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2 sep - Football Coaches win Grayshott Village Cricket Six a Side - Despite the showers of rain, The Grayshott Cricket Village 6 a side competition aimed at giving villagers a go to play cricket turned out to be another excellent day. With teams from BIG (Buy in Grayshott), the Social Club, St Luke's Church, Football coaches and a Ladies/Vets team from the Cricket club, it was the Football coaches who became eventual winners in what turned out to be a close final. more...
1 sep - Make your Pet Smile this Month - Amery Veterinary Group, with branches in Alton, Bordon and Grayshott, will be taking part in Pet Smile Month throughout September 2010. This is part of a national campaign where participating veterinary practices will give their time free of charge to examine pets' mouths and to educate owners about treatment and prevention. more...
30 aug - Raise Money for your Cause at the Grayshott Boundary Walk - Once again the Grayshott Scout Group are organizing a Boundary Walk around Grayshott. This year the route is slightly different but is still about 8 miles. This event will be an opportunity for organisations/clubs/groups to raise money for what ever purpose they like! How? more...
23 aug - Time Capsule Discovered in Grayshott Clinic Foundation Stone - Thanks to the vigilance of the Grayshott Village Archive, in connection with Grayshott Parish Council, the Foundation Stone and Plaque were rescued during the demolition of the former Grayshott Clinic and safely put aside ensuring that a 90 year old time capsule, discovered later hidden in the top of the Foundation Stone, could be opened to reveal the contents. more...
18 aug - Grayshott Stagers Announce Cast for 'Dark Lucy' - At their recent auditions the Grayshott Stagers had many talented people trying out for their November production of the 'Hitchcock' style thriller 'Dark Lucy' written by Philip King and Parnell Bradbury and directed by June Hegarty. The final cast sees John Dowsett in the role of The Reverend Gavin Clevedon, vicar of a small Sussex village... more...
16 aug - Sport Haslemere launches "Create a Star" - Sport Haslemere has launched a major new initiative entitled 'Create a Star'. This project is aimed at supporting Haslemere sports people to reach the highest level within their chosen sport on the international stage. Launching the scheme at the Sport Haslemere Meeting Chris Grimes, Chairman of Sport Haslemere, said... more...
13 aug - Elmer the Patchwork Elephant takes a holiday in Grayshott - Elmer the Elephant is taking a brief holiday in a shop front in Grayshott to celebrate the launch of Grayshott Children's Theatre.The children from PK Pre School and Grayshott Primary School got together on Tuesday 10th August to each paint a patch that was then stuck on to Elmer more...
13 aug - Decorating with Myra at Grayshott Pottery - Local attraction and ceramics business, Grayshott Pottery has plans to hold two events in September, during which participants will have a chance to decorate previously prepared ceramics. Ceramics designer, Myra McDonnell will lead the workshops and demonstrate a Studio Art glaze technique. more...
10 aug - Thousands Flock to Golden Valley Poultry - Golden Valley Poultry has recently reached a landmark number of 2,500 customers travelling to Grayshott to buy chickens, this is over and above locals starting up keeping chickens. Many travel to the village from as far away as the Isle of Wight, London, Berks, Bucks, Herts, Essex, Sussex and Kent, due to their Internet website coverage, some driving for up to one and a half hours to buy! more...
6 aug - Concerts give a plug to The Bath Room, Grayshott - Grayshott's local classical music promoters, community group, Grayshott Concerts are delighted that specialist showroom, The Bath Room Grayshott, are to sponsor their next musical extravaganza in September. The event, simply called, 'Emperor', features one of Beethoven's most dramatic compositions more...
5 aug - Arthritis Care Grayshott August 2010 Meeting - After Jacqui had welcomed everyone she reported some sad news as some of our members had passed away and there were a few minutes of silence to remember them. One of those was Joan Rogers, a very dedicated member, who would have been 100 years old this month: her family had produced a booklet about her life, a copy of which was given to us. more...
5 aug - Fancy Dress Day at Rocky's Plaice - Almost 60 children had a 'whale' of a time at Rocky's Plaice, the fish and chip shop that was the setting for St Luke's Church Holiday Club, from 26th to 30th July. Fancy dress day brought a wide range of costumes on 'undersea' and 'chip shop' themes, and the children enjoyed a mix of fun, games, singing and craft activities throughout the week. more...
4 aug - Grayshott Under 17s win Two Counties Youth League - Grayshott overcame town side Farnham on Sunday at Liphook to win the final of the U17 TCYL League final. Congratulations to the boys pictured here and coaches Paul Heath and Phil Coleshill.Bearing in mind this is only the second year of U17 cricket at Grayshott following re-introduction of U17 cricket at Grayshott in 2009 this is a tremendous achievement and a testament to the coaching policy at Grayshott. more...
1 aug - Grayshott Pottery launches new visitor leaflet - Local visitor attraction and ceramic business, Grayshott Pottery, launched its new promotional leaflet this week. The leaflet has been carefully designed to incorporate some of the feel and textures of the pottery as well as wording and images to inspire locals and visitors to make a trip to this medium sized working pottery based on the Surrey / Hampshire border, close to Hindhead. more...
