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chance to receive her award from the Queen at the presentation ceremony at
Buckingham Palace last week.
Miss Ward, who lived in Milton Road, devoted her life to the clinic and had worked
voluntarily since it was established in Denmark Street in 1925. She was born in
Milton College, Wokingham at the turn of the century and until her death was the
only surviving daughter of Dr. Ernest Ward.

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DEATH OF FORMER MAYORESS
Mrs. Eileen Brimblecombe has died at her Finchampstead Road home after a long
illness. She leaves a husband and two children. She was the wife of Mayor, Reginald
Brimblecombe
She was to be the Carnival Queen of 1939 but the war came. The funeral will be
held at Easthampstead Crematorium.

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Thur 9 April
RESTYLED RITZ CINEMA OPENS ON SUNDAY
Cinema returns to Wokingham this Sunday after an absence of nearly two years.
The heroic adventures of Flash Gordon will fill the screen as the Ritz reopens its
doors to filmgoers. But the efforts to bring movies back to the town has been costly.
The final bill for the Ritz Entertainment Centre has soared to £150,000—more than
50% up on the original estimates. The manager is Ray Hipkin who says work will be
finally completed on Good Friday.
The complex includes a pool hall with an American-style coffee bar and refurbished
bingo hall. It was to open on the previous December but there were difficulties.
The180-seat studio will be showing newly released big movies—unlike the old sex
films which were screened to numerous empty seats before the old Ritz closed.
Modern projection equipment and what is hoped will be installed will make one of the
best screens in Berkshire for the first showing at m3.20pm. Modern projection
equipment and what is hoped will be one of the best screens in Berkshire will be
waiting for the customers on Sunday afternoon at 3.20 for the first showing.
Treat
And as a special treat for young lovers there will be double seats in the back row.
Admission prices at the new Ritz will be £1.80—five pence cheaper than its Reading
rivals. Old age pensioners and children are to be charged half-price at all times with
no restrictions

DEATH OF FORMER MAYOR
Dr. Phyllys Pigott, Mayor of Wokingham in the early sixties died last week after a
long illness. Dr. Pigott began her long service to the town when she was first elected
to the old Borough Council in 1939. She served throughout the war years and resigned
in 1945. She returned to her council work in 1957 and held the office of Mayor for
three years from 1961 to 1963. She resigned from the council for the second time in
1966.
Wokingham Town Council has sent a message of sympathy to Dr. Pigott’s family.
She had been living in Banbury in recent years.

WOKINGHAM MAYOR VISITS NORTHERN IRELAND
Wokingham Mayor Cllr. Mrs Marion Fergusson Kelly made a flying visit to
Northern Ireland last week to see British soldiers at work. Cllr. Kelly has her own

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