Borough
Reigate & Redhill 150
Plus
Find out how we’re investing in our borough’s future
Your magazine from Reigate & Banstead Borough Council
Autumn 2013
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Contents
Welcome
From Cllr Joan Spiers,
Leader of Reigate & Banstead
Borough Council
Hello, and welcome
to the autumn issue
of Borough News.
In this issue, we
celebrate Reigate and
Redhill being granted
municipal borough
status 150 years ago and explore the
impact it had on the borough as we
know it today. Read more about our
history on pages 8 and 9. We speak
to lifelong resident, Dorothy, who,
at 94, shares her reflections of her
hometown, Redhill and the changes
she has seen over the years. Take a
walk down memory lane with Dorothy
on page 10.
The Council’s recycling activities
raised £2.5 million in 2012-2013,
reducing pressure on council tax
and saving money. Read more
about our recycling efforts on
page 11.
It’s important that all of our
residents stay healthy and active
and so, on page 12, we speak
to Dr Joe McGilligan about the
recent changes to public health
and what they mean for you.
Over the next five years, the
borough will see over £250 million
in private sector investment
in Redhill, Horley, Preston and
Merstham. There’s more about these
exciting changes on page 6.
I hope you enjoy reading this issue
of Borough News.
Contents
4News
Make sure you have your
say by registering to vote
6Regeneration
Investing in our future
7 Customer services
The way you can access
our services is changing
6
Regeneration
8 Celebrating Reigate
& Redhill 150
Looking back at the difference
local government has made
10Redhill reflections
Reflecting over the past 50 years
11Rethinking your Rubbish
A round up of the latest
recycling news
12 Public health
Putting health at the
heart of the borough
13 Ageing well
Find out about the Reigate
Artisans project
14 What’s on
15Harlequin Highlights
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13
Reigate & Redhill 150
Ageing well
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4
News
www.reigate-banstead.gov.uk
News
Borough’s first extra care
scheme opens soon
A
nvil Court,
the borough’s
first extra care
housing scheme in
Blacksmiths Road,
Horley opens its
doors to residents
soon, providing 60
one and two bedroom apartments for social rent or
to buy on a shared ownership basis.
Don’t be spooked
around Halloween
and Bonfire Night
S
urrey Police and its partners will
again be working together during
the Halloween and Bonfire Night period
to target anti-social behaviour.
There will be additional patrols throughout Surrey to make it clear to
potential trouble makers that criminal offences will not be tolerated.
Some tips to keep safe:
• Always go trick or treating
with an adult or a group
of responsible friends.
• Stay in well-lit areas.
• Stay in a group.
• Don’t knock on doors
where there is a sign saying
‘no trick or treaters’.
• Never enter a stranger’s
house or talk to strangers.
• Be careful not to frighten
people, especially elderly people.
For more advice, visit www.surrey.police.uk from October 22.
Housing 21, a leading provider of care, health and
housing services for older people is working with
the Borough Council and Surrey County Council
on the scheme. Additional facilities open to the
local community and friends and family of residents
include a restaurant, hairdressing salon and shop.
To apply for one of the social rented
apartments contact the Housing Register
Team on 01737 276791 or housing.register@
reigate-banstead.gov.uk. To be eligible you
must be aged 55 years or over and be in
need of affordable housing and personal care
(as assessed by Surrey County Council).
in brief...
■ Councillors’ allowances
Members’ Allowance Scheme payments are
published annually. To view the payments
made in 2012/13 visit www.reigatebanstead.gov.uk or email democratic.
[email protected]
■ New planning search
■ Domestic Abuse Awareness
Week 14-19 October
This year, the theme is ‘Healthy
Relationships’. Throughout the week
there’ll be online information, dropin sessions and other events to raise
awareness about domestic abuse and
healthy relationships. Find about more by
visiting www.surreyagainstda.info.
