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AMBULANCE IN COLLISION
An ambulance and a private vehicle collided at the junction of Easthampstead Road
and Goodchild Road, Wokingham, on Wednesday afternoon. Slight damage was
caused to both vehicles but no one was injured.

FACTORY FIRE
Three appliances from Wokingham and Reading dealt with an outbreak of fire in a
light engineering works (Harper and Hollyman, Ltd), in Peach Street, Wokingham, on
Thursday night. Passing soldiers saw flames and smoke coming from the side of the
building, and gave the alarm. Flooring, walls and a door of a first floor room were
damaged, but firemen prevented the outbreak spreading to an adjoining paint store.
The cause of the outbreak is being investigated.

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Sat 15 March
NEW JAZZ CLUB
Authentic jazz, as played in America in the 1920s will be coming regularly to
Wokingham, starting next week. In an effort to promote a live interest in jazz in the
town, a club is being formed at The Welcome Inn, Wokingham. The organiser is
Dennis May (25), the son of the new licensee of The Welcome Inn.

ROTARY CLUB
At the weekly luncheon meeting of the Rotary Club of Wokingham, held at The
Bush Hotel, on Thursday last week, the guest speaker was Mr. A.C. Dobbs F.S.A., a
retired member of Lloyds, whose subject was “The History and Machinery of
Lloyds.” Rotarian Alan Perkins thanked the speaker.

HUT COMPLETELY DESTROYED
A timbered hut in Bob’s Copse, Simons Lane, Wokingham, was burned to the
ground on Saturday night. Wokingham firemen were called to the fire just after 7.30
p.m. and although they were assisted by the Reading Brigade they were unable to save
the hut. Camping equipment was destroyed. During the summer the hut was used by
Sea Scouts but for the past few months it has been locked up. The cause of the
outbreak is being investigated. The hut belonged to Mr. Curtis, of Redlands Road,
Reading.

TERRITORIAL CLUB
A successful year’s activities was reported by the secretary, C.Q.M.S. W.A. Binder,
at the annual meeting of the Wokingham 4/6 Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment
(T.A.) Club, at Wokingham on Wednesday. C.Q.M.S. Binder reported a year full of
activity. The club’s finances were said to be in a satisfactory condition by the
treasurer, Lt. P.S. Ford. The meeting passed a resolution thanking C.Q.M.S. Binder
for his work as a “highly efficient and capable” secretary during the year. The
following officers were re-elected: President, Capt. C.H. Willing; treasurer, Lt. P.S.
Ford; vice-president, Capt. J. Vey, M.M.; secretary, C.Q.M.S. W.A. Binder. Other
committees were re-elected en bloc, with the addition of Mr. J. Goswell, to the
entertainments committee.

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Sat 22 March
CRICKET CLUB MEETING

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