During November, Cranleigh Rotary helped to collect hundreds of Christmas shoeboxes for children that were despatched to Ukraine.  Cranleigh Rotary is one ...

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 ...

by Miki Marks Do you sometimes feel that Christmas is just a commercial event and has no real meaning anymore?   Jane Struthers in her interesting book Red ...

by Penny Lynch Fermented foods have been consumed for thousands of years across different cultures, and their popularity continues to grow. From yogurt to ...

by Gill Ford Amazingly it is 10 years since Cranleigh entered its first South & South West Britain in Bloom competition and we were very proud to be ...

by Trevor Dale The Heritage Fund has agreed a grant of almost £60,000, made possible by National Lottery players, to develop the case for a conservation ...

Martin Bamford, Photographer & Filmmaker, Bear Content Born in Birmingham in 1979, our family moved to Gloucester for a few years, where my sister Emma ...

By Joy Horn // Main Picture: An early picture of the National School, 1850. There was a single schoolroom, divided into two classes. The headmaster's ...

By Simone Conti Dear readers, I hope you are well and are coping with the dramatic rise in the cost of energy.  I’ve adapted my cooking style and for the ...

Muck, muck, glorious muck! It can be a magnet for birds. The trouble is that with changing farming practices there is not so much of it around these days. ...