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, November 23
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.
SHINFIELD – Shinfield Players, Whitley Wood Lane RG2 9DF. Shinfield Players presents The Tempest. £14, concessions £13, child £8. 7.45pm. Details: www.shinfieldplayers.org.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 Whitty Theatre, Luckley House School, Luckley Road RG40 3EU. Wokingham Film Society presents Pamfir (15). In Ukrainian with English subtitles. 7.30pm. £6.50, £4 members. Details: wokinghamfilmsociety.com.
Friday, November 24
CAVERSHAM – Fox and Hounds, Gosbrook Road RG4 8BN. Winter’s King of Craft event: DJs, bands, cocktails and craft beer. Details: 07915 540926.
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.
SHINFIELD – Shinfield Players, Whitley Wood Lane RG2 9DF. Shinfield Players presents The Tempest. £14, concessions £13, child £8. 7.45pm. Details: www.shinfieldplayers.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
YATELEY – Village Hall, Old School Lane GU46 6NG. Starburst Foundation presents a charity Christmas fayre: Handcrafted Jewellery, Homemade Fudges, Cupcakes, Handmade Cards, Skincare, Candles and Home Fragrance, Sweets, Crochet Goods, Toys, Perfumes, Christmas Decorations. 3pm-9pm. Free entry.
Saturday, November 25
CAVERSHAM – Fox and Hounds, Gosbrook Road RG4 8BN. Winter’s King of Craft event: DJs, bands, cocktails and craft beer. Details: 07915 540926.
CAVERSHAM – St Andrew’s Church, Albert Road RG4 7PL. Reading Bach Choir autumn concert: The Souls of the Faithful. 7.30pm. £15, under 18s £5. Details: https://www.readingbachchoir.org.uk/
CHARVIL – Village Hall, The Hawthorns RG10 9TT. Understanding Dementia quiz night with fish n chip supper. 7.30pm. £15. Booking essential. Details: understandingdementia.co.uk
LOWER EARLEY – Loddon Valley Leisure Centre, Rushey Way RG6 4GD. Creed Conventions presents Reading Comic Con. 10am-5pm. £9, children £5, family tickets £25. All plus a booking fee. Details: www.creedconventions.com
PURLEY – The Barn, Goosecroft Lane, off Beech Road RG8 8BW. Christmas market: meet Father and Mother Christmas, discover gifts and decorations. 10.30am-3.30pm. Free entry. Details: fopb.net
READING – Blue Collar Corner, Hosier Street RG1 7QL. Blue Collar Christmas Market. 11am-4pm. Stalls, street food, wreath making, live music, DJs and beers and cocktails. Details: bluecollarstreetfood.co.uk
READING – Elements Kitchens showroom, Portman Road RG30 1EA. Food & Art Experience Day: NEFF cookery demonstration, artists in residence: Janina Maher, Mary Colbeck, Elaine Northcote. 10am-4pm. Free.
READING – The Great Hall, The University of Reading, London Road RG1 5AQ. The Whiskey Affair. Samples, live music and more. 1pm-5pm and 6pm-10pm. Details: www.thewhiskeyaffair.co.uk
READING Hope and Bear, London Road RG1 5DE. A very ‘Beary’ Christmas market: crafts, fun and more. Mince pies and mulled wine available. 11.30am-4pm. Details: 0118 935 4095.
READING – Reading Museum, Blagrave Street RG1 1QH. Player vs. Monster: The Making and Breaking of Video Game Monstrosity, a talk by Dr Jarosłav Švelch from Charles University in Prague. £3. Booking essential. 3pm. Details: www.readingmuseum.org.uk
READING – Wesley Methodist Church, Queens Road RG1 4BW. Reading Festival Chorus in concert: Britten’s St Nicholas and Vaughan William’s Fantasia on Christmas Carols and more. 6pm. £18, under 18s free. Details: 0118 947 8081 or readingfestivalchorus.org.uk
SHINFIELD – Shinfield Players, Whitley Wood Lane RG2 9DF. Shinfield Players presents The Tempest. £14, concessions £13, child £8. 7.45pm. Details: www.shinfieldplayers.org.uk
SOUTHCOTE – Grange United Reformed Church, Circuit Lane RG30 3HD. Yuletide Fayre in aid of Thames Valley Animal Welfare, Alexander Devine Children’s Hospice and Duchess of Kent Hospice. 2.30pm-4pm. Free entry. Details: 0118 958 4131.
