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Theresa May tops MPs vote in race for Number 10 MAIDENHEAD MP and Home Secretary Theresa May has sailed through the second round of leadership voting, picking up 199 nods from her fellow Conservative MPs, writes Gemma Davidson. Mrs May, whose constituency covers Sonning, Wargrave, Charvil, Twyford and Hurst, picked up more than her rivals, Andrea

Leadsom and Michael Gove, put together. She will now face Andrea Leadsom, who picked up 84 votes, in the final push for the keys to Number 10, while Michael Gove was eliminated with 46 votes. She was supported by local MPs Rob Wilson and Dr Phillip Lee. Speaking immediately after the

result of the vote Mrs May said: “This vote shows the Conservative party can come together and under my leadership it will.” Her comments received applause from supporters outside the House of Commons. The results of the ballot means that the United Kingdom will definitely have its second female

Prime Minister, 26 years after Margaret Thatcher stood down in 1990. The leadership battle will now move into its final stage, with 150,000 Conservative Party members deciding between Mrs May and Mrs Leadsom. The result is expected to be announced in September 9.

Third Thames bridge to start in business park

MP publishes report on new river crossing By GEMMA DAVIDSON gdavidson@wokinghampaper.co.uk

AN AMBITIOUS project to create a third bridge across the River Thames has taken a step forward this week, with a possible location of the bridge being revealed. The 109-page Third Thames Crossing Appraisal Report, which was published by MP for Reading East Rob Wilson, outlines the details of the traffic modelling work being undertaken for the project, led by Wokingham Borough Council (WBC). The report explains how the modelling has been far wider than previously expected, covering the entirety of South Oxfordshire in the north, to the M3 in the south, spanning out to the A34 near Newbury in the west and as far as the M25 in the east. The report also highlights Thames Valley Park in Wokingham as the potential site of the new bridge, crossing over the Thames and Caversham Lakes before setting down near the A4155 Henley Road. n Continued on page 3

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A Wokingham artist is delighted after a Christmas card has been picked as a winner in a contest run by a BBC TV programme. Madeline Hawes , the Secretary of the Wokingham Art Society, created the illustration Xmas Wishes, which has been chosen by BBC Songs of Praise. One of 10 winning artists, her card will be sold in special

Christmas card packs with money going to the BBC Children in Need charity. Mrs Hawes recently contributed to the new panel for the Diamond Jubilee frieze, made to celebrate the Queen’s 90th birthday and displayed at the Town Hall on June 12, as part of the town council’s celebrations for Her Majesty’s milestone

Homes focus for community forum A MEETING of the North Wokingham SDL Community Forum is planned for Monday, July 18. Taking place at Emmbrook School hall, the event will be chaired by Cllr Parry Batth. It starts at 7pm and will include updates on healthcare provision, primary school places, roads and flooding updates and plans from Savils and Linden Homes relating to Bell Farm. Bovis Homes will present an update on its Construction Environment Management Plans (CEMP). Speakers will include Lois Lere, Director of Operations of Wokingham Clinical Commissioning Group, members of Wokingham Borough Council and representations from

Savils, Linden Homes and Bovis Homes. All local residents are invited to come along. The next residents’ meeting is planned for Wednesday, September 21.

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A NEW group devoted to a popular card game will be hopping into a Wokingham pub next week. On Monday, a Canasta club will meet at the Three Frogs on London Road. Organisers say that the card game is quick and easy to learn and players don’t need a good memory to take part. Canasta is a rummy-type game, played using two complete decks of cards. Players have to create runs of seven cards of the same rank, winning when they have done so.

MOTORBIKE fans are invited to a special Sunday service. The Thames Vale Advanced Motorcyclists group meets at St Crispin’s School from 9am on the third Sunday of the month. The club coaches motorcyclists up to the standard expected by the Institute of Advanced Motorists. Newcomers can enjoy a free assessment of their riding skills and can join the club. n For more details, log on to www.tvam.org

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New bridge could ease pressures on Sonning road n From front page The new bridge would ease the pressure on Sonning, where thousands of motorists crowd over the village’s 240-year-old single-lane bridge every day. The results of the traffic modelling project are now being analysed and will be used to predict the impact of a third bridge on traffic movements around Wokingham borough and Reading. The data will then feed directly into the Strategic Outline Business Case (SOBC) for the bridge. Mr Wilson (pictured) said that while the results were promising, the project was still at a very early stage. He said: “The data collection work being led by Wokingham Borough Council (WBC) will provide key evidence for both my constituents and others across the modelled area, all of whom should be reassured by the scope of the work and the diligence with which it’s being completed. “The broad area covered by the work is far greater than initially proposed and this further demonstrates the determination of stakeholders to make sure the data collected is as thorough and robust as possible. “Prior to reading this document, I must emphasise to constituents that at this stage we are simply seeking the information to establish the likely impact of a Third Thames Bridge on potential flows and redistribution of traffic. “We have not yet reached the point where a decision is to be taken on a final location for a bridge, nor on its specific features: at this stage we are merely obtaining the essential data to feed into a much wider process. “As ever, I will continue to keep my constituents fully up-to-date with

further developments, but in the meantime hope that feedback from the stakeholder meeting, alongside the Report, demonstrates the commitment of stakeholders to ensuring a comprehensive, evidencebased approach.” WBC’s executive member for highways and transport, Cllr Malcolm Richards said: “Work continues on the outline business case which is a very high level assessment of the viability of the new crossing and follows some even higher level work done to look at traffic flows. “Work started last September, including a significant number of traffic surveys in and around Wokingham, Reading and Oxfordshire, on updating the Strategic Transport Model. This is ongoing and we expect it to be ready by autumn. “Environment work to support the business case is also progressing in parallel. “The outline business case will look at the strategic case and the economic case initially and we are anticipating this will be completed towards the end of the year.” Not everyone is in favour of a new crossing over the river. Rob White, a Green Party councillor and 2015 Parliamentary candidate for Reading East, said: “I have big concerns about this roadbuilding project which would blight a well used green space. It is yet more predictive roadbuilding, catering for the neverending expansion of car use. “As soon as it is complete I’m sure politicians will be calling for a fourth Thames Bridge. “This scheme would simply move a bottleneck rather than tackling the underlying problem which is why South Oxfordshire have always objected to it.”

A Royals send off for Eamonn The funeral procession arrives at Corpus Christi Church in Wokingham on Tuesday

THE footballing world came together to pay tribute to Eamonn Dolan on Tuesday. The funeral service for the Royals Academy Director and one-time caretaker manager, who died of cancer aged just 48, was held at Corpus Christi Church in Wokingham. Led by Father David O’Sullivan, the requiem mass saw hundreds pack out the church to honour a man who has done so much for Reading FC over the years.

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Current Academy players mingled with Royals legends and a number of first-team players. Floral tributes were also paid by some of his former clubs including West Ham. n Donations in Eamonn’s memory can be made to Action Bladder Cancer UK or Cancer Research UK via Miles & Daughters funeral directors. For details, call 0118 979 3004 or log on to www.milesfunerals.com

Firefighters at the double as car flips IT WAS a busy night for the area’s firefighters on Tuesday, who were called out to a single vehicle collision in Woodley and also tackled a car fire in Wokingham. An elderly gentleman escaped with only minor injuries after the Citroen Picasso he was driving ended up on its side in Vauxhall Drive. This happened just after 9pm. Crews from Wokingham and Caversham Road fire stations were initially called out to the scene, but the latter pump was stood down en route. Also in attendance was a Rapid Response Vehicle and ambulance, which transferred the driver – who had managed to get out of the vehicle – to Royal Berkshire Hospital for treatment to the injuries suffered during the incident, which is under investigation. Firefighters were in attendance for around 10 minutes. Earlier in the evening, an engine from Bracknell Fire Station raced out to London Road after receiving reports a Land Rover Discovery was ablaze. Upon arrival the crew found the vehicle well alight and had to temporarily close the road while they dealt with the incident. Using a hose reel and a one firefighter wearing breathing apparatus, the team spent around 30 minutes dousing the flames, which are believed to have been the result of engine failure. The driver, who was the only occupant, had managed to pull the car over and get out before phoning for help at 8.30pm.

Travellers at Bulmershe Borough mayor Cllr Bob Pitts presents the Legion d’honneur to Charles Miller Picture: Stewart Turkington

Charles gets the highest honour

A NONAGENARIAN from Woodley received one of the highest miliary honours on Wednesday. European neighbours France wanted to give Charles Miller the Legion d’honneur – its highest distinction. It was awarded for his naval service during the Second World War. The 92-year-old was on board the HMS Emperor during the D-Day landings. The ship was in the English channel, helping support ground troops during the crucial battle. Mr Miller joined the Royal Navy on 25 May 1943, 16 days after his 18th birthday. He started his training at HMS Collingwood and served on HMS Emperor

from February 27, 1944 until after the war ended. The award was presented to Mr Miller by Borough Mayor, Cllr Bob Pitts on Wednesday at a special ceremony held in Wokingham Borough Council’s offices in Shute End. On average, just 10 British nationals per year receive the award. Mr Miller said that he has many memories of the war, vividly remembering the bombing of the Tirpitz during which Hellcat fighter aircraft flew from HMS Emperor. He is especially proud of being part of the victory parade in Singapore with Lord Louis Mountbatten.

TRAVELLERS have moved onto land next to Bulmershe Leisure Centre in Woodley. A small encampment of caravans has been set up on Woodlands Avenue. It is close to The Bulmershe School, Goals soccer complex and new homes being built on the other side of the road. Another encampment has been reported in Bell Foundry Lane in Wokingham. It is thought that this group recently moved on from Cantley Park. Wokingham Borough Council is aware of the travellers and taking steps to move them on from Woodlands Avenue, the encampment in Bellfoundry Lane is on private land and we understand the landowner is leading legal action there.

Signalling problem COMMUTERS faced delayed journeys yesterday after a signalling problem hit trains between Reading and Wokingham. Services were delayed for up to half an hour during the day, but everything was back to normal by 2pm.

Henry’s marathon in a month A NINE-year-old schoolboy from Wokingham has raised more than £600 for charity after running a marathon in a month. Henry Bray, who attends Emmbrook Junior School, decided to spend the month of June running at least a mile everyday before school. Having smashed his original target of £200, Henry said he was inspired to raise the money after his older brother Charlie completed a 15-mile cycle ride for Children in Need. Henry said: “I wanted to raise money for children so they can have a happy life like me.” Proud mum Sarah said: “Every day in June at 6.45am before school he ran a mile round the block near our house with his dad, Nick, cycling alongside. He was aiming to run 26 miles but as the circuit was actually longer than a mile he ran closer to 33! When he completed a mile he would add a green sticker to his chart. “He raised money through sponsorship and so far has raised £624.89, smashing his £200 target.” To sponsor Henry visit www.justgiving. com/fundraising/Henry-Bray.

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BRACKNELL MP Dr Phillip Lee, whose constituency also includes parts of EXCLUSIVE Wokingham borough, has spoken of Bysadness PHIL CREIGHTON his at the resignation of David news@wokinghampaper.co.uk Cameron in the wake of the Brexit vote. The Remainer added that the result of a popular farm ofTHE the owner referendum must bepick-you-own respected in the Wokingham hascome hit out at misleading and country must together as to aoutside road closure - and sought itsigns planspointing for a future of Europe. toalso reassure thethe public he isinstill open for He praised high that turnout business. borough – more than 80% of Wokingham Heathlands is currently voters had their say. Road undergoing repair On Thursday,carriageway the UK voted to leave works, meaning road closures in place to the European Union by a veryare narrow enable– 52% contractors workBrexit. in safety. But margin of votersto backed the works couldn’t come at “The British people have have spoken, ” a worse time for the Grays Dr Lee said. “It isowner now theof duty of allFarm: this weekend is normally hisinbusiest Parliamentarians to respond the best of the year asofraspberries into crop and interests our great andcome good country. schools forI am theglad summer. “At the prepare local level, that The work inintwo the turnout was is high bothphases, Bracknellwith the first taking place fromabove the the junction of and Wokingham, with both Nine Mile Ride to Wyevale Garden Centre. national average. Thereferendum second phase runs fromthe the river “The and the issues bridgeraised north of engaged Holme many Grange Craft debate clearly Village to which the entrance of Holme new voters, is very welcome and Grange School. encouraging. Signs willerected at both times ends of “There be some challenging Heathlands that the road is ahead but, as a Road nation,imply we must now completely but work is taking come together closed, and concentrate on what during hours isplace best for the UKoff-peak as we move into aof 9.30am and 4pm. future outside of the European Union.” Peter Gray, who runs He added: “I was very sadGrays to see Farm, told The Wokingham Paperhis that it would be David Cameron announce intention the works have taken place tobetter resign.for However, it wastoa typically in the autumn, whendecision his Pick Your Own honourable and selfless from has for the with year. aseason man who hasfinished led our country He alsofor wrote to the council expressing distinction the last six years. his that knew about “Asconcerns a party, we willthe nowfirst starthe the the closure wasa new when thewho signs process of electing leader, will went up and timing of government the closure is very then go onthe to form a new serious. Now he is trying and lead the negotiation of ourto get the word out that it’s business as usual. withdrawal from the European Union.” He said: “It’s the peak of the season,

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He stressed the popular pick-your-own business is “fully open” during the works and said that most items grown on the farm are coming into season. “The strawberries are superb. They really are excellent top quality at the moment,” he said. “With raspberries we have one variety on the go at the moment, with another two coming online this weekend. It’s a very important time for us. “We’re now selling new potatoes, broad beans, carrots, beetroot, broccoli, rhubarb spinach, all sorts.” Wokingham Borough Council has

confirmed the works on Heathlands Road will lead to road closures, but runs off-peak – 9.30am to 4.30pm, Monday to Friday. The road will be open the rest of the time. Cllr Malcolm Richards, executive member for highways and transport, said: “Unfortunately signage prior to the work starting on Heathlands Road did not clarify the working hours. The signs has now been changed to show when the road will be closed. “We apologise for any confusion this may have caused.”

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“THANKS be to God for keeping us dry!” That was the comment made by a staff member of a drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre after it held its annual open day on Saturday. Hare Hatch based Yeldall Manor welcomed hundreds of visitors to its grounds for the event which included face painting, a plant sale, a hog roast and a cream tea with strawberries supplied by Grays Farm. The event also featured a thanksgiving service for the Christian-based centre, which has helped people conquer their addictions. Although much of Wokingham was hit with heavy rain in the early part of Saturday, by the time Yeldall’s open day started, the sun was out – and stayed out. Supporter relations manager Sue Hedger joked about the weather, but added: “I meant the weather, but could be read both ways.”

Clockwise from left: Gabriel’s Angels dressed for a good time; Peter & Beth Munday bought some quality rhubarb; music during the celebration; Matthew O’Connor & Ramona Lupu enjoyed face painting Pictures: WP1607030 / Steve Smyth

Diamond event for baby group’s big birthday A CELEBRATION of a group dedicated to new parents is celebrating its diamond jubilee this weekend. Members of the Wokingham NCT group will mark the anniversary with a special summer party in Barkham Village Hall on Sunday. Activities, suitable for all ages, include

a bouncy castle, a baby corner, a treasure hunt and a plant stall. If weather permits, there will be a sports day outside. Displays will also be held from groups such as the MAD Academy, Buggyfit and Usborne books. Food will be provided by Emma’s Kitchen. Tickets cost £2 per child are being sold

due to venue capacity. If the weather is dry, then there will be more places available due to being able to use the village hall’s grounds. The event runs from 2.30pm to 4.30pm at the Church Lane venue in Barkham. Places can be booked by emailing nctparties@hotmail.co.uk

Store lends a paw to rescue centres A WOKINGHAM pet shop is preparing to lend a paw for our four-legged friends – and offer its customers the chance to win a Mini. Staff from Pets at Home in Easthampstead Road are planning some special events and activities to raise funds for animal rescue centres in and around Wokingham borough, as part of an initiative being run by independent charity, Support Adoption For Pets. The events start on Wednesday and run over the course of the month. Store manager, Alison Slade explains: “Our local shelters are vital for keeping abandoned pets healthy and happy, until they find a new forever home, but sadly they need additional funding to continue their great work. “We are really looking forward to holding the fundraising appeal once again – we have lots of fun activities planned and some fantastic prizes are up for grabs.” Activities will include a raffle, with a range of prizes will be up for grabs including a brand new Mini One. Half the money raised will be donated to animal rescues in Wokingham, which are working hard to rescue and re-home abandoned pets. The other half goes to the grant programme which allows animal charities to apply for additional funding to support their work. Since being established in 2006, Support Adoption for Pets has helped more than 1,000 rehoming centres and animal welfare organisations across the UK by awarding grants and running fundraising campaigns with Pets at Home.

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Passengers win from rail plans By JOHN WAKEFIELD news@wokinghampaper.co.uk COMMUTERS in the borough are set to benefit from planned changes to the South Western rail franchise. Earlier this week, Rail Minister Claire Perry announced the criteria for the renewal of the services, including doubling of services between Waterloo and Reading. This means the new provider will be expected to provide four trains an hour instead of two. There should also be earlier first trains and later fast services from December 2018, quicker journey times for 70% of services and an increased capacity of at least 20% by December 2020. Smart ticketing options are part of the plans and compensation will be made easier with a simplified claims process. Two companies are bidding to run the services, First South Western Trains Limited and Stagecoach South West Limited. The winner will be announced in September and expected to take over from June 2017. The Department for Transport said that publication of the invitation to tender is a significant step forward in delivering better journeys for passengers, as it details the minimum level of improvements bidders hoping

to secure the next franchise will need to include in their detailed proposals. It added that bidders are encouraged to include proposals for additional benefits over and above the minimum requirements. Rail Minister Claire Perry said: “We are making the biggest investment in the railways since the Victorian era and this is great news for passengers who will see real benefits across the South Western network. “The South Western franchise has some of the busiest routes in the country, serving a diverse range of passengers and places and these improvements will deliver faster, smoother journeys for customers using these services.” n Great Western Railway has unveiled its new state-of-the-art Class 800 train, which will come into service from next summer. The new trains will include more seats, greater legroom, free Wi-Fi, power sockets at each seat, LCD seat reservation indicators and increased space in overhead luggage racks. They will be made in Britain. Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin said: “The unveiling of Great Western Railway’s first state-ofthe-art IEP train offers a glimpse of the benefits passengers in the south-west and Wales will enjoy from 2017.”

Families flock to vintage fair Fun at the Winnersh Primary School Fete, clockwise from left: Reading Rock n Roll group dance; Harry Preedy (2) has a go at a giant buzzer; the Wokingham Round Table land train; rock band Escape 6 and Talia Robbins (10) has a go at the jam jar tombola Pictures: WP160734 / Phil Creighton

HEAVY downpours didn’t stop a school fair from being great success. Parents from Winnersh Primary School in Greenwood Grove organised a vintage-style event on Saturday, offering fun for all the family. Although some of the events were moved inside due to the weather, the school field was put into good use for a range of traditional stalls including Splat The Rat, hoopla, beat the goalie and a coconut shy. An inflatable army assault course was set up

next to a land train run by the Rotary club. Inside, a bottle tombola and toy tombola jostled for attention alongside guest turns by groups such as the Arborfield Military Wives Choir, 3Rs Rock ‘n’ Roll club and the school choir. Local band Escape 6 serrenaded visitors to the vintage tea tent where lunches and tea and scones were served. Sara Leighton, from the school’s PTA, said: “It went really well despite the initial downpour. We had a great turn out and some great feedback.”

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Residents from Montague Park got together on Buckhurst Meadows for a barbecue, a spot of socialising and some fun as part of the Big Lunch. During the fun event they also enjoyed a juicing bike, games, craft tent, and balancing scooters for all ages. Parents and children from the primary school opening on the development this autumn met up and made new friends. Wokingham Borough Council’s engagement team organised the Montague Park event in partnership with Churches Together, My Journey Wokingham, Floreat Montague Park, Tesco, and David Wilson. The Big Lunch is an annual national event started by the Eden Project, which aims to get as many people as possible in June to have lunch with their neighbours in a simple act of community, friendship and fun.

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Parish noticeboard Monday, July 11 Shinfield Parish Council full council meeting. 7.30pm. Shinfield Parish Hall, School Green. Wokingham Borough Council Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee. 7pm. Wokingham Borough Council civic offices, Shute End, Wokingham RG40 1BN.

Tuesday, July 12 Wokingham Borough Council question and motion deadline. 10am. Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee. 7pm. Wokingham Borough Council civic offices, Shute End RG40 1BN. Wokingham Town Council planning and transport committee meeting. 7.30pm. Wokingham Town Hall. Market Place RG40 1AS.

Wenesday, July 13 Wokingham Borough Council Schools forum. 9.30am. Wokingham Borough Council civic offices, Shute End, Wokingham RG40 1BN.

Friday, July 15 Wokingham Borough Council Response to Guilford Local Plan Proposed Submission. 2pm.. Wokingham Borough Council civic offices, Shute End RG40 1BN.

Saturday, July 16 Wokingham Town Council councillors surgery. 10am. Wokingham Town Hall. Market Place RG40 1AS.

Monday, July 18 Charvil Parish Council meeting. 8pm. Charvil Village Hall, Park Lane.

Tuesday, July 19 Winnersh Parish Council Planning Committee. 7.45pm. The John Grobbler Room, Winnersh Community Centre, New Road, Winnersh RG41 5DU.

Thursday, July 21 Shinfield Parish Council communication and policies committee meeting. 7.30pm. Shinfield Parish Hall, School Green.

To advertise email advertising@wokinghampaper.co.uk A MAN from Wokingham has pleaded guilty to assault and criminal damage. Daniel Richard James Spratley, 23, of Longs Way, appeared at Reading Magistrates’ Court on June 7 where he was sentenced for assaulting a woman in Winnersh, and for intentionally damaging a microwave, door and building materials belonging to the same woman. Both incidents took place on May 8 this year. Mr Spratley was ordered to carry out supervised rehabilitation activities, to pay compensation of £50, a surcharge of £85 and costs of £85. A MAN from Earley has admitted breaching a community order. Karol Albin, 23, of Culver Lane, appeared at Reading Magistrates’ Court on June 7 where he admitted failing to comply with the requirements of a community order made on April 21 this year. Mr Albin was fined £50. A MAN from Grazeley is due to appear in court charged with fraud and unfair trading. Noah Kempster, 47, of Kybes Lane, is alleged to have dishonestly claimed that work totalling £800 and £1,500 were carried out at a property in Beenham on July 7 and September 14 last year, with the intention of making a gain. He is also alleged to have knowingly or recklessly engaged in commercial practice which contravened the requirements of professional diligence under regulation 3(3)(a) of the Consumer Protection from Unfair

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Deansgate Road, Reading, despite the tax having expired on November 30. Mr Moor was fined £440, ordered to pay a vehicle excise back duty of £76.67, and costs of £90. Mr Moor was not present for the hearing at Reading Magistrates’ Court on June 10. A WOMAN from Woodley has pleaded guilty to stealing clothes and shoes. Louise Sally Beasley, 22, of Drovers Way, appeared at East Berkshire Magistrates’ Court in Slough on June 13 where she admitted stealing the items, to the value of £110.50, from Marks and Spencer in Peach Street, Wokingham, on May 2 this year. Ms Beasley was given a conditional discharge for 12 months, and ordered to pay compensation of £110.50.

A 78-year-old man from Woodley is due to appear in court charged with sexual assault. Shiv Singh, of Loddon Bridge Road, appeared at Reading Magistrates’ Court on June 13 where he denied sexually assaulting a woman aged 16 or over in Reading on January 29 this year. Mr Singh was sent for trial at Reading Crown Court on July 11. A MAN from Finchampstead has pleaded guilty to driving while over the alcohol limit. Matthew Thomas Carter, 22, of Finchampstead Road, pleaded guilty to the charge at Reading Magistrates’ Court on June 13. The charge related to an incident in Beresford Road, Reading on April 17 this year. Mr Carter was fined £375, ordered to pay a surcharge of £38, costs of £85, and disqualified from holding a licence for 17 months. A further charge of driving without insurance was discontinued. A WOMAN from Barkham and a woman from Finchampstead are due to appear in court charged with theft. Victoria Roberts, 45, of Barkham Ride, and Shannon Marie Smith, 21, of Wellingtonia Avenue, appeared at Reading Magistrates’ Court on June 13 where they both denied stealing clothing, to the value of £127, from Matalan in Reading on May 6 this year. Both women were remanded on bail to appear at the same court on August 18.

