21 September 2020
The North Reading Neighbourhood Policing Team will be holding a Have Your Say meeting on: Friday 25 September 2020, at the Milestone Centre, Caversham Park Village from 7-8pm. The Team say "Come along and meet the team and discuss and crime related issues or concerns you may have".
21 September 2020
The Council (RBC) have created an easy-access version of the national coronavirus test and isolate messages.
In the interests of reaching as many residents as possible with important coronavirus safety messages, the Council now has a webpage that brings together locally produced information and signposting to national resources in different languages: www.reading.gov.uk/coronavirus-translations
13 September 2020
The Government has launched a public consultation on proposals to make major changes to the UK planning system. Their objective is to simplify and speed-up the way planning permission is granted. A key proposal would see all land categorised for development as: Growth, Renewal or Protected. On adoption of a local authority's Local Plan, Growth areas will automatically receive outline planning permission.
Civic Voice, a national charity for the civic movement in England, whose aim is to make places more attractive, enjoyable and distinctive, and promote civic pride, have produced a useful Briefing Paper on the proposals.
Here are two Government papers about the their proposals.
Planning for the future - White Paper
Planning for the Future: planning policy changes in England in 2020 and future reforms
The consultation closes on the 29 October.
11 September 2020
Council Meetings can be watched online or afterwards
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
10 September 2020
CADRA sends an email monthly to all members, keeping them up to date with the main issues covered at our latest monthly committee meeting and other news.
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10 September 2020
Please be aware that Rogue Traders are currently operating in Caversham and are targetting elderly residents. They may claim to work for the Council or a named firm and will urge people into unnecessary and costly repairs.
Reading Priority Crime & Neighbourhood Policing have provided useful advice about Keeping Your Homes, Gardens and Property Secure.
9 September 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.
6 August 2020
1st October celebrates United Nations Day for Older People, and this year Reading's Older People’s Day Planning Group is organising a Memory Project, to capture a snapshot of this unique time and how it affected the older people of Reading. The Group is made up of residents, members of the Reading's Older People’s Working Group and voluntary sector organisations.
Their aim is to collect stories and materials to make a record of older people's thoughts, memories and experiences of the pandemic, so future generations will understand what was experienced and how it felt for them.
The Group are asking those working with older people to encourage and help them take part. You can download their Memory Project Template, which is designed to help facilitate the collation of memory items including pictures, videos or poems.
6 August 2020
Reading Borough Council's Transport Strategy 2036 makes some radical proposals, including three new Park and Ride sites north of Caversham, linked by an outer orbital route joining the Woodcote, Peppard and Henley Roads, and onto other Park and Rides south of the river, subject to the building of a third Thames bridge.
After much careful consideration the CADRA Committee has completed it's response and these are our Comments.
The Council's Consultation is open to all and closes on the 30 August 2020.
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.
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.
