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MENTAL health charity Sport in Mind has been announced as Reading buses’ charity of the year, writes Angela Garwood.  “We are delighted to announce Sport in Mind as our new...

Even the most entrenched philistine would have found it difficult not to enjoy Lucrezia Walker’s excellent lecture on Rembrandt and Vermeer, delivered to The Arts Society Wokingham at Newbold Church,...

CLASP is a Wokingham charity supporting adults with learning disabilities to speak up for themselves.  Its mission is: “To develop independence through self-advocacy for adults living with a learning disability”. ...

A NEW campaign has been launched to help green up the borough, by offering a tip a day. Greener Wokingham is running the promotion across February, with the aim of...

BRIGHT stars that make the borough’s bus journeys shine were celebrated at a special ceremony last weekend.  Reading Buses held its annual Night with the Stars at Reading Town Hall...

A MEETING for Hurst’s pantomime will take place next week … but the show isn’t due to be performed until next year. The Castle Inn in Church Hill is the...

BOOKING is now open for a choral workshop run by Wokingham Choral Society. The group will be meeting on Saturday, February 29, at The Holt School in Holt Lane. They...

WIN have been busy building their ongoing relationship with the charity DrugFAM.  DrugFAM’s primary purpose is to provide a lifeline to families, friends and partners affected by someone else’s addiction...

SOME people thought she was quackers, but for staff at a Swallowfield care home they took to a special request like a duck to water.  Woodbury House resident Kathleen Smith...

Wokingham Job Support Centre The Wokingham Job Support Centre (WJSC) provides free support to Job Seekers in Wokingham Borough, to have the skills and best opportunity to get the jobs...