The Planet Reigate Podcast
45: Awards for 700+ years of local volunteering… and more
Episode 45: “Awards for 700+ years of local volunteering… and more”
For Saturday 20th July
00:00 – What’s in the show
09:30 - The Good Time Guide: Local places to go and things to do this weekend.
17:15 - GUESTS: Some of the winners of ‘long-service volunteer’ awards across the area.
30:30 - The Planet Reigate area news
53:30 - Planet Reigate area sport
57:50 - Planet Reigate area travel news
59:20 - GUESTS: More winners of ‘long-service volunteer’ awards across the area.
1:17:30 - Planet Reigate Stars - thanking local heroes. This week from Reigate.
1:18:30 - The Good Time Guide: Local things to do and places to go this coming week.
1:26:30 - The 60-second Soundscape: from Pub In the Park
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- Duration:
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- Broadcast on:
- 19 Jul 2024
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This is the Planet Rigate podcast. Hello Planeteers, this is Peter Stewart with episode 45 for Saturday 20th of July 2024. Hope you are well. This is how we are reflecting and celebrating our love of life around here this week. From the first of two ceremonies for the annual Rigate and Bandsard Volunteer Awards, here from some of the winners later in this week's show and their stories of what they do and why. In the news this week, the Red Hill office blocks that's costing the County Council nearly £400,000 a year to keep empty, plans to install new bus lanes down various parts of the A23 and also changes to walking and biking routes between Red Hill Station and East Surrey Hospital. We have the details. An update on the Hollywood and comes out next week, I'll tell you how you can be the first to know what's going on. I'll tell you about plans to put in a raised sebora crossing on Linkfield Lane. An update on what's happening at Merstham Wreck, a subway at Hawley, is going to be closed for four days. I'll tell you when and why. St John's Church are looking to sell Meadvale Village Hall. Now that has implications, I'll tell you what you need to know later in the show. How would you make Salfordson Sidlow better? There's a way to make your voice heard, details later. Congratulations to a local charity which has got national lottery funding. And I'll give you an update on what's happening to the old Poundland store in Red Hill, squash rumours of the town's post office, and where could a new marks and Spencer's Food Hall go locally? Yeah. Intriguing. A big local pub restaurant is closed this weekend, I'll tell you why. Plus, listen for news about Red Hill Cababhouse and Sea Salt in Reigate, if you are usual customers of theirs. Work going on at East Surrey Hospital this weekend, which may cause you a bit of a problem getting in. I'll let you know why. Why Memorial Park is one of the best in Britain, and your heart will go out to somebody local after they left an unusual item on a local train this week. You may just be able to help someone who's pet wakes them up too early. In sport we feature Red Hill Bolz Club which is hosting a county final this weekend, a double local link regarding new paddle cords which have just been opened, and I'll tell you about a brand new pool hall which is open locally and has a national claim to fame. Plus, why one man wants to bring a little bit of France to Priory Park, Oolana. Because of course we've got the good time guide of events across the area, across the week ahead, Planet Reigate stars are from Pub in the park, our 60 second soundscape before we go at the end of the show this week, again from Pub in the Park, you'll love that what I've put together for you, plus interesting news about some local road works and a car park closure this week, it's news you need to know. All that and more, yeah I know more, it's going to be a packed program so let's get cracking with it right now. This is the Planet Reigate Podcast with Peter Stewart. And we'll start off with the Planet Reigate Postbad, first of all Phil has bought me a coffee and you can do the same details on that in a few moments time. Phil says thanks for the conversation yesterday, really enjoyed it, me too Phil and you'll be able to hear the results of our conversation in a few weeks time here on the Planet Reigate Podcast because Phil is a local author and Phil has said to all of his books, his crime detective novels in and around Reigate Red almost and Buckland Betchworth Brockham, in fact the Planet Reigate area, which is really intriguing because you obviously can really picture where the crime has taken place. So here more from Phil a little bit later on, yeah Phil bought me, well actually I think he about it, Phil bought me two coffees, he bought me one in real life and also he bought me one virtually as well so if you'd like to contribute to the running of the show then you can do that by going to this website on your phone it's really easy and donating the cost of a cup of coffee to help me with my running costs. So Phil really appreciate that lovely to meet you and thanks for your time and Phil also interviewed me for his community magazine, for his village magazine, I'll let you know when that goes out, which should be in the next couple of three weeks. NC Yoga, say thanks very much, I really appreciate the mention last week and I'll most definitely have a listen and come and join me one week as my guest, oh, could I do yoga, there are several people who know me listening to this and they're thinking yeah right Peter, you can't even touch him living knees, I don't know, I'm getting fitter in the last few months, yeah, I've had a bit of a life change, I'm getting fitter, slimmer, stronger, eating better, yeah, that kind of thing, I reckon I could do a bit of yoga, alright, a bit of pilates, that kind of thing, Royal Earlswood Football Club, say thanks for the shout out Planet Rigate podcast and they say we are still recruiting for under 15s for the season ahead, so if you're interested get in touch with Casey, 07368 219141 if you're interested, another one here from WS Planning and Architecture, they say thank you for the shout out regarding the Rigate Business Guild litter peak, great podcast all round, thank you guys, actually they get another mention a little bit later on in the show as well, old Rigation Rugby Club, thanks for the shout out about our honorary secretary and Colts manager Kate and the Surrey Rugby Awards, we're all really really proud for her and grateful for all the volunteers at the club and the work they do and they say if anyone wants more information about the club and getting involved please contact info@oldrigationrfc.com, we're sure Kate would be more than happy to point you in the right direction, yeah that's the old Rigation Rugby Club, if you're interested in getting some more information about that, oh we had another message in from NC Yoga, who say that they teach classes Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday and get in touch if you want any more information on what they do around the beautiful Buckland Lake, Jamie mentioned him last week as well and he's got some free songwriting courses happening in the area, so if you are interested in songwriting or someone in your family is interested in doing that, Jamie's a top guy, mentors at local schools and colleges and also he's a singer-songwriter and he's a producer and he's worked with some big names, so if you are interested in that get in touch with me or search out Jamie Amos on social media and you'll be able to go along to one of those. In our tuition mention them last week in fact they were our keynote guest interview last week and Katie Beth there, she said had real fun recording this with Kirsten Baron as well, thank you so much Planet Riot podcast for the insightful, warm and entertaining chat and listen to our GCSE student Emerald, talk about her art journey and preparing for her final exam and hear about our big art studio move closer to nature, goodbye Somerset Road, hello Horse Hills, if you want to hear more from Katie Beth, Emerald was a star last week as well, then listen to episode 44 of the Planet Riot podcast, we've also had a message from Family Fit with Claire, said thanks Peter, I listened in was brilliant to hear all about all things local, keep up the good work on the Planet Riot podcast, so those are some of the mentions that have come into me, a Planet Riot HQ over the course of the week and I've been out and about as well, I was at Pub in the Park on Sunday afternoon, lovely to see it was larger than last year, more people, more to see, more to do, more to buy as well, great bands too, the Hoosiers, Scanning for Girls, Gabrielle and also great to see some of the bands on the new music night area as well, some terrific talent there and I kept going back to that new music stand because they kept changing the bands and the singers every 20 minutes half an hour or so, really, really great bands, some great talent as I say, also recorded a interview in the castle grounds that you'll hear in a few weeks time and as I say I was interviewed for a local magazine, I'll let you know when that is out, I was at the Red Hill Business Guild meeting at the Bell Free on Tuesday hearing about what's happening in the area and you'll be pleased to know, I've got a couple of mentions for the podcast in there to the group as well, Wednesday I was doing another interview that you'll hear next week in some local woods, if that intrigues you, sounds a bit odd actually doesn't it when I put it like that and also I've been recording on Rigate Heath so you'll hear more about that next week as well because next week is Heath Week in the area so I thought well I've got to go and record something on Rigate Heath so as I say that is next week on the Planet Rigate podcast, this week we're going to keep things going with a good time guide