Thursday, March 30
CAVERSHAM – The Last Crumb, Prospect Street. Berkshire Walkers pub social. 7pm.
EARLEY – Trinity Church, Chalfont Close RG6 5HZ. Re:Fresh with Friendship Table. 2pm-4pm. Details: linkvisiting.org
FINCHAMPSTEAD – Siren Tap Yard, Alberto House, Marino Way RG40 4RF. Siren Beer Discovery: An Introduction to Siren through the exploration of the various beer styles of the core range. Includes third-pints of each of the five core range beers. Tickets from £11.37. 7pm-8pm. Details: https://www.sirencraftbrew.com/
READING – Palmer Park Library, St Bartholomew’s Road RG1 3QB. Rhymetime. Booking essential. 10.30am. Details: 0118 937 5106.
READING – Reading Central Library, Abbey Square RG1 3BQ. Rhymetime. Booking essential. 10.15am and 11.15. Details: 0118 937 5950.
SPENCERS WOOD – Spencers Wood Pavilion, Clares Green Road RG7 1DY. Social Seniors Tea and Coffee with Friendship Table. 10am-noon. Details: linkvisiting.org
SOUTHCOTE – Library, Southcote Community Hub, Coronation Square RG30 3QP. Rhymetime. 9.45am. Booking essential. Details: 0118 937 5109.
TILEHURST – Library, School Road RG31 5AS. Rhymetime. 2.15pm Booking essential. Details: 0118 937 5112.
TILEHURST – Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, The Meadway RG30 4PE. Reading branch of the Berkshire Family History Society meeting: Members evening where everyone can share their story of their criminal ancestors. In all families there is at least one ‘black sheep’. Their story will add life to your family history and, as such, we should embrace even our ne’er-do-well forebears. Why not tell us about yours? 7.15pm for 7.45pm. £5 donation, member free. Details/pre-booking: [email protected]
WHITLEY – Library, South Reading Community Hub, 252 Northumberland Avenue, RG2 7QA. Rhymetime. 11am. Booking essential. Details: 0118 937 5115.
WOKINGHAM – Bradbury Centre, Wokingham Methodist Church, Rose Street RG40 1XS. Cafe Mosaic lunch club with Friendship table. Noon-1.30pm. Details: linkvisiting.org
Friday, March 31
CAVERSHAM – Library, Church Street RG4 8AU. Games club. 10.30am-noon. Free. Details: 0118 937 5103.
EARLEY – St Nicolas Church, Sutcliffe Avenue RG6 7JN. Re:Fresh cafe with Friendship Table. 10am-noon. Details: linkvisiting.org
READING – Battle Library, Oxford Road RG30 1EE. Rhymetime. 10am and 11.15am. Booking essential. Details: 0118 937 5100.
READING – OpenHand OpenSpace (OHOS), 571 Oxford Road RG30 1HL. Hummingbirds and Hamburgers: call to action. An Exhibition and Screening of Works by Christine Ellison. 6pm-9pm. Details: 571oxfordroad.org
WOKINGHAM – Salvation Army, Sturges Road RG40 2HD. Cafe Refresh Friendship table. 10am-1.30pm. Details: linkvisiting.org
WOKINGHAM – Norreys Church, Norreys Avenue RG40 1UU. T&C at SHARE Wokingham Friendship table. 12.30pm-2.30pm. Details: linkvisiting.org
WOKINGHAM – St Paul’s Church Parish Rooms, Reading Road RG41 1EH. Coffee and Chat: a warm welcome, a listening ear and refreshments. 2pm-4pm. Details: 0118 979 2122 or [email protected].
WOOSEHILL – Acorn Community Centre, Fernlea Drive RG41 3DR. Acorn Cafe with Friendship table. 10.30am-noon. Details: linkvisiting.org
Saturday, April 1
BEECH HILL – Memorial Hall, Beech Hill Road. Easter allotments scavenger hunt. 1pm-3pm. £1 per entry. Free tea, coffee and other refreshments. Cakes, biscuits for sale. In aid of playground refurbishment project.
