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Reading Family Aid Toys and Teens Appeal 2024
27 October 2024
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.
Council apologises to drivers
26 October 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.
Meeting Space for hire at Tilehurst Library
26 October 2024
Do you need to run a meeting in Tilehurst in November or December 2024? Tilehurst Library has a new building system fitted which facilitates self service access outside library opening. We would like to test this with some real life hires before publicising more widely. If this meets a need you have, please contact simon.smith@reading.gov.uk to see if we can make something fit – low/no fee.
Reading Climate Change Partnership seeks volunteer Communications Lead
25 October 2024
Join us and support Reading’s journey to Net Zero. Reading Climate Change Partnership is currently between two Climate Emergency Strategies, so the Lead Communications Volunteer will be tasked with community-building during this interim period. In early to mid 2025, we will develop a more long-term communications strategy which supports the promotion and delivery of the new Climate Emergency Strategy for 2025 – 2030.
Become a Draughtbuster this winter!
19 October 2024
Draughtbusters is a voluntary group that surveys homes for draughts and takes remedial action. The website www.draughtbusters.net gives all the advice needed to survey your own home and make changes, but the main thrust of the project is to provide the materials and trained labour to undertake the work, free of charge, for those in fuel poverty. Households are referred to Draughtbusters through Citizens Advice Bureau and Winterwatch, or might contact us through the website or through word of mouth.
Popular interactive game Beat The Street returns to Reading
19 September 2024
Beat The Street turns whole communities into a giant activity competition. The popular interactive game encourages communities to move more and to make small lifestyle changes, such as walking or cycling to school or work every day. Players can join school, community, or workplace teams to win prizes for the furthest travel. There’s also an individual leader board, spot prizes, and the chance to help local charities win cash rewards.
The Branding Project from the University of Reading – open for applications
19 September 2024
Are you a new charity looking to establish a brand identity but lacking the resources to do so? Or are you a not-for-profit in need of a brand refresh or re-positioning and would welcome some input from students at the University of Reading? The University will be holding a structured six-week ‘design-thinking brand jam’ with Part 3 Typography and design students in February to March 2025, working exclusively with not-for-profits and social enterprises.
Reading All-Bus ticket continues to offer excellent value travel
18 September 2024
Reading All-Bus was introduced in March 2023 after the Council secured funding from the Department for Transport for its Bus Service Improvement Plan. Since then, more than 2.5 million Reading All-Bus tickets have been sold. The all day ticket, which can be used on services operated by several bus companies in the greater Reading area, has saved passengers more than £4 million in total over the last 18 months.
Reading’s Voluntary and Community Sector Survey 2024
17 September 2024
The last few years have seen unprecedented upheavals and challenges across the UK and beyond. The Voluntary and Community sector has been at the forefront of the responses to these challenges and continues to be so today. Reading’s Voluntary and Community Sector Survey 2024 aims to enhance understanding of the makeup of our vibrant and diverse voluntary and community sector and the challenges it faces.
The King’s Award For Voluntary Service 2025
10 September 2024
Nominations for The King’s Award for Voluntary Service 2025 are now open. This is the highest award given to volunteer groups across the UK and is the equivalent to an MBE. A list of all the past winners in Berkshire can be downloaded here. There are many more fantastic organisations and groups across the county, doing amazing work who deserve to be recognised. To nominate you shouldn’t be part of the group and entry is free. Nominations are completed online via the ...