August 4, 2018
Don’t be surprised to see an invasion of scarecrows when passing through Capel between now and mid August. Capel Show is set to take place from 12 noon on 18thAugust and the scarecrows want to be sure you don’t forget to come along! The Horticultural Society celebrates its 125thAnniversary this…
August 4, 2018
Congratulations to this year’s Allotment Competition Winners Judged Best Recreation Ground Allotment: Alf Shepherd Runner up: Martin Earp Judged…
August 3, 2018
“Enjoy the little things in life, for one day you’ll look back and realize they were big things.” August_2018_websiteissue.pdf The post August 2018 Issue no 18 appeared first on St John the Baptist & St Margaret’s.
July 30, 2018
Garden work for August 2018 Flower garden It is a good time to plant Madonna lilies now, with not more than 2” of soil above each bulb. It is also time to order lilies for autumn delivery. Tiger lilies and some hybrids produce bulbils between the leaves and the stem.…
July 27, 2018
Dear all I am really enjoying spotting and generally being surprised by the different scarecrows which keep appearing in the village. How fun are they and how ingenious you scarecrow makers are! From the long green nose of what I presume is an upside down watering can to appearances between…
July 24, 2018
Whoops! We’ve had several enquiries about the Robot Model Class and inadvertently forgot to add the appropriate detail – sorry. Please click here for all the info you need. The post Capel Show: Children’s Group Entry Class appeared first on Capel Horticultural Society.
July 1, 2018
CAPEL SHOW, SATURDAY 18 AUGUST 2018, CAPEL RECREATION GROUND, RH5 5LB FROM 12 NOON 125 years and still growing strong! This year Capel Horticultural Society celebrates a significant anniversary – 125 years of encouraging horticulture in Capel and surrounding villages. The founders of the first show, held in the grounds…
July 1, 2018
Dear all So once again we are fortunate to have fine weather for our vicarage fete tomorrow. As I write there is a wonderful array of gazeboes kindly lent and installed by many kind and very helpful people adorning our back garden. Lovely that we need them this year to…
June 30, 2018
Issue 17 brings news of our Vicarage Fete, Eco Church launch and the cancellation of the Photographic competition. July_2018_issue17-2-4.pdf The post July 2018 Issue 17 appeared first on St John the Baptist & St Margaret’s.
June 29, 2018
Garden work for July 2018 Flower garden It will soon be mid-summer and many of the earlier flowering perennials start to look rather forlorn. It may be worth your while to be ruthless and cut back foliage that is straggling. In particular, hardy geraniums, delphiniums alchemia mollis (Lady’s Mantle) should…
June 1, 2018
In this issue we are commemorating St John the Baptist on 24th June and Investigating the origins of Father’s Day, together with celebrating the approach of our Annual Parish Fete in aid of the local schools. June_2018_issue16_webedition.pdf The post Issue no 16 June 2018 appeared first on St John the…
May 30, 2018
Garden work for June 2018 Flower garden June is the month when weeds go rampant, so a bit of time spent with a hoe will pay handsome dividends, even if the back does ache afterwards! Make sure ties on climbing roses or other plants growing on walls, arches, and such…
June 1, 2016
Public Meeting at 7pm on 22nd June: The Neighbourhood Development Plan is now progressing towards the formal community consultation which is planed for the end of june. A hard copy of…
May 2, 2016
Good news for everyone in Capel who uses the pub and has been concerned about its future. The Area Manager has confirmed that the pub will be closing for refurbishment…
April 1, 2016
The new Capel Parish Office and Community Hall are now open and ready for use. If you would like to book the Hall, please call Hall Bookings on 01306 71…
February 2, 2016
By the time this issue of the magazine is published the Neighbourhood Plan Sites Meeting will have been held at Beare Green Community Hall on 26 January to enable residents…
June 13, 2016
This year’s Capel Military Vehicle Show comes to Aldhurst Farm Capel, RH5 5HJ on the 2nd and 3rd July. It will feature an RAF Chinook helicopter, a historic Westlands Wasp,…
June 1, 2016
CAPEL CRICKET CLUB We are underway in the Cricket with matches starting from under 8s right through to the adult sections. There is plenty going on with both Cricket and…
June 1, 2016
Capel Open Gardens on Sunday 19th June are being held in aid of Alzheimer’s research uK. The gardens will be open from 1pm to 5pm. The programmes, which will have…
June 1, 2016
In aid of our local schools. Saturday 26th June 2016: 12 -3pm @ The Vicarage, 54 The Street It seems that Summer is almost here and where would be without…
May 2, 2016
On Saturday 16th April, some 90 Capel folk came to grips with the game of shuffleboard in the Village Hall. You haven’t heard of it? Well, we soon discovered that…
May 2, 2016
By the time you read this hopefully the rain will have stopped and the ground dried out a bit. The Cricket Club are looking forward to the season so why…
May 2, 2016
By the time you read this hopefully the rain will have stopped and the ground dried out a bit. The Cricket Club are looking forward to the season so why…
April 1, 2016
The recent race night done in conjunction with the Youth Club was a great success with £3,700 raised. Thanks to all who attended and our sponsors. Upcoming events: Tuesday 12th…
January 17, 2016
Lots has been going on quietly behind the scenes as the pavilion project moves forward. Our in house fundraising has now gone past £20,000 and is fast approaching £@5,000. We…
November 7, 2015
Capel Cricket Club & Capel Football Club are holding a join New Year’s Eve Party in the Village Hall with funds going towards the New Sports Pavillion Fund. Bring your…
January 17, 2016
If you are unhappy about night flights in/out of Gatwick you might like to sign the petition on the government website. Once 10,000 “signatures” have been obtained the government are…
January 19, 2015
The Parish Council hopes that everyone will find the time to respond to the Consultation Document -‘Gatwick Airport Second Runway’, and that they will also encourage friends and neighbours to…
September 30, 2014
GATWICK CO-ORDINATION GROUP To: Parish Council’s in Surrey, Sussex and Kent. You will be aware from the Press Statement on the 11th June, 2014 that Surrey/Sussex and Kent have formed…
September 30, 2014
The Parish Council submitted a formal representation in response to the ‘London Air Space Change – Gatwick Local Area Consultation’ for the Gatwick Airport Flight Paths. Since making the…
Capel is a village in southern Surrey, southeastern England, situated about 6 miles south of Dorking alongside the A24 road, and approximately 3 miles (5.5 km) from the West Sussex border. Neighbouring villages are Ockley, Coldharbour and Newdigate. The pub is called The Crown; there are also several shops, a church, St John the Baptist, a Friends Meeting House (see history below), an infant school, a garage, a cricket club and a tennis club. The village is served by Ockley railway station on the Mole Valley Line between Dorking and Horsham. A bus service runs to Dorking and Horsham.
Text taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capel%2C_Surrey