Crowthorne Village Action Group

CVAG protecting our village against urbanisation

Notice of CVAG's Annual General Meeting
Dear Members and Supporters,
Please find attached the official Notice of CVAG's Annual General Meeting, which will be held on Wednesday 9th May 2012 7.30 p.m. at Woodmancote, Pinehill Road, Crowthorne.
A member of nursing staff and now one of our committee, Steve Bolton, will speak about the Broadmoor story past and present. This will be followed by Vickie Holcroft, who is project manager for the redevelopment of Broadmoor, who will talk to us about the plans for the future of Broadmoor.
After that the floor will be open for questions either relating to the Broadmoor redevelopment or any other relevant topics of concern, to Crowthorne residents such as the latest National Planning Policy Framework.
If members are interested in standing for the CVAG committee please see the attached form for more details about the procedure for nomination.
We hope you are able to make it. The AGM does provide important opportunity for members to hear what CVAG have been doing and for the committee to hear what topics are of most concern to members. All supporters, whether members or not are welcome, although only members will be allowed to vote.
Download links are provided for the proposed Agenda, the Minutes of last year's meeting, a list of nominations for Committee as known at time of distribution, and a nomination form.
2012 AGM Notice                             2012 Agenda                               2012 Nominations
Nomination Form                             2011 AGM Minutes

Local champion Len will be sadly missed as CVAG chairman loses battle with illness

  “FABULOUS dad" dedicated to the community in Crowthorne has died at the age of 92 after a long battle with various illnesses.

    Len Watkins, the chairman of Crowthorne Village Action Group (CVAG), died on Monday, April 9, at the Haldane House nursing home in Sandhurst.

    Mr Watkins had been ill for many years after suffering bowel cancer, prostate cancer heart failure and kidney failure and had fallen and broken his hip earlier this year. He had also been diagnosed with dementia.

    Mr Watkins worked at the Transport Research Laboratory from 1937 and returned when it moved to Crowthorne in the early 1960s after serving as a royal engineer in the Second World War.

    He worked there as a divisional head until the age of 60 in 1979. In his work, he wrote several technical books and became a consultant for accident cases after he retired. He also crewed a canal barge and enjoyed ballroom dancing lessons with his late wife Sue.

    Mr Watkins was heavily involved in the community in Crowthorne and did voluntary work for Crowthorne Good Neighbours and Broadmoor Hospital.

    He also worked with the Crowthorne Action to Protect the Environment (CAPE) and played snooker and bridge locally. In his later years, he was chairman of CVAG.

    His daughter Carole Doran, who is secretary of the group, said: "Dad was rather greedy about collecting various illnesses and in the last few years we spent a lot of time going to doctors and hospitals.

    "However, he often told me you just had to get on with life and that is what he did until the end. He was a fabulous dad and words cannot describe how much I miss him.

    "When mum died in 1999 he was devastated, but he still had the wanderlust and travelled to far off places like Cuba and Thailand."

    His funeral will be held on Tuesday, April 24, at Easthampstead Park Crematorium in Nine Mile Ride, Bracknell, at 3.45pm.

    His family are asking for donations to be made to the Hounds for Heroes charity. Cheques can be donated to David Greedy Funeral Directors in Dukes Ride, Crowthorne

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