Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service (RBFRS) is urging residents to celebrate safely during the forthcoming Halloween and Bonfire night celebrations. RBFRS urges residents to be mindful of their surroundings by considering their neighbours when planning their celebrations. Steve Beard, Station Manager for Prevention at RBFRS, said: “Bonfires should be kept under control and you […]
Newbury
Find Joy at the Corn Exchange with Vamos Theatre
This November, the UK’s leading full mask theatre company, Vamos Theatre will bring their award-winning show, Finding Joy to the Corn Exchange in Newbury. Joy is 83 today: she’s funny, loves to dance, and is losing her memory. Her grandson, Danny is rebellious, bright and always getting into trouble. When Danny decides to look after […]
Newbury’s Flat season ends with the Worthington’s Armed Forces Raceday this Saturday
Newbury’s Flat season draws to a close this Saturday, October 28, with Worthington’s Armed Forces Raceday. The highlights of the thrilling seven-race programme are the £60,000 G3 Worthington’s ‘Indigo Leisure’ Stakes (2.15pm, 15 entries) over a mile and a half for three-year-olds and upwards, and the £40,000 G3 Bathwick Tyres Stakes (2.50pm, 13 entries) over […]
Pumpkin Trail, Food, Art & Crafts at Newbury Artisan Market
Newbury Artisan Market is the place to be this Sunday 29 October, with its Halloween themed additions! Bought to Newbury town centre by Newbury BID and delivered by Newbury Artisan Market this is set to be the biggest and best market yet. With over 70 stalls booked and Halloween just days away this is the […]
Closure of the B4009 Hampstead Norreys Road, at the M4 overbridge this coming weekend.
8 years ago
The B4009 will be closed between 0600 Saturday 28th to 0600 Monday 30th October, so that contractors working on behalf of Highways England can install scaffolding under the bridge, preparatory to the renewal of the M4 bridge joints. It is hoped the work will not take as long as advertised in which case the closure will […]
POSTPONED: Station Road, Newbury to be Closed for 3 Consecutive Weekends
8 years ago
UPDATE: These roadworks have now been postponed, more information to follow when available. Station Road in Newbury will be closed between Link Road and Ashridge Court for 3 consecutive weekends while a crane is placed on Station Road to facilitate the removal and replacement of the footbridge. During the closure all traffic will be diverted […]
Hundreds of Runners Step Up For Good
10k and family fun runs boosts funding for local projects Newbury, UK, 17 October 2017 – Runners, of all ages laced up their trainers and turned out in force for Greenham Trust’s Step Up 4 Good races on Sunday, raising money for many local community projects. Upwards of 800 runners descended upon Greenham Common, with […]
A Double Decker Bus to Become a Moving Art Gallery
Plans have been unveiled to turn a double deck service bus into a moving art gallery. It is the idea of postgraduate student Anna Deamicis which Reading Buses is enthusiastically supporting. Anna is producing a thesis on the Moving Gallery and together with Reading Buses is sending out an open call to all local artists […]
Fairport Convention: 50th Anniversary Tour
On Tuesday 24 October, fathers of folk-rock, Fairport Convention will take to the Corn Exchange stage as part of their celebratory 50th Anniversary Tour. Credited with forging the folk-rock genre, Fairport Convention first took to the stage in 1967’s ‘Summer of Love’, and now, 50 years later, they are still touring to sell out audiences […]