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A white van driver who is alleged to have pointed a gun and a knife in Wokingham last week is being hunted by police. Thames Valley Police said that it is appealing for witnesses to the incident which took place between 9.30pm and 10.15pm in the Norreys area on Wednesday, September 7.

A member of the public reported seeing a white van with ladders on the roof, driving erratically on the Wiltshire Road and apparently chasing a man on a bicycle. Police say that the van collided with the cyclist, knocking him off before then driving off. The member of the public checked on the cyclist who said “he’s got a gun” before cycling off towards Norreys Avenue. n Continued on page 3

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Hurst Morris People explored their rural roots last Saturday dancing at Henley Show where they met Pippy the Hereford heifer, pictured with her handler Evie Edwards. Pippy was the Hereford overall championship

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HURST Morris People (HuMP) is inviting everyone to have a go at the traditional English pastime thanks to some free taster sessions. Would-be dancers can see the side in action at the Sunny Saturday event this weekend in Wokingham’s Market Place between 11am and 1pm. Then taster sessions take place at Hurst Village Hall on Thursdays, September 22 and 29. They’re open to men and women. The team’s leader, known as the Squire, Karen Ricketts (pictured inset),

said: “Everyone is welcome to come and try out morris dancing. People often tell us they’ve thought of having a go but never got round to it. It’s great exercise and good fun. “Hurst Morris People, affectionately called HuMP, are a friendly, welcoming crowd. “HuMP’s teachers are very encouraging, it’s easy to make a start and you are soon doing some dances.” Members’ ages range from

20-somethings to older. The side dances at village pubs and fairs, folk festivals, schools and stately homes. The taster sessions are 8pm-10pm at Hurst Village Hall in School Road, Hurst, RG10 0DR. Tea, coffee, cake and a visit to the pub are on offer.  For details call Sue on 0118 932 0571, email Contact@hump.org.uk or log on to www.hump.org.uk

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Entry is free, but visitors are requested to bring a can of food to be donated to the local Food Bank. The fun takes place from noon to 9pm on Saturday, September 17. For more details, log on to www. spencerswoodcarnival.co.uk.

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ALL the fun of the fair is coming to Spencers Wood as the annual carnival returns this weekend. Taking place at the recreation ground off Clares Green Road, the event will include a host of family friendly entertainment. The Acoustic Beatles Shambles will be providing the soundtrack for the day, while Masons Funfair will form the focus for the fairground. Attractions include giant inflatables, mini go karts, zorbs and sideshows. Local groups and societies will exhibit along with a craft fair, clown shows, magic displays, art events and face painting. There will also be a bar and a food tent.

Youth group’s barbecue night A YOUTH group is launching its new term in style this Sunday evening. Contrast is for school years six upwards and aimed at making the transition from primary to secondary school easier. It meets at St James Church in Finchampstead on Sundays from 6pm. For this first session (Sept 18), it is holding a special welcome barbecue. Places cost £1.50.

Get scribbling at drawing workshop PEOPLE looking for some inspiration with drawing are invited to a free introductory workshop. Aimed at adults who want to explore and develop basic drawing skills, the classes will take place weekly from Tuesday, October 4 at St Michael and All Angels Church in Spencers Wood between 7pm and 9pm. To launch the event, a special afternoon workshop will be held on Saturday, September 24 at the church from 2pm. For more details, email gillianwillis@hotmail.com

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‘M25 animal killer’ thought to behind kitten’s death EXCLUSIVE

By GEMMA DAVIDSON gdavidson@wokinghampaper.co.uk THE death of a five-month-old kitten is being investigated as part of a wider animal cruelty campaign. Members of the South Norwood Animal Rescue and Liberty (SNARL) charity, which is based in south London, are investigating hundreds of incidents involving cats, foxes and birds across the country, with the latest victim being discovered in Barkham over the weekend. SNARL co-founder Boudicca Rising believes the killings are the work of one person, dubbed ‘The M25 Animal Killer’ due to the location of so many of the victims. Speaking to The Wokingham Paper on Monday, she said: “When the investigation first kicked off we thought we would be dealing with a small number of incidents in the local Croydon area, but it has grown into a much larger area and we are now dealing with a lot of historical incidents as well. “We work with the RSPCA and the police, and have a very good relationship with both. We take the calls when an animal is found with injuries that are similar to the work of this person, and we go to collect the body where possible, and call for backup if forensics are needed. “The bodies we collect are then sent for post-mortem and it is only after we receive those reports that we can say whether or not the animal was a victim.” SNARL have investigated 90 cases in the last seven months alone, with 31 of those confirmed as being victims. The charity were called to an address in Barkham on Saturday following the discovery of the kitten. Ms Rising said: “We found the bottom half of the cat, the head and tail were missing, and there has been a level of predation which will make identification quite difficult. “But these injuries are consistent with those made by the person, they a pattern and tend to use the same weapon each time. “I believe they are now compulsive, and don’t think they can stop what they are doing. “The kitten is mainly white with some black fur, probably around five- to six-months-old, but it’s difficult to say if it was male or female. People don’t tend to take pictures of their cats’ legs and tails which makes identification difficult, but if anyone is missing their

cat from the area then we would urge them to get in touch.” The charity is fielding a lot of historical cases of cruelty, as many owners are too traumatised by their pets’ injuries to come forward right away. Ms Rising continued: “A friend of mine told me that her cat had been found with similar injuries three years ago, they took pictures at the time as evidence, but she was too traumatised to do anything about it. “We find that when a case has been highlighted in an area, then we do get a few more calls from people saying ‘that happened to my cat.’ A lot of the time we are called out to incidents where the animal has been involved in a road traffic collision, accidents can sometimes cause injuries similar to those we are looking for but it is always best to check. “We are getting a lot more calls regarding foxes, a lot of the time people will see the body of a fox by the side of the road and think nothing of it, but a case was highlighted in one area recently, so more people are calling them in now.” The charity is urging people to report any suspected cases of animal cruelty, and advising pet owners to keep their animals indoors at night. Ms Rising said: “The majority of the attacks tend to happen between 7pm and 2am or 3am, so keeping your cat indoors at night would definitely reduce their risk. “If anyone finds a body or body parts of an animal then please let us know. If you ever see anyone misbehaving with an animal, especially a cat, always call 999 or us regardless of the time of day.” Ms Rising asked that if readers see anyone behaving oddly around cats, foxes or birds in the area to call police via 101 with a full description of the person and what they are doing, and quote Operation Takahe in the call. Where possible get vehicle registration details. SNARL would then like the police reference number. If you see anyone catching a cat, kidnapping a cat or fox or bird, or otherwise causing harm to a cat or fox or bird, that same advice applies except to make a 999 call. If you find an animal or bird which is missing body parts, call SNARL on 07961 030064 or 07957 830490 immediately. Stay with the body or parts if you can and prevent any council or waste services from touching or removing it and anyone from photographing it. n For more information on SNARL visit www.snarl.org.uk.

Police hunt for white van driver ‘with gun’ n Continued from front page But this wasn't the only sighting of the white van driver on Wednesday night. PC Benjamin Taylor of the Wokingham neighbourhood team, said: “There was a further report that night of someone in a white van pointing a gun and a knife and driving erratically. "We would urge anyone with any information about this van or who might have seen this incident in Wiltshire Road to contact us on 101.” Anyone with information on this is asked to contact PC Taylor via the Thames Valley Police Enquiry Centre on 101, quoting URN 1796 7/9. If you don't want to speak directly to the police you can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. No personal details are taken, information is not traced or recorded and you will not go to court.

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Wokingham firefighters washing a car at the Easthampstead Road fire station on Sunday afternoon. The event raised funds for two charities. Picture: Phil Creighton/WP1609012

Firefighters do the washing up FIREFIGHTERS had a busy Sunday shift when they offered to wash cars. The Easthampstead Road fire station was turned into a waterworld as a steady stream of vehicles were treated to a wash and go through the yard. And the team were treated to a pizza thanks to neighbouring firm Domino’s.

The event raised £275, which will go to The Fire Fighters Charity, which provides a range of services for fire service personnel and their families, including therapy and rehabilitation for injured firefighters, and CLIC Sargent, cancer charity for children and young people.

Search for Royal Ascot attacker POLICE have released a CCTV image of a man they want to speak to after a woman was attacked by a disabled toilet during Royal Ascot. A 25-year-old woman had her hair pulled before the man attempted to knee her in the stomach during the incident, which took place when she helped her friend use the facilities at the racecourse. Thames Valley Police said that as they left the toilet, a man confronted the victim’s friend because he took issue with her using a disabled toilet. The woman then challenged the man’s attitude, leading to assault. As a result of him grabbing her hair and pulling her head downwards she sustained pain and swelling to her head but did not require hospital treatment. The offender was restrained by other race goers and security staff and

removed from the racecourse. The incident took place at around 6.30pm on Tuesday, June 14, the first day of Royal Ascot. The event attracts race goers from all over the country including Wokingham borough. Investigating officer, Det Con Reese Williams from Local CID at Maidenhead police station, said: “I would like to speak to the man pictured in the CCTV image as he may have information which could help with the investigation. If you recognise the man in the image, please contact me as soon as possible. “If you have any information which could help, or if you witnessed the incident and have not yet spoken to police, please contact me via the 101 number.”

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COLD CALLERS have been targeting Wokingham residents claiming to be from Citizen Advice. Trading Standards said that the scammers have been attempting to get financial information from their victims by offering to help get debts written off. The telephone number used is 07795 178500 and the website who-called.co.uk reveals that a number of people have been targeted by the caller. Some said that the caller claimed to be from a debt agency, water companies and Citizens Advice. John Ferguson, who heads up Wokingham’s Citizen Advice, said that the charity would never ask for financial advice. He said: “We only call people that have either given us permission to call them, or have asked us to call them back. “We never cold call. “We would advise people to block this number and if they get any cold calls from any number purporting to be from Citizens Advice, or CAB, or from any type of credit agency offering to help with debts to hang up and report the call to Action Fraud.” Calls can be reported by visiting www.actionfraud. police.uk/report_fraud or calling 0300 123 2040.

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Katie’s parents call on landlords to make their homes gas safe By GEMMA DAVIDSON gdavidson@wokinghampaper.co.uk

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means that around 20 million people are potentially at risk from carbon monoxide poisoning. Gas Safety Week runs from Monday, September 19 to Sunday, September 25. For more information visit www.gassaferegister. co.uk/gassafetyweek.  For more information on the Katie Haines Memorial Trust and to watch the #causeforalarm video visit www. katiehainestrust.com.

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Prizes in store at Sonning Show GARDENERS from Sonning will be showing off their hard work this weekend as the annual show returns to the village’s primary school. Taking place tomorrow, the event will fuse a village fete with competitions and stalls with demonstrations, displays and a flower and produce show. Gates open at 2pm and the first entertainment of the day will be a maypole dancing demonstration by Sonning school children at 2.15pm. At 2.45pm, the Dancercise display troop will showcase their work, while Bulmershe Gymnastics Club will follow at 3.15pm. A tug of war is scheduled for 3.45pm, while a special challenge event takes place at 4.15pm, before the show ends with prize giving and an auction of produce at 4.30pm. Produce classes include cookery, fruit and vegetables, flowers, flower arranging, photography, art and craft for which cups and trophies are awarded to the winners. There are also children‘s classes including cookery, photography, art and craft.  www.sonning-pc.gov.uk

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Church’s fun day out FAMILIES were welcomed to a church’s fun day on Saturday. Members of Woodley Baptist, off Hurricane Way, invited the local community in for a host of attractions including craft activities, games, fake tattoos and a good friendly natter over a cup of tea. The event ended with a barbecue, cooked by church minister the Revd Andy Baker. He was outside in the church gardens despite Saturday’s rain. Ice creams and ice lollies were also served to hungry guests.  The church is hosting a men’s breakfast tomorrow. Starting at 8am, there will be a talk after the meal entitled Who’s Talking? Places cost £3.50 and include a full English breakfast. For more details, log on to www.woodleybc.org or call 0118 969 9956.

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Teacher banned over pupil affair By GEMMA DAVIDSON gdavidson@wokinghampaper.co.uk A FORMER teacher at a school in Wargrave has been banned from the profession after striking up a relationship with one of his students. Mark Wade, 58, who was the Head of Mathematics at The Piggott School, in Twyford Road, was banned from teaching indefinitely by a professional conduct panel at the National College for Teaching and Leadership on August 25. The panel heard how Mr Wade, who had worked at the school since September 1994, met the student, referred to as Pupil A, when she transferred to the school’s sixth form in 2012. The pair would meet up outside of school, often when the pupil was with her mother, and they began exchanging emails and text messages. The panel chair Nicolé Jackson said: “In or around October 2013, Pupil A and Mr Wade kissed outside school on a number of occasions. This was consensual. “Mr Wade also referred to Pupil A by an alternative name as he said that he felt more comfortable using the different name.” Mr Wade admitted that a consensual sexual relationship began with Pupil A in August 2014, after she had left the school at the age of 19. The pair would meet at Mr Wade’s house, another property of his in Cornwall, and at Pupil A’s house, and the relationship continued until Pupil A left for university in September 2014. After the relationship ended in November 2014, Mr Wade continued sending flowers, emails, text messages and letters, leading Pupil A to make a complaint of harassment to the police. The panel ruled that the relationship

was inappropriate as it had started while Pupil A was a student at the school where Mr Wade had a responsibility for her pastoral care. Decision maker Jayne Millions, on behalf of education secretary Justine Greening, said: “Mr Wade was in a position of trust and the public would expect their children to be in a safe environment within a school.” Mr Wade has been prohibited from teaching indefinitely and cannot teach in any school, sixth form college, relevant youth accommodation or children’s home in England. Headteacher of The Piggott School, Derren Gray said in a statement: “At the Piggott School the safeguarding and welfare of every pupil is of paramount importance. “Any allegation, historical or current, made against a member of staff is thoroughly and rigorously investigated. “Once the school was made aware of the allegations the member of staff was suspended and had no further contact with students. “An investigation was undertaken and on 23rd October 2015 the discipline committee of the governing body dismissed the member of staff. “Referrals were then made to The National College for Teaching and Leadership and the Disclosure and Barring Service. It is important to note that the panel found no fault with the school. “I understand that the news will be upsetting for past and current students, staff and parents. Once again I assure you that the welfare and safeguarding of our students is of paramount importance to us.”

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School’s support as Sophie goes for gold

Cheering on Paralympian Sophie Christiansen, a former All Saints Primary pupil, are present pupils (from left): Ollie, nine, nominee for the school's Sophie Christiansen junior endeavour award; Isabelle, seven, infant endeavour award winner; with pupils who do Riding for the Disabled lessons like Sophie did: Aaliyah, six, Charlotte, six, Maizy, nine and Jordan, nine. Sophie is competing in Rio and hoping for another chance of a medal today in the individual freestyle test. Entry to this depends on championship test results from earlier in the week. For more details, turn to the back page. Picture: Sue Corcoran

Roads closed for 10k run A 10k run on Sunday will see some roads in Swallowfield closed. Roads in and around Swallowfield and Farley Hill will be shut to through traffic from 9.30am until 2.30pm to allow competitors to race safely.

There will also be delays to local traffic at Brookside Nursery in Swallowfield at 10.30am for the start of the race. Look out for our brilliant picture special in next week’s Wokingham Paper.  swallowﬁeld10plus3.com

Village hall celebration A CELEBRATION of a community hall will take place later this month. Villagers in Grazeley are invited to the golden anniversary celebrations planned for Sunday, September 18. Attractions include music, a

model railway display from the Loddon Vale Model Railway Club, a magician and a raffle. Refreshments will be available during the event, which runs from 2pm to 6pm. Entry is free. For more details, call 0118 983 3132.

Gang hit garage in early morning raid A GANG stole money from a garage in Finchampstead during an earlymorning raid last week. Cresswells Garage, in Finchampstead Road, was targeted by the four-strong group between 2am and 2.15am on Friday, September 9. The gang broke into the garage and stole an undisclosed quantity of money. The offenders were all wearing hooded tops and were driving a dark-coloured saloon car, similar to a Renault Laguna. They left the scene via Nine Mile Ride, heading towards Arborfield. Investigating officer, PC Paul

Bentley from the neighbourhood team based at Crowthorne police station, said: “We would like to speak to anyone who may have seen or heard anything suspicious in this area in the early hours of Friday morning. “Anyone with information should contact us via the Thames Valley Police enquiry centre on 101. “If you don’t want to speak directly to the police you can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. “No personal details are taken, information is not traced or recorded and you will not go to court.”

Free family fun day on Saturday A FAMILY fun day is returning to Lower Earley for the third year this weekend. Promised to be bigger and better than ever before, the Lower Earley Fun Day will be taking place on the Event’s Field off Kilnsea Drive between noon and 4pm on Saturday. Minister Keith Wilson from Lower Earley Baptist Church, which is organising the event, said: “We're

delighted to have support from lots of local businesses and voluntary groups. “In addition to the usual fun day items such as inflatables, mini golf and small animals we'll also have a pop up church offering space for prayer, reflection and crafts." Admission to the fun day is free and all are welcome.  For more information visit www. lowerearleybaptistchurch.org.uk.

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AN EXTENSION to a graveyard will be dedicated at a special ceremony next week. The service, which will take place at 3pm on Tuesday, will mark the end of a four-year project to expand the burial grounds in Finchampstead. The churchyard is part of the grounds of St James Church in the village, and is on land bequeathed to the church by Lady Helen Gladys Liddell, a former churchwarden. It sits to the south of the manor house in which she lived, that now accommodates the church centre and office. Maintained by a trust, the burial grounds are available for all in the village regardless of whether they belong to St James or not. The extension estimates that the churchyard will be able to accept burials for another 200 years. To mark the completion of the project, the Bishop of Reading, the Rt Revd Andrew Proud, will lead the service of consecration.

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SHOPS, apartments and affordable homes are all being planned for the sixth and final phase of a new housing development. Last Friday, developers for David Wilson Homes revealed the proposals for a diamond-shaped parcel of land on the Montague Park development. The scheme includes a new neighbourhood centre, a top-up convenience store and space for two smaller shops up to 100 sq m, a 1,300 sq m play area, a car park for parents dropping children at the new Floreat primary school and apartments that are up to three-and-a-half storeys high. Homes planned include a mixture of affordable/shared ownership homes and apartments and properties available on the open market. For affordable homes, there will be six one-bed apartments, 21 two-beds apartments and six two-

bedroom homes. There will be 12 one-bed apartments, 65 two-bedroom apartments and four four-bedroom houses. A mixture of allocated and unallocated parking will be available. There will also be public art and a new parkland installed. Leigh Kearsey, senior engineer for David Wilson Homes, said: “This phase of the development is the last piece of the puzzle for Montague Park. It puts the heart into the development with the shops and community facilities.” Montague Park is the first big development of Wokingham Borough’s ongoing regeneration and Mr Kearsey is pleased that David Wilson has played a part. He said: “It’s been absolutely brilliant for David Wilson and Barratt [who have built part of the scheme]. We’ve set the standard for everyone to try to achieve.” Feedback for the scheme is invited by Friday, September 23. n It can be submitted by emailing montaguepark@turley.co.uk or by calling 023 8072 4888.

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200 homes for Hogwood Park PLANS have been announced to build up to 200 new homes in Finchampstead. Reading FC is to move out of its training ground in favour of new stateof-the-art facilities in Sindlesham, allowing it to revamp its Hogwood Park site. The new development was showcased at an exhibition held at California Ratepayers Hall in Finchampstead last Friday night. Immediately south of the Arborfield Strategic Development Location and just to the east of Bohunt School, the plans incorporate three acres of parklands which will act as a drainage area in case of flooding. To help with the drainage, the development will use a Sustainable Urban Drainage System (SuDS) that aims to control run-off water generated by the development. Water is stored naturally in the landscaped park and then slowly released into the water network as and when necessary.

The site’s main access point will be the same entry point to the Royals training ground and a condition of the application is to improve the junction at Park Lane. There will be a mixture of one and two bedroom apartments, two, three and four bedroom houses up to three storeys in height. A footpath will be added for pupils to access the Bohunt School. Local resident Richard Peat was present to explore the plans. He has fears that the new estate would be “tacked on” to the Arborfield Green development. He said: “The tacked on location leaves it poorly connected to the rest of the SDL, with car drivers having to drive around to the Nine Mile Ride extension and back up to get to the district centre or out to the A327, and foot access only by virtue of the existing right of way alongside the site.”

An illustration of the Hogwood Park site with 200 homes and a parkland

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Jimi Mistry, Flavia Cacace-Mistry and Jo Cottrell from the Dog Trouble Foundation at the start of the charity’s family fun dog show Picture: Phil Creighton

Dogs are no trouble at charity’s funtastic show A CELEBRATION of four legged friends helped raise hundreds of pounds for charity. On Sunday, the Dog Trouble Foundation held a family friendly dog show at Birchin Inhams Farm, off Heathlands Road. The popular event was packed with dogs and their owners, taking part in a range of contests and watching displays. The charity’s patron, Strictly Come Dancing star Flavia Cacace-Mistry and her actor husband Jimi Mistry, were on hand to judge and present prizes. The day raised £1,130 for the Foundation, which works to rehabilitate dogs. Jo Cottrell, founder of Dog Trouble, was delighted with how the day went.

She said: “So many dogs and owners took part and Flavia and Jimi really enjoyed judging each event, and we are so grateful for the support they continue to give us.

“It was a special moment too, when we introduced our latest successful rescue from Greece, Doris. “Doris had been hit by a car whilst caring for her puppies when she was a stray on the streets in Greece, but we have now brought her back to our centre and she has had the treatment she needed and is recovering brilliantly. “She was reunited with one of her puppies at the show, who is now owned by Flavia. That was a lovely way to demonstrate exactly what the show was all about, raising vital funds for us to carry on our rescue work, as well as helping owners with any behaviour problems they have so that they can achieve happiness with their dogs and help them to lead a balanced life.”

