MEMORIES OF MAIDENHEAD

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What he didn’t realise was that in 1967 the new Town Hall’s frontage was to feature as the Hospital in Carry On Doctor, with Barbara Windsor pictured filming a scene there. A Clay Kit has been donated by nearby pottery company Keeeps to Harry Marland, 12, to ensure he can carry on his newfound hobby. As part of the celebration, one student from Beech Lodge School was chosen to receive a special prize due to his creative sculpture design. In 1960, Maidenhead was home to 30,000 people (it was just over 70,000 in 2020), and was a very different place to today.

Michael Beavan, of Our Community Enterprise Ltd, who registered the group’s ‘Right to Bid’ on 28th September 2016 with the local Council.

Maidenhead Memories Artwork

A big thank you to Shanly Homes for letting us get involved in such a key part of Maidenhead’s history and legacy." Mr Bayford from the Public Health team is seen talking to the owner of Steventon’s Stores (“Phone 386”!) For the duration of the war, White Waltham Airfield was the HQ of the Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA). The return of peace time gave the local Town Council the opportunity to start redevelopment of Maidenhead. There was a desperate shortage of housing and one of the first tasks was to build a new estate at Pinkneys Green. The new roads were named after RAF aircraft.

When they were formed, The Home Guard had little or no equipment – they armed themselves with shotguns and pistols and wore armbands because there were no proper uniforms.

Unveiling of the Final Sculpture in the Maidenhead Memories Sculpture Trail

They also approved the revised tender of the materials to construct the new Town Hall and Civic Centre. The short film ends with the Mayor laying the Foundation Stone for this new building in St Ives Road. The pub is prominently located on Gringer Hill, in a densely populated residential suburb, approximately one mile north of the town centre and mainline station. Christie added: “It has been our pleasure to welcome the children of Beech Lodge School to Waterside Quarter to unveil this fabulous new sculpture. Then off to work at the old Police Station, just off Queen Street - Berkshire Constabulary then, follwed by a decade at a local insurance brokers in York Road. In December 2012 the Golden Harp pub in Furze Platt (situated a mile north of the Craufurd Arms) was closed and re-developed into a convenience store. Tesco had secured a 20-year lease on the property without consulting the community as at the time it was not a requirement to do so.

They also rejected the proposal of a higher springboard at the (outdoor) swimming pool, because it was not sufficiently deep enough. Although German bombers could be heard nearly every night, Maidenhead never interested them. There was nothing worth bombing. And the Borough Librarian reported that library membership had increased by more than 500 people in the past year. Our pupils have really enjoyed making their clay pigs in a wonderful variety of forms and colours and are looking forward to seeing Maidenhead's new pig statue in all its glory. Councillor Wayne then wanted permission for traffic signals at the junction of the High Street and King Street.

The Fairground Horse

We carefully covered the surface with individual beads of weld that give the impression of the Berkshire Pig's characteristic long hair.

I continued to do my paper round and discovered that one of my customers was George Allison, the manager of Arsenal Football Club. We moved to Maidenhead in 1961, when I was 10. I didn't particularly want to but my parents said I could go and see "Village of the Damned" at the ABC cinema on the day we moved and that swung it for me - I was easily pleased. My parents bought their first house here - a maisonette - for about 2000. Times have changed.

The pub is a social hub where people can meet existing friends, make new friends and enjoy a selection of real ales, lagers and other beverages. Visitors can also host events, use the internet, have a game of crib or throw some darts. The next stage of the refurbishments will include re-fitting the kitchen so a permanent food offering can be introduced to improve the visitors’ experience. At the moment the food for the various meetings and events is out sourced. I’d like to express a huge thank you to all the students from Beech Lodge School and their teachers for helping us mark this splendid occasion.” The sculpture is made from pieces of mild steel which have been beaten into shape then welded together. It was also reported that of 100 samples of milk taken for quality assessment by the public health department, 97 were assessed as Grade 1. My parents seemed to enjoy eating cooked hearts, I ate them but not if I could help it! They were horrible but no choice.