The time has come, there is no getting away from it. All those jobs that you have been putting off, are too busy to do, forgot or plain just don’t want to do. At this time of ‘Self-Isolation’ you no longer have an excuse, so, hem that skirt that’s held up with staples, give the car a really deep clean, fix the curtain rail, de-moss the lawn, these are just some of those jobs that will take on a whole new level of satisfaction when they are done. I personally am quite looking forward to having time to teach my kids, I am not sure they agree, but maybe this is our window as parents to get to know our kids a little better, learn together, do ‘stuff’ together, answer and ask questions of them and ourselves. A chance to reconnect with them, the world around us and what it means to live in the wonderful place we do.

Gavin Clutterbuck

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With such poor weather and a lot of heavy vehicles using our lanes there are more potholes appearing locally. Surrey County Council have a fairly efficient reporting and repair system. You can report a pothole here.

In 2012 the National Archive selected Hambledon to be one of only 3 Surrey Villages to have their community website archived – to preserve it as a snapshot record of the time.  8 years later it gives a brief nostalgia trip if you should delve into that National Archive here.

There have been a few recent reports from drivers using Station Lane that the rail crossing gates at Milford Station are unreliable.  At least two incidents have been noted in the last few days where trains have crossed the level crossing whist the automatic barriers were up.  Network Rail are investigating.  Please be aware.