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By PHIL CREIGHTON news@wokinghampaper.co.uk ONE of the most famous voices in football is calling for a red card to be given to plans to turn a beauty spot into a cement yard. As we revealed last week, Wokingham Borough Council has received planning application to turn land in Shinfield into a quarry for sand and gravel and create a ready-mix concrete plant. Residents used a community forum on Monday night to let site operators Cemex know of their objections to the plans. And adding to their voices is ITV football commentator Clive Tyldesley. He said: “There is a real need for someone in authority to blow the whistle and have the guts to call for a halt to the changes being made to the size and look of the whole Arborfield community. “We need at very least a time-out. “There are already thousands of homes under construction and a new road network now taking shape. n Continued on page 7

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event, said: “Last year we enrolled over 600 riders through our website with many more enrolling on the day raising over £16,000 for our nominated charities. “This year we hope to exceed that ﬁgure and raise even more money for the charities we are supporting this year: Thames Valley and Chilterns Air Ambulance, Stroke Association, British Heart Foundation, Macmillan Cancer Care and the Rotary Club of Bracknell Trust Fund.” To launch the event, Rotary members

teamed up with the Mayor of Bracknell Forest Borough, Cllr Tony Virgo, Kate Martin representing TV Air Ambulance and Hilary Sodhi representing the Stroke Association at the Old Manor Hotel in Bracknell. Now the group wants to spread the word about the event and pledged that all riders will receive a certiﬁcate, medal and souvenir T-shirt. For more details, or to sign up, visit www.3ccr.org

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into the following morning, someone went into an unlocked garage in Berstead Close. The offenders searched the garage but it is not clear if anything was stolen. Anyone with any information relating to these incidents should call 101.

PEOPLE with learning disabilities will be showcasing their musical skills as they raise money for Red Nose Day tonight (Thursday). The members of CLASP will be performing at The Bradbury Centre in Wokingham’s Rose Street from 7.30pm. The programme will include songs chosen by CLASP members and there will be solos, audience participation and songs for all ages. The charity has often teamed up with another Wokingham choir, Sing Healthy Choirs, for a range of performances and this is no exception – and the group will also be running a cake stall and a chocolate raffle. CLASP said they would appreciate donations of chocolate saying it can be any size from a small chocolate bar to a giant Easter egg. Entry for the concert is by donation

Guitars stolen in overnight raid FIVE guitars were stolen from a house in Earley last month. At some point between Wednesday, February 22 and Sunday, February 26, someone broke into the property in Erleigh Court Drive by smashing a kitchen window with a brick. The offenders searched the house before stealing the instruments. Elsewhere in Earley, someone broke into a garage in Wilderness Road overnight February 23 into February 24. The garage was searched but nothing was stolen. Finally, overnight Friday February 24

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BOROUGH residents are being encouraged to get on their bike and see the best Berkshire countryside by taking part in the Three Counties Cycle Ride. Organised by the Rotary Club of Bracknell, the event will be held on Sunday, June 4. There were will be three rides of different lengths: 15 miles, 33 miles and 54 miles, all of which take in the Berkshire, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire countryside. Dave Donaldson, who helps organise the

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Tributes paid to much-loved owner of Crowthorne garage Lightfoot’s Garage, the family business, in 1958 and continued to work there until it was taken over by John Nike in 1991. David then became manager of the garage until his retirement, aged 78, in October 2015. David married his wife Janet (née Hunt) in September 1962, and the couple moved back into Hazeldene where they had two children, Graham in 1964, and Lesley in 1967. He went on to have four grandchildren: Antony, Catherine, Thomas and Dominic. Granddaughter Catherine said: “He enjoyed his few years of retirement in Hazeldene and only recently moved (Friday, March 10) out of that house.

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MP to host job fayre A JOB fair aimed at helping people with disabilities find their way into work will be taking place in Reading next week. The Access to Work Job Fair, which is being hosted by Reading East MP Rob Wilson, will see big names such as IKEA, Thames Water and Network Rail offering real employment opportunities and advice to jobseekers and employers alike. The event will be free of charge to both jobseekers and employers and will be split into two parts. The first part, between 9am and 9.45am, will be aimed at the businesses and exhibitors who will attend a Talks For Employers session, with first-hand accounts from disabled job seekers who have been supported into employment and how the organisation has benefited as a result. The second part of the day, which takes place between 10am and 1pm, will be open to the public, and will give job seekers with disabilities the chance to visit prospective employers and browse a wide range of employment and training opportunities. Rob said, “I am delighted that big employers like IKEA, Network Rail and Thames Water will be attending the Access to Work Job Fair and offering real employment opportunities for job seekers with disabilities. “Employers will have the chance to learn more about the benefits to their organisations of taking on people with disabilities and we will hopefully get lots of hiring done on the day itself! “My aim is to build on what was achieved at last year’s Disability Confident Conference and work with businesses and organisations to break down barriers to employment in Reading. This is essential if we are to ensure that our local economy truly works for everyone. Anybody with a disability looking for a new career, training or employment advice should come along on March 31. “There’s still plenty of time for even more employers to sign up to exhibit at the Access to Work Job Fair, and those interested in doing so should contact my office without delay on 0118 375 9785.” The Access to Work Job Fair will take place at the Pentahotel, Oxford Road, in Reading town centre on Friday, March 31.

Thieves target Sindlesham cars TWO cars in Sindlesham have been targeted by thieves in the last week. Overnight Sunday into Monday, someone went into an unlocked car parked in St Mary’s Road and stole a laptop and a workbag from inside. On the same night, a car was broken into in Mayfields, and the offender stole loose change. Police are reminding motorists never to leave anything inside their car, even if it is locked away in the glovebox or the boot. Anyone with any information relating to these thefts should call 101.

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Granddad is just grand! A GRANDDAD from Lower Earley who signed up to last weekend’s Reading Half Marathon with only four weeks’ preparation has raised more than £1,000 for charity. Paul Mason, who works as a childminder, ran the 13.1-mile course on Sunday for the Royal Berkshire Hospital’s Babies in Buscot (BIBS) campaign after his granddaughters were both treated there.

Paul, 42, said: “What a great day! I didn’t quite achieve under two hours, but I finished in two hours and four minutes which I’m happy with. “The BIBS team are such a great lot. The support from them and the cheers from the crowds for BIBS runners certainly pushed me along. “I managed to raise well over £1,000 and the grand total for BIBS is about £25,000.”

Extra leave for pet shop staff PET store workers will be able to take paid holiday when they welcome a new furry addition to their family. Staff at Pets at Home, which has branches in Wokingham and Winnersh, will benefit from the new Pet-ernity Leave scheme allowing them one paid day off per year when they welcome a new dog, cat or horse into their family. Pet-ernity Leave is just one of several new schemes being launched by the company to make their staffs’ lives easier. Staff already enjoy a day off for their birthday, an extra week’s holiday when they get married, and an annual charity work day. From April, they will also be able to enjoy one day’s

additional leave when they move house, called New Roost Leave; and Flying the Nest Leave, which allows parents an extra day’s holiday when their child moves away to university or moves out of home for the first time. Chief Executive of The Pets at Home Group, Ian Kellett, said: “We want to help and support key events in a colleague’s life. “We know that if you have a new dog, cat or horse it can be quite stressful and to help with the settling in process that comes with welcoming a new pet into any family, we want to grant one day’s paid holiday to help support them. “It fits into our ethos – we recognise the importance of pets.”

THE FAMILY of a man who died after suffering a brain haemorrhage have thanked the police and paramedics who tried to save his life. Anthony David Sparks, known as Tony to family and friends, died in December at the Royal Berkshire Hospital after falling ill at his home in Stanton Close, Earley. An inquest into his death, held at Reading Town Hall on March 16, heard how Mr Sparks had called the police himself on the morning of December 4, telling them he needed help. Mr Sparks, who lived alone but had regular contact with his brother, sister and brother-in-law, had suffered a history of allergic reactions, and would often have a swollen face, neck and lips, but he kept plenty of antihistamines at his home. Thames Valley Police sergeant Peter O’Brien, from Loddon Valley Police Station, said in a statement that he was called to Mr Spark’s home at 11.52am, but was beaten there by his colleague PC Colley. The female police officer had received no reply when she arrived at the address, and looked through the letterbox to see Mr Sparks lying on the floor. She smashed a window to get in and commenced CPR until paramedics arrived shortly afterwards. An internal defibrillator which Mr Sparks had fitted some years earlier had shocked him ‘three or four times’, but he still had no pulse by the time paramedics arrived. Paramedics also noted how his face and lips were swollen, so he was injected with adrenalin in case he was suffering from anaphylactic shock. Mr Sparks was taken to the Royal

Dad died after relationship broke down A YOUNG man from Wargrave took his own life after his relationship broke down, an inquest has heard, writes Gemma Davidson. Joseph Ray Boseley, 21, of Highfield Park, who was known to family and friends as Joe, died on December 11 after he split up with the mother of his infant son. The coroner, Peter Bedford, read statements from Joe’s mother, Donna Boseley, who said that her son was upset over the relationship breakdown, and he was concerned that he would lose access to his son. A neighbour and friend of the family, Dennis Claridge said in a statement that Joe would often come and seek counsel with him, and that

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Berkshire Hospital by ambulance, and his brother Barry was called, but by the time he reached his brother’s side it was too late. He was declared dead at 12.57pm. A medical history report revealed that Mr Sparks had received treatment for blood cancer in the past, a diagnosis of idiopathic angioedema which accounted for the swelling in his face, neck and lips, and had been diagnosed with high blood pressure which led to the internal defibrillator being fitted, but a post-mortem concluded that none of these past problems contributed to his death. The pathologist Dr Kingston revealed that a scan of Mr Spark’s brain showed bleeding on the brain, caused by a traumatic subarachnoid haemorrhage, and a laceration to the back of his head which would suggest that he had suffered an unwitnessed fall and struck his head. The coroner, Peter Bedford, said: “People fall, most of the time you can just pick yourself up, dust yourself down and feel a little bit embarrassed, but on this occasion that was not the case. It is just one of those awful, awful things.” Mr Bedford concluded that Tony Sparks died from a traumatic subarachnoid haemorrhage which was caused by an accidental fall. Mr Spark’s brother-in-law Robert Whatmeugh said: “The family would like to express their thanks to the police officers and ambulance crew who did everything they could to save Tony, in particular the female police officer who broke into his house in an attempt to save him. “It is clear from the evidence that they did everything they could to save Tony’s life but sadly it appears that all of their efforts were not successful.”

during the day on Sunday, December 11 he came to see him. He said that Joe had seemed down, but not to the point that he would be concerned for his welfare. He said in a statement: “If I had suspected that he would harm himself I wouldn’t have let him leave.” Later that evening, Joe’s mum found her son unresponsive in his bedroom, and after calling family for help, an ambulance was called. Paramedics arrived at the house, but Joe showed no signs of life and was declared dead. A toxicology report found traces of alcohol and cocaine in Joe’s system, but he was below the legal drink-drive limit.

The inquest heard how Joe had no history of selfharm and was in good health in the days leading up to his death. Summing up, Mr Bedford said: “I need to be satisfied beyond all reasonable doubt that Joe intended to take his own life. “The alcohol and cocaine were in his system, but not to the extent that it would impair his judgment. “He was distressed over the breakdown of his relationship, and waited until there was no-one in the house. All I can say is that [his death] would have been quick, and he wouldn’t have suffered.” Mr Bedford concluded that Joseph Boseley intentionally took his own life.

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By GEMMA DAVIDSON gdavidson@wokinghampaper.co.uk A PRIMARY school in Earley which has avoided expansion plans now faces three years of uncertainty, according to its chair of governors. Ian Head, who is the chair of governors at Aldryngton Primary School, in Silverdale Road, which will not be expanded under Wokingham Borough Council’s plan following months of outcry from local residents and parents, said that the school would ‘wait and see’ if future expansion plans go through. At an extraordinary meeting of the council’s executive on Wednesday, March 15, the committee voted unanimously on plans to expand Beechwood and Highwood primary schools in Woodley, and Loddon primary school in Earley as part of the council’s Primary Strategy Implementation Plan. Aldryngton was also in line to be expanded, but following furious opposition from parents, local residents and the school itself, and the fact that application numbers had dropped, the plans were put on hold. However, Aldryngton could still face expansion in the next three years if the application numbers justify the plans. Mr Head, who attended the meeting at the council’s office in Shute End, said: “The school now faces three years of uncertainty. “Our concerns go back to the planning meeting, which was forcing through what the council wanted. “The council officers did come to visit the school last week to talk with us further, and hopefully this can start to rebuild some of the bridges between us but we will have to wait and see.” Some parents were also concerned that any remedial work required at the school would be put on hold for another three years which the expansion plans rumbled on. The other three schools that were given the

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Maths masterminds sharpen skills go ahead will now have extra places ready for September 2018. Beechwood Primary School, in Ambleside Close, will expand up to 420 places; Highwood Primary School, in Fairwater Drive, will now cater for up to 60 places per year to a maximum of 420 places; and Loddon Primary School, in Silverdale Road, will expand to up to a maximum of 630 pupils, offering 90 places per year. Cllr Charlotte Haitham Taylor, WBC’s executive member for children’s services, said: “Demand for school places has been going up and continues to increase. As a result, we introduced the Primary Strategy Implementation Plan to explore where the need for primary school places was and to ensure that every child has the opportunity to attend a local school. “Wokingham Borough Council has a statutory responsibility to ensure that there are sufficient school places across the Wokingham Borough. “By investing in this scheme we will be able to provide excellent primary school education to Wokingham Borough families.”

PUPILS from schools from across Wokingham borough descended on Earley for a maths workshop last weekend. The Champs of Maths (CoM) Group’s ‘Mathematics Problem Solving Workshop’ took place at Maiden Erlegh School, in Silverdale Road, on Saturday, with around 30 students from various secondary schools taking part in one of the interactive workshops.

Part two of the Junior’s workshop will take place at the same venue this Saturday. The aim of the workshops is to develop and sharpen maths skills in secondary school students, from Year 7 all the way up to Sixth Form. Organiser Satnam Arora said: “CoM is unique as no such group in the UK organises and specialises in facilitating such classes and workshops with

this unique format and style of teaching secondary students, and preparing them for UK Mathematics Challenges such JMC, IMC and SMC. “These preparations also help students in securing excellent grades in GCSE's and in AS/A levels.”  For more on the workshop email champs.of.maths@gmail. com or visit www.facebook.com/ Champs.Of.Maths.

Coombes seeks partnership with Earley school PLANS are being made to turn an Arborfield school into an academy. The governors and headteacher of the Coombes CE School have written to parents to inform them of the decision, which will be sponsored by Earley St Peter’s CE Aided Primary School.

The trust they are establishing has the aim of inviting other local Church of England primary schools to work with them. In the letter, Charlie Morris, the school’s interim head teacher, wrote: “We have already developed a positive working relationship with the

staff team there which we look forward to building on. We are confident that this work will enhance our main priority: the quality of provision at The Coombes. “We are very excited about our ongoing academy journey and we will keep you informed of any further developments.”

Dads planning to take on The Italian Job A GROUP of dads whose children all attend a primary school in Wokingham will be driving an old banger to Italy to raise money for the school. The three fathers – Rob Briggs, Rob Skitt and Andy Butler – have signed up to take part in the Wacky Rally Rockin to Rimini 2017 challenge, which will see

them undertake various challenges throughout the route in their £300 car. Rob Briggs said: “We all have children at All Saints, it’s such a great school but we’d really love to be able to raise enough money for some new equipment in the playground. “We have set ourselves a target of £2,000 and are

looking into various ways of raising it, such a raffles and other competitions. “One idea we have is to get people to sign their name on the car in return for a small donation.” The group have even enlisted the help of local graffiti artists to help make the car stand out from the crowd, and will be taking

the banger on a tour of Wokingham before they set off for Rimini on Friday, June 23. Rob continued: “We have booked a stall in Market Place on Saturday, April 22, we’ll be at the Wokingham May Fair on Monday, May 1, and the school fete on Tuesday, June 6 as well to let people

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Residents team-up to fight plans for 190 hectare quarry n From front page Cemex has applied to Wokingham Borough Council for permission to create a 190 hectare site to extract an estimated 3.6million tonnes of sand and gravel from Bridge Farm, off the A327. As well as extracting sand and gravel, there will be a processing plant, an area to create ready mix concrete and the creation of appropriate infrastructure and parking for HGVs. When the project has finished – thought to be within 14 years time – the company is pledging to return the land back to lowland meadows, farmland and wetlands. But residents used a meeting of the Arborfield Community Forum on Monday evening to hit out at the plans. They rounded on Cemex representatives and borough councillors to make their voices heard, saying that the proposals are out of keeping with the area and would heap additional misery on a community that has already endured the overdue Shinfield Relief Road, thousands of new houses being erected and seen their green spaces eroded as a result of the work. The campaigners also say that there is no current need for mineral extraction in the borough as the council already has a surplus running to an estimated 11 years. Susan Tyldesley, who lives in the village, said: “As far as I can see everyone is against it why should they support it? There’s absolutely nothing in it for the local community at all. “I just think there’s no place for it at all. We are going to fight it – anyone who would like to join us are welcome to join our Facebook group.” Her husband, Clive, said: ““All of the current projections as to the workings of the new infrastructure and traffic systems can be no more than educated guesses. “It is totally unreasonable to assess the plans for gravel extraction and cement production in isolation. They represent another huge change to life in a community that is already trying to adapt to a transformation from a village to a small town. “It is simply premature to impose a project of this scale and potential disruption on an area that will need several years to settle down and adjust to its new population size.” “Arborfield is already doing its bit to answer the national call for more housing, it can’t be

expected to answer the call for more gravel too.” Andy Hallett, who set up the Facebook group ‘Shinfield & Arborfield Residents Against Bridge Farm Quarry’, said that support had come thick and fast. “I’ve been really surprised by the amount of people and the strength of the objections we’ve seen coming through –both technical and emotional objections. Both communities of Shinfield and Arborfield have had enough. They’ve stood by as thousands upon thousands of houses have been put on site but this is really one step too far. “They’re both very residential semi-rural areas and this application is very out-of-keeping with anything we’ve seen in the area previously or should expect going forward. “The representatives from Cemex have given scant regards to residents simply ‘we have to get minerals from somewhere’. That’s not good enough for us. “If this goes through, the quality of life for residents of Shinfield and Arborfield cannot be improved by this site.” But Cemex said that the application will go through rigorous inspection and that appropriate assessments will take place. Andrew Scott, Estates and Development Manager, said: “The planning application for the land south west of Bridge Farm is in its earliest stages and will go through due process and consultation over the coming months. “The application is to extract vital sand and gravel much needed by the local community for construction projects such as homes, roads and schools. “The potential dust, noise and traffic have all been assessed with recommended mitigation that would be put in place. The land is part owned by the Farley Estate and CEMEX UK and is farmland which will be restored back to farmland with some new wetlands for wildlife habitats, retaining much of the existing vegetation. “The extraction will take place in small areas and with each area restored as the extraction is completed. The complete process will take approximately 14 years including time to prepare and restore the site, while providing local employment and the required building materials as highlighted by the local authority Minerals Plan.”

Arborfield Relief Road is still on AN ARBORFIELD garden centre was packed out on Monday night as local residents gathered for a community meeting. Chaired by Cllr Mark Ashwell, the evening saw councillors, police and contractors present information about forthcoming developments and projects across the Arborfield, Barkham and Shinfield parishes. There were displays on plans to revamp California Country Park, on how the council communicates with residents, on the latest road and building projects and information on the local plan from Arborfield and Barkham Parish Council. Representatives from Curtin and Co were on hand to talk

about Crest Nicholson’s work with Arborfield Green, while the controversial plans to extract gravel from Bridge Farm were explained by representatives from Cemex, the company proposing to build the facility. Held at Henry Street Garden Centre, around 120 people gathered together for the event, making it one of the most popular community meetings organised by Wokingham Borough Council. The garden centre provided refreshments in exchange for a donation to a gardening charity. And during the question time, Cllr Ashwell pledged that the Arborfield Relief Road will be built. He told The Wokingham

Paper: “The Arborfield Cross Relief Road will be built and there has not been a moment’s doubt over this at any stage. “In 2013, its route was the subject of one of the largest public consultation the borough council has ever run and this helped us select the preferred route (which was the route supported by about 70 per cent of respondents). “The route has been approved by the decisionmaking executive. Funding is in place and a planning application is currently being prepared for submission this summer. “I am not sure how much clearer we can be on this – the road is coming.”

Rob Wilson presents awards to Sofia, Joshua and Madeleine at the Woodley Festival’s vocal solo contest, held at the Oakwood Centre last Saturday Picture: Phil Creighton

Rob lends a hand to Woodley Festival READING EAST MP paid a visit to Woodley Festival last Saturday to help hand out prizes. The annual event sees youngsters take part in a wide range of cultural contests, from singing to performing on a Steinway piano. Running over several weekends,

the event attracted entries from a host of schools across the borough including Crosfields, St Nicholas Hurst and St Crispin’s. This weekend, there will be two special finale concerts where there will be a selection of performances and more medals and trophies awarded.

They take place from 1.55pm and 4.30pm in the Palmer Building in the University of Reading’s Whiteknights campus. A collection will be taken for the charity First Days. For more details, visit woodleyfestival.org.uk. n All the winners – next week

Police called to pub after fight leads to man climbing roof A FIGHT in a pub’s toilets saw a man injured and another climb on to the roof. The incident took place at The Earley Retreat in Lower Earley on Wednesday evening. Thames Valley Police said that the injury was believed to be caused by a knife. And a 29-year-old man from Reading was arrested on suspicion of wounding/ inflicting grievous bodily harm and was bailed until May 3. They are now appealing for witnesses to the incident which took place at the Chalfont Close pub around 7.10pm.

A 24-year-old man went to the pub’s loos with two men and police said there was then an altercartion. During the incident the victim sustained an injury to his hand, believed to have been caused by a knife. The police were called and, when they arrived, saw that a man had climbed on to the roof of the pub. He was brought down by firefighters. Sgt David Edmond, from Loddon Valley police station, said: “Officers are investigating this incident in which a man was assaulted and I would appeal to anyone who was in

the pub or in the local area at around the time of the incident who has any information about what happened to contact police. “We believe this to have been an isolated incident in which the victim was known to the offenders and we are currently working to establish the circumstances.” Anyone with any information which could assist the investigation should contact the 24-hour Thames Valley Police enquiry centre on 101 quoting reference 43170076528.

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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. Wokingham Town Council. Arts and culture committee. 7.30pm. Wokingham Town Hall, Market Place RG40 1AS.

Tuesday March 28 Woodley Town Council Plans Committee. 7-45pm. The Oakwood Centre, Headley Road, Woodley, RG5 4JZ Wokingham Borough Council. Overview and Scruntiny management committee. 7pm. Civic Offices, Shute End, Wokingham, RG40 1BN Wokingham Town Council. Mayoral selection meeting. 6.30pm. Finance meeting. 7pm. Wokingham Town Hall, Market Place RG40 1AS.

