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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
High-street expert to share top tips with Reading businesses
- Free expert advice for local businesses
- Virtual and live workshops running during March
£30K grant announced for further Oxford Road projects
- Call out for community groups and artists to apply for funding
- Next step in the High Street Heritage Action Zone Cultural Programme
New mural celebrating Oxford Road communities joins heritage project line-up
- Third community pilot project artwork has been installed in the Oxford Road HSHAZ Area
- Mural by local artist Gemma Anusa informed by community engagement research and celebrates the road's rich diversity
Reading High Street Awarded £85K for Cultural Programme
- Further £85k funding announced for Reading’s historic high streets
- The investment will allow for a three-year programme of cultural activities
Artists selected for Oxford Road ‘Community Story Telling’ Project
- Three local artists will create art works along the Eastern End of the Oxford Road as part of the wider High Streets Heritage Action Zone (HSHAZ) programme
- All applications for this project were reviewed and shortlisted by a panel made up of partner representatives from Reading Council, the University of Reading, Reading Festivals Group and the local community.
- Artists will begin designing their pieces imminently and the project hopes to have art pieces in production by the end of March, Covid restrictions dependent.
‘Hi Reading!’ Signs Herald Reading’s £1.6 Million High Street Heritage Investment
- Reading one of 68 areas of England to receive a share of a £95 million government High Street Heritage Action Zone fund.
- Reading will deliver a £1.6 million programme over the next 3.5 years.
