73: The next ‘act’ in The Harlequin’s drama, local plant-based cooking courses… and moreFor Saturday 1st February 2025This is how we’re reflecting and celebrating our love of life around here this week:TIMECODE - 00:00 - What’s in this episode. 10:22 - Planet Reigate area news part 1. Including the latest about the Harlequin - and the latest A&E, ambulance and cancer stats from the hospital. 30:45 - Planet Reigate area travel news. Road and train disruption this coming week. 35:00 – GUEST: Plant-based Robyn tells us how speedy, easy and budget-friendly eating more plant-rich meals can be. We joined her in a recent village hall session in Nutfield. https://www.plantbasedrobyn.co.uk/ 49:15 - Planet Reigate area news part 2. 57:50 - Planet Reigate area sport 59:40 - The Good Time Guide: things to do and places to go this week 1:02:00 – Planet Reigate Stars: thanking local heroes. This week, praise for a local student on a 100 bus 1:03:25 - The Sixty-second Soundscape. This week, from Brockham. 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 TRAVEL - FrauMuller Item ID: 102031400SOUNDSCAPE PolkadotFlowersMusic Item ID: 136304431GUITAR - Frogard Item ID: 114324148 Listen: https://linktr.ee/PlanetReigatePodcast Web: www.ThePlanetReigatePodcast.com Facebook: www.Facebook.com/ThePlanetReigatePodcast Insta: theplanetreigatepodcast Email: Hello@ThePlanetReigatePodcast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Hello, this is Peter Stewart. Welcome to this, your Planet Reigate Podcast. And this is how we're reflecting and celebrating our love of life around here this week in Episode 73. And a big decision was made on the Harlequin last night, Thursday the 30th.
We have news of an allocation of a big spend on a refurbished or rebuilt theatre, a half as big temporary space that'll help local arts in the meantime, and financial help for local groups which are currently homeless. And we've got news of two more reports as well. More on this breaking news later in the show. Well, the start of a new year, spring just around the corner. Can't wait, can you?
And you may have decided to give your body a bit of a detox. The other week we had Olivia on, a Reigate-based fitness instructor. This week we hear from Robin, who runs vegetarian cookery courses across the area. Hear what she encourages you to rustle up in the kitchen and from some of those on a recent village hall session that I went along to.
In the news, how well is East Surrey Hospital doing compared with the national average? Well, new stats have come out this week. I'll tell you what they say regarding things like trolley waits, A&E, ambulances, backlogs and cancer care locally. The promise that high tech will mean that local potholes will be repaired faster. That's the claim anyway.
I'll tell you who's making that and how it could help your drive. The meeting this week to help you save money on your energy bills this winter. What the future is for the old HSBC bank on Reigate High Street. Well, whatever it is, I'll explain what the hold-up seems to be. Another Reigate shop has had its lease extended, but staff there say they're pleading with you to use it.
I'll tell you what that shop is, what they sell and where they are. And there's a new business over at Buckland Park Lake. I'll give you the hot and the cold details on it. Bit of a clue. The local roundabout, which is being taken over by local residents and wildflowers. How you or someone you know could take part in the Miss Surrey competition, which is happening soon.
The local snowdrop days, which are all set to start. Free trees are up for grabs. I'll tell you where you can collect them, but you'll have to be fast. We've got an update from Reigate Heath Golf Club on their greens and bunkers over the winter. Big local roadworks coming up this week, I'll tell you where. And also the local rail route, which is closing for 16 days from this weekend.
Plus, Planet Rygate Stars this week features praise for local school pupils on a bus. And our 60-second soundscape before we go at the end of the show, natural sounds from a place you know. This week, a great tit on a January afternoon at Old Park Wood near Brockham.
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