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WHILE the countdown to Christmas is underway in many households, some in the borough are looking beyond December 25. The New Year sees the start of work on Peach Place and early preparations have already begun.

Shops are relocating, a car park is being closed and the toilet has been moved on. And, during the works, there will be disruption to one of the borough’s busiest roads causing delays for motorists. Over the next few weeks we’ll be looking at the plans that will move Wokingham’s shopping centre firmly into the 21st century.  Full story page 14

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WOKINGHAM Methodist Church welcomed hundreds of visitors over three days for its Christmas tree festival. The annual event sees groups that use the church or its Bradbury Centre decorate trees throughout its Rose Street base. Guests were able to vote for their favourites while enjoying some refreshments from the popular cafe. There were craft activities for children to enjoy and a range of stalls allowed fairtrade and locally produced goodies to be bought for Christmas stockings. Groups taking part included primary schools, Scout and Guide troops, the Trefoil Guild and The Link Visiting Scheme. Dilys Corlett was one of the organisers. She told The Wokingham Paper: “The trees are absolutely beautiful. Every one is different – each group has chosen their own theme. “Visitors have been absolutely stunned. They look on this as an annual event and they want to come back for it.” Mrs Corlett added that the event is hugely popular within the town. “We’ve got queues of people wanting to come through the doors which is fantastic.” The event raised funds for three charities supported by the church: Salvation Army, Rett Syndrome and the Rose Street Alzeheimer’s Cafe, which meets in the church.  The church will once again give away mince pies to hungry commuters on Thursday, December 15. Last year, it gave away 800 of the festive treats at Wokingham station and a similar number is planned for this year.

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The big Christmas weekend — Christmas trees at Twyford

Prime Minister drops in to see the trees By PHIL CREIGHTON news@wokinghampaper.co.uk

The Prime Minister – and local MP – took time out from running the country to visit the St Mary’s Church Christmas tree last Friday, touring all the trees while schoolchildren sung carols Pictures: Phil Creighton

THE Prime Minister was one of the 3,014 people who visited a Christmas tree festival in Twyford last week. Theresa May was serenaded with carols by children from Polehampton Infant and Junior Schools during her visit to St Mary’s Church last Friday morning. The MP, whose constituency includes Twyford, took a close interest in each of the 72 trees on display by local businesses, schools and organisations. She was also presented with flowers by Lauren James from Polehampton Infants. The festival was organised by Paul and Pam Bromley and took place over four days from Thursday to Sunday. Entry was free but money raised from donations and the sale of refreshments will be given to local charities. During the festival entertainment was provided by Twyford Handbell Ringers, Berkshire Recorder Consort and Twyford Glee Club. It closed on Sunday afternoon with a carol service around the tree. Speaking to The Wokingham Paper, Mr Bromley said: “It’s been busy, particularly on Friday night due to the Street Fayre. The contributions to the trees are great – the designs are so, so different. “We’ve had such a response – we’ve grown from the early years.” Mrs Bromley added: “There is a need for this sort of thing: a little bit of brightness in the middle of winter to brighten everyone’s day up and focus us on the community of the world, which is important.” And the couple were delighted with their special guest. Mrs Bromley said that they had known her from before Mrs May was Home Secretary, let alone leader of the country, and the couple were thrilled that she could come. “She was very, very interested and knowledgeable about Call us today to the trees and what groups they represent,” said Mr Bromley. arrange a free “She has an amazing memory initial consultation of what’s gone. “She remembers people and Tel: 0118 418 1000 organisations. Email: info@kjsmith.co.uk “There are not many people Visit: www.kjsmith.co.uk who can respond in the way she does. She shows incredible interest in what’s going on.”

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The big Christmas weekend — Food and drink

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Sheeplands owner Rob Scott (right) welcomes customers

Food glorious, festive food FOOD lovers flocked to Hare Hatch Sheeplands over the weekend to enjoy a two-day food festival. The event offered visitors the chance to try before they bought, with wines, cheeses, nibbles, chutneys and curries all on offer. There was also demonstrations from former Sheeplands chef Brendon Ballantyne, showing off some of the tricks of his trade. Customers could also place orders for turkeys and other festive goodies, to be picked up in time for Christmas Day. Keith Malone from the Real Pie Company was among the many stallholders who were kept busy as shoppers got ready for Christmas. “It’s been very successful for me,” he said. “My best seller this weekend has been a new turkey and ham festive pie.” Sheeplands owner Rob Scott said: “Our food festival has always been very popular and we welcomed plenty of visitors from throughout Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire over the two days.” Pictures: Phil Creighton/ WP16120206-Hare Hatch food festival

Jenny Thornton from Shemin’s curry paste

Mark A’Bear was on the wine stall

Elle Titmarsh from Tyrells crisps

Some of the chutneys on offer at Sheeplands

Wine about town … festival of fun!

Left: Tony Hill from Bordeaux and Beyond serves a sample to Carol Boyle. Above: Mr Hill also had a selection of white wines to buy

WINE lovers were given the opportunity to try some new festive tipples while raising money for good causes at the same time. Wokingham Town Hall was the venue for the annual wine festival on Saturday, where nine merchants offered customers the chance to try some fine vintages and discover new vineyards.

It was held in aid of the Reading and Wokingham MS Society. Organiser Rosemary Tocock told The Wokingham Paper: “It’s been a very busy afternoon and a great day. “People have been coming and enjoying it. “They been very happy to taste lots of wines from lots of different Left: Joelle NebbeMorand joins town mayor, Cllr Gwynneth Hewetson, for a drink Right: The fair attracted wine fans looking for festive drinks

countries. They came in with a £5 ticket and for that they have been able to try all the wines.” The MS Society was helped by Windsor Forest Unicorn Club, and the Wokingham Round Table Pictures: Phil Creighton/ WP16120207-Wokingham Wine Festival 2016

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The big Christmas weekend — Twyford Street Fair

Twyford’s festive fair is streets ahead

Christmas decorations wowed children Live entertainment included carols and festive songs

By GEMMA DAVIDSON gdavidson@wokinghampaper.co.uk THE streets of Twyford came alive last week as thousands of people piled into the village for the annual Christmas Fayre. Stalls from more than 50 local businesses, charities and food vendors lined London Road to coax people into the festivities on Friday night, and even a light drizzle of rain could not dampen the spirits. Fairground rides, Father Christmas’s sleigh and a rock climbing wall were just some of

the attractions to keep children entertained, while a brass band, singers and street performers kept energy levels high. Neil Cartwright, who helped organise the street fayre along with Twyford Together said: “It went extremely well. The local reindeer were there once again, as was the climbing wall from Dinton Pastures, Father Christmas from the Round Table, and hot food supplied by the local Scouts and Guides. “Special thanks to Waitrose for kind permission to use their land for the stalls and entertainment.” Circus Scene were hot stuff at the Twyford Christmas street fayre on Friday night

Carry on the fun at Living Advent events THE FESTIVITIES continue in Twyford this week with a host of Living Advent events. Tonight, the local Guides will be singing carols and collecting donations for charity at the station between 6pm and 7.30pm, while pupils from Polehampton Infant School will be serenading shoppers at Waitrose tomorrow morning from 9.30am. On Saturday, Father Christmas himself will be taking note of Christmas wishes at The Duke of Wellington pub between 3pm and 5pm, and on Sunday, the Twyford Comets will be holding a Charity Football Match on Stanlake Meadow. Kick-off is at 2pm. On Monday, students from

The Piggott School will be singing Christmas carols at Waitrose from 5pm, and on Tuesday Father Christmas will be visiting Costa Coffee in London Road between 3pm and 5pm. You can find out more about the local networking groups and how they could help you to grow your business on Wednesday at the Wee Waif, in Old Bath Road from 6pm to 8pm, then The Enchanted Players will perform a selection of Christmas favourites at The Twyford Centre in Polehampton Close on Thursday from 5pm.  For more information on any of the Living Advent Calendar events visit www.twyfordtogether.org.

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Festive fun was had by all creatures great and small at Twyford on Friday Pictures: Gemma Davidson

Country Mouse’s stall

Make a date for village calendar Mini Mayor Elysia Ellis with her parents

The Cats Protection stall

The Guides provided hot refreshments

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TWYFORD Together has produced a 2017 calendar featuring images from around the village. Images of Twyford, which features pictures from this year’s photographic competition entries as well as contributions from local photographers, is available to buy Brighton’s Newsagents, Newberry’s and Hare Hatch Sheeplands. The calendar is £7.50, which includes a £1 donation to the Twyford Charities Together.

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The big Christmas weekend — Woodley Winter Extravaganza

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The Galbraith-Stevens Barrel Organ provided music near Waitrose

Kim … aka Barbie … dressed as an Elf to welcome visitors to Peacocks Dinah Wright prepares some candy ﬂoss

Community groups, schools, charities and local businesses all welcomed thousands of visitors to Woodley on Sunday for the 20th Winter Extravaganza in the shopping precinct. The day had everything from charity stalls to Father Christmas, as well as live music and dance demonstrations. Here, we look at some of the fun PICTURES: PHIL CREIGHTON

Tim Dixon and Mike Tarling from the Woodley and Earley Lions

Students from Maiden Erlegh School were raising funds to go to Costa Rica

Above: Loddon Vale Rotary Club warmed people up with their barbecue

The Woodley Pre-School held a prizeevery time tombola

Left: Reading Sharks pucker up for some ice skating fun

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Lydia Owen and Ellie CampbellMontgomery from Waingels Interact Club Keira and Chloe Thomas meet Toby the very festive looking dog outside Costa

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The big Christmas weekend — Woodley Winter Extravaganza

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Fun on stage came from local groups including (clockwise from left): Starlet Dance School, Beechwood Primary School Choir, Woodley Light Operatic Society and Berzerk’s production of Elf

Santa and Mrs Claus received a helping hand from ﬁve-yearold twins Ada and Janek Grodzicki

Woodley churches invited people to take part in Nativity scenes

Celebrate Christmas in your local church All Saints Church, Wokingham Sunday 11th December 4pm Christingle Service Sunday 18th December 11am Children's

Nativity Service

Christmas Eve 2pm & 3.30pm Crib Service

Circus Scene provided street entertainment throughout the day

6.30pm Nine Lessons & Carols 11.15pm Midnight Communion

Christmas Day 8am Holy Communion 9.30am All-age Communion

Christ Church Wokingham

At St Crispin’s School, London Road Christmas Day 10.30am Christmas Climbing walls and balloons were popular; Olivia Tolley (8) had her face painted

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Corpus Christi Catholic Church, Wokingham

Christmas Eve 4pm, 6pm and 9pm Mass

Christmas Day 9am and 11am Mass

Kings Church, Wokingham Beechwood Primary School’s chocolate tombola was a massive hit

Snow White (aka Cllr Alison Swaddle) lends a hand on the Keep Mobile stall

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Norreys Church Sunday 11th December 11am-3pm Walk

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St James’ Church, Barkham Sunday 18th December 7pm Carols by

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Eucharist

Sunday 29th January 4.30pm Christingle Service

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Advent Calendar led by St Paul’s choir

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Salvation Army, Sturges Road

18th December 5pm Carol Service Christmas Day 10.30am Christmas Service

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Meeting in Wokingham Baptist Church Saturday, 17th December 10.30am–1pm Carol Service

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Wokingham Baptist Church

Sunday 18th December 10.30-11.30am All Age Nativity Service

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Wokingham Methodist Church Sunday 18th December 6pm Christmas Carol Service

Christmas Eve 4pm Christingle Service

11.30pm Midnight Communion

Christmas Day 10.30am All Age Christmas Celebration

Woosehill Church

Saturday 10th December

4pm Christingle Service

Wednesday 14th December 10am Toddler

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Tuesday 20th December From 8pm Beer &

Carols at Ye Olde Leathern Bottel, led by our music group

Sunday 18th December 7.30pm Candlelit Carol Service

Candlelight

Christmas Eve 4pm Crib

Christingle and Carols ( great for younger children)

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Christmas Eve 3.30-4.30pm Craft,

Christmas Day 10-10.45am All

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Christmas Day 10am Christmas

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The big Christmas weekend — Fun in Hurst

A feast for St Nicholas’ eyes By SUE CORCORAN news@wokinghampaper.co.uk

Christmas fair visitors at St Nicholas Church, Hurst last weekend Picture: Martin Langdown

Fair’s fair for Hurst church project A CHRISTMAS fair at St Nicholas Church, Hurst, raised around £1,800 towards enlarging and improving their small parish room. The fair, last Saturday, included Christmas songs by St Nicholas Primary School children, Father Christmas, hot dogs prepared by The Castle Inn, a silent auction, a chocolate tombola, and stalls selling cakes, bric a brac, toiletries and jewellery. The school PTA also ran a stall. The Revd Graham Theobald said the parish room improvements would give the children’s Sunday Club more comfort and provide a home for weekday activities. n There will be a service of carols and readings at St Nicholas Church on Sunday December 18 at 4.30pm, followed by community carol singing at 6.30pm at The Castle Inn over the road from the church. Naomi Bassett with the cake stall Picture: Mac Stephenson

The Needham family join in with the carols, from left: Elizabeth McLellan with James, nine months, Chris Quayle, Charlotte Needham, Rick McLellan with Elspeth, three, and Peter Needham

Rhiannon Davidson with Sam, two and Emilia, four, enjoy the St Nicholas celebrations

The St Nicholas Singers helped lead the community carol singing on Sunday evening

HURST celebrated its patron saint’s day by inviting their oldest resident who was born in the village to switch on their Christmas tree lights. Former St Nicholas Primary School pupil, Ian McMinn, 86, said it was a great privilege to be asked. And he urged the crowd of more than 350 people on Sunday evening. “There has always been a vibrant community spirit in Hurst,” he said. “We must make sure we keep Hurst vibrant and all its activities going.” The big turnout including lots of families with children demonstrated villagers agree with him. Hurst’s community choir, St Nicholas Singers, and Waltham St Lawrence Silver Band led carol singing. Mulled wine and mince pies were served, with the children receiving chocolates. The switch-on at the School Road recreation ground was an early celebration of St Nicholas Day on Tuesday, December 6. The parish church is dedicated to St Nicholas. The event, organised by Hurst Parish Council members, was supported by Haines Hill Estate and its staff, Hurst Cricket Club, Hurst Village Halls, Hurst Parish Council, St Nicholas Singers, The Green Man pub, Hurst, Waitrose and Waltham St Lawrence Silver Band.

James Stanton, five, and Harvey Manttan, nine, with Hurst’s Christmas tree

Waltham St Lawrence Silver Band

Hearty carol singing from Hurst Parish Council chair Wayne Smith (left) and Ian McMinn

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THEWOKINGHAMPAPER Thursday, December 8, 2016

The big Christmas weekend — Living Advent Calendar

Flocking around the Christmas tree By PHIL CREIGHTON news@wokinghampaper.co.uk SCHOOLS from across the borough came together on Monday night to help decorate Wokingham’s Christmas tree. Situated in Market Place, the giant festive ﬁr is the centrepiece for Wokingham’s Christmas celebrations. As part of the Living Advent Calendar for Wokingham, the youngsters brought to the town mayor the decorations that they have personally made. They included stars, snowmen, baubles and, from The Emmbrook School, wooden hand-painted decorations. The event was compered by Gemma Cummings, and saw carols sung between the decoration presentations. Schools each took up their decorations to town mayor Cllr Gwynneth Hewetson and minimayor Elysia Ellis.

THE ﬁrst day of Wokingham’s Living Advent Calendar saw youngsters from Platform YP perform outside the town hall. They opened with a performance of Leonard Cohen’s song Hallelujah. and entertained a large crowd. Pictures: Phil Creighton/WP16120101-Living Advent

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The schools were: n Foundry College n The Holt School n Evendons Primary School n Emmbrook Infants School n Wescott School n Walter Infant School n Hawthorns School n St Teresa’s School n Keep Hatch School n Emmbrook Junior School n Westende School n Luckley House n The Emmbrook School The carol singing was enhanced by the beautiful

sound of Wokingham Choral Society and included Hark The Herald Angels Sing, O Come All Ye Faithful and Once In Royal David’s City. A different event is taking place in Wokingham every night in the run-up to Christmas. The Living Advent Calendar is hosted by different shops across the town centre with a live performance at 6.15pm on weekdays and 4pm at weekends. Entry is free. It is organised by morearts. and Wokingham Town Council.

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LOOK around Wokingham and you’ll see some Christmmasy sights including snow windows in David Cliff in Peach Street and The Retreat in Denmark Street. There are also some woolly hats appearing around the town centre, courtesy of the Barkham Hookers.

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WOKINGHAM’S Oxfam branch is hoping you can buy it a Christmas drink. The Peach Street store has joined a campaign to help get safe and clean drinking water to people who need it. It wants customers to donate the price of a festive tipple, such as Gingerbread Lattes and Peppermint Mochas, and is hoping to raise £500 by Christmas Day. Claire Mingham-Smith, manager of Oxfam Wokingham, said: “We want to raise as much money as possible to provide safe water for people who need it: whenever there is a major disaster or man-made crisis, one of Oxfam's major contributions is providing safe water. “We are asking people to consider donating the price of a Christmas drink (or cup of coffee etc). This can make a massive difference when lots of individual donations are added together.” Last year, the store raised £1,000 for the appeal, and this year it has already got off to a flying start having already collected £100 of donations. It also held a cake and produce sale yesterday (Wednesday). The store is also looking at other ways to reach its target. Ms Mingham-Smith said: “One idea is that local businesses could donate and we would put their company name on our totaliser. Another is that I am trying not to complain or moan for the whole of December and each time I lapse I pay a forfeit.”

