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School in bid for ‘control’
through academy status
THE Piggott School in Wargrave
could become an academy by the
autumn term.
The school in Twyford Road
would become its own business with
the power to set its own curriculum,
rules, staff salaries, term and day
lengths. It would be publicly funded
but free from local authority and
government control.
Governors are consulting with
parents about the proposed change.
Headteacher Hilary Winter said
academy status would give the
school greater autonomy.
The admissions policy would
remain the same, as would its status
as a Church of England school. It
would have to sign up as an academy for a minimum of seven years
— the cycle of a student through
the school. The majority of the
transition costs, including legal fees,
would be covered by a government
grant of £25,000.
The school, which celebrated its
70th anniversary last year, received
an “outstanding” Ofsted report in
January and successfully applied to
become a designated language college, receiving a £25,000 government grant to refurbish its language
laboratories. The school, which has
around 1,250 pupils, is planning a
new £1.2million sixth-form building.
The first academy was set up
in 2002 and there are now more
than 200. Last year, the Government announced that primary and
special schools could also become
academies.
A final decision on the Piggott
School’s status is due in the
summer. For more information,
email
academy@piggott.
wokingham.sch.uk
Book of photos to be
unveiled at festival
THE March meeting of the
Wargrave Local History Society began with the annual
meeting when the past year’s
activities were reviewed.
The committee for the
coming year was elected and
details of the 2011-12 programme were announced.
For the rest of the evening,
chairman Peter Halman
and secretary Peter Delaney
showed how the society’s new
book is being prepared.
This is due to be published
during this year’s Wargrave
Village Festival and will
mainly feature photographs
from the society’s archives.
Copies will be available at
the festival fete. The society’s
next meeting will be held on
Tuesday, April 12, when Tony
King will give a presentation
on a journey along the historic Old Bath Road from
London as far as Reading.
On Tuesday, May 10, Gerry
Westall will tell the history
of Sutton’s Seeds, one of the
“Three Bs” of Reading.
All are welcome at meetings, which are held in the
Hannen Room, Mill Green,
starting at 8pm.
For more information, call
Mr Delaney on 0118 940 3121
or visit www.wargravehistory.
org.uk
over the sea
by Rebecca Lardner
THE Piggott School in Wargrave has been given a grant by the
Big Lottery Fund to regenerate its orchard. The area is to be
cleared with old trees being pruned and new ones being planted.
The intention is to develop the area with a pond, wildflower
meadow and seating areas so it can also be used by the community. The students will be involved in the project.
New £50,000 car stolen
In good voice: the choirs from Robert Piggott infant and junior schools performing at St Mary’s Church, Wargrave
School choirs raise the roof and £800
CHOIRS from Robert Piggott infant
and junior schools in Wargrave
took part in a charity concert at the
village church on Saturday.
They were joined by the Bourne
Valley Singers for the performance at
St Mary’s and the capacity audience
was treated to a wide repertoire.The
52-strong combined choir sang songs
including the traditional African
prayer Mayenziwe and The Beatles’
When I’m Sixty-Four and raised the
roof as everyone joined in their
rendition of Oh When The Saints/
Swing Low Sweet Chariot. The concert
was in aid of the Raindrop Project,
a year-long effort to raise £5,000 for
a borehole for the Maasai in Kenya,
led by the children of St Mary’s.
It raised £800 to add to the £1,700
already raised.
A CAR worth £50,000 was stolen by burglars from a house in
Stoke Row on Saturday.
The raiders broke into
the house in Main Street at
6.45pm, triggering the burglar
alarm.
They took the keys for the
new BMW M3 car that was
parked in the driveway and
drove off in it.
The black car was found
abandoned in Hazelmoor
Lane, Gallowstree Common,
onn Sunday.
Dc George Bradley is asking
for anyone who saw the car
being driven or anyone acting
suspiciously to come forward.
Meanwhile, burglars stole
more than £500 worth of jewellery after breaking into a house
in Nettlebed on Thursday last
week. They got in through the
side gate and used a tool to
force open the rear patio doors
of the house in Wanbourne
Lane.
