Thursday, May 11
CAVERSHAM – Library, Church Street RG4 8AU. Storytime: The Rumble Under The Rug. For ages 18 months to three years. 10.30am-11.20am. Free. Details: 0118 937 5103.
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 – 2 Blagrave Street RG1 1AZ. The Photographic Angle presents Monochrome Photography Exhibition. 10am-3pm. Free. Details: 08000 287338, or log on to: https://www.thephotographicangle.co.uk/exhibitions/
READING – The Centre for Heritage and Family History, 2nd Floor, Reading Central Library, Abbey Square RG1 3BQ. TBritain’s Railways in World War Two Talk
with Richard Marks, organised by the Berkshire Family History Society. 2pm-3.30pm. £5, £4 members. Details: 0118 950 9553.
READING – Forbury Gardens The Forbury RG1 3EJ. Coronation Celebration Rhymetime, for under fives. Free. 10.15am-11.15am, 11.15am-12.15am. Details: 0118 937 3449.
READING – Reading Biscuit Factory, Broad St Mall, Queen’s Walk RG1 7QE. Through A Different Lens is hosting Creative Connection meet up. From 6.15pm. Details: throughadifferentlens.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. Storytime: The Rumble Under The Rug. For ages 18 months to three years. 3pm-3.40pm. Royal Crowns Craft. £1. 3.30pm-4.30pm. Details: 0118 937 5112.
TWYFORD – Loddon Hall, Loddon Hall Road RG10 9JA. Twyford Drama presents Fight Them For The Beeches, by Kathy Reid. £12, £10 concessions. Details: www.twyforddrama.co.uk
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 – The Cornerstone, All Saints Church, Norreys Avenue, Wokingham RG40 1UE. Wokingham and East Berkshire Camera Club meeting: Treasure Hunt judging. 7.30pm. Details: www.webcc.org.uk.
WOKINGHAM – The Grange Chocolate Cafe, Holme Grange Craft Village, Heathlands Road RG40 3AW. Comedy at The Grange. Paul McCaffrey, Dinesh Nathan and Jonathan Elston. 7pm. Over 18s only. £13.20. Details: https://www.wegottickets.com/event/573498
WOKINGHAM – The Whitty Theatre, Luckley House School, Luckley Road RG40 3EU. Wokingham Film Society presents: The Banshees of Inisherin (15). £6.50, £4 members. 7.30pm. Details: wokinghamfilmsociety.com
Friday, May 12
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 – Battle Library, Oxford Road RG30 1EE. Royal Storytime with stickers, suitable for under fives. Free. 10.30am-11.30am. Details: 0118 937 5100.
READING – South Street Arts Centre. Poets Cafe. 8.30pm. Details: 0118 960 6060.
TWYFORD – Loddon Hall, Loddon Hall Road RG10 9JA. Twyford Drama presents Fight Them For The Beeches, by Kathy Reid. £12, £10 concessions. Details: www.twyforddrama.co.uk
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, May 13
CAVERSHAM – Across Caversham. Caversham Arts Trail. 11am-5pm. Details: cavershamartstrail.co.uk
CAVERSHAM – Caversham Methodist Church Hall, Gosbrook Road RG4 8EB. Artists and Makers Fair. 10am. Free entry. Details: [email protected] or 07808 966928.
CROWTHORNE – Royal British Legion, Wellington Road RG45 7LJ. Quiz night. 8pm. Details: 01344 772161.
EARLEY – University of Reading Whiteknights Campus. Community Festival 2023. Free. pre-registration essential. 10am-3.30pm. Details: reading.ac/communityfest
READING – Broad Street. Reading Food festival. Details: www.visit-reading.com
READING – Jelly, 1st Floor, Broad Street Mall RG1 7QE. Jelly family art club for ages 7-11. 10am-11am. £10. Booking essential. Details: www.jelly.org.uk
READING – Prospect Park, Honey End Lane RG30 4EQ. Prospect Park Bowls Club open day. 10am-4pm. All welcome. Only flat shoes required. Details: 0118 959 5064.
