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Compass Recovery College offers free mental health and wellbeing workshops for everyone. Whether you’re looking to develop your understanding and skills in self-care and wellbeing, you are supporting someone with mental health-related challenges, or you work in mental health services, Compass would love to welcome you. We offer a wide range of workshops that are both positive and inspiring in the hope of helping you on your journey to recovery and to help increase positive wellbeing. Continue reading Free mental health workshops from Compass Recovery College→

Like many other activities, Get Online drop-in sessions had to stop during the Covid-19 pandemic, and we have been steadily working over the summer to reintroduce them in the autumn. The good news is that our popular sessions at Reading Central Library are back! As before, all our sessions are free for anyone needing help with computers and technology to drop in, on a first come first served basis. You can bring your own device or use the library computers. Continue reading Get Online is back at Reading Central Library→

To celebrate this year’s Black History Month, Black Lives Matter UK has launched its Virtual Exhibition 2021 which includes pieces from 20 Black artists. Take a tour round the exhibition – as well as being able to look at the art you can hear from the artist by clicking on each artwork. Continue reading Black Lives Matter – a virtual gallery→

Reading Voluntary Action is excited to share that the Parent Employment Wellbeing project started on Monday 4 October, and will be delivered until September 2022 by Anna Chapman, RVA’s Schools and Parent Engagement Officer. The focus of the project is to support parents towards and into training, courses, voluntary work and paid employment while considering improving their wellbeing. Continue reading The Parent Employment Wellbeing project→

Rediscover free family events and activities at Reading Libraries this October. A lively calendar includes performance, arts & crafts, treasure hunts, author readings and workshops. The celebration launches with a live performance at Reading Central Library, with Bernadette Russell performing her 366 days of Kindness tour on Friday 1 October at 19:00. Email info@readinglibraries.org.uk or phone 01189 375950 to book a free ticket. Continue reading Rediscover events and activities at Reading Libraries this October→

A celebration of drama, comedy, art and conversation are all on the menu for this year’s Black History Month 2021 in Reading. This year’s programme taking place across the town during October recognises the important contribution our diverse black community has made, and continues to make to our town and indeed across the country. There is a packed calendar of fascinating speakers, lively debate, thought-provoking films and entertaining theatrical productions, with many events free of charge. Continue reading Reading celebrates Black History Month 2021→