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On 17th September we were lucky enough to have a private tour of this very special little part of the Surrey Hills.  In 2011 the actress Jenny Seagrove set up Mane Chance charity to home some horses that a friend Read on! →

On an extremely wet day in August, a group of members visited two venues in Horsley engaged in growing things. We arrived at Grace and Flavour while it was still fine and so opted to do the tour of the Read on! →

1st September saw the start of Guildford Walking Festival – a month long series of free walks in and around Guildford Borough. Walks have been organised by a whole range of organisations and walking groups – including Surrey Hills Society (SHS) who are also joint sponsors of the festival. Of the fifty or so walks scheduled, ten of them are organised and/or led by us – a significant percentage! Read on! →

Following the recent announcement of our Queens Award for Voluntary Service (QAVS), we received an invitation from the Chairman of Mole Valley District Council (MVDC) to attend their full meeting on 9th July.   Chris Howard, Ken Bare and Martin Cantor Read on! →

Four Surrey Hills Society volunteers took our Surrey Hills stall to the Cranleigh Carnival on Saturday 29th June, as part of our summer shows programme of raising awareness with local people about the extent and the importance of the Surrey Read on! →

On 2nd June it was announced that the Surrey Hills Society had received The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service (QAVS). This award honours the outstanding contribution of all our Surrey Hills Society volunteers in their support for the Surrey Hills Read on! →

More than 70 Surrey Hills Society volunteers have been recognised for their outstanding contributions in support of the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, as a result of the Surrey Hills Society receiving The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, Read on! →

Surrey Hills Society Walk Leaders Pete Lambert, Chris Howard and Ken Bare led 21 walkers along the North Downs Way National Trail from Farnham to Chilworth, as part of this year’s Farnham Walking Festival.  The North Downs Way is one Read on! →

Blessed with wonderful weather, we were fortunate in being guided around the Grade 2 listed Deepdene gardens by Alex Bagnall from Mole Valley District Council, who has led the Deepdene project since it started over 10 years ago. Starting after Read on! →

This year marks the 10th year of the Investec International Musical Festival and the Surrey Hills Society was delighted to be invited to integrate interesting walks into the festival. This is hopefully the beginning of a long-term collaboration between the Read on! →