The Wokingham Paper March 16, 2017

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READING FESTIVAL WEEKEND See TICKETS MUST BE WON! page 26 Mayors mark borough’s birthday

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Wokingham Borough Council marked its 10th anniversary with a special gathering of former mayors on Tuesday. They were joined by current mayor, Cllr Bob Pitts. Full story page 3

£900 wages a day for council temp worker

Salary paid almost double that of chief exec

By PHIL CREIGHTON news@wokinghampaper.co.uk A TEMPORARY worker for Wokingham Borough Council is being paid almost £900 per day – almost double the salary of chief executive Andy Couldrick.

And another interim staff member for the council has

been paid £780 per day for a role they have been in for the past three years.

A Freedom of Information request submitted to the council reveals that there are at least 10 interim staff members on the payroll earning more than £550 per

day at a time when the council needs to save £19 million due to central Government funding cuts.

The figures, say Liberal Democrat councillor Clive Jones “are costing the council an absolute fortune”.  Continued on page 5

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ORGANISERS of this year’s annual gathering of Finchampstead said that it was one of the best ever.

Held at the FBC Centre last Wednesday, the event gave villagers the chance to learn more about life in the parish over the past 12 months.

More than 60 people attended including residents, representatives from various local organisations and also from local businesses.

Roland Cundy, chair of the Parish Council spoke about the work the council is doing to improve communications with its residents, and there were reports on each of the parish council’s main areas of work – Finance, Planning, Amenities, Roads & Road Safety and Rights of Way. Inspector John Donachy gave a presentation about Thames Valley Police and how it operates in the Wokingham area and

Finchampstead residents gathered at the FBC Centre last Wednesday for their parish’s annual meeting Finchampstead, including facts and figures about the low level of crime in the parish.

Simon Hall and Jamie Walker of Finchampstead Baptist Church, which runs the FBC Centre, gave a lively presentation on the various activities it provides for local children

Cyclist injured in Charvil accident A CYCLIST suffered back and leg injuries after being involved in a collision with a car in Charvil on Tuesday evening.

South Central Ambulance Service received a call at 6.42pm following reports that a car had collided with a cyclist on the roundabout on the A4 New Bath Road near Charvil Lane, close to The Wee Waif pub.

A rapid response vehicle and an ambulance were sent to the scene, where paramedics treated the cyclist for minor back and leg injuries.

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and young people – including 14 different activities and 400 participants each week.

Parish clerk Katy Dagnall said: “After the meeting the attendees had a chance to chat to the 17 Parish Councillors and Council staff. Overall, it was a great evening.”

Between midnight and 11.40am on Tuesday, March 7, someone threw a garden ornament through the kitchen window before climbing inside. The property was searched but it is not clear what was stolen.

Anyone with any information should call 101.

Land Rover stolen from driveway A LAND ROVER Defender has been stolen from a driveway in Sonning.

In the early hours of Tuesday, March 7, someone stole the green Land Rover from outside a property in Glebe Lane.

Elsewhere, between 6pm on March 4 and 7am the following morning, the front and rear number plates were stolen from a vehicle parked adjacent to Tape Lane, Hurst.

Anyone with any information relating to either of these incidents should call 101.

Film Society to look at stories A SPECIAL lecture next week will look at the role of stories in the movies.

Wokingham Film Society is hosting the event which will be held in Wokingham Town Hall on Thursday, March 23.

The guest speaker will be Tony Watts, chief executive from The Festivals Channels.

The evening, entitled Are There Enough Stories For the Movies?, will see Mr Watts share his insights, ideas and film clips.

The event starts at 7.30pm and tickets cost £5. They are available from the Town Hall information centre or by calling 0118 978 3185.

The Society’s next film is Things To Come (12a) and will be shown at The Whitty Theatre on Thursday, April 6.  For more details, visit wokinghamfilmsociety.com

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“However after reporting feeling depressed and stressed over work, on the evening of 2 October Rough stabbed and killed his partner Jackie.

“Rough has admitted unlawfully killing Jackie and I’m pleased her family will not have to go through the anguish of a trial. I hope today’s guilty plea will enable those who knew and loved Jackie to have a sense of closure and be able to move on from this utterly tragic time in their lives.”

At the time of her death, Jacqueline’s son Phil paid tribute to her.

He said: “She was an amazing mother, sister, cousin, niece and friend; much loved by everyone she came into contact with for her kind, caring and chatty nature.

“Mum will now never get to see the day I get married, or live to see the grandchildren that she always wanted, all her efforts went into me/family and she hasn’t got to experience any of these natural joys of life. It is such a huge loss, affecting so many.”

Rough is due to be sentenced at the same court on April 28.

RESIDENTS in Earley are being warned to remain vigilant following a spate of burglaries and attempted burglaries.

During the evening on Friday, March 3, five young people barged into a property in Skelmerdale Way but were chased away by the resident.

On the same evening, a handbag and a laptop were stolen from the living room of a house in Wokingham Road. The resident did not know how the offenders broke in, but police have described it as opportunistic.

Finally, again on Friday, March 3, someone went into the back of a house in Measham Way through a patio door and searched inside. It is not know if anything was stolen.

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A MAN has pleaded guilty killing his partner, Jacqueline Pattenden, at his home in Crowthorne.

Michael Rough, 55, of Ellis Road, appeared at Reading Crown Court on Friday where he pleaded guilty to one count of manslaughter by diminished responsibility.

Shortly before 11.30pm on Sunday October 2 last year 2016, police officers were called to the property after receiving a call from Rough (pictured) saying he had stabbed his girlfriend, that she had died and he was going to kill himself.

When officers arrived at the property, they went upstairs and found 53-year-old Jacqueline, known to friends and family as Jackie, in a bedroom unresponsive. She died at the scene.

A post-mortem examination found that she died from a stab wound to the chest. Rough, who had sustained self-inflicted injuries, was arrested at the scene.

He was charged with her murder on October 11. He entered a guilty plea of manslaughter by diminished responsibility, which was accepted by the prosecution.

Senior investigating officer Det Ch Insp Ailsa Kent, of Thames Valley Police’s Major Crime unit, said: “Michael Rough and Jackie had been involved in a relationship since the beginning of the year which appeared to those who knew them to be happy with no suggestion of violence or arguments between them.

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As this stretch of highway is already quite wide in places, existing pedestrian islands and signalised crossings will remain in place, but will be upgraded, along with bus stops along the route. Large sections of footpath will also be resurfaced.

The work is set to take around 22 weeks to complete, and traffic will be managed while new kerbs installations and resurfacing are carried out.

Road closures will be

need when the project reaches Emmbrook Road and Holt Lane, although these will coincide with school holidays. There will be nighttime closures to resurface sections of the road, and any closures during the day will involve two-way manual traffic lights. Specific dates and times of these closures will be published on the borough council’s website, social media channels and on www.roadworks.org nearer the time.

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fourth stretch of the project will have already been given information outlining the work in greater detail, and how it will affect them.

Funding for the fourth and fifth stages of the project is coming from a £4.2million grant from the Local Economic Partnership (LEP) Local Growth Fund, which is being shared between Wokingham, Reading, Bracknell and West Berkshire councils, and developer contributions.

Cllr Malcolm Richards,

Wokingham Borough Council’s executive member for highways and transport, said: “This section will take the new cycleway up to the western edge of Wokingham town centre giving cyclists their own dedicated highway all the way from the Three Tuns junction.

“This re-design of this section of the A329 makes better use of the space available and gives motorists, cyclists and pedestrians what they need and want to travel safely.”

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Vehicles raided in string of incidents VEHICLES have been targeted by thieves in Wokingham and Earley earlier this month.

Between Wednesday, March 1 and Friday, March 3, someone broke into a van parked in Rose Court. The thieves forced a lock on a rack and stole items which were left inside.

At around 9am on Saturday, March 4, someone broke into a car parked in Pitts Lane, Earley and stole various items that were left inside, while on the same day, someone stole a wallet from a car parked in Hilltop Road.

Motorists are reminded never to leave items inside their vehicles, even in the glovebox or the boot.

Anyone with any information relating to any of these incidents should call 101.

Enjoy churchyard tea AN INVITATION to enjoy afternoon tea will help maintain a churchyard.

Members of the Helen Taylor Churchyard Trust are organising the event to help St James’ Church maintain its grounds.

The event will include cakes, a raffle and a bring and buy sale.

It takes place on Wednesday, March 29 from 2.30pm to 4pm and will be held at Finchampstead Sports Club, behind the Memorial Hall in The Village.

Thieves target industrial estate THE GATES of an industrial estate in Hare Hatch have been forced in what police believe to be an attempted burglary.

Between 5pm on Friday, February 24 and 10am the following day, someone bent the steel gates of the industrial estate in Milley Lane.

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Man dies of heroin overdose after visiting crack house EXCLUSIVE

Police sealed off the property in Budges Road days after a man from Finchampstead died from a heroin overdose

By GEMMA DAVIDSON gdavidson@wokinghampaper.co.uk A MAN from Finchampstead died from a drug overdose while visiting a house that was well-known to police, an inquest has heard.

Robert Stephen O’Connell, 40, of Park Lane, died on the morning of Saturday, September 24 last year after injecting himself with heroin at a house in Budges Road, Wokingham.

The house, which was wellknown to Thames Valley Police for drug use and drug-related activities, was later subject to a three-month closure order.

The inquest, which was held at Reading Town Hall on Tuesday, heard how Mr O’Connell had been a regular ‘soft drug’ user, but had never used heroin before the night of his death.

Witness statements gathered by police on the day he died told how Mr O’Connell had gone to the house at around 10pm on Friday, September 23.

The resident of the house, Tony Cook, told police that he didn’t know Mr O’Connell very well, but that strangers would often come to his house at all hours of the day and night to take drugs.

On this particular evening, Mr Cook said there were a number of people at the house smoking crack cocaine, and Mr O’Connell was one of them. Another witness, Sean Primmer, said that he saw Mr O’Connell smoking ‘quickly and confidently’, like he had taken the drugs before.

Mr Primmer said in a statement: “Rob told us he had never done hard drugs before, but that tonight he wanted to try something new.”

The coroner, Mr Peter Bedford, shared evidence which suggested that Mr O’Connell had asked one of the people at the house if they had any drugs on them which he could buy, and one of them went out and purchased what appeared to be an amount of heroin.

Mr Primmer had said: “Rob told us he had taken valium and was a

chemist, he seemed to know what he was doing.”

Mr O’Connell’s family said in a statement that they did not believe their son was a hard-drug user, but had a history of depression and anxiety for which he took various antidepressant medication.

Mr Primmer’s statement continued: “Rob and Tony went into a bedroom to take the drugs, but after a while I heard a noise and Tony started shouting at me to come in the room.

“I went in and saw Rob slumped against Tony, he was very pale and his lips were blue-ish. I told Tony we should call an ambulance, but he said that it wasn’t necessary as ‘he had seen this before’, so we put him in the recovery position and his colour started to come back into his face.

“We agreed that we would take it in turns to watch him throughout the night. I checked on him once and he was breathing, but then I fell asleep.”

Another witness, Phillip Manning gave similar evidence. He said: “I checked on Rob and he was snoring so I thought he was OK. I fell asleep and the next thing I knew Tony woke me up to tell me he had passed

away.”

Paramedics and police were called shortly after 11.30am, but after finding no signs of life Mr O’Connell was declared dead at the scene.

A toxicology report, produced from blood and urine samples, showed a cocktail of drugs and alcohol in Mr O’Connell’s system, including valium, cocaine, morphine and codeine, the latter of which were likely to have derived from heroin.

Toxicologist Alicia Pitcher noted that the level of drugs in his system would have proved toxic even to someone with a high drug tolerance.

A post-mortem examination carried out by Dr Mabel Thyveetil at Wexham Park Hospital found no evidence of external injury or trauma, and no underlying medical conditions which could have led to Mr O’Connell’s death, and therefore recorded the cause of death to be drug toxicity.

Mr Bedford said: “I have no doubt that there is no evidence that he deliberately overdosed to end his own life. If it was beyond all reasonable doubt that he intended to end his life then we would be considering a verdict of suicide, but that is a non-starter.

“There was a history of mental health issues going on in the background, but I don’t think that anything was missed or any more could have been done.

“There is no evidence of thirdparty involvement, and the police are satisfied that Mr O’Connell injected himself with the drugs.

“In the past we would have recorded the death as misadventure, but there is a lot of research being done into these kinds of death that we are now encouraged by the Chief Coroner to record a drug-related death, and that is what I shall do.”

Mr Bedford recorded that Mr Robert Stephen O’Connell died from a drug-related death.

A spokesperson for Thames Valley Police said: “Whilst there had been known drug use at this address, there had been no information in the months immediately leading up to Mr O’Connell’s tragic death which would have allowed officers to make use of closure order powers.

“These are only available in specific circumstances for a limited period.

“Officers were able to use the power subsequently to ensure the property did not become subject to other drug related activity”.

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Council paying interim staff up to £900 per day n Continued from front page The Freedom of Information request asked Wokingham Borough Council (WBC) to provide a list of the top 10 highest-paid interim staff as of the end of January. The council was asked to include the daily rate, the position and the length of time in the post.

Although interim staff are meant to be in place as a temporary measure, some have been in the role for half-a-year or longer, with the longest serving interim staff member being the AD for Learning and Achievement, who will have been in the post for three years when they leave WBC at the end of the month.

Other long servers include the interim head of highways on £600 per day for the past 10 months, a Service Manager for Corporate Parenting, on £586.91 per day for the past nine months and an Interim Head of Finance on £708.42 for the past seven months.

By comparison, Wokingham Borough Council employs 62 staff members on salaries between £50,000 and £90,000 on a full-time basis.

The request also noted that not all staff work on a full-time basis, but did not give details as to who was full- or part-time.

Defending the figures Cllr Anthony Pollock, executive member for economic development and finance, said: “We commission through national frameworks, and we negotiate keen rates, but the cost of some of these posts, filling senior roles, is high. The same situation applies to other authorities; and often we have difficulty in recruiting to some of these vital roles and have little choice but to appoint interims.”

He added that WBC was currently taking part in a massive cost cutting exercise called 21st Century Council with the aim of saving £19 million. There will be redundancies as part of the programme.

“Our far reaching programme will make a significant contribution to our three-year savings plan and we will become a leaner, more efficient council costing significantly less to run,” he explained. ”The programme will generate £4 million staff savings every year. Since 2014 we have saved £2 million through reducing the number of leadership roles in the councils and doing things differently.

“Planning for the programme’s implementation started some 18 months ago. It’s a period of significant change for the council, so it’s important not to recruit permanently to roles if we are unsure they will continue in the future following our reorganisation. The posts currently occupied on an interim basis will either disappear once the programme is fully implemented or will be subject to permanent recruitment, at the right time.

“Our programme is ambitious and we’ve also brought in extra capacity to help us make changes

we needed. But we expect our reliance on agency staff to reduce once we have fully implemented the 21st Century Council programme. In other areas, such as social work, we have seen real success in increasing permanent staff to Wokingham Borough Council and reducing our reliance on interims.”

And with regards to the three-year stint of the Learning and Achievement AD, Cllr Pollock said that the contract was coming to an end this month but indicated that another interim appointment could be made.

“When the post first became vacant two rounds of recruitment were undertaken, neither producing a suitably skilled and experienced candidate for the role.

“Since then, there have been significant changes in the way the Government is funding schools, and the local authorities statutory duties with regard to its role as the Local Education Authority, for which this role is responsible.

“We did not recruit permanently as we were waiting for the impact of these changes.

“The current interim leaves on March 31, and we’re currently considering the most suitable arrangements bearing in mind that the way forward for local authorities and academies is still unclear.”

Cllr Clive Jones, Liberal Democrat councillor for Hawkedon ward, questioned the large wage bill.

He said: “This shouldn’t be happening. It’s costing the council an absolute fortune. Why are we spending so much money on so few people?

“It’s hard to justify these payments as we go through the 21st Century Council process.

“People could have kept their posts, or the extra money could have gone on spending for adult social care, or schools.

“I’d like to see regular appointments as soon as possible and be normal council employees, not paid via private companies and agencies.

“There should definitely be more transparency from the council over this.”

And Labour councillor, Andy Croy said that he was shocked by the figures, calling it a hammer blow for staff.

He said: “Everyone has the right to maximise their earnings but it is not the job of the Wokingham Borough Council to facilitate this and nor do council tax payers expect to subsidise this.

“The news will be a hammer blow to many staff at the council who face retrenchment as Wokingham’s Tories impose austerity on the council.

“Our schools are screaming for extra cash.

Our lollipop ladies face the axe. The only people who get more cash are the councillors who voted themselves a pay rise.

“It is a clear failure of leadership at the top of the council. Keith Baker has failed to get a grip of the situation and should resign.”

Councillor calls for integrity over allowances A CONSERVATIVE councillor is calling on his colleagues to follow the lead of the Liberal Democrats and vow not to take a second Special Responsibility Allowance (SRA).

Last November, the council votes to reject recommendations of the Independent Remuneration Panel (IRP) and continue to accept the payments, triggering the resignation of Cllr Gary Cowan from the Conservative group.

In a letter to The Wokingham Paper this week, Finchampstead

South councillor, Ian Pittock, said he would accept the IRP’s recommendations and eschew any SRA he might be entitled to in future.

“It would be better still for the Conservative Group as a whole to simply announce they are now formally accepting the recommendation before the start of this Municipal Year in May and before Members face elections next year where their individual stance on this matter may well become an issue,” he writes.

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In response, Cllr Keith Baker said: “There are only four councillors who currently receive more than one SRA currently. This does not include any Executive members.

“I have already made a start in planning to ensure no single councillor has more than one role which brings with it an SRA. “This will be effectively providing what the IRP wanted but in a different way.” n Letters page 16

Caring Ruby is a gem for charity haircut A STUDENT from a Wokingham school has proved she is all heart by having her long locks chopped off for charity.

Ruby Owen, whose long blonde hair trailed down her back, braved the chop to donate her hair to a charity which produces wigs for preteen girls undergoing chemotherapy treatment.

A spokesperson for the school, Danielle Marriott said everyone was incredibly proud of Ruby’s actions.

She said: “As you can imagine, this was a very big step for a young girl who has never had much more than just a trim in the past, but is something she’s extremely passionate about.

“Ruby displayed great empathy and understanding of the trials faced by young girls going through such a difficult period of their lives.”

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Councils make call for gravel & sand sites

By PHIL CREIGHTON news@wokinghampaper.co.uk COUNCILS across Berkshire have joined forces in a quest to find new sites for minerals, gravel and sand.

Earlier this week, Hampshire County Council sent out the request on behalf of Bracknell Forest Council, Reading Borough Council, the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead, and Wokingham Borough Council asking for information that could help form a new Joint Minerals and Waste Plan.

The letter says: “Hampshire County Council are asking mineral and waste site operators and landowners to put forward site proposals for consideration for minerals and waste uses, including any aspirations for existing sites to either extend or widen the range of operations or facilities.

“We would therefore like to invite landowners, agents or potential developers, to put forward minerals and waste sites for consideration.”

There are two elements to the call for sites: the mineral supply which includes sand, gravel, mineral railhead and aggregate recycling facilities. It is also asking for waste proposals that include composting, waste transfer and waste to energy facilities.

Interested parties are being asked to submit their sites by Friday, May 5.

One site that could be included is Bridge Farm in Shinfield. A planning application has been submitted for the 190 hectare site to extract sand and gravel.

As part of the plans, there will be the

installation of an aggregates processing plant, a ready mix concrete plant and parking for HGVs. A public footpath will be diverted during the works.

Residents have sprung into action to express their concerns over the plans.

A Facebook action group has been set up, Shinfield & Arborfield Residents Against Bridge Farm Quarry, and there will be meetings held next week.

The Arborfield Community Forum will discuss the matter when it meets at Henry Street Garden Centre on Monday evening and Arborfield Parish Council will debate it when it meets on Tuesday at Arborfield Pavilion.

Residents have also been adding comments to the planning application on Wokingham Borough Council’s website.

One has said: “I think it is extremely irresponsible to agree a planning application for a quarry so close to a residential area.”

Another noted: “I object most strongly to this proposed planning application on the ground of the excess noise, dust and increased traffic it will cause through and around Arborfield.”

There are also fears on the Facebook page that no survey has been carried out over badgers.

Group admin, Andy Hallett, said: “We are encouraging all residents of Shinfield and Arborfield to be aware of the horror planning proposal being put forward by Cemex.

“Shinfield and Arborfield are villages that seem to be bearing the brunt of Wokingham's housing plans, but this is one step too far.

“Please make sure you have your voice heard on this application. It is number 170433.”

Footballing fathers are preparing for a charity football match for the Ollie Young Foundation

Dads will play footie for Ollie A TEAM of footballing dads will be lacing up their boots to raise funds for a local charity next weekend.

The football match, which is being held in aid of the Ollie Young Foundation, will see amateur players from across the area descend on Finchampstead FC for an afternoon of fun on Saturday, March 25.

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Organiser Nick Benham said: “I have been involved with the Ollie Young Foundation for several years now, and me and the guys I play football with on a Tuesday night wanted to get together and raise money for charity.

“Finchampstead FC and Pinewood FC have been instrumental in getting this set up so a huge thanks to them. The bar

and the cafe will be open on the day, and there will be some stalls and games along the sidelines, and the Finchampstead FC mascot, Finchley, will be there too so it should be a really fun afternoon out.”

The charity football match takes place at Finchampstead FC’s Memorial Park, in Fleet Hill, on March 25 from 2.30pm.

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T WAS a gold, silver and bronze for Waverley School at the Woodley Festival this weekend! Berkshire’s no. 1 ranked school demonstrated that its pupils are not only academically successful but are also highly talented in the Arts.

The Woodley Festival of Arts and Music takes place annually and provides an opportunity for children to sing, play an instrument or act in front of a judging panel. Waverley’s Year 6 pupils swept the board and took gold, silver and bronze in the Duo Verse category.

Not to be outshone by their classmates, Kamran and Oliver, also from Year 6, took Gold and Silver in the Solo Mime, while Isla in Year 5 took Silver in Prose.

Guy Shore, Head of Waverley School in Finchampstead, summed up the pupils’ outstanding performances: “I am delighted with the children’s achievements.

“Performing at such events really boosts a child’s self-confidence and enables them to develop skills which are essential as they progress through life.”

Mr Shore continued: “As a school, our focus is naturally to help our pupils excel academically. However, our outstanding results at the Woodley Festival demonstrate that we provide our pupils with an excellent, allembracing education that not only includes the core curriculum but also subjects such as the Arts and Music.”

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Parish noticeboard Thursday, March 16 Finchampstead Parish Council. Main Council Meeting 7.30pm.

Finchampstead Memorial Hall, The Village, Finchampstead.

Friday, March 17 Wokingham Borough Council. Individual Member Decisions: response to Kensington and Chelsea Waste Plan. 12.30pm.

Slough, Basingstoke, Kensington & Chelsea, 12.45pm, Response to Slough Borough Council Consultation Document. 1pm. Shute End, Wokingham, RG40 1BN

Monday, March 20 Shinfield Parish Council. Recreation and Amenities Committee.

7.30pm. Shinfield Parish Hall, School Green.

Wokingham Without Parish Council annual meeting. 7.30pm.

St Sebastian’s Hall, Nine Mile Ride RG40 3BA. Wokingham Borough Council. Personnel board. 7pm. Civic Offices, Shute End, Wokingham, RG40 1BN

Tuesday, March 21 Wokingham Borough Council. Children’s services overview and scrutiny committe. 7pm. Executive question deadline. 10am. Civic Offices, Shute End RG40 1BN

Wednesday, March 22 Finchampstead Parish Council. Planning committee.

7.30pm. California Ratepayers Hall, Finchampstead Road, Finchampstead.

Wokingham Borough Council. Licensing and appeals committee. 7pm. Civic Offices, Shute End, Wokingham, RG40 1BN

Thursday, March 23 Wokingham Borough Council. Ful council meeting. 7.30pm.

Civic Offices, Shute End, Wokingham, RG40 1BN

Friday, March 24 Wokingham Borough Council. Planning site visits. 8am. Civic Offices, Shute End, Wokingham, RG40 1BN

Monday, March 27 Shinfield Parish Council Planning and Highways Committee.

7.30pm. Shinfield Parish Hall, School Green.

To advertise email advertising@wokinghampaper.co.uk A MAN from Wokingham is due to appear in court charged with stealing alcohol.

Jack William Godfrey, 21, of Jupiter Way, is charged with stealing a bottle of alcohol, worth £25, from The Red Lion pub on January 12 this year. Mr Godfrey denies the charge. He has been remanded on unconditional bail to appear at Reading Magistrates’ Court on Friday for the trial.

A MAN from Earley has pleaded guilty to driving while under the influence of drugs.

Danny Sood, 26, of Delamere Road, appeared at Reading Magistrates’ Court on February 20 where he admitted driving on the M4 on January 15 this year while under the influence of cannabis.

Mr Sood was fined £300, banned from driving for 12 months, and ordered to pay costs of £85 and a £30 surcharge to fund victim services.

A MAN from Earley has been jailed for assaulting a police officer.

Xavier Jerome Forde, 33, of Langdale Gardens, appeared at Reading Magistrates’ Court on February 21 where he pleaded guilty to one count of assaulting a police officer in Earley on February 20 this year, and one count of resisting or obstructing an officer on the same day.

Mr Forde was committed to jail for two weeks, ordered to pay compensation of £50, and to pay a surcharge of £115.

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15 days, pay a surcharge of £85 and costs of £85. He was also disqualified from driving for 40 months.

A MAN from Finchampstead is due to appear in court charged with drink driving.

Scott Adam Pattemore, 30, of Tickenor Drive, is charged with driving in Murdoch Road, Wokingham, on August 29 last year while over the alcohol limit. Mr Pattemore denies the charge.

He has been remanded on unconditional bail to appear at Reading Magistrates’ Court on April 12 for the trial.

A MAN from Woodley has been fined £200 for forging a prescription.

Michael Keiron Shane Hale Boxall, 30, of Hearn Road, appeared at Reading Magistrates’ Court on February 21 where he admitted making a false prescription for a scheduled drug on January 11 this year.

Mr Boxall was fined £200, ordered to pay a surcharge of £30, and costs of £85.

A MAN from Woodley has pleaded guilty to being in charge of a vehicle while over the alcohol limit.

Barjinder Singh Sidhu, 53, of Kingfisher Drive, appeared at Reading Magistrates’ Court on February 21 where he admitted

being in charge of a motor vehicle in Upper Redlands Road, Reading, on January 25 this year while over the alcohol limit.

Mr Sidhu was fined £133, ordered to pay a surcharge of £30 and costs of £85.

A 71-year-old man from Earley has pleaded guilty to three driving offences.

Peter Cooper, of Bradmore Way, appeared at Reading Magistrates’ Court on February 23 where he admitted driving in Pavenham Close, on February 8 this year while over the alcohol limit, driving while disqualified and driving without insurance.

