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Welcome Pack Welcome to Aberleigh Gardens September 2020 www.myjourneywokingham.com 1 Welcome About This Booklet My Journey Wokingham Welcome to your new home in Arborfield Green. As well as welcoming new residents to the borough, This pack has been produced by the My Journey My Journey Wokingham provides a series of travel team to provide you with information about related events and training course competitions. planning journeys from your new home. For further information about the My Journey My Journey Wokingham promotes travel which Wokingham programme please visit the My Journey helps keep our residents healthy and safe and our Wokingham website. borough cleaner and greener. Additionally, you can follow us on Facebook or Within this pack you will find reference to local Twitter to find out about our latest offers, events walking and cycle routes, information about local and training programmes. bus and rail services, and where to find your nearest electric car charging points. Website: www.myjourneywokingham.com We are also pleased to be able to provide you with information on discounted travel and travel related Facebook: items, some of which are exclusively for new www.facebook.com/MJWokingham residents of Aberleigh Gardens. Twitter: @MJWokingham My Developer Details Feedback We are always looking to improve the information provided in our welcome packs. If you have any comments about the pack or any questions around travel in Wokingham you can contact us. Email: [email protected] 1 Welcome to Aberleigh Gardens 2 History of Arborfield Green • The meadows were renamed from Hazebrook to Brief History Hazebrouck Meadows • The military families on site still have an active role in the Community Centre events and groups Steeped in history, the Arborfield Green site was • The Aldershot Garrison and REME Association originally used in 1904 as a Remount Depot in hold meetings and events at the Community Arborfield Garrison, supplying the military with horses Centre for operational use. Over 100,000 horses are said to • The new primary school will be accessed from have passed through the Depot, which remained the newly named Hazebrouck Road. open throughout the Second World War. After the eventual closure of the Depot, the Garrison became Schools nearby home to a number of army technical schools where • The Coombes Primary School approximately 50,000 trainees completed their • Farley Hill Primary School apprenticeships. • Nine Mile Ride Primary School • Gorse Ride Infant/Junior Schools Over a century since its inception, the Garrison is • Bohunt Secondary School. being lovingly regenerated into a new sustainable village, which will see the creation of up to 2,000 new Parks in/near Arborfield Green homes, schools, shops and country parks. • Hazebrouck Meadows, Biggs Lane and Commonfield Lane, Arborfield, RG2 9LS 10 ways the history of Arborfield Green will be • California Country Park, Nine Mile Ride, preserved Finchampstead, RG40 4HU – can be accessed via the greenway off Commonfield Lane • The Horse Infirmary Stables, a listed monument, • Finchampstead Baptist Centre/Children’s Play Park/ will form the heart of the new community Multi-Use Games Area - Gorse Ride, Finchampstead, • Three lift-size horse sculptures will be installed on RG40 4ES – can be accessed via the greenway off site Commonfield Lane • The Moat House, the former Garrison HQ, will • Rooks Nest Wood, Barkham Ride, Finchampstead, eventually be converted into offices RG40 4EU. • Nature Trail sculptures will be made from horseshoe, as a nod to the use of the site as a Arborfield Green Leisure Centre Remount Depot during World War One • Poperinghe Nursery was named in recognition There is a leisure centre at Arborfield Green on of the previous Poperinghe Barracks where the Sheerlands Road, Arborfield, RG2 9NN. They run REME were housed various classes and activities. For full details and • The other nursery is called Hazebrouck in membership details visit their website: reference to the Hazebrouck Barracks where the REME School of Electronic and Aeronautical www.places/leisure.org. Engineering was based 3 Welcome to Aberleigh Gardens Walking 3 Walking is simple, free Places to Walk to and one of the easiest ways to get more active, lose weight Hazebrouck Nursery & and become healthier 3 Pre-School Mins Cambridge University researchers have found that a Arborfield Green brisk walk every day has substantial health benefits. 3 Community Centre Mins Incorporating walking into your lifestyle will go a long way in helping your health and well-being. 3 Sheerlands Road Bus Stop The My Journey Wokingham website can be used Mins to discover walking routes in your local area or to plan walks to your local shops, services and other amenities. 