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Residents make a noise over plan to axe fence Road builders in plea to ditch acoustic barrier

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RESIDENTS are shouting after a construction company announced that it no longer wants to build an acoustic noise dampening wall along the path of a new road. Hochtief, which is building the Shinfield Eastern

Relief Road and M4 overbridge project, shocked people living in Oatlands Road by submitting a planning application to Wokingham Borough Council, requesting that the fence be removed from the road plans. But residents say that the plan to remove the fence should be called in and debated by the planning committee rather than nodded through – a stance backed by Shinfield Parish Council. n Continued on page 4

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THE Rio Games may be over but there are still Olympic prizes being handed out. Local youngsters visited Hare Hatch Sheeplands garden centre in Twyford on Saturday to receive the prizes they had

won in an Olympic colouring competition and a treasure trail hunt at the centre. Davontae Webber from Tilehurst, Auburn-Rae Quelch from Woodley and Sophie Baker from Sonning won their age groups in the colouring competition.

Sean Rimmer from Reading was a treasure trail winner as was Olivia Myers from Qatar, who had been staying with her grandparents in Basingstoke when they visited Sheeplands and entered the competition.

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an open evening on Tuesday and everyone is welcome to come and see what they do. The group meets at 7.45pm at the United Reformed Church Hall in Church Street, near the traffic lights and opposite Haweli Indian Restaurant. Organisers are promising a friendly welcome and cake. n For more details, log on to www. twyford-singers.org.uk

Friday, September 9 and Saturday, September 10. An additional matinee show takes place from 3pm on the Saturday. Tickets cost £10, under 12s get in for £5. n For more details, call 07796 276888 or email cmptickets@gmail.com

JEWELLERY, mobile phones and sunglasses have been found by police in Shinfield. In the early hours of Tuesday morning a resident in Aphelion Way saw two men trying door handles of several houses. The men were disturbed and ran off. Police were called and a dog unit tried to track them, however various items of jewellery, electrical equipment, mobile phones and sunglasses were found nearby. Anyone with any information relating to this incident should call the Thames Valley Police enquiry centre on 101. If you ever suspect a burglary is taking place, always call 999.

Try out for choir WOULD-BE singers are invited to try a local choir next week. The Twyford Singers is holding

A night at the musicals THE CROWTHORNE Musical Players are back in action next weekend with a show that aims to be all singing and all dancing. Called Let’s Face The Music and Dance, the performance from the amateur group will fuse big chorus numbers with solos and group songs that they say will make you laugh and cry, get your toes tapping and leave you humming and singing. The fun takes place at the Morgan Centre in Crowthorne at 7.30pm on

Legendary Irish duo in concert A LEGENDARY Irish Progressive folk duo will be coming to Woodley next Friday evening. Tir na nOg, who have been described as Alt Folk, Prog Folk, Psych Folk, and even Space Folk will be at the Oakwood Centre for an evening of Irish music. They will be supported by Crystal Jacqueline who will sing pastorial contemporary folk from her recent album Rainflower. Doors open at 7.30pm and tickets cost £12.50. For more details or to book tickets call 0118 921 6696.

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Former Bulmershe student ‘not unlawfully killed’ in lorry crash By GEMMA DAVIDSON gdavidson@wokinghampaper.co.uk A FORMER Bulmershe student who died after being struck by a lorry in Reading earlier this year was not unlawfully killed, a coroner has ruled. Lauren Nicole Heath, 20, died after being hit by the lorry in Basingstoke Road, Reading, on April 13. Her baby daughter Millie suffered minor head injuries in the incident but has since physically recovered. At an inquest into her death, held at Reading Town Hall on Wednesday (31), Miss Heath’s family called for a verdict of unlawful killing after they discovered that the positioning of the mirrors on the lorry that John Rosa was driving created a blind spot at the front of his vehicle, meaning he could not see Miss Heath or the buggy she was pushing. Giving evidence at the inquest, Mr Rosa said that he was the sole user of the articulated lorry and that he always positioned his mirrors in the way they had been found following the collision, which happened shortly after noon at a busy junction. Investigating officer Tony Reading, of Thames Valley Police, told the inquest that a thorough investigation by the Roads Policing Unit, a collaborated unit between Hampshire Constabulary and Thames Valley Police, involving a reconstruction using a police officer of a similar height to Miss Heath, found that Mr Rosa’s mirrors were correctly positioned and that a blind spot, directly in front of where the driver would be sitting, would be inevitable. The inquest, which was attended by dozens of Miss Heath’s family and friends, heard how the young mum, who lived in Blagdon Road, Reading, was due to meet her friend Nicole Mitchell. Ms Mitchell, who also has a young daughter, was waiting for Miss Heath near Morrison’s supermarket when she witnessed the tragedy unfold. She said in a statement that the crossing was not one that the friends would usually use to get across the road, and told the inquest that she

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would often have to tell her friend to wait for the green man to illuminate, rather than risk the lights changing. Ms Mitchell said that she saw her friend approaching the crossing with the pushchair, and that she was walking quickly but not running. She was wearing an earphone in her left ear but wasn’t looking at her mobile phone. Other witnesses said that Miss Heath had not stopped at the crossing, and while she was walking across the road the lights to the traffic had turned to green. Mr Rosa explained to the inquest at great length how he had checked the six mirrors attached to his vehicle when the traffic lights turned from red, to red and amber, and then to green, glancing into them in an arc formation from right to left. He said that at no point did he see any pedestrians either through his window or in the mirrors,

and pulled away smoothly. He travelled around 10 to 15 metres before he heard a scream from the right side of his vehicle, and came to a controlled stop. Witness Robert Lynch, who was on a driving lesson with his instructor Joanna Watson, said he saw Miss Heath cross in front of his car in the left hand lane of the junction before disappearing in front of the lorry. Ms Watson told the court she assumed the woman had made it to the other side, before hearing the scream, noticing the lorry bounce up and down and come to a stop. She said her student made his left turn, and she looked behind her right shoulder to see the young woman lying underneath the trailer, and called the emergency services. Another driver, Michael Mace, was travelling in the opposite direction and caught the incident on his forward

facing dashboard camera. The footage showed Miss Heath walking in front of the lorry as it began to pull away, but from the angle of Mr Mace’s car her exact distance from the front of the lorry could not be seen. Footage from another driver’s dash cam confirmed that the lorry had pulled away on the green light and not before. A rapid response vehicle and two ambulance crews were deployed to the scene. Paramedic Christopher Davidson, who was the second on the scene, described Miss Heath’s injuries as being ‘catastrophic’ and ‘incompatible with life’ and she was declared dead at the scene a short time later. Her baby was taken to the Royal Berkshire Hospital with minor head injuries but was later discharged. A post-mortem investigation by Dr Sukvinder Ghataura at the Royal Berkshire Hospital found Miss Heath’s injuries to be consistent with a road traffic collision, recording the cause of death as being a traumatic blunt head injury. The coroner, Peter Bedford concluded that Miss Heath died as a result of a road traffic collision, but that factors such as the positioning of the lorry’s mirrors and the fact that she did not press the button at the crossing, contributed to her tragic death. Shantala Heath, acting as a representative of Miss Heath’s parents David Heath and Sherrie Gregory, said after the inquest: “This is a very emotional time for Lauren’s family. They are deeply disappointed by the result of the report, and have lodged a complaint with the Roads Policing Unit of Hampshire Police. “The family was not formally told in writing that the Crown Prosecution Service was not pursuing a criminal investigation, and rather heard this information through word-of-mouth. “The family is also appealing against the decision made by the police not to use a pushchair when reconstructing the incident, as they strongly believe that this would have affected how Lauren would have appeared in the mirrors.”

Man pepper sprayed Legoland E-Fit reissued after man released A MAN who dropped a plastic bag in Wokingham town centre bit a police officer in the leg after being pepper sprayed. Members of Thames Valley Police were called to Denmark Street in the early hours of Saturday, August 27, following reports that the man had left the bag outside a night club. It is alleged that the bag contained drugs. As the man initially resisted arrest, Thames Valley Police said they had to use a pepper spray incapacitant known as Captor PAVA during the incident. He is then alleged to have bitten a police officer on the leg. A spokesperson for Thames Valley Police said: "We were called to reports that had man had dropped a plastic bag outside a night club in Denmark Street, which it’s alleged contained drugs. “During the arrest the man put up resistance and had to be sprayed with Captor. Following his arrest he then bit an officer on the leg. “A 26 year-old man from Reading was arrested on suspicion of possession of drugs – not cannabis – and assault without injury to a police constable. “He has been bailed until October 2, 2016.”

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AN E-Fit of a man who is alleged to have sexually assaulted two young girls playing at Legoland has been reissued by police. They had arrested a 22-year-old man from Bracknell in connection with their investigation, but he has been released without charge. The man is said to have inappropriately touched two six-year-old girls while they were playing at the Castaway Camp adventure playground in the Pirate Shores area of Legoland in Windsor. The attack happened between 12.15pm and 12.30pm on Thursday, August 11. The offender, who is not known to the victims, is a white man, in his teens or early twenties, possibly under 5ft 8ins. He was wearing dark-coloured slim fitting trousers, a dark-coloured T-shirt, and trainers.

Investigating officer, Det Insp Penny Mackenzie of the Child Abuse Investigation Unit, said: “We continue to appeal for the public’s help to find the person responsible for this offence. “We believe the offender travelled to Legoland Windsor on the day of the offence with others; either his own family or with friends, so someone will know who he is. If you recognise the face of the man in the E-Fit or the description given, please contact police immediately. The easiest way to do this is by calling us on 101 and quoting reference number 705 (12/08). “If you went to Legoland

Windsor on Thursday 11 August please check any photographs you may have taken to see if you can spot anyone who looks like the man in this E-Fit. If you have any photographs you want to share with us please email them to URN615@thamesvalley. pnn.police.uk “We are working closely with Legoland Windsor to progress this investigation. About 14,200 people attended the theme park that day so this will be a painstaking process and one that needs to be carried out thoroughly. “If you do not want to speak directly to the police you can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.”

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Police have released this image of a man they want to question. He is accused of flashing a young child

A MAN who exposed himself to a 10-year-old boy before touching him inappropriately is being hunted by police. Thames Valley Police released an E-Fit image of a man officers would like to speak to in connection with the sexual offence which took place in Wokingham earlier this summer. The incident occurred when the boy was walking his dog around 5pm on Monday, June 13, in the field directly behind Foxglove Close. Police said that he was approached by man who came from a path which ran from the rear of Cornflower Close. The man engaged the victim in conversation before the exposure, followed by inappropriately touching the boy. The victim managed to get away from the man. The offender is a white man, about 5ft 10ins tall, aged between 30 and 40 years old, with a medium build. He was wearing a brown jumper, brown trousers and black slip on shoes. Investigating officer Det Con Tim Lloyd, of Reading Force CID, said: “If you recognise this man, or if you were in the area at the time of the incident and saw anything you think was suspicious, please get in contact via the 24-hour non-emergency number 101.” If you don’t want to speak directly to the police you can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. No personal details are taken, information is not traced or recorded and you will not go to court.

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Parked Land Rover stolen from High Street A CAR has been stolen from a road in Sonning. The black Land Rover Defender, which had been parked in the High Street, was stolen at some point between Thursday, 18 August and Friday, 26 August. Broken glass was found where the car had been left, possibly from the driver’s side window. Anyone who has any information which could be useful to police should call 101. If you ever suspect that a crime is taking pace, always call 999.

Eyes right for talk NEXT Thursday, a new talk will look at how our senses help us make sense of the world. John Harrison will be at Wokingham Library in Denmark Street from 6.30pm for the 90-minute event. Places cost £3 and can be booked by calling 0118 978 1368.

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By PHIL CREIGHTON news@wokinghampaper.co.uk THREE days of fun came to Wokingham town centre last weekend, thanks to the 10th Wokingham Festival. The celebration of food, drink and music was held in Elms Field – the last time it will be held there before the regeneration starts next year. Live music from bands including East Berkshire Operatic Society, U2 Tribe, Blue Touch and Never The Bride entertained visitors, while there were also food demonstrations from the likes of Tom Clarke, the head chef of L’Ortolan, Andy Rogers from The Redan and Neil Bardo from Reading College. The Wokingham Lions organised a well stocked bar, offering a host of beers including Binghams Vanilla Stout – the Supreme Champion Beer of Britain 2016. Organiser Kate Lole said: “We were over the moon with how it went –it was a fabulous weekend for our 10th anniversary. “It was the best ever and it was lovely to so many people come out and support us. The attendance was the best ever.”

Showcase from Finchamstead gardeners A SUMMER show, displaying the very best fruit, vegetables and flowers that Finchampstead has to offer, will be taking place next weekend. The California Gardeners’ Club Summer Show will take place at the California Ratepayers’ Hall, Finchampstead Road, on Sunday, September 11 from 2.30pm to 4pm. With classes for vegetables, tomatoes and fruit, and decorative vases of flowers, including roses, hydrangeas, dahlias and pelargoniums, the hall should be full of colour and scent. There will be domestic classes and floral art;, and young exhibitors will be able to exercise their imaginations. The show will also feature a raffle and a tombola, followed by an auction after the prize-giving. Anyone is welcome to enter for 20p per class. Children’s classes are free to enter. Entry to the show is 50p on the door. n For more information or to request a schedule, email turner1235@btinternet.com.

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Anger at plan to axe acoustic fence for new Shinfield road n Continued from the front page The construction company argues that new technology, changes to speed limits and the implementation of a special low noise rolling road surface means that there is now no need to install the fencing. In documents submitted with its application, it argues that the fence would only provide a reduction of around 1 decibel (dB) of noise, while normal noise barriers aim to soak up 10db of noise. It adds that noise from the M4 dominates the ambient noise levels in the area affected and therefore any barrier is not “effective in reducing road traffic noise levels from the ERR.” However, residents have been quick to voice their concerns during a consultation period to the planning application, which appears on Wokingham Borough Council’s website as application 162004. A petition attracted seven pages of signatures, and residents have written to

complain. They include a resident of more than 55 years said that “as there is no screening the road and traffic will be audible and visible to all of us in Shinfield”. Shinfield Parish Council also expressed concern. Peter Hughes, Chair of Shinfield Parish Council, said that the parish council fully supports local residents in objecting to changes in the plans for acoustic fences to be replaced by a lower noise road surface. He said: “We understand these specialist road surfaces wear out faster than conventional surfaces. With dramatic increases anticipated in heavy goods vehicles using this road, this might be a short-term saving for Hochtief, but who will pick up the bill when the road surface needs replacing?” And campaigner Jim Frewin, who lives in Oatlands Road, said: “There is a huge amount of frustration being caused by the closure of the A327 Arborfield Road.

“It’s been extremely frustrating for drivers and locals.” A spokesperson for Hochtief said: “Hochtief has submitted an Application for Variation of Conditions (to the existing planning permission for the Shinfield Eastern Relief Road project) to Wokingham Borough Council (WBC). Prior to submission, Wokingham Borough Council was made aware of the content of the application to assist their review process. “In accordance with planning procedures, this application is now being reviewed by WBC’s planning department, which will include considering any objections that have been raised. “Permitted environmental impact limits, such as noise, lighting and landscaping provision, were defined within the original planning permission for the project. Hochtief’s Application for Variation of Conditions seeks to demonstrate compliance with these limits.”

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E-Fit released after man gropes woman in park POLICE have released an E-Fit image of a man they want to speak to following a sexual assault in Woodley earlier this week. On Tuesday lunchtime, a 37-year-old woman was approached from behind by the man. He then groped her before pushing her to the ground and fleeing. Thames Valley Police said that the sexual assault happened around 1.10pm as she was walking through Sandford Park towards Catalina Close. The offender, who sexually assaulted the woman over her clothing, is white, between 30 and 50-yearsold, about 6ft with receding hair and short stubble. He was wearing glasses, a red polo shirt and brown shorts with pockets. Investigating officer, PC Barry Johns from Local CID based at Loddon Valley police station, said: “This was a very distressing incident for the victim and I would like to appeal to anyone who recognises the man in the E-Fit to contact us. “I would also like to hear from anyone who may have witnessed this incident or seen anyone acting suspiciously in this area around this time. “If you have any information please contact me via the 24-hour non-emergency number 101. “If you don't want to speak directly to the police you can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. No personal details are taken, information is not traced or recorded and you will not go to court.”

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For South Kitchen cooking it’s a way to express creativity. She ﬁnds pleasure in creating something unique that speaks to all of a person’s senses and perhaps most important she ﬁnds it “rewarding, enjoyable and relaxing” – something that cannot be said about a lot of us cooking amateurs having to prepare something edible after a long days work. Her signature dish is anything with a Mediterranean twist but currently with the hot weather we have been having it is her Summer Salad. South Kitchen is still very new to the app and so the public will be seeing more of her in the coming weeks.

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LANDOWNERS instructed bailiffs to see that travellers and their caravans on Wokingham farmland left the field, writes Sue Corcoran. People in the area said they arrived at Bell Farm, Bell Foundry Lane, last Friday. They moved on yesterday. The landowners are house builders Berkeley Homes. Speaking before the travellers left, Divisional land director, Elkie Lees, said: “They don’t have permission to be there and we are hoping they will be gone very quickly. We are acting through bailiffs about them leaving.” She said that a gate to the land had been damaged and added that travellers were on the same land some weeks earlier for 11 days, costing Berkeley thousands of pounds on that occasion for bailiffs, rubbish clearance and securing of the site. Wokingham Borough Councillor for the area Alistair Auty said: “Residents are frustrated and rightly so by the incursions on private and WBC land this summer. “There have been extremely large numbers of travellers this year, which has been somewhat unprecedented.” He understood residents’ concern about Bell Farm. “My colleagues and I have worked with the Council and Berkeley to try and ensure regular updates are provided, via email responses and posting on Streetlife.” At Cantley Park, where there had also been travellers’ caravans, he had requested WBC undertake a full survey with the aim that WBC make improvements to act as an increased deterrent. n One hundred travellers’ families moved their caravans onto a field off the A321 on the Hurst/Wokingham border last week for a Romany born-again Christian festival. Nearby resident David Martin said that last Saturday there was just one caravan left with men clearing up the field.

AUDITIONS for a new production of Roald Dahl’s classic George’s Marvellous Medicine are to be held in Reading next month. Girls aged between six and 10-years-old, and under 4ft 4in, are being invited to audition for the role of the shrunken granny, who shrinks to mini size after drinking George’s magic creation. The role requires two girls who can scream as loud as possible and run rings around the other actors. The successful young starlets will be required to perform in the Birmingham Stage Company’s production at The Hexagon between Friday, November 4 and Sunday November 6. Auditions will be held on Monday, September 19 at 5pm and 5.30pm. For more details and to reserve your place call 0118 960 6060. Audition places are limited to 20 per session and you must book your place in advance. You must be available for show performances on Friday, November 4 to Sunday, November 6, morning/afternoon/evening and must be accompanied by a parent/responsible adult at the audition and every performance. Performances will be divided between the two girls selected from these auditions. There is no payment for this part.

Parishoners join the Bishop of Reading, the Rt Revd Andrew Proud, and priest the Revd Hannah Higginson to cut a cake at a special rededication service for the life and work of St Eligius Chuch in Aborfield. Pictures: Phil Creighton/WP160803

New lease of life for Garrison church A CHURCH that once served soldiers now has a new lease of life, thanks to the Bishop of Reading. While there were fears that the Garrison Church of St Eligius in Arborfield would be closed as a result of REME leaving the village, these have proved to be unfounded. Instead, the church will remain open and serve the new community being built in the Arborfield Green development.

It will ultimately be close to the new village development and the Bohunt School. To celebrate the new chapter in the church’s life the Rt Revd Andrew Proud visited the Tope Road congregation to rededicate it at a special service, held on Sunday, August 7. At the start of the service, to a large round of applause, he said “The life and witness [here] will continue. I’m here to help you on your journey”.

His sermon focused on the milk of human kindness, sharing some of his experiences while ministering in Ethiopia and also remembered the Queen’s 90th birthday celebrations. Hymns in the service included Guide Me O Thou Great Redeemer, Praise to the Lord the Almighty

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allotments as part of a package of 517 homes. In total, 92 of these homes will be affordable and the developers will also fund £1million of improvements for secondary education facilities and build a £6million primary school. When the Shinfield West development is complete, there will also be sheltered housing, a local centre, a new primary school and a sports pavilion. John Lusty, Regional Managing Director at Bloor Homes Southern, said: “We are pleased that we have received planning permission for the first phase of our Shinfield Meadows development, which

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Tuesday, September 6 St Nicholas Hurst parish council meeting. 7.30pm. Hurst Village Halls, School Road, Hurst RG10 0DR. Winnersh Parish Council Recreation & Amenities Committee. 7.45pm. Winnersh Community Centre, New Road, Winnersh RG41 5DU. Wokingham Town Council. Planning meeting. 7.30pm. Town Hall, Market Place RG40 1AS Woodley Town Council Leisure Services. 8pm. The Oakwood Centre, Headley Road, Woodley, RG5 4JZ

Wednesday, September 7 Wokingham Town Council. Market Place working party. 7.30pm. Town Hall, Market Place RG40 1AS Wokingham Borough Council. Licensing and Appeals Committee. 7pm. Civic offices, Shute End RG40 1BN. Ruscombe Parish Council meeting. 7.30pm. William Penn Room, Loddon Hall, Loddon Hall Road, Twyford RG10 9JA.

Thursday, September 8 Wokingham Borough Council. Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee. 7pm. Civic offices, Shute End.

Friday, September 9 Wokingham Borough Council. Planning site visits from 8am. Individual Member Decisions: write off uncollectable housing benefit overpayment. Noon. Write off of uncollectable business rates. 12.15pm. Civic offices, Shute End RG40 1BN.

To advertise email advertising@wokinghampaper.co.uk A MAN from Three Mile Cross has pleaded guilty to assault and trespassing on a railway. Neil Anthony Ash, 44, of Mereoak Park, appeared at Reading Magistrates’ Court on July 25 where he admitted trespassing on the rails at Reading station on June 28 this year, and also to assaulting a man on the same day. Mr Ash was conditionally discharged for two years, ordered to pay compensation of £250, a victim surcharge of £20 and costs of £85. A MAN from Wokingham has admitted to three charges of dishonestly claiming benefits. Robert James Noviss, 65, of Waterloo Road, appeared at Reading Magistrates’ Court on July 25 where he pleaded guilty to failing to notify the relevant departments of a change in circumstances which would affect his Pension Credit, Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit. Mr Noviss was given a conditional discharge for three years, ordered to pay a surcharge of £15 to fund victim services, and costs of £85. A MAN from Twyford has been handed a suspended prison sentence after pleading guilty to drink driving. Jacek Artur Jaworski, 48, of Waingels Road, appeared at Reading Magistrates’ Court on July 25 where he admitted driving in Wokingham while over the alcohol limit on July 7 this year. Mr Saworski’s breath test revealed he had 143mg of alcohol per 100ml of breath. He was committed to prison for

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Has the Sunflower family grown borough’s biggest? A GRANDMOTHER from Wokingham is over the moon after her bumper crop of sunflowers reached new heights, writes Gemma Davidson. Jennifer Bentley, 64, and her grandchildren Shanel and Alfie Howard, 11 and nine, planted the sunflower seeds outside her bungalow in Patten Ash Drive around Easter time. Ms Bentley said: “The children love planting things in the garden and watching them grow. “They have a pumpkin in the

back garden, and we will probably plant some more things soon. “We’ve planted sunflowers before but they have never grown this tall. “People who walk by stop to ask about them. They call us the Sunflower Family. “The flowers are taller than my house so I think they are around 10 feet tall.”

Ms Bentley says there is no secret behind the sunflowers’ spectacular growth, other than regular watering and a lot of love. She said: “The children water the plants every time they come over to visit. “It has been very sunny this year so I’m sure that has helped. “We are just so proud of them,

we love showing them off to everyone.” Shanel, who starts at The Emmbrook School next week, and little brother Alfie, who attends Bearwood Primary School, said they were really pleased with the results of their gardening. Alfie said: “We are really happy they have grown so tall, we are very proud.” n Are YOUR sunflowers taller than Ms Bentley’s? Send your pictures to news@ wokinghampaper.co.uk.

