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Surrey Fringe Male barbershop Singers – 27th September

Concert of music by Surrey Fringe male barbershop singers with items also from young musicians from the Yehudi Menuhin School and a very talented marimba player. A very varied and attractive range of music and styles at the United Reformed Church (URC), West Street, Dorking on Saturday 27th September, 7.30pm. Arranged by the Rotary Club of Dorking Deepdene to raise money for FamilyLine a Leatherhead-based charity providing a confidential free-phone helpline of practical help and…

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The 6th Annual Capel Music Festival to Feature Top Acts, Local Beers, Food Stalls, Kids’ Zone & More….

On Sunday 6th August Capel will once again play host to the annual Capel Music Festival which will feature a superb line-up of popular acts including The Prognosis, ERIKA, The SoulCatz, New Rising and also Sweet Revenge while raising much needed funds for local charities. As in previous years, there will  also be a beer and cider tent courtesy of the Dorking Brewery, a variety of delicious food stalls, a…

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Stylehurst Farm Coffee Morning

A really big thank you to everyone who supported my coffee morning at Stylehurst Farm. We raised an amazing £1,200 for Alzheimer’s Research UK, which will be put towards the funding of research in finding the causes, treatments and hopefully prevention of this dreadful disease. We were so lucky to have a perfect day, with the sun shining and a gentle breeze, and it was lovely to see so many…

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Charity Bric-A-Brac Stall at Capel Show

I shall be once again running my charity stall at Okewood and Capel Flower Shows on 9th and 16th August. This year the money raised will be shared between Warnham Church (who have to raise considerable funds for maintenance work to the church building) and Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF), a charity assisting vulnerable people in difficult to reach places, by providing them access to healthcare, emergency relief and development work.…

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Bird Watching Courses

Have you ever seen an interesting bird in your garden or whilst out walking, and wondered what it was? And what about that wonderful song a bird was singing the other day? There are So many interesting birds right on our doorstep, or just a short distance away, that are worth looking at and learning about, so l have created some interesting informative bird watching courses to inspire you. They…

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Thank You!

I would like to thank everybody who supported me in the recent District Council Election. Now that I am you Councillor I shall be working for all of you – and I am very keen to ensure that Capel (and Leigh and Newdigate) continue to be vibrant and friendly communities that they are. Obviously the threats to our villages from Gatwick and inappropriate building in the Green Belt are paramount,…

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1st Capel Brownies – The Big Brownie Birthday

1st Capel Brownies are celebrating the Big Brownie Birthday – 100 years of the Brownie section of Girlguiding! We know that lots of you were probably Brownies or had daughters who were Brownies in the past. We would like to invite you all to join us for a special service on Sunday 1st July at 10am at St John The Baptist Church, Capel. Refreshements will be served afterwards . If you have any photographs or memorabilia from your Brownie days we would love you to share it with us please! For more information or to let us know if you intend to come along, please contact George Ede.

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Capel Annual Grand Vicarage Fete

SATURDAY 21ST JUNE 2014 12pm – 3pm One of the main events of our summer social calendar is almost here, the Annual Grand Vicarage Fete. This year it takes place on Saturday 21st June 12pm – 3pm, kindly hosted by Rev Liz and Doug Richardson at The Vicarage, 54 The Street, Capel. It’s a fantastic afternoon for the whole family raising money for our local schools: The Weald C of…

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