Parish/Borough Councillor Surgeries Craft Fair and Young Photography Competition as part of Arts Week 2019 The Parish Council holds monthly surgeries in the Parish Office when Parish and local Borough Councillors are Planning for this year’s festival of free events is already The Wren available to enable residents to discuss any views or well underway and the next edition of our newsletter issues they have. So, if you have any planning, litter, will include the timetable of events which all take place parking, open space or any other issues, then why not over autumn half term. You will soon be able to see come along to the Parish Office to meet your Councillors what is planned by visiting the Arts Week website at of on:- www.arts-week.org. Newsletter of Warfield Parish Council June 2019 (issue 83) Saturday 7 July 10am – 12 noon This year we also launching a Craft Fair on Sunday Parish Office: 7 County Lane, Warfield, RG42 3JP Saturday 1 September 10am – 12 noon 27th October. We will also be running the Young Tel: 01344 457777 Photography Competition again for those aged 16 Open Monday - Friday 9.30am -12.30pm Saturday 6 October 10am – 12 noon and under, look out for more information in the coming Email: [email protected] weeks. No need to book – just pop in at a time to suit www.warfieldparishcouncil.gov.uk Twitter: @WarfieldPC Facebook: Warfield Parish Council Warfield Produce Show – Saturday 20th July

This year’s Warfield Produce Show takes place on Summer of Fun Events 2019 – Saturday 20th July at the Brownlow Hall. Categories Activities for All the Family including cookery, home-grown produce, flowers and flower arranging, home-made drinks, photography, Inflatables • Circus Skills • Laser Tag • Refreshments crafts, and young person’s craft. and Much More Entry forms for the Produce Show can be obtained from Warfield Summer of Fun, the Parish Office, and should be returned to the Produce Show Committee by Tuesday 16 July (though late entries Friday 26 July11am to 3pm will be considered). Warfield Memorial Ground, Newell Green, RG42 6AE. Free car parking via Osborne Lane

Bring a picnic and enjoy the Parish Council Grants 2019-20 day! Warfield Parish Council allocates money each year to be awarded in grants to organisations for projects or events that will be of benefit to the residents of the Other events Parish. We are pleased to report that grants for the Wednesday 31 July, , financial year 2019-20 have now been approved, Wednesday 7 August, Centre, and we will be awarding a total of £21599.92 to 23 Friday 9 August, Memorial Park, Sandhurst organisations (individual grants range from £145 to Wednesday 14 August Locks Ride Recreation Ground, £7,500). For more detailed information please visit our Thursday 15 August Braybrooke Recreation Ground, Bracknell website. Wednesday 21 August Morgan Recreation Centre, Wednesday 28 August North Lake, South Hill Park, Bracknell Printed on environmentally friendly paper. News from Warfield Parish Council Winkfield & Warfield Family Cycle Ride – School Governors Sunday 23 June A new council was elected in May to serve on the parish Warfield CofE School is looking for school governors. council for the next four years. Your new council is This year the ever popular Winkfield and Warfield Are you interested in this challenging role? For more served by the following councillors and their wards : Annual Cycle ride will be held on Sunday 23 June information please contact Claire Pollard, Secretary to 2019, starting from Carnation Hall, Winkfield Row. the Governors: [email protected] Cllr Gareth Barnard - This 10 mile circular ride around the country lanes is Cllr Sheila Collings - Whitegrove Warfield’s Annual Gardening Competition suitable for all abilities with ages from 5+ welcome. 2019 Cllr Colleen Dulieu - Warfield Park Registration for the ride takes place at the Carnation This year’s Annual Gardening Competition has now Cllr Hugh Fitzwilliams - St Michaels Hall, Road, Winkfield Row, RG42 7PA from 9.30am, with the ride starting at 10am. At the been launched with a new category and we’re looking Cllr Lauren Gill - Whitegrove end of the ride everyone will receive a certificate. for entrants in 2 categories; Cllr Diane Guerard - Whitegrove Refreshments are provided to recharge batteries for the 1) The Best Environmental & Sustainable Front Garden journey home and the event is free. Booking can be Competition Cllr Kelly Jones - Quelm made online at www.winkfieldparishcouncil.gov.uk. 2) Tallest sunflower (child); tallest sunflower (adult). Cllr Mark Jones - Quelm To ensure the safety of our many riders it is imperative The competition is free to enter and open to all Cllr Grant Strudley - Whitegrove that we have sufficient marshals to cover all junctions Warfield residents and organisations. You can enter along the route. Are you able to help? Are you free on yourself or nominate a neighbour. Closing date for Cllr Catherine Thorin - Warfield Park Sunday 24 June for a couple of hours to marshal one of entrants/nominations is Monday 9 July, with judging of Cllr Claire Wallen - Whitegrove the junctions? If so please e-mail your name, address front gardens to take place mid to late July. and contact number to [email protected]. Sunflowers have until approximately 14th September to Cllr Ian Wilson - Quelm uk or alternatively contact the Warfield Parish Office. reach their full height and any over 2 metres will then For more information and to contact your parish be judged. We still have free sunflower seeds in the councillor, please visit our new look website at office for you to collect if you’d like to take part. www.warfieldparishcouncil.gov.uk The Rotary Club of Prizes will be awarded to the winner in each category A vacancy for the council was discussed at the council Easthampstead Rotarians have been busy with and will be presented later in the year. meeting on 12 June and the outcome can be found on colleagues, friends and businesses in the Bracknell To obtain an application/nomination form, which also the website. Forest and Wokingham boroughs helping organise a outlines judging criteria you can either contact the range of activities this summer for the whole family - for Parish Office or download one from our website. Our 125 not out the active and the not-so-active. Councillors will also be out and about, looking for front Warfield Parish Council first met on Wednesday 4 Upcoming events are: gardens to nominate in their wards. December 1894. To mark our 125th anniversary we On Saturday 29 June, the 38th Bracknell Samaritans have taken the opportunity to update our corporate Run at Easthampstead Park Community School with the identify with a refreshed logo and website. We are Community Speed Watch Teddy Bear Kids Run and the choice of a 5k or 10k fun also looking to organise events and activities over the run for all ages. Are you concerned about speeding in Warfield? Are next year to celebrate this milestone. Please check you in a position to help the police tackle this problem? out our website, Facebook page and Twitter for more The Bracknell Together Walk on Sunday 7 July in South If so, TVP are looking for local residents to assist them information. Hill Park for a stroll or a brisk walk to suit all tastes with the Community Speed watch program. Please along the beautiful walking trails around South Hill Park. contact the following if you can help. See website for further details: PCSO Madga Molenda – magdalena.molenda@ https://www.rotary-ribi.org/clubs/diary. thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk php?ClubID=533 A Speed Watch group is active in Hayley Green, will your neighbourhood be next?