A round-up of events taking place across Reading and Wokingham boroughs over the next 10 days.
Holding a community event? Email [email protected] for inclusion in our guide.
Thursday, January 25
EARLEY – Trinity Church, Chalfont Close RG6 5HZ. Re:Fresh with Friendship Table. 2pm-4pm. Details: linkvisiting.org
READING – The Abbey School, Kendrick Road RG1 5DZ. The RAF Squadronaires in concert. 7.30pm. Free entry. Details: Search Eventbrite for RAF Squadronaires
READING – Battle Library, Oxford Road RG30 1EE. Coffee morning. 10am-noon. Details: 0118 937 5100.
READING – Blue Collar Dining, Hosier Street RG1 7JL. Burns Night whisky tasting session. 7pm. Details: https://www.bluecollarstreetfood.co.uk
READING – Online. Berkshire Family History Society: Women in World War Two Online Talk with Bill King. £5. 2pm. Pre-registration essential. Details: 0118 950 9553 or: berksfhs.org
READING – Online. Berkshire Family History Society: Henry Smith: A Most Notorious, Naughty, False, Lying Fellow, a talk by Sue Paul. £5. 7.45pm. Pre-registration essential. Details: 0118 950 9553 or: berksfhs.org
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 – Reading Rep Theatre, Kings Road RG1 4LY. The Comedy Network: Amy Matthews, Sara Barron and Josh Weller. £12. Details: www.readingrep.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 panto: Jack and the Beanstalk. 7pm. £8, £7 concessions. Details: triangleplayers.co.uk or: 07851677982.
WARGRAVE – The Woodclyffe Hall, Station Road RG10 8BY. The Snow Queen by Wargrave Theatre. 8pm. £18, £10 concessions. Details: www.wargravetheatre.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, Norreys Avenue RG40 1UE. Wokingham Photography Club meeting. Competition: On Your Phone – Judge: Graham Mansfield. 7.30pm. Details: www.webcc.org.uk
WOKINGHAM – Chocolate Cafe, Holme Grange Craft Village, Heathlands Road RG40 3AW. Comedy at the Grange Chocolate Cafe. 8pm. Cally Beaton, Mike Cox, Jonathan Elston. £14.30. Details: www.laughtercraftcomedy.com
WOKINGHAM – The Ship Inn, Peach Street RG40 1XH. Berkshire South-East CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale) social evening. 7.30pm. Details: 0118 978 0389.
Friday, January 26
CAVERSHAM – Church House, Church Street, RG4 8AX. Simone Veil: Féministe, ministre et académicienn, a meeting of Reading French Circle. Wine and more. £5 on the door. Details: www.readingfrenchcircle.co.uk
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
EARLEY – Earley St Peter’s Church Hall, Church Road RG6 1EY. Reading Camera Club meeting. Presentation by Peter Ruczynski on Zoom.7.45pm. £5. Details: www.readingcameraclub.co.uk
HECKFIELD – Highfield Park, Church Lane RG27 OLG. Murder Mystery at Highfield Park. £50, three-course meal. Details: www.highfieldpark.com, or: 0118 932 6369.
READING – Battle Library, Oxford Road RG30 1EE. Rhymetime. 10am and 11.15am. Booking essential. Details: 0118 937 5100.
READING – Museum of English Rural Life, Redlands Road RG1 5EX. Friday Fledglings
A weekly outdoor session for toddlers: story-telling, craft activities and singing. 10am-11.30am Booking essential. £4. Details: merl.reading.ac.uk
TILEHURST – Methodist Church Hall, School Road RG31 5AN. Triangle Players panto: Jack and the Beanstalk. 7pm. £8, £7 concessions. Details: triangleplayers.co.uk or: 07851677982.
WARGRAVE – The Woodclyffe Hall, Station Road RG10 8BY. The Snow Queen by Wargrave Theatre. 8pm. £18, £10 concessions. Details: www.wargravetheatre.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, January 27
CAVERSHAM – Caversham Park Village Social Club, Milestone Centre, Northbrook Road RG4 6PF. Lady M drag show. £5, members £3. 8pm. Details: 0118 334 1040.
