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26 The Parish Magazine - July/August 2021 Please mention The Parish Magazine when responding to advertisements EMBRACE THE OUTDOORS OUR SEASONAL CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES & EVENTS IS NOW LIVE To book, please contact: info@thegreathouseatsonning.co.uk 0118 969 2277 l www.greathouseatsonning.co.uk Bright and Fresh The Professional Carpet, Upholstery, Curtain and Leather Cleaning Specialist. 0118 9883026 ~ 07956137308 www.brightandfresh.co.uk info@brightandfresh.co.uk Plumbing & Decorating Service Complete Project Refurbishment Repairs to Bathroom Suites, Showers Toilets, Basins, Radiators and more ... Full Interior and Exterior Decorating Reliable, Clean and Efficient DAVID SHAILES 0770 860 2442 i.plumber@btinternet.com www.iplumberuk.com Interior & exterior blinds, shutters, awnings & screens Always excellent service and great value www.blinds-reading.co.uk Call John at Blinds Direct on 0118 950 4272 johndacre@blinds-reading.co.uk
around the villages — 1 A letter from Reading Blue Coat's 'new' head . . . Dear neighbours June 2021 It has been described as ‘a year like no other’, and the past months have certainly brought challenges for everyone. As I write, the forecast is promising improvements, athletes and rowers are training hard, the term is in full swing and the Government’s road map heralds a welcome relaxation of restrictions over the weeks ahead. We all hope for a rather different year to come! My purpose in writing is two-fold. Firstly, I wanted to introduce myself as your relatively new neighbour. My family and I moved into the Headmaster’s house last August, having taken the reins from Jesse Elzinga who is now in Sevenoaks. Busy terms and lockdown are not the ideal means to get to know others living close by, but I look forward to meeting many of you in the weeks and months ahead. To be honest, any of you who are on Sonning Buzz might already be aware of our slightly adventurous black lab, Arthur, who has been known to wander to the far corners of the village with members of the Thomas family in hot pursuit, thanks to Sonning Buzz leads. If you have provided particular sightings, thank you! CELEBRATIONS Andrew Wilbey I also wanted to flag up our planned end of year celebrations for the last week of term. As you might know, the School’s Prize Giving moved online last summer, so we are delighted that as restrictions ease we will be able to increase the number of people who can safely gather on the school site for events. Two of note in our final week are: ‘Swing into Summertime’ on Tuesday 29 June, which is an evening of music with various groups and styles represented. This will be held on Way Hall Field in front of the main School House until about 10pm. I very much hope that any sound that you hear will be pleasant! The second event is on Saturday 3 July when we will have various leavers’ celebrations during the day, culminating in a leaver's party beginning at 7.30pm, to be held on Back Lawn. In previous years this has been the ‘Summer Ball’, but restrictions at the time of planning (and committing resources!) means this is not possible. What we are able to do is have some music and we have arranged for a band to perform a number of cover songs during the evening. They have been superb in previous years but I am sure that they will also be audible to our near neighbours who, I appreciate, might not necessarily agree! The evening is due to conclude with a 5 minute fireworks display starting at approximately 10.15pm, and all guests should have left the school site by 10.45pm. I very much hope that any disruption to the evenings of 29 June and 3 July will be minimal for you, but also that any sound might also be quite enjoyable and a hopeful reminder that we are starting to breathe again! If you have any questions, please get in touch on hm@rbcs.org.uk and I look forward to meeting you in due course. Yours Pete Thomas The Parish Magazine - July/August 2021 27 Toys and Teens charity wins Queen's Award Reading Family Aid has won the highest award a voluntary group can receive in the UK — The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service. The award was created in 2002 to celebrate the Queen's Golden Jubilee and recognises the outstanding work done by volunteer groups for the benefit of their local communities. Reading Family Aid started in the 1950's when they helped a handful of families. The first outing recorded costs of just £10. It became a registered charity in 1993 and recently has been helping up to 1,000 families each year. Despite the challenges of Covid, Reading Family Aid was still able to provide over 1,400 children with gifts at Christmas and the charity's generous supporters helped raise over £33,000. Garden party talks Details of Sonning and Sonning Eye Society's summer garden party being held on 8 August can be found on its website. Following Simon Wenham's talk on 25 June in Pearson Hall about the pursuit of pleasure on the Thames, the society will be holding two more in the coming months: Owen Green the map maker on 10 September and John Painter, Reading Abbey, on 5 October. For tickets or reservations contact Penny Feathers on 0118 934 3193 or penny.feathers@btinternet.com FoStAC garden party Friends of St Andrew’s Church Sonning (FoStAC) invites readers to its garden party on Monday 30 August from 3-5.30pm in Allan and Wendy Williams' garden at 8 West Drive, Sonning. Entrance is by ticket which can be obtained at £15 from Bob Hine 0118 969 8653, Sally Wilson 0118 979 3328, or Keith Nichols 0118 969 4628.
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