
Weekly scheduled roadworks - 31 December 2019
For more information on each instance of roadworks, please click the link in the road name or contact the responsible organisation. A4 London Road, Earley, Wokingham 06 January — 07 January Delays likely – Lane closure Works location: Lane one heading from Shepard house lane roundabout to the M&S / BP Roundabout. Works description: […]

Recycling during the festive season
Re3’s top recycling tips CARDBOARD Card plays an important role in preventing damage to our products but did you know that a staggering 300,000 tonnes is used in UK households during the festive season – enough to wrap Big Ben almost 260,000 times! TOP TIP: Flatten your cardboard to save space […]

Christmas message from Woodley Town Mayor

Christmas & New Year opening times

Festive waste collections

Wokingham Borough Council Christmas hours
Wokingham Borough Council has announced its office opening hours for the Christmas and New Year period Date Shute End offices The Old Forge Monday 23 December Normal opening hours (8.30am to 5pm) Normal opening hours (9am to 5pm) Tuesday 24 December 9am to 3pm Normal opening hours (9am to 5pm) Wednesday 25 December […]

Weekly scheduled roadworks - 17 December
For more information on each instance of roadworks, please click the link in the road name or contact the responsible organisation. A4 London Road, Earley, Wokingham 17 December — 19 December Delays possible – Some carriageway incursion Works location: 394, LONDON ROAD, EARLEY, READING, RG6 1BA Works description: B Box Exchange <33mm Fway in […]

Food waste target smashed
More than 100 tonnes of food waste is now being recycled by residents of Wokingham Borough each week Eight months on from the launch of the landmark scheme 3,343 tonnes of food waste have been collected and processed into energy or reused in other ways, the equivalent of 30 blue whales, […]

Woodley Town Council Community Grants
At the Full Council Meeting held at the Oakwood Centre on Tuesday 10 December, nine organisations benefitted from community grants awarded by Woodley Town Council, while five individuals were also awarded grants Woodley Town Mayor Cllr Kay Gilder presented Community Grants to the following organisations: Berkshire Multiple Sclerosis Therapy Centre – £250 towards the […]

Paperless billing
Wokingham Borough residents can now choose to receive their Council Tax bills and/or benefit notifications online, instead of in the post “Save time, do it online on your mobile, tablet or computer,” said Sarah Hollamby, the council’s director of locality and customer services. “You have instant access to your Council Tax details […]

Councillor vacancy election

Weekly scheduled roadworks - 10 December
For more information on each instance of roadworks, please click the link in the road name or contact the responsible organisation. Hilltop Road, Earley, Wokingham 13 December — 14 December Delays likely – Road closure Works location: LONDON ROAD ROAD TO SPUR Works description: Plane and resurfacing works to carriageway Responsibility for works: Wokingham […]

Library volunteer opportunities
Volunteering opportunities with Wokingham Borough Libraries Volunteers help deliver storytimes, rhymetimes and children’s activities in libraries. We are recruiting Storytime and Rhymetime, Lego Club and Creative Writing volunteers at the following libraries: Wokingham Library Woodley Library Lower Earley Library Finchampstead Library Winnersh Library Twyford Library For more details and to apply contact, the volunteer service co-ordinator […]

EU Settlement help
Wokingham Borough Council is now offering appointments to assist residents who require additional help applying for UK immigration status through the EU Settlement Scheme. EU citizens and their family members living in the UK need to apply to retain their right to live here, work here and access public services such as healthcare, […]

Stamp out the damp
Wokingham Borough Council has launched a new campaign appealing for dry paper only in recycling bins Due to global economic changes, recycling plants are no longer accepting wet paper and card and recent batches sent from Wokingham Borough have been rejected for being too damp – meaning they have ended up not being […]

Weekly scheduled roadworks - 03 December
Colemans Moor Road, Woodley, Wokingham 03 December — 03 December Delays likely – Traffic control (multi-way signals) Works location: Junction of Oak Drive Works description: Carriage way patching Responsibility for works: Wokingham Borough Council Crockhamwell Road, Woodley, Wokingham 03 December — 03 December Delays likely – Traffic control (multi-way signals) Works location: Junction of Drovers Way […]

Fly tipping in Woodley
Wokingham Borough Council recently announced that thirteen tonnes of fly-tipping was cleared from an embankment on the A329M, by a team working on behalf of the Council. Working from the hard shoulder of the motorway, the team spent a week removing the five tonnes of dumped car tyres and eight tonnes of general […]

Radar key fault at public toilet
The Radar Key lock is currently not working at the public toilet in Woodley town centre. We aim to get this fixed within the next few days. The toilet can still be accessed paying the 20p charge. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.