Wednesday, March 29 Finchampstead Parish Council. Finance committee. 7.30pm. FBC Centre, Gorse Ride North, Finchampstead RG40 4ES. Wokingham Borough Council. Schools forum. 9.30am. Planning committee. 7pm. Civic Offices, Shute End, Wokingham, RG40 1BN

Thursday, March 30 Shinfield Parish Council Communications and Policies Committee. 7.30pm. Shinfield Parish Hall, School Green. Wokingham Borough Council. Executive committee. 7.30pm. Civic Offices, Shute End, Wokingham, RG40 1BN

Monday, April 3 St Nicholas Hurst parish council meeting. 7.30pm. Hurst Village Halls, School Road Hurst RG10 0DR. Winnersh Parish Council Planning Committee. 7.45pm. The John Grobler Room, Winnersh Community Centre, New Road, Winnersh RG41 5DU.

To advertise email advertising@wokinghampaper.co.uk A WOMAN from Woodley is due to appear in court charged with assault. Louise Sally Beasley, 20, of Drovers Way, is charged with assaulting a woman in Wokingham on July 1 last year. Miss Beasley denies the charge. She has been remanded on unconditional bail to appear at Reading Magistrates’ Court on April 25. A MAN from Reading has been fined £135 for possessing drugs in Earley. Mohamed Aminul Hoque, 20, of Long Barn Lane, appeared at Reading Magistrates’ Court on February 27 where he admitted possessing a quantity of cannabis in Wokingham Road on February 9 this year. Mr Hoque was fined £135, ordered to pay a surcharge of £30 and costs of £85. The drugs were confiscated and destroyed. A MAN from Woodley has been fined £120 for using a phone while driving. Zeeshan Gulzar, 38, of Woodlands Avenue, appeared at Reading Magistrates’ Court on February 28 where he was found guilty of driving whilst using a hand-held mobile telephone in Reading on March 8, 2016. Mr Gulzar was fined £120, ordered to pay a surcharge of £30 and costs of £200. He also received three points on his licence.

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A MAN from Finchampstead has been fined £1,500 for drink driving. Sean Barley, 52, of Park Lane, appeared at Reading Magistrates’ Court on March 1 where he admitted driving in Reading Road on February 11 while over the alcohol limit. He was fined £1,500, ordered to pay a surcharge of £150, and costs of £85. He was also disqualified from driving for 16 months. A WOMAN from Arborfield has been made the subject of an electronic curfew after being found guilty of driving while under the influence of drugs. Tracey Louise Brewer, 41, of Howell Close, appeared at Reading Magistrates’ Court on March 1

where she was sentenced to a six-week curfew, with electronic monitoring, to last until April 12. She had previously been found guilty of one charge of driving while under the influence of cocaine on July 18 last year, one charge of driving while under the influence of Benzoylecgonine, a bi-product of cocaine, on the same day, and one charge of driving while under the influence of Benzoylecgonine in Winnersh on January 27 this year. She also pleaded guilty to driving without an appropriate licence in Winnersh on January 27. Miss Brewer must reside at her home address between the hours of 7pm and 7am every day. She was also ordered to carry

out a supervised rehabilitation activity for up to 10 days. Miss Brewer was also ordered to pay a surcharge to fund victim services of £85, and costs of £100. She was also disqualified from driving for 36 months. A MAN from Earley is due to appear in court charged with causing criminal damage to a front door. Darrell Kevin Harry Chapman, 22, of Frensham Green, is charged with causing damage to the property in Wokingham on January 22 this year. Mr Chapman denies the charge. He has been remanded on conditional bail to appear at Reading Magistrates’ Court on May 9. A WOMAN from Earley is due to appear in court charged with assault and criminal damage. Lisa Bowden, 21, of Collins Drive, is charged with one count of criminal damage to a car windscreen at Asda on December 23 last year; one charge of racially or religiously aggravated criminal damage on the same day; one count of assaulting a man in Asda on the same day; and one count of racially or religiously aggravated assault on the same day. Miss Bowden denies all of the charges. She has been remanded on unconditional bail to appear at Reading Magistrates’ Court on April 27 for the trial.

Gardeners spring into action to show the fruits of their labours Cllr Rob Stanton with Wokingham Horticulyural Association (WHA) Novice Challenge Trophy winner Andrew Duggan Pictures: Gemma Davidson

Cllr Rob Stanton with Ballylin Cup winner John Kerr

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SPRING was in the air at St Paul’s Parish Rooms on Saturday as the local horticultural society shared their first blooms of the year. Wokingham Horticultural Association (WHA) filled the room to the brim with daffodils, hyacinths, cakes and handicrafts at the weekend as they celebrated their 2017 Spring Show. More than 100 people visited the show to browse the various classes and enjoy the 300 entries of flowers, handicrafts, baking and photographs on display. Entries were received by regular members and novices alike, while the photography classes attracted a record number of entrants. Deputy Mayor of Wokingham Borough, Cllr Rob

The winners n Ballylin Cup Class 1, daffodils John Kerr n WHA Novice Challenge Trophy Best exhibit classes 15-19, daffodils Andrew Duggan n Roy Austin Daffodil Goblet Best exhibit classes 20-23, daffodils Alice Fisher

Cllr Rob Stanton with Joan Beaumont, who collected the Staniland Goblet on behalf of her husband Kevin

Stanton, was on-hand to dish out the prizes. He said: “I’ve never been to this show before but I am amazed at the quality of the exhibits. The daffodils are just incredible, my wife is Welsh so we always have to give a nod to the daffs. “The cakes look amazing, the photos are brilliant, there is just so much here.” The Daffodil Society Bronze Medal for the best exhibit was awarded to Dr John Kerr for his magnificent daffodil entries. A number of new exhibitors tried their hand in the daffodil novice classes, with Alice Fisher and Andrew Duggan taking home the trophies on the day. Away from the plants, Nigel Booth won the ‘Gentleman

n Daffodil Society Bronze Medal Best exhibit in Daffodil Classes John Kerr n Philip Sale Cup Winner Class 36, Mixed Flowers Jenny Gilbert n Staniland Goblet Most points in Flower Section, excluding daffodils Kevin Beautement n Eve Scott-Horniman Cup

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Rosemary Scott, Cllr Rob Stanton and Sheila McKeand who won the Eve ScottHorniman Cup for her Simnel Cake Sheila McKeand with her prizewinning Simnel cake

Police want to trace man over break-in

CCTV images have just been released of a man police want to speak to in relation to a burglary at a local college in the run-up to Christmas last year. Thames Valley Police said that Newbold College in St Mark’s Road, Binfield was raided between 1am and 1.30am on Tuesday, December 6, 2016. The man forced his way into the college and attempted to open a safe, but activated an alarm. Police say that the offender left empty handed but drove off in a saloon type vehicle. Now, they have released the CCTV images of a man that they believe may have vital information about the offence, as well as a vehicle thought to be linked to the break-in. Thames Valley Police ask that if you recognise the man or the vehicle, or have any information about the incident then call the 24-hour Thames Valley Police enquiry centre on 101. Alternatively, contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. No personal details are taken, information is not traced or recorded and you will not go to court.

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only’ class with a plate of Welsh cakes, and also won a first for his savoury scones in the open classes, whilst Nigel Payne won the marmalade class, and Diane Rowe came top with her banana muffins. Sue Parker’s photo of horse chestnut buds entitled ‘Signs of Spring’ and her photo of a boat wreck on a Scottish beach were awarded first prize in the photography division. n WHA will be holding a Tool Sharpening session this Saturday. Members and non-members wishing to have their tools sharpened can bring them to the Trading Store at the Ormond Road allotments from 10.30am. More information and all future events can be found at www.w-h-a.org.uk

Winner Class 55, Simnel Cake Sheila McKeand n St Kilda Cup Most points in Domestic Section Pauline MacBrayne n Heelas Cup Most points in Flower Arrangement Section Lindsey Payne n Southfield School Spring Cup Best exhibit in Young Exhibitors’ Section

Georgia Eggleston n Certificates of Merit were awarded to: Daffodils Division 1 John Kerr Daffodils Divisions 5/6 John Kerr Colouring-in picture Georgia Eggleston Flowering Orchid Katherine Bell n Visitors’ choice: Flowering shrub or tree Jenny Gilbert

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By SUE CORCORAN news@wokinghampaper.co.uk WOKINGHAM shopkeepers, restaurants and other businesses are planning events and attractions to make the town a “go to” place for shopping and leisure. Their new group, Wokingham Town Business Association, was involved in a gathering to hear ideas from big neighbour Reading. A large outdoor Eat Wokingham event involving the town’s restaurants will now be considered by the association. Reading’s event has food stalls the length of Broad Street with a 20 metre table for diners. Association chair Jonathan Holley said: “An Eat Wokingham would be a big outdoor event, involving all the restaurants. We want to attract more people into the town.” He will also suggest the association look at the prestigious Purple Flag award for town centres, similar to the Blue Flag for excellent beaches. “The Purple Flag is awarded to well run town centres which provide a secure and safe environment,” added Mr Holley. Reading has just been awarded the Purple Flag. The scheme’s organisers say it can lead to more visitors and lower crime. Brightening Wokingham by having hanging flower baskets for longer is already being looked into, said Mr Holley. A free cardboard collection for shops is another possibility. He added: “There are a lot of things we can do. Reading’s Business Improvement District enabled it to be a very popular place. One of the biggest lessons is that we can achieve so much by working together.” The ideas meeting was held last Friday as The Bradbury Centre in Wokingham hosted by the Positive

Wokingham Tenants – who is planning to buy a Wokingham property soon? Jim Brownjohn, Jonathan Holley, Graeme Hobbs, Councillor Gwynneth Hewetson, Graham Mountford and Ian Severn at the Wokingham Positive Difference meeting Picture: Sue Corcoran

Difference Breakfast Biscotti meeting. Members came together as work gathers pace on the regeneration of the town centre to create a better shopping and leisure area. It was aimed at shopkeepers and others most affected by the regeneration. The meeting organisers, Wokingham Positive Difference (WPD), want to help them make the most out of the changes. The 90 businesses and organisations involved in WPD include retailers, accountants, the care home sector, Wokingham Borough and Town Councils, and Building for the Future charity. WPD is part of national body Business Biscotti. General manager of Broad Street Mall, Reading, Graham Mountford, who is Reading BID chair, advised: “You have to pick out what is making Wokingham unique, why people come here. If you elaborate on that and have events round that it brings identity to a place.” He said the BID helped Reading’s night time economy of bars and restaurants. It paid for a doctor and nurse to staff a parked bus and deal with minor accidents.

New role for Alex A WINNERSH Triangle business has welcomed an industry veteran to its team. Managed cloud service provider Timico has appointed Alex Hendry, exCommercial and Pricing Director at Alternative Networks, as its new Head of Commercial. With 14 years’ experience at Alternative Networks, and a stint at The Carphone Warehouse, Timico said that his experience will be welcomed.

He will head up a new commercial team with responsibility for all pricing, bid and supplier management, as well as building strong commercial governance to underpin Timico's growth strategy as a Managed Cloud Service Provider. Mr Hendry said: “I’m hugely excited by the opportunity at Timico, particularly as I’m joining the business at such a pivotal time in its development.”

BID had looked at how begging, homelessness and shop theft could be dealt with better. It had funded five Police Community Support Officers and also sponsored Eat Reading, a chilli festival and Christmas lights. Wokingham Town Mayor Councillor Gwynneth Hewetson said afterwards that Eat Wokingham “has to happen”. WPD chair Graeme Hobbs said: “It’s amazing and impressive to hear what a group of people can do when they work together. They can make amazing, positive change.” Business association chair Mr Holley added: “We want to create Wokingham as a destination town where people come to browse the shops and enjoy their leisure time. We’re working together to offer shoppers and other visitors interesting things to do and buy. “We already have a night economy of cafes and restaurants with the place buzzing in a very, very nice way. We have about 20 businesses in the association now, we want more.” The group works with Wokingham borough and town councils and is backed by The Wokingham Paper.

College to help with apprentices A LOCAL college is celebrating after being approved to deliver apprentices from May this year. The Department for Education (DfE) and the Skills Finding Agency (SFA) has given the green light to Bracknell & Wokingham College to link levy paying businesses with apprentices as part of a shake-up of the scheme. Under the new rules, businesses with an annual payroll bill of more than £3 million will have to pay the levy and the college can now help find the right candidate for the right placement. A College spokesperson said that they endured an arduous application process to make sure that they meet the criteria and apprenticeship quality expectations. The SFA took into consideration “due diligence, capability, quality and financial health to assess their

capability to deliver high-quality apprenticeship training”. The register is said to be a crucial milestone in delivering the government’s wider reforms to make apprenticeships more rigorous, better structured, independently assessed and more clearly aligned to the needs of employers. Campbell Christie CBE, Principal and CEO said: “I am delighted to see the hard work of my Apprenticeship team, at the application stage, being rewarded in this recognition. Their efforts have helped the College achieve Top 3 status in the country for Learner Satisfaction and Employer Satisfaction. “This news means we can get our sleeves rolled up to work with local Levy paying employers to deliver their Apprenticeship needs”.

HE good old days of the 1970’s and 1980’s with such lowlights as 24% inflation, 17% interest rates, the three-day working week, 13% unemployment, power cuts ... those were the days (not)… but at least people could afford to buy their own home. So why aren’t the 20- and 30-somethings buying in the same numbers as they were 30 or 40 years ago? Many people blame the credit crunch and global recession of 2008, which had an enormous impact on the Wokingham (and UK) housing market. Predominantly, first-time buyers confront a problematic mortgage market, perceived need for big deposits, reduced job security and declining disposable income. So, they find it challenging to assemble the monetary means to get onto the Wokingham property ladder. However, I would say there is something else at play other than the issue of raising a deposit, having sufficient income and rising property prices in Wokingham. Whilst these are important factors and barriers to homeownership, I also believe there has been a generational change in attitudes towards home ownership in Wokingham (and in fact the rest of the Country). Back in 2011, the Halifax did a survey of thousands of tenants. 19% said they had no plans to buy a home for themselves. A recent, almost identical survey of tenants, carried out by The Deposit Protection Service revealed, in late 2016, that now 38.4% no longer equate home ownership with success and believe renting to be better suited to their lifestyle. You see, I believe renting is a fundamental part of the housing sector, and a meaningful proportion of the younger adult members of the Wokingham population choose to

be tenants as it suits their plans and lifestyle better. Local Government in Wokingham (including the planners – especially the planners), landowners and landlords need an adaptable Wokingham residential property sector to meet the diverse choices of these Wokingham 20- and 30-year-olds. This means, if we applied the same percentages to the current 3,862 Wokingham tenants in their 1,679 private rental properties, 1,483 tenants have no plans to ever buy a property – good news for landlords of those 645 properties. Interestingly, in the same report, just under two thirds (62%) of tenants said they didn’t expect to buy within the next year. ... but does that mean the other third will be buying in Wokingham in the next 12 months? Some will, but most won’t … in fact, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) predicts that, by 2025, that the number of people renting will increase, not drop. Yes, many tenants might hope to buy but the reality is different for the reasons set out above. The RICS predicts the number of tenants looking to rent will increase by 1.8 million households by 2025, as rising house prices continue to make home ownership increasingly unaffordable for younger generations. So, if we applied this rise to Wokingham, we will in fact need an additional 720 private rental properties over the next eight years (or 90 a year) … meaning the number of private rented properties in Wokingham is projected to rise to an eye watering 2,399 households.  For more thoughts on the Wokingham property market like this, 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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Hopes for new Emmbrook Scout hut dashed by council EXCLUSIVE

By SUE CORCORAN news@wokinghampaper.co.uk A Wokingham scout group’s plan for a new headquarters for more than 250 young people has been turned down by Wokingham Borough Council. 1st Emmbrook Scout Group says it’s been rejected despite earlier encouragement from the council and overwhelming support from local residents and councillors. The scout group wants to lease land for the HQ at the new 750 home Matthewsgreen development in Emmbrook. The group would raise their own funds to pay for the building. There is huge demand for scouting places in Emmbrook. The group already has 160 Beaver, Cub and Scout members. There are 40 youngsters on a waiting list and 30 five years olds wanting to join in 2017. Group Scout Leader Martin Wilson says the new homes will add an estimated 150 children to the list. Without a new HQ they would have little chance of

A mock-up of the proposed Scout hut in Emmbrook

becoming members. Their current Toutley Road base is “small, very old and has a precarious short term lease,” he said. Wokingham Borough Council sent the group a letter rejecting their proposal to be leased the plot. “The proposal in the form of a business case was considered by the Asset Review Programme Board and the rejection came as a big surprise to the scout group,” said Mr Wilson. “The submission of the business case followed

encouragement from the council and the scout group is now considering its response. . . .There was certainly a strong implication from the council in their responses to the developers’ planning application that a site would be found.” Newly elected Lib Dem Emmbrook Councillor Imogen Shepherd-Dubey said: “I’m completely disgusted about what has happened to the scouts. It’s appalling. They had early promises of a piece of land.

“It’s been suggested the scouts share the new community centre there but this completely misunderstands the time they need it for. Wokingham Borough Council have let them down. They were led to believe they were going to get a piece of land. “They’re not asking for money, they just need a piece of land to build a bigger facility to support the new homes. “I will be fighting for them. Youth organisations are being hammered all round Wokingham.” Emmbrook Conservative councillor Philip Mirfin, who has been heavily involved in Scouting, said he had supported the Scouts’ plans since 2008. He had been very pleased when the council expressed support a few years ago. “I am determined to get something sorted for the scouts. Their present HQ is bursting at the seams now. “We will have a lot more children needing these [groups] to get them off the streets.” He was exploring other sites with the council’s

Weekly bin collections will remain say Tories By PHIL CREIGHTON and GEMMA DAVIDSON news@wokinghampaper.co.uk

THE BOROUGH’S weekly bin collections are safe until 2026 according to the Conservatives. The ruling party announced that a recent consultation saw more than nine in 10 residents say that they wanted the current cycle kept rather than move to a fortnightly system as used in other local authorities. And the Conservatives added that more than half of people who responded to the phone survey said that they would not mind paying more Council Tax to maintain the service. In a statement released yesterday, the party said that by keeping the weekly system, despite severe financial pressures, Wokingham Borough Council would avoid the example of neighbouring councils such as Reading. The survey of residents revealed that 92% said that “Maintaining the current service in its current form” was important. As a result, the party felt that it had to follow residents’ views.

Cllr Angus Ross, Executive Member for Environment, said: “Our residents have spoken, and we have heard them. “Other councils have moved to fortnightly collection, or even longer. Our sound financial management means that we have been able to retain weekly waste collection. “We are actively seeking ways to recycle new products and materials, and new initiatives on communication with residents – all aimed at increasing our recycling rate towards the 50% target set nationally for 2020. “All this demonstrates that the Borough’s weekly bin collection is safe under the Conservatives.” The leader of Wokingham’s Liberal Democrats has welcomed the news, but has warned the council not to become complacent. Cllr Lindsay Ferris, who represents Twyford, said he was pleased the collections would remain as a weekly service, but said the council needed to do more in terms of

recycling. He said: “This is good news for now, but the contract is up for renewal in 2019 so we will have to keep on top of the council to make sure the weekly collections remain in place. “The Liberal Democrats are very concerned that Wokingham is falling short of its recycling target, we have recently fallen down the list of recycling performance from 40th to 202nd which is just not good enough. “We will continue to push the council to reassess the ways it recycles plastics and glass, and to look further into kerbside glass recycling as a lot of bottle banks are at the mercy of supermarkets who can decide to get rid of them, which is what we have seen in Twyford.”

executive members. “I am frustrated but not giving up,” he added. Wokingham Borough Council said it had been in discussions with the 1st Emmbrook Scouts but officers decided that the land should remain open for all Matthewsgreen residents. It added that the land could also flood. Josie Wragg, Wokingham Borough Council’s assistant director customer and localities, said: “We understand the Scouts’ frustrations and we have tried to work with them – we even provided some help to them with their business case – but we have always been clear that it would be a formal council decision as to whether the land should be handed over and, even if it was, they would need planning consent. “The sad truth is that the land they have asked for is unsuitable – it is floodplain and it is part of the green space provided for people moving on to Matthewsgreen – both of which would make it near impossible for the Scouts, or anybody else, to build on it.”

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Cllr Gwynneth Hewetson with the Broad Street Tavern’s question mistress Pictures: Phil Creighton

Mayor’s question time helps charity WOKINGHAM Town Mayor, Cllr Gwynneth Hewetson, last week helped raise more than £300 for her charity of the year, simply by answering some questions … and rapping. The first lady attended a special charity night at the Broad Street Tavern held in aid of Soulscape, which works with school children. She answered questions from pub regulars, including one which asked if she could rap –and she did. The event also included a raffle, which was won by Jane John. Cllr Hewetson said: “Thank you on behalf of Soulscape. We need to treasure our young people for they are our future.” Jane John, centre, receives her raffle prize

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Residents are in for a rubbish weekend By GEMMA DAVIDSON gdavidson@wokinghampaper.co.uk WOKINGHAM’S litter heroes are invited to make a real difference in their local area by taking part in a community litter pick next weekend. Taking place on Saturday, April 1 and Sunday, April 2 across Wokingham borough, the litter picks will encourage local residents to take pride in their community as well as pushing home the message that littering is not acceptable. Last year, more than 800 bags of rubbish were collected from parks, beauty spots, community areas and village centres. The rubbish varied from drink cans, crisp packets and car tyres, to the more unusual including medals – which were eventually returned to their owner – a camera, golf clubs, a trophy and jewellery boxes. Earley and Finchampstead

Some of the rubbish collected in Finchampstead last weekend Picture: Richard Rampton

held their litter picks on Sunday. Finchampstead organiser Richard Rampton said: “I am very pleased with the number of volunteers that turned out once again. “Our largest group came from the Baptist Church Community Centre, with over 100 people who were provided with refreshments after the picking.

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“I am very grateful to the individuals that turned out during the weekdays as may were not available at the weekend “As usual there some very odd items from kitchen cabinets to tractor tyres.” Cllr Angus Ross, executive member for environment, said: “The Wokingham Borough is a beautiful place but is too often spoilt by indiscriminate

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litter. This litter pick is a great chance for residents to make the borough a cleaner and brighter place to live and give the community a sense of civic pride as well as raise awareness that litter is unacceptable. “Please join me if you can, as the Wokingham Borough will be a better, cleaner and nicer place with your involvement.”

