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• Thursday, August 7, 14, 21 and 28. "Turn It Off" series of events at the National Trust's Dapdune Wharf in Guildford. 11am-5pm. Take part in our "Turn It Off Trail", craft activities (including making you own windmill), and games (including the Water Rocket Challenge) to learn more about energy conservation and alternative energy sources. £1.50 per child (plus normal admission fee).

• Friday, August 8. Spurfold, Peaslake GU5 9SZ, opens for the National Gardens Scheme from 5pm to 8pm. A wonderful garden set in area of outstanding natural beauty. About four acres, large herbaceous and shrub borders, formal pond with Buddha head from Cambodia, sunken gravel garden with topiary box and water feature, four terraces, beautiful lawns, mature rhododendrons and azaleas, woodland path, and gazebos. Garden contains unique collection of Indian elephants and other objets d’art. No dogs, plants for sale, refreshments. Admission £3.

• Friday, August 8. GO50 West Surrey are meeting Norma for a five-mile walk starting from the Cricketers pub in Downside, near Cobham, at 10.15am.

• Friday, August 8. Godalming and Haslemere Group of the Ramblers’ Association will be meeting in Puttenham Common top car park for a five-mile walk starting at 7pm. Details: Bill on 01483 527427.

• Friday, August 8. A free family day out takes place at Winkworth Arboretum in Godalming from 11am to 4pm. Shelter building, face painting, candle rolling and bug hunting are amongst the many activities on offer. A special family menu will be available in the tearoom, including children’s lunch boxes, cream teas and homemade cakes. Displays will include bat, bee and general wildlife information, and there are quieter pursuits to choose from, such as bark rubbing, quizzes or  self-guided trails. Plus, prizewinning short stories from the Children’s Writing Competition will be read out. Details: 01483 208477.

• Saturday, August 9. Bikefest 2008. This year's BikeFest between midday and 2pm at Vines BMW is set to be bigger and better than ever! See the new range of BMW bikes, get advice from the expert team and enjoy the hog roast. Also enjoy up to 50% off the Vines clothing range and many other treats. For more info visit www.vinesbikes.co.uk. Vines BMW Guildford, Slyfield Green, Woking Road, Guildford, Surrey GU1 1RD. Tel: 01483 207000

• Saturday, August 9. Polesden Lacey, near Dorking, will be continuing Mrs Greville's tradition of country house parties and hosting a celebratory 1930s themed Garden Party, in the beautiful grounds of the property. The exterior of the house will be beautifully illuminated, while entertainers, live music, classic cars, people in 1930s costume and a firework extravaganza will bring the gardens to life. Guests are invited to come in costume and bring along a picnic. Bar and catering facilities will also be available. Time: 6pm - 10.30pm. House open 6pm - 8pm. Price: Adults - £20, Children - £10 (under-5s free), Family - £50 (2 adults/2 children).

• Saturday, August 9. Castle Galleries Guildford, located on the 3rd floor of House Of Fraser will be holding ‘The Great British Summer Art Party to celebrate the arrival of their brand new Summer 2008 Collection. Featuring work from some of their most prominent and collectable artists, this exciting new collection is jam-packed with fantastic imagery, offering artworks for all tastes. Why not join us in the gallery for complimentary summer cocktails and nibbles, whilst the children can draw and colour away to their hearts’ content in our children’s corner. The gallery will also be holding a free prize draw for the chance to win £300 in holiday vouchers to plan your very own summer getaway. For further information about the Summer Collection, please contact the gallery on 01483 303 260 or e-mail via Guildford@castlegalleries.com

• Saturday, August 9. Medieval banquet at Okewood Hill Cricket club, RH5 5UP. The event includes a four course meal a bar and a raffle and entertainment and all proceeds are going to help for heros charity the cost of this event is £25 per person in advance. For more information call Lynn on 07854 007863.

• Saturday, August 9. Godalming and Haslemere Group of the Ramblers’ Association will be meeting at Abinger Roughs car park in White Down Lane (off A25) for a six-mile walk starting at 2.30pm. Details: Mike L on 01483 773579.

