Wokingham Borough Connect
 Don't take risks on the railway tracks
Star Lane Level Crossing in Wokingham has been named by Network Rail as joint top for level crossing misuse between April 2023 and March 2024 on their Wessex route.
27 incidents of misuse were recorded at the crossing on Easthampstead Road in Wokingham, any one of which could have ended in serious injuries or fatalities.
The Wessex route includes towns and communities in part or all of the counties of Surrey, Berkshire, Hampshire, Dorset, Devon, Somerset and Wiltshire.
Network Rail have compiled a montage video of CCTV showing examples of misuse and near misses which you can watch below.
 Pupils from Floreat Montague Park, winners in the schools (total points) category
Thousands step forward to Beat the Street
Over 14,000 people took part in this summer's Beat the Street, a game that awards points for exploring Wokingham Borough by walking, wheeling or cycling.
Players racked up a staggering 163,680 miles in total, the distance equivalent of more than 13 return trips from London to Tokyo.
They either used a contactless card or a smartphone app to check in at more than 100 "beat boxes" across the borough, all marked on a map.
About 6,200 people took part when we last held Beat the Street, so we're thrilled to have more than doubled participation.
This year's community winners were:
- Schools (total points) - Floreat Montague Park Primary School
- Schools (average points) - Westende Junior School
- Empowered schools (total points) - Addington School, Red Eagles
- Community and workplace teams (total points) - Redwood Early Years
- Community and workplace teams (average points) - Southlake Unofficial
- Running and cycling teams (total points) - Finch Coasters Running Club
- Running and cycling teams (average points) - Finch Coasters Running Club
- Small teams - Active4 Health
- Charity - Wokingham Foodbank
- Individual leaderboard (adult) - Max Polkinghorne
- Individual leaderboard (child) - JoyH
Beat the Street was run by Intelligent Health in partnership with our My Journey Wokingham active travel team, and funded by us and the Government.
 Another chance to get out in nature
We've just finished building a new pedestrian and cycle path connecting two of the borough's nature parks.
The route runs through Hazebrouck Meadow at Arborfield Green and connects to its new counterpart at Hogwood Park, at the former Reading Football Club training ground in Finchampstead parish.
We carried out the work with funding that developers must pay towards community infrastructure as part of their permissions to build new housing in the area.
Our nature parks have been provided across the borough to give residents an attractive green space to visit while providing additional havens for our wildlife.
 New signs help us walk around more confidently
We'd like to thank the Loddon Valley Ramblers for installing new footpath signs in various locations, helping residents walk around the borough more confidently.
The volunteer group, who we work in partnership with, have finished installing the new signs in Shinfield, Earley and Wargrave parishes, and are working hard to cover Arborfield and Wokingham Without parishes by the end of August.
The new signs either replace existing signs that are damaged or make clearer the routes of rights of way, so residents no longer need to worry about getting lost or trespassing.
The installations are funded by us, the Ramblers and Earley Town Council.
Volunteers make paths safer and easier to use
The Ramblers have also carried out improvement works to our footpaths that are in poor or dangerous condition over the last couple of months.
Kissing gates were installed at both ends of the footpath beside Shinfield Studio off Cutbush Lane to prevent inappropriate use of the path by cyclists.
In Wargrave, they repaired the stile on a footpath and re-decked a damaged footbridge near Scarletts Farm at Hare Hatch.
Over the years, the Ramblers have been helping us improve our footpath network, making the borough more walking friendly. Thank you for all the great effort!
 Upcoming roadworks
Charvil
Road Closure – Park Lane
BT will be replacing a telecoms pole between Landsend Lane and Lands End Equestrian Centre on 29 July, 9.30am to 3.30pm.
https://one.network/?GB139379564
Finchampstead
2-way lights – Fleet Hill
We'll be carrying out drainage installation works between A327 Reading Road and The Village from 29 July to 9 August.
https://one.network/?GB139627758
Hurst
Road Closure – Whistley Mill Lane
BT will be replacing a telecoms pole between Landsend Lane and Lands End Equestrian Centre on 29 July, 9.30am to 3.30pm.
https://one.network/?GB138790647
Ruscombe
Road Closure - Stanlake Lane
BT will be replacing a telecoms pole between B3018 Waltham Road and B3024 Ruscombe Lane on 2 August, 9.30am to 3.30pm.
https://one.network/?GB138790508
Shinfield
Multi-way lights - School Green
Nextfibre will be clearing blockages by the roundabout with Hollow Lane and Arborfield Road from 31 July to 2 August, 9.30am to 4pm.
https://one.network/?GB139146600
Sonning
Road Closure - Pearson Road
Gigaclear will be installing fibre optics between High Street and Pound Lane, from 31 July to 6 August.
https://one.network/?GB139004444
Wargrave
Road Closure - Crazies Hill
Thames Water will be connecting a new customer between Hatch Gate Lane and Crazies Hill Primary School from 29 July to 1 August.
https://one.network/?GB138808224
2-way lights - White Hill
Gigaclear will be clearing blockages between Remenham Church Lane and Aston Lane from 30 July to 1 August 9.30am to 4pm.
https://one.network/?GB139516915
Wokingham
Road Closure - Barkham Road
SGN will be carrying out customer connections between Oxford Road and Havelock Street, from 30 to 31 July. The road will be closed at 9am on 30 July and reopen at 6am on 31 July.
https://one.network/?GB139179725
Woodley
Multi-way lights – Loddon Bridge Road
BT will be clearing blockages at the junction of Colemans Moor Lane from 30 July to 1 August.
https://one.network/?GB139392684
Keeping up to date
- For planned and emergency roadworks, follow our Twitter and Facebook pages
- To find out about roadworks near you, visit One.network
- For active and sustainable travel, including events, training and resources, visit MyJourney Wokingham
- Visit our major projects page for plans and updates
- For information on re-surfacing and reactive carriageway repairs visit our pothole and road repairs page
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You can report any issues with roads and streets online, including street lights, problems with traffic lights, potholes, damaged street furniture, problems with road markings and removal of dead animals
- You can track the progress of any issue you have reported with your reference number
- On our parking and permits page, you can find information including car parks and costs around the borough, resident parking permits, park and ride services and appealing a parking fine
- Our transport and travel page includes information on applying for a senior citizen or disabled person's bus and train pass and local public transport information
- The blue parking badges page has information on applying for, using, replacing and returning your blue badge
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