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This page tells you about all those events,
activities and awards not included elsewhere on
the website.
2010 Celebrating Surrey
In the summer of 2010 we supported the 'Celebrating Surrey'
event, a large-scale outdoor
festival celebrating the best of the county's
music, art, community, performance, food and
drink and takes place from 26 – 27 June 2010 at Loseley Park, near Guildford.
From singing to storytelling, the festival has
plenty to keep children and young people
entertained. Visitors will experience:
- Giant insect puppets parading at The Butterfly
Ball.
A live iron pour and the chance to create your
own sculpture moulds.
- The best of local classical music and choirs to
rock bands and DJs.
- Diverse dance performances including Bollywood,
contemporary and integrated from StopGap.
- The chance to dress up in style with Surrey Arts
Wardrobe.
- A display of circus skills and acrobatics from
young people.
- A variety of delicious food and drink including
local produce from the Surrey Hills.
- Opportunities to make your own artwork, and
climb inside works of art.
2009 NADFAS Media Award
Walton and Hersham DFAS decided in early 2009 to
introduce digital presentation into the lectures
and at the same time introduced "Opening
Screens" which start with house notices, such
as fire exits and requests to switch off mobile
phones and follows with full information about
the day's lecture, future lectures, Special
Interest Days, Visits and Tours. The whole
presentation takes between 7 and 10 minutes and
runs as a continuous loop for about an hour
before the lecture starts. We were delighted
when "Opening Screens" were voted Highly
Commended in the NADFAS Media Awards for 2009.
2009 Young Arts

Ashley Church of England Primary School in Walton on Thames
was delighted to receive a grant of £350 from our Society to
enhance the teaching of art at the school. For more information
see Young Arts.
2009 Church Recorders Outing
Diane Phillips, one of our
recorders once again organised a very successful
tour of the Surrey countryside visiting four
lovely churches.
Our first visit was to St. Andrew’s at Gatton
which is fitted with choir stalls, panels, glass
and artefacts from Northern Europe. Simon
Jenkins, in his book ‘England’s Thousand Best
Churches’ says it is ‘not really a 19th c
English Church, more a Flemish Collegiate Chapel
of the 16th c’. We were fortunate to be shown
round the Church by two members of the
Congregation who happened to be Church
Recorders.
We then moved on to two Norman churches, Wisley
Church and St. Nicholas at Pyrford (shown above). Wisley
Church has many traces of ancient wall paintings
dating back to the 12th c, and an interesting
tombstone to John Choat, died 1879 and his wife
Hannah, died 1890, containing in the inscription
the words ‘Her Children and her Children’s
Children numbering 160, shall rise up and call
her blessed’. We all agreed with the sentiment.
St Nicholas at Pyrford is one of the oldest
churches in Surrey that stands as a complete
building of one period; axe marks left by Norman
masons can be seen on the chancel arch. A
bell-turret and porch outside the north door are
Tudor additions.
Our last visit was to All Saints at Ockham. We
were shown round by a member of the congregation
who supplied us with very welcome tea and
biscuits. The 13th century east window is one of
only two windows of seven stepped lancets in
England and a delight to be seen on a sunny day.
There is much of interest in this Church and we
were fortunate to have such a knowledgeable
guide who rounded off our visit with a climb to
the top of the bell tower to hear the hour
struck.
Our thanks must go to Diane for ensuring we had
such a lovely day.
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