Police believe the burglary happened at 2.10pm as
a neighbour heard knocking
sounds coming from the house.
An N-registered white transit
van was parked in the lane at
the time.
Dc Bradley said: “This is the
second burglary in the area in
the last few weeks so I ask all
residents to lock and secure
their premises and call the
police if they see any suspicious activity.”
Anyone with information
about either crime is asked to
call 08458 505505.
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School in bid for ‘control’
through academy status
THE Piggott School in Wargrave
could become an academy by the
autumn term.
The school in Twyford Road
would become its own business with
the power to set its own curriculum,
rules, staff salaries, term and day
lengths. It would be publicly funded
but free from local authority and
government control.
Governors are consulting with
parents about the proposed change.
Headteacher Hilary Winter said
academy status would give the
school greater autonomy.
The admissions policy would
remain the same, as would its status
as a Church of England school. It
would have to sign up as an academy for a minimum of seven years
— the cycle of a student through
the school. The majority of the
transition costs, including legal fees,
would be covered by a government
grant of £25,000.
The school, which celebrated its
70th anniversary last year, received
an “outstanding” Ofsted report in
January and successfully applied to
become a designated language college, receiving a £25,000 government grant to refurbish its language
laboratories. The school, which has
around 1,250 pupils, is planning a
new £1.2million sixth-form building.
The first academy was set up
in 2002 and there are now more
than 200. Last year, the Government announced that primary and
special schools could also become
academies.
A final decision on the Piggott
School’s status is due in the
summer. For more information,
email
academy@piggott.
wokingham.sch.uk
Book of photos to be
unveiled at festival
THE March meeting of the
Wargrave Local History Society began with the annual
meeting when the past year’s
activities were reviewed.
The committee for the
coming year was elected and
details of the 2011-12 programme were announced.
For the rest of the evening,
chairman Peter Halman
and secretary Peter Delaney
showed how the society’s new
book is being prepared.
This is due to be published
during this year’s Wargrave
Village Festival and will
mainly feature photographs
from the society’s archives.
Copies will be available at
the festival fete. The society’s
next meeting will be held on
Tuesday, April 12, when Tony
King will give a presentation
on a journey along the historic Old Bath Road from
London as far as Reading.
On Tuesday, May 10, Gerry
Westall will tell the history
of Sutton’s Seeds, one of the
“Three Bs” of Reading.
All are welcome at meetings, which are held in the
Hannen Room, Mill Green,
starting at 8pm.
For more information, call
Mr Delaney on 0118 940 3121
or visit www.wargravehistory.
org.uk
THE Piggott School in Wargrave has been given a grant by the
Big Lottery Fund to regenerate its orchard. The area is to be
cleared with old trees being pruned and new ones being planted.
The intention is to develop the area with a pond, wildflower
meadow and seating areas so it can also be used by the community. The students will be involved in the project.
New £50,000 car stolen
In good voice: the choirs from Robert Piggott infant and junior schools performing at St Mary’s Church, Wargrave
School choirs raise the roof and £800
CHOIRS from Robert Piggott infant
and junior schools in Wargrave
took part in a charity concert at the
village church on Saturday.
They were joined by the Bourne
Valley Singers for the performance at
St Mary’s and the capacity audience
was treated to a wide repertoire.The
52-strong combined choir sang songs
including the traditional African
prayer Mayenziwe and The Beatles’
When I’m Sixty-Four and raised the
roof as everyone joined in their
rendition of Oh When The Saints/
Swing Low Sweet Chariot. The concert
was in aid of the Raindrop Project,
a year-long effort to raise £5,000 for
a borehole for the Maasai in Kenya,
led by the children of St Mary’s.
It raised £800 to add to the £1,700
already raised.
A CAR worth £50,000 was stolen by burglars from a house in
Stoke Row on Saturday.
The raiders broke into
the house in Main Street at
6.45pm, triggering the burglar
alarm.
