Caversham community information, news and local directory
June 19th, 2013
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Arthur Clark Care Home, Caversham is under threat of closure
Families, neighbours and friends of the residents of the Arthur Clark Care home in Caversham, Reading have taken action against a threat by Reading Borough Council to close the home. An online petition has been set up at http://chn.ge/YK83Bd and we are urging people to get involved and sign up to save many elderly and vulnerable pensioners from having to …
Sunday 16th June 2.30 – 5.30pm
The Friends of Caversham Court Gardens, the Friends of Reading Museum and the Friends of Reading Abbey are getting together again to host a joint party in Caversham Court Gardens.
Cream teas and home-made cakes will be on sale.
Entertainment will include music, theatre and heritage-themed activities for children.
Free entry. All welcome.
See www.fccg.org.uk or contact friends@fccg.org.uk for more details.
Two people were taken to hospital on sunday after a car accident in Caversham Heights.
The man and woman, thought to be in their 40s, were trapped in their overturned grey Vauxhall on Kidmore Road.
Fire crews from Wokingham Road and Dee Road stations received the call just after 2.30pm and were there until 4.50pm.
They had to remove all four car doors, the roof and tailgate to get the couple out on stretchers.
Two ambulances, an ambulance officer …
The Caversham Arts Trail returns for the 4th time and will be held on 11–12th and 17–19th May 2013.
The Trail will take place in thirteen venues across Caversham with 29 artists taking part. This year there will be eight new artists and three new venues.
Work will include ceramics, painting, collage, stained glass, knitted textiles, prints, découpage, jewellery, sculpture and batik. The Trail gives members of the public the opportunity to meet the artists in their …
Reading borough councillors agreed a council tax increase of 1.9 per cent at their budget meeting last night.
Leader of the council Councillor Jo Lovelock said: “This budget represents a difficult balancing act in order to protect services that the most vulnerable need, such as adult social care and child protection.”
More than 90 posts have been cut to save £2 million of the £13.4 million shortfall in Government funding.
Bottom line council tax bills – which include …
A new social club could be founded at the now-closed Caversham Conservative Club if a buyer can be found for a bungalow on the site.
The club was forced to close after going into liquidation over an unpaid debt to a supplier in May last year, and was served with a winding up order. The bill was initially small but due to lack of payment has grown to an estimated £150,000.
The Association of Conservative Clubs (ACC) …
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