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The new owner is Mr. Norman Hooper, of Crowthorne, who has already started
work on converting the building into a luxury hotel. Urgent roof repair work is
underway while inside the nuns are packing their belongings in preparation for their
departure later this month.
Throughout its life in Wokingham St. Anne’s has cared for the aged and terminally
ill. The twenty patients who were there when the sale was finalised have now left.
Many have gone to stay with relatives while others have gone to St. Christopher’s
Priory at Ascot.
Some members of the present nursing community have been at St. Anne’s since it
was first opened in the late 1930s. Others have been there just three or four years.
Five of the community are transferring to a Bon Secour run home at Beaconsfield—
St. Joseph’s. The others will go to Ramsgate where the Order also has a home.

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Sat 13 Aug
GO-AHEAD IS FOR NEW CLINIC
Facelift plans to rejuvenate Wokingham’s Red Cross clinic in Denmark Street look
set for take-off. The fifty-six year old clinic originally set up as a 1914-18 war
memorial was used as an orthopaedic clinic under the Oxford Area Health Authority
until last year. Now the building plans have been given the go-ahead by the town’s
planning authority and the start hinges on the final go-ahead from the Charity
Commission who seem certain to agree.
Modernisation of the clinic will bring it back into use as it was originally intended,
for the benefit of the people of Wokingham. The clinic will provide a permanent
home for storing items issued on medical loan, and will also provide facilities for
training members in first aid and nursing and vital work done in disabled clubs.
The war memorial section will be renovated, but the two extensions are to be pulled
down. This means the orthopaedic clinic and the old outbuilding will be replaced by a
kitchen, toilets and an office. The total cost is set at £63,000.

Thur 20th Aug
CANTLEY TO RE-OPEN WITH HOTEL
Cantley Country Club is to re-open next month thanks to the intervention of two
businessmen. The mansion will now be turned into an hotel and the country Club
revamped under the plans lined up by the two men. Mr. Leo Ratcliffe, a businessman
in the motor trade and Mr. Maurice Monk, a country club manager took over Cantley
last weekend by taking over a lease with their own cash.

1982
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1983
Thur 6th Jan
WOKINGHAM CUP
Links between the REME soldiers serving in Northern Ireland were strengthened on
Tuesday with the award of a challenge trophy. The Wokingham Cup presented by the
Town Mayor, Cllr. David Ireland to Lieut.-Col. Peter Glass Commander
(Maintenance) Northern Ireland will be awarded each year to a unit of the REME
soldiers in the province who have done most to foster local community welfare there.

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