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SCHEDULE OF LITTER PICKS Saturday, April 1 ARBORFIELD Meet at Arborfield recreation ground pavilion, Swallowfield Road 1pm-3pm CRAZIES HILL Meet at The Horns, 10.30am HEATHLAKE Meet at Heathlake car park, Nine Mile Ride, Finchampstead, 10am-noon EMMBROOK Meeting place to be announced nearer to time EVENDONS Meet at Evendons School, 10am-noon HURST Meet at the Village Hall car park, school road, 9am

NORREYS AND WESCOTT Meet at Norreys Church, Norreys Avenue, 10am-noon REMENHAM Meet at the Village Hall, 10am SWALLOWFIELD Meet at Davis Room, Swallowfield Parish Hall (at the rear of the building) WARGRAVE Meet at Mill Green, 9am- noon WOKINGHAM TOWN Meet at Wokingham Town Hall, 10am -noon WOKINGHAM WITHOUT Meeting place to be announced nearer to time WOODLEY Meet at Woodford Park Leisure Centre, Haddon Drive, 10am-noon TWYFORD Meet at Loddon Hall car park, 10am-noon

Sunday, April 2 BARKHAM Meet at Barkham Village Hall, 9.30am-12.30pm CHARVIL Meet at Charvil Village Hall, 2pm ASHENBURY Meet at Ashenbury Park car park, Woodley, 10am WOODLEY Meet at Woodford Park Leisure Centre, Haddon Drive, 10am-noon SHINFIELD Meet at Shinfield Parish Hall, 11am onwards SHINFIELD RISE Meet at Shinfield Community Flat, 36 Frensham Green, Shinfield Rise, 10.30am WINNERSH Meet at St Mary’s Church Hall, Church Close, 11am

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Tories pledge to protect park By PHIL CREIGHTON news@wokinghampaper.co.uk

A POPULAR local amenity in Lower Earley will not be turned into housing. That’s the pledge from Earley Conservatives who are hitting back at a Liberal Democrat leaflet that alleges Chalfont Park, off Chalfont Way, could become the latest target for Wokingham Borough Council’s building programme. Although an area of scrubland next to the park, known as area DD, is currently being investigated for suitability for housing, the Conservatives said the popular fields will not be tarmaced over. The Liberal Democrats revealed their stance in a Focus leaflet delivered to homes in the area. The item, headed ‘Future of Chalfont Park in doubt’ quotes campaigner Sue Smith as saying: “It appears developers may be interested in building on this land. Lib Dems and local people have opposed development here for 40 years.” Cllr Pauline Jorgensen, who represents Hillside ward, told

The Wokingham Paper: “We will protect Chalfont Park completely and I’ve also got commitment from [Conservatives leader] Keith Baker we’re not going to go anywhere near the park. “They [the Liberal Democrats] are trying to insinuate in the headline that we are trying to concrete over the park. “I think it’s scaremongering. If you read the article the headline and picture you get one impression, if you read the article it’s got weasel words in it. I think it’s irresponsible.” Cllr Clive Jones, who represents Hawkedon ward for the Liberal Democrats, said that he didn’t believe the Conservatives. He said: “The area DD is right by the side of Chalfont Park, once they build on area DD, what’s to stop them building on Chalfont Park? It’s well known that the Conservatives would like to have an Earley town centre. Where else would they put it other than on Chalfont Park? “I don’t believe it when they say they’re not going to build there. You just can’t trust them.”

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SPRING is here, and so are Wokingham’s grass cutting contractors. Following the introduction of a new way of working in 2016, which led to areas of grass across the area not being cut for weeks, Wokingham Borough Council (WBC) said yesterday that it is now confident that residents will not experience a repeat of the issues, branded ‘grassgate’ by angry locals.

Working closely with contractors ISS Facility Services, the council has implemented a way of working that focuses on maintaining the grass areas that are most important to residents, while keeping costs to an affordable level within ever-tightening budgets. Wildflower meadows will continue to be developed throughout the borough, with new sites located at Riverside

Park in Lower Earley; Burnmoor Meadows in Finchampstead; and Ashenbury in Woodley. WBC’s Executive member for environment Cllr Angus Ross said: “Our contractors were thrown in at the deep end last year with little time to prepare or plan for the new way of doing things, but that’s not the case now and we are confident that there will not be a repeat of those issues.”

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Music festival applies for more partygoers ORGANISERS of the Marvellous Festival at Dinton Pastures have put in their request to increase numbers each day at their music festival from 4,999 to 7,000. Anyone can make their views known in writing to the Licensing Team at Wokingham Borough Council or by email to licensing@ wokingham.gov.uk by April 7. Steve Stanton of Marvellous has said he will suggest limiting the number to 6,200, including 500 staff, bands and complimentary tickets, for this year. This arrangement would be made under the annual contract Marvellous signs with the council. The festival takes place on July 29 and 30.

By GEMMA DAVIDSON gdavidson@wokinghampaper.co.uk TWO care homes in Wokingham are celebrating after coming out top in a nationwide survey. West Oak Care Home, in Murray Road, and Lord Harris Court, in Mole Road, Sindlesham, both took part in the nationwide Your Care Rating survey, and both beat the national average for resident satisfaction. The Your Care Rating survey is the UK’s largest survey of care home residents. Now in its fifth year, it aims to give care home residents a voice by giving their views through an independent survey. It helps care providers to see which areas they are performing well in and also where they can improve the quality of care. A total of 18,786 residents in 914 homes across the country took part this year. Lord Harris Court, which is run by RMBI, scored a 97% approval rating, with 98% of residents saying that staff treated them with kindness, dignity and respect. The same number said they took part in activities and hobbies within the care home, which helped to support their health and wellbeing. Residents at West Oak Care Home received an overall performance rating of 903 out of 1000, scoring 961 for ‘quality of life’ and 914 for ‘staff and care’, meaning the residents highly rate the standard of care they receive. Geoffrey Honour, General Manager at West Oak Care Home, said: “It’s great that our residents value the care they receive at West Oak Care Home. All of our scores across the four themes are really positive, which shows that life for our residents is happy and fulfilling. While we’re really pleased with our scores, we are committed to continually improving our services and the survey helps us do that by giving us direct resident feedback.” Charles Sadler, Home Manager at Lord Harris Court said: “The care sector is constantly evolving and people’s needs are changing. As an organisation, we are always working closely with our residents and their families to provide person centred care, which means care that meets a person’s individual needs. “Taking part in the Your Care Rating Survey provides us with invaluable feedback. It helps us to better understand what our residents think about our services, and how we can continually develop the care and support that we provide to people living in our Homes.” n For full details on how these and other care homes in the area performed, visit www.yourcarerating.org

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Make a date for charity quiz night THE BEST brains in Wokingham are invited to take part in a fun quiz night on Saturday. The Rifle Volunteer in Reading Road, Emmbrook, is holding the charity night in aid of Alexander Devine Berkshire Childrens Hospice Service. Teams of up to six people are invited for the event, which starts at 8pm. The pub will provide a free buffet for all participants. Entry is £5 and there are prizes for the winning teams. To book, email r.balcon@outlook.com

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… And these eyes are smiling LORD Harris Court residents enjoyed a St Patrick’s Day party on Friday last week. Staff created an Irish menu including Irish stew and Bailey’s ice cream, served with Irish coffee, sherry or Guinness. And, completing the Emerald Isle theme, in the evening Nicole

from Golden Toes, gave a lesson in Irish dancing that can be carried out while seated. “We’re always trying to come up with fun and different ways to help bring our activities to life,” says Activities Coordinators Billie Devereaux and Hannah Lawrence.

They added: “We aim to provide entertainment to suit all our residents, so that everyone can have the chance to be involved, and we can adapt our activities according to our residents’ needs and abilities.”

Appeal for witnesses after cyclist airlifted to hospital

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AN APPEAL has gone out for witnesses after a cyclist was airlifted to hospital from a busy Earley crossroads. The 26-year-old man, was cycling from Wokingham Road and turned into Church Road, where he collided with a 29-year-old male pedestrian. The pedestrian sustained minor injuries and was taken to the Royal Berkshire Hospital. However, the cyclist sustained serious injuries and was taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital for treatment where he remains. Police closed the road after the incident, which took place around 7.30pm on Monday, March 21. They were taking photographs of a bike at the scene and directing traffic while the roadblock was in place. The roadblock was lifted towards the end of the evening. The area closed was a short stretch of Church Road that overlooks the Co-Operative food store, Martin Russell estate agents and several houses.

A WOODLEY church is to hold a fundraising games event next Friday. Christ Church in Crockhamwell Road is joining in with Big Board Game Day to raise funds for the NSPCC. The event will see people come together to play a range of board games from 7.30pm. It’s not the only time the church will get together over the next week to play games. Its monthly Sunday afternoon games event takes place this weekend, while another games afternoon will be held next Thursday. Both start at 2pm and everyone will be made welcome. For more details, call the church office on 0118 926 8143.

Now, Thames Valley Police are asking for witnesses to step forward. Investigating officer PC Justin Aylin-White of the Joint Operations Unit for Roads Policing, said: “I am appealing for anyone who was in the area at the time, and who witnessed this incident, or who may have other details which could help

our investigation, to come forward. “Anyone with any information should call the Thames Valley Police nonemergency number on 101.” If you do not want to speak directly to the police you can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

THE Thames Valley Guide Dog Volunteers are organising a quiz night on Saturday, April 1. The event will be held at Emmbrook Village Hall in Emmbrook Road from 7.30pm. Entry is £12 and includes a ploughman’s supper. Guests should bring their own drinks. Guide Dogs is a registered charity and relies heavily on local volunteers raising funds in the community. To book a table call Jenny on 0118 969 5627 or Ann on 0118 978 6867.

WOKINGHAM - WE NEED YOU EVENMORE! One of WOKINGHAM’S newest registered charities WOKINGHAM IN NEED was launched in September 2015 with the grand opening of new kitchen facilities (following the successful wet room installation and breakfast bar area), at the Salvation Army Church and Community Centre, Sturges Road, Wokingham. We are now pleased to advise you that THE WOKINGHAM DROP IN CENTRE - has arrived . On the 27th February 2017 the official opening took place and the facility is to be used to help the Homeless and Vulnerable in Wokingham.The Drop in Centre, created by WOKINGHAM IN NEED (W IN), is on the site of the premises of the Salvation Army Citadel, Sturges Road, in Wokingham.

The Salvation Army and a team of volunteers will develop their existing resources and provide new workshops and individual support to help the homeless and vulnerable in our society. WIN will work with the Salvation Army in relation to assisting with requirements and needs for the Drop In Centre. WIN has also donated a large storage unit, located next to the Drop in Centre, which will provide supplies to those in need.

“However we still need additional funds for this project and also to assist other groups in the community as there is even more to do in the future ”, said Sue Jackson, “and we want to include the whole Community’s needs as we progress with helping others. This is a wonderful opportunity to get involved in helping people in your Community.” The reason for supplying you with this information .

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Reader Harry Atkinson writes: On the night of March 14, my wife and I were driving back from Reading after dark having attended one of the Reading Science Week 2017 events and I noticed that there was what looked like a star next to the Moon. In the last few months there has been a bright star low down on the southern sky which has actually been the planet Venus. Venus is one of the brightest objects

in the sky when visible because it occupies the next orbit inside the Earth’s. Periodically Venus comes relatively close to the Earth but can only be seen in evenings and mornings when the Sun is just below the Horizon, in daylight the sunlight overwhelms Venus’s light. I looked at an astronomical calendar I have and it said that the Moon and Jupiter would be close to

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Housing: the fix we’re in part 2

OUSES are expensive to buy. Last week, we saw some “white paper weasel words” in the proposals to fix our broken housing market. This week, we look at the wider picture - and there’s good news. This crisis wasn’t created by Wokingham Borough Council (WBC).

Meet the new boss, same as the old boss Central government is proposing to make the planning system “even easier” for the developers and will be holding local authorities accountable for “delivering the numbers”. Pardon? It’s the developers who build the houses, but the local authority is penalised if the developers don’t build them ? You’re beginning to understand why this Government paper is looking more brown than white. So how about the local councils building the houses instead?

Right to buy means wrong to build Under the present financial system (i.e. independent of the white paper), if a local authority wants to build council houses, it has to find the capital. However, there are borrowing limits, set by the central government’s Treasury Department, so this isn’t easy. Once the house is finished and

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occupied it can be purchased under the Right to Buy legislation, but priced at a discount. Although the numbers vary according to the build costs and selling prices, it leaves many local authorities out of pocket – unable to pay off all the capital, still paying interest and getting deeper in debt with every house built. According to some though, it’s a brilliant idea! So just how many councils are there doing it? None that I can find. It’s not so much “right to buy” as wrong to build.

Dogma or dog house? Councils have better things to do with their investment money. So they’ve been getting Housing Associations to build social housing instead. Finance costs aren’t as good, rents are higher, social subsidies are higher, but at least some houses are being built. Err …were being built, because the government now sees this as a “cunning plan”. So the white paper proposes the Right to Buy legislation for Housing Associations as well. This is likely to increase council costs as the number of homes for rent starts drying up, thus driving up social subsidies which remain the responsibility of the local authority to resolve (not central government). So how many proposals has central government put in the white paper to prevent this sort of thing?

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None that I can find. So, by accepting the political dogma of Right to Buy, do you prefer the dog house of more cuts to services, or putting up council tax? Or perhaps you fancy a bit of both to support one of the Thatcher administration’s landmark legacies?

Playing Hopscotch Taking a hop, skip & jump through the rest of the white paper and one finds (comments in italics):  Charges for WBC planning costs can be increased but remain capped. (guess who pays ?)  higher “developer contributions” can be introduced. (this won’t lead to lower prices)  A full planning appeal fee is to be set at £2,000. (real cost is estimated as £200,000 to £2million).  “Modern methods of construction” are being introduced to diversify the market and “encourage new entrants”. (make that “pre-fabs” and exporting wealth to foreign investors).  Pre-fab houses will be transported to sites around the country. (far bulkier than raw material deliveries. Wonder how our roads and motorways will cope ?)  “Quick” and “cheap” seem to be higher priority than “good” or “sustainable” (are high density slums on the way?)  Twenty year Local Plans are being replaced with “five year

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LAST WEEK we revealed that some council staff members are being paid up to £900 a day – simply because they are not full council employees, but temporary staff. It’s one of those stories that has got tongues wagging across the borough, and with good reason. Why can’t the council bring in staff members on proper temporary contracts on a regular wage rather than this current bizarre ad hoc basis where the pool of talent seems to be limited to those on the agency’s books, rather than promoting internally. It begs the question of whether the council is really striving for value for money in all the procurements it makes. Do businesses think that because it’s local government they can take them for a ride, making them pay top dollar for something that can be provided cheaper elsewhere? And how can these processes be properly scrutinised anyway? While the processes are meant to be open and transparent, challenging them, especially when you have found overspends that could be easily tackled, is a nightmare. The layman looks at the council’s budgets and processes with horror: how can they be expected to understand all the charts and figures in front of them? But the council must be held to account on these issues. And so must the providers. After all, the money the council spends is not theirs – it’s yours. It has to be spent wisely, not recklessly.

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The Acton Diet – What conﬁdential really means WHEN it comes to complaints about the conduct of Councillors, the Borough’s constitution is pretty clear. If the matter is handled informally, or if the complaint is not upheld, then it’s conﬁdential. Conventionally, what that means is that nobody within WBC - councillors or staff talks about it. Period. Last year in a public meeting, a councillor talked about complaints against them which were dismissed. It’s unclear if the outcome of complaints are to be treated as confidential; semiconfidential; OK to mention; or “it was dismissed, so what are you complaining about” ? caveat.lector@icloud.com

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WHEN the spiritual teacher and his disciples began their evening meditation, a cat who lived in the monastery made such noise that it distracted them. One day the teacher ordered that the cat be tied up during the evening practice. Years later, when the teacher died, the cat continued to be tied up during the meditation session. And when the cat eventually died, another cat was brought to the monastery and tied up. Centuries later, learned descendants of the spiritual teacher wrote scholarly treatises about the religious significance of tying up a cat for meditation practice. As I sit and write this I can glance out my window and see the bright blue sky, a gentle breeze creating a slow dance amongst the tree’s branches and the bulbs have begun to reveal their hidden beauty. Today, my view echoes one of change, transformation and possibility. Following Jesus gives me a reason to stop and reflect on the choices I make and why I do the things I do. I don’t want to be making decisions based on traditions or because that’s the way I’ve always done it. I want my attitudes and actions to reflect the hope that the view outside my window reveals- that change and new beginnings are possible. Jesus talks about the Holy Spirit blowing where it pleases. God is a mystery that can’t be pinned down; following him is an adventure that’s full of possibilities and new beginnings. The Revd Claire Hooper is a minister at Wokingham Baptist Church

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ONDERING what to do during the Easter holidays? Try the Michelangelo and Sebastiano exhibition at the National Gallery. The exhibition explores the creative collaboration between two high renaissance artists at a time when they thought their cosy market of high-rolling Roman patrons was threatened by a talented new interloper, Raphael. Michelangelo recognised that if he combined his strength in draughtsmanship with the complementary expertise in colour of the Venetiantrained Sebastiano, new powerful compositions would emerge illuminated by the atmospheric subtleties of Sebastiano painting technique. Together they would execute an artistic pincer movement to vanquish a top-draw competitor. Each room in the exhibition features a major work surrounded by smaller studies associated with the magna opera. There are around 72 works of paintings, drawings, sculptures and letters produced by the two artists before, during and after their collaboration. The letters between the artists are particularly revealing as they touch on inner turmoil and triumph. The major works present the dead Christ, the risen Christ, ‘The flagellation of Christ’, the ‘Visitation of Elizabeth’, and ‘The Raising of Lazarus’.

Once in a lifetime experience The exhibition is a lifetime opportunity to view in one location exceptional works of art on loan for the first time from august galleries such as the Louvre, Paris, Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg and Museo del Prado, Madrid. In an age of holograms and other digital wonders the Borgherini Chapel of the church of San Pietro in Montorio, Rome provides an arresting presence. Not the real one of course since the wall is non transportable. Instead the visitor experiences a stunning three dimensional recreation thanks to something called photogrammy. I defy you to tell the difference. This looming image of ‘The Flagellation of Christ’ was an altarpiece prototype, designed by Michelangelo and painted by Sebastiano. It’s as if Captain Kirk on the Starship Enterprise has teleported the real thing in from Rome. But put aside explanation, description and purpose and allow the experience to become its own meaning. Step into the Michelangelo and Sebastiano exhibition and the internal space with its thoughtful and relational exhibits encourages you to do just this. Do not immediately delve into the challenges of iconography or the genius of luminous colour. Just experience the ferment of the artists as they portray innovatory spiritual glances heavenwards. If the place isn’t heaving with visitors you will also be teletransported to a place of otherworldliness far from noise and urgency of London. Why is Sebastiano a relatively obscure artist today? One might argue that his misfortune was to be born at the same time as the greatest artists of the Italian high Renaissance. Giorgio Vasari, the famous biographer of the period waxes lyrically about the generously bestowed gifts on the likes of Michelangelo and Raphael. It was their towering talents along with those of Caravaggio and Titan who followed that hid lessor mortals such as Sebastiano in their shadows. But there is a more optimistic appraisal. Sebastiano used his relationship with Michelangelo to produce greater works than he was capable of alone. We too may have lesser talents but what we have we must use. And at whatever age this penny drops it is in making the most of them that matters and if this requires participation with others to bring your talent to fruition so much the better. n What do you think? Send your thoughts to letters@wokinghampaper.co.uk

I so agree with the recent letters by L Hopkins and J W Blaney on the mature trees in Market Place. They say the truth of what is happening to our once lovely market town. I have written several letters regarding the destruction, regeneration idea of this council. These councillors have no interest in preserving our old town, instead destroying it. The whole idea could have been done with sensitive, caring ideas and retaining our historic past and trees with their green spaces, not going about it like a bull in a china shop cutting down hundreds of years old trees, lovely hedges. Those hedges on elms Field are at a height of activity with birds building their nests now. Who was the silly person who decided to start the work at the height of the nesting season? There is a hefty fine to damage an active nest. People will be watching this. The trees in the Market Place, again part of our centre town character. Those cables would be rerouted, trees were taken down in Howard Palmer Gardens some years back, then the trees by the station. This council is hell bent on removing all our trees and green spaces and putting concrete and bricks everywhere. Not forgetting paving. One has lost the view looking to Bearwood Woods by the concrete monstrosities of the Carnival Pool car park there, then brick and concrete of the station bridge with huge concrete shed joining with loss of Bearwood Woods again I said we shall be joined to Bracknell and Reading soon – it’s looking very like it. It appears to me that our councillors do not appear to be fit for purpose, only good enough to pull each other to pieces in our paper each week, instead of behind closed doors. They should be above this childish behaviour. As for discussions and making decisions behind closed doors, this has been going on since the 1960s, public meetings does not matter - discussions made before are already made. Is it any wonder that our town is being spoilt and losing its character? Half these councillors do not live here anyway, but ruin our town with no thought for what they are doing to our town and the great loss of our trees and open green spaces. Destroying the habitats of our wildlife so that they suffer is unforgivable. Shame on you. H Boyed, Wokingham

Trees in the Market Place It was good to read about your correspondent L Hopkins’ concern about the importance of trees in the town centre and their value in providing shade on hot days. ‘Tree Axe is Vandalism’ (March 9, 2017) Trees in urban places have many benefits as well as helping to improve air quality and adding significantly to the beauty of the built environment. Like many others I was very sad to see the lovely plane trees felled in preparation for a refurbished Market Place but grateful to the council for putting up a notice to explain the reasons for their felling and the plans to plant, using modern improved techniques, hornbeam trees whose canopies can be more easily managed. There was a very good article in The Wokingham Paper ‘Trees for the chop as part of Market Place revamp’ (March 2, 2017) giving details about all this and the council has also organised several public consultations and presentations on the matter. The proposals should ensure not only that the new trees will be much more likely to thrive but also that the tree roots will not get entangled with essential services and make the surrounding pavements dangerous as they are at present. As someone who has surveyed and championed trees with friends and colleagues in the Wokingham District Veteran Tree Association for some years, I can assure your correspondent L Hopkins that the felled trees were not ancient or even veteran trees. They were young trees planted no doubt with every

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School Crossing Lollipop Ladies are under threat (The Wokingham Paper, March 2). Introduced during the 1960s, they have since become a familiar sight offering, in all winds and weather, reassurance to parents and friendly protection for children arriving at and leaving schools across the borough. How many of these youngsters have been saved from harm under the watchful eyes of these school gate guardians will never truly be known – be it just one then the cost of providing

their services will have been worth every penny. Taking Emmbrook Infant and Junior Schools as examples, then thanks to increased housing development in the area, lack of provision of alternative routes, increased volumes of traffic through Emmbrook village past these two schools, on road parking, the movement of vehicles in and out of Emmbrook School opposite, including during peak period, convoys of school buses, has made this a particularly hazardous location

intention of enhancing this public space but without the knowledge of best practice for planting urban trees that we have today. There is a saying current in tree expert circles that when planting trees we should ensure ‘the right tree in the right place’. Sadly the plane trees we have lost were probably not, because of their potential size, appropriate for the Market Place. Like many other local people, we shall be watching Town Centre developments with eagle eyes. We want to see that the new trees will be given the best of attention and grow into fine specimens that all will enjoy. Barbara Stagles, Wokingham

Gary, I’m sorry You recently included a comprehensive article following a wide ranging and lengthy interview with me. The conversation with the editor lasted approximately an hour and did get quite heated at times. The article included several direct quotes from me. One of these quotes was about Cllr Cowan and was made in one of those heated moments. On reflection I understand that the language used might cause offence to Cllr Cowan. Therefore I unreservedly apologise to Cllr Cowan for the inappropriate language used. Cllr Keith Baker, Woodley

George & John and their many jobs What does ex-Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne MP and Wokingham’s MP John Redwood have in common? Answer, they both think its acceptable to have several jobs as well as their job of being a full time Member of Parliament. John Redwood has at least three roles outside Parliament that can take him up to nearly 2 days of his normal working week. George Osborne ,the

to navigate for drivers and pedestrians alike, underlining the importance of maintaining manned school crossing patrols where appropriate. It would appear Wokingham Borough Council is unwisely prepared to place financial considerations ahead of the safety and well-being of residents and their families. Think again WBC before it becomes necessary to say – we told you so! J W Blaney, Wokingham

new Editor of adaily newspaper, the London Evening Standard, is now in a similar position. The nature of these jobs in addition to their Parliamentary duties, means they have to be performed Monday to Friday when surely they should be concentrating on being MP’s. I don’t think these extra roles can just be done at the weekends. Do the residents of Wokingham think their MP should have these extra jobs? Clive Jones Lib Dem Parliamentary spokesperson for Wokingham

