Wokingham Paper March 5, 2020

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Closure date revealed for Carnival Pool site CARNIVAL POOL will close on Sunday, May 10, as preparations to revamp the site get underway.

Earlier this week, preparatory work saw trees around the site chopped down ahead of the nesting season.

And work on the new, larger, leisure centre will ultimately see the library move into the complex. Work is expected to take two years and won’t begin until Bulmershe Leisure Centre in Woodley is fully open. This is planned to be Wednesday, April 22.

The car park, bowling alley and Burger King will remain open throughout.

The new complex will include a sixlane 25m swimming pool and a teaching pool with a moveable floor and a splash pad.

There will also be a larger fitness suite and specialist group cycling studio; two large studios; a four-court sports hall; a health and wellbeing centre; larger café; and space for children’s parties Cllr Charlotte Haitham Taylor, executive member for regeneration at Wokingham Borough Council, said: “Its fantastic news that the Carnival redevelopment will start this summer and will be, once complete, a fantastic state-of-the-art complex for all our residents to enjoy.”

Tony Penge, contract manager for Places Leisure, Wokingham, said: “The new plans will build on the great facilities that the local residents have enjoyed over the years at Carnival as well as bringing lots of new features.

“It will build on the success of the current swim school and fitness provision.”

While the new centre is being built, fitness centre users can use facilities at St Crispin’s, Loddon Valley, Arborfield Green, Ryeish Green and Bulmershe.

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CORONAVIRUS IN WOKINGHAM BOROUGH

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SUPERMARKETS and chemists are running out of stocks of hand sanitisers as people look to boost their personal hygiene routines in the wake of the coronavirus.

And shelves in stores across the borough are empty as shoppers stock up on supplies of everything from toilet paper to pasta.

Amid fears that the country could be placed into lockdown, people have been adding extra items to their trolleys when they visit supermarkets.

One shopper told Wokingham.Today: “There was a woman in my local supermarket wearing a face mask with two trolleys. One was laden with four packets of 24 rolls of toilet paper, the other was stacked with parcetamol, anti-bacterial spray, soaps and wipes.

“It seems like an overreaction.”

A lot of hand sanitizers are not effective against a viral infection. The World Health Organisation recommends that to kill any viruses, people should use alcohol-based handrubs with a content of at least 65%.

Its website notes: “Unlike other antiseptics and antibiotics, there is no reported or likely resistance to alcohol-based handrubs. Indeed, the more it is appropriately used, the less antibioticresistant bacteria are able to spread.”

Despite this, supplies of hand sanitisers are flying off the shelves.

Boots has said that it still has stock available in its warehouses and has a limit of two items per customer.

A spokesperson said: “The best way to help prevent catching a virus is by making sure that you regularly wash your hands with soap, and avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth to prevent transmission from surfaces, especially after blowing your nose, sneezing and coughing.

Antiviral hand foams and gel can also be useful when you are out and about.

“All our pharmacists have the latest public health advice on coronavirus and can offer advice on the best way to stay healthy this winter.”

On Saturday, it was revealed that a Woodley primary school staff member caught the coronavirus while on holiday. It was the first educational establishment to be closed as a result of the infection.

The affected staff member from Willow Bank Infants School had been in Italy during half-term.

On their return, they attended a training course at Aldryngton Primary School in Earley on Tuesday, February 25, before self-isolating the following day.

The two schools, plus Willow Bank Junior School were closed for deep cleaning and, in Willow Bank Infants’ case, to allow staff members and pupils to self-isolate.

As a precautionary measure, staff from The Bulmershe School have also been self-isolating as they had children at Willow Bank.

Public Health England launched a tracing operation to contact everyone that the infected staff member had met, including those who attended the course. Those deemed at risk were tested for the virus. Some of these results have come back and none were found to have the coronavirus.

Aldryngton Primary School has reopened, Willow Bank Junior School will reopen today (Thursday) and the Infants School is expected to reopen on Wednesday, March 11.

A statement from Wokingham Borough Council said: “The results for those who required testing for coronavirus as a result of their contact with the case are now returning and, to date, all have been negative”.

Willow Bank Infants School in Woodley was

Cllr Charles Margetts, executive member for adult social care and public health at Wokingham Borough Council, has been liaising with the affected schools and sought to reassure parents that up-to-date and accurate information would be presented to them.

“We want people to stay calm and focus on the advice from Public Health England,” he told Wokingham.Today.

“We will continue to keep people updated.

“We released our first information on Saturday night, and I did television interviews on BBC News and Meridian on Sunday. I’ve been on BBC Radio Berkshire.

“Council officers are working round the clock on this to ensure there is a steady flow of information

Reading East MP raises concerns over IN Parliament on Tuesday, Reading East MP raised the outbreak of coronavirus at Willow Bank Infant School in a question to the health secretary.

Mr Rodda wanted more details from Matt Hancock over the government’s preparations.

He asked: “Following the outbreak at Willow Bank Infant

School, will the Secretary of State update the House on the work he is undertaking with the Department for Education, local authorities and schools to help contain the outbreak?”

And Mr Hancock said that schools should not be shutting up shop unless there was good reason to do so.

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Shock after recycling and blue bag 'crushed together' in truck

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By JESS WARREN jwarren@wokinghampaper.co.uk

AFTER dutifully separating his recycling and general waste, a Wokingham resident was shocked last week when he witnessed it all being crushed together into the back of a bin lorry.

Paul Bartram, who lives on Ashridge Road said: “I saw the bin men dump all my carefully separated cardboard, plastic, tins and blue bags into one wheelie bin and use the lorry to pick it up and dump the lot in one go.

“I watched the crusher in the lorry smash the lot together splitting the blue bags with the rest.”

The incident happened on Thursday, February 27. Mr Bartram explained that he has only lived in Wokingham for

three weeks, and although he is not familiar with waste collection routines, was amazed to see the rubbish being combined together in such a way.

“Maybe the lorry had a fault and it was a one off, but I would love to know if I'm wasting my time sorting rubbish for no reason, when I can just stick it all in a blue bag if they crush it all together,” he added.

Shaun Howe, Wokingham contract manager for Veolia UK, said: “At Veolia we are committed to the environment and are grateful to our diligent and efficient residents who help us to improve Wokingham Borough Council's recycling rates.

“All our operatives are trained to take the material to

the back of the vehicle where they are separated and then taken off for further processing.

“However all our vehicles have CCTV to monitor consistent and correct procedures are carried out so we will look into the incident further."

Cllr Michael Firmager, deputy executive member for environment and leisure, said: “Wokingham Borough Council declared a climate emergency in July 2019 and is committed to playing as full a role as possible in achieving a carbon neutral borough by 2030.

“Increasing recycling rates across the borough is an important part of reducing our carbon footprint.

“We have been working hard, along with our partners

at Veolia, on this, as our introduction of food waste recycling last year shows. We will work with Veolia on looking into this complaint, as we do take our recycling commitment seriously.”

Leader of the borough council, Cllr John Halsall, said: “Across the borough, we have a recycling rate in the mid50s.

“We’re really pleased, but not delighted. In North Wales, recycling rates are in their 70s.

“We shall be aiming for 100% recycled, with zero waste sent to landfill. So, we have commissioned a study to tell us what we need to do to get there, what changes we need to make. This also means the wet waste problem, and we’re looking to residents to help us.”

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‘Dog needs to be destroyed’ after attack sees woman hospitalised EXCLUSIVE

By JESS WARREN jwarren@wokinghampaper.co.uk

A WOMAN has been treated in hospital after being attacked by a Bullmastiff on Sunday.

Kelly Anderton was taken to Royal Berkshire Hospital after the dog attacked both her legs and one arm, while she was on Reading Road.

Dean Anderton, Kelly’s brother said: “She’s really shaken up. The dog bit her hard and deep, its jaw locked on to her legs.

A Bullmastiff – not the dog alleged to have caused the injuries

“She’s got gaping wounds on both legs, one of them is massive. They couldn’t even close the wound. It’s so bad, her legs are covered in bruising too.”

Mr Anderton alleged that his sister has been left lying on the ground after the incident.

On social media, he made a call for witnesses to the attack to come forward. Mr Anderton said he has been inundated with Winnersh residents telling him about their similar experience.

“It has allegedly bitten other people,” he said. “That dog needs to be destroyed.”

Kerri Toop, who is from from Winnersh, said that she had seen the Bullmastiff before the attack.

She said: “I was driving to Costa in Winnersh, when I saw a dog on the pavement running wild and barking ferociously at a gate and acting out of control.

“The dog ran into the road, which caused the car in front of me to break suddenly — almost causing an accident.

“I saw a gentleman on the side of the road where the dog was, paying no attention whatsoever.

“As I looked into my rear view mirror I saw a cyclist which had to swerve the dog, as it looked like the dog was going to attack him.

“As I was driving back I noticed a

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Choir’s Faure’s Requiem will help two charities A PERFORMANCE of Faure’s Requiem will take place in Wokingham Baptist Church on Saturday, March 14.

Sing Healthy Choir say that the concert will be performed in the chamber version for choir, strings, organ, horns and harp. The concert will also include Saint-Saëns and Gounod, and Tchaikovsky's Serenade for Strings.

They will be joined by members of the Berkshire Maestros Camerata for the concert.

Proceeds will be shared between the Maestros and The Link Visiting Scheme.

The concert starts at 7.30pm at the Milton Road place of worship. Tickets cost £14 or £11, with concessions available at £12 and £9. They can be ordered in advance by logging on to www.singhealthy.co.uk.

The group welcomes newcomers to its rehearsals, which are held from 7.30pm on Mondays at The Bradbury Centre in Rose Street.

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One of Ms Anderton’s injuries after the attack. Picture: courtesy of Dean Anderton

car outside the property where the dog was — which must have been Kelly Anderton and her Mum.” Winnersh resident, Karen Atkinson also saw the dog roaming on the pavement of Reading Road, minutes before the attack.

She said: “The dog caught my eye as I drove past, because it was in a red coat and was sort of pacing back and forth — a bit anxious perhaps.

“I thought maybe it was with a man crossing the road but it stayed on its own.

“I remember thinking it was a bit odd, but there were a few pedestrians and a cyclist nearby so I hoped they would contact someone to let them know there was a dog loose.

“That was probably just a couple of minutes before the lady got attacked.”

In a statement on its website, Thames Valley Police said: “We are urging anyone with information regarding this incident to contact 101, quoting reference number 43200070548.”

THE Wokingham Literary Society will be holding its next meeting on Thursday, March 19.

The group is to present an evening of prose and poetry coordinated by Elizbeth Treadgold.

Meetings are at Wokingham Baptist Church, Milton Road from 7.30pm to 9.30pm. Nonmembers pay £2 per meeting, or can join for a £15 annual subscription.

For more details, log on to www.wokinghamliterarysociety.org.uk

Fire station car wash WOKINGHAM Fire Station is to hold a charity car wash event on Saturday, March 21.

Drivers turning up between 10am and 4pm can donate a minimum of £5 to enjoy a wash and brush-up courtesy of the Easthampstead Road crew. The event is in aid of The Fire Fighters Charity.

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‘100mph’: Villagers call for action over speeding cars Matthew Love and Cllr Wayne Smith with the Neighbourhood Plan survey Picture: Sue Corcoran

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A TEACHER is campaigning for a speed camera and a pedestrian crossing outside popular family outing spot, Dinton Pastures on the Hurst/Winnersh border.

Matt Love, 35, who lives in Davis Street opposite the park’s main entrance, told a meeting at Hurst Village Hall: “Every day more and more visitors to the park cross that road. There are lots of families with their dogs.”

A speed camera and a crossing would help keep pedestrians safe from speeding vehicles.

Mr Love, a governor at St Nicholas CofE Primary School but who teaches in Bisham, said nighttime speeds were even faster. “Traffic is flying down that road at 90-100mph.

It’s so loud it wakes us up.”

The meeting, last Friday, was called to discuss villagers’ record-making replies to a survey to create a Neighbourhood Plan. The idea

is that locals’ wishes can influence new building plans and other changes. It could also help protect things they value most.

A total of 41% of households took part in the survey – the top reply rate for any such plan in the borough.

More than 40 villagers at the village hall heard Hurst Parish Council chair Wayne Smith report back on the survey.

Speeding was a key issue.

Cllr Smith said the council now had its own devices to test speeds. The council has warned speeding motorists their speed, registration number and car details will be sent to the police. Residents

have been urged to report speeding cars’ details to the police by phoning 101.

Another key issue was lack of affordable homes. Cllr Smith said: “I think we’re not building enough affordable housing.”

Developers wanted to build larger houses. Wokingham Borough Council was looking at housing corporations involvement in affordable homes at the proposed large development at Grazeley.

He was asked about families in a small two up and two down in Hurst who later needed more space for a family.

Cllr Smith said they would need to consider moving to

other parts of the borough.

The survey asked what new housing people would prefer in Hurst. The results were: 36% wanted more private housing, 22% self build, 22% part buy/part rent and 18% social rented. Of those who replied, five people were waiting for social housing.

Asked how many homes should be built in the next 20 years 28% said none, 30% 1-24 and 18% 25-49. Cllr Smith said there were concerns about where young people, nurses and teachers would live.

The survey said more facilities were needed for children and young people and also for over 60s. Sports facilities and footpaths needed improving.

Local roads were congested. There were calls for better flood management.

Hurst villagers will be asked to vote on the completed Neighbourhood Plan in a referendum.

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Campaigners plea: Your countryside needs you!

CAMPAIGNERS trying to prevent 216 homes from being built on land off Finchampstead Road has issued a rallying cry of ‘Your countryside needs you’.

Next week, a public inquiry will be held at Wokingham Borough Council’s Shute End offices into a proposal to build the homes on land at Woodcray.

And the Save Woodcray Countryside Campaign Group (SWC) wants supporters to turn up at the hearings.

Darren Notley, a spokesman for the group, said: “We have revived last year’s successful ‘yellow ribbon’ campaign to highlight the potential loss of large Oak trees on the Finchampstead Road and loss of countryside at Woodcray.

“This hearing really is the last battle for Woodcray.

“If Gladmans win this appeal, Wokingham will lose treasured and valued countryside and some of its most iconic trees. Another precious green lung near the town will be concreted over.”

He added: “We really need Wokingham’s residents to come out and show their support for the campaign by sitting in on the hearing for a while.

“A steady stream of visitors will

show the Inspector that we, the Wokingham community really care about the outcome.”

And Mr Notley said that SWC felt it was important that people did come along to the hearing.

“We ask residents not to rely on someone else to turn up, apathy is Gladman’s best friend,” he explained.

“In terms of unplanned, speculative planning applications, enough is enough!”

SWC have stated that all the ribbons and posters will be taken down once the hearing is over.

The hearing runs from 10am to 4pm daily from Tuesday, March 10, through to Friday, March 13, and then again from Tuesday, March 17.

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Residents hear of new plans for 250 homes on Winnersh Farm

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17.5 metre phone mast proposed for corner of Arbor Lane

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By JESS WARREN jwarren@wokinghampaper.co.uk

ON TUESDAY, residents came together to discuss appropriate action against the 250 homes proposed for Winnersh Farm in the draft local plan.

The site – which has previously been rejected for development twice – would see an already busy access point put under increasing pressure.

Entry to the homes would come from Woodward Close on the Reading Road, a junction already pressurised after Wheatfield Primary School was built in 2014.

At the local plan update meeting, Winnersh councillors Paul Fishwick, Prue Bray and Rachelle ShepherdDuBey addressed the key concerns with the site and proposed other areas for development.

Cllr Shepherd-DuBey and Cllr Bray also said that the Winnersh Farms site has been identified as a potential location for a new SEND school – for children with special educational needs and disability.

A resident at the meeting added: “I was down at the Winnersh allotments today, and there were three gentlemen with clipboards.

“I asked them what they were up to, and they said they were looking at a location for a SEND school, but they were also looking at other locations too.”

Additional traffic from a new school, and 250 homes was of immediate concern to Cllr Fishwick, who believes that the traffic congestion simulation used to inform the draft local plan is incorrect.

“I don’t trust the figures,” he said.

“They have shown that Sainsbury’s crossroads will be congested, as well as King Street Lane and Mill Lane, but they haven’t included the Woodward Close junction.”

He added the congestion map was made knowing that phases one and two of the Winnersh relief road would be open and in use. He questioned how effective the relief roads will be to manage traffic congestion within the village.

Cllr Fishwick is also concerned that the Woodward Close junction will be changed to left turn only when leaving the road.

This he said, with the added roundabouts before and after the M4 bridge, will cause traffic to back-up in the area.

The questions of flooding and noise pollution were also raised, with all three councillors pointing at sections of the draft local plan which state “residual concerns remain” over noise pollution, and that

Above: Residents attended a meeting about Winnersh Farm on Tuesday Right: Coucillors Paul Fishwick, Prue Bray and Rachelle Shepherd-DuBey with Kanagarajah (Brad) Bradeepan Pictures: Tony Johnson

“a significant number of new homes might be delivered in close proximity to the existing fluvial zone” – floodwater from a river.

Cllr Shepherd-DuBey also highlighted a key change since the development plans were rejected, first in 2013 and again in 2017.

She noted that this time, the borough council are proposing to redraw the Winnersh settlement boundary so that the 250 homes fit within it – something they previously did not.

“The borough council has never moved the settlement boundaries for any other application, ever,” she said.

“And other sites in Winnersh have been rejected because they are outside the boundary.”

As a whole, the draft local plan proposes that 329 homes will be built in Winnersh parish by 2036.

All three councillors stated that the decision to develop four sites within Winnersh, and the decision for the 17 development sites across the borough had not been made at a cross-party working group.

When one local resident asked who had chosen the sites, Cllr Bray said: “I believe that two Conservative councillors made that decision.”

This follows the concern that members of the Liberal Democrat party had known about the chosen development sites, and did not inform other members.

However, this was strongly denied by Cllr Shepherd-DuBey, who confirmed that no decisions or votes on site development had been made

within the working group.

At the end of the meeting, Cllr Bray reminded the residents that their job as Winnersh parish councillors was to “do their best” for their residents, and that they were trying to find solutions and

compromises for the Winnersh Farm development.

Residents were reminded to make valid and well-thought-out comments on the draft local plan, with consultation ending on Friday, March 20.

A PHONE mast will be built on a residential street due to permitted development.

The mast will be located on Arbor Lane, between Chestnut trees at the entrance to Bathurst Road.

The 17.5 metre mast will include three antennas, two dishes and three ground-based cabinets.

Residents commenting on the application have called the mast an “eyesore”, and are concerned that the chestnut trees will be knocked down to make way for it.

Arbor Lane resident, Ian Ross suggested that the mast would be better located in Winnersh Triangle, as it would be more in keeping with the industrial estate landscape.

Concerns have also been raised that the position of the mast would allow people to climb over the fence to the train line.

Bathurst Road resident, Andy Tennant commented, saying: “The graph showing the radiation from the mast is at its peak 150m away…..about where my house is. For the sake of losing a phone signal for 200m, is this installation totally necessary?”

Due to permitted development laws, Wokingham Borough Council cannot stop the mast from being built.

However, they can intervene to alter its position.

Consultation for the planned mast began last week and will end on Monday, March 16. � A protest is planned at the site at 10am on Saturday and residents to come and air their views

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Details of meetings of parish and borough councils Thursday, March 5

Shinfield Parish Council. Planning and Highways committee.

7.30pm. Parish Hall, School Green, Shinfield RG2 9EH.

Monday, March 9 Remenham Parish Council. Council meeting. 8pm. Parish Hall, off Remenham Lane, Remenham.

Wokingham Town Council. Arts and Culture committee meeting. 7.30pm. Town Hall, Market Place, RG40 1AS.

Tuesday, March 10 Barkham Parish Council. Parish council meeting. 7.30pm.

Barkham Village Hall, Church Lane RG40 4PL. Earley Town Council. Planning committee. 7.30pm. Earley Town Council offices, Radstock Lane, Earley RG6 5UL. Finchampstead Parish Council. Finance committee. 7.30pm.

FBC Centre, Gorse Ride North RG40 4ES. Sonning Parish Council. Council meeting. 7.30pm. Sports Pavilion, King George V Playing Field, Pound Lane RG4 6XE. Swallowfield Parish Council. Council meeting. 7.30pm. Parish Office, Swallowfield Street, Swallowfield RG7 1QX. Wokingham Borough Council. WCouncil questions and motions deadline. 10am. okingham Borough Council, Shute End RG40 1BN. Wokingham Town Council. Planning and Transportation.

7.30pm. Wokingham Town Hall, Market Place, Wokingham RG40 1AS.

Wednesday, March 11 Finchampstead Parish Council. Annual gathering. 7.30pm. FBC Centre, Gorse Ride North RG40 4ES. Shinfield Parish Council. Development board. 7.30pm.

Shinfield Parish Hall, School Green, Shinfield RG2 9EH. Wokingham Borough Council. Planning committee. 7pm.

Wokingham Borough Council, Shute End RG40 1BN.

Monday, March 16 Shinfield Parish Council. Full council meeting. 7.30pm. Three Mile Cross Church Centre, Mitford Close, Three Mile Cross RG7 1AT. Wokingham Borough Council. SACRE. 6.15pm. Wokingham Borough Council, Shute End RG40 1BN.

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Cases heard in Reading and Slough Magistrates Court in recent weeks

� A MAN from Earley has been given a six-month conditional discharge after pleading guilty to assault.

Adrian Arthur Kearsey, 36 and from Bradmore Way, appeared before Reading Magistrates Court on February 7, where he admitted the attack, which took place in Shinfield on May 4.

He also pleaded guilty to damaging the victim’s moped and crash helmet.

Kearsey was ordered to pay £50 compensation, £85 costs and £20 to victim services. � A MAN who stole lead from two homes and travelled in a car known to have been stolen, has been ordered to undertake 195 hours of community service by Febraury 6 next year.

Connor Stanley Jones, 20 and from Hampshire Close, Wokingham, changed his not guilty plea to guilty when he appeared at Reading Magistrates Court on February 7.

The two lead thefts both took place on April 16 last year. One was to the value of £966.37 and the other value was unknown.

For this, he was ordered to pay compensation of £200, £130 costs and £85 to victim services.

He can pay at a rate of £20 per month from March 1. � A CROWTHORNE man who drove an untaxed car has been fined £220.

John James Frankham, 46 and from Park Home Site off Wellingtonia Avenue, was stopped

driving course.

Liam Blackburn, 24 and from Haines Hill, was stopped by police on Shepherds Hill on January 25. A breath test revealed that he had 82 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath.

In addition to the ban, Blackburn was fined £366, ordered to pay £85 costs and £36 to victim services.

on June 7 last year in the village.

Frankham was not present when his case was heard at Reading Magistrates Court on February 7, and it was proved in his absence.

In addition to the fine, Frankham must pay £200 costs and £30 to victim services. � A USED car dealership based in Wokingham’s Molly Millars Lane was found guilty of keeping an unlicenced vehicle.

Wokingham Cars Ltd was not present when Reading Magistrates Court found the company guilty on February 7.

The offence relates to June 15 last year.

As a result, the company was ordered to pay the outstanding car tax of £75, fined £440 and ordered to pay costs of £200. � A WOODLEY man who drove while over the alcohol limit has

been banned from driving for 20 months.

The ban will be reduced by 20 weeks on completion of a safe driving course.

Seventy-year-old Bryan Davey from Howth Drive pleaded guilty to the offence when he appeared at Reading Magistrates Court on February 10.

He had been stopped on November 22 in Woodley Green.

A breath test revealed that he had 80 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath.

In addition to the ban, he was fined £119 and ordered to pay costs of £100 and £32 to victim services. � DRIVING while over the legal alcohol limit has seen a Twyford man banned from driving for 17 months.

The ban will be reduced by 17 weeks on completion of a safe

� A MAN who drove a van along Nine Mile Ride while disqualified from driving has been banned for a further three months and fined £200.

Michael John Cole, 45 and care of Salvation Army Hall in Sturges Road, Wokingham, pleaded guilty when he appeared before Reading Magistrates Court on February 13.

He had been stopped by police on January 25.

In addition to the ban, he must pay £85 costs and £32 to victim services. � A 12-MONTH ban has been given to a Woodley man who was found to drug-driving.

Police stopped Callum Joseph Hill, 25 and from Welford Road, on September 8 last year.

A blood test found traces of Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol, a form of cannabis.

Hill pleaded guilty when he appeared at Reading Magistrates Court on February 13.

In addition to his ban, Hill must pay a £300 fine, £85 costs and £32 to victim services.

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ORGAN TRANSPLANTS: Opt-out system launches across England in May

Local woman urges families to discuss organ donation decision LAST MONTH, a Wokingham woman received a life-changing liver transplant. Now she is urging everyone to speak to their families about their decision to opt-in or out as the new law comes into effect.

Reflecting on the success of her operation, Emmbrook resident, Eloise Laurent is aware how difficult it is to find a donor.

In just over two months time, the biggest change to organ donation in England will happen.

As of Wednesday, May 20 an optout system will be in place, meaning that all adults will have agreed to be an organ donor when they die, unless they have recorded a decision not to donate or are in one of the excluded groups.

Ms Laurent spoke to Wokingham.Today about her plans to raise awareness for organ donation and liver disease, after a successful transplant on Saturday, February 15.

After being on the donor waiting list for three months, the 24-year-old received a call about a potential donation — for this she would have to travel to Queen Elizabeth hospital in Birmingham.

“You get a call in the middle of the night, the suitcases are always packed. I had three phone calls, so three trips to Birmingham before they found the right one,” said Ms Laurent.

“The first was too big for me, the second time they didn’t have enough beds and the third was too fatty.

“Once you arrive at the hospital you’re on a timer, the liver can only survive for so long without a body.”

Ms Laurent began experiencing symptoms at just 16, but by the age of 24 her liver had stopped functioning properly. The only option was a transplant.

“I had cryptogenic liver failure, so they don’t know what caused it.

“In 2019, I ended up at the Royal Berkshire Hospital because I had turned yellow, my body was shutting down,” she said.

Talking about the new law, she said: “I don’t know why they didn’t introduce it earlier. They estimate it will save around 700-750 lives this year, at the moment it’s only 200-250 a year. It’s so difficult for people to get an organ donor, ethnic minorities always have shortages.

“You’re given the gift of life. I called my new liver Denise, I got it during storm Dennis, so we called it Dennis but then we found out the donor was a woman.

“She was around 70 and looked after herself, which just shows.”

Even after the law changes, families will still be involved before any organ or tissue donation goes ahead.

“I just want to make sure people talk to their families, it’s so important,” she said.

“If they don’t know, you might not be able to donate. One person can save up to nine lives. I have a life now. I’m not yellow anymore.

“When I’m better, I want to start fundraising and raising awareness for organ donation and liver disease.”

Between 2018 and 2019, 21 people in Berkshire donated their organs for transplants after death. This resulted in 59 transplants.

As of January, there were 333,290 people across Berkshire on the NHS Organ Donor Register.

It is hoped that with the upcoming law change, more donors will be able to save more lives, after their own has ended.

Anthony Clarkson, director of organ donation and transplantation for NHS Blood and Transplant, said: “The majority of people tell us that they support organ donation in principle, yet only around four in 10 have actually registered

Residents invited to Mayor’s charity ball WOKINGHAM Borough mayor is inviting residents to a charity ball later this month.

Cllr Bill Soane will be holding a Spring Soiree on Saturday, March 28 at Billingbear Farm.

Funds raised from the event will go to the mayor’s charity of the year, Debra UK — who support people with Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB).

Attendees are invited to dress to impress, and will be treated to a glass of fizz on arrival.

Tickets include a hog roast, or vegetarian option with evening entertainment

including a charity raffle, DJ and dance floor.

Cllr Soane said: “I am very excited to be hosting a Spring Soirée in support of Debra UK. The charity works hard to support people who suffer with EB, a group of genetic skin conditions that cause skin to blister and tear at the slightest touch.

“The event will be great fun, not only is there a DJ, but delicious food and several excellent prizes up for grabs in our raffle.”

The event will run from 7pm until 11.30pm, tickets cost £50 per person.

Eloise Laurent had a successful liver transplant last month, after multiple unsuccessful matches. Picture: courtesy of Eloise Laurent

their decision.”

The law change is also being called Max and Keira’s Law — after Max Johnson, the 12-year-old heart recipient, who championed this law change, and his young donor, Keira Ball.

Max said: “There are so many people who are waiting, just like I was, for the call to say that a suitable heart, kidney, lungs or liver has been found.

“When you are waiting for a transplant, every day counts and I hope that everyone who hears about the law change will be reminded to speak to their family, so they know

what you want.

“I am proud that when people speak about Max and Keira’s Law, they will be reminded to think of Keira, and I hope by remembering her in this way, that she will go on to help save even more lives than she already has.”

In 2015, Wales adopted an opt-out organ donation system. Jersey introduced the system in July last year and this Autumn, Scotland will be doing so as well.

To find out more, or to register your decision to opt-in or opt-out, visit: www.organdonation.nhs.uk or call 0300 303 2094.

Antique valuation evening to support orphaned children in India TREASURED family antiques will be valued at a fundraiser for SalGO Assist, a charity that helps house orphans in India, writes Daisy Hanson.

An entry fee of £2.50 will go to the charity, which helps children in dangerous situations thrive by providing housing, support with school work, and safety.

The Revd Clifford Smith and his recently deceased wife Patricia founded the charity which aims to support the lives of the most vulnerable children in Bapatla, India.

One of the children the charity helped, Polamma, was living on the streets. With their support she was housed, enrolled in school, and went on to become a midwife.

Three years ago the charity completed their biggest project to date, the building of the Pat Smith Girls Home, which has its own garden and outside

play area.

The money raised at the antique event will be put towards their current projects, one of which is a new house building operation for families.

The fundraiser is in collaboration with Martin & Pole, an estate agents and chartered surveyors business which also run auctions in Wokingham. The business will provide three antique valuers.

There is a maximum of two antiques allowed per visitor, and after the valuing there is no obligation to sell on the antique.

The event will be at the St Mary the Virgin church in Winnersh on Saturday, March 28, from 2pm.

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Hat trick of honours for digital agency

Bathroom store to clean up with spring party

By JOHN WAKEFIELD news@wokinghampaper.co.uk

A HAT TRICK of honours was presented to a Finchampstead businesses woman last month, ensuring that her 20th anniversary celebrations launched with a bang.

Carol Blackford-Mills, who own digital marketing agency MRS Digital won two awards and one runner-up prize at the National Business Women’s Awards. They included business owner of the year and employer of the year.

She was runner-up for the service excellence category.

For the Business Owner of the Year award, judges wanted an entrant who had built their company from the ground-up, and made some fantastic achievements along the way.

They needed to be a committed and exemplary business owner who could demonstrate high standards of customer service.

The winner of the Employer of the Year award had to be someone who truly cares about their employees. They needed to have a history of staff satisfaction and an environment in which the whole team felt valued.

To be considered for the Service Excellence award, businesses had to illustrate their ethos of going above and

Carol Blackford-Mills with her two National Business Women’s Awards

beyond in order to provide quality service to their customers.

MRS Digital was founded at the end of 1999, and Ms Blackford-Mills said that since then it has grown both in regards to service offering and in number of employees.

Ms Blackford-Mills said: “Having spent 20 years building a business that I am proud to

call my own, I am absolutely thrilled to receive these awards, and from such an important awarding body.

“As a woman in business, times have not always been easy, but with support from my family and the incredible MRS team I’ve persevered and we are still going strong.

“I look forward to many more years of success.”

IT’S PARTY time for a Wokingham town centre bathroom store.

Ripples is celebrating the arrival of spring with the special event, which will take place in its Rose Street centre.

It says that guests will be able to enjoy drinks and canapés while seeing some of the luxurious ranges it stocks. They include concrete basins to freestanding boat baths and marble tiles.

Owner and director of Ripples Wokingham, Imran Azam, said: “This is a really exciting time for us, I am so delighted by the quality and choice of products we have in our showroom.”

The company opened its first showroom back in 1988, in the spa town of Bath, and has expanded steadily since then. The Wokingham branch is its 13th store.

It says that its USP is that its bathroom designers individually hand draw their bathroom designs and embrace the challenge of creating unique bathrooms that are tailored to customers’ individual needs.

Mr Azam added: “Our customers have been blown away so far by the personal service we provide and the variety of unique products we have.”

The Spring Party will be held on Thursday, March 19, from 5.30pm to 9.30pm.

Call for entries to Commerce awards

Shirt offer to help with job interviews

PROGRESS and achievements will be celebrated this June at the Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce (TVCC) awards.

Running for its third year, the annual awards scheme will continue to recognise local businesses’ success in 12 categories including Best Use of Technology, Workplace Wellbeing and Family Business of the Year.

And new to 2020, the Contribution to the Community award will praise the work of companies who have used their business as a platform to give back to their local area.

Head of Membership at TVCC, Gavin Spencer, said: “Each year, hundreds of companies from across the Thames Valley enter and we are inundated with completed forms.

“Many of the categories are

A NEW scheme has been launched to help disadvantaged women look smart for job interviews, writes Daisy Hanson.

For every shirt bought from clothing brand With Nothing Underneath until Monday, March 16, a similar one will be donated to Smart Works Reading.

The charity helps disadvantaged women in the Thames Valley prepare for the workplace. They offer interview coaching and free formal clothes that the client can keep.

Last year Smart Works supported more than 300 women with their interviews, and 66% went on to get the job.

The charity’s chair and founder, Sarah Burns, said: “With the support of With Nothing Underneath and their customers, we’ll be able to help even more of our clients look and feel the part ahead of that allimportant job interview”.

The donation campaign is in

aligned with the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) and those winners will automatically be put through to the national awards.

“Our official launch at Ascot was a great success, with both past winners and those looking to gain insight on the process in attendance.”

Heathrow has been confirmed as the headline sponsor for the Thames Valley Business of the Year award, with other sponsors to date including GEMS, Generate UK, GWR, James Cowper Kreston, Owen White Solicitors, SEGRO and TrueSwift.

The Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce (TVCC) awards will take place on Thursday, June 25 at the Reading Hilton Hotel.

For more information or to enter the awards log on to thamesvalley chamber.awardsplatform.com.

support of International Women’s Day, which is on Sunday, March 8.

The clothing brand’s founder, Pip Durell, said: “Having spent time at Smart Works Reading I am honoured that With Nothing Underneath can support the work they do there in this small way”.

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Speakers announced for first youth climate conference

By DAISY HANSON news@wokinghampaper.co.uk

A FOCUS on sustainable fashion is promised to sixth formers attending a youth climate conference later this month.

Five guests, including Oxfam’s Ruth Gibbs, will talk about topics relating to the climate emergency, including fashion, climate justice, migration and transport.

Sixth formers across the borough are being invited to the conference, where they can share their ideas about everyday changes people can make to help act on the climate emergency.

Ms Gibbs will be speaking about Oxfam’s involvement in sustainable fashion.

She said: “I’m excited to be involved at this crucial time for our climate.

“Oxfam is leading the way in promoting second hand as a sustainable solution to fast fashion. I hope to inspire students to act now.”

Also invited to speak are Africa Bauza Garcia-Arcicollar and Alex McLaughlin, PhD students from the University of Reading, who will introduce the social justice aspect of the climate emergency.

They said: “We are really excited to be part of the Wokingham Borough Council’s youth climate conference.

Africa Bauza Garcia-Arcicollar and Alex McLaughlin, PhD students from the University of Reading will speak about climate justice at the event.

“We hope to transmit a sense of empathy towards affected populations and empower young people to take action here and now.”

The final guests announced are Domhnall McFarline and Julie Pillai from My Journey Wokingham, a campaign which hopes to change local commuting habits to be more sustainable.

“We are delighted to get the chance to discuss a vitally important issue with the borough’s young people and to get their perspectives

on methods to foster behaviour change,” they said.

“The choice of how we travel anywhere is a choice we make every day, and any changes will have big consequences.”

Wokingham Borough Council said that it hopes the event will open up the discussion as the first of its outreach projects to local teenagers.

Cllr Gregor Murray, executive member for climate emergency of Wokingham Borough Council, said: “I’m delighted to invite these

Residents invited to protect themselves from crime at conference next week RESIDENTS across the borough can learn from the experts about how to recognise and prevent themselves from becoming victims of crime.

The Wokingham Crime Conference will take place on Friday, March 13 and will explore cybercrime, courier fraud, telephone scams and doorstep scams.

Residents will be taught how to recognise these forms of crime and what they should do if they find themselves victims to one.

The event will run from 1pm at the Wokingham Borough Council offices, in Shute End. There will also be representatives from Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue, Thames Valley Police and Trading Standards sharing their expert advice.

There will be guest talks from the Public Protection team, the CID burglary team and a Cyber-Protection officer from Thames

Valley Police to talk about how cracking down on criminals and victim prevention.

There will also be a question and answer session for residents to ask the specifics.

Cllr Michael Firmager, deputy executive member for environment and leisure, said: “Being a victim of crime can be very distressing, this is especially true of individuals who may have fallen victim to burglary or fraud offences.

“It can feel extremely personal.

“The council is an active member of the Wokingham Community Safety Partnership which looks at a multi-agency approach to tackling crime and disorder issues.

“We are therefore very pleased to announce the first of a series of crime prevention conferences that puts the community at the forefront.

“The conference will

be an excellent opportunity to hear from experts who will be giving vital advice and tips on how to reduce your chances of becoming a victim of crime.”

To book a place at the conference, contact Peter Slade on 0118 974 6430 or email peter.slade@wokingha m.gov.uk.

If transport prevents any residents from attending, they are advised to contact the council using the details above.

fantastic speakers to join us at the council offices to inform us on, and discuss, these important topics.

“These experts bring a real depth and breadth of knowledge to our event. We know the young people attending will take home ideas and information to help them make a difference in their lives.”

The conference is being held at Wokingham Borough Council’s Shute End offices on Monday, March 30, from 4pm to 7pm. It is open to 80 sixth formers aged 16 and above.

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Summer family fun day for mental health charity READING Buses’ annual summer family fun day has been announced.

Residents can come to the event on Sunday, June 28, and enjoy all the usual activities such as bus wash rides, face painting and open top tours.

Attendees can also experience behind the scenes tours of the workshop and control room, food stalls, and sporting themed activities.

Robert Williams, Reading Buses chief executive officer, said: “It’s a great day out for everyone and there are some who wouldn’t miss the open day for the world.

“We want supporters to tell family and friends to make this annual occasion a truly bumper fun event once again.”

All of the profits from the open day will go to Reading Buses’ charity of the year, Sport in Mind, which uses sport to help the recovery of people suffering with mental health problems.

The charity also works closely with the University of Reading to support students through the stress of a degree.

Sport in Mind offers free activities, including yoga and mindfulness sessions, at the University’s Sports Park every week.

Mr Williams said: “We hope to raise as much money as possible for Sport in Mind and break all our records, and with the help of our open day visitors we know can do it.

“Whilst we haven't yet confirmed all the activities, we are very much thinking that this will be sports day themed, to tie in with our charity of the year.”

The event will be at Great Knollys Street in Reading, and there will be free shuttle buses from the town centre.

Norreys NAG meeting NORREYS and Westcott Neighbourhood Action Group will hold their AGM tonight at Norreys Evangelical Church from 7.30pm. Entry is free.

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Barkham village skittles SKITTLES will be … well, skittled thanks to a fun evening taking place in Barkham later this month.

The Barkham Village Residents Association is holding the event on Saturday, March 14, from 7pm. Tickets include a supper and cost £10 or £5 for children. A licenced bar will be available as well. It will take place in the village hall, off Church Lane. For more details, or to book, call 0118 978 3373.

A dancer and a mobster take to the screen A VIOLENT love story is promised for visitors to The Wokingham Film Society.

The group will be meeting from 7.30pm, on Thursday, March 12, at The Whitty Theatre.

The movie will be Ash Is The Purest White, which traces the development of China in the early years of the 21st century through the lives of dancer Qiao and her mobster boyfriend Bin. Tickets cost £6.50 or £4 for members. For more details, or to book, log on to wokinghamfilmsociety.com

China Bears to perform in Wokingham record shop AN ACOUSTIC set by the band China Bears will be held in a Wokingham town centre record store on Saturday, March 14.

Starting at 1pm, entry is free to the gig, which takes place in Beyond The Download in Rose Street. The band will use it as a warm-up before heading to Texas, to perform at SXSW.

Ukeladies at WI meeting THE Pound Green Shinfield Women’s Institute will welcome the Ukeladies band to Shinfield Parish Hall in School Green on Wednesday, March 18. It starts at 7.30pm, new members welcome.

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Wokingham designer makes a splash at London Fashion Week EXCLUSIVE

Three-year-old Anaiyah, one of the models at the fashion show, wearing Lexi-Bella swimwear.

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By JESS WARREN jwarren@wokinghampaper.co.uk

THEY’RE taking plastic out of the seas so you can swim in them, and despite being in business less than a year, a Wokingham swimwear brand is growing, and showcased new pieces at London Kids Fashion Week last month.

Started by mum of four, Elli Teague, Lexi-Bella swimwear makes eco-friendly swimsuits for children from recycled ocean plastics.

The swimsuits also offer 50SPF coverage — with hard-wearing fabrics made from plastic bags and bottles found in the sea.

This month, Ms Teague has showcased her designs at Mini Mode, a childrens’ designer show, held during London Fashion Week.

The event launched five years ago, and has grown to highlight designers from across the globe.

And fifth of ticket sales go towards the Osteopathic Centre for Children — who provide specialist paediatric osteopathy for perinatal women, babies, children and teens.

Having launched her company in April last year, Ms Teague was proud to be able to display her costumes.

“We’re just getting into the industry, this stuff is all new to us,” she said.

“We did two shows, one for buyers and one for consumers, and my daughter modelled in both too.”

Lexi-Bella swimwear will also feature at a North London pop-up shopping event next week, in aid of Chai Cancer Care — which supports Jewish cancer patients.

“Things are really picking up for us now,” added

Ms Teague. “And our social media has gone through the roof.”

The business began when Ms Teague spotted the need for more hard-wearing swimming costumes through her previous job as a swimming coach.

“I saw how a lot of swimming costumes looked great when new, but they soon wore out and had to be replaced.

“They would end up in landfill but no matter how much I tried, I couldn’t find sustainable swimsuits which were also stylish and provided protection with a high SPF factor.

“Over the years I have spent so much time hunting for the perfect swimwear, something pretty, sassy and that can stand up to the intense

play children love.

“I investigated using recycled plastic polluting the oceans. We have all seen how much plastic waste is out there so I wondered if it could be put to good use.”

Ms Teague’s pieces are currently made on the Indonesian island of Bali because she couldn’t find a UK-based company to create her designs.

But to save fabric waste, the costumes are laser cut using the latest technology that uses every scrap of material.

“And when Lexi-Bella swimwear eventually wears out, it can be recycled rather than sending it to landfill,” said Ms Teague.

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Night with football manager to help Link HE’S THE football league’s longest serving manager, he’s helping lead his team on a promotion push and he’s also a pretty fine singer.

Gareth Ainsworth is teaming up with Wokingham music legend for an evening of chat, music and more all to help a local charity.

The event, An Evening With Gareth Ainsworth, will be held at Finchampstead Memorial Hall in The Village from 7.30pm on Saturday, March 7.

Gareth is the manager of Wycombe Wanderers and the club’s head of media and marketing, Matt Cecil, will lead an interview before he teams up with Pauly to perform.

Tickets cost £15 plus a booking fee, and proceeds will go towards the work of befriending charity The Link Visiting Scheme. Drinks and food will be available to purchase on the evening.

For more details, or to book, log on to www.ticketsource.co.uk/thelink

Annual gathering for parish council FINCHAMPSTEAD PARISH COUNCIL is to hold its annual gathering from 7pm on Wednesday, March 11.

The event will include presentations on our work over the last year and some of the council’s plans for the future, and an update on the Finchampstead Neighbourhood Development Plan.

Afterwards, parish councillors will be available to talk to while refreshments are served.

It will be held at the FBC Centre in Gorse Ride North.

Patchwork planned for come and sing day A COME and sing day will take place in Henley later this month, thanks to a local choir.

Tamesis Chamber Choir is inviting people to join in the patchmass mass event at St Mary’s Church in Henley on Saturday, March 14.

Rehearsals start at 10.30am, with a performance from 7pm.

The mass fuses together a mixture of music, including Mozart’s Mass in C Minor, Puccini’s Messa di Gloria, Jenkins’ Armed Man and Rutter’s Mass of the Children.

There will be regular cake breaks during the day.

The singers will be directed by Tamesis’ musical director Louise Rapple, Simon Dinsdale will be the organist and Julie Kench will be the soprano soloist.

Advance tickets cost £25 for singers, or £30 on the door, if available. The concert costs £8 in advance or £10 on the door.

For more details, log on to www.tamesischamberchoir.co.uk.

Taster sessions for Sonning-based choir SINGERS are invited to take part in special taster sessions for a local choir.

The Bel Canto Singers will hold the event on Mondays March 16, 23 and 30. Each session will be held from 8pm to 9.45pm at the Pearson Hall in Sonning.

The choir is looking for members from Sonning and Woodley and over the three trial weeks, they will learn songs such as Bohemian Rhapsody, The Greatest Showman, and The Military Wives’ Wherever You Are. For more details, search for Bel Canto Singers on Facebook.

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The talk of the town: book’s memory lane EXCLUSIVE

By PHIL CREIGHTON news@wokinghampaper.co.uk

A NEW book charts the changes to the centrepiece of Wokingham’s bustling town centre.

Published by The Wokingham Society and written

by Paul King, Wokingham Market Place 1900-2019 records the shopkeepers from Victorian times to the present day.

And it also looks at what dayto-day life would have been like.

It has been compiled by carefully researching contemporary newspapers, including The Wokingham Paper and our predecessor, The Wokingham Times.

Also consulted are trade directories and local and national government records.

The society said that some of the shopkeepers changed premises several times over the years as their businesses expanded. While others kept to the same premises for many decades.

And the impact of national retail chains on Wokingham was felt quite early on.

The author hopes that the book will bring back memories for people who have lived in Wokingham for many years.

For relative newcomers to the town it will give a taste

Paul King (centre) has written a new history of the shops in Market Place, published by The Wokingham Society Picture: Phil Creighton

of what Wokingham was like before they came.

Peter Must, Chairman of the Wokingham Society, said: “We are delighted to have been asked to publish this very important contribution to Wokingham’s social history, and we congratulate the author on the thoroughness and enthusiasm that is reflected in its pages.”

And Mr King enjoyed conducting the research that made the book a reality.

“I have discovered lots of shops which have long since

disappeared,” he said.

“For instance, Bullocks was a lovely family-run ironmongers.

“I hope readers will have as much enjoyment perusing the book as I have had in researching it.”

The book costs £6.50, and is on sale from Wokingham Town Hall’s information centre and Henry Street Garden Centre in Arorfield.

It can also be ordered via eBay through seller jodiescraft.

Its ISBN is ISBN 978-1-87151403-2.

Berkshire’s first vegan wedding fair BERKSHIRE’S first vegan wedding fair is taking place later this month, helping couples to make the happiest day of their lives more environmentally conscious.

The event — at Trunkwell House — will host a range of eco-friendly suppliers stocking dresses, wedding cakes, and stationery. There will also be demonstrations of cruelty-free hair and make-up looks, and wedding photographers.

Organising the event is Sarah Zeneli, founder of Sparkle Vegan Events. The company currently runs a market each second Sunday of the month.

