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SOPHIE’S AMAZING DOUBLE TRIPLE Three golds at Rio for former All Saints pupil

By SUE COROCORAN news@wokinghampaper.co.uk WOKINGHAM’S Paralympian equestrian Sophie Christiansen has achieved an amazing double treble of gold medals across the Rio and London games, writes Sue Corocoran.

Last week, Sophie – a former pupil at All Saints Primary in Wokingham – scooped a gold medal in each of her events at Rio. It’s a repeat of her performance at the 2012 London games where she did the same thing. She now has eight Paralympic golds and has competed in four games.

Sophie has thanked all Lottery ticket buyers who helped fund her sport.

Her third Rio gold came in the individual freestyle dressage event, where she performed to music written specially for her and her horse Athene

by Harry Potter film composer Nick Hooper.

Athene’s performance is remarkable.

It wasn’t known until the last moment whether she had recovered from an

infection well enough to travel to Rio. After the freestyle gold Sophie said: “It’s amazing, I’m so proud of all my team, I’m just thrilled. We won the Gold team medal by 20% which is amazing.

“It’s down to grassroots sport in the UK, through Riding for the Disabled Association and also UK Sport and the Lottery funding, it’s a massive level of support, so thank you to everyone who buys their Lottery tickets.”

Sophie and Athene were the final competitors in the freestyle event. A GB equestrian spokesman said: “With a stunning start to their test, there were high scores awarded for their medium walk and transitions.

“As they planted their final halt, the crowd waved, before the cheers erupted after a score of 79.700% was given, meaning a British one-two for the second day running, with Sophie taking the Gold and Anne (Dunham) the Silver.”

BBC commentator Leon Taylor tweeted: “Take a bow @ SophieChristiansen87 3 gold medals in Rio to match 3 golds in London. One of the most impressive women I know.X”

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A TOWN centre care home is celebrating after receiving a seal of approval from an official body.

Alexandra Grange Care Home in Mollly Millars Lane was awarded a ‘Good’ rating by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), following a recent inspection.

CQC stated that, “People were treated with kindness, dignity and respect.

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Lifeboat fundraiser brought to book THE ANNUAL book sale held in aid of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution will take place later this month, just across the borough’s border.

The Mortimer and District branch of the Lifeboats charity will welcome bibliophiles to St John’s Church Hall in Mortimer on Saturday, September 24 from 10am to 4pm and Sunday, September 25 from 10am to 2pm. Entry is free and last year’s sale raised more than £2,800 for the chairty.

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Free autumn concert on Sunday A CHAMBER choir is to hold an autumn concert with free entry.

All Saints Church in Swallowfield is to be the setting for the Farley Singers’

their care as far as they were able and relatives/representatives told us they had been asked for their views on the service for particular individuals.

“People’s care and support needs were reviewed regularly”.

The team at the home were thrilled with the news. The home’s general manager, Magda Radoicovici said: “Our ‘Good’ report is the result of a

tremendous amount of hard work and commitment. I would like to thank and congratulate everyone involved.

“We are very pleased with our achievement; this is a boost for the team and everyone is fully committed to drive the home towards Outstanding.”

The luxury care home, on Oaklands Drive in Wokingham, provides residential and dementia care for up to 55 residents.

show on Sunday, September 25.

The programme includes English and Irish choral classics from composers such as Ralph Vaughan Williams, Charles Wood and Herbert Howells.

Starting at 7.30pm, the evening boasts free entry, although the choir will welcome donations for the church and Macmillan Cancer Care.

All are welcome.

a donation, car parking is £1. All proceeds will go towards fundraising projects for the school. No dogs or smoking is permitted on the school grounds.

There is no need to pre-book a space, simply turn up. Refreshments will be available throughout the day.

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School PTA to host boot sale A CAR boot sale will be held at a school in Lower Earley this weekend .

The Hawkedon Primary School Association (HPSA) is welcoming sellers onto the school grounds in Hawkedon Way this Sunday (25) from 9am, with buyers welcome from 10am.

The entry fee for sellers in cars is £5, vans is £10. Any gazebos must be secured with weighted feet.

Buyers are welcome to make

Talk fostering A TWYFORD church is to be the venue for an open evening aimed at people who want to foster or adopt.

Wokingham Borough Council is organising the event on Thursday, September 29 between 12.30pm and 2.45pm.

Experts will be on hand to offer advice to people considering looking after children.

For more information, call the borough council’s fostering team on (0118) 974 6204 or email: fostering@ wokingham.gov.uk

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Have your say on borough’s big local plan

By PHIL CREIGHTON news@wokinghampaper.co.uk THE shape of the borough for the next 20 years is currently being considered by the Council – and there is still time for residents’ views to be heard.

The new Local Plan will look at how the borough will prepare for the ongoing regeneration project, which will see at least 13,000 new homes built in the region.

Plans need to be made to create new employment opportunities, roads, schools, parks, shops and community facilities.

Once finalised, the plan will be adopted in May 2019.

As part of the preparations for this, the Council earlier this week published its Call For Sites – a list of land that could be considered for future housing development.

It said that many of the suggested sites may not be suitable or able to be delivered but each would be assessed according to how easily the sites would integrate with existing developments including shops, services and road and rail links.

A spokesperson for the council said that they will not be seeking comments on specific sites nominated for development at this stage – an opportunity to do so will come next year instead.

However, the first stage of the local plan consultation, covering the whole of the borough, is open for comment until 4pm on Friday, September 30.

The council said that this is a discussion stage rather than a draft plan and involves asking questions relating to different planning issues that the borough will face.

Wokingham Borough Council’s executive member for planning and regeneration Cllr Mark Ashwell said: “It’s important to understand that the Local Plan Update is about more than new homes.

“It will also establish what needs to come with those homes – new schools, new roads and other transport investment, new parks and play areas, new sporting and community facilities, new health facilities and all the other things that make communities work.

It’s also about maintaining our current high quality of life, ensuring we remain an economic success story and protecting what is most important in our environment.

“Part of this process is gathering a comprehensive picture of all the land that may be available for development so that these can be assessed and the best spots selected.” n To take part in the Local Plan survey, log on to www.wokingham.gov.uk and search for consultations

Man’s death ‘not suspicious’ THE death of a man in Earley yesterday morning is not being treated as suspicious, according to police.

Fire crews, paramedics and police officers were called to a property in Silverdale Road in the early hours of Thursday morning following reports of a medical emergency at around 5.30am.

Crews from Whitley Wood fire station broke the door down to allow

ambulance officers to gain access to the property, but a 76-year-old man was declared dead at the scene.

A spokesperson for Thames Valley Police said: “Officers attended the scene, where the ambulance and fire services were already in attendance.

“The death is being treated as unexplained but not suspicious and a file will now be prepared for the coroner.”

Mayors meet the Freemasons at open day THE Borough mayor and his Woodley Town counterpart were just two of the visitors to the Berkshire Masonic open day held on Saturday.

Cllr Bob Pitts and Cllr Jenny Cheng toured the buildings at Sindlesham Court and learnt more about the group’s fundraising efforts. The Masons also invited charities that had received donations from its members to take part in an exhibition.

The day was a Public Awareness Campaign to raise the profile of Freemasonry within the district and also gave visitors a chance to ask questions about the organisation.

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By PHIL CREIGHTON news@wokinghampaper.co.uk A YARD used to store construction cranes and heavy machinery could be turned into 50 homes if plans get the green light.

Under the proposals, the site used

by Hewden on Old Forest Road in Emmbrook ward will be converted into the development. The plans include a mixture of affordable housing, car parking and landscaping.

The designs for the site will complement the surrounding area based on traditional designs.

Developers Ashill said that the existing access from Old Forest Road will be improved on. It also said that with fewer heavy goods vehicles movements in the area, air quality will increase as will highway safety.

The site also backs on the Waterloo railway line.

The company has already been meeting with residents and Wokingham Town Council

representatives and is now planning a public exhibition early next month.

More than 1,200 invites have been sent out and the event will take place on Tuesday, October 4 at Woosehill Community Hall from 3pm to 7pm.

Ben Boyce, Ashill’s managing director, said the company was committed to liaising with residents.

“The brownfield site is soon to become vacant and we are pleased to bring forward plans for its sensitive redeveopment with an attractive residential scheme comprising a mix of houses and apartments, and incorporating a number of affordable homes together with associated car parking and new landscaping,” he said.

“We are genuinely keen to work with the local community in developing our plans and would like to encourage people to come along to the exhibition so we can hear the views of local residents and feed them into our plans, where possible.” n For more details or to give feedback, call Ashill on 0800 298 7040 or email feedback@consultation-online.co.uk

We are amused! Victoria Arms prepares for ‘retro’ music nights LIVE music is making a comeback to a town centre pub thanks to a new landlord.

Chris Kavanagh has taken over the helm of The Victoria Arms in Easthampstead Road and, from tonight, there will be live music every weekend.

Together with partner Robin Flood, the pair are putting together a line-up that aims to celebrate the best of the past and also encourage the talent of tomorrow.

Fridays will be an open mic night hosted

by Real and Jake.

“They will help mentor youngsters with their music,” promises Robin, citing things like how to hold the microphone as mistakes rookies make.

Saturdays will see a range of bands from different genres. Opening the slot this weekend will be the Jason Hendrix Experience, followed by Wardour Street for a Mod night on October 1 and Vocal Lion – a Bob Marley tribute – on October 8.

“We’re very, very excited. People will be

coming over from Reading, it’s been really encouraging for us to hear them say they’ll come over,” Robin said.

Chris said that the duo’s plans will put the pub, which had been shut for a while before re-opening last year, back on the map.

“Music attracts a broad church,” he said.

“We’re going to build this pub up.”

The pub also shows sports on three screens and is planning to do food in the future.

The pair also pledge to be good neighbours, sound proofing the drums and “we won’t make it too loud”, said Robin.

But above all, it’s about creating a good atmosphere for the pub.

“We’ll get people dancing, we feel this is right for Wokingham,” said Chris.

The pub is looking for new up and coming bands and solo artists and poets to join them. For more details, come along to the Open Mic night tonight.

Pub staff’s supermarket sweep STAFF at The Dukes Head pub, Wokingham are pouring cups, not pints, at a charity event to help Macmillan Cancer Support.

The coffee morning next Friday at 10am is being run by landlady Julie Taylor and one of her customers.

Earlier that morning Julie and a member of the pub staff, Corina Hawes, are doing a supermarket sweep.

They will be given a surprise list of 12 items to find in the store.

The quickest to do it will win.

The two whirlwind shoppers will be sponsored to raise money for Macmillan.

“We’re not allowed to run and we’ll have someone following us to make sure we don’t ask a shop assistant where items are,” explained Julie.

“One item will be obscure so it’s hard to find.”.

The name of the store is secret until the day to prevent recce runs.

Five Live night will benefit charities GOOD hearted local musicians are performing at a Five Live evening to raise money for charity.

Proceeds will go to the local Soulscape charity helping young people. Wokingham Town Mayor Gwynneth Hewetson chose Soulscape as her charity for the year.

Performers will be: Wokingham Choral Society, duo When We Speak who cover songs from Eric Clapton to Kings of Leon, close harmony singing group with a “folky feel” Jaxannah, Saint Sebastian Wokingham Band and The Hula Monkeys who include ukulele players.

The event takes place on Saturday, October 15 at 7.30pm at Whitty Theatre, Luckley House School, Wokingham RG40 3EU. Tickets are £12 (under 12s are free) from 0333 666 3366 or go to www. ticketsource.co.uk/ wokingham-towncouncil.

Literary Society to open new chapter THE first meeting of the new season for Wokingham Literary Society takes place later this month.

The group will consider Two Sided Authors when listening to a talk by Ann Williams.

It takes place from 7.30pm on Thursday, September 29 at Wokingham

Baptist Church in Milton Road.

The group meets again on Thursday, October 6 for a talk by Bob Thornton entitled Lord Bryon: Genius And/Or Gigolo?

Places cost £2.50 and can be booked by calling 0118 978 6520 or logging on to wokinghamliterarysociety.org.uk.

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Council plans affordable homes for Hurst village

By PHIL CREIGHTON news@wokinghampaper.co.uk A CONSULTATION has been launched over plans to demolish six council homes in Hurst and replace them with 11 new affordable homes.

Wokingham Borough Council is requesting feedback from residents over the scheme, situated in Tape Lane.

The £2million scheme will see the six houses – all pre-fabs that were built just after the Second World War – knocked down and replaced with 10 new two- and three-bedroom houses and a three-bedroom bungalow. All have south facing gardens and parking spaces. Each house would also have a bin store and cycle shelter.

The existing brick semi-detached houses in Tape Lane would remain.

The Council said that the existing homes were built using Swedish timber and designed as a short-term measure to meet the post-war housing crisis.

It added that significant expenditure would be needed to keep them in an acceptable condition and they would still be very expensive for residents to heat.

With more homes planned for the site, the council hopes to help get some

more local households off the housing register.

The council’s housing team said it has already been in contact with the existing ‘prefab’ tenants to discuss either temporarily rehousing them if they want to return to Tape Lane, or move them to permanent homes elsewhere.

A public consultation into the plans was held at nearby St Nicholas CE Primary School last summer, and the feedback from those who attended has helped shape the application now submitted.

This new consultation is open for comments until Thursday, October 14.

Cllr Julian McGhee-Sumner, executive member for health and wellbeing, said: “We want the best possible homes for our existing and future tenants.

“If this planning application is agreed, the area as a whole will benefit from much-needed affordable homes for more local families.”

To see and comment on the planning application, visit Wokingham Borough Council’s planning portal at wokingham.gov.uk and search for application number 162529.

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MP praises pioneering pupils as he opens the Bohunt

Cllr Charlotte Haitham Taylor and John Redwood, MP for Wokingham, joined Bohunt School pupils on Friday to officially declare the school open Picture: Phil Creighton

WOKINGHAM MP John Redwood cut the ribbon on the Bohunt, the borough’s first new secondary school for more than 50 years.

He visited the school last Friday and was taken on a tour by headteacher Ben Godber, accompanied by Cllr Charlotte Haitham Taylor, executive member for children’s services for Wokingham Borough Council.

In his speech, Mr Redwood praised the pupils for joining the new £32.5million school, being built on the Arborfield Garrison site.

“You are pioneers,” he told them. “I wish you every success and your hard work is rewarded in due course with good results.”

Mr Godber said: “With the incredible facilities and buildings we have been blessed with by Wokingham Borough Council, alongside our outstanding staff and collective ambition, Bohunt Wokingham is going to be an exceptional school.”

After the ribbon cutting ceremony, Mr Redwood joined the pupils for cakes and squash in the school’s communal area.

Young cyclist knocked down in hit and run: Police appeal for witnesses AN APPEAL has been made for witnesses after two young cyclists were involved in a hit and run incident.

Around 2.30pm on Sunday, the 12-year-olds were cycling along Loddon Bridge Road towards the Just Tiles roundabout.

One of the boys was involved in a collision with a car, believed to be a black Ford Focus, and was knocked from his bicycle.

The car did not stop.

The boy was subsequently taken to the Royal Berkshire Hospital with injuries to his right arm and hand.

Thames Valley Police said that the driver of the car is white, aged approximately 30 years old,

with dark blond hair and had a beard.

Investigating officer PC Sally Barden, from the Joint Operations Unit for Roads Policing, said: “I would like to speak to anyone who saw this collision take place or who saw a black Ford Focus travelling in the vicinity at the time of the collision.

“The victim was a young boy who was cycling with a friend of the same age, and the vehicle failed to stop at the scene. Anyone with any information should come forward and speak to police.”

Anyone with any information about the collision should call PC Sally Barden, based at Three Mile Cross, via the 24-hour Thames Valley Police enquiry centre on 101.

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Two photofits released of a man police want to speak to after a series of indecent exposure incidents in neighbouring Binfield

TWO efits have been released by Thames Valley Police after a spate of flashing incidents in Binfield.

There have been eight recorded indecent exposures since June 1 and now police want to catch the man.

Officers believe that the incidents are all linked.

They include:  At about midnight on Wednesday, June 1, a man exposed himself to a 52-year-old woman near to Jocks Lane  At about 9.45pm on Tuesday, July 19, a man exposed himself to a 69-year-old woman in Hitherhooks Hill  At about 10.05pm on Monday, July 18, a man exposed himself to a 26-year-old woman in Jocks Lane  At about 8.45pm on Saturday, July 30, a man exposed himself to a 52-year-old woman in Mill Green  At about 8.45pm on Saturday, August 20, a man exposed himself to an 80-year-old woman in Wokingham Road near the junction with Anders Corner  At about midnight on Sunday, August 21, a man exposed himself to a

52-year-old woman near Jocks Lane  At about 6.15pm on Tuesday, August 30, a man exposed himself to a woman in Harvest Ride  At about 6.25pm on Tuesday, August 30, a man exposed himself to woman in Forest Road.

Investigating officer, Det Sgt Mat Pytches, from Local CID based at Bracknell police station, said: “I would like to re-assure members of the local community that we are conducting a thorough investigation into all these incidents. In order to assist us with this we would like to identify the man in these images who we believe may have vital information.

“I would urge anyone with any information to contact Det Con Doug Crowe via the Thames Valley Police enquiry centre on 101.

“If you do not 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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Bicycle stolen outside store A BICYCLE has been stolen from outside a supermarket in Woodley.

Between 7pm and 7.15pm on Tuesday, September 13, the black and orange Cross Hybrid pushbike was stolen from outside the Marks & Spencer Simply Food store in London Road.

Investigating officer PC Alex Moore from Loddon Valley Police Station is keen to hear from anyone who may have any information relating to the theft.

Anyone with information is urged to contact 101.

Double fun at bowling club A double date for your diary is coming up at Three Mile Cross Bowling Club.

On Friday, September 30, the group will welcome visitors to its Macmillan Coffee Morning between 10am and noon. During the event, tea and cakes will be served, with proceeds going to Macmillan Cancer Support.

Then, the next day – Saturday, October 1 – it will hold a jumble sale featuring clothing, books, DVDs, handbags and household bric-a-brac.

This takes place at the Ford’s Forge clubhouse, which is close to the Swan pub.

For more details, log on to www. threemilecrossbowlingclub.co.uk or call 0118 988 2240.

Get puzzling at quiz night MEMBERS of Woosehill Church are preparing for a battle of wits, thanks to its regular quiz night.

The event will be held in St Paul’s Parish Rooms in Reading Road and see teams of up to eight battle it out to become quiz champions.

Tickets cost £10 and include a fish and chip supper (sausage or vegetarian alternatives are available) and guests are invited to bring their own drinks and snacks.

It takes place from 7.15pm on Saturday, October 1 and individuals who wish to be part of a team can be accommodated by the church.

For catering purposes, places should be booked by September 25.

For more details, call 0118 978 3305.

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

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Borough in Bloom

Silver success as judges praise community efforts

By PHIL CREIGHTON news@wokinghampaper.co.uk EFFORTS to brighten the borough with blooms has paid off, with success for many local councils in the area.

Last week, judges from the Thames & Chilterns in Bloom contest revealed the results of their deliberations.

Wokingham Town Council, Woodley Town Council and Twyford Parish Council have all received silver gilt awards for their efforts. This is the first year that Woodley and Twyford have entered and all are pleased with their progress.

In Wokingham, judges praised the commitment and the breadth of involvement from across the community, and at all ages.

This co-operation meant that the town was nominated for the regional community involvement award, only to be pipped at the post by Amersham.

Incredible Edible, the Pavilions border and the Wokingham Library project team were all given a ‘thriving’ level by the judges – one grade below ‘outstanding’.

The Cockpit Path community garden group was judged to be ‘outstanding’ because of their dedication since the beginning of the town’s Bloom journey. The group was also awarded the Royal Horticultural Society’s 2016 It’s Your Neighbourhood National Certificate of Distinction.

Hawthorns Primary School was ‘highly commended’ in the Mark Mattock school challenge – the judges were very impressed by what the children had to show them.

Cllr Nick Campbell-White, chairman of the town council’s amenities committee said: “I am delighted that once again Wokingham has achieved such recognition for all the work that has gone on locally to improve our environment through the Bloom initiative.

“So many volunteers have worked to decorate our town, introduce new areas of planting and involve local residents of all ages. A Silver Gilt, with an improved mark from last year, together with all of the It’s Your Neighbourhood success, is lovely!”

Photo shows Rob Scott and Partner Andrea Burlingham holding their recently born twins Lucie and Gus as they are presented with the award Picture: Sports Alive Photography

WORK carried out by Hare Hatch Sheeplands garden centre to protect the environment received recognition on Monday.

At the annual awards ceremony for Twyford Together, formerly known as Twyford Village Partnership, the centre won The Environment Award.

Judges praised Sheeplands

best front garden contest, open to anyone living in the RG10 area, which formed part of the village’s Twyford in Bloom effort.

“I am really pleased that our efforts have been commended,” said Sheeplands owner Rob Scott. “We try in so many different ways to protect the environment.

“One small example is how

In Woodley, judges gave the The Friends of Woodford Park a Thriving award for the Queen’s Birthday Garden adjacent to the War Memorial in Woodford Park.

This was opened by Theresa May MP earlier in the summer, before she became Prime Minister.

Chair of The Friends of Woodford Park, David Provins, said: “It was only in March that Friends of Woodford Park became a local community group and so we are delighted to have been recognised with an award for our first project. The judges were looking for community participation, environmental responsibility and gardening achievement. Recognition was made for the way that we are already demonstrating each of these.”

we encourage customers to take their purchases home in a recycled cardboard box rather than pay for a plastic bag. The money we would have charged for a bag is then going to local schools to encourage children to garden and grow and learn to protect the environment.

“I am greatly encouraged by this award.”

The town centre’s hanging baskets were also singled out by judges, receiving a silver award.

Woodley Town Centre manager Jacques Lherbier said: “I am absolutely delighted with the award. The hanging baskets were magnificent this year and I have had many compliments from shoppers and residents.”

Twyford Parish Council is celebrating after its initiatives for the contest were recognised by the judges, who noted: “It is apparent that Twyford is a thriving community. Britain in Bloom provides a further opportunity (for Twyford Together) to engage different groups whose key focus is to improve the environment and organise activities which will provide pleasure for many people, adults and children alike.”

Thunderstorms damage primary school HEAVY rainstorms have badly flooddamaged a primary school, causing thousands of pounds of damage, writes Sue Corcoran.

Ceilings were brought down, the main IT room damaged and five classrooms affected at All Saints Primary School in Norreys Avenue last Thursday evening and in the early hours of Friday morning.

The waterlogging was so severe that it took three people to lift a sodden PE mat from the wooden flooring.

To combat the damp, the school hired two wet vacuums and three dehumidifiers from FTH Hire Group in Farnborough, who

gave the school a discount and delivered first thing on Friday morning.

Parents also called the school to offer help to clear up the damage.

Two classes were moved to the dining room for lessons.

Speaking to The Wokingham Paper, Headteacher Jacqui Kearney said: “We’ve had a lot of damage, costing thousands of pounds. In the main hall the ceiling came down: we’re hoping the new parquet floor isn’t damaged.

“Five classrooms and corridors were affected. Two classes are working in the dining room.

“All the pupils are still in school. We’re very resilient and just keep going but it’s all hands on deck.”

“The rain came through the roof. We also have internal down pipes in our 70s building. The rain was too much for them and the water came up through the drains under the floor.”  The heavy rain causes localised flooding around the Emm Brook area with the Dog & Duck beer garden submerged.

Budges Cottages also flooded.

Two trees fell down – one in Reading Road, the other in London Road, but amazingly no one was injured.

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By SUE CORCORAN news@wokinghampaper.co.uk ONE of the highlights of Wokingham’s year, the Living Advent Calendar, was launched earlier this year with an appeal for volunteer actors – and a donkey.

The event attracts hundreds of people but the organisers want even more to hear about the huge range of music, song, dance and other entertainment on the calendar from December 1-24.

Entry is free every evening. Instead, there will be collections for charities Building for the Future, Dingley’s Promise and Soulscape.

A key event, the Live Nativity performance, will be on Sunday December 18, starting at 3pm with music and refreshments in Market Place. The audience will then process to Howard Palmer Gardens for the performance at 4pm.

