

Thursley VE/VJ Day Party 2005
A marvellous film of this event and enjoy the wonderful singer.
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Origin of Thor's Boundary Stone on Thursley Common
The key questions which the authors set out to answer were: • how big is it?; • what is it made of?; • where did it come from?; • how did it get there?
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Thursley Common between the Wars
Concern expressed in The Times in 1927 about the Fear of War Office Acquisition of Surrey commons.
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Re-publication of 'The Unsought Farm' by Monica Edwards
The Unsought Farm is Monica Edwards’ story of how she and her husband Bill bought Punchbowl Farm, near to the Devil's Punchbowl.
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V E Day Celebrations for the 80th Anniversary
As usual, Thursley is recognising the importance of celebrating VE Day with a variety of events.
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Thursley Art Exhibitions 1977 - 1984
This post contains catalogues, newspaper cuttings and other material relating to the Thursley Exhibitions held from 1977 - 1984
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Parish Magazines 2025
The Parish Magazine for the prior month is added to the website once the current month has been published in print and digital
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Register of Electors, Thursley Parish, 2002
This interesting document shows who lived where in 2002.
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The Story of the Esso Pipeline
In 1981, as part of the pipeline Esso built from Fawley to Purfleet via Gatwick airport, a trench was dug across Thursley Common.
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Lives of the People of Thursley in the 2020s
Thanks to Tricia Horwood, editor of the Thursley Parish Magazine, we are able to reproduce these lives from a series she is running.
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Kay Cottle's Postcard Collection
This remarkable collection of old postcards was put together over many years by Kay Cottle.
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Climbing Mount Everest, 8848m, in 2003
Tony Kelly, of Bedford Farm, gave a talk in the village hall in October 2024 about his extraordinary feat.
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Heath View, now known as Acorns
Heath View, now known as "Acorns", in the early 1900s. Another lodger at Heath View was Louis Pecskai who was by origin and birth Hungarian
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History of Wells
The construction of a well is no easy task, for sinking a vertical shaft 20' or more below the surface presents many problems.
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Discovery of a Vault beneath the Chancel in Thursley Church, 2005
There are only two coffins in this large vault and they are both well preserved.
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Thursley: National Nature Reserve
Thursley National Nature Reserve is part of a large area of heath, bog and woodland is south west Surrey.
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The Later History of the Wealden Iron Forge at Thursley
The last Surrey site seems to be that of Thursley which was working in 1767.
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Revd Kenneth Mathews leads a Rogation Walk
As the Book of Common Prayer puts it: “Rogation Days are the three days preceding Ascension Day, especially devoted to asking for God's...
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The Harvest Supper returns to Thursley
The idea of resurrecting the event came from Susanne Hunter, Sally Scheffers, Tamsin Taylor Matthews, Lisa Woods and Lizzie Young
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The Pet Service at Thursley Church
One of the more unusual gatherings at St Michael and All Angels is the annual pet service. This has been going on since 2016, possibly...
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