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Calls for residents to reduce festive rubbish By GEMMA DAVIDSON gdavidson@wokinghampaper.co.uk TIPS on how you can cut down on rubbish created over the Christmas period are being offered by the council. Wokingham Borough Council (WBC) is encouraging residents to try to cut down on household waste and increase recycling, given the extra amounts of wrapping paper, decorations and food that may be thrown away. Resident are being urged to: n Purchase paper wrapping paper rather than metallic or plastic-based as these cannot be put in black recycling boxes n Buy fruit and vegetables loose, not prepacked n Write a shopping list and stick to it n Compost vegetable/fruit peelings n Turn vegetable leftovers from Christmas lunch into ‘bubble and squeak’ n Recycle plastic bottles, paper/card, aerosols and food/drink tins n Break down cardboard boxes to save space and ensure they fit in the black recycling box n Old, unwanted electrical items can be recycled at re3 recycling centres n Chop up your real Christmas tree and take it to a household recycling centre The re3 recycling centres at Smallmead, Island Road, Reading and Longshot Lane, Bracknell will be open during the holiday period, apart from Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day. Opening times are 8am to 6pm, except Saturday December 24 when they will be from 8am to 4pm. Cllr Angus Ross, WBC executive member for environment, said: “Waste tends to increase over the festive period, but I hope that by following just some of these tips residents will be able to help us recycle as much as possible. “Don’t forget, any old or unwanted items can

either be taken to a local charity shop or one of our re3 recycling centres, along with your real Christmas tree. If you plan on taking anything to a recycling centre, either in Reading or Bracknell, please also make sure you have your re3 permit.” Participants in the garden waste scheme can leave out their chopped-up real Christmas tree on their collection day. n Wokingham Borough Council has announced its opening times for the Christmas period. The council offices at Shute End and The Old Forge will be open as usual (8.30am to 5pm, or 9am to 5pm respectively) on Thursday December 22, Wednesday, December 28, Thursday, December 29 and Tuesday, January 3. The Shute End offices will close at 4pm on Friday, December 23 and Friday, December 30, while The Old Forge will remain open until 5pm on these days. Both offices will be closed on Monday, December 26 and Tuesday, December 27, as well as Monday, January 2. Although Shute End offices will be open from 8.30am, telephone operating hours start from 9am. The general out-ofhours telephone number for emergencies during the holiday period is (0800) 212 111. Social services emergencies out-ofhours telephone number is (01344) 786 543. The telephone number for reporting out-ofhours repairs to council properties is (0800) 515 287. The calls will be managed by the council’s out-ofhours call centre and passed to the appropriate contractor. The community mental health team based at The Old Forge in Wokingham will be open as listed above, and out-ofhours the mental health urgent care service will be available on (0300) 365 0300. All Wokingham Borough libraries will be closed on Sunday, December 25, Monday, December 26, Tuesday, December 27, Sunday, January 1 and Monday, January 2. All libraries will close at 1pm on Saturday, December 24.

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Auction helps Liam’s wheelchair dream A GLITTERING dinner dance took place last month to raise money for a Wokingham teenager’s new wheelchair. Liam Nazer, 15, who has Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 2, a rare genetic neuromuscular condition which causes muscle weakness and progressive loss of movement, is looking to raise £17,672 for a new motorised wheelchair which will allow him more freedom and independence. The charity dinner dance, held at Sindlesham Court on November 26, raised an incredible £7,500 towards the appeal, which will be added to funds raised throughout the year. Organiser Maria Mills said: “Friends and family held a successful evening with fantastic live music from

the Wise Monkeys, with Monica Bazzani providing professional fun photography. Local business support was phenomenal with many generous donations. Special thanks to Citroemech Ltd, Jay Design & Print and The Art Company to name but a few. “An amazing £7,500 was raised which will go a long way towards helping fund Liam’s powered wheelchair but there is still a way to go. “Liam’s parents Jeanette and Jeff send out a heartfelt thank you to everyone involved in organising, supporting and attending the event and to those who have given generously.” n For more information on Liam’s fundraising visit www.newlifecharity.co.uk/berkshire.

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A MAN from Surrey has been jailed for causing the ‘needless’ death of a man in Crowthorne last year. Rhys Hargreaves, 24, of Blackheath Road, Farnham, was sentenced to 36 months in prison after he admitted causing the death of father-of-one Garry Holmes on May 14, 2015. Hargreaves (pictured) was also disqualified from driving for five-and-ahalf years and must pass an extended test in order to get his licence back. The court heard how Hargreaves was travelling in a white Ford Transit van on the A3095 Forresters Way in

Crowthorne when his vehicle drifted into the lane of oncoming traffic, colliding with the vehicle Mr Holmes was travelling in at around 8.15pm. The 36-year-old roofer, from Sandhurst, died at the scene. Investigating officer Sgt Ashley Hannibal from the Thames Valley Police Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said:

“This was described at court as ‘a needless death caused by a significant distraction’. “It appears that Rhys Hargreaves was so distracted that he caused his vehicle to cross into oncoming traffic with such tragic consequences. “My thoughts remain with the family of Mr Holmes through what has been a very difficult time.”

Three people wanted after night break-ins CCTV images have been released of three people following a spate of burglaries at a Wokingham commercial estate. Between about 10pm on Wednesday, November 23 and midnight of Thursday, November 24, the men, believed to be in their teens, gained entry to five units in Redlake Business Centre, Redlake Lane. A number of items were stolen during these incidents including electrical equipment and money. Investigating officer, PC Paul Bentley based at Crowthorne police station, said: “We would like to speak to the people in the CCTV images as we believe they may have information which could help

us with our investigation. “If you recognise them or have any information about this incident please contact me via the Thames Valley Police enquiry centre on 101 quoting reference number 43160329911. “We would also like to speak to anyone who may have seen any suspicious people or vehicles parked on Redlake Lane or Easthampstead Road during this time or in the lead up to these incidents. “If you don’t want to speak directly to police you can contact the 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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be her daughter Chelsey, 25, carrying out the task. Sandra explained: “Chelsey is a hairdresser at Inspirations Hair A WOMAN from Woosehill will be and Beauty, in Denmark Street, and starting 2017 by sporting a new look - she has booked me in for her last appointment on New Year’s Eve. I as she shaves her head for charity. Sandra Ostridge, 53, will brave am hoping that family and friends the shave on New Year’s Eve to will come along to give me some raise money for Macmillan Cancer support on the day.” Sandra, who works as a Support in memory of her mother, Behavioural Specialist at Foundry Helen Kinch, who passed away last College, has set herself a target to year aged 75. raise £1,000 for the hospice charity Sandra said: “When Mum was which looked after her mother in her sick, she shaved her hair off and we final days. all thought she was terribly brave She said: “Mum spent her last and composed about it. days at the Sue Ryder Hospice in “It wasn’t until we were clearing Nettlebed, but it was all arranged through her things after she’d died by Macmillan and she had their that I found a lock of her hair in an nurses seeing her throughout her envelope, and realised it must have treatment. affected her a lot more than she let As well as raising money for them, on. I decided to donate my hair to the “I should have joined her and Little Princess Trust, who make wigs shaved my head at the time, but for children with cancer. My hair is I never got round to organising quite long so hopefully they will be it. She died just over a year ago, in able to use it and my donation can November 2015, so I thought now be twofold!” would be a good time to honour her n Sandra will be shaving her hair and do something for charity as at 2.45pm at Inspirations Hair and well.” Beauty on Saturday, December 31. To blueprint_advert_190x137mm_TKT5119_07B_PRINT_READY.pdf 1 22/03/2016 18:14 And Sandra is keeping the cutting sponsor her visit bravetheshave.org. Sandra Ostridge will brave the shave on New Year’s Eve to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support in memory of her mother, Helen Kinch of her hair in the family too, as it will uk/shavers/sandra-ostridge. By GEMMA DAVIDSON gdavidson@wokinghampaper.co.uk

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Borough mayor Cllr Bob Pitts cuts the ribbon to the new Vodafone store in Market Place

Mayor has right number for opening BOROUGH Mayor, Cllr Bob Pitts, cut the ribbon to Wokingham’s newest shop on Tuesday. Vodafone has opened a new branch in Market Place, offering the latest gadgets, phones and broadband services to the town. The mayor toured the new store, cut the ribbon to formally declare the branch open and also placed a ceremonial knife into a specially made cake. The branch is seen as a vote of confidence in Wokingham as a retail destination ahead of the start of the regeneration project in Peach Place next month. New store manager Jonathan Langlands told The Wokingham Paper: “We’ve been looking for a site in Wokingham for a long time now, really happy to be here at last, it’s a wonderful town. “We’re really excited about being here at last. “The store is looking absolutely fabulous.” The store offers the full range of Vodafone products from pay-as-you-go phones to the latest iPhones and Android handsets. “We’ll be able to offer advice to customers who aren’t getting on with their phone. Any problems at all, we’re here to help.” And to ensure that they keep to their word, the store has five staff members, Mr Langlands added: “They’re all experienced and all know what they’re doing. “It’s a really strong team.”

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Reader Sharon Curling sent us these photos of the Rose Street toilet being removed on Tuesday morning. The loo is being installed in its new home, owned by Hamsey Parish Council. Peach Place will have new public toilets.

Preparations begin for Peach Place ahead of January start “That’s why we have to stay. “We’re really concerned for both our young people and the people who struggle to get essentials because they can’t afford it. “We go hand in hand with the foodbank, helping people who are struggling to pay their bills.” The JAC store will be closing on Friday, December 23 and the shop has to be emptied a week later. “Wokingham will be less without us,” Ms Pape added. Cllr Mark Ashwell, executive member for planning and regeneration, said: “We're looking forward to the start of Peach Place in January – it’s the next part in the plans of Wokingham’s regeneration. “We have been working closely with all businesses and tenants affected by the closure of shops around Rose Street car park and will continue to do so.” And for motorists there will also be some delays. Cllr Ashwell added: “One of the biggest impacts is likely to be the temporary closure of a lane on Peach Street which will be required whilst we demolish the existing buildings along Peach Street. Since April we have looked to see if there was any way of working on the site without closing a lane but, with the existing 1960s arcade built so close to the highway, it simply can’t be done.” The lane closure is expected to start towards the end of February for approximately 15 weeks, but exact dates are to be confirmed.

IT’S THE final countdown – we are just under a month away from the start of works to revamp the heart of Wokingham’s town centre. On Monday, January 9, Rose Street Car Park will close, and become a building site. Surrounding shops will shut at the end of the year, with some moving to new pitches across the town centre, some moving to Yateley and others closing altogether. The project is expected to take 18 months and be ready in time for the Christmas rush of 2018. Work includes demolishing The Arcade and replacing it with new retail units more in sympathy with the rest of Wokingham town centre. It also create a new public plaza which could be used to house outdoor events such as an ice rink or stalls for the winter carnival. There will also be four new homes on Rose Street and some apartments will be installed above the new shops. A new public toilet will also be part of the scheme. Already preparatory work has taken place for the closure of the Rose Street car park. This week, the public toilet was lifted up and taken away by Hamsey Parish Council. It will soon be pressed into use in East Sussex. Disabled spaces have also been added to Rose Street outside the Methodist Church, taking away some of the 30 minute parking zones. And store holders are making preparations for their impending moves. All stores from Clinton’s Cards to Mac’s Hair and Beauty unit will close. The Redan is unaffected by the works.

Mac’s is moving next to David Cliff on Peach Street, Sanpa has already opened it new home in Denmark Street, while Baloo nails is relocating to Yateley. And, as we announced last week, Strange The Jewellers is moving to Bush Walk in February. But not everyone has a new home. A closing down sale has been announced for Round Corners, while the work from Just Around the Corner (JAC) will be in limbo as it looks for a new home. The charity runs a community shop in Peach Street as part of its work with young people who, for various reasons, struggle to fit in at school or work. Chris Pape, who manages the Peach Street shop, said that the charity hoped to find a new home and had been grateful for the support it had received from Wokingham Borough Council as it searches. “The Council has been fantastic in letting us have this space, they have been very supportive. We’re keen to continue the shop as it’s a training pad for young people: it’s a safe environment for them to learn the right skills and get into work,” she said. JAC has helped some of its volunteers find jobs with companies like Tesco and the Co-op, or to get into college. “That’s the main core of the shop,” Ms Pape said. “But we’re also a community shop, not a charity shop. People can come in here and pay what they can afford so nobody goes without.

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THE first of a new series of silver, jewellery and watch auctions will be held in Wokingham Town Hall next week. Wokingham Auctions will hold the sale on Wednesday, December 14 from 2pm. As well as the chance to bid in person, the company offers live internet bidding, meaning anyone can buy one of the 300 lots. Pascal McNamara, from Wokingham Auctions, said: “We have almost 300 lots gathered locally over the past months and includes some luxury items such as a vintage Louis Vuitton suitcase, a Mont Blanc pen and a collection of vintage watches such as Rolex and Longines and over 20 pocket watches. “This biannual event promises to have something for every budget and taste with rings and jewellery ranging in price from £30 to £3,000.” n For more details, log on to www. wokinghamauctions.com

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Christmastime is full of cheer WHAT a busy week it’s been across the borough … Christmas celebrations are clearly in full swing. Your Wokingham Paper team have been working tirelessly to capture your moments as you mark the best of the season. From Christmas tree festivals to the amazing Bikers Toy Run, the borough has been buzzing. This week’s paper is very different from normal in that we have given over much of it to your festive celebrations. Many of our regular features have been held over for a week to enable us to have the space that your special moments deserve. And at the heart of much of it is a season not of taking, but giving. From Bikers presenting toys to High Close School to the stalls at Woodley’s Winter Extravaganza, you have been using your fun to bless others this Christmas. Yes, Christmastime is full of cheer – but, as you have proved, it’s a time for giving. And we’re still in mid-December … what good news will we be able to share from you next?

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ANY years ago the great American jazz singer Peggy Lee sang a song entitled Is That All There Is? which spoke of disillusionment with some aspects of modern life….. Perhaps in early January when the Christmas decorations are down, the turkey remains are binned and the credit card statements start rolling in you will have similar feelings…. Christmas? Is that all there is? We at Norreys Church this Sunday would like to show that there is more … much more to Christmas. We are holding our Walk through Bethlehem when you can experience the sights, sounds (and smells!) of Bethlehem 2,000 years ago. Have you ever met an apothecary? You can at Norreys! Ever wondered how the town citizens dressed? You can find out at Norreys.. Ever wanted to see a stable scene with real animals? You can at Norreys! But the idea of Walk through Bethlehem extends beyond sights, sounds and smells. There is also a Saviour, Jesus Christ, sent by God the father as a babe to Bethlehem but who would eventually die on a Roman cross. As Christians we believe he died for our sins and that through trusting him we can find fulfilment and meaning in this life and the life beyond death. There is much more to Christmas than Santa and tinsel… there is Jesus Christ. As we celebrate his birth why not come to Norreys to find out more? Peggy Lee also sang a song entitled It’s A Good Day. You will experience that at Norreys over our special weekend and it will be an even better day when you get to know Jesus. Walk Through Bethlehem takes place from 11am to 3pm, on Sunday, December11 at Norreys Church, Norreys Avenue, Wokingham, RG40 1UU. Claire Revie is from Norreys Church, Wokingham

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Council must not decide things in secret The letter from David Nash (The Wokingham Paper December 1) made very interesting reading. It is very clear he has an excellent understanding of national as well as local polices in Wokingham borough. The Core Strategy (CS) and the Managing Development Plan Document (MDD) are like Marmite: Either you love them or you don’t. Both these documents set the foundation for planning policy in the borough and were valid up to 2026. They have both been through a full public consultation process. They both went to a public inquiry where a government planning inspector ruled them as sound. The elected councillors debated them at public meetings within the council and after all that they were adopted. All above board and transparent. In addition in a high court judgement Between: Gladman Development Limited Claimant and Wokingham Borough Council in July 2014 where the soundness of the MDD was challenged. The Judge ruled that the inspector did decide that the MDD identified sufficient supply of housing land in the appropriate locations and gave adequate, intelligible reasons for that conclusion. The MDD was, therefore, lawfully adopted. This application is dismissed. Measure the openness and transparency of all of the above and compare it with a conservative administration in Wokingham that as far as I can find out adopted the 856 figure from the existing plan 661 houses a year from the 1st of April 2013 and added 10 years to the plan without telling anyone not even their own members. Again compare that with the same administration who submitted an Expression of Interest to the Government to build 15,000 houses in Grazeley which had been worked up over 18 months and again no one knew until the document was leaked when the Council Leader said on the radio that it was kept secret some as to not frighten the residents. I accept that at some time, especially with changing government, thinking policies need to be refreshed and to that end the new local plan is going to a process now which will lead up to a public inquiry in 2019 but changing policy in secret without due process is completely wrong and actually undoes the existing planning policies. Is it better to have a Marmite situation which came about as a result of full consultation and the outcome of proper public inquiries etc. or adopt/change policies decided in total secrecy which override those democratically adopted which were the bedrock of our planning policy. I know which I would prefer. Cllr Gary Cowan Independent Member for Arborfield

Scouts: renew your promise! 2016 is Cubs100, the centenary of the Cub Scout movement, and I’m lucky and proud to be ambassador for their monumental birthday party. The 16th of December is the 100th birthday and like the Cubs from Wokingham I will be renewing my Cub Scout promise. It’s been an incredible year so far with trips, fundays and camp outs, but the best is yet to come with Cubs 100 birthday parties taking place across the country this week. For 100 years Cub Scouts have been helping in their communities and this year is no different. Through our “A Million Hands” project Cubs in Wokingham have been helping to make their community a better place to live and work. I would also like to shout out to the volunteers in Wokingham for their dedication each week to giving Cubs the chance to experience big adventures and take part in activities that could be life-changing. Volunteers - we salute you! During this special week, I would just like to say a big happy birthday to cubs past and present as we look forward to another 100 years of endeavour; learning

The future is in our hands It would appear from the correspondence appearing in ever-greater numbers on The Wokingham Paper’s letters page that local residents are becoming increasingly dissatisfied by the arrogant and now avaricious

behaviour of the members of Wokingham Borough Council. But then, as Greg Bello of Woodley said in his letter (December 1) “give that man a medal”. It is we the electorate who vote them in, so maybe we are getting what we deserve. Perhaps these grasping part-

new skills, having fun and making lifelong friends. Yours in Scouting, Steve Backshall, Cubs100 Ambassador

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Massive thank to all the marshals at the run for guiding us and keeping us all safe, it couldn’t run without you guys Stuart Spratley, via Facebook Brilliant. I began to think some of the Santa’s were going round to do a second run. There seemed so many of them Well done everyone. Irene Gilder, via Facebook My brother was leading this lot, proud moment Sue Wright, via Facebook Just a shame about the biker who passed away shortly afterwards. R.I.P. Pete Gary Marjoram, via Facebook So sad but lovely that his life ended having done something so worthwhile and clearly he was passionate about ! Humbled by your generosity fine sir! RIP xx Niki Robins, via Facebook Fantastic work Kate [Bottley]! Thoughts are with the family of the rider who passed away. Claritas Accountancy Ltd, via Facebook

John Redwood: sort out poverty John Redwood, MP for Wokingham, should not only think of Brexit. He is in a good position in Parliament to fight and do much more for disabled people who will lose over £1,500 per year with the autumn statement. This is bad for people and it is bad for Mrs May, the country’s Prime Minister, to promise poor struggling people to give them help and a few

time politicians should bear in mind the result of public disgust at the so-called establishement recently displayed in the United States and, increasingly, across Europe. At the end of the day, the future is in our hands, at the ballot box. J W Blaney, Wokingham

months after she takes it away. Mr Redwood you and other fellow and lady MPs can do much more for the poor and disabled and children that continue to live in poverty and misery. Victor Rones, Bracknell

Can you help carers rights? This month we mark Carers Rights Day. Did your readers know that every day it is estimated another 6,000 people take on a caring responsibility? That’s why I’d like to tell your readers why we are dedicated to doing all we can to provide a helping hand to those in a caring role. Over the years, experience has taught us just how steadfast many carers are in their devotion to those they support and it is this which gives them the strength to carry on, day in, day out. But there are times when this can also become a huge barrier, preventing carers from taking time off, even if only for a few days. At Revitalise Jubilee Lodge – an incredible charity that runs the respite break centre in Chigwell providing respite holidays for disabled people and carers – we understand that to enjoy a break to the full, carers must feel secure in the knowledge that their loved one will receive all the care and support they need. We also know that spending time away from the person they care for can often be far from relaxing, but can increase a carer’s tendency to worry or experience feelings of guilt. That’s why we offer carers the opportunity to enjoy a break with their loved one, where they are able to relinquish their caring duties and simply enjoy spending time with one another, away from the stresses of every day life. If you would like to find out about Revitalise, our breaks, ways we can help you, or ways you can help us please call 0303 303 0147 or visit www.revitalise.org. uk. Thank you! Stephanie Stone, Revitalise

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PICTURE OF THE WEEK Continuing our look at the winners of the recent Love Wokingham Photography competition, we are pleased to present this striking image taken by Eleanor Hayes. Called Shine On Me, it won third place for the under 18s category. We love receiving your pictures for this slot – send them to news@ wokinghampaper. co.uk

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This week I have mostly been ....

