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Borough news - Activities for all Plus: what we do with your Council Tax, housing update and the borough's newest green space - Reigate and Banstead
Borough
news

Activities for all
Plus: what we do with your Council Tax, housing
update and the borough’s newest green space
 Your magazine from Reigate & Banstead Borough Council   Spring 2020
Borough news - Activities for all Plus: what we do with your Council Tax, housing update and the borough's newest green space - Reigate and Banstead
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                                                                                                                               This spring sees the launch of our ambitious new five-year plan – Reigate
                                                                                              @reigatebanstead                 & Banstead 2025 – which outlines our priorities and explains how the
                                                                                                                               Council will focus its resources and deliver services over the next five years.

                                                                                              @reigatebanstead                 The plan covers everything from a commitment to environmental
                                                                                                                               sustainability and tackling climate change, to support for vulnerable
                                                                                              Reigate & Banstead               residents, more affordable housing and plans for generating the funds to
                                                                                              Borough Council                  run these services (page 5).
                                                                                                                               Finance is one of our biggest challenges and, as Council Tax bills will be
                                                                                                                               hitting doormats shortly, our main feature this issue is on this topic (page
                                                                                       Apply, book and                         6). We’ve also highlighted some of the services and support available for
                                                                                                                               children and the over 60s (page 8), and included an update on our Housing

                                                                                       report it online                        Delivery Strategy (page 12).

                                                                                       You can access many of our                      Follow @RBBCLeader on Twitter
                                                                                       services online. Sign up for a My
                                                                                       Reigate&Banstead account on our
                                                                                       website to book activities, make
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                                                                                       issues. Click on ‘Register’ on the
                                                                                       top right corner of our website         Contents                                         news
                                                                                       at www.reigate-banstead.gov.uk.

                                                                                       No access to the internet? You          4    News
                                                                                       can call us on 01737 276000
                                                                                       or write to: Reigate & Banstead         6    Your Council Tax explained

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                                                                                                                                                                             Plus: what we do
                                                                                                                                                                            update and the
                                                                                                                                                                                              with
                                                                                                                                                                                                 your Council Tax
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 , housing

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                                                                                                                                                                                           borough’s newest
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    Don’t lose your vote                                                                  Waller Studio                                Supporting new
    Elections for your local councillors, as well as Surrey’s Police and Crime
    Commissioner, take place on Thursday 7 May.
                                                                                          enjoyed by                                   businesses
    Make sure you’re registered to vote so you can have your say on the matters
    that affect you.
                                                                                          thousands                                    April sees the launch of the 2020 Entrepreneur Academy.
                                                                                                                                       The six-month business start-up programme is designed to
                                                                                          The Harlequin’s cinema was completely        equip local entrepreneurs with the skills necessary to start a
    Borough councillors make decisions about local issues including parks,                revamped last year. Since it reopened        new business.
    planning, housing, car parks and leisure.                                             to the public in the autumn, thousands
                                                                                                                                       As well as advice and support, participants also get the
    The Police and Crime Commissioner is responsible for holding the Chief                of local residents have been through
                                                                                                                                       chance to pitch their business ideas in a Dragons’ Den
    Constable and Surrey Police to account on the public’s behalf. They also              its doors to enjoy a wide variety of
                                                                                                                                       style competition to win £5,000 towards start-up costs.
    oversee how crime is tackled in Surrey and aim to make sure that Surrey               screenings in luxurious surroundings.
    Police provides a good service.                                                       From newly-released blockbuster films to     “Running your own business can be a lonely place
                                                                                          event cinema, there really is something      sometimes but, through the Entrepreneur Academy, I have
    You need to be registered by Tuesday 21 April to be able to vote in May. It’s         for everyone. The first two months alone     met the loveliest people and we continue to support each
    quick and easy online at www.gov.uk/register-to-vote.                                 saw 5,250 cinema tickets sold, 1,500         other,” said Emilia Hunt, one of last year’s winners, who
    If you’re unable to get to a polling station on election day, please apply for        ice-creams consumed (despite the cold        now sells a range of homewares, gifts and stationery based
    a postal vote by 5pm on Wednesday 22 April or a proxy vote (someone to                weather), and over 90,000 kernels of         on her hand-drawn designs at www.emiliahunt.com. “I’d
    vote on your behalf) by 5pm on Wednesday 29 April on our website                      popcorn popped! Why not give it a try?       encourage anyone with a small business to apply. I never
    www.reigate-banstead.gov.uk/vote. If you don’t have internet access,                                                               thought I’d win, but I did!”
                                                                                          See our programme and book your tickets
    call us on 01737 276794.                                                              at www.harlequintheatre.co.uk or call        The Council also provides Business Support Grants of up to
    Not registering to vote can affect your credit rating. Credit reference               01737 276500.                                £1,000 – see www.reigate-banstead.gov.uk/business
    agencies check the Electoral Register to confirm your address, so you                                                              for more information.
    could find it harder to get a mobile phone contract or credit if you’re
    not on it.

