Matt Benham becomes the latest signing for Thatcham Town FC. Joining the Kingfishers from Paulton Rovers, Matt can play as a centre forward or out on the wing. Previously he has featured for another Southern League side, Winchester City. Matt said, “I’m very pleased to have signed for Thatcham Town. I am hoping for a […]
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Thames Valley Kings Coach Wins Development Coach of the Year Award
Kings coach Grant Barker celebrates winning Development Coach of the year at the national wheelchair basketball awards Kings coach, Grant Barker celebrated winning Development Coach of the year at the 2018 Richard Langhorn Trust Wheelchair Basketball Awards on Saturday. Grant was shortlisted for the award after an excellent year as a coach including taking Kings […]
Community Alcohol Partnership launches in Thatcham
A Community Alcohol Partnership (CAP) launched in Thatcham last weekend. CAPs are partnerships between councils, the police, schools, retailers, neighbourhood groups and health providers. They work together to empower communities to tackle alcohol-related harm to young people and improve the quality of life for residents. They aim to reduce the sale of alcohol to young […]
Elton John, Rocket Man at Newbury Corn Exchange
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Get ready to travel back in time with The Rocket Man: A Tribute to Sir Elton John, taking place on Saturday 30 June at the Corn Exchange Newbury. The show combines breath-taking vocal and piano performances, flamboyant costumes and a dazzling light show, all accompanied by an outstanding band and backing vocals. Audiences will be […]
National Carers Week – Activities for Carers
This week, 11th to 17th June is National Carers Week which aims to raise awareness of caring and recognise the contribution carers make to families and communities and to improve the lives of carers and the people they care for. As part of their support for the Carers Week campaign, West Berkshire Council is inviting […]
Council and Thames Valley Police address concerns about unauthorised encampments.
West Berkshire Council and Thames Valley Police have been working closely in recent weeks to ensure any issues arising from unauthorised encampments are dealt with as quickly as possible. Since 3 May, 2018 there have been 22 unauthorised encampments within the district. Most of these have not presented any significant problems but, where they have, […]
Kings Division 3 Team Finished Up as Runner Up at National Championships
The recently crowned Champions of British Wheelchair Basketball’s Division Three South West, The Thames Valley Kings were in action this Weekend at the National Championship Finals to fight to become overall divisional winners. The Thames Valley Kings were in Semi-Final Action on Saturday afternoon against Sheffield Steelers 4 for a place in Sunday’s final against the […]
Thatcham Station Road to be Closed for 3 Days
Station Road in Thatcham will be closed at the level crossing from 23:00hrs on Sunday 3rd June until approx. 22:00hrs on Tuesday 5th June 2018. The closure will be in place day and night during these times. The closure is necessary to allow Network Rail to lift and renew the crossing in conjunction with the […]
West Berkshire Council Welcomes a new Chairman
Councillor Carol Jackson-Doerge was elected as Chairman of West Berkshire Council earlier this month at the West Berkshire Annual Council Meeting. As Chairman of the Council, Carol will draw on her wealth of senior corporate and public sector experience to champion West Berkshire’s interests. On being elected Carol urged members to connect with their residents […]
Thames Valley Kings Win in Overtime to Hopefully Seal Divisional Title
Thames Valley Kings and Worcester Wolves put on a masterpiece that needed overtime to find a winner in the Kings Division Three final game of the 2017/18 Season made even more intense with promotion to Division Two on the line for Kings. In the first quarter, It was Wolves who took an early 7-0 lead […]