Hayley Blakeman of the BottleTop Theatre Community said: “We will have a core cast of about 10 from local churches and groups but we want others from the community to join in.

“BottleTop builds community through theatre. Everyone is welcome to join in. You don’t need to have acted

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Pictured are, front from left: Wokingham Town Mayor Gwynneth Hewetson, Hayley Blakeman of Bottle Top Theatre Community, Calendar organiser Shelley Mountain, Janet Love of more arts, local singer Gillie; at the back, from left, are Mike Townend of Martin & Co, Maurice Monk of more arts, and Danny Mountain. Picture: Sue Corocoran

before, or even be available for all the rehearsals. Just email me at bottletop@live.co.uk.

“We’d also like to have a donkey to lead us from Market Place to the gardens. Please let me know if you can help.”

As in a normal advent calendar, there’s an element of surprise about events each evening from December 1-24. But to make it a bit easier this

year there will be some “leaks” of details on or even before each day via the website: www.wokingham-tc. gov.uk/advent and Twitter: @wokingham_tc A secret surprise of Wokingham’s fourth Living Advent Calendar was let slip at the event’s launch: an Elvis act will be one of the big attractions.

The calendar is being run for Wokingham Town Council and more

arts. by Shelley and Danny Mountain of Mountain Entertainment. They both have performing backgrounds and singer Danny is in demand for wedding, birthday and other celebrations in Wokingham and across the UK. Shelley said: “It’s very exciting to be running the Living Advent Calendar this year. We know the calendar is a successful event. We now want it to grow even more and ask the venues and others to help get the word out.”

The venues in shops, churches, Martin & Co estate agents, pubs and Wokingham Library are in the calendar’s information leaflet and on the website.

The event starts on December 1 outside Wokingham Town Hall.

Dressing the Christmas tree is on Monday, December 5. Children from local schools put decorations on the tree and Wokingham Choral Society will sing.

Christmas Eve will see a wrap up party at Howard Palmer Gardens with fun singalong Christmas songs by Wham, Slade and others.

Weekday events are at 6.15pm and weekend ones at 4pm.

Wokingham Rotary and Wokingham Lions Clubs will be event supporters.

Spotlight on film club A FILM club that meets in a village hall is returning to Beech Hill later this month.

The Beech Hill Cinema is launching its third season, offering a monthly film night, from Tuesday, September 27.

The film will be Spotlight, the true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the child abuse scandal of within the local Catholic church.

Doors open at 7.30pm with the film starting at 8pm.

Filmgoers can enjoy a glass of wine, coffee and refreshments from the village shop in St Mary’s Beech Hill before the lights go down.

On Tuesday, October 25, the film will be Love and Friendship, while on November 22, they will screen Stephen Spielberg’s Bridge of Spies.

Entry to each film is £5 or £2.50 for children.

Season tickets cost £35 and can be bought from the Beech Hill village shop, or from its website, www.bhmh.org.uk

Animals focus for art club WILD ANIMALS form the focus for this month’s meeting of the Woodley and Earley Art Group.

The society meets in the Oakwood Centre in Woodley and, for its September meeting, will be welcoming Cate Wetherall for a demonstration.

She will be explaining how people can use pastels to capture some animal magic.

The meeting costs £4 for non-members and starts at 7pm on Thursday, September 29.

To book a place, call 0118 969 3311.

Fostering: helping a child find their place

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LMOST all children are loved by their parents but sometimes parents make the wrong choices,” says Sally.

“You give a lot in fostering,” she continues, “Every placement has its complications and challenges, but we're just here to help – to help that child find their place.”

Sally is sitting opposite me and next to her partner Ben (not their real names).

They have been fostering children for a number of years and are proud as they recall how they have been able to support young people.

The couple, who live in the Wokingham borough, are keen to encourage others to get involved and see the difference for themselves.

They were delighted to relate the ways in which they have been able to make a difference to lives over the years – and they are keen to share their experiences with others so more children can benefit from a loving home.

“Fostering is something we, as ordinary people, could do,” Ben says.

“We would recommend it, if it's right for you,” Sally added.

Fostering simply provides a child with the home life they need and it can be a short term placement for just a few weeks or it could be longer.

Children in need of fostering may be unable to live with birth parents due to their ill-health, abuse or neglect.

It can sometimes have a real affect on the way in which children behave.

“Actually, just to be normal, just to be one of the crowd, can be a huge achievement,” Sally says of the struggles that some youngsters face.

Ben and Sally didn’t wake up one day and decide they wanted to be foster parents.

“It probably took about six months – it wasn't something we jumped into,” Ben said.

‘Fostering is something we, as ordinary people, could do’

Supported all the way by social workers and a network of fellow foster carers, the couple feel that they have never been alone.

“When we've needed help, they've been right there with us,” Sally said.

“They heard our cry and responded.”

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foster carers to provide family homes for some of the borough’s 83 children and young people needing them.

Because of the shortfall in foster carers in the Wokingham Borough, many of our children and young people have to be separated from family and friends and have their lives disrupted even further because

carers cannot be found locally.

Wokingham Borough Council is holding a fostering information event on Thursday 29th September at United Reform Church Hall, Church Street, Twyford, RG10 9DR. Running from 12.30 to 2.45pm, you can drop-in, meet foster carers and find out more.

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Parish noticeboard Friday, September 23 John Redwood surgery. To book call 0118 962 9501 or email office@wokinghamconservatives.org.uk

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. Wokingham Town Council. Finance and Personnel meeting. 7.30pm.Town Hall, Market Place, Wokingham RG40 1AS Woodley Town Council Full Council. 8pm. The Oakwood Centre, Headley Road, Woodley, RG5 4JZ

Wednesday, Sepetmber 28 Wokingham Borough Council. Audit Commitee. 7pm.

Civic offices, Shute End RG40 1BN

Thursday, September 29 Shinfield Parish Council planning and highways meeting. 7.30pm. Shinfield Parish Hall, School Green.

Wokingham Borough Council. SE Connect Garage, Finchampstead Road, Wokingham: planning application site visit. 3.15pm.

Wokingham Borough Council. Personnel Board meeting. 6pm. Civic offices, Shute End RG40 1BN Wokingham Borough Council. Executive meeting.

7.30pm. Civic offices, Shute End RG40 1BN

Monday, October 3 Charvil Parish Council village hall and amenities meeting. 8pm. Charvil Village Hall, Park Lane.

St Nicholas Hurst parish council meeting. 7.30pm.

Hurst Village Halls, School Road Hurst RG10 0DR. Wokingham Without Parish Council meeting. 7.30pm.

Howard Palmer Room, St Sebastian’s Hall, Nine Mile Ride RG40 3BA.

To advertise email advertising@wokinghampaper.co.uk A MAN from Wokingham has been fined £500 for driving over the alcohol limit.

Paul Dorrity, 50, of Osborne Road, appeared at Reading Magistrates’ Court on August 9 where he pleaded guilty to driving in Bracknell on July 13 this year while over the alcohol limit.

Mr Dorrity was fined £500, ordered to pay a surcharge of £50, costs of £85, and was disqualified from driving for 12 months.

A MAN from Woodley has been convicted of sending offensive or indecent messages.

Peter Aaron William Lewendon, 34, of Foxglove, appeared at Reading Magistrates’ Court on August 9 where he was found guilty of sending a text message that was grossly offensive or of an indecent, obscene or menacing character on February 27 this year. For this charge he was ordered to carry out 120 hours of unpaid community work within the next 12 months, pay a victim surcharge of £60 and costs of £350.

Mr Lewendon was also found guilty of using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour or disorderly behaviour, with intent to cause harassment, alarm or distress, towards two women in Woodley on the same day. He received no separate penalty for this charge.

Mr Lewendon also pleaded guilty to driving without an appropriate licence on February 27. For this charge he was fined £100, and had his licence endorsed with three points.

A TEENAGER from Three Mile Cross has pleaded guilty to assault.

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From the courts

Walk, appeared at Reading Magistrates’ Court on August 10 where he admitted beating a man in Reading on January 17 this year. He also pleaded guilty to failing to surrender to court on May 23.

Mr Reed-Jones was made the subject of a community order, ordered to pay £200 compensation, a surcharge of £60 and costs of £100.

A WOMAN from Wokingham is due to appear in court charged with assault and public order offences.

Lucy Lightfoot, 27, of Humber Close, appeared at Reading Magistrates’ Court on August 11 where she denied assaulting a man in Reading on April 4, and using threatening, abusive, insulting words or behaviour with

intent to cause fear of, or provoke, unlawful violence on the same day.

Ms Lightfoot was remanded on bail until October 31 to appear at the same court.

A MAN from Woodley has been jailed after pleading guilty to fraud.

Adrian Ross Hyatt, 37, of Lunds Farm Road, appeared at Reading Magistrates’ Court on August 11 where he admitted to making a false representation to fraudulently use a fuel card to make a financial gain, while serving a suspended sentence for a previous offence.

Mr Hyatt was committed to prison for 16 weeks and ordered to pay compensation of £1697.44.

A MAN from Wokingham has pleaded guilty to assault.

Roger David James Taylor, 22, of Tamarisk Rise, appeared at Reading Magistrates’ Court on August 11 where he admitted assaulting a woman in Wokingham on July 19.

Mr Taylor was ordered to carry out 140 hours of unpaid community work within the next 12 months, to pay a victim surcharge of £85 and costs of £85.

A MAN from Wokingham has been fined £440 for travelling on a train without a ticket.

Mohammed Modathir Ali Elfaki, 29, of Patten Ash Drive, was proved to have travelled on a First Great Western train at Reading West on January 27 without paying the fare of £3.50.

He was fined £440, ordered to pay compensation of £3.50, a surcharge of £44, and costs of £160.

Mr Elfaki was not present for the hearing at Reading Magistrates’ Court on August 12.

A TEENAGER from Charvil has been fined £440 for travelling beyond a train fare.

Joshua James Reynolds Edwards, 18, of Vale View, was proved to have purchased a ticket to travel between Maidenhead and Taplow on January 21, but knowingly and wilfully proceeded to travel to Slough without paying the additional fare.

Mr Edwards was fined £440, ordered to pay compensation of £2.10, a surcharge of £44 and costs of £160.

He was not present for the hearing at Reading Magistrates’ Court on August 12.

Takeaway fined £7,500 for fire safety breaches

By JOHN WAKEFIELD news@wokinghampaper.co.uk A RESTAURANT in Wokingham’s town centre has been fined more than £7,500 for a series of fire safety regulation breaches.

Taj Mahal, the trading name for The Far East Catering Company Ltd, received the fine after appearing at Reading Magistrates Court earlier this month.

The charges were brought by the Royal Berkshire Fire Authority (RBFA) following an inspection of the Taj Mahal Restaurant in Wokingham by Fire Safety Inspectors in July last year.

Failures included no emergency lighting, no fire warning system, no fire risk assessment and a failure to take adequate general fire precautions.

Company’s Director, Mr Bhuyia, appeared in court to defend the company.

At a previous hearing he had pleaded guilty to a total of nine offences under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2015.

At the hearing, held on Thursday, September 8, District Judge Lachhar said that although the restaurant was a small one, when running a business, it is still necessary to comply with the regulations.

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He added that the regulations were enforced by the Fire Authority to reduce the risk of fire and keep employees and members of the public safe from fire.

The offences, he added, were very serious and an employer must keep up to date with current fire regulations.

Judge Lachhar took into account the mitigating features of the case, namely

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that Mr Bhuyia had complied speedily with the requirements of the Prohibition Notice, dealt with the requirements of the Enforcement Notice and, as a director, Mr Bhuyia had attended a Police and Criminal Evidence (PACE) interview for questioning and cooperated fully with the Fire Authority.

The Company was represented by Counsel who explained that the company’s financial position could not support a heavy fine. Account was also taken of the Defendant’s financial situation and full credit was given for the early guilty pleas.

The Defendant was fined a total of £7,511.51 which must be paid within three months.

The fine comprised; £500 each for the first four offences and £250 each for the remaining five offences, totalling £3,250. The Court also made an order for full payment of the prosecution costs of £4,141.51 and a victim surcharge of £120.

David Walden, RBFA’s Fire Safety Legal Support Manager, said: “As this case strongly illustrates, complying with fire safety legislation is not optional. Failure to do so can put people’s lives at risk, particularly in premises where both staff and members of the public resort.”

October 9, from 9am.

There are eight races planned, split into school year groups. Fancy dress is encouraged and there’s also a race for parents and business teams.

Entry is £5 per runner

or £3 for pre-school age children. Parents can run alongside their children for free. There are medals for each finisher.

For more details, or to enter the race, log on to www. twyfordtogether.org.

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30lb marrow scoops prize as gardeners mark harvest

By JOHN WAKEFIELD news@wokinghampaper.co.uk A MARROW weighing an impressive 30lbs stole the show at a celebration of harvest, held at a Wokingham church last Saturday.

St Paul’s Parish Rooms on Reading Road was once again the venue for the Wokingham Horticultural Association’s quarterly event, showcasing the efforts of its greenfingered members.

There were a wide range of classes on offer for the contest, covering everything from flowers to vegetables with home baking and fruits also in contention. Children were able to enter some of their own categories too.

A special class open only to men asked them to create cheese scones and the winner, Nigel Booth, created a savoury treat that judges described as “perfect”.

It was Mr Booth’s first show and the Association said that it always welcomes new exhibitors. Also making their debut were Paul Jarvis and Robin Goddard , all three of whom did very well.

The Association said that its plant and produce stalls did a steady trade all afternoon, selling out of local eggs, honey, lemon curd and homemade cakes donated by members.

Association President, Richard Gillings, congratulated winners as he presented cups and certificates, and the afternoon concluded with drawing the raffle.

Rachael Norwood won a prize for guessing the name of the WHA scarecrow (Bertie Bedstraw) who had been created by members of the Craft Group to enter the Hurst Show in August this year.

WHA Chairman, Tony Eggleston, said that the afternoon had been a success despite the damage caused to garden flowers by the thunderstorms on Thursday night.

He said that all gardeners like to blame the weather, but Thursday’s rainfall was exceptional. He also thanked everyone who had worked so hard to put on the Autumn Show.

The Association is now preparing for the start of its winter talks series, which will take place at the Bradbury Centre on the second Tuesday of the month from 7.45pm.

At the first of these, on October 11, Richard Gillings will share his knowledge of daffodil growing in the UK. He is a member of the Daffodil Society and also their Show Manager.  For more details, log on to www.w-h-a.org.uk

Robin Goddard with his monster marrow at the Wokingham Horticulural Association’s autumn show Picture: Steve Smyth

Winners Garden News Shield (winner, class 1, collection of vegetables): Mike Kellow Premier Cup (most points in vegetable section, classes 1-28): Robin Goddard Fruit Cup (most points in fruit section) Gerald Cooper Wokingham Times Cup (winner, class 45, dahlias) Margaret Finch Dahlia Cup (most points in dahlia classes) Margaret Finch Freeman Chrysanthemum Cup (winner, class 52, spray chrysanthemums) Terry Miller Murray Chrysanthemum Cup (most points in chrysanthemum classes) Terry Miller National Dahlia Society Bronze Medal (best exhibit in dahlia classes)

Betty Smith Knapp Rose Bowl (winner, class 63, large-flowered roses) Guy Masdin B F Wilkins Memorial Plate (winner, class 75, mixed flowers) Betty Smith Greywell Challenge Cup (most points in flower section, not dahlias or chrysanthemums) Betty Smith Bellamy Trophy (most points in flower arrangement section) Mollie Cleary Mitchell Cup (most points in domestic section) Gwyneth Rowlands Southfield School Autumn Cup (best exhibit in young exhibitors’ section) Amelia Lawrence-Perry RHS Affiliated Societies’ Bronze Medal (most points in classes 7-28, vegetables) Robin Goddard RHS Banksian Medal (most

prize money won, horticultural classes) Robin Goddard Victory Cup (annual performance cup) (most points in vegetable section) Robin Goddard G Phillips Cup (annual performance cup) (most points in fruit section) Gerald Cooper National Vegetable Society Medal (most meritorious vegetable exhibit in show) Mike Kellow CERTIFICATES OF MERIT: Pauline MacBrayne Jar of stone fruit jam; Bowl of flower heads Mike Kellow A collection of vegetables Paul Jarvis A fuchsia plant Margaret Finch A bowl of dahlias Betty Smith A foliage pot plant Visitors’ Choice: Alice Fisher – A flower arrangement – Autumn

California dreaming: ‘spectacular’ entries at show SUMMER is certainly not over yet as dozens of visitors to a gardening show in Finchampstead proved earlier this month.

The California Gardeners’ Club Summer Show drew entrants to a wide variety of classes at the Ratepayers’ Hall on Sunday, September 11, including Best Vegetable Exhibit, won by Peter Jourdan; Best Rose, won by Stuart Slocombe; and Best Young Exhibitor, which was claimed by Emily McCulloch.

The day was rounded off by a lively auction, with some very spirited bidding on display.

Show organiser Lynn Potts, who herself won the Best Fruit Exhibit, said: “The show was very successful, there were a large number of entries and the flowers and pot plants were as spectacular as ever.

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“The floral art exhibitions were highly colourful and inventive, and in the domestic section all the entries, and especially the cakes, looked absolutely delicious.

“There is a lot of skill and knowledge in the club to create

such a wealth of exhibits.

“The children’s entries were full of colour, and plenty of imagination and skill was shown.

The raffle and tombola both had a wealth of prizes and attracted a steady stream of visitors, as did the refreshments.”

Banksian Medal: Ann Blakeman - Classes 1-56 excl 2, 7 & 17 Fleet Cup: Peter Jourdan - Best Vegetable exhibit Vegetable Shield: Peter Radband - Most points in section Award of Merit: Lynn Potts - Best Fruit exhibit Rose Cup: Stuart Slocombe - Best Rose exhibit Peggy Lenny Cup: Peter Bateson - Best Vase exhibit Moyle Summer Cup: Peter Bateson - Best Dahlias exhibit Dahlia Cup: Peter Bateson - Most points in class Challenge Cup: Peter Radband - Highest points in section Award of Merit: Ian Gillott - Best Novice exhibit Les Cornish Memorial Cup: Stuart Slocombe - Best Pot Plant Award of Merit: Ann Blakeman - Best Fuchsia exhibit Floral Art Cup: Peter Turner - Best Open exhibit Ray Wells Trophy: Emily McCulloch - Best in Young Exhibitors Sec. California Trophy: Rosie Lavelle - Best Exhibit under 7 years A.M.Chapman Cup: Pauline McBrayne - Best Domestic exhibit Domestic Shield: Pauline Taylor - Most points in section

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Only 29.7% of Wokingham rented properties have children living in them

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FEW weeks ago I was asked a fascinating question by a local Councillor who, after reading the Wokingham Property Blog, emailed me asking, “Are Wokingham landlords meeting the challenges of tenanted families in Wokingham?”

What an interesting question she asked.

Irrespective of whether you are tenant or homeowner, possibly the most important factors in bringing up a family are security and stability in the home.

A great bellwether of that security and stability in rented property is whether tenants are constantly being evicted.

Many tenancies last just six months with families at risk of being made to leave after that with just two month’s notice for no reason.

Some ‘left-leaning’ politicians say we need to deal with the terrible insecurity of Britain’s private rental market by creating longer tenancies of three or five years instead of the current six months.

However, the numbers seem to be telling a different story.

The average length of residence in private rental homes has risen in the last five years from 3.7 years to four years (an increase of 8.1%), which in turn has directly affected the number of renters who have children.

In fact, the proportion of private rented property that has dependent children in them has gone from 29.1% in 2003 to 37.4% today.

Looking specifically at the RG40 postcode area of Wokingham compared to the National figures… of the 1,228 private rental homes in this area, 365 have dependent children in them (29.7%), which is interestingly (although as expected) below the National average of 37.4%.

Just as interesting are the other tenure types in the RG40 postcode area:  27.5% of Social (Council) Housing have dependent children  50.1% of Wokingham Owner Occupiers (with a mortgage) have dependent children

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 10.1% of Owner Occupiers (without a mortgage) have dependent children In private rented homes, the average length of a tenancy is four years. In social (council) housing it is 11.4 years.

For homeowners without a mortgage it is 24.1 years and homeowners with mortgages stay on average 10.4 years.

Anecdotally I have always known this, but this proves landlords do not spend their time seeking opportunities to evict a tenant as the average length of tenancy has steadily increased.

This 8.1% increase in the average length of time that tenants stay in a private rented property over the last five years shows tenants are happy to stay longer and start families.

So, as landlords are already meeting tenants’ wants and needs when it comes to the length of tenancy, I find it strange some politicians are calling for fixed term threeand five-year tenancies.

Such heavy-handed regulation could stop landlords renting their property out in the first place, cutting off the supply of much-needed rental property, meaning tenants would suffer as rents went up.

Also, if such legislation was brought in, tenants would lose their ‘Get Out of Jail Card’, as under current rules, they can leave at anytime with one month’s notice; not the three or six month tenant notice suggested by some commentators.

Finally, there is an extra piece of good news for Wokingham tenants. The English Housing Survey notes that those living in private rented housing for long periods generally pay less rent than those who chop and change.

For more thoughts and opinion on the Wokingham Property Market, 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.

CYBER FRAUD and how to avoid it was the focus for the September meeting of a business networking group.

Joanne Frears, from Blandy and Blandy Solicitors, explained to members of the Business Biscotti Positive Difference group that all business types and sizes can be victims of this 21st century threat.

She explained that an estimated 74% if small businesses suffer cyber breaches every year.

Explaining “spear phishing” – when an e-mail spoofing fraud attempt seeks unauthorised

access to a company’s confidential data – Ms Frears said: “Whether a company is a big fish or a small fish, it is a fish”. This was a stark reminder that no businesses are exempt from the risk of cyber attacks.

As part of her talk, Ms Frears also gave some tips on how businesses can increase protection.

The networking group held its meeting at Bearwood Lakes Golf Club in Sindlesham last Friday and included networking opportunities including a newsdesk feature, allowing businesses to talk about what they had done

over the past month.

The group was founded by Graeme Hobbs from Hobbs Grainger Roitt LLP, and provides local business leaders the opportunity to meet, network and collaborate.

The next event will be held on Friday, October 21 from 7.30am at Bearwood Lakes Golf Club. Places cost £16 and includes breakfast.  For more details, to register or to join, log on to www.businessbiscotti.co.uk/wokinghampositive-difference.html

1,700 jobs created by overseas investment in the Thames Valley

By JOHN WAKEFIELD news@wokinghampaper.co.uk OVERSEAS investment has created more than 1,700 new jobs in Berkshire according to new research released earlier this week.

The Thames Valley Berkshire Local Enterprise Partnership (TVB LEP) said that high levels of investment and expansion from foreign owned companies has led to the recruitment bonanza.

In all, 67 different Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) firms have used the region for their UK projects, a 53% increase on 2015 figures.

The LEP said that a large proportion of the projects were classified as good or high value wins creating 1,714 new jobs, a 68 per cent increase on the previous year, with the highest level of investment from the Americas, EMEA and Asia Pacific.

Although the technology sector continues to dominate, there was strong representation and growth across all sectors including Financial and Professional Business Services, Advanced Engineering and Manufacturing and Life Sciences & Healthcare. These results reflect the strength and attractiveness of Thames Valley Berkshire as a location for FDI. And the relationship between the Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce and TVB LEP has been, according to the LEP, instrumental in securing sustained levels of inward investment and bringing in new and exciting opportunities to the area.

Seqirus, the second largest influenza vaccine provider in the world, recently chose to establish its new corporate offices in Maidenhead, creating more than 100 managerial and highly skilled jobs.

Gordon Naylor, President of Seqirus, said: “We were keen to build a strong presence in the UK, and the Thames Valley proved to be the perfect gateway to reach our global manufacturing facilities and internationally based customers.

With network of likeminded businesses in the area and ongoing support from the Thames Valley Chamber and Berkshire LEP, the move has been very well received.”

