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. Maidenhead was a dreary place, there were three cinemas, the Rialto, Plaza and the Ritz but few people ventured out at night. An air raid siren on top of the Broadway Police Station was frequently sounded to warn of the approach of bombers that were heading for London 26 miles away.

Meanwhile, school children in Mill Park had damaged the trees, so the council would be asking for the Headmaster to deal with these children. 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.” 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. I saw it quite clearly and stood trembling with fear waiting for an explosion. An explosion never came.

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. The pub is the ideal venue for many activities and strong working relationships have been developed and established with a wide cross section of local clubs, societies and organisations in the local community.

The agenda starts with the question of whether to apply for a government grant to improve a council property on Denmark Street. There was a rush by men of 40 and over to join the newly formed Local Defence Volunteers (LDV), later renamed The Home Guard. My parents seemed to enjoy eating cooked hearts, I ate them but not if I could help it! They were horrible but no choice.For the duration of the war, White Waltham Airfield was the HQ of the Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA).