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Police museum’s display on Great Train Robbery A CHANCE to learn more about the Great Train Robbery is on offer for visitors to the Thames Valley Police Museum. Based in Sulhamstead, in the police training centre, the venue is open on Wednesdays during the summer holidays between 10am and noon. During these times there is no need to make an appointment, or pay a visitors fee. There is also a display dedicated to Amelia Dyer, who murdered children over a 30-year period.
Concerns over leaflet that looks like a newspaper
SUN HAS GOT HIS HAT ON: Vanessa Escott with hats for sale at the Wade Summer Garden Summer Fair Pictures: Steve Smyth
Fun in the sun at Wade’s summer fair
Male voice concert for charity
ODD Fellows male voice choir presents an evening of musical entertainment. The choir will be joined by special guest, mezzo-soprano Kate Low, to sing a mix of classics, show tunes and popular songs. The concert is raising money for The Prostate Project, whose aim is to give men a better chance of beating prostate cancer. The event takes place at High Cross Church, Knoll Road, Camberley this Friday, July 8. It starts at 7.30pm and tickets cost £12.50. To purchase tickets visit: www.trybooking.co.uk/29544. or, if remaining, tickets may be purchased on the door.
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A spokesperson for the Wokingham Liberal Democrats said: “Our campaigning literature in Wokingham always makes clear it is paid for by the party and delivered by volunteers. “We are fortunate to have a strong local independent newspaper in Wokingham which plays a critical role in holding politicians to account, and we work closely with those journalists on all their queries.” Dave Edmonds, the chairman of Wokingham Conservative Association, has labelled the tactic “disappointing”. He said: “Wokingham Conservatives believe that all political parties should adopt the highest standards of transparency when campaigning and communicating with the public. “It is disappointing to see Clive Jones and the Liberal Democrats do not take the same approach.” This style of political canvassing is not exclusive to Wokingham, or the Lib Dems, and has been used across the country by multiple political parties.
In the lead up to the general election in 2019, the Conservatives produced a number of leaflets with different names in the style of tabloid newspapers. In 2017, a Labour leaflet titled “The Potter’s Wheel” provided residents a “nospin guide to Stoke-on-Trent Central byelection. Speaking to the BBC in 2019, Ian Murray, then executive director of industry group the Society of Editors, asked for the practice to be stopped. He said: “If a politician or their party can attempt to deliberately mislead you by cloaking their partisan messages in the disguise of an independent and trusted local newspaper, what else are they attempting to camouflage? “If there is no wish to deceive, then why give the publication a similar title to the existing independent newspaper in the area, as is often the case. “It is time the practice was brought to an end, for the sake of local newspapers but also, I would contend, for the sake of local politics.”
Helping the over-65s stay independent
A DAYCARE facility in Wokingham has hosted its annual summer fair. The Wade Day Centre, on Reading Road, welcomed visitors on Saturday, June 25, for an afternoon of fundraising in the sun. Attendees enjoyed live music from the Camberley U3A Ukulele Players, independent stalls offering a range of goods and a number of games and puzzles.
There were also multiple raffles, tombolas, refreshments and food from a barbecue. All proceeds from the day will go to the Wade charity to support the centre’s day-to-day running. The centre provides daycare facilities for the borough’s older residents, including hot lunches, entertainment and resources.
Camberley U3A Ukulele Players entertain.
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Jackie Nicholson had plenty of jigsaws on the stall she was on.
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Friends of WADE enjoying the day
Hilary Cook and Candi Stockley