Mr Cooper was ordered to participate in a supervised rehabilitation activity for up to

A TEENAGER from Wokingham is due to appear in court charged with motoring offences and theft.

Jimmy Shaun Frankham, 19, of Carters Hill Park, is charged with dangerous driving, driving without insurance, and driving without a licence on June 22 last year. He denies the charges.

He has been remanded on unconditional bail to appear at Reading Magistrates’ Court on May 11 for the trial.

Mr Frankham is also charged with stealing petrol, worth £34.42, from a service station in Thatcham on October 7 last year, and two counts of failing to surrender to Reading Magistrates’ Court. Mr Frankham denies these charges.

For these counts, he has been remanded on unconditional bail to appear at the same court on April 7.

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Sunday Times names Finchampstead as Berkshire’s best village to live in

By PHIL CREIGHTON news@wokinghampaper.co.uk A VILLAGE in the borough is one of just 15 places in the south east to be named as the best places to live in Britain.

Finchampstead is the only entry from Berkshire in The Sunday Times Best Places To Live guide, which was published on Sunday, March 12.

Judges assessed the whole country to decide on the definitive top locations to make a home in.

Criteria included jobs, exam results and broadband speed to culture, community spirit and local shops.

Wadhurst in East Sussex as the best place to live in the South East, but the remaining 14 south east locations are not ranked.

The Sunday Times said the methodology used to compile the list relied on hard data and robust statistics on crime and education, but also on expert knowledge from its judging panel. The judges combined the numbers with their own experience of the villages, towns and cities, such as local pubs, ease of transport and the range of attractive property to ensure the chosen locations truly are places where readers and their families can thrive.

And Finchampstead leaders have been quick to explain the reasons for the Wokingham borough village’s high ranking in the list.

Roland Cundy, Chair of Finchampstead Parish Council, said: “We are so proud to hear this news about our beautiful parish. As the Parish Council we are at the heart of the community and it is great to know that we have played a part in Finchampstead receiving this accolade.

“Finchampstead has great character and history. It is fairly rural, with lots of open space including National Trust land and a Country Park, and 26 miles of footpaths. It also has good schools and shops as well as great places to eat.

“It really is a friendly and welcoming place to live and work, with great community spirit.

“The FBC Centre – where the Parish Council is based – is a real hub for the community, and it and other community halls are always busy with many varied activities for all ages.

“We are sure our residents will be as thrilled as we are to hear this exciting news.”

Guy Shore, head of Waverley Prep School and Nursery, an independent school for under 11s in Finchampstead, said that the village’s rural setting meant that it can offer unique educational experiences for its pupils.

The Sunday Times Best Places to Live: South East  Crowborough, East Sussex  Farnham, Surrey  Finchampstead, Berkshire  Godalming, Surrey  Hambledon, Hampshire  Harpenden, Hertfordshire  Hove, Brighton and Hove  Lymington, Hampshire  Margate, Kent  Marlow, Buckinghamshire  St Albans, Hertfordshire  Stockbridge, Hampshire  Tadley, Hampshire  Wadhurst, East Sussex  Wallingford, Oxfordshire

He said: “Situated in the heart of Finchampstead, we are finding an increased demand for places at our school. This is naturally partly because of our outstanding educational ranking – number one in Berkshire and number 14 nationally – but also because our location in Finchampstead allows us to teach curriculum subjects both in the classroom and outdoors. We use the local woodland and green spaces for ‘Forest School’ to offer children unusual and fun ways of learning in a non-classroom setting.

“Finchampstead has a wealth of wildlife, quiet woodland corners, plenty of green spaces and excellent educational opportunities which more and more parents see as the perfect setting for a great start in life for their child.”

And this view was backed by his colleague, Helen Taylor, the school’s marketing manager.

“Education is a very important factor in where parents choose to live. We are finding families and ‘pre-nesters’ are moving out of London and choosing to live in Finchampstead based purely on educational rationale,” she said.

“Parents choose Waverley as it offers children a broad curriculum in a familyfriendly school which has excellent educational results. Finchampstead then offers parents a wide choice of superb secondary schools which are either located in Finchampstead and Wokingham itself, or a short bus ride away in Reading.”

Cllr Charles Margetts from Finchampstead North was pleased.

He said: “I was not surprised that Finchampstead is rated so highly in the survey when you consider the natural beauty of the Ridges and Simons Wood for recreation. We have a wide array

And meet the new neighbours …

A VILLAGE pub is to reopen on Monday after a refurbishment organised by its new owners.

The Queen’s Oak in Church Lane, Finchampstead has been closed while Pierre and Cynthia Cudon (pictured above) gave the popular pub an upcycled makeover.

And the couple are promising a good old English pub that puts the community first … even though he is French and she is Mexican/German.

“This is our first pub together,” said Cynthia. “We’re going to keep it as a traditional English pub.

“There will be traditional English food - it’ll be home cooked food done well and we’re hoping to use local produce.

“We want people to come and eat, come and drink and we’ll make them feel welcome.”

Although they are making their debut as landlord and lady to the pub, they have a wealth of experience between them.

“We love people,” Cynthia explained.

“Pierre has been in the industry for 15 years and worked for [pub owners] Brakspear for the past five. He’s been in catering since he was 15.

“I was a personal trainer for 20 years and then spent eight years as an activities co-ordinator for an old people’s home. I’ve always been around people.”

And the couple have spent the past fortnight getting the pub the way they want it for the relaunch.

The floors have been sanded and revarnished, the kitchens deep cleaned and the furniture upcycled, a passion of Cynthia. “It will make us unique,” she said.

As they settle in, they plan to improve the garden creating a children’s area and an outdoor bar. They will also welcome well-behaved dogs and walking parties, as long as they clean their boots before entering.

The pub officially opens on Monday, March 20 from 11am, but they will be welcoming specially invited guests for a party on Friday, welcoming donations for Marie Curie Cancer Care.

And on Mondays, it will offer half price main courses for women, while a quiz will run on Sundays.

of local facilities from the football and cricket club for sport. We have high quality local schools such as Nine Mile Ride and the new Bohunt Secondary School.

“We have a variety of good public services such as the Finchampstead Medical Centre.

“We have areas like California Country Park which can be used by all the family. We have several country pubs such as the Queen’s Oak and The Greyhound as well as high quality restaurants such as Xenuk.

“Who would want to live anywhere else?”

Cllr Rob Stanton, responding as Finchampstead North councillor, said that he is “delighted to see the village in such a positive reflection”.

He added: “It is a very varied area with some rural parts which demonstrate excellent countryside while large parts of the area provide very good housing across a range of needs and prices.

“It is an a very nice area in which to bring up a family with very good primary schools, and the high standard of secondary schools nearby.

“It has a very nice Country Park, an excellent facility in the local Baptist centre which provides a number of facilities including a very high level of youth activity.

“It has so far managed to keep its separation in an area where there is much housing development.”

Finchampstead South councillor Ian Pittock said: “No real surprise here, we

already knew it is a great place to live.”

Richard Peat, church warden for the Parish of Finchampstead and California, said: “As the local parish church we are delighted to hear that our village has been named as one of the top places to live in the South East.

“We know many of our parishioners enjoy living here, and value many of the factors The Sunday Times has listed that make this a great place to live. However, alongside this we must also remember that whilst it may not always be visible in a place known for its affluence, Finchampstead South is one of the top five wards in the Wokingham Borough for deprivation, and it is important that we strive to make our village a great place for everybody to live.”

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Martin Kimber from Woodley enjoyed a two-week placement with construction firm Balfour Beatty including working at the new Carnival Pool multi-storey car park which is currently being built in Wokingham’s town centre

Work experience with a positive difference A WORK placement at the Carnival Pool multi-storey car park site has seen one young Woodley resident take his first steps into the construction business.

Martin Kimber, who has high-functioning autism, took part in a work placement on the project for two weeks with Balfour Beatty after completing his Construction Skills Certification Scheme Training at Reading College.

The placement, which was arranged by the Elevate Hub in partnership with Mencap and Balfour Beatty, has given Martin the hands-on experience he needs to start his career in the industry.

During the placement Martin asked if he could gain an insight into the industry and

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A LOOK at growth is coming to the Henley Business Schol on Monday.

Juliette Stacey, Group CEO of Mabey Holdings will be the speaker at the event organised by The Henley Centre for Entrepreneurship, in collaboration with the Thames Valley Berkshire Business Growth Hub. It starts at 6pm and takes place at the University of Reading’s Whiteknight Campus.

Places can be booked in advance and entry is free.

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learn about the different stages involved in the multi-storey car park project.

He also had a chance to join various meetings with the project management team, work closely with the health and safety advisors and was able to help with site documents to better his knowledge and experience in the industry.

Andy Granata, Mencap employment coordinator, said: “Martin is made-up and extremely happy to be able to be involved.

“He has been a client of ours for a few months and has embraced new challenges with great confidence.

“I hope it can lead him to his next step, and eventually a paid job which he is so ready for.

“The support he has been offered by Balfour Beatty has been excellent and he has really been made part of the team.”

Cllr Mark Ashwell, Wokingham Borough Council’s executive member for planning and regeneration, said: “It is great to hear Martin’s placement proved so successful.

“I wish him all the best and look forward to seeing more people take advantage of the opportunities being offered by the Wokingham town centre regeneration project.”  To find out more on Mencap’s employment service follow them on Twitter at @employmereading or @mencapemployme.

Fitness instructor up for Venus award

By GEMMA DAVIDSON gdavidson@wokinghampaper.co.uk A FITNESS instructor from Wokingham has been shortlisted as a semi-finalist for a regional award.

Heidi Strickland-Clark, who runs FastTrack Fit Camp, has been announced as a finalist in the Thames Valley Venus Awards in the Inspirational Woman category.

The Venus Awards aims to empower and celebrate businesswomen across the region, by encouraging self-development

and positive inspiration.

On February 27, Marshall Volkswagen Reading, in conjunction with NatWest Bank, hosted the first stage of the finalist announcements for the 2017 awards, which saw more than 50 women in attendance for the announcements of the 18 award categories.

FastTrack Fit Camp has been running in Wokingham and surrounding areas since November 2009 and has helped more than 1,300 people to improve their health, feel better, lose weight and be

happier as a result.

Other awards shortlisted on the night included Business Mother of the Year, Employer of the Year, High Achiever, Lifetime Achievement, New Media & Online Business, Young Entrepreneur, Customer Service Award, Home Based Business, Professional of the Year, Small Business, Green Business, New Business, and Influential Woman.

The semi-final announcement evening will take place on Thursday, April 6 at Grosvenor Casino, Reading.

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TARTING with the bigger picture, over the last 12 months in the UK, 1,061,557 properties were sold with a total value of £223.74 bn.

To give that some context, 10 years ago 1,581,727 properties sold with a total value of £405.56bn, so it can be seen the number of people moving house has dropped by over a third over the last decade.

Whether you are a landlord, homeowner or tenant, it’s always important to keep an eye on the Wokingham property market.

Over the last 12 months, 847 properties have sold (and completed) in Wokingham, worth £394.2m.

Interestingly, the number of properties changing hands in Wokingham has also dropped, compared to a decade ago.

It might surprise you that first time buyers in 2017 will benefit from a slight decline in Wokingham buy-to-let investors.

Those looking to buy a home in the spring and summer of 2017 will face a far less competitive Wokingham property market than the same time of year in 2016, when the urgency to beat the buy-to-let stamp duty hike was in full swing.

Many landlords brought forward their purchases to beat the tax, but since then, the number of buy-tolet purchases has dropped slightly.

First time buyers have spotted the opportunity and increased their buying.

In fact, looking at the Bank of England figures, this is what UK lenders have lent on buy-to-let properties versus first time buyers over the last 12 months …

Q4 2015 - £1bn buy-to-let mortgages vs £1.31bn for first time buyers Q1 2016 - £1.35bn buy-to-let mortgages vs £1.08bn for first time buyers

Q2 2016 - £760m buy-to-let mortgages vs £1.28bn for first time buyers Q3 2016 - £827m buy-to-let mortgages vs £1.42bn for first time buyers.

When looking at the figures for Wokingham itself, first time buyers have borrowed more than £40.7m in the last 12 months to buy their first home.

This is a ringing endorsement of their confidence in their jobs and the local Wokingham economy. Those 20- and 30-somethings who are considering being first time buyers in 2017 will find that the number of properties on the market has never been as good for quite a while, meaning more choice of properties and less competition from so many buy-to-let landlords than a year ago.

Rightmove announced nationally that new seller enquiries are 26% up on the same time last year giving the stoutest indication that we may see a slight ease in the lack of properties on the market.

When I look at Wokingham, at this moment in time, there are 310 properties for sale, compared to 134 properties a year ago.

All this will be welcome news amongst Wokingham first-time buyers.

2017 will be an interesting year for all homeowners, be they buy-to-let landlords, existing homeowners or future homeowners.  For more thoughts on the Wokingham property market like this, you might want to visit the Wokingham Property Market Property Blog at www. wokinghampropertyblog.co.uk Erica Townend is a director and co-owner of the Martin & Co estate agency in Wokingham and has been aligned closely to the world of property for almost 20 years. Opinions expressed in this column are her own.

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MP urges parents to have say on school funding EXCLUSIVE

By GEMMA DAVIDSON gdavidson@wokinghampaper.co.uk THE MP for Wokingham is urging local parents and residents to take part in a consultation on the fairer funding formula before it closes next week.

John Redwood MP says he is lobbying the government to close the gap between the highest and lowest funded schools in the country in order to create a fairer system.

In his latest blog post, Mr Redwood urges his affected constituents to sign up to the consultation and to share their thoughts on the proposals.

He says: “I along with MPs with similarly placed constituencies urged the Coalition government to narrow the large gap between the money going to schools in some parts of the country and the much smaller sums going to schools in places like West Berkshire and Wokingham. Conservatives were not able to get agreement in coalition, but did put a commitment to fairer funding in the Conservative 2015 Manifesto.

“Ministers have since been working on a scheme. This is currently out to consultation. The request for people to write in on the National Funding Formula was first issued on 14 December. The closing date is 22 March. I am writing to remind those interested as they might like to send in their thoughts.

“I have put the case to Ministers along with other MPs on several occasions. I will be having another meeting with the Secretary of State shortly about it again.

The case is very simple. The main cost of education for each pupil is similar

around the country, as it is based on teacher pay and other staff wages paid at national rates.

“Of course there should be extra money for pupils that require more support, and to recognise problems in deprived areas. There also needs to be some recognition of higher property and support costs in expensive parts of the country.

The current gap between the highest and lowest funding, at more than 100% of the lowest level, is too great.

“I have asked for the introduction of a new system as soon as possible, and for further transitional increases in money whilst we are awaiting a fair funding answer. The total support per pupil needs to be sufficient for decent provision. Individual schools may have other budget problems.

“If a school is unable to recruit sufficient pupils then its total funding will drop, and that may force it to reduce the number of subject options as it adjusts its teaching numbers to the lesser number of pupils.

“In 2014-15 the per pupil funding of English schools ranged from £8595 per head in the City of London to just £3950 in the lowest funded authority.

The average was £4550. Wokingham received £4125 and West Berkshire £4367.”

Campaigner for fairer funding, Annabel Yoxall, has called Mr Redwood’s statement ‘impersonal’ given the scale of

Primary head resigns EXCLUSIVE

By GEMMA DAVIDSON gdavidson@wokinghampaper.co.uk

A HEADTEACHER who turned a Wokingham primary school from requiring improvement to good has announced she is leaving at the end of the summer term.

Jacqui Kearney (pictured), who became headteacher at All Saints School, in Norreys Avenue, in 2012, told parents last week that she would be stepping down at the end of this academic year.

During the school’s most recent Ofsted inspection in September 2016, Ms Kearney was praised by inspectors for raising expectation throughout the school, and for ‘challenging and eradicating a culture of low expectations and complacency’.

The inspectors also noted how Ms Kearney had built a strong team of knowledgeable and committed teachers, which had ‘increased the pace of improvement substantially’.

Ms Kearney adopted a hands-on approach to her leadership, and would regularly be seen in the classrooms and the playground, getting to know her pupils and supporting her teachers.

Ofsted inspectors said that Ms Kearney provided a strong role model for pupils and other members

of staff alike, and was ‘alert to pupils’ needs and well-being… gently encouraging pupils to eat a little more lunch before going out to play’.

Ms Kearney also saw the school recover from substantial damage following thunderstorms last September, which saw five classrooms damaged.

The school suffered thousands of pounds worth of damage, as ceilings were brought down and classroom floors were waterlogged following torrential rain.

the issues facing schools.

She said: “A number of local residents were sent a copy of John Redwood's blog last week. It seemed to be a slightly impersonal approach to the highly concerning issues facing our schools.

“We have invited John Redwood to attend on Thursday, March 23 to listen to our school funding debate at Wokingham Borough Council but unfortunately he is not available on that date.

“We would encourage residents to write or email him to personally express their concerns regarding our lack of school funding.”

And Labour councillor Andy Croy said Mr Redwood had missed a ‘golden opportunity’ to help Wokingham’s struggling schools.

He said: “John Redwood, Rob Wilson and the Tories have missed a golden opportunity to fix our schools’ funding problem.

“The budget was the ideal opportunity for the government to commit to the extra funding our schools require.

“Instead of cash for our excellent local schools the Tories have decided to spend cash on grammar schools – which are neither needed nor wanted here.

“There is nothing for Wokingham’s schools in this budget, nothing. A fitting testimony to the ‘work’ of our local MPs. “They have had precisely zero impact on solving this problem.”

The consultation ends on March 22. n For more information visit www. consult.education.gov.uk/funding-policyunit/schools-national-funding-formula2/

Two schools explore Academy status bid TWO schools in Wokingham have registered an interest to become a Multi Academy Trust (MAT), it has been announced.

St Crispin’s Secondary School and Nine Mile Ride Primary School have registered their intent with the Department for Education to become an MAT, called The Circle Trust.

If the bid is successful, the schools will become independent of local authority control and be directly funded by the state.

An MAT is a single trust responsible for a number of academies, in this case a primary and secondary school, to create all-through education from ages four to 18.

A formal consultation into the schools’ plans to convert to academies and form a trust runs until March 31.

Parents, interested parties and the schools’ surrounding communities are invited to take part by emailing marchconsultation@crispins.co.uk.

The two schools say the founding principle of their venture focuses on setting structures to provide the very best educational opportunities and outcomes for all pupils, by drawing on expertise across the educational phases.

Cllr Charlotte Haitham Taylor, executive member for children’s services at Wokingham Borough Council, said: “This new partnership between St. Crispin’s Secondary and Nine Mile Ride Primary school will build upon the strengths of both schools.

“I have no doubt this new venture will bring about even greater opportunities for the students and communities of these schools. Of course it’s sad they are leaving our family of schools but we wish them the very best in their new endeavour.”

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T’S BEEN nearly two years since the pension rules were relaxed giving over-55s far more flexibility as to how they access their funds.

The new freedoms meant people were no longer forced into buying an annuity or a capped drawdown with their cash – they could grab their entire pension pot and spend it on whatever they choose.

Back in 2015 there was widespread concern that people would dash out and squander their entire fund on a shiny new sports car, specifically Lamborghinis according to former Pensions Minister Steve Webb, leaving nothing left to pay for their old age.

So are the roads cluttered with grey haired petrolheads or was it right for the Government to trust people with their own money?

Some 4.5million people were thought to be affected by the changes when the scheme was introduced and shortly afterwards many pensions providers reported a rush of people enquiring about cashing in their entire pot.

However, many changed their minds when they realised that only the first 25% would be tax free, leaving the remainder subject to tax possibly the higher rate depending on how much you withdraw and whether you’re still working.

Here’s an example: John earns £25,000 a year and decides to withdraw £15,000 out of his pot. As the basic rate of tax applies to income up to £43,000, he would pay 20% tax on the money. However, if he decided to withdraw £25,000, he will end up pay 20% tax on the first £18,000 he withdraws then 40% on the next £7,000.

So back to our original question and whether people could be trusted with the money.

Some clear trends are emerging, namely people seem far more willing to use a much wider range of products and options.

One of which is the Uncrystallised Funds Pension Lump Sum (UFPLS) facility which is a way of taking pension benefits without going into drawdown or buying an annuity. It can be used to withdraw the fund in one go, taking 25% tax free and the remaining 75% as taxable income.

Income drawdown has also soared in popularity while annuity sales have plummeted. It’s worth noting that historically low annuity rates have also contributed to this.

Many people are also using their money to clear debt or help others.

Recently The Pensions Advisory Service (TPAS) reported that a large portion of those withdrawing their cash are using it to pay off their mortgage, while others are using it to help their children or grandchildren get on the property ladder.

The options available: n Leave your pension pot untouched and invested. n Take 25% tax free and use the rest to buy a flexible drawdown product which remains invested but can be accessed for income. n Take 25% tax free then buy an annuity giving you a guaranteed income for the rest of your life.

This is the best solution to people who want absolute certainty in the future. Shop around. Taking the 25% lump sum is not mandatory.

Some prefer just to have a larger amount of guaranteed income. n Take advantage of the new Uncrystallised Funds Pension Lump Sum (UFPLS) facility. n Withdraw the entire pot at once. n Use a hybrid product which combines whichever options you require.

All of these options, with the exception of annuities, involve leaving your funds invested meaning the value of your investment can fall as well as rise and that you may not get back all of your investment, particularly if you wanted to access your money early.

And a word of caution – if you have taken flexible benefits which include income, such as UFPLS or flexible drawdown with income, and you want to carry on paying into a defined pension scheme then the Money Purchase Annual Allowance (MPAA) will drop from £10,000 pa to £4,000 pa from April 6. The normal annual allowance is £40,000 so you may severely limit your ability to make further contributions to pensions without careful though Andy Pulford, Director and Independent Financial Adviser at Faron Partnership Ltd Andy lives in Wokingham and has worked as a financial adviser for over 30 years. He is married with three grown-up children.

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Tapestry in concert on Sunday in Sonning A CHOIR will give a special performance of a classical piece of music this Sunday.

Tapestry will be at Reading Blue Coat School in Sonning for the concert which see them team up with the London-based baroque string ensemble Istante.

The two groups will perform Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater, reworking the famous soprano and mezzo duet as an ensemble piece for 20 voices.

The programme will also feature pieces by the Benedictine nun Magarita Cozzolani and the Neapoitan composer Nicola Porpora.

Istante will also perform Vivaldi’s Concerto for Strings.

The concert runs from 4pm to 6pm and tickets cost £12. For more details or to book, call 0118 9479997 or visit www.tapestrychoir.org.uk.

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Drop-in centre celebrates 30 years of helping vulnerable

By PHIL CREIGHTON news@wokinghampaper.co.uk

AN OPEN house was held last week to celebrate three decades of helping Wokingham’s most vulnerable residents.

Pam Jenkinson, who runs the Crisis House in Station Link Road, welcomed supporters, clients, volunteers and former clients to the centre for a day of looking back and looking forward. Guests included town mayor Cllr Gwynneth Hewetson and Lady Elizabeth Godsal, the High Steward of Wokingham.

The centre is open three days a week to offer a safe space for people with mental health-related issues, offering company, advice, space to relax, friendly faces and refreshments. It was set up originally as part of Wokingham and District A CARE home will take residents and visitors on Mind, but the group disaffiliated from the national a global tour over the next week. charity in 2004, becoming the Wokingham and Tonight (Thursday), Shinfield View will hold West Berkshire Mental Health Association and a Spanish evening including a performance by then the Wokingham Mental Health Association.

Falmenco Vision. The guitar group will feature All of the charity’s helpers are unpaid traditional Spanish music. Sangria and Paella will volunteers, and are either people recovering from be served. mental health problems, or friends or relatives And on Wednesday, Knoxville Highway will of people who have had mental health issues. perform at a Country and Western night.

Expenses are met from its own fundraising efforts Both evenings start at 7pm and take place at and membership fees. the dementia-friendly care home in School Green, Mrs Jenkinson explained that the group had Shinfield. started off running a volunteer centre in a room of For more details, call Laura McSoley on 0118 what was then a building for the statutory mental 467 4727 or email events@shinfieldview.com health team, with patients notes on shelves around the house, which is opposite Wokingham’s Railway station - a relic among the modern station that has appeared over the past couple of years.

A NEW road will open in the borough next As time went on, services evolved and the group month. The Nine Mile Ride extension road, which eventually took over the whole building in March joins the northern section of Sheerlands Road 1991, offering beds for clients if they needed it. The and the temporary road leading to the Bohunt centre is designed to feel like a home from home, School in Arborfield will be open to traffic from with rooms featuring a range of comfortable April 18. furnishings and different focuses for stimulation including books, paintings and WOKINGHAM- WE NEED YOU! ornaments.

“We opened the first bedroom on the day we opened the door,” Mrs Jenkinson said.

“Eventually the mental health statutory team WOKINGHAM’S newest registered charity WOKINGHAM IN NEED was moved to Wokingham Hospital and then to launched in September 2015 with the grand opening of new kitchen facilities The Forge in Peach (following the successful wet room installation), at the Salvation Army Church and Street.”

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are currently raising funds to provide a drop-in centre at the Church and Community Centre. This will provide one-to-one support and workshops.

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

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Pam Jenkinson outside the Wokingham Crisis House in Station Link Road – the site has been welcoming people in need for the past 30 years. Picture: Phil Creighton

Mrs Jenkinson said that the centre offers its clients “security and stability: this is very important, as mental healthy instability and insecurity go together. An important feature of our services is that we’re always here.

“It’s totally devoid of any critical emotion.

We accept people as they are. We don’t try and change them, we let them heal in their own time.

“We don’t put any pressure on people, we’re not judgemental at all. I think that’s why it’s such a success.

“For a lot of people, the world out there is stressful, but we haven’t got any sort of emotional agenda. It’s unique and it shouldn’t be. There should be places like this the length and breadth of the United Kingdom.”

Mrs Jenkinson feels that the unique layout and design of the centre is something that others could easily replicate: “go round charity shops and collect up what you need” she says.

And she feels that its look, compared to some mental hospitals, is important.

“All say that [a mental health hospital] is cold and clinical. You need to make it warm and cosy.”

And, as part of that service, many of the

volunteers have been involved for “years and years and years”, but is looking to the future by encouraging younger people to get involved and as such has worked on partnering with the University of Reading.

“We like having young people around. Old people like having younger people around, it lights up the room,” Mrs Jenkinson explains.

“We had beds and [we are currently] a drop-in centre and a befriending scheme,” she said.

“We didn’t get any funding at all from the council from 2009, so we are totally selffunding.

“But I love it. I don’t know how long I can go on for, other than something drastic happening making the decision for you, but at the moment we will keep going on as long as we can. With small places, you’re far more likely to get the volunteers.”

