 Beat the Street sees 10,000 taking part in first week
More than 11,000 people have already joined this year’s Beat the Street initiative.
The community game, which encourages everyone to explore the borough by walking, wheeling or cycling, is already bigger and better in its second year.
It covers more areas, with almost twice as many players as before. They've logged 42,000 miles, approaching two laps of the Equator, and should hopefully smash the previous tally of 151,000 miles.
They include pupils from Addington School in Woodley (pictured above), who enjoyed a special guided trip when the game launched.
You play by tapping a special contactless card on "Beat Boxes" across Wokingham town, Winnersh, Woodley, Twyford, Finchampstead, Arborfield, Hurst and Wargrave.
Just sign up for Beat the Street online to get your free card and a map of all Beat Box locations. Alternatively, download the app for Apple or Android devices.
 MP candidates confirmed ahead of general election
Candidate lists have now been published for the MP areas in our borough ahead of the 4 July general election.
Our current elections page has the details for candidates in:
If you’re not sure which area you are in, as boundaries have changed for this general election, check your Parliamentary area and MP candidates on the Electoral Commission website.
Key deadlines
Reminder – Dinton Pastures and JL Events are hosting a free father’s day fun day on Sunday (16 June) from 11am to 4pm at the country park in Hurst
 Up to £140 to help with cost of living
The Household Support Fund is open for applications to get residents money to help with the cost of:
- Food
- Energy
- Bills
- Other essentials
If you have a child who receives means-tested free school meals, you apply to First Days Children's Charity for Holiday Food Vouchers. This is £20 per week, per child, during the school holidays.
For anyone else, if you’ve previously been awarded a one-off grant (between October 2023 and March 2024) you can now apply again if you need help. You could be given for £70 or £140 depending on your situation.
You can apply to Citizens Advice Wokingham or Age UK Berkshire. Select the button below to start your application.
Other options
 Bidding farewell to long-serving librarian
A long-serving and much-loved member of the Wokingham Borough Libraries team has retired after many years of helping residents to fall in love with reading.
Heather Dyson decided to step down at the end of May following 42 years in the library service and will be a familiar face to many, having worked at lots of different libraries across Wokingham Borough and Berkshire.
She joined the team in 1982 when it was part of Berkshire County Council, 16 years before Wokingham Borough Council was formed as a unitary authority.
Heather said: “I’ve been privileged to have held so many enjoyable jobs over the years and they have all been related to my main passion in life, which is books and reading. I’ve met some wonderful people in the community and worked with many great colleagues too. It’s been a blast.”
 Events for Learning Disability Week
A charity that supports adults with learning disabilities is hosting a variety of activities as part of Learning Disability Week.
Members of CLASP Wokingham will be celebrating this year’s theme ‘Do You See Me?’ which is all about being seen, heard and valued.
Ahead of the week, which runs from 17 to 23 June, the CLASP choir will be singing outside Waitrose at Peach Place in Wokingham, from 12.30pm to 1.30pm.
Other events being held during Learning Disability Week include a Mini Olympics, a social evening at the Sedero Lounge in Wokingham and a cycling session with My Journey Wokingham.
The group welcomes new members and runs activities every month. To find out more, send CLASP an email or call 07780 749453.
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