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LORD LIEUTENANT’S VISIT
The Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire, Mr. H.A. Benyon, visited the Wokingham
Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday and met the local justices before taking his seat on the
Bench.

BELLRINGERS’ TRIBUTE
As a tribute to the Lord Bishop of Oxford, a quarter, peal of “Grandsire Triples”
was rung at All Saints’ Church, Wokingham, on the eve of his enthronement. The peal
was conducted by Mr. W. Newton.

NEW CINEMA MANAGER
Now completing his first week as manager of the Ritz Cinema, Wokingham, is Mr.
H.R. Clark, of Maidenhead. During the fourteen years he was at Maidenhead Mr.
Clark became well known for his activities on behalf of various charities, to which his
patrons subscribed a considerable sum of money.

JUNIOR SPORTS AND SOCIAL CLUB
The indoor games championships and tournaments are continuing with success. Of
those completed, David Woodage has won the senior table tennis championship,
beating Danny Murphy in the final, and Micky Carey succeeded in beating Dicky
Winter in the junior final. Stanley Readings is the winner of the shove-halfpenny
championship, following a finals win over David Woodage, while Tony Jones beat
Stan Readings in the darts championship final. During the club gathering on Friday
last week, the club leader, Mr. D. Goddard, on behalf of the helpers and members,
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presented a clock to Peter Tickner, with congratulations to him for his 21 birthday.

SUNDAY SCHOOLS AMALGAMATE
In September 1952 members of the Wokingham Baptist Church started a Sunday
school at Toutley Camp, especially for the many children in that area who had no
contact with a Sunday school. It was a difficult task, for they had very little
equipment, and the hall was ill-suited for worship. But the staff persisted, and
achieved considerable success. Now, a council decision to clear Toutley Camp has
meant that they have taught at Toutley for the last time. The work of the Sunday
school is not ended, however, for on Sunday the school was amalgamated with the
Milton Road School. Instead of teachers going to Toutley the pupils are brought into
Wokingham and join in the existing classes.

FOOTBALL STAND APPEAL
The new Wokingham Town Football Club stand which was erected by the
Wokingham Supporters’ Club at a cost of £600, had its roof wrecked in the recent
gales. The cost of the damage is estimated at about £200. The chairman of the
Football club, Mr. C.F. Chipp, is launching an appeal to all local sportsmen and
anyone who likes to send a donation. Donations should be sent to either Mr. Chipp,
39, Eastheath Avenue, Wokingham, or the hon. treasurer, Mr. J.L. Langley, 12,
Milton Road, Wokingham. The damage to the stand has hit the club at an unlucky
moment, for they have just entered senior amateur football, and the hope of success in
their first season has been damped a little by this unfortunate occurrence.

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