Wokingham Borough Connect
 Free summer music events at Peach Place
Local music lovers can look forward to another summer of great entertainment as a series of free Saturday music events returns to Peach Place in Wokingham town centre this month.
Organised with Beyond the Download record store on Rose Street, the events are a great opportunity to listen to some fantastic free music and dance along whilst enjoying some of the delicious food and drink on offer in the surrounding independent businesses at Peach Place.
Starting with the Skangsters this Saturday (11 June) there's a great line up of bands planned for June to September, including a special Festival for Ukraine event on Saturday 25 June, in partnership with Generation Studio, to raise money to support charity British-Ukrainian Aid
Dates of events include:
- Saturday 11 June – The Skangsters (7.30pm to 10pm)
- Saturday 25 June – Festival for Ukraine (2pm to 10pm)
- Saturday 9 July – Funkin Souled Out plus support (4pm to 8pm)
- Saturday 6 August – Siren plus support (6pm to 10pm)
- Saturday 10 September – The New Highs plus support (4pm to 8pm)
Find out more about the events on our website.
 Events for carers
To mark Carers Week (6-12 June) we're working with TuVida, our carers service provider, to run a series of events for adult and young carers aimed at supporting their wellbeing and enabling them to feel safe coming forward for support.
A carer is anyone who looks after a family member or friend who has a disability, mental or physical illness, addiction, or who needs extra help as they grow older.
This year’s theme is ‘Making caring visible, valued and supported’ and each day has a different focus within the theme, with events taking place at different venues across the borough and online.
Events for adult carers include:
- Pampering session/stress management carers meeting – Early Crescent Resource Centre, Warbler Drive, Earley, RG6 4HB (Thursday 9 June, 10.30am to 2.30pm)
- Tai Chi – Online via Zoom (Thursday 9 June, 2pm to 3pm)
- Herbal medicine – Online via Zoom (Friday 10 June, 10.30am to 12 noon)
- M2M solicitors – Online via Zoom (Friday 10 June, 11am to 1pm)
Events for young carers include:
- Trip to Thorpe Park – Transport provided (Saturday 11 June, all day)
If you would like to find out more information about any of the events, or are interesting in attending, contact berkshirehub@tuvida.org or call (0118) 3247333. Please be advised that you will need to book a space for the young carers.
Find out more about the work we're doing to make carers more visible, valued and supported on our website.
 Acclaimed author to give talk on royal way of life
Royal biographer Matthew Dennison is helping to boost our jubilee celebrations by joining us for a digital talk.
This is part of our Authors Online series and his talk is being held tonight (Wednesday 8 June), from 7pm to 8pm.
The critically-acclaimed author published his first biography, The Last Princess: The Devoted Life of Queen Victoria's Youngest Daughter, in 2007.
His latest book The Queen, which is a comprehensive account of The Queen's life, will be released in paperback next month.
He is a regular contributor for the Telegraph and Country Life and he also contributed to ‘Queen Victoria’s Children’ and ‘Royal Cousins at War’ for BBC Two and ‘The Queen’s Longest Reign’ for BBC One.
Authors Online talks are free online sessions taking place on Microsoft Teams. You can find out more about the wide range of talks and events our libraries team run on the libraries website.
 Enjoy a fun-filled summer at Dinton Pastures
This summer couldn’t be more fun for residents and visitors to Wokingham borough, with a whole host of events and activities taking place at Dinton Pastures Country Park.
The lakeside beauty spot near Hurst is offering something to get everyone outside and enjoying the sunshine between now and early autumn - whether running a race, watching a film, dancing to live music or learning new skills on the water.
The activity courses, provided by Wokingham Borough Council, are designed to suit all ages and levels of experience or ability. Places are still available but they are selling quickly, so early booking is recommended to avoid disappointment.
Find out more about the different events and activities on offer on our website.
 Women's cycling skills for beginners course
Not ridden a bike for a long time and lost your confidence? Then our free Cycling Skills for Beginners course on Friday (10 June) could be the perfect place to start.
Run by My Journey Wokingham as part of Cycling UK's Bike Week, this free session is suitable for beginners who can ride a bike or women who have not cycled for a long time and need to improve their skills and confidence.
The session runs from 9.30am to 12pm and coaching will include skills such as: starting and stopping safely, bike control/steering and cornering, use of gears, looking behind, signalling and riding in a group.
Please bring along your own bike (in good working order) – or it may be possible to lend you a bike (please email: MyJourney@wokingham.gov.uk to enquire about borrowing a bike).
Find out more about this event and book a place on the My Journey events page.
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