Paul Britton, Chief Executive at Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce Group (pictured), added: “These figures, we believe, place Thames Valley Berkshire LEP at the very top table as one of the most successful LEP areas, outside of London, in securing FDI into the UK. “As the local delivery partner we are continually developing and building our long-term relationship with the LEP, Department of International Trade (DIT) and commercial partners to deliver strong results and performance for businesses in the Thames Valley year on year.

“Whilst traditionally technology companies have been the driving force, we have seen impressive growth

across the spectrum. With excellent transportation links, proximity to London Heathrow airport, industry centres of excellence, world class universities and an encompassing support network of businesses, Berkshire continues to build on an impressive base and reaffirming its place as an ideal location for organisations wanting to set-up, operate and grow from the UK. The Chamber is proud to have played a part in supporting partners and helping the business community prosper.”

Peter Read, Chairman of TVB LEP added: “These are brilliant results and testament to the work done by our delivery partner, the Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce.

“These results are reflected in our third Growth Deal proposal to government which highlighted that Thames Valley Berkshire has seen the greatest overall growth in productivity of all LEP areas and has the highest proportion of foreign-owned businesses.

“Government investment into this region will further drive economic growth and send a strong and positive message to those international companies with UK, European or Global HQs in Thames Valley Berkshire; their retention is more critical than ever, not only to secure the economic contribution they make but also to sustain the supply chain they share with other, smaller businesses.”

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Kathryn takes it home TWO local companies with a passion for the home have teamed up to help their customers and boost the local economy.

Property Assistant, a Wokingham-based independent property consultancy, has joined forces with the owner of boutique shops Antique Rose and Maison Rustic.

Now, when customers complete a home purchase Kathryn Boshie receives her new homeware box from Maison Rustic’s through Property Assistant, Georgina Hustler Sutton and Property Assistant’s Julie Lawrie run by husband and wife with some products that of the partnership, the two Daniel and Julie Lawry, they could be used in their new stores held a competition on are gifting a luxury gift box home as a lasting memory. social media, offering a gift containing homeware items “Antique Rose and Maison box to winner Kathryn Boshie. sold by Mason Rustic, which Rustic have some wonderful Mrs Lawry said that the is based in Bush Walk. home products, and being lucky winner was pleased The two businesses are a fellow local business it with her prize, adding: members of the Wokingham made perfect sense to link “Moving home is such a Positive Difference group (see blueprint_advert_190x137mm_TKT5119_07B_PRINT_READY.pdf up with them to supply these personal experience, we report left). gorgeous products.” wanted to thank our clients To celebrate the launch

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A TARDIS in the home is the dream of many Doctor Who fans – now it can come true … kind of … thanks to a Wokingham company.

The Stiltz Group, which is based on the Anglo Trade Park off Fishponds Road, has announced a new item to its inventory of home lifts, the LiftonDUO. The luxury product is aimed at homeowners who are looking for a more convenient way of travelling between floors as an alternative to taking the stairs. It travels on self-supporting stilts using discreet wire rope hoists that guide it safely and quietly on its through-floor journey.

It has a compact footprint of less than a square metre but can carry up two people, and because of its clear walls, feels remarkably spacious inside.

The lift has a noticeable ‘TARDIS’ time machine feel to it, although Doctor Who fans might be disappointed to learn it cannot travel through time like actor Peter Calpaldi, who is currently busy filming the tenth series due to air in April next year.

The LiftonDUO Home Lift starts from £16,000 and Lachlan Faulkner, Commercial Director of the Stiltz Group, who set up in Wokingham in 2010, says the idea behind it is to allow homeowners to ‘future proof’ their property at any stage in their lives.

Mr Faulkner said: “We’re very excited about the LiftonDUO, the first lift from our Lifton Home Lift range. We expect it to be a real ‘game changer’ in a number of ways, especially as it breaks new ground in home lift design. We also hope it will help our customers enjoy the positive benefits of living life in their family home, for many years to come.”

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HE NURTURE and development of every pupil as a well-rounded individual lies at the heart of all that we do at Reading Blue Coat School.

This is most evident in the pupils who leave the school, not only with a handful of impressive A-Level results, but also having accomplished excellence in the arts and in sport, having learned invaluable life lessons and having made lasting friendships along the way.

There is a buzz and excitement about academic life at Blue Coat, where our friendly and supportive environment enables pupils to flourish and thrive.

Academic achievement is valued highly and the school has enjoyed strong results in recent years. Learn more about our results and university destinations on our website at www.rbcs.org.uk.

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AVERLEY is a non-selective, independent Prep School and Nursery in Finchampstead, Wokingham. It educates boys and girls aged 3 months to 11 years.

Waverley School has been ranked as the top school in Berkshire for under 11’s since 2011. The school’s results are even more impressive given that it is a non-selective school.

Education With a Family-Feel So how does Waverley achieve this consistently high academic ranking? The school is passionate about creating a healthy balance between challenging every pupil academically and providing a happy, nurturing environment. Waverley’s family feel enables every pupil to grow in confidence and thrive. Classes are small and teachers are able to focus on individual needs.

All staff are familiar with each and every pupil throughout the school – they know each child’s strengths, passions and ambitions to bring out the best in each one.

Active, Confident Children The school’s approach to academic success by developing happy, confident children is channelled throughout the school day and beyond. Children enjoy a thriving Forest School, regular and varied sports fixtures, a vibrant music and drama department and an active After School Club programme.

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Receiving such an award is a huge honour for any school, but especially St Joseph’s College which has been on an amazing journey over the last few years.

The award recognises the transformation of St Joseph’s from a girls school with just over 300 pupils in 2010 to a co-educational school of over 500 pupils today, with an equal number of boys and girls.

During this period the school has cut senior fees by 17% – fees are now significantly lower than other local independent schools. St Joseph’s is delighted to be able to make independent education more affordable and available to a greater number of children.

The College has also implemented a campus-wide investment programme, and this is ongoing as all aspects of the buildings and grounds are updated, including the

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However, more important than the award and developments is the desire to create a school where each pupil is happy.

With this in mind, St Joseph’s has created its mission and aims around four key attributes: commitment, collaboration, confidence and communication.

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The Berkshire Show at the Newbury Showground proudly highlighted the best of British and the best of Berkshire.

Taking place on Saturday and Sunday and with fair weather, the thousands of visitors were surrounded by 2,000 pampered and pedigree animals, some housed in the new £1m building on the showground, as they watched country pursuits, petted the small animals, had a

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There were Australian dancing sheep, llamas who preferred to sit down rather than tackle the assault course set up for them, regal birds of prey, a vast shopping area and a main arena with a packed and exciting programme of heavy horses, livestock, scurry driving championships, hounds’ parades, the acrobatic White Helmets on their motorbikes and culminating in a mass ascent of hot air balloons and the Royal British Legion Band & Corps of Drums.

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And now, Thursday is the new Friday Don’t say we don’t listen to you!

From next week, we will start coming out on Thursday. It might take a couple of weeks for the system to work properly but we’re making the change because you asked us to.

One of the beauties of being an independent publication is that we can react quickly to your feedback. If something is not right we can fix it quickly. If something is happening, we can get out of the office and come and meet with you.

Our very reason for existing is to bring together news from all corners of the borough: your news.

It’s not just any old news, not ancient press releases or lists disguised as news but your news.

We love coming out and meeting you, discovering what you have been up to and writing about it.

We love attending council meetings and reporting on them to keep your informed.

We adore covering local theatre groups, the horticultural shows and, next week, your Macmillan coffee mornings because it’s about you and what you’re doing.

The switch in publication date to a Thursday is not going to change the way in which we cover what you’re doing.

But it does make good a promise made to the readers who asked us to come out on a Thursday.

We’ve got some exciting plans for the autumn, including making more use of our brilliant and improved website, wokingham.today – but above all else we’ll continue to report on what you’re doing, where you are.

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I was interested and surprised to read the letter from Cllr Clive Jones, in which he suggests he was a lone voice in the campaign on noise and safety in relation to the planned M4 Smart Motorway.

Conservative councillors Tim Holton, Gary Cowan, Philip Houldsworth, UllaKarin Clark, John Kaiser, Guy Grandison, Bill Luck and myself all made representations to the examination arguing for further noise mitigation.

Several other local residents also made representations. I even accompanied the Inspectors on their site visits, indicating examples of houses directly exposed to noise from traffic on the M4.

At one of the hearings Cllr Jones suggested Wokingham Borough Council had not been involved in the process which was untrue as they published a list of interactions during the Examination which numbered around 140. It should also be remembered that it was John Redwood MP who first gained the agreement for the use of lower noise tar on all lanes to help reduce the sound from the traffic.

It is true that Cllr Jones was the only local politician arguing for a blanket 50mph speed limit on the M4 passing Earley since, he argued, this would result in “a massive improvement in air quality locally”.

Highways England responded to this by stating “it is not necessarily the case that reduction in speed limits leads to improvements in air quality”. They point out that the Scheme will use speed controls to manage traffic flows, but the blanket speed control which Cllr Jones suggests could potentially increase traffic congestion.

I am pleased to report that Highways England has agreed as part of the scheme to lay low noise tar on all lanes and to erect a new 2.5m high 2km long acoustic barrier at the side of the motorway where it passes Lower Earley.

This should help us have a slightly quieter life.

Thanks to everyone involved in the campaign.

Dr Norman Jorgensen Member for Hillside Ward in Earley

What’s the plan for our wildlife?

How your shopping can help St Paul’s churchyard

I’m pleased to hear that Defra has a plan for the future of Britain’s wildlife, I’m just disappointed that the Secretary of State doesn’t think that we should be party to exactly what that plan entails.

Andrea Leadsom announced her ‘ambitious plan’ in response to the devastating State of Nature report detailing the rapid decline of wildlife linked to intensive farming. Unfortunately, rather than being a well-developed, but unfathomably secret, proposal to safeguard the UK’s precious wildlife, I rather fear that like ‘Brexit means Brexit’, an ambitious plan means an ambitious plan.

I would like to take the opportunity to remind Andrea Leadsom why, without EU nature laws, the scale of

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WOKINGHAM town centre churchyard is to be one of the recipients of the Tesco Bags of Help scheme.

The supermarket has teamed up with Groundwork to award grants of £12,000, £10,000 and £8,000 – all raised from the 5p bag levy – to environmental and greenspace projects.

Now, shoppers are being invited to head along to Tesco stores to vote for who they think should take away the top grant.

St Paul’s in Reading Road is one of the groups on the shortlist.

The purpose of the application is to assist in making the churchyard more open and welcoming to people and to wildlife by commissioning: a professional arboricultural survey to assess the health and value of existing trees with recommendations for their immediate management; and a soil analysis and planting plan to ensure that the landscape, including trees and shrubs, continues to offer an attractive green space for people and wildlife in Wokingham.

Andy Clark, churchyard manager, said, “There is a need, over the next 50 years, to ensure the succession to several lovely old trees, and to carefully manage others that have grown too large and overpowering, or have self-seeded, or grown haphazardly on graves.

“A biodiversity survey carried out by expert volunteers in 2013 discovered a variety of flora and fauna, including a very rare bug. This alerted the team to many ways in which wildlife habitats could be improved. Voluntary help and the assistance of the Community Payback team has been invaluable, but expert advice and professional skills are needed for specialist work. Securing this funding will support our aim in making the churchyard accessible to more people.”

Voting is open in stores from Monday until October 9.

Customers will cast their vote using a token given to them at the check-out in store each time they shop.

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every year from the disease. If we were able to match the rest of Europe, 500 more would survive each year.

Early diagnosis saves lives, so please walk with us to spread the word. The symptoms of ovarian cancer are: a bloated tummy, feeling full quickly during meals, tummy and pelvic pain, and needing to wee more.

We’d like to offer your readers a £5 discount if they sign up before October. Sign up at www. targetovariancancer.org.uk/walk and quote LONDON. Or you can call 020 7923 5474.

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UKIP members must unite

Amanda Cawthorn would like you to join her for a walk wildlife decline uncovered in the report would have been far greater.

British conservation efforts have benefitted from the largest single body of environmental legislation in the world. In fact, the EU is responsible for about 80% of all environmental laws in the UK. These laws are driving positive conservation action.

Protected wildlife sites were being lost at a rate of 15% a year before EU action; now that rate has fallen to just 1% a year.

Wildlife and environmental issues were sidelined during the referendum campaign, but we cannot allow leaving the EU to be an excuse to erode the vital safeguards Leave campaigners like Andrea, maligned as ‘red tape’.

As Greens, we are calling on the Government to commit to maintaining and strengthening current EU environmental protections.

Keith Taylor Green Party MEP for the South East European Parliament, Brussels

Join us on the Ovarian Cancer Walk As a woman who has had ovarian cancer, I’m calling on your readers to join us at The Ovarian Cancer Walk on Sunday 9 October at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London.

Walk or run 5k or 10k, bring your kids, family and even your dogs along – there is something for everyone – and even a discount for your readers when they sign up.

We’re walking to change things for women with ovarian cancer. In the UK we have some of the lowest survival rates in Europe, with 4,100 women dying

Now there is a new leader of UKIP, Ms Diane James.

All the Wokingham and Bracknell members and everywhere else should get together and unite.

It is time to be loyal and serious, to watch Theresa May and her government and be a good opposition.

The Conservatives do not have an opposition – the Labour party is in too much disarray to support anybody or anything.

Victor Rones, Bracknell

On Sophie’s gold medals The news that Sophie Christiansen scooped three gold medals at the Paralympics has brought pride to the borough. The former All Saints pupil was praised on our Facebook page: Very proud to say that Sophie was a pupil in the school where I taught. Watched her winning gold in London four years ago. An amazing young woman, Barbara Stoker She came to our school to talk to the children, she is awesome, well done to her xx Lorraine Perry Used to work with Sophie at Palmer School, an absolute delight to spend time with, so proud of her Hilary Hewlett Well done Sophie!

Jane Barker Hooray well done Sophie! All Saints needed a boost today!!

Naomi Haslam

Strange The Jewellers in top 100 Last week, we revealed that town centre jewellers Strange is in the UK’s Top 100.

You said: What a handsome couple you are! congratulations on a amazing achievement looking forward to celebrating with you both soon xx Amanda Johnson Excellent and well deserved Alan Lloyd

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You can ask a bank or building society to open a basic bank account.

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These include:  You won’t be able to have a cheque book or go overdrawn  If you’ve set up a direct debit and there’s not enough money to pay for it, you might be charged for this.

Not all basic bank accounts can be accessed at the Post Office.

If you want to do this, check with the bank before you open a basic bank account.

If you have an overdraft or other debts on your current account and you open a basic bank account at the same bank, they may use the money in your new account to pay off the debts in your old one.

If you get benefits, tax credit or state pension, you might want to think

about opening your basic bank account at a different bank or building society.

You can get more information about basic bank accounts, including a table comparing the different types of basic bank account, on the Money Advice Service website at: http://tinyurl.com/ cawok012.

 You can get help, information and advice from your local Citizens Advice or visit www. citizensadvicewokingham.org.uk or contact Citizens Advice Wokingham at Second Floor, Waterford House, Erftstadt Court, Wokingham RG40 2YF. Tel: 0300 330 1189. email: public@citizensadvicewokingham. org.uk

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PICTURE OF THE WEEK

Nellie Williams www.nelliepompoms.co.uk Back into a routine …

We’re now back into the routine and as much as I complain about it I do enjoy it, although I will have routine fever before too long but for now I’m enjoying it.

Extra-0curricular activities

Have you ever wondered how accurate the sundial in Howard Palmer Gardens is? Reader Harry Atkinson did – so he went to test it. He said: “At 3.37pm on Tuesday, Spetmber 13, during a sunny patch I was taking a walk in Howard Palmer Gardens and went past the Sundial. I took the opportunity to try it out and took a few pictures including one of the resulting shadow when you stand on the foot marks in the centre of the Sundial. Comparing the time and the shadow the Sundial is pretty accurate during British Summer Time, which the Sundial is set to use. “BST” lasts (from the Spring Equinox – March 20 or 21 – to the Autumn Equinox of September 20 or 21), presumably more people are likely to use the Sundial in that period of the Summer. For the rest of the year we revert to using “GMT” (“Greenwich Mean Time”) when the Sundial will be an hour out.”

What great work Harry, thank you for sharing it with us. We love receiving your pictures – send them to news@wokinghampaper.co.uk

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Sumas youth section

Speak up, speak up

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S those who’ve been following the Paralympics will know, disability isn’t necessarily a handicap and ParalympicsGB returned from Rio with an outstanding set of achievements.

The 264 athletes won 147 medals between them, of which 64 were golds. Along the way they set 49 Paralympic records and 27 world records.

These results show that it’s possible to triumph over adversity and go on to achieve recognition for one’s efforts in the process.

Last month, I wrote of the communications difficulties that faced a couple of disabled friends in “You’ll have to speak up” (August 5).

I’m not sure if the title touched a raw nerve or simply provided some motivation, because in the meantime one of them has indeed been “speaking up”.

For most of us, it’s difficult to appreciate fully what a disability means in practice, particularly if you’ve previously been fully able-bodied.

When you’re hard of hearing, it takes longer to understand what people are saying to you and this gets worse as your hearing loss progresses, until eventually no amount of hearing aid technology can help and you need to provide a whiteboard for others to write on so that you can “hear” them.

There’s been UK legislation prohibiting discrimination on grounds of disability for over twenty years. In this period, many organisations have taken steps to improve disabled access to facilities and services.

However the reality is that it’s a cold hard

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world out there and there’s a lot of lip service paid to the disabled, often without much in the way of real equality.

In case you’re in any doubt, try putting in earplugs that completely block your hearing and you’ll soon learn that being unable to hear means you’re deaf – not daft.

The current law is the Equality Act 2010 which says that everyone must be given equal access, no matter what their level of ability or disability.

Not satisfied that various organisations were actually providing equal access locally, my friend wrote to a number of them outlining the difficulties he’s been experiencing.

He’s finding that making a request for change and actually getting change to happen are two entirely different matters.

At least until this week, when a response from Wokingham Borough Council (WBC) came back.

The issues which he’d raised covered access to services and facilities for the deaf and for people in wheelchairs. There were over 20 separate concerns, grouped into eight topics and a summary.

Clearly things had been unsatisfactory for some time. Indeed some of the issues might be concerning to able-bodied customers of WBC services and facilities too.

Equally clear from the reply was that, although there might have been a lack of awareness of the problems, there was certainly no lack of willingness to tackle them.

Back to school heralds all those extra-curricular clubs and my youngest has been throwing herself into new clubs and after school teams with great aplomb.

She’s already a dedicated footballer so is loving football at lunch and after school.

This whole footballing thing has taken me by surprise as I was sure my girls wouldn’t get the bug and besides I’d had so many people telling me I was lucky having girls as I wouldn’t be standing out in all weathers watching them play. Wrong!

For five or so years I’ve been watching my girls learn skills, teamwork, communication, I’ve seen the euphoria of winning and the blow of losing, it’s all character building stuff and I’m delighted my girls are so dedicated.

In Primary School the girls have benefitted from coaching from Reading FC Women players and they are their role models.

Not celebrities who break a nail or launch a new make up technique, their role models are sporty, approachable, inspiring and supportive.

Facebook reminded me that a couple of years ago that after school coaching Fran Kirby was photographed with a HeadSmart Brain Tumour Symptom card.

See what I mean?

Friendly, approachable and supportive.

There’d been an investigation to discover the nature and cause of the many issues.

Work had been undertaken to fix some of them and these were clearly described in WBC’s response.

Quite properly, WBC’s corrective action didn’t cover how the deaf should contact the Police following the closure of Wokingham Police Station as that’s a matter for the Police themselves.

But what was truly impressive was the clear and candid approach which WBC’s response was based on.

Acknowledging the original communication, accepting responsibility for the issues, describing what had been done so far.

It’ll be interesting to see how well the equal access improvements are received by the individual and the wider community.

Also, as to how any ongoing work to develop equal access really works in practice.

My friend was so impressed with the quality of the work and the response that he wrote back to say thank you.

So Congratulations to Andy Couldrick (Chief Executive), Billy Webster (Head of Support Services) and the WBC team for getting on the case and making a difference for the borough.

Congratulations also to Sophie Christiansen, triple gold medallist in Rio, making a difference for the country.  Nobody managed to decode last week’s cryptic cultural reference, so the bottle of wine will be awarded to one of the exhibitors on Wokingham

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I particularly like Wokingham & Emmbrook Girls U12 home matches as the club house is open for bacon butties and coffee, it’s not just for members which is ideal for a quick stop off on a Saturday stroll!

My girls are obviously too old now but there’s the really popular Wokingham & Emmbrook FC Youth Section Football FUN programme for girls and boys aged 4-6 years old at the Lowther Road on a Sunday the FUN starts at 9.30am and is run by FA qualified volunteer coaches. Sessions last an hour and are just £3.

Children of all football levels are welcome to give it a try, the next step after Football FUN is U7s team football so the programme is vital to the future of the Town’s team.

Memories of days gone by

Football wasn’t such a thing in our house growing up as my brother was a cricketer, the endless hours I spent fielding, bowling and being shouted at for having butterfingers.

When I rebelled and said I wasn’t going to play he used to throw a golf ball at the house and bat it off that way.

The joys of being a younger sister.

However my cricket knowledge stood me in good stead following a thread on the popular Memories of Wokingham Facebook group.

Wokingham in the olden days had heaps of pubs and one person has been teasing everyone by asking where certain pubs are and no cheating.

If you’re on Facebook and have memories of Wokingham do find the group and request to join, it’s hilarious to read what people have to say and the photos are a gentle reminder of what the town used to look like.

A massive sort out that helps others

Speaking of yesteryear I’ve been in my loft and have been having a massive sort out.

Duvets and blankets have gone to Diana Brimblecombe, clothes have either gone to Age Concern on Molly Millars Lane or have found new homes, stuff has gone to Pedlars Place in Warfield and I’ve got a huge pile of stuff to take to the Antique & Vintage Car Boot at Stonor.

It’s been an arduous task but it’s now done and I can find the Christmas decorations easily instead of scrambling to the back over boxes and bags of stuff that will just go on the loft for a while.

Anyone for a pair of 1980s salopettes?

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OH, MR SMITH!

A wry look at life

Phantom merry-go-round

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’VE surrounded myself with labour saving devices but now I am so busy I’ve hardly time to do anything thoroughly.

I rush from one thing to another.

Personally I blame the invention of the PC. If I’m not being attacked by viruses there are problems with the latest downloads. The other evening the desktop computer decided that it couldn’t see the printer.

Simple problem you might think but after wasting nearly the entire evening messing around with the router and trying different cables, downloading software drivers and rebooting the wireless hub for the umpteenth time I gave up and watched television.

If you think television is a time waster it has nothing on the PC especially as the following morning the PC decided it could see the printer.

Others told me they’d had similar problems and that they were probably created by glitches in software updates automatically downloaded via the internet.

The problem with being busy is that over time you slowly become busier and busier.

And then the day arrives when you find yourself feeling guilty if you haven’t got anything better to do than sit down with your own thoughts or are free to enjoy a full eight hours sleep.

Upgraded

I could have survived with the Microsoft XP operating system and Office 2003. I knew them well. But XP is no longer supported and I it seems I have to buy MS2010 and Office 2013 if I want a new laptop.

This means I’ve got to spent more time familiarising myself with all the changes these updated products provide but I use less than 20% of the machine’s capability.

Furthermore, there’s no backup disk now.

You have to connect to the Cloud by tapping in a number and downloading these products from the internet. Why? I’m someone who still plays vinyl records or at best CDs. I feel comfortable with backup disks.

And look at the latest cars. A CD player is now a luxury you need to specify otherwise you get a port in which to insert a memory stick.

This is the fascinating age we live in where technical advances generate more advances and the rate at which these new advances assail us keeps us constantly chasing our tails as we read ever more instruction manuals to make use of them.

But it’s not simply the practical ways these advances change our lives. They change our view of the world increasingly quickly. I think they change our values too.

Why clean a paint brush which certainly tests my patience when I can buy another four for £5? The latest challenge arises because we have found a potentially inhabitable planet that is only 80,000 years away.

That is nothing in cosmic terms.