We’ve revamped the planning application
search on our website so you can search for
applications more easily, save your searches ■ Travel Surrey
and sign up for alerts. It also features better There’s now a
maps and a special consultees section. Try it new website
at www.reigate-banstead.gov.uk
that will help you
make smart travel
■ Stoptober
choices to
Stoptober 2013 is back! It is running
cut carbon,
this October encouraging people to
calories and cost.
stop smoking for 28 days, and it’s not
Visit www.travelsmartsurrey.info to
too late to join. To order an application
plan your journeys, for information on
pack and find out more visit
public transport options and much more.
www.smokefreenhs.uk/stoptober
Illegal tobacco
– a drag on
communities
S
urrey Crimestoppers has
launched a campaign
to raise awareness about the
trade in illegal tobacco which
can have damaging effects
on local communities.
If residents want to report
anything or anyone, they
can call the safe and secure
Crimestoppers number
anonymously on 0800 555
111. For more information
about the campaign, visit
www.crimestoppers-uk.org
www.reigate-banstead.gov.uk
ESRA, an employment
based charity
E
mployment Support Retraining Agency
(ESRA) is a Redhill based charity that helps
people with mental health issues who are looking
to find or keep work. The charity also works
with employers who want advice and support
in recruiting and retaining valuable staff. Last
year, the charity helped 250 people who were
experiencing stress, anxiety, depression or other
mental health problems to keep their jobs, find
new ones or access training. People can either be
referred or approach the charity directly.
Visit the website www.esrasurrey.co.uk
if you’d like to find out more.
Helping young people
prepare for adulthood
S
upported Lodgings, run by Surrey County
Council, is an accommodation scheme for
young people in care aged 16-21 who are not
yet ready to live on their own. The scheme aims
to offer young people a safe and supported
environment where they can prepare for
independent living. You can work full-time and be
a Supported Lodgings provider. You can find out
more about the scheme by visiting Surrey County
Council’s website, www.surreycc.gov.uk/fostering,
and the fostering Facebook page, www.facebook.
com/surreyfostering.
If you have suitable accommodation and
think you can offer the support needed, get
in touch with the Surrey Fostering Team to
find out more, email: fostering.recruitment@
surreycc.gov.uk or telephone: 08000 969626.
News
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It’s your vote, make sure you use it
O
n Thursday 22 May 2014 you’ll have the opportunity to vote
for Members of the European Parliament as well as voting for
your local councillors. We are now carrying out the annual audit of
the electoral register which contains the names of everyone entitled
to vote. A registration form has been sent to every household
and will be landing on your doorstep. You need to go online or
use the freephone number on the form to confirm your details,
or complete and return the form to the Electoral
Registration Officer. If you don’t, you may not be
able to vote in the elections in 2014.
If you have any questions, visit
www.reigate-banstead.gov.uk or
www.aboutmyvote.co.uk
email [email protected]
Council tax single
person discount review
W
e are reviewing single person council tax discounts as part
of a Surrey-wide initiative to ensure that only those eligible
to claim it are doing so.
We are contacting residents who get a single person discount
to see if they still need it. Data from the electoral roll and credit
reference agencies may also be used as part of the checks.
If you think you are no longer entitled to a council tax
discount, or you should be getting one, please call the
Council Tax team on 01737 276779 or email
[email protected].
Taxi voucher scheme
for older residents
R
eigate & Banstead Borough Council is launching
a taxi voucher scheme pilot for older residents
and needs volunteers to take part.
To qualify you will need to either:
• Live in a rural area with limited
public transport (bus or train)
• Have a mobility issue or
registered disability
Contact Helen Dredge on 01737 267430 if you’d like to
know more and take part in the pilot. For more general
information, visit www.reigate-banstead.gov.uk/ageingwell.
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Regeneration
www.reigate-banstead.gov.uk
Investing in our
borough’s future
Artist impression of the new development on the Newman House site
Over the next five years, the borough will see over £250 million in
private sector investment in Redhill, Horley, Preston and Merstham. D
espite the challenging times
for councils we continue to
make our borough a prosperous
place through improved facilities
and by creating new homes and
jobs for local people.
Horley – landmark
redevelopment underway
The Newman House site
redevelopment by Thames Valley
Housing will create new shops,
cafes and homes. Along with new
affordable and market homes on
parts of the Court Lodge School
sites, it will bring some £15 million
investment into the town by 2015.
