Seeds of hope: care home gives away wildflower gift
LAST MONTH, residents of a Farley Hill care home gifted wildflower seeds to those who have supported them throughout the pandemic. To mark national care home day on Friday, June...
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Tik Tok! Pensioners join in the latest video craze
It’s the social media craze that sees teenagers creating short, fun videos to share. But we doubt its creators ever imagined some of our older residents getting on board. Residents...
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Winner, winner, chicken dinner – the chains and Wokingham borough restaurants giving you 50% off your meals in August
Eat Out to Help Out discount scheme launched by Government A NEW interactive postcode checker has been launched to allow diners to take advantage of the new Eat Out To...
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Wokingham Borough Council launches online listening workshops in bid to boost economy and shape community identity
A NEW listening project has been launched by Wokingham Borough Council in a bid to grow the local economy. A series of workshops will be held, giving residents and businesses...
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Have your say on Wokingham’s Covid-19 response and win a spa day
How the borough has coped with the coronavirus pandemic’s early stages is the subject of a new residents’ survey. It is looking to shape its future responses and offering the...
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IN THE COMMUNITY: Woodley and Earley Arts group to hold virtual painting demonstration
We are very much looking forward to an online painting demonstration, running from 7pm to 9pm on Thursday, July 30. Our tutor is professional artist Catherine Beale. She specialises in...
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It takes a village to help each other in a pandemic – how Hurst has worked together during the coronavirus
Hurst’s band of more than 60 volunteers have performed hundreds of acts of kindness to help fellow villagers through the Covid-19 period. Grateful residents, marooned at home shielding or self-isolating,...
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Wokingham woman charged with drink driving after late-night collision
A WOKINGHAM woman has been charged with drink driving. Thames Valley Police said that they were called to Waterloo Road in Wokingham just after 12.30am on Sunday, July 26. They...
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Wokingham council plans to give residents the sack in bid to boost recycling
WOKINGHAM’S recycling boxes are set to be replaced in a bid to keep the borough’s waste dry. Over the past year, there has been a problem caused by recycling companies...
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The world is our orchard: Meet the volunteers growing for Wokingham
ON A mission to feed the borough, two organisations have teamed up to provide high-quality food to families. Share Wokingham, which collects food from local supermarkets and wholesalers and redistributes...
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