READING – Rising Sun Arts Centre, Silver Street RG1 2ST. Bookface Chapter 14: Handmade books, independent publishers, paper sculptures, altered books, micro books, zines, printmaking, drawings, paintings, sketchbooks, experimental books and more. From 11am. Details: www.risingsunartscentre.org
READING – Reading Minster Of St Mary The Virgin C Of E Church, Chain Street RG1 2HX. Reading Symphony Orchestra children’s concert. 3pm-4pm. £7.50, chidlren free. For ages five upwards. Details: 0118 960 6060.
SOUTHCOTE – Library, Southcote Community Hub, Coronation Square RG30 3QP. Create your own royal guard. For ages 3-10. £1. Details: 0118 937 5109.
TILEHURST – Dee Caf, Montague House, Spey Road RG30 3DG. Kidical Mass West Reading edition. From 2pm. Search Facebook for Kidical Mass West Reading Edition.
TWYFORD – Loddon Hall, Loddon Hall Road RG10 9JA. Twyford Drama presents Fight Them For The Beeches, by Kathy Reid. £12, £10 concessions. Details: www.twyforddrama.co.uk
WOKINGHAM – Bond Brews, South Barns, Gardeners Green Farm, Heathlands Road. Bond Brew Tap Yard party. Noon-6pm. Details: bondbrews.co.uk
WOKINGHAM – Ormonde Road Allotments, RG41 2RB. Wokingham Horticultural Association Annual Bring and Buy Plant Sale. 10.30am-12.30pm. Details: www.w-h-a.org.uk/[email protected]
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, May 14
CAVERSHAM – Across Caversham. Caversham Arts Trail. 11am-5pm. Details: cavershamartstrail.co.uk
CROWTHORNE – Crowthorne Baptist Church, High Street RG45 7AT. Shine: Church for all the family: music, games, craft, story, drama and more. Details: www.crowthornebaptist.org.uk
READING – Broad Street. Reading Food festival. Details: www.visit-reading.com
READING – Milk, Merchants Place RG1 1DT. Rum Expo to mark Reading Rum Week. 2.30pm-9.30pm. £25 plus booking fee. Details: milkreading.com
READING – Prospect Park, Liebenrood Road RG30 2ND. First Days Chdilren’s Charity colour run. 2.5km course with four colour stations. 2pm. Details: www.firstdays.net
READING – The Rising Sun, Silver Street RG1 2ST. Sunday Alternative: Proverbs. 10.30am. Free. Details: 0118 986 6788.
SPENCERS WOOD – Village Hall, Basingstoke Road RG7 1AP. Repair cafe. 1.30pm.
Monday, May 15
ARBORFIELD – Royal British Legion, Eversley Road RG2 9PR. Friendship table. 9.30am-11.30am. Details: linkvisiting.org
BINFIELD – King’s Academy, Wood Lane RG42 4EX. Arts Society Wokingham presents: Douglas Skeggs will talk about the arts in 19th century Venice: poets, painters and their private lives. 7.45pm. Details: www.TheArtsSocietyWokingham.org.uk
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.
READING – Concert Hall, Blagrave Street RG1 1QH. Lunchtime Organ Recital:Gillian Blythman from Thatcham: Bach, Mendelssohn and Bob Chilcott. 1pm. £6, £5 in advance. Details: 0118 960 6060.
READING – Sun Street Children’s Centre, Sun Street RG1 3JX. Reading Children’s Festival presents Diddi Dance session for ages 18 months to five years. 10am-10.45am.
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, May 16
CAVERSHAM – Library, Church Street RG4 8AU. Rhymetime. 10.15am-10.45am and 11.15am-11.45am. Booking essential. Free. Details: 0118 937 5103.
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.
READING – Reading Central Library, Abbey Square RG1 3BQ. Rhymetime. Booking essential. 10.30am. Details: 0118 937 5950.