We just need to invent a form of transport that will get us there faster than an X4 bus from Wokingham … and before the rate of new technology filling our homes and gardens starts to bury us.

My advice is to pull the plug once in a while.

Step off the merry-go-round. Take a holiday from keeping up.

You might find you inadvertently take a quantum leap into the future without the tedium of rehearsing every step of the journey.

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Wokingham people Fundraising dancers help out Brenda When a member of a morris dancing side fell ill, her colleagues were quick to help out. SUE CORCORAN explains how HuMP has been helping the Fibromyalgia Support Group

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MORRIS dancing team leapt into action after their former dancer was diagnosed with fibromyalgia, which causes pain all over the body and extreme fatigue.

It was a huge sadness for Brenda, when she had to stop dancing. She had performed with the side for just two years and was starting her third practice season.

She now lives in hope that one day she can dance out with the side again.

Hurst Morris People (HuMP) has spent the past year raising funds for Reading and District Fibromyalgia Support Group who support Brenda.

She asked that just her first name be used.

Last Saturday HuMP danced for shoppers at a Sunny Saturday event organised by Wokingham Town Council in the market place. While there the side presented a £276 cheque to representatives of the charity.

Brenda, 57, of Lower Earley, said: “I am enormously grateful to the support group. I met others with the same condition who helped me understand ways to deal with my symptoms. They supported me at this difficult time: it was a complicated condition to understand.”

Her symptoms started with unexplained severe pain which progressed through her body. She had massage and other treatments, hoping to carry on dancing.

“But the more I danced the worse I got. Eventually, after 11 months of being sent to different hospital departments, I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia

Have-a-go heroes: youngsters enjoyed trying Morris Dancing on Saturday.

In front from left are: Helen Ricketts, eight, Isabella Long, nine, Harry Long, five, and Daniel Ricketts, six. Karen made her children mini morris rag coats to wear

Hurst Morris presented a £275 cheque to Reading and District Fibromyalgia Support Group during the side’s recent Sunny Saturday dance event in Wokingham market place. In the bowler hat is Foreman Ian Brant, with from the support group (left to right) Jackie Brown, Maria Radford and Joyce Goodwin.

more than three years after symptoms started,” she said.

She was prescribed different medications to help alleviate some of the symptoms. There is no cure at present for fibromyalgia, which is a long-term chronic pain condition.

“Medication means a lot of the pain has diminished but fatigue still rules my life and I have to pace myself. I would love to be able to dance again, as I find it very emotional to watch the side and not join in with them. I live in hope that one day I can dance out again,” she added.

Watching Saturday’s dancing Maria Radford, 64, of Arborfield said: “The support group meant I found likeminded people who understood the pain I was in.”

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VOLUNTEER CORNER  Brambles Group Children centre support families with children from pre-birth to five in their life journey by providing a range of services, information and expertise which will help them to develop, grow and achieve.

They are looking for a volunteer in their Children Centres within the play sessions, supporting running play sessions, singing, reading stories.

A love of children or looking/has experience of working with children.

Confident in speaking with parents/carers.

An ability to think of activities/play experiences for children.  Warren Lodge Care centre are a

Jackie Brown, 52, of Whitley Wood, said: “Money raised for the group helps fund therapies to help members manage their pain. They include Chinese massage, oxygen therapy, flotation, hydrotherapy and acupuncture. ”The group saved my life. When you become ill with fibromyalgia and especially if you stop working you can feel very isolated.”

Joyce Goodwin from the support group was also there to watch the dancing.

Monthly meetings at Prospect Park Hospital, Reading, include talks from experts about pain management, alternative therapies, research progress and ways to help the condition.

Former Reading Mayor, Cllr Sarah Hacker, raised funds for the charity during her term of office after being diagnosed with fibromyalgia.

HuMP taught her to morris dance earlier this year.  Hurst Morris People welcomes men and women to have a go at morris dancing at their free taster sessions on Thursdays September 22 and 29 at 8pm at Hurst Village Hall, School Road, Hurst RG10 0DR. All are welcome. Tea, coffee and cakes are provided.

For more details, visit www.Hump.org.uk  Reading and District Fibromyalgia Support Group email: reading.fibromyalgia@gmail.com

With Helena Badger residential home for 51 elderly residents, some with dementia.

They are looking for a volunteer who speaks Hindi to help a resident who struggles to communicate due to a stroke.

You will be talking to the resident, maybe escorting him to the shops, pub, café.

A helpful, patient manner essential along with being a good listener.  Age UK Reading are a small local charity that providing services to older people in the greater Reading area.

They are setting up a new club in Woodley.

The club will offer clients an opportunity to meet up with friends, participate in activities and have a nourishing meal.

They want their clubs to be a comfortable and welcoming place for their clients to visit – the well-being and enjoyment of their clients is of first importance to them.

They would expect their volunteers to work with them to achieve this aim.

They need a lunch club volunteer who will report to the club’s member of staff responsible for the running of the club on that day, and will be expected to work within the charity’s guidelines.

 Don’t forget our Volunteer Recruitment Fair on Saturday, October 8, from 10am1pm being held at the Bradbury Centre in Wokingham.

We have over 20 organisations coming so far and it will be a great opportunity to meet them on a face to face basis and find out how you can make a difference you to make to them and what a difference volunteering can make to you!

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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Three page picture special

‘It was probably our best year’ A 10k run around Wokingham borough’s beautiful countryside, a family friendly 3k and, for the brave, a duathlon. Sunday’s fundraiser for the 1st Swallowfield Scouts was a massive hit. Find out why overleaf

20 | SWALLOWFIELD 10k 10k results Posn No. Name 1 356 Alexander Miller 2 555 Lance Nortcliff 3 547 Andrew Stay 4 489 Peter Watkeys 5 536 Matt Pembroke 6 366 Alex Scott 7 432 Rob Foster 8 348 Ross Mcdonough 9 361 Chris Hunt 10 592 Stewart Stanton 11 357 Samantha Amend 12 524 Steven Ilott 13 398 Andy Cittern-Jones 14 331 Paul Woolley 15 556 David Jessopp 16 577 Juan Marques 17 316 Damian Holmwood 18 397 Ian Rogan 19 497 Simon Rolfe 20 539 Richard Hallam-Baker 21 440 William Casson 22 308 David Walker 23 507 Irwin Fairclough 24 443 Robert King 25 602 Stuart Bradburn 26 303 Richard Mason 27 415 Chris Irvin 28 433 Zena Phillips 29 508 Rob Sparkes 30 526 Martin Ilott 31 468 Chris Leafe 32 452 Phillip Saunders 33 537 David Bailey 34 340 Clive Allen 35 463 Vicky Russell 36 311 Peter Codd 37 487 Chloe Blair 38 382 Chris Acock 39 486 Simon Rourke 40 477 Chris Riley 41 418 Ady Tuckwell 42 410 Monty Palfrey 43 516 Chris Webb 44 445 Ben Swire 45 511 Chris Doyle 46 534 Barnaby Kempster 47 320 Alison Jessopp 48 503 Gary Cooper 49 451 Gary Hewitt 50 420 David Goodbourn 51 404 Michael Truckle 52 514 Pete Hillman 53 411 Bean Chapman 54 339 Lee Graham 55 417 Ashley Tomlinson 56 500 Andrew Blaser 57 506 Kevin Jarrett 58 412 Anna Chapman 59 551 Joanne` Pilkington 60 318 Mark Rollins 61 495 Martin Roberts 62 371 Ian Spencer 63 373 Tom Griffin 64 441 David May 65 352 David O’flaherty 66 409 Emma Twomey 67 309 Justine Ward 68 425 Tom Redman 69 386 Andy Lancaster 70 498 Samantha Cooper 71 572 David Buckle 72 473 Helen French 73 482 Antony Frost 74 626 David Medcrafe 75 358 Craig Ivey 76 505 Matthew Bell 77 321 Jane Hounsome 78 501 John Burgess 79 496 Emily Louise Payne 80 510 Yvonne Olney 81 478 Debbie Mangan 82 608 Nevil Hunt 83 571 Jo Dering 84 533 Jon Kempster 85 605 Clive Bate 86 520 Ben Parks 87 429 Catherine Lees 88 302 Xavier Morgan 89 416 Gary Sheahan 90 564 Tom Cooke 91 461 Peter Roan 92 625 Geoffrey Cushing 93 399 Jason Scott 94 554 Claire Seymour 95 341 Jon Redman 96 333 Tim Stokes 97 479 Joseph Bridgeman 98 513 Jonathan Parr 99 619 Mark Catton 100 480 Alan Dray 101 424 Gemma Beck 102 447 Claire Boyles 103 561 Kevin Spence 104 557 Craig Coley 105 457 Toby Catlin 106 354 Ian Newman 107 585 Julie Coxhead 108 428 Paul Emery 109 595 Tara Anglim 110 474 Nigel Heinrich 111 552 Mike Jackson 112 529 Augustinas Grieze 113 455 Greg Powers 114 553 Monika Medynska 115 336 Annabel Hough 116 413 Phil Copsey 117 519 Chris Armin 118 622 Alan Sewell 119 611 Clare Hagen 120 376 Sarah Moss 121 600 Joe Froome 122 596 Joanna Bishop 123 377 Vinod Chandera 124 472 Karl Shepherd 125 395 Joe Akemche 126 332 Sam Stokes 127 589 Charlie Macklin 128 323 Kerry Flynn 129 414 Paul Brown 130 388 David Fleming 131 593 Jonathan Barclay 132 597 Mike May 133 312 Thomas Gellatly 134 580 Philip Carpenter 135 620 Szabolcs Ujvari 136 390 Toby Cottrell 137 568 Louise Barton 138 563 Christine Goble 139 450 Jacques Francois Alter

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It’s all smiles as the runners set off at the start of the Swallowfield 10k. This is the sixth year that the race has been organised by the 1st Swallowfield Scouts Pictures: Phil Creighton

3k results Posn 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

No. 56 11 34 100 45 51 50 32 54 99 41 48 60 4

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Name Time Christian Scott 0:10:18 Dale Fleming 0:10:49 Marcus Nye 0:11:02 Christopher Parker 0:11:10 Oscar Bailey 0:11:26 Renee Whalley 0:11:29 Georgia Whalley 0:11:43 Owen Pearce 0:11:59 Esmee Harding 0:12:01 Cameron Coulter 0:12:19 Loris Minchin 0:12:22 Nathan Hallam-Baker 0:12:25 Sebastian Jenkins 0:12:29 Sidney Harwood-Matthews 0:13:06 Joe Cracknell 0:13:10 Thomas Peers 0:13:29 William Dean 0:13:29 Jack Harwood-Matthews 0:13:48 Callum Cliff 0:13:52 Simon Harwood-Matthews 0:13:56 Douglas Bardsley 0:14:18 Elliot Holder 0:14:26 Grace Crabb 0:14:32 Benji Crabb 0:14:41 Sam Oleary 0:14:45 Ben Snaith 0:14:53 Clara Harding 0:14:59 William Mitchell 0:15:03 Tilly Pinkcostello 0:15:12 Jemma Minchin 0:15:19 Jasmine Shepherd 0:15:20 Alexis Nye 0:15:28 Jeremy Nye 0:15:30 Tom Blaser 0:15:37 George Johnson 0:15:38 Ethan Riley 0:15:48 Alexander Charles 0:15:52 Benjamin Miller 0:15:53 Henry Dutton 0:16:17 Reuben Anthony-Deyemo 0:16:22 Ben Sutton 0:16:42 Sam Bailey 0:16:56 Julia Bailey 0:16:59 Anna Blaser 0:18:03 Temi Anthony-Deyemo 0:18:16 Isabelle Snaith 0:18:24 Neil Tuffnell 0:18:30 Celia Sudlow 0:18:33 Lottie Oleary 0:19:07 Liam Kimmer 0:19:12 Tanya Kimmer 0:19:13 Susie Pond 0:19:55 Emily Morris 0:21:26 Veronica Morris 0:21:27 Aidan Dutton 0:23:06 Haleema Dutton 0:23:11 Violet Shepherd 0:23:45 Mitalee Nubeebuckus 0:28:21

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Halemma Dutton And they’re off! Runners snake past the first bend on the Swallowfield 10k

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Duathlon Results Posn 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62

No. Name 263 Paul Cardy 202 Andy Hudson 209 Adam Robbins 690 Royston Maddams 695 Mark Haworth 254 Simon Stevens 689 Richard Ashby 688 Nick Sheppherd 215 Wayne Clements 272 Edward Dodwell 252 Chris Turner 222 Ellen Gosling 219 Gary Staples 235 John Myles 239 Mark Skennerton 267 Michael Kelly 256 Steve Fleck 274 Andrew Hunt 238 Dominic Wake 259 Ed Gillett 247 Alasdair Marnoch 269 Grahame Smee 296 Tim Pegg 696 Guy Oliver 257 David Dyer 242 Daniel Crone 292 Mick Anglim 241 David Adams 234 Phillip Crouch 289 Mike Kirby 236 David Simpson 277 Andrew Cooke 232 Lawrence Sarkar 246 Neal Coady 297 Peter Flemming 223 Chris Barkus 278 Phil Scott 216 Caroline Partner 214 Jonathan Small 225 Gary Farrell 240 Rob Alderman 266 Nick Phillips 261 Helen Mcclure 265 Gabrielle Bassett 271 Edward Blundell 275 Lee Hinton 243 Deepak Babber 205 Chris Siggery 284 Pete Gough 260 Georgina Grant 203 Jackie Shelton 698 Les Helmore 700 Gavin Tull 279 James Mcguinnity 691 Gill Glennon 268 Richard Hasley 692 Chris Szabo Hemmings 207 Sharon Pace 208 David Hall 276 Peter Higgs 249 Robert Grice 218 Matt Wright

Time 1:06:34 1:09:38 1:10:21 1:12:03 1:12:31 1:13:04 1:14:16 1:14:29 1:15:09 1:16:08 1:16:10 1:17:10 1:17:11 1:17:25 1:17:57 1:18:10 1:18:23 1:18:27 1:18:30 1:18:49 1:19:32 1:19:56 1:19:57 1:20:00 1:21:19 1:22:15 1:22:22 1:23:55 1:24:38 1:24:46 1:24:51 1:24:59 1:25:25 1:26:34 1:26:57 1:27:29 1:28:05 1:28:08 1:29:27 1:29:42 1:30:17 1:30:33 1:30:58 1:31:07 1:31:14 1:31:22 1:31:28 1:31:47 1:32:11 1:32:46 1:32:54 1:33:10 1:33:30 1:33:39 1:34:13 1:34:35 1:34:42 1:34:47 1:34:57 1:35:07 1:35:16 1:35:57

Chris Smith –Mum of sponsor David Cliff – fired the starters siren to get the races underway The finish line was at the Parish Hall where medals and refreshments awaited

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201 253 280 255 244 290 694 226 286 204 227 258 699 697 224 220 281 245 228 233 248 237 221 291 273 250 264 231

Matt Bone Chloe Deneuve Alexandra Perrior Adrian Sutton Killian Spain Miranda Parker Ruth Stratford Steven Grima Bob Thomas Lisa Siggery Daniel Martinez Angharad Shaw Helen Ing Jason Nubeebuckus Sarah Chamberlain Paul Mellor Paul Bridges Simon Thomas Carol Turner John Boston Andrea Marnoch Theresa Osman Kevin Siggery Ian Wilkinson Betony Taylor Anthony Greening Mita Thapar Tahir Rashid

1:35:58 1:36:19 1:36:52 1:39:03 1:39:10 1:40:32 1:40:48 1:41:10 1:41:22 1:42:06 1:42:15 1:42:28 1:42:49 1:43:01 1:43:24 1:44:15 1:45:14 1:47:04 1:48:13 1:48:14 1:53:06 1:54:26 1:55:08 1:56:09 1:57:52 1:59:23 2:01:00 2:10:00

Spectators lined the route to watch runners come home

Owen Pearce heads for home in the 3k

Andy Cittern-Jones and his daughter head for the finish line

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Some of the prizes on offer

Duathlon teams Posn No. Name Time 1 693 Neil & Claire Peers 1:24:28 2 288 Gary Waite & Matthew Ward 1:27:46 3 287 Oliver Ward & Matthew Upshall 1:28:27 4 295 Alison & Neil Attard 1:35:53 5 283 Kevin Martin & Colin Macquillin 1:36:26 6 230 Simon Foster & Pete Bowker 1:40:53 7 293 Tracy Jenkins Paul Smith 1:42:45 8 294 Samantha Dilley, Tim Whiteside & Nick Gawel 1:46:38 9 285 Claire Tubb & Lisa Beard 1:46:48

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From left: 3k winner Christian Scott, then Christopher Parker, Sebastian Jenkins, Jemma Minchin comes in ahead of Jasmine Shepherd and a big grin from Aidan Dutton as he sprints for the finish line

Community comes together for 500 runners

By PHIL CREIGHTON news@wokinghampaper.co.uk THIS year’s Swallowfield 10k attracted more than 500 runners of all ages leading to organisers hailing it as the best ever.

The annual event takes runners through the countryside around Farley Hill and Swallowfield, starting and finishing by the parish hall. The race attracts runners from a range of local clubs including Reading Roadrunners and Finchampstead Coasters.

Two separate events run alongside it, a 3k family friendly race and a duathlon that starts with a 6.7km run before an 18.5km bike ride through Beech Hill, Stratfield Saye, Stanford End and then Riseley before returning to Swallowfield for a 3.7km run around the village and a finish on the field by the parish hall.

Every finisher received a warm welcome from Frimley Hospital Radio, who were on announcing duties. They also received a medal and a goody bag.

Cups and trophies were presented to the winners of each category, including Alexander Miller, who was first home in the 10k with a time of 33 minutes and 40 seconds, and Samantha Amend, the first female runner home in 37 minutes and 22 seconds.

Paul Cobbold, the 1st Swallowfield Group Scout Leader who helped organise the event, said that things had gone smoothly and is their major fundraiser for the year.

Speaking to The Wokingham Paper, he said: “It went very well for us. We had more entries than last year, just over 500 entries across the races. It all went smoothly and we all pulled together and worked as a team.

“We try and do this as a community event – we couldn’t do it without the community’s support.”

Mr Cobbold thinks that the Scouts will have raised “in the region of £3,000” but, with some admin to resolve, the final total won’t be known for a while.

“It’s the only fundraising event we do. It helps subsidise the events that we do for children.

The subs and fees don’t pay for everything, this is a key event for us.”

The race is now in its sixth year and is a firm favourite for many running clubs.

“It’s good to attract local running groups,” Mr Cobbold said.

“We’ll try and get a few more clubs involved next year.

“This year has probably been our best year - and it’s didnt rain!

It was good for the runners.”

And Mr Cobbold was also full of praise of the event’s sponsors which included local property company David Cliff. Its owner, also called David Cliff, was unable to attend this year so the races were started by his Mum, Chris.

“David Cliff puts a lot of money into the event,” Mr Cobbold said.

“I’d like to give a big thanks to him.

“I’d also like to thank Colas who did our traffic management.

We couldn’t do the event without them.”

First home: Alexander Miller and Samantha Amend won the male and female 10k races

From left: Sarah Moss, Chloe Blair, sprinting for the finish are (from left to right) Augustinas Gieze, Nigel Heinrich and Mike Jackson, veteran runner Tom Griffin and, surging home, Bean Chapman

ish line

A high five from Tom Redman, holding hands are Prettir Kaur, Tatiana Guidi and Tony Perring, David Bailey powers home, a victory salute from Mark Olney and a big smile from Paul Brown as he crosses the line

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THEWOKINGHAMPAPER Friday, September 23, 2016

HEALTH MATTERS

Personal fitness with Chris Hunt with Nicola Strudley

Set the right environment You’ve set some goals for your journey – make things easier for yourself by creating the right environment for achieving your aims. CHRIS HUNT explains more

Temptation on a plate … my wife likes to buy me doughnuts and I like eating them.

But if I was looking to lose weight and ate a pack every week, would this habit help? By changing the way in which treats like this are stored, I can change my environment to reach my goals.

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IRST of all, thank you for joining me again this week for the second instalment of Every Step Counts.

We know that positive change and setting goals are essential in starting your own personal journey.

The next step is absolutely critical and cannot be ignored.

I see too many people that try to sidestep this stage and it works for the short term but will never end in long term adherence.

This week, let’s talk about your environment and more specifically your home, workplace and choice of training venue.

An area that I specialise in and have worked thousands of hours on is an area called Environmental Psychology.

This basically means “the Interplay between an individual and their surroundings”.

The more control you have over your environment, the better your chances are of making your goals become realities.

I’ll give you an example, my wife (she will love this by the way) loves to buy me doughnuts.

I am not really a fan of doughnuts (slight fib) but as she buys them in the weekly shop I inadvertently eat them all.

If I was trying to lose weight and ate a pack of doughnuts every week would this help?

Probably not, so I would need to manage that environment to make sure it doesn’t affect my goals.

Another example for the readers

with families out there would be treats for kids.

We have a simple rule for our children (Summer 8, Sienna 6 and Sofia 2) – they don’t have sweets and less healthy treats during the week but, as long as they have been good during the week, they get treated at the weekend.

Not having treats in the cupboard during the week makes this a lot easier and also shows you are committed to your family’s health.

Every family is different but this simple rule works for us.

Do you understand what I mean?

So to get more specific, I want

you to start thinking about your environment and what you can do to essentially cleanse it of unwanted factors. The key environments we will touch on today and some points I have for you are shown below and categorised by home, workplace and training venue:

Home:  What things do you have in the cupboards that are working against your goals?  What could you start buying or stop buying to help you with your goal?  What routines could you

introduce to be more active when at home?

Workplace:

 What snacks could you have at your desk to stop you raiding the vending machine?  Do you have a fridge where you could keep a large bottle of water to help with your hydration and productivity?  Could you cycle or walk to work and expend more calories than, say, driving to work?

Training Venue:

 Does your training venue cater for everything you need such as specific equipment, showers, modern facilities and, let’s say, treadmills if you like running?  Is your gym close enough to walk or would you need to drive? If you are driving does it take long with traffic and also is there enough car parking available?  Does the centre cater for your needs? If you like Olympic lifts then you need a gym that you can do that type of training in. If you have kids, does the gym have qualified childminders at hand or an insured crèche that can help you?

If you are going to take home one key message this week, it’s this: “Own your environment and you will own your results” I have trained, worked, lived, exercised and operated in some great environments (The Hub among a few) and also some I felt were shocking … don’t move forward without having a think about your current environment.

Is your environment helping you or working against you?

Have another great weekend everyone and as always please get in contact and touch base with me to discuss things further or join our private Facebook group. Change should be embraced and enjoy that change with similar, like-minded people.

Could you host a dinner in the dark?

A CHARITY that leads research into eyes is calling on the country to enjoy a very different dining experience – blindfold.

Fight for Sight wants people to show their support for this week’s National Eye Health Week by hosting a dinner in the dark.

The week is designed to promote the importance of eye health and the need for regular sight tests for all.

Supporters are asked to challenge their senses and raise funds by hosting a dinner party with a difference, whether it be a blindfolded breakfast, a lights-out lunch, pitch black picnic, challenging cheese and wine tasting or dinner in the dark.

Sharon Petrie, Interim Director of Fundraising at Fight for Sight, said: “National Eye Health Week draws attention to the importance of regular eye tests, the best ways for people to look after their eyes and has plenty of

useful resources everyone can benefit from.

“We would encourage people to take inspiration from the week by signing up to Feast your Eyes and dine in the dark this October to help the fight against sight loss.

“It’s a great opportunity to come together with friends, family and colleagues alike to play a part in

raising vital funds for pioneering eye research.

“Every day 100 people in the UK start to lose their sight and nearly two million are living with sight loss.

“Fight for Sight funds pioneering research into a number of different eye conditions to help make sight loss a thing of the past.”

Feast your Eyes fundraisers can get involved in just six easy steps:  Sign up – visit Fightforsight.org. uk/feast to register and receive a free Feast your Eyes pack, complete with blindfolds  Invite – decide on the venue, a date during October and the guest list  Cook – serve your favourite dishes or try a tricky-to-eat treat to

test your guests  Blindfold – challenge the senses for a true dine in the dark experience  Eat, drink and have fun  Donate – support Fight for Sight and let your guests know how much you raised.