                                                                                                                                       What you think                                                                                                   Reigate &
                                                                                                                                       of Borough News                                                                                                  Banstead 2025
                                                                                                                                       Thank you to everyone who completed the readers’ survey in                                                       Our new plan for the borough – Reigate
                                                                                                                                       our last issue. We received more than 400 responses.                                                             & Banstead 2025 – has been adopted
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        following an eight-week public consultation
                                                                                                                                       Overall, the results were positive. Of those who responded,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        between July and September 2019. It
                                                                                                                                       Borough News was voted as their most popular way to receive
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        outlines our priorities and where we will
                                                                                                                                       information from the Council. Over 80% of respondents agreed
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        focus resources to deliver the services that

    in brief
                                                                                                                                       that the design and content of the magazine was interesting and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        you need. We’ve kept the three key themes
                                                                                                                                       easy to read, particularly the News and What’s On sections.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        from our previous plan – People, Place and
                                                                                                                                       ‘Parks and green spaces’ was               Borough                                                               Organisation – and added a new section
    Access a range of council services 24/7: Sign up
    for a My Reigate&Banstead online account for a quick and easy
                                                                              Community funding: In 2019-2020, the
                                                                              Council paid out £265,000 in funding to
                                                                                                                                       chosen as the topic of most
                                                                                                                                       interest. With that in mind,              news                                                                   outlining our commitments to you around
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        topics such as how we communicate, plans
    way to book activities and appointments, report issues and make           over 30 local voluntary and community                    we have a feature on Tanyard                                                                                     relating to environmental responsibility and
    requests and payments. Visit www.reigate-banstead.gov.uk.                 organisations. Information about applying for            Meadows – the borough’s                                                                                          the importance of partnership working (e.g.
                                                                              future grants is available at                            newest green space – on page                                                                                     with the police and Surrey County Council).
    Reigate & Banstead Business Awards 2020:                                  www.reigate-banstead.gov.uk/supportvcs.                  10. Unsurprisingly in the current
    Back for a second year running, the awards celebrate                                                                                                                                                                                                Read the full plan, or a summary version, at
                                                                                                                                       climate, ‘environmental issues’
    the diversity of businesses in the borough. Enter today at                Reigate station upgrade - have your                                                                                                                                       www.reigate-banstead.gov.uk/rbbc2025.
                                                                                                                                       and ‘recycling’ came in second
    www.rbbawards.co.uk – the closing date has been extended to               say: Network Rail is consulting on proposals –           and third. We are currently
    Friday 20 March. Follow @RBBAwards on Twitter and Instagram.              including a new platform – to increase capacity and      developing an Environmental                                                                 Read
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COUNCIL TAX

Your Council Tax explained                                                                                                                                               Who does what?
                                                                                                                                                                         Here are some of the services each authority provides…
It’s that time of year again – find out                                                                                12p
                                                                                                                                                                         Reigate & Banstead Borough Council                                 Surrey County Council
how we make every penny of your
                                                                                                                                                                         Waste and recycling collection                                     Adult social care and children’s services
Council Tax count
                                                                                                                       13p            Out of every                       Street cleaning                                                    Highways maintenance and potholes