One of the clients that was celebrating the anniversary with Mrs Jenkinson said: “If you want to be safe and secure during a breakdown, this is the place to be.” n For more details, log on to www. wokinghammentalhealth.org.uk

Bus links Wokingham to Luton Airport

Arts AGM next week

Beetles mania to return to Wokingham

HOLIDAYMAKERS in Wokingham can now travel to and from Luton Airport with ease thanks to the launch of a new bus service.

Branded the Luton Flyer, the Courtney Buses-run service will link Wokingham, Reading, Maidenhead and Slough with the Bedfordshire airport, with twice daily shuttles from April 1, just in time for the Easter holidays.

The bus company was recognised at the UK Bus Awards last year, scooping the runner-up spot for Independent Bus Operator of the Year for the continued expansion of their services.

General manager Simon Fisher said “We recognised that while there was a good opportunity for links to other airports, anyone trying to get to Luton needed to travel via London, which can be awkward with luggage and flights to catch. The Luton Flyer gives travellers an alternative to taking a taxi or having to park their car in an unfamiliar location.”

A dedicated website for bookings will be launched soon, but in the meantime customers can make reservations by calling 0118 973 3486. n For more details visit www.courtneybuses.com

A CHARITY that supports arts across the borough will hold its AGM next week. morearts. will hold the event on Wednesday, March 22 in Wokingham Town Hall.

The event will look back at the past year and bid farewell to two trustees: Maurice Monk and Mel Allen.

A buffet and drinks reception will be available and there will also be the chance to network.

The event starts at 7pm and places should be booked. n For details, visit www.morearts.org.uk

AN ANNUAL event that seeks to bring together one of the largest collection of VolksWagen cars from across the country will return to Wokingham later this year.

Dubs at the Parks will be held on Sunday, May 14 at Easthampstead Park and attracts thousands of people to see vintage Volkswagen cars.

The family-friendly event is organised by the London and Thames Valley VW Club and has evolved into one of the biggest events in the country.

Cars will be entered into a contest judged by the public and there are 15 categories that could be won.

There will also be two live music stages.

Although this year’s acts have yet to be announced, last year’s line-up included local musician Simon Williams.

Entertainment for children will be available and there will also be a barbecue and other refreshements.

The event runs from 10am to 5pm. Entry is £7.50 and under 14s get in free. n For more visit www.dubsatthepark.co.uk

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TONY JOHNSON Housing. The ‘fix’ we’re in

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HE introduction to the government’s latest white paper:  tells us that “our housing market is broken”  sets out “the challenges we face”  declares “what we’re going to do about it”  before finishing off with a clear goal for England “to be a country that works for everyone, where people who work hard can afford a place of their own”.

Who could possibly object ?

The white paper makes its points clearly, has informative charts, it’s nicely laid out and well written. Much better than the last one (on aircraft noise)!

So why the urgent need to find a red biro then?

Seeds of doubt The first graphic shows the national average house price to earnings ratio.

Dubbed the “misery index” this has doubled in the past 20 years. Locally, we’re told that a house costs between 10 and 14 times an average salary.

But then the very next chart tells us that buying with a mortgage is the cheapest way of getting a roof over our heads. Not when it costs 14 times what one earns it isn’t.

Then there’s a UK map showing where the ‘misery index’ is worst – the South East. But the document

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tells us that it “isn’t just a London problem”. That’s because five previous governments failed to fix it, so endemic is changing to pandemic (without ‘dem’ perhaps).

Full blown scepticism While there’s doubt about the data, the housing market’s still broken, so seeing what the Government thinks are the challenges we face came next.

The next chart catches the eye as it compares “annual completions versus permissions”. This is the number of houses actually built and sold as compared with the number of houses which have been given planning permission for. It’s great – the nation’s builders are really getting on with building again, after that nasty American-triggered banking crisis of 2008.

The text above the chart tells us what a rotten job our local planning authorities are doing: lacking adequate local plans; far too slow on approving developer’s applications; turning down applications which are then being contested; not giving utility companies the certainty to plan ahead; and as for those planning conditions ?

Well – they’re downright “onerous”.

So who’s paying for all this?

Another look at that chart and it’s clear that there are far more more

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permissions than there are houses being built. The backlog is over half a million and still growing.

So telling us that our local planning authority is the cause of the problem is ... well, problematic.

And if the backlog weren’t big enough already, then those plucky developers are being made to beaver away to make it even bigger having to “contest” the applications which the planning authority has turned down. Usually with good reason.

This is so common under the current “presumption to build” system that it’s widely known as “planning by appeal”.

Wokingham Borough Council has had over 27 appeals this year already.

And who has to foot the bill for all these applications and appeals – now well over £1m for WBC alone ?

Why we do of course.

Thrice over.

Once for the professional costs for staff, facilities and lawyers. Then when ‘The Inspector’ allows twice as many houses as WBC was ready to approve at the same time as letting the developer not have to deliver the affordable housing. Lastly, the borough is forced to deliver the affordable housing instead.

And there’s more …

Oh dear – it’s only page 15 and we’re

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still on the introduction to this white paper. I wasn’t sure there was enough red ink left in the biro (there wasn’t).

During the review, a colleague noted I was somewhat down and said to us “cheer up, it could be worse”.

This sounded like good advice, so I cheered up.

And sure enough, it did get worse.

After all, if your system’s not working today, then what’s the most likely outcome of trying even harder with fewer controls and harsher penalties ?

But we’re out of space, so tune in next week to find out about more about the government’s proposals, the likely consequences, plus some small matters they quite ‘forgot’ to mention.

The Acton Diet – Shame on us all IT’S clear that shabby behaviour isn’t limited to the privileged few in the debating chamber.

When people are new to their job, their hunger for results sometimes gets in the way of their judgement.

I’m sorry that another paper’s journalist should have stooped so low as to publicise a private matter that should have remained private.

We’re all shamed by this. caveat.lector@icloud.com

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WE HAVE several sayings in our newsroom. You’ll have heard some of them already – we wear out our shoe leather, not our phone batteries to bring you the news, for example.

Another is something we say before we send any article to print: is it accurate, is it fair, and is it true?

These three questions guide our journalism. We cover some serious issues and some fun ones at the same time. In the course of our working week, we write thousands of words and we find ourselves having to be experts on everything under the sun. Often, we have complex information to convey – and ensure both sides of the argument are heard – in just 350 words. It’s no small undertaking.

So those three questions are important.

They help us keep a balance and ensure that the way in which we present the news from the borough is fair, accurate and true.

These three guardians also act as a promise to you – you can trust our reportage.

But to help safeguard that and ensure you have an extra layer of trust in us, we have signed up to press regulator Impress. Should our own complaints procedure fail, they will offer independent arbitration.

As we approach both our 100th issue and our second birthday, we think that this is the right thing to do. And it means you can have extra confidence in your local newspaper.

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The Sound of Silence

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AUL Simon wrote the song The Sound of Silence.

The words to the song have stayed with me from the first time I ever heard them.

It’s largely a song of despair. No one dares disturb the sound of silence. The sound of silence, how beautifully poetic. But it makes me wonder what does silence sound like?

Over my life I have considered that thought. I have listened for the answer in many places. But it is in the darkness that I hear it. We are taught to fear the dark.

That’s where monsters lie. But it’s strange.

Darkness is where we grow, it’s where we collect our thoughts, and it’s where we are most confronted with our inner selves. It’s where silence has a booming sound that reverberates around us.

But what of metaphorical darkness? What of those periods of life where everything seems dark?

It is no different to literal darkness. When we are faced with a sudden darkness in life we fear what we may find.

We fear what we may see in ourselves. We fear the sound of silence. But darkness is our friend. It is where we can be challenged most. Pushed to our extremes.

We just need to brave enough to disturb the sound of silence.

Take an unexpected death of someone close to you. The surrounding silence can be a roaring ocean of sadness and despair. We can be lost adrift the vastness of it all. The sound of silence all that we hear. It takes a brave person to disturb that silence. To reach out from the silent eye of the storm and ask for help in the darkness.

Be brave enough to disturb the silence and listen hard to the shouts of those disturbing it.

Adam Couchman is a member of Wokingham Baptist Church

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The Wokingham Road icefield

A poem about our ongoing regeneration projects

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O you commute from Wokingham to Reading on the bus? If so spare a thought for the plight of beleaguered pedestrians using the pavement beside your inbound bus lane as it approaches Cemetery Junction.

The additional lane is squeezed into the former two-lane Wokingham Road forcing buses to within a lethal inch or two of the curb.

Pedestrians feel the whoosh as they speed past.

This is no place for mistakes, no time for errors – unless you’re in the bus.

I am not one to exaggerate but reading Mind Over Matter by Ranulph Fiennes reminded me of the daily peril Wokingham Road pedestrians endure. The book is about the first unassisted crossing of the Antarctic continent by the author and his companion Dr Michael Stroud.

The author describes the constant risk to life when traversing icefields with their fluid crevasse fields. These hidden voids silently await the unwary, ready to swallow them into the belly of the glacier in a moment of tragic neglect.

Fiennes tells how he came close to death on many occasions: “We were on a flat stretch, with not the least sign of an undulation, when I found myself suddenly shooting downwards.

I flung both arms out, ski sticks flailing. My descent stopped short at my armpits. I felt my legs involuntarily treading air, swimming in the void”.

Well, if Mr Fiennes thinks he was living dangerously he should live beside the Wokingham Road bus lane for a while.

Pedestrians traverse this lethal tarmacked strip of land with trepidation. Mothers push buggies to reach the safety of nearby nurseries.

Carefree children and students head for schools; all oblivious of buses approaching like killer whales hurtling towards them at speeds sometimes in excess of 30mph. One wrong step here and the consequences will be far less forgiving than a meter wide crevasse.

Buses are fitted with rear mounted engines making them very quiet. I see people drifting thoughtlessly towards the edge and I want to shout out to them “stop you’ll be killed”. If these hazards aren’t sufficient to the day they are multiplied by parked vehicles obstructing the pavement like giant sastrugi.

Sastrugi are giant ice formations created by prevailing winds which cut the ice sheets of the Polar Regions into ploughed fields. They are like chaotic metre high ice hurdles decorating the high plateau.

Both topologies are dangerous to navigate whether you are man-hauling 181kg sledges or pushing double buggies.

I have been told, although not in writing, that buses are encouraged to get people into Reading as quickly as possible. An enforceable 20mph would make them less intimidating.

If sparsely populated places such as Shiplake can have speed camera traps and camera enforcement why is this highly populated area given no protection whatsoever?

When I raise the high number of injuries and fatalities in the Cemetery Junction area with Highway officials I am told it is largely down to the stupidity of people. Well, I sometimes do thoughtless things. Does this negate the need for some local government safety provision?

I hope you enjoy the fast journey into Reading.

But spare a prayer for the pedestrians rushing past your speeding bus and pray the apparent danger is just an illusion. As you near the end of your journey so might someone else. n What do you think? Send your thoughts to letters@wokinghampaper.co.uk

Hooray, more houses Cheered the Wokingham people We don’t want that ugly green, Surrounding our run-down town!

Hypocritical of leader to miss council budget debate

Who needs roads we can drive on Bring in more cars, we love a good jam!!

Just hope the pollution doesn’t ail you Can’t register with a doctor for miles around Although the fields are flooded Newbies are built on high Don’t worry about existing neighbours It’ll be a Venice Wonderland!

It’s a shame about the wildlife But humans are top-dog No room for moles, foxes, birds, any creature We’ll call them vermin as we rip out their homes!

The Bell Foundry bell tolls no more A new road in Shinfield to by-pass, I’m not quite sure.

The fields of Arbor have lost all their trees Amen Corner had all its prayers jeered.

Keephatch, Barkham, Elms Field and more The builders are pleased as their profits soar Oh wait, there’s some green over there Too late, up goes another property billboard.

We know the council listen They told us that themselves It’s a pity all our voices are ignored “It’s what the people want” is a load of bull!

We’re so pleased Wokingham is a best place to live But nobody asked me, obviously I missed that quiz But residents are seething as police sirens roar Our beautiful market town is sadly no more.

Juliet, Keephatch

Trees WILL be replaced I write – just back from holiday so a bit rushed – in response to L Hopkins’ letter of March 9 regarding the recent tree removal in the Market Place. I am a Wokingham Town Councillor and Chairman of the Market Place Working Party – so I am responsible!

I want to truly reassure your correspondent – and readers – that the trees will be replaced.

The old trees were disturbing the market place surface – and utilities and infrastructure below ground.

Of course we plan “new” trees to replace them these new trees will not be saplings, but grown trees.

They will have proper “root pits” such that their roots can grow and flourish without disturbing the new paved surface or utilities below.

The reason the old trees were cut early was to prevent birds nesting in them – we didn’t want to disturb birds’ nests when the work proper starts.

Anyone interested can see the current Market Place plans which are displayed in Wokingham Town Hall entrance. I would happily host your correspondent if they want to view it!

Cllr Peter Lucey, Wokingham Town Council

Secrecy, distrust and housing In last week’s Wokingham Paper, Wokingham Borough Council Leader Keith Baker blamed his fellow Tory Councillors in an article headed ‘we should have accepted the expenses recommendations lock stock and barrel’. It was his fellow nasty Conservative Councillors who made him do it.

His words were: “I am not a dictator” …. “I had to follow their route even though I didn’t agree with it”.

Cllr Baker correctly suggested that I was a Veteran Councillor, adding: “Most of what he is saying are out and out lies - he’s lying through his teeth”.

His continued attacks on me never address my concerns which I have made well before and since I have resigned from the Conservative Group.

They are that his incompetent misguided belief

Re: ‘Leader missed debate for family matters’ (The Wokingham Paper, March 2).

So, the credibility of Cllr Baker has yet again been called into question.

Caught out being economical with the truth, choosing to indulge in personal pleasures at

the expense of municipal duty, leaving council chums to cover for him in his absence.

This, from the leader of a council that would, at the drop of a hat, be prepared to penalise hard-working parents for taking their families on holiday during school term-time, is

which is leading the Council off a cliff edge of a tsunami of housing which will not be accompanied by huge infrastructure expenditure to mitigate the negative effect on residents as he is dangerously gambling on.

His fellow Conservative Finchampstead councillors also come in for some stick also for daring to stick up for their residents it seems. The way that the leader of Wokingham Borough Council and Woodley Town Council treats his own Councillors is pretty poor by anyone’s standards. If that is what he thinks of his own Councillors, I wonder what he thinks of our residents?

He rules over a Conservative-run council aided and abetted by John Redwood’s Conservative Association, which thrives on secrecy which they have taken to a very fine art. This includes a complete distrust of not only residents but his fellow Conservative Councillors.

Why they continue to support him is completely beyond me, unless of course it is because they continue to enjoy allowances something that Keith Baker is keen to defend even if he says that he isn’t.

(If you have any doubts please see the video of the Council meeting where it is clear that is what he is doing even though he says he isn’t).

The Housing tsunami I predicted will now happen.

The concreting over large tracts of Wokingham Borough has started with two lost planning appeals.

The 1,100 houses plus a year has probably started, which is a long way from the approved and consulted on of 661 in the Core Strategy. Deals with Bracknell, Reading and West Berks to build houses they have no room for adds to their clear recipe for disaster Motorists lives are a living hell with roadwork’s and pot holes, blighting the Borough, to which the Council says “nothing to do with me guv” but worse is on the way. The clandestine agenda is endless.

Wokingham’s Conservatives with the odd exception all seem to be united in the plan to concrete all over our Countryside, which is also very disturbing.

Where is John Redwood MP in all of this? His silence tells it all.

With a DNA consisting of broken promises and secrecy Wokingham’s Conservatives have tarnished all our trust in democracy.

I would be ashamed if I was still a member of the

nothing short of crass hypocrisy.

Such cavalier behaviour is surely that of someone not only unworthy of public trust but also raised doubts as to their deservedness of holding office.

J W Blaney, Wokingham

Conservative party! I am ashamed that the Leader of my Council should publicly act in such a way! I will leave it for our residents to make their own judgement.

Cllr Gary Cowan, independent Member for Arborfield at Wokingham Borough Council

A leader leads, not follows Leader. A guide; a conductor; a commander. Lead. To show the way; to guide; to direct. Follower. One who comes after; a disciple; a supporter.

Keith Baker is a follower, an appeaser, a hand wringer, who didn’t have the courage to tell his other followers “No” and then make sure the recommendation of the Independent Remuneration Panel was upheld (The Wokingham Paper, March 9, 2016).

He is supposed to be a leader, not a delegate.

This does not bode well for Wokingham keeping its weekly refuse collection service. Then again, perhaps residents could drop their excess refuse off at their local councillor’s house if a change is passed.

I am sure they won’t mind showing a bit of “leadership” by accepting it.

Paul Clarke, Wokingham

Weekly collections our only service from expensive council tax For those of us who don’t have school-aged children, who thankfully have no need of social services, who have to live with yet more and more executive houses being built with little or no regard for the existing residents, the environment or infrastructure, and who pay an additional £60 a year for garden waste disposal (an ‘increase’ in council tax), weekly waste collection is the ONLY service we receive for our expensive council tax.

Fly-tipping already occurs throughout the Borough. Reducing the weekly waste collection – and replacing it with unwieldy, heavy wheelie bins for a two-weekly service – will increase it and is not the answer. If this measure is implemented after ‘consultation’ (which I suspect is already a fait d’accompli), I expect Wokingham Borough Council to arrange rodent and pest removal as a result of

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Cutting the only service which ALL WBC residents regularly receive is NOT a luxury – it is a necessity!

I trust Wokingham Borough Council will publish the results of their ‘consultation’ on the website and ensure that ALL residents know how many people were polled, how long the consultation was, where the respondents lived, how many were in favour of changing, how many were undecided and how many were not in favour of changing. Only then can this consultation be transparent.

A Ward, By email

How will we manage with fortnightly collections?

My wife is 88-years-old I am 85. We put one blue bag in our old dustbin because we can’t lift a full blue bag, but we can roll the dust bin on its edges using the removable lid, we both are disabled and can’t lift anything heavy; we both have Blue Badges to use with our old Toyota car.

SO. if the council changes to fortnightly rubbish collections instead of weekly ones HOW ARE WE GOING TO MANAGE THIS? Also if Wokingham Council add 2% to our Council Tax Bills will they increase our State Pensions by a further 2% on top of what the Government will increase them by CPI (NOT RPI).

I don’t have a computer at home (it died two years ago, but I haven’t buried it yet, I use the ones in Wokingham Library.

George Armitage, Finchampstead

Why recycle so li‫מּ‬le?

I wonder what is the matter between us all and our councils.

In Scandinavia only 1% of household waste goes to landfill yet here in Britain it can be well over 50%.

We all know landfill is finite yet our councils do very little to encourage really effective recycling. Why doesn’t our council want to recycle materials that are clearly marked recyclable?

Employing the cheapest refuse collecting company rather than the most efficient is part of it and self defeating. Our European neighbours enforce recycling not only by law but by upto six grades in separate bins.

So, why can’t we reduce landfill to say 10%?

Laziness? Lack of education? Having councils who really won’t up their game is a major part and until we get councils that do much better, not much will change. Suggestions?

Charles Wheatley. Wokingham

Use it, or lose it With reference to Francine Twitchett’s letter of Thursday, February 23, “What has happened to my lovely town?”, if she had turned left out of Marks and Spencers she would have seen that we still have a brilliant ironmonger - Wokingham Decor, but for how much longer?

With Wokingham’s regeneration causing the pavement to be closed and now only one lane for traffic, trade down that end of Peach Street has seen a severe downturn and no allowance has been made in the rates the businesses pay.

If you need any DIY materials, tools or general hardware you ought to go to our brilliant ironmonger, Wokingham Decor, where you get n friendly service n expert advice n the ability to buy one or two items instead of a pack as in the larger DIY stores n reasonable prices n non-stock items ordered As with our other independent shops in Wokingham: USE IT OR LOSE IT. Fiona Palmer, Wokingham

The ultimate cruelty to animals?

Most wild animals have a tough life in the wild – let alone the constant threat of predators for a large percentage, and the ever present need to search for food. But it could be said that at least they have “freedom” of a sort.

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I won’t be taking extra allowances and I want my fellow councillors to do the same Last week’s article on your interview with Cllr Keith Baker, Leader of Wokingham Borough Council (WBC), was most interesting.

Last summer, I was one of two Conservative WBC Councillors who asked the Independent Remuneration Panel to look into concerns about the award of multiple Special Responsibility Allowances to Members.

These are paid to Members, in addition to their Basic Allowance, for additional posts they take on.

In addition to these, there are other allowances for Non-Executive Directors of the Council owned companies (eg Optalis) and payments made by outside bodies to which Members are appointed.

The problem is that these allowances are used by the ‘Leader of the moment’ as a form of patronage to reward or control Members.

Many Members have full or near full-time jobs with time for WBC matters restricted, therefore, each additional job beyond the basic duties means they become further stretched with increasingly less time being devoted to each job.

Is it right that Members receive additional allowances (from any Council appointed source) when their time is simply being more thinly spread?

The Basic Allowance should cover most duties

with only one additional allowance (of any type and from any source) being permitted.

Despite having effectively rejected the IRP’s recommendation on this last November (at a Council meeting that I was unable to attend) I note that Cllr Baker now admits that it would have been better for the Conservative Group to have accepted it. I entirely agree and I applaud him for admitting this error.

Subsequently, the Lib Dem Members announced they were accepting the IRP’s recommendation to restrict payments to the Basic and one additional allowance regardless of the number of additional posts they may hold.

As one of the instigators of this recommendation, I too now feel duty bound to make the same public announcement, which I do so here.

It would be better still for the Conservative Group as a whole to simply announce they are now formally accepting the recommendation before the start of this Municipal Year in May and before Members face elections next year where their individual stance on this matter may well become an issue.

Cllr Ian Pi‫מּ‬ock Finchampstead South Wokingham Borough Council

I hate cruelty to animals and am very upset and saddened to read of the revelations of “reputed” cruelty, appalling injuries, lack of care and deaths [nearly 500 in less than three years] at the South Lakes Safari Zoo in Cumbria – a disgrace to humanity!

To be caged or confined to space far less than they need or have in their natural habitat, must be mentally and physically the worst of animal torture. [Think Guantanamo Bay].

Add to that, poor or no care, and/or lack of food, should be a Hanging Offence [a Life sentence at least] for the owner! Animals are after all, part of God’s Creation and deserve like treatment to humans.

On a personal note, I am sure that those who are cruel to animals are quite capable of cruelty to humans, e.g. wives and children. Perhaps the most striking failure in this story, concerns the absence of the RSPCA – let alone any interest by the Police.

Let me quote from their [RSPCA] website, two interesting claims: “Through investigation and prosecution, we stand up to those who deliberately harm animals…. We will not tolerate animal abuse” “Animals can rely on us to rescue them when they need us most.”

Would her Majesty please remove their Royal

Charter?

It is such a shame that animals are not included in the Human Rights Act; in this case I feel it is conceivable that corruption may be involved.

Reg Cliﬞon, Wokingham

Grabbing the poor’s every penny The Conservatives grab every penny from the poor, the sick, the mentally or otherwise, unemployed, one-parent families, the elderly, children and disabled .

The Member of Parliament for Wokingham is not at all interested in the above people mentioned.

Where is John Redwood to speak up for these people? He does not speak up for them or support them let alone help them .

The adult social care a service in crisis, Mr Redwood.

The people of Wokingham should vote out this stale MP and vote in a fresh one.

The people need help and need to trust their MP, be it Tory or some other party.

Victor Rones.

Advocate for real justice.

Bracknell

VOLUNTEER CORNER n The 1st Woosehill Scout Group is the largest Scout Group in Wokingham.

Age ranges from 6-14 years with 2 Beaver Colonies (6-8 years old) 2 cubs packs (8-10.5) and 2 Scout Troops (10.5 years-14 years). They need volunteers as Beaver Scout Leaders on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday evenings.

Monday is 6.30pm-8pm and Tuesday and Wednesday is 5.30pm6.45pm. Volunteer will be planning and supervising sessions (with a team), such as hikes, crafts and work towards badges. Training will be provided with a mentor. Volunteers must be patient, organised, adaptable and can work in

NELLIE KNOWS Nellie Williams www.nelliepompoms.co.uk Back for my birthday…

I’M BACK and today’s my birthday and I declare it’s cake all day.

It’s a popular day for birthdays so if it’s yours then happy birthday. In fact, if it’s your birthday this month many happy returns. I got given some cards and presents last week but have been very good and haven’t opened them yet as I will be dashing around with school run and chuntering under my breath about the traffic.

Roadworks Speaking of rubbish traffic I’ve not found the Peach Street lane reduction to be that ghastly but maybe I’ve not been there in rush hour. The town looks so different now with the trees in market place having been removed, I can’t wait for the new-and-improved town centre to be full of shops that we can all use.

Last week I was in Crickhowell and the fabulous book shop Book~ish has moved to new premises and now includes a coffee shop stocking local produce, a function room and a brilliant selection of books. With the loss of Bookends and Chapter One, it be great if Wokingham could have a community asset like that.

I was also in Marlborough which boasts amazing shops like Joules, Crew Clothing, Monsoon, Cath Kidston, Monsoon and Mint Velvet. People travel to Marlborough for the rich mix of shops and eateries/ Come on Wokingham, we don’t want to compete with Bracknell or Reading: we should stand alone, regain our market torn character and encourage small, independents to sit aside the high street offering and make Wokingham a destination, not a drive through.

Roundabout However I have noticed that Denmark Street to the Gowrings roundabout is shocking. Have you seen the signs up on Finchampstead Road about the proposed development at Woodcray? If you’re frustrated at being stuck in traffic now you’d better get your letters in and protect a green area whilst not impacting the already diabolical traffic.

Spring is on its way Spring is on the way and already I have flicked through the yellow book from the NGS to inspire me.

I’ve also enlisted the help of Frilly Pickers (https://m.facebook.com/frillypickers) to give me a hand with some sprucing up, I’m booking a session with Sara Venn (http://saravenn.com/consulting/). I like nothing better than being out in the garden and have my grannies to thank for my love of plants.

To prepare the ground, sow, love and grow from scratch is one of the best medicines in my book. So, without further ado I will open my birthday presents which I know include the theme of gardening and wish you all a jolly week.

With Helena Badger a team. You will need to enjoy helping children develop and grow through Scouting. n The Wokingham Job Support Centre provides free and confidential support to job seekers in Wokingham and Bracknell Forest.

There are looking to take on new Volunteer Advisors to help deliver their essential service. The role involves; advising and assisting job seekers on a 1:1 basis with all activities involved in finding a new position, specifically working on CV writing, interview skills, search strategy, form filling, and use of IT for social media, search, e-mail and

word processing. Helping to build and maintain client confidence is key to this role as well. Volunteers will need to be able to cover a two hour shift on a weekday. Volunteers must have an understanding of the needs and concerns of job seekers. n Have you experienced mental health difficulties? Would you like to support other people through difficult times?