• Until Saturday, August 9. Guildford House Gallery is showing Peter Blake’s Alphabet exhibition, on tour from the Hayward Gallery, London. Peter Blake came to prominence in the 1960s as one of the leading pop artists, and is perhaps most famous for designing the Beatles’ Sgt Pepper Album cover.

• Saturday, August 9 and Sunday, August 10. Bethany, 87 Sandy Lane, South Cheam SM2 7EP, opens for the National Gardens Scheme from 1pm to 5.30pm. A plantsman’s garden with a subtropical feel where palm trees, tree ferns, banana trees, agave and bamboo surround the wide lawn. Vibrant coloured dahlias and a large collection of cannas make this an exciting August garden. Behind a pretty summerhouse is a vegetable garden and greenhouses. No dogs, plants for sale, refreshments. Admission £2.50.

• Sunday, August 10. Cobham Mill will be open from 2pm to 5pm with short talks being given at 2.30pm and 3.30pm, This restored mill, in a delightful setting on the River Mole, is the only working watermill in Surrey. It can be reached via the A245. Admission free and children particularly welcome. Details: www.cobhamheritage.org.uk

• Sunday, August 10. The Old Croft, South Holmwood RH5 4NT, opens for the National Gardens Scheme from 2pm to 6pm. This five-acre paradise garden encompasses many diverse areas of exquisite natural beauty. Stunning and imaginative vistas; many unusual specimen trees and shrubs, stream, lake, bog gardens, woodland, roses, amazing topiary buttress hedge, elevated “hide”, tropical bamboo maze. Glorious colour in all seasons, Wheelchair access,  plants for sale, cream teas. Admission £4.

• Sunday, August 10. A heritage Walk with Iain Wakeford takes place around The Hermitage and St Johns. Meet at the entrance to St Johns Lye car park, off St Johns Road at 2pm. For a copy of walks send sae to Iain Wakeford, 166 High Street, Old Woking GU22 9JH or e-mail heritage-walks@ntlworld.com

• Sunday, August 10. Guildford Rambling Club will be walking 10 miles from Milford railway station car park. The walk starts at 10am, meet at St Nicolas’ car park at 9.30am. Details: Vic and Sue on 01483 233924.

• Sunday, August 10. Mid Surrey Ramblers will meet for a 17-mile walk starting from Hambledon car park at 10am. Leader: Hilarie S.

• Sunday, August 10. Godalming and Haslemere Group of the Ramblers’ Association will be meeting at Midhurst town free car park for a 10-mile walk starting at 10am. Details: John E on 01428 643240.

• Sunday, August 10. Guildford Group of the Ramblers’ Association will be meeting at Chiddingfold (park around the green) for a 10-mile walk starting at 10.15am. Details: Mike R on 01483 574671.

• Sunday, August 10. Enter the best-dressed bear competition at Painshill Park, Portsmouth Road, Cobham. Showcase your bear from 12.30pm to 4pm. A summer camp for eight to 12-year-olds will be held from Monday, August 11, until Friday, August 15 and from Monday, August 18, until Friday, August 22. Prices: £30 per child per day or £130 per child per week. Picnic lunches can be ordered in advance or alternatively provide your own. Pre-booking is essential. Details: 01932 584284. This is a fundraising event and proceeds will go towards the on-going restoration of Painshill Park.

• Sunday, August 10 to Sunday, October 26. The Tilhill Economic Forestry exhibition opens at the Rural Life Centre. The accredited museum of village life lies midway between Tilford and Frensham in Reeds Road off the A287 three miles south of Farnham. It is open from 10am to 5pm each day from Wednesday to Sunday and on bank holiday Mondays. Telephone 01252 795571.

• Monday, August 11. GO50 West Surrey are meeting Jeanette for a five-mile walk starting at 11am from main car park by Diana Fountain in Bushy Park, near Hampton Court Palace.