Almost half the 710 new homes
planned for north east Horley are now
complete, with the new residents
increasing local spending power.
Redhill
Redhill is set to benefit from
over £100 million investment.
Redevelopment of the council-owned
Warwick Quadrant in partnership
with Sainsbury’s and Aviva will
provide a larger Sainsbury’s, hotel,
gym and car parking.
Our exciting plans to build a cinema
and restaurants on our Marketfield
Way car park by early 2017 will give
local people more leisure choice.
Plans for a multimillion redevelopment
of Redhill station, including a new ticket
hall, Waitrose, a public plaza, 150
apartments and a new station car park
will soon be decided.
A new pavilion café will be built in
Memorial Park as part of its £1.4m
Artist impression of new leisure, community and youth centre
revamp early next year, along with a
play area, sports zone, landscaping
and planting.
Improvements will be made to Redhill’s
roads, cycle and walking routes,
cutting journey times and making it
easier to get around.
Preston
The regeneration of Preston in
partnership with Surrey County Council
and Raven Housing Trust will bring
some £90 million in investment to the
area with a new leisure, community
and youth centre, new homes,
revamped recreation ground and
road improvements. Work on the new
leisure centre is expected to start later
this year.
Merstham
Proposals to improve the Portland
Drive area could result in almost £25
million investment in the area. The
Council will redevelop the Iron Horse
pub and Triangle sites to provide
new shops, flats, a community hub
(including a library) and youth centre,
in partnership with Surrey County
Council. Raven Housing Trust have
recently submitted plans for new
homes on Purbeck Close and Portland
Drive will follow.
www.reigate-banstead.gov.uk
Customer services
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Improving our
service to you
We’re making some changes to our services
to make it easier for you to deal with us.
R
apid changes in technology have
significantly altered the way many
residents want to access our services.
Research shows that almost three
quarters (70%) prefer to self-serve
online or contact our Help Line, rather
than use our face to face services.
Our website
We know that most of you prefer
to deal with us online. We’re
making that easier by improving our
website. We have already improved
our planning application search
facility and added a whole range
of new web forms, making it easier
for you to report, apply for and
pay for services online. We will be
redesigning the site to make it easier
for you to transact with us online
and through your smartphone.
Pay it 24-7
You can already pay for a range
of services online, by phone or
by direct debit. Over the coming
months we will be working to extend
this to a wider range of services so
you can pay in a way and at a time
convenient to you.
Face to face services
Our Redhill, Banstead and Horley
Help Shops have moved to shared
premises to improve access to local
services, whilst saving money. To make
the benefits and housing applications
process faster, customers can now
make benefit claims online and we’ve
introduced mobile working for housing
and benefits staff, so they can see
customers at their new local Help
Desk or take their service
out to residents who need
more support. The new set
up has also enabled us to deal
with claims much quicker and
identify a number of potentially
fraudulent claims much earlier.
The changes will save over
£200,000 that can be reinvested
in services.
Accommodation savings
At the Town Hall, we are making
more efficient use of our office
space, saving over £100,000 that
can be reinvested in services and
freeing up space that can be rented
out to other organisations.
These changes are a continuation of
our efficiency programme which has
seen us save £11.5 million over five
years. We will keep you updated as
these projects develop.
Commun
ity
focus
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Reigate & Redhill 150
www.reigate-banstead.gov.uk
Celebrating Reigate
& Redhill 150
Commun
ity
focus
Earlswood Lakes, Redhill, 1950
On 11 September 1863, Queen Victoria signed the Royal
Charter of Incorporation granting Reigate and Redhill
municipal borough status. 150 years on, we look at the
difference the introduction of democratically elected and
accountable local government has made to the borough.
M
uch has changed over 150
years; borough boundaries
have expanded, our town centres
have developed and our parks and
countryside are thriving.
