LOCKDOWN VERSE: What do superheroes wear?
The superhero outfit What should Super-Heroes wear? 1. A MASK (of course) to prove they’ll dareTo conquer fear and beat despair. 2. A VISOR which can rise or fall,Whenever victims...
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How Captain Tom inspired Woosehill girl to cut her hair – and what that means for the Royal Berkshire Hospital
DIY haircuts may have become the norm during lockdown, but for one Woosehill youngster the chop has meant hundreds of pounds for charity. Eleven-year-old Molly Story began May as Rapunzel’s...
Read moreDetailsIN THE COMMUNITY: Wokingham Art Society takes its annual exhibition online due to the coronavirus pandemic
THE WOKINGHAM Art Society is bringing its summer exhibition to the home, with a virtual showreel. This year would have marked the 65th annual event, but is instead being celebrated...
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Historic pre-Second World War painting of Paris up for auction in Wokingham
A CHARMING painting coming up for auction in Wokingham next week has an incredible story behind it. The view of the Pont Neuf in Paris predates the Second World War,...
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Bus operator Stagecoach offers face covering make-up lessons with @hartyyy
With face coverings now becoming an everyday part of life, Stagecoach, the UK’s biggest bus and coach operator, has teamed up with a make-up influencer. That might seem like a...
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Rajeev’s Bhangracise classes are so popular even the Prime Minister knows about them
UPBEAT, energetic and infectious. That’s how an Earley man describes his award-winning exercise classes, Bhangracise. Rajeev Gupta began lockdown on a mission to stay active and positive through the dance...
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‘They are suffering’ – meet the fashion expert from Finchampstead helping people in India
A FINCHAMPSTEAD fashion expert has launched a project to help Indian families. Aparna Jain, owner of style consultancy YunikuLondon has partnered with her relatives in India to fundraise for those...
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The bells ring out across Wokingham once again after Covid-19 paused physical church services
THE CHIME of bells can now be heard in Wokingham town centre, as bell ringers return to work. For the past 19 weeks, Sundays have been quiet, as ringing in...
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IN THE COMMUNITY: Wokingham Scouts turn to Zoom to hold AGM
Wokingham Scouts WOKINGHAM SCOUTS used modern technology to hold their AGM earlier this month. Troops from across the borough gathered virtually to look back over the past 12 months, and...
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IN THE COMMUNITY: What Younger People With Dementia Wokingham has been doing during coronavirus lockdown
Lockdown has not curtailed our services, which are used by people living with Young Onset Dementia and their carers. Some creative thinking, thanks to donations from local organisations like Wokingham...
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