If you’ve answered yes, then a role at Wokingham Your Way could be the role for you! It is part of the mental health charity, Together for Mental Wellbeing and provides a flexible community based mental health support

service. They are looking to recruit volunteers as Peer Supporters. This could involve 1-2-1 support sessions, facilitating social meet ups, helping with interviewing, co-facilitating peer support groups etc. Volunteers must have personal experience of mental health and be willing to share their experiences and help support others.

Training dates are 11th April, 18th April, 25th April and 2nd May, so please contact us ASAP if you are interested. n For more details visit www. volunteercentrewokingham.org.uk or call us on 0118 977 0749 or email volunteer@wok-vol.org.uk

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Art Society focuses on exhibition paintings Wokingham Art Society: Choosing Paintings for Exhibitions FOR our February meeting, our president, Paul Banning led the session. And, for something completely different there was no easel, no paint, no paper and no brushes.

Paul started with a string of questions about exhibiting, interspersed with snippets of information about the Mall Gallery. Who in the audience has exhibited there? At the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition? Have you tried?

Do you know how paintings are chosen?

Typically, for the Mall Gallery, some 1,250 paintings are submitted (each with a £15 payment). These now have to be in digital form, unframed. The judging panel is tasked to reduce the number to about 400. These 400 are then asked to submit their paintings ready to hang, the judging panel choosing the 125 that will form the exhibition.

Gone are the days when every picture, framed, was quickly paraded past the panel (we’ve all seen film of all sizes of paintings being offered to the Royal Academy).

A problem with the newer, digital, method is that the panel get to see the same size of image whether the original is inches or yards across.

The images must be very high quality.

Paul takes his own, recommending outdoor lighting with no direct sun, a tripod and long exposure.

How, exactly, do you rate 1,250 paintings in a short time? To show us, Paul had prepared a set of about 60 images of paintings by well-known fairly modern artists to be judged. Four panels of 12 volunteers were formed. They were told that each picture would be shown for well under a minute, during which time the panel would look at it, mark it and have their marks recorded by their panel chairman.

Marking has to be simple: either “A” (accepted), “D” (doubtful) or “R” (rejected). Inevitably, the “Do I like it?” question affects one’s mark, but the decision should really be based on “How well it works”, “Composition”, “Colour”, “How well it is painted”, “Harmony” and “Structure”. It should be possible to give an “A” to one you don’t like or an “R” to one you do.

For the remaining hour of the evening the room was full of the sound of chairmen calling out A’s, D’s or R’s and counting the hands that went up. By the end, each chairman had a record of how many “A’s”, “D’s” and “R’s” were given to each painting. In the real world, even “D’s” don’t get a look in if there are enough “A’s”.

Paul also got the chairmen to tot up the numbers of “A’s”, “D’s” and “R’s” they had recorded. There was wide variation between the four panels. This shows that different panels can produce quite different results, so you should not be despondent if you are rejected the first time you try.

Paul’s final advice was to try it yourself. The standard is high but you never know!

As I said, our President gave us something completely different, but still as interesting and informative as the wonderful demos we have had in the past. Thanks again, Paul.

Our March meeting takes place on Tuesday, March 21, again at Wokingham Methodist Church in Rose Street, Wokingham.

Chris Jones will be hosting a session looking at painting Birds using Acrylics.

He has been a full time artist for nearly 20 years. Most recently he has concentrated on poultry and game subjects – both portrayals of specific breeds, that appeal to experts and enthusiasts. He often combines a meticulous

Wokingham Speakers Club INTERNATIONAL Speech and Evaluation Contest Night is always a special night in the Toastmasters calendar, beginning a path to the World Finals, this year in Vancouver, Canada. For members, this feels not unlike the first round proper of the FA Cup. The 2017 version, hosted by Wokingham Club President Marce Colucci (left) and hotly contested, saw Amanda Bouch (right) lift the main prize in both the Pre-Prepared Speech and the Evaluation Contests.

Amanda goes on to represent the town at the Area finals next while Wokingham Speakers meet again at the Bradbury Centre in Rose Street again on Tuesday, March 21 from 7.15 to 9.30pm.

As Vice President I chaired the two contests in front of a packed room and offered visitors a chance to enter an entertaining 60-second historical-based impromptu session.

The club offers local people a chance to build their confidence in public speaking whether for work or a special occasion, but also develops listening skills crucial for evaluations and time management skills. This is all performed in a safe and highly supportive environment.

If you would like to experience the buzz from taking on new challenges and improving your horizons, please contact info@wokinghamspeakers. org.uk GRAEME HOBBS

technique with complex and intriguing compositions, to create unusual and arresting images: vibrant with colour and life, yet nuanced and truthful in their representation of individual creatures and their quirks.

It starts at 7.30pm and entry is £4 for nonmembers.

For further information visit: www. wokinghamartsociety.org.uk

Rotary Club of Easthampstead

Normally awarding donations to nominated Local and International charities, Easthampstead Rotary Club has been presented with the

‘Community Group Supporter’ award for 2016 by Dingley’s Promise Wokingham Centre.

The presentation was made during the Dingley’s Promise Staff and Supporter Awards Dinner, a highlight of their Roaring Twenties Ball held at the Hilton Hotel in Reading with BBC Radio Berkshire’s Ady Williams as Master of Ceremonies.

Dingley’s Fundraising & Communications Manager, Janice Powell said: “We were delighted that Easthampstead Rotary Club won that category – as the Club has supported Dingley’s Promise for such a long time.”

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You shouldn’t get nuisance calls if you didn’t give the caller your number for example:  Cold calls trying to sell you something you don’t want or need, like double glazing  Recorded or automated messages telling you you’re due compensation, perhaps for a mis-sold insurance policy such as PPI The best way to stop nuisance calls is to register your number with the Telephone Preference Service (TPS) – they’ll add you to their list of numbers that don’t want to receive sales and marketing calls. It’s illegal for a company to call numbers registered with the TPS, so registering should scare companies away and stop them bothering you.

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If you get nuisance calls after you’ve registered with the TPS, it may be because you gave the caller your number and you don’t remember doing it.

Tell the individual caller you don’t want to be contacted again, and they should stop calling you.

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If you’ve given your number to a company in the past they may send you texts. You can tell them to stop sending you texts by replying ‘STOP’ to the text message. Only reply with ‘STOP’ if the sender tells you who they are in the text or they’re identified in the sent-from number.

If you don’t recognise the sender of a nuisance text or it’s from an unknown number, don’t reply. This will let the sender know you’re number is active and they may send you more texts or call you.

Registering with the TPS should stop you getting nuisance calls, but if someone’s still bothering you 28 days

after registering, then report them to the TPS. Forward the text to 7726 - this spells ‘SPAM’ on your phone keypad.

This will report the sender to your mobile network company. You won’t be charged for forwarding a text to 7726.

Reporting nuisance calls or texts also helps regulators track down who’s making them.

You’re under no obligation to do this, but it’s quick and easy, and it’ll help more people in the long run. If you’re getting calls where no one’s there (called silent or abandoned calls), report them to Ofcom.  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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Oye Santana Left: Derek Johns in the garden before he started work to transform it into a vibrant space that can be used and appreciated by residents of Suffolk Lodge care home

Derek turns wasteland into a wonderland THE garden at Suffolk Lodge care home for people with dementia has had a makeover thanks to an amazing act of kindness by a client’s relative.

Derek Johns, who is the sonin-law of one of the residents at the home, has done wonders in transforming the garden from a wasteland to a wonderland complete with creative woodland animals.

Maintaining such a big garden has always been quite a challenge says Carla Cashley, Optalis Activities Co-ordinator.

“When Derek saw the unkempt state of the back garden, he took it upon himself to completely overhaul it, not only for his mother-in-law’s benefit but for the benefit of all the other residents and their visitors,” she said. ”The walkways which were out of use are now accessible because of Derek’s hard work.

“We would like to express our utmost gratitude.”

Derek has also created a selection of woodland animals including owls, rabbits and deer which he has beautifully carved

support to children under five with additional needs or disabilities and to their families.

Through their three Berkshire centres they offer specialist learning through play, and family support & training.

Easthampstead Rotary Club currently has 50 men and women members who live in Wokingham, Bracknell and surrounding villages ... and have fun helping others Locally and Internationally.

The group meets most Monday evenings at the Coppid Beech Hotel.

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California Gardeners’ Club WITH daffodils, crocuses and snowdrops bursting into life across the borough, spring is finally here and so is one local gardening club’s annual Spring Show.

The California Gardeners’ Club, which meets at the Ratepayers’ Hall in Finchampstead Road on the first Monday of every month, will be holding their annual spring extravaganza on Sunday, April 2.

Flowers, floral arrangements, domestic, handicraft, photography and poetry classes are open for entries, with classes including best daffodils, narcissi, camellias and orchids on show, along with best chocolate sponge, best springtime arrangements, marmalades, jams and knitwear.

A Young Exhibitors’ section will include best potato print pattern, best picture of a snail using paint or crayon, and best drawing of a named garden bird.

Anyone can enter the show or simply come along to have a look. Full details for the classes and how to enter can be found on the brand new www.californiagardenersclub.co.uk website. For more information on how to enter call the Club’s Show Secretary Peter Turner on 0118 973 0424, or email turner1235@btinternet.com.

from left-over logs. They are also a feature of the garden making it a pleasure for visitors to the transformed space.

In recognition of Derek’s outstanding contribution, the manager of Suffolk Lodge has put him forward for an award normally only afforded to Optalis colleagues.

Wendy Luck, the centre’s manager, said: “Derek has not only designed the garden but personally carried out all the work and we felt it was the least we could do to recognise and thank him for his efforts.”

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Wokingham Winter Carnival THE Presentation of Cheques to the Recipient charities from the Wokingham Winter carnival took place in the REME Room at the Town Hall on Monday, February 27.

Dave Donaldson, chairman of the Winter Carnival Committee, welcomed the Town Mayor, Councillor Gwynneth Hewetson, representatives of the three charities and members of the committee to the presentation. He explained that every year the Winter Carnival tries to achieve a surplus and donates money to deserving charities in the area.

Traditionally the Town Mayor’s charity is included with committee members nominating two other charities. This year, it was Home-Start and Alexander Devine Children’s Hospice Service.

Mandy Ozficici, explained that Home-Start wants to see a society in which all parents have the support they need to give their children the best start in life and was presented with a cheque for £1000.

Anita Weare, from Alexander Divine Children’s Hospice Service, said that the charity is developing Berkshire’s very own local children’s hospice service supporting children with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions. It was presented with a cheque for £1,500.

Jane Turner, representing Soulscape, accompanied by Michelle McLeish, explained that the charity works in partnership with a number of local schools in the Wokingham and Bracknell area where they hold workshops, set up installations and present live theatre and was presented with a cheque for £1,500.

The Mayor thanked the Winter Carnival Committee for all its hard work to ensure that the event, which takes place on the last Sunday in November, is successful and said that the donation to Soulscape will be put to good use.

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Perfect for families who love visiting the great outdoors A FOUR-BEDROOM home close to a nature reserve, within walking distance of local schools and just a short drive to the A329m is being offered to the rental market from next month.

The home is in beautiful condition throughout and benefits from having its own garden and a large garage, perfect for storing a car and with robust shelving to ensure a DIY enthusiast’s tools can be safely stored.

Downstairs, an entrance hall leads to a 17ft 6in by 11ft 9in reception room that boasts a working gas fire and plenty of room for all the furniture you’d need.

It has access to a Sky satellite system and, throughout the house, there are contemporary blinds, stylish radiators and lighting control.

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Martin & Co is offering a fourbedroom home to the rental market that’s close to Keep Hatch Nature Reserve, as well as being close to the A329m and Wokingham’s town centre

10in by 8ft 6in with a built-in wardrobe, and the fourth bedroom is 7ft 5in by 7ft 2in. This is currently furnished as a study, with the option to turn the desk and workstation into a bed.

A radio sound system has been installed on the first floor and the bathroom has an airing cupboard built in.

The property includes a water softener unit and is offered to the market furnished or unfurnished.

The monthly rental is £1,750pcm and the property is in council tax band E. Mike Townend, managing director of Martin & Co’s Wokingham branch said: “This is a great family home in a location that’s perfect for people who love the great outdoors. Having Keephatch nature reserve on your doorstep makes it ideal for families who want to go exploring.

“Being close to town and the A329m is perfect for commuters and parents will be pleased that there are several good schools all within walking distance.

“We’re sure this won’t be on the market for long and looking forward to letting it.”  For more details, or to arrange a viewing, call Martin & Co’s Peach Street office on 0118 334 2389 or log on to wokingham.martinco.com

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Make sure you’ve got more than one smoke alarm say fire chiefs A NEW campaign has been launched to ensure that homes have enough smoke alarms to cover the whole home.

Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service (RBFRS) says that one is not enough.

And to drive the message home, it has launched a month-long campaign, encouraging residents to test their smoke alarms regularly and fit further smoke alarms where necessary.

Despite the majority of homes (88%) having at least one working smoke alarm, RBFRS said that smoke alarms alerted householders to a fire in only a third of cases.

It adds that one of the biggest reasons for smoke alarms failing to activate in a fire was that the smoke did not reach the detector.

Therefore, they argue, a smoke alarm should be fitted to every level of a property to ensure adequate coverage, providing those vital few seconds needed to escape a fire.

Another reason for smoke alarms failing to detect a fire in the home is flat or missing batteries. Where there’s a fatality or non-fatal casualty, the most common reason for smoke alarms not operating is a flat or missing battery, highlighting the importance of ensuring your smoke alarms are working properly and testing them weekly.

Iain Harrison, Group Manager for Prevention at RBFRS, said: “Smoke alarms have a limited working range and not having sufficient coverage can lead to smoke alarms failing to detect smoke.

“Having at least one smoke alarm fitted on every level of your home is essential to ensure you have the best possible chance to escape in the event of a fire.”

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THEO’S THOUGHTS

World Book Day

by R Beavis Poet in Residence, Forest School

with Theo Hunt

On the 2nd of March, this is the day, When books are everywhere and on display, So many books, ready to read, Let your mind be freed.

What if other big jobs functioned just like football managers?

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UCH-LOVED Claudio Ranieri was sacked as manager of Leicester City Football Club two weeks ago, due to their poor league performance (despite winning the Premiership last season).

As a result, I decided to apply the same logic possessed by football club owners in sacking their managers to other big jobs.

Firstly, Theresa May – in charge of Conservatives City – would’ve been on a fine line with the owners after struggling to galvanise the squad to reach the final of the Cup – sponsored

by Brexit. Then, during her trip to the White House Arena (a ‘six-pointer’ game if ever I saw one) she failed to condemn Trump’s ‘travel ban’, or challenge his ideals of torture, which was deemed a sack-able offence by the rest of the country.

Labour A.F.C.’s boss, Jeremy Corbyn, has also struggled to maintain a steady tempo this season.

He narrowly avoided a vote of ‘no confidence’ by the board in the summer, and, albeit winning a leadership challenge, would’ve been removed after failing to control his players during the ’Article 50’ vote, trying to promote exit from the European Super League.

Tim Farron would have also been sacked for not getting 20 new Lib Dem United titles/MPs in two months, and failing to stop the exit out of the ESL – despite the lack of quality in his team. His constant failure is embarrassing the club and its supporters; they want immediate success!

Outside of politics, Sir Phillip Green wouldn’t have had any punishments levied against him, as the board would’ve failed to understand the hatred held against him by the fans and the rest of the club (BHS Town). Steve Jobs also wouldn’t have ever been removed as the CEO of Apple F.C., despite fighting over the company in 1985 – the bosses would fail to see his destructive nature.

The creators of the hit game of 2016 ‘Pokémon Go’, would have been sacked for it not being downloaded 1 billion times and making $2 trillion. Finally, David Bowie would be have been ‘resigned’ by his employers after dying, as he isn’t making any more money.

Alright, it got a little ridiculous near the end, but it emphasises the point: football managers are never given time, or a chance to do well.

It took Sir Alex Ferguson three years to win the FA Cup, and six to win the Premier League, yet he’s one of the most successful managers ever. Perhaps football club owners could learn something from that – to support their gaffers through the thick and the thin.

Books are more than just pages of writing, They actually are really exciting, Reading is so good for your brain, Just think of the knowledge that you will gain.

There is nothing better, I must say, Than reading books for the whole day, In my mind, I can see, The story right in front of me.

Reddam pupils go potty for reading OVER the past couple of weeks, there has been a real focus on books and passion for reading at Reddam House Junior School.

It started with a visit from renowned author, Alan Gibbons, who came to speak to our Year 5 and 6 classes about being an author.

Whilst he was with us he officially opened our Junior School library, which has recently been beautifully refurnished, and delighted the children with his funny anecdotes.

This week was all about World Book Day and in the Junior School we celebrated it over two days!

All of our children and staff dressed up as their favourite book character and we participated in a ‘Drop everything and read’ activity as well as attending a whole school assembly showcasing pupils talents.

Friday evening was the culmination of our celebrations when years 3-6 were invited back to school for a Harry Potter Book Night. The

excitement started with a potions science show in our theatre before the children headed to the ‘Great Hall’ for dinner.

After the feast Harry, Ron, Hermione and co participated in a treasure hunt before they ended the night with hot chocolate, marshmallows and a book reading.

A fantastic time was had by all!

CASSIE MORRIS ENGLISH AND CHEX COORDINATOR REDDAM HOUSE, BERKSHIRE

An arrow flies right past my face, An enemy is giving chase, The hero knows what must be done, I watch the battle being won.

No matter what your favourite genre, Mystery, horror, sci-fi, drama, You can find the best book, Just make some time and take a look!

AS PART of its World Book Day celebrations, Year Seven at Forest School organised a series of special events including literacy table tennis, a giant literary version of the board game Twister, a performance of Edgar Allen Poe’s The Raven in the style of The Simpsons, quizzes and competitions.

In the library, there was a display featuring favourite books from teachers and a note explaining why, as well as book covers redesigned by Year 8s.

A Literacy evening helped youngsters get to grips with their reading, while there was also a trip to meet author Michael Grant.

The Great Fire of Meadowbrook

Two Luckley pupils experiment with making their own glue

Meadowbrook School pupils watched their homework go up in smoke

THE Great Fire of London (re-created by the Meadowbrook School pupils) was finally underway last week.

There had been delays due to waiting for storm Doris and the bad weather to pass.

Year 1 and 2 finally got the chance to experience The Great Fire of Meadowbrook after creating Tudor houses for a recent homework challenge.

As part of the master plan, they were asked to build a replica of a

street house or shop in a Tudor style, typical to the era in which the Great Fire of London occurred.

The criteria included the houses being between 30-80 cm tall and being constructed of flammable materials.

The children were also asked not to get too attached to their creations!

The fire couldn’t have gone any better and demonstrated how quickly it spread in the narrow lanes of London.

Sticky afternoon for Oaklands ON Tuesday, March 7, 24 pupils from Crowthorne’s Oaklands Junior School took part in a fun workshop at Luckley House School in Wokingham, centred around the sticky subject of glue.

Two Luckley minibuses transported the children to the school, just in time for lunch. They then had a look around the school’s fantastic new theatre, before enjoying some football and handball with the PE staff.

The excited pupils then began the workshop. During the two-hour session, they explored the history of glue and

its many uses, before making their own glue in the science laboratories.

They then enjoyed creating some stunning pieces of artwork in the Art Studios, using PVA glue mixed with different coloured paints.

Mr Hill, Year 5 Class Teacher, who accompanied the pupils said: “Thank you very much for a great visit today.

“The children came back absolutely buzzing (mainly about the size of the chicken at lunch) and were very keen to share what happened with all their peers.”

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Personal fitness with Chris Hunt with Nicola Strudley

Weekly supplements CHRIS HUNT offers his views on vitamins, proteins, sugars and water

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O WE are halfway through another month. March is always a big month for me as you normally get to see how everyone’s plans have been going since the New Year. You need to give it TIME to really see change so mid-March is enough time to see how committed people really have been.

A subject I have been getting asked a lot about in the last few weeks has been around SUPPLEMENTS.  What are the best supplements you can take?  Where should you get supplements from?  Do I need to take Amino Acids?  Why do I need protein?

You see, the problem these days is that most coaches and trainers just want to make more money out of you. I have worked and trained in gyms where supplements just get pushed to members just to make more money. The worst thing is that the members DIDN’T even need the supplements.

For example, one gym I was in actually sold a protein shake with a whopping 50g of sugar in it per serving?

Really I hear you say?

Yes, 50g of sugar… that’s crazy and the fact that these types of supplements were getting pushed without any consideration to goals, present situation, training goals, actual dietary protein levels and

What’s the best form of supplements or vitamins for you? Picture: Konrad Socha./ freeimages.com

other factors is a big NO NO with me.

You have to ask yourself whether you actually need the supplement in the first place.

I know in the way I work with my clients that there are supplements that everyone could do with and then there are supplements that can be taken when you are doing everything else RIGHT. I will touch on this in more detail another week but in order of importance here are your PRIORITIES when it comes to nutrition:  Adherence – Create a plan and stick to it.  Total Calories – Energy balance rules OK? I touched on this last week, manage your energy balance depending on your goals and you will manage your weight and body composition.  Protein – Make sure you get enough protein in order for your body to grow or protect. There is a reason the ancient Greeks called protein “Proteos”. This translates as “First one”.  Macros – This relates to

Managing chronic pain

carbohydrates, fats and protein.

This is basically what your body sees all foods as when it breaks them down in the digestive process.  Micros – The quality of your diet… think vitamins and minerals.  Timing and Frequency – Whether you eat three, four, five, six, seven or eight per day, it all comes down to personal preference and it fitting in with you own regime.  Extra Supplements – Spending your hard-earnt money on Creatine, branched chain amino acids, pre workouts supplements and various other supplements comes last.

What the list above shows my friend is the order of importance when it comes to Nutrition. If you walk into a gym or a private studio or another training environment and they are trying to push supplements on you before you fix the other six areas then ask for your money back, turn around and train somewhere else.

There are some BASIC dietary supplements however that I ENCOURAGE you to start taking.

These supplements are:  Fish Oils – We don’t eat enough fish as a population so supplementing with some good quality fish oils is a must.

Go down your local supermarket or jump online and buy a decent Fish Oil that contains between 2-3g of combined EPA and DHA. This can be found easily on the back of the pack. The poor grade fish oils have lots of fillers in them and so contain ingredients that don’t actually help you.  Basic Multivitamin – I see

your multivitamin as a safety line for your body. You will most likely have some gaps in your Nutrition in terms of certain vitamins and minerals. Taking a good quality multivitamin will help cover you against a deficiency. As always, your diet should have lots of good quality foods in there.  Water – I include Water as a supplement as I truly believe that WATER is just so IMPORTANT when it comes to your goals. When you are dehydrated, you feel less energised, can get headaches, have dry skin, feel dizzy and just overall operate a lower efficiency than normal. Who wants to feel like that?

So there you have it, my HONEST views on supplements and where they rank in terms of other factors when it comes to Nutrition My personal opinion is that other than the basic supplements described above and possibly Creatine too, all that the vast majority of supplements do is burn a hole in your wallet or purse.

Why waste your money when you can spend your time and money focusing on more important areas.

Until you get your Nutrition right, nothing is going to change.

READ the list of importance above again and again and again today.

Ask yourself… “Do I deserve to move up the list yet and do I actually need any supplements yet?”

Have a great Thursday and ADHERE to whatever you set out to do. The hardest person to be honest with is YOURSELF…make this a priority right NOW, today…

New research to make your food safer FOOD safety researchers are fighting deadly food-borne bugs by unlocking their defences from the inside, scientists revealed earlier this week.

The innovative technique, which is still in development, was unpacked at the Fairbrother Lecture at the University of Reading on Tuesday – along with some top tips on how to your family safe from food poisoning.

Food microbiology graduate researcher Ruth Barnes used the lecture to explain how almost half of all food poisoning occurs not from eating out, but in the home, and how the culprit is often food that we would usually consider ‘healthy’.

She said: “We tend to think about shellfish or dodgy takeaways as the most likely source of food poisoning. However, fresh produce, such as fruits, salads and vegetables, are actually among the main sources of foodborne illness.”

Ruth showed the simple food hygiene techniques that can

A lecture at the University of Reading earlier this week revealed some new and innvoative ways to make food safer, avoiding food poisoning in the process Picture: Jeremy Doorten / freeimages.com

significantly reduce the risks to families, and how her cutting-edge research into microbiology could save lives in the future.

Her research, undertaken as part of a doctoral research project at the University of Reading, looks to unlock the secrets of the bugs e-coli and campylobacter which can sometimes be passed to humans

on fruit and vegetables and which cause some of the most serious cases of food poisoning.

Ruth said she is using a novel technique to understand the biological systems protecting bacteria from disinfectant materials and processes used by the food industry. She hopes that by unlocking the systems, food

processing companies will be able to kill more bacteria while using fewer chemical disinfectants, while still keeping customers safe.

“In my research, I’m looking for new and more efficient ways to kill the bacteria that can live on fresh fruit and vegetables making it safe and wholesome,” she said.

“When bacteria unintentionally enter the food chain they can be extremely dangerous, causing illness and death. The type of commonly used disinfectants I work with can be used to wash foods killing bacteria and making them safer to eat.

“The problem is that some bacteria are capable of surviving extreme conditions. What I am attempting to do is to try to unlock the biological systems protecting the bacteria from these washes, rather than simply using more or harsher chemicals to kill the bacteria.  For more details, visit www.ifst. org/news/updated-ifst-informationstatement-fresh-produce-safety

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HRONIC pain affects around 20% of the population; around 7% have chronic pain that is intense, severely disabling and needs frequent medication.

People with chronic pain consult their general practitioner around five times more frequently than those without, and chronic pain is a presenting condition in around 22% of primary care consultations.

Healthwatch occasionally hears from patients with long term conditions that means they have to learn to live with chronic pain, such as osteoarthritis (OA). They feel GPs are unable to help, they are prescribed medication which they tell us they don’t like to take. Patients are unsure of where else to turn for advice and support.

Self-management is a hot topic in healthcare currently, often heralded as the answer to some of the NHS’s most complex problems. But does it really work?

The Health Innovation Network have been focusing on helping people to self-manage their chronic joint pain and have piloted a new approach to managing osteoarthritis (OA) in Primary Care – the Joint Pain Advisor. The Joint Pain Advisor takes the form of up to four 30-minute face-to-face consultations between the Advisors and people with hip or knee OA. People attend an assessment where they discuss their lifestyle, challenges and personal goals and then jointly develop a personalised care plan which gives tailored advice and support based on NICE guidelines. People are then invited to attend reviews after three weeks, 6-8 weeks and six months to access further support and advice.

To date over 500 patients have used this service and reported less pain, better function and higher activity levels. A high satisfaction rate was achieved which included reduced BMI, body weight and waist circumference and has led to fewer GP consultations, investigations and onward referrals.

So what kind of lifestyle changes can you make to help manage pain? Learn deep breathing or meditation to help you relax. Deep breathing and meditation are techniques that help your body relax, which may ease pain.

