Maidenhead & Windsor

No-one will be hiding behind the sofa in Cox Green, Maidenhead on Saturday April 8 when the community library opens its doors to a Dr Who Invasion.

Children and adults alike will be heading for the Maidenheadlibrary on Cox Green School campus to welcome a life-size Dalek on a special mission to exterminate the usual library Saturday programme and bring fun for all the family.

The remote-control alien will be accompanied by Professor Kevin Warwick, Professor of Cybernetics at Reading University, who will officially open the new library before giving everyone the opportunity to see Dr Who's deadliest enemy in action.

Prof Warwick is also expecting to face the full force of a mini army of Dr Who characters when he judges the Maidenhead themed children's fancy dress competition.

To get local youngsters in party mood for official opening day, two competitions are already under way. Under-eights can enter for the Maisy colouring competition – winner receives a goodie bag with a Maisy soft toy – while the over-eights have the Design-a-Monster challenge to keep them busy for a Dr Who Easter egg prize. Entries should be returned to the library before April 8, when the winners will be announced.

On official launch day there will also be children's craft activities and a special storytime with the chance to meet children's book favourite Mog the Cat.

Maidenhead Cllr Richard Fagence, lead member for leisure and cultural services, said: "The new Cox Green library, which replaces the old container library, offers many more services to the local community, including enhanced ICT, DVDs, magazines and more new books to borrow. The Dr Who extravaganza will be a really fun day and a great way to encourage people of all ages to come along and see this new facility for their community."

Timings:
10am -1 pm Various children's craft activities including making Easter cards and a space display with spaceships, aliens and planets.
11am Prof Warwick cuts the ribbon and demonstrates Dalek. Mog The Cat will appear and the winners of Maisy and design-a-monster competitions announced.
11.30am Mog The Cat storytime.
12pm Dr. Who fancy dress competition judged.
12pm Free refreshments - tea, coffee, squash, biscuits and a celebration cake.

Cox Green library, Highfield Lane, Maidenhead – which opened its doors in November – is the result of a successful Royal Borough partnership with the parish council, Cox Green School and local community organisations. It incorporates a parish council office, community surgery office and First Stop Shop for council information.

The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead