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Index
Essential Services & Information Kids [also see: Youth]        
Advice & Support Libraries        
Arts, Dance & Drama Local Government        
Charities, Clubs Societies & Trusts Local Members of Parliament        
Church Local Post Offices        
Citizens' Advice Bureaux Property Pricing        
Community Websites Sport & Leisure        
Crime Prevention Telephone Directories        
Early Years Tourist Information        
Education [Primary & Secondary] Youth [also see: Kids]        
Education [Adult, Further & Higher] Miscellaneous        
Environment          

Essential Services & Information
Nearest Doctors Click HERE & then enter your full postcode to find your nearest Doctors Surgery [or GP practice].      
NHS Direct For online health advice. Alternatively telephone the number shown:   tel: 0845 4647
Nearest Dentists Click HERE & then enter your full postcode to find your nearest Dental Practice.      
Emergency Dental Service There is an emergency Dental Service in Reading for people who are not registered with an NHS Dentist. It usually opens Tuesdays 6.15 - 8.45pm, and Thursday / Friday 10.15am - 5.45pm. plus some weekend mornings. NHS Dental charges apply. You don't need an appointment.   tel: 945 2967
Nearest Hospitals Click HERE & then enter your full postcode to find your nearest Hospitals.      
Nearest Pharmacies Click HERE & then enter your full postcode to find your nearest Pharmacy.      
Nearest Opticians Click HERE & then enter your full postcode to find your nearest Optician.      
Thames Valley Police Oxford Road, Kidlington, Oxfordshire OX5 2NX
For your nearest Police Station dial the number shown.
In emergencies always dial 999		   tel: non-emergencies only
0845 8 505 505

Advice & Support
[Also see Citizens' Advice Bureaux]
Alcoholics Anonymous Telephone lines open 24 hours.   tel: 0845 769 7555
959 7494
Carer's Group Henley Townlands Hospital, York Rd, Henley-On-Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 3EB   tel: 01491 412111
Carer's Centre Reading Reading & Central Berkshire Carers Centre, 6 Cross Street, Reading, RG1 1SN tel:
fax:		 950 5177
958 9332
NHS Direct For online health advice. Alternatively telephone the number shown:   tel: 0845 4647
Samaritans: Reading Branch 59a Cholmeley Rd, Reading, RG1 3NB tel: 08457 909090
Twyford & District Older People's Forum St Thomas More’s Church Hall, Loddon Hall Road, Twyford   tel: 934 4040

Arts, Dance & Drama
Berkshire Youth Choir Stoneham Court, 100 Cockney Hill, Reading, RG30 4FZ
tel:
fax:		 901 2350
901 2351
Hurst Morris Dancers [HuMP] In the practice season – usually between September and April – we meet on Thursday evenings in Hurst Village Hall, School Road, Hurst, Berkshire. 8.00pm – 10.00pm.

HuMP do take bookings to appear at village fetes, carnivals, weddings and other events and keeps on top of running costs by making a small charge in some cases. If you’d like to book, please feel free to get in touch. One word of advice, though. We get booked up very early in the practice season – often months before the actual dance season of May to September – so do give us bags of notice and we’ll see what we can do!
tel: Secretary: 979 2333
The 'Squire': 987 4346
Madaca The Music & Dance Academy section for 11-18 year olds specialising in modern/pop music. Classes in Earley, Woodley, Thames Valley Park and Caversham.
 tel: 926 1384
Masquerade Drama & Dance Group
for Young People		 Contact: Clare Hatfield   tel: 07973 918225
Music & Dance Academy For ages from 3 months to 11 years in 3 different groups. Classes in Earley, Woodley, Thames Valley Park and Caversham.   926 1384
Riveratte Ladie's Choir Meets Tuesdays 8.00pm at Sonning Primary School   tel: Janice: 940 1737
Judy: 969 5737
Serinette Ladies' Choir Contact: Mrs Suzanne Newman   tel: 934 0589
Sonning Art Group
A chance to meet or paint for those in Sonning and the surrounding area! Sonning Art Group meets every Friday afternoon at Pearson Hall, Pearson Road between 1pm and 4pm. The three-hour session costs £2 to cover the cost of
the hall and light refreshments.		    
Sonning Glebe Art Club Contact: Julian Toms   tel: 969 0100
Sonning Village Players Pearson Hall, Pearson Road, RG4 6UL tel:
fax:

