ReMember - Members Bulletin 11 July 2025

Member Information

Member Learning and Development Programme 2025-26

Chair/ Vice Chair Training - Tuesday 15^th July at 6.30pm

Chairing Skills: Recommended training for all Committee Chairs & Vice Chairs (and open to all Members). Remote training delivered by Bethan Evans, Governance Training and Consultancy Ltd.

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Local people to be asked for views on town and parish councils

On Wednesday 18 June, councillors agreed to carry out a borough-wide review of the most suitable ways to represent residents at a community level.

For Horley or Salfords & Sidlow, which are already served by a town or parish council, people will be asked whether the existing arrangements continue to be appropriate or if they should be updated.

For other areas, the review will consider whether local communities would be better served by having a parish or town council.

The first consultation phase will commence on 24 July and there will be public meetings held in advance of this date for those interested in submitting proposals.

Carrying out the review now allows local people to consider parish and town councils in light of the local government reorganisation, which will see the existing two-tier arrangement of district or borough councils and Surrey County Council replaced with new unitary authorities.

Find out more here

Funding to help deliver community infrastructure projects – bidding for strategic Community Infrastructure Levy Funding open for one month in July 2025

An opportunity to bid for up to a total of £500,000 of strategic CIL funding will be open for infrastructure projects for one month between 30 June and 30 July 2025.

Mayoralty

Mayor's Schedule

Monday 14 July

10am ASDA Litter Picking Event with Tadworth Daily News and ASD Burgh Heath, Community Centre, Merland Rise, Tadworth (Deputy Mayor)
10.30am The Children’s Trust Tour of Facilities, The Children’s Trust, Tadworth Court, Tadworth

Tuesday 15 July

No events

Wednesday 16 July

12pm YMCA Preschool graduation, YMCA Sovereign Centre, Slipshatch Road, Reigate

Thursday 17 July

10.45am Official Opening of 444 Growing for Specialised Groups, Plot 44, 4^th Row, Battshill Allotments, Next to the TA Army Reserve Barricks
5pm Redhill Business Guild Meeting

Friday 18 July

No Events

Saturday 19 July

12pm Reigate Priory Croquet Club Open Day, Reigate Priory Cricket Club, Park Lane, Reigate

Sunday 20 July

11am Dylan Strong Foundation Superhero Funrun, Tadworth Primary School (Deputy Mayor)
12.30pm Music in Nork Park, Nork Community Association, Nork Community Centre, Nork Way, Banstead
2pm Surrey Mayors AGM and Garden Party, Rosebery School, Epsom

The Mayor's Charities

I Choose Freedom - Ending Domestic Abuse | Refuge & Charity

I Choose Freedom is a charity that provides refuge and a path to freedom for survivors of domestic abuse. They have three refuges that house women and children. As part of their Refuge for All project, they also offer self-contained units to support any survivor.

Click here to found out more about I Choose Freedom

Home-Start East Surrey is a local charity which provides friendship and emotional and practical help to parents with at least one child under eleven years old.

Their aim is to provide early support to families who are experiencing a wide range of difficulties such as isolation, low self-esteem, mental health issues and parenting difficulties. They work alongside parents in their own homes to help raise self-confidence and their ability to cope in an increasingly pressured society. Their emphasis is on parents helping parents.

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

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Other Information

The Solar Together scheme

The Solar Together scheme is now live until August. Can you make this opportunity known to residents who might be interested?

Running for the fourth year, the scheme has been used by 100s of our residents and 1000s Surrey wide.

it is a collective buying scheme for solar PV (and battery and EV charging). It is aimed at primarily privately owned homes. It isn't a grant scheme but the price will be reasonable. So it is aimed at the ‘able to pay’ market. The scheme has the advantage is pre-vetted installers and support for customers from iChoosr (who run it) and SCC.

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Residents looking for retrofit grant schemes should look for the Warm Homes Grant coming later in the summer.

New Reigate Fire Brigade Museum visit

The Surrey Museum is a small museum run by the Fire Brigades of Surrey Preservation trust. The museum have invited councillors to go and visit and they are also looking for volunteers.

It has recently been relocated to Woodhatch Place and entry is free of charge.

The Junior Games at Donyngs Leisure Centre

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Please save the date for The Junior Games, taking place on Saturday 13th July 2025, from 10:00am to 2:00pm at Donyngs Leisure Centre.

This exciting new event marks Reigate and Banstead’s local celebration of youth sport, created in partnership with GLL, our leisure centre operator. The Junior Games has been developed as our borough’s alternative to the recently concluded Surrey Youth Games, continuing the legacy of promoting opportunity, inclusion, and active lifestyles for our young residents.

Greenspaces strategy

Our fabulous Greenspaces, which include parks, play areas, commons, cemeteries and allotments, contribute to the quality of life of more than 150,000 residents. They are also vital for enhancing biodiversity and improving environmental sustainability.

Last year we asked local residents, businesses and organisations for their views on our green spaces. The feedback has helped shape a draft Greenspaces Strategy which sets out our long-term vision and priorities to help communities and nature to thrive.

You can read the draft strategy on our website and let us know what you think by completing a short survey or chatting to us at one of the park drop-ins. The consultation closes on 13 July 2025.

Find out more here or news release on homepage.