John Capon, member of the Reigate
& Redhill 150 Group, set up to
co-ordinate the celebrations, talks
to us about the significance of
the anniversary: “After the charter
was given and Reigate became
a municipal borough, the positive
effects of this reorganisation were
immediate. It revolutionised the way
things are locally. Within a few years
the whole borough had a police
force and a fire brigade, followed by
gas and mains water supplies and a
sewerage system.”
Both towns are now part of a larger
borough. In 1933 Gatton, Merstham
and small parts of other neighbouring
parishes were incorporated and in
1974 the boundaries were redrawn
again to include Banstead and Horley
to make the Borough of Reigate and
Banstead. We look at what’s changed
in the past 150 years and how we’re
celebrating this significant anniversary.
What’s changed?
Public health
Lisa Wareham, a Senior Environmental
Health Officer at the Council, reflects
on the improvements to public hygiene
standards:
“I’d like to go back 150 years and
carry out a food safety inspection.
Before local government was
established, there were no officers
who regulated food hygiene
standards in our restaurants and
shops and this meant some serious
public health outbreaks which
would have gone unnoticed as
illness was not directly connected
with what we ate or drank.
“Now, Environmental Health at the
Council covers such a wide range
of things – we’re out and about
making sure hygiene standards
are high and the places you eat
at and the houses you live in are
safe. We monitor air quality across
the whole borough and help
businesses comply with health and
safety regulations.”
www.reigate-banstead.gov.uk
Parks and countryside
Robin Davis, Parks and Countryside
Manager, reflects on how things have
changed from 150 years ago.
“The borough’s parks and
countryside looked very different in
1863. The Council did not own and
maintain open spaces as we do
now. The places residents can enjoy
today like Reigate Hill and Priory Park
would not all have been accessible
to the general public 150 years ago.
Most land was either privately owned
or used by tenant farmers to graze
their animals.
“The woodland part of Priory Park
(formerly called Reigate Park), for
example, was privately owned until
the early 20th century when a local
resident bought it and then gave it
to the Council for ‘the enjoyment of
the public.’ The remainder of Priory
Park became public open space only
after World War II. And now, since
the restoration and improvements
to the Park in the 2000s, people
come from all across the borough
and beyond to enjoy the nectar
rich flowers, lavender maze and
children’s playground.”
Reigate & Redhill 150
vast programme of activities for young
people. The annual talent competition,
Star for a Night, has become a much
loved fixture in the calendar, we
become fiercely competitive in the
Surrey Youth Games and make sure
parents can entertain their children
during the school holidays with rock
climbing, trampolining and squash
sessions on offer.
There was perhaps less time for
leisure 150 ago when a days work
was more likely to be spent in a
“ I’d like to go back
150 years and carry
out a food safety
inspection. Before
local government was
established, there
were no officers who
regulated food hygiene
standards in our
restaurants and shops”
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factory rather than by a computer
screen. Now, because of the
Council’s investment, residents
enjoy three fantastic leisure centres
- Donyngs Leisure Centre in Redhill,
Horley Leisure Centre and Banstead
Leisure Centre.
Celebrations
Residents have been joining in with
the celebrations throughout the
year. There’s been a Victorian dress
competition, a Victorian market, guided
heritage walks and heritage open days
to name just some of the celebrations!
“The celebrations are fantastic – I’m
really pleased the Council is getting
on board to support them. There’s
something for everyone to enjoy.
We especially liked the Community
Festival in Reigate when kids got to
dress up in Victorian garb!”
Mandy, Reigate resident
For more information about
all that’s happened, why we’re
celebrating 150 years as a
municipal borough and the
celebrations still to come,
visit www.rr150.co.uk.
Luc Seeraj,
winner of
the Victorian
costume
competition
at Reigate
Community
Festival
A shopping excursion in Reigate 1906
© Grant Pritchard Photography
Leisure and events
150 years ago in Victorian Britain,
children were to be seen and not
heard. In 2013, the Council runs a
Borough focus
www.reigate-banstead.gov.uk
Commun
ity
focus
Redhill reflections
“There’s a lot to be said for little old Redhill,”
says 94 year old Dorothy Chanter who has
lived in the town for over 50 years.
