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What’s On In May
Art
Sat 14 Apr – Sun 17 Jun
The Lightbox, Chobham Road,
Woking, Surrey, GU21 4AA
Lee Miller: Picasso
Portraits
See Picasso through the eyes
of Lee Miller, the supermodel
turned surrealist photographer
and muse to Picasso himself.
Info: thelightbox.org.uk
Sat 21 Apr – Sat 19 May
New Ashgate Gallery, Waggon
Yard/Lower Church Lane,
Farnham GU9 7PS
Celebration of
Illustration
New Ashgate Gallery explores
the importance of visual
communication in everyday
life along with the pleasure of
drawing as a feast for the eyes.
The upcoming show features local
and nationally acclaimed artists,
Diana Boyle, Claire Caulfield,
Eliza Southwood, Nick Tankard,
Liz Toole and James Warren.
Info: newashgate.org.uk
Sat 5 – Mon 7 May 10am-6pm
Betchworth Village Hall
Station Rd, Betchworth, Surrey
RH3 7DF
The Dorking Group
of Artists – Spring
Exhibition
Exhibiting members of The
Dorking Group of Artists, many
professionals among them, will
be displaying over 250 pieces of
new and original art, all for sale at
affordable prices.
Entry: Free
Info: 01372 375123 /
j.andersonwood@gmail.com
Mon 7 - Sun 13 May
Various Locations
Spelthorne Arts Week
A week of arts packed with live
theatre, music, comedy, arts,
crafts, and dance workshops.
Learn to make a mosaic, enter a
photography competition, see the
artwork of Spelthorne schools, or
try the Staines art walk.
Info: spelthorne.gov.uk/
spelthorneartsweek
Children & Families
Sat 5 – Mon 7 May 11am-8pm
Hersham Green, Hersham,
Walton-on-Thames KT12 4HL
Carters Steam Fair
Take a trip back in time with the
same authentic vintage travelling
fun fair that Paddington visits in
Paddington 2. The fair operates
rides and sidestalls from 1870s to
1960s including a Ghost Train,
Mirror Show, Shooting Salon,
Dodgems, Chairoplane and
Steam Gallopers; in this picture
perfect immersive experience even
the living wagons and transport
vehicles are vintage.
Info: carterssteamfair.co.uk
Sat 12 May 10am-9pm
Brooklands Museum,
Brooklands Road, Weybridge
KT13 0SL
The 1940s Relived
Brooklands turns back the clock
and celebrates the 1940s with a
vintage market, period vehicle
displays, re-enactment groups,
dance marquee, live music, dance
lessons, a family activity zone and
style scouts looking for the best
dressed guests.
Info: brooklandsmuseum.com
Sat 12 & Sun 13 May
Wintershall Estate, Wintershall,
Bramley, Guildford GU5 0LR
The Little Welly
Let kids go wild and get muddy
in this 30 obstacle, 3km course
set to include a three-humped
dragon, dodge ball, trapeze swing,
and water slide among its many
challenges.
Info: thelittlewelly.co.uk
Sat 26 May – Sun 3 June
Bocketts Farm, Young Street,
Fetcham, Leatherhead
KT22 9BS
Spring Spectacular
Have a spectacular spring
with birds of prey flying
demonstrations, circus skills
workshops and panning for gold.
Info: bockettsfarm.co.uk
Wed 30 May 10.30
Farnham Maltings, Bridge
Square, Farnham GU9 7QR
Lego Cupcake
Decorating
Kids aged 6+ can have fun icing
cupcakes and decorating them
with lego pieces they make using
colourful icing. All materials and
cakes supplied and you can take
home your creations in a box.
Entry: £16
Info: farnhammaltings.com
Festivals & Shows
Sun 6 – Mon 7 May 9am-5pm
South of England Showground,
Ardingly RH17 6TL
Spring Live!
Enjoy the bank holiday weekend
with performances from the music
stage, maypole and Sussex dance
workshops, seasonal gardening
demos, dog agility, animal barn,
donkey rides, artisan food and
drink, fairground attractions and
so much more.
Entry: seniors/students £9, children
under 16 free with a paying adult.
Book online until midnight 5th
May for 10% discount.
Info: 01444 892700 / Follow @
SouthEngShows / seas.org.uk
Sun 6 - Tues 8 May
Chiddingstone Castle, Hill
Hoath Road, Edenbridge, Kent
TN8 7AD
Literary Festival
A festival to please any and all
bookworms with author talks for
adults and teenagers on Sunday
6 May, a wide range of events for
families on Bank Holiday Monday
7 May, and a whole day of
children’s authors, illustrators and
workshops especially for schools
on Tuesday 8 May.
Info: chiddingstonecastle.org.uk
Sat 12 May 2pm – 9pm
Hartsfield Manor, Sandy Lane,
Betchworth RH3 7AA
Food & Drink Festival
Hartsfield hosts its first ever food
and drink festival with all the best
food and drink suppliers from
around Surrey, live music and
a free drinks token for all adult
tickets bought before the day.
Entry: £4
Info: hartsfieldmanor.co.uk
Sat 12 May
RHS Garden Wisley, Wisley
Lane Woking GU23 6QB
The National Alpine
Show
Explore a National level show
filled with colourful and exotic
Alpine plants to buy or view in a
guided behinds the scenes tour.
You can also gain helpful advice
from friendly experts from the
National Alpine society, try a
competition class and buy all the
equipment you need to grow your
own Alpines.
Info: 01483 224234 /
rhs.org.uk/gardens/wisely
Sun 13 May
Blue Anchor Farm, Blindley
Heath RH7 6JL
Cowpie County Show
A classic family day out
combining a programme of events
in the Main Ring and Countryside
Ring with all sorts of attractions,
trade stands, and Surrey Young
Farmer Competitions. Expect
the UK number one monster
truck team, Big Pete, the Savage
Skills anti gravity bike show,
a medieval village, dog show,
miniature ponies, vintage
vehicles and much much more.
Info: 01737 844528 / cowpie.co.uk
Music
Fri 18 & Sat 19 May
Various locations in Guildford
Trinity Folk Festival
The best of modern contemporary
folk and roots music gathers
together in this fun and folksy
festival with two stages in
Guildford’s oldest building, St
Mary’s Church.
Info: trinityfolkfestival.co.uk
Sat 19 – Sun 10 May
The Boileroom, 13 Stoke Fields,
Guildford GU1 4LS
Rock4Refugees
Bands, musicians, speakers and
performers get together to raise
much needed funds for Dorking
Refugee Support and Refugee
Community Kitchen.
Info: goldengiving.com/event/
R4RMiniFest
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