CROWTHORNE – St John the Baptist Church, Waterloo Road RG45 7NT. Thames Voyces spring concert: Britten, Poulenc, Vierne. £15, under 16s free. 7.30pm. Details: 0118 967 7319.
EARLEY – 3SixtyUniversity of Reading RG6 6UR. CosXPo 2023. 11am-6pm. Details: cosxpo.com
HENLEY – St Mary’s Church, Hart Street, RG9 2AU. Henley Choral Society 50th anniversary gala concert and world premeire: Cecilia McDowall’s The Ice Is Listening. £20, under 18s £5. 7.30pm. Details: www.henleychoralsociety.org.uk
READING – Cattle Market, Great Knollys Street RG1 7HU. Reading Farmers Market. 8.15am-noon. Details: www.thamesvalleyfarmers market.co.uk
READING – The Great Hall, University of Reading, London Road RG1 5AG. South Chiltern Choral Society: Puccini’s Messa di Gloria and Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater. 7.30pm. With guests L’Ensemble Vocal de la Vallee du Tarn. £20 in advance, or £25 on the door. Details: www.southchilternchoralsociety.org.uk
READING – Concert Hall, Reading Town Hall, Blagrave Street RG1 1QH. Reading Symphony Orchestra Family Concert. 4pm. £16, students and under 18s £5. Details: www.rso.org.uk
READING – The Centre for Heritage and Family History, 2nd Floor, Reading Central Library, Abbey Square RG1 3BQ. DNA special interest grup. Organised by the Berkshire Family History Society. 2.30pm. £5, £4 members. Booking essential. Details: 0118 950 9553.
READING – Jelly, 1st Floor, Broad Street Mall RG1 7QE. Sunday Life Drawing with guest artist Pat Lewis. £12-£15. 11.30am-1pm. Details: www.jelly.org.uk
READING – OpenHand OpenSpace (OHOS), 571 Oxford Road RG30 1HL. Hummingbirds and Hamburgers: call to action. An Exhibition and Screening of Works by Christine Ellison. Noon-4pm. Details: 571oxfordroad.org
RISELEY – Wellington Country Park, Odiham Road RG7 1SP. Wellington Country Easter Eggstravaganza includes crafts, dancing, Big Top show, train rides, treasure hunts and more. 9.30am-4.30pm. Details: wellingtoncountrypark.co.uk
SILCHESTER – Village Hall, Little London Road RG7 2ND. Village market: local produce and businesses. 10am-12.30pm. Details: 0118 970 0999 or www.silchestervillagemarket.org.uk.
TWYFORD – Loddon Hall, Loddon Hall Road RG10 9JA. Waltham St Lawrence Silver Band brass and voices concert. 7.30pm. £8, under 12s free. Details: www.walthamband.com
WOKINGHAM WITHOUT – Pinewood Bar and Cafe, Pinewood Leisure Centre, Old Wokingham Road RG40 3AQ. Friendship table available. 9am-4pm. Details: linkvisiting.org
WOOSEHILL – Woosehill Church, Chestnut Avenue RG41 3RS. Sip and Share with friendship table. 11am-noon, every second Saturday. Details: linkvisiting.org
Sunday, April 2
ACROSS READING – From Green Park. Reading Half Marathon 2023 and Green Park Challenge. Details: www.readinghalfmarathon.com
EARLEY – 3SixtyUniversity of Reading RG6 6UR. CosXPo 2023. 11am-6pm. Details: cosxpo.com
READING – Blue Collar Corner, Hosier Street RG1 7QL. Reading’s Indie Market. 10am-3pm. Free entry.
READING – St Joseph’s College, Upper Redlands Road, Reading RG1 5JT. Reading Haydn Choir – concert featuring choral works by Handel, Mozart and John Rutter. £15, £13 concessions, under 19s £5. £1 discount advance sales. Details: www.haydnchoir.org.uk
READING – Prospect Park, Bath Road. Prospect Park Railway public running organised by the reading Society of Model Engineers. From 1pm-3pm. 60p a ride, 10 tickets £4. Traines will run until 3.45pm.
