Pick up your pen or load up your laptop and let your imagination fly. Don’t miss out on entering your story in this years round of Reigate & Banstead Writes, the short-story competition that asks youngsters to write about where they live. The competition has received its first batch of stories and they are cracking….
Category: Writers
Local youngsters have until 30th June to enter RB Writes
There is still plenty of time to write a 1,000 word original story for this year’s Reigate and Banstead Writes Competition. The annual short-story competition for local kids aged 9-14 is open for entries until 30th June. Stories are beginning to trickle in and are as wonderful, quirky and imaginative as ever. Stuck for inspiration?…
Five Years of RB Writes.
RB Writes began as a creative writing competition. 1,600 entries later. It has grown into a blog, review site and more. Ahead of the 2022 round. Here is it’s story. “That must be a labour of love! Are you insane?” Comments made in jest or otherwise when Reigate & Banstead Writes slides into converstation. Whilst…
RB WRITES 2021 UPDATE. ITS BACK!
Its almost time for our young writers to pick up their pens, IPADs or devices and write us a story all about where they live. Back in January, it felt impossible, thinking we could run Reigate & Banstead Writes in 2021. Schools closed and we were all existing in a scattered world. Schools re-opened and…
TALES FROM OUR TOWNS. THRILLS IN THE VALLEY.
A look at what a first job working at a Theme Park in the 1990’s involved.
Books At Bedtime?
Books at Bedtime? Listen to David Jay of Susy Radio Fame read the 2020 winning stories from Reigate and Banstead Writes.
Undercover Cats are Stalking Reigate… and a Tea Bag Crisis hits a local school.
We look at the two stories that just missed out on a top three place in the 2020 competion.
Reigate’s Wartime History inspires 2020 RB Writes Winner.
Wartime tale about Reigate Pigeons wins the 2020 Reigate and Banstead Writes.
We have winners…
A wartime tale featuring Reigate’s pigeons wins the 2020 round of Reigate and Banstead Writes.
Countdown is on! A look at the runners up.
Winners for the 2020 RB Writes competition are due to be announced 1st June. We look at stories that just missed out.
