A carer is anyone, including children and adults who looks after a family member, partner or friend who needs help because of their illness, frailty, disability, a mental health problem or an addiction and cannot cope without their support. The care they give is unpaid (Source: NHS England)
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A carer is anyone, including children and adults who looks after a family member, partner or friend who needs help because of their illness, frailty, disability, a mental health problem or an addiction and cannot cope without their support. The care they give is unpaid (Source: NHS England)
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Creating adult social care provision and affordable housing
As part of our plans to deliver vital adult social care and affordable housing for the people of Reading, Reading Borough Council is working on plans to redevelop the old Central Swimming Pool site on Battle Street. This has been identified as the best location to deliver the proposals which include:
an older persons day centre
sheltered housing for over 55’s
supported living flats with support spaces
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Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) contributions have been made available to propose new traffic calming features on Boston Avenue and Shaw Road.
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Facilities Management Services w ould like your feedback on FM Service provision to understand our FM stakeholders needs and ensure we are providing the accommodation; environment you need and ensure we are achieving value for money in the services we provide.
We will also use your feedback to inform the Modern Workplace project which is reviewing office accommodation.
The estimated time to complete this survey is 4 minutes and we thank you for...More
Bus Service Improvement Plan – Bus Lane Initial Consultation
Reading Borough Council has been awarded over £26m funding from Central Government to improve bus services in the borough, which is the third highest funding award (per head of population) in the country. This funding is a result of the ambitious plans set out within our Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) , which includes a range of initiatives including cheaper and simpler fares, enhanced services...More
Overweight and obesity are major risks factors for several chronic illnesses, including cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. Since the pandemic, locally, we have seen increases in the prevalence of both overweight and obesity to 65.3% Nationally, (69.7% in Reading and 61.3% in West Berkshire) in 2021/22 (OHID 2023). This is of great concern.
To inform how we support residents to reach and maintain a healthy weight, live healthy and active lives, we want to hear from colleagues and...More
Reading Borough Council is working to update their Healthy Weight Needs Assessments.
Overweight and obesity are major risks factors for a number of chronic illnesses, and unfortunately the prevalence of both continue to rise. The Local Authority is therefore reviewing factors of this prevalence, and what effective actions, including weight management services should look like for our population(s).
In order to conduct this review, we are looking to get a better...More
Reading’s Community Safety Partnership (CSP) brings together Reading Borough Council, Thames Valley Police and other organisations in the town to reduce crime and improve safety in the Reading area. Earlier this year the CSP consulted with residents on what the areas of focus should be for the new CSP strategy and the following priorities were agreed:
Reducing crime in the areas where this is significant
Working with communities to tackle anti-social...More
Reading Green Park Station is a new railway station on the Reading to Basingstoke line. The station and multi-modal interchange will significantly improve accessibility and connectivity to this area of south Reading which has large-scale development proposed including the expansion of Green Park business park, Green Park Village residential development and the Royal Elm Park mixed use development.
The implementation of rail facilities will help to alleviate queues on...More
An opportunity for local residents to join the Southcote Community Association as volunteers in the lead up to the Annual General Meeting on 18 April.
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Coley Recreation Ground is a very popular park that has a number of facilities such as an outdoor gym, tennis courts, artificial cricket wicket and a children’s play area. The current play area’s safety surface is loose fill play sand and the equipment caters for children between 3 years to 12 years is old and needs upgrading. The project is to renovate the play area and change the safety surface to wetpour to make the site more accessible and including equipment for children of...More
Reading Borough Council owns the former Day Centre site north of Amethyst Lane and is seeking to sustainably redevelop this vacant brownfield site to create much needed affordable family housing and a new Adult Social Care Respite Facility to support people with learning disabilities.
Designs are being developed ahead of submitting a planning application in Spring 2023. The project team are engaging with the local community and stakeholders now to help shape the emerging proposals. The...More
Reading Borough Council are working to improve the open space on Glenmore Place, Dee Park. This will include the delivery of a new park and open space as part of the wider regeneration of the area.
