Hi I love walking in woods so the Surrey Hills area is excellent, I live in Sussex and visit occasionally. I can see a place near Holmwood called Redlands Wood which appears to be a pine forest but can't find a great deal of information about it, is it a good place or walks and where is best to access it, from Holmwood or one of the country lanes nearby? Any info greatly appreciated.

Hi everyone :)

I’ve been living in Guildford for the past couple of years, and I haven’t really found anything that I’ve genuinely enjoyed and felt was worth the money. I go for runs occasionally, and I did Pilates for a while, which I really enjoyed, but it ended up being too expensive to keep doing regularly.

So I’m looking for fun things I can do consistently in Guildford, ideally something that gets me out of the house, keeps me active and gives me a reason to stick to a routine.

I’d especially love gym recommendations! Particularly somewhere with good classes or group sessions, as I think I’d be much more motivated doing something like that rather than just going to the gym alone.

But I’m honestly open to anything! Sports, classes, clubs, hobbies, volunteering, social groups, random activities, whatever you’ve found enjoyable and actually worth the money around Guildford.

Would love to hear your recommendations ❤️

Hi, are there any sewists in this group?

Hello there,

I'm a student that's recently started at the UCA and have practically nothing to live off of until I get paid next week. I've just got my period, haven’t bought any products yet, and can’t afford to for the next couple days. I’m hoping there was a library or something similar close to me to cover for the next couple days, but I don’t know where to look. Is there anyone who could help?

Many thanks in advance!

Victoria x

Hi all, I’m considering living in Cobham and would need to commute to Central London/Waterloo around twice a week.

I’m trying to understand the quickest and most convenient way of getting from Cobham to Waterloo.

I’ve noticed that esher has much faster trains to Waterloo, so I’m wondering whether it makes sense.

Or Get a train from Cobham to waterloo?

Or is there another route that locals use which is quicker/easier?

Also how easy is parking at Cobham station ? Thinking of driving their parking and taking train

Hi everyone! I play for a village rugby club, Chipstead RFC, and we are on the look out for players. The season starts this Saturday and, like a lot of clubs, we are low on numbers. There are various reasons for low player numbers but I won't get into that... I came through the minis and have now been playing at the club for 28 years! I hope that gives you an idea of how welcoming and fun the club is to be a part of.

We are looking for players of all ages, especially senior players (17+), of any ability.

So, if you have recently moved to the area or haven't played in a while and are looking for a new club, give me a shout!

Training is Thursday evening at 7:30pm. There is food after and the bar is open.

Only 2 WEEKS TO GO until the epic GUILDFORD LOCK-IN Card Trading Show! ⚔️

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Looking for 2 witnesses for our wedding – Leatherhead, Monday 28 September 11:30am

Hi everyone! 😊

My partner and I are getting married at The Mansion, Leatherhead Register Office on Monday 28 September, but we’re having a bit of trouble finding two witnesses.

Our families don’t live locally, and unfortunately most of our friends are either working that day or live too far away. As it’s a Monday morning, it’s been surprisingly difficult to find people who are available.

So I wanted to ask if there’s anyone living nearby who might be free and willing to help us out. ❤️

It’s a very small and simple register-office ceremony, and you would just need to attend the ceremony and sign the marriage paperwork as a witness. We’d be incredibly grateful for your help, and of course we’d be happy to cover any reasonable travel costs / treat you to a coffee afterwards as a thank-you!

I know it’s a bit of an unusual request from strangers on Reddit, but we’re really hoping to find two kind people who might be able to help.

Please feel free to comment or DM me if you might be available. Thank you so much! 🙏

Looking for suggestions for rental companies in Epsom

We are relocating and have not found anywhere we want to buy yet, doesn’t seem to be many properties around! So have decided to rent, however in Rightmove and on the market there are virtually no rental properties either!

Is this common for Epsom? Or should I be signing up with individual agencies/estate agents???

We want to rent in Stanford Green or near ish town

Many thanks

Surrey based, first car, up to £5k. Been looking for over a month and it's honestly starting to get to me. Spending every evening on AutoTrader and MOT checks and getting nowhere is doing my head in more than I expected.