WOKINGHAM – All Saints’ Church, Wiltshire Road RG40 1UE. Crowthorne Symphony Orchestra Concert. Verdi: La Forza del Destino, Poulenc: Piano Concerto (Soloist: Daniel King Smith), and Dvořák: Symphony No 9, ‘From The New World’. £15, under 18s free. Details: www.crowthorneorchestra.com.
WOKINGHAM – Fire Station, Easthampstead Road RG40 2EH. Have a go event for would-be firefighters. For ages 17 upwards. This is a recruitment event and not suitable for children. 11am-1pm, or 1pm-3pm. Pre-booking essential. Details: [email protected]
WOKINGHAM – Floreat Montague Park School, William Heelas Way RG40 1BG. Festive Christmas market. 11am-3pm.
WOKINGHAM – Holme Grange Craft Village, Heathlands Road RG40 3AW. Festive fun day with live performances, Christingle, barbecue, mulled wine, face painting craft stalls, Christmas story in the Stable and more. Free entry and parking. 10am-5pm. Details: 0118 977 6715.
WOKINGHAM – WADE Day Centre, Reading Road RG41 1EH. Christmas fair: cakes, raffles, tombolas, gifts, refreshments and more. Free parking available in Masonic Hall opposite. £1, children free.
WOKINGHAM WITHOUT – Pinewood Bar and Cafe, Pinewood Leisure Centre, Old Wokingham Road RG40 3AQ. Friendship table available. 9am-4pm. Details: linkvisiting.org
WOODLEY – Centre Stage, Crockhamwell Road. Woodley Carol Service and Christmas light switch-on with Woodley Concert Band, The Sainsbury Singers. Includes seasonal refreshments. 4.30pm-5.30pm. Details: www.woodleytowncentre.co.uk
YATELEY – Church End Green, by Dog & Partridge. Yateley Christmas Market. 3pm-6pm. Includes Christmas light switch-on, carol singing, amusements, stalls and more. Organised by Yateley and Distriction Lions Club.
Sunday, November 26
CALCOT – The Calcot Centre, Highview RG31 4XD. Reading St Andrew’s Scottish Dancing Society tea dance and ceilidh. 2.30pm-6pm. Dancing to the music of Strathallan. £12, includes refreshments. Details: 0118 956 9289 or [email protected]
CAVERSHAM – Fox and Hounds, Gosbrook Road RG4 8BN. Winter’s King of Craft event: DJs, bands, cocktails and craft beer. Details: 07915 540926.
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
READING – Blue Collar Corner, Hosier Street RG1 7QL. Blue Collar Christmas Market. 11am-4pm. Stalls, street food, wreath making, live music, DJs and beers and cocktails. Details: bluecollarstreetfood.co.uk
TILEHURST – Double-Barrelled Brewery, Unit 20 Stadium Way, Tilehurst RG30 6BX. Mates Rates presents Comedy at the Taproom with Harriet Kemsley, Carl Richards and more. 6.30pm. £15. Details: doublebarrelled.co.uk
WOKINGHAM – Across town centre. Wokingham Lions presents Winter Carnival. Free car parking in Wokingham Borough car parks. 10.30am-5.30pm. Details: www.wintercarnival.co.uk
Monday, November 27
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.
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, November 28
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.
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 – The Whitty Theatre, Luckley House School, Luckley Road RG40 3EU. Christmas Cheer Concert from the school’s music department. 6.30pm. Details: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/thewhittytheatre/christmas-cheer-concert/e-raedoj
WOKINGHAM WITHOUT – Pinewood Bar and Cafe, Pinewood Leisure Centre, Old Wokingham Road RG40 3AQ. Friendship table available. 9am-4pm.Details: linkvisiting.org
Wednesday, November 29
CROWTHORNE – Wellington College, Duke’s Ride RG45 7PU. Jack Absolute Flies Again. 7.30pm. In aid of the Wellington Arts Fund, supporting the Arts in local schools. Details: wellingtoncollege.org.uk or 01344 444000.
