 Shape your borough’s future
There’s still time to give your views on the draft vision for the future of the borough.
Drawn up by dozens of partners, with views and insights from thousands of residents in the last year, it sets out what the borough should be in the years ahead.
It lays out six ambitions for the borough to follow to 2035, guiding our actions as well as those of voluntary and community partners.
We need your views on these ambitions and the wider vision by Friday 28 June, so take the survey below.
Or you can give your feedback, ask questions or learn more about the Community Vision, at our in-person sessions at our libraries:
- Finchampstead Library - Friday 7 June, 10am to 12 noon
- Woodley Library - Saturday 15 June, 10am to 12 noon
- Twyford Library - Friday 21 June, 2pm to 5pm
- Lower Earley Library - Monday 24 June, 10am to 12 noon
 Enjoy a Marvellous weekend this summer
Marvellous Festival will be celebrating its 21st birthday at Dinton Pastures on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 July.
As the UK’s biggest and longest running tribute festival, the event will feature 14 world-class tributes, including Queen, Taylor Swift, Tina Turner, The Blues Brothers, Adele, Blondie, The Killers, George Michael and more. There will also be a silent disco.
Children will find plenty to do with fairground rides and free activities in the Big Kids’ Village. A range of food stalls and fully licensed bars will be present to offer a great selection of fine fare.
Tickets can be booked online now, including options for camping and glamping packages.
 Putting carers on the map
The Wokingham Carers Partnership is organising a series of free events to celebrate Carers Week 2024 (10 to 16 June).
The following events are being held locally:
- Monday 10 June - information event for family/parent carers at Loddon Valley Leisure Centre, Lower Earley, 10am to 2pm. Get help from a range of local charities and organisations
- Tuesday 11 June - walk at Dinton Pastures Country Park, Hurst, 1pm to 3pm* and quiz night at Sedero Lounge, Wokingham, 6.30pm to 8.30pm*
- Wednesday 12 June - carers’ lunch at Winnersh Community Centre, 12.15pm to 2.30pm*
- Thursday 13 June - coffee afternoon at FBC Centre, Finchampstead, 1pm to 3pm and bingo evening at BJs Bingo, Reading, 5.30pm to 9.30pm
- Friday 14 June - NHS bus and information event at Woodley shopping centre, Crockhamwell Road, 10am to 1pm
Events with an asterisk (*) must be booked in advance. To find out more and to book, email Promise Inclusion or call (0118) 9594242. Our website has more information on support for carers.
 11 days left to register to vote
You must be registered to vote in the general election if you plan to take part in voting for your MP on Thursday 4 July.
Remember you may be voting in at a different place or for a different area, due to changes in the areas MPs cover locally.
Registering to vote takes less than five minutes and must be done by 11.59pm on 18 June 2024. You’ll be asked for your National Insurance number (but you can still register if you do not have one).
After you’ve registered, your name and address will appear on the electoral register. There’s a different process to register anonymously, for example if you’re
 Great Big Green Week, next week
We’re encouraging residents to take part in The Great Big Green Week, with lots of opportunities to get involved. This year takes place from Saturday 8 to Sunday 16 June. Local events include:
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Free Nature Day at Rooks Nest Wood – Saturday 8 June (12 noon to 4pm). Jointly hosted by us and Thames Basin Heaths Partnership
- “Losing Eden: Why our minds need the wild” talk with author and journalist Lucy Jones at Wokingham Library – Tuesday 11 June (10.30am to 11.30am). This event is free to attend, but places must be booked
- Nature recovery webinar – Tuesday 11 June (6.30pm to 8pm): Join in an online discussion about the latest on the Berkshire Nature Recovery Strategy. Free to attend and you can register online for information on how to join the webinar
- Go on a bug hunt: Wokingham Town Council is encouraging people to take part in a bug hunt for a citizen science project. You can find out more about the Wokingham Big Bug Hunt and download a count sheet online
Crews from Jett Distribution are now assembling and delivering up to 1,000 wheeled bins a day, ahead of our upcoming waste collection changes. To see them in action, check out our short video.
They won’t reach all households until late July, so please be patient – and don’t use your bin as soon as it arrives, as it won’t be emptied until the service changes in mid-August.
What you might have missed
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