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Sat 24 Nov
WOKINGHAM SHOP SOLD FOR £23,000
One of Wokingham’s principal shops changed hands on Thursday for £23,000. It
was the Tudor-styled building opposite the Town Hall that had been the home of Sale
and Son (Wokingham), Ltd., for many years.
Having registered their business and developed a new “garden centre” at Folly
Court, Barkham Road, Wokingham, the firm put their Market Place shop on the
market. And two directors, Mr. P.J. Sale and Mr. O.R.C. Sale were present at the great
Western Hotel, Reading, on Thursday, when bidding started at £15,000. In quick
£1,000 stages it rose rapidly to £20,000 and then in £500 bids to £23,000 at which
figure it was knocked down to Messrs. J. Kirby & Co., of Molly Millars Lane,
Wokingham.
The new owners described themselves as agricultural merchants—in contrast to
Messrs. Sale & Son, who have been connected with horticulture since the firm was
founded.
The sale was conducted by Messrs. Nicholas, with Mr. W.T.D. Vincent on the
rostrum.

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Sat 15 Dec
OVER £1,000 RAISED
The Mayor of Wokingham, Cllr. Dr. P.P. Pigott, announced this week that she had
closed her appeal for the Freedom From Hunger Campaign. Taking into account £170
directly contributed to the Oxfam Committee during the appeal, the amount raised by
Wokingham was £1,064. The Mayor paid a tribute this week to Mr. W. Harold Lee,
who gave all the printing, and to the organisations in the town whose help meant that
there were no administrative expenses.

EFFORT FOR THE FAMINE RELIEF
A concert given by girls of the Luckley-Oakfield School, Wokingham realised over
£37 for the Oxford Committee for Famine Relief on Saturday.

ROTARY CLUB
Members of the Wokingham Rotary Club heard from their colleague, Mr. J.
Barfoot, at their luncheon meeting on Monday, about Trustee Savings Banks. Records
of transactions of the Wokingham Trustee Savings Bank in 1832 are still in existence.

CHRISTMAS POST

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