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1956
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Sat 11 Feb
SCREEN ACTOR’S ADVENTUROUS LIFE
A frequent week-end visitor to Pound Cottage, Forest Road, between Binfield and
Wokingham, is a 30 years-old man, who, after an adventurous life, is fast making a
name for himself in films. Tony Wright is his name. It may not “ring a bell” with
many cinema-goers at the moment. But in the next year or two it may. He has recently
signed a seven years contract with the Rank organisation and big things are planned
for this rugged handsome actor.
The film ace’s home is at Pound Cottage, where his mother, Mrs. G. Wright, former
actress Joan Baily, lives. He is also the son of a well-known actor, the late Hugh E.
Wright.

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Sat 18 Feb
WOKINGHAM CLUB ANNUAL MEETING
Although the accounts of the Wokingham Club showed a profit of £128 for 1955,
the president, Mr. R.H.R. Palmer said there was one disappointing item in the reports
before the members at the annual meeting on Thursday. This was the drop in
subscriptions. With the ever increasing population of the town and district it would be
a healthy sign if there was a slight increase in the membership each year. He asked
members to try and introduce their friends to the club.
Later in the meeting, Mr. L.D. Sears said that he though there were many people in
the town who did not know of the club’s existence. He suggested the committee
should send letters of invitation to potential members. This was agreed to.
The Club Chairman, Mr. C.T. May, after asking members to continue their support,
mentioned that there were expenses which would have to be met in the future, these
expenses having been postponed for some time.
The accounts were presented by Mr. E. Dinham, the auditor, and he explained that
the increased profit had arisen mainly from the bar. The club assets stood at £1,478.
The item on the agenda, “Election of Officers,” was not the formality of past years,
for Mr. W.H. Bunch, the secretary declined to seek re-election after six years in
office. He agreed, as a temporary measure to continue, and the committee were
instructed to find a successor to him within three months.
The president and other officers paid tribute to Mr. Bunch for his work as secretary.
Mr. R.H.R. Palmer was re-elected president, and Mr. F. Payne will continue as
treasurer. Mr. C.T. May was returned unopposed to the committee, and the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Mr. P. Fry was filled by Mr. E. Morley Clemas.

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Sat 10 March
HUT SOLD
The former N.A.A.F.I. hut on the Toutley camp has been sold by the Town Council
for £22 10s.

BURST PIPES
Figures published this week show that during the first thirteen days of February 91
water pipes froze on the council housing estates—77 pipes burst.

R.A.A. PLANS
The Wokingham branch of the Royal Artillery Association decided at their meeting
on Wednesday to go ahead with plans for a recruiting campaign at Bracknell.

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