Sir George Young

East Woodhay and Woolton Hill

Woolton Hill is now much the larger village, having grown substantially in the last forty years, but originally East Woodhay was the main village - St Martin's is still the "Mother church". Like much of the northern part of the constituency this area is geographically and administratively in Hampshire, but postally in Berkshire, with a Reading (RG20) post code. During a recent local government reorganisation, there were proposals to bring these and other local villages into the Newbury (now West Berkshire) district - well-organised local opposition put a stop to that!Woolton Hill has a thriving post office stores and a pub that is very much a social hub for the village, The Rampant Cat. The schools here set excellent standards.

My picture, courtesy of David Sadler, shows the cross in the hamlet of East End, mid way between the two churches - St Martin's East Woodhay and St Thomas' Woolton Hill.

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News


4 Oct 2014	Woolton Hill Village Hall Re-opened
26 Oct 2013	Woolton Hill says farewell to Su and Raj
30 Jun 2013	Living Stones Cookbook raises Funds for Church
27 May 2013	St Martins Guild Fete held in East Woodhay
24 Nov 2012	Woolton Hill celebrates 3 years of Village Market
28 Jul 2012	Village Market incorporates Pizza Lesson
13 Apr 2012	East Woodhay Society holds Inaugural Meeting
24 Sep 2011	Woolton Hill Village Market enters its 3rd Year
25 Sep 2010	Woolton Hill Village Market celebrates First Year
3 Jul 2010	St Thomas Church holds Fete
14 Mar 2010	Artex 10 Exhibition held in East Woodhay
26 Sep 2009	Sir George opens Woolton Hill Village Market
20 Sep 2009	Bishop inaugurates new Benefice in North West Hampshire
25 May 2009	St Martins Guild holds Fete
31 Oct 2008	Sir George opens Art for Christmas
20 Jun 2008	Music in the Garden raises £20,000 for Charities
25 May 2008	St Martins Church celebrates Centenary of Guild
15 Mar 2008	Sir George visits Artex 08
28 May 2007	East Woodhay Twinning Association unveil new sign
2 Jul 2006	Lychgate re-dedicated at St Thomas' Woolton Hill
29 May 2006	East Woodhay holds Church Fete
1 Jul 2005	Exhibition held to help rebuild Church Lychgate
30 May 2005	St Martins Guild Fete held at Malverleys, East Woodhay
5 May 2005	The last of the working lunches
4 May 2005	The last day of the campaign in spent in Whitchurch & Clere
18 Apr 2005	Politician fails to kiss baby!
16 Apr 2005	Meeting the Mums - and some Dads - at Woolton Hill
15 Apr 2005	The canvassing team sweeps through Burghclere, Woolton Hill and Penwood.
14 Mar 2005	Art Exhibition 2005 raises funds for St Martin's School and Church
4 Dec 2004	A tasty start to Christmas at East Woodhay
6 Nov 2004	Highclere & East Woodhay Tories hold Guy Fawkes Quiz
3 Jun 2004	Sir George urges the Forestry Commission to re-think on Pen Wood Rally
11 May 2004	New picture for Highclere Church
8 May 2004	Penwood Motor Cycle Rally Fears - more news
1 May 2004	Sir George opens new Music School at Horris Hill
6 Dec 2003	Highclere Tories hold Christmas Lunch
19 Oct 2003	East Woodhay Quintet perform at St Thomas Autumn Festival
26 Sep 2003	St Martins School open new Building
11 Jul 2003	Broadband - Good News for Dummer and Monk Sherborne
23 Apr 2003	Broadband: Progress in North West Hampshire
28 Feb 2003	Congratulations Highclere - and Woolton Hill, Burghclere . . .
15 Feb 2003	Woolton Hill Traffic Safety Group Exhibition
4 Oct 2002	Woolton Hill hold Art Exhibition
2 Sep 2002	Sir George responds to Greenham Common decision
25 Jul 2002	Sir George backs campaign on phone masts
20 Apr 2002	Campaign moves to Woolton Hill
10 Apr 2002	Basingstoke and Deane - Time for a Better Deal
1 Dec 2001	Highclere and East Woodhay NWHCA hold Bangers and Mash Party
2 Oct 2001	Parish Councils combine to oppose Sainsbury's Depot
29 Sep 2001	St Thomas' Church hold Art Exhibition
14 Sep 2001	Highclere and East Woodhay Tories hold Winetasting
12 Sep 2001	Sir George pays tribute to Lord Carnarvon
12 Sep 2001	Sainsbury's respond on traffic flows
12 Sep 2001	Sainsbury's respond on traffic flows (2)_


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15 Apr 2005	What is happening about Penwood crossroads?
23 Mar 2005	Is this The Bicycling Baronet?
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On a Lighter Note


5 Jul 2014	Sir George opens St Thomas' Church Fete in Woolton Hill
5 Jul 2014	Sir George opens St Thomas' Church Fete in Woolton Hill
5 Jul 2014	Sir George opens St Thomas' Church Fete in Woolton Hill


Local Links


East Woodhay Parish Council Including noticeboard, minutes of meetings, contact information and a local bus timetable.	Woolton Hill Junior School OFSTED reported (June 2001) that "This is a very good school, with some excellent features". See the school website for much more information.
St Martin's Primary School, East Woodhay St. Martin's is a Church of England primary school for children from 4 to 11 years; as the name suggests, it has close links with the parish church of the same name. Established as a National School in 1834 it has served local families for more than 160 y	Highclere and District on the Web An extensive directory of local clubs, organisations, public services and businesses, plus an events diary, covering Woolton Hill and East Woodhay as well as the Highclere parishes.
Local statistics This page at the Office of National Statistics site gives information about the population, age profile, employment etc in the East Woodhay electoral ward.