Peter Stewart

Two local charities have funds that you can apply for. Another local charity is inviting you to bid in a silent auction for a helicopter experience over London. Congratulations to another charity who've won a big local award. How a local church is helping you if you work from home and are struggling to meet your fuel bills.

Two local charities have funds that you can apply for. Another local charity is inviting you to bid in a silent auction for a helicopter experience over London. Congratulations to another charity who've won a big local award. How a local church is helping you if you work from home and are struggling to meet your fuel bills.

In other local news this week, the local school that's the best in the country, another one that's won another award. How you can have your say on play areas in Hawley. A local cafe is starting to sell hot food for the first time in months. There's a Christmas drinks gathering that you're invited to. A new community initiative at the Belfry, which is free.

In other local news this week, the local school that's the best in the country, another one that's won another award. How you can have your say on play areas in Hawley. A local cafe is starting to sell hot food for the first time in months. There's a Christmas drinks gathering that you're invited to. A new community initiative at the Belfry, which is free.

Local Christmas services at a Reigate church. The local girl who's appearing in the new Richard Curtis movie. The local author who's ranking number two in Amazon's historical fiction charts. I bring you the sound of the talking bins which are popping up locally. And a very happy birthday of one of our most significant local buildings. Can you name it before I do? And here's a clue.

Local Christmas services at a Reigate church. The local girl who's appearing in the new Richard Curtis movie. The local author who's ranking number two in Amazon's historical fiction charts. I bring you the sound of the talking bins which are popping up locally. And a very happy birthday of one of our most significant local buildings. Can you name it before I do? And here's a clue.

Can you spell it? Also, we've got the good time guide of events across the area across the week ahead leading up to the big day. Planet Reigate stars this week from a local park. I've got recent weather stats from our very own Professor Weather and also going to be telling you about a big, significant local road closure that starts early 2025 and is going to be going on for weeks.

Can you spell it? Also, we've got the good time guide of events across the area across the week ahead leading up to the big day. Planet Reigate stars this week from a local park. I've got recent weather stats from our very own Professor Weather and also going to be telling you about a big, significant local road closure that starts early 2025 and is going to be going on for weeks.

And our 60-second soundscape before we go at the end of the show. Natural sounds from a place you know this week. from the grounds of one of our local castles.

And our 60-second soundscape before we go at the end of the show. Natural sounds from a place you know this week. from the grounds of one of our local castles.

OK, let's go to it. Hope you're well, by the way. Looking forward to the Christmas period, if you're celebrating and marking that. Got another week or so to go, of course. Surrey County Council looking at possible changes to school holidays. That may be affecting you, should it go forward. It would be a switch to a two-week half-term break in the autumn as well.

OK, let's go to it. Hope you're well, by the way. Looking forward to the Christmas period, if you're celebrating and marking that. Got another week or so to go, of course. Surrey County Council looking at possible changes to school holidays. That may be affecting you, should it go forward. It would be a switch to a two-week half-term break in the autumn as well.

So about one in ten state-funded schools have already made the switch, creating challenges when term times at different schools aren't aligned. You could have people going to different schools in different boroughs or across county borders, things like that. It could be very, very difficult, couldn't it?

So about one in ten state-funded schools have already made the switch, creating challenges when term times at different schools aren't aligned. You could have people going to different schools in different boroughs or across county borders, things like that. It could be very, very difficult, couldn't it?

Now, should the change be made, the school year would still be 195 days, including the five inset staff training days. I reckon there could be really strong views on either side of this particular question. There's a survey which is being run by Surrey County Council, and that closes at 5pm on the 31st of December.

Now, should the change be made, the school year would still be 195 days, including the five inset staff training days. I reckon there could be really strong views on either side of this particular question. There's a survey which is being run by Surrey County Council, and that closes at 5pm on the 31st of December.

So if you have a spare, you know, 5, 10, 15, 20 minutes to look at that survey at the moment, over the next couple of weeks before the end of the 31st of December, you may want to go on and find out a little bit more about that. It seems a funny time to launch a survey, doesn't it? A Christmas New Year time, but maybe you'll have a bit of time off perhaps between the two big days.

So if you have a spare, you know, 5, 10, 15, 20 minutes to look at that survey at the moment, over the next couple of weeks before the end of the 31st of December, you may want to go on and find out a little bit more about that. It seems a funny time to launch a survey, doesn't it? A Christmas New Year time, but maybe you'll have a bit of time off perhaps between the two big days.

Empty council buildings in Redhill could be taken over by charities and pop-ups on a short-term basis. It's been suggested the short term, what they're called meanwhile leases. I suppose it's kind of a lease while something else is being planned. You know, it's empty at the moment. A shop is going to be coming there. But meanwhile, can we put something else in instead?

Empty council buildings in Redhill could be taken over by charities and pop-ups on a short-term basis. It's been suggested the short term, what they're called meanwhile leases. I suppose it's kind of a lease while something else is being planned. You know, it's empty at the moment. A shop is going to be coming there. But meanwhile, can we put something else in instead?