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Only Two Weeks Left to Register to Vote

  • Only two weeks left to register to vote in this year's elections
  • Deadline is Tuesday 16 April 
  • Voter ID required again this year for residents who choose to vote in person at polling stations
Sidmouth Street cycle lane 1E

Funding secured to progress cycling and walking projects

  • Active Travel funding of £538,000 to develop designs for Sidmouth Street cycle lane scheme and Christchurch Green junction improvements
New Studio Theatre plans approved

Curtain up at New Studio Theatre a step closer after planning application approved

  • Residents to benefit from a versatile theatre space and rehearsal rooms
  • New studio theatre planned for up to 300 audience members with multiple performance possibilities,       including in the round
  • Rehearsal and workshop rooms available for community use
  • Accessible entrance and improved public area including a bar and a rooftop terrace
Reading Libraries-4

Library Users to Benefit From A Further 495K of Investment

  • The award will benefit all of the borough’s libraries and contribute to three new self-serve library sites
Reading Buses 17 -2

Council secures £4.7m funding for town’s first battery electric bus fleet

  • Zero-emission electric double deck buses will run on routes 17 & 21
  • Funding will allow installation of charging infrastructure at Reading Buses depot
  • Investment will help reduce carbon emissions and improve air quality
New Whitley Wood community centre

New Whitley Wood community centre opens

  • A larger community space will be available for a range of activities for residents
  • Local groups will be holding introductory and taster sessions to showcase their activities
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Above target for tree planting with the help of some friends

  • Council plants more than 400 trees across the borough during the autumn and winter
  • Residents and volunteers help with planting at community orchard in Whitley
Half-8

Take Your Marks for the Reading Half

  • Reading's famous Half Marathon returns on Sunday April 14
  • Residents reminded to pay attention to rolling road closures and plan ahead for any journeys
Rivermead Pool Fill 1

Reading schoolchildren make a splash filling the new Rivermead Pools

  • Rivermead’s two new pools will be filled with approximately 1,700,000 litres of water over a 12 day period.
  • 25-metre pool and teaching and diving pool on schedule to open summer 2024.
CLO Bronze

Council officially accredited as a Carbon Literate organisation

  • Council certified bronze level five months into Carbon Literacy training programme
  • Accreditation demonstrates Council’s commitment to genuine low carbon action
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Council Waives Road Closure Fees Again for Summer Street Parties

  • Communities can host street parties again for free this summer after the Council waives road closure fees
  • Residents can apply online and the deadline is April 29
Buzz 18-1E

New Buzz service to Tilehurst Triangle via Rivermead

  • New Buzz 18 will serve central Reading, Rivermead, River Academy, Portman Road and Kentwood Hill
  • Another new route from the Council’s £26m Bus Service Improvement Plan