then, on Thursday 13th April, there will be a 5-mile circular walk starting from Leith Hill. Ask Patrick on 07785 251460 for details. David R again, on 07935 887499, is your contact for a 9-mile circular walk from Frensham Little Pond on Sunday 16th April. David Gower and Chris Cowdrey take to the G Live stage Monday 6th March 7.30pm Once captains of England’s cricket team and now long-lasting

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Plenty of people know lots of friends and family who have cruised or are considering a cruise and think it might suit them too. But they then do some homework and are bewildered by the choice available. In this article, Andy Church and Olivia Chapman will help you decide if a cruise is for you, which cruise line you should consider, where you could go and how to start the process of making the leap into the exciting world of holidaying on water. There are many cruise lines, all specialising in different areas of the market, with hundreds of cruise ships and a myriad of destinations. You might be a family looking for multiple activities for the kids, or a couple looking for small luxury ships. You might be looking to sail the oceans or take in the sights during a cruise down a river. Whatever you are thinking of, your starting point should be the same - the budget. Once the budget is set, decide where you want to go and whether you want to fly to get to the port. Many cruises leave from and return to the UK, particularly during the summer months, meaning that you don’t have the hassle of flying if you don’t want it. Although your choices may be more limited, many would argue that the lower stress levels make it worthwhile. The list of cruise lines that do go from the UK include some of the largest and most popular – P&O, Cunard, Royal Caribbean, Fred Olsen, Cruise and Maritime, Silversea and Oceania amongst others. This list covers a multitude of styles and suitability, from family friendly to super luxury. With Celebrity and MSC starting cruises from the UK again in 2018, the choices available are becoming even wider. As one might expect there are some limitations as to where most cruises sail from the UK ports. The majority cruise down to the Mediterranean, the Canaries or up into Scandinavia. However, there are those that cross 14

the Atlantic to the US or the Caribbean. Some return but for others you would need to take a one-way flight. There are many longer trips starting in the UK – going as far as Australia, the Far East, Africa, the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Islands. Should you choose to fly, the options become almost endless. Most river cruises start with a flight, or maybe a train ride, and can take in the most popular of rivers such as the Danube, Seine, Rhine and Douro. Going further afield there are now many operators cruising in the Mekong, the Yangtze in China, and others in Burma and India. In the US, steamboat tours are becoming increasingly popular down the Mississippi. Taking an ocean cruise you can go almost anywhere. The Arctic and Antarctic are increasingly popular, and are not just for the adventurous traveller. Some luxury ships are now sailing these routes, taking you to places where there are no other means of transport. The Galapagos Islands are a must-see and South America in general is on many people’s bucket lists. Cuba is the hottest destination in 2017 and can be combined with cruises to the Caribbean or through the Panama Canal. Asia is increasingly popular both for ocean and river cruises – with the ability to take in many different locations and experiences on one holiday. And there lies one of the beauties of cruising, an advantage over a hotel or villa holiday, and that is the ability to wake up somewhere different every day without

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packing and unpacking. One morning Singapore, the next Ho Chi Minh, and onto Hong Kong - you get the idea. The other great advantage of a cruise is that you wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just see these places from the water, you get to explore them as well. From organised tours to culinary excursions, to just disembarking and having a wander around, you get a chance to see, smell and taste so many different countries and cultures. That is of course if you want to disembark. For some, the whole point of a cruise is the ship itself, and these days many ships have become a destination in their own right. Some of the new resort ships have so many attractions that you could spend your entire holiday just experiencing those and never be bored. Some of the smaller luxury ships offer such amazing service that it can be difficult to drag yourself away. But most people decide on a combination of onboard and land-based activities to make the most of both the ship and the destinations. For some the opportunity to experience these destinations is vital and often the cruise lines will have experts on hand to either give talks about the places you visit, or to actually lead the tours themselves. For instance, if you go to the Arctic to photograph polar bears on the Norwegian cruise line Hurtigruten, there will be professional expedition photographers on board to help you get the best pictures. So once the budget is set and the destination decided, the next decision is the cruise line and the ship itself. Each cruise line is different, offering different levels March 2017

There lies one of the beauties of cruising, an advantage over a hotel or villa holiday, and that is the ability to wake up somewhere different every day of experience and service. Your budget and preferred itinerary will partly determine which cruise line you choose but even then there will still be choices to make. Much will come down to whether you are a family, a couple or a solo traveller. These days the availability of options for the latter is very wide and the cruise companies have woken up to the fact that it is a growing market and are incorporating more single rooms on the newer ships, or are offering good deals for the solo traveller occupying a twin/double cabin. Each cruise line has its own identity, and that is often the defining selling point between two similar cruises. For the first-time cruiser this is something that you wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really know, which is why an independent cruise specialist is your first port of call. Someone who knows the cruise lines and the ships is in a great position to help you with finding the best cruise to meet your needs at the most competitive price. What other decisions do you need to make? River versus ocean cruising. For many this will be the easiest decision

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as they are very different holidays. River cruising is in general much more intimate, with the ships taking between 100 and 200 guests, whereas the newest oceangoing resort ships can carry over 5000 guests. Few of the river vessels cater for children, although some clients who have taken (usually older) children have said that they have loved seeing the world pass slowly by and the opportunity to learn about so many interesting ports of call. If you want things to do, then a larger ship is for you. To add to the confusion, there are the ever more popular large sailing ships or clippers. These take anywhere between 150 and 250 guests and, whilst there is little to do apart from soak up the sun and scenery and eat, you can get involved in the actual sailing if you want to. The beauty of such small ships is their ability to go where the larger ships can’t. This means they can drop anchor in some stunning, and often deserted, bays. You might think that once you’ve decided on your destination and ship that’s everything taken care of, but you’d be wrong. Picking your cabin can be just as daunting, particularly on the largest ships, where the choices can be staggering. Inside cabins are the cheapest and can represent tremendous value whilst still being spacious. On some newer ships these cabins offer a ‘virtual’ window or balcony and many will show the view from the front of the ship on the cabin TV. There are outside cabins with portholes or windows, balcony cabins and sometimes family cabins or suites. Once you get into the suite market, then both the size and price can rise exponentially. Families might want one cabin offering a double or twin beds with additional beds that come down from the ceiling or even a sofa bed. On the other hand, two connecting cabins might make more sense. There are also choices to be made with food and drink. Food is included in all cruises and there’s lots of it. You won’t starve and you don’t have to spend any more money. If 16