Missing The Missing What a brilliant second series, strong cast, excellent plot and thankfully the ending tied up most of the loose ends, something series one didn’t do. Over on Twitter and Facebook minds were working overtime to work it out and when it all became apparent what was what I am sure I heard a collective “oh my days” over Wokingham. I had my heart in my mouth as Julien counted down to trois. Will this pave the way for a third series? Bien sur!

Wrapping up Brrrrr it’s been cold and I’ve been layering up like the Michelin man. Hurrah for my cosy Turtle Doves gloves. The clever folk in Shropshire turn pre-loved cashmere jumpers into practical and gorgeously soft new accessories – what’s not to love? Remember the sketch of Billy Connolly’s about the gloves on elastic – that’ll be me soon. Obviously not with ﬂowing locks, a beard or a Scottish accent.

Cooking I do love this time of year for hearty foods. My youngest made a birthday cake for the dog which stank. If you’ve got a dog birthday coming up: she mixed two scoops of dried dog food with a jug of beef stock, mixed up in a standard sized sponge cake tin using three tablespoons to bind the stinky stuff and the rest to make fairy cakes, shoved it in the oven (the fairy cakes burnt) et voila and hey presto. He viewed it suspiciously but ate it all up.

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Flossy classes — the big innings

WAKE-UP call in January last year turned into a learning opportunity on life, the universe and everything. Philosophy Art and Writing seemed as good a place as any to start, so what follows is a nod to the Christmas season - as well as a test see if any of the learning has stuck.

Had a bad day? Try this for size

God was having a bad aftercosmos. As there weren’t any planets going round any suns, the concepts of night and day, morning, noon and afternoon were all on hold for a bit. It had been yet another failed attempt to build a working universe – hence the bad aftercosmos. That one didn’t even last 14 billion years God fumed to herself. It was going nicely too. Then it just … … well it stopped, and it didn’t end with a whimper as it was supposed to. Time passed. Quite a lot of it actually. And there wasn’t much happening either. Oh dear. God heaved a great sigh to himself. More time passed. Gosh I’m bored Eons went by. Three of them at once. They might have been Number 14 eons, but God didn’t notice. My god I’m bored The ‘phone’ rang. Ever polite, god itself picked up the call. Hello, god here, how can I be of service? THIS IS MYGOD came thundering out of the earpiece. STOP WHINING By now, god was bolt upright, standing to attention (despite the lack of gravity). MyGod provoked that kind of respect. Plus MyGod could be very tetchy after they’d just been woken up. Or invoked – it’s pretty much the same thing.

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How Religion REALLY got started

TRY AGAIN But I don’t know why it just stopped, it was expanding so nicely too. I tried those new powers we studied last term and they stopped it fizzling out like last time. In fact the beginning started with a bang, an exceedingly big bang. I was only just quick enough to duck down below the quantum foam or my beard and eyebrows would have disappeared. Quite exciting really. Plus, I managed to get some intelligent life into it. Shame it was only on an out-of-the-way minor planet, but it was much more interesting than watching bits of matter come together when we were learning gravity. INTELLIGENT LIFE? Well, best I can do at the moment. The trouble is, you wait 13.7 billion years for intelligent life to show up, then two come along at once. TWO? Yes, one with bumps and the other with dangly bits. DID THEY PASS THE FIRST TEST? Yup, they invented me in their own image. Trouble was, it was only a few fractions of a terasecond before the end and they hadn’t thought things out very well before starting off a new cult.

The rise and rise of science and technology

CULT? Yes, quite delusional, but mildly stimulating. They called it ‘see ants’ or ‘psi ants’. Didn’t quite catch it exactly as I was busy laying new foundations beneath the earlier ones which had been seen through. SEEN THROUGH? Yes, originally my suns and planets were the rotating discs that you taught in Astrolography.

AND They didn’t appreciate the flat earth. It was, well, it was a bit flat. Plus the explorers kept disappearing, falling off the edges, and recirculating all that water was a nightmare. SO All that intervening was tiring, so I rewrote the laws of Gravimetry by using that handy ‘time out’ feature we learned in Chronography. Suddenly ‘pop’, all the ‘flats’ became ‘balls’. It was pretty three dimensional I can tell you. ONLY THREE Well it took a lot of space, time and energy to accomplish. I was adding new dimensions as fast as I could without breaking everything. Two of the newest ones even had messages built into them. MESSAGES? Yes - deeper into the quantum. They were there to give some clues to the fizzicks. FIZZIX? Yes, the dangly-bumpers looking for me. Anyway. The first one was a holding statement: “Please leave a message” while the second was more of a warning: “Give up, you haven’t a prayer” AH, PROGRESS! PANDORA!! LATER!!!

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Not for me to give, but for others (which for some reason autocorrect insists on changing to otters which changes the whole sentence). A friend was looking for a hamper but not a basket, so I suggested heading to Brown Bear Bakery and buying a bright Hinza bag and ﬁlling it with delicious treats that will be enjoyed. There’s nothing worse than getting a hamper full of stuff you don’t like. Be brave, bespoke.

Bimbling around While on a walk with my dog I started chatting to a family and somehow got onto the subject of Malvern. Turns out the man was at school with me at Malvern (I loved boarding school, not for everyone but I enjoyed it) had lived in Wokingham for ages and remembered loads of people I’m still in touch with. Small world. Another small world moment was meeting Duncan from Supper who was at Holme Grange, but before my time. I’m looking forward to trying out some dishes and will report back. I like the concept of local chefs using local produce. I also bumped into a (actually the favourite) teacher who taught two of my lot. I know she reads this column so I won’t embarrass her by naming her but it was so nice to see her again. Way back in year 3 when my teenagers were dinky little duts .... now they’re 15 and 18 and tower over her. They’ve not forgotten her and still speak fondly of her. It was funny to hear her say to Mook what’s 7x7, as if they were back in the classroom and not the bread aisle. Thank you Mrs T for being such a great teacher.

Avoiding scams I know it’s really tempting to enter a competition to be in with a chance to win a car / a shop voucher / a holiday / a cruise / a campervan etc but please don’t be gullible. Posts like this that start with “For the ﬁrst time ever on Facebook xyz are giving something away” are not real. They want your likes and shares. Look at the spelling and grammar, look at how many posts they have and then do nothing. The best thing you can do is report them to Facebook as a scam and save yourself a lot of spam.

Looking at furniture With the onset of Christmas and my coach trip mentality I’ve been looking at furniture. Now don’t tell everybody but Pedlars Place in Warﬁeld and The Trading Post at White Waltham are fabulous ﬁnds. Address details and opening times on my blog.

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OH, MR SMITH!

The Giving Tree

My round robin

The gifts you keep on giving

A wry look at life

HY am I sending you this Round Robin since you don’t know me? Well, since I’ve been given this column I thought I should use it to write this year’s Round Robin and thus use my time more efﬁciently. I can tell you about my wonderful life and simultaneously send copies of this edition of The Wokingham Paper to all my friends and acquaintances across the civilised world and also Australia. So, that will be two extra copies then. Since most of you don’t know me you’re probably a bit out of touch with my circumstances. Well, this year Mrs Smith, much to my amazement joined Phantom Team Everest. I was amazed as I sat with Earl Grey herbal infusion in hand as she narrated the critical part of the climb where she neared the summit. She said: “As I looked up and saw the top of the world within touching distance adrenalin coursed through my body. We had arrived at the Balcony”. This is a ledge approximately 30,000ft above sea level and the ﬁnal staging post in the bid to reach the summit. It also meant she and her party had only a matter of hours to reach the summit and return to the safety of the ledge before conditions deteriorated. “It was minus 40ºF” she continued. “The weather was changing as we waited for the Sherpas to bring up life-critical supplies. Our situation was perilous as that hidden killer, frostbite, can insidiously attack hands and feet.” Actually, if I’m honest, this is a complete fabrication. The tallest peak Mrs Smith has ever climbed is Knowl Hill. But that won’t impress anyone in a Round Robin – the average entry in Facebook is more exciting.

Amazing I would like to tell you also how my three daughters have all acquired three MBAs as well as doctorates in Theology and Philosophy but if they have it would probably be from a university in Texas. No insult intended to the State of Texas and its academic institutions. On the sporting side I could reminisce you with my achievements with a local running club because it is amazing how far the other members run. I could tell you how we cruised to Indonesia in an old 30ft Hustler yacht and found ourselves washed up on a remote white coral isthmus hidden by palm trees and hiding in fear of being discovered by cut-throat Indonesian pirates on the lookout for distressed westerners with expensive yachts. But this would also be stretching the truth. It would in fact be a gross distortion of the truth. Actually there wouldn’t be any truth in it at all. I haven’t even peddled a pedalo in Weymouth this year. No, if I am going to be completely honest, and you can be the best judge of that, Mrs Smith and I and the wider family have done none of the above on account of our lives been taken up dealing with countless software updates and upgrades on our computers, mobile phones and streamed entertainment – I’d better not mention any names. The one useful thing to come out of this year is that all the neighbours in our street and an adjoining ones have formed a sort of Round Robin email group that operates throughout the year. It enables us to discuss local issues such as the swimming pool closing, recommendations for products and news of social events. This is much more sociable than reading reviews online because you can actually talk to people in the ﬂesh so to speak. I would like to tell you about how my violin lessons are progressing and how a door opened to a state sponsored orchestra in China but look I’ve run out of space. Next December then. Please email me your Round Robins – send your thoughts to letters@wokinghampaper.co.uk

Christmas is all about giving and that’s what The Giving Tree is for. What’s it like for the companies that host trees? SALLY BRYANT ﬁnds out

The team from Premier Research with some of the gifts donated to their Giving Tree

HE Giving Tree appeal has become a Wokingham tradition – Christmas only starts for many families when they buy that extra gift for someone less fortunate than themselves. It sums up the very spirit of the season, by putting smiles on the faces of children who are struggling for many reasons. It is what Christmas should be all about, but it couldn’t happen if local people weren’t so generous. And it also couldn’t happen without the support of the companies and venues, which host trees and we lift our glasses to them – mulled wine, of course. Nirvana Spa and Pulse 8 Health and Fitness Club can’t wait to get those tags on the trees every year. Claire Prevost-Snell, digital marketing manager, said: “Nirvana Spa and Pulse 8 have been supporting The Giving Tree Appeal for over 10 years and have been delighted with the enthusiastic support from hundreds of our customers – it has become a Christmas tradition. “The appeal is particularly important to us as it supports the work of charities providing vital services to local families and children. “Christmas is a time for giving and this is a unique opportunity to brighten up Christmas for someone else, when they need it most. “The poignant requests on the Giving Tree for small gifts are a reminder to us all, that Christmas can

be a very difficult time for many.” Clinical research company Premier Research in Mulberry Business Park has decked its halls to welcome a Giving Tree for the fourth time this year. Vic Hill, executive director of corporate administration, said: “We are tickled pink to be involved. “Sometimes, when you give to a charity you don’t know where the money is going but this strikes at the very heart of Christmas, which is giving a gift to a child. “We have smiles on our faces on Christmas morning, thinking we have helped children who otherwise might have very little.” Mr Hill said 150 tags had been taken from the Premier Research tree and a mountain of presents had already been dispatched to ‘Giving Tree HQ’. Newbury Building Society in Broad Street has had a Giving Tree for many Christmases and on Tuesday there was just one tag left on this year’s beauty. Office manager Debbie Gadd said: “We have the tree in the window and

How The Giving Visit a Giving Tree works Tree

 Tesco – Wokingham  Tesco – Warﬁeld  Tesco – Martins Heron  Dell – Bracknell  Wokingham Borough Council  Newbury Building Society – Wokingham  Zappas – Bean Oak Wokingham  Zappas – Peach Street Wokingham  Zappas – Crowthorne  Zappas – Twyford  Zappas – Fleet  Nirvana Spa/Pulse8 – Wokingham  Premier Research – Wokingham  RSA Security – Bracknell  YOH Solutions- Winnersh Triangle  PricewaterhouseCooper – Reading  Wokingham Library  CenturyLink – Winnersh Triangle  Artizian – Catering Services Hurst  Morrisons Wokingham

The charities The Giving Tree will help:  Barnardos – Various Projects including Young Carers  Barnardos Fostering and Adoption Project  Dingley’s Promise – Early Years Specialists  Transform Housing and Support  Home Start  Women’s Refuge – Berkshire Women’s Aid  ASD Family Help  Alexander Devine Children’s Hospice  Wokingham Crossroads Young Carers Project  Look Ahead Care and Support  Children With Special Needs Foundation  Sebastian’s Action Trust  Berkshire Vision

Choose Buy the Return Congratulations! a tag present it to the You’ve just made someone’s Christmas! listed Tree

VOLUNTEER CORNER  The Me2Club offers support to families who have children, between the ages of ﬁve to 19, with special needs to enable them to access mainstream social activities, mainly after school or at weekends. They provide trained volunteers to offer one to one support to children in need. The Me2 Club links volunteers with children with additional needs to enable to take part in activities with other children. These include brownies, scouts, music lessons, drama clubs, art clubs and a wide variety of sports clubs. They are looking for volunteers with a few hours to spare each week to support these children to get involved. No previous experience is required.

it is nice for people to see it in the high street. People are very generous and they make a special trip to see when our tree is arriving and then bring back a present. “It is really well supported.” The Giving Tree Appeal is driven by love and this year everyone involved has shone like the Christmas star. On Monday, organiser Gill Mckernan confirmed: “The Giving Tree Appeal 2016 has officially been the best ever. There are no more tags to be put on the trees and very few left to take. The gifts are coming in thick and fast and Transform Housing is full to the brim. “The presents which the very kind people have bought are just what the children asked for, with many getting extras on top. The response to the appeal has been overwhelming and there are going to be lots of very happy children on Christmas Day and it is all due to the generosity of the local people. “On behalf of all the children, who can’t thank you personally, I would like to say a huge thank you.”

Find your nearest Giving Tree

With Helena Badger  The Wokingham Volunteer Centre runs the Wokingham Transport scheme which provides transport for the elderly or inﬁrm to hospital, the doctors, dentist and physiotherapy appointments. Drivers will be called on an ad hoc basis and they will be required to help the clients get to and from their desired destination and in most cases, help them to attend their appointment. Expenses are re-imbursed. Volunteers choose when they want to drive, so it can be a very ﬂexible role. It really does make a difference to the clients lives.  Basildon Park in Pangbourne is an 18th century mansion surrounded

by 400 acres of parkland run by the National Trust. Basildon Park are currently recruiting for new volunteers to help in the house and in the grounds. They are currently looking to recruit volunteer Room Guides. Volunteer Room Guides share their enthusiasm for the property with our visitors help them to enjoy and learn more about Basildon Park. They also play a key role in making visits inspiring and engaging experiences. Volunteer Room Guides also help to protect the health and safety of visitors, and play a part in safeguarding the property and its collection. They are passionate about sharing

their love of Basildon Park and the National Trust’s role in caring for it with our visitors. The commitment for this role is a minimum of one session per fortnight, or more if you can. Reasonable travel expenses are reimbursed. Their next Volunteer Recruitment Days are taking place on 9 January 2017 and 13 February 2017 from noon3pm at Basildon Park.  To ﬁnd out more about the event and volunteering in general, please visit our website www. volunteercentrewokingham.org.uk or call us on 0118 977 0749 or email volunteer@wok-vol.org.uk

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Reading Toy Run 2016

On yer bike! One of the biggest events of the big Christmas weekend was the Reading Toy Run. Starting at Foster Wheelers in ShinďŹ eld and ending at High Close School in Wokingham, more than 2,000 people took part. Our picture special rounds up the fun

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The big Christmas weekend — Reading Toy Run Ride of honour planned after man dies BIKERS who took part in this year’s Reading Toy Run will be taking part in a ride to honour one of its participants. On Sunday, after the toy run had ended, one of its riders fell ill. Paramedics were called and he was rushed to hospital. He was known as Pete and had been a committed member of the event, which has run for more than 30 years. A spokesperson for Thames Valley Ambulance Service told The Wokingham Paper that a patient had been taken to the Royal Berkshire Hospital during the afternoon. Toy Run organisers said that he later died. Jane and Ben Spiller said: “At the event’s conclusion, after parking his motorcycle, a man was taken ill. “He was treated by Toy Run paramedics before being taken to RBH. “We have since learned, the gentlemen did not regain consciousness and died. “As the event’s organisers, we are naturally deeply saddened for this sudden loss to his family. “On behalf of the entire event, we would like to convey our sincerest condolences and the assurance of our prayers and support in whatever way we can.” They added: “The family would like a motorcycle escort once final arrangements have been made.” In another incident, a biker skidded as they went under a bridge on the Reading Road at Winnersh. The rider suffered heavy bruising but no serious injury.

