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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 
Motorbike nuisance

A call to arms for ASB Week 2022 – download the Reportable app

  • Reading Borough Council is urging residents to download the Reportable app to help reduce anti-social behaviour
  • Almost 400 reports of ASB logged through the app in the past year
  • Reporting allows the Council and partners such as Thames Valley Police to clamp down on issues such as motorbike nuisance and drug dealing
Active Travel

Council launches new walking and cycling maps this summer

  • New walking and cycling maps encourage everyone to travel actively around Reading
  • Explore the Borough on foot or by bike
  • An online interactive map is also available
Voting

Residents Urged to Look Out for Voter Registration Details in the Post

  • The new annual canvass to ensure residents can vote in next year's local elections begins this week with letters being posted out
  • Online is the quickest and easiest way to respond
Mikron July22

Mikron Theatre Company returns this summer for Caversham Court Gardens performance

  • Mikron Theatre will stage 'Raising Agents' in Caversham Court on 19 July
  • Attendance is free, but a collection of ‘pay what you feel’ donations will be taken after the show
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Major Milestone Reached for Reading West Station Transformation

  • The Council has now handed the Reading West site to GWR after completing its preparatory works
  • Next stage is the construction of A modern new station building and ticket hall
  • Changes include new CCTV and station gates which will significantly improve safety 
Forbury Bandstand

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
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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
Summer holiday activities

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
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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
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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
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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