you’ve got teenagers, the endless supply of ‘free’ food will be irresistible. There is usually a main restaurant and a buffet restaurant, and generally the quality is excellent. Many ships offer other options, such as speciality restaurants, and whilst these can carry an extra charge, in some cases everything is included. This applies to soft drinks and alcohol. Currently there are many offers whereby drinks are included in the price, and this can offer amazing value. On an increasing number of cruise lines you are able to choose daily when you eat in the evening, but some still have set dining times. And then there’s the entertainment, from West End shows to magicians to the circus, and from rock bands to jazz to solo performers. On many ships, you know before you travel which shows are going to be performed, whether the Strictly Come Dancing stars will be performing, or if a celebrity chef will be taking cooking classes. There is so much choice and so many options, but hopefully this has helped with your decision making. The most important thing is not to be put off by the amount of choice. If you haven’t cruised before then there is a whole incredible world waiting for you and some oncein-a-lifetime experiences to be had. Call your local cruise specialist if you need help because that’s what we do. Take the plunge and start planning you first cruise today. FIND OUT MORE Andy and Olivia run GoCruise, your local cruise specialists. T: 01483 808787 E: achurch@gocruise.co.uk www.gocruise.co.uk

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AirBnB style letting may be putting you in breach of your lease The use of residential property for AirBnB style lettings has surged in popularity in recent years with AirBnB alone accounting for c.2 million available properties worldwide, including nearly 80,000 based in the UK. Long lease owners (e.g. flat/maisonette owners) will want to ensure that using their property in this way does not put them in breach of the terms of their lease. This of course in addition to the other considerations (e.g. planning, income tax, etc.) faced by freeholders and long lease owners alike who use their property for this type of letting. The question of whether AirBnB style letting could amount to a breach of a long lease has recently come before the Courts (the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber)). The lease in question prohibited use for any purpose other than ‘as a private residence’ even though it did not prohibit subletting. The Court decided that the short-term nature of AirBnB style letting meant that the long lease owner was in breach of the use clause in their lease. This was because the periods of occupation were so brief and fleeting that they could not be described as use ‘as a private residence’ by the AirBnB occupiers, which would require a greater element of longevity.

For the same reason, a longer period of letting, e.g. under an Assured Shorthold Tenancy agreement was said to be unlikely to amount to a breach of this kind of use clause (although the tenant will need to check what the lease says on subletting). This decision is significant for flat/maisonette owners who use their property for AirBnB style lettings and it is recommended that such owners investigate the use clauses in their lease to understand whether or not they may be in breach. In turn, this is important because the Landlord may be able to start a procedure to seek to terminate the lease (also known as ‘forfeiture’) if the flat/maisonette owner is in breach of their lease. If you have any concerns or queries arising out of this article, please contact Simon Burdett-Dixon who will be able to assist with these kinds of issues. Simon Burdett-Dixon: simon.burdett-dixon@twmsolicitors.com

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March Events at Guildford Cathederal Thursday 9th March and Saturday 25th March There will be a free coffee concert at Guildford Cathedral on Thursday 9th March, 11.15am, with coffee served from 10.30am. The Fb Pocket Orchestra comes to provide a lively morning of ragtime and popular dances from the 1920s and 1930s. All are welcome - be prepared to tap your feet! For more information contact 01483 547886, louise@guildfordcathedral.org. On Mothering Saturday, Saturday 25 March, 12 noon – 2pm, there will be Crafting at Guildford Cathedral. Drop into the Marquee to celebrate Mothering weekend, with free crafting and other activities, suitable for the whole family. For more information contact 01483 547886, louise@ guildford-cathedral.org

Guildford Repair Café Saturday 11th March Join the Guildford Repair Café and learn how to repair your items yourself under the supervision of volunteers that have the know-how to fix them. Next Repair Café is on the 11th March, 10am to 12 noon, at Park Barn Community Centre, Cabell Road, Guildford GU2 8JH. Various experts will be available to give practical advice and help you make all possible repairs, free of charge. Everyone is welcome to bring along their clean, broken items from home including clothes, toys, bikes, crockery, chairs, etc. and repair it at the Repair Café. Visit www.guildford.gov.uk/repaircafe for more details or follow them on facebook www.facebook.com/ RepairCafeGuildford.

Shalford Decorative and Fine Arts Society Thursday 9th March 10.45am ‘Fakes and forgeries- The Art of Deception: Methods used to dupe the art world’. Shalford Village Hall is the venue for this monthly lectures. Malcolm Kenwood will explain through an illustrated lecture how criminals make vast profits using forgeries and the damage it inflicts on the art industry. Doors open at 10.15am when tea and coffee are served. Visitors are very welcome to join them. To discover more about their programme of lectures, visits and volunteering opportunities, please visit www.shalford-dfas.org.uk or contact membership secretary, Mrs Katie Wells: info@shalford-dfas. org or 01483 860969.

Basketball for Learning disabled young people Every Monday 6pm-7pm The Scorchers Foundation charity, who run alongside the Surrey Scorchers Pro Basketball team are delighted to announce that they are running Basketball sessions for young adults 16+ with Intellectual (Learning) disabilities. They aim to get these young people active and to have fun in a team environment. There will be opportunities to become part of a Surrey Special Olympics Basketball team should they want to do this. The first session will always be free and then they will be at a reduced rate of £2 per person for the time being. The basketball takes place at St Peter’s School, Merrow on Monday nights. They would be delighted to see more young people coming along to join in and have some fun. For more

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Surrey County Council and the Council Tax Stefan Reynolds, editor of VantagePoint, talks to Peter Martin, deputy leader of Surrey County Council, about council tax in 2017/18. Surrey County Council had been set to propose a council tax increase of 15%, which would have triggered a referendum. However, at a meeting of the Full Council on 7th February, Leader David Hodge made a new recommendation of a 4.99% rise which was approved by councillors, meaning a referendum will not now be held. Q: Why did the county council decide not to go ahead with the 15% council tax increase? A: The government has listened and we believe they understand the funding challenges we’re facing, including in adult social care and the need to find a long-term solution. It is clear Surrey is an extreme example of how increasing demand for social care affects local communities and the health service. The government has agreed with us that the system for funding all councils is flawed and in need of overhauling and has recognised that it penalises efficient councils like Surrey. The government’s thinking is that a refreshed system based on councils retaining business rates will be the cornerstone for a fairer funding system for local government. We are willing to take a risk that a solution will soon be found to the issues we face.

