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trustees of the land which was donated to the Society in 1922. The Society is also
hoping to make a profit by letting the offices which are to be built on the site.
Mrs. Jeater hopes that the services offered by the Red Cross in Wokingham will be
able to expand with the opening of the new centre. “We would really like more
volunteers and I think that when the new centre opens, more people will come
forward to join the Society.”
Renovations of the old Wokingham Clinic are being carried out by K and H
Constructions Ltd. of Wokingham. The company has ensured that the new and
renovated buildings will be in keeping with the other buildings in Denmark Street.

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Thur 30 Aug
HANNAH GORDON OPENS SAFEWAYS, WOOSEHILL
At 10.00 a.m. on Tuesday Hannah Gordon opened Safeways of Woosehill.
Wokingham.

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Thur 27 Sept
TIDY ROLES FOR ERNIE AND PIPPIN
Take four fluffy legs, two short fat hairy ones, put them together next to a litter bin
and what have you got—Pippin. Crowthorne’s very own doggy star and comedian
Ernie Wise in a new anti-litter film. Ernie, who lives in Maidenhead, volunteered his
services free to star with Pippin and a cast of 11 children from Emmbrook School in
the five-minute film, the newest venture by the Keep Berkshire Tidy Group.
The idea of an anti-litter film was first suggested to Bracknell District Council by
Pippin’s owner, Mrs. Ann Head after Pippin’s latest film success in an anti-litter film
for Thames Valley Police and British Telecom. Berkshire County Council took up the
idea, donating a grant of £5,000 with Bracknell chipping in £500. The filming took
place in Joel Park opposite the Holt School in Wokingham last week.
Ernie’s own contribution was of vital importance. Not only did he agree to appear
free of charge and to suggest ideas he brought along film associates. Mr. Ron Price,
the Emmbrook drama teacher and the Keep Berkshire Tidy Group wrote the script.

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Thur 4 Oct
LADY VICTORIA FINALLY OPENS TOWN’S RED CROSS CENTRE
The new, bright, modern, welcoming Red Cross Centre in Wokingham’s Denmark
Street was finally opened on September 27th by the patron of the Berkshire Red Cross
Society, Lady Victoria Palmer. The celebration included local Red Cross workers and
Wokingham Mayor Cllr. Ann Davis.
The building was formerly a chapel which became a war memorial and clinic used
by the Red Cross after the First World War. Recently it has needed a repair and the
Red Cross as trustees for the Charities Commission have worked out a deal for its
renovation.
The renovated centre will be open initially on Tuesdays from 10.30 to 1.30 and on
Fridays from 12 to 2 p.m. It is hoped to open five days a week later and last Monday a
new first aid course began in the evening.

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Thur 11 Oct
R.E.M.E. CELEBRATES ANNIVERSARY
On Saturday morning troops marched through Wokingham with bayonets fixed to
celebrate the anniversary of being granted status of Hon Townspeople of Wokingham.

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