READING – Venue to be confirmed on booking. Terry’s Walkabout: Tilehurst History and Culture Walk. Maximum 16 people. £5, child over 10 £1. In aid of PACT and Royal Berks Charity. 10am. Booking essential. Organised in conjunction with Berkshire Family History Society. Details: www.facebook.com/terrysreadingwalkabouts
READING – Sun Street Children’s Centre, Sun Street RG1 3JX. Reading Children’s Festival presents Mini Athletics for ages 2-5. Free. 1pm-2pm.
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
Wednesday, May 17
EARLEY – Brookside Church, Brookside Close RG6 7HG. Open Door cafe with Friendship Table. 2pm-4pm. Details: linkvisiting.org
READING – Battle Library, Oxford Road RG30 1EE. Reading Children’s Festival: Bumps and Babes. 10am-11.30am. Under ones messy play. 10am-11.30am. Details: 0118 937 5100.
TWYFORD – URC Hall, Church Street, RG10 9DR. Twyford Arts Group Life Drawing Sessions. 7pm. Details: www.twyfordartgroup.co.uk
WHITLEY – Community Centre, Northumberland Avenue RG2 7PZ. Reading Children’s Festival presents Messy Play. 1pm-2pm. Details: 0118 937 3894.
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 – Crumbs, Library Parade, Crockhamwell Road RG5 3LX. Comedy at Crumbs: Jonny Awsum, Kathryn Mather, Jack Skipper and Jonathan Elston. 7pm. £12. SOLD OUT. Details: www.wegottickets.com/event/571079
Thursday, May 18
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 – Battle Library, Oxford Road RG30 1EE. Storytime: The Rumble Under The Rug. For ages 18 months to three years. 9.45am-10.25am. Details: 0118 937 5100.
READING – The Centre for Heritage and Family History, 2nd Floor, Reading Central Library, Abbey Square RG1 3BQ. Family History Advice Clinic for family and social historians. 11am. Free. Details: 0118 950 9553.
READING – Reading Biscuit Factory, Broad Street Mall, Queens Walk RG1 7QE. Stand and Deliver presents: Paul Foot, Permille Haaland, Rhodri Buttrick. 7pm. £12. Details: standanddelivercomedy.com
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 – Methodist Church Hall, School Road RG31 5AN. Triangle Players presents Eric Chappell’s Theft. 7.30pm. £8, £7 concessions. Details: www.triangleplayer.co.uk
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 – Main hall, Baptist Church, Milton Road, RG40 1DE. Wokingham Literary Society: Reading Between the Lines: an anthology of poetry and prose on the theme of railways and transportm a talk by Paul Hammond. 7.30pm. Annual Subscription is £15. Non-members, £2 per meeting. Details: wokinghamliterarysociety.org.uk
WOKINGHAM – The Cornerstone, All Saints Church, Norreys Avenue, Wokingham RG40 1UE. Wokingham and East Berkshire Camera Club meeting: annual print competition. 7.30pm. Details: www.webcc.org.uk.
Friday, May 19
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 – Brewdog, Castle Street RG1 7SB. Mad Monkey Improv session. £5 in advance. Details: https://www.madmonkeyimprov.co.uk/
READING – The Purple Turtle, Gun Street RG1 2JR. Reading Indie Comedy Festival: New Comedian of the Year. 7.30pm. £6. Details: 0118 959 7196.
READING – Progress Theatre, The Mount RG1 5HL. Progress Theatre presents Sandi Toksvig’s Silver Lining. 7.45pm. £14, concessions £11. Details: www.progresstheatre.co.uk
READING – Sun Street Children’s Centre, Sun Street RG1 3JX. Reading Children’s Festival presents Diddi Dance session. 10am-10.45am.
SOUTHCOTE – Southcote Children’s Centre, Coronation Street, RG30 3QP. Reading Children’s Festival presents: Rhyme and Song. 11am-11.30am. Free. Details: 0118 937 2535.