The Revd Kate Bottley hitches a lift while filming Songs of Praise from the Reading Toy Run. She is outside The Pheasant Inn in Winnersh

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By PHIL CREIGHTON news@wokinghampaper.co.uk THE ever-popular Reading Toy Run, which went through Wokingham on Sunday, will feature on BBC One this Christmas time. Gogglebox star turned TV presenter, the Revd Kate Bottley, was one of the many riders on the annual event which sees bikers from across the country descend on the borough to give presents to Barnados. Speaking to The Wokingham Paper, Mrs Bottley added: “I had a fantastic time at the Toy Run this weekend. I met some amazingly generous and wonderful people. “It was my first time on a bike and my first time at a toy run so I didn’t know what to expect – I thoroughly enjoyed it.” This year’s Toy Run was the 31st, and saw attendance up as thousands lined Wokingham’s streets to watch the procession of colourful and festively decorated bikes ride past. There were 1,742 bikes with a further 500 passengers riding pillion including Wokingham town mayor, Cllr Gwynneth Hewetson. Last year, there were 1,565 riders and 476 pillion passengers. And this year’s figure compares with the 2014 run, which saw 1,735 participants enter their way into the Guinness Book of Records for the largest ever toy run. The event took place in bright sunshine, but cold weather from 2pm on Sunday, December 4 from

the Foster Wheelers building in Shinfield. Bikers travelled along Lower Earley Way, then turned right at the Showcase cinema roundabout in Winnersh, travelling up Reading Road and into Wokingham town centre. Their destination was High Close School, where they gave toys, books and games to Barnardo’s. Each of the presents will be given to children who would otherwise do without. Jane and Ben Spiller, who organise the event, said that it had been a “great day”. They told The Wokingham Paper: “There was lovely weather,if a bit cold, and there were plenty of fantastic decorated bikes and riders.” The purpose of the event is to give toys to High Close School, which then distributes them across the Barnardo’s network. The Spillers said: “We have been into the hall [where donations were left] and it is covered in toys. “Most bikers brought way more than one – it is impossible to say how many were donated. “We had many who contacted us who were not on the ride and they contributed toys as well. “Barnardo’s was out in the crowds collecting and made over £1,500. We also collected donations for the school and collected about the same. “How generous everyone was.” The couple also wanted to thank the team of people who donated their time to make the Toy Run happen. “How hard everyone worked who were part of its organisation. A huge thank you to them.”

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Help ďŹ nd lost camera A SMALL camera went walkabout during the Toy Run on Sunday and we would like to reunite it with its owner. The four-inch long black CamPark Sports Action head camera was attached the the helmet of a rider during the event, but sadly became detached somewhere along the route. If anyone comes across the tubular camera, which looks similar to a torch, email news@wokinghampaper. co.uk.

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If you are in a WI, Mothers’ Union, a friendship group or an action group then send us a report of your meetings and we’ll print them in here! Share your reports by emailing news@wokinghampaper.co.uk

News from your clubs and societies

Foodbank collection at Tesco: 2.24 tonnes donated Don’t miss Santa on his rounds! FATHER Christmas is currently visiting the streets of Wokingham borough from this evening, and we have all the details so you won’t miss him! Fundraising groups from across the area organise the sleigh rides each year, aiming to spread some festive cheer to the young and old of Wokingham, as well as raising vital

Wokingham Foodbank

E ARE absolutely humbled by the generosity of our friends and neighbours in wonderful, generous, caring Wokingham. Over the last three days we have received donations from you at our Tesco collection which total 2.24 tonnes. Amazing! Thanks to you all we will be able to help many needy families have a better Christmas and food for the New Year. Thanks and blessings for all of you, and for our wonderful volunteers who manned our collection, particularly John and Lyndon who made sure the food was safely moved to our warehouse. We couldn’t do it without them all. Have a Happy and Peaceful Christmas and remember in 2017, #everycanhelps DAVID ATKINSON

Eastampstead Rotary Club

In recent weeks, the club has welcomed Margie Walker from The Link befriending charity, which is based in Easthampstead Road in Wokingham town centre. During her talk, she explained about the charity’s work: to ‘Help People Who Feel Lonely and Isolated’ – asserting that “Life is better with friends”. Among other things they organise outings, a community kitchen for Sunday lunches, attending school plays and, in association with WADE, arranging a Christmas Day Lunch for 70 lonely people. A special annual event is a Christmas Party for 140 to 150 people. All of these activities are set up with the object of transforming lives from futile to fulfilling. On Monday this week, David Atkinson, from Wokingham Foodbank, was the guest speaker. On Monday next week, the group brings its 2016 programme to a close with a Christmas dinner, which will be held at East Berkshire Golf Club. The group will also be joining other local societies next week for the presentation of the Wokingham Fireworks money to local charities and good causes.

Wokingham Evening Townswomen’s Guild

OUR Autumn Buffet was enjoyed by members and friends and our Charity, the Alexander Devine Children’s Hospice, benefited. We also sent a donation to the Thames Valley Air Ambulance in memory of a past member Vera Walker. Michael Hyde, an excellent ambassador for the Woodland Trust, suggested we should hug trees more as without

 DECEMBER 8 Woosehill - Ruskin Way/ Hampshire Way Wokingham West Forest Round Table Woodley – Aldereley Close, Sandford Drive, Retford Close, Dufﬁeld Road, Rothwell Gardens, Denmark Avenue Woodley & Earley Lions  DECEMBER 9 Woosehill - Dorset Way Wokingham West Forest Round Table  DECEMBER 10 Twyford North Twyford Round Table Twyford Centre Twyford Round Table Woosehill - Northway Wokingham West Forest Round Table  DECEMBER 11

funds for various charities in the process. Below are the routes and expected dates of where you can catch Father Christmas and his sleigh in a street near you. All dates are subject to weather conditions and could be changed without warning.

Twyford - Broad Hinton Twyford Round Table Twyford - Broadwater Twyford Round Table Wokingham - Keephatch Park Wokingham West Forest Round Table  DECEMBER 12 Wokingham - Emmbrook Road Wokingham West Forest Round Table Woodley – Squirrels Way, Loxwood, Lind Close, Inslow Road, Chelwood Road, Highﬁelds Woodley & Earley Lions  DECEMBER 13 Wokingham - Oxford Road Wokingham West Forest Round Table Woodley – Airﬁeld Area, Hurricane Way area, Masters Close, Lindberg Close, Anthian Close,

them we would not survive. The Woodland Trust saves and develops woods throughout Great Britain and as a member of this organisation I can vouch for the good work they do. Our Guild took part in the Festival of Christmas Trees at the Rose Street Methodist Church last week and members will be making their own Christmas table decoration at our 20th December meeting. We are a very friendly group but we need to recruit new members in order for us to survive. So please come along to our next meeting or find

Farman Close, Harris Close Woodley & Earley Lions  DECEMBER 14 Twyford missed routes due to weather Twyford Round Table Wokingham - Glebe Park Wokingham West Forest Round Table Woodley – Comet Way, Armstrong Way, Victor Way, Scott Close, Mitchell Way, Tiger Close, Rose Close Woodley & Earley Lions  DECEMBER 15 Wokingham - Rances Lane Wokingham West Forest Round Table Lower Earley– Hilmanton, Lower Earley area, Ryhill Way and surrounding closes

The Woodley and Earley Lions sleigh is headed by Rudolph Woodley & Earley Lions  DECEMBER 16 Wokingham - Montague Park Wokingham West Forest Round Table  DECEMBER 17 Wargrave North Twyford Round Table Wargrave South Twyford Round Table Wokingham - Beanoak Road Wokingham West Forest Round Table  DECEMBER 18 Twyford - Colleton Twyford Round Table

out more by contacting 0118 989 2649. JULIA TREDWELL, CHAIRMAN

Citizens Advice Wokingham THE DECEMBER draw for the 2016-17 year of the Citizens Advice Wokingham 100 Club took place on Tuesday, December 6. The three prizes were drawn as follows: First prize with ticket No. 28 was Hugh Dempster who won £22.25 Second prize with ticket No. 9 was Chris Gibson who won £13.35

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Third prize with ticket No. 56 was Jane Cops who won £8.90 Tickets can be bought at any time of year and will be entered for the remaining months in the draw year (which are now January – April). Tickets for the rest of the year now cost £4 each and then reduce by £1 after each draw. An Internet random number generator is used to draw the numbers. More details, including how to join the 100 Club, can be found here: http:// citizensadvicewokingham.org.uk/home/funding/ JOHN FERGUSON

GOOD ADVICE

Information for small employers

T’S very important to know whether you’re an employer because you’ll have legal responsibilities towards the people who work for you. They’ll be your employees and you’ll have to make sure that they get certain rights such as sick pay and holiday pay. You may also have to register for income tax and national insurance contributions. If you’re an employer, you’ll have a contract of employment with your employee even if this is not in writing. This will include whatever you and your employee have agreed between you. It’s best if the contract is in writing so you are both clear about your rights and responsibilities. Also, you have to give your employees a written statement of their main terms and conditions within two months of them starting work. Both you and your employee have to stick to whatever terms and conditions you have agreed on.

However, some people you pay to do work for you might not be your employee. They might be self-employed, work for an agency, or only work for you on a very casual basis. You won’t have a contract of employment with these kinds of people and you won’t have the same legal responsibilities towards them. There are rules to help you decide whether someone is your employee. Someone is likely to be your employee if one or more of the following applies:  You have to ﬁnd work for them and can tell them what to do and how to do it, even if they are left alone to do the work  You pay them a regular amount of money on a weekly or monthly basis rather than when they have done a particular job

 You have to ﬁnd someone else to do the work if they can’t do it for some reason, for example they’re off sick. But if they have to ﬁnd someone else to do the work, for example a friend, this probably means they’re self-employed  You’re responsible for providing most of the tools, machinery and material to do the work. If you have a carer, you won’t be their employer if they aren’t paid. They will often be a family member or friend. If your carer is paid, they may be employed by you, by your local authority or by an agency. If you aren’t sure whether you’re the employer, you should get advice. A domestic worker is someone employed to work in your home and carry out household tasks such as cleaning, cooking and washing.

If they only work for you, they are likely to be an employee. However, they could still be your employee even if they work for other people as well as you. A cleaner could be your employee, but they could also be self-employed, work on a casual basis or work for an agency. It’s unlikely a gardener will be your employee, unless they work only for you. If you think that you might be an employer, and want to ﬁnd out more about your responsibilities then seek more information from your local Citizens Advice.  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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HEALTH MATTERS

Personal ﬁtness with Chris Hunt with Nicola Strudley

Morning routines

VERY week we have been delving deeper into what the Pillars of Success are and how each of them together will substantially increase your chances of SUCCESS no matter what your goal is. This week I am going to talk about the Pillar that I have implemented the most in the last 12 months… Daily Rituals and specifically Morning rituals. I literally cannot express in this column today how much this one RITUAL has changed my life. In my honest opinion I believe that if you own your morning then you own your day and if you own your day on a regular basis then you will own your life. Do you want to own your LIFE? Do you want to have your head in the game every single day just by following some simple principles? How would it feel to know that you could have one step up on everyone else? Whether you want to make significant improvement in maybe a couple of areas or you actually want to completely change your life then reading this column today will be the best decision you can make. The best of it is that all this can be achieved while most people are still asleep… how does that sound? But why mornings? Mornings give you the OPPORTUNITY to set out how you want your day to start…would you prefer a morning where you are rushing around worrying about getting to work in time or calm purposeful mornings confident for the day ahead. In the words of Hal Elrod “Focused, productive, successful mornings generate focused, productive, successful days which in turn will create a successful life.” So what do I believe are the FUNDAMENTAL principles when it comes to owning your mornings? Well as always this column would not do the depth of knowledge justice however let’s focus on two areas that you need to work on as of

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tomorrow morning – Breathing exercises and Positive Talk. Deep breathing exercises offer the following benefits:  Better Oxygen supply  Calms the nerves and increases the release of mood enhancing chemicals  Relaxes the muscles so you will feel less stiff  Strengthens the lungs and heart Who wouldn’t want those benefits? Positive Talk also offers the benefits below:  Increased life span (I really hope so)  Lower rates of depression  Better coping skills through times of stress  Instant relief from any worries you are currently having Are you starting to see why Morning rituals are so important? Now, I have not said at any point that making these changes to your morning will be easy but like everything, forming habits is what it really boils down to. Considering that in previous columns so far I have identified that our habits create our lives; I truly believe that there is not a more important

skill to learn than mastering and controlling habits such as the morning rituals. Starting the day right and starting the day in the right state of mind will yield results you would not believe. Like I have said I have been doing this for the last 12 months and I am still doing it. Yes, you may have to wake up earlier, yes you may need to go to bed earlier but it will be WORTH IT. This one skill is so important to me hence I am currently writing a book on habits that will be available early next year. This book identifies Morning rituals and habits as FUNdaMENTAL to your success. I know for sure it’s going to be a game changer and one game you will want to play. A daily ritual is a way of saying I’m voting for myself, I’m taking care of myself. Every morning is a CHANCE of a new day. When you wake in the morning think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive, to think, to breathe, to smile, to love, to smash goals….then make that day count. I will be up tomorrow morning at 5.20am… what about you?

Woodley to get a new gym in time for the New Year A NEW gym for Woodley is taking shape and ready to open in time for all those New Year’s resolutions. The ﬁtness centre promises to be suitable for everyone from gymaholics to chocoaholics. And there are some special offers in place until the end of the month to celebrate its launch. Called The Gym on the Park, the centre will be a new addition to the Woodford Park Leisure Centre. It will be fully kitted out with cardio equipment, free weights, weights machines and space for mini classes and mat workouts. The monthly cost includes an exhausting list of group exercise classes such as Pilates, Boot camp, Kettlebells, Boxercise, Zumba Gold and circuits. Ed Whitesmith, Leisure Centre Manager said: “Our aim is simple: To create a welcoming, friendly and affordable environment for our members to exercise in. “By including additional group classes and mini group workouts sessions in the gym, we have something for everyone from busy mums and dads to those wanting a local post work or

Artists impressions of what the new Gym On The Park will look like when it launches in January

weekend workout. “The Gym is a logical extension to what we already offer and it’s exciting that existing members are very positive and signing up.” A pre-opening limited time offer of £16.99 per month is now available for Woodley residents or £18.99 for nonresidents.  For more details, call in to the centre or call 0118 921 6969.

HEN I was at the Urgent Care Centre recently I joked with the doctor that we should all be microchipped just like our pets and have implants that would contain all our most up to date medical records. Currently our records are stored on many different clinical and social care information systems within the NHS and Local Authority. These systems do not talk to each other, meaning that a Consultant in hospital, a pharmacist, a paramedic, a duty social worker, or an out of hours GP all have to search different systems for information about you. In order to provide the best possible care, all health and social care professionals would have immediate access to the most up to date information about you. Sharing electronic medical records would make healthcare safer and more efficient. Apparently there is a woman in Australia who has microchips in both her hands meaning she can unlock her front door without a key and log on to her computer without a password! There is a new scheme taking place across Berkshire called “Share Your Care”. GPs are working to allow other care professionals to view some information from your medical records with your permission. This could include medication lists, important allergies and major illnesses, details of operations and important documents such as care plans or letters about treatment or referrals. This means, if you need urgent care the people who care for you can do so without relying on you to remember information about your medical history. It could mean reduced duplication of tests and a more joined-up approach to the care you receive.

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Where possible, the professionals looking after you will ask your permission before they look at your record. When you are not present, or if you are unable to answer a question, then your records will be accessed using the principle of ‘implied consent’ or ‘break glass’ - unless you choose to opt out. More than 12,000 health and social care professionals in Berkshire could eventually have access to your records thanks to Share Your Care, so it is vital that the right controls are in place to protect your data. The computer system used by clinicians and other professionals to access your shared record is known as Connected Care. It is a highly secure clinical record system, which means that only qualified and regulated professionals who are authorised to use the system can access your records. All current legislation and guidance on confidentiality, including the Data Protection Act, has been met, and all organisations sharing or viewing your data have signed a detailed information sharing agreement. In the future, you’ll be able to access your own records from home using a secure password and login. But, first, the focus is on making sure more and more care professionals can access the information they need about you.  To ﬁnd out more go to the Share Your Care website: www.shareyourcareberkshire.org

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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26 | PROPERTY

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THEWOKINGHAMPAPER Thursday, December 8, 2016

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Explore Shinfield Meadows A HOUSING development in Shinfield is now open for viewings after an official launch last week. Developer Linden Homes hosted an evening for local stakeholders, councillors and residents at the Shinfield Meadows site in Hyde End Road on Thursday, December 1. Whilst there, guests had the opportunity to hear from Adrian Sims, the managing director of Linden Homes Chiltern, about the progress on-site, and get the first glimpse of two new show homes being opened to prospective buyers. The entire development, which is being managed by Linden, Bovis and Bloor Homes, comprises 1,029 one- to five-bedroom homes in total, with the first completions expected by June next year. Three-bedroom homes start from £460,000.  For more information visit www.lindenhomes.co.uk.

