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No. 62 July 2011 CIRCULATION: 22,000 ESTABLISHED 2006 FREE ‘Perfect’ setting for Classic Summer Evening Grounds of David Gold’s house, ‘The Chalet’, in full bloom ready for next week’s open air concert. The groundsman and garden- dridge Community Fund first classical musicians. It will ers at ‘The Chalet’ in Tupwood had the idea for a concert look amazing when the stage Lane, Caterham, have been when Mr Gold hosted an has been erected against the working hard to ensure the ‘Open Garden’ event for the backdrop of the Victorian lawns and flowerbeds are in Fund last year. house.” tip-top condition ready for the Jeremy said: “Mr Gold really Songwriter and founder of open-air classical concert tak- liked the idea because he said the Orpheus Centre in God- ing place there on Saturday it will give the public the stone, Richard Stilgoe will be 2nd July. chance to see his garden in the compere for the evening. The concert, the first of its high summer, instead of in The concert will feature tal- kind in Caterham, is being the spring when he normally ented musicians playing held to raise funds for the opens the garden for charity. music by Elgar, Ravel, Tandridge Community Fund He agreed that the sweeping Chopin, Gershwin, Beethoven local charity, that was set up lawns by the terrace will and more. The gates will David Gold and his fiancée Lesley Manning in the grounds of in 2008 to help local causes. be perfect for sitting with a open at 2pm with the music ‘The Chalet’ in Tupwood Lane last spring. Jeremy Webster from the Tan- picnic and listening to the starting at 4pm. Tickets cost from £12-£20 and are avail- See inside for our eight- able from Vivace Pianos in the High Street, Caterham- page Caterham Festival on-the-Hill or by calling 01483 444334. 2011 souvenir special!
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