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The Trustees presented Ali Watkinson with a rose bush on 29th May to mark the occasion of her standing down from her role as OBS Administrator after five and a half years.  Ali organised the Booking of hirers, Finance, Publicity, Social events and much more, for which we have been very grateful.

Work started on installing the doors on Tuesday 7th May and they look fantastic. There is still a lot of painting & decorating required to finish off the whole porch project and this will be completed over the coming days, weeks & months. In the meantime we are absolutely delighted with the workmanship on these

We have a date confirmed for the installation of our new oak doors. Work will take place between the 6th-10th May. In readiness for this we have primed the frames and will hopefully get an undercoat on before the work starts. Not long now!

With winter now over, we have started on preparations for our new doors, which will be installed in the next couple of months. Removing 100 years of paint from the frame is proving to be quite a challenge, not least because we have been trying to avoid the wet weather, but we are getting there.

Work is progressing well on replacing our old oak doors Thanks to some generous donations from individuals and organizations, including match funding from Greenham Trust’s Good Exchange, we have exceeded our target of £10,000. All the plans have been approved, and we have now appointed a contractor, with the work scheduled to take place in Spring

Another successful festival week was held with three different events running at the Bluecoat School. We started off hosting the Art Exhibition, followed by Mark T’s evening concert and wrapped up with the Photographic exhibition. These were all well attended, with positive feedback from visitors.

During the day on the Sunday and Monday, Thatcham Historical Society held an exhibition on local history, specifically focusing on the monarchy, with various items of memorabilia and photographs from over the years on display.  This was very well attended.   In one of his final few engagements, Thatcham Mayor Jeff Brooks, also unveiled a plaque

Our main Project for 2023 is to replace the front doors, which we all know are old and draughty. We intend to renew them in oak and for them to look substantially like they do now to satisfy Listed Building requirements.Our fundraising target is £10,000, where Greenham Trust has agreed to match funds raised by

The Old Bluecoat School are delighted to be able to take part in the 22nd Thatcham Festival. We will be welcoming a number of events and exhibitions during the festival. Below are photos of some of the amazing artwork that was submitted, many by local amateur artists for previous exhibitions. Photos by permission of Sue

Thatcham Historical Society in partnership with the Old Bluecoat School held an exhibition from 2nd to 5th June 2022. This was to celebrate Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, a remarkable achievement. There were three sections to the exhibition; first there was information about the Queen and events that have happened during her reign, next there was information