Emergency Planning & Business Continuity Training for Members – 08 September, 6.30pm online
For all new Members. Recommended for experienced Members. Delivered by Applied Resilience on Teams.
The session will cover:
- Local risk profile
- Background on emergency planning (civil contingencies act, incident definitions, key plans RBBC use, command and control)
- Responsibilities of other category 1 & 2 organisations
- The role of elected members
- Business continuity potential impacts and their disruptions
An Outlook invitation and Teams link has been sent to all Members.
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East Surrey Volunteer Fair comes to Redhill this September
Residents across Reigate & Banstead and East Surrey are being encouraged to explore local volunteering opportunities at the East Surrey Volunteer Fair on Saturday 26 September 2026, from 11am to 3pm at The Belfry Shopping Centre, Redhill.
Delivered by Voluntary Action Surrey East (VASE) in partnership with Reigate & Banstead Borough Council and Tandridge District Council, the event will bring together charities, community groups and voluntary organisations to showcase a wide range of volunteering opportunities and highlight the positive impact volunteering has on individuals and communities.
Members may wish to share details of the event with residents, community groups and local organisations in their wards.
Find out more
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2026 Residents’ Survey: 74% say they are satisfied
Earlier this year, we invited residents to take part in our Residents' Survey to find out how they felt about living in the borough, and their levels of satisfaction with council services.
We’re pleased to share that the results of the latest Residents’ Survey are now available to view on our website (alternative formats available on request).
Highlights
Our survey asked residents about their satisfaction with life in general within the borough, with 74% saying they felt satisfied. The most important reasons given for this were education, wellbeing services and local economy and job prospects.
Satisfaction with council-provided services has also improved compared to last year’s survey. The services that residents reported the highest satisfaction with were Waste, Parks & Greenspaces, and Sports & Leisure. The level of satisfaction with council’s Communications and Customer Services has been consistently higher than the national average.
Insights from the Residents' Survey are being used across the council to support evidence-based decision-making. The findings are being tailored to individual service areas, helping teams better understand residents' needs and priorities so that services can be planned, targeted, and improved more effectively.
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Joint Youth Hub celebrates strong first-quarter results
The Redhill Youth Hub is off to a strong start, with more than 101 young people engaging with the service in its first quarter. The joint project, funded by the Department for Work and Pensions and delivered by Surrey Lifelong Learning Partnership in partnership with Tandridge District Council, is already exceeding expectations. Demand has been around three times higher than originally anticipated, showing the value of targeted employment support for young people in the area.
Based at the Asian Social Centre in Redhill, with outreach support available in Caterham and Oxted, the Youth Hub provides tailored employment support for young people aged 18 to 24. In its first quarter, the service has already helped 14 young people move into employment, marking an encouraging early success for the partnership.
The strong uptake demonstrates the need for accessible, local employment support and highlights the positive impact of partnership working across the district.
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