From a medieval town north of Rome to a sun-drenched studio at Smithbrook Kilns, Virna Pasquinelli has made hats for royalty, celebrities and the stage. She ...

2026 is shaping up to be one of Britain's great 'Quail years'. Our Crane Spotter takes up the trail of a bird more often heard than seen, and remembers a ...

Joy Horn continues the story of Cranleigh's wheelwrights. Mark Cheesman took on the business in 1857, but the railway, the bicycle and the motor car were about ...

Meet Gordon Scoullar of The Wood Cave at Smithbrook Kilns, a craftsman whose journey from York to the Himalayas to Surrey shaped his bespoke furniture.

At 100, Second World War Royal Navy veteran Henry William Rice has become President of the Cranleigh and District Royal British Legion. From a Clapham ...

From live jazz and Dylan tributes to National Theatre Live and a sizzling comedy night, here's what's on at Cranleigh Arts Centre this July.

Your month-by-month guide to Cranleigh Arts Centre this June 2026 — film and event cinema, live music, comedy, theatre and a sound bath, plus a couple of early ...

Our July book review looks at Woodland Whittling — a gentle guide to a relaxing, absorbing hobby you can enjoy almost anywhere.

Our July poem, 'July' by TB (@magentapink22) — sunflowers, agapanthus and a Surrey summer caught in verse, from village cricket field to St Swithin's Day.

I was born in Guildford in 1973, at Mount Alvernia hospital. My parents lived in Wonersh at the time, and live in the same house to this day. I went to ...