The anticipated gas mains work along the lower section of Salt Lane from the Hydestile Crossroads has started and the road at this location is closed to traffic.

Vehicles must use the diversion along Clock Barn Lane to reach Salt Lane at Hydon Heath, close to the National Trust car park, to continue in the Hascombe and Dunsfold direction.

The work, to upgrade gas mains, is likely to take up to three weeks. This website carried an earlier news item alerting villagers and others to the road closure. The official notice is below the photograph.

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Accused of a murder he didn’t commit, Richard Hannay is on the run. Following clues left to him in a little black book by a mysterious American gentleman, he must uncover the secrets of the 39 Steps, prove his innocence and save Britain from the forces of evil!!

And, if there weren’t enough twists in the tale, BlackBox present this story of daring do as a live radio drama.

It’s November 1962 and with just ten minutes to go before the show is broadcast live to the nation, half the cast haven’t turned up, there’s no one to do the sound effects and they’ve just run out of Bourbon biscuits!! What could possibly go wrong?

The 39 Steps : A Live Radio Drama is an irreverent and affectionate take on one of our best loved stories. Full of thrills and spills, it’ll keep you on the edge of your seats and crying with laughter.

Tickets £12.50 (£10 concessions) from the Village Shop

Doors open 7pm, performance starts 7.30. Licenced bar available.

It’s less than a month away, get tickets while you still can.

Tickets are available at £15 per person, either on-line at https://ti.to/hambledon-festival/christmas-dance-2019 or at Hambledon Village Shop.

Proceeds from the event will be split between Cancer Research and village organisations

Following the success of their award winning play, Bully Beef & Whizzbangs last year, BlackBox Theatre Company return with a new adaptation of John Buchan’s classic ripping yarn, The 39 Steps.

Accused of a murder he didn’t commit, Richard Hannay is on the run. Following clues left to him in a little black book by a mysterious American gentleman, he must uncover the secrets of the 39 Steps, prove his innocence and save Britain from the forces of evil!!

And, if there weren’t enough twists in the tale, BlackBox present this story of daring do as a live radio drama.

It’s November 1962 and with just ten minutes to go before the show is broadcast live to the nation, half the cast haven’t turned up, there’s no one to do the sound effects and they’ve just run out of Bourbon biscuits!! What could possibly go wrong?

The 39 Steps : A Live Radio Drama is an irreverent and affectionate take on one of our best loved stories. Full of thrills and spills, it’ll keep you on the edge of your seats and crying with laughter.

Tickets £12 adult, £10 concessions available from the Village Shop or from TicketSource on 0333 666 3366 or online at www.ticketsource.co.uk/39steps

Doors open at 7pm for 7.30 start. Licenced bar.

We require a part-time, self-employed caretaker/cleaner for the village hall to work from two to five hours a week carrying out general cleaning and basic maintenance . Flexibility is necessary as the caretaker will need to be at the hall on different days of the week and with varying frequency depending on hall usage.

Rate of pay is £100 per month irrespective of hours worked.

Closing date for applications Friday, 29^th November 2019.

For all enquiries and job description, please contact Ruth Canham via the village shop.

Salt Lane will be closed from its junction with Hambledon Road (Hydestile Crossroads) West to Chestnut Cottage ( the very sharp bend in the road opposite the old hospital entrance ) from 18th November 2019 to allow for SGN to carry out gas mains replacement works. The work is scheduled to be completed within 5 weeks of the date of commencement. Diversions will be in place along Clock Barn Lane and Hambledon Road for traffic. Access will be permitted for cyclists, equestrian users and pedestrians alongside residents and emergency services. All other traffic will be required to use the diversions which will be put in place.

This year the general appeal kicks off on Saturday 26 October.   To make it incredibly easy for everyone in Hambledon to contribute to this important and ever-popular cause, on 26 October no-one need go any further than Hambledon Village Shop where poppies will be flowering and collection boxes will be manned from 09.30.  So please don’t buy your poppy from Sainsburys or Waitrose – home-grown is by far the best!   

Christine Campbell, who for many years acted as the local organiser of the Royal British Legion Poppy Day appeal, has reluctantly decided to stand down and I have volunteered to take over (for a second time – not that many of you will remember me in this role during the 1990s!).   But I only stepped in at the beginning of October, which hasn’t left much time to organise this year’s appeal.  

I have, however, decided to pass on house-to-house collections – times have moved on since this was the principle way of attracting donations and nowadays most people tend to contribute at local sites.  

For those of you who can’t join in the official launch at the Village Shop, could I please encourage you to contribute via the collection box that will remain there for a couple of weeks;  or via the boxes at the Merry Harriers, St Peter’s Church and Phillips Garage (as well as at St Dominic’s, the Nursery School and the Cheshire Homes).    The Football Club has also volunteered to hold collections at home matches to be played at Badger Park on 26-27 October, 2-3 November and 9 November;  and there will, of course, be the usual collection at the Remembrance Day service at St Peter’s Church on Sunday 10 November.

If you have queries please contact me on 01428 684213 or email j.woolley881@btinternet.com.

Villager Nick Massey passed away on Sunday 6th October. Our thoughts are with Karen and all of Nick’s family at this sad time.

At Karen’s request we are posting here the details of Nick’s funeral, which are available by clicking on this link: https://www.dignityfunerals.co.uk/funeral-notices/06-10-2019-nicholas-john-massey/

   Come along to the Village Hall this Friday (11th) evening, 7pm for 7.30 for a wonderful evening of strytelling, comedy, a bit of audience participation and fantastic music.

The award-winning Little Bulb Theatre Company presents Mountain Music, the story of the people who left the British Isles for a new life in America taking with them their traditional folk music. We will be taken on their journey with them and experience the development of those folk songs into modern day country music. There will be old folk songs, there will be Patsy Klein, Dolly Parton and even Witney Houston!

The production opened last Thursday at Farnham Maltings to a full and very appreciative house and is now beginning its national tour. The Village Hall committee is extremely grateful to Farnham Maltings and to Waverley Borough Council for offering us the opportunity to present Mountain Music in Hambledon.

Tickets are limited so do get yours while you can from the village shop. £12 for adults and £10 for children. Tickets also available on Eventbrite where a booking fee will be add to each ticket price.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mountain-music-tickets-74006703041 or just Google Eventbrite Hambledon Mountain Music

Hambledon’s next film night is this Friday, October 4th, 7.30 for 8pm at the Village Hall.

We are showing Fisherman’s Friends, a comedy based on the true story of a group of shanty-singing Cornish fishermen.  

Don’t miss out but get your tickets from the village shop – £5 each.

As usual there will be a licensed bar, cake and popcorn!

This years Christmas Dance will be held at the Village Hall on Saturday 14th December from 8.00pm to midnight.

Toxic Sausage will be providing the music, there will be a licensed bar and the Vann Lane Gin Bar. Grazing Boards will provide fuel for the dancing.

Tickets are available at £15 per person, either on-line at https://ti.to/hambledon-festival/christmas-dance-2019 or at Hambledon Village Shop.

Proceeds from the event will be split between Cancer Research and village organisations.

Station Road, between the Hydestile Crossroads and Enton Green, will be closed from Tuesday September 24th and will remain so for an anticipated five days.

This is to allow works to be undertaken by the gas distribution company SGN.

Please see the official notice below for further information.

There are still tickets left for the fabulous Hambledon Fashion Show this Thursday, September 26th at 7pm in the village hall.

Tickets are £7 each from the village shop. Don’t miss out on the fun!