September/October 2009 — 50p Parish Magazine withSulham

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2 Editorial

Welcome to the September/October issue of the magazine…

It has been a busy few weeks in Tidmarsh and Sulham! First we had the Summer Picnic on the Lawn at Sulham House — and what a fantastic setting! The weather held until just before the end and I know from speaking to many of the people who attended — many travelling some distance — that is was a truly memorable evening. The following day was the Sulham and Tidmarsh Garden Fete — again, held within the beautiful gardens of Sulham House and even the intermittent rain could not put off our villagers! You came to support in your droves, once again making it a really super, family occasion for both young and old alike!

The following Sunday was the Parish Walk — with the idea of putting a trolley at the end of another a great turnout. It was a lovely sunny our drive with an honesty box and several day and a great opportunity to experience, boxes of eggs. They made a sign to tell first hand, all the hard work which has gone potential customers about our rescue hens into creating this new circular path. If you have and sat back to await the funds which would not yet walked it, do so soon — you should allow us to rescue more in the future! Well, I am have received the leaflet detailing the route disappointed to report that our faith in human and there is also one on the Parish Notice nature was well and truly shattered in a few Board opposite The Greyhound. More on all short hours. Several people stopped; several these events in this issue! people took half a dozen eggs; but not one person put a single coin into the honesty box! I Many of those who know me will be aware am quite sure no one from our village did this that I have a fondness for chickens! These as Sulham Hill/Mill Lane is a well known rat run creatures are just the perfect pet — you give and if any villages would like to support our them food — they give you lovely tasty eggs — Hen Rescue enterprise then please feel free to win/win! Unfortunately Mr Fox is as keen on call at the house to get your eggs as we won’t chickens as I am and following several visits, he be leaving them at the bottom of the drive! just about managed to polish off most of the chickens in the village. Having heard that Yet again, I must thank those of you who several hundred ex-battery hens were continue to send in your subscriptions — many destined for slaughter, I arranged to collect a with really lovely notes. We really don’t mind batch in order that they could live out their how late you are — it’s just lovely to receive days as happy free range birds pecking them. Thank you for your continued support! around, dust bathing and continuing to lay . eggs. After distributing a fair number to other keen chicken-keepers, I still found a had a Jenny Cope huge surplus of eggs. My children came up [email protected]

Parish Magazine 3 Dates for your diary

Art classes Walking group Mondays and Wednesdays Friday 4 September and Friday 2 Art classes are held in the village hall on October Monday mornings, Monday afternoons and Meet outside Tidmarsh Village Hall at 9:30 am. Wednesday afternoons. For further details, The walks last approximately 1½ hours. They will contact Christina Taylor Smith at be at an easy pace on paths over fields and [email protected] or call woodland. All are welcome, including well- 01491 671870. behaved dogs. There will be coffee and chat afterwards in the village hall (see below). Yoga classes Thursday evenings Coffee morning Starting 10 September at 6 pm to 7:30 pm. Friday 4 September and Friday 2 There is no requirement to commit to regular October attendance; you can pay for each class The Village Hall coffee mornings take place on individually. See below for more details. the first Friday of each month from 11 am to noon. Do come along for a chat. There’s a village walk that takes place prior to this, weather permitting (see above).

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Book club An evening hosted by the Wednesday 9 September Friends of St Laurence Summer reads are The Woman in White by Friday 9 October Wilkie Collins and The Return by Victoria Hislop. At 7:30 pm in St Laurence Church, Tidmarsh, Read one or both and come and join in the Bishop of Reading, the Rt. Revd. Stephen friendly informal discussion at Garden House in Cottrell will be the guest speaker at an evening Sulham on Wednesday 9 September. hosted by the Friends of St Laurence.

For more information, contact Alison Boyland Bishop Stephen is going to choose the subject on 0118 984 5202. of his talk; those who have heard him speak on other occasions will know that we shall have an interesting and entertaining evening! Royal County of There will be refreshments and a retiring Show collection in aid of the Friends of St Laurence. Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 September For further details, call Jennifer Nutt on The countdown is on for a memorable year as 0118 984 2370. the Newbury and District Agricultural Society celebrates both its Centenary and the 100th Harvest festival anniversary of the first Show which was staged Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 October at Gate Farm, Newbury in September Harvest festival this year will be held at 11 am 1909. For more details see the article on page page 14. on Sunday 18 October at St Nicholas church in Sulham.

Decorating the church will be the day before on Saturday 17 October at 10:30 am. Everyone is welcome to come and help decorate.

