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Are you passionate about a cause in Reading, have links to particular community group and skills to share? Would you like to help a community group to improve their governance and how they operate, without becoming a trustee? Join the Social Action Mentors: Receive free governance training with RVA, put this into practice by mentoring a grass roots community group and be part of a network of Social Action Mentors in Reading. Continue reading Passionate about community? Join RVA’s Social Action Mentors→

Reading Borough Council hereby gives notice that on 20 September 2018 it received a notification from the owner of an intention to dispose through a freehold sale the Jolly Anglers Public House, listed by the Council on 17 February 2015 as an Asset of Community Value under the Localism Act 2011. The Council invites any eligible community interest group to express an interest to be treated as a potential bidder for the asset by 1 November 2018. Continue reading Jolly Anglers Public House – potential bidding opportunity→

Black History Month returns to Reading this October, with a packed programme of special events coordinated by the council working with voluntary groups and organisations from across Reading. Reading can look forward to a wide range of community celebrations, theatre, poetry, music, dance, exhibitions, film and talks throughout the month for all to enjoy. Continue reading Black History Month 2018 – at venues across Reading throughout October→

Would you like to help organise a lively and vibrant festival in East Reading? Come and join us. Continue reading East Reading Festival 2019 needs you!→

RVA’s summer intern Catherine McClane has produced a report on youth isolation and loneliness in Reading. Catherine spent the summer talking to young people and stakeholder organisations, to investigate the causes and impacts of loneliness for 11 to 25 year olds living in the town. Catherine’s report was inspired by national research into the prevalence of loneliness among young people, as well as RVA’s 2017 report on Loneliness and Social Isolation in Reading. Continue reading RVA’s report on Youth Isolation and Loneliness in Reading→

Support U now offer rooms for hire at their Reading hub on 15 Castle Street (RG1 7SB), available rooms are a Reception room for 20 people, a Conference room for 8 people and 2 Counselling rooms for 2-3 people. See the Support U website at www.supportu.org.uk for the availability of each of the rooms. If you require longer terms, please contact Support U directly by phone on 01183 219111 or email at support@supportu.org.uk. Continue reading Rooms for hire at Support U Hub→

Registered charities are required to keep their information up to date with the Charity Commission. One way of doing this is by completing an ‘Annual Return’. The Charity Commission has extended the questions for the 2018 Annual Returns and for more information see the article at www.gov.uk/government from the Charity Commission for details on the changes to the Annual Return. Continue reading What’s new in the 2018 Annual Return?→

There are special ticket offers for community groups to come and join us at the Reading on Thames Festival, to help us celebrate our culture, heritage and waterways! On Thursday 6 September In Place of War presents GRRRL, a bespoke, electronic collaboration at Reading Town Hall and on Saturday 15 September run away to the Circus with Cirque Bijou at Caversham Court Gardens. Continue reading Reading on Thames Festival – free tickets for community groups→

Reading Borough Council is consulting on proposals which may change the way some services are delivered locally. Due to the significant financial pressures being faced by the Council, a range of services will be market tested to see if they can be delivered more economically by third party provider(s). If you would like to take part in the consultation, the consultation documents are available online at: https://consult.reading.gov.uk and the deadline for responses is 31 August 2018. Continue reading Have your say: Proposal to change the way services are delivered by RBC→

The “Get Online Reading” project to help the town’s people use the internet has been steadily expanding and is now available at two new venues. Residents of Dee Park now have the chance to go to a monthly drop-in session to help them with technology and the Get Online project has also started working with Reading Deaf Centre. Continue reading New computer support sessions for Reading residents→