They also operate as vegan wedding planners.

Building on her business, Ms Zeneli is now playing host to a vegan wedding fair.

She said: “We’re so excited about Sparkle Wedding Fair, as couples will be able to meet with lots of vegan and eco-friendly suppliers, chat about their fantastic work, and find out how they can be a part of their dream wedding.

“It will be a very friendly space and everyone is welcome.”

The event runs on Sunday, March 8, from 11am to 4pm at Trunkwell Manor. Entry is free.

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CROWTHORNENEWS Power play MEMBERS of EBOS will be performing a more unusual play at its Wokingham Without base next week.

The Oldest Profession tells the story of five women who are plying for trade in New York City.

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Save the date for VE Day party

By PHIL CREIGHTON news@wokinghampaper.co.uk

CHURCHES across the villages are making plans with the parish council to create a VE Day celebration to remember.

The event will be held on Morgan Recreation Ground from noon to 3pm, on the bank holiday of Friday, May 8.

It will be opened by Bracknell Forest mayor, Cllr Pauline McKenzie, in one of the final duties of her municipal year.

There will be a host of entertainment ranging from Second World War-themed entertainment to food and drink stalls.

Plans at the moment include a sing-a-long session and brass bands, who will perform a selection of period music such as White Cliffs of Dover and We’ll Meet Again. Union flags will be provided for people to wave during these proms.

Churches Together in Crowthorne will lead a service of celebration, to help mark the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe, and there will be an act of remembrance to honour all those who took part and died in the

Second World War. This will include a rendition of The Last Post and Reveille, two bugle calls used in a two-minute silence.

There will be plenty of fun including cake stalls, a beer tent, plant stalls, bouncy castles and activities for children including facepainting.

And there will be vehicles from across the ages with a modern fire engine from Crowthone’s fire station on duty, as well as a display of vintage army trucks and motorbikes.

To make the event happen, the churches have teamed up with Crowthorne Parish Council and Crowthorne Royal British Legion.

Organisers are hoping that villagers will save the date and also offer to help set up and tear down the site on the day, or take residents of St Brendan’s and Pinehurst Care Homes to the event. � For more details, or to help, email churchestogetherincrowthorne@gmail .com

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Latest on digital Egypt studies £14.5 million leisure centre A LOOK at some of the latest research into ancient Egypt will be the focus of the next meeting of the Thames Valley Ancient Egypt Society.

The Egyptian Exploration Society was founded in 1882 in order to examine and excavate in the areas of Egypt and Sudan.

Since then, it has charted a lot of research into one of the wonders of the classical world.

Dr Stephanie Boonstra will explain about some of the latest work, including restoration of 5,000 glass plate negatives of the earliest excavations, and how the society is attempting to make its collections accessible to the public.

The meeting takes place from 2pm on Saturday, March 14. The society meets at Coronation Hall in Headley Road, Woodley and entry is £4.

For more details, log on to www.tvaes.org.uk

New market

to open ahead of schedule

AN ARTISTANS’ Market will be held in Woodley town centre on Wednesday.

The event runs from 9am to 2pm and offers a range of unique foods and crafts to buy.

Entry is free and the stalls can be found in the Crockhamwell Road shopping precinct.

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A NEW fitness centre is gearing up to open weeks ahead of schedule Wokingham Borough Council has announced.

Bulmershe Leisure Centre will welcome fitness fans from 6am on Wednesday, April 22.

Based in Woodley, the £14.5 million centre is to launch 12 weeks earlier than planned.

The new centre includes a six-lane 25-metre swimming pool, a teaching pool with movable floor, a bigger gym, plus a gym for those with longterm health conditions, a fourcourt sports hall, an additional studio and a café.

It will benefit the whole community by providing up-todate, accessible and flexible facilities, as well as preventative health services.

Cllr Michael Firmager, deputy executive member for environment and leisure at Wokingham Borough Council, said: “We have built a centre that we are really proud of.

Residents only have a few more weeks to wait before they can enjoy these fantastic facilities, which will help improve health, wellbeing and quality of life. “ It will be a community focus for the people of Woodley of all ages and sporting abilities to enjoy, and socialise as well.

“We have installed a longterm condition gym to support residents with numerous conditions to carry out exercises to support their recovery and help manage their conditions.

“Here in the Wokingham Borough we are significantly investing in our sport and leisure facilities — some £30million.

“And, I am absolutely thrilled that the new centre will open earlier than expected.”

Built on the site of the former 1970s centre in Woodlands Avenue, the centre took 14 months to complete.

The council’s contractors Pellikaan handed over the building on February 28 and its leisure partner Places Leisure

will begin fitting-out the interiors and installing equipment in March.

Tony Penge, contract manager from Places Leisure, Wokingham said: “Places Leisure is delighted to be extending our leisure offer to the residents of Woodley.

“We have already established a fantastic partnership with Wokingham Borough Council and are very much looking forward to showcasing the new centre to the local community.”

Ahead of the official opening in April, the borough council is offering residents the chance to take a sneak preview of the centre prior to the fit out.

Residents can enjoy a 30-minute tour of the new facilities.

These will take place today, Thursday, March 5, 6pm - 9pm and 8:30am-4:30pm Saturday, March 7, Sunday, March 8, Saturday, March 14 and Sunday, March 15.

To book, visit: w w w. e v e n t b r i t e . c o . u k /o / wokingham-borough-council28570284781#

Conseratives win by-election DARREN Smith has won a byelection – and a seat on Woodley Town Council.

Held on Thursday, February 27, the Conservative party won the contest to elect a new town councillor for the Coronation East Ward.

The by-election was held after David Stares passed away in October last year Voting took place at St John’s Church in Church Road, Woodley, from 7am through to 10pm.

The votes were then taken to Wokingham Borough Council’s Shute End offices, where a team verified and then counted them.

A total of 902 votes were cast and the result was announced shortly after 11.05pm, by returning officer Andrew Moulton.

Woodley Town Council leader Cllr Keith Baker congratulates Darren Smith on his victory in the byelection

Mr Smith was delighted with their victory.

He told Wokingham.Today: “I'm thrilled. I'm absolutely thrilled.

“It's a vindication of all the hard work that the local Conservative group have put in to support me in this particular

election here in Woodley.”

He added: “Now I’m elected, I want to continue the work that David put in originally. I want to make sure that we continue to provide good value for the residents of Woodley and just to make Woodley the great place to live that it is.”

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Keep calm and carry on, we’ve no other choice SHORTLY after the 7/7 bombings, a friend from overseas cancelled their visit to us.

The reason was that we were too close to London and therefore we were at risk.

It feels like a similar situation with the coronavirus.

Over the weekend, panic buying has erupted in shops, social media has been full of people worried and the country feels on edge.

A situation not helped by the Prime Minister deciding to spend the weekend relaxing rather than convening an emergency COBRA meeting.

But also over the weekend, it was confirmed that a staff member of Willow Bank Infant School has caught the virus.

We wish her a safe and speedy recovery, and we congratulate the actions of the school, the council and Public Health England in moving quickly to contain the issue.

No one can be sure if the virus will spread at a faster rate than we currently realise.

But we can be sure that life, for many of us, will continue.

The old adage of keeping calm and carrying on is important. As is washing hands frequently and using tissues – after all, coughs and sneezes spread diseases.

Coronavirus may seem frightening, but experts are doing their best to tackle the problem. Be sensible, be safe.

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Through the storms of life

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S I sit looking out of the window at the trees being whipped by storm Dennis, close on the tail of Ciara, I am reminded back to when my daughter was small and she revealed a deep fear of natural disasters.

I saw a man interviewed about storm Dennis in the Borders of Scotland who described the rainfall there as “biblical”.

As we live at the top of a hill, it would truly have had to be rainfall of biblical proportions that would have fulfilled my daughter’s fears.

And yet, the fear of things we can’t control is a very real thing.

Jesus told a story in Matthew’s gospel, chapter 7, about two houses where the rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against them.

One stood firm whilst the other tumbled down; one was built on a solid foundation, the rock; and the other on sand.

Seeing the pain of homes and livelihoods ruined in the flooding from Dennis and Ciara leads us to the point Jesus was making.

It can be devastating when we lose everything: homes, possessions, jobs; but Jesus is pointing us to the hope that he brings that when everything around us crumbles, we can be assured of his love and our place in heaven with him.

We need to build our lives on the solid foundation of Jesus Christ.

He gives us this opportunity by dying on the cross that we might be reconciled with God our maker and have that assurance of life eternal with him.

If you want to know more, Christ Church is running a Christianity Explored course in March.

Ian Stewart is a member of Christ Church, Wokingham, writing on behalf of Churches Together in Wokingham

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We love to hear from you! Send us your views on issues relating to the borough (in 250 words or less) to The Wokingham Paper, Crown House, 231 Kings Road, Reading RG1 4LS or email: letters@wokinghampaper.co.uk We reserve the right to edit letters Views expressed in this section are not necessarily those of the paper

We need to improve our public transport My first impressions of Wokingham as a new resident are very positive, I am however disappointed by the poor public transportation.

Driving everywhere when congestion is clearly a major problem is frustrating.

The buses that are available don’t provide good connection to local facilities such as the library and swimming pool, and there is no financial incentive to use them given that the cost of a short trip from the edge of town to the centre can be the equivalent to a whole day of parking.

Declaring a Climate Emergency is a bold call-to-arms, but it is a stretch to tell families to ditch the car when there are no viable alternatives available!

Let’s seize this opportunity to implement changes which will have long lasting benefits to our local community.

Catherine, Wokingham

Flyer tipping This is an open letter to the individual who recently "flyer tipped" Ruskin Way, and presumably other areas of Woosehill and Limmerhill as the flyer was addressed to “Woosehill & Limmerhill Residents”, regarding “loud crashing and banging of metal or the continuous drone of an engine coming from the area of Foxhill”.

The flyer goes on to request that its recipients report this so-called “Industrial Noise Pollution” to an Environment Agency Incident number.

I will not dignify the flyer by repeating the number given.

Apparently claims the flyer “the noise is travelling and being heard over a wide area”.

Noise has this habit of travelling through air... otherwise we wouldn’t be able to hear the warning sirens of emergency services vehicles.

If you are going to do this please at least support the apparent strong convictions of your views about this matter by providing your telephone number and/or address to enable interested parties, which you have assumed are residents of the areas concerned, and perhaps the source of the noises to contact you to discuss the matter further.

I am impartial and have absolutely no connection with or vested interest in any company from which such noises may be derived. I have lived in Ruskin Way for a number of years, I can hear the noises mentioned and I know from where they emanate but I take a very radical approach to this – I ignore the noise because basically it has not in the past and does not now affect me so perhaps the mystery individual should consider doing the same.

Or if they feel as passionately as would seem about the situation, at least make themselves know to a wider audience and not hide behind the anonymity of a flyer. One assumes as the individual has resorted to such a clandestine or covert approach to their perceived problem that they have exhausted other avenues available such as openly canvassing opinion of their immediate neighbours

Editorally, and on the Your Letters pages of The Wokingham Paper (February 27), reports and correspondence illustrated the reckless arrogance, ineptitude, “we know best” disregard for the opinions, views and wishes of those they are in office to represent, of local government out of control and driven by self-opinionated delusion.

From the municipal vandalism of wantonly destroying hundreds of and perhaps those further afield, reporting the matter to the Borough Council's Environmental Health Department and heaven forbid talking to the company from which they believe the noise is caused to emit; all of this before resorting to an anonymous shifting of responsibility from themselves to ask the wider public to report instances of noise from this source to a national government organisation.

I find the approach taken rather out of proportion with the matter it seeks to address.

Also, it would be appreciated if this anonymous individual would kindly respect the clear, concise but polite notice I have affixed to my letterbox which requests no flyers please.

Name and address supplied

Scoot sensibly A recent Saturday, around midday.

About to exit my drive into the “service road”part of Commons Road, driving a fairly standard-size vehicle, almost 5 metres long and weighing about 1.5 tonnes, I inched forward very slowly, as usual.

Two mid-teen girls came careering along the service road from the Old Forest Road direction on an electric scooter. Passing in front of my car, they sped down to the junction with Commons Road proper, straight across the road and by the time I emerged from that junction, they had gone past Emmbrook Road and were disappearing down Matthewsgreen Road towards the Emmbrook schools.

No safety equipment as far as I could tell.

In my youth I came to grief, but no lasting harm, on two-wheeled vehicles at least six times over a period of five years, mainly because of icy conditions - but I was wearing a helmet and

mature trees across the borough, irresponsible private and commercial overdevelopment, avoidable flooding and spiralling levels of debt, its (WBC’s) record has become one of which not to be proud.

In 1936, King George V reputedly groaned his death bed “bugger Bognor”.

Today, in 2020, borough councillors seem to be intent on imposing his sentiments on appropriate clothing.

I wish these young ladies no harm, but if they have an accident, they could end up with severe "road rash", possibly requiring skin grafts, or with broken bones or, even worse, life-changing injuries. If the worst comes to the worst, their parents might lose a child.

At present it’s illegal to ride electric scooters anywhere except on private land – for good reason.

Name and address supplied

Interesting reading Last week’s letters page made interesting reading. Independent Cllr Jim Frewin’s letter “can residents walk on water” took the biscuit with the picture of a resident sitting on a bench in the middle of a lake. All that was missing was a few swans and a pond yacht. Land suitable for recreational purposes I think not. Thanks Wokingham Borough.

Clarissa Flynn’s letter covers the risk to 150-200-year-old oaks. Sadly Wokingham Borough Councils idea on tree protection is the biggest joke locally if it was not so brutally draconian. Their policy is very simple trees or hedges can just be butchered and removed even as previous examples of their butchery shows even if it’s during the bird nesting season which is actually illegal. Ask them to put a Tree Preservation Order on a tree and see what happens.

Many other examples shows that should trees and hedges even have Tree Preservation Orders (TPO’s) on them they play second fiddle to planning permission involving bricks and mortar, new roads or the councils own development plans.

Planning Permissions trumps TPO’s so very simply put they just get cut down whatever their size. It's called progress and global emergency must

Wokingham and its long-suffering residents.

And to close. After the council spending the best part of £8 million on the purchase and welcomed reopening of Denmark Street car park, visitors found it partially coned off and two of its ticket machines out of order.. WBC’s explanation? Lack of available spare parts. Talking of ‘spare parts’!

J W Blaney, Wokingham not get in its way especially if there is a few bob in it at the end of the day for the council.

Another letter name and address supplied sums it up perfectly under the heading “Walk the Talk”. It mentions the council’s desire to “the continuing thriving of the Borough as justification for cutting down 50 established trees and replacing them with 25. You could not make it up.

Wokingham Borough Council’s administration has lost the plot when it fails to recognise that ecologically it would take 500 new trees to replace 50 mature trees just to stand still environmentally saying nothing about the loss of habitat to our drastically reducing bird numbers.

Finally the J. W. Blaney cartoon sums it up perfectly “Another act of Municipal Vandalism” says it all. He has got that so right.

Cllr Gary Cowan, Independent Borough Councillor for Arborfield and Wokingham Borough Council.

Please fix out gutters I have lived near the bottom of Glebelands Road for six years. In all that time the gutters have not been cleaned.

It is now getting dangerous to try and cross the road as the muck and sludge is very slippery.

Lots of elderly people myself included live in this neighbourhood and I have asked the Council on several occasions to clean the gutters.

They keep giving me case numbers and I know they have inspected it.

Lots of us elderly people use trolleys and the wheels get so filthy and dirt gets carried into our homes which is not acceptable.

Today, I found an elderly gentleman trying to clear a drain cover with his

walking stick. He was quite shaky doing this. I told the Council that when it is wet you could plant potatoes in the build up of leaves and soil.

Their excuse is that cars are parked there but common sense would be to put up bollards for a short time and clean the area. This applies to the top and bottom of the road.

I would clean the road myself as others in Rectory Road do but I have neither the tools or the ability to do this.

I see our Council tax is going up so please Wokingham put this as a priority.

Name and Address supplied

Strictly going on I greatly enjoyed participating in the ‘Strictly Charity’ Event – which you covered in The Wokingham Paper (February 27). It was a huge success.

Being a burrowing animal, I rarely attend events, but when I do, I am always asked the same two questions – ‘Who owns Station House?’, and ‘Who will take over running it, when you are no longer able to do so?

The answer to the first question is that Wokingham Borough Council owns its leaky old roof, and its crumbling old walls, but we own everything else – including some of its floors! Talk about a ‘tumbledown shack by an old railroad track’, but just like the ‘shanty’, in the old song, Station House is our ‘everything’, and is perfect for our purposes.

The answer to the second question, is that I am not a bit concerned about who will take over the running of Station House, when I am no longer able to do so. I have quite enough to do

– solving the problems of today – without having to spend time, worrying, about those of tomorrow!

I am a great admirer of Sir Winston Churchill, who said, ‘The churchyards are full of people who thought that they were indispensable!’ When the time comes, our younger members, may decide to continue with it.

Alternatively, another local charity may find a use for it. Either way, it will be taken over by younger people – as everything always is, eventually.

Either way, it will continue to provide a useful service in the local community, which is the only thing that matters.

Pam Jenkinson, The Wokingham Crisis House

Dump Trump’s chicken Your readers may be interested to see 'Donald Trump', and helpers dressed as chlorinated chicken, promoting their new range of foods in Broad Street, Reading this Saturday, March 7, 10am to noon.

These include chlorinated chicken legs and baby food containing arsenic and pesticides – items that many people believe could be on sale in our shops if our government bow to pressure from the USA when negotiating a trade deal with them.

Passers-by will be invited to sign cards to the Secretary of State for International Trade.

These cards ask her to oppose any US-UK trade deal that lowers our food standards, opens up the NHS and other public services to US corporations or gives more powers to corporate courts.

It also asks for MPs to have a meaningful vote on future trade deals.

More information can be found at TrumpInYourTrolley.com Jackie Oversby, Coordinator, Global Justice Reading

Climate concerns Recently crowds of people have come together to show their concern about our climate. That concern is growing as we see increasing numbers of extreme weather conditions around the world, including the appalling flooding in the UK this winter.

So your readers may be interested in a meeting, 'The Climate Emergency Financing the Transition to Sustainability' which will be held at 7.30pm on Wednesday, March 11, at RISC, 35–39 London Street, Reading RG1 4PS. If we are to meet the challenges posed by the climate emergency, massive investments are required to make the transition away from fossil fuels. Further delay will make the transition more expensive and the consequences more disastrous.

Economist John Christensen, who studied environmental policymaking at the LSE, will discuss various financing mechanisms, and how fair taxation can contribute to tackling global warming.

Mariana Swann, Wokingham

Sneezing fines I write about the panic over the Coronavirus. There is a state of panic because humanity has not yet been able to define what it is – a solution is something we may all pray for.

For logistical reasons, I would like to see anyone sneezing in public without using a handkerchief etc., fined £100 and ejected from where they are, be

that a shop, bus or train!

That would help ‘clean-up’ our slovenly society, but could we enforce such a rule? Sadly with no police, no conductors, no trained security staff in supermarkets etc., what hope do we have?

That means we, and I mean residents of our area, must consider associated cause and effect issues, and I start with the vulnerable – those over 60. There is already a recommendation they do not go anywhere where there are gatherings, including stores, buses and trains, thus there is a major issue for us and the country to deal with.

Traditionally and historically, our society has come to the rescue of the needy – I especially remember 1939/40. So as an example, perhaps we need council lists of all those who live on their own and are over 60. I suggest the needs of all who qualify should be established, viz where they normally shop and what they buy/need on a weekly basis.

From that data, the shops could be asked if they would package the said goods and either deliver them or allow a trusted third party to deliver them to the named person – without entering their houses or flats. Payment will no doubt cause problems, but must not be a constraint.

Turning to others, for schools and Universities that may need lockdown, we already have a technical solution to continuing their education – that of Conference calls. Imagine if you will, a class of students being given a lecture via telephone for say half an hour, a few times per week for each subject. Far better than no contact at all!

Reg Cliﬞon, Wokingham

TONYJOHNSON From the receiving end

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HIS week, Wokingham Borough Council’s (WBC’s) Local Plan team started their tour of the Borough to bring the Local Plan to the people and the first stop was introducing Grazeley Garden Town to 148 people living in and around Grazeley village.

What follows is a selection of their concerns. Thank you to those who shared them.

There may be flooding ahead After storms Ciara and Dennis last month, the Environment Agency put out a flood warning for Grazeley Village on February 17.

A local resident combined the EA’s flood map with the Local Plan map, showing that most of residential areas 1, 4, 5 and 10 would be underwater when Foundry Brook floods; likewise parts of eight other residential areas and a park and ride.

Perhaps the new houses might be better off being sold ‘pre-flooded’ then, or at least ‘flood-ready’ as Boris might say.

Get me to the work on time There’s no doubting that Grazeley is accessible, after all it’s right by the A33 dual carriageway just south of the recently rebuilt M4 junction 11 at Mereoak.

Google travel data for February 18 showed that you could drive to work in

Green Park in just 10 minutes.

Provided you’d left home at 6am.

At 8.30am the journey time was 35 minutes – and that’s with less than 300 Grazeley residents. When there’s 3,000 (let alone 30,000) then that journey’s going to take well over an hour.

But there’s good news. Google’s data showed you could walk to work in just 63 minutes – in the rain, in the cold and in winter, in the dark too.

As WBC’s proposal for a new station at Grazeley didn’t get included in the Housing Infrastructure Fund (HIF) bid, if you needed to get to Reading Station to travel further afield, by car that’s 55 minutes to cover just six miles.

Regrettably, the HIF bid documents are still secret and the draft Local Plan has no mention of a new bridge over the M4 at Grazeley to ease the pain.

Red flags anyone?

Let’s break the M4 I know it’s stating the obvious, but the M4 is part of the UK’s strategic road network. It’s the highway that keeps food, fuel and freight getting to Wokingham Borough so that the goods you want are available to buy every day of the year.

While the developer-friendly travel assumptions in WBC’s Local Plan shows that all’s well, neighbouring West Berkshire Council isn’t quite as optimistic. As to suitability, their Assessment of Sites for “Land at Grazeley” (site WOK4) says: “Highways England have commented that there could be significant impacts to

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the Strategic Road Network from proposals for the Grazeley site without an appropriate package of mitigation which will likely require significant infrastructure improvements.”

That’s the same Highways England whose work to improve M4 J10 already delivered ‘significant impacts’ on Wokingham’s Motorway (the A329M) which still haven’t been fixed. It sounds like they’re right to be concerned.

Shine on you crazy diamond The Local Plan is strangely silent on the subject of providing a new hospital.

Over at tautology central, the Local Plan says “We want the borough to feel like a healthier place, because it will be a healthier place”.

Meanwhile, neighbouring Hampshire recently chucked out a new £150 million mini-hospital due to costs and planning objections, and Wokingham’s Local Plan gives no clues as to a new hospital and supporting medical centres being set up to share the load from the overstretched Royal Berks.

Likewise, there’s no mention of a £268 million replacement on the scale of the Great Western Hospital in Swindon built in 2002.

But there’s going to be a health hub, whatever that is.

The Last Word Goes to a Grazeley resident: They were told that Sir John Redwood (MP for the constituency of Wokingham including both the WBC and West Berks

NELLIE KNOWS Nellie Williams www.nelliewilliams.co.uk

There’s a lot to love about March

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ITH St David’s Day, my step sisters’ birthdays, my birthday, Mothering Sunday, British Summer Time beginning and the days getting longer there is a lot to love about March.

The garden is full of buds, shoots and spring blossom which brightens up the day and hints at the changing season. Of all the months I feel that March is one of hope and happiness.

Getting involved Wales Week Berkshire has really taken off with events across the county celebrating Wales and St David’s Day. Wales Week Worldwide has been going for three years with 22 locations involved.

Berkshire joined in late January this year and being a late arrival didn’t stop us from playing a huge part with cafes, shops, pubs and restaurants getting involved.

