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What’s on across Reading, Wokingham and Bracknell – May 18-28

by Phil Creighton
May 17, 2023
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A calendar of what's on events. Picture: tigerlily713 viaPixabay

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Thursday, May 18

BINFIELD – Foxes Den Cafe, Benefeld Road RG42 4EW. M&M Networking meeting: an insight into emotional wellbeing with Ahfia Ullah. £10. 10am-noon. Details: buytickets.at/mmnetworkingberkshire/887726

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.

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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 Museum of English Rural Life, Redlands Road RG1 5EX. Friday Fledglings, a weekly outdoor session for toddlers. Booking essential. 10am-11.30am. Details: 0118 986 6788. Come dressed for the weather. Booking essential. Details: merl.reading.ac.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.

READING – South Street Arts Centre. Poets Cafe online. 1pm. Details: 0118 960 6060.

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].

WOKINGHAM – Wokingham Theatre, Twyford Road RG40 5TU. Wokingham Lions comedy club: David Ward, Terry Alderton, Gordon Southern, and Paul McCaffrey. £17.50. SOLD OUT. Details: https://wokinghamlions.org.uk/

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 – Christ Church, Christchurch Road RG2 7AR. Reading Male Voice choir in concert with Charis Anne Luke. £10 plus booking fee. Details: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/readingmalevoicechoir/reading-male-voice-choir-in-concert/e-orkekl

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.triangleplayers.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.

WINNERSH – St Mary The Virgin, Church CLose RG41 5NA. Spring fayre: cakes, plants, books, stalls, raffle, and more. 11am-4pm.

WOKINGHAM – Outside RYND, Market Place RG40 1AS. Urbansketching event. 2pm-4pm. Details: urbansketchersreading.wordpress.com

WOKINGHAM – St Paul’s Parish Rooms, Reading Road RG41 1EH. Wokingham Embroiderers’ Group A demonstration of Boro Stitching by Hilary Jenkins. 2.30pm. £5, members free. Details: Linde at [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

YATELEY – St Peter’s Church Reading Road, GU46 7LR. Liquorice Stix and The Oasis Community Choir in concert, followed by tea and cake. 4pm. Free entry, donations to St Peter’s Church Community Hub and Vision 4 Youth. Details: www.stpetersyateley.org

Sunday, May 21

CAVERSHAM – Across Caversham. Caversham Arts Trail. 11am-5pm. Details: cavershamartstrail.co.uk

FINCHAMPSTEAD – The Queen’s Oak, Church Lane RG40 4LS. MyJourney Wokingham presents free Dr Bike Surgergy. From 10am. Booking essential. Details: www.myjourneywokingham.com

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

READING – RISC, London Road. Reading Repair Cafe: “if it’s broken, bring it along and we are sure to have a go or at least provide some advice about what your best course of action might be”. 12.30pm-4pm. Free, donations welcome.

REMENHAM – Remenham Farm, Temple Island Meadows, Church Lane RG9 3DB. Oxfordshire Young Farmers county show and rally. From 9am-5pm. Includes fun dog show, petting zoo, farming display, vintage vehicles, trade stands, craft stalls and more. £6, under 10s free. Details: oxfordshireyfccountyshow.org.uk

WOODLEY – Bulmershe Pavilion, Woodlands Avenue RG5 3HE. Woodley United Football Club Family Fun Day. Barbecue, refreshments, stalls, games and more. 10am-3pm. Details: https://www.woodleyunitedfc.co.uk/

Monday, May 22

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.

READING – The Abbey School, Kendrick Road. Creation out of Chaos: Doing Theology out of Trauma – The Abbey School’s inaugural annual theology lecture in partnership with the University of Reading Chaplaincy’s Café Théologique. Dr Karen O’Donnell, feminist trauma theologian, examines what trauma theology is, how it’s done, and why it matters. Free. Will also be streamed live on Vimeo. 7pm. Details: Mark Amos [email protected]

READING – St Mary’s Church, Castle Street RG1 7RD. Berkshire Industrial Archaeology Group talk: Whitchurch Silk Mill with Deborah Wheeler. 7.30pm. £2.50 for refreshments. Details: http://biag.org.uk

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.

