Clay Hill ward needs a fresh start, says Green candidate Ed Cawley Our Green Party councillors have shown they make a real difference
John Herring
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NEWBURY Greens have named local campaigner and volunteer Ed Cawley as their candidate for the Newbury Town Council by-election in Clay Hill ward.
Mr Cawley lives in Clay Hill with his partner Sarah and is involved in the local community as a Cub Scout leader, a charity fundraiser and a volunteer driver for Meals on Wheels.
He also has an allotment in Clay Hill.
He has taken part in two Tough Mudder events – gruelling obstacle races through mud – to raise money for Mind and Action Against Hunger, and in November he did 3,000 push-ups to raise funds for the Teenage Cancer Trust.
Around 17,000 patients have received their Covid vaccine at Newbury Racecourse after just one month
An army of volunteers are on hand to help combat coronavirus
Geraldine Gardner );
THE Vaccination Centre at Newbury Racecourse has been open a month.
It first opened its doors on January 14 and in that time has vaccinated nearly 17,000 West Berkshire residents. The centre is a collaboration between nine surgeries – Burdwood, Thatcham Medical Practice, Falklands, Eastfield, Strawberry Hill, Downland, Kintbury and Woolton Hill, Hungerford and Lambourn – and the vaccines take place in the Grandstand area.
When the hub was first announced the nine surgeries put out an appeal for volunteers to help run the large-scale vaccination programme and I decided to sign up and do my bit.
Volunteer Centre West Berkshire s Recruitment Fair goes digital
Numerous charities to engage with potential volunteers via Zoom
Charlie Masters
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While this year s Volunteer Centre West Berkshire Recruitment Fair cannot take place at the Corn Exchange, a Zoom event is being organised in conjunction with more than two dozen local charities.
Potential volunteers will be able to engage with representatives from various good causes and organisations.
Among those participating are Berkshire Vision, Home-Start, Loose Ends, ABC to Read, Lambourn Riding for the Disabled, PALS, West Berkshire Community Hospital League of Friends, Fair Close Centre, Motor Neurone Disease Association and Young People with Dementia.
Local folk donate whopping £420,000 to Greenham Trust coronavirus appeal
Fundraising project was launched in March
John Garvey
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GENEROUS West Berkshire folk have stumped up a whopping £420,000 since Greenham Trust launched its Coronavirus Emergency Appeal in March.
The donations came from private individuals and businesses and has enabled funding to be given to the following organisations which help those impacted by the virus: £48,688 to Fair Close Centre (Age UK) for the continuation and expansion of the meals on wheels service and a further £14,358 to equip the on-site restaurant and to make it Covid-19 secure. £40,559 to Newbury Community Resource Centre to provide essential household goods to families in need and a further £18,244 for telephone support, food parcels and other deliveries.
Greenham Trust s Christmas Double Matched Day is resounding success
More than £155,000 raised for ten local charities
Jonathan Ashby
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A MAMMOTH £155,000 was raised for 10 local charities on Greenham Trust’s special Christmas Double Matched Day.
Last Friday, every pound up to £5,000 donated on The Good Exchange platform was double-matched by the trust – meaning each £1 given by the public became £3, giving the charities the opportunity to raise £15,000.
With 669 donations received on the day, eight of the 10 finalists (Berkshire Maestros, Bradfield Village Hall, Fair Close Centre Age Concern, Greenham Control Tower, Pamber Heath Memorial Hall, Sebastian’s Action Trust, Swings & Smiles, Time to Talk West Berkshire, Young people & Children First) surpassed their £5,000 public donations target, receiving the maximum £10,000 boost from Greenham Trust.