10 Bohunt School Mins Visit: www.myjourneywokingham.com Arborfield Green Leisure 10 Thames Basin Heaths Partnership Centre To find greenspaces on your doorstep and get Mins outside for some fresh air and exercise. Visit: www.tbhpartnership.org.uk 15 Hazebrouck Meadows Mins Health Walks There are a number of health walks that take place across the borough. The walks are a great way to 25 Londis Food Store meet new friends and keep active. Mins Visit: www.wokingham.gov.uk 30 California Country Park Mins Welcome to Aberleigh Gardens 6 4 Cycling Cycling is a low impact type of Places to Cycle to exercise which can help you lose weight, Hazebrouck Nursery & 3 reduce stress and Pre-School improve your fitness Mins Arborfield Green 3 It is often quicker to cycle than travel by car for local Mins Community Centre journeys in Wokingham, particularly during busier times. 4 Bohunt School The cycle network in Wokingham Borough is continually being improved and there is a greenway Mins (for cyclists/walkers) between Commonfield Lane, Arborfield and Finchampstead Baptist Centre. 6 Hazebrouck Meadows Cycling is one of the easiest ways to fit exercise into Mins your daily routine. For example you could cycle to work or Wokingham station a few days a week. 6 Londis Food Store Visit the My Journey website for the latest copy of Mins the Western Area Cycle Map, information on local Finchampstead Baptist bike events, training courses for adults and children 12 as well as discounts at local retailers and much more. Mins Centre Visit: www.myjourneywokingham.com 14 Co-op Food Store Mins Wokingham Bikeathon The Bikeathon is an annual family event that takes Wokingham Train place around Wokingham every June. The date of 25 Station the event will be shared on the My Journey website Mins once it is announced. Love to Ride If you ride for more than 10 minutes, log your ride at www.lovetoride.net/wokingham for a chance to win cycle related prizes. Encourage friends and family for even more chances to win. 7 Welcome to Aberleigh Gardens Bus Travel 5 Forget about the FREE bus Travel parking costs and There are a limited number of free weekly bus passes rising fuel prices and available for Aberleigh Gardens. Please contact us to receive your free voucher: let someone else do Email: [email protected] the driving Winnersh Triangle Park & Ride Buses to Wokingham A park and ride service is available from the edge of Winnersh Triangle Business Park. The service The Leopard 3 serves the stop on Sheerlands Road provides fast buses into central Reading every 15 and travels hourly to Wokingham. The bus stops at minutes. There are 400 car park spaces, two electric Wokingham train station before it goes into the town car charge points and a cycle shelter on the site. centre. It takes approximately 3 minutes to walk to the bus stop. Mereoak Park & Ride A park and ride service operates from Mereoak Buses to Reading Park & Ride at Mereoak Lane, Grazeley. The site provides nearly 600 parking spaces, plus cycle and motorcycle parking. Reading Buses, Greenwave Your nearest bus stop is on Sheerlands Road service provides a fast and frequent service between approximately 3 minutes walk from Aberleigh Gardens. the site and Reading town centre and Reading train There are 3 buses an hour to Reading train station via station. A parking fee of £1.00 per day applies to the Royal Berkshire Hospital. Mereoak Park & Ride users. Concessionary passes are valid for bus travel in accordance with the For fares and for further information on all these bus scheme conditions, but pass-holders will be asked services visit: to pay a £1.00 parking fee. www.reading-buses.co.uk You can also plan your journey using our journey planner: Long Distances Coaches www.myjourneywokingham.com/journey-planner or download the Reading Buses mobile application from National Express operate coaches to London Victoria your providers’ app store. Coach Station as well as Heathrow and Gatwick airports from Mereoak Park & Ride. Please note that there is no overnight parking at Mereoak. Tickets must be booked in advance at: www.nationalexpress.com or Tel No. 08717 818178 Welcome to Aberleigh Gardens 10 6 Rail Travel Rail travel is a faster, Approximate Journey Times more relaxing and less stressful way to travel on business, and it’s easy and 6 Bracknell hassle-free for leisure Mins trips with your family 8 Reading and friends Mins 34 Guildford Wokingham is the nearest station to Arborfield Green. Mins Your nearest bus stop is on Sheerlands Road which is 3 minutes walk from Aberleigh Gardens. The Leopard 3 service travels hourly between Arborfield Green and 55 Redhill Wokingham train station. Mins Four trains an hour depart for Reading Station, two direct trains an hour to London Waterloo and two 57 Clapham Junction direct trains an hour to Guildford, Redhill and Gatwick Mins Airport. Some additional services are provided at peak times. 1h 7 The station is located on Station Approach, RG40 2AP. It Gatwick Airport has a cafe, 118 sheltered cycle storage spaces and 531 Mins parking spaces.