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By PHIL CREIGHTON news@wokinghampaper.co.uk OFFICES that once housed Sir John Madejski’s Auto Trader magazine could become flats if ambitious plans are approved. But the Liberal Democrats in Lower Earley are objecting to the plans, saying that the scale of the development will put additional pressure on parking and local services. Equity Real Estate Developments has submitted a proposal to Wokingham Borough Council to build 126 one-, two- and three-bedroom flats on the former offices of the car magazine and neighbouring building Hartman House. There will be a total of 71 one-bedroom flats, 39 two-bedroom and 16 three-bed flats built on the site. Sixteen of the units will be shared ownership, including two family units, complete with both a basement car park and street level parking offering 145 spaces, of which four will be for disabled users. There will also be space for 142 bikes. Access to the site will be from Danehill,

with improvements made to the pedestrian access from Cutbush Lane. To create the site, the existing buildings will be demolished, but the new apartments will be “generally consistent with the heights of existing buildings on the site”. In its planning statement, Savills – on behalf of Equity Real Estate Developments – said: “The proposal represents an exciting opportunity to deliver new, high quality residential accommodation. “The layout has been designed to provide good circulation, parking and attractive high quality landscaping, which will enhance the visual appearance within the site and into the site.” However, the plans have been criticised by local residents, including one who said: “Traffic on Lower Earley Way will increase significantly due to the major Winnersh development and an additional 200 cars in the immediate vicinity will create unacceptable levels of congestion.” Sentinel Insurance Solutions, which has an office in Danehill, also expressed concern over traffic levels and parking, adding that “Our staff are unable to travel adequately to our office using Public Transport”.

Liberal Democrat councillor Clive Jones added that the development would place pressures on local services including GPs. He told The Wokingham Paper: “There’s already a problem with oversubscribed local surgeries: It takes a long time to get a doctor’s appointment. When the nearby Hatch Farm Dairies development opens, there’s going to be another 600-700 residents needing a doctor. “Danehill will add another 200-250 residents – the doctors can’t cope.” And, he added, there will also be additional demands for children. “Local schools are already full,” he said. He also shared residents’ fears on parking issues, saying that new residents would park in Cutbush Lane rather than use the underground car park. “I think the planned development is just too dense for Lower Earley. “The Liberal Democrats are generally in favour of building on brownfield sites, but this is just not appropriate.” n The planning application is open for comment until September 13. To see it, log on to the planning portal at www.wokingham. gov.uk and search for application 162247.

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School place arranged after opening delayed THE parents of a child whose primary school place was withdrawn just days before she was supposed to start have confirmed she does have a place elsewhere. Kat and Jon McNamara were left fuming after they received a letter from Wokingham Borough Council (WBC) two weeks ago informing them that offers for Floreat Silver Meadow in Shinfield had been withdrawn due to a lack of financial assurance from the education provider. The couple were left frantically trying to find a place for their daughter before the start of the new term after they had turned down an initial offer elsewhere in favour of the new Floreat primary school, which is now due to open in September 2017. On Thursday, Mrs McNamara confirmed that her daughter had received confirmation of a place at Finchampstead C of E Primary School, more than eight miles from their home in Three Mile Cross. She said: “This school is still 8.2 miles away from our home but it is a good school. We are still on the waiting list for a local school but I really don’t fancy our chances with all the new developments flying up locally. “Long gone are the days where a parent can pick the local school for their child. It seems (from research I have done) that this is a nationwide issue which needs to be addressed.” WBC’s deputy executive member for children’s services, Cllr Richard Dolinski said in a statement on August 19 that transport would be provided to children placed at a school more than two miles from their home. n A NEW primary school and secondary school are due to open in the borough next week. Floreat Montague Park primary school, serving the new housing development off the London Road in Wokingham, and Bohunt School Wokingham, in Arborfield, will both open in temporary accommodation while permanent buildings at both schools are finished. The primary school, which will be based in William Heelas Way, will open to its first cohort of Reception pupils on Monday, September 12. Bohunt Wokingham, which will be based in Sheerlands Road, will open to its first intake of Year 7 pupils on Wednesday, September 7. n AN extraordinary meeting of Wokingham Borough Council’s executive to discuss a proposed reduction of speed limits around the new Bohunt school took place last night (Thursday). Recommendations to reduce the speed limit to 30mph on the B3349 Barkham Road, Bearwood Road and Sheerlands Road were expected to be granted by the executive committee in time for the start of the new school term next week. A review by council officers of the walking routes expected to be taken by students to and from the new Arborfield school recommended the speed reductions at the three points. A total of 51 responses supporting the speed reductions were received, in addition to just eight opposing the reductions.

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Some of the entries to the horticultural show

Jenny Boddington’s squashes

P Oram’s Dahlias won first prize

Some of the entries in the giant marrows contest

K Hare’s flower arrangement in a marrow

K Mills won first prize for Glowing Sunshine

Retail Therapy, a winning display by D Mills

M Kellow’s winning shallots

T Trinder’s onions won first prize

PIG racing, axe displays and marching bands formed just part of the fun at this year’s Swallowfield Show. The annual event was held over the bank holiday weekend, starting with a horse show on Saturday, before the traditional show on Sunday and Monday. With something for all ages, including a classic car display, a beer tent and ferret racing, the weekend attracted thousands of visitors. And, even though it had been a difficult year for growers, there was still a fine standard of entrants for the horticultural show, with giant marrows nestling with perfect onions, home made honeys and children’s fruit creatures. The event was officially opened by Sir John Madejski and the Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire, Mary Bayliss. The show’s general secretary, Val Payne, said: “It all went very smoothly and there were no major injuries We’re all very happy. “It was absolutely packed out and it was very busy indeed. “It’s two days of good, family entertainment, and, where possible, we donate to local

Adam’s Axeman display

Joseph’s Amazing Racing Pigs

charities such as the Air Ambulance. “There are no wages paid, we’re all volunteers doing our best.” Both Sir John and Mrs Payne said that the show – which has been an annual fixture for more than 130 years – needed more volunteers to come forward and help make it happen. Mrs Payne said: “It’s quite a big showground and we need an army of people to help [us] run it.

“We encourage people to come forward and to volunteer. “It doesn’t have to be a year-round commitment, it could be a period of seven days from the Tuesday before the show to the Tuesday afterwards.” It is not yet known how much money the show will be able to donate to local causes. n For more details, log on to ww.swallowfieldshow. co.uk

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The dog show was a popular event

All the results CHALLENGE CUP Best Exhibit in Horticultural Classes Phil Oram

SECTION ‘A’ Vegetables and Fruit SOCIETY COLLECTION Class 1 Mick Cowley BULPITT MEMORIAL TROPHY Class 3 Mike Kellow RISELEY VILLAGE PRODUCE CUP Highest points: Vegetables Val Payne COWLEY SHIELD Lady with highest points: Vegetables Val Payne CHALLENGE CUP Highest points classes 1-4 Ken Cook GEOFF BULLOCK CUP Highest points classes 22-27 Ken Cook TILLEY ONION CUP Highest points for classes 8-12 Terry Trinder AWARD Best exhibit of Vegetables (classes 5-42) Val Payne JOHN GLENN CHALLENGE TROPHY Best Potato exhibit Mike Kellow HENRY LEWIS TROPHY Best dish of fruit Liz Crow

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Mick Cowley

SECTION ‘C’ Flowers RISELEY VILLAGE PRODUCE CUP Highest points: Flowers Betty Smith BILL COLLETT CUP Class 54 Betty Smith GLADIOLUS CHAMPIONSHIP CUP Class 106 Betty Smith GLADIOLUS CUP Highest points in Gladioli classes Betty Smith ASTON TROPHY Highest points annuals, classes 54 – 62 Betty Smith ROSE CUP Highest points in Rose classes Val Payne VIOLET SHEPHERD SALVER Best vase of Flowers Betty Smith LUMBAR ROSE CUP Best Rose Bloom in the Show Karen Hare LOVEGROVE CHALLENGE TROPHY Best Vase of Mixed Flowers Betty Smith HARRY MUCKETT DAHLIA CUP Highest points in Dahlia classes Phil Oram CHALLENGE TROPHY Best Vase of Dahlias in the Show Phil Oram

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Dahlias Phil Oram BRONZE MEDAL Most points in Dahlia classes Phil Oram

SECTION ‘D’ Pot Plants PERPETUAL CHALLENGE CUP Best Pot Plant Ray Jones POT PLANT CUP Highest points in Pot Plant classes Ray Jones

JOHN ZARFAS CHALLENGE TROPHY Best Fuchsia exhibit Roger Butler

PEGGY & PETER COLLIS MEMORIAL TROPHY Best Begonia Liz Crow

BILL PARTRIDGE CHALLENGE CUP Highest points, sections ‘C’ and ‘D’ Betty Smith

Martin Collis

SECTION ‘F’ KELLOW CUP Longest Runner Beans Mike Kellow

SECTION ‘G’ Floral Art FLORAL ART CUP Highest points in Advanced classes Dee Mills, Alice Fisher PRESIDENT’S CUP Best exhibit in Intermediate class Kelly Mills NOVICE SALVER Best Novice exhibit Karen Hare CHALLENGE SALVER and ROSETTE Best exhibit in section Liz Jones

SECTION ‘H’ Family Collection - COWLEY CENTENARY CUP Claire Keelty

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SECTION ‘J’ Art CHALLENGE CUP Best Painting Judith Murton LUMBAR CUP for Best Flower Painting Ann Done SYLVIA MOORE TROPHY for Best Portrait Judith Murton

SECTION ‘K’ Photography MARTIN COLLIS CHALLENGE TROPHY Highest points in photography Michelle van Asperen BECKINGHAM TROPHY Best Photograph Peter Keep

SECTION ‘L’ Craft CHALLENGE CUP Highest points in Craft classes Claire Keelty

SECTION ‘M’ Cookery CHALLENGE CUP Highest points in Cookery classes Claire Harland A ENGLEFIELD TROPHY Highest points 238 – 239 Ian Duddle, Angela Sellings BAYLISS TROPHY Best Exhibit in Cookery Claire Harland

SECTION ‘N’ Children’s Floral Art CHILDREN’S AWARD Casey Holland

SECTION ‘O’ Children’s Classes BROOKSIDE NURSERY TROPHY Best exhibit in Children’s Classes Oliver Fairman CHILDREN’S ART TROPHY Best Painting or Drawing KS3 & KS4 Eleanor Hoyle FISHING CLUB SHIELD Highest points in classes 246 – 256 Charlotte Taylor, Lilian Pickering, Olivia Mullins CHILDREN’S HANDICRAFT TROPHY Highest points in classes 257 – 271 Casey Holland J. FLETCHER MEMORIAL TROPHY Highest points in classes 272 – 282 Ellie Keelty IRIS LEWIS AWARD to the most successful child (£10, plus medal) Ellie Keelty

BANKSIAN MEDAL Awarded to exhibitor winning the highest amount of prize money in the Horticultural Classes Val Payne

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90% of Wokingham properties have three or more bedrooms – problem or opportunity?

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Number of properties for sale in Wokingham 12 months ago (green) compared to today

It seems that homeowners and tenants are happy to pay for more space. It’s quite obvious, the more bedrooms a house or apartment has, the bigger it is likely to be. The reason being that properties with more bedrooms tend to have larger, or more, reception (living) rooms. However, if you think about it, this isn’t so astonishing given that properties with more bedrooms would typically accommodate more people and therefore require larger reception rooms. In today’s Wokingham property market, the homeowners and landlords I talk to are always asking me which attributes and features are likely to make their property comparatively more attractive and which ones may detract from the price. Over time, buyers’ and tenants’ wants and needs have changed. In Wokingham, location is still the number one factor affecting the value of property, and a property in the best locations, say convenient for the station and town centre can command a price nearly 50% higher than a similar property in area with fewer amenities. However, after location, the next characteristic that has a significant influence on the desirability, and thus price, of property is the number of bedrooms and the type, i.e. Detached/ Semi/Terraced/Flat. In previous articles, I have analysed the Wokingham housing stock into bedrooms and type of property, but never before now have I cross-referenced type against bedrooms. These figures for the Wokingham Borough Council area make fascinating reading. It shows 90% of all properties in the area have three or more bedrooms. I was genuinely surprised at the low numbers of one and two bed properties, particularly two bed semi-detached houses, especially because tenants like the smaller one and two bed properties in Wokingham.

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You see, it might interest the homeowners and landlords of Wokingham, that there has been a change in the numbers of properties on the market and the split in bedrooms on the market over the last year. Twelve months ago… n 4 one bed properties were for sale in Wokingham, today 14, a rise of 250% n 49 two bed properties were for sale in Wokingham, today 60, a rise of 22% n 38 three bed properties were for sale in Wokingham, today 65, a rise of 71% n 56 four bed properties were for sale in Wokingham, today 80, a rise of 43% n 31 five + bed properties were for sale in Wokingham, today 38, a rise of 23% It is quite clear that more Wokingham properties have become available, which can only be good news for first time buyers and buy-to-let landlords looking for a bargain. For several years buy-to-let investors have been the only buyers at the lower end (starter homes) of the market, enticed by high tenant demand and attractive returns. Some landlords believe their window of opportunity has started to close with the new tax regime, while it already appears to be opening wider for first-time buyers. This is great news for first-time buyers ... one final note for Wokingham landlords ... all is not lost ... you can still pick up bargains, you just need to be a lot more savvy and do your homework. One source of such information with articles like this is the Wokingham property market Blog – www.wokinghampropertyblog.co.uk

Erica Townend is a director and co-owner of the Martin & Co estate agency in Wokingham and has been aligned closely to the world of property for almost 20 years. Opinions express in this column are her own.

By JOHN WAKEFIELD news@wokinghampaper.co.uk A DAY at the golf course helped a Wokingham company raise a substantial donation towards the building of a new children’s hospice. In July, 75 customers and staff of Xeretec, Xerox’s largest reseller in Western Europe, took to Sand Martins Golf Club for the charity event. They took in the two ninehole courses on the site before enjoying some well earned refreshment at the 19th hole. As a result of their efforts, earlier this week, a cheque for £1,500 was presented to Alexander Devine Children’s Hospice Service. The money raised will aid the construction of the new children’s hospice in Woodlands Park in Maidenhead. Julia Philipson, Community Fundraiser from Alexander Devine, accepted the cheque on behalf of the charity. She said: “We’re thrilled that Xeretec took the decision to support our cause and has made a donation that will help accelerate the pace at which the Hospice is completed and ready for use.

“On behalf of the Hospice Service and the children and families that are set to benefit from it in the years to come, we’d like to say a heartfelt thank you to all those who took part in the Charity Golf Day.” Building work on the hospice started at the site in September last year. Once completed, the hospice will expand on the services already provided by the Alexander’s Care Team. The team offers specialist palliative, respite and end of life care for children and their families making a dramatic difference to the lives of children suffering lifelimiting or life-threating conditions in Berkshire and the surrounding counties. As the team’s services are provided free of charge, it relies entirely on the support and generosity of local communities to continue its work. Hearing of its cause and dependency on donations, Xeretec chose to arrange the Golf Tournament. The company’s managing director, Steve Hawkins, explained: “The Hospice and its

Put your business on trial TEASE, test and trial your business strategy in a free, half-day workshop at the Berkshire Business Growth Hub next week. The Business Model Canvas event is designed to help Wokingham companies think about various aspects of their business offering, at any stage in their development. Nine key areas of strategy will be probed at the session on Thursday, September 8. Hosted by Douglas Cochrane, participants will delve into topics including key partners, key activities, key resources, value proposition, customer relationships,

channels, customer service, cost structures and revenue streams. Douglas will explain the Business Model Canvas, followed by a facilitated workshop where attendees can work in groups or on their individual business plans. The session takes place from 9am to 12.30pm at 520 Eskdale Road, Winnersh, RG41 5TU. To book, visit the Berkshire Business Growth Hub website, where you can also watch a short video on the principles of the Business Model Canvas. n For more details, or to book a place, visit www.berkshirebusinesshub.co.uk/ event.htm?id=1017

support team plays an invaluable role at a time when families most need the carers’ comfort, guidance and support. “For that reason, we were determined to contribute to the construction of the hospice, knowing that it would benefit many families and their children in and around Berkshire both now and in the future.” The Charity Golf Day is the latest in a series of charity fund raising events organised by Xeretec. Earlier this year, it hosted charity events to raise money for the victims of the earthquake in Nepal. Through a series of fund-raising activities, the Xeretec team raised a total of £2,500 which was matched by the company, doubling the overall contribution made to the villagers. The company is based in Fishponds Road and is the UK’s largest managed print service provider, helping organisations ranging from large corporate offices to commercial printers in the graphic arts sector and SMB customers.

The £60bn dinner A DINNER later this month will focus on an expensive question. The Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce is hosting a Corporate Insight Dinner based on its the theme of Recovery, Growth & Transformation. The guest speaker will be Neil Pickering, Industry and Customer Insights Manager for Kronos Systems in Bracknell. He will be explore The £60bn Question: Is

employee engagement the driver for business success? The talk looks at unnecessary admin in the workplace. The event takes place at Ascot Racecourse on Tuesday, September 13 from 6.30pm. Places cost £60 for members and £72 for non-members and should be booked in advance. n For more details, log on to www. thamesvalleychamber. co.uk

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Catch the app to catch the bus By JOHN WAKEFIELD news@wokinghampaper.co.uk A NEW Smartphone app will make catching the bus even easier. Reading Buses has announced a restructuring of many of its fares from Monday, the same day as the mobile ticketing app launches. It is the first price rise since 2014 and sees the axing of return fares in the simplyReading area as well as a new student travel scheme, called Boost. The opensaver ticket on the Leopard buses will be discontinued, while the simplyNetwork 7 day ticket has seen a price reduction to £19.50. This, Reading Buses says, will be better value for its customers. Generally, single fares are rising by 10p in the simplyReading area, but the return is being replaced with a £4 day ticket. The launch of the new Reading Buses app means customers will be able to purchase tickets in advance on their smartphones. “A lot of the changes we are implementing are due to us looking

to simplify our offering,” said Andy Phillips, Head of Commercial for Reading Buses. “We are hoping this will allow people to see the best option to save money on their travel. “We are also really excited about the launch of our app and hope that lots of people take advantage of it – and the special introductory fares on it. “The on-bus fares are changing in the simplyReading area with the adult single becoming £2 and the adult return being replaced by a £4 all day ticket, dropping to £3 when bought after 6.00pm. “The 4 go-together group ticket within the simplyReading area will increase to £9 and will drop to £6 when bought after 6pm Monday to Friday or all day at weekends, school and public holidays. “Our current Solo ticket range will change its name to Boost and is now available to those aged up to 21 on production of a valid local college or University ID card. The single fares for this age group will change to £1.50 for a single and £2.50 for a day ticket.”

Ancient Egypt’s social history through amulets A LOOK at how small artefacts can help us reconstruct ancient society is the focus for the latest meeting of the Thames Valley Ancient Egypt Society. The group will be welcoming guest speaker Stephanie Boonstra for a talk entitled Reconstructing the Early Second Millennium BCE using scarab amulets. In her talk, she will demonstrate how artefacts such as scarab amulets can be just as illuminating on Egyptian history and cultural influences as the more usual royal monuments and elite treasures. The event takes place at the Oakwood Centre in Woodley on Saturday, September 10 from 2pm. Entry is £3 for non-members. n For more details, log on to www.tvaes.org.uk or call 01491 838803.

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Will he do it? Strictly starts on Sat! WILL YOUNG said that the biggest challenge he’ll face on the Strictly dance floor won’t be the acid tongues of the judges but making sure he’s in time. The Wokingham born singer and actor, who makes his debut on BBC TV’s Strictly Come Dancing contest tomorrow, said: “I think my biggest challenge will be remembering the technique of every dance and trying to not be late!” He also said that he loves judge Len

Goodman so much that his obsession is “bordering on stalker level.” Pledging to take each week as it comes in the contest, Mr Young added: “I really want the challenge of learning dances I have never done before. “The idea of Ballroom and Latin terrifies me and excites me in equal measure.” n Strictly Come Dancing is on BBC One at 6.50pm on Saturday, with the live shows starting the week after.

THE heaviest marrow in Earley will rub shoulders with the longest runner bean to be found in the borough at a special show next week. The East Reading Horticultural Society will be holding its autumn flower show offering a chance for greenfingered members to show the fruits of their harvest. As well as the novelty vegetables categories, there will be floral art classes, homecrafts, cookery and special children’s sections. The event runs from 3pm to 4.30pm on Saturday, September 10 and includes a presentation of trophies at 4pm. Entry is free. n For more details, log on to www.erhs.org.uk

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CATS and kittens can be neutered and microchipped free of charge thanks to a special campaign launching for September. The Bracknell and Wokingham District branch of the Cats Protection has launched a free neutering and microchip campaign during the entire month for people in their catchment area, regardless of their circumstances. The event takes place on Wednesday, Cat owners in Wokingham, September 7 from 8pm to 10pm. Evening Guildthey heldwould a Tea Party to celebrate the Queen’s 90th birthday and support the Alexander Devine Charity. said he hoped go “abroad” WOODLEY folk hadWokingham a taste of France andTownswomen’s whose pets are over four-monthsThe group holds children’s classes on week without Picture: / WP1608038 again. Italy last the Steve hassleSmyth of airport old and at least 2kg in weight, can Saturday mornings at Crowthorne Parish Tuesday was French day and Italian on queues. download a voucher to be used at A GARDEN centre in Hall from 9.30am and a fortnightlyChrist Monday Thursday. Church in Crockenhamwell one of the participating veterinary Hare Hatch is hoping technique class at Finchampstead Memorial Road held Holiday at Home days and they Visitors, mostly elderly who don’t want practices in the area. draw out the good Hall for more advanced dancers.have been hailed a success. DAINTY sandwiches and scrumptious a chanceabroad, to meetenjoyed up – and it was such the hassle of travelling Cats can be neutered and weather for as long as 01252 n For details, call chairman Paul on creamfor cakes of a success, it has become It was a first venuture the were the taste crafts, music and the finest cuisine froman annual microchipped at Denton Vets, possible with Summer 404639 or visit www.rscds-bhs.org.uk summer for some lucky ladies. event. in Denton Road, Wokingham; church, but church secretary Tony Atkins France and Italy. Fun Day next weekend. Members of the Wokingham Mrs Gillott said: “The committee Shinfield Vets, in Shinfield Road, Ladds Garden Village, Evening Townswomen’s Guild did all the catering and there were Moor Cottage Vets, in London Road, in Bath Road, will be gathered at St Paul’s parish rooms for sandwiches and scones and gorgeous Binfield, and Forest House Vets, holding the free event on traditional afternoon tea. cream cakes. 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As a new term starts, good luck to all pupils ONCE you get to the August bank holiday there always seems to be a nip in the morning air. A sure sign that autumn is just around the corner. This weekend is the last hurrah before the start of the new school year. That means new classes, new teachers and the move up to big school for some. But for a select bunch of pupils, they are also making history next week as they start lessons at two of the borough’s newest schools. Although work on the site at the new Bohunt School in Arborfield is continuing, the first intake of pupils will start lessons on Monday. Ultimately, the school will serve the Arborfield Green development that it sits on and is being built up around it, but for the moment it’s baby steps for the new build. And in Wokingham’s Montague Park development, parents will be holding back the tears as their little darlings walk up the school gates for the first time at a new primary school. This one, run by Floreat Education, is the first of several to be built to meet the demands of the regeneration and expansion of the borough. School days are said to be the happiest of your life. Even though they’re filled with pesky things like tests (too many) and homework, they still help us find out who we are and what we want to be. Our borough’s schools do a fantastic job in that learning journey – as seen in our GCSE coverage. As the new school year gets underway, let’s hear it for those teachers and classroom assistants who help make school days memorable for the right reasons.

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More precious than gold THE 2016 Rio Olympics resulted in team GB’s best national performance since the games began. Our athletes have come home with 67 medals – 27 of which were gold. It’s a massive achievement for all those involved, the culmination of years of hard work and personal sacrifice. Yet one story that has emerged from the Games challenges all of us about our priorities. It was reported that 33-year-old Polish discus thrower Piotr Malachowski donated his Olympic silver medal to raise funds for a three-year-old boy with a rare form of cancer. His donation enabled Olek Szymanski, who has retinoblastoma (an eye cancer affecting young children), to fly to New York to undergo treatment. Piotr said: “My silver medal is worth a lot more than a week ago… It is worth the health of little Olek.” He made his original appeal via Facebook: “In Rio I fought for the gold. “Today I appeal to everyone – let’s fight together about something that is even more precious: the health of this fantastic boy... If you help me, my silver can be more precious than gold.” I don’t know whether Piotr is a man of faith but perhaps he is familiar with Jesus’ teaching recorded in Matthew 6:19 – “Don’t hoard treasure down here where it gets eaten by moths and corroded by rust or – worse! – stolen by burglars. “Stockpile treasure in heaven, where it’s safe from moth and rust and burglars. “It’s obvious, isn’t it? The place where your treasure is, is the place you will most want to be, and end up being.” (The Message translation of the Bible). As we seek to follow Jesus let us make sure we make things serve people and not be people who serve things. As you strain to climb the ladder of materialistic success first of all check your ladder is up against the right wall. Well done Piotr!