934 3193
934 4601

Steps 'n' Stetsons Pearson Hall, Pearson Road, RG4 6UL & Woodley Aerodrome Centre, Hurricane Way, Woodley. tel: 961 8450
969 3084
Trinity Concert Band Band rehearsals run from 7:30pm until 9:45pm every Tuesday and are held the Trinity Church in Earley [next door to Asda].    
Vivace Girls Choir Contact: Mrs Suzanne Newman   tel: 934 0589

Charities, Clubs, Societies & Trusts
Berkshire Guild of Weavers,
Spinners & Dyers		 An enthusiastic group of approximately 60 members, ranging from beginners through to experienced tel: 987 6589
Charvil Village Society Contact: Paul Gregory   tel: 934 5419
Christian Community Action Charity Shops in various locations locally. To donate furniture please telephone the Loverock Road Warehouse on 0870 240 2187    
Community Council for Berkshire [CCB] The Community Council for Berkshire [CCB] is a Berkshire-wide voluntary organisation [Registered Charity No: 1056367] that creates & runs community development projects in partneship with other charities, government agencies & community groups. tel: 961 2000
Daisy's Dream Daisy’s Dream supports bereaved children and their families throughout Berkshire and the surrounding areas.

The death of a significant person in a child’s life can be devastating and difficult to understand. Daisy’s Dream offer support and advice to families, professionals and anyone concerned about a grieving child.

Po Box 4738, Twyford, Reading, Berkshire, RG10 9GT		 tel:
fax: 		934 2604
934 9696
everyclick.com everyclick.com is a search engine that generates money for your favourite charity. There's absolutely no charge to you or the charities involved. Just use everyclick.com as your search engine and you will be helping raise money all of the charities listed, or for your selected charity if you register.      
Friends of St. Andrews Church [FoStAC] c/o The Vicarage, Thames Street, Sonning, RG4 6UR
Also see: the St. Andrews Church website.		      
JustGiving.Com The easy, efficient and fun way to raise funds and donate to your favourite charity online.      
Loddon Vale Rotary Club Sonning Golf Club, Duffield Road.
Meets each Monday lunchtime 12.15 for 12.45pm.
Last Monday in the month, evening meeting with partners. 7.30pm for 8pm.		   tel: 927 2055
Mobile Information Centre [MICE] A registered charity mobile information service calling at various locations locally including Twyford, Wargrave, Woodley, Winnersh & Earley. tel: 987 4401
Reading Old Blues Association Former pupils of Reading Blue Coat School
      
RNLI: Sonning Branch Chairman: David Bates   tel: 969 7753
Royal British Legion: Sonning Sub-Branch Chairman: Gordon Barnett tel: 969 6693
Sonning & District Link of the Chernobyl Children LifeLine We are a local group of a national charity [see www.chernobylchildlifeline.org for more details].

We give groups of Belarussian children a four week break in the UK to help them improve their immune systems, with fresh air and fresh food. Each local link group is responsible for raising the funds to bring over the children they host each year. We bring different children each time. We are always looking to expand our group of volunteers, hosts, sponsors and to add new events to the programme for them while they are here. We send each child home with useful gifts for their families. 		tel: Mrs Maria Gee: 962 7721
Sonning and District Welfare Trust The Trust is for those living in the Ancient Parish of Sonning [Charvil, Earley, Eye and Dunsden, Sonning, Sonning Common and Woodley], who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress. Also to promote the education of young persons resident in the area who are in need of some financial assistance. All applications for grants go before the Board of Trustees. tel: The Clerk to the Trustees
Mrs C Barnett: 969 6693
Sonning Educational Foundation The Foundation is for those living in the Ancient Parish of Sonning [Charvil, Earley, Eye and Dunsden, Sonning, Sonning, Common and Woodley], who are under 25 years of age and find themselves in need of some financial assistance with their education or training. All applications for grants go before the Board of Trustees. tel: The Clerk to the Trustees
Mrs C Barnett: 969 6693
Sonning Eye Action Group [SEAG] Protecting the hamlet of Sonning Eye & the surrounding area.      
Sonning Flower Club Contact: Club Secretary, Mrs A. Thomas.   tel: 986 7550
Sonning Glebe WI Contact: Mrs D Mousley   tel: 961 8829
Sonning & Sonning Eye Society Membership Secretary: Carole Barnett   tel: 969 6693
Sonning Twinning Association With the town of Ligugé, France.   tel: John Simmonds: 969 9388
Catherine Ennis: 926 0213
Sonning Working Men's Club Pearson Road, RG4 6UL tel: 969 3939
Thames Valley & Chiltern Air Ambulance Trust Westacott Way, Littlewick Green, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 3QB tel:

fax:		 Office: 01628 584210
Fundraising: 01628 584211
01628 584212
The Twyford Community Library Action Group The Twyford Community Library Action Group is open to everyone; individuals or representatives of groups, clubs and societies from Twyford, Ruscombe, Hurst, Charvil & Sonning. Anyone who supports the campaign to move Twyford Library from the small portacabin in Polehampton Close to the vacant site of J W Greens bar in the centre of Twyford. Please get in touch with us and make your voice heard!
    