Cleaver Property Management Susan and Martin Cleaver have welcomed a recent move to new offices strengthening the continuing relationship in Wokingham. We manage a number of properties in the town and we plan to grow this over the coming years. Cleaver Property Management is an independent, specialist property managing and residential letting agent, operating for over 20 years. As a family run business, most of our clients have come to us by personal recommendation due to the outstanding personal service our local team of highly trained experts provide. Offering numerous property management services for freehold and leasehold residential properties – we support; Residents Associations, Flat Management Companies, Developers, Landlords and Freeholders. For more information and to book a personal appointment please contact us Telephone: 0844 499 3411 or Email: info@cleaverproperty.co.uk

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Livemusic Friday, December 9 BINFIELD – Binﬁeld Club, Forest Road, RG42 4DU. Tumbleweed. Details: 01344 420572. BINFIELD – Jack O’Newbury, Terrace Road North RG42 5PH. Chord of Duty. Details: 01344 454881. BRACKNELL – The Keller, Coppid Beech Hotel, John Nike Way RG12 8TF. Blues Brothers Tribute. Details: 01344 303333. BRACKNELL – The Acoustic Couch, Market Place. Funky Friday with King Knit. From 5pm. Details: www.facebook.com/ theacousticcouch READING – Grosvenor Casino Reading, Rose Kiln Lane RG2 0SN. The Jets. Details: 0118 402 7800. READING – The Purple Turtle, Gun Street RG1 2JR. The Deﬁnitions. Details: 0118 959 7196. READING – Global Cafe, RISC, London Street RG1 4PS. Sexy Rumours. Details: 0118 958 6692. READING – Oakford Social Club, Blagrave Street RG1 1PZ. Hip Hop Karaoke and Hello You DJs. Details: 0118 959 4267. READING – The Jazz Café, Madejski Stadium, Shooters Way RG2 OFL. Key Note Blues Band. Details: 0118 968 1442. WOKINGHAM – Broad Street Tavern, Broad Street RG40 1AU. King Loud. Details: 0118 978 0918. WOKINGHAM – The Molly Millar, Station Road RG40 2AD. 70s, 80s night with DJ Mally. Details: 0118 977 4548. WOKINGHAM – The Red Lion, Market Place RG40 1AL. Ultimate Party Nights. Details: 0118 979 5790. WOKINGHAM – Spin Nightclub, Alexandra Court RG40 2SL. Frisky

THEWOKINGHAMPAPER Thursday, December 8, 2016

HOLDING A GIG, QUIZ OR GAMES NIGHT? SEND DETAILS TO EVENTS@WOKINGHAMPAPER.CO.UK Fridays. Details: 07415 354056. YATELEY – The Dog and Partridge, The Green GU46 7LR. Daryl Gould. Details: 01252 870648.

Saturday, December 10 ARBORFIELD – The Swan Inn, Eversley Road RG2 9PQ. Open Mic night. Details: 0118 976 1645. BRACKNELL – The Keller, Coppid Beech Hotel, John Nike Way RG12 8TF. Murder at the Snowball. Soul Mates. Details: 01344 303333. BRACKNELL – The Acoustic Couch, Market Place. Fall From Perfection Album Launch. Details: www.facebook.com/ theacousticcouch BRACKNELL – South Hill Park, Ringmead. Topette!!. Details: 01344 484123. BRACKNELL – The Silver Birch, Liscombe, Birch Hill Road RG12 7DE. In Too Deep. Details: 01344 457318. BRACKNELL – The Royal Oak, London Road RG12 2NN. Asylum Affair. Details: 01344 422622. CROWTHORNE – High Street RG45 7AD. The Midnights. Details: 01344 778373. EASTHAMPSTEAD – The Green Man, Crowthorne Road RG12 7DL. Murphy James. Details: 01344 423667. FINCHAMPSTEAD – The Fbc Centre, Gorse Ride North RG40 4ES. The Shelf Side. Details: www. ﬁnchampstead.com READING – Grosvenor Casino Reading, Rose Kiln Lane RG2 0SN. Badness. Details: 0118 402 7800. READING – Global Cafe, RISC, London Street RG1 4PS. DJ Dom. Details: 0118 958 6692. READING – Salisbury Conservative Club, Kings Road RG1 4HX. Flying Visit. Details: 0118 926 5804. READING – The Palmer Tavern, Wokingham Road RG6 1JL. Love That Jazz. Details: 0118 935 1504. READING – The Purple Turtle, Gun Street RG1 2JR. SoundJam. Details:

0118 959 7196. READING – The Jazz Café, Madejski Stadium, Shooters Way RG2 OFL. Evolution. Details: 0118 968 1442. WEST END – West End Social Club, High Street GU26 9PL. The Looters. Details: 01276 858501. WOKINGHAM – Hope and Anchor, Station Road RG40 2AD. Bricks Build Houses. Details: 0118 978 0918. WOKINGHAM – The Victoria Arms, Easthampstead Road RG40 2EH. Vocal Lion. Details: 0118 978 3023. WOKINGHAM – The Two Poplars, Finchampstead Road RG41 2NU. Blonde Ambition. Details: 0118 978 0590. WOKINGHAM – The Molly Millar, Station Road RG40 2AD. 70s, 80s night with DJ Mally. Details: 0118 977 4548. WOKINGHAM – The Red Lion, Market Place RG40 1AL. Ultimate Party Nights. Details: 0118 979 5790. YATELEY – The Dog and Partridge, The Green GU46 7LR. Vince Freeman. Details: 01252 870648.

Sunday, December 11 BRACKNELL – South Hill Park, Ringmead. Creative Control Band Night. Details: 01344 484123. BRACKNELL – The Boot Inn, Park Road RG12 2LU. Leech. Details: 01344 454532. READING – Global Cafe, RISC, London Street RG1 4PS. Readirockrevolution. Details: 0118 958 6692. READING – Community Hall at Watlington House, 44 Watlington Street RG1 4RJ. Readifolk: Vicki Swan and Jonny Dyer’s Winter Warmer. Details: 0118 958 6692. READING – Abbot Cook, London Road. Stuart Henderson Trio. 1.30pm. SHINFIELD – The Bell & Bottle, School Green. Open mic and jam night. Details: 0118 988 3563.

Monday, December 12 NETTLEBED – Village Club,

HOPE & ANCHOR Free entry, fantastic beers & a great night out! SATURDAY @ 9pm

BRICKS BUILD HOUSES Beautiful harmonies and the best songs!

G&T night

Mon 19th 8 new gins to try

Sat December 17

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0118 968 1442. TWYFORD – The Golden Cross, Waltham Road RG10 9EG. The Triple O Band. Details: 07946 342551. WINNERSH – The Pheasant Inn, Reading Road RG41 5LR. The Haystacks. Details: 0118 978 4529. WOKINGHAM – The Two Poplars, Finchampstead Road RG41 2NU. Uptown Trafﬁc. Details: 0118 978 0590. WOKINGHAM – Broad Street Tavern, Broad Street RG40 1AU. The Shelf Side. Details: 0118 978 0918. WOKINGHAM – The Molly Millar, Station Road RG40 2AD. 70s, 80s night with DJ Mally. Details: 0118 977 4548. WOKINGHAM – The Red Lion, Market Place RG40 1AL. Ultimate Party Nights. Details: 0118 979 5790. WOKINGHAM – Spin Nightclub, Alexandra Court RG40 2SL. Frisky Fridays. Details: 07415 354056. YATELEY – The Dog and Partridge, The Green GU46 7LR. Paul Strouble. Details: 01252 870648. YATELEY – The Cricketers, Cricket Hill Lane GU46 6BA. The Turn. Details: 01252 872105.

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Saturday, December 10 BRACKNELL – St Joseph’s Church, Stanley Walk RG12 1HA. Thames Voyces Christmas concert. £12, £10 concessions, under 16s free. Details: 0118 967 7319. CROWTHORNE – Edgbarrow Woods Car Park, Wildmoor Heath, Sandhurst Road RG45 7PP. Christmas trees for sale from Wildmoor Heath nature reserve. 11am-3pm. In aid of Wildlife Trust – Berks, Bucks & Oxon (BBOWT). Details: www.bbowt.org. uk/whats-on CROWTHORNE – St John

The Baptist Church, Waterloo Road RG45 7NT. Crowthorne Symphony Orchestra Family Christmas Concert. 4.30pm. £10, from Bookends, Peach Street, Traveltime Travel Agents, Crowthorne High Street. £12 on door. Details: www. crowthorneorchestra. com. SHINFIELD – Baptist Church, Fairmead Road, RG2 9DL. Charity Coffee morning with cakes, coffee, tea and hot chocolate. All in aid of CIRDIC, a local drop in centre for the homeless Details: 0118 327 3180. TWYFORD – The Duke of Wellington. Father Christmas at The Duke. 3pm-5pm. Details: www. twyfordtogether.org. WOKINGHAM – Wokingham Theatre, Twyford Road RG40 5TU. Wokingham Theatre presents Trelawny Of The Wells. 7.45pm. £10. Details: www. wokingham-theatre. org.uk. WOKINGHAM – TG Art Gallery, Peach Street. Living Advent Calendar 2016. 4pm. Details: www. wokingham-tc.gov.uk/ advent/ WOKINGHAM – Town Hall, Market Place RG40 1AS. Lunchtime concert: The Cameo Singers Christmas sing-a-long. Free, donations welcomed for Soulscape. Noon-1pm. Details: 0118 974 0882. WOKINGHAM – The Whitty Theatre, Luckley House School, Luckley Road RG40 3EU. Strictly Street Dance Company presents Mirror Mirror. £11.95 or £8.99. 4.30pm or 7pm. Details: 0118 978 4175. WOKINGHAM – Kings Place, Station Road. PrayerStop: Christmas themed opportunity for prayer, reflection and

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Bracknell – South Hill Park www.southhillpark.org.uk 01344 484123 Cinderella. Until Jan 3. West End Jerseys. Thurs. The Sixtees. Thurs. Veronikia Shoot and Alisa Lubarskaya: Conservatoire Concert Series. Fri. Comedy Cellar. Fri. Topette!! Sat. Creative Control Band Night. Sun. Take This. Tues. The Girl With the Reindeer Knitting Pattern. Tues-Sat 17. The Comedy

Sunday, December 11 CHARVIL – Village Hall. Christmas singing afternoon for female voices. £10, includes music and refreshments. Open to anyone who likes singing. Booking essential: 0118 934 0589 or suzanneynewman@ btinternet.com CROWTHORNE – Edgbarrow Woods Car Park, Wildmoor Heath, Sandhurst Road RG45 7PP. Christmas trees for sale. 11am-3pm. Details: As yesterday. EARLEY – St Nicolas, Sutcliffe Avenue RG6 7JN. Christmas Big Sing. £5, for St Nicolas Centre fund. Seasonal refreshments. 7pm. Details: www.stnicolas. org.uk EMMBROOK – Dog and Duck, Matthewsgreen Road. Carol singing with Saint Sebastian Wokingham Band. 4.30pm. SONNING – St Andrew’s Church RG4 6UR. Candlelit Dickensian Christmas Fayre: 100 Candles, 100 Nativities, Carol Singing, St Nicholas, Hot Punch, Gifts, Books, Calendars, Decorations, Tower Tours, Produce, Cards and more. Park in Reading Blue Coat School. 2pm-4pm. TWYFORD – Stanlake

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more. 10.30am-noon. WOKINGHAM – Methodist Church, Rose Street Rg40 1XS. Carols for Christmas with the Forest Singers. 7.30pm. £8. WOODLEY – Coronation Hall, Headley Road RG5 4JB. Egyptology Lecture: Decoding Egyptian Art with Professor Alan Lloyd, exploring the underlying iconographical principles. 2pm. Visitors £3. Details: www.tvaes.org.uk or 01491 838803.

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Monday, December 12 TWYFORD – Waitrose. The Piggott School lead carols. 5pm-6pm. Details: www. twyfordtogether.org. WOKINGHAM – Methodist Church, Rose Street RG40 1XS. SHSG support group: for families and carers of people who self-harm or have suicidal thoughts. 7.30pm9.30pm. Details: search for SHSG Wokingham on Facebook or email SHSG2016@gmail.com WOKINGHAM – Broad Street Tavern, Broad Street RG40 1AZ. Living Advent Calendar 2016. 6.15pm. Details: www. wokingham-tc.gov.uk/ advent/

01491 575698 Sam Brown’s International Ukulele Club of Sonning Common. Fri. Blake Christmas Classics. Sat. Sleeping Beauty. Thurs 15Dec 28.

High Wycombe – Wycombe Swan www.wycombeswan.co.uk 01494 512000 Cinderella. From Sat until Dec 31. Christmas Comedy Cabaret. Thurs. The Big Christmas Party Night. Fri. Death at Downtown Abbey. Fri 16. Venetian Masquerade Ball. Sat 10 and 17. Strictly Come Killing. Sat 17.

Maidenhead – Norden Farm www.nordenfarm.org 01628 788997 The Elves and the Shoemaker. Until Dec 30. An Evening With Brydon, Mack and Mitchell. Thurs. Christmas Ceilidh. Fri. Steve Waterman

YATELEY – St Peter’s Church, Reading Road GU46 7LR. Yateley Choral Society Christmas Carol Concert. 7.30pm. Details: www.yateley-choral. org.uk

Tuesday, December 13 SANDHURST – Sandhurst Community Hall, Yorktown Road GU47 9BJ. Yateley & Crowthorne Big Band Society. £3.50. 7.30pm. Details: 01252 661037. SHINFIELD – Baptist Church, Fairmead Road, RG2 9DL. Midweek service. 2pm. Details: 0118 327 3180. TWYFORD – Costa Coffee. Father Christmas visits. 3pm-5pm. £5, includes drinks. Details: www. twyfordtogether.org. WOKINGHAM – Kaanaanmaa, Denmark Street. Living Advent Calendar 2016. 6.15pm. Details: www. wokingham-tc.gov.uk/ advent/ WOKINGHAM – Norreys Church, Norreys Avenue RG40 1UU. Norreys Church 50+ Group: Christmas celebrations with music by Reading Accordion Group All over 50s welcome. Refreshments provided from 2pm Free admission. Details: 0118 961 9821. WOKINGHAM – Bradbury Centre, Rose Street RG40 1XS. Free heartstart training. Free, booking essential. 7pm9.30pm. Details: www. heartstartswallowfield. co.uk or 07768 068270.

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trumpet. Fri. The Vinyl Frontier: Your Best of Elvis. Sat. The Sherry Babys. Sat. ROH Live: The Nutcracker. Sun. Thames Valley Hospice Charity Concert. Wed. Alec Dankworth’s World Spirit. Thurs 15. The Alter Eagles. Fri 16. It’s Christmas: Thames Valley Gay Chorus in concert. Sat 17. NT Live: No Man’s Land. Sun 18. FILMS: Queen of Katwe (PG). Sun, Tues. After Love. Tues.

Newbury – The Corn Exchange www.cornexchangenew.com 0845 5218 218 Cinderella. Until New Year’s Eve. Nish Kumar: Actions Speak Louder That Words, Unless You Shout The Words Real Loud. Sat. NT Live: No Man’s Land. Thurs 15. Barb Jungr Gets Festive Again. Fri 16. Bolshoi Encore: The Nutcracker. Sun 18. The Night Before Christmas. Wed-Sun 18.

and their carers. 2.30pm4pm. Details: www. stnicolas.org.uk TWYFORD – The Wee Waif. Christmas Networking Evening. 6pm-8pm. Details: www. twyfordtogether.org. WOKINGHAM – Clifton Ingram, Broad Street. Living Advent Calendar 2016. 6.15pm. Details: www.wokingham-tc.gov. uk/advent/

Thursday, December 15 SHINFIELD – Baptist Church, Fairmead Road, RG2 9DL. Afternoon tea Christmas special. 3pm. Details: 0118 327 3180. TWYFORD – The Twyford Centre. The Enchanted Players present A Night of Theatrics. 5pm7pm. Details: www. twyfordtogether.org. WOKINGHAM – The Cornerstone, Norreys Avenue RG40 1UE. Wokingham and East Berkshire Camera Club: Christmas social. 7.30pm. Details: www.webcc. org.uk. WOKINGHAM – Rococo, Bush Walk. Living Advent Calendar 2016. 6.15pm. Details: www. wokingham-tc.gov.uk/ advent/ WOKINGHAM – Wokingham Theatre, Twyford Road RG40 5TU. Saint Sebastian Wokingham Band Christmas Concert. In aid of Cancer Care Trust. 7.30pm. £12. Details: 0118 978 6363.

Friday, December 16 EMMBROOK – Emmbrook Sports & Social, Lowther Road RG41 1JB. Wokingham Music Club presents The Style Councillors. 7.45pm. £15. Details: www. wokinghammusicclub. co.uk

SHINFIELD – Baptist Church, Fairmead Road, RG2 9DL. Carols around the tree. 6pm. Details: 0118 327 3180. TWYFORD – The Twyford Centre, Polehampton Close. Step Back In Time: A singalong with Jim Algrove. Details: www. twyfordtogether.org. WOKINGHAM – St Paul’s Church Parish Rooms, Reading Road. Coffee and Chat. 2pm-4pm. Details: 0118 979 2122. WOKINGHAM – Methodist Church, Rose Street. Living Advent Calendar 2016. 6.15pm. Details: www.wokingham-tc.gov. uk/advent/

Saturday, December 17 LOWER EARLEY – Trinity Church, Chalfont Close RG5 5HZ. Trinity Concert Band Concert. £10 in advance, £12 on door, under 16s free. Details: 0845 226 3047. TWYFORD – Hare hatch Sheeplands. Letters to Santa with the Enchanted Theatre Company. 10.30am, noon and 2pm. £5. Details: www. twyfordtogether.org. WOKINGHAM – Dollshouse Boutique, Rose Street. Living Advent Calendar 2016. 4pm. Details: www. wokingham-tc.gov.uk/ advent/ WOKINGHAM – St Paul’s Church, Reading Road RG41 1EH. Wokingham Choral Society Christmas Carol Concert. 6.30pm. £10, £5 concessions, under fives free. Details: www.wokingham-choralsociety.org.uk.