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Q: What does that mean for the council taxpayer? A: The county council has approved an increase of 4.99 per cent in Council Tax for 2017/18 which includes the three per cent adult social care precept that the government is allowing this year. The precept can only be spent on adult social care services. Q: Why didn’t you propose a 4.99% rise in the first place? A: We took the unprecedented step of proposing a 15% rise because we care passionately about our communities and want to make sure those in most need of our help get the support they need. As a Conservative politician it’s counterintuitive to propose raising taxation. But I am also acutely aware of the need to maintain our vital services – the protection of vulnerable children, the care and support of the elderly, looking after the needs of those with learning difficulties. Q: What had become such a problem for Surrey? A: The government has cut our main annual grant by £170 million since 2010 even though demand for our adult social care, learning disabilities support and children’s service is increasing every year. In the same time period we have made lots of efficiency savings and now do things in a more cost-effective way. Those efficiencies over the last 6 years now equate to a saving worth £450 million per year. Unfortunately rising demand and greater cost pressures have accounted for these savings. We believe that Surrey is unfairly impacted by many government grant reductions at the moment, which then provides many challenges. We are engaged with the government through the Fairer

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|| THE BIG DEBATE Funding Review, which is examining what needs to happen to ensure local government services can be put on a stable footing in the future. The government acknowledges that Surrey County Council is an efficient council that has driven down costs. Surrey has also had independent verification by external accountants that our budgetary pressures are real. Q: Can you provide any examples of the challenges? A: We spend some £169 million a year on helping 3,765 adults in Surrey with learning disabilities. The government has recognised this with a grant of £70 million, but in 2017/18 is reducing this by £32 million - that reduction is the equivalent of an additional 5% rise in Council Tax. The service demand is the same or greater but the funding is cut. We are all trying to bring together health and social care. A significant contribution by government to this is through something called the Better Care Fund. The new round of funding for this is worth £1.5 billion nationally and we

would expect our share on a needs basis to be £25 million a year – the equivalent of 4% in Council Tax by 2019/20. Surrey will actually receive zero in 2017/18, zero in 2018/19 and £1.5 million in 2019/20. Rising demand alone for adult social care is costing an additional £24 million a year. Our funding gap for providing special educational needs and disabilities support for children is also expected to be more than £20 million a year by 2020. With a rising birth rate and more children we need to create 11,000 more school places over the next 5 years to ensure that every child has a school place to take up. That’s on top of creating 13,000 school places over the last 6 years. The government clearly understands the difficulties facing adult social care services and is increasingly committed to resolving them, which will help our position in Surrey. This interview took place in February 2017. For up-to-date news about this matter, please visit www.surreycc.gov.uk.

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Guildford Chamber Choir Concert ‘Chœur et Orgue’ Saturday 11th March 7.30pm This programme of French music for choir and organ includes choral music by Debussy, Françaix, Poulenc and Ravel and organ music by Vierne. The conductor and organist is the choir’s Principal Conductor, Steven Grahl. The concert is in aid of the children’s charity, Rainbow Trust. Held at St Nicolas Church, Guildford GU2 4AW. Tickets are £12 in advance (£15 on the door – under 25s free) and available from Guildford Tourist Information Centre 01483 444333, Record Corner, Godalming 01483 422006 or online from www. guildfordchamberchoir.org.uk

Allotments available - Shalford and Peasmarsh Would you like to start growing your own veg or flowers this year? Allotment plots are available in Shalford and Peasmarsh and now is the time to start preparing if you would like to have lovely home grown produce this summer. For further details please contact Shalford Parish Council at shalfordpc@ gmail.com or tel 01483 459108 for more details or to register your interest.

The Good Shepherd Church Cafe, The Sands, Farnham The Shepherds Rest café serves lunches every Tuesday 12 noon until 2.30pm. The Good Shepherd Church is part of the Seale, Sands, Puttenham and Wanborough parish. Lunches consist of a range of homemade soups, quiches, pies and flans. For the lighter appetite, sandwiches can be made to order and there are always jacket potatoes with a wide range of fillings available. Desserts vary from homemade hot puddings through to a selection of cakes. The café offers a warm and friendly reception. Profits from the café are shared with the Parish and The Good Shepherd Church Fabric Fund. For further information on the café please contact Ann Payne by email, ann.payne303@btinternet.com or phone 01252

Merrow Village Bowling Club - Signing On Monday 13th March Signing on evening for the new outdoor season from 6pm onwards at the Merrow Village Club, Epsom Road. New members welcome. Please contact Richard on 01483 830938 for details. Voluntary Action South West Surrey Voluntary Action South West Surrey is a local support and development organisation working with the voluntary sector to provide advice, support and information. Volunteering not only helps the charities, organisations and community groups who depend on volunteers but it also greatly benefits the person giving their time. The benefits of giving your time as a volunteer can include making new friends, gaining work experience, challenging yourself, learning new skills, sharing your existing skills with others and becoming more involved

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Surrey and Sussex now host some of the finest wine producers in the country. Our climate and terroir are such that we are now producing world-class sparkling and still wines. Here we profile four local producers, all of whom will be attending the VantagePoint Wine Festivals, which start next month.

Albury Vineyard Albury Vineyard produces the highest quality still and sparkling wines from organic grapes grown in the Surrey Hills. Only 20,000 bottles of wine are produced each year from just 12 acres of vines.

