02/07/2022
Worship with us from Lancaster Priory. Vicar of Lancaster, Rev Leah Vasey-Saunders will be preaching, as well as leading this service of Holy Communion. Click the read more link to go to the service on the Church of England Website. Read More Post expires at 6:49am on Sunday July…
30/06/2022
Dear friends, This email is coming to you early again this week as we have the military show this weekend at which we are running the Coffee/tea and cake stall – an enormous thank you to Norman Ede for masterminding this and Leigh Smith for overseeing all the cake baking.…
29/06/2022
‘The Lord will fulfill his purpose for me; your love, O Lord, endures forever — do not abandon the works of your hands’. Psalm 138.8 How true this is for us all currently … we certainly are not abandoning the works of our hands! There are so many lovely local…
25/06/2022
Join us for a Service for Petertide from Dunstable Priory in Diocese of St Albans. Rector of Dunstable, Rev Rachel Phillips, will be leading the service and preaching on St Peter and the foundation of the Church. Click the read more link to go to the service on the Church…
23/06/2022
Dear Friends, This email comes to you a day earlier than normal as we have our vicarage fete tomorrow afternoon. Do come along to see all the action if you can I can guarantee a warm welcome and lots of fun things to buy and eat. We have deliberately kept…
17/06/2022
Dear friends, Well, the last couple of days have certainly been the hottest this year so far, I do hope you’ve managed to find some shade to sit in. We spent a lovely day yesterday with the littlest grandchild sitting in the shade whilst she played in a makeshift paddling…
10/06/2022
Dear Friends, I hope you all had a lovely Jubilee weekend and managed to see friends and family to celebrate. We had a house full of children and dogs so it wasn’t exactly restful, but certainly great fun. You will be pleased to hear that our churches have raised over…
07/06/2022
Dear Friends “For me, the life of Jesus Christ, the Prince of Peace, whose birth we celebrate today, is an inspiration and an anchor in my life.” Christmas 2014 Words spoken by our Queen in one of her annual Christmas broadcasts. What a wonderful statement of belief this is. Do…
04/06/2022
Worship with us for Pentecost and celebrate Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. British Forces serving in the Middle East will be leading the service. Click the read more link to go to the service on the Church of England Website. Read More Post expires at 4:24pm on Sunday June 4th,…
03/06/2022
Dear Friends, I do hope you are enjoying the Jubilee celebrations and have had a chance to see family over the long weekend. This weekend’s services are as follows: 9.30am Jubilee Commemorative open air service on the Green, Ockley 10.30am Jubilee Commemorative Service Capel Traidcraft will be available after this…
27/05/2022
Dear Friends, I do hope you’ve all had a good week, the gardens are looking marvellous at the moment with the start of the roses and the peonies still in full swing. This week we are having a special joint service at Ockley to celebrate Ascension day. Do remember that…
24/05/2022
We thank you that you have given Elizabeth our Queen a heart to serve her people, and have kept her devoted in this service beyond all who were before her: encourage us by her example to serve one another, and to seek the common good, until you call us all…
05/04/2022
After spending over £300K on resurfacing and stumping a 4km section of Wolvens Lane, SCC have imposed a temporary closure of the byway, which has been extended again until October…
09/03/2021
During 2020/21 nearly £142,000 was spent on projects in all three wards in our parish. This was funded by CIL(Community Infrastructure Levy) and Easement payments. A number of other projects…
15/10/2020
UKOG gives up Surrey Hills oil exploration licence Campaign against oil drilling at Bury Hill Wood near Leith Hill. Photo: Jon O’Houston UK Oil & Gas plc announced this morning…
16/08/2020
The new equipment is now up and running. Here is a photo and here is a thank you letter BG thank you letter
13/06/2016
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,…
01/06/2016
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…
01/06/2016
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…
01/06/2016
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…
02/05/2016
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…
02/05/2016
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…
02/05/2016
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…
01/04/2016
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…
17/01/2016
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…
07/11/2015
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…
17/01/2016
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…
19/01/2015
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…
30/09/2014
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…
30/09/2014
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