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Young teenagers were seen spending part of their Royal Wedding holiday breaking into a Newbury Railway Station vending machine.
On April 29 around 1pm, fi ve teenagers were seen by train passengers, trying to break into a chocolate vending machine. They were pushing, jumping and crashing into it and trying to break open the door.
One lady tried to stop them with a few stern words, also by trying to buy something from the machine. It managed to stop the teenagers for a short period. Eventually they gave up trying to break into the machine and walked away empty handed.
It is odd how, in extreme old age, events which were of little consequence at the time continue to intrude into the memory. One such, which gives me pleasure in spite of its triviality,
concerns an occasion not long after the end of World War 2 when victorious, but near-bankrupt, Britain was still inflicted with shortages of food, clothes and petrol, generating a general feeling of frustration.
The Government had called on the British Colour Council to suggest ways in which organisations and individuals could use colour to make the austerity less dreary and cheer up the scene and, hopefully, people’s attitudes. After meditation, the Council decided to stage a small Exhibition in a room at the Royal Academy, off Piccadilly, to present their recommendations. Entrance was to be free and, to swell the publicity, the Exhibition was to be opened by Her Majesty the Queen (later the Queen Mum).
As I was writing a column for my newspaper, in addition to my reporting on defence issues, I decided to attend the opening ceremony which was blessed with a glorious, sunny day. The Queen, who had set a friendly, down-to earth tone by appearing hatless and so informal that she looked as though she had just stepped out of her Buckingham Palace sitting room, made a suitably short speech and declared the Exhibition open. I took a quick look round the exhibits and wall-posters and left to return to my office, passing through the turnstile, which had been set up to record the number of future visitors.
Feeling good, I decided to walk back to Fleet Street in the sunshine
and overtook a couple of American soldiers in battle dress strolling slowly, as they clearly had time to kill in a day off in London. In what, I suppose, was a spontaneous gesture of friendship towards our greatest ally, I turned round and, when the soldiers reached me, I said ‘Would you like to see the Queen of England? ‘Sure would!’ one of them replied .’Follow me,’ I said ‘but we’ll have to run’.
So, the many people in Piccadilly suddenly saw a suited civilian racing into the Academy pursued by two soldiers, ‘She’s still here!’ I shouted as we passed the Royal limousine.
‘There she is!’ I cried as we entered the room, where Her Majesty was being shown round the exhibits. With a look of sublime amazement on their faces, which I have never forgotten, they automatically snatched off their cloth hats and stood, rooted to the spot, gazing silently. ‘Go on in’ I urged, pointing to the turnstile, which they duly did. I left them lost in silent wonder as they stood within a couple of yards of the Queen.
I have often pondered on what they told their comrades when they returned to barracks and what they wrote home.
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Hungerford Rotary Club will hold a grand plant sale tomorow, Saturday, May 21 between 10am and 2pm at Tumblings,
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23.3.11GET YOUR GREEN FINGERS GOINGFOR BLOOMING HUNGERFORDHungerford’s Cr Margaret Wilson has appealed to Hungerford people to get their green fi ngers going for Hungerford In Bloom to be judged on July 16.She told the annual parish meeting that all gardens and allotments would be in the contest.
ANZAC MEMORIAL SERVICEAT SUTTON VENYMore than 100 people attended the annual ANZAC remembrance service and wreath laying at St John The Evangelist, Sutton Veny on Sunday.Buried in the churchyard are 142 Australian and New Zealand ser-vicemen and two nurses who died of wounds or infl uenza in the First World War.The Australian High Commision was represented by Col. John Hutcheson AM and the War Graves Commission by West country representative Mr Richard Brown. London Legacy was represent-ed by its honorary secretary Simon Gleinig. At a special luncheon before the service, Mr Gleinig was presented with a cheque for £150 by the chairman of the West country Branch of the Britain-Australia Society Richard Pavitt who had just been re-elected at the branch’s annual meeting.
11.5.11ROTARY PLANT SALEHungerford Rotary Club will hold a grand plant sale tomorow, Saturday, May 21 between 10am and 2pm at Tumblings, opposite St Lawrence’s Church gates. Money raised will go towardAfghan Heroes and Hungerford local needs.