Parallel universe Wokingham Am I living in another Wokingham in a parallel universe? If the latest Spring 2017 Wokingham Borough News is anything to go by, I think I must be. Delivered with a brief breakdown of residents’ 2017-2108 Council Tax bills, I was astonished by assertions on page 11 about roads in the borough. I’m informed that the Highways Team protects and manages ‘a precious £4 billion worth of highway assets to make sure they work properly and do what our residents need them to do, both now and in the future.’ Are these the same assets that are currently riddled with an increasing number of dangerous potholes, ruptured road surfaces and crumbling verges? In my 40 years of living in the Borough I have never seen the roads in such a poor state - and I don’t just mean the minor roads. Drivers are regularly having to initiate a series of slalom courses in their attempts to get from A to B. Stark choices are being made on a daily basis – the avoidance of a pothole or a potential head-on collision. At night, these hazards are barely visible and after rain it’s impossible to distinguish between a puddle on the road and the serious crater that may lurk beneath it. Meanwhile the exponential increase in heavy lorries

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Send your thoughts to letters@wokinghampaper.co.uk and construction traffic in and around the Borough simply continues to make things worse. A note to the Highways Team. If you are sincere in your claim that you want to make sure that the roads work properly and do what residents need them to, both now and in the future, perhaps we could begin by making the road surfaces a lot safer and lot less dangerous than they are now. Paddy Haycocks, Wokingham

European Parliament vote great news for millions of rabbits MEPs have just voted to #EndTheCageAge for farmed rabbits across Europe. This is great news for millions of rabbits and a great example of the EU taking a lead on animal welfare. Greens have always opposed factory farming and as the Green Party’s Animals spokesperson I wholeheartedly welcome the vote. Rabbits are the fourth most farmed animal in the world. An estimated 340 million rabbits are slaughtered annually after a life kept in barren wire cages where their natural behaviour is severely restricted. Many scientists have called for the cage system to be urgently replaced by one which allows for the natural needs of rabbits to be better taken into account. The report adopted by MEPs prioritises outlawing the inhumane conditions in which rabbits are kept and eradicating other major problems associated intensive rabbit rearing. The system in place at the moment leads to the spread of disease and the subsequent overuse of antibiotics. Rabbit farming is relatively small-scale in the UK, but the crucial vote highlights the key role EU membership has played and continues to play in raising the welfare of millions of animals in Britain and across the EU. The closer the relationship the UK maintains with the EU, retaining animal welfare and wildlife protections through single market membership, the better the outcome for British animals. Animal advocates across must continue lobbying the UK government to ensure the current legal protections, for all species, offered by European Union membership are maintained and strengthened. Keith Taylor Green Party MEP for the South East

Get ready for your spring clean With spring just round the corner, I wanted to encourage your readers to keep the BHF in mind during their spring clear out this year and donate any unwanted items to their local BHF shop to help fund life saving heart research. It is a sad reality that there are an estimated 935,700 people living with heart and circulatory

Fortnightly bin collections –your views Two weeks ago, we broke the news that Wokingham Borough Council has been asking residents for their views on fortnightly bin collections. It’s no exaggeration to say that this has been one of our biggest topics. Here are some of your comments from our Facebook page: n Weekly!! And recycling needs to be improved. Wheelie bins too, as the rubbish often gets broken in to by foxes and rubbish ends up all down the street. Take a leaf out of Maidenheads book they have the rubbish & recycling thing worked out! Natasha Bunker n I can’t believe how little Wokingham recycle. Here in Merthyr Tydfil they recycle -paper, cardboard, glass, tetra packs, tins, plastic and waste food. They also collect clothes if bagged up. Arthur Rees n How much more do you want council tax to go up to pay for this improved recycling service? TBH I don’t exactly find it a massive chore to nip to the bottle bank once in a while; or take my green waste to Bracknell tip once or twice a year. Liz Johns n Definitely need kerbside recycling if glass, tetrapak and aluminium. We have to hoard so many things - not just glass- if we want them recycled. disease in the South-East. The BHF funds over £100 million of research across the UK each year into fighting these terrible diseases – from improving diagnosis to finding life saving new treatments – to help create a better future for everyone affected. It is only down to our generous supporters that we are able to fund this truly ground-breaking heart research. Donating any good quality items from your spring clear out to the BHF is a really simple way everyone can get involved and help in the fight for every heartbeat. Each item donated, from books to bags and clothes to CDs, will be much appreciated by your local BHF shop. To help make the process completely hassle-free, we offer a free home collection service straight to your door which can be booked through your local shop or by calling our free-phone number on 0800 915 3000. If you are a UK taxpayer you can also Gift Aid your donation which helps us to make an extra 25p for each £1 raised from your unwanted items and costs you nothing in return.

VOLUNTEER CORNER nMacmillan provides supported to people affected by cancer, as well as their carers, by providing funding for medical staff and other professional, providing free information, providing support through help lines, mobile units and volunteers and by campaigning for change. They are looking for Support Volunteers to provide one-to-one support. The support volunteer offers practical and emotional support to people affected by cancer that feel isolated. Practical support may involve light housework, a little gardening, collecting some shopping, taking the dog for a walk or taking someone out for a cup of tea and a chat. They also offer a non-judgmental listening ear in a confidential setting

We love to hear from you! Send us your views on issues relating to the borough (in 250 words or less) to The Wokingham Paper, Crown House, 231 Kings Road, Reading RG1 4LS or email: letters@wokinghampaper.co.uk We reserve the right to edit letters

Bins would be a huge improvement as cats/foxes go through the bin bags, even if they are placed on top of the recycling (which is the “helpful” advice from WBC). Kate Mackey n Stop trying to save money on essential services like this, we have the worst refuse collections in the area and yet we waste buckets of money on unnecessary development in wokingham that no one wants. Why do residents keep voting these corrupt Tories in? Simon Williams n I would accept fortnightly if they did wheelie bins instead of bags as it definitely wouldn’t work with bags, and also if they increased the amount of recycling we can put in. Like the comment above, I’ve seen some excellent councils who offer glass and food waste disposal as well and are much cheaper on tax so it must be possible! Becky Stewardson n No wheelie bins I have nowhere to put one. I put my rubbish in a black bin and it’s never broken into. The lovely bin men pull it out. Leave the bin collections alone until a decent recycling system is put in place. Let’s be able to recycle as much as possible Jules Knight I really hope you are able to support us – there really are bags of reasons for a clear out! To find your local shop, order free donation bags or find out more about our free collection service, visit bhf.org.uk/bag it Mags O’Halloran Area Manager, British Heart Foundation

Don’t help rebuild the Palace The school funding, adult social care and many other things that people need to help them are in crisis. At the same time over 4 million children are living in poverty. It has been announced that the Queen will receive 66% percent rise £370 million pounds for Buckingham Palace, it comes out of taxpayers money while many people and children are suffering at schools and no adult social care and poverty. The people urgently need a change of government and a change of direction . The people of Wokingham must stand up to inequality and have equality for man woman and child. Victor Rones. Bracknell

With Helena Badger allowing their client to explore ways to enjoy life and take back control. Volunteers with need to be an effective listener, be polite, courteous and patient, have the ability to maintain confidentiality, reliable, honest and punctual, have an interest in cancer care and the services that Macmillan provides and have the ability to recognise own boundaries and the limitations of the role. n The Wokingham Garden Share Scheme brings unused and underutilised gardens back into productive use. It is a scheme whereby the resident shares their garden with a paired up volunteer who wishes to grow vegetables. They then both share the vegetables free of charge.

We now have 10 garden shares in operation and do ‘one-off’s’ to help older residents who need extra support. All this is free of charge. They have a team who volunteer who volunteer during the week from 10am-noon but they are in need of some more volunteers. This scheme is inclusive to all. Volunteers are DBS checked as well as the resident. Volunteers are fully insured. Volunteers may wish to have their own growing plot or work alongside other volunteers in garden maintenance. As a thank you, the scheme tidies the resident’s garden free of charge. This scheme supports the local community, helping to reduce isolation for some residents and reduces vandalism because of regular visits to properties.

n Wokingham Macular Support Group is a support group for people with Macular conditions (affecting their sight.) They meet every third Monday in the month from 10am-noon at Chestnut Grange in Wokingham. They are looking for a volunteer to help with the general running of the group, making teas and chatting to the members of the group. An understanding of sight difficulties and practical caring skills are a must.

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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NELLIE KNOWS Nellie Williams www.nelliepompoms.co.uk Happy Birthday to me! Well, that week went in a flash and I can safely say I have celebrated my birthday in style! I was truly spoilt and surprised, in more ways than one for both good and bad reasons. But first the good! The night before my birthday I had planned to go to The White Horse Pub Quiz (8.30pm, every Wednesday, £1 per person, best to book in case some surprise party is going on) with some friends. Unbeknown to me my daughters had colluded with one of my friends and hatched a glorious plan to surprise me.

My big surprise Oh, I was surprised alright! Having boasted I had not cried since the first of February (at a funeral) I cried tears of surprise when my girls jumped up and said SURPRISE followed by the rest of the gang who had been lying on the floor waiting for me to arrive, and by waiting I mean waiting as I dawdled, got petrol and chatted to everyone in the pub. Anyway the rest of the gang creaked and hobbled their way up to standing position and I hugged and cried at this fabulous bunch of friends who’ve been with me through thick and thin, marvelling at how my girls kept a secret and how my friends had come up with splendid excuses of apology. Well ha, now I won’t know whether they are actually poorly, in need of a lift, locked in the loo or have lost their keys but they’re my lovely friends and they all came out on a Wednesday night for me and that made me happy. And when I’m happy then everyone’s happy!

The blessing of friends My birthday itself went according to plan (phew!) with coffee, cake, visitors, presents and daffs galore. As I got into bed I breathed a sigh of relief that the people in my life are brilliant and (even though they all led me a merry dance) I am well and truly blessed with such genuine friends.

No need to be rude Sadly my good mood was dented momentarily by what I will call Road Rage, not the song by Catatonia but I was on the receiving end of road rage from an old man. I would normally refer to a man of advancing years as a gentleman but this road rager was no gent. So, there I was driving along with no obstruction on my side of the road and plenty of space to pull into should another car be on the road when a driver, with parked cars on his side, didn’t stop and give way, so I glared and when obvious he wasn’t going to reverse I did. As he drove past he wound his window down and I said “morning” and he said “you hurtled round the corner I expect you do that all the time … fatty”. Yes, you may gasp and think how rude. I don’t know what his lady passenger thought at that but if I was with someone who said that I would cringe. Now he didn’t know I had been on steroids which thankfully made me well again, but I know he’s rude and possibly normally is and probably always will be.

Warts and all The thing that bothers me is that the man was angry, rude and aggressive before 9am, he was behind the wheel of a large car, he was in the wrong and took it out on me and what’s more his insult was childish and puerile. I do hope that he didn’t carry on with his pompous arrogance throughout the day and insult anyone else but I thoroughly enjoyed a big fat slice of cake knowing that those who know me love me, warts and all. And I love them back.

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Abbey’s sell-out take on a beastly tale

Years 3 and 4 pupils from Evendons School went on a site visit to Buster Ancient Farm to learn more about the Romans

The cast of Beauty and the Beast, the latest production from The Abbey School in Reading

IT may be a ‘tale as old as time’ but Disney’s Beauty and the Beast is currently big news, and not just on the big screen. Just a day prior to the release of the muchanticipated ﬁlm, The Abbey School in Reading enchanted its audience with its own spellbinding opening night of the magical musical. In the shadow of the magic rose, the timeless story unfolded, as the principal characters delivered an outstanding vocal performance supported by an energetic chorus. Dancing furniture and cooking utensils were brought to life with the help of the costume designers in The Abbey’s talented textiles department and some superb character acting and singing. The show’s Director and Head of Drama at The Abbey, Leighton Martin, said: “We had no idea when we applied for the rights to perform the show that Beauty and the Beast would have become headline news during production week. “Our students have produced outstanding performances for three sold-out audiences and we couldn’t be prouder!” Musical director Stephen Willis added: “It’s a daunting challenge to take on a musical of this complexity – even without the added pressure of a major ﬁlm adaptation opening the same weekend – but we have certainly given Disney a run for its money!”

Robin Hood proves to be a packed show By CLARE DANDO Radstock Primary School

Down on the farm By CHLOE, from Anning Class. Evendons School

ON Thursday the 2nd of March, Year 3 and 4 went to Buster Ancient Farm in Waterlooville. The children and the teachers went to study the Ancient Romans which they’re learning about this term. They took part in very amazing and fun activities for the whole day. The first activity was the archaeology. It was very fun and messy. We found old bones, pottery, money and we used a trowel because everything was delicate. After that we built a flint wall, the best stable flint wall was the other teams. We checked how strong it was by walking on it. Our friends helped us across. We had a race to put all the flint away. Then we did spinning with sheep wool. It had lots of oil in it was very difficult to spin into a thread. Rosie and Chloe thought it was very very difficult. A few minutes later we all had a picnic lunch. It was very tasty and was very nice to get fresh air. Moments later we did mosaics. All of the mosaics were very beautiful and colourful. They had to be symmetrical. They were amazing. Yashvi said “I loved the mosaics.” A minute later David showed us Hypocaust heating using the replica. We got to go and see the fire heating. The Romans used underfloor heating in their villas. The last activity was the Roman Villa tour. It was very exiting and we saw pictures of Roman gods on the walls.. We also saw the room with the Hypocaust heating. At last it was the end of the trip. My friends said “That was amazing and supercalafrangaliclixpaladous, which means amazing!” The whole day was very exciting and we learnt so much. The whole day was so exciting!

THE Radstock Primary School production of Robin Hood last week had plenty of action that you definitely didn’t want to miss. The show was packed with bravery, songs and laughter. All the parents, grandparents, brothers and sisters who came to see the show were very proud of the children’s performance. The scary and heartless Sheriff of Nottingham and his soldiers had to start off the show by walking through the audience and shouting at the parents before they entered the stage. They made some of them jump! The sheriff sang a brilliant solo and had some evil dialogue – both the boys who played the sheriff on the two nights were excellent! Our amazing guards were the stars of the show and made all the parents laugh! A few of the children were brave enough to sing solos which they all enjoyed. They were all very good even when the microphone didn’t always work and they had to sing on their own. The

Pupils from Radstock Primary School performed Robin Hood last week

Soldiers’ Dance was also a big hit. We heard one parent say, “It looks like real soldiers dancing!” We did have a few difficulties during the performance – during

one song, Take Me Cross The River, the music stopped but we all carried on singing. One of the parents thought it was part of the performance. Our teachers said

we covered it like professionals and they were very proud of us! A couple of the children forgot their lines but the audience couldn’t tell as they carried on as if nothing had happened Our favourite fight scene was when the outlaws disguised as monks and then stole the gold from the soldiers – all the children involved in the fight scenes loved pretend fighting with the swords, it was great fun. It took us a while to practise it without laughing as we had to look serious and as if we were having a real fight. Four of the children in Year 4 did the lighting and managed the music. They did this very well even though they said they were nervous about getting things wrong. Even when things did go wrong the actors were just able to carry on and not worry about it. Our teachers had told us that no matter what happened the show must go on! We all really enjoyed rehearsing and performing and were sorry for it to be over. We hope the audience enjoyed it as much as we did.

Blue Coat School passes inspection with flying colours By GEMMA DAVIDSON gdavidson@wokinghampaper.co.uk

A SCHOOL in Sonning has been given a clean bill of health– after it passed an Independent Schools inspection with flying colours. Reading Blue Coat School in Sonning Lane, was visited by the Independent Schools Inspectorate at the end of February, and met all of its standards without a single recommendation or action point given. In a letter sent to parents

regarding the inspection report, Blue Coat Headmaster Mr Jesse Elzinga said: “From my perspective, the inspection could not have gone better. “I am confident that the inspectors gained a full sense of this happy school where young people are flourishing”. Regulatory compliance inspections look at compliance only and, as such, report only on the school’s compliance with Independent School Standards regulations and those set out by

the Department for Education. The report covers eight areas, looking at everything from quality of education; spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of pupils; and welfare, health and safety of pupils – to suitability of staff, premises, provision of information, handling of complaints, and quality of leadership and management. With regard to quality of education, the inspection report said: “The teaching enables pupils to make good progress,

encompasses effective behaviour management and is supported by suitable resources. “Principles and values are actively promoted which facilitate the personal development of pupils as responsible, tolerant, law-abiding citizens.” Mr Elzinga continued: “The inspectors may not have any recommendations for us, but I remain committed to making this School better every week, for the benefit of all the delightful young people in our care.”

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Wokingham is top of the plots as homebuyers sign up for Help To Buy By PHIL CREIGHTON news@wokinghampaper.co.uk NEW figures reveal that Wokingham borough is top of the plots when it comes to Help To Buy. The Government backed initiative anyone, both first time buyers and existing owners, to put down just five per cent as a deposit for a brand new home and to take advantage of a government equity loan providing access to more affordable mortgage rates New figures released by the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) reveal that a total of 1,658 homebuyers in Berkshire have used the Help to Buy scheme since its launch four years ago. And making the best use of the scheme is Wokingham borough with 543 homes sold with the help of Help To Buy. Neighbouring Reading had just 228, while Slough had 306 sales. Figures show that more than 80% of those using the scheme have been first time buyers, with 1,408 homes being bought by ‘first timers’ in Berkshire using Help to Buy. Housebuilder David Wilson Homes Southern said that is encouraging homebuyers throughout Berkshire to take part in the scheme.

Montague Park in Wokingham – one of the new developments to beneﬁt from Help To Buy

Rob Allen, Sales Director at David Wilson Homes Southern, said: “Berkshire has produced some strong results for the Help to Buy scheme and it is great to see districts such as Wokingham and Reading, where we build homes, achieving such high ﬁgures for the scheme in the county. “Help to Buy has proved so helpful to so many homebuyers and we would encourage anyone looking to buy a home with lower upfront costs to get in touch.”

Help to Buy allows any homebuyer to secure a brand new home under the value of £600,000 with a 5% deposit. The government lends the buyer 20% of the value of the property in the form of an interest-free equity loan for ﬁve years, meaning that buyers then gain access to some of the great mortgage rates currently available with a 75% mortgage. Available to all, not just ﬁrst-time buyers, the scheme helps anyone looking for a boost up the

Contractors appointed for new supported living scheme A NEW development of bedsits and studio flats will offer a supported housing project for vulnerable young people. And the scheme has moved on with the appointment of the building contractors for the project. The space, at 52 Reading Road, will comprise seven bedsitting rooms and two studio flats, a communal living area, a communal kitchen/diner, a staff office and an overnight room. There will also be on-site parking for staff, a motor cycle bay, cycle storage for up to ten bicycles and a private garden area. The site was used as an office during the recent revamp of Wokingham Station, but is now in the hands of Wokingham Housing Limited, a council-owned company. Earlier this month, they announced the appointment of LIFE Build Solutions Limited, a building contractor based in High Wycombe, to build the development. LIFE Build won following a competitive tendering process and, as an organisation, Wokingham Housing said that the company has developed a strong reputation in the housing sector for providing value, reliability and high quality workmanship. Building work begins at the end

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property ladder. On the David Wilson Homes website there is more information on Help to Buy together with a calculator which shows how much people can borrow using the scheme. The company currently has two developments in the borough: Montague Park in Wokingham’s London Road and Croft Gardens in Spencers Wood.  For more details, visit www.dwh. co.uk/Offers/Help-to-Buy/

THE builders of a new retirement complex in Duke’s Ride is asking locals to name a local charity to support. McCarthy and Stone, which recently created Queen’s Gate in Wokingham town centre, is currently busy building another assisted living development in Crowthorne. Now it is pledging to support an appropriate neighbourhood project or charity as part of its commitment to the local area. Julie Ward, regional sales and marketing director at McCarthy and Stone South East, said: “Supporting local organisations and individuals is of great importance to us at McCarthy and Stone. We want to foster a positive legacy in Crowthorne and support the community, which is why it is a pleasure for us to help a local organisation in this way.” McCarthy and Stone’s Assisted Living developments are designed for the over 70s, and they aim to bridge the gap between conventional Retirement Living and residential care. Available to reserve off plan early next year, the Crowthorne development comprises 51 one- and two-bedroom Assisted Living apartments. Once complete, the development will feature an array of facilities, including a homeowners’ lounge, beautifully landscaped gardens, and a guest suite should homeowners have friends or relatives to stay, and an on-site bistro.  Community groups and local charities are asked to email requests to mccarthyandstone@mccann. com by midnight on Friday, April 21, with the subject header as ‘Crowthorne Community Appeal’.

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of the month and it is expected that the ﬁrst residents will be able to move in by March next year. Bill Flood, Managing Director of Wokingham Housing Limited said: “We are delighted to have appointed LIFE Build from our Small Contractors Framework for the ﬁrst time to help us build a great scheme for young people leaving care which is a stepping stone to helping them move into their own home.” Mike Wilde, Operations

Director at LIFE Build said: “We were thrilled to be awarded the contract for building a new scheme at 52 Reading Road. This is our ﬁrst opportunity to work with WHL since our appointment to their Small Contractors Framework. We expect this to be the start of a solid partnership with WHL for the future.” 52 Reading Road is supported by more than £300,000 of Government grant from the Homes and Communities Agency.

