For the first twelve years of my life, I lived with my family in South West London, after this time we moved to Surrey. Some of the highlights of my early years, were when my father drove us to the countryside in his car. He encouraged me to stop, look and appreciate the countryside around me and the beauty of nature ...
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SS Northern Star I was born in Havant, Hampshire in 1948 and studied at Portsmouth Grammar School before going on to St Thomas’ Medical School in London. Mine was the last of three generations of doctors, all of whom trained at St Thomas’. My father, a GP in Havant, was a big man both in frame and personality, ...
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Me, Ronnie and Annie having fun at home I was born in 1983, and raised in Milford. I attended Rodborough School and went on from there to study catering at college. I have an older brother who is 4 years my senior and sister who is 7 years older than me. Sadly, I lost my mum when I was only 5 years old, to a ...
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Fairy story illustration I was born in Shoreham in Sussex and moved with my parents to Godalming when I was 9 years old. I attended Busbridge school, where you could always find me doing artwork and drawing cartoons. I then went on to attend Broadwater School, where I was inspired and encouraged by my art ...
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Bert Lade’s Fitness Club. (1944-45) held at Cranleigh School Gym. Phil is on the top row, 4th from the Right. Top Row – Murry Hook. Unknown?? Jack Vodden. Lewis Tuter. Bert Lade. Phil Tilbury. Norman Cobb. Tony Gravit. Peter Trigg. Mid Row – Spencer Freemantle. Irvin Hook. Len Avery. Peter Reid. Tony Ward. Mr ...
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Connecting with nature in Crete I was born in a tiny village of 40 inhabitants in the Champagne region of France. For many people, rural France sounds like paradise but for me, it meant isolation and boredom. When I was 13, I was the youngest child in the village! My escape was always in books. According to my ...
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Sam: We were both born in Redhill. Alice was brought up in Dorking and arrived in Cranleigh through teaching, first at Cranleigh Primary School and then retraining as a fitness instructor 4 years ago. She now works at the Leisure Centre and the Golf and Country Club. I was brought up in South Holmwood and have worked ...
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Cranleigh Common in 1911 where Ian's great grandfather David Stedman lived at no. 4 Parkgate Cottages (photograph courtesy of Mike Rackley) I was born in Cranleigh in 1939, though we moved soon afterwards to Guildford. My father, Cecil George Stedman, went to Burma in 1942 to fight the Japanese, and Aunt’s husband ...
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Chris Finill, left and Steve Pope keeping the pace up on their 'Help for Heroes' fundraising run across America I was born in Harrow, Middlesex on the last day of 1958. I went to a local state primary school which coincidently was the same school Sir Roger Bannister attended. I then went to Harrow County Grammar ...
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I'm Rosanna Clare and I live and work in the Surrey countryside. I have been running my workshop making leather bags and accessories as well as teaching courses for 3 years now and recently moved from Kent to Cranleigh near Guildford. I now live and work at a craft and business centre called Smithbrook Kilns. Here is ...
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