Church
Friends of St. Andrews Church [FoStAC] c/o The Vicarage, Thames Street, Sonning, RG4 6UR
Also see: the St. Andrews Church website.		    
St. Andrews Church Vicar: Canon C.G. Clarke, The Vicarage, Thames St, Sonning, RG4 6UR tel: 969 3298
St. Andrews Sunday School Contact: Jan Hammond   tel: 926 2365
St. Patricks Community Church, Charvil Park View Drive North, Charvil tel: Rev Michael Forrer: 934 1989
St. Thomas More Catholic Church [Twyford]      
Sonning Bellringers Tower Captain: Mrs. Pam Elliston, 142 Butts Hill Road, Woodley, RG5 4NS   tel: 969 5967
Sonning Parish Magazine
Some back editions are available in PDF format by clicking HERE.		  
tel: Editor: 969 6693
Advertising: 969 3589
Circulation: 961 8017

Citizens' Advice Bureaux
Henley & District 32 Market Place, Henley-on-Thames, Oxon. RG9 2AH.   tel: 01491 572129
Reading Minster Street, Reading, RG1 2JB tel: 959 8059
Woodley & District Headley Road, Woodley, RG5 4JA.
[Opening Hours: Monday and Wednesday 9.30am–3.30pm] 		  tel:
fax:		 969 9006
969 8714

Community Websites
AboutMyArea - RG4 'What's happening in RG4' the website that covers Caversham and surrounding areas.      
binfield-heath.co.uk The Binfield Heath website      
charvil.com The Charvil website      
Hurst Village Society The 2004 Calor Village of the Year Special Merit Award winning website for Hurst Village Society.      
Ligugé Website Sonning's Twin Town website, translated by Google!      
The Reading Guide News & information about Reading & surrounding areas.      
RG4 AboutMyArea Community website What's happening in RG4 - the website that covers Caversham and surrounding areas      
RG7.info A website dedicated to the West Berkshire community residing in the RG7 postcode.
     
shiplake.net The Shiplake Website.      
Sonning Eye Action Group [SEAG] Protecting the hamlet of Sonning Eye & the surrounding area.      
Sonning & Sonning Eye Society Preserving and enhancing the character, appearance and environment of the villages of Sonning and Sonning Eye      
Sonning Museophile Archive The original Sonning Website! First mentioned in the July 1996 issue of the Sonning Parish Magazine.      
twyford-berkshire.co.uk The Twyford Website      
The Twyford Community Library Action Group The Twyford Community Library Action Group is open to everyone; individuals or representatives of groups, clubs and societies from Twyford, Ruscombe, Hurst, Charvil & Sonning. Anyone who supports the campaign to move Twyford Library from the small portacabin in Polehampton Close to the vacant site of J W Greens bar in the centre of Twyford. Please get in touch with us and make your voice heard!
    
wargrave.net The Wargrave Website      

Crime Prevention
Crimestoppers     tel: 0800 555 111
Neighbourhood Watch:
Thames Valley Region		        
Thames Valley Police Oxford Road, Kidlington, Oxfordshire OX5 2NX
For your nearest Police Station dial the number shown.
In emergencies always dial 999		   tel: non-emergencies only
0845 8 505 505

Early Years
Charvil Mother & Toddlers Club Contact: Tracy Ray   tel: 934 5892
Charvil Pre-School Playgroup St. Patrick’s Church Hall, Parkview Drive North, Charvil
   tel: Nadine Doble: 934 0418
Kingfisher Kindergarden Contact: Ms. Judy Baldwin,
Dunsden Village Hall, Dunsden Green, RG4 9QG		   tel: 946 2770
Little Fishes Baby & Toddler Group St Sarik Room, St Andrews Church.
Meets every first Tuesday of the month, 10 - 11.30am. Caters for ages from birth to school age.		   tel: Mrs Susan Brown:
934 1791
MAD Munchkins Music & Dance Academy section for ages from 3 months to 4 years. Classes in Earley, Woodley, Thames Valley Park and Caversham.   926 1384
Oxfordshire Children's Information Service Free information for parents about childcare and child-related services in South Oxfordshire, including details on registered childminders, nurseries, pre-school groups, toddler groups & holiday playschemes.   tel: 01993 886933
Sonning & Charvil Babysitting Circle Contact: Vanessa Jones at Sonning School or on the number shown. tel: 934 1185
Sonning Toddler Group Contact: Emma James   tel: 901 4685