TILEHURST – Meadway Sports Centre, Conwy Close RG30 4BZ. Reading Children’s Festival presents soft play, bouncy castle and face painting for ages seven and under. Free, booking essential. Details: 0118 304 4077.

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 23

CAVERSHAM – From a location near Caversham Bridge. Terry’s Walkabouts presents: St Peter’s Caversham Conservation Area & Beyond Walkabout. 9.50am-noon. Maximum 16 people. £5, child over 10 £1. In aid of Home-Start Reading and The Reading Ukrainian Community Centre. Booking essential. Details: www.facebook.com/terrysreadingwalkabouts

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 – Sun Street Children’s Centre, Sun Street RG1 3JX. Reading Children’s Festival presents Mini Athletics for ages 2-5. Free. 1pm-2pm.

READING – The Centre for Heritage and Family History, 2nd Floor, Reading Central Library, Abbey Square RG1 3BQ. Visit to Caversham Caves organised by the Berkshire Family History Society. 7pm. £20, £18 members. Booking essential. Details: 0118 950 9553.

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

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 24

BINFIELD – Newbold College Church, Newbold College RG42 4AN. Bracknell Choral Society presents Songs From The Shows with West End performer Maria Kesselman and Emily Burton. 7.30pm. £15, under 18s free. Details: www.bracknellchoral.org.uk

CROWTHORNE – Royal British Legion, Wellington Road RG45 7LJ. Women’s Section talk: Living in Uganda, a talk. 1.45pm for 2pm. Details: 01344 772161.

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.

READING – Coley Community Centre, Wensley Road RG1 6DW. Reading Children’s Festival presents Let’s Get Physical soft play. 9.45am-10.45am.

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 Turks, London Road RG1 5BJ. Reading Humanists Book Club: Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons. 7.30pm. Booking essential. Details: Search meetup.com for Reading Humanists.

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

Thursday, May 25

EARLEY – Trinity Church, Chalfont Close RG6 5HZ. Re:Fresh with Friendship Table. 2pm-4pm. Details: linkvisiting.org

HURST – The Wheelwright Arms, Davis Way RG10 0TR. Hurst Morris People and Shinfield Shambles. 8pm-10pm. Details: 0118 934 4100.

READING – Battle Library, Oxford Road RG30 1EE. Biscuit decorating craft. 3.30pm-4.30pm. Details: 0118 937 5100.

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 Centre for Heritage and Family History, 2nd Floor, Reading Central Library, Abbey Square RG1 3BQ. The History of the Gas Industry in Berkshire: an online talk with Jo Alexander Jones. 2pm-3.15pm. £5. Booking essential. Details: 0118 950 9553.

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.

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 Berkshire Family history Society meeting: A light overview of the English in India from the early 1600s through to 1947, by Jeremy James Heath-Caldwell. 7.45pm. Free parking. £5 donation, members free. Details: berksfhs.org

TILEHURST – Methodist Church Hall, School Road RG31 5AN. Fashion show and clothing sale in aid of Sue Ryder Duchess of Kent Hospice. 7.30pm. £5.

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: AGM and awards night. 7.30pm. Details: www.webcc.org.uk

WOKINGHAM – The Rose Inn, Market Place RG40 1AS. First Days quiz night. 8pm. Teams of up to six, £10 per person. Booking essential. Details: www.firstdays.net/quiz-night

WOKINGHAM – The Whitty Theatre, Luckley House School, Luckley Road RG40 3EU. Wokingham Film Society presents: Living (12). £6.50, £4 members. 7.30pm. Details: wokinghamfilmsociety.com

Friday, May 26

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

KIDMORE END – Kidmore House, Garden and Vineyeard RG4 9AR. Open gardens for NGS: 14 acres set in South Oxfordshire landscaped gardens with features inc ha-ha, walled garden with delphiniums, calla lilies and white wisteria, a rose garden and one hectar of vines. 1.30pm-5pm. £6, children free. Homemade teas available. Details: findagarden.ngs.org.uk or 07740 290990.

