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Capel Tennis Club – Free Family Open

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Have you ever thought about playing tennis, but weren’t sure where to start?

Capel Tennis Club has 4 hard surface courts  on the recreation ground which we use all year round. We are a friendly village club and have a number of social tennis sessions during the week and also have teams in the local league.

We offer coaching for  juniors and adults wanting to learn or get back into the game.

A court is also available for public hire – £6.00 per hour- through Carters  Garage.

We are holding Free Family Open Sessions for anyone wanting to try  tennis or find out more about the club on the following dates. Racquets and balls available, just bring suitable shoes.

Saturday 9th April from  2- 4.30pm

Saturday 30th April from  2 – 4.30pm

Saturday 16th July from 2 – 4.30pm

For more information -see our website www.capeltennis.org.uk or call Dave Hall – 01306

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Temple Lane Allotments Society

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We  aim to grow  crops in an environmentally friendly way and become self sufficient as far as possible. We  share plants, seeds, knowledge  and experience with  each other  and we try  to preserve horticultural skills learned from  previous generations while experimenting with  new growing  methods. Temple Lane Allotments Society came into existence when farmers John and Johnny Dale at Aldhurst Farm generously offered  the use of part of a field in Temple Lane for community allotments.   By May

20 I0 the Society was formed,  the site had been mark,=d off into  separate plots and planting began. The

site has been fully fenced and a water  supply provided.   There is a basic loo, a community shelter and a car parking area.

In 2012 the Society introduced a site management system to ensure full cultivation of the site during

the main growing  season.  If allotment  holders  are unable to maintain proper cultivation,  they will be offered help for temporary problems.   However, plots will be reallocated  if necessary. Meetings and working parties are held regularly  throughout the year, including summer barbecues and socials.

Future plans include developing the site to a good standard, which will enable us to hold open days for families and children.

We  have an active team, to take forward the official part, and organise things like projects  and working parties – aiming to keep everyone  informed, consulted and involved.

We  welcome  new members and anyone over the age of 16 may apply for an allotment.

To find out more  contact  Phil Partridge on 07813 829 326

PHILIP PARTRIDGE

Capel Pantomime – A Success

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The Capel pantomime goes from  strength to strength, with  some of the very best audience feedback that we have ever had. This year’s tale, ‘Percy and the Holy Grail’ had audiences in stiches from the moment the lights went down until the finale. Not one of the more  usual pantomimes but this had a bit of innuendo, a lot of laughs, some amazing sound and lighting effects, dancing, singing and a fast paced script.

In any production, it’s lovely to have great audience feedback, the cast and crew had a lovely time, your feedback made the weeks of rehearsal all so worthwhile.

We opened with three performances in Capel, then our debut in Cranleigh (they enjoyed it so much they booked us for next year on the spot) and then closed with  three more  performances the following weekend in Ockley. The Ockley  shows were all “full houses”, word  had spread from the previous weekend!

This is now the third  joint production between Capel and Ockley  (having been established in Ockley for many years previously)  and our now not so new ploy of using talent from  the two  villages is working very well. We have the same cast and crew for all the performances, I’m delighted that the audience were met by such a friendly ‘front  of house’ crew, all of whom came from Capel, the technical brilliance was enhanced by help from those well-known Capel duo Phil and Mark (Musical festival and other events)and almost half the dancers were Capel children. We  were delighted to welcome Capel’s Doug Richardson to the cast too. Next year, we want to split the dance troupe into two: one for the younger children  but also to introduce a ‘senior troupe’  of teenager dancers to learn and perform  some more advanced dance routines, as an additional ‘wow’ feature. Whilst Capel is well represented ‘off-stage’ we would love to capture (whoops, I mean entice) more Capel adults onto stage. None of us are professionals but we all enjoy having a laugh and giving you a laugh too.

We’ll be back next year with  two  productions: another pantomime  in early New  Year and a musical

‘Oh  what a lovely war’ which has been put back a few months  (due to the clamour  for another  pants) in June 20 1 7.

Look out for news about the next pantomime  in the September Magazine; the dance auditions followed  by the pantomime  read through  are already scheduled: these will be at 2pm and 3pm on Sunday 9th October 2016 at Capel Memorial  Hall.

Alternatively, contact  the director, Martin Pratt on 0 1306 628 155

Burns Night 2016

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Turns out there’s no such thing as “Dry January” in Capel as the village hall filled with party-goers  to celebrate Burns Night! Plenty of Haggis and whiskey was consumed which contributed to much highland fling. Huge thanks to the Soul Katz and “The  band with  no name,aka local residents Phil, Julia, Chris, Noel  and Tim with  their  special guest Clay, who provided  wonderful music and entertainment. Very special thanks to Claire and Paul Churchouse, Tiffany Dowling and

Mark Sugden-Best who worked tirelessly behind the scenes and finally to my wonderful Mums; Barbara and Jan who worked so hard in the kitchen. We  raised a fantastic £570 for Capel Pre School which is being spent on new resources  including new chairs for our youngest children.

