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Compton Fete 2024

Saturday 18 May, from 12 noon to 4.30pm You can find all the latest Fete news at www.facebook.com.ComptonVillageFete. Proceeds will be shared between various village causes, including: the Allotments (50% of the plant stall, plus 10% of profit), Compton Club (50% of beer stall, plus 25% of profit), Compton Little Theatre (50% of tea ’tent’, plus 10% of profit), Compton NEWS (£800), St Nicholas Church (50% of cakes & preserves stall, plus 15% of profit) and the Village Hall (15% of profit). Given the unfortunate continued need, this year our chosen charity (25% of profit) will again be Godalming & Villages Community Store. We’re looking forward to seeing you on what will be a fun day for all ages. Don’t forget to bring plenty of cash!

Volunteers needed Stall volunteers. The Fete is run purely by volunteers and your village needs you! In particular, we are looking for helpers for the Bouncy Castles, Barbeque, Beer Tent, Parking, Pick-a-Card and the Loseley ice cream van. If you can volunteer even an hour of your time, please contact Miriam Morris on morrisclare77@gmail.com. Set up/take down volunteers. Many hands are needed to set up in the morning and take down at the end of the day. A regular but small team put in a lot of work before the event and on the day, starting at an unsociable hour, planning and managing the layout, hanging the bunting, transporting tables, chairs, litter bins, stakes and ropes and, most importantly, directing car parking. They can always do with more hands at the pump! Please contact James Saunders, jameswgsaunders5@hotmail.com or Nick Palmer on 01483 810663 /nicholas.palmer6@btinternet.com.

Stall contributions needed Grand Draw & Silent Auction prizes: Nicky Wilson, nickythomson@gmail.com / 07808 524146. Bric-a-Brac: Nia Griffiths, 07811 460505. Please drop off your clean bric-a-brac from Fridays to Mondays only (but not Easter weekend please) at Broadstone Cottage, Withies Lane, Compton, GU3 1JD, in the glazed porch. Other days please text first. Please note: no books, no clothes, no big pieces of furniture and no electrical items. Bits and Pieces: Maureen Butler, 01483 811618. Cakes and Preserves: St Nicholas Church, which runs the cake stall, welcomes all donations. Contact Carole Cooles, carolecooles@gmail.com / 07578 895 040. Cakes & Biscuits for the ‘Tea Tent’ in the Compton Club: This is run by members of CLT who can’t make all the goodies themselves so need lots help to provide a fantastic array of sweet and savoury items. Email committee@comptonlittletheatre.org.uk or contact Rhona Wilkie, 01483 861792. Books/DVDs/CDs as well as tiny prizes for Pick-a-Card: We’re talking little items you find in hotel bathrooms or anything for children that will fit on the face of a playing card. Jane Turner, 01483 810789. Plants & Produce: Richard Bennett (Ben), 07703 403133.

Grand Draw prize list (and it keeps on getting bigger). £1 a ticket.
First Prize: £300 CASH!
Second Prize: The Withies Inn, Compton — Dinner, Bed & Breakfast for 2
Third Prize: Photography by Zoe — a family photo shoot including all digital images

Other fantastic prizes (in no particular order) include:
A year’s Compton Club membership plus £25 credit or £50 credit to an existing member – ‘Friend’ membership for Watts Gallery
– 2 Greyfriars Vineyard tours and a bottle of sparkling wine – 6 free classes with Progressive Pilates– Build Your Own Soccer Drone Kit– Coffee and Waffles for 2 at Waffles and Stuff
– £20 voucher for Fledglings, Compton – Beauty Secrets Head Back and Neck Massage – £30 voucher at The Squirrel Inn – 2 tickets at Compton Little Theatre’s Autumn Production
– Roots for the Future Forest Bathing Session voucher £35 – Mane Chance Tea and Tour – £20 Cook Voucher – £20 voucher to spend at Natter Café
– A veg box from Farnham Community Farm – Wakelings £20 voucher – The Establishment Hair wet cut and blow dry – 3 £10 vouchers for Gym Jams Soft Play
– Large Yankee Candle & Selection of Soaps – 2 tickets to the Godalming Gag House donated by The Guildford Fringe Festival – A box of Tropic organic beauty products
– A bottle of Champagne from Majestic Wine – Sunday Lunch for two at The Star in Godalming – An afternoon Tea Experience donated by Burns and Webber – 6 free Pilates sessions
– £20 voucher for Joyful Outdoors Laughter yoga – An Albury Vineyard Tour & Tasting plus a £5 discount on any bottle purchases of Albury Sparkling Wine on the day
– 6 free yoga sessions with Yoga Flow – 2 bottles of red wine from Waitrose – Catwalk Ladies Fashion necklace – £10 voucher for Urban Beauty
– Free child and adult entry to Little City, Compton – A Bottle of Mumm Champagne – ECB Chilly’s water bottle – £15 Squires Garden Centre voucher
– Cut and blow dry, Richard Harrington HAIR.

