39: The Reigate Summer Festival, Wrayfest, and remembering a well-known Redhill and Reigate shopkeeper... and more

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I used to work at the Reigate Post Office in Bell Street when it fronted Bell Street opposite Bancroft Road before its demolition ultimately to lead to the Safeways development. I was a regular customer in Jimmy Bridger's sweet shop opposite and he was a very amiable sort of person, always smiling. He had a great rapport with the public. He knew so many people and he had such longevity in his shop