MICHELLECLARK

The Evergreens

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Way back in October we visited the Royal Hospital Chelsea, home of the Chelsea Pensioners and we were so impressed with  our visit that we invited our guide to come and speak to us

at one of our meetings.  So it came about that Brian Cumming  visited us on the 8th February and as we were having one of our lunches that day we invited him to join us. We  had such an enjoyable day, with  him giving a great talk with   accompanying slides.   We  learned so much about the Chelsea Pensioners and their lives at the Royal Hospital.

This month  we start our trips, the first one being a coastal trip  and a visit to a Garden Centre, then in

April about 30 of us are off to Ireland for a few days.

KATH RUDKIN

Capel Sports Pavillion

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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 April: Dine and Bingo in the Village Hall from 7:00 Entry is £I0.00 which includes all your Bingo plus a meal. We have room for a few more attendees and you could win cash prizes. Simply turn up on the night.

Saturday  20th August: We have arranged for a Barn Dance in the Evening in the Marquee after the Flower Show I Classic Car Show. The Band D’Arcy Spice are booked to entertain us and I will try and publish Ticket Details in next month’s Magazine.

Saturday  17th September: Capel’s Got  Talent will be held in the village hall. Again we are looking for acts and I will publish ticket details hopefully next month.

The Cricket Club Bar will be open most Friday’s, Saturday’s and Sunday’s. Please pop in if you fancy a drink and to watch some sport. Social and Playing Membership is available.

Thanks, ANTHONY  BIRCH

Congratulations Capel!

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Dozens of Capel residents turned  out on a bitterly cold Saturday morning (5th March) to help .. Clean for the Queen… Organised by Capel Horticultural Society, Scouts  and Brownies  joined villagers to collect a staggering amount of litter  from surrounding roads, ditches  and pathways. At the last count more than 56 bags were filled with rubbish – a huge thank you to everybody who found the time to join in and make such a difference to the village.

JANE MAJOR

Capel Assist

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As  reported  previously,  a  neighbourly   support   scheme  for   and  by  the  residents  of  Capel  and surrounding  area has been set up called Capel Assist.  The launch date is 4th April, 2016.   It is a group of local volunteers  who  want to help those within and near Capel by providing  assistance and services to those who require  them, such as:

 

  • Providing transport to and from doctors, hospital, dentist, veterinary, etc.
  • Helping in the home (however not cleaning)
  • Home visits
  • Other similar services.

Those wishing to make use of this service should telephone 07593 714 513.  The person on duty will arrange for  a volunteer  to  provide  the required  assistance if possible and practical.   Calls should be made as early as possible in advance in order  to arrange assistance; ideally 48 hours minimum.   The cost of the call will be to a mobile phone, only charges made by the caller’s own service provider may apply.

Car journeys will involve a voluntary  donation to cover the cost of the driver’s  petrol and car parking (if required). When  arranging for  the service, the caller will be informed  of the suggested donation  at that time.

The scheme is open to adults only.  Any minors requiring transport must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Capel Assist will provide  support  to those who are residents in the Village of Capel and the immediate surrounding area.  The approximate area covered will  be north  to  the Beare Green roundabout, east to Trig Street, west to Ockley Station and south to the boundary with West  Sussex.

Capel Assist has been set up with the advice of Surrey County  Council.

Capel Assist is co-ordinated by and entirely  dependant upon the dedication of the many volunteers.

For further  details, queries or  offers of help please contact  the Capel Assist Committee on the same number as listed above 07593-714513.

D. SILLIMAN

East Village Book Club

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Several people have asked what we have read recently so I have listed this season’s choices. Each person who hosts the meeting selects our next read. We started with the Inspector  Montalbano books- a different  one each. These had been given by the generous friend Trice. This is a recent popular TV series written by Andrea Camilleri.

Then

“A God in Ruins”  by Kate Atkinson

11Brooklyn ” by Colm Toibin

“The Bees” by Lilane Paull

“The night rainbow”  by Claire King, and currently  we are reading

“The con juror’s bird by Martin  Davis

We will choose one more then have the summer break. Opinions on some were varied but all liked Kate Atkinson  again, she is always good.

Brooklyn did not excite us; we think the film will be better  as the story is interesting but needs vision maybe? The Bees is a different  sort of experience and is one of the good things about varied choices it leads us to go outside our comfort zone. The night rainbow  was again different  but good. There is a discussion on the items but we also put the world to rights and reminisce a bit

So as they used to say on that advert, “it’s good to talk”. DOT  THORP