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Reading communities invited to host Coronation street parties with no road closure fees
- Invitation to local communities in Reading for applications to host their own street parties in May
- The Council is again waiving the usual street closure fee to encourage communities to apply
![The People's Pantry, Friar Street, Reading, 1943, showing the bomb damage from 10 February. A number of men sift through the rubble.](https://cdn.prgloo.com/media/08ffa46ab0fb42cd9e6b56f45804b688.jpg?width=442&height=663)
Reading remembers the People’s Pantry bombing 80 years on
- Mayor of Reading, Cllr Rachel Eden, will lead a short service and lay a wreath to pay tribute the people who lost their lives, on Friday 10 February
- Berkshire Record Office has digitised original records from the day, Reading Libraries are hosting an exhibition of documents and photographs on the aftermath of the bombing raid
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Reading’s evening of reflection marking Holocaust Memorial Day 2023
- Annual civic commemoration will be held on Wednesday 25 January 2023
- Following the global Holocaust Memorial Day theme for 2023 of ‘Ordinary People’
- The free event will feature a mix of live elements, including speakers, choral performances, and candle lighting and memorial ceremony
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Invitation to the Civic Carol Service 2022
- Free Civic Carol Service to be held at Reading Minster of St Mary the Virgin, 15 Dcember, 6.30pm
- Readings throughout from Mayor of Reading, Deputy Lieutenant of Berkshire, Reading Youth Council, and more
- This year will see the return of the International Peace Light to Reading
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Mayor of Reading to host a Reading-themed online auction for chosen charities
- A range of local businesses and other organisations have already donated items, with a range to suit a range of tastes and budgets – in time for Christmas
- Proceeds will benefit the Mayor’s chosen charities for 2021-23: Parenting Special Children, ACRE, and Duchess of Kent Hospice (Sue Ryder Care)
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Reading celebrates Black History Month 2022
- October offers a diverse programme of events and activities across Reading
- Music, art, theatre and debate are all on the menu for Black History Month 2022
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Reading Festival 2022 - say no to single-use plastics and take your tents home
- Festival goers are encouraged to act sustainably
- Key message is to take tents home and avoid single-use plastics
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Invitation to ‘Beat the Bounds’ with the Mayor of Reading for charity
- Mayor of Reading, Rachel Eden, will walk the boundaries of Reading for this year's Mayoral Charities
- Residents invited to purchase specially created map and join in the walk at their leisure to raise money
- Last boundary walk took place in 1912, with then-mayor John Wessley
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Reading Festival 2022
- More than 100,000 revellers expected over the three festival days.
- Residents are reminded to plan ahead as shops, public transport and roads will be busier.
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Mikron Theatre Company returns this summer for Caversham Court Gardens performance
- Mikron Theatre will stage 'Raising Agents' in Caversham Court on 19 July
- Attendance is free, but a collection of ‘pay what you feel’ donations will be taken after the show
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Here comes summer with live music in The Forbury
- Five free band concerts will take place in the Forbury Gardens Band Stand over the Summer
- Highlights will include Reading Community Gospel Choir, Take Note, Waltham St. Lawrence Silver Band, and more