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Residents, businesses and local organisations in Reading are being urged to triple their efforts to tackle climate change, on the three year anniversary of the Council declaring a climate emergency.

On 26^th February 2019 Reading Borough Council declared a climate emergency on behalf of the wider community, pledging to join the international effort to slow down climate change.

• 80% of residents satisfied with their local area, latest Residents' Survey shows
• Most respondents say road and pavement repairs remain their priority
• Council is responding by proposing to invest another £8 million on top of what was already Reading's biggest ever road renewal programme 

• Free and low-cost activities on offer this February half-term across Reading
• Theatres, crafts, arts and activities to keep the kids entertained, offerings for children of all needs and abilities

• New Courage Park playground now open after £116,000 investment by Reading Borough Council
• Brand new play equipment forms part of wider Wensley Road Estate improvements, including 46 new affordable homes for local residents

• Key Town Centre junction to partially close to traffic and buses from Monday 21 February for essential repairs
• Work expected to last the full working week; working hours extended to speed up the job
• Oxford Road and West Street approaches to the Target Junction remain open throughout

• Council expresses concern over possible future relocation of Reading's RBH
• RBC consultation response to Wokingham Local Plan says the most appropriate location for RBH is at the ‘heart of the community’  it serves
• A lack of public transport links to a possible future new site in Wokingham cited as a major concern

• Council is extending the ‘no-fee’ offer as part of its wider plans to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
• Celebrate over the Jubilee weekend, 2 to 5 June 2022

• Six play locations due to benefit from improvements
• Focus on providing accessible facilities where possible
• Major investment in play at Prospect Park

• Improvements at South Reading Leisure Centre include refurbishment of the gym, studios and changing rooms
• The centre’s reception has been significantly revamped
• Improved equipment and facilities for gym users

• COLLECTED: 150 Years of Reading Football Club is free to visit and open to the public in the Sir John Madejski Art Gallery from Saturday the 19 February 2022
• The exhibition is a once-in-a-lifetime gathering of unique pictures, objects, and fans’ and players’ memorabilia, telling the amazing story of Reading Football Club collected since 1871
• The exhibition forms part of Reading FC’s wider programme of 150th-anniversary celebrations

• Up to 281 residential roads to be resurfaced over the next four months
• Completion of project will mean 436 roads have been improved over three years
• Council's Highways £9m programme is the biggest resurfacing programme it has undertaken, and also includes pavement improvements for pedestrians