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Revd Richard Lamey made honorary canon A WOKINGHAM rector is one of eight clergy to be made an honorary canon. Father Richard Lamey, from St Paul’s Church, will be installed at a special ceremony in Christ Church, Oxford later this month. The Canons have been selected for their work within the Diocese of Oxford and the wider church. Father Richard has been rector of the parish since 2012 and served as area dean of Sonning. Until September last year, he was acting association archdeacon of Berkshire. Brought up in south Manchester, the first decade of his ministry was spent in the Diocese of Chester, where he was Vicar of Newton with Flowery Field and Rural Dean of Mottram. He is a young vocations advisor for the archdeaconry and a member of Bishop’s Council and Diocesan Synod. The Rt Revd Dr Steven Croft, the Bishop of Oxford is looking forward to the installation service, which takes place on Tuesday, June 22. He said: “We are hugely blessed in this diocese to have so many people, lay and ordained, who do so much in their churches, their communities, and beyond. “I am delighted that this service allows us to say thank you to some of those people for the outstanding work they have done and are doing to make a difference, especially over the last year which has, for so many, been a difficult time.”
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Families enjoy a buzzing half-term at Emmbrook trail CREEPY crawlies have taken over Emmbrook this half-term to help raise money for local pupils, writes Charlotte King. Since Friday, May 28, insects have been spotted across town as Emmbrook Schools PTA hosts its Great Bug Hunt. The trail takes youngsters out and about to find all manner of bugs, guided by a handy map. Organiser Catherine Stott said more than £1,000 has been raised for Emmbrook
Infants and Junior Schools PTA so far. She hopes the money will be used to help fund an outdoor reading library for students. “It’s been going really well and everyone is enjoying it,” she said. “Lots of families have been getting involved and it has been lovely to see. “We’ve also had steady interest from outside the Emmbrook community, so people are coming in to see what a lovely village we have.” The Great Bug Hunt
is taking place until Sunday. Tickets cost £3.72, and £3 from every purchase goes towards the school. Tickets can be redeemed for maps at Emmbrook Food and Wine,146 Clifton Road, and Emmbrook Post Office, 139 Reading Road. � For more information, visit: www.eventbrite. co.uk/e/the-emmbrooktrail-the-great-bughunt-tickets151349583679
CLASP launches healthy club A GRANT has been awarded by Wokingham Healthwatch to allow CLASP to launch a Happy and Healthy Club. The advocacy group for people with learning disabilities will now offer sessions promoting better wellbeing. This will include seated pilates and healthy eating exercises. Sessions will run on the last Wednesday of a month from 10.30am-11.30am. Pre-booking is essential. � For more details, visit: wokinghamclasp.org.uk
FLY TRAP: Charlotte, 5, and Claudia Goncalves, 8, with their fly-eating plant warn others of the danger ahead
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HUNGRY CATERPILLAR: Annabelle, 7, James ,9, Catherine, organiser of the bug trail and William Stott All pictures: Steve Smyth
Search and rescue team given £1,000 by Tesco THE COUNTY-WIDE search and rescue team has received £1,000 from Tesco to support its work. Berkshire Lowland Search and Rescue will use the money for communications equipment so its teams can continue
improving their emergency response. The donation was part of the supermarket’s community grant scheme, which supports charities and organisations across the country. Berkshire Lowland Search and Rescue is the oldest lowland search and rescue team in the UK. It works in partnership with Thames Valley Police to locate and rescue high-risk vulnerable missing persons such as children and those living with dementia. All members are volunteers, trained in search and rescue techniques. Fundraising officer Andrew Viney received the funds from Hayley Inwood, store manager at the Finchampstead Road superstore
in Wokingham. He said: “We’re very grateful to Tesco for this grant. It means a lot to us because it will go towards vital communications equipment that will undoubtedly lead to the saving of lives in Berkshire. “The Finchampstead Road Tesco store has always been so supportive of us, as has the community as a whole, and we really do appreciate this because we rely on donations to help us save lives – so every penny counts.” Louise Jedras, community champion at the store, praised the work of Berkshire Lowland Search and Rescue. “We’re very pleased to support them,” she added. “They do an amazing job. Many people don’t realise
HELPING HAND: UK’s oldest Search and Rescue group is presented with £1,000 from Tesco on Finchampstead Road Picture: Tesco
they are a volunteer organisation and that donations are so important to them. “They train their volunteers to the highest standard to ensure their own safety and that of the person they are looking for. “It takes three months to train a volunteer to become operational, and I’m
always amazed by the level of commitment their members give.” Donations received each year provide on-foot searchers, search controllers and search managers, as well as equipment to manage a largescale search, including a control vehicle, computer mapping, radio technology and medical equipment.
