If you still have any of these paper £10 notes featuring Charles Darwin knocking around, don’t forget they will cease to be legal tender on 1 March – so spend or exchange them now! The new smaller polymer notes featuring Jane Austen were introduced last September.
Go, Jo, go! Good luck to Twyford resident Joanne Jones, 45, who is already training hard for the Virgin Money London Marathon on 22 April. She is running for local child bereavement charity Daisy’s Dream. Show her your support by visiting her JustGiving fundraising page.
It’s nearly time for the launch of the annual Twyford Together photographic competition, so get snapping for Click Together and visit www.twyfordtogether.org in March for competition details and to submit entries online.
Twyford & Ruscombe Cricket Club are looking for new young talent to take part in their indoor practice sessions. For details see the 19 February post on the RG10 Facebook page, and for more information about the club visit their website.
Twyford Twinning Association will be welcoming a delegation from Cuincy in France over the weekend of 23-25 March for a familiarisation visit, the laying of a wreath at the war memorial and the signing of the twinning agreement between the two locations. Would you or your interest group like to be involved? Email twyfordtwinning@gmail.com.
Spring is (nearly) sprung, and will end with a spectacular return of the entertainment extravaganza that is TwyFest. This year’s festival will run from 26 May to 3 June – so get it in the diary and keep an eye out for more details coming soon!
Another one for the diary: Did you know that Saturday 19 May is not only the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle but also FA Cup Final day? Two reasons for a wonderful community event in Twyford, centred around a large screen at St Mary’s church broadcasting both events live.
Smart Works Reading, a charity that helps vulnerable women back into work, is advertising two job vacancies for a full time Office Manager and a part time Development Officer (6 month contract). Upcoming events by the charity include a presentation of the spring/summer collection with Hobbs at the Oracle on 22 March, a shopping event with Winser London in Marlow on 29 March, a masterclass with Kiehl’s skincare at the Oracle on 12 April and a designer sale at South Street Arts Centre in Reading on 19 May. Keep an eye on news and events with Smart Works on Twitter.
