This week Crispin Blunt has raised local aviation and rail issues with Transport Ministers as concerns mount about the highly concentrated Gatwick westerly departure Route 4 and the ongoing rail service delivery problems. On Monday Crispin met Lord Ahmad, the Minister responsible for Aviation, to seek a solution for Route 4 which would put departures […]
Come and see World War artefacts from Surrey Infantry Museum, dig out your own family heirlooms to find out more from museum experts or get help to start researching your family history at the Harlequin Theatre on Saturday 15 October from 2-4pm. ‘Discover World War I with Reigate & Banstead’ is a fascinating, free, interactive […]
Fifty seven hard working volunteers from across the borough have been recognised for their dedication to the community by the Mayor of Reigate & Banstead at a special awards ceremony. Thirty volunteers and volunteer teams received Mayor’s Volunteer Awards at the event at the Town Hall on Friday 23 September 2016. These included 17 awards for […]
Local councillors have funded a new footpath linking Fenton Close with Redstone Hill, providing a much needed link for local residents to Redhill town centre. It followed feedback from local residents as part of the Council’s Local Community Action Plan (LCAP) for Redhill East, which showed that residents living on the eastern side of Redhill felt […]
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An interesting programme of guided walks and talks has been put together by Reigate & Banstead Borough Council’s parks and countryside team to help residents enjoy the great outdoors this spring. The programme, which runs from March to May 2010, includes an introduction to the dawn chorus, a bluebell walk in Banstead Woods, a nature […]
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EcoTeams are small groups of people like you, working together to find ways to save gas, electricity and water. We also look at cutting rubbish, recycling more and decreasing household bills. And all the while having fun! Joining an EcoTeam is free and open to anyone in Redhill and Merstham aged 18 upwards. You can […]
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Refuse and recycling collections will be one day later than usual in the week after Easter, and the weeks of the May Bank Holidays. A normal collection will take place on Good Friday. The details of the changes are as follows: Easter Bank Holiday There will be a normal collection on Good Friday (2 April). […]
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Reigate & Banstead Borough Council is asking for the community’s views on Memorial Park in Redhill to help create a long term vision to improve the park. So that people can have their say on what they like about the park and what changes they would like to see, the Council has organised a number […]
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The Surrey Mirror reports that a car club scheme is being planned for Redhill and Reigate, jointly supported by Surrey County Council and Reigate & Banstead Borough Council (link to article here). The scheme is in its early stages and would involve sharable cars being parked at locations in the two town centres, available for […]
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Heat seeking vehicles will be hitting the streets of Redhill, and across the Borough next week (week commencing 22nd February 2010) to help identify homes that could benefit from improved insulation. Reigate & Banstead Borough Council is working in partnership with insulation company Energy Saving Partnership to help householders in the borough to save energy […]
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Reigate & Banstead Borough Council has signed up to the national ‘10:10‘ campaign, making a public commitment to try to reduce its carbon emissions by 10 per cent during 2010. The move forms part of the Council’s ambitious longer-term plans to achieve a much larger reduction of 30 per cent across its activities by March […]
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Councillors are being asked for their views on the Government’s proposals for a central Infrastructure Planning Committee (IPC), that would take away current local planning powers to decide on large infrastructure projects in their area such as new runways, railways, roads or power stations. Surrey County Councillor for Redhill and Cabinet Member for the Environment […]
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A local campaign to drive down water consumption and energy use was launched in Redhill on Friday 12th February. The campaign is the first of its type in the UK. The Tap into Savings project will see almost 1,000 homes in Redhill and Merstham offered advice and devices to help them bring down the bills […]
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