• Tuesday, August 12. Science Wizards at Hersham Library. 11am to midday. Cost £1 per child. Science Wizards return to entertain and educate. A wonderful show!

• Tuesday, August 12 to Friday, August 15. Have fun, make friends, learn to dance. Four days of fun for boys and girls aged four to 13 take place at The Spike Community Centre in Warren Road, Guildford. Also weekly term and holiday dance classes on Wednesdays at 4.30pm. Bookings and details from Theresa on 01483 301213 or 07594 686076. Discount for full week bookings. Alternatively e-mail theresa@theresahawkinsdance.co.uk or visit www.theresahawkinsdance.co.uk

• Wednesday, August 13. 'Meet the Millers' at Shalford Mill, 11am-4.30pm. Our millers will guide you around the handsome 18th Century water mill, which stands astride the Tillingbourne Stream, and show you more of the history and workings of the Corn Mill. Also, Millers from a local surrey farm, 'Imbhams Farm Granary', will be demonstrating modern milling and making fresh stone ground flour. You will be able to buy their delicious range of products including flour, muesli and fruited porridge. There will be an opportunity for you to mill some corn and make wholemeal flour too. Discover the picturesque setting in the centre of old Shalford Village, a hidden treasure. There is no parking at Shalford Mill. But parking is available near by. It is a good walk from Guildford, and bus numbers 24, 53, 63 stop close by. Normal National Trust admission charges to the Mill apply. For further information please contact the Navigations Office on 01483 561389 or e-mail riverwey@nationaltrust.org.uk

• Wednesday, August 13. Godalming and Haslemere Group of the Ramblers’ Association will be meeting at Rowlands Castle station for a nine-mile walk starting at 10.25. Details: Peter A on 01428 683206.

• Wednesday, August 13. GO50 West Surrey are meeting Norman for a three-mile walk starting at 10.30am from the Drummon Arms pub overflow car park in Albury.

• Wednesday, August 13. Guildford Group of the Ramblers’ Association will be meeting at Puttenham Common upper car park for a 5.5-mile walk starting at 10.30am. Details: Lionel on 01344 430060.

• Wednesday, August 13. Guildford Outdoor Group will be walking from Aldershot to Caesar’s Camp. Meet at Wellington Statue (church car park) in Aldershot at 7pm. Leader: David. Details: www.gog.org.uk or e-mail hello@gog.org.uk

• Thursday, August 14. GO50 West Surrey are meeting Alan for a four-mile walk starting at 10.30am from the car park in Church road, Bookham. Details: 01483 534706.

• Friday, August 15. Magic Catherine at Hersham Library. 11am to midday. Cost £1 per child. Popular Magic Catherine is back - come and marvel at her magic tricks!

• Saturday, August 16. Shakers and Movers - Dance Showcase, 2pm to 3:30pm. Polka Theatre, 240 The Broadway, Wimbledon. A dance showcase presenting different dance styles from the intensity of Flamenco, the vibrancy of Classical Indian, to the allure of Arabian Belly Dance. Please note this is an afternoon show/matinee. Children over eight-years-old are welcome. Tickets £12.50 available from the Polka Theatre Box Office on 020 8543 4888. For further information, visit shakersandmovers.googlepages.com

• Saturday, August 16 and Sunday, August 17. Berkshire 4x4 Show, Grazeley, Reading. Helping cancer Research and Air Ambulance along the way. Main Attraction - THE RED DRAGON MONSTER TRUCK. Trade stands, 4x4 club stands, children's amusements and more. Adults £10, child under 14 free, Oaps £5 and free parking. Website: www.berkshire4x4show.co.uk or telephone 07990 667503 for details.

• Saturday, August 16 to Saturday, September 13. Surrey Hills: Then And Now Exhibition, at Guildford House Gallery. Celebrating 50 years as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Old black and white photographs, up to date colour photographs, landscape paintings from the Guildford Borough Art Collection, and wide landscape photographs by John Miller. The celebration also coincides with the European Year of Food and Farming, and to acknowledge this, the Gallery Café at Guildford House will be serving dishes using local produce on its specials menu throughout the exhibition.

