Photos from our Plant Sale
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.
Latest Capel News
Issue 4 May 2017 – From Easter to Pentecost
May 4, 2017
May-2017.pdf The post Issue 4 May 2017 – From Easter to Pentecost appeared first on St John the Baptist Church.
May
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,…
Easter thoughts
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…
May Plant Sale
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…
Using Green Manure
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
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…
March
April 23, 2017
Garden work for March. Flower garden Our heavy clay soil is great for retaining moisture, but it is easily compacted, especially in wet weather. So try to use short boards of about i.5 metres (5’) length to stand on when digging the soil in preparation for all the growing that…
February
April 23, 2017
Garden work for February. Flower garden Towards the end of the month dogwoods that have the lovely wood stems in brilliant reds and yellows should be coppiced, to encourage new growth for the next winter show. Usually I am cautious and only cut about one-third to one half, but if…
January
April 23, 2017
Garden work for January. Flower garden Lord Carrington once advised all gardeners ‘Never go into your garden without your secateurs’ – so if you do, have a safe place to keep them as they are expensive to replace. After all the feasting, it is a good idea to get out…
For Sale
April 23, 2017
For Sale – Broad Bean plants Four strips of ten broad bean plants ready for planting out. Fully hardened off. £2.00 per strip. All proceeds to Capel Horticultural Society. Collect from Chris Coke, 01306 711098 The post For Sale appeared first on Capel Horticultural Society.
April 2017 Issue 3 of InSpire
April 6, 2017
The monthly publication for St John the Baptist, Capel – Happy Easter to all our readers! April-2017.pdf The post April 2017 Issue 3 of InSpire appeared first on St John the Baptist Church.
Capel Parish Council News
Capel Parish Notes For June
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…
Capel Parish Council Notes For May
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…
Parish Council Notes for April
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…
Capel Parish Council Notes For February
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…
Event News
Capel Military Vehicle Show 2016
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,…
Capel Cricket Club
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…
Capel Open Gardens
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…
Capel Vicarage Fete 2016
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…
Shuffelboarding in the Village Hall
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…
Capel Cricket Club
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…
Sport News
Capel Cricket Club
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…
Capel Sports Pavillion
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…
Capel Sports Pavilion
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…
New Year's Eve Disco
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…
Gatwick News
Night Flights At Gatwick
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…
Gatwick Consultation - Gatwick Airport Second Runway
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…
Gatwick Co-ordination Group
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…
Gatwick Noise & Gatwick Flight paths
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…
About Capel
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