Renewed Hope is partnering with New Music Fest to create a community-wide event this weekend (26th-28th August).
The latest weather forecasts are good for both Saturday and Sunday, so book NOW to take advantage of the online prices!
Saturday 26th August
9:30 am Festival Opens
Music on 2 stages from 11:00 am to 11:00 pm
9.30am : The Renewed Hope Fun Dog Show Registration
10.30am : Walking rugby by ORRFC
10.30am : Women’s touch rugby by ORRFC
2.00pm : Tomahawk throwing run by the 30th Scouts leaders
2.00pm : Taekwondo demo and taster session by Livingwell Taekwondo Academy
2.00pm : Tug-of-war Challenge
2:00 pm : Touch rugby by ORRFC
Food village and bar open all day
Free camping or camper-van parking
Sunday 27th August
Music on 2 stages from 11:00 am to 11:00 pm
10.30am : Mini-rugby by ORRFC
10:30 am : Girls Rugby by ORRFC
2.00pm : Tug-of-war challenge
Food village and bar open all day
Free camping or camper-van parking
Monday 29th August
Music from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm
12.00pm Festival closes
Come for a day , or come for the whole weekend.
Bring your family, friends and colleagues.
We look forward to meeting you all .
PS : Here is a short video from Old Reigatian Grounds, explaining what is happening. Renewed Hope and New Music Fest video.
Everyone at Renewed Hope would like to pay tribute to one of our founders, Ian Buckland, who has sadly died.
Nearly 15 years ago, Ian was one of the Redhill Street Pastors who saw a need for a winter night shelter during his time at the Salvation Army in the town.
Hope 2540 was born and the night shelter started in the winter of 2011/12. In its first year, it ran for just 6 weeks in a handful of venues, serving homeless people from the Reigate and Banstead Borough to begin with.
Volunteers and guests from the early years will remember him for his gregarious personality, firm but kind and with an unwavering passion for helping homeless people.
He was visionary and without him Renewed Hope and the East Surrey Winter Night Shelter would not exist. You would see him on shift, driving minibuses, training volunteers – anything to keep the shelter running.
Over the years, the shelter grew to run for 15 weeks. It was hosted by 16 churches in 2019/20, supporting people from the Tandridge District as well as Reigate and Banstead Borough. He may have been proud to learn it’s making a return next winter after a three-year break caused by Covid.
Everyone at Renewed Hope wishes his family well and they are in our thoughts and prayers at this sad time.
He is remembered with affection.
Anna Coe, Project Co-ordinator, Renewed Hope
Sam Ferrar, Chairman of Trustees, Renewed Hope
Renewed Hope are delighted to be one of the 4 chosen charities for the second “Dash to the Med”. Their aim is to raise over £75,000 for charity by driving a fleet of open top cars from Reigate to the Mediterranean. This is split between Renewed Hope, My Name’5 Doddie, Royal Grammar School Foundation and ESDAS.
The organisers explain here ;
7 years ago, myself and another 31 individuals ventured, in cars costing no more than £500, a 3 day journey to the south of France, covering nearly 1400km. God, we had some laughs…. we collectively raised over £80,000 for our 4 dedicated charities…..
We’re back….. on the 7th June 2023, 30 of us will leave Old Reigatians rugby club to make a very similar journey. We have a few new faces but our aim remains as it was before…. to RAISE AS MUCH MONEY as we can. Each car has to cost no more than £999, must be a convertible and will complete the entire journey al fresco – no rooves allowed!
They depart from Old Reigatian Rugby Club on June 7th – come along and wave them off at 17:00. We are car number 66 – the number of homeless people we helped last year.