11.5.11MARLBOROUGH ROTARYCAR BOOT SALE SOONMarlborough and District Rotary Club will hold its annual bank holiday Monday Car Boot Sale on May 30 at the football club, Elcot Lane between 8am and 1pm. Pre-paid: Cars £5, Vans £10. On day: Cars £8, Vans £12.Refreshments will be available. Tel 01672 516338. See advertise-ment in this issue.
12.5.11HUNGERFORD BOWLING NOTES Greetings from the Hungerford Bowlers; Our open evening was very well attended. Many thanks for your help. Here is June programme: June 01 Croft Green Bowling 6.15: 02 / 2pm: 05 / 3pm: 08 / 2pm : 14 / 6.15pm: 16 / 2pm: 17 / 6.15pm 19 / 3pm : 20 / 6.15pm : 21 / 6.15pm : 23 / 2pm : 25 / 1.30pm : 26 / 3.pm : 29 / 6.15pm: 30 / 2pm. Best regards and thanks for this service to the community. -John Conn Secretary HBC.
18.5.11MARLBOROUGH PARKING TRANSFORMATIONMarlborough’s parking was undergoing substantial changes, the last town council meeting was told.Cr Nick Fogg said season’s parking tikets were now available.Cr Martin Houlden told council of a proposal for Parkshare which would involve selling private parking space to relieve town centre pressure. It was not clear how it would be policed.
18.5.11MARLBOROUGH FLYPOSTING OUTBREAKThe last Marlborough Town Council meeting was told of a fl ypost-ing outbreak in the town.Cr Castle said private and council properties were involved and the paste used made the literature diffi cult to remove.Cr Fogg said fl yposting was illegal and the council agreed to write a stern letter to the holders of the events.
18.5.11MARLBOROUGH LITTER PROBLEMMarlborough Town Council’s attention has been drawn to a rub-bish problem in the vicinity of St. Mary’s School.
18.5.11HOW MANY COUNCIL PLOTS?How many council owned plots are there in Marlborough? This is a question Marlborough Town Council intends to address.
18.5.11RAILWAY PATH GROUP ACTIVEMarlborough Town Council’s last meeting was told of plans to positively recognise the 50th anniversary of the closure of the Swindon to Marlborough railway line.Friends of the Railway Path Group are raising funds for improve-ment work on the path which is used by walkers, cyclists and eques-trians. A new friends’ group will be launched later in the year with fund-raising activities. Council will consider placing the group on the charitable fund list.
18.5.11PUBLICATION COMPLIMENTEDMarlborough town councillors at their last meeting complimented Wiltshire Life on presentation of the Royal Wedding.
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24.3.11CLAIRE PERRY WELCOMES A BUDGET FOR GROWTH, JOBS AND FAMILIES Today Claire Perry, MP for the Devizes Constituency, welcomed the Government’s Budget which will reform the economy to support jobs and growth and help families with the cost of living – including an immediate cut in fuel duty. Key measures in the Budget to boost growth include:Tax cuts for businesses and entrepreneursScrapping burdensome regulations and red tapeRadical reform of the planning systemNew investment in science and innovationLots more real support for young people with additional apprenticeships and work experienceTo help families facing the rising cost of living, the Budget also will:Immediately cut fuel duty by 1 pence per litre and delay April’s infl ation rise in duty to next January. This means fuel duty will be 6 pence less by the end of next week than it would have been under Labour.Introduce a Fair Fuel Stabiliser that taxes oil companies more to stop rises in fuel dutyIncrease the Personal Allowance from by a further £630 from April 2012. That’s another real increase of £48 extra per year, or £126 in cash terms. Together with this year’s rise, that means a total of £326 extra each year for those working hard to support their families. And it means, just ten months into offi ce, this Coalition Government has taken 1.1 million low paid people out of tax altogether.Welcoming the Budget, Claire Perry MP said:“Last year’s Emergency Budget brought Britain back from the brink of bankruptcy. The Government is right to stick to the plan to get Britain living within her means and this year’s Budget sets out plans to back enterprise and get Britain making things again. By cutting fuel duty immediately and cutting income tax for millions, the Chancellor has done what he can to help families now. This Budget has put fuel into the tank of our economy.”
