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The green, said the secretary, had stood up to the demands of a hot dry summer very
well, and it was during the season that the full worth of the recently acquired sprinkler
system was appreciated. The long-term policy of buying mechanical aids for the
groundsman was one that would pay dividends, he felt.
There was competition for the various offices for the club, but the retiring president,
Mr. J. Brand, had to decline re-election owing to ill-health. His place was filled by
Mr. R.J. Fenner, Mr. H.C. Lee becoming vice-president. Mr. G. Reed retained the
chairmanship, and Mr. E.C. Plumridge was re-elected secretary. The new treasurer
will be Mr. J. Ford, with Mr. R.A. Ingram taking over as assistant secretary. Mr. F.
Beard retained the captaincy, the vice-captains being Mr. P.W. Fry and Mr. J.L.
Langley. Mr. H. Blackman was re-elected match secretary.

WOKINGHAM PROPERTY SALE
Messrs. H.E. Hall and Sons, incorporated auctioneers, report a successful sale of the
freehold shop premises and living accommodation known as No. 15, Peach Street,
Wokingham. There was a large attendance at the auction which was held at The Bush
Hotel, Wokingham, on Tuesday. The bidding started at £4,000 and rose rapidly in
bids of £250 and £500 at a time up to £8,500, the property eventually being sold for
the satisfactory figure of £8,900.
The freehold property has a frontage of 27ft. 6in. to Peach Street, including a right
of way of about 10ft. 6in. the figure represents a value of approximately £330 per foot
frontage. This figure is even £100 per foot in excess of the recent figure obtained by
the Borough of Wokingham just recently from a multiple firm for 100ft. of frontage
lower down Peach Street.
The buyer of the freehold premises, we understand, is a manufacturing clothier and
he intends to open a retail shop and redevelop the site. No. 15, Peach Street was
owned by the late Ella Johnson, and a both she and her husband died within a few
days of each other, both intestate, the property is owned by the Crown and was sold
on behalf of the Treasury Solicitor. Mr. C. Farnell, auctioneer and sole principal of
Messrs. H.E. Hall and Sons, conducted the sale.

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Sat 23 April
THE MIRROR RETURNS
Subject of exhaustive debate—in the Council Chamber and outside it—the mirror
presented to the town by a former Recorder of Wokingham is now once again hanging
over the stone fireplace in the Town Hall.

CAR PARK SCHEME
The long-awaited Denmark Street car park will soon become a reality instead of an
item for discussion at council meetings. A tender for its construction—and the
demolition of certain old properties—has been accepted from a Darlington firm, who
quoted £1,787 10s.

Hair Fashions
An exhibition of hair styles—in which 22 models showed a total of 28 different
styles—was arranged by Mr. Leslie Ilott and held in the Town Hall, Wokingham, on
Wednesday in aid of the Mayor’s appeal for the World refugee Year Appeal Fund.
The Mayor and Mayoress, Ald. And Mrs. F. Moles, were among the guests during the
afternoon and at the evening show.

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