by Miki Marks On a beautiful day in early summer I went up in a glider.  A glider pilot friend, Richard Bryant,  suggested it would be just my thing –  he ...

Norman Doney - Director of CYE I was born in Hounslow, West London where my parents lived.  I have two older brothers and we enjoyed a very happy and ...

By Joy Horn Featured image - The flourishing Church Lads' Brigade in front of the Rectory, before 1914 This walk starts at the south porch of the ...

Those extremely rare local visitors with the ‘golden spectacles’ I wrote about last month - the pair of smart Little Ringed Plovers - ended up staying longer ...

By Simone Conti Aubergine Parmigiana - Serves 4 Suggested Wine - Primitivo (Italy) This dish is delicious and easy to prepare.  It’s a good ...

By Miki Marks If you walk along New Park Road towards Cranleigh Mead you will spot on the left side what remains of a row of stately Lombardy poplars – ...

By Penny Lynch Anyone else feeling inspired to do some exercise now that the weather is improving?  Incorporating fitness into our daily routines is ...

By Caroline Hayes Saturday 10 June is Global Wellness Day which is a social project dedicated to living well and is now in its 11th year.  Some of the aims ...

By Rosemary Hurtley The long-term future of Charles Brooking’s lifetime’s work preserving historic architectural details, numbering many thousands of ...

Pete Symonds - Landscape Artist I am a Surrey lad, born in 1964 and was brought up in Send, near Woking, in the same house that my mother still lives in. I ...