On Your Bike
‘MAMIL’. Any guesses? It stands for ‘Middle-Aged Men in Lycra’, and having heard it, I can’t get the image it…
A Taste Of Honey
Oh, what a wonderful thing to be, A healthy grown up busy, busy bee… (From The Bee Song by Arthur…
Food Glorious Food!
When Philippa Ratcliffe suggested that we meet in TEA, the retro café in Reigate High Street, it seemed strangely appropriate…
Allotment Life
Aaaah! The fragrant aromas of approaching summer waft gently over on the breeze. Sweet Pea, Roses, Lilac….and horse manure! A…
What’s it like to be a Dog Warden?
As this month is National Pet Month, we wanted to uncover a little bit about a community role that not…
To the Manor Born
Nestling half way up Reigate Hill sits Best Western’s Reigate Manor Hotel. Opposite a distracting speed camera, screened by greenery…
Miss You Knights
It’s been two months since Knights Department Store closed its doors for the very last time at the end of…
The Old Stables, Park Lane
Even now, decades since I last sat on a horse, there is no sound like the clip-clop of metal on…
Doctor In The (Wall) House
Mention Henry VIII to most people and certain things will come to mind…. serial matrimony, divorce, beheading, corpulence, gout, dissolution…
The Easter Project
As any local knows, Reigate is not short on restaurants. Many popular chains are here, and a new one seems…