Fight for Sight funds pioneering eye research into conditions such as; age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, cataracts, corneal disease, and rare eye conditions. The charity is supporting National Eye Health Week, an initiative that aims to shine a spotlight on a number of themes relating to eye health including; general eye health, children’s eye health and sight after the age of 60.  For further information on Fight for Sight please visit www.FightforSight.org. uk or call 020 7264 3900.  For fmore on National Eye Health Week visit: www.visionmatters.org.uk

Barriers to health care for people with a hearing loss

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T is a shocking fact that deaf people are more likely to suffer ill health than other people, simply because it is harder for them to use the health services that many of us take for granted.

Those with disabilities face major access problems, such as deaf people being expected to make appointment by phone or the difficulty when faced with having to fill in a form.

An unfortunate number of patients have a fear of the dentist. But imagine going to the dentist and having no warning when treatment is about to begin, not getting full explanations of what to expect during treatment and being more sensitive than most to the vibration of a handpiece.

This is a reality for many deaf and hard-of-hearing patients.

We at Healthwatch Wokingham Borough have made a commitment to better understand the experience of those with disabilities and sensory needs in accessing health and social care locally.

Research We commissioned Deaf Positives Action (DPA) to mystery shop 10 NHS dentist surgeries in the Wokingham Borough in March 2016 on our behalf to measure the quality of services and compliance with regulations in providing a service to the Deaf community; looking for appropriate signage, asking the receptionist for a registration form, requesting a British Sign Language interpreter, asking for help filling out the exemption form and the process of booking an appointment.

This study has shown that Deaf people in Wokingham Borough are disadvantaged when trying to access primary care.

Even with the Equality Act 2010, which should protect deaf people from discrimination and require service providers to make reasonable, proactive adjustments, has not made a significant difference to the experience of deaf people.

Issues of access for Deaf patients are entirely avoidable by ensuring communication.

The receptionists’ first impression is vital, but for a Deaf person it is a key source of communication.

There was exemplary practice identified at a couple of the surgeries; Bean Oak Road and Puresmile in Earley.

We have made a number of quick, easy and low cost recommendations that would transform the experience of the deaf patient and ensure that Dental Surgeries are fulfilling their legal expectations from the Equalities Act 2010 and Accessible Information Standard 2016.

One way of transforming communication with a deaf patient would be to set up a quick response unit at the reception desk.

This could be a webcam or Skype system on a computer, linking to a live interpretation service.

To read our report go to our website www.healthwatchwokingham.co.uk

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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Grade II listed building was once home to the mayor A PROPERTY at the heart of the town centre that was once home to a mayor of Wokingham is currently for sale through Richard Worth Estate and Land Agents.

The five-bedroom home on The Terrace is a Grade II listed late 19th century family home offering accommodation over four floors.

Sympathetically re-modelled and updated by the current owners over the past 16 years, it is a perfect fusion of heritage and future, as befitting a home at the heart of Wokingham.

Unusually for a town centre location, it includes a large double garage and there is also a garden that’s a third of an acre in size and includes a pond and a secret tunnel.

A reception hall showcases the building’s roots: a tiled paraquet floor and staircase with runner looks both timeless and modern.

There is a front drawing room with a feature marble fireplace, light oak flooring and double doors to the garden.

A rear aspect study also leads to the garden.

The kitchen is dual aspect and

fitted with a contemporary range of Shaker style units in pale duck egg blue. There are spaces for free standing appliances and there is even a wrought iron turning staircase leading to a sun room.

A breakfast room leads from the kitchen.

A basement family room is on the lower level, while the first floor has three double bedrooms each with feature fireplaces. A family shower room is separate to a bathroom that has a bespoke circular spa bath fitted into the turret.

The sun room can be accessed from one of the double bedrooms – it also leads to a sun terrace.

On the second floor there are two further rooms, which could be used as two bedrooms but it is currently a bedroom and an additional sitting room.

Being a period property there are many noteworthy features, including the fireplaces, high ceilings, decorative cornice and dado rails.

The double garage is 21ft by 20ft and offers internal access to the property’s utility room. There is

room in front of the garage to park an additional car.

The garden is approximately 110ft by 110ft and is believed to have been designed by Mayor William Thomas Martin as a water garden with its feature 55ft ornamental carp pond which is surrounded by a levelled lawn area and raised flower and shrub beds. There are numerous paths crossing the garden with a rockery and planted borders, ornamental bridge and established flowers and trees. There is also a secondary pond with waterfall.

Being in The Terrace, it is very close to all local amenities: the train station is within walking distance and there are two pubs on the doorstep –- the Queen’s Head and the Hope and Anchor. A few minutes walk are town centre restaurants and local amenities and, of course, Waitrose.

The home is offered to the market for £1,395,000 by Richard Worth.

For more details or to arrange a viewing visit Richard Worth’s offices in Rose Street, Wokingham, call 0118 979 6796 or log on to www.richard-worth.co.uk

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Your weekly puzzle challenge

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Quiz Challenge

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6. Which character does Jane Danson play in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street?

7. In December 1989, the USA invaded Panama and ousted which leader?

8. Which Bond girl starred opposite Elvis Presley in the 1963 film Fun in Acapulco?

9. Which town on the edge of the Cotswolds claims to be the most complete Regency town in England?

10. The Heathrow Express links the airport with which London mainline terminus?

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Partly! (4) 23. Type of poverty that reduces one to small particles (8)

DOWN 2. The alternative Penny included was a village (6) 3. Grain, his variety from south-west England (7) 4. Due to have nothing on the side (5) 5. Abandoned, having crashlanded (7) 6. In the grotto Nicholas found some medicine (5) 7. Six men moved cheeky girls (6) 12. Attractive when in front (7) 14. Cheated in error, journalist concluded (7) 15. Former officer commanding alien missile (6) 16. Included indeed is one famous inventor (6) 18. Premonition that invader would arrive before church (5) 19. Boredom experienced in Paris (5)

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QUICK CROSSWORD: Across – 1 Scrape; 4 Jammed; 8 Gusset; 10 Bridge; 11 Fable; 12 Tourer; 14 Ostler; 16 Earn; 17 Thee; 19 Abel; 22 Mock; 26 Marina; 27 Exhale; 28 Dirty; 29 Leaner; 30 Eggs on; 31 Dotard; 32 Unison.

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CRYPTIC CROSSWORD: Across – 1 Stuccoed; 6 Tomb; 8 Tour; 9 Intoning; 10 Spring (2) Across – China; Event; Kitty.

Down – Clerk; Inert; Aptly. chicken; 11 Show; 13 Down; 17 Exchange words; 20 Scansion; 21 Gash; 22 Utah; 23 Grinding.

NONAGRAM: Down – 2 Thorpe; 3 Cornish; 4 Owing; 5 Ditched; 6 Tonic; 7

QUIZ CHALLENGE: 1 Boulder City; 2 The Pickwick Papers; 3 Athletics (middle distance running); 4 Louis XIV; 5 Personalised greetings cards; 6 Leanne Battersby; 7 Manuel Noriega; 8 Ursula Andress; 9 Cheltenham; 10 Paddington.

(1) Across – Bacon; Tiles; Excel.

FIVE ALIVE:

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Wokingham Arts Trail Saturday and Sunday

See the artists in their natural habitats This weekend, the borough’s creative people will be opening the doors of their studios and homes for a massive exhibition of work. Showcasing everything from prints to pottery with jewellery and glasswork too, there is a wide range of disciplines to explore and buy. And with the creators on hand to explain their inspirations, there has never been a better time to get on the trail. HARRY PAMELY looks at the 11 venues open for art All venues are free entry and open between 10am and 5.30pm on Saturday and Sunday.

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

Bradbury Centre, Rose Street, Wokingham RG40 1XS

Facilities: Disabled parking, demonstrations, toilets, free parking and refreshments.

14 Milton Road, Wokingham RG40 1DB

Elaine Izod creates pastel paintings and stitched images on painted canvases.

Peter Izod makes pen, pencil and wash drawings, along with watercolour and acrylic landscapes.

Chris Parry is a figurative artist who captures the moment in paintings and other works.

Facilities: Toilets and free parking.

Nichola Pitt is a ceramic artist who has appeared on Arts Trails before and makes hand-thrown, contemporary ceramics.

Facilities: Toilets, demonstrations, refreshments and free parking.

6 Steeple Walk, Lower Earley RG6 4HR

Facilities: Disabled access, demonstrations, toilets, free parking and refreshments.

WADE Day Centre, 40 Reading Road, Wokingham RG41 1EH

There are four artists exhibiting at the popular day centre for the elderly: Sofie Eddolis (pictured), a silversmith originally from the Netherlands but now lives in Berkshire, running The Silver Fairy.

Beverly Bartlett, a jeweller who personally designs and makes elegant jewellery at her own workshop.

Sam Knight, an illustrator of several books and a printmaker.

Painter and etcher Paul Woolley (pictured) will present works inspired by recent travels.

Beverly said: “[I am] a local jeweller who makes silver jewellery based on simplified structures seen through a microscope.

“Many of my pieces combine textured and polished silver to enhance the elegant shapes.”

Sofie said: “This is my first year taking part in the Arts Trail. I enjoy Arts trails for many reasons, apart from positive feedback and sales and it is great to meet so many like-minded artists!”

Paul said: “Over the last year, I have resumed my love of printmaking – especially etching.

“Some years ago, I attended an evening course for printmaking at Morley College in Lambeth, London.

“I had done some printmaking while at college but I wanted to take it further this time.

“I continued with this for about three years, but then we moved to the Thames Valley and got a proper job! As I am now semi-retired, there is more time available to pursue this subject and have consequently joined the print course at South Hill Park.”

John Nicholls (pictured) is a sculptor, interested in the curves, form and texture. His work combines artistic expression with the artisan task of working in stone.

He said: “As a newcomer to the area, I’m very pleased to have found such a varied and talented group, which will ensure a great day out for our visitors.”

79 Gipsy Lane, Wokingham RG40 2BW

Gemma Cumming is a Fine Art graduate whose art looks at failed perfection, anticipation and tourism in her subversive postcards.

Joy Frey has been printmaking at South Hill Park for five years, and is now working with lino and monoprint, creating imagery of landscapes and coastal form.

Catherine Hadler is a returning contributor to the Arts Trail. She is a painter and photographer who will be exhibiting her abstract art.

She said: “I paint colourful, abstract pictures of molecules inspired by Australian Aboriginal art.”

Also exhibiting is Caroline Marriott, a jeweller and textile creator who uses rich combinations of texture and colour to make necklaces, bracelets and earrings.

Facilities: Disabled access, toilets and demonstrations.

4 Purse Lane, Wokingham RG40 2DD Clare Buchta (pictured below) is a semiabstract landscape artist influenced by the British countryside, including Berkshire.

Dana Kidson is a contemporary jeweller, whose work is inspired by nature, geometry, antiquity and gemstones.

Christine Morgan is an artist and a sculptor who creates paintings and sculpture using paper, glass and clay to show the texture and colour of her art.

Steve Gordon previously taught Art and Design for 36 years in schools and trained as a fine artist.

He retired in 2014 and is now investigating various printmaking techniques, taking inspiration from drawings and photographs.

Imogen Waller is a metalsmith and enameller, who specialises in silver and enamel jewellery.

Facilities: Free parking.

17 Magnolia Way, Wokingham RG41 4BN

Jane Bonney uses contemporary mixed media and stitched textiles to create her pieces of art.

Carol Newman uses the colour and texture of fabric and thread to interpret her own illustrations.

Cathy MacLennan was born in Zimbabwe before moving to England when she was eight. This has had influences on her work as an author and illustrator of children’s books.

She said: “I am lucky enough to have a lovely garden studio and I enjoy opening it as part of the Wokingham Arts Trail, as it is interesting for visitors to see where an artist actually works and the inspiration that can be drawn from that setting.

“The Trail is also a great opportunity to link up and collaborate with a group of talented, local artists.”

Also exhibiting with her is Lesley Redmond, a coastal scenes and landscape artist who takes inspiration from the Berkshire area in her paintings.

Facilities: Demonstrations and free parking.

33 Montague House, Wokingham RG40 5PF

Suzanne Needham (pictured) is a ceramic artist who creates handmade decorative bowls and boxes, as well as sculptures of the female form.

Facilities: Toilets, demonstrations, refreshments and free parking.

21 Froghall Drive, Wokingham RG40 2LE

Sarah Abell is a ceramic artist who is opening up her studio to display her handmade ceramics, such as her glazed pots.

Nicola Kantorowicz is an abstract stained glass artist who is an elected Fellow of The British Society of Master Glass painters, who creates art in stained glass.

Bob Newman makes unique jewellery made from his own designs in silver and gold.

Facilities: Toilets, demonstrations, refreshments and free parking.

356 Reading Road, Winnersh RG41 5EJ

Kerto Koppel-Catlin originates from Estonia, where she moved from in 2003.

Her distinctive, long nosed characters, ‘Lomps’ feature in much of her work.

The Birches, Castle Road, Farley Hill RG7 1UL.

Michelle Clay is a jeweller who has had that fascination since childhood.

Her study of Geology at university gave rise to her using semi-precious stones in the silver jewellery she makes, as can be seen above.

Helen Ormerod has been making pots for more than 20 years in her studio in Crowthorne. Inspired by natural organic shapes, her pottery incorporates these shapes in her sculptures.

Dawn Quigley is a glass artist who has opened up her studio for the Arts Trail. She makes fused glass gifts, as well as creating and repairing stained glass.

Facilities: Disabled access, demonstrations, refreshments and free parking.

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What’son All week EARLEY – The Peacock Gallery, Maiden Erlegh Campus, Silverdale Road, Earley, Reading RG6 7HS. Secret Life of Body and Mind: an exhibition by Rebecca Swainston. Weekdays 3pm-4.30pm. Saturdays 10am-3pm. Details: maidenerleghschool.co.uk/ community/community-arts.

READING – Riverside Museum at Blake’s Lock, Gasworks Road (off Kenavon Drive), Reading, Berkshire RG1 3DH. Exhibition of art: explore hidden Reading with Artikinesis. 10am-5pm. Intil Saturday, October 1. Details: 07763 403180.

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 HENLEY – Christchurch, Reading Road RG9 1AG. Mum2Mum market: nearly new baby and toddler items.

2pm-4pm. £2. Details: www. mum2mummarket.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.

WOKINGHAM – Norreys Church, Norreys Avenue.

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At the theatre

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

Brussels Philharmonic. Fri 30.

Basingstoke Variety Show. Sat 1. 10cc In Concert. Sun 2. Ashley Hutchings: From Psychedelia To Sonnets. Sun 2.

Basingstoke – Haymarket www.anvilarts.org.uk 01256 844244 The Bollywood Brass Band meets Jyotsna Srikanth. Fri. The Rattler. Sat. An Audience with Ian Lavender. Sun. Frankenstein.

Thurs-Sat 1. Seann Walsh. Sun 2.

Bracknell – South Hill Park www.southhillpark.org.uk (01344) 484123 Frankenstein. Until Sat. Amit Yahav.

Fri. The Comedy Cellar. Fri. Blues and Burlesque. Sat. Wilde Sundays. Sun. Creative Control

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 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 Group litter pick.

10am-noon. All welcome, equipment provided.

WOKINGHAM – The Whitty Theatre, Luckley House School, Luckley Road RG40 3EU. Let Us Entertain You: A charity concert for Macmillan with URBAN STYLEZ Streetdance Crews, RASPO Steel Orchestra, Jamah Lynam, and Lee Payne (Sky 1’s Got to Dance). 7pm. £13, £9 concessions. Details: 07910 838112.

WOODLEY – Shopping Precinct, Crockhamwell Road. General market.

9am-3pm. Details: 0118 921 6920 or www. woodleytowncentre.co.uk.

Sunday, September 25 EARLEY – Earley St Nicolas, Sutcliffe Avenue. Craft and chat. 7.30pm-9.30pm. £3 includes resources and refreshments. Details: 0118 966 9080.

LOWER EARLEY – Hawkedon School, Hawkedon Way RG6 3AP.

Band Night. Sun. Mission: Improvable 3 Year Anniversary Show. Sun. Time Palace. MonOct 1. Seann Walsh: One For The Road. Wed. One Man Star Wars Trilogy. Thurs 29. The Comedy Cellar. Fri 30. Boogie Music Inferno. Fri 30. Simon Mayor and Hilary James. Sat 1.

Kaleidoscope of Fashion. Sat 1. Paul Sinha. Sat 1. Creative Control Band Night. Sun 2.

FILM: Now You See Me 2. Fri. The Carer. Fri-Sat. The Legend of Tarzan. Fri-Sun. ROH: Norma (Live). Mon. My Nazi Legacy.

Tues. Cymbeline Live. Wed. Ghostbusters. Fri 30.

Camberley – Theatre www.camberleytheatre.biz 01276 707600 Syd Lawrence Orchestra. Sat. Russell Howard Work In Progress. Mon, Tues. The Tempest. Tues. Camberley Comedy Club. Thurs. Don’t Dribble On The Dragon. Sat 1.

Guildford – Yvonne Arnaud www.yvonne-arnaud.co.uk

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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 READING – Great Hall, University of Reading, London Road Campus, Reading RG1 5AQ. West Forest Sinfonia: Orchestral Concert. £15, £14 concessions, £2.50 students.

Details: 0118 978 6189.

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.

WOKINGHAM – The Whitty Theatre, Luckley House School, Luckley Road RG40 3EU. Dr Faustus presented

by Theatrical Niche. 7.30pm. £12, concessions £8. Details: www.thewhittytheatre.org

01483 440000 Norma: The Royal Opera Live Screening. Mon. Clare Balding’s Family Afternoon. Sat Oct 1.

FILM SEASON. Eddie The Eagle (PG). Fri. Love and Friendship (U). Fri. The Man Who Knew Infinity (12a). Fri. Finding Dory (U). Sat. The Jungle Book (U).

Sat. Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (12a). Sat. Golden Years (12a).

Tues-Thurs. Learning To Drive (15). Tues-Wed. Mustang (15).

Tues. He Named Me Malala (PG). Wed. Me Before You (12a).

Wed-Thurs. Where To Invade Next. Thurs 29. Singin’ In The Rain (U). Fri 30. Tale of Tales (15).

Fri 30. The Beatles: Eight Days In A Week (12a). Fri 30. The Nice Guys (15). Sat 1.

Henley – Kenton www.kentontheatre.co.uk 01491 575698 Miles Jupp. Fri. David Hamilton: Rock N Roll Back The Years. Sat.

High Wycombe – Wycombe Swan www.wycombeswan.co.uk 01494 512000 Frankly Sinatra. Fri. Tropicana

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.

Tuesday, September 27 EARLEY – Earley St Nicolas, Sutcliffe Avenue. Board Games Cafe: games, chat, coffee and cake. 10am-noon.

Details: 0118 966 9080.

LOWER EARLEY – Library, Chalfont Close, Chalfont Way RG6 5HZ. Rhymetime for babies. 10.30am-11am.

Rhymetime for ages 18 month to 3 years. 11.30amnoon. Details: 0118 931 2150.

WOKINGHAM – Library, Denmark Street RG40 2BB. Knit Stitch and Natter. Dropin for knitting, sewing and a chat. All abilities welcome.

2pm-3pm. Storytime: rhymes and stories for ages 3-5. 2pm-2.30pm. Family history drop-in. 2pm-5pm.

UK Online: Help and support with computers and the internet for beginners.

2pm-4pm. Details: 0118 978 1368.

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.

Wednesday, September 28 FINCHAMPSTEAD – Library, FBC Centre RG40 4ES. Book group. 10.30am-11.30am.

Details: 0118 908 8176.

WARGRAVE – Library,

Nights. Fri. The King is Back: Ben Portsmouth Is Elvis. Sat. Rich Hall. Sat. Leo Green Presents: Sounds of the 50s. Sun. Round The Horne. Wed-Thurs. Talents of Britain. Fri 30. Dead Over Dinner. Fri 30. Mum’s The Word 2. Sat 1. Family Fun Day. Sun 2.

Maidenhead – Norden Farm www.nordenfarm.org 01628 788997 Lee Nelson: Work In Progress. Fri. Caerphilly Male Group Voices Concert. Sat. Layla’s Room.

Tues. RSC Live: Cymbeline.

Wed. Hi-de-Hi! Wed-Sat. The Heath String Quartet. Thurs 29.

Debra Stephenson: Night of 100 Voices. Fri 30. ROH Live: Norma.

Sat 1. Showtime Unplugged. Sun 2. The Lindisfarne Story. Sun 2.

FILMS: Absolutely Fabulous. Fri. Valley of Love. Sun. David Brent: Life on the Road. Sat 1, Sun 2.

Newbury – The Corn Exchange www.cornexchangenew.com 0845 5218 218 Wifi Wars. Sat. Michael Buble: Tour Stop 148. Sun. Royal Opera

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Woodclyffe Hostel, Church Street RG10 8EP. Coffee morning. 10am-noon. Knit Wits: knit or crochet club.

2pm-4pm. iHelp support group: technical support for adults with an iPhone or iPad. 2pm-4pm. Details: 0118 940 4656.

WINNERSH – Library, The Forest School, Robin Hood Lane RG41 5ND. Rhymetime for Babies.

10.15am-10.45am.

Colouring For Adults.

11.45am-1.15pm. Details: 0118 979 7519.

WOKINGHAM – Library, Denmark Street RG40 2BB. Play Reading Group.

10am-noon. Details: 0118 978 1368.

Thursday, September 29 FINCHAMPSTEAD – Library, FBC Centre RG40 4ES. Rhymetime for under fives.

11am. Details: 0118 908 8176.

WOKINGHAM – Library, Denmark Street RG40 2BB. Archaeology Finds Surgery.

10am-noon. Mushrooms and a Marathon: the life and times of the Royal Albert Hall: a talk with Tony Weston. Booking essential.

6.30pm-8pm. £3.National Careers Service. Advice sessions to help you with career planning, CVs and interviews. 9.40am to 3.40pm. Details: 0118 978 1368.

WOKINGHAM – The Cornerstone, Norreys Avenue. Berkshire Archaeology Research Group quarterly meeting: People, Place and Time: the Historic Environment on High Speed 2, with Helen Glass, historic environment lead for High Speed Two Ltd. 7.30pm. Details: 0118 978 7434.

WOKINGHAM – The Cornerstone, Norreys Avenue. Professional

House Live: Norma. Mon. Luke Brown: Youth Curtain Raiser. Tues. For You I Long The Longest. Tues.

Shooting With Light. Wed. RSC Encore: Cymbeline. Thurs. Live and Lyrical. Thurs. Jongleurs Comedy Club. Fri 30. The Apollo Big Band. Sat 1.

FILMS: Things To Come (12a). Until Thurs. Hell of High Water (15).

Until Thurs.

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

01635 46044 The Wipers Times. Until Oct 29. An Audience with Ian Hislop and Nick Newman. Tues.

Reading – The Hexagon www.readingarts.com 0118 960 6060 Sixties Gold. Fri. Reading Operatic Presents: Sister Act. Wed-Sat 1. One Man Star Wars Trilogy.

Sun 2.

Reading – Concert Hall

Invincible You Meetup: Your Career Second Act: What Now For You? £7.

7pm-9.30pm. Details: www. meetup.com/ProfessionalInvincible-You/ WOODLEY – Oakwood Centre, Headley Road RG5 4JZ. Woodley and Earley Arts Group present: Cate Wetherall demonstration – wildlife in pastels. 7.30pm. £4. 7pm. Details: 0118 969 3311.

WOODLEY – Library, Headley Road RG5 4JA. Reminiscence Club: discuss days gone by. 10.30amnoon. The First Editions book group. 6pm-6.45pm Details: 0118 969 0304.

Friday, September 30 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. Details: 0118 978 1368.

Saturday, October 1 EARLEY – Our Lady of Peace Social Club, off Albourne Avenue. Annual Charity Dance and curry night in aid of Alzheimers Society.