At the weekend we had a Welsh Emporium Pop Up Shop at John Lewis in Reading with seven small Welsh businesses showing their wares, we had a visit from Welsh Crime writers on Wednesday and Welsh menus were being served all over the county.

The majority of people stopping by were either Welsh or had some connection to Wales be it by family, Duke of Edinburgh trips to the Brecon Beacons, school visits to Tirabad, a love of Wales or knowing someone Welsh.

Wales Week is an annual event running from February 22 to March 8, and already we are planning next year. Thank you to everyone who joined in this year.

Connecting the diaspora bits of Grazeley), couldn’t attend the Local Plan meeting at the Village Hall as “There is a very important vote in the House on Wednesday and all MPs are required to be there – it is a three-line whip”.

Hansard’s record for divisions (votes) on February 26, shows there was jam yesterday (25th) and jam tomorrow (27th) but no jam today. Likewise, Hansard’s record of debate on the 26th on things like the “Prelegislative scrutiny of the Draft Environment (Principles and Governance) Bill” has no record of Sir John’s contribution that day.

So the resident offered to return the oak tree that Sir John planted in Grazeley 20 years ago, in opposition to development there, asking where he’d like it put? caveat.lector@icloud.com

The Acton Diet Closer study of the draft Local Plan shows 940 houses being allocated across 18 sites in 10 of the Borough’s 25 wards.

Seven Conservative wards have been allocated 360 houses – an average of 51 houses each, while one Liberal Democrat ward has been allocated 250 houses alone – five times as many.

Of the Borough’s remaining wards with available space, 12 wards have been allocated zero houses.

Is this the behaviour that the Borough wishes to be known for?

Over the last six weeks we have connected the Welsh diaspora in the county through Facebook, Twitter and Instagram channels and to keep them all in one place we have also started a Facebook group so if you are Welsh in Berkshire please look out for Welsh in Berkshire and join.

You may even recognise some famous and familiar faces.

Many Welsh speakers have come forward wishing to speak or brush up on their Welsh, with lots of people keen to learn Welsh.

Welsh in Berkshire is a place for all of this and we look forward to building the community.

Frazzled friends Community is an important part of life and the phrase ‘it takes a village to raise a child’ is so true. I bumped into a frazzled friend with young children and she asked “does it get easier the older they get?”

It doesn’t get easier it gets different but your community of knowledgeable, experienced and helpful friends will be with you every step of the way”.

I look back at when my lot were little to the time when I thought I would never get past the sleepless nights and crying for no explanation and remember only too well the feelings of isolation, depression, angst and tiredness.

That time has passed and if I can just get the puppy to sleep and stop whining I’ll feel a whole load more human.

This too will pass I know and whilst it might wreck me, I am here, fit and well and ready to celebrate March birthdays – with lots of candles, grey hairs and laughter lines – and I will appreciate getting this far when for so many growing old is a privilege denied.

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SSISTING Berkshire Children to Read aim to transform children’s lives by working with schools, families and the children themselves to provide highquality support in developing literacy skills and building selfconfidence.

We recruit, train and place volunteers in local primary schools to support children of primary age who are experiencing difficulties with reading and have a lack of confidence in that. A charity volunteer volunteers in a school twice a week with three children for a year, with those in most need of the help selected by the school.

Our award-winning charity operates across all Berkshire, currently in over 80 schools in the county.

With a small part-time team of staff and with over 120 volunteers, we support over 500 children each year.

Assisting Berkshire Children to read are ideally looking for two trustees who can assist us to carry forward our expansion plans as well as to add your own great ideas. This role would be great for someone with experience or interest in the area of education and children’s development. It’s an opportunity to work with a Board of trustees whose current members include ex-Head teachers, business people and a skilled Treasurer.

Your strategic abilities in IT, communications and marketing would be of great benefit to us, to

enable the charity to develop further in those areas. The charity covers all Berkshire from offices in Reading. Trustee meetings are held in Reading once a term, with an AGM in June. Trustees are encouraged to attend our volunteer coffee mornings each term, but these are not mandatory.

Reasonable travel expenses are reimbursed.

Necessary skills for the role are; experience of, or interest in, children’s education and development would be beneficial, a grasp of strategic governance and planning, allied to practical and operational understanding to help us develop and grow, excellent networking, influencing and communication skills, specialist skills, experience and knowledge in IT, communications and marketing would be highly welcome. If this is your first foray into charity trusteeship, or you have previous experience as a trustee or governor, you will be highly welcome to apply. � National Youth Advocacy Service is a nationwide children's charity which provides a range of services to support looked after children and young people.

They are looking for new Independent Visitors to support children/young people in the Wokingham Borough area.

An Independent Visitor (IV) is an adult volunteer who befriends and

develops a long-term friendship with a young person in care. This can involve helping young people develop new interests, skills and hobbies or going on outings such as to the cinema, bowling or just a walk in the park. The volunteers are called ‘Independent Visitors’ because they are a truly ‘independent’ person outside the care system giving the young person continuity, which is something not always possible with changing carers and social workers.

Each volunteer is carefully matched with a child or young person in care in their local area who shares similar interests.

Training and support will be provided.

This is just a small selection of the roles we have to offer as we have more than 100 roles registered with us! Please do get in touch if you would like to volunteer in the local area. � Contact us: tel. 0118 977 0749, email volunteer@wok-vol.org.uk or visit our website www.volunteerwokinghamborou gh.org.uk to find out more and have a look at all the many roles we have to offer.

Stone into woodland

By MARIE WILLIAMS news@wokinghampaper.co.uk

A SOCIAL HOUSING provider got out into the community last month to help maintain local woodland.

Staff members from Stonewater joined with the Community Forest Trust (CFT) to coppice and clear some of the trees across Dinton Pastures Country Park, in Hurst.

Storm Dennis — which affected much of the borough recently — had damaged the woodland, and caused flooding in some areas.

The team worked with the CFT to revive some of the recently weather-damaged areas, mitigate the impact of climate change and support the survival of local wildlife.

Stonewater also donates £50 to CFT for every new house it

builds — covering the cost of planting five trees.

They also plant at least one tree for every house they build on each development.

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Billy Sharp scored an extra-time winner to eliminate Reading from the FA Cup. Pictures: Steve Smyth

FA CUP FIFTH-ROUND

Blades blunt resilient Royals with late extra-time winner

Reading 1 Sheffield United 2 (after extra-time)

By ANDY PRESTON apreston@wokinghampaper.co.uk

BILLY SHARP scored in the 105th minute as it took Premier League Sheffield United extra-time to squeeze their way past a resilient Reading side in the FA Cup fifth-round.

Puscas levelled from the penalty spot two minutes before the break to ensure the tie would be level going into half-time to cancel out David McGoldrick’s second minute opener.

But substitute and former Royals loanee Sharp came off the bench to score the decisive goal just before half-time in extra-time as the Royals exited the FA Cup in the fifth-round.

Having earned a crucial win against Barnsley on Saturday to take a step towards Championship safety, Mark Bowen named an unchanged starting line-up, with captain Liam Moore returning to the bench.

Meanwhile, Chris Wilder made five changes to his starting line-up, with the high flying Blades, who are in contention for a Champions League place, continue with their preferred system of three at the back.

With the odds already stacked against Reading up against top flight opposition, they made a terrible start to the game as they conceded with just two minutes gone.

United came forward on the left with their first foray forward, David McGoldrick was left unmarked and connected with Ben Osborn’s cross as he headed the ball into the ground and past Rafael to give the Blades a very early lead.

The Royals grew into the game after a nightmare start to the tie as they became more comfortable in possession and began to keep the ball.

Reading worked a good passing move out wide to the right wing before Yakou Meite lashed a fierce effort at goal from 25 yards which forced a strong hand from Dean Henderson to keep it from soaring into the top corner.

United were patient with the ball as they looked to stretch their lead with Jack O’Connell’s through ball almost finding the run of Lys Mousset who made a darting run beyond the Reading defence.

Blades captain John Egan then gave the Royals a scare as he met a corner but flicked his effort onto the roof of the net. McGoldrick tried a speculative effort from range but Rafael was equal to it and managed to palm it away from goal.

With just three minutes to go until the break, Reading were awarded a penalty. Andy Rinomhota made a run into the box to try and get on the end of a deep cross but was knocked to the ground by George Baldock, with referee Kevin Friend pointing to the spot.

George Puscas stepped up and confidently struck the ball beyond the reach of Henderson

into the bottom right hand corner to level the cup tie going into half-time with his fourth goal in five games.

Bowen’s side picked up where they left off having scored at a crucial stage in the game and had a few early efforts in the second half. Andy Yiadom, seemingly growing in confidence, tried to score a wonder goal as he chested the ball down and volleyed from distance but it flew high and wide.

Michael Olise then delivered an inviting cross in the direction of Puscas who went down under a challenge and appealed for a penalty, but the referee wasn’t interested and waved play on.

Reading continued to venture forward as John Swift spun cleverly to create some space in the midfield before chipping a delightful ball into the box for Meite to run onto, but the Ivorian couldn’t quite reach it despite his best efforts.

It took the Blades until the 68th minute to create a clear chance in the second half with another inviting cross being met by goalscorer McGoldrick, but he headed his effort inches over the bar.

Reading looked to steal a decisive goal with just two minutes of the 90 to play as Henderson played safe by tipping Swift’s cross out for a corner, but United defended comfortably to avert any danger.

With the sides deadlocked at 1-1 at the end of the 90 minutes, the game went into 30 minutes of extra-time to try and find a winner before the game would have to be decided by a

penalty shootout.

Bowen opted to make his first changes of the match in the 97th minute as Ejaria and Olise made way for Ayub Timbe Masika and Pele.

The Royals’ best chance in extra-time fell to Rinomhota who weaved his way into the box but didn’t connect properly with the bouncing ball as he skewed his shot wide.

Sheffield United finally broke the resilience of the Royals in the 105th minute as Billy Sharp ghosted in at the back post to head in from close range.

Pele came inches away from clinching a last minute equaliser as he took aim from outside the box but his shot whistled inches past Henderson’s post.

Reading were unable to find a second equaliser despite creating a few half chances in the game as they exited the FA Cup despite a fine effort against their Premier League opponents.

They return to championship action on Saturday away at Birmingham City.

READING: Rafael, Yiadom, Morrison, Miazga, Obita, Rinomhota, Olise, Swift, Ejaria, Meite, Puscas.

SUBS: Walker, Moore, Baldock, McCleary, Blackett, Masika, Pele SHEFFIELD UNITED: Henderson, O’Connell, Egan, Basham, Osborn, Baldock, Berge, Lundstram, Freeman, Mousset, McGoldrick SUBS: Jagielka, Sharp, Verrips, Retsos, McBurnie, Zivkovic, Robinson GOALS: McGoldrick 2′, Puscas 43′ (pen), Sharp 115′

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Meite and Puscas help ease Royals relegation fears

George Puscas scored his 10th league goal of the season. Pictures: Steve Smyth

Reading 2 Barnsley 0

By ANDY PRESTON apreston@wokinghampaper.co.uk

READING eased their fears of being dragged further into the relegation battle as goals from Yakou Meite and George Puscas earned Mark Bowen’s side a much needed home win.

Meite opened the scoring from close range after 17 minutes before Puscas wrapped up the three points with a brilliantly taken second in the 60th minute.

The Royals stay in 16th position in the Championship, but are now eight points away from the relegation zone.

Mark Bowen made five changes to the starting line-up as Matt Miazga returned from injury to replace captain Liam Moore who missed out through illness.

George Puscas also returned to the starting eleven, while Andy Rinomhota, Michael Olise and Jordan Obita were all chosen to start.

Ovie Ejaria had Reading’s first shot on target six minutes into the game after Michael Olise showed neat footwork to roll the ball past a defender, before he played the ball to Ejaria who cut onto his right and forced a save from Bradley Collins.

The Royals took the lead with 16 minutes gone with a scrappy opener. John Swift’s free kick was flicked on and hooked into the corner by Yakou Meite who got the finishing touch as he stretched out his right boot to put the ball past Collins.

Barnsley came close to an instant response as Jacob Brown drove towards goal and hit a low curling drive which fell just inches wide of Rafael’s far post.

Connor Chaplin had a half chance as he was left unmarked at the back post, but fired over from an acute angle, before Puscas tried an optimistic effort on the half volley from 25 yards

out which flew wide.

Ejaria showed a mesmerising piece of skill on the halfway line to spin away from Alex Mowatt, before Ben Williams picked up a yellow for preventing Olise breaking forward on the counter.

Cauley Woodrow was looking to add to his tally of 14 Championship goals this season as he scuffed a low drive wide of Rafael’s far post.

Rafael then made two super saves right at the end of the half to preserve Reading’s lead.

Barnsley had made all three of their substitutions with less than an hour played as they looked to change their fortunes and build on their fight for Championship survival.

But on the hour mark, Puscas netted his tenth Championship goal of the season to give the Royals an important two-goal advantage. The Romanian did brilliantly to spin away from his marker after he latched onto Obita’s long pass and finished confidently as he dispatched the ball into the right corner past the reach of Collins.

Barnsley looked to replicate Reading’s first goal

with a scrappy effort from a corner but Rafael managed to wrap his arms around the ball to keep the Tykes out.

Bowen’s second change saw Kenyan winger Ayub Timbe Masika come on for his debut to replace Olise with 20 minutes left in the contest.

The visitors failed to create any clear cut chances on goal as Mike-Steven Bahre and Woodrow both tried their luck from long range but missed the target.

Reading held out for a comfortable win to earn their first home victory since Boxing Day. READING: Rafael, Yiadom, Miazga, Morrison, Obita, Rinomhota, Swift, Ejaria, Meite, Olise, Puscas.

SUBS: Walker, Baldock, McCleary, Blackett, Masika, Richards, Pele.

BARNSLEY: Collins, Williams, Sollbauer, Halme, Ludewig, Mowatt, Ritzmaier, Odour, Woodrow, Brown, Chaplin.

SUBS: Williams, Dougall, Bahre, Walton, Thomas, Schmidt, Siomes Inacio GOALS: Meite 17′, Puscas 60′

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Royals suffer shock defeat to struggling Wigan Reading 0 Wigan Athletic 3

By ANDY PRESTON apreston@wokinghampaper.co.uk

READING suffered a miserable home defeat to struggling Wigan Athletic who closed the gap on the Royals after goals from Kieffer Moore, Jamal Lowe and Michael Jacobs.

Moore opened the scoring in the 24th minute with a spectacular back-heel volley before Lowe smashed a second past Rafael in the second half to gift the visitors a much needed three points in their battle against relegation.

The evening began with a minute’s applause for Reading legend Jimmy Wheeler, who sadly passed away last week at the age of 86.

The Latics tried to find their way behind the Royals defence with a direct long

ball punted up field towards Keiffer Moore, but Rafael charged off his line to beat the Wigan forward to the ball to avert any danger.

A slow start to the game saw both sides lacking any creative drive or urgency when getting forward, with Reading’s forwards feeding off scraps as Yakou Meite tried to latch on to a dropped cross by Wigan keeper David Marshall, but was beaten to the ball by a defender.

Joe Williams saw his low drive tipped around the post

by Rafael before Jamal Lowe hit a shot comfortably over the bar from the resulting corner.

After a quiet opening 24 minutes, Wigan broke the deadlock with a quite remarkable goal. Moore adjusted his body brilliantly to connect with a cross as he guided the ball into the bottom corner with a superbly executed back-heel volley.

A goal so impressive from the Wigan striker, that it was applauded by some sections of the home crowd.

After a dire first-half, Bowen made two switches at the break, bringing Charlie Adam and Michael Olise on for Pele and Felipe Araruna.

Having taken a whole half to have a shot, Reading finally registered their first shot of the game early in the second half as substitute Olise fired over the bar from 25 yards.

Their misery was compounded when Wigan found a second goal in the 67th minute. Lowe took a smart first touch before dispatching the ball past Rafael into the corner to double the Latics advantage.

The chances continued to come few and far between as John Swift lofted a 25-yard free kick well over the bar with less than 20 minutes of the contest remaining.

Marshall had to make a

stunning double save with just five minutes remaining to preserve his side's clean sheet as he pushed away a powerful drive from Adam before saving from Baldock’s close range rebound.

Baldock then blazed a chance over the bar from inside the box as the Royals surrendered their final chance of the game.

Wigan completed a miserable evening for the Royals as they added a third in stoppage time through Michael Jacobs who neatly dinked the ball over Rafael.

READING: Rafael, Yiadom, Morrison, Moore (c), Richards, Pele, Araruna, Swift, Ejaria, Meite, Baldock.

SUBS: Walker, Rinomhota, Olise, Blackett, Ayub Masika, Adam, Puscas.

WIGAN: Marshall, Morsy (c), Byrne, Roberts, Lowe, Massey, Williams, Pearce, Balogun, Kipre, Moore.

SUBS: Gyollai, Dunkley, Evans, Jacobs, Pilkington, Mlakar, Garner.

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Rams scored a late try to take the points against Rotherham Titans. Pictures: Paul Clark S2S Photography

NATIONAL LEAGUE ONE

Rams overcome storm to topple Titans Rams 25

Rotherham Titans 20

By RICHARD ASHTON sport@wokinghampaper.co.uk

‘THE Ramily came out in force,’ was Rams’ Director of Rugby, Seb Reynolds’, view on an afternoon in which his side beat Rotherham Titans 25-20 in yet another Old Bath Road thriller.

At the back end of a testing week which saw their National One title hopes suffer a major blow following a five-point deduction for an administrative error imposed on Wednesday, the early impact of Storm Jorge left Rams doing the best to keep the game on.

“There was a huge effort to even get the game on. People were up here at 7am trying to clear the pitch where there was water on the surface and the Ramily came out in force. Our old forwards coach Spike Henderson brought his pump up to get the water off the pitch and we got a game of rugby on, and credit to Rotherham who

were excellent.”

With the fixture on amid a morning which saw sun, sleet, snow, hail and every other possible weather condition, the hosts came flying out of the blocks and opened the scoring in just the second minute, Tom Vooght bursting through a gap to dot down for a try converted by Alex Seers.

Rams continued to dominate territory in the opening quarter, but Rotherham hit back in the 26th minute when Lewis Wilson dotted down shortly after Jamie Guttridge – making his 100th first-team appearance for Rams - was yellow carded.

The Yorkshire side moved in front three minutes later when full-back Thomas Benjamin crossed the whitewash, but Rams struck back immediately as their impressive pack shunted Titans back from a five-metre scrum, skipper Robbie Stapley touching down to level the scores at 12-12.

It was Rotherham who had the final say in the

opening period, though, wing Ben Robbins going over to give his side a five-point advantage at the interval.

A Jak Rossiter try six minutes into the second half tied the scores up again, and after Seers and Sam Hollingsworth exchanged penalties, the decisive try was scored by Rams replacement Ross Crame, the back row burrowing over from close range in the 74th minute.

Reflecting on the game, Reynolds admitted: “I was very pleased, I thought the players were excellent in really testing conditions.

“Rotherham are a very good side who are battling against relegation and you have to watch out for teams like that. If you drop off you put yourselves in trouble and we did that towards the middle of the first half.

“In the first 20 minutes our game management was outstanding and I was so impressed, but then we changed slightly and that invited Rotherham into the game.”

Reynolds was also quick to pay tribute to his

players’ reaction following the points deduction, one which has received widespread criticism from clubs around the country.

He said: “There might have been a quiet motivation. The thing with our lads is it’s water off a duck’s back. They’re very good at moving on from things very quickly and when we let them know they didn’t bat an eyelid, they just said ‘we lose five points which is incredibly disappointing, but we’ll get on with it’ and on the training ground they were outstanding. I can’t thank them enough for the attitude they’ve put into this week and the whole season.”

RAMS: Partington, Rossiter, Leicester, Humberstone, Denham, Seers (Hayhow 63), Cole; Kidd, Henderson (Moffitt 41), Baker (Zeiss 67), Taylor, Thomson, Guttridge (Crame 63), Vooght, R Stapley ROTHERHAM TITANS: Benjamin, Robbins, Cooke, Dunne, Bacon, Hollingsworth (Boxhall 15, Hollingsworth 55), Dever; Whitfield (Williams 41), Bergmans (Newborn 63), Dennis, Preston-Routledge, Frost, Wilson, Poole, Maka (Waddington 61, North 66).

GALLAGHER PREMIERSHIP

Irish stung by Wasps after try filled second half London Irish 26

Wasps 36

By ANDY PRESTON apreston@wokinghampaper.co.uk

LONDON IRISH earned a late bonus point but could not prevent defeat after Wasps scored four second half tries to take the victory.

The Exiles slip down to eighth in the Gallagher Premiership table with the loss seeing Wasps overtake them in the division.

With a win to boast over their opponents already this season, after the Exiles triumphed away at Wasps on the opening weekend of the season, Irish made a fine start by scoring the first try of the match after six minutes.

Ben Meehan exploited a gap in the Wasps defence with a clever kick in between the defence which he chased and caught as he

bundled over the line.

With the score at 7-3, the Exiles thought they had the second try of the match after a blistering run from Ben Loader saw him breeze past several defenders only to knock the ball on inches from the line after a last ditch tackle from Paolo Odogwu.

But Loader wasn’t to be denied this time as he scored the second try of the game with 30 minutes gone. With a penalty advantage, Irish worked the ball out quickly to the right wing with a spell of accurate passes which left Loader enough space to step past his marker before touching down.

Wasps earned a crucial try to get themselves back into the contest with the last play of the first half as Biyi Alo used his power to touch down between the posts as the visitors reduced the deficit to 14-10 going into the break.

Just five minutes into the second period, Wasps went ahead. Dan Robson burst forward

and cleverly chipped the ball over the defence, before being held up just before the line, but Ben Harris managed to finish the move. The try was converted to put Wasps into a 17-14 lead.

It didn’t take long for the hosts to respond as they surged forward with Matt Rogerson diving over the line in the corner to continue the scoring as Irish took a narrow 19-17 lead after the conversion was missed.

The frantic try scoring continued as Wasps showed their quick hands to sweep the ball out to the right wing to find Marcus Watson who used his pace to win the race into the corner and once again give the visitors the lead.

Wasps then took the initiative in the tightly contested game with their fourth try of the afternoon to secure a bonus point as their captain Robson found his through a packed Exiles defence to touch down.

With five minutes left, Wasps secured the win with their fifth try to put themselves out of sight

as Jacob Umaga won the race to a loose ball and held off two defenders to score a try between the posts.

With the final play of the game, Irish earned themselves a crucial losing bonus point. Irish powered over the line to score from a driving maul as Motu Matu’u rounded off the scoring in a thoroughly entertaining spectacle at the Madejski.

LONDON IRISH: 15 Tom Parton, 14 Ben Loader, 13 Curtis Rona, 12 Terrence Hepetema (rep: Bryce Campbell, 72), 11 Ollie Hassell-Collins, 10 Stephen Myler, 9 Ben Meehan (rep: Nick Phipps, 52), 1 Harry Elrington (rep: Danny HobbsAwoyemi, 58-67), 2 Motu Matu’u (rep: Dave Porecki, 52), 3 Ollie Hoskins (rep: Sekope Kepu, 52), 4 Franco van der Merwe © (rep: Steve Mafi, 52), 5 Adam Coleman, 6 Matt Rogerson, 7 Blair Cowan (rep: Ben Donnell, 67), 8 Albert Tuisue REPLACEMENTS: 16 Dave Porecki, 17 Danny Hobbs-Awoymei, 18 Sekope Kepu, 19 Steve Mafi, 20 Ben Donnell, 21 Nick Phipps, 22 Bryce Campbell, 23 James Stokes

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HOCKEY ROUND-UP

South Berks 1s lose ground in title race to Sonning 1s after shock home defeat

Woodley United FC win Community Club award WOODLEY UNITED Football Club were recognised for their work throughout 2019 as they were crowned as the ‘Community Club of the Year’ at the Get Berkshire Active awards.

