Podcast Pete
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first heard Jun 2024
last heard Aug 2024
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I was wondering if you could consider being a judge at our cake competition for our school in Hawley on Saturday, the 29th of June. Well, actually, I can't for a couple of reasons. First of all, because I'm on my holidays that particular weekend. But secondly, I may have mentioned it, I'm a celiac. Now, I will go a long way for the Planet Rygate podcast, but...
But exploding because I've eaten glutened cakes is probably a step too far, as you probably understand. However, I hope it goes well. And because I can't get there, let's give it a nice meaty plug. I can eat meat. Saturday, the 29th of June, between 12 and 12.30, it's the school annual summer fair. This year is extra special because it's the school's 60th anniversary.
We've organised a big event with barbecue, live band and pony rides. We're organising a 60th anniversary themed cake competition as well. The cake afterwards will be sold towards the fundraiser. We've so far raised enough funds for Chromebooks, playground markings, new bike sheds this year alone. We've also spent £2,500 to restock the school library with copies of books.
which are featured in 100 Books to Read Before Leaving Yattenden School Challenge. The books have been carefully curated and the challenge set up to encourage reading amongst the students. Well, as a journalist and so on, I can only applaud that. So that sounds absolutely wonderful that you're putting together all of those books for Yattenden School. Congratulations there.
And some publicity will be great as the community is welcome to attend particular past and future students as well. Yes. So if you're in the Yattenton school area of Hawley, please get down there Saturday, the 29th of June between 12. I said between 12 and 1230, didn't I? I actually met between 12 and three o'clock. I'm reading the invitation. They wanted me there.
between 12 and 12.30, but the whole shebang is between 12 and 3 o'clock. Yes, some publicity would be great. The community is welcome to attend, particularly past and future students as well. Thua, I've written to you separately, I've explained the situation, but I've given you a nice plug there as well, I hope.
Last week on the show, I mentioned about the history of the Reigate pageants, didn't I? And it was really excellent to read some of your feedback on that. I don't think I said last week, but I should have done, that much of that information came from Reigate and Redhill in bygone days. It's a book by Tony Powell, which I've been reading voraciously over the last several days.
And it was really great to have Tony's expertise in that, which I was able to
to share with you and yeah I got this message from Derek Chinnery who said we found an old horse drawn fire manual in the Reigate tunnels which was used in the pageant and is now residing in the fire brigade museum how about that so Derek thank you for adding to our wealth of knowledge on that one and Andy Fowler said my late father knew Cecile Hummel
Now, Cecile, I mentioned, organised one of those pageants back in the day. And Andy says I still have some of his old sound scripts that he produced for the pageants back in the 50s. His eulogy back in 2004 included this, quote,
When he moved to Reigate after the war, Les joined the Gramophone Circle and it was through this that he was recruited to provide the music for an open-air production of A Midsummer's Night Dream. As often happens, one thing led to another and Les found himself involved in the first of the pageants held in Reigate Priory in 1951.
of this he said quote two of us performed a minor miracle every night with a pile of 78 records a chinagraph pencil and a pair of very basic turntables unquote things got easier in subsequent pageants with the advent of recording tape although when les came to play these some 30 years later he had to keep stopping to clear the remains of long dead insects from the tape machine
Which is rather fun, isn't it? Yeah, imagine doing a pageant there with recorded music rather than a live band. And the only recorded music would be on a record, acetate, wax cylinder. Yeah, you didn't have CDs and MP3s and so on. So congrats. Andy, I really appreciate you getting in touch and passing on that memory of Les and his work with Cecile there as well.
We had a huge response to our feature last week on the idea of having a bridge to connect the Red Hill railway station to the shopping area by McDonald's to allow easier and safer access there as well. So thank you if you added to the comments on social media and also to the news item we ran about trade in the town as well. Robin Whitwell said...
Rather than one thing, I'd like to see a number of changes in Redhill. And he's listed 11 of these. So quickly, let's rattle through some of these. One, with the increase in demand for bus services, particularly due to the lower numbers learning to drive and the current £2 fare cap, we need to increase the size of the bus station in Redhill. Number two, more shelter at the bus station.
Yeah, there's not much there, is there? Number three, a remodelled entrance from the train bus station into the town that encouraged people to walk up to the shops. He says the walk into the town past McDonald's is not the most appealing, and I know we could improve this welcome to Red Hill. That's not a bad idea.
You need kind of an archway or some kind of pillar or a big sign, but a nice sign, not just a metal board. Yes, a nicely designed sign. Number four, more independent retailers. Number five, and oh, which could include companies like the Eco Shop in Woodhatch. Yeah, Keren from the Eco Shop in Woodhatch was my guest in the very first episode of the Planet Reigate podcast.
Keren, hello and welcome to you. Five, an improved railway station plaza without the proposed flats. leading more naturally to the crossing point of the dual carriageway. Number six, better cycling infrastructure. Seven, instead of just expanding the current Harlequin Theatre, a transformation into a whole arts and culture centre with an exhibition space.
Number eight, a new bus to stand lay-bys in the wide pavement by Marketfield Way. Number nine, the reinstatement of the Wilton Road northbound bus stop of the A23. Number 10, inclusion in TFL's Zone 7, excuse me, Zone 6, like they have at Tatnam Corner, East and West Yule and Stonely and so on.
And number 11, without wishing to be controversial, I know a lot has changed since I was at school, college. but it would be great if we could have a facility where people of all ages, not just the youths, could learn about opportunities to get involved in their community and learn a new skill. Well, there's certainly various things to discuss there, aren't there?
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