A
s we celebrate the 150th
anniversary of Reigate and
Redhill becoming a municipal
borough, we spoke to one of our
older residents about life in our
largest town centre.
We caught up with Dorothy at the
Redhill Methodist Church where the
Reigate and Redhill Live at Home
Scheme holds a weekly day centre
for older people.
Redhill did not officially exist until
1818 when the original settlement
was known as Warwick Town. It
changed its name to Redhill when
the post office relocated from Red
Hill Common in 1867. However,
it was the railway coming in the
1840s that secured Redhill’s future,
enabling it to develop as a popular
commuter town.
Market Hall, Redhill 1933
Dorothy doesn’t recall all that history;
she does however remember the days
London Road until 1982 and was a
before the Belfry, Donyngs and the
central landmark. During the 1960s it
Warwick Quadrant.
was ‘the’ place to be on a Saturday
night with big names such as Tom
“I remember swimming in the old
Victorian baths on the London Road – Jones, the Hollies and Gene Vincent
all playing there.
which was always freezing cold,” she
says. “There was great excitement
when the new Donyngs sports centre “I was sorry to see that old building
go,” says Dorothy. “However it was
was built – a great improvement then
replaced by the Warwick Quadrant
and even better now it has been
which gave us the new theatre,
revamped.
cinema, library and a supermarket all
in one area. I have particularly enjoyed
“One of the best developments that
some of the local drama and operatic
happened in my time for me was the
groups which have played at the
opening of the Belfry shopping mall
Harlequin.”
complete with Marks & Spencers.
Before that we had to go to
“Over the years I’ve seen many
Croydon or Crawley.”
changes,” reflects Dorothy. “I’ve
Dorothy also recollects the old Market enjoyed living here and feel that the
town is ageing well – a bit like me!”
Hall which stood on the corner of
eatre & Cinema,
The Harlequin Th
2012
Redhill High Street, 2012
London Road, Redhill 1936
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www.reigate-banstead.gov.uk
Rethinking
Your Rubbish
The local picture
Recycling & waste
Recycling saves
you money
Clean
and
green
In Reigate & Banstead 8 out of 10 homes* recycle
Reigate & Banstead Recycling 2012-2013
£2.5 million
revenue
£215,000
landfill tax avoided
Composting
Did you know?
With autumn just around the
corner, now’s the ideal chance to
start composting grass cuttings,
dried leaves, twigs, vegetable
peelings and a lot of other food
waste to create peat-free compost
for potting or planting. Visit www.
surreywastepartnership.org.uk for
details on:
Since 2001, household recycling in
the UK has risen from 11% to 43%
nationwide – and 50% in our borough.
Christmas is coming!
Check out www.reigate-banstead.
gov.uk/recyclemore in December for
details of collection day changes for
your recycling and refuse.
• how to get started
• how to compost
• what to compost
• and buy a composting bin.
Get composting today
– for a greener tomorrow.
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Recycle it right
Please remember to ‘recycle it right’
Putting the wrong items in your
mixed recycling bin means we
cannot collect or use the rest of your
recycling. If in doubt, check first.
for Reigate & Banstead
Keep up to date and visit: www.reigate-banstead.gov.uk/recyclemore
Follow us on Twitter at: Twitter.com/reigatebanstead
Find us on Facebook.
Don’t forget our recycling centres can help you to recycle what you
can’t from your home. Visit our website for their location details.
Recycling rollout to flats
starts on staggered basis
The phased roll out over the next 24
months of our new recycling service
to flats and other properties with a
shared bin area is underway, starting
in October in the Horley area. Most
properties need
bespoke recycling
solutions. We will
be writing to each
affected resident
ahead of their roll out.
"For my
family,
recycling
is part of
everyday
life; the
council’s
recycling
service
makes it so much easier
to do more of it."
Suzanne Gadhile, Tadworth resident
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Public health
www.reigate-banstead.gov.uk
Putting health at the
heart of the borough
We’ve always played a role in public health through our
housing, leisure and environmental health responsibilities.
In the past year, that role has got bigger.