Reduce stress in your life. Stress intensifies chronic pain. Negative feelings like depression, anxiety, stress, and anger can increase the body’s sensitivity to pain.

By learning to take control of stress, you may find some relief from chronic pain.

Boost chronic pain relief with the natural endorphins from exercise. Endorphins are brain chemicals that help improve your mood while also blocking pain signals. Exercise has another pain-reducing effect – it strengthens muscles, helping prevent re-injury and further pain. Plus, exercise can help keep your weight down, reduce heart disease risk, and control blood sugar levels -- especially important if you have diabetes.

Cut back on alcohol, which can worsen sleep problems. Join a support group. Meet others living with chronic pain. When you’re with people who have chronic pain and understand what you’re going through, you feel less alone.

Keeping a log of your daily “pain score” will help you track your pain. At the end of each day, note your pain level on the 1 to 10. Take this log to every doctor visit, so they get a good understanding.

The Pain Medicine Unit at the Royal Berkshire Hospital provides a comprehensive pain management service: www.royalberkshire.nhs.uk/wards-and-services/ pain-management.htm British Pain Society provides valuable information, and details of various support groups guidance.http:// www.britishpainsociety.org/05/2015

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QUICK swan; swash; wale; wane; wash; weal; CROSSWORD: mure; murre; murrey; quarry; quart; QU CK CKCROSSWORD: CROSSWORD QUICK p og pogo po son pong pongo corse; cosier; cosine; cossie; cress; hosel; howl; lase; lash; leal; lease; mute; oleum; outer; outré; permute; QUICK CROSSWORD: leap; leaper; leper; maple; pale; paler; libra; lilt; lint; lira; nail; rail; rain; QUICK CROSSWORD: QU CROSSWORD colt; coolant; coot; into; iota; ital; italic; NORTHERLY; note; other; rent; retro; PERIMETER; perm; permit; premier; pou pou emilo; pu pu ee pu erani; mien; mile; mince; mine; miso; feasted; feat; feed; feta; fête; fêted; QUICK proa; rapt; raptor; rasp; snap; soap; bier; biretta; bite; biter; bitter; brae; erased; eyed; rased; rated; read; QUICK CROSSWORD: REGISTRAR; resit; rise; riser; rite; sari; wean; wels; welsh; whale; when.

Across Digest; Script; Hectic; 11 Kudos; 12 quarte; quarter; query; rare; rate; 111Underdog; Overdraft; 9Fa Letter; 10 Grit; 11 Dear; 12 Probed; 13 pons poo po ng po nsire; pos ng leash; lose; sale; sallee; seal; crone; cross; crosse; encore; icon; PETROLEUM; plum; plume; poult; palm; palmer; pare; peal; pear; pearl; rial; rill; tabil tail; tian; till; licit; lint; location; loti; lotion; retry; rhyton; rorty; rote; ryot; premiere; preterm; prime; primer; pu obruit; epo epu eprim; ebutt; esallow; etibial; esitar; ospot; moil; mole; moline; mono; monocle; Ac oss oss––––––––112121 O g na4764474Mascot; 910 O e10 awed 10 Dea 12 Boa Across 6 Bush; Loo; 9 Cassette; 10 Rile; 12 Defer; Across Minute; 8888Abbe; Cancan; 11 Naked; 12 fetid; firhetor; at; fibrut; esta; filoot; st; fitibia; tted; safe; seif; Abnormal; 6Astral; Sump; 8eRelent; Owl; 9Apparel; Bulletin; 10 Ogre; 12 Egg Perturb; Blue; Roll; Example; Poop; 12 Wool; Cartwheel; 9Skater; Flab; 11 Vast; 12 Teethe; span; spar; spat; sporran; sport; brute; butte; ready; rede; reed; reedy; rested; sard; Precipice; Except; 10 Icon; Runt; 12 Tinsel; 13 Wrongdoer; 9Random; Butler; Knot; Barn; Odious; Across Berate; 4B Offset; Squire; 10 Elapse; 11 Grill; 12 Ac T ppe ue 8888Yo kPorker; 9999 Sa u10 ed 10 Se 12 Edam 15 brat; Scratch; Keel; Wisp; Lent; Bangle; 8Ink; Brunch; 10 Reheat; 11 Koran; Flowering; 9 Errant; Thai; 11 Nose; 12 Tablet; 13 Across Lomond; Torero; 11 Naval; 12 Fruitful; Same; Assassin; 10 Eddy; 12 Taper; sati; satire; serai; sierra; site; Across 21Policy; Senator; 76 Slip; Inch; Robotic; 10 Only; 12 Hump; Risked; 14 Savage; Hold; Trey; 19 Flap; Quad; 26 Abrade; ream; rear; rearm; tamer; tare; Alerted; Tyre; 17 Roof; 1817 Ail; 20 Ewe; Coma; 23 Past; 25 seel; p on p nice; son pnicer; ogretry; PROGNOS Sperm; selah; sell; shale; shall; shallow; pour; pout; pouter; pule; pure; purée; necrosis; niece; once; 14Voice; P oBeano; e16 Co n1816 18 Th ea en 20 Re o e21 24 Seam 25 Emend 14 17 Leer; Receiver; 20 Criminal; 2422 Arms; 25 Timer; 26 peel; peeler; peer; pelham; père; on; 14 17 Saxe; 18 Recorder; Atlantic; 24 Brae; 25 Latin; Loosen; Nicest; Nark; 17 Tart; Mass; Step; 26 Bridal; trail; train; trial; tribal; trill.

15 Tench; 17 Potter; Kitten; 19 Leaked; Scribe; 22 Truth; Imprint; 16 Mead; 17 Toga; Fez; 20 Log; 21 Slav; 23 Mete; octal; ontic; onto; oolitic; otic; taco; tenor; tern; terry; then; theory; thole; Queuing; 16 Upas; 17 Talc; 18 Hem; 20 Dry; 21 Clog; 23 Brat; 25 remit; rime; teem; temp; temper; e o e o ou ou e e p oe Sealing; 16 True; 17 Know; 18 Hoe; 20 Lea; Rush; 23 Cold; Eleven; 14 Solent; 16 Dote; 17 Ewer; 19 Ha-ha; 22 Amen; 26 Sailor; mooli; moon; moose; noisome; nome; Sna 17 Ro und 18 Sec o 19 Ea ne 21 Po a h 22 Roman 23 15 Baton; Report; 18 Render; 19 Healer; 21 Hebrew; 22 Radar; sift; sifted.

Leader; 14 Severn; 16 Tarn; 17 Prod; 19 Pupa; 22 Slap; 26 Stamen; sated; seared; seated; sedate; seed; butter; rebut; tabi; tabu; tribe; tribute; sprat; stop; strap; strop; tarp; tarpon; 14 Acrid; 17 Shah; 18 Ranchero; 20 Dairyman; 24 Scab; 25 Error; Teeter; 14 Clothe; 16 Risk; 17 Toga; 19 Left; 22 Reel; 26 Iberia; 27 Frantic; 16 Rely; 17 Doze; 18 Hum; Guy; 21 Abet; 23 Wren; 25 stagier; stair; starrier; stir; stirrer; stria; 15 Fleet; 17 Little; 18 Rocker; 19 Quince; 21 Farmer; 22 Kneel; 23 27 Unlike; 28 David; 29 Pundit; 30 Tureen; 31 Svelte; 32 Oyster.

Amnesty; 26 Tariff; 29 30 Sump; 31 Nantes; 32 Deadening. tarry; tear; teary; term; terry; tram; Yolky; 29 Foot; 30 Intimate; 31 Lee; 32 Free; 33 Teetotal.

26 29 Mini; 30 Parading; 31 Neo; 32 Wing; Tabulate.

26Shore; Wade 29 M 30 Op m 31 Ee 32 Jee 33 Th enod 27 Hoping; Lupin; 29 Custom; 30 Piffle; 31 Silver; 32 Jeered.

Ruth; 26 Debt; Upgrade; 29 Hair; 30 Fuzz; 31 Tenancy.

Lanyard; Copper; 29 Tied; 30 Toil; Tactic; 32 Challenge.

Parable; Urgent; 29 Type; 30 Avon; 31 Debutante. shell; shoal; slaw; slew; purl; repute; roué; roup; rout; route; p ong ptalon; os ngthrone; op ngtimer; os ntoner; ssloe; gno Horatio; Maggot; Pier; Coil; 31 Tanner; Rebellion.

27 Molest; Rigid; Around; 30 Demand; 31 Entity; Sneezy. shawl; plea; pram; ramp; rape; raphe; reap; oncer; oscine; recess; RECESSION; To do 2626 S28 28ng Ba aFuzz; 29 T o 30 Ax eLinger; 31 La cen 23 Glow; 26 Sewn; 28 Attract; 29 Over; 30 Yale; 31 Paradox.

Hallow; Donor; 29 Durban; Pidgin; 31 Potion; 32 Statue. tail; talc; tian; toco; toil; tonal; thorn; thorny; tone; temperer; term; time; trim; 26 Habit; 29 Beeb; 30 Airiness; 31 Low; 32 Stye; 33 Nowadays.

Onrush; 28 Llama; 29 Icicle; 30 Ebbing; 31 Guyana; 32 Merely. e o e ope ope op oe omen; osmic; semi; SEMICOLON; Rarebit; 26 Tragic; 29 Cows; 30 Gift; 31 Unload; 32 Lawlessly. seedy; stared; stayed; stead; steady; tuba; tube; tuber; turbit.

TRANSPORT; trap.

Eyes; 26 28 Hammock; 29 Ogre; 30 Isle; 31 Dullard. tarrier; tarsier; terai; tier; tiger; tire; Down 11212Stay; Deport; Garish; Shekel; 555 Caesar; 6Extinct; In-tray; Verily; 3 Retire; 4Repeat; Flap; Terrify; Down Noah; 4Meteor; Dither; Borzoi; Bout; 4334 554Long; Slower; Marine; 11 Down––––––212 Ra e3323Oblige; Go gon LCent; do 666 7Teemed; aTicker; e11 Also; Peep; Reader; Unpack; Brew; 677L77 Alto; 10 Down Morale; 2223Easter; Nelson; 33Faster; Tanner; 5Glee; Stadia; Racket; Length; Aflame; Tabard; 4n Havant; 55 Erst; Lateral; Edit; Census; Parent; 77Oban; Mess; 8887 slow; tray; truer; tyre; urate; urea; Render; 3 4 Debunk; 5 Ebro; 7 Also; Down Basket; Reused; 3Newe Target; Fellow; Supper; Treaty; F ee Te and Pa o5566Keener; R de7a676Solace; 6Cresta; F ea Kepi; 3 Torpor; 56Fedo Hall; 10 1Recoup; Bubbly; 2Nettle; Nougat; 3 Cannes; Locker; Rasp; Isaiah; Line; Sketch; Mid-air; 11 sola; sole; swell; wale; wall; rule; rump; rumple; rupee; tolu; Down Palate; 2Slap; Lumber; 3Rancid; Apollo; 711 snog snoop soon sponso remap; repeal; repel.

Lahore; Whinny; 4Rudder; Nest; 65Run-down; Greater; 7Stub; Pail; recon; rice; scene; scion; scone; tonic; tool; toon. tony; torn; torr; trey; troy; tyre; trimer; trireme. o trey; otore; etrue; o esong oupee ou ou simoleon; simoon; slim; slime; smile; steed; strayed; tardy; teased; teed; Down – 1 Clan; 2 Spry; 3 Nibble; 4 Tether; 5 Rich; 6 Scam; 10 triage; trier; trig.

9Rating; Rudd; 10 Host; 13 Koala; 15 Venal; 18 Pampas; 19 France; 20 Credulity; 13 14 Erse; 15 Dogma; 18 Alas; 19 Scoffed; Elect; Denim; 13 Repay; 14 Vet; 15 Ivory; 16 Erase; Fir; 21 Usual; 12 Exalt; Nevis; 14 Bow; 15 Adore; Order; 19 Inn; 21 Popular; 11 Outcast; 13 Outline; 14 Lenient; 15 Tenet; 16 Hitch; 20 Sca e12 12 B aAttesting; e13 13 Th ew 14 Pew 15 O eEscape; Enem 19 O d20 21 weal; 9 Tank; 10 Cent; 13 Salad; Creep; 18 Abacus; 19 Missal; 20 Embezzled; 13 Implicate; 14 Pang; 15 Total; 18 Flea; Ascetic; 22 Stalemate; 13 Quadruple; 14 Easy; Galop; 18 Herb; 19 Scented; 8 Crescendo; Stalemate; 14 Aura; 15 Gnash; 18 Hoot; 9 Erne; Else; Vocal; 15 Level; 18 19 Hit out; Se pen 11 Tu o13 ed De ac 14 Ma che 15 Snee 16 Lemon Warthog; Soprano; 13 Endorse; 14 Throw in; 15 Brier; 16 Never; 910 Horn; 10 Rasp; 13 Datum; 15 Vocal; 18 Used-up; 19 Aside; Tapir; 13 Rajah; 14 Act; 15 React; 16 Doubt; Ayr; 21 yare; Trowel; 912 Dark; 10 Tact; 13 Tiger; 15 Ogler; 18 Filing; 19 Levity; Statement; 13 Frightful; 14 Ally; 15 Cover; 18 Herb; Magical; 22 weasel; well; wels; whale; toupee; tour; troupe; true; trump; spoon spoo spoo ng sp ogyard; score; scorn; scree; screen; tyro. ou eyear; eeyurt. ee op e welsh; osenecio; p tule; solemn; some; somoni.

Oblique; 11 Lattice; 13 Unkempt; 14 Portray; 15 Flick; 16 Total; 20 trad; trade; tread; treed; tyred; Addict; 21 Peat; 22 Quit; 23 Unduly; 24 Divest; 2527 Meaner.

Amazed; 23 Pepsin; 24 Stamen; 27 Rink; 28 Fuse.

Rigour; Mettle; 23 Loathe; 24 Akimbo; 27 Diet; 28 Tahiti; 22 Ailing; 23 Cherub; 24 Bridal; 27 Spot; 28 Knot.

Dragon; Strain; 24 Utah; Hurt; 26 Defy; Buzz.

Emp ee22 22 Onage 23 Ra e25 24 Se mon Co UTire. ed Vandal; 23 Myrtle; 24 Trying; Pick; 28 Rich.

Salome; 21 Slum; 22 Ship; 23 Tonite; 24 Pilfer; Agreed.

22 Gateau; 23 Banana; 24 Almost; 27 Gent; 28 Tyre.

Trooper; 22 Hoarse; Cancel; 24 Libido; 27 Gang; 28 Hornet; 21 Arid; 22 Amid; 23 Modern; 24 Negate; 25 Stodgy.

20 Ro21 21 Pa aRome; e23 24 On x27 25 Obo 26 S27 a27 dEtna. eI-spy.

20 Rafter; 21 Hazard; 24 Love; Warp; 26 Styx; 27 Wilt.

Parrot; 20 Pedalo; 21 Anon; 22 Shop; 23 Lariat; 24 Plight; 25 wheel; Arrest; Rouble; Narrow; 24 Sinned; 27 Pawn; 28 Fill in; Tale; 22 23 Enable; 24 Lupine; 25 Shaggy.

Tassel; 23 Weighs; 24 Eiffel; 27 Ably; 28 Coda. whole; WHOLESALE. tump; tupelo.

Enamel; 21 Fedora; 24 Yoga; 25 Shed; 26 Skid; 27 Ally. sice; pe since; e sincere; ope osonic. oupe ou YESTERDAY. Twinge.

martyr; mater; mature; maturer; merry; oops ohelp; son o pmire; npost; pfeast; ngo p one coin; coiner; coir; cone; core; corn; heal; heel; hell; hello; hole; holla; lure; lute; moue; moult; mule; mure; harp; heap; helper; hemp; lamp; brill; BRILLIANT; ital; lain; lair; lari; liar; COALITION; coat; coati; coital; coition; hotel; hotly; lent; lento; loth; north; meter; métier; metre; mite; mitre; PnoROUETTE poe po po eprat; po melon; meno; mesic; meson; mesonic; fasted; fate; fated; fatted; pons; pont; porn; port; battue; bear; beat; beau; beaut; beta; dree; drey; dyer; eared; eased; gratis; grist; grit; irate; raise; raiser;

Down –– Alarm; Japan;Hoist; Venue;Rigid.

Diets.

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD: Down Down – B ack Scene Dwe Venus; Lingo; Doyen.

CRYPT C CROSSWORD CRYPTIC CROSSWORD: Loach; Trail; Neeps.

Laden; Apace; Holds.

Grime; Alibi; Latte.

Unarm; Evade; Duels.

Finch; Maori; Reeks.

Down Scant; Unlit; Eerie.

Zooms L c Ha dy Down Pagan; Costs; Spool.

Takes; Fiend; Silky.

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD: Eerie; Hunch; Chews.

Gross; Tango; Spent.

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD: CRYPT C CROSSWORD Down Aegis; Putts.

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD: Safer; Usage; There.

Down––––Tango; Miser; Needs; Hussy.

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD: (2) Across Cacti; Looms; Oldie.

(2) Across Lakes; Pearl; Ewers.

Across 1 Bungler; 8 Haircut; 9 Lesotho; 10 Dilemma; 11 Steeple; Ac oss oss––––––Earth; Ve bsYokel; Demon Op ec Feint; Under; Dregs.

Hyper; Virus; Stein.

– Berating; 5 Scot; 8 Pinnacle; 9 Palm; 11 Steeple; 13 Gamut; Focus; Shove.

Budge; Knave; Rules.

Taken; Ended; Riser.

Patch; Alert; Dread.

(2) Across Rigid; Verge; Noses.

22 Across Ac Rese mago Gen (2) Across Chart; Acorn; Grass.

Liana; Reach; Doted.

Miaow; Prawn; Emend.

Amaze; Hoofs; Range.

Ac oss 1 D po on 9 mpe 10 Ama eu 11 Va e 12 (2) Across – 1 Quarter; 8 Haulier; 9 Audibly; 10 Magenta; 11 Roulade; Torte.

Across Microfilmed; 9 10 Orlando; 11 Nude; 12 Ulcer; Chops; Totty.

Prerogative; 9 Outer; 10 Treason; Suit; 12 Of course; 1 Eavesdrop; 6 Tis; Seat justice; Under; 10 – Crackdown; 8 Tabu; 9 Quadrille; 11 Damask; 12 Wholly; – Hailstorm; 8 Frau; 9 Obscenity; 11 Sewell; Brenda; Across – Frantic; 8 Epitaph; Neutron; 10 Surgeon; 11 Nutcase; Ac oss Lou 6 8 Pa o p ama 9 Ka ak Starboard; 6 Ria; 8 Make light of it; 9 Padre; 10 Canberra; 6 & 22 Last post; 8 Bowl; 9 Sprinter; Hula-hula; 5 Anna; Yes and no; 9 At it; 11 Apropos; 13 Edginess; 5 Ives; 8 Hard sell; 9 Anti; 11 Ineptly; 13 Across 111211 Clapping; 6arms; Cost; Ambo; 9of Onlooker; 10 Bird of Across –Cello; Cable; Aitch; Yokes.

With open 98Roost; Oddfellow; 10 Yea; Granada; 12 Across ––1Implausible; Win; 5 ana Tricky; 7Gem Arisen; 9 Golden hello; 10 Person; 11 (2) Down Down Chord; Issue.

Knave; Sulks.

12 Snaking; 14 Draw out; 18 Ricotta; 20 Epicure; 21 Adamant; 22 Down–––Maple; VLapse; deo Rem Son c Excel; 18 Had on; 19 Lighter; 21 Tact; 22 Hothouse; Fluid; Indie; Terms.

Hives; Purge; Rosin.

AbMachismo; en14 ee 14 Rhode 15 S ucco 18 Me hano 20 Abed 22 Gifts; Taste.

Baker; Drawl; Evens.

Their; Kudos; Nadir.

12 Scorpio; 14 Leaning; 18 Actress; 20 21 Locarno; 22 Plaid; Theme; Hated.

Down Raven; Germs; Diets.

Ru ngMacho; Spawn Those Down Clang; Aroma; Tents.

Lurid; Await; Ached.

Agave; Waned.

Abhor; Adorn; Ensue.

Modified; 14 Carrot; 15 Hoists; 18 In the air; 20 Sear; 22 Entebbe; 14 Sortie; 15 Wallop; 18 Enraging; 20 Anil; 22 Cattier; 23 Haunt; 24 Cranium; 11 Dosing; 13 Eskimo; 16 Roister; 18 Filet; 20 13 16 Sentinel; 20 Lethal; 21 23 Digestion; 24 Down Raker; Halve.

13 Neurotic; 16 Waveband; 20 Earned; 21Howled; Exited; Propagate; 24 12 Residue; 14 Arrears; 18 Impeach; 20 Yell out; Tombola; 22 Eque 11 mmu e15 13 Chopp 16 En aChinese; ge 18 Robed 20up; Deep Almanac; Rammed; 13 Thurso; 16 Hastier; 18 &Isis; 20 In the space Heavy expenses; 11 Idea; 13 Nigh; 17 Consideration; 20 Adjusted; Avast; 14 Stock market; 18 Eerie; 19 Potable; 21 Poop; 22 Louse; 14 Bittersweet; 18 Cacti; 19 Storage; 21 Perished; Uncut; Croft; Risky. passage; 11 Eric; 13 Toss; 17 Call police; 20 Passable; 21 Inca; Oiled; 13 Elands; Stupor; 18the Apace; 20 Corsair; 22 Ill; 23 Down––––Egypt; Crazy; Batik; Ethos.

Noodle; 13 Rumour; 16 Vowing; 18 Searchlight; 19 Take 20 Riot act; 24 Pump; 25Seminar.

Trotters.

Tom oo 23 23 Ran n 24 n ep d Tsunami; 23 Catered.

23 Units; 24 On principle.

Trumpet call.

Atmospherical; 22 Ear; 23 Eternally.

Rare; 25 Plaything.

Even; 25 Twinkling.

Artiste; 23 Respect. b ea h ng 22 Ewe Two a penn of an hour; Dug; 23 Sabotaged.

Chinaman; 24 Roll; 25 Veracity.

21 Like; 23 Disagree.

24 Go-go; 25 Amundsen.

22 Sere; 23 Tutorial.

NONAGRAM: Stillness; 24 Not have a clue.

NONAGRAM: Entice; 21 Eft. NONAGRAM NONAGRAM: NONAGRAM NONAGRAM: Down 111 Bulls 2Ardour; 3 Lit up; 4Censer; Rhodes; 5Argent; William; Bypass; 23Laser; Trampoline; Nil; NONAGRAM: Down––––11 2 mpa 3Rory; P 434 4Get aWild; eou666No 66Gudgeon; O e op Down Quadruplicate; Tibia; Rhymes; 56Chancel; Down 22Sam; In order; Ruth; Flotow; 5e Ennui; 7776 Rattier; 4Hand-picked; off; 55445Lollipop; 6 Visor; Ems; Viand; Sporran; 4Amp Reject; 5Len; Pasta; Tbilisi; 77 NONAGRAM: 2 Roughage; 33Ranee; Cuddle; 5T5 Papaws; Arboreta; Lacing; 4Shabb Rots; Financial year; 2Believe; Adults; Terra; Tigress; Lop 22Asked; Un 3Beloved; Snooke 43Russe; An Gumd 2and 323 43Tanzania; Afghan; 5Teetotal; Datum; Refiner; Heyday; 2obears; 3Nested; 4 trace; Avowed; 4Dairyman; Atropin; Lenin; Down – 1 Echoic; 2 Gorse; 3 Nose to tail; 4 Sal; 6 Venture; Down – 2 Limpid; 3 Plodder; 4 In-off; 5 Gallant; 6 Cross; 7 Sleigh; – 2 Indiana; 3 Hyena; 4 Pillar; 5 Newport; 6 Royal; 7 Down – 1 Brogue; 2 Wyvern; 3 Nathan; 4 Recoil; 6 Cold storage; 8 anew; fawn; fl aw; fl ew; hawse; hewn; army; artery; arty; arum; erratum; eyra; 6Fag Scampi; Straight actor; 13 Jocular; 15 Alison; 16 Treats; 17 g o gnos s goon goop goss p cense; censer; censor; cere; ceresin; alee; allee; allow; aloe; alow; also; Tumble; Seeing that; 12 Equal; Modicum; 16 Shut up; 17 eelpout; elute; erupt; euro; lemur; aleph; ampere; ample; ampler; épée; alibi; anti; aril; bail; bairn; bait; balti; elytron; entry; ethyl; eyot; helot; emir; emit; empire; emptier; epimer; actin; action; alto; anti; antic; atonic; e up e u o e ou e ou é pe clime; coelom; come; income; lemon; daft; daftest; deaf; deafest; defeat; eend; m hrose; 8Slow ee oad ng 13 Be abou Cab ne 17 Ro up 19 abet; apron; atop; pant; panto; parr; parrot; 6 Break one’s word; 13 Fireman; 15 Animus; 16 Gaelic; abut; abutter; ATTRIBUTE; bait; Transcribed; 89 Bold as brass; 13 November; 16 Special; 17 Gideon; dare; dart; date; dear; dearest; deer; Consistency; 8Each; Interpolate; 13 Jingoism; 16 Lingual; 17 Entrée; 19 Steamboat; 12 Swimmer; 14 Saffron; 15 Archie; 17 Cuckoo; 10 Colliery; 15 Macaroon; 16 Sphere; Public; 10 Year; 14 Underpin; 15 Ilkeston; 16 Weeper; 17 Veiled; 18 77 Change of14 heart; 13 Carouse; 15 Relate; 16 Sitter; Astute; Mauritania; 12 Sum up; 15 Turmoil; 16 Pepper; 7SKidnap; M e10 ed 9FUnderrate; Kn e14 edge 12 Ma e15 eDeep-sea; Ha dLisle; op 15 He eStunt; o 17 Artichoke; 97 Purchased; 12 Mustang; 14 Hairnet; 15 Prefab; Skewed; 12 Audited; Gateleg; 15 Hoodoo; 16 Bookie; 18 Spiked; 10 motion; 12 Yorks; 15 Itching; 16 Acting; 12 Cohabit; 14 Soldier; 15 Carafe; 16 Acacia; 18 19 Pleat. aegis; ageist; agister; airer; arise; arris; Standard 8Par; Congregation; 14 Plateau; 17 Isle of 20 Wight; 10 12 Egg; 14 Unseat; 15 Recipe; 16 Velvet; 17 lawn; news; NEWSFLASH; sawn; Strain; 19 Claim. mare; marque; marry; Briefs; Truce; 23 Oar. g son gpart; ohale; nbate; gMARQUETRY; oss ndrat; on cerise; cess; cesser; cession; cine; easel; else; hall; hallow; halo; loupe; lour; lout; lump; lumper; ephemera; EPHEMERAL; hamper; bill; blain; blin; blini; brail; brain; T mon 21 B ad 17 Bearer; 19 Tacit. helotry; holt; hornet; horrent; eremite; item; meet; mere; merit; mete; cant; canto; cation; clint; clot; pe ebirl; pe pe egaiter; pe eogirt; pe eno lime; limen; limn; limo; loom; melic; 19 Titan; 21 Fuji.

