Here we are in May. We’ve had some lovely warm days recently, and I’ve used them as an excuse to do the annual swapover between my winter and summer wardrobes!
This month, our front page story is all about the fantastic Cut Out Cancer campaign, a joint initiative between the Rotary and Royal Surrey Charity. Their aim is to raise an amazing £1 million for high-tech specialised equipment at the Royal Surrey County Hospital in Guildford. Rosalind Brookman spoke to the chair of the campaign to find out how they are going to achieve their impressive goal.
We also took a trip to the Orpheus Centre in Godstone, to find out more about Orphest 2025, the college’s summer festival. Happening on 21 June, it is back for its fourth year and promises to be bigger and better than ever before, with music, food, performances from students and much more. Tickets are currently on sale but the Orphest team has given us four free tickets for one lucky reader to win – don’t forget to enter to be in with a chance!
AFC Whyteleafe are on their way to Wembley for the FA Vase final on Sunday, 11 May. We can’t wait to watch them win (we know they will!) and are so impressed with how much the team, under the excellent guidance of manager Kelly Waters, has achieved in such a short amount of time. However, Leafe’s excitement at reaching the final has been tinged with sadness at the sudden passing of Daniel Morgan-Blake, the club’s U23s head coach. They have written a lovely tribute to him, which you’ll find on page 22, and the Tandridge Independent team and I would like to send our deepest condolences to Daniel’s family, friends and work colleagues.
What else have we got for you? Well, Jack Kavanagh gives us more running tips, this time focusing on recovery and injury prevention, there are plenty of upcoming events happening in the Tandridge area to peruse, and Farmer Patrick from Flower Farm has his say on all things agriculture. On that note, I would highly recommend the bistro at Flower Farm for brunch. Their eggs, sausages and bacon all come from the farm, are freshly cooked on site and are delicious. And, if you do happen to pop in, don’t forget to pick up some fresh bread, which they make there every morning.
Finally, we always love to encourage young writers, so when 14-year-old Rosa Wood contacted us about the possibility of submitting an article about Caterham Hill Library we were only too happy to include it in this month’s issue. If you know a budding journalist who would like to see their name in print, please encourage them to get in touch with us on newsdesk@tandridgeindependent.com.
See you next month!