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Park life in focus as friends gather for an update FRIENDS OF WOODFORD PARK VOLUNTEERS from the Friends of Woodford Park held their bi-monthly meeting at the Oakwood Centre in Woodley on Tuesday, March 7. Their founder was delighted to announce that it was exactly one year since the initial meeting had taken place. The group discussed how much they had achieved. All agreed, one of the highlights was the opening of the Queen’s 90th Birthday flower beds by Theresa May in June 2016. The group had also won an award from ‘Britain In Bloom’ and cleared an overgrown area in the Rotary garden. With help from the local Rotary group and local councillors more than 2,500 crocus bulbs were also planted for the ‘End Polio Now’ campaign. They are a mass of colour at the moment. The group also undertook less sweet smelling work including a ‘dog poo survey’. This resulted in the town council putting up warning signs for dog owners. It seems that the number of offenders has already reduced although a second survey will be done to check. The group now has over 30 friends and there is no fee to become a member. Donated tools and plants are obtained wherever possible. Everyone acknowledged the kindness of local people who had given their spare items or just stopped for a chat when passing by. They also praised Just Tiles Ltd and The Hicks Group for sponsoring the plants for the Queen’s Birthday Garden. The group were delighted to hear that Woodley Town Council has awarded them a community grant for the year 2017/18 as this will enable the group to fill additional flower beds that they have planned. The long-term aim is to make the park look its very best for its centenary year in 2019. The group heard how the town council are also working hard to achieve this. There are exciting proposals to revitalise the lake area although feedback will be sought from all park users before this is agreed. The council also intends to apply for Green Flag status which is a national scheme to acknowledge that an area meets their high standards. The friends are always looking for extra members. You may like to join in with their working groups cutting shrubbery or perhaps help maintain the flower beds. You may prefer just to attend their next meeting or to be in touch if you have any spare tools or plants that they can collect. Currently, the friends would particularly love to hear from any groups or individuals who would like to get fit through some digging but everyone is welcome. The group can be contacted by email fowp. woodley@gmail.com or see their Facebook page: Friendsofwoodfordpark DAVID PROVINS

ALL SAINTS FELLOWSHIP WE WERE very pleased to welcome local historian and author Stuart Hylton to talk about Reading in the 1950’s at our March meeting. Stuart covered a wide variety of topics starting with the fact that rationing was still in force at the beginning of the decade. It was good that local people got together to save the Kennet and Avon canal for pleasure use after it fell into disuse commercially. Reading had a one-man-band motor trade when a local man built a car from old van parts that won a prize for doing 91 mpg. We’d all like one of those. It was shocking to learn that there was a massive fight between teddy boys and national servicemen on Caversham High Street, 500

Masons’ grant will help fight famine MASONS from across the borough have contributed to a £100,000 grant to help fight poverty. The Masonic Charitable Foundation (MCF) has awarded the money to support the East Africa food crisis appeal. The MCF, which is funded by donations from Freemasons across England and Wales, was one of the first organisations to support the urgent appeal for famine relief. More than 20 million people across Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan and Somalia are on the brink of starvation. The MCF responded to the appeal within hours by giving £100,000 to Plan International. Since the launch of the appeal, the public and many other organisations have contributed to this crisis but a great deal more is needed. David Innes, Chief Executive of the Masonic Charitable Foundation said: “The crisis in East Africa is one of the worst we have seen in many years and funds are needed now to provide lifesaving support to those affected. “The Masonic Charitable Foundation is proud to be one of the first organisations to support this urgent appeal by providing a £100,000 grant to Plan International UK on behalf of Freemasons across England and Wales.” Tanya Barron, Chief Executive of Plan International UK, said: “We’re enormously grateful to the Freemasons for their very generous grant. More than 800,000 children under five are severely malnourished. “This grant will help us reach affected children and their families with urgent support.”

people were involved! We saw pictures of University rag week and the town centre, how fashions have changed, the clothes looked so out of date. There were no trading standards in those days so things like cars were quite exaggerated in size in adverts. The Queen, Sir Anthony Eden, Aneuran Bevin and the young rock star Cliff Richards (at the old Palace Theartre) were among notable people to visit Reading during the period. GILL SUTTERBY

domestic, art, photography as well as fruit, vegetables and flowers. We hold trips for our members and have our own trading store – open to our members providing trade price horticultural goods and providing allotment holders with a place to trade their surplus produce. If you are interested in finding out more about our association and our events please visit our website: www.trha.org.uk

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TWYFORD and Ruscombe Horticultural Association is holding a potato growing competition for all budding young gardeners. All children are welcome, you do not have to be a member. Planting will take place on Sunday, April 2 and all entries will be judges at our Autumn Show on Saturday, September 2. We will provide all materials, advice and refreshments. Planting takes place between 9.30am and 11.30am at the Twyford and Ruscombe Horticultural Association Trading Store, Loddon Hall Road, Twyford. Our membership year has just started and new members are very welcome (£5 for senior citizens and £6 for families). Our main aim is to support and promote all things gardening and provide our members with interesting and social activities and events. We hold three shows a year that each have a variety of categories, including

ON WEDNESDAY, January 18, Piggott Interact Club held its annual Charity Gala and Presidential and Officers Handover event in the 6th Form Block at The Piggott School. At the event three charities, Help for Heroes, Lowland Search & Rescue Berkshire and Painted Dogs Conservation, were invited to attend the Charity Gala. They had each been asked to do a short presentation to tell the Piggott Interact Club members how they intended to use the money that the Club would be donating, how the charity in general was performing and how useful the money would be. James Burns (Help for Heroes), Paul Chapman (Lowland Search and Rescue) and Derek Fry (Painted Dog Conservation) told the Interactors about their charities and were then asked questions by the assembled audience. After the charity presentations, the Joint Presidents of Club, Brenna Taylor and Luca Bluhm, each gave a short address on how the

money had been raised and why the charities had been selected, before presenting cheques of £500 to each of the charity representatives. The second part of the meeting comprised the Handover of the leadership of the Piggott Interact Club from the outgoing year 13 sixth formers to the new year 12s who’d been shadowing their counterparts since September 2016. Outgoing Presidents Brenna and Luca commented on their experiences as Joint Presidents and said that despite the difficulties of the split curriculum they’d managed to work together smoothly and had become more confident and effective as their year had progressed. The highlights of their fundraising efforts had undoubtedly been the Fun Quiz held at Charvil Piggott Primary School when £250 had been raised, and the Christmas Float support they’d given to their sponsoring Rotary Club of Loddon Vale during which over £350 was raised. Liaison Officer Trevor Barber, from the sponsoring Rotary Club of Loddon Vale, said how much he’d enjoyed the 2016 year and wished both outgoing and incoming officers well. He then presented outgoing officers with their Past Officer lapel pins and all new Interactors with their Interact lapel pins. Trevor said how much he was looking forward to 2017 Piggott Interact year and how full of expectation he was having experienced the enthusiasm of the new group. He then brought the Handover session to a close at the end of a very busy and productive meeting.

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Amber wants your help to get to Uganda A GIG and a car boot sale are just two of the fundraising events being planned by an Earley teenager to help her get to Uganda for a volunteering mission. Amber Grout, former Head Girl at Bulmershe School, is spending her gap year raising money so she can travel to the African nation to work on youth projects for 12 weeks with the International Citizenship Service (ICS). Amber, who is a swimming teacher and lifeguard at Bulmershe Leisure Centre, in Woodlands Avenue, is planning to hold a gig at the Rising Sun Arts Centre, in Reading, on Friday to help her towards the £1,500 she needs to go on the trip in May. Amber said: “My sister and her friends will be helping with the gig,

and my dad’s band might play so it’s very exciting. “It’s amazing how generous people have been, I’ve already managed to raise a fair amount of money just through family and friends. Even people who’ve never met me have donated significant amounts which is so generous. “The project I am going to help is called Restless Development, which offers young people in Uganda help with CV-writing and job skills, as the area I am visiting has a very high youth unemployment rate. “The project also helps with HIV awareness and sexual health workshops, so it will be a really broad experience for me.” Amber says she has never done anything on this scale before, but is

looking forward to the challenge. She continued: “I think it will be a really good thing to help me grow as a person, it will be great to have this behind me before I go to Portsmouth University in September to study English Literature. “We held a non-uniform day for charity when I was in Year 8, and when I was in Sixth Form I helped to organise a Macmillan Coffee Morning, but I’ve never done anything on this scale before. “I’m really excited, I can’t wait to go.” To help Amber reach her target of £1,500, and find out more about her fundraising activities visit www.justgiving.com/fundraising/ AmberGrout. GEMMA DAVIDSON

Sarah receives Guiding’s highest honour AN INSPIRATIONAL woman from Lower Earley has achieved the highest award in Girlguiding. Sarah Stevenson, 26 and a leader with Shinfield Ranger Unit, was presented with her Queen’s Guide Award at the House of Commons on Saturday, March 11 by Val Elliott, Girlguiding’s Interim Chair of the Board of Trustees. To achieve the award, Sarah took on a series of personal challenges in areas such as social action, voluntary work and travel. Fewer than 150 Girlguiding members across the UK are presented with the award each year and these have to be completed before they turn 26. The Queen’s Guide Award also requires its participants to learn and develop a new skill for 60 hours over 12 months and for her skill, Sarah chose sewing and embroidery. “As part of this, I made a toy giraffe for my godson’s first birthday,” she said. “I learnt how to follow and cut a pattern and made something for my godson that he can keep forever. I also spent a day at the Royal School of Needlework on a goldwork course and learnt how to embroider using metals.” Sarah said that one of the highlights for the award was undertaking the Community Action element. This involved spending three weeks in Latvia as part of the Guiding Overseas Linked with Development (GOLD) programme where she helped to plan and implement an activity programme for Ranger Guides and Rover Scouts. Sarah’s time in Latvia also involved camping in -6ºc and a night time kayaking trip through the canals of Riga. Preparation for the trip helped Sarah overcome her fear of heights.

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FRIDAY 21TH APRIL She explained: “Our team leader took us to a PGL activity centre to learn to work together as a team. I have a great fear of heights, but managed to complete a high ropes course with the support of my teammates. This helped me to be able to trek some very rocky parts of the Great Wall of China in October 2016 after I had completed the award.” Sarah has since used her experience from her overseas Community Action Project to inspire other young women and grow and develop Guiding locally and it is this which Sarah believes is her biggest achievement. She said: “When I started my challenge, my local Senior Section unit was suffering from low numbers (four members including myself) I decided to research into how the UK, the World Association of Girl

Guides and Girl Scouts and Latvia worked with their Senior Section age groups. I used my findings to filter back directly into my local Guiding community and now I am very proud to say that I now have a very enthusiastic thriving unit! “My time spent abroad has encouraged my Senior Section members to travel abroad and two members travelled overseas with Guiding last year. I am very proud of them.” Now Sarah is planning to become involved with mentoring in Guiding. She is also planning to become more involved with International Guiding and will be travelling to one of Guiding’s world centres, Sangam in India later this year.  For more information about Girlguiding visit www.girlguiding.org.uk.

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Who doesn’t want to be happy? CHRIS HUNT looks at the acronym great dream and what it can mean to your mental health

AST week we touched on supplements and how they rank in terms of importance when it comes to your Nutritional, Fitness and Health goals. I really hope that you went out last Thursday and bought some good quality fish oils, a multivitamin, stocked up on water and read around the supplement Creatine… If not, why not? Being at the TOP of your game makes you feel great and to be honest really really HAPPY. This is what this week’s article is all about… International Day of Happiness 2017. You see, Monday was International Day of Happiness. I want this week’s article to be about happiness and what you can do to make your environment full of joy, peace and COMPLETE satisfaction. Who doesn’t want to be happy? Do you want to live every day waking up with a SMILE on your face? How about feeling great as often as possible and knowing that you create a POSITIVE vibe with all around you? I know that when people come to see me at The Hub, they always leave in a good mood and 100% a better mood than what they came in with.

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This is really important to me and I honestly believe that if we can make others feel great and happy then the world will be a BETTER place. Have you ever felt low or down after watching a funny film? Could you imagine walking out of a live comedy performance and not smiling from ear to ear? I don’t think so, so it’s important you focus on things that will make you happier as often as possible. Everyone that reads this column knows that I love to bang on about my six pillars which are of course training, nutrition, mindset, environment, morning rituals and sleep / recovery but this week I am going to borrow some ideas off the Action for Happiness Guide which you can find on www. actionforhappiness.org. They believe that there are 10 factors that are HUGELY important for our well-being and overall happiness. We all want to lead a happy life but we all lead busy lives. On average, we are no happier now than we were 60 years ago; we need to rethink our

priorities. A pledge which you can read out now is below. Read it, say it out loud ten times and hold yourself accountable to really make a difference. The pledge is: “I will try and create more happiness and less unhappiness in the world around me.” Simple, like I said, read it, say out loud ten times and start making those words form part of your own personal mission statement in life. I know I will be. So what are the TEN KEYS TO HAPPIER LIVING I hear you say? They can be broken down into the words G-R-E-A-T- D-R-E-A-M and they stand for:  Giving – Do things for others and don’t expect something back in return.  Relating – Connect with people and associate with people that share the same interests as you.  Exercising – Come on now…I don’t think I need to say anymore on this do I?  Awareness – Live life mindfully and be aware of others and yourself.  Trying Out – Keep learning new things… your brain is a muscle; make sure you work it out often and sensibly.  Direction – We have mentioned goals and drive many times since this column began, don’t underestimate their powers…set some goals for happiness right now.  Resilience – Be strong and find ways to bounce back from challenges or bad outcomes. There is no such thing as a problem, just an opportunity to grow and learn a way to do something better.

 Emotions – I love meditation and journaling and talking about how I feel, it helps me own my mental state. Open up to someone you trust today about something that’s important to you; trust me you will feel great after you do it.  Acceptance – As I said at the start of the year, enjoy being you. Don’t be a new you, just a better you, be comfortable with who you are.  Meaning – Have a personal mission to be part of something bigger. A client of mine last week told me that since starting training, the knock-on effect for the rest of his family has been huge, his wife is now fitter and healthier, and his parents are moving more and eating better and his children are happier than ever. It’s great to be part of something great, get involved. So there you have it, 10 keys to happier living. Read all of the above steps and identify if you could do with working on any of those areas and more specifically if any of those keys are weak areas for you right now. What’s your weak link? Work on that weak link and make it strong. Keep smiling and one day life will get tired of upsetting you. And remember don’t wait for this to happen because if we wait until were ready, we’ll be waiting for the rest of our lives. Happy Thursday everyone and make your International Day of Happiness every day of the year.

Trust receives ‘outstanding’ award for endoscopy service STAFF from the endoscopy unit at The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust were delighted to hear it had once again been awarded full accreditation by the Joint Advisory Group (JAG) of the Royal College of Physicians for its exceptional endoscopy services. An endoscopy is a procedure where the inside of the body is examined internally using an instrument called an endoscope – a long, thin, flexible tube with a light source and a video camera at one end. The JAG sets the National standards for endoscopy units throughout the UK to ensure the quality and safety of patient care. There are different types of endoscopes and they are used to diagnose conditions in the colon, gullet, stomach, and lungs. The unit which provides a full range of diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy procedures, needed to demonstrate excellence in a number of key areas to meet the required standard. Consultant Gastroenterologist

Consultant Gastroenterologist and Clinical Lead for Endoscopy, Dr Nish Chandra (centre) with Lead Nurse Claire Gardiner (middle left) with the endoscopy team

and Clinical Lead for Endoscopy, Dr Nish Chandra, said: “We are committed to delivering high quality patient focused care and are delighted the unit has been recognised once again as providing an outstanding service. The accreditation has also enabled us to maintain our status as a Bowel Cancer Screening Centre; providing an important service for our local community.”

The endoscopy team needed to demonstrate that it met the criteria in seven key areas of performance with an underlying emphasis on quality, safety and training. The inspection regime was rigorous and to gain accreditation the team had to provide detailed evidence that they were performing to the highest standards in every aspect of care. Staffed by nurses, endoscopy

technicians, endoscopists and support workers, the unit provides a six day a week service and cares for approximately 10,500 patients a year. . Claire Gardiner, Lead Nurse for Endoscopy Services explained: “As nurses we are at the forefront of influencing the patient experience. As well as excellent clinical practice, we need to have exceptional communication and organisational skills, along with a supportive manner to make sure we do all we can to ensure every patient has a good experience. “We work hard to make sure we provide a quality, safe and effective service in line with the government’s modernisation agenda and patient needs.” In a letter to the Trust’s Chief Executive Steve McManus, John Green, Chair ESQAS for the Joint Advisory Group said: “We would like to congratulate the staff at the endoscopy unit for their continued hard work in achieving and maintaining JAG standards.”

Why crowd support matters

COMPLETED the Reading Half Marathon last weekend. It was a new year resolution (or some may say part of my mid-life crisis). I had heard that the crowd support was good but I was not prepared for the outpouring of support and the impact the crowd had on me. The number of people that lined the streets of Reading last week to cheer on runners was immense. The motivation I got from people applauding me was like nothing else. The encouraging cheers made me smile and buoyed me on, making me believe that it was possible for me to reach the finish line without collapsing. All the runners have their name printed just above their number, pinned to the vest. There is nothing more uplifting than hearing perfect strangers shouting your name and telling you that you are doing well and to keep going. There were children lined up with their hands out for runners to high five them along the route, most of the churches had their bands out and the reverberation of steel drums gave me an extra spring in my step, people were stood with bowls of jelly babies for runners to take from, providing that little extra burst of energy. I loved reading all the banners along the way. I also loved seeing runners spot their friends or family in the crowd and the elation each party received rubbed off on me. For me, the crowd support was electrifying. It meant that I didn’t have time to worry about my pace I was too distracted by the endless smiling and cheering of the crowd. Psychologists have studied the effects supportive and cheering crowds can have on enhancing athletes’ performance. There is a “home crowd” phenomena, where sports teams will have an advantage because the support from the home crowd is so great. The presence of a supportive and emotionally arousing crowd translates into an advantage in many situations. However, some researchers suggest that the advantage favouring the home team is due not to increased performance caused by a supportive audience, but to inferior performance on the part of the visiting team. I now have experienced for myself the huge difference a supportive crowd can make. I am thankful for and appreciate the people that marshal at these events, giving up their own time to help things run smoothly. There were hundreds of people wearing yellow high vis jackets; the course marshals ensuring the route was safe, those manning the water stations, the pacers, those handing out the goodie bags and medals. So, if you have never cheered on a random stranger for doing something good or marshalled at an event – give it a go, your body will be flooded with the feel good endorphin serotonin, you experience altruistic waves of kindness and it will make all the difference to those taking part in the event.

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THEWOKINGHAMPAPER Thursday, March 23, 2017

With Gemma Davidson

The Mill at Sonning’s new play is the fantastic, witty and vibrant Improbable Fiction, which takes the idea of a play within a play and adds a sublime twist

Improbable, but amazing Improbable Fiction The Mill at Sonning Until May 6 millatsonning.com 0118 989 8000

HAT do a giant squirrel, a tiny goblin and a Victorian aristocrat all have in common? They all feature in The MIll at Sonning’s latest masterpiece, Alan Ayckbourn’s Improbable Fiction, of course! The show, which opened at the dinner theatre last Thursday, tells the story, or rather the stories, the Pendon Writers’ Circle, a group of aspiring writers who have met up for their final meeting before the Christmas break. Arnold Hassock (played by Andrew Bone) writes instructional leaflets and is the Chair of the group; Vivvi Dickins (Sarah Lawrie) is working on her sixth romance novel involving a charismatic detective; Jess Bales (Julie Teal) is struggling to get started with her Victorian epic; Clem Pepp (Ben Porter) is writing a ‘science fact’ tale of alien abductions at the local council; bully-boy Brevis Winterton (Laurence Kennedy) is working on a musical adaptation of The Pilgrim’s Progress; and Grace Sims (Angela Sims) is writing a picture story for her children, but it has taken her so long to finish that her children are now in their teens. Arnold’s friend and the carer of his offstage, bedridden mother, Ilsa (Rhiannon Handy) is, surprisingly, in awe of them all and becomes tonguetied whenever she enters the room. The writers’ creations all sound as clichéd and ridiculous as you like, but the fun starts when the characters start to come to life in front of Arnold’s eyes. Arnold and the audience are taken on a whistle-stop tour of the different stories, intertwining as they go to create the most absurd and hilarious storyline you’ll hear all year.

What is special about this play, aside from Ayckbourn’s incredibly clever writing and staging, is the cast’s ability to not only take on five different characters, but to make them as distinctive from one another as possible. The audience is left in no doubt which story they have just been flung into as Arnold tries to make sense of the stories and help them find their ending. A 1920s murder mystery suddenly transforms into an alien-busting sci-fi escapade, before a Victorian drama unfolds into a ditty about a goblin called Doblin. In fact, the only thing that is hard to comprehend is how the cast manage to seamlessly switch from character to character, costume to costume, without a single slip-up. Without wanting to give too much away, the play comes to a glittering, hilarious climax with a selection of the fictional characters in a not-to-bemissed West End-worthy final number, and Arnold proclaiming to his bedridden

mother offstage that “It was a quiet evening really. Nothing unusual…” There is nothing usual about this play, throw out everything you think you know about the genres and prepare to be taken on an unforgettable journey through Improbable Fiction. Improbable Fiction runs until May 6 at The MiIl at Sonning. Tickets start from £46 which includes a two-course dinner. For more information visit www. millatsonning.com or call the Box Oﬃce on 0118 969 8000. n PREPARE to be spellbound as a night of magic comes to the Mill at Sonning on Monday. Come and join in a night of fun and be dazzled by magicians from the world famous magic circle. The acts will each perform a different aspect of magic, with enough to suit everyone’s taste. Tickets are £26.50 which includes dinner. For more information visit www. millatsonning.com or call the Box Oﬃce on 0118 969 8000. 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. YOU can be there for the whole Reading Festival weekend thanks to our exclusive competition. We have one pair of weekend camping tickets to give away to one lucky reader, and all you need to do is answer the following question correctly:

Which of these acts is NOT headlining Reading Festival 2017? a. Muse b. Kasabian c. Foo Fighters Email your answer, name and telephone number to contests@ wokinghampaper.co.uk by 5pm ON FRIDAY, MARCH 31. Entries after this time will not be counted.

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Thursday, March 23, 2017 THEWOKINGHAMPAPER

No misteaking Marco’s genius touch GEMMA DAVIDSON was invited to dine the way that Marco Pierre White does it … and she wasn’t disappointed

Clockwise from left: 10oz Sirloin with homemade pomme frites, vine an peppercorn sauce; Mr Coulson’s Sticky Toffee Pudding, with butterscotch sauce and vanilla ice cream; baked Camembert with toasted sourdough, roasted vine tomatoes and vintage balsamico

n On Sunday, the West Forest Sinfonia will present an orchestral concert when they visit St Paul’s Church in Reading Road. The programme includes Britten’s Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Copland’s Clarinet Concerto, Barber’s Adagio for Strings, Berkeley’s Serenade for String Orchestra and Copland’s Appalachian Spring. The music starts at the early time of 4.30pm. Tickets cost £15, £14 for concessions or £2.50 for students and under 18s. For details or to book call 0118 978 6189 or log on to www.westforestsinfonia.org. n The Reading Symphony Orchestra Spring Concert takes place on Saturday, April 1 from 7.30pm. They will welcome back Robert Cheung, the 2014 winner of the RSO / Hickies Young Musicians’ Competition, for a performance of Ravel’s dazzling Piano Concerto in G. Completed in 1931, the concerto draws heavily on jazz influences, and ranges from the virtuosic passages of the first and third movements to the beautiful tenderness of the second. Tickets cost £15 for adults, £12.50 concessions, £5 students and under 16s. For details or to book, call the RSO box office: 0118 986 0707 or visit www.rso.org.uk. n TWO concerts in one weekend is the promise from a Wokingham town centre church. All Saints in Wiltshire Road will be welcoming Trinity Concert Band on Saturday, April 1 for its spring concert. The programme includes music from Harry Potter, Nessun Dorma, Mars and Schindler’s List. The fun starts at 7.30pm. Tickets are £12 in advance or £13 on the door, with under 16s gettig in free. Then on Sunday, April 2, at 4.30pm, Wokingham Choral Society will perform J S Bach’s St John Passion. This piece was written in Bach’s first year as director of church music in Leipzig and was first performed on Good Friday, 7th April 1724. Tickets for this cost £15 or £5 for under 18s and students. For details, visit wokinghamconcerts.co.uk

around on his plate for long and certainly looked very appetising and colourful. Once our starters were out of the way, it was on to the mains. As we were visiting a steakhouse, I thought it would be rude not to go for the signature dish. Catering to my smaller appetite, I opted for the 10oz Sirloin (£26.50), medium, and he went for the 16oz T-Bone (£29.95), again medium. The meat was juicy and delicious, packed full of flavour and a delight to taste. The accompanying homemade pomme frites, served in a little brass saucepan, and vine tomatoes went down very well, and the peppercorn sauce was soaked up perfectly. With barely enough room left for a dessert, we went for the

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well with the steak. As the evening progressed, the restaurant became busier and livelier, but Tony’s attention was never too far away, as he topped up every glass and collected every plate with impeccable timing. MPW’s Steakhouse is a warm and welcoming restaurant, not stuffy or pretentious in any way, and the food is good value for money. Every dish was larger than expected, and left us utterly stuffed at the end of the night. The proof is in the pudding, as they say, and I will definitely be returning for more of the Sticky Toffee variety. n Gemma was invited to review Marco Pierre White’s Steakhouse Bar & Grill Yateley so her visit was complimentary, but all views and opinions are her own.

