A further 1,400 children in the Wokingham Borough will now be able to benefit from Bikeability cycle training thanks to a grant from the Department for Transport (DfT). The £61,000 DfT grant to Wokingham Borough Council means this successful and popular scheme can continue in the borough for another year, until April […]
Last weekend, Saturday 23rd November, the lights on the town centre Christmas tree were turned on by the Christmas poster competition winners and was followed by the annual Carol Concert. This weekend, the 23rd Woodley Christmas Extravaganza will take place on Sunday 1st December. Starting at 11.15, there will be plenty of […]
JOIN THE DINTON SANTA DASH Dust off your running shoes and join the ever-popular Dinton Santa Dash, on Saturday 14 December. Hosted by Barnes Fitness, residents across the borough are invited to take part in the third consecutive event this winter. This year the run will raise funds for local charity, Daisy’s Dream […]
Solar Panels will be installed on the Oakwood Centre during the week of 2 December. This is the next step in Woodley Town Council’s commitment to reducing its carbon footprint. Scaffolding will be in place along the sides of the building between 2 – 7 December to facilitate the installation. The […]
For more information on each set of roadworks, please click the link in the road name or contact the responsibly organisation. A3290 A3290 Alpha, Earley, Wokingham 30 November — 01 December Delays likely – Lane closure Works location: TVP to Winnersh Works description: Bi annuals Responsibility for works: Wokingham Borough Council A3290 A3290 Alpha […]
Woodford Park Leisure Centre offers its facilities to raise money for the Mayor’s charity Prostate Cancer UK
Do you know of a local hero who helps people in a voluntary capacity in the Woodley area? Each year, Woodley Town Council celebrates local heroes at its Citizens’ Awards ceremony for individuals whose good works and deeds benefit an individual or organisation in Woodley. These might be people carrying out voluntary work, or […]
Do you know someone who will be on their own this Christmas? The LINK Visiting Scheme Christmas Day celebration is open to those living in the Wokingham Borough community who are alone on this day. They provide an opportunity to spend the day in the company of others, enjoying delicious food and […]
The Electoral Commission is urging UK citizen’s to make sure they are registered to vote with a new Got 5? campaign. In order to vote at the general election on Thursday 12 December, you need to register by midnight on Tuesday 26 November. Register now at: www.gov.uk/register-to-vote. Candidates for […]
Do you ever wonder exactly what plastic you can put in your recycling box? re3 has made it even easier for residents to recycle plastic by producing new A-Z Plastic Recycling Wheels. The new wheels are designed as an easy-to-use reminder for people to keep at home when they are sorting out their […]
Please find details of the next Woodley & North Earley Forum’s Meeting Wednesday 20th November 2019, 7-9pm The Maxwell Room, Oakwood Centre, Woodley RG5 4JZ Chair: Jackie Rance A G E N D A Welcome and apologies Minutes of previous meeting and any matters arising Reports from Neighbourhood Policing Team […]
For more information on each instance of roadworks, please click the link in the road name or contact the responsible organisation. Keats Road, Woodley, Wokingham 25 November – 27 November Delays likely – Diversion route Name: Diversion Location: Keats Roar Description: Streetworks / License – Streetworks Responsibility for event: Wokingham Tennyson Road, Woodley, […]
Thames Valley Police, in association with Wokingham Borough Council, are hosting a Burglary & Fraud Community Conference on Wednesday 27 November. Due to a reported increase in the number of residential burglaries across the Bracknell and Wokingham areas, targeting unoccupied homes in order to find and steal jewellery, cash and other items, Thames […]
The next phase of work to expand the Ofsted rated outstanding Addington School has begun, as the £4.4million project gathers pace. It means the council will be able to improve the lives of 50 more young people, due to the increased capacity, by giving them the best SEND education possible, when the new […]
On Monday, 11th November, BBC Children in Need’s Pudsey Bear made a surprise visit to a group of children supported by Me2 Club. As a charity kindly supported by BBC Children in Need the very exciting visit from Pudsey was part of this year’s celebrations. The event was also attended by Michelle Jordan from […]
The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC) has launched a video ‘Don’t Disappear’ to raise awareness of relationship abuse. This is following its ‘Know this isn’t Love’ coercive control campaign from earlier in the year. It has been launched under the branding of Victims First. Victims First supports victims and witnesses […]
For more information about each instance of roadworks, please click the link in the road name or contact the responsible organisation. B3350 Church Road, Earley, Wokingham 14 November — 14 November Delays likely – Road closure Works location: 70-72 Works description: S81 PLANNED COVER REPLACEMENT–WORKS INTENDED TO INCLUDE FIRST TIME PERMANENT REINSTATEMENT WITHIN SAME […]
We are collecting donations for the Reading Toys and Teens Appeal up to 1st December. Please bring your donations to the Council reception at the Oakwood Centre. Thank you.
Thank you to everyone who attended the Remembrance Memorial today (11/11/19)
At the Full Council Meeting on Tuesday 1 October, the following motion was adopted: “This Council notes that: The impacts of climate breakdown are already causing serious damage around the world. Limiting Global Warming to 1.5°C (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, October 2018) may still be possible with ambitious action from national and […]
Wokingham Borough Council’s decision-making executive has approved a £630,000 ‘fighting fund’ to help it defend its planning decisions against speculative developers’ appeals to the Planning Inspectorate. The council is facing an increasing number of speculative planning applications for developments in unsustainable locations, on land not allocated for development. Although these applications are […]
The competition to design a poster to advertise the annual Woodley town centre extravaganza received a number of fantastic entries and we would like to say a huge thank you to those children who participated. It was, as always, very difficult to choose the three winners but, after much deliberation, these are the three […]
The Garden of Remembrance will be closed today due to essential tree works. We appreciate your patience and cooperation.
Wokingham Borough Council has launched a new streamlined adult social care department that will provide vulnerable adults across the borough with a more efficient and improved quality of service. In-house The council has brought statutory functions previously carried out by Optalis (a local authority company jointly owned with the Royal Borough of Windsor […]
For more information on each instance of roadworks, please click the link in the road name or contact the responsible organisation. A3290 A3290 Alpha, Earley, Wokingham 05 November — 07 November Delays likely – Lane closure Works location: Thames Valley Park to Winnersh ALPHA lane one closure Works description: Bi annuals Responsibility for works: Wokingham […]
Woodley Town Council has adopted a policy statement regarding the Public Sector Equality Duty. As an employer, the Town Council has a duty to encourage and promote equality in providing its services and in carrying out its public functions and the Equality and Diversity Policy sets out how the Council will do this. […]
The innovative scheme will be run by Wokingham Borough Council alongside its highways contractor Volker Highways. Using plastic kerbs reduces the amount of carbon produced in manufacturing, transport and construction by about 40 per cent compared to concrete kerbing. Plastic kerbing, which looks almost identical to concrete kerbs, contains about 88 per cent […]
