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By GEMMA DAVIDSON gdavidson@wokinghampaper.co.uk AN APPLICATION to use land near a farm in Sonning for caravan pitches has been rejected – after the Prime Minister wrote a letter of objection.

On July 13, the very day that Theresa May, MP for Maidenhead, moved into number 10 Downing Street, she wrote a letter to Wokingham Borough Council calling for the application to be turned down.

The plans, which were submitted on June 7, proposed the stationing of caravans for residential purposes for two gypsy pitches, together with the formation of utility/dayrooms and hardstanding ancillary on land adjacent to Model Farm Cottages in Bath Road, Sonning.

Mrs May joined 38 others who wrote to the council’s planning officer to object to the plans.

The application has been refused on the grounds that the land has not been identified for development, and is surplus to the council’s requirement for gypsy and traveller housing land.

Charvil Parish Council is expected to officially reject the plans at its meeting on Monday night. n Travellers have moved vans into The Forest School’s playing grounds, off Arbor Lane. Their encampment includes ponies.

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FAMILY NOTICES A TWYFORD couple are celebrating after the safe arrival of twins earlier this week.

Andrea Burlingham, marketing manager at Sheeplands garden centre, gave birth at 1.31am on Wednesday morning in the Royal Berkshire Hospital.

First to arrive was a girl weighing 5lb 10 ozs, closely followed by a boy weighing 6lb 4ozs.

Ms Burlingham is the partner to Rob Scott, the garden centre’s owner.

In a message to friends and family Mr Scott said: “Mum looks beautiful and is very happy. We look forward to seeing you all soon.”

A ROTARIAN from Wokingham has jetted off to Rio to volunteer at the Olympics.

Sarah Shears, who is a member of the Rotary Club of Reading Maiden Erlegh heading up the Youth Service division, has funded her own travel to Brazil to volunteer at the fortnight-long competition.

Sarah is expected to become the club’s youngest President in July 2018, having managed the youth services

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committee and served as an assistant on the Rotary Young Leader’s Award scheme, which takes young people between the ages of 18 and 25 through a tough week in North Wales to help them develop their own leadership qualities.

Rotary Club President Scott Trathen said: “We are really proud of Sarah and wish her a safe two weeks in Rio and we are really looking forward to hearing all about it on her return.”

Winners of Citizens Vandals target Advice 100 Club tennis club

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Anyone with any information is urged to call 101.

THE AUGUST draw for the 2016-17 year of the Citizens Advice Wokingham 100 Club took place on Tuesday, August 2.

The three prizes were drawn as follows: n First prize with ticket No. 76 was Chris Gibson who wins £20.25 n Second prize with ticket No. 66 was Dennis Eyriey who wins £12.15 n Third prize with ticket No. 6 was Chris Gibson who wins £8.10 Tickets can be bought at any time of year and will be entered for the remaining months in the draw year (which is May - April).

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Annual exhibition for art group

A TENNIS club in Riseley has been targeted by vandals over the last few weeks.

Between July 22 and August 8 an external door was been forced open at the club in Odiham Road. Once inside, the offenders damaged an internal door to break into another room in the pavilion.

More recently on Tuesday night into Wednesday, someone lit a fire on the decking which scorched the wood, and two benches were stolen.

Officers from the Thames Valley Police local neighbourhood team are working closely with the Parish Council, but are asking residents to report anything or anyone in or around the pavilion who may be causing damage or

AN art group will be holding its annual exhibition early next month.

The Twyford and Ruscombe Art Group, which celebrated its 50th anniversary in May, will be showcasing a wide variety of work from oil paintings to pottery, photography to still life in the Twyford Room at Loddon Hall, in Loddon Hall Road, on Saturday, September 3.

Visitors will be asked to choose their favourite piece for the artist to win the Reynolds Cup. Admission is free, and doors open at noon.

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A327 and A329 to be closed simultaneously

Motoring misery thanks to double road closures EXCLUSIVE

By PHIL CREIGHTON news@wokinghampaper.co.uk MOTORISTS are preparing for more roadwork misery after it was revealed that plans to shut the A327 Arborfield Road will overlap with works on the A329M. The summer holiday works to repair the Loddon Viaduct has already brought monster jams around the Winnersh junctions of the busy motorway, with a knock-on effect on surrounding roads.

Next Friday, the A327 Arborfield Road will be closed for 11 days to enable work to install a new roundabout. This will help complete the new Shinfield relief road, which is being built to link the borough to the University of Reading’s new science park.

However, the Liberal Democrats feel that the concurrent road closures will heap more pain on Earley residents who have already suffered during the Loddon Viaduct worked.

Cllr Clive Jones, Wokingham Borough councillor for the Hawkedon ward, said: “We have recently heard that the Arborfield Road is also going to be closed from August 19-30.

“This means that Earley residents who are using this road to go to work in the Wokingham area will have to find an alternative route.

“This will mean they have to join the struggle caused by the A329M roadworks. Some residents say that their journey times have been increased by an hour. They will now get much worse".

Cllr Jones also said that the council had not done enough to publicise the planned closure of the A327.

He said: “I would have thought

that there should have been signs up advising motorists of the closure of Arborfield Road several weeks ago. The new Executive member for Highways Malcolm Richards really should get a grip of the situation and make sure that local residents get proper warnings of local roadworks.”

However, the Council said that work on the A329M is going well and they are hoping that, if the good weather continues, it will be able to reopen the road ahead of schedule.

Cllr Malcolm Richards, executive member for highways and transport, said: “We recognise the closure of the A327 does overlap with the advertised dates for the Loddon Viaduct works.

However, due to good weather and the bridge deck requiring less repair work than anticipated, we’re confident at this time it will be completed ahead of schedule.

“We always strive to provide good notice and in this instance, we wanted to be sure the Loddon Viaduct work was progressing well before we confirmed the closure of the A327. The Arborfield Road full closure must start on Friday, August 19 for the new roundabout to be built and the road reopened before schools go back.

“The other alternative would be to start the work later but with traffic heavier it could only have a partial closure meaning the work would take longer to do. This roundabout is the final piece of the new Shinfield Eastern Relief Road which can then open properly.

“We recognise essential works do impact on road users, but I’d like to reassure everyone that we try to programme them during the quieter periods.”

Damage to one of the homes in Stonehaven Drive, Woodley. Two houses were hit by a car on Tuesday, but no-one was injured in the accident Picture: Gemma Davidson

Mystery as car smashes into TWO homes TWO houses in Woodley have been damaged after a car crashed into them on Tuesday afternoon, writes Gemma Davidson.

Emergency services were called to the properties in Stonehaven Drive shortly before 1.15pm following reports that a red Ford Focus had crashed into a building.

A crew from Wokingham Road fire station attended the scene, but no-one was trapped so they made the properties safe.

Watch manager Darren Barrett said: "We needed to isolate the utilities as there was a concern that the water and gas pipes may

have been damaged, but we had to wait for the property inspector to declare the building safe before we could go in.

"Once we gained access, we found that the gas and water had not been damaged so there was no risk of further damage to the properties or neighbouring properties.

"No-one has been injured but the police are investigating."

A spokesperson for Thames Valley Police confirmed that officers had been called to the scene. She said: "We were called to reports that a car had left the road and collided with two

properties in Stonehaven Drive. We were called to the scene at 1.27pm. The Fire Service has also been called to the scene.

“The structural safety of the buildings is being checked. Everyone inside the properties have been evacuated. There are no reports of injuries, according to our log. There are no road closures in place at this time.”

A resident of one of the properties, who did not wish to give her name said: “We really don't know what happened. We don't know if it was a car malfunction. No-one was hurt and that is the main thing."

Wokingham-born Young to star in Strictly A POP singer who shot to fame in a reality TV show is preparing to do a quick step on the dance floor.

Wokingham-born Will Young was the second celebrity announced for this autumn’s series of the BBC TV show Strictly Come Dancing. He joins former shadow chancellor Ed Balls and TV presenter Laura Whitmore in the line-up.

Mr Young said: “As a fan of Strictly for years, I have always imagined myself on the show, but the timing has not been right... until now!

“Music is my passion and the dancing I have done has always been with a microphone in hand. Now there will be no microphone or band, just me, my partner and the dance floor.

“Strictly is a show with fantastic live music and has an ethos of positivity and growth. I practice these two things every day, and I will try my hardest to be the best dancer possible.”

Mr Young won the inaugural UK Pop Idol contest in 2002 and since then has gone on to have a very successful acting and musical career.

Police launch search for man after train assault THE photo of a man police would like to speak to in connection with a sexual assault in Twyford has been released.

The assault took place on the 1.24pm train between Henley and Twyford on Saturday, June 11.

A 16-year-old girl was approached by a man – described as white, in his early 30s and 6ft tall – who began to ask her personal questions, before touching her inappropriately.

The girl was not hurt in the assault but was left extremely upset.

British Transport Police (BTP) officers investigating the offence have now uncovered an image of a man who is believed to have more information about

what happened.

Sergeant Rob Pile from BTP in Reading said: “We are committed to reducing unwanted sexual behaviour and we are doing all we can to establish who was behind this assault.

“Our CCTV enquiries have revealed an image of a man who we’d like to speak to in connection with our investigation and I’d appeal for him – or anyone who knows his identity – to come forward.”

Anyone with information can call BTP on 0800 40 50 40 or text 61016 quoting reference 254 of 11/06/16.

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Wokingham, Reading and Oxfordshire,” Cllr Richards Launched last week, the petition points out: be “Now visiting Woodley town centre first taking place fromabove the the junction of “We want the local community to take part and is the time for unity and Wokingham, with both be given that they will be delivered aand The project has beensaid: funded

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He added: “ICAMPAIGNERS was very sad to see Wokingham by the Rotary club and will be moved as part of the town centre regeneration.

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With the regeneration, Cllr Gwynneth Hewetson, who chairs the town’s “We have asked an artist to put together a design at the Day Service said: “This was a as people who are isolated, lonely or in their community, learn new skills and carry out any work, there is support for Nicola Greenwood, from Wokingham Bridleway inannounced the autumn, when his Pick Your Own compassion understanding, and honourable selfless decision from of welcome, Mr Redwood they are in neighbouring as the new leader discussions going on about The groupand had moved onto the field close to had andGroup, A BUSINESS case for aon third bridge over thevictim River enhanced opening hours” nextfull spring. devices. moment,” he said.

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May makes Prime Minister’s Although much of Wokingham 60 years, and as all long as the global Seconding the motion was Cllr Richard councillors: backgrounds andfor from different walks of “It’s my“Despite hope that we don’t Rob Wilson said: successes over Questions debut was No hit with heavyisrain in the to them.” security situation demands, to deter the Dolinski, who recounted a recent visit to the forget life. position off limits motion.” recentthis decades in limiting the number of ANOTHER milestone was passed by Theresa early part of Saturday, by the time most extreme threats to the UK’s national states with nuclear capabilities, we cannot May on Wednesday this week – her debut at Yeldall’s open security and day waystarted, of life the andsun that of the UK’s rule out a major shift in the international the weekly Prime Minister’s Questions. was out – and stayed out. allies.” security situation which would put us under Thefar new leader of theWokingham’s Conservativetown Partycentre.

Supporter relations Sueintelligence MPs, her seat driving covers Rob Wilson is the Reading Mrs May pointed outroutes that PARENTS’ fears over manager safe by a vehicle at 40mph consider a 30mph speedgrave limit threat. providing toEast the ANALYSIS That is walking why I doroutes not believe gave a convincing – and witty – performance Hedger joked about the weather, than that, Mr Redwood’s MP and he sits in a seat that was reports suggested North Korea hadmore to the borough’s new schools isenough likely tothe die.area How can I send onAgain, Bearwood Road, provide safe school. it would be right to give up this capability at the box, facing a grilling from all in 1997, but added: meant a the weather, but weapons. on seems to dispatch cover. boundaries changed South. material to“Iseveral create dozen nuclear was raised during mypaper, childitsafely off to school on crossing points and improve HeReading said: “[An] inspection unilaterally.”once WHEN people talk oftimes Wokingham, sides of the House of Commons. could be read both ways. ” Maidenhead for Mrs May isis at prior tofor which he was focusedDr on Phillipidentified He represents of Reading “It also has a long-range ballistic missile, the council meeting, with his bike or by foot when he safety pedestrians. various works such Lee wrote an parts article in 2007 they instantly think of the town She started by revealing she was about to that, while borough also Charvil, Wargrave, Wokingham borough. as well as Wokingham which it claims can reach as America, andriskSonning, councillors asking questions serious of death?”

“We were assured as clearing vegetation and about Trident, in which he argued that to hall and its town centre. jet off to Germany to meet with Chancellor A VILLAGE came together to send off one of its Mr Farrar has also had an illustrous career as He has lived in Hurst for 47 years in part of a Hurst,also Remenham MPdevelopment Dr Phillipdecommission Lee borough areas of Bulmershe and which potentially intended forTwyford, nuclear well as is a question by resident Ms Symes raised and theBracknell Arborfield improving visibility assist the weapons andtothen have But Wokingham borough – the Merkel, before visiting Paris on Thursday for treasured members. a cameraman for the BBC, working with people grade II listed Jacobean house. is in a seat that was created in even a part of Woodley – all in Whitegates, Loddon and South delivery.

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Barkham or,talked alternatively, free improvements onteaches Bearwood He said: “History painfully us that there will be a sports day outside. jubilee this weekend. due to being able to use the village hall’s upHe the importance of positive role models for Yorkshire. remains an active amateur photographer At the farewell at The the election of the added.

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Close should beMr used cross a The replacement nuclear weapon system, suchShe as said: the MAD Academy, Buggyfit and will markThe the anniversary with a special event runs fromshowing 2.30pm to 4.30pm “It is an important symbol for published Book of Hurst in 1984, a over the years. presented with a picture a montage Theresa May has been MP for Wilsonthe (Reading East)is and John Redwood the MP serves represents parts of Wokingham in such alead way, wedramatic willRoad. continue to where speed limit higher andWokingham “traffic regularly speeds Replying, Executive Member Langley Common world could to changes Usborne books.

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Members of the Focused Friends meeting on Thursday following publication of its Pay group Policy Statement. celebrate It notes: “It is the policy of the Council to ensure news that the ratio of the salary of the highest paid officer of their and the lowest paid officer is well below the 20:1 funding ratio recommended as a maximum in the terms of grant, which reference for the 2011 Hutton Review of Fair in willPay enable the Public Sector.” them to expand its Hug In A Mug project, which MEMBERS of the Maidenhead sends mugs CHILDREN in the borough will be delighted to learn Conservative Association – which packed that a new play area has opened in Finchampstead is based in Ruscombe – have addedwith goodies to behind the FBCtheir Centre. congratulations to Theresa lonely and Cllr Angus Ross, executive member for May as she becomes the UK’s Prime isolated Environment, Minister. told Council: “A ground-breaking new people in layout of a MUGAIn–amulti-use games – is now statement, they area expressed open. This is an exciting new concept of anhospitals open area their delight at the appointment and and refuges with many applications for all ages of youth.” shared their belief that Mrs May

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Pinewood stops to watch Olympic Ben EXCLUSIVE

By GEMMA DAVIDSON gdavidson@wokinghampaper.co.uk

Pinewood Leisure Centre was decked out specially to mark Ben Fletcher’s OIympic bout. The Team GB star trained at the club as a youngster

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JUDOKA from across the country gathered at a Wokingham club to cheer on one of its own at the Rio Olympics yesterday afternoon.

Dozens of children and adults, from clubs such in Newbury, Cardiff and Bishop’s Stortford, gathered at Pinewood Judo Club, in Old Wokingham Road, to watch home-grown talent Ben Fletcher take on Georgian fighter Beka Gviniashvili in the men’s 100kg category on a big screen, as well as take part in a funfilled day of judo activities.

Coach Matt Divall, who organised the day, said everyone was really excited to watch Ben compete on the international stage.

Speaking before the former Emmbrook School student’s match, he said: “Ben started at Pinewood when he was four-and-a-half years old, so he really is one of us.

“He has dealt with his fair share of disappointment in the past, having been initially selected for London 2012, and missing out on the Commonwealth Games due to injury, so getting to the Olympics is brilliant for him.

“He’s just kept his head down and trained hard so hopefully it will pay off for him.”

Sadly, Ben was beaten in the first round.

Mark said: “He did well, he fought really well.

It’s very disappointing but the Georgian’s grip was ferocious. I wouldn't be surprised if he [Gviniashvili] went on to do really well in the competition.

“Ben can take a lot from the whole experience, of qualifying and performing at such a big event. He is a real credit to himself, Young supporters cheer Ben on, waving copies of our special front page last week Pictures: Gemma Davidson his family and the club.”

Chef Gui brings the Med to Wokingham

upper’s always looking for new talent to join their platform and bring a new cuisine for the lucky residents of Wokingham. Chef Gui is Supper’s newest addition and with a distinct focus on Mediterranean food, adds yet another new cuisine to the range you can order through the app.

Like a lot of Supper chefs, Chef Gui brings his own style and experiences to the plate and his dishes are created as reminders of good times on holiday with family and friends.

For him, cooking is a massive passion and therefore loves to please other people’s palettes.

We asked Chef Gui what it is that really started the cooking bug for him.

“Growing up in Gibraltar brought a wide range of dishes and flavours and on return to the UK, for me, Graham Kerr and Keith Floyd showed cooking can be fun. This accompanied by a lot of travel for enabled me to experience and try at home new ingredients and dishes.”

Therefore, even though it is still early days for Chef Gui it is no surprise that he already has over 10 dishes on the app for customers to choose from.

His dishes include Chicken Schnitzel with Spaghetti Pomador, Greek Spinach, Feta, Pine Nut Filo Pie and Lamb Moussaka which gives the customers a chance to taste those flavours that you can only usually sample in sunnier climates!

Chef Gui has continued the chefs impressive stats and demonstrates just how much talent there is in the area.

In his first few weeks he has reviews with an average star rating of 4.6 out of 5 – “Perfect food for this type of heat outside and very filling. Perfect potion size too” one early customer commented.

Each of Supper’s chefs have their own niche and in a world where allergens have become so important Chef Gui definitely has his. Having a family member who is coeliac, he cooks, where possible, gluten free recipes so everyone can share the same meal.

He prides himself on his dishes being gluten free to “not only cater for those intolerant to gluten but also show that taste and quality is not affected in the variations of popular dishes.”

Much like other chefs on the app his menu is never fixed and they are always looking to add more dishes to their profile – they are even happy to take requests should anyone want anything in particular – please so send Supper your favourite dishes!

Chef Gui tends to cook around 3 times a week so if you log on to the app the chances are that you will be able to order from them but do not forget that on the app you can also set dishes as a favourite so that you are notified the next time they are available.

To read more about Chef Gui’s food, check out his full menu on the Supper app. If it gets your mouth watering, why not try for yourself this week and get £5 off. Just input the code from this page at checkout on the app.

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Scarecrow contest and mini toms at village show A SCARECROW competition, miniature tomatoes and a video perspective of the village are just three of the new additions to the Hurst Horticultural Show next week.

The show, which always draws large crowds from across the borough, will see gardeners from across the area submit their prized produce into competition on Saturday, August 20, which this year will include a miniature tomato class for the first time.

A new scarecrow class will also be open to individuals and groups, allowing families, friends and work teams the opportunity to work on a full-size figure for the exhibition at

Hurst Village Halls, in School Road.

Bringing the show bang up to date is the addition of a YouTube video class, which gives entrants the chance to highlight their favourite part of Hurst.

With the title ‘Perspectives of Hurst’, the videos will be shown during the show and will be available to watch on the show’s website afterwards.

As ever, entries will also be welcomed in the traditional fruit, vegetable, preserves and cookery classes.

Doors open at 1.30pm. n For more information and entry details visit www.hursthorticulturalshow.org.

Be car safe with your child’s seat

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A CHANCE to check your child’s car seat for safety is coming to Wokingham early next month.

The borough council is teaming up with Child Seat Safety for the event, which will take place at the Tesco branch in Finchampstead Road.

Running from 11am to 4pm on Thursday, September 1, the event will allow experts the chance to show parents and carers the correct way to fit in-car child safety seats.

The council said that this is important because: n An unrestrained child can be killed in an impact with speeds as low as 5 mph n Properly restrained, a child is three times less likely to sustain a head injury in a collision n Each year around 15 children under 11 are killed in cars, about 225 are seriously injured and over 5,000 suffer slight injuries.

WOKINGHAM Borough residents should have received a letter asking them to check that the details of those registered to vote at their address are correct.

Residents must respond, even if there are no changes to be reported.

Andrew Moulton, Wokingham Borough Council’s electoral registration officer, said: “We encourage you to respond to the forms as soon as possible. By doing so we can limit the resources needed to chase up properties that don’t respond, which is a waste of public funds.

“It’s especially important that you check your details are correct if you have moved recently.” n For details, visit wokingham.gov.uk and search for ‘annual canvass’ or contact the electoral registration team on (0118) 974 6185.

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Council’s adult learning service gets Ofsted approval

By GEMMA DAVIDSON gdavidson@wokinghampaper.co.uk A SERVICE which helps adults improve their employability and education has been rated as ‘good’ by Ofsted.

Wokingham Borough Council’s (WBC) Adult and Community Learning service, which is part of the children’s service division, was inspected between July 5 and 8 and found to be providing a satisfactory service.

The inspector looked at the effectiveness of leadership and management; the quality of teaching, learning and assessment; students’ personal development, behaviour and welfare; outcomes for learners; and the adult learning programmes which were on offer to the community.

Every area was rated as good.

The report, which was published on Monday, highlighted the success of senior council officers and leaders in improving key areas since the last inspection in

November 2014, which saw the service rated as requiring improvement.

The service was also praised for the high number of learners who successfully complete their course, the quality of feedback learners receive from teachers, and the improvements in the management of subcontractors.

Classes offered by the service include a small range of English and mathematics courses at level 1 or below, as well as confidence building, employability, parental support, ICT as well as more traditional craft and leisure courses.

The lead inspector Richard Benyon noted that “the majority of learners enjoy their learning and develop a good range of personal, vocational and employability skills and knowledge”.

However, the report did criticise a small minority of teachers who make insufficient use of initial assessment information to direct and plan teaching to meet individual

needs, and a lack of focus on a minority of individual learning plans, stating that targets set for short courses are sometimes too complex.

Cllr Richard Dolinski, WBC’s deputy executive member for children’s services, said: “I’m delighted with the outcome of this inspection.

“We’ve worked very effectively with our teachers over the last 18 months to address the key areas for improvement following the previous inspection.

“Our learners can be confident our courses are high quality and that if they enrol with us they will receive support to develop confidence, self –reliance and skills which will help them to enter and progress in the workforce.” n To find out more about the courses visit www.wokingham.gov.uk/libraries/learningand-health/adult-and-community-learning. n What do you think? Email your views to letters@wokinghampaper.co.uk

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“This is just the beginning though”, said Sue Jackson, “and we want to include the whole community’s needs as we progress with this project and others. This is a wonderful opportunity to get involved in helping people in your community.”

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THE re-opening of a charity shop in Wokingham town centre has been welcomed as ‘a new chapter’ for its staff and volunteers, writes Gemma Davidson.

Helen & Douglas House shop, which was located in Peach Street for six years, opened on Wednesday morning in its brand new location in Market Place.

The old premises is due to be demolished as part of Wokingham town centre’s regeneration plans.

Store manager Sandra Herrett, who helped cut the ribbon to officially open the new store, said: “It’s a new chapter, it’s a

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very emotional day for all of us.

“The new store is slightly smaller, but it is in a great location in Market Place, this area is usually buzzing with lots going on.

“We are focusing more on women’s clothing, accessories, shoes, books and bric-a-brac.

“We have gone with more of a vintage feel in the shop, we have change the colours and the layout so we hope everyone likes it as much as we do!”

The Peach Street store is closing today.

Any clothing donations should now be made at the Market Place branch.

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Friday, August 12, 2016 THEWOKINGHAMPAPER All the fun of the green fair!

Environment fused with pleasure at the annual Earley Green Fair on Saturday Left: Ethan Weatherley (9) tries his luck on the Maiden Erleigh Rotary Club stall.