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Village hall news by Ann Robertson

100 club draw During August and September, members of the Village Hall Committee will be selling 100 Club Draw tickets. They provide extra funds towards the upkeep of the hall, whilst the lucky winners each month receive £25, £15 and £10 in prize money. The proceeds of the ticket sales are shared equally between the hall and the prize money. The tickets cost £5 and are entered into five monthly draws, plus a bonus draw for the New Year. Future events New yoga classes will be starting on Thursday nights from 10 September (6 pm to 7:30 pm). Come along and try a session. You can “pay as you go”. In November there will be a Table Top Sale and a Pamper Evening. For details on all these events, see the Dates for your diary section. Hiring the village hall Tidmarsh village hall is available for hire for £10 per hour. For information on availability and booking, please contact Karen Fountaine on 0118 930 2622.

Sports equipment for the Millennium Green by Gillian Alderton The Tidmarsh with Sulham Parish plan committee has successfully applied for a grant from West Berks Healthy and Active parishes to cover the cost of play equipment for use on the Millennium Green.

This fun sport equipment includes portable football goals, rounders sets, soft tennis and badminton net and rackets. These items will be available for use by residents of both villages in the near future. More details will follow in the next issue of this magazine.

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Local planning applications Below are details of recent planning applications made within the Tidmarsh and Sulham parishes. You can find more details on these planning applications, including their status, on the Council web site at: http://publicaccess.westberks.gov.uk/PublicAccess/tdc/tdc_home.aspx

Application Ref. Address Proposal

09/01163/HOUSE Cherrytrees Conversion of attached single flat roof garage into en-suite with Manor Farm Lane new pitched roof. Tidmarsh RG8 8EX

09/01452/HOUSE 2 Strachey Close Single storey rear extension, removal of one internal wall and Tidmarsh replacement of one window with french doors. RG8 8EP

8 Tidmarsh with Sulham Restaurant review

Myalacarte, Prospect Street, Caversham by Richard Thomas Described as “British with a twist”, that is exactly what we found. Don’t be put off by the funny name or that Prospect Street lacks charm. We thoroughly enjoyed our meal and will definitely be going back.

This is the restaurant that Yasmina ran with her For dessert we could have had Welsh rarebit brother, Matthew, before becoming Alan but Rosemary chose a delicious mirabelle Sugar’s latest “Apprentice”. The policy here is plum cheesecake (with the plums from to source top-quality British food, particularly Caversham) and I had a homemade choc-ice local produce where possible. The seasonal a which I won’t try to describe for you really must la carte menu was very tempting, but so was go and try it for yourself! the Mya Daily menu: a main course for £9.95, Suffice it to say that every plate we saw, two courses £12.95, or three for £16.45. Jolly including those being carried to other tables, good value, but more significantly jolly good had that slight twist making an essentially food presented with that twist! simple dish into something special. Even the I started with beer-battered Scottish cod coffee was really good. Including a glass of cheeks whilst Rosemary had potted Dorset wine (or three, as I couldn’t resist a second) the ham hocks. Both were delicious and both had bill came to £47.60. interesting accompaniments. I then had Welsh Do give Myalacarte a try. You won’t be lamb fillet, marinated artichokes and broad disappointed. beans (out of their skins), French beans and peas; Rosemary had the catch of the day Myalacarte consisting of pan-fried haddock on a broad 5 Prospect Street, Caversham, RG4 8JB bean, pea and red oakleaf salad. Neither dish Tel: 0118 946 3400 was complicated, but both were beautifully http://www.myalacarte.co.uk/ produced and tasty.

Parish Magazine 9 Picnic concert, flower festival ... by Gill Haggarty Thank you to everyone who both helped over the weekend of 31 July to 2 August and to those who turned out in the drizzle to support all our events, which were held at Sulham House by kind permission of Henry Scutt.

Picnic concert Flower festival The weekend commenced with the Picnic On Saturday and Sunday, a flower festival was Concert in the grounds of Sulham House. held in St Nicholas — the church was filled with beautiful arrangements. Many thanks to Joyce The evening was opened by Henry Scutt and Ayerst for organising this, to everyone who the music started with some excellent vocals created an arrangement, and to everyone from Clare, Gemma and Hannah. This was who visited the church. followed by the main act SHOT who played non-stop for two hours and had everyone up The flower festival raised £184 which will also to and dancing. go towards urgent repairs needed in the vestry at St Nicholas. We were blessed by the weather as it stayed dry until the last 30 minutes. A message from Joyce Ayerst... A very big thank you to all who helped with The picnic concert raised £2,023 to go towards setting up flowers in the Church for the festival urgent repairs at St Nicholas. this year.

