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    • The future of Theale: Public meeting at the Red Lion on Tuesday

    Posted on February 24, 2010

    The FutureFollowing the recent distribution of the Parish Plan, there is to be a public meeting on Tuesday 23rd February at the Red Lion to discuss next steps.

    The Parish Plan was a direct response to the village-wide survey carried out in 2008. The completed questionnaire was returned by more than 50% of Theale households, and helped create a picture of the issues of greatest interest to local residents.

    Questions related to a range of concerns including:

    The next step is to bring about some of these improvements, and this is where you come in.

    We need your ideas and support if we are to get some of these projects off the ground.

    We are looking for a range of skills and commitment: everything from project management to helping with publicity and administration. Some initiatives might need a bit of physical effort (like helping us plant trees) while others call for softer skills like research, and lobbying the local council and utilities to help improve things like cycle routes, lighting, and sewage problems. The intention of all these things is the same — to make Theale a better place to live, both now and in the future.

    Even if you think you have no special skills to offer, please do stop by next Tuesday, and see what this is all about.

    Sadly, the Free Beer Grant hasn’t come through yet, but you are at least guaranteed free tea and coffee.

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    Local mums need your help for safer crossing

    Posted on November 24, 2009

    lollipop ladyConcerned mums Shelley Gore and Jo Monger are asking for your support.

    They are campaigning for a crossing on Englefield Road, close to the Medical Centre, to ensure children and parents can safely cross the road on their way to school.

    Shelley says “We have set up an I-petition to gather support to get something done about peak time crossing of the Englefield Road. We will be submitting the petition to councillor Alan Macro at the end of the month, so we are hoping to get as much support for this as possible. There are currently width restrictions in place, but this still doesn’t make it safe to cross at peak times. Our hope would be to have a zebra crossing or a Lollipop person or something in operation between 8:30am and 9:00am.”

    It takes only a few seconds to add your name to the growing list. Just click here:
    www.ipetitions.com/petition/englefieldroadcrossing

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    Bull regulars grin and bare it for charity

    Posted on October 27, 2009

    Bull Calendar 2010
    December 2010

    Investing in a copy of the Bull’s 2010 calendar may mean you seeing your neighbour in a whole new light. You may well recognise the faces, but probably not much else. “The Naked Men of Theale” depicts a familiar group of regulars in a series of unfamiliar poses…

    Jodi Schofield from the pub explains: “Everything is covered tastefully of course. Profits will go to the Thames Valley Air Ambulance. The Calendar was done as a bit of a giggle and we are not making anything on it, it is all for charity. A friend did the photography for free and my Uncle printed them at cost. We got West coast lads involved and Green Plan-it sponsored it by putting it on recycled paper. Mark [the landlord] was a bit nervous about doing it as it’s his money, but when I put a gun to his head he realised he had no choice!”

    “The lads are all local. We do quite a bit for Air Ambulance. We had a fun day in March and raised over £700.00. I think it’s something that people seem to think a lot of in this area as it is solely run by volunteers and gets no help from the government so relies on charitable donations. I am from Manchester and have only lived in Theale for a year so it is something I have picked up. They are a bargain £7.95, and we have only 150 to sell, so do call in and pick one up.”

    The brave men of Theale will get their reward next year, when the Bull plans to produce a ladies calendar in aid of a breast cancer charity.

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    750 new homes plan revealed for Pincents Hill

    Posted on August 6, 2009

    Plans for a development more than half the size of Theale have been submitted to West Berkshire Council by developer Blue Living. The proposal for 750 new homes on Pincents Hill is in addition to the 350 confirmed for the Lakeside site at the west end of Theale, and the further 450 suggested for the land between Theale High Street and the M4 motorway. This further housing plan is for the 37 acres on the other side of the motorway. If the Pincents Hill plan is approved, Theale will effectively be joined to Reading by a continuous chain of concrete. Read the rest of this entry »

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    Red Lion cries foul

    Posted on July 22, 2009

    The new tenants at the Red Lion are asking Theale residents to help them raise awareness of their campaign to have something done about the nasty sewage smell in Church Street, close to the pub.

    New kids on the block, Lynne Kiddle and Nick Baker, are organising a petition to present to the council. Lynne says: “The issue is the foul smell in Church Street. We have set up a campaign to get as many signatures as possible to raise Read the rest of this entry »

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