KNOWL HILL – Village Hall, The Terrace RG10 9XB. Bagpipes and Blood: A Burns Night Murder Mystery. Two-course dinner and a wee dram on arrival. 6.45pm. £45. Details: [email protected]
READING – Greyfriars Church, Friar Street. Reading Phoneix Choir come and sing Mozart’s Requiem. Workshop from 1pm. £30 on door, £25 if booked in advance, £15 under 18s. Concert 6pm. Details: www.readingphoenixchoir.com
READING – South Street arts centre RG1 4QU. Comedy club: Radu Isac, Blank Peng, Dane Baptiste and mc Carl Richard . 8pm. £18.50. Details: 0118 960 6060.
TILEHURST – Methodist Church Hall, School Road RG31 5AN. Triangle Players panto: Jack and the Beanstalk. 2.30pm, 7pm. £8, £7 concessions. Details: triangleplayers.co.uk or: 07851677982.
WARGRAVE – The Woodclyffe Hall, Station Road RG10 8BY. The Snow Queen by Wargrave Theatre. 1pm, 4pm, 8pm. £18, £10 concessions. Details: www.wargravetheatre.co.uk
WOKINGHAM – Caudwell Hall Theatre, Holme Grange School, Heathlands Road, RG40 3AL. Wokingham Parish Panto Group from Corpus Christi Church presents Mother Goose. 3pm and 7pm. £6. In aid of Daisy’s Dream. Details: mothergoosepanto.eventbrite.co.uk
WOODLEY – Crockhamwell Road shopping precinct. General market. 9am-3pm. Details: www.woodleytowncentre.co.uk
Sunday, January 28
HURST – Dinton Pastures, Davis Street RG10 0TH. British Entomological & Natural History Society members open day. 10am-4pm. In the Pelham-Clinton Building. Details: www.benhs.org.uk
LOWER BASILDON – Park Wall Lane RG8 9PE. Hillfields Farm Estate Wedding Fair. 11am-3pm Details: www.berkshireweddingfairs.co.uk
PANGBOURNE – Village Hall RG8 7AN. Pangbourne Twinning Association French film night: Jean de Florette. 6.45pm. £7. Drinks available. Details: www.pangbourne-twinning.org
READING – Great Hall, University of Reading, London Road Campus RG1 5AQ. West Forest Sinfonia: Orchestral Concert. Britten: Four Sea Interludes; Dyson: Violin Concerto; Walton: Symphony No. 1. £18, students and under 18s £5. Details: www.westforestsinfonia.org.
READING – Museum of English Rural Life, Redlands Road RG1 5EX. The MERL Green Explorers, a monthly nature and bushcraft session for families with children aged five upwards. 10am-noon. Booking essential. £7. Details: merl.reading.ac.uk
READING – Phantom Brewing Co, The Haunt, Meadow Road RG1 8LB. The Reading Board Games Social presents Sunday Gaming at Phantom Brewery. 1pm-6pm. Details: https://www.phantombrew.com/
WARGRAVE – The Woodclyffe Hall, Station Road RG10 8BY. The Snow Queen by Wargrave Theatre. 1pm. £18, £10 concessions. Details: www.wargravetheatre.co.uk
WHITLEY – South Reading Community Centre, Northumberland Avenue RG2 7QA. The Charis Musical Concert with Mark Anim Yirenkyi. 3pm. £28.50, £44.04, children £11.55 including booking fee. Details: Search eventbrite.com for The Charis Musical Concert.
WOKINGHAM – Caudwell Hall Theatre, Holme Grange School, Heathlands Road, RG40 3AL. Wokingham Parish Panto Group from Corpus Christi Church presents Mother Goose. 3pm. £6. In aid of Daisy’s Dream. Details: mothergoosepanto.eventbrite.co.uk
WOODLEY – Crockhamwell Road shopping precinct. Car boot sale. 7am-2.30pm. Details: www.woodleytowncentre.co.uk
Monday, January 29
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.
