Peter Stewart

Plus, Planet Rygate Stars this week features praise for local school pupils on a bus. And our 60-second soundscape before we go at the end of the show, natural sounds from a place you know. This week, a great tit on a January afternoon at Old Park Wood near Brockham.

Plus, Planet Rygate Stars this week features praise for local school pupils on a bus. And our 60-second soundscape before we go at the end of the show, natural sounds from a place you know. This week, a great tit on a January afternoon at Old Park Wood near Brockham.

Planet Reigate podcast. I'm Peter Stewart. Recently, we posted on social media both about what you would like to see in Reigate and also what you'd like to see in Red Hill town centres. And I got a bit of an update because I had a whole load of response. People posting, as you would expect on social media, their comments underneath my post, my original post.

Planet Reigate podcast. I'm Peter Stewart. Recently, we posted on social media both about what you would like to see in Reigate and also what you'd like to see in Red Hill town centres. And I got a bit of an update because I had a whole load of response. People posting, as you would expect on social media, their comments underneath my post, my original post.

but a couple of people contacted me directly, so I thought I'd pay particular attention to what they'd sent.

but a couple of people contacted me directly, so I thought I'd pay particular attention to what they'd sent.

Lois said, I think Redhill Town Centre itself needs a full-time estates manager or facilities manager to focus on upkeep and cleanliness, continuous improvements, coordinate with police, re-security, also to regularly speak to landlords, retail tenants and so on, to understand how they're doing and the issues they're facing.

Lois said, I think Redhill Town Centre itself needs a full-time estates manager or facilities manager to focus on upkeep and cleanliness, continuous improvements, coordinate with police, re-security, also to regularly speak to landlords, retail tenants and so on, to understand how they're doing and the issues they're facing.

Focus on work with landlords and agents to actively let their empty shops. Possibly it's covered by a state's team already, but I'm assuming it's not full time. Just my thoughts. Now, is this what very often they're called town centre managers? And I don't believe either Reigate or Redhill. or indeed Hawley, has a town centre manager. I've never heard of them, they've never been in touch with me.

Focus on work with landlords and agents to actively let their empty shops. Possibly it's covered by a state's team already, but I'm assuming it's not full time. Just my thoughts. Now, is this what very often they're called town centre managers? And I don't believe either Reigate or Redhill. or indeed Hawley, has a town centre manager. I've never heard of them, they've never been in touch with me.

I know some areas do, I'm pretty sure Epsom does, and I'm pretty sure that Dorking has a business improvement district, again, which neither Redhill or Reigate or Hawley does. So there seems to be a really big opportunity there missing to either appoint a town centre manager,

I know some areas do, I'm pretty sure Epsom does, and I'm pretty sure that Dorking has a business improvement district, again, which neither Redhill or Reigate or Hawley does. So there seems to be a really big opportunity there missing to either appoint a town centre manager,

obviously that would have to be paid for in some way, shape or form, or to apply to have it become a business improvement district. And then I think that's probably paid for via a contribution by lots of local businesses, which obviously is a bit of a problem if there aren't many local businesses to begin with, or indeed if some local businesses contribute and others don't.

obviously that would have to be paid for in some way, shape or form, or to apply to have it become a business improvement district. And then I think that's probably paid for via a contribution by lots of local businesses, which obviously is a bit of a problem if there aren't many local businesses to begin with, or indeed if some local businesses contribute and others don't.

Anyway, there's a fantastic idea there from Lois, and hopefully someone from the Redhill Business Guild is listening to this. I know they do, so perhaps someone can give an official answer, or maybe someone from Rygate and Banstead Borough Council, maybe someone from their business development team would be able to advise on that. And also there's a message from Sue as well.

Anyway, there's a fantastic idea there from Lois, and hopefully someone from the Redhill Business Guild is listening to this. I know they do, so perhaps someone can give an official answer, or maybe someone from Rygate and Banstead Borough Council, maybe someone from their business development team would be able to advise on that. And also there's a message from Sue as well.

She said, just listen to Podcast 71 in connection with suggestions for shops in Rygate. Yes, we're obviously covering Rygate, Redhill, Merston, Buckland, Betchworth and Brockham, down to Hookwood, over to Charlewood and Outwood as well. I'm only not including Hawley in that list because it doesn't rhyme. It doesn't have a wood in it, but obviously we do Hawley as well.

She said, just listen to Podcast 71 in connection with suggestions for shops in Rygate. Yes, we're obviously covering Rygate, Redhill, Merston, Buckland, Betchworth and Brockham, down to Hookwood, over to Charlewood and Outwood as well. I'm only not including Hawley in that list because it doesn't rhyme. It doesn't have a wood in it, but obviously we do Hawley as well.

And she says, found it very sad because over the years, many of the suggestions that people have made for shops...

And she says, found it very sad because over the years, many of the suggestions that people have made for shops...