Whitfest, part of Aspire2 and the Whitley excellence cluster, has launched a new Whitfest showcase to celebrate groups and people who have contributed to the Whitley community. Public nominations need to submitted by 18 November 2018 and the winners will be announced in February 2019.
These planning applications may be discussed at one of the next Reading Borough Council planning applications committees.
Meet your Reading Borough councillors at the Whitley Labour Ward Surgery and Church Labour Ward Surgery on Saturday 3 November at 10.30am. They will be at the Community Café, Northumberland Avenue, Reading for an hour and a half.
These planning applications may be discussed at one of the next Reading Borough Council planning applications committees.
Theatre company Dante or Die is looking for Whitley people to act or sing in their new show Take On Me, which will be staged at the South Reading Leisure Centre on Northumberland Avenue in March 2019.
Overall reported crime in Church ward has increased by 7% between the 12 months ending August 2017 and the 12 months ending August 2018, according to crime statistics released by the Home Office.
Whitley’s RG2 Radio presents a family fun day celebrating black history month on Sunday 21 October at the South Reading Community Centre on Northumberland Avenue, Reading. They’ve lined up activities and workshops in art, dance and spoken word for children and adults on the theme of African Kings & Queens.
Kennet Island Piazza
The Church and Whitley neighbourhood policing team will hold a Have Your Say Meeting on Sunday 20 October at 11.45am at the Piazza, Kennet Island, Whitley.
These planning applications may be discussed at one of the next Reading Borough Council planning applications committees.
Whitley Community Cafe
The Church and Whitley neighbourhood policing team will hold a Have Your Say Meeting on Saturday 20 October at 10.30am at Whitley Hub Café, Northumberland Avenue.
Thames Valley Police (TVP) are appealing for witnesses to a traffic collision on Northumberland Avenue in the early hours of today, Friday 12 October. The police are now treating the incident as attempted murder.
Reading Borough Council will discuss a planning application in Church ward this week.
There were six new planning applications for Church, Katesgrove, Redlands and Whitley wards last week. They may be discussed at one of the next Reading Borough Council planning applications committees.
The old Whitley Library building has now closed
The old Whitley library on Northumberland Avenue has been added to Reading’s list of locally important buildings and structures. This means that in future it will be subject to more detailed planning controls than an unlisted building.
Reading Borough Council have asked for public feedback on their proposal to close the Willows residential care home on Hexham Road in Whitley. Responses need to be returned by 24 October.
There were four new planning applications for Church, Minster, Redlands and Whitley wards last week. They may be discussed at one of the next Reading Borough Council planning applications committees.
The University of Reading (UoR) and property developer UPP have appealed to the Planning Inspectorate to redevelop St Patrick’s Hall on Northcourt Avenue. Reading Borough Council (RBC) refused the University’s application in February 2018. Public objections need to be submitted to the inspectorate before 18 October.
Dennis Wood, author of Views from the Hill, a history of Whitley, will be giving an illustrated talk at 2pm on Saturday 29 September at Whitley Library.
There were five new planning applications for Church, Katesgrove and Whitley wards last week. They may be discussed at one of the next Reading Borough Council planning applications committees.
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Overall reported crime in Church ward has increased by 6% between the 12 months ending July 2017 and the 12 months ending July 2018, according to crime statistics released by the Home Office.
