Peter Stewart

And if you want to mention for your charity or your non-profit event, do let us know about it. You can fill out the form you'll find on theplanetreigatepodcast.com. Also on that front page, you'll find the last five episodes. And also, if you scroll down a little bit further, you'll find what we call a hot link. to every single feature that we've done over the past year.

So you'll just be able to read the headline, click on the link, and it'll take you to the specific point in the show that interview or that feature or that report was included. So again, theplanetreigatepodcast.com. And first of all, let's start off with... Details of the Heritage Open Weekend, or really the Heritage Open Week, because that's what it is.

Now, if you haven't actually heard about Heritage Open Days, let me explain a little bit. Every September, thousands of volunteers across England organise events to celebrate our fantastic history and culture. It's your chance to see hidden places and try out new experiences, and all of them are free to explore. Now, it goes from the 6th

to the 15th of September this year, so we're just getting underway with that. So let's tell you some of the events which are happening this year. Now, incidentally, if you want some more details on any or all of these, heritageopendays.org.uk is the website that you need to go to.

And first of all, I want to tell you what Anne has written to me about, because she says I'm one of the staff team at St Matthew's Church in Redhill. She says, we're opening up the building as part of National Heritage Open Day scheme on Saturday the 7th between 10 and 4. And it's a great chance to explore our Victorian church and the connection between church, town and the railway.

We've got a number of connections to the railway and the growth of Redhill itself with the coming of the railways.

Yeah, I know about this because if you scroll down on the front page of theplanetrightgapodcast.com and then click through to all of our episodes and the link there, if you scroll to episode T-3, so that's one of our pre-launch episodes, T-3, you'll be able to hear our History of Red Hill episode in that in which we talked about

the link between red hill and the railways and and says yeah we've got a number of connections between the railway and red hill and there's going to be a chance to take a self-guided tour around our stained glass windows children's activities plans for a modern railway installation refreshments as well the local history society will also bring along a display of some of the pictures and information that they've got regarding the connections between red hill and the railways

So that's tomorrow, Saturday, the 7th of September. As I say, the times there are between 10 and 4. So that's what's happening then. Also, I can tell you that... On the 14th of September, so these, no particular order, so this is at the back end of Heritage Open Week, 14th of September, Historic Vehicle Display run by Surrey Vintage Vehicle Society is at Tunnel Road.

If you want to hear a bit more about the Surrey Vintage Vehicle Society, I interviewed them in Episode 5 of the show. Also, Heath Church, Reigate, happening tomorrow, Saturday. That's off Flangeford Road in Reigate. You can discover Heath Church, which is the daughter church of St Mary Magdalene Church in Reigate. It was put up in 1907, so just past the cottages.

There's a little lane immediately after the last cottage. Go up there. And it's just up the end on the right-hand side. So you can't park up there. So what would I suggest? Probably parking at one of those Heath car parks and then walking back. It's only a couple of minutes, isn't it? Talking of which, the Cranston Library.

Yes, St Mary's Church in Chart Lane in Reigate, opening tomorrow, Saturday. Discover a tiny, exquisite parish library founded in the early 18th century. It's thought to be a forerunner of today's public libraries, so you'll be able to find out all about the history and the story about its founder, Andrew Cranston. Yeah, I believe it's supposed to be the oldest library in the entire world.

Talking about old, do you know about the Medieval Undercroft in Reigate? It's an amazing opportunity to discover the Medieval Undercroft. It's between West Street and Slipshoe Street in Reigate. And this is happening on Sunday the 8th. So, West Street, Slipshoe Street in Reigate and that Undercroft there. Pre-booking not required and you can go along there on Sunday the 8th.

Also, I can tell you about Buckland Windmill, which, if you don't know this, this is at Dungates Lane at Betchworth. It's being opened on the 14th of September, and it's the only surviving wind-powered sawmill in the whole of the UK. It's a tiny windmill designed to support the on-site sawmill and woodyard, and you can go along to see that. Again, you don't need to book, just rock up on the 14th.

And I think we've got another couple to tell you about. First of all, the Holmesdale Natural History Club Museum, which is being opened on the 14th, probably enough, on the 4th at 14 Croydon Road. Founded in 1857, the Holmesdale Natural History Club is opening its private museum of natural history, local history, local archaeology and geology as well. St Michael's Church in Betchworth.

Yeah, we've been there a couple of times. You'll hear about a couple of people who were buried in their churchyard in episode 30 of the Planet Reigate podcast. And also we did the links between that church and it's being featured in the film Four Weddings and a Funeral in episode 35 of the podcast. Sir Michael's beautiful church, a picturesque village of Betchworth, of course.

And yes, indeed, it was the first church in that 90s blockbuster. And you'll be able to go in and go around and hear more about it. Various dates that you'll be able to come across if you click through on heritageopendays.org.uk. St John the Evangelist Church in Redhill. Outstanding in more ways than one.

Not only is it outstanding because it can be seen for miles around, but also it's an outstanding example of the Victorian Gothic revival. And you can see the original Victorian stained glass, a gilded triptych. That's a three-part kind of picture and also a fine organ as well. Multiple dates that you can go along to that over the course of the coming week. Heritageopendays.org.uk for more on that.

Gatton Park is open on the 7th, so that is tomorrow, Saturday. Usually you have to pay to get in there, but you can enjoy a guided tour of the capability brown design landscape and Edwardian gardens, including the Japanese garden, which is celebrating 25 years since its restoration. You do have to pre-book for that one. Again, you can do that via heritageopendays.org.uk.

And pre-booking is required if you want to have a little look around the Reigate, Beaumont, Barchester Healthcare Care Home, which is there on Collie Lane. You can have a tour of their beautiful grounds and the history surrounding the home, various dates over the course of the coming week. And for any or all of these, heritageopendays.org.uk.