Below: Katie (9) and Jack Herdman (6) with Des McDermott, who is a volunteer rider delivering blood

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Geoff Wooldridge had tools for sale while (right) Madeleine Gozman looking at some plants on Derek Press’s stall Pictures: Steve Smyth

Green is the colour! Earley fair hailed as best ever

THIS year’s Earley Green Fair was the most Hawker said: “I’ve been running this event for 19 successful yet says the organiser, writes Harry years, and this is our most successful one yet. It Pamely. was really well attended, I couldn’t keep track of Hundreds of local people flocked to the site, how many people came to the event, there were where more than 50 stalls showcased charities, so many!” green products and craft items. There were The event, which ran on Saturday, August 6, blueprint_advert_190x137mm_TKT5119_07B_PRINT_READY.pdf 1 on22/03/2016 all sorts of attractions offer including a bat 18:14 was held near Maiden Erlegh lake in glorious brought by a local bat group. sunshine.

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lucky with the weather. It was warm without being too hot with very little wind. There was a really nice blend of stalls available, with green stalls, community groups and charities” One charity stallholder was The Rotary Club of Reading Maiden Erlegh. President Scott Trethan said: “What a lovely way to engage with local people in an easy-going and fun-packed atmosphere.”

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Parish noticeboard Due to the summer holiday, most councils are not holding meetings this month. Most resume in September.

Monday, August 15 Charvil Parish Council finance and planning committee meeting. 8pm. Charvil Village Hall, Park Lane.

Shinfield Parsih Council planning and highways committee. 7.30pm. Parish Hall, School Green RG2 9EH.

Wednesday, August 17 Wokingham Borough Council. Planning Committee.

7pm. Wokingham Borough Council civic offices, Shute End RG40 1BN.

Tuesday, August 23 Barkham Parish Council. Planning meeting 7.30pm.

Barkham Village Hall, Church Lane, Barkham RG40 4PL. Woodley Town Council Plans Committee. 7.45pm. The Oakwood Centre, Headley Road, Woodley, RG5 4JZ

Wednesday, August 24 Wokingham Borough Council. IMD 2016/ 30 Joint response of Wokingham Borough Council and Reading Borough Council to the consultation on the draft Vale of Aylesbury Local Plan, Executive - Individual Member Decisions. 9.30am.

Wokingham Borough Council civic offices, Shute End RG40 1BN. Wokingham Borough Council. IMD 2016/ 29 Consultation Response to the West Berkshire Minerals and Waste Local Plan- Sites Consulatation, Executive - Individual Member Decisions. 9.30am.

Wokingham Borough Council civic offices, Shute End RG40 1BN.

Tuesday, August 30 Winnersh Parish Council Planning Committee.

7.45pm. The John Grobbler Room, Winnersh Community Centre, New Road, Winnersh RG41 5DU. Woodley Town Council Community Services. 8pm. The Oakwood Centre, Headley Road, Woodley, RG5 4JZ

To advertise email advertising@wokinghampaper.co.uk A MAN from Emmbrook has pleaded guilty to theft and resisting arrest.

Steven Graham Prout, 36, of Emmbrook Vale, appeared at Reading Magistrates’ Court on July 8 where he admitted stealing alcohol, worth £64, from Waitrose in Thatcham on November 8 last year.

He was also found guilty of assaulting a man on the same day, as well as pleading guilty to resisting arrest and failing to surrender to court on April 7 this year.

Mr Prout was ordered to carry out 80 hours of unpaid work within the next 12 months; to pay total compensation of £164; and a surcharge to fund victim services of £60.00.

A MAN from Earley has been fined £220 for failing to tax his vehicle.

George Matzaras, 47, of Copperdale Close, was found by Reading Magistrates’ Court to have kept a vehicle on a public road on April 29 despite the tax having expired.

Mr Matzaras was fined £220, ordered to pay a vehicle excise back duty of £66.67 and to pay costs of £90.

Mr Matzaras was not present for the hearing on July 8.

A MAN from Charvil is due to appear in court charged with drug and motoring offences.

Marley Tyrone Bovell, 25, of Mendip Close, is charged with possessing a bag of cannabis, driving without a licence, driving without insurance, and taking a vehicle without the owner’s consent.

All four charges relate to an incident on May 6, 2014.

Mr Bovell admitted a charge of failing to surrender to custody at

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prison for 12 weeks, consecutive to the four-week sentence he had previously received. He was also ordered to pay costs of £85 and a victim surcharge of £115. He was also disqualified from obtaining a licence for 30 months.

A MAN from Wokingham has been made the subject of a community order after pleading guilty to common assault.

Kam Cheung Chan, 69, of Bird Mews, appeared at Reading Magistrates’ Court on July 11 where he admitted assaulting a person in Wokingham on July 7.

Mr Chan was ordered to undertake 80 hours of unpaid community work within the next 12 months; to pay a victim surcharge of £60 and £85 costs.

Berkshire Magistrates’ Court on May 20, 2014, for which he was fined £100 and ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £20.

He was remanded on bail to appear at Reading Magistrates’ Court on September 7 for the trial, ordered to report to Reading police station between 6pm and 8pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and to live and sleep each night at his address.

A MAN from Shinfield has been fined £440 for failing to renew his car tax.

Arnold Williams, 51, of Ducketts Mead, was proved to have kept an Audi TT on a public road on May 2 this year despite the tax having expired.

Mr Williams was fined £440, ordered to pay a vehicle excise back duty of £94.17 and costs of £90.

Mr Williams was not present for the hearing at Reading Magistrates’ Court on July 8.

A MAN from Shinfield has been imprisoned after committing a crime while under a suspended sentence.

Ibrahim Salah Mabruk, 23, of Rushall Close, admitted driving while disqualified on July 10 this year.

He was already on licence having been convicted of possessing a quantity of cannabis in Reading on June 13 this year, for which he was sentenced to a suspended sentence of two weeks imprisonment.

He had also received a four week suspended sentence for driving while disqualified on June 13.

Mr Mabruk was committed to

A MAN from Finchampstead has pleaded guilty to driving while over the alcohol limit.

James Darren Keogh, 48, of Cypress Close, appeared at Reading Magistrates’ Court on July 11 where he admitted driving a vehicle in Wokingham on May 27 while over the alcohol limit.

Mr Keogh was fined £320, ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £30, costs of £85, and was banned from holding a licence for 15 months.

A MAN from Finchampstead is due to appear in court charged with assaulting a police officer.

Mark Spratley, 39, of Orbit Close, is accused of assaulting a police officer in the execution of his duty in Wokingham on June 24. Mr Spratley denies the charge.

He has been remanded on unconditional bail to appear at Reading Magistrates’ Court on September 21.

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Liam Nazer, 14, who attends The Piggott School in Wargrave, has Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 2, a rare genetic neuromuscular condition which causes muscle weakness and progressive loss of movement.

The keen video-gamer is becoming prone to respiratory infections as his condition worsens and he also has a severe curvature of the spine, for which he wears a body brace for an average of 15 hours a day.

The teenager uses a powered wheelchair to enjoy his independence, get around school and have fun with his younger brothers Callum, 11, and Mark, nine, but he is quickly outgrowing the chair, which he has used since he was nineyears-old.

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T is not every day that you come across a diversity had an influence on the way the various parts of the UK voted. perfect mix of skills and solutions. That So what I suggest is this – Don’t assume everyone over the age of 50 voted ‘Leave’ and don’t is assume how Kenmost Edkins from 20 somethings backed ‘Remain’; because many didn't!

Sherratt Electrical Services describes the new smart .. and the Wokingham Property Market – well read my original article in the Wokingham Property Blog and that his home technology you can make your own mind up. company offers.

“Having spent the majority of my career designing automated control systems in the water industry, the skills I have built up are now channelled into smart home technology, which is an exciting venture” says Ken Edkins.

Sherratt Electrical Services has been providing traditional electrical services in Wokingham since 2009 and now has diversified into the smart home sector.

Ken Edkins adds “We selected Loxone to install ELL it’s been seven weeks property market needs because as with because it is very simple for since the Referendum and we previous episodes of uncertainty in the UK clients to use via their smart END have had a chance to reflect economy – UK house prices have tended phone or tablet.” on the momentous decision to go down.

At its heart is the that the British public took.

Interestingly, when we look at the Loxone miniserver which Many of you read the article I wrote Homeownership rates in the Wokingham integrates all aspects of on the morning of the results. I had gone Borough Council area, of the 48,781 home automation centrally, to bed the night before with a draft of my properties that are owned in the including switches and simple Remain article nicely all but finished, to Wokingham Borough Council area (Owned sensors, lighting, heating, be presented, at just after 5am, with the being owned outright, owned with a declaration by the BBC saying we were mortgage or shared ownership), the age leaving the EU. I don’t think any of us were range paints a noteworthy picture. expecting that.

HOMEOWNERS Local (National in brackets) If you want to read a copy of that Age 16 to 34 4,164 8.5% (9.6%) original Post Brexit blog post, please visit Age 35 to 49 16,073 32.9% (29.2%) my blog www.wokinghampropertyblog.

Age 50 to 64 15,537 31.8% (30.7%) co.uk and scroll back to late June to find it.

Aged 65+ 13,007 26.7% (30.5%)

By JOHN WAKEFIELD In this article I would like to take my So, looking at these figures, and the news@wokinghampaper.co.uk thoughts on from that initial article and high proportion of older homeowners, you now start to see the clearer picture as might think all the Wokingham Borough EXPERTS from across the the dust settles on the UK, but more Council area homeowners would vote energy sector will come importantly, the Wokingham Property Remain to keep house prices stable and together in Wantage next Market. younger people would vote out so house week to take part in a special In case you weren’t aware, the residents prices come down – so they could afford summit devoted to the future of the Wokingham Borough Council area to buy. of fuel. went against the National mood and voted But there’s a risk in oversimplifying this.

The Thames Valley as follows…

The sample of the polling firms are in the Chamber of Commerce Remain Votes 55,272 (56.7% of the vote) thousands whilst the country voted in its Group is encouraging local Leave Votes 42,229 (43.3% of the vote) millions. Other demographic influences businesses to come together Wokingham Borough Turnout 80% have been at play in the way people voted, for the day-long conference as early evidence is starting to suggest and gain new insights I have been reading there is some evidence that class, level of education, the levels of and hear about the latest to indicate younger voters were vastly immigration and ethnic diversity had an developments in the energy more likely to vote Remain than their influence on the way the various parts of sector. parents and grandparents. the UK voted.

Speakers will include the While the polling industry’s techniques So what I suggest is this – Don’t assume Energy Forum President may have been widely criticised, because everyone over the age of 50 voted ‘Leave’ and former CEO of Shell they got both the 2010 General Election and don’t assume most 20 somethings Energy Europe, Paul Trimmer. and the recent Brexit vote wrong, backed ‘Remain’; because many didn’t!

He will sharing the latest anecdotally, many surveys seem to suggest … and the Wokingham Property Market innovations, insights and there was a relationship between age and – well read my original article in the ideas at the conference, being likelihood to support leaving the EU. Wokingham Property Blog and you can held for the first time ever.

Interestingly, the average age of a make your own mind up.

Also taking part is Kaye Wokingham resident is 39.4 – just above n For more thought-provoking Sotomi, Account and Business the national average of 39.3 – which commentary on the Wokingham Development Manager for might go some way to back up the way property market please visit www.

Bouygues Energy.

Wokingham voted. wokinghampropertyblog.co.uk She will explore the Erica Townend is a director and co-owner of the What I do know is that putting aside potential impact on the Martin & Co estate agency in Wokingham and has whether you were a remain or leave voter, UK’s energy challenges and been aligned closely to the world of property for the vote to leave has, and will, create almost 20 years. Opinions express in this column are the future path towards uncertainty. This is the last thing the British her own.

91.4% of Wokingham homeowners are over 35 – the effect of their Brexit vote on the local property market

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home entertainment and even complex systems such as solar, to create a complete solution that doesn’t require separate, piecemeal gadgets.

This provides home owners with a stress-free home routine, with features such as automatic heating in the bathroom for your morning shower or a complete dinner party setting with colourful mood lighting and audio.

Gone are the days of leaving lights on when there is no-one at home or heating rooms unnecessarily.

Clients with a Loxone installation typically see their energy costs reduce by 40%.

Loxone is suitable for all properties whether it be a retrofit installation, an extension to an existing property or a new build.

Since its launch in 2009, over 40,000 homes across the world are fully integrated with Loxone technology.

For further details visit www. sherrattelectricalservices. co.uk/home-automation/ or call 0118 989 0223.

Ken Edkins heads up Sherratt Electrical Services, a company that has diversified into the smart home market

Conference to explore new future for energy market decarbonisation and energy security for Britain.

A business case study, led

by Stuart Dee, Government Affairs Executive UK & Ireland from BMW Group UK, will discuss the ever changing automotive landscape and how the company has evolved its offering to meet new and ongoing challenges.

And, offering insight from Japan, the Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry will highlight how companies from the region are commercialising on low carbon technologies.

Mr Trimmer said: “With so many challenges facing the industry in 2016 the International Energy Conference will be the perfect platform to start the discussion.”

Lee Beard, Contract Director for Bougyues said: “We are proud to sponsor this year’s Conference and look forward to engaging with our industry partners and clients.

“This is a great opportunity to discuss the risks and opportunities within the energy and utility management sector and examine how bespoke and sustainable solutions can reduce energy costs and impact positively on brand reputation.”

Director of External Affairs at Thames Valley Chamber, Christina Briggs, added: “Attendees will have the opportunity to hear how they can make good energy investment choices for their businesses, about the latest technologies being introduced and how to reduce overheads.

“The conference will be an ideal platform to hear about the latest developments in the sector.”

The event takes place on Tuesday, August 16 from 9.15am to 5pm at the Williams F1 Conference Centre in Wantage. Places cost £50+VAT and can be booked by logging on to www.thamesvalleychamber. co.uk/event/45355/

Book now for a positive breakfast A LOOK at the future of Wokingham’s transport links forms the focus for a breakfast meeting next week.

The Wokingham Positive Difference networking group offers a forum for business leaders and decision makers across the borough to come together for a light breakfast as well as collaborate, do business and gain insights.

Dave Wilby, Wokingham Borough’s Principal Transport Consultant, is the keynote speaker for the August session, and he will talk about how Brexit could affect infrastructure projects as well as focusing on the local road projects in place.

There will also be an update on the local Business Biscotti group, to which Wokingham Positive Difference is part of, and to enter a business card draw to receive a business profile in The Wokingham Paper.

The meeting starts at 7.30am with a buffet breakfast and finishes by 9.15am.

It takes place on Friday, August 19 at Easthampstead Park Conference Centre, Off Peacock Lane in Wokingham.

Places cost £11 members and £16 for non-members. n For more details, log on to www. businessbiscotti.co.uk/wokinghampositive-difference.html

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Jack Tucker (8) was one of the hundreds of happy children to try on a policeman’s helmet at the Emergency Services Day in Wokingham’s Market Place Pictures: Steve Smyth

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A GLIMPSE behind the scenes of the borough’s emergency services drew huge crowds to Wokingham town centre last week.

Representatives from the police, fire and ambulance congregated in Market Place to hold demonstrations and free activities during the second annual Emergency Services Day on Wednesday, August 3.

Hundreds of people came along to have

a look around the fire engine and police van, try on uniforms and watch the fire service demonstrate a vehicle extraction, and visitors could even make their own fingerprint keyring to take home.

PCSO Natalie White, who helped organise the day, said everyone had a good time and plans are already in place for next year.

She said: “The emergency service day was a great success that was very well attended by the public, it was great that we were able to make the day bigger and better than last year and we have already received some feedback from

the public that they enjoyed the event.

“We had the police van open for people to look around and most importantly we had the neighbourhood police team with one of our mascots out meeting the community and providing advice to anyone that needed it.

“Considering this was only our second year of running an Emergency Service Day in Wokingham Town Centre I was very pleased at how it went, likewise I know my colleague PCSO Vicki Williams was, and she is already looking forward to next year’s event!”

Fire station to hold open day on Tuesday WOKINGHAM fire station will be holding an open day next week.

Running between 11am and 3pm on Tuesday, visitors are welcome to have a look around the station in Easthampstead Road and to watch various demonstrations by the crews.

Firefighters will be

demonstrating the capabilities of the Aerial Ladder Platform, which is primarily used to deliver water from height at incidents such as a fire at a block of flats.

Visitors will also be able to see a hot oil pan fire demonstration – which will highlight the very real risk of a kitchen fire – and what should

be done in the event that a fire does break out.

There will be a mix of RBFRS vehicles on display, including the Mercedes Atego fire engine, the Heavy Rescue Unit from Dee Road Fire Station (subject to availability), as well as a trip down memory lane for some, as a vintage fire engine from the 1970s is expected to

make a special appearance.

Officers from Thames Valley Police and South Central Ambulance Service will also be taking part by meeting and offering advice to members of the public.

There is no parking on site, but a number of car parks within easy walking distance of the fire station.

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12 | NEWS New nursery owners A LOCALLY owned nursery has been bought out after its owners decided to retire.

Yellow Brick Nursery Group, which has branches in Wokingham, Finchampstead and Lower Earley has been sold to Complete Childcare for an undisclosed sum.

Established in 1989 by parents who were also teachers, the group has been labelled outstanding by Ofsted. It now has space for 214 children.

Speaking to industry website Insider Media, co-founder Charlotte Wilkinson said: “It was a difficult decision to sell as we have grown the nurseries over 27 years along with a dedicated staff team, but the time has come to retire. We wish all of the staff, parents and children the very best for the future and we believe they are in very good hands.”

Jewellery theft JEWELLERY has been stolen from a house in Earley.

Between 9.30am and 8.45pm on Monday (8) someone broke into the property in Chilcombe Way by forcing the rear patio door open. The house was searched and items of Asian gold were stolen.

Anyone with any information relating to this incident should call 101.

Garage door damaged A GARAGE door in Twyford has been damaged in what police believe to be an attempted break-in.

At sometime between midnight and 9.30am on Tuesday someone damaged the door in Waltham Road in what appears to be an attempt to force it open. The offenders were unsuccessful and nothing was taken.

Anyone who may have seen or heard anything suspicious around this time is urged to contact 101.

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Mrs May’s fracking ‘bribe’ condemned by Green MEP

By PHIL CREIGHTON news@wokinghampaper.co.uk PLANS to offer payments to households affected by fracking have been condemned by an MEP. Last week, it was revealed that the Prime Minister – local MP Theresa May – is considering to offer payments of £10,000 to homeowners, with payments coming from a shale wealth fund. This seeks to set aside 10% of tax proceeds from the underground gas extraction process for the benefit of communities hosting the UK wells.

However, fracking remains a controversial technology. To extract the shale gas, deep wells have to be dug underground and then a mixture of sand, air and water are blasted down the borehole to open up fissure pockets containing the gas.

It is thought that there will be enough shale gas under the ground to tackle Britain’s energy needs in years to come, but there are fears that the process will have an environmental impact and lead to earthquakes.

Keith Taylor, the Green MEP for the South East and a member of the European Parliament’s Environment committee said that he felt this was a bribe being offered by Mrs May and will not do anything to alleviate climate change.

He said: “These proposals are immoral and tantamount to bribery. Catastrophic climate change doesn’t take bribes.

“Of all the measures the new Prime Minister should be undertaking to tackle catastrophic climate change, it is astounding that Theresa May has rested on this wrong-headed policy – just days after climate experts warned that Britain, and the world, is on course to miss key climate targets.

“The scientific consensus on climate change has never been greater and we have been told that the best chance of limiting potentially

Keith Taylor MEP campaigning against fracking with local councillors in Balcombe.

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catastrophic temperature increase is by leaving fossil fuels in the ground.”

Mr Taylor also said that the fracking process has an affect on the local water supply.

“I’ve visited homes in Pennsylvania where the water is too contaminated to drink because of fracking,” he said. “That same danger is now being fast-tracked across Britain.”

The Green MEP also says that surveys show little support for fracking, with just over a fifth of the population backing the plans, while more than three quarters of people in the same

survey backed using more renewable energy.

“The UK has enormous renewable energy potential – and we have seen evidence that people across the South East have the passion, willingness, and know-how to create clean, people-powered energy in spite of the Government’s continued onslaught,” he said.

“The British public will not be swayed by a naked attempt at using bribery to divide and conquer communities. It is time for the Government to stop circumventing democracy and, finally, listen to the public.”

Churches targeted by thieves TWO churches in the borough have been broken into this week.

Between 2pm on Monday and 7am on Tuesday, someone forced the emergency exit door open at the Christ Church, in Crockhamwell Road, Woodley.

The offender broke into the vestry and searched through cupboards in the office before searching the main hall and volunteers centre.

It is not clear if anything has been stolen.

The church has this week been holding a holiday club for school children.

On the same night, between 4pm and 10.40am, a gardener's’ hut at St Andrew Church, in Thames Street, Sonning, was broken into.

Two lawnmowers and two strimmers were stolen.

Anyone with any information relating to either of these incidents should call the Thames Valley Police enquiry centre on 101.

Auction will boast items from across the centuries VICTORIAN, Regency, Edwardian and Georgian eras will be represented at an auction taking place this weekend.

And organisers say that it is a “nice selection”.

The Town Hall in Market Place is the venue for the latest Wokingham Auctions sale.

Viewing of the lots, which includes furniture and jewellery, will take place today from noon to 6pm and again on Saturday from 9am to 2pm.

Auctioneer Pascal McNamara is looking forward to the sale, which will be its first in the Town Hall.

He said: “We’re really pleased with the selection of items for sale and for the amount of people who have pre-registered online to bid.

“We try and do something for everyone. We have 70-80 watercolours this time, about 60 pieces of jewellery –there’s a good range there.

“It’s very satisfying before the auction to have good interest in certain items.”

Lots include an Elisabeth Frink etching and aquatint called The Shipman’s Tale, based on The Canterbury Tales. The limited edition print dates from 1972 and has an estimate of between £250 and £350.

An Andrew Pilmer watercolour, Portrait Of A Young Lady, dates back to the 19th century and has an estimate of £200-£400.

Jewellery items include a gold and diamond bracelet comprising eighteen clusters of nineteen brilliant cut diamonds which has an estimate of £1,200, a 9ct yellow gold 4-bar gate bracelet with padlock and safety chain with an estimate of £150£300, and a Baume & Mercier Geneve Quartz gent's bracelet watch with an estimate of £400-£600.

A range of furniture from across the years

Some of the items available for auction at Wokingham Town Hall tomorrow

includes an Edwardian rosewood armchair with carved supports, fabric upholstery on cabriole legs and castors, which is expected to fetch between £80 and £160.

Other items up for auction include a vintage blotter, which has an inscription “Made from Teak wood taken from RMS Mauretania by the Hughes Bolckow shipbreaking company Blyth Northumberland”. It is up for auction with a a silver plated kilt pin with faux ruby stone, a Wilkinson's pen knife and five buttons and a badge from the ‘Flyers Regiment’ and has an estimate of £20-£40.

A pair of size 4 Regent riding boots has an estimate of £20-£40 and a 19th century copper pan with a Bennington handle has an estimate of £20£40.

The auction takes place on Saturday at 2pm in the Town Hall.

Mr McNamara said: “We will welcome everyone, even if they’ve never been to a sale before. Please come in and have a good look around and ask loads of questions, our staff are available.” n Bids can be placed in person or online at www. wokinghamauctions.com

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HEALTH MATTERS

Technology lets midwives keep an eye on labour

with Nicola Strudley

Community cash fund launched

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EALTHWATCH is pleased to announce the launch of a Community Cash Fund for 2016/17 to help individuals, projects and small groups make it easier for people to share their experiences of health and social care in Wokingham and to boost the wellbeing of people in the community.

Last year, the fund supported several projects including a survey of all Foodbank users for a month and a mystery shop of all GP practices by a deaf person.

Mark Hooper from Deaf Positives said: “Working with the Community Cash Fund has been a great experience from start to finish. We have been able to raise the profile of the issues deaf people face in their everyday lives in Wokingham Borough.

“The benefit of having access to and working the Community Cash Fund will last for many months to come … and it would not have been possible without Healthwatch.”

If you have an idea that will help local people to speak up about local health services, that will boost their wellbeing, this is your chance to make it happen.

You don’t have to be from a registered charity or group – all projects will be judged on merit.

You could collect some feedback about a particular service or from a particular user group such as those living with a particular health condition, from a minority group or a particular neighbourhood.

You might want to run a focused session, hold an event, form a choir to improve mental health, start a laughter club or organise a wheelchair basketball competition.

Interested groups or individuals will need to complete a short application form by the 30th September 2016 and the winners will be announced on 3rd October 2016.

The projects need to meet the following criteria: • Increase the participation and involvement of disadvantaged communities in health and social care related services.