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Reading – South Street www.readingarts.com 0118 960 6060 Manpower. Thurs. Paul Foot: Tis a Pity She’s a Piglet. Sat. Winterfolk: Winter Song and Carols. Thurs 15. Third Friday Blues: Sam Kelly’s Station House + Rag and Moan Men. Fri 16. Poets’ Cafe - Kathryn Maris. Fri 16. Sabbatage - A tribute to the music of Black Sabbath. Sat 17.

Reading – Hexagon www.readingarts.com 0118 960 6060 Russell Brand: Exposed. Thurs. Snow White. From Sat until Jan 8.

Reading – Progress www.progresstheatre.co.uk 0118 384 2195 Youth Theatre presents Wolves. Until Sat.

Shinfield – Players www.shinfieldplayers.org.uk 0118 975 8880 NEXT SHOW: Humpty Dumpty the pantomime. Jan 13-15, 20-22.

Sonning – The Mill www.millatsonning.com 0118 969 8000 High Society. Until Jan 14.

Windsor – Royal www.theatreroyalwindsor.co.uk 01753 853888

EARLEY – St Nicolas, Sutcliffe Ave RG6 7JN. Carols by Candlelight. 6.30pm. Details: www. stnicolas.org.uk TWYFORD – United Reformed Church, Station Road. Nine Lessons and Carols. 4.30pm. Details: www. twyfordtogether.org. TWYFORD – St James’ Church. Nine Lessons and Carols based on Kings College service. 6pm. Only 100 seats. Details: www.twyfordtogether. org. WOKINGHAM – Howard Palmer Gardens, off Cockpit Lane Car Park. Living Advent Calendar 2016: Live Nativity with Bottletop and Churches Together in Wokingham. 4pm. Details: www. wokingham-tc.gov.uk/ advent/ WOKINGHAM – Broad Street Tavern, Broad Street. Beer and Carols. From 8pm. All welcome. WOKINGHAM – St Crispin’s School, London Road. Christmas Joy concert featuring Thames Valley Community Choir, Wokingham Community Choir, Bracknell Community Choir, CLASP Community Choir, BBC Berkshire Choir, St Michael’s Easthampstead School Choir and East Berkshire Youth Orchestra Concert. 7.30pm. £10, £5 concessions. Details: www.singhealthy. co.uk/2016/11/21/ christmas-joy-2016 WOODLEY – Bulmershe School, Woodlands Avenue RG5 3EU. Woodley Concert Band: Now That’s What I Call Christmas. 2.30pm: £10, £2 under 16s £2. 7.30pm: £12, concessions £10. Details: 0870 321 2186.

Jack and the Beanstalk. Until Jan 8. Carols By Candlelight with the Locrian Ensemble. Sun.

Woking – New Victoria www.ambassadortickets.com 0844 871 7645 Snow White. Until Jan 8.

Wokingham – Theatre www.wokingham-theatre.org.uk 0118 978 5363 Trelawany of the Wells. Until Sat. Saint Sebastians Band Concert. Thurs 15.

Wokingham – The Whitty Theatre www.luckleyhouseschool.org 0118 978 4175 New shows to be announced.

Woodley – Theatre www.woodleytheatre.org 07939 210121 NEXT SHOW: Dial M For Murder. Feb 7-11.

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ICE HOCKEY

BASKETBALL

Luka this! Pirates put to the sword

A thunderous night for Hooper and the Rockets

Bracknell Bees 8 Hull Pirates 3 LUKA BASIC and Carl Thompson both scored twice as Bees recorded just a second home win of the season. But it was a triumph players and supporters alike would cherish after further strikes from player-coach Lukas Smital, David Gaborcik and Scott Spearing helped inflict a heavy loss on third-placed Hull Pirates. Also joining the quintet on the scoresheet was Shaun Thompson. The forward and older brother of Carl left the club in 2014 but was snapped up earlier in the week following spells away with Manchester Phoenix and Basingstoke Bison respectively. And the 29-year-old wasted little time to mark his return, scoring the first of five Bracknell goals to arrive during a devastating second period display from the hosts. Thompson would make it 4-2, adding to the goals notched by Luka Basic, younger sibling Carl and Smital during an entertaining opening 20 minutes at The Hive. A short-handed Basic effort and

Thompson strike had Bees in the ascendancy before the contest was eight minutes old. Yet within the following two minutes Hull were back on level terms thanks to Stanislav Lascek and

... But Phantoms pour yet more misery on the Bees Peterborough Phantoms 8 Bracknell Bees 2 BEES’ sickening run of defeats against the Phantoms now stands at 21 games after the bogey side eased to the points on Sunday night. If trying to claim a first victory over the opposition since 2014 was not already a tall order, then adding the fact Peterborough have only dropped three points all season on home ice only added to the visitors’ task. Normal service in this fixture, however, looked to have resumed when Ales Padelek, on the power play, and James Archer fired the hosts into a 2-0 first period lead. Padelek, the 36-year-old Czech winger, added a third goal four minutes after the restart, yet Bees restored some hope later in the stanza. In Janis Auzins, the Phantoms boast the league-leading netminder in the EPIHL, but any thoughts of recording a shutout were dashed when Luka Basic (pictured) put Bees on the scoreboard. He would do this while his side were a man light, as Scott Spearing had been pulled up for a tripping minor just moments earlier.

Whatever celebrations greeted the goal, however, were extinguished just seconds later when Darius Pliskauskas took the puck around Bracknell shot-stopper Alex Mettam and tap home for a 4-1 advantage. Two more quick-fire goals, this time from James Ferrara and Martins Susters, moved Peterborough into a comfortable and commanding position with 20 minutes left to play. Their assault on the Bees goal, though, was not yet finished and Padelek was never going to pass up the chance to complete the hattrick when a rebound sat up nicely for the shooter to convert. Bees would again cut the arrears, and do so once more when short-handed, when David Gaborcik cut out a slack pass from Auzins and finished with aplomb. The strike, like Basic’s earlier effort, was always going to be nothing more than a consolation – but it was not the final goal of the game. Such an honour belonged to Ferrara, who doubled his tally when dispossessing James Galazzi of the puck and firing a shot over the shoulder of Mettam to complete the rout.

Dominic Osman goals. It would remain at 2-2 for just four minutes, which was when former Bee Ryan Watt was binned for a slashing minor. Using the extra man to their advantage, Shaun Thompson and Martin Pavlicek combined well to set up Smital (pictured left) to restore the home side’s lead. It was quite the evening for the Czech, who before the game was recognised by the club for picking up his 800th EPIHL point during a match against Peterborough Phantoms back in October. The 42-year-old was presented with a commemorative trophy, and while the goal would better improve his impressive tally, it was to also light the metaphoric blue touch paper for what was to be an explosive second stanza. After Thompson sealed his homecoming with a goal, an unassisted Basic strike saw the import double his tally for the evening before David Gaborick added a sixth on the power play. Although the D-man’s effort would arrive via a huge slice of luck. His initial blue-line drive was off target, but carried enough power to come back off the back boards before striking Pirates netminder Ashley Smith and skimming between the pipework. A second from Carl Thompson on 33.48 and Scott Spearing goal moved Bracknell into a position of complete control at 8-2. The third session had a lot to live up to, but was to become more a war of attrition – yet it did have moments, with Bracknell’s Josh Tetlow hit with a

two-plus-10 minute penalty following a check to the head. Taking issue with the offence, Hull player-coach Osman got involved and was soon exchanging blows with the defenceman, with both picking up 2+2 roughing minors. Despite all that had gone on beforehand, the period was to witness just the one goal, which arrived late on when Lee Boner got the better of replacement netminder Matty Smital and grabbed the away side another consolation. Bees have just the one game this weekend, with Smital and his charges hitting the road on Saturday for another trip to Peterborough Phantoms (5.30pm). n IN another line from the club, Carl Graham has retired from playing EPIHL hockey. The D-man is keen to dedicate more time to his professional career and property portfolio, along with his intentions to see more of the world. “I have had the time of my life and wouldn’t have changed it for the world,” said the 32-year-old, who iced with Bees in 2009/10, 2011/12, 2015/16 and this season. “I don’t know what will come next, but I’m excited to find out and explore what opportunities may be on the horizon. “I always wanted my last EPIHL season to be as a Bee as it’s where hockey began for me and I’m thankful to Smits (Smital) for the opportunity to come back and for giving me the reality check I needed all those years ago. “I wouldn’t have achieved what I have without that.”

TENNIS

Willis looks to end 2016 on a high MARCUS WILLIS will be hoping to end his memorable 2016 on a high note with success in Cairo this weekend. Former Forest School pupil Willis, who reached the second round of Wimbledon and won his first tournaments of the year in Kuwait last month, is currently competing in Egypt for two more ITF Futures events. The doubles tournament is where Willis started, paired with fellow Brit Robbie Ridout and the duo eased through their first round match against Ukraine’s Denys Gevel and Oleg Koval. He will compete in the singles alongside the doubles and is seeded number three in the main draw. And that charge got off to the perfect start as well with a straight sets victory over Indian Chandril Sood. Willis took 1 hour and 16 minutes to dispatch of Sood with a 6-2 6-3 victory to move into the last 16.

He is due to play Jordan Correia of Brazil next with a potential showdown with number one seed, Russian Ivan Nedelko in the semifinals. In the doubles, Willis has another Indian test when he teams up again with Ridout to tackle second seeds Kunal Anand and Anvit Bendre for a place in the last four. This is the first of back-to-back events is Cairo with Willis’ season set to come to a close on December 18.

Worthing Thunder 70 Reading Rockets 84 CHRIS HOOPER scored 24 points as Reading Rockets made it four wins on the spin with victory at Worthing Thunder. After an inconsistent start to the campaign, Reading have regrouped in recent weeks and jumped up the table with a healthier record which now reads five wins and three losses. And once again it was American Hooper who led the charge with a 24-point haul, ably supported by Danny Carter (19), Ali Sbai (13) and Craig Ponder (13). Rockets got in front early at the Thunderdome and despite a wobble which allowed Worthing back to within seven points, Manuel Pena Garces’ men always looked to have enough in the tank. Juan Valerio scored five of the first seven points for the visitors as Reading opened up a 27-20 first quarter lead. Some fine defensive work preserved the lead while at the other end consecutive trebles from academy product Sbai contributed to an astonishing 16-0 run to go 37-20 up. Worthing rallied but an 18-11 final stanza score gave Reading the comfortable 84-70 win. Next up is a trip to newly promoted Loughborough Student Riders on Saturday (4.15pm), a side sitting fourth in the table with a 6-4 record. However, on the back of four straight defeats, now could be the ideal time to face the Midlands outfit. “Loughborough have had a great start to life in Division One,” said Rockets head coach Pena Garces. “Despite a few recent losses, I expect this to be a very competitive game and I know we will be made to work very hard for everything. “They have a good mixture of talent and play very well together so preparation for this will be key along with more small steps in our own progression.” n THAMES VALLEY KINGS teamed up with Sussex based Tornadoes as part of the British Wheelchair Basketball Junior League at the weekend. In a series of Under-15 and U19 matches, the Tornadoes Kings enjoyed mixed fortunes. The U15 event got off to a poor start with defeat to Hampshire Hornets before wins against Aces and London Titans, courtesy of a late interception from Owen Pither. Defeat to London Allstars ended the U15 participation but the U19s went all the way to victory. The Tornadoes Kings dominated from start to finish with wins over Aces (41-13), London Titans (47-11) and an outstanding 55-0 thrashing of Hampshire Hornets.

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Price is right for Matt as brace ends lengthy wait to break season’s duck MATT PRICE and Alastair Sayers scored twice each as Sonning 4s picked up their first victory of the season to move off the foot of the MBBO Division 5 table. Sonning came into the game against mid-table South Bucks 1s having lost nine out of nine so far but they turned the form book on its head with a 4-0 success. Price and Sayers did the damage with a brace apiece to finally get Sonning off the mark. In the same league, SOUTH BERKSHIRE 4s took a point from their contest away to Marlow 4s. Ian Hopkinson and Mark Peel netted for the visitors but goals from Ian Atkinson and Hayden McEwen saw the contest end level at 2-2. Up in Regional 2, SONNING 1s recorded another win on the road with a 3-0 success at Tring 1s. Ian Finlayson and Jon Sharp were on target while James Manser followed up his four-goal haul last weekend with another strike this time out to take his season’s tally to 10. A brace from Ravi Patel was not enough to prevent defeat for SOUTH BERKSHIRE 1s at home to Ashford 2s. South Berks have enjoyed a good season so far in Division 1, but suffered their second loss of the campaign as goals from Sam Betts (2) and Pavi Aulakh cancelled out Patel’s efforts to hand Ashford a 3-2 win. Rob Badley’s double also came in vain for SOUTH BERKSHIRE 2s as they lost 6-3 to Henley 2s. Sean Hardingham also found the net for the visitors but the 2s stay second bottom of the table with just three points as Nico Cheesman, Guy Harmer, Fred Newbold, Ali Slay and Richard Woolfrey (2) all scored for Henley. SONNING 2s fared no better, going down 3-0 against Phoenix and Ranelagh 1s thanks to goals from Phil Browne, Martin Newell and Jack Rooney.

Rams’ Andy Amor takes the game to Bishop’s Stortford, above, as team-mate Jak Rossiter, below, celebrates the try which had put the home side 24-20 in front Pictures: Paul Clark and Tim Pitfield

NATIONAL LEAGUE 2 SOUTH

Two goals for Ravi Patel could not stop South Berkshire losing to Ashford 2s

SOUTH BERKSHIRE 3s climbed into the top three of the Division 3 table with a 4-2 win over rock bottom Staines 3s. Jack Baveystock, Duncan Clarke, Max Harrall and star man Tom Pullen all found the net for Berkshire to move them level on points with second placed Gerrards Cross. SONNING 3s are still scrabbling around at the wrong end of the table as a solitary Matthew Mundy strike gave Oxford Hawks 5s the win to leapfrog the Berkshire club and leave them second bottom. In the lower leagues, SOUTH BERKSHIRE 5s and SONNING 5s both lost but there were victories for SOUTH BERKSHIRE TERRIERS and SONNING 6s, who go top of Division 9. SONNING 7s drew 1-1 away to Abingdon 3s.

Goals from Greenway and Meadows seal Sonning 4s a vital victory GOALS from Sophie Greenway and Lisa Meadows earned Sonning 4s a 2-1 win over Phoenix and Ranelagh 3s to move six points clear of the Division 4 relegation zone. Sonning stay in sixth but the gap is now much healthier after a vital win over struggling Phoenix, a first victory in three attempts. Sonning dominated from the start but all their shots were being thwarted. So it came as a blow to fall behind when Phoenix broke away to open the scoring courtesy of an unfortunate own goal by Amy Shaw. However, Sonning rallied and equalised before half-time through Greenway. A fatiguing Phoenix side struggled to keep Sonning at bay after the restart and the visitors eventually got the winner when Meadows fired home. In the same league SOUTH BERKSHIRE 4s drew 1-1 at Marlow 5s. SONNING 1s continued their unbeaten start to the season with a 2-0 win over Wycombe 2s which

leaves them six points clear atop Premier 1. Goals from Claire Gallimore, Helen Dacre and Caitlin Edwards helped SONNING 2s to a big 4-1 win against Oxford University 2s, a victory which lifts them eight points clear of the relegation zone. SOUTH BERKSHIRE 1s sit fifth in the table after a 1-1 draw against Oxford 2s. SOUTH BERKSHIRE 2s remain winless in Premier 2 after losing 2-0 to Reading 2A while in Division 2 a Jordy Swanborough goal earned SONNING 3s a 1-1 draw against Oxford Hawks 5s. Sherene Butler scored the goal for the visitors to leave Sonning winless in three. SOUTH BERKSHIRE 3s drew 0-0 with Scarlet Runners 1s in Division 3 while lower down the leagues, goals from Jade Hopkins and Ruth Prior condemned SONNING VETERANS to defeat against Oxford Hawks 6s. SONNING 5s conceded their fixture against Abingdon 3s, which goes down as a 5-0 walkover win.

Stirring comeback in vain as Hankin Nick’s the win Redingensians Rams 24 Bishop’s Stortford 25 REDINGENSIANS conceded a last minute try to suffer a third straight narrow defeat in National League 2 South. A string of four successive wins had fired Rams into the top half but a 25-24 reverse to Bishop’s Stortford at the weekend leaves Mike Tewkesbury’s men ninth in the table. The visitors started well at Old Bath Road but some strong defensive work from Stevie Bryant, Phil Hoy and Ben Henderson kept them at bay. However, with half an hour on the clock Bishop’s Stortford found the breakthrough when Ryan Hutler dabbed down in the corner. Hutler repeated the trick again soon after but Rams rallied before the break, pulling the scores back to 7-13 thanks to a converted Henderson try after good work by Tom Vooght. After soaking up the first half pressure and staying in contention, Rams moved ahead 14 minutes after the restart as Greg Illingworth went over with Jacob Atkins delivering the extra two points. But the joy was short-lived as winger Hutler found a way through again to complete his hat-trick.

The end-to-end contest swung back the way of the hosts on 64 minutes when, following a yellow card for Stortford skipper Mark McCraith, Jak Rossiter took full advantage to cross the whitewash. A brilliant comeback had been completed to give Rams a 24-20 advantage heading into the final

minute, but there was to be one late twist in the tail as Nick Hankin came through on the overlap to score. Rams are on the road this weekend with a trip to West Sussex to face Worthing Raiders. RAMS: Guttridge, Rossiter, Bryant, Sanders, Corrigan, Atkins, Illingworth, Weller, Henderson, McDonnell-Roberts, Hoy,

NATIONAL LEAGUE 3

Points are Bracknell’s on Valentine’s day Bromsgrove 13 Bracknell 41 LACHY VALENTINE scored two tries as Bracknell extended their winning run to three matches with a convincing victory over Bromsgrove. Despite snatching victory against Camborne in the dying moments last week, Bracknell could not carry that momentum forwards immediately with Bromsgrove starting the better of the two sides. The hosts took an early 8-0 lead

within 10 minutes of the start but Bracknell soon got into their stride. Valentine dashed through a gap after being found by Jack Conway for his side’s first try of the afternoon and Jasper Miranda put the visitors ahead 15-8 at the break after a score following a driving maul. If the first half was tight, the second was one-way traffic. Ben Sanderson got the first try after the restart following a smart dummy before Ben Yates sealed the bonus point with the side’s fourth try.

