Wokingham Borough Connect
 Dinton Santa Dash
Dinton's annual charity Santa Dash returns this year with hundreds of santas dressing up to take part in this fun event on Saturday 18 December.
Whilst the event is now fully booked for runners, why not come along to watch the dash or, if you can't attend, go to the First Days Children's Charity website to make a donation to this great cause.
The 2km Santa Dash starts at 10:30am and the 5km Dash at 11am.
Find out more about the event on the Barnes Fitness Santa Dash web page.
 Why not join a winter run at Dinton?
If you missed out on a spot for the Dinton Santa Dash, or want to keep fit for next years event, why not take part in Enterprise Accountant's Winter 5 series of runs at Dinton Pastures?
The 5 mile multi-terrain course has a mixture of everything - mud, paths, fields and even a flight of stairs!
The first of the monthly events took place in November but there is still time to sign up for the remaining runs which are being held on
EVENT 2 - Sunday 19 December, 9.30am
EVENT 3 - Sunday 9 January, 9.30am
EVENT 4 - Sunday 13 February, 9.30am
You can take part in all four events or just select a couple - it's up to you!
Sign up via the Barnes Fitness webpage.
 Free courses to support your wellbeing
The latest Wokingham Recovery College prospectus has just launched with details of courses from January to April 2022.
The College offers a range of free mental health and wellbeing training courses aimed at supporting people through their recovery journey and advising those who wish to learn more. Delivered by people with personal experience of mental illness, the classes are a safe space where you can be yourself.
This spring sees a range of courses being run in person and online and covering topics such as living a stress life, moving on with journaling, managing low moods and being more assertive.
Find out more and view the prospectus and course list on the Wokingham Recovery College webpage.
 Mini winter reading challenge for youngsters
The 2021 Winter Mini Challenge, run by The Reading Agency in partnership with WWF, is on!
The Summer Reading Challenge this year saw thousands of children reading and exploring nature and action for the environment as part of this year’s Wild World Heroes theme. Now things have started to get chilly and the winter holidays are coming, children can join the Wild World Heroes as they embark on an Arctic adventure.
They can find out about the creatures that live there and the environmental issues facing this precious, remote place. They might even spot a narwhal or two! The Challenge started on Wednesday 1 December 2021 and ends on Saturday 15 January 2022.
Visit the Winter Mini Challenge website to find out more about this year’s booklist and how you can get involved. All you have to do to complete the Winter Mini Challenge is choose a reading goal (we recommend three books) and then read that many books before the end of the Challenge.
For inspiration, why not visit our virtual library for books to download and read or listen to, or visit one of our libraries (see information about opening times on our libraries webpage).
Drop into any of our libraries during December and pick up a free Winter Activity Booklet while you choose your books!
 Library events for young people in the new year
We’ve got our teen writing group with guest speaker author Temi Oh. The event is suitable for young people aged 11 to 18 years old and runs on Saturday 8 January at 10.30am to 12 noon.
Our children's creative writing group online session for children aged 8 to 10 year olds will run on Thursday 13 January, from 4pm to 4.45pm.
To sign up email libraries@wokingham.gov.uk with the session you would like to attend, your name and library card number and you will be sent details of how to join the day before.
 Library events for adults in the pipeline
Broadmoor Revealed: the Victorian Asylum - Tuesday 11 January at 7pm (online)
Join Mark Stevens for a virtual glimpse behind the walls of Victorian Broadmoor, England’s first criminal lunatic asylum.
Mark is county archivist for Berkshire and the Broadmoor archive is one of the collections in his care.
Authors Online talk with Elizabeth Okoh on Tuesday 22 February at 7pm
Our popular Authors Online series is back! Join us for this interview with Elizabeth Okoh, who is a British Nigerian writer, creative director, content creator and photographer.
Okoh’s work is inspired and influenced by social justice, Nigerian culture, immigration and living in the diaspora. Her debut novel The Returnees was published in 2020.
To sign up for either of these events email libraries@wokingham.gov.uk
Festive updates
There'll be a slightly longer gap to our next update as we pause our email newsletters over the festive break.
You'll get your next What's on update on Wednesday 5 January
We'll still be sending updates out on rubbish and recycling so you can keep track of bin day and recycle as much as possible this Christmas. Sign up using the button below.
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