 Three fly-tippers fined for dumping
We’ve successfully tracked down and issued £400 fines to three fly-tippers responsible for dumping builders rubbish, vehicle parts, piles of rubbish bags and cardboard boxes in the borough.
The first perpetrator, a male from Reading, was issued with a fixed penalty notice after dumping fifteen bags of builder’s rubbish in Kentons Lane in Wargrave. His address was found on a cardboard box inside the rubbish bags, which led to the penalty being issued.
A male from Wokingham was caught after a Royal Mail parcel delivery note containing his name and address, plus items bearing his company logo were discovered amongst a pile of bags and cardboard boxes fly-tipped on Wargrave Road in Twyford. He was also issued with a fixed penalty notice.
Piles of bags, cardboard boxes and vehicle parts were fly-tipped in Viscount Way, Woodley. Upon discovery, enforcement officers found a name and address on an invoice discarded within the rubbish, which led to a male from Woodley being issued with a fixed penalty notice.
You can read more about how we’re cracking down on fly-tipping on our news site.
 A bird’s eye view of new facilities in Woodley
We’ve got a new view for you of some of the new facilities in Woodley after construction work brought new facilities to our community in recent years.
Bulmershe Leisure Centre has been rebuilt and was reopened last year, as well as expanding both the Bulmershe School and Addington School nearby.
This represents significant investment in leisure and education facilities in our borough and now we’re able to show you these sites from a new view for the first time.
Drone footage of the three sites is now available, showcasing the projects – including the investment in solar panels to help supply power to these locations. You can view the video in full on YouTube or Facebook.
 Supporting those in self-isolation
We will continue to support self-isolating residents, despite the changes to national rules on Monday (16 August).
This follows the delivery of a comprehensive Track and Trace programme during the last seven months, where the council has supported residents to stay home and curb the spread of Covid-19. Almost 4,000 residents have been contacted to offer help between January and July.
As the new rules come into effect, staff will still be on hand to support self-isolating residents, as well as close contacts who aren’t fully vaccinated. Read more on our news site or visit the Covid-19 hub on our website.
Meanwhile, we hosted a 16+ vaccine pop up at the Forest School in Winnersh last weekend. You can find the nearest walk-in Covid-19 vaccination site for those 16+ on the NHS website.
 Shaping cycling and walking routes for the borough
Plans are being drawn up to set out the walking and cycling network in the borough. We’re developing our Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP) to determine where best to focus investment to support active travel in the area.
Almost 1,000 respondents participated in the early stages and you’ll have another chance to do so later this year. Our teams are working on the specific routes for this and these will be put forward to you this year.
The routes have been informed by valuable feedback on where you want strategic cycle route connections between settlements, to where footway and crossing improvements are needed to improve connections between where people live and places they wish to access.
You can read more on our news site and get more background via the Wokingham Borough LCWIP Commonplace.
 Wokingham Community Lives keep streets clean
Optalis’ Wokingham Community Lives team have been doing a great job litter picking throughout Wokingham Borough in a joint effort to keep our streets clean.
The team are part of Wokingham Borough Council’s Adopt a Street Scheme and have adopted Smiths Walk and Sirius Close in Woosehill. Every week, the enthusiastic team, which currently has five regular attendees supported by two staff members, collect litter in these streets.
Our partners Optalis provide some adult care services on behalf of the council in the borough. Its community lives service allows these residents to develop skills, find companionship and improve well-being out in the community.
If you would like to take part and keep your streets clean, visit our Adopt a Street webpage and apply for your free litter picking pack.
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