The Annual Surrey Local History Day Conference was held at Ashtead Memorial Hall on Saturday 5th April. The overall theme was Education in Surrey. Mary Day and Rita Ball prepared an exhibit showing the development of Capel School (now Scott-Broadwood) and were awarded the Gravett Award for the best exhibit at the conference. This is a real achievement as there are anything up to fifteen exhibits on display from the…
Capel History Group is keen to record experiences of the people of Capel during the First World War as a tribute to their sacrifices, particularly as next year will be 100 years since the war started. If anyone has family memories of that time they would like to share with us, please contact Carol Cobb 711279 or Chris Coke 711098
The Capel Local History Group has been going since 2007 in its present form. It is an informal, enjoyable group that meets at The Friends Meeting House, 144 The Street, Capel, RH5 5EN. Meetings last about 2 hours, starting at 10 am. Our next series of meetings are planned as follows: Tuesday 24th September Tuesday 8th October (break for half term) Tuesday 5th November Tuesday 19th November Tuesday 3rd…