Residents share anger after acoustic noise fence axed EXCLUSIVE

By PHIL CREIGHTON news@wokinghampaper.co.uk SHINFIELD residents are angry with a decision to axe a fence that would reduce noise on a new road constructed through the village. A meeting of Wokingham Borough Council’s planning committee on Wednesday backed the plan from road builders Hochtief. Their decision came after considering a report from experts that revealed that noise cancelling measures built into the road surface would be enough. As a result, there would be little additional noise and the fence would be surplus to requirements. This is a view that is not shared by residents who say that their lives are already being blighted by the new road, which is still being constructed. Mark Chatfield, who spoke on behalf of neighbours last night, said that he could hear an increase in the amount of noise from the road already, while he knew of one person who had bought a house in Shinfield specifically because the fence would block both noise and the view of traffic. He said that the residents were angry with the decision made, and that some of them had only found out about

the plans by word of mouth. “I’m very angry about it because basically Hochtief has blatantly got away with saving a huge amount and the council have done nothing - absolutely nothing - to support the residents in the area,” he said. Mr Chatfield said that despite Hotchief’s report suggesting that residents would not hear or see the roads, he can do both - and even though it is not yet open, he said that there is already an audible difference for him. “I can see that road now, I can hear the noise, I can see the cars. It’s just horrendous,” he explained. “I sat on my patio this morning eating my breakfast like I normally do and there was just a single construction worker van along that road – it’s not open yet. “I could see the van and I could hear the van. And that’s just one van. “It’s only going to get worse – much worse.” Cllr Peter Hughes, who chairs Shinfield Parish Council, said: “The parish council are very disappointed at the decision.” The planning committee’s decision was also criticised by Liberal Democrat councillor Clive Jones, who represents Hawkedon ward. He said: “I think this is a really bad

decision by the Council. What confidence can residents have that in future conditions put in planning applications to protect residents and the environment that they live in will not be reversed when most of the work has been completed?” Cllr Tim Holton, who chairs the planning committee, said that the committee made its decision based on advice commissioned by the council itself. He asked: “When they came back and said there would be no issue, how could the committee come back and say they know better than the professionals?” A condition of the decision being passed is that noise levels will be monitored. “If the experts are wrong then it’s conditions they’ll have to put in additional measures of mitigation. “It will be monitored for six to eight months.” Hochtief was unavailable for comment as we went to press, but a spokesperson had said ahead of the meeting: “Permitted environmental impact limits, such as noise, lighting and landscaping provision, were defined within the original planning permission for the project. Hochtief’s Application for Variation of Conditions seeks to demonstrate compliance with these limits.”

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Parish noticeboard Wokingham Town Council. Councillor surgery. 10am.Town Hall, Market Place, Wokingham RG40 1AS

Monday, September 19 Charvil Parish Council meeting. 8pm. Charvil Village Hall, Park Lane.

Tuesday September 20 Winnersh Parish Council Planning Committee. 7.45pm. The John Grobler Room, Winnersh Community Centre, New Road, Winnersh RG41 5DU. Woodley Town Council Plans Committee. 7.45pm. The Oakwood Centre, Headley Road, Woodley, RG5 4JZ Wokingham Borough Council. Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee. 7pm. Executive Question Deadline 10am. Civic offices, Shute End RG40 1BN.

A MAN from Earley has pleaded guilty to assault. Mohammed Shabeer, 56, of Squirrels Way, appeared at Reading Magistrates’ Court on August 4 where he pleaded guilty to assaulting a woman on July 16 this year. Mr Shabeer was given a conditional discharge for six months, ordered to pay a surcharge of £20, and costs of £85.

Wednesday, September 21 Wokingham Borough Council. Extraordinary, Schools Forum. 9.30am. Civic offices, Shute End RG40 1BN.

Thursday, September 22 Wokingham Borough Council. Full council meeting. 7.30pm. Civic offices, Shute End RG40 1BN Finchampstead Parish Council. Full council meeting. 7.30pm. Finchampstead Memorial Hall, Finchampstead RG40 4ES.

A MAN from Twyford has admitted a charge of disorderly behaviour. David Peter Sweet, 20, of Pennfields, appeared at Reading Magistrates’ Court on August 4 where he pleaded guilty to disorderly behaviour while drunk. The charge relates to an incident in Gun Street, Reading on July 17 this year. Mr Sweet was given a conditional discharge for six months, ordered to

Monday, September 26 Shinfield Parish Council recreation and amenities committee meeting. 7.30pm. Shinfield Parish Hall, School Green.

Tuesday September 27 Barkham Parish Council. Planning meeting 7.30pm. Barkham Village Hall, Church Lane, Barkham RG40 4PL. Woodley Town Council Full Council. 8pm. The Oakwood Centre, Headley Road, Woodley, RG5 4JZ

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pay a surcharge of £20 to fund victims’ services, and costs of £85. A MAN has pleaded guilty to smashing the window of a shop in Wokingham. Darren Rodney Blastock, 41, of no fixed address, appeared at Reading Magistrates’ Court on August 8 where he admitted intentionally destroying the window of Wokingham Pharmacy, in Broad Street, on July 23 this year. Due to his previous convictions, Mr Blastock was committed to prison for three weeks and ordered to pay a

surcharge of £80. A MAN has pleaded guilty to stealing ceramic pots from an address in Earley. James Eastwood, 30, of no fixed address, admitted stealing the pots, worth £30, from an address in Pimento Drive on July 15 this year. Mr Eastwood appeared at Reading Magistrates’ Court on August 8 where he was conditionally discharged for 12 months. A MAN from Wokingham has been fined for being drunk and disorderly in

public. Paul Richard Jenkins, 41, of Mylne Square, appeared at Reading Magistrates’ Court on August 8 where he pleaded guilty to the charge, which related to an incident at the Holiday Inn hotel in Winnersh Triangle on June 28 this year. He was fined £40. Mr Jenkins also pleaded guilty to a charge of criminal damage relating to an incident which took place in Wokingham on July 1 this year. He admitted intentionally damaging a table lamp and BT house phone belonging to another man. He was made the subject of a restraining order, prohibiting him from contacting the complainant directly or indirectly, or from attending an address in Curl Way, Wokingham, until further notice. He was also fined £80, ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £30 and costs of £85. A MAN from Wokingham is due to appear in court charged with a public order offence. Daniel Lee Thatcher, 37, of Easthampstead Road, is charged with using threatening, abusive, insulting words or behaviour to cause harassment, alarm or distress. The charge relates to an incident in Wokingham on April 11 this year. Mr Thatcher denies the charge. He will appear at Reading Magistrates’ Court on October 21.

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A MAN from Wokingham has been handed a conditional discharge after being found guilty of theft. Daniel Paul Spencer, 26, of Gorrick Square, appeared at Reading Magistrates’ Court on August 2 where he was given the 12 month conditional discharge after being found guilty of stealing two bottles of tequila, worth £24, from Tesco on December 14 last year. He also pleaded guilty to failing to surrender to the same court on May 9 this year. Mr Spencer was ordered to pay a £100 fine for failing to surrender to court, a surcharge of £15, and costs of £250.

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By GEMMA DAVIDSON gdavidson@wokinghampaper.co.uk A PRIMARY school in Wokingham has failed to improve since its last Ofsted inspection, a report published on Monday has revealed. Keep Hatch Primary School, in Ashridge Road, was deemed as requiring improvement for the second time following an inspection earlier this year. Inspectors visited the school between June 30 and July 1 and found that while pupils’ personal development, behaviour and welfare were good, the quality of teaching, learning and assessment, effectiveness of the leadership and management of the school, and early years provision all required improvement. The school is now planning to hold a meeting between parents, staff and governors to discuss improvement plans. The report highlighted concerns that pupils’ progress between key stage 1 and key stage 2 is ‘significantly below’ the national average, and that disadvantaged pupils are not challenged enough. However, the report found the school to be a ‘nurturing environment’ and that parents are pleased with the care and

Pop star Dean Friedman to give concert in Shinfield

support provided to their children. Lead inspector Liz Bowes said in the report: “One parent expressed the views of many when they said that the school is very committed to children’s well-being and helps families as much as it can. “The vast majority of parents who responded to the Ofsted questionnaire, Parent View, would recommend the school to another parent. “However, a few said that they would like more information on their children’s progress and that their children needed to be challenged more in lessons.” The report praised the pupils’ ‘impeccable manners’ and positive attitudes to learning, and highlighted improvements in reading and phonics skills. “Inspectors also found the students make good progress in science, and key stage two results from 2015 showed above average levels in reading, writing, spelling, punctuation and grammar. But Ms Bowes said in the report: “Pupils’ outcomes require improvement because the progress that pupils make across the school is not consistently good. “Teaching over time has not been good enough. Teachers do not consistently have the highest expectations of pupils

ONE of pop music’s biggest names is performing a special gig in Shinfield next weekend. The Shinfield Players are bringing Dean Friedman to their stage for the event. The singer is famous for

nor challenge them to do their best. “As a result, the progress of pupils is inconsistent.” In a joint statement, headteacher Angela Young and Chair of Governors Ted McFadyen said: “We are pleased that Ofsted has, once again, recognised the good to outstanding behaviour of our children, noting in particular their impeccable manners. “Naturally, we are disappointed by the overall outcome of the inspection but, already, we are in the process of putting plans in place to aid us on our journey to achieving a ‘Good’ or better rating with Ofsted. “As part of our partnership with parents, we have organised a meeting in order to share our initial plans for further improvement.” Cllr Charlotte Haitham Taylor, executive member for children’s services “We’re working closely with senior leaders and governors at the school to ensure the plans being designed fully support their continuing ambition to become a good school.” n The improvement meeting will be held on Thursday, September 22 at 7.45pm in the school’s dining hall.

a string of hits including Woman of Mine, Lucky Stars and Lydia. Following an appearance at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, he is currently on a UK tour, he is making the Whitley Wood Lane theatre

one of his stop-off points. The show takes place from 8pm on Saturday, September 24. Tickets cost £25. For more details, or to book tickets, call 0118 975 8880 or log on to www. shinfieldplayers.org.uk

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Above: visitors to the Bracknell & Wokingham College photography exhibition admire the work. Below: Julie Cooper scooped the Principal’s prize for her work

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Sally Hughes, Peter Egan, Debbie McGee and Simon Williams celebrate the launch of the Mill at Sonning’s new supporters club. Supporters for the unique dinner theatre packed the Watermill Bar for the party last Friday Pictures: Phil Creighton/WP1609004

Mill welcomes its friends as Brian blesses with new show EXCLUSIVE

By PHIL CREIGHTON news@wokinghampaper.co.uk AN ACTOR and adventurer who recently directly a play at a Sonning theatre enjoyed the experience so much that he’s planning a quick return. The Mill at Sonning has announced that Brian Blessed will hold a question and answer evening in January - and he is eschewing a fee in order to help the theatre buy a new lighting rig. The news was announced by the theatre’s managing director Sally Hughes at the launch of a new Friends of the Mill group last Friday. The group aims to help support the theatre and offers a range of treats including backstage tours, priority booking and a 10% discount on tickets. It also includes special parties where famous faces will be present. Simon Williams, famous for his TV roles including Upstairs Downstairs and Don’t Wait Up, was installed as the group’s

honorary president at the event last Friday. In a witty speech, he joked that The Mill’s neighbour, Hollywood actor George Clooney, was first choice for the role but passed it up in favour of the dashing Mr Williams. He said: “I’m very honoured to be your president.” With so many loyal supporters, he added that the Mill’s new club is just “the formalisation of a friendship that’s been going on for a long time.” Mrs Hughes said that the Friends of the Mill will help support the theatre, which stages its own original productions and is branching out into clubs such as a storytelling session for children and a knit and natter event. “We need you – we need you very much,” she told the inaugural members. She added that Brian Blessed had hoped to be at the launch but was unable to attend

due to filming commitments, but other Mill stalwarts including Debbie McGee and Peter Egan were present. Mr Blessed’s one man show on Sunday, January 22 was Mrs Hughes’ “hot news” of the day. “He is donating all proceeds to The Mill,” she said. “Thank you very much Brian.” n Tickets for Brian Blessed’s event are now on sale. They cost £80 and include dinner. For more details, call the box office on 0118 969 8000 or log on to www. millatsonning.com n The Mill has been shortlisted for the UK’s Most Welcoming Theatre 2016 in the UK Theatre Awards and is asking for support. To cast your vote for the theatre, log on to www.uktheatre.org/vote and click on the South East category. The vote closes at noon on Monday.

STUDENTS displaying the fruits of their labour have been delighted by the response. The youngsters from Bracknell & Wokingham College have this week been showcasing their work at a special exhibition held at its Woodley Hill Campus in Earley. Campbell Christie CBE presented the Principal’s prize to Julie Cooper, who is studying Level 3 Photography. Laura Griffin, a level 2 photography student, was inspired by what she saw. “It’s so great to see all the excellent work that's been done this year,” she said. And Richard Grundy, a level 3 Photography student, said that he had “really enjoyed the course, came away with new skills”. The show is still open today - but you’ll have to be quick as it closes at 2pm. For more details, log on to www. bracknell.ac.uk

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re3 announces plans to check rubbish THE company that runs the council’s recycling centres has announced a plan to open residents’ bin bags. re3, which operates sites in Smallmead and Bracknell, says that it will help them boost the amount of waste that is recycled. From this month, visitors to the recycling centres are being asked to place their bin bags into a cage. Staff will then take the bags to a special splitting area and recyclable items extracted. It adds that it costs around £126 per tonne for landfill waste but just £35 per tonne to recycle.

The company, which recently introduced a permit scheme and is about to introduce charges for depositing certain types of waste at its centres, said that in a trial, it was able to reycle around 41% of the waste from the bin bags that it had opened. Most of the recovered material was card and paper, textiles, electrical appliances and green waste, all of which, the company said, can be placed into separate bays at the centres to ensure that they are recycled properly. It is proposed that the bags will be

opened during quieter times of the day and re3 said that all waste remains anonymous and all household waste brought to the recycling centres in bin bags will continue to be accepted for processing. Wokingham Borough Council’s executive member for environment Cllr Angus Ross said: “With recycling, every little helps, and by splitting bags and removing recyclable items, we will be able to extract the best value out of waste that can be processed and reused, while reducing what we send to landfill. “Residents can also help by recycling more from home and bringing non-bagged waste to the centres that can be easily separated into the relevant bays. Our staff are always happy to assist and point visitors in the right direction.”

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OKINGHAM is already in the clutches of a population crisis that has now started to affect the quality of life of those living in Wokingham. There are simply not enough homes in Wokingham to house the greater number of people wanting to live in the town. To start with, the UK has roughly 1,065 people per square mile – the second highest in Europe. The total area of Wokingham itself is 5.582 square miles and there are 42,700 Wokingham residents, meaning … 7,600 people live in each square mile of Wokingham, it’s no wonder we appear to be bursting at the seams! A square mile is enormous, so the numbers look correspondingly large (and headline grabbing). Most people reading this will know what an ‘acre’ is, but those younger readers who don’t, it is an imperial unit of measurement for land and it is approximately 63 metres square. In Wokingham, only 10.9 people live in every acre of Wokingham … not as headline grabbing, but a lot closer to home and relative to everyday life, and if I am being honest, it’s a figure that doesn’t seem that bad. Yet, the issue at hand is, we need more homes building. In 2007, Tony Blair set a target of 240,000 homes a year to be built to keep up with the population growth. The Tory’s new target since 2010 was a more modest 200,000 a year. However, since 2010, as a country, we have only been building between 140,000 and 150,000 houses a year. So where are we going to build these homes ..because we have no space! Or do we? Well, let me tell you this fascinating piece of information I found recently in an official Government report. Looking specifically at England (as the most densely populated country of the Union), all the 20 million English

homes cover only 1.1% of its land mass.  Residential Houses and Flats 1.1%  Gardens 4.3%  Shops and Ofﬁces 0.7%  Highways (Roads and Paths) 2.3%  Railways 0.1%  Water (Rivers /Reservoirs) 2.6%  Industry, Military and other uses 1.4% ..leaving 88.5% as Open Countryside (and if you think about it, add to that the gardens, which are green spaces, and the country is 92.8% green space) As a country, we have plenty of space to build more homes for the younger generation and the ﬁve million more homes needed in the next 20 years would use only 0.25% of the country’s land. Now I am not advocating building massive housing estates and 20 storey concrete and glass behemoth apartment blocks next to local beauty spots such as California Country park or Dinton Pastures Country Park, but with some clever planning and joined up thinking, we really do need to think outside the box when it comes to how we are going to build and house our children and our children’s children in the coming 50 years in Wokingham. If anyone has their own ideas, I would love to hear from you. In the meantime, for more thoughts and opinion on the Wokingham Property Market, please visit the Wokingham Property Blog at www. wokinghampropertyblog.co.uk Erica Townend is a director and co-owner of the Martin & Co estate agency in Wokingham and has been aligned closely to the world of property for almost 20 years. Opinions express in this column are her own.

A ROUND of golf has long been known to be good for business, but for a Dragon it will help him make his dream come true. Celebrities including former GB Olympian Mark Foster and TV presenter Vernon Kay teamed up with Dragons’ Den ace Peter Jones for his foundation’s annual charity golf day at Bearwood Lakes on Monday. The event raised £43,000 for the Peter Jones Foundation charity which aims to educate, encourage and support the

young people who want to get into business. The stars went head to head with inﬂuential individuals from the world of business for the fun event at the Sindlesham sporting centre. Also teeing off alongside Mr Jones were TV and radio host Vernon Kay and Dan Baldwin, a TV producer and husband of Holly Willoughby. Peter Jones CBE said, “I am thrilled that our annual Charity Golf Day has continued to grow in scale and popularity, allowing us to support

the UK’s budding young entrepreneurs to achieve their business dreams. “We are hugely grateful for the support of so many inﬂuential and inspiring leaders that attended our event at Bearwood Lakes Golf Club – not least Vernon Kay and Mark Foster who have both been great sports. “The money raised for the Peter Jones Foundation will ensure that we are closer to achieving our mission of embedding enterprise at the heart of the UK’s education system.”

Businesses invited to fulfil their potential with The Growth Hub By JOHN WAKEFIELD news@wokinghampaper.co.uk BUSINESSES in Wokingham borough are aiming for great things – in the recent Wokingham Borough Council Business Survey 2016, 82% of companies said they aimed to grow or grow fast over the next ﬁve years. And thanks to low unemployment and high skill levels in the region, the borough is a hotbed for business start-ups and development. A group keen to help the area’s firms fulfil their potential is Berkshire Business Growth Hub, a Government-funded organisation launched in 2014 to provide business information, advice, support, mentoring and workshops – frequently free to attend – as well as the flagship threeday Berkshire Business Accelerator course run in partnership with Henley Business School. It has already worked closely with some 35 Wokingham companies with many more attending workshops and clinics, but is keen for more to get in touch. Growth Hub Director Susan Elliott said: “We’re aiming to work as much as possible with ambitious, scalable businesses because they will have the most impact on the Thames Valley economy, particularly for new job creation and export. And this isn’t easy as it takes time for people to know The Growth Hub is around. But those that do work with us give us really good feedback.”

Wokingham businesses helped by the Hub include frozen pastry business Taste Direct, which was given a grant. This helped the Arborfield-based firm with sales and marketing activity to attend some trade shows, which led to launching their product in some new markets. The Hub is also a great place for mining the knowledge of members, networking and building contacts. For example, Maidenhead-based Lacka Foods boss Austin Bailey hosted a peer group session of food-related businesses where he shared advice on getting food products in front of supermarket buyers. Bailey himself got his products on the shelves within eight months of launch. He’s also a sounding board for Taste Direct. “We offer support and help from a team of people who have started, grown and sold their own business. For the businesses scaling up and growing, they want to get it right and we will have something that can help them set the right strategy with their teams and get the finance right,” said Ms Elliott. “Strategy, funding and teams are key elements for any business, and there will be help available. “We can create a bespoke programme, with direct coaching in four or five sessions, so there is quite a bit of one-toone input we can contribute.” Ms Elliott also pointed out the Hub’s links with the University of Reading made

it well-placed to put people in touch with someone with the right skill set, from short internships through to full time jobs. The Growth Hub’s Berkshire Business Accelerator course has proved a valuable resource. Taking place over three days at Henley Business School, the programme aims to coach leaders of start-ups, early-stage and more established companies on how to strategically grow their business in an everchanging competitive environment. It’s based on the more intensive, fourday residential High Growth Accelerator course. Dr Aine Aherne, managing director at environmental consultancy Envirodat, based at the University’s Whiteknights campus, said of attending: “It was like physiotherapy for the business.” Ms Elliott added: “The course helps to get them where they are going more quickly and to avoid mistakes through advice from someone who has stood in their shoes. “It can help them through things they haven’t done before such as raising finance. However credible and knowledgeable the leaders are, there are pieces of the jigsaw they may not have done before.” She added: “If you’re not sure whether we can help, have a conversation and meet our team. If it’s just a conversation, at least you can know what you can or can’t get.”  To ﬁnd out more about the Growth Hub, including lists of future free events, visit www.berkshirebusinesshub.co.uk

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New vicar to be welcomed next week A NEW vicar will be installed into one of the borough’s parishes at a special service next week. The new team vicar for the Loddon Reach churches, The Revd David Little, will be welcomed by the Bishop of Reading, the Rt Revd Andrew Proud, on Monday, September 19. The service will be held at St Mary The Virgin in Beech Hill from 7.30pm. The benefice’s churches cover the villages of Swallowfield, Three Mile Cross and Shinfield. Mr Little comes to the benefice from St Barnabas Church in Emmer Green and joins Rector the Revd Paul Willis.

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Knitting group launches at theatre KNITTING fans are invited to cast off a new row at a local theatre. The Mill at Sonning is launching a knitting club led by one of its wardrobe team. It’s open to all, beginners and pros, but the bar to entry is that you must enjoy knitting, a good natter and homemade cakes. The club will take place in the theatre’s Waterwheel Bar on Tuesday mornings (from 20th) from 10.30am to 12.30pm. Entry costs £2.50 and includes instruction, needles, wool and patterns. There is no need to book, but for more details, call 0118 969 8000.

Same bat time BATS will be the subject for a special exploration of a nature reserve next week. Visitors to the Interpretation Centre in Maiden Erlegh Nature Reserve can learn more about the sonic-speaking nocturnal creatures at the Bats And a Brew event. Starting at 6pm on Friday, September 23, the evening will include a talk about bats, a walk through the reserve and then a hot drink and some cake. Places cost £2 and advance booking is essential. n For more details, or to book email erleghelfins@gmail.com

Jacquie Batting’s floral display scooped a prize Judges at the East Reading Horticultural Society autumn show, from left: Linda Rogers, Ruth Palmer, Roger Butler and Alan Munday Pictures: Phil Creighton/ WP160913 Some of the homegrown flowers entered into the East Reading Horticultural Show

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Aldermaston could join Wokingham By PHIL CREIGHTON news@wokinghampaper.co.uk ALDERMASTON could become part of Wokingham if plans to reduce the number of MPs comes to pass. On Tuesday, the Electoral Commission announced a consultation into the UK’s electoral boundaries. In total, the current 650 MPs will be reduced to 600 at the 2020 General Election if the suggestions are adopted. While Berkshire barely changes, there are big cuts to the number of Welsh MPs – its 40 MPs will be reduced to 29. There are similar reductions in Scotland, 59 seats to 53. The changes are being suggested to make MP’s constituencies more representative of the areas they serve and equal in size. There are some changes to the make-up of Thames Valley seats. Wokingham borough will continue to be served by four MPs: Bracknell, Reading East, Maidenhead and Wokingham. Both Bracknell (current MP Dr Phillip Lee) and Maidenhead (current MP Theresa May) are unaffected by the plans, but Reading East (current MP Rob Wilson) seat will take Maiden Erlegh from Wokingham (current MP John Redwood). Assuming Mr Redwood fights the 2020 General Election, the Wokingham seat will be extended further into West Berkshire, seeing him add the Aldermaston area to his patch on

THE heaviest marrow mixed with the longest runner beans as green fingered gardeners battled it out for a selection of trophies. The East Reading Horticultural Society held its autumn show at Earley St Peters on Saturday, awarding cups for flowers, fruit, vegetables, floral art, cooked items and under 12 categories. Judges had a hard time choosing from hundreds of entries: 49 people submitted 301 items, offering everything from freshly made sausage rolls to tomatoes grown on the vine. Visitors were able to enjoy refreshments while exploring the displays. Carole Peacock, the show secretary, said: “It was a very successful day for the society.” The group meets at the Church Road venue on the third Tuesday of the month at 7.45pm. On Tuesday, October 18, they will welcome a talk by Marjy Carden entitled Comedy Poems á la Pam Ayres including gardening ones. . . For more details, log on to www.erhs. org.uk or call the chairman on 0118 986 7303.

top of Burghfield, Mortimer, and Sulhamstead. Cllr Andy Croy, who represents Bulmershe and Whitegates, expressed caution about the plan. He said: “There is a danger Maiden Erlegh will become like other wards where the MP is Reading but the council is Wokingham: it doesn’t feel right for residents and it can make areas feel like neither the council nor the MP is that bothered about them. “As it is, a small part of Earley (Whitegates) lies in Reading East. Earley is being sliced up in this reorganisation.” John Redwood said that he looked forward to receiving residents’ views. He said: “I am happy to hear from constituents and potential constituents for the new Wokingham constituency about the proposals. The plans remind us all that an increasing part of the Wokingham constituency in recent years lies in West Berkshire, a development which these plans will continue. I am used to talking to two Unitary Councils and to understanding both the common problems and the different issues between the two. The Boundary Commission said “every new constituency … must have roughly the same number of electors: no fewer than 71,031 and no more than 78,507”. A public consultation is now under way and the proposals can be viewed at www. bce2018.org.uk

John Bridges Perpetual challenge cup for flower classes – Mr Geoff Ruffles William Parsons Memorial Trophy for rose classes – Mr Jeff Gardner Bulmershe Perpetual Challenge Cupfor vegetable classes – Mr David Croton C.J. Harmon Perpetual Challenge Cup for fruit classes – Mr John Peacock Maurice Illes Perpetual Challenge Cup for floral art classes – Mrs Jacquie Botting Miss Naomi Bourton Perpetual Challenge Cup for cookery classes – Mr Neil Maybury Cyril Gardner Perpetual Memorial Cup husband and wife team – David and Sheila Croton ERHS Junior Challenge Cup under 12 – Violet Evans

Have your say on borough’s budget WOKINGHAM Borough Council has announced that it wants to hear from residents about how it should spend its money. During October, it will be hosting a series of budget engagement sessions, where council leaders will talk about the challenges faced over the coming financial year. There will be meetings in all corners of the borough, with the aim being to get as many residents to attend as possible. Each evening starts at 7pm and lasts for two hours. The first takes place at St Mary’s Church in Station Road, Twyford on Monday, October 17. Later that week, Maiden Place Community Centre in Lower Earley will be the venue on Thursday, October 20. The on Monday, October 24, the Bradbury Centre in Wokingham Town Centre will be the meeting, before the FBC Centre in Finchampstead is used the following evening, Tuesday, October 25. The final event is at Waingels College in Woodley on Monday, October 31. There is no need to book a place, the council said that you can just turn up. It follows on from a similar exercise held last year. A spokesperson said: “During October we're holding some engagement sessions to involve you in discussing our services and our budgets. We look forward to seeing you.”

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Grammar schools for the borough? AT NEXT Thursday’s Borough Council meeting, one of the questions that will be asked will be this: “There have been suggestions in the press that the new Education Secretary Justine Greening is in favour of opening more grammar schools. “Does the Conservative administration in Wokingham wish to see a return to grammar schools in the Borough?” It is quite a talking point right now. It is clear that our new Prime Minister, local MP Theresa May, is in favour of the return of grammar schools but the success of the schools in the borough in which she lives should give her plenty of food for thought. Across the borough – and just over the borders – there are a solid mixture of schools, both state and private, whose exam results are amazing. And there are also schools that aim to get the best for every child, even if they are not at home with the rigours of the academic process of exams, exams and more exams. So what will modern grammar schools prove? More to the point, what will they achieve? If they are brought back then what happens to the education provision for those who fail their 11+? How can we better prepare pupils at the age of 11, rather than dismiss those who don’t obtain the grade. And when schools are already having to consider foundation status on top of becoming grammars, at what point will our children’s education stop being a revolution and actually be a holistic journey from nursery to university?

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How do you get to Malaysia by plane?

HE Daily Express recently reported that an Air Asia Airbus A330, carrying 212 passengers, took off from Sydney, Australia on March 10, 2015. It was meant to be going to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, but ended up in Melbourne. A report into the incident by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau found that the pilot had incorrectly entered the longitude from a sign outside the cockpit window as 01519.8 instead of 15109.8. It said: “This resulted in a positional error in excess of 11,000 kilometres (6,835 miles), which adversely affected the aircraft’s navigation systems and some alerting systems.” The crew apparently had numerous opportunities to identify and correct the mistake but didn’t realise anything was amiss until the plane had taken off. Glad I wasn’t going to Kuala Lumpur that day. Maybe you have also ended up somewhere else instead of where you had set out for? I know of two overseas visitors who were going from Wokingham to London via the M4. Nothing unusual about that... except they were met by the tolls at The Severn Bridge! Classic! However in our lives we think we can be headed in one direction, but very often the choices we make and the paths we go along on that journey slowly and subtly over the course of time mean that we have changed course and are actually headed in a totally different direction, which will ultimately land us in a completely different destination. The Bible reminds us to trust in the Lord and not lean on your own understanding, in all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your path straight (Proverbs 3:5-6). Take a rain check are you heading towards God or away from Him? Rev Calvin Julian-Jones is the pastor of Sindlesham Baptist Church

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Reader Bill Crooks has created this cartoon based on a conversation he had with a man he’s befriended who is a refugee

“House prices to rise for ﬁve years” exults a daily (ever-so slightly Tory) national newspaper. “Britain’s property market will enjoy a Brexit boom in the wake of the UK’s vote to leave the EU” (Daily Express, September 8). The eager anticipation of a renewed surge in house price inﬂation may come as some surprise to those who voted to leave the EU in the expectation, shamelessly encouraged by such papers as the above quoted, that homes would consequently become more affordable because, in popular parlance “all the immigrants”, whose demand for homes was allegedly responsible for their being so prohibitively expensive, would all clear off “back to where they came from”. The immigrant-demonising press cannot have it both ways. They cannot vilify Polish nurses, carers, shop workers, plumbers, drivers, fruit pickers etc etc as the cause of Britain’s housing crisis and then celebrate, as a vindication of Brexit, house prices soaring to even more insane levels that can only further exacerbate that crisis. Robert Griffiths, Earley

Tear down this Trumpian monstrosity! The decision to build a wall in Calais is the latest in a long line of wrong moves made in the ongoing scandal of the British and French authorities’ handling of the plight of refugees in Northern France. The chaotic situation in Calais is a symptom of a problem; neither dismantling the camps and removing the last scraps of dignity and security from their residents nor building a wall will solve that problem. Only through cross-border political cooperation can we hope to alleviate this global humanitarian crisis. We need to realise that those seeking refuge in the UK are not desperate to come here; they are simply desperate. Successive governments have utterly failed to fulfil their responsibilities towards the vulnerable people who find themselves in the camps - especially unaccompanied children. Many of those in Calais have a legal right to live in the UK. The slow speed at which their asylum claims are being dealt is inexcusable History will not judge our nations kindly if French and British governments refuse to work together constructively on this issue. Attacking the symptoms will never solve the problem. As a symbol, the Trumpian wall is an emblem of the ongoing campaign by far-right groups to dehumanise refugees. As a security solution, it’s a hugely expensive sticking plaster that will force more refugees into the hands of criminal people smugglers and see desperate people take even greater risks. To borrow a phrase from Ronald Reagan, I say: Mrs May, tear down this wall! Or, better yet; don’t construct the monstrosity in the first place. Keith Taylor, Green Party MEP for the South East

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sewerage. If you don’t use public sewerage, you don’t have to pay the water company for it. If rainwater does not drain from your property into a public sewer, because you have a soakaway and/ or the water drains to a stream or river, you may be able to get a surface water drainage rebate. You should make an application to your company providing evidence that none of your surface water enters the public sewer. Your company should explain the kind of evidence that it would need to see. They will check whether you qualify. Your company will not normally

backdate rebates for periods before the current charging year. Often, you’ll get water and sewerage from the same company and will only get one bill. If you get water and sewerage from different companies, you may get two bills. However, many water companies collect sewerage on behalf of a sewerage company. In this case, you will only get one bill. You will usually be charged for sewerage as part of your water bill once or twice a year. If you don’t have a water meter, the bill will be for the next billing period. If you do have a water meter, the bill will be for the previous billing period. If you have a problem with your

sewerage charges, talk to your water company You may be able to get help with your water and sewerage charges. Have a look at this Citizens Advice webpage: tinyurl.com/cawok010 There’s useful information about water and sewerage on the water industry regulator OFWAT’s website at: www.ofwat.gov.uk  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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Nellie Williams www.nelliepompoms.co.uk Who’s been enjoying the second summer? With the children back at school it seems like we’re having a second summer with this gorgeous weather. I’ve been catching up on all those things I said I would do when they’re back at school and reuniting with friends whose lives are equally manic with children of all ages on holiday or preparing for college or university.

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Tuesday’s mini heatwave brought a much needed ray of sunshine to the borough. And any pub with a beer garden was a perfect place to enjoy the last of the summer sun. The Broad Street Tavern in Wokingham’s town centre was looking particularly good in the sunlight as this picture by @gemmaa_boylan proves. We love receiving your pictures – send them to news@wokinghampaper.co.uk

TONY JOHNSON Caveat Lector

Tens of readers feared mildly inconvenienced

OT deja vu, this week’s title is different from last time round. Ok, the visual difference is minor – Caveat Lector versus Caveat ‘Lector. But it seems that some of us don’t like Latin in a modern commentary and a complaint has flooded in. As with many of the gags in one’s writings, they can be coded or hidden. Some are downright cryptic. Some won’t even register as gags, or if they do, aren’t funny. Humour can be personalised, so if you don’t get the joke, it wasn’t meant for you. Maybe. To metaphor Malvolio, some gags are born explained, some achieve explanation, some have explanation thrust upon them. Greatness (or goodness) had nothing to do with it. In this case it’s the last. There’s a vast difference in meaning between Caveat ‘Lector and plain old ordinary Caveat Lector. Both are warnings – hence the “caveat”. This week’s is a warning to the reader, last time’s was coded and its decoding depends on what the apostrophe stands for. Given that the topic of the original piece was called Election Nearing and it was warning about the misleading of the electorate, one could easily jump to the conclusion that the apostrophe is a missing “E” and that the warning is to an Elector – i.e. a person entitled to vote. Then again, that apostrophe might be hiding something bigger, perhaps “Se” or even

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“Hannibal”. The first would be a warning to the Selectors: those who chose what to say and how to say things in election communications. “Hannibal” has a darker connotation and implies a mis-spelling too. Other possibilities exist for you to discover, consider, then accept or reject as you will. Some might declaim “this is ridiculous”. And I’d agree with them. However in these writings some words get twisted like pretzels and end up being plain wrong. Or perhaps not as good as you, the reader, deserve. This was true last time regarding “blat fatteries”. It’s clearly a Spoonerism but it’s just not a very good one. “Fat Blatteries” was rejected since it might be disrespectful to the former Fifa president. He’s definitely not fat, nor is he responsible for all the bad things he’s alleged to have done. However, one missed a much better phrase. As anyone who’s even looked into local planning matters will know, some bats are protected species. There’s a whole section of environmental documentation in each application which is given over to the study and protection of bat habitats. (“bat” not “bad” by the way). If you live near a building site and had as much care and attention as the bats do, possibly you’d be delighted by the special

Unless you’ve been away from the media this week you will know all about the verdict in The Archers. Poor Helen was subjected to a chilling catalogue of abuse from her controlling husband and I had goosebumps when she said in the trial that he had raped her. Now I know it’s only a Radio 4 programme and therefore the roles are played by actors but I am all too aware of the horrors of domestic violence and coercive control having seen what a friend was going through. At the time I didn’t know what to do or say. All those years ago, I didn’t know who to tell and besides who would take any notice of someone who said I think my friend is a victim of domestic violence because she’s stopped contacting me, never returns my calls and seems unhappy? Now after years away from that evil controlling man she isn’t an absent friend anymore. She’s a survivor. When she sent me a message saying “thank you for standing by and persevering, never giving up on me I will never forget you and what you did” I cried tears of relief. If you’ve got this far and you’re thinking “oh my that sounds familiar”, do something, say something. I didn’t know what to do or say but I had to keep lines of communication open. It was only after completing a course on coercive control that I fully understood the enormity of those negative comments, the lack of respect, the alienation, the constant putting down, the nastiness. My friend wasn’t alone. There are so many relationships where one partner lives in fear, where children are helpless, where families are torn apart. But there is help.  Phone the Police on 101 or 999 in an emergency  www.refuge.org.uk  www.nationaldomesticviolencehelpline.org.uk  www.womensaid.org.uk  Contact the Citizens Advice Bureau

consideration. If it was piled on thickly with a trowel, some would be even more delighted while others would consider the verbiage rather hollow, nothing more than flattery, hiding something far worse. And boy do we flatter the bats with the amount of care and attention they get in those Environmental Statements. There’s so much of it that bat flattery (singular) seems totally inadequate, thus “bat flatteries” is Awareness of Brain Tumour symptoms better. Awareness is key to that are unusual for himweek But if you can’t work out the Spoonerism, Any child with symptoms reduction and this or her, or are persistent or unexplained, should be then theThisgame’s not tosohelpmuch afoot, I have delivered card is designed you know and spotits the lifeless seen by a GP. Please remember that any childHead and symptoms brainand tumours in childrenas much needing urgent medical help should be taken to Englishsigns is young just wall fiofller there’s Smart Brain Tumour and people. the nearest emergency department. dial 999. iron in the irony as there is treasure in the In an emergency symptoms cards to Fortunately brain tumours in children and young treasury. people are rare, but they happen. The HeadSmart Campaign is run by a partnership Wokingham Borough between the Children's Brain Tumour Research So to those are cancers still following this Centre (CBTRC) atCouncil onward the Universityfor of Nottingham, A quarterwho of childhood occur in the Royal Collegedistribution of Paediatrics and Child brain peripatetic prose, this gaggle of gibberish, the to Health EVERY (RCPCH) and Samantha Dickson Brain Tumour Trust (SDBTT), and has been funded by The Health child on the school roll. fear not ! Early detection of brain tumours can improve Foundation and SDBTT. the outcome A school friend died The schools went back last week and the silly If you would like to talk to someone about brain If you are worried you / your child has a brain yearsby ago, my best season ceases. tumours, or have two been affected the brain tumour tumour SAY this to your doctor campaign, please contact the support line friend died in Whereupon weightier matters might be symptoms at SDBTT on The website www.headsmart.org.uk can provide 0845 130 9733 orNovember, two friends reviewed.further information, support and reassurance e:mail: info@headsmart.org.uk had brain tumours one Even perhaps “quis custodiet ipsos RCPCH Registered Charity no: 1057744 SDBTT Registered Charity 1128354 child, one as no: a small If you are worried make an appointment with your custodes”. and Company Limited by Guarantee no: 05615995 doctor. Please remember any young person needing asInland a young adult – both CBTRC Charitable Status Revenue Number: X15294 carborundum! Nil illegitimi urgent medical help should be taken to the nearest Health Foundation Reg Charity no: 286967 have recovered, 2011 RCPCH, SDBTT, CBTRC, The University of Nottingham andsadly  Grammar buffs mightorobject emergency department dial 999. to certain words©& The Health Foundation not so for a friend’s sayings in these articles, including verbiﬁed nouns. father, a friend’s Rather than suggest a two-word speciﬁc mission / www.headsmart.org.uk teenage son, a friend’s destination for you to boldly go, an email to brother. caveat.lector@icloud.com could help focus Early diagnosis is key and these cards will make YOU matters. A bottle of wine will be awarded for the aware of the symptoms. best decoding of the cryptic cultural gag this week If you would like cards for your workplace then please including which part was pretzellated. contact The Brain Tumour Charity who are based in Farnborough. Please help me and other families whose lives have been affected by spreading the word and awareness.

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A wry look at life

Big screen. Small world

RARELY visit the cinema and when new films eventually appear on television I know why. I have a free TV service that reputedly delivers scores of channels even though when I press ‘Guide’ the list is much shorter and 90 percent of them seem to be shopping channels or similar. So, when the few remaining channels offer a film I am delighted. Except I’m not. Most films selected for television seem to be designed for teenagers obsessed with vampires. Alternatively it is an action film where the action is so exaggerated it must be designed for 13-year-old teenagers with short attention spans. So, having found a film that sounds promising, there I am, red wine in hand, settling down to an epic adventure. Except it is rarely an epic. No grand scene setting Lawrence of Arabia or The Big Country overture. Just relentlessly glaring, dull-witted computer-game style animation devoid of subtlety. Excuse me film makers but shouldn’t CGI only be used sparingly to present scenes that would otherwise be prohibitively expensive or impossible to create in the real world? CGI ought to heighten the visual experience without destroying the authenticity of the story. Except there isn’t usually a story. This was the problem with a recent film about an earthquake. The animation was crudely obvious and the leading characters so stereotypical. And that’s another issue. The viewer is treated to grotesque gender stereotypes or inversions of gender behaviour that bang you on the head with the film makers’ gender agenda. In another recently viewed film, the planet as usual, was being attacked by technologically advanced aliens. The trouble was the film overdid the CGI as much as my daughters used to overuse cosmetics. I remember them trying to sneak off to school looking like Dusty Springfield. Except they were noticed as they disappeared out of the house. The teachers always noticed too. Anyway, apart from the relentless use of CGI, why are technologically advanced aliens in all other respects morons. I mean even HG Wells’ War of the Worlds made the same mistake. How come the makers of space ships and deathray guns had no rudimentary knowledge of biology or in more recent versions, computer viruses? But apologies to HG Wells. I would love to write in my era with the equivalent imagination Wells displayed in his. My advice to film makers is to take an example from history. In the 13th century, according to one account, we were only saved from the technologically-advanced Mongols with their armour piercing bows-and-arrows because of a dynastic dispute that triggered their return home. Other invaluable tips for film makers is to ask actors to speak up, stop using noisy sound effects when people are talking and please, refrain from the cut-and-paste ‘soap’ format. Leave that for the experts – EastEnders. Alas as cinema and television screens get bigger the world they project gets smaller. I shall simply take solace in not having paid a king’s ransom to watch films that would have driven me to eating pop-corn in the cinema. Maybe I should follow Mrs Smith’s example and watch box sets. I wonder if I can watch Wolf Hall without suffering from a short attention span? What films or box-sets are you looking forward to watching this autumn? Send your picks to letters@wokinghampaper.co.uk

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Wokingham people From Notre-Dame to Hurst! A Woodley organist has performed in many prestigious locations, but is now preparing for a gig on home turf. SUE CORCORAN pulls out all the stops to ﬁnd out more

LEADING UK organist is performing a village church recital which includes one of the most famous and dramatic organ pieces written. The performer is Christopher Cromar who has given recitals at Westminster Abbey, St Paul’s Cathedral, Kings College, Cambridge and Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris. Christopher, 38, of Woodley is organist and music director at St Nicholas Church, Hurst, the venue for the recital on September 24 at 7pm. The programme includes Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D minor. Classic FM describes the music as: “Arguably the most famous piece written for the organ. It’s a masterpiece of epic proportions.” Churchwarden Jenny Beasley-Smith said: “We are so fortunate to have a leading musician like Christopher among our team of excellent organists. “His recital here last year attracted a large audience.” Christopher takes the same attitude to his recitals wherever they are held. “Every recital I give is the highlight of my career: I’m preparing for this recital at Hurst in exactly the same way I would for one at Notre-Dame,” he said. “People will recognise many of the pieces, including work by Mendelssohn. It will be very audience friendly.” Christopher has been broadcast on UK television and radio and also on Radio France. He features on CD recordings including, recently, The Passing of the Year, music by Jonathan Dove. BBC Radio 3’s CD review said the recording “makes you happy to be alive.”  Tickets at £5 each are available from St Nicholas Church, from organ.recital@yahoo.com or at the door. Children’s entry is free. Refreshments will be available. Money raised will help improve the St Nicholas Parish Room.

St Mary’s churchwarden Alistair Vorster (right) presents a leaving gift to the Revd Simon Howard and his wife Bridget Picture: Trevor Phillips

Churches bid farewell to vicar Simon MORE than 200 parishioners from Twyford, Ruscombe and Hurst gathered in St Mary’s Church, Twyford, on Sunday. They were there to bid farewell to their vicar, the Revd Simon Howard, who was taking his last service before leaving on Monday for a new life in Devon. After 11 years living in Ruscombe Simon is to become the chaplain at Lee Abbey, a Christian based community located in the Exmoor National Park. His wife Bridget is to take up an administrative position with the community.