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Forest pupils’ non-uniform day helps Lilly-May fund A MUFTI day and a cake sale helped a school in Winnersh raise more than £500 for a local charity. Pupils and staff from The Forest School, in Robin Hood Lane, held a special fundraising day in honour of Lilly-May Page on the second anniversary of her death, May 15. Organised by special education teacher Hannah King, who is friends with Lilly-May’s mother Claire Page, the mufti day and cake sale managed to raise £585.76 for Arrhythmia Alliance - Lilly-May Page, which aims to raise awareness of sudden cardiac arrest,

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and campaigns to have automated external defibrillators installed in all public places. Miss Page, who is expecting her second child in August, said she was overwhelmed by the generosity of the school. She said: “Having installed defibrillators in every school in Woodley, we are now moving on to the rest of Wokingham, so to have The Forest School support us like this is fantastic.” Headteacher Mary Sandell said: “As a school we love raising money for charity, and we would much rather raise money for a local cause, such

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Allotments offered in town GREEN-FINGERED residents in Wokingham are being encouraged to sign up for an allotment at one of the town’s four sites. Waiting lists for plots at the Gipsy Lane, Latimer Road, Ormonde Road and St Paul’s Gate sites have been dramatically reduced in recent years, and now stand at less than three months. With allotments becoming more and more popular as gardeners turn to growing their own fruit and vegetables, Wokingham Town Council (WTC) is urging residents to make the most of their land. Cllr Nick Campbell-White, Chairman of the Town Council’s Amenities Committee said: “Concerns about genetically modified

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A LOCAL charity that works with young people is opening the gates to its purpose built stables on Saturday. JAC (Just Around the Corner) is inviting the public to come along to its family fun day at Rehoboth. Based in Forest Road, the stables were opened by Zara Tindall. Now they’re being opened to the public. Attractions at the event include horse games, a football cage, pony rides, a chance to meet goats and donkeys, stalls, a raffle and a barbecue with refreshments. It runs from 11am to 4pm and entry is free. For more details, call 0118 944 1444 or search for JAC Stables on Facebook.

A CHARITY event on Saturday will help pile on the pounds while participants lose them at the same time. Loddon Valley Leisure Centre in Lower Earley will welcome Les Mills instructors for the event which starts at 9am. Healthy guests can try Bodyattack classes at 9am, Bodypump at 10am, Sh’bam at 11am, Bodycombat with guest instructor Lee Smith at 11.45am and Bodybalance at 12.45pm. Promising a new workout, fresh music and new moves, the event will be a treat for fitness fans of all abilities. Money raised from the event will be shared between Alzheimer’s Society and Pancreatic Cancer UK. For more details, call Loddon Valley Leisure Centre on 0118 931 2066 or log on to www.1life.co.uk

Top of the crops: best gardeners win prizes By JOHN WAKEFIELD news@wokinghampaper.co.uk

SOME of the borough’s best front gardens were celebrated at a special ceremony last Saturday. The top gardeners in the RG10 postcode area gathered together on Saturday to collect their prizes for front gardens organised by Hare Hatch Sheeplands in association with Twyford in Bloom 2016. Sheeplands owner Rob Scott and plant area manager Maria Witowska judged the contest, naming their top three plus commendations for special features. First prize went to Sally Castle, who lives in Ruscombe Lane in Ruscombe. “We were amazed when we walked in and saw how much was packed into a small space,” said Mr Scott. “Not only a great range of plants in themed beds but also really original use of reclaimed materials to form paths, edging and features. “Even the plant labels were made from clear plastic bottles but looked so professional. Other sculptures and ornaments were made from old wood, glass and metal. It was a work of art.” Mrs Castle receives a £100 voucher. She was away on holiday when told of her win and replied

Prizewinner Sally Castle (centre) with judges Maria Witowska and Rob Scott.

“what a wonderful thing to come home to”. Second prize went to Robert Knight from Thames Drive, North Charvil, for “a beautiful garden with stunning striped lawn, well kept fruit and vegetable garden and many interesting features including a herb wheel.” His reward was a £75 voucher. Third place went to Tim and Marion Davis from The Hawthorns in Charvil who received a £50 voucher for what was described as “a beautiful and tidy cottage garden.” “This is the first year we have organised this competition” said Mr Scott “and the moment we arrived at the first garden we realised that this was going to be a serious contest. “It was an extremely difficult

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Sage staff get hacking to help make business better THE Internet of Things inspired a special contest held by a Winnersh Triangle-based business this week. Staff members from accounting, payroll and payment systems company Sage joined forces at a special innovation cave for a 24hour ‘Hackathon’. The event was aimed at creating software that could help make businesses operate more efficiently. Participants were tasked with building an Internet of Things (IoT) solution, which will transform the flow of data, particularly surrounding manufacturing processes, after sales service and smart supply chain

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management. The IoT is an emerging term that describes the connection of computing devices via the Internet embedded in everyday objects that enables them to transfer data over a network without requiring human-to-human or human-tocomputer interaction, bringing cost saving benefits too. Nana Fifield, product Development Manager of Sage, said: “Hackathons are a brilliant way of getting together some of the most creative minds in our business to thrash out ideas they have. “The great thing with our event is that

it is open to anyone in our business, as well as to the Sage’s ‘friends’ such as local universities and members of the local technology communities. So we may have someone in customer services who takes calls from businesses every day that may think ‘if we developed a product that did X, Y and Z then we could help so many customers’. “Or we may have a highly experienced coder that is brilliant at building solutions but wants to work with an ideas person. Our event gives them the chance to team up to see how their product idea can be made and brought to market.”

Lowry art destined for charity shop auctioned for £2,800 By JOHN WAKEFIELD news@wokinghampaper.co.uk

HAD an interesting question the other day from a homeowner in Woosehill who asked me the difference between asking prices and values and why it mattered. When it comes to selling property, there must be agreement between the purchaser (buyer) and vendor (seller) for a property sale to take place. The value a buyer applies to a property can differ massively from the value a seller or mortgage company places upon it. The seller, the buyer and the mortgage company must agree a value for the property so the sale can proceed. In many of my articles about the Wokingham property market, I write about values, i.e. what property in Wokingham actually sells for, but I haven’t written about asking prices. Now, asking prices are important as they are one of the four key matters a buyer will judge your property on (the others being location, bedrooms and type). Price yourself too high and you will put buyers off. So let’s take a look at the Wokingham numbers. Over the last 12 months asking prices (that is the price advertised in The Wokingham Paper and on Rightmove) in Wokingham have increased by 9%, taking the average asking price in Wokingham to £543,600 (up from £498,400 12 months ago). Interestingly though, when we look at, say detached and terraced property, a slightly different picture appears. Twelve months ago, the average asking price for a detached house in Wokingham was £666,900 and today its £702,300 (a rise of 5%); while over the same 12-month period, the average asking price of a terraced property was £352,300 a year ago, and today its £391,000 (a rise of 11%). Also, my research shows that the supply of property for sale in Wokingham is beginning to increase.

In December 2015, there were 146 on the market in Wokingham; today there are 201 properties on the market (up 38%). This means homeowners looking to sell will need to be conscious of how their property compares against other Wokingham property. The Wokingham property market still has substantial momentum. Sufficient demand remains to provoke more modest asking price rises. This noteworthy increase in supply since Christmas is currently providing more choice for buyers and is tempering asking price rises. … And here is the second point to make. Asking prices are one thing, but what a property sells for (i.e. value) is a completely different matter. These are the average prices achieved (i.e. what they sold for or the average value) for property in Wokingham over the last 12 months... Overall Average Detached Terraced

£431,800 £581,900 £337,700

Clearly, there is a difference between what people are asking for property and what it is selling for. Even so, the underlying fundamentals of low interest mortgages and tight supply remain prevalent in the Wokingham property market. But in summary, the number one lesson has to be this ... if you want to sell, be realistic with your pricing. n For more thought-provoking commentary on the Wokingham property market – please visit the Wokingham Property 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.

A WOMAN preparing to downsize and donate goods to a charity shop is now £2,800 better off, after one of the items she was preparing to giveaway became the star turn at a new auction house. The late husband of the Finchampstead woman had been a collector of pictures in the 1970s and 80s and, as part of this, amassed a range of paintings and prints. The woman admits that some of these she liked and others not so much. One of the items she didn’t particularly rate was a Lowry print and she had earmarked it to be sent to a charity shop. However, auctioneer Pascal McNamara spotted the print when he visited the woman and, despite Lowry prints being mass produced, he realised there was more to the painting than met the eye. He noticed the low edition number and pencil signature in the corner and, on researching the print’s history, it turned out to be edition 45 of 75 of Lowry’s Punch and Judy painting. The limited edition was then placed into the inaugural sale run by Wokingham Auctions

This print of Lowry’s painting Punch and Judy sold at Wokingham Auctions for £2,800

and went for an astonishing £2,800. Mr McNamara said: “Lowry prints are hugely mass produced; garden centres sell them for £20, so 99% per cent of what’s out there is of little value. However, if you come across an original Lowry oil, you’re talking a six figure sum.” Wokingham Auctions was recently launched by Mr McNamara, a well-known presence in the area having managed Martin & Pole in the town for three years moving

from Woodward Auctions in Cork. Sales are planned at the Hilton St Anne’s Manor Hotel in London Road, Wokingham throughout the year. McNamara added he has one eye to the younger end of the market, such as first or second-time home buyers, a key message is to ‘find your signature piece’ encouraging homemakers to seek out an antique or vintage item to set off their contemporary living space. “Younger people, some who

may have never visited an auction room, are amazed to discover the fantastic value to be found at sales, especially furniture, picking up handcrafted solid mahogany with oodles of character,” he said. “We always tell them it’s a risk-free transaction as if they move house or redecorate in the future, they can always re-enter the item to auction and recover their original outlay and even make a profit.” The next sale is planned for Monday, August 15.

Savills launches new Wokingham town centre branch WITH prices starting from £500,000 for a fourbedroom family home, the Wokingham property market is more affordable than neighbouring towns. That’s the view of the borough’s newest estate agent, which this week opened a branch in Shute End. Savills has launched the branch, from Albany House, to complement its network across the Thames Valley and is being managed by Richard Maby (pictured inset). A seasoned property professional, Mr Maby has been with Savills for five years and will serve as head of office for the company’s Wokingham branch.

He said: “Wokingham neatly ties together our residential businesses between Henley, Sunningdale, Windsor and Farnham. “It has all the amenities and convenience of a big town but with that essential small town charm. “Surrounded by the pretty villages of Eversley, Finchampstead and Barkham, there is plenty on offer and prices here start from around £500,000 for a four bedroom family house, making it more affordable

than property in many neighbouring towns. “There is plenty of opportunity here and I am looking forward to embracing the challenges of my new role.” Roger Pollard, head of Savills Home Counties, added: “Richard is local to Wokingham and, as a result, is placed in the strongest position to impart his intricate knowledge of the area, in conjunction with his property expertise, which spans 19 years.” For more details, call 0118 990 3061 or log on to www.savills.co.uk.

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Amy EXCLUSIVE CROWTHORNE’S carnival week will come to A CHURCH in Earley is holding a Luddington By GEMMA DAVIDSON an end with a special floral display. special day of unity today. with her son gdavidson@wokinghampaper.co.uk The church of St John The Baptist in St Nicolas in Sutcliffe Avenue Max and friend Waterloo Road is to be the venue for a threeis open from 7am to 10pm to allow Clare Hooper. SAFETY pins were handed out to members of people drop in, pause and reflect day festival from Saturday. By PHIL CREIGHTON “As an individual I could only speak The trio were “I want us to have many strong and good the public in Wokingham last week. Based on the theme Myths and Legends, positively in the wake of the news@wokinghampaper.co.uk and vote for one side. My long study of handing the links with our neighbours, based on out The pins were being handed out the event will raise funds for Alexander European referendum. 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CONSERVATORIES Jess and Charlie Clark, with Chester (4) and 18-month-old Phoebe have helped IKEA with their research in to what makes a Wokingham borough home tick. Their advice has helped shape the new store’s The team from IKEA also looked at Chester and Phoebe’s bedrooms for the inspiration. Pictures: Gemma Davidson/ IKEA/ WP1607041

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By GEMMA DAVIDSON gdavidson@wokinghampaper.co.uk A FAMILY from Sindlesham have revealed what it was like to receive the IKEA treatment to their home. Jess and Charlie Clark, along with fouryear-old Chester and 18-month-old Phoebe, were chosen by IKEA’s market research team to take part in a ‘home visit’, where representatives from the company would visit their home in Harrow Way to find out how the Swedish brand’s products could help transform the way they live. With the opening of the new store in Calcot, Reading next Thursday, the company was keen to find out more about its potential customers, visiting homes within a 40-minute drive of the store location. Store Communication & Interior Design Manager Jacqueline Annan visited the family along with her colleagues several times over the last 12 months with the hope of finding out how a typical home in Wokingham borough works.

Jess said: “I was really keen to know more about recycling solutions, because we try to recycle as much as we can but we don’t really have a dedicated area for it in the kitchen, it tends to just get piled up on the side before going out to the bin. “Having two small children as well, I would really like some more storage for their stuff. Something sturdy but not heavy that they could trap their fingers in it. They also love cooking with me, so it’s really important that we have a kitchen that is accessible for them too. “I really like IKEA, I have quite a lot of their stuff already so I was really excited to be a part of their research. It was a bit strange at first having people come in to have a look at your home because they see it differently to you. If something is a problem in your home, you tend to just live with it, so to have someone come in and say it could be changed was really interesting.” Jacqueline said: “We visited around 50 homes in the area and then collated the data to see if there were any common

themes which could inspire our room sets instore. “What we have found is that a lot of homes in this area have built-in wardrobes, a lot of them have bay windows, and quite a lot have loft rooms built into the eaves of the roof so they have slanted ceilings. These are all things we have taken into consideration when constructing our room sets. “The new store will feature 52 different room sets. We aren’t trying to tell people exactly how to furnish their homes, but it is meant to inspire them. “From the data we collected we were also able to see what things are important to people living here. We found that recycling is a big issue, and eating dinner in the living room rather than at a dining table. “People are more casual and social so if they want to eat their dinner while watching the television, we want to be able to offer them something to help with that.” n IKEA Reading opens its doors on Thursday July 14. For more information visit www.ikea. com/gb/en/store/reading.

Foodbank benefits from kind-hearted Tesco shoppers GENEROUS shoppers at a supermarket in Wokingham donated more than a tonne of groceries during a drive by the local foodbank. Volunteers from Wokingham Foodbank collected a whopping 1.6tonnes, or 1,666.5kg, of groceries donated by shoppers at Tesco, in Finchampstead Road, last Thursday, Friday and Saturday, including tins of food and toiletries which will be distributed to people in need. Speaking last Friday, Community Champion at the store Helen Duncan said the turn-out had been very high and more than 600kg

of food had already been donated. She said: “I will be going down to the Foodbank on Monday to help sort through some of the donations with the volunteers. It’s been a great start and I’d like to thank all of the shoppers who have donated, they have been so generous.” A spokesperson for Wokingham Foodbank said: “Wokingham people are absolutely marvellous, and their generosity is amazing. “Thank you so much for your support for the Foodbank and for those who are unfortunately in need of our services. Without your help we couldn’t help them.”

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A POSTMAN who made an extra special delivery has been shortlisted for a national award. By JOHN WAKEFIELD news@wokinghampaper.co.uk Tony Peet gave first aid to a man in his twenties after he had been hit by a vehicle. He came to the aid of Jack Walker on Friday, A WOKINGHAM car dealership is December 18. Mr Peet and his wife had been buying celebrating after winning an award for food from the kebab van on Reading Road, opposite St the way in which it helps people with Paul’s Church when Mr Walker was struck down. mobility issues. The 23-year-old was flung across the road and hit Think Ford, which is based in the wall by St Paul’s Church head on. Finchampstead Road, has scooped a Mr Peet, from Frederick Place, and completed regional award for its work with the a St John Ambulance First Aid at Work course in Motability Car Scheme. The Think Ford team celebrate with their September and attended to the scene. It is part of a programme of awards Motability award Mr Walker had a huge gash in his head, he was launched last year by Motability unconscious, and was obviously bleeding heavily Operations to recognise and reward are automatically entered into the Fiona Bruce interviews local man, John Brearley in his Aston Martin Mk2 (1934) car. from the wound. outstanding customer service provided national, annual awards which are Filming them is camera director, Nick Denning Pictures: Steve Smyth He checked Jack was breathing, cleared his by local Motability dealerships. announced at the beginning of the airway, and then applied pressure to his head using Think Ford won the Dealer Awards following year. a scarf. After three or four minutes Jack regained for its work to ensure that all of Peter Wilson, General Manager consciousness but then went into shock. its Motability customers receive Dealer Relations at Motability Tony kept him calm and continued to talk to him exemplary customer service. Operations, said: “It’s important for us and reassure him until the first response paramedic Customerfor Jack, feedback “He was such a reassuring presence who Johnhelped Ambulance Everydayour Heroes awards as who I know to recognise dealer partners go from South Central Ambulance Service arrived. They has learning difficulties, and ONE of the BBC’s biggest TV programmes determine thevery dealership’s status as above remained level from personal experience how scary it isrepresenting when you’re and beyond when asked his last first aid, whilst they headed in a situation where made a Tony visit toto thecontinue Royal County well as reviews of their performance. others may have just faced with a first aid emergency. My own daughter the Motability Scheme and highlight assessed Sunday. the patient. Celebrating its win, Davidchoked Donovan, stood by. Tony thoroughly deserves to be nominated when she was justare a baby, and reallyexample believe those who setting a Igreat He was taken to the Radcliffe Hospital Fiona Bruce brought theJohn Antiques Newhim Carthe Sales Think for this award and I wish veryManager best of from because of theoffirst aidtotraining I'd had, was able to how do it well, likeI Think Ford. where tests revealed no fracture Roadshow to BBC Radio Berkshire’s baseto the Ford, said: “All of us at Think Ford luck in the competition.” save her life.‎ Many congratulations to them on their skull, but that hisand legfound in six in Caversham forhe’d a daybroken of filming Wokingham proud to award.” Mr Warner said: “I’m reallyare gladincredibly Tony “I’m looking forward to meeting all of the inspiring places. out more about John Brearley’s vintage winme this– he’s Motability Dealer Award was there to help now a good finalistsand and hearing their stories. 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STORMY Saturdays didn’t stop a local morris dance Part of the new troupe from entertaining people. mural created Working to the old adage if wet, indoors, members by artist Hannah of the OBJ Morris simply switched their stage from Rampley, which Market Place to one of its shops. celebrates The morris dancers were in Wokingham for the Wokingham’s Town Council’s Sunny Saturdays programme, but forest heritage heavy rain during the morning prevented them from as well as its silk bashing sticks and dancing outside. production Instead, they ended up dancing in the entrance Picture: Gemma of the MyLocal store – which has just reopened as a Davidson Co-Op. Colin Charman, the chairman of the side, said: “We were booked to dance in the square for Sunny Saturdays. It’s supposed to be sunny, but on this rare occasion it wasn’t. “We popped into the store to buy a sandwich and the manager invited us to dance there instead. “There were all sorts of bystanders looking in through the window wondering what was going on it came as a bit of an amusement and kept everyone smiling.” The shop front is not the most unusual venue that the Bracknell-based side have performed in. the brass or bell-shaped feature pendants Hannah said: “The illustration is based A NOD to Wokingham’s Mr Charman said it’s history in their and top 10, but is are a link to the Wokingham Bell Foundry, geography being celebrated on the boats walls and on trumped byistransport such as trains, a the idea of Wokingham as a ‘forest in which operated from around 1350 before the city’, this links the town to the nearby of a town centre restaurant which rehelicopter. moving to Chertsey in the 1600s. forest of Windsor and the surrounding area opened last have week.a more down-to-earth appearance The side In the 16th century Wokingham was which Zizzi, in –Broad wasduring closedthe forsummer, two next week everyStreet, Tuesday they was abundant with birds and the well-known for its silk production, so in forest. weeks undergo a refurbishment, play in to different pubs and they will with be at The Two “Wokingham was also mistakenly known celebration of this the tiles behind the oven the transformation being shown Poplars on Easthampstead Road. off to Victorian times as Oakingham, which in customers Mark his to in have been given a ripple effect to reflect The clubby is manager also looking forGray newand members join part associated the town with the oak tree. staff. the movement of silk, and the whole area them for the traditionally British activity. One the key thewe’re redesign has been opened up to give diners a little “We of started 20 features years agoofand very keenThis to is celebrated in the design as a forest with brightly coloured birds in oak trees.” is a large mural designed paintedsaid. glimpse into the kitchen. recruit new members,” Mrand Charman by “New Zizzi’sand Fresh Talentmembers competition Manager Mark Gray said: “We have been younger are all welcome.” Even the furnishings in the restaurant haven’t been left to chance, with subtle local winner Hannah Rampley, who has been in Wokingham for eight years now and we See the video on our website – touches being integrated various commissioned to design artwork for thoughtinitthe was time tostore freshen the place Members of OBJ in Morris bashways sticks while dancing MyLocal in Market Place. www.wokinghampaper.co.uk “The brass metalis work branches across the country. The store now aabove Co-Opthe bar, and up.”

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GRIDLOCK is common frustration for motorists across the borough. The borough council has long acknowledged this and, as a result, ensures that new relief roads have been an important part of the housing developments springing up. In a few weeks time, we’ll start to use the new Shinfield Relief Road, while work progresses on others such as the Winnersh Relief Road. While we champion additional public transport solutions and look forward to the introduction of additional Leopards from Reading Buses in September, there is also a need to ensure that drivers can go at more than a snail’s pace. One of the many bottlenecks occurs on the border of our borough with South Oxfordshire: the Thames crossing at Sonning. When it’s shut it creates tailbacks and problems, while it’s open it creates pollution and jams for people wanting to leave the Royal County. It’s clear that a third Thames Bridge is going to be needed, if not today, sometime in the next decade or so. It’s been talked about often enough but now is the time for action to be taken. In the documents wisely released by Reading East MP Rob Wilson, we can see one potential location, going from Thames Valley Business Park over the Thames and into Caversham. Yes, the loss of green space is concerning, but at the same time the ability to go straight on the A329M and stay on it to bypass Reading is something that cannot be ignored. Mr Wilson should be applauded for sharing this information, now let’s work on a solution.

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Let’s address the issues THE newly inducted Vice-President of the Methodist Conference, Rachel Lampard MBE, has called for the Church to stop ‘problematising’ and trying to ‘fix’ the poor, but “address the problems and pain that not having enough money brings.” Speaking to the Methodist Conference in London earlier this week, she said: “We live in a world where we need ‘oceans of justice’, where in the UK more than 1 in 4 children live in poverty, and 2 million people die each year because of a lack of safe water or sanitation. “When we look at the poor and those in need of justice, do we see a problem – or do we recognise the face of Jesus Christ? Sadly we have ‘problematised’ the poor so much that we choose to look for their faults rather than address the problems and pain that not having enough money brings.” Ms Lampard celebrated the Methodist desire to get ‘stuck’ in to help people and encouraged them to tackle injustice, not by trying to ‘fix’ people, but by listening and learning from people who are seen as ‘fragile’. “We are all fragile. Deep down, or perhaps not so very deep, we have flaws, fears, hurts, struggles. God doesn’t come along and say ‘Right, I’ll sort you out and make you into a line of perfect Christians.’ Rather God chooses vulnerability, precariousness, fragility. “By holding each other’s fragility and vulnerability we tread into precious, holy spaces. It is then that we see the thousand hidden injustices in our world. “The Church is committed to justice. This isn’t some optional extra. This is part of the mission of the Church. To be involved not only in the alleviation of human suffering, but also in the eradication of the roots of that suffering.” Ending her address, Ms Lampard issued the challenge: “A commitment to justice and holiness changes us and will change the Church, if we have the courage.” Rachel Lampard is the new vice-president of the Methodist Conference, the national body for Methodist churches

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Safety on the road is an imperative When will it stop? The new works on the roundabout heading towards Binfield exiting Wokingham have not only helped to absorb the large amounts of traffic in Wokingham but also widened the road allowing a better flow of cars. Sadly although a lot of good has been done, also alot of room has been left for error, on Tuesday two road traffic accidents happened within the space of four hours in the exact same place. Located just by the Hilton hotel in Wokingham where the road has been widened it allows vehicles to cross two lanes of traffic in order to head towards Binfield. The other night two motor bikes had been hit in the exact identical place, I can’t help but feel that it would be crucial that something must be done. Although council money should be spent on things such as schools, roads and public housing. It should be essential that the roads should be as safe as possible, I’m sure many can sympathise with this as sadly there has been a large amount of car accidents in Wokingham. Whether it would be to raise awareness in Wokingham or make cars have to go around the roundabout in order to enter the Hilton hotel something should be done. When will it stop or will we have to see more people injured or worse killed? Francis Fisher, via email

Chilcot andhis verdict Sir John Chilcot and his enquiry has concluded what Liberal Democrats have known for 13 years: that there was no legal or strategic case for the invasion of Iraq. Instead of improving our security it in fact made our country and our world less safe. 179 British service personnel, several thousand USA service personnel and hundreds of thousands of innocent Iraqis lost their lives in this conflict. Charles Kennedy (Lib Dem leader at the time) is vindicated. He led the opposition to the war back in 2003 giving voice to the millions who knew it was the wrong thing for Britain to do. Every Lib Dem MP, 53 of them in 2003 voted against the war as did a few Conservative and Labour MP’s. 245 Labour and 146 Conservative MP’s including Wokingham’s John Redwood voted in favour of the war.

