
Love Parks: Rivermead
Love Parks Week – Rivermead Open Space We are delighted to be taking part in Keep Britain Tidy’s #LoveParks campaign, which returns from 29 July – 5 August. Today we celebrate Rivermead Open Space. Rivermead Open Space is a small fenced off grassed area on Rivermead Road. We have cut back overhanging vegetation and replaced […]

Love Parks: Loddon Mead
Love Parks Week – Loddon Mead Open Space We are delighted to be taking part in Keep Britain Tidy’s #LoveParks campaign, which runs from 29 July – 5 August. Today we celebrate Loddon Mead Open Space. Loddon Mead Open Space is a small area of open space off Loddon Bridge Road leading down to the […]

Love Parks: Bulmershe Park
Love Parks Week – Bulmershe Park We are delighted to be taking part in Keep Britain Tidy’s #LoveParks campaign, which runs from 29 July – 5 August. Today we celebrate Bulmershe Park. Bulmershe Park is jointly managed by Woodley Town Council and Earley Town Council. The larger area – Bulmershe Open Space – is managed […]

Love Parks Week
We are delighted to be taking part in Keep Britain Tidy’s #LoveParks campaign, which returns tomorrow from 29 July – 5 August. Join us as we celebrate the parks and green spaces that we maintain. Woodley Town Council Parks & Green Spaces We look after the following parks in Woodley: Woodford Park Wheble Park Malone Park […]

Green Flag Award
Woodford Park is proudly raising its prestigious Green Flag Award for the 5th year running Woodley Town Council is celebrating after receiving a Green Flag Award for Woodford Park as one of 2208 UK winners. Woodford Park was awarded the coveted Green Flag Award for the fifth year running, officially recognised as one of the country’s […]

Woodford Park LC closures
WPLC closures Throughout the summer, Woodford Park Leisure Centre will be undergoing extensive electrical works, both internally and externally, that will ultimately result in disruption to its normal services. This will include periods of partial closure while the centre is without power. The work is to upgrade the current lighting and is part of our […]

E-scooters
Two representatives from Thames Valley Police attended our recent Planning & Community meeting, to discuss the issue of e-scooting and e-bikes in Woodley town precinct. There are several legal requirements and restrictions to do with e-scooters, which limit their use in public places. Here is a summary of these from Thames Valley Police. Classification of […]

Stay safe in the heat

Have your say on Woodley cycleways
Wokingham Borough Council (WBC) is still looking to improve the cycling and walking connection between Woodley town centre and Reading borough boundary at Palmer Park and is now seeking your views on the revised proposals. The scheme is funded through the Government’s Active Travel Fund Tranche 2 and 3 and the route has been identified as a […]

Local cycle & walkways
Wokingham Borough Council’s Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP) consultation on the draft cycling and walking plans and infrastructure improvements is now open and will close on 4th September 2022. Walking and cycling are ideal modes of transport for short local trips, and convenient options for regular exercise. They are low-cost, accessible, healthy, environmentally friendly and efficient. […]

Planning & Community Committee - 12 July 2022
Please click here to view the full agenda for this meeting. You can watch the meeting either live, or after the event, via the Town Council’s YouTube channel.

Parking at Coronation Hall
Parking at Coronation Hall Many of our hirers have been arriving for their bookings at Coronation Hall to find few or no available parking spaces. This is a particular problem for older people attending bookings who cannot park near to the hall. We have signage in place advising that the car park is for hall […]