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Mrs. Jean Davy, a former Mayor and Alderman of Wokingham, has resigned from
the Town Council because, she says, she has become frustrated. Before the re-
organisation of local government, the former Wokingham Borough Council was in
existence and Mrs. Davy was Chairman of the Planning Committee and of the
Housing Committee for many years.
At that time she found her work very satisfying but since April when the Borough
Council became the Town Council and some of its authority was taken away, she says
she has become more and more frustrated, “As a doer, I felt I was no longer
contributing to the town as a Councillor any more. We made decisions which then
went to the District Council, and that was it—we never saw them carried through.”
By giving up as Councillor, Mrs, Davy feels she will be able to concentrate even
more on her other interests.
She is a J.P. and sits on the Forest Magistrates Bench in Bracknell for two or three
days each week, apart from this her main concern is now Little Court, Wokingham’s
Day Centre for the Elderly, a project in which she was involved from the beginning.
The idea for a Day Centre first came to her when, as a founder member of
W.A.D.E.--the Wokingham and District Association for the Elderly—she realised
there was nowhere in the town for old people to go for a reasonably-priced meal and
somewhere to sit in comfort to chat with friends.
Mrs. Davy successfully involved residents, traders and businessmen in the Little
Court scheme and the idea became reality last June when the Centre was officially
opened.
Mrs. Davy is chairman of West Mead School for handicapped children and belongs
to several other organisations in the town.
Cllr. Ian Crail, Chairman of the Town Planning Committee which met on Thursday,
said that Mrs. Davy would be sadly missed on Committees where her experience had
been such a help.
As her seat on the Council is now vacant, a new member will be elected or co-opted.

BLUE POOL SITE FOR PLAY AREA
Wokingham’s Blue Pool, which has been used as a rubbish dump, is again under
discussion as residents of Eastheath Avenue and Reeves Way asked the Town Council
to consider its re-orientation. In a letter to the Town Council they pointed out the
desirability of the pool site as a recreational area.
They also asked the Council to try to gain to use a field owned by A. Johnson and
Co. in Eastheath Avenue, and land between Eastheath Avenue and Reeves Way for
play areas.
Mr. John Watson said something should be done immediately as the pool was being
filled in very quickly. The Town Clerk is to look into the suggestions contained in the
letter.

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Thur 23 Jan
PRIZE FOR WOKINGHAM STATION
Wokingham railway station has been awarded second prize in the Southern
Region’s Best Kept Stations competition. Each station was judged for its cleanliness
and tidiness. Wokingham came second in the Ascot area, with Windsor and Eton
Riverside in first place and Camberley third.

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Thur 6 Feb
UNCOVERING RELICS AT WOKINGHAM

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