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The word on the streets
v Foodbank needs toiletries CROWTHORNE foodbank urgently needs men’s and women’s toiletries, especially deodorants, toothbrushes, toothpaste and shampoo. It also requests nappies, baby wipes and cleaning items such as laundry liquid capsules, anti-bacterial spray and toilet clearner. In its first year of operation (December 2012 to November 2013) it helped feed 1,058 people – 695 adults and 363 children.
HUNDREDS of people, plus sheep, goats and donkeys walked the streets of Reading to celebrate Christmas. St Andrew’s URC and Wesley Methodist Church teamed up for a fun-filled Living Nativity on Sunday, December 21. Live Nativities also took place in a very wet Elms Field in Wokingham on Saturday, Decmeber 20 and in Caversham on Christmas Eve.
v Quiz night A QUIZ with a fish and chip supper will help raise much needed funds for the Children’s Society. The charity will be the benefactors from the night which will be held at The Cornerstone in Norrey’s Avenue, Wokingham from 7pm on Saturday, January 25. Tickets cost £11 and include the meal and a drink from the bar. A raffle will be held and there will be prizes for the best and worst teams. v For more details or to reserve your tickets, call Dickon Snell on 0118 978 1044.
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Waitrose support brings festive cheer
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COMMUNITY groups teamed up with Waitrose to make it a very happy Christmas. The Bracknell-based supermarket made donations to hundreds of festive lunches across the country. Grace Church Caversham (top) welcomed 35 people on Christmas Day, while a lunch at Cantley Lodge Hotel in Wokingham (bottom left) hosted nearly 60. Cabaret singer Lynne Turner sang for 30 people at Suffolk Lodge Care Home in Wokingham. For more, log on to xnmedia.co.uk