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Further £487K Lifeline Grant to Support Reading’s Cultural Recovery
- Reading among more than 2,700 recipients to benefit from the latest round of awards from the £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund
- This award will significantly contribute to the service’s preparations for reopening
Battle Library Reopens Next Week
- Battle library due to reopen next week from Tuesday 6 April
- The Council will look to continue the planned phase of reopening of wider library services over the coming months
Major Planning Applications Approved for New Leisure Project
- Rivermead and Palmer Park planning applications approved with construction beginning on both sites this summer.
- Next step in delivering modern new leisure facilities for Reading – including a new leisure centre and two brand new swimming pools
Mayor of Reading to host first online auction for chosen charities
- A range of local businesses and other organisations have donated items, with a catalogue of over 100 to be available
- Proceeds will benefit the Mayor’s chosen charities for 2020-21: No5 Young People, Royal British Legion and Royal Navy & Royal Marines Charity and Friends of Reading Abbey.
Reading Awarded £159K to Support Leisure Centre Recovery
- Reading awarded £159k to help local leisure centres recover from the impact of the pandemic
- News comes as Reading prepares to safely reopen sport and leisure facilities in line with Government guidance
Reading Borough Council continues to close gender and ethnicity pay gaps
- The gender pay gap at the council is lower than the national median and mean figures for 2020
- The council is is voluntarily publishing its first-ever report on the ethnicity pay gap between its White and BAME employees
Council Launches ‘Love Your Park’ Anti-litter Campaign
- 'Love your Park' aims to encourage people to put litter in the bin or take it home – and will promote three quick ways to report full bins for emptying.
- The increase in litter in Reading's parks last year compared to the year before was roughly equivalent to 75 bull elephants or 250 cars!
Council Plans to Donate Former ReadyBikes to Local Hotels
- Council to donate 50 redundant ReadyBikes to hotels in Reading
- Initiative will support the local tourism sector as it recovers from the pandemic
Council Asks Residents For Feedback On Future Allocation Of Social Housing
- Allocations Scheme Consultation runs until 12th May 2021
- Council wants to give existing tenants more chance to move to communities they can invest in
- Plans to give more opportunities to essential workers and take stronger action against anti-social behaviour
Council Vison and Priorities Invest in Reading’s Future
- Council's key priorities for the year ahead agreed at a meeting of Full Council last night
- Priorities sit alongside work to help Reading to recover from the effects of the pandemic