Safe
and
healthy
The local health landscape
In April, responsibility for public
health moved from the NHS to
Surrey County Council. Put simply,
this means that Surrey County
Council now has a duty to ‘take
steps to improve the health of their
local population’.
A new organisation, the Surrey
Health and Wellbeing Board, led
by Surrey County Council, has been
set up to bring together professionals from a range of organisations to
do this.
Locally, Clinical Commissioning
Groups have replaced Primary Care
Trusts. East Surrey CCG and Surrey
Downs CCG cover our borough and
are responsible for designing and
buying local health services based
on your needs. This covers primary
care services, hospital services and
community services (which includes
things like mental heath services, district
nurses and learning disability services).
It’s our role to work with the CCGs
and Surrey County Council to
contribute to and implement health
initiatives locally. In the next issue of
Borough News, we will be looking at
some of these initiatives.
In the meantime, you can find
out more about the changes
in public health by visiting
www.surreycc.gov.uk.
What it means for you
We spoke
to local GP
Dr Joe
McGilligan
about these
changes.
What’s
your role?
“I chair the East
Surrey CCG, which means I’m
involved in setting the direction of
healthcare for residents.
“I also co-chair the Surrey Health
and Wellbeing Board. We try to find
ways to work better together to
deliver the best possible care and
turn patients from passive recipients to
active participants in their healthcare.”
What does ‘commissioning
health services’ mean?
“Every action a GP carries out is
essentially a commissioning act. Writing
a prescription or referring a patient
costs public money. The decisions we
make about what to spend money on
must be decided by people’s needs not
wants. There’s only one public pound.”
What difference will these
changes make to residents?
“The role of a GP goes far beyond
that of the surgery door - we have
a responsibility from cradle to grave.
We need to challenge poor health
provision and put better practices in
place, focusing on prevention and
moving from being an illness service
to a health service.
“We’re working with Reigate &
Banstead Borough Council who have
an important role to play in enabling
residents to lead healthy lifestyles by
maintaining parks and countryside,
providing leisure centres and sports
activities. We signpost patients
to these existing services. The
answer to health problems doesn’t
necessarily involve taking medicines
– instead, we can work to prevent
illnesses arising in the first place.”
Safe
and
healthy
www.reigate-banstead.gov.uk
Ageing well
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Reigate
Artisans
– a new and exciting local project
There are more older people in the borough living healthy lives for longer, and
we want to make sure that continues. Working with partners, we’ve launched a
range of projects to support older people and unlock the secrets of ageing well.
Here, we take a closer look at one of those projects, Reigate Artisans.
Reigate Artisans – a new and
exciting local project
If you’re retired, have some free time
and want to stay involved with the
community, then Reigate Artisans
could be for you.
We’ve teamed up with Reigate Priory
Cricket Club and Old Reigatians
Rugby Football Club who need help
around their grounds from retired
men. They are offering free social
membership and the chance to learn
skills with experienced grounds staff
– you could be preparing pitches for
games or repairing the club house.
No scrumming required
No previous experience is necessary
or even an interest in sport so don’t
worry if you’re not as handy with a
hammer as you were with a bat.
‘It’s a proper club’
Mark Goody from Merstham is
enjoying his involvement with Reigate
Artisans: “I love being outside and I’m
keen to meet new people and expand
my social circle.”
He’s keen to encourage others:
“You can do activities that suit
your interests. I like the grounds
maintenance work but one of the
lads works behind the bar as he
used to own a pub”.
Another volunteer Michael Vanner
got involved for some fresh air:
“The idea of getting out in the
open appealed to me more than
volunteering in a shop, say, and
being stuck indoors all day.”
Our brilliant volunteers didn’t say if
they relived their cover driving glory
days while pottering about out in the
open, but we suspect they do.
So if you get some time off from
the grandchildren and have
realised the allotment doesn’t
have a bar, then Reigate Artisans
might be for you. Contact Helen
Dredge, Ageing Well Coordinator
if you’d like to find out more by
email [email protected] or telephone
01737 276430.