READING – The Biscuit Factory, Broad St Mall, Queen’s Walk RG1 7QE. Reading Film Theatre presents Before Sunrise (15). Details: readingfilmtheatre.co.uk.
READING – Rising Sun Arts Centre, Silver Street RG1 2ST. Dreading Poetry Slam. 7.30pm. Free entry. Details: www.risingsunartscentre.org
READING – OpenHand OpenSpace (OHOS), 571 Oxford Road RG30 1HL. Hummingbirds and Hamburgers: call to action. An Exhibition and Screening of Works by Christine Ellison. Noon-4pm. Details: 571oxfordroad.org
READING – Venue to be confirmed on booking. Terry’s Town Centre Walkabout – Forbury Gardens, Abbey, 5B’s + 2 Myths. Maximum 16 people. £5, child over 10 £1. In aid of PACT and Royal Berks Charity. 5.45pm. Details: www.facebook.com/terrysreadingwalkabouts
RISELEY – Wellington Country Park, Odiham Road RG7 1SP. Wellington Country Easter Eggstravaganza includes crafts, dancing, Big Top show, train rides, treasure hunts and more. 9.30am-4.30pm. Details: wellingtoncountrypark.co.uk
SPENCERS WOOD – Village Hall, Basingstoke Road RG7 1AP. Repair cafe. 1.30pm.
SWALLOWFIELD – All Saints Church, Church Road RG7 1TH. Farley Singers Come and Sing: Stainer’s Crucifixion. Rehearsal 4.30pm-6pm. Performance 7pm. Free entry, retiring collection for Share Shinfield and All Saints Church.
WARGRAVE – St Mary’s Church. Twyford Singers spring concert: European Romnatic Sacred music. 7pm. £12, £5 under 18s. Details: twyford-singers.org.uk
WOKINGHAM – St Crispin’s Leisure Centre, London Road RG40 1SR. Antique and Collectors Fair. 10am-3pm. Details: 07723 068189.
WOKINGHAM – Culver Grove off Wheeler Avenue, Mulberry Grove RG40 5AS. Dr Bike free bike checks. 10am-noon. Booking essential. Details: www.myjourneywokingham.com
Monday, April 3
ARBORFIELD – Royal British Legion, Eversley Road RG2 9PR. Friendship table. 9.30am-11.30am. Details: linkvisiting.org
CROWTHORNE – Baptist Church, High Street RG45 7AT. Coffee Stop for Ukrainian refugees and their hosts: socialise and take part in English lessons. 12.30pm-2.30pm. Details: 01344 761725.
RISELEY – Wellington Country Park, Odiham Road RG7 1SP. Wellington Country Easter Eggstravaganza includes crafts, dancing, Big Top show, train rides, treasure hunts and more. 9.30am-4.30pm. Details: wellingtoncountrypark.co.uk
TILEHURST – Library, School Road RG31 5AS. Rhymetime. 9.45am and 10.45am Booking essential. Details: 0118 937 5112.
WOKINGHAM – Salvation Army, Sturges Road RG40 2HD. Cafe Refresh Friendship table. 10am-1.30pm. Details: linkvisiting.org
WOKINGHAM – Norreys Church, Norreys Avenue RG40 1UU. T&C at SHARE Wokingham Friendship table. 12.30pm-2.30pm. Details: linkvisiting.org
WOODLEY – Woodley Baptist Church, Hurricane Way RG5 4UX. Four Seasons cafe Friendship Table. 1.30pm-3.30pm. Details: linkvisiting.org
Tuesday, April 4
CAVERSHAM – Library, Church Street RG4 8AU. Rhymetime. 10.15am-10.45am and 11.15am-11.45am. Booking essential. Free. Details: 0118 937 5103.
CROWTHORNE – Two Sisters Cafe, High Street RG45 7AF. Crochet and Coffee evening. 7pm. Booking essential. Details: https://twosisters-cafe.com/
EARLEY – Earley CResCent Resource Centre, Warbler Drive RG6 4HB. Friendship table. 2pm-3pm. Details: linkvisiting.org.