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New York Baked Cheesecake with fresh strawberries (£5.75), and Mr Coulson’s Sticky Toffee Pudding, with butterscotch sauce and vanilla ice cream (£5.50). The cheesecake was beautifully presented, and led to plenty of dessert envy on my part, but the sticky toffee pudding was heavenly. Again, the pudding stayed warm enough to complement the cool ice cream, and the butterscotch sauce added that extra little bit of indulgence (as if it needed any more!) As I am teetotal, I stuck to fresh orange juice for the evening, but my fiance went for a recommendation of the New Zealand Waipara Hills Pinot Gris (£6.50 175ml, £9.20 250ml, £27 bottle), which he said was fruity and delicious, and went

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n Young musicians will be celebrated this Saturday night thanks to the Aldworth Philharmonic Orchestra. The group will be at Reading Blue Coat School where two school pupils will be performing. Alex Turvey will give a trombone solo during a rendition of Rimsky-Korsakov, while Charlie Rothwell will be the soloist for Elgar’s Cello Concerto. The programme includes Sibelius's Finlandia and Schumann’s Symphony No.4. Tickets cost £10, Concessions £8 and children get in for £5. For more details, or to book, visit www. aldworthphilharmonic.org.uk

MUSICIANS Martin Carthy and John Kirkpatrick are stopping off at Nettlebed Folk Club on Monday as part of a rare UK duo tour. These two are said to be leading interpreters of English folk traditions and are long-time collaborators in a variety of seminal musical projects: from John’s iconic 1976 Morris tunes album Plain Capers through Steeleye Span to Brass Monkey. They can be heard from 8pm on Monday at Nettlebed Village Club. For details or tickets, call the box office on 01628 636620 or visit www.nettlebedfolkclub.co.uk

RESTAURANT which recently underwent a huge makeover both inside and outside of the kitchen has launched its new menu. Marco Pierre White’s Steakhouse Bar & Grill Yateley, formerly known as Wheeler of St James’s, reopened last month with a fresh new look as well as a fresh new menu. The decor in the restaurant has been stripped back, with the original 17th century wooden beams on show to complement the welcoming roaring log fire which takes centre stage in the dining room. Bespoke cartoon prints line the walls, demonstrating that while this restaurant deals with fine cuisine, it also has a sense of humour to boot. The menu boasts a wide array of British food, classic dishes with a MPW twist and a host of tempting desserts just waiting to grace your table. We visited the Steakhouse on a Friday evening and for the first half of our meal, we had the restaurant practically to ourselves. This meant that not only did we receive the full attention of the maitre d’, the effervescent and knowledgeable Tony, but we could take our time when choosing our dishes. And having enough time to peruse this extensive menu is vital. I plumped for the indulgent baked Camembert (£8.25) to start, and it did not disappoint. You can’t really go wrong with baked cheese, but the devil is in the detail. The accompanying toasted sourdough, roasted vine tomatoes and vintage balsamico were heavenly, and complemented the camembert really well. One annoyance of mine is when the cheese begins too cool too soon, and you end up having to dig out cold lumps with your fork, but thankfully this did not happen on this occasion and every last mouthful was enjoyable. My fiance went for the salad of beetroot and goat’s cheese, with candied walnuts, and Merlot dressing (£6.95), which did not hang

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Sat, March 25 BAGSHOT – White Hart, Guildford Road GU19 5JW. After The Masons. Details: 01276 473640. BINFIELD – Binﬁeld Club, Forest Road RG42 4DU. Dukes of Rock. Details: 01344 420572. BRACKNELL – The Keller, Coppid Beech Hotel, John Nike Way RG12 8TF. !Daft!. Details: 01344 303333. BRACKNELL – The Boot Inn, Park Road RG12 2LU. Daved and Confused.

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Sun, March 26 READING – Community Hall at Watlington House, 44 Watlington Street RG1 4RJ. Readifolk: Kieran Halpin. Details: 0118 958 6692. READING – RISC, London Street RG1 4PS. Readirock Revolution. Details: 0118 958 6692 SONNING – The Mill at Sonning RG4 6TY. The Rod Stewart Experience. Details: 0118 969 8000.

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Tues, March 28 BRACKNELL – South Hill Park, Ringmead. Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham. Details: 01344 484123. READING – sub89, Friar Street RG1 1EP. Ben Haenow. Details: 0118 989 5395. READING – RISC, London Street RG1 4PS. The Blue Bears. Details: 0118 958 6692. STOKE ROW – Crooked Billet RG9 5PU. Nine Below Zero. Details: 01491 681048.

Wed, March 29 BRACKNELL – The Acoustic Couch, Market Place. Jam on the Couch. Details: www.facebook. com/theacousticcouch BRACKNELL – South Hill Park, Ringmead. Ed Parr: Bracknell Jazz Young Musicians. Details: 01344 484123. BRACKNELL – The Acoustic Couch, Market Place. Jam on the Couch. Details: www.facebook. com/theacousticcouch READING – sub89, Friar Street RG1 1EP. Stiff Little Fingers. Details: 0118 989 5395. READING – The Purple Turtle, Gun Street RG1 2JR. BBC Introducing Live: FOS/Braydon/ George Bucks. Details: 0118 959 7196. READING – RISC, London Street RG1 4PS. Bohemian Night: Open Mic. Details: 0118 958 6692. TWYFORD – The Golden Cross, Waltham Road RG10 9EG. Open mic night. Details: 07946 342551.

Thurs, March 30 ASCOT – Jagz, Station Hill SL5 9EG. Platform Live jam night. Details: 01344 878100. BRACKNELL – The Acoustic Couch, Market Place. GSMC presents. Details: www.facebook.com/ theacousticcouch BRACKNELL – The Acoustic Couch, Market Place. GSMC presents 60s night with Apache. Details: www.facebook.com/ theacousticcouch CAMBERLEY – Mr Bumble, London Road GU17 9AP.

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Jam Night. Details: 01276 32691. CROWTHORNE – The Prince, High Street RG45 7AZ. Leech. Details: 01344 772241. FLEET – Propaganda Music Canteen, Fleet Road GU51 3BU. Karizma. Details: 01252 620198. READING – The Purple Turtle, Gun Street RG1 2JR. FabFishFry: DJ Andy Smith and The Ding Dong Daddios. Details: 0118 959 7196. READING – RISC, London Street RG1 4PS. Ellen Chambers. Details: 0118 958 6692.

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958 6692. CAMBERLEY – The Royal Standard, 115 Frimley Road, GU15 2PP. Said & Done. Details: 01276 27641. CAMBERLEY – The Agincourt, London Road GU15 3JA. Cave2. Details: 01252 651841. FARNBOROUGH – Tradesmans Arms, Cove Road GU14 0EX. The Bite. Details: 01252 376745. FARNBOROUGH – The Alexandra, Victoria Road GU14 7PH. The Weathertop Preachers. Details: 01252 519964. FRIMLEY – Ye Olde White Hart, High Street GU16 7HU. KGB. Details: 01276 22816. SANDHURST – The White Swan, Swan Lane GU47 9BU. Frankie The Fish. Details: 01252 872444. SHERFIELD-ON-LODDON – The Four Horseshoes, Reading Road RG27 0JB. Stone Thorn. Details: 01256 882296. TWYFORD – The Golden Cross, Waltham Road RG10 9EG. The Bullfrogs. Details: 07946 342551. WOKINGHAM – Broad Street Tavern, Broad Street RG40 1AU. Gigabit. Details: 0118 978 0918. WOKINGHAM – The Molly Millar, Station Road RG40 2AD. 70s, 80s night with DJ Mally. Details: 0118 977 4548. WOKINGHAM – The Red Lion, Market Place RG40 1AL. Ultimate Party Nights. Details: 0118 979 5790. WOKINGHAM – Spin Nightclub, Alexandra Court RG40 2SL. Frisky Fridays. Details: 07415 354056. WOKINGHAM – The Roebuck, Market Place RG40 1AL. Disco night. Details: 0118 979 6486.

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What’son 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. Details: 0118 978 1368. 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 – 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.

Saturday, 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. BRACKNELL – Bracknell Leisure Centre, Bagshot Road RG12 9SE. Comedy night with Nick Clarke, AJ Roberts, Michael Daley and Colin Cole. Over 18s only. £10 on door. 7.30pm. Details: 0188 973 7823. EARLEY – Earley Radstock Social Club, Radstock Lane RG6 5UL. Quiz night. 8pm. Details: 0118 9313965 EMMBROOK – The Rifle Volunteer. Charity quiz night in aid of Alexander Devine Berkshire Childrens Hospice Service. Buffet for participants. 8pm. £5 per person. Bookings: r.balcon@outlook.com LOWER EARLEY – Library, Chalfont Close, Chalfont Way RG6 5HZ. Shakespeare activity session for children. 11am-11.30am. For ages seven upwards. Details: 0118 931 2150. SONNING – Reading Blue Coat School RG4 6SU. Aldworth Philharmonic Orchestra - Classical Evening of Dramatic Darkness with solos from Reading Blue Coat School pupils. 7.30pm. £10, concessions £8, children £5. Details: www. aldworthphilharmonic. org.uk 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, Crockhamwell Road RG5 4JZ. Woodley market.9am3pm. Details: www. woodleytowncentre. co.uk

WOODLEY – Oakwood Centre, Headley Road RG5 4JZ. Thames Valley Ancient Egypt Society (Oxon, Berks, Bucks) lecture: The ‘Mummy Pits’ of Ancient Egypt with Tesa Baber. 2pm. £3. Details: www.tvaes.org.uk WOODLEY – Baptist Church, Hurricane Way RG5 4UX. Messy Church: More Than a Pop-Up Church? Seminar with Lucy Moore. 9.30am1.30pm. Free. Details: 118 969 9956. 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.yateleychoral.org.uk.

Strings; Berkeley: Serenade for String Orchestra; Copland: Appalachian Spring. £15, £14 concessions, students £2.40/ Details: 0118 978 6189 WOODLEY – Shopping Precinct, Crockhamwell Road RG5 4JZ. Car boot sale. 8am1pm. Details: www. woodleytowncentre. co.uk WOODLEY – Baptist Church, Hurricane Way RG5 4UX. Bring Your Mum to Church Day: 30th anniversary of the church building with guest preacher the Revd Lee Kohler from Wycliffe Baptist Church, Reading. 10.15am. Details: 0118 969 9956. WOODLEY – Christ Church, Crockhamwell Road RG5 3LA. Games afternoon. 2pm. Details: 0118 926 8143.

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BRACKNELL – Bracknell Open Learning Centre, Rectory Lane RG12 7GR. Bracknell Camera Club meeting. How To Cheat In Photoshop. 7.30pm. Details: www.bracknellcamera-club.co.uk. SHINFIELD – The Bell and Bottle, School Green. Shinfield Association meeting. 8pm. All welcome. 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,

SHINFIELD – Parish Hall, School Green. Shinfield Baptist Church presents a Mothering Sunday breakfast and service. 10am. WOKINGHAM – All Saints Church, Wiltshire Road RG40 1UE. Cake stall in aid of The Link visiting scheme in the main hall of the Cornerstone. 10.45am. WOKINGHAM – St Paul’s Church, Reading Road RG41 1EH. West Forest Sinfonia: Orchestral Concert: Britten: Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge; Copland: Clarinet Concerto; Barber: Adagio for

www.anvilarts.org.uk 01256 844244 Rob Brydon. Fri. Philharmonia at the Movies. Sun. Philharmonia at the Movies: Relaxed Live Screening. Sun. Berkshire Maestros. Tues-Thurs. Brendan Cole All Night Long. Fri 31. Count Arthur Strong. Sat 1. Will Kaufman’s Woody Guthrie. Sat 1.

Basingstoke – The Haymarket www.anvilarts.org.uk 01256 844244 The Witches of Eastwick. Until Sat. Dylan Thomas’ Under Milk Wood. Tues. OYSTERS3. Wed. Danny Baker. Thurs 30. Frigg (Finland). Fri 31. Let’s Twist Again. Sat 1. Champions of Magic. Sun 2.

Bracknell – South Hill Park www.southhillpark.org.uk 01344 484123 Godspell. Thurs. Community Litter Pick. Thurs. The

Comedy Cellar. Fri. Youth and Community Gala. Sat, Sun. Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham. Tues. Ed Parr: Bracknell Jazz. Wed. Holmes and Watson. Wed. Mi Flamenco – Incognito. Thurs 30. A Celebration of John Denver. Fri 31. Tadashai Imai – Conservatoire Concert Series. Fri 31. The Comedy Cellar. Fri 31. There’s Something About Gary. Sat 1. LDN Wrestling. Sun 2. FILMS: Paterson. Thurs. A United Kingdom. Fri. Hacksaw Ridge. Fri-Sun. T2 Trainspotting. Sat-Sun. Sully. Mon. Toni Erdmann. Tues. Exhibitions on Screen: The Artist’s Garden, American Impressionism. Wed. ROH: Madam Butterfly. Thurs 30. Denial. Fri 31-Sun 2. Birth of a Nation. Sat 1.

Camberley – Theatre www.camberleytheatre.biz 01276 707600 Joe Swift. Thurs. An Audience with Ian Waite and Natalie Lowe: Somewhere in Time.

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Fri. Orwell School of Dance: A Time to Shine. Sat 1.

Guildford – Yvonne Arnaud www.yvonne-arnaud.co.uk 01483 440000 The Verdict. Until Sat. Nell Gwynn. Tues-Sat 1.

Henley – Kenton www.kentontheatre.co.uk 01491 575698 Watchers of the Skies. Thurs. In My Time. Fri. David Starkey: Henry VIII. Sat. Through The Wardrobe. Sun. Georgie Fame In Concert. Sat 1. Detect Egg. Thurs 13.

High Wycombe – Wycombe Swan www.wycombeswan.co.uk 01494 512000 Take That Experience. Fri. Let There Be Love. Sat. Noel & Gertie. Sun. Count Arthur Strong: The Sound of Mucus. Wed. Brendan Cole 2017. Thurs 30. Yamato Drummers of Japan. Fri 31. Omid Djalili: Schmuck For a Night. Sat 1.

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 28 EARLEY – St Nicolas Church, Sutcliffe Avenue RG6 7JN. Board Games Club. 10am-noon. Details: 0118 966 9080. FINCHAMPSTEAD – St James’ Church Centre, Church Lane RG40 4LU. Lent talks 2017: Living Justly In The World. Fairtrade with Canon Chris Sugden and Derek Malin. Fairtrade goods avaialble to buy. 7.30pm9pm. Free. Details: 0118 973 0133. LOWER EARLEY – Library, Chalfont Close, Chalfont Way RG6 5HZ. Little Explorers Rhymetime. Nursery rhymes and songs for children aged five and under. Free. 10.30am-11am. Details: 0118 931 2150. 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.

Wednesday, March 29 FINCHAMPSTEAD – Sports Club, The Village RG40 4JU. Helen Taylor

Maidenhead – Norden Farm www.nordenfarm.org 01628 788997 The Regina Monologues. Thurs. Marcus Farnsworth Sings. Thurs. David Baddiel SOLD OUT. Fri. Rackhouse Pilfer. Wed. Kit Hawes and Aaron Catlow: The Fox Tour. Thurs 30. Total Who Show. Fri 31. Bon Jovi Experience. Sat 1. FILMS: Christine. Thurs. Loving (12a). Fri, Sun. Hacksaw Ridge (15). Sat. Toni Erdmann (15). Wed, Thurs 30. Fences (12a). Sat 1-Sun 2. Sing (U). Sat 2, Mon 4.

Newbury – The Corn Exchange www.cornexchangenew.com 0845 5218 218 Live and Lyrical. Thurs. Champions of Magic. Fri. Big Girls Don’t Cry. Sat. Rosalind. Wed. ROH Live: Madama Butterfly. Wed-Thurs 30. All At Sea. Fri 31. The Thing That Came From Over There! Fri 31. Jongleurs Comedy Club. Thurs 30-Fri 31. Bilal Zafar:

Churchyard Trust Afternoon Tea: Includes cakes, raffle and bring and buy. In aid of St James’ Churchyard 2.30pm-4pm. WINNERSH – Royal British Legion Club, Woodward Close RG41 5. Quiz night. 7.30pm. Details: 0118 978 0307. 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 30 EARLEY – St Nicolas Church, Sutcliffe Avenue RG6 7JN. Over 50s club: speakers, board games, friendship and more. 2pm. Details: 0118 966 9080. SHINFIELD – Baptist Church, Fairmead Road RG2 9DL. Coffee morning. 10am-noon. Details: 0118 327 3180. READING – 61, St Marys Butts RG1 2LG. Folk, Blues and Beyond: live entertainment in aid of Chemogiftbags. 7.30pm11pm. £5. WOODLEY – Christ Church, Crockhamwell Road RG5 3LA. Games afternoon. 2pm. Details: 0118 926 8143.

Friday, March 31 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. WOKINGHAM – St Paul’s

Cakes. Sat 1. New Music Showcase. Sat 1.

Newbury – The Watermill www.watermill.org.uk 01635 46044 Faust x2. Until Sat. Ann Veronica. Wed-Sat 1.

Reading – South St www.readingarts.com 0118 960 6060 The Best Thing. Wed-Thurs. Richard Gadd. Fri. Tyondai Braxton + Dawn of Midi. Sat. Mitch Benn. Thurs 30. Gordie Mackeeman and his Rhythm Boys (Canada). Fri 31.

Reading – Hexagon www.readingarts.com 0118 960 6060 Al Murray. Thurs. City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Fri. The Sensational 60’s Experience 2017. Sat. The First Hippo on the Moon. Wed. Banff Moutain Film Festival World Tour. Thurs 30. Count Arthur Strong Fri 31. Ian Waite and Natalie Lowe. Sat 1.

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. WOODLEY – Oakwood Centre, Headley Road. Woodley & Earley Arts Group - Spring Exhibition - Many original paintings, cards, jewellery and crafts for sale. 10am-5pm and 7pm-9pm. Free admission. Details 0118 969 3461. WOODLEY – Christ Church, Crockhamwell Road RG5 3LA. NSPCC Big Board Games Day. 7.30pm. Details: 0118 926 8143.

Saturday, April 1 ACROSS WOKINGHAM BOROUGH – Community litter picks. For details see page 12. CROWTHORNE – St John the Baptist, Waterloo Road RG45 7NT. Thames Voyces concert: Spring Into Shakespeare. £14, £12 concessions, under 16s free. 7.30pm. Details: 0118 967 7319. EMMBROOK – Village Hall, Emmbrook Road RG41 1JN. Thames Valley Guide Dog Volunteers quiz night. 7.30pm. SHINFIELD – Baptist Church, Fairmead Road RG2 9DL. Coffee morning in aid of Shinfield Voluntary Car Service and Readibus. 10am-noon. Details: 0118 327 3180. SHINFIELD – St Mary’s Church, Church Lane RG2 9BY. Music at St Mary’s: Shinfield Community Singers and Oakbank School. Noon-2pm. Free entry, retiring collection. Followed by lunch. LOWER EARLEY – Trinity

Reading – Progress www.progresstheatre.co.uk 0118 384 2195 His Dark Materials. Until Sat 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. The Rod Stewart Experience. Sun. Magic Night. Mon. Tim Valentine. Fri-Sat. Storytime: Winnie-The-Pooh: Here Comes Tigger! Wed. Afternoon Tea, Talk and Tour. Thurs 30. The Bourne Again Shadows with Cliff. Sun 2.

Windsor – Theatre Royal www.theatreroyalwindsor.co.uk 01753 853888 Northanger Abbey. Until Sat.

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GOLF MATTERS With Bearwood Lakes’ JON DRY

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Olegs Lascenko celebrates his early goal as the Bees rallied to a ﬁnal day victory at the Hive against the Hull Pirates Picture: Kevin Slyﬁeld

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Bees triumph on final day Bracknell Bees 5 Hull Pirates 4 (after overtime) By TOM CROCKER tcrocker@wokinghampaper.co.uk BRACKNELL BEES sent their fans into the post-season break happy with a dramatic ﬁnal day victory over Hull Pirates at the Hive. Bees, who missed out on the last play-off spot by eight points, came into the game with just five league wins from 47 attempts this season, but they dug in to triumph over Hull 5-4 in overtime to end on a high. Bracknell raced into a 2-0 lead inside five minutes with Alex Barker and Olegs Lascenko on target, but the visitors battled back.

A Shaun Thompson brace eventually forced added time, during which Barker netted again to seal the victory. It took less than 90 seconds for Bees to break the deadlock when Barker faced up to netminder Ashley Smith one-on-one and despite an initial save, he netted from the rebound after good work by Luka Basic and Thompson. Smith was on hand to brilliantly deny Lascenko minutes later, but the tables turned in the fifth minute when Lascenko rattled in Bees’ second. But Hull rallied, equalising before the end of the first period. Andrej Themar was pulling the strings and he duly netted Pirates’ first, firing high into the net. And

with only seconds left before the break, it was 2-2 when Andrew Hirst found a way through. Hull started the second period as they ended the first - on top. But it was Bees who got their noses back in front as Thompson broke clear in between two defenders and beat Smith with a wrist shot. Hirst quickly equalised but during a five on three powerplay but Bees moved 4-3 ahead as Thompson got his second of the stanza. Themar continued to cause Bracknell problems, drawing a number of fouls. And an overtime period was forced as Pirates again pulled level with Finn Tommi Laine blasting past replacement netminder Alex Mettam.

An early offence in the additional period from Thompson gave Hull an extra man, but they wasted the advantage, striking the crossbar twice. But Bracknell themselves wasted a golden opportunity as they were awarded a penalty shot after Lukas Smital was scythed down. However, Smith continued his goalkeeping heroics to thwart the hosts and keep the game locked. However, with just under 90 seconds to play, Bees moved ahead for the third and final time with Barker bagging on the rebound from another Smith save to delight the home crowd. Bracknell are expected to take their place in the league again for the 2017/18 campaign in the autumn.

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Bobbie’s golden start to new season BOBBIE HARDY won a gold medal as Bulmershe Gymnastics Club got their season off to a flying start. Clubs from all around the region descended on Fareham for the Southern Region aerobic gymnastics competition with Hardy the clear winner in the National Development level. Teammate Millie Burne claimed her first closed competition medal with a bronze in the Foundation category. Taliyah Medford, 11, also picked up a bronze in the NAC Group 1, despite being one of the youngest competitors in the category. And there was further success in the NAC Group 2 (age 15-17) with duo Erin Watts and Alice Hadjiloucas winning by almost a whole mark to claim gold.

In the FIG international categories there were medals in the individual, pair, trios and group routines. Olivia Goves, who won the excellence in the sport award at last year’s Wokingham Sport Awards, picked up the trophy for the highest FIG score of 19.300. Coach Holly Lowe was rewarded for her work behind the scenes by being presented with the Southern Region coach of the year award. “We were delighted with our start to the season,” said coach Kerry Scotts. “The hard work put in over the winter months is already paying off and we’re looking forward to some more great competitions and results this year.”