30 jul - Grayshott's views ignored on Traffic Calming - Surrey County Council are planning to install traffic calming measures in Headley Road in Grayshott, which were planned as part of the Hindhead Improvements, despite Grayshott residents urging them to wait until the tunnel is open to assess the actual impact of the new A3 tunnel on traffic flows. Hampshire County Council on the other hand have already listened to the views of local people and agreed to postpone installing traffic calming measures more...
29 jul - Fun in the sun with smoke and sawdust! - The first public Raku firing day and BBQ was held by Grayshott Pottery, on Saturday and around 100 decorative pots were created and taken home. The event, which was held outside in brilliant sunshine, attracted around 40 participants who invented their own patterns and designs, using special glazes applied to previously prepared Raku pottery. more...
28 jul - Grayshott Square Refurbishment Nearly Complete - After a few delays work is now progressing well on the refurbishment of The Grayshott Square which should be largely finished in a couple of weeks time. Unfortunately, the stone that came from China in separate deliveries, was delayed for a total of three weeks due to shipping problems and this was out of the control of everyone concerned. more...
27 jul - Schwick hits Holybourne for Six as Shotts win Medstead Cup - After being the losing team in 8 Medstead and Stevens Cup finals since 2005 Grayshott Cricket Club won the Medstead Cup for the 12th time last week and what a final it was. Grayshott continued their strategy of fielding some of our younger players in the Medstead Cup competition and it was one of our former youth players Danny Schwick who yet again proved that a game is never over ! more...
22 jul - Magdalene Odundo revisits Grayshott Pottery - Grayshott Pottery received some unexpected help with 'turning and fettling' from a previous intern last week. Professor Magdalene Odundo, now an international name in ceramics, worked at the Grayshott Pottery as part of her work experience in 1974 while a student at West Surrey College of Art & Design in Farnham (now University for the Creative Arts). more...
16 jul - Where's your Kaighin and Daughter bag been? - Kaighin's bags for life are travelling the globe being photographed by their loyal customers in unusual places. For the 'Where's your bag been?' competition entries are coming in thick and fast with one lucky customer each month winning a £30 voucher and going forward to the final judging to win a £1000 cash. more...
16 jul - Elmer the Elephant is coming to Grayshott - Elmer the patchwork elephant is coming to Grayshott on 2 October 2010 to celebrate the launch of Grayshott Children's Theatre at Grayshott Village Hall. And Grayshott is going to be going Elmer loopy over the summer holidays with Elmer competitions, patchwork parties and treasure hunts to get all the little ones in the mood. more...
16 jul - Grayshott Gardeners Summer Show 2010 - With the wonderful sunshine and unusual heat and lack of rain recently, it wasn't a great year for the roses at Grayshott Gardeners' show on Saturday but the sweet peas, fuchsias, lilies and a variety of other summer flowers and flowering shrubs more than made up for that. Grayshott Village Hall was a mass of colour and scent as exhibitors and visitors enjoyed the show and of course the traditional chat over afternoon tea and homemade cakes. more...
16 jul - Grayshott Fathers & Sons raise £430 for Charity - Grayshott Cricket Club staged another Fathers v Sons night in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. 2010 was even bigger with four Fathers v sons matches being played on what was an excellent evening for cricket with plenty of supporters. The Dads clearly did not read the script in two of the matches coming out victors more...
15 jul - 25th Anniversary for Grayshott Decorative & Fine Arts Society - It was smiles all around as the weather was just right for the recent Garden Party held by the Grayshott Decorative and Fine Arts Society to celebrate their 25th Anniversary. When the it was planned for the summer, everyone thought it ideal to have an outdoor event more...
14 jul - Shakesperience brings record audience to Applegarth - Grayshott's first-ever Shakesperience attracted a record audience of over 400 to Applegarth last week. The event brought together a unique combination of summer picnic supper, exhilarating polo and Shakespeare's comedy 'Love's Labour's Lost' all staged in Applegarth's idyllic surroundings. more...
12 jul - Grayshott Pottery sponsoring Grayshott Cricket Club - Glenn Myers, Production Director at Grayshott Pottery is pictured here presenting their Club Sponsors cheque for £500 to Grayshott Cricket Club Chairman Paul Roberts on Friday 9th July at the Clubs Fathers v Sons evening. Grayshott Pottery have been Club Sponsors since 2001, having previously supported the development of Youth Cricket more...
11 jul - Arthritis Care Grayshott July 2010 Meeting - Chairman Jacqui Prendiville unfortunately had to open this month on a sad note with the announcement of the death of two of our members and the hospitalisation of two other members. Thankfully the entertainment was musical so that helped tremendously to lift the spirits. Lydia Shaxson and Morys Davis, more...
9 jul - Raku glaze firing event planned for Grayshott Pottery - Grayshott Pottery, designers and producers of 'in house' studio art ceramics for galleries and homes, as well as catering-ware to many high street restaurants around the UK, is planning a very unusual event in a few weeks time, on Saturday 24th July. The pottery plans to build its own kiln and then hold a Raku Event, more...
