It’s the last innings of 2018 for Susy’s Cricket Show with conversation and chat from Tim Bowling and David Jay plus added punditry from Chris Jacobs. There’s also a visit from Phil Ient of Outwood CC who drops in to collect the On The Front Foot Club of the Year award.
A local, not for profit organisation which supplies reusable drinks containers, has been granted charitable status.
Clare Thomson from Outwood and a former teacher at Reigate College, founded WACUP with the aim to reduce the amount of plastic pollution in our oceans. WACUP bottles are made from aluminium and proceeds from the sale of these go back into funding education projects in Asia. These aim to educate people to make small changes in lifestyle to make a difference to the planet. Bottles will be sent to schools in the most affected areas such as Thailand and Vietnam. Clare visited the Susy Radio studio and spoke with Chrissy Muir.
You can find out more about Clare Thomson’s work at wacup.org.
The World Health Organisation recognises World Mental Health Day on 10 October every year.
This year’s theme is young people and mental health in a changing world.
Lucy Rayner passed away on 5 May 2012 after fighting a silent battle with depression. A little while ago, Susy presenter Annie Whitmore spoke to her father Stuart Rayner about The Lucy Rayner Foundation, a charity he set up with his partner Jenny.
After hearing Annie’s interview with Stuart Rayner, Susy listener Tom Longley was inspired to run the Reigate Half Marathon in memory of Lucy.
He said: “I was very moved by Annie’s interview with Lucy’s father on her Wednesday show. I had heard of the charity before but didn’t know very much about it. The interview revealed how events that took place were both so ordinary and subsequently so traumatic for this family.
Sharing this and bringing it to peoples’ attention has got to be a good thing for other families and sufferers of depression and Annie and Lucy’s father did this in a gentle and compassionate way. I ran unofficially in aid of the foundation and donated the proceeds to the charity.”
Live discussion on Reigate on Ice as aired on The Neil Munday Radio Show on Saturday 22nd September 2018
In the studio were Cllr Alex Horwood (Councillor responsible for green spaces for Reigate and Banstead Borough Council) and on the phone, Tommy Matthews from the Matthews Organisation, organiser of Reigate on Ice.
Open-fire catering company The Salt Box have won ’Newcomer of the Year’ at The Surrey Life Food and Drinks Award.
With a passion for local produce and seasonal ingredients, partners Beckie Wingrove and Christian Armstrong set out on an adventure to bring people together through food and fire.
Beckie joined our presenter Annie Whitmore in the studio to talk about their unique take on al fresco dining.