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A pedestrian-friendly city street lined with red-brick buildings, shops and cafés, featuring wide pavements, planted seating areas and colourful bunting strung overhead. People walk, cycle and cross the street while two green buses travel along a single carriageway. Trees, flower planters and a brightly patterned building facade contribute to a vibrant, welcoming urban environment.

19th October 2026

Your vision of Reading town centre in 2040

Consultation opens to find out what people want Reading town centre to look like by 2040.

Street view of a community arts or cultural venue with red-brick buildings behind a low brick-and-metal fence. Purple wayfinding and venue signs stand near the entrance courtyard, and leafless trees frame the site under a bright blue sky. A paved footpath runs along the foreground.

14th October 2026

Whitley Festival celebrates its people, places and stories

Whitley is having a festival of events and activities next week, 19 to 23 October.

new community garden showing a stone path, bark chippings, large planters, shrubbery and small trees

9th October 2026

New Civic Centre community garden

Volunteers have transformed unused land next to the Civic Centre into a flourishing, inclusive community garden that everyone can enjoy.

Aerial view of a newly constructed pedestrian bridge leading to a building under construction. Around 20 people wearing high-visibility jackets and hard hats stand along both sides of the bridge and at its entrance, appearing to participate in an opening or inspection event. The bridge has red railings and connects to a partially completed building displaying the name “Feltham.” Construction materials and scaffolding are visible around the site, and a sign at the bottom of the image reads “Theatre opening Spring 2027.”

7th October 2026

Walkway to Studio Theatre and The Hexagon in place

The new walkway will provide step-free access to the new Studio Theatre and The Hexagon.