5 jul - Anything Goes at the Grayshott 24 - Grayshott Stagers presented Cole Porter's "Anything Goes" in Grayshott Village Hall on Saturday 26th June 2010. Nothing particularly exciting about that, one might have thought, except that Grayshott Stagers did this from scratch in 24 hours. On the evening of Friday 25th June, around forty people gathered in Grayshott Village Hall, and were told that the show to be presented was "Anything Goes". more...
30 jun - The Royal School's Prep 4 puts Grayshott on the map! - The Royal School's Prep 4 sharpened up their Geography skills on Monday, 14th June when they visited Grayshott village. With their base maps in hand the girls recorded all the shops and services available in the village. After the trip Charlotte Gill said that she enjoyed learning about the wide variety of shops in Grayshott and that there were so many estate agents and restaurants as well. more...
25 jun - It's all set fair for a Magical Evening! - Everything is hotting up for 'The Shakesperience' on Wednesday 7th July. The forecast is 'hot and sunny' so it's no wonder we've already sold hundreds of tickets. But we haven't quite sold out – yet! And there's less than two weeks to go. So don't miss out. Applegarth's fabulous Barbecue Picnic Supper starts at 5.30pm with a yummy menu more...
23 jun - Volunteer Centre Launch new service in Haslemere - Volunteer Centre Haslemere is launching a new drop-in service in the Haslemere area following a successful roadshow around the local area which included a stop at Grayshott Pottery on 7th June. Staff from the centre will be running regular sessions at new venues around the town, where anyone interested in volunteering can come along for a chat, to ask questions and find out about local volunteering opportunities. Katherine Clements, Outreach Worker for Haslemere said: 'We want to make it as easy as possible for people to come and talk to us about the opportunities that volunteering can offer. We work with hundreds of local organisations and are constantly seeking new volunteers to join us. more...
22 jun - Movies in Grayshott - "Creation" - Wednesday, 30 June 2010 - 'Creation' is the next film to be shown by Movies in Grayshott on Wednesday 30 June 2010. The film is about Charles Darwin and his struggle to overcome his own demons over the loss of a daughter and to keep the love of his deeply religious wife. In the meantime the scientific world is pressing him to complete his masterwork 'On the Origin of Species'. Benedict Cumberbatch plays Charles Darwin, with Jennifer Connelly as his wife. Martha West plays Darwin's young daughter, Anne, whilst there are also supporting roles for Jeremy Northam, Jim Carter, Paul Bettany and Toby Jones. The film depicts the emotional grief of Charles Darwin following the death of his daughter and also the conflict between science and religion. more...
18 jun - Grayshott Concerts Patron receives new honour - The Grayshott Concerts team were delighted to learn that their Patron, Dr Karl Jenkins OBE, has been appointed CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours list - 'for services to music.' Despite his many interests and commitments around the world Karl has been extremely supportive to Grayshott Concerts, and has joined in to the full with the two concerts he has attended his own 'Stabat Mater' and more recently 'Messiah' more...
18 jun - St Luke's Church supports homecoming for Lorena - Last month a small group from St Luke's church accompanied Lorena Varga home to Oradea in Romania. She had been staying with members of the Parish for 3 months and learning English as part of her studies for the Romanian Baccalaureate. It had been a very happy three months and a small support team will be helping her to continue with her studies and future career. more...
14 jun - Big Toddle-Tastic! Suzie steps out again for charity - Children from the Grayshott branch of Suzie Songtime raised a wonderful £365.10 for Barnardo's when they took part in The Big Toddle 2010! Teacher Susannah Wilson – who starred in musicals such as Me And My Girl (opposite Gary Wilmot), Grease (opposite Shane Ritchie) and many other leading West End roles – has been running Suzie Songtime in Grayshott for 7 years, with classes held at the Grayshott Social Club every Wednesday more...
8 jun - Paint a gift at Grayshott Pottery - for your Dad or just for fun! - Adults and children are being offered another chance to get creative by painting their very own plate or mug, in the Grayshott Pottery workshops on Saturday 12th June 2010. This second painting event will be hosted by Grayshott Pottery's artists and designers and the Pottery are hoping that the day will be as successful as their Mother's Day event in March, which attracted around 35 participants. more...
7 jun - Arthritis Care Grayshott Annual Summer Lunch - It was wonderful to see nearly 50 members and guests in the Village Hall for the Arthritis Care Grayshott annual Summer Lunch, such a shame that sunshine wasn't on offer as well. In her welcoming comments Chairman Jacqui Prendiville read a letter from founder member Leila Walker who thanked everyone who had helped with Arthritis care over the years and made special mention of Anthea Lockley who was instrumental in setting up this branch more...
27 may - Haslemere Volunteer Centre Roadshow at Grayshott Pottery - Haslemere Volunteer Centre will be celebrating the 2010 National Volunteers Week by taking their message out on the road. Throughout the week starting Tuesday 1st June, the team will be visiting local venues and invite anyone interested in volunteering to come along for a chat. On Monday 7th June representatives will be at Grayshott Pottery between 11am and 1pm. more...