Designs are being developed ahead of submitting a planning application in Spring 2023. The project team are engaging with the local community and stakeholders now to help shape the emerging proposal. The new park will contain play equipment aimed at children up to the age of...More
To introduce, remove or amend existing waiting restrictions and parking places either in the interests of safety or in response to demand. This has necessitated changing or revising existing Traffic Orders. Objections or comments should be sent in by:
Filling out the online survey below
Emailing highway.objections@reading.gov.uk
Or in writing to Highway Objections, Network Services, Highways & Traffic Services, Reading Borough...More
Reading Borough Council Housing Services has a long history of engaging with tenants and using your views to help shape the services we offer. We are currently collecting feedback so we can develop new ways of engagement that work for you and us.
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We are trying to find out how the local community would like to use the new Lyndhurst Road Community Centre.
Please let us know by completing this survey.
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As set out in our Transport Strategy 2036, we want to make Reading a great place to live, work, study, and play. Our vision is to develop a sustainable transport system that creates an attractive, green, and vibrant town with neighbourhoods that promote healthy choices and wellbeing.
We have secured more than £1 million through the Government’s Active Travel Fund to help us achieve this.
As well as helping to improve the health, wellbeing and safety of...More
Reading Borough Council has already put a scheme in to make further improvements to the underpass to benefit residents using it. There is a desire to improve the cycle route linking between the north and south sides of Reading Railway Station, which currently presents a barrier with the prohibition of cycling in place along the subway. Due to improvements that are planned for increasing the height of the subway, this statutory consultation proposes to revoke this cycling...More
Our Public Rights of Way are paths that the public has the right of access, which allow people to pass along them, even if the land is privately owned. You can walk on all Public Rights of Way, some are also open to horse riders, cyclists or motorists.
The Council manages the Public Rights of Way Network in Reading, which constitutes 41 footpaths, three bridleways and one restricted byway. Some of these are key routes connecting people to key destinations, such as the town centre,...More
A Draft Residential Conversions Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) has been published for consultation. This is a document setting out detailed planning guidance on proposals to convert houses to flats or to houses in multiple occupation (HMOs). It provides further detail that supplements policy H8 in the Reading Borough Local Plan (adopted 2019) and would replace the existing Residential Conversions SPD dating from 2013.
The Draft Residential Conversions SPD is open for public...More
Reading Borough Council owns the former Alice Burrows Care Home site north of Dwyer Road and is seeking to sustainably redevelop this vacant brownfield site to create much-needed affordable family housing and new flats suitable for council tenants looking to downsize.
Designs are being developed ahead of submitting a planning application in Spring 2023. The project team are engaging with the local community and stakeholders now to help shape the emerging proposals. The new homes will be...More
Reading Borough Council is consulting on its budget for the financial year 2023/24. We are inviting input from people who live and work in Reading, partners, local businesses, and people who come into Reading to use our services.
The consultation is open from 19 December 2022 to 19 January 2023.
If you require this consultation in another format such as large print, braille or in translation please email budget@reading.gov.uk
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As part of our plans to deliver vital adult social care services and affordable housing for the people of Reading, we are working on plans to develop the former Willows care home site on Hexham Road.
Our proposals include:
a day care service for adults with learning disabilities
sheltered housing for over 55s
council housing flats for older people
The development will provide access to either private gardens, shared roof terraces or shared courtyard spaces to...More
The Council will soon be investing in a new temporary community centre locally in Whitley Wood which will provide a home for clubs and social events in the area. This temporary community centre will remain in place until a permanent replacement can be built.
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The council will soon be investing in a new temporary community centre locally which will provide a home for clubs and social events in your area. This temporary community centre will remain in place until a permanent replacement can be built.
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The Council are carrying out consultation into the Autumn so you can tell us what you like about Coley Park and what you would like to see improved, including at your local community centre at 140 Wensley Road.
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Autism is a lifelong developmental condition that affects the way that a person interacts with and experiences the world around them and how people perceive, communicate and interact with others.
Autistic people see, hear and feel the world differently to other people. Autism varies widely and is often referred to as a spectrum condition, because of the range of ways it can impact on people and the different level of support they may need across their lives. Some autistic people...More
The council has commissioned ORS to carry out our next residents survey. This asks about residents’ views of the council, its services and the borough.
The survey will take place with a representative sample of residents, primarily by telephone, with limited in-street interviews, from the end of July until September.
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