Albury is family business run by Nick and his daughter Lucy. Their talented Italian vineyard manager Alex is one of the best, and together they share a passion for organics, quality produce and excellent wine.

Famed for its Silent Pool Rosé, which was served on the Royal Barge to celebrate the Queen’s Jubilee, Albury can now be found on the wine lists of top restaurants including Raymond Blanc’s Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons and Tom Kerridge’s Hand and Flowers.

In 2016, Albury was voted ‘Producer of the Year’ in the Surrey Life Food and Drink Awards, although the vineyard remains a hidden gem nestled alongside the Silent Pool.

English sparklings are now competing head-on with the best Champagnes, and Albury has won several gold and silver international awards.

The vineyard is open on Saturdays for tastings and tours run between May and September. Albury aims to make wine tasting a fun and informal experience and everyone is welcome at www.alburyvineyard.com the vineyard, even if you have children info@alburyvineyard.com or dogs in tow, and muddy boots! 07768 863650

Blackdown Ridge Nestled in the South Downs National Park, this family run vineyard benefits from a south-easterly exposure on gentle sloping hillsides. Here we have planted vines to create fine English wines, taking advantage of the superb location and conditions. The wines of Blackdown Ridge Estate are the result of the vision of owner, Professor Martin Cook, who has lived on the estate for 20 years. The first vines were planted in 2010.

These have been used to create our wonderful classic cuvee sparkling wine, ﬁrst released in 2015. The grapes planted for our range of still wines include the aromatic Bacchus for our single varietal English white wine, as well as Triomphe d’Alsace for our stunning red wine, and, more recently, Sauvignon Blanc, ready for ﬁrst harvest this year.

The soil of the Sussex Weald shares much with the terroir of the Champagne region of France, and this inﬂuenced our plantings of the classic sparkling wine varietals: Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier and Chardonnay.

Each vintage allows us to learn and improve, so much so that we now enter international competitions in order to measure ourselves against the very best. We are very proud of what we have achieved in so little time, but www.blackdownridge.co.uk we’re also continually aiming to exceed admin@blackdownridge.co.uk 01428 656003 expectations.

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Greyfriars Vineyard Greyfriars Vineyard is situated on the south facing slopes of the Hog’s Back at Puttenham, just outside Guildford ,and was originally planted in 1989 as an ‘eccentric experiment’. Since taking over in late 2010, the current owners Mike and Hilary Wagstaff, have expanded Greyfriars to become a boutique producer of English Sparkling Wines, with almost 50 acres under vine on three sites in the Surrey Hills. At Greyfriars, we do everything from grape to glass. Since 2010 we have built a brand new state of the art www.greyfriarsvineyard.co.uk winery and have recently completed info@greyfriarsvineyardco.uk digging an underground chalk cellar 01483 813712 with the capacity to store a quarter

of a million bottles for aging our wine before release. By the time Greyfriars reaches peak production in 2020, it will have the capacity to produce about 100,000 bottles of wine a year. The chalk geology of the North Downs is perfectly suited to growing the three Champagne grape varieties and Greyfriars’ sparkling wine reflects the unique local geology, history and climate. Since releasing our first wines in late 2013 our wines have won a number of prizes in prestigious international competitions. Greyfriars now produces a range of sparkling wine and limited quantities of still wine.

Jenkyn Place Jenkyn Place is the brainchild of property investor and entrepreneur Simon Bladon. Originally from Yorkshire, Simon and his wife, Rebecca, moved to Jenkyn Place in Hampshire in 1997 and, after extensive renovations, turned their thoughts to the abandoned hop ﬁelds next to the property. Simon, who loves a good challenge, decided to plant his ﬁrst vines – Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier (classic Champagne varieties), in 2004. He planted more vines in 2007 and 2010 and has now reached full capacity in the vineyards.

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The VantagePoint Wine Festivals will take place in Farnham in April, Guildford in May and Dorking in September. Each will showcase over 120 international wines including champagnes and VANTAGEPOINT EVENTS premium wines, alongside wine experts and producers. In addition, there will also be music, WINE FESTIVAL www.vantagepointevents.co.uk entertainment, concessions, food, money off wine vouchers and more. Each festival will also host a blind wine tasting and raﬄe which will support two local charities in those areas. For more information, please visit www.vantagepointevents.co.uk. 26

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<23 JOTTINGS - YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD with your local community. If you would like to find out more about what volunteer roles are available and how you can get involved, you can contact their volunteer centres on 01483 565456 or 01252 725961 or email guildfordvc@vasws.org. uk. Guildford Walking for Health Three mornings per week Guildford Walking for Health offers free guided short walks in all weathers (except very icy), year-round. All abilities welcome and are led by trained volunteer walk leaders. Wear waterproof footwear, bring a raincoat on rainy days and set out. Every step matters! it’s really essential to get out with new and old friends on a walk, it lifts the spirits and makes us happy. There are three groups: The Whitmoor Walk Group meet on Friday mornings at the Jolly Farmer car park on Burdenshott Road (GU3 3RN) at 10.45am, starting at 11am. 1 hour and also a 30-minute easy, flattish walk across Whitmoor Common, exploring the pond, streams, woodland and heath. Can be quite muddy in the winter months. Optional coffee afterwards at the Jolly Farmer. The Fairlands Walk Group meet at the Farmhouse Café at Rokers (GU3 3PB) every Wednesday morning at 9.45am for both an hour walk and a 30-minute walk, starting at 10am. Walk across the Merrist Wood campus, or towards Perry Hill and back. Easy flattish walks. Optional coffee afterwards at the Farmhouse Café. And finally the Boxgrove Walk Group offers more challenging walks from the car park at Boxgrove Park shops, Cunningham Avenue (GU1 2PF) at 10am every Monday morning. Meet