Education [Primary & Secondary]
The Blue Coat School
[Secondary - Fee Paying]		 Holme Park, Sonning Lane, RG4 6SU
 tel:
fax:		 944 1005
944 2690
The Bulmershe School, Woodley
[Secondary]		 Chequers Way, Woodley RG5 3EL

 tel:
fax:		 935 3353
935 2929
Gillotts School, Henley
[Secondary]		 Gillotts Lane, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 1PS
   tel: 01491 574315
The Piggott School, Wargrave
[Secondary]		 Twyford Road, Wargrave, RG10 8DS tel:
fax:		 940 2357
940 4892
Shiplake College
[Secondary - Fee Paying]		 Shiplake College, Henley on Thames, RG9 4BW tel:
fax:		 940 2455
940 5204
Sonning C of E Primary School Ligugé Way, RG4 6XF   tel:
fax:		 969 3399
969 7298

Education [Adult, Further & Higher]
Berkshire College of Agriculture Hall Place, Burchetts Green, Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 6QR tel:
fax:		 01628 824444
01628 824695
The Henley College Deanfield Avenue, Henley-on-Thames, Oxon RG9 1UH tel:
fax:		 01491 579988
01491 410099
Sonning Common Adult & Community Learning Reades Lane, Sonning Common, Oxon, RG4 9LN tel:
fax:		 972 3362
972 1271
Reading Adult & Community College Various locations around Reading & Caversham   tel: 901 5252
Reading College & School of Art & Design Crescent Road, Reading, RG1 5RQ tel:
fax:		 967 5000
967 5301
The University of Reading Whiteknights, PO Box 217, Reading, RG6 6AH, UK tel:
fax:		 987 5123
931 4404

Environment
Ali's Pond local Nature Reserve Contact: Alastair Driver tel: 969 2698
BBOWT The Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust's website. tel:
fax:		 01865 775476
01865 711301
Berkshire Conservation Volunteers PO Box 165, Reading, Berkshire. RG6 4LD tel: 975 1528
Campaign to Protect Rural England
[Berkshire] 		The Estate Office Annexe, Englefield Estate Office, Theale, Reading, Berkshire, RG7 5DZ tel: 930 6756
Campaign to Protect Rural England
[Oxfordshire]		 Waterperry Road, Holton, Oxfordshire, OX33 1PP tel:
fax:		 01865 874780
01865 876937
The Countryside Agency [South East] Dacre House, 19 Dacre Street, London, SW1H 0DH
 tel: 0207 340 2900
Environment Agency Floodline     tel: 0845 988 188
Greenlink Berkshire A network of community groups committed to improving the environment, maintaining biological and economic diversity and increasing the wider understanding of quality of life issues within Berkshire.      
Open Spaces Society 25a Bell Street, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire RG9 2BA tel: 01491 573535
RecyclingGuide.org.uk The Recycling Guide emphasises the importance of recycling and provides advice on how people can recycle at home, in schools and how to recycle different materials. The guide also has a useful tips section (www.recycling-guide.org.uk/rrr.html) and is easy to follow due to the detailed illustrations.      
Thames Valley Energy Centre The local Energy Efficiency Advice Centre providing free, impartial advice for residents of Oxfordshire and Berkshire. We are part of a network of advice centres funded by the Energy Saving Trust nationwide.

TVEC, WODC Depot, Avenue 4, Station Lane, Witney, OX28 4BN		 tel: Freephone: 0800 512012

Kids [also see: Youth]
Bullying Online Online advice about bullying for parents and pupils.    
Childline UK Free confidential 24-hour helpline for children and young people in the UK   tel: 0800 1111
Music & Dance Academy For ages from 4 to 11 years in 2 different groups, the MAD Monsters & MAD Mavericks! Classes in Earley, Woodley, Thames Valley Park and Caversham.   926 1384
Safe on the Streets A road safety education website for 7 - 11 year olds, their parents & teachers.      
1st Sonning-on-Thames Scout Group Beech Lodge, Ligugé Way, RG4 6XF    
Sonning Beaver Scouts Beaver Scout Leader: Trefor Fisher
Beech Lodge, Ligugé Way, RG4 6XF		 tel: 969 3279
Sonning Brownies Leader: Miss D Reeves   tel: 969 2987
Sonning Cub Scouts Beech Lodge, Ligugé Way, RG4 6XF    
Sonning Girl Guides Leader: Sue Jones   tel: 969 6628
Sonning Rainbow Guides Leader: Mrs Debbie Knox   tel: 969 4470

