Amidst all the doom and gloom....

I think it needs to remembered that Dorking is still an incredibly wonderful place to live. I have today, encouraged by the Spring sun, enjoyed a good long walk around the town, ending up in Glory Wood and Cotmandene. I realised again that we have much to be thankful for - the shopping in Dorking may not be that of other towns (although I don't think there's much you can't buy in the town and there are still a far greater number of independent shops than many, many places) but the place has not been ruined like so many others.