Welcome Pack

Welcome to Shinfield Meadows February 2020

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Welcome to your new home in Shinfield Meadows. 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 courses. 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 Shinfield Meadows. Twitter: @MJWokingham

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1 Welcome to Shinfield Meadows

2 Shinfield Street History

Shinfield New Parks in Shinfield

In Shinfield Parish, the villages of Shinfield, Spencers n Langley Mead (formerly known as the Loddon Wood and are being extended and SANG) - Hyde End Road, Shinfield, RG2 9EP together comprise one of our major development (nearest postcode) areas. n Mays Farm Meadows - Hyde End Lane, Ryeish There will be homes, a district centre with Green, Shinfield, RG7 1EP a supermarket and community centre, a neighbourhood centre, two new primary schools, n Five Acres Field - next to Clares Green Field, new playing fields and open spaces, and new Shinfield, RG7 1EN roads which includes the Shinfield Eastern relief road. The has also built the n Clares Green Field - Ryeish Lane, Shinfield, Thames Valley Science and Innovation Park which RG7 1EN (nearest postcode) is accessed from the Shinfield Eastern Relief Road.

Ryeish Green Sports Hub Street history The former Sports Centre has been Some of the street names in Shinfield Meadows are updated and re-opened as the Ryeish Green Sports names of WW1 soldiers who are commemorated on hub with a new health and fitness gym, changing the War Memorial. facilities, a club room and a new car park, along with a refurbished sports hall. The new and refurbished facilities together with the recently improved sports pitches will create a dynamic sports hub in the Schools western part of Wokingham Borough.

The nearest schools to Shinfield Meadows are Shinfield Infant & Nursery School; Shinfield St New bike hub at Shinfield Mary’s Junior School and Oakbank School (11-16 years). My Journey are building a new bike hub at Shinfield A new primary school, Alder Grove Church St. Mary’s Junior School. The My Journey Team will of Primary School, is due to open in start to run our popular learn to ride and Bikeability September 2020. courses during the school holidays.

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Walking 3

Walking is simple, free Places to Walk to and one of the easiest ways to get more active, lose weight and become healthier 4 Dobbies Garden Centre Mins Cambridge University researchers have found that a brisk walk every day has substantial health benefit