Andrii Andreiko, Ukrainian Refugee When we lived in Irpin, a suburb to north-west of Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, our life had been fairly settled, ...

Terrence Stone, BCAv, retired Engineer and Sea Cadet I was born in 1952, in Chiswick Hospital, Middlesex. My early years were spent in Shepperton, living ...

Rosemary Bridge, retired schoolteacher I was born in 1941 when my parents were living in Colwyn Bay, in Wales.  My family moved there because my ...

Retired Dentist, now aged 96Main photo - Alan and his wife Mary The Whole Tooth and Nothing but the Tooth Mary and I moved to Cranleigh after I retired ...

by The Cranleigh Writers Group The Toy Santa by Brigid Fayers “Careful Amy!”But the squashy Santa slipped, regardless, from the baby girl’s plump grasp. ...

Ewhurst was a great place to grow up. I have many incredible memories of the freedom living in a small village brings; venturing up to the rec’ with my ...

The pictures that follow are a miscellany of the past 70 years, showing regular life in Cranleigh and a few highlights. Coronation procession along ...

The ability to divine the future has eluded the humankind since we began to philosophise about life centuries ago. Had I known then the impact of my ...

The tree - Acrylic and pastel on board The young boy’s creative talent was obvious at an early age and upon seeing his art, a teacher at his school near ...

Sailing is one of my hobbies that keeps me fit! I was born in Hampstead, North London in 1955 and was brought up in Palmers Green and then we moved to ...

My Mum and I sharing some quality time together in Ireland My name is Caitriona Walsh. I am a singer. You will often hear it said: “music is my life”. It ...

I was born in Harare, Zimbabwe in the early-80s. My brother and I grew up on my parent’s family farm, where we enjoyed a great deal of outdoor freedom. We ...