The Revd Calvin Julian-Jones is pastor of Sindlesham Baptist Church

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We must have Brexit now: this is why As someone who voted for Brexit, I write in support of the plan recently put forward by Wokingham MP John Redwood to immediately leave the EU by repealing the 1972 European Communities Act. While they still have the EU and its corollary “immigrants” to blame for problems like the increasingly parlous state of health services in this country, too many of our citizens will not only continue to fail to identify the real culprit – ie Mr Redwood and his fellow Tories – but to vote them into power. For this reason alone, it is essential that we leave the EU NOW. Robert Griffiths, Earley

live independent and fulfilling lives. They know we’re stronger together, which is why I’m doing the MS Walk – a 5km, 10km or 20km walk along the Thames in London on 25 September. I will be doing the 5km challenge in my wheelchair, with my husband and 1,000 others from the MS community by my side. I’d love your readers to join me and support the MS Society – they can find out more at www.mssociety.org.uk/ms-events/ms-walk or join the conversation using #MSWalk. Together, we are strong enough to stop MS. Stephanie Millward British Paralympic swimmer and MS Society supporter

In Memorium I wrote this in response tothe letter Why aren’t Elms trees oaks OK? (Your Views, August 26). Here, once a might forest stood, Where monarch rode and falcon flew, Huntsmen on their longbows drew And woodsmen toiled at bygone crafts. As sunlight streamed in gilded shafts, ‘Midst oaks with acorns in their hair And birdsong filled the tranquil air. Now arrogance and greed decrees, There is no call for ancient trees. In their place, the planners say, Here, where children laugh and play, They against both wish and rule Face a fate ignominious and cruel. With a casual stroke of pen, Officialdom, in pin striped suits, Four hundred years of history end. The oak trees standing strong and tall Bureaucrats dictate must fall.

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Worzel with creator Neill Maybury of the ordinary lol Jo Leigh That’s hillarious!!! Tracy Knight Couldn’t believe my eyes Neil when this popped up on my news feed ! So funny ! Debbie Purcell I found my Fitbit – it was in Worzel’s boot must have fallen in there when I took him to show! Neill Maybury

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Worzel mistaken for body Last week, we revealed that a stolen scarecrow, created by Neill Maybury, dumped in fields was mistaken for a dead body and police called out. Here’s what you had to say about the story on our website: Hurray!! He was found! Such a funny story Neil- at last you are famous! Trudie Mizen Wow you found him! Result! Even if it was a little out

I was diagnosed with MS at the age of 17 – just as I set my sights on being a competitive swimmer. My Olympic dreams slipped away as my symptoms got worse. There are over 100,000 of us in the UK with MS – it’s really unpredictable and different for everyone. It’s often painful and exhausting, and can make it hard for us do the things we enjoy. But it doesn’t have to be this way. I will be aiming for gold, my sixth Paralympic medal, at the Rio 2016 Paralympics. It’s a feat I’ve only been able to achieve with the support of my friends and family. Everyone’s journey with MS is different, but no one has to face it alone. As the leading charity for people with MS, the MS Society support people affected by the condition to

One in five older people in the UK are in contact with friends, family and neighbours less than once a week, while for one in 10, it’s less than once a month. Here at Independent Age, the older people’s charity, we are trying to change that, and we need help from residents in the South East. From 1 to 8 October 2016, we are inviting everyone in the South East to join us in hosting a Big Tea event, raising vital funds to help end loneliness and enabling us to provide even better information, advice and support for older people and their families. A Big Tea event could be anything from a simple cake sale to a big tea party involving the whole community. You could even bring treats into school or work and ask for a small donation. Raising just £50 will help us provide a day’s training for a volunteer to support a lonely older person – every penny really does make a difference and you don’t need to raise a minimum amount to take part. Independent Age offers regular contact, a strong campaigning voice and free, impartial advice on the issues that matter to older people: care and support, money and benefits, health and mobility. We are independent so older people can be too. It’s really easy to take part in the Big Tea - just sign up at www.independentage.org/big-tea-press or call 020 7605 4288 to receive your free fundraising pack and help us make a difference to older people’s lives. Gillian Claugher Associate Director for Fundraising, Independent Age

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F YOU’VE been the victim of abusive or threatening behaviour by someone near your home or when you’re out and about it may be harassment. There are different things you can do if you’re being harassed. Harassment is when someone behaves in a way which makes you feel distressed, humiliated or threatened. It could be someone you know, like a neighbour or people from you local area or it could be a stranger – for example, someone on the bus. Examples of harassment include: • Unwanted phone calls, letters, emails or visits • Abuse and bullying online • Stalking • Verbal abuse and threats • Smashing windows or using dogs to frighten you.

If you’re being harassed and you feel you’re in danger you can contact the police. If you think you’re being harassed because of your disability, race, religion, transgender identity or sexual orientation, you can report the harassment to the police as a hate incident or crime. Harassment is both a criminal offence and a civil action under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997. This means that someone can be prosecuted in the criminal courts if they harass you. It also means you can take action against the person in the civil courts. The Act also says you must have experienced at least two incidents by the same person or group of people for it to be harassment. It’s the courts that decide if

something is harassment under the Act. The courts will look at whether most people or a reasonable person would think the behaviour amounts to harassment. If you’ve been the victim of harassment you can take action in the civil courts against the person harassing you. You need to make your claim within six years of when the harassment happened. You can still take civil court action even if the person harassing you hasn’t been found guilty of a criminal offence. The court can make an order or injunction that the person harassing you must stop their behaviour. If they don’t stop harassing you after the court has made an injunction against them, it’s a criminal offence and

they can be prosecuted in the criminal courts. You can also ask the court for compensation if you’ve suffered financial or emotional loss - for example, if the harassment has made you feel very anxious or distressed. If you think that you have been harassed or you’re thinking about taking court action, you should get advice from an experienced adviser – for example, at a local Citizens Advice.

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PICTURE OF THE WEEK A recent holiday for the town mayor, Cllr Gwynneth Hewetson, provided ample opportunity for her husband, mayor consort Tony, to watch out for nature. He was up with the lark to capture this stunning moment of a heron taking off. Isn’t it a fantastic image? We love receiving your pictures – send them to news@ wokinghampaper. co.uk

NELLIE KNOWS Nellie Williams www.nelliepompoms.co.uk A change of season

ELCOME to September, always a strange month with its weather, new school and people beginning to mutter about Christmas. I love all the seasons on their own merit but I do enjoy the new brush sweeping clean of a new season and, while we’re not strictly into autumn, it’s not far away. I’m not buying a new brush as I bought one last year, from Ella’s Kitchen Company one of my favourite Nordic inspired companies but I’m ready with a new notebook (from 2 Little Boys Ltd) and a head full of things to look into. Having had a massive sort out of the house and garden the next challenge is the loft. I may be some time.

Facebook challenge A PHOTOGRAPHY competition celebrating all that is great about Wokingham has been launched. The ‘Love Wokingham’ competition is calling on photographers of all ages and abilities to snap their favourite park, building, event or whatever they love about Wokingham, with the winner and two runners-up scooping a cash prize and a framed copy of their photo.

The competition features two categories - under 18s and 18+ - and is open to amateur and professional photographers. Entry is free, and entrants can submit up to five images which have a quality of at least 300dpi and do not exceed 5MB in size. Three prizes will be awarded per category, first prize is £100, second prize is £50 and third prize is £25.

Winners will receive a framed copy of their photograph and will have their picture taken with the Mayor. To enter email your name, category, postal or email address and phone number, and title and location of images, along with your submissions, to photos@ lovewokingham.co.uk. Entry closes on September 17. n For more visit www.morearts.org.uk.

TONY JOHNSON Caveat ‘Lector

HIS is an opinion piece! Oh drat, I’ve started with a fact, not an opinion, sorry. And that’s a fact too — double drat. However the opening fact may come as news to some readers. Oh dear, two facts, then some news. Not doing very well are we? Let’s try for an apology instead. You’ll recall near the end of my Election Nearing piece back in May, I said that “if you’re given something dodgy or downright misleading — send it to us and we’ll send it up” When I wrote those words, little did I imagine that the first thing to be sent up would be the article itself. However “I know what I said and I know what I meant”, hence the title of this week’s article. Gulp, now it looks like I’ve got to send myself up. Again. Or take evasive measures. But back in those the Pre-Brexit days, the then PM announced that he was “tightening laws to end facts evasion without deterring respiration”. And this would have been a jolly good thing if it had been enacted in time, as we were to get very few facts in that Referendum campaign. Although at the time it did seem a teensy weensy bit excessive to imply the tightening would be around the throat. So in defence of what one writes, it would seem appropriate to blend the sayings of Eric Morecambe (real) and Norman Stanley Fletcher (fictional) : “I’m flaying all the right scrotes, but not necessarily in the write order”.

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And that’s the beauty of English. Rich in words, each with a wealth of meanings, but change the sequence, spelling or typography & you can slide up the slippery pole from the height of comedy to the depth of tragedy, passing irony on the way. Plus, there are plenty of homonyms that lurk in the dark corners of the language two. Oops, that should have bin “too”. These homonyms sound alike, but are usually spelled differently & they’ve different meanings, haven’t they ? Wait a minute! What’s that you say – the PM didn’t say he was tightening laws etc etc? Oh yes he did – I clearly heard him say it too. Pardon – you’ll have to speak up a bit,. Err, you mean he actually said “tax evasion without deterring aspiration”. Oh drat, must have been blat fatteries. So let’s start with the meat and potatoes of the first send up. Typography. Tie what to me? You must be kidding, there are some countries I could name where that would get you a flogging. Oh, you mean the layout of the piece and the use of italics, bold, strikethroughs and so on. An example of this would have been “that took us about 10 minutes to make up research” when describing the Glossy Dossier we were sent. But unfortunately the original make up of the article didn’t make it into print, so my “public face” (i.e. the column) looked like it deserved a good slap. Or, if you will, deserved some good slap, i.e. make up. (groans — offstage) So I called the Editor to complain, as well as to apologise for getting the article in rather late and thus giving the layout guy so little time.

Apparently, there’s often a temp in the office, an Irish guy called Raffer who was born in Thailand (don’t ask). He’s quite a bit more senior than necessary and has never done any “real work”. But it’s all too easy to criticise a Thai POG called Raffer when the right scrote is the one that you see in the mirror every day. The beauty of writing political commentaries is that, while you normally put in some facts, then dress them with opinions and cultural references, you can also get creative. This really helps when you’re trying to convey an idea in satire or code that would be egregiously rude or downright unpublishable. So most articles have the gentle barbs and unpalatable opinions cloaked in humour or buried in a gag. But like art, humour is in the mind’s eye of the beholder. It depends on what fancies your tackle. Shouldn’t that be “tackles your fancy”? Oh, quit with the pantomime, it’s “i” not “a” you Cretan. And that’s why you have to switch the spill chucker off otherwise you’ll not only look like an iss, you’ll smell like one too. Sorry, spell like one too. No facts were harmed in the making of this peace. The value of your intestines can go up as well as down & past performances are no guarantee of future accidents in the under … … where ? Ewww. Behave ! (Sorry)

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Talking of challenges and the current Facebook one in particular I’ve not accepted it, have you seen the challenge that prompts people to share a black and white photo to raise awareness of cancer? Instead I’ve shared a photo of me and my dad who died of primary bowel and colon and secondary liver, in 1979 aged 41, when I was nine. Back in those days cancer was referred to as The Big C, the outlook wasn’t good and awareness was confined to nearest and dearest. Once my dad was the most swarthy handsome man I knew, then yellow through jaundice, then he died. No amount of liking it on the stairs, share this status for an hour or accepting challenges will give me awareness. I’ve gained it through life, love and loss.

Half day at the shops

We’re in the last few days of the holidays and whilst pretending to be organised at the start of the L O N G summer break it seems like it’s sneaked up and now we’re officially in the longest Sunday evening mode. I’ve been really boring harping back to my youth and have told the children that back in the day when the shops shut on Saturday that was your lot, everything needed to be bought before Saturday 5pm (or Wednesday half-day) or you’d have to wait until the shops opened again or rely on a friendly neighbour.

Victorious Victoria

Going even further back in time we’ve been watching Victoria on ITV which has been hugely enjoyable and the double episode on Sunday and Monday meant that we were hooked and didn’t have to wait so long until the next episode. Daisy Goodwin has done an outstanding job in her screenwriting debut bringing that whole period to life and the cast is outstanding. It’s also got me thinking about the characters, who knew Sir John Conroy died at Aborfield Hall? Of course, I’ve not yet forgiven ITV for not commissioning a third series of Home Fires.

Weekend brewing …

Anyway enough of all that there’s a weekend brewing and we’ve got things to do, people to see and the final check of school uniform.

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Wokingham people 19 FEET LONG ‘ANTIQUE’ TABLE FOUND IN A WINNERSH GARAGE – MADE BY AN 88 YEAR OLD

John’s stunning work put on the table John F Brooks worked as an antique furniture restorer and made these stunning recreations based on his knowledge and skills. Now one of his pieces, a 19ft table, is to come up for auction later this month

S IT ME? It could be but when I watch cooking programmes on TV the chefs seem to be making everything more and more complicated. I mean, who’s got the time to prepare and cook this elaborate stuff? What happened to Delia? I thought I was making progress when she demonstrated how to boil an egg. If you cross the channel an ordinary French restaurant provides simply cooked food for a reasonable price. It’s not sophisticated. Just tasty and healthy. Before the Euro was introduced it was so affordable. I remember eating in a hotel near Strasberg, ironically, during the reign of the Franc. There were framed diplomas honouring the chef posted around the oak panelled dining room and the total cost of the meal amounted to around £10 per family member.

Keep it simple French cooking is not complicated and, since autumn is now on the horizon and you may be wondering about entertaining indoors, may I suggest the best way to enjoy the French approach to cooking is to indulge in Danish cosiness evenings. They’re all the rage – but Mrs Smith was on to them a long time ago. Two years ago when new neighbours moved in next door we invited them round for a drink to introduce ourselves and tell them about the rich provision of local amenities. My favourite is Reading’s recycling centre. Of course, the trickle-down effect of Brexit means that if you’re a Wokingham borough resident you will need to produce a permit and to obtain access. To qualify you might well need to prove you have at least 5 GCSEs or O Levels, plus a passport and documents in triplicate showing you live within the Wokingham borough boundary. But this is getting away from my story. Having poured chilled white wine for the new neighbours Mrs Smith wasted no time in telling them about her plans to run Danish cosiness evenings and they would be top of the invitation list. Well, you should have seen the look on their faces. Mrs Neighbour apprehensively asked what happened during a cosiness evening. We never got around to arranging one with them. They moved after two years of curtain twitching. But with IKEA arriving in Reading I suspect all sorts of Scandinavian activities are going to become fashionable. The most important point about a cosiness evening is that you shouldn’t make a big effort. It’s the opposite. The emphasis is to friendship rather than formality and complexity. So here’s Mrs Smith’s autumnal recipe – cooked with minimal complexity. Slow cook beef stew. You haven’t got a slow cooker? They were all the rage in the 80s you can pick them up in charity shops. More wonderful than a microwave. You put the meat and ingredients in the cooker switch on, go to work and eight or nine hours later return to wonderful aromas filling the kitchen. There are three simple steps: n Put chunks of stewing/braising beef in the slow cooker n Add old red wine, onions, garlic and dried mixed herbs n Add tomato puree, salt and pepper and serve. As for quantities, I think you can judge how much you can eat. Food usually shrinks when cooking. But the golden rules should be don’t eat too much – it’s not good for you and don’t cook so much you throw food away – you would be horrified how much money some households waste on discarded food. Anyone fancy a cosiness evening? Send your requests to letters@wokinghampaper.co.uk

“The quality showed itself again auction house Martin & Pole were This 19ft table is a stunning recreation of a 19th century though, because with only a little contacted to arrange the sale of the th Furniture made byina every masterdetail craftsman, including 19 century 19 not feetrequired long by banquet table ispersuasion to be offered antique, precise and made withaloving care style the table slid closed contents the family. beautifully. Auctioneer, Matthew Coles, visited by sale an 88-year-old man, John Brooks. Had in September. for at the MartinWinnersh & Pole auction roomsF in Wokingham Born in 1915, John F. Brooks was an “Had this been a period table by the house and was surprised to see the it been furniture an original, it would beand worth at least – Road antique restorer living working on £10,000 the Reading in of Winnersh. work Gillows we may have been looking at quality the furniture.Much of the restoration but even this modern reproduction is expected to fetch an estimate of £10,000 – £15,000, but He said: “This humble bungalow he undertook was for Biggs of Maidenhead, the fine art and antique dealers. Whilst completing we thehave restoration to take into account that this contained furniture that would be a pretty penny when it comes up for auction later this every auctioneer’s dream to sell – high is actually a modern table, and it is not Mr Brooks made detailed plans of the furniture and then recreated them using authentic materials and month. JOHN WAKEFIELD explains quality, well designed items by some going to fit into the average home. techniques. These creations were then kept and used by Mr Brooks inmajor his names home.in 18th century of the “We are therefore estimating it at

cabinet making. £1,200 – 1,800 and hope this will draw them using authentic materials and RECREATION of a 19th century “There was only one problem, none some buyers.” After retirement Mr Brooks continued to make antique style furniture and his last project was toincreate a banquet table has been found techniques. of it had any signs of being over 200 As well as the table, the auction will in a garage where it has been After retirement Mr Brooks years old, the quality of cabinetbanquet table after designs by Gillows of Lancaster. Once completed inbut 2003, the table remainedalsoininclude the a George II style supper in storage ever since it was continued to make antique style making was certainly there. table from a design by Frederick workshop the house. Mrlast Brooks was by this “Finally, time 88I was andlead heoutvowed would not George II style walnut completed. in the back garden of furniture and his project was to a longthat heHintz, a narrow Now, the work of a master to create a 19ft banquet table after garage type outbuilding. Inside was bureau bookcase, a George II style burr make another piece of furniture. After his death it was left to the family to handle the estate. craftsman is being prepared for designs by Gillows of Lancaster. revealed the workshop and sitting walnut secretaire chest on chest and auction in Wokingham next week. Once completed in 2003, the table under blankets was the banquet other furniture and effects from the Born in&1915, John Brooks worked were remained in the workshop in the the saletable, withcontents all the leaves place. It Martin Pole inFWokingham contacted to arrange of the notin required by house. the family. as an antique furniture restorer, living back garden of the house: it was his had been there for 13 years, and we The auction will be held on Auctioneer, visited the house and was surprised to see the quality the furniture, and working onMatthew the Reading Coles, Road final piece. The then 88-year-old had were concerned that the of changes Wednesday, September 14, with public in Winnersh. As part of his duties, decided to finally hang up his tools. in temperature and moisture would viewing in the Milton Road Auction he made detailed plans of pieces so After his death it was left to the prevent us from the closing the table, Rooms on the Saturday morning, ‘This humble bungalow contained furniture that appeared would be every auctioneers dream to sell – high so we could get it into the removal van. Monday and Tuesday beforehand. family to handle the estate and local he could make his own version of

quality, well designed furniture by some of the major names in 18 th century cabinet making. There was only one problem, none of it had any signs of being over 200 years old, but the quality of cabinetmaking was certainly

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n The Wokingham Dementia Alliance exists to promote Dementia Friendly Societies in the Wokingham Borough. They aim to encourage and develop awareness and an understanding of Dementia in the Community through being a resource for sharing of ideas and best practices and by working with Dementia Friendly organisations for people living with dementia, their carers and families, voluntary and statutory services, businesses and the wider community. They are looking for a new Chairman of the WDAA possibly with personal experience of this illness to spearhead the

With Helena Badger Wokingham Borough Dementia Action Alliance. The role will involve working in conjunction and with the assistance of member organisations and ensuring that the voices of the people with dementia, their carers and families are heard. Please contact us for full details of the role. n The Westmead Centre in Wokingham is a day care centre for people with physical disabilities. They provide a range of services and activities for the rehabilitation and respite care of people with physical needs.

Activities include cookery, arts and crafts, music, quizzes gardening and some trips out. They currently need help from volunteers who can help by playing music so the clients can come along and enjoy listening to it and maybe even sing along! They also currently need help with the upkeep of the centre’s garden, so the clients will be able to access it and enjoy it. If you are interested in either of these roles, please let me know. n Do you or anyone you know speak Hindi? Interested in giving up a couple of

hours a week chatting to someone? A care home in Finchampstead has an elderly client who suffered a stroke and is now struggling to communicate. Please contact us for more details. These are just some of the roles we are recruiting for, but we have more than 100 different roles on our books. To find out about these or any other roles, call us on 0118 977 0749, email wok-vol@btconnect.com or visit www. volunteercentrewokingham.org.uk

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More Heritage Open Day events TO MARK Heritage Open Days, a Wokingham church is making an ap-peal. All Saints in Wiltshire Road is opening its church tower for tours, thanks to its bell ringing team. On Thursday, September 8, it will ring a quarter peal between 6pm and 7pm, while on Sunday, September 11 it will invite visitors to climb the tower and admire the view across Wokingham. There will be a chance to explore the ringing room, clock room and watch a demonstration of the bells being rung. Bellringers will be on hand to explain more about the building, its use and its heritage. Entry is free and this session runs from 1pm to 5pm. For more details, call the church on 0118 979 2797.

the old Forest Road. While the building of the M4 had a major influence on the introduction of the high tech businesses which now surround Wokingham, it is the A329M which in 1975 cut off the Forest Road and its natural connections between Emmbrook and the villages of Hurst and Binfield. The love and hate relationship with our rail and roads continue to this day!

