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In Surrey, Leatherhead Lions Club said its annual bank holiday donkey derby would no longer include the donkeys or a dog show "for the welfare and comfort of the animals".
From BBC • May 25, 2026
Jo Perry, from Leatherhead, said she owed both her daughters' lives to organ donors and called for more people to be on the register.
From BBC • Jul. 10, 2025
So sitting staring at a virtual class is not how Mr Malley set out to lead Therfield School in Leatherhead, Surrey - nor did any other head teacher anywhere else in the world.
From BBC • May 21, 2020
The gator legend also inspired the Leatherhead character, introduced in 1987, in the “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” comics and video games.
From New York Times • Feb. 26, 2020
The best way from Leatherhead to Dorking is the longest, and hardly goes by the high road at all.
From Highways and Byways in Surrey by Thomson, Hugh
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