Hero pooch helped make sure ram-raiders left empty-handed
Welcome to Remember When, our weekly delve into the Advertiser archives to see what was making headlines 25, 30, 35, 40 and 50 years ago this week. You can also take a look into the past by visiting our online archives at baylismediaarchive.co.uk
1972: A six-year-old dream became reality when Maidenhead Sailing Club’s new headquarters opened at Summerleaze.
The club was formed in 1966 and had spent the previous year excavating foundations and working on the site.
1982: Ramblers put their best feet forward as 230 enthusiasts set off on the sponsored Boundary Walk around the old Maidenhead Borough boundary.
People of all ages took part in the 15-mile trek, and they were seen off by the Mayor, Cllr Bert Bellworthy, at the Boulters Lock car park.
1987: About 300 people, some of them in fancy dress, took pay in Maidenhead Round Table’s annual Funathon, which started and finished at Braywick Sports Centre.
The 10km run was in aid of the Anthony Nolan Bone Marrow appeal, and was started by Anthony’s mother, Shirley Nolan, who was also there to see the participants completing the course.
1992: Sky Television’s royal correspondent Simon McCoy was in
Bourne End to present the prizes at Wye Valley School’s celebration of excellence ceremony.
It was the second year the event had been held and it was designed to take the place of a traditional speech day.
1997: Ram raiders escaped empty handed when they were confronted by a crossbreed Rottweiler at an Oakley Green shop.
Oakley Green Stores owner David Blake was woken seconds before the shop front caved in, when his dog Tuscany sensed the imminent attack.
Mr Blake raced downstairs, only to hear the screech of tyres as a car pulled away.
1997: Hard work and determination paid off for the Accident Repair Technicians team, who built their own Ferrari and then went on to win a championship race.
Managing director, Paul Ciardiello, drove the team’s Ferrari GTB to victory in the final leg of the Maranello Ferrari Challenge at Silverstone.
1997: Cookham Dean’s significance as the home of one of the world’s best loved children’s authors was brought into focus as a BBC film unit descended on the village.
The crew was there to film part of a dramatisation of the life of Kenneth Grahame, the author of The Wind in the Willows.
Pupils at Herries School, which is based in Grahame’s former home in Dean Lane, took part in the production.