Community Yearbook

17 Thursday, 21 January, 2021

AUGUST

Newbury Weekly News

Bad behaviour endangers wildlife

ble behaviour at its sites, such as littering and vandalism. And BBOWT land manager for conservation in Berkshire Roger Stace said: “Wildlife is our number one priority where people can come and visit and enjoy the wildlife. “People are not appreciating what the nature reserves are there for and what impact their actions are having on wildlife in terms of disturbance.”

THE guardian of West Berkshire’s commons and nature reserves is still experiencing problem behaviour on its precious sites. The Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust (BBOWT) manages sites across the district, but had to furlough staff and stop volun- tary operations during the pandemic. In June, the trust said it was“shocked, saddened and angered” by irresponsi-

Stan’s final farewell

Ben eyes UK record TEAM Kennet javelin star Ben East set his sights on the UK under-17 record. The 16-year-old, from Hungerford, set a personal best of 73.04m in his first competition of the year at the Lee Valley Open in August. And now he is hunting down the record of 76.17m, set by Havering’s Max Law last year. Ben’s performance at Lee Valley was the fifth best in the world this year at under-17 level. And he admitted:“ It was almost surprising to throw so well. “I have had no idea of my progress this year and I went into the competition blind because we have had no events.” Ian’s milestone IAN Herrington capped his 1,000th game for Welford Park by hitting the winning boundary in the final over against Hungerford. Hungerford openers Karl McDonald (66) and Wayne Lyford (21) put on 60 for the first wicket and some late hitting from Wolfe (35) and Oliver Tulloch (38no) accelerated the final score to a respectable 221-8. Skipper Ben Myers (40) and Uday Paturi (39) opened up for Welford and put on 67 for the first wicket. Welford then lost four wickets for 12 runs in four overs, to leave them on 175-6 and when Jones fell for 66 Park still needed six more runs. However, debutant Bhargav Sutapalli clipped through midwicket for four and it was left to Herrington to fittingly see his side home by two wickets.

seasons between 1959 and 1962. The Lambourn Trainers Association said in tribute: “Mellor was one of the outstanding riders of his generation, admired as much perhaps for his using his head as his strength and style.” Afterwards, his family said they were “truly touched” by the gathering of “friends, colleagues and neighbours” who turned out to bid farewell to one of horseracing’s own. Flashes of Mr Mellor’s racing colours, orange and brown, were visible among the mourners.

MP marks VJ Day NEWBURY marked the 75th anniversary of Victory over Japan (VJ Day) with two services. August 15 marks the day that the Empire of Japan surrendered at the end of the Second World War after four years of fighting across the Pacific and the Far East. Newbury commemorated the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War with speeches and wreath- laying at the town hall and war memorial. The mayor of Newbury Elizabeth O’Keeffe, town crier Brian Sylvester and Newbury MP Laura Farris read speeches at the town hall before 11am. champion steeplechase jockey of the 1960s and the first jockey to ride 1,000 winners over jumps. He was Champion Jockey in successive PEOPLE lined the streets of Ashbury village to pay their respects to one of their own as horseracing legend Stan Mellor was laid to rest. Friends and fans – including cham- pion jockey AP McCoy – travelled to Ashbury, where Mr Mellor lived for the latter part of his life, to pay their last respects. Mr Mellor, who was 83, was a

Scrubbing up nicely!

delivered 60 pairs of scrubs to the West Berkshire Community Hospital and more than 200 to the West Berks Foodbank and baby bank. They also raised more than £2,000 for a supply of fabric, which has been boosted by a celebrity appeal. Mrs Bird praised the people who had helped make the scrubs for local hospitals and charities. She said:“Most are making one or two a day. It has slowed a little but we are still making 50 sets a week and still going at a decent pace. “Some have come and some have gone. Some have gone back to work, some are teachers on holiday now. “All these ladies have just been giving their time for such an amazing cause.”

A GROUP of sewing champions created more than 1,000 sets of scrubs for the NHS. Claire Bird, who runs Birdhouse Creations from her home in Thatcham, and her team of ladies created scrubs for NHS and care work- ers during the coronavirus pandemic. They made 1,015 scrubs, 994 bags, 477 headbands, 311 ear protectors, and 1,900 masks– at total of 5,401 individual items. Mrs Bird said: “We have hit 1,000, I’m quite proud of that and we’re still going.” Mrs Bird said the NHS was preparing for a second wave of Covid-19 and was still asking for donations. The Birdhouse scrub makers

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