Buying Grand Draw tickets 1. Credit or debit card: Scan the QR code or visit https:// supportmylocal.org/store/compton-village-association. We will send your confirmation and tickets directly to you. OR 2. Cheque or cash, or Bank Transfer to the CVA Lloyds Business Account, Sort Code 30-93-49, Account No. 00115047, quoting the reference GD. Please send an email to Nicky Wilson at nickythomson@gmail.com, stating your name, phone number, how many tickets you require and how much money you have transferred. We will fill in the tickets for you and enter them into the draw. Alternatively if you receive a paper copy of the News, you will find some tickets with it. Please return all counterfoils clearly marked with your phone number / email and cash / cheques (payable to Compton Village Association) to: Nicky Wilson, Oak Lodge, The Street, Compton GU3 1EG. If you’d like any more tickets for the Grand Draw, you can pick them up from the Club or the Withies or contact Nicky Wilson, nickythomson@gmail.com / 07808 524146.

There will also be a SILENT AUCTION with fabulous prizes including:
A Surrey Cricket Club Shirt signed by Alec Stewart OBE – Face painting for up to 20 children by Face my Paints (2 hours) – 2 Hanging baskets planted up by Bridget Bagnell
– Bespoke hand-knitted dog jumper for your four-legged friend.

Compton Club is open

Compton Club is back and open for business, on Thursday and Friday evenings, 5pm to 10pm. The bar will be open, while snooker, pool and darts will be available. There may be last minute changes to opening times so the best way to keep updated is to join the Whatsapp group: https://tinyurl.com/The-Compton-Club or scan the QR code. To keep costs low, the Club will be run by volunteers, so we ask members to help out where they can and to keep the place tidy overall. The Club will be cashless and membership cards are required for purchases. Any visitors will need to be signed in by members as before. Paid members from 2023 will have their membership extended until Monday 30 September 2024. An AGM will be held soon. New members are welcome to join, just pop in to the Club on a Thursday/Friday evening. Please do support what could be a fantastic community facility! Thank you for your support and patience. We look forward to seeing you back in the club! Ian, Tim, Humphrey and Will (CC Committee)

The Compton Village pre-Fete Family Fun Day will be held on Friday 19 April, from 5pm, at the Compton Club. The fun includes: • Compton Fete Poster colouring competition. All entries will be exhibited at Watts Gallery’s Old Kiln from Friday 10 to Friday 17 May. Winners receive unlimited bounces on the bouncy castle on Fete day. • ‘Please Recycle’ posters designed by children to be used around the Fete. • Teddy Bear activities! Kids will also have the chance to decorate the new Teddy Bear Adoption Centre for unwanted Teddies. • Opportunity to buy Grand Draw tickets and sign up for our exciting Silent Auction! • Drop off point for donations for the Fete stalls. • Friendly faces eagerly anticipating your offer of help to volunteer for the Fete. • More exciting things to be announced very soon: www.facebook.com.ComptonVillageFete

Guildford Museum

-Mayford Art Group’s exhibition runs from Tuesday 2 to Saturday 21 April. Work in a wide range of styles, subjects and media will be displayed by local artists, with pictures and cards available for purchase. - A rotating display of works by Surrey Guild of Craftsmen members will be on display during the year and are available to buy.

- Godalming Museum Coffee Club meets from 11am to 1pm on the third Monday of each month, where people in Godalming can meet to share memories, have interesting conversations and build new friendships. - Godalming Museum is open Tuesday to Saturday 10am to 4pm. Please check www.godalmingmuseum.org.uk or ring 01483 426510 in opening hours for further details.

Les Amitiés Françaises

Les Amitiés Françaises’ next talk is on Thursday 16 May, 7.30-9pm. Christine Nivet will give an illustrated talk (in French) on Berthe Morisot, French Impressionist artist, who was a founding member of the Impressionist group. The talk will be held at the Pavilion at Guildford Rugby Club, Guildford Road, Godalming, GU7 3DH. Bar facilities available and good free car park. To join or consult our programme and events, visit amitiesfrancaisesgodalming.com.