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A SCHOOL that was once a medical centre, a chapel and the site of an air crash will be opened for special tours to mark Heritage Open Days. Wokingham’s history is Eagle House School in Sandhust is a Victorian black in your hands, thanks to Wokingham’s military and white building with a fascinating history and it will a new app that can be heritage be unveiled during the two-hour visit next week. downloaded to mobile As 2015 is the bi-centenary of the offers aSt virtual Wokingham Railway Station viewed from Wellington Roadphones. lookingIttowards Pauls Church. During the tour, there will be an exploration of the Battle of Waterloo, there have been a main house, the site of the Boston air crash of 1944, a museum, a blue plaque number of articles commemorating this The and story wasattold June, and also historians, Huxford, also tookvisit to the chapel its replacement: local government. a look thein Tudor House built in and Sarah war memorial trail world changing event. commemorated the 800th anniversary us on a journey to the old battlefields 2003. and an exploration of the Wokingham’s wild side The area has always been noted for ofevent, the Magna signed atcuppa nearby in search of their graves. This story After the guestsCarta, can enjoy a free and a Before we believe too much in the idea town hall its contribution to the nation’s military Runnymede in 1215. reflects only a microcosm of the losses cookie. that Wokingham’s development was a capability, with Arborfield’s REME, around the county of Berkshire, but Organisers solidly sedate experience, May’s article Shining on say that a thelight event is not suitable for RFA and Remount connections and the affirms the importance of the wars in the told the story of the rioting in the town children aged four and under. Wokingham’s ‘Dark Ages’ Sandhurst and Wellington Colleges all centre during the time of the 1857 General development of our local character. The tour runs daily from 2.30pm tothe 4.30pm on To bring us up to date August situated very nearby. Election. Wokingham and Thursday, September 8 to Saturday, September 10.are Civic committee, said: “Wokingham This documents the many including theDuke mainofhall with itstook to articles are focused on the kids who Even the Wellington Such events were a common sight in For more details: www.eaglehouseschool.com Town Council continually tries Victorian cross-beams. now entering into their summer holidays. the Royal Forest living in Stratfield Saye, which today is monuments, stained glass windows, the town andcalls this short and bloody and roll that ensure the battle A section devoted the Wokingham’splaques to offer information our community, it is Looking at to today’s What better way to use this month’s only 30 minutes awaytofrom between the Whigs and the Tories alsoresidents fallen are fittingly remembered. Wokingham and visitors in different difficult to visualise just how rural the editions than to tell the stories of the town centre.Society’s Blue Plaque highlighted the Bush and Museum Rose hotels in oncetowas and in part explains the Romans, the Celts and the Saxons And there’s also a Virtual Trail will let users follow the heritage ways toarea appeal different Wokingham’s Market the headquarters of these THE OLD brass memorial in Berkshire willWokingham go on show sometimes fragile relationship between influence on the area before so users canPlace learnasabout various trail around the town. A similar audiences. two feral groups. benefactor culture Day. oldthat andthe new Wokingham; few for this year’s wasHeritage even a Open twinkle in old Wocca’s eye? local treasures including those section allows people to follow “We the hope historical The story was also able to reflect Thememorial area around areas on in the have such All Saints Church David Nash Fordwill provided of in Binfield display aitsset 14th within the Town Hall. information thisUK new appwitnessed will a war trailWokingham through thewas upon the national scene and the corrupt surrounded by many remarkable extraordinary growth and change incentury the carved articles and puzzles makes wooden porch, anwhich hourglass made in Cllr Philip Mirfin, Chairman of the be enjoyed by a number of people.” borough. individuals and they were instrumental in nature of general elections before the profile of its population. history fun for thememorial, young and no dates doubtto 1628 and its half-effigy brass which education. Wokingham also had a introduction of the private ballot. building the much needed infrastructure Although Wokingham’s history 1361, at the will also catch interest of the parents heritage eventthe on Saturday, September 10. powerful professional class, a strong Future articles will include further which underpinned the establishment of has always been intertwined with who will be looking over their child’s It is open from 10am to 4pm and entry is free. church community (including the nontales of anarchy and revelry in this old a strong community. the surrounding villages by providing shoulder. conformists) and together they shared market town. THE smartphone app isn’t the only thing that Wokingham Outside, classic willofbethe on display thanks to And in London Road, St Crispin’splace School will showcase and We will later be telling thecars story a market for agricultural Here’s to the next round of articles! a strong belief in the importance of Town Council is doing for Heritage Open Days. Barkham Car Club, while children get to enjoy face at War the Fred Millett murals on Sunday, September Walter family and their contributions to willWokingham commercial produce,11itbetween was also a Forest Thanks go out to our contributors: Steve teaching. This year, the national theme is Treasure Your the buildingpainting, balloon modelling and competitions with and 1pm. of Wokingham but in April Town. The term ‘forest’ did not meanAN a OPPORTUNITY Bacon, JimtoBell, David Nash Ford, Sarah There areprizes. watershed11am moments in explore a church’s belfry is The result was with the skills, the Treasures, and organisers hope that everyone will become Therewe willtold alsothe be story storiesoffrom history by the moment Cllr Gwynneth Town said:a ‘“I am of lawson first weekly issue, theWokingham’s cluster of Mayor, trees, but system laid Huxford, Roger Long, Trevor history which mark of greatHewetson, offer thanks to Heritage Open Day. Ottlewski motivation and the finance available, a tourist of their own town, discovering the treasures on lovedlocal historians during Queen’s reign. forward It is aby great opportunity to much Arthur Hill, the 6th the Marquess down royalty for the protection of The church change in a society andlooking the Great Warto ofthe day. andof Peter Shilham theirincontinuing St Michael andfor Allall Angels Sandhurst there developed a culture of education their doorstep. at 11am byisthe Town meet lots of residents andtheir share our history. of Downshire.The official opening will take place 1914-1918 hunting grounds. one such time. contributions. is opening its doors to welcome visitors on Saturday, which still holds strong to this day. All Saints Church is the first venue, offering bell- Although Mayor Cllr Mrs Gwynneth Hewetson andTherefore Mini Mayor also get to meet theThese future onerous as it will be the restricted local one of Britain’s wealthiest rules a number of “We centenaries workSeptember is provided September 10All andthis Sunday, 11.by our Wokingham transport ringing sessions on Thursday, September 8 and Sunday, Elysia Ellis.Hill doubled as the Mini Mayor, from landowners, Arthur fromElysia usingEllis large parts of the land between 2014 and 2018first willengagement for our people local of charge andon There will be historians guided toursfree at 11am and 3pm Transport is probably the single September 11. For more details, see the panel on the right. St Paul’s Parish Church is hosting an open weekendthe on great Westende At 11 am we willand open chief of the local Fire Brigade and was a sustenance inHeritage part led to theSaturday and commemorate losses ofJunior war School.for can3pm be found on the frontwill page ofbe the on Sunday. Experts also on most in Place Wokingham’s The important Town Hall infactor Market is opening its doors to financial Saturday, September 10 and Sunday, September 11. the people riseyou of will local and general Dayoftogether and I do hope behighwaymen there to welcome major contributor to this part of which scarred Wokingham Wokingham Remembers website stained hand to share information about the building’s development, in both its rail and road 11amWokingham’s lawlessness. As ”a result, the subsequent the public on Sunday, September 11 between and for the of the 20th and century. www.wokinghamremembers.com Wokingham Library in Denmark Street hasrest a special public services. encourage our new junior first citizen. glass windows. Blackfrom Act of came down heavily on systems. May’s edition followed the story are available also to Mark Ashwell at 4pm. Attractions include the chance to see the new panel Later articles displaywill andillustrate colouringthe competition from Monday, n Programmes the1723 Information The churchThanks is open from 10am to 4pm on Saturday ‘Wokingham Blacks’ in toTradeMark of10. twoThere brothers supporting Future articles will look the great 5manors and their created for the Wokingham ArtatSociety’s Diamonddemise Jubilee of these September until Saturday, September is alsofrom a Langborough Centre at the Town Hall,these the Library and some shopsand in resulted and 2pm 5pm on the for Sunday. Entry is the free.paper’s either their transportation or execution. Road in Wokingham town. One of commitment to this project. incumbent local social system and the of on Fridays. introduction of the and the Frieze to celebrate therailways Queen’s 90th Birthday. history surgery fromrise 9.30am the town orour visit www.wokingham-tc.gov.uk

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go on stage, although that might add to the Reading vibe. “We don’t tend to get recognised when we go out and about, I think we are kind of default-looking…” “...People are more like ‘Get the hell out of my way!’” Rupert chips in, laughing. Bassist Will Dorey said: “We had a moment earlier, we saw a massive Palace poster as we arrived so we stood under it and took a photo, and a group of kids saw us and came up to us. We still get excited just being able to play at festivals, it’s like the most exciting thing ever.” It is a refreshing to meet a band who aren’t worried about their image, and seem to be more concerned with sharing their success with others. The band are starting up a monthly ‘Palace Presents’ music night at their favourite venue, The George Tavern in London’s East End, a venue where they cut their teeth on the live circuit. Leo said: “The venue was going to be closed down, but it’s recently been saved. We used to play a lot of gigs there, so we are starting a live music night featuring bands we love, so along with all the touring it’s going to be a busy few months, but busy is good!” n Palace’s debut album, So Long Forever is released on November 4 through Fiction Records. For more information visit www. wearepalace.com.

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HIS festival seems to be all about music, everywhere you turn there is a band playing, it’s really cool.” London-based band Palace made their Reading Festival debut on Saturday evening on the Festival Republic Stage to a huge crowd, despite sharing the time-slot with main stage headliners Red Hot Chili Peppers. “I would have loved to have seen them play, they are on my wishlist,” said guitarist and vocalist Leo Wyndham. “But missing them because you are playing at the same time is a pretty good excuse. “It’s been a lifelong dream of mine to see them play Suck My Kiss [which wasn’t played after all – Editor], but we might be able to hear them while we are on stage. “We might just have to hook up our PA system to theirs so we can hear them in our monitors, and have really long pauses between our songs… It’d be a rubbish gig for people watching us though!’ The band, who are originally from Dorset, have spent the last few years crafting their musical style out of a north-

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Last weekend, thousands came to Reading Festival. GEMMA DAVIDSON was there and says what she saw

EADING Festival took place last weekend, bringing thousands of music fans to the town and traffic chaos to the roads for six days. Around 90,000 people were expected to descend on the town each day over the bank holiday weekend to catch the likes of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Biffy Clyro, Fall Out Boy and Disclosure among hundreds of other artists. At the time of going to press, no arrests or incidents were reported by Thames Valley Police, but British Transport Police (BTP) in Reading reported four young men trespassing on railway tracks, allegedly trying to sneak into

At the theatre Basingstoke – The Anvil

www.anvilarts.org.uk 01256 844244 NEXT SHOW: Basingstoke Tappers and Jazz Dance Company. Fri 16, Sat 17.

Basingstoke – The Haymarket www.anvilarts.org.uk 01256 844244 Jonathan Pie: Live. Sun 11.

Bracknell – South Hill Park www.southhillpark.org.uk (01344) 484123 Wilde Sundays. Sun. Creative Control Band Night. Sun. Art Themen Plus Support (Bracknell Jazz). Fri 9. The Comedy Cellar. Fri 9. Creative Control Local Bands Showcase. Sat 10. Storytelling. Sun 11. FILM: The BFG. Fri-Sun. The Student and Mister Henri. Tues. Born To Be Blue. Wed. Maggie’s Plan. Thurs. Independence Day: Resurgence. Fri-Sun. The

the festival on Saturday night. BTP also reported more than 20 ticketing offences, one assault and one racial public order offence over the festival weekend. Over in the Richfield Avenue arena, hundreds of artists performed across nine stages between Friday and Sunday, with each night wrapped up with an incredible display by the main stage headliners. Indie rock band Foals and dance act Disclosure closed the show with a co-headlining set on Friday, while Reading Festival veterans Red Hot Chili Peppers played some of their biggest hits, including By The Way, Scar Tissue and Under The Bridge, on Saturday Night. Pop-punk outfit Fall Out Boy and Scottish rockers Biffy Clyro headlined the final night of the festival, closing the show with a huge pyrotechnic and fireworks display which left the crowds’ ears ringing long into the night. Comedians such as Bill Bailey, Russell Howard and Russell Kane entertained packed

Colony. Fri-Sun.

Camberley – Theatre www.camberleytheatre.biz 01276 707600 The Guitar Legends. Fri. Open Say. Sat. Rock n Roll Legends From Paradise. Sun. James Cagney Film Season: The Public Enemy. Tues. Forbidden Nights. Thurs. Simon and Garfunkel Through The Years. Fri 9. Tenors Unlimited. Sat 10. Cinderella auditions. Sun 11.

Didcot – Cornerstone www.cornerstone-arts.org 01235 515144 Danny and the Champions of the World. Sun 11.

Guildford – Yvonne Arnaud www.yvonne-arnaud.co.uk 01483 440000 MAIN STAGE CLOSED UNTIL SEPTEMBER 16. Sweet Mr Shakespeare. Until Sat. The Memory. Sept 14-17.

Henley – Kenton Theatre www.kentontheatre.co.uk 01491 575698 The Three Musketeers. Until Sept 17.

High Wycombe – Wycombe Swan www.wycombeswan.co.uk 01494 512000 Lazytown. Fri. Puppetry of the Penis: The Vegas Show. Sat 3. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: Grieg’s Piano Concerto. Sun. Ruby’s Vintage Fair. Sat 10. David Live. Sat 10.

Maidenhead – Norden Farm www.nordenfarm.org 01628 788997 Friday Night Flamenco. Fri. The British Invasion Show. Sat. Introduction to Mindfulness. Sun. Sunday Stories at the Farm. Sun. A Musical Soiree. Sun. Viennese Connections: Summer Concert Series 3. Thurs. Nashville in the Round.

out audiences in the Alternative Stage tent, while the BBC Introducing Stage played host to brand new talent including Fronteers, Beau and Superglu. The festival was a dream come true for local band Sundara Karma, who opened the main stage on Saturday, while revellers came together to pay tribute to indie rock group Viola Beach, who were killed, along with their tour manager, in a car accident in Sweden in February. Volunteers took to the festival site on Monday to help clear the rubbish and tents left behind after the weekend. Hundreds of tents and items of clothing were picked up by volunteers, which will be donated to refugees in France, Greece and Syria. The dates for next year’s festival have already been announced, with tickets going on sale on Tuesday at 2016 prices for a limited time. n For more visit www.readingfestival.com.

Thurs. The Real Thing. Fri 9. Going South. Sat 10. An Evening of Jazz in aid of MacMlillan. Sat 10. It’s Show Time! With the Noteworthy Vocal Quartet. Sun 11. FILMS: The Commune (15). Fri, Wed. Born To Be Blue (15). Sun, Tues. The BFG (PG). Sat 10.

Newbury – The Corn Exchange www.cornexchangenew.com 0845 5218 218 NCDC Summer Dance Week Performance. Fri. The Simon and Garfunkel Story: 50th Anniversary Tour. Sat. Speed Dating The Musical. Wed-Thurs. The Horne Section. Thurs. Encore: Romeo and Juliet (Kenneth Branagh Company). Fri. Martin Carthy. Sat 10. Young Corn Exchange presents: Sky. Sat 10. Explore Newbury Walk. Sat 10. FILMS: Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (15). Fri-Thurs. Jason Bourne (12a). Fri-Thurs. The Childhood of A Leader (12a). Fri-Thurs.

Nigel was recently adopted from DBARC, but sadly the adopters felt they could not cope with him anymore and have brought him back. One-year-old Nigel came from a breeder where he was no longer needed, therefore he has probably never lived in a home, so will need caring and patient adopters while he settles into home life. He has always had the company of other dogs, so is looking for a home where he will have a doggie companion to be his friend. A kind and gentle companion dog will help to show him the ropes, teaching him that the big, wide world is not nearly as scary as he thinks it is. Nigel is not for the first-time dog owners, he will need experienced adopters who understand it will take time and patience to settle them into his home.

CARA Little Cara was the last of a litter and an unsold puppy that was unwanted by the person who accidentally bred her, and was about to advertise her as “free to a good home”. This is an incredibly irresponsible thing to do, as there are many reported cases of very distressing consequences for dogs advertised in this way. Fortunately in Cara’s case, a dedicated animal welfare volunteer heard that this little one needed a safe haven, and took her into her own home to foster for a few

weeks until she could come to DBARC for rehoming. Cara is a lovely, friendly girl, very well used to people and to other dogs. She has not lived with small children, and given that she is a typically lively collie cross youngster, we would not wish to place her with children under 10 years. She will of course need all the basic puppy training that dogs of her age require, and as she is a bright little girl, she will need someone who is willing to give her an interesting and active lifestyle. She will need company most of the time.

SKY Young Sky has come to us because her sadly owner is too ill to care for her anymore. She is a very sweet little cat, adorable and friendly and sure to melt a few hearts. Sky will be neutered before she leaves the rescue, but it would be better to come and see her as quickly as possible because we have no doubt that she will be snapped up quickly.

ECLAIRE Eclaire has sadly come to us because her partner has died and the family no longer want to own rabbits so have brought her into DBARC. Eclaire is a beautiful Rex rabbit, and is looking for a home with a boy bunny companion. Can you offer her the forever home she needs? n Could you offer a forever home to any of these animals? If the answer is ‘yes’ then please get in touch with the centre on 0118 934 1122 to make sure the animals have not already been reserved. The centre is open everyday between 11am and 1pm, and 2pm and 4pm. For more information, and to view other animals in need of a home visit www. dbarc.org.uk

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www.progresstheatre.co.uk 0118 384 2195 Jazz@Progress: Nigel Price Organ Quartet. Sat. The Long and the Short and the Tall. Sept 12-17.

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Shinfield – Shinfield Players

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Reading – The Hexagon www.readingarts.com 0118 960 6060 Reading Rep presents Ben Hur. Until Sat. The Great British Bump Off. Thurs-Sat 10. Showstopper! The Improvised Musical. Sun 11.

Reading – Concert Hall www.readingarts.com 0118 960 6060 NEXT SHOW: Lunchtime Organ Recital: George Robey. Wed 14.

www.shinfieldplayers.org.uk 0118 975 8880 NEXT SHOW: Dean Friedman In Concert. Sept 24.

Sonning – The Mill www.millatsonning.com 0118 969 8000 Agatha Christie’s The Hollow. Until Sat. Book Club. Wed. New Season Launch Party. Fri 9.

Windsor – Theatre Royal www.theatreroyalwindsor.co.uk 01753 853888 The Shawshank Redemption. Until Sat. Lady Anna: All At Sea. Mon-Sat 10.

Wokingham – The Whitty Theatre www.luckleyhouseschool.org 0118 978 4175 NEXT SHOW: Wokingham Film Society: Steve Jobs. Thurs Sept 22.

Wokingham – Theatre www.wokingham-theatre.org.uk 0118 978 5363 Handbagged. Until Sept 10.

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

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What’son Friday, September 2 ASCOT – Racecourse SL5 7JX. Ascot festival of food and wine including Raymond Blanc OBE. Entry from £17. 11am. Details: 0844 346 3000 or visit www.ascot. co.uk FINCHAMPSTEAD – Library, FBC Centre RG40 4ES. Storytime for ages 3-5. 11am-11.30am. Craft time for ages 2-5. £1. 11.30amnoon. Details: 0118 908 8176. LOWER EARLEY – Library, Chalfont Close, Chalfont Way RG6 5HZ. Shared aloud reading group. 10.30am. Details: 0118 931 2150. LOWER EARLEY – Loddon Valley Leisure Centre GR6 4GD. Finding Dory swimming session. Booking essential. 10.30am11.30am. Details: 0118 931 2066. WOKINGHAM – Theatre, Twyford Road RG40 5TU. Wokingham Theatre presents Handbagged. 7.45pm. Details: www.wokinghamtheatre.org.uk WOKINGHAM – Library, Denmark Street RG40 2BB. Cribbage and card games club. 10.30am. Local history surgery: drop-in for advice. 10am-noon. Details: 0118 978 1368.

Saturday, September 3 ASCOT – Racecourse SL5 7JX. Ascot festival of food and wine including Raymond Blanc OBE. Entry from £17. 11am. Details: 0844 346 3000 or visit www.ascot. co.uk CAMBERLEY – High Street, Park Street, Princess Way, Obelisk Way GU15 3RB. Camberley Car Show including Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Dream Rides and a selection from Booklands Museum. Free entry, in aid of The South West Thames Kidney Fund. 10am-4pm. Details: www.camberleycarshow. co.uk EARLEY – Earley Home Guard Social Club, Pitts Lane. Live music night. 7.45pm. Free entry. Details: 0118 926 5936. FRIMLEY GREEN – Frimley Lodge Park GU16 6HY.

Dash of Colour 2016: a 5km run or walk. £18. In aid of Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice Care. Noon. Details: 01252729446 KNOWL HILL – St Peter’s Church. open church event. From 10.30am. LOWER EARLEY – Library, Chalfont Close, Chalfont Way RG6 5HZ. Creative card making event for adults. With Rachel Freegard. 10am-noon. £5. Details: 0118 931 2150. TWYFORD – Loddon Hall, Loddon Hall Road, Twyford, Reading RG10 9JA. Salsa Party night. 8pm-1am. £10. Details: www. incognitodance.com. WARGRAVE – Library, Woodclyffe Hostel, Church Street RG10 8EP. Saturday storytime for ages 3-5. 10.30am11am. Details: 0118 940 4656. WOKINGHAM – Market Place. Sunny Saturdays presents: Hands On Company. 11am-1pm. Details: www.wokinghamtc.gov.uk WOKINGHAM – Theatre, Twyford Road RG40 5TU. Wokingham Theatre presents Handbagged. 7.45pm. Details: www. wokingham-theatre.org.uk WOKINGHAM – Library, Denmark Street RG40 2BB. Dad and Baby rhymetime for up to 18 moths. 10am10.30am. Code Club for ages 9-11. Booking essential. 10.15am-11.30am. Details: 0118 978 1368.

Sunday, September 4 BRACKNELL – Coppid Beech Hotel, John Nike Way RG12 8TF. Wedding Fair. 11am3.30pm. Fashion show 1pm. Details: 07464 613500 or www.dreamweddingfairs. com BRACKNELL – Jealott’s Hill Community Landshare, Wellers Lane RG42 6BQ. Community Landshare open day including plants, bric-abrac, secondhand tools and more. £3.50, under 12s free. In aid of British Red Cross. 2pm-5pm. Details: 0118 935 8221. WOOSEHILL– Woosehill Church. Farewell events for Father Patrick: games at Hawthorne School Field followed by afternoon tea. 2pm. Communion service

Monday, September 5 BRACKNELL – Coppid Beech Hotel, John Nike Way RG12 8TF. Rotary Club of Easthampstead meeting: District Perspective with DG Joy Arnott. 7.30pm. Details: 01344 862440. BRACKNELL – Bracknell Open Learning Centre, Rectory Lane RG12 7GR. Bracknell Camera Club meeting: members evening. 7.30pm. Details: www. bracknell-camera-club. co.uk. FINCHAMPSTEAD – Library, FBC Centre RG40 4ES. Bridge and Table Games Club. 2pm-4pm. Details: 0118 908 8176. MAIDEN ERLEGH – Library, off Silverdale Road RG6 7HS. Colouring For Adults. 2.15pm-3pm. Details: 0118 966 6630. SPENCERS WOOD – Library, Basingstoke Road RG7 1AJ. Storytime for ages 3-5. 4pm. Details: 0118 988 4771. TWYFORD – Twyford Library, Polehampton Close RG10 9RP. Author book group. Booking essential. 2.30pm3.30pm. Details: 0118 934 0800 WARGRAVE – Library, Woodclyffe Hostel, Church Street RG10 8EP. Storytime: stories and rhymes for under fives. 4pm-4.30pm. Writers forum. 10.30am-noon. Monday bookworms book group. Booking essential. 2.15pm-3.15pm. Woodclyffe book group. 5.30pm-6.30pm. Details: 0118 940 4656. WOKINGHAM – Theatre, Twyford Road RG40 5TU. Wokingham Theatre presents Handbagged. 7.45pm. Details: www. wokingham-theatre.org.uk WOKINGHAM – Library, Denmark Street RG40 2BB. Knit Stitch and Natter. Drop-in for knitting, sewing and a chat. All abilities welcome. 2pm-3pm. Details: 0118 978 1368. WOODLEY – Christ Church, Crockhamwell Road RG5 3LA. Tea With Toddlers group. 10am. Details: 0118 926 8143.

Tuesday, September 6 EARLEY – St Nicolas, Sutcliffe Avenue. Board games cafe. 10am-noon. Details: 0118 966 9080. TWYFORD – Library, Polehampton Close RG10 9RP. Reminiscence Club. 10.30am-noon. Details: 0118 934 0800. TWYFORD – United Reformed Church, Church Road RG10 9DR. Twford Singers open evening. All welcome. 7.45pm-9.45pm. Details: www.twyford-singers.org.uk WINNERSH – Library, The Forest School, Robin Hood Lane RG41 5ND. Winnersh Readers bookgroup. 6.45pm-7.45pm. Winnersh Book Borrowers: book group for ages 7-11. Booking essential. 4.15pm5pm. 50p. Details: 0118 979 7519. WOKINGHAM – Theatre, Twyford Road RG40 5TU. Wokingham Theatre presents Handbagged. 7.45pm. Details: www. wokingham-theatre.org.uk WOKINGHAM – Library, Denmark Street RG40 2BB. Children’s origami club. 4pm-4.45pm. Storytime: rhymes and stories for ages 3-5. 2pm-2.30pm. UK Online: Help and support with computers and the internet for beginners. 2pm-4pm. Details: 0118 978 1368. WOODLEY – Library, Headley Road RG5 4JA. Crochet Group with Gaynor White from Barkham Hookers. All abilities welcome. Noon2pm. £4. Details: 0118 969 0304.

Wednesday, September 7 FRIMLEY – Our Lady Queen of Heaven Church Hall, Frimley (Opposite Frimley Park Hospital) GU16 7AA. Scottish Country Dancing beginners night. 8pm-10pm. Wear flat shoes and loose clothing. Details: 01252 404639 or www.rscds-bhs. org.uk SWALLOWFIELD – Parish Hall. Swallowfield Progressive Whist Club meeting. Beginners welcome. £2. 7.30pm. Details: 0118 976 1604. WARGRAVE – Library, Woodclyffe Hostel, Church Street RG10 8EP. Crafts and

Laughs. 1.30pm-3.30pm. Details: 0118 940 4656. WINNERSH – Library, The Forest School, Robin Hood Lane RG41 5ND. Storytime for ages 3-5. 10.15am-10.45am. Colouring For Adults. 11.45am-1.15pm. Details: 0118 979 7519. WOKINGHAM – Theatre, Twyford Road RG40 5TU. Wokingham Theatre presents Handbagged. 7.45pm. Details: www. wokingham-theatre.org.uk WOKINGHAM – Library, Denmark Street RG40 2BB. Colouring for Adults. Free. 10am-noon. Details: 0118 978 1368. WOODLEY – Library, Headley Road RG5 4JA. Chess and Scrabble Club for adults. 2pm-3pm. National Careers Service. Advice for your CV and career planning. 10am-5pm. Details: 0118 969 0304.