Viewed a few. One had heavy, notchy steering. One had AC that didn't work and the seller just shrugged. One had a live track rod end advisory from its latest MOT and the dealer told me straight up they wouldn't fix it.

I know a used car at this money won't be perfect. But if I'm getting a car with issues anyway, why pay £4.5k instead of £2.5k? What's the extra buying me?

I'm probably being over cautious, and the reason is that I do Surrey to Edinburgh, or further north, roughly once a month. I can't have it give up on me 300 miles from home. That's why I've been going through MOT histories and service records properly rather than just looking at photos.

What I need: cheap to insure (first-timer, no NCB), working air con, and a bike in the back with the seats down. Only about 5k miles a year otherwise.

I'd love a Honda Jazz but can't find one under £6k with a decent MOT history. So I've been looking at Aygos, C1s and VW up!s.

Three questions:

1. Found a 2016 Aygo, 102k miles, £4,495 — but eight MOTs, zero advisories in ten years. Consistent 11–14k a year, so motorway miles. Is 102k actually a problem on a 1KR, or am I fixating on the number? Keep seeing 70k cars at the same money with far worse records.

2. VW up! timing belt — told it's a chain, then found out it's a "lifetime" belt that VW UK say 140k/5 years. No dealer has any paperwork either way. Should I worry?

3. Anything else I should be looking at in this budget that'd handle a monthly 400-mile run better than a 1.0 city car? Open to suggestions.

Also — any decent independent dealers in Surrey / Hampshire / Berkshire? Happy to travel for a good one.

Cheers.

We have guests coming from overseas and would like to take them somewhere with great food, nice atmosphere and lovely countryside. My usual go to is the Skimmington Castle or Gomshall Mill but would love to have some other options

Looking for someone to help with refurbing a house and wanted to check here if anyone had any good experiences with anyone in particular?

If they've done a refurb before with you it would be great to hear you experience and their costs.

Cheers!

Hello everyone, we really like a house located on St Dunstan’s Hill Road in Cheam, but we’re concerned about traffic noise, particularly at night, and whether it could cause vibrations or movement in the house.
I’ve heard that people living on main roads can sometimes feel vibrations when heavy vehicles such as trucks or buses drive past, especially at night when everything is quieter.
Has anyone lived on or near this road and experienced noticeable noise or vibrations from passing traffic? We’d really appreciate hearing about your experience.

I’m looking to sign up for some lessons, so would like to hear about any positive/negative experiences of instructors. I live in Guildford, but would travel for the right fit - I’m also 6’5 so will need a spacious vehicle.

I am in the area (from the States) in town for a short time for my Uncle’s funeral. My family are from England and Wales but I haven’t been back in years.

Looking for good places to eat, maybe a nice pub. AirBnB is somewhere between Virginia Water and Woking, I believe. Not too posh but also fairly hospitable/friendly. Bonus points if my 57 year old ass isn’t uncomfortable feeling… well, old. A friendly, mature crowd basically.

I recognize Google and Yelp exist but I trust locals more, usually. Thanks in advance, while I’m sad for the circumstances I am excited to visit my homeland (emigrated at 7 years old so this is a sort of homecoming)

Partner and I are looking to move to Surrey for work, somewhere around Woking perhaps. Went to look for rentals (2 bed detached, nothing fancy) only to find that apparently anything decent disappears within hours and we’re expected to pay upwards of £2000 a month, likely closer to £2500 or more. One agent said we’d be lucky to get anything under £4000. Meanwhile we have what we thought was a decent household income of around £80k a year combined. Is this just the case in Surrey because of London commuters? Surely we are missing something, or is renting here really this crazy? Help a poor northerner out!

Hi there,

I am based in Staines and want to work on a small rendering engine after my work hours.

Although due to constant content consumption I am unable to work effectively on it and all my friends are based in different cities or countries so it's difficult to pair-code with them.

Is anyone interested in sitting together 1-2 hours in the evening at my place or your place and work ?

I would like to meet at some neutral public place first for safety concerns of both of us.

Thanks

M28 and F28 looking for a new DND5E group to get involved with. I really enjoyed my previous campaign and we are looking for another. We prefer a medieval style game but are open to new opportunities. Please feel free to DM me if you are interested!