Newsletter - Fri 7 Apr, 2023
Harlequin Outdoors returns this summer to the Castle Grounds
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This summer will see outdoor performances again take place in the greenery of Reigate's Castle Grounds, from a number of theatre companies.
The productions are part of Harlequin Outdoors, now in its third year. Shows currently listed are:
Mon 29 May : Wind in the Willows
Tue 6 June: Wuthering Heights
Sun 16 July: Pride & Prejudice
Sat 22 July: Doctor Dolittle
Sat 22 July: The Great Gatsby
Sat 29 July: Robin Hood
Tue 15 August: Sense & Sensibility
Wed 16 August: Machamlear (three Shakespeare works in a "Battle of the Bard")
Sun 20 August: Twelfth Night
Sat 2 September: David Walliams' Bad Dad
Sun 10 September: Much Ado About Nothing
Details, including timings and tickets, are on the Harlequin Outdoors webpage (Si apre in una nuova finestra).
No change to bin days over Easter holidays
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Image credit: RBBC
Reigate & Banstead Borough Council has said bin collection days will remain unchanged over Easter 2023, and has also offered some recycling tips (Si apre in una nuova finestra) about how to deal with Easter egg packaging.
Entries still open for Reigate tunnel art competition
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Reigate Business Guild tweeted out a reminder this week about its art competition to mark the 200th anniversary of the opening of the tunnel.
The closing date is 30th April, with selected entries being displayed in the tunnel between June and September. More details, including rules and entry, are on the guild's site here (Si apre in una nuova finestra).
https://twitter.com/ReigateGuild/status/1644063518679879700 (Si apre in una nuova finestra)Local elections less than a month away
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Image credit: Electoral Commission
Local elections for Reigate & Banstead Borough Council take place on Thursday 4 May, 2023.
Anyone not already registered to vote has until 11.59pm on Monday 17 April to do so (Si apre in una nuova finestra).
People can cast their vote in person, by post or by appointing someone they trust to vote in their place, known as a proxy vote. The deadline to apply for a postal vote is 5pm on Tuesday 18 April, while for a proxy vote it's 5pm on Tuesday 25 April. Details are on a borough council webpage (Si apre in una nuova finestra).
This year, for the first time, voting in person at a polling station will require an accepted form of ID. More about what can be used is on a borough council webpage (Si apre in una nuova finestra), which includes details of how to apply for an alternative form of ID (by 5pm on 25 April) if needed.
Everything about elections and voting can be found on the borough council website (Si apre in una nuova finestra).
Elections are also taking place for Salfords & Sidlow Parish Council and Horley Town Council: the borough council also administers these.