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A group of older adults participate in a seated exercise class, with their arms raised high above their heads. The woman in the foreground wears a blue and white striped shirt and sits on a blue chair, while other participants in colorful clothing follow along with the movements in what appears to be a community center or gym with wooden floors.

9th September 2025

Join us on Older Persons' Day

This is a free event to celebrate older people in our community. There will be stalls, performances and the chance to take part in some activities.

A view of the new athletics track at Palmer Park Stadium showing the red running surface with white lane markings and numbered lanes 1-8. The track has a blue section and green areas, with a covered grandstand featuring red seating on the left side. The scene is set under a bright blue sky with white clouds, surrounded by green trees and open fields.

9th September 2025

New athletics track opens at Palmer Park

Palmer Park Leisure Centre & Stadium now has a brand new athletics track after £500k investment from the council and our leisure partner GLL.

A group of secondary school students in green uniforms gather around a table in a science laboratory, examining air quality monitoring equipment with an adult instructor in a white lab coat. The students appear engaged as they learn to use the white monitoring device, with laboratory benches, large windows, and other students visible in the background of the classroom setting.

9th September 2025

Clean air project reaches thousands of Reading students

Clean Air Living Matters (CALM) project raised awareness about air pollution with almost 9,000 students in Reading. The project visited 28 different schools over two years.

photo of the Civic Offices with the Reading Borough Council sign outside

30th July 2025

Council to propose boundary change with West Berkshire

Reading Borough Council will ask the Government to review its boundary with West Berkshire. It follows plans to create a new ‘Ridgeway’ council in Oxfordshire, which could affect nearby communities.

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Join us on Older Persons' Day

New athletics track opens at Palmer Park

Clean air project reaches thousands of Reading students

Council to propose boundary change with West Berkshire