EARLEY – Brookside Church, Brookside Close RG6 7HG. Open Door cafe with Friendship Table. 2pm-4pm. Details: linkvisiting.org
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, November 30
CAVERSHAM – From Caversham Health Club. Terry’s Walkabouts presents A Stroll Through Caversham, a celebration of a new illustrated guide by Janina Maher. 10am. Booking essential. Donations £5-£10. Details: [email protected] or by ringing 07505351517.
CROWTHORNE – Wellington College, Duke’s Ride RG45 7PU. Jack Absolute Flies Again. 7.30pm. In aid of the Wellington Arts Fund, supporting the Arts in local schools. Details: wellingtoncollege.org.uk or 01344 444000.
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.
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
Friday, December 1
CROWTHORNE – High Street. Late night shopping event, including games, stalls, food and more. 5pm-7.30pm. Mayor to open event at 5pm from Jim Finnie Square. High Street closed to traffic 4pm-8pm.
CROWTHORNE – Wellington College, Duke’s Ride RG45 7PU. Jack Absolute Flies Again. 7.30pm. In aid of the Wellington Arts Fund, supporting the Arts in local schools. Details: wellingtoncollege.org.uk or 01344 444000.
PURLEY – St Mary’s Church RG8 8BJ. From Darkness to Light: an Advent concert. 7.30pm. £12, under 16s £6, plus booking fee. 11am. Details: www.thamesvalesingers.org.uk
READING – Reading Minster Church, Chain Street RG1 2HX. Bach To Baby family concert. £15, up to two children free per adult ticket. Details: www.bachtobaby.com/reading-music-concerts-for-baby-and-family
READING – Reading Minster Church, Chain Street RG1 2HX. PACT presents Carols at the Minster with Dan Simpson. 6.30pm. £10, £5 children, £20 families of four. Details: whatsonreading.com
READING – Tutu’s Ethiopian Table, Palmer Park Lodge, Wokingham Road RG6 1LF. Tutu’s Fund for the Future event: quiz, raffles, food, drinks and more. Bring cash for raffles. In aid of Ethiopian children. Details: 0118 966 3938.
READING – University of Reading Whiteknights Campus RG6 6UR. Winter festival: family fun, stalls and more. Free entry. 5pm. Details: [email protected]
READING – Wycliffe Baptist Church, 233 Kings Road RG1 4LS. Victorian Christmas. 7pm. Details: 0118 929 9911.
TWYFORD – Across London Road. Twyford Together Christmas street fayre. 6pm-9pm. Details: twyfordtogether.org
WOKINGHAM – Market Place RG40 1AS. Vigil calling for end of gender-based violence. Bring a torch and dress for the weather. 7pm.
WOKINGHAM – Masonic Centre, Reading Road RG41 1EG. Chemogiftbags Christmas quiz night with Thai supper. 7pm. £20 per person. Booking essential. Details: bit.ly/CGBQuiz
Saturday, December 2
BARKHAM – Village Hall, Church Lane RG40 4PL. Barkham Pre-school Christmas fair. Games, crafts, reptiles, raffles and more. Noon-3pm. Free entry. Details: www.barkhampreschool.net
CAVERSHAM – St Peters Church, The Warren, RG4 7TH. St Peter’s Christmas Market,
Treasure Island, Hoopla, Crafts, Tombola, Guess the Weight of the Cake, Guess the Horse’s name and much more. Delicious refreshments plus homemade seasonal foods to buy. 10am-12.30pm. Details: ww.stpetercaversham.org.uk
FINCHAMPSTEAD – Siren Craft Brew Tap Yard, Unit 18, Alberto House Marino Way RG40 4RF. Siren Santas Grotto Meet and Greet and Christmas market. Details: www.sirencraftbrew.com
PANGBOURNE – Village Hall, Station Road RG8 7AN. From Darkness to Light: an Advent concert. 7.30pm. £12, under 16s £6, plus booking fee. Details: www.thamesvalesingers.org.uk
READING – Cattle Market, Great Knollys Street RG1 7HU. Reading Farmers Market. 8.15am-noon. Details: www.thamesvalleyfarmers market.co.uk
READING – Blue Collar Dining, Hosier Street RG1 7JL. Reading Lantern parade: GLOW. 5pm. Route ends at Forbury Gardens. Details: https://www.visit-reading.com/whats-on/christmas
READING – IKEA, Pincents Kiln Industrial Park, RG31 7SD. IKEA REadings’ Festive Family weekend: games, crafts, activities and special offers for IKEA family members. 11am-5pm. Details: https://www.ikea.com/
READING – Phantom Brewng Co, The Haunt, Meadow Road RG1 8LB. Phantom’s Start Of Christmas Party. 1pm-6pm. Free entry. Stallholders, gifts and taproom. Details: https://www.phantombrew.com/
READING – Wycliffe Baptist Church, 233 Kings Road RG1 4LS. Victorian Christmas. 7pm. Details: 0118 929 9911.
