Reigate Society; Meetings Oct 2005 to Sep 2006

The Priory is built on the site of an Augustinian priory founded in about 1235. Very little of the medieval foundation survives, and it is only visible from inside the building. After the dissolution of the monasteries the property was granted to Lord Howard of Effingham in 1541, who erected a house on the site. The house assumed much of its present appearance during extensive rebuilding in about 1770. Edward VII and his mistress were frequent visitors to the Priory in the early 1900s. During 2007/2008 Priory Park was extensively re-modelled, and also maintenance work has been undertaken on the Priory itself.

Meetings and Events from Oct 2005 to Sep 2006

The following information is outdated and retained on the site solely to help give a feel for the type of events organised by the Reigate Society.

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Date & Time	03 Oct 2005, 8.00pm	Event Type	Members Evening
Title of Talk	The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Awards Scheme	Guest Speaker	Barry Woodman
Venue	Woodhatch Centre, Whitebeam Drive, off Hornbeam Road, Reigate, RH2 7LS.
Additional Information	Barry Woodman FRICS is Chairman of the assessors for the London region of the FRICS Awards Scheme. These are awarded annually for categories of building conservation, regeneration, sustainability and community benefit. Schemes considered this year by the London Panel included the King's Library at the British Museum, the Queen's Gallery and Royal Kitchens, the Royal Arsenal Woolwich and the Curved House at Clapham, which featured in the Channel 4 programme Grand Designs. It is appropriate to have this talk on the evening when the Reigate Society's own awards are presented. Snacks will be available before the talk.

Date & Time	03 Nov 2005, 8.15pm	Event Type	Talk
Title of Talk	Downlands Countryside Management Project	Guest Speaker	Mick Douglas
Venue	Redhill UR Church Hall, Shaws Corner, Redhill.
Additional Information	The Countryside Management Project is now fifteen years old, and works directly with local people. Mick Douglas, who is based in Reigate, is the project officer, and will talk about managing countryside and biodiversity on the urban edge of London. For more information visit the Countryside Management in and around Surrey website at www.countryside-management.org.uk

Date & Time	01 Dec 2005, 8.15pm	Event Type	Talk
Title of Talk	South East England Regional Assembly & Planning	Guest Speaker	John Pounder
Venue	The Priory, Bell Street, Reigate.
Additional Information	John Pounder is the Joint Acting Head of Spatial Planning and will explain why the South East Plan is so important to you. Also, you will be able to see the amazing restoration of the staircase murals in the Holbein Hall in the Priory. For more information visit the South East England Regional Assembly website at www.southeast-ra.gov.uk and follow the link to the South East Plan Website.

Date & Time	19 Jan 2006, 8.15pm	Event Type	Talk
Title of Talk	The Woodland Trust	Guest Speaker	John Martin
Venue	St Matthew's C of E Primary School, Linkfield Lane, Redhill.
Additional Information	The UK is now one of the least wooded countries in Europe. The Woodland Trust cares for more than 1,100 woods and has planted over 4,500 million trees since 1972. For more information visit the Woodland Trust website at www.woodland-trust.org.uk

Date & Time	09 Feb 2006, 8.15pm	Event Type	Talk
Title of Talk	Historic Towns - How to Enjoy Them	Guest Speaker	Barrie Clark
Venue	Royal Alexandra & Albert School Chapel, Gatton Park.
Additional Information	Barrie Clark is a well known local lecturer, architect, retired officer of English Heritage and a member of The Reigate Society. This talk is based on a series of evening lectures given by Barrie in which he illustrates, analyses and explains various characteristics and outstanding features of interesting town-scapes. This is a new venue for the Society in the Chapel (not Gatton Church) of the Royal Alexandra and Albert School, one of our corporate members. The school is situated in Gatton Park off Rocky Lane, and for a map showing its location visit the Gatton Park website at www.gattonpark.com and click on the Information tab. After entering the school grounds from Rocky Lane, the Chapel is the first building on the right beyond the lodge. There is parking in Gatton Church car park almost opposite the Chapel, or along the road leading to Gatton Hall, or in front of Gatton Hall itself.

Date & Time	09 Mar 2006, 8.15pm	Event Type	Talk
Title of Talk	Surrey History Centre - Part II	Guest Speaker	Di Stiff
Venue	Holmesdale School, Alma Road, Reigate.
Additional Information	Di Stiff is the Archivist (Collections Department) of the Surrey History Centre, located in Woking, and in March 2005 gave a well-received talk to the Society about the Centres work and facilities. She returns to tell us more about the Centre, and to show films of old Surrey, including Reigate and Redhill. For more information visit the Surrey County Council website at www.surreycc.gov.uk and, from the Home Page, follow the links Your environment, Heritage and history, Surrey History Service.

Date & Time	06 Jul 2006, 8.15pm	Event Type	AGM (Open to all)
Title of Talk	Priory Park, Reigate, Restoration Project	Guest Speaker	Nina Porter Adrian Wikeley
Venue	Redhill Methodist Centre, Gloucester Rd, Redhill, RH1 1BP.
Additional Information	The title of their talk is "Priory Park Restoration Project", and covers the planned extensive re-modelling of parts of this beautiful and much-loved park in the centre of Reigate. The Heritage Lottery Fund has granted £4.2M towards the project. Work is expected to start in early 2007 and be complete during spring 2008. Nina Porter works for the Reigate and Banstead Borough Council, and her job-title is Project Manager (Regeneration). Adrian Wikeley is the Principal of Land Use Consultants.