ReMember - Members Bulletin 12 September 2025

Member Information

Partnership work in our most vulnerable communities

Member Briefing 25 September, 6.30 – 7.15 Old Council Chamber

Since 2005, RBBC has invested in Community Development as a way of supporting our most vulnerable residents. Working alongside partners and residents the Community Development (CD) Team have been at the heart of a huge range of local initiatives. Members are invited to meet the team and find out about the impact of our work in 2024 and to look to the future and how the team (and the wider Community Partnerships Service) can support the Council to meet the objectives of the new Five Year Plan.

The CD impact report for 2025 can be found on the RBBC website

FINAL REMINDER: Complete Your Fraud Awareness Training by 30 September 2025

In February 2025 all Reigate & Banstead Borough Council staff and Members were asked to complete fraud awareness training. This was a response to a fraud audit ensuring that all roles in the Council have access to the online training platform to ensure staff and Members know where the risk of fraud is within our roles. In addition, it provides useful information on how we can report it if we suspect something is not right.

Records show that some Members have not completed the training, therefore this is a reminder to complete this training by 30/09/2025 please.

The training is an interactive session with videos to watch and questions to complete and will take between 45 to 60 minutes to complete.

Please follow this link to complete the training: Interactive training session

Member Training – Videos, Presentations and Evaluation

We recently held Member training sessions on ‘Chairing Skills’ and ‘Standards and Ethical Governance’. These were delivered by Bethan Evans, GOV TC, and were very well received.

Recordings of the training are available in the Member Learning and Development resources folder, along with slideshows, for Members to view at their convenience.

If you attended the training, please complete the online evaluation form to assist with future training programmes.

MLD Programme – September

Tuesday 16 September, 6.30pm: Emergency Planning and Business Continuity - recommended for all Members. Online training with Applied Resilience

Mayoralty

Mayor's Schedule

Monday 15 September

11am Lucy Rayner Foundation Visit to the Town Hall, Reigate

Tuesday 16 September

5pm Furnistore AGM and 30th Anniversary, Town Hall, Reigate

Wednesday 17 September

5pm Visit to the Town Hall for the Star for a Night Cast, Town Hall, Reigate

Thursday 18 September

Town Twinning Trip to Brunoy (Deputy Mayor)

Friday 19 September

No events

Saturday 20 September

9am Heritage Open Day, Town Hall, Reigate

Sunday 21 September

8am Run Reigate, Priory Park, Reigate

The Mayor's Charities

I Choose Freedom - Ending Domestic Abuse | Refuge & Charity

Click here to found out more about I Choose Freedom

Click here to find out more about Home Start East Surrey

If you have any questions or queries then email Mayor@reigate-banstead.gov.uk

To invite the Mayor, use our online form

Follow the Mayor on Instagram @RBBC_Mayor Facebook @RBBCMayor/ Twitter @RBBCMayor

Other Information

Review decision to abolish independent local Healthwatch - Petitions

How can you help?

Please sign the petition yourself: Review decision to abolish independent local Healthwatch - Petitions
Share it with your team, colleagues and in relevant meetings.
Share our posts on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.
Please let us know if you would like any paper copies of the flyers or posters – michelle.bagshaw@luminus-cic.uk

Why do we need your help?

Any petition to the government needs:

10,000 signatures for the government to respond to the petition
100,000 signatures for it to be considered for debate in Parliament.

Why is it important?

USPs of independent public voice initiatives:

Being an independent critical friend – working constructively with local stakeholders, but always with the freedom to raise concerns without fear or favour. Services can’t be held to account by the same bodies that fund or manage them. Independence is essential for honest feedback and meaningful scrutiny.