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over the business, are individual craftsmen bakers and, it is felt, will be able to give
every satisfaction and personal attention.
Mr. and Mrs. Purver trust their customers will continue to give their successors their
custom.

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Sat 27 Jan
MR. A. GODSAL ENGAGED
The engagement has been announced of Mr. Alan Godsal of Haines Hill, Twyford.
He is to marry Lady Elizabeth Stopford, younger daughter of the Earl of Courtown, of
Beaconsfield, and Mrs. Christopher Vian, of Godalming.

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Sat 10 Feb
CINEMA SILVER JUBILEE
Celebrating its silver jubilee this year will be the Ritz Cinema, Wokingham—and
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also reaching a 25 anniversary with the company will be the chief projectionist, Mr.
Charles Sargeant. Interviewed this week, Mr. Sargeant recalled the days when he first
joined the film business; the best seats in the house at the Ritz then cost 1s. 6d. and
the films—nearly all black and white—were shown on a screen that would be dwarfed
by today’s equipment. The original projectors are still in use at the cinema, however,
although modified in 1956 to take the new wide-screen films. With the advent of
television there were fears that this cosy little family cinema would close, but it did
not share the fate of so many others, and with increasing attendance looks forward to
a new period of prosperity.
Workmen are now busy renewing the entire seating –there are 712 seats to be
completely renovated and the work is expected to take some time, as it is done mainly
at night. At the Ritz cinema, Mr. Sargeant renewed his working partnership with
manager Mr. Jack Cole, for they spent eight years (1944-52) working together at the
Regal Cinema, Caversham.

SNOW CLEARANCE COST
The heavy snowfall at the beginning of January cost the Wokingham ratepayers
about £300 it is revealed in a report presented to the Town Council on Thursday. The
snowfall, following a week of heavy frosts had thrown a severe strain on the
Highways Department and contractors had been called in to clear the snow in the
town centre.

POOL OPENING
The Martin’s Swimming Pool, Wokingham, will be opened for the 1962 season on
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May 14 .

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Sat 17 Feb
WOKINGHAM BOWLING CLUB
Highly successful season reviewed
A successful season—one of the best in the history of the club—was reported to
members of Wokingham Bowling Club at their annual meeting in the pavilion on
Tuesday. The retiring president, Mr. R.J. Fenner, congratulated Mr. Jack Rivers on
being the first person to bring the county singles championship to the club and
expressed the hope that this would be the fore-runner of many such occasions.
Referring to the apparent lack of progress with regard to the plot of land the club
owned fronting on to the main Reading Road—land which it was their intention to

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