for this weekend. The good time guide, things to do and places to go on the Planet Rigate podcast. Yeah just to clarify when I say next week is Heath Week, it's not this coming week, it's the one after which is why you get the idea. The good time guide, please remember to subscribe to the show so you don't miss an episode, you can do that via your favourite podcast app and if you want to mention for your event that's happening across the Planet Rigate area then drop me a line, you'll find the form on the planet, Rigatepodcast.com, try and give me a couple of weeks' notice so I can get everything sorted out, get the script written and so on because then that means that you don't miss out and also if you can show that you've listened to the show, you've engaged with the show, you follow the show and so on in the past then you know you kind of move up the pecking order as you might expect. Okay this is what's happening, let's start off with Saturday the 20th of July then, there's a gin tasting experience in aid of renewed hope and it's going to be happening at the town hall on Saturday between two and half five, Chris for Heyman who's master distiller of Heyman's of London, he's going to be indulging your palate with a handpicked selection of his family gins and lead guests through the history of gin and their family distillation process whether they're a seasoned gin lover or exploring the spirits for the very first time the event promises to be a delicious journey into the world of gin, there's a buffet there as well, tickets 35 pounds including refreshments and limited tickets available, raffle and bar on the night, righate-pamstead.gov.uk/miral-events Bletch Fest's music in the meadow at Grange meadow, yeah we sometimes do bleachingly items and stories and this is certainly a big one, it gets bigger and better each year doesn't and this year's event has three great bands as well, Lost Doritos Jungle Brew and something like that, Gates open at 5pm, music in the meadow, probably one of the region's best value, outdoor music festivals, general admission, just 10 pounds for adults, 5 pounds for juniors, there's no other charge, parking is free as well and if you want some tickets Bletchfest.org/well it goes on as you might expect but I reckon Bletchfest.org is going to essentially get you there and search for events and music in the meadows there, horse hills riding for the disabled group have got a fun dog show at lye, in fact it's all part of the lye flower show which is happening on Saturday from two o'clock, a three pound an entry, fun prizes and classes, so all sorts of things going on, most handsome dog, best veteran, best trick, best puppy, best rescue and so on and as I say it's all part of the flower show and country fare that's happening at lye recreation ground from 12 o'clock, T-10th bar, food court, craft stalls, jazz band, rock choir, children's entertainment and rides, classic vehicles, demonstrations of chainsaw carving as well. Little Pickles Market is back in Rygate for their nearly new sale for baby and children's clothes, toys and accessories, Saturday, Tental Half 11, a Rygate park, church, one pound entry for adults, little pickles as you might expect, go free because they're toy, a book for your ticket online or pay cash on the door, now the whole event is only cash only, so please bring some, I was going to say some coins but some folding stuff is probably preferable, they've got a few tables left as well, little picklesmarket.co.uk, active prospects and rework it boutique, I've got a summer fare happening Saturday, Tental Four at the courtyard, Rygate Methodist Church on the high street, you know it's just near Nando's isn't it? Local stands, live entertainment, entertainment, Tom is easy for me to say, Tom Bola, Lucky Dip and much much more as well, from Saturday, leads on to Sunday of course and there's the big Rygate toy fair, it's been all across social media and it's hosted by Yeti Cave Toys, as I say it's Sunday, it's at Rygate Priory School in their sports hall and they're going to have all sorts of things going on there, battle beasts, street sharks, super naturals, other sellers include Foley's retro toys, Tats and toys, Empire toys and his toys and models, out of the attic warrior prints 3D and AF collectibles, loads more as well they say is one not to be missed, so if you do your toys, your collectibles, your various models and so on, the details there, Sunday it's at Rygate Priory School and I'm just looking for a time, they say it's not to be missed, I don't have a time here but search out that Rygate toy fair on socials and all sorts of details will be there for you if you're interested in that one, we'll continue with our good time guide with things to do, places to go, people to meet and new experiences to be had for Monday through to next Saturday, a little bit later on in the show, plus of course don't forget that we've got our new sequence coming up and all sorts have so much news which is going on in the area this week, that office block which is costing £400,000 a year to keep empty, also I shall tell you about various things which are happening regarding refurbishment and changes, first of all to our roads, some of our bus lanes, some of the pedestrianised areas as well, there's a local subway which is going to be closing, I'm not talking about the restaurant, I'm talking about an underpass and various other things that you may want to get involved with and hear about, there's changes to Merced and Rick, there's an update on that, there's an update on Harlequin Theatre coming next week too and I'll tell you how you can be amongst the first to hear about what is going on, but next we're going to be saying congratulations and thank you to some of our volunteers that help keep the area moving on the Planet Rygate podcast. From Rygate and Redhill, Buckland, Betsworth and Brockham, great stories from places you love and people you know, this is the Planet Rygate podcast. And I don't know whether you know but you'll find the time that all of our features are on in the show notes, so you can scooch straight through to that point so you can hear the feature or the interview or the news item or whatever it is you want to hear, you go straight to that point and also I put out on social media, various posts during the course of the week with links that take you straight to specific parts of the show so you can follow us on Twitter, X and Facebook and Insta to get those, you'll see the little headline and then click on that link and then press play, it'll take you just to that point in the show so you hear exactly what it is that you want to hear and don't forget to subscribe to the show in your favourite podcast app and tell your friends to as well and one of the easiest ways to hear the show, no sign up, no subscription, you don't post your email address, you don't have to pay anything anyway but one of the easiest ways to actually hear the show is go to the planetrygatepodcast.com and the very first page on there, I've got the last five episodes of the show right there, you just press play and you can scooch forward and backwards and you can hear all of the last five shows, really, really easy, straightforward to do, the planetrygatepodcast.com and our first guest this week are from the first of two ceremonies for the annual Rygate and Bandsted Volunteer Awards, there's another ceremony in a couple of weeks' time, hosted by TVs Nicholas Owen with certificates and medals presented by the mayor, let's see you now from some of the recipients of the Long Service Awards who received their recognition at the Town Hall so many great winners, more than 20. Now I didn't have time to speak with everyone but here now the terrific and heartwarming stories from some of those who I did catch up with who told me what they do in their communities, who they help and why. My name is Mary and I work for Vernestore, a charity which provides all sorts of household goods for the whole community, people on benefits only half price, people who are really on hard time, we do it for nothing, their basic furniture and I do the linen, make sure it's clean and nice and packet and we sell that but we also give it away to people who need it. We give them free basic furniture, bedding and cutlery, crockery, everything to start them off. People love to donate because the things that they're donating have still got lots of wear in them, they're maybe just changing them for their decor or whatever but we get some lovely things, we get lots of people who buy things to upcycle but people don't want to throw things in the tip so we get donations from everywhere. How long have you been working there? 