Thursday, September 8 EARLEY – St Nicolas, Sutcliffe Avenue. Over 50s club. 2pm-4pm. £6 annual fee, £2 per month. Details: 0118 966 9080. EARLEY – St Peter’s Church Hall, Church Road RG6 1EY. Thursdays @10, an event for retired people. Pam Windley: Musical Instruments. Details: 0118 966 8575. FINCHAMPSTEAD – St James Church Centre, Church Lane RG40 4LU. Mothers Union meeting. 1.45pm. All welcome. Details: 0118 973 0133. SHINFIELD – Parish Hall, School Green. Shinfield Allotment Holders and Gardeners Association meeting: Chillies with Angela Slade. £1. 7.30pm. Details: gardenyoung@ aol.com LOWER EARLEY – Library, Chalfont Close, Chalfont Way RG6 5HZ. Storytime for ages 3-5. 2.30pm-3pm. Details: 0118 931 2150. SANDHURST – Eagle House School, Crowthorne Road GU47 8PH. Heritage Open Day: explore the site, learn about its history. Free refreshements after two-hour tour. 2.30pm4.30pm. Details: www. eaglehouseschool.com WINNERSH – Library, The

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Forest School, Robin Hood Lane RG41 5ND. Winnersh Book Group. 7pm-8pm. Details: 0118 979 7519. WOKINGHAM – Theatre, Twyford Road RG40 5TU. Wokingham Theatre presents Handbagged. 7.45pm. Details: www. wokingham-theatre.org.uk WOKINGHAM – The Cornerstone, Norreys Avenue RG40 1UE. Wokingham and East Berkshire Camera Club (WEBCC) meeting: Chairman’s welcome. 7.30pm. Details: 0118 977 5670. WOKINGHAM – Library, Denmark Street RG40 2BB. More than meets the eye: A new insight in to our perceptul senses: a talk by John Harrison. 6.30pm-8pm. £3. Beading Group. 10.30am-12.30pm. Details: 0118 978 1368. WOKINGHAM – All Saints Church, Wiltshire Road RG40 1TN. Tower Tours for Heritage Open Day. See ringing room, clock, enjoy a demonstration. Quarter Peel. 6pm-7pm. Details: 0118 979 2797. WOKINGHAM – The Cornerstone, Norreys Avenue RG40 1UE. Meetup: How To Get Your Dream Professional Role. £7. 7pm-9.30pm. Details: www. meetup.com/ ProfessionalInvincible-You WOODLEY – Library, Headley Road RG5 4JA. Children’s Chess Club for ages 8 upwards. 3.30pm-5pm. Details: 0118 969 0304.

Friday, September 9 CROWTHORNE – Morgan Centre RG45 7LD. Crowthorne Musical Players present Let’s Face The Music and Dance. 7.30pm. £10, under 12s £5. Details: 07796 276888 or cmptickets@ gmail.com FINCHAMPSTEAD – Library, FBC Centre RG40 4ES. Rhymetime for under fives. 11am. Details: 0118 908 8176. LOWER EARLEY – Library, Chalfont Close, Chalfont Way RG6 5HZ. Pass The Book Club. 10.30am11.30am. Details: 0118 931 2150. WOKINGHAM – Theatre, Twyford Road RG40 5TU. Wokingham Theatre presents Handbagged. 7.45pm. Details: www. wokingham-theatre.org.uk WOKINGHAM – Library, Denmark Street RG40 2BB. Crochet Group with Gaynor White from Barkham Hookers. All abilities welcome. 9.30am-11.30am. £4. Local history surgery: dropin for advice. 10am-noon. Details: 0118 978 1368. WOODLEY – Library, Headley Road RG5 4JA. Crime and Thriller book club. Noon1pm. Details: 0118 969 0304. WOODLEY – Oakwood Centre, RG5 4JZ. Tir na nOg and Crystal Jacqueline. 7.30pm. £12.50. Details: 0118 921 6696.

Saturday, September 10 BINFIELD – All Saints’ Church, Church Hill RG42 5NS. Heritage Open Day: explore a 14th century carved wooden porch, a 17th century hourglass and the oldest brass memorial in Berkshire. 10am-4pm. Free entry. CROWTHORNE – Morgan Centre RG45 7LD. Crowthorne Musical Players present Let’s Face The Music and Dance. 3pm and 7.30pm. £10, under 12s £5. Details: 07796 276888 or cmptickets@gmail.com EARLEY – St Peter’s Church Hall, Church Road RG6 1EY. East Reading Horticultural Society Autumn Flower Show. 3pm4.30pm. Details: www.erhs.org.uk MAIDEN ERLEGH – Library, off Silverdale Road RG6 7HS. Maiden Erlegh crime book group. 10.30am-11.30am. Details: 0118 966 6630. LOWER EARLEY – Library, Chalfont Close, Chalfont Way RG6 5HZ. Creative card making event for adults. With Rachel Freegard. 10am-noon. £5. Dad and Baby Rhymetime. 10.30am-11am. Details: 0118 931 2150. SANDHURST – St Michael And All Angels Church, Lower Church Road GU47 8HN. Heritage Open Day guided tours of church and belfry. 10am-4pm. Tours 11am, 3pm. Free entry. WOKINGHAM – Market Place. Sunny Saturdays presents: Curious Sounds. 11am-1pm. Details: www.wokingham-tc. gov.uk WOKINGHAM – Library, Denmark Street RG40 2BB. Teen writing group for ages 11-18. 10.30am-noon. Poetry Writing Group for adults. 10am-11.30am. Details: 0118 978 1368. WOKINGHAM – Theatre, Twyford Road RG40 5TU. Wokingham Theatre presents Handbagged. 7.45pm. Details: www.wokinghamtheatre.org.uk WOKINGHAM – St Paul’s Church, Reading Road RG41 1EH. Ride and Stride event in aid of Royal County of Berkshire Churches Trust. All day Details: 0118 979 2122. WOODLEY – Christ Church, Crockhamwell Road RG5 3LA. Church ramble. 10am. Come dressed for the weather. Details: 0118 926 8143. WOODLEY – Oakwood Centre, Headley Road RG5 4JZ. Woodley and Earley Arts Group present: A workshop with Peter Keegan: landscape and oils in alla prima style. Details: 0118 969 3311. WOODLEY – Library, Headley Road RG5 4JA. Saturday storytime for parents and children. 11am. Details: 0118 969 0304. WOODLEY – Oakwood Centre, Headley Road RG5 4JZ. Thames Valley Ancient Egypt Society lecture: Reconstructing the Early

Second Millennium BCE Using scarab amulets with Stephanie Boonstra. £3. 2pm4.30pm. Details: 01491 838803.

Sunday, September 11 BINFIELD – St Mark’s Church RG42 4AH. Binfield Church Fete including a dog show. 11am-3pm. Details: www.facebook.com/ binfieldchurchfete BINFIELD – Newbold College via Newbold Church entrance, Popeswood Road RG42 4AH. Moor Close Gardens open day. 2pm5pm. Tours from 2.30pm. Free entry. Adults £15, under 14s £7.50. Details: 020 7609 6695 or www. thamespathchallenge.com/ henley-10k EARLEY – Harris Gardens, University of Reading RG6 6UD. Open gardens in aid of Parkinson’s. 2pm-5pm. £3, under 12s free. Details: 0118 935 8221. HURST – The Diana Brimblecombe Animal Rescue Centre, Nelson Lane RG10 0RR. Fun dog show organised by Diana Brimblecombe Animal Rescue Centre. From 9am. Details: 01344 453594. REMENHAM – Mill Meadows RG9 1JL. Henley 10k Challenge: a loop through the village. From 10am. Walk, run or jog the route. Details: www. thamespathchallenge.com/ henley-10k SANDHURST – St Michael And All Angels Church, Lower Church Road GU47 8HN. Heritage Open Day guided tours of church and belfry. 2pm-5pm. Tour 3pm. Free entry. WARREN ROW – Scotlands RG10 8QP. open gardens in aid of British Red Cross. 2pm-5pm. £3.50, under 12s free. Details: 0118 935 8221. WOKINGHAM – All Saints Church, Wiltshire Road RG40 1TN. Tower Tours for Heritage Open Day. See ringing room, clock room, enjoy a demonstration. 1pm-5pm. Details: 0118 979 2797. WOKINGHAM – Birchin Inhams Farm, Healthlands Road RG40 3AP. Dog Trouble Foundation Family Fun Doh Show. 10am-4pm. Free entry. Details: www. dogtrouble.co.uk WOKINGHAM – Cantley House Hotel, Milton Road RG40 5QG. Wedding fair. 11am3pm. Details: www. berkshireweddingfairs.co.uk WOODLEY – Shopping Precinct, Crockhamwell Road. Car boot sale. 8am-1pm. Details: 0118 921 6920 or www. woodleytowncentre.co.uk. WOODLEY – Library, Headley Road RG5 4JA. French Conversation Club for those with basic French knowledge. 2pm3pm. Details: 0118 969 0304.

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

7. Actress and model Michelle Heaton is a former member of which pop group?

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ACROSS DOWN 2. Some gemstones found in a 1. Channel Island has the very German town (3) thing for a recluse (6) 2. Some credit originally given 5. Got to work again (6) to journalist (6) 7. Arrival of large number in 3. A riser surprisingly found in state of change (6) the mountain chain (6) 9. Tuna crushed in a mortar 4. However, not removing the explosion at Noah’s resting garment fastener (6) place (5,6) 6. The best part, twice as much first made from milk (6,5) 10. Somehow alert after a second, but not so fresh (6) 8. Promote greater number in addition (11) 11. German company includes 10. Initially made a distress feature that is giving pain (6) signal (3) 13. Added zest (6) 12. Single letter expressing 16. City church first was deep surprise (3) yellow (6) 14. It is rotten to place one in the way (6) 18. Really up-to-date, so let it be (3,4,4) 15. With much affection at a high price (6) 19. Dreary lads I’m shocking (6) 16. Allowed to carve first a 20. More uniform sort of veneer (6) small piece of meat (6) 17. Enrage lunatic going to a 21. Still they returned without place for thieves (6) aspiration (3)

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WORD PYRAMID: Jack-in-the-pulpit. EQUALISER: Clockwise from top left – add; subtract; multiply; divide. Total: 4. MAGIC SQUARE: clan; lice; ache; need.

Furthermore; 10 SOS; 12 Gee; 14 Putrid; 15 Dearly; 16 Cutlet; 17 emmet; EMOLUMENT; emote; lemon; loment; lomentum; lumen; lumme; Madden. meet; melon; melt; melton; meme; memento; memo; meno; mento; menu; mete; metol; mole; molten; moment; monte; mote; motel; moue; moult; mount; mule; muon; mute; neem; neume; nome; oleum; omen; omentum; teem; tome; toneme; unmet. QUICK CROSSWORD: Across – 2 Chassis; 7 Sofa; 8 Ulna; 9 Seaweed; 10 Rose; 12 Seem; 15 Bevel; 17 Barred; 18 Demean; 19 Rhodes; 21 Sprout; 22 Times; 23 Hiss; 26 Sear; 28 Corrupt; 29 Ecru; 30 Ugly; 31 Trailed. Down – 1 Hobo; 2 Case; 3 Amazed; 4 Stewed; 5 Suds; 6 Knee; 10 Rebirth; 11 Serious; 13 Eyesore; 14 Minster; 15 Beset; 16 Leaps; 20 Sierra; 21 Sequel; 24 Inch; 25 Scut; 26 Stud; 27 Ally.

Down – Chaps; Badge; Ratty. CRYPTIC CROSSWORD: Across – 2 Ems; 5 Mended; 7 Influx; 9 Mount Ararat; 10 Staler; 11 (2) Across – Trust; Occur; Larch. Down – Troll; Ulcer; Torch. Aching; 13 Spiced; 16 Chrome; 18 The last word; 19 Dismal; 20 Evener; 21 Yet. NONAGRAM: Down – 1 Hermit; 2 Editor; 3 Sierra; 4 Button; 6 Double cream; 8

QUIZ CHALLENGE: 1 Bonn; 2 Alan Price; 3 Chicago; 4 A trident; 5 (Green) Tea; 6 The Potomac; 7 Liberty X; 8 Rivers of Babylon; 9 Office for Budget Responsibility; 10 Warsaw.

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Livemusic Friday, September 2 ASCOT – Jagz, Station Road. Tribute night with the Small Fakers. Details: 01344 878100. BRACKNELL – The Keller, Coppid Beech Hotel, John Nike Way RG12 8TF. ABBA Revival. Details: 01344 303333. CAMBERLEY – The Four Horseshoes, Frimley Road GU15 3EQ. In Too Deep. Details: 01276 63842. CROWTHORNE – Crown Wood Bar, Opladen Way RG12 0PE. Ash Lee. Details: 01344 867971. HENLEY – The Queen Victoria, Market Place RG9 2AG. Wardour Street. Details: 014191 412667. FLEET – The Fox and Hounds, Crookham Road GU51 5NP. The Mays. Details: 01252 663686. READING – Grosvenor Casino Reading, Rose Kiln Lane RG2 0SN. Dirty Shirts. Details: 0118 402 7800. READING – Progress Theatre, The Mount RG1 5HL. Jazz at the Progress: Nigel Price Organ Quartet. Details: 0118 384 2169. READING – The Purple Turtle, Gun Street RG1 2JR. Deep Fat: Inspirations with Bowler, Rob Randell, Ben Nevitz, James Evans. Details: 0118 959 7196. READING – Walkabout, Wiston Terrace RG1 1DG. Aussie Hooley: TWI Friday. Details: 0118 953 0000. READING – Global Cafe, RISC, London Street RG1 4PS. DJ Dubious. Details: 0118 958 6692.

SONNING – The Mill at Sonning RG4 6TY. Tim Valentine. Details: 0118 969 8000. WEST END – West End Social Club, High Street GU26 9PL. Quiz night. Details: 01276 858501. WOKINGHAM – Broad Street Tavern, Broad Street RG40 1AU. Off The Record. 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.

Saturday, September 3 ASCOT – Jagz, Station Road. Frank The Cat. Details: 01344 878100. BAGSHOT – The White Hart, Guildford Road GU19 5JW. Thunderhead. Details: 01276 473640. BRACKNELL – The Keller, Coppid Beech Hotel, John Nike Way RG12 8TF. Bustin Loose. Details: 01344 303333. BRACKNELL – The Boot Inn, Park Road RG12 2LU. The Heist. Details: 01344 454532. BRACKNELL – Bracknell Bowling & Social Club, New Club House, Church Road RG12 1EH. Shifty Little Sister. Details: 01344 423494. BRACKNELL – The Silver Birch,

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Friday, September 9 BRACKNELL – The Keller, Coppid Beech Hotel, John Nike Way RG12 8TF. Funky Funks. Details: 01344 303333. BRACKNELL – South Hill Park, Ringmead. Art Themen and Support. Details: 01344 484123. FARNBOROUGH – The Alexandra, Victoria Road GU14 7PH. Will.I.An. Details: 01252 519964. FARNBOROUGH – The Tradesman’s Arms, Cove Road GU14 0EX. Thunderhead. Details: 01252 376745. FLEET – The Harlington, 236 Fleet Road GU51 4BY. SuperSonic 70s Show. Details: 01252 811009. FLEET – The Fox and Hounds, Crookham Road GU51 5NP. Malarkey. Details: 01252 663686. LITTLEWICK GREEN – The Novello, Bath Road SL6 3RX. Jazz at the Novello: The Lea Lyle Quartet. Details: 01628 825753. READING – The Purple Turtle, Gun Street RG1 2JR. Influences: Audio Venom Takeover. Details: 0118 959 7196. READING – Global Cafe, RISC, London Street RG1 4PS. Fish Hook. Details: 0118 958 6692. READING – Up The Junction, London Road RG1 3NY. Marky Dawson. Details: 0118 926 0544. SANDHURST – The White Swan, Swan Lane GU47 9BU. The Vinyl Covers.

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HEN the first Hangover film came out, it was a huge success. Three man-boys behaving badly on one night in Las Vegas brought the house down. Man-boys everywhere identified – and, on the whole, it was

funny. Despite relying on male stereotypes, the cast of Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and the film’s funniest and most extreme lead, Zach Galifianakis were a casting coup and brought the stereotypes to vivid life. Seven years later, and the writing team of Jon Lucas and Scott Moore have reunited to write and direct a woman-focused version. This isn’t a hen party, though. This is a trio of women stepping off the treadmill to relinquish the responsibility of raising children, nursing a backseat husband, or holding down a job – or, in the case of Amy (Mila Kunis) all three. Instead, all three women, including maneater Carla (Kathryn Hahn) and the timid and downtrodden Kiki (Kristen Bell), embrace the opportunity to go day drinking, see movies in the afternoon and (attempt to) pick up men in bars. As mums of school-age children, they also feel the pressure to be involved in the PTA. Run by control-freak parent Gwendolyn (Christina Applegate) who rules by fear, Amy takes a stand – but the battle lines are drawn. When Amy goes up against Gwendolyn in the leadership election to make a stand for all ‘bad moms’who want to do less, things really start to unravel for her. A step on from the usual domestic comedy, Bad Moms is, refreshingly, a coarser affair. These potty-mouthed women contribute to the film’s efforts to subvert popular notions of the nuclear family as it’s portrayed in the mainstream. Where The Hangover reinforces the concept of the sensible, killjoy, controlling wife and mother, Bad Moms obliterates it: women, of course, like to have fun and behave selfishly sometimes too. Kunis, Hahn and Bell in the three main roles have a great chemistry but it’s Hahn who effortlessly steals the show with her verbal and physical delivery. Lines and behaviour designed to shock will stop you in your tracks: she’s hilarious. Reminiscent of last year’s Tina Fey vehicle, Sisters, Bad Moms is far more successful. Unlike Fey’s film, this doesn’t chastise the women for their actions, and they’re not portrayed as sad cases, clinging onto an age or era that they’ve grown out of. They simply want to rediscover themselves and get away from the subjugated roles they’ve acquired. The film praises them for this and mostly supports them. Christina Applegate is a surprise choice for the foil, taking on the thankless role of the mean mum. But a Wanda Sykes cameo, plus Jay Hernandez finally getting some mainstream recognition following his role in Suicide Squad, also recommend this comedy. It’s a breakthrough film both men and women will laugh at.

The Community Thru Music day at The Point was fantastic and exactly the kind of event we want to bring you all year round in our Acoustic Couch venue

recording studio that has a backlog of artists waiting for its launch. Our tech shop is underway too and already booked up for the next fortnight and it is to be managed by local legend and bass player Steve Sculpher. We have rehearsal space and room hire already in constant use by bands including local band Gun Hill Riff (who have just booked in for a live rehearsal and video/photography session). We have our first karaoke night on Sunday, September 11 and Jam on the Couch open mic on Wednesday, September 14. Both events coming up will also be community minded. We are inviting you to bring your family, friends, food and drink. We will pass a hat round throughout each evening to help fund a fabulous and alternative approach to nights out. Yup, that’s right. On top of value for money on our licensed bar, we will be launching – on nights that fall in the middle of the month – affordable family events. We know how hard it is to be sociable mid-month (and in general), especially ahead of pay day. So why else would we make one of our biggest bands booking a free entry event? Yes, you can

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see Hands Off Gretel free on Friday, September 23, although we’ll welcome donations. But to make this work, we will need your support. For us to maintain intentions and feed the community some much needed entertainment including indoor markets and pop up shops and a music shop we need you gorgeous people to get behind all our events and adventures. We are set up under a multi-storey carpark and minutes away from taxis, the bus station and train station. So you can catch the Lion, park your car or hop on the train to come and join us. This means in no time at all you can be on our doorstep supporting a great project aiming to support a great community thru music and the arts. Also get in touch now if you want to be part of our Christmas month, or one of our market days or festivals planned next year: n 4play festival n Ska/reggae/punk festival n Acoustic n And I can’t wait to announce news about the “notJools Holland” show. Oooh! n Our venue is located in Market Street, in Bracknell town centre. Follow us at www.facebook.com/ Theacousticcouch

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ITH September upon us and festival season drawing to a close, I can’t lie as I reflect on busy times I’m a little sad. It’s been a month since the first our Community Thru Music festival at The Point in Bracknell. Sure, there’s been lots happening at the community arts centre but there’s 11 months until the next one. Though to be fair, that does means 11 months to get together with the amazing teams at the Odeon cinema and Hollywood Bowl. Saturday, July 23 was more than just outstanding performances by some stunning acts like Spriggan Mist, Billy Boguard of Camden, school bands Undecided and The Freyed. It was an opportunity for like-minded people to join in unity to recognise a deep need within Bracknell, Wokingham and the Thames Valley. Acknowledging the needs among the youth and the senior citizens, who appear to be forgotten in recent times as regeneration bandages up a town with social problems is not an answer, it’s more like putting a plaster on a wound that hasn’t been cleaned. You’ve got issues of a different kind in its way. That’s why over the next 11 months we are going to prepare a bigger and better Community Thru Music. It won’t stop there, oh no! Odeon cinema and Hollywood Bowl are joining forces with an already strong community conscious team of people including Vodafone, Royal British Legion and Age Concern Bracknell to make a concerted and convicted effort to make a difference, to start helping our #communitythrumusic. With a marketing team now on board, some dates booked in, and a coffee machine and pool table finally arrived at our Bracknell town centre venue, we are opening any day now – though if you find yourself near 11 Market Street don’t be a stranger, as we are happy to start pouring coffee as we put together the finishing touches. What will you expect in the months and years to come? Well, I will be telling you so much more over the coming weeks but I can divulge a few secrets. To make the most of the mammoth sized 5,200sqft space we are already building a second

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Beeching on the Bees: ‘I’m proud of my time at the club, despite all its challenges’ It was a challenge, but former Bracknell Bees director Ben Beeching loved being involved with the club. Here, he tells JOHN WAKEFIELD why he stepped down

ORMER Bracknell Bees general manager Ben Beeching says he “loved being involved with the club” despite a challenging three-year stint at the helm. Beeching recently left the club on the back of a key period in its history, having set-up the ‘Save the Bees’ campaign to ensure they could continue competing. But he felt now was the right time to step aside from what he admits was a difficult job. “When Precision Sports Marketing (PSM) took over the club in 2013 we set out on a stated mission to make it visible, vibrant and viable again,” he said. “It was a full-on top to bottom job. “To be frank, the simple reality was that despite the gains we made in visibility and vibrancy through bigger attendance, merchandising revenues, marketing and PR, the club’s incomes did not come close to meeting the viability goals. “Later in our tenure we became aware that the previous ownership group had operated on a vastly different ice cost contract and wage structure than ourselves which made it clear to us where things had gone wrong. “Because of this we took the decision to relinquish the operating license as it would be impossible to make the club viable under the terms of the previous contract.” While the role posed many problems, Beeching admits his affection for Bracknell Bees made it hard to finally decide to move on. And he is pleased to see some of the changes he made and relationships he

helped to build have been retained by the new ownership. “My initial intention was to remain involved in some capacity, as despite all the challenges it presented, I loved being involved in the club,” he said. “All the work I put into the fans’ forum event, the research into the “made in Bracknell” approach that the new owners have adopted in all but name, the analysis I provided to them on the financials, potential pitfalls (there are many!) and finer points of owning the team hopefully demonstrated the passion I retain for the club. “The playing equipment and skate grinder that we have been able to let the new owners retain at no cost to them will have saved them thousands of pounds and the merchandise that has been passed through from the PSM years will provide an important helping hand as the new owners find their feet. “Perhaps even more importantly I am pleased to see that the relationship that we built with the sponsor community have seen many of them return for this season despite the change in ownership. “I am especially pleased to see the likes of Alex Naughton Coaches returning to provide the away travel for the club. “This partnership worked well for both parties as weekends had previously been very much a down period for Alex Naughton, so the Bees contract offered a good example of how the club can add genuine net new business value to a local company.” He added: “While I was considering a request to remain as part of the new management team, unfortunately my mind was decisively made up when former owners Stuart Robinsion and Katie Eleftheriou’s behind the scenes involvement came to my attention. “Despite really working hard to try to

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build a working relationship with them, things never recovered after releasing coach Gareth Cox in December 2013. “I felt it was right for me to step aside given these fundamental differences. That said I will be following the club’s progress with interest and hope they have a successful season in what will be a highly competitive league once again.” And Beeching had some words of wisdom to pass on to the next generation of Bees owners. “Try to enjoy it, but be braced for some sleepless nights!” he said. “That said, there are a lot of good people with genuine offers of assistance, and some real hard core fans around the club as well. “The likes of John Slater, Pat and Terry Davis, Charlotte Hunter, Steve Merry and Scott Collier are true diamonds that I can only thank for their massive help. “There’s also a core group of players that show a great loyalty not evident elsewhere in British ice hockey. “But for the new owners it’s just a case of figuring out who the good guys are as soon as possible so as to focus on the bigger challenges that will inevitably arise.” He continued: “It’s also vitally important to treat the club as a business and focus on the revenue generating activities – it’s all too easy to get pulled into day-to-day trivialities and niggles. “As soon as that season ticket and sponsorship money runs out in early December the reality kicks in that matchnight revenues simply do not support the ice costs, player wages, house rent, equipment maintenance, VAT, PAYE and other unseen costs that most people outside the club either wince at or choose to overlook. “Given that, like myself when I ran the club, the new owners all have outside jobs, family and a life outside of hockey, time management and ruthlessness is crucial.”

