Town Centre Vitality Fund
Supporting our towns and villages is a key priority for Reigate & Banstead Borough Council.
With our partners, we aim to invest in our town and village centres, so they continue to be places where people choose to live, work, do business and visit.
For this reason, we have launched the Town Centre Vitality Fund. The Fund has a total value of £100k and will be available to fund activities aimed at increasing footfall and/or dwell time in our towns and neighbourhood shopping centres e.g., events and activities or improvements to the public realm to attract more residents and visitors and improve the visitor experience.
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Local business networking events
18 October: 12.00-14.00 Reigate & Banstead Learning Lunch - How to improve your public speaking to engage your audience EVENT FULL (Town Hall, Reigate)
Anna Randall from The Speaker’s Coach will share her top tips and tools for crafting your presentations as well as demonstrating how to stand up and deliver talks without feeling anxious and uncomfortable.
Book now
11 October 17.45 RBInspire Mentoring Meeting (Town Hall, Reigate)
Start and grow your small business with free mentoring and tap into the wealth of expertise in the Reigate & Banstead business community.
Book now
22 November: 12.00-14.00 Reigate & Banstead Learning Lunch - How to beat burnout and thrive! (Town Hall, Reigate)
Nikki Paine will give advice on how to identify the key signs of burn out and how to create a resilient lifestyle and mind-set. Book now
23 November RBBA Awards, Reigate Manor
A great evening celebrating local business success! Book now
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Celebrating award-winning local businesses
Reigate
- Egg Chaser Rugby Founder, Arun Watkins, was named Young Entrepreneur Of The Year at the 2023 National Dyslexia Awards He was also named in the Top 3 for the Innovator of the Year award!
- Crumbs Brewing have been awarded best small business in the Marie Claire 2023 Sustainability Awards.
- Opus Technology won the Best Enterprise UC Customer Solution category at the CNA Awards and were Highly Commended in the Best Enterprise Contact Centre category
- Stripey Stork - Celebrate their 10th Birthday this year
- Monte Forte Reigate - Celebrate their 4th Birthday
Horley
- A unit in North Gatwick Gateway, Salfords, has been let to UK Gas Technologies Group - a British engineering company which provides pioneering purity systems worldwide - as part of their continued expansion.
- Shiraz Restaurant and Cocktail bar win best restaurant in Surrey at 2023 England's Business Awards
Have you got some great business news to shout about? Let us know!
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Reigate and Banstead Sports Awards
The 2024 Reigate & Banstead Sports Awards will take place on Thursday 14 March 2024 at the Harlequin Theatre & Cinema in Redhill. The awards recognise and celebrate the achievements of sports people and clubs across the borough, as well as the invaluable contributions made by volunteers to maintain sport and physical activity.
Sponsoring the awards is an opportunity for businesses to make a positive impact on the community, showcase their brand and messaging in front of a local audience, strengthen their reputation, network with the community and other sponsors, promote their business, and increase their visibility. There are three sponsorship categories - Headline Sponsor, Award Sponsor and Reception Sponsor. If you are interested in any or all the sponsor categories, please get in touch at: leisure.services@reigate-banstead.gov.uk
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Would your sports or activity club like free space?
Reigate and Banstead Borough Council in partnership with Better, are offering free sports hall/studio space at Horley, Donyngs or Tadworth Leisure Centres for 1-3 hours a week to a maximum of 3 clubs (1 per site), for one year from January 2024 – December 2024. Days and times of sessions will be subject to availability.
The aim of the scheme is to support the start up of new activity to improve the health and wellbeing of our residents. The activity can be for any demographic including children, adults, older people, people with disabilities, ethnic minorities and women only sessions.
Find out more and apply
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Would you like a stall at Priory Christmas Market?
Santa's Landing at Priory Park invites stall holders to join their Christmas Market on the 2 December 2023 from 9:30am. The market operates alongside Santa's Grotto and funfair. Santa visits Reigate by helicopter and it is a great opportunity for local traders, makers and firms. The volunteer organisers are seeking stalls from local independent businesses and home traders. The Christmas Market is in the morning ahead of Reigate Guild Christmas Festive Market. The event is attended by families and children.
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Don't miss out on the Growth Hub
Don't miss out! Growth Hub & Growth Champion services, these services are still available & free of charge for qualifying businesses across Reigate & Banstead through to March 2024. Find out more about opportunities to support your business growth journey.
Find out more and register
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Does your company have any old laptops you would be happy to donate?
The Level Up Laptop Appeal, based in Horley, have been contacted by I Choose Freedom (a charity in East Surrey that helps people fleeing domestic abuse) who are in urgent need of some laptops for their clients. Unfortunately, they are out of stock and so if you, or your business, have any working laptops that originally came with Windows 8 or newer which you don't need any more, please get in touch with them!
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Training spaces available to support the green jobs sector
Up to 8,000 people – including current installers and those who are new to the industry – will be able to develop the skills and knowledge needed to retrofit homes and install insulation through a host of training providers through the Home Decarbonisation Skills Training scheme. A further 4,000 people will also be able to get £500 towards training to install and maintain heat networks through the Heat Training Grant.
The Low Carbon Heating Technician Apprenticeship, will provide people with the chance to learn how to install low-carbon heating systems on the job. This supports the delivery of the expanded Boiler Upgrade Scheme which gives people the opportunity to make the switch away from fossil fuel heating.
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Grow your business online with a free Digital bootcamp
Apply to join the free Enterprise Nation three-week digital bootcamp for business owners in London and the South East who are looking to adopt technology to boost their business.
Training will focus on online essentials including:
> How to build a brand online
> How to create a website
> Digital marketing strategies
> All things social media and content
> How to use AI for your marketing
The bootcamp will include an in-person launch event and two virtual sessions. By taking part, you'll also get access to a one-to-one session with a Google Mentor to develop an action plan for getting your business online.
Check your eligibility and apply today.
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