18 years. When I finished nursing I thought right I've had enough of caring, I'll do something else but actually Vernestore is the most caring place so I love it and I love the people I work with, really lovely people, always. We look take young people in who have got difficulties with learning and it's so lovely to see them blossom and then they get jobs so we love it. What do you get out of it? Well apart from getting me out of bed in the morning, I wouldn't like to just be at home all day doing nothing, I do two days a week and that's lovely. And it says here your citation says everyone knows where Mary is here because of her infectious laugh. Oh god, I didn't know that but anyway thank you very much. Dawn Martin fifth reggae scouts, I do squirrels which is 46, beavers which are 6 to 8, cubs which are 8 to 10 half and then scouts is 10 and a half to 14. That sounds like you're there most days of the week with all these different groups. Yes, Monday to Friday. Seriously five days a week you're doing this? Yes, we do camps at weekends and not every weekend but some weekends. I enjoy seeing the children, having fun, learning new things that they wouldn't have done otherwise. They learn to be kind to each other, to have fun, to communicate with adults. How important do you think the scouting movement is for young people today? Very important. And it's doing things that they wouldn't normally do in school, isn't it? And they're getting out in the fresh air rather than sitting in front of a computer console or something. Yes, we do. Fire lighting, camps, barbecues, climbing, archery, shooting. Some of them don't have the opportunity to do it outside of scouting so yeah, it's really good for me. I enjoy it. If I did it for 10 years, it keeps me active, out of trouble and there's a shortage of volunteers. So how do people get involved if they think, oh maybe scouting's for me, maybe they're a cub or a scout or a brownie or a beaver or a rainbow, have I got all of those? Then how do they get involved? Girls, the fifth RIGATE website and you can join really your child or an adult. And what did you make of this evening? It was very good. Nice to see people recognise what they do. I'm Kevin Dave Mills and I'm a coach at RIGATE in 1500 and cross-country. I go into a couple of schools as well so I do general athletics but for the club it's mainly the endurance side. We've had a lot of really good star athletes. Last year we had two Sam Stakely and Lila Amwyn who both got picked up by the England athletic's youth talent scheme. So they're on the two-year scheme where they got to Loughborough regularly being looked after by the top coaches in the country. The club fosters this sort of success really. We have so many answers coming through and it is just great and very rewarding to see Sam make it that far. As far as athletics it started with my daughter so that takes us back back to 2010 when she was a good runner. I think she won the primary schools district cross-country so I got involved with the club at that time. Having followed my son round all the cricket clubs and the football clubs in the local area I was now going round the athletics clubs as well. I do it because I love it. I mean it's just so rewarding. You see the effort that the youngsters put in and the talent that comes through and it's just great to see it. There are people here who have done many, many more years service to me and for such good causes so I feel a little bit surprised that I'm here. Now we haven't had the best spring and summer have we weather-wise so it can't be that much fun standing out in the spring or summer when it's raining or even the winter perhaps when it's freezing cold as well. There must be sometimes you think to yourself hold on I could be at home with a beer demand and watching something on Netflix. No we love it we love it. Sometimes in the summer we're searching out some shade for the runners but in the winter I've often stood in priority parks sometimes with the sleep coming down and one side of your body gets white with the sleep. It's just great fun. The weather has been no problem at all. The rain is actually often quite welcome for the runners when they're doing a particularly taxing session and a little bit of rain helps them along. My name is Kate Hamilton and I work with rygate Samaritans and how long have you been doing that? 16 years and as part of that we support high down prison as a branch and we train gentlemen in prison to become listeners to support their peers. We're training people to actually respond immediately within the prison. We don't listen to the people we just train the guys in there to be listeners and the skills that we give them hopefully will help them throughout their life in many different ways so in the future they will use their skills hopefully when they're out and back to work or whatever they're doing. What was it that got you into working with the Samaritans in the first place? It was something I've been interested in for a long time and I think I'm fortunate in that I've got many people I can talk to but not everyone has and I think a listening ear is a very important thing in life. Particularly with Covid you can imagine at that time we had many many calls from people who were isolated at home I'm very frightened. Do you get out of volunteer? You help someone as much as you put in as a volunteer you get back in so many different ways and it's a lovely feeling if you feel that you help someone perhaps either from the brink of suicide or a general despair they need someone to talk to. And you can specifically see a difference even if it's perhaps a change of their tone of voice perhaps at the other end of the phone even if you don't know who that person is and you don't know what the end of their story is you feel as though you've made a difference almost immediately. Generally yes I mean you never ever know what happens but just giving someone a chance to talk and actually come to their own conclusions as to what will be best for them we don't give advice we just enable people to work out what's best for themselves. What have you made up this evening Kate? It's been absolutely amazing and I'm just awe inspired by all the volunteers who've been here and the amazing things they do so it's been a privilege to be here. Congratulations thank you. My name's Phil Twomely and I'm Sir John Allenitz which I've enjoyed doing I mean it's it's not a sort of a lot like work you know you've got to do it but it's my hobby as I can say. You made mention when you went up to collect your certificate and so on that you were one of the longest serving volunteers here tonight you think? It's 60 years this year. Well you must have had an awful lot of roles right across the area in 60 years. Can you run through some of those roles for me? Well I started off as a president of Red Hill cadets the then cadet office over the county for the nursing cadets the girls because the girls and the boys were separated them she said to me when are you going to come and help me out by doing the county and I said yes I will at the right time and in those days we did a lot of training with the police in Red Hill again and she said I'll take you around the county visiting all the young people and then she did this and then she said I'm retiring next week I was in it didn't have a choice but it's been fun no it's lovely it's a lovely organization and then I became a deputy commissioner for all youth and then what did I do next gosh such a long time ago that I became a deputy commissioner for the county and the commissioner was commuting between Yorkshire and here for his work and I thought well I'm really not doing anything so I said please can I go back and look after the youth because it gave me a job and I took over from him when he had done his six years it's a lovely organization the people are lovely I loved it I love meeting the people that that's me I'm a people person so you get to know them you can you visit them and you become friends with them it's more than going to fairs and fates and football matches isn't it you do an awful lot of work together in the community and also with the NHS as well yes particularly we help the handle side and the older cadets are working in hospitals you know for the weekend and what do the young people get out of joining something like this and Jon Ambulance why do they do it I find that it's a certain type of person they're a very caring sort of person and love being round people and also they have to work hard because getting your first aid certificate isn't a matter of just reading a book and saying I've done it they have to be tested the young people are doing more and more of the type of work that the adults are doing on duty mind you they're trained for it so and then most of those will go on to nursing or medicine it's lovely seeing them come back and they're they're a doctor or something and when we do the Derby you get a lot of doctors will come back and help us and they're ex-cudets so they're which is lovely well congratulations this evening what have you made of it I love these occasions actually because just to the number of people here it's nice to see you know if some Red Hill and Hawley right get and bounced it and congratulations to everyone who I spoke to and if you're one of our new listeners because obviously I was telling people where I was from all incidentally the Planet Right Gate podcast the only local media who were there which is a bit of a surprise because I would have thought it was quite significant event but there you go so you'll only hear about those stories on the Planet Right Gate podcast if you're one of our new listeners hello welcome this is what we do we celebrate all that's great and fantastic and positive about love of life around here in the Planet Right Gate area, Right Gate Radio, Merstam, Buckland, Bechworth and Brockham RH 1, 2 and 3 on the way our sports and weather and travel we'll hear from some more winners a little bit later on as well the second part of our good time guy telling you what is fantastic that you can get involved with across the area over the next seven days our Planet Right Gate stars and our 62nd Soundscape both from Pub in the Park in Right Gate which happened of course last weekend but next our new sequence you'll catch up with what's been happening across the area across the past week first of all the Red Hill office block that's costing the County Council more than 375,000 pounds a year to keep empty what yeah it's Consort House a former admin office for Surrey County Council which they left when they moved into Woodhatch place in in Rygate a few years back and and since then they've tried to sell the block ever since September 2022 in fact but no company has come forward with a decent offer and that's been costing the County Council as I say more than 375,000 pounds a year to keep it going I'm in the making some use of it the Red Hill Library has some of that space at the moment now Surrey County Council think they do have a group willing to let the whole building it's been linked to the NHS