Peter Stewart

There are dog exclusion zones in all or part of these play areas, playgrounds, parks, recs, sports areas, or open spaces. Needless to say, they can be called various different things across the borough, across the country. So, are you used to walking your dog in any of these places? Well, start off with Red Hill.

And then I've got a I'm going to drill down a little bit to give you a kind of idea of the kinds of restrictions there might be where you usually walk your dog. Obviously, I can't go into details for every single one of these, but let's just give you the details for one of them in a few moments time. But first of all, these are where some restrictions will be.

As I say, these play areas, playgrounds, parks, rec, sports areas or open spaces in Red Hill. First of all, come to Reigate in a couple of ticks.

Abinger Drive, Alderstead Heath, Battlebridge Rec, Brook Road, Colesmead Rec, Earlswood Common, Fairfax Avenue, French's Road, Greenway, Ifold Road, Memorial Park, Merstham Rec, Petridgewood Common, Redhill Common, Redstone Cemetery, Salford's Rec, Sabrosa Drive, Whitebushes Play Area and the Wordsworth Mead Play Area. And in Reigate, the restrictions will now be at the Castle Grounds.

You walk your dog there. Or on Collie Hill, the East Road Play Area, Gatton Park, Hartswood Play Area, Priory Park, the Reigate Garden of Remembrance, Reigate Heath, Sandcross Skate and BMX Park, South Park Play Area, St Mary's Church, Trumpets Hill Road, Ray Common and Woodhatch Park Play Area. So as I say... There's a lot for you to take in.

And if you know those areas and you walk dogs there, it may be worth you seeking out more information about the restrictions which have now come into force. Because some of those restrictions you will need to know to save yourself a fine. So what kinds of things are we talking about?

Well, I could have taken any of those wrecks, parks or grounds or whatever, but I thought let's concentrate on Priory Park because that's an area that most people know and can visualise. So I'm just using this as an example. It could have been one of the wrecks, it could have been Collie Hill, it could have been all sorts of places. But let's just take Priory Park because most people know it.

And we'll look at the restrictions specifically there. So from now on, the following additional rules apply to specific parts of Priory Park. So the formal gardens area. So that's from behind the tennis courts to Bell Street. And from the Ha Ha, that's that dip to Morrison's and Bell Street car park. That is now a dog on lead area. So your dog has got to be on a lead at all times in that area.

Secondly, the footpath and the bank around the lake, that is a dog on lead area. The playground is a dog exclusion area, no dogs at all. Number four, the multi-use games area. So that's the basketball court to the side of the tennis courts. That now is a dog exclusion area. And the tennis courts, again, as you might expect, a dog exclusion area as well.

Now, certainly, I've walked a dog previously in the gardens area and around the lake, and she hasn't been on a lead. So if you are used to doing that, they now have to be.

um so those are the rules by the council which have just come in if you want some more information reigate-bandstead.gov.uk cromwell park is getting a makeover it started this past week it includes the cage the seating area and the grass areas as well a local couple are attempting to visit all 238 rnli lifeboat stations of the uk and ireland they're

They're a quarter of their way through their challenge. They're Alan and Helen Thornhill from Smallfield. They're raising funds for the life-saving charity, which celebrated its 200th anniversary a little bit earlier on this year. They've reached their 60th lifeboat station in Northumberland.

And since the beginning of June, they've been to Kent, Sussex, Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Hampshire, Dorset, Devon and Edinburgh. So... all essentially on the south or the kind of southeast coast, East Anglian coast, and then Edinburgh. They say they're doing the challenge on and off over a period of a couple of years to fit around work.

So far, they've raised more than £600 for the RNLI, so congratulations to them. Got a couple of shops which have opened up. Spin Slow Style Boutique celebrates sustainability and less waste. It's a pre-loved fashion-for-all outlet with hand-selected indies on rotation, so it's a sustainable store. Five Prices Lane in Reigate, RH2. Tuesday to Saturday, 9 till 5. Sunday, 11 till 3.

That's handy being open on a Sunday. Closed on a Monday. Also, let me tell you about a coffee bar which is open. Not really a shop, but if you've

kind of thought well earlswood needs somewhere for proper coffee well now there is somewhere it's a short hop skip and a jump away from earlswood station it's actually outside the old chestnut pub and if you bring your own cup along you get a large coffee for the price of a regular so that's pretty good news isn't it so if you're on your way to or from the station or walking into town from elsewhere you

then you'll be able to stop off there and you will be able to get a cup of coffee. Moving on to the Harlequin Theatre, I said there was a bit of an update. They say they've received so many questions regarding the shops below the Harlequin Theatre building and why they aren't affected by RAC as the theatre itself is.

Well, they say the building's management agents have confirmed that the shops are not affected as the first floor slab that sits above the ground floor units and below the theatre and library...

is solid reinforced concrete and it's not that crumbly aerated concrete that rack is also talking about the harlequin the council says work to explore potential options where they can be holding arts and cultural events is well underway work to progress the detailed rack survey continues

And in working up the options, they want to engage with existing and potential users of art and cultural spaces, residents and customers about what they want going into the future. We spoke about this a couple of three weeks ago, didn't I? And there are plans for an engagement exercise in October. And I'll bring you more details on that as soon as I can. And the Arts Takeover is back.