It is good to hear that the Capel Community Orchard, a joint venture with Capel Society of Friends and the Church, was duly planted with fruit trees at the end of January. Many thanks to the Friends for all they have done to enable this to proceed.
For the past 35 years I have worked with children and young people, many with “challenging” behaviour. I remember certain characters that would burst through the youth club doors and thinking “oh no, her we go!”. I also have diaries of the years I managed Leslie House, a homeless hostelin Dorking and have enough material to write a TV series one day! It was in the early nineties that Attention…
The Capel and Ockley Pantomime will be auditioning for fresh talent at Capel Village Hall on Sunday 5th October. Experience not necessary, enthusiasm and a sense of fun are the main requirements. We need: Dancers, actors, musicians, singers, painters, carpenters, techies, choreography, actresses, more dancers, cake makers always welcome, more actors, two coffee makers, bar staff, singers, lighting, drummer, sound, prompter, costume, wardrobe, make up, did I mention dancers, actresses,…
The topic for our children is The Carnival of the Animals and they have been thinking particularly about animals that can be found in tropical rainforests and the habitats they live in; comparing them to animals they might see in Surrey. They have also been thinking about the different weather in both places – lots of rain in the rainforests, but at least it is warm rain! We have welcomed…
Will be held on Saturday, December 6th at 1pm in the Capel Village Hall. Invitations will be sent out at te beginning of November, but if you would like to attend and have not received an invitation in previous years, please contact either Jackie Coke 01306 711098, David Hall, 01306 71137 or Emma Jaques 07715475779.
This year’s show was tinged with sadness as The Friends’ long standing treasurer, Mike Baty, died a few days before. Mike has always been an integral part in the success of the Show, usually in the background collecting the money on his bike – and there is much around on the day – banking it and looking after all the accounts. He will be much missed, not only as a…
After our summer break, our group will resume, having meetings on every other Tuesday (with exceptions). At the moment we plan to meet at 10am on 7th and 28th October, 11th and 25th November and 2nd December. We meet at 72 The Street. Anyone who is interested in learning about Capel’s local history is more than welcome to come. C.C.
Capel Choral Society is well into its autumn ‘term’ and has enjoyed a first ‘sing-through’ of the music it is singing during the 2014/15 Season. It has also taken part in a ‘Come & Sing’ event at Dorking Halls at which the new work Dances of Time by Bob Chilcott was sung for the first time. – the piece was especially commissioned for the Leith Hill Musical Festival. As well…
Dear Capel Village Many of you have seen the double page spread in the Dorking Advertiser following the Capel Music Festival 2014. Capel was described as the “Rock Capital of Surrey”, with “a high standard of music and great beer” in holding its 6th Annual Music Festival on the Recreational Ground. Thank you to all of you who joined the group of hard-working and dedicated volunteers to make the festival…
On the 18th August we set off for Capel Manor Gardens which, surprisingly, is not in our Capel but in Enfield. The weather was fine we had a good trip along the M25. The Gardens themselves are really lovely with many small-themed gardens such as Australian Garden, Japanese Garden and a recycled Garden. We went into the Maze and really got lost and kept passing the same crisp packet over…