Thursday 22 and Sunday 25 January
Theory of Everything
James Marsh's biopic of the celebrated scientist Stephen Hawking, The Theory of Everything, stars Eddie Redmayne as the world famous physicist.
3.30pm and 7.30pm, Sunday 25 at January 7.30pm, Harlequin Theatre & Cinema, Warwick Quadrant, Redhill, RH1 1NN
Tickets: £5-£7
For more Information visit the Harlequin’s website

Thursday 22 January
National Theatre Live: Treasure Island
Robert Louis Stevenson’s story of murder, money and mutiny is brought to life in a thrilling new stage adaptation by Bryony Lavery, broadcast live from the National Theatre.
7pm, Harlequin Theatre & Cinema, Warwick Quadrant, Redhill, RH1 1NN
Tickets: £13-£15
For more information visit the Harlequin’s website

Sunday 25 January
Bolshoi Ballet Swan Lake (streamed live)
At the palace at a majestic ceremony, the royal family and their guests are gathered for Prince Siegfried’s birthday celebrations. He must choose a wife during the ceremony. Overcome by the sudden awareness of his future responsibilities, he escapes into the night and meets a strange flock of swans by a magical lake.
3pm, Harlequin Theatre & Cinema, Warwick Quadrant, Redhill, RH1 1NN
Tickets: £13-£15
For more Information visit the Harlequin’s website

Friday 30 and Saturday 31 January
Pantomime: Jack and the beanstalk
Traditional pantomime featuring songs, jokes, villains and heroes. Come along to cheer, boo and enjoy yourself.
7pm at Tadworth Church Hall, KT20 5AH
Tickets, £5 (children), £8 (adults)
Tickets can be booked online or

Saturday 7 February
National Flood Forum Roadshow
Experts from the National Flood Forum, Thames Water and South West Water will be on hand to provide information and answer questions. You can also buy flood defences at the roadshow.
11am-3pm at Cenenary Hall, Wheelers Lane, Smallfield, RH6 9PT
For more information, contact Burstow Parish Council

Saturday 7 February
Banstead Arts Festival Society presents a concert by Laura van der Heijden on cello and Tom Foster on piano
In 2012, when only 15, Laura van der Heijden shot to fame as the winner of the BBC Young Musician Competition, amazing jury and public alike with her maturity and musicianship. With her regular pianist partner Tom Poster she plays a programme rich in contrasts, which explores the classic repertoire of Beethoven and Schubert, alongside two fascinating 20th Century works.
7.30pm, The Community Hall, Park Road, Banstead, SM7 3AJ
Tickets: adults £12, schoolchildren £3
For more information visit the Banstead Arts Festival Society website 

Sunday 8 February
WWI Centenary Film Season: A very long engagement
The story of a young woman's relentless search for her fiancé, who has disappeared from the trenches of the Somme during World War I.
6pm, Harlequin Theatre & Cinema, Warwick Quadrant, Redhill, RH1 1NN
Tickets are free but must be booked in advance
For more information visit the Harlequin’s website

Monday 9 and Tuesday 10 February
Set fire to the stars
An aspiring poet in 1950s New York has his ordered world shaken when he embarks on a week-long retreat to save his hell raising hero, Dylan Thomas
3pm and 7.45, Harlequin Theatre & Cinema, Warwick Quadrant, Redhill, RH1 1NN
Tickets: £5-£7
For more information visit the Harlequin’s website

Tuesday 17 February
Hugless Douglas
Theatre show: Hugless Douglas is a huggable, lovable young brown bear who wakes up one morning in need of a hug. He tries to find the perfect one. After all, there are so many different hugs to choose from.
2.30pm, Harlequin Theatre & Cinema, Warwick Quadrant, Redhill, RH1 1NN
Tickets: £9
For more Information visit the Harlequin’s website

Wednesday 18 February
Barbara Dickson winter 2015 Tour
Barbara Dickson emerged from the Scottish folk revival of the 1960s and has been creating music ever since and has become the biggest Scottish female artist of all time.
7.30pm, Harlequin Theatre & Cinema, Warwick Quadrant, Redhill, RH1 1NN
Tickets: £27.50
For more Information visit the Harlequin’s website

Digital High Street Skills is a new, tailor-made training programme to help small businesses develop their knowledge of the internet and social media. So if you run a small businesses and want to reach new customers, it will equip you with the skills and tools you need to get your business online. You could also benefit from the continued growth in online sales.

This course is for you if you own or run a small business or are a new start-up, entrepreneur or sole trader wanting to improve you digital skills. You must live or run your business within the borough of Reigate & Banstead.

Free workshops

The three workshops are run by the Association of Town Centre Management (ATCM) and funded by the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS) and will help you to:

• improve your online presence and become more competitive
• find and engage with new customers
• increase your customer base
• widen your geographical reach
• access new markets
• improve sales and profits.