This is what is wrong with our schools, NHS and housing. We must have control and above all, we need to make our own laws and decisions, not being told what to do from Europe. I have seen war here at close hand and before we went into Europe in the 1970s, the pound dropped then becasueof the unknown. Today all this is happening but it will come up. We all need to pull together. This country is the best in the world. We shall be great again. We had world trade before we went into Europe and now the world is waiting to do trade with us again. We shall be fine. Have faith in our country. H Boyed, Wokingham Accidents on the road are on the mind of one reader I believe that Mr Blair, his cabinet and all the MPs who voted in favour of the war should be publicly apologising for what they did. Millions of people are still living with the consequences of this and whilst the truth is now out, the pain and suffering for them has not ended. Cllr Clive Jones Lib Dem Parliamentary spokesman for Wokingham

Reflections on Brexit losers I read the comments made by Councillors Croy, Bray and Jones with deep concern. That these people can be such bad losers and make such comments about Mr Redwood. Surely these people should be above this sort of behaviour. At least Mr Redwood had the courage of his convictions to follow them and after all, Mr Redwood has more experience on Parliament and the European matters than all three put together. He supported what 17 million+ thought and voted for people who voted out, myself included, did not on the propaganda of television, we voted to not belong to a unified union, unified army and currency, which I assure you is going to happen in Europe. We want to be in charge of our own borders, to have in who we want, not an open door. A point system like Canada, New Zealand and Australia. We are a small island and cannot keep taking in all these people.

50 years on, we need a new Elvis Following the development of the new Salk Polio vaccine, Elvis Presley, then at the peak of his powers in 1956, was asked to become a figurehead for Polio vaccination. By agreeing to be vaccinated in front of the press, he instantly spread awareness of the disease and it’s potentially deadly consequences. Now, 50 years later, the Polio movement needs another ‘Elvis moment’ to confront Post Polio Syndrome (PPS). While Polio remains a problem, there were just 74 cases worldwide in the last year. With the war against Polio close to being won, it is now time for PPS’s ‘Elvis moment’. A lack of recognition and awareness is causing serious problems for people living with a condition that affects 120,000 people in the UK alone. With symptoms including fatigue, muscle pain, cold intolerance, and breathing difficulties, PPS is always painful and often life-altering. Yet with just 55 per cent of doctors able to diagnose the condition, many patients are failing to receive the help that could significantly improve their lives. In the absence of an Elvis-like figurehead to spread the word of PPS, The British Polio Fellowship has produced a special guide. You can get a copy for free on our website or by calling us, and I would highly recommend anyone who thinks they might have PPS to read a copy and to show it to their doctor. If you would like more information about The British Polio Fellowship or need our or support living with PPS, please contact us at www.britishpolio.org.uk or by calling 0800 043 1935. Ted Hill MBE CEO, The British Polio Fellowship

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Contracts and young people What are the rules relating to contracts and minors? Citizens Advice has some answers…

CONTRACT is a legally binding agreement, which may or may not be in writing. If one side fails to do what they agreed, the other side can take them to court for breach of contract and may be awarded damages. Examples of contracts that a young person may be involved in include contracts for the purchase of goods and services, credit agreements, employment and housing contracts. The general rule is that a young person cannot make a legally enforceable contract and so cannot be sued for damages under any agreement they have made. If a person aged under 18 makes an unenforceable contract, they can be ordered by a court to return any property they acquired as a result, if

the person with whom they made the contract has suffered a loss. Despite the fact that the other party to an unenforceable contract cannot enforce its provisions against the young person, the young person can still enforce their rights under the contract. When a young person reaches the age of 18, a contract that they entered into before that date will still be unenforceable unless they then confirm that the contract should become binding. There are several exceptions to the general rule that a contract made by a young person is not legally enforceable. A contract made by a young person to buy necessaries is enforceable. Necessaries are defined as goods suitable to the condition in life of a minor and to their actual requirements at the time of sale and delivery. The most usual examples of necessaries are food and clothing but this can be complicated, so advice should

be sought if there is a question about whether something is a necessary or not. A person aged under 18 can be liable under a contract to provide them with necessary services, for example, legal or medical services. They can also be liable under contracts for apprenticeship, employment and training, but only if the contract as a whole is for their benefit. A young person who drives a vehicle when they are 17 must have third party liability insurance, even though they cannot usually enter into a contract until they are 18. It is generally accepted that accommodation is a ‘necessary’, so a contract for accommodation is enforceable. Any unpaid rent can be recovered by a landlord through the courts. Although court action against a young person must be brought through a ‘litigation friend’ – usually a parent. A contract can also be enforced

against a young person under 18 where it is for a permanent interest in property. For example, taking on the lease of a house or flat. The contract will be legally binding on the young person until they reach 18. They can then withdraw from the contract if they choose to do so. If they do withdraw at the age of 18 (or soon after), they will have to pay any money they owe under the contract up to that point. However, they will not normally be able to recover any money they have already paid which covers a period beyond the point at which they cancel. n You can get help, information and advice from your local Citizens Advice or visit www. citizensadvicewokingham.org.uk or contact Citizens Advice Wokingham at Second Floor, Waterford House, Erftstadt Court, Wokingham RG40 2YF. Tel: 0300 330 1189. email: public@citizensadvicewokingham. org.uk

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Finally, we got to see some summer this week! Reader Jean Vaughan had her camera onhand when Mother Nature delivered this amazing sky earlier this week. The unusual cloud formations make for a striking image. Thanks for sharing Jean, these blue skies will cheer us up when the rain next comes. We love to showcase your photos in our Picture of the Week feature. If you have a picture – landscape in format, not portrait – email it to news@ wokinghampaper. co.uk. Pictures should be hi-res, landscape, 300dpi and taken by yourself, preferably within the Wokingham borough.

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T’S been an all go kind of week having done a touch of hedge cutting and tip visiting, of course I remembered my tip permit! It wasn’t too busy despite it being a nice weekend and it was nice to see people actually dumping their waste in the right place. I did however cry at the amount of furniture that was thrown away. Upcycling, recycling, breathing new life and love into a piece of furniture can be fun and there are loads of places locally that either sell preloved or reconditioned furniture like Pedlars Place in Warfield, The Sanctuary Barn in Amen Corner, Shabby Chic Hut at Holme Grange Craft Village, Sweetheart Darling in Henley, the Age Concern Shop in Molly Millars Lane and Love Nellie in Henley (no relation), to name but a few. I’ve also picked up a pile of pallets from Jewsons in Reading and have got new garden furniture which I’ve got to paint, thankfully I don’t have to go far as Wokingham Decor is on our doorstep.

John Wood Sports

I was sad to see that John Wood Sports is up for sale. That shop has been a godsend for countless families over the years and especially for football crazy girls. Not only that but I remember going into it when it was on the corner where HSBC now is and buying my hockey boots when I was at Holme Grange. Is there anyone locally that could buy it I wonder? On the Memories of Wokingham Facebook page lots of people have been talking about the shops in town over the years and it is interesting to hear those with a longer memory than me mentioning shops and buildings that are long gone. Do find the page and join in the conversation!

Excitement over IKEA

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TONY JOHNSON Getting things done round here …

HE 7am message was short and simple: “Blocked sewer outside Gig House. Bring Camera”. Breakfast sounded like a poor idea. Camera in hand, I set out to find out what was going on. Walking down from the Erfstadt Court car park into Alexandra Court and even before arriving at the “scene of the grime” it was evident from the aroma that all was not well. A constant stream of rather dirty water was welling up from a manhole cover outside The Gig House, flowing down the pedestrian walkway and across the road into a surface water drain. This problem was in a public space and I didn’t know who was responsible or what to do about it. Taking enough pictures to record the scene, I set off for Shute End to report the problem and ask for help. The receptionist at Shute End directed me to a much-visited desk on the second floor. One which I’d previously thought of as the “Planning” front desk. Describing why I was there, the relevant officer kindly broke off from what they were doing and came to discuss the matter. Their help and advice was spot on. Without it, I’d never have known what to do, let alone how to go about getting the right action. On calling Thames Water (TW), I explained

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who I was, described the problem and location and then the reason why I was calling. As the foul water was polluting a walkway and a surface water drain, I learned that it rated a two-hour response time, rather than “same day” or “next day”. “This should be interesting - I’m curious to see what happens next” I thought to myself. Parking well outside town, I walked in to get breakfast but hadn’t quite got back when a call came from the TW team assigned to the problem. Giving them precise directions, we met at Alexandra Court. I asked their permission to take pictures of the work in progress, explaining that I’d happily delete any they didn’t like, also that I’d avoid getting any identifying features in shot. From start to finish the team was brilliant. While getting on smoothly with finding and fixing the problem, they kept me informed with what they were doing. They also took time to meet with the profoundly deaf person who’d sent me that 7am message. On understanding the difficulty that the deaf have in reporting issues like this over the phone, one of the team took the initiative to inform TW regional management of the communications difficulty.

As more help was needed with the disinfection and clean up, a second van was called and it arrived promptly to assist. From what I was shown, the blockage was primarily due to a mix of blue paper towels, copious amounts of congealed fat and coffee grounds. Everything was finished by lunchtime. By then the drains were flowing freely, the now disinfected pavement had dried out and was safe. The smell was gone. While queueing for my long delayed breakfast, I met with a senior WBC manager quite by chance and we discussed the matter. It wasn’t the first time the problem had occurred in this location so we were both puzzled as to why it hadn’t been reported and fixed earlier. From a personal standpoint, it was satisfying as well as pleasing to find that civic engagement does work. It’s up to each of us to take part and act constructively. I really appreciated that staff at Wokingham Borough Council, Thames Water and their contractors really helped to make this bit of “drain surgery” successful and fuss free. So if you see something in a public place that isn’t as it should be – I hope that this positive experience will encourage you to take action too. It’ll be interesting to see how the follow-up goes to prevent this problem from reoccurring.

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IKEA Reading store manager Johanna Heuren Much excitement for the eagerly anticipated opening of IKEA over at Junction 12. I used to post on FB and text around friends to say I was going and did they want anything as I was on my way to Southampton, only to arrive with a large list. Now it will be almost on our doorstep and we’ll all be eating meatballs. Anne, my Neals Yard Remedies consultant, has a repeat order from the food hall so I can knock that off my list!

On my to do list

On the list of things to do is tidy myself up after I’ve been busy in the garden. I had a callus peel pedicure at Izzy B Nails, leg wax at The Pamper Boutique in Shinfield and a hair cut at Honey B in Meadow Road. Next week I should have finished in the garden so will treat myself to a manicure at Gilding The Lily. Then we need some summer weather to really lift the spirits. I find gardening is very therapeutic but I prefer it when it’s not raining.

Oh … and the weather

Ah back to the weather, knew it wouldn’t be long before it got a mention. I know I go on about it but I really do hope we have a decent summer. I’d really like to be in the garden enjoying my new upcycled furniture, curled up with a good book and a large glass of iced something. Here’s hoping.

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Wokingham people Emma invites you into her kitchen Emma Saville, the owner of a new café in Twyford said that her neighbours have made her feel welcome. Her kitchen opens on Saturday, July 16 Pictures: Gemma Davidson / WP1607036

’M VERY nervous about the pound as is everyone else I meet. One person said he had lost £100,000 overnight. When pressed he said it was the presumed drop in the value of his house. Are some of us getting a little hysterical? Most of the people I know voted Remain or only voted Leave to register a protest. They assumed that the former would win by such a margin their votes would only cause a ripple. Well, they collectively created a seismic shock that will change the political landscape. Everyone is now more anxious especially those who the electorate have made unwilling Brexiters. Fortunately, there is a healthy and effective remedy for calming Brexit nerves; chocolate. I’ve been looking into the endless claims made about this miracle substance. Just reading about it can make you feel better. For a start it contains magnesium which is claimed to be good for reducing anxiety. The scientific explanation is that stress can be triggered by the defective operation of the pituitary gland in the base of the brain. Chocolate rectifies this aberration by feeding it soothing magnesium. This mineral also reduces the release of cortisol, the so-called stress hormone whilst stimulating the release of serotonin – the mood enhancing hormone. It also relaxes muscles, intestines and is good for gut bacteria which I haven’t got time to go into thankfully.

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Other mood-boosting substances include phenylethylamine which, it is said, promotes a sense of euphoria. I should have eaten some before watching England play Iceland. Scientists claim chocolate can protect the brain by helping prevent an accumulation of amyloid plagues – a type of protein that disrupts normal brain function and can cause dementia along with epicatechin, an antioxidant that has a similarly beneficial influence. Miracle-substance Chocolate can also ward off illness due to the flavonoids and polyphenols which are claimed to assist blood flow and help eliminate harmful free radicals in the body. Also, if you are an anxious member of the older generation, a 12-year study of people eating between meals showed that chocolate can cut the risk of heart attacks and strokes. Studies from leading universities such as Manchester, Cambridge and others also found that eating 100g of chocolate a day reduces the risk of developing cardiovascular problems by 11%. Oh, bring on the chocolate gateau. Finally, if your appearance is more a cause of anxiety, according to a 2009 study in the Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology a little nibbling each week can minimise wrinkling caused by UV light. What’s more if you buy too much to eat you can mix it with honey and oil to make a hair enriching potion that makes it luscious and shiny. The Romans thought chocolate was an aphrodisiac. A study back in 2006 showed that a small daily intake gave women higher libidos. Well I’m no medical expert but I think I’ll keep my medicinal chocolate hidden away from the wife for now.

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A friendly welcome is a ringing endorsement for Twyford’s thriving village centre. GEMMA DAVIDSON finds out how Emma’s Kitchen is being received by her neighbours

HE owner of a new tea room which is due to open in Twyford next weekend has said that she already feels like a part of the community. Emma Saville, who owns Emma’s Kitchen which will open in Aspley House in London Road on July 16, said owning her own tea room was a ‘dream come true’. Emma, who has worked in the

catering and hospitality industry since she was a teenager, said she was looking forward to becoming a part of the Twyford community, and had already been made welcome by the local barbershop and curry house. She said: “Everyone has been so friendly, we are still doing a lot of work but people have been popping in to ask what is opening and they all seem really excited by the prospect of a tea room. “It has always been a dream of mine to open a tea room, and I got a really good feeling from this building from the second I walked through

VOLUNTEER CORNER n For Wokingham area residents, SEAP provide free and independent mental health advocacy, health complaints advocacy and will soon be providing advocacy under the care act and community advocacy. The charity is looking for Mental Health Support Advocates. The role involves shadowing advocates until confident to introduce the service to mental health service users and take referrals, supporting the advocates by entering information about work with clients on the database, finding information for clients and distributing leaflets and posters, visiting local mental health support groups to talk about the service.

“We are having a soft launch this weekend just for friends and family, but then we will be open to the public on the 16th. I am also really keen to support local causes so 10% of takings from launch day will go to Daisy’s Dream, who are also based in Twyford.” Claire Rhodes, Fundraiser at Daisy’s Dream, said: “We’re delighted to have support from Emma’s Kitchen. As a local charity funded by community donations, support of local businesses like this is vital to enable us to help children affected by bereavement in our community, and we wish Emma every success with her new business.” n Emma’s Kitchen opens to the public on Saturday, July 16 from 11am. From then, it will be open Monday to Friday 7am to 7pm, and weekends and bank holidays 9am to 5pm.

the door.” The tea room will feature various different spaces to cater for everyone, including a work bar, complete with USB charging stations for laptops and phones, an event room for meetings or larger parties, and a child-friendly room which will host arts and crafts sessions, with lots and lots of glitter, and storytime with guest readers. Emma said: “I have recruited around seven or eight people, most of whom have either never worked or never worked in catering before, so it will be a learning curve for all of us.

With Helena Badger This opportunity is based largely in Prospect Park Hospital in Reading, and at times in the community in Wokingham area. Volunteers must have good communication skills, be patient, reliable and be able to commit for two half days per week (weekdays, daytimes.) SEAP is also looking for Publicity Champions who can talk to groups at events and promote the work that SEAP does, distributing leaflets and posters and generally making the people of Wokingham aware of the advocacy services available to them. Must be able one to two half-days per week. Good people skills and good

communication skills are a must. n Sue Ryder day Hospice in Wokingham provides support for patients with life limiting illnesses. They need volunteer administration support on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Volunteers will be required to answer the phone, take messages, meet and greet visitors and other admin duties. Ideally the volunteers will have previous admin experience. If you can help on any of the days mentioned, please contact us. As well as admin volunteer, the hospice also needs volunteer drivers to transport patients to

and from the centre on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays mornings and afternoons. You can use your own vehicles and have your expenses reimbursed or use the hospice vehicle if you do not have access to your own vehicle but you have a driving licence. . These are just two 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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This week MikE ChuRChER reviews the Wokingham Remembers articles of the past four months and discusses some of the factors which contributed to the making of Wokingham and its Imperial War Museums is environment.

askingVER people to share theirmajor impact they had on the town and the past months the have already made a start with the Wokingham Remembers page has Somme in a newwe road system by mapping out the course of beenconnection providing an early picture of how a small market town and awillthe old Forest Road. interactive website that While the building of the M4 had a few villages on the edge of a forest is today become resource for major influence on the introduction of the ranked as onea of vital the country’s leading tech businesses which now surround communities. generations to come. JOHN high Wokingham, it is the A329M which Education, religion, industry, transport, in 1975 cut off the Forest Road and its WAKEFIELD explains social structures, national politics and

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The story was told in June, and also historians, Sarah Huxford, also took AS PART ofcommemorated the commemorations of theanniversary 100th the 800th us on a journey to the old battlefields Wokingham’s wild side anniversary ofthe theMagna Battle of the Somme, aatpair of of Carta, signed nearby in search of their graves. 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He wasarticles a very talented man: not did he are focused on only the kids who are Such events were a common in pertinent “What sight is most are the stories of those win an Olympic Gold for rowing, but summer he was also a now entering into their holidays. the Royal Forest the town and this shortwho andtook bloody partbattle – the fathers and sons who went to composing tunes way and performing on the Looking at today’s community, it musician, is What better to use thisthem month’s between the Whigs andfight, the Tories also whodifficult the mothers lost their piano. tochildren, visualiseand justthe how rural the editions than to tell the stories of the highlighted the Bush and Rose hotels in were men whose bodies never recovered. 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Romy from Twyford cuddles up with Poppy, a rescue dog from DBARC

Ben visited DBARC with his owners Sharon and Chris

Every dog has their day! Bring me sunshine! Everyone knows that pets are the best therapy and local animal rescue centre Diana Brimblecombe opened its doors for its annual fun day. GEMMA DAVIDSON cheers you up with these fun pet pics

DREARY forecast for the weekend could not stand in the way of hundreds of dog lovers and their fourlegged friends gathering for a fun day in Hurst last weekend. The sun broke through the clouds as Diana Brimblecombe Animal Rescue Centre (DBARC), in Nelsons Lane, threw open their gates on Sunday for their annual fun day,

Spud and Casey enjoy their day out

which saw hundreds of dogs compete in agility courses, temptation games and competitions. Humans were treated to burgers, ice creams and cakes, while author and Schnauzerfest founder Janetta Harvey, who had adopted her dogs Susie-Belle, Twinkle and Maya, from DBARC launched her new book, Saving Maya, at the show. Janetta’s first book, Saving Susie-Belle, told of Susie-Belle’s story from puppy farm to loving family, and won praise from around the world. Susie-Belle became a well-known name in the schnauzer community, before sadly passing away last year. A class in the DBARC dog show has been dedicated to her, with Phoebe picking up the inaugural Susie-Belle Memorial Shield on Sunday. Other winners on the day included Polly who won Best in Show, and Dog of Courage was awarded to Shamrock, who was hit by

a car in August 2014, breaking his ulna and radius bones in one leg, and most of his toes on the other. He has had a long and painful recovery, needing lots of treatment surgery, bandage changes and x-rays. A spokesperson for the rescue centre said: “We were overwhelmed with the support at our fun day this year, our biggest ever yet. Massive congratulations to all our winners in our dog show. “We would like to thank everybody who came, especially all the doggies who were all on their very best behaviour. It’s wonderful to see so much support for DBARC, we are truly humbled “We knew our event was better attended this year when the car parking people were worried they were running out of space having parked 450 cars! This has been reflected in funds taken and we are so very grateful to everybody involved.”

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Phoebe, winner of the Susie Bell Memorial Shield Pictures: Gemma Davidson

Our four-legged friends made lots of friends of their own on Sunday

10-year-old labrador Ben lost one of his legs to cancer but he still had plenty to smile about

Colourful poodle Maverick strikes a pose

Above right: Jane Gauntlett with Charlie and Ardith, who she fosters from Many Tears Animal Rescue in Wales Above: Kate Card, from Earley, with her Saint Bernard Kingsley, 14 months, who already weighs 69kg Right: Baloo was there with his owners Ed Merritt and Kayla Harrison from Crowthorne

Animal Corner

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Owners queued up to give their prized pets a chance to take part in dog shows

Can you offer these adorable animals a loving forever home? Each week, we team up with the folk at Diana Brimblecombe Animal Rescue Centre in Nelsons Lane, Hurst, to try to find new homes for the animals currently in their care

JACK

Stalls allowed owners to stock up Pets enjoyed their big day out

Shamrock with his Dog of Courage award

Sweet little Jack was found in a terrible state looking like an old mop. After being taken to the pound he has come to DBARC to find a family of his own. He’s a lovely little Yorkie neutered male full of fun and mischief. Jack is around 12 months old loves other dogs as he is sharing his kennel with a little

friend. He’s a very sweet friendly boy. Jack hasn’t got any background with children so we are looking for a home with over 10s.

CHARLIE Little 12-week-old Charlie is from an unwanted litter who were brought into DBARC for rehoming. He’s all black and fluffy, so is probably going to be medium haired when he grows up. He is very outgoing for a kitten of his age, and very affectionate. He will ideally need someone around during the day as he would like company and someone to give him his lunch. Kittens are a big responsibility so please consider the implications before offering Charlie a forever home.

COCKATIEL This cheeky chappy was brought into DBARC as a stray, but no-one has come forward to collect him. We think he is a boy, and he is very tame so it is likely that he was a pet. The potential adopter will need an aviary with other cockatiels to keep him company.

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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Oooh la Luckley! Europe day a hit Bronze medals for A WOKINGHAM school that recently saw its pupils overwhelmingly vote to stay in the European Union last week held a continental breakfast. Year 7 pupils at Luckley House wore traditional European costumes to enjoy a feast of croissants, German sausage, chorizo, olives and much more. Then they enjoyed their own Eurovision Song Contest: heading to the music centre, teams representing their countries sang their hearts out. Fashion also played a big part in the morning’s activities as the pupils

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strutted their moves on the catwalk in a bid to win the best country costume of the day. Where there’s fun there is also learning, and so academics played a part in the form of a quiz, which was designed to test the pupils’ knowledge of their chosen country. Prizes were awarded for the best costume: first prize went to Robert H, not only for his fabulous French onion seller outfit, but also his enthusiastic participation in the fashion show. Second prize went to the beautiful ‘Spanish Señorita’ Lauren D.

STUDENTS from Addington School in Wokingham finished third in the South of England Panathlon Swimming Championships in London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park on Tuesday. The event for children with disabilities and special educational needs was the culmination of regional qualifiers, with Addington having reached the final by winning May’s Berkshire Finals at Stoke Mandeville Stadium. Ten schools were split into two heats – five London schools and five from elsewhere in the South East, with times compared to produce an overall winner. Addington’s third place was inspired by the sight of Tom Daley practising in the pool before the start – just two months before he jets off to the Olympics in Rio. “It’s been a wonderful experience for our students and supporters to come to such an amazing venue which promotes all the Olympic values which we promote at school,” said Mel Pengrave, Addington’s Head of PE. “The students had been looking forward to it since

we qualified and it certainly didn’t disappoint. Our team spirit was just magnificent to witness.” Panathlon ambassador Liz Johnson, the triple Paralympic breaststroke medallist, was on hand throughout the day, marshalling the event and handing out medals. She said: “It’s great to be back in this venue and it certainly gives the pupils the ‘wow factor!’ “It can be intimidating due its vast size, but today all the teams completely embraced it and were surrounding the poolside cheering on their teammates in every event. “I really enjoyed my role today, which meant I got to spend a lot more time interacting with the children during the competition and it’s great to see how excited they get.” Panathlon CEO Ashley Iceton added: “It has been another terrific event here at the Aquatics Centre after our debut event here last year. “Thank you to all of our sponsors, particularly the John Lewis Foundation and Wembley National Stadium Trust, whose help has been so valuable in putting on this competition today.”