SWALLOWFIELD – Village hall, Swallowfield Street RG7 1QX. The Russell Players present The Panto Puzzle. 3pm and 7.30pm. £12, under 18s £5. From Swallowfield Stores or: 07862 390053. Details: russellplayers.co.uk
WINNERSH – St Mary the Virgin, Church Close RG41 5NA. Gratis Choir presents A Twelvemonth. 3.15pm. Free, retiring collection for Just Around The Corner. Details: gratischoir.org.uk
WOKINGHAM WITHOUT – Pinewood Bar and Cafe, Pinewood Leisure Centre, Old Wokingham Road. Burledance Naughty and Nice festive extravaganza with The Velvet Coquettes. 7.30pm. £12 on door. Details: Search Facebook for Burledance Naughty and Nice festive extravaganza.
WOOLHAMPTON – The Rowbarge, Station Road RG7 5SH. Christmas market: craft stalls, seasonal refreshments and more. 11am-4pm. Details: 0118 971 2213.
Sunday, December 3
BURGHFIELD – St Mary’s Church, Church Lane RG30 3TG. Burghfield and Mortimer’s Christmas concert with the South Berks Concert Band. 7pm. £10, under 16s free. Details: www.southberksmusic.org.uk
READING – IKEA, Pincents Kiln Industrial Park, RG31 7SD. IKEA REadings’ Festive Family weekend: games, crafts, activities and special offers for IKEA family members. 11am-5pm. Details: https://www.ikea.com/
READING – Reading Minster Church, Chain Street RG1 2HX. Trinity Concert Band Christmas concert in aid of Stepping Stones DS. 4pm. £13, students £7, under 16s, Ukrainian refugees and newcomers free. Details: trinityband.co.uk or 0118 449 2099.
READING – Rising Sun Arts Centre, Silver Street RG1 2ST. Christmas art market. 11am-4.30pm. Free entry. Dreading Poetry Slam. 7.15pm. Details: risingsunartscentre.org
READING – Wycliffe Baptist Church, 233 Kings Road RG1 4LS. Contemporary carol service. 6pm. Details: 0118 929 9911.
SWALLOWFIELD – Village hall, Swallowfield Street RG7 1QX. The Russell Players present The Panto Puzzle. 7.30pm. £12, under 18s £5. From Swallowfield Stores or: 07862 390053. Details: russellplayers.co.uk
TILEHURST – Double-Barrelled Brewery, Unit 20 Stadium Way, Tilehurst RG30 6BX. Reading’s Indie Market at Christmas. 1pm-6pm. Details: doublebarrelled.co.uk
TWYFORD – Bell Corner. Twyford Together Christmas Lights Switch-On. 5.30pm. Details: twyfordtogether.org
WOKINGHAM – Corpus Christi Church, Sturges Road RG40 1UX. South Berkshire Singers and St Teresa’s school choir Christmas Celebration concert. 4pm. £5, children free. In aid of Corpus Christi Africa fund.
WOKINGHAM – Market Place RG40 1AS. Vintage and antique street market. 10am-4pm.
WOODLEY – Across town centre, Crockhamwell Road. Woodley Christmas Extravaganza 2023: stalls, entertainment and more including Steppin Out Stars of Tomorrow, BWCB Liquorice Allsorts Clarinet Group, Bulgarian folk daners, Olga and her talented dogs, Charis Anne, Glee Club, Borderline Morris and more. 10am-3pm. Entry free. Details: www.woodleytowncentre.co.uk
WOOLHAMPTON – The Rowbarge, Station Road RG7 5SH. Christmas market: craft stalls, seasonal refreshments and more. 11am-4pm. Details: 0118 971 2213.