Shortlisted as one of three finalists in competition against Shinfield Rangers and Virtue School of Gymnastics, Woodley saw off the other competition to win.

The award which was presented to them by Lucy Zeal, the High Sheriff of Berkshire at the eighth

GBA awards.

Woodley United first team manager Jamie Williams said: “Special football club that I’m very proud of doing my bit for.

“So many people give up so much of their time for it to do what it does.”

Sonning 1s hit seven past Oxford while South Berkshire 1s lost ground on the leaders with a late defeat to Wycombe. Pictures: Steve Smyth

By ANDY PRESTON apreston@wokinghampaper.co.uk

MBBO Regional 2 Sonning 1s maintained their push to be crowned as league champions after they thrashed Oxford 2s 7-3 to earn their 16th league win in an exceptional campaign. Nick Leach and Noel Plant both netted braces, while Ian Finlayson, James Manser and Ed Williamson added to the score to give them a five point lead at the top of the table.

South Berkshire 1s lost ground on Sonning in their fight for the title with just their third league defeat of the season after they suffered a shock home defeat to Wycombe 2s, who triumphed with a 3-2 away victory. Kaya Campion and

Harrison Scott scored but could not prevent the one goal defeat.

They remain in second, still in a strong position for promotion with a six point lead over third placed Wallingford 1s.

MBBO Division 1 Sonning 2s moved up into second place with a 52 win over Eastcote 3s as they strengthened their claim for promotion. Felix Freeston, Colm Hanlon, Christopher Hinton, Jordan Manning and Luke Wise all scored as Sonning move within one point of league leaders Staines 2s.

South Clubs Women’s Division 3A

Sonning Ladies 1s climbed up to third place after they came away with a 5-2 win against bottom of the table Reading Ladies 3s. Sonning are now just two points off second placed Southgate Ladies 2s having won their eight league game of the season.

Trysports Premier 1 South Berkshire Ladies 1s earned a superb 2-1 win against fourth placed Oxford Ladies 2s as they moved away from the relegation zone up into eighth position with their sixth win of the season. They are now in the much more comforting position of being six points outside of the relegation places having played 17 matches.

Trysports Premier 2 South Berkshire Ladies 2s fell deeper into relegation trouble after they were heavily beaten 5-0 by promotion chasers Oxford University Ladies 2s. They are three points away from safety having lost their 12th game of the season, but still have a shot at survival with four games left to play.

Sonning Ladies 2s remain outside of the promotion places on goal difference after they earned a crucial 1-0 away win at Marlow Ladies 3s. They are still within a chance of capturing the league title with just a two point gap separating the top three sides in the division.

LONDON IRISH

Exiles unveil unique St Patrick’s Day jersey

By ANDY PRESTON apreston@wokinghampaper.co.uk

LONDON IRISH have revealed the jersey that they will wear in their St Patrick’s Party clash against Northampton Saints on Saturday, 28 March The kit has been designed by Jean-Luc Pienaar from Stellenbosch, South Africa after kit suppliers BLK ran a competition for fans to

design the shirt to be worn in the Gallagher Premiership match.

This year will mark the final St Patrick’s Party game at the Madejski Stadium as the Exiles bid farewell to their home in Reading at the end of the season as they move to a brand new home at Brentford’s Community Stadium at the start of the 2020/21 season.

“We were delighted with the number of entrants we

had for this competition and the high standard of design work received.

“It was great to get the supporters involved in designing the shirt for our final St Patrick’s Party match in Reading, and the squad players are delighted with the outcome.

“Congratulations to JéanLuc on his winning design.

We will be presenting him with a signed St Patrick’s Party jersey to celebrate

his achievement.”

The Exiles are currently in eighth position in their first season back in the Gallagher Premiership, but have the added comfort of playing guarenteed top flight rugby next season at their new home.

The jersey is available now to pre-order on the club’s online shop and will be available to purchase physically at the game on Saturday 28 March.

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Rockets beaten in pulsating tie

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Double delight for Bees Featured in the paper every Thursday, Bracknell Bees head coach Doug Sheppard gives his latest views on the club’s season on and off the ice in an exclusive column

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HERE are a lot of tired but happy Bees players and fans after last weekend. Two wins keep us in the race for that final play-off spot.

A big thank you to everyone who made their way up to Leeds to cheer the team on. Our opponents are now playing out of their home rink, so we knew it would be a hard fought game. It’s so much more pleasant travelling home after a good win. We had time to think about Sunday’s game against Peterborough Phantoms.

They’ve been in the top three in the League for most of this season. Yet this new League has been so competitive that League positions are not a helpful guide to predicting results. They took to the ice hoping to compete for a top placing; we have our eyes on the play-offs.

We had a comfortable lead going into the final period. It may sound strange, but knowing how to win when you are leading is not straightforward. Goals can be scored very quickly in ice hockey – we had scored two in sixteen seconds the previous week! The final buzzer signalled the end of a game which we won 7 -5.

This weekend we have two home games, against Raiders and Sheffield. I hope that the team continues its present form and that our fans have the energy to cope with back to back excitement.

Would you want to be anywhere other than the Hive with the prospect of watching a four point weekend. See you all then.

By GARY JOHNSON

Reading Rockets 91 Essex and Herts Leopards 97 ROCKETS were eventually beaten in a pulsating game where the lead changed hands 19 times and the game was tied on 12 occasions in overtime.

With the addition of three BBL professional players picked up when London City Capitals went out of business at the end of January, Rockets were only too well prepared for a very different game with Leopards whom they’d beaten in three earlier games this season.

Elvisi Dusha and Orlan Jackman were awesome throughout the game as Dusha stroked six trebles in his games top scorer 34 points whilst Jackman had a double double with 26 points and 12 rebounds though Rockets led the stats in points from turnovers, points in the paint, second chance points and fast break points.

Rockets twin tower offence of Liam Davis and Leome Francis troubled Leopards from tip to buzzer with returning Ed Potter having a great second quarter to keep Rockets within a score at the interval.

After an opening period when Nick Richards and Pau Mayor hit trebles, Rockets found themselves adrift by a single point at 20-21 before Potter scored four times under the basket as he took down offensive rebounds to see Rockets just 42 – 44 down at the interval after Dusha banked trebles with his first shot of the second quarter and again with a heart wrenching buzzer beating one at the end of the period.

Seven Rockets players scored in the third quarter as Head Coach Alan Keane tried all combinations to stop Leopards sharp shooters whilst also finishing better themselves but Rockets found themselves five points adrift for most of this third period before a Leome Francis three point play and a buzzer beating Mayor treble saw the deficit exactly the same at 2 down at 62 – 64 as the fourth quarter beckoned.

Rockets were sharply out of the blocks at the start of the final stanza as Francis finished a Rockets fast break to tie the game on 64 with awesome American guard Nick Richards tying it again on 66and 68 before Francis gave Rockets the slenderest of leads at 70 – 69.

A Chive steal and finish was quickly followed by a Chive treble and Rockets had opened up a 78

-71 advantage causing Leopards to take a time out with just over six minutes of normal game time remaining.

Despite Richards efforts a brace of trebles saw Rockets lead drop to just two points at 80-78 midway through the quarter but again Potter finished inside.

With two minutes and 45 seconds left Rockets called a time-out and Matias Boho hit his first two points of the game seeing Rockets three up with one minute and 21 seconds to go.

Up again comes Dusha with a treble to tie the game on 86 and despite both teams having time and opportunity to secure the win, neither team took them so the first overtime this season lay ahead.

Despite Leopards having possession it was Richards who scored first for Rockets before making a steal scoring and drawing the foul as Rockets enjoyed a five point lead at 91 -86 with two minutes 44 seconds left on the clock.

However a 11-0 finish including a pair of trademark trebles from Leopards gave them the victory in a most entertaining and competitive game which sees Rockets in sixth place in the league with just five league games remaining.

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Rockets keen to end losing streak amid play-off battle

By GARY JOHNSON sport@wokinghampaper.co.uk

READING Rockets (13-8) will be hoping to put their recent run of three consecutive losses behind them when they face a daunting double header weekend as they visit play-off rivals.

They face Derby Trailblazers (14-7) on Saturday evening, 7.30pm tip-off, before heading further north to take on Bradford Dragons (11-10) on Sunday afternoon, 4.15pm tip-off.

Rockets suffered a surprising defeat to relegation threatened Essex and Herts Leopards who chalked up only their third win in 21 outings against the Berkshire outfit as they earned a hard fought 91-97 overtime victory to keep their hopes alive of remaining in NBL Division One. The Reading team still have it all to do if they are to now qualify for the post season and face two teams either side of them in the league table.

Rockets lost out to Saturday’s opponents back in December by 77 points to 102 but were able to

beat Bradford the following weekend as they recorded a narrow 78-75 success.

Rockets Head Coach Alan Keane was disappointed to see his team slip up against a rejuvenated Leopards outfit but still knows his team is on a journey and is confident his group can bounce back this weekend. The Irishman said, “Last weekend was a tough loss for us but credit must go to Essex who played so much better than their league position. Despite this disappointment, we must continue to work hard and grow this weekend in practice ahead of a really tough double header weekend.”

“Derby have just come off the back of a really impressive win over Thames Valley Cavaliers and it will take a lot to stop their inside threat but we will plan and prepare for that this week as we do with every game.”

“We then travel to Bradford who will give us some similar problems to solve with defending

the paint and the battle of the boards working against players like (Ricky) Fetske and (Rihard) Sulcs so it’s two very challenging but important games this weekend and the test will be can we prepare well enough and execute on Saturday before recovering in time for another tough game on Sunday."

Rockets were able to field a near to fully fit team last Sunday for the first time in two months with Spanish duo Matias Boho and Pau Mayor returning to full practice last week. Australian Ben Dixon was able to play despite a dislocated finger sustained in training and Under 18 forward Sam Grant was also available for selection after a four month lay-off with a back injury.

Having lost four games on the bounce in all competitions the Berkshire outfit will be looking to keep up their excellent record of reaching the post season in all ten of their previous NBL Division One campaigns as they 2019-2020 campaign begins to reach its climax.

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THAMES VALLEY FOOTBALL ROUND-UP

Sumas Ladies crash out of League Cup

By ANDY PRESTON apreston@wokinghampaper.co.uk

TVCWF League Cup Wokingham & Emmbrook Ladies crashed out of the cup with a 5-1 home defeat to Woking Ladies.

Woking, who are flying at the top of Thames Valley Women’s Division One having won nine of

their 11 league fixtures, progressed to knock the Sumas out of the cup. Sumas, who are currently in eighth place in the league having won three, drawn one and lost eight of their 12 league games, face an away trip to Carterton Ladies, who are third, on Sunday.

with the title in their sights after they earned a narrow, but crucial 1-0 victory against struggling Windlesham United.

Berks are level on points with Westwood Wanderers with a far superior goal difference, but have played a game more than their title rivals.

Premier League

Division Two

Berks County returned to the top of the division

With all of the Division One fixtures having fell

victim to the wet weather, only two fixtures went ahead in Division Two. Tywford & Ruscombe moved up a place into sixth after they earned a 3-2 away win at Windlesham United Reserves. With the game locked at 2-2, Twyford stole the points with a 90th minute winner from Brandon Curtis after Jamie Connor had scored a brace to help turn the game around.

Sumas Ladies exited the cup after a 5-1 defeat to Woking Ladies. Pictures: Neil Graham

WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL

Kings Juniors breeze through to Elite 8s tournament KINGS hosted Round 3 of Pool D fixtures in British Wheelchair Basketball's Lord Taverners Junior League - the final qualification pool round on the road to the Elite 8s competition.

In the first game of the day, Kings faced the Aces, with Kings resting some key players for the later game against Titans which gave some of their younger juniors the chance to play.

The game was evenly matched with both teams taking their opportunities at the basket - the lead in the game flipped between both clubs before Kings went into

half time leading 21-16.

The game remained competitive in the second half with an even third quarter, before an Aces fight back at the start of the fourth resulted in Aces reducing Kings lead to just three points before Kings were forced to play some key players to pull away, and end with a 15-point win, 49-34.

Conal O'Donovan hit 15 points, with Corey Bloomfield hitting 12 and Liam Barker hitting 10 points for Kings.

Titans and Aces faced off in the second game and it

was Titans who picked up the win 64-21.

In the final game, Kings faced Titans.

Kings found baskets through five different players as Charlie McIntyre, Todd Tavers, PJ O'Donovan, Liam Barker, and George Gray all found the basket to give Kings a 17-6 lead at the end of the first quarter.

Titans started to find their rhythm scoring in the second quarter which lead to a very evenly matched game both teams finding the net in a high-paced match, with the score 29-20 at half time.

The game remained even in the third quarter as well both teams attempting to place pressure on the other but it was Kings who began to take control, 41-29 going into the final quarter.

The final quarter was a high scoring affair as both teams continued to find baskets as Kings rode out the game to a 63-42 win.

George Gray was the top scorer in the game with 23 points with Liam Barker also hitting 18 points.

Kings and London Titans advance to the Elite 8s Competition held at the EIS Centre in Sheffield.

Thames Valley Kings Junior league team earned two wins on the road in the Elite 8s.

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Saturday, February 29 FOOTBALL Sky Bet Championship Reading 2-0 Barnsley Hellenic Premier Division Binfield P-P Royal Wootton Bassett Town Hellenic League Division One East Sumas P-P Risborough Rangers Woodley United P-P Milton United Combined Counties Division One Eversley & California P-P Cove RUGBY UNION National League One Rams 25-20 Rotherham South West Premier Bracknell 43-18 Ivybridge HOCKEY MBBO Regional 2 Oxford 2s 3-7 Sonning 1s South Berkshire 1s 2-3 Wycombe 2s MBBO Division 1 Sonning 2s 5-2 Eastcote 2s MBBO Division 2 Ashford 2s v South Berkshire 2s South Clubs Women’s Division 3A Reading Ladies 3s 2-5 Sonning Ladies 1s

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Tuesday, March 3 FOOTBALL FA Cup fifth-round Reading 1-2 Sheffield United (AET) Hellenic League Division One East Kidlington Development 4-0 Woodley United Combined Counties Division One British Airways 1-5 Eversley & California

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Friday, March 6 RUGBY UNION Gallagher Premiership Sale v London Irish (8pm)

Saturday, March 7

HOCKEY

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FOOTBALL Southern Region Women’s Premier Division Warsash Wasps v Woodley United Ladies (2pm)

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Hellenic League Division One East Thame Rangers v Sumas Wallingford Town v Woodley United

HOCKEY MBBO Regional 2 Sonning 1s v South Berkshire 1s (10.30am)

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Tuesday, March 10 FOOTBALL Hellenic League Division One East Langley v Woodley United (7.45pm)

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Two fire engines sent after ‘I’m inspired to be braver with first is blocked by truck flavour – and you can be too’ EXCLUSIVE

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By DAISY HANSON news@wokinghampaper.co.uk

FIREFIGHTERS were prevented from attending an emergency call after being held up by a parked lorry on Denmark Street.

Last Friday the fire brigade reportedly had to send out another vehicle to answer an emergency call, as they were unable to pass a lorry unloading on double yellow lines.

Stitchery Do employee, Becky Salisbury said: “The fire engine was stationary on blue lights for a full five minutes while the owner of the lorry was being located.”

She also said that the lorry then caused more hold ups further down the road.

In addition to this, Ms Salisbury said that the incident also left the emergency vehicle with damage, as it was hit by another van.

She stated that on Denmark Street she witnesses chaos like this daily: “We see this thing very regularly, especially in rush hour traffic”.

Advice published by The Royal Berkshire Fire Service said: “It is critical to ensure there's suitable access for emergency services to provide a swift and effective response at all times.”

A Wokingham Borough Council spokesperson told Wokingham.Today that loading and unloading is allowed on double yellow lines, so there is little a traffic warden could do.

The fire engine was stuck in Denmark Street last week by a lorry delivering supplies and a cement mixer

A Booker spokesperson added in a statement: "We are grateful that this incident has been brought to our attention.

“We apologise to the fire brigade and anybody impacted and are doing a full investigation with the driver.”

Paul Binyon, Area Manager at Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service, said: “Our aim is to always respond to an emergency as quickly as possible.

“To ensure this, we have set ourselves a response standard to reach an emergency within 10 minutes on 75% of occasions.

“Poor parking can hinder emergency service vehicles if

drivers park opposite each other on certain roads, block access to roads or stop in hatched areas by fire station exits.

“We would ask all road users to think about leaving access for emergency service vehicles when parking or leaving their vehicle unattended.

“Fire appliances are generally larger than vehicles used by other emergency services.

“Poor access can result in a delayed response to incidents which may be lifethreatening.

“Fortunately on this occasion, no one was injured as a result, but it could have been a very different story.”

Big Smoke Brew Co founders James Morgan and Rich Craig – they will launch The Lord Raglan next week

When the whistle blows, it’s open TOWN centre workers have another reason to be clock watching next Thursday – the borough’s newest pub is set to open its doors at 5pm.

Following a £350,000 refurbishment, The Lord Raglan will start serving from 5pm.

And the Denmark Street pub’s new owners are calling on local artisan producers to get in touch so they can discuss potential collaborations.

The refurbishment will create a fusion of “a modern pub in a traditional setting”, according to Rich Craig, cofounder of Big Smoke Brew Co which is behind the project.

Alongside a range of artisan craft beers and gins from the company’s own brewery and distillery, The Lord Raglan will

serve a host of other drinks and a full menu.

This will include a range of small plates designed for sharing such as tacos and fried chicken and main meals such as burgers, pies and housesmoked meats.

Mr Craig said: “We can’t wait to welcome the first customers through the doors on Thursday, March 12, at 5pm.

“We’re going to be offering something a little bit different and we hope local people will be as excited as we are about the opening.

“It’s a great time for businesses in Wokingham with the redevelopment of the town centre and we hope we can part of this success story.”

And to ensure people know

the pub is serious about its desire to work with local producers, Big Smoke Brew Co has arranged a team-up with breweries Siren and Elusive in Finchampstead, and DoubleBarrelled from Reading.

But the company is keen to do more and wants to hear from any local artisan producers – not just brewers – to potentially form new partnerships.

“We’re keen to do everything we can to connect with the heart of the community and joining with local producers is one way of doing this,” added Mr Craig “We’d love to collaborate with people across the area who are producing something unique.”

COURSES take place in an intimate Cottage kitchen, set in farmland a stone’s throw from Windsor and Bracknell in Warfield. Jen Roach specialises in meat-free family meals, healthier baking and vegan courses; plus, fermenting and gut health.

A unique day starts with a welcoming drink and snack, then a walk to hand pick herbs and veg which we use in the recipes. The recipes are designed to show how to eat less meat and flip the balance and make vegetables the star – ramping up all the nutritional benefits of eating plenty of vegetables, without compromising on flavour, taste and texture.

Half-day courses combine eating, demonstrations and handson practice to inspire. On the day: we eat lunch and learn some new skills, new flavours and great tips for health eating without fuss –and you take home the rest – dinner sorted!

Jen came to Berkshire 15 years ago from Australia and, with David her husband, planted an orchard, built a pond and large garden including a vegetable garden.

There are herbaceous borders, an evergreen garden filled with camellia, rhododendron and azalea, many roses, a lavender walk and herb garden.

What people say: “What a great host and very knowledgeable. Recipes are very easy to prepare, creative, nutritious and taste great. Fabulous location, delicious food, great teacher who is so knowledgeable and passionate about food and has a refreshing outlook on nutrition” - Nici “Wow - from start to finish Jen's courses are just brilliant. I don't know how she packs so many different dishes into the time. The flavours are so tasty.

“It's really inspired me to be braver with flavour and spices at home. I'm going to recommend these courses to EVERYONE!!!!”

Thanks – Janet Learning to cook has never been so much fun and engaging. Simple recipes that pack so much punch and gut health it is truly amazing.

Great experience. Can’t recommend enough xx - Louise “Absolutely amazing day in the

kitchen with Jen yesterday .....I discovered options for delicious sauces, marinades and dressings to make vegetables gourmet tasty that sent my tastebuds into orbit with joyful YUMM! Also came home with the best vegan cheesecake with passion fruit couli I have ever tasted in my life. Thank you Jen for your expertise and your incredible generosity. I’m going again” – Ali You can find us at ‘Fearless in the Kitchen’ on Facebook.

What’s unique about the experience? � Providing a personalised, happy day out with friends or family, fantastic views, creating memories while eating and making delicious food. � In my 20s and 30s, I was a vegan for 15 years, so have a deep knowledge of how to be healthy eating as a vegan, without resorting to supermarket processed vegan food. � New ideas and inspiration for everyday family meals. � Getting people closer to the source of their food, by picking veg and herbs and edible flowers to use in the recipes of the season. �I team up with nutritionists and dietitians to teach gut health, fermenting and preserving.

