The Planet Reigate Podcast

Episode 68: The rise and fall of Reigate’s pool and picture house on Bancroft Road, and the legacy of the husband and wife who got them built. For Saturday 28th December 2024This is the third part of four in our Christmas/New Year mini-series on the history of Bancroft Road in Reigate. Part one was in episode 66 – We started the story with Harry Bancroft and Emmy meeting, marrying and running the Hippodrome cinema on Bell Street. You can hear it here: https://tinyurl.com/prp66bancroft1 (tap the link and then tap ‘play’). Part two in episode 67 – told the story of the lido. We described where it was, what was there, the opening and the cost.  https://tinyurl.com/prp67bancroft2  Now in episode 68 we conclude the actual story, with the opening of the Majestic cinema, and the decline of both ventures; Emmy’s untimely death and then, that of Harry. Join us as we discover the couple’s grave in a nearby churchyard and pay our respects. Next week in episode 69, a special bonus edition of the mini-series. we have special limited access to the site of the pool. Listen as we go behind the scenes and underground as we record interviews in what was the actual pool. Hear what is left on the site now, including the café. And hear our chat with local historian Sean Hawkins, whose research led to this mini-series. Hear us reflect on the lives and work of Harry and Emmy Bancroft, including some new information, as we stand on the road that bears their name. 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:INSPIRED - Piano 60sec Inspirational Romantic Background by Viminod ID 069490173DARK - simple ambient - by RayMusicProductions ID 088913604TITANIC - Paradise Waltz Classical Instrumental End - by TitanicRemembered ID 123249849 - 12 seconds GUITAR - Frogard Item ID: 114324148

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:             Hello@ThePlanetReigatePodcast.com  

Episode 66 – The story of Bancroft Road, Reigate – the intriguing story of what was built there, why and who by… and more For Saturday 14th 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. 03:25 - Planet Reigate area news. 24:30 – Happy birthday, Donyngs.  29:40 - Planet Reigate area weather stats. 31:15 – Planet Reigate area travel: the forthcoming closure of Gatton Park Road.  33:55 – When Harry Met Emmy – the story of Reigate’s ‘first leisure centre’ on Bancroft Road. Part 1.  45:10 – Planet Reigate Stars: thanking local heroes. This week from a local park. 46:40 - The Good Time Guide: Local events for this coming week.51:50 – The Sixty-second Soundscape. This week from Reigate Castle. 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: 102031400WEATHER - Sasha_Grey Item ID: 025133085SOUNDSCAPE PolkadotFlowersMusic Item ID: 136304431GUITAR - Frogard Item ID: 114324148TITANIC - Paradise Waltz Classical Instrumental End - by TitanicRemembered ID 123249849 - 12 secondsCLASSIC - light orch Victorian - by EaRenTech ID 130569703DARK CLASSICAL - by tralfamadore, from Pond5 ID 108528090MEDIUM - bed - by SergeyWednesday ID 73515488 Listen:           https://linktr.ee/PlanetReigatePodcastWeb:              www.ThePlanetReigatePodcast.comFacebook:      www.Facebook.com/ThePlanetReigatePodcastInsta:              theplanetreigatepodcastEmail:            Hello@ThePlanetReigatePodcast.com  

Episode 65 – Reigate’s Neurodivergent Champion… and more For Saturday 7th December 2024This is how we’re reflecting and celebrating our love of life around here this week:00:00 - What’s in this episode. 03:05 – News on our special Harlequin episodes 64b and 64c.  06:35 - Planet Reigate area news. 16:50 – Reigate’s Young Chorister of the Year 23:51 - GUEST: Meet Heike Knip Reigate’s neurodivergent champion, who may be able to help you, your family or your work colleagues.  33:20 - Planet Reigate area weather stats. 36:25 – Planet Reigate Stars: thanking local heroes. This week from a local train station. 38:40 - The Good Time Guide: Local events for this coming week. 48:15 – The Sixty-second Soundscape. This week from Earlswood Lakes. 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 WEATHER - Sasha_Grey Item ID: 025133085SOUNDSCAPE PolkadotFlowersMusic Item ID: 136304431GUITAR - Frogard Item ID: 114324148Listen:           https://linktr.ee/PlanetReigatePodcastWeb:              www.ThePlanetReigatePodcast.comFacebook:      www.Facebook.com/ThePlanetReigatePodcastInsta:              theplanetreigatepodcastX (Twitter):    https://twitter.com/PlanetReigateEmail:            Hello@ThePlanetReigatePodcast.com  