What’s on in April at St Nicholas Church?

• Muddy Church and Fledglings are taking a break due to school Easter holidays. Muddy Church restarts on Sunday 5 May (first Sunday of each month) while toddler group Fledglings restarts on Monday 15 April, 9.30am at Pucks Oak Barn. Contact: fledglingscompton@gmail.com to book or enquire.

• Inside Out meets on Saturday 6 April and Saturday 4 May, 10am to noon (first Saturday of the month) to keep the church and churchyard looking good. Contact stnicholascompton.wardens@gmail.com.

• Bell ringing practice is once or twice a month on Tuesdays at 10am, with bell-ringing on Sundays from 10am to 10.30am. Contact phil.gorton@btinternet.com.

• If you would like someone to pray for you or with you, contact our Rector, Sally: stnicholascompton.rector@gmail.com. Confidentiality will be respected.

  Thanks & blessings, Revd Sally Buddle

At the Guildford Diocesan Guild annual Striking Competition last month, the Compton bell ringers achieved a commendable second place, an excellent result out of a guild of 64 towers. The Compton band is a thriving group which practises regularly and rings for Sunday morning services. It has a good mixture of very accomplished ringers and progressing learners and has reached the stage where it can accommodate a couple of new starters. Contact Phil Gorton on 01483 420763 or StNicholasCompton.bellringers@gmail.com.

Sunday 31 March 10.30am Easter Celebration with Holy Communion & Easter Egg Hunt.
Wednesday 3 April 10.30am Book of Common Prayer
Sunday 7 April NO Muddy Church (School holidays) 6.30pm Evensong

Milford Probus Club

Milford Probus Club welcomes Ian Honeysett, the convenor of the Godalming Writers’ Group, who will be giving a talk on Friday 19 April. After lunch, Milford Probus members and visitors will learn about how a few aspiring writers first met in Wetherspoons pub nine years ago and how that first meeting has led to the publication of four anthologies of short stories with local themes, ranging from the fantastical tale of Mary Tofts the Rabbit Woman, the failure of the gunpowder plot, as well as cautionary stories of parking and the Covid pandemic. The talk starts at 12.30pm (pre-lunch drinks from 12pm) and takes place at Godalming Masonic Hall, GU7 1RQ. Visit www.milfordprobus.com or book a lunch (book the Monday before please) with Jon Warnke, jgwarnke@btinternet.com / 07818 602699.

Fitsteps

Wendy Taylor’s “Strictly style” FitSteps and Yoga Flow classes resume in 2024 at Compton Village Hall. FitSteps runs in term-time on Wednesdays, 10-11am. Yoga Flow runs in term-time on Wednesdays at 11.15am to 12.15pm. Classes are suitable for beginners and improvers. To book, email wendygtaylor@gmail.com.

Sandra’s Yoga classes have relocated to the Village Hall

Sandra’s yoga classes run in Compton Village Hall every Thursday and Friday 10.30am -12 noon. Call 07759 002981 to book.

Watts Gallery news 

• Watts Gallery opened its doors for the very first time on 1 April 1904, so do join us on 1 April, which is Easter Monday, to celebrate our 120th anniversary and immerse yourself in a day filled with creative activities perfect for the whole family. Discover highlights from the last 120 years in a curated display, get hands-on with creative craft activities on the lawn and add your memories to a special anniversary banner. There is no fee though donations are most welcome on this celebratory day.

• Edo Pop exhibition: Step into the bustling metropolis of Edo, now known as Tokyo, and explore the dynamic history of one of the largest and most prosperous cities of the nineteenth century. The exhibition will be showing Japanese woodblock prints from the nineteenth century, generously loaned by art historian and collector Frank Milner. Alongside the exhibition, Tokyo-born contemporary artist Hiroko Imada will be exhibiting a site-specific installation in the Sculpture Gallery.

• Until Sunday 16 June, explore seashore, hedgerow, and the countryside with Angie Lewin: Patterns of Nature, a solo exhibition celebrating one of Britain’s best-loved artists. As well as water colours and prints, the exhibition features textiles and wallpapers using Angie’s designs produced by St Jude’s.

