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The Household Support Fund has been extended until the end of September 2022 to support vulnerable households most in need of help with significantly rising living costs.
To date the fund has successfully helped support over 1,400 households to pay for energy bills, food and clothing. The funding has also supported 4,000 children across West Berkshire by providing Free School Meal vouchers, recognising the additional financial pressure during this time.
The funding is limited and will be made available to assist vulnerable residents, pensioners and children across West Berkshire.
To read the criteria and apply for the Household Support Fund, please visit our website: https://www.westberks.gov.uk/householdsupportfund.
 It's Mental Health Awareness Week and a chance to think about how we look after ourselves.
However busy you are, sometimes you need to take some time and do something for yourself. You could read a book, or maybe you want to try something different? What about learning new recipes, having an activity to do with a friend or maybe popping on a pedometer and going for a walk?
Did you know you can find all of this and more in the new Wellbeing Bags from your local library?
You can now borrow a Wellbeing Bag for free from your local West Berkshire library.
The bags launch this week and are available with a selection of items at all libraries across West Berkshire. Grab a bag of support for your health and wellbeing this week.
 Regeneration of the Council-owned London Road Industrial Estate (LRIE) in Newbury is part of our strategic commitment to deliver of a mixed-use site that delivers economic growth, an improved local environment within which to work, travel and live, and provides effective links to the town centre.
Work towards the economic regeneration of the LRIE in Newbury continues to progress with the results of the LRIE review expected to be considered by the Council’s Executive at a meeting in June 2022.
We're in the process of taking the next steps of planning how the estate will look-and-feel through continuous partnership working with local businesses, researching market demand, and consciously working towards the district’s ambition to be carbon neutral by 2030.
Our aspirations for the LRIE are very clear – it is an employment site that supports many local jobs and businesses, and its regeneration must be economic development led. Much has changed during the past few years, and the LRIE has the potential to deliver a range of economic, employment and environmental benefits for Newbury and the wider district.
For more information and to keep up to date on the progress of the regeneration of the London Road Industrial Estate, please visit our website: https://info.westberks.gov.uk/lrie.
 Cyclomaniacs is a fun session of cycling for children aged 9 to 12 years.
Taking place on Saturday mornings from 9:00am to 11:30am, no specialist equipment is needed; just a bike, a cycle helmet and a can-do attitude to have fun!
There are limited places available and it only costs £15 per rider. The sessions will take place at Shaw House, Church Rd, Shaw, Newbury, RG14 2DR.
The next Cyclomaniacs club events are taking place on the following dates: 21 May, 4 June, 18 June, 2 July, 16 July, 3 September and 17 September.
For more information and to book your place, visit our website about active travel and road safety or email activetravel@westberks.gov.uk if you have any questions.
A limited number of loan bikes are available on the day at a cost of £5 per bike per session.
Bikeability
Level 2 and Level 3 Bikeability courses are also available. This is the modern standard for cycle training, giving everyone the skills and confidence to cycle on today's roads. Please contact: activetravel@westberks.gov.uk for more information.
 Shaw House is hosting an Antiques & Brocante Market on Sunday 29 May, and again on Sunday 14 August.
This unique French style Brocante market is making a welcome return to Shaw House, offering antiques, vintage, retro, bric-a-brac and decorative arts items plus vinyl records outside on the Great Lawn. It is a great day out for all the family with free entry to explore the House. Street food will be available outside, plus light refreshments from the café and pre-prepared picnics are available to order from www.westberkshireheritage.org/whats-on.
Shaw House | Sunday 29 May & 14 August | 10am – 4pm | No need to book | Free | Outdoor event
 On Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 May 2022 in partnership with Veolia, we'll be giving away soil conditioner.
It's available to collect from our Padworth Integrated Waste Management Facility between 10am and 4pm. You'll need to bring along your own bags/boxes to load the compost into their vehicles.
Vehicle restrictions will be in place and please bring along proof of address. Depending on demand you may need to queue for the soil conditioner. Please be patient, this is a free event and it is available on a 'first come, first served' basis or until it runs out! We also ask that you only collect a reasonable amount to ensure everyone has an opportunity to make use of this offer.
Please visit www.westberks.gov.uk/compost for more information.
 If you’re more than 10 weeks pregnant or have a child under 4, you may be entitled to help to buy healthy food and milk.
Healthy Start is a national programme which helps families with low incomes by providing free vitamins from pregnancy until the child is four. It also offers financial support to pay for fruit and vegetables, pulses, cow’s milk, or Step One formula milk.
If you’re eligible, you’ll be sent a Healthy Start card with money on it that you can use in a number of shops. Your benefit will be added to the card every 4 weeks.
Apply for your Healthy Start now.
Are you a consultant that supports construction services within the wider Berkshire area?
Would you like to work locally on projects that directly benefit communities?
Then you should come and 'Meet the Buyer'.
This event is a unique opportunity to meet West Berkshire Council's Property Services team responsible for appointing consultants and contractors to work on West Berkshire's Capital Projects.
If you'd like to find out more and book for the event, please click the button below.
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