*SECOND* SPECIAL HARLEQUIN EPISODE.This recording is of the public Q&A session organised by the The Reigate and Redhill Society with Harlequin Support Group - HSG held at Carrington School on Wednesday 4th December.It was chaired by Nicholas Owen and questions are answered by council leader Richard Biggs.(there is aListen:           https://linktr.ee/PlanetReigatePodcastWeb:              www.ThePlanetReigatePodcast.comFacebook:      www.Facebook.com/ThePlanetReigatePodcastInsta:              theplanetreigatepodcastX (Twitter):    https://twitter.com/PlanetReigateEmail:            Hello@ThePlanetReigatePodcast.com 

Harlequin Questions To the Council LeaderWelcome to this first ‘special edition’ of The Planet Reigate Podcast. One of the biggest issues in the area for the past year, coinciding with the launch of this show, has been on-going drama of the future of the Harlequin Theatre in Redhill which has been closed since September 2023 when the dangerous reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (Raac) was discovered.On Thursday 28th November a council meeting was held in which members of the public were invited to ask their questions about the Harlequin and its future.This is a slightly-edited version of that meeting (for reasons given at the start of the episode), and on a platform which is, I hope, easier to navigate than the version on the council's website.------------------------------------------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/prpbestListen:           https://linktr.ee/PlanetReigatePodcastWeb:              www.ThePlanetReigatePodcast.comFacebook:      www.Facebook.com/ThePlanetReigatePodcastInsta:              theplanetreigatepodcastX (Twitter):    https://twitter.com/PlanetReigateEmail:            Hello@ThePlanetReigatePodcast.com  

Episode 63 – Touring one of the area’s biggest primary schools … and more For Saturday 23rd November 2024 This is how we’re reflecting and celebrating our love of life around here this week:TIMECODE - 00:00 - What’s in this episode. 05:10 - Planet Reigate area news. 23:25 – GUEST: The creator of a new mural at Redhill station. 30:30 - Planet Reigate area sports. 33:45 – GUEST: Our tour of Sandcross Primary School in Reigate. 49:30 – Planet Reigate Stars: thanking local heroes. This week from Woodhatch. 51.10 - The Good Time Guide: Local events for this week. 1:02:25 – 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: 114324148MURAL - by SergeyWednesday ID 73515488 --- FADE  Listen:            https://linktr.ee/PlanetReigatePodcast Web:               www.ThePlanetReigatePodcast.com Facebook:       www.Facebook.com/ThePlanetReigatePodcast Insta:              theplanetreigatepodcast X (Twitter):     https://twitter.com/PlanetReigateEmail:             Hello@ThePlanetReigatePodcast.com  

Episode 62 – Redhill’s Diwali celebrations… and more For Saturday 16th November 2024 This is how we’re reflecting and celebrating our love of life around here this week:TIMECODE - 00:00 - What’s in this episode 02:50 - Planet Reigate area news 16:55 – A short history of the Albert Brewery site in Horley 21:55 - Planet Reigate area travel news 25:20 - Guest: We hear some of the sounds and from two of the organisers at this year’s Diwali celebrations in Redhill 36:20 – Planet Reigate Stars: thanking local heroes who helped finding some lost rings 38:30 - The Good Time Guide: Local events for this week 46:00 – The Sixty-second Soundscape. This week from Reigate HeathIf 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: 136304431 Listen:            https://linktr.ee/PlanetReigatePodcast Web:               www.ThePlanetReigatePodcast.com Facebook:       www.Facebook.com/ThePlanetReigatePodcast Insta:              theplanetreigatepodcast X (Twitter):     https://twitter.com/PlanetReigateEmail:             Hello@ThePlanetReigatePodcast.com