You could be eligible for a grant of up to £18,000.

We are aware that there are still eligible businesses in the borough that haven’t yet applied and we don’t want them to miss out.

Please help us to spread the word!

• Did your business have to close during Lockdown but you were not eligible for Local Restrictions Support Grants or Restart Grants?
• Were you able to stay open during lockdown but your business has been badly affected by the closure of other businesses?

Eligible businesses who applied for earlier rounds of the Additional Restrictions Grant will be automatically paid and don’t need to reapply.

Applications for this criteria close on 30 June 2021. 

Book your space for Junes Learning Lunch on Wednesday 16 June 12-1pm. Hear from our great speaker Reigate resident Matt Burgess from Hurt Liqueur. As part of our Local Business Heroes themed events, Matt will be telling us his story of how a walk in the Surrey Hills during lockdown inspired his new business.

• 15 June 10.00-11.00 Enterprise Nation - Small business meet up Crawley, Redhill, Reigate & Gatwick Book your space 
• 16 June 10-10.30 Companies House Webinar - Choosing the right legal structure for your business  Book yourspace
• 16 June 12.00-13.00 Reigate & Banstead Learning Lunch with local business hero, Matt Burgess, from Hurt Liqueur, talking about finding new markets, local opportunities and building your businesses.  Book your space
• 23 June 10.00-10.30 Companies House Webinar - Starting and running a limited company Book your space Book your space
• 24 June 09.30  RH Bitesized with Dan - Book now 
• 30 June 10.00-10.30 Companies House Webinar  - Thinking of starting a community interest company? Find out how 
• 30 June 10.00-13.00 Surrey County Council - Good mental health is good business sense Find out more
• 10 July 10.00-17.00 Love Reigate Market, Tunnel Road with

        - Local businesses

        - Food & drink stalls

        - Arts and Crafts 

        - Live entertainment

Reigate:

• Welcome to Gail's Bakery now open on the high street. 
• Welcome The Gardent, a vegan and veggie cafe in Lesborne Road.
• Congratulations to Nourish, Grow Cook enjoy  who is now stocked with Able and Cole, have launched a range of raw bars stocked at Planet Organic, and have doubled their listings at Ocado.

Banstead:

• Brush Hair design will be moving premises to 83 High Street from 14 June.

Redhill

• Congratulations to Pleese cakes, Redhill, who have three mini me Pleesecakes in all four of the new, revolutionary Amazon Fresh UK stores. 

This five-minute survey has been developed by Redhill & Reigate Climate Action Group to understand the appetite of local businesses to "build back better", creating a greener future for the borough while realising business opportunities. Through the survey, they hope to help catalyse change through initial discussions, identifying best practice and making connections where appropriate.

Find out how to pay VAT payments deferred between 20 March and 30 June 2020. You can pay now or join the VAT deferral new payment scheme until 21 June 2021.

We are lucky to have some fabulous independent businesses in the area, so why not show them your support by nominating them for the Muddy Stilettos Awards 2021.  

Nominations are now open and  you can nominate your favourite business in each of the 27 categories, including:

• Bar
• Beauty salon
• Fitness instructor
• Gift shop
• Hair salon
• Cafe
• Destination pub
• Best local food/drink producer
• Best new Covid Biz

Are you looking to grow your business? Grants of £2k to £170k can be awarded to start-up & established business. It is a match-fund, meaning a business agrees to pay, or raise capital for 60% of their expenditure cost and Invest4 Fund will agree to pay the remaining 40%.

Registration is now open to join a group-buying scheme for solar panels and battery storage. Called Solar Together Reigate & Banstead Borough Council have teamed up with Surrey County Council and independent experts in group-buying, iChoosr Ltd, to make it easier for residents and small-scale business projects to purchase high-quality solar panels for their homes at a competitive price. Register for free, and without obligation, before 29 June to take part.

Businesses are being encouraged to hire apprentices of any age with new incentive payments of £3,000.  This is in addition to the £1,000 employers already receive for hiring an apprentice:

• aged 16 to 18 years old
• under 25 with an education, health and care plan or who has been in the care of their local authority

To receive the full payment, the apprenticeship must last for at least one year

You will receive £3,000 for new apprentices of any age who have an employment start date of 1 April 2021 to 30 September 2021.

They must have an apprenticeship start date of 1 April 2021 to 30 November 2021.

What can you use this payment for?

