News

• Reading marks Clean Air Day 2022
• Celebration at the Crescent Road School Street in east Reading

• Readings Community Alcohol Partnership co-ordinator, Tessa Brunsden, received the CAP+ of the Year Award, and the Award for Innovation 
• Reading's CAP was set up in January 2015 as a partnership between Reading Borough Council, local police, retailers, schools and neighbourhood groups and health providers

• Two £9k grants awarded to local art groups
• Cultural projects include an after-school programme and community newspaper

• Next Monday marks the two-year anniversary of the attacks at Forbury Gardens
• A minute's silence and flower laying ceremony will take place at Forbury Gardens from 7pm

• Dog tied up and left abandoned rescued by the Council’s animal warden
• Forever home found with a new family

• June 21 launch of two self-guided audio trails around the town centre’s heritage sites
• Created as part of Reading's High Street Heritage Action Zone (HSHAZ) 

• A new digital parking permit scheme set to be trialled in Lower Caversham later this year
• Digital parking permits can be issued instantly, reduce complaints and also mean visitor permits can be used by the hour, offering better value for money for residents
• If the pilot is a success, a digital scheme could be considered boroughwide in the future

• Volunteers sought between 14 and 18 who are enthusiastic about reading.
• Opportunity to develop new skills and work experience.
• Summer Reading Challenge 2022 launches on 9 July.

• Proposed cycle hub at the former Primark unit in central Reading
• Enclosed cycle facility would combine cycle parking and maintenance facilities
• Supported by Primark and run in partnership with Ethical Reading and The Reading Bicycle Kitchen

• Enter your food waste truck name suggestion online for a chance to see it printed on a vehicle collecting in Reading
• Reading's food waste trucks are collecting over 2kg of food waste weekly on average from participating households
• Food waste recycling reduces waste going to landfill, saves money, and is turned into fertiliser and electricity

Reading Borough Council are shining a light on the vital contribution of the care sector and the invaluable role of unpaid carers to families and the community.