DEFEATIST; deft; deftest; fade; fast; Rotor; 21 Chic.

Taste; 19 Local; 21 Lay. Newark; 18 Iced; 19 Stitch; parson; past; pastor; patron; Beep; Frugal; 22 Draw.

Salome; 19 Pumps.

Keenly; 20 Bambi; 23 Hoe. bare; barite; batt; batter; battier; Rebu Ba n 21 Gu Ideas; 19 Thong; 21 Rod. 19 Rides. derate; desert; deter; dray; Leaden; 20 Athos; 23 Elm. 22 Dill.

Active; 19 Allot; Relic. artier; astir; gait; gist; gîte; Notice. sewn; shaw; shawl; shew; slaw; slew;

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British 10 10 Me hane Monterey Roy Kinnear; 98Their The Canterbury Tales; Alec Stewart.

Footbridge ‘Wobbly Bridge’); Ron Weasley; 9Wood Hairspray; 10 Casual Vacancy; 9Treasury; Nerys Hughes; 10 Bray.

6 Rugby union; 7Skinner; Olivia; 9Ghana.

Ashley Sibelius Peacock; Haagen-Dazs.

8Saturday Atkinson; 9Association; League Own; Yemen.

9879Humanist Rafe; 10 Ashdown Forest.

Dorothy L(the Sayers; 9ALove Drachma; 10 Burl 9Jack; The Boy; 10 HMS Hood.

Ven ceIves; An on du Beke S aof en sPapillon. and 9Is E10 ah 10 B ndVenice.

Da eCook.

9Walsh; Mount Pleasant; 10 Never Dies. to the 9Stirling; The Only Way Essex; 10Green.

Ready Steady Comes; 98Blue Gary 10 Pecorino.

Beckett; Baton Rouge; 98Kemp; (Alighieri); 10 Hughie Marine; Frank 10 Pajama Game.

8Rowan Victoria Coren Mitchell; 98Dante Japan; 10 Christchurch.

(1) Across Jived; Pence; Needs.

(1) Across Abhor; Aging; Muted.

Ac oss oss–––––––Tramp; A ê Exile. eSworn.

Kne Valid; Ninny; Latin; Hulls.

Leash; Drawl; Neeps.

Gnarl; Idiot; Upend; Abate; Meets.

Femur; Noose; Heirs.

(1) Across Saute; Abler; Title.

11 Across Ac ZBased ch Agave; Occu Sa ay (1) Across Packs; Gismo; Nasal.

Tufts; Kneel; Sadly.

Ethic; Rinse; Ethos.

Gates; Ounce; Stout.

(1) Night; Oasis.

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With Gemma Davidson

The Amazons are: Matt Thomson vocals, Chris Alderton guitar, Elliot Briggs bass and Joe Emmett drums. The group will be appearing at Reading Festival this summer

Amazons ready for Reading

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OU’VE got to remember what your 15-year-old self would say when you get booked for these kinds of festivals.”

These are the wise words of Matt Thomson, frontman of Reading-based rock band The Amazons, who are currently embarking on their first UK headline tour and looking forward to a summer booked to the brim with festival appearances.

“It’s very easy to get caught up in it when you’re living the lifestyle as we have for the last two or three years, these things kind of come up and you think ‘Ok cool’, you don’t really address it or look at it in the same way you would do when you were, say, 15 and miles away from it.

“We’ve got some pretty big festivals booked in for this year, including Fuji Rocks in Japan, which is definitely up there on the bucket list. The line-up looks amazing and the location is apparently in a really amazing place too, we’re really looking forward to it. It’s going to be quite surreal.”

The quartet – completed by Chris Alderton on guitar, Elliot Briggs on bass, and Wokingham’s very own Joe Emmet on drums–- are riding the wave of a phenomenal year. Fresh from supporting American emo rock heroes Jimmy Eat World on a sold-out UK tour in November, The Amazons have now managed to almost completely sell out their own debut headliner tour, something which the guys were not expecting at all.

Matt continues: “It’s insane. It’s always good fun headlining your own tour, the audience have actually come out to see you, and they know the words to your songs which is crazy. You can play with the crowd more, it feels like more of an event rather than jumping on someone else’s night and trying to nick some fans.

“Jimmy Eat World were a massive influence on us when we were growing up, so to hang out with them after the shows and grab a beer was great. You

get to talk, you get to watch what they do, you’re learning all the time, it’s a great experience.”

The Amazons have been confirmed to perform at Reading Festival on Friday, August 25, and out of all the festivals they are set to play, performing on home soil will always be special.

“We’re really excited to play Reading, as local lads we used to go every year, and it’s really shaped the way we look at success, for us it’s not all about record sales, it’s about where we can get on the Reading Festival line-up.

“We played the last two years, and in a previous band as well in 2010. Once you’ve done it, once you’ve played you never want to pay for a ticket ever again. I don’t want to go back as a punter, I want to play every time.

“It’s a way different experience because you see behind the closed doors that no-one ever sees, and that’s sort of what we wanted to do, we’d be in the crowd and we’d see people standing by the sides of the stage, or walking backstage, and we’d think ‘I don’t want to be down here, I want to be on stage and I want to go backstage’ and now we can, it’s just incredible.”

And has the mystery lived up to the expectation?

“Totally,” Matt explains. “Festivals are great because you get to hang out with the bands you’ve met along the way and there’s always a fair amount of alcohol

involved, it’s just fun.”

The band’s most recent single Black Magic, which was released on Valentine’s Day, is currently getting a lot of love on mainstream radio, earning the band nods by both the BBC and MTV as one of the bands to watch in 2017.

Matt says: “It’s doing really well, it’s being really well-received, it’s a bit more pop for us, but there’s an extended guitar solo, prog thing at the end which is a bit of a homage to our inspirations, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, who are probably not prog persay, but they had that sort of musicianship and craft which I think might be lacking a bit recently.

“I think releasing our debut record this year is a big thing for us. We’ve been under the radar for the last two years, been going on tour, and releasing In My Mind last year was probably a bit of a turning point for us. I feel like since then we’ve been able to display who we really are and paint our own painting and carve our own path, and that seems to be resonating with people.

“We just want our music to be heard by as many people as possible, so to be supported by those institutions [BBC and MTV] is amazing.”

The Amazons are currently on the road but will be returning to play a hometown gig on April 13 at Sub89 in Friar Street, something they are all really looking forward to.

Matt explains: “We always have THE best gigs in Reading, I don’t know if it’s because we’re Reading boys or what, but it always goes down really well and we have such a great time, so it made sense to play there at the end of the tour so we can go out and celebrate afterwards. It’s going to be a lot of fun.” n The Amazons are playing Sub89 in Reading on April 13, and will appear at Reading Festival on Friday, August 25.

Their debut self-titled album will be released through Fiction Records on June 2. The album is available to preorder from theamazons.co.uk.

GEMMA DAVIDSON

WIN READING FESTIVAL WEEKEND TICKETS TICKETS for this year’s Reading Festival are selling fast, with Saturday tickets now fully sold out.

Within a week of announcing Eminem as the final headliner for the Bank Holiday weekend festival, ticket sales for Saturday have skyrocketed, and have now completely sold out.

The US rapper will appear alongside Kasabian, who will be headlining the Main Stage on Friday, and Muse who will close the festival on Sunday.

Day tickets for Friday and Sunday are still available, as are tickets for the festival’s sister site in Leeds.

Tickets for Reading & Leeds Festivals 2017 are on sale now Instalment plan available now with an initial payment of £50 (Plus booking fee) Weekend Camping Tickets – £205 (Plus booking fee) Day Tickets – £65 – Reading Saturday SOLD OUT Early entry Pass – £20 Campervan Pass – £75 Seat of Luxury – £35 – Reading SOLD OUT Lockers – £20 Reading Car Park – £10 Mobile Charging – £20 To book visit www. readingandleedsfestival.com.

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Thursday, March 16, 2017 THEWOKINGHAMPAPER

Shakespeare comes to Cantley Park

HERMAN’S Hermits, Chris Farlowe, New Amen Corner, The Swinging Blue Jeans, The Fortunes, The Ivy League, Alan Mosca from Freddie and The Dreamers are all coming to The Hexagon in Reading on Saturday, March 25.

They’re coming as part of the Sensational 60s Experience, the tour that never ends.

The seven legendary names will deliver a night never to be forgotten – and we’ve got two pairs of tickets to be won for the show.

Tickets cost £28 each, with £3 off for groups of 10 or more. For more details, call 0118 960 6060 or www.readingarts.com.

To win a pair of tickets, simply answer the following question: Which of these is a Herman’s Hermits song? a. I’m Henry The 8th b. Hippy Hippy Shake c. I’m Telling You Now Email your answer, name and telephone number to contests@wokinghampaper.co.uk by 5pm ON THURSDAY, MARCH 23.

Entries after this time will not be counted.

Usual rules apply.

REVIEW: Mastering glorious harmonies

A TOURING theatre company which specialises in making Shakespeare’s works accessible to younger audiences is coming to Wokingham Theatre next week.

Merely Theatre, which was created in 2010 by Artistic Director Scott Ellis, creates stripped back productions of the Bard’s classic works, having performed A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Hamlet, A Comedy of Errors and Macbeth.

Now, the company will be bringing their imaginings of two of Shakespeare's best-loved plays, Romeo & Juliet and Twelfth Night, to the Cantley Park venue on March 23 and 24.

The ethos of the productions is to offer vitality and clarity to the works, enabling audiences to fully understand the word-play and genius of the works.

Scott said: “I guess we’d describe ourselves as being a modern repertory theatre company. We’ve worked really hard together for years, to create the

best Shakespeare productions we can.

We are a sweaty, energetic, creative team that try to make the text clear and accessible, whilst eking out all the humour and drama.

“We are a genderblind rep company – we have a pool of 10 actors, of which only five will do each show. Being genderblind means we have both a male and a female actor rehearsed in for each role. That allows us to leave gender at the door – a female Malvolio or male Juliet, who cares?

“In Romeo & Juliet you have Shakespeare’s most heart wrenching tragedy, and Twelfth Night is a play packed with more hilarious characters

than any other. They make a great pair!

Having only five actors limits your choices - there are some plays that you would have to really compromise to make work with such a small cast.

“Fortunately, I love both Romeo & Juliet and Twelfth Night, and felt that I could do them justice with just five actors. “[The plays] come with their own challenges, but also their own highlights. We are lucky to have a company member with experience in stage and screen fighting, as well as company members who are talented musicians and beautiful singers. So we’re rising to those challenges.”

The acoustic couch

Wokingham Choral Society Saturday, March 4

Relive the feel of the 1960’s with our great 1960s night coming up on Thursday, March 30.

Apache Kites are a great threepiece band performing obscure and well-known songs from the day.

The trio from Bracknell comprise brothers Frank and Jimi Lacey and their good friend Andy Prince.

Between them they have performed in local as well as established bands and performed at festivals and venues throughout the UK. There will also be a 60’s DJ on the night playing hits that are guaranteed to get you on the dance floor – fancy dress is welcome.

It takes place at The Acoustic Couch from 8pm. We’re in Market Street, Bracknell – a stone’s throw from the railway station. n To book call 07985 359654 or visit www.wegottickets.com/ event/390398

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T is rare to attend a concert which features solely the music of 17th century composer Henry Purcell.

Master of glorious harmony and intricate counterpoint, Purcell’s works Come Ye Sons of Art, Funeral Sentences and the opera Dido and Aeneas showcase the variety of his output. The choir were accompanied by the specially formed Hampstead Chamber Orchestra. Featuring several period instruments, the members with more portable instruments stood throughout, enabling greater communication and expressiveness, and performed with style and sensitivity.

The choir engaged the audience from their first moment with clear diction and remarkable dynamic contrasts. Interspersed by soloists and instrumental items the lyrics – a poem by Nahum Tate – extol the various virtues of Queen Mary, for whose birthday it was composed.

For the Funeral Sentences, composed for the funeral of Queen Mary, the brass and percussion sections came to the fore, accompanied by the Great Hall’s magnificent organ. With the music fitting perfectly to the text of these sentences from the Book of Common Prayer, the choir was divided into chorus and semi-chorus and used the luscious harmony to communicate the words with great feeling.

Dido and Aeneas featured each of the four soloists taking on different roles in the opera, the incredible counter-tenor giving a convincing portrayal of the wicked sorceress. With different sections of the choir representing various groups of characters, a highlight of this work was a semi-chorus of five sopranos from the choir acting as witches and the cackling from the chorus in reply. This semi-acted performance of Purcell’s first opera was rather enjoyable.

The partnership of Wokingham Choral Society with Hampstead Chamber Orchestra can be experienced again on Sunday April 2nd at All Saint’s Church, Wokingham, where they will perform the beautiful St John Passion by J S Bach.

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What can audiences expect to find when they come to a Merely Theatre production?

Scott added: “Energetic, crystal clear productions. You’ll follow the story better than you ever have.

“You’ll laugh.

“You’ll feel like you’re involved and not just a passive observer, and you’ll want to come back tomorrow night to see the other one!”

Nicky Allpress from Wokingham Theatre said: “Merely have at their heart clarity, enabling young people to totally and completely understand every element of the story, something that is rare even in most professional productions. They truly break down the usual barriers and make complete sense.” n Merely Theatre bring their production of Twelfth Night to the Wokingham Theatre stage, in Twyford Road, at 3pm on March 23 and 7.45pm on March. Romeo & Juliet will be performed at 7.45pm on March 23 and 3pm on March 24. For more information and to book visit https:// crm.wokingham-theatre.org.uk or call the Box Office on 0118 978 5363. n For more details on Merely Theatre visit merelytheatre.co.uk.

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

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READING – The Palmer Tavern, Wokingham Road RG6 1JL. Monkey Shock. Details: 0118 935 1504.

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SANDHURST – The Rose and Crown, High Street GU47 8HA. Dukes of Rock. Details: 01252 878938.

WEST END – West End Social Club, High Street GU26 9PL. T Roze and Co. Details: 01276 858501.

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WOKINGHAM – St Paul’s Church Parish Rooms, Reading Road. Coffee and Chat: listening ears, hot drinks, a chance to chat, friendly faces and more. 2pm-4pm. 0118 979 2122.

WOKINGHAM – Theatre, Twyford Road RG40 5TU. Wokingham Theatre presents The Happiest Days of Your Life. £12 7.45pm. Details: www. wokingham-theatre. org.uk.

WOOSEHILL – Woosehill Church, Chestnut Avenue RG40 3RS. An Evening with John Nuttall: hear the singer/ songwriter on the theme The Father’s Love.

7.30pm. Followed by refreshments. Details: 0118 979 2122.

Saturday, March 18 ETON – Eton College School Hall, High Street SL4 6DW. Windsor & Eton Choral Society concert: St John’s Passion by Bach. £20 or £22. Details: 01628 528041.

MAIDEN ERLEGH – Library, off Silverdale Road RG6

7HS. Little Explorers Storytime Stories and rhymes for parents and children under five.

Free. 10.15am-10.45am.

Details: 0118 966 6630.

MAIDENHEAD – Stubbings House SL6 6QL. Open garden for NGS. 10am-4.30pm. £3.50, children free. Details: 01628 825454 or www. stubbingsnursery.co.uk MORTIMER – St John’s Hall.

RNLI spring clearance sale including books and bric-a-brac. 9am-1pm.

READING – Christian Science Reading Room, King’s Road RG1 3AA. Christian Science Talk Prayer that Transforms Us with Tony Lobl, broadcaster, lecturer and practitioner. 2.30pm.

Details: www.csreading. co.uk READING – Great Hall, University of Reading, London Road Campus, Reading RG1 5AQ. Reading Youth Orchestra Spring Concert. 7pm. £12, £5 children, £8 concessions.

Details: www. readingyouthorchestra. co.uk SHINFIELD – St Mary’s Church Hall, Church Lane RG2 9BY. Dads & Kids for children aged 11 and under. £1.50 per family. Bacon butties, toys, games, paper darts and more. 10am-noon.

Details: 0118 988 5923.

SWALLOWFIELD – Parish Hall. Jumble sale in aid of pre-school. 2pm-4pm.

Details: 07771 184982.

WOKINGHAM – St Paul’s Church Parish Rooms, Reading Road. Lent lunches: soup and rolls in aid of USPG, The Children’s Society and The Link Visiting Scheme.

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Wokingham Horticultural Association spring show.

2pm-4pm. £1, children and exhibitors free.

Details: w-h-a.org.uk WOKINGHAM – Theatre, Twyford Road RG40 5TU. Wokingham Theatre presents The Happiest Days of Your Life. £12 7.45pm. Details: www. wokingham-theatre. org.uk.

WOODLEY – Shopping Precinct, Crockhamwell Road RG5 4JZ. Woodley market.9am3pm. Details: www. woodleytowncentre. co.uk

Sun, March 19 MAIDENHEAD – Stubbings House SL6 6QL. Open garden for NGS. 10am4pm. £3.50, children free.

Details: 01628 825454 or www.stubbingsnursery. co.uk READING – Across Reading, from Green Park.

Reading Half Marathon.

Expect road closures from 9am-2pm.

READING – Berkshire medical heritage centre, Royal Berkshire Hospital, London Road RG1 5AN. Berkshire medical heritage centre open day.

2pm-4.30pm. Free entry, donations welcome.

Details: 0118 954 9371.

SONNING – Reading Blue Coat School, Sonning Lane RG4 6SU. Tapestry Choir: Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater. 4pm. £12. Details: 0118 947 9997.

Mon, March 20 BRACKNELL – Bracknell Open Learning Centre, Rectory Lane RG12 7GR. Bracknell Camera Club

meeting. Projected Digital Images competition.

7.30pm. Details: www. bracknell-camera-club. co.uk.

EARLEY – Harborne Building, Harris Gardens, University of Reading RG6 6UD. Friends of the Harris Gardens talks: Mediterranaean Gardens with Iain Pentney.

7.15pm. £1. Details: 0118 935 8221.

SPENCERS WOOD – St Michael’s and All Angels Church, Basingstoke Road RG7 1AP. Lent Course. 2.15pm or 7.45pm. Details: 0118 988 5923.

SWALLOWFIELD – Parish Hall. Swallowfield Art Group. Beginners welcome. 2pm-4pm.

WARGRAVE – Library, Woodclyffe Hostel, Church Street RG10 8EP. Little Explorers Storytime Stories and rhymes for parents and children to enjoy together. For ages five and under. Free. 4pm4.30pm. Details: 0118 940 4656.

WOKINGHAM – Library, Denmark Street RG40 2BB. First Steps in Watercolour. 2pm.

Details: 0118 978 1368.

Tuesday, March 21 EARLEY – Palmer Building, University of Reading Whiteknights Campus RG6 2AH. Reading Film Theatre presents: The Handmaiden (agassi).

7.45pm. £5 members, £8 non-members, £7 concessions.

Membership £20. Details: 0118 378 7151 or readingfilmtheatre.co.uk FINCHAMPSTEAD – St James’ Church Centre, Church Lane RG40 4LU.

Lent talks 2017: Living Justly In The World.

Towards an Ethical Approach to Buying Doof with Maranda St John Nicolle and Canon Glyn Evans. 7.30pm-9pm. Free.

Details: 0118 973 0133.

TWYFORD – Library, Polehampton Close RG10 9RP. Little Explorers Storytime Stories and rhymes for parents and children under five. Free. 4pm4.30pm. Details: 0118 934 0800.

WOKINGHAM – Library, Denmark Street RG40 2BB. Little Explorers Storytime Stories and rhymes for parents and children to enjoy together. For ages five and under. Free. 4pm4.30pm. Details: 0118 978 1368.

WOKINGHAM – Methodist Church, Rose Street RG40 1XS. Wokingham Art Society meeting: Chris Jones talks about painting pictures of birds using acrylic. £4.

7.30pm. Details: www. wokinghamartsociety. org.uk.

Wednesday, March 22 WINNERSH – Library, The Forest School, Robin Hood Lane RG41 5ND. Little Explorers Rhymetime: Nursery rhymes and songs or children aged 5 and under. Free. 10.15am10.45am. Details: 0118 979 7519.

WOKINGHAM – The Cornerstone, Norreys Avenue RG40 1TN. Willing Spirit Exercise Classes: Fitness Pilates.

1.30pm-21.5pm. £4. Keep Moving fitness class.

2.15pm-2.45pm. £2.50.

Both classes £5. Details: 0118 979 2797.

Thursday, March 23 EARLEY – Palmer Building, University of Reading Whiteknights Campus RG6 2AH. Reading Film Theatre presents: La La Land (12a). 8pm. £5 members, £8 nonmembers, £7 concessions.

Membership £20. Details: 0118 378 7151 or readingfilmtheatre.co.uk.

SHINFIELD – Baptist Church, Fairmead Road RG2 9DL. Coffee morning.

10am-noon. Details: 0118 327 3180.

TWYFORD – St Mary’s Church Centre, Station Road RG10 9NT. Twyford and Ruscombe Horticultural Association meeting: Trish Matthews from Thrive talks about new developments with the garden charity. 8pm.

Details: www.trha.org.uk or 0118 932 0315.

WOKINGHAM – Town Hall, Market Place RG40 1AS. Talks In The Town Hall: Are There Enough New Stories For The Movies?

7.30pm. £5. Details: 0118 978 3185.

WOKINGHAM – The Cornerstone, Norreys Avenue RG40 1UE. Wokingham and East Berkshire Camera Club: Print contest round 4.

7.30pm. Details: www. webcc.org.uk.

WOKINGHAM – Library, Denmark Street RG40 2BB. Tony Weston: Brownsea, a Secret Island.

6.30pm. Details: 0118 978 1368.

WOKINGHAM – Theatre, Twyford Road RG40 5TU. Wokingham Theatre presents Romeo and Juliet: Twelfth Night. £12 7.45pm. Details: www.

At the theatre Basingstoke – Anvil

www.anvilarts.org.uk 01256 844244 Gower, Cowdrey and The Holy Bail. Fri. Megson.

Fri. Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Sat. Hampshire County Council Chairman’s Concert.

Sun. Jimmy Carr. Tues.

Bronwynne Brent. Tues. Rob Brydon. Fri 24. Philharmonia at the Movies. Sun 26.

Basingstoke – The Haymarket www.anvilarts.org.uk 01256 844244 An Evening of Dirty Dancing.

Fri. The Witches of Eastwick.

Tues-Sat 25.

Bracknell – South Hill Park www.southhillpark.org.uk 01344 484123 Made In Dagenham: The Musical.

Until Sat. The Salts. Thurs.

Tyler Hay: Conservatoire Concert Series. Fri. The Comedy Cellar. Fri. London Military Band. Sun. Godspell.

Wed-Thurs 23. Community Litter Pick. Thurs 23. The Comedy Cellar. Fri 24. Youth and Community Gala. Sat 25, Sun 26.

FILMS: The Girl on the Train.

Thurs-Fri. Jackie. FriSun. Mum’s List. Fri. A United Kingdom. Mon. The Unknown Girl. Tues.

Indignation. Wed. Paterson.

Thurs 23. A United Kingdom.

Fri 24. Hacksaw Ridge. Fri 24-Sun 26. T2 Trainspotting.

Sat 25-Sun 26.

Camberley – Theatre www.camberleytheatre.biz 01276 707600 Lesley Carver. Thurs. Best of the Fest: Gareth Richards: The Halo Effect. Fri. Freddie’s Night. Mon. Joe Swift. Thurs 23. An Audience with Ian Waite and Natalie Lowe. Fri 24. Orwell School of Dance: A Time to Shine. Sat 1.

Guildford – Yvonne Arnaud www.yvonne-arnaud.co.uk 01483 440000

A Passionate Woman. Until Sat. The Verdict. Tues-Sat 25.

Henley – Kenton www.kentontheatre.co.uk 01491 575698 Henley Youth Festival. Until Sat. Watchers of the Skies. Thurs 23. In My Time. Fri 24. David Starkey. Sat 25. Through The Wardrobe. Sun 26.

High Wycombe – Wycombe Swan www.wycombeswan.co.uk 01494 512000 Thoroughly Modern Millie. Until Sat. Running Wild. Until Sat. Battle of the Bands. Sat. Chiltern Academy. Sun. Babe The Sheep Pig. Mon-Wed. Take That Experience. Fri 24.

Let There Be Love. Sat 25.

Noel & Gertie. Sun 26.

Maidenhead – Norden Farm www.nordenfarm.org 01628 788997 Maidenhead Drama Festival.

Thurs-Fri. Mitch Benn: Don’t Fear The Reaper. Thurs.

Phillip Henry and Hannah Martin. Fri. Kit Holmes. Sat. A Festival of Choirs. Sun. Reginald D Hunter SOLD OUT. Mon. The Regina Monologues. Wed-Thurs 23. Ragnarok. Wed. Marcus Farnsworth Sings. Thurs 23.

David Baddiel. SOLD OUT. Fri 24.

FILMS: Lion. Fri. Christine. Tues, Thurs 23. Loving (12a). Fri 24, Sun 26. Hacksaw Ridge (15).

Sat 25.

Newbury – The Corn Exchange www.cornexchangenew.com 0845 5218 218 Babe The Sheep Pig. FriSun. Bolshoi Live: A Contemporary Evening. Sun. Andy Parsons. Wed. Bob Fox. Wed. Live and Lyrical. Thurs 23. Champions of Magic. Fri 24. Big Girls Don’t Cry. Sat 25.

FILMS: T2 Trainspotting (18).

Until Tues. Hidden Figures (PG). Until Thurs.

Newbury – The Watermill www.watermill.org.uk

01635 46044 Faust x2. Until Sat 25.

Reading – South St www.readingarts.com 0118 960 6060 Partus. Thurs-Fri. Phil Jupitus: Work in Progress. Sat. The Best Thing. Wed-Thurs 23.

Richard Gadd: Monkey See Monkey Do. Fri 24. Tyondai Braxton + Dawn of Midi. Sat.

Reading – The Hexagon www.readingarts.com 0118 960 6060 Omid Djalili: Schmuck for a Night. Fri. Sean Lock: Keep It Light. Tues. Al Murray: Let’s Go Backwards Together.

Thurs 23. City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Fri 24. The Sensational 60’s Experience 2017. Sat 25.

Reading – Concert Hall www.readingarts.com 0118 960 6060

Reading –

wokingham-theatre. org.uk.

WOODLEY – Library, Headley Road RG5 4JA. Dementia Friends information session.

5.30pm-6.30pm. Details: 0118 969 0304.

WOODLEY – Oakwood Centre, Headley Road.

Woodley & Earley Arts Group meeting: Demonstration and products by Caran d’Ache, £4. 7pm-10pm. Details: 0118 969 3461.

