West Reading Together is a resident-led community organisation that aims to bring the people of West Reading together and help make our brilliant neighbourhood even better.
Join our newsletter to find out about our fourth annual
West Reading Window Wanderland.
Taking place Feb 2022
A huge thank you to the hundreds of people that took part in our third annual West Reading Window Wanderland in February 2021.
After a dismal year, it was our biggest and best yet.
Over 70 windows cheered up our neighbours, brightened our streets, inspired happiness and remind our community that better times will come.
In 2022 Neighbours might want to come up with a theme for their street, or even create a hunt or trail within their road's windows.
Join our Facebook group to find out more and get inspired: facebook.com/groups/WestReadingWindowWanderland
SEE PREVIOUS YEAR'S WINDOWS ON INSTAGRAM
Useful Contacts to find support.
- One Reading Hub: 0808 189 4325
- Central help hub for many Reading charities and organisations.
- Samaritans: 116 123
- Silverline (over 55s): 0800 4 70 80 90
- Anxiety UK: 03444 775 774
- C.A.L.M. (Campaign Against Living Miserably): 0800 58 58 58
- Berkshire Women’s Aid: 0118 950 4003
- Communicare: 0118 926 3941 Advice on benefits, support, finances
- Brighter Futures for Children: 0118 937 3641 Support for families and children.
- Turn2Us: www.turn2us.org.uk Helping people access financial support
- Housing and homelessness:Launchpad: 0118 929 1111 email support@launchpadreading.org.uk or visit www.launchpadreading.org.uk
Local organisations supporting with food and essentials.
Many welcome donations and volunteers.
New Beginnings Community Fridge: Tuesday – Friday 6-7pm.
Free food to takeaway. Free toileteries, clothing etc. Tuesdays.
Free school unifrom, clothing, toileteries etc. Mondays 6-7pm.
Queens Arms, Great Knolly St, RG1 7HL.
Dee Caf on Spey Road in Dee Park, has a community surplus food table which you can add to to or take something if needed. Every Monday and Wednesday 3.15pm
Sadaka: 0118 324 6565 Free meal / food to takeaway. Saturdays 12 - 12.30 noon Help with basic items and referrals to Readifood. Queen's Arms, Great Knolly's Street, RG1 7HL.
Whitley CDA: Mon, Weds, Thurs & Friday from 9.30am - 3.30pm. South Reading Community Hub, 252 - 262 Northumberland Ave. Reading, RG2 7QA.
Other support organisations: Readifood (food parcel deliveries) and Firstdays (for babies and children - essential equipment, school uniform, Xmas stockings).
THANK YOU!
West Reading Halloween Trail
This Halloween, just because Trick was out, we still had an amazing time on the West Reading Halloween Trail. Nearly 100 houses decorated their windows and over a thousand people took to the steets with our map to find them all.
We want to thank everyone that took part and for making this such a fun community event. We were blown away by the amazing efforts people went to, and we hope you know how much it meant to the kids that took part. Lots said it was their best Halloween ever and most importantly, it was safe and a community effort. Thank you!!
Covid-19 Update
Together, we can help to make our community stronger
We are very grateful to Berkshire Community Foundation and the National Lottery Community Fund for awarding us with funding. A sincere thank you to the Berkshire Community Fund and players of The National Lottery for making this possible.
We worked with covid restirctions to bring community activity. This included the third West Reading Window Wanderland, keeping in contact with our Board Game Social Group participants and other events, as well as regular newletter updates. If you would like to organise something to help bring your neighbours together, please get in touch to see if we can support you.
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Get Together
Currently not taking place.
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we are not holding our usual weekly board game groups.
Instead, we are staying in touch with our participants with phone calls and emails.
To find out when our Board Games Social Group starts meeting up, please sign up to our newsletter.
Window Wanderland
Why not join our annual West Reading Window Wanderland this winter. Over the last three years, hundreds of people have brightened up their neighbourhood and many many more have followed the magical trail.
Feb 2022.
Take a look at our instagram
Whilst on hold due to current regulations, please get in touch to find out more about organising a Play Street with your neighbours in the future. Sessions are short, resident-led road closures to let children play safely and freely outside their own front door. They help to make our streets friendlier and safer for everyone.
Find out how we can help you start one in your street.