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If you have any photos or memories you would like to share with us, please email us at newsdesk@newburynews.co.uk 10 years ago – May 15, 2014 Queen Melissa This area has often been described as one of great beauty – and now, just to prove it’s true, two local girls have scooped the top titles in the Miss Berkshire 2014 competition. Silchester resident and former pupil of The Hurst Community College, Melissa Gibbons, aged 19, was crowned Miss Berkshire at the competition final, held at the Genting Club, Reading. “I was gobsmacked when I won,” said Miss Gibbons, an event organiser for business a…