Friday, March 24 FINCHAMPSTEAD – Library, FBC Centre RG40 4ES. Little Explorers Rhymetime: Nursery rhymes and songs for children aged five and under. Free. 11am11.30am. Details: 0118 908 8176.

SHINFIELD – Parish Hall, School Green. Shinfield Tennis Club AGM. 7pm.

Includes quiz in aid of Comic Relief. Details: www.shinfieldtennisclub. co.uk WOKINGHAM – Library, Denmark Street RG40 2BB. Parenting Success Coaching. 10am-11am.

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WOKINGHAM – St Paul’s Church Parish Rooms, Reading Road. Coffee and Chat: listening ears, friendly faces. 2pm-4pm.

0118 979 2122.

WOKINGHAM – WADE, Reading Road RG41 1EH. Quiz night. £12.50 includes supper. 7pm.

WOKINGHAM – Theatre, Twyford Road RG40 5TU. Wokingham Theatre presents Romeo and Juliet: Twelfth Night. £12 7.45pm. Details: www. wokingham-theatre. org.uk.

Progress Theatre www.progresstheatre.co.uk 0118 384 2195 His Dark Materials. Thurs 23-April 1.

Shinfield – Shinfield Players www.shinfieldplayers.org.uk 0118 975 8880 NEXT SHOWS: Frozen SingA-Long. Sat April 8. Sound of Music Sing-A-Long. Sat April 8.

Sonning – The Mill www.millatsonning.com 0118 969 8000 Improbable Fiction. Until May 6. Tim Valentine. Fri-Sat. Storytime: Blue and Bertie.

Wed.

Windsor – Theatre Royal www.theatreroyalwindsor.co.uk 01753 853888 Swan Lake. Until Sat. The Mane Chance Charity Gala. Sun. Northanger Abbey. Tues-Sat 25. Chas and Dave. Sun 26.

Sat, March 25 BRACKNELL – St Joseph’s Church, Stanley Walk RG12 1HA. Bracknell Choral Society Concert: Vivaldi: Gloria, Haydn: Little Organ Mass; Telemann: Laudate Jehovam; Albinoni: Trumpet Concerto.

7.30pm. £15, under 18s free. Details: www. bracknellchoral.org.uk.

LOWER EARLEY – Library, Chalfont Close, Chalfont Way RG6 5HZ. Shakespeare activity for children.

11am-11.30am. For ages seven upwards. Details: 0118 931 2150.

WOKINGHAM – St Paul’s Church Parish Rooms, Reading Road. Lent lunches: soup and rolls in aid of USPG, The Children’s Society and The Link Visiting Scheme.

0118 979 2122.

WOODLEY – Shopping Precinct RG5 4JZ. Woodley market.9am3pm.

WOODLEY – Oakwood Centre, Headley Road RG5 4JZ. Thames Valley Ancient Egypt Society lecture: The ‘Mummy Pits’ of Ancient Egypt with Tesa Baber.

2pm. £3. Details: www. tvaes.org.uk YATELEY – Yateley School, School Lane GU46 6NL. Cracking An Egghead with Kevin Ashman. 2pm. £3.50. Details: 01252 875728.

YATELEY – St Swithun’s Catholic Church, Firgrove Road GU46 6NH. Yateley Choral Society Spring Concert: Stainer’s Crucifixion.

7.45pm. £12, £5 students, under 16s free.

7.45pm. Details: www. yateley-choral.org.uk.

Woking – New Victoria www.ambassadortickets.com 0844 871 7645 Shirley Valentine. Until Sat. Sister Act. Tues-Sat 25. A Country Night in Nashville.

Sun 26.

Wokingham – Theatre www.wokingham-theatre.org.uk 0118 978 5363 The Happiest Days Of Your Life.

Until Sat. Romeo and Juliet and Twelfth Night. Thurs 23-Fri 24.

Wokingham – The Whitty Theatre www.thewhittytheatre.org 0118 974 3247 Spotlight Dance Centre Showtime 2017. Sat 25.

Woodley – Theatre www.woodleytheatre.org 07939 210121 NEXT SHOW: Groping For Words. April 4-8.

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Tempers flared in the Bees’ game against Sheffield Steeldogs Picture: Kevin Slyfield

ICE HOCKEY

Craig Ponder scored 66 points across the weekend for Reading Rockets Picture: Steve Smyth

BASKETBALL

Rockets reach the top READING ROCKETS are top of the league.

Manuel Pena Garces’ men have been in imperious form in recent months but only this weekend did they eventually haul themselves to the league summit after taking their winning run to a staggering 19 games.

Rockets stormed to victory 18 on Saturday at Bohunt School with a 110-78 thrashing of Worthing Thunder, but were pushed hard by London Lituanica on Sunday afternoon before triumphing 86-73 after a late flurry.

And now, after a slow start, Reading (20-3) are top of NBL Division One with just three games to play with an identical record to second-placed Team Northumbria, who they play at home this Saturday (6pm).

The run-in is far from straightforward with sixthplaced Loughborough Student Riders (12-10) also coming to Rivermead this weekend before Reading travel to Manchester Magic (19-4) on the last day of the season.

“This week will be a huge week for us,” said Pena Garces.

“It is one we are all really excited about but we will prepare as normal.

“We need to recover some injuries and rest some players whilst making sure we keep working on our defence and our game plan against Northumbria.

“They have been magnificent this season and I know they will be thoroughly prepared

to face us and will throw everything they have in order to win the game and the league.

“It promises to be a great advertisement for Division One and we will be working hard this week and on Saturday to try and get the win that we so badly want.”

Point guard Craig Ponder led the charge on Saturday evening in the demolition of Worthing.

A season high 36-point haul, including five trebles, led the way with Chris Hooper adding 26 of his own while youngsters Juan Valerio and Ali Sbai contributed 21 each.

Thunder took an immediate lead, but Rockets quickly replied and never looked back, opening up a double-digit advantage to go in 27-14 ahead at the first break.

The visitors did threaten a revival after a strong 11-2 run to come back to 29-25, but a Pena Garces time-out halted the flow and swung momentum back to Reading to give them a commanding 61-36 lead at half-time.

That was extended to 76-61 by the end of the third, with Ponder netting a rare slam dunk, before the hosts sealed their biggest tally of the season with a strong fourth quarter to win 110-78.

But it was not quite so straightforward on Sunday in the capital as Lituanica looked very capable of halting the Rockets winning run.

Just two points separated the sides at 73-71 with five minutes to play, but the visitors

pressed home their slender advantage to triumph by 13.

It was Ponder who again stole the show with 30 points of his own, including a strong start which gave Reading a 27-22 lead at the end of the first.

Danny Carter hit his first of five trebles in the second, but Lituanica continued to hit back with the game well poised at 50-41 to Rockets at half-time.

That gap was closed to just six points by the end of the third and after an 8-0 Lituanica run, the play-off chasers sensed a shock win.

However, some brilliant late defence preserved the impressive run and earned another win.

“We are really happy with last weekend’s two wins because our performances were better,” said head coach Pena Garces.

“We had to make some adaptations in the game against Lituanica. They did really well stopping us and it was important for us to make some changes.

“We showed great commitment and good character to win the game and that pleases me heading into the final three games of the regular season.”

Despite the victories, injuries are beginning to rack up for the Rockets. Along with Joel Keeble (wrist), Fidel Gomez De Enterria Lopez (ankle), Bikram Rana (ankle) and Ibu Jassey Demba (hand) are all struggling for fitness.

Smith injured by flying puck

By TOM CROCKER tcrocker@wokinghampaper.co.uk JOSH SMITH suffered a fractured jaw as Bracknell Bees were beaten 6-3 at Milton Keynes Lightning on Saturday.

Forward Smith picked up the nasty knock when he was struck in the face by the puck at Planet Ice, breaking his jaw in two places and leaving him requiring surgery.

Smith, who received the Bees man-of-the-match award in the reverse fixture just a week ago, was taken to hospital in the Bracknell equipment van with MK helping out after the game to return Bees back to the Hive.

The 19-year-old underwent surgery at Royal Surrey County Hospital to repair the damage.

And the injury summed up the weekend on the ice for Lukas Smital’s charges as they followed up the loss in Buckinghamshire with another 6-3 reverse on Sunday night

at home to second-bottom Sheffield Steeldogs, despite having led 3-1.

Although play-off hopes were ended with defeat against Milton Keynes the previous weekend, Smital insisted his side would battle until the end and they gave a good account of themselves in the early stages.

Lightning took the lead in the seventh minute when Blaz Emersic struck, but Shaun Thompson quickly equalised for the visitors.

The home side restored their advantage before the end of the first period through Jordan Cownie and after surviving a penalty kill, soon moved 3-1 ahead in the second when Cownie found the net again.

But Bees would not be shook off easily, pulling back a goal courtesy of Luka Basic with 26 minutes on the clock.

However, from there Lightning shot clear, going 6-2 up thanks to goals from

Frantisek Bakrlik, Tom Carlon and Antti Holli before a late Alex Barker consolation.

And Smital’s men also got off to a good start on Sunday night, leading 2-0 at the end of the first period.

Despite missing Smith as well as fellow injured star Rupert Quiney, Bracknell moved ahead through Danny Ingoldsby and a powerplay score from Basic.

Steeldogs pulled one back in the 22nd minute thanks to Donatas Kumeliauskas, only to fall 3-1 behind when Olegs Lascenko found the net.

But it was all downhill after that as the visitors got one back before the break courtesy of Tom Barry and they raced away in the third period as Ashley Calvert and Stanislav Lascek both bagged two each.

Bracknell’s final game of the EPIHL season takes place this Saturday against Hull Pirates at the Hive (6pm).

WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL

Kings tamed by Wolves, but ‘it felt like a win’ A LATE fightback from Thames Valley Kings was not enough as they lost 41-32 to Worcester Wolves.

Kings won the tip but Wolves went ahead and took a 12-8 advantage into the first break despite Reece Barker and Nick Gorst scoring.

And Wolves asserted their authority to lead 26-12 by halftime with solitary baskets from Chris Nash and Peter Rapley all the visitors had to shout about.

The Kings did show some fight after the restart, in particular the fourth quarter, but Wolves eased to victory.

“After the first half I’m very pleased with how we reacted in the second,” said Kings captain Wayne Burton.

“There was some great basketball at times and if we can bring this performance to the next game, we won’t be far away from a win.

“Even though it was a loss, it felt like a win.”

 NORTHCROFT Leisure Centre in Newbury will host a Zorb football event this Saturday to raise money for the Kings.

Entry for teams of five to seven is available for a suggested donation of £50 or more.

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RUGBY LEAGUE

Raiders seek new sponsor RUGBY LEAGUE side Reading Raiders are seeking local businesses to sponsor their kit ahead of their upcoming season.

Companies have until April 1 to enter a raffle for the cost of £50 with the winner, picked at random, earning a spot on the back of Raiders’ shirts.

All participating

businesses will also get mentioned on the club’s website.

“After managing to play a few games last year, this year we are planning for a full season of games and therefore, costs are increasing,” said chairman Andrew Belt.

“We are Berkshire’s only open age rugby league team which

we feel gives us a USP and we hope people respond to our raffle, which hopefully will lead to us forging good links with other organisations in the region.”

To pledge your interest, email readingroyalsrlfc@ gmail.com to take part or find out more information.

Bracknell’s Jonny Mirza Picture: Jayne Whitelegg

RUGBY

Bracknell see off strugglers Bracknell 20 Launceston 15 BRACKNELL recovered from a slow start to see off struggling Launceston in National League 3 South West.

The visitors took a shock lead after their lengthy trip from Cornwall, but a Kim Plant try plus a string of successful Chris Laidler kicks earned Bracknell a seventh straight win.

After falling behind to a converted try, Daniel ap Dafydd’s men slowly worked their way back into the game with a Laidler penalty and drop goal.

The Launceston defence proved tricky to breach, so the hosts were forced to rely on penalties to add to their score, going 12-5 up through two more Laidler kicks after centre Ryan Western had been sent to the sin bin for a high tackle.

But the visitors went in

level at the break after a rare foray into the opposition 22 led to a second try with forward Jordan Duke going over.

However, Bracknell’s hard work did pay off after the restart as they finally turned their dominance into a try when Plant went in under the Launceston posts, although Laidler missed the conversion.

But after swapping penalties, Bracknell held on to a 20-15 lead to claim the

win which leaves them sixth.

There are no games this weekend with ap Dafydd’s side next in action on March 25 at Camborne.

BRACKNELL: Mirza, Lamin, Ovens, Bailey, Plant, Rice, Haddad, Ingle (c), Franklin, Laidler, Yates, Hopkins, Burch, Bayliss, Slade.

Reps: Mirander, Field, Lawless.

n CROWTHORNE moved up to fifth in Berks, Bucks and Oxon Premier with a convincing 34-15 victory over Didcot.

RUGBY

Contestants at the All Reading Shuttlers Open

BADMINTON

Duo’s success at Shuttlers contest DIGVIJAY SINGH and Yogesh Narayanaswamy battled through a field of 40 teams to win the 2017 All Reading Shuttlers Open.

Badminton enthusiasts from around the area plus a number of spectators turned out to watch the event at Loddon Valley Leisure Centre.

The shuttlers were split into eight groups of five with the teams of Saket Koti/Abhinav Heble, Pawan Tyagi/Saksham Tyagi, Singh/Narayanaswamy and Rajiv Dhallam/Ashutosh Rao all progressing the semi-finals.

And it was Singh and Narayanaswamy who triumphed over Koti and Heble in the final, winning in straight games 21-19, 21-18.

The team of Dhallam and Rao finished third while Vikas Gupta/ Aadi Gupta received the ‘emerging team’ trophy.

Rams outclassed by Old Elthamians Redingensians Rams 7 Old Elthamians 20 ROBBIE STAPLEY’S secondhalf try could not prevent Redingensians’ winning run coming to an end.

Rams came into the contest on the back of five successive victories, but they succumbed to tries from Alex Brown, Ollie Claxton and George Messum as the London-based side ran out winners.

Having lost to Rams earlier this season, Elthamians wasted little time in taking the lead, crossing the line with just five minutes on the clock as Brown went over in the corner.

Tom White’s penalty extended the advantage before Claxton made it 13-0 just before the break after a scrum with White adding the extras.

Rams’ Robbie Stapley scored the hosts’ only try as the side lost out o the Elthamians

Mike Tewkesbury’s men did not roll over after the restart and gave themselves hope, reducing the deficit to 15-5 as captain Stapley crashed over following a fivemetre line-out.

Jordan Souter added the extras on his debut for the club after previous kicker loanee Jacob Atkins was called into the London Irish squad.

Ollie Foxley, Conor Corrigan and Ben Henderson all made breaks for the line to try and bring the scores closer, but it was the visitors who scored the only other try of the second half.

Messum was the man to finish off a driving maul to dab down and despite a yellow card for Old Elthamians’ Adam Preconin, Rams could not get back any

closer than the 20-7 final score.

Redingensians, who sit seventh in National League 2 South, now have a free week before going to Canterbury on March 25.

RAMS: Foxley, Rossiter, Bryant, Souter, Corrigan, Guttridge, Illingworth, Steadman, Henderson, Baker, Hoy, Taylor, Crame, Vooght, Stapley (c).

Reps: Drew, McDonnell-Roberts, Allen, Nightingale, Lloyd.

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Irish prepare to party Exiles book semis place London Irish V Cornish Pirates Greene King Ipa Championship Madejski Stadium Saturday, 2pm IRISH star Jerry Sexton is relishing the chance to play in front of the biggest crowd of the season as part of the traditional St Patrick’s Party this weekend.

London Irish, who have already sealed their Championship play-off spot, face fifth-placed Cornish Pirates at Madejski Stadium on Saturday in the club’s designated celebratory game with over 10,000 fans expected.

Despite struggles in the Premiership over recent years, eventually leading to relegation last season, the Exiles tend to give their all for the St Patrick’s game, winning the last two.

And Sexton is keen to repay the fans with another victory this weekend.

“I played last year in the St Patrick’s game against Gloucester and now again this year,” he told The Wokingham Paper.

“I think there’s over 10,000 people coming in for the game so it will make for a really

good atmosphere.

“It’s always good outside the ground and after the game, they always put on a really good show and I’d really recommend people coming in, it’s just a great day.”

He added: “We have real loyal fans who follow us everywhere.

“They follow us down to Cornwall, they follow us up to Leeds. They’re really good people and hopefully we can repay them so they can start seeing Premiership rugby again next year.”

Nick Kennedy’s charges go into this weekend’s game with a perfect record of 16 wins from 16 in the league.

While Sexton admits it would be nice to win the final four games before the play-offs, he insists that is not the main focus.

“We’re not a results-driven team,” he said. “We just want to perform well every week and then hopefully the results can look after themselves.

“Like Nick (Kennedy) has said to us, if we lose the next two games but perform well, that’s what we want – perform well and stick to our values.”

He added: “We know the Championship is a very tough league and there’s a lot of very good teams and players here.

“We never thought we’d win every game, but it’s great that we have.”

Cornish Pirates present a tough challenge having come close to a result on each of the three occasions the two sides have met this season.

And with a dominant win over second-placed Yorkshire Carnegie last month, Sexton has been impressed by the play-off-chasing side.

“We’ve played them three times this year and it’s always been tough,” he said.

“They’re probably one of the best coached teams in the league and the players have a very good work-rate and work ethic.

“That really shows in their performances. They won in Leeds a couple of weeks ago which we took a look at and they seem like a very good team.

“I think they’ll physically match us and hopefully we have enough class to come through.” n Saturday is London Irish’s biggest game of the season with entertainment for all the family, the RBS 6 Nations last day on big screens and the traditional Irish welcome from 11am to 7pm.

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London Irish 37 Yorkshire Carnegie 14 LONDON IRISH booked their spot in the British and Irish Cup semi-finals with a convincing win over Yorkshire Carnegie at Madejski Stadium.

The Exiles boasted five different try scorers in Luke Narraway, Ross Neal, Jebb Sinclair, Topsy Ojo and Matt Williams, while youngster Jacob Atkins also kicked 15 points.

“I thought we played really well and as the game went on we found a few solutions in order to improve our execution in the final third of the pitch,” said assistant coach Clark Laidlaw.

“Our defence was outstanding and our set piece, scrum and line-out were very good.

“It was always going to be a tight game, especially with a number of changes made in both squads and at half-time we felt the next score could make a big difference.”

A 10th minute penalty from man-of-thematch Atkins was followed by a try from captain Narraway to open up a 10-0 lead.

However, after withstanding heavy Irish pressure, Yorkshire hauled themselves back into the contest courtesy of Josh Bainbridge’s converted try.

Another Atkins penalty extended the advantage to 13-7 by half-time and the hosts pulled away after the restart with Neal holding off two challenges before dotting down.

Further scores from Sinclair, Williams and Ojo sealed the win, cancelling out a try from Carnegie’s Stevie McColl.

Reward for the win is a home clash with Jersey Reds and forward Jerry Sexton says the cup continues to present a great chance for the young players to show what they can do.

“The academy system here is always very good,” he told The Wokingham Paper.

Captain Luke Narraway (centre) scored against Yorkshire Carnegie

“It’s produced loads of players.

“I think the future is good for London Irish and hopefully the club can hang onto those good players.

“The semi-final and final will be great opportunities for young players to really show what they can do and also it’s a pressurised situation to help them build for the future.”

LONDON IRISH: Ransom, Ojo, Hearn (Brand 53), Neal, M. Williams, Atkins, Allinson (Murphy 73), Elrington (HobbsAwoyemi 66), Gleave (Porecki 71), Hoskins (Hay 76), Lloyd (Sinclair 53), McNally, Narraway (c), Gilsenan, Nayalo (Sexton 59).

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GOLF MATTERS

HOCKEY

Dealing with nerves on the golf course

By TOM CROCKER tcrocker@wokinghampaper.co.uk

With Bearwood Lakes’ JON DRY

W

HEN we watch elite level sport on TV, we can’t help but admire how the best athletes not only cope with nerves, but actually thrive in the pressured situations.

This skill is part of what makes the best the best!

As a coach I am hugely passionate about how working on the mental game can lead to not only playing better, but also enjoying your golf more.

One of the most common issues I see is how to perform well when you feel nervous and under pressure. Try following these simple steps, which can be used for playing golf or indeed any other sport.

Pre-game Routine When we hold big competitions at Bearwood Lakes we often see our members arriving at the club much earlier than usual and heading to the driving range for a long practice before they tee off.

Although the player’s intentions are good this actually has a very negative effect on their mental state. The player will be heightening their nervous system and getting themselves more nervous about the game ahead.

To have the best pre-game preparation, do the same as you normally do. This way you don’t allow yourself to get drawn into how important the game is and feels more like a normal day.

All of the top players always allow the same amount of time whether it is a 7.30am start time, or they are

playing in the last group of a Major on a Sunday afternoon.

They will then go through the same routine before they head to the first tee.

Pre-shot Routine When you are faced with shots that you are nervous about, stick to the same routine and focus on going through it step by step rather than being distracted by thoughts of the difficult shot.

For example when you are facing a short putt, don’t allow yourself to be distracted by what happens if you miss.

Think purely about going through the steps you normally do and stay positive. Pick your spot and trust your technique.

As you stand over your opening tee shot with plenty of your peers watching, focus purely on going through your routine, then pick your target and trust your swing.

This will give you the best possible chance of striking the ball well and finding the fairway.

Finally, don’t forget to BREATH! When you feel nervous try to ensure you are taking deep breaths, lowering your heart rate and settling yourself down. This way you will keep your rhythm and allow yourself to focus purely on the task ahead.

These skills work for every sport, for example we can all remember Jonny Wilkinson’s kicking routine.

Give these tips a try whether you play golf, rugby or cricket as they really do work!

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One more point and the Ladies will win the league SONNING LADIES are just one point away from the Trysports Premier 1 title after a huge 3-1 win over third-placed Maidenhead Ladies 2s.

Goals from Mai-Po Wan, Annaleise Churchill and Frankie Knight earned the win which would have clinched the title if results went for them elsewhere.

But Sonning, who are six points clear with two games to go, will win the league with a draw at Wycombe 2s on Saturday.

SOUTH BERKSHIRE 1s remain fourth after a 2-0 win over Wycombe 2s while SONNING 2s are likely to finish eighth after a 1-0 win against Oxford 2s.

SOUTH BERKSHIRE 2s kept their slim Premier 2 survival hopes alive with a 3-0 win at Slough 2s.

This was just Berks’ second win of the campaign, and all the more remarkable given the fact Slough went into the game as league leaders.

But two more big wins are needed to give South Berkshire any hope of avoid relegation.

Jordy Swanborough and Mary Jones were on target as SONNING 3s edged out Buckingham 3s 2-1 in Division 2.

The victory leaves Sonning third, but now level on points with second-placed Banbury 3s.

SOUTH BERKSHIRE 3s are still looking over their shoulders in Division 3 after losing 2-0 at Maidenhead 4s while SOUTH BERKSHIRE 4s remain bottom of Division 4 after a 3-0 reverse against Marlow 4s. Sarah Perks, Tash Moakes and Katherine Windsor did the damage.

SONNING 4s and 5s also lost but the VETERANS won at Bicester 3s.

Men

SONNING 1s’ slim MBBO Regional 2 promotion hopes were ended after a 4-1 defeat at Banbury 2s.

Needing to win to stand a chance of moving into the top two, Jon Sharp scored Sonning’s only goal, which leaves them third with three games to play after a Louis Yates hat-trick.

But SOUTH BERKSHIRE 1s are still dreaming of promotion after a 3-3 draw against Phoenix and Ranelagh 1s.

Rob Badley’s brace plus a goal from Ben Dudley earned Berks a point, which

Mai-Po Wan was on target for Sonning Picture: Steve Smyth

moves them to within two points of the top two with a game in hand.

At the other end of Division 1, SONNING 2s boosted their survival hopes with a 3-1 win over Bicester 1s thanks to goals from Ian Finlayson, Colm Hanlon and Matt Poulton while SOUTH BERKSHIRE 2s remain in trouble.

Ryan Kaley and Rob Pace goals were not enough as they lost 5-2 to OMT 2s.

SOUTH BERKSHIRE 3s remain second in Division 3 after thrashing Banbury 3s 5-1.

Peter Tailby led the charge with a brace while Adrian Tang, Duncan Clarke and Andy Sonden were also on target.

SONNING 3s remain deep in trouble after losing 4-1 at Windsor 1s with Ian

Ta’s goal proving to be mere consolation.

Matt Price bagged a brace as SONNING 4s boosted their Division 5 survival hopes with a 3-2 win over West Hampstead 7s.

Price’s double, combined with Nick Salter’s goal earned the win, which keeps them third bottom.

Goals from Pete Bailey (2) and Logan Russell came in vain as SOUTH BERKSHIRE 4s lost 5-3 at Leighton Buzzard 2s.

In the lower leagues, there were defeats for SONNING 5s and 6s, draws for SOUTH BERKSHIRE TERRIERS and SONNING 7s while SOUTH BERKSHIRE 5s won.

TABLE TENNIS

Inclusivity Award for Berkshire’s Sport In Mind BERKSHIRE charity Sport in Mind have won the Inclusivity Award at the Pride of Table Tennis National Awards.

Sport in Mind was set up in 2011 to help use sport and physical activity to help aid the recovery of local people suffering from mental illness.

“Sport in Mind is very pleased and honoured to win this award,” said the senior coach for the charity Trevor Peters, who received the award on behalf of founder Neil Harris.

“Our charity and the volunteers who support us have worked tirelessly to provide sports opportunities for the benefit of local people and it is fantastic that a small Berkshire charity has been recognised by Table Tennis England.”  For more information about the charity, visit their website www.sportinmind.org.

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READING FC

Stam: ‘We should have known better’

Preston North End 3 Reading 0

Rachel Rowe in action. The Royals star is looking forward to taking on Man City this weekend Picture: Derek Beech

SSE WOMEN’S FA CUP

‘There’s no reason why we can’t cause a cup upset’ Manchester City Women V Reading Women SSSE Women’s Fa Cup Round 5 Academy Stadium Saturday, 2pm

By TOM CROCKER tcrocker@wokinghampaper.co.uk

RACHEL ROWE insists “there is no reason” why Reading Women cannot upset Manchester City Women and move into the FA Cup quarter-finals this weekend.

Royals are set to return to competitive action for the first time since their debut WSL 1 campaign ended in November with a trip to last season’s unbeaten champions.

And while the draw could not have been harder for Kelly Chambers’ charges, Wales international Rowe says it is one she saw coming.

“I said from the start I thought we’d draw Man City and a few of us were the same,” she told The Wokingham Paper.

“There’s a lot of local derbies in the draw and what better way to start it for us.

“Obviously it’s against the top dogs from last season. There were positives and negatives when we got told but I think it’s a good game to go into to set us up.

“There is no reason why we can’t win that game so why not set ourselves up with a challenge and see how we’re going to go and start the mini season.”

City won the league at a canter last year, conceding just four goals all campaign, but they have since gone on to strengthen their squad further.

