99: The Harlequin drama: in conversation with two major players… and more

99: The Harlequin drama: in conversation with two major players… and more For Saturday 2nd August 2025 This is how we’re reflecting and celebrating our love of life around here this week:00:00 - What’s in this episode. 04:00 - Planet Reigate area news and sport 24:55 - The Good Time Guide: things to do and places to go 40:00 – The Top Ten most listened-to episodes: #2 45:00 – The story of the local doctor 200 years ago who changed how we all lived 52:25 - GUESTS: The background story of the closure drama at the Harlequin. Two groups have been in the thick of it for 22 months, the council and the Harlequin Support Group.  This week, we sit down in an exclusive conversation with the people at the top of those two organisations, and ask them what went on, and what went through their minds as the crisis unfolded. And what they think of each other’s role in the whole drama. 1/2 1:16:20 - Planet Reigate Stars: thanking local heroes. This week, praise for the headphone hero in Earlswood  1:18:20 - GUESTS: 2/2 1:37:15 - The Sixty-second Soundscape. This week, from Pub in the Park, Reigate.   #Reigate #Redhill #Merstham #Buckland #Betchworth #Brockham #Bletchingley #Horley #Gatton #Earlswood #Charlwood #Hookwood #Outwood #Leigh #Nutfield #salfords #Woodhatch #SouthPark #Holmesdale #WrayCommon #Whitebushes #Sidlow #Meadvale If you get value from The Planet Reigate Podcast, please give us value back in return; click here to support us with a small donation: www.buymeacoffee.com/theplanetreigatepodcast  or share us with your colleagues.   A list of ‘the best of the guests’, and a link to hear each one, is on this Facebook post: https://tinyurl.com/prpbest *CREDITS:The seven-note Planet Reigate Theme is ©Peter StewartOther music www.Pond5.com:NEWS - ThomPie Item ID: 75456323GUEST BED - by SoundKit ID 089259782GTG - inspiringaudio Item ID: 116855857STARS - jwsaudio Item ID: 073206386 SOUNDSCAPE PolkadotFlowersMusic Item ID: 136304431AMBIENT - AudioMechan ID 133530501DRAGON fx - https://soundbible.com/ Listen:            https://linktr.ee/PlanetReigatePodcast Facebook:       www.Facebook.com/ThePlanetReigatePodcast Insta:              theplanetreigatepodcast Email:             [email protected]   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.