LEGENDARY darts ace Dennis “The Menace” Priestley will be joining players from around the borough in a world-record attempt bullseye challenge later this month. Priestley, 66, is one of the most recognisable faces in the game, winning the world title in 1991 and 1994 while also losing in a further four finals to Phil Taylor. Now retired from the professional circuit, the Mexborough thrower will

combine forces with Wokingham Darts League players in a 10-hour charity attempt to break their own Guinness World Record for hitting the most bullseyes, which currently stands at 1,505. The team are raising money for The Lend and Play Toy Library in Woodley with the event taking place on Sunday, September 18 from 10am at the Winnersh British Legion. Admission is free.

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Acorns overcome Suttons for league win A 21-SHOT win for Sandra Thompson and her rink of Shirley Dutton and Teresa O’Connor proved pivotal as Wokingham Acorns overcame Suttons in the Thames Valley Ladies League. The club’s other two triples, skipped by Anne Parker and Marion Evans, were outscored in this Division 1 fixture. Their scores combined, however, along with the 29-8 triumph recorded by Dutton and co would see Wokingham emerge from the contests as winners by 58 shots to 46. n THE honours were shared out evenly when Wokingham and Suttons clashed in the East Berkshire Floodlight League. Wokingham A were the home side on this occasion, while their teammates in the B string were on the road with the two results added up to produce an overall score, which on this occasion was a 149-all tie. The A side racked up wins in the singles and fours, but were beaten in the pairs and triples. Victories, meanwhile, were scored by the B team in the triples and fours, with Suttons successful in the singles and pairs as the four sides shook hands on a draw.

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SKIP Martin O’Connor and his rink of Jill Thorne and Ann Taylor were winners by a comfortable margin of 15 shots during their mixed friendly bout at Palmer Park. Andrew Cullington and David Smith also came away from their respective match-ups on the better side of the result, but Wokingham would be left disappointment come the end of the game. This is because the collective scores from all five disciplines saw Palmer Park edged the contest by just a single shot. The final result was 85-84. n THE CLUB’S Ladies section was also beaten when hosting Suttons at Reading Road in another friendly. The highest-up rink for Wokingham was that skipped by Sylvia Pearce, who outscored their counterparts by 12 shots. Heavy defeats elsewhere on the day, though, would leave the opposition celebrating a 46-34 triumph. The game was reduced to 12 ends because of the heat.

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Mendes among the goals as Reading notch up wins READING UNDER-23s enjoyed a brilliant week with successive 3-2 wins over Manchester City and Bristol Rovers. Having beaten Arsenal and lost to Tottenham Hotspur, Royals tough start to their Premier League 2 campaign continued when City came to Madejski Stadium on Friday night. And it proved to be an entertaining encounter as new signing Sandro Wieser got on the score-sheet along with Tariqe Fosu and Tom McIntyre to give the hosts a 3-0 half-time lead. City responded after the break with goals from Paolo Fernandes and Isaac Buckley-Richards, but Reading held firm to grab three points. Wieser was not the only first-team name in action with Dominic Samuel stepping up his return to fitness with 73 minutes as he looks to force his way into Jaap Stam’s plans. READING: Southwood, Sheppard, McIntyre, Wieser (East 45 (Novakovich 84)), Hyam (c), Osho, Barrett, Rinomhota, Samuel (Cardwell 73), Stacey, Fosu. Subs not used: Collings, Andresson.

And Reading followed up that success with victory in the new-look Checkatrade EFL Trophy. Including academy sides for the first time, Royals youngsters travelled to

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face League Two Bristol Rovers’ senior side for their Group 9 opener. Jack Stacey, Jake Sheppard and Joseph Mendes netted the goals in a 3-2 success but the game was far from straightforward. After plenty of early pressure and chances, the deadlock was finally broken when Stacey, one of seven men in the side with first team experience, latched onto Fosu’s pass to slide in the opener. Substitute Matty Taylor brought the hosts level before Sheppard followed in Stacey’s shot which hit the post, to put Royals back in front. Jermaine Easter looked to have grabbed the Gas a point only for Mendes to notch his first goal in Reading colours, from the penalty spot in the 84th minute after he had been fouled by Mark McChrystal.

READING: Jaakkola, Watson, Osho, Griffin, McIntyre, Rinomhota, Barrett (Frost 66), Stacey, Fosu, Mendes (Cardwell 85), Samuel (Sheppard 66). Subs not used: Tupper, Andresson, Vancooten, East.

READING U18s also enjoyed a 3-2 success, overcoming Fulham at Hogwood thanks to goals from Tyler Frost, Joel Rollinson and Ben House.

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JAAP STAM praised the performance of his debuting defenders as Reading picked up their first clean sheet on the road this season to beat Cardiff. Royals defended solidly and eventually found the breakthrough one minute from time as Yann Kermorgant netted for the first time this campaign. And Stam was encouraged by the displays of Liam Moore and Tyler Blackett, both making their league debuts for the club following summer switches from Leicester City and Manchester United respectively. Yann Kermorgant opened his Royals account for the season with a last-minute “Liam played in the cup game winner at the Cardiff City Stadium Picture: Vivienne Johnson (against MK Dons) too, of course, and “It’s a great feeling,” said Kermorgant. I think that’s normal, he’s only been training for a he did very well,” said Stam. “We really wanted the three points because I couple of days.” “And he did well against Cardiff. He was very think we have been a bit unlucky in the last few Stam, who made 10 changes to the side which strong. games. beat MK Dons on penalties in midweek, saw his “Together with Macca (Paul McShane) they were “We have played well but unfortunately didn’t charges start brightly with Garath McCleary and a great couple at centre-back – aggressive, winning get the results we wanted. Chris Gunter combining well down the right only battles, winning balls in the air, but comfortable “I think the Cardiff game was justice for what we for the cross to be cleared away from Kermorgant. with the ball at their feet. have done in the last couple of games. Ali Al-Habsi was kept busy at the other “He is aggressive and his timing is very good “It is a new style of play with some new players end, denying both Jazz Richards and Anthony and that’s why he wins a lot of headers. as well. Pilkington while Lex Immers headed over. “When he is one-on-one with a striker, he wins “It will take time but we have done very well Neither keeper had a great deal to do however most of the battles. That’s what we want.” since the start of the season.” as the game wore on with former Royal Sean He continued: “Tyler played at left full-back and READING: Al-Habsi; Gunter, McShane (c), Moore, Blackett (Obita Morrison heading over from a second half corner we need to find his right position because, with the 82); van den Berg, Evans (Quinn 63), Williams; McCleary, before Roy Beerens fluffed the game’s greatest way we want to play, we need to have him high up Beerens, Kermorgant. Subs not used: Jaakkola, Watson, Swift, Harriott, Mendes. chance from six yards. the pitch as well. Goal: Kermorgant (89) However, there was time for one more golden “Sometimes he needs to make better choices, CARDIFF: Wilson, Pelter (Ecuele Manga 31), Richards, Morrison opportunity when substitute Jordan Obita’s cross but by looking at him you can see he’s a quality (c), Connolly, Ralls, Whittingham, Gunnarsson (Noone 83), fell kindly at the feet of Kermorgant to lash home player. Harris, Pilkington, Immers (Gounongbe 56). and fire Reading up to 15th heading into the “He’s strong, got great physique and he’s quick. Subs not used: Amos, Ajayi, Huws, Le Fondre. international break. Referee: Andy Woolmer “There’s certain things we need to work on but

WOMEN’S FOOTBALL

Solid away display by Royals is spoiled by frailties at set-pieces Manchester City Women 2 Reading Women 0 TWO SET-PIECES were the undoing of Reading as they remain winless, 11 games in the FA WSL 1 season. Faced with the unenviable task of travelling to unbeaten runaway league leaders Manchester City, who have conceded just three goals all season, Royals battled hard to go in at the break level. But the deadlock was broken minutes after the restart when a Toni Duggan free-kick was headed in by Jennifer Beattie. And Steph Houghton wrapped up the win in the closing minutes to leave Reading seventh in the table. Kelly Chambers made three changes to the side which lost 2-1 to the same opponents last time out with Harriet Scott coming in for her first start of the season while Kylie Davies and Molly Bartrip also earned recalls. Sophie Perry and Kayleigh Hines missed out on the trip while Lois Roche dropped to the bench. Perhaps, unsurprisingly, it was City who created the clearest chances with Jane Ross firing against the bar after a mistake from Remi Allen, while at the

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Rowe was penalised for a soft challenge on Demi Stokes, allowing Duggan to float the ball in for Beattie to rise above Kirsty McGee and head into the bottom corner. For all their efforts, Royals struggled to test goalkeeper Karen Bardsley and the game was put out of reach when England captain Houghton curled a free kick around the wall with three minutes to play, leaving Mary Earps rooted to the spot. Reading were back in action last night at home to Liverpool Ladies.

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other end the visitors were denied a strong penalty shout when Rachel Rowe went down under Beattie’s challenge. And the centre-back was in the thick of the action again shortly after the restart.

READING: Earps; Jane, Davies, McGee (c), Scott; Bartrip, Allen; Rowe, Bruton, Follis; Boho Sayo (Fletcher 68). Subs not used: Sansom, Jones, Walkley, Roche, Stobbs, Ward. MAN CITY: Bardsley; Bronze, Houghton (c), Beattie, Stokes; Scott (Stanway 90), Walsh, Christiansen; Corboz (Parris 59), Ross, Duggan. Subs not used: Hourihan, Asllani, Toone. Goals: Beattie (48), Houghton (87) Referee: Simeon Lucas Attendance: 1,950 FA WSL 1 P W D L F A Pts Man City Women 13 11 2 0 32 3 35 Chelsea Ladies 11 8 1 2 31 11 25 Arsenal Ladies 12 7 2 3 21 10 23 Birmingham City Ladies 13 5 5 3 8 10 20 Liverpool Ladies 12 5 4 3 19 15 19 Notts County Ladies 11 2 3 6 9 18 9 Reading Women 11 0 6 5 9 17 6 Sunderland AFC Ladies 12 1 3 8 10 30 6 Doncaster Rovers Belles 9 0 0 9 3 28 0

The hotel was great...our result not so

AN CITY last weekend. Another trip on the road and a lovely hotel overnight stay. We had training early in the morning on Saturday before we headed off to Manchester. That was before we had a cheeky trip to Costco. I’m not sure if many of you know this but they sell jacket potato, cheese and beans for £1.50. We couldn’t believe it and yes, I’ve been back since. Although I wouldn’t recommend the chilli as Hel’s (Helen Ward) couldn’t help but stink the coach out and the hotel toilet, according to her roomie. However, she did say it was lovely. Her roomie begs to differ. I don’t know what it is but every away trip we go on with an overnight stay there is always a wedding going on at the hotel. I don’t know if Kirsty (McGee) does it on purpose as she’s getting married next year and wants to get ideas for her big day. She didn’t stop criticising the wedding all weekend. Coming off the back of a 2-1 narrow defeat to Man City at home we went into the game quietly confident of getting a result. In the last game we went into it with a clear game plan which was executed perfectly and nearly got us a point. This game was going to be no different. The match started really well as Man City struggled to break us down. We went into half time at 0-0 which was the game plan. It’s always going to

LOIS ROCHE The Reading FC Women’s midfielder writes exclusively for The Wokingham Paper be hard going to top of the league, so to go in at half-time still in the game was crucial. Unfortunately we were unlocked by two set pieces on the day which cost us a point. This was frustrating as we worked so hard to deny City from breaking us down but it’s something we can now focus on and work on to make sure it doesn’t happen again. We then moved on to Liverpool at home last night (Thursday). We had a disappointing performance against these last time ending in a 2-0 defeat, our worst performance this season. We were looking to put things right this time and with the growing confidence from the Man City performances it was time to pick up those three points we’ve been working so hard to get. See all the action from that match in next week’s Wokingham Paper. Follow Lois on Twitter @_Roche. Got a question or topic you’d like Lois to cover in her next column? Tweet us @WokinghamSport or email sport@ wokinghampaper.co.uk.

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HELLENIC DIVISION 1 EAST

Haylett secures Sumas a share of derby-day spoils n But McNelly’s men go down to defeat against Holyport Sandhurst Town 1 Wokingham and Emmbrook 1

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By TOM CROCKER tcrocker@wokinghampaper.co.uk CRAIG HAYLETT rescued a point for Wokingham and Emmbrook as they continue to adjust to life back in Division 1 East. Sumas, relegated from the Hellenic Premier Division last year, have picked up just one win in the second tier so far and had to rely on a second-half equaliser against the Fizzers to grab a point. Sandhurst started brightly with Conor Harlowe causing plenty of problems and bagging a goal himself. Sumas struggled to cope after going behind with Ashley East in good form to keep the score down to one. And the hosts were punished for their lack of cutting edge when a rare mistake at the back was capitalised on by Haylett, who beat the offside trap to tuck calmly past Matt Watson. Sumas pushed for a winner but it was Sandhurst left feeling hard done by as a late Harlowe goal was chalked off for a foul on goalkeeper East following a scramble. WOKINGHAM AND EMMBROOK: East, Carter, Broadhurst, Douglas, Thorne, Day (c), Findlay, Giles, Haylett, Wheeler,

Craig Haylett was on target at Sandhurst Picture: Phil Creighton

Pearson. Subs: Bateman, Rowland, Marsh.

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THE SUMAS’ bank holiday weekend took a turn for the worse as they went down to defeat at Summerleaze on Monday afternoon. Substitute Sam Lawrence bagged the only goal for the visitors but it was not enough to stop them slipping to ninth in the table. Holyport took an early lead after just two minutes through Nathan Shamuyarira but Haylett threatened to level as his shot rattled the crossbar. Despite falling behind it was Clive McNelly’s charges looking most like scoring before the break with a big handball shout waved away before Josh Pearson clipped a post. And they were made to pay immediately after the restart as Holyport doubled their advantage thanks to Paul Rake. Another Rake goal on the breakaway sealed victory for Holyport before Lawrence pulled one back late on. Holyport finished with 10 men when Nathan Croucher was sent off. Sumas are back in action tomorrow in the league with a trip to struggling Rayners Lane (3pm).

HELLENIC PREMIER DIVISION

Tuff afternoon for Moles Binfield 1 Tuffley Rovers 2

BINFIELD’S impressive start to the season took a turn for the worse as they suffered their first home defeat in the Hellenic Premier Division. The Moles sat top of the pile coming into their clash with Tuffley Rovers but fell to a second straight narrow defeat after also losing 3-2 to Ascot United last time out. Liam Ferdinand’s seventh goal in six matches gave the hosts the lead but a Shane Bradley brace turned the tie on its head. In-form Tuffley started brightly, causing problems for Binfield’s fullbacks but it was Roger Herridge’s men who took the lead on 21 minutes. It was Ferdinand again, who continued his recent good run to convert from 15 yards after a good move down the left involving Jamie Connor and Sean Moore. Ferdinand almost doubled his tally shortly afterwards, only to be denied by a David Evans stop and it proved costly as Tuffley levelled soon after. While the visitors had been impressive, it was a frustrating goal for Binfield to concede as Bradley headed in from a corner. The turnaround was complete 10 minutes after half-time when Bradley struck again, this time connecting with a Warren Mann cross.

FINCHAMPSTEAD picked up their first points of the Hellenic Division One East season with a convincing win at Wantage Town Reserves on Saturday. Finches, who went into the contest on the back of two narrow defeats, never looked like suffering a third straight loss against a side who had already conceded 15 goals in just two league games so far. Jon Laugharne had to shuffle his pack to cope with a raft of unavailable players but it didn’t show as Matt Lambert gave his side a very early lead. That was soon doubled thanks to a Sam Green header. Wantage made the occasional foray into Finch territory but the match was as good as won when Harry Swabey beat off the challenge of a defender before winning the one-on-one contest with the goalkeeper. The visitors moved 4-0 in front before

Harry Swabey

half-time through James Wright and despite a Dan Evans strike just before the hour, it was a comfortable afternoon for Finchampstead. FINCHAMPSTEAD: Bryant, Yelland, Winship, M. Wright, Green (c), Dunbar, Barron, J. Wright, Swabey, Woodhead, Lambert. Subs: Griffith, Hand.

Penn & Tylers Green 3 Finchampstead 0 Laugharne’s charges could not follow up on the win on bank holiday Monday as

they were well beaten by early league leaders Penn & Tylers Green. Both sides created early chances but it was Finch who wasted a golden opportunity to break the deadlock when Danny Blatchford smashed a penalty against the crossbar on 29 minutes. The hosts and defending champions took the lead soon after through Adam Dickens and never looked back, doubling their advantage before the break when they were awarded a penalty after a fumble by goalkeeper Tom Bryant. Chris Hurst duly dispatched the spot kick. Just as Finch looked like they might be creeping back into the contest, Penn sealed victory through Josh Fox. Finches are back in action on Saturday when they travel to Headington Amateurs in the Bluefin Sport Challenge Cup.

FINCHAMPSTEAD: Bryant, M. Wright, Winship, Dunbar, Green (c), Malone, Barron, Hunter, Lambert, Blatchford, Jewell. Subs: Herbert, Axton-Hall.

Oakley and Kamara strikes preserve United’s perfect start Chinnor 1 Woodley United 2

CHARLIE OAKLEY bagged the winner as Woodley United continued their perfect start to the Division 1 East season, beating Chinnor 2-1. Abdul Kamara gave the visitors the lead before Oakley doubled the advantage as Michael Herbert’s charges held on despite a late Idris Kamara own goal. Woodley have only played twice but they have registered back-to-back wins at the start of a campaign for the first time since 2010. With no game scheduled for the weekend, Woodley had time to prepare for their bank holiday Monday clash and they

almost took an early lead through Jake Nicholls, but he fired over. A flowing move put Chinnor on the back foot again but this time Greg Beckett was off target. The pressure continued to grow with former Binfield man Danny Horscroft hitting the post before United finally took the lead as Abdul Kamara latched onto Horscroft’s through ball to bury home. It was halfway through the first 45 minutes before Chinnor created their first chance but Alex Reed was equal to Patrick Buston’s effort. The keeper had to be alert to deny John McMahon soon after as the hosts turned the screw, but the momentum was halted 10 minutes after the break.

Following a good spell from Woodley, Oakley looked to have profited only for his goal to be ruled offside, a fate which also befell Chinnor as Buston was denied. But Oakley was not to be kept quiet for long as he connected with Horscroft for his second assist before lobbing the goalkeeper. An bizarre injury time Idris Kamara own goal took some gloss off the win but Woodley held on ahead of a Bluefin Sport Challenge Cup match at Sandhurst Town on Tuesday night. WOODLEY UNITED: Reed, Bailey, Turner, Nicholls, Barley, I. Kamara, A. Kamara (Greenwood), Thomas (Baines), Oakley (Green), Beckett, Horscroft. Sub not used: Hannah.

BINFIELD: Aulsberry, Luis (c), Broome, Brown (Etienne 80), Charlton, Connor (Seldon 62), M. Walton, Knight, Ferdinand, Scope, Moore (Williams 68).

Burnham 0 Binfield 4 MATT JONES capped a tremendous week with a brace as Binfield got back to winning ways against Burnham on bank holiday Monday. Two days earlier, Jones had won the Home Counties Premier League cricket title as stand-in captain for Finchampstead. After a goalless first half, Binfield finally broke down struggling Burnham when debutant George Lock fired home. The former Bracknell Town man was also named man-of-the-match. Liam Ferdinand continued his run in front of goal with the second just before the hour mark and Jones, on as a sub in the 79th minute, wrapped up the win with two late strikes to put Binfield top of the pile. The Moles are in Bluefin Sport Challenge Cup action against Milton Keynes Academy on Saturday before a league clash with Highmoor-Ibis on Monday. BINFIELD: Aulsberry, Lock, Luis (c) (F. Etienne 84), Brown, Charlton, Connor, Seldon (Williams 36), M. Walton (Jones 79), Knight, Ferdinand, Moore. Subs not used: McCallion

Liam Ferdinand (centre) netted during Binfield’s 4-0 win at Burnham on Monday Picture: Colin Byers

A win and defeat on mixed weekend for Laugharne and Finch Wantage Town Reserves 1 Finchampstead 4

Binfield worked hard to try and carve out a route back into the contest but they could not find the all important equaliser.

THAMES VALLEY LEAGUE

Not a gr-eight night for beaten Hurst HURST are the only side in the Thames Valley Premier Division with no points after they were thrashed 8-0 by Reading YMCA, writes TOM CROCKER. Having lost both of their first two games, Hurst were back in action on Wednesday night and got off to a shocking start, going 2-0 behind in the first seven minutes to goals from Ryan Adams and Jordan Cox. And things got no better as Adams rattled in three more with Daniel Donegan bagging a brace and substitute Jonathan Adey completing the scoring. The defeat came just four days after Hurst lost their second game of the season, going down 3-1 to Marlow United with Dan Buckley scoring the only goal. Luke Blakebrough bagged a late

winner to get WOODLEY UNITED RESERVES up and running with a 2-1 win over Rotherfield United. Woodley had an opening week to forget with back-to-back 4-0 defeats but they got off the mark against Rotherfield thanks to Adam King and Blakebrough strikes. They could not follow it up on Wednesday, however, as Adam King’s 90th minute goal proved mere consolation as Woodley lost 4-1 at Cookham Dean. Jonathan Gosnell’s goal could not prevent BERKS COUNTY losing 2-1 to Cookham Dean on Saturday, but they did get their first victory of the campaign on Wednesday night by beating Taplow United by the same score.

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win away to South Park Reserves with Graham Baily and Ross Kisiel on target. But they could not repeat the feat on Monday, losing 3-0 to Frimley Green. Eversley are back at home again this weekend when they host Redhill at ESA Sports Ground. Redhill sit 11th with six points from four matches so far.

Baily and Kisel net Boars the points EVERSLEY AND CALIFORNIA sit fifth in the Combined Counties Division One after mixed fortunes over the weekend. The Boars began in style with a 2-0

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BASKETBALL

Exiles in seventh Rockets to zoom into new Bohunt School heaven giving students a lesson London Irish 46 Loughborough University 21 LONDON IRISH ran in seven tries as they capped a perfect pre-season with victory over Loughborough Students. Irish, who trimmed their matchday squad to 23 having named over 30 for their previous two friendlies. Nick Kennedy’s charges have already seen off rivals Harlequins and Nottingham so far and they completed preparations for the Greene King IPA Championship season opener against Doncaster Knights this weekend with another dominant showing. Jebb Sinclair opened the scoring, finishing off a rolling maul with academy product Tom Parton adding the extras. Loughborough levelled before Jason Harris-Wright restored the advantage at Hazelwood with Darren Allinson soon adding the third try. But it was far from one-way traffic with the Exiles only 19-14 up at the break and that gap was reduced to 21-19 shortly after the restart. From there, the hosts pulled clear as stand-in skipper Fergus Mulchrone, Conor Murphy and Gerard Ellis all dabbing down to seal a 46-21 success. And former academy coach Kennedy was especially happy with what his young players have produced during pre-season. “I’m pleased with the effort that the boys have put in throughout pre-season,” he said. “It’s great to see the lads getting their reward with good performances. “I thought Loughborough were excellent, especially in the first half. “They run an excellent programme there and from our point of view it was great to give a lot of our younger players some game time. “A couple of our players were getting their first taste of men’s rugby which was brilliant to see.” LONDON IRISH: Ransom, Atkins, Mulchrone (c), Neal, Williams, Parton, Allinson, Elrington, Harris-Wright, Palframan, Sexton, Lloyd, Sinclair, Gilsenan, Nayola. Reps: Court, Ellis, Hoskins, Cooke, Northcote-Green, McKibbin, Murphy, Loader.

