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TOWN COUNCIL AND ALLOTMENTS
The report of the General Purposes Committee, which was adopted at a meeting of
the Wokingham Town Council on Thursday, recommended that negotiations should
be made to obtain the Carnival Field, Wokingham, to be used for allotments. An
amendment, proposed by Ald. F.J Barrett that two strips of land in Gipsy Lane should
be purchased on account of the possible expenses which would be incurred by
acquiring the Carnival Field was defeated. The committee recommended that the
proposed British Restaurant should accommodate 200 people.

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Sat 15 Nov
THE QUEEN AT WOKINGHAM
Work of Supply Depot Seen
Her Majesty the Queen paid a visit on Thursday to the Berkshire Hospital Supply
Depot at Tithe Barn, Wokingham the residence of the Hon. Mrs. Corfield. Her
Majesty was received by Mrs. Corfield who proceeded to make a number of
presentations. These included the Mayor and Mayoress of Wokingham (Cllr. And
Mrs. E.W. Reeves) Miss Mary Corfield, who is storekeeper ad packer at the depot.
Miss Alexander (introduced to the Queen as of Scots birth), the assistant storekeeper
and packer, Lt.-Gen. P. Molloy, hon. Treasurer, Miss Curl, secretary, Miss Ward and
Miss Hill, packers, Mrs. Braby, Mrs. J. Simmonds, Mrs. D.E. Lane and Miss Deane
(members of the Mothers’ Union, who work for the depot), Mrs. Butcher, Mrs.
Edmonds and Mrs. Kimber (members of the Conservative Working Party), Lady
Bruce-Gardner (Regional Officer, Central Hospital Supply Depot, Region 6), Mr.
C.A. Poole (County Commissioner for the St. John Ambulance), Mrs. C. Eric Palmer
(County Director) of the Women’s’ Voluntary Services) Miss Doris Finch (Assistant
County Director, W.V.S.), Mrs. Luddington, Mrs. Shaw and Mrs. Titterington
(workers at the depot), Mrs. Harold Watts (whose husband recently conducted an
auction sale by which £460 was raised), Lt. Miss Knight and Seconds Muriel Green
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and Mavis Roberts (2 Wokingham Girl Guides), and the Misses Beryl May
(prefect), Irene Futter and Kathleen Kirby (of the Holt School).
The Queen was attended by the Lady Delia Peel. Her Majesty made a tour of the
depot examining clothing and other articles made for the hospitals. She had a chat
with everyone whom she met, discussing problems of evacuees with the Mayor, ad
exhibiting an interest in and a keen knowledge of the work being done by all those
associated with the depot. Her Majesty congratulated all those who were organising
working parties on behalf of the depot, and she obviously thrilled the representatives
of the Holt School and of the Girl Guides by conversing with them. The Queen was
shown a map illustrating the wide area for which the depot worked.
At the conclusion of her tour the Queen was presented by Miss Corfield with six
bed jackets for her Majesty’s own working party. She expressed her delight at the gift,
and commented upon the excellence of the workmanship, and particularly the
neatness of the finishing
As she was about to leave, the Queen turned to the Hon. Mrs. Corfield and
congratulated her on the organisation of the depot. “I have been greatly interested in
all I have seen, and I think you are doing magnificent work here.”
Children of the Palmer and Luckley Schools who lined the drive, and a large
number of residents of the district, loudly cheered as the Royal car departed.

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