I am always surprised at the outcome, such lovely colour combinations and displays. Sincere thanks.

10 Tidmarsh with Sulham ... and village fete

Village fete On Saturday 1 August we had a packed fete Many thanks to everyone who ran a stall or programme featuring The & who contributed to one — without this support District Silver Band and Sonia Dugay’s Dancing the fete would not be possible. School. The fete raised £2,653.78 to be split between A special mention goes to Lynn and Simon the two churches — a tremendous total who ran the very popular “fun” dog show considering the somewhat inclement which featured an agility course, prettiest weather! bitch/handsomest dog and the sausage race with sausages kindly provided by Greens of Pangbourne. Luxury raffle £329.00

Pimms bar £191.30

Plant and produce £215.45

Guess the name/weight of the pony £31.00

Spots on dog £20.05

Teas £322.60

Teddy tombola £66.00

Toys £13.98

Treasure map £11.70

White elephant £67.25

Gross profit £3,238.78 Less total expenses £585.00

Net Profit £2,653.78 The afternoon ended with the Cowpat Predictor and the drawing of some wonderful raffle prizes.

Parish Magazine 11 Parish walk by Jenny Cope The new Parish Walk was opened with an inaugural walk on Sunday 9 August at 11 am. A number of villagers met at The Greyhound where Colin Pawson explained the history of the new circular route and thanked the landowners for making it possible.

Walkers meeting outside The Greyhound

Landowners where there are existing In addition, Colin thanked Andy Coulson- footpaths are Mike & Shirley Smith of Bramble Phillips, Berkshire Reserves Manager with Berks, Cottage in Sulham and Heather & Henry Scutt Bucks and Oxon Wildlife Trust (BBOWT) and of Sulham Estate. Permitted footpaths have West Berkshire Council (Countryside & Rights of now been created across land owned by Paul Way department) Elaine Cox and Sallie & Janet Bethell and Nigel & Jenny Cope of Mill Jennings. Corner.

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A number of new stiles and gates have been installed by Arrow Fencing and the project was funded from the Developer's Contribution from Tidmarsh Grange. The route starts at the top of Mill Lane just before the Mill Stream bridge, over the fields to Sulham, then south over Sulham Estate farmland across to the Moor Copse Nature Reserve, along the Pang and then through the path next to St Lawrence and back to The Greyhound. As you will see from the photographs below, the walkers were in need of liquid refreshment after the 2½ mile walk!

Parish Magazine 13 County show

Newbury and District Agricultural Society celebrates 100 years at the Royal County of Berkshire Show

Get your advance tickets for the 2009 Royal County of Berkshire Show at reduced prices

Living close to Newbury Showground we are lucky to have, right on our doorstep, one of the UK’s largest agricultural shows providing fantastic entertainment for all the family. The Newbury and District Agricultural Society that organises the Royal County of Berkshire Show celebrates 100 years this year and the Show celebrates 100 years since its first show in 1909, held at Enborne Gate, near Newbury.

To help celebrate the Centenary, the Royal The cookery theatre will have a lively County of Berkshire Show has the Royal Navy programme of demonstrations and Waitrose/ Raiders Parachute Team descending into the Country Living Magazine will be awarding the main ring and a flypast from an historic Made In Britain Awards at the Show. Swordfish plane; the Royal Navy are There will be plenty of local farmers to support celebrating 100 years of Air Power this year. in the ever popular livestock classes and many Morgan Cars, who have achieved 100 years of of the areas leading equestrian enthusiasts, British engineering excellence, will be alongside some of our National champions, demonstrating historic and modern Morgan will be in action in the Show rings. The cars. The well known local firm Dreweatt Neate Aberdeen-Angus National Show will be held at (now Carter Jonas) will be marking 250 years of the Berkshire County Show and the South West business and the Berkshire Women's Institute Holstein Calf Championships will also take will be 90 years young. place at the Show. As well as being able to find out how farming The local inter-village horticultural competition communities of the past from Newbury and its is always popular and this year a special visitor, surrounding villages played their part in celebrity gardener, Pippa Greenwood, on the feeding the nation, visitors will be able to evening of Friday 18 September, will be talking sample the wares of modern farmers, with about Grow your Own in 2010. For tickets, call local food taking centre stage at the Food 0845 6121 253 weekdays 9 am to 5 pm and Fare and backing up the Show theme of Good quote booking ref 5956. RHS members get a British Food. reduced ticket price.