that company which may be coming in and of course that will mean that they get some income and it'll mean that the County Council can keep the site as an investment to maybe sell in the future where is Consort House so on Queensway it's got six floors including a basement two lifts toilet on each floor with showers and a ground floor front reception 63 car parking spaces and 65 spaces available on short occupational lease about four years remaining those are the 63 approximately 90 years remaining on the lease I mean I'm giving you all this information because you may want to move in there I don't know maybe you'd like to buy it for 6.5 million pounds so as and when it does sell or as and when new occupants go in because they've let it what happens to Red Hill Library then we've got two details in a few moments time incidentally if you want details on that full cabinet report drop me a line and I'll pass those details on to you if you want to read that full report that the County Council's been discussing or if you want to see that building listed and some more attributes that it's got and who's trying to sell it for the County Council again drop me a line email hello@theplanetrigatepodcast.com Sorry County Council so they want to support people to use more sustainable travel options to help reach their target of being net zero by 2050 now they got a couple of schemes which they say will improve travel options between Red Hill and Hawley and those schemes you can go along and see them online but also there's a few meetings I'll tell you about where those meetings are in a couple of ticks but the whole consultation closes on the 15th of September so they want to install new bus lanes down various parts of the A23 and also there are proposed changes to walking and cycle facilities between Red Hill station and East Surrey Hospital so those areas are station roundabout and market field way number one number two Brighton Road and Brook Road number three Holy Lane and Ulsbrook Road and number four three arches roundabout and the town path now you're probably visualizing those various locations in your mind as I list them off you may live in those necks of the woods you may walk around there your kids may go to school there they may be on your regular journey perhaps to visit friends or go to the hospital to commute pick up friends or whatever it happens to be are you interested in what's happening the station roundabout market field way Brighton Road Brook Road Holy Lane Ulsbrook Road three arches roundabout and the town path well there's too much to talk about here and obviously you really need to be able to see those maps and diagrams and pictures if you are interested drop me a line and I'll send you the link so you can look at all of those plans and what is being suggested and or you can go to various meetings Red Hill Library again Consort House on Queensway 28 August 3 till 5 p.m. also Sulford's rear village hall or rear of the village hall five honey crock lane in Sulford's as the 21st of August 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Edmond's community hall and Albert Road in Hawley on the 31st of July 3 till 5 again as I say more details on those drop me a line. And someone who got in contact with me is Nikki to say she said I wonder if it'd be possible to talk about the impact of these proposed changes for all sorts of people because it looks as though there'll be no return of the bus to Earlswood through to wee Surrey Hospital that means those living in Earlswood need to be able to walk a distance uphill to reach the bus service. It's that local knowledge isn't it that sometimes town or county planners don't don't realize some of the implications of what they've got planned. She says also although great to see plans to improve cycle and walking a crucial part of the system has been ignored. Prince's road and it could mean that pedestrians and cyclists will get to there and then be stuck so there's a golden opportunity to put in cycle walking system throughout. Yeah again Nikki's got a fantastic overview of how she uses the system about how the works and the roads and the commutes work for her and the people that she knows and she went on. Look out for the consultation on travel improvements these will have a significant impact on the Earlswood community. Firstly there seems to be no plan for a return for the much needed buses throughout Earlswood. Secondly there's a major gap in the cycleway and path plans. They've left out Prince's road and asylum arch road despite these having a Surrey maintained path and also a cycle route and thirdly there's no mention of a costume for the A23 at asylum arch road for the much needed access to Earlswood common. Nikki thanks for sending that through and do get in touch with me if you want links to those documents so you can peruse them yourself and don't forget if you've got a vested interest in those plans then you have through until September the 15th to get your thoughts your feedback into Surrey County Council. Talking of whom they're consulting on installing a raised zebra crossing on Linkfield Lane outside St Joseph's school. After that incident last September where three people were hit by a car it's something that various people have been campaigning for so those parking controls will stop vehicles parking or stopping or a long link field lane near that proposed zebra crossing site and also keep a clearer sight line for both pedestrians using the zebra crossing and also drivers who are approaching it from whichever direction and will also stop vehicles from parking too close to the crossing to improve the safety for pupils because there's a school right there a crossing in the area. Now if you want to give your views on that then you can write to Lucy Monie M-O-N-I she works for the county council at Hazel House Mero Lane in Guilford GU-47 BQ she doesn't work at a wood hatch so it's Lucy Monie Hazel House Mero Lane in Guilford GU-47 BQ you've got to do that by the 25th of July incidentally. Quite a lot of development and plans being proposed because there's more development work at Merstham Rec which has been going on for a while and I thought I'd give you a bit of an update so they've already installed temporary access road for contractor vehicles they've created a storage area for materials and equipment and that work started with stripping the topsoil various areas so they could start the work on the new play area the new pavilion and new footpaths as well. Now some of those new footpaths have been excavated and the edging has been installed and they've also started installing drainage pipes across the area and what's happening next well during the next five to six weeks or so so over the summer holidays they're going to be finishing that that drainage system putting in the foundations for the pavilion putting in the base for the pavilion and also putting in some more pipe work for that building as well and also finishing off those footpaths and also I thought I'd tell you about what's happening a battle bridge wreck an update there because there that they've been converting and extending the disused bowling green there and converting it into a small football pitch for the juniors so essentially under 9s under 10s that a kind of age group slow starts earlier on when the contraction started contractors started rather the contractions it's nothing happening at the return of unit at the hospital because of the poor weather but they are now going along a pace most of the earthworks have been completed that included introducing over 400 tons of quality new topsoil and then over the next few weeks they're going to be putting in more drainage at around 200 tons of sports sand and seeds the grass as well and then the works are expected to be completed in the next couple of weeks really with the grass establishment continuing over the summer so that can really get rooted in well I mentioned consort house earlier on didn't I which is being used by the library because of the continuing problem of the crumbly concrete rack at the library building it's also of course at the harlequin which closed in september also affected the police station as well well there is an update on the harlequin theater coming this coming week so on tuesday at 7 30 there's a council meeting at the town hall in righate and that's going to include a response to a public question asking for clarification on the current situation the current state of play and indeed when the council plans to reopen the theater and we may also find out if there are any plans to have a semi permanent replacement while the harlequin is closed and and also any commitment from the borough council to reopen the theater in the future now it should be noted that as I understand it the building is not actually owned by the council but obviously a lot of people have vested interests and it's been a fantastic space isn't it it's the only theater uh publicly accessible of that size which is in the borough obviously there is the archway theater down in holly but that's that is pretty small i mean it's really useful for a community events and so on but if you want a big uh school production or an award ceremony or something like that where parents can go along to members of the public and go along to and have it all done in one evening there has been a bit of a problem uh now that meeting is open to the public so you can go along again you can contact me for details if you can't make it but would like to listen to what is said there is a live webcast so you can join in from home or at least see what's happening from home contact me for details email hello at the planet regate podcast.com their work rail are going to be carrying out essential drainage works to help with the flooding the subway at holly earth has been going on for a while now hasn't it the problems there now the works are due to start