REVIEW OF THE YEAR: November 2020 – Lockdown returns, but schools stay open
A second national lockdown was announced, although it was very different to the first. Unlike March, schools remained open, and ...
Tag: Wokingham Poverty
Wokingham Borough Council leader warns poverty stats are not accurate
The leader of the borough council says he does not believe reports that one-in-six children live in poverty in the ...
Council leader warns no place for poverty in Wokingham borough
The leader of Wokingham Borough Council believes that there is no place for poverty in the borough.
‘Poverty recognised in scrutiny meeting’
Wokingham Liberal Democrats have said they are glad to see the council recognising the pressures of poverty in the borough.
Call for council to help with free meal vouchers for families
Political party leaders across the borough are calling for the council to offer free school meal vouchers during the holidays.
Wokingham borough: 5,600 children in poverty and rising
Charities warn Covid has worsened situation, with more families in need across Wokingham
Lib Dems query Wokingham Borough Council’s response to poverty
THE LEADER of the council said he hopes to bridge the gap between low and high income families across the ...
How Wokingham’s Grub Club is fighting poverty with meals
Wokingham’s first-ever Grub Club launched last week to help low-income families over the expensive summer holidays. Hosted by Norreys Church ...
School uniform project to help tackle Wokingham poverty
ONE of the borough’s oldest charities has come up with one of its newest schemes – a project to help ...
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