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LVS Ascot’s junior school pupils who took part in the talent show, with Senior Master of Junior School Ed Dennis and Principal Christine Cunniffe

Talented way to end school year PUPILS from a Junior School took to the stage to show off their full range of performing skills at the school’s LVS Ascot Has Got Talent showcase event. More than 40 of the independent all-ability school’s 182 junior school pupils performed a range of skills on stage in the school’s purpose-built 300seat theatre. The event saw a packed theatre of thrilled families and friends enjoy a range of acts from comedy to singing and dancing and even dog training. With LVS Ascot being an all-through school and pupils continuing their studies into senior school and sixth form, the event gave them the chance to practice performance and projection prior to having the opportunity to star in future senior school

productions and music festivals. The event was part of LVS Ascot’s commitment to creating outstanding individuals by promoting social, communication and interpersonal skills, building pupil confidence and encouraging them to excel at their talents, and the range of winners showed that it worked across the whole junior school. Senior Master of Junior School Ed Dennis said: “LVS Ascot Has Got Talent was an amazing evening. It gave me the greatest sense of pride to see the confidence on display from pupils in Reception to Year 6. The preparation and support from parents and teachers showed what can be achieved as a group, and the costumes and performances were brilliant”.

THIS summer, teenagers are being challenged to turn off their screens and pick up a book. Wokingham Borough Libraries are once again holding the Teen Reading Challenge. To take part, all teenagers need to do is to borrow and read six books over the summer holidays. Anyone completing the challenge by September 11 will be entered into a prize draw for a YA book filled goody bag. And, to encourage creativity, budding authors are being sought for a Poetry and Short Story Competition for Young People, to write a poem or short story under 500 words on the theme of Messages. Entry forms are available at borough libraries and entries should be returned by September 19. Prizes include signed books. To help get young readers in the mood, the borough’s libraries have stocked up on lots of brilliant new books to try including:

Crush - Eve Ainsworth Conjuror – John and Carole Barrowman Love Song – Sophia Bennett One – Sarah Crossan The Prey – Joseph Delaney London Belongs to Us – Sarra Manning New Guard – Robert Muchamore Railhead – Philip Reeve Orbiting Jupiter – Gary D. Schmidt The Monstrous Child – Francesa Simon Lies We Tell Ourselves – Robin Talley

Special events Wokingham and Lower Earley Library will also be hosting special events for teens.

Manga Workshop Manga drawing workshop on the basics, creating a character and a story idea for children aged 8 to 16. Please book a place. £3. At Lower Earley Library on 5 and 9

August from 10 to 11.30am. Manga drawing workshop on storyboarding and creating a finished page for children aged 8 to 16. Places should be booked in advance and cost £3. The session also runs at Lower Earley Library on 12 and 19 August from 10 to 11.30am. Places must be booked by calling Lower Earley Library on (0118) 931 2150.

Teen Writing Workshops The High Strung Heist Run A full day workshop session on the ‘heist’ genre of stories at Wokingham Library on 30 July from 10.30am to 3pm.Plot Pitfall Prevention! A full day workshop session on story plotting and character development at Wokingham Library on 6 August from 10.30am to 3pm. £4. Places must be booked by calling Wokingham Library on (0118) 978 1368.

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E know that the customer is always right and that businesses treat complaints like gold dust as they can lead to better productivity, service delivery, efficiency and ultimately profit. Complaints can identify problems and help to improve services for other people. But the health and social care system is not always good at listening. The health and social care complaints system doesn’t work because it was never designed as a single system around the needs of people. Decades of piecemeal change has resulted in the current bewildering mess of over 70 different types of organisations involved in complaints handling. Report after report has found a systematic failure to listen to, and act upon, the concerns of patients, carers and families. These failures have resulted in neglect, poor quality care and even death. Healthwatch is unique in that our sole purpose is to understand the needs, experiences and concerns of people who use health and social care services and to speak out on their behalf. Using the views of the public we identify where and why things are not working and, most importantly, how people want things done differently. It is through this lens that we have examined the current failings of what the public tell us is an overly complex, incredibly frustrating and largely ineffective complaints system in health and social care According to our conversations with Wokingham patients, care users and the public, we found that fewer than half of those who experience poor care actually report it. This means that one person every two minutes is experiencing poor care but feels unable to even report it. At Healthwatch Wokingham we hear how you find the system bewildering, how you have little faith complaining will make any difference at all. We need wholescale reform and culture change to create a system that is simple, seamless and stress-free for consumers and offers users meaningful resolution. Healthwatch England have put together a seven point action plan, setting out key changes that need to be made to ensure the complaints system works. n Make it easier for everyone to complain n Create a single, properly funded complaints advocacy service n Drive up the quality of complaints handling n Require every organisation involved in complaints handling to ensure people’s complaints reach the right destination n Establish clear responsibility for capturing systemwide learning from complaints n Make it mandatory for every complaint, regardless of how it is made or which service it is about, to be recorded and reported to the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) n Department of Health to conduct a review of the whole complaints landscape To read the “Every Complaint Matters” report visit www.healthwatch.co.uk/resource/every-complaintmatters-seven-point-plan-nhs-and-social-care

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Staff from the Jim Shahi Ward enjoy walking or cycling to work

STAFF from a hospital unit that cares for people with cardiac problems is setting a good example to its patients by ditching the car. Instead of commuting by a fourwheeled vehicle, 14 of the 16 staff members at the Royal Berkshire Hospital’s Jim Shahi ward either cycle or walk to work, with some covering up to 17 miles a day. Collectively, the team clock up 79.4 miles every day as they seek to be fit on their commute. And the two remaining staff members live too far away to walk or cycle but, the Trust says, they maintain the ethos of healthy living by regularly exercising in their free time. Julie Turner, Sister on Jim Shahi is a firm believer in exercising regularly and thinks it’s important that they demonstrate to their patients how

simple it can be: “It’s great that the team practice what we preach. “We all know that regular exercise can help reduce the possibility of heart problems and cycling or walking to work is an easy way to add it to your daily routine. “We run a very busy unit, and as well as the health benefits we all feel, we find the exercise also helps to keep us energised throughout the day. “Cycling or walking also provides the additional benefit of not getting caught in the rush hour traffic or searching for a parking space, plus it doesn’t cost anything and patients and visitors to the unit often see members of staff coming in or leaving in their cycling gear!” The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, which runs the

Reading-based hospital, said that it encourages all staff to think about alternative ways to travel to work to help relieve the pressure on the car park, and improve their health and fitness. It has even set up a special section of its staff website dedicated to healthy options such as a cycle to work scheme, a car share club and a walking buddy club, which encourages staff to join up with colleagues who walk their way. There are also route planners and maps, bus and train timetables, and even a calorie counter. The Trust has also recently invested in three new electric pool cars for staff to use to travel between hospital sites and is continually looking for partners to add to its list of travel discount providers.

Chemist to offer Men B jab A HIGH STREET chemist is preparing to stock the Meningitis B vaccine Bexsero. Although recently added to the NHS childhood immunisation programme it has only been made available to babies born on or after May 1, 2015. Recent data published by Public Health England shows that 57% of all Men B cases in 2014/2015 occurred in children under five. To help alleviate parents’ concerns, Superdrug will offer the Bexsero vaccine via its clinic services, at £95 per dose for patients aged two months to 50 years. Liz Brown, CEO of meningitis charity, Meningitis Now said: “We welcome the fact that supplies of the lifesaving Men B vaccine is returning to Superdrug and other pharmacies and hope that this will reduce the over-inflated prices being asked in some practices. “Whilst we recognise and acknowledge that there is a large group of parents that are willing and able to pay for the vaccine privately, we know that there are many that can’t afford to pay. “In April 2016 the Government decided to ignore the wishes of 823,000 people who had signed the then biggest-ever parliamentary petition calling for the Meningococcal B (Men B) vaccine to be extended to all under fives. “Add your child’s name to our open letter to Jeremy Hunt and give children a voice in the ongoing campaign to get them protected for free: www.meningitisnow.org/addyourvoice” Superdrug are recommending either two or three doses depending on age, and are making the vaccine available to adults up the age of 50. To make an appointment and for more information, call 03333 111 007. n For more on the charity visit www. MeningitisNow.org

Search on for best deaf educators A LEADING provider of British Sign Language (BSL) and other deaf and deafblind qualifications in the UK has launched a search for the South East’s most inspirational people involved in the deaf and deafblind community. Signature has announced the opening of nominations for its eighth annual awards, which celebrates people across the UK who are involved in providing a positive impact on the lives of some of the 11 million deaf and hard of hearing people living in the country. Signature executive director Lindsay Foster said: “We are overwhelmed every year by the amazing stories that are uncovered through our awards and it gives us great pleasure in being able to celebrate the great work that is being done to help improve the lives of deaf people. “This year, the Signature Annual Awards will focus on ‘educators’, including new and experienced teachers of British Sign Language

and teachers of the deaf, groups or individuals in the local community who create exciting learning opportunities for deaf and hearing impaired people, and business people who are improving customer service for deaf and deafblind people through staff training.

“We would like to ask as many people and organisations as possible to nominate so that we can celebrate those who dedicate their time to the increasingly important issue of improving communication between the growing deaf community and their hearing peers.”

Each year the Signature Annual Awards recognise people and organisations working with deaf people across the nation, and the search is now underway across the South East to find nominees who have made an outstanding contribution to the deaf and deafblind community. All nominees will receive a complimentary ticket to the awards, which will be held in January 2017 at Prospero House in London. The Signature Recognises... The Educators award categories include; Leadership in Education Award, Emerging Teacher Award, Enriching the Student Experience Award, The Community Champion Award, Educational Support Award, Transforming Lives through Education Award, Training Initiative Award and Signature Lifetime Achievement Award. The awards are free to enter and nominations close on Friday, July 15. For more, visit www. signatureannualawards.org.uk

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1. Taupo is the largest lake by surface area in which country? 2. What colour is the central disc on the flag of Japan? 3. What spirit forms the base for a daiquiri cocktail? 4. The name Horace Lee Hogan can be found in a book of quotations for his comment at the Louisiana Hayride Theatre in December 1956. What did he say? 5. Which organisation operates the UK’s national register of pedigree dogs?

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Each number in our Cross Code grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. You have three letters in the control grid to start you off. Enter them in the appropriate squares in the main grid, then use your knowledge of words to work out which letters should go in the missing squares. As you get the letters, fill in other squares with the same number in the main grid and control grid. Check off the alphabetical list of letters as you identify them.

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WE’LL REVIVE WET CAR 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.

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How many words of four letters or more can you make from this Nonagram? Each word must use the central letter, and each letter may be used only once. At least one word using all nine letters can be found. Guidelines: 36 Good; 43 Very Good; 50 Excellent.

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7. Can be seen and heard to stir up (6)

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9. Too long to be square (11) 10. Sent round oil I left in the water near Southampton (6)

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11. In a hurry when short of money (6)

6. Getting softer when it comes to dealing with notes (11) 8. Preservation of goods in abeyance? (4,7)

13. Bill rushed outside at intervals (6)

10. Signal made when ship has nothing on board (3)

16. Alternative selection (6)

18. One should not be paid less 12. Be very eager to pass on (3) than this (7,4) 14. Repeated mop-up produces a bit of fluff (6) 19. Rings back before lengthy goodbye (2,4) 15. Mother has a long time with injury (6) 20. Gland right inside the animal (6) 16. Acquire pass (4,2) 21. Some citadel you can find in 17. Like food, having a broad type of grin (6) the city (3)

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23. Fine particles (4) 26. Stitches (4) 28. Plunder (7) 29. Friend (4) 30. Metallic element (4) 31. Serious (7) DOWN 1. Vestibule (4) 2. Step (4) 3. Child (inf.) (6) 4. Vacuum cleaner (6) 5. Skin eruption (4) 6. Stun (4) 10. Concentrated (7)

11. Guarantees (7) 13. Imposing building (7) 14. Stray from subject (7) 15. Circular (5) 16. Adores (5) 20. Gather and store (6) 21. Staid (6) 24. US state (4) 25. Woody plant (4) 26. Short sketch (4) 27. Small forest (4)

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WORD PYRAMID: Double indemnity. EQUALISER: Clockwise from top left – divide; multiply; subtract; add. Total: 8. MAGIC SQUARE: crew; rave; evil; welt.

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Cold storage; 10 SOS; 12 Die; 14 Pompom; 15 Damage; 16 Come egoist; eight; ergo; ergot; ghost; giro; girt; girth; gist; gite; goer; goest; goeth; goitre; by; 17 Cheesy. gore; goriest; gorse; gosh; gosht; goth; gout; griot; grist; grit; grot; grouse; grout; guest; guiro; guise; guiser; gush; gusher; gushier; gust; gustier; gusto; gutsier; huge; huger; hugest; ogre; ogreish; ought; right; RIGHTEOUS; righto; rogue; roguish; rouge; rough; roughest; rugose; shrug; sigh; sight; sighter; sough; sought; stogie; surge; thug; tiger; tough; tougher; toughie; trig; trog; trough; trug; urge. QUICK CROSSWORD: Across – 2 Panther; 7 Gala; 8 Away; 9 Copious; 10 Flee; 12 Heed; 15 Repel; 17 Castor; 18 Roving; 19 String; 21 Senile; 22 Dates; 23 Dust; 26 Sews; 28 Ransack; 29 Mate; 30 Iron; 31 Earnest. Down – 1 Hall; 2 Pace; 3 Nipper; 4 Hoover; 5 Rash; 6 Daze; 10 Focused; 11 Ensures; 13 Edifice; 14 Digress; 15 Round; 16 Loves; 20 Garner; 21 Sedate; 24 Utah; 25 Tree; 26 Skit; 27 Wood.

Down – Sinus; Aside; Haste. CRYPTIC CROSSWORD: Across – 2 Tor; 5 Hardly; 7 Incite; 9 Rectangular; 10 Solent; 11 (2) Across – Limes; Goner; Claim. Down – Logic; Manna; Strum. Pushed; 13 Spaced; 16 Choice; 18 Minimum wage; 19 So long; 20 Breast; 21 Ely. NONAGRAM: Down – 1 Hairdo; 2 Tyrant; 3 Ring up; 4 Starve; 6 Decrescendo; 8

QUIZ CHALLENGE: 1 New Zealand; 2 Red; 3 Rum; 4 “Elvis has left the building”; 5 The Kennel Club; 6 The Glastonbury Festival; 7 Madrid; 8 South Korea; 9 Spurs; 10 Lake Erie.

(1) Across – Slash; Nails; Scene.

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Young talent will bring Narnia to life … and the Club A Go Go The stars of tomorrow are taking to the stage. GEMMA DAVIDSON joins them through the wardrobe…

HINFIELD’S stars of tomorrow will be taking to the stage over the next two weeks to showcase their incredible acting, singing and dancing talents. The Shinfield Players Junior and Middle Youth group and the Senior Youth group will be putting on their own shows this weekend and next, and the two productions could not be more different. First up this Saturday and Sunday, the Junior and Middle group perform the C.S Lewis classic The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, telling the story of Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy’s magical trip to the land of Narnia. Directed by Charlotte MIller, a former youth group member who is now studying to become a drama teacher, the play features a cast of 24 children, complete with lions and snow queens. Charlotte said: “We wanted to make the production as exciting and engaging for the children as possible, and we wanted them all to have a part which is why there is such a large cast. “It is a classic story that the children all loved, most of them knew the story before we started and we have all come to really enjoy it. It can be challenging controlling 24 youngsters at times, but it is all good practice for me.” Next weekend – July 16 and 17 – sees the turn of the

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Senior Youth group performing in A Slice of Saturday Night, a sixties throwback guaranteed to bring on the nostalgia. Director Gordon Bird said: “Before we started auditions, I asked the kids to go away and research the 1960s. I asked them to think about the music of the time, the dress, and the kinds of things teenagers had back then that we don’t necessarily have anymore, and vice versa. “Of course, mobile phones featured heavily, they couldn’t get their heads around the fact that houses would

usually only have one phone, if that!” The musical, which features original songs based on some familiar favourites, tells the story of seven teenagers as they dance, flirt and sing their way through a Saturday night at the popular Club A Go Go. Sue is going out with Gary, but he flirts with Penny and the other girls at every opportunity. Sharon and Rick like each other but are too shy to tell each other, and Eddie is challenged by the boys to break down Bridget’s walls, but with little success. Gordon said: “We have had a lot of fun all the way

through the rehearsals, and I’m sure that will show come opening night. The kids have learned a lot, and hopefully it will stir up a lot of fond memories for the audience.” n The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is at The Shinfield Players Theatre on Saturday at 6.30pm and Sunday at 2.30pm. A Slice of Saturday Night is at the same theatre on Friday, July 15 and Saturday, July 16 at 7.30pm, and on Saturday and Sunday, July 17 at 2pm. Tickets for both shows are £8, £6 for concessions and £4 under 16s. For more, visit www.shinfieldplayers.org.uk.

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HREE days of music, food, drinks and fun is in store this August bank holiday, thanks to Wokingham Festival. This year the Elms Field event is celebrating its 10th birthday and is packed with presents for all to enjoy. There will be new events, a new music stage, family activities and - if you get there quick enough - free entry on Saturday and Sunday. Over the coming weeks, as we count down to the Festival itself, we’ll be highlighting different things you can look forward to. This week, we’re looking at the bands that will be playing. Music is a large part of the festival, particularly on Friday. The main stage, sponsored by TradeMark, features a mixture of local bands and musicians with bigger names. As the night goes on, the dancing hots up and sounds of the summer are in full swing. Opening the festival, at 6.15pm, on Friday, August 26, will be the Vintage Sound Collective with a mix of high energy, fun soul, funk, reggae, pop and disco tracks. Magic Eight Ball - who recorded with Rik Mayall - follow. Blues is next, thanks to Jukes Blues, before the headliners, local band !Daft!, who are no strangers to the Wokingham stage, regularly appearing on the pub scene at venues such as the Hope and Anchor in Station Road. Music starts at 1.10pm on Saturday -

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musical theatre group the East Berkshire Operatic Society (about to go into action with Company) will provide some songs from their repertoire. Reading-based blues duo The Hot Plate will then appear, followed by 11-year-old Wokingham girl Piper. The Salts then take over, followed by prog rockers Kindred Spirit. Retro-fuelled rockers Steve Winch and the Inception slot into the teatime slot before seven-piece band Funk Lab take us into the evening. Cover band U2 Tribe act as the warm-up for the headliners of the day: Young Fossl, a promotion for this talented young band who wowed the crowd last year. Wokingham’s Rock Choir opens the stage on Sunday, followed by Wokingham Music Club favourites Fred’s House. Blues band The Deltas are next, with returning band Hoopy Frood returning for their rainbow of sounds.

Wokingham blues band BlueTouch are in the teatime slot, with Flutatious back for the early evening entertainment. Closing the festival will be one of Roger Daltrey’s favourite bands Never The Bride, which is this year celebrating its 10th anniversary. In addition to the main stage, this year Headcase Barbers is sponsoring an acoustic stage, which will see local singers have their moment in the spotlight. Acts include Indie rockers Baby Howl, singer songwriter Rachel Redman and covers artist Simon Williams. There is something to suit all musical tastes at Wokingham Festival. Tickets are now on sale. Weekend tickets cost £16, £5.50 for day tickets and £7 for evening session tickets. On the gate, day tickets are £6.50 and evening tickets are £8.50. n For more details, log on to www. wokinghamfestival.co.uk

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What’s on Friday, July 8 CROWTHORNE – Morgan Centre, Wellington Road. Carnival quiz night. Teams of up to eight. £12, includes supper. 7.30pm. Details: www.crowthornecarnival. co.uk EARLEY – St Nicolas Earley, Sutcliffe Avenue RG6 7JN. More In Common: a response to the EU referendum. 7am-10pm. Details: 0118 966 9080. 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. SPENCERS WOOD – Caf Active, St Michael’s and All Angels, Basingstoke Road, RG7 1AP. Bistro Night. 8pm. Details: www.loddonreach. org.uk WOKINGHAM – Library, Denmark Street RG40 2BB. Local history surgery: dropin for advice. 10am-noon. Details: 0118 978 1368. WOODLEY – Library, Headley Road RG5 4JA. Crochet Group with Gaynor White from Barkham Hookers. All abilities welcome. Noon2pm. £4. Crime and Thriller book club. Noon-1pm. Details: 0118 969 0304.

Saturday, July 9 CROWTHORNE – St John The Baptist Church, Waterloo Road. Crowthorne Carnival flower festival: Myths and Legends. In aid of Alexander Devine Children’s Hospice. 10am-6pm. Musical interludes, embroidery displays, quilting and lacemaking. Details: www. crowthornecarnival.co.uk CROWTHORNE – Morgan Centre, Wellington Road. Carnival dance: music from Hidden Agenda and Andy Costello. £10. 8pm-11pm. Details: www. crowthornecarnival.co.uk EARLEY – Earley Radstock Social Club, Radstock

Lane RG6 5UL. Quiz night. 8.30pm. Details: 0118 931 3965. FINCHAMPSTEAD – St Mary & St John California, Parish Centre, Vicarage Close, Billing Avenue RG40 4JW. Messy Church: crafts, worship, lunch. 11am-1pm. Details: parish. finchampstead.co.uk HENLEY – River and Rowing Museum, Mill Meadows RG9 1BF. The Lost Olympian of the Somme, a talk by Jon Cooksey & Graham McKechnie £5. 11.30am12.30pm. Details: 01491 415600. LOWER EARLEY – Library, Chalfont Close, Chalfont Way RG6 5HZ. Dad and Baby Rhymetime. 10.30am11am. Details: 0118 931 2150. LOWER EARLEY – Trinity Church, Chalfont Close, Chalfont Way RG6 5HZ. Trinity Concert Band presents Liberte, a summer concert featuring French and US music. 7.30pm. £12 on door. £10 in advance. Under 16s free. Details: www.trinityband.co.uk or 0845 226 3047. MAIDEN ERLEGH – Library, off Silverdale Road RG6 7HS. Crime Book Group. 10.30am-11.30am. Details: 0118 966 6630. READING – Wesley Methodist Church, Queen’s Road RG1 4BW. Reading Festival Chorus presents: Haydn’s The Seasons. 7.40pm. £13, under 17s free. Details: 0118 983 4523. SHINFIELD – Shinfield Players Theatre, Whitley Wood Lane RG2 9DF. The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. 6.30pm. Details: www.shinfieldplayers.org.uk TWYFORD – Loddon Hall, Loddon Hall Road, Twyford, Reading RG10 9JA. Salsa Party night. 8pm-1am. £10. Details: www. incognitodance.com. 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 – Rehoboth, Forest Road, Wokingham,

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The best guide for local, community events across Wokingham borough RG40 5QY. JAC family fun day: Horse Games, Football Cage, Pony Rides, Raffle, Stalls, Meet the Goats and Donkeys, BBQ & Refreshments. 11am-4pm. WOKINGHAM – St Teresa’s Primary School, Easthampstead Road RG40 2EB. Family fun day. Noon-4pm. WOKINGHAM – Westende School, Seaford Road. Westcott and Westende Schools PA summer fair. Noon-3pm. WOKINGHAM – St Paul’s Church, Reading Road RG41 1EH. South Berkshire Singers Midsummer Music concert: favourites by Vivaldi, Mendelssohn and Lloyd Webber. 7.30pm. £10. Tickets from Wokingham Library in Denmark Street, Wokingham Town Hall Information Centre, Bookends in Peach Street Wokingham. Details: 0118 978 5635. WOKINGHAM WITHOUT – Pinewood Leisure Centre, Old Wokingham Road RG40 3AQ. Crowthorne Carnival family treasure hunt. 2pm. Adults £2.50, children £1, family ticket £6. Details: crowthornecarnival. co.uk WOODLEY – Library, Headley Road RG5 4JA. Saturday storytime for parents and children. 11am.Details: 0118 969 0304.