• Watts Gallery is thrilled to be taking part in the Art Fund Brainwaves tour, a project which highlights how people’s brains are stimulated when they experience art in museums and galleries. Visitors of all ages are invited to the Historic Galleries on Sunday 14 April to take part by viewing art or artefacts while wearing a headset that is connected to an electroencephalogram (EEG) monitor. The brainwaves are then visualised on-screen in 3D and real-time.

• Workshops include a ceramics class on Friday 19 April so you can create your very own planter pot and a sketching class on Saturday 20 April. On Saturday 27 April, join artist Anna-Marie Garrett for a guided meditation in the grounds or in the Clore Studio, followed by mindful sketching and drawing. No experience necessary.

• Round up the family and join us for some family fun! From exploring the vibrant patterns of nature during our Family Days to getting hands-on with clay in ceramics workshops for children and teens, there's something for all the family to discover and enjoy. DON’T FORGET, Compton residents get 50% off admission at Watts Gallery! Valid with a proof of address. check the website for more details / book tickets: www.wattsgallery.org.uk.

• Check the website for details of events and to book tickets: www.wattsgallery.org.uk

Godalming Choral Society

Preparation of Godalming Choral Society’s summer concert, in June, will start on Tuesday 9 April, 7.30pm at the Wilfrid Noyce Centre, Godalming. The choir will be singing The Sprig of Thyme by John Rutter and a selection of English songs by Charles Villiers Stanford, George Shearing and Clifford Bartlett. The performance will be on Saturday 22 June, St John’s Church, Farncombe. For further information e-mail secretary@godalmingchoral.org.uk or visit www.godalmingchoral.org.uk.

Guildford Jazz

Vasilis Xenopoulos & Paul Edis – “Feels Like Home”,
Wednesday 3 April.
Xenopoulos (tenor saxophone) and Edis (piano) began playing together 20 years ago. They released their first album, A Narrow Escape, in 2016 to critical acclaim. Their latest recording ‘Feels Like Home’ features original music inspired by the many places they’ve called home over the years. Food & drink from 7.15pm and jazz from 8pm. Guildford Pavilion, GU1 4RP.

Denny Ilett & Chris Ingham Trio,
Thursday 18 April.
Versatile guitarist/singer, encompassing swing, bebop, blues, rock and everything between, Ilett is equally acclaimed for his thrilling guitar playing, smooth vocalising and appearances at Ronnie Scott’s fronting his jazz salute to Jimi Hendrix with the Electric Lady Big Band. “A knock-out player … soulful and jazz-tinged” – Guitarist. Food & drink from 7.15pm, with jazz from 8pm. Guildford Pavilion, GU1 4RP.

Visit guildfordjazz.org.uk to book

Antique and Vintage Fayre

The Antique and Vintage Fayre will be held on Saturday 13 April in St Mary's Church, Shackleford, GU8 6AY, 12.30pm to 4pm. There will be a raffle and refreshments and tables to hire for £10. To book a table, send a text to Rosa Garrett on 07756 023934.

Conservatoire Concerts

Conservatoire Concerts will be holding two concerts this month. On Easter Monday, 1 April, 4pm, at St Michael and All Angels Church Pirbright, Paul Bambrough, on harpsichord, will be accompanying the young upcoming tenor Stephen Mills as they present a programme of Baroque Works and Arias. Then, on Saturday 20 April, 7pm it will host a concert of piano trios by Beethoven, Rachmaninov and Shostakovich performed by Mozaika Piano Trio at Godalming Baptist Church. For more details and booking for these concerts, please visit www.conservatoireconcerts.org.uk or email suzanne.cacciottolo@gmail.com. No admission fee but a retiring collection towards musicians’ fees and expenses.

The Arts Society Woking

On Tuesday 9 April, THE ARTS SOCIETY WOKING’S talk will be “The Splendours of the City Churches”. This lecture describes the immense variety of the Norman, Gothic, Wren and post-Wren churches in the City of London. In addition to their architectural merit, these churches contain hidden treasures – the monuments, paintings and woodcarvings of great craftsmen of the time. The lecture also includes stories of the many people connected with the churches, from medieval kings and queens, to religious leaders, statesmen novelists and film stars. Talks start at 10.30am but doors open 9.45am for tea and coffee. The venue is Normandy Village Hall, Manor Fruit Farm, Glaziers Lane, Normandy, Guildford Surrey GU3 2DT. Members may bring a visitor, who may want to make a donation to the Society of £5. Visit www.wokingdfas.org.uk/talks-arts-society-woking-2024.htm.