The Planet Reigate Podcast
67: 2/4 - The story of Bancroft Road, Reigate 2 - the lido… and more
Fri, 20 Dec 2024
Episode 67: The story of Reigate's lido… and moreFor Saturday 21st December 2024This is how we’re reflecting and celebrating our love of life around here this week:TIMECODE - 00:00 - What’s in this episode. 03:20 – Why a replica of Reigate station is being built in the USA. 06:25 – A thank-you to all our supporters this Christmastime. 09:20 - Planet Reigate area news. 29:00 - Planet Reigate area sports. 32:00 – The story of Bancroft Road, Reigate - and the town's lido. Part 2. 39:50 – Planet Reigate Stars: thanking local heroes. This week featuring toilet paper! 41:40 - The Good Time Guide: Local events for this coming week.46:50 – The Sixty-second Soundscape. This week from Mercers Lake. If you get value from The Planet Reigate Podcast, please give us value back in return; click here to support us with a small donation: www.buymeacoffee.com/theplanetreigatepodcast or share us with your colleagues. A list of ‘the best of the guests’, and a link to hear each one, is on this Facebook post: https://tinyurl.com/prpbest *CREDITS:The seven-note Planet Reigate Theme is ©Peter StewartOther music www.Pond5.com:GTG - inspiringaudio Item ID: 116855857NEWS - ThomPie Item ID: 75456323STARS - jwsaudio Item ID: 073206386 SOUNDSCAPE PolkadotFlowersMusic Item ID: 136304431GUITAR - Frogard Item ID: 114324148INSPIRED - Piano 60sec Inspirational Romantic Background by Viminod ID 069490173CLASSIC - light orch Victorian - by EaRenTech ID 130569703INSPIRATIONAL - Exciting Epic - by SputnikMoment ID 109466766TITANIC - Paradise Waltz Classical Instrumental End - by TitanicRemembered ID 123249849 - 12 seconds Listen: https://linktr.ee/PlanetReigatePodcast Web: www.ThePlanetReigatePodcast.com Facebook: www.Facebook.com/ThePlanetReigatePodcast Insta: theplanetreigatepodcast X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/PlanetReigateEmail: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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This is the Planet Reigate podcast.
Hello, this is Peter Stewart. Welcome to your Planet Reigate podcast for Reigate, Redhill and Merstam, Bucklam, Betchworth and Brockham and down to Hookwood and Charlwood and Outwood and Earlswood and all the other woods across the area as well. I'm Peter Stewart and this is how we're reflecting and celebrating our love of life around here this Christmas week.
Well, we continue our four-part miniseries on the intriguing and significant history of Bancroft Road in Reigate. Yeah, back in the day, you could have said it was the home to the area's first, well, what perhaps would be called now, leisure park or entertainment complex. And it was the brainchild of a woman. And it's her that the road is named after, not a man, which is refreshing and fantastic.
This week we continue with the story of what was built there and why and who by. And later on in the series we'll go behind the scenes in a special bonus episode. So that'll be episode four of these short series to see what is left of their legacy today. In the news, could Reigate and Banstead Borough Council be abolished? I'll tell you why that could happen later on in the show.
Linkfield Street and Red Hill could be closed to all traffic. Is that a good idea? Certainly one that's being discussed at the moment. I'll tell you why. An empty office building in Reigate could be turned into flats. I'll tell you where. Concerns from a listener about one of our local post offices. They've been in touch and several other people have been in touch as well.
Thanks from a local charity to a local golf club. More thanks from another local charity to everyone who supported them over 2024. A local pub could close down later on in the show. I'll tell you how you can have your views known about its future. Now recently I told you about a restaurant in Rygate that was closing. A new one has already taken its place. I'll tell you what it is and
where it is and if you're missing the reigate repair cafe another one is being set up locally details on the way i've been asked to publicize a club for the over 50s i'm really pleased to do that the woman behind the unison choir wants your help and support with another project that she's got on the go i'll tell you what nina told me coming up
A community-based nutrition club is being set up in the new year. Again, details on the way. And in sport, we feature the 2025 Local Sports Awards. Nominations are being invited for that already. Plus, of course, we've got the Good Time Guide of events across the area, across the weekend. There are many of them, it does have to be said.
Planet Reigate stars this week and also our 60-second soundscape. Before we go, at the end of the show, natural sounds from a place you know.
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