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Council Officially Approves New Bid for Reading Prison

  • The Council last night officially agreed a formal bid for the empty prison site
  • Bid will be lodged with the Ministry of Justice next week, before the March 15th deadline
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Reading Museum Bayeux Tapestry website transformed for 2021

  • The online home of Reading's Bayeux Tapestry has been updated for 2021, developed by the museum and website agency Un.titled
  • The new-look site features high definition images of each of the 32 scenes, allowing users to zoom into the detail of each scene and to scroll through the entire length of the 70m tapestry
  • The website has been launched ahead of Reading’s preparations to celebrate the 900th anniversary of the foundation of Reading Abbey on 18th June 2021
Reading Museum
Michael and William in the highways team planting trees along Blandford Road in south Reading. A joint project between the Council's parks and highways departments

Tree Planting To Accompany Residential Pavement Improvements As Huge Residential Road Resurfacing Scheme Restarts In Reading This Week

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Census 2021 arrives in Reading!

  • Census information packs will start arriving through local residents' doors this week.
  • There is a wide range of support available to help complete the census.
Corporate
Michael and William in the highways team planting trees along Blandford Road in south Reading. A joint project between the Council's parks and highways departments

Reading’s Tree and Biodiversity Strategies Finalised

  • ambitious aim for 3,000 new trees on Council land by 2030
  • action plan sets out how we will conserve, enhance and reverse the decline of biodiversity in Reading
Climate Change
Parks
Image taken in the Abbey Ruins, during the music concert 'Night in the Ruins'

£10,000 Funding Pot Announced for Digital Arts Commissions to Celebrate Reading Abbey 900

  • Funding applications invited from any Reading-based individuals, artists or arts organisations for a share of the of between £3K and £5K 
  • Call to create digital artistic content in response to and in celebration of the Abbey from 1121 to the present day.
Culture & Arts
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Annual Rough Sleeper Count At Five-Year Low In Reading

Housing
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Archaeological Survey at Palmer Park

  • The survey  is part of the pre-work needed for Reading’s leisure planning application
  • Six exploratory trenches will appear from Monday 15th March
Planning
Sport and Leisure
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Children invited to ‘Share a Story’ for World Book Day

  • Theme of World Book Day this year is 'Share a Story', Reading Library Service wants to encourage children of all ages to come together and share the joy of reading for pleasure
  • They can enjoy a specially commissioned ‘story hunt’ from local storyteller, John Kirk, in celebration of the Abbey’s 900th anniversary this year
  • Any children’s books borrowed from Central, Caversham or Tilehurst Libraries during March will include a World Book Day Token (whilst stocks last).
Libraries
Reading Borough Council

Reading marks two years of action since declaring a climate emergency

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Have Your Say on New Cycling and Walking Scheme Proposals in Reading

  • An initial public consultation on concept designs for new Active Travel schemes is launched today
  • Nearly one third of all households in Reading will receive consultation postcards
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Artists selected for Oxford Road ‘Community Story Telling’ Project

  • Three local artists will create art works along the Eastern End of the Oxford Road as part of the wider High Streets Heritage Action Zone (HSHAZ) programme
  • All applications for this project were reviewed and shortlisted by a panel made up of partner representatives from Reading Council, the University of Reading, Reading Festivals Group and the local community.  
  • Artists will begin designing their pieces imminently and the project hopes to have art pieces in production by the end of March, Covid restrictions dependent.  
Arts