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So, whether your interest is in the country area, 01635 522 733. Membership of the Newbury the livestock, food fare, harvest centre, crafts and District Agricultural Society for the marquee, horticulture tent, cookery theatre, Centenary year offers access to the members’ pole climbing, sports zone, navy zone or the area with its fine dining and unrivalled view of fun fair, there is something for everyone. Why the action in the main arena. not make it a two-day visit? Schedules, for those wishing to compete, are You can benefit from buying your tickets in available for download on the website or by advance with reduced prices and fast track sending an A5 SAE (49 pence) to NDAS, entrance to the show. For a list of ticket outlets, Newbury Showground, Priors Court, go to www.berkshireshow.co.uk or telephone Hermitage, , Berkshire, RG18 9QZ. The Corn Exchange Newbury on

Parish Magazine 15 Goring Gap boat club

Goring and Streatley Regatta 2009 by Jenny Pond The day dawned bright for the Regatta this year and despite showers all week, on Saturday at the Regatta site, not a single drop of rain fell!

The Race Card was full with 69 races used in the Club's training programme to scheduled including eight Dongola Races to advance the sport and especially for local complete the family fun! We started early with people. the first races at 9:30 am, although by then the Hog Roast stand of Simmons and Son had already started serving bacon sandwiches and people had begun to browse around the 20 or so produce and craft stalls. We were well represented by local organisations with Sheridan Marine on site and sponsorship from The Swan Hotel, Warminghams, Richard Wilson, and Haines accountants. The funfair, always popular, started action at about 10 am and continued all day at the far end of the site.

There was some early excitement when a rower fell out of his single scull, but one of the rescue boats soon had him back in his seat. As Regatta crowds the morning progressed we moved to the In addition to the hog roast we had a posh challenge races, in coxed eights; these have a bangers stall, a doughnut van, a steak longer course, 500 metres rather than the 300 sandwich and burger van, and the traditional metre course the fours use. I can testify to the giant paella, so plenty to feed everyone and a additional puff required to make the 500 metre very large beer tent so one could wash it all distance although the cheering crowd on the down. Just outside the beer tent was the stage riverbank does ease the pain. Whilst the racing for Goring Unplugged, who performed with was going on in the arena we had various music acts all day and, for those who demonstrations of birds of prey, ferret racing, stayed around, finished with an excellent line dog agility and, of course, a Punch and Judy up at about 8 pm. show. Finally a huge vote of thanks to the race This year the Goring Gap Boat Club (GGBC) officials, the starters, the judges and the has raised funds from the Government commentators, all of whom volunteer their SportsMatch scheme and has acquired two services for the day and, of course, thanks to new boats. These were named on the day in a the GGBC Regatta Committee without whom ceremony attended by the Amateur Rowing none of this could happen! Association and the main sponsors of the event, Prolinx and Datasat. These boats will be

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Boat presentation - Datasat Communication & Prolinx and Rosemary Napp (Amateur Rowing Association - National Manager)

So, if you want to learn to row, go to the GGBC website at www.goringgapbc.org.uk and sign up!

And, last but not least, two Sulham village residents — Alison Boyland and Gillian Alderton — were part of a novice cox four and won one race!

Sponsored row 23 rowers and coxes from the Goring Gap Boat The target to be raised was £3000 and this Club and Reading Rowing Club took part in a amount has now been achieved. sponsored row on 2 August. The row was in The whole event was organised by Heidi Clark, memory of Jeff Cronyn and raised money for whose hard work and enthusiasm contributed the Lymphoma Association. After a splendid overwhelmingly to the success of the day. effort, rowing from Wallingford to Pangbourne, Many thanks go to her and all her helpers and rowers were treated to a magnificent also to Oxford Brooks Rowing Club for allowing barbecue put on by Boat Club members. the rowers to use their landing stages.

Parish Magazine 17 Book club

The Bolter by Frances Osborne A review by Gill Haggarty This excellent read is an autobiography of Idina Sackville written by her great granddaughter.

The First World War provided the back-drop for the liberation of Idina and her circle of socialites. Idina was a woman ahead of her time — blessed with money, title, glamour, great intelligence, strength of character and both emotional and physical resilience. She was determined not to be repressed by the remnants of Edwardian .

Idina married five times and was one of the great pioneering women who set out to establish a new life in Kenya in the 1920s and became the woman who scandalised 1920s society, which was later captured on celluloid when she was portrayed as the infamous seductress of Kenya’s Happy Valley in the film White Mischief.