Sunday, July 10 CROWTHORNE – St John The Baptist Church, Waterloo Road. Crowthorne Carnival flower festival: Myths and Legends. In aid of Alexander Devine Children’s Hospice. 10am-6pm. Musical interludes, embroidery displays, quilting and lacemaking. Carnival Songs of Praise. 6.30pm. Details: www.crowthornecarnival. co.uk EARLEY – Harris Gardens, University of Reading RG6 6UD. Open gardens in aid of 52nd Scouts. 2pm-5pm. £3, under 12s free. Details: 0118 935 8221. SHINFIELD – Shinfield Players Theatre, Whitley Wood Lane RG2 9DF. The Lion, The Witch and The

Wardrobe. 2.30pm. Details: www.shinfieldplayers.org.uk WOKINGHAM – Near Whitchurch Hill recreation ground GR SU638787. Mid Berks Ramblers wander around Whitchurch. 10.30am-1.30pm. Details: 07554 072498 or www. mbra.org.uk WOODLEY – Library, Headley Road RG5 4JA. French Conversation Club for those with basic French knowledge. 2pm-3pm. Details: 0118 969 0304. WOODLEY – Shopping Precinct, Crockhamwell Road. Car boot sale. 8am-1pm. Details: 0118 921 6920 or www. woodleytowncentre.co.uk.

Monday, July 11 CROWTHORNE – St John The Baptist Church, Waterloo Road. Crowthorne Carnival flower festival: Myths and Legends. In aid of Alexander Devine Children’s Hospice. 10am-4pm. Details: www. crowthornecarnival.co.uk MAIDEN ERLEGH – Library, off Silverdale Road RG6 7HS. Colouring For Adults. 2.15pm-3pm. Details: 0118 966 6630. WARGRAVE – Library, Woodclyffe Hostel, Church Street RG10 8EP. Storytime for ages 3-5. 4pm. Details: 0118 940 4656. WOKINGHAM – Methodist Church, Rose Street RG40 1XS. SHSG support group: for families and carers of people who self-harm or have suicidal thoughts. 7.30pm-9.30pm. Details: search for SHSG Wokingham on Facebook or email SHSG2016@gmail. com WOKINGHAM – The Three Frogs, London Road. Canasta meet-up: come and play the popular card game. 7.45pm. 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.

Tuesday, July 12 LOWER EARLEY – Library,

Chalfont Close, Chalfont Way RG6 5HZ. Knit and Natter. 4pm-5pm. Details: 0118 931 2150. SHINFIELD – John Heggadon Room, Shinfield Parish Hall, School Green RG2 9EH. Shinfield and District Local History Society presents: Unusual Aspects of Berkshire Churches, a talk by Catherine Sampson. 7.45pm. Details: 0118 988 3580. TWYFORD – Library, Polehampton Close RG10 9RP. Twyford Reading Group book discussion. 2.30pm-3.30pm. Details: 0118 934 0800. WOKINGHAM – Library, Denmark Street RG40 2BB. WI Stitch and Chatter. 2pm-3.30pm. UK Online: Help and support with computers and the internet for beginners. 2pm-4pm. Details: 0118 978 1368. WOKINGHAM – The Two Poplars, Easthampstead Road RG41 2NU. OBJ Morris. WOODLEY – Library, Headley Road RG5 4JA. Crochet Group with Gaynor White from Barkham Hookers. All abilities welcome. Noon2pm. £4. Rhymetime for under fives. 10.30am. Crafts and Laughs. 2pm-4pm. Details: 0118 969 0304.

LOWER EARLEY – Library, Chalfont Close, Chalfont Way RG6 5HZ. Storytime for ages 3-5. 2.30pm-3pm. Craft time for ages 2-5. 11am-11.30am. £1. Details: 0118 931 2150. WINNERSH – Library, The Forest School, Robin Hood Lane RG41 5ND. Winnersh Book Group. 7pm-8pm. Details: 0118 979 7519. WOKINGHAM – Library, Denmark Street RG40 2BB. Book chat: coffee and book recommendeations. 10.30am-11.30am. Teen Book Group for ages 11-18. 50p. 4.30pm-5.30pm. Beeding group. 10.30am12.30pm. Comic drawing event. 5pm-7pm. Details: 0118 978 1368. WOKINGHAM – Market Place. Arts and Crafts market: British handmade crafts and original artwork. 9am-3pm. Details: 01784 460108. WOKINGHAM – Whitty Theatre, Luckley House School, Luckley Road RG40 3EU. Wokingham Film Society presents: 45 Years (15). £6.50. 7.30pm. Details: wokinghamfilmsociety.com WOKINGHAM – Theatre, Twyford Road, Wokingham, RG40 5TU. Wokingham Theatre presents Donkey’s Years by Michael Frayn. Details: 0118 978 5363.

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Friday, July 15

FINCHAMPSTEAD – Library, FBC Centre RG40 4ES. Colouring for Adults. Free. 10am-noon. Details: 0118 908 8176. HURST – Wheelwright Arms, Davis Way RG10 0TR. Hurst Morris People (HuMP) and Borderline Morris. WARGRAVE – Library, Woodclyffe Hostel, Church Street RG10 8EP. Coffee morning. 10am-noon. Details: 0118 940 4656.

Thursday, July 14 KNOWL HILL – Knowl Hill Common. Pantaloons Theatre Company presents The Canterbury Tales. Bring a picnic and something to sit on. £13.50. Details: 01628 822500.

FINCHAMPSTEAD – Library, FBC Centre RG40 4ES. Rhymetime for under fives. 11am. Details: 0118 908 8176. FINCHAMPSTEAD – St James’ Church RG40 4LU. Books in Bloom: a flower festival. Pimms and Pate preview evening. £7. 7pm-9pm. Details: 0118 973 0133. WOKINGHAM – Library, Denmark Street RG40 2BB. Crochet Group with Gaynor White from Barkham Hookers. All abilities welcome. 9.30am-11.30am. £4. Cribbage and card games club. 10.30am. Local history surgery: drop-in advice with a local expert. 10am-noon. Wokingham VIP group: book group for visually impaired. 2pm-4pm. Details: 0118 978 1368.

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WOKINGHAM – Theatre, Twyford Road, Wokingham, RG40 5TU. Wokingham Theatre presents Donkey’s Years by Michael Frayn. Details: 0118 978 5363. WOKINGHAM – Broad Street Tavern, Broad Street RG40 1AU. Sausage and Cider Festival: Grafitti Child Details: 0118 978 0918.

Saturday, July 16 EARLEY – Park URC, Palmer Park Avenue, off Wokingham Road RG6 1DN. Reading Mencap Community Choir performances. 7pm-8.30pm. £3. Details: 0118 966 2518. EARLEY – Earley Radstock Social Club, Radstock Lane RG6 5UL. Bingo night. 8.30pm. Details: 0118 931 3965. EARLEY – St Nicolas Earley, Sutcliffe Avenue RG6 7JN. Summer fun day: Lego building competition, St Nics bake off, raffle, bottle tombola, bouncy castle and more. £3 entry. Noon-5pm. Details: 0118 966 9080. FARNBOROUGH – Farnborough Aerodrome GU14 6FD. Farnborough International Airshow. 9.30am-5.40pm. £40 advance, £48 on door, concessions available. Under 15s free. Details: 01252 532800. FINCHAMPSTEAD – St James’ Church RG40 4LU. Books in Bloom: a flower festival, including children’s treasure hunt. 10am-5pm. Patronal Festival choir concert. 7.30pm. £12, includes light summer finger buffet. Details: 0118 973 0133. HARPSDEN – Perseverance Farm RG9 4AP. Jazz For Kamuli: Art Themen’s New Directions Quintet 6:00pm7:15pm Art Themen saxes | Steve Fishwick trumpet | Gareth Williams piano | Arnie Somogyi double bass | Winston Clifford drums Jason Rebello Quartet 8:00pm-9:15pm Sumudu Jayatilaka vocals | Jason Rebello piano | James Morgan bass | George Rebello drums The Impossible Gentlemen 9:45pm-11:00pm Gwilym Simcock piano | Mike Walker guitar | Iain Dixon saxes and keys | Steve Rodby double bass | Adam Nussbaum drums. 4pm. Tickets £50 online, £55 on gate. Under 16s free. Details: www. jazzinreading.com/jfk/ KNOWL HILL – Village Hall. Skittles evening. 7pm. £10 includes supper, children £5. Details: 0118 940 2300. MAIDEN ERLEGH – Library, off Silverdale Road RG6 7HS. Craft time for parents and children aged 2-5. 10.45am11.15am. Storytime for ages seven and under. 10.15am10.45am. Details: 0118 966 6630. READING – Forbury Gardens. Bastille Day festival: French food, cakes, pastries. Live music, NAO the Little French Robot, sporting fun, arts and crafts and more. Free entry. 10.30am-5pm. Details: www.bastilledayreading. co.uk

WOKINGHAM – Library, Denmark Street RG40 2BB. Teen Writing Group. 10.30am-noon. Wokingham Writers Group for adults. 10am. Details: 0118 978 1368. WOKINGHAM – Theatre, Twyford Road, Wokingham, RG40 5TU. Wokingham Theatre presents Donkey’s Years by Michael Frayn. Details: 0118 978 5363. WOKINGHAM – Sue Ryder Day Hospice, in the grounds of Wokingham Hospital, 41 Barkham Road RG41 2RE. Summer fete. 11am-3pm. WOKINGHAM – Broad Street Tavern, Broad Street RG40 1AU. Sausage and Cider Festival: The Shelf Side. Details: 0118 978 0918. YATELEY – St Peter’s Church, Reading Road, Yateley GU46 7LR. Yateley Choral Society summer concert: Thank You For the Music. £10, students £5, under 16s free. Details: 01276 682749.

Sunday, July 17 EARLEY – St Nicolas Earley, Sutcliffe Avenue RG6 7JN. Singing in the Sunshine. 10am. Details: 0118 966 9080. FARLEY HILL – Farley Hill Place Gardens RG7 1TZ. Open gardens for NGS. 2pm-5pm. £4.50, children free. Details: 0118 976 2544. FARNBOROUGH – Farnborough Aerodrome GU14 6FD. Farnborough International Airshow. 9.30am-5.40pm. £40 advance, £48 on door, concessions available. Under 15s free. Details: 01252 532800. FINCHAMPSTEAD – St James’ Church RG40 4LU. Books in Bloom: a flower festival. 2pm-5pm. Church tower open, cream teas, stalls and games. Plus: bric-a-brac, books, plants, ice cream and more. Details: 0118 973 0133. READING – Forbury Gardens. Bastille Day festival: French food, cakes, pastries. Live music, NAO the Little French Robot, sporting fun, arts and crafts and more. Free entry. 10.30am-5pm. Details: www.bastilledayreading. co.uk WARGRAVE – Wargrave Court, Station Road RG10 8EU. Midsummer music evening. Noon-5pm. Bring a picnic. £5, under 12s free. In aid of British Red Cross. WOKINGHAM – St Paul’s Church, Reading Road RG41 1EH. Choral Evensong sermon series: Horrible Heresies: Why What We Believe Really Matters. Guest speaker Helen Orchard from Wimbledon. 6.15pm. Details: 0118 979 2122. WOKINGHAM WITHOUT – Pinewood Miniature Railway Society, Pinewood Leisure Centre, Old Wokingham Road RG40 3AQ. Pinewood Minature Railway . 1.30pm-4pm. £1 per ride, buy 5 get 6th free. Details: www. pinewoodrailway.co.uk

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Want tickets? Saturday is now sold out WITH just over seven weeks to go until the gates open for Reading Festival 2016, tickets for one day have now completely sold out. Day tickets for Saturday, August 27, headlined by Red Hot Chili Peppers, are now sold out, with limited tickets for Friday and Sunday left. Weekend tickets are also selling fast. The global superstars top an incredible bill of acts on Saturday, which also features performances from Imagine Dragons, Eagles of Death Metal, Two Door Cinema Club, Nas, Haim, Mastodon, Dillinger Escape Plan, Travis Scott, Section Boyz and many more set to entertain the Reading crowd.

Fans of these bands need to act fast to secure the remaining Weekend tickets available for Reading Festival, and can still purchase day tickets for the same unbeatable line up on Sunday, August 28, at Leeds Festival, where Day and Weekend tickets are still currently available. Festival goers are urged to buy their tickets from official ticket agents as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. Weekend tickets are £205 (plus £8 booking fee), day tickets are £59.50 (plus £7 booking fee). To buy tickets and to see the full line-up so far visit www.readingfestival.com.

WIN A PAIR OF WEEKEND CAMPING TICKETS WORTH £426 THE Wokingham Paper has teamed up with Reading Festival to give one lucky reader the chance to experience the whole festival for free! To be in with a chance of winning a pair of weekend camping tickets, with full access to the festival, just answer the following question correctly:

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Sundara Karma plan to bring good vibes to the Main Stage – quite a change from 2014, when they played on the BBC Introducing stage

Main Stage date is a dream come true

LAYING on the Main Stage at Reading Festival is a dream come true for one local band. Sundara Karma, who hail from Pangbourne, Mortimer and east Reading, played the Festival Republic Stage at the rock and indie festival last year, and the BBC Introducing tent in 2014, but have been promoted to the main stage for this year’s outing, something frontman Oscar Lulu says is something they never imagined. He said: “Playing the main stage is terrifying, but also really exciting. Reading is one of those festivals we went to as kids and we always said ‘One day we will be on that stage’ but we never thought it would actually happen.” But at the age of 14 and 15, Oscar’s journey

into music was looking rather unlikely as, by his own admission, he hated studying music. He said: “I liked playing music but on my own terms, I didn’t like studying it at school, I thought it sucked all the fun out of it. “My mum would tell stories about me climbing up onto the piano when I was a baby, but I’m not sure how much truth is in that. I certainly started playing when I was very young. Music was always around in my house, my dad wa a DJ so I grew up listening to all different genres.” It is probably that eclectic upbringing that led to Sundara Karma being compared to the likes of Arcade Fire, Killers and Bruce Springsteen. Oscar said: “It’s weird being compared to other artists, I try not to listen to things like that,

we play what we like to hear and it just seems to work.” When the band take to the stage on the Saturday of the festival, there are bound to be hundreds of teenagers in the crowd who will be watching and hoping, as Sundara Karma once did, of being in their shoes. “I’d tell those kids not to rush anything,” Oscar said. “I’d tell them to really think about what kind of music they want to play, and what kind of band they want to be. It’s easy for people to tell you how you should be, but you need to be proud of the music you are making. Play everywhere and just stick with it, it will come together eventually.” n Sundara Karma play the main stage on Saturday, August 27. For more information visit www.sundara-karma.co.uk.

At the theatre Basingstoke – The Anvil

www.anvilarts.org.uk 01256 844244 Farnham Youth Choir. Sat. Basingstoke Festival of Choirs Heritage Light Orchestra. Sun. Basingstoke Academy of Dancing. Sat 16. Basingstoke Academy of Dancing. Sun 17.

Basingstoke – The Haymarket www.anvilarts.org.uk 01256 844244 Footsteps Dance School. Sat. Bramley School. Wed. Live 2 Dance 2016. Sat 16.

Bracknell – South Hill Park www.southhillpark.org.uk (01344) 484123 Steppin Out of Location. Sat-Sun. Artree Live: Folk and Roots Music. Sat. Creative Control Band Night. Sun. Mission Improvable. Sun. Company. Wed-Sat 16. Bird With Boy. Wed-Thurs. Speakeasy Night

with Julia Titus. Sat 16. Wilde Sundays. Sun 17. Creative Control Band Night. Sun 17. West Forest Sinfonia. Sun 17. FILMS: Florence Foster Jenkins. Fri-Sun. Man With A Movie Camera. Tues. A View From The Bridge. Wed. St Peter’s and the Papal Basilicas of Rome. Thurs. X-Men: Apocalypse. Fri 15-Sun 17. Our Kind of Traitor. Fri 15-Sun 17.

Camberley – Theatre www.camberleytheatre.biz 01276 707600 RRF Media Presents Fred and Ginger. Fri. Performance Platform. Sun. Rhythm of Life. Sun. FILM: Beasts of No Nation. Mon. Lonnie Donegan Jnr: 60th Anniversary Concert. Fri 15. Theatre in the Park: Romeo and Juliet. Sat 16. Camberley Youth Theatre presents Our House. Sun.

Didcot – Cornerstone www.cornerstone-arts.org

01235 515144 Cornerstone Youth Theatre Presents: The Waiting Room. Fri. Bad Guys. Sun. Access All Areas: creative activities for people with learning disabilities. Fri 15. Stuart Maconie: The Pie at Night. Sat 16.

Guildford – Yvonne Arnaud www.yvonne-arnaud.co.uk 01483 440000 Main stage closed until Sept 16.

Henley – Kenton Theatre www.kentontheatre.co.uk 01491 575698 Some Enchanted Evening. Thurs. Elton John Tribute Show: Your Songs. Fri 15-Sat 16.

High Wycombe – Wycombe Swan www.wycombeswan.co.uk 01494 512000 The Roy Orbison Story. Fri. Hellfire Summer Comedy Club. Fri. Jam’s 10th Birthday. Sun.

Celebrating Cilla. Wed. The Country Superstars Experience. Thurs. Jimmy Carr. Fri 15. Kobika Dance 2016. Sat 16. ELO Experience. Sun 17.

Maidenhead – Norden Farm www.nordenfarm.org 01628 788997 Anything Goes. Sat-Sun. Toys. Wed. Danny Buckler’s Magic Salon. Fri 15. The Studio Session. Sat 16. Sunday Stories at the Farm. Sun 17. Tatcho Drom. Sun 17. FILMS: Our Kind of Traitor. Fri, Sun. Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet. Tues-Wed. Mustang. Wed.

Newbury – The Corn Exchange www.cornexchangenew.com 0845 5218 218 Edinburgh Preview: Hardeep Singh Kohli and Myra Dubois. Fri. Threepenny Bit: Folk and Celidh Band. Fri. Magnificat. Sat. Jongleurs Comedy Club. Sat. Nancy Kerr and James Fagan. Sun. Leonardo Da Vinci: The

Genius In Milan. Thurs. Mark Thomas: Work In Progress. Fri 15. Rhythm of the Dance. Sat 16. FILMS: Ma Ma (12a). Sun-Thurs. Adult Life Skills (TBC). Sat-Thurs. Elvis and Nixon. Until Sat 23.

Newbury – The Watermill www.watermill.org.uk. 01635 46044 Watership Down. Until Sat 23. Book Club with Elisabeth Luard. Fri 15. The Ugly Duckling. Sat 16.

Reading – South Street www.readingarts.com 0118 960 6060 You’re Getting Warmer. Sat-Sun. Stopping. Mon. I Do. Fri 15-Sun 17. The Last Post. Sat 16-Sun 17.

Reading – The Hexagon www.readingarts.com 0118 960 6060 Next show: Reading Rep Theatre

presents Ben Hur. Sept 1-3.

Reading – Progress Theatre www.progresstheatre.co.uk 0118 384 2195 Youth Theatre presents: Daisy Pulls It Off. Until Sat. Open Air Shakespeare 2016: A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Wed-Sat 23.

Shinfield – Shinfield Players www.shinfieldplayers.org.uk 0118 975 8880 Youth groups present The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe. SatSun. A Slice of Saturday Night. Fri 15-Sat 16.

Sonning – The Mill www.millatsonning.com 0118 969 8000 Agatha Christie’s The Hollow. Until Sept 3. Peter Egan’s charity gala. Mon. Storytime: Captain Beastlie’s Pirate Party. Wed. The Johnny Cash Roadshow. Sun 24.

Windsor – Theatre Royal www.theatreroyalwindsor.co.uk 01753 853888 The Lady Killers. Until Sat. Pygmalion. Tues-Sat 16.

Woking – New Victoria www.ambassadortickets.com 0844 871 7645 Showaddywaddy. Fri. One Night of Elvis: Lee Memphis King. Sat. Russell Watson: Songs From The Heart. Mon. That’s Entertainment. Tues-Sat 16.

Wokingham – Theatre www.wokingham-theatre.org.uk 0118 978 5363 Donkeys’ Years. Wed-July 23.

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

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Gig guide Friday, July 8 BAGSHOT – The Three Mariners, High Street GU19 5AW. Grant Chambers. Details: 01276 473768. BAGSHOT – The Cedar Tree, High Street GU19 5AG. The Congakeyz. Details: 01276 473160. BRACKNELL – The Keller, Coppid Beech Hotel, John Nike Way RG12 8TF. The Deps. Details: 01344 303333. BRACKNELL – The Silver Birch, Liscombe RG12 7DE. Hog Wild. Details: 01344 457318. CAMBERLEY – Mr Bumble, GU17 9AP. The SkaSouls. Details: 01276 32691. CAMBERLEY – The Royal Standard, Frimley Road GU15 2PP. Forty45. Details: 01276 27641. GORING – The Village Hall, High Street. Gap Gig: jazz night featuring Quentin Collins / Brandon Allen Quintet. Details: 01491 874492. FARNBOROUGH GREEN – The Fox, Chapel Lane GU14 9BN. Ash Lee. Details: 01276 34735. FLEET – The Fox and Hounds, Crookham Road GU51 5NP. The Looters. Details: 01252 663686. HENLEY – The Queen Victoria, Market Place RG9 2AG. LoudMouse. Details: 01491 412667. READING – RISC, London Street RG1 4PS. Cat Brooks. Details: 0118 958 6692. READING – The Purple Turtle, Gun Street RG1 2JR. Influences: D&B. Details: 0118 959 7196. READING – Oakford Social Club, Blagrave Street RG1 1PZ. Darklands. Details: 0118 959 4267. SONNING – The Mill at

Sonning RG4 6TY. Tim Valentine. Details: 0118 969 8000. WINNERSH – The Pheasant Inn, Reading Road RG41 5LR. Stars In Their Minds karaoke. Details: 0118 978 4529. WOKINGHAM – Hope and Anchor, Station Road RG40 2AD. Bottlekids. Details: 0118 978 0918. WOKINGHAM – Broad Street Tavern, Broad Street RG40 1AU. Elevator 13. 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, July 9 BINFIELD – Binfield Club, Forest Road RG42 4DU. The Vinyl Covers. Details: 01344 420572. BRACKNELL – The Keller, Coppid Beech Hotel, John Nike Way RG12 8TF. Originals. Details: 01344 303333. BRACKNELL – South Hill Park, Ringmead. Artree Live: Folk and Roots Music. Details: 01344 484123. BRACKNELL – The Royal Oak, London Road RG12 2NN. The Firm. Details: 01344 422622. CAMBERLEY – Mr Bumble, GU17 9AP. Highside. Details: 01276 32691. CAMBERLEY – The Four Horseshoes, Frimley Road GU15 3EQ. Platinum Floyd - CANCELLED. Details:

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HOLDING A GIG, QUIZ OR GAMES NIGHT? SEND DETAILS TO EVENTS@WOKINGHAMPAPER.CO.UK 01276 63842. CROOKHAM – The Black Horse, The Street GU51 5SJ. Red Aztek. Details: 01252 616434. FLEET – The Falkners Arms, Falkners Close GU51 2XF. Moonfly. Details: 01252 811311. FRIMLEY GREEN – Frimley Green Working Mens Club, Sturt Road GU16 6HX. Gary Roman as Elvis. Details: 01252 835322. READING – RISC, London Street RG1 4PS. DJ Dom. Details: 0118 958 6692. READING – Oakford Social Club, Blagrave Street RG1 1PZ. Dope on Plastic. Details: 0118 959 4267. SONNING – The Mill at Sonning RG4 6TY. Tim Valentine. Details: 0118 969 8000. WEST END – West End Social Club, High Street GU26 9PL. The Looters. Details: 01276 858501. WINKFIELD – The Squirrels, North Street SL4 4TF. Gigabit. Details: 01344 882205. WOKINGHAM – Hope and Anchor, Station Road RG40 2AD. Smoke n Fire. 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. Essential Saturday. Details: 07415 354056. YATELEY – The Dog and Partridge, The Green GU46 7LR. David Julien from BBC TV’s The Voice. Details: 01252 870648.

Bricks Build Houses are back at the Hope and Anchor on Saturday

Sunday, July 10 BRACKNELL – South Hill Park, Ringmead. Creative Control Band Night. Details: 01344 484123. READING – Community Hall at Watlington House, 44 Watlington Street RG1 4RJ. Readifolk: theme night: Just The Job. Details: 0118 958 6692. READING – RISC, London Street RG1 4PS. Readirockrevolution. Details: 0118 958 6692. SHINFIELD – The Bell & Bottle, School Green. Open mic and jam night. Details: 0118 988 3563.

Monday, July 11 READING – The Purple Turtle, Gun Street RG1 2JR. Weaves and Support. Details: 0118 959 7196. NETTLEBED – Village Hall, High Street RG9 5DD. Show of Hands. Details: www. nettlebedfolkclub.co.uk

Tuesday, July 12 HOLYPORT – The White Hart, Money Row Green SL6 2ND. Shaky Ground presents an open mic night. Details: 01628 621460. READING – Speakeasy Cocktail Bar, St Mary’s Butts RG1 2LG. Open mic night with Scott Lewis and guests. Details: 0118 957 3500. READING – RISC, London Street RG1 4PS. Mark Burton Quartet. Details: 0118 958 6692. WOKINGHAM – The Two Poplars, Easthampstead Road RG41 2NU. OBJ Morris.

