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they will also be running an autumn programme to include courses on Archaelogy and
Anthropology.

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Sat 23 July
RELIEF ROAD AT WOKINGHAM
Purchase Of Properties
Purchase of further properties in Rose Street, Broad Street, and Cross Street,
Wokingham, in preparation for the construction “in due course” of the Wokingham
Relief Road is being recommended at the meeting of Berkshire County Council in
Reading today (Saturday). The properties concerned are at 3, Broad Street, 63a, Rose
Street, and 1, Cross Street.
Making the recommendation, the Highways and Bridges Committee state that the
Ministry of Transport have indicated that grant for the purchases would be
forthcoming when authorisation was given for the road works to proceed.
The committee also report that an assurance has been received from the Ministry of
Transport that grant will be given for the purchase of part of the site at the junction of
Rose Street and Broad Street, owned by Heelas, Ltd., when the roadworks are
authorised to be carried out.
The committee had previously agreed to the purchase, subject to this assurance from
the ministry.

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Sat 30 July
CLOSURE OF THE WOKINGHAM CLUB
Today (Saturday) will see the closure of the Wokingham Club. This was revealed at
a special meeting held on Wednesday, when it was announced that the president, Mr.
R.H.R. Palmer, had decided that this was the only course to adopt and that he would
settle the club’s liabilities when the property had been sold.
There has been a great deal of speculation as to the price the club premises will
fetch; some time ago the figure of £40,000 was quoted extensively, but this week I
heard the view expressed that the site would fetch upwards of £60,000. Under these
circumstances one cannot wonder that Mr. Palmer should decide to close the club
rather than invest more money in an endeavour to keep solvent a club that was not
adding greatly to the amenities of the town.

COLOURFUL
The Town Hall continues to improve; this week I notice that three of the portraits,
which a few weeks ago were faded and filthy have been re-hung and, I suspect, are as
colourful now as when the artists first put brush to canvas. And to add to the
improvements the lighting has been replaced—with 24 bulbs against the former
dozen. So many improvements are being made in the Town Hall that I heard one local
resident say this week: “I can’t see why they need to spend a lot of money on a new
one.” But you cannot please all the people.
QUERCUS

CHANGES AT BEAR WOOD
School To Be For Boys Only
The past year has been one of great changes at the Royal Merchant Navy School,
Bear Wood, and the head teacher, Mr. C.W.S. Averill, reported at the school speech
day on Saturday that still more would be taking place in the near future. The biggest

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