16th may - Life in Blue Jackets and Pines - Grayshott stepped back in time on Saturday to pay tribute to famous Grayshott resident Dame Agnes Weston. Highly regarded for her charitable work with serving Royal Navy servicemen and their families during the latter part of Victorian times, residents, businesses and members of local clubs and societies joined the celebrations and the unveiling of a blue plaque at Dame Agnes's house 'Ensleigh' in Crossways Road, Grayshott. more...

13th may - Grayshott Gardeners' Annual Plant Sale - The village square saw unusual activity before most of the shops were open on the morning of Saturday May 10. The early riser would have observed a well organized group erecting tables and covering them with a range of plants that would defy most of us to comprehensively identify. The occasion was the annual plant sale organized by the Grayshott Gardeners. more...

12th may - Stagers' treat for Noel Coward fans - Grayshott Stagers gave Noel Coward aficionados a real treat with their production of Cowardy Custard at the village hall over four nights from 23rd to 26th April. Telling the story of Coward's life through song and biographical snippets, the revue features songs and scenes from the 1920s to the 1960s, including I'll See, You Again, London Pride, Mad Dogs and Englishmen and A Room with a View. more...

9th may - Fastest ever sale of opera tickets - In less than seven days, over half the tickets for Grayshott's summer open-air opera have already been sold.

Grayshott Concerts are hoping to achieve a second sell-out success repeating last summers first ever outdoor opera which attracted over 500 music lovers to the village. This year, the community group in association with Buy In Grayshott, are staging Puccini's much loved masterpiece "Madama Butterfly" performed by national touring opera company Opera Box. more...

6th may - Grayshott Pottery Supports Access to Service Awards - Encouraging businesses to provide "Access for All", is the aim of an award initiative now in its second year. This year's top Access to Service award, has been won by Bordon business, Bob's Taxi, who scooped the coveted prize and wooed the judges with his friendly and fully accessible London taxi cab service. more...

29th apr - Grayshott Celebrates St Georges Day with Cream Tea - Villagers flocked to a sunny Grayshott Square to celebrate St George's Day and partake in a much-loved English tradition, Cream scones & tea. The event was widely supported with volunteers baking scones and serving tea throughout the afternoon for local residents & business people. more...

25th apr - Headley Star Violinist Delights Packed Grayshott Audience - Grayshott concert-goers were treated to a scintillating and exuberant performance of one of the world's best loved classical works on Saturday when Martin Smith performed Bruch's Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor at St Luke's Church to a capacity audience. more...

22nd apr - Grayshott Gardeners Spring Show - The Grayshott Gardeners put on their Spring Show in the Grayshott Village Hall on Saturday 12 April on a typical April day of sun and showers. The day saw a record number of 331 entries, which far exceeded the 198 entries in the previous year. The warm January followed by hard frosts and even a sprinkling of snow had not affected the quality of the exhibits and reminded some of the more mature members of the winters they and their plants had enjoyed? in times past. more...

10th apr - BIG Puts Grayshott on the Map - A new village map, promoting Grayshott as a place to visit and shop, is now available. The map is featured in a leaflet that will help to generate interest in the attractions and shops in Grayshott. Its production was supported by a grant from East Hampshire District Council. more...

9th apr - Dramatic skies and distant horizons - GalleryOne in Grayshott, Surrey will be hosting an exhibition of new paintings by the respected landscape artist Paul Treasure. Paul's previous GalleryOne solo exhibition in 2006 was extremely well received, resulting in a complete sell out. more...

8th apr - Traffic Concerns Raised at Grayshott Assembly - At the recent Grayshott Parish Assembly, proposed Village traffic calming measures were discussed. In these discussions The Grayshott Society, who have been involved over several months with the relevant authorities both in Hampshire and Surrey as well as the Highways Agency brought up the subject of "shared space/streets" more...

7th apr - Grayshott Concerts Wins Surprise Awards - Organisers of Grayshott Concerts were delighted last week when they received news of not just one surprise award but two. The first came when Cllr Sam James, Grayshott's County Councillor, presented a cheque for £1,000 to Vivien Harrison, Artistic Director of Grayshott Concerts, at the Grayshott Village Assembly on Friday. more...

6th apr - Grayshott Concerts biggest orchestra ever - Grayshott Concerts is heading for another sell-out event when it's largest ever orchestra lines up to perform on Saturday 12th April at St Luke's Church. The event, called Look! It's Bruch!, will feature local star violinist Martin Smith performing Bruch's famous Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor. more...

5th apr - Vicar Susan gets a great Grayshott send-off - It was standing room only for many party-goers at Grayshott Village Hall last Saturday. The occasion was Grayshott parishioners' 'Farewell' Party to their Vicar, the Revd Susan Wing, after 10 years as incumbent in the village. more...