The most notable arrival is 34-yearold American international Carli Lloyd.

And the two-time, reigning FIFA world player of the year could make her debut on Saturday, a prospect Rowe is relishing.

“It’s hard to believe that they can better their side with the individuals they had,” she said.

“But they seem to have gone above and beyond again.

“The big names that are already in there plus the likes of Carli Lloyd are coming in.

“Obviously everybody is chatting about it, but we’ll see what happens and what team they put out on the field on Saturday.

“We can only deal with what’s put in front of us. It’s 11 v 11 at the end of the day.

“I’m looking forward to it. There’s nothing I like more than having a challenge and putting myself up against the bigger players.

“I don’t get scared of them. You just have to grab the opportunity.”

Reading have been strengthening their own squad in the lengthy off-

season with a large number of players arriving and leaving.

Chambers named her 18-player squad this week for the upcoming Spring Series, including winter arrivals Brooke Chaplen, Anna Green, Rachel Furness and Mandy van den Berg plus youngsters Sophie O’Rourke and Tamsin De Bunsen.

“It’s unusual because as much as a lot of new people have come in, there’s still a core of us that are still here,” said Rowe.

“It still feels like the Reading that have been here as much as it’s changed.

“It’s still our philosophies that are the same and the girls have just come into that and bought into it and have been doing really well.

“All the new signings are different characters but all very strong players and good additions to our team and what we need to go forward and compete in the leagues to come.”

She added: “We’ve had to be a tightknit squad because we’ve had short numbers and a couple of injuries and niggles.

“But there’s no better way to get to know people than when there’s a small group.

“You all spend so much time together as a small group. It’s been good for us all really.

“We’ve all got to know each other a bit more and we’ve got a bit closer and the buzz around the place is really good.”

JAAP STAM says Reading “should know better” after losing their third straight away game with defeat at Deepdale.

Royals had chances with Garath McCleary and Jordon Mutch both going close, but three goals in 18 minutes either side of half-time from Tom Barkhuizen (2) and Daryl Horgan earned Preston the points.

And Stam believes his side could have done more to prevent the result.

“We’ve proven in the past that we can be dangerous going forward and solid at the back,” said the manager.

“But we’ve had a couple of these games now and we should know better.

“Losing the ball, we can be very open and give chances and goals away and that’s what happened.

“Preston were very aggressive in how they play, defensively working well together, going forward together and they deservedly won the game.”

Stam made two enforced changes to the side which drew 0-0 with Newcastle United on Tuesday night with the injured duo Liam Moore and Liam Kelly (both hamstring) missing the trip.

Jordan Obita and John Swift came into the side to replace them.

Royals started brightly with Lewis Grabban, seeking his first goal since joining on loan in January, firing over from 25 yards before he teed up Obita to test goalkeeper Chris Maxwell.

Maxwell was also called into action to thwart McCleary as he wound up from long range, but it was the Lilywhites who took the lead in style as Barkhuizen curled past Al-Habsi.

While the first goal was a fine finish, the second was a swift counter-attack as Barkhuizen burst through after substitute Danny Williams and McCleary tripped over each other.

In truth, Preston almost fluffed their lines, but Horgan eventually slammed a shot past Al-Habsi from close range, despite the keeper getting a touch.

And when the hosts made it 3-0 as Barkhuizen tucked in from close range four minutes after the restart, Reading had a mountain to climb.

Grabban and Williams both tried their luck in an attempt to haul Royals back into contest while Reece Oxford made his debut from the bench, but the visitors could not find a way back.

“When you go two goals behind and then it’s three just after halftime, it’s very difficult to get back into the game,” said Stam.

“We needed to anticipate certain situations better. We were always late to the ball and they punished us.

“We had the same thing against Brighton and we’ve had it in previous games and we need to improve on it.

“If you want to stay up there in the table, you have to do better.

“If you can’t play nice football, sometimes you just need to launch that ball into the stands and be decisive.

“And we don’t do that. That’s why we’re giving goals away.”

Defeat kept Royals fifth, but only four points clear of seventh-placed Fulham, who were due to face Blackburn Rovers in their game in hand on Tuesday night.

READING: Al-Habsi, Gunter, McShane (c) (Oxford 73), Blackett, Obita, van den Berg, Swift, Mutch (Williams 33), Grabban (Beerens 77), McCleary, Kermorgant.

Subs not used: Jaakkola, Evans, Popa, Meite.

Yellow cards: Gunter (90+1) PRESTON: Maxwell, Clarke, Boyle, Huntington, Cunningham, Horgan (Browne 62), Johnson, Pearson, McGeady, Barkhuizen (Robinson 76), Hugill (Beckford 88).

Subs not used: Lindegaard, Spurr, May, Makienok.

Goals: Barkhuizen x2 (31,49), Horgan (40) Yellow card: Boyle (29) Referee: Scott Duncan Attendance: 10,787

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Ricardo Catlyn scores for Highmoor-Ibis Reserves against Woodley Reserves

READING CHALLENGE CUP

Reserves knocked out of cup A BRACE from Lemar Maycock condemned Woodley United Reserves to defeat in the Reading Challenge Cup against Highmoor-Ibis Reserves.

Substitute Ricardo Benvento found the net for Thames Valley Premier Division side Woodley, but his goal was not enough as Maycock (2) and Ricardo Catlyn netted for the visitors to give them a 3-1 win.

In league action, HURST stay adrift at the foot of the Premier Division table after an 8-0 thrashing by Woodcote Stoke Row as Jake Dillon bagged a treble.

Goals from Asa Povey and Ryan Tye earned WOODLEY UNITED A a 2-2 draw at White Eagles Reserves in Division 3 while in the same league, ASHRIDGE PARK were beaten 4-3 against Unity Reserves. Iain Murray, Mark Shoosmith and Adam Shoosmith scored for Ashridge.

BERKS COUNTY ROVERS overcame HURST A in extra time to win 5-4 in a thriller.

Richard Cumner (2), Christopher Searle and Ridesh Gurung (2) netted for the visitors to cancel out strikes

by Blake Brown-Koroma, Peter

Jones, Charlie Scope and Arron Burch.

Mikey Jones bagged an early brace as TWYFORD AND RUSCOMBE beat HARCHESTER HAWKS RESERVES 3-2 while a Daniel Patterson brace won the day for WARGRAVE RESERVES as they beat WOODLEY UNITED B 2-1. Omar Salleh netted for the hosts.

FC WOODLEY grabbed all three points from their local derby with WOODLEY UNITED in the Reading Sunday League.

Stephen Brearley put FC Woodley 2-0 up before a late Jonathan Malone consolation.

It was honours even for Woodley and Sumas as their latest derby match ended in a goalless draw Pictures: Steve Smyth

READING SENIOR CUP

Binfield crush Ascot … eventually Binfield 5 Ascot United 1 (after extra time) LIAM FERDINAND bagged a brace as Binfield eventually overcame Ascot United to reach the Reading Senior Cup semi-finals.

After a goalless first half, the Moles fell behind to the Hellenic Premier Division strugglers on 56 minutes as Kai Walters found the net, but they equalised almost immediately through Grant Kemp.

That proved to be the end of the scoring in normal time, but Roger Herridge’s men turned the screw in the additional 30 minutes.

Goals from Ferdinand (pictured) and Binfield’s player of the month Harrison Bayley gave the hosts some breathing space.

Another Ferdinand strike and a goal from Mo Davies sealed the win to book a spot in the last four against either Finchampstead or Woodcote Stoke Row. “Got there in the end,” said manager Herridge.

“Fair play to Ascot United who made us work hard for the win. They’ve got some fantastic young players.”

Binfield return to league action on Saturday with a trip to fourth-placed Thatcham Town (3pm).

BINFIELD: Vaughan, White, Wiggins, Bayley, Brown, A. Walton, Kemp, M. Walton, Ferdinand, Knight, Pagliaroli.

Subs: Moore, Dean, Whyte, Davies, Broome.

n FINCHAMPSTEAD were due out last night against Shrivenham in the Supplementary Cup. n EVERSLEY AND CALIFORNIA got straight back to winning ways with a 2-1 win at Sheerwater in Combined Counties Division One.

UNDER 15s

Whiteknights battle back to earn a point WHITEKNIGHTS Under-15s fought back from 3-1 behind to earn a draw against Camberley Town Royals.

East Berkshire Football Alliance Division 5 leaders Camberley took the lead after

15 minutes but winger Joe Wheeler pulled the sides level.

Royals retook the lead before the break and extended their advantage soon after the restart.

However, Whiteknights dug

in to battle back with Josh Barret finding the net before Noel Kosta headed in Conor Sutherland Elmore’s late corner Ben Craig was given the Whiteknights effort award.

LADIES FOOTBALL

Haines heads in the winner for United Woodley United Ladies 3 Wycombe Wanderers Ladies 2 WOODLEY produced a fine second half display to see off Wycombe in Southern Women’s First Division.

United enjoyed the better start but could not test Amy Batkin.

Wycombe were relying on the counter-attack but Nicole Haines (pictured) was on hand

to keep out Molly Brooks and Chante Inniss efforts.

However, the visitors did go ahead when Niamh Potts fired in on 26 minutes.

Woodley responded well, equalising before the break when Rosie Page-Smith netted for the sixth straight game after a penalty was awarded for handball.

And the game swung on its head on 67 minutes as May Hamblin prodded home an Ellen Surtees free-kick before Mollie Haines headed in a third.

Inniss pulled one back for Wycombe with a minute to play, but Woodley saw out the win.

United face Barton Rovers away on Sunday.

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HELLENIC DIVISION 1 EAST

Sumas become ‘bogey side’ for Woodley Woodley United 0 Wokingham and Emmbrook 0

By TOM CROCKER tcrocker@wokinghampaper.co.uk MICHAEL HERBERT says Wokingham and Emmbrook are quickly becoming Woodley’s “bogey team” after failing to beat them for the third time this season.

Sumas have struggled with life in Division One East while Woodley are challenging for promotion, winning 11 of their 17 matches.

But this 0-0 draw was the first time United have come away from a clash with Wokingham with a result having lost 4-3 in the reverse fixture and also losing against Clive McNelly’s men in the Reading Senior Cup. And this may well feel like a third win for Sumas having played almost 70 minutes with 10 men following a red card for Jacob Bailey.

“We actually played quite well,” Herbert told The Wokingham Paper. “It was quite an even game when it was 11 v 11 but then when they got a man sent off the momentum swung in our favour.

“Sometimes it can be really difficult to break down a team

that plays so deep and so defensive but we created four or five brilliant chances and some of the misses like when we had an open goal, you should score. But that’s football.

“It is disappointing and frustrating but I’m happy with the way that we were able to break them down when they got their shape and when they were playing so deep.

“There were positives and negatives so it was frustrating in a way, but it’s one of those days really.”

After some scrappy early exchanges, Wokingham’s task was made even more difficult when Bailey was shown his second yellow card for a clash with Matt Jones.

And Woodley tried to press home their man advantage before the break with Liam Wilson forcing Sean Woodward into a good stop while Wilson himself missed. At the other end, Dan Carter and Ben Broadhurst were off target.

United created their best chance eight minutes after the restart when Jones raced clear and rounded goalkeeper Woodward before teeing up Horscroft, but he sliced wide from close range.

Alex Reed had to be alert in the Woodley goal to thwart Elliott Rushforth but the hosts were on the front foot.

Wokingham held firm to grind out a 0-0 draw.

“I think they’re going to be one of those bogey teams,” said Herbert of Sumas. “I’d say in the three games against them there’s not been a lot between the two sides and obviously they’ve beaten us twice and we’ve got a draw from this one.

“Maybe a bit of a bogey team. It’s a local derby so they always seem to raise it against us which is a good rivalry and it’s a credit to them really. They hung in there and did what they had to do to get a draw.”

Both sides face two games this week. Sumas are in Supplementary Cup action at home to Chalfont Wasps (3pm) and go to The Triangle to face Henley Town in the Senior Cup on Monday (7.45pm).

As for Woodley, they have a league double-header away to struggling Holyport on Saturday (3pm) and home against Wantage Town Reserves on Tuesday night (7.45pm).

WOODLEY: Reed, Greenwood (Prestidge 54), Turner, Nicholls, I. Kamara, Barley, Drew, Morgan (Guze 85), Jones, Horscroft, Wilson (Thomas 67). Subs not used: Kang, A. Kamara.

SUMAS: Woodward, Carter, Giles, Goddard, Gibbs, Bailey, Flatman, Lawrence, Broadhurst, Rushforth, Booth. Subs: Best, Marsh, McNelly, Narroway Attendance: 55

Results and fixtures RESULTS Sat, March 11 FOOTBALL Sky Bet Championship Preston North End 3-0 Reading Hellenic Division One East Woodley United 0-0 Sumas Combined Counties Division One Sheerwater 1-2 Eversley &Cali Thames Valley Premier Division Woodcote Stoke Row 8-0 Hurst Reading Challenge Cup Woodley United Reserves 1-3 Highmoor-Ibis Reserves RUGBY - British and Irish Cup London Irish 37-14 Yorkshire Carnegie National League 2 South Redingensians Rams 7-20 Old Elthamians National League 3 South West Bracknell 20-15 Launceston Berks, Bucks and Oxon Premier Crowthorne 34-15 Didcot HOCKEY Trysports Premier 1 Sonning Ladies 1s 3-1 Maidenhead Ladies 2s South Berkshire Ladies 1s 2-0 Wycombe Ladies 2s MBBO Regional 2 Banbury 2s 4-1 Sonning 1s MBBO Division 1 South Berkshire 1s 3-3 Phoenix and Ranelagh 1s ICE HOCKEY – EPIHL Milton Keynes Lightning 6-3 Bees BASKETBALL – NBL Division One Rockets 110-78 Worthing Thunder

Sun, March 12 FOOTBALL Southern Women’s First Division

Woodley United Ladies 3-2 Wycombe Wanderers Ladies ICE HOCKEY EPIHL Bracknell Bees 3-6 Sheffield Steeldogs BASKETBALL NBL Division One London Lituanica 73-86 Reading Rockets

Tues,March 14: FOOTBALL Reading Invitation Challenge Cup Binfield 5-1 Ascot United (aet)

FIXTURES (3pm unless stated) Friday, March 17 FOOTBALL Sky Bet Championship Sheffield Wednesday v Reading (7.45pm)

Sat, March 18 FOOTBALL SSE Women’s FA Cup Manchester City Women v Reading Women (2pm) Hellenic Premier Division Thatcham Town v Binfield Hellenic Division One East Holyport v Woodley United Hellenic Supplementary Cup Wokingham and Emmbrook v Chalfont Wasps Combined Counties Division One Staines Lammas v Eversley and California Thames Valley Premier Division Berks County v Hurst (2pm) Woodley Utd Reserves v Unity (2pm) RUGBY

Greene King IPA Championship London Irish v Cornish Pirates (2pm) HOCKEY MBBO Regional 2 Sonning 1s v Tring 1s (1.30pm) MBBO Division 1 Ashford 2s v South Berkshire 1s (1.30pm) Trysports Premier 1 Wycombe Ladies 2s v Sonning Ladies 1s (10.10am) Oxford Ladies 2s v South Berkshire Ladies 1s (2.30pm) ICE HOCKEY - EPIHL Bracknell Bees v Hull Pirates (6pm) BASKETBALL NBL Division One Reading Rockets v Team Northumbria (6pm)

Sun, March 19 FOOTBALL Southern Women’s First Division Ascot Utd v Wargrave Ladies (2pm) Barton Rovers v Woodley United Ladies (2pm) BASKETBALL NBL Division One Reading Rockets v Loughborough Student Riders (5pm)

Mon, March 20 FOOTBALL Reading Invitation Challenge Cup Wokingham and Emmbrook v Henley Town (7.45pm)

Tues, March 21: FOOTBALL Hellenic Division One East Didcot Town Reserves v Finchampstead (7.45pm) Woodley United v Wantage Town Reserves (7.45pm)

Championship P Newcastle United 37 Brighton & Hove 37 Huddersfield Town 36 Leeds United 37 READING 37 Sheffield Wednesday 37 Fulham 37 Preston North End 37 Norwich City 37 Derby County 37 Barnsley 37 Aston Villa 37 Cardiff City 37 Brentford 37 Queens Park Rangers 37 Ipswich Town 37 Birmingham City 37 Wolverhampton 36 Burton Albion 37 Nottingham Forest 37 Blackburn Rovers 37 Bristol City 37 Wigan Athletic 37 Rotherham United 37

W 24 23 22 20 19 18 16 15 15 14 14 12 13 13 13 10 11 11 10 11 9 10 8 4

D 5 8 5 6 7 8 13 11 9 10 9 12 9 8 8 15 11 9 11 7 12 8 10 5

L 8 6 9 11 11 11 8 11 13 13 14 13 15 16 16 12 15 16 16 19 16 19 19 28

F 70 63 47 50 49 48 65 51 63 39 55 37 50 55 41 37 38 43 36 51 44 46 31 32

Hellenic Premier A GD 32 38 31 32 39 8 36 14 49 0 37 11 44 21 45 6 56 7 36 3 53 2 39 -2 53 -3 54 1 50 -9 44 -7 54 -16 47 -4 48 -12 62 -11 55 -11 53 -7 42 -11 82 -50

Pts 77 77 71 66 64 62 61 56 54 52 51 48 48 47 47 45 44 42 41 40 39 38 34 17

Thames Valley League P W D L GD Marlow United 21 16 2 3 48 Reading YMCA 17 15 2 0 52 Newbury FC 21 15 2 4 39 Woodcote Stoke Row 21 14 3 4 32 Cookham Dean 21 10 3 8 9 Wraysbury Village 23 10 2 11 -12 Mortimer 22 9 2 11 -10 BERKS COUNTY FC 22 8 3 11 -20 Unity 21 8 2 11 -1 WOODLEY UTD RES 22 8 2 12 -26 Highmoor Ibis Res 20 7 4 9 -4 Taplow United 20 5 3 12 -14 Rotherfield United 21 1 7 13 -32 HURST 22 2 1 19 -61 * Denotes points adjustment

PTS 50 47 47 45 33 32 29 27 26 26 22 * 18 12 * 7

P W Bracknell Town 29 23 Thame United 29 22 Flackwell Heath 32 21 Thatcham Town 30 19 Ardley United 31 17 Highworth Town 29 16 Brimscombe & Thrupp 29 16 BINFIELD 31 14 Lydney Town 29 13 Royal Wootton Bassett 31 14 Tuffley Rovers 28 12 Longlevens AFC 31 10 Ascot United 28 7 Highmoor-Ibis 28 6 Brackley Town Saints 28 7 Oxford City Nomads 29 5 Henley Town 30 4 Burnham 30 5 *Denotes points adjustment

D 3 5 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 5 3 4 7 3 6 4 0

L 3 2 7 8 10 9 9 13 12 14 11 18 17 15 18 18 22 25

GD 70 65 49 35 16 24 21 9 1 3 5 -13 -22 -30 -51 -35 -61 -86

Trysports Premier 1 Pts 72 71 67 60 55 52 52 46 43 42 * 41 33 25 25 24 21 16 15

Hellenic Division 1 East Penn & Tylers Green FINCHAMPSTEAD Headington Ams WOODLEY UNITED AFC Aldermaston Bicester Town Chalfont Wasps Rayners Lane Chinnor Sandhurst Town Didcot Town Res’ WOK’ & EMM Holyport Wantage Town Res’

P 21 23 19 17 21 20 20 20 20 19 19 20 21 20

W 17 13 11 11 11 9 8 9 8 7 7 5 5 0

D 3 0 3 3 0 3 6 2 3 4 3 6 2 0

L GD Pts 1 60 54 10 11 39 22 36 3 15 36 10 10 33 8 5 30 6 2 30 9 -4 29 9 -7 27 8 -4 25 9 3 24 9 -7 21 14 -12 17 20 -94 0

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SONNING 1S Ams & Chal 1s Maidenhead 2s South Berks 1s Wallingford 1s Oxford Hawks 3s Oxford Ladies 2s SONNING 2S Oxford Uni 2nd Oxford Ladies 3s Wycombe 2s Aylesbury 1s

P 20 20 20 20 19 20 18 20 20 19 18 20

W 17 15 11 9 7 8 8 6 5 3 2 2

D 3 3 4 6 6 3 2 3 3 6 4 5

L 0 2 5 5 6 9 8 11 12 10 12 13

F 59 72 36 43 50 30 42 22 32 21 15 13

A GD 17 42 18 54 24 12 29 14 37 13 34 -4 42 0 34 -12 64 -32 44 -23 44 -29 48 -35

IPA Championship

P W D L F A BP LONDON IRISH 16 16 0 0 558 257 12 Yorkshire Carnegie 16 12 0 4 476 380 10 Doncaster 16 10 0 6 437 322 10 Ealing Trailfinders 17 10 1 6 433 353 8 Cornish Pirates 16 8 1 7 443 366 11 Jersey 16 8 0 8 379 390 12 London Scottish 16 6 0 10 376 438 10 Bedford 17 5 0 12 388 464 12 Nottingham 17 5 1 11 315 457 7 Rotherham Titans 17 4 1 12 314 511 4 Richmond 16 4 0 12 284 465 5 *London Welsh’s results have been expunged.

Pts 54 48 37 33 27 27 26 21 16 15 10 9

PTS 76 58 50 50 45 44 34 32 29 22 21

EPIHL P W OW OL L PIM F Telford Tigers 47 32 7 3 5 727 218 MK Lightning 47 28 6 3 10 850 173 Peterboro Phantoms 47 26 2 2 17 569 179 Basingstoke Bison 46 28 0 1 17 914 158 Guildford Flames 46 19 2 5 20 897 164 Swindon Wildcats 46 14 8 3 21 796 149 Hull Pirates 46 19 0 1 26 844 148 Sheffield Steeldogs 46 9 2 6 29 1044 145 BRACKNELL BEES 47 6 1 4 36 788 109 *Manchester Phoenix’s results have been expunged

A 127 121 135 105 162 160 190 210 233

Pts 81 71 58 57 47 47 39 28 18

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Stam thinks of the future

Woodley were left frustrated by Sumas again on Saturday. For more pictures of the goalless draw, see page 38 Picture: Steve Smyth

FOOTBALL

‘WE WANT TO GO UP!’ EXCLUSIVE

By TOM CROCKER tcrocker@wokinghampaper.co.uk MICHAEL HERBERT says promotion is now the aim for Woodley United as they approach the season run-in.

The United boss (pictured inset) has played down the chance of taking his side up to the Hellenic Premier Division for the majority of the campaign, but with nine games to play he feels it is now a realistic target.

Woodley sit fourth in Division One East but just goal difference separates them and the promotion places with games in hand on all the sides in the league, while a Berks and Bucks Intermediate Cup final also awaits in April.

And while the Kestrels were held to a 0-0 draw by 10-man Wokingham and Emmbrook on Saturday, Herbert has his eyes on the top two.

“The aim at the start of the season was to finish in the top

five and hopefully have a cup run,” the Woodley manager told The Wokingham Paper.

“We’ve done the cup run part of it so hopefully now we can put a few wins together and consolidate in the top five.

“I think that should be something we’re able to do and hopefully we can finish in the top three. Second is the aim.

“Hopefully we can do that and that would be a great season for us obviously in our first season in charge. We’d be really happy with that.”

He added: “I think Penn and Tylers Green have won the league.

“They’re six points ahead even if we win our games in hand and with goal difference it’s probably seven points.

“We’re the only team to beat them this season so I can’t see them dropping more than seven points so for me they’ve won the league.

“Then it’s second place up for

grabs now between us, Headington, Finchampstead and even Aldermaston and Bicester are still in there fighting.

“It should be a good end to the season, we’ve just got to concentrate on ourselves, take it one game at a time and start Saturday at Holyport.”

While Herbert is eyeing a move up the table, recent form is against Woodley with just one win from their last five games.

However, the manager insists performances have been better than results suggest and is focussing on correcting that run with games against struggling Holyport and Wantage Town Reserves this week.

“In a positive spin, sometimes you may lose these games,” he said.

“We’ve actually been picking up points. Bicester away was a really

good point for us and it’s funny that we’ve had games where we haven’t played so well and we’ve picked up the three points and the last two games we’ve actually played quite well and only picked up a point.

“We haven’t played either Holyport or Wantage yet this season so we’ve still got four games against them.

“But this league is so competitive that no matter who you play, you see Holyport take points off Sandhurst and it’s really competitive.

“You’ve got to make sure you take every game as it comes and just concentrate on that one.

“We went to watch Holyport on Tuesday night to see what they’re about and really plan for Saturday to see if we can get a result.”  For more, turn to page 38.

JAAP STAM admits he is “thinking about the future” as takeover talks continue to rumble on.

Reading are owned by a Thai consortium, who are believed to be looking to sell the club with Chinese duo Dai Yongge and Dai Xiu Li initially linked with a bid.

But any potential deal is yet to be forthcoming and with Derby County rumoured to be interested in influential director of football Brian Tevreden this week, Stam admits he is curious about the future of the club.

And the manager, whose contract expires in June 2018, says he has no news about a potential extension to his stay.

“My contract is not on my mind,” he said. “I’m not thinking about contracts yet but I am thinking about the future.

“For myself, it’s very important. You know my ambition from when I started here, making steps with the club hopefully within a couple of seasons. There has to be a plan.

“I haven’t spoken about it (the takeover) for weeks. I don’t know what’s going to happen in the future, which I think is very important for myself and the club.”

News of Derby’s potential interest in Tevreden was met with frustration by Reading fans with the Dutchman playing a key role in two very busy transfer windows. And Stam admits it would be a blow if he were to move on.

“I’ve spoken to Brian, but not about this,” he said.

“You know how it goes in football, a lot of names are mentioned in every position if certain people get sacked. Brian is here, he’s signed a new contract, so I don’t know what Derby wants.

“I’ve worked very closely with Brian in picking what players to bring into the club, so it’s a very good partnership that we have. We started something to try and get somewhere within a couple of seasons.

“If he goes, we can say it’s a pity for us, but then we need to find somebody else again.”

A 3-0 defeat at Preston North End last weekend leaves Reading just three points clear of seventhplaced Fulham.

Another loss this Friday night at Sheffield Wednesday (7.45pm) could see Royals head into the international break outside the play-off spots.

But Stam remains upbeat about the side’s promotion hopes “We’ve put ourselves on the map by doing well this season,” he said. “We’re in the top six at the moment.

We’re very confident. I’ve got the utmost confidence in the players and the team that they are going to be doing well.

“They just need to enjoy it. They need to stick to what we’ve been doing throughout the whole season, then I’m very confident we’ll end up in the top six.”

Liam Moore and Paul McShane (hamstring) are both expected to be fit but Liam Kelly (hamstring), Jordon Mutch (hip), Tiago Ilori (knee), Callum Harriott (hamstring) and Sandro Wieser (knee) are among those expected to miss out.  For more Reading news, turn to page 37.

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