Events and News
Last updated: 11th June 2009
It's Carnival Time!
The Redhill Carnival will be held over the weekend of 13-14 June. We are putting on a stall on the Sunday to showcase Sustainable Redhill's ideas and projects.
One or two more helpers are still needed to man the stall so please contact Debbie Fox on 07717 678 968 or debsbell9@hotmail.com to sign up.
Your suggestions and contributions to the stall (raffle prizes, activities, ...) are also very welcome!
And also Sustainable Redhill's June meeting...
Tuesday 16th June, 8pm, The Home Cottage Pub.
An informal get-together giving a chance to get the latest news and views from the various Sustainable Redhill activities, share your creative ideas, and generally have an enjoyable and sociable evening.
We now have a vegetable plot in Merstham ready for planting thanks to a lot of hard work put in by volunteers over the weekend - thanks to everyone that came! If you still haven't got involved but would like to, send me an email or come to the next monthly meeting - 29th June 8pm, in the conservatory of the Home Cottage pub.
We are also meeting at the plot on Monday 16th 6pm - please contact me for more info.
Rachel
Bike Week - 13 to 21 June
The local cycle forum will be holding a number of events -
click here to download details.
Tuesday 16th June - Tuesday Evening Social Ride - On-road ride visiting the Dolphin Pub, Betchworth
• Start 7.30pm Earlswood Common Lakes car park
• Distance Approx 10 miles
• Rides every Tuesday, same time and place, May-Sept
Contact Karen 01737 244901
Wednesday 17th June - Wednesday Evening Off-road Ride
• Summer evening Off-road ride with Redhill CC
• Start 6.30 pm Reigate Hill car park
• 2 to 3 hour ride
• Experience is required
• Every Wednesday between 2 May and 29 Aug
Contact Fran 01737 241672
Thursday 18th June - Longest Day Sunset Ride - Short ride on the longest day
• Start 8pm Earlswood Common Lakes car park
• Short ride to see sunset at 9.20pm
• Late finish, please bring lights
• Distance approx 9 miles
Contact Karen 01737 244901
Saturday 20th June - Sunrise/Dawn Ride and Breakfast
• Meet at Wray Common/Wray Lane junction 4.30am
• Short ride to see sunrise
• Followed by approx 15 mile dawn chorus ride
• Finish at the Elm Shades, Pendleton Road
• Full cooked Breakfast at 7.30am (£7). All welcome!
• Please contact us if you want breakfast (you can just join us for breakfast if you wish)
Contact Karen 01737 244901
Join the "Mili-band" at Kingsnorth
Saturday 4th July
We would like to invite you to join thousands of people on July 4th to form a human band around Kingsnorth power station in Kent - the proposed site of the first new coal-fired power plant in Britain for 30 years.
The event is being organised by Oxfam and includes a diverse range of communities and organisations such as Christian Aid, People and Planet, the Women's Institute, the World Development Movement, National Union of Students, Woodcraft Folk, RSPB and us! We're calling the event the 'Mili-Band' in Ed's honour.
People from Sustainable Redhill are likely to be there, so if you'd like to meet up please get in touch with Rob, 01737 771 614 or rob@sustainableredhill.org.uk
...and what's been happening...
Public Spaces - Memorial Park
Since ideas to improve Memorial Park bubbled up from several sources last year (including Sustainable Redhill's Community Planning Day), Debbie Fox has been working with the borough council to foster a community led approach.
Cllr Allen Kay, lead member for regeneration has been very supportive, and officers have drawn together details on land ownership and results from recent local consultations, including an interesting one with local young people. The borough council is now expecting results of a flood survey, which may steer the physical transformation of the park. There is money earmarked over the next two years for its improvment, although to achieve a really outstanding park that meets everyone's needs may require a contribution from other funds, some of which only community groups can tap into. Organisations like Surrey Wildlife Trust and the YMCA are also keen to be involved.
Debbie's intention is to set up a steering group of users and other key people to help shape plans. Contact Debbie at debsbell9@hotmail.com if you are interested in Memorial Park. You can also fill in a questionnaire on this or any other park in the area at www.green-space.org and click on GreenStat.