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Exciting Arthur Hill Pool Transformation To Begin

  • 15 homes to be created for key workers at lower than market rent
  • Environmentally-friendly, low energy buildings will help towards Reading's carbon-neutral goal
  • Character and heritage of former pool site safeguarded by retaining facade and front block
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Reading’s Pavements Set For Comprehensive Improvements

  • 17 Reading roads to benefit from pavement improvements between now and March 2022
  • Work forms part of Reading Borough Council's £9m investment over three years in road and pavement resurfacing
  • Road resurfacing will begin later in the summer, with Northumberland Avenue and Southcote Lane set for early improvements soon
Water Fest 2018

Countdown to Celebrating 900 Years of Reading Abbey at Water Fest

  • Reading Water Fest takes place on Saturday 19 June 2021, between 11am and 5pm
  • The free ticketed festival will celebrate the 900th anniversary of Reading Abbey
  • The Hugh Faringdon carving will be unveiled on the Abbey Gateway at 11am
  • Stringent measures will be in place to ensure the event operates within current Covid guidelines
Grants

Community and Voluntary Groups Invited to Apply for Share of £150K Funding

  • Two pots of money for community groups, totalling £150,000
  • Community organisations should apply by Sunday 25 July 2021 for a share of the funding
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Reading Pubs To Show England Games Only For Fans Who Book In Advance

  • Vast majority of Reading's pubs will be pre-bookings only for England matches
  • Reading Borough Council, Thames Valley Police and Pubwatch are urging fans to contact venues in advance to book a place or face disappointment
Workmen highways

Reading Residents’ Views Sought On Highways And Transport

  • Over 3,000 Reading residents will receive a survey in the post to give their views on the Council's highways and transport services
  • Reading Borough Council is one of 111 local authorities taking part in the national survey
  • Resident opinion has already helped shape a £9m investment in road and pavement improvements in Reading
Reading Borough Council

Council Calls for Urgent Closure of Government-run Quarantine Facility in Reading

  • The Council has called on the Department for Health and Social Care to close its quarantine hotel in Reading after a significant outbreak at the facility
  • Positive cases spread between guests and hotel staff based at the Government-operated facility, with at least three cases in the community linked
  • DHSC has chosen to implement further control measures at the hotel, but has not agreed to closure at this time
Photo shows:
Vicki Lucas – School Business Manager (right)
Sophie Greenaway – Headteacher (middle)
Richard Harvey – Caretaker (middle)
Leo Calvert-Brydges, Volunteer Marshal (left)
Harry Thameside pupil (front left)
Yvarni Thamesdie pupil (front right)

Two New Reading School Streets Now Open

  • School Street trials began this week at Wilson Primary School and Thameside Primary School
  • The initiative aims to create a safer and healthier environment for everyone by encouraging more active travel, such as cycling and walking.
Footpath

Council Public Rights of Way Consultation Could Consider Access to Footpaths on Caversham Park Estate

  • Residents urged to help improve Reading’s Public Rights of Way
  • The consultation also considers historic Rights of Way that have been lost