Greenham Trust has announced its continued sponsorship of the Newbury Spring Festival. It has supported the Festival since 2005, and its donation of £55,000 makes it the single largest sponsor in 2018. Greenham Trust is committed to enabling local people to access the highest quality live performances; its association with the Festival is one of […]
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Newbury Talks Debate Draws a Crowd
On Sunday 4th February, a crowd of more than 50 people squeezed into the coffee bar at Newbury’s Corn Exchange to hear investigative journalist, James Ball, on how the post-truth society developed and what we can do to resist mainstream journalism’s slide away from factual reporting toward bias and opinion. James trained at the Bureau […]
An Award Winning Love Story at the Corn Exchange
On Thursday 1 March, multi award-winning Theatre Ad Infinitum return to the Corn Exchange in Newbury with their critically acclaimed theatre show, Translunar Paradise. A beautiful, life-affirming tale, Translunar Paradise uses intricate and lifelike hand-held masks to take the audience back and forth through time, revealing the loving relationship of two characters, wordlessly conveying a […]
West Berkshire Mencap opens second supported living facility for adults with learning disabilities
Learning disability charity West Berkshire Mencap has opened a new supported living facility in Newbury for young adults with learning disabilities. The house has been named Stella Maris and is based in the former Northcroft Surgery. It houses five young people with learning disabilities – enabling them to live in the community and to enjoy […]
Newbury Town Council Budget Approved for Next Year
Plans to spend over £2 million on services and projects for the people of Newbury. Newbury Town Council approved a total budget spend of over £2 million, comprising £1.04 million on revenue projects and a further £1.13 on capital projects. Cllr Adrian Edwards, Leader of the Council, presented the budget. He said that the Council […]
Newbury to Twin with Carcaixent in Spain
Newbury Town Council has voted unanimously to officially twin with Carcaixent, a town near to Valencia in Spain. Carcaixent has been associated with Newbury for over 20 years, and is already twinned with Newbury’s four other twin towns, Braunfels in Germany, Bagnols-sur-Cèze in France, Eeklo in Belgium and Feltre in Italy. Cllr Adrian Edwards, Leader […]
Thames Valley Kings go top of Division Three South West after a huge win against Harriers 2
Thames Valley Kings go top of British Wheelchair Basketball Division three South-West with a fantastic win against Hampshire Harriers 2 this past Sunday, 69-22. Kings led from the beginning as the first quarter was a completely one-sided affair as they applied pressure and finishing shots in style taking a 27-1 lead, points coming from Liam […]
Detached Youth Workers Return to Thatcham Streets
Almost a year after detached youth workers left Thatcham’s streets they are back in a brand new scheme commissioned by Thatcham Town Council. The tri-part project sees Thatcham Town Council, Berkshire Youth and Inspired Young People’s Project join forces to bring specialist youth workers back to the streets of Thatcham to provide street based support […]
Half Term Fun at the Corn Exchange, Newbury.
From spectacular live shows and family sing-a-long sessions, to a flexible half term holiday club, there’s plenty to keep the family busy at the Corn Exchange Newbury and Learning Centre this February half term. Horrible Histories: More Best of Barmy Britain will kick start the half term fun with a hilarious who’s who of British […]
Friday Social Tonight, 8pm with Claire Burdett – Trend Spotting for 2018.
Tonight, Friday 19th January at 8pm We’re doing a bit of trend-spotting for the first show of the year, and with six guests we’ve got a lot of scope to take a 360° sweep across what is likely to happen in 2018 and how it will affect us both nationally and here locally in West […]