The Planet Reigate Podcast

100: Goodbye and thank-you

For Saturday 9th August 2025

As he hangs up his headphones, and turns off the 'on air' light after 100 consecutive weekly episodes, Peter reflects on some of the stories and features that have been included in the show, and pays a heartfelt thank-you to his many loyal listeners.

#Reigate #Redhill #Merstham #Buckland #Betchworth #Brockham #Bletchingley #Horley #Gatton #Earlswood #Charlwood #Hookwood #Outwood #Leigh #Nutfield #salfords #Woodhatch #SouthPark #Holmesdale #WrayCommon #Whitebushes #Sidlow #Meadvale

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0099a - PLANET REIGATE RAMBLES 4 - Buckland and Betchworth

Our final special edition of the show features another circular walk, this time on a cold winter's day - yu can see from the photo how the puddles had frozen over which rather confused our walking companion.

Join Peter for the route and live anecdotes:

• From the Arkle Manor
• Down to the River Mole
• Dog walkers and cyclists
• Bagpipes and fluorescent changing robes
• A church clock and a runaway dog
• The house built on his birthday...
• and more!

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99: The Harlequin drama: in conversation with two major players… and more

For Saturday 2nd August 2025

This is how we’re reflecting and celebrating our love of life around here this week:

00:00 - What’s in this episode.

04:00 - Planet Reigate area news and sport

24:55 - The Good Time Guide: things to do and places to go

40:00 – The Top Ten most listened-to episodes: #2

45:00 – The story of the local doctor 200 years ago who changed how we all lived

52:25 - GUESTS: The background story of the closure drama at the Harlequin. Two groups have been in the thick of it for 22 months, the council and the Harlequin Support Group.  This week, we sit down in an exclusive conversation with the people at the top of those two organisations, and ask them what went on, and what went through their minds as the crisis unfolded. And what they think of each other’s role in the whole drama. 1/2

1:16:20 - Planet Reigate Stars: thanking local heroes. This week, praise for the headphone hero in Earlswood

1:18:20 - GUESTS: 2/2

1:37:15 - The Sixty-second Soundscape. This week, from Pub in the Park, Reigate.  

#Reigate #Redhill #Merstham #Buckland #Betchworth #Brockham #Bletchingley #Horley #Gatton #Earlswood #Charlwood #Hookwood #Outwood #Leigh #Nutfield #salfords #Woodhatch #SouthPark #Holmesdale #WrayCommon #Whitebushes #Sidlow #Meadvale

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0098A - PLANET REIGATE RAMBLES 3 - From Leigh

It's another bonus episode as Peter takes you on another circular walk in the Planet Reigate area, this week joined by Loupi the dog.

Join him to hear the route and observations:

• St Bartholomew's Church
• The trig point
• Llamas and a plane
• Stumblehole Farm and the history of trig points
• A kid in a tree
• The final field

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98: The story of Reigate’s horseracing track… and more

For Saturday 26th July 2025

This is how we’re reflecting and celebrating our love of life around here this week:

TIMECODE -

00:00 - What’s in this episode

03:45 - Planet Reigate area news

22:10 – The Top Ten most listened-to episodes: #3

24:20 - The Good Time Guide: things to do and places to go

38:40 – Join me to hear about Reigate’s racecourse that was once on the Heath. Plus the hidden church and the colourful cottages.

56:10 - Reigate Roulette. Local resident Dave, the man behind RunReigate, tells us what he loves most about living around here.

1:01:00 - Planet Reigate Stars: thanking local heroes. This week, praise for the comforting stranger in Sainsburys.

1:02:15 - The Sixty-second Soundscape. This week, reed warblers at Holmethorpe Lagoons.  

#Reigate #Redhill #Merstham #Buckland #Betchworth #Brockham #Bletchingley #Horley #Gatton #Earlswood #Charlwood #Hookwood #Outwood #Leigh #Nutfield #salfords #Woodhatch #SouthPark #Holmesdale #WrayCommon #Whitebushes #Sidlow #Meadvale

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0097a - PLANET REIGATE RAMBLES 2 - The Colourful Marshes - 4miles

Join Peter for this bonus episode as he takes you on a circular walk from Nutfield, with anecdotes and conversations:

• The church of St. Peter and St. Paul
• The Inn On the Pond
• The National Cycle Route
• Lagoons and colourful houses
• Into Mercers Park
• Nutfield Green

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97: The windmill, golf course and gallows on Reigate Heath… and more

For Saturday 19th July 2025

This is how we’re reflecting and celebrating our love of life around here this week:

TIMECODE -

00:00 - What’s in this episode.