FINCHAMPSTEAD – FBC Centre Cafe, Gorse Ride North RG40 4ES. Friendship table. 10am-noon. Details: linkvisiting.org
FINCHAMPSTEAD – FBC Centre, Gorse Ride North RG40 4ES. Art group. 1pm-3pm. £3 per session. Details: 0118 973 2484.
LOWER EARLEY – Salvation Army, Chalfont Close RG6 5UG. Singing By Heart: For those living with dementia and their carers or if you just want to come and sing. 11am. Details: 0118 931 0760.
READING – Reading Central Library, Abbey Square RG1 3BQ. Rhymetime. Booking essential. 10.30am. Details: 0118 937 5950.
RISELEY – Wellington Country Park, Odiham Road RG7 1SP. Wellington Country Easter Eggstravaganza includes crafts, dancing, Big Top show, train rides, treasure hunts and more. 9.30am-4.30pm. Details: wellingtoncountrypark.co.uk
SOUTHCOTE – Library, Southcote Community Hub, Coronation Square RG30 3QP. Coffee morning. 10.30am-11.30am. Details: 0118 937 5109.
WHITLEY – Library, South Reading Community Hub, 252 Northumberland Avenue, RG2 7QA. Berkshire mini maestros. 2.30pm-3pm. Details: 0118 937 5115.
WOKINGHAM – Bradbury Centre, Wokingham Methodist Church, Rose Street RG40 1XS. CLASP Wokingham cafe with Friendship table. 10am-noon. Every third and fourth Tuesday of the month. Details: linkvisiting.org
WOKINGHAM WITHOUT – Pinewood Bar and Cafe, Pinewood Leisure Centre, Old Wokingham Road RG40 3AQ. Friendship table available. 9am-4pm.Details: linkvisiting.org
WOODLEY – Crumbs, Library Parade, Crockhamwell Road RG5 3LX. Comedy at Crumbs. With Rich Wilson, Dinesh Natan and Jonathan Elston. 7pm. £12. Details: www.wegottickets.com/event/554272
Wednesday, April 5
CROWTHORNE – Parish Hall, Heath Hill Road South RG45 7BN. Sandhurst & Crowthorne Flower Club meeting: handso on workshop. 7.30pm-10pm.
EARLEY – Brookside Church, Brookside Close RG6 7HG. Open Door cafe with Friendship Table. 2pm-4pm. Details: linkvisiting.org
READING – All Nations Christian Centre, Berkeley Avenue RG1 6JE. The Easter Hangout: family activities. Free, booking essential. Parents/carers must stay with children. 10am-noon. Aspire Reading: an evening on the theme of Fearless, with Rachel Hickson and Helen Azer. £6.50. 6pm. Details: https://www.allnationselim.org/
READING – The Biscuit Factory, Broad St Mall, Queen’s Walk RG1 7QE. Reading Film Theatre presents Before Sunrise (15). Details: readingfilmtheatre.co.uk.
READING – Reading Central Salvation Army, Anstey Road RG1 7JR. Easter music relfections. 7.30pm.
RISELEY – Wellington Country Park, Odiham Road RG7 1SP. Wellington Country Easter Eggstravaganza includes crafts, dancing, Big Top show, train rides, treasure hunts and more. 9.30am-4.30pm. Details: wellingtoncountrypark.co.uk
TWYFORD – URC Hall, Church Street, RG10 9DR. Twyford Arts Group Life Drawing Sessions. 7pm. Details: www.twyfordartgroup.co.uk
WOKINGHAM – Bradbury Centre, Wokingham Methodist Church, Rose Street RG40 1XS. Cafe Mosaic with Friendship table. 11am-noon. Details: linkvisiting.org
WOKINGHAM – Salvation Army, Sturges Road RG40 2HD. Cafe Refresh Friendship table. 10am-1.30pm. Details: linkvisiting.org
WOODLEY – Woodley Baptist Church, Hurricane Way RG5 4UX. Woodley & District u3a presents Hugh Warwick: Hedgehogs – Why we should worry and what we can do. 1.45pm. Details: woodleyu3a.org.uk
Thursday, April 6
BINFIELD – Library, Benetfeld Road RG42 4JZ. Bounce and Rhyme: singing and music for toddlers and babies. 50p per child. 9.30am-10am. Details: https://www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/libraries/library/binfield-library
EARLEY – Trinity Church, Chalfont Close RG6 5HZ. Re:Fresh with Friendship Table. 2pm-4pm. Details: linkvisiting.org
READING – Battle Library, Oxford Road RG30 1EE. Coffee morning. 10am-noon. Details: 0118 937 5100.
