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Village Hall Survey – results

Many thanks to those who took the time to complete the survey about your Village Hall. We received 138 responses (from circa 450 copies delivered to village residents). A huge thank you to those people who kindly delivered all the copies and to the Village Shop for hosting a survey drop box.

‘No Surprises’
As a committee, we wanted to understand how the residents of Hambledon felt about the hall before we made financial commitments to renovation projects. The survey results show that the views of the committee do largely reflect the views of the village as a whole.

Hambledon Village Hall Committee 2026

Survey Results in Full Screen
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Sat. March21st – Hambledon Cinema – “I Swear”

The true story of John Davidson, a boy growing up in the 1980s with Tourette’s. Diagnosed at fifteen, targeted as ‘insane’ by his peers, he struggled with a condition few had witnessed. Campaigning for better understanding and acceptance of the condition of as an adult, he finds his life’s purpose and accepted an MBE from the Queen in 2019.

Described by reviewers as ‘masterpiece’, ‘must-see’ and ‘simply the best movie I have seen in years’

Due to the nature of the subject matter there is explicit swearing throughout. Certificate 15

Doors and bar open at 7pm. Film starts at 7.30pm

Tickets £5 from the Village Shop or online by clicking this link

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Heritage Society AGM and Talk Thursday 19th March

This year, Hambledon Heritage Society has invited a long-standing villager to deliver the presentation that follows the brief official business of its AGM.

Stewart Payne and his wife Mary Burrows arrived in Hambledon during the Great Storm of 1987. The village was cut off for days and had no power for weeks. A tree had crashed down beside their new home, just missing the house. Welcome to life in a small rural village.

His talk will embrace the almost 40 years they have lived at Hydestile and have been involved in community life across Hambledon parish, recalling the people and events that have made life so colourful and rewarding. It will be illustrated with film footage and a wealth of photographs. You may even be in it!

Make a note of the date – Thursday March 19th, 2026.

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Saturday, Feb 21st – Hambledon Cinema – The Big Sleep

The 1946 classic Film Noir adaptation of a Raymond Chandler novel starring Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart. Come and see it on the Big Screen as intended!

Doors/Bar open at 7pm – film starts at 7.30pm Tickets £5 available online by clicking this link. Will also be available at the Village Shop from the beginning of February.

https://ti.to/hambledon-village-hall-surrey/the-big-sleep/with/the-big-sleep
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Green woodworking at The Garden House, Hydestile

Anyone interested in being part of a new green woodwork group at The Garden House in Hydestile? We have some green wood bodging lathes, shaving horses and benches. A weekday slot – such as on Wednesday afternoon would work at our end.  If anyone in the area has a wood, trees or contact(s) for sourcing wood to be used by the project that would also be very useful and we will need to source some suitable tools. Typical projects might range from simple spoons and light pulls, through to stools or chairs and anything in-between.

In the first instance all that is needed is enthusiasm to help get the ball rolling.  For an informal chat, please call Andy Holdaway 07557554261 or email:  [email protected]. www.thegardenhousesurrey.org 

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1st Witley Beavers are re-opening

1st Witley Scout Group are relaunching Beavers in November and would like to invite parents and their 6 to 7 year olds to join us for an Open Event on Tuesday November 4th where we’d love for you to come to the Jubillee Hall to experience some of the activities we run and see what Beavers is all about.      If you come along you’ll be able to sign up for 3 free taster sessions on consecutive Tuesdays with a view to sign up new Beavers for the start the new Beaver term in January. So please confirm you’d like to come to the Open Event by clicking this link below.

Beavers can’t happen without volunteers to help lead the Beaver Lodge – so if you would like to know what volunteering is all about then come to the Open Event or the “Make it Happen” session on the 11th November.  If you’d like to know more beforehand, then contact our Group Lead Volunteer [email protected].

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Hamlet at the Hall – Sat. 27th Sept

With live music, audience interaction, brevity-boosting abridgements, comic turns and tragic twists, there’s only one question: To be there or to be square?

Fun for all the family and it’s an A Level text so bring your children and grandchildren to get the academic year off to a great start!

Doors/bar open at 7pm and performance starts at 7.30pm

Tickets £15 for adults and £9 for under 16s from the Village Shop (cash only) or online by clicking here or by using this QR code

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Coffee Morning Friday, September 19th

Everyone is invited to our tea party!

Coffee, tea and homemade cake will be provided but please do also feel free to bring your own sandwiches/packed tea/bottle of fizz to have a lovely afternoon and raise money for this invaluable cause.

Children’s crafts will be provided so it will be a lovely way to start the weekend after school pick-up.

All donations will go to Macmillan Cancer Support

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Support a good cause this Thursday

Number 15 Gallery’s late night shopping event is this Thursday 19th June… and many of the Old Coal Yard businesses will be open donating a portion of their takings from the whole day to the Prostate Project.

Visit the Man Van!

From 4pm till 8pm the charity will be providing simple finger prick blood tests (for £40) plus advice and support in their Man Van.

If you have a prostate you should test from the age of 50, and if you have a family history of prostate, ovarian, or breast cancer, or you are black, you should test from 45 as you are at higher risk.

If picked up early, it is much easier to treat and manage so early diagnosis is key. We look forward to seeing you and thank you for your support.