Crowthorne and Sandhurst

The Mayors of Sandhurst and Bracknell Forest visited the Royal Military Academy on Friday (June 23) as part of preparation for the Freedom of the Borough March.

The Military Academy will be marching through Sandhurst on July 15 - the first time it has exercised this right since being granted the Freedom of the Borough nine years ago.

To mark this event, Sandhurst Town Council will be holding a free fun day on the Memorial Park to make sure everyone enjoys the day.

The Mayor of Sandhurst, Cllr Mrs Elizabeth North, and the Mayor of the Borough of Bracknell Forest, Cllr Clifton Thompson, joined Major General Peter Pearson RGR to launch the preparations for the march.

During their visit they were invited to watch the International Pace Sticking competition, which was taking place at the Sandhurst Royal Military Academy that day.

Cllr Mrs North, the Mayor of Sandhurst, said: "We already have close links with the Royal Military Academy and the Freedom of the Borough March will celebrate this relationship with the local community.

"The fun day which we have organised around the March has something for everyone and we urge everyone to come along and take part in the celebrations."

Bracknell Forest Mayor Cllr Clifton Thompson, added: "We had an enjoyable afternoon watching the pace sticking competition and it seemed a fitting way to launch the Freedom of the Borough March and fun day event.

"We are proud to have the Military Academy in our borough and are delighted it is taking part in this community event."

"The Academy is very much looking forward to exercising its 'Right to March' and hopes in this way to build on the excellent community links we currently enjoy," added Gen Pearson.

The Freedom of the Borough March will start at the Academy at 1.30pm on July 15 and will arrive at the Memorial Recreation Ground in Sandhurst at 2pm.

However, there will be activities and entertainment throughout the day beginning at 11am, with 20/20 cricket, It's a Knock Out, marching bands, five-a-side football, a tea dance, battle of the bands, a barn dance, a fun fair and much more.

The grand finale to the evening will be a dramatic fireworks display for the whole area to enjoy.

Bracknell Forest Borough Council ~ Sandhurst

Church Service

St John’s Parish Church 6.30pm

This will take place at 6.30pm after the closing of the flower festival at St. John’s Parish Church. Join the congregation in singing praise at the end of the Carnival.

Flower Festival

St John’s Parish Church

With the theme “Fame and Fantasy”, this year’s flower festival will run for three days in St. John’s Parish Church, Waterloo Road. As well as the colourful flowers displays, there will be musical interludes and exhibitions of lace, embroidery and patchwork. The Embroiderers’ Guild of Wokingham will be exhibiting and North Downs Lacemakers will be holding demonstrations.
Refreshments and light lunches will be available.
This event has been supported on behalf of the Carnival by the Crowthorne Eye.

Art Exhibition

Morgan Centre

Crowthorne and Sandhurst Art Society presents an exhibition and sale of art at the Morgan Centre on July 8th (11am to 5pm) and July 9th (11am to 4pm).
Crowthorne and Sandhurst Art Society are a happy group of people who enjoy their hobby on a regular basis. From beginners to more advanced painters and of all ages, they are constantly learning new methods from demonstrators who visit every month.
They meet at St. Sebastian's Memorial Hall on the Nine Mile Ride, Crowthorne, on the second and fourth Friday evening from 7.30-9.30pm. They also meet informally every Wednesday afternoon from 1.30-3.30pm to paint and learn together. New members are always welcome and visitors may come to demonstrations. Ask at the exhibition for more details.

Cantores Concert

Church of the Holy Ghost 7.30pm

Cantores Chamber Choir join in the Carnival with a programme of music from the 16th century to the modern day conducted by Alun Grafton. They will perform in the Church of the Holy Ghost, New Wokingham Road by kind permission of Father Kevin Jones.
Tickets are priced at £8 and are available by calling 01344 778185 or on the door.