• Sunday, August 17. StreetCLASH, midday to 5pm Tickets: FREE entry with flyer (no flyer, no entry) - flyers to be available around town shortly. Guildford Borough Council brings you StreetClash, the newest event for Guildford's youth, a Jam combining sports culture with street music. The event is being held on the University of Surrey's main car park on Sunday 17th August 2008 from. Come down, Get Down. Guildford Heat, the UK's leading B-Ball team will be showcasing all day and there are FREE HOOPS for anyone who wants to come down and a skate park for Skateboarders and BMX's alike all to the sounds of Kane FM all day.  There will also be streetdancing, b-boying, aerosol art and more for you to try out. Music from: Diversion Tactics (Hip-Hop), Cause4Concern (Drum and Bass), Rotation Dj's (Drum and Bass), Freshold B2B Uncle Jimmy (Breakbeat/Funk), Londei (Old Skool), Veri Low (Dub Step), DustyRecordBox Dj's (Dub/UKG/Grime). For more info contact Richard on 01483 444766 or sportsdevelopment@guildford.gov.uk. For up-to-date info please check www.guildford.gov.uk/streetclash

• Thursday, August 21. Bowl to Beat Crime Grand Final at 6pm. Spectrum Bowl in conjunction with the charity Crimestoppers are promoting a competition open to all bowlers of any age. During July anyone scoring exactly 111 will win a free game and automatic entry into the Grand Final. Come along and see who will win the prizes at the grand final.

• Friday, August 22. ActivKids Sports Party at Hersham Library. 11am to midday. Cost £1 per child. The ActivKids group will host a fun-filled sports session for your children. Get into the spirit of the Summer Olympics

• Until Friday, August 22. CATS (Children’s Activities Through Sport) will be giving parents the chance to improve their children’s sporting skills. The University of Surrey’s sport department, UniSPORT, is offering a range of activities for eight to 16-year-olds. To find out more or to book contact Gavin Baker on 01483 689201 or e-mail enquiries@unisport.co.uk or visit www.unisport.co.uk

• Sunday, August 24. Meditation as a Meeting Place talk by Laurence Freeman OSB at Guildford Cathedral from 2.30pm-5pm followed by Evensong at 6.30 pm. Meditation creates community in the common ground of our humanity. Fr Laurence will talk about how Christian Meditation, a form of contemplative prayer, is being rediscovered and its relevance for the 21st Century. Fr Laurence is a Benedictine monk and Director of the World Community for Christian Meditation, a contemporary ecumenical contemplative community. He works with leaders of other faiths and is active in inter-religious dialogue. He leads retreats and is a world renowned speaker; he is also the author of many books. All are very welcome from any tradition or none. Donation £5-£10. Contact Philip Kitchen 01372 200558 or surreymeditation@yahoo.co.uk for more information.

• Monday, August 25. Woking Summer Festival. Midday to 5pm, at Winston Churchill School, St Johns, Woking. A family day out with a wide variety of fun activities including sports & games, music and a display of classic cars and motorcycles. There will be craft stalls and exhibitions as well as other attractions and ample varied refreshments. Proceeds will support  Service by Emergency Rider Volunteers (SERV) and Winston Churchill School's defibrillator and other Rotary charities.

• Tuesday, August 26. Fantastic Hersham Zoo are returning with all kinds of interesting animals. 11am to midday. Cost £1 per child.

• Tuesday, August 26 to Saturday, August 30. Stuck for something to do during the holidays? Surrey Arts will be holding a number of musical workshops for young people. Sessions on offer include rock and pop, African drumming, world vocal, samba, recorders, Taiko and music tech. All sessions take place at Westfield Primary School in Woking. Prices range from £8 to £15 with concessions for families. See www.surreycc.gov.uk/arts

• Sunday, August 30. Farnham Angling Society stages An Introduction to Fishing, 9.30am-4pm. On Kings Pond at the Badshot Lea Fishing Complex. Free fishing tuition with qualified NFA Registered Coaches. Free fishing tackle and bait supplied. Just turn up on the day. All ages welcome. For more information, telephone 07864 959163.

