June 14, 2017
This coming Sunday, June 18th from 1 – 5pm there is a unique opportunity to visit nine lovely and varied gardens in Weare Street and Woodlands Drive (RH5 5JA). The gardens are being opened in aid of Alzheimer’s Research UK, the country’s leading charity for research into the causes, treatments…
June 7, 2017
Due to the Vicarage Fete this month (Sat June 17th!) and everyone’s involvement in the planning of it, there will be no June issue. The Editor apologises and looks forward to sharing all the ‘fun of the Fete’ with you all next month!’ The post Apologies for June 2017 appeared…
May 30, 2017
Garden work for June Flower garden Divide bearded irises after flowering, replanting sections with at least two fans of leaves attached. Make sure that the rhisomes (roots) can have a good sun bathe. Container plants should be given liquid feed using the instruction on the packets. Usually, every other week…
May 24, 2017
Dear all As I write to you the sun continues to shine and I am tempted to believe that summer has arrived. How shocking it is that dark shadows are cast by those who seek to kill and maim innocent adults and children as has happened in Manchester in recent…
May 17, 2017
Photos from our Plant Sale are now available to view in the Gallery The post Photos from our Plant Sale appeared first on Capel Horticultural Society.
May 4, 2017
May-2017.pdf The post Issue 4 May 2017 – From Easter to Pentecost appeared first on St John the Baptist Church.
April 29, 2017
Garden work for May Flowers Unless there is prolonged rain (which can happen!) water all newly planted trees and shrubs with a bucket of water every 4 days for a 2m tree. Clip evergreen hedges but make sure you will not disturb birds Once the danger of frost has passed,…
April 29, 2017
Garden work for May Flowers Unless there is prolonged rain (which can happen!) water all newly planted trees and shrubs with a bucket of water every 4 days for a 2m tree. Clip evergreen hedges but make sure you will not disturb birds Once the danger of frost has passed,…
April 26, 2017
Dear all Writing this on Easter Sunday I am looking back on a wonderful day as we celebrated Jesus’ resurrection at church this morning. Many joined us today with old friends and new and all ages. It was a real joy and very heart-warming at the end of a very…
April 23, 2017
Our annual Plant Sale takes place on the morning of Saturday 13 May in the Village Hall. Home-grown vegetables, perennials, shrubs, geraniums and bedding plants will all be available. As you tidy up your garden this spring, rather than discard unwanted plants, why not pot them up to bring along…
April 23, 2017
Using green manure I have taken on one-third of an allotment located at the Recreation Ground. A full sized allotment is just too much for me, although someone else has just done that and made a marvellous job of reclaiming it from years of disuse. I started nearly two years…
April 23, 2017
Vegetables Plant second early potatoes in the first half of April, with main crop in the second half of the month. Example varieties of second earlies are Anya, Catriona and Charlotte. Main crop varieties include Cara, Desiree, King Edward and Majestic. There are loads of others. Pot on tomato seedlings…
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