J W Greens - another Italian Restaurant

Well, I imagine the 'powers that be' at Wokingham Borough Council must feel very relieved that the site of J W Greens at 25 London Road, Twyford is no longer available for us to campaign for it's use as a Community Library. Planning Application no. F/2007/206 for the "Proposed change of use from Public House Class A4 use to restaurant Class A3 & A5 use (existing bay windows removed and replaced with dorma type glazing)" was approved on 25/09/07.

This proposal was approved despite that fact that the Borough Council had already been presented with a petition of 739 signatures in July 2006 and a very dedicated individual had collected an additional 261 signatures on a petition requesting that Wokingham Borough Council secure the site of J W Greens for use as a Community Library.

The timing is terrible as we hope to hear on Thursday 11th October '07 whether the application to the Big Lottery's Community Library fund was successful. It feels as if the site has been snatched away from us just as we might have had the chance of securing it for the community.

So the question is - if not J W Greens, then where?

It was such an obvious, convenient and central location that we will be hard pressed to think of anywhere that has such universal appeal.

Please leave your suggestions below - the hunt is on for a new location to relaunch our campaign!