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be just another town looking like a brick city. Where’s the inspiration and aspiration? Think again. How can we achieve some desirable housing that fit with the theme of a market town on the water? Make it cool. Make it trendy and make it acceptable. SUE PANTING via the Newburytoday Facebook page We need more people living in the centre THERE is nothing wrong with progress. The more people live here and the more visit the more we can all thrive. We definitely need to keep certain characteristics of the town but at the same time we need to move forward. SHAUN FERGUSON-MILLER via the Newburytoday Facebook page Change or the town centre will simply die COUNCILLOR Norman is completely behind the times ( Newbury Weekly News , May 13). As are half of Newbury judging by the comments. I wonder how many of those against this proposal have actually taken the

developing the area – it’s the scale and particularly the height of this development that is shocking many people. We are not Reading or Basingstoke or Maidenhead. It will be utterly overwhelming. We must stop this becoming a pro- development or anti-development argument. It is primarily about scale. HELEN FRANKLIN via the Newburytoday Facebook page Plea run half marathon in support of Sue Ryder READING Half Marathon will see running enthusiasts take to the streets on November 7, 2021, to raise vital funds for charities around the UK. This year, national healthcare charity Sue Ryder is inviting seasoned professionals and casual joggers to sign up to support the charity’s Duchess of Kent Hospice in the town. Over the past four years, this iconic event has raised more than £75,000 for Sue Ryder Duchess of Kent Hospice, enabling its nurses and doctors to provide expert care and valuable support to patients living with life-limiting conditions and their families. However, due to the pandemic, Sue Ryder, like all charities, has suffered financially, with mass fundraising

events cancelled and its charity shops closed. By taking part in the race this year, the vital funds raised by residents of Berkshire and the surrounding areas will provide crucial support, ensuring that Sue Ryder’s nurses, care teams and support staff can be there for the local community when it matters. Entry for the Reading Half Marathon is £25 with a fundraising target of £145, which will make all the difference to patients and families needing Sue Ryder’s expert care. Sign up today at sueryder.org/ support-us/fundraise/events/ reading-half-marathon-2021 To speak to the fundraising team at Sue Ryder Duchess of Kent Hospice, email dokh.fundraising@sueryder. How to get your views published in the NWN THE Newbury Weekly News is delighted to receive letters and views from readers. Preference will be given to letters of fewer than 300 words and local topics. All views may be edited to conform with legal and publishing requirements. The identities of contributors may be withheld only in exceptional circumstances. org or call (0118) 955 0433. ANNABELLE RENNIE Sue Ryder

This picture was sent in by Eddie Cullinane in Shaw Hill who said: “Please will you cheer everyone up by placing this lovely picture in your paper. It’s from my garden and it looks amazing.”

lovely market town’ and watch it die around us... CHRIS THOMPSON via the Newburytoday Facebook page Kennet Centre plan is too overwhelming OF course the Kennet Centre needs redevelopment. I don’t know anyone who objects to

time to go and study the plans and look at what is proposed? They’re on display in the Kennet Centre for those who haven’t had a look. That’s the Kennet Centre that’s more than half empty and looking sad, tired and in desperate need of a makeover. But whatever, let’s not embrace change or progress. Let’s just cling on to the desperately sad notion that Newbury is still ‘a

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