at 9.45am. Routes change weekly and last up to 90 minutes. For more information on these walks visit: www. walkingforhealth.org.uk, email guildfordwfh@outlook.com or facebook: www.facebook.com/GuildfordWalkGroups. The Guildford Scrabble Group Every Wednesday 7.30pm-10.30pm This is a very friendly group which welcome all new players, from beginners to seasoned players. Meeting in Shalford Village Hall weekly. Carparking is free and the cost is £2.50 per evening, which includes tea, coffee, cake and biscuits. For more information contact Barbara on 01483 579873. Surrey County Walkers Surrey County Walkers is a walking group offering walks predominantly in Surrey and neighbouring counties. Walks are usually 6-8 miles long for morning walks and 10-15 miles for all day walks. They have walks every weekend, usually in West Surrey, in the Farnham, Guildford, Woking or Dorking areas. Some walks are held in neighbouring counties, such as Hampshire or Sussex. Most walks are completed in a morning, followed by a visit to a local pub. Some walks, particularly in summer, last all day. This is often the case for walks along long distance paths, such as the North Downs Way, South Downs Way, Thames Path and the Mid Sussex Border Path. For a full schedule of their walks throughout the year please visit www.surreycommunity.info/ surreycountywalkers.

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JOTTINGS - YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD The Unattached Group (TUG) Spring Activities TUG are now looking forward to a Spring of new activities. The Unattached Group (TUG) is a Surrey based group of about 70 single professional people aged 49 - 69 who enjoy times together including informal weekly pub meets as well as meals out, theatre and cinema trips, walks, quizzes, bridge, opera and book clubs and the occasional leisure weekend away. New members are most welcome. For more details go to www.theunattachedgroup.co.uk or call Maggie on 07855 008897. Horsley Decorate and Fine Arts Society Horsley DFAS in East Horsley Village Hall, Kingston Avenue, KT24 6QT at 10.30 (coffee available 9.45am-10.15am). Visitors (£5) and new members welcome. For more information and the full programme phone 01372 451015 or visit their website: www.horsleydfas.org.uk New Gospel Choir Meetings Started by Guildford Parkinson’s Support Group, local people with Parkinson’s in and around Guildford, as well as their partners or carers, can now enjoy the health and social benefits of joining a new Gospel Choir set up just for them. Run by Emily Bollon of Motivation by Music, an award-winning choir mistress, this must be the most exciting voice therapy exercise around. The choir meets at 1pm every other Friday at Binscombe Church, Barnes Road, Farncombe. Emily guarantees a great vocal workout singing inspirational gospel songs. For more information

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Exercise in one form or another is good for all of us no matter what age we are. But as we age our needs change and finding an activity that is beneficial to us is vital. The adage of ‘use it or lose it’ is certainly to some extent true. If we sit for too long we get stiffer, less supple, more creaky with achy muscles and joints. Then we feel less inclined to move around as it gets more difficult to do so. But moving a little every day helps to keep us supple, lifts our mood and improves general wellbeing. Exercise could include walking outside in the fresh air, swimming, taking an exercise class or playing golf. Ensure you are wearing the correct supportive footwear for the activity. If attending an organised class, check that the instructor is experienced at teaching older population style classes. Look for activities that help make us more supple, improve posture and balance. Attending with likeminded contemporaries may make you feel more relaxed and comfortable. There are things you can try at home to improve your posture. Many things we do in our everyday life encourage leaning or hunching forward, so remember to stand tall, eyes on the horizon, long neck with shoulders drawn down away from your ears and chest open (this can improve breathing too) with weight even ly distributed across both feet. For those Strictly fans, think of Darcey Bussell’s lovely posture. I’m not saying we should all look like Darcey but you get the idea! When sitting, try to avoid crossing your legs or leaning to one favoured side. And try not using your hands when getting out of a chair (unless it is a very low sofa!). Try a few shoulder circles each day and circle your wrists and ankles. Stand with your feet a little wider than hip distance, and turn from side to side. Try walking in a straight line with eyes on the horizon; try to avoid looking down at your feet. Then try the same exercise but this time slowly turn your head from side to side, still walking in a straight line. Then try adding some wrist circles. This helps with balance and concentration and can improve cognitive and motor skills. Just make sure you’re not going to bump into anything! 30

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Horsely Floral Decoration Group Tuesday 14th March 2pm Demonstrator: Gaenor Circus’Ancient & Modern’. The Horsley Floral Decoration Group (affiliated to NAFAS) is a friendly afternoon flower arranging club. They meet at East Horsley Village Hall on the 2nd Tuesday of each month (except August) at 2pm. They have a varied programme of demonstrators, speakers, in-house entertainment, trips, internal competitions, sales table and refreshments. Visitors and new members very welcome. Join them (first session is free) for fun, flowers and friendship. For more details please phone Beryl on 01483 831422 or email bjg317@virginmedia.com. Onslow Village Residents’ Association Talk Tuesday 14th March Barry Buttenshaw will give a talk entitled ‘Prince Charles, Bombs and Barry’ following a short AGM. Mr Buttenshaw’s army career was as a bomb disposal officer in the RAOC and in the SAS, as part of his duties he was attached to Prince Charles’ personal protection team in the days when the Prince was at Aberystwyth University and for his investiture as Prince of Wales and the tour of Wales. Complimentary tea and coffee, will be served from 7.15pm. Entry is free to OVRA members. £3 to non-members. Held in Onslow Village Hall, Wilderness Road, GU2 7QR. Surrey Garden Design Group Tuesday 14th March 7.30pm-10pm The Surrey Garden Design Group meet monthly for either a

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If this rambling business is all new to you, take it gently at first or you are likely to over-stretch yourself. It takes a while to get match fit. A mile or three rather than ten miles first time out. It is supposed to be fun, not a competition. There is no rule that says you can’t be considered a ‘real’ walker if you don’t regularly charge twenty miles up hill and down at a rate of knots. Pace yourself. Find your level and settle into it. Take in the view. Take in the air. Walking a couple of miles to a pub for lunch and then walking back again scores your day’s 10,000 steps worth and does so in an enjoyable way.