Wednesday, July 13 HURST – Wheelwright ARms, Davis Way RG10 0TR. Hurst Morris People (HuMP) and Borderline Morris. READING – The Purple Turtle, Gun Street RG1 2JR. BBC

Introducing Live: Saltwater Sun Takeover with Haize and Vinyl Staircase. Details: 0118 959 7196. READING – RISC, London Street RG1 4PS. Folk. Details: 0118 958 6692. STOKE ROW – Crooked Billet RG9 5PU. Chris Jagger. Details: 01491 681048.

Thursday, July 14 BINFIELD – The Stag and Hounds, Forest Road RG42 4HA. Customs and Exiles morris with Berkshire Bedlam. Details: 01344 483 553. CAMBERLEY – Mr Bumble, GU17 9AP. Jam Night. Details: 01276 32691. CAMBERLEY – The Royal Standard, Frimley Road GU15 2PP. Acoustic evening. Details: 01276 27641. FLEET – Propaganda Music Canteen, Fleet Road GU51 3BU. Smileys Heroes. Details: 01252 620198. HENLEY – Magoos, Hart Street. Stars In Their Minds karaoke. Details: 01491 574595. READING – The Purple Turtle, Gun Street RG1 2JR. The Reggae Reggae Show. Details: 0118 959 7196. READING – RISC, London Street RG1 4PS. Cafe Zazous. Details: 0118 958 6692.

Friday, July 15 BAGSHOT – The Three Mariners, High Street GU19 5AW. Glo. Details: 01276 473768. BAGSHOT – The Cedar Tree, High Street GU19 5AG. Soul’d Out. Details: 01276 473160. BRACKNELL – The Keller, Coppid Beech Hotel, John Nike Way RG12 8TF. Elvis. Details: 01344 303333. CAMBERLEY – Mr Bumble, GU17 9AP. The Lord John Band. Details: 01276 32691. CAMBERLEY – The Four

Horseshoes, Frimley Road GU15 3EQ. The Sideshow Bob Experience. Details: 01276 63842. CAMBERLEY – The Royal Swan, London Road GU17 9AA. Who Are You? Details: 01276 31560. CAMBERLEY – The Royal Standard, Frimley Road GU15 2PP. England’s Dreaming. Details: 01276 27641. FARNBOROUGH – The Swan Inn, Farnborough Road GU14 6TL. Vince Freeman. Details: 01252 510920. HURST – Hurst Cricket Club, Wokingham Road RG10 0SB. The Scoundrels. Details: www. thescoundrelsuk.com SANDHURST – The White Swan, Swan Lane GU47 9BU. In Too Chic. Details: 01252 872444. READING – The Purple Turtle, Gun Street RG1 2JR. Dark Matter: Ben Zagorski. Details: 0118 959 7196. READING – Oakford Social Club, Blagrave Street RG1 1PZ. Under The Covers: Magical Mystery Four, DJ Chris Bound. Details: 0118 959 4267. READING – RISC, London Street RG1 4PS. Dolly and the Clothes Pegs. Details: 0118 958 6692. SONNING – The Mill at Sonning RG4 6TY. Glyn & Elaine. Details: 0118 969 8000. WOKINGHAM – Broad Street Tavern, Broad Street RG40 1AU. The Graffiti Child. 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.

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ISTENING to an audience leaving the cinema can often be telling. “What’s the verdict?” says one woman to a friend after a showing of Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie. There’s a pause before the friend says, “Well, it was just the usual silliness and outrageous antics”. Another friend chimes in: “I never really liked the TV show…” Well, maybe it’s not for you, then, I think – but then perhaps it’s not for fans either, since their reactions do give you a good idea of how this film is generally being received by audiences. There’s more of the kind of stuff you’d expect from the long-running television programme but it’s on a larger, and less successful, scale. The plot has typically been inflated to fit movie proportions. Consequently, it’s convoluted, and detracts from the quality of the end result and Jennifer Saunders’ ability to strike comedy gold with her self-penned script. The story revolves around Saunders’ Edina Monsoon and her attempts to sign Kate Moss to her failing PR agency; she’s only got Emma Bunton and Lulu as celebrity clients and she’s not doing a great job of looking after them. Previously dependent on her ex-husband’s money to keep her afloat, when this source of income suddenly dries up, desperation sets in. This all leads to an incident at a party where Edina knocks the British supermodel into the River Thames. She’s accused of pushing Moss, who’s feared dead, and is arrested. Awaiting a hearing, she and Patsy conspire to flee the country and take Saffy’s (Julia Sawalha) daughter Lola (Indeyarna Donaldson-Holness) with them to finance the escape – she’s in possession of credit cards given to her by her absent father. Arriving in Cannes, they attempt to make contact with a rich ex of Patsy’s (played by Barry Humphries). Meanwhile, Saffy has launched a rescue mission, and heads off in search of her daughter – and her mother. But will Edina return to the UK for the hearing? And with no body, can she even be prosecuted? It’s not just the complicated plot that hampers this film version of the popular series. It’s stuffed with so many cameos you find yourself constantly yanked out of the story – not only because you’re celeb-spotting but also because a fair proportion of them are given speaking roles, giving them ample opportunity to showcase their woeful acting skills. There are around 60 cameo appearances from famous faces in fashion and entertainment in all – including some you wouldn’t expect. When Jeremy Paxman and Kirsty Wark crop up, you wonder how on earth producers managed to persuade these two serious broadcasters to feature. You’ll also find some of Britain’s top names in modeling including Lily Cole, Suki Waterhouse, Lara Stone, Jourdann Dunn, Alexa Chung and Daisy Lowe, as well as designers Stella McCartney, Jean Paul Gaultier and Giles Deacon. It’s not all bad, though. There’s a handful of titter-raising moments, usually arising from the more low-key sequences rather than the more outlandish set-ups, and Jane Horrocks and Joanna Lumley are dependably funny. Lumley was always the best thing about Ab Fab, totally inhabiting the character and bringing an unspoken depth to Patsy that’s lacking in Edina. Patsy is both tragic, and hilarious. And she’d be so much fun on a night out.

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N two weeks time the Maidenhead Festival comes to town with a host of local bands featured over the weekend. On the Sunday afternoon, Windsor based alternative rock band Don’t Look Now will be gracing the main stage with their blend of upbeat melodic tunes and catchy lyrics. The guys have recently completed a rather wacky pop video for a track from their latest album Once Upon a Time. The song is called The Best That Money Can Buy and was filmed at Medmenham village hall near Marlow, with the help of film producer Robert Martin Kelly from Ascot based company Charborough Media. The basis for the video is a Dodgy Del Boy/Arthur Daly type character, turning up at a local village jumble sale (that just happens to have a live band performing) with his suitcase full of dodgy gear. After failing to interest the punters in his gadgets and gizmos, he proceeds to sneakily nick some of the band’s gear and sell that instead. Needless to say he gets his comeuppance in the end. The video is a real family affair as it features lead singer Martin Montague’s nine-year-old daughter Kimberley-Jane as well as bass player Jez Hawthorns wife Emma and kids Adam and Debbie. The hallway laid out with eight different tables of ‘jumble’ to sell proved a bit of a logistics challenge for props maestro Martin. As well as all his band gear he had a table full of Kimberley’s teddies, one full of kids’ toys, one of kids shoes and one full of his Mum’s old Micky Mouse collection! Their Once Upon a Time album is full of a dry English sense of humour Like iconic bands Madness, The House Martins and The Smiths. The video is certainly reminiscent of some of the Madness videos from the 80’s and the music also has a bit of an 80’s feel to it.

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Rio returns to Bees’ forward line BRACKNELL Bees have boosted their attacking options with the signing of Rio Grinell-Parke. The 17-year-old shooter (pictured) arrives at The Hive from London Raiders of the National Ice Hockey League (NIHL), although he is no stranger to the club. The former Romford Hornet and Guildford Firestar joined the Bracknell Under-16 Stingers in 2013/14 and also iced for the Bracknell Drones during this particular campaign. Grinell-Parke continued to split his time with the two teams in 2014/15, which is where he also made his bow for the Bees, racking up a goal and assist during two appearances. Rio spent last term with the Raiders, where he continued to develop a predatory instinct in front of goal, netting 15 times and laying on as many more in 42 appearances. “Rio is a young and talented forward with a good eye for goal and his impressive development continued last season with the London Raiders in the ENIHL,” said Bracknell Head Coach Lukas Smital. “We will be looking to help him develop his game further with the Bees and he is no stranger to The Hive having been with the Bracknell Ice Hockey Club (BIHC), for two seasons, as well as representing South West and South East at the Nationals alongside other BIHC players, some of whom are now with the Bees.” Grinell-Parke has featured in the National Finals the past three years, representing the South West at U15 and U17s, while also skating for the South East at U17s.

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Plenty of positives for beaten Raiders READING RAIDERS’ first-ever 13-a-side contest ended in defeat. Yet the newly-formed side can take pride from making a good account of themselves away at Swindon St George’s A team, where Matt McLellan, Callum Man, Tony Kirschstein-Smith and Callum House all touched down during the 56-20 reverse. For most of the squad, this was their inaugural rugby league bout, but under the guidance of Scotland A international Stuart Borthwick, the Raiders will take plenty of positives from the contest. “There’s undoubted quality in this team and with a few more games under our belt, I’m confident we can ask more questions of our opponents and become a strong outfit,” said chairman Andrew Belt. Playing for the Kennet Cup, the two teams will lock horns again in Reading on Saturday, August 13.

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England honours for Lionheart Tia By LEWIS RUDD lrudd@wokinghampaper.co.uk BOCCIA star Tia Ruel is celebrating a call-up to the England squad for the 2016/17 season. The 19-year-old, who lives in Finchampstead, has previously represented her country in the Lions Squad, which consists of up and coming players, while the former All Saints Primary School pupil has not long returned from Russia with the Under-21s. Inclusion in the senior squad means Tia is now within the pinnacle of the sport in this country. For those unaware, Boccia is similar to bowls and is a precision ball sport contested at all levels by athletes and participants with severe physical disabilities. Ruel, Get Berkshire Active’s Junior Sports Personality of the Year in 2013, has quadriplegic cerebral palsy, yet this has not held her back. Progressing through the ranks led to Tia securing a national fifth place ranking in the BC1 category, with her efforts being acknowledged by the England Talent Pathway coaches. Under the guidance of coach Barry Bowden, the squad will meet at least six times over the year, where the focus will be on trying to progress up to the world class GB Squad. The first of these takes place up in Nottingham later this month. Competitively, England will participate

Tia Ruel is one of 14 Boccia stars named in the 2016/17 England squad

at friendly events around the world. The borough has another reason to celebrate on the Boccia front. Darren Denton has been named winner of a Volunteer of the Year award from

Boccia England. Associated with Maidenhead based SportsAble, Darren not only carries out the dirty work, but also looks after fellow volunteers.

A biography produced by the club, which specialises in sports from grassroots to Paralympic levels, and of which 46 members have gone on to represent Team GB, explains how he is “incredibly dedicated”. “Darren plays an important role in the Boccia Club,” it said. “He does everything from sweeping the floor and making the tea to following through with coaching plans and supporting the club’s high-level athletes. “No job is too big or too small for him and he gets stuck in the minute he arrives, having read and understood the coaching plans given to him. “He is incredibly dedicated and not only turns up every Tuesday to help the club’s Boccia players, but he also volunteers at SportsAble’s general sports events and at fundraising events as well.” Denton has since begun taking sessions himself and is described as a likeable assistant coach whom people trust and believe in. “Darren’s main quality is being super reliable – he is there 50 weeks of the year and he holds the group together,” it added. “Away from the venue, Darren also never lets teams or individuals down when big competitions come up, sacrificing his weekends to accompany them and support them throughout. “SportsAble truly value him as an inspirational volunteer and this award publicly acknowledges his achievements.”

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It’s a Manley thing: Wokingham revel in cup triumph By LEWIS RUDD lrudd@wokinghampaper.co.uk

THE Manley Cup sits proudly in the Reading Road trophy cabinet after the men at Wokingham Bowls Club comfortably defeated their Sunningdale counterparts. Winning on four of the five rinks saw the hosts secure an 86-62 success and the honours. Of those triumphs, the highest-up rink with a scoreline of 20-4 was skipped by Paul Aylott and consisted of Bob Boswell and Eric Nathan. n WOKINGHAM A’s successful season in Division 1 of the Kennet League shows no signs of holding up. Autumnal like conditions would not stop the side getting the better of Desborough, either, with the men outscoring the opposition by 78 shots to 72. n DESPITE a 24-17 victory for skip Stuart Slocombe and his rink of George Hayne, John Macgregor and Mike Holmes, Wokingham B would finish well beaten 91-65 away at Bracknell in Division 2. n LOCAL rivals Wargrave and Wokingham C were pitted against one another in the latest round of Division 3 fixtures. And the bragging rights would go the way of the village side, who were just too strong for their near neighbours during a game they won 76-66.

A consolation, however, would come in the way of a small success for John Balkwell and his rink, who edged out their rivals by six shots. Ladies A RINK victory by an impressive margin of 19 shots for Sandra Thompson, skip, Shirley Durron and Pat Boswell was the centre piece of Wokingham Acorns’ comprehensive 68-29 victory away at Caversham in Division 1 of the Thames Valley Ladies League. n THERE was also a win of epic proportions for the Wokingham Oakapples down in Division 2. They swept aside Trentham by 62 shots to 39, with Cyndy Price-Finnie’s rink best performing on the day (25-13). Over60s THERE was more than just points at stake when Wokingham’s A and B teams locked horns in Division 1 of the Kennet LX League. The town’s green would witness a war of attrition, too, from which those representing the A side would eventually emerge as winners. The result was 78-72. The top triples for each team were skipped by Bob Hales-Owen (24-11 – A) and Stuart Slocombe (14-10). n WOKINGHAM C ended up on the wrong end of a 57-51 scoreline when away at Reading A in Division 2.

This was despite John Buttigieg (skip), Eric Nathan and Robin Harding producing an outstanding performance which yielded a winning margin of 15 shots against their rival trio. n PUTTING up a valiant display could not inspire Wokingham D to victory when hosting Reading B in Division 3. The visitors escaped Reading Road with the points following a narrow 50-47 success.

Friendlies WOKINGHAM Men scored a good win on the road at Camberley (92-79), where Bob Thompson, skip, John Macgregor and Peter Coombes epitomised the side’s dominance on the contest with a commanding individual victory by 19 shots. n BUT there was disappointment for the Ladies, who saw their score doubled by Windsor Great Park during a weather-affected contest (59-24)..

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Rockets retain services of young trio READING Rockets’ close season recruitment work has begun with the re-signing of academy trio Fidel Gomez De Enterria Lopez, Ali Sbai and Ibu Jassey Demba. All three featured for the English Basketball League (EBL) Division 1 side last term, but would also play their part for an Under-18s side which secured the runners-up spot in both the Premier South League and National Play-Offs. They also received National Trophy and Play-Off runner-up medals with the senior side – taking their individual hauls for 2015/16 to four. Lopez, 17, Sbai and Demba, who are both 18, have also been selected to attend the Luol Deng Top 50 Camp. Here, those considered to be the best U19

players in the United Kingdom compete against each other over a four day period. “I am really happy to have these three players with us full time next season,” said Rockets Head Coach Manuel Pena Garces. “They have all worked really hard and already achieved some great things during their time here, so they deserve the opportunity to compete at the highest level and be part of what we want to build this season. “I think each of them brings something different to the team and I believe all three of them can make big contributions at this level.” Rockets will be announcing more signings in due course.

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Wales are the real winners of Euro 2016, but I’m now begrudgingly backing Germany

T WAS NOT the best of weeks for us last week. We suffered yet another defeat to Arsenal, this time in the Continental Cup. A goalless first half was followed by a 3-1 score-line at the final whistle which was very disappointing to say the least. We didn’t perform to our best and the better team won on the day. Aside from that, I’m absolutely gutted for the girls that Wales were unable to progress to the Euro 2016 final – but what a campaign they’ve had. We’ve got seven Welsh girls in our squad and they were all right behind the men. Was it just a game too far? Could it have been a different story if Aaron Ramsey was available, perhaps? All in all, getting through to the last four in Europe is one hell of an

LOIS ROCHE The Reading FC Women’s midfielder writes exclusively for The Wokingham Paper achievement and it’s not like Portugal’s coach was a part-time dentist or anything… I’m sure they will get a home coming worthy of European champions anyway, especially if Nia Jones is present. So I have to change my prediction now as both Belgium and Wales have been knocked out. I suppose I’ve now got a chance as there is only three left to choose from (at the time of writing).

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For me now I can’t see past Germany, it pains me to say. Although I would love to see Portugal win it as they have Cristiano Ronaldo, who I am a massive fan of. Once a red, always a red. Portugal are yet to lose a game all tournament and what an achievement it would be for Ronaldo as a player; he would have won nearly all the accolades you can get. But what a week it could be... Messi gets a prison sentence and Ronaldo wins the Euros. This week we welcome two new signings to the club. Remi Allen from Birmingham (finally Emma Follis has got a mate) and Sophie Perry from Brighton. Both girls bring a vast amount of Super League experience and are great additions to our squad. We also say goodbye to Bonnie

Horwood, who has left the club to join Millwall. On behalf of everyone at the club we wish her and all her new team mates all the best as they now have to put up with her. Your tap dancing will be greatly missed on team nights out. We now move on to our game this weekend, Liverpool away. We play this Saturday at the Select Security Stadium in Widnes, kick-off 5.30pm. I look forward to seeing you all there and hopefully picking up our first win of the season. Follow Lois on Twitter: @_Roche Got a question you’d like Lois to answer in her next column? Tweet us @WokinghamSport or email sport@wokinghampaper.co.uk

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Stand is to honour Dolan Earps keen for Royals

THE North Stand at Madejski Stadium is to be renamed in honour of Eamonn Dolan. Club officials had been asking supporters for ideas and suggestion as to what this side of the ground, which is behind one of the goals, could be named after it was decided a change from a compass point was necessary. However, the passing of the Royals Academy Director, (pictured) who lost a brave battle with cancer last month aged just 48, sparked an overwhelming call from fans to re-brand the stand in tribute to the Irishman, who had been with the club for 12 years. The Eamonn Dolan Stand, therefore, will be officially opened when Reading kick-off the new season against Preston North End on Saturday, August 6. “Every time I travelled to Reading, I made sure I met and spoke with Eamonn – both before his diagnosis and during his treatment – and I always looked forward to hearing him speak so positively, so enthusiastically about Reading Football Club and it’s bright, bright future,” said shareholder Sumrith ‘Tiger’ Thanakarnjanasuth. “Personally reading our fans’ messages of love for Eamonn and sincere appreciation for all the work he did during

his time in charge of out Academy, it was clear there was only one fitting option for the North Stand’s new name.” A book of condolence remains open at Madejski Stadium until the start of the season. n ROWAN LIBURD has left the club to join Stevenage in a permanent deal. The 23-year-old makes the move to Broadhill Way almost a year after he was signed by Royals from Billericay of the Isthmian League. After making his debut from the bench during the 2-0 loss at Cardiff City, Liburd went on to make two more substitute appearances for the first team before he was allowed to join Wycombe Wanderers on loan for the remainder of the season. He went on the make 10 appearances in total for the Chairboys. Liburd, who also featured heavily for the Under-21s, has moved to the League Two side for a fee which has not been disclosed. n READING’s league game at Sheffield Wednesday has been rescheduled. The game will now be played under the Hillsborough lights on Friday, March 17, with a 7.45pm start. This had been due to take place the following day. The home game with Fulham has also been switched to Friday, December 30 (8pm).

to break season’s duck LIVERPOOL LADIES v READING WOMEN FA WSL 1 SELECT SECURITY STADIUM SATURDAY, 5:30PM By TOM CROCKER tcrocker@wokinghampaper.co.uk “WE DON’T want to be on that coach on the way home coming back with nothing.” That was the defiant message of goalkeeper Mary Earps as Reading seek their first league win of the season when they travel to Liverpool on Saturday. After six weeks without a game, Royals returned to action last week, losing 3-1 to Arsenal in the Continental Cup. But Earps feels the team can draw on plenty of positives from the campaign so far as they resume their WSL 1 campaign in the north west. “We defended really well in the first half of the season,” Earps told The Wokingham Paper. “We’ll be looking to do that again on Saturday against Liverpool.

“It’s a long away trip and we don’t want to be on that coach on the way home coming back with nothing.” Liverpool come into the game on the back of victory in the Merseyside derby in the cup and also back-to-back draws with league leaders Manchester City. And Earps is expecting a very tough test on the artificial pitch. “It’s a 3G pitch in Widnes and no-one really enjoys playing on that pitch to be honest,” she admitted. “Liverpool will be a decent side. “They always are and they always put in decent performances and you can see that they’ve played Man City twice and come away with draws so you can’t underestimate teams like that. “They’ll be looking to get a win against us to build on their performance last week but we’ve got to go in and put the Arsenal game aside and use this game to really push forward with our league campaign.” n READING have completed the signing of Republic of Ireland international Sophie Perry. The defender, 29, joins on a free transfer after her contract with Brighton expired following promotion to WSL 2.

Lack of match fitness contributed to cup exit – boss Reading Women 1 Arsenal Ladies 3

KELLY CHAMBERS feels her side’s lack of match fitness proved key as Reading Women bowed out of the Continental Cup with a third defeat to Arsenal Ladies this season, writes TOM CROCKER. Royals took to the pitch at The Hive on Saturday for a first competitive fixture since mid-May following the mid-season break while the Gunners already had two games under their belt earlier in the week. After a goalless first half a Fara Williams brace and Vicky Losada strike put the tie out of Reading’s reach before Emma Follis netted a fine consolation. And Chambers feels not playing for six weeks played a part in the second half demise. “It was difficult and I think that we needed to find our feet after the break,” said the manager. “Don’t get me wrong, I think Arsenal are a fantastic team, but it’s a case that

after the break in the league and coming into this on the back of no games against a team that have played two already is difficult. “I was actually really positive coming into it. “The girls had a fantastic five weeks of training and I actually thought we could go and get something out of the game. “But it just shows what match fitness and games under your belt prior to games does.” Chambers made three changes to her side which drew at Birmingham in the final game before the break with fit again Jade Boho Sayo replacing Melissa Fletcher up front while Lauren Bruton and Helen Ward were preferred to Laura-May Walkley and Amber Stobbs. Lois Roche returned from a knee injury to take her place on the bench alongside new midfield signing Remi Allen. Reading struggled to create many chances in the first half with goalkeeper Mary Earps the only difference between

the two sides. The 23-year-old pulled off a number of stops including a fantastic triple save to deny Danielle van de Donk and Katie McCabe while Alex Scott also tried her luck. But within minutes of the restart, the deadlock was broken when Losada burst beyond the defence and calmly finished. That lead was doubled almost immediately when Molly Bartrip was penalised for a trip on van de Donk, which allowed Williams to step up and dispatch from the penalty spot. Just as Reading appeared to be getting back into the contest with Follis and Ward going close, the game was killed off when England international Williams added her second with a sublime chip. Follis pulled one back with a fierce finish but it proved to be in vain. “We need to build,” said Chambers. “We know we’re new into the league. “It’s just a case of making the girls realise where we’re at right now and what

we need to do to be competing with teams like Arsenal. “We’ve been professional footballers for six months and you look at Arsenal, they’ve been professional for x amount of years.” She continued: “We were always going to be playing catch-up. “But we have a tight group, a close group and they need to use that a little bit more out on the pitch, using that desire to not want to concede.” READING: Earps; Jane (H. Scott 45), McGee (c), Bartrip (Roche 65), Cox; Rowe, Hines, Bruton; Ward (Stobbs 80), Follis, Boho Sayo. Subs not used: Sansom, Jones, Allen, Walkley. Goal: Follis (67) ARSENAL: Byrne; A. Scott (c), Rose, Henning, Stoney; Losada, Williams (Smith 80), Janssen (Natalia 86); Nobbs (Corredera 70), McCabe, van de Donk. Subs not used: van Veenendaal, Devlin, Sampson, Oshoala. Goals: Losada (47), Williams x2 (50,64) Attendance: 1,034

LOCAL FOOTBALL

Shopping spree lands Herridge six new players ROGER HERRIDGE has been busy rebuilding his Binfield squad ahead of the new Hellenic Premier Division season with six new faces joining the Moles. The manager has added Garry Aulsberry, James Charlton, Jake White, Nick Bateman, Tom Williams and Jamie Connor to his ranks. Herridge was quick to snap up Aulsberry after the ‘keeper was released by neighbours Bracknell Town at the end of last term. Defender Charlton and midfielder Bateman arrive from Wokingham and Emmbrook, while Williams is also a former Suma who has recently moved back to the area and has linked up once again with his former boss. Comfortable across midfielder, Williams has also represented the now defunct Reading Town in recent times. Bateman, meanwhile, returns to Binfield for a second stint having played here under previous boss Mark Tallentire. The versatile White is another who has turned out for Town, but arrives at Hill Farm Lane via a stint at Flackwell Heath, while Connor needs no introduction. The tenacious and tough tackling midfielder was with the club until completing a switch to Premier Division rivals Thame United last summer. Off the pitch and Herridge has also made a slight reshuffle to his backroom staff, with Andy Silver replacing Glenn Gouldie as assistant manager. Rob Wytchard remains first team head coach and Carl Bennett the physio, while Peter Aulsberry is the new goalkeeper coach. The Moles begin their pre-season programme with a friendly against Badshot Lea of the Combined Counties League on Saturday. This will take place on the 3G pitch at The Piggott School in Wargrave, with kick-off 3pm. They are then away at Alton Town on Tuesday (7.45pm). n WOODLEY UNITED have already began their summer schedule. New manager Michael Herbert saw his side beaten 4-2 against Cobham of the Combined Counties League. Charlie Oakley, from the penalty spot, and Danny Horscroft had cancelled out Gary Abisogun and Myles Powponne strikes. But the visitors went on to win it after the break thanks to another Abisogun effort and a late goal, with Herbert making 10 changes to his side during the interval. Up next for United is a game with Marlow of the Southern League. This takes place at Reading Cricket and Hockey Club in Sonning Lane on Saturday, with a 2pm start time. n FINCHAMPSTEAD are guests of Taplow from the Thames Valley League on the same day (2pm). They were also out earlier in the week, going down 4-0 at Badshot Lea. n EVERSLEY and California sent a first team and reserve XI to CB Hounslow last Saturday, where the Boars recorded a 4-0 triumph and 1-0 defeat. They are away at Walton Casuals this Saturday (3.30pm).

