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LOCAL CARE HOME GET ON THEIR BLUE SUEDE SHOES

By Oxted Local / 02/02/2021

Tandridge House Memorial care home in Oxted was transformed into Graceland to mark what would have been Elvis Presley’s 85th birthday on 8 January. It is estimated that Elvis has sold over one billion records worldwide so to honour the undisputed King of rock & roll, the staff and residents enjoyed a fantastic day of…

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CHARITY HIGHLIGHT: Tandridge Voluntary Action

By Oxted Local / 02/02/2021

Tandridge Voluntary Action, or TVA as it is also known, is a charity that supports across the Tandridge district, the local voluntary, community and faith sectors. It receives funding from Tandridge District Council, Surrey County Council and the NHS East Surrey Clinical Commission Group. One of the many aims of the TVA is to support…

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Tandridge District Council’s Controversial Plans Officially Torpedoed!

By Oxted Local / 02/02/2021

Tandridge District Council’s controversial plans to build over 6000 homes has been officially torpedoed – and it’s highly contentious proposal for a massive “garden community” in the Green Belt at South Godstone effectively sunk.  An official Government inspector, who must judge such plans “sound” if they are to proceed, has written the Council saying he…

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Get Active with The Children’s Trust

By Oxted Local / 25/01/2021

This February, we want you to Get Active and raise vital funds for children with brain injury! The Get Active Challenge is a unique fundraiser, giving both your physical and mental health a boost. You can be sponsored to do any kind of exercise you like – physical or mindful – every day for the…

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Do you need help with local transport?

By Oxted Local / 18/01/2021

Do you need help with local transport? For shopping, medical appointments or transport for vaccinations, etc. East Surrey Rural Transport Partnership, (ESRTP) is a charitable organisation that works with the support from local councils & SCC to provide much needed additional community transport including North Tandridge Dial-a-ride and Tandridge Buses 4U transport services. For details:-…

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Smarter not harder.

By Oxted Local / 03/01/2021

I first saw yoga in the 1970’s. In the 1980’s I shared a house with a yoga teacher and my oldest friend tried to persuade me to engage in yoga in the early 90’s, but I was not for turning;  I was a high octane loving man:  squash and gym daily, running, biking, tennis and…

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Surrey-based hairdresser has been crowned Southern Hairdresser of the Year 2020

By Oxted Local / 03/01/2021

Surrey-based hairdresser has been crowned Southern Hairdresser of the Year 2020 at HJ’s British Hairdressing Awards, sponsored by Schwarzkopf Professional. Thomas Hills, Owner and Director of TH1 Hair – a hairdressing salon in Oxted, Surrey – fought off stiff competition, standing out from a star-studded line-up of the city’s best-known stylists to gain the coveted…

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Stars for January 2021 with Howard Parker, the Astro-guide – www.astroguidance.co.uk

By Oxted Local / 03/01/2021

Capricorn: 22 December – 19 January OK, so you have held things together pretty well for the whole of 2020 but that was then and this is now.  It won’t happen quickly but 2021 is going to present you with some very new challenges of a kind that may be completely unfamiliar to you up…

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Community Spotlight

By Oxted Local / 03/01/2021

NEWS FROM LIONS Although it is now some time ago, we wanted to share some of what the club was up to towards the end of 2020.  The Club went along to the Food Bank in Caterham at the end of November to give them a cheque for £1300. Coronavirus has meant that fundraising has…

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January Recipe: Pea and Mint Soup / Chocolate Avocado Mousse

By Oxted Local / 03/01/2021

2021!  Let’s leave the last year well behind us and get this one off to a good start. This month I’ve come up with a couple of recipes suitable for anyone doing Veganuary, and everyone else too. PEA & MINT SOUP. I love soup. There is nothing more warming or comforting for lunch and it’s…

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