This is just one of a range of activities available for older people in the borough,
for the latest information, visit www.reigate-banstead.gov.uk/ageingwell
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What's on
www.reigate-banstead.gov.uk
What’s on
Enjoy events and activities across the borough this autumn – there’s plenty to choose from.
Gilbert and Sullivan's Iolanthe
14 -16 November
Banstead Operatic Society presents a satirical
performance at Banstead Community Hall.
Time: 7.30pm and Saturday matinee at 2.30pm
Contact: 07716 496878 or [email protected]
Gatton Volunteer Project Day
13 October
A one day project to help make a difference in
the park, all welcome any age and ability.
Time: 10am - 4pm
More information: www.gattonpark.com
Banstead Arts Festival Society Concert
12 October
Featuring Diana Galvydyte on the violin
and Christopher Guild on the piano
Community Hall, Banstead.
Time: 7.30pm
Firework display
Thursday 21 November
A firework display in Memorial Park, Redhill,
to celebrate the anniversary of Reigate &
Redhill becoming a municipal borough.
More information: www.rr150.co.uk
Banstead Arts Festival
Society Concert
9 November
A performance by the Wihan Quartet
Community Hall, Banstead.
Time: 7.30pm
More info: www.bansteadarts.co.uk
Charter Anniversary Concert
23 November
A night of music by Redhill Sinfonia at Reigate
Park Church to celebrate the 150 of Reigate
& Redhill being a municipal borough.
Time: 7.45pm
More information: www.rr150.co.uk
Carols at the Belfry
Jane Eyre - A Musical Drama by The
Opera Club of Reigate and Redhill
20-26 October
An evening of music drama at The Harlequin in Redhill.
More information: www.operaclub.org.uk
8 December
A special night of carols at the Belfry in
Redhill to celebrate Reigate & Redhill 150.
Time: 7pm
More information: www.rr150.co.uk
If you would like to publicise your events, please
email [email protected]
www.reigate-banstead.gov.uk
Harlequin highlights
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Harlequin highlights
Check out the autumn/winter season – there’s something for everyone
at The Harlequin.
Sing-a-Long-A Rocky Horror Picture Show
Much Ado About Nothing
Thursday 31 October, 7.30pm
Tickets: £15, Groups –
buy 10 & get one free
An outrageous, riotous, kitsch, wonderful
romp - you won’t have a better chance
to let your hair down this year.
Tuesday 26 November, 7.30pm
Tickets: £14, Concs £12.50,
Schools £10
Traffic of the Stage sets this
famous Shakespearean comedy in
18th century Spain with its colour,
passion and energy.
The Nutcracker
Thursday 21 November, 7.30pm
Tickets: £16, Concs £14, Under 16s £12
Ballet Theatre UK is proud to present their
critically acclaimed festive classic, The
Nutcracker. This new production is an
enchanting adventure beautifully told
through the magic of dance, delighting
audiences young and old.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Friday 13 December 2013 –
Sunday 5 January 2014
Tickets from £12
Staring EastEnders and Hollyoaks
star Stefan Booth, this festive
pantomime promises to be fun for
all the family.
For more information about these and all performances, visit www.harlequintheatre.co.uk. And, don’t
forget, there’s also The Waller Cinema showing the latest and best cinema releases to enjoy.
Win a family ticket to
this year’s pantomime
Win a family ticket and souvenir programme for this year’s pantomime
‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’ at The Harlequin Theatre & Cinema.
There are more than seven little reasons why people should be heading
to The Harlequin Theatre this Christmas when the musical heart-throb
and smouldering television hunk Stefan Booth takes on a princely role in
this year’s pantomime. Joining Stefan will be Hi De Hi Yellow Coat Nikki
Kelly and two Redhill favourites as Neil Wheatley strides into town with
his unique brand of loud and laddish comedy capers and the beautiful
Abigail Welford proves she is truly the fairest of them all as Snow White.
To enter, simply email your answer for the following question to
[email protected] letting us know your name,
address and telephone number. Closing date is Friday 8 November.
What poisonous fruit does Snow White take a bite from?
Good luck!
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