                                                                                                                                     £1
Every day, your Council Tax helps provide over 50 different
services to 144,000 residents. Our main priority has                                                                                                                     Council car parks and parking enforcement                          Fire and rescue
always been to keep your Council Tax as low as possible,                                                                                                                 Council green spaces and allotments                                Education and libraries
while still providing quality public services.
                                                                                                                                      collected:                         Housing register and homelessness services                         Community recycling centres
While we collect your Council Tax, only 12 pence* in                                                                   75p
every pound remains with Reigate & Banstead Borough                                                                                                                      Leisure and community centres                                      On-street parking restrictions (yellow lines)
Council. The rest is distributed to Surrey County Council                                                                                                                Local Plan and planning applications                               Highway trees maintenance
and Surrey Police to fund their services.                                                                                                               n
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                                                                                                                                                                         Licensing and environmental health
                                                                                                                                                                         Community development and family support
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Minerals and waste planning
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Waste disposal

    year with our 12p share                                                                                                                                               Surrey Police                                                    Policing

                            License and                                                    Empty nearly                                     Provide 3 leisure            What else we’re doing to fund                                     How is Council Tax worked out?
                            regulate over                                                  9 million containers                             centres which                our services                                                      Each dwelling is assigned a valuation band (A to H) by the
                            4,000 bars,                                                    (such as bins and                                receive 1.2                                                                                    Government’s Valuation Office Agency. This is based on
                                                                                                                                                                         The Council no longer receives a support grant from central
                            restaurants, events,                                           recycling boxes) – around                        million visits               government towards running our services, so we have to            the property value on 1 April 1991. If you think your home
                            taxis and drivers                                              170,000 a week!                                  a year
                                                                                                                                                                         do more each year with less money. This means we’ve had           is in the wrong band, you should contact the Valuation
                                                                                                                                                                         to start expanding our commercial initiatives and consider        Office Agency, for free, by calling 03000 501501. It’s
                                                                                                                                                                         investment opportunities to generate additional income to         important to note that a reassessment of your Council Tax
                                                                                                                                                                         fund service delivery. Here are some examples of how we’re        band could put your Council Tax up or down.
                          Deliver 182 hours
                                                                                                                                                                         already doing this:
                          of low-cost holiday
                                                                                                  Regulate over 930                      Manage 3,000
                          activities for 1,200                                                                                           planning and related
                                                                                                                                                                         • delivering benefits, Council Tax, debt recovery and fraud         Want to know more?
                                                                                                  food businesses for
                          children                                                                                                                                          investigation work for other public sector organisations and
                                                                                                  hygiene and safety                     applications                                                                                         Look out for our leaflet with your Council Tax bill or visit
                                                                                                                                                                            charging them for it
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              www.reigate-banstead.gov.uk/counciltax.
                                                                                                                                                                         • investing in property assets, generating rental income
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              To access your Council Tax account 24/7, go to
                                                                                                                                                                         • expanding our garden waste service                                 www.reigate-banstead.gov.uk/checker - you can
                             Maintain 44                                                                                                    Run up to 52
                                                                                                                                                                         • delivering a commercial waste service for local businesses.        find your login details on your bill.
                             children’s play areas                                                Help over 300                             polling stations for
                             and 55 parks and                                                     households avoid                          over 72,000
                             open spaces                                                          homelessness                              eligible voters

                                                                                                                                                                                       One of our 2025
                                                                                                                                                                                       objectives is to be                                  Have you seen our
                                                                                               Work with housing                                                                                                                            Day In The Life video?
                            Clean
                                                                                               associations to let                                                                     a financially self-
                                                                                               250 affordable                Manage over 1,000 listed and
                            approximately
                            1,450 streets                                                      homes to local families       locally listed buildings and 1,000                        sustaining council                                   You might be surprised to see how many times
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            you interact with the Council in one day… go to
                                                                                               and single people             protected trees                                                                                                www.reigate-banstead.gov.uk and search for
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            ‘working here’.
*In 2018-19, Reigate & Banstead Borough Council retained 12% of the Council Tax paid to us, which equated to £227.46

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Supporting our residents
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We have a number of activities, services and grants available to our                                                             Handy person                                                   Disabled facility grant                                Age
youngest and oldest residents – here we highlight just a few of them                                                             service                                                        The Council also offers grants to ensure that
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       18+