SOUTHCOTE – Library, Southcote Community Hub, Coronation Square RG30 3QP. Storytime: The Rumble Under The Rug. For ages 18 months to three years. Details: 0118 937 5109.
TILEHURST – Methodist Church Hall, School Road RG31 5AN. Triangle Players presents Eric Chappell’s Theft. 7.30pm. £8, £7 concessions. Details: www.triangleplayer.co.uk
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, May 20
BURGHFIELD – The Cunning Man, Burghfield Road RG30 3RB. May Fayre. 10.30am-5.30pm. Details: 0118 959 8067.
CAVERSHAM – Across Caversham. Caversham Arts Trail. 11am-5pm. Details: cavershamartstrail.co.uk
CROWTHORNE – Crowthorne Baptist Church, High Street RG45 7AT. Men’s breakast with local magistrate Bert O’Donohue. 8.15am. £5 per head, booking essential. Details: www.crowthornebaptist.org.uk
READING – The Abbey Junior School, Christchurch Road. Reading Children’s Festival presents Reading Festival of Sport for ages three to seven. Free. Booking essential. Details: www.theabbey.co.uk
READING – Cattle Market, Great Knollys Street RG1 7HU. Reading Farmers Market. 8.15am-noon. Details: www.thamesvalleyfarmers market.co.uk
READING – Progress Theatre, The Mount RG1 5HL. Progress Theatre presents Sandi Toksvig’s Silver Lining. 7.45pm. £14, concessions £11. Details: www.progresstheatre.co.uk
READING – The Museum of English Rural Life, Redlands Road RG1 5EX. Make a Tote Bag family workshop for ages nine upwards. 10am-1pm. Booking essential. Details: merl.reading.ac.uk
READING – Tutu’s Ethiopian Table, Palmer Park, Wokingham Road RG6 1LF. Dreading Slam presents Poetry in the Park. 11am. Details: 0118 966 3938.
SHINFIELD – Shinfield Players Theatre, Whitley Wood Lane. Theatreoke. 7pm. Details: www.shinfieldplayers.org.uk
TILEHURST – Double Barelled Brewery, Stadium Way RG30 6BX. Reading Indie Comedy Festival 2023: Comedy at the Taproom Showcase with Zoe Lyons and Sara Barron. 7.30pm. £15 plus booking fee. Details: www.fatsoma.com/p/reading-comedy-festival
TILEHURST – Methodist Church Hall, School Road RG31 5AN. Triangle Players presents Eric Chappell’s Theft. 7.30pm. £8, £7 concessions. Details: www.triangleplayer.co.uk
WALTHAM ST LAWRENCE – Waltham St Lawrence church, Halls Lane RG10 0JD. Choral Festival Concert 2023: Six choirs sing their own pieces and join together for extracts from Mendelssohn’s Elijah, and Parry’s coronation anthem “I was glad”.
Free admission, retiring collection for Tear Fund, interval refreshments. 6pm. Details: wsl.link
WHITLEY – Reading Scout and Guide HQ, Northcourt Avenue RG2 7HG. 9th Reading Guides Monthly Charity Book Sale. 10am-noon.
WOKINGHAM – Outside RYND, Market Place RG40 1AS. Urbansketching event. 2pm-4pm. Details: urbansketchersreading.wordpress.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, May 21
CAVERSHAM – Across Caversham. Caversham Arts Trail. 11am-5pm. Details: cavershamartstrail.co.uk
READING – Milk, Merchants Place RG1 1DT. Reading Indie Comedy Festival 2023: What’s The Game Improv Festival Showcase. 11am. £5. Buttrick and Steel Conquer The World, presented by Stand and Deliver Comedy Club. 1230pm. £5. Fiona Allen. 2pm. £10. Glenn Wool. 3.30pm. £10. Nabil Abdulrashid. 5pm. £10. Emmanuel Sonubi. 6.30pm. £10. The Sunday Roast presented by Roast Battle UK. 8.30pm. £10. Details: www.fatsoma.com/p/reading-comedy-festival
