The week in pictures: August 27 - September 2

Staff reporter

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10:30AM, Sunday 04 September 2016

Timbertown returned over the bank holiday weekend for teams to construct London landmarks out of locally supplied wood, before burning them on a bonfire on Tuesday.
The George on the Green pub marked its 10th anniversary with various activities for adults and children. Free drinks, a rodeo bull, a bouncy castle, barbecue and live entertainment were enjoyed by hundreds of customers on Sunday.
Football has finally come home for Slough Town FC fans, as the Rebels began life at Arbour Park with a victory on Monday.
The Littlewick Show was held at Bottle Meadow on Bank Holiday Monday, with people turning up in their hundreds, including the Prime Minister, Theresa May.
GB hockey Olympic gold medallists Shona McCallin and Lily Owsley met participants at Maidenhead Parkrun on Saturday as part of the I Am Team GB initiative.
Skaters converged on the Alfred Major Recreation Ground to take part in the annual Summer Skate Jam. More than 20 people took part, with judges assessing skaters in a variety of categories on Saturday afternoon.
The Wheatsheaf pub was victorious at the seventh annual Slough barrel roll, which raised money for the Slough Foodbank.
The Dorney and District Horticultural Society displayed a variety of fruit, vegetables and handicraft at its show on Saturday, with the people who produced them hoping to win prizes.
Screenings of classic films and a night market provided great fun for shoppers in the Windsor on Saturday.
The Little Marlow village fete provided a ‘fantastic’ day for visitors on Monday and helped raise money for local causes.
Pirates took over the Nicholsons Centre to perform a special show on Tuesday. The event saw more than 50 families watch the pirate performance by comedy duo Pirates of Menspants.

Each week we present a round-up of photos taken by our staff photographers for the Maidenhead Advertiser, Twyford Advertiser, Burnham Advertiser, Slough Express and Windsor Express.

Check them out in the slideshow above.

Maidenhead

Man and woman jailed for spree of armed robberies

Guests enjoy singing and dancing at Maidenhead Teeyan Festival

Summer months were the 'warmest locally since before 1953'

Free bus rides available to school children across the Royal Borough next week

Upset as park greenery mistakenly 'mown into oblivion' by council contractor

Outcry as park greenery mistakenly 'mown into oblivion' by council contractor

Olivier Award-winning musical visits Wycombe Swan on first tour in a decade

Award-winning trumpet player among Dawkes music line-up this autumn

Maidenhead lawyer proves 'people with stage 4 cancer can still do great things'

Maidenhead lawyer proves 'people with stage four cancer can still do great things'

Concerns over 'right use' of Stubbings compound for industrial storage

New buses introduced to boost customer service in Maidenhead, Windsor and Ascot

'There has to be another way' to tackle RBWM debt, says finance lead

Haleon aims to close production at its Maidenhead site in 'mid-October'

Owner shocked and devastated by kebab van blaze

Man charged following serious assault in Tilehurst

Man stabbed outside Reading's Purple Turtle

Jail for motorist who killed boy, 12, as he walked home from school

UPDATE: Three arrested in connection with war medals theft

Thousands seized from Reading drug dealers

Baylis Media Photo Galleries

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Anne Sweeney almost saw an accident happen between a child crossing the road and a car at the junction of the A4 and All Saints Avenue, Maidenhead

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(136947) MIKE - SX 2025 A Level Results Upton Court Grammar School, Students checking results - Pictures by Mike Swift

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Various location. roundabout ipainted with St George’s flag. Roundabouts in Maidenhead, Cox Green and Woodlands Park

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(136961) MIKE - MA 2025 GCSE Results Cox Green School - Benedictcha Nsiah-Boateng with friend (L) Emily Bowley and (R) Maisie Dale-Gough - Pictures by Mike Swift

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Joanna Dickinson will run The Lovely Vintage & Antiques Fair at Lillibrooke Manor on October 5th.

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Taplow roundabout by Sainsbury's + J7 Roundabout Bath Road, Slough The Union Jack and St George’s flag on roundabouts

Parents of people with special needs who attend a day centre in Burnham are up in arms that the council is proposing to close the day centre. inc parents,cllrs, parish cllrs Burnham Short Breaks Day Service. Minniecroft Road, Burnham, Slough SL1 7DE.

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There was a large crash at the Braywood Memorial Hall last week. Residents are renewing their calls for some kind of change at the junction, and there’s damage to the hall.

Days Gone By - Photos

Photos from The Maidenhead Advertiser 150th Anniversary book 'Days Gone By' are now available to buy.

Charity Events

Galleries of local charity events. To search for a specific photo, please use the reference number printed in the newspaper caption

Her Majesty the Queen

View Her Majesty the Queen in our local galleries. To search for a specific photo, please use the reference number printed in the newspaper caption.

Theresa May

Pictures of Maidenhead MP, Theresa May. To search for a specific photo, please use the reference number printed in the newspaper caption.

Galleries from Slough and its surrounding villages. To search for a specific photo, please use the reference number printed in the newspaper caption.

Galleries from Marlow and its surrounding villages. To search for a specific photo, please use the reference number printed in the newspaper caption.

Galleries from Windsor and its surrounding villages. To search for a specific photo, please use the reference number printed in the newspaper caption.

Galleries from Maidenhead and its surrounding villages. To search for a specific photo, please use the reference number printed in the newspaper caption.

Hockey

Maidenhead Hockey Club, Marlow Hockey Club, Slough Hockey Club, Windsor Hockey club and more...

Bowls

Desborough Bowling Club, Maidenhead Town Bowls Club, Slough Bowls Club, Windsor & Eton Bowling Club and more...

Football

Maidenhead Utd FC, Windsor FC, Slough Town FC, Burnham FC, Marlow FC, Flackwell Heath FC, Wycombe Wanderers and more...

Rugby

Maidenhead RFC, Marlow RFC, Windsor RFC, Slough RFC, Phoenix RFC, Drifters RFC and more...

Man stabbed outside Reading's Purple Turtle

Jail for motorist who killed boy, 12, as he walked home from school

Owner shocked and devastated by kebab van blaze

A shocked kebab van owner is said to be ‘devastated’ after a fire tore through his van. Crews from Wargrave and Wokingham Road were called to fight the blaze which gutted the Dilara kebab van, parked in the grounds of Hare Hatch Sheeplands in London Road, on Wednesday last week. They were unable to salvage the van which was completed destroyed and police have yet to rule out arson. The family live in Reading but have asked not to be named.