26 may - It's new, it's different, it's Grayshott's first ever 'Shakesperience' and it's coming to Applegarth on 7th July - Grayshott Concerts are teaming up with Applegarth Farm in July to present the first ever open air performance in Grayshott of Shakespeare's comedy 'Love's Labour's Lost'. The 'Shakesperience' starts with an al-fresco barbecue supper, meticulously prepared and served by the Applegarth Restaurant team under TV celebrity, Guy Wolley, at 5.30pm on Wednesday 7th July. Guests will be able to enjoy their supper sitting under the trees while thrilling to the excitement of a professional Polo Match. Then a little before 7.30pm they can stroll the few yards to take their seats in front of the stage, specially constructed for the occasion, and with a backdrop of beech trees with subtle uplighting. more...
24 may - From Page to Stage in a Day for the Grayshott 24 - The third Grayshott 24 will take place on Friday & Saturday, 25th & 26th June 2010 hosted by the Grayshott Stagers. The idea sounds completely mad: to put on an entire musical show in just twenty-four hours. But that is what The Grayshott Stagers intend to do on 25th and 26th June, and they've done it before, in 1998 and 2004, and everyone involved had a really good, if challenging, time. This is how it will work. At 7.15pm on Friday 25th, all those who wish to take part, including Members of neighbouring societies, will gather in Grayshott Village Hall, ready to start work at 7.30. The director will already have been appointed by the committee, together with a musical director, and a pianist (or two). more...
21 may - Second Success for Soloist in Grayshott - Organisers of Grayshott's 'Martin Plays Mendelssohn' heaved a huge sigh of relief on Saturday night, 15th May, when their largest-ever orchestral event went without a hitch and to resounding applause from the 300-strong audience at St Luke's Church. The orchestra of 44 musicians forming the New London Sinfonia under conductor David Gibson was the largest ever to be assembled in Grayshott specially to perform the majestic Brahms Symphony No.1. But the star attraction for many concert-goers was the ever-popular Mendelssohn Violin Concerto performed by local hero Martin Smith. Martin's virtuoso performance was enjoyed by many of his family together with friends who grew up with him in Headley. Within seconds of the final chords, he was presented with a bottle of champagne by 10-year-old Shoshanah Sievers, who has just made local history by winning a place at London's Royal College of Music. more...
21 may - Clay creations at Grayshott Pottery! - Grayshott Pottery had another great ceramics success at the weekend, with their day of clay coiling and hand building day led by ceramics designer, Myra McDonnell. This latest initiative, organised by the event team at the Pottery, was attended by many would-be potters from far and wide. Participants made a variety of pots and vases both for indoor and outdoor use. Some made huge ornate serving dishes decorated with clay shapes, whilst others created small folded vases or large garden pots. Jane Sleap from Camberley said, 'It was nice to do something creative that you couldn't possibly do at home and with expert tuition. It was a tremendously relaxing day!' Stephanie Dennison from Normandy, backed this up and said,' It was a very enjoyable opportunity to leave the busy week behind and do something creative'. more...
21 may - Author Dominic Kemp attends signing at GalleryOne - Exhibitions at GalleryOne in Grayshott continue to impress and last Thursday saw the launch of their much-anticipated Sir Terry Frost & Modern Masters exhibition. The exhibition features original limited edition prints by some of the most significant modern masters of the 20th century, including work by Banksy, Damien Hirst and HRH Prince of Wales. Visitors to the opening night had the opportunity to meet author, Dominic Kemp who was signing copies of his newly released book, the first and only catalogue raisonné of original prints by Sir Terry Frost RA. more...
21 may - Maggie nominations for Dinomite and Fantastic Magazines - Signature Publishing are delighted that two of their brilliant children's magazines, DINOMITE and FANTASTIC, have been shortlisted for cover of the year in the prestigious MAGGIE awards. Just five highly successful children's magazines are nominated in the youth section, and Signature publish two of those nominated, alongside two BBC magazines including Dr Who, and also The Beano. DINOMITE is the number one monthly children's magazine that's mad about dinosaurs. Every issue is packed with dinosaur facts, awesome posters, puzzles, competitions and comes with a high value covermounted gift. It's scary, exciting, funny and educational. more...
20 may - Archie Wilson awarded Most Improved Player in Haslemere Rugby Club Under 8s - At the recent end of season rugby awards at the Haslemere Rugby Club, local Grayshott boy - Archie Wilson who is 71/2 - picked up an award for Most Improved player of the year! Archie was amazed and thrilled to win the award - and is looking forward to the rugby season starting again later in the year. Haslemere Rugby Club has Seniors, Juniors and Mini rugby sections and welcomes everyone young and old alike. We have a friendly environment and a strong coaching and management team. more...
17 may - Annick & Phil Step out in the London Marathon - Annick Hollins and husband Phil completed the London Marathon this year in 7 hours and 5 minutes, just 5 minutes over their target time, which they are both thrilled about. Not a particularly fast time until you realise that they were walking because Annick is still recovering from major hip surgery. The walk was also undertaken in aid of STEPS , the UK's only national charity that raises awareness of all lower limb disabilities. more...
