A BOMB dating back to the First World War has been discovered in Warfield.
Thames Valley Police said there is to be a planned controlled explosion later this morning.
It is not known how the artillery shell came to be in the village, but it is of significant risk for the emergency crews to be called out.
Police are working with the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit (EOD) from the Army to make the bomb safe.
In a post on social media, Thames Valley Police Bracknell and Wokingham team wrote: “We are currently supporting our colleagues from the Army EOD in the Warfield area of Bracknell following the discovery of a World War One artillery shell.
“There will shortly be a controlled explosion to safely dispose of it.”
It is not the first time shells have been discovered.
Last November, police closed Forbury Road in Reading an unexploded device was found, thought to date back to the Second World War.
In this case, a grenade was found on a building site off Kenavon Drive and, due to the risks if it is still live, police closed the roads as a precaution.
In 2019, a boy’s magnet fishing expedition along the Kennet and Avon canal led to police closing the towpath in east Reading after they found an unexploded shell.
Not all discoveries end up being bombs.
In 2018, workers on Bell Foundry Lane downed tools after discovering what they thought was an unexploded bomb. However, investigation revealed it to be a cylinder that had been buried in the ground by historic fly-tippers.
