Peter Stewart

OK, so it's going to be a while until that happens. But we've also got this meeting coming up, the public meeting, where people are going to get together to put forward their views and perhaps their frustration at the delay and so on, but also their hopes for the future.

OK, so it's going to be a while until that happens. But we've also got this meeting coming up, the public meeting, where people are going to get together to put forward their views and perhaps their frustration at the delay and so on, but also their hopes for the future.

Yeah, we seem to have Saturday 5th October. We don't know where, but we know when.

Yeah, we seem to have Saturday 5th October. We don't know where, but we know when.

later coming out that's right yeah so what you're saying is if i understand you and thinking back to that letter we're going to have a public consultation we're going to invite people to put forward their views before the council actually knows the state of the building how much it's going to cost whether or not they need to i don't know i suppose on one extreme could tear it down and another extreme it could be up and running in a fortnight it seems a little open-ended doesn't it to have a public meeting about it

later coming out that's right yeah so what you're saying is if i understand you and thinking back to that letter we're going to have a public consultation we're going to invite people to put forward their views before the council actually knows the state of the building how much it's going to cost whether or not they need to i don't know i suppose on one extreme could tear it down and another extreme it could be up and running in a fortnight it seems a little open-ended doesn't it to have a public meeting about it

Well, I suppose Richard Biggs, leader of Ruggett and Banster Borough Council, might say, and I've not spoken to him about this specifically, although I have spoken to him about the Harlequin several times in the past, that he promised there would be a public meeting in October, and so there will be a public meeting in October. Maybe there should be two.

Well, I suppose Richard Biggs, leader of Ruggett and Banster Borough Council, might say, and I've not spoken to him about this specifically, although I have spoken to him about the Harlequin several times in the past, that he promised there would be a public meeting in October, and so there will be a public meeting in October. Maybe there should be two.

Maybe there should be one to get the sense of feeling and opinion on the 5th of October, as we know. And then another one, perhaps towards the end of the year, you're getting towards Christmas. That may be a little tricky and so on. People have got other things on. But maybe towards the beginning of 2025, when we actually know the lie of the land and the possible timeline and cost.

Maybe there should be one to get the sense of feeling and opinion on the 5th of October, as we know. And then another one, perhaps towards the end of the year, you're getting towards Christmas. That may be a little tricky and so on. People have got other things on. But maybe towards the beginning of 2025, when we actually know the lie of the land and the possible timeline and cost.

Now we're very lucky in this neck of the woods aren't we because Surrey being Surrey we've got a lot of expertise and professionals. And presumably some of those are in your ranks. They've approached you. You know them anyway. And they're suggesting that they can help out on this.

Now we're very lucky in this neck of the woods aren't we because Surrey being Surrey we've got a lot of expertise and professionals. And presumably some of those are in your ranks. They've approached you. You know them anyway. And they're suggesting that they can help out on this.

Between now and whenever these doors open up properly again, where do you think the arts provision should be in the borough? I mean, there's going to be the arts takeover, which we're going to be talking about next week on the programme. That's going to be across Redhill in October. But after that's happened, where do you think other shows, performances and events should be held?

Between now and whenever these doors open up properly again, where do you think the arts provision should be in the borough? I mean, there's going to be the arts takeover, which we're going to be talking about next week on the programme. That's going to be across Redhill in October. But after that's happened, where do you think other shows, performances and events should be held?

Because they had problems with their ceiling as well, didn't they? I don't think it was rack, but other things.

Because they had problems with their ceiling as well, didn't they? I don't think it was rack, but other things.

But then you're losing, aren't you? You're losing your bedrock of support from people in this area who are going along because it's easy to drive ten minutes up the road to the Harlequin or whatever. And I guess also you may be losing some of your members who can't perform anymore and the excitement kind of goes out of it.

But then you're losing, aren't you? You're losing your bedrock of support from people in this area who are going along because it's easy to drive ten minutes up the road to the Harlequin or whatever. And I guess also you may be losing some of your members who can't perform anymore and the excitement kind of goes out of it.

And our thanks to Ali from the Harlequin Support Group. Now, if you want to know a little bit more about the background to the Harlequin and why it is closed, listen back to episode 48 with our Harlequin Q&A. So all the answers to all of the questions that I'm sure you've been asking yourself.

And our thanks to Ali from the Harlequin Support Group. Now, if you want to know a little bit more about the background to the Harlequin and why it is closed, listen back to episode 48 with our Harlequin Q&A. So all the answers to all of the questions that I'm sure you've been asking yourself.