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Whitsun holiday event. This was announced by Cllr. L.D. Sears at a special meeting
of the Council on Thursday to receive the report of the Martin’s Pool Committee. The
Mayor (Cllr. N.C. Lawrence) was in the chair.
Cllr. Sears outlined the history of the Council’s negotiations with Mr. W.T. Martin
since last September, when Mr. Martin offered the Pool to the Council for £12,000, to
be paid at the rate of £400 a year, for thirty years, free of interest. The district valuer’s
valuation of the pool was £7,000 plus £1,052 for the equipment, a total of £8,052. The
yearly cost to the Council for the first five years would be £529 8s. 2d., and the total
repayment figure would be £12,136. Altogether, by borrowing from the Ministry of
Health, with interest to pay, the Council would ultimately several hundred pounds
worse off than they would have been under the original terms.
Mr. Martin was not bound to accept the district valuer’s valuation, which Cllr. Sears
thought was a low one, but he had very generously agreed to do so, although he could
have got at least another £1,000 for the pool. “I do not want the Council to pass this
report without being aware of the generosity being shown by the Freeman of the
Borough, Mr. Martin,” concluded Cllr. Sears. The report of the Martin’s Pool
committee was adopted.
It was proposed by Cllr. Reeves, seconded by Cllr. Mrs. Longhurst and carried, that
application be made to the Ministry of Health for sanction to borrow £8,052 for the
purchase of the pool.

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WHIT-MONDAY OUTING
Miss Lloyd’s Tuesday Bible Class and other members of All Saints’ Church, had a
motor-coach trip to Southsea on Whit-Monday.

REQUEST FOR A HALT
Some 222 residents in the locality have petitioned for a halt or station between
Wokingham and Crowthorne at Nine Mile Ride. The petition has been sent to the
traffic manager of the Southern Railway.

YOUNG WIVES
Mrs. R.W. Tuesday has started a Young Wives Group in connection with the St.
Paul’s branch of the Mothers’ Union. The first meeting of the Young Wives was on
Wednesday afternoon in the St. Paul’s Parish Room.
COMBINED EFFORT
Staff shortage in the churchyard having brought about pressure of work there, choir-
girls and bell-ringers of All Saints’ led by the Rev. E.V. Lean, have applied
themselves the task of cutting grass and tidying graves.

LIFEBOAT DAY
Mrs. E. Liddiard, hon. Secretary of the Wokingham branch of the Royal National
Lifeboat Institution, expresses thanks to the subscribers and helpers for the recent flag
day effort which raised just over £50 for the Institution.

SHOW SUCCESS
At the recent British Samoyed Club championship show, held at Leeds, Prince
Serge of Kobe was the best dog in the show, winning the Kennel Club challenge
certificate, three firsts and a special prize. Prince Serge of Kobe is owned by Mrs.
K.R. Wells, Star Lane Crossing, Wokingham.

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