They took the keys for the
new BMW M3 car that was
parked in the driveway and
drove off in it.
The black car was found
abandoned in Hazelmoor
Lane, Gallowstree Common,
onn Sunday.
Dc George Bradley is asking
for anyone who saw the car
being driven or anyone acting
suspiciously to come forward.
Meanwhile, burglars stole
more than £500 worth of jewellery after breaking into a house
in Nettlebed on Thursday last
week. They got in through the
side gate and used a tool to
force open the rear patio doors
of the house in Wanbourne
Lane.
Police believe the burglary happened at 2.10pm as
a neighbour heard knocking
sounds coming from the house.
An N-registered white transit
van was parked in the lane at
the time.
Dc Bradley said: “This is the
second burglary in the area in
the last few weeks so I ask all
residents to lock and secure
their premises and call the
police if they see any suspicious activity.”
Anyone with information
about either crime is asked to
call 08458 505505.
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Striding
out again
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Ready to
go: left to
right, Emily
Holzer, 16,
Aiden Prior,
19, Jermaine
Jackson, 17,
and Paula
Brown, 17,
have been
fund-raising
for their trip to
Malawi
No winner
HENLEY Town Football
Club’s bonus ball lottery draw
last week was not won so this
week’s draw will be a rollover
draw with a £60 prize.
The previous week’s draw
was won by Rob Hegginbotham, from Sonning Common,
who picked up £30. For an
entry form, visit www.henley
townfc.com or call 07712
139592.
Memorial
A SPECIAL service for parents whose babies have died
at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading is to be held
in the hospital chapel on Sunday, March 27 at 2.30pm.
Parents will give readings
at the service, which is in
memory of all the babies that
were lost in 2010 due to stillbirth, pregnancy loss or neonatal death.
Four teenagers to experience
different culture on Malawi trip
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Emily Holzer, from Marlow. They were selected for
the Malawi Dream Project
because all have faced challenges that impacted on their
education.
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for the Henley and Marlow Stride in aid of Cancer
Research UK.
This year’s event, the
eighth, will take place on Sunday, October 2.
Over the past four years,
the riverside walk has raised
more than £55,000 for lifesaving research into breast
cancer.
Livvy Greenstreet, who
organised the event last year,
said: “Stride raises awareness,
money and community spirit.
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poverty. Jermaine, 17, who
quit his studies at The Henley
College after just two days,
said: “I’m looking forward to
getting out of the country,
going somewhere hot and
meeting new people. This will
be a different experience for
me.”
Aiden, 19, who is taking a
skills course at the college,
has never been abroad while
Paula, 17, has never been on
a plane. She is studying for
a diploma in childcare at the
college.
She said: “I’m looking forward to going somewhere as
different as Malawi and making friends with the people
that I meet there.” Emily, 16,
who is studying for three Alevels at a college in Marlow,
said she was most looking
forward to painting murals at
a day centre for orphans.
Nomad worker Sue Prior
said: “It’s a once-in-a-lifetime
opportunity for them and
each individual has something
to bring to the project.
“They want to do something inspirational and positive to make a difference to
the lives of others. In the
process, it will change the way
they see and do things.”
The trip has been made
possible by an £11,000 donation from the Rotary Club
of Henley Bridge, which was
raised at a dinner in November attended by Formula 1
personalities Ross Brawn,
principal of the Mercedes
team, and former TV com-
mentator Murray Walker.
About half the money will
go towards the Malawi trip
and the rest will be used for
other projects.
The youngsters will work
with Emmanuel and Maryanne Uwaezuokes, of the
Starfish Malawi Project, a
Christian organisation working to improve education,
vocational training and Aids
awareness. Mrs Uwaezuokes
used to live in Henley and
worked for Nomad before
moving to Malawi.
Mary Odesey, one of the
Nomad staff who will accompany the teenagers, said:
“One of the reasons we chose
this group is they were keen
to do it and they all have
amazing qualities.
“They will work well with
young kids and will cope with
the culture shock. When they
come back, they’ll have these
amazing stories to tell their
friends.”