CROWTHORNE – The Old Gym, Wellington College, Dukes Ride RG45 7PU. Crowthorne Choral Society taster session. 7.15pm. Bring a mug and 50p for refreshments. Details/booking: www.crowthornechoral.org.uk
READING – Progress Theatre, The Mount, Christchurch Road RG1 5HL. Progress Theatre presents Mike Bartlett’s Albion. 7.45pm. £15, concessions £12. Details: www.progresstheatre.co.uk
READING – St Mary’s Church, Castle Street RG1 7RD. Berkshire Industrial Archaeology Group presents:Crofton and their Mechatronics, a talk by Jon Willis. 7.30pm. £2.50, includes refreshments. Details: http://biag.org.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
WOODLEY – The Oakwood Centre, Headley Road RG5 4JZ. Woodley Photographic Club meeting: Friendly competition vs Dulverton CC. 7.45pm. Booking essential. Details: woodleyphoto.co.uk
Tuesday, January 30
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
READING – Progress Theatre, The Mount, Christchurch Road RG1 5HL. Progress Theatre presents Mike Bartlett’s Albion. 7.45pm. £15, concessions £12. Details: www.progresstheatre.co.uk
SPENCERS WOOD – Village Hall, Basingstoke Road. Spencer’s Wood Village Hall Board Games evening. Bring your own, play others, paint miniatures, or just watch. 7pm-10pm. £5. Drinks and snacks available to buy. Details: Search Meetup.com for Spencer’s Wood Village Hall Board Games.
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 – Library, Carnival Hub, Wellington Road RG40 2AF. Storytime for under sevens. 4pm-4.30pm. Booking recommended. Details: 0118 978 1368.
WOKINGHAM WITHOUT – Pinewood Bar and Cafe, Pinewood Leisure Centre, Old Wokingham Road RG40 3AQ. Friendship table available. 9am-4pm.Details: linkvisiting.org
Wednesday, January 31
DUNSDEN GREEN – Dunsden Green Village Hall RG4 9QG. Dunsden Green Country Dancing Club: English Country Dancing, all welcome, dancers and non dancers alike. 8pm.
£4, first time, free. Details: 07714 226723
EARLEY – Van Emden Lecture Theatre, Edith Morley Building, University of Reading Whiteknights campus, Shinfield Road RG6 6EL. University of Reading Chaplaincy Lecture: Being Human in a time of AI. Guests include Rt Revd Dr Steven Croft, Bishop of Oxford, founding board member for the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation; Prof Etienne Roesch, researcher in Machine Learning, Neuroscience and Cyber Psychology and Charles Radclyffe, former Head of AI at Fidelity, now CEO of EthicsGrade, an ESG data company specialising in AI governance risks for the pensions industry. 6.30pm. Booking essential. Details: [email protected]
EARLEY – Brookside Church, Brookside Close RG6 7HG. Open Door cafe with Friendship Table. 2pm-4pm. Details: linkvisiting.org
READING – Progress Theatre, The Mount, Christchurch Road RG1 5HL. Progress Theatre presents Mike Bartlett’s Albion. 7.45pm. £15, concessions £12. Details: www.progresstheatre.co.uk
READING – From Town centre location, Blagrave Street. Terry’s Walkabouts presents Edible Reading walkabout: From Biscuits to Beer through Sausages to Water. 9.50am. Booking essential. Donations £5-£10. Details: [email protected] or by ringing 07505351517.
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
WOKINGHAM – Bradbury Centre, Wokingham Methodist Church, Rose Street RG40 1XS. Wokingham NCT Baby Cafe: Bumps & Babies social and support group for expectant and New parents with babies up to around 18 months. 9.45am-11.15am. Free, donations welcomed. Details: www.facebook.com/wokinghamNCT
WOODLEY – Crockhamwell Road shopping precinct. Artisan market. 9am-2pm. Details: www.woodleytowncentre.co.uk
Thursday, February 1
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 – Progress Theatre, The Mount, Christchurch Road RG1 5HL. Progress Theatre presents Mike Bartlett’s Albion. 7.45pm. £15, concessions £12. Details: www.progresstheatre.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 – The Cornerstone, Norreys Avenue RG40 1UE. Wokingham Photography Club meeting: AV evening. 7.30pm. Details: www.webcc.org.uk
Friday, February 2
CAVERSHAM – Library, Church Street RG4 8AU. Games club. 10.30am-noon. Free. Details: 0118 937 5103.
EARLEY – Earley St Peter’s Church Hall, Church Road RG6 1EY. Reading Camera Club meeting. PDI Competition 3- Set Subject “Creative Photography”. 7.45pm. £5. Details: www.readingcameraclub.co.uk
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 – Museum of English Rural Life, Redlands Road RG1 5EX. Friday Fledglings
A weekly outdoor session for toddlers: story-telling, craft activities and singing. 10am-11.30am Booking essential. £4. Details: merl.reading.ac.uk
READING – Progress Theatre, The Mount, Christchurch Road RG1 5HL. Progress Theatre presents Mike Bartlett’s Albion. 7.45pm. £15, concessions £12. Details: www.progresstheatre.co.uk
READING – Tutu’s Ethiopian Table, Palmer Park Lodge, Wokingham Road RG6 1LF. Tutu’s open mic. 6.30pm-9.30pm. Details: [email protected]
TILEHURST – Methodist Church Hall, School Road RG31 5AN. Triangle Players panto: Jack and the Beanstalk. 7pm. £8, £7 concessions. Details: triangleplayers.co.uk or: 07851677982.