                                                                                                                                 The Council provides a                                         those with disabilities can move more freely and
                                                                                                                                 subsidised, low-cost home                                      safely around their homes. Types of work include installing
                                                                                                                                 repair service for elderly                                     a stair lift or creating a level access shower. In 2018-2019,
Specsavers Surrey Youth Games                                  Young Leaders                                                                                                                    over £790,000 was awarded to eligible residents in Reigate
                                                                                                                       Ages      and disabled residents,
The games are back! After eight weeks of free                                            Looking for new                         operated by external                                           & Banstead. Call the Surrey County Council adult social
                                                                                                                      14-22
training, teams from across the county will           Ages                               members! Becoming                                                                                      care team on 0300 200 1005 or visit www.surreycc.gov.uk
                                                                                                                                 company Millbrook Healthcare
compete in a variety of sports on 13 and 14           6-16                               a Young Leader gives                                                                         Age       and search for ‘support for adults’.
                                                                                                                                 Ltd. Works can include minor
June. Good luck to Team Reigate & Banstead!                                              teens a chance to have their say        plumbing or electrical repairs, fitting              60+
We’ll share how they get on via our Twitter page                                         on important issues affecting           shelves or installing key safes. The service is
@reigatebanstead.                                                                        young people in our borough.            charged at an hourly rate of £29.50, plus the cost
                                                               Find out more by searching ‘Young Leaders’ on our website.        of any materials used. Call 01737 845630 or visit                 Keeping fit –
                                                                                                                                 www.millbrook-healthcare.co.uk.                                   whatever
R&Be Active spring and
summer school holiday
                                                      Ages
                                                      5-12
                                                               Inclusive activities                                                                                                                your age!
activities                                                     Looking for activities aimed at young people with                 Safe and secure grant –                                           Walking is the safest and
                                                                                                                          Ages
A firm favourite for parents and children throughout the
                                                               learning or physical disabilities? The YMCA East
                                                                                                                          7-16
                                                                                                                                 new for 2020                                                      easiest form of exercise for
                                                               Surrey offers a range of inclusive activities, such                                                                        Age      all ages. Walking For Health
holidays! This year’s activities, run by our Wellbeing team,   as disability badminton, inclusive football and a                 If you’re over 60 years old or disabled, and on
                                                                                                                                                                                         60+       details 19 free, accessible and
range from sport to musical theatre and crafts. For more       fortnightly boccia club, suitable for players in wheelchairs.     certain income-related benefits, you might be
                                                                                                                                                                                                   inclusive walks in the borough.
information and to book, visit                                 For more information, visit www.ymcaeastsurrey.org.uk.            eligible for this new grant. Individuals can access                                                                    All
                                                                                                                                                                                                   Find your nearest one at
www.reigate-banstead.gov.uk/schoolhols.                                                                                          grants up to £3,000 per household for home improvements,                                                              ages
                                                                                                                                                                                                   www.walkingforhealth.org.uk.
                                                                                                                                 such as installing grab rails. Call Millbrook Healthcare on

Fun Run and Sports Festival                                    Star For A Night                                                  01737 845630 or visit www.millbrook-healthcare.co.uk.
                                                    Age        Young people from across the borough
We’ve teamed up with the YMCA again this
year for the Fun Run and Sports Festival on
                                                    4+         have been cast to show off their skills                           Small works grants and loans                                            Accessible screenings
                                                               through singing, dancing or acting in                                                                                                                                                   Age
Sunday 3 May. This year sees the addition of an
                                                               this year’s performances on 9 and 10                              If you’re an owner-occupier aged 18 or over                             at The Harlequin                              60+
inflatable obstacle course and archery zone (a good distance                                                                     and on specified income-related benefits, you     Age                   The Harlequin Theatre in Redhill offers
                                                               April. Tickets start from £8. Book yours
apart of course!).                                                                                                               may be eligible for a small works grant of up     18+                   Silver Screen cinema deals for the over
                                                               at www.harlequintheatre.co.uk.                            Ages
                                                                                                                         11-18   to £500 or an interest-free small works loan of                         60s. They also have dementia-friendly screenings
                                                                                                                                 between £501 and £6,500. Both can be used                               where you can watch a film in a safe, welcoming
         All                                                                                                                     towards home repairs or improvements, such as a boiler                  environment with low lighting, the freedom to move
        ages
                                                               Baby Club                                                         replacement or double glazing.                                          around and no adverts.
                                                               Waller Studio cinema in Redhill offers a weekly Baby              For more details, call
                                                               Club for parents and babies. Catch the latest         Babies      01737 276417.                                                           For more, see www.harlequintheatre.co.uk or call
                                                               blockbuster in a relaxed, family-friendly            up to 18                                                                             the Box Office on 01737 276500.
                                                               environment. For weekly showings and tickets,        months
                                                               go to www.harlequintheatre.co.uk.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Age
                                                                                                                                                                                                    Community centres                                  50+