14 may - Celebrity Support for PK Charity Race Night Raises the Roof - They were under starter's orders at Grayshott Social Club on Saturday 8th May for a race night and fundraising extravaganza, supported by a number of TV celebrities, to raise money for PK Pre-School. The PK roof was badly damaged by the weight of snow fall in January more...
13 may - Open Weekend to help save Undershaw - Hindhead Hot Tubs, Andrews garden machine center, Kalglass conservatories, and TGB sheds are having an open weekend on 15th and 16th May. They are holding a Raffle in aid of the Undershaw Preservation Trust and their efforts to save Undershaw (the former residence of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle) and for the proposed erection of a bronze statue on the corner of the crossroads pending planning permission once the tunnel is complete. The prize on offer is a Mountfield lawnmower. Appearance of the new Member of Parliament for southwest surrey Jeremy Hunt M.P. supporting the event. more...
11 may - Keats does the Biz with their New Website - Keats Grayshott are proud to unveil their new website, profiling all the local property they have available to the market. www.keats.biz uses all the latest technology available to an estate agent to fully profile a property, listing properties with full floorplans, colour brochures and energy performance certificates, and the latest offering from Google Street View. Having launched their first website in 1992, which was ground breaking at the time - not just on a local basis but nationally, (although it only had 4 lines of text and no photographs!) more...
10 may - Creating Pots with Myra! - Grayshott Pottery is to be the setting of a clay coiling and hand building day led by ceramics designer Myra McDonnell. This is the latest initiative by the Pottery's event team who plan to hold two clay workshop events on Saturday 15th May. Both workshops on Saturday will last up to 2.5 hours and will be guided by Myra McDonnell who has a long history in the ceramics industry and started out in the 70's, by running a small scale industrial studio in Covent Garden. After much travelling and working in countries such as Finland and India, as well as in the UK for such companies as Carlton Ware and Anthony Paine, Myra has continued to teach and most recently was Chief Ceramic Technical Support/Lecturer at University of Creative Arts in Farnham. She is currently a freelance decorator and designer for Grayshott Pottery. more...
7 may - Grayshott Pottery Community Fund enables the return to the village of the original 'Fox and Pelican' signboard - Following publicity in the Antiques Trade Gazette a year ago the original signboard for the Fox and Pelican painted by Walter Crane, the notable Victorian illustrator and artist, was offered for sale by public auction on Tuesday ( last week) and has been successfully secured for the village by funding from the Grayshott Pottery Community Fund. more...
6 may - Grayshott Concerts - the perfect antidote to elections? - Fed up with elections? Why not relax at Grayshott's biggest-ever orchestral event on Saturday 15th May. Where political bargainers 'lie 'n' grin', we give you Wagner's 'Lohengrin' (not Gotterdammerung - nor David Cameron!) We bring you 'Mendelssohn', they give you 'Mandelson' We bring you 'Brahms', they give you 'Browns' We don't have a trace of 'Clegg-on-our-face' ! There a only a few tickets left for 'Martin Plays Mendelssohn' on Saturday week. more...
5 may - Arthritis Care Grayshott May 2010 Meeting - It was third time lucky for our Speaker this month as Faith Powell had twice had to cancel her talk – but 'Behind The Scenes at TV Quiz Shows' was certainly worth the wait. Faith has now been on 12 such shows and brought us a host of amusing anecdotes from some of them and of course what you see on the screen may not be the whole story! more...
4 may - Grayshott Support Network is Launched at Fox and Pelican Pub - The Grayshott Support Network was successfully launched at the Fox and Pelican pub in Grayshott village on the 29 April. Over thirty people attended from local organisations including: Arthritis Care Grayshott, Grayshott Care, Grayshott Surgery, Wychwood Residential Home, St Luke's Church, the CAB and Hampshire Police. more...
3 may - Movies in Grayshott - "Dean Spanley" - Wednesday, 19 May 2010 - Following the success of the film night in March, Movies in Grayshott will show Dean Spanley at the next film night on Wednesday 19 May 2010. Dean Spanley is set in 1904 and stars Jeremy Northam as Henslowe Fisk, who decides to take his ailing father (Peter O'Toole) to a lecture on reincarnation, where they meet an enthusiastic Australian named Wrather (Bryan Brown). Whilst attending the lecture, they become fascinated with Dean Spanley (Sam Neill) and when they meet again, they ask him to dinner, enticing him with a rare Hungarian wine named Imperial Tokay. more...
30 apr - Party in Grayshott Donate £500 to Grayshott Primary School - Party in Grayshott today presented Jon Hills, Grayshott Primary School Head teacher, with a cheque for £500. The donation is from the proceeds of the recent Pantomime in Grayshott – The Rock 'n' Horror Panto Show – which included members of the schools Gold Class (Year 6). more...
21 apr - Grayshott Community Plan to be Launched - The launch of the Grayshott Community Plan is taking place on Wednesday the 28th April at 8pm in the village hall, can you try as hard as possible to attend - we really need your support to make this a big success. This is a government initiative about local people having more control over their community and environment. It is a huge project that needs the support from ALL of Grayshott's people (young and old). Linda Munday from EHDC (Community Planning Co-ordinator) will present along with a guest speaker Doug Jones. Doug is from Buriton, we have asked him to give a short presentation about the amazing success they have had with their parish plan.. more...
20 apr - Grayshott Cricket Club coach nominated for 2010 Sky Sports Coach Award - Congratulations are due to Grayshott Cricket Club's Club Coach, Andy Meears who has been selected by the Hampshire County Coaches Association as a 2010 Sky Sports Coach Award winner in category 2 "Outstanding Coaching Achievement". Andy has been invited as a guest of the ECB to attend the 3rd nPower Test England v Pakistan at the Brit Oval on Friday 20th August 2010, where 16 regional winners will be recognised on the day. 6 regional winners (3 from each category) will then be selected as National Finalists and will be invited to attend an ECB Sky Sports Coaches Awards Dinner. more...
18 apr - Grayshott Gardeners Spring Show 2010 - Grayshott's Spring Flower Show was held at the Village Hall on Saturday 10th April. This first of the two annual flower shows is staged by Grayshott Gardeners and is open to the public to enjoy in the afternoon. As well as the bright and cheerful daffodils on display, there were other flowering Spring Bulbs including tulips, fritilarias, muscari and scilla more...
17 apr - Coomers to Build funds for The Prostate Project - Coomers, a family run independent builders' merchant, is setting out on a fund raising mission in aid of the Guildford based Prostate Project. Over the next few months it is aiming to raise in excess of £1,000 for the Charity through its branches in Oakhanger, Bordon and Haslemere. Each Coomers branch is displaying leaflets about the Charity and the work it is doing in the fight to find a cure for prostate cancer. There are also awareness displays in the form of 'Prostate Project Pete' in each Coomers branch. Coomers Managing Director, Grev Coomer comments 'we believe in supporting local charities and the Prostate Project is probably the most relevant to the ongoing health and fitness of our customers. Early awareness of how this killer cancer strikes is vital to our community and that's one reason why we are creating the visibility in our branches. But equally vital are the funds needed to conquer it.' more...
16 apr - Walk of Witness - Good Friday - On Good Friday members of St Luke's and St Joseph's churches met at St Luke's church and then walked around the town with a large wooden cross to mark the crucifixion of Jesus. There were several stops around the village, starting with the village square, then on to the village hall, on to Tesco's and finally ending up at St Joseph's church. more...
12 apr - Fox and Pelican hold Beer & Food Evening for Macmillan - The Fox & Pelican held a very enjoyable and successful Beer & Food evening on 23rd March in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. The meal consisted of seven courses of tasters with a range of Fullers beers to compliment the food which ranged from roast beef & Yorkshire pud to a pea fritter! £827 was raised on the evening and handed over to Shirley Bates Manageress of the Macmillan Shop in Grayshott. more...
30 mar - Charity Race Night to Raise the Roof for PK Pre-School - It's horse-racing season and although you might not fancy the royal box at Ascot this year, or trampling the divots at Aintree, don't hang up your hat and your race card yet. PK Pre-School is holding a Race Night Fundraiser at Grayshott Social Club on 8 May 2010 to raise money to help repair their roof which was badly damaged during the recent snow. The event promises to be a riot of fun, furlongs and finery as you are invited to back horses, sign up to be jockeys and trainers and gee on your favourites over pitchers of Pimms. There will be a buffet supper; every one's a winner 'balloon' raffle with some huge prizes and a late bar - all for £8 per ticket. more...
26 mar - 'Throw with Phil' at Grayshott Pottery - Residents and visitors are invited to take part in a new fun day of 'throwing a pot' at Grayshott Pottery on Saturday April 24th. The event is part of a new schedule of events launched by Grayshott Pottery, to give customers of all ages, the chance to have a go at creating a 'work of art' on the potter's wheel. This latest event takes place on Saturday April 24th 2010 from 10am until 4pm. Demonstrations will be given by expert thrower Phil Wareham, who will be on hand to give advice and the activities will last about 30 minutes each. Participants will then be able to have their finished pieces fired during the following week. more...
23 mar - Grayshott Concerts is 'top rate' says world famous composer - World famous composer and Patron of Grayshott Concerts, Karl Jenkins, flew back from New York recently, in time to attend the first full performance of Handel's Messiah ever to be staged in the village. "The Grayshott community certainly knows how to put on a great concert" said Dr Jenkins, "It was top rate." more...
22 mar - New Support Network to be Launched in Grayshott - The new Grayshott Support Network (GSN) will be launched by local District Councillor Ferris Cowper on the morning of Thursday 29 April at the newly refurbished Fox and Pelican pub in the heart of the village. The focus of the event will be the care of the elderly with speakers from the Grayshott Daycentre, the Grayshott Carers Support Group, the Alzheimer's Society and Hampshire County Council's Adult Services. The network will coordinate the efforts of volunteers and organisations to make sure that local residents get help in times of need. Anna Lubelska-Robins, from St Luke's Church, explained "the idea for the network came out of the way that people worked together during the avalanche of snow that hit the village this winter. Local residents pulled together to clear more...