The group aims to raise
an additional £2,000 because
they want to go on a safari when they are in Africa
and to buy their own art and
sports equipment to use in
Malawi.
Aiden raised £170 from
sponsorship by taking part in
the Goring 10k on Sunday
wearing a Batman outfit.
Paula was sponsored to
wear an adult-sized babygrow
to college every day last week
and made £200.
Emily sold a piece of her
art and raised £40 and is planning a cake sale.
The trip takes place from
Wednesday to March 30. To
make a donation, email tim@
nomadhenley.co.uk
Woman in
fall thanks
passing
‘angel’
A WOMAN wants to thank a
mystery “angel” who helped
her after a fall.
Heather Harlow, 90,
fell over near her home in
Elizabeth Road, Henley, on
Wednesday, February 23 and
her husband Geoffrey was
unable to lift her up.
A passing motorist
stopped and helped her
back to her feet but he had
to drive off again quickly
because his car was blocking
the road so Mrs Harlow
didn’t have time to thank
him properly.
The former nurse said: “I
want to express my grateful
thanks to the man who,
like a heaven-sent angel,
stopped his car and picked
me up from the road where
I had fallen into the gutter.
He obviously knew how to
handle people and to look
after women in distress. He
could have been an off-duty
fireman.”
Mr Harlow, 87, who used
to be an English lecturer,
said: “I couldn’t stop Heather
falling or pick her up because
I’m not that strong.”
Gifted 105
saplings
HENLEY has been given
105 saplings by the Royal
Horticultural Society.
The charity has teamed up
with the Woodland Trust in
a bid to increase the number
of native trees and woods in
Britain.
The saplings are among
200,000 the society is
handing out to communities
to help raise awareness of
woodland conservation.
Henley’s Gardening
Buddies will be planting the
saplings in Marsh Meadows
on Sunday and are appealing
for helpers.
Liz Hodgkin, who leads
the team, said: “This is a
wonderful opportunity to
add to the beauty of our
town. With the Britain in
Bloom competition nearing,
this will be an excellent
project to show the judges.”
Volunteers should meet
at the car park in Mill Lane
at 1pm and bring a spade
or fork.
Spring fair
A SPRING fair will be held
at Stoke Row village hall
tomorrow (Saturday) from
1pm to 4pm.
There will be stalls selling
items such as cards, handmade jewellery and cakes
as well as a tombola and a
raffle with an Easter theme.
Hot cross buns, tea and
coffee will be available. The
fair is to raise money for the
upkeep of the hall.
Library campaigners snub cash
SUPPORTERS of 16 of Oxfordshire’s 20
closure-threatened libraries will not apply for
cash to help run them.
The Friends of Sonning Common Library
and Our Woodcote Library have joined a
new countywide alliance called Save Oxfordshire Libraries, which has written to Oxfordshire County Council saying it does not
want money that has been set aside for “Big
Society” schemes.
The Friends of Benson Library is one of
two groups considering applying for cash
while the two others want to retain the
option to bid for funding because of the fear
of losing their libraries completely.
The council has voted to cut £2 million
from the library service’s budget over four
years but has set aside £600,000 to help volunteers run their own community libraries.
In a letter to John Jackson, the council’s director of social and community services, the alliance’s Judith Wardle said: “We
believe that any solution to the financial
difficulties facing the county library service
should encompass the entire service.
“It is our belief that fragmenting the service would create an irreversible deterioration
in its quality and have a seriously detrimental
impact on local communities.
“We are also convinced that any attempt
to set up a large number of new voluntary
groups to fund and run libraries in the current financial climate would be unlikely to
succeed and would probably simply delay
the eventual closures that communities are
striving to avoid.”
The 12-week consultation process will start
this month after the council agreed to “pause
slightly”. A council spokesman said: “Our
previous work mentioning 20 libraries that
could see funding ceased is only one possible
way forward. There are all sorts of other
ways forward that will emerge and will be
looked at. There is no favourite option.”
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