on the 29th of july and they're going to be completed by the 30th of august the footway through the subway and the car park on the high street which is next to the subway are going to be closed for five weeks that means while the work takes place it's going to be signed pedestrian diversions or when if you do live in the area there will be some work overnight between 10 at night and six in the morning so be aware of that save meadvel village hall well you may know that uh st john's church are looking to sell meadvel village hall well various groups use that uh the 34th regate meadvel scout group have been based there for nearly 90 years there's a nursery which uses it as well also various birthday parties wedding reception has been held there in the past two um martial arts classes yoga brownies and guides and all sorts of other events and activities as well would you like to know a little bit more about what is going on there what the plans are for the future and maybe you've got to view one way or the other and uh if you do uh the details that you need to know are 07939 609 882 if you'd like some more information on that 07939 609 882 2024 marks the 50th year of Sulford's and Cidlo parish council and during so it's a kind of it's a time for celebration also reflection as well looking back but also looking forward as well and Sulford's and Cidlo parish council have got together with Surrey County Council and they would love to know your thoughts your ideas your hopes your dreams your aspirations regarding the whole community in the area going forward would you like to have your say in the future of Sulford's and Cidlo again if you would drop me a line and i'll pass on that 500 digit link to you email hello at the planet righatepodcast.com well congratulations to our friends over at includes because they have received national lottery funding for their include choirs so 139 people with learning disabilities and autism are currently in the red hill and epsom choirs plus supported volunteers as well and they regularly perform at community events powerfully speaking up singing out and instigating conversations and change across the community for people who have communication issues and difficulties so congratulations to everybody at include let's go to red hill got a few updates there the old pound land opposite busy beans and the the loyds bank is being fitted out do you want to know what's going in there it's peacocks so they do cheap clothes and fashion for men women and children they're also after some staff to work there uk dot indeed dot com if you want some more information on that rumors on social recently that the post office in smith's in the belfries closing it is not we can confirm that and we're also hearing the marks and Spencer's are looking for a new site locally now you remember that they close their main store in red hills belfries shopping center next month all part of their plan to close all medium sized stores across the country again our thoughts go out to all staff who are working there just got a few weeks left and of course you know there's an mns food hall in righate but as i say we understand mns now looking for a new site locally for another food hall yeah they're looking for another food hall which is perhaps a little bit surprising so it would be in the red hill righate area and the phrase we've heard a couple of times now is they're looking for somewhere between the two towns which is an interesting idea no word on what that would mean to the existing food hall in righate high street but any new one would likely be larger i'm just thinking i mean what's what's between red hill and righate well there's land at the police station which is going up for grabs if they were uh where else i don't i can't really think of anywhere unless they're thinking of something which is a little bit out of town so for example there are quite a few empty office blocks aren't they in righate and also we've spoken about consul would you go to a food hallway that wouldn't make sense would it doesn't need to be that big they would just stay on one floor of the belfer it's interesting though isn't it have you got any ideas about a new food hall location for marks and Spencer's that's interesting okay if you're not going to be buying your food there to usually buy your food at the Toby Carvery on Red Stone Hill you do it's uh it's it's just by the railway stations it's just going up there um red it is closing after this weekend they say they're having a makeover so the Toby Carvery there is going to be closed from monday the 22nd to work on a new look restaurant but they say they won't be long uh before they reopen again Wednesday the 14th of august and you'll be able to uh to go along and if you desperately need a Toby Carvery to go to the next one is the the Toby Carvery Langley Green Vancouver Drive in Crawley it's in Vancouver Drive that's another Canada link which is interesting isn't it another Canada link we've got quite a few Canadian links here haven't we got Canada Avenue, Canada Drive, Canada Hall in uh in in Red Hill, Merstom, the hospitals on on Canada Avenue of course and uh because the Canadian troops were based here during the war now what do I know about the Toby Carvery I've never been in there but if memory serves it used to be called Lakers and it was a restaurant it was also a concert venue wasn't it because I remember back in the day bands like the Cure played at Lakers so I reckon that will be what 70s 80s set late 70s I reckon must do something on that building I reckon it must be one of the oldest buildings in in the town so if you know any more about about Lakers slash um the Toby Carvery I'd love to know please get in touch hello at the planet righgatepodcast.com From the Toby Carvery to the Red Hill Cabab House they're going to be closed for their annual staff holidays they will be reopening on the 4th of September they say it's much longer than they had originally planned but they were unable to find experienced replacement staff to cover but they do wish you a very happy summer holiday or or maybe you don't go to the Red Hill Cabab House but you do go to sea salt in righgate that's the efficient ship shop just up there on on Lesborne Road they're taking a summer break they're going to be closed from Monday the 5th of August they're going to be back on Monday the 26th of August so that's a while yet it's a couple of weeks away but then they're going to be closed for about three weeks in August also let me continue to tell you about what's happening at East Surrey Hospital they have got work to install new doors at East Surrey Hospital over the next couple of weekends so it's going to be the 20th and 21st of July so this weekend and also again on the 27th and 28th of July from 6 a.m. this Saturday until 8 p.m. on Sunday they're going to be working on the main entrance and then from 6 a.m. Saturday the 27th to 8 p.m. on Sunday the 28th of July the east sorry sorry the east entrance at the Surrey Hospital is going to be closed obviously there's going to have various diversions and signs and people helping and that kind of thing for patients and visitors and staff as well but just like I give you the heads up if you are heading there to see somebody maybe you're running a little bit late then you may want to build in an extra five minutes or so. Seventh righgate scouts need your help heard about the scouts a bit earlier on didn't we in one of our interviews looking for adults to step up to the plate being a uniformed leader to keep the sections running they're based over timpily gardens way on their seventh righgate scouts so if you're interested in helping out the scouts which are ages 10 and a half to 14 I'm looking down the list of things they do axe throwing archery sandstone rock climbing pioneering computer programming air rifle shooting bird box construction they do camps and all sorts of things as well you don't mind getting your hands a bit dirty quite literally if you're going camping and getting in touch with them or beefers age six to eight years old get in touch with me and i'll put you in touch with them email hello at the planet righgatepodcast.com congratulations to righgate and bandstead borough council because two of our local parks a green flag winners again yeah primary park in righgate memorial park in red hill both the chief the coveted green flag status for the eighth year running the green flag awards are presented by the keep Britain tidy group they're an international quality mark the parks and green spaces so congratulations to our local green spaces teams a message on socials this week hello everyone my partner your heart goes out for this oh dear idea hi everyone my partner left his wedding suit in a suit bag on the train yesterday evening it was the victoria to righgate train that gets in 1826 so this was tuesday night uh quote i don't suppose anyone has seen it or handed it in he's contacted victoria station lost property but they haven't seen it so did you find a suit in a suit bag on the victoria to righgate that got into righgate at 626 tuesday night get in touch with me i'll put you in touch with them because they would desperately like to hear from you as you can imagine finally this week also on facebook from the red hill area hello looking to rehome our cockrold he's become loud quite early in the morning since he lost his partners other than that he behaves pretty well but i've been let down by a couple of places who said they were taken um if you've got space for what should we call call key the cockrold that's what we'll call him uh then then they want to hear from you uh get in touch with me i'll put you in touch with them the bell free shopping center red hill 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 bell free shopping center red hill woodlands lettings connecting landlords with tenants for over 20 years if you