• Increase the feedback from hard to reach or seldom heard communities about health and social care services.

• Improve the wellbeing of hard to reach or seldom heard communities through involvement.

If you have an idea please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

We want to support you in amplifying key messages.

More information about the Community Cash Fund and how to apply can be found at: http://healthwatchwokingham.co.uk/ communitycashfund/?preview=true

How to contact us : Facebook @healthwatchwokingham Twitter @HWWokingham Phone 0118 418 1 418 Website www.healthwatchwokingham.co.uk E-Mail enquiries@healthwatchwokingham.co.uk Walk in via Citizens Advice at 2 Waterford House, Erfstadt Court, Denmark St, Wokingham RG40 2YF. Nicola Strudley is manager for Healthwatch Wokingham Borough. Opinions are her own

Mums undergoing labour can now be monitored for their wellbeing thanks to a nifty new gadget introduced at the Royal Berkshire Hospital Courtesy of K2 Medical Systems

MIDWIVES and doctors in the Maternity Department at the Royal Berkshire Hospital have introduced a new system for monitoring babies’ wellbeing during labour.

The new electronic bedside patient record system, known as The K2 Guardian, captures all patient information and supports communication between the mother and midwife or clinician by providing a focal point of interaction at the bedside that helps mums-to-be feel more involved in the management of

their care during childbirth.

Bedside touch screen computers feed the recorded clinical information, plus the baby’s heart rate recording, directly to a central monitoring station where senior clinical staff can instantly review the information without needing to enter into the birthing room. This enables the mother to be cared for by her midwife in privacy without interruptions from others ‘popping in’ to check on their progress during labour.

Christine Harding, consultant

midwife, said: “We know that the environment is a hugely significant factor in the woman’s experience and her ability to cope during labour. Being able to monitor how both mother and baby are doing from outside of the room offers great support to the midwife caring for them whilst keeping disturbances to a minimum.

“This is a very significant step to improving the safety and experience for our mothers.

“As well as improving access to information, the new system will

also reduce the time it takes for staff to document progression during the different stages of labour, freeing up time to provide direct care to women when it is most needed” As paper records are being replaced the risk of notes being misplaced, damaged or deteriorating is minimised.

Capturing records electronically also ensures information is always legible, and a unique authentication process using a fingerprint to sign the records means that the authors are always identified.

New dementia cafe is magic A NEW dementia cafe was launched in Wokingham on Monday, marking a new collaboration between two charities.

Sue Ryder has joined forces with Age UK to launch the new venture which will be held on a monthly basis at Sue Ryder Wokingham Day Hospice in Wokingham Hospital.

The cafe aims to provide a safe, comfortable and supportive environment for people with dementia and their carers to socialise.

Activities will be on offer and there will be experts on hand to offer information and advice, while the cafe also provides the opportunity to talk to others with similar problems.

At the launch event on Monday, Mike Allen, the chief executive of Age UK, gave a talk to get the cafe off to a good start.

There was live music from a Ukulele band and, after lunch, some illusions from magician Leigh Edgcombe.

Attending for Age UK was Kim Rolfe, operational manager, and Laura Witchell represented Sue Ryder.

She said: “This is a brand-new collaboration. It’s been a resounding success, it’s really been wonderful.

We’ve had 23 people today, but the limit is 30.

“We hope it will lead to other things, or be a model for other areas.”

The cafe will run on a monthly basis with places costing £10.

Magician Leigh Edgcombe with two of the people attending the first Sue Ryder/Age UK Dementia Cafe

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We must never forget the sacrifice of war THE petition to create a new war memorial for Wokingham’s town centre is an interesting one.

One can argue that we already have perfectly adequate ways to remember the borough’s war dead: the town hall memorial, memorials in All Saints and St Paul’s Churches, plus other memorials in our towns and villages, including the splendid new memorial erected in Woodley.

Wokingham town also includes an elaborate and dedicated remembrance event with a civic parade from Market Place to All Saints church and back again, and then laying wreaths in the town hall itself.

And then there is the bench, given by the Rotary Club, that sits in Market Place, a reminder of the peace that so many sacrificed their lives for.

But the regeneration of the town centre means that we have a chance to think again.

All the changes that are on their way, from the creation of Peach Place to the new Elms Field and a new layout for Market Place itself means that now is the time to ask the question: does Wokingham town centre need a new memorial or similar?

As Imogen Shepherd Dubey argues, the existing monument in the Town Hall is not accessible 24 hours a day.

Creating a new focal point, be it in Elms Field, Peach Place or Market Place, will enable us to come together in a new way.

With the 100th anniversary of the end of the Great War just two years away, we need to make decisions now in order to ensure that we continue to honour those who sacrificed so much to give us the freedoms we take for granted today.

CHURCH NOTES

Dealing with change

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HERE is a saying that the only thing you can rely on is change.

We really looked forward to some changes like a new job or retiring, but that does not mean that they are necessarily easy to deal with.

Many people were shocked by the recent Brexit vote, which has already had a significant effect for a few politicians and is likely to affect many more people in the future.

How we deal with these changes as individuals (and as a country) has a large impact on how happy we are in our lives.

Change always brings risk as the full impact of the change is rarely certain.

There is a temptation to think what if this happens or what if that happens.

I try to avoid this what if phrase at all costs in my thoughts or speech as you cannot deal with the future, you can only deal with any situation when it occurs Change always brings risk, but how can we remove the scare factor that sometimes comes with change?

We have to value ourselves and believe in our ability to face every difficulty.

We are wonderful beings created in the image of God. God has provided us with everything we need to deal with anything that life can throw at us. God loves us and wants to provide us with all the support we need to be well and happy.

How do we access this support?

Prayer is the method I use to talk to God and enable me to feel the support He can offer.

In the Bible Jesus told us to have no anxiety for tomorrow. My faith in God very much helps me reduce my anxiety.

Realising how much God cares for us shows me that in Him I have all the support I need.

Geoff Peck is a member of Woosehill Church and writing on behalf of Churches Together in Wokingham

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NELLIETHEWOKINGHAMPAPER Friday, August 12, 2016 KNOWS Nellie Williams www.nelliepompoms.co.uk Summer’s here at last!

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ARLIER this summer, Wokingham Borough Council launched an ambitious, long-term grounds maintenance and grass cutting contract that will improve the Wokingham Borough’s environment and allow us to maintain our parks, play areas and verges to the high standard residents expect.

The contract (with ISS Facility Services) is a new and innovative way of working. It will allow us to focus on maintaining the grass areas that are most important to residents while keeping costs to an affordable level within our ever-tightening budgets. As before, safety remains paramount, especially verges on roads with tight bends.

The contract will mean: n We no longer have the rigid grass cutting schedule that saw all grass cut a set number of times a year regardless of how important it was to local people. The new contract allows for flexibility so that our contractors can cut important areas more often n We will further develop wild flower meadows as the contract develops n We will leave some areas of larger parks uncut in order to create natural homes for bugs, bees and birds to thrive. We need these areas to meet our biodiversity aspirations but we also believe that, with wide paths cut through them, they make an attractive addition to our parks n In the longer term, the contract will be more focused on customer satisfaction – what you think will matter rather than just how many rounds of cuts are carried out. In saying that I would also add that it is clear not everyone agrees

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with the longer grass areas whilst others have congratulated us on providing this diversity. We will continue to try to find consensus These are the reasons why we have made this significant change. We believe they are based on sound principles of flexibility, efficiency, environmental protection and customer satisfaction.

But like many good ideas put into practice for the first time, things did not go as smoothly as we would have liked. We know grass got too long in some residential areas and I am particular saddened that some young people could not get on to popular grassy areas to play for a few weeks.

I want to apologise on behalf of the borough council for those problems. To explain, there were a few factors that caused the issues: n The grass grew quickly due to the weather conditions – there’s nothing we can do about the weather but our flexible contract will allow for better planning in years to come n We had to start this contract in April which did not allow enough time for the new contractor to prepare fully for the summer – that is why our

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new contract is for 10-and-a-half years, so it will end in an October n There was some misinterpretation of our proposals to leave some grass long, in particular in residential areas – once alerted to this, our contractor sent out two hit squads to deal with the problem and worked with residents and council officers to identify areas that needed a catch-up cut.

As a result of the swift remedial actions by our team and our contractors, I am delighted to say that most of the issues have been resolved and our verges, parks and play areas are being kept appropriately neat and tidy.

We did not get it right first time and we accept the shortcomings. So, although in this instance the first cut may not have been the deepest – or the best – I believe this was a temporary problem and we can look forward to providing a high-quality grass cutting service that responds to residents needs and keeps our borough looking great in the future.

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The school holidays are in full swing now and the routine has gone out of the window, at least for the children.

Junior school clothes have been washed and passed on, clothes that have been grown out of have either been passed on or deposited in the clothes banks (dotted around the borough) and school bags have been banished to bedrooms.

For a short time there is order in the house, it might only be a short time but it’s order and the best thing is there’s no routine!

Peach Quest

Only the guilty need fear keeping things secret I write in response to Councillor Keith Baker’s letter in last week’s paper. Keith had a little rant about an article by your columnist Tony Johnson, an article about the fact that the mechanisms for dealing with miscreant councillors in Wokingham are not as transparent as they might be.

Keith’s letter defends nameless individuals, who - he says - were completely exonerated after complaints.

No-one will ever know whether they were or they weren’t, because no-one is allowed to know the outcome of the vast majority of complaints.

They are kept secret, even from Keith – which makes me wonder how he is so sure of his facts.

If I was feeling petty I would point out that by mentioning identifiable cases it is entirely possible that Keith himself has breached the code!

In any case by focusing on specific cases, Keith completely misses the point of Tony’s article, which is not about hounding the innocent but about revealing the guilty.

Under the current system individuals can be found to have breached the code of conduct, and receive a form of punishment, without the public – or most of their fellow councillors – finding out about it. Unless a full formal investigation is carried out, nothing about the complaint can be made public. Ever.

So if the guilt is admitted or obvious, and the councillor is sanctioned without a full investigation being needed, no-on even finds out a complaint has been made.

In his piece Tony referenced the paragraphs in the council’s rules which say so.

That cannot be right. By all means, protect the innocent. But why should the route by which you are found in breach of the code dictate whether people get to find out you are guilty?

Surely the public has the right to know if a councillor has been found to have behaved badly, whatever process was used to come to that conclusion?

The procedures need to be changed so that the names of all councillors who are found to have misbehaved are made public, not just some of them.

The Lib Dems will be asking the Standards Committee to change their rules to make that happen.

Cllr Prue Bray Leader of the Lib Dem Group, Wokingham Borough Council

I believe in democracy and the freedom of the press Regarding Cllr Baker’s rant against Tony Johnson

Cllr Angus Ross is Wokingham Borough Council’s Executive Member for Environment

Last Saturday I was on the Peach Quest with Martin Fuggles of www.rickytick.com and Emma Taylor, oh we had a laugh with Vernon.

Martin was telling us about the Soul & Motown night at The Dog & Duck in Emmbrook on Saturday, August 6, with the music played on vinyl.

I can’t think of the last time I used a record player but I can remember looking forward to the plastic record on the front cover of Smash Hits.

I imagine you’re nodding and trying to remember if it was a 10p piece or a 50p you put on it to weigh it down.

When you remember let me know!

Emma lives on a barge which I think sounds terribly romantic.

My grandparents lived in Bath and we used to sit by the canal watching the barges, simple pleasures.

My route from the centre of Wokingham includes Pound Lane and other lanes to join the B3018.

Approaching Hungerford Lane, where I turn right, Wokingham washes whiter I moved to the centre of the road and raised my right Simple pleasures arm.

There was a lorry stopped on my left blocking the left lane and to my amazement a young woman in a black car raced by me on my right.

Had I started my turn I could have featured in The Wokingham Paper. No doubt the heading would have Cold callers read “Cyclist collides with Car” as seems be your style when reporting incidents involving a driver and a cyclist.

(Your View, August 5), to have this coming from the How do we get through to the section of drivers leader ofSAY: a council that repeatedly and with often HAVE YOUR FACEBOOK.COM/WOKINGHAMPAPER @WOKYPAPER who do not see cyclists as legitimate users of the road jaw-dropping arrogance, disregards the views of the and do not take care in accordance with the rules and electorate, whose dithering over the town regeneration advice of the Highway Code? has cost council taxpayers heaven knows how much Perhaps a new campaign can be launched? unnecessary expense, together with various other Brian Morris, displays of incompetence is, in itself, something of a Driver and Cyclist joke.

So Cllr Baker “strongly believes in the protection of individuals on the basis of being innocent until proven guilty”.

To teach children how to swim Carnival Pool needs a Well, I strongly believe – as I am sure do many others smaller car park (the station one is less than a third full), – in democracy, freedom of speech and the freedom of less chlorine (there are loads of better alternatives), the press! lower temperature (if the water is warm, it just My message to Cllr Baker is “methinks he doth discourages people in swimming) and more flexible protest too much”. lanes (on Monday night there is well over two thirds of My message to Tony Johnson and The Wokingham the people in one lane).

Paper is keep up the good work, for without such Afterwards, the walk over to The Gig House for a outspoken honesty, our holier than thou Council will well-earnt drink we quite often come across broken continue to expect to get away with it. glass where dogs walk and children play.

J W Blaney, Wokingham Oakingham Swimming Club, Wokingham District My Dutch wife and I have recently returned from our annual cycling tour in the Netherlands meeting up with In my view, I strongly disagree with the management friends and staying in smart hotels. of Southern Railways about how they want to get rid of People think of Holland as being good for cycling train guards and ticket collectors. because of the flat landscape but they are not aware of I don’t see how this will help the passengers as the the winds. risk of travelling by train will just rise.

No matter which direction one takes it seems that By making this decision, it is not only unwise but it the strong wind is more often than not coming for makes travelling a lot more dangerous. the direction one is heading into. But the upside for If putting the people of Britain in danger is what cycling in Holland is the extensive network of the Southern Railways stand for then it clearly means dedicated cycle paths and safe cycle lanes in all that they’re wrong and they’re doing for cutbacks and town centres. greed.

Also drivers respect cycle users and are extremely Mayor Khan is not the answer because he is more careful when passing cyclists on a road. than useless by crippling the London transport.

The contrast with the UK was brought home to me Victor Rones, this Wednesday when I cycled to Waltham St Lawrence Bracknell to meet up with other old timer cyclists.

TONY JOHNSON

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HERE’S a smell of something rotten round here and it isn’t an overflowing sewer.

Most of us dislike being misled or deceived in the way we have been recently.

Nationally, the Blair, Brown, Coalition and Cameron governments have reduced trust in politicians to a new low.

Last year, Liberal Democrats were reduced to just eight MPs after breaking an election promise.

This year, a Conservative Government policy was voted out in the EU referendum. Within days, politician after politician couldn’t distance themselves quick enough from statements, campaigns, their party leaders even.

The outgoing PM’s judgment was challenged on severance payments and honours. The continuing whiff of cronyism perhaps. It now falls to the incoming, unelected, Prime Minister to fix things and Theresa May has set about cleaning up the national act.

Locally, despite a change of Mayor and some councillors, the overall makeup of the Council remains unchanged. Dominated by a Conservative elite with inadequate opposition forces.

In February this year, a Conservative town councillor’s non-attendance triggered the Emmbrook North by-election.

During the campaign a letter was sent to residents, ostensibly in another councillor’s name.

However, the letter wasn’t actually personally signed.

It led to some pointed correspondence in this paper as various politicians sought to clarify matters.

After the by-election was over, it’s alleged that

a multiplicity of complaints were made about the councillor’s letter and their conduct.

And that’s where things get interesting.

Although the multiple complaints may have been one of the three mentioned in the Standards Committee meeting minutes in March, it isn’t clear. In the subsequent meeting minutes from July, all three complaints are recorded as “concluded” but without any facts. They don’t turn up in search results on WBC’s website either.

So I enquired as to what had happened and was referred to the Borough’s constitution. This isn’t exactly “bestseller” reading.

Buried down in section 9 under such grandiloquent words as “Ethics” and “Governance” it transpires that there’s a get-out clause in the complaints process regarding councillors’ conduct.

Actually there’s two get-out clauses – 9.1.13.4 and 9.1.14.2 – where a decision can be taken to “resolve the matter informally” by mediation, apology, training or correcting information.

It goes on to say that “Where there has been a (decision) to resolve the matter informally, the Subject Member’s name will not be disclosed”.

By inference, details of the complaint won’t be published either.

This has two obvious drawbacks as well as some not so obvious ones.The first is that the quality of the work to investigate and adjudicate the complaints isn’t visible. This is a shame as I understand that those involved are both thorough and professional.

The second is that there’s no public awareness any misconduct or of the efforts being made to maintain standards of conduct.

Less obvious is the lack of wider learning among present or future councillors. Also, that the system can be misused, politically as well as personally – as much by those complaining as by those being complained about.

It’s too easy to slide from confidentiality in to secrecy.

And this is part of what leaves a bad smell.

An effective system would have prevented repetition of what happened in that Emmbrook North by-election. Further allegations of electoral miscommunication were made by not one but two political parties, again in Emmbrook, less than four months later showed that it didn’t.

Governance? Ineffective.

As for WBC’s constitution, in March 2016 a borough councillor observed that, since 2011, over 300 changes had been made. Funnily enough not one of those changes removed the get-out clauses.

With three out of three complaints being concluded with no public record this year, the current system gives the impression that things are being swept under the carpet.

Ethics? Invisible.

This record is pitiable.

There’s no point in having a “Code of Conduct” if justice isn’t seen to be done.

It’s time for local Conservatives to follow their leaders’ example and clean house.And as complaints come up in future – “publish and be damned”.

Who knows, Wokingham could even take a lead in rebuilding public faith in public service.

And that would be welcome by all.

One of my simple pleasures is reading and I haven’t done enough of it for ages so I’m going to make time in August to catch up on reading and reviews.

I’ve started already and am engrossed by Ruth Ware’s In A Dark, Dark Wood.

I’m halfway through and have no idea how it’s going to pan out, which is half the fun of reading.

I’ll let you know how I get on next week. I’m always interested to hear book recommendations so do drop me a line to Nellie.pompoms@ gmail.com with any recommendations

Now I do like to talk but I draw the line at cold callers, so much so I recorded a conversation and loaded it onto YouTube, just search Warm Welcome for a cold caller and you’ll be sniggering!

I had a call the other day asking how many people were in the car when I had an accident so I said I didn’t have a car, to which Mr Pushy asked if he could ask me some questions “it will only take a few minutes”.

A few minutes my foot, anyway I gave a completely made up name and now when cold callers ring I say they’ve moved.

As jokey as I am being about them I have told my older relatives to be wary of scammers.

Of course, the children might answer the phone!

After all… it’s the school holidays!

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Bogus energy sales

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HE vast majority of energy salespeople conduct themselves properly on the doorsteps, in public places and over the phone.

However, consumers have been misled or intimidated into signing supply contracts, had their signatures forged onto energy contracts, or been sold bogus devices or meter top-ups.

If a salesperson asks you to sign something, take time to read through the document in full, not just the first or last page.

If the document is long or you need more time to read it, ask the salesperson to wait or come back at a later time. Take a copy of anything you sign. If the sales person isn’t willing to give you a copy, don’t sign anything.

Here are some of the common tricks used by bogus energy sales people.

It will help you protect yourself from being misled into signing an energy supply contract that you don’t want, or

from buying an illegal top-up or useless device.

“I’m here to read the meter – please sign here.”

There is no need to sign for a meter reading. It could be an attempt to get you to sign a contract, so check carefully.

“Sign here so we can send you further information about the prices we offer.”

You don’t need to sign for further information, so don’t.

“I won’t get my commission unless you sign.”

Salespeople are usually only paid commission if you agree to switch supplier.

It is also an offence for a salesperson to say they will lose their job if you don’t sign.

“This deal is only available today.

You’ll lose out if you don’t sign now.”

Do not be pressurised into signing on

the spot. Take time to properly consider any deal. If a salesperson falsely claims a deal is only available for a short time, they have committed an offence under the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading regulations.

“I can’t leave your house until you sign.”

If the salesperson will not leave when asked, call the police. They have also committed an offence under the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading regulations.

“I’m from Citizens Advice (or other organisation such as Transco, Ofgem, the government) and I want to tell you about special energy deals or discounts you are entitled to.”

These organisations do not sell gas or electricity and do not employ salespeople who would visit you uninvited.

You should report any incidents of someone claiming to represent one of these organisations to the Citizens Advice consumer helpline.

“I’m from your existing supplier and I’m here to give you a cheaper prepayment meter key, token or card.”

If your existing supplier wanted to issue you with a new key, token or card, they would inform you by post.

“If you pay cash up front it will be cheaper.”

Energy companies will never ask you to pay cash up front. n You can get help, information and advice from your local Citizens Advice or visit www. citizensadvicewokingham.org.uk or contact Citizens Advice Wokingham at Second Floor, Waterford House, Erftstadt Court, Wokingham RG40 2YF. Tel: 0300 330 1189. email: public@citizensadvicewokingham. org.uk

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PICTURE OF THE WEEK Bruce Robertson was walking across Elms Field when he spotted this artwork and took a picture of it. It’s certainly a bright addition to the town centre.

We love receiving your pictures – send them to news@ wokinghampaper. co.uk

A PHOTOGRAPHY competition celebrating all that is great about Wokingham has been launched.

The ‘Love Wokingham’ competition is calling on photographers of all ages and abilities to snap their favourite park, building, event or whatever they love about Wokingham, with the winner and two runners-up scooping a cash prize and a framed copy of their photo.

The competition features two categories - under 18s and 18+ - and is open to amateur and professional photographers. Entry is free, and entrants can submit up to five images which have a quality of at least 300dpi and do not exceed 5MB in size.

Three prizes will be awarded per category, first prize is £100, second prize is £50 and third prize is £25.

Winners will receive a framed copy of their photograph and will have their picture taken with the Mayor.

To enter email your name, category, postal or email address and phone number, and title and location of images, along with your submissions, to photos@ lovewokingham.co.uk. Entry closes on September 17. n For more visit www.morearts.org.uk.

TONY JOHNSON Glasnost through the looking glass

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NGLISH is a slippery language, full of synonyms, ambiguities and hidden meanings.

It’s further complicated when writers introduce new words.

Looking back at the end of the Cold War Era, it’s apparent that Russian might have been a bit more precise, as the word glasnost has only three meanings - primarily “publicity”, but also “publication” or “daylight”.

In terms of Mikhail Gorbachev’s use of the word in the 1980’s, it was regarded by some as a slogan, by others as a pathway towards the ending of censorship.

Unsurprisingly, the word itself pre-dated Mr Gorbachev by a good long bit.

Lyudmila Alexeyeva, the Soviet human rights activist, says it’s a word that “had been in the Russian language for centuries. It was in the dictionaries and law books as long as there had been dictionaries and law books.

“It was an ordinary, hardworking, nondescript word that was used to refer to a process, any process of justice or governance, being conducted in the open.”

But that was then, and as recent events in the Borough have shown, openness has come on a long way.

In this paper two weeks ago, WBC’s Executive Member for the Environment, Councillor Angus Ross, gave as good an example as I can recall of openness regarding Local Government matters in these post-Brexit times.

The Borough Council debate on grass-cutting

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had been opened up by the Liberal Democrat opposition. Councillor Lindsay Ferris’ slideshow demonstrated the scope and scale of the problems that the new grass cutting contract had led to.

However, with Conservatives holding 48 of the Borough’s 54 seats, with the best will in the world, an opposition motion for apology or censure isn’t going to pass unless a majority of Councillors vote for it.

An attempt to water down the apology, perhaps launched by a cabal of “old-style – we don’t ask, we tell, politicos” failed.

As one has learned from a number of years managing a global customer complaints process, backing a person into a corner when you’re trying to give them a decent and honourable way out is probably a mistake.

Which is why opposition talk of a motion of no confidence or possible future resignation wasn’t just unwise, it went well beyond what was both necessary and essential to effect change.

So it fell to Cllr Ross to provide the apology.

Not only did he do this, but he put things in a reasoned context, including the circumstances and the problems, then objectives and commitments for the future.

No matter what walk of life you’re in, how experienced you are, it’s a difficult job

to write an apology, as well as to fix the problem(s) that led to the apology. Doing it in private is hard enough, doing it in public is even tougher.

So I salute Cllr Ross unreservedly in setting the benchmark at a time when top government have recognised that there needs to be a new social contract between politicians and the electorate.