VOLUNTEER CORNER  HOME START is a national voluntary organisation offering informal, friendly support to parents with at least one child under the age of ﬁve. Home Start knows how hard being a parent can be, particularly during the early years, and that any additional pressures can make things seem overwhelming. Homestart Wokingham District is the local branch of Homestart. Home Start Volunteers come from all walks of life, and are parents themselves. They are carefully selected for their friendliness, practical approach and understanding. Volunteers attend a course of preparation and are then matched with a family.

At the end of Sunday’s service Simon and Bridget were presented with a number of presents from grateful parishioners. Among them was a painting of a tree which was completed during Sunday’s service by “the babies, toddlers and children you have helped to grow during your time here.” Every child had left a ﬁngerprint on the trunk of the tree. Another present was a photograph album recording many of the events and activities Simon had been part of during his ministry in the area.

With Helena Badger They then visit families in their own homes to offer support, friendship and practical help. Their next training course will commence on Wednesday, September 28 and run for one morning per week for eight weeks at their ofﬁces in Shinﬁeld. Please contact us ASAP if you are interested.

running of the car service. The volunteer is required on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays amounting to approximately 20 hours per month, based in the ofﬁce at Spencers Wood and some home based too. Volunteers must be able to manage other volunteers, be excellent communicators and be IT literate.

 The Shinﬁeld Voluntary Car Service provides transport for elderly people in and around the Shinﬁeld area. The charity is solely run by volunteers and they are currently looking for a new Volunteer General Manager to ensure the smooth day-today

 The Wokingham Volunteer Centre is holding its annual Volunteer Recruitment Fair on Saturday, October 8 from 10am-1pm at the Bradbury Centre in Wokingham. Around 25 local charities and organisations from across the Borough

are attending on the day, all of which are looking for volunteers to help in the local area. It will be held at the Bradbury Centre in Wokingham, at the Rose Street Methodist Church. The event is free, so just come along for an informal chat and ﬁnd out more about volunteering. These are just some of the roles we are recruiting for, but we have more than 100 different roles on our books. To ﬁnd out about these or any other roles, call us on 0118 977 0749, email wok-vol@btconnect.com or visit www. volunteercentrewokingham.org.uk

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major impact they had on the town and we have already made a start with the road system by mapping out the course of the old Forest Road. While the building of the M4 had a major influence on the introduction of the high tech businesses which now surround Wokingham, it is the A329M which in 1975 cut off the Forest Road and its natural connections between Emmbrook and the villages of Hurst and Binfield. The love and hate relationship with our rail and roads continue to this day!

Wokingham’s military heritage

As 2015 is the bi-centenary of the Wokingham Railway Station viewed from Wellington Road looking towards St Pauls Church. Battle of Waterloo, there have been a Visitors to All Saints could climb the bell tower to enjoy the Max (8) and Newport enjoy learning about bellringing at local All Saints Church for Heritage Open Days Picture: number of Amelia articles(10) commemorating this The story was told in June, and also historians, SarahWP160911 Huxford, also took its replacement: government. views of Wokingham and surrounding areas world changing event. commemorated the 800th anniversary us on a journey to the old battlefields Wokingham’s wild side And also enjoyed The Cllr areaHewetson has always been notedthe for of the Magna Carta, signed at nearby in search of their graves. 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Wokingham and were decorating articles are focused on the kids who are Even the Dukethe of children's Wellingtonfaces took to Such events were a common sight in and theinballoon modeller did some now entering into their summer holidays. the Royal Forest living Stratfield Saye, which today is the town and this short and bloody battle personalised sculptures. Looking at today’s community, it is What better way to use this month’s only 30 minutes away from Wokingham’s between the Whigs and the Tories also “One little boy had footballs painted difficult to visualise just how rural the editions than to tell the stories of the town centre. highlighted the Bush and Rose hotels in on his arms and a faithful reproduction area once was and in part explains the Romans, the Celts and the Saxons Wokingham’s Market Place as the headquarters of these sometimes fragile relationship between of a football in black and white influence on the area before Wokingham two feral groups. benefactor culture balloons. the old and new Wokingham; few was even a twinkle in old Wocca’s eye? 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Personal ﬁtness with Chris Hunt

The first step: setting goals You know what you want to achieve? That’s the ﬁrst step in turning the invisible into the visible, says Wokingham’s Mr Motivator CHRIS HUNT

What is your goal? What are your targets?

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The ﬁrst step on the journey is setting a goal. I believe that target driven motivation is so important because they become like magnets – they attract the things that make them come true

While you are reading this column today, stop for a minute and come up with a goal that you can take forward. When it comes to planning goals you need to make sure the goal fits certain criteria such as that it is specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and timed. This criteria is known as S.M.A.R.T which is widely used by many organisations around the world. An approach I like to work with my clients on is based on the A.C.T.I.O.N protocol. This stands for:

Accessible, Clearly stated, Toward and timed, Important and impassioned, Organic and, finally, Now. I will be delving slightly deeper into this subject in the private Facebook group that has been set up for this column. Just go to Facebook, search for “Chris @ The Hub – Every Step Counts”, add yourself and join in the fun. If you are to take away one thing from today’s column, then please take

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Set daily, weekly, monthly and long term goals and dreams

Don’t ever be afraid to dream too big. Nothing is impossible. If you believe in yourself, you can achieve it. And remember… if it doesn’t challenge you then it won’t change you. Have a great weekend and get goal setting, you never know what you may uncover.

Warfarin patients can now test themselves HOME CARE has taken a step forward after the launch of a new testing service. Patients who use warfarin, a drug that helps prevent thrombosis and thromboembolism, can now use the new digital self-monitoring service, aimed at allowing them to stay at home and also stay supported by their local NHS team. It has been launched by the Berkshire Primary Care Ltd (GP Federation) and Inhealthcare with the aim of improving the health and wellbeing of time-pressed local residents, while relieving pressures on local health services. The Primary Care group said that this will provide further primary care accessibility to patients who are already benefitting from the Bracknell and Ascot extended hours pilot scheme, which was launched in December last year.

Is your health ready for university life?

TUDENTS have studied hard, got good enough grades to secure a place at university and are now busy getting ready to leave home. What about health preparations? Young people going to college or university for the ﬁrst time are strongly advised to ask their GP for a vaccination, due to the recently reported increase in meningitis cases. Cases of meningitis and septicaemia have been increasing in England from 22 cases in 2009 to 117 cases in 2014. The increase seems to be speeding up in 2016, caused by an aggressive strain of the bug.

IRST of all, thank you for joining me again this week for the second instalment of Every Step Counts. Last week we touched on how small changes can yield big results and that the philosophy of Kaizen is a theory we fundamentally believe in. Constant Improvement can and should always be the target. When we speak about targets we are really talking about goals. Tony Robbins (US Motivational coach) once said: “Goals are like magnets, they will attract the things that make them come true.” This is so right and this is why goal setting and target driven motivation is so IMPORTANT. A goal of mine was to always own my own training facility and to have a facility that would suit my clients and my goals. In May this year that goal became a reality and I now have my own training unit that I honestly love. For me, the environment with which we choose to train in is crucial and cannot be left to chance. Since moving location, we now have showers, plenty of car parking, brand new equipment, walls full of motivational encouragement and I’m creating an overall POSITIVE thriving atmosphere. When our family of clients come to our unit they are motivated, driven, excited and can’t wait to take action as well some good honest hard work. The goal has now become a reality.

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Warfarin patients’ dose must be closely managed to check it is within a pre-determined therapeutic range, to reduce the risk of strokes and adverse cardiac events. Inhealthcare’s digital service aims to empower patients to perform the test at home and send their new reading securely to the local clinic via their communication of choice; such as a pre-arranged phone call or by email. Their adjusted warfarin dose is calculated via an in-clinic anticoagulation dosing software and relayed back to them. The technology also integrates this data directly into their patient record. The service can give patients the freedom to live a normal life, enabling them to go on holiday, and still send in their readings remotely. As a result, Berkshire patients will no longer have to take regular time off work, pay for travel or clinic car parks.

The technology enables proactive care, as clinicians are alerted if patients miss their test time or if their data falls outside of a pre-set therapeutic range. The NHS care team is then instructed to make contact. This direct integration means that patients can take more responsibility of their health, outside of clinics and staff can spend more time with the complex patients who will continue to have face-to-face appointments. Kirstine Hall, Director of Contracts, Berkshire Primary Care Ltd, said: “This proactive service will relieve clinicial staff, freeing up their time while giving them the peace of mind that their patients are still supported. “The amount of admin is minuscule as the technology does all the integration and the Federation team will undertake this work instead of

the local practice, so we hope to see a great improvement in efficiencies across the Federation. “We hope to be able to offer this via a full roll out to all our member practices across the CCG following the pilot and are working closely with the Commissioners.” The service is available to 300 patients across Berkshire. They will all be handled by one central hub practice, Boundary House Surgery, reducing the number of face-to-face visits across the federation. Should this programme be successful, the intention is to offer it to 5,000 patients who are currently dependent on warfarin services in the Thames Valley.  For more details about the new digital self-monitoring service, log no to www. inhealthcare.co.uk

With early diagnosis and antibiotic treatment most people with the meningococcal disease make a full recovery. But it is fatal in about one in 10 cases and can lead to long term health problems such as amputation, deafness and epilepsy. The Meningococcal vaccine is being delivered to teenagers and ﬁrst time students. The priority is to vaccinate all teenagers from school year 9 before they complete school year 13. There is also a catch up vaccination programme for ﬁrst time students up to the age of 25. Given by a single injection into the upper arm and protects against four different causes of meningitis and septicemia – meningococcal (Men) A, C, W and Y diseases.

Risk of infection Older teenagers and university students are at high risk of infection because many of them mix closely with lots of new people, some of whom may unknowingly carry the meningococcal bacteria. The highest risk of meningitis is in the ﬁrst year of university, particularly the ﬁrst few months. As the Men ACWY vaccine is being targeted at those at highest risk, students in their second year or above of university are not included in this vaccination programme.

Practical steps If you or your child is moving away from home to go to university this month, it’s important to consider health needs. Practical steps you can take include registering with a new GP and finding your local sexual health service. Dr Chris Allen, a GP at Imperial College London’s Health Centre, says: “Many students will be having sex, some for the first time, so it’s important to get advice on safe sex, sexual health and contraception. “Being away from home for the first time, along with the academic and financial pressures of being a student, can lead to mental health problems, including anxiety and depression.”

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

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The new headteacher of Reading Blue Coat School wants to expand its bursary scheme. GEMMA DAVIDSON finds out more about the exciting plans

RIVATE education should be more accessible to students from a variety of backgrounds, according to the new headteacher of a school in Sonning. In the week when Prime Minister Theresa May announced plans for an expansion of grammar schools across the country, Jesse Elzinga outlined his vision for the future of Reading Blue Coat School, in Sonning Lane. “I have years of experience in both state and independent schools,” explains Mr Elzinga, who joined the independent school at the start of the new term. Having held the position of governor at William Perkin CofE High School, in Greenford, Middlesex, since 2012, and the position of Director of Studies at the prestigious Harrow School from 2011, he has first-hand experience of how students from all backgrounds can thrive under effective leadership. “RBCS has a fantastic bursary scheme, and I am keen to expand on that to allow those with the best abilities the opportunity to attend.” Growing up in Detroit, Michigan and attending a large state school, Mr Elzinga realised his passion for teaching from a fairly young age. He says: “I would attend summer

New headteacher Jesse Elzinga wants to build on Reading Blue Coat Schools reputation and tradition of achievement Picture: Gemma Davidson

camps while I was at school, and then go back to volunteer when I was a bit older, and I think it was then that I realised that I wanted to be a teacher in some way.” A hard work ethic coupled with an

strong ambition to succeed saw Mr Elzinga become the first student in his school’s history to attend Harvard University, where he developed his second passion: rowing.

“I captained the Varsity Lightweight Rowing team at Harvard, and then when I came to Oxford for my postgraduate studies I continued with rowing,” he says. “It was through rowing that I started

to meet students from various schools, including Blue Coat, and it became my dream to work at a Thames Valley rowing school.” “Blue Coat has such a great reputation and tradition of achievement, so I am very lucky to be coming into the school at this point,” he continues. “I won’t be making great changes as I don’t feel that the environment needs it, but I do know if a lot of headteachers who are starting this term in struggling schools. I am aware of how fortunate I am.” Before term had even started, Mr Elzinga was well on his way to settling into his new surroundings, and even managed to squeeze in some time on the river. “I spent quite a bit of time at the school over the last term to familiarise myself with the grounds and the staff, and to get to know some of the students and the way they work,” he explains. “And yes, I did get a bit of rowing in once we had unpacked, it’s such a beautiful setting.” After another terrific year of A-Level and GCSE results, is Mr Elzinga feeling nervous to be taking the helm at such a successful school? “I’m excited more than nervous, I just want to get going. What’s great about Blue Coat is that the students feel happy here, the parents are happy to be sending their children here, and we see that in the surveys that are sent out. “In the most recent survey 95% of parents felt that Blue Coat was good value for money, which is something I definitely wish to continue.”

IT on the move at Luckley House School By BEN CLARKE, Luckley House IT Network Manager AS THE Network Manager for Luckley House School, I enjoy nothing more than seeing technology being used in the classroom by teachers and pupils. Watching our latest IT project become a reality has been very exciting. When I was at school in the early 1990s, which seems a long time ago, there was one computer based in the Maths department and a suite of PCs, although not enough for all of the pupils in a class to use at the same time. Back then there would have been a BBC Micro, with the Music department just starting to use the Atari ST for music composition. It was all very exciting, but not everyone was lucky enough to use the computers. Former Luckley pupils have told us about their IT lessons in the 1990s. They took place in a very old single story bus full of very large and clunky BBC computers! It is very different in the modern school, where computers are typically based in suites. Teachers book a free computer suite, taking their whole

class to utilise the computers for their lessons. Luckley House School has enjoyed two suites of computers and several smaller suites around the school, as well as laptop trollies to move to classrooms. This is how we have taught ICT for many years. Time and technology has moved on and our new IT Strategy at Luckley means that every teacher and pupil has the use of a Microsoft Surface 3 tablet to keep during their time at the school. This enables them to work in any place at any time. No one needs to

What the pupils say Ross, Year 13 student: “I was very nervous to use the Surface tablet to begin with, but having the summer holidays gave me time to learn to use it and I am now really excited about how it is going to be used within lessons and with my studies at home.” Isobel, Year 9: “I am very proud to have been selected as a Digital Ambassador and it is nice to know that I can help other people.”

relocate a lesson to use the computer, which saves valuable teaching time. Luckley House School is now an Office 365 school and we are utilising the benefits that Microsoft offers to schools using Office 365 for Education. This means that we can utilise OneNote, a virtual ring binder. Teachers are able to setup Class Notebooks to issue work and enable collaboration in the classroom. Office 365 is a powerful tool to bring all of this together. The Microsoft Surface 3 tablet that we have issued integrates completely with Office 365 and it can be used with the Surface pen to write directly on the screen. Pupils are able to hand write notes into their OneNote workbooks. Throughout this term we will be offering lots of training sessions to ensure that the whole school community can fully utilise the tools that they have at their fingertips. We have also set up a Digital Ambassadors group of pupils who are running lunchtime ‘drop-in clinics’ to help fellow pupils, as well as teaching staff. The ambassadors were given their Surface tablets at the end of last term so have had the summer holidays to explore and get up to speed.

Sixthformers at Luckley House School get to grips with the new Surface tablets– every pupil and teacher now uses the devices to help them with lessons

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What’son Friday, September 16 BEECH HILL – Thrive, Trunkwell Park RG7 2AT. Open gardens in aid of the horticultural charity. 2pm-4pm. Details: 0118 988 4844. BRACKNELL – Priestwood Community Centre, Priestwood Court Road RG42 1TU. Bracknell & Wokingham branch of Berks Family History Society. A talk by Peter Delaney: Madame Tussaud is buried in Wargrave? Traps for the unwary. 7.15pm. Free. Details: bracknell@berksfsh. org.uk FINCHAMPSTEAD – Library, FBC Centre RG40 4ES. Rhymetime for under fives. 11am. Details: 0118 908 8176. KNOWL HILL – Bird in Hand, Bath Road RG10 9UP. Murder mystery dinner for Agatha Christie Week. Details: 01628 826622. SWALLOWFIELD – Parish Hall. SPEG presents Nicholas Collet’s one-man show Your Bard. 7.30pm. £10. Tickets from Swallowfield Parish Stores or 0118 988 5989. WOKINGHAM – Library, Denmark Street RG40 2BB. Crochet Group with Gaynor White from Barkham Hookers. All abilities welcome. 9.30am-11.30am. £4. Cribbage and card games club. 10.30am. Local history surgery: drop-in advice with a local expert. 10am-noon. Wokingham VIP group: book group for visually impaired. 2pm-4pm. Details: 0118 978 1368.

Saturday, September 17 EARLEY – Earley Radstock Social Club, Radstock Lane RG6 5UL. Live band night: The Imposters. Details: 0118 931 3965. LOWER EARLEY – Library, Chalfont Close, Chalfont Way RG6 5HZ. Creative card making event for adults. With Rachel Freegard. 10am-noon. £5. Details: 0118 931 2150. LOWER EARLEY – Field off Kilnsea Drive. Fun Day. Food, drink, crafts, ice cream, face painting,

inflatables, entertainment and more. Free entry. Noon-4pm. MAIDEN ERLEGH – Library, off Silverdale Road RG6 7HS. Children’s Writing Group for ages 9-12. 10.15am-11am. Storytime for ages seven and under. 10.15am10.45am. Details: 0118 966 6630. SINDLESHAM – Berkshire Masonic Centre, Mole Road RG41 5EA. Berkshire Masonic Temple Open Day. 10am-4pm. Refreshments avalable. Details: www. berkspgl.org.uk SPENCERS WOOD – Recreation Ground, Clares Green Road. Spencers Wood carnival. Noon-9pm. Fairground, food, stalls, bar and music. Details: www. spencerswoodcarnival.co.uk SONNING – Primary School. Sonning Show. 2pm-5pm. WOKINGHAM – Market Place. Sunny Saturdays presents: Hurst Morris People. 11am-1pm. Details: www. wokingham-tc.gov.uk WOKINGHAM – St Paul’s Parish Rooms, Reading Road RG41 1EH. Wokingham Horticultural Association autumn show. From 2pm-4pm. www.w-h-a. org.uk/ WOODLEY – Shopping Precinct, Crockhamwell Road. General market. 9am-3pm. Details: 0118 921 6920 or www. woodleytowncentre.co.uk. WOODLEY – Baptist Church, Hurricane Way. Men’s Breakfast. 8am. £3.50. Details: 0118 969 9956.

Sunday, September 18 ASCOT – Car Park 3, High Street, opposite Ascot Racecourse entrance, Berkshire SL5 7JX. Farmers’ Market. 9.30am-1pm. Details: www.tvfm.org.uk BEECH HILL – Trunkwell Manor, Beech Hill Road Rg7 2AT. Wedding fair. 11am-3pm. Details: www. berkshireweddingfairs.co.uk GRAZELEY – Village Hall. Golden anniversary of village hall. 2pm-6pm. Includes magic, model railways, a raffle and music. Free entry. Details: 0118 983 3132.

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HENLEY – Car park behind Duke Street. Mid Berks Ramblers nine-mile walk through Deer Park, Fawley and Henley’s Great Wood. 10.30am-3pm. Details: www.mbra.org.uk SWALLOWFIELD – Across village. Swallowfield 10k +3. Race from 10.30am. Details: www.swallowfield10plus3. com WARGRAVE – St Mary’s Church, Mill Green RG4 8EX. End of summer barbecue for families and newcomers. Noon-2pm. Bring your own drinks. Details: 0118 940 4231. SWALLOWFIELD – All Saints Church, Church Road RG7 1TH. A thanksgiving service for the life and work of the church, followed by refreshments. 7pm. SWALLOWFIELD – Around village. Scouts 10k, 3k and duathalon. From 10.30am. THATCHAM – From Thatcham Disovery Centre. Six mile walk from Mid Berkshire Ramblers. 10.30am. Details: www.mbra.org.uk THEALE – Car park. Mid Berks Ramblers short walk (up to four miles). 10.30am12.30pm. Details: www. mbra.org.uk WOKINGHAM – St Paul’s Church, Reading Road RG41 1EH. Choral Evensong sermon series: Horrible Heresies: Why What We Believe Really Matters. Guest speaker Robert Mackley from LSM, Cambridge. 6.15pm. Details: 0118 979 2122. 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 WOODLEY – Shopping Precinct, Crockhamwell Road. Car boot sale. 8am-1pm. Details: 0118 921 6920 or www. woodleytowncentre.co.uk.

Monday, September 19 BEECH HILL – St Mary The Virgin Church. Welcome service for the Revd David

Little as Team Vicar for the Loddon Reach benfice. Service led by the Rt Revd Andrew Proud, the bishop of Reading. 7.30pm. All welcome. BRACKNELL – Bracknell Open Learning Centre, Rectory Lane RG12 7GR. Bracknell Camera Club meeting: Creative Photoshop Part 1. 7.30pm. Details: www. bracknell-camera-club. co.uk. FINCHAMPSTEAD – Library, FBC Centre RG40 4ES. Bridge and Table Games Club. 2pm-4pm. Details: 0118 908 8176. LOWER EARLEY – Library, Chalfont Close, Chalfont Way RG6 5HZ. Jack in the Books book club. 10.30am11.30am. Details: 0118 931 2150. MAIDEN ERLEGH – Library, off Silverdale Road RG6 7HS. Colouring For Adults. 2.15pm-3pm. Details: 0118 966 6630. WARGRAVE – Library, Woodclyffe Hostel, Church Street RG10 8EP. Writers forum. 10.30am-noon. Woodclyffe book group. 5.30pm-6.30pm. Storytime for ages 3-5. 4pm. Details: 0118 940 4656. WOKINGHAM – Library, Denmark Street RG40 2BB. Knit Stitch and Natter. Drop-in for knitting, sewing and a chat. All abilities welcome. 2pm-3pm. Details: 0118 978 1368. WOODLEY – Christ Church, Crockhamwell Road RG5 3LA. Tea With Toddlers. 10am. Details: 0118 926 8143.

