 CLOSES TONIGHT: Solar panel scheme registration
Today’s the last day to register your interest for Solar Together, the solar panel scheme.
The scheme makes it easier and cheaper for you to install solar panels onto your home, whilst helping to reduce your carbon footprint and save on energy bills. It also supports our vision for Wokingham Borough to be carbon neutral by 2030.
It’s open to residents who own their own homes or have permission from their landlord to install solar panels, as well as small and medium-sized businesses.
The more people who register, the better the deal for each household. Once you receive your quote, there’s no obligation to continue – the choice is yours.
Registration closes tonight (11 August) at 10pm. Join thousands of other Berkshire residents by registering your interest today.
 Explore green spaces on your doorstep
The great British summer has returned in recent days – we can’t promise how long for!
But whenever you want to get some fresh air or exercise with your family or dog, whatever the weather, check out the Greenspace on your doorstep guide.
Produced by our partners at Thames Basin Heaths Partnership, this online directory lists 62 dog-friendly, family-friendly country walks across Surrey, Hampshire and Berkshire. A number of them are located in our borough, such as:
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May’s Farm Meadow in Shinfield (RG7 1EP) - a series of wildflower meadows including field poppy, yarrow, selfheal and musk mallow
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Hazebrouck Meadow in Arborfield (RG2 9LS) - it comprises hay meadow grasslands, habitat ponds and woodland, and a bat barn
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Old Forest Road Meadow in Wokingham (RG41 1LA) - a short walk along the Emm Brook and through wildflower meadows
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Rook's Nest Wood in Barkham (RG40 4EU) - the fen area has been designated as a Local Wildlife Site and is home to several plant species
These are just some of the great green spaces we have on our doorstep. We hope you will enjoy using the online directory to discover new places in the borough. You can also download a copy and use it offline when you are out and about.
 Community vision for parish’s future adopted
A vision to help ensure Twyford remains a healthy, vibrant community for years to come is now a formal planning document after getting residents' seal of approval.
We’ve adopted the Twyford neighbourhood plan, which passed a referendum last month with 88.5 per cent of voters in favour, so it will guide any future planning decisions in the parish.
The plan was prepared by Twyford Parish Council with significant local input and includes policies to influence any development that comes forward.
It covers community facilities, sustainable travel including the station, maintaining a thriving village centre, improving air quality, protecting tree cover, cutting carbon emissions and more.
It also states the preferred type, mix and appearance of new homes and calls for the provision of a new community hub at the Old Polehampton Boys’ School with developer funding.
A copy of the plan may be viewed on our website along with a draft of Finchampstead’s neighbourhood plan, which goes to referendum on 7 September.
 Boost for electric vehicle charger rollout
We're pleased to announce that we'll be getting significant Government investment in our plans to make owning and driving an electric vehicle more convenient in Wokingham Borough.
The Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV) has awarded us £282,000 from its Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) fund towards installing more chargepoints.
Most of this would support planning the project, ensuring the correct processes are followed, while a separate application for £264,000 would fund the chargepoints themselves if it is approved.
To plan ahead as effectively as possible, we're inviting suggestions from residents in areas where chargepoints might be appropriate as your feedback has helped shaped previous installations.
If you and many of your neighbours don't have a private driveway or garage, you can email evon-streetchargepoints@wokingham.gov.uk to be considered - though please bear in mind that we can't guarantee provision.
What you might have missed
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