We need to bear in mind that WBC’s Executive, along with the senior officers, have been set an extraordinarily difficult task as a result of the local budget and years of underfunding – both from central government as well as from local taxes.

Last year, Council Leader Keith Baker took a bold initiative to hold a series of Budget Consultation meetings in and around the Borough.

As I’ve commented previously, I believe Cllr Baker took the right steps to find out what the public would find tolerable in terms of further cutbacks.

In closing, I note Cllr Baker’s Ad Hominem concerns in last week’s paper regarding my “Wokingham Washes Whiter” article from the previous week.

As I’m sure he’ll understand, that article had to be pruned in order to make space for a more important piece from a better writer.

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Nellie Williams www.nelliepompoms.co.uk We’ve all been on a summer holiday

We’ve just had a week in the Dordogne where the weather was fantastic, the itchy insects minimal and the WIFI was great, for downloading books.

I’d not been there before and was struck by how many similarities there were to the Cotswolds with the golden buildings and Mid Wales with its rolling hills.

We were deep in the countryside on a small Gite complex and just before bed we would stumble over our toes in the darkness unless it was a starry, starry night and we would do the daft game of counting stars.

Eating books

The great thing about being on holiday is the children don’t change their clothes 286 times a day or want ferrying all over the place so instead of that I’ve been reading – well I say reading as I seem to have been eating books.

My latest reads, see the blog for previous reads (www.nelliepompoms.co.uk) are My Husband’s Wives

by Faith Hogan – a charming and at times frustrating story with a magnificent twist, The Late Blossoming of Frankie Green by Laura Kemp – hilarious turn your life around story set in Wales gently covering life and its curve balls in a light hearted way, The Truth About Us by Simon Kettlewell – a curious story of behind doors and twitchy curtains with some frustrating characters and The Detective’s Daughter by Lesley Thomson which I’ll tell you about next week.

Safe hands to get ahead

Speaking of stars, I know a real life star who runs a company called Prestige Wigs (www.prestigewigs.co.uk).

I was chatting to her over lemon drizzle cake (good friend, great cake) about cancer (the evil disease), chemo/ radiotherapy and wigs one day and I told her I didn’t realise her hair had been a wig.

She told me about the day she had to make that call, one I’m familiar with as my best friend wore a wig on and off for the last seven years of her life.

Val then told me that she was now running Prestige Wigs and me being me (and in the hope she would bake me some more lemon drizzle cake) said I’ll tell everyone!

So I’m telling you.

You might never need to make that call, but if you do you’ll be in safe and sympathetic hands as Val has been that girl who made that call.

A real treat to come home to

Of course, going away on holiday is a real treat and I love being away, but I can’t get excited about the getting ready to go away so I employ delaying tactics and then end up throwing everything into a suitcase and hope for the best.

A friend of mine literally spends a month getting ready and then mops herself out of the door.

I’m not as fastidious as that but it was a delight to walk through the front door into a clean and tidy house.

I’ve recently converted to Maleleuca products, if you’re not aware of them then have a look at their website.

I know a couple of agents in the local area so if you’re interested drop me an email and I will forward your details on.

And finally…

Now we’re home and the suitcases are empty, the cupboards are once again bare and the laundry pile is mounting up. Always something to do.

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A wry look at life

Balmy suggestions for the silly season

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Wokingham People Two wheels make two grand for Mum Jane Holt and Natalie Kiley peddled to Hayling Island on Sunday to help raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support, the charity that helped Jane’s Mum during her fight against cancer.

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O WONDER they call it the silly season.

There’s no point complaining about anything when everyone’s away on holiday. So, following last week’s helpful suggestion to Wokingham Borough Council regarding the apprehension of people who whistle in public, here’s another with regard to the environmental control of music.

We all have to comply with environmental regulations these days.

You need a degree in environmental science just to navigate the average recycling centre.

Actually you don’t now, because unless you produce proof you live in the area in triplicate you can’t even get in to some centres. But that’s another story.

Anyway, Britain’s music industry leads the world (and now we can sell to places outside Europe) and this leads to a lot of wastage.

So with regard to the environment this is a ready-made Environmental Control template for Wokingham Borough Council.

Notice Concerning the Recycling of Music The following guidelines are designed to help self-employed music teachers, musicologists and any consultants involved in any way with the music industry including places of worship. Agents must at all times demonstrate an intention to recycle music (or its component parts) to reduce the impact on landfill. Failure to do so can result in punitive fines. In summary disposal should be undertaken as follows: • Surplus bars, crochets, quavers and semitones can be deposited at the nearest civic amenity site.

• If they are mixed they must be disposed of in sealed bags to avoid spillage. Minimum bag weight is 1.0kg.

• The Council prefers to receive arpeggios in their assembled form.

• Arpeggios that are only part completed or partly dismantled should be bagged separately from the above except when associated with other part assemblies of music as outlined in the Wokingham Borough Council Directive Part 1 concerning the Recycling of Music.

With regard to digital compositions the following conditions apply: • Digital records should be wiped clean at source. If, however, there is any doubt about traces remaining, WBC does offer a special facility that enables composers to enter the notes directly from the keyboard which is a very fast process. This includes grace notes, beaming, staccato, dotting, typing, note length, cross headed notes, acciaccatura (etc.) and rests.

• For a full list please contact the Civic Amenity site manager.

• Completed works can be submitted to the Civic Amenities site suitably packaged but obviously only if the entire composition can be classed as rubbish.

IF ANY part of this Directive is incomprehensible please do not contact the Council offices– they will call you. Alternatively you can forward your questions or suggestions to editor@ wokinghampaper.co.uk

A 50-mile bike ride has raised more than £2,000 for the cancer charity that helped Jane Holt’s Mum in her final days.

GEMMA DAVIDSON finds out more

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WOMAN from Finchampstead has raised more than £2,000 for charity after completing an emotional bike ride through Hampshire.

Jane Holt, 47, of Wild Briar, and her friend Natalie Kiley, 27, from Bracknell, cycled more than 50 miles to Hayling Island last weekend to raise money for

Macmillan Cancer Support in memory of her mother, Maureen, who passed away in November after being diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma only six months previously.

The pals trained for several months before the ride, riding up to 20 miles at a time to get their fitness levels ready for the challenge ahead.

They set off from Finchampstead at 7am on Sunday and reached the seaside resort, where Jane had spent many happy holidays with her mother, around eight hours later.

Mum-of-two Jane, a Forest School Leader at Waverley Preparatory School, said: “I decided to do the ride to raise money for Macmillan after

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If you like helping people and turning their lives around, then this is an ideal opportunity for you.

They are looking for a volunteer who can help for one day on a Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday. n Thrive is a national Charity that uses gardening to change the lives of disabled people.

Gardening can help individuals accomplish many things. It can help rebuild

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Volunteers must been passionate and gardening and have a good knowledge of plants and be polite, reliable and friendly. n The Sport and Leisure team at Wokingham Borough Council is looking for volunteers to support children, young

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The family bathroom completes the upstairs, and the landlord will be tiling over the bath and installing a shower door ahead of the tenant’s move-in date.

Downstairs, the home has a large 17ft 9in by 15ft 5in living room, with double glazed French doors leading to the garden, as well as a feature fireplace.

The kitchen is also generous in size, at 15ft 5in by 9ft 7in. It also has French doors leading to garden as well as a fitted kitchen with integrated appliances including a dishwasher and oven.

There is also a downstairs cloakroom with toilet.

The gardens are private and enclosed, with a patio area and lawn, with gated rear access.

The front garden is low maintenance, with flower bed borders and a

selection of plants and shrubs.

A garage completes the accommodation and there is also one driveway parking space.

The landlord will consider well behaved pets for families who have fourlegged friends.

Jennett’s Park is very close to Peacock Meadows and Easthampstead Park Conference Centre. There are plenty of good walks to be enjoyed in the development and surrounding countryside, while it also offers great access to the A329M, leading to the M4 and M3.

The monthly rent is £1,350.

Mike Townend from Martin & Co said: “It’s rare for a property in such immaculate condition to come to market and it really has to be seen to be believed. Jennett’s Park is proving to be a popular location and we've had considerable interest is this lovely home.

“We need more properties of a similar high quality to satisfy the demand.”

For more details, call Martin & Co’s on 0118 334 2389 or email wokingham@martinco.com. You can also visit Mike and his team at their offices in Peach Street.

With three double bedrooms, there’s plenty of space in this semi-detached home, presented to the rental market by Martin & Co

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The class of 2016! New Bohunt pupils gathered for an induction day at 3M

Bohunt pupils get a glimpse of the future

By JOHN WAKEFIELD news@wokinghampaper.co.uk

STUDENTS from the new secondary school at the Arborfield Garrison, Bohunt School Wokingham, were treated to an exciting day in the Innovation Centre of one of the world’s largest manufacturing companies, 3M, as a first introduction to their new teachers.

Bohunt School Wokingham opens next month and is sponsored by Bohunt Education Trust (BET), a high-performing academy chain with a focus on Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) education.

The trust introduced one of the country’s very first STEM curricula in its academies, allowing students in years seven to nine take part in regular STEM lessons.

At BET’s flagship school in Liphook, which is rated Outstanding

by Ofsted, the classes were developed with industry partners such as Siemens, to help provide students with the skills needed to prepare them for the world of work, and to show them what a career in STEM might be like.

To extend these innovative educational opportunities to students at Bohunt School Wokingham, BET has been working with 3M to deliver an exciting programme of events.

These are aimed at introducing the new Wokingham students to the world of STEM, and to inspire future generations of innovators.

The first in the series of events was a visit to 3M’s Innovation Centre where students had the opportunity to see and experience STEM at work in real life. They saw a wide range of innovative products, ranging from digital stethoscopes for earth-bound doctors to listen to the heartbeats of astronauts to double sided tapes capable of holding vehicles together

and microscopic needles that deliver drugs without pain.

The school says that children and their parents were also blown away by the new £32.5million school building, which they saw for the first time at a recent induction evening.

While the school isn’t due to be completed until Summer 2017, some facilities are in place including the Theatre, Sports Hall,climbing wall and the school’s innovative IPad scheme.

Nick Thomas, STEM Faculty Leader at Bohunt Wokingham, said: “3M warmly opened their doors to our students and staff. The exposure to motivational talks, thought provoking activities and a range of exciting career interviews immersed our students into the stimulating world of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM).

“We feel our partnership with such a dedicated and inspiring partner as 3M will hugely benefit the education of our students and we are very excited about where the partnership will take us in the future.”

John Klee, Corporate Communications Manager at 3M, said: “It was great to welcome many of the first cohort of pupils from Bohunt School Wokingham to 3M. As a science-based technology company we hope the opportunity to meet 3M employees with a wide range of interesting jobs will help students understand the importance of science, technology, engineering and maths subjects and inspire them to consider careers in these areas. We look forward to building our relationship with the school as it grows over the coming years.”

Mrs Wu, a new Bohunt Wokingham parent, said: “I was very impressed by the teaching staff who really seem to have grasped the ethos and aims of Bohunt, very enthusiastic on STEM and really engaging. The buildings are great.”

Bohunt’s pupils visited 3M’s Innovation Centre as part of a preview of the new school

Students celebrate receiving their A level results – next week, this year’s pupils find out how they got on

Make it a day to remember Next Thursday is the big day – A level results will be revealed.

GEMMA DAVIDSON offers some advice for students waiting for their grades

If you haven’t quite got the grades you wanted, don’t panic! There are lots of options out there, including higher apprenticeships and the clearing system.

You may be able to re-sit exams or find a different higher education course that is suitable for you.

to study for a degree level qualification while working in a real workplace environment. Many local and national companies now offer apprenticeships.

Colleges can help you find the right one for you and you can search for apprenticeships at www.gov.uk/apply-apprenticeship

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And finally, don’t get disheartened

EXT week, hundreds of students across Wokingham borough will be eagerly awaiting the outcomes of their A-Level exams.

On Thursday, August 18, the results will be posted marking the end of full-time education for many, or the start of a new chapter into university or employment for many of the borough’s youngsters.

With just days to go until the results are published, Catherine Sezen from the Association of Colleges has a number of tips for every outcome. She says: “This may seem like a really scary time as you are moving on to something new and unfamiliar. But stay calm and think carefully about what you want to do.

“Make sure you have access to information about all the options available, so that you’ll be able to make the best decision for your future. If you’re not sure, speak to your local college, which can advise you on all the options available.”

Here are Catherine’s top tips for how to deal with the celebrations, or commiserations, of A-Level Results Day.

Confirm your place Once you’ve received those all-important results in UCAS Track, make sure you contact the college or university to confirm your place.

Seek out advice

Even if you’ve got the grades you want, you can still go through clearing to go to a different university or college. If you’re going through clearing, make sure you have everything you need – namely a clearing guide (use the UCAS website or there will be one in most national newspapers) and a notebook and pen. You’ll need them for calling universities and colleges to find out what is on offer, depending on your grades.

If you have grades above your firm offer, you can use UCAS Adjustment to trade up to another course, university or college.

Consider all the options If you’ve changed your mind or don’t want to take the academic university route, investigate your local college. They offer technical and professional qualifications at a range of levels such as BTECs at Level 3, advanced apprenticeships and also Foundation Degrees or Higher National Diplomas, for example. These qualifications often include working directly with employers on placements so it can be an excellent experience.

Explore apprenticeships If you’re looking for a higher education opportunity but without the university tuition fees, it may be possible to find a Higher Apprenticeship. This is a great way

Whether you have received the grades you wanted or not, there is something out there that is right for you and will help to get you on your chosen career path.

Keep calm, look at all your options, do your research and get advice from reliable sources such as careers advisers. There’s also the option of taking a gap year and maybe getting some work experience before going on to further study. n STUDENTS who are considering their options can drop into the Elevate Wokingham Hub at Wokingham Library in Denmark Street on Results Day. Career advisers will be on hand between 1pm and 5pm to offer advice and support.

Get help to get that job n ON Wednesday, August 31, members of the Adviza Wokingham team will be holding a Get That Job event at Wokingham Library’s Elevate Hub for young people who do not know what they will be doing come September. Advisers will be offering expert career advice and guidance, help in applying for college and university, apprenticeships and jobs, information on local job and apprenticeship opportunities, and support for CVs and interviews. Phone the Adviza team on 0118 9746400 to find out more.

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SWALLOWFIELD Local History Society was launched in 1988 after a This week MikE ChuRChER reviews group came together to record what they knew the Wokingham Remembers articles Edna Goatley, widow of local historian, Ken following a scandal about poor standards News: A Chronological History of Wokingham about various buildings Goatley, who both encouraged this project of drinking water; and the celebrations From Local Newspapers, 1858-1999. of the past four months and discusses in the parish and in and partially funded it. Also to Peter Must, associated with important visitors, The free book can be donwnloaded as a particular the businesses some of the factors which contributed chairman of the Wokingham Society, who coronations and jubilees. To these can be Word document, an eBook or a PDF from which were once housed to the making of Wokingham and its spent many long hours proof-reading it.” added the reports of actions both the Society’s website and in some of them.

Society Chairman Peter Must said: “The locally and abroad during is a great potted history of environment.

It meets on the third Woking ham in the News updated Wokingham in the News is an the Second World War; the borough, told through Thursday of the month major impact they had on the town and VER the past months the unsurpassably comprehensive the plans for a new contemporary newspaper (Extracts from local newspapers) - apart from August - in we have already made a start with the Wokingham Remembers page has account of our town over the Town Hall on reports.

Swallowfield Parish Hall road system by mapping out the course of been providing an early picture 1858 to 1999 last 140 years. Its 886 pages Elms Field and, It’s an expanded version at 7.45pm. the of oldthe Forest Road. of how a small market town and a have something for everyone, again, the original book which At its July meeting, by While the building of the M4 had a few villages on the edge of a forest is today at the touch of a button. stories of local Jim released three years members heard a talk Jim Bell major influence on the introduction of the ranked as one of the country’s leading We all owe Jim Bell an people doing ago. The original only went on the impact of the high tech businesses which now surround communities. immense debt of gratitude extraordinary up to 1938, but now he’s Great Western Railway Wokingham, it is the A329M which Education, religion, industry, transport, for his monumental effort things. continued to take in the on Reading, while past in 1975 cut off the Forest Road and its social structures, national politics and in bringing the story of Author Jim 20th century, ending in topics have included natural connections between Emmbrook local government are all important XTRA! EXTRA! Read all about it!

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Bell said: “It 1999. local ones such as the of Hurst and Binfield. The pieces inWhile building great Wokingham Thethe Wokingham Paper has and theTovillages “Please do visit our website was a bit of a slog produce it, he has history of a nearby love and hate relationship with our rail jigsaw.been Heregoing now for is ajust summary of our over a year, we and see Wokingham in the News but it was worth painstakingly transcribed house, the effect of and roads continue to this day! contributions date and a few stand ontothe shoulders of ideas giants.on for yourselves.” it. I again hope that news items about the new poor law in the next round of articles.

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Society Committee has arranged for it to from the mid-19th Century to the end of the newspaper starting As 2015 is thesources, bi-centenary of from the 1858. as well as subjects of Education Now, local historian Jim Bell has teamed replace theStprevious edition on the Society’s 20th will beStation of value to anyone interested in looking The records there already covered Railway viewed from Wellington Road towards Pauls Church.

Battle of Waterloo, have been asignificantWokingham wider interest like the Today’s Wokingham is renowned as up with The Wokingham Society to produce website at: www.wokinghamsociety.org.uk/ the town’s history. I would again particularly events such as commemorating the building of the Town number of articles this engineering history thefree country’s of excellence The story was told in June, and also historians, Sarah Huxford, also took its replacement: local government. aone newofand eBook,centres Wokingham In The Wokingham_in_News.html like to place on record my gratitude to Mrs. Hall; the establishment of a Town Council world changing event. of800th Kings anniversary Cross and St for education; this is partly due to strong commemorated the us on a journey to the old battlefields Wokingham’s wild side The area has always been noted for school performance and the motivated of the Magna Carta,Pancras signedstations. at nearby in search of their graves. This story Before we believe too much in the idea its contribution to the nation’s military The society will be parents who live in one of the most Runnymede in 1215. reflects only a microcosm of the losses January 6, 1934 THE MARRIAGE THE BAPTIST CHAPEL FINE FARE OPENS IN that Wokingham’s development was a capability, with Arborfield’s REME, mounting a display highly educated communities in the UK. around the county of Berkshire, but Saturday, August 4, 1860 solidly sedate experience, May’s article Shining a light on OF THE WOKINGHAM RFA and Remount connectionsSTRAY and the PIGS of past and present affirms the importance of the wars in the If we lookPRINCESS into the history of THE work of demolition of this told the story of the on rioting in the town Atall the Wokingham Borough Bench Tuesday, Frank White Saturday,ofJanuary 16, character.

1958, Wokingham’sphotographs ‘Dark Ages’ Sandhurst and Wellington Colleges of some development our local Wokingham’s schools we can see ROYAL building was commenced on centre during the time of the 1857 General of Model Farm, Wokingham, was fined 5s. for allowing two pigs to Evening Standard To bring us up tolocal dateproperties the August very nearby. at the how education woven Saturday, Januaryis16, 1858into its DNA. Tuesdaysituated last, and we hope the Election.

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The price-cutting on selected items the history of girls' powerful professional class, a strong building it does not appear sufficient ON Boxing Day the Town Hall was filled when evacuee children efficient and reputable inhabitants.

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A varied programme arranged by Mr. Percy Fuller and the the Town-hall in thetogether evening which marketwas town.

We will later be telling the story of the a market place for agricultural and Here’s to the next round of articles! compete.

The complete a belief in the Mayor and Mayoress were present with their granddaughter, Julie. westrong are sure will be fullyimportance attended, of Walter family and their contributions to commercial produce, it was also a Forest Thanks go out to our contributors: Steve Wokingham at War EXCURSION TRAIN The only winner is the shopper. programme can be found teaching.

Mr. and also organised competitions. The pupils as the greatest care and taste will the building of Wokingham but inFuller April entertained Town. The term ‘forest’ did not of mean a Bacon, Jim Bell, David Nash Ford, Sarah There are watershed moments in Mr. W.T. Smith, manager this latest Fine Fare on the website, www.

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1914-1918 is one such time. contributions. permanently be cut a penny. local information. which still holds strong to this W.B. Martin and two firemen, two St. John Ambulance Brigade by ourone townsfolk, ox whole in the Market-place, to day. well patronised Although of Britain’s wealthiest TheseThen onerous rules restricted localcommodities Therefore a number of centenaries Allwill this byHIGHWOOD our every week seven or eight bework is provided JEN members and two Boy Scouts were also in attendance.

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Mari Wilson – the Neasden Queen of Soul – tells GEMMA DAVIDSON why she’s ready for Rewind, whatever the weather will be like

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Mari Wilson is determined to have a good time at Rewind Festival next weekend.

The Neasden Queen of Soul, who had hits with Just What I Always Wanted and Cry Me a River, will take to the main stage at Rewind South as part of the British Electric Foundation (BEF) alongside Heaven 17’s Glenn Gregory, Joy Division’s Peter Hook and The Farm’s Peter Hooton at Temple Island Meadows on Sunday August 21.

Mari performed at Rewind Scotland at the end of July, which she said was sadly memorable for all the wrong reasons.

“It absolutely poured with rain,” she told The Wokingham Paper.

“It was such a shame as the weather the day before had been beautiful, but we still managed to have a great time though. It was great to see everyone dancing down at the front of the stage, even if they were holding umbrellas. It says a lot about British people I think.”

Mari, whose latest album Pop Deluxe was released in May, is looking forward to taking to the stage at Henley later this month, promising a performance to remember.

She said: “I am always on tour, and the show I am currently doing I have been doing for two years, so it will be nice to perform with a different band and sing some different songs.

“The biggest difference between being a recording artist now to how it was back in the 1980s is that I can spend more time working on an album. Back then it would be done in a matter of weeks, but we spent a year working on Pop Deluxe, and I could be really selective about the songs I wanted to do.

“What is interesting about performing with the BEF is that I don’t really need to do very much in the way of planning.

When you are a solo artist a lot of the decisions come down to you, so it’s actually quite nice just to turn up and sing and everything else has already been done.”

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From M4 Junction 8/9 Take the A404(M) towards “Henley and Marlow”. Leave the A404(M) at the second junction signposted “Henley and A4130”.

Turn left at the give way and go straight over the roundabout, again signposted ‘Henley’.

From M40 Junction 4 Take the A404(M) towards ‘Marlow’.

At the first roundabout go straight over signposted “Henley and Maidenhead”.

Take the next junction signposted “Henley and A4130”. Turn right at roundabout signposted Henley onto the A4130.

A one-way system will operate in and around the festival site, follow signs from the A4130.

Parking is free and car parks are an approximate five minute walk from the campsite and arena.

The campsite opens at 2pm on the Friday, campsite car parks will open at midday. If arriving on Friday to access the campsite you must do so by 10pm For weekend ticket holders The Silent Disco, Kids Zone, Funfair, Theme Bars, Restaurants, Food Outlets and Trade Village will all be open from 6pm on the Friday.

On Saturday and Sunday, car parks for day ticket holders open at 11am. The festival site opens at midday and the entertainment on the main stage starts at 2pm.

The campsite closes at midday on the Monday.

On Friday the arena will close at approximately midnight.

On Saturday and Sunday, the entertainment on the Main Stage will finish at approximately 10.30pm. The entertainment area will remain open on both days until approximately 1am.

Disabled Parking There is disabled car parking available to blue badge holders, located in both the day and camping car parks and close to the respective entrances. This is free of charge and does not need to be pre-booked.

By Rail The Nearest train station is in Henley-on-Thames, which is situated approximately 1.5 miles from the festival site. The walk from here is lovely, taking you along the riverbank.

By Bus: Buses run to Henley-on-Thames from Reading, High Wycombe, Wallingford, Watlington and Maidenhead.

Mari Wilson braved downpours to perform at Rewind’s Scotland gig but she’s hoping the weather in Henley will be kinder

The life of an 80s pop star never seems to slow down as Mari discovered at Rewind Scotland when she missed seeing Adam Ant perform.

“I really wanted to see him, but I had

another performance to shoot off to so I missed him, which was a shame,” she said.

“I’m worried the same thing will happen at Rewind South, I am flying out of London the following day so I will need to leave early. But I suppose Henley is a little bit closer so hopefully I will be able to catch his set.

“I just really hope we have better weather this time!” n Mari Wilson performs at Rewind Festival South on Sunday August 21. Tickets start at £59.50 for day tickets, and £107.50 for weekend tickets. For more information and to book tickets visit www.rewindfestival.com.

