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Creative projects to help improve young people’s mental wellbeing to launch in September
- Grants awarded to Dance Reading, Reading Football Club Community Trust, and RABBLE Theatre in partnership with Make/Sense Theatre
- Activities will run from September 2022 to July 2023 in selected schools and community venues
- Young people with wellbeing needs can be referred for a place through their school or youth worker
Residents asked to look out for Canvass Forms
- Canvass Forms are sent to households who have not yet responded
- Local elections taking place in Reading in May 2023
Reading Festival 2022 - say no to single-use plastics and take your tents home
- Festival goers are encouraged to act sustainably
- Key message is to take tents home and avoid single-use plastics
Get set for a hole-in-one at the Prospect Park Ranger Station
- Exciting new play activity centre at Prospect Park
- Mini-golf and Sky Tykes low ropes now open for play
Invitation to ‘Beat the Bounds’ with the Mayor of Reading for charity
- Mayor of Reading, Rachel Eden, will walk the boundaries of Reading for this year's Mayoral Charities
- Residents invited to purchase specially created map and join in the walk at their leisure to raise money
- Last boundary walk took place in 1912, with then-mayor John Wessley
Green Flag Award 2022 recognition for two of Reading’s most popular green spaces
- The Forbury Gardens and Caversham Court Gardens have both received Green Flag Awards
- Both sites have also received a Green Heritage Site Award
- A record-breaking year for the Green Flag Award, with 2,208 winners celebrating success
Reading Festival 2022
- More than 100,000 revellers expected over the three festival days.
- Residents are reminded to plan ahead as shops, public transport and roads will be busier.
Council receives £429,000 funding to make Reading safer
- New funding will help make Reading town centre a safer place for residents and visitors
- Schemes including a Community Safe Hub, CCTV and improved lighting are planned with £429,000 award, with an additional 50% match funding coming from the Council and its partners
- Residents encouraged to take part in current consultations open now on community safety, serious violence and domestic abuse
Have your say on plans for a digital parking pilot scheme
- Consultation on digital parking launches on 4 August
- Proposals to trial a new digital parking permit scheme 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
£100,000 Worth of Council Grants Awarded to Help Marginalised Residents
- Council funds 25 organisations to the tune of £100,000 to help marginalised residents across Reading
- Full list of projects below
Have your say on Reading’s community safety, serious violence and domestic abuse strategies
- Residents encouraged to give vital feedback of their views on crime, anti-social behaviour and domestic abuse
- Feedback will help make Reading safer by shaping future responses to crime and violence
- Make sure you've had your say by 5 September when consultations end