You may have read some of the walk descriptions submitted to VantagePoint from time to time by Guildford Rambling Club, including one this month. If they haven’t yet succeeded in tempting you to take to the countryside, we urge you to slip on some boots and give it a go. You are very lucky. You live in a very beautiful and very accessible part of the country. No mountains, true, but plenty of scenery and variety and a fantastic network of public footpaths. If you haven’t been taking advantage of them, you should start now. You know it makes sense! Good for your body and good for your soul. Guildford Rambling Club is a small, friendly club, affiliated to but independent of the Ramblers Association. It was formed in 1973, an offshoot of an older, London-based club. The club’s overall purpose is simply to give its members the opportunity to enjoy walking in the beautiful countryside around Guildford. In addition, it sometimes arranges walking holidays away for its members. The club’s current programme can be viewed on the website at www.guildfordramblingclub.org.uk. Our programmes include regular full day walks every Sunday with roughly two hours’ walking before and after a break for a short lunch. Also, once a month, we have a weekday morning shorter walk. Why not give us a try? No need to ask, just turn up at the start. Membership is open to all. When you do join, membership currently costs only £6 p.a. for a single person and £10 p.a. for a couple living at the same address.

Of course, you will need to bear in mind that the outdoors doesn’t have central heating or a roof. You will need good stout footwear and, dependent upon the weather, warm waterproof clothing. If you want to be a fashion icon, so be it. But you don’t have to have the latest, shiniest branded stuff. There are plenty of reasonably-priced, sensible, practical options. The fashion items tend to lose popularity quite quickly anyway so look out for the sales. If your walk is going to last for more than an hour or so, do remember to take some refreshments with you, especially plenty to drink. Earlier, I mentioned a pub. Sadly they are vanishing like snowflakes in the summer but, happily, there are still lots of them around. Most of our longer walks include a pub part way round. If you feel that our programme would be too ambitious for you initially, don’t give up. There are lots of books describing walks lasting from an hour to a day and googling will throw up yet more options. You could also try organisations such as Walking for Health, whose portfolio includes walks for first timers. If you are unsure as to what to do, call me for a chat on 07935 887499. FIND OUT MORE You can contact us at walking@guildfordramblingclub.org.uk for more information.

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West Horsley Parish Council’s monthly Meeting Tuesday 21st March at 8pm This will takes place on at West Horsley Village Hall. Everyone welcome. For more information please see www.westhorsley. info or contact clerk@westhorsley.info. Jonny & the Baptists: Eat the Poor Hit Musical Wednesday 22nd March 7.30pm A toe-tapping comedy about inequality, homelessness and revolution in modern Britain,Three quarters of MPs are millionaires. A third of the country lives below the poverty line. Whatever your politics, Jonny & the Baptists think it’s worth talking about. A riotous and heartfelt musical comedy for our time. Created through extensive research travelling across the country in early 2016, the show combines contemporary satire and inventive musical silliness with an epic personal story. Setting out to explore the gap between rich and poor, Jonny & the Baptists’ lives turn upside down when Jonny betrays Paddy for financial gain. As Jonny enjoys the high life with Andrew Lloyd Webber and Jerry Hall, Paddy falls into homelessness and despair. Eat The Poor plays The Back Room of the Star Inn, Quarry Street, Guildford. Tickets are £13 (£11 concessions) and can be purchased at www.GuildfordFringe. com or by calling 0333 666 3366. The Whippets perform Suessical Jr Thursday 23rd to Saturday 25th March The Whippets (the youngest branch of the Whips - West Horsely Independant Players) are staging ‘Seussical Jr’. All

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Slugs and Snails For many gardeners, the slug and snail population seemed to explode in 2016, with many fraught and distressed gardeners asking for my advice on the best way to protect their plants from slugs and snails. I am strongly opposed to slug pellets. I wouldn't wish to kill any of the slugs or snails in my garden as I believe a healthy eco system is important. I decided to trial a number of natural remedies, none of which would kill the slugs or snails they encountered, but instead would hopefully deter the molluscs from eating the plant they were protecting. I ran my trial for a number of weeks at a time, repeating the same trial every few weeks throughout the spring and summer. I trialled the following natural remedies: ash, garlic granules, garlic wash, eggshells, human hair, sawdust, sharp grit, sand, and soot, with lettuces as my trial plant. I also included a 'control' plant in each trial, which received no protection whatsoever from slugs or snails. The remedies were used as a barrier around the plant they were protecting. I sprinkled a circular band of each remedy onto the soil around each plant, except in the case of the garlic wash, which was watered onto the lettuces it was protecting. Three of my slug and snail deterrents provided a 100% secure plant protection, with not one plant grown within their barrier receiving as much as a nibble throughout the spring and summer, these fantastic slug and snail deterrents were ash, sawdust, and soot.

In second place were the barriers created with human hair and sand, where 75% of the lettuce plants survived intact. Eggshells were slightly less effective with 67% of the lettuce plants surviving. Garlic granules were in fourth place, protecting 58% of their lettuce plants. In fifth place, was the 'control' lettuce, which received no protection, 50% of these lettuces survived. In sixth place were sharp grit and garlic wash, 42% of the lettuce plants they were protecting survived. I hope these results will help you to protect any special plants or seedlings from slugs and snails this year. I simply sprinkled a barrier of the ash, sawdust, and soot onto the soil around each of my plants. Naturally the barrier will need to be reapplied every week or two, or more frequently in adverse weather conditions, but happily I can report that the ash, sawdust and soot lasted the longest before a repeat application was required, as well as being the most effective plant protectors in my trial. In the garden - March Here's some ideas of what you could do in the garden this month: If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got an old, and maybe rather neglected, Buddleja davidii specimen then rejuvenate it now by removing any old dead wood and cutting it back hard. If you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t prune, the Buddleja will still flower but it will just be taller and tattier. So get your loppers out and maybe a saw as well! Ornamental grasses and roses also need pruning this month. Remove any old dead leaves from your rose plants, as well as any leaves that are lurking around in the soil, then feed your roses with a specially-designed rose feed and mulch with compost or well-rotted manure. Prune group three clematis now; these clematis flower in late summer on this seasonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s growth. Cut back the old stems to the lowest healthy pair of buds about 15-30cm (6in-1ft) above soil level. FIND OUT MORE For more gardening advice for the month ahead, visit my website www.pumpkinbeth.com where you'll also find information about daffodil gardens, shows, and events, a calendar of specialist plant fairs, and much more besides.