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WOKINGHAMHALF Chip Place 1 Jonathan Cornish 2 Nick Torry 3 Joe Wade 4 Neil Kevern 5 Sean Hogan 6 Martin O'Connell 7 Ben Chown 8 Harry Allen 9 Craig Jarman 10 Will Brewin 11 Christopher Phillips-Hart 12 Benjamin Tolputt 13 Chris Mason 14 Matthew Richards 15 David Jordan 16 George Roux 17 Paul Prothero 18 Thomas Almond 19 Alexander Betts 20 Charlie Butcher 21 Charlie May 22 Francis Dunham 23 James Bolton 24 Richard Lovejoy 25 Adrian Whitwam 26 Matthew Ryde 27 James Faudemer 28 Jonny Reed 29 Steve Woolley 30 Seb Briggs 31 Christopher Peck 32 Matthew Rallison 33 Edward Brooks 34 Tim Haughian 35 Chris Alborough 36 Adam Brittain 37 Alistair Fitch 38 Stephen Mcleod 39 Daniel Anderton 40 Paul Farmer 41 David Williams 42 Cameron Craik 43 Nick Marriage 44 Stuart Farmer 45 Alastair Pickburn 46 William Trew 47 Paul Leverton 48 David Grima 49 David Coak 50 Matthew Lock 51 Ali Herbert 52 Jonathan Abel 53 Louise Damen 54 Chris Powner 55 Richard Burman 56 Symon Murphy 57 Dave Hunt 58 Alan Scott 59 Richard Swindlehurst 60 Darrel May 61 Jason French 62 Tom Easten 63 Henry Gow 64 Ryan O Brien 65 Mark Duffett 66 Maximilian Hirsch 67 Marc Leyshon 68 Sam Barley 69 Matthew Brown 70 Jake Brougham 71 Mateusz Kolodziej 72 Ciaran Gavin 73 James Williamson 74 Gary Blaber 75 James Whistler 76 Tom Rye 77 John Burnett 78 Andrew Stay 79 David Evans 80 Lee Savage 81 Justin Davis 82 Damian Holmwood 83 George Jackson 84 Graham Hope 85 Matthew Aylott 86 Ian Newns 87 Tom Campbell 88 Matthew Chataway 89 William Smith 90 Rhys Van Der Helm 91 Graeme Miller 92 Claire Grima 93 Rob Greenwood 94 Richie Emmett 95 Laurence Elliott 96 Stuart Muirden 97 Phil Hambleton 98 David Mccoy 99 Christopher Bird 100 Kevin Smith 101 Jake Steer 102 Dave Hicks 103 Leigh Williams 104 Mark Ferguson 105 Sean Holohan 106 Ben Kennedy 107 Adam Roberts 108 Christopher Finister 109 Tony Borreda 110 Alan Phillips 111 Dean Firth 112 Tony Watkins 113 Simon Barnaby 114 Matthew Keogh 115 Rupert Denny 116 Rebecca Duxbury 117 Chris Hunt 118 Steve Mansfield 119 Marcin Malolepszy 120 Jonny Williams 121 Andrew Humphrey 122 Ian Gutteridge 123 Alex Harris 124 Kevin West 125 Edward Benfold 126 Darren Jewell 127 John Wayland

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WOKINGHAM.TODAY WOKINGHAM.TODAY//THEWOKINGHAMPAPER THEWOKINGHAMPAPERThursday, Thursday,March March05, 5, 2020

Well, this is embarrassing. Last week’s Half Marathon special managed to print last year’s results. It is a production error and we apologise to both runners and The Wokingham Half organisers for our mistake. Here we print this year’s results, in chip time order 384 385 386 387 388 389 390 391 392 393 394 395 396 397 398 399 400 401 402 403 404 405 406 407 408 409 410 411 412 413 414 415 416 417 418 419 420 421 422 423 424 425 426 427 428 429 430 431 432 433 434 435 436 437 438 439 440 441 442 443 444 445 446 447 448 449 450 451 452 453 454 455 456 457 458 459 460 461 462 463 464 465 466 467 468 469 470 471 472 473 474 475 476 477 478 479 480 481 482 483 484 485 486 487 488 489 490 491 492 493 494 495 496 497 498 499 500 501 502 503 504 505 506 507 508 509 510 511

Carlton Shorter 01:29:39 David Dyer 01:29:39 Christopher Conway 01:29:40 Jamie Collins 01:29:42 Adam Dart 01:29:43 James Bowell 01:29:44 Alex Lewis 01:29:45 Damian Coffey 01:29:46 Anne Lockwood 01:29:47 Tim Marsters 01:29:47 Nick Battisson 01:29:48 Daniel Betts 01:29:49 Daniel Whittaker 01:29:49 Lindsay Kirk 01:29:50 David Macnamara 01:29:50 Jamie Hayes 01:29:51 Fr Chris Kinch 01:29:51 Diego Martin 01:29:52 Ruth Hutton 01:29:54 Mehdi Brahmia 01:29:56 Matt Picozzi 01:30:00 Mark Andrew 01:30:01 Julian Herzog 01:30:01 Lee Godber 01:30:02 David Lloyd 01:30:03 Olivier Salmon 01:30:03 Paul Sansom 01:30:04 David Laidler 01:30:07 Cliff Dowle 01:30:08 Christopher Hill 01:30:10 Robert Egerton 01:30:12 David Bates 01:30:14 Jake Murdoch 01:30:18 Laura Baylis 01:30:21 Lee Williams 01:30:22 Tim Enskat 01:30:22 Matt Slevin 01:30:26 David Mccoy 01:30:31 Joe Mcdermott 01:30:34 Leanne James 01:30:38 Konstantinos Kalogerakis 01:30:39 Andy Taylor 01:30:42 Tim Bowie 01:30:52 Chris Goad 01:30:53 George Morris 01:30:54 Steve Rule 01:30:56 Reuben O'Brien 01:30:56 Edyta Wilk 01:30:58 Dan Mellor 01:31:00 Robert Chin-Yue 01:31:01 Neil Morgan 01:31:03 Oliver Sisman 01:31:04 Camille King 01:31:04 Gary Hyett 01:31:10 Duncan Green 01:31:11 Matt Fowler 01:31:12 Neil Salmons 01:31:13 Martin Daoud 01:31:14 Henry Rippington-Bond01:31:15 Gwilym Eades 01:31:16 Zhilong Yang 01:31:17 Jess Anand 01:31:19 Matthew Spooner 01:31:19 Tim Grainger 01:31:20 Nicholas Wade 01:31:22 Iain Macmillan 01:31:23 Ben Gallagher 01:31:24 Matt Pillinger 01:31:25 Kate Allred 01:31:25 Jordan Anderton 01:31:26 Dan Cross 01:31:31 Stephen Brewer 01:31:34 Dan Travis 01:31:36 Todd Jeffery 01:31:40 Alexandra Mercer 01:31:42 Samuel Santos 01:31:43 Marco Bowden 01:31:51 Louise Apsey 01:31:52 Nathan Fallon 01:31:54 Mark Higgins 01:31:57 Simon Pollard 01:31:57 Nick Hebden 01:31:57 Martin Koorts 01:31:58 Duncan Welling 01:31:58 David Mackie 01:31:59 Jilly Raw 01:32:00 Wilton Grey 01:32:00 Ashley Doyle 01:32:00 Karl Small 01:32:01 Faye Bartlett 01:32:05 Chris Woodruff 01:32:06 Richard Payne 01:32:08 Colin Symons 01:32:10 Sam Harwood 01:32:18 Roland Dan 01:32:20 Sarah Pearson 01:32:21 Amy Bond 01:32:22 Royston Oxendale 01:32:24 Ian Osborne 01:32:25 James Suarez 01:32:28 Adam Mangan 01:32:30 Jennifer Bushell 01:32:30 Thomas Hughes 01:32:31 David Barnes 01:32:32 Iain Burnett 01:32:32 Robert Willin 01:32:32 Suresh Pariyar 01:32:35 Stephen Wise 01:32:37 Robert Mcdonagh 01:32:38 Malcolm Paine 01:32:38 Laura Hales 01:32:39 Robert Sparkes 01:32:43 Lloyd Emeka 01:32:44 Saeed Khan 01:32:47 Mandy Leach 01:32:50 Christopher Smith 01:32:50 Tom Atherden 01:32:53 Jon Holder 01:32:54 Soren Schultze 01:32:56 Allen Timmons 01:32:59 Matt Preedy 01:32:59 Jack Triggs 01:33:00 Carl Millward 01:33:01 James Pitt 01:33:03 Matthew Simmons 01:33:06 Chris Fox 01:33:06 Callum Thomas 01:33:06 Erica Key 01:33:07

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Oakbank students hold green week FOR THE FUTURE: Oakbank students raised money to plant trees in the school’s grounds

By OAKBANK SCHOOL Young people across the world are leading the way on tackling climate change, and students at Oakbank School in Shinfield are no different.

They're committed to making this year their greenest yet, and have kicked off 2020 with a whole week of activities to promote sustainability and action on climate change.

For the school's first Go Green Week, organised and run by students, the whole school got involved in a range of activities to fundraise and take action to protect our planet.

The theme for the week, Love Our Planet, Protect Our Future, reflects the passion they have for tackling the climate crisis.

The week began with students writing a pledge, making promises to change their habits to help the environment.

On Turn-off-Tuesday teachers went back to basics as computers and projectors were switched off and no sheets were photocopied for the day.

Instead, lessons were planned around sustainability.

Walk-to-School Wednesday encouraged students to walk or cycle

to school instead of coming by car. On Thursday, five trees were planted around the school site. This was inspired by Year 7 student, Sophie Coward who persuaded her tutor group to raise enough money to buy and plant their own tree.

Thursday also saw the second wave of the school's recycling programme launched with Terracycle, a local business which enables communities to recycle a much wider variety of packaging and waste products.

Terracycle have been fantastic supporters of Oakbank's efforts to go more green this academic year and are an important part of the school's journey to being greener.

Non-uniform Friday helped raise money for projects that will take place throughout the year, starting with a gardening day supported by community volunteers in spring.

During the week, students were invited to join the Eco Committee which is already well established at the school.

Helen McNamara, an English teacher who supports the committee said: “The committed students at Oakbank have been working hard

BENNY’S CONFLICT

By James Lomax Part Six of 26 PART SIX WAS ORIGINALLY LOST IN SPACE. Here it is, along with a reprint of part 7.

Fugitive Carlos has explained his plan to Benny: To sneak into a heavily fortified prison planet and hopefully find his parents there. However, Benny plans to abandon his friend there, helping him while also doing his duty to humanity at the same time…

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UGITIVE Carlos has explained his plan to Benny: To sneak into a heavily fortified prison planet and hopefully find his parents there. However, Benny plans to abandon his friend there, helping him while also doing his duty to humanity at the same time…

So all Benny had to do was convince his crew to help him.

Either that or he could lie to them.

He had to lie. For the greater good.

After leaving Carlos’ room he drifted over to his, where he pretended to receive a message.

When he was done, he floated down towards the front of the ship, where he explained that Carlos would go straight to prison without trial due to undisputable evidence.

Poppy frowned. “That’s not how it works.”

Benny shrugged. “Orders are orders, no matter how strange.”

He could tell the crew were a little bit suspicious, but they must have been more confused than anything, so everybody prepared to travel to X-45owl9. In the meantime Benny figured out what to do.

There was no use in hiding Carlos, they could just scan the ship for thermal signatures. He didn’t really know what to say to everyone when they got there, as nobody on the ship was actually authorized to be there. They weren’t on the system… Of course!

All Benny needed was a way to get

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since September to use their passion to make a difference.

“This first Go Green Week is a celebration of the work that students have put in to make a difference, and a great opportunity for students and staff to reflect on how we can all make little changes to help protect our planet.”

Head boy Will Roberts said: “We feel proud that the students at Oakbank have been keen to help the environment and they have made some big changes in just one week.”

Head Girl Mollie Mace added: “We are looking forward to finding more ways to protect the environment in the future”.

And Oakbank’s principal, Robin Bertrand, said: “I am so impressed with our student volunteers who have planned and delivered this wonderful week of activities.

“They have shown that young people not only care about the environment but are prepared to make personal changes.”

him, his crew and Carlos onto the prison system, so they would be authorized to get there. A hacker or somebody else good with computers. And he knew just where to find them.

Back to the crew. “We have to go to X-22des1 to pick up an important package. New orders.”

Again the crew were suspicious, but Benny was in charge of them and they couldn’t disobey orders, so the ship turned around to travel to the nearby planet.

X-22des1 used to have an environment close to how Old Earth had been, so was seen as a major target to settle on back in the expansion. Since then, the population grew and settlements expanded. After over 2000 years, the planet was entirely covered by buildings, and had to rely on exports from other planets. When they couldn’t build out anymore they built up, with the tallest skyscrapers so large they needed to provide oxygen for the higher floors.

The problem was Benny’s hacker’s base of operations was the ground floor, which had barely been used for over 500 years, and was

Students take to stage for TEDx talk experience

By DAISY HANSON news@wokinghampaper.co.uk

THREE students from a Sindlesham-based school recently presented TEDx talks to an international audience in Belgium.

Eighteen speakers — students, teachers and parents — took to the stage at the student-led event, and representing Wokingham were three students from Reddam House Berkshire.

TEDx events are independently organised by communities, where they can invite speakers to give their views to a select audience.

Harry Bradley’s speech — Judging A Book By Its Cover — expressed the importance of reading books in today's digital society.

He explored the creativity that reading can bring to a young mind, and why it is so important.

Abigail Taylor, a former Team GB synchronised swimmer, presented her talk which looked at the barriers of human potential. She evaluated how and why these barriers should be conquered.

A-level economics student Harriett McQuillan-Howard explored the topic of billionaires, asking what they bring to society.

She also shed light on cases of wealth redistribution around the world, and the effects it has had.

Mr Bradley said: “It was such a now a den of scum and villainy.

He told his crew to stay on the ship as he needed to collect the package alone. Wading through the filth of the disused street, Benny finally spotted a small blue door.

When he went close to it, he observed a security camera.

Looking into it, he whispered, “Izen. It’s me.”

Blue light surrounded his body as he was scanned, and a green dot appeared on the camera as the door opened.

Benny tiptoed into the pitch black room, and heard a speaker.

“Benny. Many years have passed since last you requested my services. Why do you come here now?”

Immediately, the room was lit up by blinding white lights, to reveal a spider’s web of wires and cables connected to an astronaut’s helmet, inside of which was a large pink brain. This was Izen Dopolous.

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OOKING around the room at the endless mess of wires, cables and other assorted electrical objects, Benny finished explaining what he wanted:

ON STAGE: Reddam House students went to Belguim to take part in a student-led TEDx Talks event

huge honour to be asked to speak at this TEDx event. It's something I'll never forget and certainly one for the CV.” Nicky Phillips, head of English at Reddam House, accompanied the students to Brussels and said: “The calibre of the speeches throughout the TEDx event was impressive and delivered with confidence and passion.

“The students really did explore what it was to be citizens in our contemporary world.

“Myself and Reddam House principal Tammy Howard were so impressed by the bravery of our students to stand up and to speak “So once we are on the system we can get into the prison without any questions being asked.”

He tried to find any cameras so he could do the closest thing he could to eye contact, but he couldn’t see anything resembling one, so he decided to stare at the brain, “I can pay you quite a large amount of money if you chose to help me.”

The brain sat motionless inside the fluid-filled helmet as an artificial voice echoed around the dimly-lit room, “Your request is an easy one for a person of my skills to fulfil. However, your promise of payment disappoints me. You should know I care not for money. For my services I only ask a small task to be done to help me.”

This frustrated Benny. He didn’t have time to do jobs, and he didn’t know how he could hide it from his crew, “Can I do this task afterwards?”

“No. You must do it now.”

In the distance, lights came on revealing many more wires stretching far off, entering small holes to go whoknows-where, “My roots go far in this planet, pole to pole, around the equator. I am everywhere. “ But there is one place I do not go.”

Blue light surrounded Benny, and he stepped back to see he had been standing on a holoboard, which was now displaying a hologram of the planet.

He noticed millions of tiny lines encompassing it, resembling a chaotic ball of string, but there was a clear area that had no lines. Benny assumed this must be what Izen meant.

“The Newton sector is the cause of

with such passion, on such an impressive stage, before an audience and unaided by cue cards to guide them.

“All three students spoke from the heart and with integrity.

We were, and are, so proud of them."

Principal Tammy Howard said: “It was incredible to see the confidence and passion of our students shine through, giving a 10-minute talk without notes to an unknown audience, while being recorded, is no mean feat.

“I feel privileged to be invited along to see them and the students from our Inspired sister schools.” my annoyance. Inside of it dwells a small group of a few dozen that know of my presence here, and seek to destroy any trace of me. They are led by a miserable piece of junk known as Shana Vees. Your task is a simple one. Kill her.”

Benny was shocked, “Kill her? As in murder a human being?”

“That is correct. You should be used to killing without question, having been an enforcer. Many aliens fell under you.”

“But that was different. They’re not smart, useful humans. This woman is.”

“Well, if you refuse to help me, then this meeting serves no purpose. I wish you good luck finding someone as capable as me.”

The lights slowly turned off, leaving Benny in darkness. The door behind him opened, revealing the mucky street.

Benny sighed, “Alright, Izen. If that’s what it takes then I’ll do it.”

If a dark room could smile, this one could, “Good, good. I won’t delay you any further. While you are gone, I will add you and your accomplices to the prison system. In the meantime, make sure the murder cannot be traced back to you.”

A gap opened in the wall, and out fell a square, silver cube.

“This is a freedom cube, Benny. It provides access to anywhere Vees operates. Without it, you won’t get far.”

Benny picked up the cube and studied it. He could almost feel the blood he would have on his hands. As the door clanged shut behind Benny, he muttered some words about Izen that were definitely not compliments. What had he just agreed to do?

To be continued…

California Gardeners’ Club ON MONDAY, there was a large turnout for Dave Williams, who gave us a talk on badgers. He is a member of the West Surrey Badger group and the Surrey Wildlife Trust and was Chairman of the Badger Trust, so he certainly knows his subject. He had many interesting anecdotes, and slides of various animals.

Badgers (meles meles) are widespread in Europe and are of the same family as stoats, weasels, otters and pine martens, but much larger at 12 to 14 kilos. They are omnivores, but rate as Britain’s heaviest carnivore. They have a sense of smell 500 times better than humans.

Their main food is earthworms but will take anything edible they come across. The males are called boars and the females sows It is hard to tell which sex they are by watching them, but boars have a wider head and less fluffy tail than the sows.

They mate at any time of the year, but have delayed implantation, so the young are born in February after an eight-week gestation. The cubs are weaned at 12 weeks and begin to come above ground then. They can live from three to 14 years.

They can travel over quite wide areas and in order to track them they are given food with coloured pellets in it, which are then deposited in their “latrines” so the animals from different setts can be identified.

Their biggest enemy is the car, many being killed on the road, though some still get killed by badger baiters, despite the “sport” being illegal for many years. Some are also “culled” as vectors for bovine TB, though this is debatable, and many scientists disagree.

If you find a sick or injured badger, or an orphan, call expert help. A local wildlife hospital or rescue are the best options.

Our next meeting will see Stuart Slocombe talk about Kew, Keukenhof and Hampton Court and is on April 6.

Don’t forget: Tool Sharpening on Saturday, March 28, and, of course, the Spring Show is on Sunday April 5.

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The mean green mother from outerspace

FOR some people the idea of being green-fingered is scary.

And if they’ve ever seen Little Shop of Horrors, that could be why.

The cult musical tells the story of a nerdy orphan, Seymour Krelborn, who stumbles across a

(Philip) James Simmons, (Ginny) Lianne Harvey, Robin Herford, Director, (Sheila) Rachel Fielding and (Greg) Christopher Bonwell. Picture: Andreas Lambis

Relatively Speaking: The Good Life gone wrong Relatively Speaking The Mill at Sonning Until April 18 0118 969 8000 millatsonning.com

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EMINISCENT of the BBC’s The Good Life, the latest comedy from The Mill at Sonning will have you chuckling in your seat, as one lie leads to a spiral of miscommunication.

Relatively Speaking, written by Alan Ayckbourn and directed by Robin Herford, took to the stage last week and will be running until Saturday, April 18.

The four-person play is set in the 1960s and reminiscent of the era, both in costume and language.

It follows young couple Ginny and Greg, who both travel down to Buckinghamshire — although one doesn’t tell the other.

The audience are left in hysterics as Greg meet’s Ginny’s parents

Sheila and Philip, and from that point on, confusion breeds confusion.

This is delivered on a backdrop of unbreakable British politeness — at times venomous — which builds comedic tension between the words and their meaning.

The play relies on verbal tricks, and sharp comedic timing to deliver a fast-paced, ever-evolving storyline, and the lively and vibrant interplay between characters catches the attention and keeps audience members engaged throughout.

And just as you think it’s all been resolved, another twist in the plot appears.

Not just verbal, the plot cleverly utilises props to create a narrative arc, with a pair of mystery slippers opening and closing the play.

Particular commendation must be paid to James Simmons, who brings a voice of authority and manipulation to the stage, exploring

the web of lies from his character, Philip.

When paired with Sheila (Rachel Fielding), the on stage couple play out a marriage that is familiar, amusing and deeply sad all at once.

But the spark missing from their marriage is certainly not missing from Ginny (Lianne Harvey), who’s love life is the full source of drama.

And in a near-impossible feat, Greg (Christopher Bonwell) captures the audience’s sympathy as he somehow misses all aspects of the truth throughout the show.

After finishing its run at The Mill at Sonning, Relatively Speaking will transfer to The Jermyn Street Theatre in London, with shows from Tuesday, April 21 until Saturday, May 16. � Relatively Speaking is at The Mill at Sonning until Saturday, April 18. For more details, or to book, call the box office on 0118 969 8000 on log on to millatsonning.com JESS WARREN

Make a date for these historic dates READING PHOENIX CHOIR is teaming up with Berkshire Maestros, Berkshire Children’s Choir and Berkshire Young Voices for its annual concert.

The event has the theme Five Days That Changed The World, and is a piece written by Bob Chillcott, originally for the Worcester International Festival for Young Singers in 2013.

It focuses on five different events that made history: � Thursday, March 29, 1455: The invention of printing � Friday, August 1, 1834: The abolition of the slave trade

� Monday, December 14, 1903: The first powered flight � Friday, September 28, 1928: The discovery of penicillin � Wednesday, April 12, 1961: The first man in space (Yuri Gagarin, pictured).

Each movement in the concert

fuses words and music to create a unique account of these big moments.

The concert also features music

by John Sheppard, William Byrd, John Rutter, Charles Villiers Stanford, Gustav Holst, Hubert Parry and Kim André Arnesen.

The choir will be performing on Saturday, March 7, from 7.30pm in the University of Reading’s Great Hall in London Road, Reading.

Tickets cost from £10 to £23, and for under 16s, they are £7.50.

For more details, or to book, call 0118 960 6060 or log on to www.readingphoenixchoir.org.uk.

new plant, which he christens Audrey II. But despite being named after his crush, this plant doesn’t have sweet intentions.

In a Faustian pact, Audrey II promises Seymour fame and fortune, all in exchange for a little

drop of blood.

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‘It’s very much the crowd that makes a gig’ Irish singer/songwriter Derek Ryan is to perform in Reading later this month. PHIL CREIGHTON finds out more about the star

ON a summer's day four years ago, the organisers of FolkEast Festival masterminded one of the most intriguing and exciting collaborations on today's folk scene.

Legendary fiddle player Peter Knight was paired with leading melodeon player and Bellowhead co-founder John Spiers for a special one-off performance.

Organisers say it left audiences in awe.

With no space in the marquee, people stood five deep in pouring rain to witness the bringing together of two gifted musicians.

They left to a standing ovation and roars for more, and much to the delight of folk fans everywhere, Knight and Spiers decided not to leave things there.

While Peter Knight, as part of Steeleye Span’s classic 1970s line-up, helped invent a brand of folk-rock that is still influential today, John Spiers, has had an equally profound impact on the landscape of traditional music over the last two decades.

Together they have created a musical document that resonates with history, but also something that should inspire future generations of musicians to engage with Britain’s folk dancing heritage and the beautiful, mysterious tunes that can be found within it.

They will be appearing at Nettlebed Folk Club on Monday, March 9, promising with it a memorable evening fusing tunes and songs from a sublime pairing.

Doors open 7.50pm and the gig takes place in the village club on Nettlebed’s High Street.

For more details or to book, call 01628 636620, or visit www.nettlebedfolkclub.co.uk

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HE WEATHER outside, dear reader, was frightful. But the welcome was warm. And when Derek Ryan brings his blend of Irish charm to Reading’s Concert Hall latest this month you’ll realise just how warm it is.

The 36-year-old has been performing from a young age and as a teenager was in a popular boy band, D-Side, touring the world.

He even made the top of the hit parade in Japan.

Now though, he’s a solo artist, performing self-penned songs, recording in the United States and staging sell-out tours.

If you think he’s small beer – or small Guinness if you prefer – think again. He’s got more than 110,000 Facebook followers, 30 million YouTube views and 25 million hits on Spotify.

And on Saturday, March 14, he will be bringing his latest tour to the Royal County.

As we speak, Derek is busy preparing for a gig in Killarney. And it’s not just any gig: it’s at Ireland's National Event Centre. But, he says, Storm Jorge is battering Ireland – the fourth such storm in successive weekends. With a red weather warning in place, there are questions as to whether the weather will scupper audience numbers.

The show will go on.

It’s part of his Hits tour, which celebrates his past decade in music and accompanies a celebratory album, TEN, which whittles down tracks from his 10 best-selling studio albums to 21 tracks, including one of his most famous, God’s Plan – a song of romance.

He says of this achievement: “Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think I would get to this point in my career – releasing my very own ‘Hits’ album.

“I’ve seen many of my favourite artists release a collection of their biggest songs, and I am very very proud of the 21 tracks featured on this record. I am indebted to my fans for making these songs the hits they were, and I’m really hoping people will like the carefully chosen selection on this album.”

It’s this modesty that peppers our conversation. Derek is, quite simply, a musical genius. He got his first drum kit when he was four. He was performing at

Irish music festivals with his family. The D-Side career started when he was 17.

Yet, he is surprisingly humble … “I’m honoured that people pay money to come and see me,” he says.

Derek adds: I started gigging when I was 12, the experience was amazing.”

After his time in his boy band, he switched to studying to become an accountant, performing acoustically in pubs across London.

“I learnt my craft there,” Derek says. “I was serving as an apprentice.”

And as a child, he never imagined that life would be this way: “I was shy, I never thought I’d be anything. I was academic and into sport as well. I never thought I’d be a performer.

“I’m 36 now, and I talk and perform.

Never thought that would be me.”

