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https://buff.ly/42A6cpq Joy Horn looks back on some old shops that were located away from the High Street
09/02/2025

https://buff.ly/42A6cpq Joy Horn looks back on some old shops that were located away from the High Street

by Joy Horn // Main Photo: The shop at Common House Farm Cranleigh once had many more shops than we have today. Many of them were a mile or more from the High Street. Some were merely the workshop of a craftsman, the adapted front room of a cottage or a hut in front of […]

https://buff.ly/42EiahV This months People Profile is about Charles Brooking, local Architectural Historian & Consultant
03/02/2025

https://buff.ly/42EiahV This months People Profile is about Charles Brooking, local Architectural Historian & Consultant

Charles Brooking, Architectural Historian & Consultant Transitional and exciting progress has been made over the last 2 years for both the principal ‘Brooking’ Museum now situated at Whitchurch in Hampshire and in relation to my own teaching gallery here at Cranleigh.  My partner, Susan and I h...

https://buff.ly/41UPwbS The latest updates about the Cranleigh Cottage Hospital project
25/01/2025

https://buff.ly/41UPwbS The latest updates about the Cranleigh Cottage Hospital project

by Trevor Dale Another year draws to a close and as I write, we await news of the National Lottery Heritage Fund award, where to date I have nothing I can report. It seems we won’t be able to announce any outcome until the New Year. Let us then review some of the steps that […]

https://buff.ly/41UPrF6 Wild Wonders - January 2025
19/01/2025

https://buff.ly/41UPrF6 Wild Wonders - January 2025

by Miki Marks // Main Photo: Aerial view of Cranleigh, on a sunny May morning with rows of maples On the top of the fountain in Fountain Square you can see two of the historic symbols of Cranleigh: a crane and a basket. Basket weaving was a major cottage industry in this area and a […]

https://buff.ly/3BXTFBd Crane Spotter - High fliers, low divers
17/01/2025

https://buff.ly/3BXTFBd Crane Spotter - High fliers, low divers

Main Photo: Cormorant drying out its wings © Dave Nurney The rare blue sky of a raw winter’s morning reveals them. I count the evidence of over a dozen. And more are appearing all the time in every direction. Long and slim, they crisscross the atmosphere displaying a variety of colours – white,...

https://buff.ly/4gXY5XG If you're looking to get fit this New Year, why not try the Cranleigh Parkrun, held every Saturd...
12/01/2025

https://buff.ly/4gXY5XG If you're looking to get fit this New Year, why not try the Cranleigh Parkrun, held every Saturday in Knowle Park

by Penny Lynch The Cranleigh Parkrun has become a cherished weekly event that resonates with both the local community and individuals. This free, inclusive 5k run or walk is held every Saturday at Knowle Park, drawing participants of all ages and abilities. More than just a run, Cranleigh Parkrun ha...

https://buff.ly/420zDAH With One Forty having left our High Street last year, find out about other Cranleigh shops from ...
07/01/2025

https://buff.ly/420zDAH With One Forty having left our High Street last year, find out about other Cranleigh shops from the past

by Joy Horn // Main Photo: John Graham’s shop in its early days (courtesy of Michael Miller) The recent sad closing of One Forty, with its stock of beautiful goods, has added to the number of vacant shops in the High Street and has highlighted the plight of retail shops in general. It is not […]

https://buff.ly/3DI23p5 Ryan Dixon is a powerlifter from Cranleigh. Find out about his journey and how he became a Briti...
03/01/2025

https://buff.ly/3DI23p5 Ryan Dixon is a powerlifter from Cranleigh. Find out about his journey and how he became a British Champion!

Ryan Dixon – Creative Director & Powerlifter Cranleigh is, and always has been, our family home. My parents moved from London, and my dad, a former-policeman, was based in Woking, then Guildford before finally settling in Cranleigh during the 1970s. My older brother, sister and I grew up in Cranle...

https://buff.ly/4fxwImA The latest updates on the Cranleigh Cottage Hospital Project
30/11/2024

https://buff.ly/4fxwImA The latest updates on the Cranleigh Cottage Hospital Project

by Trevor Dale We are marking time now, waiting for the decision by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, due in December. We are continuing to refine how that heritage and history will be available to the public, near and far. This month let’s talk about mental health. How this issue has been dealt...

https://buff.ly/4g5rcI2 URGENT Help Needed for Cranleigh Village Hall Christmas Day Lunch!
29/11/2024

https://buff.ly/4g5rcI2 URGENT Help Needed for Cranleigh Village Hall Christmas Day Lunch!

