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More Please! Page 20 All Go for New Page 3 ‘Fosters’ Page 24 Wokingham Borough Winter 2014 NEWSYour magazine from Wokingham Borough Council See back page for Christmas waste and recycling collection calendar In this issue… Winter Wellbeing page 13 to 16 Gorse Ride comes together More please! page 20 All go for new page 3 ‘Fosters’ page 24 www.wokingham.gov.uk 2 Winter 2014 Keeping in touch with us [email protected] Welcome www.wokingham.gov.uk With Christmas almost (0118) 974 6000 upon us, we’re gearing 07786 200914 up once again for facebook.com/wokinghamboroughcouncil winter. @WokinghamBC On page 13 you can find out more The new roads are just one way of Visit us: about our campaign to encourage better connecting the Borough. As Monday to Friday between 8.30am and 5pm local people to become Winter well as investing in roads, we’ve also Write to us: Friends. When the cold weather made improvements to cycleways Wokingham Borough Council, Civic Offices, sets in, you can make a difference and public transport. Each of the Shute End, Wokingham RG40 1BN by looking in on a neighbour who is SDLs will be connected by networks, elderly or vulnerable. I have signed known as greenways, that would Find out more information by: up to the pledge and hope that allow car-free commuting as well as Email and text updates – register at: many of you will join me in pleasurable places to walk or ride. www.wokingham.gov.uk/online supporting others in the community whatever the elements may throw And, WBC sets one of the highest at us. Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) rates to ensure developers continue With around 435 miles of roads to fund the infrastructure we need. around the Borough, our gritting See back page teams are getting ready to respond If you have any views or comments please get in touch with me via for Christmas waste to weather conditions throughout and recycling the winter period; and you can find email at: collection out more about our plans to keep [email protected]. the Borough moving on page 27. You can also let us know your views calendar And on pages 8 and 9, you can find on the magazine by completing the out the latest progress on new survey on page 26. homes and infrastructure in the Strategic Development Locations Don’t forget you can also keep In this edition (SDLs). up-to-date with all the latest news at: www.wokingham.gov.uk/news, Pre-application preparatory work is 7 by following @WokinghamBC on Energised plans for leisure taking place on the Arborfield Relief Road following last year’s extensive Twitter or liking us on Facebook. consultation. And we’re working 8-9 Cllr Keith Baker to deliver the South Wokingham Building sustainable communities Leader of the Council Distributor Road in line with the 10 aspirations expressed by residents New Arborfield secondary school following the consultation. I’ve always said that we’ll find a way to 13-16 fully fund the North Wokingham Winter wellbeing Distributor Road, and I’m pleased to say we are making good progress. 21 Embracing integrated care To advertise in Wokingham Borough News, or for any other queries about this magazine including delivery, please contact: 24 [email protected]. A pdf version of this magazine is Hillside Park available online at: www.wokingham.gov.uk/boroughnews 25 Editorial: Communications Team at Wokingham Borough Council Broadening activities in our country parks Design and printed by: Digital Solutions on uncoated FSCM 75gsm paper 26 Cost: 13p per person / 25p per household Readership survey Winter 2014 3 MORE please! Pupils at Robert Piggott CE Infant School in Wargrave join primary children across the Borough, who together, enjoy some 98,000 hot school meals served by us each month. Following the introduction of the optional free school meal Caterlink, which provides the food on our behalf, offers a scheme this September, we’ve seen a 42% increase in the different daily menu with a choice between a meat and vegetable number of meals served compared to last year. main, jacket potato and dessert. We spoke to Toby, Kate, Seren, Loula, Ottie and Finlay to find out At Robert Piggott, the vast majority of children opt to have a what they think about the lunches. All say they are on par with meal. Executive Headteacher Sally Ann Aker says there are more their mums’ although Finlay says his grandma’s spaghetti is still than nutritional benefits to this. best. Fish and chips, burgers and sausages are a firm favourite, but they also like their vegetables, especially carrots, potatoes, “It’s about life skills,” she said. “Sitting down together at and sweetcorn. Toby says he loves cucumber and broccoli – but lunchtime teaches them how to use a knife and fork, as well as not together. good table manners. They also learn how to make and share conversation.” Igniting Writing talent - teen writing group There is a new writing “That’s why I set up Igniting Writing, a Sessions are held at group for teens at teen writing club that brings local 11 to Wokingham Library Wokingham Library. 