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Togetherness

Free access to NHS-backed support and emotional wellbeing programme for parents and families

  • Free new online resource available to support families across Reading
  • Suite of online learning resources designed for parents, families, young people and children
Community Education Event - Black and Mixed ethnicity children (2)

99% of Reading parents offered one of top three preferred primary schools for their child

  • Almost all children placed at one of three preferred schools
  • First preference allocated to 91% of families
  • Applications increase from last year
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Free monthly bike check-ups return to Reading town centre

  • Dr Bike back in Broad Street for free bicycle maintenance and minor repairs on first Thursday of the month
  • Free adult cycle training and bike maintenance workshops also on offer
Hexagon auditorium

£2.06m grant for essential upgrade to The Hexagon

  • Arts Council England funding will enable essential works to ensure The Hexagon’s future sustainability and viability
  • Audiences will benefit from more comfortable seating and improved accessibility for elderly and disabled customers
  • Programme of works will dovetail with development of new Studio Theatre and Hexagon heating upgrade works
Museum Team

Reading Museum Secures Funding For Roman Britain Project

  • Funding will help create a new interactive gallery which brings to life the story of Romans in Reading
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Join us for A Celebration of Sound

  • Tickets now available for a joyful evening of uplifting music at the Mayor of Reading’s charity fundraiser
  • An evening of top live performances at the Reading Town Hall will raise money for two worthy local charities
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Just Three Weeks Left to Register to Vote in May’s Local Election and By-Election

  • Deadline for registering to vote in May's local election is now only three weeks away
  • The deadline for applying for a postal vote is 21 April
Kerbo Charge Reading

Applications open for discounted cross-pavement EV charging

  • New initiative will allow up to 400 Reading households to benefit from on-street EV charging from their property
  • £202,000 government funding allows Council to offer discounted installation of gullies to safely carry charging cables across pavements
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Heavy Fine for Motorist Who Used Deceased Family Member’s Blue Badge

  • Motorist prosecuted for fraudulently using a disabled blue badge that belonged to his late father
  • Magistrates ordered him to pay fines and costs totalling £2,477.50
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Reading publishes strategy to give children the best start in life

  • Best Start in Life Strategy focuses on first 1,001 days of a child's life
  • Offers a range of support, from housing and debt advice, to cooking skills and more
  • Aimed at bringing Reading together to improve outcomes from the earliest moments of life
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Clampdown on anti-social behaviour as new Public Spaces Protection Order launches today

  • New Public Spaces Protection Order launches today across all of Reading
  • Order gives Police and Council additional powers to tackle anti-social behaviours
  • Dog control, dog fouling, alcohol-related anti-social behaviour, aggressive begging and anti-social use of e-bikes and e-scooters will all be targeted