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Steward of Westminster, Kingston and Bristol. Although he had not lived in the town
very long the Marquess said that he and Lady Ormonde had much appreciated the
welcome that had been extended towards them. He had, he said, known Wokingham
since 1902, when he was a student at Wixenford School. In those days the school had
no chapel, and he well remembered walking to Wokingham every Sunday to attend
the parish church. He was glad to be able to do this again, and had been struck by the
size of the congregations at the church which showed it was a living factor in the
borough. He had maintained his connection with Berkshire whilst at Sandhurst, first
as a cadet and later as an instructor. After leaving the army, Lord Ormonde said, he
renewed his county attachment by living at Winkfield, and was then on the County
Council and on the Easthampstead R.D.C. After the last war he had moved to Kent in
order to look after a widowed mother, but had returned to Wokingham.
After touching on the history of the borough, Lord Ormonde said he hoped it would
never lose its character as a country market town. Under the guidance of the Mayor
and the council, he was confident that it would continue to make the steady progress it
had done in the past
Thanking the council for the deed of appointment, which he valued highly, Lord
Ormonde said he hoped to be worthy of his distinguished predecessors.
The business concluded with the National Anthem, and this was followed by a
sherry party.

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Sat 22 Dec
A NEW CUP
Over 40 members of the Wokingham St. John Ambulance Girl Cadets enjoyed
themselves at a Christmas party in the Milton Road schoolroom on Saturday
organised by Mrs. Payne, the member-in-charge of the cadets. During the party Mrs.
Edwards presented to Mrs. Payne a new challenge cup, to be awarded annually to the
best cadet, given by herself and her husband, Divisional Officer E. Edwards.

HOSPITAL CONCERT
Patients at the Wokingham Hospital enjoyed a concert on Saturday, given by the
local Civil Defence Social Club, who were augmented for the Occasion by the
Sainsbury Singers and the choir of the Wokingham Townswomen’s Guild. This was
the first occasion on which the C.D. Social Club had entertained an outside
organisation. For those patients who could not leave the wards, the concert was
relayed over the hospital’s public address system.

FOOD AND WARMTH
Parcels of groceries were handed to each of the families at the Sale Memorial
Homes by the Mayor Cllr. Mrs. C.E.A. La Bouchardière, on Monday. They had been
provided by the efforts of Mrs. Beasley, who manages the communal activities at the
homes. In addition to the Christmas parcels, each family was promised a
hundredweight of coal, to be delivered within a few days. After distributing the
presents, the Mayor stopped for a cup of tea with the old folk. The oldest person to
receive a gift was Mrs. M. Seaward, who is 87.

NEXT WEEK’S FILMS
Robert Newton and Kit Taylor can be seen in “Long John Silver” at the Ritz
Cinema, Wokingham, on Christmas Eve and Boxing Day, with Laurel and Hardy in
the supporting film “Dancing Masters.” In the main film, Robert Newton revels in the

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