10 mar - Paint a gift for Mother's Day at Grayshott Pottery a Success - Over 30 young people, as well as adults took part in Grayshott Pottery's first 'Paint a Gift' pottery painting session held this weekend. 'Would be 'artists took to the plates and mugs with brushes and mini rollers filled with colourful glazes, to create their own 'works of art'. more...
9 mar - Girls and Boys enjoy Princess and Pirate School - Girls and Boys became real life Princesses and Pirates this half term at My Little Princess Princess tiara's and pirate hats were made at Princess & Pirate School before playing lots of games and then enjoying a banquet fit for a King & Queen. Everything got a little bit messy when making the princess and pirate cup cakes to take home. more...
5 mar - Book now for The Rock 'n' Horror Panto Show - There is something not quite right about the Overshaw Motel run by Dolly (Peter Hatch) and her son Randy (Tony Sparks) with help, if you can call it that, from the 'odd' retainer Igor (David Phillips). Being troubled by a rat (Alice Morgan), which is under the control of the evil Boris (Nick Chilton), seems fairly normal in comparison with the other characters and goings on in the Motel. more...
4 mar - Bag a £1,000 cash at Kaighin and Daughter - Kaighin and Daughter, family butchers in Grayshott are delighted to be celebrating their 30th Anniversary this year. Collect one of their celebratory re-usable shopping bags when you spend £30 on the first class meat, fish and delicatessen products for your chance to win £1,000 cash! Last year, Kaighin's were the first retailers in Grayshott to give away bags for life and were delighted when their loyal customers sent in photographs of their bags in unusual places all over the world. To reward this bit of fun Kaighin's launched a Where's your bag been? Competition with a lucky customer winning a £10 shopping voucher each month. The best photo of the year received a free Christmas turkey. more...
3 mar - Arthritis Care Grayshott March 2010 Annual General Meeting - It was wonderful to see so many members at the village hall for our AGM. Chairman Sybil Saunders opened the formal part of the meeting by calling on President Peter White to welcome everyone. Peter thanked the committee and others who had helped run the club during the year. In her Treasurers report Joan Sims thanked Desmond Thomas for once again auditing the accounts which she explained were in a 'healthy' state. more...
2 mar - New Tidy Bear Bin for Lyndon Green Play Area - In an effort to encourage children from an early age to put their litter in the bin, Grayshott Parish Council and local benefactor Phil Bates have teamed up to provide a new, child-friendly litter bin in the children's play area at Lyndon Green in Grayshott. The new bin, known as the 'Tidy-bear', seems to be proving a huge success and Emma Sleigh confirmed that her children love 'feeding' the bear with litter! more...
1 mar - Paint a gift for Mother's Day at Grayshott Pottery - Mums in the Surrey and Hants areas may be in for a treat this Mother's Day. A new initiative launched by Grayshott Pottery, will give customers of all ages, the chance to have a go at creating a 'work of art' by painting either a mug or a plate for their Mums on Saturday March 6th. Participants will be given either paintbrushes or sponges to create their gift, under the watchful eyes of the Pottery's seasoned artists. The finished pieces are then expected to be fired during the week, ready for collection from Friday 12th March, just in time for Mother's Day on Sunday 14th March. Ed Snell, Managing Director of Grayshott Pottery said "This is the first time we have offered an event of this sort and are really looking forward to seeing lots of creativity!" more...
26 feb - Grayshott Concerts' Patron to attend Messiah - With only a few weeks to go and almost all tickets sold, Grayshott Concerts organisers were 'over the moon' to hear that their Patron, Karl Jenkins with his wife Carol are planning to attend Messiah at St Luke's Church on Saturday 20th March. "This is wonderful news", said Concerts' founder, Vivien Harrison. "Karl is busy on so many projects - we're so delighted he's making time to come to Grayshott again." It has recently become clear that the performance by Excelsis with the Grayshott Baroque Orchestra under Robert Lewis, will be the first ever full performance of the work in the village. more...
23 feb - Movies in Grayshott to screen 'Morris: A Life with Bells On' - Morris dancing is quintessentially English, a part of the rural fabric, as unchanging as village green cricket ...until a young morris man, Derecq Twist, leader of the long established Millsham Morris, introduces new steps. The governing body, the Morris Circle, is shocked with the advent of Extreme Morris and imposes the ultimate sanction - rustication. The Circle's sentence is passed just before Derecq is about to perform his life's ambition, the legendary Threeple Hammer Damson. This very English comedy stars Derek Jacobi, Ian Hart, Naomie Harris, and Charles Oldham Thomas as Derecq Twist. If the rest of the world fails to understand 'British Humour', Morris will definitely add to their confusion. more...
22 feb - Village Group Calls for Delay on Grayshott Traffic Calming - A village group has written to local residents and businesses to raise awareness of the forthcoming consultation exhibitions on proposed traffic calming in Grayshott being held by Hampshire & Surrey County Councils at Grayshott Village Hall on Friday 26th and Saturday 27th February. The group, formed by local residents and representatives of various village organisations, has been considering traffic calming measures proposed for Crossways & Headley Road in relation to the opening of the new A3 tunnel in 2011 The group concludes its study by recommending in their letter that proposed traffic calming measures be put on hold to allow measurement of actual traffic flows over a period of months after the tunnel has been completed before any final decisions are made. more...
