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News Archive 2010

New Website

Regular visitors to this site may have
noticed that it has changed.

The new look Friends of the Emm Brook (FOTEB) site became live at the
end of Jan 2010. It has a new logo,style and web address( www.foteb.org.uk ). Please save this to your
favourites.

You will still be able to access the new site from the old address (
www.emmbrook.org.uk ) but only till Dec 2010.

20/08/10 70th anniversary of the Battle of
Britain.

A Spitfire and a Hurricane were seen flying NW over Riverside Walk (
Area 5 ) towards Woosehill Roundabout on 20/08/10 as part of the
commemorations for the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain.

Hawthorns Primary School trip to Riverside Walk on
25th May 2010

Click on the link to see what plants they found. .Hawthorns
School

Whats Happening ?

The FOTEB website has been contacted by several concerned
users of Riverside Walk about what is happening near Dragonfly Bridge. I
can reveal that contractors on behalf of Wokingham Borough Council are
constructing a new footpath from the existing path adjacent to Woosehill
Community Centre to the area containing the youth shelters to the rear
of Morrisons service yard. Works are also being undertaken to improve
facilities in this area .

Dragonfly Bridge

A naming ceremony was held at the footbridge over the Emm
in Riverside Park, to the rear of Morrisons supermarket in Woosehill,
Wokingham, on Tuesday, 20th July at 7.00pm.

The name Dragonfly Bridge had been chosen some time ago by children
of the Woodcraft Folk, a local group of 8-11 year olds who meet weekly
for social and nature activities, and they helped to screw it into
place.

We were able to have the sign made by J.D. Signs and they came to
watch. We had a good turn-out by the Friends themselves, several
families, friends and neighbours, and a WBC representative. It was a
happy occasion and we hope will enable the Public and ourselves to know
exactly where we want to meet. This has been a source of past confusion
as there are four footbridges in Riverside Park. The children have
chosen names for the other bridges and it is hoped that they will soon
have their signs made.