Meet our Civic Award winners for 2023-2024, who have touched the lives of others & worked to make our community stronger.
The Awards were presented by the Town Mayor, Cllr Sally Gurney on Friday evening at Wokingham Town Hall.
See facebook.com/wokinghamtownc… for more info

LAST DAY TODAY TO SUBMIT A CIVIC AWARD NOMINATION
If you've not got your nomination in yet, please hurry as closing date is today.
It's a lovely way to say THANK YOU.
For examples and full criteria see the Civic Award section in wokingham-tc.gov.uk/civic

📷FREE MUSEUM OPEN DAY
📷Monday 6 November, 10am -2pm
📷Wokingham Town Hall - Diamond Jubilee Room
As we're approaching Remembrance Sunday, there'll be some wartime memorabilia on display to view at our next Open Day.

Come along, have a chat with us and share any of your own families stories; we'd love to hear them.
If anyone wishes to see the war memorial, which is upstairs in the Town Hall, we can show you this too.

If you can't come but wish to learn more about the names that feature on there, you can see a full list here:
wokingham-tc.gov.uk/names-on-memor…

📷CAN YOU HELP US THANK PEOPLE IN OUR TOWN?
If you know someone who makes a real difference by helping others in Wokingham then please do nominate them for a CIVIC AWARD from Wokingham Town Council. See the Civic Award section in wokingham-tc.gov.uk/civic

LET'S CELEBRATE THOSE WHO DO SO MUCH FOR OUR COMMUNITY
It's a lovely way to say THANK YOU.
For examples and full criteria see the Civic Award section in wokingham-tc.gov.uk/civic
The deadline is Friday 24 November 2023.

🎉Congratulations to Victor, the winner of our 'Children's Write a Poem' Competition.

Victor wrote a lovely poem as part of our Heritage Open Day activities. The poem 'Spring in Wokingham' was displayed at the Town Hall with other entries, and visitors voted it their favourite.

We know our residents have an appetite for history, and on Saturday at our Heritage Open Day at Wokingham Town Hall, it was great to share more of this with familiar faces and to meet new ones.

Photos courtesy of @stphotos1

Thanks to everyone for joining us on Saturday for our Heritage Open Day, it was fantastic to see so many people, particularly on such a hot day!!! 📷
Photos courtesy of @stphotos1

Are you coming this Saturday?
We’ll be celebrating the Arts with some hands-on activities, whilst discovering connections to our local history.
Find out more 📷wokingham-tc.gov.uk/heritage

Ahoy, Me Hearties!
The wonderful & oh so funny @iszi_lawrence is at #wokingham #bookfest this October. Hear about the real pirates of the Caribbean. You can even come dressed as one?
Tickets £3. To book wokingham-tc.gov.uk/bookfest/book-…
And did we say.... she’s funny, very funny!📷

Don't forget to book your tickets for the Wokingham Children's Book Festival before the end of August to get 15% off
Tickets 📷 wokingham-tc.gov.uk/bookfest/book-… 📷

👉CLOSING DATE 1 SEPTEMBER!
Don't forget to get your entries in. There's a £50 Waterstones voucher for the winner!
Competition Rules and entry details here: wokingham-tc.gov.uk/heritage-open-……
#wokingham

I'M LOST CAN YOU HELP ME FIND MY WAY HOME?
This lovely little flamingo was found in Wokingham's Market Place, and we've brought it inside for safekeeping until it's reunited with its owner.
If it's yours, you can find it in the Information Centre in Wokingham Town Hall🤞

Don't forget to book your tickets for the Wokingham Children's Book Festival before the end of August to get 15% off
Tickets 📷 wokingham-tc.gov.uk/bookfest/book-… 📷

There’s lots to do. Try out lacemaking and crochet, or create something to take home with mosaics. Brickies Club from Holme Grange Craft Centre will be bringing Lego on the day; could your little ones build town halls or amphitheatres from the past or a building of the future?

The job description/application please go to👉wokingham-tc.gov.uk/job-vacancy-de…
If you'd like to visit or have an informal discussion about the role, the Town Clerk, Katy Hughes, would be happy to hear from you: khughes@wokingham-tc.gov.uk/ 07557 950741
#wokingham #wokinghamfinancejobs

View the prison cells at our next Museum Open Day!
Monday 14 August, 10am-2pm
Wokingham Town Hall
Did you know there are old prison cells at the back of @RYND UK?
Please note: RYND are not open for business on Mondays. Access will be via the Town Hall only.

Our Town Mayor Cllr Cllr Sally Gurney and her Consort Chris didn't let the rain stop them on Saturday as they popped into town to say hello to a number of our retailers! Sally really enjoyed talking to our business owners and colleagues. Thanks everyone for welcoming them 😀