7.30pm. £11, members £10.

Entry by ticket only. Details: 0118 907 6767.

EARLEY – Earley St Nicolas, Sutcliffe Avenue. Harvest Quiz. 7pm. Tickets £10 including fish and chip supper. Details: 0118 966 9080.

ETON – Eton College School Hall, High Street SL4 6DW. Windsor & Eton Choral Society in the Windsor Festival. 7.30pm. Details: 01628 527081.

FINCHAMPSTEAD – The FBC

www.readingarts.com 0118 960 6060 NEXT SHOW: No Tricks: An Evening with Derren Brown.

Sat Oct 1.

Reading – Progress Theatre www.progresstheatre.co.uk 0118 384 2195 Six Centuries of Spectacular Song.

Fri. Christian Brewer Quintet.

Fri 30.

Shinfield – Players www.shinfieldplayers.org.uk 0118 975 8880 Dean Friedman In Concert. Sat.

Sonning – The Mill www.millatsonning.com 0118 969 8000 Oh Carol: A Neil Sedaka Show. Fri. The Glenn Miller Orchestra.

Sat. West End Meets Broadway.

Sat. Blithe Spirit. Thurs 29-November 19

Windsor – Royal www.theatreroyalwindsor.co.uk 01753 853888 Arthur Smith At Your Service. Fri. Billy Fury Half Way to Paradise.

Centre, Gorse Ride North RG40 4ES. Wokingham baby and children’s market. £1.

2pm-4pm. Details: 07809 628701.

TWYFORD – Loddon Hall, Loddon Hall Road, Twyford, Reading RG10 9JA. Salsa Party night. 8pm-1am. £10. Details: www. incognitodance.com.

READING – Great Hall, University of Reading, London Road Campus, RG1 5AQ. Trinity Concert Band Autumn Concert: ‘Trumpet Extravaganza. £13 on door.

Under 15s free. Details: 0845 226 3047 or www. trinityband.co.uk.

WARGRAVE – Library, Woodclyffe Hostel, Church Street RG10 8EP. Meg and Mog Storytime - Meg and Mog Stories and rhymes for parents and children to enjoy together, For children aged 5 and under. 10.30am11am. Free. Details: 0118 940 4656.

WINNERSH – Library, The Forest School, Robin Hood Lane RG41 5ND. Winnersh Library Gaming Club for teens. 10.30am-12.30pm.

Details: 0118 979 7519.

WOKINGHAM – Library, Denmark Street RG40 2BB. Teen writing group for ages 11-18. 10.30am-noon.

Details: 0118 978 1368.

Sunday, October 2 EARLEY – Whiteknights Indoor Bowls Club, Beech Lane RG6 5PT. Whiteknights Indoor Bowls Club open day.

10.30am-2pm. Free entry.

Details: 0118 986 0759.

SONNING EYE – Frizers Farm.

The Henley Ploughing Match organised by the Henley & District Agricultural Association.

From 9am. Includes country market. £5, children under 16 free. Details: 01491 413619.

Sat. The Royal Harmonics and Windsor Military Wives Choir.

Sat. The MGM Story. Tues-Sat 1.

Woking – New Victoria www.ambassadortickets.com 0844 871 7645 Save The Last Dance For Me. Until Sat. Rehearsal For Murder.

Mon-Sat 1.

Wokingham – The Whitty Theatre www.luckleyhouseschool.org 0118 978 4175 An Evening of Entertainment including Urban Stylez, Streetdance Crews, RAPO Steel Orchestra and more. Sat. FILM: Dr Faustus. Mon.

Wokingham – Theatre www.wokingham-theatre.org.uk 0118 978 5363 A View From The Bridge. Oct 13-22.

Woodley – Theatre www.woodleytheatre.org 07939 210121 Be My Baby. Tues-Sat 1.

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The acoustic couch Upcoming music with Jody Mc

Nothing Undecided about how great these girls are LAST Saturday, The Undecided took to The Acoustic Couch’s stage on Saturday night in support and celebration of Pixiephonic’s 20 years as a band.

It was a top night: The room boomed with brilliance, the bass stack was as tall as bass player James and the atmosphere was as electric.

Gemma and Clare lit up the stage with a stunning vocal performance with precision harmonies, their hard work clearly paying off.

Then there was the man of the hour, the time keeper and utility man Aaron.

He is outstanding and a future great prospect in whatever he chooses to do in music.

Together, the band seem to just have this goofy connection that is so charming – and when they step on stage they explode.

We are totally looking forward to Saturday, October 22, when Gemma and Clare will be returning.

Joining them for a cracking bill will be the outstanding singer and songwriter Emma Jane Kennedy.

They will be bringing along their friend Alex for a three-piece at our girls night.

It’s set to be a great night of music, families welcome. n Facebook.com/TheAcousticCouch

The Undecided played an awesome gig at The Acoustic Couch last Saturday Picture: C Hunnisett Photography

Come and help me get Oxjamming…

A lifelong love of music is proving ABI POWELL’S teacher wrong.

Here, the teenager shares her musical journey

in 2013 and 2014 and the Bracknell food and drink festival.

I also have played two years running at Bracknell ale and wine festival.

Two years ago, I recorded my first EP, Not This Time, which was released in February 2015.

Following this, the lead track Not This Time was played on BBC Radio Berkshire’s Introducing show, coming second in a contest they ran.

I have also done a few singing competitions.

I entered Teenstar in 2014, and got through to the regional finals, and in 2015 I entered Open Mic UK and got through to the area finals (one step away from the grand finals!) and won an award for best original song for Not This Time.

In May last year I was invited down to BBC Berkshire to have an interview with TV personality Matt Allwright about my music.

I played three tracks live on air. While it was the one of the most nerve racking things I’ve ever done, I

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Y name is Abi Powell; I’m a 19 year old singer-songwriter from Bracknell.

I got my very first guitar when I was eight and I’ve loved it ever since.

I have a real passion for music, and always have done since I was a little girl. I was told by a teacher at my school that I was never going to be good enough to sing when I was 13, and ever since then I have been proving him wrong. I have been doing gigs around the local area since I was 15.

I did my very first gig at the Cellar Bar at South Hill Park in Bracknell, which is why it holds such a special place in my heart.

Since then, I’ve gone on to do various different gigs, and festivals around the area.

I played at this year’s Bracknell Festival and last year’s Party in the Park as well as Affinity festival

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definitely enjoyed every minute of it!

A lot of people ask me who my main influences are as an artist and, honestly, I just don’t know.

I’ve always loved P!nk from a very young age, I love the way she is ‘Pop-py’ but also all of her songs have meaning, and passion behind them. I guess you could say I aspire to be something like that.

All of my songs mean something to me, but I also like the way they get stuck in people’s heads all the time!

I organized my first Oxjam gig back in 2015, where we raised almost £200 for Oxfam. I was very proud of this event and wanted to do it again this year to make it better and better than before.

This year it is held at the cellar bar, South Hill Park in Bracknell, on Sunday, October 9. Doors open at 7pm, and the first act is on shortly after.

The line-up includes Toxic Sofa, Michael Tuffrey, Jamie L., Zach Johnson, Ted Robinson, Emma and Steve, The Walnuts, and myself Abi Powell.

Rumour has it also that we will have a well-loved TV personality on the scene. So come and join us.

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WOKINGHAM – The Victoria Arms, Easthampstead Road RG40 2EH. Open Mic Night.

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

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

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BINFIELD – Binfield Club, Forest Road RG42 4DU. Dukes of Rock. Details: 01344 420572.

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BRACKNELL – The Silver Birch, Liscombe RG12 7DE. The Bite. Details: 01344 457318.

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BRACKNELL – The Royal Oak, London Road RG12 2NN. Malarkey. Details: 01344 422622.

BRACKNELL – South Hill Park, Ringmead. Blues and Burlesque. Details: 01344 484123.

BRACKNELL – The Acoustic Couch, Market Street RG12 1JG. Oil City Kings and Streetfight Silence.

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FRIMLEY GREEN – Working Men’s Club, Sturt Road GU16 6HX. Murphy James.

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EASTHAMPSTEAD – The Green Man, Crowthorne Road RG12 7DL. NRG. Details: 01344 423667.

READING – Global Cafe, RISC, London Street RG1 4PS. Dyn’o’mite. Details: 0118 958 6692.

READING – Grosvenor Casino Reading, Rose Kiln Lane RG2 0SN. Mod Review.

Details: 0118 402 7800.

READING – Walkabout, Wiston Terrace RG1 1DG. Saturday Sessions. Details: 0118 953 0000.

SONNING – The Mill at Sonning RG4 6TY. West end Meets Broadway. The Glenn Miller Orchestra. Tim Valentine. Details: 0118 969 8000.

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

WOKINGHAM – Hope and Anchor, Station Road RG40 2AD. Who Are You?. Details: 0118 978 0918.

WOKINGHAM – Broad Street Tavern, Broad Street RG40 1AU. The Gas Trick Band.

Details: 0118 978 0918.

WOKINGHAM – The Victoria Arms, Easthampstead Road RG40 2EH. The Jason Hendrix Experience. Details: 0118 978 3023.

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

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

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WOKINGHAM – Spin Nightclub, Alexandra Court RG40 2SL. Essential Saturday. Details: 07415 354056.

YATELEY – The Dog and Partridge, The Green GU46 7LR. Sam Jones. Details: 01252 870648.

Sunday, September 25 BRACKNELL – South Hill Park, Ringmead. Wilde Sundays. Creative Control Band Night. Details: 01344 484123.

READING – Community Hall at Watlington House, 44 Watlington Street RG1 4RJ. Readifolk:. Singers Night.

Details: 0118 958 6692.

READING – Global Cafe, RISC, London Street RG1 4PS. Readirock Revolution.

Details: 0118 958 6692.

SHINFIELD – The Bell & Bottle, School Green. Open mic and jam night. Details: 0118 988 3563.

SWALLOWFIELD – The George & Dragon, Church Road RG7 1TJ. Live music.

Details: 0118 988 4432.

EVERSLEY – The Golden Pot, Reading Road RG27 0NB. Jazz afternoon with Pauly Zarb. Details: 0118 973 2104.

Monday, September 26 STOKE ROW – Crooked Billet RG9 5PU. Lulo Reinhardt and Andre Krengel Quartet.

Details: 01491 681048.

Tuesday, September 27 READING – Global Cafe, RISC, London Street RG1 4PS. Jamie Howell’s Evidence Bass. Details: 0118 958 6692.

READING – Speakeasy Cocktail Bar, St Mary’s Butts RG1 2LG. Open mic.

Details: 0118 957 3500.

Wednesday, September 28 BRACKNELL – South Hill Park, Ringmead. Boogie Music Inferno. Details: 01344 484123.

READING – The Purple Turtle, Gun Street RG1 2JR. BBC Introducing: Eddie Prove, Busty and the Bass. Details: 0118 959 7196.

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Platform Live JAM Night.

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CROWTHORNE – The Prince, High Street RG45 7AZ. Murphy James. Details: 01344 772241.

FLEET – Propaganda Music Canteen, Fleet Road GU51 3BU. SoulStar. Details: 01252 620198.

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Details: 0118 959 7196.

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WEST END – West End Social Club, High Street GU26 9PL. The Danny Lee Band.

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WOKINGHAM – The Victoria Arms, Easthampstead Road RG40 2EH. Wardour Street.

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WOKINGHAM – Hope and Anchor, Station Road RG40 2AD. Red Aztek. Details: 0118 978 0918.

WOKINGHAM – Broad Street Tavern, Broad Street RG40 1AU. Gigabit. Details: 0118 978 0918.

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

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YATELEY – The Dog and Partridge, The Green GU46 7LR. Vince Freeman. Details: 01252 870648.

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BAGSHOT – The White Hart, Guildford Road GU19 5JW. Creme Freche. Details: 01276 473640.

BRACKNELL – The Keller, Coppid Beech Hotel, John Nike Way RG12 8TF. The New Ambassadors. Details: 01344 303333.

CAMBERLEY – The Four Horseshoes, Frimley Road GU15 3EQ. Syn City Rockers. Details: 01276 63842.

CROWTHORNE – Crowthorne Inn, High Street RG45 7AD. The Cherries. Details: 01344 530615.

CROOKHAM – Social Club, The Street GU51 5SJ. NRG. Details: 01252 615740.

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FLEET – Prince of Wales, Reading Road South GU52 7SY. NRG. Details: 01252 614284.

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Bullseye! Local darts heroes conquer the World – again!

By LEWIS RUDD lrudd@wokinghampaper.co.uk A GROUP of local darts players are thanking their oche stars once again after smashing a challenge they first completed five years ago.

And the team is confident they have broken their own Guinness World Record after hitting exactly 1,549 bullseyes over the weekend.

This is 44 more than Sean Kerry, Jon Watson, Matty Wilson and Bryan Pidgeon, among others, first sunk into the record books back in 2011.

On this occasion the quartet, who play for teams in the Wokingham Independent Darts League, were joined by Lee Hussey, Joe Lacey and Paul Row. Also helping to hit the centre spot of the board was former two-time World champion Dennis ‘The Menace’ Priestly.

“Several teams have tried to break our old record over the years,” said Watson, who hit the bullseye during the attempt.

“We thought it would be a great idea to try and raise the bar a little higher and make some money for a worthy charity at the same time.”

Raised through local companies paying to place their logo on the players’ shirts, donated by darts manufacturer

History is repeated as charity gets £5k Winmau, along with those involved raising their own sponsorship, the aforementioned charity benefitting from the event is The Lend and Play Toy Library in Woodley.

Businesses including Gibbs and Dandy, Peppard Building Supplies, Berkshire Roofing, The Worthy Group, Double Top Darts, A1 Services and KP Construction all made pledges to a collective tune of £1,000.

And because of Thames Valley Park-based Microsoft kindly agreeing to match these efforts, the organisation can soon expect to receive a cheque totalling £5,000.

Taking it in turns over a 10-hour period the dartsmen, roared on by a encouraging crowd at the Winnersh branch of the Royals British Legion on Sunday, spent 20 minutes a time at the board in pairs.

Here, they would need to average 25 bullseyes, usually worth 50 points, or better if they were to topple their record-breaking target.

From this, Joe Lacey emerged as the star performer, hitting the bull 389 times.

“The bullseye is the smallest target on

the board and during a normal game you rarely have to throw for it,” he explained.

“The atmosphere was incredible and after the first few throws the nerves went and we were able to hit a rhythm.

“We played well as a team, with everyone contributing and cheering each other on.”

In accordance with Guinness World Record rules, the team had to be watched at all times by a group of independent witnesses who, in shifts, ensured the rules were being followed and each bullseye was correctly marked down.

The attempt also had to be filmed on two separate video cameras.

Oragniser Richard Saunders said: “We’re confident we’ve done everything required by Guinness and now have to submit our evidence to hopefully have our new world record,” Debbie Reeves, from the Lend and Play Toy Library, meanwhile, revealed the money will go towards making plenty of children across the borough and beyond very happy.

Almost completely volunteer funded, it provides toys and learning equipment to children between the ages of 0 and seven.

“The money will make a tremendous difference to the charity,” she said.

The record-breaking team (from left): Jon Watson, Joe Lacey, Sean Kerry, Debbie Reeves (Lend and Play Toy Library), Paul Roe, Dennis Priestly, Bryan Pidgeon, Lee Hussey and Matty WIlson

Jon Watson eyes up another bullseye

Lee Hussey (left) and Joe Lacey wrote their names into the history books

Dennis ‘The Menace’ Priestly lent a professional hand

BOWLS

Triumphant Three-sa leads way at Finals Weekend IT WAS quite the Finals Weekend for Theresa O’Connor, who won three competitions at the annual Wokingham Bowls Club event.

Not only was O’Connor crowned Ladies champion, defeating Shirley Dutton 21-11, but also scooped the honours alongside Martin O’Connor in the Mixed Pairs and the Ladies Drawn Triples, where she was teamed up with Pat Rutherford and Anne Parker.

The O’Connor’s were also represented in the Men’s Championship, but Mike was outscored on this occasion by winner Chris Holliday by the same 21-11 scoreline.

On a weekend which saw 20 different titles up for grabs, the event was treated to an exciting match-up in the Men’s Pairs, where just two shots separated the competing teams.

Victory via a scoreline of 21-19 went to David Smith and Andrew Cullington, who edged out O’Connor and Chris McFarlane.

Martin’s rink had opened up a 10-shot lead, only to be left beaten after their rivals produced a stirring comeback – taking the lead on the penultimate end.

It was to be a competition of near misses for McFarlane, who was also runner-up in the men’s triples (losing 18-16 to David Elgood, Alex Thomson and Paul Melhuish) and Mixed Triples (24-13 against Keith Roberts, Sylvia Pearce and Jim Rudd).

Rudd and Alex Thomson also produced a high standard of bowling in the Men’s

Winners: Club president Mike Holmes presents cups to (from left) Clive Tarran, Teresa O’Connor and Shirely Dutton

Novices, where nothing separated the two rivals after seven ends.

The contest continued to follow the same pattern throughout, but it was

Rudd who had the accuracy needed to take the match, 21-20, and the title.

Elsewhere over the weekend, Lilian Holliday followed up Chris’ earlier

triumph by getting the better of Elaine Herbert to win the Ladies’ 2 Wood Singles discipline. The final score was 16-9.

Anne-Marie Murray and Sandra Thompson teamed up to great affect in the Ladies Pairs, with the duo defeating Glyn Carroway and Anne Parker 21-9 to take the trophy.

Murray also contested the Mixed Pairs final alongside Paul Dollery but had to settle for second place on this occasion as the O’Connor’s took victory, 23-19.

Alan Symondson, meanwhile, was involved in two of the closest contests produced at the finals weekend.

The recently-crowned county champion was first up against Andy Franklin in the Men’s 4 Wood Handicap, a contest he was outscored in by the odd shot in 41 (21-20).

Symondson would go one better in the County 2 Wood competition, of which he is among Berkshire’s best, and would finish tied at 21-all with Clive Tarran after an absorbing game of bowls.

There was nothing to separate the two finalists during the extra end, although Tarran managed to find the shot needed to secure a 14-13 victory.

Also toasting victory over the two days was Sylvia Pearce (Ladies Handicap Singles, Mixed Triples) and Gerry Deevers (Men’s Senior Singles, Mixed Sevens) who both won two events each.

They were also runners-up in the Ladies Drawn Fours and Benevolent Triples respectively.

Finals Weekend – Results Saturday, September 17

LADIES NOVICES: Margaret Allen 21 Jenni MacGregor 12 MEN’S 4 WOOD HANDICAP: Andy Franklin 21 Alan Symondson 20 LADIES DRAWN FOURS: Sue Thomson/Marie Fielding/Elaine Herbert/Anne Parker 22 Sylvia Pearce/Glyn Carroway/Jean Balkwell/Ann Stacey 17 MEN’S TRIPLES: David Elgood/Alex Thomson/ Paul Melhuish 18 Chris McFarlane/Eric Nathan/ David Smith 16 MEN’S SENIORS SINGLES: Sam Welsh 20 Gerry Deeves 21 MIXED PAIRS: Teresa O’Connor/Martin O’Connor 23 Anne-Marie Murray/Paul Dollery 19 LADIES 2 WOOD SINGLES: Elaine Herbert 9 Lillian Holliday 16 MIXED SEVENS: Clive Tarran 1 Gerry Deeves 2 MEN’S 3 WOOD HANDICAP: Mike Duggan 22 Trevor Gilmour 14 LADIES UNBADGED: Joy Deeves 17 Jill Thorne 21

Sunday, September 18

MEN’S NOVICES: Jim Rudd 21 Alex Thomson 20 LADIES HANDICAP SINGLES: Sylvia Pearce 26 Glyn Carroway 9 LADIES DRAWN TRIPLES: Margaret Allen/Jill Thorne/Sandra Thompson 10 Pat Rutherford/Teresa O’Connor/Anne Parker 24 BENEVOLENT TRIPLES: Martin Brailey/John Buttigieg/Gerry Deeves 7 Adie Chipper/John Scowen/Alan Symondson 22 MEN’S DRAWN PAIRS: Andrew Cullington/David Smith 21 Chris McFarlane/Martin O’Connor 19 MEN’S COUNTY 2 WOOD: Clive Tarran 14 Alan Symondson 13 MIXED TRIPLES: Keith Roberts/Sylvia Pearce/ Jim Rudd 24 Chris McFarlane/Pat Boswell/Paul Dollery 13 MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP: Martin O’Connor 11 Chris Holliday 21 LADIES CHAMPIONSHIP: Shirley Dutton 11 Teresa O’Connor 21 LADIES DRAWN PAIRS: Anne-Marie Murray/ Sandra Thompson 21 Glyn Carroway/Anne Parker 9

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NATIONAL LEAGUE 2

No dream debut for Hoy Redingenians Rams 22 Henley Hawks 26 A TRY-SCORING debut for Phil Hoy was to count for very litte after Rams lost this local derby at Old Bath Road.

Slotting in effortlessly in the second row, Hoy not only touched down against the Hawks but also left his mark on the opposition through a number of hard hits.

Although buoyed by the previous weekend’s 28-13 victory over London Irish Wild Geese, Mike Tewkesbury’s charges found themselves behind early on.

Not only did Henley’s George Lane do well to charge down a clearance, but was able to run on, collect the loose ball and dart over the line, under the posts.

A quick turnaround, however, saw Rams’ Jacob Atkins reduce the arrears when banging over a penalty from some 40-metres out before the same player laid on Sean McDermottroe to put the hosts in front from a slick offload.

With Hoy then marking his first start for the club by joining in the act of scoring, Redingensians had carved out a 17-10 half-time advantage and were looking good to seal the bragging rights.

Jak Rossiter, to the tune of a kick, chase, catch and score, then put a third

kick his side to a first win of the season and, in doing so, took his individual tally to 16 points through two conversions and four penalties.

Despite the setback, the hosts left the field with a bonus points and plenty of positives from an encouraging performance.

The scrum was aggressive, Chico U’Chong produced many an excellent, high-pressure clearance and hooker Ben Henderson let very little go past in a stubborn display.

REDINGENSIANS: Rossiter, Sims, Bryant, Barnes (c), McDermottroe, Atkins, U’Chong, Weller, Henderson, Baker, Hoy, Taylor, J.Guttridge, Vooght, Kharbouch. Reps: Paxton, McDonnell, Smith,

Jak Rossiter bagged a fine try for Rams Picture: Steve Smyth

try on the board amid an individual phase of play which took the full-back from one end of the pitch to the other.

This came shorty after the Hawks, relegated out of National League 1 last season, had tied up the scoring when Thomas Garnder dabbed down for a try converted by George Jackson.

And Henley were soon fighting back once more – although they did receve a generous slice of help through some repeated ill-discipline from the Rams.

Because of this, Jackson was able to

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BERKS, BUCKS AND OXON PREMIER DIVISION

Crows still waiting for first win after the spoils are shared Crowthorne 25 Slough 25 CROWTHORNE’S wait for a first win of the season continues after the spoils were shared at the New Nest.

The hosts were instead left feeling frustrated as a last-minute converted Ben Ambrose try secured Slough two points.

It was the visitors who dominated the early exchanges during this local derby clash, yet only had a Joe Sole penalty to show for their efforts.

And they were soon pegged back after an error at a scrum allowed Josh Roberts to slot over the resulting penalty.

It would remain at three points each until the 33rd minute, which was when Sole followed up his earlier kick with the opening try of the afternoon.

This came from a chip and chase which began some 20 yards out. He was

unable to add the extras, though.

Crowthorne again had a response of their own, with James Huckle equalling up the try scoring and making it 8-8 on the stroke of half time before James Underhill nudged them ahead for the first time in the game shortly after the restart.

Giving away a penalty saw Sole reduce the deficit – only for Underhill to go over again for the Crows in the 53rd minute.

Underhill’s score, though, was soon cancelled out when Slough’s Martin Tilby emerged from a melee of players with the ball to bag a try which Sole improved.

Due to the ferocity of the contest, the scoring was not yet finished and a bonus point was Crowthorne’s when Ricky Frost scored on the breakaway, which Roberts this time converted – but could Alex Stewart’s side now hold out?

