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REMOVAL OF CENTRAL OFFICE
For reasons of economy, the Hon. Mrs. Corfield is moving her Central Office and
Shop for the County Hospital Supply Depot to her house in Glebelands Road,
Wokingham. The work will be carried out exactly as formerly, and all who wish to
make enquiries or to hear about the work, will be welcomed. After September 30th,
please address all letters and parcels to Tithe Barn, Wokingham.

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Sat 30 Nov
TESTIMONIAL TO MR. W.B. MARTIN
Wokingham Fire Brigade’s Chief Officer
Few men in Berkshire can claim such a lengthy and unbroken period of voluntary
public service as Mr. Weston B. Martin, who, this year completes 50 years as a
member of Wokingham Fire Brigade. Mr. Martin has been chief officer of the brigade
for the past 13 years, and, under his leadership, the fire-fighting service of the town
has grown in strength and efficiency in a remarkable manner.
At the age of 71 Mr. Martin shows the enthusiasm and activity of a man in his
twenties, and his rapidity in answering calls at all hours and in all weathers is an
example to every man in the brigade. The additional difficulties and responsibilities
thrown on his shoulders by wartime conditions have been met in the manner one
would expect of a man with Mr. Martin’s determination, and the town is happy in the
knowledge that in all branches of its work the brigade is qualified and ready.
So wide is this recognition, that an almost unprecedented step has been taken. The
Mayor, Cllr. E.W. Reeves, has prepared a circular letter, which is being distributed all
over the borough. Headed “Testimonial to Mr. W.B. Martin,” the context is as
follows:
“The Wokingham Town Council have had under consideration the outstanding
services voluntary rendered to the town and district by Mr. Weston B. Martin, Chief
Officer of the Fire Brigade, who has been a member of the Brigade for the past 50
years……Mr. Martin has shouldered heavy responsibility and devoted a great deal of
time to the work of the brigade, and I am sure that you will agree that his record sets a
high example of voluntary service and devotion to public duty. The council have
come to the conclusion that something should be done to mark his 50 years’ service
and have decided to open a subscription list for the borough and surrounding district,
with a view to making Mr. Martin a suitable presentation.”
The circular goes on to appeal for subscriptions, and it states that the list will be
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closed on December 7 . Subscriptions, it adds, should be sent to the Town Clerk at
the Town Hall, Wokingham. A representative of this paper, inquiring at the Town
Hall this week, was told that there has already been a very gratifying response to the
appeal. It has not yet been finally decided what form the presentation will take.

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Sat 7 Dec
W.E.A.
“The Roman Empire” was the subject of the lecture at Wokingham on Wednesday by
Mr. W.J. Souch, B.Sc., F.R.G.S.

MAYORESS’S APPEAL
Mrs. Reeves appeals for warm clothing, boots, gloves, overcoats, etc., for evacuees
and school children of poor parents. The Mayoress has many offers from helpers
ready to alter clothes. Goods can be sent to the W.V.S. Depot, 54, Denmark Street on

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