Tuesday, September 20 EARLEY – Earley St Nicolas, Sutcliffe Avenue. Board Games Cafe: games, chat, coffee and cake. 10am-noon. Details: 0118 966 9080. HARTLEY WINTNEY – Hartley Wintney Village Hall, on A30. Vintage fair with team room. 8.30am-2pm. Details: 07936 481641. SONNING – The Mill at Sonning RG4 6TY. Knight and Natter. £2.50 includes materials. 10.30am12.30pm. Details: 0118 969 8000. TWYFORD – Library,

Polehampton Close RG10 9RP. Knit and Natter. Drop in knitting group for adults. 2pm-3pm. Details: 0118 934 0800. WOKINGHAM – Library, Denmark Street RG40 2BB. Rhymetime for Babies. 10.30am-11am. Rhymetime for toddlers. 11am-11.30am. Storytime: rhymes and stories for ages 3-5. 2pm2.30pm. Third Tuesday Book Group: discuss new books, bestsellers and favourites. 10.30am-11.30am. UK Online: Help and support with computers and the internet for beginners. 2pm-4pm. Details: 0118 978 1368. WOKINGHAM – St Paul’s Parish Rooms, Reading Road. Wokingham Evening Townswomen’s Guild meeting: a talk by Jean Pretty entitled Alpine Flowers. 7.30pm. Details: 0118 989 2549. WOKINGHAM – Bradbury Centre, Rose Street. Wokingham Art Society; Demonstration by Peter Keegan who will be painting a Landscape, using Oils. 7.30pm. £4 for nonmembers. Details: www. wokinghamartsociety.org.uk WOODLEY – Library, Headley Road RG5 4JA. Crafts and Laughs. 2pm-4pm. Crochet Group with Gaynor White from Barkham Hookers. All abilities welcome. Noon2pm. £4. Details: 0118 969 0304. WOODLEY – Shopping Precinct, Crockhamwell Road. Farmers market. 9am-1.30pm. Details: 0118 921 6920 or www. woodleytowncentre.co.uk.

Wednesday, September 21 FINCHAMPSTEAD – Library, FBC Centre RG40 4ES. Book group. 10.30am11.30am. Details: 0118 908 8176. SONNING – Reading Rugby Club, Sonning Lane. Walking Rubgy for retired players followed by refreshments. From 10am. WARGRAVE – Library, Woodclyffe Hostel, Church Street RG10 8EP. Crafts and Laughs. 1.30pm-3.30pm. Details: 0118 940 4656.

WOKINGHAM – Hope and Anchor, Station Road RG40 2AD. Wokingham Folk and Acoustic Club. 7.30pm. Details: Facebook.com/ WokFAB. WOODLEY – Shopping Precinct, Crockhamwell Road. Farmers Market. 9.30am-1pm. Details: 0118 921 6920 or www. woodleytowncentre.co.uk.

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THE VENUES • WADE Day Centre, Reading Road, Wokingham • 14 Milton Road, Wokingham • The Bradbury Centre, Wokingham • 4 Purse Lane, Wokingham • 79 Gipsy Lane, Wokingham • 17 Magnolia Way, Wokingham • 33 Montague House, Wokingham • 21 Froghall Drive, Wokingham • 356 Reading Road, Winnersh • 6 Steeple Walk, Lower Earley • The Birches, Castle Road, Farley Hill

EARLEY – Palmer Building, University of Reading Whiteknights Campus RG6 2AH. Reading Film Theatre presents: When Marnie Was There (Omoide no Mani) (U). 7.45pm. £5 members, £8 non-members, £7 concessions. Membership £20. Details: 0118 378 7151 or readingfilmtheatre.co.uk. EARLEY – St Peter’s Church Hall, Church Road RG6 1EY. Thursdays @10, an event for retired people. Coffee morning. 10am. Details: 0118 966 8575. EARLEY – Earley St Nicolas, Sutcliffe Avenue. Over 50s club. 2pm-4pm. £2. Speakers, board games, refreshments and more. Details: 0118 966 9080. HURST – Village Hall. Hurst Morris People taster sessions. 8pm-10pm. Details: 0118 932 0571. SWALLOWFIELD – Parish Hall, School Green RG2 9EH. Parish Council surgery. 7.30pm-8.30pm. Details: 0118 988 8220. WOKINGHAM – Whitty Theatre, Luckley House School, Luckley Road RG40 3EU. Wokingham Film Society presents: Steve Jobs (15). £6.50. 7.30pm. Details: wokinghamfilmsociety.com WOKINGHAM – The Cornerstone, Norreys Avenue RG40 1UE. Wokingham and East Berkshire Camera Club (WEBCC) meeting: Internal B&W PDI competition. 7.30pm. Details: 0118 977 5670. WOKINGHAM – Library, Denmark Street RG40 2BB. Jane Austen’s Guide to Writing: light-hearted and practical session for readers and writers, Rebecca Smith, novelist and former

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Saturday, September 24 & Sunday, September 25 30 artists showcasing their work across 11 venues. All venues are open from 10.30am-5.30pm and offer free entry. For more details, log on to www.wokinghamartstrail.co.uk

Writer in Residence at Jane Austen’s House Museum, will be talking about Jane Austen’s methods and devices. 6.30-7.30pm. £3. Booking essential. Details: 0118 978 1368. WOODLEY – Christ Church, Crockhamwell Road RG5 3LA. Monthly quiz afternoon. 2pm. Details: 0118 926 8143.

Friday, September 23 MAIDEN ERLEGH – Interpretation Centre. Maiden Erlegh Nature Reserve, Instow Road. Bats and a Brew: bat talk and walk, hot drink and cake. £2. 6pm-8pm. Details: erleghelfins@gmail.com WOKINGHAM – Library, Denmark Street RG40 2BB. Crochet Group with Gaynor White from Barkham Hookers. All abilities welcome. 9.30am-11.30am. £4. Local history surgery: drop-in advice with a local expert. 10am-noon. Story telling session for adults with learning disabilities. Free. 1.45pm-2.45pm. Details: 0118 978 1368.

Saturday, September 24 BRACKNELL – Bracknell Drama Club, Charles Square Car Park, The Ring RG12 1BW. Comedy night. 7.30pm-midnight.£8, £5 concessions. Details: 07743 552594. EARLEY – Earley St Peter’s Church Hall, Church Road. Loddon Vale Model Railway Club autumn show. 10am-4pm. Adults/Seniors £4, Children £2, Family £9. Details: 0118 988 3129 or www,lvmrc.co.uk LOWER EARLEY – Trinity Church, Chalfont Close RG6 5HZ. Church walk around four miles, with optional pub lunch. Come dressed for weather. 10am. Details: 0118 931 3124. LOWER EARLEY – Library, Chalfont Close, Chalfont Way RG6 5HZ. Creative card making event for adults. With Rachel Freegard. 10am-noon. £5. Details: 0118 931 2150. SHINFIELD – Parish Hall, School Green. Shinfield

Baptist Church presents Paul Bell live in concert. 7pm. £5. Tickets: 07890 390972. SHINFIELD – Shinfield Players Theatre, Whitley Wood Lane RG2 9DF. Dean Friedman. £25. 8pm. Details: 0118 975 8880. SWALLOWFIELD – Parish Hall, Swallowfield Street RG7 1QX. Swallowfield Velo Club open day. £11.50. 9am-noon. Booking essential. Details: www.riderhq.com WOKINGHAM – Market Place. Sunny Saturdays presents: Rock Academy 11am1pm. Bagg’s Tree Buskers. 2pm-4pm. Details: www. wokingham-tc.gov.uk WOKINGHAM – Library, Denmark Street RG40 2BB. Teen writing group for ages 11-18. 10.30am-noon. Wokingham Writers Group for adults. 10am. Details: 0118 978 1368. WOODLEY – Shopping Precinct, Crockhamwell Road. General market. 9am-3pm. Details: 0118 921 6920 or www. woodleytowncentre.co.uk.

Sunday, September 25 LOWER EARLEY – Hawkedon School, Hawkedon Way RG6 3AP. Boot sale. Sellers 9am, buyers 10am. Cars £5, vans £10. Buyers admission by donation. Car parking £1. Refreshments available. Details: hpsa@hawkedon. wokingham.sch.uk SHINFIELD – St Mary’s Church, Church Lane RG2 9BY. Benefice Tea Service for children of all ages. 4.30pm. SWALLOWFIELD – All Saints Church, Church Road RG7 1TH. Farley Singers Concert: English music night. 7.30pm. Free entry. In aid of Macmillan Cancer Care and the church. WOODLEY – Shopping Precinct, Crockhamwell Road. Car boot sale. 8am-1pm. Details: 0118 921 6920 or www. woodleytowncentre.co.uk. WOODLEY – Christ Church, Crockhamwell Road RG5 3LA. Monthly games afternoon from 2pm: play favourite board games etc. Details: 0118 926 8143.

Prepare to go on the Arts Trail around town A POP-UP art gallery is coming to Wokingham next weekend. Across 11 venues, 30 artists will be showcasing their works as the Arts Trail returns after a year’s breather. And with works from across a range of disciplines, there really will be something for everyone. The weekend aims to provide a platform for artists who live and work in the borough to let residents see what they get up to in their studios.

Organisers say that they strive to create a varied and interesting experience for the people following the trail by selecting artists who use a range of media to create good quality, well presented, and innovative work. And the venues are just as eclectic as the artist endeavours. Big spaces including The Bradbury Centre and WADE’s London Road home will be familiar to many but other exhibition

spaces are front rooms and artists studios. At each venue there will be a selection work from a range of artists. Some of them will give demonstrations as well as being on hand to answer questions from visitors. The Trail takes place from 10.30am to 5.30pm on Saturday, September 24 and Sunday, September 25. n Next week, we’ll give the lowdown on each venue. If you can’t wait, visit www. wokinghamartstrail.co.uk

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Basingstoke – Anvil www.anvilarts.org.uk 01256 844244 Exit 6 Film Festival. Sat 24. The BIG Chris Barber Band. Sat 24. No Tricks: An Evening With Derren Brown. Sun 25.

Basingstoke – The Haymarket www.anvilarts.org.uk 01256 844244 Basingstoke Tappers and Jazz Dance Company. Fri-Sat. Harry Hook. Tues. The Lindisfarne Story. Thurs. The Bollywood Brass Band meets Jyotsna Srikanth. Fri. The Rattler. Sat 24. Don’t Tell Him Pike! An Audience with Ian Lavender. Sun 25.

Bracknell – South Hill Park www.southhillpark.org.uk (01344) 484123 Joe Stilgoe: Songs on Film. Fri. The Comedy Cellar. Fri. Creative Control Band Night. Sun. LDN Wrestling. Sun. Frankenstein. Wed-Sat 24. Amit Yahav. Fri

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Theatrical Niche will bring a new version of Dr Faustus to Wokingham later this month

“These texts are classic for a reason – they illustrate the very material of what it is to be flawed and human. “The challenge and excitement in bringing them up to date in a dynamic, visceral production like this lies in maintaining the original language whilst streamlining extraneous action. “This allows room for a fresh and physical form of play which reflects our company ethos. “Audiences have really embraced our

23. The Comedy Cellar. Fri 23. Blues and Burlesque. Sat 24. Wilde Sundays. Sun 25. Creative Control Band Night. Sun 25. Mission: Improvable 3 Year Anniversary Show. Sun 25. FILM: 10 Cloverfield Lane. Fri. Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie. Fri, Sat. Despicable Me. Sat. Back To The Future. Sat. Ice Age: Collision Course. Sat, Sun. Total Recall. Sat. The Deep Blue Sea. Mon. The Commune. Tues. Now You See Me 2. Wed, Fri. The Carer. Fri-Sat. The Legend of Tarzan. Fri-Sun.

Camberley – Theatre www.camberleytheatre.biz 01276 707600 Hal Cruttenden: Straight Outta Cruttenden. Fri. 24 Hour Musical. Sat. James Cagney Film Season: White Heat (PG). Tues. NT Live: The Threepenny Opera. Thurs. Syd Lawrence Orchestra. Sat 24.

Henley – Kenton www.kentontheatre.co.uk 01491 575698

The Three Musketeers. Until Sat. Remembering You: Julia’s Journey. Sun 18. Miles Jupp. Fri 23. David Hamilton: Rock N Roll Back The Years. Sat 24.

High Wycombe – Wycombe Swan www.wycombeswan.co.uk 01494 512000 Jethro. Fri. Castle Street Dance. Sat. The Glenn Miller Orchestra. Sun. Psychic Sally: Call Me Psychic. Wed. One Night of Queen. Thurs. Frankly Sinatra. Fri 23. Tropicana Nights. Fri 23. The King is Back: Ben Portsmouth Is Elvis. Sat 24. Rich Hall. Sat 24. Leo Green Presents: Sounds of the 50s. Sun 25.

Maidenhead – Norden Farm www.nordenfarm.org 01628 788997 The Vinyl Frontier: Rio by Duran Duran v True by Spandau Ballet. Fri. You’re Getting Warmer. Sat. So Comedy Live: Brett Goldstein and guests. Sat. Jessica Martin: You Made Me Love You. Sun.

approach, which is very gratifying – especially when we are able to work with them during workshops or discuss the production post-show.” n Dr Faustus comes to The Whitty Theatre at Luckley House School on Monday, September 26 at 7.30pm. Tickets are £12 for adults, £8 for concessions, or £10 for Luckley drama exam students, which includes a workshop with the company. For more information and to book visit www.ticketsource.co.uk/ thewhittytheatre

Gilmore and Roberts. Tues. Lee Nelson: Work In Progress. Fri. Caerphilly Male Group Voices Concert. Sat 24. FILMS: Jason Bourne (12a). Sun, Tues. Ingrid Bergman In Her Own Words (PG). Tues. NT Live: The Threepenny Opera. Tues. Absolutely Fabulous. Fri 23. Valley of Love. Sun 25.

Newbury – The Corn Exchange www.cornexchangenew.com 0845 5218 218 Johnny Cash Roadshow. Fri. Stick Man. Sat-Mon. Miles Jupp: Songs of Freedom. Wed. NT Live: The Threepenny Opera. Thurs. Wifi Wars. Sat 24. Michael Buble. Sun 25. FILMS: Cafe Society (12a). Until Thurs.

Newbury – The Watermill www.watermill.org.uk 01635 46044 Crazy For You. Until Sat. The Wipers Times. From Thurs 22-Oct 29. An Audience with Ian Hislop and Nick Newman. Tues 27.

him with his fears and not give up on him and bring him back into rescue. He is a lovely, handsome boy, he really does deserve a loving home bless him, he has been let down enough in his short life so fingers crossed he gets his forever home very soon.

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Sandy was found as a stray, but was never reclaimed. Fortunately for Sandy, he was taken on by an experienced and caring fosterer, and has now come to DBARC to find a permanent and loving home. Sandy loves three things in life: people, other dogs, and he LOVES to play ball! He will play fetch for just as long as he can find somebody to play with him! He enjoys playing with other dogs too, and is just a sociable likeable boy. Because he has no long term history, we would not wish to place him with children under 10, although he does seem to actively enjoy the company of youngsters. He has no history of living with cats either, and would therefore not be suited to a feline family member. As with any youngster, Sandy will need and enjoy further general dog training, and will need company most of the time.

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Wokingham’s newest theatre is hosting a special performance of a classic play later this month. GEMMA DAVIDSON finds out about Dr Faustus NEW theatre in Wokingham will soon be welcoming an imaginative touring company to its stage. The Whitty Theatre, at Luckley House School in Luckley Road, will play host to Theatrical Niche’s adaptation of Dr Faustus, combining puppetry, imaginative staging and circus artistry into a visually stunning performance. Suitable for ages 12 upwards, Christopher Marlowe’s play tells the tale of the talented Dr Faustus, imagined as a female part in this production. The famous tale by one of Shakespeare’s contemporaries explains what happens to the doctor when he summons Mephistopheles, the devil’s right hand man. Despite his warning, Faustus sells her soul to Lucifer in exchange for 24 years of Mephistopheles’ service. The pact is signed and together they adventure through the years, meeting men and monsters. With the contract nearing its end, and Faustus greatly fearing her impending death, she blames her companion for ensnaring her, but the deal was signed in blood and there is no escape for Faustus. Adapter and Director Venetia Twigg said: “It’s hugely rewarding taking these great plays and adapting them for today’s audiences.

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Jamie was rehomed from DBARC a while ago - but shortly after adoption he injured his toe. Around the same time, Jamie started to become nervous and unpredictable in the home - and eventually the owners brought him back into rescue, still on medication and under vet treatment for his toe. DBARC took over his veterinary treatment right away, and sadly his toe injury was so severe that he ended up having to have his toe amputated. He is now fully recovered, and is looking for a kind and patient owner. Jamie is a very sensitive boy, and can get very worried about things, so he will need an experienced dog owner who will help

Poor Oregano has obviously had a bit of a rough life up until now. He has come to DBARC as a stray, he had been around the area for some time - more recently he began to be quite aggressive with the other local cats, so residents decided it is time for him to move on! He is looking for a home as an only cat. He is a friendly boy - but we would not want him to go to a home with children under 12 years as we do not know what he would be like with kids.

JAM & JIMMY These 10-week-old brothers are looking for their forever home together. They are very sweet, but their new owners must remember that kittens grow into cats, and are a lifelong commitment. They are very friendly and sociable, so we think they will be ok with other cats in the house. Can you give them a great start in life?

SCOUT Five-month-old Scout is looking for a lovely new home with an equally lovely female rabbit for company! He is neutered and ready to go, so maybe he could make the perfect addition to your family. 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

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www.millatsonning.com 0118 969 8000 Comedy Night at the Mill. Tues. Big Girls Don’t Cry. Wed. Buddy Holly and the Cricketeers. Thurs. Oh Carol: A Neil Sedaka Show. Fri 23. The Glenn Miller Orchestra. Sat 24. West End Meets Broadway. Sat 24.

www.readingarts.com 0118 960 6060 Sue Perkins Live: In Spectacles. Tues. Josh Widdicombe. Thurs. Sixties Gold. Fri 23.

Reading – Concert Hall www.readingarts.com 0118 960 6060 NEXT SHOW: No Tricks: An Evening with Derren Brown. Sat Oct 1.

Reading – Progress www.progresstheatre.co.uk 0118 384 2195 The Long and the Short and the Tall. Until Sat. Six Centuries of Spectacular Song. Fri 23.

Shinfield – Shinfield Players www.shinfieldplayers.org.uk

Windsor – Theatre Royal www.theatreroyalwindsor.co.uk 01753 853888 Home At Seven. Until Sat. Psychic Sally. Sun. Henry Blofeld: An Evening With Blowers. Mon. Royal Windsor Arts Festival. Tues-Sat 24. Fascinating Aida’s Dillie Keane. Wed. 90 Glorious Years: Golden Memories. Thurs. Jay Rayner: The 10 Food Commandments. Thurs. Arthur Smith At Your Service. Fri 23. Billy Fury Half Way to Paradise. Sat 24. The Royal Harmonics and Windsor

Military Wives Choir. Sat 24.

Woking – New Victoria www.ambassadortickets.com 0844 871 7645 Gangsta Granny. Until Sun. Save The Last Dance For Me. Mon-Sat 24.

Wokingham – The Whitty Theatre www.luckleyhouseschool.org 0118 978 4175 Wokingham Film Society: Steve Jobs. Thurs. An Evening of Entertainment including Urban Stylez, Streetdance Crews, RAPO Steel Orchestra and more. Sat 24.

Wokingham – Theatre www.wokingham-theatre.org.uk 0118 978 5363 CSI: Crime Scene Improvisation. Fri.

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

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Livemusic Friday, September 16 BINFIELD – Binﬁeld Club, Forest Road RG42 4DU. Anna Nightingale. Details: 01344 420572. BRACKNELL – The Keller, Coppid Beech Hotel, John

Nike Way RG12 8TF. The Stratospheres. Details: 01344 303333. BRACKNELL – South Hill Park, Ringmead. Joe Stilgoe: Songs on Film. Details: 01344 484123. CAMBERLEY – The Four Horseshoes, Frimley Road

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1. A grey crowned crane appears on the flag of which African country? 2. Who played the possessed 12-year-old Regan in the 1973 film The Exorcist? 3. Which three-letter technological word did the American Dialect Society choose as its Word of the Year in 2010? 4. Which boy band had a 1994 No 2 UK hit with Love Me for a Reason? 5. The Waikato is the longest river in which country?

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Spell out a 15-letter word or phrase by moving from one chamber to another within the pyramid. You may only enter each of the chambers once and may only proceed H through openings in the walls. The T first letter may appear in any chamber. D N

E V O S E T

Each number in our Cross Code grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. You have three letters in the control grid to start you off. Enter them in the appropriate squares in the main grid, then use your knowledge of words to work out which letters should go in the missing squares. As you get the letters, fill in other squares with the same number in the main grid and control grid. Check off the alphabetical list of letters as you identify them.

MAGIC SQUARE

I STOPPED BRIBE, SIR

How many words of four letters or more can you make from this Nonagram? Each word must use the central letter, and each letter may be used only once. At least one word using all nine letters can be found. Guidelines: 24 Good; 28 Very Good; 33 Excellent.

SUDOKU Easy

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Here are two miniature fivesquare crosswords using the same grid – but the letters have been mixed up. You have to work out which letters belong to which crossword.

Place the four signs (add, subtract, multiply, divide) one in each circle so that the total of each across and down line is the same.

EQUALISER 12 6 9 7 2 2 3 7 3 2 6 4

Hard

Each row and each column must contain the numbers 1 to 9, and so must each 3 x 3 box.

9 6 4 5 2 9

Perform the first calculation in each line first and ignore the mathematical law which says you should always perform division and multiplication before addition and subtraction.

9 6

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CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

FIVE ALIVE

Any word found in the Concise Oxford Dictionary (Tenth Edition) is eligible with the following exceptions: proper nouns; plural nouns, pronouns and possessives; third person singular verbs; hyphenated words; contractions and abbreviations; vulgar slang words; variant spellings of the same word (where another variant is also eligible).