Bulmershe gymnastics club enjoyed a winning start to the season

OW many sports are there where three generations of a family can enjoy time together sharing their

passion? Golf is a truly unique game for life, which can be enjoyed by people of all ages and abilities. One of my favourite sights to see at the club is a family heading out to play. Grandfather, father, grandson all teeing up on the first tee, heading out to spend four hours of quality time together whilst having a friendly competitive edge to their game. Once handicaps are applied you even have a level playing field. Through the handicap system a scratch golfer can have a good competitive match against someone who has only been playing a year. A golfer’s handicap is used to balance the field, allowing every player in the field to have an equal chance of winning. When you play well your handicap will be reduced and when you play badly it will go up. The family concept is key for growing golf across the country.

England sadly is a long way behind continental Europe with the family concept. The breakdown of golfers in England is shown below Male = 78% Female = 14% Juniors = 8% Compared to Germany which is Male = 58% Female = 35% Juniors = 7% As someone who is keen to grow the game and see more people playing, myself and my team at Bearwood Lakes are working hard to encourage growth in the number of females and juniors taking up golf. We currently run ladies beginner group lessons and have a vibrant junior academy working with youngsters of all abilities. These are surely the growth areas in the game with the goal being to see more families walking down the fairway together. Over the coming weeks we have several beginner courses starting for both ladies and juniors. If you or someone you know is tempted to give golf a try, I would love to hear from them and let them see how enjoyable this wonderful game is.

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Stuart runs for dementia charity WOKINGHAM CRICKET first team captain Stuart Hayter (pictured) raised more than £500 for the Alzheimer’s Society as he ran the Reading half marathon at the weekend. Hayter, whose Oaks get their Thames Valley Division One campaign underway in six weeks time, completed the 13.1-mile course in under two hours at a chip time of one hour 43 minutes. And through his JustGiving page, Hayter smashed his target of £370 with £513 currently pledged. Meanwhile, Wokingham Sport’s Isaac Farnworth –and a student at Maiden Erlegh sixth form – was placed 170th out of the whole field of over 9,000 runners, posting an impressive time of one hour 18 minutes. n SPACES are available for an Easter cricket camp at Wokingham Cricket Club. First team coach and player Dan Housego is running sessions from April 3-6 at a cost of £30 per day, or £100 for all four days. Contact Dan for more information by email danhousego@ hotmail.com or call 07916 804605.

London Irish’s David Paice (2) celebrates with (from left) Senitiki Nayalo, Blair Cowan and Ben Ransom as the team won

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Record-breaking crowd London Irish 39 Cornish Pirates 10

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LONDON IRISH director of rugby Nick Kennedy says his side’s scintillating first half display was down to the record-breaking crowd at Madejski Stadium. The largest ever Championship regular game attendance of 11,671 packed in to watch the annual St Patrick’s Party clash and were rewarded to a 3910 victory over Cornish Pirates, over 500 more than the previous record when Bristol faced London Welsh in 2015. A staggering 34 of those points arrived in a devastating half an hour spell before the break with Topsy Ojo, David Paice, Sebastian De Chaves, Ben Ransom (2) and Alex Lewington all crossing the whitewash before Ojo added his second late on. And Kennedy says the fans played a key role in the first half display. “I think the boys really fed off the crowd,” he said. “We had over 11,500 people here, our biggest crowd of the season by a mile.

“It just clicked for the guys. I thought our attack was outstanding. “They were clinical finishes from Alex Lewington and Ben Ransom. They really backed themselves and it paid off.” He continued: “I think the boys didn’t know what hit them when they ran out. “I attribute that to their performance in the first 30 minutes. The crowd can give us so much energy and if we can get that crowd down for the semifinal, they could be the difference.” Irish’s record try-scorer Ojo crashed over in the corner after great work in the midfield to get the ball rolling after seven minutes. That advantage was soon extended to 10-0 when captain Paice broke the line to score after a strong run by Ojo. And the Exiles really turned the screw to take the game away from their visitors with an incredible run of four tries in nine minutes. De Chaves was the first, diving over right between the posts, before the backs took over. Ransom got his first after finding space on the left to score in the corner before Lewington notched a superb try, dancing away from a number of challenges down the right flank and keeping his feet in play before dabbing down.

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Senitiki Nayalo carries as Luke Narraway watches on

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join Exiles’ St Patrick’s party Alex Lewington tackles supported by Mulchrone and McNally

There would be no let up as Ransom added another, completing a brace against Pirates for the second time this season. The visitors finally got on the score board just past the half hour mark in dubious fashion when Jake Parker was rewarded a try, despite appearing to knock the ball on. And the deficit was reduced to 34-10 at the break when Alex Dancer broke beyond two challenges

to reach over and score. After the excitement of the first half, Exiles found themselves pinned back in their own 22 for the majority of the second. However, the home defence stayed firm to keep Pirates at bay with Ojo’s last gasp try the only score of the second period with the win confirming top spot for Irish. And Kennedy admits it was a game for both areas of his team.

“It was a real game of two halves,” he said. “The first was great for our attack, the second one was good for our defence. But there’s still things to improve. “I think their first try, Senitiki (Nayalo) knocked the guy’s arm and he knocked the ball forward. I think everyone stopped because it was a clear knock on. “But the second try was soft from us. Take that out of the equation and I think in the second half we defended really well – to nil Pirates when they had that much ball, their possession stats in the second half would’ve been through the roof. “Then to score the try at the end, end the game on a high, was very pleasing for us.”

LONDON IRISH: Ransom, Lewington, Tikoirotuma, Mulchrone, Ojo, Marshall (Atkins 78), McKibbin, Hobbs-Awoyemi (Elrington 52), Paice (c) (Porecki 52), Franks (Hoskins 67), Robson, De Chaves (McNally 62), Narraway, Cowan, Nayalo (Sexton 62). Tries: Ojo x2 (7,75), Paice (15), De Chaves (21), Ransom x2 (24,30), Lewington (27) Cons: Marshall x2 Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys Attendance: 11,671

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Rockets miss out on top spot By TOM CROCKER tcrocker@wokinghampaper.co.uk

Sonning Men’s 3s are stunned by Oxford after they went a goal down in their home defeat on Saturday Picture: Phil Creighton

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Women clinch title as men’s 3s lose again SONNING LADIES clinched the Trysports Premier 1 title in style. Despite only needing a point from their trip to Wycombe 2s, Sonning thrashed the Buckinghamshire outfit 6-0 to seal the league title with a game to spare. And Sonning head into the final week of the campaign this Saturday still unbeaten from their 21 games. Joel Forrester’s side were in action again on Sunday, but lost 7-3 to Chichester in the Investec Vase semi-finals. In the same league, SOUTH BERKSHIRE 1s slipped to a 3-2 defeat at Oxford 2s with Rebekah Andrew among the scorers while SONNING 2s lost by the same score against Oxford University 2s. SOUTH BERKSHIRE 2s’ relegation from Premier 2 was confirmed with a 2-0 loss against Reading 2A. SONNING 3s climbed back into the Division 2 promotion places with a 6-4 win at Oxford Hawks 5s. Sherene Butler, Lotty Hiner, Buffy Hiner and Pip Cantwell all scored for the hosts, but Sonning picked up the victory. SOUTH BERKSHIRE 3s will spend another season in Division 3 as they ended any relegation fears with a goalless draw against Scarlet Runners 1s. SOUTH BERKSHIRE 4s also played out a 0-0 against Marlow 5s, but stay bottom of Division 4, while SONNING 4s edged out Phoenix and Ranelagh 3s 1-0. Goals from Rebecca Cannon and Isabel Gibson earned Oxford Hawks 6s a 2-0 win at SONNING VETERANS in Division 5 while in Division 6, SONNING 5s thrashed Abingdon 3s 4-0.

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SONNING 3s look increasingly like falling through the MBBO Division 3 trap door after a 1-0 loss

against fellow strugglers Oxford Hawks 5s. Sam Raynor netted the only goal, which leaves Sonning second bottom with only three games left to play. At the other end of the table, SOUTH BERKSHIRE 3s stay in the promotion spots as goals from Duncan Clarke (2) and Shaun McInnes earned a 3-2 win at Staines 3s. Up in Regional 2, SONNING 1s stay third in the table after edging out Tring 1s 3-2 with Ben Allday, Ian Finlayson and Adam Pusey all on target. SOUTH BERKSHIRE 1s kept promotion from Division 1 in their own hands with a 7-2 thrashing of Ashford 2s. Despite currently sitting outside the top two, games in hand mean Berks know two more wins will see them slot into second. Daniel Ray led the scoring against Ashford with four goals while Sam Fox-Harvey, Alex Hemley and Will Simpson also found the net. SONNING 2s picked up what could be a precious point in their bid to avoid relegation with a 2-2 draw against Phoenix and Ranelagh 1s thanks to goals from Ian Gallagher and James Manser. Ryan Kaley and Rob Pace strikes gave SOUTH BERKSHIRE 2s’ survival bid a huge boost with a 2-1 win against Henley 2s. Struggling SONNING 4s earned a point with a 2-2 draw at South Bucks 1s in Division 5. James Meeks and Nick Salter scored the goals for the visitors. SOUTH BERKSHIRE 4s lost 2-0 at home to Marlow 4s while in the lower leagues there were heavy defeats for SOUTH BERKSHIRE 5s and TERRIERS. SONNING 5s won but 6s were beaten.

THE PROUD run is over. Reading Rockets went into their season-defining weekend on the back of an astonishing 19 successive victories, but back-to-back losses at Rivermead against Team Northumbria and Loughborough Student Riders ended their title hopes. Injuries eventually took their toll on Manuel Pena Garces’ squad, losing out to newly crowned champions Northumbria 76-64 on Saturday night before a 73-66 reverse on Sunday, the side’s two lowest scores of the season. Rockets (20-5) end the regular NBL Division One campaign this Saturday when they travel to face Manchester Magic (20-5), with both sides knowing victory will secure second spot in the table. “I think we will learn the most valuable lessons from these losses,” said head coach Pena Garces. “We will attempt to finish runners-up and give ourselves the next best possible seeding for the play-offs, a competition that is exciting and one we want to win. “Collectively we will analyse where we went wrong this week, take accountability for our mistakes and look to make some changes in how we prepare for this weekend’s game against Manchester.” He continued: “This is a perfect opportunity for us to bounce back and give ourselves a big lift heading into the post-season, but we are under no illusion this will be a difficult game, especially away from home.

Reading Rockets’ title hopes were crushed by Northumbria Picture: Steve Smyth

“We will need an improved performance if we are to secure the win. “Whilst we have to remain humble at a time like this, I am still very proud of my players.” Rockets found themselves in uncharted territory in the early stages against Northumbria with the visitors finishing clinically and ‘outrebounding’ Pena Garces’ men to go in 44-33 at half-time. Trebles from Danny Carter and Paulin Jardim had kept Reading in touch at least but the strong Northumbria defence continued to prove difficult to penetrate after the restart. The challenge was made all the more difficult when star man Chris Hooper was called for his fourth professional foul meaning youngsters Fidel Gomez and

Tom Goodyear came into the action with 18-year-old Ibu Jassey Demba playing on with a broken wrist. Rockets did at least give the champions-to-be a scare with a late 7-0 run forcing them into a time-out, which helped them see out the win. Craig Ponder top scored for the hosts with 19 points, supported by Carter’s 15. And any slim title hopes were completely extinguished on Sunday with a jaded display against Loughborough. Rockets fell behind early on and never truly recovered. Juan Valerio’s treble briefly levelled up the game at 9-9 but the Riders went 21-16 up at the end of the first period. And a second quarter 10-1 run put the Midlanders firmly in control at 39-29 ahead by half-time. With just seven fully fit

players to use compared with 12 from Loughborough, fatigue hampered any realistic comeback hopes and the second defeat duly arrived. Hooper top scored for the hosts on the night with an 18-point haul with Ponder bagging 14. “It was a difficult weekend for us overall,” admitted Pena Garces. “We are disappointed not to be able to take the title challenge into the final weekend. “We must, however, congratulate Team Northumbria on claiming the title and playing a great game against us. They are, ultimately, worthy winners of the league.” Rockets go into this weekend still without Joel Keeble and Jassey Demba is also likely to be missing.

WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL

Kings enjoy a double victory THAMES VALLEY KINGS Division 4 side got their season off to a winning start with victories over Swindon Shock and Sportsable Rockets. Chris Nash opened the scoring for Kings against Swindon with two quick baskets. Denise Drammis added to the total and further scores from Nash, Ryan Jones and Kieran Jones saw Kings pull away before winning 30-26. Drammis and Alice Minchin were on target in the second game of the day as Kings eased past Rockets 42-25. Elsewhere, Thames Valley Kings’ joint venture with the

The Thames Valley Kings Division 4 side enjoyed a winning start to their season

Tornadoes ended with mixed results. The Under-19 side lost out 14-12 to Northern Ireland but beat London Allstars 40-13 and Hampshire Hornets 42-2 to qualify for the quarter-

finals in April. In the U15 competition, London Titans edged out the Kings Tornadoes 10-8 before London Allstars thrashed them 30-13. But the day finished on a

high with a 24-8 victory over Northern Ireland. n A weekend Zorb football event raised £210 for the Thames Valley Kings to help the club, which was formed in 2004, continue to grow.

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Sweet win ahead of international break

Mary Earps saved a penalty during the Royals FA Cup tie against Manchester City Picture: Neil Graham

WOMEN’S FOOTBALL

Royals miss out on cup run despite penalty save Manchester City Women 1 Reading Women 0 MARY EARPS says Reading can “take a lot of heart” from their battling display, despite FA Cup defeat against reigning Women’s Super League champions Manchester City. In their first competitive game since November, Royals pushed their illustrious opponents to the limit with an 83rd minute strike from England international Lucy Bronze all that separated the sides. And Earps, who had a busy day between the sticks, including a penalty save to deny Georgia Stanway, says there are plenty of positives from the trip to the north west. “We always knew it was going to be a tough game,” she told The Wokingham Paper. “Man City are a very, very strong side and they’re league champions for a reason. “We executed the game plan exactly as we wanted to really, but they’re a side of great quality and they broke through us eventually. “I felt we were really resilient and we can take a lot of heart from the way we performed. “I have no doubt that if we continue to develop the way we have over pre-season, we will be picking up much better results.” Royals boss Kelly Chambers handed debuts to all four of her winter signings in Anna Green (pictured inset), Rachel Furness,

Brooke Chaplen and Mandy van den Berg as part of a new-look Reading side. City had a star debutant of their own with world player of the year Carli Lloyd starting in midfield. Facing a side who won the title unbeaten, conceding just four goals along the way, was always likely to be tough for the visitors and so it proved. Earps was called into early action to deny Stanway while at the other end Charlie Estcourt fired just wide. Lloyd thought she had marked her debut with a goal, only to see the offside flag raised. In truth, the big chances were all falling to city with Nikita Parris somehow heading over from three yards before Earps made a superb penalty save, diving to her left to thwart Stanway just past the hour mark. And Earps did not stop there, denying Parris from close range as well as substitute Jane Ross. But as is the life of a goalkeeper, one error proved costly as Earps failed to deal with a speculative Bronze volley, tipping the ball in off the crossbar with just seven minutes to play. Despite City controlling the contest, the Royals stopper said that did not come as a surprise. “I think you’d expect a side of City’s quality to dominate possession,” said Earps.

“But I think if you look at the stats, we probably had more possession than we did in the previous two games that we played them. “When you look at it, a 1-0 defeat to City is positive. It’s an improvement from last season. “I think it’s a good start. “We were hard to beat and I think we can only continue to build on that going forward.” She added: “It was a very busy game for me personally and obviously I was happy I could keep the team in the game for as long as possible. “I’m disappointed to concede so close to the end, but these things happen. “I’m there to help the team as much as possible and I’m happy I could do my job but obviously we couldn’t hold out for long enough.” Reading now face another break before returning to action for the start of their Spring Series on April 22 at Bristol City. READING: Earps, H. Scott, McGee (c) (Bartrip 90+3), van den Berg, Green (Allen 75), Jane, Furness, Chaplen (Bruton 57), Rowe, Estcourt, Fletcher. Subs not used: Moloney, MacKenzie. MAN CITY: Bardsley, Bronze, Houghton (c), McManus, Stokes, Walsh, J. Scott, Lloyd, Lawley, Stanway (Ross 66), Parris (Asllani 73). Subs not used: Hourihan, Christiansen, Middag. Goal: Bronze (83) Referee: Aaron Jackson

Ali Al-Habsi’s heroics earned three vital points in Sheffield

Sheffield Wednesday 0 Reading 2 By TOM CROCKER tcrocker@wokinghampaper.co.uk SOME WINS are about more than just three points. Reading got their play-off charge back on course with a morale-boosting 2-0 victory at Sheffield Wednesday on Friday night to keep them fifth in the Championship table heading into the international break. There was more than a hint of trepidation heading into the game. Royals were facing up to the very realistic prospect of dropping out of the top six for the first time since October if they lost against the Owls. Although they said before the Friday night trip to Yorkshire they would go there with confidence, the fact Jaap Stam’s men had lost away from home against all the other sides in the top seven already this season by an aggregate score of 15-1 suggested chances were slim. Add to that the fact Reading had lost their last three away games without scoring, this victory felt like a significant moment. It was far from a routine 2-0 success with goalkeeper Ali Al-Habsi again having to perform heroics to preserve his clean sheet. But in the end a first half Yann Kermorgant strike settled the contest before substitute Adrian Popa added some gloss in the closing moments to send fans into the hiatus happy. “It was a very big game,” admitted Stam.

“In how we played, how we performed, how we have been working together in the week, the players deserve a big compliment. “After the defeat to Preston, we spoke about what we need to improve on. “It was a tense game, a tough game with the home crowd behind good opposition, a team who are fighting for a top six place like us. So we knew it wasn’t going to be easy. “Everybody did their job very well and worked very hard defensively to keep that clean sheet. “It was a fight and I’m very proud with how they worked for the result.” Stam made three changes to his starting line-up with tried and tested trio Roy Beerens, Liam Moore and Danny Williams all coming in. Captain Paul McShane and Jordon Mutch missed out through injury while Lewis Grabban dropped to the bench. Royals started brightly with Williams twice testing his luck before the visitors took the lead on 13 minutes when Kermorgant cut inside onto his left foot and curled into the bottom corner. Wednesday responded well with Morgan Fox’s 20-yard strike bouncing away off the foot of the post. And Al-Habsi ensured Reading went into the break ahead with a superb low save to claw Jordan Rhodes’ header away from the bottom corner. That proved to be the sign of things to come with a double stop from the Omani denying Will Buckley while Liam Moore was also on hand to clear a Callum McManaman strike off the line.

Al-Habsi was again called into action was two more superb close range saves and they proved to be crucial as Reading secured the win deep into stoppage time. With Owls goalkeeper Keiren Westwood up in the opposition penalty area for a corner, Williams won possession and played in substitute Popa, who skipped away from two challenges, ran half the length of the pitch and rolled his first Reading goal into the empty net. And the weekend got even better when seventh-placed Fulham slipped up on Saturday, leaving Royals six points clear of dropping out of the play-offs with eight games to play. “It would be a real shame if we get knocked out of the top six at this stage of the season,” said Stam. “And this is a result that gives the players extra motivation and even more selfconfidence in what they can achieve by doing certain things on the pitch. “Of course we’ll try to keep that up until the end of the season, but they are all big games now.” READING: Al-Habsi, Gunter (c), Moore, Blackett, Obita, van den Berg, Williams, Swift (Oxford 90+4), Beerens (Grabban 62), McCleary (Popa 87), Kermorgant. Subs not used: Legg, Watson, Meite, Mendes. Goals: Kermorgant (13), Popa (90+5) Yellow cards: Blackett (25), Obita (64) SHEFF WED: Westwood, Hunt, Lees, Loovens (Nuhiu 89), Fox, Buckley, Jones (McManaman 60), Bannan, Reach, Rhodes, Winnall (Fletcher 78). Subs not used: Wildsmith, Semedo, Palmer, Matias. Referee: Geoff Eltringham Attendance: 26,072

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WHITEKNIGHTS BLUES Under-15s cruised past Bracknell Town Cavaliers 3-0 in East Berkshire Football Alliance Division 5. The Blues had a shaky start but keeper Ted Vaughan kept Bracknell at bay. Whiteknights found their rhythm and took the lead on the break as Noel Kosta made no mistake. Callum MacKechnie scored before Kosta turned provider in the dying stages, teeing up Joe Wheeler to score the third. Fardein Nusrat (bottom, third from right) was given the effort award for his midfield creativity.

READING SENIOR CUP

Sumas set up semi date Henley Town 1 Wokingham and Emmbrook 3 SUMAS’ love affair with the Reading Senior Cup continues. While their Division One East league campaign has been a struggle, Wokingham and Emmbrook are now into the cup semi-finals for the fifth time in six years. It is set to be a tough task to reach the Madejski Stadium showpiece, however, with Hellenic Premier highfliers Bracknell Town the opponents in the last four. Facing a side from the league above and with manager Clive McNelly not present at The Triangle on Monday night due to a prior engagement, it appeared to be a tricky challenge for Wokingham. But they began strongly and never really looked back. Matt Booth broke the deadlock after a brilliant ball from Ben Broadhurst found Luke Scope, who teed up his strike partner to score. Daniel Machen came close to a

second, heading over, before Henley equalised five minutes before the break through Seun Odusanya. But there was still time for Sumas to get their noses ahead again before the break with Booth grabbing his second. An own goal made it 3-1 and Henley’s task got even greater when Liridon Daka was shown a straight red card on 67 minutes. And Sumas saw out the impressive win to set up a tasty clash with Mark Tallentire’s Robins. SUMAS: Woodward; Carter (Bailey), Giles, Day (c), Broadhurst, Goddard; Rushforth, Lawrence, Machen (Gibbs); Booth, Scope. Sub: McNelly. Attendance: 55 And that win is all the more impressive given Sumas’ exploits just two days earlier, where they lost in extra time against Chalfont Wasps in the Hellenic Supplementary Cup. Wokingham, who went into the game still unbeaten in 2017, fell behind early on as Wasps netted from the penalty spot. Sumas were indebted to goalkeeper Sean Woodward for a smart one-onone stop to keep the score down to 1-0

heading into half-time. But it was soon 2-0 after the restart, only for Elliott Rushforth to quickly pull one back after a Booth assist. Sam Lawrence and substitute Scope pressed for an equaliser and Chalfont were very much on the back foot when Luke Graham was sent off for a second yellow card. And the hosts duly levelled as Scope finished well. Against the run of play, Wasps looked to have snatched the win with a goal on the counter-attack, only for Luke Giles to pop up with a last-gasp equaliser to force extra time. Chalfont went ahead again after a long ball caused chaos, and that proved to be decisive with Tom Skidmore’s effort off the bar the closest Sumas came to equalising. Ben Broadhurst was given his marching orders late on in a feisty game which produced 15 cards. Sumas have no game this weekend. SUMAS: Woodward; Broadhurst, Giles, Day (c), Flatman, Goddard; Duffelen, Lawrence, Gibbs; Booth, Rushforth. Subs: Scope, Carter, Skidmore. Attendance: 68

Hawks finally net a league win DAN LEATHER netted twice as Harchester Hawks Reserves finally picked up their first league win of the season. Hawks are still rooted to the foot of the Division 4 table, but they completely upset the season’s form book to thrash The Hop Leaf 5-0 on the road. Leather’s brace was added to by goals from Dan Adkins, Lewis Smith and Michael Grant to finally give Harchester a bright spot in a forgettable season. In the same league, BERKS COUNTY ROVERS edged out Goring United Reserves 2-1 thanks to goals from Ridesh Gurung and Christopher Regan. TWYFORD AND RUSCOMBE played out a goalless draw with WOODLEY UNITED B. Up in the Premier Division, David Payne netted the only goal as WOODLEY UNITED RESERVES beat Unity 1-0 while HURST were thrashed 7-0 against Cookham Dean. Goals from Alex Malinov, Elliott

Poulter and Gareth Soden earned ASHRIDGE PARK a 3-2 win at Brimpton in Division 3. There were also a number of fixtures away from league action. David Powell’s goal earned FINCHAMPSTEAD RESERVES a 1-0 win at Burghfield while strikes from Oliver Lawson, Greg Rowley and Miles Keeley earned BERKS COUNTY ROVERS a 3-1 win at Newbury. HURST RESERVES beat WOODLEY UNITED A 4-2 thanks to goals from Noah Hodge, James Lawlor (2) and Simon Miles. WOODLEY UNITED’S Sunday side were thrashed 5-1 by Athletico Forest. Dan Blatchford scored Woodley’s consolation.

