As many are aware, we have unfortunately had to cancel our November events. Although we are disappointed that we have been unable to entertain our community ...

Volunteers working on Beryl Harvey pond. Humans have always imbued the world around them with meaning. The natural world is not just itself, but becomes a ...

It's another grey morning as I write here in Cranleigh and, as earlier in the year, we are back in lockdown. As before, pools and leisure centres are shut. ...

One particular Robin is my constant companion in the garden and I love it when he sings to me and I talk back to him – fortunately no-one overhears me ...

Cheesman’s workshop and Smallridge’s shop, about 1932 (courtesy of David Cragg) What does a skilled craftsman do, when mechanisation and technological ...

A Sparrowhawk eating a Collared Dove in a Surrey garden © Mark Davis Suddenly all peace in the garden is shattered. The ever-watchful Blue Tits switch ...

Early days with my Gordon Setter puppy I was born in Woolwich and brought up in Joydens Wood - a village close to Dartford in Kent (which makes it sound a ...

Discover how to cook BBQ chicken like a pro. The meat falls off the bone, and the marinade has a lovely balance of sweet, salty and spicy flavours. ...

Imagine a chocolate shortbread pastry case with fudgy brownie filling that hides pockets of oozy caramel…This is a chocolate lover’s dream dessert. ...

Discover the secrets to a great chicken pie. We use an easy one-pan filling, and bake it in a cake tin so it can be easily turned out and cut into neat ...