The payment is different to apprenticeship levy funds, so you can spend it on anything to support your organisation’s costs. such as uniforms, your apprentice’s travel or their salary. You do not have to pay it back.

Visit our Supporting Local Business web pages for the latest business updates.

Information about Council services can be found on our website.

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Four projects to help revitalise Horley town centre were given the go-ahead on 17 September by the Council’s Executive. The 'Delivering Change in Horley' programme will deliver a set of four interrelated projects.

Residents and visitors to Redhill are being asked their views on the town centre’s Public Space Protection Order (PSPO). The existing order, now due for review, was issued in 2017. The Council is now running a six-week consultation in which it is asking the public to share views of the Protection Order’s impact over the past three years, as well as consider an extension and/or amendments. 

Great progress is being made on the Council’s new cinema, retail and homes development at Marketfield Way in Redhill despite the coronavirus outbreak. The first stage of works, to get the site ready for the main construction, is now virtually complete.

Residents have named Reigate & Banstead’s 11 new rubbish trucks. Almost 250 people took part and it was a tough decision for the crews to choose their favourites.

Following the reopening of the Waller Studio cinema in July, the Harlequin reopened its Café on 14 September. The Café is under new management and has a fresh look and a brand new menu.

The emergency community response has changed in line with residents’ needs and the easing of lockdown. The food store moved out of the Harlequin Theatre into new premises from where we continue to supply local food banks. Emergency food and prescription deliveries, as well as weekly welfare calls, have been phased out and alternatives put in place for vulnerable residents.

Have your say on a £1.5m project to revamp Merstham Recreation Ground. If you live in Merstham or use Merstham Recreation Ground, we'd like to hear your ideas for improving the park, located between Weldon Way and Albury Road. The consultation runs until 5 October. 

MEL Research is carrying out surveys on our behalf to seek local views to help improve our services. Research includes an online and telephone survey - please spare the time to take part if you are contacted. Anyone who wants to have a say can complete the online survey until Monday 5 October.

The new NHS Covid-19 app launched on 24 September. You’ll get alerts if you’re near someone who has tested positive for the virus and it's the fastest way to see if you’re at risk. The more people use the app - the more we can keep each other safe and stop infection rates rising.

It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Councillor Derek Allcard on Monday 7 September 2020.

Make sure your electoral registration details are up to date in the annual electoral canvass. Changes to the canvass process this year mean that residents may receive an email or text message from us about this for the first time.

Dorothy Ross-Tomlin and Michael Selby officially have been honoured for their long and outstanding service to residents of the borough. They received the title of Honorary Alderwoman and Honorary Alderman, respectively, during the virtual Extraordinary Council Meeting on 24 September.

The Redhill Public Space Protection Order (PSPO), which regulates anti-social behaviour in the town centre, has been approved for a further three years following a review of feedback from residents, businesses, and local community groups. Look out for new and improved PSPO signage being introduced in the town centre.

Do you have experience in software development and technical ICT? We are seeking a full time Business Improvements Analyst, who has excellent analytical and problem-solving skills to help deliver our ICT and Digital Strategy. Closing date 4 November. Keep up to date with current vacancies and find out about working at RBBC.

The Council is working hard to help tackle food poverty in the borough. Last week, children and young adults up to 19 ate for free at The Harlequin Theatre. Plus, three local Food Clubs – in Woodhatch, Horley and Merstham – are aiming to be set up ahead of Christmas, using FareShare’s community food membership scheme. 

Reigate & Banstead Borough Council has been awarded £132,264 from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government as part of their £56 million Welcome Back Fund.

The Funding will help councils prepare for the safe return of shoppers and tourists and can be used to:

• boost the look and feel of their high streets by investing in street planting, parks, green spaces and seating areas to make high streets as beautiful and welcoming as possible.
• Run publicity campaigns and prepare to hold events like street markets and festivals to support local businesses.
• Install signage and floor markings to encourage social distancing and safety.
• Improve high streets and town centres by planting flowers or removing graffiti.

Keep an eye on our website and social media channels to see how our town centres will benefit from this allocation.

The second issue of the quarterly Redhill Marketfield Way development newsletter is out now with an update on project progress to deliver a new cinema, commercial units and new homes, along with what’s coming up next and a chance to ‘meet’ the VINCI project team. 

You can also keep up to date by following VINCI’s dedicated project Twitter feed www.twitter.com/marketfieldway