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Narraway given captain’s armband LUKE NARRAWAY has been named the London Irish captain for the 2016/17 season. Narraway has replaced the now retired George Skivington as skipper for the Exiles. The back-row forward took the armband on numerous occasions under Tom Coventry last season as Skivington struggled with injury. “It is a huge honour to have been named London Irish’s captain,” said Narraway. “This club is steeped in history and tradition and to be following in the footsteps of many legendary captains down the years fills me with immense pride.” Exiles veterans Topsy Ojo and David Paice have been named as vice captains. And newly appointed director of rugby Nick Kennedy, added: “Luke captained the club on a number of occasions last season in the absence of George. “He always led by example both on and off the field with his work rate and passion. “I’m delighted that he has accepted the captaincy for this season. “I’m sure he will have the full support of the rest of the squad including vice captains Topsy and David, whose experience will be invaluable having made more than 500 appearances between them.”

READING ROCKETS will begin their 2016/17 season against Worthing Thunder on September 17 in the National Trophy. It has also been revealed that the club will also play some fixtures in Wokingham this campaign. The clash will see 2015/16 National Cup and play-off runners-up Rockets travel to the south coast for their first pool match of the campaign (7.30pm). But the fixture list, which was revealed this week, is then blank

until October 2 when newly promoted Solent Kestrels travel to the Rivermead Leisure Complex. Rockets begin their league campaign the following week away to Hertfordshire outfit Hemel Storm before hosting a game at one of their training venues for the first time. Derby Trailblazers will arrive to face Rockets at Wokingham’s Bohunt School on October 15 while the threegame road trip in November sees them play Team Northumbria, Bradford

Dragons and Essex Leopards. Rockets are set to play six matches at Bohunt School over the course of the season with two in October, two in November and two in February. Manuel Pena Garces’ men will close their regular season against Manchester Magic on March 25 at the Amaechi Basketball Centre. The play-offs will take place during April ahead of the national final on April 23 in Manchester. n ROCKETS have completed their

roster ahead of the 2016/17 campaign with American duo Chris Hooper and Craig Ponder set to fly in from America. Shooting guard Joel Keeble, 22, has also signed up for another year. “It’s always a blessing to have the Rockets logo on my chest,” he said. “I can’t wait to be on court with my new team mates this coming season.” Spanish point guard Juan Valerio is on trial with the club for the next month ahead of a potential permanent signing.

PARALYMPICS

Nervous wait for horse fitness By SUE CORCORAN news@wokinghampaper.co.uk

PARALYMPIC equestrian Sophie Christiansen finds out today if her horse is fit for Rio, just one day before she flies out for the games herself. Christiansen, who has five Paralympic gold medals, has had a nervous wait to see if Athene, the horse she has been training with, recovers in time from an infection to a leg wound. “Athene is looking good but I won’t know for certain until Friday,” said a hopeful Christiansen. If Athene isn’t fit, Christiansen will ride Janeiro 6, the horse she rode at London 2012 Paralympics. Four years on Janeiro is 19 years old and age is affecting his suppleness and performance. Despite the uncertainty, Christiansen, who has cerebral palsy, has still shown what’s dubbed her “ferocious determination to succeed”. She is also backed by her hugely

proud primary school, All Saints at Wokingham. “I have had a really, really unlucky year,” said Christiansen. “I’ve changed coaches and there’ve been injuries to myself and my horse. “I’ve gone through some really dark times. “Recently it’s all been in the air, far from ideal preparation. “If I hadn’t laughed, I would have cried. “A year ago I thought I would win three gold medals, no problems: feeling like that, if I didn’t go on to win I would have had a melt down. “But actually I am just so lucky to be going to Rio. “My present frame of mind is probably much better. I’m prepared for either horse. “I would like to take Athene but if I have to take Janeiro he will do a good job for the team event. “I’m not sure I would get a gold in the individual events.” Christiansen of Maidenhead is

competing in two individual dressage events, in addition to the team event, at Rio, her fourth Paralympics. She has a first class maths degree and works two days a week at investment bank Goldman Sachs. She says work there “lessens the intensity” of high level sports competition. She was awarded the OBE in 2013 and won a Women of the Future Award for her “ferocious determination to succeed”. While at All Saints, then Whitelocke Infants and Palmer Juniors, visiting physiotherapists took Sophie to Riding for the Disabled at Warfield. She says discovering riding gave her new freedom. Christiansen says she walked across the school hall for the first time without her crutches and loved playing football with the boys at break

time. The school just let her get on with her love of sport. All Saints Headteacher Jacqui Kearney said: “We are very proud of Sophie and her achievements, she is a fantastic role model. “Determination, resilience and support are key to our ethos. “Following her fabulous success in 2012 we created The Sophie Christiansen award for sporting endeavour.” Sophie presented the award for the first time. Kearney added: “There is no doubt that we are behind Sophie and wish her well. “She is absolutely what our children aspire to be. She is a very special person, athlete and inspiration. “We are very proud of our badge and will be waving it and the GB flag cheering her on!”

MINOR COUNTIES CRICKET

Berkshire top Unicorns after Lincs victory BERKSHIRE have won the 2016 Unicorns Counties Championship, writes Dave Wright. They lifted the title by defeating Lincolnshire by 28 runs on a tense final day following a thrilling final at Wormsley. It was an outstanding all-round team performance as they repeated their win over the same opponents in the 2008 final. Berkshire, who have not lost a championship game for more than two years, overcame early problems to post 332 in their first innings. They were tottering on 70-6 before 17-year-old Euan Woods produced a match-changing performance with an outstanding 142 not out off 176 balls. He and fellow left-hander Chris Peploe (73) put on 146 for the seventh wicket. Following Peploe’s dismissal, Stewart Davison joined his Henley team-mate Woods and they added another 82 to the total before Davison fell for 27. On their first visit to the crease Lincs batted doggedly but the Berkshire bowlers stuck to their task and bowled out the Eastern Division champions for 284 with Peploe taking 5-101 off 31 overs. Berks’ second innings followed a similar pattern to the first with the

main batsmen falling cheaply, but once again the lower order dug their team out of trouble. Davison made 52 and Woods 41 with good support coming from tailenders Matt Carter (23) and Tom Nugent (18no), taking them to 237 all out and leaving Lincolnshire requiring 286 to win. They stumbled to 125-7 by close of play on the third day, but offered plenty of stiff resistance on

Wednesday with Carl Wilson making 49 in 182 minutes and then Matt Carter – yes, there was one on both sides – occupying the crease for 195 minutes in making 59. Carter had been involved in a bizarre accident on Tuesday when he was accidentally struck in the mouth by the ball as Dominic Brown, having caught Peploe on the fine leg boundary, threw it back in towards his celebrating team-mates.

Carter was left with two broken teeth. But he recovered well enough to resist Berkshire for some time and it wasn’t until mid-afternoon when James Morris and his men sealed a famous victory. Peploe finished with 5-74 to give the spinner 10 wickets for the game. But it was Woods who deservedly took the man-of-the-match award. Berkshire’s director of cricket Danny Hall said: “In the context of the game, Euan’s 142 not out was the finest innings I have seen in Minor Counties cricket and I have been around for a long time.” Hall gave special praise to skipper Morris, Peploe and coach Tom Lambert, but said their success has been down to a big team effort, with every player contributing throughout the season. Morris believes his talented side can continue to be successful, adding: “Our aim now will be to retain the championship and also win the knock-out cup. I believe we have the ability to win both competitions and that will be the aim next season.”

Summary

BERKSHIRE 332 (89.3 overs) and 237 (76.1 overs) LINCOLNSHIRE 284 (90 overs) and 257 (123.4 overs)

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Webb and Emmbrook left in a tangle n Loss a shattering blow for strugglers PREMIER DIVISION AND DIVISION 1 By LEWIS RUDD lrudd@wokinghampaper.co.uk EMMBROOK and Bearwood face a make-or-break trip to Sulhamstead and Ufton this weekend. Despite a five-wicket haul for Callum Marshall and the 64 struck up by Andy Webb, the side suffered a potentially shattering 68-run reverse against Peppard Stoke Row at Lowther Road and remain in the relegation zone with one fixture remaining. And Phil West’s charges head to the The Watson Oval knowing victory may not be enough to extend their stay in the top flight beyond the one season, as a win for Welford Park would see them slip back into Division 1. Welford sit just above the drop zone, but are likely to face an anxious afternoon themselves away at champions West Reading. It was West who won the toss and asked the opposition to bat, where Marshall led the line admirably with figures of 5-57. While at the opposite end, Webb accounted for three more, but impressive stands from Fergus Nutt (67) and Dan Hayden (60) helped Peppard to 255-9 and a position of control. Emmbrook would need to be equally as aggressive in reply, but in doing so lost a number of cheap wickets. The runs would not arrive until Webb and West arrived at five and six, with the latter adding 46 to his team-mate’s top score. But such efforts could not inspire others to do the same and a flurry of further wickets – including four more for just 10 runs – ensured the points went back to Peppard as Emmbrook’s season hangs in the balance.

Emmbrook and Bearwood opener Leo Bangs clips the ball away but was soon dimissed for just five during the 68-run loss to Peppard Stoke Row at Lowther Road

Archie Carter (15) looks for runs on a day team-mate Mark Cobb (right) was unable to find a wicket Pictures: Steve Smyth

Richard Barron, Ravi Godbole and Nick Outram all scored well for a CROWTHORNE AND CROWN WOOD SIDE whose end-of-season resurgence continued at Welford Park. The Crows comfortably won this game by 124 runs, but thanks in no small part to the aforementioned trio. Opener Godbole ran up 62 runs – as did partner Barron, who contributed to a second-wicket partnership of 104 with Outram. Barron also had a score of 62 next to his name, but leading the field was

skipper Outram with 65. Between them, however, the trio contributed greatly to a score of 230-3 from 33 overs during a game which started late due to a flooded strip. Crowthorne used six bowlers as they went about defending their earlier total – and they all claimed at least a scalp as the guests secured successive victories. In restricting Welford to 106 all out, Alex Sykes would come away from proceedings with three wickets and Sinith Chandran two. While this run of results has moved

the side up to fifth, successive defeats have seen WOODLEY plummet down to seventh. They were beaten at the weekend by a high-flying Sulhamstead and Ufton team who made little fuss in chasing down a target of 177. Home side Woodley produced an intermittent innings upon electing to bat, with six of the line up falling for single-figure returns. The best score, 58, was recorded by opening Reyhan-Ul Din, but with support at a premium the hosts were left defending a total which was looking a little lightweight. A pair of wickets for Abdul Khaliq, another for Jordan Goddard and a run out was all the hosts had to shout about in the field. Sulhamstead, led by Ryan Brown’s 57, would eventually get the job done in the 38th over, meaning it was a long and tough session for the opposition. BERKSHIRE COUNTY SPORTS, Division 1 champions, were comprehensively put to the sword by Checkendon at Sonning Lane. Amer Aziz picked up four wickets for the cost of only 30 runs during a prudent nine-over spell and Mohammad Farooq took care of three more, yet the visitors still went on to hit 211-9 having batted out all 45 overs. The majority of this total came at the top of the order and from Manpreet Singh (71) and Ujwal Tikoo (51). Their efforts alone would have been enough to beat the champions, who were removed for a sorry-looking 115 in reply. An innings which saw eight of the line up fall for a score of eight or less was held up by Kashif Mehmood, who went against the form book on this occasion with a hit of 61. It was something of a laborious response too, with the session lasting almost 34 overs.

Whitehurst runs riot for victorious Crows DIVISION 4

JAMES WHITEHURST, Tom Nash and Andrew Baines all had fine afternoons for a Crowthorne and Crown Wood 3rd side which rounded off their season on a winning note. They defeated Peppard Stoke Row 3rd by 77 runs at St Sebastian’s, where some scintillating stroke play from Whitehurst saw him top the scoring charts with a round 90. He would also share a partnership of 140 with Nash for the opening wicket, who also scored well during a stand of 71, but the runs dried up following his departure, with Crowthorne falling from 195-2 to 234-7. Yet the collapse was not as disastrous as the one Peppard experienced later on. They were to crumble to 157 all out having been 134-5 earlier in the session. Four of these wickets would fall to the bowling of Baines, taking his tally for the afternoon to 5-35. Aran Long (3-20) and John Cartledge (2-42) took care of the other batsmen for a host side which secured a top-four finish with this result. EMMBROOK AND BEARWOOD 3RD were no match for league leaders Bradfield 2nd, who won this match by six wickets. Apart from Amit Viroja (47), only Alistair Fairhead (26) and Matt Robertson (20) made any inroads against a host attack which bundled out their guests for 142. Alex Cobb struck early to remove Bradfield’s Ed Dack for a duck and snared Tim Wilson soon after as optimism within the Emmbrook camp grew. Finley Hunt and Sean Bendall then got in on the act to remove Archie Fritz (21) and Craig North for no score within five runs of each other, but the hosts were now 85-4 and not looking in any real trouble. Dave Comber, though, was still at the crease and hung around for all 36 overs, and it was his unbeaten 61 which helped seal a win which leaves the side on the cusp of clinching the title. Elsewhere in the division, BINFIELD 3RD conceded their game with Hawley 2nd, as did Falkland Development. They were due to visit WALTHAM ST LAWRENCE 2ND, meaning the latter received 30 points because of the no show.

Lotke and Naeem ensure Woodley 2s take promotion race to the wire DIVISIONS 2 AND 3

WOODLEY 2ND face an exciting final-day fight for promotion this weekend after a 67-run win over Twyford and Ruscombe means their season will go down to the wire, writes LEWIS RUDD. The Woodford Park side remain third in Division 3 and must now better Warfield’s result on Saturday if they are to sneak into second place and secure elevation to Division 2 next summer. Helping keep Woodley’s hopes alive was Amol Lotke, who contributed a top score of 51, and the four-wickets taken by Ali Naeem, with the pair helping inflict just a third loss of the season on champions-elect Twyford. It was their captain, Stuart Barrable, who won the toss and asked the opposition to bat, where a string of cheap wickets for Shiva Nagam and Steve Beamish appeared to vindicate the call. But this preceded to bring Lotke to the crease, with the wicket-keeper going on to spearhead a lower order unit which hit back with a vengeance. His 10-boundary half century rebuilt the innings before some swinging of the bat down in the tail from Ali Naeem and Harshavardhana Shastry yielded returns of 36 and 33 not out respectively. Even No.10 Gowtham Payavula added an unbeaten 18 to the total, with these efforts moving Woodley to a closing

score of 208-8 from their 45 overs. A share of six wickets saw Beamish and Nagam finish as the pick of the Twyford attack. The latter would then carry on this form with the bat, striking up a joint second-best innings of 25 alongside Shiva Nagam. The hosts’ best hit out was also witnessed further down the line-up and from Chandra Cherukuri, who totted up 31 arriving at eight. The collective contributions of the trio, however, proved to be in vain. This is because the 4-25 picked up by Naeem heavily disrupted a reply which was ended in the penultimate over and after 141 runs. Helping dismiss the home side was Payavula (2-26), with Adrees Afzal, Tajdar Jawaid, Dilip Dudakia and Pradeep Kadloor also claiming a scalp. Woodley finish their campaign at home against relegation-threatened Mortimer West End 2nd, with Warfield hosting West Reading 3rd. KNOWL HILL could very well have Adam Brookman to thank if they are to avoid relegation this season. A sensational spell with the ball saw the captain remove seven Sulhamstead and Ufton 3rd batsmen and help secure what could be a precious victory. Brookman’s haul of 7-10 is made even more impressive by the fact the guests

were chasing just 126 for victory, but in making only 84 got nowhere near it. A Sulhamstead side now only playing for pride having already slipped through the trap door decided to start in the field and did well to restrict the opposition to a small target. Knowl have struggled to make competitive scores this season and such a problem reared its ugly head once again, with only opening pair Dave Gordon (25), and Noel Darvell (23) getting to grips with the attack. Anthony Stott (17) and Brookman (16) offered some resistance further down the order, but removed for a hard-earned 125 left the hosts in a vulnerable state. Yet on the flip side, the club’s strengths this season have been when in possession of the ball, and it was Brookman producing the goods on this occasion – and in some style, too. Because of the captain, who was backed up by Lee Thompson (2-30), Knowl are now within touching distance of securing their position in the competition for another year. Avoiding defeat at Ruislip Victoria 2nd on Saturday and they should be safe. FARLEY HILL outscored Shinfield by 27 runs to secure a 10th win of the season and the Division 2 title. Success is just deserts for a club which has long led the standings this summer and, as a result, will be playing

Division 1 cricket again in 2017. Defeat for Shinfield, though, was a damaging one and all but ended any chances of gatecrashing the promotion places with their campaign now over. A win here would have cranked the pressure up on Peppard Stoke Row 2nd in second place, but Shashank Garg’s side fell short, meaning only a very heavy loss for their rivals is the only way they can now snatch a top-two finish. Garg got lucky with the toss and sent his side on the hunt for wickets – but they picked up only five during a session which saw Farley amount 220 runs. The bulk of these came from the bat of William Nash-Wortham, who finished unbeaten on 60, after Michael Sheridan put 45 on the board earlier in the innings. Of the batsmen to fall, Richard Madgwick accounted for two of them. Losing openers Ankush Gandhi and Oliver Sankey for seven and a duck respectively did not get the reply off to the best of starts, yet some watchful stroke play from Fahir Ali (41) and Garg (33) soon reconstructed the chase. Madgwick would then accelerate the scoring and eventually celebrated a half-century (54) – only to be one of four victims for Nick Timms which swung momentum back the way of the hosts. He went on to wipe out the middle order and claim figures of 4-19. With Johan Vorster cleaning up the tale and

Tauqeer Khan snaring the opening pair, Shinfield’s reply was an unsuccessful one. They were bowled out for 193. Ollie Johnson’s half century was the standout performance for an EARLEY side which looks set for a sixth-place finish despite losing to WALTHAM ST LAWRENCE by five wickets. Vinod Aduri was unlucky not to join his team-mate in surpassing the 50 mark when falling on 49, but between them the two provided greatly to an all out total of 193. The Knights were denied the chance to post a 200-plus score by a Waltham attack which saw Siva Kumar and Zahee Gujjar each finish with three wickets. Waltham initially found the going tough out in the middle and were soon 27-3 after Gary Shacklady, Mo Shammon and Prasad Gore removed an opponent. But the away side hit back through Wasim Javed and Asif Ali, who added 97 runs to the board through equal returns of 47. Guiding them past the winning post, though, was Zaheer Gujjar. He would lead the field with an unbeaten 54. Victory could not move Waltham away from seventh, but they do pull further clear of relegated Sandhurst 2nd, who conceded their game with CROWTHORNE AND CROWN WOOD 2ND. They received the regulatory 30 points awarded for a scratched fixture.

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Brinsford's century blast puts Wokingham 2s on the cusp of promotion to Division 5 DIVISIONS 6-9

ASHLEY BRINSFORD hit an unbeaten century as Wokingham 3rd moved to within the brink of promotion from Division 6B with victory over Purley-on-Thames 2nd The Oaks, now 22 points clear of third placed Royal Ascot with one game to play, batted first and reached 252-6 before declaring. But the innings did not get off to the best of starts with Ashley Cutts and Markus Viljoen bowled for ducks, yet opener Matthew Loxton (53) and Brinsford (108no) powered the score along from 13-2 to 106-3. Ross Bonnell (31) and Edward Fox-Smith (38no) also made notable contributions as Wokingham set a target of 253 to win. And a shared bowling effort from Cameron Gillespie (3-30), Toby Barker (3-38) and Calum Creighton (3-22) secured the win, with Purley dismissed for 163. WARGRAVE 2ND secured the title with a

comfortable nine-wicket win over Cove 3rd. Razwan Hanif (3-7) and Martin Smith (6-17) did the damage with the ball to dismiss Cove for 105 and it took just three men to reach the total with Toby Greatwood (65no) and Jonathon Colbourne (32no) getting the side over the line. HURST 2ND came out on the wrong side of a high-scoring encounter against Boyne Hill 3rd. The villagers looked well placed, even deciding to declare rather than batting out their innings as they reached 275-6. Kelvin Baillie (63) top scored with the bat as Tim Everitt (59no), Connor White (57) and Kyle Bradley (38) also posted good totals. FINCHAMPSTEAD 4TH are one match away from completing an unbeaten season in 7A after seeing off Theale and Tilehurst 3rd by nine wickets. Finches have already sealed the title, and took the ball first, dismissing the visitors for 154 after fine afternoons from Nick Tinsley (4-6) and Michael O’Donoghue (4-37).

And they notched a 14th win from 17 matches for the loss of just one wicket as Gareth Biggs struck an unbeaten century. EVERSLEY 3RD could join them in Division 6 next season as they sit just three points off a promotion spot, despite a losing draw against Bracknell 2nd. Chasing 228 to win, the Boars got agonisingly close to reaching the target with Jon Last (52) and Richard Ford (43) posting good scores, only for time to run out at 224-7. Shamitha Widanapathirana’s unbeaten half century guided SONNING 3RD to a four-wicket win over Kew 4th to keep their promotion hopes alive in 8A. Sonning struggled to break through the Kew order and were set a big total to win of 271. But they went about it with vigour as Widanapathirana (58no), Waqas Tahir (34no), Raja Yousuf Iqbal (33), Aamir Tahir (45), Bhuvan Satwah (31) and Bubbu Thava (28) all contributed as the win was sealed in

the 40th over. Sonning now sit third, four points off second placed Newbury 2nd, who they face on the final day. An unbeaten half century from Mark Evans and a five-wicket haul for Murray Heslin helped leaders WOKINGHAM 4TH to an eight-wicket win over Windsor 4th while relegated EVERSLEY 4TH conceded their game with Royal Ascot 4th. A knock of 72 from Hazel Wilkinson helped WOKINGHAM 5TH to a huge 124-run success over Cove 5th in 9A. The Oaks batted first and declared on 244-9 with Roger Heath and Prasad Kulkarni (both 31) along with Wilkinson pushing the score along. Thanks to figures of 6-40 from Mark James, Cove were dismissed for 120. FINCHAMPSTEAD 5TH climbed top of the league with a six-wicket win over Thatcham Town 4th with Tom Lawton-Davies picking up four wickets while WARGRAVE 3RD lost to Newbury 3rd.

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High-fives for Harper and Woodford DIVISIONS 2-5 By TOM CROCKER tcrocker@wokinghampaper.co.uk MATT HARPER and James Woodford took five wickets apiece as Finchampstead 2nd secured promotion to the top flight. Knowing victory over Harefield 2nd would secure the Division 2A title, Finches produced a good bowling display to ease to a 119-run success. Hosts Finchampstead won the toss, opted to bat and saw opener Gary Loveday shape the innings with a patient knock of 85. But those around him struggled to protect their wicket with Simon Bell (0), Ed Oliver (24), Greg Smith (1) and Josh Lincoln (24) all dismissed to see the scoreboard stand at 95-4. Loveday, in fact, saw off seven partners before he was bowled out with unbeaten Matt Bell (15) the only other man to reach double figures after the top order as Finch were bowled out for 190. But it quickly became apparent the score would be plenty enough to get the job done as Woodford (5-40) and Harper (5-25) tore through the order. Aside from 33 for Matthew Ogden, no other Harefield man showed any batting resistance as they were bowled out for 71. In the same division, EVERSLEY stayed third despite a 170-run thrashing by Kidmore End. Chasing 277 to win, the Boars could not

Khuram Akram produced this text book forward drive during Sonning 2nd's game with Slough 4th Picture: Steve Smyth

get close as they were bowled out for 106. WARGRAVE are on the brink of relegation from 2B after a losing draw against Thatcham Town. Thatcham batted first, closing on 252-6 to give the strugglers a difficult total to chase for a priceless win. And Wargrave, who sit second bottom of the table, had good knocks from Daniel Pratt (68) and Mandip Sohi (64) to thank for briefly making the score look achievable.

But in the end they closed on 212-7 to pick up eight points which leaves them 18 points from safety with the final game of the season at High Wycombe 2nd on Saturday. HURST stay fourth after a low-scoring three-wicket loss against High Wycombe 2nd. After being bowled out for 112, the task looked tricky for Hurst but good bowling from Phil Higgs (3-52) and Andrew Ruddock (4-48) left the visitors wobbling.

But they did eventually get over the line with three wickets in hand in the 33rd over. A staggering eight-wicket haul for Sam Taylor was not enough for FINCHAMPSTEAD 3RD to avoid a heavy defeat against Falkland 2nd in 3A. Finch, safely in mid-table, bowled out Falkland for 177 down in no small part to Taylor (8-56), but a disaster with the bat saw them bowled out for 80, well short of the target. EVERSLEY 2ND suffered an eighth loss of the season and stay rooted to the foot of the table after going down by six wickets to fellow strugglers Reading 2nd. SONNING’S hopes of the title were dashed by a poor batting display against Newbury. Peter Dean’s 36 was the best the villagers could manage during their innings as they were skittled out for 95 with Kevin Mills posting superb figures of 7-9. And third placed Newbury cruised across the finish line with six wickets in hand with defeat seeing Sonning drop down to second. Already promoted WOKINGHAM 2ND suffered a 66-run defeat to Thatcham Town 2nd in 4B, but remain top, while in 5B SONNING 2ND slipped into the relegation zone after a four-wicket loss in their crunch clash with Slough 4th. Ghulam Abbas top scored for Sonning with 54, supported by Dan Le Marquand (30) and Khuram Akram (25) to post a target of 163 to win, something Slough comfortably achieved.