03:15 - Planet Reigate area news

22:00 – Planet Reigate area travel news

24:50 - The Good Time Guide: things to do and places to go

33:15 – The Top Ten most listened-to episodes: #4

35:35 - Planet Reigate Stars: thanking local heroes. This week, praise for the white-van man who went out of his way to save the day

37:00 – Reigate Heath's windmill, the golf course and the gallows

54:20 - Reigate Roulette. Local resident Andrew tells us what he loves most about living around here

59:35 - The Sixty-second Soundscape. This week, playing cricket in Charlwood

#Reigate #Redhill #Merstham #Buckland #Betchworth #Brockham #Bletchingley #Horley #Gatton #Earlswood #Charlwood #Hookwood #Outwood #Leigh #Nutfield #salfords #Woodhatch #SouthPark #Holmesdale #WrayCommon #Whitebushes #Sidlow #Meadvale

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0096A - PLANET REIGATE RAMBLES - Buckland and Betchworth - 4 miles

Join us for this bonus episode as Peter takes you on a circular 4-mile walk from the Red Lion at Betchworth to:

• Buckland Church
• Dungates farm
• Wonham Mill
• The River Mole
• Snowerhill Farm
• Betchworth bridge
• St Michael's Church
• and back to The Red Lion.

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96: Policing Redhill & Reigate. We meet the police who’re making the area safer… and more

For Saturday 12th July 2025

This is how we’re reflecting and celebrating our love of life around here this week:

TIMECODE -

00:00 - What’s in this episode.

04:22 - Planet Reigate area news

23:40 – Planet Reigate area travel news

28:00 – What do you miss that Reigate and Redhill once had? We reminisce about long-lost shops, pubs and nightclubs

36:10 - The Good Time Guide: things to do and places to go.

44:45 – The Top Ten most listened-to episodes: #5

47:00 – Priory Bark: canine conversations. This week, local woman Samantha tells us about Patch her Jack Russell

49:15 – GUESTS: We talk about crime and anti-social behaviour in the area, with my guests Inspector Jon Vale, who’s the local Borough Commander and Neighbourhood Sergeant Chris Madeley. In particular, the issues that Redhill has and the recent success there has been in tackling crime.

• We discuss crime from train travellers coming in to town from outside,
• Congregations of people and vehicles around McDonalds,
• The rumours about CCTV in the town centre
• Shoplifting, antisocial behaviour, drug and knife crime …
• As well as what they are doing to reduce crime in Reigate as well.
• PLUS – been wondering what’s happening to the old Reigate police station? Heard gossip that police officers will be based in Leatherhead? I pose those questions as well.

1:17:20 - Planet Reigate Stars: thanking local heroes. This week, praise for the head-holding hero in A&E

1:19:10 - The Sixty-second Soundscape. This week, the Britannia steam train passing through Reigate.

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95: Exhumed! Redhill’s buried bodies dug up and what they can tell us of the town 100 years ago… and more

For Saturday 5th July 2025

This is how we’re reflecting and celebrating our love of life around here this week:

TIMECODE -

00:00 - What’s in this episode

05:15 - Planet Reigate area news and sport

32:17 – The Top Ten most listened-to episodes: #6

36:00 - The Good Time Guide: things to do and places to go

43:20 – Planet Reigate Stars: thanking local heroes. This week, praise for the snack-time saviour at the post office

44:35 – GUEST: This week, the story of the human remains that were dug up to make way for the new church hall at St John’s church in Redhill. Yes, did you know that between November 2015 and January 2016, the skeletal remains of 252 individuals – some of them children - were dug up and moved to the Department of Archaeology, at the University of Reading for a more detailed study by Mary Lewis, a professor in Bioarchaeology, and her colleagues. This week, Mary is my guest, to tell me more about how they got permission for the exhumations, what they have learnt from the skeletons of those who died 100 years ago and what it tells us of Redhill way-back-when, and what’s happened to the bones now. LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISED

1:08:50 – Reigate Roulette. Local resident Nina tells us what she loves most about living around here

1:12:25 - The Sixty-second Soundscape. This week, Reigate St Mary’s at noon.

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