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A street sign on Reading’s Oxford Road has triumphed in the national Sign and Wrap Awards 2025

• Reading was one of 67 areas of England to receive a share of a £95 million government High Streets Heritage Action Zone fund.
• Reading Borough Council delivered a four-year £1.6 million programme, investing in community engagement and cultural events alongside buildings and shop fronts.
• More opportunities for the public to get involved – join the Oxford Road Giant Puppet Parade, and help paint a large outdoor mural.

• New round of High Street Heritage Action Zone projects includes exhibiton of photographs and poetry celebrating life on Oxford Road

• Conservation work on the Mainwand Lion starts today.
• The work is expected to take around 8 weeks.

• Four Reading monuments will benefit from conservation work thanks to Reading’s High Street Heritage Action Zone project.
• Work starts from today (Monday 13 February).

• Next stage of cultural projects celebrating Oxford Road announced
• The Council has awarded three £4k grants, to the Alliance for Cohesion and Racial Equality (ACRE), Change Grow Live, and Real Time Video

• New permanent exhibition at the Lifespring Church, Oxford Road
• The exhibition tells the stories of the people of the Oxford Road

• 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

• Community newspaper celebrates the diverse and rich culture of the Oxford Road
• The paper documents a range of happenings, events and workshops delivered with various Oxford Road community groups this year

• 61 community projects worth £4.5 million have benefitted from CIL funding
• The money is paid by developers as part of conditions for the grant of new planning permissions 

• Two £9k grants awarded to local art groups
• Cultural projects include an after-school programme and community newspaper

• June 21 launch of two self-guided audio trails around the town centre’s heritage sites
• Created as part of Reading's High Street Heritage Action Zone (HSHAZ)