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HOLYBROOKOctober / November 2018 PARISH NEWS www.holybrookparishcouncil.co.uk/[email protected] Serving the communities of Fords Farm and Beansheaf Farm

October / November 2018 www.holybrookparishcouncil.co.uk/[email protected]

Dear Residents, We hope you have had a peaceful summer and are enjoying the beautiful autumn months.

West Council have made changes to the way they address litter and, sadly, we have seen an increase of litter within the Parish. Therefore, your Parish Councillors will be organising Councillor lead community litter picks over the coming year. Dates to follow.

A ‘SPECIAL EDITION’ newsletter will arrive with you shortly containing information on the Community Infrastructure Levy survey which was conducted earlier this year. Please keep an eye out for it.

As always, if you have any Parish related issues please contact the Parish Office.

The local Police Neighbourhood Team Parish Meetings: have been working closely with residents

For an up-to-date list of all Parish in Calcot to protect a vulnerable female who was being exploited in meetings, including sub-committees, her home by unwanted persons frequenting her address. This not please visit: only caused problems for the female but also associated Anti-Social Behaviour for the neighbours. www.holybrookparishcouncil.co.uk

We thank the residents for their support in providing evidence which Holybrook Parish Council is on we were able to take to Reading Magistrates Court and secure a Facebook & Twitter. Please LIKE our partial house closure order. This means that the Police will continue pages to receive updates and to carry out unannounced checks at the address and anyone found information on what is happening in inside (apart from the female who lives there) is subject to arrest your Parish. and prosecution for breaching the closure order.

On 22nd August 2018 PC WOOD, from the neighbourhood team, If you would like to contact the arrested a 19 year old male at the premise who was in breach of the Parish Office, please call us on order. He has been charged to appear at Reading Magistrates court 0118 945 4339 or email us (as on 6th September 2018. above) HOLYBROOK PARISH NEWS PAGE 2

The mystery of the create a Kindness Rock Garden been really popular with children vanishing Kindness Rock around the bench? during the summer holidays. Garden by Wendy Harriss After obtaining permission from As Autumn approaches I suggest a Kindness rocks started in America the Council and Friends of Linear Poppy theme for the rock garden as an extension to the Kindness , I got busy painting some in November. It is the 100th Project. The ethos behind 150 flower rocks to place around Anniversary of the end of WW1 Kindness Rocks is, if you find a the bench. A few days later, as I and I know that there were many rock you are very welcome to keep visited to add more rocks that people from the Calcot area who it, leave it be or re-hide it fellow rockers had donated, I lost a family member. I am in the elsewhere. If you do keep it, you was shocked and saddened to process of painting 100 Poppy then create new rocks to hide. discover that, overnight, every based rocks with “Peace” written single rock had mysteriously in different languages on them for The Reading Kindness Rocks vanished. I reported this on the a display. group was started by Debor Reading Kindness Rocks Baldree after she found a kindness Facebook page and, to my Rock painting is additive, great rock on holiday in the U.S.A. She amazement, the story very fun and I’m thoroughly enjoying brought the rock back to Reading quickly went viral, even making painting rocks knowing that it will and the group formed in early it onto Heart FM! The response help brighten someone else’s day. February. I joined in March and from the community was truly now co-run the group and our free heart-warming. Fellow kindness workshops. rockers, from all around, pulled together and donated many One day, when walking my dog, I beautiful flower rocks so the visited the Sensory Garden and Kindness Garden could be re- thought it was a shame that the built. hot weather had killed off most of the flowers there. While sitting on Ever since then other local rock the Swan bench, I thought why not painters and I have added 100s of rocks to the Garden and it has

If you have a Big Question please get in touch with us at Kennet

Valley Free : Principal Mrs Susan Thomas, International examiner and email- [email protected] or adjudicator. visit https://www.facebook.com/ Classes are held at Kennet Valley Community Centre Calcot. KennetValleyFreeChurch

