# Happy 5th Birthday!

> 5 years ago, within a few months of The Things Network being created, we started a small community in Thatcham, West Berkshire with 1 gateway. The original gate

- Type: Community update
- Community: [The Things Network West Berks](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/west-berks/)
- Author: Andrew Lindsay
- Published: 2020-10-12
- Web page: https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/west-berks/post/happy-5th-birthday

5 years ago, within a few months of The Things Network being created, we started a small community in Thatcham, West Berkshire with 1 gateway.
The original gateway is still going strong and was joined by a number of other gateways over the years.

A year ago, to expand our reach we had a name change from _Thatcham_ to _West Berkshire_ in order to cover surrounding areas and promote the use of LoRaWAN and TTN.

We thank all our contributors for hosting gateways, operating devices and generally promoting TTN in West Berks.