WOKINGHAM – Wokingham Theatre, Twyford Road RG40 5TU. Wokingham Lions comedy night. 7.30pm. Over 18s only. £18. Details: wokinghamlions.org.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, February 3
BINFIELD – Newbold Church, Popeswood RG42 4AN. Harmony of Love: Talent Show fundraiser. 6pm. £2.88 including booking fee. Families £6.13 including booking fee. Details: Search eventbrite for Harmony of Love: Talent Show fundraiser.
BRACKNELL – Crown Wood Community Centre, Opladen Way RG12 0PE. Bracknell Record Fair. 10am-3pm.
CALCOT – Kennet Valley Free Church, Fords Farm, Carters Rise RG31 7YT. Who Let The Dads Out? Toddler group for dads and carers. 9.30am-11am. Details: www.kvfc.org.uk/events/wltdo
PURLEY – St Mary’s Church, Purley RG8 8BJ. Hannah Scott in concert. £15, youth ticket £10. Details: villageconcerts.co.uk
READING – Concert Hall, Blagrave Street RG1 1QH. Cory Band: British Bandsman Concert Series. £22, £17 concessions 2pm performance only. 2pm, 7pm. Details: whatonreading.com or 0118 960 6060.
READING – Progress Theatre, The Mount, Christchurch Road RG1 5HL. Progress Theatre presents Mike Bartlett’s Albion. 7.45pm. £15, concessions £12. Details: www.progresstheatre.co.uk
READING – Central Library, Abbey Square RG1 3BQ. Welcome to Reading coffee morning: meet residents, learn more about the town. 11am-1pm. Drop-in, free. Details: [email protected] or call 0118 937 5950.
TILEHURST – Methodist Church Hall, School Road RG31 5AN. Triangle Players panto: Jack and the Beanstalk. 2.30pm, 7pm. £8, £7 concessions. Details: triangleplayers.co.uk or: 07851677982.
TWYFORD – Loddon Hall, Loddon Hall Road RG10 9JA. Comedy in Twyford: Zoe Lyons, Matt Richardson and Laura Lexx. MC Jonathan Elston. SOLD OUT. 8pm. Details: laughtercraftcomedy.com
WOKINGHAM – Town Hall, Market Place RG40 1AS. Town Hall Tabletop Takeover. Details: www.wokingham-tc.gov.uk/tabletoptakeover
WOKINGHAM – The Whitty Theatre RG40 3EU. Platform YP presents WWTY. 6pm. Details: www.platformyp.co.uk
WOODLEY – Crockhamwell Road shopping precinct. General market. 9am-3pm. Details: www.woodleytowncentre.co.uk
WOODLEY – Christ Church, Crockhamwell Road. Reading Male Voice Choir and The Barberettes in concert, in aid of Parkinson’s. 7pm. £13.17 including booking fee. Details: rmvc.net/february
Sunday, February 4
READING – Phantom Brewing Co, The Haunt, Meadow Road RG1 8LB. The Reading Board Games Social presents Sunday Gaming at Phantom Brewery. 1pm-6pm. Details: https://www.phantombrew.com/
READING – Prospect Park, Bath Road. The Reading Society of Model Engineers miniature railway running day. Noon-3.45pm. 60p per ride, or 10 rides for £5. Light refreshments available. Details: 07881 960445 or [email protected]
READING – Rising Sun Arts Centre, Silver Street RG1 2ST. Dreading Poetry Slam. 7.30pm. Details: risingsunartscentre.org
TWYFORD – The allotments, Loddon Hall Road, Twyford RG10 9JA. The Twyford & Ruscombe Horticultural Association store: seeds, advice, horticultural goods and more. New members welcome. 9.30am-11am. Details: www.trha.org.uk
WOODLEY – Crockhamwell Road shopping precinct. Car boot sale. 7am-2.30pm. Details: www.woodleytowncentre.co.uk
