70: More on the Harlequin’s future… and more
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This is the Planet Reigate podcast.
And this is Peter Stewart. Hello, welcome to the new year and a whole new series of episodes of the Planet Reigate podcast. And this is episode 70, your Planet Reigate podcast from Reigate, Redhill and Merston, Buckland, Betchworth and Brockham. We go down to Hookwood, over to Charlewood and Outwood as well. And this is how we're reflecting and celebrating our love Thank you.
Also, a new scheme at the hospital has seen a huge increase in the number of elderly patients going back home sooner than they have done in the past. I'll bring you the details later. We've got an update on Merstham Rex refurb. Congratulations to a local man named in the New Year's honours. A documentary about the aerodrome-based air ambulance. A petition about parking fines in Reigate has been set up. I'll tell you how you may be affected and how you could get involved. Restaurant fittings are being sold off by a local company, which is closing down. Details on the way. Entries are open for a big local drama and music festival. An update on train services this weekend that you may need to know about.
An unusual theft from South Nutfield that police are investigating. And, well... The story of what somebody found buried in Reigate this week. Plus, Planet Reigate stars this week. With a thanks to Santa. Roberta the Robot. Welcome back to her. Asking questions of Jack in Reigate. In our Reigate roulette feature that makes a return appearance. And our 60 second soundscape before we go at the end of the show. Natural sounds from a place you know. This week... From Mercer's Lake Park.
This is the Planet Reigate podcast with Peter Stewart.
And don't forget you'll find the time that each of those features are on in the show notes, so you can scooch straight through to that point of the show that you want to hear. And I also put out social media posts during the week with links that take you straight to specific parts of the show, so you can follow us on TwitterX, Facebook and Insta to get those. Hope you had a good Christmas break, even though... We continue to put out shows throughout the Christmas and New Year period. Hope you manage to catch up with some of those, particularly our short mini-series of four parts that we talked about the history of Bancroft Road in Rygate. How many times have you driven down that road? Go round that dog leg and on the left-hand side you'll notice there's a place called Pool House. Have you ever wondered, as I did a year or so ago, why is Pool House called Pool House? Well, it turns out, if you didn't know, that that was the site of Reigate's swimming pool. And right opposite where the cinema is, a cinema was.
And it was the same husband and wife team who constructed both of those. And that was before Bancroft Road was even built. We told the intriguing story of the Bancrofts and their little business empire on Bancroft Road. And also in episode four, so the most recent episode, 69, episode four of the miniseries, but episode 69 of the Planet Rygate podcast series. We've managed to get special permission to actually go into the foundations of Paul House to where what is left of the Lido is today. Lido, Lido, potato, potato. Let's call the whole thing off. Oh, you did. And thanks very much indeed to people who have contacted me about it, because it's been such a success. And Beverly said, this series has been most interesting, thanks to all involved.
Well, Beverly, that's very much indeed. I'll pass it on to the whole team. It is just me, by the way, that does the Planet Ruggett podcast. And also Rob says, Peter, I'm a first-time listener. You've got a lovely, soothing, warm and elegant style to your presentation. Rob, thanks very much indeed for that. So, it's been a big 24 hours as far as the Harlequin goes. It's going to be a really big month as well, because not only was there a council meeting last night, but there's also one in a couple of weeks' time as well. We'll cover that one, as and when, and we'll cover this week's right now on the Planet Reigate podcast. Yeah, so another meeting about the Harlequin last night, Thursday the 9th. All that ahead of another meeting later on this month.
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