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The Nightjars Dance Band, a small but talented quartette of musicians, provided the
dance music and dancing was interrupted only long enough for everyone to do justice
to a substantial selection of appetising refreshments.

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Sat 18 May
INDOOR BOWLS CLUB SOLD
The sale by auction of the Indoor Bowls club, Reading Road, Wokingham, was
conducted on Tuesday by Messrs. Watts and Son at their Property Sale Rooms in
Broad Street. Bidding started at £2,000, and the club finally went to Mr. George Pratt,
of the Queen’s Oak Hotel, Finchampstead, for £3, 050.

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Fri 31 May
DUTCH TROOPS BID FAREWELL TO WOKINGHAM
Over 2,000 Dutch troops paraded before the Mayor and Members of the
Wokingham Corporation on Friday last. The 7/3rd and 2/9th Dutch Light Infantry,
together with the 5th Batt. Stormtroopers, goose-stepped smartly past the saluting
base, watched by a large and admiring crowd of morning shoppers. With the Mayor
was Major Van Erp, O.C., 2/9th D.L.I., Major Van Welz Enes, O.C. 7/3rd D.L.I.,
Major Schilberoord O.C. 9th Batt. Stormtroopers, Col. C. H. D. Bonnett, C.B.E.,
T.D.D.L.
Royal Fusiliers (Commandant, Mobilisation Control Centre), Major W. S.
Rainsford, D.C.M. (Commandant), Easthampstead Park Camp), Captain C. H.
Brashaw, M.M. (Quartermaster, Easthampstead Park Camp). Some of the troops left
Wokingham in the early hours of Tuesday morning en route for the Dutch East Indies.

POSTAL ARRANGEMENTS—WOKINGHAM AREA
“V” Day & Whit Monday
On Saturday, 8th June and Whit Monday (10th June) standard Bank Holiday
arrangements will apply.
The Head Office will be open from 9 a.m. to 12 noon for the transaction of all
classes of business. The Town Sub-offices will not be open.
In the Rural Area Offices transacting telegraph business will be open from 9 a.m. to
10.30 p.m.
There will be one delivery of letters and parcels.
One collection will be made from the street letter boxes in the Town area at
approximately 5.30 p.m. and in the Rural area in connection with the delivery.

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Fri 14 June
DEATH OF MR. “CHUMMY” DEARLOVE
Whilst the Victory procession was in progress on Saturday, news was received that
Mr. F.J. Dearlove, more affectionately known as “Chummy,” had passed away at his
home at Denmark Street, Wokingham, and the band in the procession stopped playing
as they entered Denmark Street.
Mr. Dearlove, who was 76 years of age, was one of Wokingham’s best known and
most popular residents. He was noted, among other things, for his retentive memory
and he could keep people interested for hours with his stories of Wokingham during
his younger days.
A keen sportsman, he was captain of the Wokingham “Magpies” over 50 years ago.
He was also an ardent supporter of and player for the Wokingham Town F.C.

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