73: Local plant-based cooking courses… and more
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This is the Planet Reigate Podcast.
Hello, this is Peter Stewart. Welcome to this, your Planet Reigate Podcast. And this is how we're reflecting and celebrating our love of life around here this week in Episode 73. And a big decision was made on the Harlequin last night, Thursday the 30th. We have news of an allocation of a big spend on a refurbished or rebuilt theatre, a half as big temporary space that'll help local arts in the meantime, and financial help for local groups which are currently homeless. And we've got news of two more reports as well. More on this breaking news later in the show. Well, the start of a new year, spring just around the corner. Can't wait, can you? And you may have decided to give your body a bit of a detox. The other week we had Olivia on, a Reigate-based fitness instructor. This week we hear from Robin, who runs vegetarian cookery courses across the area. Hear what she encourages you to rustle up in the kitchen and from some of those on a recent village hall session that I went along to.
In the news, how well is East Surrey Hospital doing compared with the national average? Well, new stats have come out this week. I'll tell you what they say regarding things like trolley waits, A&E, ambulances, backlogs and cancer care locally. The promise that high tech will mean that local potholes will be repaired faster. That's the claim anyway. I'll tell you who's making that and how it could help your drive. The meeting this week to help you save money on your energy bills this winter. What the future is for the old HSBC bank on Reigate High Street. Well, whatever it is, I'll explain what the hold-up seems to be. Another Reigate shop has had its lease extended, but staff there say they're pleading with you to use it.
I'll tell you what that shop is, what they sell and where they are. And there's a new business over at Buckland Park Lake. I'll give you the hot and the cold details on it. Bit of a clue. The local roundabout, which is being taken over by local residents and wildflowers. How you or someone you know could take part in the Miss Surrey competition, which is happening soon. The local snowdrop days, which are all set to start. Free trees are up for grabs. I'll tell you where you can collect them, but you'll have to be fast. We've got an update from Reigate Heath Golf Club on their greens and bunkers over the winter. Big local roadworks coming up this week, I'll tell you where. And also the local rail route, which is closing for 16 days from this weekend.
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.
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The Belfry Shopping Centre, Redhill. Ditch the click for hassle-free local shopping in a welcoming environment. See, touch, smell and try before you buy and speak to real people who can advise you. The Belfry Shopping Centre, Redhill.
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. 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.
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