READING – Palmer Park Library, St Bartholomew’s Road RG1 3QB. Rhymetime. Booking essential. 10.30am. Details: 0118 937 5106.
READING – Reading Central Library, Abbey Square RG1 3BQ. Rhymetime. Booking essential. 10.15am and 11.15. Details: 0118 937 5950.
READING – OpenHand OpenSpace (OHOS), Oxford Road RG30 1HL. FRESH #2: Boiling Point – exhibition featuring postgraduate students from Reading School of Art. Opening event 5pm. Details: http://571oxfordroad.org/
READING – Venue to be confirmed on booking. Terry’s Town Centre Walkabout – The New, Old, Good, Bad, downright Ugly and Missing. Maximum 20 people. £5, child over 10 £1. In aid of PACT and Royal Berks Charity. 5.45pm. Details: www.facebook.com/terrysreadingwalkabouts
RISELEY – Wellington Country Park, Odiham Road RG7 1SP. Wellington Country Easter Eggstravaganza includes crafts, dancing, Big Top show, train rides, treasure hunts and more. 9.30am-4.30pm. Details: wellingtoncountrypark.co.uk
SPENCERS WOOD – Spencers Wood Pavilion, Clares Green Road RG7 1DY. Social Seniors Tea and Coffee with Friendship Table. 10am-noon. Details: linkvisiting.org
SOUTHCOTE – Library, Southcote Community Hub, Coronation Square RG30 3QP. Rhymetime. 9.45am. Booking essential. Details: 0118 937 5109.
TILEHURST – Library, School Road RG31 5AS. Rhymetime. 2.15pm Booking essential. Details: 0118 937 5112.
WHITLEY – Library, South Reading Community Hub, 252 Northumberland Avenue, RG2 7QA. Rhymetime. 11am. Booking essential. Details: 0118 937 5115.
WOKINGHAM – Bradbury Centre, Wokingham Methodist Church, Rose Street RG40 1XS. Cafe Mosaic lunch club with Friendship table. Noon-1.30pm. Details: linkvisiting.org
WOKINGHAM – Broad Street Tavern, Broad Street RG40 1AU. People, Planet, Pint: sustainability meet-up. From 6pm. Free entry.
WOKINGHAM – The Cornerstone, All Saints Church, Norreys Avenue, Wokingham RG40 1UE. Wokingham and East Berkshire Camera Club meeting: JPCR Competition. 7.30pm. Details: www.webcc.org.uk.
WOKINGHAM – The Ship Inn, Peach Street. Comedy on Tap. 7pm. £17. Details: 0118 978 0389.
Good Friday, April 7
EARLEY – Earley St Nicolas, Sutcliffe Avenue RG6 7JN. Good Friday family fun: crafts, the Easter story, make an Easter garden, seasonal refreshments. 10am-12.30pm. Meditations at the cross. 1pm-3pm. Details: 0118 966 9080.
READING – All Nations Christian Centre, Berkeley Avenue RG1 6JE. Journey Through Easter: a reflective and interactive journey through Easter; the events of Jesus’ last week. Free. 10am-noon. Seasonal refreshments available. Details: https://www.allnationselim.org/
READING – Saint Laurence Church, Friar Street RG1 1DA. Experience Easter: interactive installations, video, cafe, crafts and more. 2pm-3.30pm. Details: www.stlreading.org
READING – OpenHand OpenSpace (OHOS), Oxford Road RG30 1HL. FRESH #2: Boiling Point – exhibition featuring postgraduate students from Reading School of Art. Details: http://571oxfordroad.org/
RISELEY – Wellington Country Park, Odiham Road RG7 1SP. Wellington Country Easter Eggstravaganza includes crafts, dancing, Big Top show, train rides, treasure hunts and more. 9.30am-4.30pm. Details: wellingtoncountrypark.co.uk
TILEHURST – Stadium Way Industrial Estate (Scours Lane end) RG30 6BX. Thames Vale Vultures Berkshire Egg Run 2023: Meet 11.30am, bikes to ride to Abbey Rugby Club, Emmer Green from 12.30pm. Details: 07827 475391.