36 | SPORT Guest and Jones steer Binfield 3s to first ever win DIVISION 4

IT MAY have taken eight attempts, but Binfield 3rd are finally celebrating a first ever victory. The newly-formed side broke their duck against Falkland Development at Sol Joel Park, whom they defeated by four wickets. Falkland’s attempts to try and set a competitive total were thwarted, in particular, by Will Guest and Neil Jones, who secured fine figures of 3-20 and 3-38 respectively. With Matt Hayman’s three-and-a-half over spell yielding another two dismissals and sharp work between the wickets running another pair out, the visitors were removed in the 40th over for 148 – falling from 139-6 in the process. Helped along by John Humphrey’s leading knock of 38 and the 34 added by Daniel Humphrey, Binfield would eventually clinch that inaugural win in the 47th over. Amit Viroja and Sean Bendall were the stars of the show for an EMMBROOK AND BEARWOOD 3RD side which saw off WALTHAM ST LAWRENCE 2ND in a five-wicket success. While Viroja followed up a three-wicket haul by steering the run chase with a watchful 75, Bendall was equally deserving of the plaudits. For he too picked up three dismissals on what was his senior debut for the club, with the pair’s work with the ball helping restrict bottom side Waltham to 141. This score, however, would have been even smaller had Dave Simmons not swung the bat around. The No.8 would top score with an unbeaten 37. Despite teammate Chris Apps going on to remove a pair of Emmbrook batsmen, the 13 boundaries clubbed by captain Viroja meant the final outcome was never in doubt. Also helping knock off the required runs, which was achieved inside 33 overs, was another Bendall – Steve – who made 29, while Steve Kingston was 15 not out. Failing with the bat saw SHINFIELD 2ND well beaten during their top-of-the-table clash with Peppard Stoke Row 3rd at the Recreation Ground. Captain Kiran Alluri stuck Peppard in and would have been pleased with the work of his attack, who kept the leaders to a score below 200. Srinivas Vijayarao led the line with an economical 4-23, while Andrew Prowse added 3-54 to his summer’s tally, with these figures combining to help bowl the opposition out for 198. But such efforts were eclipsed by Rob Dyer, whose 5-22 was to ruin Shinfield’s reply. The hosts just never got going in the middle and it was only a counter-punching 36 not out from Andrew Prowse down at 10 which saved the side some face and held off the inevitable. Shinfield were eventually put out of their misery in the 25th over, where they were shot out for 86–112 runs shy of victory.

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BERKSHIRE CRICKET LEAGUE

Reyhan’s runs unable to stop the rot PREMIER DIVISION AND DIVISION 1 By LEWIS RUDD lrudd@wokinghampaper.co.uk WOODLEY’S woes in the Premier Division continued when going down to a five-wicket defeat against title-chasing Peppard Stoke Row at Woodford Park. Despite losing the toss and being stuck into bat, the hosts still went on to plunder a score of 213 before the last man was removed in the 44th over. Opener Reyhan-Ul Din was the mainstay for Woodley, cracking a top score of 76, which came from just 81 balls and included 12 fours. Further contributions would come from Kashif Ali, who struck a 30-ball 35, while Zain Raja down at seven ran up 22 from only 14 deliveries, but the efforts of the trio, along with Usman Ghani Asif’s 22, would not be enough. Two early wickets for Abdul Khaliq and another taken by Kashif Ali had Peppard pegged back to 35-3 and improved the home side’s stance on the contest, but this was to soon change. Through a fourth-wicket stand of 92 and Wynand Lamprecht’s half-century 53, the visitors were beginning to take control of the fixture. Steering the side to victory, however, was Dan Hayden, who would go on to make 73 before he was caught by Adeel Razaq to give Jordan Goddard a scalp. Richard Ashton would then pick up the mantle, with his unbeaten 40 seeing Peppard to their target in the 42nd over. Defeat leaves Woodley, who have just two wins from nine games, sitting only a

Left: Reyhan-Ul Din’s hit of 76 proved to be in vain for Woodley, but Crowthorne’s Muhammad Shakeel Ahmed made up for being dismissed for 15 by taking 4-31 at Woodcote

place above the relegation zone. Sitting in trouble, however, is EMMBROOK AND BEARWOOD. Their cause, though, was not helped by the weather, with the wet conditions flooding the Lowther Road outfield and causing their clash with reigning champions Sulhamstead and Ufton to be abandoned without a ball being bowled. At the other end of the table, CROWTHORNE AND CROWN WOOD saw their efforts to keep up the pressure on the leading pack suffer a setback when held to a winning draw at Woodcote.

Inserted into bat, the third-placed Crows would make a slow start to their innings, losing openers Anthony Cluett and Muhammad Shakeel Arshad for 15 and 18 respectively before Nick Outram had his bails dislodged by Ryan Van Heerden. But rotating the strike to great affect would see Joe Davies and Will Avrili revive the session. The pair would put on a scintillating stand of 116 for the fourth wicket before leading role Davies was removed for a top score of 89. Avrili, though, continued to hang around

and would go on to make a round 50 before Crowthorne ran out of overs, although the scoreboard was now looking far more healthier on 222-5. Despite half centuries for openers Ryan Lennard (55) and JP Brouard (63), Woodcote’s reply was thwarted by Arshad and Jeff Cluett. The duo would claim seven wickets between them, with Arshad accounting for four opponents during a haul which came at the cost of just 31 runs. With Dan Crinnion and a run out putting paid to two more, the hosts were now nine down and way behind the required rate. But through some late blocks from Sam Tucker and Raja Rafaqat, Woodcote would avoid an outright defeat and closed on 187-9. Crowthorne would pick up 24 points from the fixture and the opposition 12. BERKSHIRE COUNTY SPORTS (BCS), meanwhile, continue to occupy top spot in Division 1 – but they too had to settle for a share of the spoils. Led by Sohail Abbas’ 66 and the 51 ran up by Waqas Ashraf, the Sonning Lane side accumulated a score of 214-9 from their 45 overs. This score was soon beginning to strengthen as Barbar Butt (4-39) began picking off the Ibis Mapledurham batsmen, with Mohammad Farooq and Sohail Abbas also sharing four wickets. Because of this, the guests would find themselves nine down, but through more resilience down in the tail, they would hold out and finish the day on 177-9, securing 12 points in the process. BCS took 26 from the contest.

Afzal and Woodley 2s crank up heat on leading pack DIVISIONS 2 & 3

WOODLEY 2ND remain hot on the heels of the leading pack in Division 3 after defeating Mortimer West End 2nd by a margin of three wickets. But they would need the half century 51 scored by Adrees Afzal at seven to surpass the 139-9 racked up by the home side earlier in the day. Anish Pandey and Pradeep Kadloor also made useful contributions, each scoring 33 to help Woodley reach their required total with two overs to spare. It was visiting captain Uprendra Deshpande who won the toss and decided to have a bowl. Alongside Ananth Suraj and Anish Pandey, the skipper was one of three players to pick up a brace of wickets. With Gowtham Payavula, Afzal and Srinivas Yella also claiming a scalp, the attack restricted Mortimer to a score below 200. Yet the replay was an intermittent one. Pandey and Kadloor kept the scorers busy, but the innings was failing to pack a punch – until Afzal arrived, that was. Through some lofty and timely strokes, the all-rounder dragged his side to within earshot of victory before he was one of three victims to fall to Mark Wheeler. But the damage had been done, with Payavula and Yella finishing off the job. Of the teams they pursue, TWYFORD AND RUSCOMBE continue to sit pretty at the summit having comfortably disposed of struggling Welford Park 2nd. Thanks to two dismissals each for captain Stuart Barrable, Chandra Cherukuri and Spence Nichols, the Stanlake Meadow outfit removed their guests for just 157 in reply to the commanding 242-7 struck up by the league leaders, which was 85 runs

more than the opposition. Twyford have consistently scored well this term and would do so again after Welford captain Andy Cale took the brave decision of asking them to bat. And it was some afternoon for Barrable, back in the side again following a recent injury, as the session was built around his blistering score of 85, which came from just 64 balls. Mark Higgins was also in the groove and played the supporting role well with a run-a-ball 64, while there was notable knocks too for Ken Cochrane (37) and Hugh Fort, who finished unbeaten on 23. KNOWL HILL edged further away from trouble, but would do so having been awarded the regulatory 30 points after opponents Ruislip Victoria 2nd cancelled their scheduled fixture. Neither Division 2 table toppers Farley Hill or closest challengers Shinfield were in action at the weekend, so CROWTHORNE AND CROWN WOOD 2ND duly took advantage and moved in on the top two by outscoring WALTHAM ST LAWRENCE by 45 runs. And they would do this protecting a score of 181 for 7, with the Crows indebted to the work of Nirav Upadhyay with the ball. He would lead a clinical attack with 418, as team-mates Doug Charman and Andrew Baines chipped in with 232 and 235 respectively to help bowl out Waltham for 136 in the 40th over. Ankush Gandhi (31) along with top scorer Asif Ali (37) and Ravi Sainani, who was left stranded on 22 not out, had

kept things interesting, only for a lack of substance down in the lower order to prove costly. The last five Waltham batsmen would contribute a combined 18 runs, although four of these stands were ended by a bloodthirsty Upadhyay. Earlier in the day, a Crowthorne side asked to bat on its own track at St Sebastian’s got off to a poor start as three of the top four came and went in quick succession. This left Mike Brundish to pick up the pieces – and the runs – with the No.3 going on to lead the innings with a well -earned half century (52). Dave Shaw (24), Charman (47) and Baines (28no) would further escalate the scoring in the middle order, with the trio pushing the hosts on to what proved to be an unassailable total. The lion’s share of the wickets to fall went to Waltham’s Andy Maliff (2-48) and Asif Ali (2-36). Keeping the side off the bottom of the table is EMMBROOK AND BEARWOOD 2ND, who were comprehensively beaten by nine wickets away at third-placed Peppard Stoke Row 2nd. Sanjeev Jain was to put the visitors into bat upon winning the toss, but with only Stuart Fairhead (24), Tom McNelly with 26 and Mark Lazenbury (23) venturing into double figures, the call was to backfire. Struggling against an attack led by Allan May (4-24), Peppard skittled out their guests for exactly 120 runs to gain an upper hand in the contest. And they would claw back 103 of

them during an punishing opening stand between Dominic Hall and Gerry Bacon before the latter was removed by Thomas Wells on 39. With Bacon going on to make 59 and Jake Leach adding a further 12, victory was wrapped up in just 17 overs. EARLEY’S call to arms for reinforcements earlier in the week not only saw the Knights secure a full compliment of players for their game with Sandhurst 2nd, but also notch up a second win of the season. The hastily-assembled side combined to defeat Sandhurst 2nd by just a solitary wicket at Bulmershe School. Earley were asked to bat and made 169-9 from their allotted overs, of which 68 were scored by Curt Watts (pictured left) Opener Akshat Mehta added 31 more to the total, but some disappointing returns further down the order left the team in a precarious position. The hosts went from a comfortable and promising looking 101-4 to 158-9, with Watts’ knock proving pivotal. But the margin looked to be quickly evaporating as Sandhurst put on 63 for the opening wicket. However, running out Chris Pharo was to light the blue touch paper for the home side, who would soon have the opposition in trouble on 108-6. Sandhurst appeared to have weathered the storm – only to fall from 134-8 to 138 all out as the patched-up Knights hit back with a vengeance. Six wickets were shared equally between Oliver Sparkes and Mehta, with Steve Mapes putting paid to two more. Twin brother, Dave, also celebrated a dismissal during what was an afternoon of much relief for the side.

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All-rounder Hardy is off to the States after netting four-year soccer scholarship SCHOOLGIRL Rachel Hardy is looking forward to a new life in America, writes DAVID WRIGHT. She has secured a four-year soccer scholarship at the Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond. “I plan to be there for four years,” said Rachel, who is currently in the sixth form at Edgbarrow School, in Crowthorne, close to where she lives. Rachel (pictured) is a talented all-round sports girl. She has played

football for Chelsea Girls and for England Under-17s in the European Championships, as well as for England Under-19s in a friendly. During the summer she plays cricket for the Berkshire senior women’s team and Finchampstead CC. Rachel, 18, revealed it was last October when she felt she wanted to embark on a new future. “It was quite a sudden thing,” she

revealed. “I thought it would be great to try to go to America, so I looked into it and all the arrangements worked out well. “I will be leaving on July 16.” Rachel said she will be playing football in the mornings at the university, with education in the afternoon. She first played for Chelsea at Under-9 level and had 10 years with them before leaving at the end of last season. This year she has secured a regular place in the Berkshire cricket team who are captained by new England skipper Heather Knight. “I have had a really good time playing

cricket and football here and I am going to miss the clubs and all my team-mates, but I am looking to the challenges that lie ahead at Virginia University,” she added. “It is going to be very different to what I have been used to which makes me a bit nervous thinking about it, but I am sure I will soon get used to my new life.” Rachel plans to return to Crowthorne for two months during the summer as well as for Christmas. Berkshire women’s team manager John Dickinson said: “She is a very talented young sportswoman with a bright future. We wish her all the best in America.”

FINCHAMPSTEAD CRICKET CLUB

Fifth win on the spin sends Finch top n Latest success for in-form side comes via comprehensive victory over Harefield By TOM CROCKER tcrocker@wokinghampaper.co.uk DAN MARLES says Finchampstead will reassess their targets in the next month after unexpectedly storming to the top of the Home Counties Premier League. Newly promoted Finch, who lost their first two matches, have gone on a magical run of five straight wins which has taken them to the top of the table. The latest success came against struggling Harefield as figures of 5-14 from Jandre Coetzee and an unbeaten half century from captain Marles guided Finch to a comfortable eight-wicket victory. And Marles (pictured), who initially hoped his side could be challenging in a mid-table spot, says the next few games will give his side a better idea of where they might end up. “We’ve got some very, very good sides coming up,” Marles told The Wokingham Paper. “We know how difficult this league is and we can’t take anything for granted. “We’ll see where we are in three or four weeks and then we’ll start thinking about if we can stay top. “But at the moment we’ve just got to keep trying to win games, keep doing what we do each week and play attacking cricket, just like I said at the start of the season and you never know where we’ll go.” After putting Harefield in to bat, the Andy Rishton shows off some fancy foot work

hosts got off to the ideal start as Coetzee took two wickets off the first two balls. And aside from opener Daniel Ogden staying at the crease for 116 balls, making 44, only a late flurry from Daniel Evans (28) also really troubled the scorers as Finches bowlers won the day. Harefield saw the wickets tumble and in the end did well to get into three figures having been 37-7 at one stage, but they were bowled out for 104 with spinners JJ Dewes and Max Uttley picking up two wickets apiece. And despite losing Dan Lincoln before a run was on the board, Finch cruised to the winning line in the 22nd over with Marles (53no) and Matt Jones (40) almost single-handedly getting the job done. “It was a really good pitch on Saturday,” said Marles. “It was never a 110 all out. “They’ll probably know that and we knew that when we went in. “Dan got out early but me and Matt Jones steadied the ship and when you get 30-40 runs the game is almost done so it was nice for a couple of lads to get a few runs.” Marles has made one enforced change to his side for this week’s trip to sixth placed Burnham, one of the two teams to have beaten Finch so far, with wicketkeeper Sukhi Kang replaced by Simon Bell. “It’s a massive game,” said the captain. “They’re obviously a really good side

Finchampstead wicket-keeper Sukhi Kang removes the bails to run out Harefield’s Dan Evans Pictures: Steve Smyth

but we’re not thinking about the other teams too much. “We’ve just got to play our cricket. “We know we’ve got players in the side all the way down from one to 11 to win games of cricket for us and obviously a top class overseas. “There’s always going to be days where it doesn’t go too well for us but they’re not coming at the moment. “We’ve just got to keep doing what we’re doing.” FINCHAMPSTEAD XI v Burnham: Dan Marles (c), Simon Bell (wk), Matt Carter, JJ Dewes, Greg Smith, Andy Rishton, Billy Rogers, Max Uttley, Jandre Coetzee, Dan Lincoln, Matt Jones.

There was two wickets for JJ Dewes

Not even the rain could dampen the hosts’ afternoon

CHILTERNS LEAGUE

Collett’s the chief destroyer as Binfield march on HOLYPORT became the latest side to be beaten by in-form Binfield 2nd, who made it five wins on the spin in Division 2 with this four-wicket triumph. The day, however, belonged to Jack Collett, who produced a phenomenal spell of bowling and then went on to top score for the visitors. Binfield captain Kamal Gupta asked Holyport to bat upon winning the toss, only to see the Maidenhead-based side put on 73 for the first wicket. He would eventually make the breakthrough and then claim another scalp just two runs later, but Collett was soon stamping his authority on the contest. The all-rounder would go on and remove the rest of the line up, with his magnificent 8-27 resulting in the home side crashing from 75-2 to 137 all out. Despite the modest target, Binfield would have their wobbles, yet a reply steadied by the unbroken 42 totted up by Andrew Haas would later become a victorious one thanks to the 49 struck by Collett. The fourth-placed side are not scheduled to have a game this weekend, returning to action at Wraysbury 2nd on July 16. n THE weather got the better of the first XI for a third successive week. Sean Ennis’ men were due to host Pinkneys Green, only for a waterlogged outfield to see the contest cancelled with no play possible. This came after fixtures against Denham and Coleshill – both due to take place at home – were washed out. Binfield too have a free weekend, so will have waited almost a month for some league action when they take to the field against Littlewick Green on July 16 – weather permitting.

RUGBY

Irish confirm squad as three more leave club LEO HALAVATAU, Rob McCusker and Chris Noakes have all left London Irish ahead of the 2016/17 season, writes TOM CROCKER. The trio all featured for the Exiles during their relegation campaign from the Aviva Premiership but have been released, taking the tally of players to have left the club this summer to 15. Andrew Fenby, Geoff Cross, Nic Rouse, Tom Guest and George Skivington have all retired while Tom Cruse, Matt Symons (both Wasps), Sean Maitland (Saracens), Jonny Harris (London Scottish), Jimmy Stevens (Nottingham), Halani Aulika (Sale Sharks) and Dominic Waldouck (Ohio) have also left. The club confirmed their squad this week under new director of rugby Nick Kennedy with 45 players listed including 10 new signings. Backs James Marshall (Hurricanes) and Tommy Bell (Leicester) have joined along with forwards Danny Hobbs-Awoyemi (Northampton), Dave Porecki (Saracens), George Robson (Oyonnax), Jerry Sexton (Exeter), Ollie Hoskins (Western Force), Max Northcote-Green (Bath), Mike Coman

(Edinburgh) and Sebastian De Chaves (Leicester). n BRENDAN VENTER says London Irish is a club “very close to my heart” after being confirmed as the club’s new technical director. In a coaching reshuffle following the departure of Tom Coventry, Venter (pictured) takes up a newly created post to oversee a management team of Nick Kennedy (director of rugby), Clark Laidlaw (assistant coach), George Skivington (forwards coach), Declan Danaher (backs coach) and Paul Hodgson (skills coach). And Venter, a 1995 World Cup winner with South Africa, is happy to involved in the new-look club which he initially joined back in 1998. “London Irish is a club very close to my heart,” he said. “It is clear to see that the foundations have been laid and there is massive potential. “I have nothing but good memories of my time here. “My wife and children hold fantastic memories of London Irish and I would say that the supporters are the best in the world.”

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THEWOKINGHAMPAPER Friday, July 8, 2016

Withers’ whack preserves Wargrave 2s’ status as league leaders DIVISIONS 6-9

ARCHIE WITHERS top scored with 77 as Wargrave 2nd cemented their spot at the top of Division 6B with a win over struggling Fleet 2nd, writes TOM CROCKER. Victory seemed unlikely for leaders Wargrave after a horror start to their innings with openers Jonathon Colbourne and Adit Rajeev dismissed for one run between them. Aside from Toby Greatwood’s 26, the top order struggled leaving the villagers precariously placed on 51-6. Cue a match-winning display from number eight Withers, making 77 before getting stumped off the bowling of Amy Mistry, who ended with figures of 6-69 as Wargrave were dismissed for 174. But Fleet also struggled with the bat from the start, seeing the scoreboard

read 0-2 thanks to two early Kevin Rapley wickets. And after figures of 4-23 from Razwan Hanif, Fleet were bowled out for 107, 67 runs short. In the same league, WOKINGHAM 3RD jumped up to second spot with a 34-run win over Aldershot 3rd. Matthew Taylor hit a half century, supported by a 39 from David Healey as the Oaks reached 153 before being bowled out. But fine bowling from Charlie O’Brien (3-30) and Healey (4-37) helped Wokingham wrap up the win, dismissing Aldershot for 119. Tim Everitt contributed with bat and ball as HURST 2ND swept aside Purley-on-Thames 2nd by 195 runs. Connor White top scored on 58 as Hurst batted first with Jack Wrigley (27) and Tom Hibbs (41) helping the score

along before Everitt’s 55 not out allowed the struggling side to declare on 251-7. And the visitors wasted little time in securing an impressive win as Everitt (3-20) and Ian Harvey (3-13) helped dismiss Purley for a meagre 56. Robert Saunders was again the key man as EVERSLEY 3RD remain in the top two of 7A after seeing off Theale and Tilehurst 3rd by seven wickets. In-form Saunders took the lead with the ball, posting figures of 6-28 while Colin Webb took 3-19 as Theale were bowled out for 78. Eversley did a professional job in reply with Jonathan Last (34) and Dave Howorth (29no) doing most of the damage to win inside 20 overs. FINCHAMPSTEAD 4TH remain the runaway leaders after thrashing Maidenhead and Bray 3rd by nine wickets.

THAMES VALLEY CRICKET LEAGUE

Crushing Chiswick leaves Higgs in seventh heaven

Brian Dixon’s 32 was all Maidenhead had to write home about in their innings as James Bewick (3-14) and Ben Simmons (3-28) enjoyed success with the ball to dismiss their opponents for 93. And the chase was more than comfortable with Chris Ward’s unbeaten 44 seeing Finches over the line to preserve their unbeaten record so far. SONNING 3RD leapfrogged opponents Newbury 2nd up to fourth in 8A after an entertaining 29 run win. Sonning batted first and contributed throughout the order thanks to James Kennealy (41no), Waqas Tahir (38), Adam Williams (38) and Naqash Tahir (48) to see out their overs and set a target of 199 to win. Newbury ticked along nicely in reply with Mike Beaumont (59) leading the way but superb bowling from Aamir Tahir (6-34) saw the visitors bowled out for 169.

WOKINGHAM 4TH versus EVERSLEY 4TH was cancelled. Jegan Srinivasan took devastating figures of 5-10 as WARGRAVE 3RD cruised past Maidenhead and Bray 4th by seven wickets in 9A. After winning the toss and choosing to bat, Maidenhead were not at the crease for long, down in no small part to Srinivasan, as they were bowled out for 43. The target was reached with ease after 15.4 overs. FINCHAMPSTEAD 5TH climbed into the top two after a three-wicket win over Newbury 3rd. Michael Simmonite (3-19), Louis Barwell (2-2) and Ahmet Tuney (3-31) helped dismiss Newbury for 78 and, despite losing seven wickets, Finch scrambled to victory after 29 overs. WOKINGHAM 5TH’s trip to Yateley 4th was cancelled.

