Reading Community Festival 2023 Line-up Revealed
Live music, theatre, sports sessions and family yoga are among a wide range of activities on offer at the University of Reading’s first ever Community Festival. Taking place at the award-winning Whiteknights campus, the Community Festival will bring together University staff and students, and residents from across the town, for a start of the summer […]
Raise A Glass To Local Businesses At Reading Drinks Festival
Local breweries and distilleries will be celebrated at the University of Reading’s first ever drinks festival this May. The Neck of the Woods festival will offer a huge range of beers and ciders from more than a dozen local breweries that the University already has close links with, as well as wines from Stanlake Park […]
Reading May Bank Holiday Waste Collection Changes
With three Bank Holidays in May, Reading Borough Council is eager to remind residents to expect waste collection date changes during the month and to advise residents when they should look to put their bins out. Monday 1 May, Monday 8 May and Monday 29 May are all Bank Holidays, and all will have a […]
Reading Coronation Events
THE COUNTDOWN has started for a right Royal King’s Coronation weekend in Reading (6-8 May 2023). The town is set to host a huge variety of events and activities to celebrate the Coronation of King Charles III. They include the annual launch event for Reading Children’s Festival, a Coronation-themed digital trail, a very special concert, […]
South Whitley Park – New Community Orchard Created
THE TREES of a community orchard have been planted in South Whitley Park, following a successful Council bid for £85k worth of grant funding. The exciting proposals have seen more than 40 new trees introduced to the area, including 10 Dawn Redwood, three Cherry, three Sorbus, and a Weeping Willow. In addition to the 17 […]
Hospice Chef Set To Run Reading Half Marathon For Sue Ryder
A hospice chef will be swapping her apron and chef’s whites for trainers and a running vest on Sunday 2 April as she joins thousands of runners on the start line of the Reading Half Marathon. Jo-Ann Adams, who lives in Whitley, will be tackling the 13.1-mile distance to raise funds for national healthcare charity […]
Reading Ale Trail 2023 Launches This Weekend By CAMRA
CAMRA’s popular Reading and Mid Berkshire ale trail for 2023 will be launched at 12.30pm on Saturday 4 March at the Nags Head in Russell Street in Reading. There are 24 pubs on the trail, in a mix of town centre, suburban and more rural locations. The way it works is that people can pick […]
Fruit and Veg Shortage: Expert Explains Lack Of Salad In Supermarkets
Shoppers will have seen many of their favourite fruits and vegetables absent from supermarket shelves in recent days. Carol Wagstaff, Professor of Crop Quality for Health at the University of Reading, explains why this is and what impact climate change has on the role of food production. Fruit and Veg Shortage Professor Wagstaff said: “Many […]
University of Reading’s Climate Stripes Has Officially Hit The Road On An Electric Food Lorry
The UK’s first electric foodservice delivery lorry to carry the University of Reading’s Climate Stripes has officially hit the road. Foodservice giant Brakes’ have adorned their new vehicle in the blue and red stripes to represent the change in global average temperatures over nearly two centuries. The lorry, which will deliver to pubs, restaurants, education […]
Early Apple Blossom Sparks New FruitWatch Science Plea
Gardeners, walkers and others are being asked to see how warming temperatures are affecting the fruit trees in their gardens, allotments or parks this spring. FruitWatch, which received 6,000 submissions from the public in its first phase in 2022, launched last year as part of a joint project between the University of Reading and Oracle […]