Who you can hear at Rewind IT is nearly time to turn the clock back and the volume up for the nostalgia fest that is Rewind.

Taking place between next Friday, August 19 and Sunday, August 21, bands and singers from the decade that fashion forgot will take to the stage at Temple Island Meadows in Henley for three days of music, food and of course, dressing up!

The Wokingham Paper will be at the festival all weekend, so if you see our reporters and photographers, give them a wave and say hello!

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Friday, August 19 The world’s greatest scrumpy and western band The Wurzels will open the festival on the Riverside Stage at the Friday Night Welcome Party. The party area opens from 6pm with the Silent Disco, Funfair, Live Acoustic Music, Theme Bars, Posh Nosh and more to get you in the party mood for the weekend!

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British Electric Foundation featuring Heaven 17’s Glenn Gregory, Claudia Brücken, The Lotus Eaters, The Farm’s Peter Horton, Mari Wilson and Jaki Graham Blockhead Living in a Box feat. Kenny Thomas Annabella of Bow Wow Wow Roland Gift The Beat Heather Small Earth Wind and Fire Experience feat. The Al McKay All Stars Adam Ant Marc Almond

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For safety reasons you cannot park by your tent. Campsite parking is an approximate five to 10-minute walk from the campsite.

Neither caravans nor trailer tents are permitted on site.

There is no limit to the size of your tent within reason, however please consider other campers and only bring the size of tent you require.

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What’s on Saturday, August 13

Monday, August 15

CROWTHORNE – Morgan Recreation Ground, Lower Broadmoor Road RG45 7LA. Summer in the Rec: family friendly activities including crafts, visits from groups such as London Irish, live animals etc. Organised

by Churches Together in Crowthorne. Free. 3pm5pm.

FINCHAMPSTEAD – Library, FBC Centre RG40 4ES. The Enormous Crocodile craft session for ages eight and under. 11am-11.45am. £1.50. Details: 0118 908 8176.

HURST – Dinton Pastures Country Park, Davis Street RG10 0TH. Sunset paddles: guided paddle of the lake. Ages 4 upwards with an adult. Booking essential. £15, children £10. Details: 0118 974 6343.

LOWER EARLEY – Library, Chalfont Close, Chalfont Way RG6 5HZ. Pass The Book Club. 10.30am11.30am. Manga workshop for ages 8-16. 10am11.30am. £3. Details: 0118 931 2150.

READING – The Oracle RG1 2AG. Summer food festival: pop-up menu bar, dishes and demos. 9.30am8pm. Details: 0118 965 9000.

SWALLOWFIELD – The Mill House, Basingstoke Road RG7 1PY. Ladies Lunch Club: for ladies that like to lunch. Noon. Booking essential. Details: 0118 988 3124.

WOKINGHAM – Library, Denmark Street RG40 2BB. Read with Pets as Therapy dog Kali, and handler Sheila Cooper. For ages 6-10.

11am-noon. Details: 0118 978 1368.

WOODLEY – Library, Headley Road RG5 4JA. The Big Friendly Read Activity Sessions: summer reading challenge.10.45am-noon.

Crime and Thriller book club. Noon-1pm. Details: 0118 969 0304.

ASCOT – Racecourse SL5 7JX. Red Bull Air Race. 11am5pm. £30. Details: www. redbullairrace.com.

LOWER EARLEY – Library, Chalfont Close, Chalfont Way RG6 5HZ. Dad and Baby Rhymetime. 10.30am11am. Details: 0118 931 2150.

MAIDEN ERLEGH – Library, off Silverdale Road RG6 7HS. Maiden Erlegh crime book group. 10.30am-11.30am.

Details: 0118 966 6630.

READING – The Oracle RG1 2AG. Summer food festival: pop-up menu bar, dishes and demos. 9.30am-8pm.

Details: 0118 965 9000.

WOKINGHAM – Market Place.

Sunny Saturdays presents: Pauly Zarb. 11am-1pm.

Details: www.wokinghamtc.gov.uk WOKINGHAM – Library, Denmark Street RG40 2BB. Poetry Writing Group for adults. 10am-11.30am.

Details: 0118 978 1368.

WOKINGHAM – Town Hall, Market Place. Wokingham Auctions: art, antiques, retro furniture and more.

2pm. Details: 07446 802450 WOODLEY – Library, Headley Road RG5 4JA. French Conversation Club for those with basic French knowledge. 2pm-3pm.

Details: 0118 969 0304.

BRACKNELL – Coppid Beech Hotel, John Nike Way RG12 8TF. Rotary Club of Easthampstead meeting: President of the Wokingham Lions. 7.30pm. Details: 01344 862440.

LOWER EARLEY – Library, Chalfont Close, Chalfont Way RG6 5HZ. Jack in the Books book club. 10.30am11.30am. Sand Art session: create a sand picture. £3 per picture. For ages 4-11.

10.30am-12.30pm. Details: 0118 931 2150.

MAIDEN ERLEGH – Library, off Silverdale Road RG6 7HS. Colouring For Adults.

2.15pm-3pm. Details: 0118 966 6630.

SONNING – Sonning Golf Club, Duffield Road RG4 6GJ. Rotary Club of Loddon Vale meeting: talk by Jacquline Harris.

12.15pm-2pm. Details: www.rotary-ribi.org TWYFORD – Library, Polehampton Close RG10 9RP. Fantastic Mr Fox craft session for ages eight and under. 2.30pm-3.30pm. £1.50. Booking essential.

Details: 0118 934 0800.

WARGRAVE – Library, Woodclyffe Hostel, Church Street RG10 8EP. Mini Animal Models: make plastercine animals. 2.30pm3.30pm. £2. Woodclyffe book group. 5.30pm6.30pm. Details: 0118 940 4656.

WOKINGHAM – Library, Denmark Street RG40 2BB. The Big Friendly Read Activity Sessions: summer reading challenge. 2.15pm3.30pm. Knit Stitch and Natter. Drop-in for knitting, sewing and a chat. All abilities welcome. 2pm-3pm.

Details: 0118 978 1368.

Sunday, August 14 ASCOT – Racecourse SL5 7JX. Red Bull Air Race. 11am5pm. £30. Details: www. redbullairrace.com.

EARLEY – Harris Gardens, University of Reading RG6 6UD. Open gardens in aid of RNLI. 2pm-5pm. £3, under 12s free. Details: 0118 935 8221.

GRAZELEY – Village Hall. Car Boot Sale. Sellers 7.30am.

Details: 0118 983 3132.

WOODLEY – Shopping Precinct, Crockhamwell Road. Car boot sale.

8am-1pm. Details: 0118 921 6920 or www. woodleytowncentre.co.uk.

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Tuesday, August 16 LOWER EARLEY – Library, Chalfont Close, Chalfont Way RG6 5HZ. The Big Friendly Read Activity Sessions: summer reading challenge. 2.15pm-3.30pm.

Details: 0118 931 2150.

MAIDEN ERLEGH – Library,

off Silverdale Road RG6 7HS. Fur and Feathers: meet birds of prey in hands-on experience for overs fives.

2pm-3pm. £3.50. Booking essential. Children’s writing course for ages 9-12. Booking essential.

3.15pm-4pm. Details: 0118 966 6630.

SPENCERS WOOD – Library, Basingstoke Road RG7 1AJ. Fur and Feathers: meet birds of prey in hands-on experience for overs fives.

11am-noon. £3.50. Booking essential. Details: 0118 988 4771.

TWYFORD – Library, Polehampton Close RG10 9RP. Knit and Natter. Drop in knitting group for adults.

2pm-3pm. Details: 0118 934 0800.

WOKINGHAM – Carnival Pool and Fitness Centre, Wellington Road RG40 2AF. Finding Dory session session. Booking essential.

11am-noon. Details: 0118 977 0007.

WOKINGHAM – Library, Denmark Street RG40 2BB.Third Tuesday Book Group: discuss new books, bestsellers and favourites.

10.30am-11.30am.

WI Stitch and Chatter.

2pm-3.30pm. UK Online: Help and support with computers and the internet for beginners. 2pm-4pm.

Details: 0118 978 1368 WOKINGHAM – Fire Station, Easthampstead Road RG40 2EH. Open day: suitable for all ages. Free entry.

11am-3pm.

WOODLEY – Library, Headley Road RG5 4JA. Crafts and Laughs. 2pm-4pm. Explore Learning on Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes for children aged 5-7. 9.15am10.15am. Explore Learning on Roald Dahl's Matilda for children aged 7-10.

10.45am-11.45am. Free.

Details: 0118 969 0304.

Wednesday, August 17 EARLEY – Thames Valley Park 2 (TVP2), 300 Thames Valley Park Drive, Thames Valley Park RG6 1PT. Photography exhibition: No Briton Is An Island. 10am-

3pm. Free entry. Details: 0800 028 7338.

FINCHAMPSTEAD – Library, FBC Centre RG40 4ES. Book group. 10.30am11.30am. Details: 0118 908 8176.

HENLEY – River and Rowing Museum, Mill Meadows RG9 1BF. Taylor Tugs Holiday Happenings: creative summer fun, with song, craft and games.

Messy play, exuberant fun, music Charlie & Chocolate Factory, Oompa Loompa Railway. For under fives.

11am-12.30pm. £6.50.

Details: 01491 415600.

WARGRAVE – Library, Woodclyffe Hostel, Church Street RG10 8EP. Knit Wits: knit or crochet club.

2pm-4pm. Details: 0118 940 4656.

WOKINGHAM – Library, Denmark Street RG40 2BB. The Big Friendly Read Activity Sessions: summer reading challenge. 10.45amnoon. Details: 0118 978 1368.

WOODLEY – Library, Headley Road RG5 4JA. The Big Friendly Read Activity Sessions: summer reading challenge. 2.15pm-3.30pm.

Details: 0118 969 0304.

Thursday, August 18 EARLEY – Thames Valley Park 2 (TVP2), 300 Thames Valley Park Drive, Thames Valley Park RG6 1PT. Photography exhibition: No Briton Is An Island. 10am3pm. Free entry. Details: 0800 028 7338.

LOWER EARLEY – Library, Chalfont Close, Chalfont Way RG6 5HZ. The Big Friendly Read Activity Sessions: summer reading challenge. 10.45am-noon.

Board Games Club. 10am11am. Details: 0118 931 2150.

HENLEY – River and Rowing Museum, Mill Meadows RG9 1BF .The Henley Games Mr Toad Tug of War, cricket with Mole, rugby, golf, Zumba and egg and spoon race. Free with museum admission.

10.30am-4pm. Details: 01491 415600.

HURST – Dinton Pastures Country Park, Davis Street RG10 0TH. Twilight Club: open evening, boat hire and bring your own food to barbecue. £12. 6pm-8pm.

Open Water Swimming.

250m triangular course. £3.

6pm-8pm. Details: 0118 974 6343.

MAIDEN ERLEGH – Library, off Silverdale Road RG6 7HS. The Enormous Crocodile and make some fun crocs to take home. For under 8s. 2.15pm-3pm. £1.50. Details: 0118 966 6630.

SPENCERS WOOD – Library, Basingstoke Road RG7 1AJ. Roald Dahl Get Arty: Fantastic Mr Fox and The Twits crafts, for ages five upwards. 2pm-3pm. Details: 0118 988 4771.

WOKINGHAM – Hope and Anchor, Station Road RG40 2AD. Wokingham Folk and Acoustic Club. 7.30pm.

Details: Facebook.com/ WokFAB. WOKINGHAM – Library, Denmark Street RG40 2BB. Classics Book Group: for lovers of Dickens, Austen etc. 6.30pm-7.30pm.

Details: 0118 978 1368.

WOODLEY – Shopping Precinct, Crockhamwell Road. Farmers Market 9am-1.30pm. Details: 0118 921 6920 or www. woodleytowncentre.co.uk.

WOODLEY – Bulmershe Leisure Centre, Woodlands Avenue RG5 3EU. Finding Dory session session.

Booking essential. Noon1pm. Details: 0118 926 8733.

WOODLEY – Library, Headley Road RG5 4JA. Meet The Creatures: minibeasts activity morning from the Rangers from Dinton Pastures, for under 12s.

9.15am-10am. £1. Details: 0118 969 0304.

Friday, August 19 CROWTHORNE – Morgan Recreation Ground, Lower Broadmoor Road RG45 7LA. Summer in the Rec: family friendly activities including crafts, visits from groups such as London Irish,

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by Churches Together in Crowthorne. Free. 3pm5pm.

EARLEY – Thames Valley Park 2 (TVP2), 300 Thames Valley Park Drive, Thames Valley Park RG6 1PT. Photography exhibition: No Briton Is An Island. 10am3pm. Free entry. Details: 0800 028 7338.

Henley-on-Thames – Temple Island Meadows RG9 3DD. Rewind South Festival.

Details: www.rewindfestival. com/south HURST – Dinton Pastures Country Park, Davis Street RG10 0TH. Sunset paddles: guided paddle of the lake. Ages 4 upwards with an adult.

Booking essential. £15, children £10. Details: 0118 974 6343.

LOWER EARLEY – Library, Chalfont Close, Chalfont Way RG6 5HZ. Manga workshop for ages 8-16.

10am-11.30am. £3. Details: 0118 931 2150.

LOWER EARLEY – Loddon Valley Leisure Centre GR6 4GD. Finding Dory session session. Booking essential.

10.30am-11.30am. Details: 0118 931 2066.

WOKINGHAM – Elms Field RG40 2LD. Wokingham Open Air Cinema: The Italian Job. From dusk (around 8.30pm). Free, donations welcome.

Bring something to sit on, food available. Details: www.facebook.com/ wokyopenaircinema WOKINGHAM – Easthampstead Park Conference Centre, Off Peacock Lane RG40 3DF. Wokingham Positive Difference Breakfast networking meeting: guest speaker Dave Wilby, Wokingham Borough’s Principal Transport Consultant will provide an update on current and future programmes to improve transport links across the Thames Valley and Wokingham Borough.

7.30am-9.15am. Part of the Business Biscotti Movement. £16, members £11. Places limited to 50 people. Details: www. businessbiscotti.co.uk/ wokingham-positivedifference/wokinghampositive-difference-2.html WOKINGHAM – Library, Denmark Street RG40 2BB. Cribbage and card games club. 10.30am. Local history surgery: drop-in for advice. 10am-noon.

Wokingham VIP group: book group for visually impaired. 2pm-4pm. Details: 0118 978 1368.

WOODLEY – Library, Headley Road RG5 4JA. The Big Friendly Read Activity Sessions: summer reading challenge.10.45am-noon.

Details: 0118 969 0304.

Saturday, August 20 EARLEY – Thames Valley Park 2 (TVP2), 300 Thames Valley Park Drive, Thames Valley Park RG6 1PT. Photography exhibition: No

Briton Is An Island. 10am3pm. Free entry. Details: 0800 028 7338.

HENLEY-ON-THAMES – Temple Island Meadows RG9 3DD. Rewind South Festival.

Details: www.rewindfestival. com/south MAIDEN ERLEGH – Library, off Silverdale Road RG6 7HS. Storytime for ages seven and under. 10.15am10.45am. Details: 0118 966 6630.

WOKINGHAM – Market Place.

Sunny Saturdays presents: Bruce Neil. 11am-1pm.

Details: www.wokingham-tc. gov.uk WOKINGHAM – Town Hall, Market Place. Wokingham Auctions: valuation day. No appointment necessary.

9am-2pm:silver, jewellery, furniture, clocks, ceramics and glass, paintings, oriental items, and vertu. Details: 07446 802450 WOKINGHAM – Library, Denmark Street RG40 2BB. Wokingham Writers Group for adults. 10am. Details: 0118 978 1368.

WOKINGHAM – Elms Field RG40 2LD. Wokingham Open Air Cinema: Wall-E. From dusk (around 8.30pm).

Free, donations welcome.

Bring something to sit on, food available. Details: www.facebook.com/ wokyopenaircinema WOODLEY – Loddon Mead.

Just Around The Corner (JAC) Public Consultation event on future use of land. 11am-4pm. Includes Parkour demonstration at 2pm. All welcome. Details: 0118 944 1444.

Sunday, August 21 EARLEY – Thames Valley Park 2 (TVP2), 300 Thames Valley Park Drive, Thames Valley Park RG6 1PT. Photography exhibition: No Briton Is An Island. 10am3pm. Free entry. Details: 0800 028 7338.

EARLEY – Wokingham Waterside Centre, near Thames Valley Park RG6 1PQ. Dragon Boat Festival organised by Reading Lions. From 9am. First race around 10.20am. Final around 4pm. Details: www. readingdragonboatfestival. co.uk HENLEY-ON-THAMES – Temple Island Meadows RG9 3DD. Rewind South Festival. Details: www. rewindfestival.com/south WOKINGHAM – Elms Field RG40 2LD. Wokingham Open Air Cinema: The Princess Bride. From dusk (around 8.30pm). Free, donations welcome. Bring something to sit on, food available.

Details: www.facebook.com/ wokyopenaircinema WOKINGHAM WITHOUT – Pinewood Miniature Railway Society, Pinewood Leisure Centre, Old Wokingham Road RG40 3AQ. Pinewood Minature Railway . 1.30pm-4pm. £1 per ride, buy 5 get 6th free. Details: www. pinewoodrailway.co.uk

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Friday, August 12, 2016 THEWOKINGHAMPAPER

Jimmy goes back to Andy

Animal Corner

The youngest of the Osmonds will be back in Reading this October, marking his 50th year in showbiz by going back to where his career began. JOHN WAKEFIELD explains

Can you offer these adorable animals a loving forever home?

Each week, we team up with the folk at Diana Brimblecombe Animal Rescue Centre in Nelsons Lane, Hurst, to try to find new homes for the animals currently in their care

with Gemma Davidson

T

HE thing about Jimmy Osmond is that he’s not so wee anymore.

The singer who shot to fame with his chart topper Long Haired Lover From Liverpool is this year celebrating his 50th anniversary in the music business and to celebrate he’s looking to a new challenge.

He is touring the UK this autumn, including a visit to Reading’s Hexagon Theatre, for an all-new show called A Tribute to Andy Williams – Moon River and Me. Packed with award-winning music, nostalgic footage and Jimmy’s own personal memories of the famous singer who entertained millions back in the 60s and 70s.

When he really was wee, Jimmy made his TV appearance on the Andy Williams Show, so the new stage show sees him coming full circle.

As part of the show he will sing many of the romantic songs that made the legendary singer so popular including Music To Watch Girls By, Happy Heart, Can’t Take My Eyes Off You, Almost There, May Each Day, Days of Wine and Roses and, of course, the song that was to become Andy Williams’ theme, Moon River.

The youngest member of the world-famous Osmond family is joined by The Moon River Band with special guest stars Charlie Green and Emily Penny, and naturally, a show with an Osmond would not be complete without some of the chart-topping hits that made Jimmy and his brothers famous.

Jimmy will be at the Hexagon theatre on Wednesday, October 5 and tickets are now on sale.

For more details, log on to www.readingarts.com or call 0118 960 6060.

CHARLIE AND BERT

These two-year-old brothers are looking for a home together. Charlie is all black, while Bert has white and brown markings on his face.

They are very sweet little guinea pigs, and would make an ideal addition to any family. Could you offer these boys their forever home?

HAROLD

Players celebrate their 60th birthday A THEATRE company in Shinfield has celebrated a huge milestone, marking 60 years in the limelight.

The Shinfield Players, who are based at the Shinfield Theatre in Shinfield Park, was formed in January 1956 by a small group of residents who felt there was a need for live theatre in the area.

Within three months they had put together their first show, a three-act farce called Tons of Money, and the group went on to perform 42 plays in local schools, church halls and in the Navy, Army and Air

Force Institutes (NAAFI) building on the RAF site at Shinfield Park.

When the site closed down, the building was auctioned off before the Players had a chance to spring into action, but eventually bought the building for £72, and after careful negotiations with the Ministry of Defence, an agreement was reached to demolish the building and erect a new permanent home for the Players, which was officially opened in March 1973.

Over the years, the Players have grown

At the theatre Basingstoke – The Anvil

www.anvilarts.org.uk 01256 844244 CLOSED UNTIL SEPTEMBER 24.

Basingstoke – The Haymarket www.anvilarts.org.uk 01256 844244 CLOSED UNTIL SEPTEMBER 11.

Bracknell – South Hill Park www.southhillpark.org.uk (01344) 484123 Therese Raquin. Wed-Sat. The Great Gatsby. Fri-Sun. Creative Control Band Night. Sun. Peter Pan. Fri 19-Sun 28. Creative Control Band Night. Sun 21.

Me Before You. Fri. Money Monster.

Fri-Sun. Richard III. Mon. The Pearl Button. Tues. Tale of Tales.

Wed. Learning To Drive. Thurs.

Race. Fri 19-Sun 21

Camberley – Theatre www.camberleytheatre.biz 01276 707600 NEXT SHOW: Comedy club.

Friday August 26.

Didcot – Cornerstone www.cornerstone-arts.org 01235 515144 High School Musical.

Sat-Sun.

Guildford – Yvonne Arnaud www.yvonne-arnaud.co.uk 01483 440000 Main stage closed until September 16.

Henley – Kenton Theatre www.kentontheatre.co.uk 01491 575698 Closed until September 1.

NEXT SHOW: The Three Musketeers. Sept 1-17.

High Wycombe – Wycombe Swan www.wycombeswan.co.uk 01494 512000 NEXT SHOW: Lazytown.

Thurs Sept 1-Fri Sept 2.

Maidenhead – Norden Farm www.nordenfarm.org 01628 788997 The Mick Ralphs Blues Band. Sat. Family Concertini with the Blakes Heaven Big Band. Sun. Russell Brand: Experiments/ Answers. Tues. The Big

both in size and confidence, presenting three plays, two musicals and a panto each season, while the later addition of the Youth Theatre presenting two shows and a carol concert each year.

Members past and present gathered at the theatre on July 24 to toast the company’s success and look forward to the future, which include plans to extend the lease from the MoD and build a new venue on the site. n For more information on the Shinfield Players visit www.shinfieldplayers.org.uk.

Berkshire Beach Gig. Sat 20. A Real Mermaid’s Tale. Sun 21.

FILM: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (12a). Fri, Thurs.

Learning to Drive (15). Fri, Sun. Elvis and Nixon (15). Fri, Sun. When Marnie Was There (U).

Mon-Tues. Notes on Bindness (U). Wed. Absolutely Fabulous (15). Thurs, Fri. The Colony (15).

Thurs. The Secret Life of Pets (U). Fri 19. Maggie’s Plan (15).

Fri 19.

Newbury – The Corn Exchange www.cornexchangenew.com 0845 5218 218 NEXT SHOW: Griff Rhys Jones: Work In Progress. Thurs 25.

Newbury – The Watermill www.watermill.org.uk.

01635 46044

Harold was originally brought in to DBARC as a stray but was sadly never claimed.

He has been staying with a fosterer while waiting to come to the shelter, who says he has the brains of a collie, and the manners of a gentleman. What a compliment!

Harold is an elegant and easy dog, he is good with other dogs and has even been good with cats.

He is gentle with people, is good on the lead but also loves to run around and play, and is good in the car, so is an all-round star of a dog.

Harold will need plenty of regular exercise, company most of the time and, most importantly, someone special for him to love.

Could you be that person?

TONI One-year-old Toni is a super, fun young lady who was saved from a grim fate at the dog pound.

Crazy For You. Until Sat Sept 17.

Reading – South Street www.readingarts.com 0118 960 6060 Closed until October 21.

Reading – The Hexagon www.readingarts.com 0118 960 6060 NEXT SHOW: Reading Rep Theatre presents Ben Hur. Sept 1-3.

Reading – Concert Hall www.readingarts.com 0118 960 6060 Taking Care of Elvis, in aid of Daisy’s Dream. Sat 20.

Reading – Progress Theatre

Toni is great with other dogs and loves to play with her canine companions.

She is a lively, happy girl who would make a brilliant companion for someone who loves to walk or even go running.

She would also make a great prospect for someone interested in a dog sport such as agility or flyball as she loves to learn and loves to receive praise… and treats!

She is still a youngster so will need further training as well as company most of the time. She has never lived with cats or children, so we would not want to place her into a family with children under 10.

Can you give Toni the home she deserves?

UPDATE ON TWINKLET A few weeks ago we told you about Twinklet, a former breeding schnauzer who had been dumped in a field in Wales with horrific injuries.