Race Night

Edgbarrow Sports Centre 7pm

Come for an exciting, thrilling evening at the RACES – appropriately at Edgbarrow Sports Centre, Grant Road, Crowthorne. This is NOT a film evening – the horses are wooden and move without great exertion by the owners or jockeys but in accordance with the rules.
This is a FUN evening and you will have the opportunity to become an owner or a jockey for the races and wager on the Tote for each race for small sums.
The evening has been organized by David Worrall and has proved very popular when it has been held throughout the Borough. This is the first time in Crowthorne so definitely not an evening to be missed.
The event starts at 7pm with the first race starting at 8pm. The tickets are £8, which includes a fish and chip supper are available at Playhouse Cleaners in Dukes Ride. A licensed bar will be available.

Wine & Wisdom Quiz

Crowthorne Parish Hall 7.30pm

We are pleased to include this event which, in recent years, has become a regular and popular part of Carnival. Please note that it is being held at Crowthorne Parish Hall this year.
All questions will be answered on a team basis and you need a team of 8 to take part. There will be eight rounds of questions, picture rounds and a music marathon with everything from classical through to the present day. The aim of the evening is to have an enjoyable time and not to feel that your
O Levels/GCSEs have come around again.
The quiz is run by John Taylor who has been running regular quizzes in Crowthorne and the surrounding area for over twelve years.
Tickets are £8 per person to include a glass of wine and a fish and chip supper. A bar will be available. Tickets, which must be bought in advance, are available from Monica’s, Crowthorne High Street.
So get a team together and come along. We'll supply the wine: you supply the wisdom. Please note that we have a smaller venue so places are limited.
John Taylor runs a fortnightly quiz at Crowthorne Sports and Social Club, Wellington Road. The next one is on Sunday 2nd July 8.30pm.

Darby & Joan Tea Party

Crowthorne Parish Hall 3pm-5pm

Open to all senior citizens living in Crowthorne. Come along and enjoy a lovely tea between 3pm and 5pm. The Crowthorne Princess and her attendants will be there to meet you.
Admission is FREE, by ticket only, available from the Churches, Coffee Shops, Carlysle Court, Good Neighbours, Rothwell House, the Jubilee Club at St Sebastian's and the Thursday Fellowship at the Baptist Church.
Transport to and from the Parish Hall will be available on request.

Woodmancote Bingo Night

Woodmancote Day Centre 7:30pm

Come along and play a game of bingo and help support your local charity.
Arrive at 7.30pm for an 8pm start. The entrance is only 50p, so why not give it a go if you’re feeling lucky.
Bingo nights are held every Thursday, same place, same time.

Schools Music Festival

Wellington College Chapel

By kind permission of the Master of Wellington College, the chapel has been made available for this lively and popular event which will be staged by the massed choirs of our local Junior Schools. They will be performing jointly as well as individually.
The festival attracts enormous support and owing to the limited capacity of the Chapel, entry is by Festival programme only. This is available from participating schools.

Crowthorne Carnival 2nd July 2006 Car Treasure Hunt Wyevale Garden Centre 2pm Dull Sunday afternoons! Fancy getting out “on the road again” wind in the hair, stimulating those “little grey cells”. Fun for all kids (ages 5-99), so don’t be boring, mark July 2nd down in your diary now! Whether you want to participate as an adult group or as a family, pop into A&A Car Parts in Crowthorne High Street and buy your ticket. At only £5 per car, it’s got to be value for money. Cars depart from Wyevale Garden Centre, Heathlands Road between 2pm and 3pm. “If the weather’s fine just do what you feel” and bring a picnic treat to be eaten after the drive. Drinks will be available. We hope you can make it.

Procession

Wellington Business Park – Morgan Recreation Ground 12pm

Our Carnival swings into action with the spectacular procession of colourful floats prepared by many local organizations, who will be giving us their slant on the Carnival theme of “Heroes & Villains”.
After the judges have selected the best in each of four categories, the parade will leave Wellington Business Park at 12 noon, led by Reading Scottish Pipe Band, proceeding down Dukes Ride and the High Street to the Morgan Recreation Ground.
As the procession approaches the Morgan Recreation Ground, they will pass PG Stompers Jazz Band entertaining us from in front of the new Crowthorne Library.
The procession will include floats from local schools and organizations as well as the Carnival Princess and her attendants, with comedy being provided by Big Betty, the mad taxi clown car.
Entry to the procession is free. Contact a member of the committee if you have not received a form.

