Wokingham Borough Connect
 Toy Run this Sunday
The annual Reading Toy Run is back this weekend! This annual event will see hundreds of motorcyclists in fancy dress and decorated bikes ride from Shinfield Park to deliver Christmas presents for the children at Barnardo’s High Close School in Wokingham.
This year's event takes place this Sunday (4 December) from 2pm, with riders meeting at Wood PLC in Shinfield Park and travelling down Lower Earley Way, Reading Road, Rectory Road and Wiltshire Road to drop Christmas presents to Barnardo’s High Close School.
Roads will be closed to allow the toy run to take place, as well as ensure the safety of the hundreds of spectators who line the streets to watch the event take place.
 The Ridges in Finchampstead reopens
The Ridges in Finchampstead reopened this week after major restoration works were completed,
In Spring last year sections of The Ridges started to collapse with a long-term solution needed to prevent it from happening again.
This complex project involved a range of technical disciplines to identify the right solution, considering long term stability, disruption during construction, land availability, value for money and environmental impacts (including tree retention and carbon impacts).
Specialist engineers were required to look at the issue and to come up with some different solutions with soil nails being chosen as the preferred option.
We thank you all for your patience while we have carried out these extensive and essential works.
 How to report a pothole or issue with a road
Did you know you can report problems, such as potholes, damaged street lights or even an obstruction in the road online?
Our map based highways reporting system is a simple way to report issues with the roads quickly via our website and we can even update you on the progress of your query if you choose to leave your email address.
Click here to report a problem with a road
 New bike lockers installed with our support
Our My Journey team were thrilled to work with Wokingham Town Council to install four new bike lockers at the entrance to Denmark Street Car Park in Wokingham.
These are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week and can be booked for the whole day for just £1.
Cyclists must register in advance through the Spokesafe app, which allows them to check availability in advance and generates an access code for maximum security.
The lockers were funded by a Government sustainable travel grant to our My Journey Wokingham team, which we passed on to the town council.
Four more will follow in the town centre once a location is decided.
 Upcoming roadworks
Hurst
Multi-way lights – Whistley Green
These lights will be in place at the junction of Broadwater Laned on 5-16 December to allow SGN to carry out gas one.network/?GB131041115
Shinfield
Road closure – Black Boy Roundabout
This closure will be in place on the Western Off-Ramp overnight on 4-5 December, 8pm-6am to allow resurfacing works to be carried out. one.network/?GB131700089
2-way lights – Arborfield Road
These lights will be in place on the bridge over the Loddon on 7 December, 930am-4pm to allow highway maintenance works to be carried out. one.network/?GB131871866
Multi-way lights – Arborfield Road
These lights will be in place at the junction of Vickers Close on 7 December, 930am-4pm, to allow highway maintenance works to be carried out. one.network/?GB131871988
Wokingham
Road Closure – Easthampstead Road
This closure will be in place at Star Lane Crossing overnight on morning of 5 December, 2am-4am, to allow Network Rail safe access. one.network/?GB131653523
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