She was brought to DBARC for treatment and underwent surgery on her broken jaw at Beechwood Vets in Woodley.

She has now had her stitches removed and she is recovering well. Twinklet is having regular Malaseb baths to help improve her itching skin, and she is clearly getting better as she keeps wagging her tail and enjoys cuddles.

A spokesperson for DBARC said: “She is such a sweet girl and I’m sure all the support we have received has helped her with everyone’s positive thoughts.”

A fundraising appeal to help cover the costs of Twinklet’s treatment has now topped £3,383. To donate visit http://bit.ly/ TwinkletSmile. n Could you offer a forever home to any of these animals?

If the answer is ‘yes’ then please get in touch with the centre on 0118 934 1122 to make sure the animals have not already been reserved.

The centre is open everyday between 11am and 1pm, and 2pm and 4pm. For more information, and to view other animals in need of a home visit www. dbarc.org.uk

www.progresstheatre.co.uk 0118 384 2195 Next season’s shows TBC.

Shinfield – Shinfield Players www.shinfieldplayers.org.uk 0118 975 8880 Next show: The King and I. Oct 7-9, 14-16

Sonning – The Mill

Penzance. Aug 23-26.

Woking – New Victoria www.ambassadortickets.com 0844 871 7645 Peppa Pig’s Surprise. Sat-Sun. NEXT SHOW: That’ll Be The Day. Sept 2.

Wokingham – Theatre

www.millatsonning.com 0118 969 8000 Agatha Christie’s The Hollow. Until Sept 3.

www.wokingham-theatre.org.uk 0118 978 5363 Shout! The Mod Musical. Fri-Sat. NEXT SHOW: Handbagged. Aug 31- Sept 10.

Windsor – Theatre Royal

Woodley – Theatre

www.theatreroyalwindsor.co.uk 01753 853888 Aliens Love Underpants. Until Sat. NEXT SHOW: The Pirates of

www.woodleytheatre.org 07939 210121 NEXT SHOW: Be My Baby. Sept 27-Oct 1.

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Gig guide Friday, August 12 BAGSHOT – The Cedar Tree, High Street GU19 5AG. Jump The Gunn. Details: 01276 473160.

BRACKNELL – The Keller, Coppid Beech Hotel, John Nike Way RG12 8TF. Partners In Crime. Details: 01344 303333.

CAMBERLEY – Mr Bumble, GU17 9AP. The Lord John Band. Details: 01276 32691.

CAMBERLEY – The Four Horseshoes, Frimley Road GU15 3EQ. SOS Band.

Details: 01276 63842.

CAMBERLEY – The Royal Standard, Frimley Road GU15 2PP. Murphy James.

Details: 01276 27641.

LITTLEWICK GREEN – The Novello, Bath Road SL6 3RX. Lea Lyle Quartet.

Details: 01628 825753.

READING – Oakford Social Club, Blagrave Street RG1 1PZ. Universal Records.

Details: 0118 959 4267.

READING – Walkabout, Wiston Terrace RG1 1DG. TWI Friday. Details: 0118 953 0000.

SANDHURST – The White Swan, Swan Lane GU47 9BU. Frankie The Fish.

Details: 01252 872444.

SHINFIELD – The Bell & Bottle, School Green. The Turn.

Details: 0118 988 3563.

SONNING – The Mill at Sonning RG4 6TY. Glyn & Elaine. Details: 0118 969 8000.

TWYFORD – The Golden Cross, Waltham Road RG10 9EG. Emma-Jane Kennedy.

Details: 0118 934 0890.

WEST END – West End Social Club, High Street GU26 9PL. Vintage. Details: 01276 858501.

WOKINGHAM – Broad Street Tavern, Broad Street RG40 1AU. The Shelf Side. Details: 0118 978 0918.

WOKINGHAM – The Molly Millar, Station Road RG40 2AD. 70s, 80s night with DJ Mally. Details: 0118 977 4548.

WOKINGHAM – The Red Lion, Market Place RG40 1AL. Ultimate Party Nights.

Details: 0118 979 5790.

WOKINGHAM – Spin Nightclub, Alexandra Court RG40 2SL. Frisky Fridays.

Details: 07415 354056.

Saturday, August 13 BARKHAM – The Bull, Barkham Road RG41 4TL. The Bull Beer Festival: live music night with Gary Roman as Elvis. Details: 0118 976 2816.

BRACKNELL – The Boot Inn, Park Road RG12 2LU. Stone Thorn. Details: 01344 454532.

BRACKNELL – Hanworth Social Club, Hanworth ROad RG12 7WX. Rhianon Rae. Details: 01344 423487.

BRACKNELL – The Silver Birch, Liscombe RG12 7DE. Red Aztek. Details: 01344 457318.

BRACKNELL – The Royal Oak, London Road RG12 2NN. In Too Deep. Details: 01344 422622.

BRACKNELL – The Keller, Coppid Beech Hotel, John Nike Way RG12 8TF. The Mushrooms. Details:

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CAMBERLEY – Mr Bumble, GU17 9AP. From The Ashes.

Details: 01276 32691.

EARLEY – The Roebuck, Auckland Road RG6 1NY. The Vinyl Covers.

EVERSLEY – The White Hart, The Street RG27 0PJ. The Turn. Details: 0118 973 2817.

FLEET – The Falkners Arms, Falkners Close GU51 2XF. NRG. Details: 01252 811311.

READING – Grosvenor Casino Reading, Rose Kiln Lane RG2 0SN. Velocity. Details: 0118 402 7800.

READING – RISC, London Street RG1 4PS. DJ Dom. Details: 0118 958 6692 READING – Oakford Social Club, Blagrave Street RG1 1PZ. Dope on Plastic.

Details: 0118 959 4267.

READING – Walkabout, Wiston Terrace RG1 1DG. Saturday Sessions. Details: 0118 953 0000.

SUNNINGDALE – The Royal Oak, Station Road SL5 0QL. Gigabit. Details: 01344 623625.

TWYFORD – The Golden Cross, Waltham Road RG10 9EG. Said and Done. Details: 0118 934 0890.

WEST END – West End Social Club, High Street GU26 9PL. The Wilkins Micawber Collective. Details: 01276 858501.

WINKFIELD ROW – The Squirrels, North Street SL4 4TF. Glo. Details: 01344 882205.

WOKINGHAM – Hope and Anchor, Station Road RG40 2AD. Flick. Details: 0118 978 0918.

YATELEY – The Dog and Partridge, The Green GU46 7LR. The Broken Stones.

Details: 01252 870648.

Sunday, August 14 BARKHAM – The Bull, Barkham Road RG41 4TL. The Bull Beer Festival.

Details: 0118 976 2816.

BRACKNELL – South Hill Park, Ringmead. Creative Control band night. Details: 01344 484123.

READING – Community Hall at Watlington House, 44 Watlington Street RG1 4RJ. Readifolk: Kith and Kin. Details: 0118 958 6692.

READING – RNYD, Castle Street RG1 7SB. Live music evenings. Details: 0118 950 5555.

READING – RISC, London Street RG1 4PS. Readoirockrevolution.

Details: 0118 958 6692 SHINFIELD – The Bell & Bottle, School Green. Open mic and jam night. Details: 0118 988 3563.

TWYFORD – The Golden Cross, Waltham Road RG10 9EG. Revelator. Details: 0118 934 0890.

The Shockz are coming to The Hope and Anchor on Saturday, August 20

Monday, August 15

STOKE ROW – Crooked Billet RG9 5PU. Jackie Oates and Megan Henwood Trio.

Details: 01491 681048.

TWYFORD – The Golden Cross, Waltham Road RG10 9EG. Open Mic night with Damian Delahunty. Details: 0118 934 0890.

READING – Walkabout, Wiston Terrace RG1 1DG. Movie Club. Details: 0118 953 0000.

Thursday, August 18

Tuesday, August 16 READING – Sub89, Friar Street RG1 1EP. Replay UK presents: Dan Le Sac. Details: 0118 959 5395.

READING – The Purple Turtle, Gun Street RG1 2JR. Annabella’s Bow Wow Wow. Outdoor Cult Cinema Club: Ed Wood. Details: 0118 959 7196.

READING – Speakeasy Cocktail Bar, St Mary’s Butts RG1 2LG. Open mic. Details: 0118 957 3500.

Wednesday, August 17 READING – The Purple Turtle, Gun Street RG1 2JR. BBC Introducing Live: Alex Green, Sam Handy and support. Details: 0118 959 7196.

READING – Walkabout, Wiston Terrace RG1 1DG. Karaoke Night. Details: 0118 953 0000.

CAMBERLEY – Mr Bumble, GU17 9AP. Jam Night.

Details: 01276 32691.

FLEET – Propaganda Music Canteen, Fleet Road GU51 3BU. Kerry & Smiley.

Details: 01252 620198.

HENLEY – Magoos, Hart Street. Stars In Their Minds karaoke. Details: 01491 574595.

READING – Sub89, Friar Street RG1 1EP. The Damned.

Details: 0118 959 5395.

READING – RNYD, Castle Street RG1 7SB. House Band Thursday / Vinyl Vault.

Details: 0118 950 5555.

WHITE WALTHAM – White Waltham & Shottesbrooke Social Club, Hurst Lane SL6 3JJ. The Jukesters. Details: 0118 934 3785.

Friday, August 19 ASH VALE – The Old Ford, Lynchford Road GU12 5QA. Red Aztek. Details: 01252 544840.

BINFIELD – Binfield Club,

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Forest Road RG42 4DU. Happy Daze. Details: 01344 420572.

BRACKNELL – The Keller, Coppid Beech Hotel, John Nike Way RG12 8TF. The Razors. Details: 01344 303333.

CAMBERLEY – The Four Horseshoes, Frimley Road GU15 3EQ. Tony Barker & Keith Chilvers. Details: 01276 63842.

CROWTHORNE – Wellington College, Dukes Ride RG45 7PU. In Too Chic.

FARNBOROUGH – The Village Hotel, Pinehurst Road GU14 7BF. Details: 01250 710675.

FARNBOROUGH GREEN – The Fox, Chapel Lane GU14 9BN. Ash Lee. Details: 01276 34735.

FLEET – The Fox and Hounds, Crookham Road GU51 5NP. The Turn. Details: 01252 663686.

READING – Oakford Social Club, Blagrave Street RG1 1PZ. Hello You Details: 0118 959 4267.

READING – Sub89, Friar Street RG1 1EP. Terrorvision: Greatest Hits Set. Mc Devvo. Details: 0118 959 5395.

READING – Walkabout, Wiston Terrace RG1 1DG. TWI Friday. Details: 0118 953 0000.

WOKINGHAM – Broad Street Tavern, Broad Street RG40 1AU. Graffiti Child. Details:

0118 978 0918.

WOKINGHAM – The Molly Millar, Station Road RG40 2AD. 70s, 80s night with DJ Mally. Details: 0118 977 4548.

WOKINGHAM – The Red Lion, Market Place RG40 1AL. Ultimate Party Nights.

Details: 0118 979 5790.

WOKINGHAM – Spin Nightclub, Alexandra Court RG40 2SL. Frisky Fridays.

Details: 07415 354056.

Saturday, August 20 ASCOT – Jagz, Station Road.

Chuck Chandler and the Go Go Five. Details: 01344 878100.

BINFIELD – Binfield Club, Forest Road RG42 4DU. Continuum Covers Band.

Details: 01344 420572.

BRACKNELL – The Keller, Coppid Beech Hotel, John Nike Way RG12 8TF. Black Market. Details: 01344 303333.

CAMBERLEY – Mr Bumble, GU17 9AP. The Ninja Squirrels. Details: 01276 32691.

EVERSLEY CROSS – The Chequers RG27 0NS. Chequers Fest 2016: Off The Record. Details: 0118 402 7065.

FARNBOROUGH – The Ivy Leaf Social Club, Cove Road GU14 0HF. The Rebeats. Details: 01252 542962.

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Fox, Chapel Lane GU14 9BN. Free Peace Sweet.

Details: 01276 34735.

FLEET – The Falkners Arms, Falkners Close GU51 2XF. Groove Republic. Details: 01252 811311.

READING – The Concert Hall.

Ben Portsmouth: Taking Care of Elvis in aid of Daisy’s Dream. Details: 0118 960 6060.

READING – Grosvenor Casino Reading, Rose Kiln Lane RG2 0SN. Urban Intro.

Details: 0118 402 7800.

READING – Oakford Social Club, Blagrave Street RG1 1PZ. Music Is My Boyfriend.

Details: 0118 959 4267.

READING – O’Neill’s, Friar Street RG1 1DB. The Congakeyz. Details: 0118 960 6580.

READING – The Concert Hall, Blagrave Street. Ben Portsmouth as Elvis in aid of Taking Care of Elvis. 7.30pm.

Details: 0118 960 6060.

READING – The Turks, London Road RG1 5BJ. The Funk Soul Rebels. Details: 0118 957 6930.

READING – Walkabout, Wiston Terrace RG1 1DG. Saturday Sessions. Details: 0118 953 0000.

WEST END – West End Social Club, High Street GU26 9PL. Stealers Bluff. Details: 01276 858501.

WOKINGHAM – Hope and Anchor, Station Road RG40 2AD. The Shockz. Details: 0118 978 0918.

WOKINGHAM – The Molly Millar, Station Road RG40 2AD. 70s, 80s night with DJ Mally. Details: 0118 977 4548.

WOKINGHAM – The Red Lion, Market Place RG40 1AL. Ultimate Party Nights.

Details: 0118 979 5790.

WOKINGHAM – Spin Nightclub, Alexandra Court RG40 2SL. Essential Saturday. Details: 07415 354056.

YATELEY – The Dog and Partridge, The Green GU46 7LR. Phill Aaron. Details: 01252 870648.

Sunday, August 21 BRACKNELL – South Hill Park, Ringmead. Creative Control band night. Details: 01344 484123.

EVERSLEY CROSS – The Chequers RG27 0NS. Chequers Fest 2016: Off The Record. Details: 0118 402 7065.

LITTLEWICK GREEN – The Novello, Bath Road SL6 3RX. Gary Roman as Elvis.

Details: 01628 825753.

READING – Community Hall at Watlington House, 44 Watlington Street RG1 4RJ. Readifolk: CLOSED. Details: 0118 958 6692.

READING – Oakford Social Club, Blagrave Street RG1 1PZ.Reading Swing Jam presents Sunday Swing.

Details: 0118 959 4267.

SHINFIELD – The Bell & Bottle, School Green. Open mic and jam night. Details: 0118 988 3563.

WEST END – West End Social Club, High Street GU26 9PL. Chris Harris Country.

Details: 01276 858501.

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From left: Jon Watson, Lee Hussey and Matty Wilson are looking to better the 1,505 bullseyes they hit back in 2011

BULLSEYES ON THE PRIZE...

Determined darts stars out to break own world record

By LEWIS RUDD lrudd@wokinghampaper.co.uk A GROUP of local darts players are hoping to get lucky at the oche once again when they attempt to break their own Guinness World Record next month.

Matty Wilson, Jon Watson, Bryan Pidgeon and Sean Kerry were among a team of eight who hit exactly 1,505 bullseyes back in 2011.

And now the quartet, who reside in Wokingham, Charvil and Reading respectively, are looking to go one – or as many more possible – better and tear up their own record books.

Joining them at the board will be Lee Hussey, while England international Paul Hogan will also be lending them a professional hand – as will a former world champion who will be

announced in due course.

“Our record of 1,505 is one of the longest-standing darts endurance records,” said Matty ‘The Adonis’ Wilson.

“It is not only a test of stamina, but of speed and accuracy as well.

“Other teams have tried to beat our record and failed. Now we are trying to make it even harder for them.”

This is not just a challenge for world and personal glory, either, as money raised from the event, which takes place on Sunday, September 18, will be donated to The Lend and Play Toy Library in Woodley.

Winnersh British Legion in Woodward Close is to host the record attempt, which darts manufacturer Winmau has thrown its backing behind.

The Wokingham A1 Group is also sponsoring the event.

The group was assisted during its successful attempt five years ago by former world champion Bob ‘The Limestone Cowboy’ Anderson and world No.1 Colin ‘Jaws’ Lloyd.

“It was great having Bob and Colin at the last event,” added Wilson.

“And although Bob only threw for 20 minutes, his and Colin’s presence and encouragement made us all want to try that little bit harder.”

Another champion of global status will also be throwing some arrows on the team’s behalf on this occasion, but organisers, for now, are keeping their identity a secret.

Those interested to find out who this is and follow the effort are invited along to watch the attempt.

Admission is free and doors open at 10am.

A 35-SHOT triumph for John Scowen, Clive Tarran, Len Cooke and Mike Duggan was the highlight of Wokingham Bowls Club’s comprehensive 109-62 victory over Windsor and Eton.

This clash in Division 1 of the Kennet League also saw skip Paul Melhuish and his rink of Malcolm Giles, Colin Livingstone and Martin O’Connor fight back from trailing for most of their match to sneak victory thanks to three shots on the last end. n THE B team of the men’s section was away at Three Mile Cross in Division 2 and would return to Reading Road on the wrong end of an 84-61 scoreline.

Some consolation, however, did come via a nine-shot rink win for Bob Hales-Owen, skip, Mike Holmes, John Buttigieg and Mike Drinkwater. n WOKINGHAM C had two matches in Division 3 last week and were sadly beaten in both.

Up first was a trip to Reading B, where the hosts emerged as winners by 84 shots to 69.

The club’s highest-up rink was Steve Hales-Owen, Paul Graham, Les Allen and Keith Hutchings, who were seven shots better off than their opponents.

Then, away at Maiden Erlegh, the club was outscored 93-55 by the league leaders.

Ladies MAIDEN ERLEGH was again the opposition for Wokingham Acorns in the Thames Valley Ladies League.

And the result would follow suit, with Wokingham edged out by just two shots.

The final score was 46-44. n WOKINGHAM Oakapples fared no better down in Division 3, where they collected just the solitary point from a 15-15 rink draw (Janette Kane, Lucy Nathan and Dorris Tarran) when up against Great Hollands.

Over-60s TOTTING up a win by 18 shots saw Eric Nathan’s rink of Mike Holmes and Robin Harding help Wokingham C to a share of the spoils from a draw with Trentham A. This closely-fought encounter finished 46-46. n WOKINGHAM A would go one better in their Division 1 contest with Caversham in the Kennet LX League and took the points from a 50-38 success, but there was disappointment for the B team, who were beaten 60-39 when up against Prospect Park A.

ICE HOCKEY

MK are up first for Smital and his Bees MILTON KEYNES LIGHTNING will be the opponents for Bracknell Bees on the first day of the new English Premier Ice Hockey League (EPIHL) season.

Head coach Lukas Smital will take his new-look roster to Buckinghamshire for the fixture on Saturday, September 10.

This will be a 7pm face-off.

Bees then begin their home campaign the following evening against Sheffield Steeldogs (6pm).

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during a Christmas double header, which will be played out on December 26 and 27, with Bees at home on the former, while the New Year will begin with the visit of Swindon Wildcats.

The domestic season will end up at Manchester Phoenix on Sunday, March 19, with the home campaign being wrapped up the night before against Hull Pirates.

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Sonning stalwarts are leaving the club

JASON HARRIS-WRIGHT and Todd Gleave have become London Irish’s latest acquisitions.

Both are hookers and will add further strength in depth to an Exiles squad looking to make an immediate return to the Aviva Premiership next season.

And the new arrivals could be thrust in to action sooner than expected following injuries picked up by Matt Kouris and Dave Porecki in training.

Harris-Wright, 27, has ended a three-year spell at Irish side Connacht to come and play rugby on these shores.

Has has represented his country at Under-19 and U20 levels and was a Heineken Cup winner back in 2010 with PRO 12 rivals Leinster.

Gleave, meanwhile, has completed a

AN AFTERNOON of tennis and games will be held to celebrate the contributions two stalwarts have made to Sonning Tennis Club.

Hilary and Mike Moss have very much been involved with the running of the club for the past 11 years, but they are soon leaving the area and fellow members are planning to bid them a fond farewell.

This will take place between 2pm and 4pm on Saturday, September 3.

The Moss duo have both served on the committee, while Hilary has not only run the junior section for many years but was also chairman from 2002 to 2011.

She was appointed president in October of last year.

Nick Kennedy is pleased to add some ‘front-row experience to the squad’

switch to Irish from nearby Rosslyn Park of National League 1.

A product of the Bath Academy, the 21-year-old has also played for East Grinstead and London Welsh during his career.

“As we continue our preparations for what will be a testing season in a competitive Championship, we need to ensure that we have strength in depth in all key positions,” said Nick Kennedy, director of rugby.

“Jason and Todd became available and we’re pleased to add their proven front-row expertise to our squad.”

Former Irish Academy graduate Curtis Langdon has landed a long-term deal with Sale Sharks.

The 19-year-old, who also plays his

trade in the front row, had agreed to join Darlington Mowden Park upon his exit from the club, but has since been snapped up by the Premiership outfit.

He said: “I definitely see this as a chance to play first-team rugby.

“There aren’t too many hooker here so I hope there will be opportunities to play for the first team and then I hope to kick on.”

Despite being an England U20 international, Langdon failed to make a single first-team appearance for Exiles. n REDINGENSIANS’ preparations for the new National League 2 South season step up with a friendly against Tonbridge Juddians on Saturday at Old Bath Road.

Bracknell hit the road to take on a Southend XV. Both kick off at 3pm.

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LOIS ROCHE

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Pilgrims are picked off with ease n But still much to work on, says Stam Reading 2 Plymouth Argyle 0

By LEWIS RUDD lrudd@wokinghampaper.co.uk DESPITE seeing his side ease through to the second round of The EFL Cup, Jaap Stam is still keen to see an improvement from his side.

This opening round contest at Madejski Stadium on Tuesday night was all over after 28 minutes, where Roy Beerens was on hand to lash the ball home from 10 yards and add to a lead given to Royals by Joey Van den Berg.

These were the Dutch duo’s first goals for the club and while these were the most important stastics to come out of the fixture, the numbers – percentage wise – were very much on the hosts’ side once again.

Just like it was against Preston North End last Saturday, Reading racked up around 80 per cent possession during a near total-dominance opening 45 minutes against opposition from League Two. But while they were unable to sustain such levels after the break it was still a pleasing-on-the-eye and professional performance from Stam’s men.

And while happy to see his side in the hat for the next round, the manager admitted afterwards there is still work to be done.

“We had a lot of possession which, as you know by now, is what we want, we scored two great goals and we created a couple of good chances and could have

scored more.” he said.

“But, if you see the game progressing, you see we get sloppy at times and we lose the ball too easily and I think towards the end of the game, especially a team which is 2-0 up, you tire as well and sometimes you need to keep the ball even more.

“You need to keep possession, keep it simple and try to score the goals and in the second half I think we could have done that better.”

Stam added: “I’m not saying that I don’t think we’re doing well. If you look at the result and you look at the possession and how we play then it is quite okay to be fair, but you need to keep things in mind as well.

“We need to think about what we need to do towards the future and getting results in the league as well and keep playing our game.”

The manager made five changes to the side which opened the Championship campaign with a win three days earlier, with ‘keeper Anssi Jakkola and Callum Harriott handed their first starts for the club.

They were joined by Jake Cooper, Yann Kermorgant and Tennai Watson, with Ali Al Habsi, Paul McShane, Jordan Obita and Garath McCleary rested or nursing injures, while Dennis Rakels took a place on the bench.

And it was from a free-kick won by Harrison out on the left flank where Royals took the lead on 16 minutes.

Beautifully swung over by John Swift, centre-half Van den Berg was on hand

John Swift caused Plymouth problems all night

U Tennai Watson impressed for Reading at full-back during a tie which Roy Beerens doubled the hosts lead, a goal he celebrated with Danny Williams, below Pictures: Phil Creighton

to glance the ball beyond the reach of Vincent Dorel in the Argyle goal and into the corner.

The quick-tempo, high intensity and incisive passing game Reading are adapting to was not only too much for the opposition but also created an opening for Beerens soon after, but he was denied by the shot-stopper on this occasion.

The close season arrival from Hertha Berlin, however, was opening his account just moments later, showing quick reactions to pounce on a blocked Chris Gunter effort and turn the ball home from 10 yards.

Again it was all about the buildup, again orchestrated by Swift, who was arguably the stand-out performer on the night, as it was his deft touch – one of many produced on the night – which sent the stand-in skipper racing towards goal.

“He (Swift) is a quality player,” added Stam.