With just seconds left on the clock Ambrose and Sole ensured the answer was no, with the former seizing upon a

loose ball and darting in from 10 yards, as the accurate boot of Sole ensured the honours finished even.

Crowthorne, who named Jake Lovelock their man of the match, return to league action on Saturday, October 8, where they will play host to Abingdon. n CROWTHORNE LADIES were beaten 37-0 against Newbury Ladies in South East West 1 of the RFUW Women’s National Challenge on Sunday.

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LONDON IRISH

Kennedy: Unbeaten Exiles still learning Bedford 23 London Irish 30 NICK KENNEDY saw Irish preserve their perfect start to the season with victory at Goldington Road, but admitted afterwards much work is still to be done, writes LEWIS RUDD. Tries from Ben Franks (pictured), Johnny Williams, Topsy Ojo and Max Northcote-Green helped Exiles to a bonus-point victory which keeps them top of the embryonic Greene King IPA Championships table after three matches, but the triumph was far from straightforward.

In recent times Bedford have racked up 64 points against London Welsh and defeated last season’s champions Bristol on home soil.

And Irish were under threat of becoming the Blues’ latest scalp when an unconverted Pat Tapley try put the hosts 11-3 in front, only for Franks and Williams scores to give Kennedy’s charges a 15-11 lead at the break.

Dabbing down after the break saw Ojo and Northcote-Green ensure the away side emerged victorious, but not without receiving more scares from Bedford, with Kennedy keen to compliment the opposition.

“It was an extremely close game and we knew it was going to be close coming here,” said the director of rugby.

“Bedford are a great team and they play some great rugby and they have a very organised defence.

“Last year they put 64 points on London Welsh and they beat Bristol, who went on to win the competition, so I’m very pleased to come away with the win.”

The game had quickly reached a score of 3-3 through successful penalties from Irish’s Tommy Bell and counterpart Myles Dorrian before Tapley recorded the first try of the game on 10 minutes.

Having intercepting a wayward off-load, the winger went on to cover a gut-busting distance of some 80 metres before touching down.

Dorrian, though, was off target with the conversion, yet soon made amends with another penalty for an 11-3 Blues lead.

Bedford were looking increasingly likely to hold this eight-point advantage going in at half-time. However, a string of

unfortunate events meant the Exiles were in front come the interval.

Losing Josh Buggea to the sin-bin for an infringement at the ruck saw the away side capitalise in clinical fashion, with Irish’s brute strength at the maul helping New Zealander Franks over the line in the 36th minute.

Then, having picked up Ben Ransom’s neat dab in the corner, Williams was able to add his name to the scoresheet.

With Bell improving one of the two efforts, the guests held a slender 15-13 advantage.

Ransom, well known in these parts having been dual-registered with Bedford when a Saracens player, was heavily involved in Ojo notching try number three.

A slaloming run from the full-back presented him with a sight of the try-line, but he was hauled down just in front of the whitewash.

Fortunately for Irish, the ball was recycled and worked out to Ojo, who did the rest. Bell banged over the conversion from the touchline and Kennedy’s side appeared to be in control.

That, though, was soon to change and a yellow card for captain David Paice following a ruck altercation saw Blues seize on the opportunity to capitalise as a try for hooker George Edgson and a second for Tapley made it 23-22 and everything all to play for.

A successful penalty kick from Bell soon after eased some of the pressure on Exiles, which was then eradicated five minutes from time.

And it was via another interception try which sealed the win, which Northcote-Green running in from a much shorter distance of 30 minutes having snaffled up a loose ball, powering past three would-be tacklers in the process.

“We are learning about the league as we go and we are trying to become a better team both on and off the pitch,” Kennedy added.

“We are working on our togetherness as well as working hard in training on aspects of our rugby.”

LONDON IRISH: Marshall, Ojo, Fowlie (Tikoirotuma 65), Williams, Ransom, Bell, Allinson (Steele 56), Court (Hobbs-Awoyemi 62), Paice (c) (Ellis 75), Franks (Palframan 75), Robson, Sexton (Lloyd 62), Trayfoot, Gilsenan (Northcote-Green 70), Treviranus.

Tries: Franks, Williams, Ojo, Northcote-Green.

Conversions: Bell x2; Penalties: Bell x2; Sin-bin: Paice (50).

Referee: Greg MacDonald. Attendance: 2,585.

NATIONAL LEAGUE 3

Late Tonge try leaves ‘hurting’ Bracknell licking their wounds Salisbury 27 Bracknell 22 DANIEL AP DAFYDD admitted his players were hurting after suffering a last-gasp defeat.

Through tries from Andy Slade, Ben Yates and Lachlan Valentine the Lily Hill men mounted a stirring comeback to open a 13-19 lead having earlier trailed 10-0.

But hosts Salisbury began plucking away at the deficit before benefiting from the luck of a knock-on to seal victory with the contest now beyond the 80-minute mark, with scrum-half Dave Tonge responsible for the win.

“We are all disappointed and hurting after today’s loss,” said the head coach afterwards.

“I know every man involved tried their

best and that losing was not down to lack of effort.”

Bracknell fell behind in the fourth minute when a determined Robbie Keith chased down his own chip-kick and sent winger Jon Goldsmith through for the game’s opening try. Fly-half Keith added the extras. A penalty kick from the same player stretched the lead to 10-0.

Bracknell were guilty of failing to capitalise on the scoring chances which came their way, but this was to change just before half time.

A quickly-assembled maul from a lineout drove the visitors forward, where they swiftly worked the ball down the back line and to full-back Slade, who was on hand to dab down for a score Lewis Dennett improved.

The away side were handed a further boost soon after when Keith was sin-binned, although his team-mates held

out and preserved a three-point lead.

Fortunately for Bracknell the interval did not interrupt the momentum picked up late in the first half, and amid a number of good drives Valentine off-loaded to Yates, who did the rest.

The try would go unconverted.

Valentine then crossed the line himself minutes later when brilliantly scooping up his own charge down to put five more points on the board.

Dennett’s conversion was good and the visitors were now holding a 19-10 lead.

Salisbury, though, were not yet finished and clearing the posts with a penalty saw the returning Keith move the Wiltshire side to within six points of their opponents.

Tom Ranaboldo and the subsequent conversion following his try under the posts then wiped out the arrears completely as the hosts now led by a

single point, which they held as the clocked moved into injury time.

And it was during this time when the fixture witnessed an explosive finish.

Here, Dennett held his nerve to slot over a penalty and nudge Bracknell back in front – who then won a scrum after Salisbury failed to kick the restart the required 10 metres.

But in attempting to get rid of the ball or win a penalty, the away side lost the ball against the head and found themselves chasing the opposition down the flank, with Salisbury taking this possession to within sight of the try line.

The ball eventually became loose, deemed by the referee to have occurred via a Bracknell knock-on, and within a mad scramble to retrieve it, Tonge reacted quickest and touched down to leave Ap Dafydd’s charges with nothing more than a losing bonus point.

The conversion was good and Salisbury were celebrating a remarkable victory.

BRACKNELL: Williams, Miranda, Ovens, Bailey, Plant, Goodison, Webb, Valentine, Conway, Dennett, Yates, Mackay (c), Sanderson, Burch, Slade. Reps: Gyles, Johnson, Walton.

National League 3 South West P W D L F A Ivybridge 3 3 0 0 70 37 Camborne 3 3 0 0 93 47 Old Redcliffians 3 3 0 0 74 31 Lydney 3 2 0 1 68 44 Dings Crusaders 3 2 0 1 57 53 Salisbury 3 2 0 1 63 70 Bournemouth 3 1 0 2 80 74 Newton Abbot 3 1 1 1 45 46 Hornets 3 1 0 2 55 67 Bracknell 3 1 0 2 49 65 Cleve 3 1 0 2 60 68 Brixham 3 0 1 2 54 94 Launceston 3 0 0 3 48 81 Bromsgrove 3 0 0 3 46 85

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PTS 14 13 13 10 9 8 7 6 6 6 5 3 1 -4

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Williams and 10-man Royals produce steely resilience to see off Tykes Barnsley 1 Reading 2 DANNY WILLIAMS wants Reading players and supporters alike to saviour the sweet taste of Saturday’s excellent victory at Oakwell, writes LEWIS RUDD. Royals were sublime for 34 minutes and stubborn the rest, although they needed to be after a red card for Garath McCleary left the visitors trying to protect a two-goal lead for nearly an hour.

And despite a home debut goal for Adam Armstrong 10 minutes from time, Jaap Stam’s side did exactly that as jubilant scenes greeted the final whistle among the away camp.

“This is a massive result and wins like that taste even better because we dug in deep and I think last season we would have probably have given it away,” said USA international Williams.

“I am very happy for the lads.

“With the front four that they (Barnsley) have it was very hard and I think we played almost an hour with 10 men, but it showed we are fit as well.

“You can never keep them quiet because they have quality with Armstrong and Adam Yiadon down the

right side, but probably last year we would have given that game away or conceded a goal in the last minute, but this season it seems like we win games in the last minute or we are going to make an important challenge like Tyler (Blackett) did.

“I think you can see everybody is really, really fighting for each other.”

Although delighted to secure the win and stretch the unbeaten run in all competitions to five games, you could tell Williams, who was the victim of a questionable challenge which resulted in McCleary receiving his marching orders, was disappointed Royals did not go on and win the game at a canter.

Having receiving an early let off when a Ryan Kent attempt bounced back off the crossbar, the visitors were soon taking charge and a scintillating counter-attack led by the recalled John Swift from a Barnsley corner would lead to the deadlock being broken.

The midfielder had his heels swept away from under him in the box by Tykes

READING FC

Quinn and Swift set up a trip to Arsenal Brighton 1 Reading 2

ANDRIES ULDERINK praised Royals’ work rate and determination after securing another win having played for more than 50 minutes at The AMEX Stadium.

“Overall the players deserved the win,” said the assistant manager as goals from Stephen Quinn and John Swift sealed victory over Championship rivals Brighton on Tuesday night and set up a date at Arsenal in round four of the EFL Cup. In a similar scenario to that witnessed up at Oakwell just three days earlier, Reading had taken control of proceedings and went ahead through a close-range finish from skipper on the night, Quinn.

But just minutes before the break Tyler Blackett saw red following a challenge on Albion’s Sebastien Pocognoli. The defender was not dismissed for the tackle itself, but because of the follow through, which referee Lee Probert deemed illegal.

Yet in his absence the visitors went on to double their lead through a second stunning strike from Swift in as many

games. Home side Brighton would cut the gap when substitute Toner Hemed notched late on and had John Swift hit a chances to grab second goal of the an equaliser and week at the AMEX force extra time after this, but a Reading side with eight changes from the triumph at Barnsley hung out to book their spot in the next round.

Ulderink added: “We started very well when it was eleven against eleven – it was a little bit like Saturday, we dominated the game and created a couple of great chances.

“I must be honest, Brighton had a couple of good chances too, but overall we were very happy with the eleven v eleven situation and we deserved our

‘keeper Adam Davies when receiving a pass from McCleary – who would take responsibility for the resulting penalty.

Davies redeemed himself by saving the spot kick and ending the winger’s perfect record from 12 yards this term – but it was short-lived as McCleary reacted quickest to net the rebound.

McCleary (pictured) again went close and Roy Beerens was denied an almost certain goal by a recovering block from Barnsley’s Marc Roberts as the visitors ran their hosts ragged.

It was not a case of if, but when would Royals double their advantage -–a question superbly answered by Swift on 27 minutes.

The summer arrival duly accepted the invitation to run at the home side’s defence as they continued to back off and would carry the ball to the edge of the penalty area before arrowing a shot across Davies and into the top corner.

It was a lead Reading thoroughly deserved, yet just moments later they were a man light.

Not only did Barnsley captain Conor Hourihane produce a rash challenge on

Williams but then berated his opponent as he lay sprawled on the floor, which prompted McCleary to get involved; running some 10 yards and pushing the player in the face.

Referee David Coote wasted little time in reaching for his pocket and Royals now needed to find some steely resolve if they were to contain the division’s top goalscorers.

Williams admitted he would probably have done the same had it been a teammate in his position, but nonetheless his side had their work cut out.

Although fortunate Sam Winnall wasted a great opportunity from a free header early in the second half, Reading were calmness personified and were soon dictating the pace of the game, keeping the ball well and restricting Barnsley attacks to down the flanks.

A sweetly-struck goal from on-loan Newcastle United striker Armstrong set things up for a nervous finale, yet he was soon guilty of missing a glorious chance to tie up the scoring when sending a close-range header wide.

Josh Scowen, though, would go even closer with just seconds left on the clock when bringing down a high ball pumped into the box, with Ali Al-Habsi and Tyler

Blackett doing just enough between them to deflect the attempt out for a corner.

“If we kept 11 men on the pitch I think we would have won that game four or five-nil because they gave us a lot of space and on the counter as well,” added Williams.

“That first half-hour was probably one of the best halves by the club since I have been here.

“The atmosphere is very good in and around the team and you can see we are building a great team spirit here as well.

“After that win everyone was coming together, that is what it is all about and this division is about consistency and togetherness.

“It is not about me and not about G (McCleary) or anyone else, it is about the team.

“So long as we are successful, everyone is happy.”

first goal.

“You hoped we would get the second goal in the first half, but then the sending off and the game changes...again.

“Then, at the start of the second half, we created a great goal and at 2-0 that gave the team a lot of confidence.

“But we worked very hard. And it was hard work, defending more than playing the football we like to play.

“And we probably got a little bit lucky in three or four moments near the end when they could have made it 2-2, but overall the players deserve the win.”

Boss Jaap Stam rung the changes for this third round tie, naming Anssi Jaakkola, Quinn, Callum Harriott and Joseph Mendes alongside four Academy graduates Tennai Watson, Jordan Obita, Liam Kelly and Dominic Samuel in his starting XI. But the away side were soon in their possession-based groove and taking the ascendency.

And having carved out a number of goalscoring chances they did eventually take the lead on 32 minutes when Quinn

lashed the ball high past Brighton ‘keeper Niki Maenpaa from a corner.

Losing Blackett to an early bath came as a surprise, so substitute Danzell Gravenberch slotted in among the back four, with Samuel the player sacrificed.

“My first reaction was that Tyler was playing the ball with the tackle, but the referee explained his decision to me at half time and told me that, after he touched the ball, he went on with his leg into the leg of the opponent, added the assistant.

“It’s difficult for me to say much more.”

Royals would protect their lead going in to the second half – although a familiar face in Glenn Murray was unlucky not to grab the hosts an equaliser when his header had the beating of Jaakkola, only to bounce back off the crossbar.

And they were soon doubling it through in-form Swift in the 54th minute.

The summer arrival from Chelsea is forming a habit of picking out the top corner, which he found on this occasion when converting a low Quinn cross with his left foot.

It was a cushion Reading would need because the final third of the fixture was anything but straightforward.

Losing Liam Moore to a dead leg saw a new centre-back pairing of Gravenberch and Chris Gunter, with Obita and Watson either side – but they were unable to prevent Brighton grabbing a lifeline when Hemed netted from close range six minutes from time.

A late header was no trouble for Jaakkola, who then saw Jamie Murphy fire only just wide.

Chris Hughton’s side continued to knock on the door and were soon appealing, unsuccessfully, for a penalty when Murray went down inside the box under a challenge from Harriott.

Former Royal Oliver Norwood then tried his luck with a trademark long-range drive, but was off target as Royals squeezed through the competition’s last 16.

“It’s only the end of September. The season is long, but so far we can be very happy with how the team is performing,” added Andries after the side extended their unbeaten run to seven matches.

“And not only in the good times, but also in the bad times – we have played with ten men for two games in a row and won both matches.

“The team on Saturday did it. The team tonight, a different team, again did it. As staff you have to be happy with that.

“And to get this momentum is good, but you know as well as I do, how long this season is and it’s tough to keep that momentum.

“But that will be our challenge.”

WOMEN’S FOOTBALL

READING FC: Al Habsi, Gunter, Blackett, McShane (c), Moore, Evans, Swift (Obita 52), Williams, Beerens (Quinn 72), McCleary, Kermorgant (Mendes 86).

Subs not used: Jaakkola, Harriott, Watson, Kelly.

Goals: McCleary 9, Swift 27.

Booked: Swift, Blackett, Williams Sent off: McCleary Referee: David Coote Attendance: 12,675.

READING: Jaakkola, Watson, Obita, L.Moore (Gunter 61), Kelly, Quinn, Swift (Evans 76), Harriott, Samuel (Gravenberch 41), Mendes.

Subs not used: S.Moore, Wieser, Beerens.

Booked: Swift.

Sent off: Blackett.

Goals, Quinn 32; Swift 54.

Attendance: 6,235 (390 away).

ACADEMY ROUND-UP

Earps earns England call up as Ward hits brace Odimayo and Loader help U18s out-fox Leicester MARY EARPS received a late call up to the England Women’s squad for their final Euro 2017 qualifier against Belgium.

But the Reading Women’s shot-stopper, a replacement for the injured Rebecca Spencer, was not involved as the Lionesses’ sealed a 2-0 victory in Leuven and booked their spot at the competition in the Netherlands next summer thanks to Nikita Parris and Karen Carney goals.

England needed only a point to progress to the competition, but left with all three thanks to second-half strikes from the Manchester City and Chelsea players.

Earps’ attentions, though, now turn to Royals’ huge game at Doncaster Rovers Belles this Saturday (6.30pm).

Just six points separate the two sides at the bottom of the WSL1 table, but Royals realistically

need to pick up a first league win of the season to ease their relegation fears and put further pressure on the Belles.

Doncaster currently sit bottom of the table and are yet to pick up a single point, but have played three fewer games than their opponents.

Elsewhere internationally, Helen Ward featured for Wales during their goalless draw with Austria in Newport, while Charlie Estcourt and Rachel Rowe were named among the substitutes.

This was after Ward struck twice during a 3-0 victory over Israel last Thursday.

All three goals came from Royals, with Estcourt stepping off the bench to complete the scoring.

The Welsh were already out of contention in Group 8, but do finish third behind Norway and Austria after these results. n THE Lois Roche column returns next week.

GOALS from Akinwale Odimayo and Danny Loader sealed Reading a third league win on the spin and victory over Leicester City in the Under-18s Premier League.

Having hit the winner in a recent 4-3 triumph over Tottenham Hotspur, defender Odimayo was at it again, this time breaking the deadlock just before the half-hour mark when heading home a Joel Rollinson corner.

Royals would hold on to this lead until five minutes from time, where Loader sealed a 2-0 victory up in the East Midlands, with Rollinson again providing the assist.

“They have all been different

performances,” said manager David Dodds.

“The lads are learning to play different game plans and against different opposition.

“The players are forming little partnerships all over the pitch now.”

This run of victories is even more impressive given the fact regulars such as Tyler Frost and Tom McIntyre are now turning out for the U23s, something Dodds added is “fantastic”.

Reading host Southampton in the league on Saturday (11am) looking to rack up a fourth straight win.

n FALLING behind to a Ike Ugbo proved to be no problem for Reading U23s.

This is because second-half strikes from Tyler Frost and substitute Sam Smith, the latter arriving in the 87th minute, secured an excellent 2-1 comeback victory over Chelsea at Madejski Stadium on Monday night.

The result means Royals have won three of their last four games in the league and sit sixth in the Premier League 2 table on nine points.

They take on Derby County at St George’s Park in Burton upon Trent on Monday (7pm).

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THAMES VALLEY FOOTBALL LEAGUE

Rangers have the Best day

By LEWIS RUDD lrudd@wokinghampaper.co.uk HAYDEN BEST and Jamie Broadley helped themselves to two goals each as Winnersh Rangers continued their perfect start to the Division 1 season.

Captain Ryan Kingsbeer and substitute Charlie Jay both joined the pair on the scoresheet during a comprehensive 6-0 victory over AFC Corinthians, with the result taking Winnersh top of the embryonic table after two games.

HURST remain without a point after five matches following a 2-1 reverse away at Rotherfield United in the Premier Division.

Greg Sinclair was on target for the visitors at the Bishopswood Sports Ground, but strikes in both halves from Ricky Sidhu and Kieron Penglase sealed all three points for the opposition.

A 1-0 defeat at home to BERKS COUNTY saw WOODLEY UNITED RESERVES slip to successive defeats.

The only goal of the game came from Mark Duffet on 10 minutes, with the win pushing County above their opponents in the standings and up to ninth.

FINCHAMPSTEAD RESERVES lead the way in Division 2 and have a healthy goal difference to boot after putting five past Burghfield Reserves.

Yet the early pacesetters found themselves behind early on when Jamie Wilson netted for the away side on three minutes.

Jason Baverstock restored parity later in the half and then put Finch ahead 13 minutes later as second-half strikes from James Payne, Richard Johnson and Colin

Ryan Kingsbeer netted for Winnersh Rangers

Phillips secured a 5-1 triumph.

Thanks to a Matt Bacon hat-trick, BARKHAM ATHLETIC are up and running after emerging as 6-2 winners at Highmoor Under-21s.

Adding to Bacon’s treble was Jonathan Allen, Shane Slattery and substitute Will Sweet. Jerome Coultress and Matthew Heath pulled goals back for the home side.

Also celebrating a first victory of the new season was WARGRAVE. Marc Jones and John Rimmer were on target in a 2-0 success against Goring United.

Outscoring Brimpton by the odd goal in five saw HURST RESERVES pick up their first three points of the new campaign in Division 3.

Helping secure an excellent win on the road was Tom Harrison, Callum Osborn and David Worley, who found the net shortly after being introduced from the substitutes bench.

Andy Miller and Rob Teagle efforts proved to be in vain for Brimpton.

A Sam Cripps penalty was all WOODLEY UNITED A had to show from a heavy 5-1 defeat against Newbury FC Reserves.

Daniel Jones and Robson Pereire came off the bench and joined Jack Appleby, Ashley Beckett and Christopher Maja on the scoresheet on what was a comfortable afternoon for the away side.

A brace of goals from Dean Cherrett put HURST A among the early pacesetters in Division 4.

A 2-0 victory over BERKS COUNTY FC ROVERS at Cantley Park propelled the side up to second in the standings.

TWYFORD AND RUSCOMBE, though, tasted defeat for the first time this term – but did not go down without a fight.

Mikey Jones struck twice, which included a penalty, and Arthur Denny was also on target against Taplow United A, but an inspirational afternoon for Steven Spires saw him score all four goals in a 4-3 victory.

WARGRAVE RESERVES racked up a second win in three games when getting the better of AFC Corinthians A; Jason Heath and Daniel among the goalscorers in a 3-2 success.

The beaten Corinthians hit back through a pair of Ashraf Ali goals, but it was not enough.

WOODLEY UNITED B were no match for table-toppers South Reading, who extended their unblemished start to the season with a 3-0 victory.

A second-half brace from substitute Jordon Sawyer added to Craig Priest’s opener on the half-hour mark at Lower Whitley Rec.

ICE HOCKEY

Bees’ derby-day hopes go up in Flames Bracknell Bees 4 Guildford Flames 8 THOSE present at The Hive were treated to a goal-fest on Sunday night – but Bees were on the wrong side of the result.

The new season began with a baptism of fire for this new-look Bracknell squad following opening weekend defeats to Milton Keynes Lightning and Sheffield Steeldogs.

And the tough start continued last Saturday and Sunday with local derby defeats to Basingstoke Bison and the Flames, with Lukas Smital’s charges shipping in 16 goals over the course of the two nights.

In a game doubling up as a league and cup affair, the scoring began in the fourth minute and through Marek Maslonka, who nudged Guildford in front with a goal on the powerplay as Bees’ Krystof Kafan sat out an unsportsmanlike conduct call.

Carl Thompson, David Gaborcik, Smital, Martin Pavlicek and Matt Foord were unable to make the most of opportunities which came their way and shortly after this, the hosts were 2-0 behind.

Doubling the opposition’s lead with a powerful strike was Ben Campbell.

Kafan would go even closer to lighting the lamp when ringing a shot off a post early in the second session – but fellow import Luka Basic would do just that later in the period when turning home a rink-long pass from David Gaborcik.