Libraries
Oxfordshire Libraries Service     tel: 01865 810240
Oxfordshire Mobile Libraries Timetable     tel: 01865 810240
The Twyford Community Library Action Group The Twyford Community Library Action Group is open to everyone; individuals or representatives of groups, clubs and societies from Twyford, Ruscombe, Hurst, Charvil & Sonning. Anyone who supports the campaign to move Twyford Library from the small portacabin in Polehampton Close to the vacant site of J W Greens bar in the centre of Twyford. Please get in touch with us and make your voice heard!
    
Wokingham Libraries & Information Service Wokingham District Council
Civic Offices, Shute End, Wokingham RG40 1BN
 tel: 974 6000
Wokingham Mobile Library Service Denmark Street, Wokingham RG40 2BB
tel: 9793474
07801 664392

Local Government
Charvil Parish Council
[Follow the 'Parish Council' link from the Charvil Home Page]		 Clerk: Mr I Cohen, 59 The Hawthorns, Charvil, RG10 9TS tel: 901 7693
Eye & Dunsden Parish Council Clerk: Mrs B Dobson, 26 Green Lane, Sonning Common, RG4 9NA tel: 972 3266
Henley Town Council Town Hall, Market Place, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 2AQ   tel:
fax:		 01491 576982
01491 571660
Reading Borough Council Civic Centre, Reading RG1 7TD   tel: 939 0900
Sonning Parish Council Clerk: Mrs L A Bates, Council Office, Pearson Road, Sonning, RG4 6UL tel: 969 7753
Sonning Ward Councillor David Ashman, 300a London Road, Earley, RG6 1AJ tel: 966 5517
South Oxfordshire District Council Benson Lane, Crowmarsh Gifford, Wallingford, Oxon, OX10 8HQ

You can now also view live & archived webcasts of Council Meetings by clicking HERE		 tel:
fax:		 01491 823000
01491 823001
Wokingham District Council Civic Offices, Shute End, Wokingham RG40 1BN tel: 974 6000
Woodley Town Council The Oakwood Centre, Headley Road, Woodley, RG5 4JZ tel:
fax:		 969 0356
921 6928

Local Members of Parliament
Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP [Henley] House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA tel:
fax:		 020 7219 8192
020 7219 1885
Rt Hon Theresa May MP [Maidenhead] House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA tel: 020 7219 5206

Local Post Offices
Binfield Heath Stores & Post Office Binfield Heath, RG9 4DU   tel: 947 8842
Charvil Sub Post Office & Stores 36 Park View Drive South, Charvil, RG10 9QX   tel: 934 1779

Property Pricing
OurProperty.co.uk Free access to official land registry data to find out how much houses in a specific area have sold for. By entering a postcode, users can see house prices for that area. The website has an estate agent and letting agent directory, searchable by town, and also town statistics so users can find out, for example, the ten most expensive roads in the area.

The Cloisters, 4 Hillside Road, Aldershot, Hampshire, GU11 3NB		 tel: 0900 799 0109
NB: There is a charge of 50p per minute for phone support
available Monday to Friday, 0900 - 1730.

Sport & Leisure
Badminton Club Contact: Mrs S. Pardoe   tel: 934 5643
Bulmershe Leisure Centre Woodlands Avenue, Woodley, RG5 3EU
   tel: 926 8733
Charvil Short Mat Bowling Club Charvil Village Hall, Park Lane, Charvil   tel: 934 5737
934 0589
Isis Waterski Club Sonning Eye. Contact: Neil Scott   tel: 07769 697 940
Loddon Valley Rambling Group This Local Group of the Ramblers Association covers the Wokingham District Council administrative area of what was the former Royal County of Berkshire.      
Reading Cricket & Hockey Club Sonning Lane, RG4 6ST   tel: 969 9049
Reading Cycling Club   tel: 926 3620
Reading RFC Holme Park, Sonning Lane   tel:
fax:		 969 6592
969 6593
Reading Sailing Club Sonning Eye    
Redingensians RFC Old Bath Road, Sonning   tel: 969 5259
Sonning Cricket Club Membership Secretary: Alastair Driver   tel: 969 2698
Sonning Golf Club Duffield Road   tel:
fax:		 927 2055
944 8409
Sonning Hockey Club Sonning Lane     &nb