The Town Mayor, Councillor Shelagh Flower, pictured with the recipients of
Citizen Award at a meeting on 1st April. The winners are (from left to right):
Charlie Shutter - nominated by Les Eke. Volunteer work with the Air Cadets and with the youth at Bulmershe Youth Centre.
Mick Clapham - nominated by Les Eke. Many years as Special Constable; involved with Police Awareness and Emergency Service courses. Helps special needs group at Bulmershe Youth Centre.
Karen Burrows - nominated by Diane Reeves & Pauline Needham. Involvement with Girl Guides.
Diane Avenell - nominated by Sue Williams & Bill Rodda. Involvement with Woodley Hammers Football Club.
Geoff Etridge - nominated bu Colin Galbraith & Ken Fostekew. Involvement with the Museum of Berkshire aviation.

Wednesday March 19^th sees the relaunch of Woodley Farmers Market. We have 19 confirmed stalls for the following year. Old favourites such as Eadles Butcher, Bloomfield Hatch Eggs and Wysipig will all still be attending, along with some new faces such as Brockleas Trout Fish Farm, Bensons Fruit Juice, and Warings Bakery.

The market is open from 9.00 - 1.30 and Liz Creighton, the Town Centre Manager, is very interested to here from any local fresh producers, who may like to have a stall.

DATES FOR THIS YEAR

19^th March 20^th August

16^th April 17^th September

21^st May 15^th October

18^th June 19^th November

16^th July 17^th December

Wokingham District Council is responsible for your waste collection services. They operate a recycling scheme on alternate weeks and various garden waste collection schemes depending on what area of Woodley you live in.

Information is available from Wokingham's website (click here) including a downloadable recycling schedule, details of public skips in the area and how to dispose of fridges or other bulky items.