I, at once, felt sympathy for Idina, who was persuaded to divorce her first husband and give up all contact with her sons to enable her husband to remarry, coupled with a horror and fascination for the way that she set out to shock all who knew her.

I can thoroughly recommend this book.

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Purley Horticultural Society by Marion Dabbs

26th Late Summer Show & Exhibition Talks “History of Purley WI” On Wednesday 21 October, Brian Fisher will Once again the Society, together with Purley give us a talk on Bulbs, Corms and Rhizomes in WI will be holding this Show in Purley Memorial Purley Memorial Hall commencing at 8 pm. Hall, Glebe Road on Saturday 5 September. RHS The show is open to visitors from 2:30 pm until As an affiliated society we hold a card that 4 pm with presentation of trophies at 3:30 pm. provides entry for paid-up members to the RHS Even if you are unable to enter, please try and Gardens at Wisley, Rosemoor, Harlow Carr and come along to support the participants. Hyde Hall for one member and one guest. If Refreshments will be available. you require further information or would like the card, please contact Wendy Chapman Trading on 0118 942 9067. The Shed in Purley Memorial Hall car park is open every Saturday and Sunday from 10 am I hope you are all having a successful to 11 am until the end of October. gardening season. For more details about the society, please visit our web site at: Bulbs will be available in the Shed in September. http://www.purleyonthames.net/ index.php?page=phs

September and October in your garden by Gillian Alderton

Overhaul borders, planting and dividing hardy Plant spring bulbs. It is essential to plant bulbs perennials. at the correct depth; often bulbs which come up without flower have not been planted Most herbaceous perennials like to be lifted, deep enough. A general rule is that bulbs split up and replanted every 3-5 years. Some should be planted in 2-3 times their own depth however, like peonies do not like to be in soil. Plant crocus, daffodils and alliums now disturbed so, unless you are sure, check first! but leave planting tulips until early November Once lifted remove any dead wood, divide as this helps to protect the tulip bulb from and replant with plenty of good compost. This disease. is s good time to plant new perennials; prepare the ground well before planting with compost or well rotted manure.

Parish Magazine 19 Music matters

Calling all former members of the Berkshire Youth Choir

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the hear from anyone who sang with the choir award winning Berkshire Youth Choir, and past from 1984 to 2009. members are holding a musical/social Berkshire Youth Choir enjoyed many successes weekend on 12/13 September in Taplow. The in the Music for Youth Festival and the weekend will include rehearsal sessions on Sainsbury’s “Choir of the Year” competition Saturday afternoon and Sunday, finishing with between 1990 and 2004. a concert at 7 pm on Sunday 13 in St Nicolas Church, Taplow to which everyone is invited. Anyone interested in making contact should do so by calling 07929 137 272 or emailing Gillian Dibden, former conductor of the choir, [email protected]. and Laura Triddon, who manages “BYSenior” as the alumni call, would be very pleased to

Basingstoke Choral Society — Sing For Fun

Basingstoke Choral Society (BCS) is organising Basingstoke, (5 minutes walk from the station). a “Sing For Fun” evening in late September for Entrance is free, and there are light anyone who wants to join in. refreshments.

New and experienced singers will be taken Learn how you can have the opportunity to through choruses from the Messiah under the join BCS in its production of the Messiah on direction of David Gibson, ARCM, ARCO. 15 November at the Anvil, Basingstoke. Please call Jean on 01256 461402 or Penny on 01256 Sing For Fun is at 7:30 pm on Wednesday 352116 to reserve your place. 23 September at the Vyne School,

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Parish Magazine 21 Church matters

Church of England Harvest festival Harvest festival this year will be held at 11 am on Sunday 18 October at St Nicholas church in Sulham. Decorating the church will be the day before on Saturday 17 October at 10:30 am. Everyone is welcome to come and help decorate. Supporting your village church Please support your village church. We are here for the whole parish community and we rely totally on donations and offers of help to keep our lovely churches open, warm and welcoming and a sacred centre for worship, prayer and ministry. If you value your parish church, please think about ways in which you can give time, money or expertise to keep it at the centre of village life as it has been for many centuries. A word with your warden or minister will help you to get to know, or to return to, your church community. Services Everyone is welcome at St Nicholas, St Laurence and St James the Less church services. For service details, please see the church noticeboards. Contact details Church contact numbers are at the back of this magazine. You can e-mail the rector at [email protected].