3rd apr - PiG Donate £600 to Grayshott Primary School - Party in Grayshott today presented Jon Hills, Grayshott Primary School Head teacher, with a cheque for £600 towards the refurbishment of the school hall. The donation is from the proceeds of the recent sell out Pantomime in Grayshott - Jack & The Beanstalk - which included members of the schools Gold Class (Year 6) and staff members. The hall refurbishment includes new 'stage' lighting & controller, ceiling microphones and a new CD player. more...

2nd apr - Hindhead Together Approve Concept Statement - The Hindhead Together Partnership, at its Joint Advisory Committee meeting on Monday, reviewed the work over the past months on the Concept Statement which will provide a framework for the more detailed planning process in the Hindhead area and agreed to submit the final Concept Statement to Waverley Borough Council more...

1st apr - Wilderness Wander over Hankley Common and Family Fun during Half Term Heath Week
- Surrey Heathland Project will be leading a guided walk at Hankley Common on 26 April, and are are also co-ordinating a week of fun activities on heaths for the summer half term week (24 May - 1 June) on Hankley, Frensham and Thursley Commons. more...

27th mar - Grayshott Firefighters are back by popular demand! - Following Grayshott Fire Stations much acclaimed talk at last years Parish Assembly they are returning to deliver an important fire safety message. Last year local firefighters gave a light hearted and informative overview of the 100 years of a fire service in Grayshott. more...

26th mar - Double Bill for Movies in Grayshott - On Saturday 5th April 2008 Movies in Grayshott will, for the first time, be showing two movies - the classic Jane Austen film Pride and Prejudice at 3pm and the action movie, The Bourne Ultimatum at 8pm in Grayshott Village Hall. Cinema tickets are priced at £5.00, or £4.00 for under 16s, and are now available from Grayshott Books (tel: 01428 604798) or on the door. more...

26th mar - Grayshott Firefighter visits No10 - Local Firefighter Mark Brittain from Grayshott Fire & Rescue was invited to a reception at Downing street recently. Mark was a nominated for The Spirit of Fire Awards which is the UK Fire Services premier event recognising bravery and dedication in the Fire Services community. The Prime Minister personally addressed all the nominees and then met with them at a reception in the state rooms of Downing Street. more...

19th mar - Grayshott Stagers Cowardy Custard - Grayshott Stagers next musical production is Cowardy Custard an entertainment devised by Gerald Frow, Alan Strachan and Wendy Toye. As well as many of the instantly recognisable Coward songs, there are extracts from several of his plays more...

12th mar - Community First in Grayshott - Community First East Hampshire's newly appointed outreach worker, Janet Easton, would like to meet key people in the local community of Grayshott. To get the ball rolling Janet met this week with Peter Hatch, webmaster of grayshott.com and chairman of Party in Grayshott and Phil Bates of the Grayshott Society to discuss local issues. more...

12th mar - Hindhead Together exhibition display extended - After two very busy days for last week, the Concept Statement display has now gone to Haslemere Town Hall. Following this it will go to Beacon Hill to give people another chance to see the ideas for redevelopment of the London Road area. The Hindhead Together Partnership wants the local community involved in agreeing on possible opportunities for development within the context of the historical, cultural and environmental assets of the area. more...

9th mar - Have your say at Local Community Forum - The people of Grayshott, Headley, Whitehill, Bordon, and Lindford will have a chance to put forward their views on the future of their area at the next meeting of their local Community Forum, being held in the Liphook Millenium Centre at 6.30pm on Tuesday 18 March. This is the last of the four Community Forums at which East Hampshire District Council is asking residents for their views. These will then be incorporated into the Community Strategy that guides joint work by councils, police, health services and voluntary agencies. more...

7th mar - Can your sports club, community group or parish benefit? - Sports clubs, community groups and parish councils in East Hampshire could benefit from a fund that is set up to provide and enhance open space and recreation facilities in local communities. Developers make a contribution to a stand-alone fund when they build in an area - and that money is then used for the benefit of the local community.But how does it work, what are the contributions, and how does a local group, or parish or town council, benefit? more...

4th mar - Grayshott's Early Morning Appetite - A FREE early morning breakfast held at the Fox & Pelican in Grayshott last Saturday (1st March) attracted over 120 diners. In fact several more were disappointed as the food eventually ran out! The event was held to celebrate the marvellous work that Cancer Research UK is doing in beating cancer. more...

3rd mar - Jack & the Beanstalk - Jamie Oliver would not be happy with the food and drink Al Copop and his Hoods want to sell to the kids in the Devil's Punchbag, near Bindweed. When Winn King, proprietress of the Milky Way Organic Café, is forced to sell Daisy her cow, due to suspected poisoning by farmer GM Crop, it looks like she has no choice but to close the café. more...

2nd mar - Long Service Award for Grayshott Fire Fighter - Local Fire Fighter Paul Jenkins was presented with a long service award by Deputy Chief Fire Officer David Curry recently. Paul has served at Grayshott Fire Station for 20 years and the award was in recognition of his commitment to the service during this period. more...

