 Please join us in shaping the development of new schemes to encourage active travel in West Berkshire through improved walking and cycling opportunities.
 Today is ‘No Smoking Day’ 🚭. Even if you’ve smoked for many years it’s never too late to quit. Quitting brings mental and physical benefits at any age.
The free ‘Smokefreelife Berkshire' service offers a wide variety of support to help you quit smoking today. You can also call 0800 622 6360 or 0118 449 2026 to make an appointment. Text QUIT to 66777
Smokefreelife Berkshire is a free service from Solutions 4 Health serving West Berkshire, Reading, Wokingham and Bracknell.
 Join us on our Facebook page on Tuesday 30 March at 5:30pm where Cllr Steve Ardagh-Walter (Executive Member for Environment) and Jon Winstanley (Service Director for Environment) will discuss the Delivery Plan of our Environment Strategy.
Our Delivery Plan lays out a framework of actions that will enable us to reach carbon neutrality by 2030 in the district, and will be published on our website next week.
In this Facebook Live session you will have an opportunity to learn more about the work we've already started as well as our aims and ambitions going forward.
If you have any questions you would like to submit beforehand that can be answered on the Facebook Live, please email us on: PR@westberks.gov.uk by 3pm on Friday 26 March.
Work to improve pedestrian and cyclist routes to Theale Railway Station will commence early next week.
This is the first phase of the Theale Station upgrade project. Work on the station site itself will be happening later on this year.
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 Newbury Rugby Club has been identified as the preferred site for the new sports ground which would include a high-quality artificial grass pitch, stadium, floodlights, a changing room and function room. The site would also be available for community use for rugby and other sports and activities.
We are hosting a webinar (online event) on Tuesday, 16 March at 5pm to update residents and answer their questions.
 On Monday, 8 March Councillor Hilary Cole (Executive Member for Planning, Housing & Public Protection) and Bryan Lyttle (Planning Policy Manager) answered residents' questions about the proposed West Berkshire Local Plan Review 2037.
We will be providing written answers to all the questions emailed in advance along with the ones in the Facebook chat and uploading them to our website.
You can view a recording of the event on either our Facebook page or on our YouTube channel:
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All not-for-profit organisations in West Berkshire are invited to apply for funding for Covid-19 related mental health projects. Grants of £500 to £30,000 will be awarded for successful applications.
The £200,000 'Surviving to Thriving' fund has been jointly launched by West Berkshire Council and Greenham Trust.
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Read more information about the Surviving the Thriving Covid19 Mental Health Fund:
Chance to win a £1000 Currys PC World Voucher if you enter before 24 April
For just £1 a week, West Berkshire Lottery is a fun and easy way to support your local community - 50% of the ticket sale goes directly to support your chosen good cause and 10% is added into the Good Causes fund.
There are weekly cash prizes up to the £25,000 jackpot. In addition, tickets purchased by 24 April will be entered into a national prize draw for a £1,000 Currys PC World Gift Voucher.
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