I AM A JUDGEMENTAL REDHEAD

This is an anonymous story collected from the public as part of THE WOKINGHAM ARC PROJECT.

I am a judgemental redhead. Too flighty, too fiery, too temperamental. Wokingham people always seem calm and confident. Sometimes I wonder where “my people” are, and how I can find them.

What makes me feel alive in my local area is the bustling market, with independent traders. The pubs! But then the countryside just a stroll away.

Home is a place where your quirks are celebrated. Wokingham is friendly – with a group or society for every interest or hobby you could possibly have. Working people love to come together – pubs, restaurants, clubs…

I don’t want Wokingham to grow any bigger. As a teenager I rebelled against Wokingham because I felt it was small and too interested in my life.When I became a mother, I moved my children and I back here – all the “faults” had become benefits.

I AM A SEEKER, A SEEKER OF COLOUR, OF PATTERN OF DECAY

This is an anonymous story collected from the public as part of THE WOKINGHAM ARC PROJECT.

I am a seeker, a seeker of colour, of pattern of decay. I am a listener, for birdsong, engines and people going about their day. I breathe in the smells, the plants flowers, freshly baked goods and the traffic open to the movement that life brings. 

What makes me feel alive in my local area is the connection with others, the community. The sense of belonging.

Home, to me, means a peaceful place, warm and cosy, where are you rest and recoup from the every day.

 I hope that Wokingham will be known as a creative town with an engaging art community.

I have lived in Wokingham all my life. (Introverted and neuro divergent) but I’m learning to step out and become involved in the local community – using my voice.

LET THE WILDNESS OF NATURE NOT BE TOO TAMED

This is an anonymous story collected from the public as part of THE WOKINGHAM ARC PROJECT.

I am a serial hobby-crafter, cat lady, avid reader, chocoholic, counsellor, computer geek, gamer, friend, creative, tomboy, teacher’s pet, feminist, and rebel (just a little).

Nature makes me feel alive in my local area – how close the “countryside “is to town that you can walk for 5 – 10 minutes from the town centre and be completely surrounded by open fields and beautiful Woodlands.

To me, home means comfort, peace, cats and books, the place to completely relax and just be. The place you feel the everyday stresses get put away to be picked up again only when you leave.

I wish for preservation of our natural world, finding a way to live en-masse without draining or natural resources or destroying our environment any further. Let the wildness of nature not be too tamed by tidy and sanitised green spaces amid all the new developments.