16 feb - St Luke's Church to help Roma Children of the Promise - St Luke's Church has teamed up with a Christian charity in Romania called "The Children of the Promise" set up to help Roma Gypsy Children who are often treated as outcasts because of their ethnicity. Some of the children helped are also homeless orphans and the charity assists them by providing food, clothing and a chance of an education and the opportunity to develop music and I.T. skills. more...
9 feb - New Direction for Grayshott Pottery - Grayshott Pottery has announced this week that Glenn Myers will take up a new role within the company as Production Director. The 39 year old, father of three, has worked for the Pottery for the last twenty two years and began work in 1988 when the company made clocks for many High Street bands. more...
8 feb - BIG Award to Amity for Best Dressed Shop in Grayshott - Last night (Sunday 7th February) saw the exciting finale of the awards for the best dressed shop in Grayshott. Judging is done twice a year, in the spring period and during the winter period, 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...
5 feb - Grayshott Concerts AGM and Review hits the top notes - It was standing room only at Grayshott's newly refurbished Fox & Pelican for Grayshott Concerts AGM and Review of 2008/09 on Wednesday 27th January. Almost 50 'Friends of Grayshott Concerts', the members of the village's successful classical music community group, gathered to approve their Accounts which brought almost £57,000 into the village last year. more...
2 feb - Arthritis Care Grayshott February 2010 Meeting - Because the weather was relatively kind to us we were very please to welcome back many members for the first time this year. As Chairman Sybil Saunders opened the meeting she made a special point of thanking Diana Blanchard for stepping in to do the January monthly report for this magazine and other publications. Also, as the village hall caretaker is on sick leave, thanks went to David Jordan for setting up the tables etc for our meeting. more...
29 jan - Christmas Presents from Carols in the Square - Following a collection after the Carols in the Square evening, the fantastic sum of £700 was raised. This was passed on to Grayshott Day Centre and Arthritis Care Grayshott at the BIG meeting held in the newly refurbished Fox & Pelican on Tuesday evening The treasurer of BIG Caroline Kaighin presented a cheque for £300 to Sybil Saunders and Joan Sims, who accepted it on behalf of the Arthritis Care Grayshott. more...
22 jan - First full performance of Handel's 'Messiah' in Grayshott - After a record-breaking year which witnessed the first-ever Grayshott performance of Beethoven's 'Eroica' Symphony and the appointment of Karl Jenkins, the world's most successful living composer, as Patron, Grayshott Concerts is now aiming for even dizzier heights. more...
21 jan - Golden Valley Poultry eggs on Haiti Earthquake Appeal - Golden Valley Poultry gave out some free eggs to Grayshott residents on Wednesday morning and collected donations for the Haiti earthquake appeal of £305.87. Golden Valley primarily sell free range laying chickens to the public, but also sell eggs at the farm gate. Over 50 dozen free fresh eggs became available as customers could not get to their farm in Whitmore Vale due to the recent snow. more...
19 jan - Snowed under Grayshott goes to work on an EGG - Heavy snow falls during January in Grayshott have triggered the formation of Emergency Group Grayshott, or EGG for short, to help residents and shopkeepers cope with the extreme weather. On Saturday morning of 16th Jan dozens of volunteers met in the square before clearing remaining snow and ice from pavements and carparks around the village, restoring safe passage and access to key shops and facilities. more...
12 jan - 33cms of snow falls but the Pottery still opens! - As residents in Hampshire and Surrey awoke on Wednesday morning to a mass of snow and difficult driving conditions, and children celebrated the prospect of a day off school, Grayshott Pottery opened their doors as usual. Nine key staff from Grayshott Pottery pulled on their warmest clothes and set off early in the morning to get to work– some walking up to 6 miles! more...
8 jan - Movies in Grayshott latest "Creation" - "Creation" is the next film to be shown by Movies in Grayshott on Wednesday, 20 January at Grayshott Village Hall. The film is about Charles Darwin and his struggle to overcome his own demons over the loss of a daughter and to keep the love of his deeply religious wife. In the meantime the scientific world is pressing him to complete his masterwork "On the Origin of Species". Benedict Cumberbatch plays Charles Darwin, with Jennifer Connelly as his wife. Martha West plays Darwin's young daughter, Anne, whilst there are also supporting roles for Jeremy Northam, Jim Carter, Paul Bettany and Toby Jones. The film depicts the emotional grief of Charles Darwin following the death of his daughter and also the conflict between science and religion. more...
6 jan - Abandoned Vehicle Assistance - Police continue to urge motorists to take extra care when returning to collect abandoned vehicles, especially with temperatures set to plummet overnight. Members of the public needing to collect their vehicle from the A3 have been today ringing Hampshire police on 101, where a response has been co-ordinated to assist motorists in returning to collect their vehicles safely. more...