3 August 2020
Healthwatch Reading, produce regular helpful and interesting information on local health issues. Their latest Newsletter includes a very good Guide to using local health and care services as lockdown eases, which you may find helpful.
28 July 2020
Thames Valley Police have issued advice on burglary and crime prevention: Mark Your Property & Keep Your Home Safe, and Neighbourhood Watch have news about what is a big and sad rise in Disability Hate Crime, which you may be interested to read.
27 July 2020
CADRA maintains a summary of the significant local planning applications and appeals which is updated each month. Each application listed provides a direct link the RBC website where plans can be seen and comments sent on line. Links to the Planning Inspectorate show progress on appeals. Applications in South Oxfordshire which are significant and close to the border with Reading are also listed.
23 July 2020
Update and Consultation on RBC Services During Lockdown
Face Coverings - Who needs to wear them & how to make one
More Reopenings from 4 July - Jason Brock
Green bin collections resume 27 April
Council Focus on Business Support
23 July 2020
The Environment Agency's have published their July 2020 Newsletter, summarising the feedback from the drop-in events they held early this year. There is more information on their Reducing flooding in Reading and Caversham information page.
1 July 2020
Here are some of recent posts from Healthwatch Reading, which you may find helpful.
Healthwatch also produce regular newsletters on local health issues.
30 June 2020
Reading Buses are making changes from Monday 6 July, which include the Caversham routes, where buses will no longer go via and stop at the Reading Station North Interchange. Other changes are because of the imminent introduction of the temporary one-way streets in Caversham.
26 June 2020
The Environment Agency's have published their June 2020 Newsletter providing an update on plans to reduce the flood risk to homes in north Reading and Lower Caversham.
18 June 2020
Neighbourhood Watch have provided this link to Action Frauds advice on Avoiding Coronavirus Related Scams.
4 June 2020
RBC have announced plans to adopt a new Rewilding approach to grass cutting: restoring, reclaiming and protecting natural habitats and native species.
The Reading Climate Change Partnership is currently consulting on the Reading Climate Emergency Strategy, which runs until 28 June. Within the ‘Nature’ theme of the strategy is a wide-ranging requirement to improve the urban environment for flora and fauna.
1 June 2020
As well as the Government's Coronavirus Home Page, other pages of interest are Staying Alert and Safe and the Government's Recovery Strategy.
31 May 2020
We have recently updated/added this information on our Covid-19 page:
The Workers's Education Association is the UK’s largest voluntary sector provider of adult education in England and Scotland. It's first volunteer-led branch was opened in Reading in 1904. Read how they are offering to Online ourses, on the RVA's website.
Organisations accepting donations you might consider
Shopping - Paying shoppers
18 May 2020
The Council have announced plans to Create More Space for Pedestrians and Cyclists, to support the Government's guidance about getting to work.
In Caversham: Gosbrook Road will be one-way going west from Westfield Road, Westfield Road will be one-way going south and there will be cycle lanes on Reading Bridge.
CADRA have reviewed these proposals and have sent this Response to Policy Committee Councillors. Our key message is that: we support the changes and they must only be temporary, whilst the current Covid-19 restrictions.
14 May 2020
CADRA have responded to the Oxfordshire Local Transport and Connectivity Plan, with these Comments. The Counsultation closes on the 17 May.