Bromsgrove pulled one back but late tries from Valentine and Simon Hadad earned a big 41-13 win for Daniel ap Dafydd’s charges. Bracknell are in National League 3 South West action again on Saturday, hosting fifth placed Newton Abbot.

BRACKNELL: Slade, Burch, Sanderson, Brember (c), Yates, Fitch, Conway, Mirza, Miranda, Williams, Bailey, Plant, Rice, Hadad, Valentine. Reps: Staples, Goodison, Laidler.

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The Bell tolls for Titans as Exiles reach a milestone Rotherham Titans 10 London Irish 38 TOMMY BELL and Joe Cokanasiga stole the show as London Irish completed a perfect first half to their Greene King IPA Championship season with a win away to Rotherham Titans. Exiles have now beaten all other 11 sides in the division to sit top of the pile by seven points after also picking up a bonus point win for the 10th game in a row. Cokanasiga and Bell scored two tries each in Yorkshire while Scott Steele also crossed the line as Exiles produced a second-half masterclass to ensure another comfortable afternoon. “I’m very pleased to come away with a win,” said director of rugby Nick Kennedy. “I’m pleased with the physicality that our boys brought to the contest. “Some of our defensive sets were brilliant and I thought our bench made a massive impact when the lads came on, they really added energy and intensity.” He added: “Rotherham is a very tough place to come and it’s an interesting pitch as the dimensions are slightly different to what we are used to. “We had to adapt our game a little bit and we knew they would put us under pressure.” Exiles got off to a flying start with Bell kicking a long-distance penalty and academy product Cokanasiga going over in the corner to open up a 10-0 lead inside nine minutes. That lead extended to 17-0 on 17 minutes when Bell profited from a fantastic Cokanasiga offload to score. But Titans battled back before the break to move to within just one converted try after Joe Graham found a gap and dabbed down. However, Kennedy’s charges turned the screw after the restart. Bell and Cokanasiga both scored their second tries of the afternoon before replacement Steele wrapped up the victory after latching onto a brilliant Ciaran Hearn grubber kick. Irish take a break from league action now with back-to-back games against Cornish Pirates in the British and Irish Cup. The first game is at Madejski Stadium on Sunday (3pm). LONDON IRISH: Bell, Cokanasiga, Mulchrone, Williams (Hearn 31), Fowlie, Marshall, McKibbin (Steele 64), Court (Palframan 66), Paice (c) (Ellis 77), Franks (Elrington 75), Sexton (Lloyd 52), De Chaves, Coman, Cowan, Treviranus (Nayalo 61). Tries: Cokanasiga x2 (9,56) Bell x2 (17,46), Steele (70) Cons: Bell x5 Pen: Bell Referee: Andrew Jackson Attendance: 1,342

Fulham’s 24, McShane insists his side have plenty of work to do. “We have to be better at what we’re doing,” said the captain. “We do realise that teams will be ready for us, but Fulham set up well. “It was a combination of them being set up well and a lot of individual mistakes from us, which gave them a good start to the game. “Every time you lose like this, there is a big lesson to be learned. “We have had a good run with five wins on the bounce and this is a really disappointing loss. “We’re going to go away and look at it and try to learn from our mistakes and put them right.” And Stam was in agreement with McShane that how the side now responds will be vital, saying he will draw on some past experiences to help the Royals get back on track. “Even when I played at United, we didn’t concede a lot of goals, but sometimes you lose by four or five,” said the manager. “It happens, it was an off day. “Everybody who played against Fulham can do a better job. “We were too soft, not good enough on the ball and they chased us all over the pitch. “What is important after results like these is what you do afterwards and how you can bounce back. “It’s not about one game, it’s about the whole season.”

By TOM CROCKER tcrocker@wokinghampaper.co.uk SKIPPER Paul McShane says there is “a big lesson to be learned” after Reading’s winning run came to an abrupt end with this thumping at Fulham. Royals went into the game on the back of five straight Championship victories and sat third in the table but an own goal from Chris Gunter plus strikes from Chris Martin (2), Sone Aluko and Stefan Johansen saw the hosts cruise to victory. And just to compound the miserable afternoon in the capital, Danny Williams also faces a ban after being sent off early in the second half for kicking out at Johansen off the ball. “It was a bad loss and we didn’t get going at all,” admitted McShane. “It was a long afternoon and that’s why we’ve got to pick ourselves up, take our medicine and come back hungrier to put things right in the next game. “The next game is the most important now. “We’ve got a full week until Sheffield Wednesday, we’ve got a few days together where we’ll talk about things and look at the game and what went wrong and then a lot of work out on the training pitch.” Jaap Stam made just one, enforced change from the win over Bristol City with the suspended Liam Moore replaced by fit again Joey van den Berg. But the reshuffled defence got off to a poor start as Fulham took the lead after 15 minutes when a Ryan Fredericks cross was inadvertently headed into his own net by Gunter. For all their domination, the Cottagers did not double their advantage until four minutes after the restart when Scotland international Martin fired in a fierce effort from 20 yards. Any hopes of a comeback were

Paul McShane wants to see an immediate response this weekend after Reading and boss Jaap Stam, below, took a thrashing at the weekend

made all the more difficult a few minutes later when Williams was controversially shown his marching orders following a coming together on the floor with Johansen which left Stam’s men with a mountain to climb. And the game was put out of reach on 68 minutes when Aluko breezed

past Tyler Blackett and curled into the bottom corner. Late goals from Johansen and Martin sealed the victory with a George Evans header the closest Reading came to pulling one back. Royals remain third despite the heavy defeat and after only mustering three shots compared to

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ROYALS’ ACADEMY

Smith is the match-winner for youthful U23s SAM SMITH scored the only goal as a youthful Reading Under-23s side beat their Stoke City counterparts 1-0 at Madejski Stadium. A team full of teenagers produced a fine display to go top of their Premier League Cup group after two games. The average age of the squad was a mere 18 years and 129 days with captain Andy Rinomhota, 19, the oldest of the bunch. But Martin Kuhl’s side performed admirably to record an impressive victory. England international goalkeeper Jack Butland was due to take his place between the sticks for Stoke,

but pulled out in the warm-up. Jordan Holsgrove and Danny Loader came close to breaking the deadlock early on while Smith was twice denied before the half was out. However, Smith did get his goal when he latched onto Rinomhota’s pass before finishing clinically. Stoke had a late flurry of chances as Tyrese Campbell and Eddy Lecygne tried their luck, but Royals held firm. Reading travel to take on Manchester City in the league on Saturday before hosting Hertha Berlin at Madejski Stadium next Wednesday. READING: Southwood, Sheppard, Richards, Andresson, Bennett (Odimayo 78), East, Rinomhota, Frost, Holsgrove, Loader, Smith.

n READING Under-18s will end 2016 second in the Premier League South table after beating Leicester City 2-1. In the final league game before the Christmas break, David Dodds’ men took the lead after just two minutes through Joel Rollinson. And that advantage was doubled courtesy of Cameron Green before Christopher Elliott scored a consolation for the Foxes. Reading’s final game of the year is against Manchester City in the FA Youth Cup next week. READING: Driscoll, Howe (Wilson 69), Medford-Smith, Philby (Burley 56), Odimayo, Shokunbi (Denton 78), Coleman, Rollinson, Green, Wallace, House.

Martin Kuhl’s Under-23s were victorious against Stoke City Picture: Reading FC

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Finch form is down to star players like Swabey says boss Bicester Town 1 Finchampstead 2 By LEWIS RUDD lrudd@wokinghampaper.co.uk IN HARRY SWABEY, Finchampstead have a player bang on form and deserving of all the praise which comes his way. This is according to manager Jon Laugharne, who saw the striker take his tally to 10 goals in 13 games with the double which sank high-flying Bicester at The Playing Fields on Saturday. With last season’s top scorer Greg Alexander on the sidelines nursing a cruciate ligament injury, Swabey has stepped into the breach brilliantly and is helping fire the Memorial Ground side up the Hellenic Division 1 East table, with Finchampstead now seventh following a third win on the spin. “He is doing alright,” said Laugharne. “He has had a little bit of criticism, but he never sulks and always fronts it up no matter what. I could be saying to him you’re not doing well or don’t do this or that, but he never argues back and proves you wrong and I am so pleased for him. “He deserved his two goals on Saturday and has been playing well in the last few weeks.” Swabey, fresh from his pair of goals during the 6-2 rout of Didcot Town Reserves the weekend before, needed

only six minutes to open his account in Oxfordshire. With Bicester keeper Joe White racing off his line to try and close the gaps available to the forward, a confident Swabey delicately lobbed the ball over his opponent and into the back of the net. Third-placed Bicester, however, would trail for just 10 minutes, with Ricardo Benjamin breaching the visitors’ defence and finishing well to make it 1-1. The two teams would remain in deadlock until the 53rd minute, when

UNDER 14s

Hat-trick for Lamberton JOSEF LAMBERTON bagged a hat-trick as Wokingham and Emmbrook Oranges swept aside rivals Wokingham and Emmbrook Rangers 7-2 in the East Berkshire Under-14 Division 6. But the score-line did not quite reflect the contest with Oranges forced to work hard for their victory. James Starkey gave Oranges the lead after just four minutes when he volleyed in from a Kai Evans cross. And that lead was doubled on 20 minutes when another Evans cross found the net, this time via a Rangers defender for a 2-0 half-time lead. That was extended to 4-0 within just six minutes of the restart with Lamberton (pictured) and Evans profiting from Matt Rogers assists. Lamberton netted his second with Evans claiming a third assist to go 5-0 up before Rangers finally got on the score sheet through Daniel King. However, from the resulting kick-off, Oranges scored again when Oliver Vickers tucked home a Milo van Vliet cut back to round off a fine flowing move. And Lamberton completed a second half hattrick and man-of-the-match display before Tyler O’Reilly netted a late consolation. WOKINGHAM ORANGES: Mohr; Johnson, Hamblin, Williams, Gofton; Vickers (c), Turner, Starkey, Evans; Rogers, Lamberton. Subs: Johnson, van Vliet.

Swabey popped up with a goal to better any of those previously seen by his manager. Receiving the ball at pace and some 25 yards out, the striker took a touch before sending the ball into the top right hand corner of White’s net. “It is the best goal I have ever seen in a game of football, it was unbelievable,” purred Laugharne. Bicester duly advanced in numbers as they sought an equaliser and share of the spoils, but all attempts to do so were thwarted by a steely and stubborn Finchampstead defence. “It was great to see Harry Swabey score another two goals, but the whole team played well,” added the manager. Finchampstead will be looking to keep up this fine run of form when they head to Summerleaze on Saturday to face lowly Holyport, although Laugharne is not looking too much into their current position of 13th. He said: “Holyport are in a false position. They are a good club with good players. “They could well have, like us, been suffering from injuries and unavailability, but on Saturday may have a full strength team back.. “But we are doing well and the attitude of my team has been first class.” FINCHAMPSTEAD: Jones, Malone, Dunn, Callaway, Thomas, Barnard (c), Barron, J.Wright, Swabey, Blatchford, Jewell. Subs not used: Pople, Green, Winship.

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HELLENIC PREMIER

Moles frustrated

Bracknell Town 3 Binﬁeld 2 By TOM CROCKER tcrocker@wokinghampaper.co.uk ROGER HERRIDGE praised the “fantastic character” of his Binﬁeld side despite a dramatic late defeat to rivals Bracknell Town on Tuesday night. A massive crowd of 476 turned out to see the derby game on the first match played on Bracknell’s new artificial Larges Lane pitch and t they were treated to a five-goal thriller in which former Binfield man Kensley Maloney popped up

with a stoppage time winner. Bracknell twice led through Joe Grant and a Seb Bowerman penalty but each time Herridge’s charges battled back to level via an Alex Rodrigues own goal and Sean Moore effort. But the evening had one final twist when substitute Maloney danced past two defenders before beating Munoda Nyamunga in the Moles goal. “It’s a horrible way to lose,” Herridge told The Wokingham Paper. “You can’t take anything away from Bracknell – they’re a really good side. “In the first half they were head and shoulders above us and we took a little while to get going.

COMBINED COUNTIES THAMES VALLEY LEAGUE

Three on Rovers’ 18-goal thumping the bounce

Wycombe Wanderers Ladies 6 Woodley United Ladies 0

Eversley and California 2 AC London 3

WOODLEY’S Chairman’s Cup exploits came to an abrupt end at the first round stage with a 6-0 thrashing against Wycombe Wanderers. With Wycombe struggling near the foot of the Southern First Division table, Woodley must have fancied their chances and were on top for the opening half an hour. Carla Stringer and Holly Wilkins went close while May Hamblin narrowly failed to make contact with an Ellen Surtees ball across the face of goal. But Wycombe went 2-0 ahead by halftime through Alicia Povey and Gemma Najar to stun Woodley. And the hosts stormed clear after the restart with two goals inside 20 minutes. Mollie Haines had an effort cleared off the line as Woodley tried to find a way back into the game but it was Wycombe who scored twice more on the counter attack. Woodley are back in league action on Sunday with a local derby away to Ascot United.

EVERSLEY AND CALIFORNIA suffered a third straight defeat as they went down 3-2 against AC London in the Combined Counties Division One. After heavy defeats to Bagshot and Nottsborough, the Boars were back facing a side near them in the table, but again could not come out on the right side of the contest. Bradley Brown, who scored a hat-trick against London earlier this season, netted again while Sam Hutchings also found the net, but the goals came in vain. And Eversley ended the game with 10 men after Alimamy Kamara was sent off for the second time this season having also been sent off in the reverse fixture in October. Phil Ruggles’ men are back in league action on Saturday, travelling to face struggling Epsom Athletic before a cup game with Ash United on Tuesday night.

WOODLEY: Messitt, Ali, Barrett, Bloor, Haines, Hamblin, Stringer (Lowes), Surtees (Thomas), Vaughan, Wilkins, Page-Smith. Sub not used: Sherwood.

EVERSLEY: Lusty, Cox, Exton, Grifﬁths, B. Hutchings, S. Hutchings, Kamara, Nimmo, Osler, Brown, Smith.

DAVID PARROTT scored five goals as Berks County Rovers embarrassed Harchester Hawks Reserves with an eye-watering 18-1 victory in Division 4 of the Thames Valley League. Harchester’s task looked tough when they arrived with just nine players for the fixture but they could not have imagined what was about to unfold as Berks ran riot. As well as Parrott’s five, Dave Amey and Ridesh Gurung both helped themselves to hat-tricks while Richard Cumner bagged four goals. Jordan Ryan, Dan Saunders and Matt Wade also got on the score sheet while Jake Tomsett scored for the rock bottom Hawks. Up in the Premier Division, WOODLEY UNITED RESERVES had an afternoon to forget as they

were thrashed 6-1 by Newbury down in no small part to a Daniel Langford hat-trick while Dave Morgan scored the late consolation. BERKS COUNTY were also beaten, 3-2 by Mortimer despite goals from Joshua Scriven and Mike Shields while HURST stay rooted to the foot of the table after losing 2-0 at home to Wraysbury Village. Matt Bacon bagged two goals as BARKHAM ATHLETIC edged out Taplow United Reserves 4-3 in Division 2. Taplow sit bottom still without a win this season but they gave Barkham a battle thanks to goals from Simukai Charunda, Sean McDowell and Wayne Home, but Bacon’s brace as well as Matthew Armstrong and Thomas Day strikes gave Barkham the win. FINCHAMPSTEAD RESERVES stay top of the league as Matthew

Bonny’s goal saw off Burghfield. David Withers, Dan Leather, Joseph Bloomfield, Craig Wigan and Sam Chapman all found the net as HARCHESTER HAWKS cruised past Rotherfield United Reserves 5-1 in Division 3. HURST RESERVES lost a seven-goal thriller against Brimpton despite goals from Chris Tanner, Tom Harrison and Alex Lambert while BERKS COUNTY RESERVES stay top of the league after a 7-2 win against White Eagles Reserves. Goals from Lewis Doe, Asa Povey and Sam Mallows helped WOODLEY UNITED A to a 3-3 draw at Unity Reserves while WINNERSH RANGERS exited the Berks and Bucks Intermediate Cup with a 5-1 loss to Hellenic Division One East side Penn and Tylers Green.

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Wasps deny Sumas all three points

by last minute goal

Chalfont Wasps 1 Wokingham and Emmbrook 1

were only 1-0 ahead. They deservedly took the lead on 37 minutes when Fifield fired across the keeper into the corner for his third goal in as many games. Sumas did create some chances of their own with Tom Williams heading wide while Matt Booth was also on target. But Woodward was the busier keeper, denying Fifield a second after the break with a fine double save before thwarting Josh Urquhart with his foot. And the visitors did level matters shortly after the restart when Wheeler rifled in from outside the box. But Chalfont wasted the chance to put the game back in their favour when a penalty was brilliantly saved by the in-form Woodward. Chalfont pushed for a late winner while McNelly’s men created a couple of chances on the break, but the game ended level. Sumas have no game this weekend.

