A champion of community safety and crime prevention, on 3 November the Public Protection Partnership launched a new and exciting scheme to help local communities in West Berkshire address community safety and to help prevent crime. Councillor Norman Jorgensen, Chairman of the Joint Public Protection Committee, said: “The new Public Protection Community Fund is funded […]
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Kings start season with defeat but will regroup
The Kings tipped off the new season with a defeat 28-51 against Swansea Storm on Saturday in a hard-fought and at times scrappy game The game began strongly for Storm who opened the scoring with 9 unanswered points before Joe Humphrey scored from the free throw line for Kings, Storm continued to dominate the first […]
The Corn Exchange, Newbury announces the sensational Beauty and The Beast Pantomime Cast for 2017/18
Expect adventure, peril and magic aplenty at the Corn Exchange’s highly anticipated 2017 pantomime, Beauty and The Beast! The Corn Exchange have announced the cast for Beauty and The Beast, and are all set to give them a big Newbury welcome when they arrive at the Market Place venue this November, ready for their […]
Santa Fun Run is Coming to Town
Why not be part of the biggest Santa fun run that Newbury has ever seen? The festive Santa Fun Run 2017 takes place on Sunday 3rd December, starting in Newbury Market Place, and is fun for all ages and all levels of fitness. It is not a timed raced, so if you are not a […]
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 […]
Kings Division Three team gear up for new 2017/18 British Wheelchair Basketball Season
The Thames Valley Kings return to the court on Saturday, October 28th to begin their new season in British Wheelchair Basketball’s Division Three South West League. The Club who picked up the Queen’s Award earlier in the year have had an action-packed summer preparing for the new season with some members representing the club at […]
Thames Valley Kings founder nominated for prestigious European Diversity Award
Kings founder and head coach Jacqueline Scoins-Cass has been shortlisted in the Hero of the Year category in the 2017 European Diversity Awards. Launched six years ago, the European Diversity Awards have become the continent’s most prestigious and widely respected diversity event. The awards recognise individuals and organisations who have made an outstanding contribution to […]
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 […]