Emmer Green Play Area – Residents Invited to Vote on Design
Local residents are being invited to help choose the design for the popular play area at Emmer Green Recreation Ground, as part of the Council’s ongoing major investment in playgrounds across the town. £350,000 is being invested in Emmer Green Recreation Ground with the play equipment being upgraded to create a new, exciting and accessible play […]
New Reading Football Coaching School Aims To Improve Health Of Children
A new football coaching school is about to launch in Reading that will focus on improving the physical, mental and emotional wellbeing of children in the area. Fun Football Coaching – which launches with free sessions at the football cage at the newly-opened Buzz Gym in Winnersh Triangle in January – wants to tackle some […]
Green Living Roofs Being Installed On Bus Shelter Roofs In Reading
Microhabitats are buzzing with life above the heads of passengers in Reading while waiting for their bus. Fifteen bus shelters in the borough now have green living roofs which attract a range of birds, insects and pollinators. But it might only be when customers climb to the top deck that they realise they are there. […]
Sue Ryder Christmas Tree Recycling Scheme Launched
National healthcare and bereavement charity Sue Ryder is encouraging West Berkshire residents to make their ‘white Christmas’ a green one this year by recycling their real Christmas tree. Whether you are out of time, transport or energy to dispose of your Christmas tree, by signing up to Sue Ryder’s Christmas Treecycling initiative residents can focus […]
Reading Railway Stations See Increase In Passenger Numbers
The Council’s drive to encourage more people to switch to public transport has been boosted with the news Reading’s railway stations have seen a big increase in passenger numbers. According to official figures, Reading central station is the ninth busiest in the country outside of London. The borough’s three other smaller stations have also seen […]
Sue Ryder Appeal For Pre-Loved Items
National palliative care and bereavement charity, Sue Ryder, is urging the public to embrace the spirit of the season and consider having a pre-Christmas clear out to help the charity be there for more people approaching the end of life or living with grief this Christmas. The charity is hoping that people will feel motivated […]
Reading Smoke Control Area Comes Into Effect On Sunday (1st December)
All of Reading borough will become a Smoke Control Area (SCA) from Sunday 1 December to reduce the release of harmful pollutants into the air. The borough-wide SCA will replace the 21 existing smoke control areas which already cover around 62% of Reading. The expansion of the scheme is part of the Council’s drive to […]
Reading Trinity Concert Band Wins Award
Reading Trinity Concert Band has achieved the prestigious Platinum Award at the regional stage of the National Concert Band Festival (NCBF). This accolade secures the band automatic entry to the NCBF National Finals, to be held at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester in April 2025. On Sunday, 17th November, the band travelled to Northampton to perform at […]
Reading Access Self Storage Features In ‘Most Boring Calendar Ever’ – All For Charity
Access Self Storage has launched what may be the most unconventional and amusing calendar of 2025 – The Storage Unit Calendar. With its tongue-in-cheek title of ‘possibly the most boring calendar ever,’ this unique curation features 12 of the ‘hottest’ storage units from across the UK, turning the humdrum world of storage into an unexpected […]
Ground Source Heat Pumps At Reading Hexagon – First Theatre In Country?
he Hexagon could be the first theatre in the country to be heated by using naturally occurring warm water from underground. Ground source heat pumps work by harnessing heat from water which flows naturally underground. This is pumped to the surface where heat is extracted using a heat pump and transferred for use in a […]