STUDENTS REACH ENGLAND FINAL OF DEBATE COMPETITIONAfter a successful day in Taunton at the West of England Finals of the Schools Mace competition, the oldest national debating com-petition in the UK, two St John’s students are now looking forward to competing in the England Finals on Friday evening.The two St John’s Sixth Formers, James Pitts, 16, and Emmie Price-Goodfellow, 17, reached the fi nal having beaten 17 other schools in the West of England competition on 19th March. The pair will now compete in debates against fi ve other English schools at the National Finals this Friday 1st April in London.The competition is run by the ESU, the English Speaking Union, and is open to students from secondary schools across the coun-try. The debating competition enables participants to gain valuable skills and knowledge, and former winners have gone on to become MPs, senior lawyers, prominent scientists and captains of industry. Debating and Court Competition clubs at St John’s are run by Law & English teacher Dr Leslie Spencer and offer a chance for stu-dents to develop their confi dence and public speaking skills.At the regional fi nal the judges said that it was the team’s clear structure, strong defi nition, superb oratory skills and good knowl-edge that enabled them to triumph over the other schools. The win-ning debate which the St John’s team argued in favour of was “This house would abandon Britain’s nuclear weapons programme”. As Emmie explained “This is a subject on which James knows rather a lot, and one of the judges later referred to him as a ‘nuclear geek’, so we were confi dent that we knew what we talking about. The op-position, unfortunately for them but fortunately for us, didn’t seem to have such deep subject knowledge, and so our arguments about nuclear war being unethical and unnecessary in a modern age stood up well, whilst their arguments about the nuclear programme being a deterrent and aiding the economy did not”.The winner of the National Final will go on to compete in the ESU’s International Final, this year to be held in Dublin.
ROTARY NIGHT WALK ALONG RIDGEWAYThe Rotary Club of Swindon Thamesdown are organising their 22nd Annual through the night sponsored walk along the Ridgeway on June 11. The walk will be starting at The Red Lion Public House, Avebury (SN8 1RF) taking in Hackpen Hill, Barbury Castle, Ogbourne Downs, Liddington Castle and fi nishing at the Bishopstone Village Hall (SN6 8PH). The Rotary Club of Swindon Thamesdown organise the event completely free of charge to the participants. The walkers can raise money for the charity of their choice. Those taking part are asked to gather at the, Bishopstone Village Hall, from 8.00 p.m. onwards, where parking has been arranged. At 9.30pm transport will be provided to the Red Lion at Avebury from which the walk will commence at 11.00pm. The club provides marshals points, refreshment stops, First Aiders and support vehicles for those who are unable to complete the event. At the fi nishing point at the Bishopstone Village Hall will be open to welcome the walkers with a hearty breakfast and hot drinks at a reasonable cost. A presentation night will take place at 7.30pm on Tuesday 19th July 2011 at the Holiday Inn, Swindon (SN3 6AQ) where all cheque’s will be presented to the various charities. The Rotary Club of Swindon Thamesdown will be pleased to welcome all walkers, their families and their chosen Charity representatives at this event.-Bob Barrett.
KITCHENMONGER IN LARGER PREMISESKitchenmonger has relocated in Hungerford to new premises at 25 High Street with better parking facilities and larger premises.Kitchenmonger are now offering a knife sharpening service and cake tin and stand hire. Tel. 01488 682158 for details. “You saw it in The Adviser!”
PROGRESSIVE TOWN HALL PLANSFOR PUBLIC CONSULTATIONMarlborough Town Council’s progressive plans to refurbish the Town Hall will go to public consultation in May.About 50 people at the annual parish meeting on Monday heard heated debate on the plans which are expected to cost about £1m.The meeting earlier heard an outline of the plans from Property committee chairman Cr Guy Loosmore. He outlined the plan to make the town hall a proper community centre with conference facilities and the ability to attract substantial income.He stressed that the work would be a long-term investment. Work is already well under way on various aspects, the main being the disabled persons’ access and facilities.A large theatre screen has been established in the hall and the fi rst public showing will be the royal wedding on April 29.
CANAL PROJECT COMPLETED ON TIME AND ON BUDGET
The Borough of Hungerford and British Waterways held a reception on April 7 to celebrate completion of environmental restoration work to Kennet and Avon Canal banks from Wire Lock to Highclose.
The reception was given by Constable Mr Greg Furr and trustees of the Town and Manor and Mr Mark Stephens, manager of British waterways.
Guests heard that the project was conducted on time and on budget and that all concened had performed their tasks admirably including work in icy winter conditions. Mr Robert James introduced guest speaker Mrs Adrian Scrope. Her address is on our world web news at: theweeklyadviser.com