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Regular Surrey Mirror contributor SIMON EDMANS gives a round-up of community news from in and around Mole Valley

- Regular Surrey Mirror contributor SIMON EDMANS

Final call for Big Band Concert!

Just a quick reminder that this year's Leatherhead Rotary Big Band Concert, featuring the British Philharmonic Big Band, together with legendary Sinatra tribute act, Frank Cognoscenti, takes place at Leatherhead Theatre at 2.30pm this Sunday, June 8, with all proceeds going to Prostate Cancer UK and local mental health charity, the Mary Frances Trust.

Tickets at just £25 each are available from Leatherhead Theatre Box Office on 01372 365141 or online at www.theleatherheadtheatre.com.

Dorking's Big Swap, Switch, Share

This weekend also sees the start of this year's ‘Dorking's Big Swap, Switch, Share’, organised each year by Circular Dorking in celebration of ‘The Great Big Green Week’, which runs from Saturday, June 7 to Sunday, June 15 and features a wide range of community events in and around Dorking, including:

Saturday, June 7: Dorking's Big Swap, Switch, Share * The Big Celebration * St Martin's Walk, Dorking * 10am - 3pm.

Saturday, June 7: Dorking Repair Café ¢ Dorking Christian Centre + 10.30am - 1pm.

Saturday, June 7: Make a bag from scrap material * Tracey's Sewing Room (please contact Tracey to book)

Saturday, June 7: Lucis College + Free talk on Flower Remedies * 12.15pm -12.45pm * Free event, but please book

Saturday, June 7: Dorking Library * Craft Sessions from 10.30am

Sunday, June 8: Pixham Street Swap *10am4pm

Sunday, June 8: Great Big Green Week Dorking Eco Hub « The River in Summer ¢ Dorking Quaker Meeting House * 2pm - 4pm

Wednesday, June 11: Ocean with David Attenborough, Screening at Dorking Halls * 7pm.

Thursday, June 12: Great Big Green Week Hello Dorking Litter pick * 10am - 1pm * Meet at South Street Gardens (see below)

Sunday, June 15: Picnics and Poems * Quaker Meeting House Garden * 1pm - 4pm ¢ Free ticketed event