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Recreation & Leisure
Kennet Leisure Centre in Thatcham offers a range of activities
including swimming, gym, squash, and there are additional
leisure centres in Newbury. Boating on the Kennet and Avon,
horse riding, football, rugby, etc all in the local area.
Reading and Basingstoke have theatres, cinemas and a wide
range of pubs and restaurants. For more leisurely pursuits,
there are many walks through the local countryside.
Click here for
a complete list of leisure facilities and clubs in the area,
both sport and general interest.
Local Attractions
A number of popular attractions can be found
in Thatcham and the surrounding areas - discover the wonders
of nature and conservation at Thatcham Nature Discovery Centre,
explore the castle at Highclere, have a flutter at Newbury Racecourse or let the kids run wild at
the Children's Action Farm.
Click here for
further details of local attractions.
Schools
The primary school that services the development
is the ever popular Spurcroft Primary for children from 3-11.
The secondary school is Kennet Secondary school, a co-educational
comprehensive for children aged 11-18.
Click here for a complete list of schools in the area.
Councils & Local Authority
West Berkshire Council
Council Offices, Market Street, Newbury, Berks RG14 5LD
Tel: 01635 42400
web: www.westberks.gov.uk
Thatcham Town Council
Council Offices, Brownsfield Road, Thatcham, Berkshire RG18
3HF
t: 01635 863592 f: 01635 863843
e: enquiries@thatchamtowncouncil.gov.uk
web: www.thatchamtowncouncil.gov.uk
Places of Worship
Baptist
Thatcham Baptist Church, Wheelers Green Way
Church of England
St Mary's Parish Church, Church Gate
St. Barnabas Church, Thatcham Park School, Park Avenue
Methodist
Thatcham Methodist Church, Chapel Street
Roman Catholic
Our Lady of the Assumption Church, Bath Road, Thatcham
General Facilities
Accommodation
The West Grange Hotel, Midgeham t: 01635 862351
Regency Park Hotel, Bowling Green Road t: 01635 871555
The Swan, Station Road t: 01635 862084
The White Hart, High Street t: 01635 863251
The Kings Head, The Broadway t: 01635 862145
The Wheatsheaf, Chapel Street t: 01635 862670
Mr J. Avery, 1 Church Lane t: 01635 869098
Mrs J. Baldwin, 33 Green Lane t: 01635 863116
Mrs H. Bosley, 59 Loundyes Close t: 01635 869373
Banks
Barclays Bank, The Broadway t: 0845 755555
Lloyds/TSB, The Broadway t: 0845 0723333
HSBC, The Broadway t: 0845 7404404
National Westminster Bank, High Street. t: 0845 6013399
Building Societies
Newbury Building Society 4 High Street t: 01635 864996
Bus Services
Newbury Buses, Bus Station, Market Street, Newbury t: 01635
567500
Car Parks
Pay and Display
o Rear of Waitrose Supermarket (access from The Moors)
Free Customer Car Parks
o The Co-op, The Broadway
Free Car Parks
o Brownsfield Road (rear of Gilbert Court)
o Brownsfield Road (adjacent to War Memorial)
Chemists
Thatcham Medical Practice (Boots the Chemist) t: 01635 864423
Lloyds Chemist 5 Crown Mead, Bath Road t: 01635 863334
Lloyds Chemist, Kingsland Centre, The Broadway t: 01635 869244
Lloyds Chemist Unit 2, Burdwood Centre, Station Road t: 01635
868538
Citizens Advice Bureau
West Berkshire Citizens Advice Bureau
Thatcham Outreach at Thatcham Health Centre, Bath Road
By appointment only.
Open: Tuesday & Thursday 9.30am - 12.30pm
For appointments call t: 516605
Helpline for Carers t: 864245
Client Advice Line t: 552050
Dental Surgeons
Cedar Dental Care Patel, Roy D. and Colleagues, 3 Bath Road
t: 01635 867979
Dental Art Clinic 118 Bath Road t: 01635 863644
Thatcham Village Dental Centre 29 Chapel Street t: 01635 866662
The Broadway Dental Practice Bateman House, The Broadway t: 01635
861076
Weir, T, Elvey, M A and Caur, A J 118 Bath Road t: 01635 863644
Emergency Services
Dial 999 in an emergency
Royal Berkshire Ambulance NHS Trust t: 0118 936 5500
Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service HQ t: 0118 945 2888
Thames Valley Police Non-emergency t: 0845 8505 505
Estate Agents
Chancellors 56 The Broadway t: 01635 869440
Chequers Estate Agents 3 High Street t: 01635 876000 f: 01635
876005
Haart 8 Kingsland Centre t: 01635 862666
Halletts 16 High Street t: 01635 877877
Kemp & Co Chapel Street t: 01635 865656
Preece & Co 17 High Street t: 01635 870900
Funeral Directors
Geoffrey Church & Co.