Fete

Morgan Recreation Ground 1pm

The Morgan Recreation Ground will be the centre of the afternoon's
entertainment. There will be a variety of stalls and sideshows for all the family. Local charities will be present trying to raise much needed funds together with a variety of traders.
This year's show will be opened by the Mayor of Bracknell Forest
Borough Council, Cllr Clifton Thompson at 1.15pm.
New for this year is a fully equipped mobile stage for acts performing during the afternoon. The list of running times are listed on this page. As always, the fairground and the Pinewood Miniature Railway will be on the field, as well as stalls from societies, charities and traders.
If that is not enough, a selection of clowns will be providing entertainment right across the field.
On the main stage, the first act will be singing duo Big River who will perform popular songs from the 50’s to the modern day. The dance group Classy Movers will take to the stage with some of their routines. Crowthorne Musical Players will perform some of their recent show songs and music will be provided by Edgbarrow Swing Band. The afternoon finishes with comedy juggling with Slap and Tickle.

Boys’ Voices

Crowthorne Parish Hall 4.30pm

To contribute to the opening day of the Carnival, “Boys’ Voices” is presenting a children’s concert. It is for children, by children and will include songs, a flute band called “Flute Salad” and a cowboy musical play entitled “The Lemonade Kid”. If children come dressed in cowboy/girl costumes they will be given free drinks.
The tickets at £1 each – which are on sale at “This ‘n’ That” in the High Street – are limited in number. The entertainment will last for a little over an hour. So, tie the pony to the hitch rail and come on in!
Contact 01344 775367 for further details.

Crowthorne Orchestra

The Old Gym, Wellington College 8pm

In conjunction with the Carnival, the Crowthorne Orchestra are proud to present an evening of classical music at the Old Gym at Wellington College.
The programme for the evening is:
* Max Greengrass – Concert Overture “Call and Response”
* Mozart Piano Concerto No17 conducted from the piano by Anthony Davie
* Beethoven Symphony No7
Your conductor will be Anthony Davie with Melissa Lych-Bowers as the leader.
Tickets are available at £8 (£6 concessions/£1 children) from Telstar Traveltime, Crowthorne High Street, emailing secretary@crowthorneorchestra.com or calling Yvonne on 01276 20817
Further details are available at: www.crowthorneorchestra.com

Ravenswood Village Fun Day - Sunday July 2nd, 1pm to 5pm.

The fun day this year has a sports theme - you can win £1k in the raffle, weekends away, tickets for Ascot and much, much more.

There is musical entertainment, including a live band. Interactive games, crazy golf and beat the goalie.

Food galore - a barbeque, afternoon tea and cakes, ice creams and strawberry pavlova.

Children's entertainments including bouncy castle, ball pond, hook a duck, tombolas, a book stall, village pottery, a plant stall and "haberdashery heaven".

For further details phone 01344 755555.

Norwood Ravenswood Village, Nine Mile Ride, Crowthorne, Berkshire, RG45 6BQ.

Saturday 24th June 2006 - 7.30pm

In her book A Winding Lane in the Wilderness, Libby quoted from a newspaper account of a procession through Sandhurst led by a brass band to mark the laying of the foundation stone of the first brick-built Wesleyan chapel here in May 1867.

And now, in the centenary year of the present church, a brass band will once again help to mark a significant occasion in the history of Methodism in Sandhurst. Charles Church Camberley Band will present a concert on Saturday June 24th at 7.30pm in the church; this event is organised by the Scotland Hill House Group as their contribution to the fund-raising effort.

The band will play a wide variety of music and it promises to be a really enjoyable evening. It would be great to fill the church, so please enter the date in your diaries as soon as possible, and encourage your friends to come too. Tickets (available from Rosemary Gregory 01252 860939) are reasonably priced at £5 (£3 concessions), and this includes light refreshments during the interval.

Sandhurst and Yateley Methodist Church