Last year, the Social Heritage Project successfully arranged the Cranleigh Christmas lunch in just 11 days, however, it is exhausting carrying out the main logistics autonomously or with a small group. This year, we have more volunteers and a newly renovated Village Hall opening next month thanks to...

https://buff.ly/3YR6tC6 The hidden dangers of bleach (and some alternatives!)
27/11/2024

https://buff.ly/3YR6tC6 The hidden dangers of bleach (and some alternatives!)

by Penny Lynch As we strive to maintain clean and healthy homes, many of us reach for bleach, believing it to be a powerful solution for disinfecting surfaces and eliminating odours. However, while bleach can be effective in killing germs, it comes with significant health and environmental risks tha...

https://buff.ly/4fcZf16 Be on the lookout for the different type of tree cuts this Autumn
24/11/2024

https://buff.ly/4fcZf16 Be on the lookout for the different type of tree cuts this Autumn

by Miki Marks As the deciduous trees shed their leaves in the autumn, some Surrey woods reveal historical secrets. Have you ever wondered why there are odd ponds, mounds or banks in woods? These are vestiges of past local industries or mark earlier boundaries or enclosures. Surrey is more likely to....

https://buff.ly/3YV45dI The Stonechat has a call that sounds like two stones being tapped together!
21/11/2024

https://buff.ly/3YV45dI The Stonechat has a call that sounds like two stones being tapped together!

Recipe: take two small pebbles and hold one in each hand. Now tap one against the other. What you can hopefully hear is very much like the call of the Stonechat. Out on the Surrey heaths this handsome fella, a little smaller and slimmer than a Robin, is in its element, chatting out stoney tapping [....

https://buff.ly/4ffg2k7 This months Joy of Cranleigh talks about a WW2 canteen that was setup in Cranleigh for serviceme...
18/11/2024

https://buff.ly/4ffg2k7 This months Joy of Cranleigh talks about a WW2 canteen that was setup in Cranleigh for servicemen.

by Joy Horn // Main Image – Baptist chapel in 1932: the ‘schoolroom’ was a detached building at the back At the foot of this advert for Dan Clare’s chemist’s shop, in small print, is the name of a woman who with her sister made a big contribution to the war effort in Cranleigh during […]

https://buff.ly/3CssmyE Cranleigh Petanque Club Opens New Terrain
14/11/2024

https://buff.ly/3CssmyE Cranleigh Petanque Club Opens New Terrain

On 26th September 2024, Councillor Liz Townsend kindly officiated at the opening ceremony of the second terrain at Cranleigh Pétanque Club, based at the centrally-located Cranleigh Village Sports and Social Club (CVSSC) in Parsonage Road. Our Chairman Andrew Kolmar, welcomed Cllr Townsend, represen...

https://buff.ly/3AjZ7xH As the cold weather rolls in why not try making these heart warming recipes?
10/11/2024

https://buff.ly/3AjZ7xH As the cold weather rolls in why not try making these heart warming recipes?

by Simone Conti Chickpeas & Pumpkin Soup – Serves 4 This heart warming soup includes some of the best vegetables in season for November, it is a real treat on a rainy night. Ingredients:600g pumpkin 100g chard1.5l of chicken stock or vegetable stock 400g chickpeas (tin will do fine) 100g of finely...

https://buff.ly/4fwwEDB Ukranian Christmas Carols - Saturday November 30th in Cranleigh
09/11/2024

https://buff.ly/4fwwEDB Ukranian Christmas Carols - Saturday November 30th in Cranleigh

Celebrate a traditional Ukrainian Christmas on Saturday November 23rd at 6pm in Godalming at the St Peter and St Paul’s church or on Saturday November 30th at 5pm in Cranleigh at the Baptist church. There will be traditional Ukrainian carols, an auction of promises as well as treats and drinks –...

https://buff.ly/3YV24xW Peter Bavestock has gone to some incredible places as a keen amateur climber!
06/11/2024

https://buff.ly/3YV24xW Peter Bavestock has gone to some incredible places as a keen amateur climber!

Peter Bavestock, retired businessman and amateur climber I guess I started climbing later in life than perhaps most people do nowadays. Today, there are numerous indoor climbing walls and every outdoor sports facility seems to have a wall. If you are in the scouts, guides, ATC, army cadets, universi...

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