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Celebrating Reading’s £1.6 Million High Street Heritage Investment
- 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.
Exploring life and culture on the Oxford Road in new exhibition ‘Occy Road – Episode 1’
- New round of High Street Heritage Action Zone projects includes exhibiton of photographs and poetry celebrating life on Oxford Road
Work starts on conservation of the Forbury Garden’s Maiwand Lion this week
- Conservation work on the Mainwand Lion starts today.
- The work is expected to take around 8 weeks.
Four of Reading’s treasured monuments get a spring clean for 2023
- 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).
High Street Heritage Action Zone announces three new cultural programme projects on Oxford Road
- 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
Oxford Road stories brought to life in new exhibition – 'Lifespring Stories'
- New permanent exhibition at the Lifespring Church, Oxford Road
- The exhibition tells the stories of the people of the Oxford Road
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
Local artists launch ‘The Oxford Road Times’, a one-off community newspaper
- 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
Reading Communities Benefit from £4.5 Million Worth of Investments
- 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
Artists announced for next stage of heritage funding for projects celebrating Oxford Road
- Two £9k grants awarded to local art groups
- Cultural projects include an after-school programme and community newspaper
New audio trails bring Reading’s hidden histories to life
- 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)
New online maps reveal history of Reading’s streets
- Explore Victorian Reading online with new map collection
- Zoom in on a particular area to discover more about the hidden history of your house, your street and your community
- 29 maps of selected areas of central Reading available