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READING COUNCIL’S ongoing major investment in children’s play areas continues to deliver for communities across Reading.

• Lulworth Road playground is now open: part of a £130,000 Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) investment by Reading Borough Council in the area.
• South Whitley Recreation Ground benefits from ball court renovations and a new toddlers play area, jointly funded by a Council CIL investment and a Government Levelling Up grant.
• Coley Recreation Ground play area has been transformed thanks to a £200K Council CIL investment.

• Four exciting designs for residents to choose from
• Investment of £200,000 in the new Waterloo Meadows play area adds to Council investments boroughwide

• Public consultation begins on proposals to create a boroughwide smoke control area for Reading
• Residents have until October 16 to have their say

• Proactive road maintenance at Junction 11 of the M4 and along the A33
• Extending the life of the surface
• Night closures from Tuesday 5 September to limit disruption

RESIDENTS visiting Prospect Park can now enjoy drinks and snacks from a brand new café.

• Info on traffic, travel, getting to and from the festival site, a residents hotline number and how organisers are working towards a more sustainable event
• Festival goers are again being urged to say no to single use plastics and take their tent home
• Day ticket holders for Saturday August 26 are being urged to plan to use alternative transport as rail services from Reading Station will be severely disrupted

• Reading introduced Berkshire's first electric bin lorry in 2021 and now has five of them
• Residents and school children have now named the five trucks, with the names printed on them
• Reading boasts the 4^th largest cut in its carbon footprint of all 374 local authority areas in the UK

• A new draft Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure, or EVCI, Strategy aims to provide more charging opportunities for residents
• The right infrastructure could lead to more residents swopping to cleaner electric vehicles
• New strategy will be a vital strand in creating a healthier Reading for everyone

• Residents can choose to have a new tree planted in the location of their choice
• Initiative allows residents to make Reading greener for a one-off cost
• Opportunity builds on Council's existing work with partners to increase trees in the town

The Berkshire Record Office has been granted permission to adopt a new title - 'The Royal Berkshire Archives' – in its 75^th year of preserving the unique history and heritage of the county.