It's hard to believe that back in 1953 the Nissen huts near South Lodge were still being used for accommodation and the housing complex that is Great Hollands did not exist. From the footbridge over the dual carriageway, which marks the line of the old road from Easthampstead Church to East Lodge (now, alas, demolished), the bulk of Great Hollands lies within the boundaries of Easthampstead Park. What is now home
The development of Great Hollands neighbourhood was originally closely linked with the growth of the Bracknell company, Sperry, which was at the time Bracknell's largest employer. Unfortunately, the only memory now left of this company is the concrete gyroscope, which is situated on one of the roundabouts on the Wokingham Road, opposite which Sperry's main building once stood. The site is now the Arlington Square
A Rent Man's Tale : I came to work in Bracknell in 1974 as a Housing Assistant for the Bracknell Development Corporation. My first management 'patch' covered the "A's", "H's", "U's" and Ringwood in Great Hollands and my duties included a fortnightly rent collection service to OAP tenants. The rent man
Easthampstead Park Estate A Brief History In the Middle Ages, Easthampstead Park was a part of Windsor Great Forest and was used for royal hunting. The Lodge (on what is now the golf course) was built on the orders of Edward III in about 1335. It was an easy stage from Windsor and many orders
Here's where you'll find what's happening on Great Hollands. Of course, we can only show those events we've been notified about, so if you know of anything going on in Great Hollands then let US know by sending your event information to Eileen at Eileenmann20@btinternet.com or post something to The Talk Shop, 2 Great Hollands Square, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG12 8UX or Great Hollands
You must have a browser that supports iframes to view the BBC weather forecast
The Freecycle Network™ is made up of 4,699 groups with 6,498,000 members across the globe. It's a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving (& getting) stuff for free in their own towns. It's all about reuse and keeping good stuff out of landfills. Each local group is moderated by a local volunteer (them's good people). Membership is free. Join
Mr Day Gentlemen's Hairdresser 1a Great Hollands Square
The Quality Meat Company Family Butcher 3 Great Hollands Square Tel. 01344 454380
Great Hollands Primary School Wordsworth, Great Hollands,
Great Hollands Free Church Worship at: Great Hollands Primary School Wordsworth, Great Hollands,
The Ringmead Medical Practice Great Hollands Health Centre Great Hollands Square, Bracknell, RG12 8WY
Amoy Chinese Take-Away 4 Great Hollands Square
Bracknell & District Citizens Advice Bureau : The independent local charity that helps people to resolve their legal, money and other problems.
Bracknell Forest Council
Oak's Children's Centre The Oaks is based on the site of Great Hollands School serving the
Wonderful pictures of Great Hollands in Bracknell, Berkshire.
var fo = new FlashObject("_assets/Flash/new5.swf", "First - transforming travel", "600", "700", "6", "#ffffff"); fo.write("flashcontent"); Check the
@import "http://realtime.nationalrail.co.uk/swt/swt/screen.css";
Visit Community website for Bracknell in Berkshire for more information