Reading Sunday League results: Premier Division: Kidmore End/The Mod Res 3-4 Woodley Wanderers

Division 1: Athletico Forest 5-1 Woodley United, Le Galaxy 3-3 Polonia Reading, SC United 0-3 116 Exiles Division 2: Arborfield 4-1 Wokingham and Emmbrook, Imaan 2-2 AFC Burghfield Res, Pangbourne and Basildon Barbarians 1-3 Charvil Rangers

Bracknell and District Sunday League results: Premier Division: Morale Madrid 2-3 Finchampstead Athletic Sunday, Binfield Club Athletic 2-3 Raglan Division 1: AFC Crowthorne 2-2 Whitegrove, Bracknell Forest 1-1 Ashridge Park, Crowthorne Inn 3-0 Wokingham and Emmbrook TMW, Finchampstead Athletic Sunday Reserves 1-1 Hurricanes Division 2: Berks County 2-1 Bracknell SaintGermain, Club 8 2-1 Winnersh Town, Warfield United 0-6 Binfield Royals Division 3: Ashridge Park U21s 2-2 Winnersh Rangers, Bracknell Royals 0-2 AFC Crowthorne Res, Bracknell Titans 3-0 Finchampstead Athletic Sunday A, Crownwood Dukes 1-5 Woodley United Res.

HELLENIC DIVISION 1 EAST

Four-minute hat-trick for fast Charlie Woodley United 5 Wantage Town Reserves 0 CHARLIE OAKLEY netted an astonishing four-minute hat-trick as Woodley United boosted their promotion push with a 5-0 win over Wantage Town Reserves. The game at the Rivermoor was locked at 0-0 after 14 minutes before Oakley took over with a ‘perfect’ treble including a goal with his head, left foot and right foot. Rock-bottom Wantage never recovered with Josh Drew adding two more goals after the restart. But it was Oakley who stole the show, pushing his season’s goal tally to 24 from 28 appearances. The victory takes Michael Herbert’s side another step closer to promotion with the Kestrels now second in Division One East, still with games in hand on the majority of their rivals. WOODLEY: Reed, Barley, Greenwood (Guze 60), A. Kamara (Hoy 60), Kang, I. Kamara, Prestidge (Hooper 74), Horscroft, Drew, Thomas, Oakley. Subs not used: Morgan, Turner. Attendance: 36

THAT victory over Wantage on Tuesday night came on the back of a dominant display and

much-needed win at Holyport on Saturday. Woodley went into the game having seen their form dip with just one win in six, but Oakley broke the deadlock after just five minutes, following in when Matt Jones’ effort was saved. That goal seemed to spark Holyport into life with Paul Rake and Alert Marques trying their luck. Jones was forced off injured just before the break and his replacement Liam Wilson made an immediate impact, firing in a second to give United some breathing space. Woodley continued to pile on the pressure, but the hosts set up a grandstand finish when Barry Rake found the net with four minutes to play. But any nerves were quickly quelled when Oakley bagged his second of the afternoon with a tap-in. Woodley host AFC Aldermaston on Saturday (3pm) before a trip to Didcot Town Reserves on Tuesday night. WOODLEY: Reed, Barley, Greenwood, A. Kamara (Hoy 89), Kang, I. Kamara, Prestidge, Horscroft, Drew (Thomas 75), Jones (Wilson 44), Oakley. Subs not used: Meredith, Turner. Attendance: 15

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LADIES FOOTBALL

‘We huffed and we puffed Woodley keep on winning but we weren’t good enough’ Barton Rovers 0 Woodley United Ladies 3

Thatcham Town 3 Binfield 0 ROGER HERRIDGE admits Thatcham “always had the edge” as they eased past Binfield 3-0 in the Hellenic Premier Division. First half misses from Grant Kemp and James Knight proved costly for the Moles as the hosts went on to take a 2-0 lead into the break through Shane Cooper-Clark and Sam Collier goals. Josh Helmore’s close range strike after a mistake by goalkeeper Munoda Nyamunga completed the disappointing afternoon. “I don’t think we did enough to win the game, that’s for sure,” manager Herridge told The Wokingham Paper. “I think that they were deserving winners. “3-0 certainly wasn’t a fair reflection of the game. It was certainly a lot closer affair than that.

“In the first half the wind was in our faces and it was a difficult half to defend. To be honest for the first 35 minutes, we defended really, really well. “I think if we had got into half-time at 0-0, we would’ve probably taken that. “We were probably guilty of giving away too many freekicks to be honest over the 90 minutes.” Thatcham fared better in the tricky early conditions at Waterside Park with CooperClark going close after just five minutes. At the other end, Kemp missed a great chance for Binfield after being played in by Liam Ferdinand. And the striker was again provider, setting Knight away, but he lofted an effort over the crossbar. The punishment arrived as Cooper-Clark outpaced the Moles defence before finishing well. Some slack defending led to

the break, taking the lead on 28 minutes when Hamblin’s shot deflected in. Barton responded well, but Woodley soaked up the pressure and added a second goal just before the hour mark. Sherwood made a smart save from a corner and the visitors broke with Holly Wilkins feeding Maddie Sawyer, who in turn teed up Newland to make it 2-0. And the win was sealed in the closing stages when Page-Smith notched a third. Woodley go to Fleet Town on Sunday. n JODIE PENNY’S second half goal was not enough for Wargrave Ladies as they lost 4-1 at Ascot United. Wargrave, who sit seventh, travel to Wycombe on Sunday.

WOODLEY extended their winning run to five with an impressive 3-0 success at Barton Rovers in the Southern Region First Division. Barton, who had previously lost just once all campaign, were well beaten with goals from May Hamblin, Tiff Newland and Rosie Page-Smith. Despite playing into a strong first half wind, Woodley defended resolutely with Ellen Surtees and Gemma Bloor keeping goalkeeper Emily Sherwood (pictured) untested. And the visitors began to cause problems on

the second goal as a cross was met by an unmarked Collier at the back post, before Helmore prodded in a third late on. “We worked hard,” said Herridge. “We huffed and puffed but we certainly didn’t have enough about us or show enough quality on the afternoon to get anything from the game. “We didn’t really test the keeper in the second half. “They always had the edge I felt over the 90 minutes. “But we’ll draw a line under it and move onto the next one.” That next one is a big one with another local derby against Bracknell Town, for the fourth time this season. The Hellenic Challenge Cup quarter-final takes place at Larges Lane on Tuesday night (7.45pm).

HELLENIC DIVISION 1 EAST

Finches rescue a point

Didcot Town Reserves 1 Finchampstead 1 JON MALONE’S penalty rescued a point for 10-man Finchampstead against lowly Didcot Town Reserves in Division One East. In-form Finches, who sit third in the table, would have fancied their chances against bottom half Didcot, but a first half red card for captain Adam Barnard proved costly. Chace Jewell came close to breaking the deadlock with an early effort but his shot flashed just wide before Jamie Curry was also off target.

BINFIELD: Nyamunga, Broome (Powell 77), White, Bayley, Brown, A. Walton, Kemp, M. Walton (Cook 75), Knight, Pagliaroli (Davies 65), Ferdinand. Attendance: 77

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And it was Didcot who took the lead when they were awarded a penalty as Ross McDonald went down in the box and Lewis Noble made no mistake. The evening soon got even worse for Jon Laugharne’s charges as skipper Barnard was given a straight red card following a collision with a Didcot man. But Finch responded well with new captain Sam Green heading over before the scores were levelled on the brink of half-time with Malone making no mistake. Didcot pushed forward after the restart, looking to make the extra man count, but

Emmanuel Hammond’s header was off target. Chris Dean was thrown on to try and alter the momentum, but the game finished level. Finch’s next game is on Saturday against Fairford Town in the Supplementary Cup third round at Memorial Ground (2.30pm).

FINCHAMPSTEAD: Griffith, Wright, Dunn, Green, Thomas, Barnard (c), Barron, Malone, Curry, Blatchford, Jewell. Subs: Winship, Dean, Stevens Attendance: 25

n EVERSLEY AND CALIFORNIA played out a goalless draw with Staines Lammas in Cominbed Counties Division One. The Boars host Cobham on Saturday (3pm).

Results and fixtures RESULTS Friday, March 17 FOOTBALL Sky Bet Championship Sheffield Wednesday 0-2 Reading

Saturday March 18 FOOTBALL SSE Women’s FA Cup Manchester City Women 1-0 Reading Women Hellenic Premier Division Thatcham Town 3-0 Binfield Hellenic Division One East Holyport 1-3 Woodley United Hellenic Supplementary Cup Wokingham and Emmbrook 3-4 Chalfont Wasps (aet) Combined Counties Division One Staines Lammas 0-0 Eversley and California Thames Valley Premier Division Cookham Dean 7-0 Hurst Woodley United Reserves 1-0 Unity RUGBY Greene King IPA Championship London Irish 39-10 Cornish Pirates HOCKEY MBBO Regional 2 Sonning 1s 3-2 Tring 1s MBBO Division 1 Ashford 2s 2-7 South Berkshire 1s Trysports Premier 1 Wycombe Ladies 2s 0-6 Sonning Ladies 1s Oxford Ladies 2s 3-2 South Berkshire Ladies 1s ICE HOCKEY EPIHL Bracknell Bees 5-4 Hull Pirates (aot) BASKETBALL NBL Division One

Reading Rockets 64-76 Team Northumbria

Sunday, March 19 FOOTBALL Southern Women’s First Division Ascot United 4-1 Wargrave Ladies Barton Rovers 0-3 Woodley United Ladies BASKETBALL NBL Division One Reading Rockets 66-73 Loughborough Student Riders HOCKEY Women’s Investec Vase Chichester Ladies 7-3 Sonning Ladies

Monday, March 20 FOOTBALL Reading Invitation Challenge Cup Henley Town 1-3 Wokingham and Emmbrook

Tuesday, March 21 FOOTBALL Hellenic Division One East Didcot Town Reserves 1-1 Finchampstead Woodley United 5-0 Wantage Town Reserves

FIXTURES (3pm unless stated) Saturday, March 25 FOOTBALL Hellenic Division One East Finchampstead v Wantage Town Reserves Woodley United v AFC Aldermaston Wokingham and Emmbrook v Didcot Town Reserves

Combined Counties Division One Eversley and California v Cobham Thames Valley Premier Division Taplow United v Berks County (2pm) Woodcote Stoke Row v Woodley United Reserves (2pm) RUGBY Greene King IPA Championship Jersey Reds v London Irish National League 2 South Canterbury v Redingensians Rams National League 3 South West Camborne v Bracknell Berks, Bucks and Oxon Premier Drifters v Crowthorne HOCKEY - MBBO Regional 2 Staines 2s v Sonning 1s (2.30pm) MBBO Division 1 S Berkshire 1s v Henley 2s (1.30pm) Trysports Premier 1 Sonning Ladies 1s v Oxford Ladies 2s (1.30pm) South Berkshire Ladies 1s v Oxford University Ladies 2s (12pm) BASKETBALL NBL Division One Manchester Magic v Reading Rockets (6.30pm)

Sunday, March 26 FOOTBALL Southern Women’s First Division Fleet Town Ladies v Woodley United Ladies (2pm) Wycombe Wanderers Ladies v Wargrave Ladies (2pm)

Tuesday, March 28 FOOTBALL Hellenic Challenge Cup Bracknell Town v Binfield (7.45pm) Hellenic Division One East Didcot Town Reserves v Woodley United (7.45pm)

Championship P Newcastle United 38 Brighton & Hove 38 Huddersfield Town 37 Leeds United 38 READING 38 Sheffield Wednesday 38 Fulham 38 Norwich City 38 Preston North End 38 Derby County 38 Barnsley 38 Aston Villa 38 Cardiff City 38 Brentford 38 Queens Park Rangers 38 Wolverhampton 37 Ipswich Town 38 Birmingham City 38 Bristol City 38 Nottingham Forest 38 Burton Albion 38 Blackburn Rovers 38 Wigan Athletic 38 Rotherham United 38

W 24 23 22 21 20 18 16 16 15 14 14 13 14 14 14 12 10 11 11 11 10 9 8 4

D 6 8 5 6 7 8 13 9 12 11 9 12 9 8 8 9 15 12 8 8 11 13 10 5

L 8 7 10 11 11 12 9 13 11 13 15 13 15 16 16 16 13 15 19 19 17 16 20 29

F 70 63 47 52 51 48 66 65 53 41 55 39 53 60 46 46 38 38 50 53 39 46 31 33

Hellenic Premier A GD 32 38 33 30 43 4 36 16 49 2 39 9 47 19 56 9 47 6 38 3 55 0 39 0 54 -1 57 3 51 -5 48 -2 47 -9 54 -16 53 -3 64 -11 53 -14 57 -11 44 -13 87 -54

Pts 78 77 71 69 67 62 61 57 57 53 51 51 51 50 50 45 45 45 41 41 41 40 34 17

Thames Valley League P W D L GD Marlow United 21 16 2 3 48 Reading YMCA 18 15 3 0 52 Newbury FC 21 15 2 4 39 Woodcote Stoke Row 22 14 4 4 32 Cookham Dean 22 11 3 8 16 Mortimer 23 10 2 11 -7 Wraysbury Village 23 10 2 11 -12 WOODLEY UTD RES 23 9 2 12 -25 BERKS COUNTY FC 22 8 3 11 -20 Unity 22 8 2 12 -2 Highmoor Ibis Res 20 7 4 9 -4 Taplow United 21 5 3 13 -17 Rotherfield United 21 1 7 13 -32 HURST 23 2 1 20 -68 * Denotes points adjustment

PTS 50 48 47 46 36 32 32 29 27 26 22 * 18 12 * 7

P Thame United 32 BRACKNELL TOWN 31 Flackwell Heath 33 Thatcham Town 32 Ardley United 33 Highworth Town 30 Brimscombe & Thrupp 30 BINFIELD 32 Lydney Town 30 Royal Wootton Bassett 32 Tuffley Rovers 29 Longlevens AFC 31 Highmoor-Ibis 29 Brackley Town Saints 30 Ascot United 29 Oxford City Nomads 31 Henley Town 31 Burnham 31

W 25 24 22 21 19 17 16 14 13 14 12 10 7 8 7 5 4 5

D 5 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 5 3 7 3 4 6 4 0

L 2 4 7 8 10 9 10 14 13 15 12 18 15 19 18 20 23 26

GD 70 73 52 42 21 27 20 6 -1 -3 4 -13 -28 -53 -24 -42 -64 -87

Trysports Premier 1 Pts 80 75 70 66 61 55 52 46 43 42 * 41 33 28 27 25 21 16 15

*Denotes points adjustment

Hellenic Division 1 East Penn & Tylers Green WOODLEY UNITED FINCHAMPSTEAD Headington Amateurs AFC Aldermaston Bicester Town Chalfont Wasps Rayners Lane Chinnor Sandhurst Town Didcot Town Res’ WOKI’ & EMMBROOK Holyport Wantage Town Res’

P 22 19 24 19 22 21 20 21 21 21 21 20 22 21

W 18 13 13 11 12 10 8 9 8 7 7 5 5 0

D 3 3 1 3 0 3 6 3 3 5 4 6 2 0

L 1 3 10 5 10 8 6 9 10 9 10 9 15 21

GD Pts 64 57 22 42 11 40 22 36 12 36 11 33 2 30 -4 30 -13 27 -6 26 -1 25 -7 21 -14 17 -99 0

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P Slough 1 20 Ams & Chalfont 1 21 SONNING 1 20 British Airways 1 20 Banbury 2 19 Marlow 2 20 Oxford Hawks 3 19 Tring 1 20 Eastcote 2 21 W Hampstead 2 20 Oxford 2 20 Staines 2 20

W 17 16 12 12 12 9 9 6 3 4 4 1

D 1 3 3 3 1 4 1 0 7 3 3 1

L 2 2 5 5 6 7 9 14 11 13 13 18

F 84 87 61 54 85 57 52 35 41 39 37 15

A 25 37 38 36 49 53 51 54 64 68 88 84

GD 59 50 23 18 36 4 1 -19 -23 -29 -51 -69

IPA Championship

P W D L F A BP LONDON IRISH 17 17 0 0 597 267 13 Yorkshire Carnegie 17 12 0 5 502 411 12 Ealing Trailfinders 18 11 1 6 492 365 9 Doncaster 17 11 0 6 468 348 10 Jersey 17 9 0 8 396 399 12 Cornish Pirates 17 8 1 8 453 405 11 London Scottish 17 7 0 10 395 446 10 Bedford 17 5 0 12 388 464 12 Nottingham 18 5 1 12 327 516 7 Rotherham Titans 18 4 1 13 323 528 4 Richmond 17 4 0 13 292 484 5 *London Welsh’s results have been expunged.

Pts 52 51 39 39 37 31 28 18 16 15 15 4

PTS 81 60 55 54 48 45 38 32 29 22 21

EPIHL P W OW OL L PIM F Telford Tigers 48 33 7 3 5 737 221 MK Lightning 48 28 6 3 11 856 174 Basingstoke Bison 48 29 1 1 17 940 168 Peterboro Phantoms 48 27 2 2 17 575 186 Guildford Flames 48 20 2 5 21 905 175 Swindon Wildcats 48 14 8 4 22 816 156 Hull Pirates 48 20 0 2 26 878 162 Sheffield Steeldogs 48 9 2 6 31 1068 153 BRACKNELL BEES 48 6 2 4 36 804 114 *Manchester Phoenix’s results have been expunged

A 128 124 112 141 171 170 201 225 237

Pts 83 71 61 60 49 48 42 28 20

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Moles will dig deep in bid to clip Robins wings EXCLUSIVE

By TOM CROCKER tcrocker@wokinghampaper.co.uk ROGER HERRIDGE is confident Binfield have what it takes to topple Bracknell Town – but admits his side could use a little bit of luck along the way. The Moles have faced their rivals three times already this season, losing on each occasion, and go head-to-head once again in the Hellenic Challenge Cup quarterfinals on Tuesday night. And with eighth place in the Hellenic Premier the best Binfield can hope for in the league, the cups represent a huge target for the remainder of Herridge’s season. But the Moles manager is under no illusion about how tough it will be against the high-flying Robins at Larges Lane. “You can’t take away that Bracknell are a very good side,” Herridge told The Wokingham Paper.

“We probably would’ve liked to have avoided them at this stage of the competition. “The previous games against Bracknell, we’ve always been in the games. “In the Vase game (a 2-1 loss) we dug in and in all fairness to Bracknell, I thought they deserved to win the game, albeit they scored their two goals late. “The league game over there (a 3-2 loss), I felt we were unlucky not to get a point and in the league game at our place (a 1-0 loss), we were always in the game but you have to say they deserved to win.” He added: “How do we beat them? You need a little bit of luck on the day, that’s for sure. “We need to be on top of our game. “If we play like we did against Newport Pagnell in the semi-final of the County Cup (winning 6-3), potentially we can beat anyone. “Bracknell are a good side, but we’re certainly not going there to make up the numbers.

“We need to cut out the individual errors that we’re making and make sure that when those chances come along that we take them. “We’ve got a striker in Liam Ferdinand that you know more often than not, if the chance falls to him, he’s going to stick it in the back of the net. “If we can get the ball to Liam in the right areas, I certainly think we can cause them a few problems.” Binfield suffered their first away defeat in four with a 3-0 reverse at Thatcham Town on Saturday, a loss which ends any realistic hopes of climbing higher than their current position of eighth. And Herridge admits the league campaign has to go down as below par. “The target was to finish in the top six at the beginning of the season,” he said.

“We’re not going to do that so that will be a disappointment. “I could probably put my finger on that period of games between the middle of September and the end of October where we didn’t win a game in the league for eight matches. “That’s the reason why we aren’t into that top six.” He added: “I was probably saying this at the same time last year but I think we’ve got a nucleus of a decent squad. “It’s probably apparent for all that watch us where we do need to improve. “You know what you want, but it’s finding those players. The trouble is those players are courted by a number of other teams within a 20 mile radius.” n For more football news, turn to page 38.

LONDON IRISH back Ben Ransom insists there will be no let-up from the Exiles, despite confirming top spot with victory at the weekend. The 39-10 success against Cornish Pirates at the St Patrick’s Party ensured that Nick Kennedy’s charges will end the regular season top of the Championship heading into the play-offs. But Ransom (pictured), who scored two tries at Madejski Stadium on Saturday, says the determination to be a part of those big games in May is providing extra motivation to the squad. “Everyone is pushing each other hard for positions,” the former Saracens man told The Wokingham Paper. “It is only a good thing for the team. “Everyone wants to start on that first play-off game and show what they can do during the games coming up. “Obviously the main aim at the beginning of the season was to finish top and get into the play-offs. “We’ve got a few games left and we want to carry some momentum into the play-offs. We just take each game at a time.” Irish have three league games remaining, starting with a trip to fifth-placed Jersey Reds on Saturday. And Ransom is expecting a bruising battle against the Channel Islanders. “I remember from last time and from reviewing their games that they’ve got a big old pack,” he said. “So I think they’re going to be physical up front and try to dominate us physically. “I think for us first and foremost it’s going to be about winning the collisions.” He added: “I’ve played there before when I was at Bedford and it’s a tough place to go and play. “We’re going to be flying over on Friday night and staying over so it’s something a bit different for us as well. “They’re hunting a play-off spot so they’ve got everything to play for.” The victory over Cornish Pirates extended Exiles’ winning run to 17 from 17 in the league. And Ransom, who is approaching the end of his first year with the club, praised his teammates for their response to being relegated from the Premiership. “The guys here have got a point to prove from last year,” he said. “They have stepped up to the mark this year. “It would have been easy to slack off when they get to the Championship, but I think the fact we haven’t lost this year, everyone is trying to push, go forward and I think we’re in a very good place at the moment going towards the play-offs.” Meanwhile, in an interview with BBC, the club’s chief executive Bob Casey confirmed that the club will continue to play at Madejski Stadium next season, regardless of their division. n For a brilliant picture special of the St Patrick’s Party win over Cornish Pirates, turn to page 34.

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