WOKINGHAM – Market Place. Churches Together in Wokingham present a Good Friday service. An Hour at the Cross at Wokingham Baptist at 10.15am, 11.30am hot cross buns at Wokingham Methodist Church, Rose Street. Noon: a Good Friday meditation in market Place, then a service at Corpus Christi Church in Sturges Road from 12.30pm.
Saturday, April 8
CAVERSHAM – Caversham Methodist Church Hall, Gosbrook Road RG4 8EB. Artists and Makers Fair. 10am. Free entry. Details: [email protected] or 07808 966928.
CAVERSHAM – Caversham Park Village Social Club, The Milestone Centre RG4 6PF. Easter fun day: Easter fun with games, a circuit of Easter crafts, some music and an Easter egg hunt, for school-aged children. Includes games, raffles, tombola, egg hunt and more. Entry free, charges for activities. Details: 0118 334 1040 or [email protected]
CROWTHORNE – Baptist Church, High Street RG45 7AT. Shine’s Easter ‘Egg-stravaganza’: 10am-noon. Suggested donation £2 per child, £1 additional sibling. Details: 01344 761725.
PADWORTH – Village Hall, Padworth Lane. Jumble sale. 2pm-3pm. Donations 10am-11.30am. In aid of village hall.
READING – OpenHand OpenSpace (OHOS), Oxford Road RG30 1HL. FRESH #2: Boiling Point – exhibition featuring postgraduate students from Reading School of Art. Details: http://571oxfordroad.org/
RISELEY – Wellington Country Park, Odiham Road RG7 1SP. Wellington Country Easter Eggstravaganza includes crafts, dancing, Big Top show, train rides, treasure hunts and more. 9.30am-4.30pm. Details: wellingtoncountrypark.co.uk
WOKINGHAM WITHOUT – Pinewood Bar and Cafe, Pinewood Leisure Centre, Old Wokingham Road RG40 3AQ. Friendship table available. 9am-4pm. Details: linkvisiting.org
WOOSEHILL – Woosehill Church, Chestnut Avenue RG41 3RS. Sip and Share with friendship table. 11am-noon, every second Saturday. Details: linkvisiting.org
Easter Sunday, April 9
READING – OpenHand OpenSpace (OHOS), Oxford Road RG30 1HL. FRESH #2: Boiling Point – exhibition featuring postgraduate students from Reading School of Art. Details: http://571oxfordroad.org/
RISELEY – Wellington Country Park, Odiham Road RG7 1SP. Wellington Country Easter Eggstravaganza includes Mega Egg Hunt plus crafts, dancing, Big Top show, train rides, treasure hunts and more. 9.30am-4.30pm. Details: wellingtoncountrypark.co.uk
WOKINGHAM – Market Place RG40 1AS. Sparkle Vegan Events presents vegan market. 11am-3pm. Details: www.sparkleveganevents.com
Easter Monday, April 10
READING – OpenHand OpenSpace (OHOS), Oxford Road RG30 1HL. FRESH #2: Boiling Point – exhibition featuring postgraduate students from Reading School of Art. Details: http://571oxfordroad.org/
RISELEY – Wellington Country Park, Odiham Road RG7 1SP. Wellington Country Easter Eggstravaganza includes crafts, dancing, Big Top show, train rides, treasure hunts and more. 9.30am-4.30pm. Details: wellingtoncountrypark.co.uk
WOKINGHAM – Holme Grange Craft Village, Heathlands Road. Easter fair with craft stalls, beer and wine tasting, inflatables, Easter bunny hunt, face painting and more. Free entry. Details: holmegrangecraftvillage.co.uk