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<39 JOTTINGS - YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD your favourite Dr Seuss characters spring to life on stage in an unforgettable musical by Lynn Ahrens & Stephen Flaherty. Directed by Nathan Farrell. Held at West Horsley Village Hall. Book your tickets at www.horleyamdram.co.uk. St Catherine’s Flower Arrangement Club Thursday 23rd March 1.45pm They commence their New Year with Christina Payne who will interpret ‘Whiskets’ with her flowers. The Club Competition will be ‘Conundrum’ (Modern). They meet at Shalford Village Hall at 1.15pm for a 1.45pm start. All visitors are most welcome and also new members. Join them for an enjoyable afternoon and a cup of tea. For further information ring 01483 829655. Cats Protection Guildford and Godalming Branch - Fair to Remember Saturday 25th March 11am to 4pm The Cats Protection league welcome your support for this fair, held in the Wilfred Noyce Centre, Godalming. All funds raised will go to help unwanted and abandoned cats whilst they wait to find loving new homes. They also are in urgent need of a Volunteer Fundraising Team Leader and Volunteer Fundraising team members. Please do contact them if you are interested in learning more. Tel. 01483 422529, email: GuildfordandGodalmingcatsprotection@hotmail.com. Mother’s Day Sunday at RHS Wisley Sunday 26th March Treat mum to a two-course lunch or afternoon tea in The

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Restaurant, then spend a relaxing afternoon looking around the beautiful gardens and enjoying the Spring Plant Fair and the Bonsai Show. Each mum will receive a free gift, so please let them know how many mothers will be in attendance at time of booking. Booking is essential and can be done online at www.rhs.org.uk/gardens/wisley/Food-Drink/ The-Restaurant. Two-course lunch, including tea or coffee: £25.00, Afternoon Tea: £25.00. Special Mothering Sunday Cruises on the Wey & Arun Canal, Loxwood Sunday 26th March Special cruises will be running on the canal on Mothering Sunday. A ‘Coffee & Danish Pastry Cruise’ will depart at 11am and Cream Tea Cruises will depart at 2.30pm and 4.30pm. Black tie service will enhance the relaxing treat for Mums (and all passengers)! The trips take 1½ hours. Tickets cost £14 for adults and £10 for children and must be booked in advance. They will also have themed Easter Cruises Spring Classes with The Guildford Symphony Orchestra Sunday 26th March 7pm Enjoy a feast of music full of drama, virtuosity and wonderful melody at Charterhouse Hall, with Beethoven’s Overture Consecration of the House, Sibelius’s Violin Concerto and Schubert’s Symphony No 9 The Great C Major. GSO welcome back soloists who have struck up a good rapport with the orchestra and are thrilled to have the very exciting young violinist Joo Yeon Sir return to perform the

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Make the most of your tax allowances before 5th April

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It may only be March but another year-end is in sight and it certainly pays to get ‘tax savvy’ before April 5th. Use the remaining weeks to ensure you don’t incur more tax than is necessary. You and your family have tax-free allowances, so make the most of your capital gains tax exemption of £11,100, personal allowances of £11,000 and the basic rate which allows up to £43,000 of income before moving into higher rate tax bands.

Finally don’t forget, you have a £3,000 annual gifts exemption for inheritance tax (IHT). If you didn’t use last year’s you can use that as well. If your eventual estate will pay IHT, that £6,000 gift could save £2,400 in tax. For more ‘tax savvy’ planning advice, contact our friendly Godalming-based team at Shipleys LLP – t: 01483 423607, e: fosters@shipleys.com or www.shipleys.com.

Also check you are utilising other 2016-17 tax allowances, such as: • Claiming for any tax credit entitlements. • Using up your annual ISA allowance (a maximum of £15,240). • Utilising your tax free allowance for pension contributions – for the tax year 2016-17 (assuming your adjusted income is below £150,000) you receive up to 100% tax relief of your earnings or a £40,000 annual allowance, whichever is lower. If you are a more adventurous investor, consider whether tax-favoured investments such as Enterprise Investment Schemes (EIS) and Venture Capital Trusts (VCT) could help you.

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The Versatile Potato We rather take the humble potato for granted but there are good reasons why it is our most popular and well-used vegetable - they are cheap, plentiful and delicious! Here are a few lovely and easy dishes to bring out the best in this tuber. SR

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Potato and Leek Soup

A creamy and comforting oven bake of potatoes, cream and bacon – originating from France's Haute-Savoie region. This recipe is taken from Good Food Magazine, January 2002.

This soup sounds a little plain but is a real classic and is very satisfying. In France it is known as Vichyssoise and traditionally served cold.

Ingredients:

750g potato; 1 onion; 6 rashers smoked back bacon; 250g reblochon cheese or pont l’évêque cheese; 150ml tub single cream.

50g (2 oz) butter; 1 clove garlic, chopped; 1 small onion, chopped; 3 large leeks, chopped; 3 medium potatoes, peeled and diced; 900ml (1 1/2 pints) chicken stock; small handful chopped fresh parsley or chives; 1 bouquet garni, salt and freshly ground black pepper; a touch of double cream (optional).

Serves 4 Method: 1. Preheat the oven to 220C/Gas 7/fan oven 200C. Peel and thickly slice the potatoes, then boil in salted water for 8-10 minutes, until just tender. Drain. 2. Chop onion finely and fry in 25g/1oz butter and a drizzle of olive oil for 5 minutes. Snip bacon into pieces with scissors and add to the pan; stir well and cook for a further 5 minutes, until the onion and bacon are lightly coloured. 3. Chop cheese into chunks, rind and all. Layer half the potatoes in a 1.5 litre/2¾ pint buttered ovenproof dish and scatter over half the onion, bacon and cheese. Lightly season with salt and pepper. Repeat layers, then pour cream evenly over the top and bake for 10-12 minutes until golden. 4. Rest for 5 minutes and then serve with a salad.

