Traffic Calming in Compton Village - July 2026
Compo — minibus service — shopping trips to Godalming.
Let Compo take the strain! Leave your car at home, save fuel and meet other Compton residents along the way. About four Compton residents use the regular shopping run to Godalming on Tuesday mornings. However, Compton Village Association is keen for more people to use Compo in order to ensure that the service will continue as it is a scheduled bus service. If you hold a Bus Pass, the service is FREE but it is available for everyone. If you are young enough and do not qualify for a Bus Pass, the return fare to Godalming is £4. Compo will collect youm from your home at approximately 9.15am and return you to your door with your shopping at around 11.30am, without the hassle of negotiating the traffic, roadworks and parking. To book a place, contact Margaret Cox on 01483 810518 – preferably at least the day before – so that she can advise the driver to pick you up.
Loseley Estate
Loseley Estate. The path running along the edge of the tenant farmer’s field at Chalkpit and Rutherford’s (adjacent to Bridleway 14 near the Hog’s Back) is now open again. Maintenance has been undertaken to ensure a minimum path width of two metres for walkers. A new fence with stock-netting and split chestnut stakes will be installed along the south side.
Loseley intends to keep the route open for the long term, hence the investment in the new fence line. Dog walkers will be able to let dogs off the lead without risk to cthe farmer’s crop. The permissive path will close for only one day each year, proposed as the first Monday in February, when days are still short, to affect the least number of people
Compton Village Association Subscription
A reminder to those who have yet to pay their 2026 subscriptions to Compton Village Association. £4 per family or £2 for individuals and Senior Citizen couples. Please refer to the February issue of the compton news for details of what your subscription supports.
PAYMENT METHOD - Bank Transfer to Compton Village Association - please contact David Hunt (e-mail: david.hunt0808@gmail.com) for the Compton Village Association
Compton Village Welcome Pack
Compton Village Welcome Pack has been updated. Don’t forget, it’s FREE and is available in both printed and electronic versions. Contact Jane Turner at janewturner@mac.com if you would like one. Although it’s designed for newcomers, the pack is full of useful information and facts so even longstanding residents of the village might enjoy the latest version!
Compton Village—Past & Present
Compton Village – Past & Present by Fiona Curtis, would make a really special Christmas gift for someone this year. Copies cost £20 each — a veritable bargain for a coffee table book about our unique neighbourhood. Find out more at www.compton-village-history-book. com/.
Collection can be arranged, either with a bank transfer in advance or cash on collection. For mailings, please provide full address and include an additional charge of £5.50 in the bank transfer for tracked postage and packing. Bank transfers should be made to the Compton Village Association account at
Lloyds Bank, Sort Code 30-93-49, Account No. 00115047 and reference Book.
Details for ordering as follows: David Hunt — david.hunt0808@gmail.com/07831 768970 OR
Jane Turner – janewturner@mac.com/07763 146448.
Some copies are available to buy at the Compton Club also for £20. Copies also retail at Watts Gallery for £25. The book launch discount has been made possible through the Compton Village Association.
Compton Phone Box
Compton Phone Box raised £364 for Save the Children over Christmas 2025. The theme comprised a copy of Giovanni Bellini’s Virgin and Child, painted by Jonathan Moore, which garnered a message of support from the National Gallery, where the painting hangs. The locally grown tree was donated by Hans Christmas Andersen fir tree farm, which sells its trees at Van Arnhem nursery on Priorsfield Road. All local supporters and donations are appreciated for their role in enabling Compton Phone Box installations to raise money for charitable causes at Christmas time.
After the decommissioning of the telephone box by BT, Compton residents wondered what to do with it. It was agreed that it should remain where it was as it was part of the village scene, but sadly it was rusty and the glass was either broken or replaced by plastic.
An anonymous benefactor assisted the Parish Council in covering the costs of repairing the box and Cllr Chris Sharples and another anonymous helper went about restoring the box.
Its central position made it a great place to advertise the village's support for the Royal Wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. This was followed by Armistice Day when it stood as a prominent act of remembrance.
Later it sported a gold cup for the World Cup and latterly it bore a kilt and matching headwear for Burns Night and beautiful Chinese Lanterns for the Chinese New Year.
Spring saw a beautiful array of purple both inside and outside the box to raise awareness of The Meath and the common, but often stigmatised problem of epilepsy. This was followed by a nod to our Dutch neighbours and friends, one of whom provided initial funding and motivation to cheer up the phone box when it was looking rather derelict.
Compton residents love the various incarnations and Cllr Chris Sharples will hopefully go onto surprise us with future transformations, which not only entertain residents, but also bring a smile to the users of the B3000.
