For photos and coverage of Woodley Town’s Christmas Lights Switch-on from The Wokingham Paper

Update on the public toilet in Woodley Town Centre

Woodley Town Council is aware of the delay installing the public toilet in Woodley town centre and apologises for the delay.

A highways application for the works to install the public toilet has been sent to Wokingham Borough Council. Once the Borough Council agrees a date and time when the work can be carried out, a Temporary Traffic Order/Road Closure will be submitted.

Following the installation of the public toilet, electricity, water and sewer connections will be arranged for a mutually agreeable date.

All dates and progress will be listed on the Town Council website: www.woodley.gov.uk and its social media pages @WoodleyCouncil (Facebook & Twitter)

Woodley and north Earley Community Forum

Meetings and Minutes

The minutes of the last meeting of the Woodley and North Earley Community Forum, whose remit is to work with the police to identify and address issues in the area, are available HERE.

The next meetings of the forum will be held on Wednesday 5 December 2018 and Wednesday 6 February 2019 at 19.30 at the Oakwood Centre, Headley Road.

All local residents are very welcome to attend.

Further information can also be found on the Forum’s website.

Woodley Herald now available to read

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Herald was not delivered to all households in Woodley.

An electronic copy can be read and dowloaded here:

Woodley Herald November 2018

A hard copy is also available to read at the Oakwood Centre.

Woodley residents pay their respects on Remembrance Sunday

Over two thousand local residents gathered at Woodley Memorial Recreation Ground on Sunday 11 November, to commemorate 100 years since the end of WWI and to remember those who have fallen.

Woodley Town Council and St John the Evangelist Church led a commemoration service and were joined by Woodley Army and Air Cadets and the 5^th Woodley Scouts, who all marched to the Memorial across Woodford Park.

The Exhortation to the Fallen was read by a member of the Army Cadets, while the Kohima Epitaph was read by Town Councillor Brian Franklin. The Rolls of Honour of both World Wars were read by St John’s parishioner David Crane, followed by a prayer led by Rev Eddie Márquez-Picón, of St John’s. The laying of wreaths was led by Woodley Town Mayor, Councillor Sam Rahmouni.

Following the commemoration, tea, coffee and cake was served in the Oakwood Centre by Woodley Central WI, with cakes donated by the team, Addington School and Richard Lloyd Funeral Services. Music, poetry and footage from WWI, as well as a display of WWI images provided by Museum of Berkshire Aviation was also available at the Centre, alongside work from local schools and local Girl Guides. Woodley Flower Club donated beautiful flower displays, while Woodley Carnival Committee provided additional support.

The Council has been delighted to receive very positive feedback about the day and would like to extend its thanks to all those who attended and contributed.

Woodley schools’ memorial ceremony

Prior to the event, local Woodley schools held a memorial service at the Woodley Memorial Recreation Ground on Friday 9 November, accompanied by Woodley Town Mayor Sam Rahmouni and Deputy Mayor David Stares.

MP Matt Rodda pays his respects

Separately, MP for Reading East, Matt Rodda paid his respects at Woodley’s Memorial on Tuesday 13 November, joined by Woodley Council Leader Keith Baker. Unfortunately, Mr Rodda had been unable to attend the memorial in Woodley on Sunday 11 November due to a prior commitment at the remembrance event in Reading.

Woodley schools gather to remember

Woodley schools will be gathering at the Woodley Memorial Recreation Ground on Headley Road on Friday 9th November for a Remembrance event and to acknowledge 100 years since the end of WWI.

Joined by Woodley Town Mayor Sam Rahmouni and Deputy Town Mayor David Stares, the children will gather at 10.45 and mark the event with a minutes silence at 11.00, followed by laying of wreaths on the war memorial.

Schools

Schools involved in the event are as follows:

Addington School

Beechwood Primary

The Bulmershe School

Highwood Primary

Rivermead Primary

South Lake Primary

St Dominic Savio Catholic Primary

Waingels College

Willow Bank Junior School

Woodley C of E Primary

The Exhortation will be read by a student from Waingels College, while the Dedication will be read by a student from Rivermead Primary School. A bugler will also be in attendance to play the Last Post and Reveille.

New shared footway and cycleway for access to Dinton Pastures and Woodley Museum of Aviation

As part of its borough-wide sustainable travel campaign ‘My Journey’, Wokingham Borough Council will start work on a new shared footway and cycleway this autumn

The new footway and cycleway will improve links between east Woodley, Dinton Pastures Country Park and Loddon Bridge and provide an alternative route to the busy Bader Way, eventually being extended to provide a direct link for cyclists to Winnersh Triangle business park and railway station.

The scheme will also improve access to Dinton Pastures and Woodley Museum of Aviation with the path being constructed with porous and sustainable materials in keeping with the country park.

Cllr Anthony Pollock, executive member for highways and transport, said, “This new footway and cycleway is a welcome addition to the borough and a step in the right direction in providing residents the tools to reduce their car travel, save money and improve their health.

“By reducing car travel we can also help to reduce congestion on Wokingham Borough roads and improve air quality around the area.  This footway and cycleway is a prime example of the way in which the council is committed to providing its residents with more sustainable travel options.”

‘My Journey’ helps residents travel by modes other than single car use which is done through a range of projects, working closely with community groups, businesses and schools.

The new shared footway and cycleway will be funded by contributions from recent developments in East Woodley and construction is due to start mid-autumn.

Further details can be found at: www.myjourneywokingham.com

The Memorial Gates on the Memorial Ground have been temporarily removed for repair and refurbishment by the blacksmith who created them. These will be reinstalled in time for Remembrance on 11 November.