You can choose to do one, two or all three modules:

• Understand your customers and digital marketing – module 1
• Develop your business online – module 2
• Grow your business through social media – module 3

If you complete all three, you may be eligible to receive the iCQ Level 2 Award in Digital Marketing Using Social Media qualification.

Book your place

The workshops take place at the Town Hall, Reigate on 10 February, 3 March and 24 March from 4-8pm. To book online or for more information about what each module covers, visit the How we can support your business page of our website or contact Catherine McDermott on 01737 276008.

If you have a young person in your family who loves to sing, dance or perform, tell them about Star for a Night.

Star for a Night is the council’s annual talent showcase for children and young people aged 11 to 18. Last year 80 young people from across the borough took part, benefiting enormously from the expert tuition provided during rehearsals in preparation for the final shows.

How to take part

Open auditions take place at the Harlequin Theatre, Redhill on:

• Saturday 24 January, registration from 12.30-3.30pm
• Sunday 25 January, registration from 2-3.30pm.

Rehearsals follow in February and March when participants receive free tuition in their chosen field of dancing, signing or acting. The final shows, in front of a paying audience, take place on 2 and 3 April at the Harlequin Theatre.

More information about what’s involved, plus the registration form, is on our Star for a Night webpage.

Want to lose weight?

‘Lose Weight the Better Way’ at our Horley, Banstead and Donyngs leisure centres, by signing up to a free three-month weight loss (or gain) challenge.

Open to members and non-members aged 16 and over, this programme supports you towards your goals with personal trainers on hand to provide nutritional advice and fitness programmes. There’s extra help through free workshops on nutrition, body types and training types plus free group exercise classes. Also on offier is plus advice on how to carry on your good work beyond the programme.

The overall prize winner is announced on 15 May.

Sign-up by 15 February at your local Better Leisure Centre or email laura.mangan@gll.org for more information.

Swap it … don’t stop it

Too much sugar means extra calories, causing fat to build up and sometimes triggering ill health. So why not look at ways you and your family can cut out sugar by swapping to other foods? Here are some ideas to get you thinking.

For more ideas on making a Change4Life visit www.nhs.uk/change4life.   

Take a break from booze

With the Christmas excess gone, why not banish the booze (or at least cut down) and make a healthy start to the New Year? You could find you:

• lose a little weight
• save some money
• feel more energetic
• and have better skin.

 So think about your drink and prove to yourself you can say no to a tipple or two. For tips on cutting down visit Change4Life.

When you or someone in your family becomes unwell or is injured, but it’s not serious enough to call 999, it can be hard to find help quickly. NHS 111 is a new national phone service for non-emergency health advice.  

You can now use NHS 111 when, for instance:

• you think you may need to go to A&E
• you are unsure who to call or you can’t contact a GP
• you need health advice on what to do next.

NHS 111 is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and is free from landlines and mobiles. Callers can also get information on local health services.

Find out more on the NHS website.

The must-have app

For times when you don’t need to speak to someone, why not try the new local Health Help Now app. It can help you find the right treatment for health problems, especially when you are not sure what to do or who to contact. Easy to use and free, it also gives information on health services in east Surrey. 

Health Help Now, which works on smartphones, tablets and computers, lists common symptoms – such as breathing problems, injury, and sickness – and offers suggestions for treatment based on five age groups: baby, child, teenager, adult and older adult.

You can download the free app for iphones, Android or Windows from the Health Help Now website.

In a life threatening emergency, always call 999.

Reigate & Banstead is reviewing its policy on applications to the housing register and how homes are allocated. The housing register is a waiting list for affordable rented accommodation in the borough.

This is as a result of feedback from applicants and stakeholders, updates in legislation and guidance and the need to make the best use of the very limited number of social homes. The council is proposing a number of changes to the current policy and we would like to hear residents' views about these changes.

To read more about the changes and take part in the survey about the proposals, visit our webpage Consultation on the Registration and Allocations Policy. The survey runs until 19 February.

Older people's residential care homes

Surrey County Council is encouraging residents affected by a change to the services provided by six of its care homes for older people to fill in a short survey. The deadline on this consultation, which includes Park Hall in Reigate, has been extended until 30 January.

Surrey County Council says that the care homes are currently under used and are not designed to meet changing needs and new standards for accommodation.

To find out more and complete the survey, visit the consultation's page of the Surrey Says website.  

Adult care and support services

Do you or someone you know currently pay towards adult care and support services such as residential, nursing or home care? Surrey County Council is thinking about making changes to its current policy on charging for adult care. This is partly due to bringing in the necessary legal changes through new legislation, the Care Act 2014 but also to raise more income, enabling Surrey County Council to provide more care services than it could otherwise afford. You can complete the survey on charging policy for adult care online until 26 January.

Extended deadline for transport survey

By popular demand, a survey from Surrey County Council on local transport from has been extended. It’s a quick survey asking about residents’ use of buses as well as what stops them using buses. The local transport review survey is available online until Monday 2 February,