Twyford

Twyford and Ruscombe Easter Egg Hunt and Easter Fair
Friday 18th March
Loddon Hall Twyford

 

Twyford and Ruscombe Pre-school are having their annual Easter Fair and Easter Egg Hunt on Friday 18th March at Loddon Hall, Twyford. The Easter Egg hunt starts at 11.45am and is followed by a sandwich lunch for the children in Loddon Hall. Also in Loddon Hall there will be lots of fun activities for the children like face-painting and biscuit decorating. While the children enjoy the fun, there will be plenty of stalls for the adults like Pampered chef, Virgin Vie, Partylite Candles and much more.

Tickets are £1.50 for the Egg Hunt and £1.00 for the lunch and are available from Pre-school. Contact Pre-school on 0776 5835499 for more details.

Mountain adventure for scouts' HQ appeal Feb 16 2005

By Paul Bishop


THE cash is mounting up for a fundraising appeal to build a new home for the 1st Twyford Scouts after five members successfully scaled three Scottish peaks.

Organiser George Bushell, his ex-Venture scout son Stephen, assistant cub leaders Dave and Michael Turner and assistant scout leader Bill Evans braved bitter temperatures and high winds to complete the challenge.

Their expedition saw them conquer Ben Nevis (1,344m), Ben Macdui (1,309m) and Cairn Gorm (1,245m) and the experienced climbers are considering taking on Mount Kilimanjaro later this year.

George, 56, from Kibblewhite Crescent, Twyford, said: "We had a few little hiccups along the way but we made it.

"It was so cold that at one point the camera lens froze while I was trying to take a picture and there was a thick layer of ice on our rucksacks.

"Ben Macdui was the toughest climb of the lot. It took ages and the wind was gusting at nearly 30mph."

George, who had the full backing of wife Wendy, 53, expects the climb to add another £2,000 to the £280,000 needed to build a new headquarters to replace the one destroyed by arsonists in November 2003.

More than £180,000 has been raised so far and George says talks are under way for the work to begin.

He said: "We are getting very close. It will be great to see construction start."

Barn Dance at Loddon Hall, Twyford

5th March 2005 at 7.30pm at Loddon Hall, Twyford.

 

• Music by Kick Shins barn dance band.
• Ploughman's Supper.
• Bar.
• Raffle.
• Proceeds of evening go to Home-Start Wokingham District (supporting young families under stress).
  
• Tickets £12.50 from Rosemary on 0118 9888 025 or email homestart.wd@btclick.com
  
• All welcome.