Community Yearbook 2020

Newbury Weekly News

Thursday, 16 January, 2020

Pc killed in line of duty THERE was a national outpouring of grief and

NYT take the performance to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, as it has done under its founder and producer Robin Strapp for more than 34 years, a proud record for a vibrant company

anger after a police of icer was killed while on duty in West Berkshire. Pc Andrew Harper died after attending reports of a burglary at a property in Bradfield.

Stars of the Fringe NYT flier-ing along the Royal Mile

First-class carnival

Tragically, the 28- year-old had only married to his childhood sweet- heart Lissie 28 days before the incident and was due to go on his honeymoon. Almost £250,000 was raised for the family of Pc Harper in less than a week.

Cox, said: “We had a good turnout this year. We had eight motorised vehicles, which is the most we have had for many years. “The numerous walking entries and the equestrian entries helped to make this the best parade for a long time. “All the entries were up to the usual excellent stan- dard and it was great to see so many new faces.”

LAMBOURN put on a fine show for its carnival – with attendees hailing it “the best in years”. A huge turnout, combined with first-class entries and a cloudless sky, sealed the deal. Families who live along the route partied in their gardens, like Stella Buck- land, who has lived in the village all of her 91 years. One of the organisers, Liz

EDINBURGH may have thrown its worst at them weatherwise, but Newbury Youth Theatre had a wonderful week at this year’s Festival Fringe with their family fun play The Wizard of Winterbourne , based on true stories. Directors Tony and Amy Trigwell-Jones said: “This has been a phenomenal Fringe for NYT. It’s a joy to have watched them grow into a tight-knit company and start to really play with the show. They have worked for audiences in this incredible competitive environment and have performed daily with absolute professionalism.”

and horrendous occasions a colleague makes the ultimate sacrifice. We will ensure that heroism is never forgotten.” Meanwhile, a fundraising page set up by Pc Harper before his death to help children with cancer raised more than £26,000.

Thames Valley and the UK go to work each day to do their duty. We confront

danger on a daily basis. “We know there is a risk when we put on the uniform but we do so as we are proud to protect the public. Sadly on very rare

An online fundraising page was set up by Thames Valley Police Federation. It read: “Police officers all over Tour de Berks raises £100k A WEST Berkshire family who set up an event to raise funds for their daughter’s medical condition celebrated raising more than £100,000 in a decade. Ross and Nikki Green created the Tour de Berkshire 10 years ago after their daughter Tilly, 11, was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis. A decade after the diagnosis and the Tour de Berkshire has raised around £105,000 for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust. This year’s event raised £13,200 from 323 riders who set off from Bucklebury’s Cottage Inn. The 20-mile tour took in rural routes up to The Bell in Aldworth and back.

Three cheers for Heat A THATCHAM-based cheerleading team won a series of awards at national and European level. in Liverpool, and Future Cheer National Champi- onship, in Bournemouth, They came away with three European titles at Jamfest, as well as eight top-four- finishes. At the national champi - onship, Crimson Heat were awarded four titles. Crimson Heat Tigers competed in two of the biggest competitions held in the UK – Jamfest European Championships,

Tony Trigwell-Jones outside Arlington Arts

The end of an era AS the academic year ended at Mary Hare School, so did the 12-year tenure of Arlington Arts’ popular director Tony Trigwell-Jones, who stepped back – or rather into the classroom downstairs – to concentrate on teaching at the Snelsmore school for the deaf. Tony’s passion for the arts has been the driving force behind the venue’s successful growth. “Over the last few years I’ve worked on diversifying the programme, trying to build audiences for Fringe-style theatre as, although live music is a huge passion of mine, contemporary theatre is certainly more my professional background. I do hope this continues to grow in the coming years,” he said .

US memorials vandalised

He said: “We would like to say thank you to the people who defaced the central memorial. It looks like they’ve taken a stone or a coin to it. It’s sick.” The memorials, commemorating two fatal collisions over the former airbase, were dedicated by Princess Anne in 2012.

MEMORIALS to American servicemen who fought and died in the Second World War were vandalised, weeks after they were relocated. Newbury Royal British Legion (RBL) branch secretary Keith Williams said the scratches on the memorials had appeared over the bank holiday.

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