Eversley’s Ben Saville nudges the ball away he would contribute 30 to the Boars’ opening score of 212-9 Pictures: Steve Smyth

n Bowler’s star turn keeps plucky Hurst in the title chase By TOM CROCKER tcrocker@wokinghampaper.co.uk PHIL HIGGS took seven wickets as Hurst cemented second place in Division 2B with an 89-run victory over struggling Chiswick and Whitton. Trailing Slough 2nd by 51 points, Hurst have to keep winning to have any chance of keeping with the title pace and they did exactly that in style to inflict further woe on rock bottom Chiswick. Batting first, Hurst struggled to build up any momentum and aside from James Watt’s 54, nobody else really had an afternoon to remember as the hosts were bowled out for 145. But any hopes of a shock win were quickly ruined by some brutal Higgs bowling. Higgs dismissed opener Aman Chopra for a duck and never looked back, taking out six more to end with devastating figures of 7-27 while Lewis Smith cleared up the rest with 3-28 as Chiswick were all out for just 56. In the same league, WARGRAVE slipped to sixth after being well beaten by High Wycombe 2nd. Neal Robinson (5-86) and Martin Smith (3-61) did what they could with the ball but High Wycombe proved a tough unit to break up, closing on 248-8. And despite steady knocks from Daniel Pratt (35) and Imran Malik (37), Wargrave never looked like chasing down the target as they were bowled out for 143 in the 40th over. EVERSLEY came agonisingly close to victory over Chesham 2nd, losing by one wicket in 2A. After winning the toss and opting to bat, a number of Eversley men progressed well with none reaching the half century mark. Jack Ford (48), James Magowan (47) and Tom Howorth (41) came closest as Eversley batted well throughout the order before their overs ran out with them sitting on 212-9. Henry White (76) led the reply as Chesham recovered from 15-2 to 111-3, only for two quick-fire wickets from Tom Wright to leave the contest in the balance.

Tom Howorth was in good nick for Eversley, scoring 41 v Chesham 2nd in Division 2A

And after reducing Chesham to 202-9, the chase was on for that final wicket, but the visitors scrambled past the winning post in the closing overs to snatch the win.

Hurst’s Phil Higgs tore Chiswick’s reply to shreds, taking a matchwinning 7-27

FINCHAMPSTEAD 2ND continue to lead the way after yet another huge win, this time by 10 wickets over North Maidenhead. Finches, whose first team lead the Home Counties Premier League, look impossible to stop this season as they preserved their unbeaten record in style. After bowling out Maidenhead for 127 with Max Stevenson (4-34) and Andy Lazenbury (3-25) in form, unbeaten knocks of 75 from Andrew House and Russell Lane’s 48 saw the hosts over the line within 20 overs. Leaders SONNING took full advantage of third placed FINCHAMPSTEAD 3RD’s clash with Cove 2nd being called off by moving 73 points clear in their promotion spot in 3A. Having been put in to bat against Falkland 2nd, Sonning saw out their overs with Rehan Akram (55) and Simon Brooks (60no) leading the charge. Set a target of 213 to win, the bowling of Zahid Mohammed (3-50) and Adeel Chaudry (3-46) ensured Falkland would not reach the mark, dismissing them for 151, 61 runs short. EVERSLEY 2ND had to produce some resilient defence to hold on for a losing draw against Yateley 2nd. Half centuries from Harry Maxfield and Manu Rawat helped Yateley reach 200-6 before declaring, despite the best efforts of Sam Glaze (4-53). A 53 from Ibne Sayed was the best anyone from Eversley could muster, supported by Michael Judd (40) but with Eversley nine down, they were happy to see out their reduced 33 overs to end on 151-9. An unbeaten knock of 65 from Michael Cowdell helped WOKINGHAM 2ND claim a draw against Cookham Dean 2nd in 4B. John McDonald took five wickets as the Oaks bowled out Cookham for 228, who had Simret Mangat (59) and Jake Richardson (75) to thank for breaking the 200 barrier. And while Wokingham could not chase it down, Cowdell’s patient innings helped them close on 143-7 for a losing draw. In 5B, SONNING 2ND slipped into the bottom two with an eight-wicket defeat against Royal Ascot 2nd.

The hosts were narrowly beaten by one wicket

WOMEN’S CRICKET

Berks bounce back

T20 joy for Knight

BERKSHIRE made it three wins out of four in the ECB Women’s County T20 competition when defeating Yorkshire by three wickets at Harrogate on Sunday. Earlier in the day they had lost by six wickets (81-4 against 80-9) to Warwickshire at the same venue, but the Beavers quickly returned to winning ways. They restricted Yorkshire to 102-9 with acting captain Lissy Macleod taking 3-9 off her four overs and Alex Rogers 2-17. In reply, Berkshire suffered two early blows, losing Sherisa Gumbs for 1 and Rachel Priest for 2. But Alex and Lissy led a recovery, making 28 (off 36 balls) and 32 (24) respectively. Three batters fell in quick succession to Cecilia Allen (4-16) and the game was back in the balance. However, Anna Harris (10no) and Ashleigh Muttitt (13no) plus a total of 13 wides saw Berkshire seal victory with four balls to spare. This win leaves the Beavers top of Division 1 with 12 points, three ahead of Warwickshire from three games. Their next fixture is against Middlesex at Wokingham CC on Sunday, July 17.

HEATHER KNIGHT was looking to complete a clean sweep of victories over Pakistan last night (Thursday). The all-rounder has enjoyed a flying start to life as England Women’s captain, with the Berkshire star seeing her charges follow up winning the One Day Series by taking the honours in the T20 International round of matches. England secured an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-game series when outscoring the tourists by 35 runs on Tuesday. The skipper could only make 16 runs in Southampton, but did go on to take a wicket. Pakistan were shot out for just 103, a target the hosts toppled thanks to Fran Wilson’s unbeaten 43. The two teams were due out at Essex CC’s County Ground in Chelmsford, where the Women were looking to record a sixth win on the spin under Knight, who replaced Wokingham resident Charlotte Edwards as skipper earlier this year.

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No complaints from Morris as Cheshire are blown away BERKSHIRE made it two wins from three Unicorns Championship games by crushing Cheshire by 211 runs at Falkland CC, writes DAVID WRIGHT. The host county controlled most of the three-day game, although the visitors did offer some resistance in their second innings as they faced mission impossible. Berks were all out for 349 in their first innings with Richard Morris making 69, Chris Peploe 65, Ollie Wilkin 43 and Stewart Davison 41. Cheshire were then dismissed for 296, the bowling honours going to Peploe with 5-97 off 34.1 overs. Second time around, Berkshire lost their first six wickets for 110, but seized back the initiative in the opening session of the final day, taking their total to 296-8 off 77 overs and enable stand-in skipper Morris to declare at the lunch interval. Davison led the way with an excellent 90 not out from 145 balls, hitting a six and 13 fours. He and Peploe (28) added 56 for the seventh wicket in 12 overs, but that was followed by an even better partnership. Wicket-keeper Davison and Matt Carter added 75 in just 17 overs before the latter was lbw for 46, which came off 50 balls and contained five boundaries. With Morris looking to close the innings, Tom Nugent took up the quick-runs challenge, smacking three sixes and a four as he raced to 28 off 30 balls. He and Davison added a very useful 55 runs off the last seven and a half overs. Chester were set a challenging target of 351 to win and were soon in trouble, losing three wickets in the opening nine overs. They never recovered despite a defiant knock of 63 (off as many balls) from skipper Lee Dixon, while Rick Moore, nursing a nasty finger injury, survived more than two hours at the crease. He managed just eight runs and did not score off 99 of the 107 balls that came his way. Of the six bowlers used by Berkshire, they all took at least one wicket and that included Andy Rishton in his first bowl for the side this season. Cheshire were eventually all out for 139 in 60.1 overs, with seven overs remaining. The Berkshire bowling figures were Wilkin 11.1-1-41-3, Nugent 15-5-41-3, Andersson 6-1-20-1, Peploe 20-16-15-1, Raja 5-2-7-1, Rishton 3-0-6-1. Richard Morris, the stand-in skipper, said: “It was a great team performance from start to finish. Of the nine sessions in the game, I thought we won seven or even eight of them. At the business end of things we saw some really quality batting from Stewart Davison, Chris Peploe and Matt Carter. “They applied themselves really well and set things up nicely for us.” BERKSHIRE: Ollie Wilkin (Ealing), Michael Roberts (Henley), Martin Andersson (Reading), Richard Morris (capt, Henley), Billy Rogers (Finchampstead), Andy Rishton (Finchampstead), Chris Peploe (Datchet), Stewart Davison (Henley), Matt Carter (Finchampstead), Tom Nugent (Henley), Ali Raja (Slough).

Next up for Berkshire is a trip to Shifnal on July 17-19 to play a Shropshire side who have won all three of their championship games so far and head the Western Division table.

SUMMARY: Berkshire 349 (R Morris 69, Peploe 65) and 296-8dec (Davison 90no) beat Cheshire 295 (Dearden 86; Peploe 5-97) and 139 (R Dixon 63) by 211 runs.

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Sir Garfield Sobers tells Blue Coat boys to ‘practise hard’ PUPILS at Reading Blue Coat School were in the presence of cricket royalty when Sir Garfield Sobers rolled up for a chat. The legendary former West Indian captain and all-rounder was invited to the school to talk about his annual tournament, while the 79-year-old, who also turned out for Nottinghamshire during his career, took questions from the floor. The Sir Garfield Sobers International School Cricket Tournament began earlier this month in his native Barbados and runs for three weeks. Among those to have competed in the past include current England captain Alistair Cook and another West Indies hero, Brian Lara. In addition to the 40-over tournament, the boys also take part in a coaching masterclass from Barbados and West Indies greats. Sir Garry, as he is better known, also spoke about his career, emphasising to those present the importance of teamwork. “Whatever I have achieved, I haven’t achieved for me,” he said. “It was always for the team I played for.” The left-handed batsmen also addressed the time he became the first player to score the perfect six – amassing as many maximums from an over –

The team each player represents is listed first Batsmen

adding: “Wherever I go, people torment me about those six sixes. “But six sixes are not really good cricket. I managed to do it only because we were so far ahead that I was able to take some chances and go for some quick runs.” Sir Garry was introduced to his audience by Blue Coat’s Director of Sport, Bill Voice, as the best all-rounder ever to have played the game of cricket”. He was later asked who the scariest bowler he ever faced (he never got scared), best batsmen he came up against (Ted Dexter and Ian Chappell) and his favourite

format of the game (five-day tests). But those present were left inspired by his reason for taking up the sport, to which he replied: “In those days, cricket was the only sport in the Caribbean and if you were from a humble background and you were good enough, it would let you travel the world.’ Sobers also told the young cricketers to “take your practise seriously”, adding how “if you practise hard, your game will improve.” Those to meet Sir Garry included Year 7 pupil Shalom Robinson, who described the guest as a man who “never gave up”.

WOKINGHAM CRICKET CLUB

The Yate for a win is over

n Housego’s leading knock puts stuttering run to an end

By TOM CROCKER tcrocker@wokinghampaper.co.uk DAN HOUSEGO hit an unbeaten 75 as Wokingham ended their five-game winless run with an eight-wicket win over Yateley. After a good start to the season, the Oaks have struggled for form since with a string of draws and defeats but they eventually got over the line due to a fine batting display. Wokingham captain Stuart Hayter won the toss and opted to field first and struggling Yateley found it tricky to build any momentum. Opener Stuart Lipo was quickly dismissed for 11 off the bowling of Jack Wood with Dan Vincent (8) and Chris Clubb (10) soon following. From 66-3, Yateley tumbled to 66-5 with Chris Petts and Jacques Pienaar both out for ducks. But while the wickets were tumbling, opener James Halson batted solidly throughout, reaching 76 in a two-hour stand before spinner Paul Dewick finally removed him. Good lower order batting from Sam Kennett (23) and Jonathan Sebanja (29no) helped Yateley reached 176 before

ALEX CROWDER-JOHNSON’S efforts with bat and ball could not steer Wokingham Under-15 Golden Oaks away from an eight-wicket reverse against Boyne Hill in Division 1 of the Berkshire Youth Cricket League. Put into bat on a slow outfield, Wokingham would lose both openers early on and generally struggled to amass a competitive total throughout. Crowder-Johnson, though, would buck the trend and a defiant innings would yield a top score of 25. At the opposite end, Zak Raj offered support with 11 as the pair contributed the bulk of the 75-9 the Oaks posted from their

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Not only did Michael Bates provide good support with the bat, scoring 31, but he also took a catch and claimed a run out. Inset: Wokingham’s top scorer on the day, Dan Housego

being bowled out with Simon Myles (3-28) and Dewick (2-52) leading the Wokingham figures. Set a target of 177 to win, the Oaks started as they meant to go on with a brilliant opening partnership of 88 from Stuart Parsons and Housego before the latter was dismissed for 54.

Housego continued, eventually reaching 75 off 109 balls with eight boundaries. Michael Bates (31) helped the score along before Hayter (15no) was at the crease with Housego to see home the win in the 35th over. Victory for Wokingham lifts them up to fifth in Thames Valley Division 1 ahead of a home clash with fourth placed Marlow this Saturday (1pm).

YOUTH CRICKET

Alex and Golden Oaks suffer a heavy defeat 20 overs. Ben Cary then made a quick breakthrough with the ball to give the Oaks some hope, but that was soon sapped away by the opposition, who were finding the gaps and edging closer to their required total. Crowder-Johnson would then claim a wicket, but it would not be enough to stem the tide, with Hill going on to knock off the remaining runs. n WOKINGHAM GIRLS Under-15s got their season off to the perfect start with

a comprehensive eight-wicket win at Maidenhead and Bray. Tight work with the ball and in the field saw the visitors restrict their opponents to 100-4 from their 20 overs, with Heather Bonnell, Charley Phillips and Ella Phillips among those to secure a wicket. Captain Bonnell would then go on rack up a retired top score of 35, which came from just 33 deliveries, while fellow opener Charley Phillips ran up 27 as the Oaks surpassed their target in the 19th over.

JOE DAVIES: Crowthorne and Crown Wood v Woodcote – 89 STUART BARRABLE: Twyford and Ruscombe v Welford Park 2nd – 85 ARCHIE WITHERS: Wargrave 2nd v Fleet 2nd –77 DAN HOUSEGO: Wokingham v Yateley –75* ANDREW HOUSE: FINChampstead 2nd v North Maidenhead – 75* AMIT VIROJA: Emmbrook and Bearwood 3rd v Waltham St Lawrence 2nd –75 REYHANUL DIN: Woodley v Peppard Stoke Row –76 CURT WATTS: Earley v Sandhurst 2nd – 68 SOHAIL ABBAS: Berkshire County Sports v Ibis Mapledurham –66 MICHAEL COWDELL: Wokingham 2nd v Cookham Dean 2nd – 65* MARK HIGGINS: Twyford and Ruscombe v Welford Park 2nd –64 SIMON BROOKS: Sonning v Falkland 2nd – 60* CONNOR WHITE: Hurst 2nd v Purley onThames 2nd –58 TIM EVERITT: Hurst 2nd v Purleyon Thames 2nd – 55* REHAN AKRAM: Sonning v Falkland 2nd –55 STUART PARSON: Wokingham v Yateley –54 JAMES WATT: Hurst v Chiswick and Whitton –54 DAN MARLES: Finchampstead v Harefield – 53* IBNE SAYED: Eversley 2nd v Yateley 2nd – 53 MIKE BRUNDISH: Crowthorne and Crown Wood 2nd v Waltham St Lawrence –52 WAQAS ASHRAF: Berkshire County Sports v Ibis Mapledurham – 51 ADREES AFZAL: Woodley 2nd v Mortimer West End 2nd –51 WILL AVRILI: Crowthorne and Crown Wood v Woodcote – 50* MATTHEW TAYLOR: Wokingham 3rd v Aldershot 3rd –50* Not out

BOWLERS: JACK COLLETT: Binfield 2nd v Holyport – 827 PHIL HIGGS: Hurst v Chiswick and Whitton – 727 ROBERT SAUNDERS: Eversley 3rd v Theale and Tilehurst 3rd – 628 AAMIR TAHIR: Sonning 3rd v Newbury 2nd – 634 JEGAN SRINIVASAN: Wargrave 3rd v Maidenhead and Bray 4th – 510 JANDRE COETZEE: Finchampstead v Harefield – 514 JOHN MCDONALD: Wokingham 2nd v Cookham Dean 2nd –526 NEAL ROBINSON: Wargrave v High Wycombe 2nd – 586 NIRAV UPADHYAY: Crowthorne and Crown Wood 2nd v Waltham St Lawrence – 418 RAZWAN HANIF: Wargrave 2nd v Fleet 2nd – 423 SRINIVAS VIJAYARAO: Shinfield 2nd v Peppard Stoke Row 3rd – 423 MUHAMMAD SHAKEEL ARSHAD: Crowthorne and Crown Wood v Woodcote – 431 MAX STEVENSON: Finchampstead 2nd v North Maidenhead – 434 DAVID HEALEY: Wokingham 3rd v Aldershot 3rd – 437 BARBAR BUTT: Berkshire County Sports v Ibis Mapledurham – 439 SAM GLAZE: Eversley 2nd v Yateley 2nd – 453

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TENNIS

FOOTBALL

Wimbledon hero Willis’ stock is continuing to rise

McNelly brings in four new faces

MARCUS WILLIS’ fame has continued to rise this week after his dream run at Wimbledon, writes TOM CROCKER. The Wokingham tennis ace was the talk of the country as he battled through six qualifying rounds to reach the main draw at SW19. And world number 772 Willis did not stop there, defeating a man ranked over 700 places above him in Ricardas Berankis to set up a huge showdown with Roger Federer on Centre Court. The Swiss progressed in straight sets but that has not stopped the interest in the former Forest School pupil growing. Willis, 25, earlier this week took part in an interview and photoshoot with national magazine Hello! and has seen

his Twitter followers rocket from around 2,000 to over 27,000 in just seven days. Before qualifying for Wimbledon, Willis spent his time as a £30 per hour tennis coach at Warwick Boat Club and speaking to local press he said this run has strengthened his hunger for the game. “It has been an amazing couple of weeks,” he said. “The warmth from the public has been fantastic. “It has really inspired me to knuckle down and really focus on the game. “Coaching will continue as well as entering a lot more tournaments.” Just one day after losing to Federer, Willis returned to the boat club,

where he has been given a life-long membership, to take part in a doubles match, which he won. As well as being asked for interviews and autographs, Willis has also been handed gifts in the shape of a year pass to Warwick Castle and a free haircut from a Warwick salon. There was the possibility the Slough-born player could make a swift return to the Wimbledon court after he was listed as first reserve for the mixed doubles this week, although did not get called upon. He also spent Thursday at a charity event in Roehampton in association with British Tennis and the Premier League as his stock continues to rise.

Marcus Willis

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Finchampstead ‘deserve to be top’ n Marles gushing with pride as side lead the way in Home Counties League By TOM CROCKER tcrocker@wokinghampaper.co.uk CAPTAIN DAN MARLES says Finchampstead are where they deserve to be as the club moved top of the Home Counties Premier League for the first time in 15 years. After in-form Finches saw their clash with Slough washed out last weekend, they picked up exactly where they left off with a storming eight-wicket win over Harefield to climb to the top of the pile. After losing their first two matches, Finch have now won five in a row, coinciding with Jandre Coetzee’s run in the side with the South African bowler again shining with the ball at the weekend, posting figures of 5-14. “It sounds a bit surreal really to say we are top,” Marles told The Wokingham Paper. “If you think about last year, coming up and trying to stay mid-table, we never thought we’d really be doing this well. “It’s fantastic to see. “After the Slough game was cancelled we said to the lads, let’s not be complacent here, we have missed a game and the rain can stop a bit of momentum and stop the flow you’re going with. “We came back with another really good performance from the lads and I think we deserve to be top.” After winning the toss, Finch chose to stick rock-bottom Harefield in to bat first on a good pitch at The Memorial Ground and it proved to be brilliant decision. Leading from the front, overseas star Coetzee sensationally took two wickets with the first two balls and never looked back. Harefield saw the wickets tumble and in the end did well to get into three figures having been 37-7 at one stage, but they were bowled out for 104 with spinners JJ Dewes and Max Uttley picking up two wickets apiece. And despite losing Dan Lincoln before a run was on the board, Finch cruised to

AT LEAST four new faces will be taking to the field with Wokingham and Emmbrook next season. Sumas boss Clive McNelly is beginning to stamp his authority on the side having replaced Dan Bateman and Matt Eggleston in the hot-seat at the end of last season, with the manager drafting in Ben Findlay, James Murphy, Thomas Skidmore and Lucas Ferrette. Ferrette makes the switch from Farnborough Town, while Murphy has been snapped up from Richfield Rovers of the Reading Sunday League. Findlay has appeared for Kerith Community Church of the Thames Valley Churches Football League in the past – netting five times during a 17-2 victory on one occasion. The announcement of the arrivals comes on the back of news a number of first-team regulars have pledged their immediate future to the club. Suffering relegation back to Hellenic Division 1 East has not stopped the likes of captain Will Day and midfielder Sam Whiting wishing to remain with the side. Joining them in signing the registration papers will be Dan Carter, Jake Wheeler, George Parsons, Jordan Greenough, Tom McNelly, Michael Flatman, Sam Bateman and Craig Haylett. Defender James Charlton and midfielder Nick Bateman, however, have left the club and are to link up with former Wokingham boss Roger Herridge at Binfield. The Sumas’ pre-season preparations begin in earnest on Saturday with a game against Carterton of the Hellenic Premier Division at Cantley Park (2.45pm). n MORE local football news can be found on page 35.

READING FC

Dutch date for Royals

In-form Finchampstead celebrate a wicket during Saturday’s eight-wicket triumph over Harefield – a result which took them to the top of the Division 1 table for the first time in 15 years Picture: Steve Smyth

the winning line in the 22nd over. But all the talk was once again about one man. “Jandre is just fantastic,” said Marles. “He’s so good to have around. “He’s getting really involved with the kids coaching and taking on our younger bowlers who want to become first team cricketers. “He’s excellent and he keeps doing the job with the ball. He said to me he didn’t even bowl that well on Saturday, which is strange when he got 5-14! “It’s what you get an overseas for. “We’ve got a really good squad and he’s just the icing on the cake.” It is not just the first team who are enjoying a successful season with all four sides in the Thames Valley League also pushing hard to win their respective

He added: “I cannot recall such leagues. consistency throughout in my 52 years And Finchampstead president Neil here at Finchampstead. Doody is delighted with the progress at “The future surely looks bright with the club. the emphasis on creating well balanced “I have always advocated that to win sides and at the same time ensuring at all costs is most certainly not the ‘be opportunities for our young players here, all and end all’ but the levels of success especially appearing with experienced can surely be noted and applauded,” he players in these sides to assist their said. advancement.” “It is the spirit and sportsmanship of n FOR the latest local cricket reports the game whilst seeking success which I and news, turn to pages 36-39. regard as paramount. “The many seasons of Published by Xn ISSN 2058-5268 Media Ltd, Crown fine youth development 27 House, 231 Kings have clearly now reaped Road, Reading RG1 4LS. Printed at the benefit we see with Newbury Weekly so many young players News, Newspaper House, Faraday Road, of considerable ability Newbury, Berkshire now making their mark RG14 2DW .© Xn 9 772058 526009 Media Ltd, 2016 throughout the club.”

READING FC will jet off to Holland next week for a pre-season training camp and friendly. New boss Jaap Stam is to take exactly 25 players and the first-team coaching staff to his homeland, with the group set to depart for Amsterdam on Monday. From here they will travel by coach to Oosterbeek, a village just to the west of Arnhem, where they will spend the week continuing their preparations for the new Championship season. Also, on Friday, July 15, they will take on Saudi Arabian top flight side Al-Taawoun in a friendly. This will take place at the home of Arnham Boys, with a 6pm kick-off. They will return to Berkshire the following day. Because of this, Reading will now send an XI to Sincil Bank to take on National League side Lincoln City, which will be managed by Martin Kuhl. Stam, meanwhile, will take charge of his very first Royals game this Saturday when the club travel to Meadow Park to take on Borehamwood (3pm). Tickets for the friendly will be available at the turnstiles only and are priced at £12 for adults, £8 for supporters over the age of 65 and £6 for those 16 and under, while fans under £12 will be charged £3.