Eating

Eating

Out & About

Out & About

Events

Events

Author: Philippa Ratcliffe

Ghoulies, ghosties, guising & souling

Hallowe’en (All Hallows Eve) is a well celebrated tradition across the UK. Trick or treating, parties, apple bobbing & veritable home grown drinking games. Where does the term ‘Hallowmas’ come from? The tradition of going from door to door receiving food already existed in Great Britain and Ireland in...

Lashings of Cricket & Street Food

Reigate Priory Cricket Club in Park Lane are playing host to the star studded cricket team that is The Lashings All Stars World XI  this Friday (25th July). Heavyweights of the cricket world such as Phil Defreitas, John Emburey, Devon Malcolm & Saqlain Mushtag to name but a few will be taking...

The School Gate Survival Guide

Reigate resident and local author Kerry Fisher visited the BBC Surrey studios to speak to Mark Carter about her new book The School Gate Survival Guide, how she became an author, her life experiences and challenges of publishing a book. The School Gate Survival Guide was released on 3rd...

Street Food Returns to Historic Tunnel Road

Hip & happening events aren’t just for the city folk. The incredibly popular foodie attraction Street Eats is returning to Surrey in Tunnel Road, Reigate on Saturday 5th July with a very tasty line up of food. After a hugely successful first event in May, Street Eats returns with another...

Arriba, Arriba! Mexicode Opens

After a bit of a slow and bumpy start the new burrito bar Mexicode is opening this week with a soft opening on Tuesday 1st July and fully open on Wednesday 2nd July. Very pleasing on the eye aesthetically, both externally and internally, Mexicode is a much welcomed change...

Spicing Up The Guru

Spice Guru in Bell Street is about to have a sexy new face lift and no it’s not newly opened Harley Street Skin doing it! Astounding Interior Design International have won the design and build contract for Spice Guru in Reigate. According to Astounding Interiors they are adding ‘A cool trendy cocktail...

Coffee, Cake and Flying Machines

Planes…no trains or automobiles but great breakfasts, lunches and coffee at the coolest location. You know when you find something that you really would rather keep as a secret for yourself but also want to shout from the rooftops about? That happened this week when we went to the...

Sumer Is Icumen In with Artisan Gin

For those not familiar with the oldest known 13th Century musical composition “Sumer Is Icumen In“, the title meaning “Summer Has Come In” or “Summer Has Arrived”, this is what I felt when sipping on Sipsmith Summer Cup. Throw out your Pimm’s and grab a bottle of this. It’s a beautiful, light & fruity...

Review : Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

On Tuesday (22/5) I nipped over to Woking’s New Victoria Theatre to review the brand new restaged production of the American classic Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. You can see what I thought of the performance over on Essential Surrey. Below is just a taster of this fantastic show,...

Reigate Town Centre Closed

Talk about alarmist signs! Signs like this one on the right have been popping up around Reigate stating that Reigate Town Centre will be closed for a month between eight o’clock at night and six o’clock in the morning. First things first though. One would have thought that Surrey...