Using all 16 letters of the phrase above, form four words each of four letters which will fit in the grid to form a magic square in which the words can be read both horizontally and vertically.

6. Which opera by Giuseppe Verdi features a hunchbacked court jester? 7. The adjective vulpine refers to which type of creature? 8. Songwriter Herman Hupfeld’s greatest hit was featured in the 1942 film Casablanca. What was it? 9. In which American TV series did Damian Lewis play Marine Sergeant Nicholas Brody? 10. Which European capital has two airports with the IATA codes FCO and CIA?

WORD PYRAMID

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ACROSS DOWN 1. Shaping the layout I have (9) 2. Pence Lou converted into riches (8) 8. Unaccompanied game (4) 3. Threaten the fellows one spotted (6) 9. Pet sold at a five per cent premium to the pound? (6,3) 4. Pair sets out and walks tiredly (8) 11. Dole out the same first 5. An empty space is not scribble (6) binding (4) 6. Liking the Parisian to touch 12. Storming drink container? (6) lovingly (6) 13. Having no heavenly bodies 7. Many, a gross perhaps (6) in the cast (8) 10. Regular attendant is an energetic person (4) 16. About composer Ravel’s 14. Everybody present with change for the worse (8) their wits about them (3,5) 20. Artist on the lathe? (6) 15. Nazi sure to become a paramount ruler (8) 21. Draws off the sewers (6) 16. Show signs of crying on the overnight flight (3-3) 23. Cover drama in reciprocal action (9) 17. Violet can be capable of surviving (6) 24. You will call it a feast (4) 18. Princess in a sporran initially (4) 25. What the fielder is doing to 19. Drive lopper around (6) make himself more attractive (9) 22. Cut-price bargain? (4)

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SOLUTIONS ACROSS 1. Figurine (9) 9. Attack (6) 10. Cab (4) 11. Extended journey (4) 12. Listlessness (6) 13. Requiring free oxygen (7) 16. Tapering nail (4) 17. Missing (4) 18. Also (3) 20. Knock (3) 21. Way out (4) 23. Certain (4)

25. Works cafeteria (7) 26. Initial sacrificial move in strategy (6) 29. Snare (4) 30. Ill-bred person (4) 31. Subtlety (6) 32. Encouraged (9) DOWN 2. Dealer (6) 3. Camera support (6) 4. Involve (6) 5. Solicit for custom (4) 6. On the way (2,5)

7. Oil reservoir (4) 8. Cleaning ladies (9) 13. Native Australian (9) 14. Coarse file (4) 15. Abdominal pain (5) 18. Faithful (4) 19. Captivate, entrance (7) 22. Interfere (6) 23. Unchanging (6) 24. Rest (6) 27. Complaint (4) 28. Woody plant (4)

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EASY SUDOKU

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WORD PYRAMID: Birds and the bees. EQUALISER: Clockwise from top left – add; divide; multiply; subtract. Total: 8.

Dozens; 10 Goer; 14 All there; 15 Suzerain; 16 Red-eye; 17 Viable; derv; deserve; devote; devotee; dove; MAGIC SQUARE: drove; ever; evert; everted; over; 18 Rani; 19 Propel; 22 Snip. drip; robe; ibis; pest. oversee; overset; overt; reeve; reeved; revet; rove; roved; serve; served; servo; sever; severe; severed; soever; steeve; steeved; STEVEDORE; stove; strove; trove; veer; veered; verse; versed; verset; verso; verst; vert; vest; vested; veto; vetoed; vetoer; vote; voted; voter.

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QUICK CROSSWORD: Across – 1 Statuette; 9 Onrush; 10 Taxi; 11 Tour; 12 Torpor; 13 Aerobic; 16 Brad; 17 Lost; 18 Too; 20 Rap; 21 Exit; 23 Sure; 25 Canteen; 26 Gambit; 29 Trap; 30 Boor; 31 Nuance; 32 Heartened. Down – 2 Trader; 3 Tripod; 4 Entail; 5 Tout; 6 En route; 7 Sump; 8 Charwomen; 13 Aborigine; 14 Rasp; 15 Colic; 18 True; 19 Bewitch; 22 Tamper; 23 Stable; 24 Repose; 27 Moan; 28 Tree.

Down – Modem; Jazzy; Rider. CRYPTIC CROSSWORD: Across – 1 Formative; 8 Solo; 9 Guinea pig; 11 Doodle; 12 Teacup; (2) Across – Scots; China; Sense. Down – Sucks; Onion; Stake. 13 Starless; 16 Reversal; 20 Turner; 21 Drains; 23 Interplay; 24 Yule; 25 Appealing. NONAGRAM: Down – 2 Opulence; 3 Menace; 4 Traipses; 5 Void; 6 Fondle; 7

QUIZ CHALLENGE: 1 Uganda; 2 Linda Blair; 3 App; 4 Boyzone; 5 New Zealand; 6 Rigoletto; 7 Fox; 8 As Time Goes By; 9 Homeland; 10 Rome (Fiumicino and Ciampino).

(1) Across – Major; Dazed; Mayor.

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HINGS are really cooking now at TheAcousticCouch - we’ve had a brilliant week including a private party where Gun Hill Riffs performed a stonkingly good set. Then on Wednesday we held one of our regular Jammin’ On The Couch nights, a great open mic opportunity for people who want to experiment, play or just listen to some great music. But it’s the next couple of weeks that are getting me really excited. The first bit of news could do with a MASSIVE fanfare. I’m delighted to tell you that TheAcousticCouch will be open daily from Monday, September 26. This is fantastic news and the reality of our vision to bring to Berkshire a creative space that includes a cafe/bar, rehearsal rooms, mentoring and creative arts opportunities including video and photography. It’s going to be brilliant and I hope you drop in and see what we can offer you. But we’re not just about creating music, we’re about performances too. What better way to end a day making than by enjoying some aural treats? Tomorrow we’ve got the Pixiephonic 20th anniversary celebration I told you about last week.

Then, next weekend, we’ve got a great double header for you: first up on Friday, September 23 we welcome Hands Off Gretel for an amazing night made even better by FREE ENTRY. Yep, not a penny to get in. You’d be mad to miss it. If you’ve not heard of Hands Off before, well, they’re a GRRL fronted alternative grunge rock music, with a hint of modern day post punk. They’re just about to launch their new album too – hopefully copies will be on sale on the night. Then, on Saturday, September 24 we’ve got not one but two bands going to Couch. The Oil City Kings, a Bracknell-based band, promise a night of uptempo R’n’B in the classic seventies style of Dr Feelgood. They’ll be supported by Streetfight Silence, another quartet of local rockers who want you to have a fantastic evening of music. Again, this is a brilliant free entry night - so you’ve got no excuse for not coming down to support us as we prepare to launch. You can find us at Market Place in Bracknell. We’re just a couple of minutes walk from the train station and the bus station so we’re really easy to get to … and we’re a friendly bunch too!  For more details, check us out on Facebook - search for theacousticcouch

SUDOKU Tough

Previous solution - Medium

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2 6 6

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No. 299

Easy

Previous solution - Very Hard

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How to beat Str8ts – Like Sudoku, no single number can repeat in any row or column. But... rows and columns are divided by black squares into compartments. These need to be filled in with numbers that complete a ‘straight’. A straight is a set of numbers with no gaps but can be in any order, eg [4,2,3,5]. Clues in black cells remove that number as an option in that row and column, and are not part of any straight. Glance at the solution to The solutions will be published here in the next issue. see how ‘straights’ are formed.

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STR8TS No. 299

ON’T Breathe: that’s the advice given to the main protagonists in this home invasion horror-thriller. But it’s also a message to the audience, who at times will be holding their breath right alongside the characters as the tension ramps up during the ﬁlm’s better moments. The tensest scene, however, is one in which a Rottweiler relentlessly pursues its intended victim, and in which the holding of breath is entirely unnecessary… Don’t Breathe is compelled to issue its warning to stay quiet as a result of the film’s antagonist – an old blind man (Stephen Lang) whose other senses are heightened in compensation for his lack of sight. He can hear you, he can smell you, he can almost taste you. Bad news for the three-strong gang of serial burglars who target his home when they hear about a huge wad of money he may or may not have stashed there, which he was awarded following the death of his daughter. The three live in run-down Detroit, and for Rocky (Jane Levy) in particular, stealing from the better-off is her way out of the city. Boyfriend Money’s (Daniel Zovatto) motivations are slightly different – he seems to get off on turning over the houses of the rich, urinating on floors and needlessly smashing possessions during break-ins. The third in the gang, Alex (Dylan Minnette), seems to do it because of a not-so-secret crush on Rocky. In her thrall, he’ll do anything she asks. The film, in typical fashion, sets all up for a fall: their actions leave them waiting to receive their punishment and the audience keen to see it unfold. The man that greets them is more then he at first seems, and when things take a sinister turn, they’re forced to fight for their lives. A meld of claustrophobic home invasion thriller, kidnap shocker and edgy horror, the premise turns the typical home invasion plot line on its head, as well as giving us an unusual villain – one with whom we are able to sympathise on some level and one that theoretically allows the director to be inventive as he attempts to build plausibility into his film, persuading us that the odds are in a blind man’s favour. This is, unsurprisingly, difficult and he’s not always successful. Why don’t the intruders try to overpower him? Why hasn’t anybody tried to break in before? Why is he so hench? You’ll have plenty of other queries of the plot, which is pocked with holes, and you’ll question the film’s use of cliché – perhaps most visible in its setting up of Money as an instantly expendable, detestable, two-dimensional plot device. In its favour, it likes to blur the lines between good guy and bad – although, again, not always successfully. The film initially sets the three thieves up as characters who deserve what’s coming to them but then it asks us to find sympathy for them when the blind homeowner turns psycho. Touching on US breaking and entering laws, Don’t Breathe is usually on the side of the intruders but on several key occasions it asks the audience to condemn them – particularly when Rocky’s insistence on not alerting the police and making sure she gets out with the money and throw her morals into question. She may have an innocent young sister to save from a bleak existence, but that doesn’t excuse her behaviour. There are some interesting themes and approaches to this otherwise generic horror offering from Fede Alvarez, the director that brought us the Evil Dead remake, but it’s ultimately spoiled by a tediously clichéd, underdeveloped script and characters you couldn’t care less about.

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Bees are bitten by Steeldogs By TOM CROCKER tcrocker@wokinghampaper.co.uk BRACKNELL BEES began their English Premier League (EPIHL) campaign with back-to-back defeats against Milton Keynes Lightning and Shefﬁeld Steeldogs. Alex Barker netted the only goal for Bracknell as they lost their opener 4-1 away to Lightning on Saturday. Full-strength Bees handed a debut to Krystof Kafan after he received late international clearance and the visitors made a decent start in an even opening period. Both sides created chances but it was Lightning who took the early lead with little over six minutes gone when Lewis Hook’s blast was poked in by former Bee Frantisek Bakrlik. Despite the early setback, Lukas Smital’s men fought back only to be halted when Carl Graham was binned for tripping. Fortunately netminder Alex Mettam pulled off a string of fine stops to see out the period with a man light. But MK doubled their advantage shortly after the start of the second period when Bakrlik struck again, following in after Hook struck a post. Bees tried to get a foothold but were denied by the pipes when Smital fired away and the task got even greater when Hook added a third for the hosts on a breakaway.

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Scott Spearing was on target during the loss to Shefﬁeld Steeldogs Picture: Bob Swann

They would also lose defenceman Josh Tetlow to a game penalty – later reduced to a match – early in the third session following a high-stick call. Milan Baranyk then put Lightning 4-0 up before a late consolation for Barker after latching onto Smital’s pass. And things did not get any better on Sunday night for the Bees as their home

Rockets five set to debut

MANUEL PENA GARCES says he is “really great guys this year. pleased with what he have” as his new“Dani Arcau and Juan Valerio join us campaign began with a 5-2 defeat to the look Reading Rockets squad prepare from Spain and we feel we have two Steeldogs. to open up their season with a trip to great Americans in Craig Ponder and The hosts were missing the injured Worthing Thunder. Chris Hooper. Rio Grinell-Parke while the visitors were Rockets travel to face the south “Paulin Jardim completes the without three men for the clash at The coast side on Saturday (7.30pm) line-up and adding Alan Keane Hive. in the National Trophy with to the coaching staff has been Bracknell started with a good pace, no fewer than five men set for a real bonus too. putting Sheffield under early pressure their competitive debuts. “We like the group a lot.” with Barker, Smital and Scott Spearing all Pena Garces can boast a And Pena Garces says going close early on. fully fit squad to choose from Saturday’s tough trip will give So it came as a blow to fall behind after with newbies Dani Arcau, Juan him a good indication of what five minutes when Andrew Hirst finished Valerio, Craig Ponder, Paulin Rockets could be capable of this from close range. Jardim and Chris Hooper all available. season. Bees looked for a quick reply as Luka “I am really looking forward to playing And those additions as well as Basic smashed a shot into the chest of our first game of the season with this retaining some key names has given the James Hadfield. new, young group of players. play caller plenty to be happy with. Smital hit the post during another “It will be great to see where we are at. “It has been a busy off-season putting powerplay while Mettam had to be alert to a new team together,” said Pena Garces. “Worthing is always a difficult deny Ashley Calvert. opponent to play against because they “We are really pleased with what Sheffield moved two goals ahead and play good, tough basketball and always we have. Keeping Danny (Carter) and that quickly became three in the second have talent on their roster. Joel (Keeble) was important and adding period as Arnoldas Bosas broke clear and “But we are also ready and hungry and Ali (Sbai), Ibu (Jassey Demba) and Fidel finished to leave Bracknell staring defeat very much looking forward to getting (Gomez de Enterria Lopez) provides us in the face again. back to competitive basketball this with some exciting young talent. Martin Pavlicek reduced the deficit on weekend.” “I believe we have brought in some 35 minutes but Steeldogs quickly restored their three-goal cushion when Greg Wood 2016 Wokingham Borough Sports Council Sports Awards – profited following a five-on-three penalty. Nomination Form Spearing netted Bees’ second goal after a Carl Thompson pass but Pavel Mrna had Name of the person you are nominating:........................................................................................... the last word, sealing a 5-2 win for the away side. Their address............................................................................................................................................... Bees have two eagerly-anticipated local .......................................................................................................................................................................... derbies this weekend, first at Basingstoke .......................................................................................................................................................................... Bison on Saturday before hosting Postcode:...................................................................................................................................................... Guildford Flames on Sunday.

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EMMBROOK AND BEARWOOD Under-13s wrapped up an unbeaten season by beating Purley to win the Division 2 South East play-offs. Emmbrook have been in fine form throughout the campaign with a string of wins taking them to a final showdown at Falkland Cricket Club, a neutral venue, to battle it out for the trophy. Put in to bat, Emmbrook started well with opening duo Joe Williams and Tom Sharp putting on a partnership of 65 before the latter fell for 24. Williams soon followed, retiring having made 31 and after Joe Smart’s unbeaten 29, Emmbrook set a tough-to-beat total of 122-2. And it proved to be more than enough as Purley were bowled out for 76, with all 10 Colts players getting a go with the ball. The victory capped another fine season for the side coached by Graham Emmbrook and Bearwood U13s deservedly pose with the Division 2 South East Howarth, Steve Bendall and Deepak shield following a ﬁne season which culminated with a play-off victory over Purley Mahajan. WALTHAM ST LAWRENCE 2ND and Binfield 2nd both saw their final fixtures of the Division 4 season abandoned with no action witnessed. Waltham, who end the summer in fifth, were due to take on Peppard Stoke Row 3rd, but because no result was possible, the latter saw promotion to

Waltham see season end with a washout Division 3 as runners-up confirmed. This means Shinfield 3rd, who could have sneaked into the top two but were relying on a big Waltham win to do so, finish in third place.

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Love is in the air at Lily Hill Park thanks to Valentine’s late try Bracknell 27 Bournemouth 20 LACHY VALENTINE scored a late winning try as Bracknell came from behind to beat Bournemouth in an action-packed clash at Lily Hill Park. Both sides lost on the opening day and it was a hard-fought start with the first try taking 26 minutes to arrive. It was worth the wait for Bracknell, though, as a training ground move paid off with the ball thrown to the front of a line out, cueing a driving maul to cross the line with Leo Bailey doing the honours. Lewis Dennett hit the post from the conversion and when Bournemouth

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bagged a penalty, the scores saw Bracknell lead 8-6. The south coast side took the lead just

before half-time but the tie swung back the way of the hosts after the restart when Kim Plant reacted quickest after a scrum to dab down. An interception try from Alex Everett Bolder put Bournemouth 20-15 ahead but when Scott Galbraith was sent off for a second yellow card, Bracknell piled on the pressure and found the breakthrough. Ben Sanderson scored in the corner to level up at 20-20 before a late winning try from Valentine sealed Bracknell the win ahead of a trip to Salisbury this weekend. BRACKNELL: Challenor, Clarke (c), Ovens, Bailey, Plant, Goodison, Webb, Valentine, Conway, Dennett, Yates, Mackay, Sanderson, Burch, Slade. Reps: Mirander, Goodison, Meaden.

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Quartet dab down, but Crows beaten Risborough 29 Crowthorne 24 CROWTHORNE got their Berks, Bucks and Oxon Premier Division campaign off to a losing start with a narrow defeat at rivals Risborough. With a new coaching setup, Risborough started well but Crowthorne got an early breakthrough when scrum half James Jarvis broke through before offloading to Greg Redpath to cruise across the line. Minutes later the Crows added their second try as fly-half Josh Roberts finished off a swift counter attack after

good work from captain Matt Elsbury. Sean Lea added the Berkshire side’s third try just before the half-time whistle to give the visitors a 17-14 lead at the break. Conditions continued to deteriorate after the restart but Crowthorne bagged another try through Jake Lovelock with Roberts converting. However, Risborough staged a late comeback, crashing over from three close range mauls while two penalties handed them the win. Crowthorne did at least pick up a bonus point ahead of a Berkshire derby with Slough on Saturday.

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Blair Cowan goes over in the corner to improve Irish’s score against Richmond Picture: Steve Smyth

By TOM CROCKER tcrocker@wokinghampaper.co.uk BLAIR COWAN scored two tries as London Irish made it two wins from two with victory over Richmond at Madejski Stadium. Exiles, moved top of the embryonic Greene King IPA Championship table thanks to this win, opened up a 19-0 lead and despite easing up after the break, pushed on for the bonus point with David Paice, Gerard Ellis, Brendan McKibbin and Harry Elrington all scoring tries. But director of rugby Nick Kennedy says his side cannot afford to take their foot off the pedal. “I was very happy to get the win,” he said. “I was pleased with the bonus point as we look to keep our home form up for the season. “There are a few areas we need to work on and our intensity maybe dropped off a little bit in the second half. “We will address that during the week. “There is still a lot of work for us to do in the build-up to next week’s game.” Irish, who won their season opener 19-0 against Doncaster Knights, kept up their point-scoring run without conceding by flying into a 14-0 lead in the opening 15 minutes. Good work in the rolling maul led to

Oliver Taylor crashes over the line to extend Redinegensians’ lead Picture: Tim Pitfield

London Irish Wild Geese 13 Redingensians Rams 28

both Cowan and stand-in captain Paice crossing the line while Tommy Bell looked good with the boot, converting both. And Cowan added his second before half-time with an overlapping run into the corner. The run of unanswered points extended even further after the restart with Ellis profiting from yet another rolling maul before scrum-half McKibbin sprinted half the length of the field to dab down. The string of 48 unanswered points finally came to an end around the hour mark when Richmond crossed and the visitors closed the gap further after Sebastien De Chaves was sent to the

sin-bin for persistent fouling. Jack Allcock bagged Richmond’s second try but it was the Exiles who had the final say when academy product Elrington added a sixth try for the hosts. London Irish return to action on Sunday when they travel to face Bedford Blues, who are winless from their first two games. LONDON IRISH: Tonks (Ransom 40), Neal (Ransom 22-30), Mulchrone, Williams, Ojo, Bell, McKibbin (Allinson 75), Hobbs-Awoyemi (Elrington 62), Paice (c) (Ellis 24), Franks (Hoskins 54), Robson (Sexton 42-54), De Chaves, Trayfoot, Cowan (Northcote-Green 62), Treviranus. Tries: Paice, Cowan x2, Ellis, McKibbin, Elrington. Cons: Bell x3 Sin-bin: De Chaves

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ROBBIE STAPLEY was the stand-out man as Redingensians Rams picked up their first win of the season by comfortably dispatching of London Irish Wild Geese. Rams were dominant from the off against the Exiles development side. With Steve Bryant colossal in defence, the platform was set for the visitors to start racking up the points and they did exactly that as Stapley went over. The heavy rainfall provided handling difficulties for both sides but Rams got the better of the contest with second-row Oliver Taylor scoring a try after a fine run from Jacob Atkins. A penalty try for Redingensians all but ended the game as a contest after powerful work from the pack to go 28-3 up. Rams were seeking a fourth try for the winning bonus point but left themselves exposed at the other end

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Victory immortalises Symondson as one of Berkshire’s best Clacey helps Emmbrook ease to win ALAN SYMONDSON is among Berkshire’s best after victory in the final of the County 2 Wood Champion of Champions tournament. Wokingham Bowling Club star Symondson, who won the Club 2 Wood competition last season, qualified for the prestigious event against fellow champions from across the county. Having won through five rounds to get to the final, Symondson took on Morland Bowling Club’s Roger Goodchild in the showpiece event at Maidenhead Town Bowling Club. And it was Symondson who came out of top, winning the match by 17 shots to 10. n WOKINGHAM retained the annual Medcalf Trophy with a 216-160 overall win against Bracknell.

The two teams face one other home and away each season and do battle for the trophy, with holders Wokingham wrapping up the 2016 edition with a 108-81 home victory this week. Pat Cleary skipped the top triple in the second leg along with Len Cooke and Mike Hall, with the latter making his Wokingham debut, as did Roger Tomlinson. Cleary’s skip won 23-12 while rinks skipped by Brian Hoare (25-15), Eric Nathan (19-10), Bob Hales-Owen (16-15) and Gerry Deeves (16-13) were also victorious in their encounters. Colin Cleverly and his rink were the only ones to lose out in their contest, going down 16-9. Friendlies n WOKINGHAM LADIES edged a

close friendly encounter 49-47 against Caversham. Pat Boswell led her triple to a 22 shots to 14 win while Joy Holmes and her team were also successful, winning 16-11. Jenni Macgregor lost her match 22-11 meaning the Oaks claimed an overall two-shot win. Wokingham’s second friendly of the week was considerably tougher as they went down 62-42 to Windsor and Eton. Diane Pople and her triple drew 20 shots all but Sandra Thompson (14-16) and Janette Kane (8-26) were beaten. n WOKINGHAM BOWLING CLUB will this weekend host their yearly finals weekend as club competitions from across the season come to a head.

