Essential Guide 2017

essential guide 10 Pound Street, Newbury; Lindsey Middlemiss, facilita- tor; (01635) 529676 or 0800 0430713; newburybreastfriends@live. com; www.newburywellbeing. com Newbury South West Neighbourhood Action Group C/o Safer Communities Partnership, 20 Mill Lane, Newbury; Mrs Angela Money, BEM. Chair; 07774 962641; newburyswnag@gmail.com www.uknags.org.uk/newbury_ south_west Pandas Group Newbury (Pre and post natal depres- sion advice and support); The Wellbeing Centre, 6 Pound Street, Newbury; 01635 552874; info@newburywellbeing.com; www.newburywellbeing.com Playing Fields, Brownsfield Road, Thatcham RG18 3AG; Derek John Parsonson, Hon Treasurer. 01635 865749. derekjparsonson@talktalk.net Thatcham Fairtrade Town Campaign c/o Thatcham Town Council, Brownsfield Rd,Thatcham, Berks RG18 3HF; Angela Bates, campaign co-ordinator; 07914 321681; enquiries@thatchamtown- council.gov.uk Thatcham Neighbourhood Action Group Thatcham Town Council, Council Offices, Brownsfield Road, Thatcham, RG18 3HF; Ms S D Steevenson, chair; www.uknags.org.uk/thatcham; www.facebook.com/ Thatcham-Neighbourhood- Action-Group/ 138517026217396 Thatcham Bowling Club Sports Clubs, Memorial

Community listings

01635 503267; aarmitage@westberks.gov.uk; www.actionforall.org.uk/gree- nexchange

Horticulture Peter Allen, Kennet School, Stoney Lane, Thatcham, RG14 5DL. Keith Benjamin, secretary: 01635 41836; www. thatchamhistoricalsociety. org.uk; enquiries@thatcham historicalsociety. org.uk The Newbury Society Graham Smith, membership secretary, 114 Shaw Road, Newbury RG14 1HR;01635 80356; graham.smith@virgin. net; www.newbury-society.org.uk Victoria Park, Friends of Fiona Walker, Chairman & membership administrator, 64 Craven Road, Newbury RG14 5NJ; 01635 40720; fkwalker64@btinternet.com Village Hall, 7.30pm; Dina Dunsdon, publicity officer: 01635 248729; dinadunsdon@ hotmail.com Cold Ash & Ashmore Green Horticultural Society Rosemary Broad, publicity officer: www.coldash.org.uk; 01635 862028 Curridge Horticulture Society WI Hall, Curridge, Newbury; Jean Goodsell, chairwoman: 01635 31928; j.goodsell@ukonline. co.uk Newbury & District Gardeners Association Every fortnight, October to March, St Nicolas’ School, Link Road, Newbury; Mr R. Angell, secretary: 01635 253812 Newbury Floral Society Meets 2pm, second Tuesday of every month (not August), Royal British Legion Hall, Pelican Lane, Newbury, RG14 1NP, Club secretary: 01635 48852; www.bbando.org Chieveley Floral Group Every third Tuesday (not August and December), Chieveley

Environment scbroughton@westberks. gov.uk Newbury & District Caledonian Society Meets at Highclere Village Hall Sarah Denly Ball, secretary: 0118 981 3807; newburycaledonian@btinter- net.com Scottish Dancing Meets at Victory Hall, Beenham Phil Daniels: 01635 46205 Thatcham Folk Dance Club Meets at Whitelands Park Primary School, Thatcham, Mary Davidson, 0118 983 2605; mary@rfdg.org.uk Kintbury Wildlife Group Mrs L. Staves, honorary treasurer: Hell Corner Farm, Kintbury, Hungerford, RG17 9SX; 01488 668482 Newbury District Ornithological Club Hell Corner Farm, Kintbury, RG17 9SX. Lesley Staves, honorary secretary: www. ndoc.org.uk; 01488 668482; glsdroversdale@tesco.net Pang & Kennet Valleys Countryside Project (FWAG) The Old Estate Office, Englefield Road, Theale, RG7 5DZ; Ms Karen Davies, bio- diversity project manager: 0118 930 5336; www.pangandkennetvalleys. org.uk; pang.kennet@fwag.org.uk Snelsmore Old Scrub-Bashers Keith Tomey, countryside ran- ger: West Berkshire Council, countryside and environment department, Faraday Road, Newbury, RG14 2AF; 07765 898577; ktomey@westberks.gov.uk West Berkshire Green Exchange Anthony Armitage, West Berkshire Council, Faraday Road, Newbury RG14 2AF;

History/heritage

Berkshire Family History Society 58 Hambridge Road, Newbury, RG14 5TA; Eileen Schofield, chair; www.berksf- hs.org.uk; newbury@berksfhs. org.uk Berkshire Industrial Archaeology Group Mr P. Trout, secretary: 7 West Chiltern, Woodcote, Reading, RG8 0SG; 01491 682002 Kennet & Avon Canal Trust Graham Smith, Newbury branch secretary, 114 Shaw Road, Newbury RG14 1HR; 01635 580356;grahamv. smith@virgin.net www.katrust.org.uk Newbury & District Association of the National Trust Keith Spires, vice chairman; 47 Meyrick Drive, Wash Common, Newbury, RG16 6SY; 01635 30457; keith- spires@btinternet.com; www. newburynta.btck.co.uk Newbury District Field Club The Dog House, 10 Salcombe Road, Newbury, RG14 6ED; Richard Godfrey, honorary treasurer: 01635 43605 Reading and District Natural History Society Ian Haseler, president; Susan Twitchett, secretary; Coromandel, Bethesda Street, Upper Basildon, RG89 8NT; www.rdnhs.org.uk Sandham Memorial Chapel (NT) Harts Lane, Burghclere, RG20 9JT; Amanda Forsyth, cus- todian: 01635 278394; www. nationaltrust.org.uk/ sandham; sandham@nationaltrust.org.uk Sasha (Stockcross and Surrounds Historical Association) 15 Bartlemy Close, Newbury RG14 6LE; http://www.stock- crosshistory.org.uk; info@ stockcrosshistory.org.uk Thatcham Historical Society

Dance

Kintbury Morris Dance Meets Wednesday evenings at Stockcross Village Hall, Sue Broughton: 01635 861836;

Menu priced servicing MOT Preparation Welding General Vehicle repairs Air Conditioning

Independent Specialists in Land Rover and Range Rover Tel: 01635 32028 Fax: 01635 38511 Email: newbury4x4@btconnect.com Web: www.newbury4x4.co.uk 1 Bone Lane, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 5SH

Enabling Cruise Control on Discovery 3 & 4/ Range Rover Sports (depending on model spec) Land Rover brand dedicated diagnostics Parts & Accessories available Dealership Warranty not affected Courtesy Cars available