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arrival and departure of the Royal party. The singing was led by the Parish Church’s
own choir.
The baby girl made no murmur when Princess Margaret carefully took her from her
nurse and handed her to the Rector to be named Marilyn Emma Margaret.
(description of dress)
After the service, they attended a christening party at Allanbay Park.

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Sat 6 Mar
“SILVER LINING WEEK
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Plans for the local “Silver Lining “ week, to be held from March 13 -20 , were
discussed at a meeting of the Wokingham Savings Committee held at the Town Hall,
with Ald. Lawrence in the chair. The target will be £25,000m in National Savings,
and both the Borough of Wokingham and the Wokingham Rural District will
participate. The opening ceremony will take place at a concert, to be held in the Town
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Hall, on Saturday, March 13 .

SAVINGS BANK
On Monday a new full-time branch office of the Reading Trustee Savings Bank is to
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be opened at 31, Peach Street, Wokingham. The office, which is the 12 under the
control of the Reading Bank, is to be officially opened by Sir Kenneth Stewart K.B.E.,
J.P., the chairman of the Trustee Savings Bank Association, and should ultimately add
considerable support to the National Savings Campaign in Wokingham and district.

ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE
On Saturday, members of the Reading Town ‘A’ Ambulance Cadet Division Band,
under Cadet Supt. F.G. Carter and honorary bandmaster H. Young, visited
Wokingham where a dance organised by Miss I. Adams, was held in aid of the funds
of Wokingham Ambulance Cadets and Reading Town ‘A’ Cadet Band. Before the
dance the cadets marched round the town, and the band beat Retreat outside the Town
Hall. During the interval at the dance, items were given by the Reading Town ‘A’
Cadet Band under Cadet Supt. F.G. Carter presented Miss Adams with an hon.
member’s badge of the St. John Ambulance Brigade, and Miss Adams made a
presentation to the band of a tenor drum, which had belonged to the late Irish Rifles.

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Sat 20 March
“SILVER LINING CAMPAIGN
Public support of Wokingham’s “Silver Lining” Campaign has not been as
widespread as the organisers had hoped, and the audiences at functions in connection
with the week have so far been comparatively small.
The campaign was launched at the Town Hall on Saturday, with a concert by “Les
Versatiles” of Reading. Chief speaker at the opening ceremony which followed the
show, was Col. D.J. Cresswell, Regional Commissioner for National savings. He was
introduced by the Mayor (Cllr. the Hon. Mrs. Corfield), who was supported by the
Deputy-Mayor (Ald. N.C. Lawrence). Col Cresswell pointed out that the “Silver
Lining” Campaign was not a stunt, but was designed to encourage regular saving
week by week. “It is far better to put money by now, while things are expensive and
in short supply,” he continued. “We shall then be able to spend wisely when
conditions are more normal.” A vote of thanks was proposed by Lieut.-Col. C.D.
Burnell, chairman of Wokingham R.D.C.

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