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PUT YOUR hiking boots on because there’s still time to register for the Wokingham Walk. Now in its sixth year, the annual event sees residents walk five-, 10- and 15-mile...

The Arts Society Wokingham’s April lecture had an intriguing title, Power, Propaganda and Men in Tights. Members soon realised that they were in for a real treat as Linda Smith...

A BERKSHIRE sports charity has launched a self-help journal to coincide with Mental Health Awareness Week. Sport in Mind, which promotes recovery through physical activity, has launched the journal to...

ALMOST half of the children waiting for adoption have siblings, and a new campaign has launched to encourage residents to adopt groups of brothers and sisters. Adoption charity Parents And...

As in many other organisations, Wokingham Probus members were somewhat shocked when lockdown abruptly terminated our monthly lunch meetings a year ago. Just as we thought we might be restarting...

MEMBERS of a Wokingham charity are honouring the late Captain Sir Tom Moore with a new fundraiser. A group from Promise Inclusion, which assists people across Wokingham and Bracknell with...

The British Heart Foundation shop in Wokingham needs some help. It needs volunteers to help on its tills and out on the shop floor making sure the store looks great....

MORE THAN 17 million people now own pets in the UK, and the surge is prompting people to think about a “petnup”. While lockdown has seen a rise in pet...

RESIDENTS passionate about conservation are being encouraged to search for water voles. The survey organised by the People’s Trust for Endangered Species (PTES). The aim is to discover where the...

A FREE course for austic adults, SocialEyes, has been designed for Berkshire residents this May. SocialEyes is a free eight-week course, open to autistic adults aged 19 to 25, designed...