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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
Reading Council reveals the winning design for new flagship play area at Prospect Park
- £530,000 investment to provide exciting new equipment
- Work on the new play area will begin in Autumn 2022
Fun-packed summer holiday activities for kids across Reading
- Free and low-cost activities are on offer for children of all ages across the borough
- SEND-friendly museum sessions, rhymetime picnics, reading challenges, and more taking place over the summer holidays
Have your say on Bath Road walking and cycling improvements
- Proposed improvements to cycling and walking links on Bath Road between Berkeley Avenue and Castle Hill, running over the IDR to Castle Street.
- Public consultation on the proposals launching on 7 July until 1 August 2022
- Have your say at a consultation session at Walford Hall on 13 July
Children invited to join the ‘Gadgeteers’ at Reading Libraries this Summer
- Summer Reading Challenge launching 9 July 2022
- Children aged 4-11 encouraged to sign up to read at least 6 books over the summer
- Free activities and events at a library near you
Green Park Station to open by the end of this year
- Construction of the station is almost complete
- The station is expected to be open for public use by the end of the year
Council to Seek Development Partner to Deliver Exciting Minster Quarter Ambitions
- Council set to seek a development partner for the transformation of the Minster Quarter
- Development will see hundreds of new homes built, including affordable housing, as part of a thriving new town centre community
- New growth will bring new jobs and new opportunities for local residents
City Fibre to Face Questions on Disruption
- City Fibre Directors will be questioned by Councillors this week about traffic disruption in Reading
- Session follows major disruption along the Oxford Road and Caversham during City Fibre works
Reading Libraries to host Aida the Storytime Drag Queen in July
- Interactive storytelling aims to promote diversity and acceptance.
- The free Story Hour sessions will be on offer on 25 and 26 July.
Successful Reading Abbey Revealed looks to protect the future of the Abbey Quarter
- Reading Abbey Revealed Project seeks to continue work with conservation specialists to ensure site is protected and preserved for the foreseeable future
- Evaluation report going before the Council’s Housing, Neighbourhoods and Leisure Committee on Wednesday 29 June
Council reveals £20 million bid to revitalise Hexagon and Central Library
- Council to submit £20 million bid for Government ‘Levelling Up’ funding
- Opportunity to revitalise and breathe new life into Reading's cultural and learning offer
- Proposals to transform the Hexagon and build a new Central Library
Have your say on arts and culture projects to help improve young people’s mental wellbeing
- Cultural projects planned to improve wellbeing for young people aged 0-25
- Children of all ages and their families, teachers, and family workers encouraged to register their interest