18-year-olds together to develop their every Saturday from We get the inside writing in a fun, relaxed atmosphere. 10.30am to midday. scoop from the club’s founder, Alex “It’s a great way for teens to share their To book a place, email: Baker… work and build their confidence by [email protected] or phone experimenting with new writing skills (0118) 978 1368. “Across Berkshire there are many and genres. creative writing groups, but something More information: that has always bugged me is that none “Our first session in October focused @IgnitingWriting are targeted specifically at teenagers still on creating settings and everyone had facebook.com/groups/ developing their writing. It seems like a a great time with the writing prompts 829509490414536 real missed opportunity. There are some and exercises. Future sessions will cover • Blog: ignitingwriting.tumblr.com incredibly talented teens out there and everything from developing characters to their minds are overflowing with creative exploring the world of sci-fi, so there’s and imaginative ideas. something for everyone.” 4 Winter 2014 Elections May 2015 The General Election will be held Thinking of becoming a next year on Thursday May 7. councillor? In addition, Borough elections are taking If you have ever considered being a local Contact us: place in Barkham, Bulmershe and councillor, you can find out more by • Electoral Services helpline number Whitegates, Coronation, Emmbrook, visiting: www.beacouncillor.org.uk. (0118) 974 6522 / 6523 Evendons, Hawkedon, Hillside, Loddon, Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 5pm If you would like to stand and want to be Maiden Erlegh, Norreys, Shinfield North, • [email protected] associated with a particular political party, Shinfield South, Sonning, South Lake, • www.wokingham.gov.uk/elections you should think about making enquiries Twyford, Wescott, Winnersh and • Electoral Services, PO Box 151, Shute now, as they will want to get to know Wokingham Without wards. End, Wokingham, Berks, RG40 1GY you and put you through their selection These parish/town councils will also be up process. for election: Barkham, Earley, Shinfield, We can put you in touch with the local Moved house? Sonning, Twyford, Winnersh, Wokingham, agents. More information about standing You must register Wokingham Without and Woodley. as an independent candidate will be to vote published in the next edition of If you have recently moved Wokingham Borough News. paying council tax does NOT register you to vote. Visit www.gov.uk/ register-to-vote. Park and ride coming Free parking this Work has started on our two much-awaited park and ride schemes Christmas – 579 spaces at Mereoak Lane in Shoppers are getting an early Christmas • Rose Street, Wokingham Grazeley, and 390 in Wharfedale Road present with free car parking in selected • Cockpit Path, Wokingham near Winnersh Station. council-owned car parks on Saturday • Headley Road, Woodley December 13 and 20 at: Crockhamwell Road, Woodley The two sites are being built • • Lytham Road (east and west), Woodley simultaneously, and plan to be ready • Polehampton Close, Twyford in March. • School Lane, Wargrave Although parking will be free on the • The Paddocks, Wokingham Saturdays before Christmas, maximum They will also offer blue badge holder, • Denmark Street, Wokingham stay limits and disabled parking bays will cycle and motorbike parking, and (council-managed section only) still be enforced. eventually electric car charging • Easthampstead Road (east and points. west), Wokingham Our library visits you Are you homebound, have mobility issues or caring for someone and miss visiting the library? Then the good news is our library service can visit you instead! We can deliver books to you, including large print and audio books. It’s a greatly valued service. “My wife would be lost without her books from the home library service. I think libraries are absolutely essential,” said resident Robert Wall. Trained volunteers regularly visit readers at home, with books matching their reading tastes. More information: • (0118) 978 1368 • www.wokingham.gov.uk/libraries/home Winter 2014 5 Station link road final phases Thank you again for your patience during the past few months when Oxford and Barkham roads in Wokingham were closed as part of the station link road scheme. We know they are important routes in the town centre, but we had no choice to close them because of the complex nature of the work we had to do. We’re dependent on Network Rail to first complete trackside work before we can carry on, and we hope to start the final phases of the whole scheme early next year.
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