Serves 4 Method: 1. Melt the butter in a large saucepan on medium heat, and sauté garlic and onions for a few minutes stirring frequently. 2. Add the leeks, potatoes, stock and the bouquet garni and bring to the boil. Simmer for 30 minutes. 3. Remove the bouquet garni and purée soup with a hand blender. You can add a little cornflour to thicken the soup if it is too thin. 4. Season, and add a little cream to add extra richness. Serve with a sprinkle of fresh parsley or chives.

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Hassleback Potatoes

This is a lovely and inexpensive dish with potatoes and cauliďŹ&#x201A;ower. At the time of writing, both in plentiful sup-ply in the shops!

These originate from Sweden and are named after Hasselbacken, the Stockholm restaurant where they were first served. There are several variations - you can add grated parmesan cheese (add after 20 minutes and cook for a further 20 minutes) or whole garlic cloves as in the image below.

Ingredients: 60 ml vegetable oil; 1 large onion, peeled and cut into small pieces; 1 bunch fresh coriander, separated into stalks and leaves and roughly chopped; 1 small green chilli, chopped into small pieces (or one teaspoon chili powder); 1 large cauliflower, leaves removed and cut evenly into eighths; 3 large potatoes, peeled and cut into even pieces; 2 cans diced tomatoes; 1 inch piece fresh ginger, peeled and grated; 2 cloves garlic, chopped; 1 tsp cumin seed; 2 tsp turmeric; 1 tsp salt; 2 tsp garam masala. Serves 8

Method: 1. Heat vegetable oil in a large saucepan. Add the chopped onion and one teaspoon of cumin seeds to the oil. Stir together and cook until onions become creamy, golden, and translucent. 2. Add chopped coriander stalks, two teaspoons of turmeric, and one teaspoon of salt. Add chopped chillis (according to taste). Stir tomatoes into onion mixture and add ginger and garlic; mix thoroughly. 3. Add potatoes and cauliflower to the sauce plus a few tablespoons of water (ensuring that the mixture doesn't stick to the saucepan). Ensure that the potatoes and cauliflower are coated with the curry sauce. 4. Cover and allow to simmer for twenty minutes (or until potatoes are cooked). 5. Add two teaspoons of garam masala and stir. Sprinkle chopped coriander leaves on top of the curry. 6. Turn off the heat, cover, and leave for as long as possible before serving.

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Ingredients: 400g new potatoes, washed; 40g unsalted butter; 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 2 tbsp fresh herbs (rosemary, oregano, thyme); maldon salt. Serves 4

Method: 1. Put the potatoes, one at a time, in the bowl of a wooden spoon and cut at 3mm intervals with a sharp knife. 2. Once all the potatoes are prepped, heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Put the butter and oil in a roasting tin over a medium heat to melt the butter. 3. Add the potatoes cut side down, then turn them and spoon the fat over them. Add the chopped herbs, give them a good toss so theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re coated. 4. Add some maldon salt and and then roast on the bottom shelf of the oven for 40 minutes or so until golden and tender.

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Sibelius. Her interpretation of the Sibelius – a real virtuoso work - is going to be stunning. The concerto, written in 1904 is symphonic in scope with the solo violin an equal voice with the orchestra sections. The original composition was fiendishly demanding for the soloist and the revised version played here still requires a high level of technical facility. Listen out for the extended cadenza! Beethoven wrote the Consecration of the House Overture to mark the opening of a new theatre in Vienna and it has echoes of Handel with a slow march of the imaginary procession gathering pace with trumpets and fanfares and exciting the crowd until it reaches a brilliant finale. The concert concludes with the Great C Major – Schubert’s Symphony No 9, and it really is a work on a grand scale, thought to be his finest piece for orchestra and one of his most innovative compositions. The orchestra has chosen to support the local Home Start for the Charterhouse concert. One of the leading family support charities in the UK, Home-Start volunteers help families with young children deal with the challenges they face, with home visiting volunteer support. Families struggling with post-natal depression, isolation, physical health problems, bereavement and many other issues receive the support of a volunteer who will spend around two hours a week in a family’s home supporting them in the ways they need. Ticket are £15 (under 25s save 50%, under 16s free with each paying adult) via GSO Box Office 01483 415847 or website www.g-s-o.org.uk. Also available from the Tourist Information Centre on 01483 444334 and Record Corner in Godalming on 01483 422006. For more information contact Jane Garrett on 01483 203237, janegarrett@farmside.me.uk.

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A walk from Blackheath A shorter walk this month, but another fine view. The walk takes you through woods and fields with some ups and downs. The walk was submitted by Guildford Rambling Club (www.guildfordramblingclub.org.uk).

The walk 1. With your back to the pub, inside the car park, go left on the signed path, heading north. Keep on along this path in trees for a couple of hundred yards then edge left onto a road. Continue forward, following the road to its end and then straight on, downhill on a narrow path. Follow this until eventually crossing a small railway bridge and, immediately afterward, reaching the Albury/Chilworth road. 2. Cross to continue forward along the track on the other side until, just after you have crossed the Tillingbourne in a narrow wooded strip, going up a short slope. At the top of this slope take the footpath off to the right. Follow this up, soon swinging right and along the flank of the North Downs, then back north again. (At this point note the view back over the valley to your right).

3. Also at this point a small unsigned path clambers up the bank to your left and tracks up the slope towards the top of the hill and St Martha’s Church. (St Martha-on-the-Hill dates back to the 12th century, although it was rebuilt much more recently). In the churchyard, with your back to the valley and facing the church, go around its left-hand end and out of the churchyard through the gate in the corner. Follow the wide sandy track heading gradually down. 4. Reach a road, Halfpenny Lane. Go left for a few yards then turn right and quickly left to take the path that runs downhill, roughly parallel to the road (i.e. do not continue forward into Chantry Woods). The path emerges at the edge of a field and runs down along its edge. Go out of the gate on the left at the bottom and onto the road. 5. Immediately take the footpath angling off right and down. Follow this until it emerges in Blacksmith Lane. Go right (note the angling lake to the left and the ‘waterfall’ over the wall on the

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