Broadway Stage Academy are so pleased with Jessica Toms who has successfully auditioned for the part Baby June in Gypsy, held at the SPECIAL OFFER Kenton Theatre Henley, also Xara Brown-Young who for Council successfully auditioned to appear in a charity dinner residents and show at Madjeski. Both girls Discounted compostable liners for are excited and enjoying their food caddies at BioBag experience (www.biobag-uk.com/westberkshire) HOLYBROOK PARISH NEWS PAGE 3

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Friends of Linear Park – Autumn 2018

YOUR HOLYBROOK COUNCILLORS The ‘Friends’ celebrated their 15th Birthday with a ‘Picnic in the Park’ on Monday 20 August, also known as St Filberts Day. This is how the Friends of Linear Park came about; MARY BEDWELL local residents organized the planting of cobnut trees in the park which is now known as 0118 942 0196 Cobnut Walk. During the birthday celebrations a cake was cut and the raising of the CLAIRE TULL prestigious ‘Green Flag’ took place which has, once again, been awarded to the park. 0118 941 8203 CHARLIE CROAL The last day of the month Gardening Club is going from strength to strength with several new volunteers coming forward. Recent work has included maintaining the Community 07855 749 876 Garden – have you seen the Kindness Rock Garden within? Strimming back nettles, RICHARD SOMNER cutting down overhang along the footpaths and cutting back the intrusive Himalayan 07836 208 382 balsam alongside the river bank to name but a few tasks undertaken.

CLIVE LITTLEWOOD Dates for the Diary 07905 816 846 Looking forward, our AGM is on Monday 15 October 2018 at the LLC for AWE see Beansheaf Centre commencing at 7.30pm, followed by a talk website: from local author Adrian Lawson on his new book, ‘The Shady www.awe.co.uk ‘our Side of Town – Trees that didn’t make the cut’. responsibilities

On Sunday 21 October 2018, Adrian will be leading a Tree Walk HARISH MISTRY through the Linear Park, commencing at 2.30pm from the 0118 945 5830 Beansheaf Centre. Come and find out what trees we have in the park or identify that tree you have always wondered what it was. SARAH EVANS Everyone welcome! 0118 942 2408

ANDREW LENAGHAN whole area and are taking Dorking Way. Initial plans 0118 945 3714 action where required at were not accepted and we the earliest opportunity. will work with Holybrook Recycling Centre SARJU MISTRY We will continue to provide Parish to keep you As a reminder of the change 07967 810 215 updates but please do informed. in policy for Padworth report any concerns . JO STEWART Recycling unit, your District Ward Surgeries 07500 966 905 Councillors are very pleased Green Bin charges A reminder that we to announce the ability for You will all now be aware continue to hold monthly SIMON COLLARD Padworth to take general that this charge has been surgeries on the second 0118 9410 697 household (black bag) initiated. Whilst we Saturday of each month at DISTRICT waste. We have been appreciate that this raises the Beansheaf Community COUNCILLORS advised that uptake on use concerns for many, there is Centre between 10:00 and of the facility has been low PETER ARGYLE a very real need for the 11:30. to date. Padworth is a great Council to generate funds in 0118 375 6146 facility and we hope to be order to continue to provide Upcoming dates: able to continue with its th RICHARD SOMNER services in very difficult 13 October, development. For most the th 07836 208382 circumstances. The uptake 10 November and distance is preferable to the th has been in-line with 8 December. previous Reading site and MANOHAR LAL GOPAL expectations but you can most items can now be still subscribe if not already Please come for a coffee Mob: 07900 372323 taken. done. More information and a chat – no

can be found on the WBC appointment required. Travelling Communities ALOK SHARMA MP website. District Councillors, 0118 941 3803 Cllrs Richard Somner, Valley Police, MPs and WBC [email protected] Planning Applications Peter Argyle,, Manohar continue to monitor We continue to monitor the Traveller activity across the Gopal application to build in