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Mitchell’s watchful innings cannot stop Binfield falling to defeat at Wraysbury A TOP KNOCK of 85 from Max Mitchell was unable to prevent Binfield falling short in their run chase at Wraysbury. Set 224 for victory, the visitors would post 203 in reply before the last wicket was taken in the 45th over, with this 20-run reverse leaving the side seventh in the Division 1 standings with one game to play. Binfield began the day in the field having lost the toss and would make a positive start with Matt Hayman, twice, and Max Mitchell striking early to leave the opposition three men down. Wraysbury, though, would mount a response from the middle order, where Jayesh Mohan (34) and Daniel Ward (23) helped rebuild the innings. Arjun Reddy would later add 24 to the total down at nine, but the hosts were indebted to David Tooze for amounting a competitive score. He was to get the better of the Binfield

attack with a watchful 91 and would finish the session unbeaten, with his stand helping the side reach 223-8 after 50 overs. While having no luck removing Tooze, Jack Collett still finished with 3-29 as Hayman and Mitchell picked up two wickets each. Binfield would encounter a sluggish start to their chase and had soon lost five wickets, of which only opening pair Adam Marshall with 14 and Collett (13) made any sort of contribution within the top order. But through Mike Staves, who made 32, and Mitchell’s hit out the visitors began to pick up some momentum and moved to within sight of their target. A further 19 runs from the bat of stand-in skipper Tim Vines helped nudged the team past the 200 mark, but his charges were now chasing a lost cause. This is because another flurry of wickets

to fall put Wraysbury back in control – and they were soon finishing off the job. Tail-enders Hayman and Rob Lee failed to improve the scoreboard, although a number of other batsmen falling cheaply elsewhere did not help matters as Binfield suffered a sixth defeat of the season. The team will be looking to end the campaign on a winning note when they travel to Coleshill on Saturday (12.30pm). n A BAD DAY with the bat left Binfield 2nd well beaten by promotion-chasing Braywood in Division 2. It was an afternoon the hosts will probably want to forget in a hurry having been hit for 252-9 declared upon winning the toss and electing to field and then falling 164 runs shy of this total. There was, however, some positives to come from the session with Thomas Nower and Ian Goddard sharing six dismissals and

Cameron Ireland accounting for two more. Braywood, though, scored well throughout, but captain Asam Raza and his knock of 46 who would emerge as top scorer amid a clutch of solid stands. Binfield would need some similar returns if they were to topple this daunting target and get back on the victory path. But they would get nowhere near it and were all back in the pavilion 88 runs and 35 overs later from what was a sorry session at the crease. Ireland was to be the mainstay with his knock of 28, while Steve Andrews made 18. No fewer than seven batsmen, though, failed to reach double figures as Braywood’s Robert McDermott (4-18) and Awais Bhatti (3-21), got on top of the innings. Sixth-place Binfield wrap up their campaign with a home fixture against lowly Holyport on Saturday (12.30pm).

The Borough Honours board The team each player represents is listed first Batsmen ANDREW HOUSE: Finchampstead v Slough – 228 ASHLEY BRINSFORD: Wokingham 3rd v Purley-on-Thames 2nd – 108* GARETH BIGGS: Finchampstead 4th v Theale and Tilehurst 3rd – 105* JAMES WHITEHURST: Crowthorne and Crown Wood 3rd v Peppard Stoke Row 3rd – 90 GARY LOVEDAY: Finchampstead 2nd v Harefield 2nd – 85 MAX MITCHELL: Binfield v Wraysbury – 85 HAZEL WILKINSON: Wokingham 5th v Cove 5th – 72 TOM NASH: Crowthorne and Crown Wood 3rd v Peppard Stoke Row 3rd – 71 DANIEL PRATT: Wargrave v Thatcham Town – 68 TOBY GREATWOOD: Wargrave 2nd v Cove 3rd – 65* NICK OUTRAM: Crowthorne and Crown Wood v Welford Park – 65 MANDIP SOHI: Wargrave v Thatcham Town – 64 ANDY WEBB: Emmbrook and Bearwood v Peppard Stoke Row – 64 KELVIN BAILLIE: Hurst 2nd v Boyne Hill 3rd – 63 RAVI GODBOLE: Crowthorne and Crown Wood v Welford Park – 62 RICHARD BARRON: Crowthorne and Crown Wood v Welford Park – 62 KASHIF MEHMOOD: Berkshire County Sports v Checkendon – 61 WILLIAM NASH-WORTHAM: Farley Hill v Shinfield – 60* TIM EVERITT: HURST 2ND V Boyne Hill 3rd – 59* MARK EVANS: Wokingham 4th v Windsor 4th – 59* SHAMITHA WIDANAPATHIRANA: Sonning 3rd v Kew 4th – 58 REYHAN-UL DIN: Woodley V Sulhamstead and Ufton – 58 CONNOR WHITE: Hurst 2nd v Boyne Hill 3rd – 57 JEREMY HAMMOND: Eversley 2nd v Reading 2nd – 55 ZAHEER GUJJAR: Waltham St Lawrence v Earley – 54* MATT JONES: Finchampstead v Slough – 54 GHULAM ABBAS: Sonning 2nd v Slough 4th – 54 RICHARD MADGWICK: Shinfield v Farley Hill – 54 JACOB CLARK: Wokingham v Boyne Hill – 53* MATTHEW LOXTON: Wokingham 3rd v Purley-on-Thames 2nd – 53 JONATHAN LAST: Eversley 3rd v Bracknell 2nd – 52 OLLIE JOHNSON: Earley v Waltham St Lawrence – 52 AMOL LOTKE: Woodley 2nd v Twyford and Ruscombe – 51 *Not out BOWLERS: SAM TAYLOR: Finchampstead 3rd v Falkland 2nd – 8-56 ADAM BROOKMAN: Knowl Hill v Sulhamstead and Ufton 3rd – 7-10 MARTIN SMITH: Wargrave 2nd v Cove 3rd – 6-17 MARK JAMES: Wokingham 5th v Cove 5th – 6-40 MATT HARPER: Finchampstead 2nd v Harefield 2nd – 5-25 ANDREW BAINES: Crowthorne and Crown Wood 3rd v Peppard Stoke Row 3rd – 5-35 MURRAY HESLIN: Wokingham 4th v Windsor 4th – 5-38 JAMES WOODFORD: Finchampstead 2nd v Harefield 2nd – 5-40 CALLUM MARSHALL: Emmbrook and Bearwood v Peppard Stoke Row – 5-57 NICK TINSLEY: Finchampstead 4th v Theale and Tilehurst 3rd – 4-6 TOM LAWTON-DAVIES: Finchampstead 5th v Thatcham Town 4th –4-18 NICK TIMMS: Farley Hill v Shinfield – 4-19 ALI NAEEM: Woodley 2nd v Twyford and Ruscombe – 4-25 AMER AZIZ: Berkshire County Sport v Checkendon – 4-30 MICHAEL O’DONOGHUE: Finchampstead 4th v Theale and Tilehurst 3rd – 4-37 Adit Rajeev: Wargrave 3rd v Newbury 3rd – 4-46 ANDREW RUDDOCK: Hurst v High Wycombe 2nd – 4-48 ANDY RISHTON: Finchampstead v Slough – 4-70

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Title won, but Marles feels Finches can still improve By TOM CROCKER tcrocker@wokinghampaper.co.uk DAN MARLES says it is a “massive honour” to be the first Finchampstead captain since 2001 to win the Home Counties Premier League title, but insists there is still room for improvement. Finches clinched glory in style with a 56-run win over Slough, having produced their highest batting score of the season in the first innings. Andy House led the charge with a remarkable 228 off 148 balls as Finch reached 352-7 from their 50 overs. Having collected five batting points, the hosts knew just one wicket was needed to seal the title and it arrived with 22 Slough runs on the board when star man Jandre Coetzee clean bowled Nabil Shah. From there Finches eventually closed out the win with Andy Rishton (4-70) the pick of the bowlers. “It did take a few days to sink in,” Marles admitted to The Wokingham Paper. “It’s still a bit surreal, the kind of achievement we’ve done and how we’ve done it, but it’s an amazing feeling. “It’s a massive honour for me. “I’ve been at the club for 10 years, played for every side, the 5s, 4s, 3s, 2s and 1s and eventually captained the side so I’m really proud. “It’s just an amazing achievement from where we’ve come from three or four years ago.” After losing the toss and being put in to bat, Finch made a solid start as House set out his stall early. For a player who may well have not even been in the side were skipper Marles not nursing a shoulder injury, the opener took to the task with ease, putting on a partnership of 47 with Dan Lincoln before the latter fell for 12. Adam Dewes followed immediately for a golden duck but it was the double-act of House and Jones which set up the contest. Stand-in captain Jones carved out 54 to help push the score from 47-2 to 202-3. House continued to go from strength to strength, eventually reaching 228 from 148 deliveries, including a phenomenal 29 4s and eight 6s.

Matt Jones hits out during a knock of 53 on a momentous day for Finchampstead which saw Andrew House (inset) strike up a double century Picture: Steve Smyth

Finchampstead Henley Banbury High Wycombe Slough Tring Park Burnham Gt & Lt Tew Reading Harefield

Home Counties Premier League Pld W D L T A/C 17 12 1 2 0 2 17 10 4 2 0 1 17 9 2 3 0 3 17 8 3 5 0 1 17 6 3 4 1 3 17 6 3 6 0 2 17 6 3 8 0 0 17 4 2 9 0 2 17 2 1 12 0 2 17 1 0 13 1 2

BP 20 41 39 58 59 59 75 61 76 71

Pen 1 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 1 0

Total 309 274 258 253 238 210 169 169 135 115

Coetzee’s wicket sealed the title in reply and after a sluggish bowling innings, Slough were eventually dismissed in the 48th over with Max Stevenson’s three wickets adding to Rishton’s four-fer. “Andy House gets all the accolades,” said Marles. “He was a joke. It was ridiculous how good he was on Saturday and it’s one of those performances you’ll look back on in years to come. “He got to 100 and we were all really happy for him. “He’s been in between the 2s and 1s all year so to get 100 was amazing and then he just kicked on. “We kept looking up and he was on 130, 150, 180. It was getting ridiculous. “Everything seemed to go his way and then 228 is a serious, serious effort.” He added: “He’s been on the fringe and he really showed us what he can do. “That’s amazing to see and that puts him in good stead for next year. “Then we only needed one wicket to win the league and JC (Coetzee) got it, which is

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Monday August 29 Burnham 0-4 Binfield Monday September 5 Binfield v Highmoor-Ibis (7.45pm) HELLENIC DIVISION ONE EAST: Saturday August 27 Sandhurst Town 1-1 Wokingham & Emmbrook Wantage Town Res 1-4 Finchampstead Monday August 29 Chinnor 1-2 Woodley United Holyport 3-1 Wokingham & Emmbrook Penn & Tylers Green 3-0 Finchampstead Saturday September 3 Rayners Lane v Wokingham & Emmbrook (3pm) COMBINED COUNTIES DIVISION ONE: Saturday August 27 South Park Res 0-2 Eversley & California Monday August 29 Eversley & California 0-3 Frimley Green Saturday September 3 Eversley & California v Redhill (3pm) BLUEFIN SPORT CHALLENGE CUP: Saturday September 3

quite fitting as well.” And Marles could pinpoint the moments in which he felt the title could be coming back to Finchampstead. “I think after winning at Henley away,” he said. “That was about mid-season and that was our third or fourth win in a row. “You start thinking that’s a serious achievement because we’d struggled against Henley in the past and they’re obviously a top, top side. “That was when we started believing, only slightly, and then every week it’s got a bit more. “We felt like we’d won the league when we beat Henley again so they were the two games you look at and go, they were massive wins.” Despite the storming success, Marles is still targeting areas where his side can improve in the next campaign. “It’s funny really this year because I know we’ve gone and won the league and it’s a top, top team,” said Marles. “But there’s still things we haven’t done that we should’ve done better. “Things like Andy Rishton, who hasn’t even had a bowl this year until Saturday. “We haven’t really done that well batting this year if we’re really honest, it’s been about the bowling. “So it was nice for a batsman to go and win us the game.” Champions Finchampstead wrap up their season against already relegated Harefield tomorrow.

Hellenic Premier Division P W D L Binfield 7 5 0 2 Thame United 5 4 1 0 Brimscombe & Thrupp 6 4 1 1 Tuffley Rovers 6 4 1 1 Lydney Town 6 4 0 2 Bracknell Town 6 3 1 2 Highmoor-Ibis 4 3 1 0 Flackwell Heath 6 3 1 2 Thatcham Town 5 3 0 2 Ascot United 6 3 0 3 Longlevens AFC 4 2 1 1 Royal Wootton Bassett 6 2 1 3 Oxford City Nomads 7 1 3 3 Brackley Town Saints 6 1 2 3 Henley Town 7 1 1 5 Highworth Town 6 1 1 4 Ardley United 5 1 1 3 Carterton 3 1 0 2 Burnham 7 0 0 7

F 18 26 16 12 13 15 6 13 16 11 10 11 7 6 12 10 5 3 4

Milton Keynes Academy v Binfield (2.30pm) Headington Amateurs v Finchampstead (2.30pm) PERPETUA PRESS FLOODLIT CUP: Tuesday September 6 Sandhurst Town v Woodley United (7.45pm)

A 7 7 4 6 10 11 2 3 7 13 2 11 19 13 17 17 12 9 37

Pts 15 13 13 13 12 10 10 10 9 9 7 7 6 5 4 4 4 3 0

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Clark hits half-century, but Oaks are beaten WOKINGHAM’S season continues to (10) and Jake Turner (0) come and go peter out following a disappointing before he lost his wicket. seven-wicket loss to mid-table Boyne Set for a potentially embarrassing Hill. total when sitting on 57-6, The Oaks, who knew promotion Wokingham showed good resilience was mathematically impossible after to dig in and post a competitive score, last week’s draw, struggled to get down in no small part to Clark’s going as they posted 142 before being unbeaten 53. bowled out. Jack Wood’s 15 was also key before Jacob Clark (53) and Dan Housego the tail was cleared up. (30) were the only men to make a But the chase never looked in any score of note with Muhammad Irfan real doubt, after Boyne recovered and Hamid Riaz taking three wickets from losing opener Tom Mellor for a apiece. duck off the bowling of Jack Wood. And set a target of 141 to win via Wood struck again to remove Ollie the Duckworth/Lewis method, Irfan Clayson (19) before brother Tom Wood (48no) and Riaz (43no) again stole the dismissed Alex Masih (10) to leave show as Boyne Hill cruised to the win Boyne Hill 51-3. in the 23rd over. However, no more wickets would After losing the toss and being put fall as Irfan and Riaz got their side in to bat, the innings got off to the over the line. worst possible start as opener Stuart Wokingham sit third in the Thames Parsons was out for a golden duck with the very first ball. Valley Division 1 table with a trip to Housego and Michael Bates tried relegation-threatened Yateley to come to steady the ship only for the latter on the final day of the season. to become the second man to fall off WOKINGHAM: Parsons, Housego, Bates, the bowling of Irfan after making nine Hayter, T. Wood, Turner, Clark, J. Wood, Clapham, Spence, Dewick. runs. Thames Valley Cricket League – Division 1 Captain Stuart P W w D T L A/C F(W) F(L) BT BL Pen Pts Hayter was the next 17 4 8 1 0 3 1 0 0 17 17 0 301 man to go, surviving Chesham Stoke Green 17 8 3 0 1 5 0 0 0 13 13 0 301 just nine minutes Wokingham 17 4 4 4 0 4 1 0 0 31 23 0 241 and making two runs Boyne Hill 17 3 4 4 0 5 1 0 0 36 29 0 227 to leave the Oaks Cove 17 2 4 4 1 5 1 0 0 40 35 0 227 wobbling on 31-4. Falkland 17 3 3 4 0 4 3 0 0 37 27 0 220 Fortunately, Marlow 17 3 2 2 0 10 0 0 0 53 37 0 205 17 2 2 5 0 7 1 0 0 54 43 0 194 Housego was looking Yateley 17 1 5 2 0 9 0 0 0 40 39 15 189 solid and reached 30, Kew Windsor 17 1 1 0 0 15 0 0 0 42 39 0 126 but saw Tom Wood

Jacob Clark, left (53) and Dan Housego, above (30) top scored for Wokingham

Thames Valley Premier Division P W D L F Marlow United 4 4 0 0 14 Reading YMCA 4 3 1 0 19 Mortimer 4 3 1 0 10 Cookham Dean 4 3 0 1 11 Highmoor Ibis Res 3 2 0 1 8 Woodcote Stoke Row 4 2 0 2 10 Wraysbury Village 4 2 0 2 8 Unity 4 1 1 2 4 Berks County FC 3 1 0 2 3 Taplow United 4 1 0 3 5 Woodley United Res 4 1 0 3 3 Rotherfield United 4 0 2 2 5 Newbury FC 3 0 1 2 3 Hurst 3 0 0 3 3

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A 3 3 6 6 4 7 13 5 5 11 13 7 9 14

FINCHAMPSTEAD CC : Saturday August 27 Home Counties Premier League Div 1 Finchampstead (352-7) beat Slough (296-10) - Finchampstead win the league Saturday September 3 Home Counties Premier League Div 1 Harefield v Finchampstead (11am) WOKINGHAM CC: Saturday August 27 Thames Valley League Div 1

Pts 12 10 10 9 6 6 6 4 3 3 3 2 1 0

Hellenic Division 1 East P W D L Penn & Tylers Green 4 3 1 0 Headington Amateur’s 2 3 0 0 Bicester Town 4 3 0 1 Chalfont Wasps 4 2 2 0 Holyport 3 2 0 1 Woodley United 2 2 0 0 AFC Aldermaston 4 2 0 2 Sandhurst Town 4 1 2 1 Wokingham 4 1 1 2 Chinnor 4 1 1 2 Finchampstead 4 1 0 3 Didcot Town Res’ 4 1 0 3 Rayners Lane 4 0 1 3 Wantage Town Res’ 4 0 0 4

F 11 18 10 5 12 6 12 5 6 5 6 5 3 2

A 3 4 7 3 3 1 9 5 7 7 8 14 10 25

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

Wokingham (142-10) lost to Boyne Hill (142-3) - D/L method Saturday September 3 Thames Valley League Div 1 Yateley v Wokingham (12.30pm)

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Saint Sophie is All ready for Rio!

Sophie Christiansen and her horse Athene are off to Brazil

SOPHIE CHRISTIANSEN begins her bid to win a sixth Paralympic gold next week and will do so with the backing of her former school. The Equestrian star, 28, will be among the Team GB contingent going for glory in Brazil, with the games starting on Wednesday (September 7). And former All Saints pupil Christiansen cannot wait to get started in what will be her fourth appearance at the competition, saying: “To be selected

for my fourth Paralympic Games is an absolute honour. It’s funny that I am now seen as a veteran at the grand old age of 28. “I cant wait to see what Rio has to offer. It will be a very different Games to London, but I think my time in Athens and Beijing has prepared me well. “The Paralympic Games has grown massively since I made my debut in Athens – the standard across sports has really grown in that time – and I can’t

wait to see where it goes in the future.’ She added: “I think that London was the pinnacle of the Paralympic Games, and I really hope that even though it’s not a home Games, that people will get behind us again.” Among those guaranteed to be backing Christiansen, who will compete in two dressage events and the team event, are the staff and pupils at her former primary school, where they have an award named in her honour for

sporting endeavour. “There is no doubt that we are behind Sophie and wish her well,” said headteacher Jacqui Kearney. “She is absolutely what our children aspire to be. She is a very special person, athlete and inspiration. “We are very proud of our badge and will be waving it and the GB flag cheering her on!” n READ more from Sophie Christiansen on page 36.

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Finch ‘are worthy champions’ nProud president Doody lauds his title winners as club’s youth policy pays dividends By TOM CROCKER tcrocker@wokinghampaper.co.uk FINCHAMPSTEAD president Neil Doody has put the club’s shock Home Counties Premier League triumph down to its youth policy and top facilities. Finch, newly promoted into the top flight this season, wrapped up the title with a game to spare after a 56-run win over Slough at the weekend extended their unbeaten run to 15 games. And Doody, who has been at the club for over 40 years in a number of different roles, admits this is the best season he has ever witnessed. “I’m absolutely delighted,” he told The Wokingham Paper. “I’m delighted at the success of the whole club and in my many years here I

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haven’t really seen success like this. “If you consider that four of our five sides are likely to win their divisions then I think you can say it’s been a really successful season. “The senior side needed six points to win the league and it was sealed in a very, very good match against Slough. “I think it’s fair to say they are worthy champions.” Captain Dan Marles insisted at the start of the season that a midtable finish was the aim, something Doody (pictured) agreed with, and the president also concurred with the skipper’s praise of the work done with the youth department at Finchampstead. “There are two major factors to the success of the club as a whole,” said Doody. “One is the youth policy.

“We have a very, very workmanlike youth committee. “It takes years to create the younger players into the right environment, coach them properly and bring them in. “The club has definitely introduced the younger players into the league side at the right times and created the right balance.” He continued: “The second major point I personally feel are the facilities. “The two magnificent grounds and peerless wickets. “This can most certainly encourage players. “It’s a pair of grounds that players like to play on. “We’ve got the facilities, we’ve got the youth policy and we aren’t afraid to boost the first team side with an overseas player each year, like we did with Jandre Coetzee this season. “The various combinations of youth policy, facilities, taking on an overseas player, the teamwork, the captaincy

and the dedication to the game have all contributed to the success.” Finchampstead last won the Home Counties Premier Division title way back in 2001 when overseas star John Moss captained the side to victory. But Doody insists it is not easy to compare the side from 15 years ago to the one of today. “It’s a very difficult one,” he said. “It’s rather like saying was Muhammad Ali better than Joe Lewis. They’re a different era altogether. “It was a very good side in 2001 and how you can compare sides is difficult. “The current side is much younger overall. You’ve got six players under 19 and the captain is 21. “It’s the second success, different in its way because it’s a different era but nevertheless very gratifying and encouraging.” n FOR more on Finchampstead’s title win including an interview with captain Dan Marles, turn to page 39.

READING’S search for a striker proved fruitless as the transfer window slammed shut on Wednesday night – but Royals did loan out three academy stars. Reading’s hunt for a new frontman intensified last week when it was confirmed Deniss Rakels will miss the majority of the season with a fractured ankle – but Jaap Stam could not bring another player through the door before the 11pm deadline. The club were linked with Ghana striker Asamoah Gyan earlier in the week but talks broke down on Tuesday and the former Sunderland man instead joined Al Ahli of the United Arab Emirates. Other names linked with a move to Madejski Stadium included Bournemouth striker Lewis Grabban and Arsenal’s Chuba Akpom, but neither materialised. Last week assistant boss Andries Ulderink insisted the club were happy with their summer business and that an extra arrival looked unlikely, but did say: “If there is a big chance coming our way who is free or a loan then maybe we will look at it.” In total, Reading brought in 11 new faces over the course of the summer in Danzell Gravenberch, Anssi Jaakkola, Joseph Mendes, Joey van den Berg, Sandro Wieser, Yakou Meite, Callum Harriott, John Swift, Roy Beerens, Liam Moore and Tyler Blackett. The club will also be happy to have kept hold of the likes of key names Danny Williams and Garath McCleary, both of whom have only one year remaining of their current contracts, and Wales international Chris Gunter. There was some movement out of Reading on deadline day, though. Young wingers Tariqe Fosu and Jack Stacey, both of whom fans believed might get a chance with the first team this season, departed for loans to League Two until January. Stacey joins up with Exeter City while Fosu has moved to Colchester United. The pair are set to meet in a league clash tomorrow. Dominic Hyam was the third man to leave, joining Portsmouth on loan. n READING have been fined £5,000 by the FA. This is after the club was charged with ‘failing to ensure its players conducted themselves in an orderly fashion’ during the 4-1 defeat to Newcastle United last month. The incident refers to the third minute of the game where Royals players protested after Dwight Gayle deliberately handled the ball to score. The goal was eventually disallowed. At the time of going to press, Reading had made no comment regarding the fine.

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