Any hopes of Bees going on to level the scores, however, were cruelly dashed

when a pair of quick-fire Matic Kralj and Jens Eriksson strikes put Guildford firmly in control of the contest at 4-1.

If not already absorbing enough, the entertainment levels were to hit full throttle during the final 20 minutes, where no fewer than seven goals flew in at both ends of the ice.

The first of these arrived when the stanza was just 55 seconds old and went to Bracknell, who cut the gap to two when Scott Spearing finished well when set up by Smital.

Campbell would make it 5-3 moments later with a breakaway goal, but before those up in the stands had time to catch their breath, Smital (pictured) was skating up the other end and cancelling the goal out, scoring with a wrist shot.

Losing Alex Barker to an interference penalty, though, gave Flames a powerplay which their unit duly took full advantage of, with Campbell completing a hat-trick with the simplest of finishes – a tap-in.

Forward Barker was to quickly redeem himself for his costly misdemeanour when netting Bracknell’s fourth goal of the night on the rebound – meaning the two sides had traded four goals in as many minutes.

Player-coach Smital was twice unlucky not to continue this trend when seeing one strike deflected over and another blocked amid a goalmouth scramble.

And while attempts to try and claw back a two-goal deficit proved fruitless, Bees would end up losing the fixture by double this amount.

This is because a third powerplay goal of the night, racked up by Eriksson on this occasion, and late Marek Maslonka strike added extra coats of gloss to Guildford’s victory.

Basingstoke Bison 8 Bracknell Bees 1 SHAUN THOMPSON reminded the Bees faithful of his talents by rattling in a hat-trick on Saturday night.

Alan Lack and Matt Towalski, who have also turned out for the club in recent times, were also on target as the defending EPIHL champions ran riot.

Dan Davies, Ciaran Long and Thomas Karpov also struck for the Bison.

Luka Basic had followed up Thompson’s early opener for the hosts with a fourth-minute equaliser, but this would later prove to be nothing more than a consolation.

Bees face a double-header against Manchester Phoenix this weekend, with the second fixture taking place at The Hive on Sunday (6pm).

Both sides go into the fixtures looking to try and pick up their first points of the season. n JOSH TETLOW and Josh Smith will be heading off to Slovakia next month after being selected to attend a Great Britain Under-20s training camp.

The squad will play matches against their Slovakian counterparts and St Polten from Austria during the trip, which runs from Monday October 3, to Friday, October 5.

This is part of GB’s preparations ahead of the World Championships in December, which take place in Hungary.

THEWOKINGHAMPAPER Friday, September 23, 2016

COMBINED COUNTIES LEAGUE

Boars are tamed by five-star Banstead Banstead Athletic 5 Eversley and California 2 EVERSLEY were left nursing back-to-back heavy defeats in Division 1 after Banstead notched an impressive victory at Fox Lane.

The visitors are among a clutch of teams setting the early pace in the competition and were quick off the mark on Saturday afternoon, with the game just four minutes old when Martin Smith popped up with a goal.

A response from the Boars was swift, with an equaliser arriving soon after.

It would remain at 1-1 going in at the break, but the second half was just 60 seconds old when AJ Morrison fired Athletic back in front.

While a disastrous start for Phil

Ruggles’ side, matters only got worse when Joe Hill was on hand to divert a rebound home after a Billy Frost free-kick bounced back off the crossbar.

The latter then added the finishing touch to a Christopher Gregson cross for a 4-1 lead.

Some respite for the hosts came when a penalty was awarded, but the effort was saved by debutant Banstead ‘keeper Sam Johnson-Freeman in a moment which summed up Eversley’s afternoon.

And they were soon conceding a fifth goal – and 13th in their last two league matches – which was put away by substitute Nathan Oliver.

The scoring, however, was not yet complete as the home side netted a late consolation, who now sit 10th in the standings.

YOUTH FOOTBALL

Rogers and Mulvaney seal a super win WOKINGHAM and Emmbrook Oranges produced an awe-inspiring comeback to defeat FC Bracknell 5-3, with Matty Rogers and Nathan Mulvaney each scoring twice.

A first half to forget saw full-back Harry Johnson turn the ball into his own net and the opposition strike on two more occasions to open up a 3-0 lead.

Things could have been even worse for the Oranges had ‘keeper George Watkins not pulled off a string of important saves, which included a penalty.

But his involvement was to end prematurely due to an injury, with Christian Mohr his replacement.

With no substitutes to call upon and

chasing a three-goal deficit, the odds were heavily stacked up against Wokingham.

But they received a lifeline shortly after the restart in this East Berkshire Football Alliance Division 6 contest when Rogers buried a Nathan Mulvaney cross.

He then netted again three minutes later before man-of-the-match Lamberton (pictured) wiped out the arrears.

With momentum very much on their side, Wokingham completed the comeback when Mulvaney lobbed his side 4-3 in front and then rounded off a stunning second-half performance by stroking home a fifth from a tight angle.

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Murray makes a mockery of Sumas’ homecoming Wokingham & Emmbrook 0 Bicester Town 2

WOKINGHAM’S homecoming was ruined by a pair of Murray Nichols goals.

Back at Lowther Road for the first time since late 2014, the Sumas were keen to mark their return with a win.

But instead the hosts were left beaten in the league for the third time this season.

Nichols broke the deadlock on 26 minutes and then doubled his,

and Bicester’s, tally on the stroke of half-time.

Clive McNelly’s charges took the game to their guests after the break, but could not find a way past a stubborn Town outfit.

WOKINGHAM: East, Broadhurst, Carter, Day, Douglas, Duffelen, FIndlay, Lawrence, Marsh, Rushforth Wheeler, Haylett, Pearson, Skidmore

HELLENIC DIVISION 1 EAST

Wasps swatted by Thomas Finchampstead 2 Chalfont Wasps 1

Bucks Intermediate Cup victory over Ascot United Development last time out.

But neither side was able to RICHARD THOMAS picked a timely break the deadlock during an even moment to score his first goal for and goalless first 45 minutes, yet Finchampstead. both had their moments to do so.

The defender, Greg Alexander, a summer arrival on target the from Woodley previous weekend, United, sealed all was over with a three points for the header, while Harry hosts and doubled Swabey was unlucky the club’s tally of not to nudge the wins in the league hosts in front when this season, with an striking the top of 89th-minute strike. the crossbar from a Thomas also lobbed attempt. secured a comeback Swabey, though, victory for Finch on was to see his what was their first involvement cut outing on home soil short on 43 minutes this term. by an ankle injury, Richard Thomas (left) hit the This was after with Stuart Moss his winner for Finchampstead Dominic Brown replacement. had put visiting Chalfont Wasps in At the other end, meanwhile, front through an audacious effort Matt Wright produced a just past the hour mark – only for well-timed interception on the Dave Stevens to level matters 12 line to deny Wasps’ Sean Cahill a minutes later. certain goal as two saves on the Finchampstead went into the stroke of half-time from ‘keeper game buoyed by the 4-0 Berks and Neil Griffith ensured the score

remained at stalemate.

Nothing would continue to separate the sides until the 63rd minute, however, when Brown opened the scoring with aplomb.

Having carried the ball down the touchline, Brown went for goal – and found it – from some 40 yards out, with Griffith only able to watch the ball nestle in the back of his net.

Undeterred, Finchampstead contiuned to press on and were soon rewarded with an equaliser; a sweetly-struck free-kick from Thomas, who saw his set-piece curl nicely inside the top-left upright.

But neither side was prepared to sit on a point and amid a dramatic finale a number of crucial blocks prevented the away side snatching victory and securing the double over their opponents this season after a 2-1 success on August 20.

Yet the contest was to witness a winner, with Thomas proving to be the hero as Finch moved on to six points for the campaign.

FINCHAMPSTEAD: Griffith, M.Wright (c), Dunn, Malone, Thomas, Dunbar, J.Wright, Blatchford, Swabey, Alexander, Stevens, Barron, Jewell, Moss, Green.

Horscroft and Oakey net Woodley all three points AFC Aldermaston 0 Woodley United 2

UNITED’S perfect start to the season shows no sign of slowing up after Danny Horscroft and Charlie Oakey goals sealed a third straight win.

This new-look Woodley side sit fourth in the standings following success at the Aldermaston Recreational Society, where they produced a dominant display which warranted all three points.

Looking to get back on track having been dumped out of the FA Vase in a 4-0 defeat against Ardley United the weekend before, Michael Herbert’s charges had the ball in the net after only two minutes, but Josh Drew saw his

SUNDAY LEAGUE

Forest felled by Shone and United GOALS from Tom Shone, captain Harvey Detenon and Brodie Davies sealed Woodley United’s safe passage to round two of the Berks and Bucks Sunday Junior Cup. A 3-1 victory came at the expense of Athletico Forest, who found themselves three goals down and with plenty of work to do before the contest was half-an-hour old.

Yet they were unlucky not to take the lead when a shot from distance struck the underside of the crossbar and bounced down

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strike ruled out for offside.

A familiar face in Dan Smith stood between the Aldermaston posts, but any hopes of shutting out his former club were dashed when the visitors finally saw relentless pressure count just before the half-hour mark.

Opening the scoring was Horscroft, who finished off good work by Drew with a close-range effort.

A chance did fall the way of the hosts and Kai Parton-Edey, but his attempt lacked the conviction to trouble Woodley ‘keeper Alex Reed.

The second half began with the visitors creating more openings with Oakley drawing a save out of Smith before the same player fired over when latching on to a sumptuous pass from centre-back

Joe Barley. Craig Masterton, up the other end, wasted a glorious chance to equalise when presented with a free header – and it was an opportunity they were left to rue.

Oakley’s name has regularly appeared on the scoresheet this season and the striker would seal a third win on the spin - which have impressively all come on the road – in stoppage time – with his fifth goal of the campaign.

This one was a low effort, which arrived when receiving a pass from Horscroft, cutting inside and confidently beating Smith.

on the line, where Detenon was on hand to hook the ball away.

And on 12 minutes they were behind; Shone sweeping the ball home to finish off a neat exchange of passes between Jono Malone and Davies.

Things got better for the hosts not long after when Brodie capitalised on a hesitant Forest defence and fired high into the net from close range before Davies put the side three goals to the good on 29 minutes.

Confident they had done enough to get the job done, Woodley took their foot off the gas after the break, and although never really troubled by their Division 1 rivals, Athletico did manage to pull a goal

back late on.

In doing so, they also denied debutant ‘keeper Dan Hill a clean sheet, as he was unable to prevent a decent hit nestling in the top corner.

Results – Sunday, September 18

WOODLEY UNITED: Reed, Greenwood, Turner, Nicholls, I.Kamara, Barley, Drew (Thomas), Morgan (A.Kamara), Oakley, Becket (Briggs), Horscroft.

Subs not used: Bailey, Meredith.

BERKS AND BUCKS FA SUNDAY JUNIOR CUP: Pangbourne and Basildon Barbarians 3-3 Loxwood Park Rangers (Pangbourne win 5-3 on penalties); AFC Crowthorne Crows 0-0 AFC Burghfield (Crowthorne win 5-4 on penalties); Intercity 2-1 FC Woodley; Finchampstead Athletic Sunday Reserves 2-4 Abingdon Exiles; Pinkneys Green 4-1 Berkshire County; Charvil Rangers 3-1 Shepherd Hut; Arborfield 0-1 Whitegrove.

PREMIER DIVISION: Woodley Wanderers 1-1 Kidmore End/The Mod Reserves.

DIVISION 1: Spencers Wood v Polonia Reading – match abandoned. DIVISION 3 EAST: FC Berksalona 1-1 116 Exiles Reserves; Loddon Valley Rangers 1-7 Coley Park.

DIVISION 4 EAST: Twyford Comets 6-0 Shinfield Rangers.

Results and fixtures Saturday, September 17

Sunday, September 18

FOOTBALL SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP

ICE HOCKEY EPHIL Bracknell Bees 4-8 Guildford Flames

Barnsley 1-2 Reading

HELLENIC DIVISION 1 EAST AFC Aldermaston 0-2 Woodley United Finchampstead 2 Chalfont Wasps 1 Wokingham & Emmbrook 0-2 Bicester Town

FOOTBALL EFL CUP

Brixham v Bracknell

Brighton & Hove Albion 1-2 Reading

THAMES VALLEY LEAGUE – PREMIER DIVISION

RUGBY GREEN KING IPA CHAMPIONSHIP Bedford Blues 23-30 London Irish

NATIONAL LEAGUE 2 SOUTH Redingensians 22-26 Henley Hawks

NATIONAL LEAGUE 3 SOUTH WEST Salisbury 27-22 Bracknell

ICE HOCKEY EPIHL Basingstoke Bison 8-1 Bracknell Bees

Championship Huddersfield

Norwich

Newcastle

Barnsley Birmingham

Brentford

Brighton Reading

Fulham

Wolves

Ipswich

Bristol City Nottm Forest

Sheff Wed

Leeds

QPR

Burton

Aston Villa

Preston

Derby

Rotherham

Wigan

Blackburn

Cardiff

L 1 1 3 3 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 3 2 6 4 4 5 5 5

F A 11 6 13 9 16 6 19 11 10 6 13 5 10 6 9 10 8 6 10 9 8 7 12 11 16 17 9 11 9 11 10 14 12 12 8 8 7 12 2 7 9 20 10 12 10 17 6 14

Pts 19 17 15 15 15 14 14 14 13 12 12 11 11 11 10 10 9 8 6 6 6 5 5 5

Thames Valley League P Marlow United 7 Reading YMCA 6 Woodcote SR 6 Highmoor Res 5 Cookham Dean 6 Mortimer 6

Wraysbury 6

Newbury 5 Berks County 5 Woodley Utd Res 7 Rotherfield Utd 7

Unity 6 Taplow United 5 Hurst 5

WD 7 0 5 1 4 0 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0

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

F A 30 6 23 4 13 8 13 7 13 9 13 16 13 18 7 9 5 7 5 17 9 15 4 8 6 14 5 21

Manchester Phoenix v Bracknell Sunday, September 24

Reading v Huddersfield Town Buckingham Town v Eversley and Califonrnia

Finchampstead v Headington Amateurs Wokingham and Emmbrook v AFC Aldermaston

BLUEFIN SPORTS HELLENIC CUP Woodley United v Shrivenham

THAMES VALLEY LEAGUE – PREMIER DIVISION

Crowthorne 25-25 Slough

WD 6 1 5 2 5 0 5 0 4 3 4 2 4 2 4 2 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 1 3 1 2 3 1 5 2 0 1 3 1 3 1 2 1 2 1 2

Pts 21 16 12 10 10 10 9 7 6 6 5 4 3 0

Bracknell Bees v Manchester Phoenix (6pm) Tuesday September 27

FOOTBALL SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP Brentford v Reading (7.45pm)

Bagshot v Eversley and California (7.45pm)

FA WSL 1

L F A 2 23 8 4 35 19 2 26 10 0 33 13 4 24 21 4 19 14 4 22 20 3 26 20 5 19 18 2 19 14 4 20 15 4 15 12 2 6 8 7 21 31 4 11 23 4 7 19 5 13 21 11 7 60

Pts 21 19 19 17 17 16 16 15 15 14 13 10 10 9 9 8 7 0

Hellenic Division 1 East WD 4 1 4 0 4 0 3 0 3 0 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 0

London Irish v Ealing Trailfinders

ICE HOCKEY EPIHL

Hellenic Premier

P Penn & Tylers 5 Headington Ama 5 Bicester Town 5 Woodley United 3 Didcot Town Res’ 6 Sandhurst Town 5 Chalfont Wasps 5 Wokingham 6

Holyport 4 AFC Aldermaston 5 Finchampstead 5 Rayners Lane 6

Chinnor 6 Wantage Tn Res’ 6

RPM RECORDS DIVISION 1 CUP

Tables P WD 9 7 0 11 6 1 9 6 1 7 5 2 11 5 2 10 5 1 10 5 1 8 5 0 10 5 0 8 4 2 9 4 1 8 3 1 6 3 1 12 2 3 9 2 3 8 2 2 8 2 1 11 0 0

RUGBY GREEN KING IPA CHAMPIONSHIP

Berks County v Newbury Hurst v Reading YMCA Woodley United Reserves v Mortimer)

Binfield

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

ICE HOCKEY EPIHL Bees (4pm)

HELLENIC DIVISION 1 EAST

BB&O PREMIER DIVISION

P 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

Bracknell Town v Binfield (7.45pm – @ Binfield FC)

FA VASE

South Berkshire Ladies v Sonning 2s (@ Cantley Park – 12pm)

FOOTBALL SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP

HOCKEY TRYSPORTS PREMIER 1

Saturday, September 24

Rotherfield United 2-1 Hurst Woodley United Reserves 0-1 Berks County

Redruth v Redingensians

NATIONAL LEAGUE 3 SOUTH WEST

Tuesday, September 20

FIXTURES COMBINED COUNTIES Friday, September 23 DIVISION ONE FOOTBALL Eversley & California 2-5 FA VASE Banstead Athletic

RUGBY NATIONAL LEAGUE 2 SOUTH

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

F A 18 3 26 9 12 7 8 1 15 15 8 7 6 5 9 10 12 7 12 11 8 9 8 16 6 19 5 34

Pts 13 12 12 9 9 8 8 7 6 6 6 4 4 0

anchester City M

Chelsea

Arsenal

Liverpool Birmingham Notts County

Sunderland Reading

Doncaster

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 F A 0 33 3 2 36 12 4 21 11 3 20 15 3 8 10 7 10 20 8 14 31 7 9 21 10 4 32

Pts 38 31 23 22 20 9 9 6 0

IPA Championship P London Irish 3 Yorkshire Car 3 Corn Pirates 3 Jersey 3 Doncaster 3 L’don Welsh 3 Ealing Trail 3 Rotherham 3 Nottingham 3 L’don Scottish 3 Bedford 3 Richmond 3

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

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

F A BP 85 35 2 79 59 1 92 67 2 70 45 2 82 48 1 90 65 4 64 76 1 76 88 2 68 83 2 62 91 2 49 70 2 44 134

Pts 14 13 12 10 9 8 7 6 6 6 2 0

EPIHL P Hull 4 Telford 4 MK 4 Guildford 4 Sheffield 4 Phantoms 4 Basingstoke 4 Swindon 4 Manchester 4 Bracknell 4

W 4 4 3 2 2 2 1 1 0 0

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

L 0 0 0 1 2 2 3 3 4 4

F 24 19 16 18 15 10 12 11 8 8

A 12 8 7 18 13 8 11 16 23 25

Pts 8 8 8 5 4 4 2 2 0 0

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ATHLETICS

READING FC

‘Best ever’ Swallowfield 10k a hit with the runners

Ali: We’re ready for Terriers test

RUNNERS of all ages and abilities turned out in force to take on the 2016 Swallowfield 10k on Sunday.

More than 500 entrants pounded around a course which incorporated Farley Hill and Swallowfield itself, with the event being hailed by organisers as the best yet.

Arranged every year since its inception back in 2010 by the 1st Swallowfield Scout Group, those taking part not only receive a warm welcome from Frimley Hospital Radio, who make all announcements on the day, but are given a goody bag and medal upon crossing the finish line.

Cups and trophies were also presented to the winners of each category, which included Alexander Miller, who was home first in the 10K with a time of 33 minutes and 40 seconds.

The fastest female back was Samantha Amend, who clocked 37:22.

Also running alongside this event was a 3k family friendly race and duathlon which begins consists of a 6.7km run and 18.5km bike ride through Beech Hill, Stratfield Saye, Stanford End and Risely before concluding at the parish hall.  FOR a full report of the event, including pictures and finish times, turn to page 20.

These two runners make a dash for the finish line Picture: Phil Creighton

FOOTBALL

Herridge: Binfield are the underdogs

 In-form Moles and Bracknell Town prepare to meet in mouth-watering FA Vase tie

By LEWIS RUDD lrudd@wokinghampaper.co.uk ROGER HERRIDGE believes his Binfield side will start tonight’s mouth-watering FA Vase clash with local rivals Bracknell Town as the underdogs.

Despite an impressive start to the season which has taken the Moles top of the Hellenic Premier Division table following seven wins from nine matches, the manager insists the favourites to win this second round qualifying clash is their neighbours from further along the B3018.

Whether mind games or not, Herridge (pictured) bases his theory upon the Robins’ equally impressive start to the campaign.

Victories recorded by Mark Tallentire’s charges, heavily strengthened over the summer, include claiming the scalps of both Ascot United and Thatcham Town,

whom they turned over 4-1 at Waterside Park at the end of last month.

Bracknell are also unbeaten in seven games and head into the clash having disposed of Hook Norton 5-1 in the previous round, although this did come after extra time.

“We go into the game as the underdogs because they’ve shown us the signal of their intent by the players they’ve signed,” Herridge confessed.

“They’ve got a lot of very, very good players, a lot of experienced players and a lot of players who have played at a high level and I haven’t got that many of those in my team.

“All the pressure is on them and they are the favourites to win it.”

Despite the admission, Binfield will

start the tie looking to extend a winning streak which currently stands at five matches.

And although without a game last weekend, Herridge’s charges still lead the way in the standings by two points and will no doubt line up against Town in a buoyant mood.

The boss even said as much, adding: “We’re confident. My lads currently believe they can beat anyone and we don’t make mistakes and know we’ve got the quality at the other end to win the game for us.

“It will be a good game and it’s great for local football.

“It’s a mouth-watering tie.”

Although taking place at Hill Farm Lane with a 7.45pm kick-off, Binfield are in fact the away side. This is because Bracknell’s Larges Lane home is undergoing a major redevelopment, meaning the fixture has been switched.

This, therefore, represents a first return to familiar surroundings for a competitive fixture for Tallentire, who had many

a successful year in charge of Binfield before stepping aside in 2014.

This resulted in Herridge, his assistant at the time, being handed the mantle.

“I’ve got an awful lot of time for Tally,” he added.

“I speak to him regularly and he’s got a great team together there. It’s exciting times at Bracknell in terms of what they’re trying to do there. From the outside it looks like they’re desperate to get promoted and fair play to them.

“They are favourites for the game on Friday, on paper, but let’s hope it’s a good game and hopefully it will be a big crowd and ultimately may the best team win on the night.”

The rivals were due to lock horns in the league earlier this week. Due to the close proximity of this game, though, and the potential for a replay on Monday, the clash has been rescheduled for Tuesday, December 6, a decision Herridge said was “sensible”.  MORE local football news on pages 38 and 39.

ALI AL-HABSI insists Reading will be looking for all three points when they host Championship leaders Huddersfield Town on Saturday (3pm).

While The Terriers arrive at Madejski Stadium as one of the early season surprise packages having lost just once so far this term, Royals are enjoying a fine run of results themselves.

Jaap Stam’s side stretched their unbeaten run in all competitions to seven matches following the 2-1 league win at Barnsley last Saturday and victory by the same scoreline at Brighton in the EPL Cup on Tuesday.

Both wins, however, are remarkable for the fact Reading had to play almost 50 minutes of each fixture with 10-men after Garath McCleary and Tyler Blackett were shown red cards, with the team persisting with their possession-based game during this time.

This newly-found resolve, according to Al-Habsi, is down to the ever-growing confidence within the camp, something he believes David Wagner’s Town side will need to be wary of.

“We have faith in the way we play,” the shot-stopper said. “We are seven games unbeaten now and we have to continue because this season is very long.

“I think the way we are playing now, the way the players are showing the manager their desire, I think we can do a good job.”

Royals will be without both McCleary and Blackett for the game as they sit out their respective suspensions.

But whoever fills the void, Al-Habsi is confident the hosts can get the better of a familiar opponent.

The Omani added: “It will be an interesting game on Saturday.

“We played Huddersfield four times last season, twice in the league and twice in the cup. We know what to expect from them, they are a team that plays good football and a team that presses and fights for 90 minutes, but we are at home and will be ready for it.

“We have to show good teamwork because we are facing a good team, but with the players and experience we have in the squad, we will be giving everything to get the win.”  READING have been drawn away at Arsenal in round four of the EFL Cup. The tie will be played the week of Monday, October 24

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