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A proposal had been sent to him, he said, from the chairman of the Wokingham
Town F.C. Supporters’ club to the effect that the club might be prepared to take over
the premises for their headquarters.
Mr. F. Medcalf, chairman of the Supporters’ Club and former member of the
executive committee of the Wokingham Club, said that his club had a turnover of
about £5,000, of which over £2,000 was profit The Supporters’ Club had to give
financial backing to the Football Club, but he felt that if they opened a new
headquarters in the centre of the town they would attract new members from the
younger age group.
The Supporters’ Club were to meet on Wednesday, Mr. Medcalf told the president,
and although he could not forecast the decision of the committee he felt it right that
the members of the Wokingham Club should know that a suggestion to take over the
premises—with the approval of the president—would be put before that body.
The Wokingham Club, said the president, was still running at a loss, and he thought
a decision should be taken that evening without entering into protracted negotiations
which would increase the liabilities of the club, which were at present about £800.
It was agreed that the sub-committee of Messrs. R.A. Ingram, L.D. Sears, A.D.
Tanner and the secretary Mr. R.E. Thatcher should approach the Town F.C.
Supporters’ Club and Industrial Catering Limited and report back to a special meeting
of the club at the earliest opportunity
Following the last meeting, said the president, the Howard Palmer Bowling Club
had started as a separate organisation, and he understood this was making good
progress. He regretted the position in which the Wokingham Club found itself, and
paid tribute to the chairman, Mr. C.T. May, and the committee for their work during
the recent difficult years. The position, he said, was no fault of theirs, but the result of
a combination of various things—television taking a great share of the blame.

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Sat 25 June
THE FUTURE OF WOKINGHAM CLUB
Football Supporters’ Club Statement
Wokingham Town F.C. Supporters’ Club will not take over the Wokingham Club, it
was revealed in a 150-word statement says, the Supporters’ Club this week.
Meetings and discussions have been in progress for several weeks. Delegates from
both clubs have been reporting to special committee meetings.
As a result of their deliberations, the statement says the Supporters’ Club “are fully
alive to the fact that their primary duty is to support their parent club financially and
they feel that the amount that would be required for them to take over the Wokingham
Club would be too high.
“Therefore at the present juncture, they are not prepared to proceed further in the
matter.”

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Sat 2 July 1960
WOKINGHAM LOOKS AHEAD
New Town Hall Details
Dependant on credit restrictions Wokingham will have a new Town Hall and
municipal offices within four of five years. This week the conditions of the
competition for its design were circulated to over 50 members of the Royal Institute
of British Architects. The first prize is £1,000. The site is the junction of Wellington
Road and Denmark Street, Wokingham.

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