                                                                                                                                                                                                    There are three community centres in the
                                                                                                                                                                                                    borough – Banstead, Horley and Woodhatch. Each
                                                               Fancy a game?                                                                                                                        centre has its own programme of events from tea
                                                               Visit the Ping Pong Parlour in The Belfry shopping centre,                                                                           dances to theatre trips and is a great place to meet and
                                                               Redhill, for a free game (or two) with your family and friends!                                                                      make friends. For more information, see
                                                               Run by Table Tennis England and supported by The Belfry                                                                              www.reigate-banstead.gov.uk/communitycentres.
                                                               and the Council, the Parlour is something all ages can enjoy.

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GET OUTDOORS
                                                                                                                       Banstead

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                                                                                                                                                   1867 for the production of cricket bats
                                                                                                                                                                                                              Keep Britain Tidy is running its annual clean-up from 20
                                                                                                                                                   manufactured by Surridge and Co Ltd, the
                                                                                                                                                                                                              March to 13 April 2020. Get together with friends and
                                                                                                                      Place                        family business of Surrey cricketer Walter
                                                                                                                                                                                                              neighbours to support the Council to keep our public
                                                                                                                                                   Stuart Surridge. The family, who lived in
                                                                                                                                                                                                              spaces clean and tidy for everyone to enjoy.
Put on your walking boots this spring and head out                                                                                                 Great Lake Farm, continued production
                                                                                                                                                   until the 1950s                                            Did you know you can borrow litter pickers and waste
to the borough’s newest open space                                                                                                                                                                            sacks from the Council? Our Cleansing team is happy
                                                                                                                                                                                                              to loan groups of volunteers the equipment they need to
The weather is (finally) starting to brighten up, so what better
way to enjoy it than by taking a stroll through 50 acres of
                                                                         Take a tour…                                                                                              Burstow Stream
                                                                                                                                                                                                              enable them to organise a clean up session.
                                                                                                                                                                                                              Contact david.chiverton@reigate-banstead.gov.uk
beautiful countryside?
                                                                                                                                                                                                              for more information.
Tanyard Meadows can be found in Horley, to the south of the
borough. Ownership of the site was transferred to the Council
back in December 2018, as part of The Acres development,
to provide residents with outdoor space. Since then, our                                                                                                                                                                  Tanyard Pond
Greenspaces team and a host of volunteer groups have
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          This historic pond was once used for
been working hard to turn the uncultivated farm land into an
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          tanning leather. As far as we know, it’s
attractive, useable space for both residents and visitors to enjoy.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          the only recorded tanning pond in the
Home to several play areas – found at Orchard Drive, Peppiatt                                                                                                                                                             South East that’s listed as a Scheduled
Close and Whittaker Drive – it’s not surprising that Tanyard                                                                                                                                                              Ancient Monument
Meadows is popular with families, as well as cyclists and
dog walkers. Flat gravel paths make the site pushchair and
wheelchair friendly, too.
                                                                                      Great Lake Farm
A walk along the route shown on the map takes around an hour
to complete. Why not bring a picnic and make a day of it?