“He is a great player, but it is in his way of playing that he sometimes takes a bit of risk as well, but he is a very good player, a promising player towards the future and we are very happy with him.”

Kermorgant was unlucky not to give

Royals a 3-0 half-time lead through a header from a Watson cross which dropped just wide of a post, while Harriott and Swift would go close after the break, of which the chances were sandwiched by a Yakou Meite effort.

He was introduced for his debut from the bench and the former Paris Saint-Germain youngster should some neat touches and turn of pace during a 33-minute appearance.

Plymouth had more of a go after the interval as their opponents began to tire, but not once managed a single shot on target – although David Goodwillie should have done better when hitting the side netting from close range – as their involvement in the competition was a brief one.

READING: Jakkola, Watson, Gunter (c), Cooper, Ven den Berg, Evans, Swift, WIlliams, Harriott (Meite 57), Kermorgant, Beerens.

Subs not used: Bond, Rakels, Jules, Tanner, Gravenberch, Kelly.

Goals: Ven den Berg 16, Beerens 28.

PLYMOUTH ARGYLE: Dorel, Miller, Sawyer (c), Songo’o, Bradley, Carey, Threlkeld, Fox (Donaldson 79), Goodwillie (Spencer 71), Slew (Smith 71), Jervis Subs nots used: Purrington, Rooney, Ijaha, McCormick.

Referee: Simon Hooper.

Attendance: 6,979 (741).

The Reading FC Women’s midfielder writes exclusively for The Wokingham Paper

NFORTUNATELY there’s no game to talk about this weekend as this is the Women’s Super League we’re talking about and we now haven’t got a fixture for three weeks.

Don’t tell me you’re shocked?

We didn’t even have training this weekend.

We were given a rare weekend off by management however, fortunately for you I can talk for England...

So what to do with my weekend off free from football? Go and watch football.

My team, Man United of course, were only playing at Wembley and I was lucky enough to get my hands on a ticket.

The Community Shield is seen by some as just another pre-season friendly but it was a chance for silverware and we all know United love a bit of that. Sorry Arsenal fans...

It was great to see a newly formed United team under the new boss, Jose Mourinho.

It was also an absolute pleasure watching Zlatan live, one of my favourite players.

Although he didn’t have one of his best games the big game player scored the winner and then gives it the big’un in the post-match interview. You’ve got to love him.

His personality both on and off the pitch is brilliant and the way he talks about himself in the third person is something you can only admire. I don’t think I could love him anymore if I tried.

I can’t wait to watch him week in and week out in the Premier League in a United shirt this season.

So the Premier League – that starts this weekend!

It can’t come soon enough…

With the new recruits in the league this year it looks like it’s going to be as exciting off the pitch as it will be on it.

Mourinho, Pep, Conte, Klopp and the rest all in the mix battling it out for the title.

We all know how I love a prediction and if you’ve listened to me in the past you could have earned yourself some serious cash.

This season I’m going to put it out there and say I really think it’s our year.

What with now the signing of Paul Pogba, I think it shows real intent from Jose and I fully believe we have every chance this year.

It’s been a while...

Oh and you can thank me later! n Follow Lois on Twitter @_Roche. n Got a question for Lois’ column next week? Tweet us @Wokinghamsport or email sport@wokinghampaper.co.uk.

A Swift three points in the bag as Beerens hails a positive start Reading 1 Preston North End 0

ROY BEERENS admitted to feeling satisfied after enjoying a winning debut with the Royals.

The winger, a summer arrival from Hertha Berlin, helped his side make the perfect start to the new Championship season on what was an emotionally-charged afternoon at Madejski Stadium.

The build-up to the game with Preston was dominated by the tributes to late Academy Director Eamonn Dolan.

Members of his family joined co-chairman Sir John Madejski in officially opening a stand (pictured) which has been re-named in his honour and also carries an image of Dolan and plaque depicting the hugely successful work the Irishman carried out while with the club.

His legacy also stood out in Jaap

Stam’s first competitive starting XI, where four of his graduates featured either in the line-up on the bench.

And courtesy of a fine strike from another new arrival, John Swift, a day of mixed emotions would end on a victorious note for the hosts.

“The first game is very important,” said Beerens.

“I think the main thing is that we played really well, especially in the first half. In the second half the opponent changed the system, we did not do so well, I think, but we still had control.

“And if you look at the first half, we can be really positive about it.

“We play football and it starts at the back with the goalkeeper. I think everybody did it quite good.

“We have a lot of new players so we have a new system, like a new Reading,

and hopefully we can continue this season.”

A return of more than 80 per cent possession shows just home much a Royals side containing three new signings from the off – Beerens, Joey Van den Berg and Swift – dominated the first half.

And it would eventually reap the rewards when Swift followed up his equalising strike against Bournemouth the previous week by firing the home side in front on 35 minutes, It would arrive amid a move straight from the training ground.

In meeting a low corner from Garath McCleary, the former Chelsea midfielder peeled away from his marker and pinged a first-time effort past Anders Lindegaard and into the top

corner from just inside the box.

While this broke the deadlock, the ball had been put in the back of the net by the opposition earlier in the game, but Jermaine Beckford’s effort was ruled out after team-mate Joe Garner was deemed to have handled during the build-up.

Both sides would spurn respective openings after the break, but North End’s Daniel Johnson found himself thwarted

by Ali Al Habsi having cut out Van den Berg’s pass from the back.

Deniss Rakels was then presented with a glorious opportunity to net his first goal on home soil, but was let down by poor finishing after McCleary and Swift combined brilliantly to lay on the Latvian striker.

With just Lindegaard to beat, Rakels fluffed his lines and saw the sprawling former divert the ball away to safety.

An injury to Jordan Obita saw Tennai Watson become the 33rd youngster from Dolan’s watch to make his first-team

bow, while Callum Harriott, who had only completed a switch from Charlton Athletic just 24 hours earlier, was also introduced from the bench.

They would have to help Reading negotiate a nervous six minutes of stoppage time where Preston threw the proverbial kitchen sink, but the new-look side saw it out and were celebrating an encouraging start to the campaign.

READING: Al Habsi, Gunter, Obita (Watson 66), McShane (c), Van den berg, Evans, Williams, Swift, McCleary (Harriott 72), Beerens, Rakels (Kermorgant 81).

Subs not used: Jaakkola, Cooper, Kelly, Meite.

Booked: McShane, Evans.

Goal: Swift 35.

PRESTON NORTH END: Lindegaard, Cunningham, Clarke (c) (Humphries 72), Wright, Grimshaw (Browne 46), Huntington, Pringle, Johnson, Gallagher, Garner (Hugill 78), Beckford.

Subs not used: Doyle, Spurr, Robinson, Maxwell.

Booked: Gallagher, Browne.

Referee: Andy Davies.

Attendance: 15,764 (1,000 away).

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Super Stanley runs riot to worsen Emmbrook’s woes PREMIER DIVISION AND DIVISION 1

By LEWIS RUDD lrudd@wokinghampaper.co.uk RICHARD STANLEY’S unbeaten century and the four wickets picked up by Kashif Ali helped Woodley defeat Emmbrook and Bearwood at Woodford Park.

The outcome of this result moved the home side up to fifth in the Premier Division table, but leaves basement boys Emmbrook with a real fight on their hands to preserve top flight status.

The guests would endure a tough time in the field upon losing the toss, with Stanley puncturing the attack.

And there was to be no shifting of the opener, who batted through the innings and totalled up a round 100 from 136 balls.

With Faisal Ahmed plundering 40 and Reyhan-Ul Din adding 33 more, Woodley were looking good value after 45 overs on 238-5.

Sean Woodward was the pick of the Emmbrook bowlers, with his 11-over spell yielding two wickets.

Yet their reply was to get off to an encouraging start as Leo Bangs and Andy Webb, who was later confirmed as top scorer with 51, putting on 87 for the opening wicket.

But the first dismissal would proved to be the turning point as the visitors fell into disarray and were soon 119-5.

Phil West (22) and Woodward (23)

Richard Stanley celebrated an unbeaten century during Woodley’s game against Emmbrook and Bearwood

eased the stem of departures, but such work proved to be nothing more than damage limitation.

While Ali took care of the upper order and returned figures of 4-49, Adeel Razaq’s 3-50 helped clean up the rest as the guests reply sank from 167-7 to 183 all out.

Victory moved Woodley above CROWTHORNE AND CROWN WOOD, whose stuttering form continued against leaders West Reading, who won this match up by four wickets.

The Crows scored a blistering 286-8

during a draw with Mortimer West End the weekend before, but could only put together 152 runs on this occasion.

Stuck in to bat on their own track, the best return was the patient 42 made by captain Anthony Cluett, while Alex Sykes contributed 27 and Mike Brundish 20.

But with Hafeez Ul-Wahab (4-50) and Waleed Choudry (3-14) regularly interrupting the innings, Crowthorne were left trying to defend a lightweight-looking score.

A flurry of wickets later in the session had threatened to send Wests reply along a similar direction, but notable contributions higher up the order from Adam Davidson (38) and Raskeen Ahmed, in particular, ensured victory for the table-toppers.

BERKSHIRE COUNTY SPORTS remain on track to secure a swift exit from Division 1.

Closest rivals to the leaders are Sandhurst, but they were seen off in a five-wicket triumph at Sonning Lane.

BCS won the toss and ask their opponents to bat, a call which later proved to be a wise one after a bowling attack spearheaded by Umer Chaudhary (5-22) contained them to 127 all out.

Losing openers Mubashar Aftab and Sohail Abbas cheaply did not get the chase off to the best of starts, but thanks to Waqas Ashraf’s half century 52 and Talat Nawaz’s supporting knock of 23, the required runs were swallowed up inside 28 overs.

Adnan Riaz sends this ball back over the bowler’s head, but he would amass just nine runs before he was caught out by the man behind – Jack Narraway Pictures: Steve Smyth Emmbrook’s Matt Howarth (1-61) serves up a short ball to Kashif Ali

Howarth looks to add to his wicket tally

Akram’s antics keep Shinfield in the promotion mix DIVISIONS 2 AND 3

ZAFIER AKRAM took four wickets and then helped Shinfield secure the total needed to defeat Emmbrook and Bearwood 2nd and keep their promotion aspirations alive.

Akram and his 4-27 would spearhead an attack which also saw Shashank Garg take three wickets.

Emmbrook, though, would last the distance and through Alex Cobb’s top score of 41 and further contributions from captain Sanjeev Jain and Ray Carter (both with 39), Amit Viroja (23) and Tom McNelly’s 21 would notch up 139-9.

Losing the last three batsmen all to ducks, however, proved costly in the end.

Shinfield’s reply was an enthralling one. Although set in motion by captain Shashank Garg (24) and Fakhir Ali (32), it was Anuraag Shukla who propelled the scoring with a leading knock of 44.

But Emmbrook hit back and appeared to hold the edge thanks to the combined efforts of Viroja (3-35) and a share of six wickets for Cobb, Mark Lazenbury and Keith Woodman, with their work leaving the opposition nine down.

But that final dismissal was not forthcoming, and with the game evenly poised, Akram’s defiant 16 not out saw Shinfield snatch a one-wicket victory.

They remain third and very much in sight of Peppard Stoke Row 2nd in second, but comfortably ahead of the team below them in fourth, CROWTHORNE AND CROWN WOOD 2ND. They fell further off the pace when going down to a 35-run loss at a resurgent EARLEY side who put on 170 runs before losing their last man in the 44th over.

Scoring the bulk of these was Curt Watts, who notched 44 from 32 balls,

and Robert Casey, whose 35 was a more concerted effort.

The innings was heavily interrupted by the Crows’ Andrew Baines. He knocked off six wickets and conceded just 35 runs, while Nirav Upadhyay put paid to three more.

While managing to keep the hosts to a total below 200, it was still a figure Crowthorne failed to reach.

Equal contributions of 26 from Razz Shaik and Joe Hardy, along with Daniel Cartledge’s 20 and the unbeaten 21 totted up by Eldhose Mani in the tail moved the visitors to within sight of their target.

However, with skipper Gary Shacklady and Dave Mapes (both 3-19) regularly claiming scalps the chase was to fall short and ended abruptly after 135 runs.

FARLEY HILL quickly rediscovered the winning feeling – but only just.

Simon Longfield’s side remain on course to lift the title come the end of the season but were thankful to some clinical death bowling and fielding to edge past WALTHAM ST LAWRENCE by 19 runs.

It was Longfield who won the toss, elected to bat and then witnessed Ross Ditchburn (pictured) and Ali Jalil put on 117 for the first wicket.

Ditchburn was to depart on 63, but Jalil continued to keep the scorers busy and was venturing into century territory – only to be caught by Chris England on 93.

He was one of four victims snared by Wasim Javed (4-28) while Siva Kumar accounted for two more, yet Farley were

still looking good on 227-7.

Waltham’s reply was built on the solid foundations laid at the top of the order by Ravi Sainani (32) and Sree Venkarta (22).

Stuart Nock outscored them both with the unbeaten 46 he posted, and through some useful strokes at the opposite end from tail-end pair Matt Connor (23) and Ejjaz Gujjar (16), Waltham were sniffing victory.

But such hopes were wafted away when Craig Jorey ended Gujjar’s stay before the same player ran out last man Kumar to leave the hosts in arrears on 208.

KNOWL HILL further distanced themselves from the drop zone in Division 3 after squeezing past Purley on Thames 3rd by a solitary wicket.

Belligerent work from Adam Brookman (4-21), Nick Hopper and Jordy Duffy, who took care of another six wickets saw the visitors make a mockery of Purley’s decision to bat, as they were skittled out for 108.

But they too found the going tough on a lifeless Scours Lane wicket and a flurry of dismissals at each end of the line up left them nine down and still shy of their target.

A stubborn stand from Ian Millson, who ran up an unbeaten 31, however, kept Knowl in contention – but the winning runs came from last man John Randall (3no) with the relieved pair confirming a vital victory in the 40th over.

WOODLEY 2ND’S stay in the top two was short-lived one.

They were rolled out for just 101 and beaten by Warfield, who reclaimed second place with this six-wicket win.

Asking the visitors to bat proved a shrewd call by the Bracknell-based side.

This is because Prasad Kulkrani was the first man to go on two and Woodley were never really able to recover.

Amol Lotke held up the onslaught with a top score of 28 and seventh-wicket stand of 36 with Adrees Afzal, but the final total was a small one.

Tajdar Jawaid struck to remove Warfield’s Dan Torry with the score still on zero and Gowtham Payavula, Pradeep Kadloor and Fasul Nufail all joined him in removing an opponent, but the home side were never in any trouble.

This is a because a reply built around David Wilson’s 52 was to reach a successful conclusion in the 19th over.

Also making light work of a lean-looking target was TWYFORD AND RUSCOMBE. The runaway leaders took their tally of wins for the season into double figures at Ruislip Victoria 2nd, whom they brushed aside by nine wickets.

Chandra Cherukuri was the pick of the villagers’ attack, raking in 3-24, while Spence Nichols added two more dismissals to his summer’s tally as the unit did their job in keeping Ruislip, who plundered 159-8 from 45 overs, in check.

Rotating the strike to good effect saw Marc Teal and Oscar Woodbridge not only quickly claw back 85 of these runs – but the latter strike up a half century.

Woodbridge fell to a caught and bowled on 53, but Teal, who would finish unbeaten on 59 and captain Stuart Barrable (35) got the job done with the minimum of fuss.

A confident Stanley plays the reverse sweep

Safdar and Sardar help crush the Crows DIVISION 4

SHINFIELD 2ND threw down the gauntlet on closest rivals Bradfield 2nd after defeating Crowthorne and Crown Wood 2nd to crank up the pressure on second spot, writes LEWIS RUDD. The Crows arrived at The Recreation Ground holding outside hopes of gatecrashing the promotion places, but these are now likely to be over following this eight-wicket reverse.

Batting first, the away side just could not get to grips with Shinfield’s Hassan Safdar (3-14) and Lucky Sardar (3-20), with the pair causing significant damage to the innings, which was over after 104 runs and 43 overs.

Crowthorne were thankful to Will Nevill (33) and the 27 not out Ben Pocock made swinging the bat around down in the tail for reaching triple figures.

Disappointingly for the visitors, seven batsmen were removed for scores less than six.

The game was now Shinfield’s to lose and they did see openers Shashi Reddy and skipper Kiran Alluri depart, both falling to Matt Wilson.

However, they were not back in the pavilion before adding 28 and 47 to the board, with the pair’s work helping the hosts knock off the runs needed inside 20 overs.

While the win keeps Shinfield within touching distance of Bradfield, they were not helped by the latter being awarded 30 points from a scratched fixture against BINFIELD 3RD. EMMBROOK AND BEARWOOD 3RD were due out at leaders Peppard Stoke Row 3rd, but they too surrendered the points having conceded the fixture.

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Paul puts buffers Shropshire’s administrative error is very much Berkshire’s gain in title battle that is has all come down to the last with Berkshire playing Dorset at he was registered by Shropshire on July hopes of winning the on Penn’s pursuit BERKSHIRE’S Finchampstead and Cornwall taking on 29, just two days prior to the Western Division of the Unicorns fixture. fixture, when minor county Devon at Sidmouth. have received a “We all know the importance of it and of Division 1 crown Championship regulations stipulate there massive boost, writes DAVID It means Berkshire have a great all the boys are very aware of what they PAUL EDGINGTON inspired Binfield to an impressive four-wicket triumph at Division 1 leaders Penn and Tylers Green.

The all-rounder held up the opposition’s pursuit of the title, with their lead at the summit now cut to 22 points due to results elsewhere.

It was Penn who won the toss and elected to bat, but Edgington was soon wading through the innings, taking the first two wickets to fall and then capturing as many more later in the session to finish with leading figures of 4-42.

At one point a clinical Binfield attacked was securing dismissals every few runs and between captain Sean Ennis, Phil Davies and Ian Goddard, the trio took care of the remain six batsmen to leave the home side all out for 171.

Losing openers Jack Collett (5) and Mickey Reid (9) early on did not get the chase off to the smoothest of starts, but Joe Sculley (22) and Ennis with a second-best score of 31 were soon rebuilding the reply before Edgington got to work once more.

WRIGHT. Title rivals Shropshire have lost the 24 points they secured for beating Cheshire last week as they played an ineligible player.

Scott Elstone, who scored a century in the first innings, was a first-class contracted player to Derbyshire until July 23. After his release,

He would shift the visitors closer to their target and was still at the crease when victory was secured in the 47th over, where the No.6 was unbeaten on 54.

Seventh-placed Binfield are away at mid-table White Waltham on Saturday (1pm). n BINFIELD 2ND were handed a 128-run thrashing by Great Kingshill in Division 2.

Sitting below their hosts in the table did not stop the visitors from working up a competitive 259 runs and taking control of the fixture. Kingshill were helped to their total by a captain’s innings from Alex Hallatt, who regularly found the gaps during a stand of 88.

He was eventually removed by Tony Boad (4-51), who would share eight wickets with Neil Jones (4-76).

Steve Andrews picked up the other two, but Binfield still had work to do.

But the pressure of batting second and a clinical bowling display from another Hallatt – Nick with 5-26 – got the better of Binfield.

Although well below the rate, the hosts did manage to negotiate almost 51 overs and appeared to be closing in on a draw, but such hopes were dashed when the last wicket fell.

Binfield’s reply yielded 131 runs of which skipper John Humphrey provided 32 and Boad 29.

They will be looking to end a winless run of four games when entertaining Hurley 2nd on Saturday (1pm).

chance to clinch the Western Division title for the first time since 2008.

They have not lost a championship game for two seasons and have won their last three meetings with Dorset, who currently lie fifth in the table with two wins, two defeats and a draw.

Skipper James Morris said: “This is certainly a big game for us. It is very tight at the top of the table and it is exciting

must do. We are hoping for a big crowd at Finchampstead to cheer us on.”

Play starts at 11am on Sunday.

The Berkshire squad: Ollie Wilkin (Ealing), Waqas Hussain (Slough), James Morris (capt, Datchet), Richard Morris (Henley), Billy Rogers (Finchampstead), Andy Rishton (Finchampstead), Euan Woods(Henley), Chris Peploe (Datchet), Stewart Davison (wkt, Henley), Matt Carter (Finchampstead), Tom Nugent (Henley), Ali Akbar (Slough)

FINCHAMPTEAD CRICKET CLUB

‘Outrageous’ duo keep Marles and Finch on top spot n Coetzee and Carter skittle out Tew for just 47 as huge Henley clash looms

By LEWIS RUDD lrudd@wokinghampaper.co.uk

Paul Edgington

has to be at least 14 days.

So the revised placings at the top of the table now look like this: Berkshire 88 points, Cornwall 83, Shropshire 69.

The main title contenders complete their league fixtures next Sunday to Tuesday,

‘OUTRAGEOUS’ was Dan Marles’ response when reminded of Jandre Coetzee and Matt Carter’s deadly work with the ball recently.

In the victory over Tring Park the weekend before and again last Saturday at Great and Little Tew the pair were the only Finchampstead bowlers to have a go at the opposition.

But skipper Marles has not needed to call upon anyone else because overseas star Coetzee and Berkshire ace Carter have taken care of all 20 wickets respectively, with the destructive duo remarkably ending the hosts innings after just 47 runs on this occasion.

This would play a huge part in helping Finch preserve their 18-point lead atop of Division 1 in the Home Counties Premier League and ensure the club’s return to the top flight this season remains a stunning one.

“It is outrageous, 20 wickets taken by just two people,” Marles told The Wokingham Paper.

“It’s just awesome and they are on top of their game at the moment, their work really is to be applauded.

“Jandre Coetzee is just top drawer and Matt Carter is really complimenting him very well. They are doing the business.”

Given their work in dismissing Tring the weekend before electing to field was probably an easy one for the skipper to make upon winning the toss - and it was vindicated in stunning style.

Coetzee was to play the supporting role on that particular afternoon, but he was very much the lead part at The Gordon Taylor Oval and the South African would have his first scalp without a single run scored.

He would remove Tew’s Harrison Smith for a duck and then saw off Dain Moreton not long after for four to leave the opposition on 4-2.

Carter then got in on the act just 15 runs later when snaring Jordan Garrett for the second best score of 13, which he shared with Joe White, and claim the first of three wickets.

The pair, though, were only just getting started - but it was not long before they had the job done.

With five batsmen gone for ducks Tew were left staring at defeat in just the 21st

over of the afternoon and having failed to even surpass the 50 mark.

The top score would come from in the tail and Matthew Warner, who stood up to the predatory pair somewhat and was rewarded wit a return of 15 from 21 balls.

And while removed by Carter, it was Coetzee and his seven-wicket haul which had ruined the session and put Finchampstead within touching distance of another precious victory.

It was a stringent return, too, with Tew taking just 20 runs off the in-form bowler.

But although clinical, they did need some help from within the field and particularly behind the stumps, where Sukhi Kang held no fewer than five catches.

“We really do have one of the best bowling attacks in the league,” added Marles.

“Jandre and Matt are in phenomenal form at the minute and we have other seamers and spinners who ready and waiting to step up when required.”

Marles was at the crease and unbeaten on 12 – as was Billy Rogers – when the target was reached in the ninth over of the reply.

Andrew House had nudged the visitors closer to their required total before falling on a leading knock of 26.

This latest success, a ninth of the season, sets the club up nicely for their showdown with closest rivals Henley at The Memorial Ground on Saturday.

And as the captain put it: “This is a massive game, we cannot back away from that.

“This is a massive game and probably the biggest for the club in the past 10 years.

“We’re all really excited, anxious and nervous at the moment, but come Saturday we will be up for it.”

When the sides last met in South Oxfordshire back in June, Finch were comfortable and comprehensive winners by 141 runs.

A repeat performance, or win of any note would have the hosts looking very good with just three games remaining, but Marles is not looking beyond the fixture.

“We are only looking to win the game and see what happens in the next two or three games,” he said.

Jandree Coetzee tore Great and Little Tew’s innings to shreds, taking 7-20 on what was another clinical day for the Division 1 leader, while Suhki Kang, below, held five catches during an extraordinary session for the visitors

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THAMES VALLEY CRICKET LEAGUE

McDonald makes Fleeting work of title rivals Divisions 2-5

By LEWIS RUDD lrudd@wokinghampaper.co.uk WOKINGHAM 4TH took a big step towards promotion and the Division 4B title after defeating closest rivals Fleet by 47 runs.

The Oaks moved 31 points clear of the Hampshire side following this result at Sadler’s End, where assured middle order batting from Jack Turner and captain Craig Beales helped elevate the hosts to an eventually declared score of 232-9.

