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Metalair Ltd., Engineers, Fishponds Road, following months of speculation about
their plans, are about to cease manufacture at Wokingham, though certain other
activities will be continued by them there.
Back in July the company denied rumours that they were to close the factory and a
spokesman then said: “As a group we are rationalising our manufacturing, but plans
for this have not yet been finalised.”
Asked this week if the “rationalisation” programme was now completed, Mr. C.J.
Woolhead, a director, replied: “Yes, to a degree, Most of our production facilities are
moving to Lincolnshire, though we are retaining here our sales service, repairs and
that side of it. He admitted that there would be some redundancy but could not state at
this stage how many workers would be involved or when this would occur. It is
understood that not many will be absorbed under the new arrangements.

Thur 6th Nov
MR. H. C. LEE DIES AT BOURNEMOUTH
Mr. Harold Charles Lee of Lee’s Bakery, Denmark Street, Wokingham, died in
hospital at Bournemouth on Wednesday last week. He was 65. He had been in
business for 36 years and was well-known in the town as a bowler and a founder
member of the Wokingham Rotary Club. He leaves a widow.
The funeral was at Bournemouth Crematorium last Monday and at his there were
floral tributes only from his family. His wish was that donations should be made to
Cancer Research.

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Thur 27 Nov
The Town Council is looking for a town crier.

Thur 11th Dec
LADY ORMONDE
Lady Ormonde, wife of the Marquess of Ormonde, died on Wednesday last week
after a three-day illness.
Lord and Lady Ormonde, who were married in 1925 and had two daughters, came
to Cantley, Wokingham, over ten years ago. Lady Ormonde was the younger daughter
of the late Charles Carlos Clarke, of Welton, Sunninghill. She was a great supporter of
All Saints’ Church, Wokingham, and the former rector, the Rev. F.A. Steer returned
to officiate at the funeral there on Monday.

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Thur 1 Jan
The Land Commission’s application for outline permission to develop 360 acres of
agricultural land at Woosehill Lane was refused by Berkshire County Council. This
was the second application. The first was for 100 acres of the same site.

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Thur 5 Feb
Soon after the sound of the fire siren disappeared from Wokingham and personal
bleepers came into operation on Monday afternoon Wokingham Fire Brigade was
called out to the Ross Group Factory at Eastheath Avenue.

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Thur 5 March
IT’S SELF-SERVICE AT WOKINGHAM

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