TREVOR CLACEY hit an opening day 180 as Emmbrook Inn B took an early lead in Division One of the Wokingham Independent Darts League. Clacey’s maximum was the stand-out moment of a 9-1 thrashing of newly promoted Molly Millar to kick off the winter season in style. Last year’s Division One champions Winnersh British Legion also started well with victory over Dukes Head A. Lee Hussey, who will be taking part in this Sunday’s Guinness World Record bullseye attempt, was the star with a 144 checkout. Peter Moruzzi hit a 180 and a 99 checkout to help Crowthorne Royal British Legion A to a 7-3 win over Arborfield Royal British Legion. That was not the only maximum in

the contest, with Arborfield’s Barney McKernnan also hitting a 180. Newly-promoted Hurst pub Elephant and Castle A battled hard before falling to a tight 6-4 defeat against last season’s high-flyers The Ship. Despite losing all three pairs games without winning a leg, Elephant and Castle rallied in the singles to battle back to just a two-point margin as Gordon Capel hit a 100 checkout. Rifle Volunteer captain Darrell Riddell led by example as they won their Division Two clash against Sandhurst Social Club. A 180 followed by a two-dart 100 checkout helped his side to a 7-3 win. Crowthorne British Legion B also made a strong start, beating Dog and Duck 8-2.

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READING FC

ACADEMY ROUND-UP

Moore is not enough as Saints march on

Royals extend unbeaten run, but spoils are shared in tame stalemate Reading 0 Birmingham City 0 By TOM CROCKER tcrocker@wokinghampaper.co.uk READING and Birmingham City played out a drab goalless draw at Madejski Stadium on Tuesday night in a game where both defences were the real winners. While Birmingham started well, Royals dominated possession and won a host of corners, but only one 25-yard Danny Williams strike called goalkeeper Adam Legzdins into action. At the other end Blues also struggled to force Ali Al-Habsi into a meaningful stop, bar an early low David Cotterill free kick. Wasteful crossing proved costly throughout for Reading as Birmingham defended resolutely on a largely forgettable evening. The draw did at least preserve Jaap Stam’s unbeaten run at Madejski Stadium, while the result also means the club have now not tasted defeat in any competition in five games. Both sides named two changes to their teams from the weekend as Reading brought in Jordan Obita and Stephen Quinn for Tyler Blackett and George Evans while Birmingham replaced Clayton Donaldson and Jacques Maghoma with David Cotterill and Lukas Jutkiewicz. However, before the game had even

kicked off both managers had to rethink their sides as Blues goalkeeper Tomasz Kuszczak and Royals midfielder Joey van den Berg suffered hamstring and quad injuries in the warm-up. Legzdins and Evans stepped in respectively. And it was the two original replacements for Birmingham who almost combined for the opening goal. After Paul McShane was beaten for pace and took down Che Adams, Cotterill whipped a low free-kick towards the near post which was diverted goalward by Jutkiewicz, but Al-Habsi saved well. Chances were at a premium but the Blues were almost gifted an opener when Al-Habsi flapped at a corner, knocking it straight to the feet of Jutkiewicz, but the former Burnley man fired over. From the 20th minute on, Reading grew into the game and hogged possession, carving out a number of good openings without really testing stand-in stopper Legzdins. Williams came closest, firing a stinging drive towards the bottom corner from around 22 yards which was held at the second attempt. Yann Kermorgant saw a shot deflected wide while Che Adams’ effort on a counter attack was comfortably held. The momentum swung back Birmingham’s way immediately after the restart with a number of crosses causing problems but McShane and Kermorgant in particular did well to clear. There was another nervy moment for

GOALKEEPING heroics from Stuart Moore could not prevent Reading Under-23s losing 3-1 at Southampton on Monday night. Saints took a 1-0 lead into half-time when Alfie Jones scrambled home following a corner but in truth the hosts could have been out of sight, were it not for Moore. First the Isle of Wight-born stopper denied Olufela Olomola’s low strike before thwarting Lloyd Isgrove one-on-one, saving with his face. And the pick of the saves came when Harrison Reed curled a fabulous shot towards the top corner from outside the box but Moore somehow flew across to tip it on to the crossbar. But the lead was eventually doubled when Josh Sims netted before Andrija Novakovich pulled one back, beating former Royals goalkeeper Alex McCarthy. The win was sealed in the final few minutes when Sims netted again to leave Martin Kuhl’s young side eighth in the table. Reading U23s host Chelsea at Madejski Stadium on Monday night. READING: Moore, Sheppard, Griffin, McIntyre, Jules, Kelly, Bennett (Frost 45), Rinomhota, Barrett, Novakovich, Samuel (Cardwell 45). Subs not used: Southwood, Andresson, Vancooten.

Captain Paul McShane was unable to make the most of a late free header on a night Reading and Birmingham City shared the spoils Picture: Phil Creighton

Royals when Maikel Kieftenbeld’s shot from outside the box deflected and was parried by Al-Habsi but Jutkiewicz was offside for the rebound. But Reading grew back into the game and began controlling the contest again. The corner count continued to rise but McCleary could not quite pick out a man in blue and white until persistence paid off with McShane finding room for a free header, but it was blocked. Jaap Stam threw on John Swift, Callum Harriott and Joseph Mendes in an attempt to find a winner while Clayton Donaldson was among those introduced

for the visitors. But in truth, the changes made little impact as the game drifted to a goalless conclusion.

READING (ratings out of 10): Al-Habsi 6; Gunter 7, McShane (c) 7.5, Evans 8*, Moore 7.5, Obita 7; McCleary 5.5 (Harriott 82 n/a), Williams 6, Quinn 6.5 (Swift 72 6), Beerens 5.5 (Mendes 86 n/a); Kermorgant 6.5. Subs not used: Jaakkola, Watson, Blackett. BIRMINGHAM: Legzdins; Spector, Morrison (c), Shotton, Grounds; Cotteril, Kieftenbeld, Tesche (Maghoma 67), Davis; Jutkiewicz (Donaldson 76), Adams (Fabbrini 81). Subs not used: Trueman, Robinson, Brown, Stewart. Referee: Christopher Kavanagh Attendance: 14,602 (inc. 1,186 away)

n READING U18s had better fortune, edging a seven-goal thriller 4-3 against Tottenham Hotspur. Since losing on the opening day, Royals are unbeaten in the U18 Premier League and they had a brace from Danny Loader to thank for helping them to victory over Spurs. Loader’s double and a Ben House strike put Reading in command with a 3-1 lead at the break, only for a quick-fire double from the visitors to level things up. However, Akinwale Odimayo turned home Tyler Frost’s corner to net the winning goal. READING: Collings, Howe, Green, Shokunbi (Coleman 70), Odimayo, Philby (Wallace 80), Rollinson, Frost, House, Loader, Holsgrove (Medford-Smith 45).

Spot-on Williams secures dramatic victory to leave Stam proud Reading 2 Ipswich Town 1 JAAP STAM said he was “very proud” of his players after Reading secured a last-gasp victory on Friday night. In a game of three penalties, Royals took the lead on the stroke of half-time through Garath McCleary, only for Brett Pitman to level five minutes after the restart. And that was how it stayed until the fifth minute of injury time when Danny Williams kept his cool to dispatch a spot kick past Bartosz Bialkowski after Joey van den Berg was brought down by Jonas Knudsen. The win took Reading, albeit temporarily, up to third in the table with 10 points from their first six games. And while Stam feels it is too early to check out the standings, he is pleased with what he has seen since arriving at the club earlier in the summer. “We don’t always look at the table,” said Stam. “We know as a club, the owners, myself, technical director and staff that we don’t have a target this season of winning the league or getting into the play-offs. “Of course you want to end up as high as you can. “That’s normal because you need to

referee, he made the decision to give it. “I think our second penalty was a penalty because they held Joey and that’s why he went down.” Aside from the penalties neither side created too many chances. Bialkowski did well to thwart livewire Roy Beerens as he looked to tee up Yann Kermorgant for an early tap in while George Evans headed a good chance over the bar. At the other end Tommy Smith shanked a glaring opportunity over the crossbar from close range after Ali Al-Habsi had denied Ward’s stinging drive minutes earlier. Royals fans again voiced their frustrations at times with the slow build up play but Stam’s men got the job done. Garath McCleary stroked Reading in front from the penalty spot against Ipswich, a game which was settled late on by Danny Williams (right) Pictures: Phil Creighton

win games. “Football is all about results. “But in how we’ve played and what we’ve done over the last couple of months, with a lot of new players and a totally different way of playing within the squad, I told the players after as well that I am very proud of them and what they’ve shown.” The game hinged on three controversial penalty decisions, all of which Ipswich boss Mick McCarthy felt

were harsh, and Stam also feels the referee might have made a mistake. Reading were given their first spot kick when Tyler Blackett’s cross struck the hand of Gavin Ward from close range on the corner of the penalty area. Blackett was then penalised for a push on Pitman before the dramatic stoppage-time incident saw Knudsen booked for holding van den Berg at a corner. “The first penalty you can give it

because it is a handball,” said Stam. “He is not going deliberately towards the ball with his hand but if the ball passes the player maybe it gets to one of our players within the box and maybe he can score. “So that is probably why he made the decision to give it.” He added: “I think the second one, their equaliser, wasn’t a penalty at all. “But because of maybe the situation and some comments made towards the

READING: Al-Habsi; Gunter, McShane (c), Moore, Blackett (Obita 82); van den Berg, Evans (Quinn 59), Williams; McCleary (Swift 66), Beerens, Kermorgant. Subs not used: Jaakkola, Watson, Harriott, Mendes. Goals: McCleary (45+3), Williams (90+5) Yellow cards: Moore (29), Gunter (39), Evans (40), Blackett (49), van den Berg (90+4) IPSWICH: Bialkowski, Chambers (c), Smith, Berra, Knudsen, Skuse, Douglas, Bru (Bishop 68), Ward (Varney 86), Sears, Pitman. Subs not used: Gerken, Webster, Grant, Lawrence, Best. Goal: Pitman (50) Yellow cards: Chambers (53), Berra (90+4), Knudsen (90+5), Skuse (90+5) Referee: Jeremy Simpson Attendance: 15,146

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WOMEN’S FOOTBALL

McGee confident misfiring Reading will beat the drop Reading Women 0 Chelsea Ladies 3 By TOM CROCKER tcrocker@wokinghampaper.co.uk “WE’RE NOT relying on anybody but ourselves.” That was the message from Reading Women captain Kirsty McGee as her side remained in danger of relegation from FA WSL 1 after defeat to champions Chelsea. Royals went into half-time level but were undone by a Katie Chapman header from a Karen Carney free kick eight minutes after the restart. The hosts responded well but struggled to test goalkeeper Becky Spencer and Chelsea netted twice in stoppage time to seal the win through Gemma Davison and Ana Borges. “It was tough,” McGee (pictured) told The Wokingham Paper. “We knew it was going to be tough. “We stuck to our gameplan and we’ve been unstuck by a set piece and we’re really disappointed. “We knew if we sat in and made it difficult for them, like we have in previous games, that they would find it difficult.” She added: “We know we have to be more clinical in front of goal. “We’re creating chances but then again we have to take them. “The main thing is to stay in the league and we’ve got another three games to do that.” Kelly Chambers made just one change to the side which lost late on against

Liverpool last time out with Melissa Fletcher replacing Jade Boho Sayo up front. The visitors started brightly and carved out a huge chance to take the lead on 21 minutes when a free-kick found captain Chapman unmarked deep inside the area, but she headed over the bar. While Chelsea were dominating possession, it was not all one-way traffic with Fletcher working hard up front at the other end. And her persistence was so nearly rewarded when Royals launched a swift counter attack after good footwork from Lauren Bruton. The ball was played in to the path of Fletcher, one-on-one with goalkeeper Spencer, but she clipped her effort over the bar. Reading started the second half brightly, so it came as a blow to fall behind on 53 minutes. Rachel Rowe was penalised for a barge on Davison, allowing Carney to curl a free kick in for Chapman to guide a header into the far corner. Royals responded well with Harriet Scott firing wide, but despite getting into a number of good positions around the box, they could not quite find the killer pass. Chambers threw on Kayleigh Hines and Nia Jones in the final quarter of an hour but the hosts could not find a way to test Spencer and the game was killed by good finishes in stoppage time from Davison and Borges to give the score-line a harsh look to it. With three games to go, Reading sit second bottom of the table, six points clear of Doncaster Belles, who they still

have to play twice. And while Royals could conceivably avoid relegation without winning a game, McGee is not focussing on anyone but her own side. “The main games are going to be Doncaster,” admitted the skipper. “If we perform like we did against Chelsea, there’s nothing to be worried about. “We’re not relying on anybody but ourselves. “We know we’re good enough to beat Doncaster. “We know we’re good enough to beat other teams and it’s just about turning up on the day and doing that.” After the game Chelsea boss Emma Hayes took the time to come over and speak to the Reading players, congratulating them on their display. “There was a lot of praise,” said McGee. “It was just chat from her just to say to us keep believing and that we made it really difficult for her team. “It was just a little bit of respect that she’s shown us but everything she said we’ll take on board. “That’s very nice of her to do that and hopefully the girls listen to what she said.”

READING (ratings out of 10): Earps 7; Jane 7, McGee (c) 6.5, Davies 6.5, Scott 7; Bartrip 6.5 (Hines 74, 6), Allen 7.5*, Bruton 7; Rowe 6.5, Follis 6.5, Fletcher 6.5 (Jones 79 n/a). Subs not used: Sansom, Walkley, Roche, Ward, Boho Sayo. Yellow cards: Allen (71), Bruton (75), Scott (90+3) CHELSEA: Spencer; Blundell, Fahey, Flaherty, Rafferty; Chapman (c) (Bailey 70), Bright; Davison, Ji (Spence 84), Aluko (Borges 66); Carney. Subs not used: Lindahl, England. Goals: Chapman (53), Davison (90+1), Borges (90+4) Yellow card: Bright (90) Attendance: 679

Why I’m hoping for deja vu in Doncaster

E FACED Chelsea on Sunday in what was a must-win game for them. Last year’s FA WSL 1 champions had to keep putting the pressure on leaders Manchester City in the title race and also try to cement a Champions League spot for next year. Still searching for our first win of the season, a point or three would have been great to go in to our final three games of the campaign. It also would have put major pressure on bottom placed Doncaster Belles, meaning they would have to win some of their games in hand against the likes of Arsenal and Notts County. The Chelsea game started well for us. We settled first out of the two teams and nearly found ourselves ahead in the first 20 minutes. The first half ended goalless which meant there was everything to play for after the restart. The deadlock was broken with a wide free-kick from Chelsea which was headed

United off to a flyer thanks to Page-Smith ROSIE PAGE-SMITH netted a hat-trick as Woodley United Ladies got their season off to the ideal start with a 7-3 win over Maidenhead United Development, writes TOM CROCKER A flying start from Woodley saw

in at the front post by Katie Chapman. Chelsea then went on to score another two late on as we pushed to claw a goal back. The game finished 3-0 to the visitors, another disappointing result for us especially given such a positive and bright start to the game. Now our attention turns to Donny (Doncaster) Belles away next weekend, where we head to the Keepmoat Stadium for a vital fixture. It’s almost deja vu, as looking back this is where we won the league last season with a 3-0 victory against our WSL 2 rivals. Could it also be the place that we secure

our WSL 1 status at too? More of the same would be perfect on the 24th. As we prepare this week for what can be seen as our biggest game of the season, we are missing our Welsh wizards who have been called up to international duty. Unfortunately they cannot qualify for the Euros but are trying to secure third in the group so have vital games against Israel and Austria to contest. Oh and not to forget, like she would ever let us, Molly Bartrip is away with England U23s in Los Angeles. I’m not jealous at all... I just want to say a massive good luck to the girls on camp for their respective countries, I guess I’m going to have to be Titch’s (Laura-May Walkley’s) translator and minder all week again as all her beloved Welshies are away. Can’t wait! Follow Lois on Twitter @_Roche. Email sport@wokinghampaper.co.uk if you have anything you’d like Lois to cover in her next column.

debutant May Hamblin and Page-Smith put the visitors 2-0 up after just four minutes with Bonnie Messitt claiming two assists. Messitt and Page-Smith soon combined again to put Woodley firmly in command of this Southern Football League Division One North clash before Mollie Haines made it 4-0. Maidenhead pulled one back before

the break and reduced the deficit further when Messitt, who had to go in goal at half-time, was lobbed. But Woodley soon asserted their authority again as Page-Smith bagged her third goal, but only after she had seen a penalty saved minutes earlier. Eva Thomas added a debut goal before May Hamblin completed the Woodley scoring.

LOIS ROCHE The Reading FC Women’s midﬁelder writes exclusively for The Wokingham Paper

Chelsea’s Gemma Davison gets the better of Reading’s Becky Jane and Mary Earps to wrap up the scoring at Adams Park Pictures: Neil Graham

Lauren Bruton (left) shows great determination to hold off two opponents as Mel Fletcher storms past Claire Rafferty, above

‘Keeper Earps punches clear on this occasion, but team-mate Fletcher is left to rue a missed opportunity (right)

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THAMES VALLEY LEAGUE

SUNDAY LEAGUE

James leaves Ibis in serious Payne Highmoor thrashed by Finch Reserves By TOM CROCKER tcrocker@wokinghampaper.co.uk JAMES PAYNE bagged four goals as Finchampstead Reserves annihilated Highmoor Under-21s 11-1 in Division Two of the Thames Valley League. It was most certainly a day, and second half in particular, to forget for Highmoor as they could not stop shipping goals. Finch took the lead after nine minutes when Nicholas Payne netted and James Payne extended the lead on the quarter of an hour mark. Kieran Robinson added a third before James Payne completed the first half scoring, leaving Highmoor with a mountain to climb. But the floodgates well and truly opened after the break with seven more Finch goals going in courtesy of two more for James Payne, a brace from Jason Baverstock, another for Nicholas Payne and one each for Michiel Coetzee and Colin Phillips. In the same league, WARGRAVE kicked off their campaign with defeat at home to Maidenhead Magpies Reserves. Having not played on the opening

weekend, this was the first chance for Wargrave to get some points on the board but it was not to be thanks to goals from Ricky Barnes, Mark Eaton and Kyle Haggis. WOODLEY UNITED RESERVES stay eighth in the Premier Division after losing 2-0 at home to Newbury. It was a disappointing return for Woodley against a side who had not won all season but Leroy Clarke and Kyle Franklin goals did the damage. Substitute Roger Greer bagged a brace as BERKS COUNTY RESERVES cruised to a 6-1 win at HURST RESERVES in Division 3. Jack Sanchez netted the only goal for the hosts but doubles from Greer and Greg Rowley, combined with Oliver Lawson and Ben Maddock strikes preserved Berks’ perfect start to the season. A second-half Dan Leather goal earned HARCHESTER HAWKS a point in a 1-1 draw at YPFC but Hawks’ reserve side conceded their game against TWYFORD AND RUSCOMBE in Division 4. Elsewhere in the bottom league, a late Ben Mowbray strike earned WOODLEY UNITED B a draw against AFC Corinthians A while WARGRAVE RES lost by the odd goal in seven against HURST A. BERKS COUNTY ROVERS against Goring United Reserves was abandoned.

Jones nets twice on dream debut

Dan Patterson looks to clear his lines during Wargrave’s 3-0 loss to Maidenhead Magpies Reserves in Division 2 Pictures: Steve Smyth

Woodley bow out on ‘Ard afternoon Woodley United 0 Ardley United 4

Sorry Boars well beaten by Balham Balham 7 Eversley and California 1

scant consolation as James Adebayo (2), Jerome Boncoeur, Joshua Benson and Morgan Roberts Watson (2) all scored for Balham, with Eversley also scoring an own goal. EVERSLEY: Lusty, Allston, Gigg, D Griffiths, M Griffiths, Hogg, Hogston, Maslen, Miller, Smith, Turner.

n IT WAS a better evening on Tuesday for the Boars, however, as they progressed in the Hampshire Senior Cup. Phil Ruggles’ men bounced straight back from the weekend’s disappointment to see off Fareham Town 4-1 at Fox Lane. Eversley are back in league action tomorrow. They host Banstead Athletic.

YOUTH FOOTBALL

Evans’ brace helps tame the Wolves

Woodley’s Dave Morgan shields the ball as Luke Turner, right, hunts down an opponent Pictures: Peter Toft

one way and the game was put out of sight on 72 minutes when Bradley Cox headed in. The scoring was complete late on when Callum Convey netted after a goalmouth scramble. WOODLEY UNITED: Reed; Chowdhary, Barley, Bailey, Greenwood; Morgan, Horscroft, A. Kamara; Drew, Ntini, Oakley. Subs: Richardson, Baines, Kang, Smith, Briggs.