have a property to let pop into our office on station road by the bell free main entrance for a coffee and a chat or call 01737 372 797 in our sports news this week starting off with bowls yeah john seden has written to me from red hill bowls club says hi peter this coming sunday from 10 a.m red hill bowls club are hosting the sari club finale it's actually between cheam and eggham they chose our club because they think we've got the best green in the county well of course it is it's the best bit of britain after all they welcome any visitors there and there'll be refreshments on sale the bar will be open as well so if you're looking for something to do sunday morning why don't you go down and see well the finale the final of the sari club finale between cheam and eggham and that's ups and and drive red hill so it's kind of under the railway bridge toward towards lakeers get me the toby carvery a but sharp turn left after the sorting office got noke driver it's like you're going to carrington but then first left instead so john thanks very much indeed for getting on getting in touch and passing those details on to me don't forget if you've got anything you want to pass on to me whether you're a sports club or maybe it's a school or maybe it's a business or a charity or any kind of event hello at the planet righate podcast.com new paddle courts have been opened at righate lorn tennis club this week and these are the very first in the borough of righate and bandstead paddle is an innovative form of tennis it's fun it's easy to learn it's really sociable played on an enclosed court about a third of the size of a tennis court groups of mixed ages and mixed abilities can play together as well and the layout of these courts the paperwork and so on as well all done with ws planning and architecture who are at paul house in righate on bancroft road there opposite the cinema it's where the road works have been and the temporary lights and the pipes i've been there for days haven't they now i'm thinking about paul house i think it's called paul house because it was built it's not named after sean called paul no no pool house it's because it was built on the side of an old swimming pool and i think there was also another swimming pool baths whatever you want to call it on castle fields road wasn't there opposite the town hall let me know if you know any more about either of those sites be really interested to hear from you talking about pauls and a new pool hall is opening in red hill yeah another kind of pool is claimed to be the uk's largest as well it's going to be on queensway over the wetherspoons sun pub you'll be able to enjoy a whole host of q sports in entertainment as well 38 tables english eight ball paul tables american nine ball paul tables snooker and billiards tables as well including darts and chinese eight ball as well i'm not familiar with chinese able and serving food and drinks as well that opens in september allister read says would you like to join me in campaigning for a patonk terrain in priori park patonk it's sometimes called ball or a botcha isn't it it's uh it's a social sport it encourages people to get together and chat and it's available for people of all ages and all abilities and and and so on and really easy to learn as well uh it requires minimal equipment and the equipment that is required is really cheap to buy so it's it's cheaper to set up than escape park or a tennis quarter and then anything like that and he says introducing patonk to regate would be a cultural enrichment activity it would provide an opportunity for people to appreciate a sport with deep roots in european culture so he says it's probably a bit late for this summer but he says i reckon if we can start working now we might have one in place for summer 2025 either funded by the council or or our own fundraising what would you like to see as far as a patonk called park i wonder what it's called how many lanes where exactly in priori park would it be if you would like to get in touch uh with allister and find out a bit more about patonk and how you could get involved with that drop me a line and i'll drop you a line as well plus one quick mention here righate business guild golf day is going to be thursday the 26th of september a betchworth park golf club traveled to use then national highways saying no more m25 closures this year yeah it was closed near wisley last weekend wasn't it their third full weekend closure this year and as a result there's now a brand new bridge and new gantries in place as well they say there's going to be no more full weekend closures of the m25a3 this year the two remaining closures will be next spring instead and they'll give a minimum of four weeks notice of those closures and they will avoid busy holiday periods however they do say that the m25a3 will still be closed at times over some weekends and there's going to be some 12 hour night closures on the m25 through the autumn as well let's go to wood hatch road monday the 22nd for six days monday to friday 9 30 to 3 the road's going to be closed from 10 wood hatch road to holly road so they say please don't leave your car parked there resurfacing work going on and even though most of their work will be done in the weeks some parts of it will be done in the near future after that and they say the work there is weather dependence and finally bell street car parking righ aids going to be closed wednesday for essential relining work so it's going to reopen on thursday the 25th parking will still be available a bancroft road multi-story car park and upper west street car park as well what do you mean what do you what do you mean morrisons planet righ aids stars and our 60 second soundscapes still to come and also the second part of our good time guide but now the second part of our interviews with guests from the first of two ceremonies for the annual righ aids and bandstead volunteer awards chapins recently at the town hall let's hear more from some of the recipients of the long service awards together everyone who was represented there more than 700 years service to various community events charities and groups and clubs and associations across the fine borough of righ gate and bandstead i'm jennette chaplain and i work with 10th red hill brownies mainly because i enjoy it i have fun i try and give them fun i see them growing confidence we like doing fun activities and they learn to socialize with different people different groups of people and they learn to be kind as well i think sometimes a little reminder is needed that to be kind is one of the best things you can be i think role dial said if you can be nothing else be kind and also it's meeting other children isn't it who aren't in your class at school it's learning how to socialize it's meeting children from different schools because you can get children from five different schools coming to your groups so they're mixing with a different group of children so if they've fallen out with their best friend at school they've always got another group of children who come from different backgrounds and who they can mix with and what kinds of things are you helping them with on the evening we do indoor games we're doing olympics tonight we do outdoor games we go away for camps we spent our sleepover on hms Belfast which was a good one i did a brownie takeover of butlins some years ago when the brownies took over the hole of butlins which was absolutely mad but that kept you up at night quite naturally yes yes it did now i'm just looking down my notes here Jeanette and it says that you've been volunteering with guiding in red hill for nearly this must be a typo it says 40 years well it's 38 actually it was a typo so it is 30 yet i started when i had three girls of my own and they went to the local brownies two of them are old enough and they were short of help so i said i would go along and help and i never left when i was district commissioner there was a rainbow group which was going to close and i said don't worry i'll get someone else to take it over i couldn't find anybody so i ended up doing it so we did rainbows through zoom we did brownies through zoom during covid it was nice to keep the groups going and to see five-year-olds turn up on the screen wearing their rainbow uniform already to do a session that was absolutely marvelous i've seen them grow up from being my rainbows at five years old and i went to scout about with thousands of people the other sunday aarding lie thousands of scouts guides and there was one of my x rainbows who's now taller than me and she was carrying the flag so yes you can see them grow and developing to such confident young women we want more strong confident young women don't we particular yes and kindness and kindness it doesn't hurt to be kind doesn't hurt to be polite what have you made up this evening i think it's lovely i'm absolutely amazed at all these volunteers and how many years they devoted and all the different things that they've done and when i think i've done it but i've done it for fun i'm just amazed at what everybody's done i think it's wonderful and it is nice to be acknowledged as well it's very unexpected for me but it's lovely yes well i'm christine and i've volunteered to live at home so i volunteer at the wednesday club where they all come for the day we have tea and coffee and activities have a meal play games do coffee mornings take them to coffee once a month i organize a pub lunch they all like that take about 20 of them to the pub not personally i've got a team of volunteer drivers that worth everything and they pick them up from home we go to the pub to have a nice lunch and a drink and a natter get some out for a few hours and then the volunteer drivers take them home somewhere in their 60s arthas just had his hundredth birthday we had a big celebration for that a lot of them are like late 80s some are quite