GOALKEEPER Sean Woodward stole the show as a resurgent Wokingham and Emmbrook ground out a draw away to Chalfont Wasps. Woodward, who came back into the side with fellow stopper Ashley East suspended, made the most of his recall with a series of brilliant stops. Sumas, who have now lost just one of their last five games, fell behind to a Tom Fifield goal only for Jake Wheeler to level after the break. But the game could have swung back the way of Chalfont had Woodward not saved a penalty and also a number of efforts from The Stingers in the closing stages. Clive McNelly made three changes from the side which beat Wantage Town Reserves with East, Elliott Rushforth and Sam Duffelen being replaced by Woodward, Daniel Carter and Jacob Bailey. Chalfont got off to a fine start and left the field at half-time wondering how they “Is it a disadvantage to go to a pitch like that that we haven’t trained on and they have? Yes it probably is. “So it took us a little while to get going but once we did I thought we gave a good account of ourselves in the second half. “Our keeper made some fantastic saves and to be honest he was one of the main reasons we were still in the game at half-time.” He continued: “I thought in the second half we gave a good account of ourselves, showed fantastic character to come back on two occasions, went on to look the most likely to score and then obviously

the sucker punch came at the end. “On one side you can say we should have stopped that from happening but to be fair to Kensley, he’s one of those players who an artificial surface is perfect for. “He’s walked past us and he’s popped it in from a tight angle. “Sometimes you have to hold your hands up and say what a great goal to win the game.” The defeat is Binfield’s first in four games after extending their recent good form with a 1-1 draw at Brimscombe and Thrupp on Saturday where Moore was again on target. But Herridge is keen to quickly

put things right at Longlevens on Saturday. “We’ve got to take the positives from the Bracknell game,” said the Moles manager. “We’ll pick ourselves up again on Saturday, we’ve got a trip down to Gloucestershire to play a hardworking Longlevens side and we know it won’t be easy. “But if we play like we did against Bracknell, we’re going to be winning more games than we’re losing, that’s for sure.” BINFIELD: Nyamunga; A. Walton, Leonetti, Smith, Luis (c); Broome, Knight, M. Walton, Kemp (White 60); Ferdinand, Moore. Subs not used: Aulsberry, Dean, Jones, Hayden.

SUMAS: Woodward; Carter, Charlton, Goddard, Bailey; Findlay, Wheeler, Bateman, Broadhurst; Booth, Williams. Sub: Skidmore.

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Waight is head and shoulders above ZACKARY WAIGHT bagged a match-winning hat-trick as Wokingham Under-11s eased past Newbury 3-0 in the Southern Counties League. Stuart Bevan’s side travelled to Newbury still unbeaten in the league and they earned the Berkshire bragging rights in style. After a number of early

Wokingham chances went begging, the scores were level at the break but a tactical tweak swung the game the way of the visitors as they pushed their wingers higher up the pitch. Newbury were penned in and struggled to get the ball so it came as no real surprise when Waight (pictured) broke the

deadlock with a header from a Scott Morgan corner. And Waight powered in a second header shortly afterwards following a Harvey Goode set piece. Soon after the game was completely beyond Newbury as Waight wrapped up his treble by thundering home a George Weir cross. Wokingham take their unbeaten record to Woking on Saturday.

Results and ﬁxtures Saturday, December 3 FOOTBALL Sky Bet Championship Fulham 5-0 Reading Hellenic Premier Division Brimscombe and Thrupp 1-1 Binﬁeld Hellenic Division 1 East Chalfont Wasps 1-1 Wokingham and Emmbrook; Bicester 1-2 Finchampstead Combined Counties Division 1 Eversley and California 2-3 AC London Thames Valley League, Premier Division Hurst 0-2 Wraysbury Village; Mortimer 3-2 Berks County; Newbury 6-1 Woodley United Reserves RUGBY IPA Championship Rotherham Titans 10-38 London Irish National League 2 South Redingensians 24-25 Bishops Stortford National League 3 South West Bromsgrove 13-41 Bracknell HOCKEY MBBO Regional Division 2 (Men’s) Tring 0-3 Sonning Division 1 South Berkshire 2-3 Ashford 2s; Henley 2s 6-3 South Berkshire 2s; Sonning 2s 0-3 Phoenix and Ranelagh; Trysports Premier 1 (Women’s) South Berkshire 1-1 Oxford 2s; Sonning 4-1 Wycombe 2s; Sonning 2s 4-1 Oxford University 2s

ICE HOCKEY EPIHL Bracknell Bees 8-3 Hull Pirates

Sunday, December 4

ICE HOCKEY EPIHL Peterborough Phantoms 8-2 Bracknell Bees

Tuesday, December 6

FOOTBALL Hellenic Premier Division Bracknell Town 3-2 Binﬁeld (7.45pm)

FIXTURES Saturday, December 10

All fixtures 3pm, unless stated FOOTBALL Sky Bet Championship Reading v Sheffield Wednesday Hellenic Premier Division Longlevens v Binfield Hellenic Division 1 East Woodley United v Rayners Lane; Holyport v Finchampstead Combined Counties Division 1 Epsom Athletic v Eversley and California Thames Valley League, Premier Division Berks County v Mortimer (2pm) BTC Senior Cup Newbury v Winnersh Rangers

(1.30pm); Woodley United Reserves v Hurst (1.30pm) RUGBY National League 2 South Worthing Raiders v Redingensians (2pm) National League 3 South West Bracknell v Newton Abbot (2.15pm) Berks, Bucks and Oxon Premier Hungerford v Crowthorne (2.15pm) HOCKEY MBBO Regional 2 (Men’s) Sonning v Staines 2s (12pm) Division 1 Henley 2s v South Berkshire (1.30pm); Ashford 2s v Sonning 2s (12pm); South Berkshire 2s v West Hampstead 3s (TBC). Trysports Premier 1 (Women’s) Oxford University 2s v South Berkshire (12.30pm); Oxford 2s v Sonning (1pm); Amersham and Chalfont v Sonning 2s (11.15am) ICE HOCKEY EPIHL Peterborough Phantoms v Bracknell Bees (5.30pm)

Tuesday, December 13 FOOTBALL Sky Bet Championship Leeds United v Reading (7.45pm) Berks and Bucks Intermediate Cup FC Beaconsﬁeld v Woodley United (7.45pm). Division 1 Challenge Cup Eversley and California v Ash United (7.45pm)

Championship P Newcastle Utd 19 Brighton 19 Reading 19 Leeds United 19 Birmingham City 19 Shefﬁeld Weds 19 Norwich City 19 Huddersﬁeld Tn 19 Derby County 19 Fulham 19 Bristol City 19 Barnsley 19 Nottm Forest 19 Preston NE 19 Aston Villa 19 Ipswich Town 19 QPR 19 Brentford 19 Burton Albion 19 Wolves 19 Blackburn Rov 19 Cardiff City 19 Wigan Athletic 19 Rotherham Utd 19

WD L 13 1 5 11 6 2 10 4 5 10 2 7 8 7 4 9 4 6 9 3 7 9 3 7 8 5 6 7 7 5 8 3 8 7 4 8 7 4 8 7 4 8 5 10 4 6 6 7 6 5 8 6 4 9 5 7 7 5 6 8 5 5 9 5 4 10 4 6 9 1 4 14

Hellenic Premier

F A 37 16 28 11 25 24 23 20 24 22 22 21 34 30 21 24 17 13 30 21 26 22 32 29 34 33 24 23 21 20 17 19 20 28 24 26 21 25 21 24 21 28 18 30 16 21 19 45

Pts 40 39 34 32 31 31 30 30 29 28 27 25 25 25 25 24 23 22 22 21 20 19 18 7

Thames Valley League P W D L F Marlow United 14 11 1 2 51 Reading YMCA 12 10 2 0 43 Newbury 14 10 1 3 42 Woodcote S.R 15 9 3 3 41 Berks County 15 7 2 6 21 Mortimer 15 7 2 6 27 Cookham Dean 14 6 3 5 31 Wraysbury 16 6 2 8 23 Woodley Utd Res 16 5 2 9 15 Unity 14 4 2 8 12 Taplow United 12 3 2 7 21 Highmoor Res 13 4 2 7 24 Rotherﬁeld Utd 15 1 6 8 16 Hurst 13 1 0 12 8 *Denotes points adjustment

A 18 8 19 20 21 32 30 40 33 18 27 32 33 44

Pts 34 32 31 30 23 23 21 20 17 14 11 11* 11* 3

P W D L Thame United 19 13 4 2 Bracknell Town 18 13 2 3 Thatcham Town 21 13 2 6 Flackwell Heath 20 12 3 5 Highworth Town 20 12 3 5 Ardley United 20 9 4 7 Binﬁeld 21 9 3 9 Tufﬂey Rovers 19 9 3 7 Royal Wootton 20 10 2 8 Longlevens AFC 20 8 3 9 Lydney Town 17 8 2 7 Brimscombe 17 7 3 7 Ascot United 21 7 3 11 Highmoor-Ibis 17 6 3 8 Brackley Saints 18 5 2 11 Oxford Nomads 20 3 5 12 Henley Town 21 3 3 15 Burnham 21 3 0 18 * Denotes points adjustment

F A 70 30 60 21 62 34 52 22 52 34 47 39 36 30 37 32 41 34 42 41 30 32 28 28 39 48 29 38 19 56 24 47 28 65 24 89

Trysports Premier 1 Pts 43 41 41 39 39 31 30 30 29 27 26 24 24 21 17 14 12 9

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

P 12 9 13 10 14 14 13 13 14 11 9 12 10 14

WD 9 2 8 0 7 2 7 0 7 0 6 3 6 0 5 2 4 4 4 3 4 2 4 2 3 0 0 0

L 1 1 4 3 7 5 7 6 6 4 3 6 7 14

F 43 21 24 35 31 22 24 18 26 16 17 28 20 13

A 8 6 17 16 28 22 23 26 29 22 14 27 24 76

Pts 29 24 23 21 21 21 18 17 16 15 14 14 9 0

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P WD L Sonning Ladies 1s 10 9 1 0 Amersham & Chal 10 7 1 2 Maidenhead 2s 10 6 3 1 Oxford 2s 10 6 2 2 South Berkshire 10 5 2 3 Wallingford 10 4 2 4 Oxford Hawks 3s 10 4 1 5 Sonning 2s 10 3 2 5 Oxford Uni 2s 10 3 1 6 Wycombe 2s 10 1 2 7 Oxford 3s 10 0 3 7 Aylesbury 10 1 2 7 *Denotes points adjustment

F A 29 8 30 11 18 8 27 18 22 12 28 23 17 15 13 18 19 33 12 29 10 30 6 26

Pts 28 22 21 20 17 14 13 11 8* 5 3 3*

IPA Championship London Irish Yorkshire Ealing Trail London Welsh Doncaster Nottingham London Scottish Cornish Pirates Jersey Rotherham Bedford Richmond

P 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11

W 11 10 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 2

D 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0

L 0 1 4 6 6 5 6 6 7 6 8 9

F A BP 399 158 10 330 259 7 259 237 4 244 221 7 252 246 7 225 259 4 244 294 6 290 277 7 255 279 9 233 297 4 242 256 9 165 355 2

PTS 54 47 30 27 27 26 26 25 25 22 21 10

EPIHL P Telford 27 Milton Keynes 26 Hull 26 Basingstoke 26 Peterborough 25 Swindon 25 Guildford 26 Shefﬁeld 25 Bracknell 26 Manchester 26

W 17 15 16 15 13 9 10 7 6 3

OW OL 4 3 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 1 3 2 1 3 1 3 0 2 2 1

L 3 6 9 9 9 11 12 14 18 20

F 110 99 113 87 98 82 97 85 71 65

A 68 69 92 62 71 87 95 103 131 129

Pts 45 39 34 32 31 26 25 19 14 11

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READING FC

By TOM CROCKER tcrocker@wokinghampaper.co.uk

Stam up for an adventure

‘No hangover’ vows Moles gaffer

ROGER HERRIDGE believes his Binfield side are better equipped now to deal with losing to Bracknell Town than they were earlier in the season. The Moles were flying high at the top of the Hellenic Premier Division before being knocked out the FA Vase by two late goals from their rivals in September. But that loss sparked a disastrous run of form which saw Herridge’s charges go seven games without victory, losing six, to slip into the bottom half of the league table. It was more late heartbreak for Binfield when the two met again on Tuesday night in front of almost 500 people at Larges Lane with Kensley Maloney scoring a stoppage time winner in a 3-2 success. But the Moles boss is confident his team will not suffer a repeat of their early season slide as they prepare to travel to Gloucestershire to face Longlevens on Saturday. “I think we probably suffered from a little bit of a hangover after being knocked out of the Vase,” Herridge told The Wokingham Paper. “Maybe some of the personalities we had in the dressing room at that particular time possibly weren’t as strong as they could have been. “But I’ve got no doubts we will be fine this time around. “In the dressing room afterwards on Tuesday the lads were positive. “I think they knew we had given a good account of ourselves. “I’m certainly not going to take Longlevens lightly on Saturday but with the squad I’ve got at the moment, I can’t see us having a hangover.” Defeat to Bracknell marked the end of a brilliant series of results which have propelled

Binfield were all smiles before a last-gasp goal dashed their hopes of a draw against high flying Bracknell Picture: Colin Byers

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Binfield back into the league’s top seven. Back-to-back victories over title-chasing Flackwell Heath and Thame United was followed up by a draw at Brimscombe and Thrupp on Saturday. And Herridge says that little run of form has completely transformed the mood at the club. “I was disappointed to lose on Tuesday night,” admitted the Moles boss. “But 10 days ago prior to the Flackwell game, we probably would’ve got beaten three or four nil by Bracknell. “So we’ve come a long way in the last 10 days. “You can see they work incredibly hard and

all the new signings that have come in have done fantastically well for us and made a real difference.” He added: “We’ve just got to stick together and see if we can push on. “We’re seventh in the league, it’s very tight there in the middle. “Two weeks ago we were looking over our shoulder but currently we’re still looking at what teams we can pick off above us. “We’ve just got to concentrate on getting back on the horse on Saturday.” n For more reaction from Bracknell v Binfield, turn to page 38.

HELLENIC DIVISION 1

It’s good to talk says Finch boss Jon By LEWIS RUDD lrudd@wokinghampaper.co.uk

FINCHAMPSTEAD FC’s recent upturn in form is down to a conversation, according to boss Jon Laugharne. A run of three league wins on the spin has not only moved the Hellenic Division 1 East side into the top half of the standings, but also within striking distance of the top four. This change in fortunes ended what was a difficult period of four defeats in five games which left the club loitering in the lower echelons of the table and knocked out of the Berks and Bucks Intermediate Cup. The latter saw Finch beaten 4-1 by borough and league rivals Woodley United, and it was during the wake of this loss when Laugharne felt something needed to be said to his charges. He said: “We went to Rayners Lane (the weekend before). It is always a difficult place to go, but we have a relatively good record there and won 1-0. “Then we faced Woodley in the cup, but coming off the back of what we had done before it was not the greatest performance and I had a lot of changes to make. “So we had a chat. I didn’t read the riot act, didn’t kick off, moan or whinge, it was just a couple of conversations as a group and about looking for a response.” Whatever the manager said to his group of

players clearly hit home, as the following game yielded a 6-2 win over Didcot Town Reserves, with five Finchampstead goals arriving during the first 45 minutes. Then, on Saturday, a brace from in-form Harry Swabey secured an impressive 2-1 victory on the road at high-flying Bicester Town, with this latest three points moving the side above the likes of neighbours Wokingham and Emmbrook and up to seventh. “That first half against Didcot was magnificent, but against Bicester it was a complete performance and probably the best result of the season so far,” added Laugharne. “They are a good team and in the top three. Not many teams win there. “We took that form from Didcot into the Bicester game, which was incredibly tough because it is a long journey, big pitch and difficult conditions. “Everyone expected us to lose - let’s be honest it is par for the course anyway - but we scored two really good goals and the second is the best goal I have ever seen in a game of football. It was incredible. “It’s coming at him (Swabey) at pace on a difficult pitch, but the control and technique to put it in the top corner from 25 yards was phenomenal.”

Laugharne admitted the biggest disappointment on Saturday was not being able to bring on any of the three substitutes named for the game, something he doesn’t like doing. Yet he had praise for the trio, saying: “I don’t like taking 14 to the game and not making any subs, but results far outweigh personal pride and personal situations, but we are all in this together and those three who didn’t get on showed a positive attitude.” Finchampstead’s unbeaten run comes during a season plagued by long-term injuries and unavailability, and while full of praise for his charges, he is equally as keen for them not to get carried away – especially with games against Holyport (away, Saturday, 3pm), Chinnor and Wokingham, teams all currently below them – on the horizon. “We have just got to keep going, doing what we are doing and believe what we are doing is right,” he explained. “We have had the odd slip up and bad performance against Woodley, but it is important we now try and keep in there, because just three points separate us and Chalfont (in sixth) and we have a game in hand.”

JAAP STAM says facing Manchester United in the third round of the FA Cup will be “a great adventure” for the whole club. Reading were handed the glamour tie when they were paired with Stam’s former club and current cup holders United in Monday’s draw and will travel to Old Trafford in early January. And while the boss, who won the FA Cup with United in 1999, is understandably keen to focus on the six league games beforehand, he admits it is a game everyone is excited about. “Of course everybody is looking forward to it, including myself,” said Stam. “It’s not going to be easy but we’ve got nothing to lose. “We’re going to give it our best shot and see how it goes.” He added: “Everybody likes to play against United. “It’s one of the biggest teams in the world. “To play against them at Old Trafford in front of 80,000 fans is a great adventure for a lot of the players as well as myself. “I’m sure we will do well against them.” Before that, Reading face a huge week of Championship action as they look to bounce back from the 5-0 thrashing against Fulham last weekend. Royals travel to face Leeds United on Tuesday night but first host Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday, two sides who currently sit in the playoff spots alongside Stam’s men. That is just the beginning of a tough run which also includes games against Norwich City and Fulham again. “It’s not an easy period for us,” said Stam. “We play against very good teams. “All the teams have the ambition to go up, most of the teams have invested a lot of money to go up compared to us, we invested nothing.” Stam faces a selection headache in midfield with the suspended Danny Williams joining injured duo John Swift (ankle) and Stephen Quinn (knee) on the sidelines. Elsewhere, Liam Moore returns from his ban while Yann Kermorgant (knee) is nearing a return to action. Published by Xn Media Ltd, Crown House, 231 Kings Road, Reading RG1 4LS. Printed at Trinity Mirror Watford © Xn Media Ltd, 2016