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	©2006 COUNTRY SKILLS The art and courage of the apiarist is explored with a visit to the bee hives of one enthusiast to see how honey is made.		©2006 HISTORY The Friends of Woking Palace invited us to take a tour of this historic but largely overlooked heritage site.
	©2006 COUNTRY SKILLS The exacting and demanding skills of British ploughmen and women were demonstrated at the British National Ploughing Championships held in 2006 at Loseley Park, Guildford.			©2006 HERITAGE The historic Farnham Park close to the centre of Farnham once provided the Bishops of Winchester with a playground for their royal guests staying at the castle to hunt deer.
	©2006 ARCHITECTURE Many people only see Guildford Cathedral as a not particularly attractive building perched atop a hill. Take the time to tour this stunningly beautiful building from the inside, and it looks breathtaking floodlit at night.		©2007 COUNTRY SKILLS In the days when local people relied on their own skills for basket weaving withy beds were a common sight all along the River Wey. Today willow pollards are still cultivated by a handful of professional and enthusiast weavers.
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