• Until August. Day classes in Hand Embroidery & Design take place at the Royal School of Needlework at Hampton Court Palace. Classes cost £57 a day for beginners onward. Details: Emma Woods on 0203 166 6938 or visit www.royal-needlework.org.uk

• Friday, September 5. Bollywood Night at Kempton Park Racecourse. Kempton turns Bollywood for the night on the 5th September. There will be music after the racing, from up and coming artist H Dhami, as well as all the colours and smells of India, with authentic Indian Curries served in the Panoramic Restaurant. Adult admission is £20.  Kempton offers a 20% discount on group bookings of six people or more buying general admission tickets in advance, over 60s & students receive discounted rates on the gate and most importantly KIDS GO FREE! To book tickets call 01372 470047 or go to www.kempton.co.uk. A booking fee applies to telephone orders, there is no booking fee online.  

• Sunday, September 7. Euphonic, from midday to 7pm. Hosted by Runnymede Youth Festival, Egham Leisure Centre, TW20 8NL. See the very best young bands, singers, MCs and DJs from Guildford and across Surrey.  Also at the event: dance, art, comedy, climbing walls, inflatables, skate-boarding and more. FREE event aimed at 13s-18s. www.euphonic.org.uk, james.pinchen@surreycc.gov.uk

• Until Thursday, September 18. A Hidden Gem – Images of the Guildford Institute, a selection of fascinating images of Guildford and the Guildford Institute, drawn from the institute’s own collection, will be on show in the Assembly Room at the institute in Haydon Place. The room is occasionally closed to the public. If you are making a special journey, please call 01483 562142 to check on access.

• Sunday, September 21. Memory Walk to raise awareness and funds for the Alzheimer's Society. A challenging 3.5-mile walk starting and finishing in the Leisure Centre car park in Cranleigh. Toilets and refreshments available.Sponsor forms available or simply walk in support/memory of someone with dementia. For more information please contact The Alzheimer's Society's local branch on 01428 642055 or visit our website www.memorywalk.org.uk

• Thursday, October 30. Guildford House Gallery is inviting everyone, regardless of age or ability to participate in “The Big Draw: Memories of a Journey” and help to create a giant train track of images of memories. This free event is a drop-in day, between 10am and 4pm in the Brew House. Participants can create their memory drawing on a postcard in advance, and either post it to the Gallery, or bring it along on the day, or create it there and then, using the free materials provided. Blank post cards will be available to be collected in the Gallery from October 1. 

• Until Friday, October 31. Go Ape High Wire Forest Adventure at Alice Holt Woodland Park in Farnham (some restrictions apply). Tickets: £20 (baboons, 10 to 17-years-old), £25 (gorillas, 18-years-old plus). Summer holiday fun on Wednesday, July 30 with Roamin’ Romans from 10am to 12.30pm (eight-year-olds plus, £6), Den Building from 1.30pm to 3.30pm (eight-year-olds plus, £5). More fun on Thursday, July 31 with Drama in the Forest from 10am to noon and 1pm to 3pm (eight to 11-year-olds, £7), Summer Stroll from 10.15am to 11.15am (three to five-year-olds, £4), Pond Dipping from 1pm, 1.45pm and 2.30pm (six-year-olds plus, £2). Details: 01420 520212/23666.

• Tuesday, November 18 to Sunday, November 23. Threads In Common. An exhibition of the work of a group of textile and mixed media artists. Each artist has an individual style, drawing inspiration from varying sources. The work includes wall hangings, framed pieces and smaller items such as bags, vessels and jewellery. On at the Europa Gallery, Sutton Central Library. Tuesday to Friday from 9am to 8pm, Saturday from 9am to 5pm, and Sunday from 2pm to 5pm.