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News from Reading Voluntary Action Help your community to benefit from the Community Wellness Outreach project in Reading. 1,943 NHS health checks were carried out in Continue reading Community Wellness Outreach to continue until June 2025
News from Reading Voluntary Action To complement Reading’s Voluntary and Community Sector Survey 2024, Reading Voluntrary Action has put together a survey to gather public awareness and Continue reading Public awareness of local voluntary organisations survey
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 Continue reading New Emmer Green play area – have your say
The council has announced a significant upgrade to its online services, to make interactions easier and more efficient. Previously, logging in to use various public-facing portals Continue reading Council’s online services upgraded
At RABBLE Up, anyone in Whitley can join our weekly sessions where we learn new skills and create theatre and film projects all about Whitley! You don’t need any experience, you just need… you: -Learn new skills
-Create theatre and film projects about you and your community -Stay active and healthy -Have the opportunity to get involved on and off stage in RABBLE’s professional productions. RABBLE’s new class takes place every week at WCDA’s Whitley Community Centre Cafe, Tuesdays, 18:30. Continue reading RABBLE Up! Screen and Stage skills for the Whitley Community
Thrive, the gardening for health charity, runs Life Changers, a free, four-month gardening programme for those living with a life-changing illness or injury to enable them to improve their health and wellbeing. Whether recovering from a stroke, cancer or surgery, or living with a long-term condition like diabetes or multiple sclerosis, people experiencing a life-changing health condition can experience the joy of gardening, build new friendships and build confidence to regain or maintain an active, healthy and independent life. Continue reading Life Changers Therapeutic Gardening
Reading Borough Council has allocated £150k for small grants to the voluntary and community sector for the year 2024/25. Grants of up to £5,000 are available for smaller local VCS organisations. The small grants fund is focussed on supporting the broader objectives of the RBC Tackling Inequality Strategy: to create further opportunity for local voluntary and community organisations to play an active role in making Reading a more equal place to live for its residents. Continue reading RBC Small Grants Fund – Deadline 13 December 2024
RVA’s Inclusion Manager, Azra Raja, recently received a Community Education Award at the Grassroots Communities’ Awards – congratulations Azra! The Community Education Award recognises Individuals dedicated to advancing educational opportunities within the community. Honourees demonstrate exceptional commitment to improving access to learning, fostering education equity, and empowering individuals through knowledge and skill-building. Continue reading Grassroots community action honoured at Community Awards
Over the next six weeks, Reading Family Aid will be collecting donations to provide Christmas presents to disadvantaged young people in Reading. But we can only do this with your generous help! Thanks to the support of many local organisations and businesses, there are around 25 places across Reading where you can drop off your gift donations. Check out the Toys and Teens webpage (www.readingfamilyaid.org/toys-teens-appeal.html) for more information or email info@readingfamilyaid.org. Continue reading Reading Family Aid Toys and Teens Appeal 2024
The Council is sincerely apologising and appealing to motorists who may have paid penalty charge notices which were incorrectly issued for parking contraventions in certain parts of Reading. The Council has discovered that the Traffic Regulation Order on sections of the East Reading Red Route and some parking restrictions in other locations are unenforceable. Drivers who have paid penalties for parking on them will therefore be reimbursed. Continue reading Council apologises to drivers