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Charles Brooking, Architectural Historian and Consultant // Main Photo: Charles with Drew Pritchard in the teaching museum, Cranleigh A few weeks ago, in October, we had Drew Pritchard here from the 'Salvage Hunters’ series on Quest T.V. with his team from Curve Media filming me and the ...

by Joy Horn Main Photo: Pierrot troupes were popular from the First World War to the 1950s What was going on in this village one hundred years ago? In January the newly-formed Cranleigh Pierrot troupe gave its first performance, at the Central Hall. There was a large and appreciative ...

by Simone Conti Merry Christmas to all Cranleigh magazine readers! I hope you’re well and ready for this magical time of the year. As in previous years I won’t write any Christmas recipes because everyone has their own traditional, favourite Christmas dishes. What I will give you is a couple of ...

If we didn’t have a Robin as our much-celebrated Christmas bird then I can suggest a likely alternative. It’s slightly bigger and, like many Santa Claus depictions, has a plump tum. And it even carries its own sack to take gifts of food to its kids. And of course it has a red breast. Well, ...

During November, Cranleigh Rotary helped to collect hundreds of Christmas shoeboxes for children that were despatched to Ukraine.  Cranleigh Rotary is one of the sponsors of the Santa Dash, which will begin in Stocklund Square at 9.30 am, Sunday 10 December. Registration starts at 8.30 am, ...

by Alan Vogt I was a student at Birmingham  University during the war. If you have seen photos of the university, they usually feature the clock tower over the early buildings. This tower is nicknamed "Old Joe", in memory of Joseph Chamberlain who was a great benefactor. At 97, I must be one ...