Peter Stewart

There'll be a marketplace running all evening with support agencies and suppliers available for an individual chat and and also a programme of short talks to choose from as well. This is happening this coming Wednesday, 6 till 8pm at Reigate Town Hall, and it's all free of charge. earr.co.uk for more information. Energy Action, Redhill and Reigate.

There'll be a marketplace running all evening with support agencies and suppliers available for an individual chat and and also a programme of short talks to choose from as well. This is happening this coming Wednesday, 6 till 8pm at Reigate Town Hall, and it's all free of charge. earr.co.uk for more information. Energy Action, Redhill and Reigate.

Talking about Reigate, just around the corner from the Town Hall, and ongoing discussions about the future of the old HSBC Bank on the High Street. And it's what the website reigate.uk has called a continuing contest between conservation and commerce, which is a terrific line. I love that, David. Thanks for writing that. We've stolen that from you. Owners want to change the design of the windows.

Talking about Reigate, just around the corner from the Town Hall, and ongoing discussions about the future of the old HSBC Bank on the High Street. And it's what the website reigate.uk has called a continuing contest between conservation and commerce, which is a terrific line. I love that, David. Thanks for writing that. We've stolen that from you. Owners want to change the design of the windows.

on the old HSBC. It's just near the old town hall, isn't it? So you can understand this. So it's easier for passers-by to look in and see what's up for sale, yeah? The old cash machine spaces would be replaced with brickwork that matches the rest of the wall there. But the council's conservation officer says the building is in a conservation area. And...

on the old HSBC. It's just near the old town hall, isn't it? So you can understand this. So it's easier for passers-by to look in and see what's up for sale, yeah? The old cash machine spaces would be replaced with brickwork that matches the rest of the wall there. But the council's conservation officer says the building is in a conservation area. And...

Any change would make it look different from the Georgian style of the rest of the building. However, it's not actually a listed building itself and the building has been empty since August 2023. So what do you reckon to that?

Any change would make it look different from the Georgian style of the rest of the building. However, it's not actually a listed building itself and the building has been empty since August 2023. So what do you reckon to that?

Should they be allowed to make those changes, to change the brickwork and so on, to take out obviously that area where the cash machines were and to infill with sympathetic brickwork, but also perhaps slightly change the style and the layout and the design of those windows to make it more attractive to passers-by? Is it going to be a shop?

Should they be allowed to make those changes, to change the brickwork and so on, to take out obviously that area where the cash machines were and to infill with sympathetic brickwork, but also perhaps slightly change the style and the layout and the design of those windows to make it more attractive to passers-by? Is it going to be a shop?

Is it going to be a display room for something, like a kitchen showroom? Is it going to be a restaurant? Who knows? More information on this with a few ideas on what it could be, Still with shops and the Rygate pop-up. So that's just up Church Street, isn't it? Just there on the left-hand side of the road with the old town hall behind you.

Is it going to be a display room for something, like a kitchen showroom? Is it going to be a restaurant? Who knows? More information on this with a few ideas on what it could be, Still with shops and the Rygate pop-up. So that's just up Church Street, isn't it? Just there on the left-hand side of the road with the old town hall behind you.

Well, they say over the last six months they've been negotiating with the landlord regarding the renewal of their lease. And the negotiations have been done and they will now continue leasing the shop until March 2027. However, they say, that's a bit of a hard swallow moment, wasn't it?

Well, they say over the last six months they've been negotiating with the landlord regarding the renewal of their lease. And the negotiations have been done and they will now continue leasing the shop until March 2027. However, they say, that's a bit of a hard swallow moment, wasn't it?

March 2027, they say the challenges of the past six years have been really hard because they signed the initial lease in March 2020. And then, of course, there was the pandemic. They were closed for seven months, not the best start. And then they had six floods over the last five years. And then there's been a couple of other shops as well.

March 2027, they say the challenges of the past six years have been really hard because they signed the initial lease in March 2020. And then, of course, there was the pandemic. They were closed for seven months, not the best start. And then they had six floods over the last five years. And then there's been a couple of other shops as well.

Oliver Bonas has suddenly rocked up as well, selling similar stuff. And they say, we've tried our hardest, but we're going to go on. They say, quote, we're not out of the woods yet. We now have two years to make our shop successful enough to stay in Reigate. And they say, this is where you come in, lovely customers. We need your support desperately.

Oliver Bonas has suddenly rocked up as well, selling similar stuff. And they say, we've tried our hardest, but we're going to go on. They say, quote, we're not out of the woods yet. We now have two years to make our shop successful enough to stay in Reigate. And they say, this is where you come in, lovely customers. We need your support desperately.

From cards to gifts to homeware, we need you to buy from us, please. Each and every sale matters to our 28 small businesses within the shop. Each and every sale will stop our shop being taken over by a chain. Who wants a chain-filled, homogenous High Street? Not us, we hear you cry.

From cards to gifts to homeware, we need you to buy from us, please. Each and every sale matters to our 28 small businesses within the shop. Each and every sale will stop our shop being taken over by a chain. Who wants a chain-filled, homogenous High Street? Not us, we hear you cry.