Town Council News Post

Grants to support Woodley residents awarded at the recent Strategy & Resources meeting

Several grants were approved at the recent Strategy & Resources meeting, held at the Oakwood Centre on Tuesday 21^st November.

Community grants

Community grants are awarded to community groups or organisations either based in or supporting residents of Woodley, to fund one-off costs such as specific projects or purchases.

The following grants of £350 each were awarded to:

Woodley Adopt a Street Project

To purchase additional litter picking equipment for volunteers.

You can find out more about WASP on its Facebook page.

Woodley Schools Cluster

To fund material required for the running of four cluster projects.

Woodley United FC

To pay towards qualifications, training courses and CPD for parent volunteers.

You can find out more about the club on its website.

Woodley Volunteer Centre

To pay towards a new printer to allow the administration of DBS checks in-house.

Please email [email protected] for more information about the support it provides.

Chemogiftbags

To pay towards the cost of items included in gift bags provided to individuals going through chemotherapy treatment following a diagnosis of breast cancer.

You can find out more about the charity on its website.

Youth Grants

Youth grants are awarded to organisations to assist and facilitate projects that reach, engage and support young people (those aged 21 and under) in Woodley.

The following grants were awarded to:

Berkshire Renegades

£2,500

To pay towards the continued use of Reading Sports Park for matches and Woodford Park Leisure Centre for training; providing rookie days, advertising and engaging with local schools, colleges, universities, clubs and community centre; to purchase new equipment; to provide transport to/from away matches.

You can find out more about the club on its website.

Me2 Club

£2,500

To pay towards the running of the Teen W&RD project in 2024.

You can find out more about the charity on its website.

Full Council

Berkshire Renegades, WASP and Woodley United FC attended the Full Council meeting on Tuesday 5th December to speak to Members about their grant awards. Pictured here with Woodley Town Mayor, Cllr Janet Sartorel.

Full Council

Chemogiftbags and Woodley Volunteers attended the Full Council meeting on Tuesday 6th February to speak to Members about their grant awards. Pictured here with Woodley Town Deputy Mayor, Cllr Juliet Anderson.

Annual Grants

Applications for our Annual Grants are still open and close on 15^th December.

Annual grants are available for fully constituted ‘not for profit’ organisations either based in or supporting residents of Woodley, to fund annual running costs or specific projects.

Find out more HERE.

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Armistice Day & Remembrance Sunday 2023

We will remember…

Armistice Day 11th November 2023

Thank you to everyone who attended our annual Armistice Day and those who laid a wreath.

Our particular thanks go to Pat Jackson, Chairman of the Winnersh and District Royal British Legion, who read the Exhortation to the Fallen and recited the Kohima Epitaph. We also thank him for his help to organise the event.

Our thanks also go to Rosemary Edgington of the Winnersh and District Royal British Legion Women’s Section and Vice Chairman of The Royal County of Berkshire and the Vale of the White Horse Royal British Legion for her help in organising the event.

Thank you also to Woodley Town Deputy Mayor, Cllr Juliet Anderson, for her moving words, summarising the importance of Armistice Day.

“As we stand here in peace and safety, I would like to thank you for joining Woodley Town Council and the Winnersh and District Royal British Legion to pay our respects and remember all of those who have fallen; all of the wounded; and all who have served in conflicts and wars.

Our thoughts are particularly with those currently in conflict and we hope for peace for all.

Remembrance Day is the day we all remember the brave who have served and continue to serve our country during times of war, conflict and peace. We remember those who volunteered, sacrificed, served, fought and died for our freedom.

As Woodley Town Deputy Mayor, I am honoured to represent the residents of Woodley today to pay our respects and I wear my poppy with pride as a symbol of remembrance and hope for a positive future and peaceful world. Thank you.”

You can watch video footage of the event on our YouTube channel HERE.

Wokingham Borough Mayor, Cllr Beth Rowland (with Shelagh Flower)

Pat Jackson & Rosemary Edgington, Royal British Legion

Margaret Adams President of Inner Wheel Club of Reading Maiden Erlegh

Woodley Schools Remembrance event 10th November 2023

All of the Woodley schools took part in a Remembrance event at the War Memorial in Woodford Park on Friday 10th November.

The Exhortation was read by students from Waingels College and The Bulmershe School; the Last Post and Reveille were played by a student from Waingels College.

The Kohima Epitaph was read by a pupil from St Dominic Savio Catholic Primary School.

Proceedings were led by Mr Hickey, Head of Highwood Primary School, and the schools were very pleased to be joined by The Mayor of Woodley, Cllr Janet Sartorel, Pat Jackson, Chairman of Winnersh Royal British Legion and Rosemary Edgington, of the Winnersh and District Royal British Legion Women’s Section and Vice Chairman of The Royal County of Berkshire and the Vale of the White Horse Royal British Legion.

(School photos by Waingels College)

Pupil from St Dominic Savio reading Kohima Epitaph

Woodley Memorial Remembrance Sunday 12th November 2023

A separate event was held by the Woodley Memorial Remembrance Sunday Community group at the War Memorial in Woodford Park on Sunday 12th November. The group also decorated the side of the Miles Suite at the Oakwood Centre and one of the trees in Woodford Park with stunning poppy waterfall displays.

We would like to thank everyone for attending the events and paying their respects.

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