29th feb - Affordable housing boost for Grayshott - East Hampshire District Council is delighted that a small-scale development of affordable housing is to be provided in the village of Grayshott to address the housing needs of some local people. This year will see the completion of two houses and two bungalows in the village. Following development funding of £196,000 from the Housing Corporation, Drum Housing Association started on site in January at Beech Hanger End. All properties will be two-bedroom and for affordable rent. more...

21st feb - 'BIG' cheque for Grayshott Village Square The "Buy in Grayshott" (BIG) campaign was delighted to present a cheque for almost £800 to the Grayshott Square Group. The money was raised from a collection following a very successful Carol Service in the Village Square on Christmas Eve last year, led by the vicar of St Luke's church, the hugely popular Rev Susan Wing. more...

19th feb - Stunning performance by Grayshott's new choir Grayshott's new choir Excelsis, received a tumultuous standing ovation for their performance of Vivaldi's 'Gloria' at their debut concert in Grayshott on Saturday. The event, organised by Grayshott Concerts at St Luke's Church, marked the culmination of four months of intense activity in forming a new choir from scratch and rehearsing for the event. more...

11th feb - Grayshott Gardeners Explore The World of Orchids Fresh orchid plants seem to be more and more readily available and many of us, charmed by their grace and beauty, bring them into our homes to add that special touch of elegance and luxury. But do we know how to care for them? Grayshott Gardeners will welcome a very special lecturer on Wednesday 13th February 2008 in the Village Hall at 7.30pm for 8.00pm start. more...

11th feb - Warwickshire Firefighters honoured by Grayshott Fire Station The annual Grayshott Fire Station ball at The Old Thorns raised a staggering £1,040 towards the Atherstone-on-Stour Firefighters' Appeal for the Firefighters who tragically lost their lives last year. more...

5th feb - The Great Grayshott Pancake Race A very blustery Shrove Tuesday in Grayshott battered the eighteen brave contestants as they took part in the Great Grayshott Pancake Race held in The Village Square. A crowd of supporters and onlookers cheered on the runners whilst they negotiated the course around the square whilst flipping their pancakes as the wind tried to whip them away. After five close heats and semi finals the eventual winner, just beating Peter Harrison from Grayshott Concerts into a close second, was Chee-Man Chan pictured centre above who, representing Dinomite magazine produced by Grayshott based Signature Publishing, had dressed for the occasion.more...

4th feb - 2007 Best Dressed Shop in Grayshott Awards Dinner Last night (Sunday 3rd February) saw the exciting finale of the awards for the best dressed shop in Grayshott 2007. Judging is done twice a year, in spring and autumn, with marks awarded for cleanliness, shop display and general shop appearance. Marks are added up, but results are not known until the presentation dinner. more...

31st jan - A Gallery of Celebrities in Grayshott GalleryOne in Grayshott, Surrey will be hosting an exhibition of limited edition prints by the greatly celebrated German artist, Sebastian Krüger. These super real representations of some of Hollywood's most celebrated stars seem to drip with energy. A masterful portrait of rock star Bono looks positively demonic, whilst members of the Rolling Stones have more wrinkles and creases than you thought possible. more...

30th jan - Grayshott Concerts Gains Another Sponsor Grayshott Concerts events are attracting even wider interest than usual. Not only are tickets selling fast for their 'Gloria' Concert on 16th February, but the 2008 series of concerts is to be sponsored by another local business. more...

25th jan - Legion Donates Money For GUTS Once again Beacon Hill British Legion Club has raised £400.00 for Guildford Undetected Tumour Screening for bowel cancer, ( GUTS ) more...

21st jan - Grayshott Pottery Donates Village Signs Four village roads in Grayshott are set for a facelift thanks to the generosity of two local businesses. Grayshott Pottery and Visual Assets have been instrumental in creating the eye catching signs that not only celebrate Grayshott's 5th Village' Award in recent years, but also sport the village's much loved logo. more...

17th jan - Grayshott Concerts heading for another sell-out event The debut performance of Grayshott's new Chamber choir "Excelsis" on Saturday 16th February at St Luke's Church Grayshott is already attracting considerable attention. The choir, formed only in October last year after in-depth auditions among local trained singers, will perform Vivaldi's "Gloria" and works by Mozart and Faure. more...

17th jan - Ocean's 13 leads Movies in Grayshott 2008 Season Movies in Grayshott will start the 2008 programme with a showing of Ocean's Thirteen on Saturday 26 January 2008 at Grayshott Village Hall. more...

8th jan - Grayshott Golf Society supports Village Hall At their Traditional Annual Christmas golf day held at Milford Golf Club, The Grayshott Golf Society members unanimously agreed to donate £1,000 pounds towards the much needed refurbishment of the kitchen in Grayshott Village Hall. more...

7th jan - Grayshott Stagers Set for 2008 February 2008 will see the return of the ever popular One Act Play / Supper Evening from the Grayshott Stagers. more...

2007 News Review Take a look at a review of all last years news more...