Roman Catholic church Our nearest Roman Catholic church is St Bernadettes in Horseshoe Road, Pangbourne which has Sunday mass and childrens liturgy at 9 am and Tuesday mass at 10 am. Confession is by arrangement. For more information, please contact Father Benedict at Douai Abbey on 0118 971 5300 or see www.douaiparish.org.uk/stbernadette.html.

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Parish Magazine 33 Useful contacts

Advice and support Friends of St Laurence Mike Kenyon, Chairman...... 0118 984 2768 West Berkshire Citizens Advice Bureau Jon Chishick, Secretary ...... 0118 984 3666 Bartholomew Street, Newbury....01635 516 605 Pangbourne and District Volunteer Centre Government Mon-Fri (ex Tue) 9:30-11:30 am ...0118 984 4586 MP for Reading West Martin Salter (Labour) ...... 0118 954 6782 Clubs and societies Councillors for the Ward Tidmarsh with Sulham Women’s Institute Tim Metcalfe (Conservative) ...... 0118 942 8001 Margaret Pawson (president).....0118 984 2619 David Betts (Conservative) ...... 0118 967 8280

Tidmarsh with Sulham parish councillors Ecclesiastical Mike Broun (chairman) ...... 0118 984 3114 Colin Pawson (vice chairman) ...0118 984 2619 Priest-in-Charge of Pangbourne with Tidmarsh and Sulham Jo Wheeler (clerk) ...... 07766 692 235 Jon Chishick ...... 0118 984 3666 Revd Heather Parbury ...... 0118 984 2928 Jim Hutchinson...... 0118 984 1860 Church wardens Mirian Kennet...... 0118 984 5194 Cherry East ...... 0118 984 2636 Steven Webb ...... 0118 984 4194 Edward Goddard...... 0118 984 2702 Julia Sheppard...... 0118 956 1820 Jennifer Nutt...... 0118 984 2370 Libraries Pangbourne...... 0118 984 4117 Deanery synod representatives Newbury ...... 01635 519 900 Dennis Jones ...... 0118 984 4051 Ian Busby ...... 0118 984 2327 Lucy Heyn...... 0118 984 2129 Medical The Boat House Surgery To serve on Pangbourne PCC Tony Bacon ...... 01491 671 440 Whitchurch Road, Pangbourne .0118 984 2234 Graham Beckett...... 0118 984 4456 NHS Direct Chris Dobby ...... 0118 941 7759 ...... 0845 46 47 Luci Heyn...... 0118 984 2129 Jill Palfrey ...... 0118 984 2698 Berkshire West Primary Care Trust Graham Sharpe...... 0118 984 5232 Reading office...... 0118 950 3094 Judith Sumner ...... West Berkshire office (Newbury)....01635 42400

Tidmarsh representatives Colin Limb...... 0118 984 2635 Parish magazine committee Susan Worthington ...... 0118 984 2937 Jenny Cope (editor) ...... 0118 984 3466 Gillian Alderton...... 0118 984 2729 Sulham representatives Alison Boyland ...... 0118 984 5202 Gill Haggarty...... 0119 984 4122 Gillian Alderton...... 0118 984 2729 Jennifer Nutt...... 0118 984 2370 Margaret Truscott...... 0118 984 4194 Anne Bolam ...... 0118 942 1020

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Police Scouts and girl guides Emergencies...... 999 Beavers, Simon Pickett...... 0118 933 1615 All non-emergencies...... 0845 8 505 505 Cubs, Jane Barkshire...... 07811 446 488 Scouts, Simon Pickett...... 0118 933 1615 Rainbows, Helen Randall ...... 01635 48765 Public transport Brownies, Clare Pincock...... 0118 984 4286 Rail travel Guides, Helen Randall...... 01635 48765 Rangers, Helen Randall ...... 01635 48765 First Great Western ...... 08457 000 125 National Rail enquiries ...... 08457 48 49 50 TrainTracker (train times/fares) .. 0871 200 49 50 Village hall committee Bus travel Peter King (chairperson)...... 0118 984 4213 Reading Buses ...... 0118 9594000 Karen Fountaine (bookings) ...... 0118 930 2622 Newbury Buses ...... 01635 567500 Thames Travel ...... 01491 837 988 West Berkshire District Traveline Council National/local bus, train, coach, Main switchboard ...... 01635 42400 ferry and underground info ...... 0871 200 22 33 Streetcare ...... 01635 519080

Planning applications...... 01635 519111

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