But, typcially of Derek’s modesty, the man who has toured the world, had his face on posters in teenager’s bedrooms and now takes part in big music festivals

At the theatre Bracknell – South Hill Park www.southhillpark.org.uk 01344 484123 Wuthering Heights. Until Sat. Conservatoire International Concert Series. Fri. The Comedy Cellar. Fri. Supersonic 70s 10th anniversary tour. Sat. Paul James and the Drowned Lovers. Sat. Wilde Sundays: Tamsin Quin, Phil Copper, George Wilding, Jamie R Hawkins.

Sun. Crowthorne Musical Players present Kipps, the new Half A Sixpence Musical. Tues-Sat 14.

The Comedy Cellar. Fri 13.

Camberley – Theatre www.camberleytheatre.biz 01276 707600 A Tribute To Lionel Richie. Thurs. The Roy Orbison Story. Sat.

Guildford – Yvonne Arnaud www.yvonne-arnaud.co.uk 01483 440000 Bang Bang. Until Sat. Educating Rita.

Tues-Sat 14.

in native Ireland is also just as happy with smaller ones.

“A gig is a gig,” he says. “I’ve got an acoustic tour that is really, really intimate that can be performed at off-the-beaten track venues, it’s what I do. It’s all about getting the music out there.”

He also tries to make gigs a memorable experience for those who come along. “We put a lot of work into making it different every time. There’s lots of elements, including taking the audience on a bit of a journey.

“It’s very important, people chose to come and see me, we give it our all.”

He is looking forward to his appearance in Reading: “I’ve played in pretty much every town in the UK, but I think this is a first (visit) for me.

“A theatre with great acoustics are lovely, but it’s very much the crowd that make a gig.”

The set will feature some of his most popular songs, but he says choosing which ones was a difficult experience.

The result though is a show for people who love Irish country music.

“It will have high energy entertainment, my songs and my versions of songs such as Shotgun.

“There’s stories you can relate to in real-life, songs with a story and some good craic, as we say in Ireland.” � Derek Ryan will be at the Concert Hall in Reading’s Blagrave Street on Saturday, March 14. Tickets cost £25.

For more details, log on to www.readingtownhall.co.uk/whatson/derek-ryan or call 0118 960 6060. � For more on Derek, visit derekryanmusic.com

Bond Concert Spectacular. Sat 14.

Tropicana Nights. Sat 14.

Menopause the Musical 2. Sun 15.

Maidenhead – Norden Farm www.nordenfarm.org 01628 788997 Clinton Baptiste. Thurs. Flo & Joan. FriSat. Taplow Girls’ Choir. Sun. The Man Who Left Is Not The Man Who Came Home. Tues. Kendal Mountain Festival 2020. Wed. Rhys James Snitch. Wed. Pete Firman. Thurs 13.

The Pendulum Quintet. Thurs 13.

John-Luke Roberts - After Me Comes The Flood (But In French). Fri 14.

Matt Forde. Fri 14. Treasure Beyond Measure - 30 Years of Music by Jewel Tones and Crosfields School Chamber Choir. Sat 15. Songs From Ireland. Sat 15.

Newbury – The Corn Exchange www.cornexchangenew.com 0845 5218 218 Nick Ross Orchestra. Thurs. Comedy Club. Fri. NT Encore - Cyrano de Bergerac. Tues. Marisha Wallace.

Wed. Dead Good. Fri 13-Sat 14.

Henley – Kenton

Newbury – Watermill

www.kentntheatre.co.uk 01491 575698 Steve Norman of Spandau Ballet. Fri. The Ronnie Scott’s All Stars. Sat. Adam Hills: Work In Progress. Sun. Henley Youth Festival. Fri 13-Sat 14.

www.watermill.org.uk 01635 46044 A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Until Sat. Wicker Husband. Thurs 12-Sat Apr 4.

High Wycombe – Swan www.wycombeswan.co.uk 01494 512000 Rob Brydon. Tues. Stewart Lee. Thurs.

Dirty Dancing and More. Fri. Karen Hauer and Gorka Marquez. Fri. Anna Rose Dance. Sun. Ben Fogle. Tues.

Rumours of Fleetwood Mac. Wed. California Dreamin’. Thurs 12.

Hellfire Comedy Club. Thurs 12.

Sound of Springsteen. Fri 13. James

Sat. Stewart Lee. Tues-Wed. Jack Dee - Off The Telly. Thurs 12. The Thinking Drinkers. Fri 13. Anton and Erin. Sat 14. Henley Symphony Orchestra March 2020. Sun 15.

Reading – Concert Hall www.whatsonreading.com 0118 960 6060 Reading Phoenix Choir. Sat. Jess Gillam - Saxophone. Tues. Tommy Tiernan.

Fri 13. Derek Ryan. Sat 14.

Reading – Theatre progresstheatre.co.uk 0118 384 2195 Brewsters Millions. Thurs 26-Sat Apr 4.

Shinfield – Players shinfieldplayers.org.uk 0118 975 8880 Who Goes Bare. Until Sat.

Sonning – The Mill www.millatsonning.com 0118 969 8000 Relatively Speaking. Until Sat April 18.

The Pasadena Roof Orchestra. Sun. The Jive Aces. Sun 15.

Windsor – Royal www.theatreroyalwindsor.co.uk 01753 853888 The Black Veil. Until Sat. Bang Bang!

Mon-Sat 14.

Wokingham – Theatre

Reading – South St

www.wokingham-theatre.org.uk 0118 978 5363 NEXT SHOW: Anne Boleyn. Thurs Mar 18-Sat Mar 28.

www.whatsonreading.com 0118 960 6060 We Are The Searchers. Thurs-Sat. Nancy Kerr and Luke Daniels. Thurs.

Rendezvous in Bratislava. Wed. John Kearns. Thurs 12. Catherine Bohart.

Fri 13. Limehouse Lizzy. Sat 14.

Luckley House presents Grease. Until Fri. Wokingham Film Society: Ash Is The Purest White (15). Thurs 12. ISA Drama Competition. Fri 13-Sat 14.

Wokingham – Whitty

Reading – Hexagon

Woodley – Theatre

www.whatsonreading.com 0118 960 6060 Hexagon Cinema - The Gentlemen (18).

Thurs. 1917 (15). Fri. Frozen 2 (U).

www.woodleytheatre.org 07939 210121 2020 Preview. Fri April 3.

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Recycling symbols – What do they mean?

IN THE KITCHEN Gavin McArdell www.CurryFrenzy.com

Potato Blue Cheese Bake

Here at Plastic Free Home, we regularly receive questions or witness confusion around the many symbols displayed on the back of everyday packaging.

What do they mean, and more importantly, what don’t they mean?

Perhaps the symbol most synonymous with recycling, the ‘mobius loop’ indicates that the item can be recycled if disposed of correctly.

This symbol, in green, means that the item is recycled by more than 75% of councils (local authorities) in the UK. Check locally how to recycle the item.

Highlights that the item may not be collected by all councils (local authorities) in the UK. Check locally how to recycle the item.

Means that the item is recycled by less than 20% of councils (local authorities) in the UK. Check locally how to recycle the item.

The number represents the type of plastic used in order to check locally if and how it can be recycled.

This dish makes a delicious hot or cold lunch and is also a perfect match for a good plain steak.

Ingredients for 4 The item is made from recyclable glass. Check locally how to recycle the item and remember to separate different colours.

Confirms that the item is made from recyclable Aluminium. Check locally how to recycle Aluminium.

A general reminder to dispose of your litter responsibly.

It’s important to remember that these symbols offer not guarantees; they only outline what may be possible. To ensure that any item is correctly disposed of and recycled (where possible), please always familiarise yourself with what can be recycled in your local area, how and where.

Explains that the manufacturer contributes to a packaging recycling scheme. e.g. Terracycle.

Check with the company and locally how to recycle.

The item is made from sustainably managed woodland.

And if you’re not sure, get in touch with your local Council and/or the item’s manufacturer to ask. If you live in Wokingham Borough, visit www.wokingham.gov.uk/rubbish-and-recycling/recycling for more information.

� 1 Kg Potatoes Peeled and sliced in 3mm rounds � 150g Danish Blue Cheese crumbled � 50g Mature Cheddar � 50g Plain Flour � 50g Butter � 1 Large Onion thinly sliced � Golden breadcrumbs

Petsandvets With Michael Morrow

� 150ml Full fat milk

Method Melt the butter gently and stir in the flour. Beat with a fork to make a paste and knock out most of the lumps. Add the milk and heat gently and stir regularly until you have a white sauce.

Crumble in the blue cheese and cheddar and stir until the cheese has mostly melted.

The Danish blue will mostly melt but as few small lumps may remain.

Meanwhile put the potatoes in a large pan with salt and bring up to the boil and immediately drain.

Allow to cool enough to handle. Grease the baking pan and layer potatoes then sauce then onion and repeat until used with a final layer of potato.

Sprinkle over the breadcrumbs and bake in the oven at 180ºC for 45minutes to an hour.

Gavin McArdell www.CurryFrenzy.com

Providing personal care for all your pets

Learning how to look after all creatures great and small

Oaklands Park, Wokingham RG41 2FD

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S A companion animal practice, we see a wide range of pet animals requiring veterinary care and advice.

The vast majority of the patients we see are cats and dogs, but we can also see numerous rabbits, ferrets, Guinea pigs, hamsters, Chinchillas, rats, birds and even reptiles.

I have noticed a trend over recent years for companion animal practices like my own to focus more on dogs and cats and increasingly they defer treating the less common species.

I feel that this is a real shame, as most of us entered the profession with a degree of inspiration by the James Herriott approach to all creatures great and small, and this does leave owners with few options to seek first opinion veterinary care.

When I first moved to Wokingham from South Africa at the end of 1999, I was determined to succeed in my new venture in the UK. Meeting the challenges of unfamiliar species of pets was very much part and parcel of the job, and I embraced the steep learning curve with enthusiasm.

I had never encountered ferrets or chinchillas in South Africa, and rats were pretty uncommon as pets too.

One of the first nurses I worked with in the UK had pet ferrets – an animal I was completely unfamiliar with. Through working with her ferrets and garnering knowledge from her and her peers’ experiences I rapidly became known as one of

A ferret Picture: Christels from Pixabay the few vets who would treat ferrets in the area.

To this day people still travel from as far away as Guildford for me to look at their ferrets. I would simply not be in this position if I hadn’t been prepared to learn something new all those years ago.

The health of our pets is linked to ‘husbandry’, providing a safe and enriched environment with suitable diet, housing, exercise and lighting and ventilation. In my experience, most owners who have sought out one of these less common species pets will have a reasonable degree of knowledge of husbandry including current thoughts on health care and potential diseases.

More often than not I work with the owner to come up with a treatment plan, and in some cases, this may include using one of the specialist referral centres

available to us.

Currently, we are dealing with a case of dental disease in a rabbit.

Rabbits teeth grow continuously and are worn down during the chewing of the food including grass and hay.

Choice of appropriate diets can affect the occurrence of dental disease.

In these challenging cases we often see spurs of the tooth causing ulcerations on the tongue or cheeks, and the pain can cause the rabbit to stop eating with potentially disastrous results.

In severe cases we can see root abscesses and even infection of the bone around the tooth roots – usually diagnosed on x-rays. A combination of trimming and filing the affected teeth under sedation and appropriate pain relief and antibiotics are indicated to try and get the patient back up and eating. Nursing care and owner’s commitment are vital to a positive outcome.

All these years later I continue to see all species of pets in our practice and actively encourage my younger vets to do so to. We are able to use our training and experience to evaluate the case and determine if treatment and care falls within our capabilities or requires a referral.

This gives us an ongoing wide and varied caseload, and allows us to support our equally diverse population of owners. � Michael Morrow owns and runs St Vincents Veterinary Surgery, an independent family-owned practice providing personal care for pets in and

0118 979 3200

around Wokingham since 2005. Well-known for his love of animals and interacting with clients, Michael has been looking after pets in Wokingham for over 20 years. Should you have any concerns about your pet please call the practice on 0118 979 3200 or visit www.stvincentsvets.co.uk to find out more about the practice.

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What’son EARLEY – Palmer Building, University of Reading, Whiteknights RG6 2AH. Reading Film Theatre presents The Bombshell (15). £8.50, £7.50 concessions, £6 members, £5 member concessions, £5 students.Details: 0118 378 7151 or www.readingfilmtheatre.co.uk SHINFIELD – Baptist Church, Hollow Lane RG2 8BT. Coffee morning.

10am-noon. Details: shinfieldbaptist.org.uk SPENCERS WOOD – Library, Basingstoke Road RG7 1AJ. Rhymetime. 10.15am-10.45am.

Details: 0118 988 4771.

WINNERSH – Library, The Forest School, Robin Hood Lane RG41 5ND. Lego building club. 4pm-4.45pm.

Details: 0118 979 7519.

WOKINGHAM – Baptist Church, Milton Road RG40 1DE. Wokingham Literary Society meeting: A Land of Ice and Fire: Introducing Icelandic Literature, a talk by Rosemary Hughes. 7.30pm9.30pm. Visitors welcome, £2 entry.

Details: www.wokinghamliterary society.org.uk WOKINGHAM – The Cornerstone, Norreys Avenue RG40 1UE. Wokingham and East Berkshire Camera Club meeting: Technical Question Time. 7.45pm. £2. Details: www.webcc.org.uk WOKINGHAM – Town Hall, Market

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Place RG40 1AS. International Women’s Day event: meeting amazing local women and find out what drives them.

Speakers include Emma Cantrell from First Days and Andrea West from Berkshire Women’s Aid. 7.30pm.

Details: readingand wokingham@womensequality.org.uk.

Friday, March 6 EARLEY – St Peters Church Hall, Church Road, RG6 1EY. Reading Photography Club meeting: Shoot A Theme. 7.45pm. Details: www.readingcameraclub.co.uk EMMBROOK – Emmbrook Sports & Social, Lowther Road RG41 1JB. Wokingham Music Club presents Gordon Giltrap in concert. 8pm. £19.

Details: www.wokinghammusicclub.co.uk KNOWL HILL – Knowl Hill Village Hall, The Terrace RG10 9XB. Knowl Hill Film Club presentsSully: Miracle on the Hudson.

Members only, membership £10, £2.50 under 16s. Fish n chip supper £6. Pay bar available. Details: www.khva.org WOKINGHAM – Norreys Church, Norreys Avenue RG40 1UU. Ladies’ Drop-In Cafe: tea, make friends, children welcome. 9.30am-11.30am.

Details: 0118 977 2457.

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Holding a community event?

Send your listings to events@wokinghampaper.co.uk 1EH. Coffee and Chat: a warm welcome, a listening ear and refreshments. 2pm-4pm. Details: 0118 979 6267.

WOODLEY – Coronation Hall, Headley Road RG5 4JB. Woodley Over55s Club present Top of the Greasy Pole with Mike Brook. Doors open 1.45pm. Members 50p, nonmembers £1. Details: 0118 962 8631.

Saturday, March 7 HURST – Dinton Pastures Country Park Davis Street RG10 0TH. Bracknell and Wokingham RSPB present Date WIth Nature: a three-and-a-halfhour walk around Dinton Pastures and Lavell’s Lake suitable for all ages.

Includes visits to bird hides. 9am.

Meet at Cafe. £2 donation to RSPB plus car parking fee. Details: ww2.rspb.org.uk/groups/ wokinghamandbracknell/events FINCHAMPSTEAD – St James’ Church, Church Lane. Ladies’ breakfast.

8.45am-10am. Booking essential.

Details: 0118 973 0133.

FINCHAMPSTEAD – Memorial Hall, The Village RG40 4JU. An Evening With Gareth Ainsworth in aid of The Link Visiting Scheme. £15. 7.30pm.

Details: www.ticketsource.co.uk/ thelink READING – Reading Concert Hall, Blagrave Street RH1 1QH. Reading Phoenix Choir Annual Concert: 'Five Days that Changed the World'. £10-

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£23. 7.30pm. Details: 0118 960 6060 or www.readingphoenixchoir.org.uk.

SINDLESHAM – Reddam House Theatre, Reddam House RG41 5BG. Woodley Concert Band presents Lights, Camera, Action. 7.30pm. £14, £12 concessions, £5 under 16s. Free for newcomers. Details: 0870 321 2186.

SHINFIELD – St Mary’s Church, Church Lane RG2 9BY. Music at St Mary’s: Monthly lunchtime concert with a folk group, followed by buffet lunch.

Noon-1pm. Details: 0118 988 5923.

TWYFORD – Loddon Hall, Loddon Hall Road RG10 9JA. Exotic Cat Club Show 2020. 9.30am-4pm. Details: www.gccfcats.org WARGRAVE – Library, Woodclyffe Hostel, Church Street RG10 8EP. Read Me, Make Me for ages seven and under. 10.30am-11am. Details: 0118 940 4656.

WARGRAVE – St Mary’s Church, Station Road RG10 8EU. Ladies breakfast followed by a talk. 9am.

Details: 0118 940 2300.

WINNERSH – Library, The Forest School, Robin Hood Lane RG41 5ND. Gaming club. 10.30am-12.30pm.

Details: 0118 979 7519.

WOODLEY – Shopping precinct, Crockhamwell Road RG5 3JL. Saturday market 9am-3pm. Details: www.woodleytowncentre.co.uk

Sunday, March 8 KNOWL HILL – Knowl Hill Village Hall, The Terrace RG10 9XB. Knowl Hill Film Club presents Downton Abbey.

Members only, membership £10, £2.50 under 16s. Fish n chip supper £6. Pay bar available. Details: www.khva.org WOKINGHAM – Market Place RG40 1AS. Vegan market. 10am-2pm.

WOODLEY – Shopping precinct, Crockhamwell Road. Car boot and table top sale. 8am-1pm. £10 per car, 8 table top pitch (bring your own table). Details: 07915 661841 or www.woodleytowncentre.co.uk

Monday, March 9 BRACKNELL – Bracknell Open Learning Centre, Rectory Lane RG12 7GR. Bracknell Camera Club meeting: Colin Harrison on New Digital Adventure: Be Creative. 7.30pm.

Details: www.bracknell-cameraclub.co.uk.

SHINFIELD – Baptist Church, Hollow Lane RG2 8BT. Rainbow tots toddlers’ group. 9.15am-11.15am.

Details: shinfieldbaptist.org.uk WOKINGHAM – All Saints Church, Wiltshire Road RG40 1TN. Talk: The Self Delusion, the surprising science of how we are connected and why that matters, with Tom Oliver.

7.30pm. Details: www.allsaintswokingham.org.uk WOODLEY – The Oakwood Centre, Headley Road RG5 4JZ. Woodley Photographic Club meeting: Rod Bird on what photos mean. 7.45pm-8pm.

Members £2, non-members £3.

Details: www.woodleyphoto.co.uk

Tuesday, March 10 BINFIELD – Salisbury Hall, Newbold College of Higher Education, St Mark’s Road RG42 4AN. Newbold College diversity lecture: A diverse community supporting a diverse environment. Speaker: David Putt Project Manager, Jealotts Hill Community Landshare, 7.30pm.

Details: newbold.ac.uk EARLEY – Palmer Building, University of Reading, Whiteknights RG6 2AH. Reading Film Theatre presents The Good Liar (15). £8.50, £7.50 concessions, £6 members, £5 member concessions, £5

students.Details: 0118 378 7151 or www.readingfilmtheatre.co.uk FINCHAMPSTEAD – St James Church, Church Lane RG40 4LU. Lent talks 2020: INSPIRED by Literature with Beverley Stevens, headteacher of Ranelagh School. Details: 0118 973 0133.

SHINFIELD – Shinfield View, School Green RG2 9EH. Shinfield and District Local History Society: The VC, fact and fancies with Dan Allen from the Victorian Military Society.

7.45pm. £1. Details: 0118 988 3580.

SINDLESHAM – DoubleTree by Hilton, Sindlesham Mill RG41 5DG. Rotary Club of Reading Maiden Erlegh meeting: Elisabeth Burton-Phillips on her role in launching DrugFAM. 7.30pm. Details: info@readingmaidenerlegh.org WARGRAVE – Hannen Room, St Mary’s Church, Station Road RG10 8EU. Welcome cafe: tea, coffee and company. 2.30pm-4pm. Details: 0118 940 2300.

WOKINGHAM – The Bradbury Centre, Rose Street RG40 1XS. Wokingham Horticultural Society meeting: Colour Through The Seasons with David Miller. 7.45pm. Details: www.w-h-a.org.uk or 0118 961 9779.

WOKINGHAM – Methodist Church, Rose Street RG40 1XS. Wokingham and District Philatelic Society meeting: The Midland Railway with John Soer. 7.30pm. Details: wokinghamphilatelic.org.uk.

WOKINGHAM – Norreys Church, Norreys Avenue, RG40 1UU. Norreys 50+ Group: 150 years of chocolate by Bob Whelpton.

Samples on offer. 2.15 pm (tea/ coffee from 2pm). All over 50s welcome – entrance free. Details 0118 961 9821.

Wednesday, March 11 WARGRAVE – Library, Woodclyffe Hostel, Church Street RG10 8EP. Rhymetime for under fives. Free.

11am-10.30am. Details: 0118 940 4656.

WOODLEY – Shopping precinct, Crockhamwell Road RG5 3JL. Artisan and Produce Market. 9am 1.30pm. Details: www.woodleytowncentre.co.uk

Thursday, March 12 EARLEY – Palmer Building, University of Reading, Whiteknights RG6 2AH. Reading Film Theatre presents Someone, Somewhere (Deux Moi) (15, subtitled). £8.50, £7.50 concessions, £6 members, £5 member concessions, £5 students.Details: 0118 378 7151 or www.readingfilmtheatre.co.uk FINCHAMPSTEAD – Memorial Hall, The Village RG40 4JU. Bracknell and Wokingham RSPB meeting: Tom Way, My Love of Africa. £4, £3 members. 8pm. Details: ww2.rspb.org.uk/groups/ wokinghamandbracknell/events/ SHINFIELD – Baptist Church, Hollow Lane RG2 8BT. Coffee morning.

10am-noon. Details: shinfieldbaptist.org.uk SHINFIELD – Infants School Hall, School Green RG2 9EH. Shinfield Allotment Holders and Gardeners Association meeting: The Thames Path with Graham Harding. 7.30pm. £1.

WINNERSH – Library, The Forest School, Robin Hood Lane RG41 5ND. Lego building club. 4pm-4.45pm.

Book group. 6pm-7pm. Details: 0118 979 7519.

WOKINGHAM – The Cornerstone, Norreys Avenue RG40 1UE. Wokingham and East Berkshire

Camera Club meeting: Simon Reed: What you need to know about gig photography. 7.45pm. £2. Details: www.webcc.org.uk WOKINGHAM – The Whitty Theatre, Luckley House School, Luckley Road RG40 3EU. Wokingham Film Society presents Ash Is Purest White.

7.30pm. £6.50, members £4. Details: wokinghamfilmsociety.com

Friday, March 13 EARLEY – St Peters Church Hall, Church Road, RG6 1EY. Reading Photography Club meeting: Print Competition 4. 7.45pm. Details: www.readingcameraclub.co.uk WOKINGHAM – Norreys Church, Norreys Avenue RG40 1UU. Ladies’ Drop-In Cafe: tea, make friends, children welcome. 9.30am-11.30am.

Details: 0118 977 2457.

WOKINGHAM – St Paul’s Church Parish Rooms, Reading Road RG41 1EH. Coffee and Chat: a warm welcome, a listening ear and refreshments. 2pm-4pm. Details: 0118 979 6267.

WOODLEY – Coronation Hall, Headley Road RG5 4JB. Woodley Over55s Club present Great Ormond Street Hospital with Marcia Watson. Doors open 1.45pm. Members 50p, nonmembers £1. Details: 0118 962 8631.

Saturday, March 14 BARKHAM – Village Hall, Church Lane RG40 4PL. Barkham Village Residents Association Skittles Evening. 7pm. £10, LOWER EARLEY – Trinity Church, Chalfont Close RG6 5HZ. Who Let The Dads Out? For Dads and primary school aged children. Free bacon rolls, toast, tea, coffee and squash.

9.30am-11.30am. Details: 0118 931 3124.

READING – Reading Central Library, Abbey Square RG1 3BQ. The Centre for Heritage and Family History: Making the most of autosomal DNA for Family Historians Workshop.

2.30pm-4.30pm. £10, members £9.

Booking essential Details: 0118 950 9553.

SHINFIELD – Shinfield Players Theatre, Whitley Wood Lane RG2 9DF. Shinfield Players presents The Greatest Showman Singalong. 7pm.

Details: 0118 975 8880.

WINNERSH – Library, The Forest School, Robin Hood Lane RG41 5ND. Gaming club. 10.30am-12.30pm.

Details: 0118 979 7519.

WOKINGHAM – Wokingham Baptist Church, Milton Road RG30 1DE. Sing Healthy Choirs Concert: Fauré’s Requiem in aid of Berkshire Maestros and The Link Visiting Scheme. £14, £12, £11, concessions £9. Details: www.singhealthy.co.uk WOODLEY – Shopping precinct, Crockhamwell Road RG5 3JL. Saturday market 9am-3pm. Details: www.woodleytowncentre.co.uk WOODLEY – Coronation Hall, Headley Road RG5 4JB. Thames Valley Ancient Egypt Society (Oxon, Berks, Bucks) lecture: Latest Research in the EES Archive : Dr Stephanie Boonstra. 2pm. £4. Details: www.tvaes.org.uk

Sunday, March 15 CHARVIL – Village Hall, Park Lane RG10 9TR. Quiz night organised by the Glass Ensemble. 7pm. £10, includes a ploughman’s supper. Cash bar. Details: 0118 947 9997.

WOODLEY – Shopping precinct, Crockhamwell Road RG5 3JL. Vegan market. 11am-4pm. Details: www.woodleytowncentre.co.uk

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Livemusic Thursday, March 5 CAMBERLEY – Camberley Theatre, Knoll Road GU15 3SY. Lionel - The Music of Lionel Richie. Details: 01276 707600.

READING – The Purple Turtle, Gun Street RG1 2JR. Tetes De Pois. Strictly Business DJ Binge. Details: 0118 959 7196.

READING – RISC, London Street RG1 4PS. Superscurry Presents… Hana Piranaha, Redwood, Mishkin Fitzgerald.

Details: 0118 958 3555.

READING – South Street. Nancy Kerr and Luke Daniels. Details: 0118 960 6060.

WARFIELD – Spice Lounge, Three Legged Cross RG42 6AE. Gary Roman As Elvis.Details: 01344 421673.

WOKINGHAM – The Leafy Elephant, Peach Place RG40 1LY. Strings Attached acoustic night: Harbour Lights. Details: 0118 334 2623.

WOKINGHAM – Victoria Arms, Easthampstead Road RG40 2EH. Open mic night. Details: 0118 978 3023

Friday, March 6 BRACKNELL – The Acoustic Couch, The Ring RG12 1JG. Violet Night presents Reggae Fever: Roots Titus, DJ Roots n Culture, DJ Ork. Details: www.theacousticcouch.co.uk BRACKNELL – The Keller, Coppid Beech Hotel, John Nike Way RG12 8TF. CLOSED. Details: 01344 303333.

CAMBERLEY – Camberley Theatre, Knoll Road GU15 3SY. The Roy Orbison Story.

Details: 01276 707600.

CROWTHORNE – Crowthorne Sports & Social Club, Wellington Road, RG45 7LD. Anna Nightingale. Details: 01344 773389.

EMMBROOK – Emmbrook Sports & Social, Lowther Road RG41 1JB. Wokingham Music Club presents Gordon Giltrap in concert. 8pm. £19. Details: wokinghammusicclub.co.uk FARNBOROUGH – The Alexandra, Victoria Road GU14 7PH. Zak. Details: 01252 519964.

HENLEY – The Bull on Bell Street, Bell Street RG9 2BA. 4G. Details: 01491 576554.

READING – The Castle Tap, Castle Street RG1 7RJ. DR SATSO and pej. Details: 0118 958 0473.

READING – The Face Bar, Ambrose Place, Chatham Street RG1 7JE. Bottle Kids.

Details: 0118 956 8188.

READING – Oakford Social Club, Blagrave Street RG1 1PZ.

Let’s Go Disco. Details: 0118 959 4267.

READING – The Purple Turtle, Gun Street RG1 2JR. Romances Live. Elevated Bass v Verge DnB. Details: 0118 959 7196.

READING – Progress Theatre, The Mount RG1 5HL. Jazz at Progress presents Finding Home: Kate Williams’ Four Plus Three meets Georgia Mancio. Details: www.jazzinreading.com READING – RISC, London Street RG1 4PS. !Global Warming!.

Details: 0118 958 3555.

READING – O’Neill’s, Friar Street RG1 1DB. Ross Duo. Details: 0118 960 6580.

TWYFORD – The Duke of Wellington, High Street RG10 9AG. The MonoKhromes.

Details: 0118 934 0456.

WOKINGHAM – Broad Street Tavern, Broad Street RG40 1AU. Up2NoGood. Details: 0118 978 0918.

WOKINGHAM – The Gig House, The Plaza, Denmark Street RG40 2LD. Club nights.

Details: 0118 912 3130.

WOKINGHAM – The Red Lion, Market Place RG40 1AL. Live music followed by disco.

Details: 0118 979 5790.

WOKINGHAM – The Station Tap, Station Approach RG40 2AD. DJ Waynie M. Details: 0118 977 4548.

Saturday, March 7 BINFIELD – Binfield Club, Binfield House, Forest Road RG42 3DU. The Silver Searchers. Details: 01344 420572.

BRACKNELL – The Acoustic Couch, The Ring RG12 1JG. Scarlet Vixens. Details: www.theacousticcouch.co.uk BRACKNELL – The Keller, Coppid Beech Hotel, John Nike Way RG12 8TF. Let The B/DC AC/DC tribute band. Details: 01344 303333.

BRACKNELL – The Royal Oak, London Road RG12 2NN. Solace. Details: 01344 422622.

BRACKNELL – South Hill Park, Ringmead RG12 7PA. Supersonic 70s 10th Anniversary Tour. Details: 01344 484123.

BRACKNELL – South Hill Park, Ringmead RG12 7PA. Paul James and the Drowned Lovers. Details: 01344 484123.

CAMBERLEY – Mr Bumble, London Road GU17 9AP. Tequila Chase. Details: 01276 32691.

CAMBERLEY – Camberley Theatre, Knoll Road GU15

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Details: 01276 707600.

COVE – The Ivy Leaf Club, Cove Road GU14 0HF. The Keynotes. Details: 01252 54296 FLEET – The Falkners Arms, Falkners Close, Ancells Farm GU51 2XF. Groove Republic.

Details: 01252 811311.

FLEET – The Harlington, Fleet Road, GU51 4BY. Abba Fever.

01252 811009.

FRIMLEY – The Railway Arms, High Street GU16 7JE. Ransom. Details: 01276 21730.

LOWER EARLEY – The Seven Red Rose, Maiden Place. 4G. Details: 0118 935 4103.

READING – The Castle Tap, Castle Street RG1 7RJ. LGBT+ Open Mic Night in association with RU LGBT Society. Details: 0118 958 0473.

READING – The Horn, Castle Street RG1 2LS. Blue Hayz.

Details: 0118 957 4794.

READING – Oakford Social Club, Blagrave Street RG1 1PZ. Mulan Rouge with Sum Ting Wong. Details: 0118 959 4267.

READING – The Palmer Tavern, Wokingham Road RG6 1JL. Frankie The Fish. Details: 0118 935 1009.

READING – The Purple Turtle, Gun Street RG1 2JR. Loud Fem: Chloe Foy. SoundJam: Clash of the Sexes. Details: 0118 959 7196.

READING – Salisbury Conservative Club, Kings Road RG1 4HX. Western Rock. Details: 0118 926 5804.

SANDHURST – The Rose & Crown, High Street GU47 8HA. Stories of Rock.

WEST END – West End Social Club, High Street GU26 9PL. Bullseye. Details: 01276 858501.

WINNERSH – The Royal British Legion Club, Woodward Close RG41 5LP. Wokingham Music Club presents Queen II. 8pm. £17. Details: www. wokinghammusicclub.co.uk WOKINGHAM – Hope and Anchor, Station Road RG40 2AD. Peach & the Prairie Dogs.

Details: 0118 978 0918.

WOKINGHAM – The Gig House, The Plaza, Denmark Street RG40 2LD. Club nights with Pig & Dan. Details: 0118 912 3130.

WOKINGHAM – The Red Lion, Market Place RG40 1AL. The Ultimate Saturday night disco.

Details: 0118 979 5790.

WOKINGHAM – The Station Tap, Station Approach RG40 2AD. DJ night. Details: 0118 977 4548.

Holding a community event?

Send your listings to events@wokinghampaper.co.uk Sunday, March 8 BRACKNELL – South Hill Park, Ringmead RG12 7PA. Wilde Sundays: Tamsin Quin, Phil Cooper, George Wilding, Jamie R Hawkins. Details: 01344 484123.

READING – Community Hall, Watlington House, Watlington Street, RG1 4RJ. Readifolk: Well I’m Blowed Theme Night. Details: www.readifolk.org.uk READING – RISC, London Street RG1 4PS. Gli Avanzi. Details: 0118 958 3555.

READING – South Street.

Ordinary Giants. Details: 0118 960 6060.

SONNING – The Mill at Sonning, Sonning Eye RG4 6TY. The Pasadena Roof Orchestra.

Details: 0118 969 8000.

WEST END – West End Social Club, High Street GU26 9PL. David Hay Blues Band. Details: 01276 858501.

Monday, March 9 NETTLEBED – Village Club, High Street RG9 5DD. Peter Knight and John Spiers. Details: www.nettlebedfolkclub.co.uk READING – The Purple Turtle, Gun Street RG1 2JR. Skint Mondays. Details: 0118 959 7196.

READING – The Retreat, St John’s Street RG1 4EH. Blue Monday jam session. Details: 0118 376 9159.

STOKE ROW – Crooked Billet RG9 5PU. Mollie Marriot and Union Chain. Details: 01491 681048.

Tuesday, March 10 BRACKNELL – The Acoustic Couch, The Ring RG12 1JG. Graham Steel Music Company New Music Tuesday. Details: www.theacousticcouch.co.uk READING – RISC, London Street RG1 4PS. The Mark Burton Quintet: The Tuesday Jazz Jam. Details: 0118 958 3555.

READING – Up The Junction, London Road RG1 3NY. Karaoke night. Details: 0118 926 0544.

Wed, March 11 BINFIELD – Binfield Club, Binfield House, Forest Road RG42 3DU. Anna Nightingale.

Details: 01344 420572.

BRACKNELL – The Acoustic Couch, The Ring RG12 1JG. Open Mic Night. Details: www.theacousticcouch.co.uk READING – The Castle Tap, Castle Street RG1 7RJ. Sea Shanty night. Details: 0118 958 0473.

READING – The Purple Turtle,

Gun Street RG1 2JR. BBC Introducing presents Marisa and the Moths, Voodoo Radio.

Details: 0118 959 7196.

READING – RISC, London Street RG1 4PS. Bohemian Night.

Details: 0118 958 3555.

READING – Up The Junction, London Road RG1 3NY. Acoustic Night with Hubcap Promotions. Details: 0118 926 0544.

Thurs, March 12 ARBORFIELD – Royal British Legion, Eversley Road RG2 9PR. Live Band Country Music with Mustang. £8. Details: www.h-bar-c-country.co.uk.

READING – The Purple Turtle, Gun Street RG1 2JR. Reggae Reggae Show. Stories - Phase 10. Details: 0118 959 7196.

READING – RISC, London Street RG1 4PS. Lea Lyle: Jazz In Reading. Details: 0118 958 3555.

SHINFIELD – Leighton Park School, Shinfield Road RG2 7ED. The Foyer Quizz Club with Joanna Eden’s Embraceable Ella with the Stuart Henderson Quartet.

Details: 0118 987 9600.

WOKINGHAM – The Leafy Elephant, Peach Place RG40 1LY. Strings Attached acoustic night: Soul Front. Details: 0118 334 2623.

WOKINGHAM – Victoria Arms, Easthampstead Road RG40 2EH. Open mic night. Details: 0118 978 3023

Friday, March 13 BRACKNELL – The Acoustic Couch, The Ring RG12 1JG. Three Days Out and The Station. Details: www.theacousticcouch.co.uk BRACKNELL – The Keller, Coppid Beech Hotel, John Nike Way RG12 8TF. Ultimate RnB Tribute - a flavour of the old school. Details: 01344 303333.

MAIDENHEAD – Norden Farm, Altwood Road SL6 4PF. The Pendulum Quintet. Details: 01628 788997.

READING – The Castle Tap, Castle Street RG1 7RJ. Sharabang. Details: 0118 958 0473.

READING – O’Neill’s, Friar Street RG1 1DB. Al Jenkins. Details: 0118 960 6580.

READING – Rising Sun Arts Centre, Silver Street RG1 2ST. The BIg Untidy: Richard Earls/ Jamie Larbalestier/Dr Slideshow. Details: 0118 986 6788.

READING – RISC, London Street RG1 4PS. Rainy Day Woman, Los Chicos Muertos, Markt.

Details: 0118 958 3555.

READING – Salisbury Conservative Club, Kings Road RG1 4HX. Superstarz Disco. Details: 0118 926 5804.

TWYFORD – The Duke of Wellington, High Street RG10 9AG. The PFJ. Details: 0118 934 0456.

WOKINGHAM – Broad Street Tavern, Broad Street RG40 1AU. PinkFish. Details: 0118 978 0918.

WOKINGHAM – The Gig House, The Plaza, Denmark Street RG40 2LD. Club nights.

Details: 0118 912 3130.

WOKINGHAM – The Red Lion, Market Place RG40 1AL. Live music followed by disco.

Details: 0118 979 5790.

WOKINGHAM – The Station Tap, Station Approach RG40 2AD. DJ Waynie M. Details: 0118 977 4548.

Saturday, March 14 BRACKNELL – The Acoustic Couch, The Ring RG12 1JG. Skaema and Uncle Buck, Inferior Complex. Details: www.theacousticcouch.co.uk BRACKNELL – The Keller, Coppid Beech Hotel, John Nike Way RG12 8TF. Penfold. Details: 01344 303333.

BRACKNELL – The Royal Oak, London Road RG12 2NN. White Light. Details: 01344 422622.

BRACKNELL – The Silver Birch, Liscombe RG12 7DE. Bad Penny. Details: 01344 457318.

BRACKNELL – South Hill Park, Ringmead RG12 7PA. Not The Anderson Twins: Alistair Anderson v Ian A Anderson.

Details: 01344 484123.

CROWTHORNE – Royal British Legion, Wellington Road RG45 7LJ. Don’t Look Now. Details: 01344 772161.

EMMBROOK – Emmbrook Sports & Social, Lowther Road RG41 1JB. Wokingham Music Club presentsHank Wangford and Brad Breath in concert.

8pm. £17.45. Details: wokinghammusicclub.co.uk FARNBOROUGH – The Alexandra, Victoria Road GU14 7PH. Free jukebox.

Details: 01252 519964.

FLEET – The Falkners Arms, Falkners Close, Ancells Farm GU51 2XF. Fabulous Funky Funks. Details: 01252 811311.

FLEET – The Harlington, Fleet Road, GU51 4BY. Geno Washington and the Ram Jam Band. 01252 811009.

READING – The Turks, London Road RG1 5BJ. Bottle Kids.

Details: 0118 957 6930.

READING – Readipop, Milford

Road RG1 8LG. Club Velocity presents Ben Marwood.

Details: 0118 937 7156.

READING – Grosvenor Casino Reading, Rose Kiln Lane RG2 0SN. Ed Sheeran tribute.

Details: 0118 402 7800.

READING – The Concert Hall, Blagrave Street. Derek Ryan.

Details: 0118 960 6060.

READING – The Fisherman’s Cottage, Kennetside RG1 4HJ. Mudslide Morris and the Revelators. Details: 0118 956 0432.

READING – Oakford Social Club, Blagrave Street RG1 1PZ. Heavy Pop: China Bears, Soft Still. Details: 0118 959 4267.

READING – The Purple Turtle, Gun Street RG1 2JR. GFH Milking It. Details: 0118 959 7196.

READING – RISC, London Street RG1 4PS. Reading Dub Club.

Straight Outta Junction.

Details: 0118 958 3555.

READING – Salisbury Conservative Club, Kings Road RG1 4HX. The Start!.

Details: 0118 926 5804.

READING – South Street.

Limehouse Lizzy. Details: 0118 960 6060.

READING – The Turks, London Road RG1 5BJ. Frankie The Fish. Details: 0118 957 6930.

SANDHURST – The Rose & Crown, High Street GU47 8HA. Abi Powell.

WOKINGHAM – Hope and Anchor, Station Road RG40 2AD. Live music. Details: 0118 978 0918.

WOKINGHAM – The Gig House, The Plaza, Denmark Street RG40 2LD. Club nights with Pig & Dan. Details: 0118 912 3130.

WOKINGHAM – The Red Lion, Market Place RG40 1AL. The Ultimate Saturday night disco.

Details: 0118 979 5790.

WOKINGHAM – The Station Tap, Station Approach RG40 2AD. DJ night. Details: 0118 977 4548.

WOKINGHAM – The White Horse, Easthampstead Road RG40 3AF. Smoking Goats.

Details: 0118 979 7402.

Sunday, March 15 MAIDENHEAD – Norden Farm, Altwood Road SL6 4PF. Songs From Ireland. Details: 01628 788997.

READING – Community Hall, Watlington House, Watlington Street, RG1 4RJ. Readifolk: Jack Rutter.

Details: www.readifolk.org.uk SONNING – The Mill at Sonning, Sonning Eye RG4 6TY. The Jive Aces Big Beat Revue.

Details: 0118 969 8000.

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Application Address Reasons for Advert Description 200435 22 Pound Lane, Conservation Area Householder application for the proposed Sonning erection of a part single storey, part two storey rear extension, following demolition of existing rear extension, plus internal alterations and changes to fenestration.

The application is available to view online at wokingham.gov.uk � Planning � Search planning applications and typing in the application number above. All libraries in the Borough have internet access in order to view this page.

Comments on the application can be made online from this web page.

Any comments must arrive on or before 26th March 2020. Any comments made are not confidential and can be seen by anyone as they form part of the public record. The comments, unless offensive, discriminatory and/or racist, will appear on the Council’s website within 24 hours and include the submitted name and address. Due to the high volume of comments received we do not provide individual responses.

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George Puscas scores Reading’s equaliser during their FA Cup game against Sheffiled United on Tuesday. The Blades won in extra time Picture: Steve Smyth

FA CUP: Extra-time heartbreak for Reading as Blades score late winner

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READING MANAGER Mark Bowen said the defeat was ‘difficult to take’ after the Royals were eliminated from the FA Cup in extra-time by Premier League Sheffield United in a pulsating cup tie.

It took extra-time for the Blades to progress as Billy Sharp’s 105th minute goal turned out to be the decisive goal in the contest at the Madejski Stadium on Tuesday night.

“It is hard to take when you put that much effort into the game,” said Bowen.

“We had a game plan to soak up the pressure and play on the counter attack but when the game settled down after a terrible start, we played our own stuff and for large periods of the game, we took the game to them.

“As a coach, I’m disappointed because both goals were from crosses and we do a lot of work on that.

“We had a game here last week against Wigan where we let ourselves and everybody down and I came here tonight hoping to put a smile on our fans faces. I wouldn’t expect them to smile because we’ve

been beaten but hopefully they can go away with a sense of pride that their side put a real shift in and probably deserved more.

“They caught us cold (with the early goal). We fought our way back into the game.

“We were dreaming and thinking it may go to penalties or we’d snatch a goal but football has a habit of coming back and hitting you.”

Despite defeat, the Royals manager was keen to take the positives from an impressive Reading display against Premier League opposition.

“As a club, we have to make sure we are more consistent. We’ve set ourselves a goal to get into the top half. Saturday away at Birmingham is as important as tonight’s game now and we have to make sure we are physically and mentally ready.

“We always want more numbers through the gates but the ones that do come are always vocal.

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from our fans and we had that bit extra tonight.

“All of us, myself included have to strive to take this club forward to make sure we have more nights, and Saturday afternoons, like tonight where the fans want to come out and cheer their home side.

“It is difficult to take but we have to take those positives and be ready to go on Saturday.

“We showed we can play most teams, we’ve got to make sure we don’t let ourselves down when there is a different expectancy.

We’ve found it difficult when we have expectancy from our own fans.”

“I don’t think it could have been any closer,” said Bowen when asked about Pele’s late chance in the match which scraped the outside of the post as the Championship side searched for a late leveller.

“It whizzed past their keeper who was nowhere near it. It’s important to take the positives from the game and make sure we

are determined and ready for Saturday.”

The Welshman also praised club record signing George Puscas who has hit form with four goals in his last five games.

“I was pleased for George again.

He took his penalty well and I thought he was a lot tidier with his link up play. He’s a young player learning the game, we put demands on him all the time and we can see a steady improvement with him.”

Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder was full of praise for the Royals who pushed his high flying Premier League side all the way in a closely contested cup tie.

“It was a tight game. It was a tough game,” said Wilder.

“I thought the Reading crowd were excellent and they really inspired their players.

“It was a really dangerous game for us. So to get the win in a tight game was really satisfying for us.

“The Reading players raised their game. We knew it’d be a different Reading from their last two games and a different crowd.

“They sat deep and we weren’t effective in our play. but we got the job done.”

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RAMS have been hit with a five point deduction by the RFU for an admin error to deliver a blow to their hopes of promotion in National League One. A statement from the Rams Chairman Andy Lynch on their club website reads: “I regret to announce that following the Club’s submission of its Payment of Players Declaration via the GMS (Game Management System) to the RFU in late March 2019, the RFU Disciplinary Panel have decided the Club should be sanctioned by an immediate five league points deduction, and a remaining 15 point deduction, suspended for two seasons.”

The Rams have enjoyed a spectacular debut season in National League One having won promotion to the division for the first time last season.

Their remarkable season had put them in the hunt for a double promotion, keeping ground with league leaders Richmond for much of the season, but the five point deduction sanctioned by the RFU has dealt a serious blow to their hopes of moving up another division.

Rams are currently in fourth place in National League One having won 17 of their 23 league games this season and with a game in hand to play over the three sides above them in the table.

They contined their exceptional season with a home victory over Rotherham Titans last Saturday.

The statement continues: “I would like to explain what has happened and the process applied by the RFU over this matter in order to give our players, coaches, members and supporters a clear understanding of this judgment. We have learnt a lot from this process and hope that our experience with the RFU’s new Regulation seven can help other clubs avoid making any unfortunate errors.

“We later learned that we had failed to tick the correct box via the RFU’s GMS, which had asked ‘Do any players or playing coaches receive any material benefit for playing rugby for the club, whether directly of via a third party’ and as a result we submitted an incorrect return.

“The inaccuracy in the declaration was drawn to the Club’s attention by the RFU’s disciplinary department in early April 2019 and written submissions were immediately made to the RFU regarding what the Club believed to be a mistake in completing and signing the form.

“Following a four month investigation the RFU decided to exercise its powers and charge the Club with a breach of Regulation seven (Payment of Players) by a disciplinary charge dated September, 4 2019. The case was then passed to a Disciplinary Panel who looked at written submissions and heard evidence from both ourselves and the RFU between October 2019 and January 2020 to establish the case and decide the sanction to be applied.”

The full statement can be read on the Rams website. They continue their National League One campaign with an away trip to eighth placed side Old Elthamians on Saturday (2pm kick off).

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