fit some are quite good bless them and they love it because gets them out of the four walls didn't it in the wednesday club of course it's like all tea and coffee and food oh everyone's got a story to tell you're fascinating see too many people think that old person arrived here old but they didn't they've had a fabulous life and they've got stories beyond stories stories experiences and there's also tales to tell yeah jokes to swap oh absolutely and funny things i've been in stitches then once a year we're going holiday we're going away september this year monday to friday we do but yeah once again they love it yeah they take their pocket money and they can have what they like from the bar and get up and have adults if they want do nothing if they want whatever how did you get involved well very strange really i went into the help shop in holly because my son-in-law's mother was moving into holly and i thought well i wonder if there's anything going on that would be good for holly and i went in the help shop that was then and i see this live at home and i turned it over and it says do you want to volunteer and i thought yes i do if i phoned up went down saute and here was the head then started straight away well i see beach at me please but no i haven't been in all the way or anything like that um what do i get i'll probably get more than they do it makes me get out of bed of the morning it gives me a purpose and i can be feeling gloomy to me in the morning but as soon as i get there i come alive because they're all there and i just love them all i've got a good smile i go you know here comes Chrissy the nut up yeah it gives me a lot back i wouldn't stop doing it it makes me feel better about me i feel like i've done something worthwhile you know even sitting chatting through to Doris she's adorable and it keeps you young at heart as well oh yeah yeah i think so i hope so i do hope so do they give you a the run around sometimes a little bit but then you know that's okay i don't mind what did you make of this evening you were called a real gem oh yeah thanks see that i want my being i want mine having a real gem yeah it's very sweet very nice i've got to say that about me but yeah i love them all i just love it i'm just i sort of like i can say i'm george w grey and it's the british art foundation so what have you been doing for the british art foundation over the years oh serving customers will start my 25th year next week it is a charity shop yes we've got a place in ryghain we've got a place in holly you've lived in this neck of the woods all your life have you same house eighty nine years i need to do a separate interview with you about the changes you have seen in ryghain and red hill over those decades it's been a big big book like that why the british art foundation rather than any other charity i used to work for the performing arts society in london and then i come back to the radio and ryghain i went freelancing then i finished up i working for holidays for the disabled which was at the office was in holly nice to printing for them and sending a lot of information out they were a charity and british art was a foundation and they wanted people within the old building in high street as well started with them and that's how it all started up then they moved to the present place near seinswiz which is much larger shop i was going to say so it was a larger shop that keeps you on your toes doesn't it oh no no no it doesn't oh you keep your eyes open what are people coming in for all kinds of things ladies dresses men's trousers and suits and things like that a lot of brick are back of course but we do sell new things as well like men's underpants and things like that well you went on them second pat would you no no no no no oh you can it's up to their own it's the right yeah what do you get out of volunteering satisfaction you're doing something for the community you're not playing the organ you're doing some of them the community oh you mentioned the organ as well so you paid the organ for several churches there are six i was directed over here to get some nephews oh i do play some nephews something i'm available and and uh it's a luke's reggae but they don't have much of an organ now but i play at morristons and catharines siddlo church and blind lathe they're the three i do regular over each month and then you'll stand by and i was down by that's all for for like a charwood holy and something like that he was like parachuted oh no what have you made of this evening oh it's very good i like the food in all the time he's been doing this different churches i've only known two sandwiches where he hasn't gone out and done anything wow so you're in demand oh yes well young people don't want to do it now church going here's what it used to be when i first went to some Matthews in 1973 i was much larger congregations although they do quite well now but they don't get 100 people 150 finally sir tell me because i'm fascinated that you're your grand old age and you've lived here all of your life and in the same house what is the best thing that's happened to red hill and what's the worst thing that's happened to red hill over your 89 years so what's the what's the best thing that's happened to red hill best thing i think is the holocran theatre one of the useful and the redevelopment of some of that making the town more pedestrianised you know worst things i think some of the old shops sad to see them go and even the old market all because we used to have the music festival there so i was going to say the market hall that was a big loss wasn't it it's such a side and also architecturally yes yes and it held more than the holocran you know that don't you i think it was about over 500 because there was a nice balcony there but i know it was victorian the late joy too but used to put all our grand operas on there you know oh she was the founder of the red hill mandible singers and she also conducted the barque while she founded there he's put some work on sign in samathers and in smarked ryger with professional singers they used used to come for half free oh josh yes they won the bbc rose bowl with the best singer in the south east england redial mandible singers they were well known micro gregory from jon amolance i have spent coming up for 30 years with st john amolence as a volunteer within sari working as an amolence crew and also first aider i've also done transport work all over the uk with st john it was thought that i should be put forward for an award i don't feel that i need to be rewarded for things because i do it as a volunteer i enjoy it it's part of my social responsibility as i feel within the area it was a very big surprise i am still a brigade member i have held slightly higher rank but taking it back when i moved because you can't go from one unit to another with the same rank so you lose your rank but it's fine but i've been full-time as well with instant john working as an amolence crew specializing in working on air crashes well there aren't many of those but you need to know what you're doing when there is yes i used to work at farmborough international i was crash crew there working force and john force enough we never had any serious accidents and from that into the scale to the other end of the scale more day to day work but still very important getting people to hospital fairing them around treating broken bones and things like that yes we do it a normal thing it's just part and parcel of what we do i had volunteered back in the mid 70s came out of st john due to work commitments and then decided i wanted to go back into it i wanted to first a certificate and it was an easy way and a helpful way that i could learn first aid without spending lots of money but also as i said social responsibility on the director of a company and companies on looked at us providing social responsibility towards the community enhances what we do within the community even though we're a slightly down on numbers at the moment but that's because a lot of our members are at university we do have a big presence within right-hand bastard area i would say 12 to 15 of us meet regularly and what did you make of this evening i enjoyed it immensely seeing other people being awarded to difficult and being appreciated for what they actually do within their own charities right game pants is actually gone to one of the larger groups of volunteers i think within sorry people themselves actually like to volunteer around this area and when you actually look at all the different groups the connection between each of the different groups is actually quite close and when you look at all the other charities including st john we're all very much interlinked different members have got different connections within those organizations and i think it's quite important and i think it's the best thing that we've got in this area is the the volunteering groups maggie cox it's love works the local food bank and we're very sure to volunteer if there's anybody out there the demand is growing which is all the cost of living etc and we accept donations from the public me personally i'm really a food bank volunteer but i've been giving out the food which is pre-packed according to the size of the family and their tastes if they don't like chicken soup they don't get chicken soup and basically making them welcome and non-judgmental i mean that's actually one of the jobs i seem to get is to actually greet the newcomers who will be afraid of us and embarrassed and i quite like to do that because i can imagine how awful it is i've been around the block myself a few times and i've you know i feel it's something i can do and just being hopefully warm and friendly i actually worked in the we managed to somehow but it would have been nice to have a tin of peaches some ones in a while a tin of peaches was a luxury to me when i was really