READING – Battle Library, Oxford Road RG30 1EE. Rhymetime. 10am and 11.15am. Booking essential. Details: 0118 937 5100.

READING – The Museum of English Rural Life, Redlands Road RG1 5EX. Friday Fledglings, a weekly outdoor session for toddlers. Booking essential. 10am-11.30am. Details: 0118 986 6788. Come dressed for the weather. Booking essential. Details: merl.reading.ac.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 – Sun Street Children’s Centre, Sun Street RG1 3JX. Reading Children’s Festival presents Diddi Dance session for ages 18 months upwards. 10am-10.45am.

WHITLEY – Community Centre, Northumberland Avenue RG2 7PZ. Sport 4 Kids : active kids. 1pm-1.45pm. Details: 0118 937 3894.

WOKINGHAM – The Queen’s Head, The Terrace RG40 1BP. Beer festival: real ales, ciders and more. Details: 0118 978 1221.

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

YATTENDON – Village Hall, Yattendon Lane RG18 0UE. Brewhouse Music with The Churchfitters. 7pm. £15. Details: 01635 200185.

Saturday, May 27

CROWTHORNE – Crowthorne Baptist Church, High Street RG45 7AT. Repair cafe organised by CROW. 10.30am-12.30pm. Details: http://c-r-o-w.org.uk

READING – Coal Woodland Moorings, the area behind Tesco, Napier Road. Keep Caversham Tidy litter pick. 10am-noon. Wear appropriate clothing and good walking shoes. Details or to register: [email protected]

READING – Jelly, 1st Floor, Broad Street Mall RG1 7QE. Crochet Yourself A Granny Square: learn the basics of crochet. 10.30am-1.30pm. £30. Booking essential. Details: www.jelly.org.uk

READING – Palmer Park, Wokingham Road RG6 1LF. Beach’s Family Fun Fair. Details: facebook.com/beachsfunfair

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 – Reading Abbey Gateway, The Forbury. Tour of the medieval Abbey Gateway. Places limited to 15 people, uneven steps and floors. 2pm. Booking essential. Details: 0118 937 5950.

READING – Reading Central Library, Abbey Square RG1 3BQ. Welcome to Reading coffee morning: learn about the library and resources you have access to with your membership and try out Hublets. Free, drop-in event. 11am-1pm.

RISELEY – Wellington Country Park, Odiham Road RG7 1SP. Wellington Country Park Animal Farm Week. 9.30am-4.30pm. Details: wellingtoncountrypark.co.uk

SILCHESTER – Village Hall, Little London Road RG7 2ND. Silchester Repair Cafe. Book a slot to help in advance. 10am-1pm. Details: https://ti.to/nh-repair-cafe/silchester-275

WOKINGHAM – Langborough Recreation Ground, Gipsy Lane RG40 2DN. Wokingham Town Council annual children’s fun day: fairground, circus scene, Go Kart Party, Millers Ark, morearts, birds of prey, My Journey Wokingham Smoothie Bike, First Days, ferret racing, barbecue and ice cream van. Activities free. 10am-4pm. Picnics welcomed. Details: https://www.wokingham-tc.gov.uk/funday/

WOKINGHAM – The Queen’s Head, The Terrace RG40 1BP. Beer festival: real ales, ciders and more. Details: 0118 978 1221.

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 28

READING – The Museum of English Rural Life, Redlands Road RG1 5EX. The MERL Green Explorers: monthly nature and bushcraft sessions for ages five upwards. 10am-noon. Children must be accompanied. £7 per child. Come dressed for the weather. Booking essential. Details: merl.reading.ac.uk

READING – Palmer Park, Wokingham Road RG6 1LF. Beach’s Family Fun Fair. Details: facebook.com/beachsfunfair

RISELEY – Wellington Country Park, Odiham Road RG7 1SP. Wellington Country Park Animal Farm Week. 9.30am-4.30pm. Details: wellingtoncountrypark.co.uk

WOKINGHAM – The Queen’s Head, The Terrace RG40 1BP. Beer festival: real ales, ciders and more. Details: 0118 978 1221.

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