88: The ‘guerilla gardeners’ behind a wildflower makeover of a local roundabout… and more

For Saturday 17th May 2025

This is how we’re reflecting and celebrating our love of life around here this week:

TIMECODE -

00:00 - What’s in this episode.

04:55 - Planet Reigate area news and weather

17:20 - The Good Time Guide: things to do and places to go

29:00 – GUESTS: This week hear from some of the residents who have taken over the management of… their local roundabout!

People living in Horley have raised money and raised their garden spades, to transform a large drab, overgrown and unloved piece of land, into a wildlife haven, full of colour and teeming with life.

We went down to a recent plating project to catch up with some of the guerrilla gardeners and hear of their motivation and success – and what it will look like as spring turns to summer.

44:00 – Reigate Roulette. A local resident tells us what they love most about living around here.

47:30 – Planet Reigate Stars: thanking local heroes. This week, praise for those who gave ‘help on the Hill’.

49:00 - The Sixty-second Soundscape. This week, Mill Hill Lane in Brockham.

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