MEMORIES OF MAIDENHEAD

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The commentary was provided by the Mayor, who is also seen on screen performing duties and catching a bus. At home, his poor wife looks like more like a servant than his life partner.

Councillor Wayne then wanted permission for traffic signals at the junction of the High Street and King Street. Daniel Gillespie, headteacher at Beech Lodge School, said: "We at Beech Lodge School are delighted to be involved in this lovely ‘pig celebration’. We carefully covered the surface with individual beads of weld that give the impression of the Berkshire Pig's characteristic long hair. An air raid siren on top of the Broadway Police Station was frequently sounded to warn of the approach of bombers that were heading for London 26 miles away.And the Borough Librarian reported that library membership had increased by more than 500 people in the past year. Maidenhead was a dreary place, there were three cinemas, the Rialto, Plaza and the Ritz but few people ventured out at night. Michael Beavan, of Our Community Enterprise Ltd, who registered the group’s ‘Right to Bid’ on 28th September 2016 with the local Council.

My parents seemed to enjoy eating cooked hearts, I ate them but not if I could help it! They were horrible but no choice. Christie added: “It has been our pleasure to welcome the children of Beech Lodge School to Waterside Quarter to unveil this fabulous new sculpture. As well as morning drop-ins, a local autism group holds regular coffee mornings and social evenings at the pub for parents and carers of autistic children and young adults. The ‘Maidenhead Memories’ group have also held their first meeting at The Craufurd Arms and are planning to meet on the first Wednesday of every month. This group helps to bring together any isolated members of the community.Our pupils have really enjoyed making their clay pigs in a wonderful variety of forms and colours and are looking forward to seeing Maidenhead's new pig statue in all its glory. The pub is the ideal venue for many activities and strong working relationships have been developed and established with a wide cross section of local clubs, societies and organisations in the local community.

The pub is prominently located on Gringer Hill, in a densely populated residential suburb, approximately one mile north of the town centre and mainline station. In December 2012 the Golden Harp pub in Furze Platt (situated a mile north of the Craufurd Arms) was closed and re-developed into a convenience store. Tesco had secured a 20-year lease on the property without consulting the community as at the time it was not a requirement to do so.As part of the celebration, one student from Beech Lodge School was chosen to receive a special prize due to his creative sculpture design. In 1960, Maidenhead was home to 30,000 people (it was just over 70,000 in 2020), and was a very different place to today. When they were formed, The Home Guard had little or no equipment – they armed themselves with shotguns and pistols and wore armbands because there were no proper uniforms.

We modelled the sculpture in a style that we felt conveyed the animal's appealing nature. Hopefully it will be enjoyed by those who encounter it for years to come.” Mr Bayford from the Public Health team is seen talking to the owner of Steventon’s Stores (“Phone 386”!) For the duration of the war, White Waltham Airfield was the HQ of the Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA). We moved to Maidenhead in 1961, when I was 10. I didn't particularly want to but my parents said I could go and see "Village of the Damned" at the ABC cinema on the day we moved and that swung it for me - I was easily pleased. My parents bought their first house here - a maisonette - for about 2000. Times have changed. The agenda starts with the question of whether to apply for a government grant to improve a council property on Denmark Street.

They also rejected the proposal of a higher springboard at the (outdoor) swimming pool, because it was not sufficiently deep enough.