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          If you do visit, make sure you take a picture and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Wildlife checklist
                                                                                                          LAKE LA
          send it to us on socia media: @reigatebanstead.                                                                               Peppiatt Close playground
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Tanyard Meadows is teaming
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                            with wildlife. How many many of
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 from Tanyard Meadows.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                            these can you spot on your visit?

                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Birds: 	          Buzzard
                                                                                                                                               The Acres                                                                                        Kestrel
  Fancy a new challenge?                                                              Brook Field                                                                   Whittaker Drive playground                                                  Song thrush
  The Council could not have completed all this work without the help                                                                                                                                                                           Reed bunting
                                                                                     The reed bed here is a unique wetland
  of various local volunteer groups. Both the Gatwick Greenspace                                                                                                                                                                                Linnet
                                                                                     feature, dominated by Common
  Partnership and the Horley Conservation Group have played key roles
                                                                                     Reed and Yellow Iris. Through careful
  in creating the site, and the Council is extremely grateful for all their
                                                                                     management, the Greenspaces team                                                                                                       Mammals: 	 Roe deer
  hard work. If you’d like more information about joining these volunteer
  groups, here’s how to reach them:
                                                                                     hopes the reed bed will attract a                                                                                                                  Fox
                                                                                     greater variety of birds to the site
  Gatwick Greenspace Partnership                                                                                                                                                                                                        Field vole
  • Call 01293 550730
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Reptiles: 	 Common lizard
  • Email gatwickgreenspaces@sussexwt.org.uk
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Grass snake
  Horley Conservation Group
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Slow worm
  • Look up @HorleyConservationGroup on Facebook
  • Email horleyconservationgroup@outlook.com

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HOUSING
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                                                                                                                                   4. Working in partnership

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                                                                                                                                                                                                   FACT
                                                                                                                                          We will continue our successful work with
                                                                                                                    Place                                                                          We are on track to deliver 6,900
                                                                                                                                          organisations including Surrey County Council,

housing challenge
                                                                                                                                          housing associations, Homes England,                     homes between 2012 and 2027,
                                                                                                                                          developers and charities, to deliver new homes.          averaging 460 per year, as set out in
                                                                                                                                          Working together has the benefit of securing             our Core Strategy planning document.
                                                                                                                                          extra investment and funding, sharing risk and
                                                                                                                                          accessing different skills and experience.

Our new Housing Delivery Strategy aims to enable more                                                                                                                                          6. Meeting
                                                                                                                                                                                                  through planning
                                                                                                                                                                                                           local housing needs
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    policy
households to access the homes they need, when they need them                                                                      5. Cforreating specialist housing
                                                                                                                                             vulnerable people                                         Our long-term challenge is having a supply of
                                                                                                                                                                                                       suitable land, given the extent of the green belt,
                                                                                                                                           We have seen an increase in vulnerable people               ancient woodland and other environmental
Most people aspire for a place to call home. As a popular        As a Council, we cannot solve housing challenges such as                  with complex needs who require supported
                                                                 house prices and demand, and the economy, but there are                                                                               constraints in our borough. Through our planning
place to live and work, affordability is a huge challenge for                                                                              accommodation. We will work with an experienced
                                                                 some things we can do to assist.                                                                                                      policies, we will ensure the most is made of our
people wanting to buy or rent in the borough. A shortage                                                                                   provider to develop accommodation for these                 valuable land resources and support developers to
of the right homes to meet different budgets and housing                                                                                   individuals within the borough.
                                                                 Our new Housing Delivery Strategy sets out six ways we will                                                                           deliver affordable housing to meet local need.
needs also has an impact on local businesses and public
                                                                 help to deliver more of the types of housing local people need,
services being able to attract and retain staff.
                                                                 and can afford, between now and 2025.
                                                                                                                                   What’s the difference?

