Read all about it! Our glorious winning entry, inspired by a mysterious cigarette case and the 2022 runners-up are available to read. Since 2017, a creative, cultural revolution has happened across Reigate and Banstead. Our youngsters have written and written and written. Their stories have been ghoulish and scary, funny, witty and sad. They have…
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The Snow Queen at the Courtyard Theatre
An odyssey through a frozen wonderland… The Snow Queen brings her icy magic to Chipstead, just in time to banish the post-holiday blues. The Snow Queen and her evil ice-chips lead 14-year old Gerda (Alice Grant) on an epic quest to rescue her half-brother Kay (Louis Higham) who has hitched his sledge to that belonging…
Magical Cinderella at the Harlequin.
The Harlequin’s production is the cream of the crop. A kind and sparkly Fairy Godmother, pumpkin’s turning into carriages, a beautiful heroine and her handsome Prince Charming. The Harlequin’s 2022 production does not stray too far from the well-loved, original story. There is an array of singing and dancing, Blur fans are in for a…
Started A Story? Make Sure You Enter It!
Budding authors in school years 5 – 8 have until 30th November to submit their magical 1,000 word story. RB Writes has one golden rule: stories must clearly be about the area- or use local landmarks as inspiration. The Belfry Centre, Priory Park, Mercers and Earlswood Lakes, Banstead Common and Reigate Hill have featured as…
‘Down The Hatch’. Well Worth The Walk!
The Hatch, Hatchlands Road, Redhill. Is there a more perfectly placed RH pub than the Hatch? Opposite the War Memorial on Shaw’s Corner and eminently walkable from Redhill, Reigate and beyond. The announcement back in May that it would become the first Pilgrim Brewery Free House was no surprise. Its former incarnation attracted ‘regulars’ who…
Putting on the Ritz…
Aternoon Tea at The Ritz An average August Sunday afternoon in London Town. Honking horns blare with top notes of police sirens, pavements are equally as busy as ambling tourists take their selfies and absorb the capital’s sights. Amidst this madding crowd are a group of well-dressed women sashaying down Piccadilly. Afternoon Tea at The…
It’s Back!
Calling RB Writes Supporters. WRITI NG FINGERS AT THE READY! RB WRITES RETURNS THIS AUTUMN The 2022 Reigate & Banstead Writes competition will open for entries on 10th October. Young people aged 10-14 who live or go to school in the borough will be asked to write a 1,000 word story all about where they…
Back to the ’80s. Calling Planet Earth at Dorking Halls.
In the week Kate Bush dethroned Harry Styles from his number one spot, the current 1980’s ‘Back to the Future’ vibe was reinforced by ‘Calling Planet Earth’ at Dorking Halls. Calling Planet Earth is the show that defines a decade. For the uninitiated this may appear grandiose. But this New Romantic symphony is so much…
The Chipstead Players present The Woman in White.
The Chipstead Players are back with an ambitious adaptation of Wilkie Collins’ 1859 novel, The Woman in White. It tells the story of the dashing Walter Hartright, (David Hall in his Courtyard debut). Who takes up the position of drawing master to Laura Fairlie and her half-sister Marian. But he is troubled by the memory…
What to Watch: Peaky Blinders.
The Shelby’s are back and out for vengeance. It was way back in 2013 that Peaky Blinders started cautiously on BBC2, before cementing its place as a distinctive behemoth of British TV. On the way, it has become one of Birmingham’s best exports; up there with HP Sauce and Jack Grealish’s calves. Stylish, cinematic and…
