Events

Abbey Square, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 3BQ

Reading Central Library are hosting a Telling Our Stories event for people who have moved to the UK or Reading.

Reading Rep Theatre will be running a storytelling workshop for adults for the first hour and there will be free refreshments and a chance to share your story in a supportive and friendly environment. Please bring a memorable object.

Everyone welcome!

1 Queens Walk, Reading, RG1 7QE

Reading Voluntary Action will be hosting a Volunteer Fair as part of our Volunteers’ Week 2025 celebrations.

If you’re thinking about volunteering the fair is the ideal place to start your volunteering journey. You will have the opportunity to meet a range of local organisations and discover the right opportunity for you.

The Reading Voluntary Action team will also be on hand to provide general information and advice on how you can get involved in your local community.

So come along and join us to discover the difference volunteering is making to our town and how you can be part of it.

More details to follow, sign up for our weekly Volunteering Newsletter to get the latest news straight to your inbox.

Find out about RVA’s social prescribing service. RVA will be running these sessions twice a year for local community groups, charities, NHS and local authority sector colleagues.

This session will include:

• What social prescribing is (and isn’t)
• How it works at RVA and how people access it
• How we measure its impact
• How we work in partnership with local services and community groups
• Information about free practitioner training and the Joy Marketplace

Please book onto this session at www.eventbrite.co.uk and we’ll send you the Zoom link closer to the time.

Third Floor, Reading Central Library, Abbey Square, Reading, RG1 3BQ

The Volunteer Coordinators’ Network meeting provides a space for those who oversee the work of volunteers to seek peer support in a confidential space from others in a similar role. It is an opportunity to share best practice and to learn from the rich experiences of colleagues working across our diverse sector.

The Network is open to those overseeing the work of volunteers in organisations big and small and involving volunteers in a variety of ways.

Please register via the button below and further details and joining instructions will be sent in due course. The plan is to hold this meeting in person at our office in Reading Central Library, but this will be confirmed closer to the event.

Register here

Third Floor, Reading Central Library, Abbey Square, Reading, RG1 3BQ

Walking, stretching, dancing, cycling and running together – how physical activity in the community supports people facing loneliness and social isolation

• Hear from a range of local VCOs about their local offer including seated exercise, heritage dance and other physical activity.
• Look around our VCOs ‘trade show’ of local community groups offering a wide range of physical/social activities
• It will be an opportunity for people to find out more about services that can support their befriendees and other service users who are experiencing loneliness.

The programme will include time for informal networking and an opportunity to share news, promote your service and find out about funding, events and training. Refreshments provided.

Please register at www.eventbrite.co.uk to book your place.

Any questions? Please email ready.friends@rva.org.uk.