Quiz night planned to help dementia charity
IT’S TIME to put your thinking caps on. Twyford-based charity Understanding Dementia is hosting its very first Quiz Night next month. The team, who work to bridge the gap between...
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Plans for new library are a victory for the community of Twyford saysccouncillor
PLANS to convert a former school into a library have been welcomed as a victory for the community. Lib Dem councillor for Twyford, Stephen Conway said that the approval last...
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Piggott school places: parents’ questions answered
A parent who sent in parents’ questions about the Piggott places allocation has had replies from Wokingham Borough Council children’s services director Carol Cammiss. The director referred to the increased...
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Surprise for parents as some pupils admitted to Piggott
Parents battling for places at their local secondary school had surprise good news this week – 25 children have been offered spaces there. Wokingham Borough Council yesterday revealed 19 extra...
Read moreDetailsTheresa May pledges to push for answers as secondary school places row continues
MP Theresa May is weighing into the battle for places at a school where 159 children are on the waiting list. Nearly 60 of those children live in the secondary...
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Sax Bandits and musical legend are planning a Celebration
A TWYFORD-BASED group is making musical dreams come true with its latest lockdown venture. Sax Bandits, a saxophone-only group of around 100 musicians strong, is busy producing its third and...
Read moreDetailsWokingham secondary school places row: parents warned of shortages years ago
Parents warned years ago that there would be a shortage of places at The Piggott School, Wargrave. Last week there was fury when many children failed to get secondary places...
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Raise your glasses! Twyford Beer Festival to mark end of lockdown
Tickets for Twyford Beer Festival are being snapped up, to mark the end of lockdown.
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Garden centre Dobbies opens new Sainsbury’s food hall in its Hare Hatch branch
A HARE HATCH garden centre has opened a new foodhall thanks to a partnership with Sainsbury’s. Dobbies Garden Centre is now stocking more than 3,000 fresh, chilled and frozen products...
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How going shopping at popular Hare Hatch plant nursery can help school PTAs
HARE HATCH Sheeplands has launched an initiative to support borough schools, as children prepare to return to the classroom. Following the success of its cash for Christmas trees in December,...
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