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Orbit Footbridge Repair to Begin
- A £495,000 investment in repair and refurbishment of Orbit Footbridge starts on Monday
- Work should take 16 weeks to complete, reopening in late October
- A diversion is in place for pedestrians, water traffic can still operate
Working Together to shape the right services at the right time in Adult Social Care
- Launching of partnership to lead to bespoke services
- Residents to advise from personal experiences
- Get involved and learn new skills
First look at the new Reading Central Library
- Take a look at how the Reading Central library could look
- Reply to a survey with your thoughts
- Opinions on service provision also sought
Free bike checks for the summer holidays
- Families can have their bikes checked for free at six different locations around the borough
- Dr Bike team will tune-up cycles and undertake free minor repairs
Have Your Say on Crime and Safety in Reading
- Residents encouraged to have their say on crime and safety in Reading
- Annual survey open now - link below
- Responses will help shape future strategies to make Reading safer
18,000 Electors in Reading Need to Re-apply to Vote by Post
- National changes in law mean existing postal votes are now only valid for three years
- It means postal voters who made their current application before 31 October 2023, have to reapply for their postal vote
- The change affects 18,000 existing postal voters in Reading this year
Water Fest 2025 Bumper Programme Of Events And Activities
- Water Fest returns for its 36th year on Saturday 28 June 2025, in partnership with the Kennet and Avon Canal Trust
Council Successful In Lobbying For Affordable Housing Funding Boost
- Reading one of a number of Council's to have actively campaigned for more housing funding
- £39bn boost for housing over the next ten years announced
- Reading Borough Council aims to use extra funding to build on its affordable housing ambitions
50 Joys of Reading: People in Reading Share What Brings Them Joy
- Dozens of Reading residents share their moments of joy as part of a local campaign for Mental Health Awareness month in May
- Reading Joy project extended for Loneliness Awareness Week last week
New throw lines installed to improve water safety in Reading
- Eight new throw lines along Reading waterways
- Emergency information including location finders
- How to use the throw lines to help someone in trouble
- Do not enter the water and call 999
Reading Remembers the Victims of Forbury Gardens Five Years On
- On Friday 20 June - five years after the attacks - Reading will commemorate the innocent victims of Forbury Gardens at a Civic Memorial Service
- Residents are invited to attend the service which begins at 7pm at the memorial stone in Forbury Gardens
Going quackers for Reading’s new residents
- Duck couple and their eggs found in Civic Centre construction area
- The nest was protected and work around it temporarily paused
- All eggs successfully hatched