Not only did the pair put on a fourth-wicket partnership of 141, but Turner struck up a top score of 80, while Beales was not too far behind on 76.

Michael Cowdell and Rakesh Patel, at opposite ends of the order, each contributed 26 to the final score.

The mantle was then picked up by John McDonald, who put the fellow title contenders to the sword with a deadly accurate spell of bowling.

His stellar work would yield figures of 6-67 and ensured Fleet’s reply was an unsuccessful one.

They would put 185 runs on the board but would go no further after the last man was removed – although they did almost snatch a draw having taken the session to 48 overs.

FINCHAMPSTEAD 2ND also remain on track to finish top of the pile in Division 2A, but were surprisingly held to a draw by bottom side Chenies and Latimer.

Andy Rishton, usually a first-team regular, was named in the squad and showed his qualities when producing a century return of 112 opening the batting.

Also scoring well was Simon Bell, who had 74 runs to his name when caught by Louis Pirdeaux, with the pair contributing enormously to the 263-7 posted by Finch before a declaration was called.

But they were to become flustered in the field. Although Max Stevenson (3-60) and Dylan Augustus (2-23) produced the goods, some dogged batting from

Andy Rishton flicks the ball away during a century hit for Finchampstead 2nd against Chenies and Latimer, where Simon Bell (right) also racked up 74 runs Pictures: Steve Smyth

the visitors saw them see out all 57 overs, closing on 186-7, and securing a potentially moral-boosing result in the process.

Some superb stroke play from James Magowan guided EVERSLEY to a six-wicket win at Harefield which keeps them within sight of top spot.

It was some day too for the all-rounder, who followed up a five-wicket haul by constructing a victorious run chase with a top knock of 92.

Despite collecting figures of 5-29 and Lewis Sharp’s three wickets, the opposition still went on to rack up 214 all out, with Matthew Ogden (88) the mainstay.

Phil Wise got the Boars up and running with a round 50 at the top of the order, while Tom Wright’s unbeaten 36 would finish off the job, but they were put in such a position thanks to Magowan’s 71-ball blast.

Eversley remain third and 50 points behind leaders Finchampstead.

Although 86 points adrift of first place HURST are not giving up the fight.

They returned to winning ways in 2B with a comprehensive six-wicket success over relegation-threatened Beaconsfield.

leaves WARGRAVE sitting precariously just a place above the drop zone.

Despite the best efforts of captain Neal Robinson (4-78) the villagers would leak 252 runs and took only six wickets, which prompted second-placed Ascot to declare.

Falling to 17-2 did not get the reply off to the best of starts, but Daniel Pratt (43), Sonning’s Raja Rafaqat took two wickets against Cove Robinson (31) and Tom Prentis The home side won the toss and (33) helped rebuild the innings. elected to bat, only to see hopes of Yet it would count for very little in setting a big target ruined by Phil Higgs, the end as the opposition hit back and who snared five opponents at the cost of would orchestrate a collapse which saw 50 runs.

Wargrave fall from 114-5 to 190 all out.

With Andrew Ruddock (2-44), Nick Only a drastic swing of results is now Reynolds and Lewis Smith also removing likely to deny SONNING promotion from opponents, Beaconsfield were all back in Division 3A. the pavilion after 52 overs and looking to They preserved second spot after protect 145 runs. overcoming Cove in a fixture they won by But with Higgs leading the way three wickets. once again, this time knocking up an It was Cove who won the toss and unbeaten 37, Hurst were outscoring their elected to bat, where James Sharrod hosts in the 37th over and in doing so did his best to blunt the attack with a consolidated third place. counter-attacking 82.

But led by Zahid Mohammed’s 3-58, A 62-run loss to Royal Ascot

a Sonning side which congratulated Raja Rafaqat, Adeel Chaudry and Jameel Ahamed on each taking two wickets got the better of this particular duel, with Cove all out for 204.

The hosts still had work to do, but through Duncan Parr and Rehan Akram it was mission accomplished come the end of play.

Sonning would be indebted to the pair for ensuring the winning post was passed, with Parr leading the chase with 77 and Akram accumulating 73 at the opposite end.

The result puts the Pound Lane side on to 283 points for the season, which is 62 more than Newbury in third.

Behind them, in fourth, is FINCHAMPSTEAD 3RD, who saw standout performances from Josh Lincoln and Sam Taylor help yield a 73-run victory over Purley on Thames 3rd.

Arriving at five, Lincoln held up an innings which produced 174 runs with a top score of 72 as Tom Potter (32), Sam Jenkins and Liam Matthews, both with 21 and of which the latter was not out, also helped better the total.

But it would prove more than enough, largely thanks to Taylor’s stunning spell with the ball.

For the cost of just 35 runs, he accounted for seven Cove wickets and would divert the reply along a downward spiral.

With Lincoln taking care of the other three batsmen, the session would witness just 101 runs.

The top-plays-bottom clash went the way of form when Aldershot brushed aside EVERSLEY 2ND in a nine-wicket victory.

It was a bad day with the bat for the strugglers, with the Eversley line up amassing a paltry 40 runs between them, which came from a laborious 24 overs.

Aldershot only needed a quarter of this amount to record a straight forward victory, one which leaves the Boars 16 points adrift at the foot of the table.

Wargrave 2s steal a Royal march on Ascot thanks to Hanif’s hit DIVISIONS 6-9

KAM HANIF and Oscar Gutierrez racked up the majority of the runs Wargrave 2nd needed to win their top-of-the-table clash with Royal Ascot 3rd.

The villagers now lead Division 6B by 44 points and look odds-on to seal promotion following this eight-wicket triumph.

Wargrave captain Jonathan Colbourne won the toss and elected to field, a decision later vindicated as a share of six wickets for Scott Morton (3-32) and Mandip Sohi (3-20) helped bowl out the opposition for 151.

Ascot were thankful to Jack Lunghusen’s 83 and Rob Major (34) for contributing the bulk of this total, as the nine other batsmen fell on single-figures.

Despite losing opener Sohi for 17, clinical work from Hanif, who ran up a leading knock of 62 before being ran out, and Gutierrez’s unbeaten 40 ensured a potentially significant victory was the hosts in the 28th over.

WOKINGHAM 3RD remain in the mix but dropped down to fourth after being unable to get the better of lowly Theale and Tilehurst 2nd in a game which ended in a draw.

Another good day with the bat for Markus Viljoen, who totted up 74, and a slightly better one for Cameron Gillespie,

whose hit of 85 saw him top the scoring charts, helped the Oaks to a daunting opening score of 286.

Opener Dominic Ashford (42) and Ross Bonnell (48) also contributed.

A win looked on the cards for the away side after Toby Barker and Charlie O’Brien each picked up three wickets as Theale found themselves nine down and well below the rate.

Dogged work from George Coker and captain Brian Cooper, however, saw the pair protect the last remaining wicket and salvage eight points.

A frustrated Wokingham side left with 15, but despite a slight slip in the standings are now nine points behind Ascot in second.

The half centuries struck up by Jack Wrigley (50) and Kyle Bradley (56no) were unable to soothe the disappointment HURST 2ND endured when going down to a two-wicket loss against struggling Aldershot 3rd.

The pair, along with Kelvin Baillie (34) and the 31 struck by skipper Tim Everitt helped the hosts to a competitive 222-7.

Everitt then went on to spearhead the attack with 3-73, while there was two dismissals each for Josh Harris and Ian Harvey. But helped by Dominic Gaskill’s counter-punching and unbeaten 58 batting eight, the Hampshire side outscored their opponents in the 48th

over. The loss leaves Hurst sixth.

FINCHAMPSTEAD 4TH nudged further ahead at the top of Division 7A but had to settle for a share of the spoils against Kidmore End 2nd.

This was despite The Memorial Ground side wracking up 240 runs for the loss of only four wickets before declaring in the 38th over.

Helping Finch tick along was Matthew Eldridge, who put 106 of these on the board during a watchful innings.

While he took control with the bat, Steve West was very much in command with the ball, picking off an impressive seven batsmen at the cost of 37 runs.

But despite his return, Finch were unable to get the job done as a Kidmore reply which included a stand of 85 for Chris Pigden came to an end after 51 overs on 183-8.

The leaders, though remain 87 points ahead of EVERSLEY 3RD, who were left to regret declaring on 175-8 against North Maidenhead 3rd.

Thanks in no small part to Kashif Rasib (94), they made light work of this target in a seven-wicket success.

The Boars were helped along by Matthew Martin’s 89 before calling it a day in the 43rd over.

But plans to protect the total were torn apart by Rasib and Qadeer Rasool (43), who helped knock off the runs.

Mohammed Ghafoor produced a standout performance with the ball for a WOKINGHAM 4TH side which defeated Reading 4th by a margin of six wickets in 8A. Ghafoor finished with 4-24, but the Oaks’ attack all played their part in helping dismiss the away side for 119.

Among those to claim a scalp was Rahul Patel and he got the chase in motion with a top score of 30.

Captain Dersh Patel, Jamie Cable and James Stevens all came and went, but unbeaten stands of 28 from Glyn Clements and Raj Acharya – who put on 52 for the fifth wicket – did what was required to secure an eighth win of the campaign for the league leaders.

They have been joined in the promotion places by SONNING 3RD, who in chasing down a competitive-looking 233 not only defeated Windsor 4th by three wickets but also replaced the east Berkshire side in second place.

EVERSLEY 4TH, meanwhile, find themselves cut adrift at the foot of the table once again after they were defeated by high-flying Newbury 2nd.

The strugglers were stuck into bat and soon all out for 86, with the most penetrative work coming via Luke Casey and Alec Westbrook, who each added 21 to the board.

Newbury’s reply was some 54 runs

to the good when Tony Critchley made a breakthrough, but it would count for little as Eversley suffered a nine-wicket defeat.

FINCHAMPSTEAD 4TH are the new leaders in Division 9A after they took the honours in their top-of-the-table bout with Boyne Hill 4th.

A successful run chase was built around Richard Reed’s half-century 56, while Khartik Khanti knocked a further 30 runs of the target.

While earlier in the day, Raghuv Kanwar helped removed a nine-man Boyne side with 3-38 as Khanti and Michael Simmonite accounted for another four wickets.

Finchampstead, top via a better return of bonus points, were winners by six wickets.

A great day for Hugh Doyle would result in WOKINGHAM 5TH in moving up to sixth after a comprehensive victory over Kidmore End 3rd.

The opposition selected to bat at the toss, only to be undone by Doyle, whose heroic 6-26 helped skittle them out for 96.

And this small total was no problem whatsoever for opening pair Toqir Khalid and Ben Pickbourne, whose returns of 41 and 49 respectively had a 10-wicket victory wrapped up inside 12 overs.

A place above the Oaks is WARGRAVE 3RD, who were awarded 25 points after opponents Cove 5th conceded the fixture.

The Borough Honours board The team each player represents is listed first

Batsmen ANDY RISHTON: Finchampstead 2nd v Chenies and Latimer - 112 MATTHEW ELDRIDGE: Finchampstead 4th v Kidmore End 2nd - 106 RICHARD STANLEY: Woodley v Emmbrook and Bearwood - 100* ALI JALIL: Farley Hill v Waltham St Lawrence - 93 JAMES MAGOWAN: Eversley v Harefield - 92 MATTHEW MARTIN: Eversley 3rd v North Maidenhead 3rd - 89 CAMERON GILLESPIE: Wokingham 3rd v Theale and Tilehurst 2nd - 85 JACK TURNER: Wokingham 2nd v Fleet - 80 DUNCAN PARR: Sonning v Cove - 77 CRAIG BEALES: Wokingham 2nd v Fleet - 76 SIMON BELL: Finchampstead 2nd v Chenies and Latimer - 74 MARKUS VILJOEN: Wokingham 3rd v Theale and Tilehurst 2nd - 74 REHAN AKRAM: Sonning v Cove - 73 JOSH LINCOLN: Finchampstead 3rd v Purley on Thames 3rd - 72 ROSS DITCHBURN: Farley Hill v Waltham St Lawrence - 63 KAN HANIF: Wargrave 2nd v Royal Ascot 3rd - 62 MARC TEAL: Twyford and Ruscombe v Ruislip Victoria 2nd - 59* KYLE BRADLEY: Hurst 2nd v Aldershot 3rd - 56* RICHARD REED: Finchampstead 4th v Boyne Hill 4th - 56 PAUL EDGINGTON: Binfield v Penn and Tylers Green - 54* OSCAR WOODBRIDGE: Twyford and Ruscombe v Ruislip Victoria 2nd - 53 WAQAS ASHRAF: BCS v Sandhurst - 52 ANDY WEBB: Emmbrook and Bearwood v Woodley - 51 PHIL WISE: Eversley v Harefield - 50 JACK WRIGLEY: Hurst 2nd v

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FA CUP FOOTBALL

Strike sends Binfield out of the FA Cup Binfield 0 North Greenford United 1 A SOLITARY strike from Nathan Munroe was enough to end Binfield’s involvement in the Emirates FA Cup. This extra preliminary round contest at Hill Farm Lane was settled in the 26th minute, which was where midfielder Munroe pounced from a corner and looped a header beyond the reach of Moles’ keeper Garry Aulsberry.

Roger Herridge’s side, fresh from a midweek 2-1 win over Henley Town, had opportunities to take something out of the contest but were left to rue such moments come the final whistle.

While the hosts started the livlier of the two sides, Aulsberry was the busier of the two ‘keepers and would twice brilliantly deny George Moor in quick succession.

But a clean sheet was taken away from him when Munroe nudged the Combined Counties League side in front.

An opportunity to equalise would fall to Liam Ferdinand later in the half, but the striker was thwarted by Ben Clargo in the Greenford goal on this occasion.

Jake White was also presented with a sight of goal, one which he created himself, but he too was unable to capitalise.

He later had to leave proceedings with a hamstring injury.

The Moles continued to take the game to their opponents after the break, and although boasting a front three of Ferdinand, Luke Scope and Jean-Claude

Etienne, the trio were failing to pack a punch on a scorching afternoon.

Up the other end and a break down the left led by Sandro Costa would lead to a shooting opportunity, but was one the winger would drag past a post.

Not that the miss would prove costly, however, as his side did enough to sneak through to the next round.

BINFIELD: Aulsberry, White (O’Connell), Luis, Bateman (Brown), Walton, Hopper, Knight, Horscroft, Scope, Ferdinand, Etienne. Subs not used: Seldon, McCallion.

England beckons for Royal Women

Sumas get off to a winning start

Aldershot 3rd - 50

Bowling: JANDRE COETZEE: Finchampstead v Great and Little Tew - 7-20 SAM TAYLOR: Finchampstead 3rd v Purley on Thames 3rd - 7-35 STEVE WEST: Finchampstead 4th v Kidmore End 2nd - 7-37 HUGH DOYLE: Wokingham 5th v Kidmore End 3rd - 6-26 JOHN McDONALD: Wokingham 2nd v Fleet - 6-67 UMER CHAUDHARY: BCS v Sandhurst - 5-22 JAMES MAGOWAN: Eversley v Harefield - 5-29 PHIL HIGGS: Hurst v Beaconsfield - 5-50 ADAM BROOKMAN: Knowl Hill v Purley on Thames 3rd - 4-21 MOHAMMED GHAFOOR: Wokingham 4th v Reading 4th - 4-24 ZAFIER AKRAM: Shinfield v Emmbrook and Bearwood 2nd - 4-27 WASIM JAVED: Waltham St Lawrence v Farley Hill - 4-28 PAUL EDGINGTON: Binfield v Penn and Tylers Green - 4-42 KASHIF ALI: Woodley v Emmbrook and Bearwood - 4-49 TONY BOAD: Binfield 2nd v Great Kingshill - 4-51 NEIL JONES: Binfield 2nd v Great Kingshill - 4-51 NEAL ROBINSON: Wargrave v Royal Ascot - 4-78

Wokingham and Emmbrook celebrate winning the Martin Joyce Memorial Trophy on Wednesday night. Picture: Wokingham and Embrook Twitter

Sumas 3 Binfield 2 WOKINGHAM AND EMMBROOK held off a Binfield fightback to lift the annual Martin Joyce Memorial Trophy, writes Tom Crocker.

The contest, which was this year

just a one-legged affair, saw Sumas take a 3-1 lead into half-time thanks to goals from Craig Haylett, Will Day and Jake Wheeler.

Sean Moore’s Binfield goal was added to by Tom Williams after the break but the lower league Sumas held on to win 3-2.

Joyce captained both sides before his tragic death in 1967 and as a

mark of respect, the two team do battle in a competitive ‘friendly’ each summer.

The win serves as a boost for the newly relegated side, now managed by Clive McNelly, ahead of their Hellenic Division 1 East season opener against Didcot Town Reserves.

Meanwhile, Roger Herridge and his Binfield charges take on Lydney Town, looking to build on the season opening win at Henley Town.

WOKINGHAM AND EMMBROOK: Woodward, Carter, Broadhurst, Douglas, Parsons, Day (c), Skidmore, Whiting, Haylett, Wheeler, Finlay.

Subs: Clark, Rowland, S Bateman, Pearson, Flatman

READING WOMEN duo Lauren Bruton and Mary Earps have been called up for England’s newly formed Next Gen squad.

Seen as a replacement to the Under-23 side, young England stars will now spend time training alongside the senior squad as well as competing in U23 competitions.

Marieanne Spacey, who is also the senior side’s assistant coach, has named a 17-player squad for next week’s training camp at St George’s Park including goalkeeper Earps and Reading vice-captain Bruton.

But there was disappointment for in-form Royals winger Emma Follis, who missed out. n Reading Women FC have a break for a few weeks and will be back in action soon.

Find out how our columnist Lois Roche spent a week away from football on page 35 n Reading FC’s mens team were in action twice last week, winning both games, meaning new manager Japp Stam gets off to a perfect start.

Read our match reports on page 35

CRICKET

Defeat leaves Oaks with work to do LOSING to leaders Stoke Green by five wickets leaves Wokingham with plenty of work to do if they are to chase down the table-toppers.

The gap between the third-placed Oaks and their Slough counterparts now stands at 62 points following this result.

Looking to inflict some pressure on the Thames Valley League Division 1 leaders,

the away side elected to bat upon winning the toss.

But it was Wokingham who were soon under the cosh as Hash Hussain (4-20) and Zulfi Butt (3-30) got to work on dismantling the innings.

Stuart Parsons dealt some puncture wounds during a leading knock of 38 and Jack Fisher’s 23 helped improved the score, but a lack of penetration from further

down the order would leave the away side all out at the beginning of the 39th over for 119.

Stuart Hayter’s side would need to pull something special out of the bag if they were to defend this score.

Conrad Lough, though, ensured this would not be the case, steering his side to the win through a top hit of 85, which arrived from 76 deliveries.

Around this, Jack Wood managed to help himself to three more wickets, but such an effort – and that of the attack – proved to be in vain.

Wokingham are not yet entirely out of the hunt, but will need to overcome Cove at Sadler’s End on Saturday (1pm) if they are to have any chance of remaining in contention.

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READING FC

We want to dominate our games, home or away, vows Ulderink

By TOM CROCKER tcrocker@wokinghampaper.co.uk

ANDRIES ULDERINK says he wants Reading to “dominate” games even when they are playing away from Madejski Stadium.

Royals have made a fine start to life under the new Dutch regime with 2-0 and 1-0 wins over Preston North End and Plymouth Argyle respectively.

But assistant boss Ulderink admits it may not be such plain sailing on the road, starting with a trip to face Wolverhampton Wanderers tomorrow (3pm kick-off).

“That’s a big challenge,” said Ulderink.

“That’s the question that the players have to give an answer to on Saturday.

“For us as a technical staff, we will approach the game just like any other game.

“Home or away, it doesn’t matter.

“We want to dominate the game.

“When our opponent has the ball we want to press them all over the pitch.”

While Royals have produced impressive performances and results so far, Ulderink is keen to stress the side have plenty of improving to do if they are to preserve their perfect start.

“Maybe physically we are not able to press for the whole game,” he admitted.

“But I think we are making small steps.

“We had some late signings and some players back late from the Euros so not everybody yet is as fit as maybe they will be in October and November.

“We have a lot of confidence in the players that they can do it in an away game against Wolves or Newcastle.

“We have to do the same kind of job because it will be strange if you play against Wolves and only hit the ball long.

“That’s not what we want to do.

Callum Harriott

“We want to do the same as in the last two games.”

One of the key stats from the start of the season has been Reading’s attempts to dominate the possession stats.

Jaap Stam insisted when he joined the club that he would try to implement a new style of play and that has been evident with his side enjoying 71% of the ball against both Plymouth and Preston.

But Ulderink is not too keen to get bogged down with the stats.

“At the end it’s about creating chances and scoring goals,” said the assistant boss.

“Not only playing back to the goalie and right-back, but you have to go forward.

“It’s not only about playing possession, we want to play possession to use at the right moment in spaces on the pitch or one v ones on the wing.

“It’s not possession for possession, it’s possession to create chances and score goals when we can.”

One man who feels he is profiting from the style of play is new signing Callum Harriott.

The winger, who arrived from Charlton earlier this month, made his debut from the start against the Pilgrims in the EFL Cup and says he is enjoying what he has seen so far.

“It’s obviously a new style of football for me than what I was on at Charlton,” he admitted.

“But it suits my game so I can adapt to it well.

“There is a lot more simplicity in the game (here).

“Keeping the ball, going down the other side and really working to have intensity with it as well I think is important.”

He added: “I always try to get 10 plus assists and 10 plus goals so that’s what I’m working towards.”

BACKING OUR BOY

Fletcher’s Olympic dream floored in 15 seconds

By TOM CROCKER tcrocker@wokinghampaper.co.uk BEN FLETCHER spoke of his disappointment as he exited the Rio Olympics at the first round stage yesterday.

Wokingham judoka Fletcher was drawn to face Georgian Beka Gviniashvili and battled well for the opening two minutes, a period in which both men received one penalty warning.

But the afternoon took a turn for the worse when Fletcher, 24, was dumped on his back with a waza-ari and held down for a matchwinning 15 seconds with a kesa-gatame.

Fletcher, making his Olympic debut in the 100kg category, was a product of Pinewood Judo and is a former Emmbrook School pupil.

Mr Fletcher said: “It was a tough match but it’s the Olympic Games and you don’t get any easy draws.

“I stuck to my game plan quite well but it was just a really good bit of judo from him. If you give someone that good

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a slight chance, you’re going to struggle.

“I didn’t want to go defensive after the early shido. I knew he was going to be very dangerous for the first two minutes and it proved later than that as well.

“But that was the plan I wanted to do. It was good to get a shido on the board for him and I just wanted to keep plugging away but like I say, he was very dangerous from a position where I felt quite safe.

“But I feel confident I can compete with guys at this level. I’ve shown it before and it’s still early for me so I’ll be back.

“A judo competition is a judo competition – when you step on the mat it’s just you, the opponent and the referee and that’s the same at every level.

“But at the Olympic Games it’s everybody here. I knew there was going to be no easy draw but that’s just how it goes.”

It was not all bad news for local sportsmen, however, as Reading diver Chris Mears was part of an historical gold medal alongside synchronised partner Jack Laugher.

Mears, 23, and Laugher won a thrilling three-metre springboard contest to become the first British pair to win gold in this event.

The Britons scored a total of 454.32 points to see off the fancied Chinese duo Qin Kai and Cao Yuan (443.70), who came third, while the American pair Sam Dorman and Mike Hixon (450.21).

But which it was ecstacy for Mears,

it was agony for Wokingham swimmer Andrew Willis.

Willis, 25, was competing in his second Olympic Games and after storming through to the 200m breaststroke final by winning the second semi-final, he was denied a medal by the narrowest of margins, finishing fourth.

In a hotly contested showpiece, the eight swimmers were separated by just eight tenths of a second with Willis finishing fourth in a time of 2:07.78, behind medal winners Anton Chupkov (2:07.70), Josh Prenot (2:07.53) and shock winner Dmitriy Balandin (2:07.46) of Kazakhstan. n BINFIELD shooter Amber Hill steps out for her Olympic debut today.

Hill, 18, is one of the favourites for the women’s skeet shooting having already won World Cup gold medals as well as winning the 2015 European Games in Baku.

She is due to shoot her first clay at 1pm UK time in the qualification round with medals to be determined later this evening. n See how Pinewood Judo Club backed Ben on page 5

Ben Fletcher sadly lost his round of 32 fight at Rio yesterday afternoon

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