Church Gate, The Broadway t: 01635 868444
Hairdressers
Big Wigz 20 The Broadway t: 01635 863784
Charles Hairdressing 20 High Street t: 01635 862723
Cutting Cabin High Street t: 01635 863325
Guru 6 The Broadway t: 01635 872800
Jane's Hairdressing Unit 1, 32 High Street t: 01635 861011
Jo Joe's 18 The Broadway t: 01635 861777
Julians 3 Bradley-Moore Square t: 01635 876969
Julians 4 Burdwood Centre, Station Road t: 01635 869915
Paul Charles The Courtyard, The Broadway t: 01635 871116
Paul's Hairdressing 31 High Street t: 01635 862233
The Thatch 55 Station Road t: 01635 863407
Ziggy's Hairworks Unit 3, Kingsland Centre t: 01635 871917
Hospitals
West Berkshire Community Hospital
Benham Hill, London Road, Newbury t: 01635 273300
Royal Berkshire Hospital (Main Casualty), London Road, Reading t: 0118 987 5111
Local Radio
Kick FM
The Studio, 42 Bone Lane,
Newbury. RG14 5SD t: 841600
BBC Radio Berkshire
The Lodge, Caversham Park, Peppard
Road, Caversham t: 0118 946 4200
2-TEN FM
The Filberts, Thompson Walk,
The Chase, Calcot t: 0118 945 4400
Medical Practitioners
Burdwood Surgery
Wheelers Green Way t: 01635 868006
Thatcham Medical Practice
Bath Road
Appointments t: 01635 867171
Enq t: 01635 867171
Medical Services
Alexander Technique Tanya Whannell t: 01635 866409
Thatcham Chiropractic Clinic t: 01635 868691
Thatcham Osteopaths t: 01635 871948
Newspapers
Newbury Weekly News Group
Newspaper House, Faraday Road, Newbury and also at 2 Brookhouse,
Northbrook Street, Newbury
Main Switchboard t: 524111
Editorial t: 47000
Newbury and Thatcham Chronicle
50-56 Portman Road, Reading
Advertising t: 0118 9503050
Editorial t: 0118 9503030
Opticians
Leighton Opticians 6 High Street t: 01635 863290
Graham Prichard Kingsland Centre t: 01635 860638
Post Offices
The Co-op Welcome, Unit 4 Burdwood Centre, Station Road t:
01635 869689
The Co-op Welcome 54 The Broadway t: 01635 863223
Tesco, Northfield Road. t: 01635 873251
Public Library
Bath Road t: 01635 866049
Opening Hours:
Monday 9.30am - 5pm
Tuesday 9.30am - 7pm
Wednesday Closed
Thursday 9.30am - 5pm
Friday 9.30am - 7pm
Saturday 9.30am - 12.30pm
Recycling
Kingsland Centre Car Park: Recycling points for mixed textiles
and clothes, plastics, glass, food and drink cans, paper.
Pound Lane: Recycling points for books, mixed textiles and
clothes, glass, paper
Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages
Council Offices, Brownsfield Road
Tuesdays 10.30am -12.00pm
(by appointment only - call Newbury number below). For an
appointment
Births and Deaths t: 01635 279233
Marriages t: 01635 279230
Shaw House, Church Road, Shaw, Newbury RG14 2DR
Restaurants
Chinese/Oriental
Jade Cottage, 23 High Street : 861880
Mandarin Court 10-11 The Broadway t: 874019
Szechuan Inn, 7 High Street t: 863344
The Little Szechuan Fast Food Restaurant 3 London Road t:
862225 t: 860255
Indian
Nawab 4-5 The Broadway t: 868800
Spice, 35-37 High Street t: 862228
English (pubs with restaurants)
The Swan, Station Road t: 862084
The Mill, Bradley-Moore Square t: 867277
Plough Inn, 81 Chapel Street t: 860340
White Hart, 2 High Street t: 863251
Solicitors
Burton Stancliffe & Co 17 High Street t: 867967
Crumly, Richard The Old Courthouse, 31 The Broadway t: 866166
Gardner Leader Winbolt House, The Broadway t: 863271
Takeaway Food Outlets
Baguette de France The Broadway t: 01635 872287
Best Fry 28 High Street t: 01635 863489
Best Fry 3 The Burdwood Centre t: 01635 869346
Chick King and Fish Bar 1 Crown Mead, Bath Road t: 01635 878911
China Kitchen 4 Bradley-Moore Square, Dunston Park t: 01635 878080
Four Seasons Chinese Takeaway 76 Chapel Street t: 01635 862122
Kings Chinese Takeaway 27 High Street t: 01635 861988
Light Lunch 34 The High Street t: 01635 860666
Little Szechuan Chinese Takeaway 3 London Road t: 01635 862225 01635 860255
Mandarin Court 10-11 The Courtyard, The Broadway t: 01635 874019
Nawab Indian Cuisine 4-5 The Broadway t: 01635 868800
Spice Indian Takeaway 35-37 High Street t: 01635 862228
Szechuan Express 5a High Street t: 01635 869666
Thatcham Tandoori Takeaway The Courtyard, The Broadway t:
01635 876203
Taxis and Private Hire
Broadway Cars t: 06135 847784
CDC Taxis t: 01635 866730
SB Taxis t: 01635 873057
Thatcham Cars t: 01635 862002
Television (Regional)
BBC South
Broadcasting House, Havelock Road,
Southampton t: 023 80 226201
Meridian Broadcasting Ltd
Television Centre,
Southampton t: 023 80 222555
Toddler Groups
Burdwood Baby and Toddler Group t: 863899
Buttercups t: 826304
Drop In At The Well at the Methodist Church
Wednesday 9.30 am - 2 pm. t: 01488 72837
Gingerbread (for lone parent families) t: 201198
Thatcham Baptist Church Toddler Group t: 867054
Thatcham Children's Centre Drop-in t: 872008
URC Toddler Group t: 866275
Train Service
Thatcham Station
located at the southern end of Station Road, 1.5 miles south
of the town centre. There is a regular rail service to Newbury,
Bedwyn, Reading and London (Paddington).
For rail enquiries t: 0845 7484950
Travel Agents
Meadway Travel 49 The Broadway t: 877365
Options Travel 20 The Broadway t: 292484
Toucan Travel 2 Kingsland Centre t: 877007
Vetinary Surgeons
O'Gorman, Slater and Main 10 London Road t: 868382
GKG Vets 55a The Broadway t: 868047
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