1. Uown
      sing land and buildings we
         to deliver more homes                                   2. Mland
                                                                        aking use of public and private
                                                                           and empty homes
                                                                                                                                                            Affordable housing:
                                                                                                                                                            A term used to describe homes that
                                                                                                                                                                                                     Housing that is affordable:
                                                                                                                                                                                                     How we describe homes that are
                                                                                                                                                            are aimed at eligible households who     sold or rented at lower-than-market
       We will be building new homes on land we own at                  We will work with land owners to redevelop                                          cannot afford market prices, based       costs to help meet the budgets of
       Cromwell Road in Redhill, Pitwood Park in Tadworth               redundant or underused sites and bring empty                                        on incomes and local house prices.       local people.
       and Lee Street in Horley, which will include some                homes back into use. Where appropriate, we will                                     These can include social rented
       affordable housing.                                              purchase suitable sites to do this.                                                 housing or shared ownership homes.
       At Cromwell Road, we plan to build 32 one- and
       two-bedroom flats with shops below. Twenty-five new
       houses and flats will replace a disused industrial site   3. Ethexploring innovative ways to deliver
                                                                           right homes in the right places                         Landmark Redhill cinema
       at Pitwood Park, and on a small parcel of land at Lee
       Street we are proposing to build accommodation for               We will be exploring the best way to deliver more          development underway
       single people on low incomes to provide a starting               homes that are affordable to local people. This could
       point on their housing journey. Both the Cromwell and            include establishing our own housing company,              Redhill’s flagship cinema development at Marketfield
       Pitwood developments are expected to be completed                providing greater options and opportunities across         Way is beginning to take shape. The start of works on
       during the summer of 2021.                                       all tenure types.                                          site is a significant milestone for this landmark project
                                                                                                                                   and the wider regeneration of Redhill town centre.
                                                                                                                                   The new facilities are expected to open in summer
                                                                                                                                   2022 and will provide a multi-screen cinema, improved
                                                                                                                                   shopping and leisure opportunities and 150 new homes.
                                                                   FACT                                                            Several vacant properties on the High Street that form
                                                                                                                                   part of the site are in the process of being demolished,
                                                                   The borough has around 6,000                                    ready for building to start in May 2020. The Council’s
                                                                   social rented homes, managed by                                 Marketfield Road car park also forms part of the site and
                                                                   housing associations. Around 350                                has been closed to enable the development to
                                                                   become available for us to nominate                             take place.
                                                                   households on our housing list to                               Both the construction and completed development will
                                                                   each year.                                                      provide hundreds of job opportunities for local people
                                                                                                                                   and is a multi-million-pound boost for the local economy.
       Cromwell Road, Redhill

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What’s on
                                                                                                                                      Beer Bop A Lula Festival
                                                                                                                                      17-19 July
                                                                                                                                      Priory Park, Reigate
                                                                                                                                                                                                        Useful contacts
                                                                                                                                      Back for a second year! Head down to Priory Park for a            Surrey County Council
                                                                                                                                      weekend of non-stop live music, including performances            www.surreycc.gov.uk
Charity Film Night                                                  May Queen Fairs                                                   from Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Bjorn Again and Toploader. You’ll       Tel: 03456 009 009
Friday 3 April                                                      Saturday 9 May, 9am-4pm                                           also find a great selection of bars, street food and children’s   Textphone (Text Relay):
The Harlequin Theatre, Redhill                                      Banstead, Lower Kingswood and Woodmansterne                       entertainment. There really is something for everyone.            18001 03456 009 009
                                                                                                                                      www.beerbopalula.com                                              SMS: 07860 053 465
Book your tickets now for a film night at Waller Studio –           Traditional village fairs with food and craft stalls, games and
                                                                                                                                                                                                        Email: contact.centre@surreycc.gov.uk
proceeds go to local charities, Stripey Stork and Loveworks.        parades. Fun for all the family.
Email charlotte.stockman@reigate-banstead.gov.uk                    For more details, follow them on Facebook:                                                                                          Raven Housing Trust
                                                                    @bansteadmayqueen @lowerkingswoodmayfete,                                                                                           www.ravenht.org.uk
                                                                    @woodmansternemayqueen                                                                                                              Tel: 0300 123 3399
The Harlequin Craft Fair                                                                                                                                                                                Email: raven@ravenht.org.uk
Saturday 18 April, 10am-2pm                                                                                                                                                                             Citizens Advice Bureau
                                                                    The Foundations
The Harlequin Theatre, Redhill                                                                                                                                                                          www.carbs.org.uk
                                                                    Saturday 9 May, 7.30pm                                                                                                              Tel: 03444 111 444
With a variety of stalls, The Harlequin Craft Fair is the perfect
                                                                    The Harlequin Theatre, Redhill
place to buy handmade gifts and treats.
                                                                                                                                                                                                        Surrey Police
                                                                    Alan Warner, lead guitarist/vocalist from one of the biggest
If you are interested in booking a stall, please email                                                                                                                                                  www.surrey.police.uk
                                                                    groups of the Swinging Sixties, keeps the magnificent sound
harlequin@reigate-banstead.gov.uk.                                                                                                    Heritage Open Day                                                 Call 101 to talk to your local police
                                                                    of The Foundations alive with a group of talented musicians.
                                                                                                                                      Saturday 19 September, 11am-4pm                                   and report less urgent crimes. In an emergency,
                                                                    Tickets: £21-£22                                                                                                                    always call 999. To set up emergency SMS, text
                                                                                                                                      Town Hall, Castlefield Road, Reigate, RH2 0SH
                                                                    www.harlequintheatre.co.uk                                                                                                          ‘register’ to 999. (You will get a reply with instructions
                                                                                                                                      Heritage Open Day is a UK wide festival of history and
                                                                                                                                                                                                        to follow).
                                                                                                                                      culture. Free entry.
                                                                    An Evening With Aggers                                            Email mayor@reigate-banstead.gov.uk
                                                                    Tuesday 19 May, 7.30pm
                                                                    The Harlequin Theatre, Redhill
                                                                                                  Jonathan Agnew, BBC Radio’s
                                                                                                  voice of cricket, takes us on a
                                                                                                  trip down memory lane. Hear

Reigate Caves At Night
                                                                                                  tales from a wonderful and
                                                                                                  entertaining career on the field          Dentures to get you
Friday 24 April, 7pm
                                                                                                  and in the box.
                                                                                                                                              smiling again
Reigate                                                                                           Tickets: £14-£24

Enjoy a guided tour of Reigate Caves followed by supper                                           www.harlequintheatre.co.uk
at the Town Hall, Reigate.
Tickets £18 per person – proceeds go to Stripey Stork               Horley Carnival                                                                                           NEW DENTURES
and Loveworks.                                                                                                                                                               DENTURE REPAIRS
                                                                    Saturday 20 June
Email charlotte.stockman@reigate-banstead.gov.uk                                                                                                                                HOME VISITS
                                                                    Horley High Street
                                                                                                                                                                            FREE CONSULTATIONS
                                                                    The annual carnival is a great day out for all ages.                                                  FREE ANNUAL CHECK UPS
VE Day Street Party                                                 www.horleycarnival.co.uk
Friday 8 May, from 12 midday
Honeycrock Lane, Salfords                                                                                                                  We specialise in making, fitting and
Free – open to residents, local community groups                                                                                          repairing high quality natural looking
and schools.                                                                                                                             dentures with premium craftmanship and
                                                                                                                                                  exceptional after care.
Visit www.salfordsandsidlowpc.org.uk.
                                                                                                                                                    REDHILL                      HORLEY
If you would like to be involved, email
claire.minter@salfordsandsidlowpc.org.uk.
                                                                                                                                            01737 773040                  01293 774687
                                                                                                                                          Unit 1, 3 Mill Street RH1 6PA   17 Station Road RH6 9HW
                                                                                                                                                        www.thedentureshop.com

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Bill and Milly
 have always been together.
 They still are.
At Banstead Manor, industry-
leading residential, nursing
and dementia care are just the
beginning. We really get to
know residents too – it’s how
we support them to enjoy all
the little things that make a big
difference to their day.
Just being together means
everything to Bill and Milly.
They’ve been married for 60
years and are still an
inseparable couple at Banstead
Manor, doing all the things
they used to do at home,
despite their different care
needs.
To see for yourself what makes
Banstead Manor a care home
with a difference, go to
hallmarkcarehomes.co.uk, or
call our Customer Relationship
Manager, Melissa on
01737 747063,
or drop by for a visit at
8 Brighton Road, Banstead,
Surrey, SM7 1BS.
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