hard up and we get given things like crisps and and chocolate and things that people have got at home and perhaps they don't want and they can come pick up their normal parcel and choose an extra or two it's so important you know so pick me up if i bought you a box of milk trails on me you would pick you up wouldn't you? yes of course it was yes mind you your husband's here somewhere everything's not going to be careful what i say but what did you make of this evening i enjoyed it very much i was a bit kind of pollocks so i was able to have been chosen i don't do it for my sake but that's a side effect i do feel good that i can i need to appreciate it i try to put myself in the place of the people we are supporting unable to feed your children awful and as i say more than 700 years of volunteering amongst those winners at the town hall congratulations again thank you all for doing what you do in our community and also for speaking to me and hopefully you've enjoyed hearing yourself back or maybe other people who you work alongside on the planet reggae podcast now there is going to be another presentation in a few weeks time for other volunteers who perhaps are just kind of starting off maybe they've just done a a paltry kind of two or five or ten or even 15 years and they've got some way to go to beat some of those long service volunteers haven't they but obviously everything that people do to volunteer in our community is really really worthwhile and we thank you for it and i'm going to be down there at the town hall and interviewing some of those people and you'll be hearing about that in an episode in a few weeks time planet reggae stars thanking local heroes who are out of this world the good time guide and the 60 seconds sound scape on the way and of course last weekend was pub in the park in reggae and this week's planet reggae star award goes to some people who are there from kimmy who says i took my daughter to pub in the park for saturday evening and just as muk fly started playing a lovely young couple spotted to be struggling to hold my daughter up above the crowd and the guy offered to have my girl on his shoulders for the whole thing it was so wholesome we all chatted lots they were lovely it gives me hope knowing there's still lots of good people out there and you know what you made our evening so if you were that lovely young couple who helped that young girl see muk fly at pub in the park on saturday thank you you get a planet reggae star award this week the good time guide things to do and places to go on the planet reggae podcast now a good time guide for the coming week from monday through until saturday monday the 22nd of july well step in time theater school have got a creative holiday club for children ages four to 12 three whole fabulous weeks filled with fun and popular themes of the greatest showman movie mania metilda eight in the morning till three in the afternoon singing dancing acting lessons lessons all taught by industry professionals they say mornings filled with things like performing arts the afternoons filled with messy activities book when dot com slash step hyphen in-time theater school for details on that gatton park say join us for our forest school clearing to make woodland crafts and enjoy a snack around the campfire two to seven year olds ten pounder child ten till twelve or one thirty to three thirty starts on monday and several days after that as well on and off and some are holiday trails entails listen to a popular story and then go for a walk in the park to bring it to life and then create artwork linked to the story as well two to four years old and various days but essentially these characters and these stories are going to be told the very hungry caterpillar the graphalo the tiger who came to tea the singing mermaid room on a broom and dear zoo as well details via the gatton park website kids critters limited kick things off on wednesday at brockham nine till twelve various dates after that as well come along to hang out with the critters tiffany at kids critters dot co dot uk for more on that summer holidays all kicks off on wednesday the 24th it's a wild thing and then various days and various weeks after that forest school and friends carnival circus fun and made and baked with love hours eight or one one till six or eight to six p.m a copyright must be six to eight p.m. at various prices all happening at rygate parish church primary school food included the kids clubs family dot com for more on that one joe noris art says calling blechingly artists as a two-hour landscape mini workshop at the community center in blechingly wednesday the 24th at two instructional relaxed and fun they're designed for a broad range of ability from complete beginners looking to learn the basics to experience artists looking for new directional techniques or simply inspiration joe noris art dot co dot uk thursday the 25th of july the art society rygate says they bring people together through a shared curiosity in the arts meetings begin at two rygate park church on park lane east the art society rygate dot org dot uk and this coming thursday it's a history of the national gallery in ten paintings the gary balding says don't forget we still have our regular events going on quiz a music bingo on alternate thursday nights a music bingo is this coming thursday the 25th at eight o'clock and that means first of august at eight it's going to be their quiz thursday the 25th of july 10 30 to 11 30 an amazing offers an experience that'll bring you closer to nature through interaction with many different animals and inverter braids yeah thursday it's going to be happening at holly community center uh and it's all organized by the council rygate-bansted dot gov dot uk slash holly hyphen community center friday excuse me friday the 26th of july there's a caribbean cricket today which is a rg s open tool and no entry fee so friday at two o'clock they've got one match going on and then six o'clock happening in the evening as well caribbean themed food drink music and a dj as well hollycoin theater say they've got a new hollycoin outdoor show join them at rygate castle grounds on the 26th for mrs armitage on wheels the show has it all featuring live music puppetry and comedy we celebrate the power of imagination and the importance of resilience tickets available on the hollycoin website they say the pheasant of bucklin say summer fest is back joins in our beautiful sun soaked garden friday the 26th saturday the 27th i'll be serving up some delicious beers from our outside bar as well as some tasty tipples and gorgeous gin spritzes as well and live music all weekend as well into next weekend saturday the 27th free camalot themed jam packed weekend coming to rygate castle grounds 27th and 28th with walkabout characters pop up performances that unexpected surprises this is your chance to explore the castle grounds in a new way king arthur and his queen quinavir celebrating their wedding anniversary and festivities in camalot have begun hollycoin theater dot co dot uk for more on that the royal throne bearers wandering druids merlin and his apprentices there's also going to be the king quin consorts and a hobby horse jousting tournament as well a tabletop sale on saturday 27th 12 noon till 5 p.m free entry ample free parking it's all in aid of the lifeboats and it's happening at red hill rygate secret to hoolie lane oh yeah right on the corner there uh a red hill and a craft tables jewellery boards tambola raffle hand-turn wooden desirables refreshments homemade cakes and meat they are analyzed stormy stan as well so if you want to uh get involved with that that sounds good doesn't it as does this gatwick aviation museum i know i know i mentioned a gatwick i think it's the first time in something like 10 months but uh yeah the aviation museum it's it's our side a gatwick isn't it they've got an engine run day now this is different this sounds interesting plenty of free parking hot and cold refreshments available tickets available on the door adults 18 pound children nine under fives free gates open at 10 a.m ticket price includes a mission to the museum stay for the whole day experienced the incredible sight and sound as we fire up not one but two iconic aircraft are english electric lightning and afro chakleton as well more information 01293 86 double 294 or visit the website g a mc dot org dot uk there's a charity fun day saturday 27th 11th through till 3 for age concern immersive on weldon way so four hours there uh charity fun day everything going on charity day shop our stalls participate in the tom boner check our children's games grab a bite at the sausage sizzle as well and also it's all free entry and that's the lineup of fantastic events of places to go and things to do right across the area over the next seven days or so thank you so much for the loan of ureas again this week got some more exciting stuff to tell you about next week including the second year of what hopefully is going to be an annual event happening in priory park little bit different you may not know about it but all it'll entail you to have is a cowbell and a loud voice you'll hear more about that in next week's episode but before we go at the end of the show the 60 second soundscape local natural sounds uninterrupted and i thought you'd like to hear this from scouting for girls pub in the park in priory park righ eight last weekend have a great week i'm going to be too lucky oh the people are coming up for god's and i'm going to be too lucky before all the people are coming up for god's and we know it'll be all the way how is this side you how is this side you know this side is having a bad time this side you must have made me up to you after me is now gonna be back up we are we are you back up we are jumping up to you so oh so go the planet righ eight podcast was produced and presented by peta steward