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connected to the warden’s room if they need him. The occupants were encouraged to
put to full use the court’s amenities, which include a TV room, a laundry and a
lounge.
Among the guests at the opening of the building were the Marquess of Ormonde,
aldermen, councillors and officials of the borough council, and representatives from
the Ministry of Housing and Local Government, local welfare services, and local
organisations.

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Thur, 5 Nov
FIRE STATION TO OPEN AS WADE SHOP
The old Fire Station at Wokingham Town Hall is to open as a shop to boost Day
Centre Fund of the Wokingham and District Association for the Elderly. Opening date
has been fixed for November 20, but next week sees the start of stocking up.
The shop will be open to receive bric-a-brac, toys, babies and children’s clothing,
good clothes, furniture, china—and practically anything, including dairy produce,
flowers, cakes, that will show a profit.
Times of opening next week are Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 10am to 12; 2pm to
4; and 6 to 8.

ROMAN CHURCH OF THE SEVENTIES
Wokingham’s new Roman Catholic Church built at a cost of £70,000, is to be
opened by the Bishop of Portsmouth, the Rt. Rev. Derek Warlock, at a special service
on November 14. The church is situated in Sturges Road next to the Presbytery. On
the same site is St. Theresa’s School and the Presentation Convent.
The need for a new church was brought on by the expansion of Wokingham over
the last few years and the relative increase in the number of Catholic parishioners.
There was only room for a congregation of 150 in the old church in Shute End, but the
new one will be able to seat upwards of 340. The new church will take over the name
of Corpus Christi from the old one.
The old one will then cease to be used as a church. It may be demolished. It was
built nearly 60 years ago and was the first Roman Catholic church for the parishes of
Crowthorne and Twyford. The parish itself was only founded in 1901.
The new one will be able to seat upwards of 340. The new church will take over the
name of Corpus Christi from the old one.
The old one will then cease to be used as a church. It may be demolished. It was
built nearly 60 years ago and was the first Roman Catholic church for the parishes of
Crowthorne and Twyford. The parish itself was only founded in 1901.
The need for a new church was brought on by the expansion of Wokingham over
the last few years and the relative increase in the number of Catholic parishioners.
There was only room for a congregation of 150 in the old church in Shute End, but the
new one will be able to seat upwards of 340. The new church will take over the name
of Corpus Christi from the old one.
The new church has been paid for by money raised from the parish and a bequest
made by the last generation of the Gale family who lived in Wokingham and
Bracknell. The older locals may remember the Gale dairy which served the local
community. The design is contemporary and has a number of pleasing features. On
the first approach the frontage on to Sturges Road strikes one a rather slab-like and
unimaginative. In fact at the moment there is nothing to differentiate it from a block
of flats, but once inside its more appealing aspects become immediately clear.

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