Cobham Greats

Cobham Heritage Trust invites you to help celebrate people — past and present — who have shaped our village. Every few months, we plan to have banners on the High Street which will feature local “Greats”, with links to their stories.

Cobham, Downside and Stoke D’Abernon have been home to remarkable people through the centuries. We’re highlighting those who were born, lived, worked here, or made a lasting impact.

Vote for your favourites

For the first 10 Greats! display in Autumn, choose from our shortlist of 20 names. Enter online or collect a leaflet from Farrants before Friday 26 June 2026.

All entries will be entered into a draw on our stand in Church Street at One Summer’s Day on the 28th June with a prize of a meal for a family of four at Pizza Express in Cobham.

To view the Cobham Greats nominations click here

The Duck Race is back for Cobham's One Summer's Day

 

The Great Cobham Duck Race is Back
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Sunday 28th June 2026 at 4pm

The duck race will be the finale to the One Summer's Day taking place in Cobham, Surrey

         

The Duck Race is a firm favourite with local residents and with the many visitors that visit Cobham, especially children. As usual the starting line is near the Mill on the River Mole and the finish line near the Riverhill platform.

The cash prizes are:-

	1st Prize	£300
	2nd Prize	£200
	3rd Prize	£100

Five further prizes of £50 and ten more of £20.

Duck Race Tickets will be on sale for £2 each and will be available on selected days during June. 

Before the main duck race the “Big Duck” race will start – tickets for this race are £25 each, but a limited number will be sold and this has a £500 first prize.

All Duck Tickets can be purchased at the Cobham Heritage Duck Race stall between 10am and 4pm in Hollyhedge Road on Friday 12th, Saturday 20th and Friday 26th and outside Waitrose on Saturday 13th, Friday 19th and Saturday 27th June – as well as throughout the Race Day itself. Tickets will not be available online this year.

Duck Tickets will also be available at our Open Meeting on Wed 17th June. Come and find out more about Cobham Heritage and get your Duck Tickets at the same time. The meeting starts at 8pm at the Cobham Village Hall, Lushington Drive, KT11 2LU (click here for map)

Cobham Conservation and Heritage Trust will be organising the Great Cobham Duck Race with the generous support of Knight Frank Estate Agents.

         

 

 

 

 

 

Talks celebrating Surrey’s remarkable church heritage

The Surrey Churches Preservation Trust (SCPT) warmly invites you to two forthcoming illustrated talks celebrating Surrey’s remarkable church heritage.

The Man Who Built Surrey’s Churches: the architect Henry Woodyer Revealed

Saturday 23 May 2026, 10.30am–12 noon at St Andrew’s Church, Grafham, Guildford GU5 0LJ

Architectural historian Robin Stannard explores the life and work of Henry Woodyer (1816–1896), the prolific Victorian Gothic Revival architect responsible for around 300 buildings, including many of Surrey’s finest churches.

Tickets: £12 advance (£15 on the door), £8 SCPT members, £8 for local clubs and societies, £5 under 25s, or three for £30 in advance.

Book via https://www.ticketsource.com/surrey-churches-preservation-trust

Sir George Gilbert Scott and St Barnabas Church, Ranmore

Saturday 4 July 2026, 10.30am–12 noon at St Barnabas Church, Ranmore, near Dorking

Professor William Whyte of the University of Oxford explores the life and legacy of Sir George Gilbert Scott and the remarkable Victorian church of St Barnabas, Ranmore.

Tickets: £8 SCPT members, £12 non-members, £8 parishioners and local clubs and societies, or three for £30 in advance.

Book via https://www.ticketsource.com/surrey-churches-preservation-trust

Free refreshments and free parking are available at both events.

For more details about The Surrey Churches Preservation Trust (SCPT) visit the website at https://www.surreychurchespreservationtrust.org/

Cobham Heritage Litterpicks - Summer 2026

Cobham Heritage litterpicks normally take place every month on the first Sunday of each month. We only ask you to provide an hour of your time but together we can really make a difference.

The dates of the forthcoming litterpicks are as follows:

Hi Viz jackets and litterpickers and litterbags will be provided. But, please do wear appropriate clothes and gloves.

We look forward to seeing as many of you as possible.