Greg grabs a goal as four-some Finchampstead ease through FINCHAMPSTEAD marched into the second round of the Berks and Bucks Intermediate Cup with a 4-0 win over Ascot United Development. The hosts took the lead on 12 minutes when Greg Alexander powered in a header

COMBINED COUNTIES LEAGUE

A SECOND-half collapse saw Eversley and California crash to a thrashing at Balham. Having made a good start to the Combined Counties League Division One season, the margin of defeat certainly came as a surprise for the Boars. In what is only their second defeat of the campaign, Eversley slip to eighth in the table, leapfrogged by Balham who racked up six goals after the break to seal the win. Matthew Griffiths netted the only goal for the visitors but it proved to be

BERKS AND BUCKS INTERMEDIATE CUP Finchampstead 4 Ascot United Development 0

Division 1: Le Galaxy 2-1 FC Woodley, Polonia Reading 0-2 116 Exiles, Woodley United 3-1 AFC Burghfield Division 2: Charvil Rangers 1-1 Theale Falcon, Loxwood Park Rangers 6-2 Wokingham and Emmbrook, WS Hobnob 3-1 Arborfield Division 3 East: 116 Exiles Res 2-1 Loddon Valley Rangers Division 4 East: Shinfield Rangers 0-3 South Reading Other: Dee Road Rangers 4-0 Woodley Wanderers

Callum Hunter, above, sees an attempted cross charged down as Marc Jones grapples for possession, right

FA VASE

WOODLEY UNITED were well beaten by Ardley United as their FA Vase journey came to a swift conclusion. Facing a side from a league above was always going to be tough and so it proved as two goals in each half put the nail in Woodley’s cup coffin. On the back of three consecutive wins, Woodley created the first chance of the game when Charlie Oakley was picked out by Josh Drew but his shot was saved by Lee Farrow. From there the visitors took control of the tie, bossing possession and chances and took the lead on 11 minutes when a Woodley man turned into his own net following a corner. Josh Bailey nearly added the team’s second own goal just moments later, but Alex Reed was on hand to parry clear. It was not quite all one-way traffic with Drew and debutant Adam Nditi registering shots but shortly after Abdul Kamara cleared one off the line, Ardley did double their lead when Matt Cruse headed in Jacob Walcott’s cross. Despite a number of good stops from Reed, the contest only looked like going

OLLIE JONES bagged a match-winning debut brace to preserve Woodley United’s perfect start with a 3-1 win over AFC Burghfield. After a good first quarter of an hour from Burghfield, Woodley took the lead on 20 minutes when Sam Bell connected with Arran Wells’ cross to notch his second goal in as many weeks. The scores were levelled just before the break when stand-in keeper Chris Hayman was lobbed. But Woodley pushed on in the second half and with man-of-the-match Murray Dick holding firm at the back alongside Harvey Detenon, the two goals from Jones proved to be enough. His first came following good work by Dan Blatchford and Graham Dew while the second was all his own doing, beating the challenge of five defenders before rounding the keeper and tapping in. Also in DIVISION 1, LE GALAXY and 116 EXILES picked up victories. Results and fixtures

and it was soon 2-0 after Freddie Barron netted from close range. And the tie was as good as won soon after when Chace Jewell smashed into the far corner to extend the advantage to 3-0. The scoring was complete before the half-time whistle when Sam Dunn latched onto Alexander’s pass to add a fourth. Ascot improved after the break while at the other end Danny Blatchford had a free

kick saved. But stand-in keeper Nathan Onreat-Wells preserved his clean sheet with some diving saves to see out the comfortable win. The victory books a second round date with FC Titans. Before that, Jon Laugharne’s men return to league action this weekend, hosting Chalfont Wasps.

KAI EVANS scored twice as Wokingham Evans, van Vliet; Rogers. Subs: Johnson, and Emmbrook Oranges kicked off their Lamberton, Starkey. Under-16s season with a 4-2 win over GOALKEEPER Ellis Wisdom Wargrave Wolves. produced a man-of-the-match Wargrave started brightly display as Wokingham and in this East Berkshire Alliance Emmbrook Sumas edged out Under-14 clash, taking the lead Whitegrove Hurricanes 1-0. via a counter attack. Wisdom (pictured) made But the scores were levelled some good first half stops on 24 minutes when Evans against newly promoted Nathan Mulvaney latched on to Oliver Vickers’ Whitegrove while at the other through ball to slot home. end Casey Starke struck the Wargrave retook the lead post. in the second half before a And Starke proved storming comeback from the dangerous in attack again in Oranges, first through Matt the second period, whipping a Rogers from a James Starkey free kick in for Cameron Davies cross. to bag the only goal of the Shortly after Wargrave contest. struck the bar, Wokingham Mike Valdambrini came went ahead for the first time close to sealing the win, seeing when man-of-the-match his shot cannon back off the crossbar, Nathan Mulvaney headed in before a while Wisdom continued his fine display long-range Evans strike sealed the win. to earn a clean sheet and maximum WOKINGHAM: Watkins; Johnson, Williams, Vickers, Gofton; Turner (c), Bridges; Mulvaney, points.

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HELLENIC PREMIER DIVISION

Ferdinand seals ‘major coup’ Binfield 2 Thatcham Town 1 ROGER HERRIDGE said beating Thatcham Town was a “major coup” as Binfield returned to the top of the table. The Moles have enjoyed mixed league fortunes in recent weeks but produced their best result of the campaign to date to topple one of the title favourites at Hill Farm Lane. Liam Ferdinand goals either side of half-time did the damage for Binfield to cancel out a late Gareth Thomas strike in a thrilling Monday night encounter. “Thatcham, with Bracknell Town and Flackwell are probably the three favourites for the title,” Herridge told The Wokingham Paper. “So to beat Thatcham is a major coup and boost for us. “Last season I’m not sure we beat a side that finished in the top five and a few of those teams rolled us over very, very easily. “Certainly Flackwell Heath did and to be honest Thatcham did and Thatcham certainly aren’t any weaker than last year.

“They are a very good side so it probably shows you what we’ve learnt I suppose.” In a lively start Binfield created two early chances with Luke Scope pulling a shot wide while Ferdinand (pictured) forced Chris Rackley into a good save. But it was the defensive brilliance from the likes of Garry Aulsberry, James Charlton and Michael Walton which proved key to the victory. Despite a dominant first half spell, Thatcham struggled to create many early chances with Mark Hughes’ off target header the closest the visitors came. But the Moles were looking lively on the break and earned a penalty on 40 minutes when Thomas hacked down Scope. Up stepped Ferdinand to smash it home and continue his fine goalscoring record this campaign. And the striker doubled his tally shortly after the break when Scope teed up Ferdinand to tuck it in from eight yards for his 13th goal in 12 appearances. Thatcham did finally make the breakthrough with three minutes to play as Thomas met a corner,

but Binfield held out for three huge points. And Moles manager Herridge expressed his delight at match-winner Ferdinand’s start to the campaign. “Ferdi has started the season the way he left off last season really,” said Herridge. “Whether that’s playing as a number nine or playing slightly deeper, Ferdi is enjoying his football. “If you’re enjoying your football, you tend to play well and that’s what Ferdi’s doing. “He’s obviously really important to us. “He scores goals but it’s his overall play, his overall work rate. “When you see your number nine tracking back into your defensive third to make a tackle it tells you an awful lot about the player you’ve got really doesn’t it?” Binfield have a weekend off before next Friday’s huge FA Vase clash against rivals Bracknell Town. The pair had been due to meet in the league on Tuesday, but the game has been rearranged for December 6. BINFIELD: Aulsberry, Lock, Luis (c), M. Walton, Charlton, Broome, White (Jones 61), Knight, Scope, Moore (Wiggins 87), Ferdinand. Subs not used: Etienne, Connor, Lawrence.

Picture: Colin Byers

Moles hold out to set up Vase clash with Robins Buckingham Athletic 2 Binfield 3 BINFIELD set up a mouth-watering FA Vase second qualifying round clash with Bracknell Town after holding off a late fightback against Buckingham Athletic. The Moles cruised into a 3-0 lead through Michael Walton, Matt Jones and Luke Hayden strikes but two goals in the last 10 minutes ensured a nervy finish. However, Roger Herridge’s men held on to set up a clash with rivals Bracknell on September 24 at Larges Lane. The visitors got off to the perfect start, taking the lead after just six minutes when Walton met Jack Broome’s free kick and headed in his second goal of the season. Despite enjoying the majority of possession, the Moles struggled to string passes together in difficult conditions and despite chances at both ends, the score

remained 1-0 going into the break. James Charlton, Liam Ferdinand and James Knight all went close for Binfield while Garry Aulsberry was called into action at the other end. Herridge changed his attack just before the hour mark, introducing youngster Hayden and Jones and the switches paid off almost immediately. The two combined when 17-year-old Hayden broke down the left and crossed for Jones to head in and continue his brilliant scoring record this season of three goals in four sub appearances. And four minutes later the game was as good as won as Hayden extended the impressive start to his Binfield career, latching onto Ferdinand’s pass and finding the bottom corner.

Goalkeeper Josh Menday was in fine form to keep the score down to three and despite late Buckingham goals from Riro Oshima and Robbie Carter, the Moles secured the win.

BINFIELD: Aulsberry; Lock, M. Walton, Charlton, Luis (c); Broome, Knight, Connor (Jones 59); Scope (White 75), Moore (Hayden 57), Ferdinand. Subs not used: Davies, Brown. n LIAM

FERDINAND has won the season’s first Binfield supporters player of the month award. The striker, pictured with Moles secretary Rob Challis, was in scintillating form throughout August, hitting eight goals in as many games to help the Moles reach the Hellenic Premier Division summit. His tally for this season now stands at 13 following Monday night’s brace against Thatcham.

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Sumas easily peeled off after second-half cup collapse Binfield Reserves 4 Wokingham and Emmbrook 0 FOUR SECOND-half goals ensured Wokingham and Emmbrook fell at the first hurdle in the Berks and Bucks Intermediate Cup. There were early chances for both the Sumas and Binfield Reserves but Wokingham were forced into an early change when

George Parsons left the field injured. Neither keeper was beaten before the half was out but two goals shortly after the restart through Adel Bereksi and Aaron Rowland to put Binfield in control, the second coming from the penalty spot. Rowland netted another penalty to make it 3-0 and the scoring was complete with around 10 minutes to play thanks

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to debutant Ewan Lynch. Centre-back Josh Smith and midfielder Charlie Craske also stood out for the Moles as they registered their first win of the season. Wokingham are back in action tomorrow, hosting Bicester Town in the league (3pm).

WOKINGHAM: East, Carter, Broadhurst, Parsons, Duffelen, Rushforth, Wheeler, Haylett, Findlay, Whiting, Douglas. Subs: Pearson, Pulham, Smith

Results and fixtures Friday, September 10

FOOTBALL SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP

FOOTBALL FA WSL 1

Friday, September 10

FA VASE Buckingham Athletic 2-3 Binfield Woodley United 0-4 Ardley United

B&B INTERMEDIATE CUP Binfield Reserves 4-0 Wokingham and Emmbrook Finchampstead 4-0 Ascot United Development

COMBINED COUNTIES DIVISION ONE

Reading Women 0-3 Chelsea Ladies

ICE HOCKEY EPHIL

Monday, September 12

Woodley United Reserves 0-2 Newbury

RUGBY GREEN KING IPA CHAMPIONSHIP

London Irish WIld Geese 13-28 Redingensians

NATIONAL LEAGUE 3 SOUTH WEST Bracknell 27-20 Bournemouth

BB&O PREMIER DIVISION Risborough 29-24 Crowthorne

ICE HOCKEY EPIHL

Pts 16 15 15 14 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 9 9 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 2

Thames Valley League WD 6 0 4 1 4 0 3 1 3 1 3 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0

L 0 0 2 1 1 2 1 4 3 2 3 4 4 4

F A 24 5 22 4 13 8 13 8 12 10 12 15 10 6 5 16 4 6 5 9 4 7 6 14 7 14 4 19

BB&O PREMIER DIVISION

Pts 18 13 12 10 10 9 7 6 4 4 3 3 2 0

ICE HOCKEY EPIHL Basingstoke Bison v Bracknell Bees (5.30pm)

FIXTURES

Sunday, September 18

Saturday, September 17

ICE HOCKEY EPIHL

FOOTBALL SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP

Barnsley v Reading

HELLENIC DIVISION 1 EAST

Wokingham and Emmbrook v Bicester Town AFC Aldermaston v Woodley United Finchampstead v Chalfont Wasps

COMBINED COUNTIES

Championship

P Marlow United 6 Reading YMCA 5 Woodcote SR 6 Cookham Dean 5 Mortimer 5 Wraysbury Vil 5 Highmoor Res 4 Woodley Utd Res 6 Unity 5 Newbury 4 Berks County 4 Taplow United 5 Rotherfield Utd 6 Hurst 4

Salisbury v Bracknell

HAMPSHIRE SENIOR CUP

Milton Keynes Lightning 4-1

Huddersfield Newcastle Barnsley Norwich Birmingham Fulham Brighton Brentford Ipswich Nottm Forest Sheff Wed Reading Bristol City QPR Burton Wolves Aston Villa Leeds Preston Rotherham Derby Cardiff Wigan Blackburn

NATIONAL LEAGUE 3 SOUTH WEST

Crowthorne v Slough

F A 9 5 16 4 18 9 11 8 8 5 8 6 9 6 8 5 8 7 15 15 8 9 7 9 11 10 9 12 12 11 8 9 8 8 7 11 7 7 7 16 1 6 6 12 10 12 6 15

Redingensians v Henley Hawks (2.30pm)

Binfield 2-1 Thatcham Town

Eversley and California 4-1 Fareham Town

NATIONAL LEAGUE 2 SOUTH

Bedford v London Irish

NATIONAL LEAGUE 2 SOUTH

Reading 0-0 Birmingham City

London Irish 36-12 Richmond

L 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 4 5 3 4 4 5 5

FOOTBALL HELLENIC PREMIER DIVISION

Woodley United Reserves v Berks County (2pm) Rotherfield United v Hurst (2pm)

RUGBY GREEN KING IPA CHAMPIONSHIP

Bracknell Bees 2-5 Sheffield Steeldogs

FOOTBALL SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP

THAMES VALLEY LEAGUE – PREMIER DIVISION

WD 5 1 5 0 5 0 4 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 1 3 1 2 3 2 3 1 4 2 1 2 0 1 3 1 2 1 2 1 1 0 2

Tuesday, September 13

California

Eversley and California v Banstead Athletic

THAMES VALLEY LEAGUE – PREMIER DIVISION

Balham 7-1 Eversley and

P 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7

Sunday, September 11

Reading 2-1 Ipswich Town

DIVISION ONE

Bracknell Bees

Hellenic Premier P WD 9 7 0 9 6 0 6 5 1 9 5 1 7 4 1 8 4 1 9 4 1 7 4 0 8 4 0 7 3 2 7 3 1 8 3 1 5 3 1 9 2 3 10 2 2 7 2 1 7 1 2 10 0 0

L 2 3 0 3 2 3 4 3 4 2 3 4 1 4 6 4 4 10

F A 23 8 31 13 30 10 20 16 22 10 16 12 20 20 21 18 15 14 16 12 16 12 15 12 6 5 11 23 16 23 12 17 6 19 7 59

Pts 21 18 16 16 13 13 13 12 12 11 10 10 10 9 8 7 5 0

Hellenic Division 1 East P Headington Ama 4 Penn & Tylers 4 Bicester Town 4 Chalfont Wasps 4 Wokingham 5 Holyport 3 Woodley United 2 AFC Aldermaston 4 Didcot Town Res’ 5 Sandhurst Town 4 Chinnor 5 Finchampstead 4 Rayners Lane 5 Wantage Tn Res’ 5

WD 4 0 3 1 3 0 2 2 2 1 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0

Tuesday, September 20

FOOTBALL EFL CUP

Brighton and Hove Albion v Reading (7.45pm)

HELLENIC PREMIER DIVISION

Bracknell Town v Binfield (7.45pm)

FA WSL 1

Tables Binfield Thatcham Town Thame United Tuffley Rovers Flackwell Heath Wootton Bassett Highworth Town Ascot United Lydney Town Bracknell Town Longlevens AFC Brimscombe Highmoor-Ibis Oxford Nomads Henley Town Ardley United BrackleySaints Burnham

Bracknell Bees v Guildford Flames (6pm)

L 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 2 3 1 3 3 4 5

F A 23 5 11 3 10 7 5 3 9 8 12 3 6 1 12 9 11 15 5 5 6 12 6 8 4 13 3 31

Pts 12 10 9 8 7 6 6 6 6 5 4 3 1 0

Man City Chelsea Ladies Arsenal Ladies Liverpool Ladies Birmingham City Notts County Sunderland Reading Women Doncaster Belles

P WD 14 12 2 13 10 1 13 7 2 13 6 4 13 5 5 12 2 3 13 2 3 13 0 6 10 0 0

L 0 2 4 3 3 7 8 7 10

F A 33 3 36 12 21 11 20 15 8 10 10 20 14 31 9 21 4 32

Pts 38 31 23 22 20 9 9 6 0

IPA Championship P London Irish 2 Jersey 2 Yorkshire Car 2 London Welsh 2 Cornish Pirate 2 Nottingham 2 Ro’ham Titans 2 Doncaster 2 Ealing Trail 2 Bedford 2 Lon Scottish 2 Richmond 2

WD 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

L 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 2

F 55 55 56 68 57 49 46 25 44 26 31 28

A BP 12 1 25 1 37 1 42 3 48 1 48 2 57 1 32 0 61 1 40 1 61 1 77 0

L 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 2

F 15 8 9 7 8 7 3 4 3 5

Pts 9 9 9 7 7 6 5 4 3 1 1 0

EPIHL P Hull 2 Telford 2 M Keynes 2 Sheffield 2 Guildford 2 Peterboro 2 Basingstoke 2 Swindon 2 Bracknell 2 Manchester 2

W 2 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0

OW OL 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

A 6 2 5 3 8 3 8 10 9 15

Pts 4 4 4 4 3 2 0 0 0 0

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A stunning start for Sophie By SUE CORCORAN news@wokinghampaper.co.uk

WOKINGHAM’S paralympic equestrian Sophie Christian had a stunning start at Rio. Her huge score in the dressage team test on Monday beat 74 other riders doing the tests at different grades. Last night Sophie, who went to All Saints Primary, Wokingham, had her eyes set on gold in the individual dressage championship test. The Great Britain team was also due to find out if it had won medals last night. Sophie is hoping for another chance of a medal today in the individual freestyle test. Entry to this depends on championship test results. Sophie, 28, competes in Grade 1a events for the most disabled riders. She is riding her

horse Athene who recovered from an infection just in time to travel to Brazil. A team spokesman said Sophie had shown stunning work in the arena on Monday. “The judges agreed, with high marks awarded across the board for a final total score of 77.522%.” Sophie, who discovered the joy of riding while at All Saints, said afterwards: “Athene’s so young [at nine years old] so to cope with that arena I was over the moon. It felt a bit tentative today, but I know that there’s more to come. “Athene’s been absolutely amazing, for any nine year old to go out and do that, she doesn’t really like noise but she absolutely knows her job.” She now lives in Maidenhead and works two days a week at investment bankers Goldman Sachs.

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Top of the league and having a laugh! By TOM CROCKER tcrocker@wokinghampaper.co.uk BINFIELD boss Roger Herridge insists a place in the top six remains the target, despite his side storming to top spot in the early Hellenic Premier Division table. Momentum continues to grow around the Moles as they maintained their good start with an impressive 2-1 win over promotion hopefuls and former leaders Thatcham Town on Monday night. And while Herridge is happy with the campaign so far, he is aware there is an awfully long way to go. “We are obviously delighted with our start but we’re certainly not getting carried away,” the Moles manager told The Wokingham Paper. “You don’t win anything for being top of the league in the second week of September. “All credit goes to the group of players really. “As with most clubs during August, we’ve dealt with injuries but we’ve also had to deal with availability in terms of people being away on holiday as well. “I think we’ve used over 30 players already this season so I suppose it shows the depth of quality of players that we’ve got available.” Before the campaign started, Herridge said he hoped to gatecrash the top six come the end of the season. And despite the flying start, the Binfield boss says the objective still remains the same. “There’s some very, very good teams in this league,” said Herridge. “There’s teams like Bracknell and Thatcham, who have shown a signal of their intent with their signings. “I’m happy with the squad of players

we’ve got. “We’ve got a little bit of inexperience in certain places but what we have got is quite a tight-knit group. “They work incredibly hard for one another and we’ve got lots of legs in our side.” He continued: “Certainly I think we’ll be a competitive team right the way through the season if we keep everybody together and fit and available. “We’re just enjoying it at the minute. “There’s no pressure on us whatsoever. “The target before the season started was to make sure we break into that top six and the target six weeks into the season is to make sure we finish in the top six. “We’d like to finish higher but there’s a number of very good teams in this league and football can change very, very quickly.” Despite playing down Binfield’s title chances, Herridge did at least concede that recent results against Highmoor-Ibis and Thatcham may make other people stand up and take notice of his side. “There are no doubts Thatcham will finish in the top two,” said Herridge. “Whether they finish in the top two with Bracknell Town or Flackwell, that’s still there to be seen. “But maybe people will look at us now and maybe they won’t underestimate us now. “I keep an eye on the Hellenic League forum and when people are on there at the start of the season tipping their league winners, I don’t think we got a mention. “That’s fine by me. We’ll just enjoy it. “There’s no expectation and we’ll see where it takes us.”

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n Herridge: No pressure on my side as Binfield keep up flying start to season

With Binfield at the top of the table, boss Roger Herridge has every reason to be all smiles Picture: Colin Byers

Stam and Royals out to tame Tykes

JAAP STAM says Reading will have to be “very sharp” as they prepare to take on a rampant Barnsley at Oakwell tomorrow. Surprise package Barnsley, newly promoted from League One, are the top scorers in the Championship with 18 goals from their seven games so far. And after thrashing Wolves 4-0 at Molineux on Tuesday night, Paul Heckingbottom’s Tykes shot up to third in the table and represent tough opposition for the Royals. “They’ve had a great start,” said Stam. “They’ve got a very good team and style of play as well. “We’ve seen their clips so we know a bit about what they do and how we want to play against them. “It’s going to be an interesting game.” He added: “If you start well in the season and you get that confidence in the way that you’re playing, you start winning games then in the group you get that feeling of ‘OK, we can do this’. “We got promoted, went up to a different competition but even in this competition we can win games with a certain style and with the quality players we have. “Everybody now is aware of their qualities as a team and the players as well in what they can do. “We need to be very focussed and very sharp on Saturday.” Stam has a couple of injury concerns to consider ahead of the trip to Yorkshire. Joey van den Berg, who was named in the starting line-up to face Birmingham City on Tuesday night, pulled out in the warm-up with a hamstring problem and could miss the clash while John Swift (hamstring) is still being eased back into contention But Reading can call upon George Evans, the last-minute replacement for van den Berg, who performed admirably as part of a back three which was relatively untroubled against the Blues. “George did a terrific job,” said Stam. “He can play that position and he’s done that before. “It is never easy to step in straightaway and do well. “We already told George during the warm-up that Joey had a small problem so he could focus himself, which he did and he had a good game.” n FOR more Reading FC news turn to page 36.

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